Northern Colorado Bears at Idaho Vandals
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Eric Gibson Jr. throws for 350 yards, 2 TDs and Northern Colorado tops Idaho 49-33
The Bears (3-3, 1-1 Bog Sky) scored 35 points in the first half and added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Gibson completed 22 of 34 passes and threw TD passes of 7 yards to Mathias Price and 22 yards to Brayden Munroe, both in the second quarter. Munroe gained 151 yards on five receptions and Carver Cheeks had 120 yards on nine catches.
Jack Wagner passed for 237 yards and Rocco Koch had two touchdowns among his 81 yards rushing for Idaho (2-4, 0-2).
Koch's 16-yard touchdown run had the Vandals within 35-25 in the third, but Cheeks recovered his own fumble for a touchdown that put the Bears up 42-25.
Nate Thomas scored to get Idaho within 42-33 midway through the fourth, but Northern Colorado responded again with an 18-yard touchdown run by Brandon Johnson for the game's final points.
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- TV Channel: Bears at Vandals 2021 College Football, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:57 | Mathias Price 1 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 8:44 | Jacob Willig 52 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:18 | Elisha Cummings 39 Yd pass from Jack Wagner (Owen Adams Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 2:35 | Jacob Willig 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:13 | Mathias Price 7 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Eric Gibson Jr. Pass to Brayden Munroe for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:50 | Rocco Koch 12 Yd Run (Owen Adams Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:19 | Brayden Munroe 22 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:40 | Owen Adams 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:13 | Kieryus Boone 10 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:23 | Rocco Koch 16 Yd Run (Rocco Koch Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:58 | Carver Cheeks 0 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:49 | Nate Thomas 10 Yd Run (Jack Wagner Pass to Nolan McWilliams for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:32 | Brandon Johnson 18 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 IDHO |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 8-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
| 482 | Total Yards | 440 |
| 350 | Passing | 237 |
| 22/35 | Comp/Att | 21/33 |
| 10.0 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 132 | Rushing | 203 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 4.4 | Yards per rush | 4.7 |
| 3-16 | Penalties | 3-25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 25:47 | Possession | 34:13 |
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