University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, October 6
Greeley, Colo.
12 pm
University of Northern Colorado
0-6 , 0-3
36
vs
49
UC Davis
4-1 , 2-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
UC Davis
14
14
14
7
49
Northern Colorado
0
10
0
26
36
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
@UNCBearsFB Fights Until the End Against UC Davis
10/6/2018 5:02:00 PM | Football
Northern Colorado football fought until the end, scoring 26 straight, but coming up short against UC Davis
Northern Colorado football fought until the end on Saturday afternoon, falling 49-36 to UC Davis on homecoming. The Bears trailed 49-10 with 9:15 left in the game, but never gave in, scoring 26 straight points.
UNC's late offensive production was sparked behind the play of quarterback Conor Regan and wide receiver Alex Wesley. The duo teamed up for six completed passes for 128 yards a touchdown and a pair of two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. All in all, Regan was 14-for-20 with 238 yards and two touchdowns in the final 9:15 of play.
For the game, Regan completed 28 of his 48 pass attempts for 387 yards and two touchdowns. Wesley ended with nine receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns.
UC Davis's dynamic offense came out and showed why they are so potent early on behind the passing duo of quarterback Jake Maier and Keelan Doss. The two connected 11 times on the day for 161 yards and a touchdown. Maier ended up with three more touchdown passes, all to Wesley Preece, and 382 yards.
The Aggies controlled the action in the first quarter scoring twice and missing a field goal while holding the Bears to 40 yards of offense. That early 14-0 was enough distance between the two teams as UC Davis kept the Bears an arm's length away for the remainder of the game.
UNC gained traction at the end of the first quarter starting an eight play, 65-yard drive that turned into a touchdown early in the second. Trae Riek accumulated 22 yards on the drive, including the final five leading to paydirt to cut the Aggie lead in half.
The Aggies responded on the next drive and never looked back going up 21-7. The Bears offense added on a field goal before the half to trail 28-10.Â
UC Davis outscored the Bears 14-0 in the third quarter and made it 21 straight points with an early fourth quarter touchdown to go up 49-10. From there it was all UNC with 26 consecutive points to close out the game, including a Brooks Talkington safety.
Scoring Plays (Drive Info)
1st Q – Wesley Preece 6 yard pass from Jake Maier (12 plays, 61 yards)
1st Q – Ulonzo Gillman 1 yard run (5 plays, 21 yards)
2nd Q – Trae Riek 5 yard run (8 plays 65 yards)
2nd Q – Wesley Preece 9 yard pass from Jake Maier (6 plays, 82 yards)
2nd Q – Marques Combs 36 yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yards)
2nd Q – Theron Thomas 2 yard run (10 plays, 70 yards)
3rd Q – Keelan Doss 25 yard pass from Jake Maier (5 plays, 53 yards)
3rd Q – Wesley Preece 9 yard pass from Jake Maier (5 plays, 75 yards)
4th Q – Gabe Martinez 16 yard pass from Brock Johnson (7 plays, 44 yards)
4th Q – Milo Hall 1 yard run (9 plays, 75 yards)
4th Q – Brooks Talkington safety
4th Q – Milo Hall 8 yard pass from Conor Regan (9 plays, 89 yards)
4th Q – Alex Wesley 8 yard pass from Conor Regan (5 plays, 59 yards)
What They Said
Head Coach Earnest Collins Jr.
Overall thoughts on the game
"Game plan wise we wanted to come out and run the ball to keep their offense off the field. We were doing that for the most part, but when you are giving up turnovers and not getting turnovers you should have you can get behind quick. We had a couple of interceptions we dropped early that could have changed momentum but dropped them and it's hard to overcome that and turning the ball over yourself."
Wide Receiver Alex Wesley
How do you feel like the team responded and fought through the whole game this week?
"Last week was a big time let down. We gave up at the end of the game then, and were down big in the fourth this week, but kept fighting. I am proud of these guys for switching it up and fighting their heart out until the very end."
Quarterback Conor Regan
What changed from the first to the second half to get you and the offense going?
"For the first half, it was rough. I was not reading it the way I should have been. The coaches and leaders on the team were getting on me telling me 'to pick it up we have to get this going.' I struck a fuse and recognized the coverages and started to make plays."
Stat to Know
UC Davis won the turnover battle 2-0 on Saturday and it turned out to be the difference in the game. On each Aggie possession following the two UNC interceptions thrown they scored a touchdown.
Game Notes
- Alex Wesley recorded the third most receiving yards in a game of his career with the 178 on Saturday. He also moved into a tie for fifth place on the UNC career receiving list with George Carroll (1999-02) with 2,412 yards. Wesley passed Kim Boerema (1982-85) and Patrick Walker (2008-11) on Saturday.
- The 300 yard passing game by Conor Regan is the third in his career. Last season he passed for over 300 yards against Southern Utah and Cal Poly.
- Milo Hall had his first multi-touchdown game as a Bear on Saturday, rushing for one and catching another. The transfer running back had 68 all-purpose yards (51 rushing, 17 receiving)
- The two teams just missed out on combining for 1,000 yards of total offense. UC Davis had 524 yards on the day and Northern Colorado put up 453.
What's Ahead
The Bears hit the road for the first time in two weeks heading to the Pacific Northwest to face Portland State, UNC and PSU are set for a 3 pm MT/2 pm PT kickoff. The last time the two teams played was in 2016, with the Bears winning an overtime thriller 56-49 in Portland.
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To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsFB.
UNC's late offensive production was sparked behind the play of quarterback Conor Regan and wide receiver Alex Wesley. The duo teamed up for six completed passes for 128 yards a touchdown and a pair of two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. All in all, Regan was 14-for-20 with 238 yards and two touchdowns in the final 9:15 of play.
For the game, Regan completed 28 of his 48 pass attempts for 387 yards and two touchdowns. Wesley ended with nine receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns.
UC Davis's dynamic offense came out and showed why they are so potent early on behind the passing duo of quarterback Jake Maier and Keelan Doss. The two connected 11 times on the day for 161 yards and a touchdown. Maier ended up with three more touchdown passes, all to Wesley Preece, and 382 yards.
The Aggies controlled the action in the first quarter scoring twice and missing a field goal while holding the Bears to 40 yards of offense. That early 14-0 was enough distance between the two teams as UC Davis kept the Bears an arm's length away for the remainder of the game.
UNC gained traction at the end of the first quarter starting an eight play, 65-yard drive that turned into a touchdown early in the second. Trae Riek accumulated 22 yards on the drive, including the final five leading to paydirt to cut the Aggie lead in half.
The Aggies responded on the next drive and never looked back going up 21-7. The Bears offense added on a field goal before the half to trail 28-10.Â
UC Davis outscored the Bears 14-0 in the third quarter and made it 21 straight points with an early fourth quarter touchdown to go up 49-10. From there it was all UNC with 26 consecutive points to close out the game, including a Brooks Talkington safety.
Scoring Plays (Drive Info)
1st Q – Wesley Preece 6 yard pass from Jake Maier (12 plays, 61 yards)
1st Q – Ulonzo Gillman 1 yard run (5 plays, 21 yards)
2nd Q – Trae Riek 5 yard run (8 plays 65 yards)
2nd Q – Wesley Preece 9 yard pass from Jake Maier (6 plays, 82 yards)
2nd Q – Marques Combs 36 yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yards)
2nd Q – Theron Thomas 2 yard run (10 plays, 70 yards)
3rd Q – Keelan Doss 25 yard pass from Jake Maier (5 plays, 53 yards)
3rd Q – Wesley Preece 9 yard pass from Jake Maier (5 plays, 75 yards)
4th Q – Gabe Martinez 16 yard pass from Brock Johnson (7 plays, 44 yards)
4th Q – Milo Hall 1 yard run (9 plays, 75 yards)
4th Q – Brooks Talkington safety
4th Q – Milo Hall 8 yard pass from Conor Regan (9 plays, 89 yards)
4th Q – Alex Wesley 8 yard pass from Conor Regan (5 plays, 59 yards)
What They Said
Head Coach Earnest Collins Jr.
Overall thoughts on the game
"Game plan wise we wanted to come out and run the ball to keep their offense off the field. We were doing that for the most part, but when you are giving up turnovers and not getting turnovers you should have you can get behind quick. We had a couple of interceptions we dropped early that could have changed momentum but dropped them and it's hard to overcome that and turning the ball over yourself."
Wide Receiver Alex Wesley
How do you feel like the team responded and fought through the whole game this week?
"Last week was a big time let down. We gave up at the end of the game then, and were down big in the fourth this week, but kept fighting. I am proud of these guys for switching it up and fighting their heart out until the very end."
Quarterback Conor Regan
What changed from the first to the second half to get you and the offense going?
"For the first half, it was rough. I was not reading it the way I should have been. The coaches and leaders on the team were getting on me telling me 'to pick it up we have to get this going.' I struck a fuse and recognized the coverages and started to make plays."
Stat to Know
UC Davis won the turnover battle 2-0 on Saturday and it turned out to be the difference in the game. On each Aggie possession following the two UNC interceptions thrown they scored a touchdown.
Game Notes
- Alex Wesley recorded the third most receiving yards in a game of his career with the 178 on Saturday. He also moved into a tie for fifth place on the UNC career receiving list with George Carroll (1999-02) with 2,412 yards. Wesley passed Kim Boerema (1982-85) and Patrick Walker (2008-11) on Saturday.
- The 300 yard passing game by Conor Regan is the third in his career. Last season he passed for over 300 yards against Southern Utah and Cal Poly.
- Milo Hall had his first multi-touchdown game as a Bear on Saturday, rushing for one and catching another. The transfer running back had 68 all-purpose yards (51 rushing, 17 receiving)
- The two teams just missed out on combining for 1,000 yards of total offense. UC Davis had 524 yards on the day and Northern Colorado put up 453.
What's Ahead
The Bears hit the road for the first time in two weeks heading to the Pacific Northwest to face Portland State, UNC and PSU are set for a 3 pm MT/2 pm PT kickoff. The last time the two teams played was in 2016, with the Bears winning an overtime thriller 56-49 in Portland.
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To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsFB.
Team Stats
UCD
NC
Total Yards
524
453
Pass Yards
408
386
Rushing Yards
116
67
Penalty Yards
69
86
1st Downs
27
27
3rd Downs
4
7
4th Downs
2
2
TOP
23:25
34:17
1st Quarter
UCD 7, NC 0
UCD - PREECE, Wesley 6 yd pass from MAIER, Jake (O'ROURKE, Max kick) 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:35
UCD 14, NC 0
UCD - GILLIAM, Ulonzo 1 yd run (O'ROURKE, Max kick), 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:48
2nd Quarter
UCD 14, NC 7
NC - Riek,T. 6 yd run (Combs,M. kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:46
UCD 21, NC 7
UCD - PREECE, Wesley 9 yd pass from MAIER, Jake (O'ROURKE, Max kick) 6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:16
UCD 21, NC 10
NC - Combs,M. 36 yd field goal 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:30
UCD 28, NC 10
UCD - THOMAS, Tehran 2 yd run (O'ROURKE, Max kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:10
3rd Quarter
UCD 35, NC 10
UCD - DOSS, Keelan 25 yd pass from MAIER, Jake (O'ROURKE, Max kick) 6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:15
UCD 42, NC 10
UCD - PREECE, Wesley 9 yd pass from MAIER, Jake (O'ROURKE, Max kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:52
4th Quarter
UCD 49, NC 10
UCD - MARTINEZ, Gabe 16 yd pass from JOHNSON, Brock (O'ROURKE, Max kick) 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:46
UCD 49, NC 18
NC - Hall,M. 1 yd run (Sol,N. pass), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:33
UCD 49, NC 20
NC - Talkington,B. 1 yd safety
UCD 49, NC 28
NC - Hall,M. 8 yd pass from Regan,C. (Wesley,A. pass) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 2:36
UCD 49, NC 36
NC - Wesley,A. 8 yd pass from Regan,C. (Wesley,A. pass) 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:54
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
28
TD
2
YDS
386
INT
2
Players Mentioned
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