Weber State University Athletics

Saturday, October 27
Grand Forks, ND
1:00 p.m. MT

Weber State University

at

#22 North Dakota

Iosua Opeta 2018 MSU
Iosua Opeta and the Wildcats head to North Dakota Saturday.
Photo by: Robert Casey

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. 

• Saturday's game will kickoff at 2 p.m. Central time (1 p.m. MT) from the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

• The game streamed online for free on Pluto TV channel 241 and WatchBigSky.com. 

• 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 5-2 overall and 3-1 in Big Sky Conference play following Saturday's 34-24 win over Montana State.  

• The Wildcats have moved up to fourth in the country in this week's STATS FCS poll, the highest national ranking in school history. 

• Senior Treshawn Garrett had three rushing touchdowns in Saturday's win. 

• North Dakota is also 5-2 on the season and ranked 22nd in the nation in this week's poll. 

• 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. 

• The Wildcat defense leads the conference in several defensive categories and is tops in the nation in turnovers and fumbles recovered. 

• 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.  

• North Dakota is coached by Bubba Schweigert who is in his fifth season as head coach with the Fighting Hawks.  

• Weber State plays three of its final regular season games on the road. 

• 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. 

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