Southern Utah
at Weber State
Saturday, Oct. 22, 4:05 p.m.
Ogden, Utah
Stewart Stadium
(17,500 Hellas Turf)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Weber State leads 13-3.
Last Meeting: Weber State closed out the 2005 season with a 27-10 road victory over the Thunderbirds.
Coaches: Weber State’s Ron McBride is 41-35 in his seventh season...Southern Utah’s Ed Lamb is 18-21 in his fourth season.
Notes: The teams first met in 1984, and played 10 of 11 seasons from 1984-1994...Southern Utah won the last meeting in Ogden, 34-31 in 2004...Southern Utah joins the Big Sky as a full-member on July 1, 2012. The teams will play each season after that as conference rivals...Weber State is 2-0 at home this season...WSU is second in the Big Sky in scoring offense, averaging 33.8 points per game...WSU is tops on total offense with an average of 445.7 yards per game...WSU QB Mike Hoke has an efficiency rating of 165.3. He is completing 63.8 percent of his passes with 16 touchdowns and just one interception...Southern Utah is trying to snap a three-game losing streak...The Thunderbirds beat Sacramento State 35-14 at home on Sept. 17. SUU also topped UNLV of the Mountain West Conference 41-16...SUU QB Brad Sorensen is a candidate for the Walter Payton Award. He is averaging 289.7 passing yards per game, completing 67.4 percent of his passes with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions...Southern Utah has outscored its opponents 70-33 in the second quarter.