Bears Host #14/12 Montana State Saturday

GAME INFO
Who: Northern Colorado (2-7, 2-3 Big Sky) vs Montana State (6-3, 3-2 Big Sky)
When: Nov. 9, 12 pm MT
Where: Greeley, Colo., Nottingham Field
How to Follow: Eleven Sports | Pluto TV Ch. 541 | 1310 KFKA | Live Stats | @UNC_BearsFB

Gameday Happenings
At Saturday's game, UNC Athletics will be celebrating all of our military veterans and active-duty members with Military Appreciation Day. All military members can earn a free ticket to the game with a valid military ID. The special is valid for one ticket only and only used in person either at the UNC Ticket Office located inside the Campus Common before gameday or at the Nottingham Field Ticket Office on Saturday.

Once again, this year PDC Energy will be providing a special UNC Athletics patriotic-themed sticker to fans as they enter the game.

Join other fans in Blue & Gold at the Pepsi Fan Fest before the game just north of Nottingham Field. The Pepsi Fan Fest opens at 9 am on Saturday and features bounce houses, face painting, tailgate games, food samples and tons of other fun!

Proud UNC sponsor Wing Shack will be hosting a chicken wing eating contest on Saturday during the Pepsi Fan Fest. Think you can beat the heat and clock, sign up for the contest today by clicking here!

For more information on Pepsi Fan Fest and other questions about gamedays at Nottingham Field, visit the Football Gameday page.

Still do not have tickets yet for Saturday's game, that's no problem visit UNCBears.com/Tickets, call 970-351-4849 or visit the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons to purchase your tickets starting as low as $15.

Opening Drive
Both Northern Colorado and Montana State come into Saturday afternoon's game following up a win last week. UNC held on late against Idaho State 26-20, while MSU blew out Southern Utah 42-7. The Bears won their first road game of the 2019 season with a complete team effort last Saturday.

UNC forced Idaho State into four turnovers and put together three long touchdown drives offensively to win.

Montana State scored all 42 of its points against Southern Uta in the first half and put it into cruise control in the second half, not allowing SUU to score until there was only a little over five minutes left in the game.

Saturday's game will come down to the Bears' ability to stop the potent run game of MSU's offense.

A Look at Montana State
• Troy Andersen is one of the most dynamic players in the FCS playing at both linebacker and running back for the Bobcats. He has 42 tackles including 9.0 for a loss this season and ran the ball for 271 yards including five touchdowns.
• The Bobcats like to stick to the ground game averaging 236.0 yards per game rushing. That ranks 10th nationally and first in the Big Sky.
• Six different MSU players have rushed for over 200 yards this season led by Logan Jones and his 516 yards and five touchdowns.
• Bryce Sterk ranks sixth nationally and second in the Big Sky with 1.06 sacks per game. He has racked up 9.5 sacks for 64 yards and 14.0 tackles for loss for 70 yards.
• Montana State averages 8.2 tackles for loss per game to rank eighth in the FCS and second in the Big Sky.
• Coming into the season MSU was picked to finish fourth by the media and fifth by the coaches in the Big Sky.

This Week's Numbers
2 - Senior cornerback Michael Walker earned his second Root Sports Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honor for his two interception and one forced fumble against Idaho State.
3 - Jacob Knipp had three touchdown passes against Idaho State last week. Two of his three TD passes went to Willie Fairman.
20 - Luke Nelson recorded his second 20-plus tackles game of his career against Idaho State when he led the Bears with 20. It was two shy of his career-high 22.

What's Ahead
Northern Colorado embarks on its final road trip next Saturday when they head to North Dakota. The Bears and Fighting Hawks are set for a 12 pm MT kickoff. The game will be broadcast on Eleven Sports and Pluto TV ch. 455 and you can listen to the game on 1310 KFKA.

UNC's final home game of 2019 comes on November 23 against Cal Poly. The Bears and Mustangs are set for a high-noon kick-off to end the 2019 season.

To purchase tickets to that game and all UNC Athletic events go to UNCBears.com/Tickets, call 970-351-4849 or visit the UNC Ticket Office located inside the Campus Commons.

To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @UNC_BearsFB.

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