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Fort Lewis (0-0) at No. 3 Montana (1-0)
1:05 p.m. (KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV, tape-delayed 10:30 p.m.)
This is the season-opener for Fort Lewis, which plays in the NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. ... Located in Durango, Colo., Fort Lewis finished 7-4 in 2006. ... Montana opened the 2005 season with a 55-0 victory over the Skyhawks. Lex Hilliard rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, while Fort Lewis was held to 125 yards of total offense. ... Saturday’s game can be seen live and for free at www.bigskytv.org. ... Montana’s Bobby Hauck is 42-13 in his fifth season. ... Fort Lewis’ Ed Rilato is 17-14 entering his fourth season with the Skyhawks. He is 24-18 entering his fifth as a head coach. ... UM forced four turnovers last week, and committed none. ... Montana kicker Dan Carpenter now has 59 career field goals, 11 behind all-time leader Chris Snyder. ... Fort Lewis lost last year to Idaho State, 48-12. ... Montana has next week off before returning to action on Sept. 22 against Albany. ... Fort Lewis returns just nine starters from last year’s 7-4 squad - five on offense and four on defense. ... Fort Lewis is 143-271-3 since 1963. ... Montana is 81-20 since the start of the 2000 season.
Chadron State (2-0) at Northern Colorado (0-1)
1:05 p.m.
Northern Colorado is looking to snap a nine-game losing streak against NCAA Division II Chadron State. The Bears haven’t won at home since a 24-3 victory over Sam Houston State on Nov. 12, 2005. ... UNC leads leads the series, 5-2. ... Northern Colorado beat Chadron State, 41-0, the last time the teams met in 1963. ... Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 14-15-1 in his fourth season as a head coach. ... Bill O’Boyle is 19-7 in his third season with the Eagles. ... Chadron State went 12-1 in 2006, losing in the second round of the Division II playoffs. ... The Eagles upset Montana State in 2006 in Bozeman. ... Chadron State RB Danny Woodhead rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns in the Eagles’ win over Washburn. He had 104 yards and two touchdowns in a 55-14 win over Wayne State on Saturday. ... Woodhead won the Division II Harlon Hill Trophy. He has rushed for 6,759 yards and 86 touchdowns in his career. ... After one week, UNC leads the Big Sky in rush defense at 37 yards per game. ... Northern Colorado’s Andy Birkel caught six passes for 49 yards against Hawaii. He also returned seven kickoffs for 121 yards. Birkel missed the 2006 season with an injury. ... Northern Colorado surrendered 577 yards of total offense against Hawaii last week.
Southern Oregon (1-1) at Idaho State (0-0)
3:05 p.m.
Idaho State’s John Zamberlin is entering his first season with the Bengals. He is 63-41 in 10 seasons as a head coach, all at Central Washington. ... Steve Helminiak is 3-8 in his second season at Southern Oregon. ... This is the first meeting of the teams. ... Idaho State has won 18 straight games against lower-division opponents. Southern Oregon is a NAIA Independent located in Ashland, Ore. ... Southern Oregon is coming off the longest game in school history, a 48-45 four-overtime win over Eastern Oregon. ... The Raiders opened the season with a 32-30 loss to Montana Tech. ... Idaho State has named freshman Russel Hill its starting quarterback. Hill completed 6-of-10 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns in the Bengals’ final preseason scrimmage. ... Idaho State is looking to snap a six-game losing streak that dates back to a 41-13 win over Northern Colorado on Oct. 14. ... ISU’s last home victory was a 48-12 win over Fort Lewis on Sept. 9, 2006. ... Idaho State is 6-2 in its last eight openers. ...The Bengals have won seven of their last eight home openers. The only loss was a 35-20 setback to Cal Poly in 2004. ... Zamberlin is trying to become the second straight ISU coach to win his first game. ... ISU started the Larry Lewis era with a 54-28 win over Eastern Oregon in 1999.
UC Davis (0-1) at No. 18 Portland St. (0-1)
7:05 p.m.
Portland State’s Jerry Glanville is 0-1 in his first season as head coach of the Vikings. He compiled a 63-73 record in nine seasons in the NFL. ... UC Davis’ Bob Biggs is 114-49-1 in his 15th season at his alma mater. ... UC has had 37 consecutive winning seasons. ... UC Davis is in its first official year as a Football Championship Subdivision member and is playoff eligible. ... UC Davis is coming off a 28-21 home loss to Division II Western Washington. ... PSU is 35-9 at home over the last eight years, and 13-2 over the last three years. ... PSU has never scored fewer than 32 points against the Aggies in five previous meetings at PGE Park. ... PSU lost starting RB Bobby McClintock to a knee injury in last week’s 35-12 loss at McNeese State. Starting QB Tygue Howland was lost on the very next play with a sprained ligament in his left foot. ... Senior Brian White is expected to start at QB Saturday. White completed 11-of-18 passes for 150 yards in the loss to McNeese. ... WR Kenneth Mackins will return to the lineup after missing the McNeese State game. ... PSU has won five straight home openers. ... UC Davis has lost three straight road games, and went 2-4 on the road in 2006. ... Portland State football has already eclipsed its season ticket record as a member of the Big Sky Conference. As of this Monday, PSU had sold 3,966 season tickets for the 2007 season.
Arizona (0-1) at Northern Arizona (1-0)
8:05 p.m.
Arizona leads the series, 8-1. ... Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 50-54 in his 10th season with the Lumberjacks. ... Arizona’s Mike Stoops is 12-23 in his fourth season with the Wildcats. ... Arizona is coming off a 20-7 loss at Brigham Young. ... Alex Watson caught eight passes for 133 yards with two touchdowns in NAU’s win over Western New Mexico. ... After one week, NAU leads the Big Sky in scoring defense, pass defense and total defense. ... NAU’s Lance Kriesien completed 16 of 26 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. ... Arizona’s Spencer Larsen recorded 14 total tackles against BYU. ... NAU rushed for 262 yards against Western New Mexico, including 98 by Alex Henderson and 91 from Lionel Scot. ... Joe Lyman had six total tackles, a sack and forced a fumble for the Lumberjacks against Western. ... NAU coach Jerome Souers is tied for ninth on the Big Sky’s all-time win list with 50. ... NAU’s defense posted its first shutout since 2004 in the win over Western New Mexico. ... NAU is 0-9 against FBS school under Souers. ... NAU has not beaten a FBS opponent since 1987, posting a 7-40 all-time record in match-ups against FBS opponents since 1957. ... NAU is riding a three-game winning streak, it’s longest since winning five in a row during the 2003 season. ... NAU has also won five of its last six games. ... Arizona was picked sixth in the preseason PAC-10 media poll.
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