Weber State University Athletics

No. 4 Weber State heads to No. 22 North Dakota Saturday
10/23/2018 2:18:00 PM | Football
THE GAME
• After another home win and with their all-time highest national ranking, the Weber State football team hits the road for a showdown at No. 22 North Dakota Saturday.Â
• Saturday's game will kickoff at 2 p.m. Central time (1 p.m. MT) from the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Â
• The game streamed online for free on Pluto TV channel 241 and WatchBigSky.com.Â
• 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.Â
• Live stats will be at WeberStateSports.com.Â
OPENING DRIVEÂ
• Weber State improved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in Big Sky Conference play following Saturday's 34-24 win over Montana State. Â
• The Wildcats have moved up to fourth in the country in this week's STATS FCS poll, the highest national ranking in school history.Â
• Senior Treshawn Garrett had three rushing touchdowns in Saturday's win.Â
• North Dakota is also 5-2 on the season and ranked 22nd in the nation in this week's poll.Â
• UND is playing as an FCS independent team this season, though playing a Big Sky schedule. Saturday's game will count in the Big Sky standings for the Wildcats.Â
• The Wildcat defense leads the conference in several defensive categories and is tops in the nation in turnovers and fumbles recovered.Â
• Head coach Jay Hill is in his fifth season as head coach of the Wildcats. He has a combined record of 31-25 overall and is 23-13 in Big Sky games. Â
• North Dakota is coached by Bubba Schweigert who is in his fifth season as head coach with the Fighting Hawks. Â
• Weber State plays three of its final regular season games on the road.Â
• This will be just the fourth meeting all-time between the two schools, with Weber State holding a 2-1 series lead. Grand Forks was the site of Jay Hill's first win as a head coach in 2014. The Wildcats also won in 2015 in Ogden, before falling to UND in 2016 in Grand Forks.Â