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Northern Colorado vs Sacramento State

Final · Week 8 · Sat Oct 18 · 9:00 PM ET · Hornet Stadium

Northern Colorado BearsNorthern Colorado3-4

FinalOct 18, 2025

Sacramento State HornetsSacramento State4-3

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Spread

UNCO +15−110

SAC −15−110

Total O/U

Over 54.5−120

Under 54.5+100

Spread: Northern Colorado +15 covered.
Total O/U: over 54.5 (75 points).

Recap

Sacramento State beat Northern Colorado 40-35 at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento on Oct 18, 2025 to move to 4-3.

The go-ahead score came with 9:30 left in the fourth quarter: Grant Meadors 34 Yd Field Goal. The lead changed hands 8 times. Sacramento State won the turnover battle 4-0.

Score by quarter

Northern Colorado Bears and Sacramento State Hornets, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
UNCO	0	21	7	7	35
SAC	3	14	10	13	40

Scoring plays

First Quarter

SACField Goal · 7:08Grant Meadors 37 Yd Field Goal0-3

Second Quarter

SACTouchdown · 14:10Rodney Hammond Jr. 46 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)0-10
UNCOTouchdown · 13:25Carver Cheeks 75 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick)7-10
UNCOTouchdown · 6:37Brandon Johnson 2 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick)14-10
SACTouchdown · 2:20Bear Tenney 25 Yd pass from Cardell Williams (Grant Meadors Kick)14-17
UNCOTouchdown · 0:24Carver Cheeks 6 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick)21-17

Third Quarter

SACTouchdown · 10:29Sam Adams II 34 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick)21-24
UNCOTouchdown · 7:52Brandon Johnson 2 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick)28-24
SACField Goal · 0:47Grant Meadors 28 Yd Field Goal28-27

Fourth Quarter

SACTouchdown · 14:53Ricky Lee III 34 Yd Interception Return (Grant Meadors Kick)28-34
UNCOTouchdown · 14:00Carver Cheeks 62 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig Kick)35-34
SACField Goal · 9:30Grant Meadors 34 Yd Field Goal35-37
SACField Goal · 2:01Grant Meadors 42 Yd Field Goal35-40

Team stats

UNCOSAC

1st Downs: 22; 21
Total Yards: 484; 434
Passing: 321; 111
Rushing: 163; 323
3rd down efficiency: 7-13; 5-16
Turnovers: 4; 0
Possession: 24:03; 35:57

Top performers

Northern Colorado BearsSacramento State Hornets

Passing

Eric Gibson Jr.21/33, 321 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT

Cardell Williams8/16, 90 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

Mathias Price16 CAR, 102 YDS

Rodney Hammond Jr.21 CAR, 134 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Carver Cheeks9 REC, 223 YDS, 3 TD

Ernest Campbell3 REC, 39 YDS

Sacks

Keenan Guthrie1

Alex Rocha1

Tackles

Hudson Voggesser16

Alex Rocha11

Player stats

Northern Colorado · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Eric Gibson Jr.	21/33	321	9.7	3	4

Northern Colorado · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mathias Price	16	102	6.4	0	28
Eric Gibson Jr.	4	21	5.3	0	10
Brandon Johnson	6	17	2.8	2	8
Justin Guin	4	14	3.5	0	6
Kieryus Boone	4	8	2.0	0	5
Hank Gibbs	1	1	1.0	0	1

Northern Colorado · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Carver Cheeks	9	223	24.8	3	75
Brayden Munroe	6	73	12.2	0	53
Charles Garrison	2	10	5.0	0	7
Mathias Price	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brandon Johnson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Justin Guin	1	3	3.0	0	3
Kieryus Boone	1	1	1.0	0	1

Northern Colorado · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Luke Wooten	1	22	22.0	22	0

Northern Colorado · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jacob Willig	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Northern Colorado · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Leo Blumentritt	2	89	44.5	0	0	48

Sacramento State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cardell Williams	8/16	90	5.6	1	0
Jaden Rashada	1/1	21	21.0	0	0

Sacramento State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Hammond Jr.	21	134	6.4	1	46
JaQuail Smith	17	103	6.1	0	15
Sam Adams II	6	60	10.0	1	34
Damian Henderson II	6	33	5.5	0	17
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0
Cardell Williams	6	-7	-1.2	0	11

Sacramento State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ernest Campbell	3	39	13.0	0	19
Bear Tenney	1	25	25.0	1	25
Cardell Williams	1	21	21.0	0	21
Sam Adams II	1	19	19.0	0	19
Jordan Anderson	2	4	2.0	0	3
Rodney Hammond Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3

Sacramento State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ricky Lee	1	34	1
Lono Chouteau	1	16	0
Jason Oliver	1	0	0
Koa Akui	1	0	0

Sacramento State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Rodney Hammond Jr.	3	95	31.7	52	0

Sacramento State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Grant Meadors	4/4	100.0	42	4/4	16

Sacramento State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cal McGough	3	111	37.0	0	2	40

Game info

VenueHornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA

Attendance20,022

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