University of Northern Colorado Athletics
University of Northern Colorado
2-3 , 1-1
RV Idaho
3-2 , 2-0
Second-half surge propels Vandals at home against the Bears
10/1/2022 9:51:00 PM | Football
The result moved Idaho to 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Big Sky Conference. Northern Colorado will travel to face Sacramento Sate next week sporting a 2-3 overall record and a 1-1 mark in conference play.
The two teams traded attacks in the first half with the lead exchanging hands on four separate occasions.
A 31-yard Dylan McCaffrey toss down the sideline to Ty Arrington gave UNC its first lead at 12-10.
After an Idaho score, the Bears quickly responded with a 7-play, 75-yard drive capped by an Elijah Dotson 2-yard plunge to regain the lead at 20-17.
Thanks to an Elisha Cummins 25-yard yard scamper with 35 second left in the first half, the Vandals entered the locker room sporting a 24-20 advantage and immediately extended the lead with another touchdown drive on their opening possession of the third.
Continuing the back-and-forth barrage, Dylan McCaffrey closed out an 11-play 75-yard drive with a touchdown fling to Dotson at the 6:43 mark in the third. A successful two-point conversion pass to Arrington brought the Bears back to within a field goal with the score resting at 31-28 in favor of the home squad.
Over the next 10 minutes of play, however, Idaho quarterback rattled off three touchdown passes to sink hopes of a UNC rally.
The Vandals tallied 560 yards of total offense with a pair of receivers hitting the century mark. Led by Arrington's 56 yards on four catches, five different UNC receivers totaled at least 40 yards in the air. On the ground, Dotson gathered 77 yards on 17 carries.
On defense, UNC's Jordan Knapke and Elijah Anderson-Taylor registered 10 tackles each to share game-high honors.
Team Stats
UNC 0, UID 7
UID - Jackson,Jermaine 26 yd pass from McCoy,Gevani (Chavez,Ricardo kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:35
UNC 6, UID 7
UNC - Afari,David 14 yd run (), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:21
UNC 6, UID 10
UID - Chavez,Ricardo 21 yd field goal 15 plays, 67 yards, TOP 08:18
UNC 13, UID 10
UNC - Arrington,Ty 31 yd pass from McCaffrey,Dylan (Bale,Devin kick) 3 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:03
UNC 13, UID 17
UID - Cummings,Elisha 27 yd run (Chavez,Ricardo kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:07
UNC 20, UID 17
UNC - Dotson,Elijah 2 yd run (Bale,Devin kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:51
UNC 20, UID 24
UID - Cummings,Elisha 25 yd run (Chavez,Ricardo kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:46
UNC 20, UID 31
UID - Woods,Anthony 15 yd run (Chavez,Ricardo kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:50
UNC 28, UID 31
UNC - Dotson,Elijah 8 yd pass from McCaffrey,Dylan (Arrington,Ty pass) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:52
UNC 28, UID 38
UID - Hatten,Hayden 35 yd pass from McCoy,Gevani (Chavez,Ricardo kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:35
UNC 28, UID 45
UID - Hatten,Hayden 9 yd pass from McCoy,Gevani (Chavez,Ricardo kick) 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 03:13
UNC 28, UID 52
UID - Cummings,Elisha 12 yd pass from McCoy,Gevani (Chavez,Ricardo kick) 12 plays, 88 yards, TOP 06:22
UNC 28, UID 55
UID - Chavez,Ricardo 39 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:14
UNC 35, UID 55
UNC - Arrington,Ty 11 yd pass from Sirmon,Jacob (Bale,Devin kick) 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:03
