No. 15 Montana St. (6-1, 7-3) at No. 2 Montana (7-0, 9-1) 12:37 p.m. (KGVO 1290 AM; KPAX-TV)
Northern Arizona (4-3, 5-5) at Northern Colorado (0-7, 1-9) 12:05 p.m.
Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado close their seasons at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colo. ... The game can be viewed on the Web at www.bigskytv.org. ... NAU leads the series 4-2. The Lumberjacks won the last meeting, 44-17, in 1987. ... Jerome Souers is 48-54 in his ninth season at Northern Arizona. Scott is 1-9 in his first season at Northern Colorado and 14-13-1 overall in his third season as a college head coach. ... The teams first met in 1964. UNC defeated NAU 33-6 in 1978 in Greeley. ... A victory would give NAU its first winning season since 2003, and its fifth in Souers' tenure. ... UNC's inaugural Big Sky season as been a rough one. The Bears are trying to avoid becoming the first Big Sky team to go winless in conference play since Montana State in 2000. ... NAU is 2-3 on the road this season, with losses to Division I-A Arizona and Utah. ... UNC is 0-5 at home. ... NAU senior QB Jason Murrietta needs three TD passes to surpass the NAU single-season mark of 31, set by Travis Brown in 1999. ... Murrietta has 89 career TD passes, tied for third in Big Sky history with Montana's Brian Ah Yat (1995-98). Murrietta needs three to move into second place, ahead of Idaho's Doug Nussmeier (1990-93). Former UM star Dave Dickenson (1992-95) holds the Big Sky record with 96. ... UNC senior RB Andre Wilson enters the game with 3,425 rushing yards. He needs 96 to become the school's all-time leading rusher. Wilson also needs 109 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season. ... NAU leads the Big Sky in scoring offense (32.4 ppg), passing offense (250.6 ypg) and total offense (278.9 ypg). ... UNC is last in the league in scoring offense (12.6 ppg) and passing offense (163.8 ygp), and seventh in total offense (284.2 ypg). ... NAU's Alex Watson needs 102 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for the season.
Sacramento State (4-6) at UC Davis (4-5) 3:05 p.m.
The nonconference rivals wrap up the season in the 52nd annual Causeway Classic at Toomey Field in Davis, Calif. ... The game can be viewed on the Internet at www.bigskytv.org. ... UC Davis leads the series 37-16, including a 37-7 victory last season at Sacramento. ... Steve Mooshagian is 11-32 in his fourth season at Sacramento State. Bob Biggs is 112-48-1 in his 14th season at UC Davis. ... The teams are playing on the final weekend of the regular season for the first time since 1985. The Hornets are 3-7 when ending the season against the Aggies, the last of those victories coming in 1962. ... UC Davis' streak of 36 straight non-losing seasons is in jeopardy. It is the longest active streak in NCAA football. ... Sacramento State hasn't won five games since going 5-7 in 2002. ... The Hornets haven't won at UC Davis since 1996. ... Sac State LB Cyrus Mulitalo leads the Big Sky with 114 total tackles. Safety Brent Webber leads Division I-AA with six interceptions. ... UC Davis has lost two straight and four of its past six. The Aggies play in the Great West Football Conference. ... UC Davis is 2-0 against Big Sky teams this season, defeating Northern Colorado 38-7 and Montana State 45-0. ... Sacramento State is 2-3 on the road, while the Aggies are 2-1 at home. ... Sac State ranks fifth in the Big Sky in total defense at 361.3 yards per game. ... The Hornets are also fifth in scoring defense at 25.8 points per game. ... Hornet WR Andre Taylor averages 94 all-purpose yards per game. ... Sac punter Mitch Lively averages 43.2 yards per punt.
Weber State (2-5, 3-7) at Idaho State (1-6, 2-8) 3:05 p.m.
The border rivals close the regular season at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho. ... The game can be viewed on the Web at www.bigskytv.org. ... Weber State leads the series 31-14, including a 30-21 victory last year at Ogden, Utah. ... Ron McBride is 9-12 in his second season at Weber State. The former Utah mentor is 97-75 in his 15th season as a college head coach. Larry Lewis is 40-48 in his eighth season at Idaho State. ... Weber has won 20 of the last 22 meetings, including three in a row. ... ISU's last win (34-0) came in 2002 at Holt Arena. ... The teams are meeting in the final game of the regular season for the first time since 1997. They first met in 1962. ... Idaho State has lost five straight. The Bengals have not lost six in a row since closing the 1993 season with six straight losses. ... ISU's Josh Barnett needs 3 rushing yards to reach 1,000. Weber State's Trevyn Smith needs 82 rushing yards to become the first Wildcat freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Barnett and Smith rank first and second in the league, respectively, in rushing. ... ISU is fourth in the Big Sky in total offense (331.2 ypg), while Weber State is eighth (277.8 ypg). ... Weber is second in the Big Sky in total defense (292.6 ypg), while Idaho State is seventh (377.6 ypg). ... ISU is 1-3 at home this season. Weber State is 0-4 on the road. ... ISU's Dan Zeidman ranks second in the Big Sky with a punting average of 43.3 yards.
... Weber has converted a league-low 24.4 percent of its third-down plays. ... Weber has been called for 68 penalties, second fewest in the league.
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