​No. 5 Northern Arizona hosts Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff.The Lumberjacks are coming off a dominant 38-10 road victory over Cal Poly last week, which resulted in them moving up one more notch in the two FCS rankings. Weber State is No. 18 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and No. 20 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll.NAU, 8-2 overall, 6-1 in the Big Sky Conference, are at their highest ranking since 1997. Weber State comes into Flagstaff at 6-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play, winning four of their last five games.NAU is second behind Montana State in the the Big Sky standings, Weber State is third.Saturday’s game kicks off at 2 p.m., and will stream live on ESPN+.NAU rides 5-game win streakNAU’s defense delivered its best statistical performance of the season, holding the Mustangs to just 249 total yards and 10 points in the Nov. 7 game at Cal Poly, which averaged only 4.2 yards per play.The Lumberjacks also found success on the ground, rushing for a season-high 238 yards and five touchdowns.Senior quarterback Ty Pennington led the way with a career-high 111 rushing yards, while junior Quran Gossett added 81 yards and three touchdowns. NAU has now rushed for at least 200 yards in three consecutive games, its longest such stretch since 2007.Defensively, freshman Devin Murphy recorded two sacks against Cal Poly, bringing his season total to 7.5, second-most in the Big Sky. The Lumberjacks have won five consecutive games and are 8-0 this season when scoring at least 30 points.Weber State’s turnaroundWeber State enters Saturday’s matchup looking to continue a turnaround under first-year head coach Eric Kjar.After finishing 4-8 overall and 2-6 in Big Sky play last season, the Wildcats have emerged as a legitimate conference contender. Weber State is coming off a bye week, but its last game was an impressive 38-14 victory over No. 20/21 UC Davis on Oct. 31.The Wildcats are averaging 36.1 points and 434.3 yards per game. Both figures rank among the top 15 nationally in the FCS.Freshman quarterback Nate Dahle has thrown for 2,140 yards and 21 touchdowns, ranking 12th nationally in touchdown passes. His primary target is junior receiver Noah Kjar, who ranks second nationally with 11 receiving touchdowns and eighth with 902 receiving yards.The Wildcats have struggled with turnovers, giving the ball away 22 times this season. That ranks among the worst in the FCS.Red Rock Rivalry adds another layerSaturday’s game marks the fifth meeting for the Red Rock Rivalry Trophy, which was introduced in 2022.The series is tied 2-2, with Weber State currently holding the trophy after defeating NAU 48-28 in last year’s regular-season finale in Ogden, Utah. That loss eliminated NAU from playoff contention. NAU coach Brian Wright acknowledged last year’s result but emphasized that both teams have changed considerably since then.”Certainly last year was last year. That was last year’s Weber State team, last year’s NAU team,” NAU head co