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Montana State at Southern Utah
P At Eccles Coliseum
Kickoff • Saturday, noon
Live stream • WatchBigSky.com
Radio • 590-AM
Records • Southern Utah 4-4, 3-3; Montana State 2-6, 0-5
Series history • Montana State, 3-2
Last meeting • Southern Utah, 34-23 (2015)
About the Bobcats • They have lost five straight games. … They have beaten Bryant (27-24) and Western Oregon (55-0) this season. … They come off a bye. … Defensively, they allow 26 points and 411 yards per game. … Jeff Choate is in his first season as the Bobcats' head coach. Previously, he was an assistant at Utah State, Boise State, Washington, Washington State and Florida.
About the Thunderbirds • They come off a 52-27 win at Idaho State. … They finished with 610 total yards against the Bengals. … They are 3-1 at home. … In the fourth quarter this season, they have been outscored, 71-34. … They have converted only 29 percent third down. … QB Patrick Tyler completes 60.1 percent of his passes. He's thrown for 14 touchdowns. He's been intercepted five times.