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No. 3 Montana (4-0, 7-0) at Northern Arizona (4-1, 5-3)
4:05 p.m. (KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV)
UM leads the series, 29-11. ... Last year, Montana led 24-10 after three quarters and held on for a 24-21 win over the Lumberjacks on Oct. 14 in Missoula. Brady Green and Reggie Bradshaw had rushing TDs for Montana. ... Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 54-57 in his 10th season with the Lumberjacks. ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 48-13 in his fifth season. Hauck is 4-0 against Souers. ... Montana has won nine in a row against the Lumberjacks. NAU last won, 27-24, in 1997 in Flagstaff. ... Montana has won 12 straight conference games, and 17 consecutive regular-season games. ... NAU has won three straight since a 38-9 road loss at Sacramento State. ... NAU leads the league with an average of 229.6 rushing yards per game, and 17 rushing touchdowns. ... Montana leads the Big Sky in rush defense at 105.3 yards per game, and has allowed a league-low three rushing touchdowns. ... Montana scored a season-high 52 points last week, rolling up 623 yards of total offense in a win over Northern Colorado. ... NAU’s Alex Henderson rushed for a season-high 134 yards against Weber State. ... NAU is 3-0 at home. ... UM defensive end Kroy Biermann leads the Big Sky with 11 sacks, 12½ tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. ...NAU cornerback K.J. Gerard leads the Big Sky with six interceptions.
No. 19 Montana St. (3-1, 5-2) at N. Colorado (0-4, 0-8)
12:05 p.m. (KLCY AM 930; Max Media TV)
Montana State leads the series, 13-9-1. ... Last year, Evin Groves rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and Jeff Hastings kicked a pair of field goals to lead Montana State to a 13-10 win over the Bears on Nov. 4 in Bozeman. ... Montana State coach Rob Ash is 5-2 in his first season with the Bobcats. He is 181-101-5 in his 28th season as a head coach. ... Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 1-18 in his third season with the Bears. He is 13-22-1 in his fourth season as a head coach. ... The teams first met in 1923. This is the first meeting between the two in Greeley since 1956. ... Northern Colorado last beat Montana State in 2003, 14-10. ... MSU linebacker Bobby Daly leads the Big Sky with an average of 12 tackles per game. ... Northern Colorado linebacker Cristian Sarmento is third at 10.8 per game. ... MSU ranks second in the Big Sky in points allowed (16.7 per game). ... The Bobcats are third in total defense at 353.3 yards per game. ... Sarmento had a career-high 17 against Montana last week. ... Cory Carpenter started at QB for MSU last week in place of the injured Jack Rolovich. Carpenter completed 18-of-31 passes for 244 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. ... MSU has allowed 12 touchdowns this season, while Northern Colorado has allowed 42. ... The Bears are 0-2 at home this season and have been outscored 54-0. ... Montana State is 1-2 on the road this season with losses to Texas A&M and Eastern Washington.
Eastern Wash. (2-2, 4-3) at Sacramento State (1-4, 1-6)
3:05 p.m.
Eastern Washington leads the series, 12-3. ... Last year, Ryan Hastie scored a 1-yard TD run with 1:46 remaining to lift Sacramento State to a 21-20 win over EWU on Sept. 30 in Cheney. ... Sacramento State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 1-9 in his first season with the Hornets. ... Eastern Washington’s Paul Wulff is 48-39 in his eighth season with the Eagles. ... Sacramento State has never beaten EWU in back-to-back years. ... Eastern Washington is 8-0 against the Hornets in Sacramento. ... EWU leads the Big Sky in total offense at 455.1 points per game. ... The Eagles’ 28 touchdowns is tied with Montana for the most in the league. ... Sacramento State is eighth in total offense at 276.4 points per game, and they’ve scored a league-low seven touchdowns. The Hornets have gone two full games without a touchdown. Sac last scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 26-7 loss to Weber State on Oct. 6. ... EWU wideout Aaron Boyce ranks fourth in the nation in catches per game (7.86) and second in receiving yards per game 122.0. Boyce has four straight 100-yard receiving games. ... Sac State RB Travon Jones rushed for 141 yards last week in a loss to Montana State, his second 100-yard game this season. ... EWU has a turnover margin of +7. Sac State is at -8. ... EWU defensive end Greg Beach is second in the Big Sky with seven sacks. ... In conference play, Sac State is second in the Big Sky in total defense (305.2 ypg.), and first against the rush (95.8 ypg.).
Weber State (2-3, 2-5) at Portland State (2-2, 2-5)
3:37 p.m.
WSU leads the series, 15-12. ... Last year, Portland State’s defense forced five turnovers and limited WSU to just 9 first downs and 192 yards of total offense in a 20-10 win in Ogden, Utah. ... Weber State coach Ron McBride is 12-17 in his third season with the Wildcats, and 100-80 in his 16th season as a head coach. ... Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 2-5 in his first season. ... Portland State has won three straight in the series since Weber State beat the Vikings, 45-21, in Portland in 2003. ... The teams first met in 1964. ... In conference play, Weber State leads the league in pass defense (141.0 yards per game), and total defense (276.8 yards per game). ... In four conference games, Portland State is averaging a league best 352 passing yards per game, and is second in total offense at 465.8 yards per game. ... The Vikings have scored 15 touchdowns in conference play, while WSU has surrendered five. ... WSU sophomore Trevyn Smith rushed for a season-high 179 yards last week, and how has a league high 700 for the season. ... PSU allowed nine sacks in a loss to ISU, and has now allowed 40 this season. Weber State has allowed a league-low seven sacks. ... Portland State is 2-5 for the first time since 1997. The Vikings need to win their final four games to avoid just its second losing record in nine seasons. ... Weber State is 1-3 on the road this season. Portland State is 1-2 at home. ... PSU quarterback Brian White is averaging 310.1 passing yards per game.
Cal Poly (4-3) at Idaho State (3-4)
3:05 p.m.
Cal Poly leads the series, 9-6. ... Last year, James Noble rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns to lead Cal Poly to a 35-10 win over Idaho State in 2005 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Idaho State’s John Zamberlin is 3-4 in his first season. ... Cal Poly’s Rich Ellerson is 44-30 in his seventh year at Cal Poly, and 49-37 in his eighth year as a head coach. ... Cal Poly won 35-20 in 2004 in Pocatello. ... The teams first met in 1935 on Thanksgiving. ... Cal Poly is coming off a 45-38 loss to South Dakota State. ... ISU’s Josh Barnett rushed for 139 yards, including a career-long 65-yard touchdown in last week’s win over Portland State. Barnett set the ISU career carries record with 598 (Merril Hoge 591), and he tied the record for 100-yard games with 13 (Alfredo Anderson). He is 294 yards from the Idaho State career rushing record. ... Cal Poly wideout Ramses Barden leads FCS with an average of 140 receiving yards per game. He has 37 catches, including 12 touchdowns. ... Cal Poly ranks sixth in FCS in rushing offense (280 ypg.). ... ISU allows 159.1 rushing yards per game. ... ISU is tied for the conference lead with 20 sacks. ... ISU and Cal Poly have produced the last four Buck Buchanan Award winners. ... Cal Poly is 2-0 against Big Sky teams this season, having beaten Weber State and Northern Colorado. ... In last week’s win over Portland State, Idaho State’s defense forced six turnovers and nine sacks.
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