Ty Pennington threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, and Quran Gossett ran for 131 yards and a score, leading Northern Arizona to a 34-27 win over Southern Utah

CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Ty Pennington threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, and Quran Gossett ran for 131 yards and a score, leading Northern Arizona to a 34-27 win over Southern Utah on Saturday.

The Lumberjacks (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 7 in the Stats Perform poll, scored 27 consecutive points after falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter. The defense forced four punts and had an interception before the Thunderbirds (3-6, 2-4) scored 16 points in the fourth quarter.

After opening the game with a pair of punts, Northern Arizona had a pair of field goals before turning the ball over on downs at the Southern Utah 7 in the final minute of the first half to trail 10-6. Pennington then threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jeter Purdy, sandwiched between short touchdown runs by Gossett and Pennington.

After Floyd Chalk, who rushed for 130 yards and two scores, pulled the Thunderbirds within a touchdown with 2:23 to play, Northern Arizona ran out the clock. Pennington, who finished with 91 yards on the ground, had consecutive runs of 19, 38 and 18 yards before kneeling it out.

Will Burns threw for 138 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Southern Utah.

Northern Arizona, which has won four straight, now leads the Grand Canyon Trophy, created in 2012, 7-6.

Northern Arizona: at Cal Poly next Saturday.

Southern Utah: home against Northern Colorado next Saturday.

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