North Dakota
at N. Colorado
Saturday, Oct. 29, 1:35 p.m.
Greeley, Colo.
Nottingham Field
(8,500 Natural Grass)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Northern Colorado leads 12-11.
Last Meeting: Northern Colorado beat North Dakota 12-11 in 2002.
Coaches: Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-8 in his first season with the Bears.He is 8-20 in his third season as a head coach...North Dakota’s Chris Mussman is 19-20 in his fourth season.
Notes: The teams were rivals for two decades in the Division II North Central Conference...Northern Colorado beat UND in 2002 in Greeley en route to a 12-2 campaign and an NCC championship...North Dakota will join the Big Sky as a full member on July 1, 2012...NC WR Patrick Walker has three 100-yard receiving games this season, including the last two games...NC LB Clarence Bumpas leads the Big Sky in tackles with an average of 12.9 per game. He tallied 15 last week against Montana State...North Dakota is 4-3. It lost last week 23-19 to Cal Poly...North Dakota has played two Big Sky teams in recent seasons. Montana beat ND in Missoula 27-17. ND beat ISU in Pocatello 38-35 in 2008...ND running back Jake Miller averages 112.4 rushing yards per game with 12 touchdowns...Northern Colorado QB Seth Lobato has thrown for 666 yards and three touchdowns the last two games...ND won the 2001 Division II national championship. NC won Division II national titles in 1995 and 1996...ND is ranked 25th in the coaches’ poll this week.