Montana State
at Northern Colorado
Saturday, Oct. 22, 1:35 p.m.
Greeley, Colo.
Nottingham Field
(8,500 Natural Grass)
TV: Altitude
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Montana State leads 16-10-1.
Last Meeting: Montana State QB DeNarius McGhee threw for 400 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Bobcats to a 37-35 win over the Bears in Greeley. NC led 14-3 in the second quarter. Dylan Orms threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.
Coaches: Montana State’s Rob Ash is 35-19 in his fifth season with the Bobcats. He is 214-119-5 overall as a collegiate head coach..NC’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-7 in his first season with the Bears, and 8-19 in his third season as a head coach.
Notes: Montana State and Northern Colorado first played in 1923. Since Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky in 2006, Montana State is 4-1 vs. the Bears...Montana State has won six straight since opening the season with a loss to Utah...Montana State leads the Big Sky in scoring offense (33.9 points per game) and scoring defense (21.4 points per game)...Northern Colorado is ninth in scoring offense (18.6 ppg) and ninth in scoring defense (38.1 ppg)...MSU WR Elvis Akpla has caught a TD pass in six straight games....NC WR Patrick Walker had 265 all-purpose yards in last week’s loss to EWU...MSU QB DeNarius McGhee has completed 33-of-44 passes for 502 yards with seven touchdowns in the past two games...NC QB Seth Lobato threw for a career-high 408 yards last week.