University of Northern Colorado Athletics
University of Northern Colorado
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Abilene Christian
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Abilene Christian Defeats Northern Colorado in Season Opener
8/31/2023 9:19:00 PM | Football
Jacob Sirmon found Alec Pell for a four-yard touchdown pass at 7:57 in the fourth quarter. Sirmon then found Jordan Riles for the two-point conversion.
Hunter Green converted a 31-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
"Have to give credit to Abilene Christian. They were well coached and played well," said UNC head coach Ed Lamb. "We fell into an early 14-0 hole, and it was hard to recover from that. We competed the entire game and got better each quarter."
- The Bears went 2-for-3 on fourth down and 5-for-13 on third down
- Bears committed just 2 penalties for 30 yards
- Jacob Sirmon finished 18-for-32 for 106 yards one touchdown and no interceptions
- David Afari was the Bears' leading rusher with 56 yards on 11 attempts, including a long of 21 yards
- Blake Haggerty added five receptions for 30 yards
- Tizell Lewis finished with a game-high eight tackles, including six solo stops
UNC football season and single-game tickets are on sale. The Bears play a challenging home schedule with five teams that qualified for the 2022 playoffs and host preseason top 10 Incarnate Word on September 9.
Tickets can be purchased at uncbears.com/tickets or call 970-351-4849.
Team Stats
UNC 0, ACU 7
ACU - Banks Jr. ,Rovaughn 12 yd pass from McIvor,Maverick (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:42
UNC 0, ACU 14
ACU - Wishert,Xavier 2 yd run (Ramsey,Kyle kick), 14 plays, 87 yards, TOP 06:17
UNC 0, ACU 21
ACU - Sunday,Jay'Veon 12 yd run (Ramsey,Kyle kick), 6 plays, 87 yards, TOP 03:20
UNC 3, ACU 21
UNC - Green,Hunter 31 yd field goal 16 plays, 61 yards, TOP 07:44
UNC 3, ACU 24
ACU - Ramsey,Kyle 40 yd field goal 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:16
UNC 3, ACU 31
ACU - Wishert,Xavier 18 yd run (Ramsey,Kyle kick), 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:09
UNC 11, ACU 31
UNC - Pell,Alec 4 yd pass from Sirmon,Jacob (Riles,Jordan pass) 15 plays, 85 yards, TOP 07:33
