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Northern Colorado (0-4, 0-7) at No. 3 Montana (3-0, 6-0)
1:05 p.m. (KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV)
Montana leads the series, 6-1. ... Last year, Freshman Thomas Brooks-Fletcher rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and Craig Chambers caught six passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns as the Grizzlies scored a 53-21 win over the Bears on Nov. 11 in Greeley. ... Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 1-17 in his third season with the Bears. He is 13-21-1 in his fourth season as a head coach. ... Montana’s Bobby Hauck is 47-13 in his fifth season. Hauck is 1-0 against Downing. ... Montana is 138-19 all-time at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. UM has won 11 straight Big Sky games, and 16 straight regular-season games. ... Northern Colorado is 0-12 in Big Sky games, and has lost 15 straight games. ... Montana allows a league-low 11.2 points per game. ... Northern Colorado is averaging a league low 9.7 points per game on offense. ... Montana leads the Big Sky in total defense at 326.7 yards per game. The Grizzlies have allowed just seven touchdowns in six games. ... NC junior RB David Woods has 501 rushing yards this season and 737 all-purpose yards. ... UM senior DE Kroy Biermann leads the Big Sky in sacks, tackles for loss, and forced fumbles. ... Northern Colorado LB Cristian Sarmento is averaging 9.9 tackles per game, which ranks third in the Big Sky. ... Montana is playing at home for the sixth time in seven games. ... Northern Colorado is on the road for the sixth time in eight games.
Northern Arizona (3-1, 4-3) at Weber State (2-2, 2-4)
1:05 p.m.
Northern Arizona leads the series, 22-21. ... Last year, Jason Murrietta completed 17-of-26 passes for 342 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Lumberjacks to a 42-17 win over the Wildcats on Nov. 11 in Flagstaff, Ariz. ... Weber State’s Ron McBride is 12-16 in his third season with the Wildcats, and 100-79 in his 16th season as a head coach. ... Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 53-57 in his 10th season with the Lumberjacks. ... Souers is 1-1 against McBride. ... In 1981, NAU and WSU played in the first regular-season overtime game in NCAA history. The Wildcats won 24-23 in Ogden. ... WSU leads the series 16-5 in games played in Ogden. ... NAU last won in Ogden in 2003. ... Weber State coach Ron McBride earned his 100th career win last week in a 23-0 victory over Northern Colorado. ... Both teams have won two straight. ... NAU’s Lionel Scott has rushed for 429 yards and six touchdowns in four league games. ... NAU’s K.J. Gerard leads the nation with six interceptions. ... WSU’s defense is allowing a league-low 11.5 points per game in conference play. The Wildcats are are allowing a league-low 249.8 yards per game in conference action. ... NAU leads the Big Sky in rushing offense with an average of 225.3 yars per game. The Lumberjacks also have a league-high 16 rushing touchdowns. ... Brendon Doyle became WSU’s third different starting QB this season against Northern Colorado. He completed 11-of-19 passes for 149 yards with one touchdown and one interception. ... NAU has a turnover margin of plus-8.
Sacramento St. (1-3, 1-5) at No. 20 Montana St. (2-1, 4-2)
1:07 p.m. (KLCY AM 930; Max Media TV)
Montana State leads the series, 9-6. ... Last year, Jack Rolovich threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns to lead MSU to a 21-18 win on Oct. 14 in Sacramento. ... Sacramento State’s Marshall Sperbeck is 1-5 in his first season with the Hornets. ... Montana State’s Rob Ash is 4-2 in his first season with the Bobcats. He is 180-101-5 in his 28th season as a head coach. ... Montana State is 5-1 against the Hornets in Bozeman. The Hornets beat MSU in Bozeman 19-17 in 1991, five years prior to joining the Big Sky Conference. ... Montana State is 3-0 at home this season, and has won seven straight home games. ... Sacramento State is 0-4 on the road in 2007. ... Sacramento State is allowing 302.8 yards per game in conference play, second in the Big Sky. The Hornets held top-ranked Montana to 10 offensive points and 173 total yards of offense is a 17-3 loss last week. ... Montana State is allowing 18 points per game and 362.7 yards of offense per game. ... Sacramento State senior Brent Webber had his first interception of the season last week, giving him nine for his career, which ties for fifth in school history. ... Sac State continues to lead the Big Sky with 20 sacks. Montana State is second with 17. ... Montana State has been called for a league-low 31 penalties. ... Sac State has been called for 38, second-fewest in the league.
Portland State (2-1, 2-4) at Idaho State (1-3, 2-4)
3:05 p.m.
Idaho State leads the series, 21-10-1. ... Last year, Sawyer Smith threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 34-13 win over the Bengals on Oct. 14 in Portland. ... Idaho State’s John Zamberlin is 2-4 in his first season. ... Portland State’s Jerry Glanville is 2-4 in his first season. ... The teams first met in 1965, and ISU won the first 10 meetings in the series. ... ISU won the last meeting in Pocatello, 36-34, on Jaret Johnson’s 54-yard field goal with one second left. ... Portland State is coming off its bye week. ... The Vikings lead the nation in passing, averaging 355.7 yards per game. In three conference games, the Vikings are averaging 378 passing yards per game. ... ISU allows 254.2 passing yards per game. ... ISU’s Josh Barnett has rushed for 548 yards this season. He enters Saturday’s game with 2,938 career rushing yards. He needs 433 yards in his final five games to become the school’s all-time leading rusher. ... Portland State ranks eighth in the Big Sky in total defense, allowing 427.3 yards per game. ... Idaho State is fourth in the Big Sky in total offense, averaging 403.5 yards per game. ... Portland State LB Jordan Senn has 71 total tackles this season. ... Luke Butler started at QB for ISU in a loss last week to NAU. He was replaced by Russel Hill, who threw for 139 of ISU’s 187 passing yards, as well as two touchdowns. ... Both teams lost last week.
No. 22 Eastern Washington (4-2) at Brigham Young (4-2)
3:35 p.m.
This is the first meeting. ... Eastern Washington’s Paul Wulff is 48-38 in his eighth season with the Eagles. ... BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall is 21-10 in his third season. ... This is BYU’s first game against a Big Sky Conference team since a 48-3 win over Weber State in 1978. ... Eastern Washington is 8-13 since 1982 against FBS teams. ... The Eagles have lost four straight against FBS teams since beating Idaho, 8-5, in 2003. ... The Eagles are 0-2 against teams from the Mountain West Conference, having lost to Air Force, 42-20, in 2004 and San Diego State 19-9 in 2003. ... EWU sophomore wideout Aaron Boyce has 46 catches and is averaging a league-best 119.8 receiving yards per game. His five receiving touchdowns are tops in the Big Sky. ... EWU leads the Big Sky in scoring offense (34.3 ppg.), total offense (486.7 ypg), and rushing defense (100.8 ypg.) ... EWU quarterback Matt Nichols has thrown 16 touchdowns and just three interceptions. ... He’s averaging 306.2 passing yards per game. ... BYU is coming off a 24-14 road win over UNLV. ... BYU leads the Mountain West in passing offense at 329 yards per game. ... EWU has a turnover margin of +9. BYU’s turnover margin is -7, last in the Mountain West. ... Nichols averages 327.2 yards of total offense. ... BYU quarterback Max Hall averages 330.8.
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