Colorado Mesa
at Northern Colorado
Saturday, Sept. 8, 1:35 p.m.
Greeley, Colorado
Nottingham Field
(8,500 Natural Grass)
TV: Altitude
Internet: Big Sky TV
Series History: Northern Colorado leads 6-0.
Last Meeting: Northern Colorado beat Colorado Mesa 28-7 in 1997
The Coaches: Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. is 0-12 in his second season with the Bears…Colorado Mesa’s Russ Martin is 0-1 in his first season as head coach for the Mavericks.
Notes: Northern Colorado and Colorado Mesa have met six times since 1992 with Northern Colorado winning every game. The two teams played in the first game at Nottingham Field, a 58-7 Bears’ win on Sept. 9, 1995. ….Colorado Mesa is coming off a 38-19 loss/win against Humboldt State University….Northern Colorado is coming off a 41-0 loss to Utah…Northern Colorado is seeking its first win since topping Portland State 35-30 to close out the 2010 season…Colorado Mesa is 13-23-2 against Big Sky teams…Colorado Mesa was chosen to finish fifth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference...NC linebacker Clarence Bumpas had 10 tackles against Utah. He has reached double figures in tackles in 10 consecutive games.