Montana State University
NORTHERN ARIZONA (HOMECOMING)
Montana State Hosts Explosive, Nationally-Ranked NAU
10/4/2013 8:24:00 AM | Football
Cats, Northern Arizona meet in rare matchup of ranked foes
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 2:05 pm
SITE: Bozeman, MT
STADIUM: Bobcat Stadium
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Tyler Wiltgen, Dan Davies, Riley Corcoran)
TELEVISION: Max Media (Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Jeff Eberle)
ON THE RECORD
• Montana State averages 3.6 sacks per game, ninth in the FCS and first in the Big Sky
• Bobcat linebackers have intercepted five passes this season, defensive backs two, and defensive linemen one
• North Dakota's star receiver Greg Hardin had caught at least one pass in each of the 30 games since arriving at UND until MSU held him without a reception Saturday
STADIUM STUFF
• MSU is third in the FCS in average attendance (19,427), second in percentage of capacity (127.8%)
• The Cats average 428.9 yards and 33.0 points per game on their six-year old turf field
• MSU has played 41 straight home games with announced crowds larger than 10,000
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
• Montana State leads the Big Sky in turnover margin at +8
• Cody Kirk's 10 touchdowns and 12.4 points per game each lead the Big Sky
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU defensive end Brad Daly leads the FCS in sacks and is second in TFL
• Cody Kirk earned ROOT SPORTS Player of the Week honors for tying a school record with five touchdowns Saturday at North Dakota
• MSU's 63 points Saturday, seventh-most in school history, raises the team's scoring average to 39.8 per game, 12th in the FCS
STREAKS
• Montana State has gained at least 20 first downs in all five of the team's games in 2013
• Brad Daly has at least one sack in all five games this season, and at least one TFL in 13 straight contests dating to '12
MILESTONES
• Tanner Bleskin's sixth career 100-yard receiving day is sixth in school history
• Brad Daly's 49.0 tackles-for-loss is sixth in MSU history, his 29.0 sacks fourth
• Cody Kirk's five TDs Saturday tied a school record
SHINING
• Tanner Bleskin's 568 receiving yards this year is fifth in the FCS, and he has three 100-yard receiving games
• Brad Daly has nine sacks this season, and his career total of 29 is tied for fourth in Bobcat history
• Cody Kirk's 10 rushing touchdowns in 2013 is second in the FCS and seventh on the MSU single-season list
