Northern Colorado Football weekly release : Sept. 11, 2017 GAME 2 The Kickoff: Northern Colorado (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky) at RV Colorado (2-0, 0-0 PAC 12) Saturday, September 16 • 12:00 AM (MT) Folsom Field (53,750) • Boulder, Colo. Quick Hits TV: PAC 12 Network, JB Long (play-by-play); Chad Brown (Color), - Northern Colorado is coming off of an unexpected bye week, thanks to Mother Nature. The teams game Cindy Brunson (Sideline) at Florida was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma making its way through the state of Florida. The match- Radio: KFKA 1310 AM. Troy Coverdale (play-by-play); Aaron Rath up between UNC and UF will not be made up due to no common open date for the two teams. (Color) Live Stats: CUBuffs.com - It has been awhile since Northern Colorado and Colorado last met, 83 years to be exact. A few things Series: 2-9 have changed since then for both programs, including UNC winning a pair of DII National Champion- Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 1934, UNC, 13-7 in Greeley ships (1996 & ‘97), while CU earned a national title in 1990. Coaches: - Northern Colorado started the season with a 41-14 win at home over College of Idaho. The team EARNEST COLLINS JR. scored a touchdown on its first four possessions to lead 28-0 midway through the first quarter and Northern Colorado Record: 22-45 (7th year) never looked back. Overall Record: 30-57 (9th year) vs. Florida: 0-0 - Kicker Collin Root, broke the school record on Saturday for longest field goal in program history. His 56-yard kick in the fourth quarter was the longest ever by a UNC player, breaking Ryan Anderson’s Mike MacIntyre record of 54 yards in 1993. That kick helped earn him the Root Sports Big Sky Special Teams Player of Colorado Record: 22-31 (5th season) the Week honors. Overall Record: 38-52 (7th season) - All five of UNC’s touchdowns came on the ground against College of Idaho. Starting RB Trae Reik vs Northern Colorado: 0-0 tallied three of those touchdowns, all coming in the first quarter. Jacob Knipp and Anthony Davis were the other two Bears who scored a rushing touchdown. NORTHERN COLORADO NORTHERN COLORADO LEADERS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Overall: 1-0 Big Sky: 0-0 Home: 1-0- Road: 0-0 RUSHING CARRIES YDS TD YPG OFFENSE Trae Riek 18 71 3 71.0 Date Opponent (Rank) Score/Time TV Attend. BEARS Buffs Frank Stephens 1 71 0 41.0 9/2 College of Idaho W, 41-14 CET 3,547 PASSING COMP-Att YDS TD YPG 159.0 Rushing/Game 117.0 9/9 at Florida CANCELLED SEC Network Jacob Knipp 17-27 238 0 238.0 4.0 Rushing/Att. 3.0 9/16 at Colorado 12:00 pm PAC 12 Network RECEIVING CAtcHES YDS TD YPG 18-32-0 Passing 44-65-2 9/23 Idaho State* 1:05 pm Alex Wesley 7 95 0 95.0 249.0 Passing/Game 270.5 9/30 at Northern Arizona* 4:00 pm Hakeem Deggs 4 65 0 65.0 408.0 Total/Game 387.5 10/7 at North Dakota* 1:30 pm MidcoSN Ellis Onic II 2 25 0 25.0 SCORING TD FG PAT PTS 10/21 Montana State* 12:40 pm Root Sports 5.7 Total/Att. 5.4 Trae Riek 3 0 0 18 41.0 Scoring/Game 27.0 10/28 Southern Utah* 12:35 pm CET Collin Root 0 2 2 8 11/4 at Sacramento State* 7:00 pm Eleven Sports DEFENSE TACKLES TFL SACKS INT 11/11 at Montana* 1:00 pm Root Sports James Riddle 6 0 0 0 DEFENSE 11/18 Cal Poly* 11:35 am CET Noel Reid 5 0 0 0 BEARS Buffs Isaiah Swopes 5 1 1 1 215.0 Rushing/Game 122.0 Luke Nelson 5 0 0 1 5.2 Rushing/Att. 3.1 COLORADO COLORADO LEADERS 17-32-2 Passing 32-65-3 Overall: 2-0 PAC 12: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 1-0 RUSHING CARRIES YDS TD YPG 121.0 Passing/Game 218.0 Date Opponent Score/Time Phillip Lindsay 45 227 2 113.5 Michael Adkins II 8 26 0 13.0 336.0 Total/Game 340.0 9/1 vs Colorado State W, 17-3 Passing Comp-Att Yds TD YPG 4.6 Total/Att. 4.7 9/9 Texas State W, 37-3 Steven Montez 40-60 501 2 250.5 14.0 Scoring/Game 3.0 9/16 Northern Colorado 12:00 pm Receiving Catches Yds TD YPG 9/23 Washington TBA Bryce Bobo 15 124 1 62.0 WE ARE SOCIAL Shay Fields 11 188 1 94.0 9/30 at UCLA TBA @uncBEARSFB 10/7 Arizona TBA Devin Ross 6 88 0 44.0 10/14 at Oregon State TBA Scoring TD FG PAT Pts James Stefanou 0 4 5 17 /UNCBearsFootball 10/21 at Washington State TBA Phillip Lindsay 2 0 0 12 10/28 California TBA Defense Tackles TFL Sacks INT 11/4 at Arizona State TBA Drew Lewis 25 1 0 0 uncbearsfootball 11/11 Southern California TBA Rick Gamboa 20 0.5 0.5 0 11/25 at Utah TBA Leo Jackson II 16 5 1 0 2017 BEARS FOOTBALL 2 University Information Tu e sBear d a y Wednesday Notes Friday Saturday Location .....................................................Greeley, Colo. Scouting Colorado Founded ..................................................................1889 Colorado enters Saturday’s game with a 2-0 record. The Buffs defeated Texas State, at home last weekend 37-3. Offensively CU Enrollment ...........................................................12,000 is led by its running back Phillip Lindsay, who has ran for 227 yards on 45 carries this season for a pair of touchdowns. While Nickname ...............................................................Bears the offense has been paced by Lindsay, as expected this year, Colorado’s defense has been a bit of a surprise after loosing over Colors ...........................................................Blue & Gold half its starters from last year. Over the first two games they have just allowed a field goal to each of its opponents, and forced Athletics Website ......................................uncbears.com five turnovers in two games. Institution Website ........................................... unco.edu Stadium ..............................................Nottingham Field On This Date Surface/Capacity ............................. Natural Grass/8,533 It has been 11 years since Northern Colorado has played on Sept. 16. The last time came in 2006 at Texas State where the Conference ................................................. Big Sky (FCS) Bears squeaked out a 14-13 win. Overall, on the date UNC is 5-3, going 1-3 away from Greeley. President .......................................................Kay Norton Director of Athletics.....................................Darren Dunn Ball Hawks? Faculty Representative ............................... Milan Larson A year ago Northern Colorado’s young secondary intercepted just two passes for the season. The team already equaled that Football Information total through just one game, picking off College of Idaho twice. Linebacker Luke Nelson recorded the first pick of the season, First Year of Football ................................................1893 and was soon followed up by cornerback Isaiah Swopes. All-Time Record ............................................439-459-27 Welcome Back National Championships ..........................2 (1996, 1997) Redshirt-junior quarterback Jacob Knipp returned to the field for the first time since breaking his clavicle last September Post Season Appearances .................................. 9 (2002) against Abilene Christian. In his return, Knipp was 17-27 for 238 yards. He also showed off his legs with a nice 14-yard run 2016 Record ...........................................6-5, 4-4 Big Sky during a drive and scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run. Offensive Formation .............................................Spread Defensive Formation ................................................. 4-3 Special Teams U 2016 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................... 33/19 Teams around the nation already knew about the Northern Colorado return game thanks to the nightmares Hakeem Deggs 2016 Offensive Starters Ret./Lost .............................. 7/4 and Ellis Onic II have been giving coaches over the past few years, but now they have to worry about the weapons the team 2016 Defensive Starters Ret./Lost ............................. 5/6 possesses in the kicking game. Redshirt-sophomore Collin Root set a program record for longest field goal at 56 yards against 2016 Specialists Ret./Lost ......................................... 2/0 College of Idaho and was 2-for-2 on his field goals. Meanwhile, Marques Combs continued to kick off well for the team with 2016 Commits .............................................................33 a touchback and averaging 57.6 yards per kickoff. Punter/safety Kiefer Glau punted three times last week with an average of 42.3 yards per boot. He pinned the Yotes inside the 20 once. Northern Colorado Football Staff Head Coach .......................................... Earnest Collins Jr Heading East Alma Mater .......................Northern Colorado (1996) It is not often that Northern Colorado football has played in the Eastern Time Zone. The trip to Gainsville this weekend is only Record at UNC ...................................21-46 (Seventh) the second time in program history the Bears have played in the state of Florida. The other came in 2003 at Florida Atlantic. Career Record .......................................29-59 (Ninth) The Bears dropped that game 21-19 to the Owls. Tight Ends ............................................. Michael Armour Bear In the NFL Safeties. ...................................................Woody Blevins Special Teams/LB .................................Bryan Cummings Former UNC Bear Kyle Sloter made the most of his opportunity in training camp with the Denver Broncos this August, earning him a spot on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. In his four preseason games with the Broncos, Sloter had a 72.1-percent Off. Coordinator/QB ......................................... Jon Boyer completion percentage leading to 413 yards and three touchdowns, throwing no interceptions. Director of Operations ...........................Brandon Charles Offensive Consultant ......................................Kay Dalton What’s Next? Recruiting Coordinator/WR ......................... Keith Grable UNC returns home next week to open up Big Sky Conference play. The Bears hosts the Idaho State Bengals at 1 pm inside Running Backs ........................................Jeremy Hayden Nottingham Field.