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Houston Christian at Northern Colorado

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Houston Christian beat Northern Colorado 46–⁠34. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Northern Colorado led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayHouston Christian2–⁠9 in 2022
46
HomeNorthern Colorado3–⁠8 in 2022
34

Final at Nottingham Field, GreeleyTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,419

At kickoff
88°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY), 7 km from the stadium
Official
Kelly HolmanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston Christian616101446
Northern Colorado7702034

Standouts

  • PassingJustin Fomby15 of 29, 305 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTHouston Christian
  • RushingRodney Dansby8 carries, 109 yards, 1 TDHouston Christian
  • ReceivingT.J. Graham3 catches, 83 yards, 2 TDNorthern Colorado
  • DefenseXavier Tolliver1 INTHouston Christian

Player stats

Houston Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justin Fomby15/2930541
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rodney Dansby8109178
Ismail Mahdi1775012
Fudge Woods511010
R.J. Smith2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Karl Reynolds494166
Jaylon Coleman283174
Vernon Harrell246032
Deon Cormier327020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Xavier Tolliver0001

Northern Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jacob Sirmon22/3324921
Dylan McCaffrey15/2417620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah Dotson1059018
Dylan McCaffrey729013
Jacquez Robertson425016
David Afari61719
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
T.J. Graham383255
Alec Pell868123
Noah Ford757018
Kyle Helbig252036
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dustin Johnson0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Houston ChristianNorthern Colorado
517Total yards543
305Passing yards425
212Rushing yards118
10.5Yards per pass7.5
5.2Yards per rush3.8
21First downs27
7–⁠14Third downs10–⁠19
1–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠3
2Turnovers4
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
24:18Possession35:42

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Colorado 68% to win. Houston Christian won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Colorado −16, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

The series

Every Houston Christian–Northern Colorado game

Northern Colorado leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northern Colorado 26, Houston Christian 23
2022Houston Christian 46, Northern Colorado 34
2021Northern Colorado 45, Houston Christian 13
2015Northern Colorado 34, Houston Christian 10
2014Northern Colorado 28, Houston Christian 20

Around this game

Houston Christian

Northern Colorado

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