Portland State
at #2 Montana State
Saturday, Nov. 10, 1:35 p.m.
Bozeman, Mont.
Bobcat Stadium
(17,777 FieldTurf)
TV: ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV’s
Audience Network 239-1
The Series: MSU leads 17-9.
Last Meeting: DeNarius McGhee threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns to lead MSU to a 38-26 win over the Vikings in Portland.
Records: PSU is 3-6 overall and 2-4 in BSC, while MSU is 8-1 overall and 5-1 in league play.
The Coaches: PSU’s Nigel Burton is 12-19 in his third season...MSU’s Rob Ash is 47-21 in his sixth season...Ash is 2-0 vs. Burton.
Notes: Ash can become MSU’s all-time leader in victories with a win...The teams first met in 1966...MSU has won six straight and nine of 10 over the Vikings...PSU hasn’t won in Bozeman since 2000...MSU leads the Big Sky in scoring offense (35.8 ppg), rush defense (65.9 ypg.), and total defense (290.9 ypg)...PSU is second in the league in scoring offense at 35.4 points per game...MSU QB DeNarius McGhee saw his 33-game streak with a touchdown pass ended last week...MSU would be eliminated from title contention with a loss and an NAU victory over SUU...MSU RB Cody Kirk has five rushing TDs in the last two weeks...PSU is +1 in turnover margin. MSU is -2...PSU LB Ian Sluss has 87 total tackles...MSU DE Caleb Schreibeis has eight sacks.