@UNCBEARSFB Road Stretch Starts at Abilene Christian

Game Time
- Northern Colorado football begins a two-game road stretch this weekend, traveling to Abilene, Texas to face Abilene Christian on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 5:00 p.m. (MT). For more information on the game, please visit our GAMEDAY CENTRAL.

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Watch Party
- Each week UNC Alumni hosts the Fan Fest Watch Party. Grab your friends and head down to Stuft Burger Bar in Greeley to watch the Bears take on Abilene Christian University! This event is FREE. All guests are responsible for their own food and beverage purchases. The watch party features UNC giveaways and an opportunity to enter to win a UNC prize pack. To register, click here.

Deep in the Heart of Texas
- Head Coach Earnest Collins Jr. is currently 3-0 against teams from the Lone Star state at UNC. He has two wins over Houston Baptist and one against Abilene Christian.

A Look at the Wildcats
- Abilene Christian played just down the road in Colorado Springs against Air Force last weekend. AF pulled out the win 37-21 over the Wildcats. ACU's defense allowed 401 yards rushing to the Falcons. All three of Abilene Christian's TDs came from the passing game. QB Dallas Sealy tossed the pigskin for 259 yards on 16-of-33 attempts. His favorite receiver on the day was D.J. Fuller. Fuller hauled in five catches for 109 yards and a TD.

Series Matchup
- Northern Colorado is 5-10-1 all-time against ACU. The most recent win came in the finale of the 2015 season when the Bears topped the Wildcats 40-36, giving UNC its first winning season since 2003. UNC is currently 2-6 in games at Abilene Christian. The last time the Bears went to ACU to play was in 1990, with the Bears prevailing 28-20. Northern Colorado also has a five-game win streak against ACU, after dropping the first 10 of 11 games in the series.

Record Rush
- Redshirt sophomore running back, Zachary Lindsay set the program's Division I longest rush from scrimmage record last Saturday in the team's win against Rocky Mountain College. Lindsay broke free on an 87 yard scamper on his first touch of the season, besting the previous record of 80 yards set by Brandon Smith in 2008.

Das Boot
- Punter and safety, Keifer Glau had an all-around solid day on special teams and at safety. Glau had five punts for 244 yard (48.8 avg.) with a long of 64 yard and three punts inside the 20. Glau also had one tackle and a key PBU on a third down situation in the season opener.

Games on Sept. 10
- The Bears are currently 3-3 in games played on September 10. The last time UNC played on the date came back in the 2011 season against Colorado State, dropping the contest 33-14. Northern Colorado has also played Abilene Christian once before on September 10, back in the 1988 season with the Bears pulling out the 38-34 victory.

Put up Some Points
- The 56 points scored ties the program's Division I single game scoring record that the Bears set in 2015 against UC Davis, when they defeated the Aggies 56-27. It was also the most points scored by any team in the Big Sky Conference last week.

Run it Again
- The Bears produced 459 yards of total offense, including 273 yards on the ground and 186 through the air. Additionally, six of the teams eight touchdowns came from the ground game. Brandon Cartagena and Zachary Lindsay had the most productive days in the backfield for UNC. Cartagena rushed for 87 yards on 10 carries, while Lindsay had just two rushes for 88 yards, including his 87-yard burst down the sideline for a score.

Special Teams University
- Besides Glau's punting efforts, UNC had a solid day all around on special teams last Saturday. Marques Combs had 9 kickoffs for 594 yards with 6 touchbacks, which leads the Big Sky, Jamie Falloon tied Division I program single game record for most PATs with 8 and UNC's average field possession was past the 30-yard line on kick returns.

Tune in on Saturday
- This Saturday's contest will be live on the internet, streamed by ACUSports.com. Fans can also listen to the game on the 1310 KFKA AM. Live Stats will also be provided via ACUSports.com

Bears on the Tube
- Comcast Entertainment Television has partnered with UNC for the second consecutive year and will broadcast four of the football team's five home games. Beginning on Oct. 1, fans across Colorado can watch the team every Saturday exclusively on XFINITY service across Colorado on Channel 900 (HD) and 105 (SD) in the Denver and Colorado Springs DMAs. Roughly, 800,000 subscribers have access to CET from Fort Collins/Greeley in the north to Pueblo in the south along the Front Range. CET can also be seen in mountain towns such as Vail, Aspen, and Steamboat Springs.

Off the Field Success
- Besides bringing the first winning record in the program's FCS history to UNC, Coach Collins has also turned the team around in the classroom. Since he took over in 2011 they have raised the team GPA from a 2.51 to a 2.83, the highest the GPA has ever been in the Division I era... He's also placed 45 student-athletes on the All-Big Sky Fall Academic teams, including a team-best 12 players on the 2015 fall conference All-Academic team.

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