Northern Arizona
at Weber State
Saturday, Nov. 12, 1:35 p.m.
Ogden, Utah
Stewart Stadium
(17,500, Hellas Turf)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Weber State leads 25-22 and has won three straight.
Last Meeting: Vai Tafuna scored on a 2-yard run with 38 seconds remaining to lift WSU to a 27-26 road win over NAU in 2010. Mike Hoke came off the bench to complete 11-of-15 passes for 168 yards and one touchdown for the Wildcats.
Coaches: Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 76-80 in his 14th season with the Lumberjacks...Weber State’s Ron McBride is 41-38 in his seventh season with the Wildcats...McBride is 4-2 vs. Souers.
Notes: The teams first met in 1964...WSU leads the series in Ogden 17-6...The last time the teams met in Ogden, WSU won 29-7 in 2009 in a snowstorm...NAU has won two in a row. WSU has lost three in a row...NAU’s Zach Bauman rushed for 124 yards and had 121 receiving yards in last week’s win over Northern Colorado...Bauman ranks fourth in the nation in rushing yards per game and is seventh in all-purpose yards...WSU RB Josh Booker rushed for a career-high 121 yards in last week’s loss to Montana State...Weber State has been outscored 56-14 in the second half of its last two home games, losses to Southern Utah and Montana State...Weber State is +3 in turnover margin. NAU is -5...WSU QB Mike Hoke has thrown 17 touchdowns and just three interceptions this season...WSU coach Ron McBride tore his ACL last week during the MSU game.