University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, November 14
Grand Forks, ND
12:00 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
at
University of North Dakota
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
@UNCBEARSFB Makes Final Road Trip of the Season to North Dakota
11/12/2015 12:03:00 PM | Football
Bears Notes
North Dakota Notes
Big Sky Notes
Radio:Â 1310 KFKA
Video Stream:Â Eversport.TV
Live Stats:Â UNDSports.com
Audio Stream:Â UNCBears.com
Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Big Sky Football
Game Time
- Northern Colorado (5-4, 3-4 Big Sky) heads on its final road trip of the season to Grand Forks, N.D. for an old NCC rivalry matchup against North Dakota (5-4, 3-3 Big Sky) Kickoff is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. (MT). For all information regarding the game please visit our GAMEDAY CENTRAL.
Making History
- UNC is coming off its biggest win in program history since joining the FCS beating #9/10 Portland State, 35-32. It's the first time since becoming a D1 school that the Bears have defeated a Top 10 ranked team.
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It's Pronounced REEK
- Redshirt freshman Trae Riek earned ROOT Sports Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week honors after his performance against the Vikings. Riek rushed for 145 yards and added another 57 receiving for 202 all-purpose yards. He also scored the game-winning touchdown against PSU. He has now rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back games.
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Rise Up
- Junior safety Taylor Risner was in double digits for tackles for the fifth time in nine games. He recorded 14 stops, one pass breakup, one INT and one TFL in the win over Portland State. He now stands eight tackles shy of 100, at 92. If he reaches the century mark, he'll be just the third player in D1 history to record a 100 tackles.
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More Awards
- Redshirt freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp was awarded College Sports Madness Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts last Saturday. Knipp tossed a season, and career-high 270 yards on 18 completions and one TD. He helped lead the game-winning drive, connecting on two passes for 86 yards in the final series.
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Dome Days
- Head coach Earnest Collins Jr. is looking for his first win inside a dome when the Bears head to North Dakota on Saturday. Under Collins, UNC is currently 0-7 in games played under a roof.
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Winning Record
- With a 5-4 record and two games to go, UNC has the chance to do something no other team has done since 2003, finish with a winning record. Since joining the FCS, the Bears have yet to put together a season with more wins than losses.
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Just Four More
- With two games to play, junior safety Taylor Risner has six PBUs on the season. Risner needs just four more to tie the Division I record set in 2014 by former corner Courtney Hall, who holds it with 10 PBUs in one season. Hall is also the career PBU record holder in Division I program history with 21.
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Old Rivalry
- The rivalry against North Dakota goes all the way back to UNC's Division II days when they both were a part of the NCC. UND holds a slight advantage in the series, 14-3. Northern Colorado is 8-3 all time in games playing in Grand Forks.
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Road Bears
- Northern Colorado is currently 2-2 in road games this season. This is the best record the Bears have away from Nottingham Field in Collins tenure.
Run vs. Run
- UNC has averaged 239.3 yards on the ground in the last three games since redshirt freshman RB Trae Riek has returned to action. North Dakota enters the contest with the third best rushing team in the Big Sky, averaging 222.0 yards each contest.
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Ways to Watch
- This Saturday's contest will be live on the internet, streamed by EverSport.TV. EverSport is the new official streaming provider of the Big Sky Conference. All conference games this season can be viewed on EverSport at no cost.
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Nobody Will Kick To Us
- Since becoming the best kickoff return and punt return team in the FCS the Bears have been denied attempts to get their return game off and running, receiving just one punt return in two games and receiving no true kickoff returns.
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Doing Work in the Classroom
- The 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Districtâ„¢ Football Teams have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Both junior linebacker Bryan Stansbury and junior safety Tyler Bloyer have earned first team NCAA Division I District 7 honors. Both student-athletes are well above a 3.5 GPA and are Top 5 on the team in best GPAs.
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North Dakota Notes
Big Sky Notes
Radio:Â 1310 KFKA
Video Stream:Â Eversport.TV
Live Stats:Â UNDSports.com
Audio Stream:Â UNCBears.com
Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Big Sky Football
Game Time
- Northern Colorado (5-4, 3-4 Big Sky) heads on its final road trip of the season to Grand Forks, N.D. for an old NCC rivalry matchup against North Dakota (5-4, 3-3 Big Sky) Kickoff is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. (MT). For all information regarding the game please visit our GAMEDAY CENTRAL.
Making History
- UNC is coming off its biggest win in program history since joining the FCS beating #9/10 Portland State, 35-32. It's the first time since becoming a D1 school that the Bears have defeated a Top 10 ranked team.
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It's Pronounced REEK
- Redshirt freshman Trae Riek earned ROOT Sports Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week honors after his performance against the Vikings. Riek rushed for 145 yards and added another 57 receiving for 202 all-purpose yards. He also scored the game-winning touchdown against PSU. He has now rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back games.
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Rise Up
- Junior safety Taylor Risner was in double digits for tackles for the fifth time in nine games. He recorded 14 stops, one pass breakup, one INT and one TFL in the win over Portland State. He now stands eight tackles shy of 100, at 92. If he reaches the century mark, he'll be just the third player in D1 history to record a 100 tackles.
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More Awards
- Redshirt freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp was awarded College Sports Madness Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts last Saturday. Knipp tossed a season, and career-high 270 yards on 18 completions and one TD. He helped lead the game-winning drive, connecting on two passes for 86 yards in the final series.
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Dome Days
- Head coach Earnest Collins Jr. is looking for his first win inside a dome when the Bears head to North Dakota on Saturday. Under Collins, UNC is currently 0-7 in games played under a roof.
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Winning Record
- With a 5-4 record and two games to go, UNC has the chance to do something no other team has done since 2003, finish with a winning record. Since joining the FCS, the Bears have yet to put together a season with more wins than losses.
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Just Four More
- With two games to play, junior safety Taylor Risner has six PBUs on the season. Risner needs just four more to tie the Division I record set in 2014 by former corner Courtney Hall, who holds it with 10 PBUs in one season. Hall is also the career PBU record holder in Division I program history with 21.
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Old Rivalry
- The rivalry against North Dakota goes all the way back to UNC's Division II days when they both were a part of the NCC. UND holds a slight advantage in the series, 14-3. Northern Colorado is 8-3 all time in games playing in Grand Forks.
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Road Bears
- Northern Colorado is currently 2-2 in road games this season. This is the best record the Bears have away from Nottingham Field in Collins tenure.
Run vs. Run
- UNC has averaged 239.3 yards on the ground in the last three games since redshirt freshman RB Trae Riek has returned to action. North Dakota enters the contest with the third best rushing team in the Big Sky, averaging 222.0 yards each contest.
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Ways to Watch
- This Saturday's contest will be live on the internet, streamed by EverSport.TV. EverSport is the new official streaming provider of the Big Sky Conference. All conference games this season can be viewed on EverSport at no cost.
Â
Nobody Will Kick To Us
- Since becoming the best kickoff return and punt return team in the FCS the Bears have been denied attempts to get their return game off and running, receiving just one punt return in two games and receiving no true kickoff returns.
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Doing Work in the Classroom
- The 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Districtâ„¢ Football Teams have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Both junior linebacker Bryan Stansbury and junior safety Tyler Bloyer have earned first team NCAA Division I District 7 honors. Both student-athletes are well above a 3.5 GPA and are Top 5 on the team in best GPAs.
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