Northern Arizona
at Arizona State
Saturday, Sept. 14, 7:05 p.m.
Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium
(73,379 Natural Grass)
TV: Fox Arizona Plus
The Series: ASU leads 20-14-4.
Last Meeting: Rudy Carpenter threw for 388 yards and one touchdown to lead Arizona State to a 30-13 win over the Lumberjacks in 2008.
The Coaches: Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 67-70 in his 13th season...Arizona State’s Dennis Erickson is 20-18 in his fourth season, and 168-83-1 in his 22nd season as a collegiate head coach.
Notes: NAU QB Michael Herrick completed 2-of-5 passes for 17 yards against ASU in 2008...Freshman Zach Bauman scored four touchdowns and rushed for 167 yards in Northern Arizona’s win last week...Arizona State opened with a 54-9 win over Portland State last Saturday....Dennis Erickson was an All-Big Sky QB at Montana State and coached in the Big Sky at Idaho State...Cameron Marshall rushed for 104 yards and scored three touchdowns last week for ASU...ASU had 553 yards of total offense vs. PSU, and held the Vikings to 263...NAU opens a four-game road trip. The Lumberjacks have a bye next week, followed by road games at ISU, Southern Utah and EWU. The Lumberjacks are at home on Oct. 16 vs. Montana State....Saturday’s game will air live on Fox Sports Arizona Plus, Dish Network channel 450 and DirecTV channel 680.