Air Force at Navy

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KICKOFF: 10 a.m. MDT today

SITE: Redskin Stadium, in Raljon, Md., grass

FAST FACTS: Air Force and Navy have played 31 times, 28 in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition. Air Force leads 21-10 overall with a 12-3 edge at home. The last three meetings at Navy have been decided by 10 points or fewer. ... AFA's road record is 23- 8 in the past 31 games. ... Navy's last three games this season were won by four points or fewer - a 14-10 loss to Boston College, a 20- 17 loss to Rice and a 31-28 win over West Virginia. Navy lost to Georgia Tech, 49-14, in the opener and beat Kent, 48-28. ... Midshipmen junior quarterback Brian Broadwater has rushed for 508 yards and seven TDs. ... Air Force, Army and Navy are Nos. 2, 3 and 4, respectively, in national rushing statistics.

Rankings: Neither team is ranked.

Colorado vs. Missouri

KICKOFF: 11:40 a.m. today

SITE: Folsom Field (51,655 seats, grass field), Boulder

FAST FACTS: Colorado is 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big 12 Conference. ... Missouri is 3-1, 0-1. ... Missouri leads the series 35-25-3. ... Colorado has rushed 156 times for 633 yards, while 156 passes have gained 1,238 yards. "We just need to call more run plays," Colorado coach Gary Barnett said. "The issue we have with the run game is we're not getting big plays. We know we can get big plays out of the passing game. You sit there as a coach and say, 'Do I call something that can get me 6 yards or do I call something that gets me 26 yards?' But then you get out of balance." ... Colorado and Arizona signed a contract for the Buffaloes to play in Tucson, Ariz., on Sept. 16, 2006, and the Wildcats to visit Boulder for a game on Sept. 8, 2007.

RANKINGS: Neither team is ranked.

Colorado State at Fresno State

KICKOFF: 8 p.m. today.

SITE: Bulldog Stadium (41,031 seats, grass field), Fresno.

FAST FACTS: Colorado State is 3-1. No Rams team has suffered a losing season after a 3-1 start. ... Fresno State is 3-2. ... Colorado State has won four straight games in the series to take a 4- 2 lead. ... With another sack last week against New Mexico State, senior defensive end Clark Haggans extended his CSU career record to 31. He has five this season. ... Rams senior

defensive end Greg Pollard had three sacks against New Mexico State. He had four career sacks coming into the game. He's the Mountain West Conference defensive player of the week. ... CSU placekicker C.W. Hurst is the Mountain West special teams player of the week. ... CSU will be minus linebacker Rick Crowell (torn rotator cuff) and strong safety Erik Olsen (appendicitis) indefinitely and will be replaced by Doug Heald and Aaron Sprague, respectively.

RANKING: Neither team is ranked.

Northern Colorado vs. Nebraska-Omaha

KICKOFF: noon today

SITE: Nottingham Field (6,500 seats, grass field), Greeley

FAST FACTS: Not only is this a showdown in the North Central Conference, this is an NCAA Division II poll struggle. Second-ranked Northern Colorado is 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league, the same marks as No. 5 Nebraska-Omaha. ... The Mavericks lead the series 17- 14. UNO stopped then-No. 1 Northern Colorado 15-3 last year in Omaha to end the Bears' school-record, 17-game winning streak. ... The game matches two of the best Division II quarterbacks. UNC senior Corte McGuffey has completed 82 of 120 passes for 1,264 yards and 15 touchdowns with three interceptions. UNO junior Kwanzi Watts connected on 26 of 42 passes for 512 yards and two touchdowns in the last three weeks.

RANKINGS: UNC is No. 2 in Division II, Neb.-Omaha No. 5.

Colorado College vs. Trinity Bible College

KICKOFF: 1 p.m. today

SITE: Washburn Field (grass field)

FAST FACTS: The Tigers host this battle of 1-3 teams. Colorado College had a bye week to celebrate its 40-37 win over Millsaps College on Sept.25. Chris Witt passed for 198 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a touchdown. ... The Tigers have won all five meetings between the two teams, including a 54-0 thrashing two years ago ... Paul Sage leads the team in touchdowns (four) and in yards rushing (276). ... Andy Cornell leads the team with 198 receiving yards. ... The Tigers have yet to kick a field goal this year and their only attempt was missed by Casey Frazier. ... Offensive woes have plagued the Tigers all year long. They have been outgained 1,794 yards to 1,000.

RANKINGS: Neither team is ranked.