Saturday, September 17
Bozeman, MT
1:35 PM
Montana State University
vs
MINOT STATE (WENDY'S HALL OF FAME)
Clay Bignell and the Bobcat defense have held MSU's two 2011 opponents under 300 yards each
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats Face Minot State in Pre-Conference Finale Saturday
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MSU returns to Bobcat Stadium for Wendy's Hall of Fame Game
Coming off a day that was golden in many ways, Montana State looks to put Gold Rush Saturday and the opening of Bobcat Stadium's new Sonny Holland Zone in its rear view mirror when Minot State comes to Bozeman for a 1:35 pm kickoff on Saturday. The Beavers, 0-3 after a narrow 19-7 loss at Texas A&M-Kingsville, stand as MSU's last non-conference tilt before traveling to Cheney to face defending National Champion Eastern Washington on Sept. 24. Quarterback Bryce Jorgenson leads Minot, accounting for four of the team's five touchdowns in 2011 (throwing for three and rushing for one).
MSU Game Notes vs. Minot State
MSU Game Notes vs. Minot State
FOR OPENERS
•Rob Ash is now 5-0 in home openers at MSU, 2-0 when daughter Kelly Ash sings the National Anthem
•MSU is 4-0 under Rob Ash against the Great West (2-0 vs. South Dakota, 1-0 vs. Southern Utah, 1-0 against UC Davis)
STADIUM STUFF
•MSU's crowd of 18,487 Saturday was the largest in school history
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
•Cody Kirk's 101.5 yards per game rushing currently leads the Big Sky
•The 41 points allowed by MSU's defense is fewest in the Big Sky by a school that has played two games
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 1:35 pm
SITE: Bozeman, MT
STADIUM: Bobcat Stadium
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Jeff Lasky, Dan Davies, Tyler Wiltgen-SL)
TELEVISION: Max Media Montana (Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, AJ Donatoni-SL)
HIGHLIGHTS
•Note that Saturday's game begins at 1:35 pm, not its original 1:05 kick time
•Linebacker Aleksei Grosulak is cleared to play this week
•Montana State has never faced Minot State in football
•Starting receiver Everett Gilbert has yet to catch a pass in 2011, but John Ellie (six) and Kruiz Siewing (two) have eight catches combined off the bench
•MSU has posted a winning record the last 11 seasons it has opened with a returning starter at QB
• Of the Bobcats' five touchdowns last week, three were scored by players from Montana Class B high schools (Cody Kirk of Frenchtown scored two, Kruiz Siewing of Malta High one)
STREAKS
•WR Elvis Akpla has caught a pass in his last 23 straight games
•Guard Alex Terrien has started 28 consecutive games for the Bobcats
MILESTONES
•Denarius McGhee's 26 career TD passes is sixth in Bobcat history,
SHINING
•QB DeNarius McGhee became 10th Bobcat QB to win 10 games, taking less games to do so than anyone other than Paul Dennehy
•RB Cody Kirk rushed for career-high 155 yards against UC Davis
•P Rory Perez averaged 43.3 yards per punt, pinning Davis inside its 20 three times
This week's game preview is brought to you by Montana Disaster and Emergency Services.
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