NCAAF

Portland State Vikings at Northern Colorado Bears

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Northern Colorado snaps 5-game losing streak with 24-13 victory over Portland State

On Saturday night, Portland State fired coach Bruce Barnum and his staff. Athletic director Matt Billings made the announcement after speaking to the team.

The Vikings (1-11, 1-7 Big Sky) lost their last three games after defeating Cal Poly 40-35 for their only conference win.

In the season finale for both teams, Guin's 44-yard touchdown run and Brandon Johnson's 1-yard run gave the Bears (4-8, 2-6) a 14-7 halftime lead.

Mathias Price had a 3-yard TD run in the third quarter and Jacob Willig's 22-yard field goal in the final minute of the fourth quarter made it 24-13.

Eric Gibson Jr. had 94 yards passing for the Bears and they added 215 yards on the ground.

Portland State had the edge in total yards 326-309 but the Vikings did not find the end zone again after Cru Newman's 3-yard run gave them a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Mathias Uribe kicked two field goals.

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Scoring Summary

PRST TD 1st Period 8:55 Cru Newman 3 Yd Run (Mathias Uribe Kick)
UNCO TD 2nd Period 11:30 Justin Guin 44 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick)
UNCO TD 2nd Period 0:43 Brandon Johnson 1 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick)
PRST FG 3rd Period 11:27 Mathias Uribe 44 Yd Field Goal
UNCO TD 3rd Period 8:38 Mathias Price 3 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick)
PRST FG 4th Period 3:43 Mathias Uribe 36 Yd Field Goal
UNCO FG 4th Period 0:38 Jacob Willig 22 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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23 1st Downs 11
6-16 3rd down efficiency 2-10
2-2 4th down efficiency 0-0
326 Total Yards 309
163 Passing 94
20/31 Comp/Att 12/17
5.3 Yards per pass 5.5
163 Rushing 215
44 Rushing Attempts 32
3.7 Yards per rush 6.7
9-81 Penalties 6-65
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
36:59 Possession 23:01

Game Information

Venue: Nottingham Field

Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 2,902 · Capacity:
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