Northern Colorado
at Colorado State
Saturday, Sept. 10, 12:05
Fort Collins, Colo.
Hughes Stadium
(34,400 Fieldturf)
TV: the mtn.
The Series: CSU leads 16-1.
Last Meeting: CSU beat NC 46-14 in 1986.
Coaches: Colorado State’s Steve Fairchild is 14-24 in his fourth season with the Rams...Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-1 in his first season with the Bears, and 8-13 in his third season as a head coach.
Notes: The teams first met in 1899, a 5-0 Northern Colorado win....Colorado State opened with an 14-10 win over New Mexico last week....Northern Colorado opened with a 22-20 loss to Lindenwood. The Bears lost starting QB Seth Lobato and starting RB David Deans to injuries in the first half of the opener....The Bears’ defense recorded nine tackles for loss in the opener...Since joining the Big Sky Conference in 2006, Northern Colorado is 0-4 against FBS teams with losses to Hawai’i, Purdue, Kansas and Michigan State....UNC cornerback Marcell Gibbons recorded 12 tackles with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the loss to Lindenwood...Colorado State’s offense managed just 12 first downs and 270 yards of total offense in its victory over New Mexico...The game will be televised live on the mtn....Northern Colorado’s Dave Eden went 2-for-2 on field goals in the opener, including a 25-yarder with 1:10 to play to put the Bears up 20-19.