Senior Quarterback Brady Gustafson
Senior Defensive End Caleb Kidder
MONTANA MEDIA GUIDE
2016 Football Schedule Date
Opponent
Location
Time
TV Game Coverage
Sept. 3
Saint Francis
Missoula
7:00 PM
TBD
Sept. 10
at Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
3:00 PM (MT)
ESPN3
Sept. 24
at Cal Poly*
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
1:00 PM (MT)
TBD
Oct. 1
Southern Utah*
Missoula
2:30 PM
TBD
Oct. 8
Mississippi Valley State
Missoula
2:30 PM
TBD
Oct. 15
Sacramento State*
Missoula
2:30 PM
TBD
Oct. 22
at Northern Arizona*
Flagstaff, Ariz.
5:00 PM (MT)
TBD
Oct. 29
at Eastern Washington*
Cheney, Wash.
TBD
TBD
Nov. 5
Idaho State*
Missoula
TBD
TBD
Nov. 12
at Northern Colorado*
Greeley, Colo.
TBD
TBD
Nov. 19
Montana State*
Missoula
TBD
TBD
*Big Sky Conference game Home games in bold
(John Sieber photo)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGES 2016 Outlook.............................................................................. 2-4 Sports Information...................................................................... 5-6 Champion Center.......................................................................... 7 Washington-Grizzly Stadium...................................................... 8-9 Griz in the Pros.......................................................................10-11 Academics and Community Service........................................... 12
2016 COACHING STAFF
13-20
Head Coach............................................................................14-15 Assistant Coaches.................................................................. 16-19 Football Support Staff................................................................. 20
2016 GRIZZLIES
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Meet the Players..................................................................... 22-43 Grizzly by the Numbers.......................................................... 39-43 2016 Alphabetical Roster....................................................... 44-45 2016 Numerical Roster........................................................... 46-47 2016 Grizzly Newcomers............................................................. 48
BIG SKY CONFERENCE
79-84
They Year in the Big Sky......................................................... 80-81 UM All-Conference Selections............................................... 82-83 Big Sky Championship History................................................... 84
RECORDS AND AWARDS
85-104
Individual and Team Records................................................. 86-99 Awards................................................................................100-102 All-Americans......................................................................102-104 All-Star Games........................................................................... 104
LETTERMEN 105-114 COACHING AND RESULTS
115-126
POST-SEASON PLAY
127-132
FACILITIES AND STAFF
133-138
FCS Rankings............................................................................ 132
2015 IN REVIEW
Results and Stats....................................................................50-53 Game-by-Game Summaries................................................... 54-66
49-66
Facilities..............................................................................134-135 Administration and Head Coaches........................................... 136 Assistant Coaches..................................................................... 137 Athletic Staff............................................................................... 138
2016 OPPONENTS
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The 2016 Montana Yearbook is produced by the UM Sports Information office: Eric Taber, editorial content; Renee Valley, layout and design.
Opponent General Information.............................................. 68-73 Series History.........................................................................73-76 Opponent History........................................................................ 77 Root Sports Televised Games..................................................... 78
Photos by UM University Relations photographer Todd Goodrich, UM Sports Information archives or otherwise noted. (Opponent section courtesy of individual schools.) For more information, contact the UM Sports Information office at (406) 243-5402 or visit our web site: www.GoGriz.com.
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OUTLOOK SEC transfer from the Kentucky Wildcats. Even more depth at quarterback comes from Connor Kaegi, the 6-7 JC transfer from Feather River College in California. While competition has increased, Stitt has indicated that the starting quarterback position will remain with Gustafson, allowing the senior from Billings to develop as one of the Big Sky’s top returning passers. “It’s huge in our offensive scheme to have somebody that understands what we’re doing and you can continue to progress as you get more reps and you can bank more knowledge,” said Stitt. You can’t have a successful quarterback without a successful offensive line to provide pass protection. Coach Chad Germer’s offensive line returns four starters from 2015 including all-Big Sky honorable mention Devon Dietrich at right guard. Also making his return to the O-line is senior Ben Weyer who sat out the 2015 season with an injury after playing in every game of the 2014 season. As a group, the 2016 offensive line brings 92 career starts worth of experience back to the field. “Another key to the deal would be the O-line returning so many guys. That was a huge question mark last year, it was rough for a while, and now we’ve got all these guys back and they’re bigger and they’re stronger. So I’m excited about that group,” added Stitt. While Gustafson and the Grizzly quarterbacks bring plenty of experience back for 2016, one of Stitt’s keys to executing Montana’s passheavy offense is a consistent and deep receiving corps.
Senior quarterback Brady Gustafson
GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016: OFFENSE PREVIEW
Flashback to a year ago when the Montana Grizzlies’ 2015 spring season was underway with first year head coach Bob Stitt at the helm and more questions than answers regarding the new-look Griz. Those questions were answered over the course of a solid 2015 campaign that saw Montana (8-5, 6-2 BSC) make its 23rd foray into the DI-A/FCS playoffs using Stitt’s high-octane offense, quarterback Brady Gustafson’s NFL caliber arm, some of the top receivers in the FCS, and a stifling defense that boasted the best pass rusher in the nation. Fast-forward to 2016, a new season that brings a new set of questions, namely how to replace 23 lettermen lost from last season. But to find an answer to those questions, Coach Stitt has a powerful tool: a comfort and continuity with this year’s crop of student-athletes that only comes with shared experience on and off the field. “This is a fun team. 2016 is a really driven disciplined football team,” says Stitt. “They’re fun to go out and coach every single day. Our strength coach is having a blast with them. Everybody’s doing the right thing. Everybody is
doing what’s asked of them. We’re getting a lot accomplished in the film room and in the weight room and on the field. It’s a completely different feeling.” Only ten starters from the 2015 Griz return, seven on offense and three on defense, but UM returns a robust 28 lettermen, including five allconference selections. Bolstering a strong, if inexperienced, returning group is one of the largest recruiting classes in Montana history. Coach Stitt and his staff have brought in 38 new Grizzlies in the class of 2016, including 13 transfers and 25 incoming freshman. The Griz have also added one new player from the spring walk-on class making it 39 new names this year.
– QUARTERBACK –
The quarterback plays a central role in Coach Stitt’s offense, and Montana’s 2016 crop of signal callers look as deep and capable as ever, with Gustafson returning to lead the group after throwing for 1,194 yards in just seven games last year. Adding depth are two former FBS quarterbacks, in returning Idaho transfer Chad Chalich (who threw for 908 yards in four games last year in Gustafson’s absence), and Reese Phillips, an -2-
– WIDE RECEIVERS –
The 2016 Griz bring a virtually all-new, but highly skilled, crop of wide receivers after the departure of some of the best ball catchers in UM history in NFL prospects like Jamaal Jones, Ellis Henderson and Ben Roberts. Stitt has brought in three transfers, six incoming freshman, and welcomes back 11 returners from 2015, and already the group has impressed. “Every time I talk about the receivers I forget one of them because we’ve got so many exciting young guys, and we add a couple transfers with these guys, and it’s really going to be a nice group,” said Stitt. In Montana’s opening scrimmage of spring, Blinn College (Texas) transfer James Homan caught a 50-plus yard touchdown pass on his first touch as a Grizzly, and redshirt freshman Kobey Eaton hauled in a 73-yard TD pass, and nearly had another, as the Federal Way, Wash., product led all receivers with 133 yards. While big plays are the daggers of Stitt’s offense, the goal remains to rack up 90 or more plays per game, and the receivers will play a key role in that. “In this type of offense, you’ve got to execute perfectly because we’re looking for 10, 12, 14-play
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OUTLOOK ceivers that came in look great and you can tell they have a lot more confidence now that they’ve physically improved so much.” Senior Joey Counts returns as well, looking to build on his shortened season of six games last year, highlighted by the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against North Dakota State.
GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016: A RELOADED DEFENSE
Senior running back John Nguyen drives. As soon as the ball is dropped, then you’re second and 10 or third and long, and it makes it difficult and hard to go for it on fourth down,” added Stitt. Montana’s leading returning wide receiver is Josh Horner, a 6-5 product out of C.M. Russell High in Great Falls, who played in every game in 2015, starting in three at the “H” position. Horner was the Grizzlies’ fourth-leading receiver that season, catching 22 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown. Also returning in the wide receiver corps is sophomore Keenan Curran, who worked his way into a starting position in one game as a true freshman, and saw action in each of UM’s final nine games, catching four passes for 55 yards. Redshirt sophomore Caleb Lyons also returns to the Grizzlies’ only other returning wide receiver, having caught four balls for 16 yards last year, and figures to work into the “Z” slot position. A solid all around athlete, former quarterback Makena Simis has made the transition to wide receiver this season, and will look to be on the receiving end of touchdown passes this season. As a backup for Gustafson last season, Simis tied a school record with six touchdown
passes in a single game against NAU, passing for 740 yards and completing 63 of 115 attempts.
– RUNNING BACKS – As opposed to the wide receivers, Montana returns all of 2015’s running backs, led by senior John Nguyen who rushed 184 times for 855 yards and three touchdowns. “We’ve got to continue to move forward with the run game,” said Stitt. When we run the ball, we’ve got to get three yards per carry, and when we throw the ball, it needs to be caught. When you don’t get three yards, or you drop a pass, then it’s hard to keep the drive going, so it’s all about execution.” Sophomore Jeremy Calhoun returns in the backfield as well after being thrust into action as a true freshman due to injury. He didn’t waste any time acclimatizing to college football though, bashing his way to 291 yards and nine touchdowns in only nine games. Calhoun returns visibly bigger and stronger this year, and will once again be a red zone threat for the Griz. “It’s everybody, not just Jeremy,” said Stitt of his team’s off-season gains. “A lot of the re-3-
In 2015 defensive end Tyrone Holmes completed his tenure as a Montana Grizzly with the crown jewel of FCS player awards, the STATS Defensive Player of the Year. With a nationalbest 18 sacks it’s easy to see why the all-American earned the title of best defender in all of FCS football and now seems to be destined for the NFL, but that was 2015, and this is 2016. While replacing 180-sack performers isn’t easy, this year’s Grizzly “D” is reloading with a young but physical unit that works smarter, not harder, under new defensive coordinator Jason Semore, spreading the pressure around the field. “With our scheme last year, you just had to be good,” says Montana head coach Bob Stitt. “Now, we can bring it from all these places, and the offense doesn’t know where it’s coming from. It’s just more difficult from an offensive protection standpoint, and identifying the personnel up front.” Luckily for the Griz, Montana’s defense returns the brains (and brawn) of three key starters in defensive tackle-turned-defensive end Caleb Kidder, safety Yamen Sanders and cornerback JR Nelson. The trio made a combined 36 out of 39 starts last season, and will each feature prominently in 2016. The Griz bolstered the defense in their massive 39-player recruiting class, signing FBS transfer linebacker James Banks from AlabamaBirmingham. The D-line also added heft to the interior with Brandt Davidson, a 295-pound tackle from Scottsdale CC, and Myles MckeeOshibodu, a 270-pound tackle from Santa Ana College. Also transferring to Montana is Justin Strong, a safety out of Oregon State who will join the team in time for summer workouts. The 2016 recruiting class also consisted of 11 new defensive specialists that will make their way to Montana for fall camp as true freshmen.
– DEFENSIVE LINE – Kidder, who dons Montana’s traditional No. 37 legacy jersey, will lead the D-line as the heirapparent to Holmes at defensive end. The 6-5, 259-pounder from Helena is the Grizzlies’ leading returning tackler from last season with 82 total takedowns. Bookending the D-line is 6-3, 255-pound defensive end Ryan Johnson who picked up two starts and 33 tackles last year, and Tucker Schye, who looked solid in the team’s first scrimmage of spring with three sacks. Also looking to make
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of spring this year, leading all tacklers with nine takedowns, five of which were solo tackles. Olson was also recognized as last year’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
– DEFENSIVE SECONDARY –
Senior defensive end Caleb Kidder
a name for himself at Montana will be 6-4, 240 pound redshirt sophomore transfer from Rutgers, Donald Bedell, who picked up a tackle against Eastern Washington last year. With size and speed on the outside, and the bulk of returners Zach Peevey and Nate Bradley paired with Davidson and Mckee-Osibodu on the inside, the D-line will be as formidable as ever. “Up front is the most impressive. We’ve added a few transfers there, but the returning guys have really, really looked good,” adds Stitt.
– LINEBACKERS – Also showing flashes of brilliance in the team’s first scrimmage of spring were the Griz linebacker corps, who lost all four starters to graduation, but boast a young group that isn’t lacking in physicality. “We’re really young at the linebacker position this year, but we’ve got a lot of talent,” says Stitt. Joining Banks as the only other junior of the group is Connor Strahm, who was selected as last year’s Golden Helmet Award winner for the team’s hardest hitter, as well as the Special Teams Player of the Year. Strahm put in 23 tackles last season (the sixth most of any returner), including five tackles for loss and a pair of half sacks. Josh Buss will also make an impact in the linebackers. Buss, a 6-2, 203-pounder from Boise put in 18 tackles last season, and turned heads with his physical style. Of the younger linebackers, redshirt freshman Dante Olson made his presence known in the first scrimmage
With Strong joining Montana from Oregon State, the Grizzly secondary now boasts three Pac-12-caliber athletes roaming the backfield in safety Yamen Sanders, who transferred last season from Arizona, and cornerback Markell Sanders who came to UM from Washington State. Sanders and JR Nelson are UM’s second-and-third leading returning tacklers, respectively, with Sanders putting in 64 tackles and Nelson 49, providing ample experience in the backfield. “Secondary wise, we’re playing very well,” says Stitt. “They’re covering long enough to allow our D-line to get to the quarterback, which is huge.” Safety Jerrin Williams also turned heads during Montana’s opening scrimmage of spring, intercepting a Reese Phillips pass and returning it 60 yards for a touchdown.
After a three-game home stand, the Griz then face two teams in always-hostile environments, Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington on October 22 and 29. “Playing on the road is something that is difficult. The team has to address it, and the team has to get excited to get on the road, get out of town and go play ball together. They’ve got to have an us-against-the-world mentality,” says Stitt. “What we’ve talked about, and what the players have to continue to address is that we get to play football, and we have to play the exact same way regardless if there is 26,000 or if there is 5,000. It’s been an issue for a while in the last few years where the road record isn’t very good, and the home record is real good. We’ve got to get to where we’re excited to play on the road too.” Montana went 3-3 on the road last year, and 2-5 on the road in 2014. Since arriving at Montana just over a year ago, Coach Stitt has talked about returning National Championship trophies to Missoula. In the 2016 season, that trophy needs to be earned outside of the friendly confines of Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
– SPECIAL TEAMS – After graduating both record setter Daniel Sullivan and Chris Lider, the Griz are on the search for the next great kicker and punter. The staring positions are still wide open during spring ball, with eight players all vying for a spot. Redshirt freshmen Tim Semenza and Brandon Purdy continued to battle it out through fall camp to see who coach still will place on top of the rotation, with both hitting from distance. Missoula Lyola product Eric Williams will handle the puntin after returning to his hometown from Carleton College in Minnesota. “We’re going to continue to give guys a lot of reps,” says Stitt. “That’s a big group, and we’re going to have to cut it down to at least three for the next couple weeks, and then get down to two for fall camp.”
– SCHEDULE –
Perhaps Montana’s most difficult opponent in the 2016 season will be the road itself. UM has a brutal away-game schedule, starting with FCS quarterfinalists Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Sept. 10. It doesn’t get any easier from there, as the Griz visit Cal Poly on Sept. 24 in a rematch of Cal Poly’s upset win in Missoula last season. -4-
Junior linebacker Connor Strahm
GRIZ MEDIA Griz Sports Information Policies • FOOTBALL PRACTICE
The first 15 minutes of practice is designated for media interviews on select days only. All video/still photography is limited to the first 30 minutes of practice unless otherwise arranged through Sports Information (406) 243-5402. Practice is CLOSED to media after 30 minutes. Members of the media must leave Washington-Grizzly Stadium at that time. Postpractice interviews will not be granted. All practices are CLOSED to the public, except for members of the QUARTERBACK CLUB. However, if media (social, audio, video or otherwise) originates from a Quarterback Club member after the posted 30-minute media time, practice viewing privileges will be revoked. Regular-season practices are held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday starting at 3:15 p.m. in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The first 15-30 minutes of practice on Tuesday and Wednesday is open to the media. Thursday pre-game practice is CLOSED to all.
• INTERVIEW POLICY
Montana Sports Information will hold a weekly press conference during the season, featuring two or three players and the head coach. The media is encouraged to conduct any in-depth player/head coach interviews at this time. The 2016 season weekly press conference is scheduled for Mondays at 1:00 starting Aug. 29. All additional player/coach interview requests must be requested through the sports information office. Media members are forbidden from contacting players or coaches via phone, email, text, or social media without the expressed consent of the sports information office. Student-athlete phone interviews are granted on a limited basis and must be scheduled through the sports information office. Phone numbers of student-athletes are not issued to the media. Interview requests must be submitted 24 hours in advance. This allows the sports information office to contact the student-athlete, get his/her approval and then finalize plans with the media representative. Studentathletes hold the right to refuse interview requests outside designated interview times. The sports information office takes into consideration the student-athlete’s class schedule, practice schedule, team policies and the head coach’s rules when considering interviews and media availabilities.
It is understood that all student-athlete living, dining, training and dressing areas (including the player tunnel at Washington-Grizzly Stadium) are considered private areas and that no member of the media is to be present in any of these areas unless they are escorted by a member of the sports information staff.
• BIG SKY FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCE
During the season, the Big Sky holds a weekly football coaches conference call. It is requested all phone interviews for Coach Stitt be directed during this conference call. See www.bigskyconf.com for details.
• PRESS/PHOTO CREDENTIALS AND PARKING PASSES
All media credentials and photography passes, as well as parking passes, must be submitted via the online form at gogriz.com. Credentials for home games will be available in the sports information office in the Adams Center from Thursday at noon until Friday at 4 p.m. Credentials not picked up by that time will be left at the will call window in the Adams Center box office from 9 a.m. until kickoff on game day. Photographers must comply with NCAA GUIDELINES*. Season credentials and parking passes are distributed in late August prior to UM’s first home game. All credential holders are subject to the Big Sky Conference Media and Credential Use Conditions Agreement. Please read and understand this document before applying for credentials. Due to limited availability, not all parking requests may be granted.
– MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUEST FORM –
Please fill out one Media Credential Request form for each member wishing to obtain press credentials. This can be located at gogriz.com.
• VISITING MEDIA CREDENTIALS/PARKING PASSES
All visiting media should make credential/parking requests through the visiting SID.
• PARKING
Media parking is available on a limited basis to visiting media in several lots, all of which are located a short walking distance from WashingtonGrizzly Stadium.
• PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS
Pro scouts: Please contact Eric Taber to obtain a press box credential. Please note, press box seating is not available for all games due to limited space. Every effort will be made to provide a working surface and seat.
* = NCAA Football Photography Area Policies: Photographers working on the sidelines are restricted to behind the limit lines all around the playing field. .No photographers are permitted in the team areas, which are back off the limit lines between the 25-yard lines. No media personnel or their equipment shall be in the team area, and no media personnel may communicate in any way with persons in the team areas. Photographers may not place tripods on or . beside the playing field or attach strobes to the goal posts.
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GRIZ MEDIA CORCORAN NAMED NEW “VOICE OF THE GRIZ”
Eric Taber
Montana native Riley Corcoran has been named the new “Voice of the Griz.” As the voice of Montana Athletics, Corcoran will serve as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Griz football and men’s basketball teams, and host those sports’ seasonal coaches’ shows. “Riley is incredibly talented, and we are certain Griz Nation will embrace his great work and look forward to hearing him week in and week out over the airwaves,” said Tom Boman, vice president, Riley Corcoran broadcast operations for Learfield, UM Athletics’ multimedia rights holder. “We did not take this lightly. We conducted an exhaustive national search to determine the best candidate. We were fortunate not only to find the best talent but someone who has significant ties to Montana.” Grizzly Sports Properties is Learfield’s local team in Missoula that works closely with Boman and Montana Director of Athletics Kent Haslam and his administration, and has direct oversight of talent and station affiliates associated with the Montana Grizzly Sports Network. “We welcome Riley to the Griz family and look forward to listening to him call football in a few short months,” said Haslam. “We’ve been communicating with Learfield regularly during this search process and know they’ve been extremely diligent in identifying the best talent for our program. We are certainly excited about what’s ahead.” Corcoran grew up in Billings and joins the Griz from Montana State, where he served the last three years as voice of the women’s basketball program. He also called a handful of football and men’s basketball games. Additionally, Corcoran was a member of the football broadcast team and part of the pregame and postgame shows. He also helped host the weekly one-hour coaches’ shows that covered all Bobcat sports. Prior to returning to his home state in 2013, Corcoran was director of media relations and broadcasting for the Wilson Tobs, an amateur baseball club in North Carolina. He hosted the team’s pregame show and handled play-by-play duties for the team’s 61 games. His additional experience includes serving as a sports reporter for the Billings Gazette and as sports director for 630 The Fan in Boise, where he hosted a daily two-hour radio show that was awarded “Best Sports Program” in 2012 by the Idaho State Broadcasters Association. That same year he earned “Best Sports Play-by-Play” honors from the ISBA, and in 2015 he was a finalist for “Montana Sportscaster of the Year” by the National Sports Media Association. “I am truly honored and extremely excited to be the next Voice of the Griz,” said Corcoran. “As a Montana native, driving up to Missoula on weekends for games became a tradition, and I saw the dedication and passion for UM Athletics at a young age. “I can’t wait to work with all of the great people in Grizzly Athletics and be the voice to the Griz faithful for many Big Sky championships in the years to come.” Corcoran brings additional play-by-play experience from his alma mater, Washington State, where he primarily called men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball games. He also was involved with local, regional and national television news reporting at that time, including FSN Northwest’s (now Root Sports Northwest) weekly “Cougars All-Access” show. Corcoran’s first play-by-play assignment will be Saturday, Sept. 3, when Montana hosts Saint Francis at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. -6-
Assistant Sports Information Director, Football/Men’s Basketball eric.taber@mso.umt.edu Office: (406) 243-5402 Cell: (646) 287-7492
Wire Service
Missoula, Montana AJ Mazzolini, Football Writer Phone: (406) 523-5298 anthony.mazzolini@missoulian.com www.missoulian.com
Helena, Montana Amy Hanson Phone: (800) 221-0094 ahanson@ap.org
Missoulian
Billings Gazette
Billings, Montana Greg Rachac, Sports Writer Phone: (406) 657-1291 sports@billingsgazette.com www.billingsgazette.com
Daily Interlake
Kalispell, Montana Dave Lesnick, Sports Editor Phone: (406) 755-7000 sports@dailyinterlake.com www.dailyinterlake.com
Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Montana Scott Mansch, Sports Editor Phone: (406) 791-1470 tribsports@sofast.net www.greatfallstribune.com
Independent Record
Helena, Montana Troy Shockley Phone: (406) 447-4065 troy.shockley@helenair.com www.helenair.com
Montana Kaimin
The University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-4020 editor@kaimin.org www.kaimin.com
Montana Standard
Butte, Montana Sports Editor Phone: (406) 496-5535 www.mtstandard.com
Ravalli Republic
Hamilton, Montana Sports Editor Phone: (406) 363-3300 www.ravallirepublic.com
Associated Press
Television
KECI-TV (NBC)
Missoula, Montana Vince Bagby, Sports Director Phone: (406) 721-5642 vbagby@keci.com www.keci.com
KPAX-TV (CBS)
Missoula, Montana Derek Buerkle, Sports Director Phone: (406) 542-4455 derek@kpax.com www.kpax.com
KTMF (ABC/Fox)
Missoula, Montana Sports Director Phone: (406) 251-1360 www.abcmontana.com
Radio KBGA-FM
The University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-6426 sports@kbga.com www.kbga.com
KGVO-AM1290/FM 101.5 Missoula, Montana Sports Director Phone: (406) 523-9809 www.newstalkkgvo.com
Northern Sports Network
Billings, Montana Rocky Erickson, Sports Director Phone: (406) 252-6661 rerickson@northern broadcasting.com www. northernbroadcasting.com
WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY
CHAMPIONS CENTER
Champions Center Renderings
Work on the Champions Center has begun! Trench work to relocate the campus main electrical was completed in early April. With the power relocated, construction on the new facility moves into full swing. The project completion is set for late summer/ early fall of 2017. The 46,000-square-foot facility, which will be located hard against the southwest side of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, will provide the department a new football locker room and two-level weight room, which will become the training home of all 15 of Montana’s teams. In addition, there will be student-athlete meeting rooms, a football team room and space for additional concession stands and restrooms on the expanded concourse in the southwest corner of the football stadium. When the Washington-Grizzly Champions Center is complete, the football locker room will expand from 2,400 square feet at its current location to 7,000. What was a space avoided immediately will become a highlight of recruiting visits. The size of the weight room, currently a dysfunctional arrangement encompassing three different areas, will more than double, from 7,500 square feet to more than 17,000. Multiple teams will be able to train at once instead of stacked one at a time on a tight schedule that’s booked from sunup to sundown. None of these exciting new facilities are a reality without the generous support of all the donors to Grizzly Athletics. We would like to take this time to thank those who have given as well as those who are considering a gift. We are still actively fundraising and would welcome the opportunity to visit with any potential donors. -7-
WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM
THE HOME OF THE GRIZZLIES
Washington-Grizzly Stadium (capacity 25,217) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2016, serving as the home of the Montana Grizzlies since 1986. The Grizzlies set broke the stadium’s all-time attendance record in 2015, packing 26,427 fans in to see UM’s 38-35 win over North Dakota State on ESPN. Griz fans also packed the house for two more of the top-25 all time attended games in 2015, with 26,137 fans at the homecoming game against NAU, and 26,065 fans in a night game against Cal Poly. For the second-straight season and the fifth time in the last decade, the Grizzlies also packed in more fans than any other program in FCS football, and in 2015 dew more fans than 44 FBS programs as well. When compared to FBS schools, Montana drew more average attendance than over 34 percent of the 128 total FBS programs, including seven teams from the regionally comparative Mountain West Conference. The Grizzlies averaged 24,139 fans per-game over the course of a seven-game home slate last year, for a total of 168,975 fans. That’s over 16 percent of Montana’s population. The first game played in WGS was on Oct. 18, 1986, a 38-31 come-from-behind win over Idaho State. Since that first contest the Grizzlies have an overall record of 185-28. Montana’s 8-5 mark last season was its 28th winning season over the past 29 years (since the Griz have been playing in Washington-Grizzly Stadium).
Montana has set numerous Big Sky Conference attendance records. The Griz hold the standards for single-season, regular-season home attendance average (26,472 in 2015): and single-season, regular-season total home attendance (174,236, seven games, 2008). UM also holds the league record for the largest crowd at a non-conference road game of 94,661, set at Tennessee in 2011.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Not only has Montana won 185 games in its 29 seasons of playing in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, and it has gone undefeated 11 times. Starting the 1994 season, the Griz reeled off 30 straight home victories. The win streak began with a 41-7 win over Sonoma State on Sept. 3 and ended with a 40-35 loss to EWU on Oct. 18, 1997. Montana’s 30 consecutive home wins are the fifth longest streak in FCS history.
RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS
With support from the university administration and private donors, the athletic facility improvement plan includes the following: A new academic center was the first of these facility upgrades with construction completed in the summer of 2015. This facility provides student-athletes with ample space to study and meet regularly with their academic advisors. The lower level remains an entrance/exit for the Adams Center and Dahlberg Arena, and houses offices for Montana’s media rights partner, Grizzly Sports Properties. The next phase of improvements got underway in the summer of 2016 with ground being -8-
broke on the Washington-Grizzly Champions Center on the south end of the stadium. This building will house a new student-athlete weight room, football locker room, football lounge and football meeting rooms. It will connect to the Adams Center and allow the football team to continue to access the field through the existing player tunnel. The weight room and locker room will sit below grade and make up the first level while the second will include a mezzanine for the weight room, the football lounge and meeting rooms as well, and a wider concourse in the football stadium complete with additional rest rooms and concession stands. A new generation of Washingtons, Dennis and Phyllis’s sons Kyle and Kevin, on behalf of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, gifted $7 million to the University of Montana’s Department of Athletics to be used for the $14 million Washington-Grizzly Champions Center. It is the largest gift to the Department of Athletics in its history. The remaining $7 million will come from private sources. Over the years the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has been one of the university’s most generous benefactors. The foundation has given more than $150 million to various causes since it was established in 1988. Fans will also notice a new Griz vision jumbotron, with ancillary screens to its left and right that were installed during the summer of 2016. The new screen features HD-quality video, and measures 32 feet high by 55 feet wide, approxi-
WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM mately twice the size of the old display. Featuring live video, team branding and statistics, the video screen will transform the game-day experience at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The original Griz vision was added in 2002. That screen came to UM from New York City and Times Square. The new Griz vision system was paid for entirely by UM’s media rights partner, Grizzly Sports Properties and Learfield Sports.
NEW LIGHTS FOR 2012
New lights were installed in WGS in the spring of 2012. When the Big Sky Conference signed a television contract with ROOT Sports, each school in the league was required to install lights in their stadiums. The new lights, installed by Musco Lighting based in Oskaloosa, Iowa, made their debut on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at UM’s annual spring game. The lights are of the highest quality available, and feature “horizontal footcandles” in the 120125 range, which means the Washington-Grizzly Stadium has the ability to host all levels of NCAA televised football playoff games. It also includes lighting in the tailgate/parking areas. The project cost was approximately $950,000, and includes a 25-year or 20,000 hours service agreement.
STADIUM EXPANSIONS
Washington-Grizzly Stadium underwent its third expansion, at a cost of approximately $6.5 million, prior to the 2008 football season. The eastside houses a 500-seat “Stadium Club” with two membership levels: the “Canyon Room,” which has 125 seats inside and 125 seats outside, and the “Hellgate Terrace,” which has 250 seats. The expansion in 2008 provided 375 Grizzly Scholarship Association priority seats, as well as 1,150 non-priority seats, and increased the current seating capacity of Washington-Grizzly Stadium to 25,217. A new Sprinturf playing surface was also installed with the expansion in 2008. The second expansion occurred in the
spring and summer of 2003, and approximately 4,000 seats were added to the north end zone section, boosting the stadium capacity to 23,183, with the cost at around $3.5 million. In the spring of 1995 the stadium underwent its first expansion in the north and south end zones. At that time there were 12,500 permanent seats (weather-permitting, which allowed for seating on the grass in the end zones, which made the capacity around 15,000). The cost of that expansion was about $2.5 million. A natural-grass stadium gave way to SprinTurf prior to the 2001 season at a cost of about $1 million, which was paid for by an anonymous donor. The field was named “John Hoyt Field” in 2001 at the request of the anonymous donor, in honor of Hoyt, a long-time Grizzly booster, who passed away in March of that year.
STADIUM HISTORY & NAMESAKE
The plans for an on-campus football facility at Montana came to fruition in August of 1985 when Missoula businessman Dennis R. Washington and the employees of Washington Corporations provided a gift of $1 million, hence the name of Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The initial cost of the stadium was around $3.2 million. Dennis Washington was brought in early in the process to be among the small group of visionaries who would examine what was possible with the new facility and who better than the man who started with a small loan and a bulldozer in the mid-1960s, turned it into Washington Construction and eventually into the global Washington Companies. There are 49 private boxes located on the east and west sides of the stadium, and they are individually decorated and furnished.
WGS SEASON-BY SEASON *Year W L 1986 2 1 1987 3 2 1988 6 0 1989 8 0 1990 4 2 1991 4 1 1992 5 1 1993 6 1 1994 9 0 1995 9 0 1996 9 0 1997 5 1 1998 5 1 1999 5 2 2000 8 1 2001 9 0 2002 7 1 2003 6 2 2004 10 0 2005 5 2 2006 8 1 2007 7 1 2008 9 0 2009 9 0 2010 5 1 2011$ 4 0 2012 3 3 2013 5 2 2014 7 0 2015 5 2 Total 187 28
*=Includes playoff games $=Vacated 5 wins due to NCAA infractions
TOP 25 ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE GAMES IN WASHINGTON GRIZZLY STADIUM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26,472 vs. North Dakota State, 2015#$ 26,352 vs. Montana State, 2014 26,293 vs. Appalachian State, 2013# 26,210 vs. Montana State, 2012 26,136 vs. Northern Arizona, 2015 26,082 vs. Eastern Washington, 2013 26, 066 vs. Eastern Washington, 2011 26,065 vs. Cal Poly, 2015 26,019 vs. Montana State, 2010 25,965 vs. Sacramento State, 2010 25,919 vs. Northern Colorado, 2011 25,913 vs. Cal Poly, 2013 25,855 vs. Cal Poly, 2011# 25,814 vs. Ok. Panhandle State, 2013 25,811 vs. Weber State, 2009 25,751 vs. Eastern Washington, 2009 25,744 vs. Portland State, 2011 25,726 vs Portland State, 2009 25,698 vs. Western State (Colo.), 2009 25,694 vs. Cal Poly, 2009 25,684 vs. Southern Utah, 2012 25,663 vs. Western State (Colo.), 2010 25,629 vs. Montana State, 2008 25,604 vs. Portland State, 2013 25,568 vs. Idaho State, 2010
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GRIZ IN THE PROS
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® Player, Year........................................................................ Team (Round) Steve Sullivan, 1922.......................................................................... Evansville Ted Illman, 1926.................................................................. Wilson’s Wildcats William “Wild Bill” Kelly, 1927.................................Brooklyn Professionals Len Noyes, 1937..................................................................Brooklyn Dodgers Milton Popovich, 1937...................................................... Chicago Cardinals Paul Szakash, 1937...................................................................... Detroit Lions Aldo Forte, 1938.......................................................................... Detroit Lions Bill Lazetich, 1938.................................................................. Cleveland Rams John Dolan, 1941.....................................................................Buffalo Indians Harold Maus, 1953...........................................................Detroit Lions (30th) Stan Renning, 1959.......................................................... Edmonton Eskimos John Lands, 1960.......................................................... Indianapolis Warriors Gary Schwertfeger, 1961........................................... British Columbia Lions Bob O’Billovich, 1962................................................... Ottawa Rough Riders Terry Dillon, 1963..............................................................Minnesota Vikings Mike Tilleman, 1964..................................................................Chicago Bears Bryan Magnuson, 1967................................................Washington Redskins Maceo Gray, 1969.................................................................... Baltimore Colts Dave Urie, 1969........................................................................Houston Oilers Tim Gallagher, 1971...............................................................Dallas Cowboys Willie Postler, 1972.................................................... British Columbia Lions Steve Okoniewski, 1972...........................................................Atlanta Falcons Roy Robinson, 1972.............................................Saskatchewan Roughriders Walt Brett, 1975..............................................................Atlanta Falcons (4th) Ron Rosenberg, 1975.............................................Cincinnati Bengals (13th) Barry Darrow, 1974............................................................ Cleveland Browns Greg Harris*, 1976..................................................................... New York Jets Doug Betters, 1977.................................................................Miami Dolphins Terry Falcon, 1977........................................................New England Patriots Greg Anderson, 1979......................................................................... Montreal Tim Hook, 1979...................................................Saskatchewan Roughriders Carm Carteri, 1979....................................................... Ottawa Rough Riders Guy Bingham, 1980........................................................New York Jets (10th) Pat Curry*, 1982.................................................................... Seattle Seahawks Rocky Klever, 1982...........................................................New York Jets (9th) Rich Burtness, 1982....................................................Dallas Cowboys (12th) Mike Hagen*, 1982............................................................... Seattle Seahawks
Player, Year........................................................................ Team (Round) Mickey Sutton*, 1983....................................................... Pittsburgh Maulers Brian Salonen, 1984....................................................Dallas Cowboys (10th) Mike Rice, 1987.................................................................New York Jets (8th) Brent Pease, 1987...................................................Minnesota Vikings (11th) Larry Clarkson, 1988..............................................San Francisco 49ers (8th) Pat Foster, 1988......................................................... Los Angeles Rams (9th) Tim Hauck*, 1989.........................................................New England Patriots Jay Fagan*, 1989............................................................Washington Redskins Kirk Scrafford*, 1989.........................................................Cincinnati Bengals Grady Bennett, 1991.................................................. British Columbia Lions Matt Clark, 1991........................................................ British Columbia Lions Mike Trevathan, 1991................................................ British Columbia Lions Brad Lebo*, 1992................................................................Cincinnati Bengals Sean Dorris*, 1992...................................................................Houston Oilers Todd Ericson*, 1994...........................................................Indianapolis Colts Carl Franks, 1994...............................................................Toronto Argonauts Scott Gragg*, 1995......................................................New York Giants (2nd) Scott Gurnsey*, 1995.........................................................Toronto Argonauts Shalon Baker*, 1995................................................... British Columbia Lions Marc Lamb*, 1995...................................................................... New York Jets Keith Burke, 1995.......................................................... Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Dickenson*, 1996...................................................Calgary Stampeders Matt Wells*, 1996.................................................Saskatchewan Roughriders Blaine McElmurry*, 1997.......................................................Houston Oilers Joe Douglass*, 1997................................................................... New York Jets David Kempfert*, 1997......................................................... Seattle Seahawks Jeff Zellick*, 1997 ................................................................. New York Giants Jason Baker*, 1998........................................................... Jacksonville Jaguars Jason Crebo*, 1998....................................................................... Buffalo Bills Brian Ah Yat*, 1999................................................. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Scott Curry, 1999......................................................Green Bay Packers (6th) Kris Heppner*, 2000............................................................. Seattle Seahawks Dallas Neil*, 2000....................................................................Atlanta Falcons Jeremy Watkins*, 2000......................................................... New York Giants Jimmy Farris*, 2001......................................................... San Francisco 49ers Leif Thorsen, 2001...................................................................B.C. Lions (1st) Thatcher Szalay*, 2002.......................................................Cincinnati Bengals
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GRIZ IN THE PROS
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® Player, Year........................................................................ Team (Round) Brody McKnight*, 2012............................................................ New York Jets Jon Opperud*, 2012......................................................... San Diego Chargers Jabin Sambrano*, 2012.......................................................Indianapolis Colts Greg Hardy*, 2013........................................................Washington Redskins Dan Moore*, 2013...............................................................Indianapolis Colts Brock Coyle*#, 2014............................................................. Seattle Seahawks Danny Kistler*, 2014............................................................ Oakland Raiders Kjelby Oiland*, 2014...............................................................Houston Texans William Poehls*#, 2014........................................................ Tennessee Titans Jordan Tripp#, 2014..................................................... Miami Dolphins (5th) J.P. Kanongata’a*#, 2015........................................................Ottawa Redblacks Zack Wagenmann*, 2015.................................................................... Arizona Travon Van*#, 2015...............................................................Ottawa Redblacks Tyrone Holmes#, 2016............................................Jacksonville Jaguars (6th) Jamaal Jones*, 2016.......................................................... San Diego Chargers Ben Roberts*#, 2016............................................................. Tennessee Titans Note: Year listed is the player’s first year as a pro and the team with whom he was originally drafted (with the round) or signed. *Signed as free agent #Currently active
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Compliments of Calgary Stampeders
Player, Year........................................................................ Team (Round) Calvin Coleman*, 2002........................................................ New York Giants Drew Miller*, 2002.......................................................................Detroit Fury Etu Molden*, 2002..................................................................... Chicago Rush Spencer Frederick*, 2002.................................................New Orleans Saints Dylan McFarland, 2003.......................................................Buffalo Bills (7th) Jon Skinner*, 2003........................................................... San Diego Chargers Chris Snyder*, 2003.................................................................... Detroit Lions Justin Green, 2004...................................................... Baltimore Ravens (5th) Andy Petek, 2004............................................................Hamilton Tiger Cats Cory Procter*, 2005................................................................Dallas Cowboys Craig Ochs*, 2005............................................................ San Diego Chargers Levander Segars, 2005..................................................... Montreal Allouettes Willie Walden*, 2005......................................................... Kansas City Chiefs Trey Young, 2005..............................................................Calgary Stampeders Brad Rhoades*, 2006............................................................ Tennessee Titans Tuff Harris*, 2007..................................................................Miami Dolphins Josh Swogger*, 2007........................................................... Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Bagley*, 2008..............................................Saskatchewan Roughriders Kroy Biermann#, 2008..................................................Atlanta Falcons (5th) Cody Balogh*, 2008...................................................................Chicago Bears Dan Carpenter*#, 2008.........................................................Miami Dolphins Lex Hilliard, 2008........................................................ Miami Dolphins (6th) Colt Anderson*#, 2009......................................................Minnesota Vikings Colin Dow*, 2009...............................................................Cincinnati Bengals J.D. Quinn*, 2009...................................................................Miami Dolphins Michael Stadnyk, 2009........................... Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd) Cole Bergquist*, 2009........................................Saskatchewan Rough Riders Shann Shillinger, 2010...................................................Atlanta Falcons (6th) Marc Mariani#, 2010.................................................. Tennessee Titans (7th) Levi Horn*, 2010 .......................................................................Chicago Bears Steve Pfahler*, 2010.............................................................. Tennessee Titans Jimmy Wilson#, 2011.................................................. Miami Dolphins (7th) Chase Reynolds*#, 2011....................................................... Seattle Seahawks Trumaine Johnson#, 2012.............................................. St. Louis Rams (3rd) Caleb McSurdy, 2012....................................................Dallas Cowboys (7th) Charles Burton*, 2012..................................................... San Diego Chargers Donny Lisowski*, 2012........................................................ Seattle Seahawks
Dave Dickenson, head coach of the Calgary Stampeders
ACADEMICS AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
One hundred-ninety seven Griz student-athletes received invitations to the annual scholar-athlete awards banquet in the spring of 2015. The annual Lindsay Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet invites those who have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better.
This year once again Derek Crittenden, from football, was awarded the President’s Award, which goes to one male and one female athlete with the hightest GPA. Crittenden’s 4.0 GPA earned him the award for the fifth time in his college career. Crittenden has been accepted to Penn to pursue a dual master’s degree in business administration and biotechnology. He also interviewed at Stanford, and at press time was waiting to hear from them. So when Crittenden talks about the opportunities that lie ahead, of traveling to both Penn and Stanford and likely having to decide between the two -- which is like having to decide if you want to win the Powerball or Mega Jackpot -- he sums up his future with two concise words: “Game on.” SAAC Cup Champions The University of Montana Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes from each sport to provide insight on issues important to student-athletes on campus. The University of Montana SAAC defeated all other foes in the annual conference–wide competition for the 2014-15 SAAC Cup! The competition consisted of two contests, a toiletry drive and a campaign to accumulate the most volunteer hours. Griz student-athletes succeeded in collecting a league best 13,729 items for the toiletry drive and totaled 3,101 volunteer hours over the course of the academic year to become SAAC Cup Champions.
UM President Royce Engstrom and Derek Crittenden The University of Montana student-athletes volunteer annually to support various organizations, community events and educational activities. We believe it is important to be invested in our great community and work diligently to extend a helping hand whenever possible. The Griz student-athletes have devoted over 1,300 hours of their time within Missoula and the surrounding communities this 2015-16 academic year. UM student-athletes have continued to participate and serve in various community events which provide local fans the opportunity to interact with the Griz, including: • Missoula Children’s Museum • Ronald McDonald House • Missoula Food Bank • Boys & Girls Club • YMCA • Local Elementary and Middle Schools • Special Olympics UM student-athletes volunteer at the “Grizzly Plunge” to help with Special Olympics.
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Senior Quarterback Brady Gustafson
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
BOB STITT
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Bob Stitt enters his second season at the helm of the Montana Grizzlies football program in 2016, after leading the Griz back to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the 23rd time in school history during his 2015 inaugural season. Stitt’s Grizzlies went 8-5 in his first season, and finished the season tied for 2nd place in the Big Sky Conference with a 6-2 league record. Highlights of his first season as a Grizzly include an upset of defending National Champion North Dakota State on ESPN and a late-season run that included a 57-16 rout of Eastern Washington and UM’s 72nd defeat of Montana State. Players earning special accolades under Stitt that season include the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Tyrone Holmes, and Jamaal Jones, who became UM’s leading receiver of all time, finishing his career at Montana with 3,021 receiving yards. Stitt coached 18 players who were named to All-Big Sky Conference teams as well. Coach Stitt was formally introduced as the 36th head football coach in University of Montana history on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. He signed a threeyear contract, which will take him through the 2017 season. Before coming to Montana, he had a 15-season stint as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) where he had an overall record of 108-62 (a 63.5% winning percentage) and a 83-44 mark (a 65.4% winning percentage) in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Stitt’s CSM teams had 13 winning seasons in his 15-year tenure and registered eight winning seasons in a row. His teams won conference titles in 2004, 2010, and 2014. He is widely known in national coaching circles as having a very creative offensive mind and is the innovator of the fly-sweep play. His 2014 Orediggers were 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the RMAC and advanced to the Division II national playoffs. The Orediggers posted an 8-3 record in 2013. He was named the league’s coach of the year in 2004 and 2010. Stitt was selected the Division II Football.com Southwest Region Coach of the Year in 2004 and was also tabbed the AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year following that season. During his tenure at Mines, Stitt coached a grand total of 129 AllRMAC performers, 31 All-Region selections and 16 All-Americans. His .635 winning percentage during 15 seasons at the helm of the Oredigger football program is the highest in school history for a coach with at least 20 games under his belt. A 1987 graduate of Doane College (Nebraska), Stitt received various accolades as a running back and a return specialist when he played for the Tigers in the mid-80’s, including All-State College Offensive Player of the Year in 1985. Stitt also played left field for the Doane baseball squad and was a sprinter on the track & field team. Stitt returned to coach at his alma mater after receiving his master’s degree in physical education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1989.
He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Doane from 1990-93, and he produced three NAIA Division II All-Americans and 19 All-NIAC offensive players during his tenure there. Stitt went on to coach at Austin College (Texas) from 1994 to 1999, serving as the assistant head coach and the coordinator of offense and special teams. Prior to his time at Mines, Stitt served as an offensive coordinator at Harvard University, helping the Crimson set school records in total offense in a game (640 yards), passing yards in a game (405), first downs in a game (34) and points scored in an Ivy League game (63). Stitt’s 1999 offense ranked first among Ivy League teams in rushing, third in scoring and fourth in total offense. He is a native of Tecumseh, Nebraska. Stitt lettered in football, basketball, track & field and baseball at Tecumseh High School. Bob and his wife, the former Joan Scherrer, have two sons, Joe and Sam.
COACH STITT YEAR-BY-YEAR AT MONTANA YEAR OVERALL Record Big Sky Record (Finish) SEASON HIGHLIGHT(S) 2015...................... 8-5..................................... 6-2(t2nd)................................ Led Griz to 23rd appearance in DI-AA/FCS playoffs in 1st year as head coach. Season opening win over NDSU on ESPN. Tyrone Holmes named STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year. UM TOTAL........8-5................................. 6-2 - 14 -
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COACH STITT YEAR-BY-YEAR AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES YEAR OVERALL Record RMAC Record (Finish) SEASON HIGHLIGHT(S) 2000............................. 2-8..............................................1-7 (9th).......................................... Two All-RMAC selections. 2001............................. 7-4..............................................4-4 (5th).......................................... 1st winning season since 1991. Most wins since 1958. 2002............................. 7-4..............................................4-4 (T-5th)...................................... 1st back-to-back winning seasons since 1975-76. 2003............................. 6-5..............................................4-4 (T-4th)...................................... 12 All-RMAC players. 2004............................. 12-1............................................8-0 (1st).......................................... First NCAA berth & conference title since 1958. Advanced to second round of NCAAs. Chad Friehauf wins Harlon Hill Trophy 2005............................. 6-5..............................................6-2 (T-2nd)..................................... 5 winning seasons in a row - the 1st time in the 118-year history of the program. 2006............................. 4-7..............................................2-6 (8th).......................................... Bryan Florendo is 1st 1,000-yard rusher since 1939. 2007............................. 7-5..............................................6-2 (3rd).......................................... Dixie Rotary Bowl berth. 2008............................. 8-4..............................................7-2 (T-2nd)..................................... Dixie Rotary Bowl berth. 2009............................. 8-3..............................................8-1 (2nd)......................................... Team had 17 All-RMAC picks. 2010............................. 9-3..............................................8-1 (T-1st)...................................... 2nd NCAA berth in school history. Clay Garcia named national finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy. 2011............................. 8-3..............................................6-3 (3rd).......................................... Garcia named Capital One/Co-SIDA Academic All-American of the Year and finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. 2012............................. 6-5..............................................4-5 (5th).......................................... Punter Taylor Accardi sets NCAA career/single-season marks. 2013............................. 8-3..............................................7-2 (3rd).......................................... CSM wins RMAC Brechler Award for best team GPA in the league. 2014............................. 10-2............................................8-1 (T-1st)...................................... Orediggers earn 3rd NCAA berth in school history. TOTALS................... 108-62....................................83-44 CAREER TOTAL..... 116-67....................................89-46
COACH STITT COACHING TIME LINE
YEAR SCHOOL 2015-Present Head Coach, Montana 2000-14 Head Coach, Colorado School of Mines 1999 Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach, Harvard 1994-98 Associate Head Coach, Austin College Offensive Coord./Special Teams Coach
YEAR SCHOOL 1990-93 Offensive Coordinator / O-Line Coach, Doane College 1989 Graduate Assistant, Northern Colorado 1988 Running Backs Coach, Nebraska Wesleyan University 1987 Defensive Back Coach, Doane College
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
JASON SEMORE
CHAD GERMER
Defensive Coordinator
Jason Semore enters his first season as the Grizzlies’ defensive coordinator in 2016 after serving one year as Montana’s special teams coordinator and secondary coach under head coach Bob Stitt. He joined the Grizzly football staff in December of 2014 after a one-year stint with Stitt at the Colorado School of Mines where he served as the defensive coordinator. Last season the Orediggers went 10-2 overall and tied for the league title with an 8-1 record. Prior to his position at Mines, he had a two-year stint (2012 and 2013) as a defensive assistant at Oklahoma State University where the Cowboys were ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in five defensive categories, including 14th in scoring defense. OSU competed in the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl and the 2014 Cotton Bowl, finishing 10-3 overall and ending the season ranked No. 17 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Prior to his time at OSU, he spent two-and-a-half years at the University of Tulsa as an outside linebackers coach. His Golden Hurricane defensive unit led the country in interceptions and in turnover margin and advanced to the 2010 Hawai’i Bowl and the 2011 Armed Forces Bowl. Semore served as the co-defensive coordinator, secondary coach and special teams coordinator at his alma mater, Adams State, for three seasons. He got his collegiate coaching start at Mines where he served as a secondary coach with the Orediggers in 2007. His first coaching berth was in 2006 when he served as the defensive coordinator for Round Valley High School in Springerville, Arizona. His defense led Arizona’s Class 3A in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense. He played linebacker at Adams State from 2001-05, and earned a B.A. in History, Government and Philosophy from there in 2005. He got an M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2007. He later received his M.A. in Educational Methods from the University of Tulsa in 2012. He has two daughters, Paityn and Palmer.
TRAVIS NIEKAMP
Special Teams Coordinator/LBs
Run Game Coordinator/O-Line
Veteran mentor Chad Germer returned to his alma mater for the third time in 2015, and in 2016, enters his second season serving as the Grizzlies’ run game coordinator and offensive line coach. The 2016 season will be his 19th year of coaching at the college level. Germer (pronounced “JUR-mur”) came back to Montana from UNLV in 2015, where he coached under former Griz mentor Bobby Hauck for the past five seasons (2010-14). He returned to Montana and coached for one season in 2009 and joined Hauck’s staff the following year at UNLV. In his first season back at Montana under Coach Stitt (2015), he coached offensive tackle John Schmaing to a place on the second team allBig Sky Conference squad. At UNLV, he coached second team All-Mountain West honoree and four-year starter Brett Boyko, who became the first Rebel offensive lineman to be honored by the league since 2004. Boyko was invited to play in the 90th East-West Shrine game, Jan. 17, 2015. He also coached three-time honorable mention all-league center and Rimington Trophy Watch List selection Robert Waterman at UNLV. Germer’s lines helped produce the school’s all-time leading rusher as Tim Cornett finished with 3,733 yards, which is also the second-most in conference history. Prior to taking the position at UNLV, Germer spent six seasons coaching the offensive line at the University of Wyoming from 2003-08, working for former Griz head man Joe Glenn. He began his coaching career at Montana as a restricted earnings coach in 1998 and was elevated to full-time status the following season. He coached for the Grizzlies from 1998-2002. At Montana, his lines opened up holes for standout running back Chase Reynolds who rushed for 1,502 yards and 22 touchdowns and was a second team All-America pick in 2009 as a senior. That season the Grizzlies ranked 18th in the FCS in fewest quarterback sacks allowed. A 1991 All-America center at Montana, he began his coaching career at his alma mater and went on to coach four All-Americans during his first stint at UM, which lasted five years. Germer earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from UM in 1993. Chad and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Nicholas and Alex.
Travis Niekamp (pronounced: NEE-kamp) joined the staff at Montana in January of 2016, coming to Montana from the University of Louisiana-Monroe, and serves as the Grizzlies’ special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. Niekamp served as Louisiana-Monroe’s codefensive coordinator in 2015, as well as the Warhawks’ special teams coordinator and linebackers coach from 2013-2015. In 2012, Niekamp served as ULM’s tight ends coach. No stranger to the Northwest, Coach Niekamp served as linebackers coach at Washington State from 2007-2011 in addition to serving as the Cougars’ director of football development. Prior to his time in Pullman, he was the linebackers coach/special teams coordinator at Eastern Washington from 2004-2007. Before coaching at Eastern Washington, Niekamp served as tight ends coach at the United State Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., from 1999 - 2003, and outside linebacker coach, safeties coach and defensive tackles coach at his alma mater, Illinois State University in 1998 and 1999. A native of Stevens Point, Wis., Niekamp and his wife, Tracy, have three children -- Tye Dalton, Dexter Kole and Brooke Ryan.
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
JUSTIN GREEN
NOLAN SWETT
RBs/Recruiting Coordinator
Coach Green is in his sixth season at his alma mater coaching the running backs, and serving as the Grizzlies’ recruiting coordinator. Green, from San Diego, Calif., has worked with the running backs at UM the past five seasons. He worked as a student assistant coach at Montana in 2011, also working with the running
backs. He coached one of the most prolific halfbacks in school history in Jordan Canada. Canada is ranked fourth at Montana in rushing yards (3,435) and rushing touchdowns (40). In his senior season of 2014 he rushed for 1,207 yards the seventh most ever in a year. In 2014 he became the second player in UM history to have back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons (he gained 1,062 in 2013). Three seasons ago, Canada and was an honorable mention all-league pick, while four seasons ago senior running back Peter Nguyen was a second team selection. Nguyen is ranked sixth in school history with 1,985 career rushing yards. Peter’s brother John Nguyen is currently starting at running back for Coach Green, and received an honorable mention from the Big Sky Conference in the 2015 season. Green had a stellar two-year career at running back at Montana, and he also played for four seasons in the National Football League. He rushed for 1,784 career yards in his two seasons at Montana in 2003 and 2004, which ranks him 11th in school history. As a junior, he rushed for 1,146 yards and 14 touchdowns, and was chosen the Big Sky “Newcomer of the Year.” He was a fifth round draft pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2005, and had a four-year career in the NFL. He played three seasons at fullback for the Ravens, and then played one year for the Phoenix Cardinals for one season. Between his stint with the Ravens and Cardinals, he coached for one season at Berean High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., working with the running backs, linebackers, and cornerbacks. He returned to Berean High School again, after his final NFL season with the Cardinals, once again working with the running backs, linebackers, and cornerbacks. He came to Montana from San Diego Mesa College where he played for one season (2002), and was team captain and co-MVP, rushing for 874 yards and 7 TDs, and was a JC Gridwire All-America honorable mention. He started his college career at San Diego State, where he redshirted in 2000, and he lettered for the Aztecs in 2001. He was a standout running back at University of San Diego High School where he rushed for 5,397 career yards which at the time was the most in San Diego County history. He was a first team All-C.I.F. selection as a junior and senior. His junior year in high school he rushed for 2,385 yards, which was the fifth most in California prep history, while his senior season he rushed for 1,801 yards and 20 TDs, and was tabbed a USA Today honorable mention All-American. He earned a degree in sociology at UM. Justin and his wife, Meghan, have two daughters, six-year-old Giana, and Karis, who is one year old.
Pass Game Coord./Outside Receivers
Swett is in his second season as an assistant coach at Montana and serves as the Grizzlies’ pass game coordinator and oversees the outside receivers. He came to UM after working for current Griz mentor Bob Stitt for five seasons as an assistant coach at the Colorado School of Mines. In his first season at UM, Swett coached wide receiver Jamaal Jones into the UM history books, as Jones became the Grizzlies’ all-time leading receiver with 3,021 career receiving yards. He also coached receiver Ellis Henderson, who caught 817 yards in his final year at UM, one of the top20 best seasons in Grizzly history. He coached the Orediggers’ tight ends during his first season (2010) at Mines. From 2011-14, he coached the wide receivers and tight ends. In 2014 he also served as Mines’ recruiting coordinator. In 2014 the Orediggers went 10-2 overall and tied for the league title with an 8-1 record. A year ago Mines had a prolific offense and was ranked second in the nation in passing yards (378.3 ypg), fourth in total offense (522.5 ypg) and tied for 17th in scoring offense (39.0 ppg). In 2013, the Orediggers also finished inside the top 25 in several NCAA statistical categories, including: passing offense (10th, 319.0), total offense (11th, 494.1), time of possession (13th, 32:52). In 2012 Mines averaged 84 plays and 455.7 yards per game. The offense averaged 366.1 passing yards per game (fifth nationally) and 39.27 points per game (15th in Division II). The Orediggers finished sixth in the nation in passing offense (351.67 ypg) in 2011. During his coaching stint at Mines, he coached three All-American tight ends (2010, 2012, 2014), eight all-conference wide receivers and one academic All-American tight end (2013). Swett spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as the wide receivers coach at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. During his four-year collegiate career as a tight end at Colorado College (2004-07), he established four records for the Tigers’ now-defunct football program, including single-season touchdown receptions (10), career TD catches (31), career receiving yards (2,758), and career receptions (199). He served as a team captain his senior season at Colorado College and was a first team All-West Region and first team All-American selection by d3football.com that season. Swett earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Colorado College in 2008. He earned an M.A. in Education at Regis University. He is a 2004 graduate of Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona. Swett resides in Missoula with his wife Laurie.
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
JOE “JB” HALL JR.
CBs/Defensive Quality Control
“J.B.” Hall is in his second season at Montana, serving as cornerbacks coach as well as overseeing defensive quality control. Before coming to Montana in 2015 with Coach Stitt, Hall was a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Colorado for two seasons, where his primary role was assisting with the linebackers along with general overall duties in the entire defense. In his first season he assisted in coaching the defensive line. He lettered four years as a wide receiver for the Adams State University Grizzlies and head coach Marty Heaton, where he had 39 receptions for 450 yards (11.5 per catch) and a touchdown. He also threw a touchdown pass that covered 13 yards as a senior against Western New Mexico. A team captain, he earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference academic team honors. He was a youth sports camp coordinator at Boulder’s Family Learning Center for four summers (2009-12), involved in management, organization, teaching and education. He also was a volunteer coach at Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colo., the summer of 2012, where he completed over 50 hours of coaching-related duties. Hall graduated from Adams State University with a degree in human performance and physical education in May 2013 and a minor in marketing and coaching. He is from Boulder, Colo., and graduated from Boulder High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track (sprints).
ANDREW SELLE
QBs/Offensive Quality Control
Selle is in his second year as an assistant coach at Montana, working with the quarterbacks as well as serving as the Grizzlies’ offensive quality control coach. He returned to his alma mater in 2015 after a three-year stint as a quarterbacks coach and mathematics teacher at Billings West High
School. He played at Montana from 2007-10, and was a four-year letterman with a record of 13-3 as a two-year starter (2009 and 2010). He is ranked 11th in school history with 4,131 career passing yards, and his 38 career passing TDs tie him for the ninth most in school history.
Selle was instrumental for the Grizzlies in 2009 when they advanced to the FCS national championship game, a 23-21 loss to Villanova in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was 27-of-35-0 passing for 351 yards and three touchdowns in UM’s title loss to the Wildcats. His 3,043 passing yards in 2009 rank him 13th in single-season history. A 2010 All-America candidate, his playing career ended abruptly when he was injured in the fourth game of the season against Sacramento State on Sept. 25, 2010. After the injury he served as player/coach, working closely with fellow signal caller Jordan Johnson. Selle was an honors student in mathematics at UM (a 2010 graduate) where he maintained a 3.79 GPA. He earned a Master’s Degree in Education at Montana in 2014. He was a standout quarterback at Billings West and led the Bears to the State AA championship in 2005. He was the co-MVP in AA that year, and guided West to its first unbeaten (13-0) campaign. He was ranked first in his high school (507 students) with a 4.0 GPA.
MIKE FERRITER Inside Receivers
Coach Ferriter is in his second season coaching at his alma mater, overseeing the inside receivers. He came back to Montana in 2015 from fellow Big Sky Conference member Idaho State, where he also coached the inside receivers. In his first year he coached Luke Austin, who earned second-team all-Big Sky Conference. Austin’s 951 receiving yards were the seventh most in program history, and his 11 touchdown receptions tied for the second most in ISU history. Ferriter (pronounced: Fair-it-ter) came to ISU after spending two years as an offensive graduate assistant at UNLV under former head coach Bobby Hauck, who was Montana’s mentor from 2003-2008. He was a stand-out receiver for the Grizzlies, and was a three-year starter and served as a team co-captain on offense as a senior in 2008. He is the 11th Grizzly player to reach the 2,000-yard receiving yards plateau. He finished his playing career at Montana ranked 12th in school history in both receptions (147) and receiving yards (2,089). His 15 career receiving touchdowns rank him 11th (tie) on the career list. After earning his bachelor’s degree in human biology, he spent the 2009 season coaching receivers at his alma mater, Helena High School.
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
BRIAN HENDRICKS Defensive Line
Hendricks begins his first season as Montana’s defensive line coach in 2016 after serving as the defensive ends coach in his first season with the Grizzlies in 2015. Before coming to Montana he was an assistant coach for Griz mentor Bob Stitt at the Colorado School of Mines coaching the defensive line. In Hendricks’ first year at UM coaching the defensive ends, he coached the 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Tyrone Holmes to a national-best 18 sacks. In 2014, Mines had an overall record of 10-2 and tied for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title with an 8-1 league mark. The Orediggers participated in the NCAA playoffs, and their 10-2 record was the 13th winning season in 15 years for Coach Stitt, and also added to the program’s record with an eighth consecutive winning season. With Hendricks coaching the defensive front, the Orediggers’ defense ranked second in the RMAC in scoring defense (23.4 pts/game), first in the RMAC and 36th in DII in rush defense (124.9) and first in the RMAC and 12th in DII in sacks (38). Sophomore defensive tackle, Dallas Fields, finished his season with First Team All Rocky Mountain Conference honors while junior defensive end, Emmanuel Graves, finished with second team honors. Hendricks helped an Orediggers defense in 2013 that ranked first in the RMAC and 7th in DII in scoring defense (17.0 pts/game). Hendricks, a native of Burlington, Colo., joined Bob Stitt’s staff in 2013 following a short stint as a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State University. Hendricks was a four-year letterman at inside linebacker for the University of Wyoming from 2008-2011. Hendricks earned a pair of 2nd Team All-Mountain West accolades and led the team in tackles his sophomore and senior seasons. He served as a team captain during his junior and senior campaigns and was named the team’s most valuable linebacker following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Hendricks also holds the Wyoming single-game record for most tackles (23), which was also the best single-game performance in the nation in 2009. He was named the Mountain West player of the week on two separate occasions and earned the 2011 Brent Schieffer Most Inspirational Player Award for the Cowboys as well as the Larry Birleffi Outstanding Senior Football Player Award. Hendricks finished his career as the 12th leading tackler in Wyoming team history. Wyoming played in the New Mexico Bowl in 2009 and again in 2011. Additionally, Hendricks served on the UW Leadership Council and
earned an invitation to the 2012 Washington Redskins mini-camp. Hendricks graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business. As a prep athlete in Burlington, Colo., Hendricks was a three-sport letter winner in football, wrestling and track. Hendricks was the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Fred Steinmark Colorado Athlete of the Year Award presented by the Rocky Mountain News in the spring of each year. The Steinmark Award honors the top male and female high school studentathletes in the state of Colorado based on athletics, academics and citizenship. He was also an outstanding wrestler in high school, posting a 102-1 record.
SHANN SCHILLINGER Safeties
Schillinger returns to Missoula to coach the safeties from the University of Nebraska, where the Baker, Mont., native served as a special teams assistant for the Huskers under former Montana assistant coach Bruce Read, son of legendary Grizzly coach Don Read. “We’re excited, and I know that Montana fans are going to be excited to have Shann back,” said Coach Stitt. “He’s a legend as far as Griz football goes. He’s one of the best people you’ll ever meet, and he’s got great experience as far as playing in the NFL as a safety, and getting to coach on Mike Riley’s staff this past year. I know our Montana players are going to be excited that a guy they grew up watching play for the Griz will be on the staff.” Prior to coaching the Huskers, Schillinger coached at Dickenson State University in North Dakota where his brother, Jace, is the offensive coordinator. Shann assisted the Bluehawks as a wide receivers and special teams coach. Schillinger was a safety in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans from 2010 - 2013. The Tony Barbour Award winner for the Griz was the 171st overall pick in the 2010 draft, signing with the Falcons in the sixth round. He ranked third on the Falcons in special teams tackles in 2010 and second in 2011. He and his wife, Ericka, have a daughter, Lenex (1) and recently welcomed their second daughter Malloy.
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2016 MONTANA
COACHING STAFF
MATT NICHOLSON
Strength & Conditioning
Nicholson is in his second season as the Grizzly football program’s strength and conditioning coach. He came to Montana from Colorado School of Mines in 2015 where he worked with Griz head coach Bob Stitt for two seasons. At Mines, Nicholson coached the linebackers as well directed the strength and conditioning program for the football team, in addition to other sports. In his last season at Mines, the Orediggers went 10-2 and tied for the conference championship with an 8-1 league record and advanced to the NCAA playoffs. The 10-2 record gave Coach Stitt his 13th winning season in 15 years and program-record eight-straight winning seasons overall. Two of Nicholson’s linebackers, Kole Kadavy and Billy Sprague, were selected to the first team All-RMAC. In 2013, the Orediggers posted an 8-3 record, including a 7-2 record in the RMAC to finish 2nd in the league. Nicholson’s pupil, Tyler Denson, was a first team All-RMAC selection. Prior to Golden, Nicholson spent three years as an assistant coach at his alma-mater, the University of Houston. He spent nine months as a weight room assistant before joining the football staff as a graduate assistant. He assisted with the linebackers in 2011 and helped the club to rank amongst national leaders in sacks, tackles-for-loss and interceptions. Additionally, the Cougars posted a 13-1 record and won the Ticket City Bowl
against Penn State in the 2011 campaign. In 2012, he was a defensive backs assistant before returning back to a linebacker assistant in 2013. Nicholson also was selected to be the head football coach for the Houston Youth Impact Program in 2011. The Youth Impact Program was designed to mentor at-risk youth by combining academic and life skills tutoring with football skills. Over 100 middle school-aged boys joined the program. Nicholson played linebacker at Houston from 2006-2010, racking up 179 tackles, despite missing 20 games his final three season due to injuries. Starting his career as a walk-on and progressing to a scholarship player, he played in 47 career games for the Cougars and served as a team captain during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He was named Tom Wilson Off-season MVP in both 2009 and 2010 and was also named Houston’s special teams player of the year in 2006 as a true freshman walk-on. He was also a 2010 Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which is awarded to college football’s most outstanding player who began their career as a walk-on. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology/Sport Administration from Houston in December 2010. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development in the spring of 2013 from Houston as well. A native of Plano, Texas, and a product of Plano Senior High School, Nicholson helped carry the Wildcats to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the regional finals as a senior. Nicholson was an honorable mention 5A all-state selection as a senior for the wildcats in football in addition to being named first-team all-state in lacrosse. Matt has a son, Ryan.
MONTANA FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF COLIN BONNICKSEN
Director of Football Operations
Bonnicksen is in his second year as UM’s director of football operations for coach Bob Stitt’s program. He was the assistant athletic director for athletic communications at Colorado School of Mines and previously served as Mines’ sports information director for three years after joining the Mines athletics staff in December of 2011. While at Mines he was responsible for the promotion of the Orediggers’ 18 intercollegiate athletics programs through the school’s athletics website (www.csmorediggers.com), in addition to composing press releases, print publications, game programs, and game notes while keeping track of statistics and records. He also served as the Orediggers’ primary contact for football, volleyball, men’s basketball, wrestling, baseball and golf. He oversaw a 74% increase in news stories on the Mines’ web site during his tenure. He was named the 2013 RMAC Cambell/Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year for the 2012-13 academic year, as voted on by the con-
COURTNEY SMITH
Administrative Assistant
ference’s 14 sports information directors. In addition, he was an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2012 Chad Burger Media Award honoree for volleyball coverage in the South Central Region. Bonnicksen came to Mines following a one-and-a-half-year stint as the associate director of athletic media relations at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C. While there he oversaw the audio/video streaming efforts of the athletic department and also produced and served as the occasional host of The Black and Gold Report - the highest rated TV show in its time slot in major markets located in both North Carolina and South Carolina. He also served as the play-by-play voice for UNCP’s online webcasting efforts for football and wrestling. Prior to his stint at UNCP, he was a graduate assistant in the sports information office at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. He also was an intern in the athletic communications department at his alma mater, Minnesota State University-Mankato. He is a 2008 graduate of Minnesota State-Mankato with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management. The Ringsted, Iowa, native received his Master’s Degree in Education, with an emphasis in health, physical education and coaching from Northern State in May 2010. He and his fiance, Colleen, reside in Missoula.
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LENNARD MENKE Defensive Analyst
Senior Running Back Joey Counts
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#1 Treshawn Favors
#2
RB • 5-9 • 194 • R-Jr. • 1V Glendale, Ariz. Mountain Ridge HS
QB • 6-2 • 215 • Fr. • HS Auburn, Wash. Auburn Mountainview HS
2016: Favors will feature heavily in Coach Stitt’s 2016 running back rotation after limited action in 2015 due to injury.
2016: Gresch will be freshman at UM in the fall of 2016.
2015: Favors played in seven games in 2015, rushing for 104 total yards on 35 attempts… Averaged 14.9 yards per game… Rushed for a career long of 17 yards at UC Davis on Oct. 3…. Rushed for a career high 45 yards on 16 attempts against North Dakota on Oct. 24. 2014: Favors played in four games where he rushed for 56 yards, averaging 14 yards a game. 2013: Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Favors rushed for 1,065 yards and 12 touchdowns on 214 carries as a senior for the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions … Caught 14 passes for three TDs … Had an injury-shortened junior season when he rushed for 411 yards in four games … Averaged 23.7 yards per kickoff return as a senior, and 25.9 yards his junior season … Earned four letters in both football and track … Was a team captain in football his junior and senior seasons … Was all-conference and voted team MVP his senior year in football. His head coach was Bobby Green. PERSONAL: A communications studies major... Birth date: Dec. 16, 1994 … Parents are Ron and Nedra Favors of Glendale, Ariz. RUSHING Year GP 2014 4 2015 7 TOTAL 11
Att 16 35 51
Gain 56 111 167
Loss Net 0 56 7 104 7 160
Avg 3.5 3.0 3.25
TD 0 0 0
Long 8 17 17
Gresch Jensen
High School: Jensen attended Auburn Mountainview HS in Auburn, Wash. …earned four letters in football from 2012-15 and one letter in basketball (2013)…team captain and MVP of team in both 2014 and 2015…first team All-League SPSL in 2013…first team All-League SPSL QB, second team All-Area DB and second team All-League DB in 2014…in 2015 was named first team All-Area multi-purpose player and offensive back of the year…All-State DB, second team All-League DB…National Football Foundation scholar athlete award… Max Preps Auburn Mountainview football player of the year…American Family Insurance ALL-USA Performance player of the week…WIAA Washington State athlete of the week…MaxPreps/USA Football player of the week nominee…King 5 News player of the week…Tacoma News Tribune play call of the week…Three year starter with 7,063 career passing yards…73 career passing touchdown1,485 career rushing yards with 19 touchdowns…part time defensive back with 83 career tackles… six interceptions and a forced fumble… holder of 18 Auburn Mountainview HS football records. Personal: Jensen plans to major in Business…birth date: Oct. 7, 1997… his parents, Mike and Sue Jensen, are both from Montana and graduates of the University of Montana…his mom was a member of the UM track team in 1987.
Avg/G 14 14.9 14.45
#2 Ryan McKinley
CB • 6-1 • 199 • R-Jr. • 1V Anthem, Ariz. Boulder Creek HS
#1 Markell Sanders
2016: McKinley is UM’s 11th leading retuning tackler … Had a game-winning pass deflection in the end zone in the Grizzlies’ annual spring game … Will look to feature prominently in defensive coordinator Jason Semore’s secondary.
CB • 6-2 • 185 • R-So. • 1V Renton, Wash. Eastside Catholic HS 2016: Sanders will see plenty of playing time in 2016 in a Montana defensive secondary that features four players with Pac-12 experience … UM’s 8th leading returning tackler from 2015. 2015: Sanders transferred to Montana from Washington State… Played in 11 games, but did not make any starts … Was the Grizzlies’ 19th leading tackler with 14 total tackles … Had one interception and returned it for four yards against Eastern Washington on Nov. 14 … Posted one tackle for loss and a career-high four tackles against Northern Arizona on Sept. 26. 2014: Suited up for the Cougars at Washington State. HIGH SCHOOL: In his junior season at Eastside Catholice HS, Sanders earned All-Metro League first-team honors after making 30 tackles and three interceptions...was team captain his senior year...he tallied 10 tackles and two interceptions in two games before suffering a season-ending injury...named a White Chip prospect as one of Washington’s top-100 prospects by the Seattle Times...ranked the No. 22 overall prospect in Washington by ESPN.com in 2012...also lettered in track. PERSONAL: He is a psychology major...birth date: May 21, 1995...his parents are Richard and Sheila Sanders and Letrice Hendrix.
2015: McKinley played in 12 games as a redshirt sophomore … Was Montana’s 24th leading tackler with seven tackles … Registered four solo tackles and three assisted tackles … Registered a pass breakup on Nov. 21 at Montana State. 2014: McKinley played in four games and had one unassisted tackle, against Sacramento State … Also had one pass breakup. 2013: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He had three interceptions and 38 tackles in 2012 for his Boulder Creek High School team. His prep football coach was Dan Friedman. He earned 10 letters four each in football and track, and two in basketball. He was a team captain and voted his team’s defensive MVP as a senior. He was tabbed first team all-state, all-division, and all-section at defensive back following his senior year. PERSONAL: His major is journalism, and he is interested in a career in sports broadcasting. Birth date: Nov. 27, 1994. His parents are Rick and Shaunne McKinley of Anthem. Year 2014 2015 Total
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G/S 4/0 12/0 16/0
UT 1 4 5
AT 0 3 3
TT 1 7 8
TL-Yds 0 0 0
Sack 0 0 0
Int-Yds 0 0 0
PBU 1 1 1
PD 1 1 1
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#3 Brady Gustafson
#3 Mick Delaney
HONORS CANDIDATE
2016: Delaney will see increased playing time in his junior campaign following a solid spring season where he logged two tackles (one solo) in the spring game.
QB • 6-7 • 235 • R-Sr. • 1V Billings, Mont. Billings West HS
S • 6-0 • 195 • R-Jr. • SQ Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman HS
2016: Coach Bob Stitt has once again named Gustafson his starting quarterback following spring drills ... Montana’s leading returning passer, has thrown for a career 2,024 yards in three seasons as a Grizzly, entering the season as UM’s 20th all-time leading passer. 2015: Despite only playing seven games due to injury, Gustafson put together the 25th-best passing season in Montana history with 1,984 yards … Entered fall camp as Coach Stitt’s starting quarterback, and started in all seven of the games he played … Passed for 12 touchdowns, and completed 167 of his 290 attempts for a 57.6 completion percentage… Ran the ball 25 times for 76 yards, averaged 4.1 yards per game on the ground and posted a long run of 15 yards … Set career high of 434 yards in a game in Aug. 29 defeat of North Dakota State … 434 yards is the 17th-best single game passing performance in UM history ... Named the NCAA FCS Player of the Week for his 400+ yard performance on Aug. 29 … Threw for a career high four touchdowns against Montana State on Nov. 21... Named to the Big Sky Academic All-Conference team... Awarded the 2016 “Moose” Miller football scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
2015: Played in five games, registering a single assisted tackle at safety. 2014: Saw limited action but played in three games. He had one tackle against Central Washington. 2013: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He caught 13 passes for 203 yards as a senior in 2012 for the Hawks, who lost 38-36 at Butte in the state AA title game, and he was also a key contributor on special teams. He was all-conference in football as a senior. He also lettered in track and was all-league in that sports as a junior and senior. His high school coach was Troy Purcell. PERSONAL: His major is business. Birth date: April 10, 1995. His parents are Mike and Angie Delaney of Bozeman. He is the grandson of former Griz head coach Mick Delaney.
#4 James Homan
WR • 6-2 • 177 • Jr. • TR Brenham, Texas Brenham HS/Blinn College
2014: He played in six games and attempted two passes against Central Washington. 2013: He saw limited action, playing in four games.
2016: Homan is a transfer from Blinn College, Brenham, Texas, and joined the Grizzlies for spring drills.
2012: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He passed for 2,913 yards and 20 TDs with just eight interceptions to lead Billings West to an 11-2 record as a senior in 2011, when he was chosen the Class AA state MVP on offense. He is West’s all-time leading passer with 6,202 yards. He is one of just eight players in Montana prep history to surpass 6,000 passing yards. He was 22-8 as a starter, including 22-5 his junior and senior seasons. He was one of just three Montana athletes to play the annual East-West Shrine Game, Montana-Dakota Football All-Star Game, and the Montana-Wyoming Football All-Star Basketball game. His prep football coach was Paul Klaboe. He was named to Great Falls Tribune “Super Team”. He was named the Midland Roundtable (Billings) Athlete of the Year. He was a starter on West’s 22-1state championship basketball team as a senior. CAREER HIGHS Passing Yards: Passing Completions: Passing Attempts: Passing Touchdowns: Long: Rushing Yards: Rushing Attempts: Rushing Touchdowns: Long:
BLINN COLLEGE: Played in five games his freshman season…caught four passes for 52 yards and one touchdown…receiving touchdown came against Arkansas Baptist… recorded three tackles with one solo tackle and two assisted…played in eight games…ran the ball twice for seven yards…tied for second on team in receptions (25) for 273 yards and two touchdowns… was on the dean’s list. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brenham HS in Brenham, Texas, in 2014… football and track athlete… named football MVP…helped lead the team to the state finals…honor roll student. PERSONAL: Homan is a business management major…birth date: April 4, 1996…his parents are Amber and Jerry Homan from Brenham, Texas.
434 – NDSU 8/29/15 40 – Cal Poly 9/5/15 64 – Cal Poly 9/5/15 4 – Montana State 11/21/15 62 – Two games 29 – Cal Poly 9/5/15 9 – Cal Poly 9/5/15 1 – Cal Poly 9/5/15 15 – South Dakota State 11/28/15
# 4 Holden Ryan
LB • 6-3 • 225 • R-Fr. Billings, Mont. Central Catholic HS
PERSONAL: His major is business administration. Birth date: Dec. 22, 1993. His parents are Loren and Kandy Gustafson of Billings. PASSING Year G/S Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD LG Avg/G 2013 4/0 2 4 0 .500 40 0 35 NA 2014 6/0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 NA 2015 7/7 167 290 9 57.6 1984 12 62 283.4 Total 17-7 169 296 9 .570 2024 12 62 283.4
2015: Was a redshirt.
2016: Ryan has transitioned from a receiver to a linebacker, and will add depth to a young corps of linebackers in his second season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ryan rushed 227 times for 1,451 yards and 21 touchdowns, and also caught 22 passes for 346 yards and three scores as a senior...he was voted all-state at running back as a junior and senior...twice named all-league pick at running back and outside linebacker...his prep coach was Jim Stanton. PERSONAL: Ryan is undecided on a major...birth date: April 2, 1997...his parents are Trisha and Chris Ryan of Billings...his cousins, Casey and Kyle Ryan, played football at Montana.
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES #6 Keenan Curran
#5 Kobey Eaton
WR • 6-2 • 201 • So. • 1V Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way HS
WR • 6-3 • 185 • R-Fr. Vancouver, Wash. Evergreen HS 2016: Following an outstanding spring season, Eaton is poised to feature prominently in Coach Stitt’s receiver rotation. 2015: Was a redshirt his true freshman year. HIGH SCHOOL: Eaton was a three-sport standout at Evergreen HS, and was named MVP in football, basketball (twice), and track...he was the team captain in football (three times) and basketball (twice)...he was an all-league selection in football as a junior and senior...his senior year he had 19 catches for 526 yards and 6 TDs...he was tabbed “sprinter of the year” as a senior and was an all-league pick in track...a four-year starter in football for head coach Don Johnson. PERSONAL: Eaton plans to major in business administration...birth date: Aug. 18, 1997 ...his mom is Jessica Strange of Vancouver, and his dad is Maurice Eaton of Camas, Washington.
#5 Justin Strong
S • 5-11 • 185 • Jr. • TR Rialto, Calif. Summit HS • Oregon State 2016: Strong is a junior transfer to Montana from Oregon State where he made 11 career starts for the Beavers. 2015 At Oregon State: : (Sophomore) Started the first eight games of the season at free safety… Missed the final four games of the year due to injury… Fourth on the team with 54 tackles despite missing four games… Recorded a season-high 10 tackles at Washington State 2014 At Oregon State: (Redshirt Freshman) One of the Beavers’ breakout players in 2014… Played as the nickel safety in all 12 games and started three… Recorded 56 tackles, including 5.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack… Registered three pass breakups… Forced a fumble on a quarterback sack against Utah… Tallied 10 tackles in back-to-back games against California and Washington State… Twice had 1.5 TFLs – against Utah and at Washington
2016: Curran will feature as one of Coach Stitt’s most athletic wide receivers in his sophomore year. He is UM’s fourth leading returning receiver from 2015. 2015: Curran worked his way up the depth chart in his freshman year, playing in the Grizzlies’ final nine games of the season, and earning his first start at Idaho State … Saw time as a receiver on offense, as well as special teams action … Caught four passes for 55 yards, including a career-high 30 yard reception … returned three kickoffs for 45 yards, including a long of 21, and an average of 15 yards per return … racked up 100 all-purpose yards … Made four tackles defensively and logged a pass breakup against Montana State... Awarded the Bob & Adeline O’Conner Memorial Athletic Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-sport standout at Federal Way High, earning three letters in football and track each, and a letter in wrestling … Named captain of his football team in 2014, and recognized with the team “Captain’s Award”… Named “Most Valuable Track Athlete” in 2014 … Was part of back-to-back state track champion teams in ’13-‘14, and back-to-back SPSL football champion teams in ’12-’13 … Was a State Champion triple jumper in 2013 … Was a 1st team all-league selection for football in ’14 … Named league defensive back of the year for football in ’14 … Named 1st team all-state defensive back in ’14 … Recorded 55 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 FF on defense his senior season … On offense, recorded 1,500 yards rushing, 300 yards receiving, 500 passing yards, 1 rec TD, 17 rushing TDs and 5 passing TDs. PERSONAL: Curran attended military prep school for one year following high school. He is a business administration major, but lists his career goals as wanting to become a Sports Performance Trainer or Coach. His mother is Shannon Curran of Tacoma, Wash. He has a tattoo of his family shield he’s had since the age of 14. His high school coach was John Meagher. Birthdate: October 16, 1995. RECEIVING Year G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 2015 9/1 4 55 13.8 0 30 Total 9/1 4 55 13.8 0 30 KO RETURN Year No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 2015 3 45 15.0 0 21
#7 Lamarriel Taylor
2013 At Oregon State: He was a redshirt.
WR • 6-2 • 195 • R-Fr. • TR Chula Vista, Calif. (Chula Vista HS) Massachusetts
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as the No.56 safety in the country by Scout… Scout West 150 member… All-CIF Southern Section First Team safety as a junior and senior, and at linebacker as a junior… Sunkist League First Team at both positions his final two seasons… Three-time team captain… Recorded 105 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions playing linebacker as a junior… 49 tackles and four interceptions in 2012 as a safety… Helped Summit to a 13-1 record as a junior and the CIF Southern Section title. PERSONAL: Born January 2, 1995 in Rialto, Calif. …. Son of Elvester and Janis Strong... Has six siblings… Brother, Victor Butler, played defensive end for Oregon State (2005-08) and is currently with the NFL’s New York Giants… Sociology major.
2016: Taylor will be in the starting receiver rotation after arriving at Montana in time for fall camp and enrolling in school for Fall 2016. 2015: Was a redshirt at the University of Massachusetts. HIGH SCHOOL: Originally signed with UMass on Feb. 5, 2014 ... Enrolled at UMass for Spring 2015 ... Had 72 catches for 1,516 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns at Mission Bay High School ... Invited to be a member of the U-19 United States Football Team in 2014 ... Earned All-San Diego Section honors as a senior ... Named the NUC All-West Offensive Player of the Year ... A National Scholarship Merit Award Winner ... Originally from Illinois, but attended school at Mission Bay as a junior and senior ... Was also a member of the basketball team ... Also held offers from Duke and Indiana.
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#8 Jeremy Calhoun
solo tackles … made his debut against North Dakota State on Aug. 29, picking up six tackles, one for a loss … Posted a career high 11 tackles on Sept. 5 against Cal Poly … Picked up one sack against Eastern Washington … Broke up three passes on the season... Named to the Big Sky Academic All-Confernece team... Named a Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention at safety.
RB • 6-0 • 203 • So. • 1V Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS 2016: Calhoun is Montana’s second leading returning rusher from 2015 … Produced the third-best season rushing total for a true freshman in Montana history with 291 yards … Will be one of Coach Stitt’s go-to ball carriers this season. 2015: Calhoun enjoyed a breakout season as a true freshman in 2015 … Was thrust into action on Oct. 3 at UC Davis, making an immediate impact, rushing four times for 18 yards and a touchdown … He was UM’s second leading rusher with 291 net yards on 100 attempts … His 291 yards is the third-most by a true freshman in UM history … Rushed for a career high 98 yards at Idaho State on Nov. 7, including a career long 27 yards … Became the 25th Grizzly to rush for three touchdowns or more in a single game with a triple against Eastern Washington on Nov. 14. HIGH SCHOOL: Calhoun was an All-CIF selection and team captain as a senior at Long Beach Poly HS...he earned four letters in football and two in track... he was a two-time all-league pick...his 2013 team went 11-2 and was the Southern Section Region champion...his high school football coaches were Antonio Pierce and Raul Lara. PERSONAL: Calhoun is a business administration major ...birth date: Dec. 3, 1996...his parents are Jeremy and Kenon Calhoun of Long Beach. His brother Justin is also playing for the Griz. RUSHING Year G/S Att. Net Yds. Avg. TD 2015 10/0 100 291 2.9 9 Total 10/0 100 291 2.9 9
2014: At Arizona, Sanders played in 14 games with the secondary and on special teams … Logged five tackles, including four solo stops. 2013: Played in 12 games in the Wildcat secondary and as a member of special teams. Totaled six tackles, including three solo stops. 2012: He was a redshirt. High School: All-CIF Southern Section Western Division defensive back … PrepStar SoCal 150 … All-Ocean League honors … Logged 90 tackles in 2011, with 10 three times … Picked off one interception for 30 yards … Had 32 tackles in 2010 and one safety … Also played basketball and ran track for the Centaurs. Personal: Son of Yamen Sanders, a USC grad and basketball alum … Elder Sanders played in the CBA and overseas in Italy, Japan, Germany and Turkey … Majoring in business. Year 2015 2014 2013 Total
G/GS 13/11 14/0 12/0 39/11
UA-A 28-36 4-1 3-3 35-40
Total 64 5 6 75
#10 Brandon Bea
QB • 6-3 • 211 • Fr. • HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale HS
Lg. 27 27
2016: Is a true freshman at Montana.
#9 Justin Calhoun WR • 5-10 • 168 • R-Fr. Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS
2016: Joins Coach Stitt’s stable of wide receivers and will look to make an impact as a redshirt freshman. 2015: Was a redshirt in 2015, and did not make an appearance.
HIGH SCHOOL: An offensive MVP in 2015 at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn… A threesports letter winner, lettering in football, basketball and track… Passed for 2,300 yards and 31 touchdowns at Riverdale… Rushed for 350 yards and six touchdowns under coach Kelly Holcomb… earned All-league honors Personal: Personal: Last name pronounced “Bee”… Plans to become a business and finance major… Birthday is 12/26/1997… Lists his hometown as Washougal, Wash… Parents are Brian and Jody Bea of Washougal, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Calhoun was an all-conference pick as a junior and senior at Long Beach Poly High School...he was named All-CIF and his teams “Offensive Player of the Year”; following his senior year...also tabbed to the “Dream Team” in 2013 and 2014...2012 team won the CIF title...he lettered in football and track. PERSONAL: Calhoun will major in business...birth date: Dec. 3, 1996...his parents are Jeremy and Kenon Calhoun of Long Beach. His brother Jeremy is also a Griz football player.
#9 Yamen Sanders
S • 6-4 • 216 • R-Sr. • 1V Inglewood, Calif. Culver City HS HONORS CANDIDATE
#10 Connor Strahm
LB • 6-0 • 241 • R-Jr. • 2V Eugene, Ore. Sheldon HS 2016: Strahm is Montana’s sixth leading returning tackler from 2015 … Expected to start at linebacker in his junior season. 2015: Strahm had an outstanding sophomore season, earning the Golden Helmet Award for the team’s hardest hitter … also won Hauck Family Award for Special Teams Player of the Year at the annual Grizzly awards banquet … Named to the All-Big Sky third team for special teams … Played in all 12 of the Grizzlies’ games … UM’s 16th leading tackler with 23 takedowns … Had five tackles for loss worth 26 yards … Had two half-sacks worth a total of seven yards … Blocked a kick at Liberty on Sept 19.
2016: Sanders returns to the Montana defensive secondary as the teams second leading returning tackler from 2015 … Was a fixture at safety last season after transferring from the University of Arizona.
2014: Played in 13 games. He had 20 total tackles, eight unassisted. He had half a sack for a loss of a yard.
2015: Was Montana’s sixth-highest tackler in 2015 with 64 total stops and 28
Continued...
2013: He was a redshirt.
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Continued... HIGH SCHOOL: He had an exceptional senior year with 92 receptions for 1,138 yards and 14 touchdowns, and also rushed for 564 yards and nine TDs (a 7.2-yard average per tote). On defense, he had 53 tackles, three sacks, and four picks as a two-way star at Sheldon High School. He was the state 6A “Defensive Player of the Year” as a senior for his 14-0 state champion team. He was all-state pick at wide receiver and at defensive back his junior and senior seasons. As a senior he was named the league’s offensive and defensive MVP. He was team captain in football, basketball, and baseball his junior and senior seasons. His prep football teams had a four-year combined record of 52-2. His prep coaches were Lane and Marty Johnson (Marty is QB Jordan Johnson’s dad). PERSONAL: Majoring in communications studies. Birth date: Dec. 24, 1994. His parents are Curt and Kim Strahm of Eugene. Year 2014 2015 Total
G/S 13/0 13/0 26/0
UT 8 8 16
AT 12 15 27
TT 20 23 43
TFL 2.0 (-3) 5 (-26) 7 (-29)
CAREER BESTS Passing: Attempts – 49 (vs. UC Davis, Oct. 3 2015). Completions – 29 (vs. NAU & UCD Sept 26 & Oct 3 2015). Yards – 310 (vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013). Touchdowns – 3 (vs. UC Davis, Oct. 3, 2015). Long – 70 (vs. Liberty, Sept. 19 2015). Rushing: Carries – 20 (vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 14, 2013). Yards – 106 (vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013). Long – 52 (vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013). Total offense yards: 416 (310 passing, 106 rushing), vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013. Passing G Eff. 2013 7 123.0 2014 4 124.8 2015 4 126.3 Totals 15 124.7 Rushing 2013 2014 2015 Totals
Sacks 0.5 (-1) 1 (-7) 1.5 (-8)
G 7 4 4 15
Att 95 24 46 165
Cmp. 113 36 86 235
Att. 184 64 141 389
Gain 415 185 183 783
Int. 3 2 2 7
Loss 211 25 99 335
Pct. .614 .562 .610 .595
Net 204 160 84 448
Yards 1,224 491 908 2,623
Avg. 2.1 6.7 1.8 3.5
TD Long Avg./G 5 64 174.9 2 51 122.8 6 70 227.0 13 70 174.87
TD 0 1 1 2
Long 52 22 20 52
Avg./G 29.1 40.0 21.0 29.8
#11 TJ Reynard
CB • 5-10 • 176 • R-Sr. • TR Virginia Beach, Va./Greenbrier HS Independence CC/Wisconsin
#11 Chad Chalich
QB • 6-0 • 201 • Sr. • TR Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Coeur d’Alene HS/Idaho 2016: Chalich will feature again in Coach Stitt’s quarterback rotation … UM’s second leading returning passer, averaging 227 yards per game in 2015 … Also UM’s fifth leading returning rusher. 2015: Chalich transferred to the University of Montana from the University of Idaho where he saw regular playing time … Saw action in four games as a backup for starter Brady Gustafson before sustaining a season-ending injury … Threw for 908 yards and six touchdowns … Set career high of three touchdowns against UC Davis on Oct. 3, 2015. 2014 AT IDAHO: Chalich played in four games for the Vandals … Passed for 491 yards and two touchdowns … Threw for TDs against NMSU and San Diego State … Rushed 24 times for 160 yards … Rushed for a touchdown against San Diego State. 2013 AT IDAHO: Chalich earned the starting quarterback job and started seven games before sustaining a season-ending shoulder injury ... he had 416 yards total offense in victory over Temple ... one of just five Idaho quarterbacks to rush for more than 100 yards in a single game with 106 vs. Temple ... that was the ninth-best total offense game in school history ... completed 152 passes without an interception (five-plus games). 2012: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter … 5A Idaho Player of the Year as a junior and as a senior and as a junior … was the 2011 Gatorade Player of the Year … his other accomplishments include first-team all-conference quarterback as a junior and senior; Offensive Player of the Year for the Inland Empire League as a junior and senior; IEL Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior; ranked 13th nationally as a high school quarterback as a senior; led Coeur d’Alene to No. 29 national ranking as a senior; third-team ESPN RISE Junior All-American as a junior; threw for 6,485 yards and 74 touchdowns, and broke 13 school records … as a senior, completed 242 of 331 passes (73 percent) of his passes, while as a junior hit 61 percent (209 of 342) of his throws … threw just two interceptions as a senior.
2015: Was a redshirt at Wisconsin, missing the season due to injury. 2014: Played in six games ... saw action at Prude on Nov. 8, vs. Maryland on Oct. 25, vs. Illinois on Oct. 11, vs. South Florida on Sept. 27, vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 and vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6. 2013: Earned first letter, playing in seven games ... saw action vs. Penn State on Nov. 30, vs. Indiana on Nov. 16, vs. BYU on Nov. 9, vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 and at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... registered six tackles and a pass break up vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7 ... made two tackles in his Badger debut vs. UMass on Aug. 31. 2012: Ranked 11th in NJCAA at Independence CC with 11.3 tackles per game, 13th with 56 solo tackles and 18th in total tackles with 88. High School: Two-time first-team all-state selection ... two-time first-team AllTidewater Conference pick ... finished career with 3,348 rushing yards and 39 rushing touchdowns ... also returned four kicks for TDs (3 kickoffs, 1 punt) ... recorded 12 interceptions to go along with 215 tackles as a defensive back ... led team to state championship game as a senior, rushing for 1,411 yards (9.7 ypc) and 17 touchdowns and grabbing five interceptions ... led team to state semifinals as a junior, rushing for 1,260 yards and 15 TDs and finishing with four interceptions ... three-year team captain ... also a four-year letter-winner in baseball ... National Honor Society ... high school coach was Donnie Simpson PERSONAL: Parents are Terrious and Eldridge Reynard ... volunteered with Relay for Life ... hobbies are making music, watching movies and video editing ... majoring in life sciences communication.
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#12 Korey Alexander
DB • 5-11 • 198 • Jr. • TR Pittsburg, Calif. Pittsburg HS • Los Medanos College 2015: Had 12 pass breakups and forced two fumbles in his second year at Los Medanos… Collected 41 tackles as a DB… earned honorable mention honors
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in the Pacific 7 league of the California Community College Athletic Assn.
#13 Josh Sandry
2014: Had three interceptions and 46 tackles as a freshman for the Mustangs… forced three fumbles… Also had a fumble recovery, 1.5 sacks and four tackles for loss.
S • 6-1 • 200 • R-Fr. Bigfork, Mont. Bigfork HS
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 Graduate of Pittsburg HS in Pittsburg, Calif.
2016: Following a strong performance in spring drills, Sandry will be searching for plenty of playing time in 2016. 2015: Was a redshirt... Awarded the Michael R. Jorgensen Endowment Fund scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
#12 Reese Phillips
QB • 6-2 • 206 • R-Jr. • TR Chattanooga, Tenn. Signal Mountain HS/Kentucky 2016: Phillips is a transfer from the University of Kentucky. He is currently enrolled at UM and will join the team for spring drills. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: Was a 2013 redshirt…played in three games in 2014, his redshirt freshman season, including games with wins over UT Martin and University of Louisiana-Monroe…had two passes for 45 yards against UT Martin, with a 42-yard long pass…played in one game in 2015 vs. Eastern Kentucky…earned two letters. HIGH SCHOOL: Phillips graduated from Signal Mountain (Tenn.) HS in 2013 where he was an all-state quarterback…earned five letters in football and four in baseball at SMHS…he was football All-State 2011-12 and baseball AllState 2010 and 2011… football team won the state championship in 2010… his senior year played in Tennessee Class AAAA state playoffs…earned allstate honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association his senior year for completing 172 of 274 passes for 2,274 yards…named MVP of the Tennessee High School East/West All-Star Classic…went 10 for 10 for 95 yards and a TD in that game…led the East to a 41-20 win, setting a record for most points in the all-star game…threw for 1,895 yards and 21 TDs as a first-year starting quarterback his junior year…completed 71 percent of his passes… was named a first-team all-state performer in 2011 by Tennessee Sports Writers Association…his freshman and sophomore seasons he started as tight end and defensive back…SMHS coach was Bill Price…was a two-year alldistrict athlete in baseball…played shortstop and pitched…was an honor roll student. PERSONAL: His major is journalism…birth date: Oct. 13, 1994…his parents are Elaine Reese and Stan Phillips of Chattanooga, Tenn.
#13 Lane Hovey
WR • 6-4 • 205 • R-Sr. • TR Adel, Iowa Adel-Desoto-Minburn HS/Nebraska
HIGH SCHOOL: Sandry was an all-state class “B” selection as a junior and senior, and voted team MVP those seasons as well...team captain for the Vikings as a senior in football and as a junior in hoops...also all-state pick at safety as a senior...played defensive back and handled punting/kicking, and was a returner...his prep football coach was Todd Emslie...he was also allstate in basketball his junior year and co-MVP of the 2014 state tournament, helping Bigfork to its first state title...all-state performer in track as a sophomore and junior, and state high jump champion his junior year. PERSONAL: Sandry is undecided on a major...birth date: Sept. 20, 1996...his parents are Christine and Paul Sandry of Bigfork...his grandpa, Bruce Olson, was a quarterback at Montana, and lettered in 1957-58.
#14 Connor Kaegi
QB • 6-7 • 205 • So. • TR Ashland, Ore. Ashland HS/Feather River College 2016: Kaegi is a transfer from Feather River College, Quincy, Calif., and has enrolled at Montana for spring drills. FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE: As a quarterback Kaegi was 58-113 for 715 yards and threw five TDs his freshman year in 2015…was team captain. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Ashland HS in Ashland, Ore., graduating in 2013… was a four-sport standout earning four letters in football, 2009-2012, two in basketball, 2011-12, and one each in track and field, 2010, and tennis, 2012…he was an all-league honorable mention in 2012…football high school state champions in 2009 and tennis conference champions in 2012…his senior year he averaged 135.9 yards per game and passed for 13 TDs. PERSONAL: His major is business…birth date: Sept. 15, 1994…his parents are Anna and John Kaegi.
2016: Hovey is a senior transfer from Nebraska.
#16 Jerry Louie-McGee
NEBRASKA: Hovey was a walk-on and redshirted in 2012…he played two games at wide receiver in 2013 and played in every game as a sophomore in 2014 and had five receptions for 69 yards… had three catches for 48 yards at Fresno State his sophomore season with a career-long 29-yard catch…he also saw time on special teams…earned academic All-Big Ten in 2014 with a 4.0 grade-point average…was one of three football student-athletes in the conference named to the academic team… was a six-time Nebraska scholar-athlete and on the Brook Berringer citizenship Team 2013-15 along with the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2014…Hovey was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2015. HIGH SCHOOL: Hovey was a three-sport athlete at Adel DeSoto Minburn HS in Adel, Iowa, earning three letters in both football and basketball and four letters in track…his football team was district champions and state semifinalist in 2011…first team All-State at wide receiver in 2011…he was a Class 3A first-team all-state selection that year.
WR • 5-9 • 168 • R-Fr. • RS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Lake City HS
2016: Louie-McGee emerged as one of Montana’s most dangerous threats at the “Z” wide receiver spot during spring drills, running back the opening kick of the spring game for a 99-yard touchdown, and catching two more touchdown passes in the spring game as well. 2015: Was a redshirt. PERSONAL: Louie-McGee is a pre-psychology major.
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#17 Makena Simis WR • 6-2 • 215 • R-Jr. Boise, Idaho Capital HS
2016: Simis made the transition from quarterback to wide receiver in spring drills ... Tall and athletic, he will feature prominently in Coach Stitt’s receiver rotation. 2015: Played quarterback in five games, and started in three after both Brady Gustafson and Chad Chalich went down with injuries … Tied a school record in his first ever collegiate start, throwing for six touchdowns against North Dakota on Oct. 24 … Named ROOT Sports offensive co-Big Sky Player of the Week for his six TD performance … Named FCS National Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards … One of only four Grizzlies to throw for six TDs in a game (Others: Dickenson, Ah Yat and Johnson) … In five games threw for 740 yards on 63 completions with four interceptions … Rushed for 226 yards on 65 completions. 2014: Simis played in two games: vs. Central Washington and at Cal Poly.
HIGH SCHOOL: Nelson was a four-year letterman and three-time all-league pick in football at Glen A. Wilson High School, playing running back and cornerback. His senior season he rushed for 1,704 yards and 13 touchdowns, and 62 tackles in only eight games. He was an All-C.I.F. pick his senior year. His senior season he rushed for 401 yards and five TDs in one game. He lettered twice in basketball and was all-league in hoops his senior season. He was the conference champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior and senior, and C.I.F. finalist in that event his senior year. His prep football coach was Bob Burt. He was the only California prep athlete to earn five letters: football, basketball, track, drama, and choir. PERSONAL: He is a communications studies major. Birth date: Nov. 30, 1993. His parents are Richard Nelson and Michelle Layne of Hacienda Heights. He was born in Queens, New York. Year 2013 2014 2015 Total
2013: He was a redshirt.
G/S 11/0 14/1 13/13 38/14
UT 3 11 35 49
AT 4 7 14 25
TT 7 17 49 73
TL 0 0 2 2
Sack 0 0 0 0
INT 0 0 2 2
#18 Mike Ralston
HIGH SCHOOL: He completed 180 of 263 passes for 2,240 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior at Boise’s Capital High School, and rushed for 535 yards and eight TDs. He first team all-state. He was named the Southern Idaho Conference “Player of the Year. “ He served as a captain in the East-West Shrine Game. Career-wise he had 5,085 total career yards and 51 touchdowns. His head coach in football was his father, Todd Simis. He earned three letters in both football and baseball, and team captain in both sports as a senior. He was tabbed his high school’s Athlete of the Year.
WR • 6-5 • 266 • R-Jr. • 2V Eugene, Ore. Sheldon HS 2016: Ralston has changed sides of the ball once again and will now suit up in Coach Stitt’s corps of wide receivers in his redshirt junior season.
PERSONAL: His major is education. Birth date: April 20, 1995. His parents are Todd and Lissa Simis of Boise. He hopes to teach high school government and coach football after graduation.
2015: Moved to defensive end from the tight end position and played in seven games… posted two assisted tackles as a DE… Named to the Academic All-Big Sky team.
PASSING Year G/S Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD LG Avg/G 2015 5/3 63 115 4 54.8 740 7 74 148.0 Total 5/3 63 115 4 54.8 740 7 74 148.0
2014: Mike played in 14 games and had four starts. He had four receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns. He had a long of 21 yards. 2013: He was a redshirt.
#18 JR Nelson
CB • 6-2 • 171 • R-Sr. • 3V Hacienda Heights, Calif. Glen Wilson HS 2016: Nelson is the Grizzlies’ third leading returning tackler … Expected to start once again at cornerback. 2015: Given an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention... Started in all 13 games at cornerback as a redshirt junior … Was the team’s 10th leading tackler with 49 takedowns … Had the third-most solo tackles with 35 … Had the secondmost pass breakups on the team with 10 … Returned two interceptions for touchdowns, one at Idaho State on Nov. 7 for 20 yards, the other against Eastern Washington on Nov. 14 for 36 yards … Picked up a bad snap fumble against Idaho State leading to the game-winning touchdown … Named ROOT Sports Big Sky defensive Player of the Week following the Idaho State game. 2014: Nelson played in all 14 games and started against Central Washington. He had 17 total tackles with 11 unassisted.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was an all-state pick at defensive tackle as a senior when he had team-highs of eight sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss. He was tabbed first all-conference on defense and at punter his senior year. He was also named all-state in baseball (pitcher) in 2013. He was a team captain for his senior football team that went 14-0 and won the Oregon Class 6A title. He earned nine letters: three each in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a two-time team captain in baseball. His head football coach was Lane Johnson. He attended Jesuit High School and won state titles in basketball there in 2011 and 2012. PERSONAL: His major is Management Information Systems. Birth date: Dec. 10, 1994. His parents are Danny and Betsy Ralston of Oregon City. OFFENSE Year Rec. Yds.-Avg. 2014 14 41-10.2
TD LG 2 21
DEFENSE – TACKLES Year GP UA A Total 2015 7 0 2 2 Total 7 0 2 2
2013: He played in 11 games and had seven tackles. 2012: He was a Griz redshirt.
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TFL TFLY PD FF 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
FR BLK 0 0 0 0
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GRIZZLIES RUSHING Year G/S Att. Net Yds. Avg. 2013 11/1 59 267 4.5 2014 14/1 33 265 8.0 2015 13/13 184 855 4.6 Total 38/15 276 1,387 5.7
#19 Samuel Akem
WR • 6-4 • 195 • Fr. • HS Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS 2016: Akem will enroll at UM in fall 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Akem lettered in both football and track and field at Broken Arrow HS in Broken Arrow, Okla., where he played football for Coach David Alexander…his senior year he was captain of his football team and All-District…his 2013 track and field team was the Oklahoma state champions…2015 football team were district champions. PERSONAL: He plans to major in psychology and hopes to become a sports psychologist…birth date: Aug. 14, 1997…his parents are Ina Jones and Isaac Akem of Broken Arrow.
#20 John Nguyen
RECEIVING Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2013 4 22 5.5 0 2014 NA NA NA NA 2015 31 159 5.1 0 Total 35 181 5.3 0 KO RETURNS Year G/S Att. Net Yds. Avg. 2013 11/1 3 58 19.3 2014 14/1 25 416 16.6 2015 13/13 1 11 11.0 Total 38/15 29 485 15.6
RB • 5-7 • 184 • Sr • 3V Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue HS
TD 2 2 3 7
Lg. 35 54 48 54
Lg. 19 NA 19 19 TD 0 0 0 0
Long 21 25 11 25
#21 Joey Counts
RB • 5-9 • 207 • R-Sr. • 3V Mesa, Ariz. Desert Ridge HS
HONORS CANDIDATE 2016: Nguyen (pronounced “win”) enters his senior season as Montana’s leading rusher and punt returner … Also Montana’s leading returning receiver and fourth leading returning kick returner… UM’s leading returner in all-purpose yards. 2015: Honorable mention all-Big Sky running back … Emerged as UM’s firstchoice at running back, starting in all 13 games in the ’15 season … Rushed for 855 yards on 184 attempts, scoring three touchdowns … Was Montana’s fifth leading receiver with 31 receptions for 159 yards … Rushed for 100-plus yards in three games (102 – EWU, 134 – MSU, 107 – SDSU) … Posted a new career long run of 48 yards against MSU … Broke free for runs of more than 20 yards in eight games … Averaged 4.6 yards per carry, 5.1 yards per catch, 11 yards per kick return, and 6.7 yards per punt return … Averaged 87.1 allpurpose yards per game. 2014: Nguyen played in all 14 games in 2014 and started in one vs. Central Washington. He had 268 yards rushing in 33 attempts for a net of 265 yards. He had two touchdowns and averaged eight yards a carry. He also had 32 punt returns for 303 yards at an average of 9.5 yards and a long of 60 with one touchdown. He averaged 16.6 yards on kickoff returns with 25 and 416 yards. His long was 25. John was an honorable mention return specialist on the all-conference football team. 2013: He played in 11 games and started in one (Weber State). He was the Grizzlies’ third leading rusher as a true freshman. He rushed for 267 yards and two scores. He was named to the Big Sky Conference’s all-academic team. HIGH SCHOOL: He had a prolific senior season at prep powerhouse Bellevue High School, rushing for 1,217 yards and 18 touchdowns, helping the Wolverines continue their 40- game winning streak. His prep football team went 14-0 in 2012 en route to winning its fifth straight Washington Class 3A state title. His high school head coach was Butch Goncharoff. He rushed for two touchdowns in the 3A title game as a junior in 2011. CAREER HIGHS: He rushed 22 times for 144 yards and with a career-long 35-yarder in 2013 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. He had one catch in four different games, also in 2013, including a long of 19 yards at South Dakota. He had five kickoff returns for 92 yards at UC Davis. PERSONAL: His major is business. Birth date: Oct. 14, 1994. His mom is Hoa Nguyen of Seattle. His older brother, Peter, finished his career ranked sixth in school history with 1,985 rushing yards.
2016: Counts will look to be one of Montana’s go-to rushers as the team’s fourth leading returning running back. 2015: Scored the winning touchdown against North Dakota State to open the season on Aug. 29 … Played in six games, battling injury throughout the season … UM’s fourth leading rusher, running for 156 yards on 29 attempts, scoring two touchdowns … Posted a long of 45 yards … Averaged 26 yards per game … Caught two passes for 11 yards. 2014: Was a redshirt. 2013: He was UM’s fourth-leading rusher with 207 yards. He played in eight games, missing the last five because of an injury, ending his season. 2012: He was scheduled to redshirt, but was activated due to an injury to a teammate. HIGH SCHOOL: He rushed for 1,719 yards on 180 carries, and scored 24 touchdowns at Desert Ridge High School as a senior, when his team went 10-3. He rushed for a state single-game record 403 yards and five TDs in a 63-14 win over Phoenix North Canyon. Named all-state and All-Arizona at running back as a senior. His junior year he rushed for 1,329 yards and 19 TDs. He was an all-conference pick in wrestling. Served as team captain and was voted “Most Inspirational” in football as a senior. His prep football coach was Jeremy Hathcock. He also lettered in wrestling, baseball, and track. CAREER HIGHS: He rushed 10 times for 79 yards, with a long of 31 yards against Portland State last season. He had a 51-yard TD catch at North Dakota a year ago. He had four receptions and two TD grabs against Idaho State in 2012. PERSONAL: His major is communication studies. His parents are Clint and Leija Counts of Mesa. Birth date: July 1, 1993. RUSHING Year G/S Att. Net Yds.–Avg. TD Lg. 2012 5/0 14 84-6.0 0 19 2013 8/0 41 207-5.0 1 31 2014 NA NA NA NA NA 2015 6/0 29 156-26.0 2 45 Totals 18/0 74 447-12.3 3 45
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GRIZZLIES HIGH SCHOOL: He earned four letters in football and two in track at Regis Jesuit High School. He had 35 tackles (20 solos), six pass deflections, and three interceptions, and returned one pick for a 91-yard touchdown. His sophomore football team finished second in the state with a 13-1 record. His high school football coach was Mark Nolan.
#23 Caleb Lyons
WR • 5-9 • 177 • R-So. • 1V Lakewood, Wash. Lakes HS 2016: Lyons enjoyed a breakout spring performance at the “Z” slot receiver position as a sophomore, and will feature heavily in Coach Stitt’s receiver rotation as well and will return kicks… caught six passes for 111 yards in the spring game, with a long of 57 yards… returned a punt for 11 yards for a total of 122 all-purpose yards in the 2016 spring game. 2015: Lyons saw action in 10 games in his redshirt freshman season… broke loose for a 15 yard rush against UC Davis on his only rushing touch of the season… picked up four receptions for 16 yards on the season as a slot receiver… posted a season high of six yards receiving on a single catch against Cal Poly… Had two receptions for a total of five yards against NAU. 2014: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a four-year letterman in football, and earned three letters in track, and one each in lacrosse and baseball...was team captain and allstate as a senior...first team all-league at wide receiver, returner, and safety... his football team won two league titles in 2010 and 2011, and played in the state playoffs those seasons...first team all-state kick returner as a junior... had 1,276 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season, despite missing two games due to an injury...his prep football coach was Dave Miller.
PERSONAL: His major is health and human performance. Birth date: May 18, 1995. His parents are Kim and Scott Moody of Parker. His sister, Brooke, was a 2015 graduate of the Grizzly soccer program, earning All-Big Sky honors and national academic honors.
#26 Josh Egbo
DB • 6-2 • 185 • Fr. • HS Gilbert, Ariz. Highland HS 2016: Egbo will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Egbo attended Highland HS in Gilbert, Ariz. …1,090 career rushing yards…averaged 6.6 yards per carry…11 career rushing touchdowns…1,349 all-purpose yards as a senior…third team All-Arizona running back…MaxPreps Highland HS offensive player of the year in 2015. PERSONAL: Birth date: Dec. 23, 1997... 4.0 honor student.
#27 Lewis Cowans
CB • 6-1 • 187 • Fr. • HS Mission Viejo, Calif. Mission Viejo HS
PERSONAL: His major is business management... Birth date: Nov. 16, 1995... His parents are Sean and Christine Lyons of Lakewood. RECEIVING Year GP Rec 2015 10 4 Total 10 4
Yards 16 16
Td 0 0
Long 6 6
Rec/G Avg/C 0.4 4.0 0.4 4.0
Avg/G 1.6 1.6
2016: Cowans will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016 as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Cowans lettered in football as a freshman at Mission Viejo HS, Mission Viejo, Calif…his coach was Bob Johnson…he was captain of the football team and won the Coach’s Award…he was first team All-League his senior season…football team won league, CIF championship and division I state championship in 2015…his senior year he had 10 pass break-ups, one interception and 60 tackles.
#24 Rey Green
RB • 5-11 • 190 • Fr. • HS Vancouver, Wash. Union HS 2016: Green will be enrolled as a freshman at UM during the fall of 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Union HS in Vancouver, Wash. … second team All-Greater St. Helens League in 2013… second team All-League at DB as a sophomore… Northwest Elite Camp MVP in 2014… finished with over 1,000 all-purpose yards as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: He plans to major in Kinesiology…birth date: March 19, 1998… his parents are Sandra Johnson and Lennard Cowans of Mission Viejo, Calif.
#28 Jerrin Williams
S • 6-2 • 205 • R-Fr. • RS Vancouver, Wash. Evergreen HS
#25 Shane Moody
CB • 5-8 • 165 • R-Jr. • SQ Parker, Colo. Regis Jesuit HS 2016: Moody will add depth to the Montana defensive secondary, and will push for a starting spot his junior season… logged one assisted tackle, two pass breakups and a pass block in the 2016 spring game.
2016: Williams will be in the mix for a starting position in the Grizzly secondary as a redshirt freshman following a standout performance in the spring game… posted four tackles (two solo) and intercepted a pass in that game. 2015: He was a redshirt.
2015: Played in one game against Eastern Washington as a sophomore… tallied one solo tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL: Williams earned four letters in football and three in basketball at Evergreen HS...he was team captain in football as a senior... he was a three-time all-conference selection on the gridiron for coach Don Johnson... his senior season he had 30 tackles, 10 PDs, 6 picks, and 2 sacks.
2014: Moody was a walk-on freshman. He played in two games and had two tackles vs. Central Washington.
PERSONAL: Williams will major in business management...birth date: April 14, 1996.... his mom is Amanda Williams of Vancouver.
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#29 Brody Martinez
#32 Gavin Crow
RB • 5-10 • 192 • R-Fr. • RS Federal Way, Wash. Todd Beamer HS
S • 6-1 • 191 • Fr. • HS Kennewick, Wash. Kamiakin HS
2016: Martinez will look to add depth at the running back position.
2016: Crow will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016 as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Crow earned one letter in football at Kubisaki HS in Okinawa, Japan…he earned two letters in football at Kamiakin HS in Kennewick, Wash., where he also earned a special team player of the year award and was captain of defense for Coach Scott Biglin…he also earned the offensive player of the year award and was first team All-Conference at wide receiver and defensive back.
2015: Was a redshirt. PERSONAL: Martinez has yet to declare a major.
#30 Evan Epperly
S • 5-10 • 186 • R-So. • SQ Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS
PERSONAL: He plans to major in business…birth date: Dec. 11, 1997…his parents are Jeannette and Darren Crow of Kennewick…his father served in the Marine Corps as a major for over 20 years.
2016: Epperly will add solid depth to the Montana defensive secondary as a sophomore following a standout spring season… registered four tackles (three solo) in the 2016 spring game. 2015: Saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman… Registered two assisted tackles, one against Montana State, the other in the FCS playoffs against South Dakota State... Awarded the Kole Swartz Legacy Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 11 letters in high school: four in basketball and track, and three in football...he was a first team all-state pick at wide receiver and cornerback...had 55 catches for 1,126 yards and 14 TDs, along with 51 tackles, 10 pass break-ups, and five interceptions his senior season...tabbed “AA” Western offensive MVP...football team was state runner-up in 2013... team captain in football and basketball...invited to play in Montana’s East-West Shrine Game, and the Montana-Dakota All-Star Game... first team all-state in hoops and in track as a junior...all-time leader in assists and steals at Glacier High School...his football coach was former (1988-90) Griz quarterback Grady Bennett. PERSONAL: His major is education… birth date: Aug. 6, 1995...his parents are Jim and Heather Epperly of Bigfork... his aunt, Julie Epperly, played for the Lady Griz from 1988-92.
#33 Dante Olson
LB • 6-3 • 223 • R-Fr. • RS Medford, Ore. Cascade Christian HS 2016: Olson will be in the running for playing time as a redshirt freshman at linebacker after a solid spring game outing where he tallied seven tackles (three solo) and recorded a sack. 2015: He was a redshirt in his true freshman year. Earned the defensive Scout Team Player of the Year award at the team’s annual awards banquet. HIGH SCHOOL: Olson was a four-year letterman in football at Cascade Christian HS, where his team won four conference championships (10-3 in 2011; 13-1 in 2012; 12-2 in 2013, and 8-3 in 2014) in a row... three-year team captain and defensive player of the year.... also led his team in tackles for three seasons...voted defensive MVP of his conference and the state two times... his senior year he had 135 tackles, 5 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles; rushed for 583 yards and 8 TDs... named to the state’s All-Star Football Game... a threetime all-state selection at linebacker and tight end (as a senior)... his prep coach was Jon Gettman.... also lettered in basketball and tennis. PERSONAL: Olson carries a 4.0 GPA, he plans to major in wildlife biology... birth date: Jan. 1, 1997.... his parents are Linda and Jeff Olson (the former head football coach at Southern Oregon University) of Medford.
#31 Trase Le Texier
#34 Jace Lewis
LB • 6-2 • 240 • Fr. • HS Boulder, Mont. Jefferson County HS
LB • 6-1 • 213 • Fr. • HS Townsend, Mont. Broadwater County HS
2016: Le Texier will enroll as a freshman at UM in the fall of 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Jefferson County HS in Boulder, Mont. … earned 12 letters in high school, four football, four basketball and four track and field… school record 375 career tackles… 30 tackles for loss, nine fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles five interceptions in his four-year career… Class B All-State football selection in 2013, 2014 and 2015… All-State basketball selection in 2014. PERSONAL: Birth date: Aug. 5, 1997.
2016: Lewis will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016 as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Lewis earned four letters in football, three in track and two in basketball…he was captain of his football team, 2013-15, and basketball team, 2015…football team was conference 5-B champions and state class B champions in 2014…he was named defensive MVP, 2013-15, and offensive MVP, 2014-15…he was a three-time All-State and three-time All-Conference linebacker and quarterback from 2013-15…has 214 career pass completions for a total of 4,337 passing yards and 6,511 total yards, 44 passing TDs, 84 combined TDs, 344 tackles, 17 sacks, and 43 tackles for loss. PERSONAL: Birth date: May 22, 1997…his parents are Aubra and Lee Lewis of Townsend, Mont.
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#35 Eric Williams
#37 Caleb Kidder
P • 5-11 • 183 • So. • TR Missoula, Mont. Loyola Sacred Heart HS • Carleton Col. 2016: Williams will be in the mix for starting kicking & punting duties following a solid spring outing, and will also be in the mix as a receiver…. Caught one pass for 17 yards in the spring game… punted 7 times for 278 yards, with an average of 39.7 yards and a long of 52 in the spring game. 2015: Transferred to Montana from Carleton College, a D-III institution in Northfield, Minn. 2014: Played in 10 games as a true freshman at Carleton College… Punted 60 times for 2,177 yards with a long of 59 yards… Named MIAC Special Teams Player of the Week in Nov. 2014 after punting five times for 171 yards in a snowstorm, averaging nearly 35 yards-per-punt with a long of 44 yards… Finished second tied for second in the MIAC with an average of 36.3 yards per punt, and was alone in second with 15 inside the 20 and 11 fair catches… His long of 59 yards was tied for fifth-best in the MIAC. HIGH SCHOOL: Williams was a two-time Montana state champion in 2012 and 13 under coach Troy Walters at Loyola… was a three-year letter winner and two-year starter as a kicker/punter… played in 22 games as a starter… Averaged 62-yard kickoffs his senior season… went 93/109 on PATs as a two year starter… went 6/9 on field goals as a two year starter with a career long of 42 yards… averaged 45.3 yards-per-punt as a senior with a long punt of 60 yards… put 12 punts inside the 20 yard line on 20 attempts as a senior… trained under former Grizzly and NFL punter Dallas Neil. PERSONAL: A Missoula native and graduate of Loyola Sacred Heart… Twotime academic all-state award winner in soccer, ski racing and football… volunteered at St. Patrick’s Hospital and sat on the St. Patrick’s Hospital Junior Board of Directors.
#36 James Banks
LB • 6-1 • 215 • Jr. • TR Junction City, Ore. Sheldon HS • Alabama-Birmingham 2016: Banks will compete for a starting role at Montana after emerging as a leader in the Grizzlies’ linebacker corps… posted three tackles (two solo) in the spring game. 2015: Missed the 2015 season after UAB dropped its football program. 2014: Played in 11 games for the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers as a sophomore… recorded nine tackles (seven solo), one tackle-for-loss, one sack, a pass breakup, a pass deflection and recovered one fumble. 2013: Played his freshman season at the New Mexico Military Institute… El Toro Bowl champions in 2013…named El Toro Bowl defensive MVP and second team All-Western States Football League linebacker as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Sheldon HS in Eugene, Ore., in 2013 where he earned four letters in football and three in basketball…his football team won the Southwest Conference championship in 2012 and was Oregon 6A state champions also in 2012…he was an honorable mention All-League linebacker in 2010 and honorable mention All-League running back in 2011…he was a first team All-League linebacker in 2011 and 2012 and a first team All-State linebacker in 2012…his senior year in high school he had a school record 182 tackles. PERSONAL: Banks major is chemistry …birth date: May 3, 1994…his parents are Jill and Fred Banks of Junction City, Ore…he is a certified private pilot.
DE • 6-5 • 259 • R-Sr. • 3V Helena, Mont. Helena Capital HS HONORS CANDIDATE 2016: Named to the Athlon Sports preseason FCS AllAmerica first-team… made a move from defensive tackle to defensive end in the off season… Montana’s leading retuning tackler from 2015 with 82 tackles as a defensive tackle… UM’s only returning first-team all-Big Sky player… posted four tackles (two solo), a sack and two tackles for loss in the 2016 spring game at defensive end. 2015: Named first-team all-Big Sky at defensive tackle… On July 28th, he was chosen to wear the #37 jersey, passed down to him by Zack Wagenmann… Was the Grizzlies’ fourth-leading tackler as a junior with 82 tackles (23 solo)… started all 12 games… posted 10 tackles for loss, totaling 52 yards… responsible for 3.5 sacks for 33 yards… recorded an interception, six pass breakups, seven pass deflections, a quarterback hurry, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick... Awarded the ’54 Griz Football Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: Kidder was the Grizzlies’ fourth leading returning tackler. Plagued by injuries, he only played in the first game at Wyoming and redshirted the season. He had three tackles. 2013: He was the 10th leading tackler on the team with 40 stops. He played in all 13 games and started in two (Appalachian State and Cal Poly). His six tackles for loss were the fourth most (tie) on the team. 2012: He was pressed into action as a true freshman, playing in 10 games. He was 18th on the team in total tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: Kidder was selected Montana’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, when he led the Helena Capital Bruins to a 12-1 record and the Class AA state championship… Voted “AA” defensive MVP his senior year… He was named first team all-state at guard as a sophomore, junior, and senior, and first team all-state at defensive end his senior year… He amassed 97 total tackles, 13 sacks, 11 tackles for a loss and six forced fumbles as a senior… He also recorded 45 pancake blocks on offense in his senior season… He was selected to play in Montana’s annual East-West Shrine Game and Montana-Dakota All-Star Game… His prep football coach was Pat Murphy... He was named to the Great Falls Tribune “Super Team.” CAREER HIGHS: Had 12 tackles against Idaho State on 11/7/15… had three tackles for loss against South Dakota State in the first round of the FCS playoffs… Has posted one sack in three different contests, with a long of 13 yards… Recorded two pass breakups in two different contests. PERSONAL: His major is business administration… Birth date: Feb. 4, 1994… His parents are Lance and Kathy Kidder of Helena… Misc.: His uncle, K.C. McGowan, played basketball at Montana from 1986-89… Was once a top-five ski racer in the western United States in junior high. YEAR 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
G/S 10/0 13/2 1/0 12/12 36/14
UA 4 10 0 23 37
YEAR 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
G/S 10/0 13/2 1/0 12/12 36/14
FF 0 0 0 0 0
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Ast.=TT 10=14 30=40 3=3 59=82 102=139 FR 0 0 0 1 1
PD 0 5 0 6 11
TFL 2.5(-11) 6(-20) 0 10(52) 18.5(-83) QBH 0 0 0 1 1
INT 0 0 0 1 1
SACK 1.5(-8) 3.5(-17) 0 3.5(33) 5(-58) BLK 0 0 0 1 1
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GRIZZLIES #42 Josh Buss
#38 Cody McCombs
LB • 6-2 • 204 • R-So. • 1V Boise, Idaho Mountain View HS
RB • 5-9 • 188 • So. • TR Billings, Mont. West HS • Black Hills State 2016: McCombs adds depth at running back after transferring to Montana from Black Hills State, a D-II school in Spearfish, S.D. for his sophomore year. 2015: Played in 11 games at running back and kick returner as a true freshman at Black Hills State… rushed 22 times for 107 yards and scored one touchdown… Averaged 9.7 yards rushing per game and 4.9 yards per carry… ran for a career long of 16 yards… returned 11 kick offs for 203 yards, averaging 18.5 yards per carry, with a long of 27 yards.
2016: Buss returns as the Grizzlies’ seventh-leading tackler in his sophomore season… Posted three tackles (one solo) and a pass breakup in the spring game… Will play a key role in a group of young but talented linebackers.
High School: Named Second Team All-State at Billings West High School… Earned First Team All-Conference honors… Was team leader in rushing yards, all-purpose yards and touchdowns… Named Athletic Medicine and Performance Comeback Athlete of the Month.
HIGH SCHOOL: He rushed for a 5A Southern Idaho Conference-best 1,986 yards and 22 touchdowns his senior year...senior team was 7-3 and reached the state quarterfinals...earned three letters in football, four in lacrosse, and one in wrestling...All-Idaho “Player of the Year” as a senior... first team all-state running back as a junior and senior...freshman and junior lacrosse teams won state titles, and he was tabbed an All-American in that sport as a junior and senior... team MVP and captain in football as a senior and junior; and outstanding wide receiver as a sophomore...career stats: 2,918 rushing yards for 32 touchdowns, and 88 catches for 1,289 yards and 13 TDs, breaking 11 school records...also earned a letter in wrestling....team captain in football for head coach Judd Benedick.
Personal: Son of Sue and Gunder McCombs… Two siblings, Kelly and Dustin… Mother competed in gymnastics at Montana State Billings… Plans to major in physical therapy
#39 Brandon Purdy
K/P • 5-10 • 168 • R-Fr. • RS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS
2015: Saw action in 12 games for the Griz… Posted 18 tackles (seven solo) and a single tackle for loss, resulting in a loss of seven yards. 2014: Buss was a redshirt .
CAREER HIGHS: Had six tackles against Eastern Washington on 11/21/15 PERSONAL: Buss is majoring in economics. Birth date: Dec. 4, 1995. His parents are Kristi Tippetts and Joe Buss of Meridian.
2016: Purdy will add depth at the kicker/punter positions. HIGH SCHOOL: Went 8/12 on field goals and 57/62 on PATs for the Glacier Wolfpack his senior year… A two-year letter winner in football… A four year letter winner in soccer… Rated a four-star kicker by Kohl’s Professional Kicking Camps.
TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK 2015 12 7 11 18 0.5 7 1 0 0 1 Total 12 7 11 18 0.5 7 1 0 0 1
#43 Nate Bradley
DT • 5-10 • 270 • R-Jr. • 2V Billings, Mont. West HS
#40 Cy Sirmon
LB • 6-3 • 236 • R-Fr. • RS Wenatchee, Wash. Wenatchee HS
2016: Montana’s fifth-leading returning tackler from 2015… Expected to be a key member of the defensive front… Had five tackles (two solo) in the spring game to go along with 1.5 sacks.
2016: Sirmon will be in the mix for playing time at linebacker as a redshirt freshman following a solid performance in spring drills… posted two solo tackles and a sack for a loss of 10 yards in the spring game.
2015: Played in all 13 contests, earning a start against Cal Poly… Posted a total of 28 tackles, the 15th-highest total on the team… tallied two tackles for loss and one sack... Earned Academic All-Big Sky selection... Awarded the Stockman Bank Football Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
2015: He was a redshirt in his true freshman year.
2014: Bradley played in 12 games at defensive tackle with a total of 13 tackles, two unassisted. He recovered one fumble.
HIGH SCHOOL: Sirmon was a three-year starter at linebacker at Wenatchee HS...senior year he had 106 tackles, 10 TFLS, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries...a first team all-conference selection at linebacker as a junior and senior... team captain and MVP as a senior...MVP of freshman football squad... his prep football coach was Scott Deveraux... also a two-year letterman in wrestling. PERSONAL: Sirmon’s major is pharmacy...birth date: Feb. 4, 1997...his parents are Kaye and John Sirmon of Wenatchee...his dad John was a four-year starter at Idaho from 1988-92...his uncle, Peter Sirmon, is a member of Oregon’s hall of fame at linebacker (1996-99), and he played seven seasons for the Titans...his uncle, David Sirmon, played linebacker at Montana from 199295 and was a member of the Grizzlies’ national title team in 1995.
2013: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a three-year starter on the defensive line and a twoyear starter on the offensive line at Billings West High School. He was named all-state as a senior, and all-conference his junior and senior seasons. His prep football coach was long-time mentor Paul Klaboe. He participated in Montana’s annual East-West Shrine Game. He served as a team captain in football and in track. He was also a three-year letterman in track, competing in the shot put and discus. CAREER HIGHS: Had 14 tackles against Cal Poly on 9/5/15. PERSONAL: Bradley is an Environmental Studies major...Birth date: May 26, 1995. His parents are James Bradley and Tami Haaland of Billings.
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GRIZZLIES #46 Trace Bradshaw
#44 Tucker Schye
DL • 6-3 • 254 • Fr. • HS Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman HS
DE • 6-4 • 240 • R-Jr. • 2V Malta, Mont. Malta HS 2016: Schye emerged as one of Montana’s biggest defensive threats during spring drills, racking up seven tackles (five solo) and three sacks for a loss of 20 yards in the spring game… Expected to see ample playing time at defensive end. 2015: Moved from linebacker to defensive end… Played in all 13 games… Posted 14 tackles (six solo)… notched five tackles for loss. 2014: Schye played in all 14 games backing up Jeremiah Kose at linebacker… he had 21 total tackles, nine unassisted. He had one pass breakup. 2013: He was a redshirt. He was named UM’s “Scout Team Player of the Year” on defense. HIGH SCHOOL: He was the defensive leader for the State B runner-up Mustangs as a senior, and team captain and MVP that season. He racked up 100 tackles in 12 games, including 20 sacks his senior year. He had 10 forced fumbles, including five in the playoffs, as well as an interception that he returned for a touchdown. He was all-state in football in 2011 and 2012...named to Great Falls Tribune’s Super State team. He was named his football team’s “Outstanding Defensive Player” as a junior. He earned 11 letters: four each in football and track, and three in basketball. His prep football coach was Scott King.
2016: Bradshaw will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Bradshaw played football and basketball at Bozeman HS, earning three letters in each sport…he was team captain in football his senior year and voted team MVP by his teammates…he was basketball team captain in 2014 and 2015…his football teams were the state champs in 2013 and 2015…Bradshaw was the co-defensive MVP of the Eastern AA in football, first team All-State/All-Conference fullback and defensive tackle in 2015, his senior year…he was honorable mention All-State defensive tackle and second team All-Conference defensive tackle in 2014 and honorable mention All-State in basketball, also in 2014…his coach was Troy Purcell…he maintained a 3.2 GPA. PERSONAL: Bradshaw plans to major in business…birth date: Oct. 3, 1997…his parents are Stacha and Clay Bradshaw of Bozeman
#47 Cole Rosling
DL • 6-4 • 225 • Fr. • HS Helena, Mont. Capital HS
PERSONAL: His major is accounting...birth date: April 7, 1994. His parents are Tad and Amy Schye of Malta. Year 2014 2015 Total
G/S 14/0 13/0 27/0
UT 9 6 15
AT 12 8 20
TT 21 14 35
TFL 0.5 (-1) 5 (-16) .5. (-17)
Sacks 0 1.5 (-12) 1.5 (-12)
#45 Vika Fa’atuiese
LB • 6-3 • 220 • R-Fr. • RS Vista, Calif. Vista HS 2016: Vika Fa’atuiese (pronounced Vee-kah FAH-AHtoo-ee-essay) saw considerable action in spring ball at linebacker, and will look to move up the depth chart as a redshirt freshman… posted two solo tackles in the spring game and a pass breakup.
2016: Rosling will be a true freshman at UM in the fall of 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Rosling attended Capital HS in Helena, Mont., where he earned four letters in football from 2012-15…his football coach was Kyle Mihelish…he was the 2015 defensive line MVP…he was a 2015 AA defensive MVP, Western Conference…first team AA All-State and All-Conference defensive end, on the Montana Super Team and Helena Independent Record defensive player of the year…he plans to play in the East-West Shrine Game in 2016…he was an academic All-State in 2012 and 2015…in 2015 he had 85 tackles, 17 for loss, 16 sacks, five breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Rosling also played hockey and was a three-time Montana Treasure State hockey champion. PERSONAL: He is undecided on a major…birth date: Oct. 21, 1997…his parents are Kima and Kyle Rosling of Helena, Mont.
2015: Was a redshirt.
#48 Donald Bedell
DE • 6-4 • 240 • R-So. • SQ Fair Haven, N.J. Rumson-Fair Haven HS • Rutgers
PERSONAL: He is a pre-psychology major.
2016: Bedell will add depth to the defensive front in his redshirt sophomore year… Picked up three tackles including a half-sack in the 2016 spring game. 2015: Played in two games (Eastern Washington and Montana State) as a redshirt freshman in his first year at Montana… Got in on one assisted tackle at defensive end. 2014: Was a redshirt at Rutgers University in New Jersey. CONTINUED...
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2012: Held was a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Part of 2014 signing day class at Rutgers ... coached by Bryan Batchler at Rumson-Fair Haven ... helped team to an 11-1 record as a senior to capture the Central Jersey Group 2 state championship ... picked up three sacks on opponent’s final drive to seal the win ... totaled 90 tackles, nine for loss, 13 sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and four forced fumbles as a senior ... named First Team All-Shore, First Team All-Group 2, First Team All-Monmouth County and Star-Ledger Third Team All-State ... rated as the 28th-best player in New Jersey by MaxPrepsand threestars by Scout.com ... projected to be a defensive end at the collegiate level by recruiting analysts ... known to play with a high-motor ... attended the Rutgers Big Man Academy ... First Team All-District A selection after junior season ... picked up over 60 tackles with 15 sacks as a junior.
HIGH SCHOOL: He earned two letters in both football and track at El Camino High School. He was team captain in track his senior season. His high school football coach was Adam Reinking. PERSONAL: He is an honors pre-med double major in Excersise Science and Human Biology. Birth date: Nov. 16, 1994. His parents are Les Held and Janice Shaw of Sacramento.
#52 Caleb Mitchell
LS • 6-1 • 185 • Fr. • HS North Bend, Wash. Mount Si HS
PERSONAL: Undecided on a potential major ... son of Paige and Don Bedell. TACKLES Year GP UA A 2015 2 0 1 Total 2 0 1
Total TFL TFLY PD FF 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
FR BLK 0 0 0 0
2016: Mitchell will be a freshman at UM in the fall of 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: Mitchell attended Mount Si HS in Snoqualmie, Wash. …long snapper in high school…2014 Kingco Conference honorable mention wide receiver…366 yards and three touchdowns.
#49 Jesse Sims
#54 Gage Smith
DT • 6-4 • 235 • R-Fr. • RS Stevensville, Mont. Corvallis HS
LB • 6-3 • 206 • R-So. • SQ Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish HS
2016: Sims will be in the mix for playing time as a redshirt freshman thanks in part to a strong showing in spring drills… tallied a sack for a loss of 10 yards and a fumble recovery in the annual spring game.
2016: Smith saw time during spring drills at linebacker, picking up seven tackles in the spring game ... Will add depth at linebacker on Coach Semore’s defense.
2015: Sims was a redshirt in his true freshman season.
2015: Provided depth at linebacker, but did not see playing time.
HIGH SCHOOL: Sims is a three-sport star at high schools in Corvallis and in his hometown of Stevensville, lettering in football, basketball, and track... he was an all-state pick in football at Corvallis HS as a senior for head coach Clayton Curly...his sophomore hoop team at Stevensville HS won the state championship, and he was named the MVP of the state tournament.
2014: Was a redshirt. PERSONAL: Smith is a communication studies major.
PERSONAL: Sims plans to major in kinesiology and pursue a career as an athletic trainer...birth date: Nov. 6, 1996...his parents are Julie and Rob Sims of Stevensville...his sister, Alycia, is a senior center on the Lady Griz basketball team.
#55 Kyle Davis
DT • 6-1 • 259 • R-So. • 1V San Diego, Calif. Cathedral Catholic HS
#50 Aaron Held
2016: Davis will add depth at defensive tackle in his redshirt sophomore year.
LS • 6-1 • 190 • R-Sr. • 3V Sacramento, Calif. El Camino HS
2015: Played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman and picked up 12 total tackles (one solo).
2016: Held will once again be Montana’s go-to long snapper in his redshirt senior season. 2015: Appeared in all 13 of Montana’s games as a redshirt junior… posted three tackles on special teams… Over the summer, he completed a summer research fellowship for the center for structural and functional neuroscience at UM… Named an All-Big Sky Academic team member for third-straight year... Awarded Larry & Kristin Stayner Family Football Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: He played in all 14 games and had two tackles, one vs. South Dakota and one unassisted tackle at Cal Poly. He was again named an All-Big Sky Conference academic team selection. 2013: He played in 11 games and snapped in PAT and field goal situations. He was an All-Big Sky Conference academic team selection.
2014: Kyle was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He earned four letters in football and two in wrestling... He was co-captain in football as a senior...Eastern League Defensive Player of the Year, first team all-league, and “Outstanding Lineman” following his senior campaign...three-time all-league selection at defensive end...all-conference wrestler...career-wise he had 180 tackles, 23 sacks, and three fumble recoveries...his head coach was Sean Doyle. PERSONAL: His major is biology and hopes to become a physician...birth date: Sept. 21, 1995...his parents are Ron and Trelli Davis of San Diego. TACKLES Years GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK 2015 11 1 11 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11 1 11 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#56 Alex Thomas
#60 Jackson Thiebes
LB • 6-0 • 211 • R-So. • SQ Great Falls, Mont. C.M. Russell HS
OL • 6-5 • 301 • R-Sr. • SQ Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS • Lewis & Clark College
2016: Thomas will be one of several young linebackers vying for time at linebacker following a solid outing in spring ball…. Posted six tackles (two solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss in the spring game.
tion at tackle.
2015: Provided depth at linebacker as a redshirt freshman, but did not see playing time.
2015: Played in four games at offensive tackle, earning a start against Idaho State.
2014: Was a redshirt.
2014: Thiebes was moved from tight end to the offensive line and played at left tackle. He played in six games and started in two: at Wyoming and vs. Central Washington ... Awarded the Colleen Marks Athletic Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Thomas was first team all-state as a senior, and also selected to play in the Montana Shrine Game and Bandlands Bowl...a first team all-state pick in track as a sophomore and junior...all-league in football as a junior and senior...team captain in football and track...earned four letters in track and two in football...his high school football coach was Montana Hall of Fame mentor Jack Johnson...career-wise he had 24 sacks, 28 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hurries, and he blocked four field goals. PERSONAL: Political science major ... Birth date: Oct. 31, 1995...his parents are David and Lisa Thomas of Great Falls.
2016: Thiebes returns for his redshirt senior year as one of the most seasoned offensive lineman on the Grizzly front, and will look to cement a starting posi-
2013: Was a redshirt at Montana. 2012: Attended Lewis & Clark College... Played in eight games as a tight end... Picked up two tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a two-year letterman in football at Glacier High School… His prep football coach was former (1988-90) Griz starting quarterback Grady Bennett… Also played high school rugby. PERSONAL: His major is psychology... Birth date: Feb. 15, 1994… His parents are John and Katie Thiebes of Palm Desert, Calif… His grandfather Joseph Thiebes, lettered in football at Montana in 1942.
#57 Shayne Cochran
LB • 6-1 • 221 • R-So. • SQ Culbertson, Mont. Culbertson HS
#62 Dylan Eickmeyer
OG • 6-4 • 299 • Fr. • HS Tucson, Ariz. Salpointe Catholic HS
2016: Will add depth to the linebacker position in his redshirt sophomore season… Posted three tackles and one tackle for loss in the spring game.
2016: Eickmeyer in an incoming freshman, and will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016.
2015: Provided depth at linebacker, but did not see playing time. 2014: Cochran was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 10 letters: four in football, and three in both basketball and track...a first team all-state and all-conference selection at running back and linebacker as a junior and senior...rushed for 1,589 yards and 28 touchdowns, and averaged 8.5 yards a run, and also had 85 tackles on defense...was team captain as a senior for his 8-2 team...prep coach was David Helmer his senior year, and Rob Oelkers previous three seasons. PERSONAL: His major is business...birth date: Oct. 31, 1995...his parents are Laurie and Lary Pearson and Cory and Kathryn Cochran of Culbertson.
HIGH SCHOOL: Eickmeyer earned four letters in football and two in baseball at Salpointe Catholic HS in Tucson, Ariz., where he was varsity captain in football in 2015…his football team under Coach Dennis Benne was the state Champion in 2013 and made the semifinals in 2012 and quarterfinals in 2014… Eickmeyer was a second team All-Section and third team All-Southern Arizona in 2014 and first team All-Section and All-Southern Arizona in 2015. PERSONAL: Eickmeyer will major in pharmacy/pharmacology…birth date: March 19, 1998…his parents are Michelle and Craig Eickmeyer of Tucson.
#65 Cody Meyer
OL • 6-3 • 285 • R-Fr. • RS San Marcos, Calif. San Marcos HS 2016: Meyer will add depth to the offensive line. 2015: Meyer was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Meyer was an all-leaguer at San Marcos HS as a junior and senior...a three-year starter at center for head coach Jason Texler...earned three letters in football and two in volleyball...a two-year team captain in football. PERSONAL: Meyer will major in political science and pursue a career as an attorney...birth date: April 21, 1997...his parents are Renae and Jeff Meyer of San Marcos. - 36 -
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#66 Ashton Torres
#69 Randy Rodriquez
OT • 6-4 • 315 • Fr. • HS Aurora, Colo. Cherokee Trail HS
DT • 6-3 • 244 • Fr. • HS Peoria, Ariz. Centennial HS
2016: Torres will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016.
2016: Rodriguez will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL: Torres attended Cherokee Trail HS in Aurora, Colo…earned four letters in football from 2012-15 and one letter in track (2013)…lineman of the year at Cherokee Trail HS in 2014 and 2015, team captain in 2015 under head coach Monte Thelen…second team allleague in 2013…first team all-league and All-Colorado in 2014 and 2015… Chassa All-State and Prep Colorado All-State in 2015…Centennial League Champions/State runner-up in 2012…Centennial League Champions/Final 4 in 2013.
High School: Rodriguez attended Centennial HS in Peoria, Ariz. … he earned two letters in football from 2014-15 playing under Coach Richard Taylor… Division 1 State Champion in 2015 (12-2), Division 2 State Champion in 2014 (12-2)… first team AllDistrict defense in 2015, first team All-State Honorable Mention in 2015… first team All-Region offensive tackle in 201… recorded 41 tackles and five sacks his senior season.
#70 Ben Weyer
PERSONAL: Torres is undecided on a major…birth date: Aug. 5, 1997…his parents are Chris Torres and Monique Zivkovic-Torres of Aurora, Colo.
OL • 6-4 • 301 • R-Sr. • 2V Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman HS
#67 Thayne Jackson
OG • 6-5 • 312 • Fr. • HS Gilbert, Ariz. Gilbert HS
HONORS CANDIDATE
2016: Jackson will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Jackson was a two-sport star at Gilbert HS in Gilbert, Ariz., where he earned two letters each in football and track and field (shotput and discus)…he was captain of the football team for Coach Derek Zellner…Jackson was the most improved player his junior year, All-State his senior year and All-Conference his junior and senior years. PERSONAL: Jackson is a business management major…birth date: Sept. 17, 1998…his parents are Christina and Daryl Hall and Dustin Jackson of Gilbert…his great uncle Steve Roehl ran track at UM in the 1970s.
#68 McCauley Todd
OL • 6-7 • 304 • R-Sr. • 2V Cedar Rapids, Iowa Washington HS 2016: Todd should be a regular starter at offensive guard in his redshirt season campaign. 2015: Todd suffered an injury in fall camp, but returned to play inn nine games and earn eight starts at offensive tackle. 2014: Played in nine games and had one start vs. Central Washington. He played backup to senior left guard Jordan Hines.
2016: Weyer will look to return to a starting position as a redshirt senior… Earned a nomination as an all-Big Sky preseason performer. 2015: Suffered an injury during fall camp and was forced to miss his redshirt junior campaign... Was awarded the Bill and Phyllis Bouchee Family Football Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Scholarship Banquet. 2014: Started as right guard on the offensive side. He played in 13 games and started in 12. 2013: Played in several games and lettered. He was an All-Big Sky Conference academic team selection. 2012: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a two-time first team all-state selection at offensive tackle at Bozeman High School as a senior. He started at left tackle for the Hawks when they won the 2010 State AA title, going 13-0 that season. He served as team captain his senior year. He was voted “Hawk of the Year” in 2011. He was named his team’s defensive MVP in football as a senior. He was selected the “Outstanding Lineman” in 2010 and 2011. He played in both the East-West Shrine Game and Montana-Dakota All-Star Game. His high school football coach was Troy Purcell. He was named to the Great Falls Tribune’s “Super Team.” He also lettered in track. PERSONAL: He is undecided on a major. His parents are Tom and Liz Weyer of Bozeman. Birth date: March 1, 1994. He had a 3.8 GPA in high school.
2013: He was a squad member. 2012: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a Mississippi Valley Conference and All-Cedar Rapids first team selection at Washington High School his senior season for his 8-4 team. He anchored the right tackle position on an offense that averaged 33.8 points and 242.8 rushing yards per game. His senior squad advanced to the quarter-finals of the Class 4A playoffs. As a senior he allowed zero sacks in 235 pass attempts, and averaged five knockdowns a game. He was ranked the 17th top player in the state by Iowa Preps. His high school football coach was Tony Lombardi. PERSONAL: He is a history major. His parents are Mark Todd and Susan Pfeiler-Todd of Cedar Rapids. Birth date: August 20, 1993. He had a 3.7 GPA in high school. - 37 -
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#71 Devon Dietrich
#73 Brandon Scott
OL • 6-4 • 309 • R-Sr. • 2V Woodinville, Wash. Woodinville HS
OT • 6-7 • 320 • Fr. • HS Owasso, Okla. Owasso HS
HONORS CANDIDATE
2016: Scott will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman.
2016: Dietrich is a two-year starter who will anchor the Grizzly offensive line in his redshirt senior season… Earned a nomination as a preseason all-conference performer. 2015: Earned a All-Big Sky Honorable Mention at right guard… Started in all 13 games for the Griz as a redshirt junior. 2014: Started at right tackle in every game of the 2014 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Scott earned three letters in football at Owasso HS in Owasso, Okla….his coach was Bill Patterson…he earned All-Conference in academics in 2015 and was an OCA all-star in 2015. PERSONAL: He is undecided on a major…birth date: July 10, 1997…his parents are Paula Scott-Miller and Michael Miller and Edward Scott of Owasso.
2013: He was a squad member.
#74 Angel Villanueva
2012: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was named first team 4A all-league at offensive tackle as a senior by the Seattle Times and tabbed a “White Chip Recruit” by that publication. He received the 2011 Coaches Award. He was team captain in football as a senior. He was a three-year letterman in football at Woodinville High School. His prep football coach was Wayne Maxwell. His senior team placed third in the state football playoffs and had a 12-1 record. He also lettered in track. He’s a three-time academic all-league selection. He was a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: His major is marketing. His parents are John and Beth Dietrich of Woodinville. Birth date: Feb. 16, 1994. He is a second degree black belt in karate.
OL • 6-5 • 314 • R-Fr. • RS Duarte, Calif. Duarte HS 2016: Villanueva will add depth on the offensive line in his redshirt freshman year. 2015: Was a redshirt in his true freshman year. HIGH SCHOOL: Villanueva earned 12 letters at Duarte HS: four each in football, wrestling, and track, and was a team captain in all three of those sports as a sophomore, junior, and senior...he was a three-time all-league pick and voted “Most Valuable Lineman” his senior season, when he registered 95 “pancake” blocks...also named All-Mid-Valley and All-San Gabriel Valley. PERSONAL: Villanueva is interested in mechanical engineering...birth date: Dec. 7, 1996...his parents are Nydia Villanueva and Erik Garcia of Duarte.
#72 Cooper Sprunk
OL • 6-4 • 293 • R-Jr. • 1V Tigard, Ore. Jesuit HS
#75 Robert Luke
OL • 6-4 • 316 • Jr. • 2V Tacoma, Wash. Charles Wright Academy HS
2016: Sprunk will add solid depth to the offensive line in his redshirt junior season, and will push for a starting position. 2015: Moved to the offensive line for his redshirt sophomore season, and make an appearance in four games at center. 2014: Played in nine games as a tight end. 2013: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a starter at tight end for the 12-3 Jesuit High School Crusaders his senior season. His high school football coach was Ken Potter. His prep football team lost to eventual 6A champion Sheldon High School 3528 in the state semi-finals in 2012. He also lettered in basketball. His senior basketball team went 27-3 en route to the league title. PERSONAL: His major is business. Birth date: June 29, 1995. His parents are Eric and Kim Sprunk of Portland.
2016: Luke is expected to see plenty of playing time in his junior season. 2015: Played and started in all 13 games for the Griz in his sophomore season, coming in as injury cover at center… Named to the Big Sky Academic All-Conference team. 2014: Due to injuries on the offensive line, Robert was pressed into action as a true freshman and played in 10 games…. was a nominee for Big Sky Player of the week following the North Dakota game when he blocked a fourth quarter UND field goal attempt, leading to a Griz victory. HIGH SCHOOL: He earned four letters in football and three in track at Charles Wright Academy. He was named All-Area and all-league on offense and defense his junior and senior seasons. His junior (9-1) and senior (8-1) teams went a combined 17-2 overall, winning two league championships. He was a team captain, and voted most inspirational and blocker of the year. He was an all-state selection his senior year. His high school football coach was Mike Finch. PERSONAL: His major is sociology. Birth date: June 2, 1996. His parents are Robert Luke and Peggy Campos of Tacoma.
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#76 David Reese
#79 Max Kelly
OL • 6-7 • 298 • Jr. • 2V Happy Valley, Ore. Clackamas HS
OL • 6-7 • 301 • R-Sr. • 2V Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga Prep HS
2016: Reese has added weight in the off season and will look to feature prominently in the Grizzlies’ offensive front.
2016: Kelly will play a leadership role on the offensive line in his redshirt senior season.
2015: Reese started in all 13 games for the Griz in his sophomore campaign at right tackle.
2015: Played in eight games in his redshirt junior season, starting in five… picked up a single tackle against Cal Poly… Awarded the John L. Olson Family Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
2014: Due to injuries on the offensive line, Reese saw action as a true freshman. He played in 12 games and started in 11.
2014: He ended spring drills as the back-up at left tackle and played in five games.
HIGH SCHOOL: He earned three letters in both football and basketball at Clackamas High School...he was an honorable mention all-state pick as a senior...a two-time all-league selection...team captain as a senior in football... senior team went 9-3 and lost in the state playoffs in the quarterfinals...voted his team’s Lineman of the Year in 2012 and 2013...named “Rookie of the Year” in football as a sophomore....second team all-league in hoops as a senior..his head coach was Joe Bushman.
2013: He played in seven games and earned a letter. He was an All-Big Sky Conference academic team selection.
PERSONAL: His major is business. Birth date: March 28, 1996. His parents are Jeff and Ashley Reese of Happy Valley, Oregon.
#77 Dallas Hart
2012: He was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was named to several all-state teams following his senior campaign.. He was chosen first team All-Greater Spokane League and all-city selection his senior and junior seasons at Gonzaga Prep. He served as a team captain in football as a junior and senior. He was tabbed Spokane U-District’s Physical Therapy Iron Man Award winner. He was selected for Washington’s East-West All-Star Game. He was also a standout in track, throwing the shot put and the discus. He was a two-time team captain in track. His prep football coach was David McKenna. PERSONAL: He is majoring in business administration. Birth date: May 23, 1993. His mom is Darcy Kelly of Spokane.
OL • 6-5 • 312 • R-Fr. • RS Cypress, Calif. Pacifica HS
#80 Josh Horner
2016: Hart will add depth to the offensive line in his redshirt freshman season.
WR • 6-5 • 220 • Jr. • 2V Great Falls, Mont. C.M. Russell HS
2015: Hart was a redshirt in his true freshman year at UM. HIGH SCHOOL: Hart was a first team all-conference player for Pacifica HS... voted team MVP as a senior...served as a team captain his senior season...a three-year letterman in football for head coach Marcello Giuliano. PERSONAL: A Scholar Athlete as a prep... Majoring in business administration ... Birth date: June 20, 1997...his parents are Kim and Mike Hart of Cypress ... He was a nationally ranked BMX racer.
#78 Conlan Beaver
OT • 6-5 • 276 • Fr. • HS Fredericksburg, VA.
2016: Horner is Montana’s second-leading returning receiver and will feature prominently in the “H” wide receiver position. 2015: Horner played in 13 games and started in three of the last four games of the season… Caught 22 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown… Averaged 13.4 yards per catch and 22.6 yards per game… Had a long catch of 44 yards… Was awarded the GSA License Plate Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: Horner played in 10 games. He was one for seven in reception yards.
2016: Beaver will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Beaver was a two-year captain on the football team at Massaponax HS in Spotsylvania, Va...he earned three letters in football and swimming and participated in three conference championship football teams during the 2014-16 seasons under Coach Eric Ludden…those teams went 12-1 in 2014, 13-1 in 2015 and 12-1 in 2016…he was honored as first team allconference, all-area, all-region and all-state Virginia preps and second team all-VHSL. PERSONAL: Beaver plans to major in forestry and hopes to work for the Forest Service upon graduation…birth date: July 2, 2016…his parents are Susan and Ray Beaver of Fredericksburg, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was a first team all-state selection at quarterback at C.M. Russell High School, as well as team MVP....a first team all-league pick in basketball...earned seven letters: three each in football and basketball and one in track...team captain in football as a senior at C.M.R. for Montana Hall of Fame coach Jack Johnson. CAREER HIGHS: Had six catches for 80 yards against South Dakota State in 2015… Caught a pass for 44 yards against Cal Poly in 2015. PERSONAL: His major is geology. Birth date: July 15, 1994. His parents are Joe and Glenda Horner & Paula and Russ Fry of Great Falls. RECEIVING Year GP 2014 10 2015 13 Total 23
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Rec 1 22 23
Yards 7 294 301
TD 0 1 1
Long 7 44 51
Rec/G 0.7 1.7 2.4
Avg/C 7.0 13.4 20.4
Avg/G 0.7 22.6 23.3
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#81 Mitch McLaughlin
#84 Jed Nagler
WR • 5-9 • 175 • So. • SQ Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poly HS • Chaffey College
WR • 6-4 • 208 • Fr. • HS Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish HS
2016: McLaughlin will add depth to the wide receiver corps.
2016: Nagler will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016 as a true freshman.
2015: Transferred to Montana 2014: Played football at Chaffey College in California HIGH SCHOOL: McLaughlin caught 33 passes for 423 yards including seven touchdowns as a prep at Poly High School in Riverside, Calif… Averaged 12.8 yards per catch and 22.3 yards per game.
#82 Samori Toure
WR • 6-3 • 172 • Fr. • HS Portland, Ore. Westview HS 2016: Toure will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016 as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Nagler earned four letters each in football and track and field at Whitefish HS in Whitefish, Mont. …his football coach was Chad Ross…he was football MVP in 2014 and track and field team MVP in 2015… his 2013 track team was the Class A state champions and 4x100 relay state champions…his 2015 track and field team was state champions in the 100M dash, high jump, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay and division champs in 2013-15…his football team was conference champs in 2014-15 and Class A state champs in 2015…Nagler was an All-State and All-Conference wide receiver in 2014 and All-State wide receiver, All-Conference wide receiver and All-Conference outside linebacker in 2015. PERSONAL: He plans to major in business management…birth date: Sept. 2, 1997…his parents are Roxann and Jon Nagler of Whitefish.
HIGH SCHOOL: Toure was football team captain and offensive MVP in 2015 at Westview HS in Portland, Ore., for Coach Ryan Atkinson…he earned three letters in football from 2013-15…he was first team All-Metro League wide receiver his junior and senior years, 2014 and 2015, along with first team AllMetro defensive back in 2015…he made third team All-Metro defensive back in 2014…he was an All-League all-academic in 2014 and All-State honorable mention in 2015.
#86 Ben Hardy
PERSONAL: Toure plans to major in psychology with the goal of becoming a sports psychologist…birth date: March 24, 1998…his parents are Susan and Mamadou Toure of Portland.
Personal: Brother of former Griz Greg Hardy
WR • 6-6 • 225 • Fr. • HS Fairview, Mont. Fairview HS 2016: Hardy is an incoming freshman.
#83 Brennan Corbin
#87 Dareon Nash
WR • 6-5 • 222 • Fr. • HS Anaheim, Calif. Villa Park HS
WR • 6-2 • 170 • Fr. • HS Covina, Calif. Charter Oak HS
2016: Corbin will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman.
2016: Nash will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Corbin earned letters in football, track and field and basketball at Villa Park HS in Anaheim, Calif….he was All-League CIF special teams player of the year…his football was Coach Dusan Ancich.
HIGH SCHOOL: Nash was captain for his football team at Charter Oak HS in Covina, Calif., and earned the most valuable receiver award…his team record his senior year was 12-2, and his team advanced to the championship game under Coach Lou Farrar…he was first team All-CIF, first team All-Valley and first team All-League his senior year in 2016.
PERSONAL: Corbin plans to major in criminal justice and hopes to be a behavioral analyst for the FBI…birth date: Dec. 21, 1997…his parents are Sushma and Darrell Corbin of Anaheim.
PERSONAL: He plans to major in kinesiology or business…his birth date is July 28, 1998…his mother is Alongia Jenkins of Covina.
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES #92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu
#88 Colin Bingham
DT • 6-3 • 264 • Jr. • JC Santa Ana, Calif. Centennial HS • Santa Ana College
WR • 6-3 • 226 • R-Fr. • RS Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS
2016: McKee-Osibodu is a transfer from Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., and suited up for spring drills... posted one tackle in the spring game at defen-
2016: Bingham had a solid spring season, and will feature prominently in Coach Stitt’s corps of wide receivers…. Caught a 44-yard touchdown pass for the Maroon team in the spring game.
sive tackle.
2015: Was a redshirt in his true freshman year… Awarded the Paul Ricci Memorial Football Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet.
SANTA ANA COLLGE: McKee-Osibodu was a team captain and a unanimous selection first team All-Conference…SAC defensive lineman of the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Bingham had 20 catches for 176 yards and five touchdowns as a senior for the Big Sky Eagles, who advanced to the state AA semifinal game...a key blocker for a team that averaged 250 yards rushing a game... also a starter in hoops...his prep football coach was Matt Johnson.
HIGH SCHOOL: McKee-Osibodu was a three-sport athlete at Centennial HS in Corona, Calif., where he earned two letters in football and one each in basketball and golf…his football team was a two-time Big VIII League champion and CIF-SS champion…Southern California Open Division regional champions and runners-up…he was a two-time scholar-athlete award winner.
PERSONAL: He plans to major in physical therapy...birth date: June 20, 1997....his parents are Sharon and Guy Bingham of Missoula... His dad, Guy, was a standout player for the Griz from 1976-79, and inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame in September of 2003… Guy played for 13 seasons in the NFL and was drafted by the New York Jets.
PERSONAL: His major is communications with a business minor…birth date: July 17, 1996…his mother is Tina McKee of Corona, Calif…he saw snow for the first time when he came to Montana on his recruiting visit.
#89 Tim Semenza
K • 5-7 • 167 • R-Fr. • RS San Diego, Calif. Cathedral Catholic HS 2016: Semenza will be in the mix for a starting job at kicker as a redshirt freshman. 2015: Semenza was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Cathedral Catholic in the San Diego area… Went 52/54 on PATs in his two-year career… Made eight field goals… Kicked a long FG of 42 yards… Averaged 53.1 yards per kickoff with a long of 60… placed 45 touchbacks.
#91 Brandt Davidson
DT • 6-3 • 294 • Jr. • JC Tucson, Ariz. Salpointe Catholic HS • Scottsdale CC 2016: Davidson will be a junior at UM after transferring from Scottsdale CC… Posted two tackles in the spring game at defensive tackle. 2014-15: Member of the Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes, playing defensive tackle. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Salpointe HS in Tucson, Ariz…won a Division-II state championship as a senior in 2013…first team defense, All-Arizona Division-II in 2013…first team defense, All-Southern Arizona in 2013…recorded 70 total tackles, eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a senior…recorded 30 tackles last season at Scottsdale CC.
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2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
#93 Zach Peevey
#94 Devin Maua
DT • 6-3 • 274 • R-Sr. • 3V Missoula, Mont. Hellgate HS
DE • 6-3 • 240 • Fr. • HS Billings, Mont. Senior HS
2016: Peevey will play a leading roll at defensive tackle in his redshirt senior season… Is Montana’s 12th leading returning tackler.
2016: Maua will enroll at UM in the fall as a true freshman.
2015: Played in 11 games, picking up five tackles… Blocked a kick in FCS Playoff game at North Dakota State… Awarded the Col. Thomas M. Alison Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: Played in all 14 games, starting once vs. Northern Colorado. He had 30 total tackles, 10 unassisted. He had 3 sacks for a total loss of 18 yards. He had one pass breakup, two quarterback hurries and one blocked kick.
HIGH SCHOOL: Maua was a first team all-state defensive end and first team all-state offensive guard at Billings Senior in 2015… named to the 2015 USA Today All-USA Montana second team as a defensive lineman… scheduled to play for the East team in the 2016 East and West Shrine Game in July, 2016… named to the 2014 all-state honorable mention team as a junior defensive end… also a wrestler at Senior HS.
2013: He played in 11 games and was an All-Big Sky Conference academic team selection. 2012: He was redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He was an honorable mention all-state selection at defensive end at local Hellgate High School his junior and senior seasons. He was chosen football defensive MVP his senior year. He was a two-year starter in basketball. He was a first team all-state and an all-tournament pick, as well as team MVP in hoops as a senior. His junior and senior hoop teams finished third in the state. His prep football coach was R.L. Boyle. He was a three-time member of Hellgate High School’s state championship tennis teams in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and won the team’s “Coaches Award” those three seasons. CAREER HIGHS: Three sacks and one blocked kick in 2014. Four unassisted tackles at Cal Poly, also in 2014. PERSONAL: He is a business administration major. Birth date: July 17, 1993. His parents are Blake and JoAnne Peevey of Missoula. TACKLES Year G/S 2013 11/0 2014 14/1 2015 11/0 Total 36/1 Year 2013 2014 2015 Total
Int. 0 0 0 0
UT 1 10 1 12
AT 2 20 4 26
PD 0 1 0 1
FR 0 0 0 0
TT 3 30 5 38 FF 0 0 0 0
TL 0 4.5 (-20) 0 4.5 (-20)
Sack 0 3 (-18) 0 3 (-18)
Blk 0 1 1 2
#95 Andrew Harris
DE • 6-2 • 215 • R-Fr. • RS Kalispell, Mont. Glacier HS 2016: Harris will provide depth at defensive end in his redshirt freshman season. 2015: Was a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Harris was a first team all-state player for 2014 state “AA” champion (13-0) Glacier HS...an all-state and all-conference selection his senior year, when he had 91.5 tackles, four fumble recoveries, and two sacks... voted special teams MVP in 2014...his head coach was Grady Bennett, a former (1988-90) Griz starting quarterback...served as a team captain his senior season. PERSONAL: Harris will major in business...birth date: Jan. 8, 1997...his dad is Greg Harris of Kalispell...Greg played for the Grizzlies from 1971-75, and also played in the NFL for the Jets and 49ers...Andrews’ older brother Josh was a defensive end at UM from 2008-12. - 42 -
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES Esai Longoria
#97 Ryan Johnson
DT • 6-3 • 314 • Fr. • HS Caldwell, Idaho Vallivue HS
DE • 6-3 • 245 • R-Sr. • 2V Vancouver, Wash. Mountain View HS
2016: Longoria will enroll at UM in the fall of 2016. HONORS CANDIDATE 2016: Johnson returns for his redshirt senior season as one of Montana’s most dangerous weapons at defensive end…he is Montana’s 3rd leading returning tackler. 2015: Johnson played in all 13 games, earning two starts as a redshirt junior… Was UM’s 14th leading tackler with 33 total takedowns (nine solo)… Posted five sacks and eight tackles for loss… intercepted one pass… Broke up two passes, and deflected three… recovered two fumbles and forced one… Awarded the William “Biff” Hall Scholarship at the annual Lindsay Awards Banquet. 2014: Jonson played in nine games and had seven total tackles. 2013: He played in five games and lettered.
HIGH SCHOOL: Longoria was a three-year football captain at Vallivue HS in Caldwell, Idaho…he played for Coach Layne Coffin where he earned three letters in football from 2013-16…Longoria also earned four letters in baseball from 2012-16…he was the Southern Idaho Conference second team defensive end in 2013, Southern Idaho Conference first team defensive end in 2014, All-State first team defensive end in 2015 along with All-Idaho…he earned Southern Idaho Conference team first baseman in 2013 and Southern Idaho Conference first team designated hitter along with All-State first basemen in 2014. PERSONAL: His major is undecided…birth date: Aug. 4, 1997…his parents are Melinda and Smiley Longoria of Caldwell…he has two sisters: Ali and Emma…Ali is a softball pitcher at the College of Idaho… he was also recruited to play baseball at the University of Washington.
2012: He was a redshirt at UM HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 11 letters at Mountain View High School: four each in basketball and baseball, and three in football. He was an All-Region pick in football as a junior and senior, and in basketball his senior year. He served as team captain in football and basketball. He was a three-time allleague player in baseball (first base). He had a career-high 21 tackles against Lakes High School in a 2011 state playoff game. His prep football coach was Adam Mathieson. He was selected the 2011-12 Male Athlete of the Year by the T.O.D.A.Y. Foundation and the Columbia newspaper. He was chosen the Greater Vancouver and Southwest Washington Scholar Athlete of the Year with a 3.75 GPA. PERSONAL: His major is business administration. Birth date: Oct. 19, 1993. His parents are Steve and Maurita Johnson of Vancouver. His prep hoops coach was former (1987-89) Grizzly starting guard Nate DuChesne. Year 2013 2014 2015 Total
G/S 5/0 9/0 13/2 27/2
UT 3 1 9 13
AT 1 6 24 31
TT 4 7 33 44
TFL 0 0 8 8
Sacks 0 0 5 5
#99 Reggie Tilleman
DE • 6-4 • 266 • R-So. • SQ Genesee, Idaho Genesee HS 2016: Tilleman will add solid depth at defensive end and will be in the mix for increased playing time as a redshirt sophomore. 2015: Provided depth at defensive end. 2014: Was a redshirt. High School: He earned 11 letters: four each in football and basketball, and three in track...all-state defensive end and punter in 2013...all-state selection in basketball as a junior...twice tabbed all-league as a receiver...varsity football captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior, and team’s leading receiver those seasons...currently serving as team captain in hoops...as a senior he had 44 receptions for 587 yards and 12 TDs, along with 60 tackles...prep football coach was Jason Hanson Personal: A finance major ...birth date: Nov. 30, 1995...his parents are Lee and Sherrie Tilleman of Genesee.
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2016 MONTANA
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2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 19 12 36 10 78 48 88 43 46 42 8 9 11 57 83 21 27 32 6 91 55 3 71 5 26 62 30 45 1 24 3 86 95 77 50 4 80 13 67 2 97 14 79 37 31 34 98 16
Name Samuel Akem Korey Alexander James Banks Brandon Bea Conlan Beaver Donald Bedell Colin Bingham Nate Bradley Trace Bradshaw Josh Buss Jeremy Calhoun Justin Calhoun Chad Chalich Shayne Cochran Brennan Corbin Joey Counts Lewis Cowans Gavin Crow Keenan Curran Brandt Davidson Kyle Davis Mick Delaney Devon Dietrich Kobey Eaton Josh Egbo Dylan Eickmeyer Evan Epperly Vika Fa’atuiese Treshawn Favors Rey Green Brady Gustafson Ben Hardy Andrew Harris Dallas Hart Aaron Held James Homan Josh Horner Lane Hovey Thayne Jackson Gresch Jensen Ryan Johnson Connor Kaegi Max Kelly Caleb Kidder Trase Le Texier Jace Lewis Esai Longoria Jerry Louie-McGee
Pos. WR DB LB QB OT DE WR DT DL LB RB WR QB LB WR RB CB S WR DT DT S OL WR DB OG S LB RB RB QB WR DE OL LS WR WR WR OG QB DE QB OL DE LB LB DT WR
Ht. 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-3 5-9 5-11 6-7 6-6 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-9
Wt. 195 198 215 211 276 240 226 270 254 204 203 168 201 221 222 207 187 191 201 294 259 195 309 185 185 299 186 220 194 190 235 225 215 312 190 177 220 201 312 215 245 205 301 259 240 213 314 168
Year Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. So. R-Fr. Sr. R-So. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. So. R-Sr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr.
Exp. HS TR TR HS HS TR RS 2V HS 1V 1V RS SQ SQ HS 3V HS HS 1V JC 1V SQ 2V RS HS HS SQ RS 1V HS 1V HS RS RS 2V TR 2V TR HS HS 2V JC 2V 3V HS HS HS RS
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Hometown (Previous School) Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Pittsburgh, Calif. (Los Medanos College) Junction City, Ore. (Alabama-Birmingham) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS) Fair Haven, N.J. (Rutgers) Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) Billings, Mont. (West HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Idaho) Culbertson, Mont. (Culbertson HS) Anaheim, Calif. (Villa Park HS) Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) Tucson, Ariz (Scottsdale CC) San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Vista, Calif. (Vista HS) Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) Billings, Mont. (West HS) Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) Brenham, Texas (Blinn College) Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) Adel, Iowa (Nebraska) Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) Ashland, Ore. (Feather River College) Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS) Helena, Mont. (Helena Capital HS) Boulder, Mont. (Jefferson County HS) Townsend, Mont. (Broadwater County HS) Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS)
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 75 23 29 94 38 92 2 81 65 52 25 84 87 18 20 33 93 12 39 18 76 11 69 47 4 1 9 13 44 73 89 17 49 40 54 72 10 5 7 60 56 99 68 66 82 74 70 35 28
Name Pos. Robert Luke C Caleb Lyons WR Brody Martinez RB Devin Maua DE Cody McCombs RB Myles Mckee-Osibodu Ryan McKinley CB Mitch McLaughlin WR Cody Meyer OL Caleb Mitchell LS Shane Moody CB Jed Nagler WR Dareon Nash WR JR Nelson CB John Nguyen RB Dante Olson LB Zach Peevey DT Reese Phillips QB Brandon Purdy KP Mike Ralston WR David Reese OL TJ Reynard CB Randy Rodriguez DT Cole Rosling DL Holden Ryan LB Markell Sanders CB Yamen Sanders S Josh Sandry S Tucker Schye DE Brandon Scott OT Tim Semenza K Makena Simis WR Jesse Sims DE Cy Sirmon LB Gage Smith LB Cooper Sprunk OL Connor Strahm LB Justin Strong S Lamarriel Taylor WR Jackson Thiebes OL Alex Thomas LB Reggie Tilleman DE McCauley Todd OL Ashton Torres OT Samori Toure WR Angel Villanueva OL Ben Weyer OL Eric Williams KP Jerrin Williams S
Ht. 6-4 5-9 5-10 6-3 5-9 DT 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-8 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-7 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-2
Wt. 316 177 192 240 188 6-3 199 175 285 185 165 208 170 171 184 223 274 206 168 266 298 176 244 225 225 185 216 200 240 320 167 215 254 236 206 293 241 185 195 301 211 266 304 315 172 314 301 183 205
Year Jr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. So. 264 R-Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. So. R-Fr.
Exp. 2V 1V RS HS TR Jr. 1V SQ RS HS SQ HS HS 3V 3V RS 3V TR RS 2V 2V TR HS HS RS 1V 1V RS 2V HS RS SQ RS RS SQ 1V 2V TR TR SQ SQ SQ 2V HS HS RS 2V TR RS
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Hometown (Previous School) Tacoma, Wash. (Charles Wright Academy HS) Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) Billings Mont. (Black Hills State) TR Santa Ana, Calif. (Santa Ana College) Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Poly HS) San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS) Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Kentucky) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) Virginia Beach, Va. (Wisconsin) Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS) Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) Renton, Wash. (Washington State) Inglewood, Calif. (Culver City HS) Bigfork, Mont. (Bigfork HS) Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) Stevensville, Mont. (Corvallis HS) Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS) Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Tigard, Ore. (Jesuit HS) Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Rialto, Calif. (Oregon State) Chula Vista, Calif. (Massachusetts) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) Genesee, Idaho (Genesee HS) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington HS) Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Portland, Ore. (Westview HS) Duarte, Calif. (Duarte HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Missoula, Mont. (Carleton College) Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS)
2016 MONTANA
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2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43
Name Pos. Ht. Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 Mick Delaney S 6-0 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 James Homan WR 6-2 Holden Ryan LB 6-3 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 Justin Strong S 5-11 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 Yamen Sanders S 6-4 Brandon Bea QB 6-3 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 Chad Chalich QB 6-0 TJ Reynard CB 5-10 Korey Alexander DB 5-11 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 Lane Hovey WR 6-4 Josh Sandry S 6-1 Connor Kaegi QB 6-7 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 Makena Simis WR 6-2 JR Nelson CB 6-2 Mike Ralston WR 6-5 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 John Nguyen RB 5-7 Joey Counts RB 5-9 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon Caleb Lyons WR 5-9 Rey Green RB 5-11 Shane Moody CB 5-8 Josh Egbo DB 6-2 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 Jerrin Williams S 6-2 Brody Martinez RB 5-10 Evan Epperly S 5-10 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 Gavin Crow S 6-1 Dante Olson LB 6-3 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 Eric Williams KP 5-11 James Banks LB 6-1 Caleb Kidder DE 6-5 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 Cy Sirmon LB 6-3 Josh Buss LB 6-2 Nate Bradley DT 5-10
Wt. Year 194 R-Jr. 185 R-So. 215 Fr. 199 R-Jr. 195 R-Jr. 235 R-Sr. 177 Jr. 225 R-Fr. 185 R-Fr. 185 Jr. 201 So. 195 R-Fr. 203 So. 168 R-Fr. 216 R-Sr. 211 Fr. 241 R-Jr. 201 Sr. 176 R-Sr. 198 Jr. 206 R-Jr. 201 R-Sr. 200 R-Fr. 205 So. 168 R-Fr. 215 R-Jr. 171 R-Sr. 266 R-Jr. 195 Fr. 184 Sr. 207 R-Sr. 177 R-So. 190 Fr. 165 R-Jr. 185 Fr. 187 Fr. 205 R-Fr. 192 R-Fr. 186 R-So. 240 Fr. 191 Fr. 223 R-Fr. 213 Fr. 183 So. 215 Jr. 259 R-Sr. 188 So. 168 R-Fr. 236 R-Fr. 204 R-So. 270 R-Jr.
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Exp. 1V TR HS 1V SQ 1V TR RS RS TR 1V TR 1V RS 1V HS 2V TR TR TR TR TR RS JC RS SQ 3V 2V HS 3V 3V 1V HS SQ HS HS RS RS SQ HS HS RS HS TR TR 3V TR RS RS 1V 2V
Hometown (Previous School) Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) Renton, Wash. (Washington State) Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS) Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Billings, Mont. (West HS) Brenham, Texas (Blinn College) Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) Rialto, Calif. (Oregon State) Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) Chula Vista, Calif. (Massachusetts) Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Inglewood, Calif. (Arizona) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Idaho) Virginia Beach, Va. (Wisconsin) Pittsburgh, Calif. (Los Medanos College) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Kentucky) Adel, Iowa (Nebraska) Bigfork, Mont. (Bigfork HS) Ashland, Ore. (Feather River College) Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Boulder, Mont. (Jefferson County HS) Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) Townsend, Mont. (Broadwater County HS) Missoula, Mont. (Carleton College) Junction City, Ore. (Alabama-Birmingham) Helena, Mont. (Helena Capital HS) Billings Mont. (Black Hills State) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS) Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) Billings, Mont. (West HS)
2016 MONTANA
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2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 54 55 56 57 60 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99
Name Tucker Schye Vika Fa’atuiese Trace Bradshaw Cole Rosling Donald Bedell Jesse Sims Aaron Held Caleb Mitchell Gage Smith Kyle Davis Alex Thomas Shayne Cochran Jackson Thiebes Dylan Eickmeyer Cody Meyer Ashton Torres Thayne Jackson McCauley Todd Randy Rodriguez Ben Weyer Devon Dietrich Cooper Sprunk Brandon Scott Angel Villanueva Robert Luke David Reese Dallas Hart Conlan Beaver Max Kelly Josh Horner Mitch McLaughlin Samori Toure Brennan Corbin Jed Nagler Ben Hardy Dareon Nash Colin Bingham Tim Semenza Brandt Davidson Myles Mckee-Osibodu Zach Peevey Devin Maua Andrew Harris Ryan Johnson Esai Longoria Reggie Tilleman
Pos. DE LB DL DL DE DE LS LS LB DT LB LB OL OG OL OT OG OL DT OL OL OL OT OL C OL OL OT OL WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR K DT DT DT DE DE DE DT DE
Ht. 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-7 6-5 5-9 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4
Wt. 240 220 254 225 240 254 190 185 206 259 211 221 301 299 285 315 312 304 244 301 309 293 320 314 316 298 312 276 301 220 175 172 222 208 225 170 226 167 294 264 274 240 215 245 314 266
Yr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So.
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Exp. 2V RS HS HS TR RS 2V HS SQ 1V SQ SQ SQ HS RS HS HS 2V HS 2V 2V 1V HS RS 2V 2V RS HS 2V 2V SQ HS HS HS HS HS RS SQ JC TR 3V HS RS 2V HS SQ
Hometown (Previous School) Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) Vista, Calif. (Vista HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) Fair Haven, N.J. (Rutgers) Stevensville, Mont. (Corvallis HS) Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS) Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) Culbertson, Mont. (Culbertson HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington HS) Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) Tigard, Ore. (Jesuit HS) Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) Duarte, Calif. (Duarte HS) Tacoma, Wash. (Charles Wright Academy HS) Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS) Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS) Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Poly HS) Portland, Ore. (Westview HS) Anaheim, Calif. (Villa Park HS) Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Tucson, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) Sana Ana, Calif. (Santa Anna College) Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) Genesee, Idaho (Genesee HS)
2016 MONTANA
GRIZZLIES
2016 GRIZZLY NEWCOMERS ROSTER Name Sammy Akem Korey Alexander James Banks Brandon Bea Conlan Beaver Trace Bradshaw Brennan Corbin Lewis Cowans Gavin Crow Brandt Davidson Josh Egbo Dylan Eickmeyer Rey Green Ben Hardy James Homan Lane Hovey Thayne Jackson Gresch Jensen Connor Kaegi Trase Le Texier Jace Lewis Esai Longoria Devin Maua Cody McCombs Myles Mckee-Osibodu Caleb Mitchell Jed Nagler Dareon Nash Reese Phillips Brandon Purdy TJ Reynard Randy Rodriguez Cole Rosling Brandon Scott Justin Strong Lamarriel Taylor Ashton Torres Samori Toure Eric Williams
Pos. WR DB LB QB OT DL WR CB S DT DB OG RB ATH WR WR OG QB QB LB LB DT DE RB DT LS WR WR QB KP S DT DL OT S WR OT WR KP
Ht. 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-7 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-3 5-11
Wt. 188 195 225 225 250 225 200 195 195 295 186 260 213 205 175 205 265 187 205 226 207 268 240 188 270 185 207 175 225 168 170 230 225 330 198 195 285 175 170
Exp. HS JC TR FR HS HS HS HS HS JC HS HS HS FR JC TR HS HS JC HS HS HS HS TR JC HS HS HS TR HS TR HS HS HS TR TR HS HS TR
Hometown (Previous School) Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg HS/Los Medanos College) Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS/Alabama-Birmingham) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS) Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Anaheim, Calif. (Villa Park HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS/Scottsdale CC) Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS/Blinn College) Adel, Iowa (Adel-Desoto-Minburn HS/Nebraska) Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS) Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS/Feather River College) Boulder, Mont. (Jefferson County HS) Townsend, Mont. (Broadwater County HS) Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) Billings, Mont. (West HS/Black Hills State) Santa Ana, Calif. (Centennial HS/Santa Ana College) North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS) Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Signal Mountain HS/Kentucky) Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Virginia Beach, Va. (Greenbrier Christian/Wisconsin) Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS) Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS/Oregon State) Chula Vista, Calif. (Mission Bay HS/Massachusetts) Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Portland, Ore. (Westview HS) Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart/Carleton College)
2016 Class size: 39 (As of 8/28/16) Position Breakdown Defensive Line: 7 Offensive Line: 5 Linebackers: 3 Special Teams: 4
Wide Receivers: 8 Quarterbacks: 4 Defensive Backs: 6 Running Back: 2
State Breakdown Montana: 10 California: 7 Arizona: 5 Washington: 4
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Oregon: 3 Oklahoma: 2 Tennessee: 2 Virginia: 2
Colorado: 1 Iowa: 1 Idaho: 1 Texas: 1
Senior Safety Yamen Sanders
Senior Center Aaron Held
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2015 SEASON REVIEW
MONTANA GAME RESULTS – ALL GAMES Date Opponent Aug 29, 2015 #1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Sep 5, 2015 CAL POLY Sep 19, 2015 at #14 Liberty *Sep 26, 2015 NORTHERN ARIZONA *Oct 03, 2015 at UC Davis *Oct 10, 2015 WEBER STATE *Oct 24, 2015 NORTH DAKOTA *Oct 31, 2015 at #12 Portland State *Nov 7, 2015 at Idaho State *Nov 14, 2015 EASTERN WASHINGTON *Nov 21, 2015 at Montana State Nov 28, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Dec 5, 2015 at #2 North Dakota State *Big Sky Conference game
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RESULTS / INDIVIDUAL STATS Overall Conference Score Record Record 38-35 1-0-0 0-0-0 19-20 1-1-0 0-0-0 21-31 1-2-0 0-0-0 23-14 2-2-0 1-0-0 27-13 3-2-0 2-0-0 21-24 3-3-0 2-1-0 42-16 4-3-0 3-1-0 16-35 4-4-0 3-2-0 33-27 5-4-0 4-2-0 57-16 6-4-0 5-2-0 54-35 7-4-0 6-2-0 24-17 8-4-0 6-2-0 6-37 8-5-0 6-2-0
Time Attendance 3:50 26472 3:38 26065 3:22 22551 3:09 26136 3:17 6241 3:25 25500 3:03 25014 3:01 11045 3:49 7795 3:45 25213 3:22 20507 3:21 14575 3:01 18232
MONTANA OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS – ALL GAMES RUSHING John Nguyen Jeremy Calhoun Makena Simis Joey Counts Treshawn Favors Chad Chalich Lorenzo Logwood Brady Gustafson Tyler Lucas Chase Naccarato Caleb Lyons Herbert Gamboa Jamaal Jones Team Total Opponents
GP-GS ............ Att ............. Gain ............Loss ...........Net ................. Avg ................ TD .............. Long ............ Avg/G 13-13 .................184 ..............881 ................26 ................855 ................... 4.6 ....................3 .................... 48 .................. 65.8 10-0 ..................100 ..............311 ................20 ................291 ................... 2.9 ....................9 .................... 27 .................. 29.1 5-3 ....................65 ................315 ................89 ................226 ................... 3.5 ....................1 .................... 31 .................. 45.2 6-0 ....................29 ................158 ................2 ..................156 ................... 5.4 ....................2 .................... 45 .................. 26.0 7-0 ....................35 ................111 ................7 ..................104 ................... 3.0 ....................0 .................... 17 .................. 14.9 4-2 ....................46 ................183 ................99 ................84 ..................... 1.8 ....................1 .................... 20 .................. 21.0 3-0 ....................14 ................58 ..................0 ..................58 ..................... 4.1 ....................0 .................... 15 .................. 19.3 7-7 ....................25 ................76 ..................47 ................29 ..................... 1.2 ....................1 .................... 15 .................. 4.1 4-0 ....................3 ..................27 ..................1 ..................26 ..................... 8.7 ....................0 .................... 22 .................. 6.5 11-8 ..................3 ..................20 ..................0 ..................20 ..................... 6.7 ....................0 .................... 8 ..................... 1.8 10-0 ..................1 ..................15 ..................0 ..................15 ..................... 15.0 ..................0 .................... 10 .................. 1.5 12-11 .................1 ..................0 ....................0 ..................0 ....................... 0.0 ....................0 .................... 0 ..................... 0.0 13-13 .................1 ..................0 ....................2 ..................-2 ..................... -2.0 ..................0 .................... 0 ..................... -0.2 7-0 ....................10 ................0 ....................19 ................-19 ................... -1.9 ..................0 .................... 0 ..................... -2.7 13 ................... 517 ............ 2155 ............312 .............1843 ............... 3.6 .................17 ................. 48 ................ 141.8 13 .....................627 ..............2971 ..............505 ..............2466 ................. 3.9 ....................17 .................. 80 .................. 189.7
PASSING GP-GS..............................Effic................ Cmp-Att-Int........... Pct .............. Yards ............. TD .............. Long ........... Avg/G Brady Gustafson 7-7 .................................... 122.5 .............. 167-290-9 ................57.6 ...............1984 ................ 12 ................. 62 .................283.4 Chad Chalich 4-2 .................................... 126.3 .............. 86-141-2 ..................61.0 ...............908 .................. 6 ................... 70 .................227.0 Makena Simis 5-3 .................................... 122.0 .............. 63-115-4 ..................54.8 ...............740 .................. 7 ................... 74 .................148.0 Team 7-0 .................................... 0.0 .................. 0-4-0 ........................0.0 .................0 ...................... 0 ................... 0 ....................0.0 Tyler Lucas 4-0 .................................... 142.0 .............. 1-1-0 ........................100.0 .............5 ...................... 0 ................... 5 ....................1.2 Nate Harris 13-13 ................................. 184.0 .............. 1-1-0 ........................100.0 .............10 .................... 0 ................... 10 .................0.8 Total 13 ..................................122.6 ............. 318-552-15 ............ 57.6 ............ 3647 .............. 25 ............... 74 ............... 280.5 Opponents 13 ...................................... 118.8 .............. 184-368-12 ..............50.0 ...............2474 ................ 21 ................. 72 .................190.3 RECEIVING Jamaal Jones Ben Roberts Ellis Henderson Chase Naccarato John Nguyen Josh Horner Reese Carlson Ryan Burke Jeremy Calhoun Keenan Curran Caleb Lyons L. Logwood Joey Counts Treshawn Favors Brady Gustafson Total Opponents
GP-GS ............................No. ................ Yards ..................... Avg ............. TD ............... Long ........... Avg/G 13-13 ................................. 75 ................... 1217 .........................16.2 ...............11 .................... 74 ................. 93.6 13-10 ................................. 66 ................... 649 ............................9.8 .................5 ...................... 62 ................. 49.9 13-13 ................................. 49 ................... 817 ............................16.7 ...............7 ...................... 63 ................. 62.8 11-8 .................................. 41 ................... 245 ............................6.0 .................1 ...................... 25 ................. 22.3 13-13 ................................. 31 ................... 159 ............................5.1 .................0 ...................... 19 ................. 12.2 13-3 .................................. 22 ................... 294 ............................13.4 ...............1 ...................... 44 ................. 22.6 12-3 .................................. 8 ...................... 88 ..............................11.0 ...............0 ...................... 31 ................. 7.3 5-0 .................................... 7 ...................... 49 ..............................7.0 .................0 ...................... 10 ................. 9.8 10-0 .................................. 5 ...................... 33 ..............................6.6 .................0 ...................... 15 ................. 3.3 9-1 .................................... 4 ...................... 55 ..............................13.8 ...............0 ...................... 30 ................. 6.1 10-0 .................................. 4 ...................... 16 ..............................4.0 .................0 ...................... 6 ................... 1.6 3-0 .................................... 2 ...................... 12 ..............................6.0 .................0 ...................... 13 ................. 4.0 6-0 .................................... 2 ...................... 11 ..............................5.5 .................0 ...................... 7 ................... 1.8 7-0 .................................... 1 ...................... 4 ................................4.0 .................0 ...................... 4 ................... 0.6 7-7 .................................... 1 ...................... -2 ..............................-2.0 ...............0 ...................... 0 ................... -0.3 13 ..................................318 ................ 3647 ...................... 11.5 ............ 25 .................. 74 ............... 280.5 13 ...................................... 184 ................. 2474 .........................13.4 ...............21 .................... 72 ................. 190.3 - 50 -
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PUNT RETURNS No. ........... Yards .......Avg ......TD ........... Long John Nguyen 16 .............. 107 ...........6.7 .........0 ................ 16 Ellis Henderson 4 ................ 15 .............3.8 .........0 ................ 5 Chris Parker 1 ................ 8 ...............8.0 .........0 ................ 8 Connor Strahm 1 ................ 18 .............18.0 .......0 ................ 0 Tucker Schye 1 ................ 13 .............13.0 .......0 ................ 0 Eric Johnson 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Total.......... 24 ............. 161 ..........6.7 ........0 ............... 16 Opponents...... 22 .............. 105 ...........4.8 .........0 ................ 30 INTERCEPTIONS No. ........... Yards .......Avg ...... TD .......... Long Eric Johnson 2 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 K. Van Ackeren 2 ................ 37 .............18.5 .......0 ................ 26 JR Nelson 2 ................ 56 .............28.0 .......2 ................ 36 Caleb Kidder 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Nate Harris 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Jeremiah Kose 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Markell Sanders 1 ................ 4 ...............4.0 .........0 ................ 4 Yamen Sanders 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Ryan Johnson 1 ................ 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0 Total 12 ............. 97 ............8.1 ........2 ............... 36 Opponents 15 .............. 200 ...........13.3 .......3 ................ 40 KICK RETURNS Ellis Henderson Josh Horner Jamaal Jones Keenan Curran Joey Counts John Nguyen Total Opponents FUMBLE RETURNS Herbert Gamboa Eric Johnson Total Opponents
No. ........... Yards .......Avg ......TD ........... Long 26 .............. 560 ...........21.5 .......0 ................ 42 4 ................ 43 .............10.8 .......0 ................ 14 3 ................ 72 .............24.0 .......0 ................ 40 3 ................ 45 .............15.0 .......0 ................ 21 1 ................ 13 .............13.0 .......0 ................ 13 1 ................ 11 .............11.0 .......0 ................ 11 38 ............. 744 ..........19.6 ......0 ............... 42 54 .............. 1185 .........21.9 .......1 ................ 100 No. ........ Yards .......Avg ...... TD .......... Long 1 ............. 33 .............33.0 .......1 ................ 33 1 ............. 40 .............40.0 .......1 ................ 40 2 ............ 73 ............36.5 ......2 ............... 40 0 ............. 0 ...............0.0 .........0 ................ 0
TOTAL OFFENSE GP ......Plays ...... Rush .....Pass .... Total ...Avg/G Brady Gustafson 7 .......... 315 .......... 29 ...........1984 .....2013 .....287.6 Chad Chalich 4 .......... 187 .......... 84 ...........908 .......992 .......248.0 Makena Simis 5 .......... 180 .......... 226 .........740 .......966 .......193.2 John Nguyen 13 ........ 184 .......... 855 .........0 ...........855 .......65.8 Jeremy Calhoun 10 ........ 100 .......... 291 .........0 ...........291 .......29.1 Joey Counts 6 .......... 29 ............ 156 .........0 ...........156 .......26.0 Treshawn Favors 7 ......... 35 ............ 104 .........0 ...........104 .......14.9 L. Logwood 3 .......... 14 ............ 58 ...........0 ...........58 .........19.3 Tyler Lucas 4 .......... 4 .............. 26 ...........5 ...........31 .........7.8 Chase Naccarato 11 ........ 3 .............. 20 ...........0 ...........20 .........1.8 Caleb Lyons 10 ........ 1 .............. 15 ...........0 ...........15 .........1.5 Nate Harris 13 ........ 1 .............. 0 .............10 .........10 .........0.8 Jamaal Jones 13 ........ 1 .............. -2 ...........0 ...........-2 ..........-0.2 Team 7 .......... 14 ............ -19 .........0 ...........-19 .......-2.7 Total.......... 13 ........1069 ....... 1843 .....3647 .... 5490 ....422.3 Opponents...... 13 ........ 995 .......... 2466 ......2474 .....4940 .....380.0
PATs SCORING TD ..................... FGs ..................Kick ...............Rush ........... Rcv .........Pass ................. DXP ............ Saf ............. Points Daniel Sullivan 0 .............................20-26 .................39-42 ...............0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................99 Jamaal Jones 11 ...........................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................66 Jeremy Calhoun 9 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................54 Ellis Henderson 7 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................42 Ben Roberts 5 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................1 .............. 1-1 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................32 John Nguyen 3 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................18 JR Nelson 2 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................12 Joey Counts 2 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................12 Makena Simis 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Chad Chalich 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Brady Gustafson 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-1 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Chase Naccarato 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Josh Horner 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Eric Johnson 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Herbert Gamboa 1 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................6 Team 0 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 1 ...................2 D. Crittenden 0 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-0 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 1 ...................2 Josh Janssen 0 .............................0-0 ......................0-0 ...................0-1 .................0 .............. 0-0 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................0 Total 46 ....................... 20-26 ................39-42 ..............0-1 .............. 1 .............1-2 .................. 0 .................. 2 ................ 381 Opponents 42 ...........................10-17 .................34-37 ...............0-0 .................2 .............. 2-5 .....................0 .................... 0 ...................320 - 51 -
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OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS ............................................................................................................UM SCORING ...........................................................................................................................................381 Points Per Game ............................................................................................................................29.3 Points Off Turnovers ........................................................................................................................76 FIRST DOWNS .................................................................................................................................278 Rushing ............................................................................................................................................107 Passing .............................................................................................................................................148 Penalty ................................................................................................................................................23 RUSHING YARDAGE ................................................................................................................... 1843 Yards gained rushing ................................................................................................................... 2155 Yards lost rushing ...........................................................................................................................312 Rushing Attempts ...........................................................................................................................517 Average Per Rush .............................................................................................................................3.6 Average Per Game ...................................................................................................................... 141.8 TDs Rushing ......................................................................................................................................17 PASSING YARDAGE ..................................................................................................................... 3647 Comp-Att-Int ....................................................................................................................318-552-15 Average Per Pass ..............................................................................................................................6.6 Average Per Catch .........................................................................................................................11.5 Average Per Game ...................................................................................................................... 280.5 TDs Passing .......................................................................................................................................25 TOTAL OFFENSE .......................................................................................................................... 5490 Total Plays ..................................................................................................................................... 1069 Average Per Play ..............................................................................................................................5.1 Average Per Game ...................................................................................................................... 422.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ..........................................................................................................38-744 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ........................................................................................................24-161 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...............................................................................................................12-97 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ............................................................................................................19.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ............................................................................................................6.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE ................................................................................................................8.1 FUMBLES-LOST ...........................................................................................................................20-11 PENALTIES-Yards ......................................................................................................................74-665 Average Per Game .........................................................................................................................51.2 PUNTS-Yards .............................................................................................................................73-2904 Average Per Punt ...........................................................................................................................39.8 Net punt average ............................................................................................................................37.5 KICKOFFS-Yards ......................................................................................................................77-4642 Average Per Kick ............................................................................................................................60.3 Net kick average .............................................................................................................................37.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ................................................................................................... 26:04 3RD-DOWN Conversions .........................................................................................................83/235 3rd-Down Pct ................................................................................................................................ 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions ........................................................................................................... 18/38 4th-Down Pct ................................................................................................................................ 47% SACKS BY-Yards .........................................................................................................................43-248 MISC YARDS .........................................................................................................................................0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ..............................................................................................................46 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS .......................................................................................................20-26 ON-SIDE KICKS ............................................................................................................................... 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES ....................................................................................................... (44-54) 81% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ....................................................................................... (25-54) 46% PAT-ATTEMPTS ............................................................................................................... (39-42) 93% ATTENDANCE .......................................................................................................................... 168975 Games/Avg Per Game ............................................................................................................7/24139 Neutral Site Games ...............................................................................................................................
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.....................................................OPP ............................................................. 320 ............................................................ 24.6 ............................................................... 54 ............................................................. 253 ............................................................. 135 ............................................................. 108 ............................................................... 10 ........................................................... 2466 ........................................................... 2971 ............................................................. 505 ............................................................. 627 .............................................................. 3.9 .......................................................... 189.7 ............................................................... 17 ........................................................... 2474 ................................................184-368-12 .............................................................. 6.7 ............................................................ 13.4 .......................................................... 190.3 ............................................................... 21 ........................................................... 4940 ............................................................. 995 .............................................................. 5.0 .......................................................... 380.0 ..................................................... 54-1185 ........................................................22-105 ........................................................15-200 ............................................................ 21.9 .............................................................. 4.8 ............................................................ 13.3 ..........................................................33-14 ........................................................98-798 ............................................................ 61.4 ..................................................... 83-3351 ............................................................ 40.4 ............................................................ 37.0 ..................................................... 65-3949 ............................................................ 60.8 ............................................................ 39.7 .......................................................... 33:57 ........................................................66/217 ............................................................ 30% ..........................................................21/44 ............................................................ 48% ........................................................32-193 ..................................................................0 ............................................................... 42 ..........................................................10-17 ..............................................................0-0 .............................................. (26-37) 70% .............................................. (20-37) 54% .............................................. (34-37) 92% ......................................................... 86371 ......................................................6/14395 .............................................................. 0/0
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OVERALL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE LEADERS .......GP-GS 35 K. Van Ackeren ........... 11-11 45 Jeremiah Kose ............. 13-13 91 Tyrone Holmes ........... 13-13 37 Caleb Kidder ............... 12-12 36 Herbert Gamboa ........ 12-11 9B Yamen Sanders ............ 13-11 11 Nate Harris .................. 13-13 47 D. Crittenden .............. 11-11 34 Jamal Wilson ............... 13-13 18 JR Nelson ..................... 13-13 31 Justin Whitted ............. 12-12 33 Connor Lebsock ......... 13-3 3B Eric Johnson ................ 13-2 97 Ryan Johnson .............. 13-2 43 Nate Bradley ................ 13-1 10 Connor Strahm ........... 13-0 42 Josh Buss ...................... 12-0 8B Manu Rasmussen ....... 12-1 1B Markell Sanders ........... 11-0 51 Tucker Schye ............... 13-0 55 Kyle Davis .................... 11-0 4B Chris Parker ................ 9-0 38 Tyrel Garner ................ 11-0 2B Ryan McKinley ........... 12-0 93 Zach Peevey ................ 11-0 82 Keenan Curran ........... 9-1 87 Chris Lider .................. 13-0 50 Aaron Held .................. 13-0 30 Evan Epperly ............... 4-0 98 Mike Ralston ............... 7-0 8 Jeremy Calhoun .......... 10-0 21 Joey Counts ................. 6-0 7 Ellis Henderson ........... 13-13 48 Donald Bedel .............. 2-0 25 Shane Moody .............. 1-0 79 Max Kelly ..................... 8-5 80 Josh Horner ................. 13-3 86 Ben Roberts ................. 13-10 20 John Nguyen ............... 13-13 6 Jamaal Jones ................ 13-13 41 Mick Delaney .............. 5-0 1 Treshawn Favors .......... 7-0 TM Team ............................. 7-0 Total.......... .................13-0 Opponents...... .............. 13-0
Solo 63 44 32 23 29 28 38 14 11 35 21 18 19 9 5 8 7 6 10 6 1 8 2 4 1 2 1 . . . 2 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 455 477
Ast 67 79 55 59 47 36 16 39 41 14 24 24 19 24 23 15 11 11 4 8 11 2 6 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 657 618
Total 130 123 87 82 76 64 54 53 52 49 45 42 38 33 28 23 18 17 14 14 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1112 1095
OVERALL DEFENSIVE STATS
TFL-Yds 6 - 16 7 - 28 24 - 100 10 - 52 8 - 25 3 - 11 3-5 7 - 21 4-6 2-3 4 - 20 2 - 12 . 8 - 26 2-7 5 - 26 1-7 . 1-0 5 - 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 - 381 110- 299
No-Yds 1.5- 7 3.0- 16 18.0- 93 3.5- 33 1.5- 5 1.0- 5 . 2.5- 14 1.0- 2 . 1.0 - 12 1.0 - 11 . 5.0 - 24 1.0 - 6 1.0 - 7 . . . 1.5- 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43- 248 32- 193
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Int-Yds 2 - 37 1-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 1-0 . . 2- 56 . . 2-0 1- 0 . . . . 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 97 15- 200
BU 4 . . 6 3 3 11 . 1 10 2 . 2 2 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 59
PD 6 1 . 7 3 4 12 . 1 12 2 . 4 3 . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 74
Qbh Rcv-Yds FF Kick 1 2-0 1 1 . 1-0 . . 9 . 3 . 1 1-0 . 1 . 1- 33 . . 1 . 1 . . . 2 . 2 1-0 . . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 40 1 . 1 2-0 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . 18 14- 73 13 6 20 11- 0 15 1
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GAME #1: NORTH DAKOTA STATE.VS. MONTANA • W, 38-35
GRIZ OPEN STITT ERA WITH MEMORABLE WIN
North Dakota State (0-1) vs. Montana (1-0) Aug 29, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 26472 Score by Quarters North Dakota State Montana
1 7 10
2 21 11
3 0 7
4 7 10
Score 35 38
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 10:39 06:15 02:41 2nd 13:41 09:40 07:26 06:16 00:26 3rd 06:44 4th 10:37 02:47 00:02
NDSU - Chase Morlock 27 yd pass from Carson Wentz (Ben LeCompte kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:21, 7 - 0 UM - Jamaal Jones 7 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick) 8 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:55, 7 - 7 UM - Daniel Sullivan 22 yd field goal 8 plays, 15 yards, TOP 2:08, 7 - 10 NDSU - Carson Wentz 19 yd run (Ben LeCompte kick) 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:53 - 14 - 10 UM - Daniel Sullivan 24 yd field goal 12 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:01, 14 - 13 NDSU - Carson Wentz 11 yd run (Ben LeCompte kick) 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:05, 21 - 13 UM - Ben Roberts 38 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Ben Roberts pass from Ben Roberts) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:10, 21 - 21 NDSU - Zach Vraa 10 yd pass from Carson Wentz (Ben LeCompte kick) 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:26, 28 - 21 UM - Ellis Henderson 62 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:38, 28 - 28 NDSU - King Frazier 7 yd run (Ben LeCompte kick) 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:12, 35 - 28 UM - Daniel Sullivan 28 yd field goal 9 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:33, 35 - 31 UM - Joey Counts 1 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick) 16 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:37, 35 - 38
TEAM TOTALS................................................... NDSU UM FIRST DOWNS ................................................................22 27 NET YARDS RUSHING ................................................229 110 NET YARDS PASSING ..................................................198 434 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ...........................................427 544 PUNTS-YARDS .......................................................... 5-233 3-116 KICKOFFS-YARDS .................................................... 6-389 8-473 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD .................................1-5-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ............................0-0-0 0-0-0 Possession Time ...........................................................35:16 24:44 Third-Down Conversions ....................................... 5 of 14 6 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions ....................................... 2 of 4 4 of 6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ............................................ 4-4 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................. 2-14 2-14 RUSHING: North Dakota State-King Frazier 15-91; Carson Wentz 13-70; Chase Morlock 11-45; Lance Dunn 4-20; Bruce Anderson 2-3. Montana-John Nguyen 19-86; Joey Counts 10-14; Chase Naccarato 1-6; Brady Gustafson 5-4. PASSING: North Dakota State-Carson Wentz 16-28-0-198. Montana-Brady Gustafson 30-55-1-434; Team 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING: North Dakota State-Zach Vraa 4-35; D. Shepherd 3-36; RJ Urzendowski 3-27; King Frazier 2-54; Chase Morlock 1-27; Eric Perkins 1-10; Luke Albers 1-6; Jeff Illies 1-3. Montana-Jamaal Jones 8-119; Ellis Henderson 7-133; John Nguyen 6-48; Reese Carlson 4-52; Ryan Burke 2-15; Ben Roberts 1-38; JoshHorner 1-31; Brady Gustafson 1-minus 2. INTERCEPTIONS: North Dakota State-Nick DeLuca 1-5. Montana-None. FUMBLES: North Dakota State-Carson Wentz 2-2. Montana-Ryan Burke 1-1; Brady Gustafson 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): North Dakota State-Nate Tanguay 0-1; Brad Ambrosius 0-1; Nick DeLuca 1-0. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 1-0; D. Crittenden 0-1; Tucker Schye 0-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): North Dakota State-Jordan Champion 9-5; Nick DeLuca 5-7; Nate Tanguay 5-7. Montana-K. Van Ackeren 3-7; Connor Lebsock 2-6; Yamen Sanders 3-3; JR Nelson 5-0.
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To the disbelief of a record crowd, the gambler played it safe. And the end result was a memorable start to the Bob Stitt era at Montana. Joey Counts scored on a 1-yard run off left tackle on fourth down with two seconds remaining to rally Montana to a 38-35 victory over four-time defending national champion North Dakota State Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Counts’ touchdown capped a 16-play, 80-yard, game-winning drive that started at Montana’s 20-yard line with just 1:39 remaining after its defense forced a critial three-and-out by the Bison. The game was played in front of a record crowd of 26,472 and a national television audience on ESPN. And was a baptism by fire for Stitt, whose team generated 544 yards of offense. None was more important than the 544th, which brought Stitt a win in his first game as Montana’s coach. The Grizzlies, who allowed just seven second-half points after trailing 28-21 at the break, did what they needed to do and forced a three-and-out, which gave Montana the ball back at its own 20-yard line with 1:39 on the clock. Montana made it to the North Dakota State 44, but three incompletions left the Grizzlies facing a fourth-and-10. With the game on the line, Brady Gustafson, who was making his first career start, hit Reese Carlson down the middle on a 31-yard strike to the 13. Gustafson hit Ellis Henderson one play later to bring the ball to the 1-yard line. Just 15 seconds remained. After a pair of incompletions, one to stop the clock with 15 seconds left, another on second and goal, Counts got the call. He attempted to go up and over the line, but he was stopped a half yard short, setting up an all-or-nothing play. Fourth-and-goal. Six seconds left. Using a three-man backfield, Stitt called Counts’ number again, and this time the back found an opening off left tackle and went in standing up. His scoring run set off bedlam in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Montana ran it 35 times Saturday, mostly John Nguyen skittering between the tackles for 86 yards, and threw it 57 times. Gustafson went 30-for-55 for 434 yards and three touchdowns in his first start. After North Dakota State opened the game with an air-tight and efficient eight-play, 75-yard drive to go up 7-0 less than five minutes into the game, Montana’s fans got their first taste of a Stitt-coached offense. Facing a fourth-and-four from their own 45-yard line -- in the first quarter, on their first drive of the season and already down a touchdown -- the Grizzlies went for it. Montana tied it 7-7 when Gustafson hit Jamaal Jones on a 7-yard scoring strike across the middle, then took its first lead, 10-7, when Sullivan hit a 22yard field goal late in the first quarter following a North Dakota State fumble deep in its own end. The turnover was forced when Tyrone Holmes sacked NDSU quarterback Carson Wentz. The loose ball was recovered by Kendrick Van Ackeren. It was one of the few miscues Saturday for Wentz, who passed for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 70 yards and two more scores. Wentz had both of his rushing touchdowns in the second quarter. His second scoring run made it 21-13, but Montana answered 70 seconds later when Gustafson hit Ben Roberts down the left side for an acrobatic, 38-yard score. Gustafson connected with Roberts for the two-point conversion to make it 2121. Wentz hit Zach Vraa from 10 yards out to make it 28-21 just 26 seconds before halftime, and Montana’s deficit could have been even larger. At their own 33 with 19 seconds left, the Grizzlies tried a hook-and-lateral, but Ryan Burke’s lateral ended up on the ground. NDSU recovered and took possession, but Ben LeCompte’s 44-yard field goal attempt as time expired was wide left. After gaining 283 yards of offense in the first half, North Dakota State was limited to just 45 in the third quarter, and Gustafson’s 62-yard scoring pass to Ellis Henderson, who finished with seven catches for 133 yards, midway through the quarter sent the teams into the fourth tied 28-28. North Dakota State went up 35-28 on its first drive of the fourth quarter, going 79 yards in seven plays, capped by King Frazier’s 7-yard scoring run. But the Bison would generate just five yards of offense the last 10 minutes of the game. Wentz couldn’t connect on a handoff, and Van Ackeren, who led Montana with 10 tackles, was there to recover the critical fumble. The clock showed 6:20. Montana had first-and-goal at the NDSU 2-yard line on its ensuing possession, but negative rushes by Nguyen and Counts, followed by an incomplete pass from Gustafson, had Stitt calling on Sullivan, who was good on all three of his attempts on the day, for the field goal that made it 35-31 with 2:47 left.
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GAME #2: CAL POLY VS. MONTANA • L, 19-20
CAL POLY STUNS MONTANA ON LATE FIELD GOAL
Cal Poly (1-0) vs. Montana (1-1) Sept. 5, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 26065 Score by Quarters Cal Poly Montana
1 7 7
2 7 7
3 3 0
4 3 5
Score 20 19
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 04:13 UM - Brady Gustafson 1 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 9-81 2:25, CP 0 - UM 7 00:15 CP - Chris Brown 60 yd run (Stephen Pyle kick), 1-60 0:09, CP 7 - UM 7 2nd 04:52 CP - Roland Jackson 36 yd pass from Chris Brown (Stephen Pyle kick), 5-82 1:30, CP 14 - UM 7 00:20 UM - Ellis Henderson 6 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 12-84 1:24, CP 14 - UM 14 3rd 07:56 CP - Stephen Pyle 48 yd field goal, 17-42 6:58, CP 17 UM 14 4th 08:52 UM - Daniel Sullivan 24 yd field goal, 8-59 2:09, CP 17 UM 17 03:43 UM - D. Crittenden safety, , CP 17 - UM 19 00:04 CP - Alex Vega 49 yd field goal, 11-36 1:13, CP 20 - UM 19 TEAM TOTALS.................................................. CP UM FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 19 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....................................76-330 27-106 PASSING YDS (NET)............................................... 56 353 Passes Att-Comp-Int........................................... 13-4-0 65-40-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..................89-386 92-459 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...................................................2-1 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................3-47 5-96 Interception Returns-Yards....................................3-40 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg).......................................... 7-35.4 5-38.8 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................3-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards.........................................................6-54 3-20 Possession Time..................................................... 35:38 24:22 Third-Down Conversions..................................8 of 23 7 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 4 of 6 0 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................0-1 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards..........................................1-5 2-9 RUSHING: Cal Poly-Chris Brown 24-130; Joe Protheroe 29-112; Kori Garcia 15-49; Jared Mohamed 7-34; Elias Stokes 1-5. Montana-John Nguyen 14-70; Brady Gustafson 9-29; Joey Counts 2-9; Herbert Gamboa 1-0; Jamaal Jones 1-minus 2. PASSING: Cal Poly-Chris Brown 4-12-0-56; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Montana-Brady Gustafson 40-64-3-353; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Cal Poly-Roland Jackson 2-47; Jordan Hines 1-6; DJ Peluso 1-3. Montana-Chase Naccarato 10-81; Jamaal Jones 9-86; John Nguyen 6-22; Ellis Henderson 5-47; Reese Carlson 3-28; Ryan Burke 2-19; Joey Counts 2-11; Josh Horner 1-44; Ben Roberts 1-9; Caleb Lyons 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Cal Poly-B.J. Nard 3-40. Montana-None. FUMBLES: Cal Poly-Chris Brown 1-0; Kori Garcia 1-0; B.J. Nard 1-1. Montana-Brady Gustafson 2-0; Ellis Henderson 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Cal Poly-Logan Mayes 1-0. Montana-Jamal Wilson 1-0; Tyrone Holmes 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Cal Poly-Tu’uta Inoke 5-11; Chris Fletcher 5-5; J. Gigantino 3-6; R.J. Mazolewski 3-6. Montana-K. Van Ackeren 6-14; Nate Bradley 2-12; Jeremiah Kose 1-13; D. Crittenden 1-11; Yamen Sanders 2-9; Tyrone Holmes 2-8; Jamal Wilson 1-9; Justin Whitted 1-8.
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Another Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, another nail-biter that wasn’t decided until the game’s final seconds. But this time Griz fans went home feeling empty after watching a winnable game slip through their team’s grasp. Shortly after Montana failed to convert on a late 4th-and-inches that would have iced the game, Cal Poly’s Alex Vega kicked a game-winning 49-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to give the Mustangs a 20-19 victory. Montana, which knocked off North Dakota State with a late touchdown last week, had four turnovers and went 0 for 3 on fourth-down conversions Saturday, and scored just five points on eight second-half possessions to lose to Cal Poly for the second straight season. It appeared Montana had made the play of the game when Derek Crittenden sacked Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown in the end zone for a safety to put the Grizzlies up 19-17 with 3:43 remaining. All that remained was to take the ensuing possession and grind out the clock. But like the week before, the favored team was unable to get it done. Facing 4th-and-inches on the Cal Poly 32-yard line with 1:18 left and the Mustangs out of timeouts, Montana went with its jumbo package, and linebacker Herbert Gamboa was stopped for no gain (though even a first-down run would have been nullified by an illegal procedure penalty). Cal Poly took over and went 36 yards in 11 plays, including a converted 4thand-2, to set up the winning field goal, which had enough leg to be good from another 10 yards out. One year after giving up 421 yards on the ground in a 41-21 loss to Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, Montana’s defense gave up a quiet 330 and kept the Mustangs out of the end zone in the second half. But the offense was unable to reward the effort. Montana opened the game’s scoring in the first quarter when quarterback Brady Gustafson took it in from less than a yard out, one play after John Nguyen’s 41-yard burst through a large hole on the left side of the line gave the Grizzlies 1st-and-goal. The Grizzlies were in Cal Poly territory again on their next possession, but a failed pass attempt on 4th-and-1 turned the ball over to the Mustangs. Brown, who rushed for 226 yards in last year’s meeting, struck on the very next play. After faking a handoff up the middle, he took the ball around right end and ran 60 yards untouched to tie the game at 7-7. The dual-threat quarterback was at it again midway through the second quarter. One play after running for 28 yards, he hit Roland Jackson for a 36-yard touchdown to put the Mustangs up for the first time, 14-7. After a number of stalled efforts, Montana finally put a strong drive together late in the half that sent the teams to the locker room tied 14-14. Taking over at its 16-yard line, the Grizzlies needed less than 90 seconds to go 84 yards in 12 plays. Jamaal Jones made like Odell Beckham Jr. on an 18-yard reception to the 6-yard line, and Gustafson hit Ellis Henderson on a short crossing route 20 seconds before the break to bring the teams even. If the drive felt at the time like a precursor to a big second half, it didn’t turn out to be. Cal Poly started to get its running game going in the third quarter, and the Mustangs largely kept the Griz offense off the field. Montana got the ball just twice in the quarter and ran only 11 plays for 30 yards. Cal Poly dominated the quarter in every aspect but the scoreboard. Despite holding the ball for 12:25 of the quarter’s 15 minutes, the Mustangs scored just three points on a 48-yard field goal that capped a 17-play drive that ate up 6:58. With its defense giving it every opportunity to take control of the game, Montana’s offense remained out of sorts into the fourth quarter. The team’s first four possessions of the second half resulted in 42 yards and a pair of Gustafson interceptions. But the Grizzlies finally got the break they needed early in the fourth quarter on the same play Gustafson threw his third pick. B.J. Nard, who had all three of his team’s interceptions, was tackled and striped from behind by Henderson, who recovered the fumble. Gustafson hit Josh Horner for 44 yards on the next play, and the Grizzlies drove down to the Cal Poly 5-yard line before settling for a game-tying field goal with 8:52 left. Montana forced a punt on Cal Poly’s next possession and took over at its own 2-yard line with 5:31 on the clock. Gustafson rushed for six yards to get his team off the goal line, and three straight first-down plays moved the ball close to midfield before the drive sputtered. Had Montana won the game, Chris Lider’s 57-yard punt that flipped the field and pinned the Mustangs down on their own 2-yard line would have been the play of the game, considering Crittenden shook off a block and took down Brown in the end zone on the very next play. But Cal Poly kicked off, and Montana began the drive that didn’t quite become the drive to a 2-0 start to the season. And a visiting kicker left the field a hero.
2015 SEASON
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GAME #3: MONTANA VS. LIBERTY • L, 21-31
GRIZ LOSE AT LIBERTY 31-21
Montana (1-2) vs. Liberty (2-1) Sept. 19, 2015 • Site: Lynchburg, Va. Stadium: Williams Stadium • Attendance: 22551 Score by Quarters Montana Liberty
1 0 14
2 12 3
3 7 7
4 2 7
Score 21 31
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 09:22 LIBERTY - RICE, D. 4 yd pass from WOODRUM, J. (LUNSFORD, J. kick), 10-74 5:38, UM 0 - LIBERTY 7 08:13 LIBERTY - SHELLS, D. 72 yd pass from WOODRUM, J. (LUNSFORD, J. kick), 1-72 0:10, UM 0 - LIBERTY 14 2nd 11:03 LIBERTY - LUNSFORD, J. 22 yd field goal, 10-75 5:09, UM 0 - LIBERTY 17 05:13 UM - Daniel Sullivan 22 yd field goal, 5-49 1:49, UM 3 LIBERTY 17 03:30 UM - Jamaal Jones 70 yd pass from Chad Chalich (D. Sullivan kick failed), 1-65 0:13, UM 9 - LIBERTY 17 01:24 UM - Daniel Sullivan 21 yd field goal, 4-1 0:44, UM 12 LIBERTY 17 3rd 12:13 LIBERTY - SHELLS, D. 32 yd pass from KING, D. (LUNSFORD, J. kick), 2-39 0:51, UM 12 - LIBERTY 24 07:46 UM - Chad Chalich 1 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 11-81 4:19, UM 19 - LIBERTY 24 4th 14:16 LIBERTY - ABNAR, D.J. 40 yd run (LUNSFORD, J. kick), 2-46 1:05, UM 19 - LIBERTY 31 00:13 UM - Team safety, , UM 21 - LIBERTY 31 TEAM TOTALS.....................................................UM FIRST DOWNS...............................................................12 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................26-21 PASSING YDS (NET)...................................................282 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................. 41-21-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS......................67-303 Fumble Returns-Yards.................................................. 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards..................................................... 4-48 Kickoff Returns-Yards................................................. 4-84 Interception Returns-Yards.......................................... 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...............................................8-38.9 Fumbles-Lost................................................................. 2-1 Penalties-Yards...........................................................10-66 Possession Time..........................................................23:47 Third-Down Conversions...................................... 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions...................................... 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances........................................... 3-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards............................................ 5-40
LIBERTY 14 40-78 292 31-17-0 71-370 0-0 2-15 3-67 0-0 9-29.3 1-0 12-86 36:13 5 of 18 0 of 1 2-2 7-67
RUSHING: Montana-Joey Counts 6-56; John Nguyen 8-9; Chad Chalich 12-minus 44. Liberty-ABNAR, D.J. 8-58; RICE, D. 20-49; MASHA, S. 2-16; PARKER, Z. 1-6; TEAM 1-minus 11; WOODRUM, J. 8-minus 40. PASSING: Montana-Chad Chalich 14-28-0-228; Brady Gustafson 7-13-0-54. Liberty-WOODRUM, J. 16-30-0-260; KING, D. 1-1-0-32. RECEIVING: Montana-Jamaal Jones 7-168; Chase Naccarato 5-26; Ben Roberts 4-27; Ryan Burke 2-13; John Nguyen 2-5; Ellis Henderson 1-43. LibertyPARKER, Z. 6-101; SHELLS, D. 3-111; PETERSON, D. 3-45; FARROW, B.J. 2-26; RICE, D. 2-4; SMITH, C. 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Liberty-None. FUMBLES: Montana-Joey Counts 1-1; Chad Chalich 1-0. Liberty-WOODRUM, J. 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Tyrone Holmes 2-0; Caleb Kidder 1-0; Herbert Gamboa1-0; Nate Bradley 1-0. Liberty-UZOWIHE, C. 2-0; AVERY, T. 1-0; WELLS, J. 1-0; HUNTER, M. 1-0; GREENE, J. 1-0; BROWN, D. 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Tyrone Holmes 6-3; Nate Harris 7-1; K. Van Ackeren 4-4; Connor Lebsock 5-1. Liberty-HOLLOWAY, T. 5-0; JALLOH, A. 4-1; NEWMAN, N. 3-2; SCOTT, W. 4-0.
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The Montana football team lost 31-21 at Liberty Saturday night in Lynchburg, Va., in a battle of ranked teams and in front of a record crowd of 22,551 at Williams Stadium. The No. 7 Grizzlies fell behind 17-0 early in the second quarter and never led to drop to 1-2 on the season. Montana scored the final 12 points of the first half to trail 17-12 at the break and were two yards away from taking a lead late in the third quarter when a costly fumble ended the Grizzlies’ chances of making a comeback. The Flames (2-1) opened the game with a 10-play, 74-yard drive, capped by a four-yard scoring pass from Josh Woodrum to Desmond Rice, and led the final 54 minutes of the game. Montana rushed 26 times for 21 yards, scored on just three of six possessions inside the red zone, went 3 for 16 on 3rd-down conversions, and had to play the final three quarters with backup quarterback Chad Chalich under center after starter Brady Gustafson was injured late in the first quarter. Chalich led Montana on its four scoring drives -- both throwing and running for a touchdown -- and threw for 228 yards, but with the game in the balance the Grizzlies generated negative yardage over their final six possessions of the game after being within five points midway through the third quarter. And still Montana will look at the loss like it did the Cal Poly defeat two weeks ago, when the Mustangs rallied late for a 20-19 victory. A play here, a play there, and who knows how things might have been different. After Liberty’s opening scoring drive, Montana went three and out. One play later the Flames were back in the end zone after Woodrum hit Dante Shells for a 72-yard score. A 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter made it 17-0. Daniel Sullivan had an opportunity to get Montana on the board late in the first quarter, but his 33-yard field goal attempt missed wide left. It was the one of three possessions the Grizzlies had inside the Flames’ 20-yard line that came up empty. Five minutes into the second quarter, Montana had run 24 plays for 60 yards and no points. But the back half of the second quarter belonged to the Grizzlies. Chalich hit Ellis Henderson for 43 yards to set up a 22-yarder for Sullivan and one possession later the Idaho transfer hit Jamaal Jones, who finished with seven catches for 168 yards, for a 70-yard scoring strike. The extra point was missed. Montana left a number of potential game-changing points on the Williams Stadium turf. A handful came late in the second quarter when a blocked punt by Connor Strahm gave Montana possession at the Liberty 4-yard line. A rush for one yard and two incomplete passes into the end zone later, a Sullivan field goal from 21 yards out made it 17-12 at the half. Liberty, on 32-yard pass from Damian King to Shells, and Montana, on a Chalich one-yard keeper to cap an 11-play, 81-yard drive, traded scores in the third quarter that made it 24-19. Griz linebacker Herbert Gamboa sacked Woodrum on the opening play of Liberty’s next possession, the start of a three-and-out. Starting their next possession on their own 45, the Grizzlies needed just two plays -- Chalich to Chase Naccarato for five yards and Chalich to Jones for 46 -- to get inside the Liberty 5-yard line. Taking a handoff on the next play and charging up the middle, Joey Counts was stripped two yards from the goal line. The Flames recovered on the 1-yard line. It would be as close as Montana would get. The Grizzlies forced a punt on Liberty’s next possession but would lose nine yards on their own possession before punting it themselves. The Flames, on a 40-yard run by D.J. Abnar, went up 31-19 three plays into the fourth quarter. Montana could not move the ball out of its own end on its next three possessions, but the Grizzlies still had a glimmer of hope when Tucker Schye blocked a punt to give his team the ball at the Liberty 34 with 2:34 remaining. Montana would make it just inside the 10-yard line before turning it over on downs. The late-game possession shined a bright light on the missed extra point in the second quarter. Had the score been 31-20, the Grizzlies could have kicked a field goal to make it a one-possession game, then, with only one timeout remaining, at least been able to attempt on onside kick. As it was, Liberty took over up 12. Unable to rush for a first down that would have run out the clock, the Flames elected to take a team safety with 13 seconds left for the game’s final points.
2015 SEASON
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GAME #4: NORTHERN ARIZONA VS. MONTANA • W, 23-14
GRIZ START FAST, HOLD OFF LUMBERJACKS IN BIG SKY OPENER
Northern Arizona (2-2, 0-1) vs. Montana (2-2, 1-0) Sept. 26, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 26136 Score by Quarters Northern Arizona Montana
1 0 10
2 0 6
3 14 0
4 0 7
Score 14 23
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 13:50 UM - John Nguyen 22 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 4-75 1:18, NAU 0 - UM 7 11:03 UM - Daniel Sullivan 27 yd field goal, 9-32 2:39, NAU 0 - UM 10 2nd 09:13 UM - Daniel Sullivan 25 yd field goal, 17-74 5:53, NAU 0 - UM 13 05:55 UM - Daniel Sullivan 27 yd field goal, 7-59 1:59, NAU 0 - UM 16 3rd 06:25 NAU - Emmanuel Butler 57 yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins kick), 2-54 0:35, NAU 7 - UM 16 05:26 NAU - Emmanuel Butler 34 yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins kick), 2-42 0:29, NAU 14 - UM 16 4th 04:05 UM - Chase Naccarato 3 yd pass from Chad Chalich (Daniel Sullivan kick), 11-61 4:03, NAU 14 - UM 23 TEAM TOTALS............................................... NAU UM FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 13 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)......................................46-79 44-195 PASSING YDS (NET).............................................. 187 279 Passes Att-Comp-Int......................................... 22-13-1 45-29-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..................68-266 89-474 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...................................................2-4 5-29 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................4-95 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards....................................1-11 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...........................................8-46.1 6-39.0 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................4-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards.........................................................3-26 8-60 Possession Time..................................................... 30:04 29:56 Third-Down Conversions..................................5 of 18 6 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 2 of 4 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................0-1 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards........................................2-11 8-39 RUSHING: Northern Arizona-Casey Jahn 24-87; Kendyl Taylor 2-11; Nick Butier 2-6; Dejzon Walker 1-1; Case Cookus 17-minus 26. Montana-John Nguyen 7-71; L. Logwood 12-40; Chad Chalich 11-40; Treshawn Favors 7-26; Joey Counts 4-25; Team 3-minus 7. PASSING: Northern Arizona-Case Cookus 13-22-1-187. Montana-Chad Chalich 29-45-1-279. RECEIVING: Northern Arizona-Emmanuel Butler 4-126; RJ Rickert 4-42; Casey Jahn 2-10; Dejzon Walker 2-8; Alex Holmes 1-1. Montana-Jamaal Jones 7-113; Chase Naccarato 7-25; Ellis Henderson 6-95; Ben Roberts 4-27; L. Logwood 2-12; Caleb Lyons 2-5; Ryan Burke 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Arizona-Marcus Alford 1-11. Montana-Yamen Sanders 1-0. FUMBLES: Northern Arizona-Case Cookus 3-0; Marcus Alford 1-1. Montana-John Nguyen 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Northern Arizona-Zach McDonnell 1-0; Deon Young 1-0. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 3-2; Ryan Johnson 1-0; Tucker Schye 0-1; Herbert Gamboa 0-1; Jeremiah Kose 0-1; Justin Whitted 1-0; Caleb Kidder 0-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Northern Arizona-John Herrero 1-10; Josh Bamrick 3-7; Maurice Davison 6-2; Zach McDonnell 3-5. Montana-Jeremiah Kose 3-9; Tyrone Holmes 4-7; Yamen Sanders 3-3.
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Just four weeks after celebrating one of the program’s biggest wins, Montana football coach Bob Stitt and his team took the field Saturday facing a have-to-have-it game. A pair of tough losses and a 1-2 record entering Big Sky Conference action will do that. Playing like its back was against the wall, Montana rode a dominant defensive effort and a balanced offense to a 23-14 victory over Northern Arizona on Homecoming at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Montana (2-2, 1-0 BSC) had dropped its last two, to Cal Poly and Liberty, with an off week in between, and it was starting to make the team’s seasonopening victory over North Dakota State feel like a long, long time ago. Montana, which outgained Northern Arizona 355-19 in the first half, built a 16-0 halftime lead, then watched as the Lumberjacks pulled within 16-14 on a pair of scoring passes less than a minute apart midway through the third quarter. With the game hanging in the balance in the fourth, the Grizzlies put together an 11-play scoring drive that finally put the game out of reach. Montana wasted little time jumping all over Northern Arizona, on both sides of the ball. John Nguyen’s 22-yard scoring run -- one play after Chad Chalich, getting his first start at quarterback as a Grizzly, hit Jamaal Jones for 56 yards -- put the Grizzlies up 7-0 just 70 seconds in. That run covered more yardage than the Lumberjacks would generate the entire half. And yet Montana could only build a 16-0 lead by the break, three times settling for Daniel Sullivan field goals after driving within 10 yards of the end zone. But for 30 minutes it didn’t matter, because Montana’s defense was absolutely monstrous. The Grizzlies had six of their eight sacks for the game in the first half, two coming from Tyrone Holmes, and held the Lumberjacks to 19 yards on 26 plays, 11 on the ground, eight through the air. After Nguyen’s scoring run, Montana got the ball right back when Eric Johnson forced a fumble on the kickoff return and Tucker Schye recovered at the NAU 27. The drive would stall at the 10, and a Sullivan 27-yard field goal gave Montana a 10-0 lead before NAU had run an offensive play. Montana had a 17-play, 74-yard drive that made it 13-0 early in the second quarter and faced 4th-and-goal from the NAU 4-yard line on its next possession. The Grizzlies lined up to go for it, but a false start penalty changed those plans and brought on the field goal unit. Sullivan’s 27-yarder made it 16-0, and a halftime lead that could have been safely out of reach still felt tenuous. Northern Arizona (2-2, 0-1 BSC) wasn’t going to be held down the entire game, and the Lumberjacks opened the second half by marching right down the field. But Case Cookus’s pass into the end zone from the 15 was broken up by Kendrick Van Ackeren and intercepted by Yamen Sanders. Montana did little to extend its lead, and Northern Arizona took advantage. The Lumberjacks scored twice in 59 seconds midway through the third quarter to close their deficit to 16-14 and get things more tense than any of the 26,136 inside the stadium could have imagined at halftime. Cookus hit Emmanuel Butler for a 57-yard strike down the left sideline to make it 16-7, and after a Chalich interception, Montana’s only turnover of the game, Cookus hit Butler for a 34-yard score. Given two more possessions to take the lead, Northern Arizona was unable to do so. The Lumberjacks turned the ball over on downs in Montana territory when Cookus’s intended receiver slipped and fell, and NAU was forced to punt the ball away midway through the fourth quarter. And so began the drive of the game for Montana. The Grizzlies went 61 yards in 11 plays, with the insurance touchdown coming on a bubble screen from Chalich to Chase Naccarato in the left flat. Naccaroto scored from three yards out to cap the game’s scoring. Seven of the plays on the decisive drive and 45 of the yards came on rushes by Nguyen and Treshawn Favors. The final drive was a microcosm of Stitt’s play-calling for the game, which resulted in 45 passes and 44 rushes. Nguyen ran for 71 yards, Chalich finished 29-of-45 for 279 yards. He also rushed for 40. Jones had seven receptions for 113 yards, his third time in four games this season with at least 100 receiving yards, and Ellis Henderson caught six balls for 95 yards. Jeremiah Kose had a team-high 12 tackles, Holmes finished with 11, which included four sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss.
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GAME #5: MONTANA VS. UC DAVIS • W, 27-13
MONTANA MOVES TO 2-0 IN BIG SKY WITH 27-13 ROAD WIN
Montana (3-2,2-1) vs. UC Davis (0-5,0-2) Oct. 03, 2015 • Site: Davis, Calif. Stadium: Aggie Stadium • Attendance: 6241 Score by Quarters Montana UC Davis
1 7 6
2 7 7
3 7 0
4 6 0
Score 27 13
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 12:35 UCD - Brady Stuart 43 yd field goal, 4-6 1:33, UM 0 - UCD 3 04:46 UCD - Brady Stuart 20 yd field goal, 6-51 2:30, UM 0 - UCD 6 00:50 UM - Ben Roberts 20 yd pass from Chad Chalich (Daniel Sullivan kick), 11-75 3:56, UM 7 - UCD 6 2nd 13:44 UCD - Derek Baljeu 11 yd pass from Ben Scott (Brady Stuart kick), 5-75 2:00, UM 7 - UCD 13 12:19 UM - Jamaal Jones 42 yd pass from Chad Chalich (Daniel Sullivan kick), 6-72 1:20, UM 14 - UCD 13 3rd 09:16 UM - Ellis Henderson 4 yd pass from Chad Chalich (Daniel Sullivan kick), 10-61 2:36, UM 21 - UCD 13 4th 06:28 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 5 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick failed), 16-85 4:12, UM 27 - UCD 13 TEAM TOTALS................................................. UM UCD FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 25 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....................................46-166 39-105 PASSING YDS (NET).............................................. 275 234 Passes Att-Comp-Int......................................... 51-30-0 35-19-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..................97-441 74-339 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...................................................1-0 2-16 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................1-28 4-58 Interception Returns-Yards......................................2-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...........................................6-37.2 7-39.7 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................1-1 4-2 Penalties-Yards.........................................................3-33 2-19 Possession Time..................................................... 28:06 31:54 Third-Down Conversions..................................6 of 19 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 3 of 6 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................3-4 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........................................5-29 1-4 RUSHING: Montana-Chad Chalich 17-64; John Nguyen 14-35; Treshawn Favors 5-23; L. Logwood 2-18; Jeremy Calhoun 4-18; Caleb Lyons 1-15; Team 3-minus 7. UC Davis-Mitchell Layton 12-62; Manusamoa Luuga 19-58; Ramon Vargas 1-13; Ben Scott 7-minus 28. PASSING: Montana-Chad Chalich 29-49-0-265; Team 0-1-0-0; Nate Harris 1-1-0-10. UC Davis-Ben Scott 18-34-2-203; M. Sheppard 1-1-0-31. RECEIVING: Montana-Chase Naccarato 13-84; Ben Roberts 7-74; Jamaal Jones 5-71; Ellis Henderson 4-34; John Nguyen 1-12. UC Davis-Manusamoa Luuga 6-52; Ramon Vargas 3-51; Derek Baljeu 3-38; Chris Martin 2-23; Nolan Tooley 2-9; Atlas Smith 1-31; Ethan Hicks 1-20; Nehemiah Winsto 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-Caleb Kidder 1-0; Ryan Johnson 1-0. UC Davis-None. FUMBLES: Montana-Chad Chalich 1-1. UC Davis-Manusamoa Luuga 2-1; Chris Martin 1-1; Ben Scott 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Tucker Schye 0-1; Caleb Kidder 1-0; Tyrone Holmes 1-0; Ryan Johnson 1-0; Jeremiah Kose 1-0; Connor Strahm 0-1. UC Davis-Brandon Weaver 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-K. Van Ackeren 6-5; Jeremiah Kose 6-3; JR Nelson 6-2; Caleb Kidder 5-2; Eric Johnson 3-2. UC Davis-Brady Stibi 5-3; Patrick Wells 5-2; Jonathan Bias 5-1; Darryl Graham 5-1; Zach Jones 5-0.
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Chad Chalich threw three touchdown passes, and the Montana defense forced four turnovers and held UC Davis scoreless in the second half as the Grizzlies improved to 2-0 in the Big Sky Conference with a 27-13 victory Saturday afternoon at Davis, Calif. Chalich hit Ben Roberts and Jamaal Jones for first-half scores to give Montana a 14-13 halftime lead. Chalich connected with Ellis Henderson in the third, and Jeremy Calhoun capped a 16-play, 85-yard drive in the fourth quarter with a five-yard scoring run that put the game out of reach. “We made it a lot more interesting than we needed to. We could have had this under control a lot earlier than the fourth quarter,” said coach Bob Stitt. “We were playing hard, but we were making a lot of mistakes and mental errors. We just kept grinding away in the second half and finally pulled away.” Montana won its second straight game to improve to 3-2 overall. UC Davis (0-5, 0-2 BSC) remains winless. The Grizzlies, who would eventually run a season-high 97 plays and generate 441 yards of offense, were slow out of the gate offensively, but the defense kept the Aggies in check, including an important goal-line stand in the first quarter. Montana went nowhere on its first four drives, and that allowed UC Davis to strike early. The Aggies went up 3-0 on their first possession and later used consecutive passing plays that covered 54 yards to get first-and-goal on the Griz 1-yard line midway through the quarter. After an incomplete pass, Tyrone Holmes stuffed Manusamoa Luuga for no gain, then sacked quarterback Ben Scott for a three-yard loss, forcing UC Davis to settle for a field goal that made it 6-0. Montana finally got rolling offensively on its next possession. Chalich hit four different receivers on the drive and connected with Roberts from 20 yards out to give the Grizzlies their first lead of the afternoon, 7-6. It was Roberts’ second touchdown of the season. The Aggies answered right back, going 75 yards in five plays to retake the lead 13-7 on an 11-yard pass from Scott to Derek Baljeu at 13:44 of the second quarter. It felt like the start of a shootout, but they would be UC Davis’s final points. Montana needed just 80 seconds and six plays to cover 72 yards on its next possession and took the lead for good when Chalich hit Jones with a 42-yard strike. The Grizzlies could have extended their lead before half, but their only turnover of the game kept it a one-point game. UC Davis’s Chris Martin mishandled a punt late in the second quarter, and Treshawn Favors recovered the fumble at the Aggies’ 3-yard line. Two plays later, with the ball at the one, Chalich fumbled it back. With the Montana offense in one-score-per-quarter mode, the team’s defense made sure that was enough. The Grizzlies forced turnovers on the Aggies’ first three possessions of the second half. First it was Caleb Kidder with an interception, then Ryan Johnson. In between picks, Montana went up 21-13 when Chalich found Henderson from four yards out. The quarterback hit three different receivers for touchdowns Saturday, and that did not include Chase Naccarato, who caught 13 balls, two off the school record. “You come out and see what they’re doing, and the way they were lining up, we knew we could get Chase a bunch. He got a lot of catches and did some nice things after the catch,” said Stitt. “Those guys are dynamic. They make big plays and are a lot of fun to have out there for a quarterback.” Montana created its fourth turnover of the game the opening play of the fourth quarter when Jamal Wilson forced a Luuga fumble. Kidder was there for the recovery. Two possessions later the Grizzlies put the game out of reach. Taking over at their own 15, the Grizzlies went 85 yards in 16 plays, with Calhoun making it 27-13 with 6:28 remaining. UC Davis turned the ball over on downs and punted on its final two possessions. Chalich finished 29-of-49 for 265 yards. He also ran 17 times for 64 more to finish as Montana’s leading rusher. Kendrick Van Ackeren led Montana, which had five sacks and three other tackles for loss, with 11 tackles. Holmes, last week’s STATS FCS national defensive player of the week for his performance against Northern Arizona, finished with three tackles, two coming on the early goal-line stand. “I’m sure they were worried about Tyrone and did some things to cover him up,” said Stitt, “but you can’t block him all day. That opens things up for other guys to have some success.”
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GAME #6: WEBER STATE VS. MONTANA • L, 21-24 (OT)
GRIZ FALL TO WILDCATS IN OVERTIME
Weber State (3-3, 2-1) vs. Montana (3-3, 2-1) Oct. 10, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 25500 Score by Quarters Weber State Montana
1 2 3 4 7 14 0 0 14 0 0 7
OT [ 5 ] Score 3 [ 3 ] 24 0 [ 0 ] 21
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 11:47 WSU - Eric Wilkes 3 yd run (Josh Kealamakia kick), 4-53 1:50, WSU 7 - UM 0 07:56 UM - Ben Roberts 4 yd pass from Chad Chalich (Daniel Sullivan kick), 12-75 3:51, WSU 7 - UM 7 02:32 UM - John Nguyen 4 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 11-64 3:38, WSU 7 - UM 14 2nd 11:56 WSU - Cam Livingston 15 yd pass from Jadrian Clark (Josh Kealamakia kick), 11-81 5:29, WSU 14 - UM 14 02:39 WSU - Cordero Dixon 30 yd interception return (Josh Kealamakia kick), WSU 21 - UM 14 4th 04:51 UM - Ben Roberts 44 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 6-95 1:42, WSU 21 - UM 21 OT 15:00 WSU - Josh Kealamakia 27 yd field goal, 5-15 0:00, WSU 24 - UM 21 TEAM TOTALS...............................................WSU UM FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 23 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....................................61-253 37-138 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................ 92 245 Passes Att-Comp-Int........................................... 16-9-0 35-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..................77-345 72-383 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...................................................1-4 2-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................3-70 3-60 Interception Returns-Yards....................................1-30 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...........................................8-45.5 5-45.4 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.........................................................8-90 3-25 Possession Time..................................................... 36:24 23:36 Third-Down Conversions..................................6 of 14 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 0 of 0 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................3-3 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........................................5-14 1-2 RUSHING: Weber State-Eric Wilkes 24-112; Jadrian Clark 21-84; Cory Thomson 9-36; Darryl Denby 2-14; T. Garrett 5-7. Montana-John Nguyen 11-47; Makena Simis 9-39; Chad Chalich 6-24; Chase Naccarato 2-14; Jeremy Calhoun 6-9; Treshawn Favors 3-5. PASSING: Weber State-Jadrian Clark 8-15-0-54; Drew Batchelor 1-1-038. Montana-Chad Chalich 14-19-1-136; Makena Simis 8-16-0-109. RECEIVING: Weber State-Drew Batchelor 3-14; Cory Thomson 2-42; Eric Wilkes 2-12; Cam Livingston 1-15; TyJuan Prince 1-9. Montana-Ben Roberts 8-115; Chase Naccarato 5-24; Ellis Henderson 3-56; Jamaal Jones 3-32; John Nguyen 2-3; Jeremy Calhoun 1-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Weber State-Cordero Dixon 1-30. Montana-None. FUMBLES: Weber State-None. Montana-Makena Simis 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Weber State-Jake Gallegos 1-1; Jon Carlson 1-1; Tre’von Johnson 1-0; Iosua Opeta 0-1; R. Henderson 0-1. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Weber State-Tre’von Johnson 8-5; Cordero Dixon 5-4; Josh Burton 4-3; Devonte Johnson 4-1; Jon Carlson 2-3; Jake Gallegos 1-4; Filipe Sitake 2-2; K. Liljenquist 2-2. Montana-K. Van Ackeren 10-7; Herbert Gamboa 4-8; Caleb Kidder 0-11; D. Crittenden 2-8; Tyrone Holmes 2-8; Jeremiah Kose 2-8. - 59 -
The Montana Grizzlies rallied from a 21-14 halftime deficit to force overtime with the Weber State Wildcats, but a 27-yard field goal from Josh Kealamakia broke Grizzly hearts, and broke a 13 game losing streak for the Wildcats at Washington Grizzly Stadium with a 24-21 victory. Montana takes its first Big Sky Conference loss on the season, moving to 2-1 in league play and 3-3 overall, heading into a bye week. Montana’s hurry up offense tallied just 72 plays under two quarterbacks as UM’s starter Chad Chalich left the game injured at halftime, replaced by sophomore Makena Simis, who played his first minutes for the Grizzlies. Despite having to go deeper in the quarterback depth chart, the Grizzlies tallied 383 yards of total offense, 245 in the air and 138 net yards on the ground. Ben Roberts had a career day receiving for the Grizzlies, hauling in eight catches for 115 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His second TD reception was a 44-yard bomb from Simis that tied the game and gave the Griz an opportunity to take home a win. Roberts, the 6-4, 205lb baseball transfer from Missoula, now leads the Grizzlies in TD receptions with four on the season. Turnovers with ball in hand, and turnovers on downs led to scoring opportunities going awry for Montana, with an interception returned for a touchdown late in the second quarter being a key moment for UM. The Griz also turned the ball over twice on downs inside Dan Sullivan’s field goal range that led to a critical lack of points for the home team. Weber State came out of the gates with nothing to loose in the first quarter, pulling out a trick play -double pass on its first play from scrimmage, a 38 yard pass from Drew Batchelor to Cory Thomson. Two plays later, Wildcat running back Eric Wilkes ran in for three yards to get WSU on the board first. The Grizzlies responded in earnest however, with two quick scores to close out the first quarter. Chad Chalich threw the first of Roberts’ touchdown passes for four yards to cap off a 12 play, 75 yard drive that took 3:58 off the clock to tie the game at seven. Roberts’ four-yard TD was set up by a crucial 15-yard completion to freshman Jeremy Calhoun to bring the Griz inside the red zone for the first time on the day. The Grizzly defense forced a three-and-out on the next drive, and UM went back to work on offense, putting together another methodical scoring drive of 11 plays and 64 yards, capped off by a four yard scramble by John Nguyen to the end zone. UM finished the quarter with a 14-7 lead and momentum heading into the second period. “This one’s really disappointing,” said Coach Stitt. “We started out exactly the way we wanted to start out offensively and had a great first quarter.” Weber Sate struck back in the second quarter with 14 unanswered points of its own. Running back Eric Wilkes, who led the Wildcats with 24 carries for 122 yards, marched the visitors down the field before junior QB Jadrian Clark connected with Cam Livingston for a 15 yard score to tie the game at 14. The next two drives for both teams resulted in punts, with the second one pinning the Griz on thier own 16-yard line. Just as the Griz were clawing their way out of the danger zone, Chad Chalich was intercepted by Cordero Dixon at the UM 30 yard line, who would return it to the end zone to give WSU a 21-14 lead just before halftime. The Griz managed just a single touchdown in the second half when Simis saw Jamaal Jones in double coverage, and hauled one deep to Ben Roberts for his 44 yard strike. Sullivan’s PAT was good, and the game was tied at 21, where it would stay until the end of regulation. In the extra period, the Grizzlies won the coin toss to take the first possession, but Makena Simis was sacked from behind for the fourth time in the afternoon, and lost ball in contact, turning it over to the Wildcats. Kealamakia’s kick sealed the win for WSU on the ensuing drive from 27 yards, and the Wildcats went home with their first road win in Missoula in 28 years. “Overtime was disappointing,” added Stitt. “We probably should have just handed the ball off, but again, you want to try to steal one. We had set something up, and we wanted to take a look at it, but again, I didn’t want to get into a field goal kicking contest in overtime either. “Overall it’s very disappointing. I feel horrible for our players. As a coach, you feel like a parent. You want to help ‘em. And when it doesn’t go their way it’s heart wrenching that you can’t help them.” Montana moves into its second bye week of the season, a feature made possible by the “FCS Kickoff ” game against North Dakota State, played a full week earlier than the rest of the nation’s opening day.
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GAME #7: NORTH DAKOTA VS. MONTANA • W, 42-16
SIMIS SHINES IN MONTANA VICTORY OVER NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota (4-4, 2-3) vs. Montana (4-3, 3-1) Oct. 24, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 25014 Score by Quarters North Dakota Montana
1 7 7
2 3 14
3 0 14
4 6 7
Score 16 42
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 13:33 UND - John Santiago 80 yd run (Reid Taubenheim kick), 1-80 0:11, UND 7 - UM 0 04:48 UM - Ben Roberts 23 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 9-54 2:57, UND 7 - UM 7 2nd 06:10 UND - Reid Taubenheim 20 yd field goal, 12-57 5:02, UND 10 - UM 7 05:27 UM - Ellis Henderson 36 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 3-65 0:39, UND 10 - UM 14 02:43 UM - Ellis Henderson 63 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 3-67 0:38, UND 10 - UM 21 3rd 11:33 UM - Josh Horner 12 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 7-55 2:07, UND 10 - UM 28 03:09 UM - Jamaal Jones 74 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 3-85 1:00, UND 10 - UM 35 4th 14:55 UM - Jamaal Jones 22 yd pass from Makena Simis (Daniel Sullivan kick), 4-25 1:45, UND 10 - UM 42 09:25 UND - Luke Stanley 7 yd pass from Ryan Bartels (Ryan Bartels pass intcpt), 11-85 5:19, UND 16 - UM 42 TEAM TOTALS...............................................UND UM FIRST DOWNS...............................................................17 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)........................................50-267 45-160 PASSING YDS (NET)...................................................113 328 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................. 21-10-1 24-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS......................71-380 69-488 Fumble Returns-Yards.................................................. 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards..................................................... 2-10 4-21 Kickoff Returns-Yards................................................. 5-85 4-98 Interception Returns-Yards.......................................... 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...............................................7-40.9 5-44.8 Fumbles-Lost................................................................. 4-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards............................................................. 6-50 2-12 Possession Time..........................................................33:41 26:19 Third-Down Conversions...................................... 6 of 17 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions...................................... 0 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances........................................... 2-2 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards.............................................. 1-8 1-8 RUSHING: North Dakota-John Santiago 22-178; Brady Oliveira 16-65; Josh Seibel 4-20; Ryan Bartels 6-10; Clive Georges 1-3; Mitch Meindel 1-minus 9. Montana-John Nguyen 9-57; Treshawn Favors 16-45; Tyler Lucas 2-27; Jeremy Calhoun 8-17; Makena Simis 9-16; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: North Dakota-Ryan Bartels 10-21-1-113. Montana-Makena Simis 16-23-0-323; Tyler Lucas 1-1-0-5. RECEIVING: North Dakota-John Santiago 2-36; Luke Stanley 2-21; Brandon Walker 2-17; Zach Adler 1-22; M. Cerriteno 1-9; Luke Mathewson 1-6; Josh Seibel 1-2. Montana-Jamaal Jones 4-139; Ellis Henderson 3-114; Ben Roberts 3-33; Josh Horner 1-12; Jeremy Calhoun 1-9; Reese Carlson 1-8; Chase Naccarato 1-5; Caleb Lyons 1-5; Treshawn Favors 1-4; John Nguyen 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS: North Dakota-None. Montana-Jeremiah Kose 1-0. FUMBLES: North Dakota-Ryan Bartels 2-1; Josh Seibel 1-0; Clive Georges 1-0. Montana-None. SACKS (UA-A): North Dakota-J. Disterhaupt 1-0. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): North Dakota-Dylan Bakker 3-11; Will Ratelle 4-8; Cole Reyes 3-6; Jawon Johnson 2-6; Brian Labat 3-4. Montana-K. Van Ackeren 3-7; Tyrone Holmes 3-7; Jeremiah Kose 6-3; Eric Johnson 3-3; Yamen Sanders 2-4; Nate Harris 3-2. - 60 -
The Montana Grizzlies entered Saturday’s game against North Dakota with a quarterback who had never started before, and began the season sitting third on the UM depth chart. You’d have never known it though. Making his first career start as a Grizzly, sophomore Makena Simis tied the UM school record for touchdown passes in a game with six, and completed 16 of 23 passes for 323 yards, leading Montana to a key 42-16 Big Sky Conference victory over the University of North Dakota. Montana racked up 488 yards of total offense, with 162 rushing yards and 326 yards in the air. The Montana defense achieved it’s goal of stopping the Big Sky’s fourth best rushing attack in all plays but one, holding UND to 267 yards on the ground for the game. The Grizzlies fell behind 7-0 when North Dakota’s freshman phenom running back John Santiago ran in an 80-yard touchdown on the visitors’ first touch of the ball. But the Griz, led by the debutant Simis, would go on to rattle off seven unanswered touchdowns for the win. Simis was the obvious choice for player of the game with his record-tying inaugural performance that put him equal with Dave Dickenson, Brian Ah Yat and Jordan Johnson for the most touchdown passes in a game with six. Simis couldn’t have thrown for six touchdowns without an exceptional corps of targets to throw to. “It’s easy when you have dudes on the outside who can create separation, and I just have to get ‘em the ball. They made some incredible plays. Not all those touchdowns were in the end zone. Some they had to break a tackle and go for 40 yards. So yeah, I’ve got to give it to those guys outside,” he added. Jones led all receivers against UND with 139 yards, moving him into seventh on the all-time receiving list, and now sitting just six yards behind Raul Pacheco in sixth place. Seventy-four of Jones’ yards came on a single pass form Simis, now ranked as tied for the 11th longest pass in Griz history. The first quarter couldn’t have opened up any worse for the Griz however. After winning the toss, UM went three-and-out on its first possession. UND capitalized in the biggest way possible, when Santiago burst through a hole and went 80 yards untouched on the first play from scrimmage for the visitors. The breakaway run put North Dakota out to an early 7-0 lead, and put Montana on the back foot to start the game. Two stalled drives later, the Grizzlies answered back, using good field position to convert a nine-play, 54-yard drive that was capped off by a beautiful pass from Simis to Ben Roberts for a 23-yard strike. The touchdown was Roberts’ fifth on the season. After Jones and Henderson each caught a pair of touchdowns, Roberts, Jones and Henderson are now all tied at five each for most on the season. Montana’s first drive of the second quarter stalled after Jones and Roberts put the Griz in good field position again. Jeremy Calhoun was stuffed at the UND 40 and the Griz would turn it over on downs. UND then put together a clinical 12 play, 57 yard drive using Santiago again as the weapon of choice on the ground. Nate Harris would come up with some defensive heroics on the goal line though, when he deflected a third down pass to force a 20-yard field goal for North Dakota. The Griz answered right back in true Coach Stitt fashion, putting together a three play, 65 yard drive in 39 seconds, capped off by a 36 yard touchdown pass from Simis to Henderson in the corner of the end zone. The Montana defense once again forced a three and out on the next series, forcing UND to punt. Simis and the Griz went back to work, and put together a carbon copy of the previous drive, capped off by a 63-yard touchdown pass, again to Henderson, who made the circus catch, broke a tackle, and sprinted 20 yards to the end zone. The Griz then entered the halftime break leading 21-10. If UM opened the first half in the worst way possible, the Grizzly defense opened the second half in the best way possible when UND went deep on third down and linebacker Jeremiah Kose came up with the clutch interception. Six plays later, Simis threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game with a 12 yards strike to Josh Horner, completing a text book 55 yard, 2:07 drive, and giving the Griz an 18-point lead, (its largest lead of the season) up 28-10. UM closed out the third quarter with Simis’ 74-yard bomb to Jones, and the Griz were rolling. The deep pass capped off a quick three play, 85-yard drive in under one minute. The final Griz touchdown came on the first play of the fourth quarter. UM was set up with ideal field position when UND attempted a fake punt that was read like a book by Connor Strahm, who leveled the North Dakota punter with ball in hand for a loss of nine yards, giving UM the ball on the UND 25. Four plays later, Simis found Jones open for a 22 yards strike that brought the score to 42-10, and the Griz were on cruise control for the rest of the game.
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GAME #8: MONTANA VS. PORTLAND STATE • L, 16-35
BIG PLAYS DOOM MONTANA IN 35-16 LOSS
Montana (4-4, 3-2) vs. Portland State (7-1, 4-1) Oct. 31, 2015 • Site: Portland, Ore. Stadium: Providence Park • Attendance: 11045 Score by Quarters Montana Portland State
1 0 7
2 10 14
3 0 7
4 6 7
Score 16 35
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 09:47 PSU - Thomas Carter 41 yd pass from Alex Kuresa (J. Gonzales kick), 8-75 3:56, UM 0 - PSU 7 2nd 10:08 PSU - Darnell Adams 46 yd pass from Alex Kuresa (J. Gonzales kick), 5-75 2:56, UM 0 - PSU 14 06:57 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 2 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 10-92 3:00, UM 7 - PSU 14 02:56 PSU - Alex Kuresa 35 yd run (J. Gonzales kick), 7-79 3:56, UM 7 - PSU 21 00:09 UM - Daniel Sullivan 22 yd field goal, 8-23 1:13, UM 10 - PSU 21 3rd 12:30 PSU - Alex Kuresa 49 yd run (J. Gonzales kick), 6-76 2:24, UM 10 - PSU 28 4th 08:08 PSU - David Jones 37 yd run (J. Gonzales kick), 4-51 1:29, UM 10 - PSU 35 05:43 UM - Makena Simis 1 yd run (Josh Janssen rush failed), 11-72 2:21, UM 16 - PSU 35 TEAM TOTALS.....................................................UM FIRST DOWNS...............................................................19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....................................... 47-160 PASSING YDS (NET)...................................................134 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................. 36-15-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS......................83-294 Fumble Returns-Yards.................................................. 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards....................................................... 1-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards................................................. 5-78 Interception Returns-Yards.......................................... 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...............................................6-37.7 Fumbles-Lost................................................................. 4-0 Penalties-Yards............................................................. 5-32 Possession Time..........................................................26:03 Third-Down Conversions...................................... 7 of 21 Fourth-Down Conversions...................................... 3 of 6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances........................................... 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards.............................................. 0-0
PSU 19 52-339 121 12-4-1 64-460 0-0 2-12 3-46 3-30 3-48.0 3-1 9-70 33:57 7 of 14 1 of 1 0-0 5-19
RUSHING: Montana-Makena Simis 22-62; John Nguyen 13-56; Jeremy Calhoun 12-42. Portland State-David Jones 29-165; Alex Kuresa 11-119; Paris Penn 2-22; Nate Tago 4-19; Steven Long 5-16; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Montana-Makena Simis 15-36-3-134. Portland State-Alex Kuresa 4-12-1-121. RECEIVING: Montana-Ben Roberts 7-37; Jamaal Jones 2-30; John Nguyen 2-20; Josh Horner 2-10; Keenan Curran 1-30; Jeremy Calhoun 1-7. Portland State-Darnell Adams 1-46; Thomas Carter 1-41; Chase Loftin 1-23; Stevie Coury 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-Eric Johnson 1-0. Portland State-P. Onwuasor 3-30. FUMBLES: Montana-Makena Simis 4-0. Portland State-Alex Kuresa 2-0; TEAM 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-None. Portland State-Michael Doman 2-1; Kawika Stant 1-0; William Dawson 1-0; Jeremy Lutali 0-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-K. Van Ackeren 10-1; Herbert Gamboa 5-2; Caleb Kidder 4-1; Jeremiah Kose 3-1; JR Nelson 3-0; D. Crittenden 3-0. Portland State-Kawika Stant 6-3; P. Onwuasor 5-3; AJ Schlatter 3-5; Xavier Coleman 7-0; Davond Dade 3-3; Michael Doman 3-2.
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All five of Portland State’s touchdowns came on scoring plays of 35 or more yards, and three first-quarter interceptions and a steady game-long downpour held Montana in check as the Vikings rolled to a 35-16 victory over the Grizzlies Saturday afternoon at Providence Park in Portland. Portland State (7-1, 4-1 BSC) led 21-10 at the half and was never threatened in the second half by a Montana team (4-4, 3-2 BSC) that struggled to get much going offensively in the wet conditions. The Grizzlies generated a season-low 294 yards of offense, just 134 through the air. The win kept Portland State on track to challenge for the Big Sky Conference title. The Vikings, who fell 19-17 to North Dakota for their only loss, trail league leaders Eastern Washington (6-2, 5-0 BSC) and Southern Utah (6-2, 5-0 BSC) by a game, but the Vikings get a shot at both teams in November. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, put themselves on the playoff bubble with their fourth loss. Montana closes its season with Idaho State, Eastern Washington and Montana State. The ISU and MSU games are on the road. One more loss would end the Grizzlies’ chances of returning to the playoffs. One week after creating a national buzz with six touchdown passes in his first career start in Montana’s 42-16 thumping of North Dakota, sophomore quarterback Makena Simis looked a little more mortal. He completed just 15-of-36 passes and ended three straight first-quarter possessions with interceptions. All three were grabbed by Patrick Onwuasor, who upped his Big Sky-leading total to seven. Simis’s Portland State counterpart, Alex Kuresa, was sensational. He ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more, and the fleet-footed escape artist did not once get sacked by a defense that entered the game with a Big Sky-high 24. After the Grizzlies opened the game with a three-and-out, Kuresa got to work. Facing third-and-19 from the Montana 41, he hit Thomas Carter for a touchdown. And that would start a trend. All three of the Vikings’ first-half touchdowns and four of their five scores for the game came on third down. Onwuasor intercepted Simis for the first time on Montana’s next possession, which set Portland State up in Montana territory, but Eric Johnson got the ball right back for the Grizzlies with his first pick of the season. Montana made its way inside the Portland State 40 on its next two possessions, but Onwuasor put an end to both drives. Montana finished the first quarter with 10 passing yards. Portland State went up 14-0 on its first possession of the second quarter. Kuresa hit Chase Loftin for 23 yards, then three plays later, facing third-and-2, the Vikings used a flea flicker to bait Montana’s defenders, and the Grizzlies bit hard. Kuresa calmly hit Darnell Adams for 46-yard scoring strike. Trailing by two touchdowns, Montana answered with its best drive of the day, going 92 yards in 10 plays to cut its deficit to 14-7 when Jeremy Calhoun went in from two yards out. Then Kuresa struck again. The quarterback rushed three times for 65 yards on the Vikings’ next possession, and his read-option keeper from 35 yards out on third-and-8 made it 21-7. Montana caught a break late in the quarter when Chris Lider’s punt hit a Portland State player and was recovered by the Grizzlies at the PSU 28. Montana would get first-and-goal at the nine, but a pair of incompletions forced the Grizzlies to settle for a field goal that made it 21-10 at the half. Needing to get out fast to start the third quarter, Montana did anything but. Portland State went 76 yards on six plays to open the second half, with Kuresa going in from 49 yards out to make it 28-10. On three third-quarter possessions, Montana rushed six times for five yards and completed one pass for four yards. All three ended with Chris Lider punts. Caleb Kidder blocked a 47-yard field goal attempt by Portland State early in the fourth quarter to keep it 28-10. One PSU possession later, David Jones made it 35-10 when he got free around the right end on third-and-9 and scored from 37 yards out. Simis scored from a yard out for the game’s final points with 5:43 remaining. His score capped an 11-play, 72-yard drive. The extra point attempt never was after a bad snap. Twice in the fourth quarter Simis was sacked on fourth down in Portland State territory, a result worse than a downfield interception. A pass, no matter how desperate, at least has a chance. David Jones led Portland State with 165 rushing yards. Kuresa added 119 to help the Big Sky’s No. 2 rushing attack (behind Cal Poly) finish with 339 yards on the ground. Simis, John Nguyen and Jeremy Calhoun totaled 160 for the Grizzlies. Kuresa had just four completions, but they went for 121 yards and a pair of scores. The PSU defense limited Montana’s two big-play receivers, Jamaal Jones and Ellis Henderson, to a pair of catches and 30 yards. Kendrick Van Ackeren led both teams with 11 tackles. For Montana the unofficial playoffs–lose once and there will be no postseason.
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GAME #9: MONTANA VS. IDAHO STATE • W, 33-27 (OT)
FORTUNE FINALLY FINDS MONTANA
Montana (5-4, 4-2) vs. Idaho State (2-7, 1-5) Nov. 7, 2015 • Site: Pocatello, Idaho Stadium: Holt Arena • Attendance: 7795 Score by Quarters Montana Idaho State
1 14 7
2 7 6
3 3 0
4 3 14
OT 6 0
Score 33 27
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 10:10 ISU - KW Williams 14 yd pass from Tanner Gueller (Zak Johnson kick), 12-75 4:50, UM 0 - ISU 7 06:40 UM - John Nguyen 28 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 9-75 2:59, UM 7 - ISU 7 04:00 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 3 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 5-45 1:13, UM 14 - ISU 7 2nd 11:43 UM - JR Nelson 20 yd interception return (Daniel Sullivan kick), , UM 21 - ISU 7 01:21 ISU - KW Williams 15 yd pass from Tanner Gueller (Zak Johnson kick failed), 10-68 4:10, UM 21 - ISU 13 3rd 08:33 UM - Daniel Sullivan 23 yd field goal, 9-58 2:43, UM 24 - ISU 13 4th 13:43 ISU - Tyler Graves 3 yd pass from Tanner Gueller (Tanner Gueller pass failed), 6-20 1:47, UM 24 - ISU 19 10:17 ISU - Jakori Ford 53 yd run (Tyler Graves pass from Tanner Gueller), 5-88 1:54, UM 24 - ISU 27 05:43 UM - Daniel Sullivan 26 yd field goal, 14-54 4:25, UM 27 - ISU 27 OT 15:00 UM - Eric Johnson 40 yd fumble recovery, UM 33 - ISU 27 TEAM TOTALS.....................................................UM FIRST DOWNS...............................................................25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)........................................60-265 PASSING YDS (NET)...................................................169 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................. 39-23-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS......................99-434 Fumble Returns-Yards................................................ 1-40 Punt Returns-Yards....................................................... 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards................................................. 2-33 Interception Returns-Yards........................................ 3-20 Punts (Number-Avg)...............................................5-44.8 Fumbles-Lost................................................................. 2-2 Penalties-Yards............................................................. 6-67 Possession Time..........................................................30:07 Third-Down Conversions.................................... 12 of 25 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................... 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances........................................... 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards............................................ 6-38
ISU 24 44-133 253 49-23-3 93-386 0-0 2-10 2-30 1-12 7-39.4 1-1 6-38 30:07 6 of 19 2 of 5 3-6 1-6
RUSHING: Montana-Makena Simis 22-105; Jeremy Calhoun 21-98; John Nguyen 17-62. Idaho State-Xavier Finney 24-105; Jakori Ford 6-87; Tanner Gueller 13-minus 16; TEAM 1-minus 43. PASSING: Montana-Makena Simis 23-39-1-169. Idaho State-Tanner Gueller 23-49-3-253. RECEIVING: Montana-Ben Roberts 6-24; Jamaal Jones 5-56; Ellis Henderson 5-46; John Nguyen 4-24; Josh Horner 1-14; Keenan Curran 1-5; Jeremy Calhoun 1-0. Idaho State-KW Williams 7-87; Broc Malcom 4-51; Madison Mangum 4-42; Xavier Finney 4-41; Tyler Graves 3-32; Jakori Ford 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-JR Nelson 1-20; Nate Harris 1-0; Eric Johnson 1-0. Idaho State-Hayden Stout 1-12. FUMBLES: Montana-Makena Simis 2-2. Idaho State-TEAM 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Ryan Johnson 1-2; Jeremiah Kose 1-1; Caleb Kidder 1-0; Connor Strahm 0-1; D. Crittenden 0-1. Idaho State-R. Williams 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Caleb Kidder 4-8; Herbert Gamboa 4-6; Nate Harris 5-3. Idaho State-CJ Langlow 10-10; TylerKuder 4-11; Hayden Stout 3-9; R. Williams 5-6.
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With Idaho State lined up for a potential game-winning 34-yard field goal in overtime, a few plays after Griz quarterback Makena Simis appeared to fumble away Montana’s chances, a season of bad bounces, quarterback injuries and missed opportunities had its script flipped. ISU’s snapper fired the ball over his holder’s head and bouncing down the turf at Holt Arena. Griz cornerback JR Nelson and the Idaho State holder raced for it and both fell on it. The ball bounced up, right to Eric Johnson, who went 40 yards for the game-ending (and season-saving?) touchdown. It was a game Montana appeared to have in hand when the Grizzlies took a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter, but mostly self-inflicted damage kept Montana from pulling away or, in the second half, even keeping the lead. The Grizzlies missed a pair of field goals, went scoreless on a drive that reached the ISU 1-yard line, saw the opening kickoff of the second half, returned for a touchdown by Ellis Henderson, called back because of a penalty, and won despite fumbling the ball away on their opening possession of overtime. It was the seventh time in nine games this season Montana’s opponent has scored points on its opening possession of the game. Six of those have been touchdowns. On Saturday the Grizzlies had an immediate response. On their opening drive they went 75 yards in nine plays, with Simis doing his best Alex Kuresa impersonation. The quarterback ran for 33 yards and threw for 12 more on the drive. John Nguyen made it 7-7 when he scampered in from 28 yards out. Montana forced a three-and-out on Idaho State’s next possession, and a poor punt set the Grizzlies up at ISU’s 45. Simis hit Nguyen out of the backfield for 10 yards to the 30 on 3rd-and-five, and Jeremy Calhoun did the rest. His 27-yard run set Montana up at the three. He scored on the next play to make it 14-7. The Grizzlies generated 172 yards of offense in the first quarter, 115 of it coming on the ground. On its first possession of the second quarter, Montana appeared ready to go up 21-7 when the Grizzlies drove inside the ISU 10-yard line. Facing 3rd-and-goal at the two, Nguyen was stopped a yard short of the end zone, and Montana hurried into its fourth-down play in an attempt to catch Idaho State off guard. Simis opted for a keeper, and he was driven back to the four, turning the ball over on downs. So the defense took matters into its own hands. Gueller’s short pass from his own 21 was bobbled by the intended receiver, then kicked into the air. Nelson gathered it and strolled untouched into the end zone to make it 21-7. And the rout was on. Or shoulda-woulda-coulda been. Daniel Sullivan’s 52-yard field goal attempt later in the second quarter was blocked, and Idaho State responded with a drive that kept the Bengals in the game. Montana opened the game fast and got an electric start to the second half when Ellis Henderson took the opening kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown. Amid the celebration of a two-touchdown lead, a flag on the carpet. The Grizzlies again got inside the ISU 10 on its second possession of the third quarter, but the drive, which featured 55 rushing yards and a 1st-and-goal at the three, fizzled, and Daniel Sullivan made it 24-13 with a 23-yard field goal. A Nate Harris interception in the end zone thwarted an ISU drive late in the third quarter, but Simis gave the ball back three plays later when he was intercepted at the Montana 32. Needing to make a game-defining statement of a drive, Montana went threeand-out, and Jakori Ford put ISU up 25-24 when he ran in from 53 yards out with just over 10 minutes remaining. Gueller hit Graves for the two-point conversion, 27-24. Somehow Idaho State had the lead. The Grizzlies would get to the ISU 9-yard line but no farther. Sullivan was true from 26 yards out to make it 27-27. Montana had the final possession after Johnson intercepted Gueller’s wild heave down the field into traffic, giving the Grizzlies the ball at their own 26 and 52 seconds with which to work. They would make it to the Idaho State 44 before time ran out. Gueller hit Tyler Graves from three yards out to bring the Bengals within five, 24-19, in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Idaho State’s two-point attempt -- both of them, actually, after a Montana penalty -- were unsuccessful. Montana had the first possession of overtime and stuck to a ground game that produced a season-high 265 rushing yards. A nine-yard effort by Calhoun set the Grizzlies up 1st-and-goal at the two and gave the freshman 98 yards on the day. Just two more for an even 100 and the lead. Simple enough. Idaho State gave the ball to Xavier Finney three straight times to set itself up in the middle of the field. After a Montana timeout, the field-goal attempt. And the rest is a sequence for the history book. A high snap. A scramble for the loose ball. Johnson running toward the end zone. A video review. The official signaling touchdown.
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GAME #10: EASTERN WASHINGTON VS. MONTANA • W, 57-16
GRIZZLY DEFENSE PROVES ITS METTLE AGAINST EAGLES
Eastern Washington (6-4, 5-2) vs. Montana (6-4, 5-2) Nov. 14, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 25213 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 Eastern Washington 3 6 7 Montana 14 16 20
4 0 7
Score 16 57
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play
1st 05:45 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 3 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 9-70 3:07, EWU 0 - UM 7 03:52 EWU - Jordan Dascalo 34 yd field goal, 7-71 1:48, EWU 3 - UM 7 01:11 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 1 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 11-71 2:34, EWU 3 - UM 14 2nd 11:04 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 3 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick failed), 5-84 1:08, EWU 3 - UM 20 10:03 UM - Herbert Gamboa 33 yd fumble recovery (Daniel Sullivan kick), EWU 3 - UM 27 04:56 EWU - Kendrick Bourne 21 yd pass from Cooper Kupp (Jordan Dascalo kick failed), 5-68 1:57, EWU 9 - UM 27 00:30 UM - Daniel Sullivan 24 yd field goal, 13-61 4:26, EWU 9 - UM 30 3rd 12:08 UM - Daniel Sullivan 37 yd field goal, 6-21 2:18, EWU 9 - UM 33 11:01 UM - Daniel Sullivan 21 yd field goal, 4--2 0:52, EWU 9 - UM 36 08:25 UM - Jamaal Jones 45 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 4-56 1:04, EWU 9 - UM 43 07:39 UM - JR Nelson 36 yd interception return (Daniel Sullivan kick), EWU 9 - UM 50 03:00 EWU - Gage Gubrud 1 yd run (Jordan Dascalo kick), 7-26 2:50, EWU 16 - UM 50 4th 07:51 UM - Joey Counts 27 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 6-49 3:15, EWU 16 - UM 57 TEAM TOTALS..................................................... EWU UM FIRST DOWNS......................................................................23 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)................................................. 40-96 49-193 PASSING YDS (NET)..........................................................319 271 Passes Att-Comp-Int.................................................... 45-22-3 35-21-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.............................85-415 84-464 Fumble Returns-Yards......................................................... 0-0 1-33 Punt Returns-Yards.............................................................. 1-6 2-18 Kickoff Returns-Yards...................................................... 6-117 3-55 Interception Returns-Yards................................................. 0-0 3-66 Punts (Number-Avg)...................................................... 3-49.0 3-34.3 Fumbles-Lost........................................................................ 4-3 4-3 Penalties-Yards.................................................................. 10-72 3-35 Possession Time.................................................................30:39 29:21 Third-Down Conversions............................................. 2 of 15 9 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions............................................. 2 of 6 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.................................................. 2-5 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards................................................... 1-13 6-31 RUSHING: Eastern Washington-Jabari Wilson 15-59; Gage Gubrud 11-17; Malcom Williams 3-13; Ashanti Kindle 4-11; Rashad Wadood 1-6; R. Hennessey 4-minus 2; Jordan West 2-minus 8. Montana-John Nguyen 15-102; Joey Counts 7-52; Jeremy Calhoun 18-29; Treshawn Favors 4-5; Makena Simis 3-4; Brady Gustafson 1-2; Tyler Lucas 1-minus 1. PASSING: Eastern Washington-Jordan West 7-19-2-119; Gage Gubrud 7-13-1-66; R. Hennessey 7-12-0-113; Cooper Kupp 1-1-0-21. Montana-Brady Gustafson 20-34-0-266; Makena Simis 1-1-0-5. RECEIVING: Eastern Washington-Cooper Kupp 6-118; Terence Grady 6-78; Kendrick Bourne 5-80; Henderson Belk 1-12; Malcom Williams 1-11; Simba Webster 1-10; Stu Stiles 1-6; Nic Sblendorio 1-4. Montana-Ben Roberts 7-41; Jamaal Jones 6-156; Josh Horner 3-32; Ellis Henderson 3-25; John Nguyen 1-12; Keenan Curran 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Eastern Washington-None. Montana-JR Nelson 1-36; K. VanAckeren 1-26; Markell Sanders 1-4. FUMBLES: Eastern Washington-R. Hennessey 2-2; Nzuzi Webster 1-0; Jabari Wilson 1-1. Montana-Ellis Henderson 1-1; Jeremy Calhoun 1-1; Treshawn Favors 1-1; Ben Roberts 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Eastern Washington-Kaleb Levao 1-0. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 2-2; K. Van Ackeren 0-1; Connor Lebsock 1-0; D. Crittenden 0-1; Yamen Sanders 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Eastern Washington-Alek Kacmarcik 4-7; Todd Raynes 5-4; Miquiyah Zamora 2-6; Jake Gall 3-4. Montana-K. Van Ackeren 6-10; Jeremiah Kose 3-8; Yamen Sanders 4-1; JR Nelson 3-2.
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The last four times Montana and Eastern Washington met on the field, the Eagles walked away victorious. Eastern scored a combined for a total of 147 points in those four games, dating back to 2012. On Saturday, the Grizzly defense, led by a talented group of seniors who had never defeated Eastern in their careers, shut down one of the best offenses in the country in a blowout Montana victory. In the team meeting on Friday night, Derek Crittenden made a point in emphasizing the defense started fast. Montana allowed a chunk of yards on the Eagles’ first drive, Ty Gregorak’s defense stepped up when needed. “Early I thought they were moving the ball decently against us, but it was nice to see us buckle down,” Gregorak said. “I really thought, ‘Man are we going to give up another opening drive?’ The Eagles drove all the way to the Montana 28 before Reilly Hennessey mishandled a fourth down snap and Crittenden scooped up the fumble. The Grizzlies would only allow three first quarter points, and the offense scored on back-to-back drives to give Montana an early lead, which forced Eastern to take to the air. “It was key being able to get up early on them, because we forced them to throw the ball,” defensive-end Tyrone Holmes said. “Our cover guys did a great job covering, and that was key in allowing us time to get to the quarterback.” In the first drive of the second quarter, the Eagles went for it on fourth down, but Homes and Crittenden sacked Hennessey to force a turnover on downs. On the next Eastern drive, Yamen Sanders made perhaps the biggest play of the game, breaking free on a safety blitz to crush Hennessey, forcing a fumble that Herbert Gamboa returned for six. Eastern received the ball coming out of the halftime break and fumbled after just two plays, which Montana turned into three points. Kendrick Van Ackeren intercepted Jordan West on the first play of the next drive, returning it all the way to the Eastern two-yard line. Later in the third quarter, JR Nelson intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown for the second straight game, giving Montana their second defensive touchdown of the game. Markel Sanders added a fourth quarter interception, as Montana forced a season high six turnovers in a game decided by momentum built off of big plays. “It was just a huge momentum game where it seemed like we had it for most of the game,” Holmes said. “The guys were making plays and it was fun to be out there, because we know how hard each other works during the offseason so it was fun seeing those big plays.” When fans see the 57 points on the board, they may assume that the offense ran the ball up and down the field against a weak Eastern defense. In reality, the defense is largely responsible for the high point total on Saturday. Kendrick Van Ackeren made the most of his return to the field, as he finished with a game-high 16 tackles, including half a sack. He also nearly returned his interception for a touchdown, and just missed on another interception at the end of the first half. Tyrone Holmes continued his dominating season, taking advantage of the pass-heavy Eastern offense and recording three sacks to extend his FCS-leading total to 14. The three-sack performance also moved Holmes into fourth on the alltime sack list at Montana with 30.5, and he also moved up into sixth on the tackle for loss list with 42.5. The 16 points were the fewest the Montana defense allowed against Eastern since the win in 2011. It was the first win against the Eagles for the senior class, and it came during their final regular season game at home. “I’m mostly proud of our seniors. We have so many seniors, whether they are a starter, or they are Connor Lebsock and they come in when they’re needed, I’m just so proud of this class,” Gregorak said. “They’ve helped us win a lot of games in their four or five years here and I give them all the credit, my hats off to them.” The Montana defense stepped up their game in impressive fashion on Saturday, and they are playing well as they have all season as they prepare for the final week of the season.
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GAME #11 MONTANA VS. MONTANA STATE • W,54-35 Montana (7-4, 6-2) vs. Montana State (5-6, 3-5) Nov. 21, 2015 • Site: Bozeman, Mont. Stadium: Bobcat Stadium • Attendance: 20507 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 Montana 17 20 7 Montana State 7 7 8
4 10 13
GRIZ WIN, MAKE STRONG CASE FOR FCS PLAYOFFS
Score 54 35
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 11:36 06:11 03:21 01:00 2nd 12:49 07:36 04:05 02:07 00:22 3rd 09:34 03:43 4th 12:04 09:25 06:20 00:40
MSU - Beau Sandland 46 yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Luke Daly kick), 5-88 2:03, UM 0 - MSU 7 UM - Daniel Sullivan 44 yd field goal, 9-43 2:49, UM 3 - MSU 7 UM - Jamaal Jones 8 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 8-38 2:32, UM 10 - MSU 7 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 11 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 3-18 0:53, UM 17 - MSU 7 UM - Jamaal Jones 54 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 1-40 0:08, UM 24 - MSU 7 UM - Ellis Henderson 49 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 5-71 1:32, UM 31 - MSU 7 MSU - Dakota Prukop 2 yd run (Luke Daly kick), 10-75 3:31, UM 31 - MSU 14 UM - Daniel Sullivan 32 yd field goal, 8-40 1:58, UM 34 - MSU 14 UM - Daniel Sullivan 24 yd field goal, 7-57 1:11, UM 37 - MSU 14 MSU - Chad Newell 4 yd run (Austin Barth pass from Chad Newell), 4-31 1:45, UM 37 - MSU 22 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 10 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 10-60 2:01, UM 44 - MSU 22 MSU - Brandon Brown 11 yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Luke Daly kick), 7-73 2:11, UM 44 - MSU 29 MSU - Beau Sandland 22 yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Dakota Prukop pass failed), 4-75 1:21, UM 44 - MSU 35 UM - Jamaal Jones 17 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 8-75 3:05, UM 51 - MSU 35 UM - Daniel Sullivan 35 yd field goal, 9-52 3:05, UM 54 - MSU 35
TEAM TOTALS................................................. UM
MSU
FIRST DOWNS......................................................................25 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...............................................48-184 37-190 PASSING YDS (NET)..........................................................353 313 Passes Att-Comp-Int.................................................... 39-23-1 40-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.............................87-537 77-503 Fumble Returns-Yards......................................................... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............................................................ 3-12 2-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards........................................................ 4-92 9-194 Interception Returns-Yards............................................... 1-11 1-4 Punts (Number-Avg)...................................................... 5-39.8 5-42.6 Fumbles-Lost........................................................................ 0-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards.................................................................... 8-99 13-120 Possession Time.................................................................28:16 31:44 Third-Down Conversions............................................. 9 of 20 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions............................................. 1 of 1 0 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.................................................. 6-6 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards..................................................... 2-7 1-6 RUSHING: Montana-John Nguyen 27-134; Jeremy Calhoun 17-45; Brady Gustafson 4-5. Montana State-Chad Newell 11-92; Dakota Prukop 17-47; Jayshawn Gates 3-33; Gunnar Brekke 5-32; TEAM 1-minus 14. PASSING: Montana-Brady Gustafson 23-39-1-353. Montana State-Dakota Prukop 21-39-1-313; Mitch Griebel 1-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Montana-Jamaal Jones 9-132; Josh Horner 5-58; Ellis Henderson 3-91; Ben Roberts 3-48; Keenan Curran 1-15; John Nguyen 1-7; Jeremy Calhoun 1-2. Montana State-Beau Sandland 7-163; Mitch Griebel 4-35; Chad Newell 3-42; Gunnar Brekke 2-13; Austin Barth 2-8; Connor Sullivan 1-22; M. Herbert 1-19; Brandon Brown 1-11; Dakota Prukop 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-K. Van Ackeren 1-11. Montana State-Trace Timmer 1-4. FUMBLES: Montana-None. Montana State-Dakota Prukop 2-1; Jayshawn Gates 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-K. Van Ackeren 1-0; Ryan Johnson 1-0. Montana StateJessie Clark 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-K. Van Ackeren 11-2; Nate Harris 5-2; Eric Johnson 4-0; Yamen Sanders 4-0; Herbert Gamboa 3-1. Montana State-Grant Collins 8-7; Blake Braun 5-7; Mac Bignell 10-1; Taylor Sheridan 5-2.
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On Saturday at Bozeman, the Grizzlies raced out to a 31-7 first-half lead and defeated the Bobcats for the 72nd time in the schools’ long-running rivalry. Brady Gustafson threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns, three to Jamaal Jones, and Montana (7-4, 6-2 BSC) sent most of the 20,507 in attendance packing before game’s end, looking ahead to next year. Griz fans can start thinking about next week. Saturday’s game did not start out looking like it would be a lopsided Montana victory. After the Grizzlies went three-and-out on their first possession, the Bobcats (5-6, 3-5 BSC) went 88 yards in just five plays to make it 7-0 less than four minutes in. Dakota Prukop’s 46-yard strike to Beau Sandland not only opened the scoring, it gave the quarterback his 36th touchdown of the season -- 26 through the air, 10 on the ground -- breaking the Montana State single-season record. He would add three more scores before his day was done. Montana gained one yard on its next possession, going three-and-out again, then unleashed what Stitt likes to call “championship football.” That term, defined: The Grizzlies scored on their final seven possessions of the first half to blow the game open and take a 37-14 lead to the locker room. Montana State would come within a two-point conversion early in the fourth quarter of cutting Montana’s lead to one possession, but an eight-play, 75-yard drive, capped by a Gustafson-to-Jones 17-yard touchdown, made it 51-35 and put an end to any chance of a comeback. After Daniel Sullivan hit the first of his four field goals on the afternoon, a 44-yarder that cut the MSU lead to 7-3, Kendrick Van Ackeren stepped in front of a sideline route and intercepted Prukop for turnover No. 1. Eight plays later, Gustafson hit Jones streaking across the field on a crossing pattern to put Montana up 10-7. The Grizzlies would keep the lead the rest of the afternoon. MSU went nowhere on its next possession and was forced to punt. But the punt never came. The snap was mishandled by the punter, and he was tackled at the Montana State 18 for turnover No. 2. Three plays later, Jeremy Calhoun ran in untouched off a draw to make it 17-7. It was one of many plays Saturday that was changed at the line of scrimmage by Gustafson. Perhaps sensing that his defense was going to be unable to contain Montana’s offense, MSU coach Rob Ash went for it on fourth down on his team’s next two possessions, including a fourth-and-3 from the Bobcats’ own 38. Prukop called his own number and ran for 35 yards, but all but two of it was parallel to the line of scrimmage. Van Ackeren, not tricked by Prukop’s change of field, eventually pulled the quarterback down a yard short of the marker, one of Van Ackeren’s team-high 13 tackles on the day. One play after Montana State’s first failed fourth-down attempt, Gustafson hit Jones, who made a SportsCenter-worthy one-handed grab to make it 24-7, and the Griz were off and running. And rolling on both sides of the ball. Van Ackeren tackled Sandland short of the first-down marker on a fourthand-6 on MSU’s next possession, leading to two words that had Montana State’s fans ill at ease all afternoon: Grizzly ball. Less than two minutes later, Gustafson hit Ellis Henderson, covered one-onone on the right side (note to defensive coordinators: don’t do that; scratch that: keep doing it), for a 49-yard scoring strike. Midway through the second quarter it was 31-7. Prukop made it 31-14 with a two-yard scoring run, and Sullivan kicked a pair of field goals, from 32 and 24 yards out, to make it 37-14 at the half. Gustafson had 227 passing yards and three touchdowns in the first half, and Montana rolled up 321 yards of offense. The game felt out of reach when Calhoun scored from 10 yards out late in the third quarter and when the Grizzlies took a 44-22 lead into the fourth. Then it got uncomfortably tight in a hurry. Montana State put together 73- and 75-yard scoring drives to make it 44-35, the second score coming when Sandland, all 6-foot-5 of him, somehow snuck unnoticed into the left flat and went in untouched from 22 yards out after catching a pass from Prukop. Montana put the game away on its next drive, going 75 yards in eight plays -- that’s championship football -- to make it 51-35. With Montana at midfield, Gustafson, in quick succession, hit Henderson for 12 yards, Ben Roberts for 23 and Jones with a scoring pass from 17 yards out. Game. Over. Jones finished with nine catches for 132 yards, Henderson with three grabs for 91 yards and Roberts with three receptions for 48 yards. John Nguyen accounted for 134 of Montana’s 184 rushing yards. Sullivan hit his fourth field goal, from 35 yards out, in the final minute for the game’s final points.
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GAME #12: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. MONTANA • W, 24-17
GRIZ DEFEAT JACKRABBITS, SET UP PLAYOFF REMATCH WITH NDSU
South Dakota State (8-4) vs. Montana (8-4) Nov. 28, 2015 • Site: Missoula, Mont. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly • Attendance: 14575 Score by Quarters South Dakota State Montana
1 0 7
2 0 17
3 10 0
4 7 0
Score 17 24
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 01:34 UM - Jamaal Jones 4 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 8-78 2:01, SDSU 0 - UM 7 2nd 10:42 UM - Ellis Henderson 26 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Daniel Sullivan kick), 7-87 1:50, SDSU 0 - UM 14 03:00 UM - Daniel Sullivan 25 yd field goal, 14-58 3:00, SDSU 0 - UM 17 00:43 UM - Jeremy Calhoun 2 yd run (Daniel Sullivan kick), 5-48 1:08, SDSU 0 - UM 24 3rd 10:02 SDSU - Jay Carlson 34 yd field goal, 6-49 1:11, SDSU 3 - UM 24 03:49 SDSU - Taryn Christion 1 yd run (Jay Carlson kick), 9-59 4:16, SDSU 10 - UM 24 4th 04:44 SDSU - Dallas Goedert 30 yd pass from Taryn Christion (Jay Carlson kick), 9-80 3:32, SDSU 17 - UM 24 TEAM TOTALS..............................................SDSU UM FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 21 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....................................41-117 34-139 PASSING YDS (NET).............................................. 230 295 Passes Att-Comp-Int......................................... 43-18-0 39-24-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..................84-347 73-434 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards.................................................3-14 2-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................4-96 3-44 Interception Returns-Yards......................................0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...........................................9-35.1 9-39.8 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards.........................................................7-40 12-129 Possession Time..................................................... 35:04 24:56 Third-Down Conversions..................................4 of 19 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 4 of 5 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................2-2 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards..........................................2-9 3-19 RUSHING: South Dakota State-Taryn Christion 19-54; Kyle Paris 16-49; Isaac Wallace 3-10; BradyMengarelli 3-4. Montana-John Nguyen 18-107; Jeremy Calhoun 10-29; Brady Gustafson 3-6; Team 3-minus 3. PASSING: South Dakota State-Taryn Christion 18-43-0-230. MontanaBrady Gustafson 24-39-0-295. RECEIVING: South Dakota State-Jake Wieneke 6-128; Cam Jones 3-21; Dallas Goedert 2-43; BradyMengarelli 2-13; Trevor Wesley 1-11; Matt Raymond 1-6; Brandon Andrews 1-4; Kyle Paris 1-4; Isaac Wallace 1-0. Montana-Ben Roberts 8-133; Josh Horner 6-80; Ellis Henderson 4-52; Jamaal Jones 4-25; John Nguyen 2-5. INTERCEPTIONS: South Dakota State-None. Montana-None. FUMBLES: South Dakota State-BradyMengarelli 1-1; Je Ryan Butler 1-0. Montana-None. SACKS (UA-A): South Dakota State-J.R. Plote 0-2; Cole Langer 0-1; Shayne Gottlob 0-1. Montana-Tyrone Holmes 3-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): South Dakota State-T.J. Lally 3-11; Dallas Brown 4-3; Nick Farina 3-3; Jared Blum 2-4; Nick Mears 2-4; Chris Balster 3-2. Montana-Herbert Gamboa 4-3; JR Nelson 4-2; Nate Harris 4-2; Justin Whitted 3-3. - 65 -
The Montana Grizzlies (8-4) roared out to a 24-0 halftime lead over the visiting South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8-4) at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, and fought off a second half comeback from the Jacks to take a 24-17 win in the first round of the NCAA Division I Playoffs. The Griz defense was the story however, with senior Jeremiah Kose recovering a fumble, the Griz secondary coming up with nine big pass breakups, and Tyrone Holmes once again cementing his status as one of Montana’s all-time greats. Holmes made life difficult for SDSU quarterback Taryn Christion all day long, adding three sacks to his national-best 14 for 17 now on the season, adding three tackles for loss, and two quarterback hits. Two plays later, he found Jamaal Jones for a score on a short curl route, and a Daniel Sullivan extra point gave Montana a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After the Grizzly defense forced another three-and-out, UM took the ball and drove straight down the field again, as John Nguyen busted off an 18-yard gain on the second play of the drive. Horner, who had a career day with six receptions for 80 yards, brought in another big reception, this one for 24-yards to get Montana within striking distance. Gustafson then looked for the home-run ball, airing a pass out down the right sideline toward Ellis Henderson. The junior receiver rose up to meet the ball at its peak, bringing it down in the end zone and putting Montana ahead 14-0 after the PAT. The defense continued the bend but don’t break mentality on SDSU’s next drive, as the Jackrabbits made it all the way down to the Grizzlies’ 26-yard line. After Taryn Christion was sacked on second down, he couldn’t create anything on third and long, running out of bounds at the 34-yard line. The play set up a fourth-and-11, and South Dakota State elected to leave the offense on the field to try to cut into the mounting deficit. On a designed quarterback run, Christion was brought down at the line of scrimmage by Jeremiah Kose and Caleb Kidder, forcing a turnover on downs and giving the ball right back to the rolling Montana offense. Sullivan knocked home a 25-yard field goal to put the Griz ahead 17-0 with 2:53 remaining in the half. A quick three-and-out by South Dakota State gave the ball back to Montana at the SDSU 48 with 1:51 left on the clock. After a nine-yard completion to Horner, Nguyen ran for two straight first downs and brought the ball down to the SDSU five-yard line. Freshman Jeremy Calhoun carried the ball on back-to-back plays, punching it in from the two-yard line and putting Montana ahead 24-0 at the halftime break. Both teams started the second half very cold, as the teams combined to punt the ball four times in the first four minutes of game time. On South Dakota State’s third drive of the half, Christion threw three consecutive incompletions, and SDSU settled for a Jay Carlson field goal to cut the Montana lead to 24-3. The Grizzlies went three-and-out for the third consecutive time to open the half on their next drive, giving the ball back to a South Dakota State offense that was beginning to find some confidence and rhythm. A huge pass down the sideline to Wieneke for 36 yards set the visitors up on the Montana one-yard line. Christion would keep it on a quarterback sneak two plays later, scoring the first touchdown of the game for South Dakota State and getting the Jackrabbits within two scores. The fourth quarter started out with the same old story for Montana, as they lost three yards before punting on their opening drive. The defense stepped up and forced a stop, and the Grizzly offense finally got going on their next drive. Gustafson found a streaking Ben Roberts behind the defense on the left sideline on the first play of the drive, gaining 62 yards and bringing Montana all the way to the South Dakota State 31-yard line. Another completion to Roberts two plays later gave Montana a first down on the SDSU 20-yard line. Roberts finished the day setting a new career receiving mark with 133 yards on the day, the most of any receiver on the field. On fourth-and-three, Christion found Wieneke for an eight-yard gain just outside of the red-zone. The Montana defense fired up again, sending SDSU nine yards backward over the next three plays to set up a fourth-and-19 with under five minutes to play in the game. Christion took the snap in shotgun formation, as the Jackrabbits had to convert to keep the game alive. He looked over the middle and found Dallas Goedert in a weak spot in Montana’s defense. Goedert hauled in a 30-yard pass for a crucial SDSU touchdown, making it a one-possession game at 24-17. A completion to Jones set up Montana with another second-and-one situation, and again Nguyen was able to pick up the first down, forcing South Dakota State to burn their first timeout. Nguyen would run the ball three straight times for a combined 25 yards, forcing the Jackrabbits to use all their timeouts and putting the game on ice for Montana.
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GAME #13: MONTANA VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE • L, 6-37
BISON OVERWHELM GRIZZLIES IN FCS PLAYOFFS
Montana (8-5) vs. North Dakota State (10-2) Dec. 5, 2015 • Site: Fargo, N.D. Stadium: Fargodome • Attendance: 18232 Score by Quarters Montana North Dakota State
1 0 7
2 0 14
3 6 10
4 0 6
Score 6 37
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 12:08 NDSU - Easton Stick 49 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 3-56 1:38, UM 0 - NDSU 7 2nd 06:24 NDSU - Jalen Allison 30 yd interception return (Cam Pedersen kick), , UM 0 - NDSU 14 02:50 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 15 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 6-70 2:55, UM 0 - NDSU 21 3rd 11:19 NDSU - Cam Pedersen 40 yd field goal, 8-50 3:35, UM 0 - NDSU 24 09:11 UM - Jamaal Jones 20 yd pass from Brady Gustafson (Brady Gustafson drop-kick failed), 7-75 2:08, UM 6 - NDSU 24 08:58 NDSU - Bruce Anderson 100 yd kickoff return (Cam Pedersen kick), UM 6 - NDSU 31 4th 13:12 NDSU - CJ Smith 32 yd interception return (Cam Pedersen kick blockd), , UM 6 - NDSU 37 TEAM TOALS................................................... UM FIRST DOWNS.......................................................... 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)........................................19-6 PASSING YDS (NET).............................................. 229 Passes Att-Comp-Int......................................... 46-23-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS................. 65-235 Fumble Returns-Yards..............................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...................................................0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards.............................................2-42 Interception Returns-Yards......................................0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...........................................7-37.9 Fumbles-Lost.............................................................0-0 Penalties-Yards.........................................................6-47 Possession Time..................................................... 19:24 Third-Down Conversions..................................3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions.................................. 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......................................1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards........................................2-12
NDSU 17 56-250 66 13-7-0 69-316 0-0 1-30 2-125 4-68 5-42.6 2-0 8-70 40:36 1 of 14 3 of 5 1-3 3-17
RUSHING: Montana-John Nguyen 12-19; Jeremy Calhoun 4-4; Brady Gustafson 3-minus 17. North Dakota State-King Frazier 20-87; Easton Stick 11-49; Lance Dunn 8-44; Bruce Anderson 9-27; Chase Morlock 6-22; Darius Anderson 1-13; TEAM 1-minus 2; Jack Plankers 0-10. PASSING: Montana-Brady Gustafson 23-46-4-229. North Dakota StateEaston Stick 7-13-0-66. RECEIVING: Montana-Ben Roberts 7-43; Jamaal Jones 6-90; Ellis Henderson 5-81; John Nguyen 3-2; Josh Horner 2-13. North Dakota StateChase Morlock 2-3; Lance Dunn 1-18; RJ Urzendowski 1-13; Andrew Bonnet 1-11; D. Shepherd 1-11; Bruce Anderson 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. North Dakota State-CJ Smith 1-32; Jalen Allison 1-30; Robbie Grimsley 1-6; Tre Dempsey 1-0. FUMBLES: Montana-None. North Dakota State-Easton Stick 2-0. SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Tyrone Holmes 1-0; D. Crittenden 1-0. North Dakota State-Greg Menard 1-0; Brad Ambrosius 1-0; Stanley Jones 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Jeremiah Kose 11-8; Justin Whitted 6-3; Connor Lebsock 4-3; Nate Harris 4-1. North Dakota State-MJ Stumpf 6-5; Nick DeLuca 4-4; Robbie Grimsley 3-1. - 66 -
The Grizzlies can have August. The Bison will gladly continue to own December. North Dakota State, the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, jumped out to a 24-0 lead and powered to a 37-6 victory over Montana Saturday afternoon at Fargo, N.D., in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison returned two interceptions for touchdowns, scored on a 100-yard kickoff return for a third-quarter backbreaker and held Montana to 235 yards of offense, a season low. North Dakota State, which is seeking its fifth straight national championship, won its 13th straight December game. NDSU will host either No. 6 Portland State or Northern Iowa next weekend in the playoffs’ quarterfinal round. The Vikings host the Panthers Saturday night. When North Dakota State (10-2) and Montana (8-5) met in Missoula in late August, a game won by the Grizzlies 38-35 on a 1-yard scoring run by Joey Counts in the closing seconds, Montana gained 544 yards of offense, 434 of that coming through the air. That production was nowhere to be found on Saturday, as the Bison held the Grizzlies to 63 yards in the first half while jumping out to a 21-0 halftime lead. After a 40-yard field goal early in the third quarter put NDSU up 24-0, Montana put together its only scoring drive of the game. The Grizzlies went 75 yards in seven plays and got on the board when Brady Gustafson hit Jamaal Jones on a left-side corner route. The two-point conversion attempt failed. Bruce Anderson took the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, the only one allowed this season by the Grizzlies, to make it 31-6, and Montana, which did not move the ball into North Dakota State territory its final six possessions, went quietly into the offseason. In the here and now, however, it’s the Bison’s world, at least for now. After Montana opened the game with a harbinger of things to come -- three plays, four yards, punt -- North Dakota State, matching what it did in the teams’ first matchup in Missoula, went up 7-0 on its first possession. Redshirt freshman quarterback Easton Stick, making his seventh start in place of senior Carson Wentz, who was lost for the season in NDSU’s 24-21 home loss to South Dakota in mid-October, kept the ball on a savvy read off a stretch power play and raced up the middle untouched from 49 yards out. It was the eighth time in 13 games this season that Montana allowed its opponent to score a touchdown on its opening possession. Montana was in North Dakota State territory its next two possessions, but both ended with Chris Lider punts. Defensively the Grizzlies forced the Bison into punts on three of their next four possessions. NDSU also missed a field goal that kept it 7-0 into the second quarter. Gustafson’s first of three first-half interceptions, grabbed by Tre Dempsey at the Montana 47 early in the second quarter, did not hurt the Grizzlies. The Bison gained five yards in three plays and had to punt. His second interception, on Montana’s next possession, was more damaging. Gustafson attempted to hit John Nguyen out of the backfield, but the running back never saw the ball, and Jalen Allison returned it 30 yards to make it 14-0. After another three-and-out for Montana -- the Grizzlies’ first-half possessions: punt, punt, punt, punt, interception, interception, punt, interception -North Dakota State went 70 yards in six plays, going up 21-0 on a 15-yard sweep around the right end by Anderson. It was 21-0 at the half, with the Bison outgaining the Grizzlies 210-63. Montana, which rushed for almost 800 yards its previous four games, was held to just 15 on the ground. The Grizzlies would finish with a season-low six for the game. Down 24-0 after North Dakota State’s first possession of the second half, Montana finally looked like the team that put up 57 points on Eastern Washington and 54 on Montana State. Gustafson hit Jones for 15 yards on third-and-15 to get the drive started, then hit Ellis Henderson down the right sideline for 39 yards. Facing third-and-4 from the NDSU 20, Gustafson hit Jones from 20 yards out to make it 24-6. After Anderson’s 100-yard kickoff return made it 31-6, Montana drove deep enough to give Daniel Sullivan a 49-yard field goal attempt with 6:27 remaining in the third quarter, but his kick was wide right, and the Grizzlies would not take another snap in Bison territory. CJ Smith intercepted Gustafson early in the fourth quarter and returned it 32 yards for the game’s final points. North Dakota State, the FCS leader in time of possession, finished with 316 yards of offense and controlled the ball for more than 40 of the game’s 60 minutes. One of 17 seniors playing in his final game, Jeremiah Kose led both teams with 19 tackles. Fellow senior Tyrone Holmes, one of three finalists for STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, had one sack, bringing his career total to 34.5, second in program history behind Zack Wagenmann.
Senior Defensive End Caleb Kidder
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2016 MONTANA
OPPONENTS
SAINT FRANCIS
NORTHERN IOWA
Missoula, Mont.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sept. 3 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Chris Villarrial
Sept. 10 • UNI Dome
Lorenzo Jerome
Head Coach
Karter Schulte
Mark Farley
Safety/KR
Head Coach
2016 Schedule
2016 Schedule
Sept. 3...............................................................at Montana Sept. 10.....................................................................at Towson Sept. 17................................................................. at Columbia Sept. 24......................................................................at Albany Oct. 1............................................................................. Malone Oct. 8.............................................................at Robert Morris* Oct. 15...........................................................................Bryant* Oct. 22.....................................................................Duquesne* Oct. 29............................................................at Sacred Heart* Nov. 12.......................................... Central Connecticut State* Nov. 19....................................................................at Wagner* *Northeast Conference game
Sept. 3.................................................................. at Iowa State Sept. 10................................................................. Montana Sept. 17................................................ at Eastern Washington Oct. 1.............................................................Southern Illinois* Oct. 8................................................................. South Dakota* Oct. 15........................................................Youngstown State* Oct. 22.............................................................. Missouri State* Oct. 29...................................................... North Dakota State* Nov. 11...............................................................Indiana State* Nov. 12........................................................... Western Illinois* Nov. 19.....................................................South Dakota State* *Missouri Valley Football Conference game
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location...................................................................... Loretto, Pa. Enrollment............................................................................2,300 President.....................................Fr . Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R. Athletic Director..................................................... Bob Krimmel Nickname...................................................................... Red Flash Colors.....................................................................Red and White Stadium (Capacity)...................................... DeGol Field (3,500) Web Site.................................................www .SFUathletics .com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)..... Chris Villarrial (Indiana (Pa .), 1996) Record at SFU (Years).................................................. 24-41 (6) Overall Record (Years)...................................................... Same Conference....................................................................Northeast 2015 School Record................................................................6-4 2015 Conference Record (Place)............................... 4-2 (2nd) Starters Returing/Lost..............................................................N/A Lettermen Returning/Lost........................................................N/A
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact................................................. Dann Whitmore Office Phone........................................................ (814) 472-3196 Email Address......................................dwhitmore@francis .edu
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location............................................................ Cedar Falls, Iowa Enrollment..........................................................................12,043 President............................................................Dr. William Rudd Athletic Director.......................................................David Harris Nickname........................................................................ Panthers Colors........................................................... Purple and Old Gold Stadium (Capacity)...................................... UNI Dome (16,324) Web Site.................................................... www.unipanthers.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)....Mark Farley (Northern Iowa, 1985) Record at UNI (Years)............................................... 120-56 (14) Overall Record (Years)...................................................... Same Conference.............................................Missouri Valley Football 2015 School Record................................................................9-5 2015 Conference Record (Place)................................ 5-3 (4th) Starters Returing/Lost..................................................O-11/D-NA Lettermen Returning/Lost........................................................N/A
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact....................................................Jordie Lindley Office Phone........................................................ (319) 273-3642 Email Address........................................jordan.lindley@uni.edu
2015 RESULTS 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/17
Georgetown at Towson at Youngstown State University of Faith East Tennessee St. Wagner*
W, 48-20 L, 35-20 L, 48-3 W, 78-0 W, 58-9 W, 43-14
10/24 at Bryant* 10/31 Sacred Heart* 11/7 at Cent. Connecticut St.* 11/14 Robert Morris* 11/21 at Duquesne* *Northeast Conference game
2015 RESULTS L, 26-24 W, 23-14 W, 22-13 W, 21-0 L, 30-20
9/5 9/12 9/19 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31
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at Iowa State Eastern Washington at Cal Poly at Illinois State* at North Dakota St.* Western Illinois* South Dakota State* South Dakota*
L, 31-7 W, 38-35 W, 34-20 L, 21-13 L, 31-28 L, 24-19 W, 10-7 W, 20-7
1/7 Indiana State* W, 59-13 11/14 Missouri State* W, 41-0 11/21 Southern Illinois* W, 49-28 11/28 Eastern Illinois* W, 53-17 12/5 Portland State^ W, 29-17 12/12 North Dakota State^ L, 23-13 *Missouri Valley Football Conference game ^FCS playoff game
2016 MONTANA
OPPONENTS
CAL POLY
SOUTHERN UTAH
Sept. 24 • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Oct. 1 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Missoula, Mont.
Dano Graves
Tim Walsh 2016 Schedule
2016 Schedule
9/1..................................................................................at Utah 9/10.................................................... Southeastern Louisiana 9/24.................................................................. Portland State* 10/1................................................................. at Montana* 10/8.......................................................................... UC Davis* 10/15..............................................................at North Dakota* 10/22................................................................... Weber State* 10/29.................................................................at Idaho State* 11/5..................................................................Montana State* 11/12............................................................ at Brigham Young 11/19....................................................... at Northern Arizona* *Big Sky Conference game
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location................................................... San Luis Obispo, Calif. Enrollment..........................................................................20,944 President............................................... Dr. Jeffrey D. Armstrong Athletic Director......................................Donald J. Oberhelman Nickname.......................................................................Mustangs Colors....................................................... Forest Green and Gold Stadium (Capacity).............................. Alex G. Spanos (11,075) Web Site............................................................ www.GoPoly.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)......Tim Walsh (UC Riverside, 1977) Record at CPU (Years)................................................. 43-37 (7) Overall Record (Years)........................................... 160-119 (25) Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................4-7 2015 Conference Record (Place)............................. 3-5 (8th-T) Starters Returning/Lost........ 18 (O-7; D-7; SP-4)/13 (O-6; D-7) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................50/18
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact.......................................................Eric Burdick Office Phone/Cell................................(805) 756-6550/550-3427 Email Address......................................... eburdick@calpoly.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location.............................................................. Cedar City, Utah Enrollment............................................................................8,066 President.................................................................... Scott Wyatt Athletic Director................................................. Jason Butikofer Nickname.................................................................Thunderbirds Colors................................................................Scarlet and White Stadium (Capacity)..............................Eccles Coliseum (8,500) Web Site........................................................ www.suutbirds.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater).... Demario Warren (UC Davis, 2008) Record at SUU (Years).................................................First year Overall Record (Years)...................................................... Same Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................8-4 2015 Conference Record (Place)................................ 7-1 (1st) Starters Returing/Lost.................................16 (O-6; D-7; SP-3) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................15/10
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact...................................................Chanel Barnes Office Phone/Cell................................(435) 865-8229/817-7798 Email Address.......................................chanelbarnes@suu.edu
2015 RESULTS at Montana at Arizona State Northern Iowa at Montana State* Idaho State* at Eastern Wash.*
W, 20-19 L, 35-21 L, 34-20 L, 45-28 W, 58-26 L, 42-41 (OT)
10/24 Portland State* 10/31 at Southern Utah* 11/7 Sacramento State* 11/14 at UC Davis* 11/21 North Dakota* *Big Sky Conference game
Sr. Wide Receiver
Head Coach
Sept. 3.......................................................................at Nevada Sept 10..................................................................... San Diego Sept. 17................................................. at South Dakota State Sept. 24............................................................... Montana* Oct. 1..............................................................at North Dakota* Oct. 15.......................................................... at Portland State* Oct. 22...................................................................... UC Davis* Oct. 29.................................................... at Sacramento State* Nov. 5..................................................... Eastern Washington* Nov. 12............................................................ at Weber State* Nov. 19......................................................Northern Colorado* *Big Sky Conference game
9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10
Mike Sharp
Demario Warren
Sr. Quarterback
Head Coach
2015 RESULTS L, 38-35 L, 54-37 W, 36-14 W, 55-38 L, 45-21
9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/2 10/17 10/24
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at Utah State at South Dakota State Northern Colorado* Brevard College at Weber State* Sacramento State* at UC Davis*
L, 12-9 L, 55-10 W, 30-3 W, 55-7 W, 44-0 W, 44-0 W, 34-6
10/31 Cal Poly* 11/7 at Montana State* 11/14 at Portland State* 11/21 Northern Arizona* 11/28 at Sam Houston St.^ *Big Sky Conference game ^FCS playoff game
W, 54-37 W, 34-23 L, 24-23 W, 49-41 L, 42-39
2016 MONTANA
OPPONENTS
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
SACRAMENTO STATE
Oct. 8 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Oct. 15 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Missoula, Mont.
Rick Comegy
Missoula, Mont.
Alvin Solomon
Head Coach
Jody Sears
So. Offensive Lineman 2016 Schedule
Sr. Running Back
2016 Schedule
9/2.............................................................at Eastern Michigan 9/10.................................................................. Alabama A&M* 9/17............................................................ at Texas Southern* 9/24............................................................. Prairie View A&M* 10/1.............................................................. at Jackson State* 10/8...................................................................at Montana 10/15........................................................... at Alabama State* 10/22.............................................................. Grambling State 11/5..................................................... at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 11/12................................................................... Alcorn State* 11/19.................................................................... at Southern* *Southwestern Athletic Conference game
Sept. 3............................................................ Western Oregon Sept. 10............................................................ at Fresno State Sept. 17............................................................. at Weber State Sept. 24.............................................................at Idaho State* Oct. 1................................................................Montana State* Oct. 8..................................................................North Dakota* Oct. 15............................................................. at Montana* Oct. 22...................................................at Northern Colorado* Oct. 29........................................................................Cal Poly* Nov. 12............................................................. Portland State* Nov. 19................................................................. at UC Davis* *Big Sky Conference game
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location.................................................................Itta Bena, Miss. Enrollment..............................................................................2,301 President....................................................... William B. Bynum Jr. Athletic Director................................................ Dianthia Ford-Kee Nickname.................................................................... Delta Devils Colors.......................................................Forest Green and White Stadium (Capacity)......................... Rice-Totten Stadium (10,000) Web Site......................................................www.mvsusports.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)......... Rick Comegy (Millersville, 1976) Record at MVSU (Years) Overall Record (Years)........................................................156-82 Conference.................................................Southwestern Athletic 2015 School Record................................................................1-10 2015 Conference Record (Place)..................................... 1-8 (5th) Starters Returing/Lost..............................................................N/A Lettermen Returning/Lost.........................................................N/A
MEDIA INFORMATION
Jordan Robinson
Head Coach
Football Contact................................................... LaMonica Scott Office Phone/Cell Email Address..................................... lamonica.scott@mvsu.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location...........................................................Sacramento, Calif. Enrollment..........................................................................28,159 President..................................................... Dr. Robert S. Nelson Athletic Director........................................................ Bill Macriss Nickname..........................................................................Hornets Colors...................................................................Green and Gold Stadium (Capacity)............................................ Hornet (21,195) Web Site...................................................www.hornetsports.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)...Jody Sears (Washington St., 1991) Record at CSUS (Years)................................................. 9-14 (2) Overall Record (Years)................................................. 13-33 (4) Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................2-9 2015 Conference Record (Place).............................. 1-7 (13th) Starters Returing/Lost........................................ 19 (O-8; D-11) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................51/25
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact...................................................... Brian Berger Office Phone/Cell................................(916) 278-4313/397-4325 Email Address............................................bwberger@csus.edu
2015 RESULTS 9/5 9/10 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10
at New Mexico Southern* at Alcorn State* Alabama State* at Jacksonville State at Prairie View*
L, 66-0 L, 50-13 L, 55-14 L, 45-15 L, 49-7 L, 45-6
10/17 Texas Southern* L, 49-21 10/24 at Grambling State* L, 49-14 10/31 Jackson State* L, 26-16 11/7 at Alabama A&M* W, 27-24 11/21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff* L, 25-19 *Southwestern Athletic Conference game
2015 RESULTS 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10
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Eastern Oregon at Washington at Weber State Eastern Washington* Northern Colorado* at Montana State*
W, 41-20 L, 49-0 L, 32-14 L, 28-20 L, 27-20 L, 35-13
10/17 at Southern Utah* 10/24 Idaho State* 11/7 at Cal Poly* 11/14 at Northern Arizona* 11/21 UC Davis* *Big Sky Conference game
L, 44-0 W, 38-13 L, 36-14 L, 49-35 L, 35-21
2016 MONTANA
OPPONENTS
NORTHERN ARIZONA
EASTERN WASHINGTON
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Cheney, Wash.
Oct. 29 • Roos Stadium
Oct. 22 • Walkup Skydome
Jerome Souers
Case Cookus
Head Coach
Beau Baldwin
So. Quarterback
Cooper Kupp
Head Coach
2016 Schedule
Sr. Wide Receiver 2016 Schedule
Sept. 3............................................................. at Arizona State Sept. 10........................................................ at Western Illinois Sept. 17............................................... New Mexico Highlands Sept. 24.................................................. Eastern Washington* Oct. 1.....................................................at Northern Colorado* Oct. 8............................................................at Montana State* Oct. 15...................................................................Idaho State* Oct. 22................................................................. Montana* Nov. 5.............................................................. at Weber State* Nov. 12...........................................................at North Dakota* Nov. 19.............................................................Southern Utah* *Big Sky Conference game
Sept. 3...................................................... at Washington State Sept. 10..................................................at North Dakota State Sept. 17.............................................................. Northern Iowa Sept. 24................................................... at Northern Arizona* Oct. 1........................................................................ UC Davis* Oct. 8.........................................................Northern Colorado* Oct. 22..........................................................at Montana State* Oct. 29................................................................. Montana* Nov. 5.....................................................................at Cal Poly* Nov. 12..................................................................Idaho State* Nov. 18......................................................... at Portland State* *Big Sky Conference game
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location..................................................................Flagstaff, Ariz. Enrollment..........................................................................29,035 President............................................................... Dr. Rita Cheng Athletic Director................................................Dr. Lisa Campos Nickname..................................................................Lumberjacks Colors..................................................................... Blue and Gold Stadium (Capacity)......J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (10,000) Web Site.................................................... www.nauathletics.com
Location................................................................ Cheney, Wash. Enrollment..........................................................................12,361 President...........................................................Dr. Mary Cullinan Athletic Director........................................................ Bill Chaves Nickname............................................................................Eagles Colors.....................................................................Red and White Stadium (Capacity)........................................Roos Field (8,600) Web Site............................................................www.goeags.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater).......Jerome Souers (Oregon, 1983) Record at NAU (Years)............................................. 107-87 (18) Overall Record (Years)...................................................... Same Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................7-4 2015 Conference Record (Place)................................ 5-3 (5th) Starters Returning/Lost........................................ 13 (O-7; D-6) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................41/14
Head Coach (Alma Mater)....Beau Baldwin (Central Wash., 1996) Record at EWU (Years)................................................. 73-30 (8) Overall Record (Years)................................................. 83-33 (9) Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................6-5 2015 Conference Record (Place)............................. 5-3 (4th-T) Starters Returning/Lost.......... 17 (O-5; D-9; SP-3)/8 (O-6; D-2) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................56/17
MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact.............................................Denise Thompson Office Phone/Cell...................... (928) 523-6792/(512) 216-3440 Email Address...............................Denise.Thompson@nau.edu
Football Contact.........................................................Dave Cook Office Phone/Cell................................(509) 359-6334/280-2502 Email Address.................................................. dcook@ewu.edu
2015 RESULTS 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10
at Stephen F. Austin New Mexico Highlands at Arizona at Montana* Montana State* at UC Davis*
W, 34-28 W, 41-5 L, 77-13 L, 23-14 W, 49-41 L, 38-24
10/24 Weber State* 10/31 Northern Colorado* 11/7 at Eastern Washington* 11/14 Sacramento State* 11/21 at Southern Utah* *Big Sky Conference game
2015 RESULTS W, 52-36 W, 63-21 W, 52-30 W, 49-35 L, 49-41
9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/10 10/17
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at Oregon at Northern Iowa Montana State at Sacramento State* Cal Poly* at Idaho State*
L, 61-42 L, 38-35 W, 55-50 W, 28-20 W, 42-41 W, 45-28
10/24 at Northern Colorado* 10/31 Weber State* 11/7 Northern Arizona* 11/14 at Montana* 11/21 Portland State* *Big Sky Conference game
W, 43-41 W, 14-13 L, 52-30 L, 57-16 L, 34-31
2016 MONTANA
OPPONENTS
IDAHO STATE
NORTHERN COLORADO
Missoula, Mont.
Greeley, Colo.
Nov. 6 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Mike Kramer
Nov. 12 • Nottingham Field
Hayden Stout
Head Coach
Earnest Collins Jr.
Sr. Linebacker
2016 Schedule
Sept. 3...............................................Rocky Mountain College Sept. 10..................................................... at Abilene Christian Sept. 17........................................................ at Colorado State Oct. 1........................................................... Northern Arizona* Oct. 8.................................................. at Eastern Washington* Oct. 15.................................................................. at UC Davis* Oct. 22........................................................ Sacramento State* Oct. 29.......................................................... at Portland State* Nov. 5.................................................................North Dakota* Nov. 12................................................................ Montana* Nov. 19...................................................................at Cal Poly* *Big Sky Conference game
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location.............................................................. Pocatello, Idaho Enrollment..........................................................................14,489 President.............................................................Dr. Arthur Vailas Athletic Director.........................................................Jeff Tingey Nickname......................................................................... Bengals Colors............................................................... Black and Orange Stadium (Capacity)......................................Holt Arena (12,000) Web Site......................................................www.isubengals.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater).............. Mike Kramer (Idaho, 1977) Record at ISU (Years)................................................... 16-42 (5) Overall Record (Years)............................................. 93-117 (18) Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................2-9 2015 Conference Record (Place).............................. 1-7 (12th) Starters Returning/Lost...............................14 (O-7; D-5; SP-2) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................37/19
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact.................................................. Steve Schaack Office Phone/Cell................................(208) 282-2621/406-3570 Email Address............................................... schaste4@isu.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location..................................................................Greeley, Colo. Enrollment..........................................................................10,000 President.................................................................... Kay Norton Athletic Director......................................................Darren Dunn Nickname............................................................................. Bears Colors..................................................................... Blue and Gold Stadium (Capacity)............................. Nottingham Field (8,500) Web Site.........................................................www.uncbears.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach (Alma Mater)............................ Earnest Collins Jr. Record at UNC (Years)................................................. 15-41 (5) Overall Record (Years)................................................. 23-53 (7) Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................6-5 2015 Conference Record (Place)................................ 3-5 (8th) Starters Returing/Lost...............................19 (O-10; D-7; SP-2) Lettermen Returning/Lost...................................................38/8
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact....................................................Kobee Stalder Office Phone/Cell................................................ (970) 351-1065 Email Address.................................... kobee.stalder@unco.edu
2015 RESULTS Black Hills State Portland State* at Boise State at UNLV at Cal Poly* at North Dakota*
W, 55-0 W, 34-14 L, 52-0 L, 80-8 L, 58-26 W, 37-31
10/17 Eastern Washington* 10/24 at Sacramento State* 11/7 Montana* 11/14 Montana State* 11/2 at Weber State* *Big Sky Conference game
Sr. Cornerback
2016 Schedule
Sept. 3................................................................. Simon Fraser Sept. 10..................................................................at Colorado Sept. 17........................................................... at Oregon State Sept. 24...................................................... Sacramento State* Oct. 1............................................................ at Portland State* Oct. 15..................................................... at Northern Arizona* Oct. 22................................................................North Dakota* Oct. 29..............................................................Southern Utah* Nov. 5.............................................................. at Montana* Nov. 12............................................... at Eastern Washington* Nov. 19................................................................ Weber State* *Big Sky Conference game
9/5 9/12 9/18 9/26 10/3 10/10
Thomas Singleton
Head Coach
2015 RESULTS W, 45-28 L, 38-13 L, 33-27 (OT) L, 44-20 L, 35-14
9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/17
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Western State at Houston Baptist at Southern Utah* Weber State* at Sacramento State* UC Davis*
W, 42-34 L, 34-10 L, 30-3 L, 38-17 W, 27-20 W, 56-27
10/24 Eastern Washington* 10/31 at Northern Arizona* 11/7 Portland State* 11/14 at North Dakota* 11/21 Abilene Christian *Big Sky Conference game
L, 43-41 L, 63-21 W, 35-21 L, 45-14 W, 40-36
2016 OPPONENTS
SERIES HISTORY
MONTANA STATE
SERIES HISTORY
Nov. 19 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Mont.
Saint Francis (First Meeting)
Northern Iowa
(Montana leads series 4-0*)
Jeff Choate
Year Location 1981 Missoula 1987 Northern Iowa 1994 Missoula 2001 Missoula 2011 Missoula *Win vacated
Chad Newell
Head Coach
Sr. Running Back 2016 Schedule
Result Score W 42-21, UM W 33-18, UM W 23-20, UM W 38-0, UM * 48-10, UM
Cal Poly
Sept. 1..........................................................................at Idaho Sept. 10...........................................................................Bryant Sept. 17.......................................................... Western Oregon Sept. 24..............................................................North Dakota* Oct. 1...................................................... at Sacramento State* Oct. 8........................................................... Northern Arizona* Oct. 15............................................................. at Weber State* Oct. 22.................................................... Eastern Washington* Nov. 5...........................................................at Southern Utah* Nov. 11..................................................................... UC Davis* Nov. 19............................................................ at Montana* *Big Sky Conference game
(Montana leads series 15-4)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location.............................................................. Bozeman, Mont. Enrollment..........................................................................15,750 President.......................................................Dr. Waded Cruzado Athletic Director.................................................... Leon Costello Nickname......................................................................... Bobcats Colors..................................................................... Blue and Gold Stadium (Capacity)............................. Bobcat Stadium (17,777) Web Site....................................................www.msubobcats.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
Year Location Result Score 1969 Montana W 14-0, UM 1971 Cal Poly W 38-14, UM 1994 Montana W 45-0, UM 1996 Montana W 43-0, UM 1998 Montana W 37-14, UM 1999 Cal Poly W 28-14, UM 2000 Montana W 53-3, UM 2001 Cal Poly W 31-17, UM 2003 Montana W 17-14, UM 2005 Montana W 36-27, UM 2005 Montana L 35-21^ CP 2006 Montana W 10-9, UM 2008 Cal Poly W 30-28, UM 2009 Montana W 35-23, UM 2010 Cal Poly L 35-33, CP 2011 Montana W 37-23, UM 2013* Montana W 21-14 (OT), UM 2014 Cal Poly L 41-21, CP 2015 Montana L 20-19, CP ^FCS playoff game *Year Cal Poly joined the Big Sky Conference
Head Coach (Alma Mater)..... Jeff Choate (UM Western, 1993) Record at MSU (Years).................................................First year Overall Record (Years).................................................First year Conference....................................................................... Big Sky 2015 School Record................................................................5-6 2015 Conference Record (Place)................................ 3-5 (9th) Starters Returning/Lost...............................14 (O-4; D-8; SP-2) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................................................42/19
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football Contact..................................................... Bill Lamberty Office Phone/Cell................................(406) 994-5133/580-6781 Email Address............................. blamberty@msubobcats.com
2015 RESULTS 9/3 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17
Fort Lewis at Eastern Washington Cal Poly at Northern Arizona* Sacramento State* at Portland State*
W, 42-14 L, 55-40 W, 45-28 L, 49-41 W, 35-13 L, 59-42
10/24 East Tennesse State 10/31 at North Dakota* 11/7 Southern Utah* 11/14 at Idaho State* 11/21 Montana* *Big Sky Conference game
W, 63-7 L, 44-38 L, 34-23 W, 44-20 L, 54-35 (Mike Bashor photo)
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2016 OPPONENTS
SERIES HISTORY
Southern Utah
Northern Arizona
(Montana leads series 5-2)
(Montana leads series 35-13)
Year Location Result Score 1996 Montana W 44-13, UM 1998 Montana L 35-45, SUU 2002 Montana W 68-45, UM 2007 Montana W 37-17, UM 2008 Montana W 46-10, UM 2012 Montana L 30-20, SUU 2014 Cedar City W 35-17, UM (Southern Utah entered the Big Sky Conference in 2013)
Mississippi Valley State (First Meeting)
Sacramento State
(Montana leads series 18-1)
Year Location Result Score 1993 Montana W 54-7, UM 1996* Sacramento State W 35-17, UM 1997 Montana W 52-10, UM 1998 Sacramento State W 31-16, UM 1999 Montana W 41-38 (2 OT), UM 2000 Montana W 24-20, UM 2001 Sacramento State W 42-7, UM 2002 Montana W 31-24, UM 2003 Sacramento State W 26-0, UM 2004 Montana W 52-21, UM 2005 Sacramento State W 31-14, UM 2006 Montana W 59-14, UM 2007 Sacramento State W 17-3, UM 2008 Montana W 43-7, UM 2009 Sacramento State W 45-30, UM 2010 Montana W 28-25, UM 2011 Sacramento State L 42-28, SAC 2013 Sacramento State W 51-48 (OT), UM 2014 Montana W 31-13, UM *Year Sacramento State joined the Big Sky Conference
Year Location Result Score 1966 Northern Arizona L 34-8, NAU 1967 Montana W 10-7, UM 1968 Northern Arizona L 18-0 , NAU 1969 Montana W 52-7, UM 1970* Northern Arizona W 20-0, UM 1972 Montana W 40-17, UM 1973 Northern Arizona L 14-10, NAU 1974 Montana W 27-0, UM 1975 Northern Arizona W 28-22, UM 1976 Montana L 23-21, NAU 1977 Northern Arizona L 25-24, NAU 1978 Montana L 15-6, NAU 1979 Northern Arizona L 26-13, NAU 1980 Montana W 31-21, UM 1981 Northern Arizona W 29-23, UM 1982 Montana W 36-35, UM 1983 Northern Arizona W 21-17, UM 1984 Montana L 24-18, NAU 1985 Northern Arizona W 32-31, UM 1986 Montana L 34-28, NAU 1987 Northern Arizona L 24-17, NAU 1988 Montana W 33-26 (2 OT), UM 1989 Northern Arizona W 34-14, UM 1990 Montana W 48-14, UM 1991 Northern Arizona W 34-27, UM 1992 Montana W 28-27, UM 1993 Northern Arizona W 38-23, UM 1994 Montana W 34-24, UM 1995 Northern Arizona W 24-21, UM 1996 Montana W 48-32, UM 1997 Northern Arizona L 27-24, NAU 1998 Montana W 33-20, UM 1999 Northern Arizona W 42-23, UM 2000 Montana W 17-7, UM 2001 Northern Arizona W 38-27, UM 2002 Montana W 38-24, UM 2003 Northern Arizona W 59-21, UM 2004 Montana W 34-22, UM 2005 Northern Arizona W 23-0, UM 2006 Montana W 24-21, UM 2007 Northern Arizona W 21-16 , UM 2008 Montana W 45-10, UM 2009 Northern Arizona W 41-34 (OT), UM 2010 Montana W 24-21, UM 2011 Northern Arizona W 28-24, UM 2012 Montana L 41-31, NAU 2013 Northern Arizona L 34-16, NAU 2015 Montana W 23-14, UM *Year Northern Arizona joined the Big Sky Conference
Eastern Washington
Year 1938 1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1980 1981 - 74 -
Montana leads series 27-15-1
Location Montana Montana Montana Eastern Washington Neutral& Montana Eastern Washington Montana Eastern Washington
Result Score W 27-0, UM W 9-0, UM W 31-7, UM W 21-0, UM L 12-7, EWU W 19-6, UM W 52-0, UM W 42-7, UM L 14-13, EWU
2016 OPPONENTS Eastern Washington continued
SERIES HISTORY Idaho State continued
Year Location Result Score 1983 Eastern Washington L 27-26, EWU 1984 Montana T 14-14 1985 Eastern Washington L 52-19, EWU 1986$ Montana W 42-37, UM 1987* Montana W 22-0, UM 1988 Montana W 30-6, UM 1989 Eastern Washington W 22-16, UM 1990 Montana L 36-35, EWU 1991 Eastern Washington L 20-17, EWU 1992 Montana L 27-21, EWU 1993 Eastern Washington W 35-20, UM 1994 Montana W 49-29, UM 1995 Eastern Washington W 63-7, UM 1996 Eastern Washington W 34-30, UM 1997 Montana L 40-35, EWU 1998 Eastern Washington W 30-27, UM 1999 Montana W 25-7, UM 2000 Eastern Washington W 41-31, UM 2001 Montana W 29-26 (2 OT), UM 2002 Eastern Washington L 30-21, EWU 2003 Montana W 41-10, UM 2004 Eastern Washington W 31-28, UM 2005 Montana L 34-20, EWU 2006 Eastern Washington W 33-17, UM 2007 Montana W 24-23, UM 2008 Eastern Washington W 19-3, UM 2009 Montana W 41-34, UM 2010 Eastern Washington L 36-27, EWU 2011 Montana W 17-14, UM 2012 Eastern Washington L 32-26, EWU 2103 Montana L 42-37, EWU 2014 Eastern Washington L 36-26, EWU Eastern Washington^ L 37-20, EWU 2015 Montana W 58-16, UM &Neutral game played in Great Falls, Mont. $Last game played in Dornblaser Stadium *Year Eastern Washington joined the Big Sky Conference ^FCS Playoff game
Year Location Result Score 1980 Idaho State L 17-0, ISU 1981 Montana W 24-21, UM 1982 Idaho State L 28-14, ISU 1983 Montana L 31-17, ISU 1984 Idaho State L 43-3, ISU 1985 Montana W 35-29, UM 1986# Montana W 38-31, UM Idaho State W 57-13, UM 1987 Montana W 63-0, UM 1988 Idaho State W 34-7, UM 1989 Montana W 35-21, UM 1990 Montana W 42-23, UM 1991 Montana W 24-13, UM 1992 Idaho State W 21-14, UM 1993 Montana W 28-16, UM 1994 Idaho State L 28-23, ISU 1995 Montana W 35-21, UM 1996 Montana W 43-19, UM 1997 Idaho State W 48-0, UM 1998 Montana W 40-13, UM 1999 Idaho State W 73-23, UM 2000 Montana W 38-21, UM 2001 Idaho State W 32-28, UM 2001 Montana W 13-9, UM 2003 Idaho State L 43-40 (2OT), ISU 2004 Montana W 24-22, UM 2005 Idaho State W 32-10, UM 2006 Montana W 23-10, UM 2007 Idaho State W 27-14, UM 2008 Montana W 29-10, UM 2009 Idaho State W 12-10, UM 2010 Montana W 47-28, UM 2011 Idaho State W 33-0, UM 2012 Montana W 70-24, UM 2015 Idaho State W 33-27 (OT), UM #1st game played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium *Year Idaho State joined Big Sky
Idaho State
(Montana leads series 13-1)
Year 1921 1922 1936 1962 1963* 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Montana leads series 43-13
Location Montana Montana Montana Idaho State Montana Idaho State Montana Idaho State Montana Idaho State Montana Montana Montana Idaho State Montana Idaho State Montana Montana Montana Idaho State Montana
Result Score W 25-0, UM W 15-12, UM W 45-13, UM W 22-15, UM L 14-13, ISU L 14-7, ISU W 16-0, UM L 17-14, ISU W 20-0, UM L 23-13, ISU W 46-36, UM W 35-34, UM W 45-35, UM L 14-7, ISU W 19-14, UM L 25-22, ISU L 10-7, ISU W 21-17, UM W 17-15, UM W 28-7, UM W 28-24, UM
Northern Colorado
Year Location Result Score 1976 Northern Colorado L 27-19, UNC 1977 Montana W 34-13, UM 1978 Montana W 31-14, UM 1979 Northern Colorado W 20-10, UNC 2002 Montana W 31-14, UM 2004 Montana W 27-16, UM 2006* Northern Colorado W 53-21, UNC 2007 Montana W 52-7, UM 2008 Northern Colorado W 41-20, UNC 2009 Montana W 38-10, UM 2010 Northern Colorado W 30-7, UM 2011 Montana W 55-28, UM 2012 Northern Colorado W 40-17, UM 2014 Montana W 38-18, UM *Year Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference
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2016 OPPONENTS Montana State
Montana leads series 72-37-5
Year Location 1897 Montana 1898 Montana State 1898 Montana 1899 Montana State 1899 Montana 1900 Montana 1901 Montana State 1902 Montana 1903 Montana State 1904 Montana 1908 Montana 1908 Montana State 1909 Montana State 1909 Montana 1910 Montana State 1910 Montana 1912 Montana State 1912 Montana 1913 Montana State 1913 Montana 1914 Montana 1916 Montana State 1917 Montana 1919 Montana State 1920 Montana 1921 Montana State 1922 Montana 1923 Montana State 1925 Montana 1926 Neutral& 1927 Neutral 1928 Neutral 1929 Neutral 1930 Neutral 1931 Neutral 1932 Neutral 1933 Neutral 1934 Neutral 1935 Neutral 1936 Neutral 1937 Neutral 1938 Neutral 1939 Neutral 1940 Neutral 1941 Neutral 1946 Neutral 1947 Neutral 1948 Neutral 1949 Neutral 1950 Neutral 1951 Neutral 1952 Montana 1953 Montana State 1954 Montana 1955 Montana State 1956 Montana 1957 Montana State 1958 Montana 1959 Montana State 1960 Montana 1961 Montana State 1962 Montana
Result Score W 18-6, UM W 6-0, UM W 16-0, UM L 38-0, MSU L 5-0, MSU L 12-11, UM L 31-0, MSU L 38-0, MSU L 13-6 , MSU W 79-0, UM T 0-0 L 5-0, MSU W 3-0, UM W 15-5, UM T 0-0 W 10-0, UM W 7-0, UM W 39-3, UM W 7-0, UM W at 20-0, UM W 26-9, UM T 6-6 W 9-7, UM T 6-6 W 28-0, UM W 14- 7, UM W 7-6, UM W 24-16, UM W 29-7, UM W 27-0, UM W 6-0, UM T 0-0 L 14-12, MSU W 13-6, UM W 7-6, UM L 19-7, MSU W 32-0, UM W 25-0, UM W 20-0, UM W 27-0, UM W 19-0, UM W 13-0, UM W 6-0, UM W 6-0, UM W 23-13, UM W 20-7, UM L 13-12, MSU W 14-0, UM W 34-12, UM W 33-0, UM W 38-0, UM W 35-12, UM W 32-13, UM W 25-21, UM W 19-0, UM L 33-13, MSU L 22-13, MSU L 20-6, MSU L 40-6, MSU W 10-6, UM L 10-9, MSU W 36-19, UM
SERIES HISTORY Montana State continued
Year Location Result Score 1963* Montana State L 18-3, MSU 1964 Montana L 30-6, MSU 1965 Montana State L 24-7, MSU 1966 Montana L 38-0, MSU 1967 Montana State L 14-8, MSU 1968 Montana L 29-24, MSU 1969 Montana State W 7-6, UM 1970 Montana W 35-0, UM 1971 Montana State W 30-0, UM 1972 Montana L 21-3, MSU 1973 Montana State L 33-7, MSU 1974 Montana L 43-29, MSU 1975 Montana State L 20-3, MSU 1976 Montana L 21-12, MSU 1977 Montana State L 24-19, MSU 1978 Montana W 24-8, UM 1979 Montana State L 38-21, MSU 1980 Montana L 24-7, MSU 1981 Montana State W 27-17, UM 1982 Montana W 45-14, UM 1983 Montana State L 28-8, MSU 1984 Montana State L 34-24, MSU 1985 Montana State L 41-18, MSU 1986 Montana W 59-28, UM 1987 Montana State W 55-7, UM 1988 Montana W 17-3, UM 1989 Montana State W 17-2, UM 1990 Montana W 35-18, UM 1991 Montana State W 16-9, UM 1992 Montana W 29-17, UM 1993 Montana State W 42-30, UM 1994 Montana W 55-20, UM 1995 Montana State W 42-33, UM 1996 Montana W 35-14, UM 1997 Montana State W 27-25, UM 1998 Montana W 28-21, UM 1999 Montana State W 49-3, UM 2000 Montana W 28-3, UM 2001 Montana State W 38-27, UM 2002 Montana L 10-7 , MSU 2003 Montana State L 27-20, MSU 2004 Montana W 38-22, UM 2005 Montana State L 16-6, MSU 2006 Montana W 13-7, UM 2007 Montana State W 41-20, UM 2008 Montana W 35-3, UM 2009 Montana State W 33-19, UM 2010 Montana L 21-16, MSU 2011! Montana State W 36-10 2012 Montana L 16-7, MSU 2013 Montana State W 28-14, UM 2014 Montana W 34-7, UM 2015 Montana State W 54-35, UM &Neutral games played in Butte, Mont. *Year Montana State joined Big Sky !Vacated win due to NCAA infraction
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T Abilene Christian...........................1............ 0.....................0 Albany............................................2............ 0.....................0 Appalachian State.........................3............ 1.....................0 Arizona...........................................1............ 4.....................0 Army...............................................0............ 1.....................0 Boise State.....................................9............ 16...................0 Brigham Young..............................5............ 11...................0 British Columbia............................2............ 0.....................0 California........................................0............ 5.....................0 Cal Fullerton...................................1............ 1.....................0 Cal Poly.......................................15.......... 4................... 0 Cal-State Chico..............................1............ 0.....................0 Cal-State Northridge......................4............ 1.....................0 Carroll College...............................7............ 0.....................0 Carson-Newman............................1............ 0.....................0 Central Washington.......................2............ 0.....................0 Coastal Carolina............................0............ 1.....................0 Colorado State...............................6............ 10...................0 Delaware........................................0............ 1.....................0 DePaul............................................1............ 0.....................0 East Tennessee State....................1............ 0.....................0 Eastern Illinois...............................1............ 0.....................0 Eastern Kentucky...........................1............ 0.....................0 Eastern New Mexico......................3............ 0.....................0 Eastern Washington...................27.......... 15................. 1 Fort Lewis.......................................2............ 0.....................0 Fresno State...................................0............ 1.....................0 Furman...........................................1............ 0.....................0 Georgia Southern..........................1............ 2.....................0 Gonzaga.........................................11.......... 9.....................4 Hawaii............................................1............ 4.....................0 Hofstra...........................................3............ 1.....................0 Houston.........................................0............ 1.....................0 Humboldt State..............................1............ 0.....................0 Idaho..............................................27.......... 55...................2 Idaho State.................................43.......... 13................. 0 Iowa................................................0............ 2.....................0 Jackson State................................1............ 0.....................0 Jacksonville State..........................1............ 0.....................0 James Madison.............................1............ 1.....................0 Kansas State..................................0............ 1.....................0 Liberty............................................1............ 1.....................0 Long Beach State..........................0............ 1.....................0 Louisiana Tech...............................0............ 1.....................0 Maine.............................................2............ 0.....................0 Marshall.........................................1............ 1.....................0 McNeese State...............................3............ 3.....................0 Minnesota......................................0............ 1.....................0 Minnesota-Duluth..........................1............ 0.....................0 Mississippi Valley State............First Meeting Montana State............................72.......... 37................. 5 Montana Tech................................12.......... 4.....................2 Nevada...........................................4............ 10...................0 New Hampshire.............................1............ 0.....................0 New Mexico...................................4............ 10...................0 Nicholls State.................................1............ 0.....................0 North Dakota..................................14.......... 8.....................1 North Dakota State........................4............ 5.....................0 North Texas....................................1............ 0.....................0 Northern Arizona........................35.......... 13................. 0
HISTORY Opponent....................................W.......... L................... T Northern Colorado.....................13.......... 1................... 0 Northern Illinois.............................1............ 0.....................0 Northern Iowa............................4*.......... 0................... 0 Northwestern State........................3............ 0.....................0 Oklahoma City...............................1............ 0.....................0 Oklahoma Panhandle State...........1............ 0.....................0 Oregon...........................................0............ 7 ...................1 Oregon State..................................2............ 12...................2 Pacific University...........................1............ 1.....................0 Pacific.............................................2............ 5.....................0 Pocatello Marines..........................1............ 0.....................0 Portland..........................................2............ 0.....................1 Portland State................................28.......... 12...................0 Puget Sound..................................3............ 1.....................0 Rice................................................0............ 1.....................0 Richmond.......................................1............ 1.....................0 Sacramento State .....................18.......... 1................... 0 Sam Houston State........................3............ 1.....................0 Saint Francis..............................First Meeting Saint Mary’s...................................2............ 0.....................0 San Diego......................................1............ 1.....................0 San Diego Marines........................0............ 2.....................0 San Francisco................................2............ 1.....................1 San Jose State...............................0............ 3.....................0 Simon Fraser.................................3............ 2.....................0 Sonoma State................................1............ 0.....................0 South Dakota.................................12.......... 6.....................0 South Dakota State........................8............ 0.....................0 Southern California........................0............ 5.....................0 Southern Illinois.............................1............ 0.....................0 Southern Utah............................5............ 2................... 0 Stanford.........................................0............ 4.....................0 Stephen F. Austin...........................4............ 0.....................0 Syracuse........................................0............ 0.....................1 Tennessee......................................0............ 1.....................0 Texas State.....................................1............ 0.....................0 Texas Tech......................................1............ 3.....................0 Thomas More.................................1............ 0.....................0 Troy State.......................................1............ 0.....................0 Tulsa...............................................0............ 1.....................0 UC Davis........................................7............ 0.....................0 UCLA..............................................0............ 6.....................0 UNLV..............................................1............ 4.....................0 Utah................................................0............ 11...................0 Utah State......................................8............ 26...................0 Villanova.........................................0............ 1.....................0 Washington....................................1............ 16...................1 Washington State..........................2............ 32...................0 Weber State...................................39.......... 14..................0 Western Illinois..............................1............ 2....................0 Western State.................................1............ 0.....................0 Western Washington.....................1............ 0.....................0 Whitman.........................................5............ 5....................1 Willamette......................................0............ 1....................0 Wofford..........................................0............ 1.....................0 Wyoming........................................0............ 14...................0 Youngstown State..........................0............ 2.....................0 *One win vacated in 2011 2016 opponents in bold - 77 -
Senior Offensive Lineman Max Kelly
Senior Running Back John Nguyen
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The Big Sky Conference enters its 54th year and 29th year of women’s competition during the 2016-17 academic year. Four of the current league members – Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State and Weber State – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter member the University of Idaho returned most of its sports to the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters its 47th season in the league, giving the league five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership. The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washington University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland State University and Sacramento State round out the current membership. The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the
foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington. The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. The University of Idaho, which was a member from 1963-96, rejoined the conference in the 2015-16 season. Idaho football will once again compete in the Big Sky football beginning with the 2016-17 season. On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the
Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963. The Big Sky sponsors championships in 16 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball and tennis. In addition, there are also championships in football, and women’s volleyball, golf and soccer. The Big Sky sponsored softball for the first time in 2013. Men’s golf returned as a championship sport in 201415 for the first time since 2002. The University of Hartford and Binghamton University have joined the Big Sky as affiliate members in golf. In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first began sponsoring women’s sports. The former Mountain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women. Andrea Williams became the sixth commissioner beginning July 1, 2016 and replaces Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, who retired in June 2016. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 197177. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.
OGDEN, Utah (April 29, 2016) - The Big Sky Conference is pleased to announce the appointment of a new commissioner, Andrea Williams. “We are thrilled Andrea has agreed to be the next comAndrea Williams missioner,” said Scott L. Wyatt, chair of the President’s Council of the Big Sky Conference, and President of Southern Utah University. “She will bring new energy and vision to the conference as we continue to grow. As a former championship student athlete herself, we are confident she will help us focus on the student experience, while still increasing our competitiveness.” Williams has valuable experience in collegiate athletics, having served as the associate commissioner for the Big Ten Conference in Rosemont, Illinois, for the past 10 years.
“Andrea has made a substantial impact during her time at the Big Ten Conference,” said James Edward Delany, the current commissioner of the Big Ten. “Her diverse background in sports administration, event planning and operations allows her to work seamlessly with our member institutions and build relationships with countless external partners in our host cities.” Williams is currently the chair of the NCAA WBCO, and is the past president of the Collegiate Event and Facility Managers Association, under NACDA. She also volunteers at several major events such as the CFP National Championship Game, Super Bowl and Transplant Games of America. “I’m thrilled to have been selected as the next commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, and I’m excited to guide the league into the next era of academic and athletic achievement,” said Williams. “I am grateful to the President’s Council and selection committee for the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of institutions that prioritize the student-athlete experience and higher education.” Williams’ experience competing in two sports at the Division I level have provided her with a
unique perspective of the welfare of the studentathlete. She said, “I believe in the collegiate model and the benefit sport and academics plays in the lives of young adults.” Williams earned a Master of Sport Administration in the School of Business from Ohio University in April 2016. In her new role as commissioner, Williams will draw on her experience with the Big Ten and its progressive initiatives that have focused on member institution cooperation, broad based programming, innovative television and technology platforms and athlete health and safety, to shape and develop her vision for the Big Sky Conference. Gene Smith, Athletic Director at Ohio State University praised Williams, “The Big Sky Conference is fortunate to have such a dynamic leader as Andrea Williams. Her NCAA and conference experience will significantly benefit all Big Sky members. A tremendous person!!! What an outstanding hire, WOW!!” Williams began her service for the Big Sky on July 1, 2016.
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YEAR IN REVIEW 20152015 Year in Review 2015 BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT.
Southern Utah* Portland State# Montana# Northern Arizona North Dakota Eastern Washington Weber State Northern Colorado Montana State Cal Poly UC Davis Idaho State Sacramento State
7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 1
1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 7 7
.875 .750 .750 .625 .625 .625 .625 .375 .375 .375 .250 .125 .125
312 273 273 344 255 249 194 214 303 311 184 179 161
134 215 180 273 218 286 189 298 301 302 271 318 167
8 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2
4 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9
.667 .750 .615 .636 .636 .545 .545 .545 .455 .364 .182 .182 .182
PF
425 411 381 432 309 381 247 330 461 372 245 242 216
PA
250 268 320 383 283 435 270 378 377 390 376 450 368
STREAK
L1 L1 L1 L1 W3 L3 W2 W1 L1 L1 W1 L5 L3
*Big Sky champion and Automatic Qualifier #At-Large Playoff Bid
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Western Illinois 24,• @ Dayton 7 . 7...............................a aron SiBley, portland State • Nate Bradley Reese Carlson • Derek Crittenden • Tyrel Garner Sept • Brady Gustafson and @Chattanooga 50, Fordham 20 Sept.• 14 .............................t aylor riSner, northern Colorado • Nate Harris • Aaron Held • Tyrone Holmes • Connor Lebsock Chris Lider The Citadel 41, @Coastal Carolina 38 S ept. 21 .............................JuWian harriSon, WeBer State • Robert Luke • Chase Naccarato • Mike Ralston • Ben Roberts • Yamen Sanders @Sam Houston State 42, Southern Utah 39 Sept. 28 ............................tyrone holmeS, montana oCt. 5 ...............................CaleB Kidder, montana @Montana 24, South Dakota 17 oCt. 12 ..............................Cordero dixon, WeBer State @William & Mary 52, Duquesne 49 oCt. 19 ..............................emmett tela, WeBer State Colgate 27, @New Hampshire 20 oCt. 26 .............................JameS CoWSer, Southern utah @Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17 nov. 2 ...............................patriCK nWuaSor portland SaturDay, DeC. 5 - SeConD rounD GrizzlyoPlayers of, the Week –State 2015 nov. 9 ...............................Jr nelSon, montana @Richmond 48, William & Mary 13 nov. 16..............................tyrone h olmeS,26 montana Sept. & Nov. 14 @Charleston Southern 14, The Citadel 6 ............................................x avier Coleman, portland State TYRONE HOLMES Colgate 44, @James Madison 38 nov. 23 .............................a.J. SChlatter, portland State @Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 16 Defensive End @Jacksonville State 41. Chattanooga 35 Oct. 3 SPECIAL TEAMS @North Dakota State 37, Montana 6 CALEB KIDDER Sam Houston State 34, @McNeese State 29 Sept. 7...............................alex vega, Cal poly Defensive Tackle Northern Iowa 29, @Portland State 17 Sept. 14 .............................Kahlil daWSon, portland State Oct. 24 State Friday, dec. 11 - QUARTERFINAL Sept. 21 .............................JoSh KealamaKia , WeBer Richmond 39, @Illinois State 27 Sept. 28 ............................mitCh meindel , northSIMIS daKota MAKENA @Jacksonville State 58, Charleston Southern 38 oCt. 5 ...............................reid tauBenheim , north daKota Quarterback Saturday, dec. 12 - QUARTERFINALS oCt. 12 ..............................JoSh KealamaKia, WeBer State 7 @Sam Houston State 48, Colgate 21 oCt. 19 ..............................Cooper Kupp, eNov. aStern WaShington JR NELSON oCt. 26 .............................Jonathan gonzaleS , portland State @North Dakota State 23, Northern Iowa 13 nov. 2 ...............................ryan haWKinS , northern arizona Cornerback Friday, Dec. 18 - SEMIFINALS nov. 9 ...............................ryan haWKinS, Nov. northern @North Dakota State 33, Richmond 7 21 arizona nov. 16..............................luKe daly, montana State Saturday, Dec. 19 - SEMIFINALS DAN ,SULLIVAN nov. 23 .............................daniel Sullivan montana @Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston State 10 Kicker Jan. 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP Yamen Sanders, Saturday, Safety Nate Bradley, Defensive Tackle North Dakota State 37, Jacksonville State 10
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GRIZ BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS 1963 Pete Gotay.................................................... FB Jerry Luchau.............................................. OG Chris Pomajevich..................................... WR 1964 Paul Connelly............................................. HB Wayne Harrington.....................................OC 1965 Terry Bergren................................................ E Willie Jones..................................................RB 1966 Warren Hill.............................................Safety 1967 Bob Beers....................................................ILB Bob Graham............................................... DT Lon Howard............................................... OT Larry Huggins............................................ DE Bryan Magnuson........................................RB Mick O’Neill...........................................Safety Herb White.........................................OG, DE 1968 Bob Beers....................................................ILB Tuufuli Uperesa......................................... OT Herb White.........................................OG, DE 1969 Arnie Blancas..............................................RB Tim Gallagher............................................. LB Bill Gutman................................................ OT Les Kent.......................................................RB Larry Miller................................................ DL Jim Nordstrom........................................... DE Roy Robinson............................................. DB John Stedham............................................ OG Karl Stein......................................................FS Larry Stranahan......................................... DT Tuufuli Uperesa......................................... OT 1970 Arnie Blancas..............................................RB Larry Miller................................................ DL Steve Okoniewski...................................... OT Karl Stein......................................................FS 1971 Steve Caputo................................................RB Steve Okoniewski...................................... OT Ray Stachnick.............................................OC 1972 Kit Blue.......................................................OC Barry Darrow............................................ OG Mick Dennehy.......................................Safety Leo LaRoche............................................... DE Ron Rosenberg...........................................ILB 1973 Sly Hardy.................................................... CB Dave Harrington........................................ CB Steve Taylor................................................ DE 1974 Greg Anderson........................................... DB
1974 Sly Hardy.................................................... CB Ron Rosenberg*.........................................ILB 1975 Greg Anderson........................................... DB 1976 Greg Anderson........................................... DB 1976 Paul Cooley............................................... WR 1977 Monty Bullerdick........................................RB 1978 Guy Bingham............................................. OL Greg Dunn....................................................FS Steve Fisher................................................. DT Allen Green.................................................TE Sam Martin................................................. DE 1979 Raul Allegre................................................... K Kent Clausen..............................................ILB Greg Dunn....................................................FS Jim Hard.................................................... WR Sam Martin................................................. DE 1981 Pat Curry.................................................... DE Jim Rooney................................................. OT Mickey Sutton......................................CB/PR 1982 Tony Fudge...................................................SS Ben Kiefer.................................................OLB 1983 Brian Salonen..............................................TE 1985 Mike Rice............................................... WR/P 1986 Larry Clarkson........................................... OT Mike Rice............................................... WR/P 1987 Tony Breland................................................SS Scott Camper.............................................. DT Larry Clarkson........................................... OT Pat Foster.................................................... DE Mike Rankin...............................................ILB Bill Venard..................................................OC 1988 J.C. Campbell...........................................OLB Jody Farmer...................................RB/P/KOR Tim Hauck*..................................................FS Mike Rankin...............................................ILB Quinton Richardson................................. CB Kirk Scrafford............................................ OG 1989 Dan Edwards.............................................. DE Jay Fagan.................................................... OG Jody Farmer...................................RB/P/KOR Tim Hauck*..................................................FS Mike Rankin...............................................ILB - 82 -
1989 Kirk Scrafford............................................ OG 1990 Rick Erps.................................................... OG Mike McGowan.......................................OLB 1991 Todd Ericson................................................FS Chad Germer.............................................OC Chad Lembke.............................................ILB Kirk Murphy.............................................. DE Marvin Turk.............................................. WR 1992 Sam Davidson............................................ DT Dan Downs.................................................ILB 1992 Todd Ericson................................................FS Chad Lembke.............................................ILB 1993 Dave Dickenson#....................................... QB Dan Downs.................................................ILB Carl Franks............................................CB/FS Scott Gurnsey............................................ WR Frank Garrett............................................ OG Kurt Schilling...........................................OLB 1994 Keith Burke................................................ CB Dave Dickenson#....................................... QB Dan Downs.................................................ILB Scott Gragg................................................. OT 1995 Mike Agee.................................................. OG Mike Bouchee............................................ILB Jason Crebo................................................. LB Dave Dickenson#....................................... QB Joe Douglass....................................... WR/PR David Kempfert.........................................OC Yohanse Manzanarez................................. DE Blaine McElmurry.......................................FS Eric Simonson............................................ OT Matt Wells.................................................. WR 1996 Mike Agee.................................................. OG Brian Ah Yat!.............................................. QB Jason Baker................................................. OT Jason Crebo*............................................... LB Joe Douglass....................................... WR/PR Corey Falls.................................................. DE David Kempfert.........................................OC Blaine McElmurry.......................................FS 1997 Kelley Bryant.............................................. DT Jason Crebo................................................. LB Justin Gaines.............................................. CB 1998 Brian Ah Yat#............................................. QB Kelley Bryant.............................................. DT Scott Curry................................................. OT
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GRIZ BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS 1998 Tyler Martin............................................... DT Jeremy Watkins......................................... WR 1999 Adam Boomer............................................. LB Kelley Bryant.............................................. DT Vince Huntsberger*.....................................SS Drew Miller^.............................................. QB Chase Raynock.......................................... OT Thatcher Szalay......................................... OG Jeremy Watkins......................................... WR 2000 Adam Boomer............................................. LB Calvin Coleman......................................... CB Jimmy Farris.............................................. WR Andy Petek*................................................. LB Thatcher Szalay......................................... OG 2001 Calvin Coleman......................................... CB 2001 John Fitzgerald............................................ FB Spencer Frederick.......................................TE Yohance Humphery...................................RB Vince Huntsberger*.....................................SS Etu Molden................................................ WR Chris Snyder.................................................. K Matt Steinau.............................................OLB Thatcher Szalay......................................... OG 2002 John Edwards!............................................ QB Tim Bush.................................................... DE Blake Horgan.............................................. DT Dylan McFarland....................................... OT Levander Segars................................. Returns Vernon Smith............................................. CB Chris Snyder.................................................. K Trey Young*..................................................FS 2003 Dylan McFarland....................................... OT Jon Skinner................................................ OG Brad Weston................................................ FB Chris Snyder.................................................. K Brent Meyers............................................OLB Dave DeCoite...............................................FS 2004 Cory Procter............................................... OT Craig Ochs.................................................. QB Lex Hilliard.................................................RB Mike Murphy............................................. DE Shane MacIntyre........................................ILB Jefferson Heidelberger........... Special Teams 2005 Brad Rhoades............................................. OT Lex Hilliard.................................................RB Tuff Harris.......................................... Returns Alan Saenz.................................................. DT Brady Green............................ Special Teams
2006 Eric Allen................................................... WR Cody Balogh............................................... OT Colin Dow................................................. OG Mike Murphy............................................. DE Kroy Biermann.......................................... DE Torrey Thomas.............................................FS Colt Anderson........................................SS/ST 2007 Colt Anderson..............................................SS Kroy Biermann*......................................... DE Dan Carpenter.............................................. K Tyson Johnson...............................................P J.D. Quinn.................................................. OG Brent Russum............................................. OT Loren Utterback.......................................... LB 2008 Marc Mariani.............................WR/Returns Colin Dow................................................. OG Colt Anderson..............................................SS 2009 Marc Mariani............................................ WR Levi Horn.................................................... OT Terran Hillesland...................................... OG 2009 Chase Reynolds...........................................RB Kevin Klaboe............................................... FB Shawn Lebsock..........................................ILB Trumaine Johnson..................................... CB Shann Schillinger.........................................FS Cole Lockwood....................... Special Teams 2010 Trumaine Johnson..................................... CB Erik Stoll.................................................Safety
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2011 Caleb McSurdy*.......................................... LB Trumaine Johnson$................................... CB Bryan Waldhauser..................................... DT Greg Hardy..................................................TE Jon Opperud............................................... OT Jabin Sambrano.................................. Returns 2012 Greg Hardy..................................................TE Danny Kistler Jr......................................... OT Jordan Tripp.............................................OLB Zack Wagenmann...................................... DE 2013 John Kanangata’a.....................................OLB Danny Kistler Jr......................................... OT Jordan Tripp.............................................OLB Zack Wagenmann...................................... DE 2014 Jordan Canada............................................RB Matt Hermanson...................................Safety Tonga Takai................................................ DT Zack Wagenmann...................................... DE 2015 Jamaal Jones.............................................. WR Caleb Kidder.............................................. DT Tyrone Holmes.......................................... DE Herbert Gamboa......................................OLB *Defensive MVP #Offensive MVP !Offensive co-MVP ^Newcomer of the Year $Vacated due to NCAA infraction case
BIG SKY
CONFERENCE
PAST BIG SKY CHAMPS AND RUNNERSUP Year........School(s)..........................................................................School(s) 1963........Idaho State (3-1)................................................ Montana State (2-1) 1964........Montana State (3-0)................................................Idaho State (2-1) 1965........Weber State, Idaho (3-1)............................................Montana (2-2) 1966........Montana State (4-0)......................................................... Idaho (3-1) 1967........Montana State (4-0)................Montana, Weber State, Idaho (2-2) 1968........Weber State, Idaho, Montana State (3-1) 1969........MONTANA (4-0) .................................................Weber State (3-1) 1970........MONTANA (6-0) ..................................................Idaho State (4-2) 1971........Idaho (4-1)............................................................... Boise State (4-2) 1972........Montana State (5-1)................................................Idaho State (4-1) 1973........Boise State (6-0)................................................. Montana State (5-1) 1974........Boise State (6-0)................................................. Montana State (5-1) 1975........Boise State (5-0-1)........................Idaho State, Montana State (4-2) 1976........Montana State (6-0)......................................................... Idaho (5-1) 1977........Boise State (6-0)...........................................Northern Arizona (5-1) 1978........Northern Arizona........................... Montana, Montana State (4-2) 1979........Montana State (6-1)...................................................... Nevada (5-2) 1980........Boise State (6-1)................................................................ Idaho (4-3) 1981........Idaho State, Boise State (6-1)....................................Montana (5-2) 1982........MONTANA, Idaho, Montana State (5-2) 1983........Nevada (6-1)............................................................Idaho State (5-2) 1984........Montana State (6-1)...................................................... Nevada (5-2) 1985........Idaho (6-1)..................................................................... Nevada (6-1) 1986........Nevada (7-0).......................................................... NAU, Idaho (5-2) 1987........Idaho (7-1)..............................................................Weber State (7-1) 1988........Idaho (7-1)..................................................................Montana (6-2) 1989........Idaho (8-0)..................................................................Montana (7-1)
1990........Nevada (7-1)................................................ Idaho, Boise State (6-2) 1991........Nevada (8-0)...............................................................Montana (6-2) 1992........Idaho (6-1)...............................................Eastern Washington (6-1) 1993........MONTANA (7-0) ......................Idaho, Eastern Washington (5-2) 1994........Boise State (6-1)..............................................Montana, Idaho (5-2) 1995........MONTANA (6-1) ................ Boise State, Idaho, NAU, WSU (4-3) 1996........MONTANA (8-0) ......................................Northern Arizona (7-1) 1997........Eastern Washington (7-1) ........................................Montana (6-2) 1998........MONTANA (6-2) ...... Cal State Northridge, Montana State (5-3) 1999 .......MONTANA (7-1) ....................................... PSU, NAU, EWU (6-2) 2000........MONTANA (8-0) .....Portland State, Sac State, Weber State (5-3) 2001 .......MONTANA (7-0) ...........Northern Arizona, Portland State (5-2) 2002........MONTANA, Idaho State, Montana State (5-2) 2003........MONTANA, Montana State, Northern Arizona (5-2) 2004........MONTANA, Eastern Washington (6-1)...............MSU, PSU (4-3) 2005........MONTANA, EWU, Montana State (5-2)..............PSU, WSU (4-3) 2006........MONTANA (8-0)...................Montana State, Portland State (6-2) 2007........MONTANA (8-0)...................................Eastern Washington (6-2) 2008........MONTANA, Weber State (7-1)............EWU, Montana State (5-3) 2009........MONTANA (8-0)............ Eastern Washington, Weber State (6-2) 2010........EWU, MSU (7-1)........................... Montana, Sac State, WSU (5-3) 2011........Montana State (7-1)..................................... PSU, EWU, WSU (5-3) 2012........Eastern Washington, Montana State, Cal Poly (7-1).... NAU (6-2) 2013........Eastern Washington (8-0)..........................Northern Arizona (7-1) 2014........Eastern Washington (7-1)........ Idaho State, Montana, MSU (6-2) 2015........Southern Utah (7-1)........................ Montana, Portland State (6-2)
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Senior Quarterback Chad Chalich
Senior Defensive End Ryan Johnson
RECORDS / AWARDS 85
MONTANA RECORDS: PASSING
PASSING – GAME MOST ATTEMPTS
72........ Dave Dickenson @Idaho, 1995
MOST COMPLETED
43........ Dave Dickenson @Idaho, 1995
MOST YARDS
560... Brian Ah Yat @Eastern Washington, 1996
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
6........Jordan Johnson, Weber State, 2011 Dave Dickenson, Boise State, 1995 Brian Ah Yat @Stephen F. Austin, 1998
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum of 10 attempts) 1.000........Cole Bergquist, Fort Lewis, 2007, (13x13)
MOST INTERCEPTED PASSES
5......... John Vacarelli @Pacific, 1966
LONGEST PASS (NO TD)
72.....Shay Smithwick-Hann @Weber St., 2012
MOST PASSING YARDS
560.....Brian Ah Yat, 1996, @Eastern Washington 558.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Idaho 512.... Dave Dickenson, 1993, @Idaho 510.... Brian Ah Yat, 1996, Northern Arizona Dave Dickenson, 1994, Idaho 505.... Drew Miller, 2000, @Idaho 498.... Drew Miller, 1999, @Portland State 493.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, Weber State 489.... Brad Lebo , 1991, Nevada 469.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, UC Davis 466.... Brad Lebo , 1991, Weber State 460.... Brent Pease, 1986, @Weber State 458.... Brian Ah Yat, 1998, @Stephen F. Austin 453.... Brian Ah Yat, 1996, @Sacramento State 447.... Brent Pease, 1986, Eastern Washington 435.... Grady Bennett, 1990, @Weber State 434 ... Brady Gustafson, 2015, North Dakota St. 424.... Dave Dickenson, 1994, Eastern Wash. 423.... Brian Ah Yat, 1998, Southern Utah 417.... Marty Mornhinweg, 1984, Army 411.... Brad Lebo, 1991, @Idaho
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS
93......Brian Ah Yat, 1997, @Portland State 91......John Edwards, 2000, Montana State 90......Dave Dickenson, 1995, Boise State 87......Trent McKinney, 2012, @App. State Dave Dickenson, 1993, Weber State Marty Mornhinweg, 1985, Weber State 84......Justin Roper, 2009, Cal Poly Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Idaho 80......Jordan Johnson, 2011, @Tennessee 79......Jordan Johnson, 2011, @Montana State Drew Miller, 1999, Weber State 78......Joe Douglass, 1996, Northern Arizona 75......Cole Bergquist, 2008 @Weber State Cole Bergquist, 2008 @ N. Colorado Brandon Neill, 2001, St. Mary’s (Calif.) 75......Craig Ochs, Hofstra, 2004 Rock Svennungsen, 1974, Montana State 74......Dave Dickenson, 1993, @Idaho
GAME/SEASON
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS (CONTINUED)
74......Brad Lebo, 1989, Eastern New Mexico Brent Pease, 1986, Eastern Washington 73......Cole Bergquist, 2008, Sacramento State John Edwards, 1999, @Idaho State Brian Ah Yat, 1998, @Stephen F. Austin 72......Jordan Johnson, 2013, Coastal Carolina Andrew Selle, 2010, @Cal Poly John Edwards, 2002, Southern Utah 71......Jordan Johnson, 2013, @South Dakota Dave Dickenson, 1994, Sonoma State 70......Jordan Johnson, 2013, @North Dakota Dave Dickenson, 1993, Boise State Brad Lebo, 1991, Nevada
PASS ATTEMPTS
72.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Idaho 62.... Johnny Coppedge, 1983, Idaho State 61.... Brad Lebo, 1992, @Washington State 60.... Brent Pease, 1986, @Weber State 59.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Washington State 58.... Brad Lebo, 1992, @Kansas State Brad Lebo, 1991, Nevada 58.... Grady Bennett, 1990, @Nevada 56.... Brad Lebo, 1992, Montana State 55.... Brent Pease, 1986, Idaho State Brent Pease, 1986, Idaho 53.... Brad Lebo, 1991, Weber State Grady Bennett, 1989, @Idaho 52.... Drew Miller, 1999, @Portland State
PASSING – SEASON MOST ATTEMPTS
457........... Brad Lebo, 1991
MOST COMPLETED
309.............Craig Ochs, 2004 309.............Dave Dickenson, 1995
MOST YARDS PASSING
4,176..........Dave Dickenson, 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (MIN. 100 ATTS) 68.7%....... Craig Ochs, 2004 (309-of-450) (Big Sky Conference Record)
PASSING YARDS PER GAME
379.6........ Dave Dickenson, 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED 16...............Marty Mornhinweg, 1984 16...............Grady Bennett, 1990
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES
42...............Brian Ah Yat, 1996 (Big Sky Conference Record)
PASS COMPLETIONS
43.... Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Idaho 38.... Dave Dickenson, 1994, Idaho 36.... Drew Miller, 1999, @Portland State Brian Ah Yat, 1996, Montana State Dave Dickenson, 1995, Weber State Brad Lebo, 1991, Nevada Brent Pease, 1986, Idaho State 35.... Brad Lebo, 1992, @Kansas State Brad Lebo, 1992, Montana State Johnny Coppedge, 1983, Idaho State 34.... Darren Rowell, 1997, St. Mary’s Dave Dickenson, 1994, Eastern Wash. Dave Dickenson, 1993, @Eastern Wash. 33.... Brad Lebo, 1992, Idaho Grady Bennett, 1989, @Idaho Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Washington State Drew Miller, 2000, @Idaho
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES
6.........Makena Simis, 2015, Northern Arizona Jordan Johnson, 2011, Weber State Brian Ah Yat, 1998, @Stephen F. Austin Dave Dickenson, 1995, Boise State 5.........Jordan Johnson, 2013, @North Dakota Brandon Neill, 2001, St. Mary’s (Calif.) Drew Miller, 2000, @Idaho Drew Miller, 1999, @Portland State Brian Ah Yat, 1996, Idaho State Brian Ah Yat, 1996, Portland State Dave Dickenson, 1995, @Idaho Brad Lebo , 1991, @Idaho Brad Lebo, 1991,Weber State Brent Pease, 1986, Eastern Washington Brent Pease, 1986, Idaho State 4.........(27 tied with 4; Dickenson had nine games with 4 TD passes) - 86 -
Quarterback Craig Ochs
MONTANA RECORDS: PASSING
SEASON/CAREER
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (CONTINUED)
38................. Dave Dickenson, 1995 33................. Craig Ochs, 2004 32................. Jordan Johnson, 2013 Drew Miller, 1999 Dave Dickenson, 1993 30................. Brent Pease, 1986 28................. Andrew Selle, 2009 Cole Bergquist, 2008 26................. Brian Ah Yat, 1998 24................. Jordan Johnson, 2014 Dave Dickenson, 1994 Grady Bennett, 1990 21................. Jordan Johnson, 2011 Brian Ah Yat, 1997 Brad Lebo, 1991 20................. Cole Bergquist, 2007 Grady Bennett, 1989 19................. Justin Roper, 2010 John Edwards, 2002
PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Quarterback Grady Bennett
PASSING YARDS
4,176.............Dave Dickenson, 1995 3,807.............Craig Ochs, 2004 3,640.............Dave Dickenson, 1993 3,615.............Brian Ah Yat, 1996 3,461.............Drew Miller, 1999 3,387.............Jordan Johnson, 2013 3,384.............Brad Lebo, 1991 3,209.............John Edwards, 2002 3,156.............Cole Bergquist, 2008 3,091.............Grady Bennett, 1989 3,056.............Brent Pease, 1986 3,053.............Dave Dickenson, 1994 3,043.............Andrew Selle, 2009 3,005.............Grady Bennett, 1990 2,952.............Brian Ah Yat, 1998 2,784.............Jordan Johnson, 2014 2,685.............Josh Swogger, 2006 2,691.............Brian Ah Yat, 1997 2,646.............Brad Lebo, 1992 2,623.............Cole Berquist, 2007 2,453.............Marty Mornhinweg, 1984 2,439.............Drew Miller, 2000 2,400.............Jordan Johnson, 2011 2,160.............John Edwards, 2001 1,984.............Brady Gustafson, 2015 1,885.............Justin Roper, 2010 1,883.............Scott Werbelow, 1987 1,682.............Grady Bennett, 1988 1,668.............Bob Boyes, 1979 1,612.............Craig Ochs, 2003 1,569.............Marty Mornhinweg, 1982 1,361.............Tom Kingsford, 1950
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
42................. Brian Ah Yat, 1996 (Big Sky Conference Record)
(Minimum 200 attempts) 68.6.......... Craig Ochs, 2004 (308-450-8) (Big Sky Conference Record) 68.2.......... Dave Dickenson, 1994 67.9.......... Dave Dickenson, 1995 67.2.......... Dave Dickenson, 1993 66.4.......... Drew Miller, 2000 65.8.......... Scott Werbelow, 1987 65.2.......... Drew Miller, 1999 64.2.......... Brian Ah Yat, 1998 62.9.......... Andrew Selle, 2009 61.9.......... Marty Mornhinweg, 1982 61.3.......... Brian Ah Yat, 1996
PASSING YARDS A GAME (CONTINUED)
250.9...........Grady Bennett, 1988-90 225.8...........Craig Ochs, 2003-04 206.5...........Josh Swogger, 2006 203.1...........Brent Pease, 1985-86 191.1...........Brad Lebo, 1989-92 184.6...........John Edwards, 1999-02 169.0...........Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-82,84
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (SINCE 1948)
96............ Dave Dickenson, 1993-95 89............ Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 77............ Jordan Johnson, 2010-11, 2013-14 58............ Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 55............ Grady Bennett, 1988-90 46............ John Edwards, 1999-2002 Drew Miller, 1999-2000 42............ Craig Ochs, 2003-04 41.......... Brad Lebo, 1989-92 38.......... Andrew Selle, 2007-10 Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-82, 1984 34.......... Brent Pease, 1985-86 27.......... Justin Roper, 2009-10 20.......... Ray Brum, 1968-69
MOST ATTEMPTS
1,208....... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95
MOST COMPLETIONS
813...........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95
COMPLETIONS PER GAME
23.9..... Drew Miller, 1999-00 (430 in 18 games) (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS PASSING
PASSING – CAREER
11,080......Dave Dickenson, 1992-95
MOST YARDS PASSING
96.............Dave Dickenson, 1992-95
11,080...... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 9,315........ Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 8,612........ Jordan Johnson, 2010-11, 2013-14 7,778........ Grady Bennett, 1988-90 7,505........ Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 6,717........ Brad Lebo, 1989-92 6,704........ John Edwards, 1999-02 6,083........ Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-84 5,900........ Drew Miller, 1999-00 5,419........ Craig Ochs, 2003-04 4,131........ Andrew Selle, 2007-10 3,655........ Brent Pease, 1985-86 2,836........ Justin Roper, 2009-10 2,685........ Josh Swogger, 2006 2,296........ Tom Kingsford, 1948-50 2,178........ Bob Boyes, 1978-79 2,173........ Bert Wilberger, 1991-94 2,099........ Scott Werbelow, 1986-87 2,068........ Ray Brum, 1969-70 2,024 ....... Brady Gustafson, 2014-15 1,745........ Tim Kerr, 1976-78 1,447........ Van Troxel, 1972-75
PASSING YARDS A GAME (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)
327.8...........Drew Miller, 1999-00 (Big Sky Conference Record) 316.6...........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 258.8...........Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 - 87 -
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
PASSING EFFICIENCY
166.3........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (3rd in FCS history)
HIGHEST % OF PASSES FOR TDS 7.9%.........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (FCS National record)
MOST INTERCEPTED PASSES
42............ Grady Bennett, 1988-90
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 67.3%...... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS PER ATTEMPT
9.2........... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (FCS National record)
ATTEMPTS/INTERCEPTION RATIO
.022..........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (26 interceptions, 1,208 attempts)
PASS YARDS PER GAME
327.8....... Drew Miller, 1999-00 (18 games, 5,900 yards) (Big Sky Conference Record/ 6th in FCS history)
MONTANA RECORDS: RECEIVING
GAME/SEASON
RECEIVING – GAME
LONGEST RECEPTION (CONTINUED)
72........ Jamaal Jones, 2013, Coastal Carolina Jabin Sambrano, 2010, @Cal Poly Levander Segars, 2002, Southern Utah 71........ Ellis Henderson, 2013, @USD Shalon Baker, 1994, Sonoma State 70........ Travon Van, 2013, @North Dakota Scott Gurnsey, 1993, Boise State Mike Carlsen, 1991, Nevada
MOST RECEPTIONS
15............ Josh Paffhausen, St. Mary’s, 1997
MOST YARDS RECEIVING
279.... Joe Douglass @Eastern Washington, 1996
MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
4........ Jabin Sambrano, Weber State, 2011 Marc Mariani, Southern Utah, 2008 Mike Rice, Idaho State, 1986 Marvin Turk @Idaho, 1991 Joe Douglass @Eastern Wash., 1996
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
4.......... Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber State, 2011 Marc Mariani, 2008, Southern Utah Joe Douglass, 1996, @E. Washington Marvin Turk, 1991, @Idaho Mike Rice, 1986, Idaho State, Idaho 3.......... Jamaal Jones, 2015, @ Montana State Ellis Henderson, 2013, @UND, EWU Etu Molden, 2001, St. Mary’s (Calif.) Bill Cockhill, 1993, Sacramento State Mike Trevathan, 1990, McNeese State Jim Hard, 1979, Portland State Paul Cooley, 1975, @Weber State Justin Olsen, 1998, Southern Utah
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION
93............ Jim Farris @Portland State, 1997
LONGEST RECEPTION (NO TD)
72............ Peter Nguyen @Weber State, 2012
RECEPTIONS
15...... Josh Paffhausen, 1997, St. Mary’s 14...... Joe Douglass, 1996, @E. Wash., vs. MSU Mike Trevathan, 1990, Idaho 13.......Joe Douglass, 1995, @Montana State 12.....Marc Mariani, 2009, South Dakota State Levander Segars, 2002, @Eastern Wash. Jeremy Watkins, 1999, Idaho Joe Douglass, 1995, Boise State Shalon Baker, 1994, @Weber State 12.....Matt Wells, 1992, @Kansas State Mike Rice, 1986, Idaho State 11.....Etu Molden, 2001, @Hawaii Mike Erhardt, 1996, Northern Arizona Matt Wells, 1995, @Idaho Mike Rice, 1986, Nevada, Idaho Brian Salonen, 1983, Idaho State 10.....Ryan Bagley, 2007, Northern Colorado Tate Hancock , 2003, North Dakota State Jon Talmage, 2002, @Portland State Etu Molden, 2001, Portland State Jeremy Watkins, 1999, @Portland State Jimmy Farris, 1999, @Portland State Jeremy Watkins, 1998, Portland State, Eastern Washington Raul Pacheco, 1998, Cal Poly, @Weber State Mike Erhardt, 1995, @Idaho Joe Douglass, 1995, Weber State Scott Gurnsey, 1994, @N. Texas, @BSU Shalon Baker, 1992, Idaho Shalon Baker, 1991, @McNeese State Mike Trevathan, 1990, Idaho, @Weber State
RECEIVING YARDS
279...... Joe Douglass, 1996, @E. Washington 250...... Joe Douglass, 1996, Northern Arizona 248...... Mike Trevathan, 1990, Idaho 225...... Joe Douglass, 1996, @Sacramento State 222...... Mike Erhardt, 1995, @Idaho 208...... Marc Mariani, 2008, Southern Utah Joe Douglass, 1995, @Montana State 205...... Joe Douglass, 1996, Montana State 204...... Marvin Turk, 1991, @Idaho 200...... Marc Mariani, 2009, Cal Poly 198...... Marvin Turk, 1991, Weber State 198...... Terry White, 1985, Weber State 188...... Ellis Henderson, 2013, @South Dakota 190...... Scott Gurnsey, 1994, @Montana State
RECEIVING – SEASON MOST RECEPTIONS Wide Receiver Jeremy Watkins YARDS RECEIVING (CONTINUED)
187...... Mike Rice, 1986, Idaho 185...... Matt Wells, 1995, Cal-Davis 182...... Justin Olsen, 1998, Southern Utah 182...... Matt Wells, 1993, Weber State 180...... Ellis Henderson, 2013, @Sac State 178...... Marc Mariani, 2009, Villanova 176...... Scott Gurnsey, 1993, Boise State 175...... Josh Paffhausen, 1997, St. Mary’s 173...... Scott Gurnsey, 1993, Montana State 172...... Marc Mariani, 2008, Richmond Shalon Baker, 1994, @Weber State
LONGEST RECEPTION
93........ Jimmy Farris, 1997, @Portland State 91........ Jimmy Farris, 2000, Montana State 90........ Matt Wells, 1995, Boise State 87........ Dan Moore, 2012, @App. State Matt Wells, 1993, Weber State Scott Moe, 1985, Weber State 84........ Marc Mariani, 2009, Cal Poly Mike Erhardt, 1995, @Idaho 80........ Jabin Sambrano, 2011, @Tennessee 79........ Jabin Sambrano, 2011, @Montana St. Jeremy Watkins, 1999, Weber State 76........ Jim DeBord, 1968, @Idaho 75........ Tyler Palmer, 2008, @Weber State Mike Ferriter, 2008, Northern Colo. Levander Segars, 2004, Hofstra Etu Molden, 2001, St. Mary’s Del Spear, 1974, Montana State 74........ Jamaal Jones, 2015, North Dakota Matt Wells, 1993, @Idaho 74........ Mike See, 1989, Eastern New Mexico Mike Rice, 1986, Eastern Washington 73........ Mike Ferriter, 2008, Sacramento State Etu Molden, 1999, @Idaho State Justin Olsen, 1998, @SFA - 88 -
82..............Joe Douglass, 1996
MOST YARDS RECEIVING
1,479.........Marc Mariani, 2009
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
133.6......... Joe Douglass, 1996 (82 catches for 1,469 yards)
RECEIVING YARDS
1,479........... Marc Mariani, 2009 1,469........... Joe Douglass, 1996 1,308........... Marc Mariani, 2008 1,240........... Jefferson Heidelberger, 2004 1,217........... Jamaal Jones, 2015 1,145........... Etu Molden, 2001 1,079........... Scott Gurnsey, 1993 1,047........... Marvin Turk, 1991 1,046........... Mike Rice, 1986 1,044........... Jamaal Jones, 2014 1,025........... Jeremy Watkins, 1999 1,008........... Ellis Henderson, 2013 Matt Wells, 1995 1,006........... Mike Trevathan, 1990 1,003........... Jimmy Farris, 2000 998.............. Scott Gurnsey, 1994 885.............. Jeremy Watkins, 1998 885.............. Shalon Baker, 1994 870.............. Bill Cockhill, 1993 832.............. Joe Douglass, 1995 832.............. Brian Salonen, 1983 820.............. Mike Ferriter, 2008 819.............. Jon Talmage, 2004 817.............. Ellis Henderson, 2015 801.............. Eric Allen, 2006 792.............. Mike Erhardt, 1995 760...............Jamaal Jones, 2013 746.............. Matt Wells, 1994 733.............. Mike Ferriter, 2007 730.............. Travon Van, 2014 722.............. Jim Hard, 1979 710.............. Levander Segars, 2004
MONTANA RECORDS: RECEIVING Mike Trevathan, 1989
RECEIVING YARDS (CONTINUED)
705.............. Raul Pacheco, 1997 702.............. Shalon Baker, 1991 780.............. Raul Pacheco, 1996 725.............. Ryan Bagley, 2006 701.............. Jimmy Farris, 1999 699.............. Etu Molden, 2000 692.............. Ryan Bagley, 2007 689.............. Jon Talmage, 2002 675.............. Justin Olsen, 1998 661.............. Tate Hancock, 2004 641.............. Craig Chambers, 2006 638.............. Travis Walker, 1997 634.............. Tanner Hancock, 2000 632.............. Jabin Sambrano, 2011 625.............. Tanner Hancock, 1999 628.............. Levander Segars, 2002 614.............. Paul Lamb, 1985 608.............. Raul Pacheco, 1998
PASS RECEPTIONS
82................ Joe Douglass, 1996 80................ Marc Mariani, 2009 Jefferson Heidelberger, 2004 76................ Etu Molden, 2001 75................ Jamaal Jones, 2015 72................ Jeremy Watkins, 1998 71................ Mike Trevathan, 1990 69................ Marc Mariani, 2008 68................ Brian Salonen, 1983 67................ Scott Gurnsey, 1993 65................ Scott Gurnsey, 1994 64................ Mike Rice, 1986 63................ Tate Hancock, 2004
Wide Receiver Jamaal Jones
SEASON/CAREER
PASS RECEPTIONS (CONTINUED)
63................ Jeremy Watkins, 1999 63................ Joe Douglass, 1995 61................ Matt Wells, 1995 60................ Levander Segars, 2004 Matt Clark, 1989
PASS RECEPTION TOUCHDOWNS 18................ Joe Douglass, 1996 15................ Marc Mariani, 2008 14................ Ellis Henderson, 2013 Etu Molden, 2001 13................ Marc Mariani, 2009 Marvin Turk, 1991 Mike Rice, 1986
AVERAGE RECEPTIONS PER GAME
7.45..............Joe Douglass, 1996 7.10..............Mike Trevathan, 1990 6.80..............Brian Salonen, 1983 6.55..............Jeremy Watkins, 1998 6.40..............Mike Rice, 1986 6.33..............Etu Molden, 2001 6.09..............Scott Gurnsey, 1993 5.91..............Scott Gurnsey, 1994 5.76 .............Jamaal Jones, 2015 5.73..............Jeremy Watkins, 1999 5.73..............Joe Douglass, 1995 5.55..............Matt Wells, 1995 5.45..............Matt Clark, 1989 5.33..............Jefferson Heidelberger, 2004 5.22..............Tanner Hancock, 2000
RECEIVING – CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
3,021............ Jamaal Jones, 2013-15 3,018............ Marc Mariani, 2006-09 2,733............ Matt Wells, 1992-95 2,574............ Scott Gurnsey, 1991-94 2,566............ Jon Talmage, 2002-05 2,561............ Shalon Baker, 1991-94 2,527............ Raul Pacheco, 1995-98 2,402............ Jeremy Watkins, 1996-99 2,301............ Joe Douglass, 1995-96 2,300............ Etu Molden, 1998-01 2,295............ Ellis Henderson, 2012-13, 2015 2,257............ Bill Cockhill, 1990-93 2,223............ Jimmy Farris, 1997-00 2,089............ Mike Ferriter, 2005-08 1,991............ Mike Erhardt, 1993-96 1,969............ Mike Trevathan, 1987-90 1,940............ Ryan Bagley, 2004-07 1,882............ Brian Salonen, 1980-83 1,868............ Travis Walker, 1996-99 1,804............ Jamaal Jones, 2013-15 1,787............ Jabin Sambrano, 2008-11 1,733............ Jefferson Heidelberger, 2001-04 1,702............ Tate Hancock, 2001-04 1,639............ Matt Clark, 1987-90 1,539............ Marc Mariani, 2007-09 1,530............ Levander Segars, 2001-04 1,466............ Bob McCauley, 1981-84 1,434............ Mike Rice, 1985-86 1,423............ Sam Gratton, 2009-12 1,397............ Eric Allen, 2005-07 1,368............ Ellis Henderson, 2012-15 1,317............ Shannon Cabunoc, 1988-92 1,296............ Justin Olsen, 1995-98 - 89 -
RECEIVING YARDS (CONTINUED)
1,259............ Tanner Hancock, 1999-00 1,250............ Ray Bauer, 1948-50 1,178............ Marvin Turk, 1990-91
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
104.6........ Joe Douglass, 1995-96 (22 games for 2,301 yards)
PASS RECEPTIONS
192............... Raul Pacheco, 1995-98 189............... Matt Wells, 1993-96 184............... Jamaal Jones, 2013-15 182............... Shalon Baker, 1991-94 176............... Jon Talmage, 2002-05 167............... Scott Gurnsey, 1991-94 166............... Jeremy Watkins, 1996-99 164............... Marc Mariani, 2006-09 161............... Etu Molden, 1999-2001 158............... Bill Cockhill, 1990-93 153............... Ryan Bagley, 2004-07 150............... Brian Salonen, 1980-83 147............... Mike Ferriter, 2005-08 145............... Joe Douglass, 1995-96 144............... Mike Erhardt, 1993-96 135............... Mike Trevathan, 1987-90 133............... Matt Clark, 1987-90 129............... Jimmy Farris, 1997-2000 125............... Jefferson Heidelberger, 2001-04 121............... Sam Gratton, 2009-12
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
6.59.......... Joe Douglass, 1995-96 (22 games for 145 catches)
PASS RECEPTION TOUCHDOWNS
29................. Marc Mariani, 2006-09 26................. Etu Molden, 1999-01 Mike Erhardt, 1993-96 Shalon Baker, 1991-94 25................. Joe Douglass, 1995-96 24................. Jon Talmage, 2002-05 23................. Ellis Henderson, 2012-13, 2015 22 ................ Jamaal Jones, 2013-15 21................. Jimmy Farris, 1997-00 21................. Raul Pacheco, 1995-98 20................. Jeremy Watkins, 1996-99 19................. Jabin Sambrano, 2008-11 Matt Wells, 1992-95 17................. Scott Gurnsey, 1991-94 16................. Ellis Henderson, 2012-15 Marc Mariani, 2006-09 15................. Mike Ferriter, 2005-08 Bill Cockhill, 1990-93 14................. Mike Rice, 1985-86 13................. Sam Gratton, 2009-12 Tanner Hancock, 1999-00 Marvin Turk, 1990-91
MONTANA RECORDS: RUSHING
GAME
RUSHING – GAME
MOST RUSHES IN A GAME (CONTINUED)
32..... Lex Hilliard, 2007, @Montana State Justin Green, 2003, Eastern Washington Nate Sanders, 1996, Portland State Steve Caputo, 1971, @Weber State 31..... Lex Hilliard, 2007, Portland State Yohance Humphery, 2001, Eastern Wash. Monty Bullerdick, 1977, @Montana State Greg Iseman, 1982, @Portland State Rocky Klever, 1981, Idaho State Wayne Harper, 1980, Northern Arizona
MOST CARRIES
38......Chase Reynolds vs. Texas State, 2008 Yohance Humphery vs. Weber St. 2001
MOST NET YARDS
265.....Yohance Humphery vs. Weber St., 2001
MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING
4......Jordan Canada, @Sacramento St., 2013 Lex Hilliard vs. Northwestern St., 2004 Justin Green vs. Eastern Wash., 2003 Yohance Humphery vs. Weber St., 2001 Arnie Blancas @Weber State, 1970
MOST RUSHING TDS IN A GAME (SINCE 1968)
LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE
88..... “Wild” Bill Kelly vs. Carroll Coll., 1925
LONGEST TD RUNS (SINCE 1968)
80.... Jordan Canada, 2013, Weber State Jabin Sambrano @Northern Ariz., 2011 Jefferson Heidelberger, 2003, Idaho Mike Mickey, 1975, South Dakota Doug Egbert, 1975, @Weber State Bob Smith, 1973, Simon Fraser 79....Josh Branen, 1997, Stephen F. Austin 76....Wyatt McCraw, 1974, @UNLV Jim Olson, 1972, @Idaho State 75....Jody Farmer, 1987, @Northern Iowa 72....Jordan Canada, 2012, @Eastern Wash. Paul Fiskness, 1975, Portland State 71....Josh Branen, 1997, Sacramento State 70....Renard Coleman, 1987, @Northern Iowa 69....Lex Hilliard, 2005, @Idaho State 68....Rock Svennungsen, 1973, South Dakota 67....Chase Reynolds, 2008, Northern Ariz. Brian Gales, 1995, Minnesota-Duluth Mike Rice, 1985, Idaho State Del Spear, 1974, Boise State
TOP RUSHING GAMES (SINCE 1968)
265.....Yohance Humphery, 2001, Weber State 241.....Chase Reynolds, 2009, Weber State 237.....Lex Hilliard, 2005, Cal Poly 233.....Chase Reynolds, 2008, Texas State 227.....Les Kent, 1969, @Portland State 220.....Jim Olson, 1972, @Idaho State 208.....Greg Iseman, 1982, @Weber State 201.....Yohance Humphery, 2001, E. Wash. 197.....Yohance Humphery, 2000, @Weber State 194.....Yo. Humphery, 2000, @Portland State 193.....Chase Reynolds, 2009, Appalachian State 189.....Jordan Canada, 2013, Weber State 187... Josh Branen, 1997, Sacramento State 185... Chase Reynolds, 2008, Weber State 185... Rocky Klever, 1981, Idaho State 182... Steve Caputo, 1971, @Portland State 181... Lex Hilliard, 2007, @Montana State 180... Chase Reynolds, 2010, Montana State 175... Justin Green, 2003, Eastern Washington 173... Chase Reynolds, 2010, North Dakota Steve Caputo, 1971, @Cal Poly 171... Lex Hilliard, 2004, Northwestern State 170... Monty Bullerdick, 1977, Idaho State 167... Jordan Canada, 2012, @Eastern Wash. Yo. Humphrey, 1999, Sacramento State
Running Back Chase Reynolds TOP RUSHING GAMES (CONTINUED)
166... Bob Smith, 1973, @Northern Arizona 163... Monty Bullerdick, 1977, Weber State Steve Caputo, 1971, @Weber State 162... Yohance Humphery, 1999, Eastern Wash. 160... Chase Reynolds, 2008, @Portland State Greg Iseman, 1982, Idaho 159... Peter Nguyen, 2012, @Northern Colorado Jordan Canada, 2011, Portland State Lex Hilliard, 2005, Weber State JR Waller, 2002, Northern Arizona Yohance Humphery, 2001, @Cal Poly Steve Caputo, 1971, vs. Idaho 158... Yo. Humphery, 1999, Cal State Northridge Joey Charles, 1983, Weber State 157... Chase Reynolds, 2008, Northern Arizona 156... JR Waller, 2002, @Portland State 155... Lex Hilliard, 2005, @Sacramento State 153... Chase Reynolds, 2008, Idaho State Yohance Humphery, 2001, Portland State
4..... Jordan Canada, 2013, @Sacramento State Lex Hilliard, 2004, Northwestern State Justin Green, 2003, Eastern Washington Yohance Humphery, 2001, Weber State 4..... Arnie Blancas, 1969, @Weber State 3..... Chase Reynolds, 2010, North Dakota Chase Reynolds, 2009, @Sacramento State Chase Reynolds, 2009, vs. SDSU Chase Reynolds, 2008, vs. N. Arizona Chase Reynolds, 2008, @Portland State Lex Hilliard, 2007, Eastern Washington Justin Green, 2004, Sacramento State Lex Hilliard, 2004, @Eastern Washington JR Waller, 2002, Southern Utah Yohance Humphery, 2000, Idaho State Yohance Humphery, 2000, @Weber State Yo. Humphery, 1999, Weber State, @Idaho St. Nate Sanders, 1999, Weber State Josh Branen, 1997, Sacramento State Tony Rice, 1992, Hofstra 3..... Tony Rice, 1989, @Northern Arizona Joey Charles, 1983, Weber State Greg Iseman, 1982, @Weber State Richard Jordan, 1975, South Dakota Jeremy Calhoun, 2015, Eastern Wash.
MOST RUSHES IN A GAME (SINCE 1968)
38..... Chase Reynolds, 2008, Texas State Yohance Humphery, 2001, Weber State 37..... Yohance Humphery, 2000, @Weber State Yohance Humphery, 2000, @PSU 36..... Greg Iseman, 1982, @Weber State Monty Bullerdick, 1977, Idaho State 35..... Chase Reynolds, 2008, @Portland State Yohance Humphery, 2001, @MSU 34..... Lex Hilliard, 2005, Cal Poly Bob Smith, 1973, @Northern Arizona 33..... Chase Reynolds, 2009, Weber State Chase Reynolds, 2008, vs. Weber State - 90 -
Running Back Jordan Canada
MONTANA RECORDS: RUSHING
SEASON/CAREER
RUSHING – SEASON MOST NET YARDS
1,658.......... Yohance Humphery, 2001
HIGHEST AVERAGE PER CARRY
8.2.............. Dick Imer, 1953 (86-703)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING
22................ Chase Reynolds, 2009 Chase Reynolds, 2008 17................ Lex Hilliard, 2004 Yohance Humphery, 2001 16................ Jordan Canada, 2013
MOST RUSHES
321.............. Chase Reynolds, 2009 303.............. Yohance Humphery, 2001 281.............. Chase Reynolds, 2008
RUSHING YARDS
1,658............Yohance Humphery, 2001 1,583............Chase Reynolds, 2008 1,502............Chase Reynolds, 2009 1,322............Lex Hilliard, 2005 1,277............Yohance Humphery, 1999 1,253............Steve Caputo, 1971 1,207............Jordan Canada, 2014 1,146............Justin Green, 2003 1,132............Lex Hilliard, 2007 1,075............Greg Iseman, 1982 1,062............Jordan Canada, 2013 1,022............Monty Bullerdick, 1977 982...............Chase Reynolds, 2010 972...............Lex Hilliard, 2004 Les Kent, 1969 926...............Peter Nguyen, 2012 892...............Terry Dillon, 1962 889...............Dick Imer, 1954 883...............Yohance Humphery, 2000 855...............Arnie Blancas, 1970 835...............Peter Nguyen, 2011 826...............JR Waller, 2002 818...............Bryan Magnuson, 1967 803...............Josh Branen, 1996 Dick Imer, 1953
AVERAGE YARDS RUSHING (MIN. 50 ATTS)
8.17.............. Dick Imer, 1953 8.01.............. Dick Imer, 1954 6.82.............. Josh Branen, 1995 6.69.............. Roy Malcom, 1948 6.67.............. Bob Byrne, 1950 6.60.............. Dale Shupe, 1954 6.54.............. Mike Mickey, 1975 6.48.............. Les Kent, 1969 6.44.............. Damon Boddie, 1994 6.43.............. Paul Fiskness, 1975 6.43.............. Steve Caputo, 1971 6.41.............. Casey Reilly, 1971 6.41.............. Murdo Campbell, 1954
AVERAGE YARDS RUSHING PER GAME 138.2.......... Yohance Humphery, 2001 116.1.......... Yohance Humphery, 1999 114.7.......... Dick Imer, 1953 113.9.......... Steve Caputo, 1971 110.4.......... Yohance Humphery, 2000
Running Back Justin Green AVERAGE YARDS RUSHING PER GAME (CONTINUED)
110.2.......... Lex Hilliard, 2005 102.9.......... Lex Hilliard, 2007 102.2.......... Monty Bullerdick, 1977 101.1.......... Chase Reynolds, 2009 98.9............ Chase Reynolds, 2008 98.8............ Dick Imer, 1954 97.7............ Greg Iseman, 1982 97.2............ Les Kent, 1969 89.3............ Chase Reynolds, 2010 88.2............ Justin Green, 2003 87.0............ Rocky Klever, 1981 85.5............ Arnie Blancas, 1970 81.8............ Bryan Magnuson, 1967 81.7............ Jordan Canada, 2013
RUSHING – CAREER MOST YARDS RUSHING
4,070.............Yohance Humphery, 1998-01 4,067.............Chase Reynolds, 2008-10 4,018.............Lex Hilliard, 2003-05; 2007 3,435.............Jordan Canada, 2011-2014 2,228.............Rocky Klever, 1977-81 2,033.............Steve Caputo, 1969-71 1,985.............Peter Nguyen, 2009-12 1,885.............Josh Branen, 1995-97 1,813.............Monty Bullerdick, 1977-78 1,784.............Justin Green, 2003-04 1,726.............JR Waller, 2002-05 1,719.............Jody Farmer, 1986-89 1,592.............Dick Imer, 1953-54 1,569.............Terry Dillon, 1960-62 1,564.............Arnie Blancas, 1969-70 1,554.............Les Kent, 1969-70 - 91 -
MOST YARDS RUSHING (CONTINUED)
1,453.............Tony Rice, 1988-92 1,429.............Del Spear, 1973-76 1,348.............Paul Connelly, 1964-65 1,345.............Jeff Hoffman, 1970-71 1,313.............Bob Byrne, 1949-51 1,311.............Renard Coleman, 1985-88
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
52................. Chase Reynolds, 2008-10 50................. Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 2007 43................. Yohance Humphery, 1988-2001 40................. Jordan Canada, 2011-2014 24................. Tony Rice, 1989-92 22................. Justin Green, 2003-04 Jody Farmer, 1986-89 20................. Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 Josh Branen, 1995-97 17................. Kelly Stensrud, 1992-95 Rocky Klever, 1977-81 16................. John Edwards, 1999-2002 Del Spear, 1973-76 15................. Jeff Hoffman, 1969, 1971-72 14................. Casey Reilly, 1969-71 13................. JR Waller, 2002-05 12................. Mike Hagen, 1980-81
MOST CARRIES
806................ Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 07
MOST NET YARDS
4,070 ........... Yohance Humphery, 1998-01
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
52.................. Chase Reynolds, 2008-10
MONTANA RECORDS: SCORING
SCORING – GAME MOST POINTS
30...........Greg Iseman @Weber State, 1982 26...........“Wild” Bill Kelly vs. Whitman, 1926 Del Spear vs. Idaho, 1974 Mike Rice vs. Idaho State, 1986
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
5..........Greg Iseman @Weber State, 1982
MOST FIELD GOALS
6..........Brody McKnight vs. W. Oregon, 2011
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
57........Chris Snyder vs. Albany, 2002
MOST CONVERSIONS
10........Kris Heppner vs. Weber State, 1999
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
57...... Chris Snyder, 2002, Albany 54...... Brody McKnight, 2009, @N. Arizona Dan Carpenter, 2007, @Sacramento State Chris Snyder, 2003, @Idaho State Kris Heppner, 1997, @Idaho State 53...... Brody McKnight, 2010, @ Eastern Wash. 52...... Chris Snyder, 2000, @Portland State Eby Dobson, 1985, @Northern Arizona 51...... Brody McKnight, 2011, Western Oregon Brody McKnight, 2011, @Idaho State Dan Carpenter, 2007, @Montana State Kirk Duce, 1988, @Nevada 50...... Ben Worst, Ok. Panhandle State, 2013 Dan Carpenter, 2007, Northern Colorado Dan Carpenter, 2006, @Weber State 50...... Dan Carpenter, 2005, @ Northern Ariz. Bruce Carlson, 1976, @Northern Colo. Dan Worrell, 1969, South Dakota State 49...... Dan Carpenter, 2004, Northern Colorado Chris Snyder, 2002, @Idaho Chris Snyder, 2001, @NAU, vs. Hawaii Kris Heppner, 1998, @WSU, Portland St. 49...... Bruce Carlson, 1977, @Northern Arizona 48...... Brody McKnight, 2011, @Idaho State Chris Snyder, 2003, Western Illinois Chris Snyder, 2001, @Idaho State, PSU Kris Heppner, 1997, @Northern Arizona Eby Dobson, 1985, Boise State Bob Turnquist, 1973, @Rice
GAME/SEASON
MOST POINTS SCORED (CONTINUED)
109.......... Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2009 107.......... Chris Snyder, Kicker, 2002 102.......... Marc Mariani, WR, 2008 Lex Hilliard, RB, 2004 101.......... Dan Carpenter, Kicker, 2007 99 ........... Daniel Sullivan, 2015 96............ Jordan Canada, RB, 2013 Lex Hilliard, RB, 2007 Yohance Humphery, RB, 1999 92............ Marc Mariani, WR/Returns, 2009 Kris Heppner, Kicker, 1999 90............ Ellis Henderson, WR/Rets, 2013 Etu Molden, WR, 2001 85............ Chris Snyder, Kicker, 2001 84............ Jabin Sambrano, WR/Returns, 2011 Lex Hilliard, RB, 2005 Justin Green, RB, 2003 Dave Dickenson, QB, 1993 Greg Iseman, RB, 1982 83............ Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2010 82............ Chris Lider, Kicker, 2012 80............ Mike Rice, WR, 1986 79............ Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2008 Andy Larson, Kicker, 1993 78............ Chris Snyder, Kicker, 2000 Kris Heppner, Kicker, 1997 Marvin Turk, WR, 1991 76............ Dan Carpenter, Kicker, 2005 75............ Ben Worst, Kicker, 2013 75............ Kris Heppner, Kicker, 1998
SCORING – SEASON MOST FIELD GOALS
25.............. Chris Snyder, 2003
MOST PATS
64.............. Brody McKnight, 2009
HIGHEST PAT PERCENTAGE
100%......... Dan Carpenter, 2004 (63-of-63)
MOST POINTS SCORED
144.......... Chase Reynolds, RB, 2009 138.......... Chase Reynolds, RB, 2008 124.......... Chris Snyder, Kicker, 2003 123.......... Dan Carpenter, Kicker, 2004 116.......... Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2011 116.......... Yohance Humphery, RB, 2001 Joe Douglass, WR, 1996 113.......... Dan Carpenter, Kicker, 2006
Kicker Dan Carpenter
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MOST TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS
24............. Chase Reynolds, RB, 2009 23............. Chase Reynolds, RB, 2008 19............. Joe Douglass, WR, 1996 17............. Lex Hilliard, RB, 2004 17............. Yohance Humphery, RB, 2001 16............. Lex Hilliard, RB, 2007 16............. Yohance Humphery, RB, 1999 15............. Ellis Henderson, WR/Ret, 2013 Marc Marinai, WR, 2009 14............. Jabin Sambrano, WR/Ret., 2011 Lex Hilliard, RB, 2005 Justin Green, RB, 2003 Dave Dickenson, QB, 1993 Greg Iseman, RB, 1982
MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 46............. Dave Dickenson, 1993 45............. Brian Ah Yat, 1996 41............. Dave Dickenson, 1995 35............. Craig Ochs, 2004 34............. Brent Pease, 1986 32............. Jordan Johnson, 2013 Drew Miller, 1999 29............. Andrew Selle, 2009 28............. Dave Dickenson, 1994 28............. Grady Bennett, 1989 27............. John Edwards, 2002 26............. Brian Ah Yat, 1998
MONTANA RECORDS: SCORING
CAREER — RETURNS
GAME/SEASON
SCORING – CAREER MOST POINTS SCORED
413.........#Dan Carpenter, 2004-07 (Big Sky Conference/FCS Records) 394.........#Chris Snyder, Kicker, 2000-03 387.........#Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2008-11 354.........Chase Reynolds, RB, 2008-10 312.........Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 07 290.........Yohance Humphery, RB, 1998-01 280.........Kirk Duce, K, 1988-91 271.........Brody McKnight, Kicker, 2008-11 261.........Andy Larson, Kicker, 1993-96 252.........Jordan Canada, RB, 2011-14 241.........Kris Heppner, Kicker, 1997-99 200.........Marc Mariani, WR, 2006-09 196.........Bruce Carlson, Kicker, 1974-77 180.........Dan Worrell, Kicker, 1968-70 178.........Jody Farmer, RB, 1986-89 174.........Joe Douglass, WR, 1995-96 170.........Shalon Baker, WR, 1991-94 166.........Eby Dobson, Kicker, 1983-86 165.........Daniel Sullivan, 2014-15 160.........Kelly Stensrud, RB, 1992-95 158.........Tony Rice, RB, 1988-92 Mike Erhardt, WR, 1993-96 153.........Kris Heppner, Kicker, 1997-98 146.........Jon Talmage,WR, 2002-05 144.........Jabin Sambrano, WR/Returns, 2008-11 Josh Branen, RB, 1995-97 132.........Justin Green, RB, 2003-04 (#Carpenter, Snyder and McKnight are ranked first, second, and third in FCS history in kicker career points.)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS (SINCE 1948)
59.......... Chase Reynolds, RB, 2008-10 52.......... Lex Hilliard, RB, 2003-05, 07 48.......... Yohance Humphery, RB, 1998-01 36.......... Lex Hilliard, RB, 2003-05 33.......... Marc Mariani, WR, 2006-09 29.......... Jordan Canada, RB, 2011-2014 28.......... Joe Douglass, WR, 1995-96 28.......... Shalon Baker, WR, 1991-94 28.......... Jody Farmer, HB, 1986-89 26.......... Etu Molden, WR, 199-01 26.......... Mike Erhardt, WR, 1993-96 26.......... Tony Rice, RB, 1989-92 24.......... Jabin Sambrano, WR/Returns, 2008-11 Jon Talmage, WR, 2002-05 Josh Branen, RB, 1995-97 Kelly Stensrud, RB, 1992-95
TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR
117........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 93..........Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 83..........Jordan Johnson, 2010-11, 2013-14 69..........Cole Bergquist, 2004-08 67..........Grady Bennett, 1998-90 62..........John Edwards, 1999-02 59..........Chase Reynolds, 2007-09 53..........Lex Hilliard, 2003-07 48..........Yohance Humphery, 1998-01 Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-82, & 84 47..........Craig Ochs, 2003-04 46..........Drew Miller, 1999-00 43..........Brad Lebo, 1989-92
Kicker Daniel Sullivan TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR (CONTINUED)
40..........Brent Pease, 1985-86
MOST POINTS (KICKERS)
407..........Dan Carpenter, 2004-07 (75 FGs, 182 PATs) (Big Sky Conference/FCS Records)
MOST FIELD GOALS
75............Dan Carpenter, 2004-07 (Big Sky Conference/FCS Records)
MOST CONVERSION KICKS
182..........Dan Carpenter (182-188), 2004-07 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE
LONGEST TOUCHDOWNS (KO RETURNS)
102....Milt Popovich @Oregon State, 1936 99......Damon Boddie @Idaho, 1993 98......Ellis Henderson, 2013, @South Dakota Marc Mariani vs. S. Dakota State, 2009 96......Jabin Sambrano vs. Cal Poly, 2011 Jefferson Heidelberger vs. NW State, 2002 Jefferson Heidelberger vs. Hofstra, 2004
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
2.......... Levander Segars @Northern Ariz., 2003 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
RETURNS – SEASON MOST PUNT RETURNS
RETURNS – GAME
46.........Tuff Harris, 2006 .............Levander Segars, 2002 (Big Sky Conference Record)
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
HIGHEST AVERAGE PUNT RETURNS
127.........Chris Snyder, 2000-03
94*...... Marc Mariani vs. Idaho State, 2008 (TD) 94*...... Tuff Harris at E. Washington, 2006 (TD) 90....... Peter Nguyen vs. Liberty, 2012 82....... Marc Mariani vs. E. Wash. 2009 (TD) 75....... Marc Mariani vs. Montana St., 2008 (TD) 74....... Tuff Harris vs. Portland St., 2005 (TD) (*Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
20.2...... Greg Anderson, 1974 (13-for-263)
MOST YARDS PUNT RETURNS
667........Tuff Harris, 2006 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS
40........ Jabin Sambrano, 2011
MOST PUNT RETURNS
MOST YARDS KICKOFF RETURNS
MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS
HIGHEST AVERAGE KICKOFF RETURNS
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RETURNS
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
9........ Levander Segars vs. Western Wash., 2001 245...... Mike Rice vs. Weber State, 1985 142...... Tuff Harris vs. South Dakota State, 2006 102....... Milt Popovich @Oregon State, 1936 99......... Damon Boddie @Idaho, 1993 Dwaye Hans at Idaho, 1988 98..........Ellis Henderson, 2013, @South Dakota Kevin Morris vs. Boise State, 1989 - 93 -
836...... Jabin Sambrano, 2011
33.5.........Greg Anderson, 1974 (10-335) 29.4.........Renard Coleman, 1987 (20-588) 2,265............Marc Mariani, 2008 2,185............Marc Mariani, 2009 2,056............Yohance Humphery, 2001 1,963............Jabin Sambrano, 2011 1,908............Joe Douglass, 1996
MONTANA RECORDS: RETURNS ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (CONTINUED)
1,860............Chase Reynolds, 2009 1,851............Ellis Henderson, 2013 1,756............Chase Reynolds, 2008 1,605............Jefferson Heidelberger, 2004 1,583............Yohance Humphery, 1999 1,579............Levander Segars, 2002 1,560............Levander Segars, 2004 1,495............Greg Iseman, 1982 1,466............Lex Hilliard, 2005 1,445............Damon Boddie, 1994 1,394............Jack O’Loughlin, 1949
PUNT RETURN YARDS
667............... Tuff Harris, 2006 (Big Sky Conference Record) 513............... Levander Segars, 2003 507............... Marc Mariani, 2009 474............... Levander Segars, 2002 439............... Joe Douglass, 1996 417............... Karl Stein, 1970 416............... Shalon Baker, 1992 374............... Joe Douglass, 1995 373............... Marc Mariani, 2007 & 2008 354............... Jabin Sambrano, 2011
SEASON/CAREER — OFFENSE
PUNT RETURN YARDS (CONTINUED)
318............... Ron Baines, 1967 316............... Tuff Harris, 2005 307............... Peter Nguyen, 2010 298............... Bill Cockhill, 1990
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
836............... Jabin Sambrano, 2011 762............... Mike Guevara, 1992 709............... Shannon Cabunoc, 1990 695............... Jabin Sambrano, 2009 670............... Peter Nguyen, 2010 660............... Greg Dunn, 1979 657............... Mike Rice, 1985 646............... Levander Segars, 2004 628............... Jefferson Heidelberger, 2003 621............... Damon Boddie, 1993 611............... Damon Boddie, 1993 601............... Rob Schulte, 2005
RETURNS – CAREER PUNT RETURNS
143.......... Levander Segars, 2001-04 (Big Sky Conference/FCS Records)
PUNT RETURNS - YARDS
1,441....... Levander Segars, 2001-04 (Big Sky Conference Record)
PUNT RETURNS - TDS
3..............Marc Mariani, 2006-09 Levander Segars, 2001-04
KICKOFF RETURNS
91............ Rob Schulte, 2005-08
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
2,086........Rob Schulte, 2005-08
INTERCEPTION RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 4
Greg Anderson, 1973-76 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
Running Back Rob Schulte
SEASON
MOST PLAYS
568............John Edwards, 2002
MOST YARDS
4,209.........Dave Dickenson, 1995 (Rush, 33; Pass, 4,176)
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
2,265......... Marc Mariani, WR, 2008
TOTAL OFFENSE
CAREER
GAME
7.9...........Drew Miller, 1999-00 (708 plays-5,628 yards) (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST PLAYS
85........... Dave Dickenson @Idaho, 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS
574........... Dave Dickenson @Idaho, 1995
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
389............Marc Mariani vs. SDSU, 2009
TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME (SINCE 1948)
Wide Receiver Marc Mariani
GAME/SEASON/CAREER
329.2............Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (Big Sky Conference Record) 327.8............Drew Miller, 1999-00 266.3............Grady Bennett, 1988-90 259.1............Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 233.9............Craig Ochs, 2003-04 229.5............Josh Swogger, 2006 207.1............Brent Pease, 1985-86 194.3............John Edwards, 1999-02 178.5............Brad Lebo, 1989-92 172.3............Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 171.5............Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-82, 84 - 94 -
AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY
AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
328.9 ......... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (35 games-11,513 yards) (Big Sky Conference Record/ 8th in FCS history)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 116..............Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS
11,523 .........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95
TOTAL YARDS (SINCE 1948)
11,523..........Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 9,327............Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 8,615............Jordan Johnson, 2010-11, 2013-14 8,434............Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 8,254............Grady Bennett, 1988-90 6,802............John Edwards, 1999-02 6,249............Brad Lebo, 1989-92 6,175............Marty Mornhinweg, 1980-82, 84
MONTANA RECORDS: OFFENSE
CAREER — DEFENSE
GAME/SEASON/CAREER
TOTAL YARDS (CONTINUED)
5,900............Drew Miller, 1999-00 5,613............Craig Ochs, 2003-04 4,926............Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 4,070............Jabin Sambrano, 2008-11 Yohance Humphery, 1988-01 4,018............Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 07 3,728............Brent Pease, 1985-86
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
5,441............ Marc Mariani, 2006-2009 4,994............ Yohance Humphery, 1998-2001 4,958............ Chase Reynolds, 2008-10 4,828............ Lex Hilliard, 2003-07 4,549............ Levendar Segars, 2001-04 4,070............ Jabin Sambrano, 2008-11 3,515............ Shalon Baker, 1991-94 3,347............ Renard Coleman, 1985-88
TOTAL DEFENSE GAME MOST SACKS
4.5......... Tim Bush vs. Northern Arizona, 2002
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
4.............. Ed Cerkovnik vs. Portland State, 1977 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YDS RETURNED BY INTERCEPTION
125........ Kelly Johnson vs. Portland State, 1977
PASSES DEFENDED
7......Anthony Goodwin vs. Portland State, 2013
SEASON TACKLES
130............Kendrick Van Ackeren, 2015 129............Colt Anderson, 2008 Tim Hauck, 1989
TACKLES FOR LOSS
27..............Andy Petek, 2000
TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME 2.45..........Andy Petek, 2000 (11 games, 27 TFLs)
SACKS
19.............. Andy Petek, 2000 (Big Sky Conference Record) 18...............Tyrone Holmes, 2015
SACKS PER GAME
1.76............ Andy Petek, 2000 (11 games, 19 sacks)
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
10...............Jordan Tripp, 2009-13
FORCED FUMBLES
6.................Andy Petek, 2000
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
11............... Karl Stein, 1969 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YDS RET. FOR INTERCEPTION 218............. Greg Anderson, 1978 (6)
MOST BLOCKED EXTRA POINTS 4................ Tim Hauck, 1988
Defensive End Tyrone Holmes
CAREER
TACKLES (SINCE 1976)
393 ........... Vince Huntsberger, SS, 1998-01 356............ Tyler Joyce, LB, 2004-07 348............ Matt Hermanson, FS, 2011-14 Kent Clausen, LB, 1976-79 335............ Jordan Tripp, LB, 2009-13 326 ........... Mike Rankin, LB, 1985-88 313............ Colt Anderson, 2004-08 305 ........... Tim Hauck, DB, 1987-89 304............ Kyle Ryan, LB, 2004-07 301............ Jake Trammell, LB, 1981-84 294............ Shawn Lebsock, LB, 2006-09 293............ Brock Coyle, LB, 2009-13 Caleb McSurdy, LB, 2008-11 289 ........... Jason Crebo, LB, 1994-97 287 ........... Todd Ericson, DB, 1990-93 284 ........... Curt McElroy, LB, 1979-82 281............ Kendrick Van Ackeren, LB, 2013-15 270 ........... Mike McGowan, LB, 1987-90 269............ J.P. Kanangata’a, LB, 2010-13 268 ........... Adam Boomer, LB, 1997-00 267 ........... Sam Martin, DE, 1976-79 266 ........... Dave DeCoite, DB, 2000-03 262 ........... Loren Utterback, LB, 2004-07 Chad Lembke, LB, 1989-92 Sean Dorris, DB, 1989-92 257............ Shann Schillinger, FS, 2006-09 250 ........... Trey Young, SS, 1999-02 245 ........... Mike Bouchee, LB, 1993-96 241 ........... Dan Downs, LB, 1991-94 Kurt Schilling, LB, 1991-94 239.............Matt Hermanson, FS, 2011-2014 233 ............Blaine McElmurry, DB, 1993-96 231.............Alex Shaw, LB, 2008-11 225.............Erik Stoll, Ss, 2008-10 - 95 -
220.............Kroy Biermann, DE, 2004-07 213 ............Greg Dunn, DB, 1976-79 211.............Brent Oakland, LB, 1981-83 208.............Blake Horgan, DT, 2001-04 207.............Scott Gratton, LB, 1979-82 201.............Zack Wagenmann, DE, 2011-14 Matt Steinau, LB, 1998-01
TACKLES FOR LOSS (SINCE 1976)
53............ Zack Wagenmann, DE, 2011-2014 49.5......... Tyrone Holmes, DE, 2012-15 48.5......... Tim Bush, DE, 2000-03 45............ Kroy Biermann, DE, 2004-07 44.5......... Mike Murphy, DE, 2003-2006 44............ Andy Petek, DE, 1997-00 39............ Jason Crebo, LB, 1994-97 34.5......... Trey Young, DB, 1999-02 32............ Adam Boomer, LB, 1997-00 30.5......... Lance Spencer, DE, 2002-05 29.5......... Zack Wagenmann, LB, 2011-2014 Jordan Tripp, LB, 2009-13 28.5......... Shawn Poole, DT, 1982-85 26.5......... J.P. Kanangata’a, LB, 2009-13 Loren Utterback, LB, 2004-07 25.5......... Tyrone Holmes, DE, 2012-14 24.5......... Brock Coyle, LB, 2009-13 Ryan Fetherston, DE, 2008-11 Ciche Pitcher, DE, 2000-03 24............ Dustin Dlouhy, DE, 2003-06 22............ Corey Mertes, DE, 1998-00 21.5......... Shane MacIntyre, LB, 2002-05 21............ Pat Foster, DE, 1984-87 20.5......... Alan Saenz, DT, 2002-05 19.5......... Bobby Alt, DE, 2009-11 Severin Campbell, DE, 2007-10
MONTANA RECORDS: DEFENSE
CAREER — PUNTING
GAME/SEASON
FORCED FUMBLES
11............. Zack Wagenmann, 2011-14 10............. Jordan Tripp, 2009-13 9............... Kroy Biermann, 2004-07 Mike Rankin, 1985-88
BLOCKED EXTRA POINTS
7.............. Tim Hauck, 1987-89
PUNTING – GAME MOST PUNTS
11........ Brody McKnight @Portland St., 2010 Mark Spencer vs. McNeese St., 2002 Mike Rice @Boise State, 1986 Dave Harrington @Rice, 1973 Terry Thomas @UNLV, 1978
MOST YARDS
501...... Jody Farmer @Nevada, 1988
HIGHEST AVERAGE
55.7..... Jody Farmer @Nevada, 1988 (9 for 501)
LONGEST PUNT
Defensive End Zack Wagenmann TACKLES FOR LOSS (CONTINUED)
19............ Bryan Waldhauser, 2009-12 Keith Jones, 1991-94 Scott Camper, DT, 1987
TACKLES FOR LOSS CONTINUED
19............ Ben Kiefer, LB, 1981-82 Brent Oakland, LB, 1981-83 18.5......... Jace Palmer, DE, 2006-2009 Mike Stadnyk, DE, 2005-08 18............ Blake Horgan, DT, 2001-04 17............ Caleb McSurdy, LB, 2008-11 Yohance Manzanarez, DE, 1992-95
SACKS (SINCE 1976)
37.5......... Zack Wagenmann, DE, 2010-2014 34.5......... Tyrone Holmes, DE, 2012-15 32.5......... Tim Bush, DE, 2000-03 32............ Kroy Biermann, DE, 2004-07 29............ Andy Petek, DE, 1997-00 27............ Mike Murphy, DE, 2003-06 24............ Corey Falls, DE, 1993-96 23............ Lance Spencer, DE, 2002-05 22............ Trey Young, SS, 1999-02 19............ Jay Turner, DE, 1991-94 17............ Jace Palmer, DE, 2006-09 Kroy Biermann, DE, 2004-06 Dustin Dlouhy, DE, 2003-06 16.5......... Tyrone Holmes, DE, 2012-14 15.5......... Ciche Pitcher, DE, 2000-03 15 ........... Randy Riley, DE, 1993-96 13.5......... Bryan Waldhauser, 2009-12 13 ........... Kelley Bryant, DT, 1996-99 Mike McGowan, LB, 1987-90 Ryan Thompson, DT, 1993-96 Keith Jones, DE, 1991-94
SACKS (CONTINUED)
12............ Mike Stadnyk, DE, 2005-08 Eric Buehler, DE, 1995-98 Pat Foster, DE, 1984-87 Ryan Fetherston, DE, 2008-11 Jace Palmer, DE, 2006-2009
INTERCEPTIONS (SINCE 1968)
20.............Karl Stein, 1969-70 16.............Mick Dennehy, 1969, 71-72 15.............Tim Hauck, 1987-89 13.............Trumaine Johnson, 2008-11^ Blaine McElmurry, 1993-96 12.............Torrey Thomas, 2004-07 11.............Matt Hermanson, 2011-14 Todd Ericson, 1990-93 Tony Breland, 1985-87 Greg Nygren, 1986-88 Ed Cerkovnik, 1977-79 11.............Greg Anderson, 1973-76 10.............Shann Schillinger, 2006-09 Keith Burke, 1992-94 Kent Clausen, 1977-80 Greg Dunn, 1977-79 Robin Peters, 1969-71 (^Forfeited two interceptions due to NCAA infractions case, 2011)
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS 398............Karl Stein, 1969-70
INTERCEPTION RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 4...............Greg Anderson, 1973-76 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
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79........ Jody Farmer, @Weber State, 1988 78........ Jody Farmer, Weber State, 1989 77........ Mark Spencer, @Montana State, 2001 75........ Brody McKnight, @Sac State, 2011 Kelly Stensrud, Eastern Wash., 1994 74........ Ken Wood, @Eastern Wash., 2008 Jody Farmer, @Nevada, 1988 Mike Rice, Boise State, 1985 73........ Mike Rice, Montana State, 1986 72........ Jody Farmer, @Eastern Wash., 1987 and @Northern Iowa, 1987 70........ Mark Spencer, Montana State, 2002 69........ Mike Rice, @Idaho, 1985 68........ Jake Dennehy, @Montana State, 1997 Jody Farmer, @Boise State, 1986
PUNTING – SEASON MOST PUNTS
77...........Scott Gurnsey, 1992
MOST YARDS
3,161...... Jody Farmer, 1988
HIGHEST AVERAGE (MIN. 35 PUNTS) 44.7........ Mike Rice 1985 (62-2,771)
AVERAGE YARDS PER PUNT (MINIMUM 25 ATTEMPTS) 44.69............ Mike Rice, 1985 44.62............ Tyson Johnson, 2007 43.87............ Stephen Shaw, 2013 43.50............ Paul Gustafson, 1959 43.30............ Jody Farmer, 1988 43.16............ Mark Spencer, 2001 42.75............ Brody McKnight, 2011 41.76............ Jody Farmer, 1989 41.44............ Dan Carpenter, 2006 41.39............ Tyson Johnson, 2004 41.36............ Tyson Johnson, 2003 41.26............ Lon Howard, 1968 41.23............ Ken Wood, 2008 41.19............ Sean Wren, 2009
MONTANA RECORDS: PUNTING
CAREER — MISCELLANEOUS
CAREER
PUNTING – CAREER AVG YDS PER PUNT (MIN. 50 ATTEMPTS) (SINCE 1948) 42.56............ Mike Rice, 1985-86 42.13............ Tyson Johnson, 2003-05, 07 41.80............ Dan Carpenter, 2004-06 41.26............ Jody Farmer, 1986-89 Lon Howard, 1968 41.23............ Ken Wood, 2008 40.83............ Mark Spencer, 2001-02 40.69............ Bud Bellis, 1952 40.37............ Eby Dobson, 1983-86 40.36............ Paul Gustafson, 1959-61 40.31............ Jake Dennehy, 1994-97
MISCELLANEOUS CAREER PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
67.3........Dave Dickenson (813-1208-26), 1992-95 66.5........Scott Werbelow (145-218-9), 1985 and 1987 65.7........Drew Miller (430-654-14), 1990-00 Craig Ochs (430-654-16), 2003-04 61.8........Brian Ah Yat (735-1190-39), 1995-98 60.1........Andrew Selle (300-499-14), 2007-10 59.2........Cole Bergquist (615-1038-23), 2004-08 58.7........ Marty Mornhinweg (488-832-38), 1980-82 & 84 58.4........Grady Bennett (641-1097-42) 1988-90 57.8........John Edwards (493-853-19), 1999-02
AVERAGE YARDS PER CATCH (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)
18.41.........Marvin Turk (64-1178), 1990-91 18.40.........Marc Mariani (164-3018), 2006-09 17.31.........Jimmy Farris (129-2233), 1997-00 16.85.........Bob McCauley (87-1466), 1981-84 16.23.........Ray Bauer (77-1250), 1948-50 16.10.........Jabin Sambrano (111-1787), 2008-11 16.05.........Tony Lambert (57-915), 1986-87 15.93.........Mike Rice (90-1434), 1985-86 15.87.........Joe Douglass (145-2301), 1995-96 15.41.........Scott Gurnsey (167-2574), 1991-94 15.09.........Paul Lamb (70-1056), 1984-87
RECEPTIONS PER GAME (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)
6.59 ........Joe Douglass (22 games), 1995-96 5.03.........Jeremy Watkins (33 games), 1996-99 4.88.........Etu Molden (33 games), 1999-01 4.68.........Tanner Hancock (19 games), 1999-00 4.66.........Mike Trevathan (29 games), 1987-90 4.50.........Matt Wells (42 games), 1992-95 4.47.........Raul Pacheco (43 games), 1995-98 4.33.........Shalon Baker (42 games), 1991-94 4.29.........Mike Rice (21 games), 1985-86 4.00.........Marvin Turk (16 games), 1990-91
TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)
329.2.......Dave Dickenson (35 games), 1992-95 327.8.......Drew Miller (18 games), 1999-00 266.3.......Grady Bennett (31 games), 1988-90 259.1.......Brian Ah Yat (36 games), 1995-98
Kicker Chris Snyder TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME (CONTINUED)
233.9.......Craig Ochs (24 games), 2003-04 207.1.......Brent Pease (18 games), 1985-86 196.5.......Josh Swogger (14 games), 2006 194.3.......John Edwards (35 games), 1999-02 178.5.......Brad Lebo (35 games), 1989-92 172.3.......Cole Bergquist (50 games), 2004-08 171.5.......Marty Mornhinweg (36 games), 1980-82/84
TOP FOUR CAREER WINS -STARTING QB 33........ Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 30........ Cole Bergquist, 2005-08 29........ Brian Ah Yat, 1995-98 28........ Jordan Johnson, 2010-14
ALL PURPOSE YARDS PER GAME (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)
157.7......Dick Imer (16 games), 1953-54 141.5......Joe Douglass (22 games), 1995-96 128.1......Yo. Humphery (39 games), 1998-01 126.8......Damon Boddie (21 games), 1993-94 116.6......Mike Rice (21 games), 1985-86 104.4......Marc Mariani (52 games), 2006-09 101.8......Monty Bullerdick (20 games), 1977-78 98.6........Jack O’Loughlin (19 games), 1948-49 97.1........Paul Connelly (19 games), 1964-65 94.0........Lex Hilliard (50 games), 2003-07 93.0........Chase Reynolds (53 games), 2008-10
PAT KICKS MADE
210......... Brody McKnight (210-220), 2008-11 (Big Sky Conference Record) 182......... Dan Carpenter (182-188), 2004-07 182......... Chris Snyder (182-187), 2000-03 175......... Andy Larson (175-187), 1993-96
PAT ATTEMPTS
220..........Brody McKnight, 2008-11 (Big Sky Conference Record)
CAREER BLOCKED PATS
7.............Tim Hauck 1987-89 - 97 -
MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
105..........Chris Snyder, 2000-03 (Big Sky Conference/FCS Records)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 25 ATTEMPTS)
77.5.........Daniel Sullivan (31-40), 2014-15 73.6.........Dan Carpenter (78-106), 2004-07 Andy Larson (28-45), 1993-96 67.8.........Brody McKnight (59-87), 2008-11 66.7.........Raul Allegre (20-30), 1978-79 62.2.........Chris Snyder (70-105), 2000-03 62.1.........Kris Heppner (36-58), 1997-99 60.0.........Kirk Duce (48-80), 1988-91
AVERAGE YARDS PER PUNT RETURN (MINIMUM 35 ATTEMPTS)
15.01.......Marc Mariani (83-1253), 2006-09 13.89.......Tuff Harris (72-1000), 2003-06 12.39.......Ron Baines (41-508), 1967-68 11.64.......Shalon Baker (78-908), 1991-94 11.61.......Joe Douglass (70-813), 1995-96 10.28.......Brody McKnight (59-87), 2008-11 10.20.......Bill Cockhill (50-510), 1990-93 10.08.......Levander Segars (143-1441), 2001-04
AVERAGE YARDS PER KICK RETURN (MINIMUM 35 ATTEMPTS)
27.57..........Marc Mariani (42-1158), 2006-09 25.85..........Renard Coleman (55-1422), 1985-88 25.50..........Marc Mariani (42-1158), 2006-09 25.31..........J. Heidelberger (42-1063), 2001-04 25.14..........Damon Boddie (49-1232), 1993-94 24.58..........Brian Gales (36-885), 1995-98 23.98..........Greg Anderson (49-1175), 1973-76 23.89..........Gregg Dunn (66-1577), 1977-79 23.62..........Mike Guevara (55-1299), 1991-92 23.40..........Rob Schulte (91-2129), 2004-08
CAREER BLOCKED KICKS
9.............Tim Hauck, 1987-89
MONTANA RECORDS: TEAM
TEAM RECORDS – GAME RUSHING MOST CARRIES
83...........................@South Dakota State, 1970
MOST NET YARDS
471............................... vs. Portland State, 1968
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
16............................... vs. Carroll College, 1920 8................................... vs. Thomas More, 1990
HIGHEST AVERAGE/CARRY
8.6................................ vs. North Dakota, 1948
PASSING MOST ATTEMPTS
72..................................................@Idaho, 1995
MOST COMPLETIONS
43..................................................@Idaho, 1995
MOST YARDS
560.......................@Eastern Washington, 1996
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
MOST INTERCEPTED PASSES
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
TOTAL OFFENSE
FEWEST AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY
6..........................................vs. Utah State, 1948
99..........................@ South Dakota State, 1970
PASS DEFENSE
MOST YARDS
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
717...................................vs. Weber State, 1999
HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PLAY
10.......................................vs. Boise State, 1989 (Big Sky Conference record)
MOST FIRST DOWNS
.179....................@Montana State (5x28), 1971
MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING
180............................... vs. Portland State, 1977 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING
INTERCEPTION RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
24.....................................vs. Weber State, 1995
4........................... vs. Western State, 2010
MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTIES
TOTAL DEFENSE
9.9................ vs. North Dakota (46-457), 1948 34..................................vs. South Dakota, 2012 25..................................................@Idaho, 1974
7............................ vs. Northern Arizona, 1998
FEWEST RUSH FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
0................................... vs. Thomas More, 1990 (Ties FCS National Record)
PUNTING
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
MOST YARDS
LOWEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
MOST YARDS INTERCEPTED RETURNED
FEWEST PLAYS ALLOWED
27..............................@British Columbia, 1963 (Big Sky Conference Record)
BLOCKED PUNTS
4...................................vs. Montana State, 1987 (Big Sky Conference Record/Ties FCS Record)
MOST PUNTS
12......................................... @Boise State, 1986 501.............................................@Nevada, 1988
HIGHEST AVERAGE
55.7............................................@Nevada, 1988
POINTS
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
28........................................vs. Utah State, 1950
LOWEST AVERAGE PER PLAY ALLOWED
.63................................ vs. Thomas More, 1990
BLOCKED PUNTS
4...................................vs. Montana State, 1987 (Ties FCS Record)
FEWEST RUSH FIRST DOWNS
MOST POINTS
133............................. vs. Carroll College, 1920 81....................................vs. Weber State, 1999 79................................vs. Montana State, 1904 73..................................... vs. Idaho State, 1999 68...............................vs. Southern Utah, 2002 63........................@Eastern Washington, 1995 62................................ vs. Thomas More, 1990
MOST POINTS SCORED IN 4TH QUARTER TO WIN A GAME
39.Montana (52) vs. South Dakota State (48), Sept. 4, 1993 (Montana trailed 38-13 to start the 4th quarter – FCS National Record)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
16............................... vs. Carroll College, 1920 14.................................vs. Montana State, 1904 11.....................................vs. Weber State, 1999 10................................vs. Southern Utah, 2002
MOST CONVERSION KICKS
16......................vs. Mount Saint Charles, 1920 11.....................................vs. Weber State, 1999
SAFETIES SCORED
2....................... vs. Idaho State, 1985 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
RUSH DEFENSE Running Back Peter Nguyen
-43....................................vs. Weber State, 1989 -2.9 (9 for -26)................... @Idaho State, 2011
MOST PLAYS
6.......................................vs. Weber State, 2011 6..................................vs. Southern Utah, 2008 6................................@Stephen F. Austin, 1998 6.........................................vs. Boise State, 1995 .833................ vs. Thomas More (20x24), 1990
GAME/SEASON
0.......................................... @Idaho State, 2011 0...................................vs. Montana State, 2006 0............................ vs. Northern Arizona, 2002 0................................... vs. THomas More, 1990 (Ties Big Sky Conference record)
TEAM RECORDS – SEASON (SINCE 1948)
RUSHING MOST CARRIES
728............................................................... 1970 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST NET YARDS
3,477............................................................ 1971
HIGHEST AVERAGE PER CARRY
5.6 (380-2,114)........................................... 1954
HIGHEST PER GAME AVERAGE
338.4............................................................ 1970
PASSING MOST ATTEMPTS
503............................................................... 1992
MOST COMPLETED
336............................................................... 1995
FEWEST CARRIES
9 (-26)................................. @Idaho State, 2011 - 98 -
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
67.8% (331-488)......................................... 2004
MONTANA RECORDS: TEAM
HIGHEST AVERAGE YARDAGE
408.2............................................................ 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST INTERCEPTED PASSES
28................................................................. 1977
FEWEST INTERCEPTED PASSES
4................................................................... 1970
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES
43................................................................. 1996 (Big Sky Conference Record)
PASSING YARDS PER GAME
408.2 (11 games, 4,490 yards).................... 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS
4,490............................................................ 1995 (Big Sky Conference Record)
TOTAL OFFENSE MOST PLAYS
1,077............................................................ 2009 (Big Sky Conference Record)
SEASON
KICKOFF RETURNS MOST RETURNS
54................................................................. 2011
MOST YARDS
1,133............................................................ 2011
HIGHEST AVERAGE
FIRST DOWNS MOST FIRST DOWNS
346............................................................... 2004 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING
171............................................................... 1970 (Big Sky Conference Record)
2,150............................................................ 1970
LOWEST YIELD PER GAME
215.0............................................................ 1970
98................................................................. 1949
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING
MOST POINTS
537............................................................... 2009 (Big Sky Conference Record)
39................................................................. 1970
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
14................................................................. 1959
69................................................................. 2004
MOST FIELD GOALS
25................................................................. 2003
MOST CONVERSIONS
65................................................................. 2004
SAFETIES SCORED
RUSH DEFENSE
517.4............................................................ 1999
FEWEST YARDS
SCORING
HIGHEST PER PLAY AVERAGE
HIGHEST PER GAME AVERAGE
3.3 (648-2,150)........................................... 1970
FIRST DOWNS
4................................................................... 2008 (Ties Big Sky Conference Record)
7.0 (810-5,691)........................................... 1999
LOWEST AVERAGE PER PLAY YIELD
28.1 (36-1,013)........................................... 2003 (Big Sky Conference Record)
MOST YARDS
6,416............................................................ 2004
BIG SKY RECORDS
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTIES
3.........................................................1959, 1964
RECOVERIES MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES
27................................................................. 1975
MOST TOTAL RECOVERIES
45................................................................. 1977 (24 interceptions and 21 fumble recoveries)
BLOCKED PUNTS
FEWEST AVERAGE CARRIES ALLOWED
34.6.............................................................. 1970
LOWEST PER RUSH YIELD
2.0 (346-699).............................................. 1970 2.0 (392-772).............................................. 1989
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
699............................................................... 1970
PASS DEFENSE FEWEST ATTEMPTS ALLOWED
96................................................................. 1959
9........................................... 1987 (BSC record)
BIG SKY CONFERENCE RECORDS MOST CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES
24..........Montana, from Sept. 22, 2001 through Nov. 9, 2002
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT 331.............Montana, from 1989 to Present
MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING
FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED
35................................................................. 1959
ATTENDANCE RECORDS BY MONTANA
MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTIES
LOWEST COMPLETION % ALLOWED
SINGLE-SEASON HOME ATTENDANCE
33................................................ 2004 and 1998
.354 (84-237).............................................. 1973
174,236.....................................2008 (7 games)
PUNTING
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
SINGLE-SEASON HOME AVERAGE
415............................................................... 1959
25,652................................. 2009 (153,911, 6 games)
FEWEST PASSING YARDS PER GAME
LARGEST CROWD – NON-CONFERENCE
72.1.............................................................. 1964 (Big Sky Conference Record)
26,472.................North Dakota State @Montana, Aug. 29, 2015
3,161............................................................ 1988 Highest average 44.69 (62-2,771)......................................... 1985
FEWEST TDS ALLOWED
LARGEST CROWD – NON-CONF. ROAD
PUNT RETURNS
28.......................................................1970, 1988
188............................................................... 2004
MOST PUNTS
84................................................................. 1992
MOST YARDS
4................................................................... 1963
MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED
MOST RETURNS
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
MOST YARDS
MOST SACKS
57................................................................. 2006 (Big Sky Conference Record) 733............................................................... 2006 (Big Sky Conference Record)
HIGHEST AVERAGE
17.9 (12-215).............................................. 1954
480............................................................... 1988 (Big Sky Conference Record) 50................................................................. 1996
TOTAL DEFENSE FEWEST AVERAGE PLAYS ALLOWED
55.6.............................................................. 1963 - 99 -
94,661.......................Montana @Tennessee, Sept. 3, 2011
MONTANA AWARDS
STEVE CARLSON (MVP)
The Steve Carlson award is given to the team’s most valuable player in memory of the former Grizzly football player who died in 1977. 1977................................................... Ron Lebsock 1978......................................................... Tim Kerr 1979..........................................................Jim Hard 1980.................................................. Kent Clausen 1981.................................................. Rocky Klever 1982................Greg Iseman, Marty Mornhinweg 1983................................................. Brian Salonen 1984........................................Marty Mornhinweg 1985........................................................ Mike Rice 1986......................................................Brent Pease 1986........................................................ Mike Rice 1987................................... Pat Foster, Bill Venard 1988...................................................... Tim Hauck 1989...................................................... Tim Hauck 1990.................. Grady Bennett, Mike McGowan 1991................................Brad Lebo, Marvin Turk 1992..................................................... Sean Dorris Brad Lebo 1993............................................. Dave Dickenson 1994.....................Shalon Baker, Dave Dickenson Scott Gurnsey 1995............................................. Dave Dickenson 1996................................................... Brian Ah Yat 1996............................ Jason Crebo, Joe Douglass 1997............................ Brian Ah Yat, Josh Branen Jason Crebo 1998................................................... Brian Ah Yat 1999.................................................... Drew Miller 2000............................. Jimmy Farris, Andy Petek 2001.........................................Vince Huntsberger 2002......................................................Trey Young 2003........................................... Dylan McFarland 2004...................................................... Craig Ochs 2005.....................................................Lex Hilliard 2006..................................................Mike Murphy 2007........................ Kroy Biermann, Lex Hilliard 2008................................................Colt Anderson 2009.................... Marc Mariani, Chase Reynolds 2010...............Chase Reynolds, Brody McKnight 2011................ Caleb McSurdy, Brody McKnight 2012.................................................. Peter Nguyen 2013........................Brock Coyle, Jordan Johnson 2014............. Jordan Johnson, Zack Wagenmann 2015....................... Tyrone Holmes, Jamaal Jones
TONY BARBOUR
The Tony Barbour award is given in memory of a loyal Grizzly fan. It is presented annually to a UM player, “who best exemplifies outstanding practice habits and makes an unselfish contribution to the betterment of the Grizzly football team.” 1987.................................................... Nate Odden 1988.................................................. Clay Clausen 1989................................................Grady Bennett 1990........................Kevin Morris, Galen Lawton 1991......................... Greg Ferguson, Kyle Mirich 1991...................................................Scott McCoy 1992................Quentin Burns, Marc Monestime 1993.........................Keith Burke, Bert Wilberger 1994................Mike Goicoechea, Kelly Stensrud
TONY BARBOUR AWARD (CONTINUED)
1995....................... Marty Duffin, Kelly Stensrud 1996.......................Brian Toone, Josh Paffhausen 1997................................................Darren Rowell 1997.......................... Jake Dennehy, Eric Buehler 1998........................... Dallas Neil, Jamie Robbins 1999...................................................... Dallas Neil 2000................................................. Matt Thuesen 2001...................................................Dan Orizotti 2002.................................................Brandon Neill 2003............................................... Chris Connors 2004.................................................... Colt Palmer 2005............................................Shane MacIntyre 2006............................ Colt Anderson, Kyle Ryan 2007.......................... Brandon Dwyer, Kyle Ryan 2008............... Colt Anderson, Shann Schillinger 2009...........................................Shann Schillinger 2010......................................................... Erik Stoll 2011................................................... Sam Gratton 2012...................................................Jordan Tripp 2013.............................................. Tyrone Holmes 2014........................................... Matt Hermanson 2015..................................................... Nate Harris
LARRY MILLER
The Larry Miller Award is given in memory of the great Grizzly lineman and wrestler who competed for UM in 1969 and 1970. Miller died in an automobile accident in 1974. The award honors the team’s outstanding defensive lineman. 1976...................................................Doug Betters 1977.....................................................Steve Fisher 1978.....................................................Steve Fisher 1979.....................................................Sam Martin 1980................................................... Arnie Rigoni 1981.........................................................Pat Curry 1982............................................................Joe Nuu 1983....................................................... Cliff Lewis 1984.................................................. Dave Seaman 1985........................................................ Pat Foster 1986......................................Pat Foster, Jason Ray 1987........................................................ Pat Foster 1987..................................................Scott Camper 1988......................... J.C. Campbell, Rick Sullivan 1989..............................Dan Edwards, Joe Kalafat 1991....................... Kirk Murphy, Gregg Smerker 1992.................................................Sam Davidson 1993.....................................................Lance Allen 1994........................................................Jay Turner 1995..................................... Yohanse Manzanarez 1996............................... Corey Falls, Randy Riley 1997............................................ Eric Manzanarez 1998.................................................... Eric Buehler 1999.................................................. Kelley Bryant 2000......................................................Andy Petek 2001.................................................. Ciche Pitcher 2002.........................................................Tim Bush 2003.........................................................Tim Bush 2004..................................................Mike Murphy 2005...................................................... Alan Saenz 2006...................... Dustin Dlouhy, Mike Murphy 2007...............................................Kroy Biermann 2008.........................Craig Mettler, Mike Stadnyk 2009..........................Austin Mullins, Jace Palmer - 100 -
LARRY MILLER AWARD (CONTINUED)
2010....................Severin Campbell, Tyler Hobbs Bryan Waldhauser 2011..........................................Bryan Waldhauser 2012.......................................... Zack Wagenmann 2013.......................................... Zack Wagenmann 2014.....................................................Tonga Takai 2015...............................................Tyrone Holmes
PAT NORWOOD
Pat Norwood was a four-year starter at offensive tackle for the Griz (1979-82) from Billings who died of cancer in 1983. This award is given to the most inspirational player, who oftentimes has to overcome an injury. 1982................................................. Brian Salonen 1983...............................................Dave Dummett 1984............................................Kelly Richardson 1985..............................................Tim Monterossi 1986............................. Rob Kunka, Rick Sullivan 1987............................... David Reeves, Jason Ray 1988.........................................................Jason Ray 1989...................................Don Graves, Jay Fagan 1990.......................................................Matt Clark 1991............................Nels Kludt, Steve Premock Sam Davidson 1992............................................. Kelly McCallum 1993..................................................Frank Garrett 1993....................................................... Matt Wells 1994............................Matt Wells, Eric Simonson 1995.........................Josh Branen, Mike Kowalski 1995...............................................Scott Spraggins 1996.................................................. Mike Erhardt 1996..........................................................Billy Ivey 1997........................Josh Paffhausen, Joe Lehman 1998........................... Raul Pacheco, Paul Jenkins 1999..............................D.J. Colter, Travis Walker 2000.................................................... Drew Miller 2001..............John Fitzgerald, Spencer Frederick 2002..............................................Herb Fernandez 2003............................................. Levander Segars 2004.................................................. Jonny Varona 2005.................................................Lance Spencer 2006....................................................Brady Green 2007.....................................................Lex Hilliard 2008......................... Tyler Corwin, Craig Mettler 2009............................... Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 2010...................................................Andrew Selle 2011............................................. Ryan Fetherston 2012...................................................... Josh Harris 2013................................................... Jordan Tripp 2014...................................................Trevor Rehm 2015........................................... Derek Crittenden
GOLDEN HELMET
The Golden Helmet Award honors the hardest hitter on the team. It was set up nationally by the CocaCola Company in 1967. 1967........................................................ Bob Beers 1968..................................................... Herb White 1969............................................... Jim Nordstrom 1970............................................... Jim Nordstrom 1971.................................................... Casey Reilly 1972................................................Mick Dennehy 1973.........................................................Sly Hardy 1974............................................... Ron Rosenberg
MONTANA AWARDS
GOLDEN HELMET AWARD (CONTINUED)
1975................................................... Steve Dionas 1976............................................... Greg Anderson 1977..................................................Kelly Johnson 1978.................................................. Kent Clausen 1979......................................................Greg Dunn 1980........................................................Jay Becker 1981.................................................. Scott Gratton 1982........................ Scott Gratton, Curt McElroy 1983................................................ Brent Oakland 1984.................................................Jake Trammell 1985.................................................. Terry Shillam 1986...................Demidric Cooks, Pat Hardiman 1987...................................................... Tim Hauck 1988...................................................... Tim Hauck 1989...................................................... Tim Hauck 1989...................................................Mike Rankin 1990.............................Steve Collins, Don Graves 1991...................Todd Ericson, Dethrick Slocum 1992............................ Todd Ericson, Carl Franks 1992................................................. Chad Lembke 1993............................ Todd Ericson, Carl Franks 1994.....................................................Acen Chiles 1995..........................................Blaine McElmurry 1996..........................................Blaine McElmurry 1997.......................Josh Remington, Jason Crebo 1998.........................Randy Allik, Marcus Wilson 1999................... Adam Boomer, Thatcher Szalay 2000.........................................Vince Huntsberger 2001.........................................Vince Huntsberger 2002................................................. Dave DeCoite 2003................................................. Dave DeCoite 2004....................................................Justin Green 2005.......................................................Tyler Joyce 2006....................Kroy Biermann, Jimmy Wilson 2007................................................Colt Anderson 2008................... Colt Anderson, Shawn Lebsock 2009...............................................Shawn Lebsock 2010.................................................Jimmy Wilson 2011............................................... Caleb McSurdy 2012.................................................... Brock Coyle 2013...............................................J.P. Kanangata’a 2014........................Jeremiah Kose, Jamal Wilson 2015.............................................. Connor Strahm
PAUL WESKAMP AWARD (CONTINUED)
1982............................................. Greg Amundsen 1983.................................................... Bob Cordier 1984............................................ Rick Linderholm 1985.................................................... Eric Dawald 1986....................... Larry Clarkson, Shawn Poole 1987............................................... Larry Clarkson 1988......................................................... Jay Fagan 1989.................................................Kirk Scrafford 1990.........................................................Rick Erps 1991................... Chad Germer, Damon Gilbreth 1992..................................................... Scott Gragg 1993..................................................... Scott Gragg 1994..................................................... Scott Gragg 1995................................................ Eric Simonson 1996..............................................David Kempfert 1997.............................. Randy Allik, Jason Baker 1998..................................................... Scott Curry 1999...............................................Chase Raynock 2000..................................................Matt Thuesen 2001...............................................Thatcher Szalay 2002........................................... Dylan McFarland 2003........................................... Dylan McFarland 2004................................................... Cory Procter 2005................................................. Brad Rhoades 2006.......................................................Colin Dow 2007................................................... Cody Balogh 2008.................................. Colin Dow, J.D. Quinn Brent Russum 2009........................................................Levi Horn 2010......................... Russell Piette, Alex Verlanic 2011...................................................Jon Opperud 2012............ Jake Hendrickson, Danny Kistler Jr. 2013.............................................Danny Kistler Jr. 2014....................................................Logan Hines 2015...............................................Devon Dietrich
PAUL WESKAMP
This was established in memory of Paul Weskamp, a tackle on Ed Chinske’s 1954 Grizzly team. The award honors UM’s outstanding offensive lineman and was established by the citizens of Ronan, Mont. 1967................................................ Larry Huggins 1968..............................................Tuufuli Uperesa 1969..............................................Tuufuli Uperesa 1970.................................................... Larry Miller 1971...........................................Steve Okoniewski 1972.................................................. Ron Richards 1973...........................................................Jim Leid 1974..................................................Larry Farnam 1975........................................................ Walt Brett 1976................................................... Dan Sullivan 1977....................................................Terry Falcon 1978..................................................Guy Bingham 1979..................................................Guy Bingham 1980................................................Brian McHugh 1981..................................................... Jim Rooney
Devon Dietrich, Paul Weskamp Award, 2015
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TERRY DILLON AWARD
The Terry Dillon Award, honoring the outstanding back or receiver, was established in 1964 following the accidental death of former Grizzly Terry Dillon. Dillon played defensive and offensive halfback for UM from 1960 to 1962. He started at defensive halfback for the Minnesota Vikings. 1964......................................... Wayne Harrington 1965................................................. Paul Connelly 1966......................................................Jim Neilsen 1967............................................Bryan Magnuson 1968................................................. Mike Buzzard 1969........................................................ Karl Stein 1970................................................. Arnie Blancas 1971...................................................Steve Caputo 1972................................................. Jeff Hoffmann 1973....................................................... Bob Smith 1974.........................................Rock Svennungsen 1975.........................................................Del Spear 1976.................................................. Paul Fiskness 1977........................................... Monty Bullerdick 1978.................................................. Rocky Klever 1979.................................................. Rocky Klever 1980................................................ Wayne Harper 1981.................................................. Rocky Klever 1982....................................................Greg Iseman 1983....................................................Joey Charles 1984...................................................Scott Murray 1984...................................................LeRoy Foster 1985...................................................LeRoy Foster 1986................................................. Kraig Paulson 1987............... Renard Coleman, Scott Werbelow 1988.................................................... Jody Farmer 1989.................................................... Jody Farmer
MONTANA AWARDS
TERRY DILLON AWARD (CONTINUED)
1990.............................................. Mike Trevathan 1991................................................... Marvin Turk 1992..................... Shannon Cabunoc , Tony Rice 1993......................... Bill Cockhill, Scott Gurnsey 1994............................................... Damon Boddie 1994.....................................................Keith Burke 1995.............................. Mike Temple, Matt Wells 1996..................... Josh Branen, Sean Goicoechea 1997.....................Raul Pacheco, Josh Remington 1998................... Damon Parker, Jeremy Watkins 1999....................................... Yohance Humphery Vince Huntsberger, Jeremy Watkins 2000................................................... Jimmy Farris 2001................. Yohance Humphery, Etu Molden 2002................................................. John Edwards 2003....................................................Justin Green 2004...................................Jefferson Heidelberger 2005.....................................................Lex Hilliard 2006...................................................Josh Swogger 2007..............................Ryan Bagley, Lex Hilliard 2008.........................Marc Mariani, Mike Ferriter Chase Reynolds 2009.................... Marc Mariani, Chase Reynolds 2010......... Brandon Dodson, Trumaine Johnson 2011.............................................. Jabin Sambrano 2012............................. Sam Gratton, Greg Hardy 2013..............................................Ellis Henderson 2014..........................Jordan Canada, Travon Van 2015....................................................Jamaal Jones
MONTANA ALL-AMERICANS
BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD (CONTINUED)
2002......................................................Trey Young 2006............................................. Kroy Biermann* 2007......................................... Kroy Biermann! 2010........................................Trumaine Johnson* 2011........................................Trumaine Johnson* 2012..................................................Jordan Tripp* 2013..................................................Jordan Tripp*
!Award Winner * Finalist
STATS FCS (FCS Defensive Player of the Year) 2015........................................... Tyron Holmes! !Award Winner Mike Bashor photo
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER(S) OF THE YEAR
2007................. Dan Carpenter, Brandon Dwyer, Andrew Schmidt 2008....................Severin Campbell, Tom Martin 2009............................. Jeff Larson, Marc Mariani 2010....................................................... Jeff Larson 2011..............................................Donny Lisowski 2012..................................................... Nate Harris 2013.................................. Kendrick Van Ackeren
HAUCK FAMILY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2014............................................... Daniel Sullivan 2015.............................................. Connor Strahm
WALTER PAYTON AWARD
(FCS Offensive Player of the Year) 1989.................................................... Tim Hauck* 1995........................................Dave Dickenson! 1996...................................................Brian AhYat* 1997...................................................Brian AhYat* 1998...................................................Brian AhYat* 1999...................................................Drew Miller* 2001..................................... Yohance Humphery* 2002................................................John Edwards* 2004.................................................... Craig Ochs* 2005................................................... Lex Hilliard* 2009............................................ Chase Reynolds* 2010............................................ Chase Reynolds*
BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD
(FCS Defensive Player of the Year) 2000...............................Andy Petek (Runner-up) 2001..................Vince Huntsberger (Runner-up)
Connor Strahm (#10), Hauck Family Special Teams Player of the Year, 2015/Golden Helmet Award, 2015
ALL-AMERICANS
Year................................... Name (All-American Earned)..................................................Position 1918...................................... Chris Bentz (+).................................................................................OT/DT 1925...................................... William “Wild Bill” Kelly (*+)........................................................QB 1926...................................... William “Wild Bill” Kelly (&+).......................................................QB 1928...................................... Tom Davis (*)...................................................................................QB 1929...................................... Jim Morrow (*).................................................................................QB 1930...................................... Waldo Ekegren (*)............................................................................HB 1933...................................... Bob Stansberry (#&)........................................................................HB 1933...................................... Henry Blastic (*)...............................................................................HB 1934...................................... Naseby Rhinehart (*).......................................................................End 1935...................................... Hank Blastic (*)................................................................................HB 1937...................................... Milt Popovich (&)............................................................................HB 1938...................................... Roland Lundberg (#*)......................................................................HB 1939...................................... Frank Nugent (#)..............................................................................HB 1941...................................... Eso Naranche (#)..............................................................................FB 1950...................................... Ken Campbellm (#*)........................................................................OC 1953...................................... Dick Imer (#*)..................................................................................HB 1954...................................... Dick Imer (#*)..................................................................................HB 1954 ..................................... Joe DeLuca (#*)................................................................................OG 1955...................................... Doug Dansinger (#*).......................................................................OG 1955...................................... Dale Shupe (*)..................................................................................HB 1957...................................... Stan Renning (#&*)..........................................................................LB/OG 1958...................................... Stan Renning (#)..............................................................................LB/OG 1958...................................... John Lands (*)..................................................................................End 1959...................................... John Lands (*)..................................................................................End - 102 -
MONTANA ALL-AMERICANS
Year.........................Name (All-American Earned)..................Player 1962...........................Terry Dillon (#)..............................................HB/DB 1965...........................Wayne Harrington (*)...................................LB 1967...........................Bob Beers (#&)...............................................MLB 1968...........................Bob Beers (*)..................................................MLB 1968...........................Tuufuli Uperesa (#).......................................OT 1968...........................Herb White (*)...............................................DE 1969...........................Ray Brum (*)..................................................QB 1969...........................Les Kent (#)....................................................HB 1969...........................Larry Miller (#)..............................................DT 1969...........................Karl Stein (#)..................................................FS 1969...........................Tuufuli Uperesa (#&)....................................OT 1970...........................Arnie Blancas (*)...........................................HB 1970...........................Larry Miller (*)..............................................DT 1970...........................Steve Okoniewski (*#%)................................OT 1970...........................Karl Stein (%).................................................FS 1971...........................Steve Caputo (*).............................................HB 1971...........................Barry Darrow (*)...........................................OG 1971...........................Steve Okoniewski (#&).................................OT 1972...........................Barry Darrow (#)...........................................OG 1974...........................Ron Rosenberg (#).........................................MLB 1975...........................Greg Anderson (*#).......................................DB/Ret. 1976...........................Greg Anderson (#&)......................................DB/Ret. 1977...........................Monty Bullerdick (*#)...................................HB 1979...........................Jim Hard (%)..................................................WR 1981...........................Pat Curry (*)...................................................DE 1982...........................Tony Fudge (*)...............................................SS 1982...........................Marty Mornhinweg (*#)...............................QB 1983...........................Brian Salonen (#%!)......................................TE 1984...........................Marty Mornhinweg (*)..................................QB 1985...........................Mike Rice (#)..................................................WR/P 1986...........................Tony Breland (*)............................................DB 1986...........................Larry Clarkson (%)........................................OT 1986...........................Mike Rice (*)..................................................WR/P 1987...........................Tony Breland (*)............................................DB 1987...........................Scott Camper (#)............................................DT 1987...........................Larry Clarkson (+%^)...................................OT 1987...........................Pat Foster (#)..................................................DE 1987...........................Mike Rankin (*#)...........................................MLB 1987...........................Bill Venard (*#)..............................................OG 1988...........................Jay Fagan (#)...................................................OG 1988...........................Jody Farmer ($)..............................................RB 1988...........................Tim Hauck (#%)............................................FS 1988...........................Mike Rankin (#).............................................MLB 1988...........................Quinton Richardson (*#)..............................DB 1988...........................Kirk Scrafford (*#).........................................OG 1989...........................Grady Bennett (*)..........................................QB 1989...........................J.C. Campbell (*#)..........................................OLB 1989...........................Tim Hauck (#%^)..........................................FS 1989...........................Mike Rankin (#).............................................MLB 1989...........................Kirk Scrafford ($)...........................................OG 1990...........................Grady Bennett ($)..........................................QB 1990...........................Rick Erps (#)..................................................OG 1990...........................Mike Trevathan ($^).....................................WR 1991...........................Sean Dorris (*$).............................................SS 1991...........................Chad Germer (#$).........................................OC 1991...........................Chad Lembke (*$).........................................MLB 1993...........................Dave Dickenson (*).......................................QB 1993...........................Todd Ericson, #)............................................SS 1993...........................Scott Gragg (#)...............................................OT 1994...........................Dave Dickenson (#)........................................QB 1994...........................Dan Downs ($)................................................LB 1994...........................Scott Gragg (#!$^)..........................................OT 1994...........................Jay Turner ($)..................................................DE
Year.........................Name (All-American Earned)..................Player 1995...........................Mike Agee (#$)................................................OG 1995...........................Mike Bouchee ($).............................................. MLB 1995...........................Jason Crebo (*#$^)............................................ LB 1995...........................Dave Dickenson (#!$^+)................................... QB 1995...........................David Kempfert ($)........................................... OC 1995...........................Yohance Manzanarez (*$).............................. DE 1995...........................Blaine McElmurry (*).................................... FS 1995...........................Eric Simonson ($)........................................... OT 1995...........................Matt Wells (#$^)............................................. WR 1996...........................Mike Agee (#$^+)........................................... OG 1996...........................Brian Ah Yat (#$^+)....................................... QB 1996...........................Mike Bouchee (#)........................................... MLB 1996...........................Jason Crebo, #$^............................................. LB 1996...........................Joe Douglass (#!$^)........................................ WR 1996...........................Corey Falls (*)................................................. DE 1996...........................David Kempfert (#!$^)................................... OC 1996...........................Blaine McElmurry (*$^)................................ FS 1996...........................Jeff Zellick (*$)................................................ OG 1997...........................Brian Ah Yat (*).............................................. QB 1997...........................Jason Crebo (#!^+)......................................... LB 1997...........................Justin Gaines ($*)............................................ CB 1998...........................Brian Ah Yat (#*)............................................ QB 1998...........................Raul Pacheco (#*)........................................... WR 1999...........................Kelley Bryant (#!^)......................................... DT 1999...........................Yohancy Humphery (#$&)............................ RB 1999...........................Vince Huntsberger (*).................................... SS 1999...........................Drew Miller (#$^).......................................... QB 1999...........................Dallas Neil (*)................................................. TE 1999...........................Chase Raynock (^)......................................... OT 1999...........................Jeremy Watkins (*)......................................... WR 2000...........................Calvin Coleman ($)........................................ CB 2000...........................Jimmy Farris (#^)........................................... WR 2000...........................Vince Huntsberger (#$^+)............................ SS 2000...........................Yohance Humphery (*$)................................ RB 2000...........................Drew Miller (*)............................................... QB 2000...........................Etu Molden (*)................................................ WR 2000...........................Andy Petek (*)................................................. DE 2000...........................Matt Steinau (*)............................................... MLB 2001...........................Calvin Coleman(*)......................................... CB 2001...........................Yohancy Humphery (#$^)............................. RB 2001...........................VinceHuntsberger (#$^+)............................. SS 2001...........................Etu Molden (#$^)........................................... WR 2001...........................Ciche Pitcher ($)............................................. DE 2001...........................Mark Spencer ($)............................................ P 2001...........................Matt Steinau ($*)............................................ LB 2001...........................Thatcher Szalay (#!$^+)................................. OG 2001...........................Trey Young ($*)............................................... FS 2002...........................DylanMcFarland (#$^).................................. OT 2002...........................Levander Segars ($)........................................ PR 2002...........................Vernon Smith (*$).......................................... CB 2002...........................Trey Young (!#$^+)........................................ FS 2003...........................Tim Bush (#^)................................................. DE 2003...........................Dylan McFarland (!#^).................................. OT 2003...........................Chris Snyder (#^$)......................................... K 2003...........................Jon Skinner ($)................................................ OT 2004...........................Mike Murphy (#)............................................ DE 2004...........................Cory Procter (#^)........................................... DE 2005...........................Alan Saenz (#)................................................. DT 2006...........................Cody Balogh, (^)............................................ OT 2006...........................Kroy Biermann (+#^$).................................. DE 2006...........................Dan Carpenter (#).......................................... K 2006...........................Tuff Harris (^)................................................. PR 2006...........................Mike Murphy (!#^)......................................... DE - 103 -
MONTANA ALL-AMERICANS
ALL-STAR GAMES
Year.........................Name (All-American Earned)..................Player 2007...........................Colt Anderson (^*)........................................ SS 2007...........................Kroy Biermann (!*^+).................................... DE 2007...........................Dan Carpenter (#^+)..................................... K 2007...........................Colin Dow (^*)............................................... OL 2007...........................Lex Hilliard (^*)............................................. RB 2007...........................Tyson Johnson (^).......................................... P 2007...........................Craig Mettler (^*)........................................... DT 2007...........................J.D. Quinn (^*)............................................... OC 2007...........................Brent Russum (^*).......................................... OT 2008...........................Colt Anderson (#+^!).................................... SS 2008...........................Cole Bergquist (^*)......................................... QB 2008...........................Colin Dow (#+^)............................................ OG 2008...........................Marc Mariani (^)............................................ WR 2008...........................J.D. Quinn (^*)............................................... OC 2008...........................Chase Reynolds (^*)....................................... RB 2008...........................Brent Russum (^)........................................... OT 2009...........................Levi Horn (^!)................................................. OT 2009...........................Mark Mariani (#^+)....................................... WR/Ret. 2009...........................Chase Reynolds (^)........................................ RB 2010...........................Trumaine Johnson (!+^~#)........................... CB 2010...........................Erik Stoll (~).................................................... SS 2011...........................Trumaine Johnson (!+^~#)........................... CB 2011...........................Caleb McSurdy (^#~!).................................... LB 2011...........................Jabin Sambrano (^~)...................................... WR/Ret. 2011...........................Jon Opperud (#~)........................................... OT 2012...........................Danny Kistler (~)............................................ OT 2012...........................Jordan Tripp (^#~)......................................... LB 2012...........................Zack Wagenmann (^#~)................................ DE 2013...........................Danny Kistler Jr. (#+^!)................................................... OT 2013...........................Jordan Tripp (#^!)............................................................ LB 2014...........................Matt Hermanson(^#)....................................................... FS 2014...........................Zack Wagenmann (!^#+)................................................. DE 2015...........................Tyrone Holmes (#^+!)..................................................... DE 2015...........................Jamaal Jones (#^).............................................................. WR Key: #=Associated Press ^=The Sports Network/STATS FCS &=United Press International +=Walter Camp All-American !=American FB Coaches’ Association $=Don Hanson’s Football Gazette *=Honorable Mention ~=Phil Steele All-American %=Kodak All-American
GRIZ IN ALL-STAR GAMES East-West Shrine Game
1926.................................... William “Wild Bill” Kelly 1928 ............................................................ Tom Davis 1938....................................................... Milt Popovich 1942 .......................................................Eso Naranche 1962 ......................................................... Terry Dillon 1983 .......................................................Brian Salonen 1994 ...........................................................Scott Gragg 1999..................................................... Chase Raynock 2014................................................... Danny Kistler Jr. 2014..........................................................Jordan Tripp 2016..................................................... Tyrone Holmes
Senior Bowl
1994 ...........................................................Scott Gragg 2014..........................................................Jordan Tripp
Hula Bowl
1997 ...................................................David Kempfert 1999 .........................................................Brian Ah Yat 1999.........................................................Raul Pacheco 2004 ........................................................ Cory Procter 2008 ....................................................Kroy Biermann
Japan Bowl
1989 ........................................................... Tim Hauck
Martin Luther King Bowl
1989 ...................................................... Kirk Scrafford
Paradise Bowl
2001 ...................................................Calvin Coleman Thatcher Szalay Vince Huntsberger 2002 ........................................................... Trey Young
Las Vegas All-Star Game
(Formerly the Paradise Bowl) 2004 ......................................................... Justin Green 2004............................................................ Craig Ochs
Blue Gray All-Star Game
1987 .................................................... Larry Clarkson
Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game
2007.........................................................Josh Swogger 2009...................................................... Colt Anderson 2010................................................. Shann Schillinger 2013............................................................Dan Moore
Players All-Star Classic
2012..................................................... Charles Burton 2012..................................................... Caleb McSurdy 2012......................................................... Jon Opperud
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
2014...........................................................Brock Coyle 2015................................................ Zack Wagenmann 2016.......................................................Jeremiah Kose
Jeremiah Kose, NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, 2016
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Senior Offensive Lineman McCauley Todd
GRIZ LETTERMEN 105
GRIZ
Editor’s note: The following is a list of current and former Grizzly football players dating from 1897-present. If any have been omitted, please contact sports information at (406) 243-6899. Player is listed first season lettered. 1-2-3-4 denotes number of letters won. Hometown is also listed; those without a state are all from Montana cities.
–A– Name
(Letter(s) won)
........Year................... Hometown
Accomando, Dan1.........1975.................Westminster, CA Adam, Emil2 .................1904-05......................Missoula Adams, Harry4 .............1915-18..............Aberdeen, WA Adams, Merle1 .............1965.......................... Livingston Adams, Mike1 ..............1973.........................Newton, IA Adkins, Nathan1 ...........2003....................... Cerritos, CA Agee, Mike4...................1993-96....................... Kalispell Ah Yat, Brian4 ...............1995-98.................Honolulu, HI Akiona, Randyn3 ...........1999-01................. Waipahu, HI Albright, Keith1 ............1977............................. Kalispell Alex, Mike2 ..................1980-81................Overland, KN Alexander, Brandy1 ........1992......................Post Falls, ID Alexander, Dan1 ...........1993................ Los Angeles, CA Allard, Charles3 ...........1898-1900......................Ravalli Allegre, Raul2 ..............1978-79................. Torreon, MX Allen, Dewayne3 ..........1965-67....................... Kalispell Allen, Eric3 ...................2005-07...Colorado Springs, CO Allen, Lance4 ...............1990-1993........................Butte Allik, Randy4 ...............1995-98......................Missoula Alt, Bobby3 ...................2009-11.................. Ontario, CA Ambrose, Keith2 ..........1906-07......................Missoula Amundson, Greg3 ........1979-81.................. Seattle, WA Anderson, Colt3 ............2006-08............................Butte Andersen, Leif3 .............1932-34................ Portland, OR Anderson, Dan2 ...........1991-92......................Yuba, CA Anderson, Eddie3 .........1951-53......................Missoula Anderson, Greg3 ..........1973-75.............. Blue Island, IL Anderson, Greg4 ...........1974-77.................. Chicago, IL Anderson, Herbert1 .....1913......................... Not known Anderson, Jamaal1........2014....................... Fontana, CA Anderson, Kerry2 ..........1983-84................... Tigard, OR Anderson, Richard3 ......1971-73................... Lacey, WA Anderson, Robert3 ........1946-48......................Missoula Anderson, Tim3 ...........2007-09......................Missoula Andrews, Marty1 ........1978........................ Seattle, WA Andrus, Bart2 .............1978-79............. Sepulveda, CA Antonick, Robert3 ........1950-52............................Butte Apostol, Ed3 ................1984-86................Olympia, WA Appelt, Wesley3 ...........1965-67......................Missoula Argo, Daniel2 ................1974-75.............. Cincinnati, OH Arledge, Warren2 ..........1991-92..................... Bozeman Arnst, Richard1 .............1945........................Fort Benton Arnt, David1 ..................2008-09... Highlands Ranch, CO Arntson, Tony4 .............1985-88....................Great Falls Atkins, C.J.1..................2010.........................Encino, CA Atwood, George3 ..........1969-71................Lansdale, PA Aukamp, Ronald3 .........1964-66........... Mt. Prospect, IL Axtell, George2 .............1924-25..................... Bozeman
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Babich, Roy2 ................1934-35............................Butte Babish, Timothy1 ..........1972..........................Azusa, CA Badger, Andrew2...........2010-11..................... Elmer, NJ Badgley, Kirk Jr.2 ..........1942-43......................Missoula Bagley, Ryan4................2004-07....................Great Falls Bailey, James1 ..............1998..................... Hillsboro, OR Bain, Doug3 ..................1967-69....................... Kalispell Bain, Frank1 ..................1963............................. Kalispell Baines, Ron E.2 ............1967-68................ Tacoma, WA Baird, Harold1 ...............1920............................Missoula
LETTERMEN
Baker, Jason4 ...............1994-97...............Coos Bay, OR Baker, Shalon4 ..............1991-94.............Vancouver, WA Baker, William1 .............1950............................... Polson Baldwin, Gene1 .............1969..................... Spokane, WA Balogh, Cody4 ..............2004-07........... Steilacoom, WA Bansemer, James1 .......1960................... Milwaukee, WI Barbour, William1 ..........1941................. Philadelphia, PA Barherie, John1 ............1963................. Calgary, Alberta Barker, Jason2 ..............1990-91................... Layton, UT Barnes, George1 ...........1901........................... Olivet, WI Barney, Phil1 ................1957............................Missoula Barone, Vincent2...........1953-54................ Elizabeth, NJ Barrett, Lee2 .................1988-89................Vacaville, CA Barrick, Brett4 ...............1977-80................... Lewistown Barry, Earl1 ...................1920............................Missoula Bartell, Jamer3 .............1992-94....................Great Falls Bartell, James3 .............1960-62.................. Glencoe, IL Bartsch, Kevin4 ............1985-88......................... Helena Batchan, Broyce2 .........1989-90................Vacaville, CA Bauer, Ray4 ..................1947-50....................Great Falls Bauer, Tom1 .................2008.......................... Niwot, CO Baumburger, Jay1 .........1971..........................Great Falls Beal, Robert3 ................1936-38.................... Anaconda Beard, LeBaron2 ...........1909-10......................Missoula Beaudin, Dan4 ..............2006-09..........................Noxon Bebout, Marc3 ..............1993-95................Riverton, WY Becker, Jay4 .................1977-80................... Atlantic, IA Becker, Ned2 ................1982-83................... Atlantic, IA Becker, Wayne2 ............1965-66............ Chula Vista, CA Beddes, Lawrence3 ......1959-61.........................Billings Beeman, Stewart1 ........1925......................... Lewistown Beers, Bob2 ..................1967-68............. Beaverton, OR Bell, Darrell1 .................1977................ Federal Way, WA Bender, Carson3 ...........2007-09.................. Deer Lodge Benjamin, Karl2 ............1956-57.................. Seattle, WA Bennett, Grady3 ............1988-90....................... Kalispell Bennett, William2 ..........1909-10.................... Anaconda Benson, Frank1 .............1933......................... White Pine Bentz, Christian4 ...........1914-17...............Aberdeen, SD Benzley, Robert2 ...........1963-64............ Green River,WY Berding, Gary2 ..............1970-71.............. Cincinnati, OH Berger, Edward1 ...........1942...............................Billings Bergquist, Cole4............2005-08........ San Clemente, CA Bergren, Terry3 .............1964-66...........................Darby Beriault, Don1 ...............1976......................Bellevue, WA Berland, Kevin1..............2014............................Missoula Berry, Dale3 ..................1958-60....................... Fairview Berry, Oral2...................1906-07.........................Granite Betters, Douglas3..........1974-76.....Arlington Heights, IL Bieneman, Alex4............2010-13...................Denver, CO Biermann, Kroy4 ...........2004-07..........................Hardin Bilan, Edward1 ..............1957................. Calgary, Alberta Bingham, Guy4 .............1976-79..............Aberdeen, WA Birgenheier, Richard2.....1960-61.................... Harlowton Bise, Dan2 ....................1991-92............... Newberg, OR Bishop, Arthur4.............1906-09......................Missoula Bissell, Don1 ................1955....................................Belt Bitar, Greg2 ...................1976-77...............Hoquiam, WA Blackwell, Ira1 ..............1915....................Aberdeen, WA Blake, Harold2 ..............1897-98......................Missoula Blancas, Arnie2 ............1969-70..............Aberdeen, WA Blanchard, Ryan1 .........1994......... Huntington Beach,CA Blank, Jeff1 ...................1986...............................Billings Blank, Russ1 ................1986............................Missoula Blastic, Henry3 .............1933-35.................. Chicago, IL Blue, Christopher3 ........1971-73.................Olympia,WA Bockman, Montana3......1956-58......................Missoula Boddie, Damon2 ...........1993-94................Stockton, CA Bodwell, Tom2 ..............1970-71...............Grayland, WA Bonas, Jerry2 ...............1975-76............. Fair Haven, CT Bonawitz, Norval1 .........1936............................Missoula Boomer, Adam4 ...........1997-00........ American Falls, ID Boone, William2 ............1929-30.................. Deer Lodge Border, Richard2 ...........1973-74......................Salt Lake
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Botkin, Bob1..................1992........................Plentywood Botzenhardt, August2.....1930-31.................... Anaconda Botzheim, Alan3 ............1982-84......................Ione, WA Bouchee, Mike4 ............1993-96......................Missoula Bouchee, William3.........1960-62.................... Livingston Bowen, Marcus2 ...........1988-89................... Edualy, CA Bowman, Dennis2 .........1980-81............... Spokane, WA Bowman, Richard1 .......1942........................ Casper, WY Boyes, Bob2..................1978-79...........Sacramento, CA Bozzo, Tony1 ................1969........................ Salinas, CA Bradford, Tim2...............1987-88...................... Etna, CA Bradley, Nate2...............2014-15.........................Billings
Nate Bradley Bradshaw, Reggie2 .......2006-07..............Coquitlam, BC Brandenberg, Herbert3 ..1933-35.....................Miles City Branen, Josh3 ..............1995-97..................Moscow, ID Brannon, Justin2 ...........1999-00........................Colstrip Brant, Don2 ..................1952, 1955...................Glendive Brant, Jim2 ...................1976-77......................Missoula Brauer, Brett2.................2011-12......................Missoula Brauer, Fred3 .................1939-41......................Missoula Bray, Roy3 ....................1955-57......................Missoula Breen, Robert3 .............1930-31,35.......................Butte Breland, Tony4 ..............1984-87..................Renton, WA Brett, Walt4 ...................1971-74.......... Kings Beach, CA Brick, Timothy3 ............1972-74.......... Traverse City, MI Brickley, Sean4..............1989-92.................Pocatello, ID Briney, Frank4 ...............1946-49............................Butte Brittenham, Curtis3 .......1925-27....................... Kalispell Brooks-Fletcher, Thom.4 .2006-09................... Bellevue, WA Brophy, Robert1 ............1964......................... Red Lodge Brott, Dean1 ..................1952........................ Seattle, WA Brower, Gerald3 ............1936-38.....................Miles City Brown, Chuck1 .............1985........................... Whitefish Brown, Clyde1 .............1939................................. Dillon Brown, Dylan3 ..............2002-04.....................Miles City Brown, Jesse1 ..............2007........................... Bozeman Brown, Lee1 ................1984................... Bridgeport, NE Brown, Reggie2 ............1985-86................ Concord, CA Brown, Ronald1 ...........1957....................Sun Valley, CA Brown, Scott1 ...............1992............................Missoula Brown, Tony2 ..............1999-00.................. Salinas, CA Brown, Wingfield1 .........1919.........................Philipsburg Brum, Ray2 .................1968-69.................Honolulu, HI
GRIZ
Brumback, D.G.2 ..........1966-67...........Walla Walla, WA Brunnelle, Ross1 ..........2005..................... Spokane, WA Bryan, Don2 .................1939-40.........................Billings Bryant, Kelley4..............1996-99.................Honolulu, HI Bryant, Michael1 ...........1977.............................Hull, MA Buckhouse, Joe4 ..........1900-03......................Missoula Buehler, Eric4 ................1995-98............................Butte Bullerdick, Monty2 ........1977-78................Anaheim, CA Bultmann, Charles1........1963......................... Telford, PA Burke, Howard2 ............1953-54.................... Livingston Burke, Jim3 ..................1951-53.................... Livingston Burke, Keith2 ................1993-94.. Huntington Beach, CA Burke, Paul2 .................1941-42.........................Billings Burke, Ryan2.................2014-15.........................Billings Burkley, Joe1 ................1996....................Tumwater, WA Burnett, Clifford2 ...........1971-72..................Caldwell, ID Burns, Elmer1 ...............1929............................. Choteau Burns, Quentin2 ............1991-92................Hayward, CA Burns, Virgil1 ................1914....................... Mexico, MO Burrell, Walter3 .............1924-26....................Tampa, FL Burtness, Richard4 .......1979-82.............Anacortes, WA Burton, Charles4 ...........2008-11........... Long Beach, CA Burton, Gary4 ...............1990-93......................Missoula Bush, Tim4 ...................2000-03................... Kellogg, ID Busha, Tom2 ................1912-13................... Big Timber Buss, Josh1..................2015............................Boise, ID Butenschoen, Jeramiah2.1999-00.............................Billings Butossish, Robert1 .......1956..................................Butte Buxton, John3................1973-75............. Owatonna, MN Buzzard, Mike2 .............1968-69............Mt. Vernon, WA Byerly, Kenneth3 ...........1953-55................... Lewistown Byrne, Robert3 .............1949-51.........................Billings
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Cabunoc, Shannon4......1988-91.................Honolulu, HI Cahill, John4 .................2001-04.........................Billings Cahill, Paul1 ..................2004...............................Billings Calder, Fred2 .................1962-63.............Toms River, NJ Calhoun, Jeremy1..........2015.............. Long Beach, Calif. Callison, Lloyd3 ............1926-28.................... Big Sandy Campbell, Ciarre1 .........2007.........................Denver, CO Campbell, Don3 ............1948-50....................Great Falls Campbell, J.C.3 ............1986-88........... Steilacoom, WA Campbell, Ken2 ............1949-50....................Great Falls Campbell, Murdo4 ........1951-54....................Great Falls Campbell, Neil2 .............1976-77......................... Helena Campbell, Severin4 .......2007-10...................Denver, CO Camper, Scott1 .............1987...................... Manteca, CA Canada, Jordan4............2011-14.......... West Covina, CA Caputo, Steve3 .............1969-71.................. Seattle, WA Caraway, Brian4 ............1979-82....................Great Falls Carl, Lance1..................2011-12......................Missoula Carlsen, Mike2 ..............1991-92.....................Ukiah, CA Carlson, Bruce4 ............1974-77....................Great Falls Carlson, Gene3 .............1950-52....................Great Falls Carlson, Jeff3 ...............1975-77....................Great Falls Carlson, Jesse4 ............2005-08.........................Billings Carlson, Reese1............2015.................. Gig Harbor, WA Carlson, Steve2 ............1973-74....................Great Falls Carpenter, Clyde3 .........1928-30.........................Billings Carpenter, Dan4 ............2004-07......................... Helena Carpenter, Kenneth3.......1932-34...................... Hamilton Carr, Daniel1 .................2004........................Greeley, CO Carriger, Jaison2 ...........2004-05............................Butte Carroll, Mike2 ...............1978-79.................. Seattle, WA Carter, Dan3 .................2005-07............Bellingham, WA Carter, Don1 .................1934................ Los Angeles, CA Carter, Greg2 ................1974-75........ Far Rockaway, NY Carteri, Carm2 ..............1977-78............. Regina, Saska. Carver, Alan2 ................1993-94.................Ashland, OR Carver, Bryce4 ..............2009-12........................... Dillon Carver, Duane1 .............1956........................ Seattle, WA Carver, Dwight2 ............1917-18.......................Florence Cary, Robert2 ...............1904-05........... North Platte, NE
LETTERMEN
Caton James2 ...............1992-93...........Sacramento, CA Cavaligos, Nick1 ...........1977........................ Chicago, IL Caven, Arthur3 .............1931-33.....................Miles City Cedarstrom, James1 .....1974....................Scottsdale, AZ Cerkovnik, Ed3 .............1977-79........................... Malta Cerkovnik, Robert3 .......1978-80....................Great Falls Chaffin, Everett2 ...........1948-49......................Missoula Chalcraft, Steve1 ..........1979,..................Richmond, WA Chambers, Craig1 .........2006................... Mill Creek, WA Champagne, Gene1 ......1976......................... Lacey, WA Chaplin, Dave2 .............1980-81....................Selah, WA Chapple, Darrell1 ..........1974..................... Spokane, WA Charles, Joey2 ..............1982-83.................Valencia, CA Cheek, Donald1 ............1975......................Corvallis, OR Cheek, John1.................1946................................. Dillon Chiles, Acen2 ...............1993-94.................. Orange, CA Chinske, Ed3 ................1926-28.......... Michigan City, IN Chong, Elroy1................1970.......................Honolulu, HI Christie, Ralph2 ............1921-22............... Spokane, WA Clark, Chris4 .................2003, 2005-07.Los Angeles, CA Clark, Earl3 ...................1914-16..................Everett, WA Clark, Matt4 ..................1987-90......................Missoula Clark, James2 ...............1927-28.............. Pasadena, CA Clarkson, Larry4 ...........1984-87.......... Abbotsford, B.C. Clausen, Clay4 ..............1985-88......................Missoula Clausen, Kent4 ..............1976-79...............Aberdeen, SD Clawson, Gene3 ...........1939-41......................Missoula Claypool, Clinton1 .........1914............................Missoula Clemens, Roger3 ..........1964-66..................Plentywood Cleveland, Curt1 ...........1979........................ Seattle, WA Cleveland, Douglas3......1971-73............................Butte Clift, Tom3 ....................1974-76........Otis Orchards, WA Clinich, Vernon1 ...........1919..................................Butte Cochrane, William1 .......1902......................... Red Lodge Cockhill, Bill4 ................1990-93......................... Helena Coe, Tony2 ..................1983-84..................Renton, WA Cogar, Mike1 ................1984............................Missoula Cogswell, Andy3 ...........1924-26......................Missoula Coleman, Calvin4 ..........1998-01................. Niceville, FL Coleman, Charles2 ........1922-1925...................Alberton Coleman, Renard4 ........1985-88..................Renton, WA Collins, Mikael2 ............1987-88................. Fairfield, CA Collins, Ray1 ................1913..................................Butte Colter, Curt4 .................1999-02....................... Hysham Colter, D.J.4 ..................1996-99....................... Hysham Colvin, Chris2 ................1997-98............. Inglewood, CA Connolly, Paul2 .............1964-65..............Muskegon, MI Connor, Daniel4 ............1908-11...........................Darby Connors, Bob4 ..............1981-84...................... Glasgow Connors, Chris4 ............2000-03............................Butte Connors, Jerry3 ............1956-58............... Spokane, WA Cook, Robert2 ..............1945-46......................Cut Bank Cook, Sam1 .................1915................................. Idaho Cooks, Demidric2 .........1986-87............... San Jose, CA Cooley, Jerry2 ..............1972-73.............Anacortes, WA Cooley, Paul2.................1975-76.............Anacortes, WA Cooper, Van Jr. 4 ...........2004-07...................Denver, CO Coppedge, Johnny2 ......1982-83................. Stayton, OR Corbin, Edwin2 .............1903-04......................Missoula Cordier, Bob4 ................1979-82............... Spokane, WA Corwin, Tyler4...............2005-08....................Great Falls Cork, Lee4 ....................1946-49......................Missoula Corson, Mike1 ..............2000........................Boulder, CO Cosgrove, Robert3.........1934-36...............Alhambra, CA Costanzo, Mike2 ...........2003-04.................... Chino, CA Costello, Anthony1 ........1965.................. Chula Vista, CA Counts, Joey3...............2012-13, 2015........... Mesa, AZ Cox, Walter3 .................1929-31............................Butte Coyle, Brock4 ...............2009, 2011-13........... Bozeman Coyle, Clarence2 ...........1926-27.......................Alberton Craft, Archie1 ...............1945................ Los Angeles, CA Craig, Hayden1..............2012........................ Dayton, OR Craig, Vincent1 .............1906............................Missoula Craig, William4 .............1899-02......................Missoula
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Craighead, Barclay1 ......1913............................Missoula Craighead, Ed1 .............1912............................Missoula Crain, Fred1 ..................1897............................Missoula Crawford, Ward4 ...........1984-87............... Spokane, WA Crebo, Jason4 .............1994-97......................... Helena Crippen, Robert2 ..........1963-64............................Butte Crittenden, Derek4.........2012-15..................... Whitefish Cross, Shorty1 .............1899............................Missoula Crowley, Cale2 ..............1931-32............................Butte Crowley, Clem1 .............1902..................................Butte Crumley, Robert1 ..........1952............................Cut Bank Cummings, Mike2 .........2008-09..............Scottsdale, AZ Cunningham, George1 ..1975................ Los Angeles, CA Curran, Keenan1............2015................ Federal Way, WA Curry, Pat4 ..................1978-81.........................Billings Curry, Scott4 ................1995-98........................... Valier Curtis, John H.1............1903..................................Butte
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Dacus, Glenn4 ..............1981-84.............Enumclaw, WA Daems, Leonard4 .........1912-15.................... Harlowton Daems, Leonard1 .........1940........................... Bozeman Dahlberg, Alfred2...........1931-32............................Butte Dahlberg, George3 ........1921-23............................Butte Dahlberg, Harry4 ..........1916-19............................Butte Dahlberg, Oscar3 ..........1923-25............................Butte Dahmer, Henry1 ............1940.................................Havre Dailey, Lowell2 ..............1930-31........................ Scobey Dallaserra, Jake2...........2013-14............................Butte Dantic, Brad4 ................1980-83.......................... Laurel Dantic, Robert3 ............1952-54.......................... Laurel Darrow, Barry3 ..............1970-72....................Great Falls Dasinger, Douglas2 .......1953-54.................... Wolf Point Davidson, Bertram1 ......1912.......................... Anaconda Davidson, Ian1 ..............1951..........................Great Falls Davidson, Jon1 .............1989........................... Bend, OR Davidson, Sam4 ...........1989-92........Mercer Island, WA Davis, Kyle1...................2015....................San Diego, CA Davis, Sean1 ................1998................... Lakewood, CO Davis, Tom3 .................1926-28............................Butte Dawald, Eric4 ...............1982-85............. Owatonna, MN Dawson, E.L.2 ..............1967-68.............. Westport, WA Day, Clifford3 ................1910-12......................Missoula Daylis, Fred3 .................1919-21........................Worden Dayton, Clark1 ..............1945.......................... Anaconda DeBord, Jim3 ................1968-70...................Pasco, WA DeBourg, Mark4 ............1989-92.........................Billings Decker, Derek4 .............2000-03.....................Ballantine DeCoite, Dan2 ...............2000-01................. Truckee, CA DeCoite, Dave4 .............2000-03................. Truckee, CA Dedrick, Kurt2 ..............1972-73...........Westminster, CA Deeks, Darryl2 ..............1982-83..................... Bend, OR Delaney, Don3 ..............1947-49......................Missoula Delaney, Tighran1 .........1998........................Eugene, OR De Luca, Joe3 ..............1952-54.....................Weed, CA DeMers, Lambert2 ........1919-20............................Arlee Dempsey, Dean3 ...........1970-72..............Claremont, CA Dennard, Joshua4..........2011-14..................Phoenix, AZ Dennehy, Jake4 ............1994-97......................Missoula Dennehey, Mick3 ..........1969-71............................Butte Dennis, George1 ...........1961..................Vancouver, B.C. Dennis, Wayne1 ............1962..................Vancouver, B.C. Deschamps, Elizierd2.....1910-11......................Missoula Deuchler, Owen2 ...........1952-53................. Seattle, WA DeVore, Kent2 ...............1947-48......................... Helena Dews, Robbie2..............1976-77.................. Newark, NJ Dezell, William1 ............1927.......................Winona, MN Dickenson, Craig1 .........1992..........................Great Falls Dickenson, Dave4 .........1992-95....................Great Falls Dickson, Aubre1 ...........1994...................... Portland, OR Dickson, Robert1 ..........1934................ Los Angeles, CA Dietrich, Devon2............2014-15...........Woodinville, WA Dillon, Terry3 ................1960-62................ Hopkins, MN Dilts, Dan2 ....................1981-82...........Walla Walla, WA
GRIZ
Dimmick, Charles3 ........1904-06......................Missoula Dinsmore, Raymond1 ...1907............................Missoula Dionas, Steve2 .............1974-75.................Sumner, WA Disney, Jeff2 .................2003-04................Glendora, CA Dixon, John2 ................1956-57............... Spokane, WA Dlouhy, Dustin4 ............2003-06.............. Idaho Falls, ID Dobson, Cecil2 .............1910-11.............. Dickinson, ND Dobson, Eby4 ...............1983-86...........Grants Pass, OR Dodds, Richard2 ...........1971-72........... Snohomish, WA Dodson, Brandon2 ........2009-10.................... Tulare, CA Dodson, Pat3 ...............1960-62......................... Shelby Doherty, Emmett1 .........1917..................................Butte Dolan, John3 ................1936-38......................... Helena Dolan, Nathan3 .............1993-95.........................Billings Dolan, Pat3 ...................1968-70....................Great Falls Dolan, Bill3 ...................1978-80..................East Helena Donaldson, Beau2 .........2008-09......................Missoula Donner, Curt2 ..............1972-73............... Spokane, WA Donovan, John1 ............1945.......................... Anaconda Donovan, Tim1 .............1986...................San Rafael, CA Dornblaser, Paul4 ..........1910-13.................. Chicago, IL Dorris, Sean4 ................1989-92......... Coeur d’Alene, ID Dorsey, James3 ...........1919-21......................Missoula Dotson, Bruce2 .............1992-93.......... Los Angeles, CA Dotson, Jerry1 .............1959.................. Bremerton, WA Douglas, Don1 ..............1986..................................Butte Douglass, Joe2 .............1995-96................... Salem, OR Dow, Colin4 ..................2005-08.........................Billings Downs, Dan4 ................1991-94......................... Helena Doyle, Dennis2 .............1971-72.................... Edina, MN Doyle, Richard1 ............1949............................Missoula Dozier, Rick4 .................1982-85......................Kent, WA Drahos, Kenneth4 .........1939-42............... Puyallup, WA Dratz, John3 .................1939-41......................Missoula Dreis, Frank1 ................1915..........................Minnesota Drinkwalter, Ben2 ..........1999-00....................Great Falls Driscoll, John1 ..............1917..................................Butte Duce, Kirk4 ...................1988-91......................Missoula Dudley, Ell T.2 ...............1967-68....................Detroit, MI Duff, James1 ...............1978........................ Chicago, IL Duffin, Marty2 ..............1994-95.............. Idaho Falls, ID Duffy, Tom2 .................1939-40............................Butte Dummett, Dave2 ...........1982-83..................Sanborn, IA Duncan, John2 ............1939-40......................... Helena Duncan, Tyrone2............2010-11.....Westlake Village, CA Dunn, Greg4 ................1976-79........ Medical Lake, WA Dwyer, Brandon2...........2006-07....................... Kalispell Dyer, Doak1 .................1991....................Redmond, WA Dyk, Chris3 ...................2007-09 .......................... Dillon Dzizi, Richard2 ..............1955-56....................... Kalispell
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Ebert, Fred1 ..................1897............................Missoula Ebert, Laurence1 ..........1898...................Vancouver, WA Edwards, Dan2 .............1988-89....... Sedro Wooley, WA Edwards, John4 ............1999-02.........................Billings Edwards, Kevin4 ...........2002-05............... Spokane, WA Edwards, Stacy2 ...........1991-92...................Pasco, WA Edwards, Hugh3 ..........1938-40............................Butte Egbert, Douglas4 ..........1976-79....................Ogden, UT Ehlers, Mike4 ................1984-87.............Wilsonville, OR Eicklemann, Mark2 ......1978-79......................Indio, CA Ekegren, Kermit3 .........1928-30.........................Harlem Ekegren, Waldo3 ...........1928-30.........................Harlem Ekegren, Gary3 .............1959-61.........................Harlem Ellig, Scott2 ..................1981-82............... Spokane, WA Elliott, Harvey3 .............1920-22......................Missoula Ellison, William1 ..........1962.......................Mandan, ND Emerson, Michael2 .......1958-59.................Lewiston, ID Emery, Cal3 .................1932-34......................... Helena Emigh, Jack1 ...............1940...................... Kankakee, IL Enders, Robert1 ...........1972...................... Kankakee, IL Engelman, Turill1 ..........2003........ Huntington Beach, CA Enger, David3 ...............1964-66.................. Deer Lodge
LETTERMEN
Enger, Garth2 ................2001-02.................. Bothell, WA Engler, Scot2 ................1988-89...................... Hamilton Enochson, Paul3 ...........1954-56...........................Havre Erhardt, Mike4 ..............1993-96..................Eugene, OR Erickson, Harold1 .........1955................... Sioux Falls, SD Erickson, Greg2 ............1973-74..................Everett, WA Ericson, Todd4 ..............1990-93............................Butte Erps, Rick4 ...................1988-91...................... Glasgow Eustance, Bob2 ............1975-76......................... Helena Evans, Dean2 ...............1972-73.............. La Puente, CA Everson, Robert3 ..........1956-58................. Cheney, WA
Freeman, Corey1 ..........1992........................ Deer Lodge Freeman, Paul1 .............1920..........................Great Falls Freeman, Qwenton1 ......2006.................... Pasadena, CA Frink, Jason3 ................2003-05................Post Falls, ID Fritz, Robin1 .................1977............................... Sidney Frost, Mike1 ..................1976............Newport Beach, CA Frustaci, Marty2 ...........1969-70.......... Los Angeles, CA Fudge, Tony4 ................1980-83....................Great Falls Fulton, Scott1 ...............1905........................... Unknown
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Gabriel, Tony1 ...............1968.................. South River, NJ Gaines, Justin4 .............1995-98................. Niceville, FL Gales, Brian4 ................1995-98............... Richland, WA Gall, Donald1 ................1945........................Fort Benton Gallagher, Edward1 .......1945.......................... Anaconda Gallagher, Tim3 .............1968-70....................... Kalispell Gamboa, Herbert4.........2012-15......... San Clemente CA Gardner, William1 ..........1955........................ Seattle, WA Garland, Roger1 ............1964................. Spring Valley, IL Garlington, King4...........1900-03......................Missoula Garner, Tyrel2................2014-15.............Henderson, NV Garrett, Frank4 ..............1990-93......................Missoula Garrison, Steve4 ...........1980-83............... Spokane, WA Garske, Ron1 ...............1968.......................... Chico, CA Garza, David2 ...............1986-87..........Moses Lake, WA Gaskins, Wally2 ............1970-71......................Missoula Gault, James3 ...............1912-14....................Great Falls Gedgord, Tom1 ............1936........................ Chicago, IL Gehring, Robert2 ..........1954-55.........Port Orchard, WA Gelaskoska, Joe3 ..........1976-78...................Bothel, WA George, Donald1 ...........1945..................................Butte Gerlinger, Don3 .............1950-52.................. Chicago, IL Gelker, Garth1 ...............1997...................... Laramie, WY Germer, Chad4 ..............1988-91..................Three Forks Gerner, Kenneth1 ..........1946..................Thompson Falls Gianinni, Greg3 .............1986-88................ Sand Coulee Gibson, Lyman1............1936..................... Puyallup, WA Gilbreaith, David1 ..........1997........................... Bozeman Gilbreth, Damon3 ..........1989-91............Wenatchee, WA Gilder, Richard2 ............1961-62......................Missoula Gillie, Rick2 ..................1989-90..................Rocklin, CA Gillis, Tim2 ...................1983-84................ Portland, OR Gimler, Brian2 ...............1985-86.................Parsons, KS Ginn, Jesse2..................2012-13......................Missoula Gleason, Dave4 ...........1976-80......................Missoula Gleason, Frank1 ...........1910.............................Florence Glenn, David2 ...............1981-82.....................Elma, WA Glenn, Lorenzo2 ............1988-89.......Fountain Valley, CA Glennon, Michael4 ........1967-70.........................Billings Gober, David1 ...............2002......................Anaheim, CA Gober, Ken1 ..................1986............................. Gary, IN Gockley, Rich3...............1992-94............... Spokane, WA Goicoechea, Mike4........1991-94..................Stevensville Goicoechea, Sean4 .......1993-96..................Stevensville Golden, Joseph1 ...........1936........................ Chicago, IL Gompf, Harold1 .............1952................................. Libby Goodfellow, Howard1 ....1897.............................. Ovando Goodwin, Anthony2.......2012-13...............Temecula, CA Gormon, Todd2 .............1988-89.........................Billings Gorsich, Mathew3 .........1956-58................. Highland, IN Gorton, Robert2 ...........1939-40....................... Kalispell Gorton, Robert1 ...........1947............................. Kalispell Gotay, Peter2 ...............1962-63............... Clarkston, NY Goulet, Tony2 ...............1990-91................ Fullerton, CA Grady, Willie1 ................1976........................ Newark, NJ Gragg, Scott4 ...............1991-94............... Silverton, OR Graham, Hugh1 ............1899...............................Bonner Graham, Robert2 ..........1966-67.............San Mateo, CA Grant, Russell1 .............1957..........................Mead, WA Grasky, James3 ............1959-61.....................Miles City Gratton, Roger “Tim”1 ..1958............................Missoula Gratton, Sam4 ..............2009-12.........................Billings Gratton, Scott4 .............1979-82......................Missoula
Facey, Tom2 .................1974-75...............Lancaster, CA Fagan, Jay4 ..................1986-89............................Butte Falcon, Terry2 ...............1976-77...................Culbertson Falls, Corey4 .................1993-96................ Medford, OR Farmer, James “Eck”1 ...1919............................Missoula Farmer, Jody4 ...............1986-89........................... Libby Farnum, Donald1 ..........1935.......................... Harlowton Farnam, Larry2 .............1973-74.................. Seattle, WA Farrell, George2 ............1900-01..................Virginia City Farrell, Joseph T.1 .........1903............................Missoula Farrell, Thomas1 ...........1905............................Missoula Farris, Jimmy4 ..............1997-00.................Lewiston, ID Farrish, Joe2 .................1989-90..................Newark, CA Favors, Treshawn1.........2015.......................Glendale, AZ Felker, Preston1 ............1917............................Missoula Fell, Donald1 .................1957......................... Vallejo, CA Felt, Tom1 .....................1942...............................Billings Fenton, Bob4 ................1992-95................ Medford, OR Ferda, Scot4 .................1976-79....................Great Falls Fergus, Faustus1 ...........1902............................Whitehall Ferguson, Greg4 ...........1988-91................... Tigard, OR Fernandez, Herbert4 ......1999-02..............San Diego, CA Ferris, Edward1 .............1964................................. Dillon Ferris, Jack1 .................1942......................... Belmar, NJ Ferriter, Mike4 ...............2005-08......................... Helena Fetherston, Ryan4 .........2008-11......................... Helena Fiala, Joe1 ....................1965........................ Deer Lodge Finch, Nate2 .................1985-86................Jackson, WY Fisher, Bob1 ..................1969....................Aberdeen, WA Fisher, Brandon4 ...........2006-09..................Franklin, TN Fisher, John1 ................1905.....................St. Louis, MO Fisher, Steve2 ...............1977-78......................Missoula Fiske, Karl3 ...................1940-42........................ Outlook Fiske, Karl2 ...................1966-67.......................... Laurel Fiskness, Paul2 .............1975-76...... Hunting. Beach, CA Fitzgerald, Edward1 .......1905..................................Butte Fitzgerald, Greg4 ...........1994-97.................... Columbus Fitzgerald, Harold1 ........1919...........................Miles City Fitzgerald, John4 ...........1998-01.................... Columbus Fjeldheim, Brad1 ...........2000......................... Lewistown Flaherty, James1 ..........1906........................... Bozeman Fleming, Eugene1 ........1945............................... Eureka Fletcher, Claude2 .........1924-25......................Roundup Flowers, Terry2 ............1973-74.............. Cincinnati, OH Flynn, Michael1 .............1898............................Missoula Fogerty, Gerald1 ...........1926..................................Butte Forbes, Hugh1 ..............1911............................Missoula Ford, Henry3 .................1947-49................ Durango, CO Foreman, Muckie4 ........2004-07.............Spanaway, WA Forte, Aldo3 ..................1936-38.................. Chicago, IL Foss, Don3 ...................1927-29...........................Havre Foster, Pat4 ...................1984-87........................ Savage Foster, LeRoy2 .............1984-85.................. Chicago, IL Fox, Donald1 .................1942............................ Park City Fox, Richard2 ..............1930-31.........................Billings Francis, Jason2 ............2000-01............... Spokane, WA Franks, Carl2 ................1992-93................Stockton, CA Franks, Troy2 ...............1989-90....................... Kalispell Fred, Britt4 ....................1989-92......................... Helena Fredell, Ernest2 .............1908-09.................... Anaconda Frederick, Spencer4.......1998-01........................ Scobey
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Gratton, Zach2...............2012-13.........................Billings Graves, Don2 ................1989-90..................Newark, CA Graves, Robert3 ...........1950-52.........................Billings Gray, Maceo3 ...............1967-69..............Baltimore, MD Green, Allen4 ................1976-79.................... Anaconda Green, Brady4 ...............2003-06.........Salt Lake City, UT Green, Gregg2 ..............1983-84...............Tonasket, WA Green, Jay2 ..................2003-04...................... Glasgow Green, Justin2 ..............2003-04..............San Diego, CA Greenberg, Harrison1.....2014.............. Lake Oswego, OR Greene, Chase4 ............1992-95...... Nine Mile Falls, WA Greenfield, Rocky1 ........1963............................Missoula Greenough, Earl3 ..........1903-05......................Missoula Greenough, Leo4 ..........1900-03......................Missoula Greenough, Paul2 .........1902-03......................Missoula Greenough, Warren1 .....1901............................Missoula Gregor, John3 ...............1958-60......................... Shelby Greminger, Henry2 ........1958-59...............Alhambra, CA Griffin, Phil2 ..................1957-58.................. Chicago, IL Griffin, Walter3 ..............1923-25......................Roundup Griffith, William1 ...........1912.......................... Anaconda Grigsby, Bill2 ................1973-74............... Spokane, WA Grovom, Troy1 ..............1983............................... Helena Grove, Joseph1 ............1930................... Glenwood, MN Gudith, Larry1 ...............1966....................Wyandotte, MI Gue, Kenneth1 ..............1956..........................Great Falls Gue, William3 ...............1952-54....................Great Falls Guerin, William1 ...........1914......................Olympia, WA Guevara, Mike2 .............1991-92...................Fresno, CA Gulbranson, William2.....1974-75..............Aberdeen, WA Gunner, James1 ............1905........................... Unknown Guptill, Robert3 .............1968-70....................Great Falls Gurnsey, Scott4 ............1991-94..............Tumwater, WA Guse, Harold2 ...............1982-83..............Janesville, MN Gustafson, Brady1.........2015...............................Billings Gustafson, Paul3 ..........1959-61............Vancouver, B.C. Gustafson, Roy2 ...........1939-40...................... Corvallis Gustafson, Ryan3 .........2004-05, 2007...............Billings Gutman, Bill2 ................1968-69......................Missoula
Harrington, Wayne2 ......1964-65..................Yakima, WA Harris, Doyle2 ...............1947-48............. Forest City, AR Harris, Gregory4............1971, 1973-75............. Kalispell Harris, James3 .............1917-19............................Butte Harris, James1 .............1959...................Des Moines, IA Harris, Josh3.................2009, 2011-12............. Kalispell Harris, Nate4.................2012-15.................... Chino, CA Harris, Rocky1 ..............1976..................... New York, NY
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Harris, Shane1 ..............2002...........................Irvine, CA Harris, Tuff4 ..................2003-06........................Colstrip Harrison, Jelani1 ...........2002..................... Compton, CA Hart, Eric2 ....................1995-96...........Shenendoah, VA Hart, Willard1 ...............1956.......................Oakland, CA Hartman, Justin1 ..........2003..........................Great Falls Hartman, Scott4 ...........1984-87....................Great Falls Hartsell, Louis3 ............1933-35.................... Anaconda Harvey, Anthony2 .........1982-83.................Oakland, CA Hauck, Thomas3 ...........1961-63............................Butte Hauck, Tim3 .................1987-89................... Big Timber Hawke, William2............1932-33............................Butte Hawkins, Charlie1 .........1991.....................Anderson, CA Hawthorne, Alex4 ..........2004-07..................... Mesa, AZ Hay, Walter4 .................1900-03......................Missoula Hayes, Severn1 ............1956.......................Oakland, CA Haynes, Nick2 ..............2008-09............................Butte Haynes, Sean4..............2011-14.......... Los Angeles, CA Hazel, Justin2 ...............1995-96...... Fort Lauderdale, FL Heath, Richard3 ............1952-54.....................Miles City Hechler, Laurens2 .........1898-99...................... Hamilton Hedstrom, Ole3 .............1967-69.......................... Laurel Hefty, John2 .................1998-99........Laguna Niguel, CA Heidelberger, Jeff.4 .......2001-04........... Nevada City, CA Held, Aaron3..................2013-15...........Sacramento, CA Helding, John4 ..............1946-49......................Missoula Helding, Robert2 ...........1948-49......................Missoula Helean, Mike3 ...............1982-84......................Missoula Heller, Albert2 ...............1933-34................ Twin Bridges Henderson, Ellis3...........2012-13, 2015...... Portland, OR Hendrickson, Erik2 .......1989-90......................Missoula Hendrickson, Jake1.......2012..........................Gilbert, AZ Henkel, David2 ..............1995-96.............. Lake Mary, FL Heppner, Kris3 ..............1997-99....................Great Falls Herber, Edmund2 ..........1960-61..................Camas, WA
Haas, Jacob2.................2010-11................ Portland, OR Hachmeister, Jacob1 ....1997.................. Engelwood, CO Hagen, Mike2 ...............1980-81................. Auburn, WA Hagfors, Gavin2.............2012-13....................Great Falls Haile, David1 ................2005..................... San Jose, CA Hall, Wayne1 ................1969.................Westminster, CA Halverson, William1 ......1976..........................Great Falls Hamill, Pete1 ................2002............... Coeur d’Alene, ID Hamilton, James2 .........1996-97................ Concord, CA Hammer, Walter1 ..........1903...........................Miles City Hammerness, Roland3 .1947-49...................... Glasgow Hampe, Mark4 ..............1993-96....................Great Falls Hancock, Tanner2 .........1999-00.................... Salina, KS Hancock, Tate4 .............2001-04.................... Salina, KS Hand, Bill2 ....................1956-57....................Selah, WA Hann, James2 ..............1971-72,.............. Centralia, WA Hans, Dwayne2 ............1985-86...................Pasco, WA Hansen, Ray2 ...............1975-76............. Priest River, ID Hanson, Danta2 ............1924-25........................ Mildred Hanson, Greg1 ..............1965............................Missoula Hanson, Robert2 ..........1949-50........ Santa Monica, CA Harbison, Ben4 .............1974-77......................Missoula Hard, James2 ...............1978-79..................... Napa, CA Hardenburgh, Floyd2 .....1903-04......................Missoula Hardiman, Pat2 .............1985-86..............Livermore, CA Hardy, Greg4 ................2009-12....................... Fairview Hardy, Sylvester2 ..........1973-74............... Monrovia, CA Hare, Ray1 ...................1969..................... Spokane, WA Harmon, Reid3 .............1927-29......................Price, UT Harper, Jordan1.............2013..........................Great Falls Harper, Wayne3 ............1978-80.................... Livingston Harriman, William2 .......1906-07................ Petoskey, MI Harrington, David2 ........1972-73................ Portland, OR
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Hermanson, Matt4.........2011-14............. Sioux Falls, SD Heyfron, Dan1 ..............1897............................Missoula Heyfron, Gil3 .................1898-1900..................Missoula Hickerson, Bill2 .............1969-70................ Sonoma, CA Highbee, Lawrence1 ......1920............................Missoula Hileman, William3 .........1932-34..................... Whitefish Hill, Warren1 .................1964...............................Billings Hillesland, Terran4 ........2006-09......................... Sidney Hilliard, Lex4..................2003-05, 2007............. Kalispell Hines, Jordan2..............2013-14..................Phoenix, AZ Hines, Logan3...............2012-14..................Phoenix, AZ Hinman, Dale2 ..............1931-32................Greybull, WY Hinson, John4 ..............1979-82.................. Seattle, WA Hoacek, Ed2 .................1938-39.............. Wheeling, WV Hobbs, Tyler4 ...............2007-10............... Spokane, WA Hodson, William1 .........1899............................Missoula Hoffmann, Jeff3 ............1969-71.................. Seattle, WA Hogan, James3 .............1976-78................Olympia, WA Hogan, Mike1 ...............1981......................... Lacey, WA Hoge, Adam4 ................2001-04..................... Bozeman Hoit, Dave3 ...................1995-97......... Coeur d’Alene, ID Holmes, Robie1 ............1904...............................Billings Holmes, Tyrone4............2012-15............ Eagle Point, OR Holmquist, Don1 ...........1934........................... Whitefish Holt, Nick1.....................2012........................ Seattle, WA Hook, Tim2 ...................1977-78.Regina, Saskatchewan Hoon, Jack3..................1937-39......................... Helena Horgan, Blake4 .............2001-04............... Spokane, WA Horn, Levi4 ...................2006-09............... Spokane, WA Horner, Josh2................2014-15....................Great Falls Hortsch, Jeff2 ...............1991-92................Corvallis, OR Howard, Cort1 ..............1919........................... Bozeman Howard, Lon1 ...............1968..................... Centralia, WA Huestis, John4...............1985-88........Battle Ground, WA Huffer, Thomas2 ...........1963-64................Maywood, IL Huggins, Jay1 ...............1976............................Missoula Huggins, Jerry2 ............1981-82......................Missoula Huggins, Larry1 ............1964............................Missoula Hughes, Ben2................2010-11...........Grants Pass, OR Hughes, Herbert2 .........1900-01..................... Unknown Humphery, Yohance4 ....1998-01.............Eagle River, AK Hunt, Lewis2 ................1911-12....................... Kalispell Hunter, Alex4 ................1986-89.............Vancouver, WA Huntsberger, Vince4 ......1998-01........................... Libby Hurley, Terry3 ...............1955-57.................. Chicago, IL Huse, Richard2 .............1961-62....................Great Falls Huse, Thad4 .................1988-91......................Missoula Hutter, Brett1 .................2009........................ Ontario, CA Hyde, Neil1 ...................1923............................. Fairview
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Illman, Ted3 ..................1923-25......................Missoula Imer, Dick2 ...................1953-54................. Highland, IN Ingram, Mel3 ................1950-52.........................Billings Iseman, Greg2...............1981-82...........Baldwin City, KS Ittner, William1 ..............1909............ Red Lake Falls, MN Ives, John1 ...................1989.................Grants Pass, OR Ivey, Billy1 ....................1996................ West Covina, CA
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Jackson, Lonzie1 .........1970.......................Oakland, CA Jackson, Damian2 ........1993-94.................Ashland, OR Jackson, Quinton4 ........2004-07.................. Seattle, WA Jahr, Sean1 ...................1981...............Port Orchard, WA Jameison, William1........1899.................................Victor Jankovich, Sam1 ..........1957..................................Butte Janssen, Josh2..............2014-15......................Missoula Jenkin, Fred3 .................1936-38.................... Anaconda Jenkins, Gary2 ..............1962-63....................Great Falls Jenkins, Paul4 ..............1995-98............................Butte Jensen, Marlyn3 ...........1952-54.....................Miles City Jernberg, Ken2 .............1967-68............ Sunnyside, WA Johnson, Charles2 ........1908-09......................Missoula Johnson, Courtney1 .....1999.................. Tallahassee, FL
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Johnson, Earl2 ..............1922-23......................Missoula Johnson, Elmer4 ...........1901-04......................Missoula Johnson, Eric2...............2014-15........San Francisco, CA Johnson, Howard2 ........1957-58...................... Hamilton Johnson, James3 .........1958-60......................Missoula Johnson, Jordan4..........2010-11, 2013-14...Eugene, OR Johnson, Kelly3 ............1976-78....................Great Falls Johnson, Len2 ..............1969-70...........Sacramento, CA Johnson, Mike2 ............1977-78............North Bend, OR Johnson, Neil3 ..............1938-40......................Missoula Johnson, Ronald1 .........1955....................... Elmhurst, IL Johnson, Richard1.........1958............................ Hamilton Johnson, Ryan2.............2014-15.............Vancouver, WA Johnson, Terry1 ............1955...............................Billings Johnson, Trumaine2 .....2008-09................Stockton, CA Johnson, Tyson4 ..........2003-05, 07............Stevensville Johnston, William1 ......1921..................... New York, NY Jollymore, Rylan4 .........1996-99....................Gilbert, AZ Jones, Basil4 ................1977-81............... Spokane, WA Jones, Charles1 ............1940.......................... Livingston Jones, Gordon3 ............1950-52............................Butte Jones, Ivory2 ................1955-56.................Oakland, CA Jones, Jamaal3..............2013-15.............Spanaway, WA Jones, Keith4 ................1991-94................ Portland, OR Jones, Lester1 ..............1916........................Everett, WA Jones, Martin1 .............1897............................ Corvallis Jones, Rob2 .................1981-82.................Oakland, CA Jones, William2 ............1939-40.................... Livingston Jones, Willie2 ...............1966-67.................. Monroe, MI Joramo, Floyd1 .............1964............................. Choteau Jordan, Richard2 ..........1975-76................ Tacoma, WA Jourdonnais, Jon2 .........1947-48......................Missoula Joyce, Tyler4 ................2004-07...................Aurora, CO
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Kafentzis, Andy3 ...........1948-50......................Missoula Kafentzis, Chris1 ...........1948............................Missoula Kaimuloa, Kamakana4..... 1997-00.................Honolulu, HI Kain, Kelly4 ...................2004-07....................Great Falls Kain, Sam3 ...................1925-27......................... Helena Kaiser, Gary2 ................1990-91......................Boise, ID Kaiserman, William3 .....1954-56.................... Livingston Kalafat, Joe3 .................1988-90....................Great Falls Kaleikini, Samson2........2012-13................... Kapolei, HI Kalisch, Frank3 .............1945-47.............. Dickinson, ND Kampfe, Paul1 ..............1941............................. Kalispell Kampschror, Norman1...1955.............................Glendive Kane, Eleu1 ..................1995.......................Honolulu, HI Kanongata’a, John4.......2010-13................Bellevue, WA Karlsgodt, Erling1 .........1938............................... Polson Kautz, James1 ..............1972..............................Worden Kavanaugh, Jim1 ..........1984........................ Chicago, IL Kazmierczak, Tony2 ......2007-08............Thompson Falls Keeley, Earl1 .................1957..................Vancouver, B.C. Keeley, Patrick2 ............1919-20.................. Deer Lodge Keeran, John3 ...............1914-16............ Harrington, WA Keig, William1 ...............1941.......................... Anaconda Keim, Ronald3 ..............1947-49......................... Helena Kelly, James R.3 ...........1967-69.................. Seattle, WA Kelly, Max2....................2013, 2015........... Spokane, WA Kelly, Pat3 .....................1911-13................... Big Timber Kelly, Vernon2 ...............1977-78.......... Los Angeles, CA Kelly, W. “Wild Bill”3......1924-26......................Missoula Kemp, Gerald3 ..............2009-11..............San Diego, CA Kempfert, David4 ..........1993-96......................Missoula Kennedy, Hugh2 ............1897-98......................Missoula Kennett, George2 ..........1897-98......................Missoula Kennett, Holter1 ............1909............................... Helena Kent, Edison1 ...............1933................................. Dillon Kent, Les2 ....................1969-70.................Honolulu, HI Kenyon, Jim1 ................1966............................Missoula Kern, Richard2 ..............1941-42.................... Livingston Kerr, Mike1 ...................1984............................Missoula Kerr, Tim2 .....................1977-78......................Missoula
LETTERMEN
Kershner, Leroy2 ...........1920-21.........................Billings Kidder, Caleb3................2012-13, 2015............... Helena Kiefer, Ben2 ..................1981-82..............Burlington, KS Kimmit, Dennis1 ...........1962..........................Great Falls King, Jack3 ...................1948-50....................... Kalispell King, John R.1 ..............1906.......................... Livingston Kingsford, Tom3 ...........1948-50......................Missoula Kirschner, Brett2............2011-12................Bellevue, WA Kistler, Danny3...............2010-12................... Seattle,WA Kitt, Berney2 .................1906-07......................Missoula Klaboe, Kevin4 ..............2006-09.........................Billings Klebe, George2 .............1911-12......................Missoula Kleckner, Grant3 ...........1976-78....................Great Falls Klein, Justin3 ................1998-00........ Overland Park, KS Klever, Rocky4 ..............1977-81.............Anchorage, AK Kline, Dave1 .................1980......................Bellevue, WA Klohs, Jason2 ...............1991-92............... Gresham, OR Klucewich, Joe4 ...........1980-84....................Alpine, CA Klucewich, Josh2 .........1983-84......................Missoula Kludt, Nels4 ..................1988-91................... Orofino, ID Klumph, Jerrad1 ...........1997.................... Tillamook, OR Kmet, Kyle1 ..................2009..........................Bonita, CA Koechlein, Todd2 ..........1984-85.................Littleton, CO Korn, Dan2 ...................1947-48....................... Kalispell Kose, Jeremiah2............2014-15............. Oceanside, CA Kosiur, David2 ...............1959-60....Westaskiwin, Alberta Kostecki, Jim4 ..............1987-90......................Missoula Kottke, Warren2 ............1971-72....................Great Falls Kouzmanoff, Marc3 .......1971-73................Glen Ellyn, IL Kovacich, John1 ...........1946..................................Butte Kovacich, John4 ...........1979-82............................Butte Kowalski, Mike4 ............1992-95......................Cut Bank Koyama, Andy1 ............2001................................Hardin Krause, Kenneth1 ..........1945................................. Dillon Kreis, Robert1 ..............1917............................... Sidney Kress, Paul1 .................1913............................Michigan Kuburich, Steve3 ...........1947-49.................... Anaconda Kuhl, Rick2 ...................1989-90.............Springfield, OR Kuka, George3 ..............1932-34.................. Chicago, IL Kuka, Leonard3 .............1931-33...........................Havre Kumpuris, Mike4 ...........1946-49............. Little Rock, AR Kunka, Rob3 .................1985-87....................Great Falls
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La Roche, Leo2 ............1971-72.............. Fitchburg, MA Ladd, Mike2 ..................1973-74........ Garden Grove, CA Laird, Loren3 ...............1950-52.....................Miles City Laird, Randy3 ...............1978-80......................Missoula Laird, Robbie3 ..............1985-87......................Missoula Laird, Walton2 ..............1953-54.....................Miles City LaMantia, Paul2 ............2006-07................. Oakdale, CA Lamb, Carlton1 .............1979....................Las Vegas, NV Lamb, Henry1 ...............1917................................ Laurel Lamb, Marc1 ................1994................. Yorba Linda, CA Lamb, Paul4 .................1984-87............... Spokane, WA Lamberg, Ed1 ..............1949..................................Butte Lambert, James1 ..........1921..........................Great Falls Lambert, Tony2 ............1986-87..................Renton, WA Lamley, Robert3 ...........1950-52.................. Kenton, OH Lands, John2 ................1958-59..........Baton Rouge, LA Lane, William3 ..............1977-79............ Englewood, CO LaRowe, Clint2..............2013-14.....................Miles City Larson, Andy4 ..............1993-96......................... Helena Larson, Jeff4 ................2007-10......................Cut Bank Laslovich, Josh1 ...........1995.......................... Anaconda Latimer, Frank2 .............1901-02......................Missoula Lavery, Thomas1 ..........1968........................ Chicago, IL Lawton, Galen2 .............1989-90................. Fairfield, CA Layton, Jack3 ...............1915-17................ Portland, OR Lazetich, William3 .........1936-38.................... Anaconda Leahy, Arthur1 ..............1917..................................Butte Leaphart, Don1 .............1942............................Missoula Leaphart, William3 ........1940-42......................Missoula Lebeau, Blake1..............2009....................Union City, CA
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Lebo, Brad4 ..................1989-92.................Lewiston, ID Lebsock, Connor3.........2013-15.........................Billings Lebsock, Matt4 .............2003-06.........................Billings Lebsock, Nick1 .............2007...............................Billings Lebsock, Ron4 .............1974-77............................Butte Lebsock, Shawn4 .........2006-09.........................Billings Ledgerwood, Jackson1 .2006........................Fort Benton Leenhouts, Richard1 .....1957..........................Selah, WA Leeper, Sam3.................1946-48............................Butte Lehman, Joe4 ...............1994-97...............Coos Bay, OR Leid, James3 ................1971-73............. Waitsburg, WA Lembke, Chad4.............1989-92............................Butte Leonard, Eugene2 .........1962-63................. Bay City, MI Leonard, Robert2 ..........1950-51..............Santa Ana, CA LePan, Jeremy1.............2011...................Santa Anna,CA LeProwse, Paul3 ...........1988-90............................Butte LeRoux, Leonard2 .........1930-31..........Wisc. Rapids, WI Leuthold, Kenneth1 .......1953................................ Laurel Lewis, Cliff2 ..................1982-83.......... Los Angeles, CA Lewis, Frank2 ...............1906-07..................... Unknown Lewis, George1 .............1945............................Missoula Lewis, Lonzo1 ..............1970....................... Rockford, IL Lewis, Ray3 ..................1927-29............................Butte Lider, Chris4..................2012-15................Bellevue, WA Lipski, Matt1 .................2008.......................Ashland, OR Linderholm, Rick2 .........1983-84..................Crystal, MN Lindsay, Robbe1 ...........1986...............................Billings Lindsey, Richard2 .........1951-52......................Missoula Lisowski, Donny3 .........2008-10.................. Seattle, WA Little, Don3 ...................1952-54......................... Helena Little, George2 ..............1909-10......................Missoula Lockridge, Earl1 ............1916........................Stevensville Lockwood, Cole1 ..........2009............................Missoula Lodell, Albert1 ..............1946.......................... Anaconda Logwood, Lorenzo1.......2014.......................Oakland, CA Lohof, Rusty1 ...............1985................................ Laurel Longley, Ed1 .................1904........................Stevensville Lonner, Walter1 .............1955..................................Butte Lono, Eric1 ...................1991.......................Honolulu, HI Love, John1 ..................1957.......................Burbank, CA Lovell, Byron2 ...............1968-69.................Honolulu, HI Lowry, Gary4 ................1980-83....................Great Falls Lucas, Troy4 .................1992-95....................Canby, OR Luchau, Gerald3 ...........1962-64......................Missoula Lugviel, John2 ..............1970-71.............. Longview, WA Luis, Al1 .......................1968......................... Orland, CA Luke, Robert2................2014-15................ Tacoma, WA Lundberg, Roger3 .........1937-39............. Northwood, IA Lundberg, Roland2 .......1936-37.................. Chicago, IL Lung, Roderick2 ...........1966-67..............Placerville, CA Lyman, Chalmer2 .........1931-32......................... Helena Lynch, Michael1 ...........1998......................Roseville, CA Lynn, Randy2 ...............1973-74................... Omak, WA Lyon, Ray3 ....................1928-30.........................Billings Lyons, Caleb1................2015...................Lakewood, WA Lyons, Joe1 ..................1968............................. Kalispell
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MacIntosh, James1 ......1942............................Missoula MacIntyre, Shane4 ........2002-05......................... Helena Madden, Gilbert2 ..........1930-31......................Roundup Mading, Wallace1 .........1955............................ Missouri Madison, Reed4 ............1979-82............................Butte Madsen, Lloyd3 ............1920-22.....................Miles City Madsen, Mark4 .............1980-83............ Ellensburg, WA Magner, Mike1...............1976............Newport Beach, CA Magnuson, Bryan2........1966-67...........Minnetonka, MN Mahoney, Mike2 ...........2000-01.................. Deer Lodge Mahrt, Pete1 .................1915............................Missoula Malcolm, Roy4 .............1946-49......................Missoula Malcom, Branden2 ........2000-01..............Santa Ana, CA Malmstrom, Cleve1 .......1991............................... Helena Malone, Jack2 ..............1947-48.........................Billings Maloney, Greg2 .............1970-71..................Macon, MO
Mangegold, Eric2 ..........1973-74.......................Glendive Manno, Pat1..................1956.......................... Anaconda Manovich, Dave3 ..........1971-73............................Butte Manzanarez, Eric4 .........1994-97....................Great Falls Manzanarez, Yo.4 .........1992-95....................Great Falls Marceau, Ron4 .............1986-89....................Great Falls Marceyes, Claude4........1899-02........................ Forsyth Mariana, Joseph2 .........1936...........................Miles City Mariani, Marc4 .............2006-09...........................Havre Marshall, Charlie1 .........1901............................Missoula Marshall, Jeff3 ..............2004-06......Newport Beach, CA Martin, Bill3 ..................1962-64........................... Dillon Martin, Joe4 .................1990-93.............Anchorage, AK Martin, Sam4 ................1976-79.................Shelton, WA Martin, Tom4 ................2005-08.................... Columbus Martin, Tyler4 ...............1997-00................Olympia, WA Martinson, Karl3 ...........1924-26......................Missoula Mason, Chuck4 ............1990-93.........................Bigfork Matasovic, William3 ......1936-38.................. Chicago, IL Mather, William1 ...........1941......................... Lewistown Matte, John3 .................1958-60......................Missoula Matteson, Ken1 ............1987...............................Billings Maudlin, Warren3..........1922-24..................Three Forks Maus, Harold3 ..............1950-52...................... Hamilton Mayte, Carol3 ...............1949-51................ Sand Coulee McAllister, Claude1 .......1899............................Missoula McArthur, Jon1 .............1957...................Vancouver, WA McBurrows, John1 .......1968...................Englewood, NJ McCall, Rodney1 ..........1933..................... Silverton, OR McCallum, Kelly4 ..........1989-92..................... Bend, OR McCann, Mike3 .............1967-69..................Renton, WA McCarthy, Eugene1 .......1906.......................... Townsend McCarthy, Patrick2 .......1911-12......................Missoula McCarthy, Thomas3 .....1929-31.................... Anaconda McCauley, Bob4 ............1981-84......................Missoula McCauley, Charles1 ......1901............................Missoula McClay, Harry3 .............1908-10......................Missoula McCord, Mike4 .............2008-11..................Phoenix, AZ McCormick, W.1............1899............................Missoula McCoy, Scott4 ..............1988-91.................Shelton, WA McCraw, Wyatt2 ...........1974-75...............E. Orange, NJ McDonald, Archie2 .......1936-37..........................Nirada McDonald, Clev1 ..........1976......................Palo Alto, CA McDonald, Doug1 .........1965............................Missoula McDonald, Homer3 .......1899-01...................... Potomac McElhenney, Ted1 .........1963..................................Butte McElmurry, Blaine4 .......1993-96............................. Troy McElroy, Curt4 ..............1979-82............................Butte McElroy, Jeff2 ...............1992-93....................Great Falls McFarland, Dylan4 ........2000-03....................... Kalispell McGibon, Robert2 ........1955-56....................Great Falls McGinness, Curt4 .........1980-83...............Janesville, WI McGowan, Mike4 ..........1987-90.................. Seattle, WA McGowan, Thomas3 .....1920-22................... Lewistown McGrew, Todd2 .............1988-89................Hayward, CA McHugh, Brian3 ............1978-80............... Spokane, WA McIntosh, James1 ........1942............................Missoula McKay, John1 ...............1931................................Noxon McKelvie, Charles2 .......1956-57..................Reseda, CA McKenna, Mike1 ...........1982................. San Antonio, TX McKenzie, Dave1 ..........1984........................... New York McKinley, Ryan1............2015........................Anthem, AZ McKinney, Trent2...........2012-13.....................Miliani, HI McKnight, Brody4 .........2008-11..............Vancouver, BC McLaren,Gilbert2 ..........1907-08...................... Hamilton McMahon, Tom2 ...........1969-70.................... Tustin, CA McNamara, John1 ........1906........................East Helena McPhail, Roy5 ..............1901-05............... New Chicago McQuarrie, Claude2 ......1915-16......................Missoula McReynolds, Kim1 ........1974......................Olympia, WA McSurdy, Caleb4 ..........2008-11......................Boise, ID McWilliams, Noah1 .......2008......................... Homer, AK Meagher, Angus2 ..........1923-24............................Butte Meeker, Delmer2 ...........1931-32......................Missoula
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LETTERMEN
Meese, John2 ...............1958-59.............. Woodside, CA Meidinger, Rob3 ............1982-84.........................Billings Mellinger, Ted3 ..............1927-29............Pine Island, MN Menke, John2 ...............1978-79........ N. Broomfield, CO Mercer, George4 ...........2006-09........................... Libby Merrill, Earl2 .................1950-51....................Selma, CA Merrill, Robert1 .............1921..........................Great Falls Mertes, Corey3 .............1998-00....................Great Falls Merz, Shawn4 ..............1990-93.............. Longview, WA Messenger, Ralph1 .......1903............................Missoula Metcalf, Jack1 ..............1985..........................Gurnee, IL Mettler, Craig4 ..............2005-08...........Walla Walla, WA Meyer, Dennis3 .............1964-66......................... Helena Meyers, Brent3 .............2001-03......................Missoula Michel, Eric4 .................2004-07.........................Billings Mickey, Michael2 ..........1975-76................Bellevue, WA Mikesell, Brent1.............1986..................... Spokane, WA Miles, Greg1 .................1969........................ Seattle, WA Miles, Robert2 ..............1954-55.................... Anaconda Miller, Drew2 .................1999-00................ Tacoma, WA Miller, David1 ................1950-51........ Santa Monica, CA Miller, Dick3 ..................1960-62................ Hopkins, MN Miller, Ed1 .....................1898............................Missoula Miller, Jason4 ...............1997-00............... Hillsboro, OR Miller, Larry2 ................1969-70................Martinez, CA Miller, Paul D.2 ..............1961-62.....................Miles City Miller, Rocky4 ...............1979-82............... Richland, WA Miller, Walter2 ...............1965-66......... Walnut Creek, CA Milliman, Hayes1 ..........1974.................... Cincinnati, OH Milne, Curtis2 ...............1953-54.......................Glendive Mincy, Ike4 ...................1999-02..........Wewahitchka, FL Mirchoff, Fred2 .............1951-52..............Santa Ana, CA Mirich, Kyle4 .................1988-91............................Butte Misic, William1 .............1942........................ Chicago, IL Mocko, Paul3.................1997-99......................Missoula Moe, Eugene2 ...............1960-61......................... Helena Moe, O.K.1 ...................1923.................... St. Cloud, MN Moe, Richardson2 ........1978-79.......................... Poplar Moe, Scott4 ..................1982-85......................Missoula Molden, Etu4 ................1998-01...........Sacramento, CA Molloy, Conor2 .............2002-03......................... Helena Molloy, Don3 ................1965-67........................... Malta Molloy, Seamus1 ..........2003............................... Helena Monestime, Marc3 ........1990-92......Thousand Oaks, CA Montana, Nate1.............2011...................... Concord, CA Monterossi, Tim2 ..........1984-85.........Klamath Falls, OR Moomaw, Richard2 .......1950-51..............Santa Ana, CA Moore, Dan4 .................2009-12...................Tucson, AZ Moore, Edward3 ...........1956-58.................. Deer Lodge Moore, Scott3................1983-85...............Coos Bay, OR Moore, Thomas3 ..........1928-30...................Philipsburg Morey, William1 ............1948............................ Sheridan Morgan, Arthur2 ...........1906-07............. Marshfield, OR Morgan, Gartha3 ..........1967-69.........Salt Lake City, UT Mornhinweg, Marty4 .....1980-84............... San Jose, CA Mornhinweg, Shanon1 ..1985..................... San Jose, CA Morris, Clifford1 ............1936...........................Miles City Morris, Kevin2 ..............1989-90............ Chula Vista, CA Morrow, James4............1927-30..........................Moore Morton, Chris2 .............1994-95............... San Jose, CA Morton, Scott4 .............1975-78............... Spokane, WA Mosher, Pat1 ................1996...................Anchorage, AK Mosier, Craig2 ..............1983-84..................Renton, WA Moutra, Antwon2...........2010-11.................. Carson, CA Mufich, William4 ...........1939-42............................Butte Muhlick, Clarence3 .......1928-30................ Kenosha, WI Mullan, Kerry4 ..............2003-06..................Stevensville Mullins, Austin4 ............2006-09....................Great Falls Mullins, Peter3 ..............1967-69........San Francisco, CA Murfitt, Steve1 ..............1979.........................Philipsburg Muri, Pete1 ...................1954...........................Miles City Murphy, Charles2 ..........1949-50............... Burlington, IA Murphy, Fred3 ...............1903-05......................Missoula Murphy, Kirk4 ...............1988-91......................... Polson
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Murphy, Mike4 ..............2003-06....................Great Falls Murphy, Ray2 ...............1921-22.................... Anaconda Murray, Chris3 ..............1986-88............ Englewood, CA Murray, Henry3 .............1929-31......................Missoula Murray, Jim3.................1950-52.................... Anaconda Murray, Marshall3 ........1926-28......................Missoula Murray, Mark1 ..............1980............................. Choteau Murray, Scott3 .............1983-85....................... Kalispell Murray, Sean3...............2010-12.................. Corona, CA Muse, Richard1 ............1974..............................Opheim Myers, Larry2 ...............1957-58.................Pacoma, CA
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Naccarato, Chase3........2012-13, 2015..... Spokane, WA
Chase Naccarato Nakoa, Doug2 ..............1973-74.................Honolulu, HI Naranche, Eso3 ............1939-41............................Butte Naye, William1 ..............1948..................... Petaluma, CA Nearamys, Robert1 .......1958.........................Pasco, WA Nearing, Ed1 .................1950................ Los Angeles, CA Neil, Dallas4 .................1995-96, 98-99.........Great Falls Neill, Brandon2 .............2001-02....................Great Falls Neilson, James1 ...........1964............................... Shelby Nelsen, Ken2 ................1983-84............North Bend, OR Nelson, Al1 ...................1916............................Missoula Nelson, JR3...................2013-15...Hacienda Heights, CA Nelson, Joe1 .................1981.......................Shelton, WA Nelson, Rue1 ................1968................ New Orleans, LA Nelson, Ryan2 ..............2008-09.................. Wright, WY Nelson, Sherman1 ........1984............................. Gary, IN Ness, Robert1 ..............1939............................. Kalispell Newgard, Morris1 .........1933-34....................... Kalispell Nguyen, John3..............2013-15.................. Seattle, WA Nguyen, Peter4 .............2009-12.................. Seattle, WA Nickel, Frank2 ...............1951-52.........................Billings Nicosia, Michael2 .........1967-68................Scranton, PA Nielsen, William1 ..........1974........................ Chicago, IL Noel, Kyler4 ..................2002-05......................... Helena Nordstrom, Bruce2 .......1967-68.............Vancouver, WA Nordstrom, Jim3 ...........1968-70................. Auburn, WA
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Normand, Robert1 ........1946.......................... Anaconda Norwood, Pat3 ..............1978-80.........................Billings Noyes, Leonard3 ..........1935-37............................Butte Nugent, Frank3 .............1937-39.....................Miles City Nussbacker, Karl1 .........1939............................Missoula Nuu, Joe2 .....................1981-82............ Bakersfield, CA Nygren, Greg3 ..............1986-88....................Merlin, OR Nyquist, Donald1 ..........1942.............................. Scobey
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Oakland, Brent3 ............1981-83.......................Glendive Oberweiser, Jack1 ........1949...............................Billings O’Billovich, Robert3 ......1959-61............................Butte O’Brien, Michael3 .........1956-58............... Spokane, WA Ochoa, John1 ...............1969........................ Orange, CA Ochs, Craig2 .................2003-04..................Boulder, CO Odden, Nate4 ................1984-87..........................Dutton O’Donnell, Thomas3 .....1938-40.................. Casper, WY Oech, Vern1 ..................1932...............................Billings Oelkers, T.J.4 ...............1998-01......................... Helena Ogden, Randy4 .............1974-77.......... Traverse City, MI Oglesbee, Jim1 .............1973............................Missoula Oiland, Kjelby3...............2011-13............... Spokane, WA Okoniewski, Steve2 .......1970-71..............Silverdale, WA Oliver, Dane3 ................2001-03............ Monmouth, OR Oliver, Larry4.................1982-85............... Hillsboro, OR O’Loughlin, Jack4 .........1945-48......................Missoula Olsen, Justin4 ...............1995-98......................... Helena Olson, Bruce2 ...............1957-58......................Missoula Olson, Clifford3 .............1934-36..................... Whitefish Olson, Jamaine1 ...........2007................... Beaverton, OR Olson, James3 ..............1971-73............. Rochester, MN O’Neil, James2 .............1967-68....... Edmonton, Alberta O’Neil, Mick1 ................1968.................Walla Walla, WA O’Neill, William1 ...........1922............................Missoula Opperud, Jon4 ..............2008-11.............Milwaukee, OR Orwig, Chris3 ...............2002-05.........Prairie Village, KS Orizotti, Dan4 ................1998-01............................Butte Orlich, Don1 .................1952..................................Butte Orr, Conrad2 .................1916-17......................Missoula Ortiz, R.C.3 ...................1967-69........... Monte Bello, CA Ostrum, Emil2 ...............1925-26................ Wabash, MN Overton, Robert4 ..........2007-10.......... San Leandro, CA Owen, Addison3............2012-14.............Vancouver, WA Owens, John2 ...............1985-86......................Kent, WA Owsley, Merritt4 ............1911-14................ Twin Bridges
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Pacheco, Raul4 .............1995-98.................Honolulu, HI Paffhausen, Josh4 ........1994-97............................Butte Page, John* .................1940............................. Kalispell Palma, Ryan3 ...............1993-95....................Canby, OR Palmer, Colt4 ................2001-04.................. Omaha, NE Palmer, Jace4................2006-09......................Missoula Palmer, Loren1 ..............1946................................ Laurel Palmer, Tyler4 ...............2006-09......................Missoula Pangle, Louis3 ..............1955-57...................Denver, CO Paoli, David4 .................1978-81....................Great Falls Paresa, Gregory3 ..........1967-69................... Kahului, HI Parker, Chris1................2015................... Sioux Falls, SD Parker, Damon4 ............1997-00.............. Tallahasse, FL Parker, John1 ................1973..................... Kingston, ME Parks, Tim2...................2005-06........Moreno Valley, CA Parmalee, James3 ........1926-28......................Missoula Parsons, Houston1 .......1901............................Missoula Pattison, Leo1 ...............1946............................ Glasgow Paulson, Kraig4 .............1983-86..................Plentywood Payne, Bryan2 ..............1989-90............... Spokane, WA Pease, Brent2 ...............1985-86...... Mountain Home, ID Peevey, Zach3................2013-15......................Missoula Peeples, Johnnie2 .........2001-02................Anaheim, CA Pelayo, Alvin1 ...............1958.......................Honolulu, HI Pelc, Brian4 ..................1999-02......................... Helena Pelluer, Tyler2 ................2007-08......... Sammamish, WA
LETTERMEN
Pells, Greg1 ..................1983...................... Calgary, ALB Pepe, Joe2 ....................1957-58......................Missoula Perey, Emile3 ................1928-30...................Philipsburg Petek, Andy4 ................1997-00......................... Helena Peters, Daniel2 ..............1960-61............................Butte Peters, Robin3...............1969-71..Cleveland Heights, OH Peterson, Arthur3 ..........1936-38....................Great Falls Peterson, Keith2 ............1953-54.................. Seattle, WA Peterson, Phillip3 ..........1936-38,...................... Kalispell Peterson, Russell3.........1928-30.....................Miles City Peterson, Tom1 .............1985...........................Miles City Peterson, Tyler2 ............2001-02......................... Helena Petty, Larry2 .................1963-64....................Great Falls Pfahler, Steven4 ............2006-09..................Frenchtown Pierce, Murray2 ............1975-76.............. Cincinnati, OH Pierson, Clay4...............2010-13................ Twin Bridges Piette, Russell2 .............2009-10.............Vancouver, WA Pitcher, Ciche3 ..............2000-01, 03.............. Anaconda Pitcher, Karl3 ................2005-07.................... Anaconda Pinsoneault, Richard1 ...1952.........................St. Ignatius Plum, Mark3 .................1974-76............... Tracyton, WA Plummer, Ben3 .............1923-25..................Stevensville Plummer, Ted3 ..............1921-23..................Stevensville Poehls, William4............2010-13.................Chandler, AZ Polhemus, Chris3 .........2003-05......................Missoula Polich, Tim4 .................1986-89....................Great Falls Polleys, Hovey3 ............1900-02......................Missoula Pomajevich, Chris2 .......1962-63.......................Superior Pomajevich, Joseph3 ....1935-37......................Missoula Ponqoha, Dave2 ...........1973-74................... Lacey, WA Poole, Scott3 ................1982-85............... Spokane, WA Poole, Shawn4 ..............1982-85............... Spokane, WA Poole, Trevor3................2011-13............... Spokane, WA Popovich, Milt3 .............1935-37............................Butte Porter, Gilbert2 .............1921-22..................Stevensville Postler, Willie3 ..............1969-71............Vancouver, B.C. Potts, Michael2 .............2003-04......................Missoula Powell, Alan3 ................1981-83................... Lewistown Premock, Steve2............1990-91...........Grass Valley, CA Preuninger, William1......1945............................Missoula Previs, John1.................1935..................Thompson Falls Price, John1..................1978......................... Palatine, IL Prigmore, John1 ...........1973...................... Winlock, WA Procter, Cory4 ...............2001-04............ Gig Harbor, WA Prueninger, William1......1947............................Missoula Pugh, Terry3..................1969-71....................... Kalispell
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Quinn, J.D. 2 .................2007-08.................. Garland, TX
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Radakovich, Dan3 .........1946-48...................... Glasgow Rafferty, William1 .........1926...................... Wabash, MN Ralston, Mike2...............2014-15........... Oregon City, OR Ramsey, Ted3 ...............1920-22................... Lewistown Rankin, Mike4 ...............1985-88..............Edmonds, WA Rasmussen, Manu1.......2015......................... Tigard, OR Ray, Jason4 ..................1985-88......................Missoula Ray, Ted4 ......................1982-85..................Stevensville Raynock, Chase4 .........1996-99.........................Billings Reagan, John2 ..............1940-41.................. Chicago, IL Reardon, Stephen2 .......1908-09..................Boston, MA Redwine, Randy2 ..........1974-75.................Reading, OH Reece, Gabe2 ...............1995-96................... Salem, OR Reed, Dick2 ..................1949-50.....................Miles City Reese, David2................2014-15..........Happy Valley, OR Reeves, David3 .............1985-87....... Sedro Wooley, WA Rehm, Trevor3...............2012-14........................... Dillon Reid, Darrin2 ................1985-86.........Klamath Falls, OR Reidy, Mike1 .................2000....................San Diego, CA Reilly, Casey3 ...............1969-71.................... Anaconda Remington, Josh4..........1994-97....................... Kalispell Renevier, Jeff2 ..............2000-01.................. Orange, CA Renning, Stanley3 .........1956-58....................Great Falls
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Replogle, Bert1 .............1947......................... Lewistown Reynolds, Chase4 .........2007-10.................. Drummond Reynolds, Linwood3......1931-33............................Butte Reynolds, Terry1 ...........1972......................Glendora, CA Reynolds, Vernon2 ........1941-42................. Prosser, WA Reynolds, William3 .......1946-48................. Highland, IN Rhehfield, Robert1 ........1945............................Missoula Rhinehart, Naseby3 ......1932-34............. Milwaukee, WI Rhinehart, Naseby Jr.3 ..1955-57......................Missoula Rhoades, Brad4 ............2002-05............Bellingham, WA Rice, Mike2 ..................1985-86................Twin Falls, ID Rice, Tony4 ..................1989-92............North Bend, OR Richards, Ron2 .............1970-71............................Butte Richardson, Kelly4.........1980-83...........Grants Pass, OR Richardson, Quinton2....1987-88.................Oakland, CA Riggs, Bryan2................2007-08............... Spokane, WA Rigoni, Arnie4................1977-80.................. Chicago, IL Riley, Randy4.................1993-96............................Butte Rist, Severt1..................1945...............................Billings Rittenour, Clifford1.........1897............................Missoula Ritter, Milton3................1924-26................. Eveleth, MN Roban, Michael2............1976-77....................Great Falls Roberts, Ben1...............2015............................Missoula Robbins, James2...........1997-98......................Missoula Roberts, Evan1..............1939..................................Butte Roberts, James1...........1933...............................Billings Roberts, Joe2 ...............1951-52............................Butte Roberts, Pierre2 ...........1946-47......................Missoula Roberts, Sam1 .............1939............................... Helena Roberts, Tony2 .............1989-90.............Vancouver, WA Robertson, Alfred2 ........1914-15....................Minnesota Robertson, William3 .....1940-42....................Great Falls Robinson, Casey4 .........1996-99......................Missoula Robinson, Clarence1 .....1963............................. Kalispell Robinson, Joel4 ............2000-03....................... Kalispell Robinson, Roy3 ............1967-69...................... Glasgow Rodriguez, Alex2 ...........1982-83.......... Los Angeles, CA Rognlien, Gordon3 ........1926-28....................... Kalispell Rolston, Thomas3 ........1936-38........................ Forsyth Rominger, Dean4 ..........1980-83..................Fort Benton Rominger, Steven4.........2010-13......................Missoula Ronan, Peter3 ...............1911-13......................Missoula Rooney, Harry1 .............1921............................Missoula Rooney, James4 ...........1978-81......................Missoula Rooney, John3 ..............1981-83............................Butte Roots, Houston1............2010.....................Rio Linda, CA Roper, Justin2 ...............2009-10...................Buford, GA Rosenberg, Joel4...........1999-02..................... Whitefish Rosenberg, Ronald4......1971-74..................... Whitefish Rosera, Ervin3...............1955-57...................... Lena, WI Rossmiller, Edward2......1945-46.................... Minot, ND Rothwell, Jack1.............1950...............................Billings Rowam, James1............1954.......................... Livingston Rowell, Darren2.............1996-97.......... Abbotsford, B.C. Rubie, Michael1.............2003....................... Cerritos, CA Rudio, Jack2..................1960-61......................... Helena Ruiz, Mike2....................1986-87....................... Kalispell Rule, Ted3.....................1928-30.................. Deer Lodge Russell, Brent3..............1962-64......................Missoula Russell, Harvey1............1902............................Missoula Russum Brent4..............2005-08.................Lewiston, ID Rutt, Tom4.....................1981-84.......................... Laurel Ryan, Casey1................2000...............................Billings Ryan, Emmett4..............1907-10........................... Valier Ryan, Jerry2..................1928-30.................. Deer Lodge Ryan, Kyle4...................2004-07.........................Billings
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Sabin, Stephen2.............2010-11.................Chandler, AZ Sacks, Barry4................1976-79.......... Federal Way, WA Saenz, Alan4 .................2002-05......Newport Beach, CA Sailor, Floyd1.................1917.................................Havre Salo, Gregory3..............1972-74............................Butte Salois, Jerry1................1964.........................Philipsburg
Salonen, Brad5..............1984-87....................Great Falls Salonen, Brian4.............1980-83....................Great Falls Saltus, Mike1.................1993.................................Darby Salvo, Jim3....................1964-66........................... Dillon Sambrano, Jabin4..........2008-11...............Temecula, CA Samson, Kyle1 .............2003............................... Helena Samuelson, George3 .....1952-54.......................Glendive Sanders, Markell1..........2015........................Renton, WA Sanders, Nate4..............1996-99.................... Anaconda Sanders, Yamen1...........2015................... Inglewood, CA Sanderson, Lawson3.....1914-16.................Shelton, WA Sayatovich, George3......1932-34.................... Anaconda Saylor, Mitch4................2011-14.............Vancouver, WA Scates, Dennis4.............1991-94............... Spokane, WA Scates, Wade1...............1995..................... Spokane, WA Schaefer, Gary1 ............1965...............................Billings Scherck, George3..........1914-16......................Missoula Schey, Russell1.............2008...............................Billings Schiller, Carl1 ................1942........................ Chicago, IL Schilling, Braydon3........2008-10.................. Gillette, WY Schilling, Kurt4..............1991-94......................... Shelby Schillinger, Jim2.............1969-70............................. Vida Schillinger, Shann4........2006-09........................... Baker Schmaing, John3...........2012-13, 2015...............Billings Schmasow, Glen3..........1973-75....................Great Falls Schmauch, Michael1.....1964..........................Great Falls Schmeckpeper, Cary1....1977..............................Buhl, ID Schmidt, Andrew3 ........2006-08..................... Bozeman Scholle, Kyle2 ...............2001-02....................Parker, CO Schoonover, Charles2 ...1903-04..................Phillipsburg Schotte, George2 ..........1928-29......................... Helena Schroeder, Howard1 .....1897............................Missoula Schruth, Pat3 ................1968-70.........................Billings Schulte, Rob4 ...............2005-08....................Great Falls Schulz, John3 ...............1959-61......................Missoula Schwend, Howard2 ......1959-60.........................Bridger Schwertfeger, Carl4.......1959-62............. Milwaukee, WI Schwertfeger, Dale1 ......1959................... Milwaukee, WI
Tucker Schye
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Schwertfeger, Gary4......1959-62 ............ Milwaukee, WI Schye, Tucker2..............2014-15........................... Malta Scott, Arnold2 ...............1941-42.......................... Plains Scott, Duncan1 .............1975..........................Great Falls Scott, Wilbur1 ...............1946............................Missoula Scovel, Larry1 ..............1962............................. Kalispell Scrafford, Kirk4 .............1986-89.........................Billings Searles, Jim3.................1965-67......................Missoula Sedman, Ellis2 ..............1898-99......................Missoula Sedman, Oscar2 ...........1898-99......................Missoula See, Mike3 ...................1989-91....................Great Falls Seeley, Roger2 ..............1963-64......................... Shelby Segars, Levander4 ........2001-04......... Colorado Springs Selle, Andrew4 ..............2007-10.........................Billings Selstad, Tom3 ...............1947-49....................Great Falls Semansky, Frank4 .........1946-49............................Butte Sethman, Richard1 .......1982....................Lakewood, CA Sexe, Doug3 .................1983-85....................Great Falls Shadoan, Richard2 .......1951-52.........................Billings Shaffer, Harry2 .............1937-38............................Butte Shaffer, John3 ...............1922-24.....................Miles City Sharkey, Ron3 ..............1979-81......................Missoula Shaw, Alex4 ..................2008-11............... Spokane, WA Shaw, Stephen2.............2012-13......................Boise, ID Shegina, William2 .........1938-39.................... Anaconda Shephard, William1 .......1945...................Des Moines, IA Sherbeck, Harold2 ........1950-51.................... Big Sandy Sheridan, Guy1 .............1901............................Missoula Sheridan, Phillip3 ..........1913-15..................... Paola, KS Shevalier, Jack2 ............1960-61......................... Helena Shields, John2 ..............1935-36.....................Miles City Shillam, Terry4 ..............1982-85.............. Orchards, WA Shoate, Jeff1 ................1999....................San Diego, CA Short, Cory1 .................1999............................Cut Bank Short, Daniel1 ...............1998............................Cut Bank Shupe, Dale3 ................1953-55.........................Harlem Shupe, Joe1 .................1976..........................Great Falls Sil, Nate2 ......................1997-98......................Missoula Silovsky, Paul1 ..............1980.........................Topeka, KS Silvernale, Grant3 ..........1922-24........................... Baker Simonson, Eric4............1992-95..................Plentywood Simpkins, Edward4........1910-13......................Missoula Simpson, Ja’Ton3..........2002, 04-05.........Bellflower, CA Simpson, Martin3 .........1908-10......................Missoula Sirmon, David4 .............1993-96...........Walla Walla, WA Sivingen, Marcus1 ........1946............................ Glasgow Skinner, Jon4 ................2000-03........................... Dillon Sloane, Hugh1...............1899............................Missoula Sloan, Pete2 .................2004-05....................... Kalispell Slocum, Dethrick2 ........1990-91...................Fresno, CA Small, Robert3 ..............1954-56......................Missoula Smead, Burton3 ...........1908-10......................Missoula Smelko, Daniel1 ............1964...................... Hubbard, OH Smerker, Gregg4 ...........1988-91....................Great Falls Smith, Bob2 ..................1973-74...................Pasco, WA Smith, Di-Onte3.............1996-98...............Van Nuys, CA Smith, Earl1 ..................1902........................... Unknown Smith, Frank2................1936-37.................. Chicago, IL Smith, Gary3.................1959-61..................... Whitefish Smith, Gary3.................1965-67.............. Pittsburgh, PA Smith, Jeffrey1..............1975...................Vancouver, WA Smith, Joe1...................2007......... Rowland Heights, CA Smith, Mark3 ...............1983-85.............Vancouver, WA Smith, Michael1 ............1998................ Los Angeles, CA Smith, Mike2 ................1965-66................Olympia, WA Smith, Scott2 ................1986-87...............Lancaster, CA Smith, Vernon3 .............2001-03..............San Diego, CA Smith, William (B.J.)1 ...1948..................................Butte Smithwick-Hann, Shay4.2011-14....................... Kalispell Snyder, Chris4 ..............2000-03............... Spokane, WA Snyder, George2 ...........1930-31....................Great Falls Sobansky, Joe2 .............1976-77.........................Ajo, AZ Soderston, John1 .........1908.......................... Clinton, IA Soloman, Ted1 ..............1972..................... Spokane, WA
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Sopp, Bernie1 ...............1994...........................Ukiah, CA Sorenson, Glenn2 .........1959-60.........................Billings Sorenson, Thomas2 ......1957-58.................. Benicia, CA Sorrell, Malcom4 ..........1980-83................ Tacoma, WA Sparber, Dale2 ..............1957-58.............Cashmere, WA Sparks, Richard3 ..........1966-68............................Butte Sparks, Robert1 ............1940..................................Butte Spaulding, Thomas1 .....1903............................Missoula Spear, Del4 ...................1973-76................. Cheney, WA Spelman, James3 .........1936-38.................... Anaconda Spencer, Bruce1 ...........1970.....................Hoquiam, WA Spencer, Franklin3 .........1928-30.........................Geyser Spencer, Lance4 ...........2002-05........................... Malta Spencer, Mark2 .............2001-02,.............. Fallbrook, CA Spigner, Paul1 ...............1976........................ Newark, NJ Spraggins, Scott4 .........1992-95....................Great Falls Sprosky, Todd2 .............1988-89................ Gardena, CA Sprunk, Cooper1............2014......................... Tigard, OR Stachnik, Ray2 ..............1969-70.................. Chicago, IL Stachnik, Richard2 ........1975-76.................. Chicago, IL Stadnyk, Mike4..............2004-05, 07-08.. Regina, Saska. Staninger, Brett1 ...........2002............................Missoula Stansberry, Robert1 ......1932........................ Norfolk, NE Stapp, Clint2 .................2006-07.................... Niwot, CO Stark, John1 .................1972...................Vancouver, WA Stark, Robert2 ..............1972-73......................... Polson Starkey, Steven2 ...........1972-73................El Monte, CA Stedham, John3 ............1967-69............... Chehalis, WA Stein, Karl2 ...................1969-70......... San Anselmo, CA Steinau, Matt4 ..............1998-01...................El Toro, CA Steiner, Ed1 ..................1965............................Missoula Steinhauer, Ben1 ...........1975........................ Chicago, IL Stenson, Perry3 ............1937-39....................... Kalispell Stensrud, Kelly4 ............1992-95......................Missoula Stephens, Andre4 .........1980-83................ Tacoma, WA Stephens, Wallace2 ......1945-46.........................Billings Sterns, Bill3 ..................1969-71............ Stevenson, WA Stewart, Gordon3 .........1948-50........................ Forsyth Stewart, Robert2 ..........1951-52........................ Forsyth Stimac, Daniel2 ............1967-68....................Great Falls Stocking, G. Edgar1 ......1952........................... Whitefish Stockton, Houston3 ......2008-10............... Spokane, WA Stoddard, Thayer3 ........1907-09......................Missoula Stoll, Erik3 ....................2008-10................Sandpoint, Id Stone, George1 .............1912............................Missoula Storbakken, Rollie1 .......1974..................Mt. Vernon, WA Story, Leland2 ..............1933-34........................ Winnett Strahm, Connor2...........2014-15..................Eugene, OR Stranahan, Larry3 .........1968-70......................Missoula Strand, Carl1 ................1955.................. Bremerton, WA Strauss, Richard3..........1966-68......................... Polson Straw, Alva1 .................1921.............................. Forsyth Streit, David2 ................1946-47......................Missoula Streit, Norman4.............1912-15......................Missoula Stringer, Darren2 ...........1990-91................Vacaville, CA Strizich, Joseph1 ..........1936..........................Great Falls Strom, Roy3 .................1939-41......................... Shelby Strutzel, Mike2 ..............1986-87................. Monitor, WA Stuart, Gig1 ..................1974...........................Miami, FL Stuberg, Josh4 .............2009-12......................... Helena Sugrue, Pat3 .................1923-25.................... Anaconda Sullivan, Dan4 ...............1974-77............................Butte Sullivan, Daniel2............2014-15............. Mill Creek, WA Sullivan, John3 .............1933-35,...........................Butte Sullivan, Pat4 ................1976-79............................Butte Sullivan, Rick4 ..............1985-88..................... Whitefish Sullivan, Stephen4 ........1917-20............................Butte Sulser, Mark2.................1987-88...................... Glasgow Sunderland, Brock2 ......1999-00....................Great Falls Sundquist, Tim3 ...........1981-83....................Great Falls Sutton, Mickey2 ............1980-81..............Union City, CA Svennungsen, Rock3 ....1972-74......................... Shelby Swanson, Carl2 ............1935-36.................... Anaconda Swarthout, Jack3 ..........1939-41................. Prosser, WA
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Swarthout, William3 ......1940-42................. Prosser, WA Swearingen, Chester1 ...1952...............Port Orchard, WA Swearingen, Gary1 .......1972............................Missoula Sweet Russell2 .............1924-25.....................Miles City Swenson, Brent3 ..........1991-93...................... Glasgow Swink, Andrew2 ............2008-09... Rowland Heights, CA Swogger, Josh1 ............2006.........................Vienna, OH Sylvestre, Mike1 ...........2009........................Phoenix, AZ Szakash, Paul2 ............1935-36.................. Chicago, IL Szalay, Thatcher4 ..........1998-01..................... Whitefish
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Taberacci, Emil3 ...........1937-39....................Great Falls Tagmyer, William1 .........1977................ Federal Way, WA Tait, William1 ................1908............................Missoula Takai, Tonga4.................2011-14................. Waipahu, HI Talmage, Jon4 ..............2002-05................Anaheim, CA Talolutu, John2 .............1968-69...................... Oahu, HI Tanner, Gordon2 ...........1921-22.....................Miles City Tarrow, Bill4 ..................1981-84..................Eugene, OR Taylor, Ed1 ....................1923...........................Miles City Taylor, Joseph1 .............1942........................ Chicago, IL Taylor, Kent2 .................1982-83.................. Wichita, KS Taylor, Steve2 ...............1972-73....................Great Falls Temple, Mike2 ..............1994-95..............San Diego, CA Tennant, Vernon1 ..........1956............................. Kalispell Thiebes, Joseph1 ..........1942..........................Great Falls Thieme, Fred2 ...............1909-10......................Missoula Thoemmes, Wade2 .......1989-90.................Honolulu, HI Thomas, Alex1...............2015..........................Great Falls Thomas, Dilwayn1 ........1907..................................Butte Thomas, Lloyd2 ............1950-51..............Santa Ana, CA Thomas, Terry3 ............1978-80....................Great Falls Thomas, Torrey4 ...........2004-07........................... Dillon Thomas, Tyler4 .............2002-05........................... Dillon Thompson, Andy3.........1999-02...........Walla Walla, WA Thompson, Matt3 .........1997-99...........Walla Walla, WA Thompson, Harry1 .......1945............................. Kalispell Thompson, Keith2 .........2008-09..............Porterville, CA Thompson, Ryan4 ........1993-96......................Missoula Thomson, Mike2 ...........1959-60.........................Billings Thornally, Robert3 ........1937-39.................. Chicago, IL Thorsen, Leif4 ...............1997-00....................... Kalispell Thorsrud, Garfield1 .......1945............................Missoula Thuesen, Matt4 .............1997-00.........................Billings Tiernan, Robert3 ...........1926-28................... Toledo, OH Tilleman, Michael2 ........1963-64....................... Chinook Timberman, Scott2 .......1983-84............................Butte Todd, McCauley2...........2014-15.......... Cedar Rapids, IA Toffanelli, Larry2 ...........1994-95................Stockton, CA Tomlinson, Keith1 .........1986..........................Bonita, CA Toone, Brian4 ...............1993-96............................Butte Torrey, Henry1 ..............1908............. Manila, Philippines Townsend, Justin1 ........2008..........................Dublin, CA Trammell, Jake4 ............1981-84.............Vancouver, WA Trevathan, Jeff1 ............1993............Thousand Oaks, CA Trevathan, Mike4............1987-90......Thousand Oaks, CA Tripp, Bryan2 ................1989-90......................Missoula Tripp, Eugene2 ..............1963-64......................Missoula Tripp, Jordan5 ...............2009-13......................Missoula Trotter, C.M.2 ................1960-61.............. Longview, WA Troxel, Matt3 .................2005-07......... Coeur d’Alene, ID Troxel, Van4 ..................1972-75..................Moscow, ID Tubbs, Frederick3 .........1967-69.................Honolulu, HI Tully, Bo4.......................2010-13............... Spokane, WA Turk, Marvin2 ................1990-91...........Sacramento, CA Turner, Jay4 ..................1991-94.............Marysville, WA Turnquist, Robert2 ........1972-73.........................Billings Tvedt, Kelly2 .................1989-90..................Plentywood Tyvand, Ben3 ................1941-43............................Butte
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Unruh, Richard3 ...........1967-69......................... Polson Uperesa, Tuufuli2 ..........1968-69..............Alea, Oahu, HI
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Urie, Dave2 ...................1968-69.................... Chico, CA Urlin, John1 ..................1902............................Missoula Utter, Trevor3.................1995-97......................... Eureka Utterback, Brandon2 .....2007-08..................Fort Benton Utterback, Loren4 .........2004-07..................Fort Benton
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Van, Travon2..................2013-14..............San Diego, CA Van Ackeren, Kendrick3.2013-15................Bellevue, WA Van Bramer, Glen3 ........1937-39.........................Billings Van Wormer, Matt2 .......1976-77......................Missoula Vance, Cecil2 ................1914-15..................... Unknown Vannett, Leonard2 .........1942-43...................Pasco, WA Varney, Howard1 ..........1924............................... Helena Varona, Jonny3 .............2002-04........ Medical Lake, WA Vaughn, Coleman1 ........1939.......................... Anaconda Vealey, William2 ............1908-09......................Missoula Vella, Nick3 ...................2002-04..........Castro Valley, CA Venters, Garrett4 ...........1991-94............... Richland, WA Vercurovich, George1 ....1957..................................Butte Verlanic, Alex4 ..............2007-10.................. Drummond Vernard, Bill3 ................1985-87...................Albany, OR Vesel, Frank2 ................1932-33......................Roundup Vidro, August3 .............1930-32.................... Anaconda Vierhus, Louis3 .............1925-27................ Portland, OR Vierra, Lester1 ..............1957........................Yakima, WA Villeneuve, Pete1 ...........1983...................Sheboygan, WI Vincent, Rusty2 ............1975-76.............. Tinley Park, IL Vogel, Robert1 ..............1936.........................Whiting, IN Volger, Ralph1 ...............1919..................................Butte Volk, Fred2 ....................1949-50....................Great Falls Vucurovich, George2 .....1950-51............................Butte
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Waak, Scott2 ................1987-88..................... Bend, OR Wagenmann, Zack4.......2011-14......................Missoula Wakkinen, Howard1 ......1997...............................Conrad Walcott, Taylor1.............2012........................Eugene, OR Walden, Caleb2..............2011-12......................Boise, ID Walden, Willie3 .............2002-04.............Vancouver, WA Waldhauser, Bryan4 ......2008-11........................Worden Walker, Carl1 ................1929....................Boundary, WA Walker, Duane4 .............1971, 73-75..................... Malta Walker, Nick1 ................1999........................Plentywood Walker, Sidney1 ............1899............................Missoula Walker, Travis4 ..............1996-99..................Plentywood Walker, William1 ...........1950........................... Bozeman Walle, Tuck2..................1964-65.......................Superior Walle, Virgil1 .................1965.............................Superior Waller, JR4 ...................2002-05................ Portland, OR Wallwork, Bruce3 ..........1961-63..............Waimanalo, HI Walsh, Creighton1 .......1972..................................Butte Walters, Guy1 ..............1901............................Missoula Walters, Ray5 ...............1900-04......................Missoula Walters, Ted2 ................1940-41.........................Billings Walterskirchen, Jer.1......1946............................Missoula Walterskirchen, Will.2....1919-20......................Missoula Wang, Dean1 ................1985................................. Baker Ward, Sidney2 ..............1897-98...................... Hamilton Warden, Darrel1 ............1946..........................Great Falls Warren, Cam3...............2011-13................Bellevue, WA Washington, Jason1 .....2005.......................Oakland, CA Waters, William2 ...........1967-68............................. Troy Watkins, Jeremy4 .........1996-99......................Missoula Watt, Henry1 ................1950...........Hermosa Beach, CA Waxham, John3 ............1968-70 Mt. Lake Terrace, WA Webster, F.1 ..................1908............................Missoula Weidman, Roy2 ............1912-13............................ Pony Weikum, George2 .........1975-76..............Wilmington, IL Welch, Glen2 ................1970-71............................Butte Welch, Roderick1 ..........1935................. Long Beach, CA Welker, Thomas1 ..........1964...............................Conrad Wells, Matt4 .................1992-95.................Ashland, OR Wells, Ryan3 ................2004-06...................... Hamilton
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Werba, Ronald3 ............1960-62.................. Chicago, IL Werbelow, Scott2 ..........1985-86................ Glendale, CA Weskamp, Paul2 ...........1953-54..........................Ronan Westbrook, Michael1 ....2000...................... Tacoma, WA Westby, Arthur1 ............1901............................Missoula Westby, George2 ..........1897-98......................Missoula Weston, Brad3 ..............2000-02...................... Hamilton Weston, Kelly1 ..............1984...................... Tacoma, WA Westwater, James1 .......1941........................ Chicago, IL Weyer, Ben2..................2013-14..................... Bozeman Whalen, Robert1 ...........1947..................................Butte Whipple, James1 ..........1964............................... Helena Whitcomb, Clark3 .........1925-27......................... Helena White, Herbert3 ............1966-68................... Ecorse, MI White, John1 ................1950....................Santa Ana, CA White, Terry2 ................1984-85............... San Jose, CA Whitney, Craig2 ............1989-90...........Walla Walla, WA Whitted, Justin4.............2012-15.......... Los Angeles, CA Whittinghill, Charles3........ 1934-36......................... Helena Wikert, Milton1 .............1955....................Santa Ana, CA Wilberger, Bert4 ............1991-94.................Ashland, OR Wilcox, Charles2 ...........1934-35..................Stevensville Williams, Arthur2 ..........1902-03.................. Radersburg Williams, Bryon1 ..........1976................ New Orleans, LA Williams, Charles3 ........1936-38.................. Chicago, IL Williams, Derrick3..........1981-83 ......... Los Angeles, CA Williams, Derryl1...........2000....................San Diego, CA Williams, Demetrious2...2000-01.................. Carson, CA Williams, Frank1 ...........1902........................ Deer Lodge Williams, Ken1...............1974.......................Houston, TX Williams, Wendell1 ........1931...............................Billings Williamson, Dan1 ..........1957..................................Butte Williamson, Don1 ..........1955..................................Butte Williamson, Paul1 .........1945............................Missoula Willis, Hartwell3 ............1903-05.......................... Plains Wilson, Jamal3..............2013-15................. Fontana, CA Wilson, James1 ............1952................................ Laurel Wilson, Jimmy4 ............2004-06, 10........San Diego, CA Wilson, John3 ...............1986-88......................Missoula Wilson, Marcus4............1996-99.... Ft. Walton Beach, FL Wilson, Mike2 ...............1994-95.................Honolulu, HI Winn, Ben1 ...................2003.................................Darby Winstanley, Edward4......1908-11......................Missoula Winter, Tim2 .................1987-88...........Walla Walla, WA Wold, Paul3 ..................1949-51.......................... Laurel Woldseth, George1 ......1976......................Bellevue, WA Wood, Ken1 ..................2008..................... Spokane, WA Wood, Leslie1 ...............1902........................... Unknown Wood, Steve3 ...............1961-63....................Great Falls Woods, Trevor3 ............1995-97..........Diamond Bar, CA Woodward, Ward1 ........1916...........................Miles City Worrell, Dan3 ................1968-70....................Great Falls Worst, Ben1...................2013......................Twin Falls, ID Wren, Sean2 .................2009, 11........... Yorba Linda, CA Wynn, Dontelle3 ...........1984-86....................Detroit, MI Wysel, Glen1 ................1968......................... Lewistown
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Yoro, Jacob2 ................1998-99....................Mililani, HI Young, Jerry2 ..............1957-58....................Sandy, OR Young, Kevin1 ...............1982......................... Toledo, OH Young, Trey4 .................1999-02..............San Diego, CA Yovetich, Dan1 .............1946..................................Butte Yurko, Robert1 .............1951..........................Great Falls
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Zanon, Scott1 ..............1987............................. Kalispell Zellick, Jeff4 ................1993-96.............Springfield, OR Zemke, Hubert1 ............1933............................Missoula Zikmund, Rory4 ............1999-02.................... Harlowton Zimmerman, Walter1 .....1936........................ Chicago, IL
Senior Outside Linebacker Ben Weyer
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COACHING HISTORY
MONTANA’S ALL-TIME COACHING RESULTS 1897-2014
Coach Alma Mater Fred Smith Cornell Sgt. F.B. Searight Stanford Guy Cleveland Montana Frank Bean Wisconsin Dewitt Peck Iowa State H.B. Conibear Illinois F.W. Schule Wisconsin Albion Findley Wisconsin Roy White Iowa Robert Cary Montana Lt. W.C. Philoon West Point A.G. Heilman Franklin-Marshall Jerry Nissen Washington State Bernie Bierman Minnesota J.W. Stewart Geneva Earl Clark Montana Frank Milburn West Point Bernard Oakes Illinois Doug Fessenden Illinois Clyde Carpenter Montana George Dahlberg Montana Doug Fessenden Illinois Ted Shipkey Stanford Ed Chinske Montana Jerry Williams Washington State Ray Jenkins Colorado Hugh Davidson Colorado Jack Swarthout Montana Gene Carlson Montana Larry Donovan Nebraska Don Read Sacramento State Mick Dennehy Montana Joe Glenn South Dakota Bobby Hauck Montana Robin Pflugrad Portland State Mick Delaney UM-Western Bob Stitt Doane College *Ties not computed in percentage.
Year(s) at School 1897 1898 1899 1900-01 1902 1903-04 1905-06 1907 1908-09 1910-11 1912 1913-14 1915-17 1919-21 1922-23 1924-25 1926-30 1931-34 1935-41 1942 1945 1946-48 1949-51 1952-54 1955-57 1958-63 1964-66 1967-75 1976-79 1980-85 1986-95 1996-99 2000-02 2003-09 2010-2011 2012-2014 2015-Present
W 1 3 1 2 0 5 4 4 7 5 4 8 7 9 7 7 18 8 32 0 1 14 12 8 6 14 8 51 16 25 85 39 39 80 13 24 8
L 2 2 2 4 3 7 7 1 2 3 3 4 7 9 8 8 22 22 25 8 4 15 16 18 23 43 20 41 25 37 36 12 6 17 6 14 5
T 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct.* .333 .600 .333 .333 .000 .416 .363 .800 .777 .625 .571 .666 .500 .500 .466 .466 .450 .266 .561 .000 .200 .482 .428 .307 .206 .245 .285 .554 .390 .403 .702 .756 .867 .825 .684 .631 .615
Editor’s note: The Redbook is The University of Montana Athletic Department’s handwritten history by George “Jiggs” Dahlberg dating from 1897 through the 1980 season. (All photos from Sports Information archives)
Fred Smith 1897
“Two years after The University of Montana opened its doors to students, the first football team was organized. Professor Fred D. Smith, chemistry professor and former football player at Cornell University, volunteered to coach the football team. Twenty-four men turned out. No uniforms were available so many of the players used makeshift clothing.” -- The Redbook
F.B. Seabright 1898
“Sgt. B.F. Seabright, a graduate and former player at Stanford, was a coach in 1898. He was engaged by the university as instructor in general athletics. Students raised an initial $110 to help pay the coach’s salary. Charles Allard kicked the first field goal in the state of Montana at the Thanksgiving game vs. the Montana State College Aggies in Missoula. Montana won 16-0.” -- The Redbook - 116 -
Guy Cleveland 1899
“Prospects for a first class team were not very bright at the start of the 1899 season when Guy Cleveland took over the team. Scarce any of the old players were back and positions had to be filled with untried material.” “In the first game against the Anaconda Athletic Club, Coach Cleveland played right halfback. He made the two touchdowns and kicked goal both times to win for the varsity.” --The Redbook
Frank Bean 1900-1901
“Frank Bean from the University of Wisconsin was selected as coach. A game with Anaconda failed to materialize, therefore, the only game scheduled in 1900 was with Montana State College.” -- The Redbook “The unsuccessful season was due to the lack of experienced players. We had no experienced quarterback.” --Kaimin, student paper
Dewitt Peck 1902
This season saw the organization of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Nine Northwest colleges were represented at a meeting which was held in Spokane.
H.B. Conibear 1903-1904
“Hiram Conibear coached at Illinois University before coming to UM. The 1903 team was the first university football team to be sent out of the state to compete in an athletic contest. Coach Conibear will be remembered by University of Montana fans for at least one contribution, his 1904 team ran up the biggest score in football history against Montana State College, 79-0.” -- The Redbook
F.W. Schule 1905-1906
A writeup of the 1906 season by Coach Schule in the yearbook says, “as interesting and as spectacular a game of football as the writer has seen in the far west was played on the Montana field on October 19th. Our men succeeded in holding Washington State’s undefeated team to the closest score made against them this season.” --Montana Sentinel
COACHING HISTORY Albion Findley 1907
“Coach Findley had been a member of the AllWestern Conference team while attending the University of Wisconsin. This was the first year that letter sweaters were awarded. University sweater awards were donated by Missoula Mercantile.” --The Redbook
Roy White 1908-1909
“Roy “Cupid” White, All-Western tackle at the University of Iowa in 1905, was selected to coach the Montana team. The 1909 team was the first Montana football team to be undefeated.” -- The Redbook
Robert Cary, 1910-11
“Montana was very successful using the forward pass in 1910.” -- The Redbook
Lt. W.C. Philoon, 1912
Lt. Philoon was an All American player (center) at West Point.
A.G. Heilman, 1913-14
“This was the best team that Montana had yet produced, and Montana was undefeated and had one scoreless tie with Idaho in 1914. Richard Howell of the Law School wrote the song: “Up With Montana” (UM’s fight song) in 1914.” --The Redbook
Jerry Nissen 1915-1917
“The biggest game of the season and one of the biggest in Montana history came Thanksgiving Day 1915 when the powerful Syracuse University team invaded Missoula for the first intersectional game in the state. Coach Jerry Nissen returned from the Northwest Conference meeting at Seattle in 1916 with the news that Montana had been admitted to the conference. Coach Nissen resigned at the end of the 1917 season to join the Army. The coach had compiled a record of 14-7-4 in three seasons.” -- The Redbook
Bernie Bierman 1919-1921
“Bernie Bierman, the new coach, was an All-America halfback at the University of Minnesota in 1915. Probably no season up to this time saw more “firsts”
than in 1920. The Grizzlies beat the University of Washington for the only time in history. Montana’s football field was moved and named “Dornblaser Field” in honor of Paul Dornblaser, the great Grizzly tackle, who was killed in action in World War I. Finally, the Grizzlies ran up their biggest score in history, a 133-0 pasting of Mount St. Charles.” (Carroll College) -- The Redbook
J.W. Stewart 1922-1923
“John W. Stewart, a graduate of Geneva College, Penn., was selected from a list of 50 candidates to succeed Bernie Bierman. He was to be head coach of the football, basketball and track teams.” -- The Redbook
Earl Clark 1924-1925
“Earl “Click” Clark became the second Montana graduate to coach a Grizzly team in 1924. Coach Clark resigned at the end of the 1925 season to accept the position of trainer at the University of Washington. He held this position until his retirement.” -- The Redbook
Frank Milburn 1926-1930
“Major Frank Milburn, a West Point graduate and winner of the Athletic Saber, emblematic of the best athlete at West Point, became head of the R.O.T.C. and head football coach. The 1930 season highlights were victories over Montana State College, University of Idaho and Gonzaga University. Major “Shrimp” Milburn closed his coaching career at the University of Montana due to Army orders transferring him to another station.” -- The Redbook
Bernard Oakes 1931-1934
“Bernard F. “Bunny” Oakes, who had been line coach at the University of Nebraska for the past five years, became Major Milburn’s successor as head coach of football for the 1931 season. Robert Stansberry and Henry Blastic made honorable mention All Americans. Bernard Oakes left after the 1934 season to coach football at the University of Colorado.” -- The Redbook - 117 -
Doug Fessenden 1935-1941
“Douglas Fessenden, Fenger High School coach in Chicago, was selected as head football coach at the university in April of 1935. “Man of the Year” was the honor accorded Douglas Fessenden by the Kaimin in 1935 for the distinguished work done by him in raising Montana to a prominent place in Pacific Coast Conference football. Fessenden proved himself to be an able mentor and won the respect and admiration of the entire school. The 1937 season was the most successful football season since 1914. Montana won six consecutive games in 1937 which is the first time in history Montana won as many games. The highlight of the 1939 season was the 13-0 win over the University of Idaho, smashing the Idaho jinx and giving Montana possession of the Little Brown Stein for the first time. The 1941 football season was a successful year as well, UM going 6-3. 1946-1948 (14-15) Douglas Fessenden returned from the Army Air Corp in time to take over his duties as head football coach. Montana enjoyed a successful 1947 season winning 7 games and losing 4 and defeated Washington State College and the University of Idaho on their home grounds. Fessenden resigned in 1948 and the following year received his doctors degree in Physical Education from Columbia University. Fessenden had the best win and loss record in football of any university football coach up until that time.” -- The Redbook
George Dahlberg 1945
“George “Jiggs” Dahlberg from the University of Montana coached football for the 1945 season. Dr. J.E. “Burly” Miller, faculty athletic representative ruled that the University of montana, ‘must follow pre-war Pacific Coast Conference rules.’” -- The Redbook
Ted Shipkey 1949-1951
“Ted Shipkey began his coaching stint at the University of Montana in 1949. The passing combination of Ray Bauer (end) and Tom Kingsford (quarterback) in 1950 was one of the best in University history. Montana withdrew from the Pacific Coast Conference and joined the Mountain States Conference which is also know as the “Skyline” Conference. Ted Shipkey resigned as football coach in 1951.” -- The Redbook
COACHING HISTORY Ed Chinske 1952-1954
“Edward Chinske became the next UM head football coach in 1952. Richard (Dick) Imer was selected for All-American honors in 1953. Imer and Joe DeLuca were chosen to several AllAmerican teams in 1954.” -- Redbook
Jerry Williams 1955-1957
“UM’s fund-raising arm, the Century Club, got its start in 1955, the same year as Head Coach Jerry Williams arrived. Aside from the fact that Stanley Renning was considered one of the greatest sophomores to ever appear in a Grizzly uniform, the 1956 campaign was a dismal one. Coach Jerry Williams, who had played professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles, left UM to be an assistant coach for the Eagles.” -- The Redbook
Ray Jenkins 1958-1963
“Ray Jenkins’ first year as football coach was a poor debut with an 0-10 record, the worst in Montana history. The Grizzlies came up with their best passing attack in 10 season during 1959, a campaign that also marked the end of a 15-game losing streak when the Grizzlies scored a 12-0 upset over Brigham Young. Terry Dillon was selected and played in the East-West Shrine game January 1963. The 1963 football season was unsuccessful winning one game and losing nine. Ray Jenkins resigned at the close of the 1963 football season.” -- The Redbook
Hugh Davidson 1964-1966
“In 1964 Hugh Davidson become the new head coach. The Terry Dillon Award was established for the most valuable player on the football team. Davidson resigned at the end of the 1966 football season.” -- Redbook
Jack Swarthout 1967-1975
not been seen in Missoula for several years. Montana won the Big Sky Conference championship in 1969 for the first time since conference football began in 1963. Coach Swarthout and his staff received considerable praise for the excellent job of coaching Montana to its second consecutive undefeated regular season play in 1970. The team played in the Camillia Bowl, losing to UND 31-16. There were several Grizzlies selected to various AllAmerican teams in 1971. Swarthout resigned as football coach at the close of the 1975 season. He chose to return to high school teaching and coaching at Capital High, Olympia, Wash. Swarthout left UM as the winningest football coach in the University’s history with a nine-year record of 51 wins, 41 losses and one tie. He won two consecutive Big Sky football championships (1969 and 1970).” -- The Redbook
Gene Carlson 1976-1979
“The 1976 football season opened with Eugene Carlson as the new head football coach. Carlson inherited the coaching staff of the preceding administration (Jack Swarthout), as well as the offensive system (Wishbone or Texas Y). However, Gene made some changes in the offense formation.” Carlson was an alumnus of UM and was a very successful high school coach in Great Falls prior to coming to the University of Montana. A greater success was expected by those in power so Carlson resigned at the close of the 1979 season. ”-- The Redbook
Larry Donovan 1980-1985
Larry Donovan was selected to replace Gene Carlson. Donovan was a graduate of the University of Nebraska and came to Montana from the University of Kansas where he had been an assistant coach. The 1981 season was positive, as Donovan was rebuilding the football program, and 1982 saw the Grizzlies in a first-round playoff game at Idaho along with winning the Big Sky Conference title. However, the next three seasons had more L’s then W’s, and after the 1985 season, Donovan, and most of his coaching staff, did not have their contracts renewed for the 1986 season.
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Don Read 1986-1995
Don Read is Montana’s all-time winningest coach. He came to Montana from Portland State in 1986. Read never had a losing season as head mentor to the Grizzlies. In Montana’s 96-year football history. Also during his 10-year tenure, he was 10-0 against the MSU Bobcats. The Grizzlies advanced to the playoffs five out of the 10 years he coached, winning the Division 1-AA (FCS) national championship in 1995. He was also selected the Division I-AA Coach of the Year in 1995 and coached Dave Dickenson, the 1995 Walter Payton Award winner. During his tenure, the Griz had an overall record of 85-36, and his 85 overall wins at UM and 54 Big Sky victories rank him second in conference history.
Joe Glenn 2000-2002
Joe Glenn came to Montana after a very long, successful 11-year career at Northern Colorado where the Bears won back-toback NCAA Division II national football championships in 1996 and 1997. In Joe’s first year as head coach at Montana, he won the Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the I-AA (FCS) coach of the year. He was also the Big Sky Conference’s coach of the year. That year he took the 13-1 Griz to the Division I-AA national championship game, where the Griz lost to Georgia Southern, 27-25. Glenn repeated the trip to the title game in 2001, this time winning the championship, beating Furman 13-6. The Griz were once again conference champs for the second year in a row. The Griz were co-conference champs in 2002. Glenn was hired as Wyoming’s 30th head football coach Dec. 12, 2002 and is now the head coach at South Dakota.
Bobby Hauck 2003-2009
Bobby Hauck became Montana’s 33rd head football coach in Jan. of 2003. He came to UM from the University of Washington where he was assistant coach. Hauck graduated
from UM. Hauck had a successful head coaching career at Montana, taking his teams to the playoffs all seven of his years here, appearing in national championship games in 2004 and 2008, and the semifinals in 2006. He had 80 wins at UM. Hauck was selected the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2009. He was a finalist for the
COACHING HISTORY
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in 2009. He had nine players selected to the allconference first team in 2009, and Montana led the conference in rushing offense, scoring offense, total defense and scoring defense that season. Along with his head coaching duties, Hauck also coached special teams. He was the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2009. Hauck took over the head coaching position at UNLV in December of 2009.
Robin Pflugrad 2010-11
Robin Pflugrad came to Montana from Oregon. Pflugrad was a mentor in the prestigious PAC-10 Conference for 13 seasons with stints at Oregon, Washington State and Arizona State. He has coached at the collegiate level for 28 years. Pflugrad had a two-year overall record of 13-6 as head coach at Montana. Pflugrad also coached at Montana from 1986-94, working quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs during his first stint at UM. He was one of 20 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS’s top mentor.
Mick Delaney 2012-2014
Mick Delaney was 2414 in his three seasons as the head coach at UM. His 2014 record was 9-5, and the Griz advanced to the second round of the FCS
playoffs. Mick retired after the 2014 season. His 24 wins were the seventh most in school history. He was the 35th head coach (since 1897) at Montana. He completed his seventh season overall at Montana. From 2008-11 he was UM’s associate head coach and oversaw the running backs. He was named a finalist for the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year in 2013.
Bob Stitt 2015-Present
Bob Stitt enters his second season at the helm of the Montana Grizzlies football program in 2016, after leading the Griz back to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the 23rd time in school history during his 2015 inaugural season. Stitt’s Grizzlies went 8-5 in his first season and finished the season tied for 2nd place in the Big Sky Conference with a 6-2 league record. A highlight of his first season as a Grizzly includes an upset of defending National Champion North Dakota State on ESPN.
ALL-TIME RESULTS
Fred Smith (Cornell)
1897 (1-2-3)
1897 (1-2-3) Missoula “Tigers”..................... T .................... 0-0 Missoula “Tigers”..................... T..................... 0-0 Missoula “Tigers”..................... T..................... 0-0 Butte Business College..............L................... 20-4 Montana State..........................W................... 18-6 at Butte Business College..........L..................26-10
SGT. F.B. Seabright (Stanford)
1898 (3-2) 1898 (3-2) Helena High School..................L...................... 6-5 Anaconda Ath. Club.................L.................... 18-0 Helena Athletic Club...............W...................... 5-0 at Montana State......................W...................... 6-0 Montana State..........................W.................... 16-0
Guy Cleveland (Montana)
1899 (1-2) 1899 (1-2) Anaconda Ath. Club...............W.................... 12-5 at Montana State........................L.................... 38-0 Montana State............................L...................... 5-0
Frank Bean (Wisconsin)
1900-1901 (2-4) 1900 (0-1) Montana State............................L..................12-11 1901 (2-3) Ft. Shaw Indians.........................L............No Score Butte High School.....................L..................25-11 Fort Missoula...........................W............No Score Fort Missoula...........................W.................... 26-0 at Montana State........................L.................... 31-0
F.W. Schule (Wisconsin)
1905-1906 (4-7) 1905 (2-3) Utah.............................................L.................... 42-0 at Whitman College..................L...................... 5-0 at Washington State...................L.................... 28-6 Utah State.................................W.................... 23-0 Fort Shaw Indians....................W.................... 88-0 1906 (2-4) Fort Shaw Indians....................W.................... 32-6 Washington State.......................L...................... 5-0 Spokane Athletic Club............W.................... 11-0 at Utah.........................................L.................... 42-0 at Utah State...............................L.................... 16-6 Ex-Collegians.............................L...................... 6-0
Albion Findlay (Wisconsin)
1907 (4-1-1) 1907 (4-1-1) Montana Wesleyan..................W.................... 62-0 Fort Shaw Indians....................W.................... 28-0 at Wash. State.............................L.................... 38-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 12-0 Spokane Athletic Club............W.................... 12-0 at Montana Tech....................... T...................... 0-0
Roy White (Iowa)
1908-1909 (7-2-2) 1908 (1-2-1) Montana State........................... T...................... 0-0 Montana Tech..........................W...................... 8-5 at Montana Tech........................L...................... 5-4 at Montana State........................L ..................... 5-0
1902 (0-2) 1902 (0-2) Montana Tech............................L.................... 16-0 Montana State............................L.................... 38-0
1909 (6-0-1) Missoula High..........................W.................... 33-0 Fort Shaw Indians....................W.................... 52-0 at Montana Tech....................... T...................... 0-0 at Montana State......................W...................... 3-0 Fort Missoula...........................W.................... 42-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 24-0 Montana State..........................W.................... 15-5
H.B. Conibear (Illinois)
Robert Cary (Montana)
Dewitt Peck (Iowa State)
1903-1904 (5-7)
1903 (2-5) Fort Missoula...........................W.................... 32-0 Fort Missoula...........................W.................... 11-0 Montana Tech............................L.................... 19-0 at Montana Tech........................L.................... 23-0 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 28-0 at Washington State...................L.................... 32-0 at Montana State........................L.................... 13-6 1904 (3-2) Fort Missoula...........................W.................... 10-0 at Utah.........................................L.................... 17-0 at Utah State.............................W...................... 5-0 Washington State.......................L...................... 6-5 Montana State..........................W.................... 79-0
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1910-11 (5-3-1) 1910 (3-2-1) Montana Tech..........................W...................... 8-0 at Montana State....................... T...................... 0-0 Utah State...................................L...................... 5-3 at Gonzaga..................................L.................... 17-5 at Montana Tech......................W...................... 3-0 Montana State..........................W.................... 10-0 1911 (2-1) at Montana Tech......................W.................... 12-0 Utah State...................................L...................... 8-0 Polson Independents...............W.................... 28-6
Lt. W.C. Philoon (West Point)
1912 (4-2) 1912 (4-2) Missoula High..........................W.................... 28-0 at Montana State......................W...................... 7-0 at Utah State...............................L.................... 17-0 at Utah.........................................L.................... 10-3 Montana State..........................W.................... 39-3 at Gonzaga................................W.................... 18-6
ALL-TIME
A.G. Heilman (Franklin-Marshall) 1913-14 (8-4-1)
1913 (2-4) at Washington State...................L.................... 34-9 Utah State...................................L...................... 9-7 at Montana State......................W...................... 7-0 Montana State..........................W.................... 20-0 at Gonzaga..................................L.................... 16-7 at Whitman College..................L.................... 35-0 1914 (6-0-1) Butte Ramblers.........................W.................... 87-0 Washington State.....................W.................... 10-0 at Idaho...................................... T...................... 0-0 Utah State.................................W.................... 32-0 Montana State..........................W.................... 26-9 North Dakota State..................W.................... 13-0 at Gonzaga................................W.................... 19-0
Jerry Nissen (Washington State)
1915-1917 (7-7-3) 1915 (2-2-2) Idaho.........................................W.................... 15-3 at South Dakota.........................L.................... 10-7 at North Dakota........................ T..................10-10 at Washington State...................L.................... 27-7 Butte Centervilles....................W.................... 50-0 Syracuse..................................... T...................... 6-6 1916 (4-1-1) at South Dakota.......................W.................... 11-0 at Gonzaga................................W.................... 20-0 at Washington State...................L.................... 27-0 Whitman College....................W.................... 17-0 at Montana State....................... T...................... 6-6 at Idaho.....................................W..................20-13 1917 (1-4) Utah State...................................L.................... 21-6 at Whitman College..................L.................... 14-3 Montana State..........................W...................... 9-7 Washington State.......................L.................... 28-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 14-3 1918 .No team was organized to the World War I and also the influenza epidemic.
Bernie Bierman (Minnesota)
1919-1921 (9-9-3) 1919 (2-3-2) Montana Wesleyan..................W.................... 26-7 at Utah State...............................L.................... 47-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 28-6 Whitman College..................... T...................... 6-6 at Idaho.......................................L...................... 7-0 at Montana State....................... T...................... 6-6 Washington State.......................L..................42-14 at Pacific College........................L...................... 6-0 1920 (4-3) Mt. Saint Charles*...................W..................133-0 at Washington..........................W..................18-14 Montana Wesleyan..................W..................34-14 at Whitman College..................L.................... 13-7 Montana State..........................W.................... 28-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 20-7 at Washington State...................L.................... 31-0 *Now named Carroll College
RESULTS
1921 (3-3-1) Idaho Tech College*................W.................... 25-0 at Washington............................L.................... 28-7 Whitman College......................L.................... 14-6 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 35-7 at Montana State......................W.................... 14-7 North Dakota State..................W...................... 7-6 Gonzaga..................................... T...................... 0-0 * Now named Idaho State
J.W. Stewart (Geneva)
1922-1923 (7-8) 1922 (3-4) at Washington............................L.................... 26-0 Montana Wesleyan..................W.................... 37-0 Idaho Tech College..................W..................15-12 at Gonzaga..................................L.................... 37-6 Montana State..........................W...................... 7-6 Whitman College......................L.................... 13-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 39-0 1923 (4-4) Mt. Saint Charles.....................W.................... 27-0 at Idaho.......................................L ................... 40-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 25-0 Gonzaga......................................L.................... 25-2 at Whitman College................W.................... 16-7 at Washington............................L..................26-14 at Montana State......................W..................24-16 at Pacific......................................L...................... 6-0
Earl Clark (Montana)
1924-1925 (7-8-1) 1924 (4-4) Mt. Saint Charles.....................W.................... 40-7 Idaho...........................................L..................41-13 at Washington............................L.................... 52-7 at Montana Tech......................W..................106-6 Gonzaga......................................L..................20-14 Pacific University.....................W.................... 61-7 at Stanford..................................L.................... 41-3 at Whitman College................W.................... 20-0 1925 (3-4-1) Washington State.......................L...................... 9-0 at Washington............................L..................30-10 Gonzaga#................................... T..................14-14 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 57-0 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 27-7 at Idaho.....................................W..................20-14 at USC.........................................L.................... 27-7 Montana State..........................W.................... 29-7 #in Butte
Frank Milburn (West Point)
1926-1930 (18-22-3) 1926 (3-5) Oregon State...............................L.................... 49-0 Idaho...........................................L..................27-12 at Washington State...................L.................... 14-6 Montana State#........................W.................... 27-0 at Gonzaga..................................L.................... 10-6 Whitman College....................W.................... 56-7 UC Davis..................................W.................... 21-0 at Southern Cal..........................L.................... 61-0 #in Butte 1927 (3-4-1) Butte Centervilles....................W.................... 19-0 - 120 -
Mt. Saint Charles.....................W...................... 8-0 at Washington State...................L.................... 35-0 at Washington............................L.................... 32-0 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 42-6 at California................................L..................33-13 Montana State#........................W...................... 6-0 at Gonzaga................................. T...................... 0-0 #in Butte 1928 (4-5-1) Butte Centervilles....................W.................... 13-0 Anaconda Anodes...................W.................... 13-0 Washington State.......................L.................... 26-6 Washington................................L.................... 25-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 20-0 Montana State# ........................ T...................... 0-0 at Oregon....................................L.................... 31-6 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 44-0 at Gonzaga................................W...................... 7-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 21-7 #in Butte 1929 (3-5-1) Anaconda Anodes...................W.................... 18-2 Mt. Saint Charles.....................W.................... 19-0 at Washington........................... T...................... 6-6 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 19-0 Intermountain..........................W.................... 45-0 Montana State#..........................L..................14-12 at California................................L..................53-18 Washington State.......................L.................... 13-0 at UCLA......................................L.................... 14-0 #in Butte 1930 (5-3) Anaconda Anodes...................W..................18-14 Mt. Saint Charles.....................W.................... 52-0 at Washington............................L.................... 27-0 Montana State# .......................W.................... 13-6 at Washington State...................L.................... 61-0 at California................................L.................... 46-0 at Gonzaga................................W..................27-15 Idaho.........................................W.................... 12-6 #in Butte
Bernard Oakes (Illinois)
1931-1934 (8-22-1) 1931 (1-6) Mt. Saint Charles.......................L...................... 2-0 at Washington............................L.................... 25-0 at Idaho.......................................L..................21-19 Washington State.......................L.................... 13-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 37-6 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 19-0 at USC.........................................L.................... 69-0 # in Butte 1932 (2-7) Anaconda Anodes...................W.................... 25-0 at Washington...........................L..................26-13 Carroll College.........................W.................... 14-8 Idaho...........................................L.................... 19-6 at UCLA......................................L.................... 32-0 Montana State# .........................L.................... 19-7 at Washington State...................L.................... 31-0 Oregon State...............................L.................... 35-6 at Gonzaga..................................L..................56-13 #in Butte
1933 (3-4) at Oregon State...........................L.................... 20-0 Washington State.......................L.................... 13-7 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 12-6 Montana State# .......................W.................... 32-0 at Stanford..................................L.................... 33-7 at Gonzaga................................W.................... 13-7 Utah State.................................W.................... 26-0 #in Butte 1934 (2-5-1) at Washington State...................L.................... 27-0 at UCLA......................................L.................... 16-0 Montana Tech..........................W.................... 48-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 13-6 Montana State# .......................W.................... 25-0 at Oregon....................................L.................... 13-0 at Oregon State.......................... T...................... 7-7 at Gonzaga................................. L...................... 6-4 #in Butte
Doug Fessenden (Illinois)
1935-1941 (32-25-4) 1935 (1-5-2) at USC.........................................L...................... 9-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 20-0 Washington State.......................L.................... 13-7 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 14-7 at Washington...........................L.................... 33-7 Gonzaga^ .................................. T...................... 7-7 at Stanford..................................L.................... 32-0 Oregon State.............................. T...................... 0-0 #in Butte.............. ^in Great Falls 1936 (6-3) at Washington State...................L.................... 19-0 at UCLA......................................L.................... 30-0 Idaho Southern Branch*.........W..................45-13 Gonzaga....................................W...................... 6-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 27-0 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 14-7 Idaho.........................................W.................... 16-0 San Francisco#.........................W.................... 24-7 North Dakota...........................W.................... 13-6 * Idaho State #in Butte 1937 (7-1) Whitman College....................W.................... 25-0 at Texas Tech............................W.................... 13-6 Oklahoma City# .....................W.................... 36-6 San Francisco^.........................W.................... 13-7 Montana State^........................W.................... 19-0 Gonzaga....................................W.................... 23-0 at Idaho.......................................L...................... 6-0 North Dakota...........................W.................... 14-3 #in Great Falls ^in Butte 1938 (5-3-1) Cheney Normal College.........W.................... 27-0 at San Francisco........................ T...................... 0-0 DePaul.......................................W...................... 7-6 Texas Tech..................................L..................19-13 at North Dakota.........................L...................... 7-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 19-6 at Gonzaga................................W...................... 9-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 13-0 at Arizona.................................W...................... 7-0 #in Butte
ALL-TIME
RESULTS
1939 (3-5) Portland....................................W...................... 9-0 San Francisco.............................L.................... 12-6 Montana State (in Butte)........W...................... 6-0 at UCLA......................................L.................... 20-6 at Idaho.....................................W.................... 13-0 at Washington............................L...................... 9-0 Gonzaga......................................L.................... 23-0 at Texas Tech..............................L.................... 13-0 at Arizona...................................L...................... 6-0 1940 (4-4-1) Eastern Washington................W...................... 9-0 at Washington State...................L.................... 13-0 Texas Tech..................................L..................32-19 Montana State#........................W...................... 6-0 Gonzaga#..................................W..................13-10 at Oregon....................................L.................... 38-0 Idaho.........................................W..................28-18 at San Diego Marines................L..................38-20 at Portland................................. T...................... 0-0 #in Butte 1941 (6-3) at Brigham Young....................W.................... 20-7 North Dakota State..................W.................... 27-0 at UCLA......................................L.................... 14-7 at Gonzaga................................W.................... 13-6 Montana State#........................W..................23-13 at Washington............................L.................... 21-0 North Dakota...........................W.................... 13-6 at Idaho.....................................W.................... 16-0 at Oregon State^........................L.................... 27-0 #in Butte ^in Portland
Clyde Carpenter (Montana)
1942 (0-8) 1942 (0-8) Brigham Young..........................L.................... 12-6 Mathers AFB..............................L..................19-13 at Washington State...................L..................68-16 at Washington............................L.................... 35-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 21-0 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 33-0 at California................................L.................... 13-0 at USC.........................................L.................... 38-0 1943-1944 .Due to World War II, Montana did not field a football team. Football was cancelled in 1944.
George Dahlberg (Montana)
1945 (1-4) 1945 (1-4) at Utah State...............................L..................44-13 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 46-0 at Farragut Naval Base..............L..................21-13 Pocatello Marines....................W.................... 36-6 Farragut Naval Base..................L..................18-13
Doug Fessenden
1946-1948 (14-15) 1946 (4-4) Eastern Washington................W.................... 31-7 Colorado State..........................W.................... 26-0 at Oregon....................................L.................... 34-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 20-7 Utah State...................................L.................... 26-0 Idaho.........................................W.................... 19-0 - 121 -
at UCLA......................................L.................... 61-7 at Washington............................L.................... 21-0 #in Butte 1947 (7-4) at Eastern Washington............W.................... 21-0 Portland....................................W.................... 21-0 at Arizona...................................L.................... 40-7 at Utah State...............................L.................... 13-7 Montana State#..........................L..................13-12 at Washington State.................W..................13-12 at Idaho.....................................W.................... 21-0 at California................................L..................60-14 Colorado State..........................W.................... 41-7 at Hawaii...................................W..................14-12 at Hawaii All-Stars...................W..................28-14 #in Butte 1948 (3-7) Eastern Washington^................L.................... 12-7 Utah State...................................L.................... 18-7 Pacific........................................W.................... 27-0 Washington State.......................L.................... 48-0 Montana State#........................W.................... 14-0 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 39-0 at Brigham Young......................L..................26-20 College of Pacific.......................L..................32-14 at Stanford..................................L ................... 39-7 North Dakota...........................W.................... 47-7 ^in Great Falls #in Butte
Ted Shipkey (Stanford)
1949-1951 (12-16) 1949 (5-4) South Dakota^.........................W..................33-13 at Washington State...................L.................... 13-7 at Utah State.............................W..................18-13 at Colorado State.......................L..................27-12 at Oregon State...........................L..................63-14 Idaho...........................................L..................47-19 Montana State#........................W..................34-12 Eastern Washington................W.................... 19-6 Brigham Young........................W..................25-18 ^in Billings #in Butte 1950 (5-5) at Eastern Washington ...........W.................... 52-0 at Idaho.....................................W..................28-27 at Oregon....................................L..................21-13 Washington State.......................L.................... 14-7 Montana State#........................W.................... 33-0 at Oregon State...........................L.................... 20-0 Puget Sound.............................W.................... 35-7 at Nevada....................................L..................19-13 Utah State.................................W.................... 38-7 San Jose State^...........................L.................... 32-7 #in Butte ^in Hawaii 1951 (2-7) at Washington............................L.................... 58-7 New Mexico.............................W.................... 25-7 Denver.........................................L.................... 55-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 12-9 at Montana State#....................W.................... 38-0 at Utah State...............................L.................... 19-6 Wyoming....................................L.................... 34-7 Colorado State............................L.................... 34-6 at Washington State...................L..................47-10 #in Butte
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Ed Chinske (Montana)
1952-1954 (8-18-1)
1952 (2-7-1) Utah State...................................L...................... 7-0 at Wyoming................................L.................... 14-0 Brigham Young..........................L.................... 28-7 at Denver..................................W.................... 17-7 at Colorado State.......................L.................... 41-0 at Oregon................................... T..................14-14 Montana State..........................W..................35-12 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 27-0 at San Jose State.........................L..................39-20 at New Mexico...........................L.................... 12-6 1953 (3-5) at Brigham Young......................L..................27-13 Wyoming....................................L.................... 27-7 Idaho...........................................L..................20-12 at Denver..................................W..................22-13 Colorado State..........................W..................32-31 New Mexico...............................L..................41-13 at Utah State...............................L..................33-14 at Montana State......................W..................32-13 1954 (3-6) Fort Lewis (Wash.)..................W.................... 31-7 at Iowa.........................................L.................... 48-6 at Denver....................................L..................19-13 Utah State.................................W..................20-13 at Brigham Young......................L.................... 19-7 at Colorado State.......................L..................37-34 at New Mexico...........................L..................20-14 Montana State..........................W..................25-21 Utah.............................................L..................41-20
Jerry Williams (Washington State)
1955-1957 (6-23) 1955 (3-7) at Houston..................................L..................54-12 Wyoming#..................................L.................... 35-0 Brigham Young........................W..................27-13 Denver.........................................L..................61-13 at Utah State...............................L.................... 32-6 New Mexico.............................W..................19-14 Colorado State............................L.................... 12-7 at Montana State......................W.................... 19-0 at Arizona...................................L.................... 29-0 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 31-0 #in Billings 1956 (1-9) at Arizona...................................L..................27-12 at Utah.........................................L.................... 26-6 at Denver....................................L..................22-13 Utah State...................................L..................27-13 Brigham Young........................W..................21-13 at Colorado State.......................L..................34-20 Montana State............................L..................33-13 Wyoming#..................................L..................34-13 at New Mexico...........................L..................14-13 Idaho...........................................L.................... 14-0 #in Billings 1957 (2-7) at Utah.........................................L..................32-13 Wyoming#..................................L.................... 20-7 at Brigham Young......................L.................... 20-7 Denver.........................................L..................26-13 at Utah State.............................W..................35-25
RESULTS
New Mexico.............................W.................... 21-6 at Idaho.......................................L..................31-13 at Montana State........................L..................22-13 Colorado State............................L.................... 19-7 #in Billings
Ray Jenkins (Colorado)
1958-1963 (14-43) 1958 (0-10) at Utah.........................................L.................... 20-6 Wyoming#..................................L..................21-14 at New Mexico...........................L..................44-16 at Denver....................................L.................... 29-0 Utah State...................................L..................27-13 Brigham Young..........................L..................41-12 at Colorado State.......................L.................... 57-7 Idaho...........................................L.................... 14-6 Montana State............................L.................... 20-6 at San Diego...............................L..................24-13 #in Billings 1959 (1-8) North Dakota.............................L..................27-19 Wyoming#..................................L.................... 58-0 at Brigham Young....................W.................... 12-0 Denver.........................................L..................27-12 at Utah State...............................L.................... 28-0 New Mexico...............................L..................55-14 Colorado State............................L..................26-16 at Montana State........................L.................... 40-6 at Idaho.......................................L...................... 9-6 #in Billings 1960 (5-5) at North Dakota.......................W..................21-14 Wyoming#..................................L.................... 14-0 Utah State...................................L..................14-12 Idaho.........................................W..................18-14 at Denver..................................W..................26-12 Brigham Young..........................L...................... 7-6 at Colorado State.....................W..................26-14 Montana State..........................W.................... 10-6 at Utah.........................................L.................... 16-6 at New Mexico...........................L.................... 24-6 #in Billings 1961 (2-6) Wyoming#..................................L.................... 29-0 at Utah State...............................L.................... 54-6 New Mexico.............................W.................... 40-8 at Brigham Young......................L...................... 7-6 Utah.............................................L..................24-12 Colorado State..........................W..................22-19 at Montana State........................L.................... 10-9 Idaho^.........................................L..................16-14 #in Billings ^in Boise 1962 (5-5) Wyoming#..................................L.................... 13-0 at North Dakota.........................L.................... 14-8 at Utah State...............................L..................43-20 Idaho.........................................W..................22-16 Weber State...............................W.................... 25-6 Brigham Young..........................L.................... 27-0 at Idaho State............................W..................22-15 Montana State..........................W..................36-19 at New Mexico...........................L..................41-12 at Colorado State.....................W..................16-15 #in Billings - 122 -
1963 (1-9) at British Columbia.................W.................... 16-0 Wyoming#..................................L.................... 35-0 North Dakota.............................L..................19-13 at Brigham Young......................L.................... 27-0 Idaho State..................................L..................14-13 Utah State...................................L.................... 62-6 at New Mexico...........................L.................... 24-6 at Weber State............................L..................19-13 at Montana State........................L.................... 18-3 Colorado State............................L..................20-12 #in Billings
Hugh Davidson (Colorado)
1964-1966 (8-20) 1964 (3-6) British Columbia.....................W..................29-24 at Pacific......................................L.................... 23-7 at New Mexico...........................L.................... 20-0 Utah State...................................L.................... 41-0 Weber State...............................W..................20-12 Western Illinois........................W...................... 7-0 at Idaho State..............................L.................... 14-7 Montana State............................L.................... 30-6 at San Diego Marines................L.................... 43-7 1965 (4-6) at Utah.........................................L..................28-13 South Dakota#...........................L..................15-14 Idaho State................................W.................... 16-0 at Weber State..........................W..................15-14 at Utah State...............................L..................54-21 Idaho...........................................L.................... 35-7 Pacific........................................W.................... 13-7 at Montana State........................L.................... 24-7 at Western Michigan.................L..................17-14 at Portland State.......................W.................... 33-7 #in Billings 1966 (1-8) North Dakota#...........................L.................... 30-6 at South Dakota.........................L.................... 21-7 Portland State...........................W.................... 10-0 Weber State.................................L.................... 28-0 at Pacific......................................L.................... 28-0 at Idaho State..............................L..................17-14 at Northern Arizona..................L.................... 34-8 Montana State............................L.................... 38-0 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 40-6 #in Billings
Jack Swarthout (Montana)
1967-1975 (51-41-1) 1967 (7-3) at North Dakota.......................W..................19-14 South Dakota#.........................W...................... 7-3 at Weber State..........................W..................13-12 Pacific........................................W.................... 21-7 Idaho...........................................L..................19-14 Idaho State................................W.................... 20-0 Northern Arizona....................W.................... 10-7 at Montana State........................L.................... 14-8 at Utah State...............................L..................20-14 at Portland State.......................W.................... 55-7 #in Billings
1968 (2-7) North Dakota#.........................W..................37-10 at South Dakota.........................L.................... 21-0 Portland State...........................W.................... 58-0 Utah State...................................L.................... 50-3 at Idaho.......................................L..................56-45 at Idaho State..............................L..................23-13 Montana State............................L..................29-24 Weber State.................................L..................20-16 at Northern Arizona..................L.................... 18-0 #in Billings 1969 (10-1) at North Dakota.......................W..................24-10 South Dakota#.........................W..................31-20 Northern Arizona....................W.................... 52-7 at Weber State..........................W..................20-17 Idaho.........................................W.................... 34-9 Idaho State................................W..................46-36 at Portland State.......................W..................49-14 at Montana State......................W...................... 7-6 Cal Poly.....................................W.................... 14-0 South Dakota State..................W.................... 58-0 North Dakota State*..................L.................... 30-3 #in Great Falls *Camellia Bowl, Sacramento, Calif. 1970 (10-1) North Dakota#.........................W.................... 28-7 at Northern Illinois.................W.................... 30-6 at Northern Arizona................W.................... 20-0 Weber State...............................W..................38-29 Idaho^.......................................W..................44-26 at Idaho State............................W..................35-34 at South Dakota.......................W.................... 35-7 Portland State...........................W..................31-25 Montana State..........................W.................... 35-0 at South Dakota State..............W.................... 24-0 North Dakota State*..................L..................31-16 #in Billings ^in Pullman, Wash. *Camellia Bowl, Sacramento, Calif. 1971 (6-5) South Dakota#.........................W.................... 14-7 at North Dakota.......................W..................27-14 at Cal Poly.................................W..................38-14 Idaho...........................................L..................21-12 at Boise State..............................L..................47-24 Idaho State................................W..................45-35 Pacific..........................................L..................30-14 at Weber State..........................W..................14-13 at Montana State......................W.................... 30-0 at Hawaii.....................................L..................25-11 at Portland State.........................L..................36-29 #in Great Falls 1972 (3-8) at South Dakota.........................L.................... 35-0 North Dakota#...........................L..................42-14 Northern Arizona....................W..................40-17 at Pacific......................................L.................... 24-6 Weber State...............................W.................... 12-7 at Idaho State..............................L.................... 14-7 at Hawaii.....................................L.................... 30-3 Boise State.................................W..................42-28 Montana State............................L.................... 21-3 at Idaho.......................................L..................31-17 at Tulsa........................................L.................... 10-7 #in Billings
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RESULTS
1973 (4-6) Simon Fraser#..........................W..................41-14 at North Dakota.........................L..................31-10 at Rice..........................................L..................21-10 at Northern Arizona..................L..................14-10 South Dakota...........................W..................31-19 Idaho State................................W..................19-14 at Montana State........................L.................... 33-7 at Boise State..............................L.................... 55-7 Idaho...........................................L.................... 20-7 at Weber State..........................W.................... 10-0 #in Great Falls 1974 (3-6-1) at Simon Fraser..........................L..................23-14 at South Dakota.........................L..................24-10 at Nevada Las Vegas..................L..................20-17 Weber State...............................W..................24-13 Northern Arizona....................W.................... 27-0 at Idaho...................................... T..................35-35 at Portland State.......................W..................24-14 Montana State............................L..................43-29 at Idaho State..............................L..................25-22 Boise State...................................L..................56-42 1975 (6-4) South Dakota...........................W..................51-17 Nevada Las Vegas....................W..................21-20 at Weber State..........................W..................48-12 Idaho State..................................L.................... 10-7 Idaho.........................................W.................... 14-3 at Montana State........................L.................... 20-3 at Boise State..............................L..................39-28 Portland State...........................W..................33-16 at Northern Arizona................W..................28-22 at Simon Fraser..........................L..................24-10
Gene Carlson (Montana)
1976-1979 (16-25) 1976 (4-6) at Nevada Las Vegas..................L..................21-19 at Portland State.........................L..................50-49 Weber State...............................W..................28-25 Northern Arizona......................L..................23-21 at Boise State............................W..................17-14 at Northern Colorado...............L..................27-19 Montana State............................L..................21-12 Idaho State................................W..................21-17 at Idaho.......................................L..................28-19 Simon Fraser............................W..................45-17 1977 (4-6) Nevada Las Vegas......................L..................15-13 at Northern Arizona..................L..................25-24 Portland State...........................W..................40-25 Weber State.................................L..................31-23 Boise State...................................L..................43-17 at Idaho.......................................L..................31-20 Idaho State................................W..................17-15 at Montana State........................L..................24-19 Northern Colorado.................W..................34-13 at Puget Sound.........................W..................18-17 1978 (5-6) Puget Sound...............................L..................23-12 at Portland State.........................L..................27-16 Northern Arizona......................L.................... 15-6 at Weber State..........................W.................... 27-7 at Boise State............................W.................... 15-7 - 123 -
Idaho...........................................L..................34-30 at Idaho State............................W.................... 28-7 at Nevada Las Vegas..................L..................25-17 Montana State..........................W.................... 24-8 Northern Colorado.................W..................31-14 at San Jose State.........................L.................... 35-7 1979 (3-7) Washington State#.....................L..................34-14 at Northern Arizona..................L..................26-13 Weber State...............................W..................23-16 Boise State...................................L..................37-35 Idaho State................................W..................28-24 at Idaho.......................................L..................20-17 Nevada........................................L..................27-20 at Montana State........................L..................38-21 at Northern Colorado.............W..................20-10 Portland State.............................L..................40-32 #in Spokane
Larry Donovan (Nebraska)
1980-1985 (25-37-1) 1980 (3-7) Simon Fraser............................W..................60-27 at Portland State.........................L.................... 20-0 Idaho...........................................L.................... 42-0 Boise State...................................L..................44-10 at Weber State............................L..................38-21 at Idaho State..............................L.................... 17-0 Eastern Washington................W.................... 42-7 Montana State............................L.................... 24-7 Northern Arizona....................W..................31-21 at Nevada....................................L.................... 10-7 1981 (7-3) at Northern Arizona................W..................29-23 Northern Iowa.........................W..................42-21 at Boise State..............................L..................27-13 at Idaho.....................................W..................16-14 Idaho State................................W..................24-21 Portland State...........................W.................... 33-3 at Montana State......................W..................27-17 Nevada......................................W..................33-26 Weber State.................................L...................... 7-6 at Eastern Washington..............L..................14-13 1982 (6-6) at Hawaii.....................................L.................... 40-0 Puget Sound.............................W..................38-10 Northern Arizona....................W..................36-35 at Nevada..................................W..................28-27 at Boise State..............................L..................21-14 Idaho.........................................W..................40-16 at Idaho State..............................L..................28-14 Montana State..........................W..................45-14 at Portland State.........................L..................35-28 at Weber State..........................W..................42-20 at Oregon State...........................L..................30-10 at Idaho*.....................................L.................... 21-7 *FCS Playoff game 1983 (4-6) Boise State.................................W..................21-20 Portland State...........................W..................35-19 at Northern Arizona................W..................21-17 Weber State...............................W..................28-26 Nevada........................................L.................... 38-0 at Idaho.......................................L..................45-24 at Montana State........................L.................... 28-8
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RESULTS
Long Beach State.......................L..................38-14 at Eastern Washington..............L..................27-26 Idaho State..................................L..................31-17
at Portland State.........................L.................... 21-0 at Idaho*.....................................L..................38-19 *FCS Playoff game
1984 (2-8-1) Abilene Christian....................W..................42-28 at Portland State.......................W..................17-16 at Idaho State..............................L.................... 43-3 at Weber State............................L..................47-14 Northern Arizona .....................L..................24-18 Eastern Washington................. T..................14-14 at Boise State..............................L.................... 35-7 Idaho...........................................L..................40-39 Montana State............................L..................34-24 at Nevada....................................L..................31-28 Army*..........................................L..................45-31 *Mirage Bowl in Tokyo
1989 (11-3) Eastern New Mexico...............W..................41-15 at Fresno State............................L..................52-37 Portland State...........................W..................30-21 at Eastern Washington............W..................22-16 at Idaho.......................................L..................30-24 Weber State...............................W.................... 31-6 Nevada .....................................W..................40-22 at Northern Arizona................W..................38-14 Boise State.................................W..................48-13 at Montana State......................W.................... 17-2 Idaho State................................W..................35-21 Jackson State*...........................W.................... 48-7 Eastern Illinois*.......................W..................25-19 at Georgia Southern*................L..................45-15 *FCS Playoff game
1985 (3-8) Cal-Fullerton............................W..................31-30 at Minnesota...............................L..................62-17 Portland State.............................L..................21-16 Nevada........................................L..................38-23 Idaho State................................W..................35-29 at Idaho.......................................L.................... 38-0 at Montana State........................L..................41-18 Weber State.................................L..................57-29 Boise State...................................L.................... 28-3 at Eastern Washington..............L..................52-19 at Northern Arizona................W..................32-31
Don Read (Sacramento State)
1986-1995 (85-36) 1986 (6-4) at Nevada....................................L..................51-17 Northern Arizona......................L..................34-28 Eastern Washington................W..................42-37 at Boise State..............................L.................... 31-0 Idaho State................................W..................38-31 Montana State..........................W..................59-28 Idaho...........................................L..................38-31 at Weber State..........................W..................55-29 at Idaho State............................W..................57-13 at Portland State.......................W..................35-14 1987 (6-5) Portland State.............................L.................... 20-3 at Northern Arizona..................L..................24-17 Nevada......................................W..................41-29 at Northern Iowa.....................W..................33-16 at Idaho.......................................L..................31-25 Boise State.................................W.................... 12-3 Weber State.................................L..................29-26 at Montana State......................W.................... 55-7 Idaho State................................W.................... 63-0 at Eastern Washington............W.................... 22-0 at Cal-Fullerton.........................L..................43-26 1988 (8-4) Eastern New Mexico...............W.................... 35-6 South Dakota State..................W..................41-16 at Idaho State............................W.................... 34-7 Idaho.........................................W..................26-17 at Nevada....................................L.................... 27-3 Eastern Washington................W.................... 30-6 Northern Arizona (2 OT).......W..................33-26 at Boise State..............................L..................31-28 at Weber State..........................W..................41-14 Montana State..........................W.................... 17-3
1990 (7-4) at Oregon State.........................W..................22-15 Thomas More...........................W.................... 62-0 McNeese State..........................W..................45-22 Eastern Washington..................L..................36-35 at Boise State..............................L.................... 41-3 at Weber State..........................W..................39-37 Northern Arizona....................W..................48-14 Montana State..........................W..................35-18 at Nevada................................... L..................34-27 Idaho...........................................L..................35-14 at Idaho State............................W..................42-23 1991 (7-4) Humboldt State........................W.................... 38-6 at Louisiana Tech.......................L..................21-11 at McNeese State........................L.................... 31-3 Idaho State................................W..................24-13 at Eastern Washington..............L..................20-17 Boise State.................................W.................... 21-7 Weber State...............................W..................47-38 at Northern Arizona................W..................34-27 at Montana State......................W.................... 16-9 Nevada (2 OT)...........................L..................35-28 at Idaho (OT)...........................W..................35-34 1992 (6-5) at Washington State...................L..................25-13 Chico State................................W.................... 41-0 at Kansas State............................L..................27-12 Eastern Washington..................L..................27-21 at Boise State..............................L..................27-21 at Weber State............................L.................... 24-7 Northern Arizona....................W..................28-27 Montana State..........................W..................29-17 Idaho.........................................W..................47-29 Hofstra......................................W.................... 50-6 at Idaho State............................W..................21-14 1993 (10-2) South Dakota State..................W..................52-48 at Oregon....................................L..................35-30 Idaho State................................W..................28-16 at Eastern Washington............W..................35-20 Boise State.................................W..................38-24 Weber State...............................W..................45-17 at Northern Arizona................W..................38-23 Jacksonville State.....................W.................... 37-7 - 124 -
Sacramento State.....................W.................... 54-7 at Idaho.....................................W..................54-34 at Montana State......................W..................42-30 Delaware*...................................L..................49-48 *FCS Playoff game 1994 (11-3) Sonoma State............................W.................... 41-7 Carson-Newman.....................W..................48-14 Eastern Washington................W..................49-29 at North Texas..........................W..................21-17 Cal Poly.....................................W.................... 45-0 Northern Arizona....................W..................34-24 at Weber State..........................W..................35-20 Idaho.........................................W..................45-21 at Boise State..............................L..................38-14 at Idaho State..............................L..................28-23 Montana State..........................W..................55-20 Northern Iowa*........................W..................23-20 McNeese State*........................W..................30-28 at Youngstown State* ...............L.................... 28-9 *FCS Playoff game 1995 (13-2) Eastern New Mexico...............W..................41-14 at Washington State...................L..................38-21 Minnesota-Duluth..................W.................... 54-6 Boise State.................................W..................54-28 UC Davis..................................W..................41-20 Weber State...............................W..................49-22 at Northern Arizona................W..................24-21 at Idaho.......................................L..................55-43 Idaho State................................W..................35-21 at Eastern Washington............W.................... 63-7 at Montana State......................W..................42-33 Eastern Kentucky*...................W.................... 48-0 Georgia Southern*...................W.................... 45-0 Stephen F. Austin*...................W..................70-14 at Marshall**............................W..................22-20 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game
Mick Dennehy (Montana)
1996-1999 (39-12) 1996 (14-1) at Oregon State.........................W..................35-14 Cal Poly.....................................W.................... 43-0 at Sacramento State.................W..................35-17 Southern Utah..........................W..................44-13 Idaho State................................W..................43-19 at Eastern Washington............W..................34-30 Northern Arizona....................W..................48-32 at Cal State Northridge...........W..................43-36 Portland State...........................W.................... 63-6 at Weber State..........................W..................24-10 Montana State..........................W..................35-14 Nicholls State*..........................W.................... 48-3 East Tennessee State*..............W..................44-14 Troy State*................................W.................... 70-7 at Marshall**..............................L..................49-29 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game 1997 (8-4) Stephen F. Austin.....................W..................24-10 Saint Mary’s..............................W..................35-14 Sacramento State.....................W..................52-10 at Wyoming................................L..................28-13
at Idaho State............................W.................... 48-0 Eastern Washington..................L..................40-35 at Northern Arizona..................L..................27-24 Cal State Northridge...............W..................21-13 at Portland State.......................W.................... 37-7 Weber State...............................W..................38-13 at Montana State......................W..................27-25 at McNeese State*......................L..................19-14 *FCS Playoff game 1998 (8-4) at Stephen F. Austin.................W..................49-42 Southern Utah............................L..................45-35 Cal Poly.....................................W..................37-14 at Weber State............................L..................27-20 Portland State...........................W..................20-17 at Cal St. Northridge.................L.................... 21-7 Northern Arizona....................W..................33-20 at Eastern Washington............W..................30-27 Idaho State................................W..................40-13 at Sacamento State...................W..................31-16 Montana State..........................W..................28-21 at Western Illinois*....................L.................... 52-9 *FCS Playoff game 1999 (9-3) South Dakota...........................W..................45-13 Sac State....................................W.......41-38(2OT) Weber State...............................W..................81-22 at Portland State.........................L .......51-48 (OT) Cal St. Northridge...................W..................48-27 at Northern Ariz......................W..................42-23 Eastern Washington................W.................... 25-7 at Idaho State............................W..................73-23 at Cal Poly ................................W..................28-14 Idaho...........................................L..................33-30 at Montana State......................W.................... 49-3 Youngstown State*.....................L..................30-27 *FCS Playoff game
Joe Glenn (South Dakota)
2000-2002 (39-6) 2000 (13-2) Hofstra........................................L.................... 10-9 at Idaho.....................................W..................45-38 Cal Poly.....................................W.................... 53-3 at Eastern Washington............W..................41-31 Sacramento State.....................W..................24-20 at Cal State Northridge...........W..................34-30 Northern Arizona....................W.................... 17-7 at Portland State.......................W..................33-21 Idaho State................................W..................38-21 at Weber State..........................W..................30-28 Montana State..........................W.................... 28-3 Eastern Illinois*.......................W..................45-13 Richmond*...............................W..................34-20 Appalachian State* .................W ........19-16(OT) Georgia Southern**...................L..................27-25 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game 2001 (15-1) at Cal Poly.................................W .................31-17 Hawaii (in Maui) ......................L .................30-12 Western Washington...............W ................... 30-0 Eastern Washington................W......29-26 (2OT) at Sacramento State.................W ................... 42-7 Saint Mary’s..............................W .................49-19
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RESULTS
at Northern Arizona................W .................38-27 Portland State...........................W .................33-13 at Idaho State............................W .................32-28 Weber State...............................W .................38-23 at Montana State......................W .................38-27 Idaho (2OT).............................W .................33-27 Northwestern State*................W .................28-19 Sam Houston State*.................W .................49-24 Northern Iowa*........................W ................... 38-0 Furman**..................................W ................... 13-6 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game 2002 (11-3) at Hofstra..................................W ................... 21-0 Albany.......................................W ................... 45-7 Northern Colorado.................W .................31-14 Idaho State................................W ................... 13-9 at Idaho.....................................W .................38-31 at Weber State..........................W ................... 39-7 Southern Utah..........................W .................68-45 at Portland State.......................W .................24-21 Northern Arizona....................W .................38-24 Sacramento State.....................W .................31-24 at Eastern Washington..............L .................30-21 Montana State............................L ................... 10-7 Northwestern State*................W .................45-14 at McNeese State*......................L .................24-20 *FCS Playoff game
Bobby Hauck (Montana)
2003-2009 (80-17) 2003 (9-4) at Maine....................................W..................30-20 North Dakota State....................L..................25-24 Sam Houston State..................W..................38-14 Idaho.........................................W..................41-28 Cal Poly.....................................W..................17-14 Weber State...............................W.................... 12-7 at Idaho State..............................L .................43-40 Portland State...........................W..................42-14 at Northern Arizona................W..................59-21 at Sacramento State.................W.................... 26-0 Eastern Washington................W..................41-10 at Montana State........................L .................27-20 Western Illinois*........................L ......43-40(2OT) *FCS Playoff game 2004 (12-3) Maine........................................W..................27-20 Hofstra......................................W..................41-23 at Sam Houston State................L .................41-29 Northern Colorado.................W .................27-16 at Weber State..........................W..................42-21 Idaho State................................W..................24-22 at Eastern Washington............W..................31-28 at Portland State.........................L..................35-32 Northern Arizona....................W..................34-22 Sacramento State.....................W..................52-21 Montana State..........................W..................38-22 Northwestern State*................W.................... 56-7 New Hampshire*.....................W..................47-17 Sam Houston State*.................W..................47-17 James Madison**.......................L..................31-21 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game
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2005 (8-4) Fort Lewis.................................W.................... 55-0 at Oregon....................................L..................47-14 South Dakota State..................W...................... 7-0 Weber State...............................W..................24-19 at Idaho State............................W..................32-10 Eastern Washington..................L..................34-20 Cal Poly.....................................W..................36-27 Portland State...........................W..................37-16 at Northern Arizona................W.................... 23-0 at Sacramento State.................W..................31-14 at Montana State........................L.................... 16-6 Cal Poly*.....................................L..................35-21 *FCS Playoff game 2006 (12-2) at Iowa.........................................L.................... 41-7 South Dakota State..................W.................... 36-7 Sacramento State.....................W..................59-14 at Portland State.......................W..................26-20 at Eastern Washington............W..................33-17 Northern Arizona....................W..................24-21 at Weber State..........................W..................33-30 Idaho State................................W..................23-10 Cal Poly.....................................W.................... 10-9 at Northern Colorado.............W..................53-21 Montana State..........................W.................... 13-7 McNeese State*........................W.................... 31-6 Southern Illinois*....................W.................... 20-3 Massachusetts*...........................L..................19-17 *FCS Playoff game 2007 (11-1) Southern Utah..........................W..................37-17 Fort Lewis.................................W.................... 49-0 Albany.......................................W..................35-14 Weber State...............................W..................18-10 Eastern Washington................W..................24-23 at Sacramento State.................W.................... 17-3 Northern Colorado.................W.................... 52-7 at Northern Arizona................W..................21-16 Portland State...........................W..................34-31 at Idaho State............................W..................27-14 at Montana State......................W..................41-20 Wofford*.....................................L..................23-22 *FCS Playoff game 2008 (14-2) at Cal Poly.................................W..................30-28 Southern Utah..........................W..................46-10 UC Davis..................................W..................29-24 Central Washington................W..................38-35 at Weber State............................L..................45-28 at Eastern Washington............W.................... 19-3 Sacramento State.....................W.................... 43-7 at Northern Colorado.............W..................41-20 Northern Arizona....................W..................45-10 at Portland State.......................W..................29-12 Idaho State................................W..................29-10 Montana State..........................W.................... 35-3 Texas State*...............................W..................31-13 Weber State*.............................W..................24-13 at James Madison*...................W..................35-27 Richmond**...............................L.................... 24-7 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game
2009 (14-1) Western State............................W.................... 38-0 at UC Davis..............................W..................17-10 Portland State...........................W..................49-17 at Northern Arizona................W..................41-34 Cal Poly.....................................W..................35-23 Eastern Washington................W..................41-34 at Sacramento State.................W..................45-30 Weber State...............................W..................31-10 at Idaho State............................W..................12-10 Northern Colorado.................W..................38-10 at Montana State......................W..................33-19 South Dakota State*................W..................61-48 Stephen F. Austin*...................W.................... 51-0 Appalachian State*..................W..................24-17 Villanova**.................................L..................23-21 *FCS Playoff game **FCS National Championship game
Robin Pflugrad (Portland State)
2010-11 (13-6) 2010 (7-4) Western State (Colorado).......W.................... 73-2 at Cal Poly...................................L..................35-33 at Eastern Washington..............L..................36-27 Sacramento State.....................W..................28-25 at Northern Colorado.............W.................... 30-7 Idaho State................................W..................47-28 at Portland State.......................W..................23-21 Northern Arizona....................W..................24-21 at Weber State............................L..................30-21 North Dakota...........................W..................27-17 Montana State............................L..................21-16 2011 (6-2) at Tennessee................................L..................16-42 Cal Poly.....................................W..................37-23 Eastern Washington................W..................17-14 at Sacramento State...................L..................28-42 Northern Colorado.................W..................55-28 at Idaho State............................W.................... 33-0 Portland State...........................W..................30-24 at Northern Arizona................W..................28-24 Weber State!.............................W..................45-10 Western Oregon!.....................W.................... 32-7 Montana State!.........................W..................36-10 Central Arkansas**..................W..................41-14 Northern Iowa**......................W..................48-10 Sam Houston State**.................L..................28-31 !Win vacated via NCAA Infraction case **Participation and wins in NCAA FCS Championship Vacated (See below.)
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2013 (10-3) Appalachian State....................W.................... 30-6 at North Dakota.......................W..................55-17 Oklahoma Panhandle State....W..................47-14 at Northern Arizona..................L..................34-16 Portland State...........................W..................55-27 at UC Davis..............................W.................... 42-7 Cal Poly.....................................W........21-14 (OT) Eastern Washington..................L..................42-37 at Sacramento State.................W........51-48 (OT) at South Dakota.......................W..................31-27 Weber State...............................W.................... 42-6 at Montana State......................W..................28-14 Coastal Carolina*......................L..................42-35 *FCS Playoff game 2014 (9-5) at Wyoming................................L..................17-12 Central Washington................W..................48-14 South Dakota...........................W..................28-20 at North Dakota State...............L..................22-10 Northern Colorado.................W..................38-13 at North Dakota.......................W..................18-15 UC Davis..................................W..................42-28 at Cal Poly...................................L..................41-21 Sacramento State.....................W..................31-13 at Eastern Washington..............L..................36-26 at Southern Utah.....................W..................35-17 Montana State..........................W.................... 34-7 San Diego*................................W..................52-14 at Eastern Washington*............L..................37-20 *FCS Playoff game
Bob Stitt (Doane College)
2015-Present (8-5) 2015 (8-5) North Dakota State..................W..................38-35 Cal Poly.......................................L..................20-19 at Liberty.....................................L..................31-21 Northern Arizona....................W..................23-14 at UC Davis..............................W..................27-13 Weber State.................................L........24-21 (OT) North Dakota...........................W..................42-16 at Portland State.........................L..................35-16 at Idaho State............................W........33-27 (OT) Eastern Washington................W..................57-16 at Montana State......................W..................54-35 South Dakota State*................W..................24-17 at North Dakota State*..............L.................... 37-6 *FCS Playoff game
Mick Delaney (UM-Western)
2012-2014 (24-14) 2012 (5-6) South Dakota...........................W..................35-24 at Appalachian State..................L..................35-27 Liberty.......................................W..................34-14 Northern Arizona......................L..................41-31 at Eastern Washington..............L..................32-26 at Northern Colorado.............W..................40-17 Southern Utah............................L..................30-20 at North Dakota.........................L..................40-30 Idaho State................................W..................70-24 at Weber State..........................W..................24-21 Montana State............................L.................... 16-7
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The Griz’ first round opponent in the 2015 NCAA playoff season was South Dakota State; Montana won 24-17, setting off a rematch with the North Dakota State Bison in the second round.
2015: STITT LEADS GRIZ TO PLAYOFFS IN INAUGURAL SEASON
In their first year under head coach Bob Stitt, the Grizzlies made yet another appearance in the NCAA FCS/DI-AA playoffs, extending the school’s record number of postseason appearances to 23, and advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Griz finished the 2015 season at 8-5 (6-2 BSC) in Fargo, North Dakota, after falling to eventual National Champions North Dakota State 37-6 in the season’s rubber match between the two FCS powers. Montana defeated NDSU 38-35 to open the season on ESPN in Missoula. Before earning a trip to Fargo, the Grizzlies defeated South Dakota State 24-17 in the opening round of the playoffs at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Montana finished the regular season on a three-game win streak, and with the return of starting quarterback Brady Gustafson from injury, dismantled two of the team’s biggest rivalries in the last two weeks of the season, defeating Eastern Washington 57-16 in Missoula, then traveling to Bozeman and defeating Montana State 54-35.
The winning streak was good enough for the Griz to claim a share of second place in the Big Sky Conference, and earn an at-large bid to the playoffs, where the NCAA selection committee awarded UM a home game against South Dakota State on November 28. FIRST ROUND: Montana 24-South Dakota State 17 The No. 16 ranked Grizzlies scored all 24 of their points in the first half and held off a late rally by the No. 10 Jackrabbits to claim their third first-round win in three years. The Griz racked up 293 yards of total offense in the first half alone, and finished with 434 yards, 295 of which came in the air for Brady Gustafson who went 24-39 and passed for a pair of touchdowns. The Grizzly defense proved the difference maker, with Tyrone Holmes taking three sacks and Jeremiah Kose recovering a fumble to thwart the Jackrabbits’ comeback. SECOND ROUND: Montana 6- NDSU 37 On the flip side of the coin, the Grizzlies gave up 24 unanswered points to open the second round playoff game at the Fargodome against North Dakota State. - 128 -
The Bison returned two interceptions for touchdowns and delivered the final blow to the Grizzlies with a 100-yard kick return by Bruce Anderson immediately following the only touchdown of the day for the Griz. NDSU would carry on to win the program’s fifth-straight FCS National Championship.
2014: GRIZ ADVANCE TO SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF GAMES
Montana extended its record number of appearances in the division I-AA/FCS playoffs to 22. Montana dominated on both sides of the football, and the result was a 52-14 victory over the visiting Toreros in a first round NCAA FCS playoff game. The Grizzlies scored on six of their first eight possessions in the first half and held the Toreros (9-3) of the Pioneer Football League scoreless, to jump to an insurmountable 38-0 halftime lead. The Grizzlies then scored on all four of their possessions in the second quarter. Sophomore running back John Nguyen started UM’s second quarter scoring onslaught by scoring on a 60-yard punt return, which was
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his first TD return and the longest punt return of his career, and gave the Griz a 21-0 lead. UM tallied two more unanswered TDs on scoring throws of 18 and 12 yards by senior QB Shay Smithwick-Hann to redshirt freshman receiver Josh Janssen (with 7:37 to go in the third quarter) and senior wide-out Kevin Berland. USD finally scored with 6:05 left to play on a scoring pass from halfback Dallas Kessman to freshman wide receiver Justin Priest from 27 yards out. Priest scored again on an 11-yard touchdown throw from junior QB Trey Wheeler. The Grizzlies out-gained the Toreros 315 to 17 in total yards, and had 18 first downs compared to USD’s one. Most of Montana’s starters played in just the first half. The second time was not the charm for the unseeded 12th-ranked Grizzlies, as comebackminded Montana lost for the second time in 2014 to the 4th-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles in a second round NCAA Division I FCS playoff game at EWU’s Roos Field. It was the final game for third-year head coach Mick Delaney, as he had announced recently that he would step down at the conclusion of the 2014 season. Montana ended its season with a 9-5 record and went 6-2 (tie, second) in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles (11-2) were led by junior quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. who passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, while senior halfback Quincy Forte rushed for 128 yards and a TD. Host EWU had defeated UM 36-26 earlier this season in a Big Sky Conference game on Nov. 8. The Grizzlies had kept their comeback chance possible with 6:29 remaining, when QB Jordan Johnson connected with senior wide receiver/ halfback Travon Van on a 30-yard touch- down pass, cutting EWU lead to 10 points (30-20). Montana then stayed in the game when it stopped EWU on a fourth down conversion on
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an interception of Adams by junior linebacker Jeremiah Kose in the end zone. But, on UM’s next play from scrimmage the Eagles put the game out of reach, as safety Todd Raynes picked off a pass and returned it 40 yards, giving EWU a 37-20 lead and the final points of the game, thus ending Montana’s chances to advance further in the playoffs.
in 1985). It was also the first time in 20 seasons that the Griz have not finished first or second in the Big Sky Conference. In October of 2012 Montana dropped out of The Sports Network’s FCS Top 25 poll for the first time since 1998. That ended a run of 195 straight appearances, dating back to the Nov. 2, 1998 poll.
2013: MONTANA WINS 10 GAMES EN ROUTE TO 21ST BERTH IN PLAYOFFS
2011: MONTANA ADVANCES TO FCS SEMIS FOR THE 20TH TIME
Montana won seven of its last eight regularseason games and earned an at-large berth into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, its 21st in school history. The host Griz lost 42-37 to 11th-ranked Coastal Carolina in the second round. The 10-3 Grizzlies were led by three senior linebackers, who all ended their careers ranked among UM’s all-time leaders in career tackles. That dynamic trio consisted of Jordan Tripp (fourth, 335 total tackles), Brock Coyle (12th, 293 TT), and J.P. Kanongata’a (17th, 269 TT). Junior end Zack Wagenmann had a teamhigh 16.5 tackles for loss and was a first team All-Big Sky Conference pick for the second season in a row. UM also had stellar seasons on offense by running back Jordan Canada, wide receiver/returner Ellis Henderson, and quarterback Jordan Johnson. Canada rushed for 1,062 yards and 16 touchdowns; Henderson racked up 1,008 receiving yards and 145 TDs; and Johnson passed for 3,387 yards and 32 touchdowns.
2012: GRIZ MISS PLAYOFFS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 20 SEASONS
For the just the second time in the past 20 seasons the Grizzlies did not advance to the FCS playoffs. Montana finished 5-6 overall and had its first losing season in 27 years (since going 3-8
The Grizzlies returned to the playoffs after a one year hiatus, advancing to the FCS semifinal, and suffered a 31-28 loss to host, top-ranked, and undefeated (14-0) Sam Houston State. It was Montana’s 18th playoff berth in the past 19 seasons and 20th overall. UM has won (or shared) 13 of the past 15 Big Sky Conference championships. Montana out-scored the Kats 14-3 in the second half and advanced the ball to the SHSU 49-yard line on its final drive, but was forced to punt, and Flanders rushed eight times for 63 yards, including a 22-yarder on a fourth down, to ice the victory. The Griz defense held SHSU to two total first downs in the second half prior to the Bearkats’ final drive. Halfback Tim Flanders led SHSU, rushing for 287 yards on 26 carries, and led a potent ground attack that amassed 383 yards. Senior linebacker Caleb McSurdy led a defense that featured nine senior starters, and he was named the Big Sky Conference’s MVP on defense. Record-setting senior kicker/punter Brody McKnight booted a league-record 210 PATs. Jabin Sambrano, also a senior, became just the second player in school history (the other one was “Will Bill” Kelly in 1926) to score a touchdown rushing, receiving, and via punt and kickoff returns in a season. Second-year head coach Robin Pflugrad was named the Big Sky’s “Coach of the Year,” as the Griz went 11-3 overall and placed first in the league with a 7-1 mark. NOTE: Montana would later vacate five wins, Big Sky title, and its participation in FCS playoff games due to NCAA violations, finishing with an “official record” of 6-2.
2010: PLAYOFF RUN HALTED/REYNOLDS ENDS HIS BRILLIANT CAREER
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It had to end some time, and unfortunately the first time in 18 seasons that Montana did not advance to the playoff was the final season of the illustrious career of halfback Chase Reynolds. Reynolds ended his record-breaking career by setting school records for total touchdowns (59) and rushing touchdowns (52), and was ended up only four yards short of the record for career rushing yards with 4,067, and he set all of those standards in just three seasons. The Griz suffered a huge setback early in the year, when senior quarterback Andrew Selle suffered a career-ending injury in the fourth game of the season against Sacramento State.
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2009: ANOTHER TRIP TO THE FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Montana played in the FCS championship game for the second year in a row and seventh time in the last 15 seasons, but second-ranked Villanova rushed 51 times for 351 yards in a 2321 Griz loss. It was the top-ranked Grizzlies’ only loss (14-1) of the season. UM’s road to the title game was a difficult one. The Griz trailed 11th-ranked South Dakota State by 27 points (48-21) with 5:40 left in the third quarter, but out-scored SDSU 40-0 on their way to a 61-48 victory. A week later UM forced 10 turnovers and crushed 12th-ranked, visiting Stephen F. Austin 51-0 in a quarterfinal contest. Montana’s semifinal against fifth-ranked Appalachian State and quarterback Armani Edwards was a classic. The game was played in front of a national audience on ESPN and came down to the last play. Selle floated a 25-yard TD pass to Sambrano with 1:31 left to give the Griz a 24-17 lead. However, Edwards drove ASU to Montana’s 3-yard line, but his last-second TD pass was broken up, and the Grizzlies earned their seventh trip to the title game. Mariani broke numerous receiving and return records, and Reynolds tied his own single-season record by rushing for 22 TDs. Selle passed for 28 TDs. Linebacker Shawn Lebsock and safety Shann Schillinger ended their careers as two of the leading tacklers in school history. Head coach Bobby Hauck, who left UM for UNLV following the 2009 season, advanced to the FCS playoffs all seven of his seasons as the head man, and won or shared seven league championships.
2008: MONTANA PLAYS FOR ITS SIXTH NATIONAL TITLE
Despite losing 14 starters, Montana made it to the FCS title game for the sixth time, losing 24-7 to Richmond in Chattanooga. In the first round Montana handled Texas State 31-13. In the quarterfinals the Grizzlies avenged an earlyseason league loss (45-28) at Weber State, defeating the 10th-ranked Wildcats 24-13. In the FCS semi-final game Montana had its biggest playoff road win ever, beating top-ranked James Madison 35-27. Senior quarterback Cole Bergquist passed for 3,156 yards and 28 touchdowns, and wideout Mike Ferriter finished his career ranked ninth in school history with 2,089 receiving yards. Reynolds rushed for a (then) schoolrecord 22 touchdowns. The defense was led by strong safety Colt Anderson, a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, who was Montana’s leading tackler with 129 stops.
2007: 15TH FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCE IN A ROW
The Griz made their 15th playoff appearance and their 18th overall, which moved them past Eastern Kentucky for the most in division his-
Post-game press conference after the Griz beat the Armani Edwards’ led Appalachian State team 24-17 in the semifinal game in 2009. tory. Montana suffered a rare home loss in the playoffs, though, a 23-22 setback to Wofford. Senior defensive end Kroy Biermann became Montana’s first ever Buck Buchanan Award winner. Senior halfback Lex Hilliard set a record with 50 career rushing touchdowns, which Reynolds would break three seasons later. Kicker Dan Carpenter set FCS career records with 75 field goals and points scored by a kicker with 413. Senior linebackers Tyler Joyce and Kyle Ryan finished second and sixth in UM history with 352 and 304 career tackles, respectively.
2006: A TRIP TO THE SEMIS
Montana just missed playing for its sixth national title in the past 12 years. Host Montana defeated 22nd-ranked McNeese State 31-6 in an FCS first-round game, then knocked off visiting and No. 10-ranked Southern Illinois 20-3 in the quarterfinals, but were edged (19-17) out to third-ranked and visiting UMass in the semifinal game which was televised nationally on ESPN2. Hauck became the first Griz mentor in history to win four Big Sky titles. After losing at 16th-ranked Iowa in its opener, Montana won 11 straight games and finished 12-2 overall and 8-0 in the Big Sky. Hilliard, a 2006 Walter Payton Award candidate, was lost for the season due to an injury in fall camp. Senior quarterback Josh Swogger threw 17 TD passes, while senior receivers Eric Allen, Ryan Bagley, and Craig Chambers combined for 147 catches and 17 scores. Halfbacks Reggie Bradshaw, Brady Green, and Thomas Brooks-Fletcher combined for 19 rushing touchdowns. UM’s young defense was ranked ninth in the FCS in total defense, allowing 226.4 yards a game. - 130 -
2005: GRIZ LOSE IN FIRST ROUND
Montana was 8-4 overall and received an atlarge bid into the playoffs. UM was led by Hilliard who rushed for 1,322 yards – the second highest total (at the time) in single-season history. The ninth-ranked Griz hosted a first-round home playoff game, losing 35-21 to 10th-ranked Cal Poly. Montana had defeated Cal Poly 36-27 in Missoula earlier in the season.
2004: FIFTH TRIP TO THE FCS TITLE GAME IN THE LAST 10 SEASONS
Montana was 12-3 and advanced to the FCS championship game for the fifth time in the last 11 years. Senior quarterback Craig Ochs passed for 3,807 yards and 33 touchdowns and set a league record by completing 68.7% of his passes. Hilliard tied the school record for touchdown runs with 17, while senior wide receiver Jefferson Heidelberger had the second most receiving yards in single-season history with 1,240. In the playoffs the host Griz handled their first three opponents at home relatively easy, beating Northwestern State (56-7), New Hampshire (47-17), and Sam Houston State (34-13). The title game was a 31-21 loss to James Madison. Sadly, the championship game was played on a field that was a quagmire, as the grass playing surface had recently been re-sodded.
2003: BREAK PLAYOFF RECORD WITH 11TH IN A ROW
Montana broke the FCS record by making its 11th consecutive playoff appearance, eclipsing the mark of 10 that it had shared with Eastern Kentucky (10, from 1986-1995). The Griz re-
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ceived an at-large bid into the playoffs, losing a 43-40 double-overtime thriller to visiting Western Illinois in the first round. Senior kicker Chris Snyder set four NCAA career FCS records, scoring 394 points and converting 182 PATs. He also set a single-season school marks by scoring 123 points and connecting on 126 consecutive PATs. Senior defensive end Tim Bush finished his career as Montana’s all-time career leader in sacks (32.5) and tackles for loss (48.5).
2002: TIE FCS MARK FOR CONSECUTIVE WINS
The Griz started the season with 10 wins in a row, and, combined with 14 straight wins the year before, tied the FCS mark for consecutive wins with 24. The streak began on September 22 of 2001, with a 30-0 home win over Western Washington, and was halted on Nov. 16 of 2002, with a 30-21 setback at Eastern Washington in a game played in Spokane’s Joe Albi Stadium. Montana tied Pennsylvania, which had 24 wins in a row from 1992-95, for the longest winning skein in the division. The Griz also set the record for most consecutive Big Sky wins (25) and most league victories on the road with 13 in a row. Senior quarterback John Edwards was named the Big Sky’s co-MVP on offense and senior safety Trey Young was tabbed as the league’s defensive player of the year. Montana defeated Northwestern State 45-14 at home in a first-round playoff game, but lost 24-20 at McNeese State in a quarterfinal contest.
2001: SECOND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Montana won its second national championship by defeating Furman 13-6 en route to a 15-1 record. Edwards engineered a 16-play, 99yard scoring drive for UM’s only touchdown in the game. Halfback Yohance Humphery, Montana’s all-time career rushing leader, gained 142 yards on 30 carries in the game and UM’s only touchdown on a 2-yard run, which culminated its 99-yard scoring drive. The Griz defense limited the Paladins to 121 yards rushing and forced three turnovers. Furman’s only score came on a Hail Mary pass as time expired. Humphery wrapped up his illustrious career with 4,070 career rushing yards. The Grizzlies’ 15 victories set a school record (which still stands as of 2013) for the most wins in a season.
2000: THIRD TRIP TO THE TITLE GAME
The Griz earned a trip to the championship game for the third time in six seasons, losing a heart-breaker, 27-25 to Georgia Southern in Chattanooga. Starting senior Griz quarterback Drew Miller was injured late in the first quarter, and Edwards, a sophomore, was called into action.
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The Griz trailed 20-3 at halftime in rainsoaked Finley Stadium, but took a 23-20 lead early in the fourth quarter on a scoring run by Humphery. The lead was short-lived though, as Eagle halfback and 2000 Walter Payton Award winner Adrian Peterson broke loose for a 57yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter for the game-winning touchdown.
Mike Erhardt for a 20-yard gain and a crucial first down. Senior wide receiver Matt Wells scored both of Montana’s touchdowns (24, 1). Montana set playoff records (at the time) with 125 first downs, 137 pass completions, 197 pass attempts, and 1,703 passing yards.
1999-97: GRIZ LOSE THREE STRAIGHT FIRST-ROUND GAMES
The host Griz squeaked by Northern Iowa 23-20 in a 1994 first-round contest, and then edged visiting McNeese State 30-28 in a snow storm on a 37-yard field goal by Larson with eight seconds left to play. Unfortunately, Dickenson was re-injured early in the McNeese win, and he was not able to play in the semifinal – a 28-9 loss to host (and eventual national champion) Youngstown State, which was also coached by Tressel. In 1993, Montana rolled to a 10-1 regularseason record, with its only blemish a 35-30 loss at Oregon. After the loss to the Ducks, the Griz reeled off nine straight wins and won their first league title since 1982. The season ended in a 49-48 first-round shoot-out loss to visiting Delaware, as the Blue Hens scored with 55 seconds left to play. The Grizzlies’ 93 victories in the1990’s were the second most in I-AA (Youngstown State won 103).
Montana dropped three first-round playoff games during this time, but in the 1999 season it set the Big Sky record with its seventh straight FCS playoff appearance, breaking the old standard of six that had been set by former Big Sky member Idaho from 1985-90. In 1999, visiting Youngstown State, coached by Jim Tressel, kicked a late field goal for a 3027 win. In 1998 Montana suffered its worst playoff setback ever — a 52-9 drubbing at Western Illinois. Montana’s three-game playoff losing streak in the first round started in 1997 with a 19-14 setback at McNeese State.
1996: MOSS TOO MUCH IN QUEST FOR SECOND TITLE IN A ROW
Montana reeled off 14 straight wins to advance to the title game, and for the second year in a row they played at Marshall. Future NFL standout Randy Moss led Marshall with four touchdown catches in a 49-29 win. It was the first time ever that two undefeated (14-0) teams had squared off for the title. In the championship game, Griz sophomore quarterback Brian Ah Yat set (then) playoff records for pass completions with 36 and total plays (67). Senior wide receiver Joe Douglass set a playoff record with 13 receptions, and he also set Montana single-season standards with 82 catches for 18 touchdowns (both still school records), and had 1,469 receiving yards, in UM’s 11 regularseason games.
1993-1994: A PROGRAM ON THE RISE
1995: FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Grizzlies won their first national championship with a last-second, 22-20 come-frombehind victory over host Marshall in front of an FCS playoff-record crowd of 32,106 (which still stands) in Huntington, West Virginia. Walter Payton Award-winning quarterback Dave Dickenson passed for 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns in Montana’s first three playoff games, when UM out-scored its opponents 16314. In their first three playoff victories, the host Grizzlies beat Eastern Kentucky (48-0), Georgia Southern (45-0), and Stephen F. Austin (70-14). In the title game, Dickenson orchestrated a 12-play, 72-yard scoring drive, culminating with a 25-yard field goal by Andy Larson with 39 seconds left for the game-winner. The big play in the winning drive took place on a fourth-and-three from the 50-yard line, as Dickenson connected with senior wide receiver - 131 -
Head Coach Bobby Hauck celebrates another playoff win in 2006.
POST-SEASON 1989: GRIZ HOST PLAYOFF GAMES FOR FIRST TIME
Montana hosted and won its first playoff game in school history, beating Jackson State 48-7 in the first round. The Grizzlies defeated visiting Eastern Illinois 25-15 in the quarterfinals, and then lost 45-15 to eventual national champion Georgia Southern in Statesboro in the semis.
FIRST TWO PLAYOFF BERTHS: 1988 & 1982
After a six-year hiatus, in 1988, the Griz earned their first at-large bid into the playoffs, losing on the road 38-19 to fellow Big Sky member Idaho. Montana’s initial trip to the playoffs was in 1982, when it won its first Big Sky title since the 1970 season. Despite winning the league championship the Grizzlies had to travel to Moscow, Idaho, losing 21-7 to the Vandals.
1969-1970: MONTANA PLAYS FOR A PAIR OF COLLEGE DIVISION TITLES
Montana played for the College Division national championship in 1969 and 1970. The Griz went undefeated and untied for the first time in school history at 10-0 and won their first-ever Big Sky title in 1969. Both years Montana advanced to the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, Calif., but, missing many starters because of NCAA’s rules on junior college transfers, the under-manned Griz lost 30-3 to top-ranked North Dakota State in 1969 and 3116 to the same team a year later.
MONTANA’S FINAL FCS RANKINGS
1982 ............ NCAA................................. 19th 1988 ............ NCAA................................. 19th 1989 ............ NCAA................................... 6th 1993 ............ The Sports Network............3rd 1994 ............ The Sports Network............ 8th 1995 ............ The Sports Network.............1st 1996 ............ The Sports Network........... 2nd 1997 ............ The Sports Network.......... 11th 1998 ............ The Sports Network.......... 14th 1999 ............ The Sports Network............ 7th 2000 ............ The Sports Network........... 2nd 2001 ............ The Sports Network.............1st 2002 ............ The Sports Network............ 9th 2003 ............ The Sports Network.......... 14th 2004 ............ The Sports Network........... 2nd 2005 ............ The Sports Network.......... 12th 2006 ............ The Sports Network............3rd 2007 ............ The Sports Network.......... 10th 2008 ............ The Sports Network........... 2nd 2009 ............ The Sports Network........... 2nd 2010 ............ The Sports Network.......... 20th 2011 ............ The Sports Network............ 4th 2012 ............ NOT RANKED.......................– 2013 ............ The Sports Network............ 8th 2014............. The Sports Network.......... 12th 2015............. STATS FCS.............................14
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GRIZ YEAR-BY-YEAR IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS COLLEGE DIVISION (0-2 NEUTRAL)
1969......................... North Dakota State^............................................................................................L 30-3 1970........................ North Dakota State^........................................................................................ L 31-16 ^College Division National Championship Game
FCS/I-AA (52 GAMES: 32-20: 29-7 HOME; 2-9 ROAD, 1-4 NEUTRAL)
1982........................................... at Idaho............................................................................................. L 21-7 1988 .......................................... at Idaho........................................................................................... L 38-19 1989 .......................................... Jackson State.................................................................................. W 48-7 Eastern Illinois............................................................................. W 25-19 at Georgia Southern*.................................................................... L 45-14 1993 .......................................... Delaware......................................................................................... L 49-48 1994 .......................................... Northern Iowa............................................................................. W 23-20 McNeese State.............................................................................. W 30-28 at Youngstown State*...................................................................... L 28-9 1995 .......................................... Eastern Kentucky........................................................................... W 48-0 Georgia Southern.......................................................................... W 45-0 Stephen F. Austin*....................................................................... W 70-14 at Marshall$.................................................................................. W 22-20 1996 .......................................... Nicholls State................................................................................. W 48-3 East Tennessee State.................................................................... W 44-14 Troy State*...................................................................................... W 70-7 at Marshall$.................................................................................... L 49-29 1997 .......................................... at McNeese State............................................................................ L 19-14 1998 .......................................... at Western Illinois........................................................................... L 52-9 1999 .......................................... Youngstown State.......................................................................... L 30-27 2000 .......................................... Eastern Illinois............................................................................. W 45-14 Richmond..................................................................................... W 37-17 Appalachian State*...............................................................W 19-16, OT vs. Georgia Southern$................................................................... L 27-25 2001 .......................................... Northwestern State...................................................................... W 28-19 Sam Houston State...................................................................... W 49-24 Northern Iowa*.............................................................................. W 38-0 Furman$......................................................................................... W 13-6 2002........................................... Northwestern State...................................................................... W 45-14 at McNeese State............................................................................ L 24-20 2003........................................... Western Illinois................................................................. L 43-40 (2 OT) 2004 .......................................... Northwestern State........................................................................ W 57-7 New Hampshire........................................................................... W 47-17 Sam Houston State*..................................................................... W 34-13 vs. James Madison$....................................................................... L 31-21 2005........................................... Cal Poly........................................................................................... L 35-21 2006........................................... McNeese State................................................................................ W 31-6 Southern Illinois............................................................................ W, 20-3 UMass*........................................................................................... L 19-17 2007........................................... Wofford.......................................................................................... L, 23-22 2008........................................... Texas State.................................................................................... W, 31-13 Weber State.................................................................................. W, 24-12 at James Madison*....................................................................... W, 35-27 vs. Richmond$................................................................................ L, 24-7 2009........................................... South Dakota State...................................................................... W, 61-48 Stephen F. Austin........................................................................... W, 51-0 Appalachian State*...................................................................... W, 24-17 Villanova$..................................................................................... L, 23-21 2011........................................... Central Arkansas#....................................................................... W, 41-14 Northern Iowa#........................................................................... W, 48-10 at Sam Houston State*#............................................................... L, 31-28 2013........................................... Coastal Carolina........................................................................... L, 42-35 2014........................................... San Diego..................................................................................... W, 37-20 Eastern Washington..................................................................... L, 37-20 2015........................................... South Dakota State...................................................................... W, 24-17 North Dakota State......................................................................... L, 37-6 *FCS Semifinal game $FCS Championship game #Games/Appearance vacated due to NCAA infractions - 132 -
Senior Offensive Lineman Devon Dietrich
FACILITIES / STAFF 133
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FACILITIES
Football Locker Room (Artist Rendering)
Construction for the Champions Center will begin in the summer of 2016. A state-of-the art all-sport weight room facility along with a football locker room are scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2017.
Adams Center/Grizzly Student-Athlete Academic Center
Washington-Grizzly Stadium at John Hoyt Field
Dahlberg Arena
Washington-Grizzly Stadium accommodates 25,217 fans.
Dahlberg Arena has a seating capacity of 7,321. - 134 -
GRIZ
West Auxiliary Gym (WAG)
FACILITIES Athletic Strength Center
(Artist rendering)
Grizzly Softball Complex
The West Auxiliary Gym (WAG) has seating for 1,000 volleyball fans and practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball.
Robert O. Lindsay Tennis Center
Lindsay Tennis Center, home of Griz Tennis.
South Campus Soccer Stadium Dornblaser Track & Field
South Campus Soccer Stadium has seating for 1,000 soccer fans.
Dornblaser Stadium is home to track and field. - 135 -
GRIZ ADMINISTRATION
Royce Engstrom UM President
Kent Haslam
Athletic Director
HEAD COACHES
Jean Gee
Jared Amoss
Associate Athletic Director, SWA
UM offers 15 intercollegiate programs in men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, football, women’s golf, soccer, softball and volleyball. Women’s softball began its inaugural season in the spring of 2015. The Grizzlies/Lady Griz compete at the NCAA Division I level and are eligible for postseason competition, except for football, which competes in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly called Division I-AA), that employs a playoff system. Montana is a charter (1963) member of the Big Sky Conference, which celebrated its 50th anniversary recently and is headquartered in Ogden, Utah. There are now 12 schools in the Big Sky Conference plus two football only schools, Cal Poly and UC Davis. The 12 schools are: Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State, Northern Colorado, North Dakota and Southern Utah; the last two entered the conference in the 2011-12 season. Men’s golf was added in 2014; however, Montana does not participate.
Ryan Martin
Asst. Athletic Director Business Operations
Brynn Molley
Assistant Athletic Dir. Marketing and Community Relations
Rob Stack
Sports Information Director
Dusten Hollist
Associate AD External Operations/ GSA Executive Dir.
Chuck Maes
Associate Athletic Director Internal Operations
Dan Ingram
Faculty Athletic Advisor
Greg Sundberg
Director of Equipment Operations Hackney Athletic Equipment Center
Joel Carlson
Assistant Director Grizzly Scholarship Association
Director of Development
JC Weida
Head Certified Athletic Trainer
Charlie Woida Director of Strength and Performance
HEAD COACHES
Steve Ascher
Brian Doyon
Travis DeCuire
Jamie Pinkerton
Mark Plakorus
Brian Schweyen
Women’s Tennis
Softball
Volleyball
Soccer
Men’s Basketball
Track and Field
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Matt Higgins
Kris Nord
Golf Coach
Men’s Tennis
Robin Selvig
Bob Stitt
Women’s Basketball
Football
ASSISTANT COACHES
Adam Bork
Jason Brown
Micaela Castain Soccer
Men’s Basketball
Chris Cobb
Vijay Dias
Trish Duce
Mike Ferriter
Chad Germer
Justin Green
Joe “JB” Hall
Brian Hendricks
Allison Lawrence
Melanie Meuchel
David Paul
Vicky Pounds
Track & Field
Women’s Basketball
Football
Track & Field
Andrew Selle Football
Men’s Tennis
Football
Volleyball
Cross Country
Jason Semore Football
Football
Football
Soccer
Football
Softball
Football Strength & Cond.
Matt Nicholson
Travis Niekamp
Sonya Rogers
Shann Schillenger
Shannon Schweyen
Women’s Basketball
Football
Nolan Swett
Marlon Stewart
Football
Men’s Basketball
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Giedre Tarnauskaite Volleyball
Football
Women’s Basketball
Rachi Wortham Men’s Basketball
ATHLETIC
Charity Atteberry Academic Advisor
Kenzie Cole
Heather Alexander Accounting Associate
Paula Cooney
Marketing Coord.
Business Manager
Janie Haight
Laurel Hanson
Karla Judge
Richard Keroack
Internal Operations
Certified Athletic Trainer
Stacey Richards
Assistant to the AD/ Spirit Squad Director
Julie Tonkin
Basketball Program Coor.
Compliance
Compliance
Doug Sirois
STAFF
Drew Babcock Athletic Trainer
Sue DeMers
Internal Operations
Aaron Heiner
Computer Technician
Lennard Menke
Tia Fluri
Internal Operations
Paul Hengel
Internal Operations/Facilities
Jaiden Nisbet
Defensive Analyst, Football
Marketing Coord.
Courtney Smith
Cyndi Steigers
Asst. Equipment Manager
Football Admin. Asst.
Suzi Walsh
Jen Zellmer-Cuaresma
Admin. Asst., Olympic Sports
McKell Bennett
Asst. Marketing Director
Academic Advisor
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GSA Receptionist
Colin Bonnicksen Football Operations
Grace Gardner
Academic Advisor
Justin Hunt
Certified Athletic Trainer
Colleen O’Brien
GSA Administrative Asst.
Eric Taber
Assistant Sports Information Director