The Cats return to Bobcat Stadium on Saturday
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Bobcats Battle Injuries, Mavericks on Saturday
9/12/2013 5:32:00 PM | Football
MSU's injury-depleted Bobcats face Colorado Mesa in Bozeman
It's not a new era of Bobcat Football but Saturday definitely marks a beginning, when sophomore quarterback Jake Bleskin makes his first career start against Colorado Mesa at 1:05 pm. Bleskin steps in for injured All-America DeNarius McGhee, who misses his first game as a Bobcat after 40 straight starts due to a shoulder injury suffered at SMU last week. Bleskin takes the reins of an offense averaging 469.5 and 36.0 points a game.
MSU Game Notes vs. Colorado Mesa
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 1:05 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
• Craig Ashworth became the first Bobcat defensive lineman to score a touchdown since current Chicago Bear Zach Minter in 2010
• Montana State won its sixth straight home opener against Monmouth, but has now dropped six of its last seven road openers
• Saturday's game marks one of just two MSU home games in the next six weeks
STADIUM STUFF
• MSU averages 429.7 yards and 33.2 points per game on its five-year old turf field
• Montana State has played 40 consecutive home games with announced crowds larger than SMU's 10,107 on Saturday
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
• Four Big Sky teams average 40 points a game or better through week two
• Southern Utah (+8) and Montana State (+4) are the Big Sky's two teams without a turnover offensively through two games
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU's 2013 seniors claim 31 career wins and a .785 win percentage
• Saturday's 98 degrees marked the hottest kickoff temperature in Bobcat history
STREAKS
• MSU's 32 straight weeks in the top 10 (counting last year's post-season poll and this year's preseason poll) is longer than any other string of consecutive weeks in the top 25 in school history
• Brad Daly has at least one sack in both games this season, and has at least one tackle-for-loss in 11 straight dating to '12
MILESTONES
• DeNarius McGhee's 31 wins and 72 career TD passes are MSU records, and his 9,574 passing yards is second
• Rob Ash's 51 career wins is the most in MSU history, a distinction he also holds at Juniata and Drake
• Brad Daly is sixth in school history in tackles-for-loss (43.0) and tied for eighth in sacks (23.0)
• Cody Kirk's 31 career rushing TDs is 1st in MSU history
SHINING
• MSU's Offensive Line has allowed just two sacks through two games, paving the way for a 226.5 rushing avg
• RB Cody Kirk rushed for two TDs in each game this season, raising his career total to an MSU-record 33
• DE Brad Daly's six TFL in '13 give him 49 in his career, 6th in MSU history
MSU Game Notes vs. Colorado Mesa
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 1:05 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
• Craig Ashworth became the first Bobcat defensive lineman to score a touchdown since current Chicago Bear Zach Minter in 2010
• Montana State won its sixth straight home opener against Monmouth, but has now dropped six of its last seven road openers
• Saturday's game marks one of just two MSU home games in the next six weeks
STADIUM STUFF
• MSU averages 429.7 yards and 33.2 points per game on its five-year old turf field
• Montana State has played 40 consecutive home games with announced crowds larger than SMU's 10,107 on Saturday
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
• Four Big Sky teams average 40 points a game or better through week two
• Southern Utah (+8) and Montana State (+4) are the Big Sky's two teams without a turnover offensively through two games
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU's 2013 seniors claim 31 career wins and a .785 win percentage
• Saturday's 98 degrees marked the hottest kickoff temperature in Bobcat history
STREAKS
• MSU's 32 straight weeks in the top 10 (counting last year's post-season poll and this year's preseason poll) is longer than any other string of consecutive weeks in the top 25 in school history
• Brad Daly has at least one sack in both games this season, and has at least one tackle-for-loss in 11 straight dating to '12
MILESTONES
• DeNarius McGhee's 31 wins and 72 career TD passes are MSU records, and his 9,574 passing yards is second
• Rob Ash's 51 career wins is the most in MSU history, a distinction he also holds at Juniata and Drake
• Brad Daly is sixth in school history in tackles-for-loss (43.0) and tied for eighth in sacks (23.0)
• Cody Kirk's 31 career rushing TDs is 1st in MSU history
SHINING
• MSU's Offensive Line has allowed just two sacks through two games, paving the way for a 226.5 rushing avg
• RB Cody Kirk rushed for two TDs in each game this season, raising his career total to an MSU-record 33
• DE Brad Daly's six TFL in '13 give him 49 in his career, 6th in MSU history
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