Adams State (1-0)
at No. Colorado (0-0)
Saturday, Sept. 4, 1:35 p.m.
Greeley, Colo.
Nottingham Field
(8,500 Natural Grass)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Northern Colorado leads 12-10-1.
Last Meeting: Northern Colorado drilled Adams State 55-14 in 2003.
The Coaches: Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 6-39 entering his fifth season. He is 19-43-1 entering his seventh season as a head coach...Marty Heaton is 11-12 in his third season at Adams State.
Notes: The teams first met in 1947...Northern Colorado won last year’s home opener 31-12 over the University of San Diego...Northern Colorado is 0-4 in season openers under Downing, but the losses have come to UC Davis, Hawai’i, Purdue and Kansas...Adams State competes in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Grizzlies went 5-6 in 2009. They are picked to finish sixth in the RMAC this season...Northern Colorado led the Big Sky in passing defense in 2009...Northern Colorado is looking to win a season opener for the first time since 2005 when the Bears beat Colorado Mines 52-31...Adams State opened last Saturday with a 34-14 win over Dixie State. QB Trevor Eggleston completed 17-of-23 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns. The Grizzlies amassed 576 yards of total offense.