#25 Sacramento State
at #4 Montana State
Saturday, Oct. 1, 1:35 p.m.
Bozeman, Mont.
Bobcat Stadium
(17,777 FieldTurf)
TV: Max Media (Montana)
Comcast California
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: MSU leads 13-6.
Last Meeting: Jason Cunningham kicked a 25-yard FG in OT to lift the Bobcats to a 64-61 OT win. MSU led 37-10 at the half, but Sac scored 51 second-half points. MSU’s DeNarius McGhee threw for 385 yards and four touchdowns. Sac State’s Jeff Fleming threw for 348 and five.
Coaches: MSU’sRob Ash is 32-19 in his fifth season...Sacramento State’s Marshall Sperbeck is 22-27 in his fifth season. Ash is 4-0 vs. Sperbeck.
Notes: The teams first met in 1964. Sacramento State’s only victory in Bozeman came in 1991. The Hornets are 0-7 in Bozeman since joining the Big Sky in 1996...Montana State leads the league in scoring defense (17.2 ppg) and total defense (283.8 ypg)...MSU is 2-0 at home, and has won eight straight regular-season home games..Sac State is 1-2 on the road..MSU QB DeNarius McGhee has thrown for 834 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions. Sac State QB Jeff Fleming has thrown for 789 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions...MSU RB Cody Kirk is averaging 95.8 rushing yards per game and has five touchdowns...Sac State RB Bryan Hilliard is averaging 77 rushing yards per game and has three touchdowns...Montana State has allowed just seven points in the fourth quarter this season.