1977 Football Media Guide by University of Montana Athletics

Cover Photo The cover photo for the 1977 University of M ontana football media guide w as produced by Bernard Rosenblum. Each member of the staff represents a facet of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;totalâ&#x20AC;? coach. Offensive guard Terry Falcon is representative of the 1977 squad.

1. Gene Carlson 2. Dave Nickel 3. Pat Dolan

1977

Grizzly Schedule

Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 N ov. 5 Nov. 12

O pponent U n iv e r sity of N evada-L as V egas * N o rth e rn A riz o n a Portland State *Weber State #*Boise State *Idaho *Idaho State * M o n ta n a S ta te N orthern Colorado U n i v e r s i ty of P u g e t S o u n d

4. Gary Ekegren 5. Pokey Allen 6. Terry Falcon

Site M issou la Flagstaff, A r iz o n a M issou la M issou la M issou la M o sco w , Ida h o M issou la Bozem an, M o n t a n a M issou la T ac om a , W a s h in g t o n

Tim e 1:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

*Big S k y C o n feren ce g a m e s U M hom e g a m e s b e gin at 1:30 p.m. M o u n t a in T im e #H o m e co m in g g am e b e g in s at 2:00 p.m. M o u n t a in T im e

1976

Results

UM Score O pponent 19 N e v a d a - L a s Vegas 49 P o r t l a n d S ta te 28 *W eber S ta te 21 * N o r th e rn A r i z o n a 17 *Boise S t a te N o r t h e r n Colo rado 19 12 * M o n ta n a S ta te 21 *Idaho S ta te 19 *Idaho 45 Sim o n F r a s e r Big S k y gam e 4-6 ov e rall 3-3 Big S k y (4th)

Opp. Score 21 50 25 23 14 27 21 17 28 17

Site Las V egas P ortland M is s o u la M i s s o u la Boise G re ele y M i s s o u la M i s s o u la M oscow M is s o u la

This brochure w as prepared for the convenience of sports w riters and sports broadcasters during the 1977 football season by UM Sports Information Director Bob Rosenthal. Permission is granted to quote in whole, or in part, any material in this brochure. Photographs or additional information will be sent upon request. Please let us know your needs. All requests for press passes should be made by letter or telephone at least one week in advance. Complete statistics are provided at each Grizzly home game. They include team and individual final stats, halftime â&#x20AC;&#x153;flash sta ts,â&#x20AC;? quarterly play-by-play and defensive statistics.

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Editor: Bob Rosenthal Photography: Gordon Lemon and Information Services Staff Special Photography: Bernard Rosenblum, M issoula (Cover photo and individual photos, pages 4-5) Layout Assistance: Jacobson Advertising, M issoula Printing: UM Printing Services Department

Contents

U niversity of M ontana ............................................................................ 2 A dm inistrators ......................................................................................... 3 Coaches ................................................................................................... 4-5 Athletic Personnel ..................... 6 Outlook ....................................................................................................... 8 R o s t e r ........................................................................................................... 9 Meet the Returning Grizzlies ........................................................ 10-17 Meet the New Grizzlies ........................................................................ 18 1976 Grizzly Statistics .......................................................................... 19 1977 Opponents ................................................................................ 20-22 Coaches Through the Years ................................................................ 23 Big Sky Conference .......................................................................... 24-25 Grizzly Honor R o l l ............................................................................ 26-27 Grizzly Rankings and R e c o r d s ..................... 28-31 1977-78 Grizzly Basketball .................................................................. 32 1977 Cross-Country and UM All-Americans .. Back Inside Cover

UM Quick Facts

Location: Missoula, M ontana 59812 Chartered: Feb. 7, 1893 Enrollment: 8,425 President: Dr. Richard Bowers (406)243-2311 Athletic Director: Harley Lewis (406)243-5331 Head Football Coach: Gene Carlson (406)243-5331 Football Staff: Pokey Allen, Pat Dolan, Gary Ekegren, Dave Nickel Head Basketball Coach: Jim Brandenburg A ssistant Basketball Coach: Mike Montgomery Stadium: Dornblaser (12,500) Nickname: Grizzlies Colors: Copper, Silver and Gold Conference: Big Sky Commissioner: Steve Belko (208)345-5393 Faculty Representative: Dr. Charles Bryan Sports Information Director: Bob Rosenthal (406)243-2522, Office (406)728-0406, Home 1

University of Montana, Missoula 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 National Parks are w ithin a short driving distance. The University 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 U niversity of Montana w as chartered February 17, 1893, and opened in September, 1895, with fifty students enrolling the first day. Throughout it-s history, the U niversity has sustained a high sta n da rd of academic excellence in teaching, research and service. Today the campus has an enrollment of 8,425, approximately 450 fulltime state-supported faculty positions and more than 38,000 alumni. The U niversity of M ontana is one of six units in the M ontana University System and has been designated the sta te â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most comprehensive institution of higher learning.

President Richard Bowers Dr. R ic h a rd C. B ow ers a s s u m e d d u tie s as the 13th p r e sid e n t of the U n i v e r s i ty of M o n t a n a on July 4, 1974. B ow ers cam e to U M from N o r t h e rn Illinois U n iv e rs ity , DeKalb, w h e re he s e rv e d as vice p r e s i d e n t a n d pro v o st, a n d p r o f e s s o r of c h em istry . As N o r t h e r n Illinois’ pro v o st, he w a s chief a cadem ic officer of the U n i v e r s i ty a n d h a d overall r e s p o n s ib ility for m a n y o th er u n i v e rs it y activities, in clu d in g c o m p u te r services, a d m i s s io n s a n d records, a n d the libra ry. He also r e p r e s e n t e d N o r t h e r n Illinois U n i v e r s i ty to the Illinois Board of Regents, the Board of H igh e r E d u c a tio n of the S ta te of Illinois, an d the S ta te L egislatu re. P rio r to bein g n a m e d vice p r e s i d e n t a n d p ro v o s t in 1969, B ow ers se rv ed as the D ean of the College of Liberal A r t s a n d Sciences at NIU from 196569. B ow ers re ce iv e d his B.S. degree in c h e m i s t r y from the U n i v e r s i ty of M ic h ig a n in 1948 a n d his PhD. in c h e m i s t r y from the U n i v e r s i ty of M i n n e s o t a in 1953. He t a u g h t at N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i ty in E v an s to n , 111., b e ginnin g in 1954 a n d be ca m e Director of C h em ical L a b o ra to rie s a n d a sso c ia te c h a i r m a n of the D e p a r t m e n t of C h e m i s t ry at N o r t h w e s t e r n in 1963.

Athletic Director Harley Lewis H a r le y W. L ew is w a s n a m e d a th letic d ir e c to r at the U n i v e r s i ty of M o n ta n a , effective A p r il 14,1976. He h a d se r v e d as acting athletic direc to r from July 1, 1975. Lew is also se rv es as the U n i v e r s i t y ’s t r a c k a n d field coach. A 1964 g r a d u a t e of U M w i t h an M.S. in health, p h y s i c a l e d u c a tio n a n d r ecreation , Lew is beca m e t r a c k a n d c r o s s - c o u n tr y coach at the U n i v e r s i ty in 1966. P rio r to a s s u m i n g coaching r e s p o n s ib ilitie s at UM , the 1959 g r a d u a t e of Butte High School c oached tw o y e a rs at the U n i v e r s i ty of Po rtlan d . M o n t a n a ’s c r o s s - c o u n tr y te a m s h a v e w o n seven Big S k y Conference c h a m p i o n s h i p s a n d the U M tr a c k t e a m s h a v e c a p t u r e d one Big S k y title a n d p la c e d se c o nd six tim e s w i t h Lew is as h e a d coach.

Gene Carlson Head Offensive

Coach

Gene Carlson, interim head football coach last season, w as named head coach of the M ontana Grizzlies, December 13, 1976. Carlson, an assistant coach and executive secretary of the M ontana Century Club for two years, stepped into the head coaching position following Jack S w arth o u t’s resignation June 14, 1976 after nine years at UM. A national search for a perm anent head football coach w as begun following the 1976 football season because a search could not be completed before the beginning of football practice in mid-August. Carlson, 45, is a native of Great Falls and a 1949 graduate of Great Falls High. He has a health and physical education degree from the U niversity of M ontana (1954) and earned his M.S. in public adm inistration from George W ashington University, Washington, D.C. (1967). Carlson played linebacker and fullback for the 1950, ’51 and ’52 Grizzlies. He also played varsity baseball at UM and spent two years in the New York Yankee’s organization after college. He served two years in the Air Force. Carlson coached football at Great Falls High for 15 years, winning five class AA championships and posting a 108-32-8 record before coming to UM in February of 1974. Gene and his wife Kathy have five children, Jeff, Bruce, Wendie, Kim and Stephanie. Jeff and Bruce are competing in their final season on UM ’s football team. Jeff is a strong safety. Bruce is a defensive end and has been starting place kicker and punter for four years. 4

Pat Dolan

Pokey Allen

Linebackers

D e f e n s i v e C oo r d i n a t o r Defensive Secondary

P a t Dolan b e gin s his secon d y e a r on the U M footb all sta f f a n d will coach the lin e b a ck e rs. D olan c oac h ed the de fen sive b a c k s l a s t season. He is a 1966 g r a d u a t e of G r e a t Falls C e n tra l H ig h School in M o n t a n a a n d a tt e n d e d U M w h e r e he e a rn e d a B.S. in h e a lth a n d p h y s i c a l e d u c a tio n in 1973. D olan p l a y e d in the G rizzly se c o n d a r y du rin g u n b e a t e n se a s o n s in 1969 a n d 1970. He s e r v e d as de fensiv e c o o r d in a to r at L ib by H ig h School in Libby, M o n t a n a fro m 1973-75 before a c c epting the U M a p p o in tm e n t. He a n d his wife S h e lly h a v e tw o child ren, N a t h e n a n d H e ath e r.

E rn e s t “P o k e y ” A llen joine d the U M s ta f f in D e ce m b er of 1976. He is d e fen siv e c o o r d in a to r a n d w o r k s w i t h the de fen sive ba cks. A llen g r a d u a t e d from M i s s o u la C o u n ty Hig h School in 1961, a fte r s t a r r in g in fo o tb all a n d b a s k e tb a ll at M CH S. He w a s a th r e e - y e a r s t a r t e r in fo otball at the U n i v e r s i ty of U t a h a n d e a r n e d a b a c h e lo r of science degree in 1965. He w a s an h o n o r a b le m e n tio n AllA m e ric an , a te a m c a p t a i n a n d m o st v a lu a b l e p l a y e r in th e Liberty Bowl in 1965. A llen p la y e d in the C a n a d i a n Fo otball League for th ree y e a r s before be com in g an a s s i s t a n t coach at S im o n F r a s e r U n i v e r s i ty in 1968. He w a s n a m e d co -h ea d coach in 1972 a n d r e ta in e d t h a t p o sitio n un til com ing b a c k to M o n ta n a .

Gary Ekegren

Dave Nickel

D e f e n s i v e Line

First A s s i s t a n t Offensive Coordinator O f f e n s i v e Line

Dave N ickel beca m e a m e m b e r of the G rizzly footb all sta ff in D e ce m ber of 1976. He is offensive c o o r d in a to r a n d coaches the offensive line. He is also in ch arg e of o verseeing a ca d em ic p e rfo r m a n c e on the U M team . N ickel is a 1965 g r a d u a t e of U t a h S t a te w h e r e he l e tte re d in footb all a n d se rv e d as a g r a d u a t e a s s i s t a n t. He w a s h e a d football coach for tw o y e a r s at W e s tm i n s t e r College in Salt Lake City, U t a h a n d join ed the Boise S t a te s ta f f as an a s s i s t a n t in 1968. He r e m a in e d at Boise S ta te for eight y e a r s a n d p la y e d a ke y role in th e ir conference c h a m p i o n s h i p se a so n s of 1973-74-75. N ickel a n d his wife Linda h a v e tw o sons, Eric a n d P a tric k .

G a r y E kegren join ed the footb all sta ff as de fensiv e line coach in D e cem ber of 1976. He is a na tiv e of H arlem , M o n ta n a , g r a d u a t e d from H a r l e m H igh School a n d r eceived his b a c h e lo r’s degree from U M in 1963. He e a rn e d a m a s t e r ’s degree in health, p h y sic a l e d u c a tio n a n d re cre ation from M o n t a n a in 1974. E k eg ren w a s h e ad football coach at H a rle m High School for six y e a r s h a v in g p r e v io u s ly c oached football, b a s k e tb a ll a n d tra c k at H a v re Ju nior High School. He se r v e d as first a s s i s t a n t at M iss o u la S e ntin e l High School from 1972-73 a n d b e cam e head coach at S e ntin e l in 1974. E kegre n an d his wife K a ren ha v e three c hildren, T ra v is, S h a n e a n d A shley.

Athletic Personnel

Earl Martell Business Manager

Gary Hughes Ticket Manager

Bob Rosenthal Sports Information Director

Chuck Burgess Equipment Manager

Naseby Rhinehart Athletic Trainer

Dr. Charles Bryan Faculty Representative

The Montana Grizzlies

1977 Grizzly Outlook

A b len d of s e a s o n e d v e te r a n s a n d p r o m is in g y o u n g s t e r s gives the U n i v e r s i ty of M o n t a n a m u ch to look f o r w a r d to in 1977. Th e f oo tball Grizzlies sp o r t a n o th e r big a n d im p re s s iv e offensive line, ex perien c e at the q u a r t e r b a c k p o sitio n a n d som e y o u n g b u t e x p erien c e d de fen sive p lay e rs. A lth o u g h M o n t a n a lost fir st t e a m Little A ll- A m e ric a free sa f e ty Greg A n d e r s o n t h r o u g h g r a d u a tio n , a ho st of t a l e n te d g r i d d e r s re tu r n . UM H e ad Footb all Coach Gene C a r ls o n begins his se c on d y e a r at the h e lm w i t h 23 le t t e r m e n back. Eight seniors, 17 ju n iors, 21 s o p h o m o r e s a n d 22 fr e s h m e n are in the G rizzly cam p. In th is g roup are six j u n io r college t r a n s f e r s t u d e n ts , one college t r a n s f e r a n d fo ur w a lk - o n s . T h e y are e x p ec te d to p ro v id e i m m e d ia te help in ke y areas. The offensive line is the m o s t e x p e r ie n c e d a r e a on the G riz zly sq u a d . F ou r se n io rs a n d one so p h o m o re are e x p e c te d to sta rt. T a c k le s Ben H a r b i s o n (6-6, 260) a n d M u r r a y Pierce (6-6, 260) are h e a d e d for w h a t sh o u ld be t h eir finest s e a so n at M o n ta n a . C e n te r Ron L ebsock (6-2, 223) a n d 1976 Big S k y se c on d tea m g u a r d T e r r y Falcon (6-3V2, 255) com plete the fo u rso m e of senio r le tterm en . All are conference h o n o rs c a n d id a te s . S o p h o m o re l e t t e r m a n G u y B ingh am (6-2, 235) h a s n a ile d d o w n the o th er g u a r d spot. M o n t a n a ’s offensive line sh o u ld be one of the fin es t in D ivision II football. Junio r l e t t e r m a n M ike R o b a n h a s the size (6-2, 200) a n d spe e d (4.6 in th e 40) to be an o u t s t a n d i n g q u a r te r b a c k . R o b a n s a w p a r t- t i m e d u t y la s t year. Junior t r a n s f e r T im K e rr (5-10, 175) w a l k e d - o n th is p a s t s p r i n g a n d did an o u t s t a n d i n g job. He e a r n e d an a th le tic g r a n t- i n - a i d a n d a sh o t at th e n u m b e r one position . S o p h o m o r e P a t S u lliv a n a n d th ree p r o m is in g f r e s h m e n will give the G rizzlies p l e n t y of fu t u re d e p th at q u a r te r b a c k . The b a ck field w a s h a r d e s t hit b y g r a d u a tio n . F our r u n n i n g b a c k s w h o r u s h e d for 1,618 y a r d s las t s e a so n m u s t be rep laced . S o p h o m o re r e d s h i r t Doug E g b ert a n d j u n io r college t r a n s f e r M o n t y B ullerdick will sh a r e the d u tie s at tailb ac k . Junior G r a n t K le ckne r h a s s w it c h e d from tigh t e nd to fullback. S o p h o m o r e s Greg B itar a n d W ay n e H a r p e r a n d a h o st of fr e s h m e n w ill also be g iv en an o p p o r t u n it y to p e rfo r m in th e b ackfield. S o p h o m o re l e t t e r m a n A lla n G re en (6-2, 218) w ill s t a r t at tight end. The g r a d u a t io n of P a u l Cooley, U M ’s finest sin g le - s e a so n p a s s rece ive r w i t h 33 r e c e p tio n s for 607 y a r d s in 1976, lea v es a vo id to fill at the sp lit e n d post. Cooley w a s a first t e a m all-Big S k y w ide re ce ive r la s t season. H o w ev e r, j u n io r college t r a n s f e r V e rn Kelly a n d so p h o m o r e s Joe G e la k o s k a a n d Jim B ra n t are c a p a b le r e p la c e m e n ts. S e n ior l e t t e r m a n R a n d y O g d e n s h a r e d the s t a r ti n g a s s i g n m e n t at f l a n k e r l a s t se a so n a n d is the s t a r t e r th is season. E x ce pt for a fe w v e te ra n s , i n ex p e rie n c e is p r e d o m i n a n t on the G riz zly defense . “S m a ll b u t s c r a p p y ” c h a r a c t e ri z e s U M ’s 5-2 d e fen sive align m ent. Junior r e d s h i r t S teve F ish e r (6-4, 240), a tr a n s f e r s t u d e n t from W a s h in g t o n S t a te U n iv e r s ity , a n c h o r s the d e fen siv e interior. F ish e r is an o u t s t a n d i n g pro sp e ct. S o p h o m o re s S a m M a r t i n (6-4, 240), R obbie D e w s (6-0, 215) a n d Willie G r a d y (6-0, 235) are c a n d i d a t e s for the o th e r tac kle spot. Senio r Joe S o b a n s k y (6-2, 225), j u n io r Joe S h u p e (5-10V2, 230) a n d s o p h o m o re M a t t V a n W o r m e r (6-1,210) are v y in g for the s t a r ti n g a s s i g n m e n t at nose g ua rd. S e nior le t t e r m a n Bruce C a r ls o n a n d j u n io r le t t e r m a n S c o tt M o r to n are s t a r ti n g d e fensiv e ends. The lin e b a c k in g c o rps is a q u e s t io n m ark . S o p h o m o re l e t t e r m a n Dave G le as o n sh o u ld h a n d le one spot b u t the o th e r is u p for gra b s. Junior Neil C a m p b e ll a n d j u n io r college t r a n s f e r s C a r m C a rte ri a n d R h e tt T u c k e r will c o n te n d for the o th e r s t a r ti n g berth . Q u a lity b a ll p l a y e r s like Greg A n d e r s o n are not e asily replaced. A n d e r s o n e a r n e d Little AllA m e ric a h o n o rs (AP, Kodak), w a s a first t e a m all-Big S k y selectio n for the t h ir d s t r a ig h t y e a r a n d the c o n fere n ce ’s o u t s t a n d i n g d e fensiv e p l a y e r for 1976. H o w ev e r, the G rizzlie s h a v e som e fine de fensiv e b a c k s re tu rn in g . S e nior le t t e r m a n Jeff C a r ls o n w ill s t a r t at str o n g safety. Ju nior college t r a n s f e r M ike Jo hnso n gets the n o d at free s a fe ty w i t h s o p h o m o re le t t e r m a n Greg D u n n s t a r ti n g at one corne'r. S o p h o m o re s Kelly Joh nson a n d Scot F e rd a get the first c rac k at the o th e r corner. For the fo u r t h s t r a ig h t season, the kick in g cho res will be c a p a b ly h a n d le d b y 1976 se c on d tea m all-Big S k y place k ic k e r Bruce C arlson. C a r ls o n m ad e 19 of 20 P A T k ick s a n d 12 of 17 field goals la s t season. He also h a n d le s the p u n t in g a n d is b a c k e d up b y A l l a n Green.

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*Guy Bingham 6-2, 235 A b e rd ee n , W ash. OG , So.

M ike Bryant 6-2, 255 Hull, M ass. OT, So.

G u y g a in e d v a lu a b le e xperienc e as a p a r t- t i m e s t a r t e r in 1976. A s a s o p h o m o re le t t e r m a n in 1977, G u y will fit w ell into a p r e d o m i n a n t l y se nio r o rien ted offensive line. He is v e ry d e d ic a te d a n d h a s g re at d e te rm in a tio n . T h e s e a s s e t s sh o u ld p a y gre at r e w a r d s for him in the n e a r future. G u y s h o w e d g re at poise d u r in g sp rin g drills. C o a ch e d by Al E k lu n d at A b e r d e e n W e a th e r w a x High School. Birthdate: F e b r u a r y 25, 1958

Mike m o ved from de fen sive tac kle to offensive tackle du rin g sp rin g drills. He has a g reat desire to p lay a n d th is en ab led him to learn the offense q uickly. His size a n d a g g re s s i v e n e s s could give him the o p p o r t u n it y to p u s h for a s t a r ti n g job th is season. M ike is a n o th e r in an im p r e s s iv e list of q u a li t y tac k les at UM. C oa ch e d by Bill F a r ri n g to n at H ull High School. Birthdate: M a y 8, 1955

*Greg Bitar 6-0, 185 H o q u ia m , W ash. RB, So.

M onty Bullerdick 5-10, 180 A n a h eim , Cal. RB, Jr.

Greg s h o w e d he h a s g re at ab ility d u rin g sp rin g w o r k - o u ts. He is one of the q u ic k e s t G rizzly r u n n i n g b a c k s in g e tting to the p o in t of a tta ck. He is v e r y to u g h a n d his blo ck ing h a s s t e a d ily im p ro v e d . A s a s o p h o m o re le tte r m a n , Greg will c o n te n d for a s t a r ti n g position. C oached b y S a n d y D e C a rte re t at H o q u i a m High. Birthdate: O c to b e r 16, 1957

A j u n io r college tr a n s f e r, M o n t y w a s the lea din g r u s h e r for fo rm e r G rizzly H al S h e rb e c k at Fu llerto n J.C. in 1976, g ain ing m ore t h a n 1,400 y a rd s . He s h a r e d the t a ilb a c k d u tie s w i t h Doug E g bert th is spring. He h a s good speed, q u ick feet a n d find s d a y lig h t v e r y well. M o n t y sh o u ld be a c ap a b le p e rfo r m e r for the G rizzlie s in 1977. C oa ch e d by H al S h e r b e c k at F u llerto n J.C. B irthdate: June 30, 1956

Jim Brant 6-0, 175 M isso u la , M ont. WR, So.

N eil Cam pbell 6-0, 205 Helena, Mont. LB, Jr.

C o n v e r te d from a h a lfb a ck , Jim is p u s h i n g for a s t a r ti n g job at w id e receiver. He w a s an a ll-sta te u n a n im o u s se lection as a r u n n i n g b a c k in h ig h sc hool a n d is a d a n g e r o u s r u n n e r w i t h the ball. He h a s good h a n d s a n d p l a y e d v e r y w ell d u r in g s p r in g drills. He w a s also one of the top b a s k e t b a l l g u a r d s in the s ta te d u rin g his se nior y e a r in high school. C oach ed by G a r y E keg re n at S e n tin e l H igh School. B irth da te: O c to b e r 2, 1957

Neil p l a y e d b o th w a y s in hig h sc hool a n d is a v e ry s m a r t ath lete. He did not see m u c h action la s t se a so n a n d is still r e la tiv e ly in e x p e r ie n c e d b u t h a s the a b ility to c o n te n d for a s t a r ti n g p o sitio n in 1977. C o a ch e d b y T im D e n n iso n at H e lena C a p ita l H igh School. B irthd ate: M a y 20, 1957

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*Bruce Carlson 6-1, 206 G r e a t Falls, M ont. K-DE, Sr.

A s a th r e e - y e a r le tte rm a n , Bruce will be one of the tea m le a d e rs th is season. A v e ry de d ic a te d play er, Bruce will s t a r t at d e fensive end a n d h a n d le all the k icking chores. He w a s a second te a m allc onference p u n t e r as a so p h o m o re a n d a second tea m all-conference p la c e k ic k e r last season, c o n v e rtin g 19 of 20 P A T k icks a n d 12 of 17 field goals. He a v e r a g e d 39.6 y a r d s a pun t. He w a s the lea ding sc orer last s e a so n w i t h 55 p o i n ts a n d r a n k s second on the a ll-tim e sco ring list. C o ached by Gene C a rls o n at G r e a t Falls High. Birthdate: M a y 22, 1956

Ed Cerkovnik 5-9, 167 M alta, Mont. DB, So.

A w a lk -o n this year, Ed h a d a g re at sp rin g pra ctic e a n d sh o u ld see a lot of actio n in the d e fensiv e se c o n d a r y this fall. A lth o u g h he l ac ks experience, Ed h a s lea rn ed a n d im p ro v e d quickly. C o ached by G le n n Flatt at M a l ta High School. Birthdate: June 22, 1957

*Jeff C arlson 5-11, 166 G r e a t Falls, M ont. SS, Sr.

A t w o - y e a r lette r m a n , Jeff is the only senio r in the d e fensiv e se c o n d a ry a n d sh o u ld p r o v id e le a d e r s h ip on the field. He h a d a v e r y good s p r in g a n d a d d s h u s tle a n d e n t h u s i a s m to the se c o n d ary . Jeff a tt e n d e d the U n i v e r s i ty of W y om ing a fte r high school a n d t h e n t r a n s f e r r e d to U M from Mt. H o od C o m m u n i t y College in G re s h a m , Ore. C o a ch e d b y Gene C a rls o n at G r e a t Falls High. B irth date: A p ril 18, 1955

Kent C lausen 6-5, 215 A b e rd ee n , S.D. DE, So.

A f te r sw it c h in g from q u a r t e r b a c k to d e fensiv e end, Kent h a s d is p l a y e d a gre at a b ility to a d ju s t a n d lea rn quickly. He s h o u ld see a good deal of a ction d u rin g the season. W ith K e n t ’s good size a n d sp eed he h a s excellent p o t e n tia l w i t h the Grizzlies. A n o u t s t a n d i n g s tu d e n t, Kent e a r n e d s t r a ig h t A ’s s p r in g q u a r te r. C o a ch e d by F ra n c is Z ac h er at Roncalli High. B irthd ate: D e ce m b er 6, 1957

Carm Carteri 6-2, 215 Regina, Sask. LB, Jr.

V ince Colucci 5-8, 170 A n a c o n d a , M ont. RB, Fr.

C arm t r a n s f e r r e d to U M f r o m P o r te r v ille J.C. in P orte rville, Cal. A l t h o u g h h a m p e r e d b y an a nkle in ju r y t h is p a s t spring, C a r m h a s excellent size a n d spe e d a n d sh o u ld p ro v id e a s s i s t a n c e at l in e b a c k e r in the fall. He w a s an a ll conference lin e b a c k e r a n d m o s t v a lu a lb e p l a y e r at P o rte rv ille la s t year. C o a ch e d by Don K l o p p e n b u r g at P o rte rv ille Junior College a n d Al Collins at O ’Neil H igh School. B irthd a te: July 17, 1956

Vince w a l k e d - o n th is p a s t sp r in g a n d m a d e g re at p r o g r e s s in a s h o r t time. He p l a y e d w i t h G rizzly t e a m m a te A llen G re e n at A n a c o n d a H ig h School. He r u n s well a n d s h o u ld see q u ite a bit of p l a y in g tim e in the U M b ackfield. C o a ch e d b y Jim Kelly at A n a c o n d a H igh School. B irthd a te: A u g u s t 21, 1958

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H a v i n g seen p l a y in g tim e on the s p e c ia lt y t e a m s as a fr e s h m a n , Robbie w ill also see a ction as a d e fensive tac kle th is season. He is e x tre m e ly q u ick a n d p r e s s u r e s v e ry well. Robbie is a good h i tt e r a n d a real “h e a d h u n t e r ” on the s p e c ia lty tea m s. C o a ch e d b y Bernie A d a m s at W ee g vah ic H ig h School. B irthda te: Ju ly 10, 1957

*Terry Falcon 6-3V2, 255 C u lb e r tso n , M ont. OG, Sr. 1977 s h o u ld be an o u t s t a n d i n g y e a r for T e r r y Falcon. He h a s the a b ility to be the Big S k y ’s o u t s t a n d i n g offensive linem an. A lt h o u g h m is sin g p a r t of the 1976 se a so n due to a leg in jury, T e r r y w a s n a m e d se c o nd t e a m all-conference. He h a s fully re c o v e r e d from the in ju ry . He h a s the size, speed, s t r e n g t h a n d d e te r m i n a ti o n to be a pro p r o s p e c t a n d le a r n e d n e w te c h n i q u e s of p a s s b lo ck ing t h is p a s t spring. H is experience, a b ility to lea rn q u ic k ly a n d n a t u r a l q u a litie s m a k e T e r r y one of the fin es t offensive lin e m en in U M h isto ry . C o a ch e d b y Ron S m i th at C u l b e r t s o n H igh School. B irthd a te: A u g u s t 30, 1955

*Greg Dunn 5-11, 178 M e d ica l Lake, W ash. CB, So.

G reg s t a r t e d m o s t of las t s e a so n as a fr e s h m a n a n d g a in e d v a lu a b l e ex perien c e w o r k i n g w i t h a se c o n d a r y of u p p e r-c l a s s men. T h is se a so n he will be one of the l e a d e rs in the se c o n d a ry as ju s t a sop hom ore. He sh o u ld be m u c h im p ro v e d . G reg is an excellent s t u d e n t a n d a s m a r t footb all play e r. He could be one of the o u t s t a n d i n g Big S k y d e fensive b a c k s in the n e a r futu re. C oa ch e d b y R obe rt Ju ndt at M e d ica l Lake H ig h School. B irthd ate: July 11, 1958

Scot Ferda 5-10, 165 G re a t Falls, Mont. CB, So. Scot h a d a ve r y good f r e s h m a n y e a r a n d s t a r t e d se v e ra l g a m e s at c o r n e r b a c k for the Grizzlies. T he f a s t e s t m a n on the sq u a d , Scot r u n s t r a c k at U M a n d p la c e d 2n d in the hig h h u r d l e s at the Big S k y C o nference t r a c k m eet las t spring. H e ’s also a 9.9 s p rin ter. He will ha v e to w o r k v e ry h a r d to m a k e up for lo st tim e d u rin g the spring, b u t he is a p o te n t i a l s t a r t e r in th e se c o n d ary . C o a ch e d b y M ick D e lane y at G r e a t Falls H igh School. Birthdate: A p r il 2, 1958

*Doug Egbert 6-0, 175 Ogden, U t a h RB, So.

Doug r e d s h i r te d la s t se a so n due to a b a ck in ju r y b u t he is fully re co v e red for 1977. He is the m o st v e r sa tile r u n n in g b a c k at UM, h a v in g good speed, e lu s iv e n es s, p o w e r a n d blocking ability. Doug b ro k e a 8 0 -y a rd to u c h d o w n r u n in his h o m e t o w n of Ogden, U t a h a g a in st W ebe r S t a te as a f r e s h m a n in 1975. T e a m e d w i t h M o n t y Bullerdick, the G rizzlies h a v e tw o fine p e r fo rm e r s at t ailb ac k . C o a ch e d by Craig Boyer at Ben L o m ond H igh School. B irthda te: July 2, 1956

S teve Fisher 6-4, 240 M iss o u la , Mont. DT, Jr. H a v in g r e d s h i r te d 1976, Stev e comes to U M a fte r tw o s e a s o n s at W a s h in g to n S ta te U n iv e r s ity . He w a s an o u t s t a n d i n g l in e m a n at M is s o u la S e ntin e l a n d is a m a jo r a d d it i o n to the G rizzly sq u a d . He is big, str o n g a n d quick, p l a y s ag g ress iv e f ootb all a n d is v e r y v e rsatile, able to p lay b o th offen sively a n d defensively. Steve h a d an excellent s p rin g a n d w ill be a c a n d i d a t e for p o s t - s e a s o n conference h on ors. S te ve c arries an “A ” a v era g e in econom ics. C oa ch e d b y G a r y E keg re n at S e n tin e l H igh School. B irthd ate: July 16, 1956

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*Joe G elakoska 6-2, 190 Bothell, W ash. WR, So.

A le t t e r m a n as a fre s h m a n , Joe is a g re at y o u n g p r o s p e c t a c c o rdin g to Coach Carlso n. He h a s g re a t size a n d sp e e d a n d an a b u n d a n c e of n a t u r a l a th le tic ability. W ith his a b ility a n d co m p e titiv e spirit, Joe is a p o t e n tia l s t a r t e r th is season. He c ould develop into one of the o u t s t a n d i n g re c e iv e rs ev er at M o n ta n a . C o a ch e d b y T e r r y D u r s t at Inglem oor H ig h School. B irthda te: D e ce m b er 30, 1957

*A llen Green 6-2, 218 A n a c o n d a , Mont. TE, So. A n o t h e r s o p h o m o re w h o h a s p r o v e n his ability , A llen w ill s t a r t at t ig h t e n d on the e x p erien c e d offensive line. He h a d an excellent s p r in g a n d c o n tin u e s to i m p ro v e all the time. A llen h a s g re a t desire a n d d e te r m i n a ti o n w h i c h help h im overcom e his lack of college experience. H e ’s also a fine r u n n e r a n d is a b r e a k a w a y t h r e a t as a re ce ive r a n d as a ba ll carrier. C oa che d by Jim Kelly at A n a c o n d a H igh School. Birthd ate: N o v e m b e r 3, 1957

*Dave G leason 6-3, 206 M iss o u la , M ont. NG, So.

***Ben H arbison 6-6, 260 M iss o u la , Mont. OT, Sr.

T h is r a n g y s o p h o m o r e l e t t e r m a n is e x p e c te d to s t a r t at one l in e b a c k e r spot th is season. D ave s a w q u ite a bit of action as a f r e s h m a n a n d p ic k e d up v a lu a b le p la y in g experience. H e ’s a good h i tt e r a n d an i n te n se p lay er. C o a ch e d b y G a r y T r e n a r y at H e llg a te H ig h School. B irthd a te: M a r c h 10, 1958

T he v e te r a n of the offensive line, Ben is a th r e e - y e a r l e t t e r m a n at offensive tackle. W ith his experience, Ben will be called u p o n to a n c h o r a n d lea d the offensive line. W ith h a r d w o r k a n d de te rm in a tio n , Ben ha s i m p ro v e d each year. He h a s fully r e co v e red fro m a p o s t - s e a s o n ankle o pe ration . T he 1977 se a so n sh o u ld be an o u t s t a n d i n g one for the M is s o u la native. He will be a c a n d i d a t e for all-conference hono rs. C oa che d b y G a r y T r e n a r y at H ellg ate H ig h School. B irthd ate: S e p t e m b e r 20, 1955

W illie G rady 6-0, 235 N e w a r k , N.J. DT, So.

W ayne Harper 6-2, 205 L iv ingston, Mont. RB, So.

A n o t h e r p r o m is in g so pho m o re, Willie h a s all the a tt r i b u t e s of an excellent f o otball p lay er. H e ’s got good size, s t r e n g th a n d q u ick n e ss . W ith one y e a r ’s e x p erien c e u n d e r his belt, Willie will be a c o n te n d e r for a s t a r ti n g job in the fall. In tim e he w ill becom e m ore c o n sisten t. C o a ch e d b y Bernie A d a m s at W eeg vahic H ig h School. Birth da te: M a y 3, 1957

W a y n e is im p r o v in g his b lock ing to c o m p le m e n t h is r u n n i n g ability. He h a s the p o t e n tia l to be a fine b all carrier. A s a se nio r at P a r k C o u n ty High, W ay n e led his u n d e f e a te d t e a m to the c la ss A s ta te c h a m p i o n s h i p a n d g a in e d 1,368 y a rd s. C oa che d b y F r a n k S c h o o n o v e r at P a r k C o u n ty High. B irth date: O c to b e r 20, 1957

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James H ogan 6 - 0 , 200 Lacey, W ash. DE, So.

A lt h o u g h he d islo c a te d his s h o u ld e r last fall a n d m is s e d s p r in g football, Jim is be ing c o u n te d on to help b o ls te r the g rou p of de fen siv e ends. If Jim c an come b a c k from the injury, he w ill be an im p o r t a n t a d d itio n to the defense. C oa che d by D e w e y A llen at T im b e rlin e H igh School. Birthdate: O c to b e r 18, 1956

*K elly Johnson 6-1, 187 G r e a t Falls, Mont. CB, So. Kelly s t a r t e d slo w ly in sp rin g drills b u t cam e on s tro n g as one of the top d efensive b a c k s on the G rizzly roster. He h a d a gre at sp rin g gam e a n d h a s e n o r m o u s potential. He s h o u ld be one of the p re m iere d e fensive b a c k s in the conference. C oa ch e d by M ick D elaney at G r e a t Falls High. Birthdate: N o v e m b e r 13, 1957

Stan H olland 6-0, 175 G re a t Falls, M ont. DB, So.

S t a n w o r k e d v e r y h a r d th is p a s t s p r in g an d m ad e g re at s tr id e s in the d efensive se c o n d ary . He is e x p ec te d to be a solid c o n tr i b u t o r for the G rizzlie s in 1977. B irthd ate: N o v e m b e r 2, 1955

Jeff w a l k e d - o n la s t s p r in g an d s h o w e d a g re a t deal of desire a n d hustle. T h a t along w i t h his n a t u r a l ab ility will give “B one s” an o p p o r t u n it y to b r e a k into the G rizzly lineup. C oa che d by Gene L eona rd at S e n tin e l H ig h School. Birth da te: O c to b e r 14, 1955

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M ike h a d a g re at s p r in g p r a c tiv e follow ing his t a n s f e r to U M from Mt. H ood C o m m u n i t y College, w h e re he holds the sc hool re co rd for in te rc e p tio n s . M ike is v e ry quick a n d tac k les well. He h a d a g r e a t s p r in g gam e w h ile s t a r ti n g at free safety. M ike w a s co ac hed b y his fath er, fo rm er G rizzly H o w ie Joh nson at N o r t h Bend H igh School. C o a ch e d b y M a r v H ie b ert at Mt. Hood C o m m u n i t y College. Birthdate: June 6, 1958

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V e rn led his Los A ngeles City College t e a m w i t h 44 re c e p tio n s la s t se a so n a n d w a s n a m e d all-conference. He t r a n s f e r r e d to U M th is s p r in g a n d be ca m e a f a v o rite t a rg e t for G rizzly q u a r te r b a c k s . He h a s g re at sp e e d a n d h a n d s a n d r u n s p a t t e r n s v e r y well. V e rn sh o u ld be an o u t s t a n d i n g rece iv e r for the Grizzlies. C oa ch e d by L u th e r H a y e s at Los A ng e les City College. B irthda te: July 21, 1957

Meet the Returning Grizzlies

Tim Kerr 5-10, 175 M isso u la , M ont. QB, Jr.

T im w a l k e d - o n a n d h a d an o u t s t a n d i n g s p r in g w i t h the Grizzlies. He is a c a n d i d a t e for the s t a r ti n g job at q u a r te r b a c k . A n a ll- sta te q u a r t e r b a c k at M i s s o u la Sentin el, T im a tt e n d e d Carroll College for a year, sa t out a y e a r from fo o tb all a n d decid ed to co n tin u e p la y in g at UM. He p e rfo r m e d s u p e r b l y in the a n n u a l s p r in g gam e a n d d is p l a y e d ste rlin g le a d e r s h ip qualities. T im h a s all the a tt r i b u t e s to be a fine q u a r te r b a c k . C oa ch e d b y Gene L eo na rd at Sentinel. B irth date: A u g u s t 19, 1956

*Sam M artin 6-4, 240 Seattle, W ash. DT, So. P u s h in g h a r d for a s t a r ti n g job at de fensiv e tackle, Sam h a s g ro w n p h y s i c a l l y a n d im p r o v e d st e a d i l y in a y e a r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time. He h a d a good s p r in g a n d p la y e d well d u r in g the s p r in g game. S a m is one of s e v e ra l u n d e r c l a s s m e n w h o w ill be c o u n te d on to come th ro u g h for the yo u n g d efensive unit. C o a che d b y Jack S t a r k at S h e lto n High. B irth date: S e p t e m b e r 16, 1958

*Grant K leckner 6-0, 195 G r e a t Falls, Mont. RB, Jr. Last season, G r a n t su c c ess fu lly m ad e th e s w it c h from fu llb a ck to tight e nd a n d e a r n e d a s t a r ti n g job w i t h the Grizzlies. T h is s e a so n the ju n io r le t t e r m a n w ill m ove b a c k to his old position, p ro v id in g the b a ck field w i t h a s tro n g r u n n e r a n d good b lo ck e r at fullb ack. G r a n t led the F r o n tie r Conference in r u s h i n g as a f r e s h m a n w h ile at M o n t a n a Tech. He h a s the in sid e t r a c k on the st a rti n g job for U M in 1977. C o a ch e d by Gene C a rls o n at G r e a t Falls High. B irthd a te: F e b r u a ry 26, 1956

**Scott M orton 6 - 0 , 202 S p oka n e , W ash. DE, Jr. S c o tt started la s t se a so n as a s o p h o m o re a n d p la y e d v e ry good football, com ing on stro n g t o w a r d s the e nd of the season. He h a s good in te n s i t y a n d qu ic k n e ss , a n d b rin g s v a lu a b le p la y in g ex perienc e to the d e f e n s i v e . unit. Scott will be one of the te a m lea d ers this season. Coa che d b y G a r y D a vis at S h a d le P a r k High. B irthd a te: O c to b e r 10, 1956

***Ron Lebsock 6-2, 223 Butte, Mont. C, Sr. Ron is the tota l center, s n a p p i n g for P A T s, field goals a n d p u n t s in a d d itio n to full-tim e offensive duties. A s a th re e - y e a r lette rm a n , the M inin g City n a tiv e b rin g s e xp erien c e a n d s t a b il i ty to the entire offense. He h a s good q u ick n e ss , agility a n d to u g h n e s s a n d is a tea m l ea d er w ith his a tt i tu d e a n d p e rfo rm a n ce . Ron will be a c a n d i d a t e for p o s t - s e a s o n conference hon ors. C oa ch e d by D an P e te r s at Butte High. Birthdate: S e p t e m b e r 22, 1956

*Rick M use 5-8, 160 O pheim , M ont. WR, Sr. R ick show ed co n sid era b le im Â p r o v e m e n t the p a s t year. He h a s good spe e d a n d h a n d s, bu t little play in g e xperience. He p l a y e d e ig h t- m a n football at tin y O p h e im H igh School a n d w a lk e d on as a f r e s h m a n at UM. C o a che d by Pete H a m p e r at O p h e im High School. B irthd ate: M a rc h 17, 1956

Meet the Returning Grizzlies

**M urray Pierce 6-6 , 260 C in cin n a ti, O hio DT, Sr.

***Randy O gden 6-0, 185 T ra v e rs e C ity, M ich. WR, sr. A th re e -y e a r le tte rm a n a n d th e m o st e x p erien c e d w id e re c e iv e r for the G riz zlie s, R a n d y p ro v id e s le a d e rs h ip for the you n g 1977 team . He h a s good sp eed a n d is an e x ce lle n t blo ck er. R a n d y w ill s ta r t at fla n k e r th is se a so n , h a v in g s ta rte d la s t year. He h a s p la y e d d efen se as w ell a n d is an o u ts ta n d in g tea m m an. C oached by A rt H aege at St. F ra n c is H igh. B irth d a te: S e p te m b e r 11, 1953

*Barry Sack s 5-11, 175 F e d e ral W ay, W ash. DE, So. B a rry is a v e ry a g g re ssiv e p lay e r. He h a s g re at d e sire a n d m ak e s m ax im u m use of his a b ilitie s. A lth o u g h th e c o m p e titio n on the d e fen siv e line is keen, B a rry w ill be a c o n trib u to r th ere a n d on the s p e c ia lity tea m s as w ell. C oached by D oug P a tric k at F e d e ral W ay H igh. B irth d a te: S e p te m b e r 27, 1957

M u rra y m ade th e tra n s itio n to ta c k le from c e n te r th is sp rin g a n d w ill be a s ta r te r at rig h t ta c k le in 1977. T he big g uy h a s p le n ty of p la y in g tim e logged a n d is a v a lu a b le m em b e r of th e o u ts ta n d in g o ffen siv e line. W ith left ta c k le Ben H a rb iso n , U M b o a s ts tw o huge (6-6 , 260), ex p e rie n c e d ta c k le s. Big a n d stro n g , M u rra y is a to u g h c u sto m e r to h a n d le in th e tre n c h e s. He w ill be a c a n d id a te for p o s t-s e a s o n con feren ce h o n o rs. C oached by D an R usche at W ith ro w H igh. B irth d a te : M ay 6, 1958

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*Joe Shupe 5-10%, 230 G re a t F alls, M ont. N G , Jr.

Joe s ta rte d at nose g u a rd la s t se a so n a n d is re ce iv in g a stro n g c h allen g e fo r th e s ta r tin g job th is fall. He is a to u g h h itte r a n d a tre m e n d o u s c o m p e tito r. Joe h a d a good sp rin g a n d c o n tin u e s to im p ro v e all th e tim e. C oached by Jack Jo h n so n a t C. M. R u ssell H igh School. B irth d a te: S e p te m b e r 2 , 1957

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*M ike Roban 6-2 , 200 G re a t F alls, M ont. QB, Jr.

M ike h a s all th e e s s e n tia ls to be an o u ts ta n d in g q u a rte rb a c k . A tra n s f e r s tu d e n t to U M from th e N a v a l A cadem y, M ike sa w p a rt-tim e d u ty la s t se a so n . C om ing off a knee o p e ra tio n la s t sp rin g a n d h a m p e re d b y m a n y m in o r in ju rie s, M ike p e rfo rm e d fa r b e lo w h is c a p a b ilitie s in 1976. H e a lth y n o w a n d fifte n p o u n d s lig h te r, M ik e ’s p a s s in g h a s im p ro v e d a n d he is h e a d in g for w h a t sh o u ld be a fine se a so n . C oach ed b y G ene C a rlso n at G re a t F a lls H igh. B irth d a te : M a rc h 7, 1956

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*Joe S ob an sk y 6-2, 225 Ajo, A riz o n a NG, Sr.

P u s h in g h a rd for an o p p o rtu n ity to s ta r t a t no se g u a rd , Joe im p ro v e d a n d w o rk e d h a rd d u rin g th e sp rin g . He is v e ry to u g h a n d stro n g . Joe sh o u ld p ro v id e le a d e rs h ip for th e G riz zlie s in 1977 a n d w ill see a g re a t d e al of p la y in g tim e. C oached by R u d y P aech eco at A jo H igh S chool a n d Bill W id n e r at M e sa Ju n io r College. B irth d a te: June 14, 1956

Meet the Returning Grizzlies

P hil Spigner 6-3, 245 N e w a rk , N ew Jersey O T, So.

M att Van Wormer 6 - 1 , 210 M isso u la , M ont. NG, So.

A n up a n d com ing so phom ore, P h il h a s th e size a n d a b ility to be a “good o n e ” for UM . He w ill im p ro v e w ith e x p erien c e a n d sh o u ld le a rn a g re a t deal from th e se n io r m em b e rs of the o ffen siv e line. P h il w ill dev elo p fu rth e r in 1977 a n d be a p la y e r to w a tc h in the fu tu re. C oached b y B ernie A d a m s at W eegvahic H igh School. B irth d a te: A u g u s t 23, 1957

Pat S u llivan 5-11, 175 B utte, M ont. QB, So.

P a t h a s im p ro v e d c o n sid e ra b ly in ju s t one y e a r of college fo o tb a ll c o m p e titio n . He e x ec u te s th e o p tio n v e ry w ell a n d is a good ru n n e r. He is im p ro v in g h is p a ssin g a n d w ill c o n tin u e to be b e tte r w ith e x p erien ce. C oached b y D an P e te rs at B utte H igh. B irth d a te: N o v e m b er 6 , 1957

M a tt is com ing off an e x ce lle n t sp rin g . He is e x tre m e ly qu ick a n d h a s a re a l “nose for the b a ll.” He p la y e d v e ry w ell in one s ta rtin g a ssig n m e n t a n d p a rt-tim e d u ty last se a so n as a fre sh m a n . He sh o u ld be an im p o rta n t cog in the G riz zly d efen se th is fall. C oached by G a ry E k eg ren at S e n tin e l H igh School. B irth d a te: N o v e m b er 8 , 1957

Rhett Tucker 6 - 1 , 200 N e w p o rt B each, Cal. LB, Jr.

A ju n io r college tra n s fe r, R h e tt h a d a fine sp rin g w ith th e G rizzlies. He is c o n te n d in g fo r a s ta r tin g job at lin e b a c k e r. C om ing from a fo o tb a ll fam ily , R h e tt h a s a g re a t k n o w le d g e of th e gam e. C oach ed b y D ave H o lla n d at C o ro n a Del M a r H igh S chool a n d R ic h a rd T u c k e r a t O ra n g e C o a st J.C.

Meet the N ew Grizzlies K eith A lbright Lineman Fr.

K alispell, M ont.

6- 1, 220

Rocky K lever Q uarterback

M issoula, M ont.

Bill Lane 5-10, 150 W ide receiver Fr.

C oach ed b y fo rm e r M iss o u la S e n tin e l h e a d coach G a ry E kegren. A ll-co n fe ren c e c la ss A A seco n d tea m ta c k le a t S e n tin e l. C an p la y e ith e r w a y b u t re g a rd e d as a b e tte r d e fen siv e p lay e r. H e a v y w e ig h t w re s tle r. H a rd w o rk e r.

Englew ood, Colo.

C o ach ed b y F re d T eso n e at C h e rry C reek H igh School. E arn e d a ll-m etro a n d a ll-lea g u e h o n o rs la s t se a so n . F irst tea m a ll-s ta te as se lec te d b y the Rocky Mountain News a n d Denver Post. C a u g h t 27 p a s s e s fo r 679 y a rd s, an a v era g e of 25.2 y a rd s a c atch la s t se a so n . R eceived h is sc h o o l’s sp o rts m a n s h ip tro p h y . C o m p etes in tra c k . R an a 48.8 440 a n d fin is h e d fo u rth in sta te m eet as a ju n io r.

L ew istow n , M ont.

Brett Barrick 6-5, 220 D efen sive linem an Fr.

A nchorage, A lask a

C oach ed b y D on L arsen at W est A n c h o rag e H igh School. A llco n feren ce q u a rte rb a c k a n d d e fen siv e sa fe ty 9s a ju n io r a n d sen io r. 4.8 sp e e d in th e 40. R e c ru ite d p rim a rily as a q u a rte rb a c k . G ood size a n d speed.

C oach ed b y G ene Boyle a t F la th e a d C o u n ty H igh School. A ll con feren ce lin e m a n b o th w a y s. F irs t tea m a ll-s ta te c la ss A A d e fen siv e ta c k le a n d seco n d tea m a ll-s ta te o ffen siv e tac k le. G ood w e ig h t a n d s tre n g th for lin e m an . C ould p la y offense or defense. M ick Barone 6-1, 250 D efen sive linem an Fr.

6-3, 205 Fr.

C oach ed b y F re d Z ano at F e rg u s C o u n ty H igh School. A ll-sta te a n d a ll-co n fe re n ce c la ss A lin em an . T w o -y e a r le tte rm a n and tea m c a p ta in in 1976. O u ts ta n d in g college p ro sp e c t.

M ike M arty 6-3, 230 D efen sive tackle Fr.

Darrell Bell Running back

C oach ed b y Bill D re ssel a t C e n tra l C ath o lic H ig h School. E arn e d seco n d tea m a ll-lea g u e h o n o rs. P la y s b o th o ffen siv e ta c k le a n d lin e b a c k e r. W ill be lo o k e d a t b o th w a y s. G ood h itte r.

5-10, 180 Fr.

Federal W ay, W ash.

C oach ed b y D oug P a tric k a t F e d e ral W ay H igh S chool. T w ice n a m e d a ll-co n fe re n ce ru n n in g b a c k in c la ss A A A . T ra c k c o m p e tito r. E x c e p tio n a lly stro n g in sid e ru n n e r a n d good h itte r. Pat Bitler 6-3, 185 Running back and d efen siv e back

Brian M cH ugh 6-5, 220 O ffen sive linem an Fr.

Fr.

A rnie Rigoni Linebacker

Chicago, 111. Fr.

Cary Schm eckpeper Q uarterback Fr.

Bill Tagm yer D efen sive back

S id ney, M ont.

Boulder, Colo.

Regina, S a sk atch ew an

D enn is T orgerson Center Fr.

Federal W ay, W ash.

Great Falls, M ont.

6-1, 230

Four Buttes, M ont.

C o ach ed b y T im D e n n iso n at H e len a C a p ita l H igh School. A ll co n feren ce a n d a ll-s ta te f irs t tea m c la ss A A cen ter. A lso w re s tle d at C a p ita l. G ood sp e e d off th e ball. Fine o ffen siv e blocker.

K alispell, M ont. Fr.

Brad W oodford 6-3, 210 O ffen sive linem an Fr.

C oach ed b y G ene Boyle a t F la th e a d C o u n ty H ig h School. F irst tea m c la ss A A selectio n . S eco n d tea m a ll-sta te . T eam c a p ta in la s t y e ar. R e c ru ite d p rim a rily as ru n n in g b ack . W ill be lo o k ed at for d e fe n siv e use. C o m p etes in tra c k . R an a 10.0 100-y a rd d a sh as a ju n io r. B asil Jones 6-3, 205 O ffen sive tackle Fr.

Buhl, Idaho

C o ach ed b y Jack Jo h n so n at C. M. R u ssell H igh School. A ll-s ta te a n d a ll-co n fe re n ce firs t tea m choice. M o n ta n a ’s m o st v a lu a b le c la ss A A d e fen siv e p la y e r la s t se aso n . E x tre m ely h a rd h itte r. R e c ru ite d as stro n g sa fety .

C o ach ed b y D on K lo p p e n b u rg a t P o rte rv ille JC in P o rte rv ille , C a lifo rn ia. A ll-co n fe ren c e seco n d tea m la s t y ear. P la y e d h igh school b a ll a t C am b ell H ig h S chool in R egina. P o te n tia l to p la y b o th w a y s. W eight lifte r. G ood p a s s b locker. V ince H unter 5-91/2, 170 Running back and d efen siv e back

6-2, 180 Fr.

Dale T aylor 6-0, 175 D efen sive back Fr.

C oach ed b y S am P a g a n o a t F a irv ie w H igh School. T h re e -y e a r fo o tb a ll le tte rm a n . B a sk e tb a ll le tte rm a n . V ery to u g h p lay e r. G ood g ro w th p o te n tia l. Tim H ook 6-2, 235 O ffen sive guard Jr.

6-4, 200

C o ach ed b y D oug P a tric k a t F e d e ral W ay H igh School. H a d eight in te rc e p tio n s as a sen io r. W as n a m e d d e fen siv e p la y e r of th e y e a r a t F e d e ral W ay. F irs t te a m a ll-co n feren ce. P la y e d w ith U M te a m m a te D a rre ll Bell on seco n d place A A A school. P la y s b a s k e tb a ll a n d ru n s tra c k . M ay try o u t w ith G rizzly hoop team .

C oach ed by M ike G e a r at S id n e y H ig h School. A ll-s ta te second te a m a n d a ll-co n fe re n ce f irs t tea m c la ss A se lec tio n in 1976. A v e ra g e d 11 y a rd s p e r c a rry la s t y e ar. G ood size a n d p o te n tia l. John H eap 6-3, 190 D efen sive end Fr.

Chicago, 111.

C oach ed b y Jon Ju n d a t B uhl H igh School. W on sta te c la ss A c h a m p io n sh ip in 1976. L ost only one gam e in tw o y e a rs as s ta r tin g q u a rte rb a c k . O ne of Id a h o ’s p re m iere L egion b a se b a ll p itc h e rs . A ll-s ta te p e rfo rm e r.

Bill D olan 5-10, 170 H elena, M ont. W ide receiver Fr. C oached b y T im D e n n iso n at H e lan C a p ita l. A ll-s ta te c la ss A A firs t tea m re c e iv e r a n d d e fen siv e back. T eam c a p ta in in 1976. A lso co m p e ted in b a s k e tb a ll. H a s good re ce iv in g a b ilitie s. 6-1, 180 Fr.

6- 1, 220 Fr.

C oached b y P ete H e ste r a t C u rie H igh School. E a rn e d a ll-se c tio n h o n o rs. N a m ed m o st v a lu a b le p la y e r a n d tea m c a p ta in la s t y ear. H e a v y w e ig h t w re stle r. G ood size a n d speed. A lso can p la y on o ffen siv e line.

C oach ed b y P ete H e ste r a t C urie H igh School. C hicago a re a alls ta r gam e p a rtic ip a n t. T e a m m a te of G riz zly A rn ie R igoni at C urie H igh. A n o th e r young, p ro m isin g q u a rte rb a c k c an d id ate .

Robin Fritz Running back

Spokane, W ash.

C oach ed b y D on A n d e rso n a t G o n zag a P rep. P la y e d on top n o tch h ig h school team . H a s fine b lo ck in g tec h n iq u e. G ood stre n g th . H as g ro w n tw o in ch e s a n d g a in e d fifte e n p o u n d s since la s t fall. E x ce lle n t p o te n tia l.

N orth Tahoe, Cal.

C oach ed b y K en D a lto n a t N o rth T ah o e H ig h School. R u sh e d for 1,185 y a rd s, c a u g h t 21 p a s s e s for 421 y a rd s a n d sc o red 20 to u c h d o w n s la s t y e ar. F irs t teem a ll-P io n e e r League b o th w a y s. L eague’s m o st v a lu a b le p la y e r. A ll-s u p e rio r tea m of n o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia. N ick C avaligos 6-0, 190 Q uarterback and d efen siv e back

Portland, Ore.

M issou la, M ont

C oached b y fo rm e r M isso u la S e n tin e l h e a d coach G a ry E kegren. A ll-co n fe ren c e seco n d tea m choice c la ss A A . H o n o ra b le m en tio n a ll-sta te . C an p la y b o th w a y s. C o n sid e red a b e tte r offen siv e lin e m an . V ery c o m p e titiv e a th le te .

Spokane, W ash.

C o ach ed b y G a ry D a v is at S h a d le P a rk H igh S chool. E a rn e d a ll c ity h o n o rs. H o n o ra ry te a m c a p ta in la s t y e ar. A lso p la y s soccer a n d w re s tle d at 190 p o u n d s. C an p la y se v e ra l p o sitio n s . W ill be looked at b o th w a y s.

P aul F isk n ess 1976 Leading R usher

1118**1 ;.............. Paul C ooley

Bruce Carlson

1976 Leading R eceiver

PASSING

TEAM STATISTICS 4

F irs t D o w n s R u sh Pass P e n a lty R u sh P la y s R u sh Y d s G a in e d R u sh Y d s L ost N ET RU 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 I n te r c e p te d NET YARDS PA SS TO TA L O FFEN SE GAM E AV ERA GE 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 u sh Pass O th e r P A T K ick P A T B locked P A T R u n -P a s s N o A tte m p t F ie ld G o a ls F ie ld G o a ls B locked T o ta l P o in ts

1976 Leading Scorer

Opp

157 94 53 10 475 2271 279 1992 206 82 13 1275 6 8 1 /3 2 6 7 326.7 54 /2 1 1 4 /2 39.1 3 6/20 82/9 0 1 31 16 10 5 20/21 1 4/9 0 1 2/17

174 79 80 15 477 1964 333 1631 262 135 15 1957 739 /3 5 8 8 358.8 6 3 /2 2 7 9 /1 36.2 22 /1 7 67/8 0 2 31 16 13 2 26 /2 7

250

243

2/3 1 9 /1 6

M agner R oban Spear B. C a rls o n M ic k e y Jo rd a n P. S u lliv a n

PC/PA/PI

Yds

Pet

Long

3 9 /1 0 6 /8 3 9 /9 1 /4 3 /4 /1 1 /1 /0 0 / 1/0 0 / 2/0 0 / 1/0

701 525 36 13 0 0 0

.368 .429 .750

8 2 0

74 49 13 13

0 0 0 0

1.000 .000 .000 .000

0 0 0

TOTAL OFFENSE Plays

Pass

Rush

Total

181 150

701 525

166 178

867 703

M agner R oban

PUNT RETURNS B e ria u lt A n d e rs o n F e rd a

No.

Yds

Avg

16 12 4

129 72 32

8.1 6.0 8.0

TD Long

0 0 0

30 14 16

0 KICKOFF RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS A n d e rs o n B e ria u lt C lift J. C a rls o n M o rto n D unn F ro s t

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

6 3 2 1 1 1 1

218 28 117 12 7 3 3

36.6 9.3 58.5 12.0 7.0 3.0 3.0

75 16 88 12 7 3 3

A n d e rs o n B e ria u lt K le c k n e r Jo rd a n B ita r C lift

TD Long

No.

Yds

Avg

22 7 5 2 1 2

498 134 54 21 15 37

22.6 19.1 10.8 10.1 15.0 18.5

1 0 0 0 0 0

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

44 7 2

1741 276 90

39.6 39.4 45.0

56 51 48

91 33 16 23 15 20

PUNTING RUSHING F is k n e s s Jo rd a n Spear R oban M agner M ic k e y C ooley P. S u lliv a n B ita r H arp er

Net

111 113 80 59 75 30 3 4 1 1

553 521 450 249 289 169 30 14 3 0

-9 -40 -20 -71 -123 -6 -10 -1 0 0

544 481 430 178 166 163 20 13 3 0

Avg Long 4.9 4.3 5.4 3.0 2.2 5.4 6.7 3.3 3.0 0

39 45 52 43 23 36 24 9 3 0

RECEIVING C ooley K le c k n er M c D o n a ld O gden J o rd a n F is k n e s s Spear

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

33 13 15 7 5 2 1

607 230 279 108 28 21 -2

18.4 12.8 18.6 15.4 5.6 10.5 - 2.0

6 1 2 1 0 0 0

74 43 49 34 11 12 -2

B. C a rls o n B e ria u lt G re e n

SCORING TD B. C a rls o n C o o ley J o rd a n A n d e rs o n F is k n e s s M ic k e y M c D o n a ld S pear R o b an M agner C lift O gden K le c k n er D unn J. C a rls o n

Pts

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

19/20

12/17

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1/1

55 38 36 18 18 18 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 1

1976

Grizzly Stats

1977

GAME 1 U N IV E R SIT Y O F N E V A D A -L A S V E G A S

Opponents

Tony Knap

Sept. 10 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT L O C A T IO N : L as V eg as, N e v a d a 89154 EN R O L L M E N T : 9,500 N IC K N A M E : R e b e ls C O L O R S: S c a rle t a n d G ra y S T A D IU M : Las V e g a s S ta d iu m (16,100) HEAD COACH: T ony K nap SID: D o m in ic C la rk (702) 739-3207

C O N FE R E N C E : In d e p e n d e n t 1976 C O N F. RE C O R D : N /A 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 9-3 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 19 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 37 (18 o ffe n se , 19 d e fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 10 (5 o ffe n se , 5 d e fe n se ) S E R IE S R E CO R D : U M 1, U N L V 2

1976 RESULTS (9-3)

1977 SCHEDULE S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O c t. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 12 N o v . 19

O pp. 19 26 16 17 38 42 31 10 26 3 33

U N LV 21 M o n ta n a 28 S o u th D a k o ta 33 W e b er S ta te 31 Id a h o St. 13 U n iv e rs ity of P a c ific 63 N e b r a s k a - O m a h a 28 N o r th e r n A riz o n a 28 C a l-P o ly 31 B oise S ta te 28 M is s o u ri S o u th e rn 49 N e v a d a -R e n o

a t M o n ta n a T ro y S ta te (N) a t B oise S ta te (N) N o r th e r n A riz o n a (N) W e ste rn I llin o is (N) W e b er S ta te (N) a t S a n D iego S ta te (N) C al S ta te , F u lle r to n (N) a t Id a h o (N) N o rth D a k o ta a t N e v a d a , R eno

UNLV H ead Coach

G A M E 2 N O R TH ER N

A R IZ O N A

Sept. 17 at Flagstaff, Arizona, 7:30 p.m. MST L O C A T IO N : F la g sta ff, A riz o n a 86 E N R O L L M E N T : 11,500 N IC K N A M E : L u m b e rja c k s , A x e rs C O LO R S: B lue a n d G o ld S T A D IU M : S k y D om e (18,000) H E A D C O A C H : Joe S a lem SID: W ylie S m ith (602) 523-2282

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R E CO R D : 4-2 (3rd) 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 8-3 L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 8 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 37 (17 o ffe n se , 20 de fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 18 (8 o ffe n se , 10 defe n se ) S E R IE S R E CO R D : U M 6 , N A U 4

1976 RESULTS (8-3)

1977 SCHEDULE

Joe Salem NAU H ead Coach

20 34 28 23 7 31 42 0 30 14 20

S e p t. 3 S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 N ov. 5 N o v . 12 N ov. 19

Opp.

NAU

0 7 13 21 9 28 7 33 18 31 17

U S I n te r n a tio n a l Id a h o S ta te N e b ra sk a-O m a h a 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 e g a s B oise S ta te M o n ta n a S ta te W e b er S ta te Id a h o C a l-F u lle rto n

A u g u s ta n a , S. D. a t Id a h o S ta te (N) M o n ta n a (N) a t W e b er S ta te (N) a t N e v a d a -L a s V e g a s (N) a t C al P o ly -P o m o n a (N) C a l-F u lle rto n (N) a t B oise S ta te (N) M o n ta n a S ta te (N) E a s te r n M o n ta n a (N) N e b r a s k a - O m a h a (N)

G A M E 3 PO R TLA ND

STA TE

U N IV E R SIT Y

Sept. 24 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT L O C A T IO N : P o r tla n d , O re g o n 9721 E N R O L L M E N T : 15,000 N IC K N A M E : V ik in g s C O L O R S: F o re st G re e n a n d W h ite S T A D IU M : C iv ic S ta d iu m (30,000) H E A D C O A C H : D a rre l D a v is SID: L a rry S e lle rs (503) 2 2 9-4400

C O N FE R E N C E : In d e p e n d e n t 1976 C O N F. R E CO R D : N /A 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 8-3 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 14 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 33 (19 o ffe n se , 14 defe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 12 (8 o ffe n se , 4 d e fe n se ) SE R IE S R E CO R D : U M 8 , P S U 2

1976 RESULTS (8-3)

1977 SCHEDULE

Opp.

PSU

Darrel “M ouse” Davis P SU H ead Coach

50 44 50 28 26 17 56 48 29 22 87

3 7 49 31 14 20 20 14 25 35 6

C h ico S ta te S im o n F r a s e r M o n ta n a a t S a n ta C la ra a t Id a h o S ta te a t H a w a ii H u m b o ld t S ta te O re g o n C o lleg e at Puget Sound a t N e v a d a -R e n o E a s te rn M o n ta n a

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 12 N o v . 19

C al P o ly (SLO ) (N) a t W e b er S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a Id a h o S ta te (N) C e n tra l W a s h in g to n a t C h ico S ta te (N) a t H a w a ii (N) O re g o n C o lleg e (N) P u g e t S o u n d (N) a t S im o n F r a s e r (N) M o n ta n a S ta te (N)

GAME 4 W EBER ST A T E

COLLEGE

Oct. 1 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT L O C A T IO N : O g d e n , U ta h 84408 EN R O L L M E N T : 8,600 N IC K N A M E : W ild c a ts C O L O R S: P u r p le a n d W h ite S T 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 : P e te R ie h lm a n SID : Jo h n P e te r s o n (801) 394-8341

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R E C O R D : 1-5 (6 th) 1976 O V ER A LL R E C O R D : 2-9 L E T T E R M E N L O ST : 18 L E T T E R M E N BA CK : 29 (16 o ffe n se , 13 d efe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 (7 o ffe n se , 7 d e fe n se ) S E R IE S R E CO R D : U M 13, W SC 3

1976 RESULTS (2-9)

1977 SCHEDULE

w sc 7 19 16 25 0 17 34 10 52 18 31

Opp. 19 21 33 28 44 45 7 36 19 30 56

Long B each S ta te W e ste rn Illin o is N e v a d a , L as V e g a s M o n ta n a M o n ta n a S ta te Id ah o I d a h o S ta te U ta h S ta te S o u th D a k o ta S ta te N o r th e r n A riz o n a B oise S ta te

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N ov. 12

1977

Opponents

B oise S ta te (N) P o r tla n d S ta te (N) N o r th e r n A riz o n a (N) a t M o n ta n a a t M o n ta n a S ta te a t N e v a d a -L a s V e g a s (N) B em id ji S ta te Id ah o U ta h S ta te a t Id a h o S ta te (N)

Pete Riehlman w sc H ead Coach

G A M E 5 B O ISE S T A T E

U N IV E R SIT Y

Oct. 8 in M issoula, 2:00 p.m. MDT LO C A T IO N : B oise, Id a h o 83725 EN R O L L M E N T : 11,300 N IC K N A M E : B ro n co s C O LO R S: Blue a n d O ra n g e S T A D IU M : B ronco S ta d iu m (2 0 ,0 0 0 ) H E A D C O A C H : Jim C rin e r SID: Jim F a u c h e r (208) 385-1288

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R E CO R D : 2-4 (5th) 1976 O V ER A LL R E C O R D : 5-5-1 L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 12 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 36 (17 o ffe n se , 19 d e fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 16 (9 o ffe n se , 7 d e fe n se ) S E R IE S R ECO R D : U M 2 , BSU 5

1976 RESULTS (5-5-1)

1977 SCHEDULE

Opp.

BSU 9 42 33 20 14 14 26 7 26 36 56

16 14 0 24 14 17 8 42 31 0 31

Id a h o A u g u s ta n a H u m b o ld t S ta te M o n ta n a S ta te C a l-P o ly M o n ta n a N e v a d a -R e n o N o r th e r n A riz o n a N e v a d a -L a s V e g a s Id a h o S ta te W e b er S ta te

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 12 N ov. 19 N ov. 26

a t W e b er S ta te (N) a t F re sn o S ta te (N) N e v a d a -L a s V e g a s (N) M o n ta n a S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a a t N e v a d a R eno N o r th e r n A riz o n a (N) a t U ta h S ta te Id a h o S ta te C al P o ly (SLO) o p en a t Id a h o (N)

nm m

QttkW

Jim Criner BSU H ead Coach

G A M E 6 U N IV E R SIT Y

O F ID A H O

Oct. 15 at M oscow, Idaho, 1:30 p.m. PDT L O C A T IO N M o sco w , Id a h o 83843 E N R O L L M E N T : 8,000 N IC K N A M E : V a n d a ls C O LO R 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) H E A D C O A C H : E d T ro x e l SID: D ave K ellogg (208) 885-6291

C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R ECO R D : 5-1 (2 nd) 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 7-4 L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 11 LE T T E R M E N BACK: 39 (21 o ffe n se , 18 d efe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 20 (11 o ffen se, 9 d efen se) S E R IE S R ECO R D : U M 16, U I 40, 2 tie s

1976 RESULTS (7-4)

1977 SCHEDULE

Opp.

UI 16 31 0 6 33 45 14 6 14 28 31

Boise S ta te P a c ific O hio W a sh in g to n S ta te N e w M e x ic o S ta te W e b er S ta te M o n ta n a S ta te Id a h o S ta te C o lo rad o S ta te M o n ta n a N o r th e r n A riz o n a

9 28 35 45 6 17 29 3 31 19 14

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N ov. 12 N ov. 19 N ov. 26

a t R ice U n iv e rs ity (N) U n iv e rs ity of P a c ific (N) a t H a w a ii (N) Id a h o S ta te (N) M o n ta n a a t M o n ta n a S ta te a t W e b er S ta te N e v a d a -L a s V eg as (N) a t W a sh in g to n S ta te a t N e w M e x ic o S ta te (N) B oise S ta te (N)

Ed Troxel UI H ead Coach

1977

Opponents

GAME 7

ID A H O

STA TE

U N IV E R SIT Y

Oct. 22 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MDT H E A D C O A C H : Leo “B u d ” H a k e SID: G le n n A lfo rd (208) 236-3651 C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R E CO R D : 0-6 (7th) 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 1-9

L O C A T IO N : P o c a te llo , Id a h o 83209 E N R O L L M E N T : 10,000 N IC K N A M E : B e n g a ls C O L O R S: O ra n g e a n d B lack S T A D IU M : IS U M in id o m e (1 2 ,0 0 0 )

1976 RESULTS (1-9) 7 17 27 17 14 7 7 3 17

1977 SCHEDULE

Opp.

ISU

G A M E 8

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N ov. 12 N o v . 19

34 29 22 31 26 28 34 6 21 36

N o r th e r n A riz o n a C al P o ly SLO N e v a d a R eno N e v a d a -L a s V eg as P o r tla n d S ta te M o n ta n a S ta te W e b er S ta te Id a h o M o n ta n a B oise S ta te

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 22 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 24 (15 o ffe n se , 9 d e fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 8 (5 o ffe n se , 3 de fe n se ) S E R IE S R E CO R D : U M 1 0 , IS U 8

M O N T A N A

STA TE

N o r th e r n A riz o n a a t N e v a d a R eno E. M o n ta n a a t P o r tla n d S ta te (N) a t Id a h o (N) M o n ta n a S ta te (N) a t M o n ta n a a t F re sn o S ta te (N) a t B oise S ta te W e b er S ta te (N) U ta h S ta te (N)

U N IV E R SIT Y

Oct. 29 at Bozeman, Montana, 1:30 p.m. MDT Leo “Bud” Hake ISU H ead Coach

L O C A T IO N : B o zem an , M o n ta n a 59715 E N R O L L M E N T : 9,400 N IC K N A M E : B o b c a ts C O L O R S: Blue a n d G o ld S T A D IU M : R en o H. S a le s (14,000)

H E A D C O A C H : S o n n y H o lla n d SID : A rn ie S g a lio (406) 994-2721 C O N FE R E N C E : Big S k y 1976 C O N F. R E CO R D : 6-0 (1st) 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 12-1

1977 SCHEDULE

1976 RESULTS (12-1) Opp.

MSU 18 34 10 24 44 28 29 21 33 28 17 10 24

G A M E 9

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O c t. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 19

14 7 24 20 0 7 14 12 0 7 16

N o rth D a k o ta N o r th D a k o ta St. F re sn o St. B oise St. W e b er St. Id a h o St. Idaho M o n ta n a N o r th e r n A riz. H a w a ii N e w H a m p s h ire (D iv isio n II P la y o ffs ) N o rth D a k o ta St. (D iv isio n II P la y o ffs ) U n iv . of A k ro n (D iv isio n II C h a m p io n s h ip )

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 12 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 34 (17 o ffe n se , 17 defe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 13 (7 o ffen se, 6 de fe n se ) S E R IE S R E C O R D : U M 45, M S U 26, 5 tie s

N o r th D a k o ta a t N o r th D a k o ta S ta te F re sn o S ta te a t B oise S ta te (N) W e b er S ta te a t Id a h o S ta te (N) Id a h o M o n ta n a a t N o r th e r n A riz o n a a t P o r tla n d S ta te (N)

3 13

U N IV E R SIT Y

OF N O R TH ER N

COLO RADO

Nov. 5 in M issoula, 1:30 p.m. MST

Sony Holland M SU H ead Coach

L O C A T IO N : G re e le y , C o lo rad o 80631 E N R O L L M E N T : 11,000 N IC K N A M E : B ears C O L O R S: N a v y a n d G o ld S T A D IU M : Ja c k s o n F ie ld (7,500)

H E A D C O A C H : Bob B la si SID : G a r y M o rg a n (303) 351-2331 C O N FE R E N C E : I n d e p e n d e n t 1976 C O N F. RE C O R D : N /A 1976 O V ER A LL R E CO R D : 6-3

1977 SCHEDULE

1976 RESULTS (6-3) Opp.

UNC 14 21 22 38 48 27 35 0 12

G A M E

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 15 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 12

21 17 7 7 20 19 3 24 14

A b ile n e C h r is tia n W e ste rn S ta te S. D a k o ta S ta te S o u th e rn C o lo rad o Ft. H a y s S ta te M o n ta n a C a m e ro n N o r th D a k o ta S ta te E a s te r n N e w M e x ico

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 12 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 21 (16 o ffe n se , 5 de fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 (10 o ffe n se , 4 defe n se ) S E R IE S RECO R D : U M 0 , U N C 1

U N IV E R SIT Y

OF PU G ET

A b ile n e C h r is tia n S o u th D a k o ta U n iv e rs ity a t C o lo ra d o S ta te U n iv e rs ity E a s te r n N e w M e x ico a t C e n tra l O k la h o m a (N) a t C al P o ly -S a n L uis O b is p o (N) N o r th e r n M ic h ig a n a t C a m e ro n (N) a t M o n ta n a N o r th D a k o ta S ta te

SO U N D

Nov. 12 at Tacoma, Washington, 1:30 p.m. PST L O C A T IO N : T a c o m a , W a sh in g to n E N R O L L M E N T : 3,000 N IC K N A M E : L o g g ers C O L O R S: G re e n a n d G o ld S T A D IU M : B a k e r S ta d iu m (5,000)

98416 H E A D C O A C H : P a u l W a llro f SID : M a tt M c C u lly (206) 756-3140 C O N FE R E N C E : In d e p e n d e n t 1976 C O N F. R E C O R D : N /A 1976 O V ER A LL RECO R D : 7-3

1976 RESULTS (7-3) UPS

m Bob Blasi UNC H ead Coach

20 40 37 37 34 15 28 25 13 26

L E T T E R M E N L O ST: 16 L E T T E R M E N BACK: 32 (14 o ffen se, 18 d e fe n se ) S T A R T E R S BACK: 14 (7 o ffe n se , 7 d e fe n se ) S E R IE S R E CO R D : f ir s t m ee tin g

1977 SCHEDULE

Opp. M o n ta n a T e c h P a c ific L u th e ra n W illa m e tte H u m b o ld t S ta te S a c ra m e n to S ta te C h ico S ta te S im o n F r a s e r P o r tla n d S ta te S a n ta C la ra C al P o ly -P o m o n a

0 21 7 0 14 16 27 29 14 10

S e p t. 10 S e p t. 17 S e p t. 24 O ct. 1 O ct. 8 O ct. 16 O ct. 22 O ct. 29 N ov. 5 N o v . 12

C al P o ly P a c ific L u th e ra n a t U P S (N) at U. C a lifo rn ia , D a v is (N) at H u m b o ld t S ta te (N) a t W h itw o r th a t S im o n F r a s e r C h ico S ta te a t U P S U. B ritis h C o lu m b ia a t P o r tla n d S ta te (N) M o n ta n a

Coaches Through the Years 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 1976

1 3 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 6 0 1 4 7 3 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 5 2 5 1 3 4 1 7 2 10 10 6 3 4 3 6 4

2 2 2 1 3 2 5 2 3 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 4 0 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 6 7 9 7 10 8 5 6 5 9 6 6 8 3 7 1 1 5 8 6 6 4 6

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

.333 .600 .333 .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 .333 .400 .111 .700 .222 .909 .909 .545 .273 .400 .333 .600 .400

Coach (alm a mater) Fred Sm ith (Cornell) Sgt. B. F. Searight (Stanford) G uy C leveland (M ontana) Frank Bean (W isconsin) Frank Bean (W isconsin) D ew itt Peck (Iow a State) H. B. C onibear (Illinois) H. B. C onibear (Illinois) F. W. Schu le (W isconsin) F. W. Schu le (W isconsin) A lbion F indlay (W isconsin) Roy W hite (Iow a) R oy W hite (Iowa) Robert Cary (M ontana) Robert Cary (M ontana) Lt. W. C. P h iloon (Army) A. G. H eilm an (F ranklin-M arshall) A. G. H eilm an (Franklin-M arshall) Jerry N isse n (W ashington State) Jerry N isse n (W ashington State) Jerry N isse n (W ashington State) Bernie Bierm an (M innesota) Bernie Bierm an (M innesota) Bernie Bierm an (M innesota) J. W. S tew a rt (G eneva) J. W. S tew art (G eneva) Earl Clark (M ontana) Earl Clark (M ontana) Frank M ilburn (W est Point) Frank M ilburn (W est Point) Frank M ilburn (W est Point) Frank M ilburn (W est Point) Frank M ilburn (W est Point) Bernard O akes (Illinois) Bernard O akes (Illinois) Bernard O akes (Illinois) Bernard O akes (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essen d en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) C lyde Carpenter (M ontana) George D ahlberg (M ontana) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) D oug F essend en (Illinois) T ed Sh ip k ey (Stanford) T ed Sh ipkey (Stanford) T ed Sh ipkey (Stanford) Ed C hinske (M ontana) Ed C hinske (M ontana) Ed C hinske (M ontana) Jerry W illiam s (W ashington St) Jerry W illiam s (W ashington St) Jerry W illiam s (W ashington St) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) Ray Jenkins (Colorado) H ugh D avid son (Colorado) H ugh D avid son (Colorado) Hugh D a v id so n (Colorado) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack S w arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack Sw arthou t (M ontana) Jack S w arthou t (M ontana) Gene Carlson (M ontana)

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*190-24 164-195-24 167-201-24 170-208-24 171-217-24 173-224-24 173-234-24 174-242-24 179-247-24 181-253-24 186-258-24 187-267-24 190-273-24 194-279-24 195-287-24 202-290-24 204-297-24 214-298-24 224-299-24 230-304-24 233-312-24 237-318-24 240-324-25 246-328-25 250-334-25

.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 .428

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Doug F essenden H ead Coach 1935-41; 1946-48

Ray Jenkins H ead Coach 1958-63

1967-75

l ,

G onzaga • Montana Idaho

B o ise S tate

M ontana • S tate

Idaho S ta te

W eber State

Big Sky Conference Northern Arizona

T he Big S k y C o nference 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 an e. T he o rig in a l c o 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 the co n feren ce as a n o n -fo o tb a ll p la y in g school. T he co n feren ce d e riv e d its nam e from a p a ir of M o n ta n a n s a n d a W a sh in g to n s p 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 n ovel 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 ire c to r, p ro m o te d the Big S k y th em e as a n ick n a m e for the sta te . H a rry M issild in e, S p o k e sm a n -R e v ie w s p o rts ed ito r, p ic k e d up th e nam e a n d in a s p o rts colum n p ro m o te d th e nam e Big S k y as th e nam e of th e conference. O n F e b ru a ry 25, 1963, th e c onference a d o p te d th e n a m e —Big S k y A th le tic C onference. In 1970 th e c onference 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 F riel becam e th e f irs 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 in July, 1971, th e offices w e re m oved to Boise, Idaho, a n d John R oning w a s n a m e d c o m m issio n e r. S tev e Belko w a s n a m e d c o m m issio n e r a n d a ssu m e d d u tie s July 1, 1977, fo llo w in g R o n in g ’s re tire m e n t.

Past Champs, Runnersup 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

MSU (2-1) Idaho State [3-1] ISU (2-1) M ontana State (3-0) UM (2-2) Weber State, Idaho (3-1) UI (3-1) M ontana State (4-0) UM, WSC, UI (2-2) M ontana State (4-0) Weber State, Idaho, M ontana State (3-1) WSC (3-1) M ONTANA (4-0) ISU (4-2) M ONTANA (6-0) BSC (4-2) Idaho (4-1) ISU (4-1) M ontana State (5-1) MSU (5-1) Boise State (6-0) MSU (4-2) Boise State (6-0) ISU, MSU (4-2) Boise State (5-0-1) M ontana State (6-0) Idaho (5-1) 24

ST A N D IN G S School M o n ta n a S ta te Id ah o N. A riz o n a M o n ta n a Boise S ta te W e b er S ta te Id ah o S ta te

6 5 4 3 2

CONFERENCE Pet.

1.000 .833 .667 .500 .333 .167 .000

1 0

Pts.

Opp.

School

179 140 143 118 142 125 41

â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 53 91 117 128 130 182 159

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

9 7 8 4 5 2 1

1 4 3 6 5 9 9

ALL GAMES T Pet. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

.900 .636 .727 .400 .500 .182 .100

Pts.

Opp.

269 224 250 250 283 229 116

105 236 184 243 197 338 277

TEAM STA TISTICS TOTAL DEFENSE

TOTAL OFFENSE School

Plays

Rush

Pass

802 726 792 723 760 681 696

2077 2875 2460 1358 2852 1992 1800

2197 1002 1396 2391 775 1275 803

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

School

Att.

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

594 618 577 475 487 520 386

Yds.

Play Avg.

Game Avg.

School

4274 3877 3856 3749 3627 3267 2603

5.3 5.3 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.8 3.7

388.5 387.7 350.5 340.8 329.7 326.7 260.3

NAU su B SU M o n ta n a Id a h o IS U W e b er

Rush

Pass

Yds.

Play Avg.

Game Avg.

719 679 814 739 801 731 882

1545 1641 1913 1631 2462 1773 3329

1632 1292 1579 1957 1502 1880 1620

3177 2933 3492 3588 3964 3653 4949

4.4 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.6

288.8 293.3 317.5 358.8 360.4 365.3 449.9

RUSH DEFENSE

RUSH OFFENSE Play Net Avg. 2875 2852 2460 1992 2077 1800 1358

Plays

4.8 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.5 3.5

Game Avg.

School

Att.

Net

Play Avg.

Game Avg.

287.5 259.3 223.6 199.2 188.8 180.0 123.5

NAU M o n ta n a M SU BSU ISU Id a h o W eb er

448 477 459 557 464 582 653

1545 1631 1641 1913 1773 2462 3329

3.2 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.2 5.8

140.4 163.1 164.1 173.9 177.3 223.8 302.6

PASS DEFENSE

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

YDS.

337 315 .206 215 132 176 142

192 174 82 107 57 71 72

23 14 13 15 10 10 9

2391 2197 1275 1396 1002 803 775

PCT.

Game AVG.

School

YDS.

PCT.

AVG

.570 .552 .398 .497 .432 .403 .477

217.4 199.7 127.5 126.9 100.2 80.3 70.5

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

220 219 257 229 271 267 262

104 116 131 126 139 136 135

18 11 20 16 13 18 15

1292 1502 1579 1620 1632 1880 1957

5 6 12 9 8 14 13

.473 .504 .510 .550 .512 .509 .515

129.2 136.6 143.5 147.3 148.3 188.0 195.7

INDIVIDUAL STA TISTIC S TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Rush

Name B o ck w o ld t(W S C ) P ic k ett(B S U ) D a n ie l(N A U ) D e n n e h y (M SU ) S te rn (B S U ) M a g n er(M )

386 275 268 217 176 181

277 65 443 123 166

PUNT RETURNS No.

Pass

Net

Avg.

Name

2268 1398 1314 700 726 701

2269 1675 1379 1143 849 867

206.3 186.1 125.4 114.3 106.1 96.3

S m ith (N A U ) P a rk s(IS U ) B e ria u lt(M ) R o so lo w ic h (B S U ) M c G ra th (M S U ) A n d e rs o n (M )

RUSHING Name

NET

C/ AVG.

G/ AVG.

163 144 140 157 117 127 94 111 85 102

731 787 660 770 716 615 493 544 596 462

4.5 5.5 4.7 4.9 6.1 4.8 5.3 4.9 7.0 4.5

81.2 78.7 73.3 70.0 65.1 55.9 54.8 54.4 54.2 51.3

R o so lo w ic h (B S U ) T a y lo r(I) A n d e rs o n (M ) A s h to n (IS U ) P e te rs o n (N A U )

YDS.

Pet.

Comp.

B ock w o ld t(W S C ) P ic k et(B S U ) D a n ie l(N A U ) S te rn (B S U ) H o lz e r(IS U ) R o b an (M )

313 176 203 128 134 91

183 102 100 68 57 39

21 6 15 8 7 4

2268 1398 1314 726 590 525

.585 .580 .497 .531 .425 .429

17 5 12 4 2 2

16.6 11.3 9.1 8.5 5.7 4.9

20 16 22 15 15

538 401 498 336 285

26.9 25.1 22.6 22.4 19.0

52 60 44 56 48 20 59

2193 2494 1741 2205 1886 1096 2284

42.2 41.9 39.6 39.4 39.3 39.1 38.7

INTERCEPTIONS P/G No. YDS. AVG. AVG.

Name A n d e rs o n (M ) B en k o (IS U ) D a n sb y (N A U ) R o so lo w ic h (B S U ) M cN ealy (BSU)

RECEIVING

C olem an(W S C ) H u tt(B S U ) H olto n (B S U ) C ooley(M ) G oode(B S U ) P e te rs o n (N A U )

18.1 9.4 8.1 6.7 6.2 6.0

PUNTING K o rv a s(W S C ) M a rtin C a rlso n (M ) C ox(I) A rias(B S U ) D o d d s(M S U ) H o lz e r(IS U )

Name

Avg.

253 206 129 194 124 72

KICK-OFF RETURNS

ATT.

G o ld e n (N A U ) K o s trb a (M S U ) U e la n d (M S U ) B rooks(I) G oode(B S U ) C la rk (N A U ) D e g ra te (N A U ) F is k n e s s (M ) T a y lo r(I) W e lla rd (IS U )

Yds.

14 22 16 29 20 12

6 5 6 4 4

218 13 120 41 29

36.6 2.6 20.0 10.3 7.3

0.6 0.56 0.55 0.36 0.36

SCORING OFFENSE

CT.

YDS.

YDS. P/G

CT. P/G

42 39 34 33 34 30

537 720 533 607 232 519

2 3 3 6 1 3

48.8 65.5 53.3 60.7 21.1 47.2

3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7

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

P/G

Name

6.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.4 4.4

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

Name

SCORING

PTS.

AVG.

269 283 250 250 229 224 116

26.9 25.7 25.0 22.7 20.8 20.4 11.6

SCORING DEFENSE

Name

EX-1

EX-2

PTS.

M u ri(M S U ) D e n n e h y (M S U ) P ic k ett(B S U ) C a rlso n (M ) K orv as(W S C ) B rooks(I) G oode(B S U )

1 10 9 0 0 8 8

28-32 0 0 19-20 23-27 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11-18 0 0 12-17 10-17 0 0

67 60 54 55 53 48 48

PTS.

AVG.

105 184 197 236 243 277 338

10.5 16.7 17.9 21.4 24.3 27.7 30.7

Big Sky Statistics

Grizzly Awards

Dan S u llivan 1976 W eskam p

E ach y e a r fo u r 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 Terry^ D illon A w a rd , h o n o rin g th e o u ts ta n d in g back, w a s e sta b lis h e d in 1964 fo llo w in g the a c c id e n ta l d e a th of fo rm er G rizzly T e rry D illon. D illon p la y e d d e fen siv e a n d o ffensive h a lfb a c k for UM from 1960 to 1962. He s ta r te d at d e fen siv e h a lfb a c k fo r th e N a tio n a l F o o tb a ll L eague M in n e so ta V ikings. T he P au l W eskam p A w a rd w a s e s ta b lis h e d in m em o ry of P a u l W eskam p, a ta c 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 th e c itize n s of R onan, M o n ta n a. T he G olden H elm et A w a rd h o n o rs th e h a r d 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 by the C oca-C ola C o m p an y in 1967. T he L arry M iller A w a rd is g iv en in m em ory of th e g re a t G riz zly lin e m a n a n d w re s tle r w h o co m p e ted for UM in 1969 a n d 1970. M iller d ied in an a u to m o b ile a cc id e n t in 1974. T he a w a rd h o n o rs th e te a m ’s o u ts ta n d in g d e fen siv e lin e m an . DILLO N 1964—W a y n e H a r r in g to n 1965—P a u l C o n n e lly 1966—Jim N e lso n 1967—B ry a n M a g n u so n 1968—M ik e B u z z a rd 1969—K a rl S te in 1970—A rn ie B la n c as 1971—S te v e C a p u to 1972— Jeff H o ffm a n n 1973— Bob S m ith 1974—R ock S v e n n u n g s e n 1975—Del S p e a r 1976—P a u l F is k n e s s

W ESK A M P 1 9 6 7 —L a rry H u g g in s 1 9 6 8 —T u u f u li U p e re s a 1 9 6 9 —T u u f u li U p e re s a 1 9 7 0 —L a rry M ille r 197 1 — S te v e O k o n ie w s k i 1 9 7 2 —R on R ic h a rd s 1 9 7 3 —Jim Leid 1 9 7 4 —L a rry F a rn a m 197 5 —W a lt B re tt 1 9 7 6 —D a n S u lliv a n

GOLDEN HELM ET 1967—Bob B eers 1 96 8 —H e rb W h ite 1969—Jim N o r d s tr o m 1970—Jim N o r d s tr o m 1 97 1 —C a s e y R eilly 19 7 2 —M ic k D e n n e h y 19 7 3 —S ly H a r d y 19 7 4 —R o n R o s e n b e rg 1975— S te v e D io n a s 1976— G reg A n d e rs o n

M ILLER 1 9 7 6 —D oug B e tte rs

All-America C h ris B entz (p lay ed at M o n ta n a, la te r m ad e W alter 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 kegren, 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 enning, 1957*, 1958, th ird team ; John L ands, 1958, 1959*; T e rry D illon, 1962*; Bob B errs, 1967, A P f irs t team , 1968, AP*; H e rb 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 arry M iller, 1969, A P th ird team , 1970, A P th ir d team ; R ay Brum , 1969, AP*; K arl S tein , 1969, A P a n d K odak*, 1970, K o d ak firs t team ; A rn ie B lancas, 1970, AP*; S teve O k o n ie w sk i, 1970, AP*, 1971, A P th ir d team , K odak seco n d team ; G reg M aloney, 1970, C O S ID A A cad em ic A ll A m e ric a seco n d team ; S tev 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 osenberg, 1974, A P th ir d team ; G reg A n d e rso n , 1975, AP*, 1976 A P f irs t tea m a n d K odak firs t team . *ho n o rab le m en tio n .

Bob Beers 1967 A P 1st team

Montana Pros

W alt Brett A tlan ta Falcons

S teve S u lliv a n Ed Illm a n W ild Bill K elly Len N oyes M ilt P o p o v ich P au l S z a k a s h A ldo Forte

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 ryan M a g n u so n T u u fu li U p e resa 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 arry D a rro w Jim H a n n Ron R osen b erg 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 l 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 Lions, 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 ew O rle an 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 sk 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 D oug 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 obin so n ................................................ 1969 John S te d h a m ................................................ 1969 L arry S t r a 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 arry D a rro w ................................................ 1972 M ick D en n eh y .............................................. 1972 Leo L a R o c h e .............................................. 1972 R on R o se n b e rg ................................ 1972 , 1974 S tev e 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 - 75-76 P a u l C o o le y .................................................... 1976

Terry D illon 1961 A ll-S k y lin e

Paul C ooley 1976 A ll-B ig S k y

I n itia te d in 1921, th e 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 a d 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 h o b e st re p re s e n ts th e U n iv e rs ity on a n d off th e p la y in g field. L arry H ig b e e .................................................. G il P o rte r ........................................................ G il P o rte r ........................................................ A n g u s M e a g h er ............................................ R uss S w ee t .................................................... T ed Illm a n ...................................................... C laren ce C oyle ............................................. E ddie C h in sk e .............................................. T om D avis ...................................................... R ay L ew is ....................................................... G len n 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 a rle s 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 obert B yrne ................................................. 1952 Jack L uckm an ................................................ 1953 Ed A n d e rso n .................................................. 1954 M u rd o C am p b ell .......................................... 1955 D ale S h u p e ...................................................... 1956 Don W illia m s o n ............................................ 1957 N a se b y R h in e h a rt J r .................................... 1958 M ike G ra n b o is ............................................. 1959 R udy R u a n a ................................................... 1960 Bob O ’B illovich ............................................ 1961 Bob O ’B illovich ............................................ 1962 P a u l D. M i l l e r ................................................ 1963 T im A ld ric h ................................................... 1964 W illiam M. Rice ........................................... 1965 G a ry B. P e c k ................................ 1966 G reg H a n s o n .................................................. 1967 W illie Jones .................................................... 1968 M ick F la rrin g to n .......................................... 1969 Roy R o b in so n ................................................ 1970 Lonzo L ew is ................................................... 1971 S tev e O k o n ie w sk i ....................................... 1972 E arl T ye .......................................................... 1973 R obin S elvig .................................................. 1974 Rock S v e n n u n g s e n ..................................... 1975 D ean E rh a rd ........................................ 1976-1977

Grizzly Cup

D ean Erhard 1977 G rizzly Cup

Ray Bauer Leading R eceiver

S teve Caputo Leading Rusher

Grizzly Statistics Rankings

Single Season R ushing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

S teve C ap u to Les K ent T e rry D illon D ick Im er A rn ie B lan cas B ry a n M a g n u so n P a u l C on n elly C a se y R eilly A rn ie B lan cas

1. D an W orrell 2 . D ick Im er 3. D an W orrell 4. Del S p e a r 5. B ruce C a rlso n 6 . P a t D odson 7. T e rry D illon 8 . A rn ie B lan cas 9. Bob T u rn q u is t 10. B ruce C a rlso n R eceiving 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

P a u l C ooley R ay B auer D oug B ain T e rry H u rle y G len W elch A1 L uis John L ands D en n is M eyer John L an d s P a u l C ooley P assin g

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

Career

______________ Yr.

Scoring

T om K in g sfo rd R ay B rum G a ry Berdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ing D ick H e a th N o rm K a m p sc h ro r Jam es K elly T om H u ffe r M ike M ag n er R ock S v e n n u n g se n P h il G riffin

Dan W orrell Leading Scorer

Y ds

1971 1969 1962 1954 1970 1967 1965 1971 1969

1253 972 892 889 855 818 753 712 709

P ts

1969 1954 1970 1974 1976 1960 1962 1970 1971 1975

67 64 60 60 55 54 50 50 50 48

Y ds

1976 1950 1969 1955 1972 1968 1958 1957 1959 1975

607 563 473 431 386 371 352 349 349 334

Y ds

1950 1969 1970 1953 1955 1957 1963 1976 1974 1958

1361 969 828 809 803 797 737 701 675 629

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

S tev e C a p u to A rn ie B lan cas D ick Im er T e rry D illon Del S p e a r P a u l C onnelly Jeff H o ffm an n Bob B yrne C asey R eilly Les K ent

2076 1604 1592 1569 1429 1348 1345 1313 1284 972

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 orrell B ruce C a rlso n Del S p e a r Bob T u rn q u is t D ick Im er T e rry D illon C asey R eilly P a t D odson Jeff H o ffm an n A rn ie B lancas

180 143 126 115 111 96 96 92 90 88

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

R eceiving 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

R ay B auer P a u l Cooley John L an d s D uane W alk er D oug B ain T om M c M ahon Jim D eBord R on B aines G len W elch D uane W alk er

1250 941 701 700 584 565 538 518 514 486

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 1144 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 y a rd s

P assin g 1. T om K in g sfo rd 2. R ay B rum 3. V an T ro x el 4. Rock S v e n n u n g se n 5. D ick H e ath 6 . G a ry B erding 7. T om H u ffe r 8 . Ed S te in e r 9. John S chulz 10. N orm K a m p sc h ro r

Grizzly Records

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 10, Del S p e a r, 1974 Single Season M O S T FIELD G O A L S 12, B ruce C arlso n , 1976 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N S 40, D an W orrell, 1969

RU SH ING M O S T C A R R IE S Wfr, S te v e C ap u to , 1971 ' M O ST NET YARDS 1253, S tev e C a p u to , 1971 H IG H E S T A V ER A 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

Single Game

P A SSIN G M O ST A TTEM PTS 184, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O S T CO M PLETED 84, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O S T Y A 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^d;4 >ri~ M O ST TOUCH DOW N PA SSES 11, R ay Brum , 1969 TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLA Y S 254, T om K in g sfo rd , 1950 M O S T Y A RD S 1324, R ay Brum , 1969 (R ush-355; P ass-969) P A S S RECEIVING M O S T R E C E P T IO N S P -eral GtroI&yy-l-O^ M O S T Y A RD S 607, P a u l Cooley, 1976 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 6 , P a u l C ooley, 1976

P U N TIN G M O ST PU N TS 70, D ave H a rrin g to n , 1973 M O S T Y A RD S 2654, D ave H a rrin g to n , 1973 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E (m inim um of 35 p u n ts) 41.3, Lon H o w a rd , 1968 (61-2517) P U N T RETURNS M O ST RETURNS 42, K arl S tein , 1970 M O S T Y A RD S 417, K arl S tein , 1970 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 20.2 , G reg A n d e rso n , 1974 (13-263) KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST RETURNS 24, W arre n H ill, 1966 M O S T Y A RD S 560, W a rre n H ill, 1966 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 33.5, G reg A n d e rso n , 1974 (10-335)

(from sta tistic s availab le sin ce 1948)

RU SH ING M O S T C A R R IE S Ro-b^Sm it.h r-N ; H<F73M O S T N E T Y A RD S 227, Les K ent, P o rtla n d St., 1969 M O S T 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 S T T O U C H D O W N RUN 80, Bob S m ith , Sim on F ra se r, 1973 80, M ike M ickey, S o u th D akota, 1975 80, D oug E g b ert, W eber S ta te , 1975

AMWTY

P A SSIN G 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 C O M P L E T E D ^ K iM

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M O S T Y A RD S -2i§e*rTom K in g sfo rd vs. M o n ta n a S ta te , 1950 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 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 E T IO N PE R C E N T A G E (m inim um of 10 a tte m p ts) j , .750, T om H u ffe r vs. Id ah o S ta te , 1963 (12-16) svypQs M O ST P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 5, John V a cc a relli vs. U n iv e rsity of P acific, 1966 LONGEST TOUCH DOW N PA SS 86, G a ry B erding vs. Idaho, 1970 TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLA Y S 47, Rock S v e n n u n g se n , M SU 1973 M O S T Y A RD S -20T, T om K in g sfo rd , M o n ta n a St., 1950 P A SS RECEIVING M O S T 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 ey ers, Idaho, 1957 M O S T Y A RD S 166, R ick S tra u s s , P o rtla n d S ta te , 1967 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 3, R ay B auer, E a s te rn W ash., 1950 3, P a u l Cooley, W eber S ta te , 1975 L O N G E S T T O U C H D O W N R E C EPTIO N 86, Jim DeBord, Idaho 1970 PU N TIN G M O ST PU N TS 11, D ave H a rrin g to n , Rice 1973 M O ST Y A RD S 443, Lon H o w ard , U ta h S ta te , 1968 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 49.2, John O choa, N o rth e rn A rizo n a, 1969 (6-295)

P A SS INTERCEPTIONS M O S T IN T E R C E P T IO N S 11, K arl S tein , 1969 M O S T Y A RD S RETU R N ED 218, G reg A n d e rso n , 1976 (6 in te rc e p tio n s )

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

SCORING M O S T P O IN T S 67, D an W orrell, 1969 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 10, D ick Im er, 1954

KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST RETURNS 7, Sly H a rd y , Boise St., 1973 M O S T YA RD S 173, S ly H a rd y , Boise St., 1973

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LONGEST TOUCHDOW N M O ST FIR ST D O W N S R U S H IN G 94, G reg A n d e rso n , Id ah o a n d M ont. St., 171, 1970 1974 M O ST F IR S T D O W N S P A S S IN G P A SS INTERCEPTIONS (? l y i f f / M O ST IN T E R C E P T IO N S ¥ C&Z&M&K M O S T FIR S T D O W N S BY PE N A L T IE S -f r-M ic k - O ^ e i ll, Idaho, loorf ■ItHTUlM , T S ^T’-’Hrtrl S trin , N o rth e rn Ariiy, 1909 //7 7 PU N TIN G -.IL-K arl S-t-oin, N o rth e rn 111., l ffiTF M O ST PU N TS 37 T im G a lla g h e i, S u tilh D a k u ta ,3L,"197079^ 1973 M O S T Y A RD S RETU R N ED M O S T Y A RD S Rich Un-rtrhr^UfH^&^it-y- of Path ire, 2654, 1973 19 ?\joflos sr H IG H E S T A V ER A G E LONGEST TOUCH DOW N ' “ 77 41.2, 1968 (64-2633)

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SCORING

M O S T P O IN T S 24, Del S p e a r, Idaho, 1974 24, A rn ie B lancas, W eber, 1970 24, Jeff H o ffm an n , N. A riz o n a, 1972 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 4, A rn ie B lancas, W eber, 1970 4, Jeff H offm an n , N. A riz o n a, 1972 4, Del S p e a r, Idaho, 1974 M O S T FIELD G O A LS 4, B ruce C arlso n , N o rth e rn C olorado, 1976 L O N G E S T FIELD GO AL 50, D an W orrell, S. D a k o ta St., 1969 50, B ruce C a rlso n , N. C olorado, 1976 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 RU SH ING M O S T C A R R IE S 728, 1970 M O S T N E T Y A RD S 3477, 1971 H IG H E S T A V ER A 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 P A SSIN G M O ST A TTEM PTS 120611968 M O S T C O M PLETED 105, 1949 \t\ 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

jb 'tostvnr m l FEW EST P A S S E S HA D IN T E R C EPTE D 4, 1970 M O ST TOUCH DOW N PA SSES 15, 1969 TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLA Y S 809, 1971 M O S T Y A 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 DOW NS M O S T T O T A L FIR S T D O W N S 215, 1970

P U N T RETURNS M O ST R E T U R N S 42, 1970 M O ST Y A RD S 450, 1949 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 17.9, 1954 (12-215) KICKOFF RETURNS M O ST RETURNS 48, 1955 M O S T Y A RD S 1,059, 1974 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 24.6, 1974 (43-1,059) SCORING M O S T P O IN T S 3 3 5 ,1 9 6 9 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 44, 1969 M O ST FIELD G O A L S 12, 1976 M O S T C O N V E R SIO N S 40, 1969 RU SH DEFENSE FEW EST A V ER A G E CA R R IES ALLOW ED 34.6, 1970 L O W EST PER R U S H YIELD 2.0, 1970 (346-699) FEW EST Y A RD S ALLOW ED 699, 1970 P A S S DEFENSE FEW EST A T T E M P T S ALLOW ED 96, 1959 FEW EST C O M P L E T IO N S ALLOW ED 3 5 ,1 9 5 9 LO W EST C O M PL E T IO N PCT. ALLOW ED .354, 1973 (84-237) FEW EST Y A R D S ALLOW ED 415, 1959 FEW EST T O U C H D O W N S ALLOW ED 4, 1963 M O S T P A S S E S IN T E R C E PT E D 28, 1970 TOTAL DEFENSE FE W EST A V ER A G E PLA Y S ALLOW ED 55.6, 1963 LO W EST A V ER A G E PER PLAY YIELD 3.3, 1970 (648-2150) FEW EST Y A RD S 2150, 1970 LO W EST YIELD PER G A M E 215.0, 1970 FIRST DOW NS 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 FE W EST BY P E N A L T IE S 3, 1959 a n d 1964

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RECOVERIES M O S T FUM BLE R EC O V ER IES 27, 1975 M O S T T O T A L R EC O V ER IES 2 ^ ^ 4 ^ 1 9 7 0 (In te rc e p tio n s a n d F um bles)

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RU SH ING M O S T CA R R IES 83, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1970 M O S T N ET Y A R D S 471, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 6, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1967 a n d 1968 6, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1969 6, vs. Id ah o S ta te , 1971 6, vs. S o u th D a k o ta, 1975 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E PER CARRY 8.6, vs. N o rth D ak o ta, 1948

P A SSIN G M O ST A TTEM PTS 38, vs. Idaho, 1968 M O S T C O M PL E T IO N S . ^ v s. O re g on S t ^ / M O S T Y A RD S (29^ 276, vs. M o n ta n a St., F&5D fâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;9 ^ 7 M O ST TOUCHDOW NS 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 S T P A S S E S H A D IN T E R C EPTE D 6, vs. U ta h St., 1948 TOTAL OFFENSE M O S T PLA Y S 99, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1970 M O S T Y A RD S 649, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E PER PLAY 9.9, vs. N. D ak o ta, 1948 (46-457) FIRST DOW NS M O S T FIR S T D O W N S 29, vs. Idaho, 1969, 1974 M O S T R U S H IN G FIR S T DO W N S 25, Idaho, 1974 M O S T P A S S IN G FIR S T D O W N S 42", vs. M o n ta n a St., M O S T FIR S T D O W N S BY PE N A L T IE S 5, five tim es; th re e tim e s in 1968 PU N TIN G M O ST PU N TS 11, vs. Rice, 1973 M O S T Y A RD S 443, vs. U ta h St., 1968 H IG H E S T A V ER A G E 49.2, vs. N. A riz o n a, 1967 PU N T RETURNS M O ST RETURNS 7, vs. S. D a k o ta St. 1969 7, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1970 7, vs. T u lsa, 1972 M O S T YA RD S 126, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1970 KICKOFF RETURNS M O S T R E TU R N S 10, vs. U ta h St., 1968 10, vs. Idaho, 1968 M O S T Y A RD S 224, vs. N&w M exico, 1959 SCORING M O S T P O IN T S 58, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1968 58, vs. S. D a k o ta St., 1969

Grizzly Records

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 rizo n a, S. D a k o ta St., 1969 RU SH DEFENSE FE W EST C A R R IE S 18, vs. B ritish C o l u i ^ b i ^ ^ a ^ ^ FE W EST Y A RD S -33, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1975 FE W EST A V ER A G E Y A RD S PER PLAY -1.1, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1975

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P A S S DEFENSE M O S T IN T E R C E P T IO N S Q, vs. P o rtla n d St., TWfrfci' IH ? ( LO W 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, b y M o n ta n a St., 1971 (5-28) M O ST YARDS IN T E R C E P T IO N S R ETU R N ED 180, vs. P o rtla n d St., 1976 TOTAL DEFENSE FE W EST PL A Y S ALLOW ED 27, vs. B ritish C olum bia, 1963 FE W EST Y A RD S ALLOW ED 28, vs. U ta h St., 1950 L O W EST A V ER A G E PER PLAY ALLOW ED .68, vs. U ta h St., 1950

Career Football Records RU SH IN G M O S T C A R R IE S 355, S tev e C ap u to , 1969-71 M O S T N E T Y A RD S 2076, S tev e C ap u to , 1969-71 P A SSIN G M O ST A TTEM PTS 333, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 M O S T 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 TOUCH DOW NS 20, R ay B rum , 1968-69 M O S T P A S S E S H A D IN T E R C EPTE D 25, T om K in g sfo rd , 1948-50 25, V an T ro x el, 1972-75 INTERCEPTIONS M O S T IN T E R C E P T IO N S 21, K a rl S tein , 1969-70 P A SS RECEIVING M O S T R E C E P T IO N S 76, R ay B auer, 1948-50 M O S T Y A RD S 1250, R ay B auer, 1948-50 M O S T T O U C H D O W N R E C E P T IO N S 10, P a u l Cooley, 1975-76 SCORING M O ST P O I N T d ^ ^ B cm-W orrcU, 1968-70 M O ST TOUCH DOW NS 21, Del S p e a r, 1973-76 M O S T FIELD G O A L S n Brm Worrrdfr 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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1977-78 G rizzly B asketball

A sst. Coach M ike M ontgom ery

H ead Coach Jim Brandenburg

G rizzly crow d s are tops in the Big Sky. A n average of 7,065 fans attended each UM home gam e last season .

Grizzly Basketball Outlook All-America candidate Michael Ray Richardson leads the Grizzly hoopsters this season. The senior averaged 19.2 points per game last season, has been named first team all-conference twice and is UM â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth highest career scorer. Jim Brandenburg and Mike Montgomery return for their second season coaching the Griz.

1977-78 Schedule Date N ov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.

26 3 5 7 9-10

Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 29 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 F e b . 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 27

M ichael Ray R ichardson 1977-78 A ll-A m erica Candidate

Opponent

Location

S to u t S ta te N o r th e r n C o lo rad o D e n v e r U n iv e rs ity P o r tla n d S ta te C o u g a r C la s sic (M o n ta n a , BYU, C al S ta te - F u lle rto n , W illia m a n d M a ry ) S t. C lo u d S ta te C re ig h to n U n iv e rs ity of P a c ific F re sn o S ta te C o lleg e of G re a t F a lls Id a h o S ta te * B oise S ta te * M o n ta n a S ta te * M o n ta n a S ta te * Id ah o * G o n zag a* Id ah o * G onzaga* A th le te s in A c tio n N o r th e r n A riz o n a * W e b er S ta te * N o r th e r n A rizo n a * W e b er S ta te * Id a h o S ta te * B oise S ta te * U ta h S ta te

M is s o u la G re e le y , Colo. D e n v e r, Colo. M is s o u la P ro v o , U ta h

*BiS Sky Conference

Games

Home games begin at 8 p.m. Mountain Time

M is s o u la M is s o u la S to c k to n , C alif. F re sn o , C alif. M is s o u la P o c a te llo , Id a h o B oise, Id a h o B ozem an, M o n t. M is s o u la M o sco w , Id ah o S pokane M is s o u la M is s o u la M is s o u la M is s o u la M is s o u la F la g sta ff, A riz. O gen, U ta h M is s o u la M is s o u la Logan, U ta h

1976-77 UM A ll-A m ericans ■ V

Greg Anderson

Dean Erhard

F o o tb a ll Free S a fe ty -R e tu rn S p e c ia lis t A P firs t tea m L ittle A ll-A m e ric a —1976 K odak firs t tea m L ittle A ll-A m e ric a — 1976 Big S k y d e fe n siv e M V P — 1976 T h ree tim e firs t te a m A ll-B ig -S k y —1974-76 A P H o n o ra b le M e n tio n — 1975 G olden H elm et A w a r d —1976 U M d e fen siv e M V P — 1976

C ro ss C o u n try -T ra c k A ll-A m erica C ro ss C o u n try — 1976 A ll-A m erica T ra c k (ste e p le c h a se )— 1977 T h ree tim e Big S k y C ro ss C o u n try C h a m p — 1974-76 T h ree tim e Big S k y S te e p le c h a se C h a m p — 1975-77 Big S k y th re e m ile c h a m p — 1977 Big S k y m eet o u ts ta n d in g tra c k p e rfo rm e r— 1977 G riz zly C up A w a rd — 1977

Cross Country 1977

1977 Schedule Sept. 24 at W hitworth, Spokane Oct. 1 Open Oct. 8 at Idaho, Moscow Oct. 15 Boise, WSU, U of M Oct. 22 Open Oct. 29 at M ontana State Nov. 5 Dist. 7 Cham pionships at Salt Lake

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1977 Grizzly Football Yearbook University of Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Missoula. Athletics Department

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