A new challenge awaits University of Northern Colorado football this week, according to head coach Ed Lamb.

In Lamb’s third season leading the program, the Bears have made strides and have been competitive in every game this season.

That changed Saturday.

Nationally ranked No. 4 Montana State dominated the Bears in every way in a 55-7 Big Sky Conference win Saturday afternoon at Nottingham Field in Greeley.

The loss was the worst for the program, by margin of defeat, in the Lamb era. In Lamb’s first season in 2023, Montana defeated the Bears 40-0 in Missoula.

Montana State racked up 480 yards of offense to just 160 for UNC through three quarters. (A computer glitch led to game statistics not being available immediately after the game.)

A late fourth-quarter touchdown by UNC running b

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