#13 Northern Arizona
at Northern Colorado
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:35 p.m.
Greeley, Colo.
Nottingham Field
(8,500 Grass)
Internet: Big Sky TV
Series History: NAU leads 10-2.
Last Meeting: Zach Bauman rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Arizona beat the Bears 34-14 in 2011.
Records: NAU is 4-0 in league play and 6-1 overall, while NC is 1-3 in league play and 2-5 overall.
The Coaches: Jerome Souers of Northern Arizona is 82-83 in his 15th season…NC’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 2-16 in his second season...Souers is 1-0 vs. Collins.
Notes: The teams first met in 1964...NAU has won all six meetings since NC joined the Big Sky...NC hasn’t beaten NAU since 1978...NAU is seeking its first seven-game winning streak since 1958....NC scored 52 points last week, its most ever in a Big Sky game...NAU’s Zach Bauman needs 116 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season....NAU is +7 in turnover margin. NC is -1...Opponents are converting 32 percent on third down against NAU...NAU has allowed just six passing TDs this season, tied for the league low...NC RB Tromaine Dennis rushed for 178 yards and two TDs in last week’s win...NC QB Seth Lobato threw five TD passes last week...NC WR/Returner Dominic Gunn averages 149.7 all-purpose yards per game.