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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Arizona Wildcats Wrap - Arizona Wins 62-24

Northern Arizona couldn't hang with the Wildcats on Saturday as Arizona blasted the Lumberjacks 62-24 in Week 1 action at Arizona Stadium.

Arizona was a favorite by -27.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 70.0.

Brandon Dawkins rushed for 92 yards, while Nick Wilson added 87 yards in the win. Tony Ellison and Shun Brown added 79 and 5 receiving yards respectively.

Cory Young rushed for 115 yards for Northern Arizona, while Joe Logan added 101 yards. Case Cookus threw for 306 yards for the Lumberjacks, while receivers Elijah Marks and Emmanuel Butler had 147 and 87 yards respectively.

Northern Arizona was outgained by Arizona 595-562 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 29-23 by the Lumberjacks.

The time of possession battle favored Northern Arizona as their offense was on the field for 34:15, longer than the 25:45 of their opponents.