Northern Colorado
at Weber State
Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.
Ogden, Utah
Stewart Stadium
(Grass, 17,500)
TV: Altitude
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: WSU leads 4-0.
Last Meeting: True freshman Bo Bolen rushed for a career-high 207 yards and a touchdown, and Cameron Higgins threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns in WSU’s 28-20 win over NC in Greeley in 2009.
The Coaches: Weber State’s Ron McBride is 32-28 in his sixth season...Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 4-29 in his fifth season...McBride is 4-0 vs. Downing.
Notes: This is the first conference game of the 2010 season...This is Weber State’s home opener. The Wildcats are 3-2 in home openers under McBride...Northern Colorado opened with a 54-0 win over Division II Adams State, the program’s first shutout since Sept. 7, 2002...Weber State opened with a 38-20 loss to Boston College...NC senior RB Andre Harris rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns last week…WSU QB Cameron Higgins threw for 234 yards last week and enters this week with 9,996 career passing yards...NC sophomore WR Jace Davis caught two touchdown passes and finished with 148 receiving yards last week...Weber State is 13-3 in Big Sky games the past two seasons...The game will be televised live on Altitude...Weber State held the ball for nearly 38 minutes against Boston College...The 54 points scored by NC last week were the most by the school since joining Division I.