September 4, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – The SWX Local Sports is set to broadcast another NAIA’s Top 25 nationally ranked teams on Saturday evening.

The 11^th ranked Montana Tech (1-0 overall record) plays their first road non-conference contest of the season as they visit the 25^th ranked Carroll (Mont.) (1-0 overall record).  The kick-off is set for 6 p.m. (Mountain Time) at Nelson Stadium.

The Orediggers are coming off from their 38-27 season opening home victory over No. 5 ranked Montana Western in the Copper Game on Aug. 28 in Butte.

CC opened their 2025 season with a 20-0 shutout of MSU-Northern on Aug. 30 in Havre, Mont.

Carroll holds 59-20-2 all-time series record with Montana Tech, which the all-time series began on Oct. 2, 1920 (MT swept season series over CC in 1920).  The Orediggers won the previous three meetings with the Fighting Saints, including both meetings last season.

CC’s last victory over MT was on Aug. 31, 2023, in Butte.

Fans can follow along with all the action at the Frontier Conference by downloading the SWX Local Sports App through the App Store or Google Play Store or by visiting their website.

The image below displays the SWX Local Sports coverage map. 
The next televised match-up on SWX Local Sports will be on Saturday (Sept. 13) as Montana Tech returns home to host Rocky Mountain (Mont.) in a non-conference clash at 1 p.m.
Other Frontier Conference football contests this week include (times in MDT):

Thursday, Sept. 4

• Augsburg (Minn.) @ Valley City State (N.D.) – 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 6

• (RV) College of Idaho @ Rocky Mountain (Mont.) – 12 p.m.
• MSU-Northern @ #5 Montana Western – 1 p.m.
• #22 Southern Oregon @ Western Oregon – 2 p.m.
• Nebraska Wesleyan @ Dakota State (S.D.) – 6 p.m.
• Mayville State (N.D.) @ Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) – 6 p.m.
• Fort Lewis (Colo.) @ Arizona Christian – 8 p.m.

Visit fcsports.org for more information on all the Frontier Conference matchups or check out the FC Sports app.