MSU Game Notes vs. Weber State
10/1/2009 6:50:37 PM | Football
#25 Montana State visits #11 Weber State
As the calendar turns to October, Montana State heads to the Wasatch Front to face defending Big Sky Champion and 11th-ranked Weber State in a contest that will have a lot to say about the shape of this year's Big Sky title chase. Three-time league rushing champ Trevyn Smith, an all-time Big Sky great, leads an efficient, physical Wildcat offense. WSU stands 2-2, 2-0 in the league after pounding Idaho State and holding off Portland State.
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 1:35 pm MDT
SITE: Ogden, UT
STADIUM: Stewart Stadium
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Jeff Lasky, Dan Davies, Tyler Wiltgen)
TELEVISION: Bobcat Sports Network (Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan)
FOR OPENERS
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STADIUM STUFF
MSU has held Northern Colorado to 37 yards on 55 rushes in the past two seasons, and taking away sacks NC has gained just 106 yards on 45 carries in that span• Brad Daly's two blocked punts this season gives MSU 12 blocked kicks in Rob Ash's 26 games as Montana State's head coach
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BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
The Bobcats are 12-11 at Stewart Stadium• Montana State is 1-1 on grass this year, and plays on the real stuff this week at Weber
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HIGHLIGHTS
After posting a 2-11 record away from home in the first three weeks of the season, Big Sky road teams won all four of their outings last weekend• Montana State jumped to second in the Big Sky in rushing defense after allowing Northern Colorado just 32 yards on the ground Saturday
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STREAKS
Rob Ash's 15th win moves him into a tie with Earle Solomonson (who coached 33 more games) for 11th in school history, and his .577 winning percentage is fifth among Bobcat coaches with more than 10 games• Under Rob Ash, MSU is 14-2 when scoring at least 20 points, 8-1 when holding the opponent to less than 20 points
• The Bobcats average 143.2 rushing yards against Big Sky opponents under Rob Ash, 171.6 yards in wins, and are 9-2 in league games when rushing for 100+
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MILESTONES
MSU has now won three straight Big Sky openers, all on the road• RG Jeff Hansen and RT Mike Person have 36 straight starts next to each other
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SHINING
Aaron Mason has 1,299 rushing yards in his career, 19th in MSU history• Dane Fletcher's 39 career tackles-for-loss ranks ninth in school history and fifth among active FCS players
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FS Michael Rider intercepted his third pass of the season Saturday, vaulting him to the Big Sky lead at 1.0 per game
• DE Dane Fletcher has 5.5 tackles-for-loss this season
• K Jason Cunningham is 20-of-27 on field goals as a Bobcat, 7-for-8 this year
