University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Football Preview: A Well Rested Northern Colorado Heads to Weber State
11/13/2014 4:10:00 PM | Football
The Bears take on the Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m. in their final road game of the season.
Bears Notes
Wildcats Notes
Big Sky Notes
Radio:Â 1310 KFKA
Live Stats:Â WeberStateSports.com
Social Media: Twitter Facebook Coach Collins Big Sky Football
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GAME TIME:Â
The Northern Colorado football team (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) comes off a bye week and heads to Ogden, Utah to take on Weber State (1-9, 1-5 Big Sky) in their final road game of the season. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (MT)
LAST GAME:
The Bears snapped a nine-game road losing streak dating back to the 2012 season after an impressive performance from sophomore quarterback, Sean Rubalcaba. Rubalcaba went 21-28-0 for 278 yards and two touchdowns, as well as leading the team in rushing, running for 74 yards and a touchdown in the, 27-21 nail-biting win over UC Davis (1-7, 0-5 Big Sky).
Senior running back, Robert Holland and sophomore back, Darius Graham combined for 90 yards on the ground in the win.
Senior wide out, Dimitri Stimphil snagged 7 receptions for 90 yards. Behind him was junior receiver Sean Leslie, catching 6 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively for UNC, sophomore DB Taylor Risner, junior DB, A.J. Battle, and junior DB, Trevor Douglass all finished the day with nine tackles.
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WEBER STATE:
Weber State never trailed in route to picking up its first win of the season with a 24-12 victory at North Dakota Saturday afternoon at the Alerus Center.
WSU finished the day with 276 yards of total offense and held North Dakota to 237 yards of offense. The 'Cats struggled to run the ball and finished with just 41 rushing yards but threw the ball for 235 yards. UND had just 115 yards passing. The Wildcats also won the turnover margin for just the second time this season.
Jadrian Clark finished the day 19-of-31 passing for 235 yards and three touchdowns. He also finished with 10 yards rushing. Cameron Livingston had five catches for 116 yards and Shaydon Kehano added six catches for 63 yards. Bo Bolen and Zach Smith each rushed for 27 yards.Â
Defensively Deontae Florence and Tyron Morris-Edwards each recorded seven tackles. Florence and Josh Burton both had first half interceptions. The WSU defense had a season-high eight tackles for loss and recorded three sacks.
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THE COACHES:
Earnest Collins Jr. - Northern Colorado Record: 8-32 (4th year) Overall Record: 16-44 (6th year)
Jay Hill – Weber State Record: 1-9 (1st year) Overall Record: 1-9 (1st year)
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UP NEXT:
Northern Colorado is back at Nottingham Field in their final home game of the season against North Dakota next Saturday, Nov. 22. The Bears will also celebrate Senior Day, honoring the 12 seniors on the roster. Kickoff is in the books for Noon (MT)
Wildcats Notes
Big Sky Notes
Radio:Â 1310 KFKA
Live Stats:Â WeberStateSports.com
Social Media: Twitter Facebook Coach Collins Big Sky Football
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GAME TIME:Â
The Northern Colorado football team (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) comes off a bye week and heads to Ogden, Utah to take on Weber State (1-9, 1-5 Big Sky) in their final road game of the season. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (MT)
LAST GAME:
The Bears snapped a nine-game road losing streak dating back to the 2012 season after an impressive performance from sophomore quarterback, Sean Rubalcaba. Rubalcaba went 21-28-0 for 278 yards and two touchdowns, as well as leading the team in rushing, running for 74 yards and a touchdown in the, 27-21 nail-biting win over UC Davis (1-7, 0-5 Big Sky).
Senior running back, Robert Holland and sophomore back, Darius Graham combined for 90 yards on the ground in the win.
Senior wide out, Dimitri Stimphil snagged 7 receptions for 90 yards. Behind him was junior receiver Sean Leslie, catching 6 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively for UNC, sophomore DB Taylor Risner, junior DB, A.J. Battle, and junior DB, Trevor Douglass all finished the day with nine tackles.
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WEBER STATE:
Weber State never trailed in route to picking up its first win of the season with a 24-12 victory at North Dakota Saturday afternoon at the Alerus Center.
WSU finished the day with 276 yards of total offense and held North Dakota to 237 yards of offense. The 'Cats struggled to run the ball and finished with just 41 rushing yards but threw the ball for 235 yards. UND had just 115 yards passing. The Wildcats also won the turnover margin for just the second time this season.
Jadrian Clark finished the day 19-of-31 passing for 235 yards and three touchdowns. He also finished with 10 yards rushing. Cameron Livingston had five catches for 116 yards and Shaydon Kehano added six catches for 63 yards. Bo Bolen and Zach Smith each rushed for 27 yards.Â
Defensively Deontae Florence and Tyron Morris-Edwards each recorded seven tackles. Florence and Josh Burton both had first half interceptions. The WSU defense had a season-high eight tackles for loss and recorded three sacks.
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THE COACHES:
Earnest Collins Jr. - Northern Colorado Record: 8-32 (4th year) Overall Record: 16-44 (6th year)
Jay Hill – Weber State Record: 1-9 (1st year) Overall Record: 1-9 (1st year)
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UP NEXT:
Northern Colorado is back at Nottingham Field in their final home game of the season against North Dakota next Saturday, Nov. 22. The Bears will also celebrate Senior Day, honoring the 12 seniors on the roster. Kickoff is in the books for Noon (MT)
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