Brad Daly and the Bobcat defense face an SFA squad that has not allowed a sack in 2013
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats Make Return Trip to Texas
9/18/2013 4:11:00 PM | Football
MSU heads to east Texas' hill country for matchup with Stephen F. Austin
Montana State's 2013 defense receives a stern test Saturday night, facing an explosive Stephen F. Austin offense averaging 516.7 yards and 34.3 points per game. The Lumberjacks responded to a pair of road losses last weekend, hammering McMurry 50-13 in Nacogdoches. Quarterback Brady Attaway averages 287.7 passing yards a game, with receiver Mike Brooks accounting for 112.3 of those yards each time out.
Montana State Game Notes vs. SFA Stephen F. Austin Game Notes vs. MSU
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 5:07 pm MT/6:07 CT
SITE: Nacogdoches, TX
STADIUM: Bobcat Stadium
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Tyler Wiltgen PBP, Colter Nuanez SL)
TELEVISION: Max Media (Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Jeff Eberle)/ESPN3
ON THE RECORD
• Alex Singleton's 23-yard interception return for a touchdown gave the Bobcat defense its second pick-six in the first three games
• Jake Bleskin's 305 passing yards was the second-most by a new Bobcat starter
• Montana State is one of three FCS teams, with Western Illinois and Bucknell, bereft of turnovers through week three
STADIUM STUFF
• MSU averages 428.9 yards and 33.0 points per game on its six-year old turf field
• Montana State has played 41 consecutive home games with announced crowds larger than 10,000
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
• Three Big Sky teams rank in college football's top 100 in the Sagarin Ratings
• Four of the FCS' top five total offense squads (2-Portland State, 3-Montana, 4-Idaho State, 5-Eastern Washington) are Big Sky squads
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU's 2013 seniors claim 32 career wins and a .790 win percentage
• The Bobcats are 18-0 under Rob Ash when the team's defense scores
STREAKS
• MSU's 33 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 each game this year, and has at least one tackle-for-loss in 12 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 52 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 (47.0) and tied for eighth in sacks (27.0)
• Cody Kirk's 33 career rushing TDs is 1st in MSU history
SHINING
• MSU's Defense logged its first shutout since Oct. 7, 2006, a 14-0 home whitewash of Portland St. 82 games ago
• LB Alex Singleton intercepted his second pass of the season Saturday, a pick six, and the third of his career
• DE Brad Daly leads the FCS in sacks and tackles-for-loss
Montana State Game Notes vs. SFA Stephen F. Austin Game Notes vs. MSU
THIS WEEK'S GAME
KICKOFF: 5:07 pm MT/6:07 CT
SITE: Nacogdoches, TX
STADIUM: Bobcat Stadium
RADIO: Bobcat Radio Network (Tyler Wiltgen PBP, Colter Nuanez SL)
TELEVISION: Max Media (Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Jeff Eberle)/ESPN3
ON THE RECORD
• Alex Singleton's 23-yard interception return for a touchdown gave the Bobcat defense its second pick-six in the first three games
• Jake Bleskin's 305 passing yards was the second-most by a new Bobcat starter
• Montana State is one of three FCS teams, with Western Illinois and Bucknell, bereft of turnovers through week three
STADIUM STUFF
• MSU averages 428.9 yards and 33.0 points per game on its six-year old turf field
• Montana State has played 41 consecutive home games with announced crowds larger than 10,000
BIG SKY BULLET POINTS
• Three Big Sky teams rank in college football's top 100 in the Sagarin Ratings
• Four of the FCS' top five total offense squads (2-Portland State, 3-Montana, 4-Idaho State, 5-Eastern Washington) are Big Sky squads
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU's 2013 seniors claim 32 career wins and a .790 win percentage
• The Bobcats are 18-0 under Rob Ash when the team's defense scores
STREAKS
• MSU's 33 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 each game this year, and has at least one tackle-for-loss in 12 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 52 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 (47.0) and tied for eighth in sacks (27.0)
• Cody Kirk's 33 career rushing TDs is 1st in MSU history
SHINING
• MSU's Defense logged its first shutout since Oct. 7, 2006, a 14-0 home whitewash of Portland St. 82 games ago
• LB Alex Singleton intercepted his second pass of the season Saturday, a pick six, and the third of his career
• DE Brad Daly leads the FCS in sacks and tackles-for-loss
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