No. 7 Wildcats back home for Montana State Saturday

THE GAME

• After a big Homecoming win last week, Weber State is right back home for another key home game as the Wildcats host longtime rival Montana State Saturday.

• Saturday's game will kickoff at 4:00 p.m. from Stewart Stadium.

• The game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS Northwest, as well as AT&T Sports Net with Tom Glasgow, Taylor Burton and Jen Mueller on the call.

• There will NOT be any streaming online of Saturday's game.

• Radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com with Steve Klauke and former Wildcat head coach and athletic director Jerry Graybeal on the call.

• Live stats will be at WeberStateSports.com.

OPENING DRIVE

• Weber State improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in Big Sky Conference play following Saturday's 14-6 win over No. 3 Eastern Washington.

• The Wildcats moved up to seventh in the nation in the latest STATS FCS poll, and are the highest ranked team in the Big Sky.

• Senior Jawian Harrison Jr. was named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Saturday's win.

• Montana State is also 4-2 on the year and 2-1 in conference play.

• This is the third top 10 team MSU has faced this season.

• The Wildcat defense leads the nation in turnovers gained, fumbles recovered and turnover margin.

• Head coach Jay Hill is in his fifth season as head coach of the Wildcats. He has a combined record of 30-25 overall and is 22-13 in Big Sky games.

• Montana State is coached by Jeff Choate who is in his third season with the Bobcats.

• This will be the 54th all-time meeting between the two charter members of the Big Sky. Montana State holds a 30-22-1 all-time series lead but the Wildcats have won the last two games played, including a 25-17 win in Bozeman last year.

• MSU holds a 15-12 series lead in games in Ogden, but the Wildcats won the last game played 45-27 in 2016.

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Players Mentioned

Jawian Harrison Jr.

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