Northern Colorado
at Northern Arizona
Saturday, Nov. 5, 3:05 p.m.
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Walkup Skydome
(12,000 Hellas Turf)
TV: NAU-TV, Fox College Sports
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Northern Arizona leads 9-2 and has won eight straight.
Last Meeting: Zach Bauman rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns to lead Northern Arizona to a 21-14 win over the Bears in 2010 in Greeley.
Coaches: Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-9 in his first season with the Bears...Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 75-80.
Notes: NAU has won all five meetings since the Bears joined the Big Sky...Northern Colorado hasn’t beaten Northern Arizona since 1978. The teams first met in 1964, a 1-0 forfeit win by Northern Colorado...NC WR Patrick Walker caught 10 passes for 315 yards with two touchdowns last week.The 315 yards are a Big Sky single-game record...Walker has 66 catches for 920 yards and nine touchdowns this season...NAU RB Zach Bauman rushed for a career-high 246 yards last week, and has 1,028 yards this season...NC QB Seth Lobato is averaging 365.3 passing yards per game over the last three weeks...NAU is -3 in turnover margin. NC is -5...NC linebacker Clarence Bumpas leads the Big Sky in tackles with 115. He is averaging 14.8 tackles per game in conference play...NAU has scored 220 points this season and allowed 219...NAU QB Cary Grossart is completing 66 percent of his passes for an average of 250 yards per game.