NORTHERN COLORADO
AT SACRAMENTO STATE
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2:05
Sacramento State
Hornet Stadium
(21,195 Fieldturf)
Internet: Big Sky TV
Series History: Sacramento State leads 4-0.
Last Meeting: Jake Croxdale rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns as Sacramento State held on for a 38-35 win in 2009 in Greeley. Sacramento State led 38-7 in the third quarter before a 28-point rally by the Bears.
The Coaches: Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 8-42 in his fifth season ..Sacramento State’s Marshall Sperbeck is 16-23 ...Sperbeck is 3-0 vs. Downing
Notes: Sacramento State has lost its last two games by three points...Both teams are looking to snap two-game losing streaks...Both squads have lost overtime conference games this season...The Hornets scored 51 second-half points in a 64-61 overtime loss to Montana State last week...Sacramento State’s Bryan Hilliard has rushed for 561 yards and five touchdowns in his last four games...Northern Colorado leads the Big Sky in turnover margin at +6...NC linebacker John Eddy ranks third in the league with an average of nine tackles per game...SAC QB Jeff Fleming threw for five TDs and ran for another last week...Northern Colorado scored 136 points in its first three games, but has just 14 in its last two...Sac State is 2-1 at home this season...Northern Colorado is 0-2 on the road.