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Northern Arizona tabs Brian Wright as next football coach

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona has hired former Pittsburg State coach Brian Wright as its next football coach.

“Brian Wright was a targeted candidate who quickly became our top choice as NAU’s head football coach,” Northern Arizona athletic director Mike Marlow said in a statement on Sunday. “His track record of success as both a head coach and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach is impressive, and we are eager for his experience to translate to success at NAU.”

Wright replaces Chris Ball, who was fired after five seasons.

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Leaders
Passing Yards: A. Damante1154
Passing TDs: A. Damante6
Rushing Yards: D. Starling727
Rushing TDs: A. Flores8
Receiving Yards: C. Owen649
Receiving TDs: C. Owen5
Interceptions: None 
Schedule 2023
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/2 at Arizona L 3 - 38
9/9 at North Dakota L 22 - 37
9/16 vs. Utah Tech L 36 - 50
9/23 vs. Montana W 28 - 14
9/30 at Sacramento State L 30 - 31
10/7 at Weber State W 27 - 10
10/14 vs. Portland State L 21 - 45
10/28 vs. UC Davis W 38 - 21
11/4 at Montana State L 21 - 45
11/11 vs. Northern Colorado W 28 - 7
11/18 at Eastern Washington W 49 - 42
Big Sky
  Conference Overall
2 Montana 7-1 11-1
4 Idaho 6-2 9-3
5 Montana State 6-2 8-4
Northern Arizona 5-3 5-6
25 California-Davis 5-3 7-4
15 Sacramento State 4-4 8-5
Weber State 4-4 6-5
Portland State 4-4 5-6
Idaho State 3-5 3-8
Eastern Washington 3-5 4-7
Cal Poly 1-7 3-8
Northern Colorado 0-8 0-11
Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 4195 (44)
Passing Yards: 2500 (41)
Rushing Yards: 1695 (51)
Points per game: 27.5 (38)
Yards per game: 381.4 (36)
Touchdowns: 40 (34)
Field Goals: 3 (115)
Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 4312 (80)
Passing Yards: 2593 (85)
Rushing Yards: 1719 (65)
Points per game: 30.9 (92)
Yards per game: 392.0 (85)
Touchdowns: 39 (76)
Field Goals: 12 (86)