1976 Football Media Guide by University of Montana Athletics

Grizzly Football

University Of Montana â&#x20AC;˘ Missoula

Contents

P e rS O n n e l

U niversity of M ontana ...................................................... 2 Adm inistrators ................................................................... 3 Coaches ............................................................................. 4,5 1976 Grizzly Outlook ........................................................ 6 1976 Grizzly R o s t e r ............................................................ 7 Greg Anderson ................................................................... 8 Player P r o f i l e s ............................................................... 9-13 Freshmen to Watch ........................................................ 14 1975 Grizzly Stats .......................................................... 15 1976 Opponents ........................................................ 16-18 Coaches Thru the Y e a r s ................................................ 19 Big Sky Conference .................................................. 20, 21 Grizzly Honor R o l l .................................................... 22-24 Grizzly Records ........................................................ 25-27 1976-77 Grizzly Basketball .......................................... 28

R ^ h a r d Bowers, P r e s i d e n t ................... 406-243-2311 Harley Lewis, Athletic D ir e c to r ........................ 243-5331 Gene Carlson, Football Coach ............................ 243-5331 Sports Information Director ............................... 243-2522 Dr. Charles Bryan, Faculty Representative .... 243-5311 John Roning, Conference Commissioner . 208-345-5393 Jim Brandenburg, Basketball Coach ................. 243-5331 Football Press Box ................................................ 243-4192

The 1976 University of Montana football press guide was prepared by George Fultz. Cover design and layout suggestion by Jacobsen Advertising. Printed by the University Printing Service.

University of Montana, M issoula

The University of M ontana at M issoula is located in a m ountain forest setting in Western Montana. Camping, backpacking, river floating, hunting, fishing and skiing are popular outdoor activities. Four wilderness areas are located nearby Missoula, and Glacier and Yellowstone N ational P arks are w ithin a short driving distance. The U niversity m aintains a Campus Recreation Service to promote recreation. Travel in the area is facilitated by major airline service, the A m trak railw ay system and a major east-w est freeway. The University of M ontana w as chartered February 17, 1893, and opened in September, 1895, w ith fifty students enrolling the first day. Throughout its history, the U niversity has sustained a high sta ndard of academic excellence in teaching, research and service. Today the campus has an enrollment of 8,900, a full time faculty of 450, some 600 nonacademic personnel and more than 38,000 alumni. The U niversity of M ontana is the largest of six units of the M ontana University System and has been designated the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most comprehensive institution of higher learning.

President Richard Bowers Dr. R ich a rd C. B ow ers a ssu m e d d u tie s as th e 13th p re s id e n t of th e U n iv e rsity of M o n ta n a on Ju ly 1, 1974. B ow ers cam e to U M from N o rth e rn Illin o is U n iv e rsity , D eK alb, w h e re he se rv e d as vice p re sid e n t a n d p ro v o st, a n d p ro fe s so r of c h e m istry . A s N o rth e rn Illin o isâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; p ro v o st, he w a s ch ief acad em ic officer of th e U n iv e rsity a n d h a d o v e ra ll re s p o n s ib ility fo r m a n y o th e r u n iv e rs ity a c tiv itie s, in clu d in g c o m p u te r se rv ice s, a d m iss io n s a n d re c o rd s, a n d th e lib ra ry . He also re p re s e n te d N o rth e rn Illin o is U n iv e rs ity to th e Illin o is B oard of R egents, the B oard of H ig h e r E d u c a tio n of th e S ta te of Illin o is, a n d the S ta te L eg islatu re. P rio r to b eing n a m e d vice p re s id e n t a n d p ro v o s t in 1969, B o w ers se rv e d as th e D ean of th e C ollege of L ib e ral A rts a n d S c ien c es a t N IU fro m 196569. B ow ers re ce iv e d h is B.S. degree in c h e m istry fro m th e U n iv e rs ity of M ich ig an in 1948 a n d h is PhD . in c h e m istry from th e U n iv e rs ity of M in n e so ta in 1953. He ta u g h t a t N o rth w e s te rn U n iv e rs ity in E v a n s to n , 111., b eg in n in g in 1954 a n d b ecam e D ire c to r of C h em ical L a b o ra to rie s a n d a sso c iate c h a irm a n of th e D e p a rtm e n t of C h e m istry a t N o rth w e s te rn in 1963.

Athletic Director H a rle y W. L ew is w a s n a m e d a th le tic d ire c to r a t th e U n iv e rs ity of M o n ta n a, effective A p ril 14,1976. H e h a d s e rv e d as a c tin g a th le tic d ire c to r from July 1, 1975. L ew is also se rv e s as th e U n iv e rs ity â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s c ro ss c o u n try a n d tra c k a n d field coach. A 1964 g ra d u a te of U M w ith a M .S. in h e a lth , p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n a n d re cre atio n , L ew is b ecam e tra c k a n d c ro ss c o u n try coach a t th e U n iv e rs ity in 1966. P rio r to a ssu m in g c o ach in g re sp o n s ib ilitie s at UM , th e 1959 g ra d u a te of B utte H ig h S chool c o ac h ed tw o y e a rs a t th e U n iv e rs ity of P o rtla n d . M o n ta n a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s c ro ss c o u n try te a m s h a v e w o n se v e n Big S k y C o n feren ce c h a m p io n sh ip s a n d the U M tra c k te a m s h av e c a p tu re d one Big S k y title a n d p lac ed second six tim e s w ith L ew is as h e a d coach. T he 34-y ear-o ld L ew is is c u rre n tly p re s id e n t of th e U n ite d S ta te s C ro ss C o u n try C oaches A sso c ia tio n .

Coaches

Gene Carlson Gene Carlson w as appointed 1976 Grizzly head football coach June 14 by University of Montana athletic director Harley Lewis. Carlson, 44, succeeds Jack Swarthout, who in nine years became the winningest football coach in the U niversityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. Carlson served as an assistant coach in charge of the offensive backfield and as executive secretary of the U niversityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Century Club for two years. Carlson came to UM from Great Falls High (Mont.) where he compiled a sensational high school record. In 15 years he guided the Bison to a 108-32-8 overall record, capturing five state championships and four second place finishes in Class AA competition. His 1965 and 1969 teams were undefeated. A native of Great Falls and a 1949 graduate of Great Falls High, Carlson has a health and physical education degree from UM (1954). He earned his M.S. in public administration from George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) in 1967. After graduating from Montana, he played professional baseball for two years in the N ew York Yankees organization and served two years in the Air Force. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Montana Air National Guard.

Bill Betcher Bill B etcher jo in e d the M o n ta n a s ta ff in 1967. He is o ffen siv e line coach. B etcher w a s b o rn in W oodland, W ash., on Feb. 16, 1939 a n d a tte n d e d W ash o u g al H igh. A fte r h igh school he e n ro lled at the U n iv e rs ity of O regon for a y e a r th e n tra n s fe rre d to C e n tra l W a sh in g to n S ta te College. A s a tac k le for CW SC he e a rn e d L ittle A ll-A m erica h o n o rs in 1961. He re ce iv e d his B.A. in p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n from C e n tra l W a sh in g to n in 1963. B etcher coached C a stle R ock H igh (W ash.) to a 22-5 record, 1963-65, a n d se rv e d as an a s s is ta n t a t CW SC in 1966 before jo in in g th e G riz zly sta ff.

John Smith John S m ith jo in e d the U M co ach in g s ta ff in M a rc h of 1973. He w ill coach the d e fen siv e fro n t d u rin g th e 1976 se a so n . S m ith w a s b o rn N ov. 15, 1948 in Id ah o F alls, Idaho. He is a 1967 g ra d u a te of B onneville H ig h (Idaho F alls) a n d a 1972 g ra d u a te of W eb er S ta te College w ith a B.S. in p h y sic a l ed u ca tio n . A t W eber S ta te he w a s A c ad e m ic A ll-A m e ric a n a t lin e b a c k e r a n d th e team c a p ta in . In 1971 he w a s a g ra d u a te a s s is ta n t a t W eber S ta te a n d se rv e d in th e sam e c a p a c ity at U M d u rin g th e 1972 se a so n .

Wally Gaskins W ally G a sk in s b ecam e a m em b er of the G riz zly fo o tb a ll s ta ff in M a rc h of 1973. H is a ssig n m e n t for th e 1976 se a so n is co ach in g th e o ffen siv e back field . G a sk in s w a s b o rn in B illings, M ont. on M a rc h 27, 1945. He a tte n d e d L ew is a n d C lark H ig h (S pokane, W ash.), g ra d u a tin g in 1963. He e n te red the a rm y a fte r tw o y e a rs at C o lu m b ia B asin JC (W ash.) a n d e n ro lled at U M in 1970 fo llo w in g th re e y e a rs of se rv ice in G e rm a n y a n d a y e a r in V iet N am . H e p la y e d fu llb a c k for M o n ta n a a n d g ra d u a te d w ith a B.S. in p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n in 1973.

Pat Dolan P a t D olan jo in e d the U n iv e rs ity â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fo o tb all co ach in g sta ff in July of 1976. He w ill coach the d e fen siv e b a ck s. D olan w a s b o rn Jan. 2, 1948 in H elen a, M ont. He g ra d u a te d from G re a t F a lls C e n tra l H igh S chool (M ont.) in 1966 an d e n ro lled at th e U n iv e rs ity of M o n ta n a a n d p la y e d in th e se c o n d a ry for U M â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s u n b e a te n 1969 a n d 1970 tea m s. In 1973 he re ce iv e d a B.S. in h e a lth an d p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n from UM . H e w a s th e d e fen siv e c o o rd in a to r at L ibby H igh School, 1973-75, before a cc e p tin g th e U M a p p o in tm e n t.

1976

Grizzly Outlook

T he p ro n o u n c ed goal of U n iv e rs ity of M o n ta n a h e a d fo o tb a ll coach G ene C a rls o n is to im p ro v e up o n la s t y e a r ’s 6-4 record. T he G riz zlie s m ay do it. A g ig an tic offen siv e line, a h ig h ly to u te d q u a rte rb a c k a n d a b e v y of ta le n te d ru n n in g b a c k s are e x p ec te d to p ro v id e C a rlso n a n d h is s ta f f w ith a p o te n t a n d p o w e rfu l a tta c k . D efensively, th e re are w e a k n e ss e s to be do cto red , b u t A ll-A m e ric a c a n d id a te G reg A n d e rso n glam o rizes a fine d e fen siv e b a c k fie ld a n d ta c k le D oug B e tte rs a n c h o rs th e fro n tlin e . T he huge o ffensive line h a s fo u r re tu rn in g s ta rte rs . T he ta c k le s are Ben H a rb is o n (6-7, 258) a n d D an S u lliv a n ( 6 - 5 , 245). M a rk P lu m (6 -IV 2, 235) re tu r n s to one g u a rd p o sitio n , w h ile th e c e n te r slo t h a s tw o re tu rn e e s in M u rra y P ierce ( 6 - 8 , 260) a n d R on L ebsock (6 - 2 , 2 2 0 ). R e d sh irt T e rry F alcon (6 - 3 V2, 285) a n d so p h o m o re Jeff S m ith (6-7, 235) are c a p a b le g u a rd re p la c e m e n ts for g ra d u a te d W alt B rett. M ike R oban, a r e d s h irt in 1975 a fte r tra n s fe rrin g fro m th e N a v a l A c ad e m y w h e re he w a s a fre s h m a n sta rte r, giv es M o n ta n a a big (6-3, 2 1 0 ) a n d fa s t (4.6 in th e 40) q u a rte rb a c k for th e s w itc h from th e w ish b o n e to th e v e er offense. R o b a n h a s e v ery q u a rte rb a c k sk ill a n d w a s lis te d am ong th e n a tio n ’s s u p e rso p h s b y P la y b o y m ag a zin e in its 1975 p re s e a s o n issu e . Del S p e a r, th e U n iv e rs ity ’s a ll-tim e le a d e r for to u c h d o w n s scored, h e a d s th e lis t of ru n n in g b ack s. He led M o n ta n a in ru s h in g th e la s t tw o y e a rs a n d is a g re a t b lo ck e r. M ike M ick ey a n d P a u l F isk n e ss a v era g ed m ore th a n six y a rd s p e r c a rry in 1975, a n d are th e lea d in g c a n d id a te s at fu llb a ck . S ophom ore D oug E g b ert is a p ro m is in g h a lfb a ck . P a u l C ooley, a sp lit e n d s ta r te r la s t y e ar, w ill m an one w id e re c e iv e r p o s t in th e v eer. S e c o n d a ry b a ck s A n d e rso n a n d D on B e ria u lt are sp e e d y a n d ta le n te d a th le te s w h o w ill see o c c a sio n a l d u ty at w ide receiver. F all n e w co m e rs are e x p ec te d to be in th e p ic tu re a t w id e re c e iv e r a n d a t tig h t end w h e re r e d s h irt G ra n t K leckner a n d so p h o m o re H u g h P e te rs o n p e rfo rm e d d u rin g s p rin g ball. A n d e rso n , a tw o -tim e A ll-B ig S k y fir s t te a m selectio n , is th e m o st o u ts ta n d in g of th e se c o n d a ry b ack s. He w a s h o n o ra b le m en tio n A ll-A m e ric a n in 1975 a n d th e D iv isio n II n a tio n a l c h am p io n in p u n t a n d k ick o ff re tu rn in g in 1974. B eriau lt, th e Big S k y le a d e r in p u n t re tu rn in g , a n d R ich Jo rd a n are s la te d for s ta rtin g a ssig n m e n ts a t c o rn erb a ck . Ben S te in h a u e r g a in e d th e re g u la r stro n g s a fe ty slo t in sp rin g ball, w h ic h m ean s 1975 s ta r te r T om C lift w ill y ie ld to A n d e rso n at free sa fety . B etters, w ho is 6-6 a n d 250 p o u n d s, w a s a se c o n d tea m a ll-lea g u e choice as a so p h o m o re a n d is lik ely to em erge as the Big S k y ’s b e st d e fen siv e lin e m a n in 1976. Ju n io r college fin d M ike M a d d e n (6-5, 230) w ill be p a ire d w ith B e tte rs a t tack le. Joe S hupe, a 5-11, 225-p o u n d so phom ore, h a n d le d n o se g u a rd ch o res in s p rin g b a ll. R ay H a n se n , 6-5, 245 a n d a le tte rm a n tac k le, can also p la y h e a d up on o p p o sin g c en ters. T he en d s w ill be ju n io r college tra n s f e r M ike F ro st a n d S c o tt M o rto n or B ruce C a rlso n . T hey, like the lin e b a c k e r c o rp s of Bob E u sta n c e a n d Je rry B onas or R u sty V in c en t, do n o t h a v e o u tsta n d in g size, b u t are s m a rt a n d a g g re ssiv e fo o tb a ll p la y e rs. M o n ta n a ’s k ick in g gam e w ill be in th e c a p a b le h a n d s of B ruce C a rlso n . H e w a s seco n d te a m allconference p u n te r w ith a 39.8 y a rd a v era g e, a n d a c o n s is te n t p la c e k ic k e r w h o h it on eig h t of nine field goal a tte m p ts a n d 24 of 25 P A T e ffo rts.

N am e ***Greg A nderson T ony Arehart *Don Beriault **Doug Betters Guy Bingham Greg Bitar *Jerry Bonas Jim Brant Ray B rossm an N eil Cam pbell **Bruce C arlson *Jeff C arlson Gene Cham pagne **Tom Clift *Paul C ooley Greg Dunn *Doug Egbert **Bob E ustance Terry Falcon Scot Ferda *Paul F iskn ess M ike Frost Joe G elakoska D ave G leason A llen Green Bill H alverson *Ray H ansen **Ben H arbison W ayne Harper James Hogan K elly Johnson *Rich Jordan Grant Kleckner **Ron Lebsock M ike M adden M ike M agner Sam M artin S tev e M atovich C leveland M cD onald *Mike M ickey *H ayes M illim an *Scott M orton Rick M use Paul N elan **Randy Ogden Rich O ’M alley Hugh P eterson *M urray Pierce **Mark Plum Ron R ennick M ike Roban Joe Shupe John-Paul S lu p sk i *Jeff Sm ith Joe Sob ansk y ***Del Spear *Rich Stachnik *Ben Steinhauer ***Dan S u lliv a n Pat Su llivan M att V an Wormer *R usty V incent Byron “C hinee” W illiam s

Pos FS LB CB DT LB-OT HB LB WR OT LB K-DE SS FB-LB FS WR HB HB LB OG CB HB DE WR LB TE WR DT OT HB LB CB CB TE C DT QB LB DE WR FB DE DE WR QB TE HB TE C OG DT QB NG CB OG LB HB OT SS OT QB NG LB WR

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5-9 6-0 5-8 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-3% 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-4 6-7 •6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-8 6-IV2 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-8 6-7 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-8

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Sr Soph Sr

C hicago, 111. Idaho F alls, Idaho B ellevu e, W ash. A rlington H eigh ts, 111. C osm opolis, W ash. H oquiam , W ash. Fair H aven, M ass. M issou la Libby H elena Great Falls Great Falls Lacey, W ash. Spokane, W ash. A n acortes, W ash. M edical Lake, W ash. O gden, U tah H elena C ulbertson G reat Falls H untington Beach, Calif. N ew p ort Beach, Calif. B othell, W ash. M issou la A naconda Great Falls P riest R iver, Idaho M issou la L ivingston O lym pia, W ash. Great Falls Tacom a, W ash. Great Falls Butte G arden G rove, C alif. N ew p ort Beach, C alif. Sh elton, W ash. C olum bus Palo A lto, Calif. B ellevu e, W ash. C incinnati, Ohio Spokane, W ash. O pheim L akew ood, Colo. T raverse C ity, M ich. R ichland, W ash. St. Ignatius C incinnati, Ohio S eattle, W ash. Great Falls Great Falls Great Falls M issou la V ancouver, W ash. Ajo, Ariz. C heney, W ash. Chicago, 111. C incinnati, Ohio Butte Butte M issou la Joliet, 111. N e w O rleans, La.

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*letters earned

1976

Grizzly Roster

Player Profiles

Greg A nderson ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE

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Greg Anderson

Don Beriault

Doug Betters

Bruce Carlson

Jeff Carlson

Tom Clift

***Greg A nderson

5-9, 175

Chicago, IL

S e n io r free safe ty . N u m b e r 21. B orn S e p te m b e r 16, 1953. C o ach ed b y P h illip Jones a t W aw a see P re p in S y ra c u se , In d ia n a . A LL -A M E R IC A C A N D ID A T E . A ss o c ia te d P re s s h o n o ra b le m e n tio n A ll-A m e ric a in 1975. T w o -tim e A ll-B ig S k y C o n feren ce f ir s t te a m selectio n . Led D iv isio n II in p u n t a n d k ic k o ff re tu rn in g in 1974. H a s 9.7 sp ee d in th e 1 0 0 -y a rd d a s h a n d o u ts ta n d in g q u ic k n e ss. H a rd h itte r. D a rin g r e tu rn sp e c ia list. H a s sev e n “b ig p la y ” to u c h d o w n s in h is c a re e r—a 6 1 -y a rd p a s s re c ep tio n , tw o 9 4 -y a rd k ic k o ff re tu rn s , p u n t ru n b a c k s of 67 a n d 72 y a rd s a n d in te rc e p tio n re tu rn s of 77 a n d 52 y a rd s . M a y see e x tra d u ty as a w id e re c e iv e r in 1976. T ony A rehart

6-0, 215

Idaho Falls, ID

Sophom ore linebacker. Born July 21, 1956. C oached by M ahlon R asm ussen at S k y lin e H igh School. M oved from fullback p o sitio n during spring ball. N eed s a year of learning the position . C overs a lot of ground and has the poten tial to be a fine player. W ill be in the battle for a starting berth. *Don Beriault

5-8, 160

B ellevu e, WA

Senior cornerback and w id e receiver. N um ber 25. Born January 4, 1955. C oached by Ron B ates at M ead ow dale H igh and by Lynn R osenthall at O lym pic JC in W ashington. One of the best all-around a th letes on the 1976 roster. H as excep tion al q u ick n ess and great hands. Led the Big S k y C onference in punt returning in 1975. A returning regular at cornerback, h is p a ss catching talents w ill be u tilized part-tim e at w id e receiver in 1976. H as pro soccer aspirations. Junior College A ll-A m erican in 1974.

*Jerry B onas

6-0, 210

Fair H aven, M A

Junior linebacker. N um ber 60. Born D ecem ber 21,1953. Coached by Robert M cClung at T hom pson A cadem y in Boston. M issed spring ball, but is in line for a starting assign m ent as an experienced backer. Strong and a hard hitter. A 1974 w alk-on. Standout on sp ecialty team s last tw o years.

Ray B rossm an

6-3, 220

Libby

Sophom ore offen sive tackle. Born A pril 27, 1957. C oached by Doc Sargeant at Libby H igh School. A tight end before m oving into the trenches. O utstandin g high school punter w ho needs to pair co n sisten cy w ith his range.

N eil C am pbell

6-0, 205

H elena

Sophom ore linebacker. Born M ay 20,1957. C oached by Tim D ennison at H elena’s C apital H igh School. A n inexperienced player, w ho also m issed m ost of spring ball. V ery sm art player and a good athlete w ho played both w a y s in high school. C ontending for a starting position.

**Bruce C arlson

6-1, 195

Great F alls

A rlington H eights, IL

Junior punter, placekicker and d efen sive end. N um ber 87. Born M ay 22, 1956. C oached by G ene C arlson, his father, at Great Falls High. Second team all-conference punter w ith a 39.8 average. D evelop ed c o n sisten cy w ith his kicking—connecting on eight of nine field goal a ttem pts and 24 of 25 P A T efforts. R anks eighth on the all-tim e scoring list. A stead y and sm art perform er at defensive end.

Junior d efen siv e tackle. N um ber 79. Born June 11,1956. C oached by Chuck H ain es at A rlington High. Second team A ll-B ig S k y C o n fe r e n c /a ^ sophom ore. Im proved w ith every gam e la st year. M akes the big p la y as w e ll as the routine play. S tops p la y s com ing right at him, he pursues, he defeats the double team and opponents can’t reverse him. A sm art football player. H eaded for league and national honors. A s expected , had great spring.

*Jeff C arlson 5-10, 170 Great Falls Junior strong safety. N um ber 33. Born A pril 18, 1955. C oached by Gene C arlson (father) at Great Falls H igh. A ttend ed U n iv e r sity of W yom ing out of high sch ool then transferred to UM from M t. H ood C om m unity C ollege in Gresham , Ore. H as thorough football know ledge. V aluable u tility man in the secondary.

**Doug B etters

6-6, 250

Player Profiles

Paul Cooley

Doug Egbert

Bob Eustance

Terry Falcon

Paul Fiskness

Mike Frost

**Tom C lift

5-10, 170

Spokane, WA

Junior free safety. N um ber 27. Born June 17, 1956. C oached by Bob S h ill at E ast V alley H igh in Spokane, W ash. Returning starter w h o faces a battle in the secondary from four other d efen sive backs. V ersatile athlete w ho has played quarterback at UM . H as four interceptions. *Paul C ooley

6-1, 180

5-11, 180

Odgen, U T

S o p h o m o re h a lfb a c k . N u m b e r 29. B orn A u g u st 2, 1956. C o ach ed b y C raig B oyer a t B en L om ond H ig h S ch o o l in O dgen, U ta h . H ig h ly th o u g h t of p ro s p e c t a t the h a lfb a c k p o sitio n . H a s good sp e e d a n d ru n n in g b a ck in s tin c ts . F la s h e d to an 8 0 -y a rd to u c h d o w n ru n w h e n th e G riz z lie s b e a t W eb er S ta te in O g d en la s t y e ar. H a d fine sp rin g . **Bob E ustance

6-0, 190

H elena

S e n io r lin e b a ck e r. N u m b e r 24. B orn S e p te m b e r 22, 1954. C o ach ed b y C ecil D em m ing a t H e le n a H igh. T he s u rp ris e of s p rin g b a ll as he m o v ed from s tro n g s a fe ty to be U M ’s b e st lin e b a ck e r. L e a d e r w h o le a d s th ro u g h th e a m o u n t of effo rt he gives. C o ac h a b le . H a rd h itte r w h o h a s th e k n a c k for bein g w h e re the b a ll is. E x p e c te d to a d d 10 or 15 p o u n d s d u rin g th e o ff-se a so n . Terry Falcon

H un tington Beach, CA

Senior running back. N um ber 35. Born July 16, 1955. C oached by Roy Brummett at H untington Beach H igh and by Ray Shackleford at G olden W est JC in H untington Beach, Calif. U M ’s num ber three rusher in 1975, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. T ough runner w ho m ay play both fullback and halfback. B attling M ike M ickey for fullback starting honors.

A nacortes, WA

Senior w ide receiver. N um ber 81. Born June 24, 1955. C oached by John M cK instry at A nacortes H igh and G rover G arvin at Y akim a JC in Y akim a, W ash. R eturning starter. Led the G rizzlies w ith 334 yards and four tou ch dow ns receiving in 1975. H as fine speed, catches w ell and is a good blocker. Brother Jerry p layed for G rizzlies (1971-73). O utstandin g student. *Doug Egbert

*Paul F isk n ess 5-9, 170

8-3V2, 285

C ulbertson

Junior o ffen siv e guard. Born A u gu st 30, 1955. C oached by Ron Sm ith at C ulbertson H igh School. R edshirted last year after transferring from M inot State of M inot, N.D. R eplaces pro draftee W alt Brett in the starting lineup. Big fello w hits hard, learns qu ick ly and m oves w ell. Pro poten tial w ith his size, speed and strength.

M ike Frost

6-1, 200

N ew p ort Beach, CA

Junior d efen sive end. Born June 16, 1956. C oached by D ave H olland at Corona del Mar H igh in Corona del Mar, C alif., and by R ichard T ucker at Orange C oast JC in C osta M esa, Calif. M ontana’s num ber one defen sive end and a spring standout. A ll-B ig S k y candidate. South C oast Conference defen sive p la yer-of-th e-year for the 1975 season at Orange C oast. Learned UM sy stem very qu ick ly in spring drills.

*Ray H ansen

6-4, 255

Priest R iver, ID

Senior d efen sive tackle. N um ber 74. Born M arch 2, 1954. Coached by Jim O ’Conner at N ew p ort H igh in Priest River, Idaho. The strongest defen sive linem an on the G rizzly roster. C arries out assign m en ts w ell. A dapted qu ick ly to football in 1975 after being a track performer in junior college. Big S k y C onference d iscu s champ in 1976. W ill p lay a lot and could see action at nose guard.

**Ben H arbison

6-7, 258

M issou la

Junior o ffen sive tackle. N um ber 72. Born S eptem ber 20, 1955. Coached by G ary Trenary at M isso u la ’s H ellgate H igh School. H as im proved ste a d ily during tw o season s of college ball. R eturning regular for U M ’s pro size o ffen sive interior. Hard Worker. H as good tak eoff and blocking technique.

Ray Hansen

Ben Harbison

Rich Jordan

Ron Lebsock

Mike Madden

Mike Magner

*Rich Jordan

5-10, 175

Tacom a, W A

S e n io r c o rn e rb a ck . N u m b e r 45. B o rn D e ce m b e r 12, 1953. C o ach ed b y Joe S to r tin i a t M o u n t T a h o m a H ig h in T aco m a, W ash., a n d b y B u d H a k e a t G ra y s H a rb o r JC in A b e rd e en , W ash. B egan 1975 s e a s o n a t ru n n in g b ack . U p o n s w itc h to s e c o n d a ry becam e a s ta r te r a n d a s ta lw a rt p erfo rm er. H a s e x c e p tio n a l sp ee d a n d g re a t h ittin g a b ility . P ro p ro sp e c t. Grant Kleckner

6-1, 210

Great F alls

Sophom ore tight end. Born February 26, 1956. C oached by Gene C arlson at G reat F alls H igh. R edshirted la st year after transferring from M ontana T ech in Butte. Led the Frontier C onference in rushing as fullback. M oved to tight end for the G rizzlies and is a so lid candidate to start. Im proved stea d ily during spring ball. **Ron L ebsock

6-2, 220

Butte

Junior center. N um ber 52. Born Septem ber 22, 1956. Coached by Dan P eters at Butte High. One of tw o firstrate centers on the UM roster. H as qu ick n ess, ag ility and toughness. C apable of p layin g guard and tackle. Good football player. F u lly recovered from D ecem ber knee operation. M ike M adden

6-5, 230

Garden G rove, CA

J u n io r d e fe n siv e ta c k le. B orn Ja n u a ry 26 ,1 9 5 4 . C o ach ed b y R ay S h a c k le fo rd a t G o ld e n W est JC in H u n tin g to n B each, C alif. H a d su p e rb s p rin g â&#x20AC;&#x201D;th e b e st e v e r fo r a ju n io r college lin e m a n a t U M . C a t q u ick . In te llig e n t p la y e r w h o ta k e s a d v a n ta g e of sp ee d a n d q u ic k n e ss to get to th e b all. P a ire d w ith B etters, he g iv e s U M fir s t c la ss d e fe n siv e ta c k les. M ike M agner 6-3, 190 N ew p ort Beach, CA Ju n io r q u a rte rb a c k . N u m b e r 10. B orn Ju ly 7, 1955. C oach ed b y P h il B ro w n a t E s ta n c ia H ig h in C o sta M esa, C alif., a n d b y R ic h a rd T u c k e r a t O ra n g e C o a s t JC in C o sta M esa, C alif. Looked good in U M â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s p rin g d rills before in ju rin g h a n d . H a s rifle p a s s in g a rm a n d ru n s th e b a ll v e ry w ell. G iv es th e G riz z lie s a p a ir of q u a lity alla ro u n d q u a rte rb a c k s . C a p a b le of g u id in g M o n ta n a to a fine seaso n .

S teve M atovich

5-11, 190

C olum bus

Junior defensive end. Born June 10, 1951. C oached by Jim M cC auley at C olum bus H igh School. W alked-on for 1975 spring sessio n s. P layed strong sa fety a year ago. A hard worker. Inexperienced. C leveland M cD onald

6-2, 185

Palo A lto, CA

Senior w ide receiver. Born Septem ber 25, 1954. Spring w a lk - o n w h o h a s a tte n d e d W a s h in g to n S t a te U n iv ersity in Pullm an, W ash. F lashed speed and signs of being a solid receiver during spring ball. *Mike M ickey

6-0, 200

B ellevu e, W A

Senior fullback. N um ber 44. Born N ovem ber 20, 1953. C oached by Ron M cA llister at Interlake H igh in B ellevue, W ash., and by Bud H ake at G rays H arbor JC in A berdeen, W ash. E lusive runner w ho gained 366 yards (6.5 per carry) for the G rizzlies in 1975. Super as a cut and slash runner. Part-tim e starter a year ago, he heads the UM fullback list for 1976. *H ayes M illim an

6-1, 200

C incinnati, OH

Sophom ore defen sive end. Born M arch 22, 1956. Coached by Jim Green at F inneytow n H igh School in Cincinatti. R edshirted last year and the extra year of experience gave him the chance to develop into a starter during spring practice. Good, so lid football player. *Scott M orton

6-0, 200

Spokane, WA

Sophom ore d efen sive end. N um ber 64. Born O ctober 10, 1956. C oached by G ary D avis at Shadle Park H igh in Spokane, Wash. Lettered as a freshm an and w as contending for starting assign m ent during the spring. H as great q u ick ness and is a good player on in stin cts alone. W ith experience he is expected to be a first-rate d efensive end. W restles for G rizzly varsity. Rick M use

5-8, 150

O pheim

Junior w ide receiver. Born M arch 17, 1956. A w alk -on as a freshm an, he has logged little va rsity p laying tim e. P layed eight-m an football at tin y Opheim H igh School.

Mike Mickey

Scott Morton

Randy Ogden

Murray Pierce

Mark Plum

Mike Roban

Paul N elan

6-2, 175

Lakew ood, CO

S o p h o m o re q u a rte rb a c k . N u m b e r 11. B orn M a rc h 18, 1957. C o ach ed b y P e te Levine a t L a k e w o o d H ig h in L akew ood, Colo. M oves th e b a llc lu b as an e x ce lle n t ru n n e r w h o e x ec u te s th e o p tio n e ffe c tiv e ly . N eed s e x p erien ce a n d m u st im p ro v e p a s s in g s k ills.

**Randy Ogden

6-0, 180

T raverse C ity, MI

Ju n io r tig h t end. N u m b e r 31. B orn S e p te m b e r 11,1953. C o ach ed b y A rt H aege a t S t. F ra n c is H ig h in T ra v e rs e C ity, M ich. M isse d sp rin g b a ll b e c a u se of k n ee s u rg e ry . V e rsa tile a th le te w h o h a s p la y e d d e fe n se a n d offense. W ill be called u p o n a t b o th tig h t end a n d w id e re c e iv e r d u rin g th e 1976 cam p aig n .

H ugh Peterson

6-1, 200

St. Ignatiu s

S o p h o m o re tig h t end. B orn D ecem b er 27,1956. C o ac h e d b y M o n ta n a B o ck m an a t St. Ig n a tiu s H ig h S chool. A good fo o tb a ll p la y e r w h o is in c o n te n tio n fo r th e s ta r tin g tig h t en d p o sitio n . H a s th e p o te n tia l to p la y in th e o ffen siv e line. A ll-a ro u n d a th le te p ro g re s s e d in sp rin g d rills.

*M urray Pierce

6-8, 260

C incinnati, OH

Ju n io r cen ter. N u m b e r 53. B orn M a y 6, 1956. C o ac h e d b y D an R u sch e at W ith ro w H ig h in C in c in n a ti. C o n tin u e d im p ro v e m e n t e n a b le d him to em erge from sp rin g b a ll as th e n u m b e r one c en ter. Big, s tro n g a n d d iffic u lt fo r o p p o sin g n o se g u a rd s to h a n d le . F ir s t- ra te c e n te r w ho w ill c o n tro l h is s ec tio n of th e line of scrim m ag e. A ll-B ig S k y c alib er.

**Mark Plum

6-IV2, 235

S eattle, WA

S e n io r o ffen siv e g u a rd . N u m b e r 61. B orn O c to b e r 20, 1953. C o ach ed by P a u l S to ffe l a t C e n tra l K ip sa p H ig h in S ilv e rd a le , W ash. A re tu rn in g re g u la r. G e ts th e job done on the o ffen siv e fro n t. T r a n s fe rr e d to U M fro m the U n iv e rs ity of W a s h in g to n w h e re he p la y e d in the d e fe n siv e line. S te a d y p erfo rm er.

Ron R ennick

6-2, 225

Great F alls

S op h o m o re d e fe n siv e ta c k le. B orn O c to b e r 13, 1956. C oached b y M ick D e lan e y a t G re a t F a lls H igh. S a w lim ited a ctio n as fre s h m a n a n d la c k s ex p erie n ce . S la te d for re s e rv e d u tie s a t d e fe n siv e ta c k le. N eed s to im p ro v e his s tre n g th . M ike Roban

Great F alls

6-3, 210

S op h o m o re q u a rte rb a c k . N u m b e r 12. B orn M a rc h 7, 1956. C oached b y G ene C a rlso n a t G re a t F a lls H igh. R e d s h irte d la s t y e a r a fte r tra n s fe rrin g from th e N a v a l A cadem y. A t N a v y he w a s th e q u a rte rb a c k s ta r te r th e la s t h a lf of th e sea so n . D ire c te d N a v y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s w in o v e r A rm y . L iste d am ong th e n a tio n â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s u p e rs o p h s b y P la y b o y M ag azin e in its 1975 p re s e a s o n issu e . A q u a rte rb a c k coaches d re a m of. H a s size, 4.6 speed, re a d s th e op tio n , th ro w s w e ll a n d is a te a m le a d er. A ll-s ta r c a n d id a te w ho is e x p ec te d to be 100 p e rc e n t re c o v e re d from A p ril knee o p e ra tio n . Joe Shupe

5-11, 225

Great F alls

S ophom ore nose g u a rd . N u m b e r 56. B orn S e p te m b e r 2, 1957. C o ach ed b y Jack Jo h n so n a t C. M . R u ss e ll H ig h S chool in G re a t F a lls. H a d fine s p rin g , d e v elo p in g q u ick ly . E x p e c te d to c o n tin u e to im p ro v e w ith gam e experience. S c ra p p y a n d e x c e p tio n a lly q u ic k . P u rs u e s w e llâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;co v erin g th e fu ll w id th of th e field. John-Paul S lu p sk i

5-8, 170

S ophom ore c o rn e rb a c k . B orn C oached b y F o re st S h a rro c k a t H igh in C o lu m b u s, O hio. S m all, w h o w o rk s h a rd . W ill see re s e rv e sec o n d a ry . *Jeff Sm ith

M issou la D ecem b er 4, 1957. S t. F ra n c is De S a le s b u t qu ick . A h u s tle r d u tie s in ta le n t-la d e n

6-7, 235

V ancouver, WA

S op h o m o re o ffen siv e g u a rd . N u m b e r 78. B orn Dec. 31, 1956. C oached b y R on F ra n k lin a t C o lu m b ia R iv e r H ig h in V a n co u v e r, W ash. S a w c o n sid e ra b le a c tio n as a so p h o m o re a n d w ill be a firs t-lin e re s e rv e in 1976. R ap id ly im p ro v in g . G e ttin g bigger. C o uld w o rk h is w a y into th e lin eu p .

Joe Shupe

Jeff Smith

Del Spear

Ben Steinhauer

Dan Sullivan

Rusty Vincent

Joe S ob a n sk y

6-2, 220

A jo, AZ

Ju n io r lin e b a c k e r. B orn June 14, 1956. C o ac h e d b y T o m D in g m an a t A jo H ig h in A jo, A riz., a n d b y P a u l W id n e r at M esa JC in M esa, A riz. F e a rle ss fo o tb a ll p la y e r. C an p la y a t nose g u a rd . ***Del Spear

5-10, 175

C heney, WA

S e n io r h a lfb a c k . N u m b e r 20. B orn N o v e m b e r 10, 1954. C oached b y B ruce G ra m b o a t C h en e y H ig h in C h en ey , W ash. A b rillia n t p e rfo rm e r fo r th e G riz z lie s in e ac h of th e la s t th re e sea so n s. A s good a ru n n in g b a c k as th e re is in th e Big S k y C o n feren ce. G ro u n d g a in in g a c c o m p lish m e n ts are o v e rlo o k e d b e c a u se he is U M ’s b e s t b lo c k in g b a c k . U M ’s a ll - t i m e l e a d e r fo r to u c h d o w n s sco red w ith a c a re e r fig u re of 19. T h ird on th e G riz z ly c a re e r lis tin g fo r s co rin g a n d e ig h th in ru s h in g y a rd a g e . A ll-a ro u n d p e rfo rm e r w h o c an ru n , block, receiv e a n d th ro w th e h a lfb a c k o p tio n p a ss . M o n ta n a ’s le a d in g ru s h e r in 1974 a n d 1975. H o n o rs c an d id ate . *Rich Stach nik

6-0, 220

*R usty V incent

5-11, 205

Byron W illiam s 5-8, 160 N e w O rleans, LA Ju n io r w id e re c eiv er. B orn O c to b e r 21, 1954. W alk -o n c a n d id a te for the G riz z ly g rid s q u a d . S h o w e d s ig n s of b ein g a c ap a b le w id e re c e iv e r in s p rin g d rills.

C hicago, IL

J u n io r o ffen siv e ta c k le. N u m b e r 76. B o rn F e b ru a ry 12, 1956. C o ach ed b y P e te H e s te r a t L ane T e c h in C h icag o . S la te d fo r b a c k u p re s p o n s ib ilitie s in th e o ffen siv e line. B ro th e r of fo rm er G riz z ly s ta n d o u t R a y S ta c h n ik (196871). *Ben Steinhauer

6-0, 180

C incinnati, OH

Ju n io r s tro n g s afety . N u m b e r 26. B o rn Ju n e 30, 1956. C oached b y R ic h a rd K e rin a t G re e n h ills H ig h in C in c in n ati. C am e in to h is ow n n e a r th e close of th e 1975 sea so n a n d is lis te d as th e p ro b a b le s ta r te r fo r 1976 a t s tro n g safe ty . O ne of th e h ig h lig h ts of s p rin g d rills w a s his h a rd h ittin g a n d h u s tlin g p la y . ***Dan S u lliv a n

6-5, 245

T in ley Park, IL

S e n io r lin e b a ck e r. N u m b e r 47. B orn July 19, 1955. C o ach ed b y Je rry Y o st a t Joliet JC in Joliet, 111. C o n v e rte d from fu llb a c k to lin e b a c k e r m id w a y th ro u g h sp rin g d rills. S h o w e d fla s h e s of b eing a q u a lity lin e b a c k e r. S tro n g e s t a n d fa s te s t of th e lin e b a c k e r co rp s. V ieing fo r a s ta r tin g a ss ig n m e n t a n d sh o u ld im p ro v e as the se a so n m oves along.

Butte

S e n io r o ffen siv e ta c k le. N u m b e r 75. B orn M ay 3, 1955. C oached b y W ay n e P a u fh a u s e n a t B u tte H ig h . M o n t a n a ’s p r e m ie r o f f e n s iv e lin e m a n . S t e a d y p e rfo rm e r th e la s t th re e se a so n s. In te llig e n t, in te n s e an d c o n sis te n t fo o tb a ll p la y e r. M ak e s few m is ta k e s . U n re le n tin g w o rk e r a n d a te a m le a d er. H o n o rs c a n d id a te a n d p ro p ro sp e c t.

Freshmen to Watch

Joe Gelakoska

6-2, 195

Bothell, WA

W ide receiver. C oached b y T e rry D u rs t at Inglem oor H igh School. O n ly p la y e r in K ingC o C lass A A A league to be n a m e d a ll-co n fe re n ce b o th o ffen siv ely a n d d efen siv e ly . H ig h sc o re r in b a s k e tb a ll a n d a tra c k c o m p e tito r.

Dave Gleason

6-2, 205

M issoula

Allen Green

6-3, 210

Anaconda

T ig h t end. C o ach ed b y Jim K elly at A n a c o n d a H igh School. F irs t tea m all-co n fe re n ce in W este rn A A league a n d a n h o n o ra b le m en tio n a ll-s ta te pick. T w o -tim e a ll-s ta te se lec tio n in b a sk e tb a ll.

Bill Halverson

5-9, 160

Great Falls

L inebacker. C oach ed b y G a ry T re n a ry a t H ellg ate H igh School. C lass A A W e ste rn D iv isio n firs t team a ll-s ta r a n d seco n d tea m allsta te . B a sk e tb a ll s ta rte r.

W ide re ce iv e r. C oach ed b y M ick D e lan e y at G r e a t F a l ls H ig h . F o o t b a ll a n d t r a c k c o m b in a tio n . C lass A A a ll-s ta te re c e iv e r a n d sta te re co rd h o ld e r in pole v a u lt. Led C lass A A in receiv in g a n d v a u lte d 15-9.

Guy Bingham

Wayne Harper

6-3,215

Cosmopolis, WA

L in eb ack er a n d offen siv e tac k le. C o ach ed by A1 E k lu n d at W ea th e rw a x H ig h S chool. T w o -tim e all-co n feren ce in S o u th w e st W a s h in g to n C lass A A A league. F irst tea m a ll-s ta te a n d the c o n fere n ce â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L in em an -o f-th e-Y ear. B a sk e tb a ll s ta rte r.

James Hogan Greg Bitar

6-0, 180

Hoquiam, WA

H a lfb ack . C oached b y S a n d y de C a rte re t at H o q u iam H igh. A ll-co n fe ren c e o ffen siv ely a n d d e fen siv e ly in th e B lack H ills League. P la y s b a s k e tb a ll a n d is a 9.9 s p rin te r.

Jim Brant

6-0, 175

M issoula

W ide receiv er. C oach ed b y G a ry E k eg re n a t S e n tin e l H ig h School. A ll-s ta te u n a n im o u s selectio n a n d th e n u m b e r tw o r u s h e r in C lass A A . M ost V a lu ab le P la y e r on o ffense in W e ste rn C lass A A D ivision. B a sk e tb a ll s ta rte r.

Gene Champagne

6-3, 238

Lacey, WA

F u llb ac k a n d lin e b a c k e r. C o ach ed b y D ew ey A llen at T im b e rlin e H igh. G a in e d m ore th a n 1,000 y a rd s as a ju n io r a n d h a d 200 y a rd s in tw o 1975 gam es. R e c ru ite d as a tig h t en d p ro sp e c t.

Greg Dunn

5-11, 170

Medical Lake, WA

H a lfb ac k . C oached b y R o b ert Ju n d t at M ed ical Lake H igh School. F ro n tie r league a ll- s ta r tw ice on o ff e n s e a n d o n c e on d e f e n s e . C la s s v a le d ic to ria n . B a sk e tb a ll s ta r te r a n d 10.2 sp rin te r.

Scot Ferda

5-10, 160

Livingston

6-0, 205

Olympia, WA

L inebacker. C oached b y D ew ey A llen at T im b e rlin e H igh. T w o -tim e a ll-lea g u e nom inee in B lack H ills L eague. H igh h u rd le r in tra c k .

Kelly Johnson

6-1, 175

Great Falls

C o rn e rb ac k . C oach ed b y M ick D elan ey a t G re a t F alls H igh. A ll-s ta te a n d a ll-co n fe re n ce f irs t tea m selectio n in C lass A A ra n k s.

Sam Martin

6-2, 210

Shelton, WA

L inebacker. C oach ed b y Jack S ta rk a t S h e lto n H igh. F irst tea m a ll-s ta te in C lass A A A -A A categ o ry . T w o -tim e all-co n fe re n ce in B lack H ills League.

Rich Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M alley

5-10, 185

Richland, WA

H a lfb ac k . C oached b y JD C o v in g to n at C o lu m b ia H igh School. G a in e d 1,147 y a r d s as C o lu m b ia H igh re a c h e d C lass A A A s ta te fin a ls. A llc onference a n d 10.1 sp rin te r.

Pat Sullivan

5-11, 175

Butte

Q u a rte rb a c k . C o ach ed b y D an P e te rs at B utte H igh. F irs t team W este rn D iv isio n C lass A A a n d seco n d team a ll-s ta te pick. Led B u tte to s ta te ch am p io n sh ip gam e.

Great Falls

C o rn e rb ac k . C oached by M ick D elan ey a t G re a t F alls H igh. T w o -tim e all-co n fe re n ce f ir s t tea m in C lass A A E a s te rn D iv isio n a n d tw o -tim e seco n d team a ll-s ta te p e rfo rm e r. H a s 13.9 tim e for 120y a rd h ig h h u rd les.

6-1, 195

H a lfb ac k . C oach ed b y F ra n k S c h o o n o v e r a t P a rk C o u n ty H igh. G a in e d 1,368 y a rd s fo r u n b e a te n C lass A ch am p io n s. A ll-s ta te f irs t team . A c co m p lish ed tra c k a th le te w ith sta te p lac in g s in se v e ra l e v en ts.

Matt Van Wormer 6-1, 195

M issoula

N ose g u a rd . C oach ed b y G a ry E k eg re n at S e n tin e l High,. C lass A A a ll-s ta te a n d a ll-lea g u e p e rfo rm e r. V oted th e O u ts ta n d in g D efen siv e P la y e r in W e ste rn A A league.

TEAM STATISTICS F irs t D ow ns R ush P ass P e n a lty R u sh P la y s R u sh Y ds G a in e d R u sh Y ds Lost N E T R U SH P a s s A tte m p ts P a s s C o m p le tio n s H a d In te rc e p te d N E T YA R D S P A S S T O T A L O F FE N S E P u n ts /Y d s/B lk d P u n t A v e ra g e F u m b le s/L o st P e n a ltie s /Y d s T ouchdow ns R ush P ass O th e r S a fe ty P A T K ick P A T R u n -P a s s F ield G o als T o ta l P o in ts

RECEIVING

Opp

167 125 30 12 543 2735 384 2351 126 43 12 672 669/3023 5 4 /1 4 2 /0 39.6 4 2/23 63/545 31 22 6 3

156 75 67 14 446 1859 455 1404 236 107 10 1637 682/3041 5 6 /2 0 5 4 /0 36.7 4 2 /2 7 66/652 24 11 10 3

Yds

Avg

Long

16 14 4 3 3 1 1 -

214 334 71 23 8 19 12 5

13.4 23.9 i7 .8 7.7 2.7 19.0 12.0 -

2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 40 24 17 7 19 12 -

W alk er Cooley Cheek O g d en F is k n e s s Jo rd a n V in c e n t Spear

PASSING T ro x e l S pear A c c o m an d o M c C raw F is k n e s s N elan W in te rro w d C ooley

PC/PA/PI

Yds

Pet

Long

3 8 /1 0 1 /1 0 2 /5 /0 2/1 3 /1 1 /2 /0 0 /2 /0 0 /1 /1 0/1 /0 0 /1 /0

549 72 31 20 0 0 0 0

.376 .400 .154 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

40 36 16 20 0 0 0 0

TOTAL OFFENSE

1 18/21 2/3 5/18 183

27/28 3/3 8/11 243

No.

T ro x e l Spear

Plays

Pass

Rush

Total

186 99

549 72

73 451

622 523

PUNT RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS A n d e rs o n C lift C a rte r Facey R e d w in e G u lb ra n s o n

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

9 9

118 71

13.1 7.9

0 0

32 18

B e ria u lt A n d e rs o n

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

3 2 2 1 1 1

86 50 -8 11 5 4

28.7 25.0 -4.0 11.0 5.0 4.0

1 1 0 0 0 0

52 27 0 11 5 4

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Yds

Avg

Long

12 15 3 1 1 1

266 306 28 15 3 2

22.2 20.4 9.3 15.0 3.0 2.0

0 0 0 0 0 0

36 28 16 15 3 2

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

52 2

2070 72

39.8 36.0

64 37

B e ria u lt A n d e rs o n O g d en Jo rd a n C ooley D io n as

PUNTING RUSHING Spear V incent F is k n e s s M ickey A c c o m an d o E gbert Jo rd an M c C raw O gd en T ro x e l N elan C ooley Sc o tt A re h a rt B. C a rlso n W in te rro w d C heek Team

B. C a rlso n B ro ssm a n

Net

Avg

Long

94 91 60 56 46 12 21 33 15 85 13 2 5 5

498 411 390 366 205 130 125 144 108 241 47 22 21 16 7 5

47 5 4 0 80 6 2 35 0 168 7

451 406 386 366 125 124 123 109 108 73 40 22 21 16 7 5

4.8 4.5 6.4 6.5 2.7 10.3 5.9 3.3 7.2 0.9 3.1 11.0 4.2 3.2 7.0 5.0 1.0 -16.0

20 28 72 80 21 80 40 24 38 24 10 22 7 8 7 5

1 1

1 2

1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 32

1 -32

1 -10

SCORING B. C a rlso n F isk n e ss Spear C ooley Jo rd a n M ick ey W a lk e r V in cen t A n d e rs o n C lift E g b e rt M c C raw T ro x e l J. C a rlso n O g d en

PAT

Pts

24/25

8/9

6 5 4 4 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

48 36 30 26 24 18 14 12

0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1975

Grizzly Stats

1976

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS

Opponents

Sept. 11 at Las Vegas, Nevada, 8:15 p.m. PDT L O C A T IO N : Las V eg as, N e v a d a 89154 EN RO LLM EN T: 7,100 N IC K N A M E: R eb els CO LOR S: S c a rle t a n d G ra y ST A D IU M : Las V eg as S ta d iu m (16,100) H E A D CO A C H : T o n y K n ap , 1 st y e a r SID: D om inic C la rk (702) 739-3207

1975 RESULTS (7-4) UNLV

Opp

N o rth e rn Io w a Id ah o S ta te M o n ta n a Ja ck so n S ta te N e b ra s k a -O m a h a Boise S ta te Id ah o N o rth e rn A riz o n a S o u th D a k o ta W eb er S ta te N e v a d a -R e n o

48 7 20 39 35 21 7 34 38 38 45

30 15 21 2 6 34 39 21 23 14 7

C O N FE R E N C E : I n d e p e n d e n t 1975 C O N F. R E CO R D : N /A 1975 R E CO R D : 7-4 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 15 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 44 S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 S E R IE S R ECO R D : U M 1, U N LV 1

1976 SCHEDULE Sep t. 11 S ep t. 18 Sep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

M o n ta n a (N) S o u th D a k o ta (N) at W eb er S ta te (N) Id ah o S ta te (N) a t P a c ific (N) N e b ra s k a -O m a h a (N) a t N o r th e r n A riz o n a C al P o ly SLO (N) B oise S ta te (N) M is s o u ri S o u th e rn (N) N e v a d a -R e n o

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY Sept. 25 at Portland, 7:30 p.m. PDT L O C A T IO N : P o rtla n d , O re g o n 97207 EN RO LLM EN T: 15,000 N ICK N A M E: V ik in g s CO LO R S: G reen a n d W h ite ST A D IU M : P o rtla n d C ivic S ta d iu m (30,000) H EA D C O A C H : D a rre l D a v is SID: L a rry S e lle rs (503) 229-4400

1975 RESULTS (8-3) Opp

PSU 34 37 37 51 58 42 7 21 16 32 31

M o n ta n a S ta te N e v a d a -R e n o C e n tra l W a sh in g to n E a s te rn W a sh in g to n S o u th e rn O re g o n S a n ta C la ra H a w a ii S im o n F ra se r M o n ta n a C a lifo rn ia -D a v is Puget S ound

35 0 3 0 7 29 24 17 33 21 27

C O N FE R E N C E : In d e p e n d e n t 1975 C O N F. RECO R D : N /A 1975 RECO R D : 8-3 LE T T E R M E N L O ST: 18 LE T T E R M E N BACK: 27 S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 SE R IE S RECO R D : U M 8, P S U 1

1976 SCHEDULE S ept. 11 Sep t. 18 S ep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

C hico S ta te (N) S im o n F r a s e r (N) M o n ta n a (N) a t S a n ta C la ra (N) a t Id ah o S ta te (N) a t H a w a ii (N) H u m b o ld t S ta te (N) O re g o n C ollege (N) at P u g e t S o u n d a t N e v a d a -R e n o E a s te rn M o n ta n a (N)

WEBER STATE COLLEGE Oct. 2 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT LO C A T IO N : O g d en , U ta h 84408 EN RO LLM EN T: 8,600 NIC K N A M E: W ild c a ts CO LO R S: P u rp le a n d W h ite ST A D IU M : W ild c a t S ta d iu m (17,000) H E A D C O A C H : D ick G w in n SID: John P e te rs o n (801) 394-8341

1975 RESULTS (1-9-1) WSC 10 10 13 12 14 7 3 10 40 14 19

S o u th e rn M is s is s ip p i W e ste rn Illin o is Boise S ta te M o n ta n a M o n ta n a S ta te U ta h S ta te Id ah o S ta te C a l-N o rth rid g e Id ah o N e v a d a -L a s V eg as N o rth e rn A riz o n a

Opp 14 19 28 48 31 30 20 17 40 38 8

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F. R ECO R D : 1-4-1, 6 th 1975 R E CO R D : 1-9-1 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 15 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 31 S T A R T E R S BACK: 10 SE R IE S R ECO R D : U M 12, W SC 3

1976 SCHEDULE S ept. 11 S ep t. 18 S ept. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

at Long B each S ta te (N) a t W e ste rn Illin o is (N) N e v a d a -L a s V eg as (N) a t M o n ta n a M o n ta n a S ta te (N) a t Id a h o (N) Id a h o S ta te a t U ta h S ta te a t N o r th e r n A riz o n a a t B oise S ta te

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Opponents

Oct. 9 in M issoula, 2:00 p.m. MDT LO C A T IO N : F la g sta ff, A riz o n a 86001 EN RO L LM EN T: 11,200 N IC K N A M E: L u m b e rja ck s CO LO R S: Blue a n d G o ld ST A D IU M : L u m b e rja ck (8,350) H E A D CO A C H : Joe S a lem SID: W ylie S m ith (602) 523-2919

1975 RESULTS (1-9) Opp

NAU 34 12 0 7 34 0 21 17 22 8

C a l-R iv e rsid e Id ah o C al P o ly -P o m o n a Id ah o S ta te E a s te rn M o n ta n a Boise S ta te N e v a d a -L a s V egas M o n ta n a S ta te M o n ta n a W eber S ta te

30 22 3 17 36 48 34 31 28 19

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F. R E CO R D : 0-6, 7 th 1975 R E CO R D : 1-9 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 15 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 34 S T A R T E R S BACK: 5 SE R IE S RECO R D : U M 6, N A U 3

1976 SCHEDULE S e p t. 4 S e p t. 11 S e p t. 25 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20 N ov. 27

U.S. I n te r n a tio n a l Id ah o S ta te a t N e b ra s k a -O m a h a (N) at M o n ta n a C al P o ly -P o m o n a N e v a d a -L a s V eg as B oise S ta te at M o n ta n a S ta te W eb er S ta te at Id a h o (N) a t C a l-F u lle rto n (N)

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Oct. 16 in Boise, Idaho, 7:30 p.m. MDT L O C A T IO N : Boise, Id a h o 83725 EN RO LLM EN T: 11,200 N IC K N A M E: B roncos COLO R S: Blue a n d O ra n g e ST A D IU M : B ronco S ta d iu m (20,000) H E A D CO A C H : Jim C rin er, 1 st y e a r SID: Jim F a u c h e r (208) 385-1288

1975 RESULTS (9-2-1) BSU

Opp

42 35 28 35 31 34 48 39 49 19 20 21

C al S T -H a y w a rd C al P oly-S L O W eber S ta te M o n ta n a S ta te Id ah o N e v a d a -L a s V egas N o rth e rn A riz o n a M o n ta n a N e v a d a -R e n o U ta h S ta te Id ah o S ta te N o rth e rn M ic h ig a n (D iv isio n II p lay o ffs)

20 29 13 34 31 21 0 28 6 42 17 24

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F. RECO R D : 5-0-1, 1st 1975 RECO R D : 9-2-1 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 20 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 32 S T A R T E R S BACK: 12 SE R IE S RECO R D : U M 1, BSU 4

1976 SCHEDULE S e p t. 11 Sep t. 18 Sep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

Id ah o (N) A u g u s ta n a C ollege (N) H u m b o ld t S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a S ta te a t C al P o iy -S L O (N) M o n ta n a (N) N e v a d a -R e n o a t N o r th e r n A riz o n a a t N e v a d a -L a s V eg as (N) a t Id a h o S ta te (N) W eb er S ta te

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO Oct. 23 at Greeley, Colorado, 1:30 p.m. MDT LO C A T IO N : G re e le y , C o lo rad o 80631 EN RO LLM EN T: 10,800 N IC K N A M E: B ears CO LO R S: N a v y a n d G o ld ST A D IU M : Ja ck so n F ie ld (7,500) H E A D CO A C H : Bob B la si SID: G a ry M o rg a n (303) 351-2331

1975 RESULTS (8-1) UNC 21 37 24 38 55 35 7 22 14

W e ste rn S ta te C o lo rad o M in e s S o u th e rn C o lo rad o Fo rt H a y s E m p o ria S ta te N e b ra s k a -O m a h a K a n s a s S t-P itts b u r g W a sh b u rn E a s te rn N e w M exico

Opp 10 6 21 17 7 14 6 7 16

1976

C O N FE R E N C E : In d e p e n d e n t 1975 C O N F. R ECO R D : 5-0, 1 st 1975 R E CO R D : 8-1 LE T T E R M E N L O ST: 12 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 20 S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 SE R IE S RECO R D : f ir s t m e e tin g

1976 SCHEDULE S e p t. 11 a t A b ile n e C h r is tia n (N) S e p t. 18 a t W e ste rn S ta te S e p t. 25 a t S o u th D a k o ta S ta te O ct. 9 S o u th e rn C o lo rad o O ct. 16 a t F o rt H a y s O ct. 23 M o n ta n a O ct. 30 C a m e ro n N ov. 6 a t N o rth D a k o ta S ta te N ov. 13 a t E a s te r n N e w M ex ico

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY

1976

Opponents

Oct. 30 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT L O C A T IO N : B ozem an, M o n ta n a 59715 EN RO LLM EN T: 9,000 N IC K N A M E: B ob cats CO LO R S: Blue a n d G o ld ST A D IU M : R eno H. S a le s (14,000)

1975 RESULTS (5-5) 35 10 6 17 34 31 19 20 23 31

1976 SCHEDULE Sep t. 11 Sep t. 18 Sep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13

Opp

MSU P o r tla n d S ta te N o rth D a k o ta N o rth D a k o ta S ta te F re sn o S ta te Boise S ta te W eb er S ta te Id ah o S ta te M o n ta n a Id ah o N o rth e rn A riz o n a

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 11 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 32 S T A R T E R S BACK: 12 SE R IE S RECO R D : U M 45, M S U 25, 5 tie s

HEA D CO A C H : S o n n y H o lla n d SID: K en N ic h o lso n (406) 994-2721 C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F. RECO R D : 4-2, tie fo r 2n d 1975 RECO R D : 5-5

34 34 13 34 35 14 7 3 41 17

at N o rth D a k o ta N o rth D a k o ta S ta te at F re sn o S ta te (N) B oise S ta te a t W eb er S ta te (N) Id ah o S ta te Id ah o at M o n ta n a N o rth e rn A riz o n a at H a w a ii (N)

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY Nov. 6 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MST L O C A T IO N : P o c a te llo , Id a h o 83209 EN RO LLM EN T: 9,000 N IC K N A M E: B engals CO LO R S: O ra n g e a n d B lack ST A D IU M : A S IS U M in id o m e (12,000)

1976 SCHEDULE

1975 RESULTS (7-3) Opp

ISU 16 15 29 17 10 7 20 28 14 17

W yom ing N e v a d a -L a s V egas Id ah o N o rth e rn A riz o n a M o n ta n a M o n ta n a S ta te W eb er S ta te N e v a d a -R e n o C al P o ly -S L O Boise S ta te

LE T T E R M E N LO ST: 14 LE T T E R M E N BACK: 32 S T A R T E R S BACK: 13 SE R IE S RECOR D: U M 10, IS U 7

HEA D CO A C H : Joe P a sc a le , 1 st y e a r SID: G le n n A lfo rd (208) 236-3651 C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F. RECO R D : 4-2, tie fo r 2n d 1975 RECO R D : 7-3

S ept. S ept. S ept. O ct. O ct. O ct. O ct. O ct. N ov. N ov.

3 7 14 7 7 19 3 3 65 20

11 18 25 1 9 16 23 30 6 13

at N o rth e rn A riz o n a C al P o ly (SLO) (N) N e v a d a -R e n o (N) at N e v a d a -L a s V eg as (N) P o r tla n d S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a S ta te at W eb er S ta te Id ah o (N) at M o n ta n a Boise S ta te (N)

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Nov. 13 at M oscow, Idaho, 8:00 p.m. PST L O C A T IO N : M o sco w , Id ah o 83843 EN RO LLM EN T: 8,175 N ICK N A M E: V a n d a ls CO LOR S: S ilv e r a n d G o ld S T A D IU M : K ib b ie-A S U I D om e (18,000)

1976 SCHEDULE

1975 RESULTS (4-5-2) 6 22 14 3 31 3 39 41 40 27 25

S ep t. 11 S ep t. 18 S ep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 6 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

Opp

UI A r k a n s a s S ta te N o rth e rn A riz o n a Id a h o S ta te A riz o n a S ta te Boise S ta te M o n ta n a N e v a d a -L a s V eg as M o n ta n a S ta te W eb er S ta te W a sh in g to n S ta te N o rth e rn Illin o is

L E T T E R M E N LO ST: 20 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 33 S T A R T E R S BACK: 12 S E R IE S RECOR D: U M 16, UI 39, 2 tie s

H E A D C O A C H : Ed T ro x e l SID: D av e C o c h ra n (208) 885-7091 C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1975 C O N F . RECO R D : 2-2-2, 5 th 1975 RECO R D : 4-5-2

23 13 29 29 31 14 7 23 40 84 24

at Boise S ta te (N) at P a c ific (N) at O h io U n iv e rs ity at W a sh in g to n S ta te N ew M exico S ta te (N) W eb er S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a S ta te at Id ah o S ta te (N) at C o lo rad o S ta te M o n ta n a (N) N o rth e rn A riz o n a (N)

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Nov. 20 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MST L O C A T IO N : B u rn a b y , B.C. V 5A 1S6 EN RO LLM EN T: 7,000 N IC K N A M E: C la n sm e n CO LOR S: R ed a n d Blue ST A D IU M : E m p ire (36,000)

1975 RESULTS (5-4) Opp

SFU 14 27 17 0 36 17 3 3 24

C hico S ta te W h itw o rth N e v a d a -R e n o H u m b o ld t S ta te W e ste rn M o n ta n a P o r tla n d S ta te Puget Sound C e n tra l W a sh in g to n M o n ta n a

13 7 10 20 8 21 15 23 10

H E A D CO A C H : P o k e y SID: to be n a m e d (604) C O N FE R E N C E : N A IA 1975 C O N F. RECO R D : 1975 R ECO R D : 5-4

A llen Â£ Bob D e ju liu s 291-3178 In d e p e n d e n t N /A

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 17 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 35 S T A R T E R S BACK: 11 SE R IE S RECO R D : U M 1, SFU 2

1976 SCHEDULE S ep t. 18 S ep t. 25 O ct. 2 O ct. 9 O ct. 16 O ct. 23 O ct. 30 N ov. 7 N ov. 13 N ov. 20

a t P o rtla n d S ta te (N) C hico S ta te (N) at E a s te rn M o n ta n a C e n tra l W a sh in g to n (N) at N e v a d a -R e n o E a s te rn O re g o n (N) at P u g e t S o u n d W e ste rn M o n ta n a at H u m b o ld t S ta te M o n ta n a

Year

Pet

1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

2 2 2 1

.333 .600 .333

1 0 2 0 2 3

2 2 4

1 6 3

2 4

2 6 2 4

1 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 5

1 2 3

2 1 6 7 5 3 4

0 1

4 7 3 5 5

2 2 3 3 3

2 5

2 3 4

2 1

0 0

1 1 1 1

3 4

0 0 0

2 1

1 2 1

4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 3

6 7 4 5 5 3

1 3

6 4 3

8 4 4 4 7 4 5 7 7 5

1 2

7 9 7

10 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2

0 1

0 0 0

0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 1 2

0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 9

6 6 8

0 0 0 0

1 3 4

1 7

2 10 10 6

3 7

1 5

3 4 3

8 6 6

.000 .400

.000 .285 .600 .400 .333 .800 .333

1.000 .600 .667 .571 .333

1.000 .500 .800

.200 .400 .571 .500 .429 .500 .500 .429 .375 .429 .444 .375 .625 .143

.222 .429 .286 .167 .667 .875 .625 .333 .500 .667

.000 .200 .500 .636 .300 .556 .500

.222 .222 .375 .333 .300

.100 .222 .000

.111

.500 .250 .500

.100

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0

.333 .400

.111 .700

.222 .909 .909 .545 .273 .400 .333 .600

C oach (alm a mater) F re d S m ith (C ornell) S gt. B. F. S e a rig h t (S ta n fo rd G u y C le v e la n d (M o n ta n a) F ra n k B ean (W isco n sin ) F ra n k B ean (W isco n sin ) D e w itt P eck (Io w a S ta te ) H. B. C o n ib e a r (Illin o is) H. B. C o n ib e a r (Illin o is) F. W. S c h u le (W isco n sin ) F. W. S c h u le (W isco n sin ) A lb io n F in d la y (W isco n sin) R oy W h ite (Iow a) R o y W h ite (Iow a) R o b ert C a ry (M o n ta n a) R o b ert C a rv (M o n ta n a) Lt. W. C. P h ilo o n (A rm y) A. G. H e ilm a n (F ra n k lin -M a rsh a ll) A. G. H e ilm a n (F ra n k lin -M a rsh a ll) J e rry N is se n (W a sh in g to n S ta te ) J e rry N is se n (W a sh in g to n S ta te ) J e rry N is se n (W a sh in g to n S ta te ) B ernie B ie rm a n (M in n e so ta ) B ernie B ie rm a n (M in n e so ta ) B ernie B ie rm a n (M in n e so ta ) J. W. S te w a rt (G en ev a) J. W. S te w a rt (G en ev a) E a rl C la rk (M o n ta n a) E a rl C la rk (M o n ta n a) F ra n k M ilb u rn (W est P o in t) F ra n k M ilb u rn (W est P o in t) F ra n k M ilb u rn (W est P o in t) F ra n k M ilb u rn (W est P o in t) F ra n k M ilb u rn (W est P o in t) B e rn a rd O a k e s (Illin o is) B e rn a rd O a k e s (Illin o is) B e rn a rd O a k e s (Illin o is) B e rn a rd O a k es (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) C ly d e C a r p e n te r (M o n ta n a) G eo rg e D a h lb e rg (M o n ta n a) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) D oug F e s se n d e n (Illin o is) T e d S h ip k e y (S ta n fo rd ) T e d S h ip k e y (S ta n fo rd ) T e d S h ip k e y (S ta n fo rd ) E d C h in sk e (M o n ta n a) E d C h in sk e (M o n ta n a) E d C h in sk e (M o n ta n a) Je rry W illia m s (W a sh in g to n St) Je rry W illia m s (W a sh in g to n St) J e rry W illia m s (W a sh in g to n St) R ay Je n k in s (C olorado) R ay Jen k in s (C olorado) R ay J e n k in s (C olorado) R ay Je n k in s (C olorado) R ay J e n k in s (C olorado) R ay Je n k in s (C olorado) H u g h D a v id so n (C olorado) H u g h D a v id so n (C olorado) H u g h D a v id so n (C olorado) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a) Jack S w a rth o u t (M o n ta n a)

C um ulative

Pet

1-2-3 4-4-3 5-6-3 5-7-3 7-10-3 7-12-3 9-17-3 12-19-3 14-22-3 16-26-3 20-27-4 21-29-5 27-29-6 30-31-7 32-32-7 36-35-7 38-39-7 44-39-8 46-41-10 50-42-11 51-46-11 53-49-13 57-52-13 60-55-14 63-59-14 67-63-14 71-67-14 74-71-15 77-76-15 80-80-16 84-85-17 87-90-18 92-93-18 93-99-18 95-106-18 98-110-18 100-115-19 101-120-21 107-123-21 114-124-21 119-127-22 122-133-22 126-137-23 132-140-23 132-148-23 133-152-23 137-156-23 144-160-23 147-167-23 152-171-23 157-176-23 159-183-23 161-190-24 164-195-24 167-201-24 170-208-24 171-217-24 173-224-24 173-234-24 174-242-24 179-247-24 181-253-24 186-258-24 187-267-24 190-273-24 194-279-24 195-287-24 202-290-24 204-297-24 214-298-24 224-299-24 230-304-24 233-312-24 237-318-24 240-324-25 246-328-25

.333 .500 .455 .417 .412 .368 .346 .387 .389 .381 .426 .420 .482 .492 .500 .507 .494 .530 .529 .543 .526 .520 .523 .522 .516 .515 .514 .510 .503 .500 .497 .492 .497 .484 .473 .471 .465 .457 .465 .481 .484 .478 .479 .485 .471 .467 .468 .474 .468 .471 .471 .465 .459 .457 .454 .450 .441 .436 .425 .418 .420 .417 .419 .412 .410 .410 .405 .411 .407 .418 .428 .431 .428 .427 .426 .429

Coaches Thru the Years

G onzaga • M ontana Idaho

B oise S ta te

M ontana • S ta te

Idaho S ta te

W eber S ta te

N o rth e rn A rizona

Big Sky Conference T he Big S k y C onference w a s fo rm ed in F e b ru a ry , 1963, w h e n th e p re s id e n ts a n d a th le tic d ire c to rs of six R ocky M o u n ta in u n iv e rs itie s m et in S p o k a n e . T h e o rig in a l co n feren ce m em b e rs w ere G onzaga, Idaho, Id ah o S ta te , M o n ta n a , M o n ta n a S ta te a n d W eber. G o n z ag a e n te re d th e c onference as a n o n -fo o tb all p la y in g school. T he conference d e riv e d its n am e from a p a ir of M o n ta n a n s a n d a W as h in g to n sp o rts e d ito r. A. B. G u th rie, G re a t F alls, M o n ta n a, w ro te a no v el e n title d “T he Big S k y ” a n d Jack H a llo w ell, fo rm er M o n ta n a S ta te A d v e rtis in g d irec to r, p ro m o te d th e Big S k y th em e as a n ick n a m e for th e sta te . H a rry M issild in e, S p o k e sm a n -R ev iew sp o rts e ditor, p ic k e d up th e n am e a n d in a s p o rts c olum n p ro m o te d th e nam e Big S k y as th e n a m e of th e conference. O n F e b ru a ry 25, 1963, th e con feren ce a d o p te d the n a m e —Big S k y A th le tic C onference. In 1970 the conference e x p a n d e d to in clu d e N o rth e rn A riz o n a U n iv e rsity , F la g sta ff, A riz., a n d Boise S ta te College, Boise, Idaho. B oth e n te re d as fo o tb a ll p la y in g schools. Jack Friel becam e th e firs t c o m m issio n e r in 1963, a n d th e offices w e re e s ta b lis h e d in P u llm a n , W ash., F rie l’s hom e. F o llo w in g F rie l’s re tire m e n t July, 1971, th e offices w e re m o v ed to Boise, Idaho, a n d John R oning w a s n a m e d c o m m issio n er.

Past Champs, Runnersup 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Idaho State (3-1) Montana State (3-0) Weber State, Idaho (3-1) Montana State (4-0) Montana State (4-0) Weber State, Idaho, Montana State (3-1) MONTANA (4-0) MONTANA (6-0) Idaho (4-1) Montana State (5-1) Boise State (6-0) Boise State (6-0) Boise State (5-0-1)

MSU (2-1) ISU (2-1) UM (2-2) UI (3-1) UM, WSC, UI (2-2) WSC (3-1) ISU (4-2) BSC (4-2) ISU (4-1) MSU (5-1) MSU (4-2) ISU, MSU (4-2)

STANDINGS CONFERENCE T W L

School B oise S ta te Id a h o S ta te M o n ta n a St. M o n ta n a Id ah o W eb er S ta te N. A riz o n a

5 4 4 3 2 1 0

1 0 0 0 2 1 0

0 2 2 3 2 4 6

Pet

Pts

Opp

.917 .667 .667 .500 .500 .167 .000

201 100 158 128 151 111 63

123 70 117 106 149 194 165

School

ALL GAMES T L

B oise S ta te I d a h o S ta te M o n ta n a M o n ta n a St. Id ah o W e b er S ta te N. A riz o n a

9 7 6 5 4 1 1

1 0 0 0 2 1 0

1 3 4 5 5 9 9

Pet

Pts

Opp

.864 .700 .600 .500 .455 .091 .100

380 173 243 226 251 152 155

241 148 183 232 316 293 268

TEAM STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE School BSU Idaho M SU ISU M o n ta n a W SC NAU

TOTAL DEFENSE

Plays

Rush

Pass

Yds.

Game Avg.

816 824 701 754 669 747 684

1780 3131 2617 1886 2351 1447 1974

3016 1300 1102 1405 672 1675 737

4796 4431 3719 3291 3023 3122 2711

4 36.0 4 02.8 371.9 329.1 302.3 283.8 271.1

School

Plays

Rush

Pass

Yds.

Game Avg.

661 678 682 792 698 746 847

1559 1973 1404 2138 2131 2206 2927

1019 1748 1637 1358 1347 1610 1861

2578 3091 3041 3496 3478 3816 4788

257.8 281.0 304.1 317.8 347.8 381.6 435.3

IS U W SC M o n ta n a B SU NAU M SU Id ah o

RUSH OFFENSE

RUSH DEFENSE

School

Att.

Net

Play Avg.

Id ah o M SU M o n ta n a NAU ISU BSU W SC

623 556 543 523 519 456 463

3131 2617 2351 1974 1886 1780 1447

5.0 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.1

Game Avg. 284.6 261.7 235.1 197.4 188.6 161.8 131.5

School

Att.

Net

Play Avg.

Game Avg.

M o n ta n a IS U BSU W SC NAU M SU Id a h o

446 472 579 562 522 489 626

1404 1559 2138 2282 2131 2206 2927

3.1 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.7

140.4 155.9 194.4 207.5 213.1 220.6 266.1

PASS OFFENSE

PASS DEFENSE

School

Yds.

Pet.

Game Avg.

BSU W SC ISU Id ah o M SU NAU M o n ta n a

360 284 235 201 145 151

212 127 107 83 63 54

18 22 14 16 10 11

3016 1675 1405 1300 1102 737

27 4 6 6 5 5

.589 .447 .455 .437 .434 .350

274.2 152.3 140.5 118.2 110.2 73.7

School

Yds.

Pet.

Game Avg.

IS U B SU NAU W SC M SU M o n ta n a

189 213 176 209 257

87 87 90 105 111

12 21 13 8 15

1019 1358 1347 1748 1610

3 10 10 12 7

.460 .408 .510 .502 .432

101.9 123.5 134.7 158.9 161.0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE Name S te rn (BSU) C o m sto c k (I) K ra c h e r (M SU ) T o sc h e s (ISU )

PUNT RETURNS

Plays

Rush

Pass

Net

Game Avg.

322 268 232 237

265 659 1387 -88

2000 930 20 1176

2265 1589 1407 1088

205.9 144.4 140.7 108.8

Name

Att.

Net

Avg.

Game Avg.

K ra c h e r (M SU ) R eddic (WSC) M a n g o ld (N A U ) B rooks (I) C o m sto c k (I) M c C rig h t (ISU )

229 171 122 116 124 116

1387 736 656 651 659 490

6.1 4.3 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.2

138.7 66.9 65.6 65.1 59.9 49.0

Name

Avg.

118 85 83 79

13.1 8.5 8.3 7.9

No.

Yds.

Avg.

10 14 25 12 12 11 15

341 459 638 266 263 236 306

34.1 32.6 25.5 22.2 21.9 21.5 20.4

No.

Yds.

Avg.

61 49 52

2546 1963 2070

41.7 40.1 39.8

R e d d ic (W SC) F e rre ll (N A U ) R o so lo w ic h (BSU) B e ria u lt (M) C la rk (N A U ) M c O m ie (W SC) A n d e r s o n (M)

PASSING

PUNTING

Name

Yds.

Pet.

S te rn (BSU) T o sc h e s (ISU ) H u e y (BSU) C o m sto c k (I) H o ld e r (M SU ) B o c k w o ld t (W SC)

219 188 122 144 115 91

134 88 73 63 51 44

10 10 7 9 7 5

2000 1176 913 930 932 678

.612 .468 .598 .437 .443 .484

Comp TD P/G 15 5 9 4 4 2

12.2 8.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.0

Name M a rr e lli (W SC) M a rtin (N A U ) C a rls o n , B. (M)

INTERCEPTIONS

RECEIVING

S m ith , J. (BSU) H o lto n (BSU) C ra b tre e (BSU) N o rb y (ISU ) C ro c k e r (ISU ) S m ith , C. (BSU) C le v e la n d (BSU) S h u ltz (ISU )

Yds.

9 10 10 9

KICK-OFF RETURNS

RUSHING

Name

No.

B e ria u lt (M) K elly (ISU ) S m ith , R. (N A U ) A n d e r s o n (M)

No.

Yds.

Yds. Avg.

No. Avg.

45 41 27 22 21 16 18 18

854 741 393 361 306 184 172 254

11 5 3 0 5 1 2 0

77.6 74.1 35.7 40.1 34.0 26.3 21.5 28.2

4.1 4.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0

Name R o s o lo w ic h (BSU) B e a c h u m (N A U ) P a r k s (ISU ) A n d e rs o n (M) K e ilty (I)

No.

Yds.

Avg.

Avg. P/G

6 5 3 3 3

57 26 113 86 75

9.5 5.2 37.7 28.7 25.0

0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3

SCORING Name

Pts.

P/G

S m ith , J. (BSU ) B o lto n (M S U ) R ofe (BSU ) C a rls o n , B. (M)

102 60 56 48

9.3 6.0 5.1 4.8

Big Sky Statistics

Grizzly Awards

E ach y e a r th ree o u ts ta n d in g U n iv e rs ity of M o n ta n a fo o tb a ll p la y e rs are re c ip ie n ts of a w a rd s . T he T e rry D illon A w a rd , h o n o rin g th e o u ts ta n d in g b ack , w a s e s ta b lis h e d in 1964 fo llo w in g the a cc id e n ta l d e a th of fo rm er G riz zly T e rry D illon. D illon p la y e d d e fen siv e a n d o ffen siv e h a lfb a c k for U M from 1960 to 1962. He s ta rte d at d e fen siv e h a lfb a c k for th e N a tio n a l F o o tb a ll League M in n e so ta V ikings. T he P a u l W eskam p A w a rd w a s e sta b lis h e d in m em o ry of P a u l W esk am p , a tac k le on Ed C h in sk e ’s 1954 G rizzlies. T he a w a rd h o n o rs U M ’s o u ts ta n d in g lin e m a n a n d w a s e sta b lis h e d b y the c itizen s of R onan, M o n ta n a. The G olden H elm et A w a rd h o n o rs th e h a rd e s t h itte r on th e team . It w a s se t up on a n a tio n w id e b a sis b y th e C oca-C ola C o m p an y in 1967. DILLON 1964—W ayne H a rrin g to n 1965—P a u l C onnelly 1966—Jim N elson 1967—B ry an M a g n u so n 1968—M ike B uzzard 1969—K arl S te in 1970—A rn ie B lan cas 1971—S teve C a p u to 1972—Jeff H o ffm an n 1973—Bob S m ith 1974—Rock S v e n n u n g se n 1975—Del S p e a r

All-America

W ESK A M P 1967—L a rry H u g g in s 1968—T u u fu li U p e re s a 1969—T u u fu li U p e re s a 1970—L a rry M ille r 1971—S te v e O k o n ie w sk i 1972—R on R ic h a rd s 1973—Jim Leid 1974—L a rry F a rn a m 1975—W alt B re tt

G O LD EN H ELM ET 1967—Bob B eers 1968—H e rb W hite 1969—Jim N o rd s tro m 1970—Jim N o rd s tro m 1971—C a se y R eilly 1972—M ick D e n n eh y 1973—S ly H a rd y 1974—R on R o se n b e rg 1975—S tev e D io n as

C h ris B entz (p lay e d at M o n ta n a , la te r m ad e W a lte r C a m p ’s A ll A m e ric a team ); W ild Bill K elly, 1926, th ird team ; T om D avis, 1929*; Jim M o rro w , 1929*; W aldo E k eg ren , 1930*; Bob S ta n s b e rry , 1933*; H e n ry B lastic, 1933*; Joe D eluca, 1954*; D oug D a sin g e r, 1955*; S ta n R en n in g , 1957*, 1958, th ird team ; John L ands, 1958, 1959*; T e rry D illon, 1962*; Bob B eers, 1967, A P firs t team , 1968, AP*; H erb W hite, 1968, AP*; T u u fu li U p e resa, 1968, AP*, 1969, A P seco n d team , K odak*; Les K ent, 1969, A P seco n d team ; L a rry M iller, 1969, A P th ir d team , 1970, A P th ir d team ; R a y B rum , 1969, AP*; K arl S tein, 1969, A P a n d K odak*, 1970, K o d ak f irs t team ; A rn ie B lan c as, 1970, AP*; S tev e O k o n ie w sk i, 1970, AP*, 1971, A P th ird team , K o d ak se c o n d team ; G reg M alo n ey , 1970, C O S ID A A cadem ic A ll A m e ric a seco n d team ; S te v e C ap u to , 1971, AP*; B a rry D a rro w , 1971, AP*, 1972, U n iv e rsa l S p o rts seco n d team ; R on R osen b erg , 1974, A P th ir d team ; G reg A n d e rso n , 1975, AP*. * h onorable m ention.

Montana Pros

S tev e S u lliv a n E d Illm an W ild Bill K elly Len N oyes M ilt P o povich P a u l S z a k a sh A ldo F orte

1922 1926 1927 1937 1937 1937 1938

Bill L azetich John D olan S ta n R enning John L ands G a ry S c h w e rtfe g e r Bob O ’B illovich T e rry D illon M ike T ille rm a n

1938 1941 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

B ry an M a g n u so n T u u fu li U p e re sa D ave U rie Roy R o b in so n W illie P o s tle r S teve O k o n ie w sk i B a rry D a rro w Jim H a n n R on R osenberg W alt B rett

1967 1969 1969 1972 1972 1972 1974 1974 1975 1976

E v a n sv ille , H a m m o n d W ilso n ’s W ild c ats B ro o k ly n P ro fe ss io n a ls B ro o k ly n D odgers C hicago C a rd in a ls D e tro it L ions D e tro it L ions, C hicago C a rd in a ls C lev e lan d R am s B uffalo In d ia n s E d m o n to n In d ia n a p o lis W a rrio rs V a n c o u v e r’s B.C. Lions O tta w a R ough R id ers M in n e so ta V ik in g s N e w O rle a n s, H o u sto n , A tla n ta W a sh in g to n R e d sk in s P h ila d e lp h ia , W innipeg H o u s to n O ilers S a s k a tc h e w a n , P o rtla n d V a n c o u v e r’s B.C. L ions A tla n ta , B uffalo, G re en Bay C lev e lan d P o rtla n d C in c in n a ti B engals A tla n ta

PACIFIC COAST. NORTHWEST. SKYLINE C h ris B entz .................................................... 1914 A lfre d R o b e rtso n ................................. 1914-15 E arl “C lick ” C lark ....................................... 1915 Bill “W ild B ill” K elly .......................... 1924-25 R eid H a rm o n ................................................. 1929 Bob S ta n s b e rry ............................................ 1933 M ilt P o p o v ich ................................................ 1937 A ldo F o rte ....................................................... 1937 R ay B auer ....................................................... 1950 Bob B yrne ....................................................... 1951

H al M a u s ........................................................ 1952 Jim M u rra y .................................................... 1952 Dick Im er ................................................. 1953-54 Joe D eL ucas ................................................... 1954 Doug D a sin g e r .............................................. 1955 S ta n R enning .......................................... 1957-58 John L ands .............................................. 1958-59 Bob O ’B illovich ............................................ 1960 P a t D odson .................................................... 1960 T e rry D illon ................................................... 1961

AllConference

BIG SKY FIRST TEAM Je rry L uchau .................................................. 1963 C h ris P o m a je v ich ........................................ 1963 P ete G o ta y ..................................................... 1963 P a u l C onnelly ................................................ 1964 W ayne H a rrin g to n ...................................... 1964 T e rry B e r g e n .................................................. 1965 W illie Jones .................................................... 1965 W arre n H ill .................................................... 1966 Bob G r a h a m ................................................... 1967 Lon H o w a rd ................................................... 1967 L arry H u g g in s .............................................. 1967 B ry an M a g n u so n .......................................... 1967 M ick O ’N eill .................................................. 1967 Bob B eers ................................................. 1967-68 H erb W hite ............................................. 1967-68 T u u fu li U p e re sa .................................... 1968-69 T im G a lla g h e r .............................................. 1969 Bill G u tm a n ................................................... 1969 Les K ent .......................................................... 1969

Jim N o r d s tr o m .............................................. 1969 Roy R o b in so n ............................................... 1969 John S te d h a m ........ 1969 L arry S tra n a h a n ........................................... 1969 A rn ie B lancas ........................................ 1969-70 L arry M iller ............................................ 1969-70 K arl S t e i n ................................................. 1969-70 S teve O k o n ie w sk i ................................ 1970-71 S teve C a p u to ................................................. 1971 R ay S ta c h n ic k .............................................. 1971 K it Blue ........................................................... 1972 B a rry D a rro w ............................................... 1972 M ick D en n eh y .............................................. 1972 Leo L a R o c h e ................................................... 1972 Ron R o sen b erg ................................ 1972, 1974 S teve T a y lo r .................................................. 1973 D ave H a rrin g to n .......................................... 1973 S ly H a rd y ............................................... 1973-74 G reg A n d e rso n ...................................... 1974-75

In itia te d in 1921, the G riz zly C up is th e U n iv e rs ity of M o n ta n a ’s o ld e st a th le tic a w a rd . D r. W. E. S c h re ib e r, a long tim e h e ad of th e U M p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n d e p a rtm e n t, b eg an th e a w a rd w h ic h is u su a lly g iven to a sen io r. It is a w a rd e d to th e a th le te w ho b e st re p re s e n ts th e U n iv e rs ity on an d off the p lay in g field. L arry H igbee .................................................. G il P o rte r ........................................................ G il P o rte r ........................................................ A n g u s M eag h er ............................................ R uss S w eet .................................................... T ed Illm a n ..................................................... C larence Coyle ............................................. E ddie C h in sk e .............................................. T om D avis ..................................................... R ay L ew is ....................................................... G lenn L ockw ood .......................................... L ow ell D ailey ............................................... D ale H i n m a n .................................................. A1 D a h lb erg ........................................ N a se b y R h in e h a rt S r ................................... H e n ry B l a s ti c ................................................. Bill L azetich ................................................... Bob T h o rn a lly .............................................. T om O ’D onnell ............................................. Bill Jones ......................................................... H e n ry D ah m er .............................................. C h arles M oses .............................................. John H eld in g .................................................. Jack O ’L aughlin ............................................ R ay B auer .......................................................

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 1948 1949 1950 1951

R o b ert B yrne ................................................. Jack L uckm an ............................................... Ed A n d e rso n .................................................. M u rd o C am p b ell .......................................... D ale S h u p e ..................................................... Don W illia m s o n ............................................ N a se b y R h in e h a rt J r .................................... M ike G ra n b o is ............................................. R udy R u a n a ................................................... Bob O ’B illovich ............................................ Bob O ’B illovich ............................................ P a u l D. M iller ............................................... T im A ld ric h ................................................... W illiam M. Rice ........................................... G a ry B. P e c k .................................................. G reg H a n s o n .................................................. W illie Jones .................................................... M ick H a rrin g to n .......................................... Roy R o b in so n ............................................... Lonzo L ew is ................................................... S teve O k o n ie w sk i ....................................... E arl T ye .......................................................... R obin S elvig .................................................. Rock S v e n n u n g s e n ......................................

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Grizzly Cup

Grizzly Statistics Rankings

Single Season Rushing 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6-8.

9. 10.

Yds

S teve C a p u to Les K ent T e rry D illon D ick Im er A rn ie B lancas B ry an M a g n u so n P a u l C on n elly C asey R eilly A rn ie B lancas

1971 1969 1962 1954 1970 1967 1965 1971 1969

1253 972 892 889 855 818 753 712 709

Scoring

Pts

D an W orrell D ick Im er D an W orrell Del S p e a r P a t D odson T e rry D illon A rn ie B lancas Bob T u rn q u is t B ruce C a rlso n D ick Im er

1969 1954 1970 1974 1960 1962 1970 1971 1975 1953

67 64 60 60 54 50 50 50 48 47

Receiving 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7-8. 9. 10.

R ay B au er D oug B ain T e rry H u rle y G len W elch A1 Luis John L ands D ennis M ey er John L ands P a u l Cooley G reg E ric k so n

Passing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Career

T om K in g sfo rd R ay B rum G a ry B erding D ick H e a th N orm K a m p sc h ro r Jam es K elly Rock S v e n n u n g se n P h il G riffin John S ch u lz

Yds

1950 1969 1955 1972 1968 1958 1957 1959 1975 1974

563 473 431 386 371 352 349 349 334 305

Yds

1950 1969 1970 1953 1955 1957 1974 1958 1959

1363 969 828 809 803 797 675 629 591

Rushing 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

S te v e C a p u to A rn ie B lan c as D ick Im er T e rry D illon P a u l C o n n elly Jeff H o ffm an n Bob B yrne C a se y R eilly Del S p e a r Jim O lso n

2076 1604 1592 1569 1348 1345 1313 1284 999 919

y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s

Scoring 1. 2. 3. 4. 5-6. 7. 8. 9-10.

D an W o rrell Bob T u rn q u is t Del S p e a r D ick Im er T e rry D illon C a se y R eilly P a t D odson Jeff H o ffm an n A rn ie B lan c as B ruce C a rlso n

180 115 114 111 96 96 92 90 88 88

p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts p ts

Receiving 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

R ay B au er John L ands D uane W alk er D oug B ain T om M cM ah o n Jim D eB ord R on B aines G len W elch D u a n e W alk er T om B odw ell

1250 701 700 584 565 538 518 514 486 456

y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s

2296 2068 1447 1446 1231 1177 1073 993 803

y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s y a rd s

Passing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

T om K in g sfo rd R ay B rum V a n T ro x el Rock S v e n n u n g se n D ick H e a th G a ry B erding E d S te in e r John S ch u lz N o rm K a m p sc h ro r

Grizzly Records

UM Football Records (from s ta tis tic s a v a ila b le since 1948)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Single Season RUSHING M O ST CA RRIES 195, S teve C ap u to , 1971 M O S T N ET Y A RD S 1253, S tev e C a p u to , 1971 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E PER CARRY 8.2, D ick Im er, 1953 (86-703) M O S T T O U C H D O W N S R U S IN G 9, D ick Im er, 1954

PASSING M O ST A TTEM PTS 184, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O ST C O M PLETED 84, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O S T YA RDS 1363, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 H IG H E S T C O M PL E T IO N PE R C E N T A G E (m inim um of 100 a tte m p ts) .521, E arl K eeley, 1957 (63-121) M O S T P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 14, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O ST TOUCHDOW N PA SSES 11, R ay Brum , 1969

TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLAY S 254, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O S T YA RDS 1324, R ay Brum , 1969 (R ush-355; P ass-969)

PASS RECEIVING M O S T R E C E P T IO N S 32, R ay B auer, 1950 M O S T YA RDS 563, R ay B auer, 1950 M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 5, Ron B aines, 1967 5, D oug Bain, 1969

PUNTING M O ST PU N TS 70, D ave H a rrin g to n , 1973 M O ST YA RDS 2654, D ave H a rrin g to n , 1973 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E (m inim um of 35 p u n ts) 41.3, Lon H o w ard , 1968 (61-2517)

PUNT RETURNS M O S T R E TU R N S 42, K arl S tein , 1970 M O S T YA RDS 417, K arl S tein , 1970 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 20.2, G reg A n d e rso n , 1974 (13-263)

KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST R E TU R N S 24, W arre n H ill, 1966 M O S T YA RDS 560, W arre n H ill, 1966 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 33.5, G reg A n d e rso n , 1974 (10-335)

PASS INTERCEPTIONS M O ST IN T E R C E P T IO N S 11, K arl S tein, 1969 M O ST YA RD S RETU RN ED 207, K arl S tein, 1970

SCORING M O ST PO IN T S 67, D an W orrell, 1969 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 10, D ick Im er, 1954

10, Del S p e a r, 1974 M O S T FIELD G O A LS 9, D an W orrell, 1969 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N S 40, D an W orrell, 1969

Single Game RUSHING M O S T CA RRIES 34, Bob S m ith , N o rth e rn A riz., 1973 M O ST N E T YA RD S 227, Les K ent, P o rtla n d St., 1969 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S R U S H IN G 4, A rn ie B lancas, W eber, 1970 L O N G E ST T O U C H D O W N RU N 80, Bob S m ith , S im on F ra se r, 1973 80, M ike M ickey, S o u th D a k o ta, 1975 80, Doug E gbert, W eber S ta te , 1975

PASSING M O ST A TTEM PTS 32, John S c h u ltz vs. M o n ta n a S ta te , 1959 32, R ay B rum vs. W eber, 1969 M O S T COM PLETED 16, T om K in g sfo rd vs. O regon, 1950 M O S T YA RD S 256, Tom K in g sfo rd vs. M o n ta n a S ta te , 1950 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 4, T om K in g sfo rd vs. E a s te rn W ash., 1950 H IG H E S T C O M PL ET IO N PE R C E N T A G E (m inim um of 10 a tte m p ts) .750, T om H u ffe r vs. Id ah o S ta te , 1963 (12-16) M O ST P A S S E S HAD IN T E R C EPTE D 5, John V a cc a relli vs. U n iv e rs ity of Pacific, 1966 L O N G EST T O U C H D O W N P A S S 86, G a ry B erding vs. Idaho, 1970

TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLAY S 47, Rock S v e n n u n g se n , M S U 1973 M O S T YA RD S 265, T om K in g sfo rd , M o n ta n a St., 1950

PASS RECEIVING M O ST R E C E P T IO N S 8, R ay B auer vs. E a s te rn W ash., 1950 8, L arry M eyers, Idaho, 1957 M O ST YA RDS 166, R ick S tra u s s , P o rtla n d S ta te , 1967 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 3, R ay B auer, E a s te rn W ash., 1950 3, P a u l C ooley, W eber S ta te , 1975 L O N G E ST T O U C H D O W N R E C E P T IO N 86, Jim DeBord, Id ah o 1970

PUNTING M O ST PU N TS 11, D ave H a rrin g to n , Rice 1973 M O ST YA RDS 443, Lon H o w ard , U ta h S ta te , 1968 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 49.2, John O choa, N o rth e rn A rizo n a, 1969 (6-295)

PUNT RETURNS M O ST R E TU R N S 7, K arl S tein, P o rtla n d St., 1970 M O S T YA RDS 126, K arl S tein , P o rtla n d St., 1970 L O N G EST T O U C H D O W N 83, Ron B aines, U of P acific, 1967

Grizzly Records

KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST R E TU R N S 7, S ly H a rd y , Boise St., 1973 M O S T Y A RDS 173, S ly H a rd y , Boise St., 1973 L O N G E ST T O U C H D O W N 94, G reg A n d e rso n , Id a h o a n d M ont. St., 1974

PASS INTERCEPTIONS M O S T IN T E R C E P T IO N S 3, M ick O ’N eill, Idaho, 1968 3, K arl S tein, N o rth e rn A riz., 1969 3, K arl S tein, N o rth e rn 111., 1970 3, T im G a lla g h er, S o u th D a k o ta St., 1970 M O S T Y A RDS RETU RN ED 108, R ich U n ru h , U n iv e rs ity of P acific, 1967 LO N G E ST T O U C H D O W N 77, G reg A n d e rso n , P o rtla n d S ta te , 1974

SCORING M O S T P O IN T S 24, Del S pear, Idaho, 1974 24, A rn ie B lancas, W eber, 1970 24, Jeff H offm ann, N. A riz o n a, 1972 M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 4, A rn ie B lancas, W eber, 1970 4, Jeff H offm ann, N. A riz o n a, 1972 4, Del S p e a r, Idaho, 1974 M O ST FIELD G O A L S 3, D an W orrell, S. D a k o ta St., 1969 L O N G E ST FIELD GO A L 50, D an W orrell, S. D a k o ta St., 1969 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N S 7, M ick O ’N eill, P o rtla n d St., 1967 7, D an W orrell, P o rtla n d St., 1968 7, D an W orrell, N o rth e r A riz o n a, P o rtla n d St., S. D a k o ta St., 1969

TEAM RECORDS Single Season RUSHING M O S T CA RRIES 728, 1970 M O S T N ET YA RD S 3477, 1971 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E PER CARRY 5.6, 1954 (380-2114) H IG H E S T PER G A M E A V ER A G E 338.4, 1970

PASSING M O ST A TTEM PTS 215, 1968 M O S T CO M PLETED 105, 1949 H IG H E S T C O M PL E T IO N PE R C E N T A G E 521, 1974 (85-163) H IG H E S T A V ER A G E Y A R D A G E 154.6, 1949 M O S T P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 22, 1948 FEW EST P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 4, 1970 M O ST T O U C H D O W N P A S S E S 15, 1969

TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLAY S 809, 1971 M O S T YA RD S 4548, 1969 H IG H E S T PER PLA Y A V ER A G E 5.9, 1969 (772-4548) H IG H E S T PER G A M E A V ER A G E 454.8, 1969

FIRST DOWNS M O S T T O T A L FIR S T D O W N S 215, 1970

M O S T FIR ST DO W N S R U S H IN G 171, 1970 M O S T FIR ST DO W N S P A S S IN G 60, 1968 M O S T FIR ST DO W N S BY P E N A L T IE S 17, 1968, 1973

PUNTING M O ST PU N TS 70, 1973 M O S T YA RDS 2654, 1973 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 41.2, 1968 (64-2633)

PUNT RETURNS M O ST R E TU R N S 42, 1970 M O ST YA RDS 450, 1949 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 17.9, 1954 (12-215)

KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST R E TU R N S 48, 1955 M O ST YA RDS 1,059, 1974 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E 24.6, 1974 (43-1,059)

SCORING M O S T P O IN T S 335, 1969 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 4 4 ,1 9 6 9 M O S T FIELD G O A LS 9, 1969 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N S 40, 1969

RUSH DEFENSE FEW EST A V ERA G E C A R R IE S ALLOW ED 34.6, 1970 LO W EST PER R U SH YIELD 2.0, 1970 (346-699) FEW EST Y A RDS ALLOW ED 699, 1970

PASS DEFENSE FEW EST A T T E M P T S ALLOW ED 96, 1959 FEW EST C O M PL E T IO N S ALLOW ED 35, 1959 LO W EST C O M PL E T IO N PC T . ALLOW ED .354, 1973 (84-237) FEW EST Y A RD S ALLOW ED 415, 1959 FEW EST T O U C H D O W N S ALLOW ED 4, 1963 M O ST P A S S E S IN T E R C EPTE D 28, 1970

TOTAL DEFENSE FEW EST A V ERA G E PLA Y S ALLOW ED 55.6, 1963 LO W EST A V ERA G E PER PLAY YIELD 3.3, 1970 (648-2150) FEW EST YA RD S 2 1 5 0 ,1 9 7 0 L OW EST YIELD PER G A M E 215.0, 1970

FIRST DOWNS FEW EST ALLOW ED 98, 1949 FEW EST R U S H IN G 39, 1970 FEW EST P A S S IN G 14, 1959 FEW EST BY PE N A LT IE S 3, 1959 a n d 1964

RECOVERIES M O S T FUMBLE RECO V ERIES 27, 1975 M O ST T O T A L RECO V ERIES 43, 1970 (In te rc e p tio n s a n d F um bles)

Single Game RUSHING M O S T CA RRIES 83, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1970 M O ST N E T YA RD S 471, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 6, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1967 a n d 1968 6, vs. S. D a k o ta S t., 1969 6, vs. Idaho S ta te , 1971 6, vs. S o u th D ak o ta, 1975 H IG H E S T A V ERA G E PER CARRY 8.6, vs. N o rth D akota, 1948

PASSING M O ST A T T E M P T S 38, vs. Idaho, 1968 M O ST C O M PL E T IO N S 18, vs. O regon St., 1949 M O ST YA RDS 276, vs. M o n ta n a St., 1950 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 4, vs. E a s te rn W ash in g to n , 1950 4, vs. Idaho, 1968 H IG H E S T C O M PL E T IO N PE R C E N T A G E .750 vs. Id ah o S ta te , 1963 M O ST P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 6, vs. U ta h St., 1948

M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 8, vs. E a s te rn W ash in g to n , 1950 8, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1967 8, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N KICK S 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1967 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., N o rth e rn A riz o n a, S. D a k o ta St., 1969

RUSH DEFENSE FEW EST CA RRIES 18, vs. B ritish C olum bia, 1963 FEW EST Y A RD S -33, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1975 FEW EST A V ER A G E Y A RD S PER PLA Y -1.1, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1975

PASS DEFENSE M O ST IN T E R C E P T IO N S 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1974 LOW EST C O M PL E T IO N PE R C E N T A G E (m inim um of 15 a tte m p ts) .179, by M o n ta n a St., 1971 (5-28) M O ST Y A RD S IN T E R C E P T IO N S R E TU R N E D 143, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1974

TOTAL DEFENSE FEW EST PLA Y S ALLOW ED 27, vs. B ritish C olum bia, 1963 FEW EST Y A RD S ALLOW ED 28, vs. U ta h St., 1950 LOW EST A V ERA G E PER PLA Y ALLOW ED .68, vs. U ta h St., 1950

TOTAL OFFENSE M O ST PLAY S 99, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1970 M O ST YA RDS 649, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 H IG H E ST A V ERA G E PER PLAY 9.9, vs. N. D akota, 1948 (46-457)

FIRST DOWNS M O ST FIRST DO W N S 29, vs. Idaho, 1969, 1974 M O ST R U S H IN G FIR ST D O W N S 25, Idaho, 1974 M O ST P A S S IN G FIR ST DO W N S 12, vs. M o n ta n a S t., 1950 M O ST FIR ST DO W N S BY P E N A L T IE S 5, five tim es, th ree tim e s in 1968

PUNTING M O ST P U N T S 11, vs. Rice, 1973 M O ST YA RDS 443, vs. U ta h St., 1968 H IG H E ST AV ERA G E 49.2, vs. N. A rizo n a, 1967

PUNT RETURNS M O ST RETU RN S 7, vs. S. D a k o ta S t. 1969 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1970 7, vs. T u lsa, 1972 M O ST YA RDS 126, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1970

KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST RETU RN S 10, vs. U ta h St., 1968 10, vs. Idaho, 1968 M O ST YA RDS 224, vs. N ew M exico, 1959

SCORING M O ST P O IN T S 58, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 58, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1969

Career Football Records RUSHING M O ST CA RRIES 355, S teve C ap u to , 1969-71 M O S T N E T YA RD S 2076, S tev e C a p u to , 1969-71

PASSING M O ST A T T E M P T S 333, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 M O ST C O M PL E T IO N S 155, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 M O S T Y A RD S P A S S IN G 2296, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 20, R ay Brum , 1968-69 M O S T P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 25, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 25, V an T roxel, 1972-75

INTERCEPTIONS M O S T IN T E R C E P T IO N S 21, K arl S tein , 1969-70

PASS RECEIVING M O ST R E C E P T IO N S 76, R ay B auer, 1948-50 M O ST Y A RDS 1250, R ay B auer, 1948-50 M O ST T O U C H D O W N R E C E P T IO N S 9, R ay B auer, 1948-50

SCORING M O S T PO IN T S 180, D an W orrell, 1968-70 M O ST T O U C H D O W N S 19, Del S p ear, 1973M O ST FIELD G O A LS 26, D an W orrell, 1968-70 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N KICK S 102, D an W orrell, 1968-70

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1976-77

Grizzly Basketball

Grizzly Basketball Outlook Four starters return to the Grizzly den, led by All-Big Sky Conference star Michael Ray Richardson. Michael Ray averaged 18.2 points as a sophomore and was invited to the United States Olympic tryout camp.

New coach Jim Brandenburg has returning regulars Ben DeMers (12.0 ppg) and Kirk Rocheleau (7.5 ppg) at guard and Mike J. Richardson (10.7 ppg) at center.

1976-77 Schedule Date N ov. 29 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 27 Dec. 30 31 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 M ar. 4-5

Opponent S a n Jose S ta te A ir Force A c ad e m y C re ig h to n College of G re a t F alls N o rth e rn C o lo rad o U n iv e rs ity of P o rtla n d A riz o n a S ta te Long B each S ta te E a s te rn M o n ta n a P ills b u ry T o u rn a m e n t (UM, B oston C ollege, C ornell, M in n e so ta ) *W eber S ta te * N o rth e rn A riz o n a * M o n ta n a S ta te * M o n ta n a S ta te *G onzaga *Idaho *G onzaga *Idaho U ta h S ta te *Boise S ta te *Idaho S ta te *Boise S ta te *Idaho S ta te *W eber S ta te * N o rth e rn A riz o n a Big S k y C h a m p io n sh ip T o u rn a m e n t (to be h o ste d b y re g u la r se a so n lead er)

*Big S k y C onference gam e H om e gam es b e g in a t 8 p.m . M o u n ta in T im e

Site M iss o u la A ir F orce A cad em y , Colo. O m ah a, N eb. M iss o u la M iss o u la M iss o u la T em pe, A riz. Long Beach, C alif. M iss o u la M in n e a p o lis, M inn. O gden, U ta h F la g sta ff, A riz. M iss o u la B ozem an, M ont. M iss o u la M iss o u la S p o k a n e , W ash. M oscow , Id ah o M iss o u la Boise, Id ah o P o c a te llo , Id ah o M iss o u la M iss o u la M iss o u la M iss o u la

1976

Grizzly Schedule

Date Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

Opponent Nevada-Las Vegas (N) Portland State (N) *WEBER STATE #*NORTHERN ARIZONA *Boise State (N) N orthern Colorado ^MONTANA STATE *IDAHO STATE *Idaho (N) SIMON FRASER

Site Las Vegas, Nev. Portland, Ore. MISSOULA MISSOULA Boise, Idaho Greeley, Colo. MISSOULA MISSOULA Moscow, Idaho MISSOULA

*Big Sky Conference game #UM Homecoming game begins at 2 p.m. M ountain Time Other four home games begin at 1:30 p.m. M ountain Time

1975

Results

UM 51 21 48 7 14 3 28 33 28 10

Opponent South Dakota Nevada-Las Vegas *Weber State *Idaho State *Idaho ^M ontana State *Boise State Portland State *Northern Arizona Simon Fraser

*Big Sky game (3-3)

Opp 17 20 12 10 3 20 39 16 22 24

Site M issoula M issoula Ogden, U tah M issoula M issoula Bozeman, Mont Boise, Idaho M issoula Flagstaff, Ariz. Burnaby, B.C.

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