Winless and trailing yet another powerful opponent 14-12 at the half, it could have been just another down week in a season full of them for Northern Colorado.

Until it wasn’t.

The Bears scored 30 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a dominant 42-14 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday.

.@kj_mott with the strike to @BabyDeLa3 for his first career TOUCHDOWN reception! 28-14 UNC! #UNCommon pic.twitter.com/EoSIc29JoL

— Northern Colorado FB (@UNCBearsFB) October 20, 2018

It was Keaton Mott, the former Top 25 quarterback prospect, earning the start for UNC on Saturday and the sophomore delivered. After a quiet first half, Mott engineered three scoring drives that ended in touchdowns.

With the game tied 14-14 following a safety, Mott captained a 10-play, 72-yard drive that took 3:08 off the clock and culminated with a nine-yard touchdown run by the Bears’ quarterback to put the home team ahead.

Two possessions later, Mott found Darren DeLaCroix on the other end of a 19-yard scoring strike and, suddenly, it was Northern Colorado with a commanding 28-14 lead—a lead it would only build on.

PICK 6⃣!! @IBleed_Maroon7 takes it to the house! ??? The rout is underway, 42-14 UNC! #UNCommon pic.twitter.com/dVaIRd9aV5

— Northern Colorado FB (@UNCBearsFB) October 20, 2018

"It is an amazing feeling to pick up the first win. I said it after the Sacramento State game in this interview that no one could stop us but ourselves and I still believe that and we showed it today."

Mott finished 15-of-27 for 217 yards and scored three times.

All told, Northern Colorado scored on a pick six (Sherand Boyd), a blocked punt, a fumble recovery, a safety, two passes and a quarterback run.

The next Big Sky Conference game to stream live on FloFootball will feature Idaho State on the road at Portland State, Saturday, Nov. 3, with kickoff slated for 6:05 PM CT.