Football Preview: Northern Colorado Back at Home to take on Idaho State

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Sep 13

12 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. CT

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at #20/12 South Dakota

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Sep 20

5 p.m. MT | 6 p.m. CT

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at Houston Christian

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Sep 27

1 p.m. MT

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vs Idaho State

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Oct 11

3 p.m. MT

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at #10/8 Idaho

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Oct 18

7 p.m. MT | 6 p.m. PT

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at #21/21 Sacramento State

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Oct 25

1 p.m. MT

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vs #9/9 UC Davis

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Nov 1

12 p.m. MT

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vs #6/4 Montana State

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Nov 8

4 p.m. MT

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at #19/18 Northern Arizona

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Nov 15

2 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. PT

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at Eastern Washington

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GAME TIME:
The Northern Colorado football team (2-5, 1-3 Big Sky) is back at Nottingham Field this Saturday, Oct. 25, taking on the Bengals of Idaho State (4-3, 2-1 Big Sky). Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

LAST GAME:
In a game that many thought would be a high scoring affair, defense ruled the day. Northern Colorado (2-5, 1-3 Big Sky) held Eastern Washington (7-1, 4-0 Big Sky), to its lowest scoring game of the season, giving up only three touchdowns to the Eagles in the, 26-18 defeat.

Sophomore quarterback Sean Rubalcaba continued to have success at the helm of the offense, going 21-31-1 for 240 yards and touchdown.

Redshirt freshman running back, Brandon Cartagena led the team in rushing on the afternoon, racking up 59 yards and TD, all in one series.

Senior wide out, Dimitri Stimphil led UNC in catches, hauling in five balls for 60 yards.

Defensively, senior linebacker Dominick Sierra led the Bears in tackles, with 10 stops, including two tackles for a loss. Behind him were redshirt freshman linebacker, James Riddle, sophomore cornerback Brandon Lenoir, and senior defensive end Kyle Todd, all with eight tackles in the loss.

Northern Colorado held Eastern Washington to 417 yards of total offense, a team that averages 517 yards per game.

IDAHO STATE:
Justin Arias and Xavier Finney set career marks Saturday as the Idaho State football team triumphed over the visiting Southern Utah Thunderbirds 56-28 on Saturday in Holt Arena. With the victory the Bengals improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in Big Sky Conference play.

Idaho State amassed 670 yards of total offense while the defense tallied six sacks, eight tackles for loss and two interceptions
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Arias completed 30 of his 50 pass attempts for 465 yards and four touchdowns, surpassing his previous career high of 441 yards, which he set against Eastern Washington in 2013. Finney surpassed his career mark of 158 yards, set against Chadron State early this year, gaining 165 yards on 25 rushing attempts.

KW Williams led the receiving corps with 10 receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns, followed by Madison Mangum who had eight receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown. Josh Cook had 91 yards and a touchdown on four catches, and Hagen Graves went for 82 yards on four catches.

Mario Jenkins led an impressive Bengals defense with 14 tackles, and his 1.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, and two interceptions all were career highs.

THE COACHES:
Earnest Collins Jr. - Northern Colorado Record: 8-32 (4th year) Overall Record: 16-44 (6th year)
Mike Kramer – Idaho State Record: 10-31 (4th year) Overall Record: 87-106 (17th year)

UP NEXT:
Northern Colorado is back on the road traveling to Davis, California to scuffle with UC Davis next Saturday, Nov. 1. Kickoff against the Aggies is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (MT).