Bobcats Host Weber State in Key Matchup Saturday
11/5/2010 4:05:23 PM | Football
Montana State faces red-hot Wildcats in Bobcat Stadium
One of the Big Sky regular season's monster showdowns lands in Bobcat Stadium Saturday, when red-hot Weber State - fresh off a win over Montana - looks for a second straight win over a nationally-ranked opponent. The game pits a Wildcats team, which has bludgeoned its last two opponents for 596 rushing yards, against an explosive MSU squad sparked by the passing pyrotechnics of Denarius McGhee, who has thrown for at least 400 yards in back-to-back games. Weber State's impressive win over the Grizzlies adds a championship and playoff dynamic to Saturday's crucial contest.
MSU Game Notes vs Weber State
FOR OPENERS
* Montana State's 4,286 yards of total offense places 2010 fourth on the school's all-time single-season total offense list, and on pace for the most yards ever by a Bobcat team
* The Cats are 7-15 since the beginning of 2006 when negative in turnovers (28-6 when positive in that span), but have won the last two games in spite of a -5 turnover ratio
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
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Bobcats' 402 passing yards Saturday was the school's most ever vs. ISU
* Bobcat QBs lead the Big Sky in pass efficiency at 159.88, 6th-best in the FCS
* MSU owns eight 400-yard total offense games this year, and six over 500 yards
STREAKS
* WR Everett Gilbert has multiple catches in each of his 20 career games at MSU
* LT Mike Person has started 32 straight game on the Bobcat offensive line
MILESTONES
* Denarius McGhee's 19 TD passes is tied for fourth in MSU history in a season, and is two behind Cody Kempt for 10th in on the school's career list
* Denarius McGhee joins Travis Lulay as MSU's only back-to-back 400-yard passers
* The 334 points Montana State has scored is fifth-most in school history
* Tanner Bleskin's 439 receiving yards is second-most by a frosh in MSU history
SHINING
* QB Denarius McGhee's has the Big Sky's top three 2010 passing games
* WR Tanner Bleskin posted a career-high 158 receiving yards at ISU
* DE Zach Minter had 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a hurry Saturday
