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WHAT'SINSIDE

8 Today’s starters21 The 2012 Bears42 From the cover Some players can change a game with just one play. The Bears’ Dominic Gunn is one of them, and he might be the very best in the Big Sky Conference.

46 ‘Bears Blvd.’ In the ongoing pursuit to turn Greeley into a college town, the City of Greeley and the University of Northern Colorado celebrate today the renaming of portions of 11th Avenue to “Bears Boulevard.”

HOT READS

2 Pregame primer4 UNC numerical6 ISU numerical11 President Kay Norton12 AD Jay Hinrichs14 Head coach Earnest Collins Jr.16 Bears coaching staff22 Meet the Bears27 Nottingham Field28 Gameday experience31 Championship history35 UNC Hall of Fame38 Blue & Gold Club Honor Roll48 Final shot

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GAME 7: IDAHO STATE

PREGAME PRIMERIDAHO STATE (1-5, 0-3 BIG SKY) n NORTHERN COLORADO (1-5, 0-3 BIG SKY)

57.8 Rushing yards / game 75.0 2.4 Rushing yards / attempt 2.7 212-325-9 Passing totals (C-A-INT) 126-227-9

375.0 Passing yards / game 236.2

432.8 Total yards / game 311.2

5.5 Total yards / attempt 4.8

25.3 Scoring / game 19.7

NOTESON THE BEARS

ISU DEFENSE NC

ISU OFFENSE NC

347.8 Rushing yards / game 210.7 7.1 Rushing yards / attempt 4.6

90-155-4 Passing totals (C-A-INT) 108-165-5

209.8 Passing yards / game 204.7 557.7 Total yards / game 415.3 7.5 Total yards / attempt 5.7 51.7 Scoring / game 34.8

n The Bears are 9-19 all-time against Idaho State and 5-9 vs. the Bengals in Greeley. n Northern Colorado is 3-3 vs. Idaho

State since moving to NCAA Division I and is 3-1 in the series over the last four meetings.n Senior Dominic Gunn accounted

for 179 all-purpose yards last week vs. No. 15 Cal Poly and ranks fifth in the Bears’ history in the category. At 3,609 all-purpose yards, he’s 479 yards shy of Andre Wilson (2003-06), who’s in fourth with 4,088.n Gunn’s 613 career punt-return yards

rank him fourth at UNC, just ahead of Jeff Knabenshue (607; 1986-87).n Junior quarterback Seth Lobato

connected with nine receivers last week in his best performance this season. He found junior Jace Davis six times, for 91 yards and a touchdown, and senior Dominic Gunn six times, for 63 yards. n Senior tight end Darin McDonald

also had three catches in last week’s loss, and he caught his first career touchdown.n Lobato finished last week with 278

yards passing, extending to seven games his streak of throwing for at least 200 yards against Big Sky opponents. n Lobato at 3,980 career passing yards

enters today’s game in 10th all-time at Northern Colorado.

WR LUKE AUSTIN WR CHRIS MORRIS

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Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Tromaine Dennis 6 83 337 18 319 3.8 5 29 53.2

Quentin Hildreth 5 41 153 12 141 3.4 0 16 28.2

Robert Holland 3 7 26 1 25 3.6 0 11 8.3

Will Jefferson Jr. 5 2 20 0 2010.0 0 14 4.0

Dimitri Stimphil 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5

Waylon Lolotai 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5

TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0

Mason Puckett 6 1 0 14 -14 -14. 0 0 -2.3

Seth Lobato 6 29 60 105 -45 -1.6 1 11 -7.5

Total 6 166 602 152 450 2.7 6 29 75.0

Opponents 6 275 1367 103 1264 4.6 17 43210.7

Passing g effic comp-att-in pct yds td lg avg/g

Seth Lobato 6110.36 125-223-7 56.1 1412 5 56235.3

Matt Baca 6 -19.33 1-3-1 33.3 5 0 5 0.8

Mason Puckett 6 -200.0 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 6107.28 126-227-9 55.5 1417 5 56236.2

Opponents 6139.91 108-165-5 65.5 1228 9 49204.7

Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Jace Davis 5 31 359 11.6 1 36 71.8

Dominic Gunn 6 24 320 13.3 1 56 53.3

Dimitri Stimphil 6 18 205 11.4 2 46 34.2

Tromaine Dennis 6 12 86 7.2 0 20 14.3

Will Jefferson Jr. 5 10 115 11.5 0 19 23.0

Chris Morris 3 8 75 9.4 0 13 25.0

Darin McDonald 6 6 123 20.5 1 33 20.5

Doug Steele 6 5 59 11.8 0 24 9.8

Austin Wilbers 6 5 32 6.4 0 8 5.3

Robert Holland 3 2 18 9.0 0 9 6.0

Quentin Hildreth 5 2 9 4.5 0 5 1.8

Isiah Cooper 4 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.8

Marcell Peoples 5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8

Sawyere Monson 2 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.5

Total 6 126 1417 11.2 5 56236.2

Opponents 6 108 1228 11.4 9 49204.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dominic Gunn 14 25618.3 1 74

Total 14 25618.3 1 74

Opponents 11 77 7.0 0 19

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Jordan Bible 2 0 0.0 0 0

Courtney Hall 2 0 0.0 0 0

Clarence Bumpas 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 5 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 9 9610.7 2 30

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dominic Gunn 19 39720.9 1 98

Will Jefferson Jr. 3 11638.7 0 56

James Davis 2 6934.5 0 31

Sawyere Monson 0 -15 0.0 0 0

Total 24 56723.6 1 98

Opponents 12 22718.9 0 42

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Leilon Willingham 1 3030.0 1 30

Total 1 3030.0 1 30

Opponents 2 2010.0 0 23

Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Tromaine Dennis 6 83 337 18 319 3.8 5 29 53.2

Quentin Hildreth 5 41 153 12 141 3.4 0 16 28.2

Robert Holland 3 7 26 1 25 3.6 0 11 8.3

Will Jefferson Jr. 5 2 20 0 2010.0 0 14 4.0

Dimitri Stimphil 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5

Waylon Lolotai 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5

TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0

Mason Puckett 6 1 0 14 -14 -14. 0 0 -2.3

Seth Lobato 6 29 60 105 -45 -1.6 1 11 -7.5

Total 6 166 602 152 450 2.7 6 29 75.0

Opponents 6 275 1367 103 1264 4.6 17 43210.7

Passing g efficcomp-att-in pct yds td lg avg/g

Seth Lobato 6110.36 125-223-7 56.1 1412 5 56235.3

Matt Baca 6 -19.33 1-3-1 33.3 5 0 5 0.8

Mason Puckett 6 -200.0 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 6107.28 126-227-9 55.5 1417 5 56236.2

Opponents 6139.91 108-165-5 65.5 1228 9 49204.7

Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Jace Davis 5 31 359 11.6 1 36 71.8

Dominic Gunn 6 24 320 13.3 1 56 53.3

Dimitri Stimphil 6 18 205 11.4 2 46 34.2

Tromaine Dennis 6 12 86 7.2 0 20 14.3

Will Jefferson Jr. 5 10 115 11.5 0 19 23.0

Chris Morris 3 8 75 9.4 0 13 25.0

Darin McDonald 6 6 123 20.5 1 33 20.5

Doug Steele 6 5 59 11.8 0 24 9.8

Austin Wilbers 6 5 32 6.4 0 8 5.3

Robert Holland 3 2 18 9.0 0 9 6.0

Quentin Hildreth 5 2 9 4.5 0 5 1.8

Isiah Cooper 4 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.8

Marcell Peoples 5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8

Sawyere Monson 2 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.5

Total 6 126 1417 11.2 5 56236.2

Opponents 6 108 1228 11.4 9 49204.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dominic Gunn 14 25618.3 1 74

Total 14 25618.3 1 74

Opponents 11 77 7.0 0 19

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Jordan Bible 2 0 0.0 0 0

Courtney Hall 2 0 0.0 0 0

Clarence Bumpas 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 5 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 9 9610.7 2 30

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Dominic Gunn 19 39720.9 1 98

Will Jefferson Jr. 3 11638.7 0 56

James Davis 2 6934.5 0 31

Sawyere Monson 0 -15 0.0 0 0

Total 24 56723.6 1 98

Opponents 12 22718.9 0 42

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Leilon Willingham 1 3030.0 1 30

Total 1 3030.0 1 30

Opponents 2 2010.0 0 23

NORTHERN COLORADO STATS n WEEK 8 n THROUGH OCTOBER 14

Northern Colorado FootballNorthern Colorado Game Results (as of Oct 14, 2012)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Aug 30, 2012 at Utah L 0-41 0-1 0-0 3:00 45273

Sep 08, 2012 COLORADO MESA W 40-3 1-1 0-0 3:01 5136

Sep 15, 2012 at Sacramento State L 17-28 1-2 0-0 2:58 7408

* Sep 22, 2012 at #2 Montana State L 16-41 1-3 0-1 3:04 hrs 18637

* Oct 06, 2012 MONTANA L 17-40 1-4 0-2 3:18 4751

* Oct 13, 2012 at #14 Cal Poly L 28-56 1-5 0-3 2:52 9382

Northern Colorado FootballNorthern Colorado Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2012)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick

56 Clarence Bumpas 5 28 21 49 3.0-11 1.0-8 1-0 . 1 . . .

32 Marcel Gibbons 6 23 16 39 0.5-0 . . 3 . . . .

30 Jordan Bible 6 24 14 38 1.5-3 . 2-0 1 . 1-0 . .

52 Herve Tonye-Tonye 6 12 22 34 3.5-12 . . . . . 2 .

49 Gavin Miller 6 10 18 28 3.0-5 . . . 1 . . .

5 Leilon Willingham 6 13 13 26 1.5-2 0.5-1 . 1 . 1-30 . .

94 Lexington Smith 6 8 15 23 . . . . . . . .

42 Kyle Griffin 6 12 9 21 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . . .

22 Mykel Morse 5 18 3 21 1.0-2 . . 3 . 1-0 . .

28 Timi Niweigha 6 16 2 18 2.0-7 . . . . . . .

99 Marcus Lucas 6 8 10 18 3.5-14 2.5-8 . . . . . .

51 Cameron Friend 6 10 7 17 . . . . . . . .

23 Tyler Dogins 4 10 6 16 0.5-1 . . . . . . 1

27 Dominick Sierra 6 8 7 15 1.0-2 . . . . . . .

46 Conor Sparacio 6 6 8 14 2.0-4 . . . 1 . . .

48 Ryan Holmes 6 5 8 13 1.0-1 . . . . . . .

11 Courtney Hall 5 11 2 13 2.0-2 . 2-0 . 1 . 1 .

8 James Davis 6 6 5 11 . . . 1 . . 1 .

92 Chris Urbaniak 5 4 6 10 . . . . . . . .

96 Sean Alexander 4 3 6 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . .

50 Cody Gilmore 6 2 4 6 . . . . . . . .

45 Matt Gackle 5 1 4 5 . . . . . 1-0 . .

93 Isiah Jones 5 1 3 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . 2 . . .

91 Devontae Chapple 1 . 4 4 . . . 1 . . . .

13 Aisea Vave 5 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .

16 Dominic Gunn 6 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .

26 Lawon Benford 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . .

86 Derek Vander Velde 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .

21 Isiah Cooper 4 . 2 2 . . . . . . . .

53 Curtis Truett 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . .

20 Emanuel Hamilton 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .

77 Nick Candler 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

7 Finnis Caldwell 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

84 Doug Steele 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

33 Quentin Hildreth 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

1 Will Jefferson Jr. 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .

29 JaQueal Walker 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

47 Austin Wilbers 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .

Total 6 253 222 475 29-78 6-28 5-0 10 6 4-30 4 1

Opponents 6 195 215 410 40-152 15-96 9-96 27 16 5-20 6 1

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GAME 7: IDAHO STATE

NORTHERN COLORADO1-5 OVERALL n 0-3 BIG SKY CONFERENCENO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL)1 Will Jefferson Jr. WR 6-1 195 Jr. TR Moreno Valley, Calif. (Colorado/Vista Del Lago)2 Marcell Peoples WR 5-9 171 So. 1V Corona, Calif. (Santiago)3 Dimitri Stimphil WR 5-8 173 So. 1V Homestead, Fla. (South Dade Senior)4 Thomas Singleton DB 5-10 169 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)5 Leilon Willingham LB 6-0 244 So. TR Denver, Colo. (Central Florida/Mullen)7 Finnis Caldwell DB 5-11 184 Sr. SQ Stockton, Calif. (Delta CC/Edison)8 James Davis DB 5-10 173 So. 1V Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern)9 Seth Lobato QB 6-5 230 Jr. 1V Eaton, Colo. (Colorado/Eaton)10 Matt Baca QB 6-0 215 Sr. 1V Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala)11 Courtney Hall DB 5-9 159 So. 1V Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely)13 Aisea Vave DE 6-2 255 Sr. 1V Kahalui, Hawai’i (Mesa CC/Meridian HS(Idaho))14 Dave Eden K/P 5-11 183 Jr. 2V Westminster, Colo. (Standley Lake)14 Tareq Abulebbeh DB 5-10 190 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Kearny)15 Sean Rubalcaba QB 6-2 179 Fr. HS Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction)16 Dominic Gunn WR 5-11 170 Sr. 2V Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview)17 Tim Tancik QB 5-9 179 Jr. SQ Denver, Colo. (Mullen)18 Chris Morris WR 6-2 182 Sr. 3V Burbank, Calif. (John Burroughs)19 Dajuan Mack WR 6-1 231 Jr. RS Lakewood, Colo. (Fort Hays State/Bear Creek)20 Emanuel Hamilton DB 5-8 181 Jr. JC San Jacinto, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto JC/San Jacinto)21 Isiah Cooper WR 5-8 154 Fr. RS Bowling Green, Ky. (Denver Montbello)22 Mykel Morse DB 5-11 172 So. JC Parker, Colo. (Scottsdale CC/Chaparral)23 Tyler Dogins DB 5-10 200 Jr. JC Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield JC/Ridgeview)24 Landon Ecker DB 6-1 173 Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge )24 Christian Reddick RB 5-10 186 Jr. RS Chicago, Ill. (Wartburg Coll./Wheaton Academy)25 Jace Davis WR 6-0 209 Jr. 2V Lone Tree, Colo. (Denver East)26 Lawon Benford DB 6-1 188 Fr. HS Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson)27 Dominick Sierra LB 6-0 218 Jr. JC Norwalk, Calif. (Cerritos Coll./La Habra)28 Timi Niweigha S 6-1 188 Jr. JC San Jose, Calif. (San Jose CC/Oak Grove)29 JaQueal Walker LB 6-2 211 Fr. RS Plaquemine, La. (Newman Smith {TX})30 Jordan Bible S 5-8 191 Sr. 3V Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)31 Tromaine Dennis RB 5-11 205 Jr. JC Jersey City, N.J. (Butte College/Dickinson)32 Marcel Gibbons S 5-11 189 Sr. 3V Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge)33 Quentin Hildreth RB 5-7 205 Jr. 1V Aurora, Colo. (Colorado/Denver East)34 Brandon Miller LB 5-9 225 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Central)35 Raymond Ndjonok-Tonye FB 5-10 217 Jr. TR Montréal, Quebec, Can. (Alcorn St./Cégep du Vieux)36 Robert Holland RB 5-11 204 So. 1V Golden, Colo. (Golden)37 Mason Walters DB 5-11 197 So. HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer)38 Taylor Risner DB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Wiggins, Colo. (Wiggins)39 Ernest Marshall RB 5-10 208 Fr. RS Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds)40 Mason Puckett K 5-11 194 Sr. 3V Mililani, Hawai’i (Aiea)41 Lavell Sanders LB 6-1 208 Fr. HS Compton, Calif. (Dominguez)42 Kyle Griffin SS 6-2 204 So. 1V Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley)43 Ryan Gackle FB 6-1 254 So. 1V Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Classical Academy)44 Quinn Zamora FB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Palisade, Colo. (Palisade)

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL)45 Matt Gackle DL 6-0 278 So. SQ Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Classical Academy)46 Conor Sparacio DL 6-1 231 Jr. 2V Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill)47 Austin Wilbers TE 6-2 229 Jr. 1V Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek)48 Ryan Holmes DE 6-1 245 Jr. 1V Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)49 Gavin Miller DE 6-2 244 Jr. 2V Greeley, Colo. (Greeley West)50 Cody Gilmore OL 6-3 303 Sr. 3V Aurora, Colo. (Grandview)51 Cameron Friend LB 6-0 227 Sr. 3V Denver, Colo. (Mullen)52 Hervé Tonye-Tonye LB 6-0 237 Sr. TR Montréal, Quebec, Can. (Alcorn St./Cégep du Vieux)53 Curtis Truett LB 6-0 217 Sr. SQ Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill)54 Hawk Hanoa OL 6-0 279 Fr. RS Honolulu, Hawai’i (Kamehameha)55 Marcus Forward II LB 6-1 207 Fr. HS Flint, Mich. (Flint Northern)56 Clarence Bumpas LB 6-2 236 Jr. 1V Colorado Springs, Colo. (Kansas State/Sierra)57 Jake Solomon OL 6-4 299 Sr. 1V Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC/Mesquite)58 A.J. Isenburg LB 5-11 205 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian)61 Jesse Holzmer P/K 5-11 192 Fr. HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart)62 Joseph Turner OT 6-4 275 Fr. HS Oxnard, Calif. (Oxnard)63 Tyler Wilemon OT 6-4 303 Fr. HS Laguna Nigel, Calif. (Dana Hills)64 Zak Thrall OL 6-3 305 Jr. SQ Eagle, Colo. (Eagle Valley)65 Tyler Olker OL 6-0 298 Jr. JC Spring Grove, Ill. (Coll. of DuPage/Richmond-Burton)66 Nathan Shepherd OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS Sedalia, Colo. (Castleview)67 Austin Hendrickson OL 6-4 272 Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West)70 Sean McGill OT 6-7 265 Fr. HS Tigard, Ore. (Southridge)71 Chris Anderson OL 6-4 290 Sr. 2V Valencia, Calif. (Santa Barbara CC/Hart)72 Rick Aversano OL 6-3 274 Sr. 2V Santa Clarita, Calif. (Santa Barbara CC/Hart)74 Sean Palinckx OL 6-7 291 Fr. RS Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)75 Filipo Mose OT 6-6 304 Fr. RS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)76 Marcus Piechowski OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian)77 Nick Candler OT 6-5 289 Sr. 2V Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)78 Joe Carroll OL 6-2 284 Jr. TR Denver, Colo. (CSU-Pueblo/Mullen)79 Conner Pawlak OL 6-2 296 So. SQ Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs)80 A.J. Battle WR 6-1 160 So. HS Denver, Colo. (Denver South)81 Ben Cary WR 6-1 189 So. SQ Greeley, Colo. (Northridge)82 Waylon Lolotai TE 6-2 258 Jr. TR Lafayette, Colo. (Hawai’i/Centaurus)83 Sean Leslie WR 6-3 198 Fr. RS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West)84 Doug Steele TE 6-3 258 Sr. 2V Tucson, Ariz. (Pima CC/Canyon Del Oro)85 Darin McDonald TE 6-1 226 Sr. 1V Greenwood Village, Colo. (Wyoming/Cherry Creek)86 Derek Vander Velde WR 6-4 199 Fr. RS Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge)87 Stephen Miller WR 6-3 180 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian)88 Sawyere Monson TE 6-4 239 So. SQ Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)89 Christian Remmo TE 6-4 237 Fr. RS Loveland, Colo. (Fairview)90 Myles Overton DT 6-3 320 Fr. HS Flint, Mich. (Carman Ainsworth)91 Devontae Chapple DT 6-5 275 So. 1V Denver, Colo. (Northglenn)92 Chris Urbaniak DE 6-3 260 Fr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer)93 Isiah Jones DE 6-2 246 Jr. JC Placentia, Calif. (Fullerton Coll./El Dorado)94 Lexington Smith DT 6-4 288 So. 1V Denver, Colo. (Denver East)96 Sean Alexander DL 6-4 274 Jr. RS Katy, Texas (Air Force/Katy)97 Jim Ulerick DT 6-1 287 Fr. HS Kokomo, Ind. (Maconaquah)98 Cody Russell DE 6-5 241 Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge)99 Marcus Lucas DE 6-3 235 Sr. 3V Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview)

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GAME 7: IDAHO STATE

IDAHO STATE1-5 OVERALL n 0-3 BIG SKY CONFERENCENO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)1 Anthony Boyles 6-2 202 DB Sr. 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Washington2 Donovan Henley 5-10 178 DB Sr. 1L Chandler, Ariz./Glendale College4 Marcus Reaves 6-2 195 RB Fr. HS Pinson, Ala.Clay-Chalkville HS4 Brennan Ghassemieh 5-8 195 DB Sr. SQ Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS5 Cam Richmond 6-1 175 WR Rs. Jr. 1L Fairfield, Calif./Santa Rosa CC5 Richard Blackmon II 5-11 180 DB Fr. HS Menifee, Calif.Calif. /Military Institution6 Kai Campbell 5-10 185 WR Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS7 Derek Graves 6-0 185 WR Sr. 1L Stockton, Calif. /San Jaoquin Delta7 Demetrius Oliver 5-9 170 DB Fr. HS Meridian, Idaho/Rocky Mountain HS8 DeShawn Perkins 5-9 185 DB Fr. HS West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan HS9 Ed Pritchett 6-0 201 LB So. 1L Columbus, Georgia/Carver HS10 Taison Manu 5-9 180 DB Fr. V Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS11 Demetrius Allen 5-11 217 LB So. 1L Miami, Florida/Miami Northwestern HS12 KW Williams 6-1 207 DB Fr. HS Auburn, Wash./Thomas Jefferson HS13 Rodrick Rumble 6-2 210 WR Sr. 3L Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS14 Erich Pew 5-6 158 K Rs. Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS15 Kevin Yost 6-1 195 QB Sr. 1L Peoria, Ariz./Glendale College16 Riley Sessions 6-3 215 QB Fr. HS Salmon, Idaho/Salmon HS17 CJ Reyes 5-7 190 PK So. 1L New Hall, Calif./Hart HS18 Justin Arias 6-1 202 QB Jr. 1L Agoura Hills, Calif./College of the Canyons20 Aaron Prier 5-10 188 RB So. 1L San Pablo, Calif.S/alesian HS21 CJ Langlow 6-1 195 DB Rs.Fr. HS Tacoma, Wash./Curtis HS22 Pat Carter 6-0 204 DB Fr. HS Boise, Idaho/Capital HS23 Nate Weber 5-11 195 DB Rs. Fr. HS Idaho Falls, Idaho/Skyline HS24 Phillip Pleasant 5-11 202 DB Rs. Sr. 2L Rosamond, Calif./Desert HS25 Tanner Davis 5-10 208 DB Rs. Jr. 2L Gig Harbor, Wash./Gig Harbor HS26 Michael Berger 6-1 183 DB Rs. So. 1L Idaho Falls, Idaho/Skyline HS27 Jon Davidson 6-0 183 DB Rs. Jr. 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Oregon State28 Cameron Gupton 5-8 188 DB Rs. Jr. 2L Brentwood, Calif./Freedom HS29 Cody Sorensen 5-11 196 DB So. 1L Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS 30 Hayden Stout 6-2 211 LB Fr. HS Meridian, Idaho/Meridian HS31 Xavier Finney 5-11 205 RB Fr. HS Oceanside, Calif./El Camino HS32 Daniel McSurdy 5-11 195 RB So. 1L Boise, Idaho/Mountain View HS34 Ethan Monroe 5-11 207 LB Sr. 3L Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston HS35 Braeden Mitchell 6-0 195 RB Fr. HS Idaho Falls, Idaho/Skyline HS36 Skyler Larsen 6-0 195 DB Rs. So. SQ Boise, Idaho/Timberline HS37 Brendon Garcia 5-11 150 PK Jr. 2L Monte Vista, Calif./Monte Vista HS38 Thomas Graff 6-2 220 LB Jr. SQ Mission Viejo, Calif./Saddleback JC39 Derek Kaasa 5-9 170 DB Rs. Fr. HS Idaho Falls, Idaho/Skyline HS40 Trevor Spence 5-11 218 LB Jr. 1L Aberdeen, Idaho/Aberdeen HS43 Leki Fuapau 6-1 263 DL Rs. Sr. SQ Sacramento, Calif./Sierra College 44 Jake Pele 6-1 241 LB Jr. 1L Algona, Wash./Auburn-Riverside HS45 Keelan McCaffery 6-1 215 LB So. 1L Rupert, Idaho/Miniaco HS46 Mitch Beckstead 6-0 227 LB So. 1L Dayton, Idaho/West Side HS

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)47 Logan Larsen 6-0 195 DB Fr. HS Boise, Idaho/Boise HS48 Kurt Karstetter 6-2 209 LB Fr. HS Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS49 Christian Gines 6-1 185 DB So. 1L Nampa, Idaho/Sky View HS50 Taylor Ragan 6-3 233 LB Rs.Fr. HS Bellvue, Wash./Sammamish HS51 David Forester 6-2 255 DL So. 1L Idaho City, Idaho/Idaho City HS52 Richie Te’o 5-11 245 DL Rs. Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho/Pocatello HS53 Austin Baker 6-2 242 DL Jr. N/A Dubois, Wyo./Dubois HS55 Kyle Henry 6-1 205 LB Rs. Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis HS56 Mark Clampitt 6-2 283 OL Sr. 3L Torrance, Calif./West HS58 Derek Berrey 6-5 235 DL Rs. Fr. HS University Place, Wash./Wash.Curtis HS 60 Wesley Wingrove 6-4 311 OL Fr. HS Hephzibah, Ga./Hephzibah HS61 John van Vliet 6-2 268 OL Sr. 3L Twin Falls, Idaho/Lighthouse Christian HS62 Sage Warner 6-2 255 OL Rs. So. 1L Declo, Idaho/Declo HS63 Travis Namohala 6-2 277 OL Fr. HS Honolulu, Hawai’i/Kamehameha HS65 Matt Lewis 6-5 331 OL Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah/Judge Memorial HS68 Kevin Park 6-4 325 OL Jr. SQ Roeland Park, Kansas/Fort Scott CC 69 Cody Abbott 6-3 282 OL Fr. HS Meridian, Idaho/Meridian HS70 Montana Gessell 6-3 300 OL Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS71 Josh Cutler 6-3 307 OL So. 1L Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS72 Pat Ryan 6-3 255 DL Fr. HS Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS73 Colin Prestesater 6-6 285 OL Fr. HS Encino, Calif./Crespi Carmelite HS74 Nick Beckman 6-5 275 OL Rs. So. 1L Boise, Idaho/Capital HS75 Christian Diehm 6-5 255 OL Rs. Fr. HS Carson, Calif./San Pedro HS77 Erik Jacobson 6-5 265 OL Sr.. 2L Hailey, Idaho/Wood River HS78 Jim Bagley 6-3 265 OL So. 1L Meridian, Idaho/Rocky Mountain HS80 Broc Malcom 5-11 170 WR Fr. HS Hanceville, Ala./Hanceville HS81 Kameron Taylor 6-2 185 WR Fr. HS Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS82 Luke Austin 6-1 185 WR Jr. 2L Boise, Idaho/Skyview HS84 Chase Place 5-10 185 WR Rs. Fr. HS Boise, Idaho/Rocky Mountain HS85 Devin Benjamin 6-2 185 WR Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento HS86 Josh Cook 6-3 235 TE Fr. HS Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS87 Tyler Wright 6-5 210 TE Fr. HS Mountain Home, Idaho/Mt. Home HS88 Josh Hill 6-5 229 TE Sr. 3L Blackfoot, Idaho/Boise State89 Cole Lemer 6-1 201 WR Fr. HS Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS90 Terrence Carey 6-0 300 DL Rs. Fr. HS Miami, Florida/Florida State 91 James Bergren 6-4 248 DL Jr. 2L Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS92 Kimo Makaula 6-2 264 DL Rs. Jr. 1L Kailua, Hawai’i/Washington93 Tyler Graves 6-4 245 DL Rs. Fr. HS Fruitland, Idaho/Fruitland HS 95 Jake Rouser 6-3 242 DL Rs. Sr. 3L Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor HS96 Mitch Word 6-4 285 DL Fr. HS Marietta, Georgia/Lassiter HS97 Chris Edwards 6-0 255 DL Rs. Fr. HS Meridian, Idaho/Meridian HS98 Drew Sharkey 6-1 255 DL Fr. HS Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS 99 Austin Graves 6-2 245 DL Rs. So. 1L Kennewick, Wash./Washington State

Head coach: Mike Kramer; Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks: Don Bailey; Offensive line: Derrick Roche; Running backs: Roger Cooper; Inside wide receivers/special teams: Matt Troxel; Outside wide receivers: Anthony Tucker; Linebackers: Rudy Griffin; Defensive line: Todd Bates; Defensive backs: Daniel Drayton; Director of operations/video: Tom Steiner; Director of academics: Quinton Freeman; Athletic trainer: Tom Brock

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STARTING LINEUP PROBABLES

WHEN NORTHERN COLORADO IS ON OFFENSE

WHEN NORTHERN COLORADO IS ON DEFENSE

WR#25

DAVIS

TE#84

STEELE

LB#11

ALLEN

SS#28

GUPTON

FS#24

PLEASANT

RT#74

PALINCKX

LB#40

SPENCE

RG#71

ANDERSON

DE#43

FUAPAU

C#64

THRALL

NT#91

BERGREN

NT#99

GRAVES

QB#9

LOBATOTE

#88MONSON

RB#31

DENNIS

LG#72

AVERSANO

DE#95

ROUSER

LT#77

CANDLER

LB#46

BECKSTEAD

WR#16

GUNN

CB#27

DAVIDSON

CB#1

BOYLES

CB#8

DAVIS

WR#82

AUSTIN

TE#88HILL

LT#73

PRESTESATER

RE#49

MILLER

LG#60

WINGROVE

RT#50

URBANIAK

C#63

NAMOHALA

QB#15

YOST

RB#20

PRIER

NG#94

SMITH

RG#56

CLAMPITT

LE#48

HOLMES

RT#78

BAGLEY

CB#28

NIWEIGHA

WR#5

RICHMOND

WR#13

RUMBLE

SLB#5

WILLINGHAM

SS#42

GRIFFIN

MLB#52

TONYE-TONYE

FS#30

BIBLE

WLB#32

GIBBONS

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TRADITIONS OF FALLTHERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND THE BEARS DO IT RIGHT!

PRIDE OF THE ROCKIES MARCHING BAND

NORTHERN COLORADO CHEER

SUGAR BEARS DANCE TEAM

UNC FIGHT SONGOn down the field we go to victory,

The colors navy blue and gold. And to our fighting team we hold our spirit high.

The mighty Bears are we ...Go, Bears!

Fight, fight to win each battle fairly,The only way we e’er shall be.

We shout out the name,To keep the fame and glory to old

U - N - C!

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FROM THE COVER

Some players can change a game in an instant--in just one play. Northern Colorado senior Dominic Gunn is one of those players, and he might be the very best in the

Big Sky Conference. He’s a special talent for the Bears’ special teams.

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S ome call them “game changers”--others call them “x-factors.” Whatever you call

them, you can find them anywhere on the field, and these football players have the rare ability to change a game with just one play.

They are key to any good team, and Northern Colorado has one of the very best in the Big Sky Conference, if not the country.

Dominic Gunn has become the Bears’ game changer (that’s what we’ll go with) by providing explosive plays in an area of the game that can sometimes be forgotten: special teams.

If you take a look at the Northern Colorado record book, you’ll see Gunn’s name already listed atop several NCAA Division I and all-time school marks.

With one punt return of 12 yards last week against Cal Poly, the senior from Aurora broke his own single-season NCAA Division I school record for punt-return yards (248). He now sits at 256 in the category and still has five games left to

improve upon his own mark.“I really think I’ve improved on just going out

there and playing,” Gunn says. “I don’t think as much and just let it be natural and trust in what I’ve been learning these past five years--what the coaches have been teaching me. I just want to go out there and do it. Just go out there and fly around and let the bullets fly and do what I do.”

With a defense as stout as Northern Colorado’s, it pays to have a returner as dangerous as Gunn because he gets plenty of opportunities to make a play.

Already this season he has taken a punt back to the house--breaking open a 74-yard return to give the Bears a 10-7 lead in the second quarter of a road game against Sacramento State.

That score was the Bears’ first in 11 years on a punt return after Vincent Jackson (now with the

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers) brought one back 79 yards against North Dakota State.

“I’m trying to bust a big one,” Gunn says. “I just go out there and tell myself, ‘This is the one. Let’s go . Every time.’ Once you pass that first line, it’s time for a big one. You get past that first line of defenders [and] you can break it at any time.”

Gunn then nearly had another punt-return touchdown a week earlier against Colorado Mesa, when he authored a return of 67 yards before being tackled at the 4-yard line.

Having a player with Gunn’s ability gives Northern Colorado head coach Earnest Collins Jr. a weapon that can, at the very least, win the position-field battle.

At his best, Gunn can provide enough punch to win a football game.

“Anytime you can get a game-changer like that on special teams, it’s always a 35, 40-yard swing any possession,” Collins says. “I tell our guys, ‘If you can just give Dom enough time to catch it and get his eyes downfield he’s going to make two or three people miss, and that’s going to be at least 10 to 15 yards for us.

“If you give him five to 10 yards it could be a touchdown. It’s just about giving him time.”

One team that knows just what kind of impact Gunn can have is the Montana Grizzlies. Last season, as a junior, Gunn began the second half in Missoula with what was then a career-best 94-yard kick return touchdown. He racked up a career-high 215 all-purpose yards on the day.

This season, to celebrate his final Homecoming game, Gunn once again scored on the second-half kickoff, this time igniting the crowd with a 98-yard return that cut Montana’s lead to 10-7.

Returning kicks has been something Gunn has ex-celled at for the Bears his entire career. He owns the school’s all-time career kick-return record (1,969) and, after racking up 104 yards on five returns against Cal Poly, he sits just 31 yards shy of becom-ing the Bears’ first 2,000-yard kick returner.

While Gunn has always played an integral role in Northern Colorado’s special teams units, he’s proven he has the ability to be a game changer on

the offensive side of the ball, too, as he’s developed into one of the Bears’ biggest threats in the passing game, too. He enters today’s game with the Bears’ second-most receiving yards this year (320).

“I’m just trying to hone in the techniques and route running and catching everything,” Gunn says. “That’s a big emphasis, trying to catch everything. Getting open, being patient, trusting the quarter-back, getting to my depth--just everything. I’ve just amped everything up from previous years.”

Over the last two seasons Gunn has quietly become one of junior quarterback Seth Lobato’s favorite targets--having caught at least one pass in 11 straight games.

“Dom is a dynamic playmaker, really,” Lobato says. “Return-game guy, wide receiver, he can do some reverses and stuff. You need guys like that on your team. I can’t say enough about Dom’s effort and his enthusiasm and intensity on the field.”

It’s his dual-threat ability that sets Gunn apart in the Big Sky. After putting up 214 more all-purpose yards against Cal Poly last week, he improved his career number in the category to 3,644 yards--good for fifth most in school history and the most in the Bears’ Division I history.

His explosive play in the return game has even caught the eye of some NFL scouts.

“I think Dom’s figured out he has to be a player for us, and he’s got to step up for us,” Collins says. “He’s got the tools, and he’s got NFL scouts coming to look at him now, and like I told him: that just ups the stakes for him.”

While he may not be the team’s vocal leader, the soft-spoken Gunn knows his play on the field must serve as an example to the rest of his teammates. There’s no doubt he’s willing to do whatever it takes to help his program get back on track before his career is done.

“It really just comes down to trust,” Gunn says. “The offense has to trust the defense, the defense has to trust us and everyone trust special teams. Everyone just has to do their own assignment. Don’t worry about everybody else. Just do your job each play, and things will happen for themselves. We just need to come together.”

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TALKOF THE

TOWNI n the fall of 2009, City of Greeley

staff members attended a Northern Colorado Communications class where students described their perceptions of Greeley. Wanting to bridge the cultural gap, City staff then recruited students to spearhead a campaign to get UNC students off

campus and discover “their home away from home”. Other organizations joined

the project, including the Greeley Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Development Authori-

ty, and representatives from the University. In the spring of 2010, the “Operation Bear

Aware (OBA)” campaign was born and Greeley began to focus on becoming a college town.

The first goal was to encourage and then mea-sure the number of students who shopped and dined at local businesses or used City facilities.

Students were asked to sign up whenever they visited OBA businesses, and, in addition to win-ning prizes, they were given a challenge: If 6,000 students signed up, the City of Greeley would

name portions of 11th Avenue “Bears Boulevard.” In four semesters, more than 6,000 students

met that challenge, and we celebrate that renam-ing at today’s football game!

To further strengthen the relationship between students and the City, efforts have continued for the 2012-13 school year. “Bear Biz” is the newest campaign moniker, and specific businesses have agreed to provide a discount to any Northern Colorado student who shows their student ID.

Those businesses include coffee shops, restaurants, financial institutions, entertainment venues, retail shops and more.

A list of all participants and the discounts they offer can be found at www.bearbizgreeley.com. “Bear Biz” is also on Facebook and Twitter.

The “Bear Biz” campaign, started and continued on by a multitude of impressive UNC students, offers its most sincere welcome to all Northern Colorado students, parents, faculty and staff. You are invited to visit and support our participating local businesses and see that Greeley is a true college town!

By SUSAN NELSON | NORTHERN COLORADOBy SUSAN NELSON | NORTHERN COLORADO