University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, September 21
Greeley, Colo.
2 pm
University of Northern Colorado
0-4
6
vs
14
South Dakota
1-3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
South Dakota
0
7
0
7
14
Northern Colorado
0
0
6
0
6
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Bears Fight Hard Against South Dakota
9/21/2019 6:07:00 PM | Football
Northern Colorado football fought hard, but came up just short in the home opener against South Dakota
GREELEY – Northern Colorado football battled with South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in their home opener coming up just short 14-6.
Strong defense and offensive miscues kept both teams from scoring until the eighth drive of the game. After a scoreless first quarter South Dakota struck first on long 13 play touchdown drive and took that 7-0 lead into the half.
Northern Colorado's offense adjusted at the half and put together a seven play, 80-yard drive to pull within one of the Yotes as the extra point was blocked. Milo Hall capped off the drive with a five-yard run. The Bears had a pair of passes gain chunk yards along with a couple of South Dakota personal fouls to move the ball down the field on the scoring drive.
Both defenses continued to reign supreme in the game until South Dakota scored its second touchdown of the game on another 13 play drive to go into the fourth quarter up 14-6.
Northern Colorado had its opportunities in the fourth but was unable to come up with the game-tying drive.
What They Said
Game Notes
- The Bears defense recorded four sacks on South Dakota quarterback Austin Simmons. Jerone Jackson, Brooks Talkington, Joe Golden and Brent Gilliland each had a sack.
- Luke Nelson led all players with 15 tackles in the game, including 14 solo.
- Milo Hall ran the ball 20 times for 73 yards and one score.
- Jacob Knipp returned to action after being knocked out of the game last week to complete 18 passes for 184 yards. Redshirt freshman Jaren Mitchell led the team with four receptions for 70 yards.
What's Ahead?
The Bears are back home next week for their Big Sky opener against Idaho. UNC and UI will kick off at 1 pm MT. Tickets start as low as $15 for GA tickets for the game and can be purchased online at UNCBears.com/Tickets, by calling 970-351-4849 or visiting the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons.
Unable to make it to the game tune in on Pluto TV Ch. 541 and listen in on 1310 KFKA starting an hour before kickoff with Blue and Gold Gameday.
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.
Strong defense and offensive miscues kept both teams from scoring until the eighth drive of the game. After a scoreless first quarter South Dakota struck first on long 13 play touchdown drive and took that 7-0 lead into the half.
Northern Colorado's offense adjusted at the half and put together a seven play, 80-yard drive to pull within one of the Yotes as the extra point was blocked. Milo Hall capped off the drive with a five-yard run. The Bears had a pair of passes gain chunk yards along with a couple of South Dakota personal fouls to move the ball down the field on the scoring drive.
Both defenses continued to reign supreme in the game until South Dakota scored its second touchdown of the game on another 13 play drive to go into the fourth quarter up 14-6.
Northern Colorado had its opportunities in the fourth but was unable to come up with the game-tying drive.
What They Said
Game Notes
- The Bears defense recorded four sacks on South Dakota quarterback Austin Simmons. Jerone Jackson, Brooks Talkington, Joe Golden and Brent Gilliland each had a sack.
- Luke Nelson led all players with 15 tackles in the game, including 14 solo.
- Milo Hall ran the ball 20 times for 73 yards and one score.
- Jacob Knipp returned to action after being knocked out of the game last week to complete 18 passes for 184 yards. Redshirt freshman Jaren Mitchell led the team with four receptions for 70 yards.
What's Ahead?
The Bears are back home next week for their Big Sky opener against Idaho. UNC and UI will kick off at 1 pm MT. Tickets start as low as $15 for GA tickets for the game and can be purchased online at UNCBears.com/Tickets, by calling 970-351-4849 or visiting the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons.
Unable to make it to the game tune in on Pluto TV Ch. 541 and listen in on 1310 KFKA starting an hour before kickoff with Blue and Gold Gameday.
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.
Team Stats
USD
NC
Total Yards
387
223
Pass Yards
184
186
Rushing Yards
203
37
Penalty Yards
79
40
1st Downs
26
17
3rd Downs
7
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
31:30
28:30
2nd Quarter
USD 7, NC 0
USD - Herrmann,Connor 10 yd pass from Simmons,Austin (Lorber,Mason kick) 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:31
3rd Quarter
USD 7, NC 6
NC - Milo Hall 5 yd run (Patrick Nassiat kickblocked), 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:28
4th Quarter
USD 14, NC 6
USD - Klett,Ben 12 yd run (Lorber,Mason kick), 13 plays, 87 yards, TOP 4:49
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
18
TD
0
YDS
186
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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