#4 Montana
at #1 North Dakota St.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2:35 p.m.
Fargo, N.D.
Fargodome
(18,700 Astroturf GameDay Grass)
Cowles (Montana)/SWX
NBC North Dakota
ESPN Gameplan
ESPN3
Series History: Tied 3-3.
The Records: NDSU is 3-0. Montana is 2-1.
Last Meeting: North Dakota State rallied from a 24-2 halftime deficit to beat Montana 25-24 in 2003 in Missoula.
The Coaches: Montana’s Mick Delaney is 17-10 in his third season...NDSU’s Chris Klieman is 3-0 in his first season.
Notes: The teams first met in 1914. This is the first time the teams have met in Fargo...NDSU has won 27 consecutive games, an FCS all-time record...NDSU is 1-0 vs. the Big Sky this year, having beaten Weber State 24-7...NDSU is 1-0 at home this season and has won 14 straight at the Fargo Dome. Montana is 0-1 on the road - a 17-12 loss to Wyoming...Montana has not committed a turnover this season and has a turnover margin of 2.33...NDSU is allowing 7 points per game, which ranks second in the nation...UM allows 17 points per game...NDSU is outscoring opponents 57-0 in the second half...NDSU gave up just 13 fourth-quarter points in all of 2013...UM DE Zack Wagenmann is averaging two sacks per game.