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Northern's Personal Protector

When it comes to what a good offensive linemen needs, senior Trenton Woodward checks all the boxes George Ferguson

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Dedication, leadership, work ethic. Those are all things an offensive linemen needs to have to be successful at the collegiate level.

Those things, are every bit as important to an offensive lineman as size, strength, and intelligence.

Montana State UniversityNorthern senior Trenton Woodward checks all those boxes, and then some.

After all, through a tumultuous time in Northern’s football history, Woodward has remained a pillar of the program, and that’s because he has one more characteristic that sets him apart - loyalty.

“I’m a big loyalty guy,” Woodward, who is Northern’s starting left tackle in his senior season said.

I was part of (Andrew) Christensen’s first-ever recruiting class here.

And Jett (Robertson) and I are the only two guys left from that recruiting class. And a big reason why is loyalty. Northern was the first team to offer me a scholarship, and this program, and this school has shown me nothing but love in my time here.”

Like so many that did, there would be times when it could have been easy to walk away from the MSU-N program. The struggles have been many, and they’ve been well chronicled. But, Woodward isn’t just loyal to the name on the front of his jersey, he’s loyal to men who stand beside him, behind him and in front of him. In other words, like every offensive linemen should, Woodward, an imposing figure at 6-5 and 275 pounds, has his teammate’s backs, and he always has.

“I’ve never been part of a team that’s won more than one game in a season,” Woodward said. “That’s been hard. Everybody has seen what we’ve gone through. There

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Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana Stater University-Northern senior offensive lineman Trenton Woodward has been the consummate teammate for the Lights in his time at MSU-N. He's also grown into an outstanding football player along the way. The Lights celebrate homecoming Saturday against Montana Tech.

2018 record: 0-10, 1-10 Head coach: Andrew Rolin

Location: Havre, Mont.

Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium

Nickname: Lights

Streak: The Lights are looking to snap a 30-game Frontier Conference losing streak, and win their first home game since last August.

Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2019 record: 0-3, 1-3

Montana Tech

MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech

2018 record: 5-5, 5-5 Head coach: Chuck Morrell

Location: Butte, Mont.

Stadium: Alumni Coliseum

Nickname: Orediggers

Streak: The Orediggers haven't lost a game at Blue Pony Stadium since October of 2008. Tech has also won two straight in 2019.

Colors: Green and White 2019 record: 2-1, 2-1

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MSU-N homecoming game will be extra special George Ferguson

high-quality experience,” Kegel added. “These gifts are a big push toward achieving that goal.”

Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.com

Montana State University-Northern

Saturday, September 28 Blue Pony Stadium 1:00 p.m.

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Homecoming week, and the Montana State University-Northern football team’s homecoming game is always special. It’s a prideful time each and every year on MSU-N’s campus.

This Saturday’s homecoming game against Montana Tech will be no different. It will be special. But, the excitement surrounding Northern’s homecoming battle with the Orediggers got an extra boost of juice late last week.

On Friday, Northern issued a press release announcing fund raising efforts for the on-campus stadium that has long been a dream.

But, on Saturday, Northern, led

by Chancellor Greg Kegel, will announce to its fans, the community and anyone else paying attention that, the dream has become a reality.

Friday’s press release highlighted the Tilleman family and Independence Bank as two donors who have stepped up to the plate in a big way to help get the stadium project moving forward.

So with that generosity, Kegel will officially announced the plans for the new stadium as part of this week’s homecoming celebration, which is a fitting time to do it.

Also coming home

“These donors have grasped the important role this project plays in moving Northern forward,” Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said in the release. “They understand that by investing in our athletic programs and strengthening student life, they are contributing to overall student success and the long-term health of our campus.”

“We’re excited to build on that community wide pride by investing in our athletic programs to ensure our student-athletes and our fans have high-quality facilities and a

Saturday’s homecoming game won’t just be special for the Lights either.

A pair of Orediggers will also have strong feelings when Tech takes the field against the Lights, most of all, Tech offensive coordinator Kyle Samson.

Samson was a star quarterback for the Lights, who still holds all kinds of school records, and is the only quarterback Northern has ever had who has gotten a team to the NAIA playoffs, as well as earn NAIA All-American honors.

After graduating from Northern, Samson was an assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the Lights under his father, former MSU-N head coach Mark Samson. So, Kyle’s impact on the program, and his roots in it, run really deep, and to this day, are still felt.

Samson hasn’t been back in Blue Pony Stadium since he last coached for the Lights. He went on to become a highly-successful head coach at Flathead High in Kalispell, before accepting the OC job on Chuck Morrell’s staff last spring. Kyle’s wife Brooke is also from Havre, so Saturday, will truly be a special day.

It was also be special for Tech starting safety Justin May, who grew up right down Highway 2 at ChesterJoplin-Inverness. May is in his third year of starting for the Orediggers and has been among the team leaders in tackles in each of the last two seasons.

Streaking There’s been some pretty impressive runs by teams since Frontier play started. College of Idaho hasn’t lost yet, and puts its three-game winning streak on the line at Rocky Mountain College.

Montana Western is also undefeated and will look to keep it going Saturday at home against Eastern

Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Devariej Criss, left, Jaren Maki, right, and the MSU-Northern defense will be fired up for what promises to be an extra-special homecoming game for the Lights Saturday, as they host Montana Tech at Blue Pony Stadium.

Oregon, while Carroll College takes a two-game winning streak to Southern Oregon, a squad which is currently riding a shocking four-game losing streak. Montana Tech also brings a two-game winning streak to Havre on Saturday. After losing at C of I in its season-opener, the Diggers have beaten Eastern Oregon and SOU at home.

Today in the Frontier Conference 2019 Havre Daily News Power Rankings Week 5

#25 Montana Tech Orediggers (2-1, 2-1)

1. College of Idaho; 2. Montana Western; 3. Carroll College; 4. Montana Tech; 5. Rocky Mountain; 6. Eastern Oregon; 7. MSU-Northern; 8. Southern Oregon

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2019 Frontier Preseason Coaches and Media Polls

Montana State University-Northern Lights (0-3, 1-3) #10 College of Idaho (3-0, 3-0) at Rocky Mountain (1-2, 2-2) in Billings 1 p.m.

Eastern Oregon (1-2, 1-3) at #19 Montana Western (3-0, 3-0) in Dillon 1 p.m.

Carroll College (2-1, 2-1) at Southern Oregon (0-3, 0-4) in Ashland, Oregon 2 p.m.

1. College of Idaho 2. Southern Oregon 3. Montana Western 4. Montana Tech 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Eastern Oregon 7. Carroll College 8. MSU-Northern

1. College of Idaho 2. Southern Oregon 3. Montana Western 4. Eastern Oregon 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Montana Tech 7. Carroll College 8. MSU-Northern

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MSU-Northern Rewind

Local donors pave the way for new stadium Tim Leeds tleeds@havredailynews.com Montana State UniversityNorthern announced in a press release Thursday that local donations are moving the university closer to its goal of building its own football stadium, with two major donations providing siginificant help.

Havre’s Tilleman family and Independence Bank alone have put $550,000 toward the project, with Independence Bank also offering to help more with the fundraising.

The Tilleman family, owners and operators of local businesses including Tilleman Motor Company GM, Chrysler and C h a l l e n ge r d e a l e rs h i p s, donated $450,000, while Independence Bank chipped in $100,000 and has offered to finance other pledges.

Before the Homecoming

football game on Sept. 28, MSU-Northern plans to publicly announce plans for the university’s new football stadium. Both gifts will support that project.

“Havre has been so good to us,” Mike Tilleman, a long-time Northern supporter and former National Football League player, said in the press release. “We are committed to giving back and helping it grow. We’re excited for what this stadium will do for the university and student life in the years ahead.”

Independence Bank, in addition to making its donation, has agreed to finance all campaign pledges for the full value of the pledge at zero percent interest, which will allow Northern to begin construction immediately after reaching the campaign goal, and donors can make their pledge installments over a number of years.

Northern’s plan in the first phase is to construct a p l ay i n g f i e l d t o h o u s e Northern games, eventually expanding the facility in to a major sports and classroom center. “ T h e s e d o n o r s h ave grasped the important role this project plays in moving Northern forward,” Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said in the release. “They understand that by investing in our athletic programs and strengthening student life, they are contributing to overall student success and the long-term health of our campus.”

“We’re excited to build on that community wide pride by investing in our athletic programs to ensure our student-athletes and our fans have high-quality facilities and a high-quality experience,” Kegel added. “These gifts are a big push toward achieving that goal.”

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Frontier Conference Standings

College of Idaho Montana Western Carroll College Montana Tech Rocky Mountain Eastern Oregon MSU-Northern Southern Oregon

Conf.

WL 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-3

Overall WL 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-4

Saturday, Sept. 21 Carroll College 54, MSU-Northern 26 Montana Western 38, Rocky Mountain 7 Montana Tech 17, Southern Oregon 14 Portland State 59, Eastern Oregon 9 Saturday, Sept. 28 MSU-Northern vs Montana Tech College of Idaho at Rocky Mountain Eastern Oregon at Montana Western Carroll College at Southern Oregon

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NAIA Coaches Poll Rn. Prv. Rec. 1 1 Morningside (Iowa) [17] 3-0 2 2 Benedictine (Kan.) 4-0 3 3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 2-0 4 4 Kansas Wesleyan 4-0 5 6 Concordia (Mich.)

3-0 6 7 Marian (Ind.) 2-0 7 9 Grand View (Iowa) 4-0 8 10 Northwestern (Iowa) 3-0 9 5 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 1-1 10 11 College of Idaho 3-0 11 12 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4-0 12 14 Evangel (Mo.) 4-0

Pts. 392 377 362 344 329 318 292 276 262 257 254 219

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

14 Cumberlands (Ky.) 8 Reinhardt (Ga.) 17 Southeastern (Fla.) 16 Dickinson State (N.D.) 18 Bethel (Tenn.)

19 Langston (Okla.)

20 Montana Western 22 Siena Heights (Mich.)

23 Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) 13 Baker (Kan.) 25 Cumberland (Tenn.)

NR Keiser (Fla.) NR Montana Tech

2-0 3-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-2 3-0 2-0 2-1

216 193 171 167 142 141 127 96 85 65 58 51 38

Others receiving votes: : Keiser (Fla.) 51, Rocky Mountain 38, Sterling (Kan.) 27, Carroll (Mont.) 10, Pikeville (Ky.) 3, Ottawa (Kan.) 3, Bethel (Kan.) 3

Frontier Conference Individual Leaders Week 5

Passing: Jon Jund, UMW, 290 ypg Receiving: Trevor Hoffman, MT, 115 ypg Receptions: Lucas Overton, RMC, 8 cpg Rushing: Nick Calzaratta, CI, 155 ypg Tackles: Jason Ferris, UMW, 40 tackles Sacks: Chad Nebel, RMC, 3.5 sacks INT's: Michael Chisley Jr., SOU, 3 ints

Jim Potter The 2019 Montana State University-Northern coaching staff. Back row, left to right: Blake Wilson (defensive line), CJ Robertson (offensive line/run game), Andrew Rolin (head coach), Jake Chestnut (defensive coordinator), Jake Crain (defensive backs/special teams coordinator). Front row, left to right: John Kocurek (wide receivers/pass game), Sam Mix (running backs/tight ends), Tommy Wilson (cornerbacks).

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MSU-Northern Offensive Starters

Montana Tech Defensive Starters

MSU-N Offensive Numbers

TECH Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 24 ppg, 4th in Frontier Bryce Bumgardner #14, 6-2, 185 Receiver

Total offense: 379 ypg, 5th in Frontier

Naoki Harmer #9, 5-10, 165 Cornerback

Passing: 286 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

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MSU-Northern Defensive Starters

TECH Offensive Numbers

MSU-N Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 16 ppg, 2nd in Frontier

Scoring: 39 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Total defense: 301 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Total defense: 457 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Pass defense: 166 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Pass defense: 152 ypg, 5th in Frontier

Scoring: 22 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Rolin was hired in December of 2017. He is the fourth fulltime head coach of the Lights since the school reintroduced football. Before coming to Northern he had coaching stops at San Diego, Washington, San Jose State and Libby.

Rolin played QB at San Diego. He is a native of Rancho Cordova, California.

Spencer Kolody #71, 6-3, 290 Offensive line

Brendan Medina #12, 6-2, 215 Quarterback

Darius Alexander-Jones #53, 6-3, 280 Offensive line

Josh Hutchins #54, 6-1, 285 Offensive line

Andrez Trahan-Proctor #33, 5-9, 195 Running back

Damari Caul-Davis #3, 6-0, 175 Receiver

Jesse Sims #90, 6-2, 250

Defensive line

Chase Barta #95, 6-1, 275

Defensive line

BJ Hatcher #94, 6-4, 240 Defensive end Ike Schweikert #24, 6-1, 195 Linebacker

TJ Dayak #46, 6-4, 185 Kicker

Marvin Williams #19, 5-8, 160 Receiver

Rushing: 160 ypg, 3rd in Frontier

Arthur Flynn #97, 6-3, 260 Defensive line

Trenton Woodward #56, 6-4, 275 Offensive line

Jeff Tinae #6, 5-11, 170 Safety

Japerri Powell #15, 5-9, 175 Safety

Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach

Hayden Smith #79, 6-2, 280 Offensive line

ShaderiusJenkins #5, 6-3, 190 Linebacker Trendae Umi-Tuato'o #95, 5-11, 290 Defensive tackle

Carter Myers #48, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Justin May #13, 6-2, 195 Safety

Jaren Maki

#47, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Justin Pfeifer #55, 5-11, 290 Defensive line

Trey Copeland #58, 6-2, 285 Center

Jet Campbell #8, 6-4, 200 Quarterback

Jed Fike #28, 5-11, 200 Running back

Triston Stauffer #66, 6-2, 270 Offensive line

Luke Almos #45, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Jacob Clarke #53, 6-0, 220 Defensive line

Jake Norby #31, 6-2, 210 Linebacker

Joe Fehr #58, 6-3, 235 Defensive line

Hunter Spartz #75, 6-3, 300 Offensive line

Kiley Caprera

#10, 5-9, 160 Receiver

Nate Sander #85, 6-2, 240 Tight end

Jared Eisenbarth #80, 6-1, 210 Tight end Hunter Riley #29, 5-10, 185 Punter

Total offense: 365 ypg, 6th in Frontier

Grant Benz #70, 6-3, 305 Offensive line

Tucker Rauthe #22, 6-0, 200 Safety

Jett Robertson #2, 5-11, 175 Running back

Alec Wooley-Steele #88, 5-8, 175 Receiver

Josh Rose #27, 6-0, 170 Cornerback

Tristin Willis #59, 6-5, 260 Offensive line

Andrew Rolin MSU-N Head Coach

Montana Tech Offensive Starters

Robert Maxwell #11, 5-11, 180 Corner Damaree Morris #31, 6-0, 195 Cornerback

Trevor Hoffman #18, 6-4, 205 Receiver

Tyler Padiall

#59, 5-11, 210 Kicker/Punter

his year is Head Coach Chuck Morrell’s 10thyear at the helm of the Oredigger football program and as a head football coach.

Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 1998-2009, where he served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Morrell also led the athletic department at Montana Tech, serving as Athletic Director from 2014 to 2017.

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1 Jake Orvis 2 Will Hunthausen 3 Kaleb Winterburn 4 Alec Wooley-Steele 5 Ontario Johnson 6 Trevor Hoffman 7 Blake Counts 8 Jet Campbell 9 Naoki Harmer 10 Kiley Caprara 11 Tanner Chase 13 Justin May 14 Jase Galt 15 Quade McQueary 16 Brandon Battle 17 Teddy Croft 18 Jake Standlee 19 Sam McCamley 20 Matthew Drake 21 Jordan Washington 22 Tucker Rauthe 23 Colton Grange 24 Brandon Morley 25 Tyler Folkes 27 Brett Robinson 26 Mitchell Norslien 28 Jed Fike 29 Caleb Beggerly 30 Grant Kingston 31 Damaree Morris 32 Braden Feisthamel 33 Michael Delaney 34 Kadin Lahti 35 Ike Schweikert 36 Kade Wilcox 37 Zack Torgerson 38 Paul Sundquist 39 Tommy Anselmo 40 Bridger Johnson 41 Nik Nunez 42 Zach Trumble 43 Braxton Porter 45 Luke Almos 46 Derrick Rodriguez 47 Nate Sander 48 Carter Myers 49 Kenny Lafayette 50 Blake Allred 51 Cody Gagnon 52 Cade Harris 53 Jacob Clarke 54 Ben Windauer 55 Spencer Schock 56 Wesley Jameson 57 Logan Kolodejchuk 58 Brendan Kinnee 59 Tyler Padilla 60 Bo Hann 61 Triston Stauffer 62 Hunter Berg 63 Braeden Beck 64 Will Augustine 65 Zeek Fromel 66 Andrew Davis 68 Max Toll 69 Jack Hiller 70 Grant Benz 71 Patrick McGeady 73 Trey Copeland 74 Carson Shuman 75 Hunter Spartz 76 Kobe Nelson 77 Tucker Guiles

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DB WR QB WR WR WR RB QB DB WR DB DB WR WR QB DB QB WR DB DB DB DB DB RB DB QB RB RB RB DB RB DB DB LB ATH RB LB RB LB P DL RB LB LB TE LB TE LB K/P LB LB LB LB LB DL LB K/P DL OL OL OL OL DL OL K/P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL

Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-5

170 190 205 175 190 205 225 210 165 155 195 190 210 160 210 190 185 185 180 170 195 180 190 180 190 183 200 215 205 195 205 175 160 215 175 170 225 185 225 225 250 185 215 210 225 215 235 205 155 200 215 170 210 200 230 205 210 250 255 275 245 240 260 325 160 250 300 235 260 295 280 240 270

R-SO JR R-FR R-JR SR R-SO FR R-SO R-SO R-SO R-JR JR R-JR JR R-FR SO FR R-SR JR R-FR R-SR R-FR R-FR R-SO R-FR FR SR R-FR JR SR R-SR R-JR R-FR R-SR FR R-FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-SO R-FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-JR R-SR R-SO R-FR SO R-FR R-SR R-FR SO FR SO SO JR R-SO SO R-SR R-FR FR SO JR R-FR R-FR SR R-SO SO R-FR R-SO FR SO

Billings, Mont. Senior HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Helena, Mont. Helena HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Stockton, Calif. Fresno City College Burien, Wash. Kennedy Catholic HS Kalispell, Mont. Flathead HS Billings, Mont. Billings Central HS Bellevue, Wash. Interlake HS Butte, Mont. Butte HS Spokane Valley, Wash. University HS Joplin, Mont. Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS Malta, Mont. Malta HS Townsend, Mont. Powell County HS Yakima, Wash. West Valley HS Homer, Alaska Homer HS Boise, Idaho Borah HS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS Oxnard, Calif. Moorpark College Los Angeles, Calif. Cathedral HS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS Phillipsburg, Mont. Flint Creek HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Duvall, Wash. Eastside Catholic HS Joliet, Mont. Joliet HS Lewistown, Mont. Fergus HS Harrison, Mont. Dickinson State Couer D'Alene, Idaho Couer D'Alene HS Anderson, Calif. College of the Siskiyous Elk Grove, Calif. Sierra College Savage, Mont. Savage HS St. Ignatius, Mont. Charlo HS Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Billings, Mont. Billings WestHS Ethridge, Mont. Shelby HS Kootenai, Idaho Sandpoint HS Priest River, Idaho Priest River HS Kalispell, Mont. Flathead HS Richmond, Va. James Madison University Valleyford, Wash. Freeman HS Plain City, Utah Fremont HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls HS Moorpark, Calif. Moorpark HS Spokane, Wash. Northwest Christian HS Cody, Wyo. Cody HS Bellevue, Wash. Newport HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Kent, Wash. Kentwood HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Lewistown, Mont. Fergus HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Buckeye, Ariz. Minnesota-Crookston Covington, Wash. Kentlake HS Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS Damascus, Ore. Barlow HS Billings, Mont. Skyview HS Missoula, Mont. Loyola Sacred Heart HS Woodinville, Wash. Woodinville HS Vancouver, Wash. Mountain View HS Riverside, Calif. Butte College Scotch Plains, NJ Scotch Plains-Fanwood LaCenter, Wash. LaCenter HS Steel, N.D. Kidder County-Steel HS Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish HS Huntley Project, Mont. Huntley Project HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Green River, Wyo. Green River HS Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Ritzville, Wash. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague HS

No. Name

78 Nick Clawson 79 Hayden Smith 80 Logan Kennedy 81 Tanner Osborne 82 Reid Nelson 83 Gunner Bartlett 84 Anthony Jones 85 Landers Smith 86 Connor Murdock 87 Jaylen Taggart 88 Kody Torgerson 89 Michael Barnes 90 Jesse Sims 91 Alaric Greil 92 Cole Wyant 93 Wyatt Alexander 94 Colton Eliason 95 Chase Barta 96 Karson Wheat 97 Arthur Flynn 98 TJ Makihele 99 Gabe Zanetti

Pos.

OL OL TE TE WR DL WR WR RB TE WR RB DL DL LB/LS WR WR DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1

275 275 220 240 200 215 200 198 210 230 170 175 250 240 210 160 205 265 275 250 275 220

R-FR R-SR FR JR R-SR R-FR FR FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-FR R-SO FR FR R-FR R-FR R-JR R-FR R-SR R-FR R-FR

Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Gig Harbor, Wash. Peninsula HS Laurel, Mont. Laurel HS Columbus, Mont. Columbus HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls Central HS Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheyenne East HS Hot Springs, Mont. Flathead HS Charlo, Mont. Charlo HS Hardin, Mont. Hardin HS Hamilton, Mont. Hamilton HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls HS Lacey, Wash. Timberline HS Bothell, Wash. Bothell HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin HS Whitehall, Mont. Whitehall HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Manhattan, Mont. Manhattan HS Deer Lodge, Mont. Powell County HS Orland, Calif. Orland HS Anchorage, Alaska Couer D'Alene, Idaho Couer D'Alene HS

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No. Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 66 67 68 69 71 74 75 79 80 81 82 83 84

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year

Cameron Taylor RB Jett Robertson RB Damari Cual-Davis CB Tre’ Long QB Shadarius Jenkins SS Jeff Tinae DB Wylie Novak DB Morgan McCrary DB Oakley Kopp QB Robert Maxwell DB Brenden Medina QB Hunter Lane WR Bryce Bumgardner WR Japerri Powell RB Jake Horner WR Marvin Williams Jr. WR Caleb Knoche DB Roman Conder DB Kyle Jacklich RB Basie Destefanis DB Isaiah Eubanks DB Ostin Welch DB Joshua Rose DB Conner Crawford TE Hunter Riley DB Sam Sanders LB Jake Norby LB Gunnar Landrum LB Andrez Trahan-Proctor RB Devariej Criss DB Derante Lemelle DL Cody Lucke LB Landon Duffy TE Donte Simpkins DB Max Struss LB Dylan Wampler LB Clayton Watterson LB Titus Pulliam OL Michael Ulugalu LB Troy Dayak K/P Jaren Maki LB Lane Allen LB Chase Gilbert LB Ian Sparrow DE Ronnie Chavez OL Darius Alexander-Jones IIOL Joshua Hutchins OL Justin Pfeifer DT Trenton Woodward OL Gaije Blackwell LB Joe Fehr Tristin Willis OL Daunte Janikula OL Cody Walburn OL Mathew Weeden OL Mavrick McKinlay DL Colter Czymoniak DL Trevor Yuhas OL Carson Caya OL Michael Ayers DE Spencer Kolody OL Talaifeii Malae OL Bradley Mattauch OL Mason Peterson OL Jared Eisenbarth TE Keagan Stroop WR Aaron Wise WR James Gilham WR Cal Holgate WR

5-9 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 5-8 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-10 DE 6-5 6-6 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9

180 200 175 200 190 170 182 195 185 180 215 190 185 175 175 160 190 176 190 195 195 175 165 215 186 225 210 190 195 160 255 215 185 170 210 220 210 195 197 195 225 170 215 215 265 290 285 285 275 200 6-3 280 230 240 294 250 260 295 265 180 287 365 300 260 210 160 175 172 180

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Hometown

San Mateo, Calif./ Glendale, Ariz./Ironwood HS San Francisco, Calif.

Lake Stevens. Wash.

Atlanta, Ga./ Seattle, Wash.

Cut Bank, Mont./Cut Bank HS Las Vegas, Nev. West Jordan, Utah Moreno Valley, Calif.

Sebastopol, Calif./Analy HS Payson, Ariz.y Saint Helens, Ore. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS Great Falls, Mont.

Tacoma, Wash.

Forsyth, Mont./Forsyth HS Boise, Idaho Modesto, Calif.

Fresno, Calif.

Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS Malta, Mont./Malta HS Las Vegas, Nev. Missoula, Mont./Sentinel HS Bakersfield, Calif El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Chinook, Mont./Chinook HS Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS Tacoma, Wash./Stadium HS San Francisco, Calif.

Browning, Mont.

Vaughn, Mont./Simms HS Bronx, N.Y./Gardendale HS Calgary, Alb. Can. Peoria, Ariz./Centennial HS Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville HS Mesa, Ariz.

Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS Tracy, Calif.

Belt, Mont./Belt HS Harlem, Mont./ Harlem HS Spokane Valley, Wash.

Mesa, Ariz,/Chandler HS Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS Gilroy, Calif.

Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Cut Bank, Mont./Cut Bank HS Three Forks, Mont.

Power, Mont./Power HS JR Eureka, Mont.

Mount Vernon, Wash.

Great Falls, Mont.

Bonney Lake, Wash.

Lewistown, Mont./Fergus HS Geraldine, Mont.

Eureka, Mont.

Great Falls, Mont.

Tolmie, Wash.e Highwood, Mont.

Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, Can. Seattle, Wash.

Newark, Calif.e Trabaco Canyon, Calif.

Woodinville, Wash.

Belt, Mont./Belt HS Vallejo, Calif./Yuba College Browning, Mont.

Manhattan, Mont.

No. Name 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 99

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year

Kaden Wills WR Levi Keltner TE Vere Waqaituinayau FB Tre Rapp TE Kaleb Johnson TE Zavier Baldwin DL Sabastian Bright DL Joey Quitugua II DE BJ Hatcher DL Trendae Umi-Tuato’o DL Pat Hammond DE

5-8 6-6 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-3

170 220 238 170 208 245 300 225 230 290 235

FR FR JR FR FR FR JR FR SO SO FR

Hometown

Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS Anacortes, Wash San Mateo, Calif.

Colorado Springs, Col. Fort Shaw, Mont./Simms HS Kirkland, Wash,/Juanita HS Los Angeles, Calif.e Boise, Idaho/Capital HS Laurel, Mont./Laurel HS Auburn, Wash.

Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS

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Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana State University-Northern's Trenton Woodward blocks during a Frontier Conference game against Montana Western earlier this month in Havre.

Woodward is helping to build a strong offensive line at MSU-N, and in turn, a potent offense. have been a lot of tough times, and tough games. But, when I first got here, I had a lot of great teammates who helped me grow, who stuck with us, who were great leaders, and being a good teammate, being there for the guy standing next to you, that’s always been important to me.”

Playing college football has always been important to Woodward too. He said, not many players from Three Forks, a traditionally basketball-rich Class B school, have gone

on to play college football, but, from an early point in his high school career, he made that a goal, and it’s one he achieved at Northern.

“Another big reason why I have kept going, kept working, kept on playing, is because of that hometown pride I have,” Woodward said. “I was the first guy from Three Forks to play college football in five or six years, at least. So it’s something I’m really proud of.

I’m proud to represent Three Forks at Northern. And I still get so much support from home. It’s a pretty cool feeling.”

Support is also something Woodward got when he arrived in Havre, even if it was a case of tough love.

“My expectation when I got here was, I wanted to start as a freshman,” Woodward said. “But, going against guys like Tyler Craig and Pat Barnett, and dudes like that every day, they showed me that I had a long way to go. They taught me a lot. I realized, playing with those guys, that I had to put in the work, all year, not just during the season, I had to get better.”

And that’s what Woodward did. He got better. He starting seeing the field more and more during the 2017 campaign, but still waited his turn for a full-time starting gig. That opportunity came last fall, when Woodward started every game for the Lights, including helping pave the way for their thrilling opening-day win over Mayville State. From that point on, Woodward not only was a rock for the Northern offense, he, along with now-senior Darius Alexander-Jones, were the building-blocks of an offensive line that has been an impressive in so far this fall.

“This line is so much different,” Woodward said,. “Last year, we were just so young, but now, with Darius and I, and the guys we have, they all have a lot of talent, we really feel like we’re a really good unit. We feel like we’ve gelled together really well since last spring. So we have high expectations for ourselves.

“The offensive line has to be one unit,” he continued. “It has to be a team within a team really. You have to trust the guy next to you and he has to trust you. You all have to work together as one, and I think we really have that this year. We still have room to grow and get better, but it’s really nice being part of

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an o-line like the one we have.”

Not only is Northern’s offensive line thriving this season, that line has been charged with an important task - protecting and helping a freshman quarterback, against some of the best defenses in the NAIA. And yet, while it’s true, QB Brenden Medina is young, as he’s made just three college starts heading into Saturday’s home tilt against Montana Tech, Woodward notes that, Medina doesn’t play like a rookie QB. “He’s got a hell of a lot of potential,” Woodward said of Medina. “He’s young, but he’s doing things some fifth year senior quarterbacks can’t do right now. So while he is a kid still, we don’t focus on that, or look at it as, we have to do more because he’s young. We look at as, he’s our guy, he’s our quarterback, he leads our offense. So we have to do our jobs because when we do, he can do his thing, and that’s going to help us win football games.”

That kind of respect Woodward has for his quarterback is a prime example of why he’s succeeded at Northern, and why he is the leader he is. In short, Woodward is not just the consummate offensive linemen, physically or mentally, but he’s the consummate teammate.

And if the Lights are going to break through, after a pretty dark period in their football history, it’s linemen like Woodward, leaders like Woodward, who are going to be the reason why.

“In my time here, I’ll say, we’ve had seasons where, you’re filled with hope at the beginning, but by the end, it felt like everybody just couldn’t wait for it to be over. But things are totally different now, and it’s awesome to see it changing. Since Coach Rolin got here, the tide has been turning.

“And I think we’ve already come so far,” he continued. “I already feel like we're a team that’s gone from a winless team that gets no respect, to a team that is on the verge of being very good, a team we’re all proud to be a part of. I really believe we’re right there. You can feel it, you can see it in how we practice and how we play. You can see the support from the community really coming back now. It’s cool to see it all changing, and to know you’re a part of it.”

A big part of it actually.

Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana State University-Northern senior Trenton Woodward has seen the ups and downs of college football first hand 9in his career. And he admits, he's seen more downs than ups. Yet, because of who Trenton Woodward is as a person, and as a football player, his dedication to the Lights has never wavered, and now, that dedication is starting to show on the field, and off of it. The Lights host Montana Tech Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium.

Big is what Trenton Woodward is. An offensive lineman kind of has to be. But, it’s what’s inside of Woodward that has really counted. His loyalty, his dedication, his leadership, those things are why he works his butt off to protect his quarterback, to block for his running backs and to lead his team on the field.

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Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana State University-Northern's Trenton Woodward blocks during a Frontier Conference game against Montana Western earlier this month in Havre.

Woodward is helping to build a strong offensive line at MSU-N, and in turn, a potent offense. have been a lot of tough times, and tough games. But, when I first got here, I had a lot of great teammates who helped me grow, who stuck with us, who were great leaders, and being a good teammate, being there for the guy standing next to you, that’s always been important to me.”

Playing college football has always been important to Woodward too. He said, not many players from Three Forks, a traditionally basketball-rich Class B school, have gone

on to play college football, but, from an early point in his high school career, he made that a goal, and it’s one he achieved at Northern.

“Another big reason why I have kept going, kept working, kept on playing, is because of that hometown pride I have,” Woodward said. “I was the first guy from Three Forks to play college football in five or six years, at least. So it’s something I’m really proud of.

I’m proud to represent Three Forks at Northern. And I still get so much support from home. It’s a pretty cool feeling.”

Support is also something Woodward got when he arrived in Havre, even if it was a case of tough love.

“My expectation when I got here was, I wanted to start as a freshman,” Woodward said. “But, going against guys like Tyler Craig and Pat Barnett, and dudes like that every day, they showed me that I had a long way to go. They taught me a lot. I realized, playing with those guys, that I had to put in the work, all year, not just during the season, I had to get better.”

And that’s what Woodward did. He got better. He starting seeing the field more and more during the 2017 campaign, but still waited his turn for a full-time starting gig. That opportunity came last fall, when Woodward started every game for the Lights, including helping pave the way for their thrilling opening-day win over Mayville State. From that point on, Woodward not only was a rock for the Northern offense, he, along with now-senior Darius Alexander-Jones, were the building-blocks of an offensive line that has been an impressive in so far this fall.

“This line is so much different,” Woodward said,. “Last year, we were just so young, but now, with Darius and I, and the guys we have, they all have a lot of talent, we really feel like we’re a really good unit. We feel like we’ve gelled together really well since last spring. So we have high expectations for ourselves.

“The offensive line has to be one unit,” he continued. “It has to be a team within a team really. You have to trust the guy next to you and he has to trust you. You all have to work together as one, and I think we really have that this year. We still have room to grow and get better, but it’s really nice being part of

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an o-line like the one we have.”

Not only is Northern’s offensive line thriving this season, that line has been charged with an important task - protecting and helping a freshman quarterback, against some of the best defenses in the NAIA. And yet, while it’s true, QB Brenden Medina is young, as he’s made just three college starts heading into Saturday’s home tilt against Montana Tech, Woodward notes that, Medina doesn’t play like a rookie QB. “He’s got a hell of a lot of potential,” Woodward said of Medina. “He’s young, but he’s doing things some fifth year senior quarterbacks can’t do right now. So while he is a kid still, we don’t focus on that, or look at it as, we have to do more because he’s young. We look at as, he’s our guy, he’s our quarterback, he leads our offense. So we have to do our jobs because when we do, he can do his thing, and that’s going to help us win football games.”

That kind of respect Woodward has for his quarterback is a prime example of why he’s succeeded at Northern, and why he is the leader he is. In short, Woodward is not just the consummate offensive linemen, physically or mentally, but he’s the consummate teammate.

And if the Lights are going to break through, after a pretty dark period in their football history, it’s linemen like Woodward, leaders like Woodward, who are going to be the reason why.

“In my time here, I’ll say, we’ve had seasons where, you’re filled with hope at the beginning, but by the end, it felt like everybody just couldn’t wait for it to be over. But things are totally different now, and it’s awesome to see it changing. Since Coach Rolin got here, the tide has been turning.

“And I think we’ve already come so far,” he continued. “I already feel like we're a team that’s gone from a winless team that gets no respect, to a team that is on the verge of being very good, a team we’re all proud to be a part of. I really believe we’re right there. You can feel it, you can see it in how we practice and how we play. You can see the support from the community really coming back now. It’s cool to see it all changing, and to know you’re a part of it.”

A big part of it actually.

Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana State University-Northern senior Trenton Woodward has seen the ups and downs of college football first hand 9in his career. And he admits, he's seen more downs than ups. Yet, because of who Trenton Woodward is as a person, and as a football player, his dedication to the Lights has never wavered, and now, that dedication is starting to show on the field, and off of it. The Lights host Montana Tech Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium.

Big is what Trenton Woodward is. An offensive lineman kind of has to be. But, it’s what’s inside of Woodward that has really counted. His loyalty, his dedication, his leadership, those things are why he works his butt off to protect his quarterback, to block for his running backs and to lead his team on the field.

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1 Jake Orvis 2 Will Hunthausen 3 Kaleb Winterburn 4 Alec Wooley-Steele 5 Ontario Johnson 6 Trevor Hoffman 7 Blake Counts 8 Jet Campbell 9 Naoki Harmer 10 Kiley Caprara 11 Tanner Chase 13 Justin May 14 Jase Galt 15 Quade McQueary 16 Brandon Battle 17 Teddy Croft 18 Jake Standlee 19 Sam McCamley 20 Matthew Drake 21 Jordan Washington 22 Tucker Rauthe 23 Colton Grange 24 Brandon Morley 25 Tyler Folkes 27 Brett Robinson 26 Mitchell Norslien 28 Jed Fike 29 Caleb Beggerly 30 Grant Kingston 31 Damaree Morris 32 Braden Feisthamel 33 Michael Delaney 34 Kadin Lahti 35 Ike Schweikert 36 Kade Wilcox 37 Zack Torgerson 38 Paul Sundquist 39 Tommy Anselmo 40 Bridger Johnson 41 Nik Nunez 42 Zach Trumble 43 Braxton Porter 45 Luke Almos 46 Derrick Rodriguez 47 Nate Sander 48 Carter Myers 49 Kenny Lafayette 50 Blake Allred 51 Cody Gagnon 52 Cade Harris 53 Jacob Clarke 54 Ben Windauer 55 Spencer Schock 56 Wesley Jameson 57 Logan Kolodejchuk 58 Brendan Kinnee 59 Tyler Padilla 60 Bo Hann 61 Triston Stauffer 62 Hunter Berg 63 Braeden Beck 64 Will Augustine 65 Zeek Fromel 66 Andrew Davis 68 Max Toll 69 Jack Hiller 70 Grant Benz 71 Patrick McGeady 73 Trey Copeland 74 Carson Shuman 75 Hunter Spartz 76 Kobe Nelson 77 Tucker Guiles

Pos.

DB WR QB WR WR WR RB QB DB WR DB DB WR WR QB DB QB WR DB DB DB DB DB RB DB QB RB RB RB DB RB DB DB LB ATH RB LB RB LB P DL RB LB LB TE LB TE LB K/P LB LB LB LB LB DL LB K/P DL OL OL OL OL DL OL K/P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL

Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-5

170 190 205 175 190 205 225 210 165 155 195 190 210 160 210 190 185 185 180 170 195 180 190 180 190 183 200 215 205 195 205 175 160 215 175 170 225 185 225 225 250 185 215 210 225 215 235 205 155 200 215 170 210 200 230 205 210 250 255 275 245 240 260 325 160 250 300 235 260 295 280 240 270

R-SO JR R-FR R-JR SR R-SO FR R-SO R-SO R-SO R-JR JR R-JR JR R-FR SO FR R-SR JR R-FR R-SR R-FR R-FR R-SO R-FR FR SR R-FR JR SR R-SR R-JR R-FR R-SR FR R-FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-SO R-FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-JR R-SR R-SO R-FR SO R-FR R-SR R-FR SO FR SO SO JR R-SO SO R-SR R-FR FR SO JR R-FR R-FR SR R-SO SO R-FR R-SO FR SO

Billings, Mont. Senior HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Helena, Mont. Helena HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Stockton, Calif. Fresno City College Burien, Wash. Kennedy Catholic HS Kalispell, Mont. Flathead HS Billings, Mont. Billings Central HS Bellevue, Wash. Interlake HS Butte, Mont. Butte HS Spokane Valley, Wash. University HS Joplin, Mont. Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS Malta, Mont. Malta HS Townsend, Mont. Powell County HS Yakima, Wash. West Valley HS Homer, Alaska Homer HS Boise, Idaho Borah HS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS Oxnard, Calif. Moorpark College Los Angeles, Calif. Cathedral HS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS Phillipsburg, Mont. Flint Creek HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Duvall, Wash. Eastside Catholic HS Joliet, Mont. Joliet HS Lewistown, Mont. Fergus HS Harrison, Mont. Dickinson State Couer D'Alene, Idaho Couer D'Alene HS Anderson, Calif. College of the Siskiyous Elk Grove, Calif. Sierra College Savage, Mont. Savage HS St. Ignatius, Mont. Charlo HS Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Billings, Mont. Billings WestHS Ethridge, Mont. Shelby HS Kootenai, Idaho Sandpoint HS Priest River, Idaho Priest River HS Kalispell, Mont. Flathead HS Richmond, Va. James Madison University Valleyford, Wash. Freeman HS Plain City, Utah Fremont HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls HS Moorpark, Calif. Moorpark HS Spokane, Wash. Northwest Christian HS Cody, Wyo. Cody HS Bellevue, Wash. Newport HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Kent, Wash. Kentwood HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Missoula, Mont. Sentinel HS Lewistown, Mont. Fergus HS Columbia Falls, Mont. Columbia Falls HS Buckeye, Ariz. Minnesota-Crookston Covington, Wash. Kentlake HS Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS Damascus, Ore. Barlow HS Billings, Mont. Skyview HS Missoula, Mont. Loyola Sacred Heart HS Woodinville, Wash. Woodinville HS Vancouver, Wash. Mountain View HS Riverside, Calif. Butte College Scotch Plains, NJ Scotch Plains-Fanwood LaCenter, Wash. LaCenter HS Steel, N.D. Kidder County-Steel HS Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish HS Huntley Project, Mont. Huntley Project HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Green River, Wyo. Green River HS Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Ritzville, Wash. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague HS

No. Name

78 Nick Clawson 79 Hayden Smith 80 Logan Kennedy 81 Tanner Osborne 82 Reid Nelson 83 Gunner Bartlett 84 Anthony Jones 85 Landers Smith 86 Connor Murdock 87 Jaylen Taggart 88 Kody Torgerson 89 Michael Barnes 90 Jesse Sims 91 Alaric Greil 92 Cole Wyant 93 Wyatt Alexander 94 Colton Eliason 95 Chase Barta 96 Karson Wheat 97 Arthur Flynn 98 TJ Makihele 99 Gabe Zanetti

Pos.

OL OL TE TE WR DL WR WR RB TE WR RB DL DL LB/LS WR WR DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1

275 275 220 240 200 215 200 198 210 230 170 175 250 240 210 160 205 265 275 250 275 220

R-FR R-SR FR JR R-SR R-FR FR FR R-JR R-SO R-SO R-FR R-SO FR FR R-FR R-FR R-JR R-FR R-SR R-FR R-FR

Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Gig Harbor, Wash. Peninsula HS Laurel, Mont. Laurel HS Columbus, Mont. Columbus HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls Central HS Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheyenne East HS Hot Springs, Mont. Flathead HS Charlo, Mont. Charlo HS Hardin, Mont. Hardin HS Hamilton, Mont. Hamilton HS Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls HS Lacey, Wash. Timberline HS Bothell, Wash. Bothell HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin HS Whitehall, Mont. Whitehall HS Billings, Mont. Billings Senior HS Manhattan, Mont. Manhattan HS Deer Lodge, Mont. Powell County HS Orland, Calif. Orland HS Anchorage, Alaska Couer D'Alene, Idaho Couer D'Alene HS

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No. Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 66 67 68 69 71 74 75 79 80 81 82 83 84

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year

Cameron Taylor RB Jett Robertson RB Damari Cual-Davis CB Tre’ Long QB Shadarius Jenkins SS Jeff Tinae DB Wylie Novak DB Morgan McCrary DB Oakley Kopp QB Robert Maxwell DB Brenden Medina QB Hunter Lane WR Bryce Bumgardner WR Japerri Powell RB Jake Horner WR Marvin Williams Jr. WR Caleb Knoche DB Roman Conder DB Kyle Jacklich RB Basie Destefanis DB Isaiah Eubanks DB Ostin Welch DB Joshua Rose DB Conner Crawford TE Hunter Riley DB Sam Sanders LB Jake Norby LB Gunnar Landrum LB Andrez Trahan-Proctor RB Devariej Criss DB Derante Lemelle DL Cody Lucke LB Landon Duffy TE Donte Simpkins DB Max Struss LB Dylan Wampler LB Clayton Watterson LB Titus Pulliam OL Michael Ulugalu LB Troy Dayak K/P Jaren Maki LB Lane Allen LB Chase Gilbert LB Ian Sparrow DE Ronnie Chavez OL Darius Alexander-Jones IIOL Joshua Hutchins OL Justin Pfeifer DT Trenton Woodward OL Gaije Blackwell LB Joe Fehr Tristin Willis OL Daunte Janikula OL Cody Walburn OL Mathew Weeden OL Mavrick McKinlay DL Colter Czymoniak DL Trevor Yuhas OL Carson Caya OL Michael Ayers DE Spencer Kolody OL Talaifeii Malae OL Bradley Mattauch OL Mason Peterson OL Jared Eisenbarth TE Keagan Stroop WR Aaron Wise WR James Gilham WR Cal Holgate WR

5-9 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 5-8 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-10 DE 6-5 6-6 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9

180 200 175 200 190 170 182 195 185 180 215 190 185 175 175 160 190 176 190 195 195 175 165 215 186 225 210 190 195 160 255 215 185 170 210 220 210 195 197 195 225 170 215 215 265 290 285 285 275 200 6-3 280 230 240 294 250 260 295 265 180 287 365 300 260 210 160 175 172 180

JR SR JR FR JR SO JR SR FR JR FR JR SR FR FR JR SO FR FR SR FR SO FR JR FR FR JR FR SO JR JR SR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR JR JR FR SO JR JR SR FR JR SR FR 230 FR FR FR FR FR FR FR SO FR FR FR JR FR SO SO JR FR FR

Hometown

San Mateo, Calif./ Glendale, Ariz./Ironwood HS San Francisco, Calif.

Lake Stevens. Wash.

Atlanta, Ga./ Seattle, Wash.

Cut Bank, Mont./Cut Bank HS Las Vegas, Nev. West Jordan, Utah Moreno Valley, Calif.

Sebastopol, Calif./Analy HS Payson, Ariz.y Saint Helens, Ore. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS Great Falls, Mont.

Tacoma, Wash.

Forsyth, Mont./Forsyth HS Boise, Idaho Modesto, Calif.

Fresno, Calif.

Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS Malta, Mont./Malta HS Las Vegas, Nev. Missoula, Mont./Sentinel HS Bakersfield, Calif El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Chinook, Mont./Chinook HS Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS Tacoma, Wash./Stadium HS San Francisco, Calif.

Browning, Mont.

Vaughn, Mont./Simms HS Bronx, N.Y./Gardendale HS Calgary, Alb. Can. Peoria, Ariz./Centennial HS Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville HS Mesa, Ariz.

Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS Tracy, Calif.

Belt, Mont./Belt HS Harlem, Mont./ Harlem HS Spokane Valley, Wash.

Mesa, Ariz,/Chandler HS Missoula, Mont./Hellgate HS Gilroy, Calif.

Puyallup, Wash./Rogers HS Cut Bank, Mont./Cut Bank HS Three Forks, Mont.

Power, Mont./Power HS JR Eureka, Mont.

Mount Vernon, Wash.

Great Falls, Mont.

Bonney Lake, Wash.

Lewistown, Mont./Fergus HS Geraldine, Mont.

Eureka, Mont.

Great Falls, Mont.

Tolmie, Wash.e Highwood, Mont.

Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, Can. Seattle, Wash.

Newark, Calif.e Trabaco Canyon, Calif.

Woodinville, Wash.

Belt, Mont./Belt HS Vallejo, Calif./Yuba College Browning, Mont.

Manhattan, Mont.

No. Name 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 99

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year

Kaden Wills WR Levi Keltner TE Vere Waqaituinayau FB Tre Rapp TE Kaleb Johnson TE Zavier Baldwin DL Sabastian Bright DL Joey Quitugua II DE BJ Hatcher DL Trendae Umi-Tuato’o DL Pat Hammond DE

5-8 6-6 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-3

170 220 238 170 208 245 300 225 230 290 235

FR FR JR FR FR FR JR FR SO SO FR

Hometown

Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS Anacortes, Wash San Mateo, Calif.

Colorado Springs, Col. Fort Shaw, Mont./Simms HS Kirkland, Wash,/Juanita HS Los Angeles, Calif.e Boise, Idaho/Capital HS Laurel, Mont./Laurel HS Auburn, Wash.

Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS

2019 Montana State University-Northern Football Staff Andrew Rolin, Head Coach Jake Chestnut, Defensive Coordinator CJ Robertson, Offensive Line/Run Game Sam Mix, Running Backs/Tight Ends John Kocurek, Wide Receivers Blake Wilson, Defensive Line Jake Crain, Defensive Backs/Special Teams Tommy Wilson, Cornerbacks

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Montana Tech Defensive Starters

MSU-N Offensive Numbers

TECH Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 24 ppg, 4th in Frontier Bryce Bumgardner #14, 6-2, 185 Receiver

Total offense: 379 ypg, 5th in Frontier

Naoki Harmer #9, 5-10, 165 Cornerback

Passing: 286 ypg, 2nd in Frontier

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TECH Offensive Numbers

MSU-N Defensive Numbers

Scoring: 16 ppg, 2nd in Frontier

Scoring: 39 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Total defense: 301 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Total defense: 457 ypg, 7th in Frontier

Pass defense: 166 ypg, 1st in Frontier

Pass defense: 152 ypg, 5th in Frontier

Scoring: 22 ppg, 7th in Frontier

Rolin was hired in December of 2017. He is the fourth fulltime head coach of the Lights since the school reintroduced football. Before coming to Northern he had coaching stops at San Diego, Washington, San Jose State and Libby.

Rolin played QB at San Diego. He is a native of Rancho Cordova, California.

Spencer Kolody #71, 6-3, 290 Offensive line

Brendan Medina #12, 6-2, 215 Quarterback

Darius Alexander-Jones #53, 6-3, 280 Offensive line

Josh Hutchins #54, 6-1, 285 Offensive line

Andrez Trahan-Proctor #33, 5-9, 195 Running back

Damari Caul-Davis #3, 6-0, 175 Receiver

Jesse Sims #90, 6-2, 250

Defensive line

Chase Barta #95, 6-1, 275

Defensive line

BJ Hatcher #94, 6-4, 240 Defensive end Ike Schweikert #24, 6-1, 195 Linebacker

TJ Dayak #46, 6-4, 185 Kicker

Marvin Williams #19, 5-8, 160 Receiver

Rushing: 160 ypg, 3rd in Frontier

Arthur Flynn #97, 6-3, 260 Defensive line

Trenton Woodward #56, 6-4, 275 Offensive line

Jeff Tinae #6, 5-11, 170 Safety

Japerri Powell #15, 5-9, 175 Safety

Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach

Hayden Smith #79, 6-2, 280 Offensive line

ShaderiusJenkins #5, 6-3, 190 Linebacker Trendae Umi-Tuato'o #95, 5-11, 290 Defensive tackle

Carter Myers #48, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Justin May #13, 6-2, 195 Safety

Jaren Maki

#47, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Justin Pfeifer #55, 5-11, 290 Defensive line

Trey Copeland #58, 6-2, 285 Center

Jet Campbell #8, 6-4, 200 Quarterback

Jed Fike #28, 5-11, 200 Running back

Triston Stauffer #66, 6-2, 270 Offensive line

Luke Almos #45, 6-2, 225 Linebacker

Jacob Clarke #53, 6-0, 220 Defensive line

Jake Norby #31, 6-2, 210 Linebacker

Joe Fehr #58, 6-3, 235 Defensive line

Hunter Spartz #75, 6-3, 300 Offensive line

Kiley Caprera

#10, 5-9, 160 Receiver

Nate Sander #85, 6-2, 240 Tight end

Jared Eisenbarth #80, 6-1, 210 Tight end Hunter Riley #29, 5-10, 185 Punter

Total offense: 365 ypg, 6th in Frontier

Grant Benz #70, 6-3, 305 Offensive line

Tucker Rauthe #22, 6-0, 200 Safety

Jett Robertson #2, 5-11, 175 Running back

Alec Wooley-Steele #88, 5-8, 175 Receiver

Josh Rose #27, 6-0, 170 Cornerback

Tristin Willis #59, 6-5, 260 Offensive line

Andrew Rolin MSU-N Head Coach

Montana Tech Offensive Starters

Robert Maxwell #11, 5-11, 180 Corner Damaree Morris #31, 6-0, 195 Cornerback

Trevor Hoffman #18, 6-4, 205 Receiver

Tyler Padiall

#59, 5-11, 210 Kicker/Punter

his year is Head Coach Chuck Morrell’s 10thyear at the helm of the Oredigger football program and as a head football coach.

Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 1998-2009, where he served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Morrell also led the athletic department at Montana Tech, serving as Athletic Director from 2014 to 2017.

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MSU-Northern Rewind

Local donors pave the way for new stadium Tim Leeds tleeds@havredailynews.com Montana State UniversityNorthern announced in a press release Thursday that local donations are moving the university closer to its goal of building its own football stadium, with two major donations providing siginificant help.

Havre’s Tilleman family and Independence Bank alone have put $550,000 toward the project, with Independence Bank also offering to help more with the fundraising.

The Tilleman family, owners and operators of local businesses including Tilleman Motor Company GM, Chrysler and C h a l l e n ge r d e a l e rs h i p s, donated $450,000, while Independence Bank chipped in $100,000 and has offered to finance other pledges.

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football game on Sept. 28, MSU-Northern plans to publicly announce plans for the university’s new football stadium. Both gifts will support that project.

“Havre has been so good to us,” Mike Tilleman, a long-time Northern supporter and former National Football League player, said in the press release. “We are committed to giving back and helping it grow. We’re excited for what this stadium will do for the university and student life in the years ahead.”

Independence Bank, in addition to making its donation, has agreed to finance all campaign pledges for the full value of the pledge at zero percent interest, which will allow Northern to begin construction immediately after reaching the campaign goal, and donors can make their pledge installments over a number of years.

Northern’s plan in the first phase is to construct a p l ay i n g f i e l d t o h o u s e Northern games, eventually expanding the facility in to a major sports and classroom center. “ T h e s e d o n o r s h ave grasped the important role this project plays in moving Northern forward,” Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said in the release. “They understand that by investing in our athletic programs and strengthening student life, they are contributing to overall student success and the long-term health of our campus.”

“We’re excited to build on that community wide pride by investing in our athletic programs to ensure our student-athletes and our fans have high-quality facilities and a high-quality experience,” Kegel added. “These gifts are a big push toward achieving that goal.”

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Frontier Conference Standings

College of Idaho Montana Western Carroll College Montana Tech Rocky Mountain Eastern Oregon MSU-Northern Southern Oregon

Conf.

WL 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-3

Overall WL 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-4

Saturday, Sept. 21 Carroll College 54, MSU-Northern 26 Montana Western 38, Rocky Mountain 7 Montana Tech 17, Southern Oregon 14 Portland State 59, Eastern Oregon 9 Saturday, Sept. 28 MSU-Northern vs Montana Tech College of Idaho at Rocky Mountain Eastern Oregon at Montana Western Carroll College at Southern Oregon

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NAIA Coaches Poll Rn. Prv. Rec. 1 1 Morningside (Iowa) [17] 3-0 2 2 Benedictine (Kan.) 4-0 3 3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 2-0 4 4 Kansas Wesleyan 4-0 5 6 Concordia (Mich.)

3-0 6 7 Marian (Ind.) 2-0 7 9 Grand View (Iowa) 4-0 8 10 Northwestern (Iowa) 3-0 9 5 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 1-1 10 11 College of Idaho 3-0 11 12 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4-0 12 14 Evangel (Mo.) 4-0

Pts. 392 377 362 344 329 318 292 276 262 257 254 219

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

14 Cumberlands (Ky.) 8 Reinhardt (Ga.) 17 Southeastern (Fla.) 16 Dickinson State (N.D.) 18 Bethel (Tenn.)

19 Langston (Okla.)

20 Montana Western 22 Siena Heights (Mich.)

23 Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) 13 Baker (Kan.) 25 Cumberland (Tenn.)

NR Keiser (Fla.) NR Montana Tech

2-0 3-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-2 3-0 2-0 2-1

216 193 171 167 142 141 127 96 85 65 58 51 38

Others receiving votes: : Keiser (Fla.) 51, Rocky Mountain 38, Sterling (Kan.) 27, Carroll (Mont.) 10, Pikeville (Ky.) 3, Ottawa (Kan.) 3, Bethel (Kan.) 3

Frontier Conference Individual Leaders Week 5

Passing: Jon Jund, UMW, 290 ypg Receiving: Trevor Hoffman, MT, 115 ypg Receptions: Lucas Overton, RMC, 8 cpg Rushing: Nick Calzaratta, CI, 155 ypg Tackles: Jason Ferris, UMW, 40 tackles Sacks: Chad Nebel, RMC, 3.5 sacks INT's: Michael Chisley Jr., SOU, 3 ints

Jim Potter The 2019 Montana State University-Northern coaching staff. Back row, left to right: Blake Wilson (defensive line), CJ Robertson (offensive line/run game), Andrew Rolin (head coach), Jake Chestnut (defensive coordinator), Jake Crain (defensive backs/special teams coordinator). Front row, left to right: John Kocurek (wide receivers/pass game), Sam Mix (running backs/tight ends), Tommy Wilson (cornerbacks).

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Northern's Personal Protector

When it comes to what a good offensive linemen needs, senior Trenton Woodward checks all the boxes George Ferguson

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Dedication, leadership, work ethic. Those are all things an offensive linemen needs to have to be successful at the collegiate level.

Those things, are every bit as important to an offensive lineman as size, strength, and intelligence.

Montana State UniversityNorthern senior Trenton Woodward checks all those boxes, and then some.

After all, through a tumultuous time in Northern’s football history, Woodward has remained a pillar of the program, and that’s because he has one more characteristic that sets him apart - loyalty.

“I’m a big loyalty guy,” Woodward, who is Northern’s starting left tackle in his senior season said.

I was part of (Andrew) Christensen’s first-ever recruiting class here.

And Jett (Robertson) and I are the only two guys left from that recruiting class. And a big reason why is loyalty. Northern was the first team to offer me a scholarship, and this program, and this school has shown me nothing but love in my time here.”

Like so many that did, there would be times when it could have been easy to walk away from the MSU-N program. The struggles have been many, and they’ve been well chronicled. But, Woodward isn’t just loyal to the name on the front of his jersey, he’s loyal to men who stand beside him, behind him and in front of him. In other words, like every offensive linemen should, Woodward, an imposing figure at 6-5 and 275 pounds, has his teammate’s backs, and he always has.

“I’ve never been part of a team that’s won more than one game in a season,” Woodward said. “That’s been hard. Everybody has seen what we’ve gone through. There

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Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Montana Stater University-Northern senior offensive lineman Trenton Woodward has been the consummate teammate for the Lights in his time at MSU-N. He's also grown into an outstanding football player along the way. The Lights celebrate homecoming Saturday against Montana Tech.

2018 record: 0-10, 1-10 Head coach: Andrew Rolin

Location: Havre, Mont.

Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium

Nickname: Lights

Streak: The Lights are looking to snap a 30-game Frontier Conference losing streak, and win their first home game since last August.

Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2019 record: 0-3, 1-3

Montana Tech

MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech

2018 record: 5-5, 5-5 Head coach: Chuck Morrell

Location: Butte, Mont.

Stadium: Alumni Coliseum

Nickname: Orediggers

Streak: The Orediggers haven't lost a game at Blue Pony Stadium since October of 2008. Tech has also won two straight in 2019.

Colors: Green and White 2019 record: 2-1, 2-1

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MSU-N homecoming game will be extra special George Ferguson

high-quality experience,” Kegel added. “These gifts are a big push toward achieving that goal.”

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Montana State University-Northern

Saturday, September 28 Blue Pony Stadium 1:00 p.m.

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Homecoming week, and the Montana State University-Northern football team’s homecoming game is always special. It’s a prideful time each and every year on MSU-N’s campus.

This Saturday’s homecoming game against Montana Tech will be no different. It will be special. But, the excitement surrounding Northern’s homecoming battle with the Orediggers got an extra boost of juice late last week.

On Friday, Northern issued a press release announcing fund raising efforts for the on-campus stadium that has long been a dream.

But, on Saturday, Northern, led

by Chancellor Greg Kegel, will announce to its fans, the community and anyone else paying attention that, the dream has become a reality.

Friday’s press release highlighted the Tilleman family and Independence Bank as two donors who have stepped up to the plate in a big way to help get the stadium project moving forward.

So with that generosity, Kegel will officially announced the plans for the new stadium as part of this week’s homecoming celebration, which is a fitting time to do it.

Also coming home

“These donors have grasped the important role this project plays in moving Northern forward,” Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said in the release. “They understand that by investing in our athletic programs and strengthening student life, they are contributing to overall student success and the long-term health of our campus.”

“We’re excited to build on that community wide pride by investing in our athletic programs to ensure our student-athletes and our fans have high-quality facilities and a

Saturday’s homecoming game won’t just be special for the Lights either.

A pair of Orediggers will also have strong feelings when Tech takes the field against the Lights, most of all, Tech offensive coordinator Kyle Samson.

Samson was a star quarterback for the Lights, who still holds all kinds of school records, and is the only quarterback Northern has ever had who has gotten a team to the NAIA playoffs, as well as earn NAIA All-American honors.

After graduating from Northern, Samson was an assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the Lights under his father, former MSU-N head coach Mark Samson. So, Kyle’s impact on the program, and his roots in it, run really deep, and to this day, are still felt.

Samson hasn’t been back in Blue Pony Stadium since he last coached for the Lights. He went on to become a highly-successful head coach at Flathead High in Kalispell, before accepting the OC job on Chuck Morrell’s staff last spring. Kyle’s wife Brooke is also from Havre, so Saturday, will truly be a special day.

It was also be special for Tech starting safety Justin May, who grew up right down Highway 2 at ChesterJoplin-Inverness. May is in his third year of starting for the Orediggers and has been among the team leaders in tackles in each of the last two seasons.

Streaking There’s been some pretty impressive runs by teams since Frontier play started. College of Idaho hasn’t lost yet, and puts its three-game winning streak on the line at Rocky Mountain College.

Montana Western is also undefeated and will look to keep it going Saturday at home against Eastern

Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson Devariej Criss, left, Jaren Maki, right, and the MSU-Northern defense will be fired up for what promises to be an extra-special homecoming game for the Lights Saturday, as they host Montana Tech at Blue Pony Stadium.

Oregon, while Carroll College takes a two-game winning streak to Southern Oregon, a squad which is currently riding a shocking four-game losing streak. Montana Tech also brings a two-game winning streak to Havre on Saturday. After losing at C of I in its season-opener, the Diggers have beaten Eastern Oregon and SOU at home.

Today in the Frontier Conference 2019 Havre Daily News Power Rankings Week 5

#25 Montana Tech Orediggers (2-1, 2-1)

1. College of Idaho; 2. Montana Western; 3. Carroll College; 4. Montana Tech; 5. Rocky Mountain; 6. Eastern Oregon; 7. MSU-Northern; 8. Southern Oregon

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2019 Frontier Preseason Coaches and Media Polls

Montana State University-Northern Lights (0-3, 1-3) #10 College of Idaho (3-0, 3-0) at Rocky Mountain (1-2, 2-2) in Billings 1 p.m.

Eastern Oregon (1-2, 1-3) at #19 Montana Western (3-0, 3-0) in Dillon 1 p.m.

Carroll College (2-1, 2-1) at Southern Oregon (0-3, 0-4) in Ashland, Oregon 2 p.m.

1. College of Idaho 2. Southern Oregon 3. Montana Western 4. Montana Tech 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Eastern Oregon 7. Carroll College 8. MSU-Northern

1. College of Idaho 2. Southern Oregon 3. Montana Western 4. Eastern Oregon 5. Rocky Mountain 6. Montana Tech 7. Carroll College 8. MSU-Northern

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