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2014 north dakota football Game noteS game NORTH DAKOTA 22, 00 BSC AT MONTANA STATE 22, 00 BSC 5 SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 • 3:05 P.M. CT • Bobcat Stadium UND SCHEDULE THE BLITZ DATE OPPONENT (2014 Record) (Upcoming TV) TIME • A er going 2-2 in non-conference play, North Dakota travels to No. 13 Montana State 08/28 at San Jose’ State (0-0, 0-0 MWC) (ESPN3.com) L, 42-10 on Saturday to get the program’s third season in the Big Sky Conference underway. The 09/06 Robert Morris (0-0, 0-0 NEC) (Midco SN) W, 16-13 Bobcats have won the ini al two Big Sky mee ngs between the programs by a com- 09/13 at Missouri State (0-0, 0-0 MVFC) L, 38-0 bined score of 118-30. The border rivalry had been dormant since 1983. 09/20 Stony Brook (0-0, 0-0 CAA) (Midco SN) W, 13-3 •The Bobcats own a 10-6 record in games played in Bozeman and a 17-13-1 edge in the 09/27 at Montana State* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Big Sky TV) 3:05 p.m. all- me series that dates back to 1948. The teams played almost regularly from 1953 to 10/04 Montana* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Midco SN) 1:30 p.m. 1983 with no games held in 1955, 1970 and 1981. 10/11 Portland State* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Midco SN) 1:30 p.m. • UND is 2-6 so far in Big Sky road games, but those two victories have come up in the 10/25 at Southern Utah* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Big Sky TV) 2:05 p.m. Big Sky road opener both seasons. The Green and White won their league debut at 11/01 at E. Washington* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Big Sky TV) 4:05 p.m. Sacramento State 34-13 in 2012 and defeated Idaho State in Pocatello in last year’s road 11/08 Weber State* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Midco SN) 12 p.m. opener 28-25. 11/15 Northern Arizona* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Midco SN) 12 p.m. • UND moved back to the .500 mark on the season with a 13-3 victory over Stony Brook 11/22 at Northern Colorado* (0-0, 0-0 BSC) (Big Sky TV) 1 p.m. this past Saturday. It was one of the team’s be er defensive performances since joining Home games listed in BOLD the FCS in 2008. UND has only allowed fewer points to an FCS team once the defense All Ɵ mes central * denotes Big Sky Conference games held Drake scoreless in a 16-0 shutout in the 2011 season opener. • Junior Dayo Idowu had two of his team’s seven sacks against the Seawolves and also UND-Montana STATE SERIES forced a fumble and recovered two. The seven sacks are also a UND Division I single- All-Time Series MSU leads 17-13-1 game record and the unit also added 16 tackles for a loss. UND at Montana State (Bozeman) MSU leads 10-6 • The middle linebacker duo of Taj Rich and Will Ratelle both set single-game career highs with 19 and 14 tackles, respec vely. Rich’s 19 total stops were the most by a FCS COACHES defender last week and also a set a UND Division I single-game record. Bubba Schweigert, UND (1st season) • Ratelle’s 14 stops would have broken the Division I mark as well, which he shared with UND/Overall Record 2-2/24-23 Cam Kuksa and Dan Hendrickson at 13. vs. Montana State First Mee ng • With two more fumble recoveries in the win over Stony Brook, UND now has eight on the season, which is ed for thte second most in the FCS. The 2013 defense had four Rob Ash, Montana State (7th season) total throughout the 11-game schedule. Montana State/Overall Record 59-29/235-128-5 • Senior Alex Tillman came up with UND’s fi rst intercep on of the season in the third vs. UND 2-0 quarter - the squad was the last of the Big Sky’s 13 schools to record an INT. Tillman took his fi rst career intercep on back 92 yards for a touchdown and fi rst defensive score of the season for UND. UND RADIO NETWORK Locally KQHT 96.1 FM LIVE FROM BOZEMAN Jack Michaels Play-by-Play Video: www.WatchBigSky.com Mike Berg Analyst Radio: UND Radio Network (96.1 FM — Grand Forks) - pregame show at 2 p.m. CT Paul Ralston Sidelines Audio: UND Radio Network broadcast also available at www.UNDSports.com Chat: Chat live at www.UNDSports.com INTERNET Stats: Live stats available at www.MSUBobcats.com Live video: www.WatchBigSkyc.om Twi er: For live scoring updates and game notes follow @UNDFootball Live stats: www.MSUBobcats.com Live chat: www.UNDSports.com TILLMAN NETS UND’S FIRST big sky DEFENSIVE honor Senior cornerback Alex Tillman became the fi rst UND defender to be named the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week since joining the league in 2012. Con- ference offi cials made the announcement on Monday a er the Houston, Texas na ve had fi ve tackles and a pass break-up to go with his game-changing 92-yard intercep on return for a touchdown in the third quarter of the win over Stony Brook. Tillman’s fi rst career intercep on and subsequently UND’s fi rst of the season came with the home team leading 6-3 and Stony Brook facing a 2nd-and-goal from the UND 7-yard line. www.facebook.com/UNDFootball @UNDFootball www.youtube.com/user/UNDAthletics www.WatchBigSky.com MEDIA CONTACT: Ryan Powell (701.777.2986 (offi ce); 701.213.5921 (cell); [email protected]; @ryanpowell5 NORTH DAKOTA at montana state • sept. 27, 2014 • 3:05 p.m. CT • bobcat stadium 2014 North Dakota football Game notes »GENERAL »2013 RESULTS School . University of North Dakota DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATTEN RECORD Location . Grand Forks, ND (58202) 08/29 Valparaiso W, 69-10 9269 1-0, 0-0 Founded . 1883 09/07 (6) South Dakota State L, 35-28 10038 1-1, 0-0 Enrollment . 14,326 (Spring 2014) 09/14 (15) Montana L, 55-17 9726 1-2, 0-0 School Colors . Kelly Green & White 09/28 (11) Montana State* L, 63-20 8899 1-3, 0-1 Home Arena (Capacity) . Alerus Center (12,283) 10/05 at Idaho State* W, 28-25 7568 2-3, 1-1 National Affi liation . NCAA Division I 10/12 (6) Eastern Washington L, 35-14 7951 2-4, 1-2 Conference . .Big Sky 10/19 Sacramento State* L, 31-7 6634 2-5, 1-3 President . Dr. Robert Kelley 10/26 at Portland State L, 14-10 5120 2-6, 1-4 Director of Athletics . Brian Faison 11/02 at (14) Northern Arizona* L, 48-27 4895 2-7, 1-5 Senior Woman Administrator . Daniella Irle 11/09 Northern Colorado* W, 24-21 5984 3-7, 2-5 Faculty Athletic Representative . Sue Jeno 11/16 at UC Davis* L, 34-18 5688 3-8, 2-6 Athletic Department . .701.777.2234 Home games listed in BOLD Ticket Offi ce . .701.777.0855 * denotes Big Sky Conference games Press Box . 701.792.1501/1502 » »2014 REGULAR SEASON HISTORY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME First Year of Football . 1894 08/28 at San Jose State San Jose, Calif. L, 42-10 All-time Record . .622-385-30 (119 seasons) 09/06 Robert Morris Grand Forks, N.D. W, 16-13 All-time DI Record . 31-33 (fi ve seasons) 09/13 at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. L, 38-0 All-time DII Record . .589-349-30 (133 seasons) 09/20 Stony Brook Grand Forks, N.D. W, 13-3 »TEAM INFORMATION 09/27 at Montana State* Bozeman, Mont. 2:30 p.m. 2013 Overall Record . .3-8 10/04 Montana* Grand Forks, N.D. 1:30 p.m. 2013 Home Record. .2-5 10/11 Portland State* Grand Forks, N.D. 1:30 p.m. 2013 Away Record . .1-3 10/25 at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah 2:05 p.m. 2013 Neutral Record . 0-0 11/01 at Eastern Washington* Cheney, Wash. 4:05 p.m. 2013 Big Sky Record/Finish . .2-6 | 10th 11/08 Weber State* Grand Forks, N.D. 12 p.m. 11/15 Northern Arizona* Grand Forks, N.D. 12 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost 11/13 11/22 at Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. 1 p.m. Off ense: 6/5 Home games listed in BOLD All times central Defense: 4/7 * denotes Big Sky Conference games Specialists: 1/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 33/25 Off ense: 13/10 »MEDIA INFORMATION Defense: 18/14 Football Contact/Associate Director . Ryan Powell Specialists: 2/1 Powell’s Offi ce Phone . (701) 777-2986 Powell’s Cell Phone . (701) 213-5921 »COACHING STAFF Powell’s Email . [email protected] Head Coach/Cornerbacks . .Bubba Schweigert (Jamestown, 1985) Record at UND . 2-2 | .500 (fi rst season) AMR Mailing Address . Athletic Media Relations Offi ce Career Record as Head Coach . 24-23 (four seasons) University of North Dakota Hyslop Sports Center Room 120 Defensive Coordinator/ILBs . Eric Schmidt (1st season) 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 9013 Off ensive Coordinator/QBs . Paul Rudolph (1st season) Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013 Special Teams Coord./TEs . Shawn Kostich (1st season) Running backs/Recruiting Coord.