MSU-IDAHO STATE GAME NOTES (pdf)
Montana State answered its first league loss with a 539-yard offensive outburst in a 37-35 win over Northern Colorado, and prepares to face explosive Idaho State in Holt Arena on Saturday. Denarius McGhee threw for 400 yards vs. NC, the seventh-best passing game in school history, the most ever by a freshman, and the best in the Big Sky Conference this season. McGhee spread the ball around to an incredible degree, hitting eight different receivers with none accumulating more than four catches of 73 yards. Dan Ogden, playing inside at tackle again after a brief stint at end, had a pair of sacks.
FOR OPENERS
* Montana State's 3,750 yards of total offense places 2010 20th on the school's all-time single-season total offense list
* The Bobcats are 28-6 when positive or even in turnover margin since the beginning of 2006, but just 6-15 when finishing a game negative in turnovers.
STADIUM STUFF
* The Bobcats average 516.6 yards and 43.6 points per game in Bobcat Stadium in 2010
* MSU's crowd of 15,227 vs. PSU was the 4th-largest ever, the biggest for a non-Cat/Griz
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
* MSU's per game averages in points, passing yards, and total yards each lead the Big Sky
* Denarius McGhee's 259.4 passing yards per game leads the Big Sky
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 1:35 pm
SITE: Pocatello, ID
STADIUM: Holt Arena
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Jeff Lasky,
Dan Davies, Tyler Wiltgen)
TELEVISION: Altitude (Doug Anderson, Brant Boyer)
HIGHLIGHTS
* MSU leads the Big Sky in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense
* Bobcat QBs lead the Big Sky in pass efficiency at 159.88, 6th-best in the FCS
* MSU owns seven 400-yard total offense games this year, and five over 500 yards
STREAKS
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Jason Cunningham has hit 14 straight field goals, and set MSU's single-season record last week by hitting his 17th in 2010
* WR
Everett Gilbert has multiple catches in each of his 18 career games at MSU
* LT
Mike Person has started 32 straight game on the Bobcat offensive line
MILESTONES
* MSU's 469.9 total yards per game is a pace that would be MSU's best ever
* MSU's 311 points is already tied for seventh-best in school history
SHINING
* QB Denarius McGhee's 400 yards last week is the most in the league in 2010, and landed him Big Sky POW and Sports Network Freshman of the Week honors, each for the second time
* DT
Dan Ogden has two sacks, and one pass breakup, hurry and forced fumble in the last two games since moving back inside to DT
