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‘EAGER AND EXCITED’ Cornerback Eaton ready to make most of final season

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ontana football coach Bobby Hauck asked Kobey Eaton to stand up during a team meeting heading into game week.

Hauck wasn’t about to reprimand the fifth-year senior in front of the team. Instead, he singled out Eaton as the type of person other players, especially the young guys, should try to emulate.

Eaton has been a mainstay on the Griz football team through two coaches, two positions and not much playing time. Others have taken the easy road by transferring to another school or quitting the sport because they weren’t getting a huge dose of playing time.

Those thoughts weren’t in the cards for Eaton.

“Montana is the place that gave me a chance,” the cornerback said about toughing it out and making it to his final season with the Griz, who open against South Dakota at 1 p.m. MT Saturday in Vermillion, South Dakota.

“I signed my contract and I give them everything that they’ve given me. It’s been nothing but time and respect.”

It’s that dedication to Montana that has impressed Hauck in his time with Eaton since being hired in December 2017. Then there’s Eaton’s work ethic, his ever-present smile and his tireless pursuit to do whatever he can to help the team be better.

“He’s a program guy, a team guy,” Hauck said. “His teammates like him. His coaches like him. He’ll do anything he can to help his football team win, which is exactly the kind of guy you want and need to have in the program.”

The fact that Eaton even got the chance to play at the Division I level was an accomplishment.

He grew up in Vancouver, Washington, a city in the southwest part of the state just across the river from Portland, Oregon. A fan of anime and Star Wars, sports were also a big part of childhood for him and his younger brother since their parents played junior college basketball.

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Montana’s Kobey Eaton (5) tries to make a catch in a game against Sacramento State. Eaton has since moved from wide receiver to cornerback.

“That was the goal: to surpass them in a sense. Not in an egotistical way, but they raised us to do better than they did,” Eaton said. “Going D-I was an honor enough as it was.”

Eaton was a three-sport athlete in high school, starring in football, basketball and track. Unlike his parents, he came to the realization basketball wasn’t for him.

“I figured out that I’d be 6-foot-2 and

would have to be a point guard, and I couldn’t dribble,” Eaton said, laughing. “I could not dribble. I’ve never been able to dribble. I could shoot, but I couldn’t dribble. But I played through my senior year to the best of my capabilities.”

That willingness to stick with a team and contribute in any way he could was a precursor to his time at Montana, where he came after being a four-year starter in

high school.

Eaton’s path to his fifth season with the Griz hasn’t gone exactly how he envisioned it. It’s so far resembled more of a bell curve.

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HIS OWN KIND OF TOUGHNESS Cook earns scholarship after transferring from MSU-N, moving to OL

Dylan Cook Jersey number: 64 Year: Redshirt sophomore

FRANK GOGOLA | frank.gogola@missoulian.com‌

Position: Offensive tackle

ontana redshirt sophomore Dylan Cook stepped away from football but couldn’t stay away.

The Butte High grad left MSU-Northern after the 2017 season with no team to go to. He later accepted a walk-on offer from the Griz, although the catch was that he’d be playing on the offensive line instead of quarterback.

After sitting out last season because of a transfer rule, the 6-foot-6, 285-pound Cook saw some first-team reps at right MONTANA ATHLETICS‌ tackle and left tackle in fall camp. His hard work, improvement and potential impor- Montana offensive tackle Dylan Cook (64) practices during fall camp. Cook, a former MSUtance to the team led him to earning a schol- Northern quarterback, transferred to Montana in 2018 and earned a scholarship going into arship last week. this season.

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Meet Dylan Cook

Q: The day you got put on scholarship, did you have any idea that was going to happen in the team meeting?

A: I had no clue. We just do trivia, and I was trying to get the questions right. Turns out I got that one wrong. It was about the last walk-on to earn a scholarship. (Coach Bobby Hauck) said it was me.

Q: What answer did you give?

A: I said Kyle Davis. He’s like, ‘Nope, it’s Dylan Cook.’ I was like, ‘What?’

Q: What was the feeling like in that moment of earning the scholarship?

A: I was just super excited. It didn’t hit me until my teammates started going crazy.

Then I was like, ‘Wait. Oh, that’s cool.’ I just went crazy. Had to call my parents and my brother. I was just excited.

Q: Now you have a scholarship, so how do you keep yourself motivated going forward?

A: Just getting the starting spot. I’m a 2 right now. We’re doing a great job on the O-line. It’s tough competition, so I just got to keep doing my part.

Q: Why did you want to transfer from Northern to Montana?

A: Better opportunity. Bigger football.

More serious football. They said it was O-line, and it didn’t make any difference.

I didn’t think twice. I said, ‘I’ll take it.’ I love football too much to just be done.

Q: So you were done with football there before you even had this opportunity?

A: Yeah, I left Northern. I just wasn’t good mentally. Just didn’t know what I wanted to do yet. Just got the opportunity here and took full advantage of it.

Q: What happened that you left?

A: Just wasn’t feeling good. Just wasn’t feeling good about the situation.

Q: Now you’re here, you’re playing O-line, what’s the transition and learning process been like?

A: Mainly it’s just technique because as the quarterback I had to know everything there is to know about a defense. Mainly after that, being a quarterback, I was supposed to stay tall. Now, I got to stay low.

Being a quarterback, I had quick feet, so I have to have quick feet now, too. There’s not much difference. It’s just technique.

Q: You probably had to add weight to play O-line, right?

A: Yeah. I came in at 257, something like that. I’m up to 290 now.

Q: You’re the only player on the roster from Butte. What does ‘Butte tough’ mean to you?

A: I didn’t live there my whole life. I only moved there in eighth grade, so I really had to make my own form of ‘Butte tough’ with everyone already having their friend groups and just being the odd man out. It means a

lot to me being ‘Butte tough’ now because I know what it means and I know the history of Butte. It’s a pretty tough saying.

There’s a lot of tradition behind just those two words.

Q: So where are you from?

A: I was born in Philadelphia. We moved to Deer Lodge because that’s where my mom’s from. Then moved to Anaconda when I was in seventh grade and then moved to Butte. So a lot of moving around.

Q: Before games, what’s your go-to music?

A: Definitely Biggie. Go listen to Notorious B.I.G. because we just gets me right in the mindset.

Q: Favorite songs?

A: ‘Who Shot Ya?’ and ‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ are his two bangers for me.

Q: What’s your favorite thing to do outside of football?

A: I love playing FIFA. Soccer on the XBOX, love it. It’s a fun game. It’s pretty much all my off-time.

Q: Do you watch a lot of soccer?

A: My favorite team’s PSG (Paris SaintGermain), so I watch a lot of their games.

I watched a lot of the UEFA until they got knocked out. Other than that, I don’t really watch much soccer outside of them.

Q: Are there a lot of soccer fans on the team?

A: Not really. It’s kind of just me. I talk

Weight: 285

Cook

Hometown: Philadelphia High school: Butte High Previous School: MSU-Northern about it, but no one else really. They know who’s who and some guys and some teams.

I’m probably only one of the big soccer fans.

Q: Any unique hobbies or talents?

A: I could dunk a basketball, which isn’t very shocking, except for my weight. I played the saxophone for five years, but I don’t play it anymore.

Q: How old were you when you played the saxophone?

A: It was fourth grade to eighth grade.

It was pretty fun at the time. I just got to high school and was really busy with sports.

Q: How old were you the first time you dunked?

A: It was my sophomore year, so 15. It was crazy. It was the crosstown rivalry game (against Butte Central) during warmups. I was just the first one on the team to get a chance. I was pretty pumped.

Q: To close, what’s it like playing for Bobby Hauck?

A: He’s a great guy. He knows exactly what to do to get us pumped up and to get us motivated. He brings the energy himself.

It’s so much easier to follow along when you have a coach who can bring energy and is as enthusiastic as he is about the game. It just makes us love it even more.

Q: How do his practices compare to Northern?

A: They’re a little tougher here. I played quarterback there, so the quarterback to O-line makes it a little tougher. They keep us busy.

Frank Gogola covers Griz football and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter @FrankGogola or email him at Frank.

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Kobey Eaton

From 2

Jersey number: 5

running back the ball 12 times for 217 yards but not registering any offensive stats.

When Hauck took over, Eaton was moved to cornerback and played in five games in 2018, primarily on special teams in a role where he didn’t touch the ball. He comes into this season not on the defensive depth chart, sitting behind a true freshman and a firstyear transfer, but he’s been working with the first-team punt return and the second-team kick return to make an impact there.

“I get to be around and make sure everyone’s on their stuff,” Eaton said.

While striving to earn playing time, he’s found that he’s been aided by his increasing maturity.

“I think when you come in you have a certain mindset not only about football but life,” Eaton said. “I think that can go for anybody. You learn not only about yourself but the world as you go on. You fill your spot and you play your role.”

Turning the philosophical thoughts to football, he continued: “You fall back into things that don’t necessarily have to do with the football itself but thinking about other reasons we’re here: Just pushing each other as teammates, being a leader on the team, helping coaches and players and staff out in any way that you can. And just being a good teammate really because if you’re not being a player, then you have to be the next best thing, which is a teammate.”

Eaton translates those thoughts into a daily approach that has stood out to Hauck, especially as he and other seniors take the youngsters under their wing and teach them how things are done.

“As I always like to tell them, ‘You don’t control much. You just control your attitude and your effort,’” Hauck said. “He’s got a good attitude and great effort every day.”

Eaton has been able to share what he’s learned not only with his teammates but also with his brother, who is a true freshman wide receiver on Utah State’s football team.

“You got to take everything in like a sponge,” Eaton said. “Everything that happens in college is a lesson, no matter how big or small you may think it is. You can take a lesson out of everything and use it the next time it comes around because it probably will.”

As Eaton prepared for his last season to kick off, he was taken aback by the fact it’s his final go-around.

“It doesn’t feel like five years, but I feel like I’ve spent every day of my life with these guys,” he said. “I’ve been here a long time, lived with a lot of guys and built a lot

Year: Redshirt senior Position: Cornerback Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 170

Eaton

Hometown: Vancouver, Washington High School: Evergreen High School of strong bonds. I’m excited to go into my last year with all these guys. I’m eager and excited.”

Originally nicknamed “Skinny,” the 6-3, 170-pound Eaton was dubbed “The Hammer” by Hauck, although neither were exactly sure how it came about. The nicknames are seemingly on different ends of the spectrum, but Eaton is fine with either one.

He doesn’t have a favorite memory of his time at Montana but says every game day is worth cherishing.

“I think you get the true feeling of everyone on game days just when you look around and you see faces, demeanors, non-verbal looks and everything like that,” Eaton said.

“I just love game days to see everyone how they’re looking, especially after a win. You really get to see people and their true stripes after a game.”

With 12 regular-season games left with the Griz, Eaton is treasuring every one of them.

Asked what he wants to accomplish on the field before he graduates with a degree in organizational communication, Eaton could have chosen anything from more playing time to winning more games to making the playoffs. But he instead started talking about helping his teammates.

That selfless approach to football is part of what Hauck preached when he singled out Eaton in front of the team before the season.

“I just want to make sure everyone grows,” Eaton said. “Whether that be mentally, physically or maturity-wise because there’s always room for improvement. So whether that be on the field, off the field, in the weight room, even in the classroom, making sure that everyone has a good mindset and is as prepared as they can possibly be for every avenue that can come towards their way.

“If at the end of the day after this season is over with, if we can teach everyone a lesson like that, that would have been good time spent.”

Frank Gogola covers Griz football and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter @FrankGogola or email him at Frank.

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HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BILL SPELTZ | bill.speltz@missoulian.com‌

‌ he last time the Montana football team T invaded the DakotaDome, Mick Delaney was head coach, Mick Holien was the radio playby-play man and Mick Donald’s was my restaurant of choice for my postgame meal.

OK, so no one really cares about that last Mick. Or that I ordered two apple pies for dessert.

What is worth noting is that Montana was behind with 2 minutes left in that 2013 thriller. Those Coyotes were no pushovers back then under coach Joe Glenn and they’re no pushovers now under Bob Nielson.

Nielson led South Dakota to the FCS playoffs two years ago. There they beat Nicholls before meeting with their demise at Sam Houston State.

The Coyotes posted a meager 4-7 record last season. But it’s worth noting they were 3-2 at home, with wins over Northern Colorado, Missouri State and Western Illinois.

If you’re a Griz fan, it’s hard to keep from looking down your nose at Coyote fans just a little bit. I mean, really, Montana averages close to 25,000 fans for its home games. The DakotaDome seats 10,000 fans and only

5,500 seats will be available for Saturday’s game due to ongoing renovations.

My guess is that Griz Nation will be represented nicely in the dome and they’ll be cheering for Montana often Saturday. But that’s just one man’s opinion.

No. 25 Montana at South Dakota: The scary part here is that no one outside of the Grizzlies’ inner circle seems to know for sure if quarterback Dalton Sneed is at 100%. He moved well in fall camp but never really threw the ball farther than 10 yards the past two weeks — at least not in front of the media in open practices. If he’s healthy, the Coyotes are road kill. If Montana has to go with a backup QB, we’ve got a close game on our hands. I guess we’ll see come game time.

Speltz: Montana 31, South Dakota 17. Gogola: Montana 31, South Dakota 27. Hansen: Montana 24, South Dakota 21. Houghtaling: Grizzlies 27, Coyotes 20.

No. 14 Montana St. at Texas Tech: Kansas City Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes played at Texas Tech.

I’m guessing the Cats are glad they don’t have to face him. Coming off a 5-7 mark in 2018, the Red Raiders will be looking to make a big splash under first-year head coach Matt Wells. Considering Texas Tech returns its quarterback (Alex Bowman) and the Cats have a new, unproven starter, this is an easy pick. Speltz: Texas Tech 49, Cats 13. Gogola: Texas Tech 41, Montana State 16. Hansen: Texas Tech 45, Montana State 13. Houghtaling: Red Raiders 44, Bobcats 10.

No. 4 E. Wash. at No. 13 Washington: Of the seven Big Sky teams playing bowl-eligible programs this weekend, the Eagles have the best shot of winning. On the other hand, Eastern has to replace more than half of its offensive and defensive starters so there’s no way. Speltz: Huskies 55, Eagles 31. Gogola: Washington 52, Eastern Washington 27. Hansen: Washington 56, Eastern Washington 14. Houghtaling: Huskies 64, Eagles 24.

Portland St. at Arkansas: The Razorbacks have a brand new grass field at Razorback Stadium. Last week they played in something called the Beanie Bowl, which is an unusual name for a scrimmage. This weekend they’re going to bean the Vikings with an unusually high point total. Speltz: Arkansas 50, Portland State 17. Gogola: Arkansas 49, Portland State 10.

Hansen: Arkansas 56, Portland State 7. Houghtaling: Razorbacks 42, Vikings 12.

Idaho at No. 15 Penn State: The mighty, traditionladen Nittany Lions against the Vandals in Happy Valley. Yikes. I envision Idaho coach Paul Petrino telling his players in his pre-game speech, “Just be careful ya don’t get hurt.” Speltz: Penn State 45, Idaho 10.

Gogola: Penn State 42, Idaho 6. Hansen: Penn State 50, Idaho 7. Houghtaling: Nittany Lions 47, Vandals 9.

San Diego at Cal Poly: The old triple option lives on under Mustangs long-time coach Tim Walsh. His team lost four starting linemen from last season and the non-scholarship Toreros are picked to win the Pioneer League again after a 9-3 season last year. This one will be close but I’m going with the home team.

Speltz: Mustangs 27, Toreros 21. Gogola: San Diego 28, Cal Poly 20. Hansen: Cal Poly 24, San Diego 20.

Houghtaling: Toreros 23, Mustangs 21.

No. 5 UC Davis at Cal: The Aggies are good but they’re not good enough to win in Berkeley. I mean, come on. The Bears won at USC last season and almost knocked off Washington State in Pullman. Speltz: Cal 31, Davis 17. Gogola: Cal 35, UC Davis 21. Hansen: Cal 28, UC Davis 21. Houghtaling: Bears 30, Aggies 20.

So. Oregon at Sac State: Southern Oregon plays in the Frontier Conference with Carroll and Montana Tech. Sac State is a tough team to beat at home.

Enough said. Speltz: Hornets 44, Southern Oregon 14. Gogola: Sacramento State 38, Southern Oregon 14. Hansen: Sac State 45, Southern Oregon 20.

Houghtaling: Hornets 37, Raiders 10.

No. 8 Weber St. at San Diego St.: The Wildcats are well-respected on the FCS level but they’re not winning against Bobby Hauck’s old team in San Diego. Speltz: San Diego State 40, Weber 20. Gogola: San Diego State 27, Weber State 17. Hansen: San Diego St. 35, Weber State 14. Houghtaling: Aztecs 41, Wildcats 14.

So. Utah at UNLV: I wonder how much UNLV’s attendance will go down when the Raiders start playing in Vegas? It’s gotta hurt a little and attendance wasn’t that good last year anyway. Still, fans or no fans, the Runnin’ Rebels will beat the Thunderbirds.

Speltz: UNLV 35, So. Utah 24. Gogola: UNLV 34, Southern Utah 20. Hansen: UNLV 30, Southern Utah 13. Houghtaling: Rebels 42, T-Birds 17.

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‌Montana and South Dakota will play at 1 p.m. MT Saturday in Vermillion, South Dakota, in the season opener for both teams. Here are key Coyotes players to keep an eye on during the game.

Quarterback: Austin Simmons

Defensive line: Darin Greenfield

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior from Council Bluffs, Iowa, was an All-MVFC honorable mention in 2018 and a preseason all-conference honorable mention in 2019. In his first year as a starter in 2018, Simmons broke out with 3,124 passing yards, which led the league and ranked fourth in the nation. He completed 61.2% of his passes with 18 scores to eight interceptions. He gained a team-best 590 rushing yards but finished with 332 after losses partly because of sacks. His 314.2 yards of total offense per game ranked first in the league and sixth in the country.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound senior from Sheldon, Iowa, is a STATS FCS preseason second-team All-American and was a Walter Camp All-American in 2018, his first first-team honor after being on a second team, two third teams and a fourth team in 2017.

Greenfield finished second in the league with 14.5 tackles for loss and had a team-high six sacks as he placed 20th in voting for the national defensive player of the year award. He earned first-team All-MVFC honors for the second consecutive year, posting 13 quarterback hurries, 55 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Running back: Kai Henry

Linebacker: Jack Cochrane

The 5-foot-8, 200-pound junior from Miami, Florida, is South Dakota’s leading returning rusher. Henry rushed for 509 yards and seven touchdowns while playing in 10 games and earning eight starts in 2018. He averaged 50.9 yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry with a long run of 37 yards. As a true freshman in 2017, Henry piled up 613 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games. He took on a larger special teams role last season, gaining 197 yards on seven kickoff returns. He’s not much of a receiving threat out of the backfield, averaging 8.8 receiving yards in 23 games.

The 6-foot-3, 230-pound junior from Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a preseason All-MVFC honorable mention after starting in all 11 games in 2018. Playing at middle linebacker, Cochrane posted 79 total tackles, which ranked second on the team and the most among returning players. He was one of four Coyotes players who forced and recovered at least fumble, carding one of each. He added 3.5 tackles for loss and broke up two passes.

Coming through on the big stage, Cochrane had a career-high 12 tackles against eventual national champion North Dakota State.

Wide receiver: Dakarai Allen

Defensive backs: Phillip Powell

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior from Largo, Florida, was a second-team All-MVFC wide receiver following the 2018 season and a preseason all-conference first-team selection in 2019.

Allen is the team’s leading returning receiver, having tallied 48 catches for 703 yards, ranked sixth and seventh in the league.

He caught five touchdowns and averaged 70.3 yards per game and 14.6 yards per reception in 10 games before missing the final game. Most of his production came in a five-game stretch in which he had caught 29 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound junior from Chicago earned preseason all-league honorable mention status despite having his 2018 season cut short because of a shoulder injury. Playing at strong safety, Powell tied for the team lead with two interceptions, picking off one pass in each of his first two games. He forced two fumbles in the season opener against FBS Kansas State in a near upset. Powell started the first three games before the injury limited him to just one more contest. He was South Dakota’s second-leading tackler with 18 through the first three games and added one tackle for loss.

Offensive line: Mason Scheidegger

Special teams: Brady Schutt

The 6-foot-5, 330-pound junior from Fonda, Iowa, earned AllMVFC honorable mention status after the 2018 season and was a preseason all-league honorable mention in 2019. Scheidegger has started all 24 games since he was a redshirt freshman in 2017 and made 11 starts at left guard in 2018. The versatile lineman played all five spots in 2017 and started at four of them.

Last year, Scheidegger helped an offense that led the MVFC and ranked 13th in the country with 285 passing yards per game, and ranked 42nd in the nation with 411 yards of offense per game.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound junior punter from Orange City, Iowa, is a preseason all-conference honorable mention in 2019. Schutt will be beginning his third consecutive season as the team’s starting punter. His average of 42.9 yards per punt ranked third in the league and 12th in the country. Schutt’s 10 punts of 50 or more yards, including a long of 60, were the third most in the MVFC. Of his 64 punts, he pinned 14 inside the 20-yard line and six inside the 10-yard line, forced 25 fair catches, had just three go for touchbacks and got one blocked.

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‌MONTANA ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. 2 Cam Humphrey R-Jr. QB 2 Gavin Robertston R-Jr. S 3 Justin Calhoun R-Sr. CB 3 Jesse Owens Fr. WR 4 Nash Fouch R-Fr. S 4 Ryan Simpson Fr. WR 5 Kobey Eaton R-Sr. CB 5 Garrett Graves R-Fr. QB 6 Jace DeWalt Fr. WR 6 Jackson Pepe R-Fr. S 7 Dareon Nash R-Jr. CB 7 Gabe Sulser So. WR 8 Samori Toure R-Jr. WR 8 Corbin Walker Fr. CB 9 David Koppang R-Fr. S 10 Marcus Welnel R-So. LB 11 Cole Grossman Fr. LB 11 Dalton Sneed R-Sr. QB 12 Kris Brown Fr. QB 12 Marcus Hee Fr. S 13 Josh Sandry R-Sr. S 14 Ryan Arntson Jr. RB 14 Michael McGinnis R-So. S 15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-Sr. WR 17 Robby Hauck R-So. S 17 Keelan White Fr. WR 18 Samuel Akem R-Jr. WR 18 Jace Schneider R-Fr. S 19 Malik Flowers R-So. WR 19 Nick Guerena Fr. S 20 Gavin Crow R-Jr. S 20 Nick Ostmo Fr. RB 21 Marcus Knight So. RB 22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 23 Josh Egbo R-Jr. CB 24 Elias DeWaters Fr. RB 25 Adam Eastwood R-So. RB 26 Trevin Gradney Fr. CB 27 Kadeem Hemphill R-Sr. CB 28 Keynan Foster R-Sr. CB 29 Mykal Tolliver R-Jr. CB 30 Ryder Meyer Fr. S 31 Trase Le Texier R-Jr. FB 32 Drew Turner R-Fr. RB 33 Dante Olson R-Sr. LB 34 Jace Lewis R-Jr. LB 35 Braxton Hill Fr. LB 36 Levi Janacaro R-Fr. RB 37 Jesse Sims R-Sr. DT 38 Max Feight Fr. S 39 Brandon Purdy R-Jr. KP 40 Kale Edwards Fr. LB 41 Gabe Peppenger R-Jr. KP 42 Soane Vaohea Jr. LB 43 Mason Vinyard R-Jr. LB 44 Ryan Tirrell Fr. LB 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Sr. DE 46 Jed Nagler R-Jr. LB 47 Cole Rosling R-Jr. DT 48 Caine Fitiausi-Fung Fr. LB 49 Matthew O’Donoghue R-Jr. LS 50 Johnny Barthel Fr. OL 52 Michael Matthews R-So. LB 53 Lorenzo Brown R-Fr. DE 54 Tyler Flink R-Fr. LB 55 Alex Hurlburt Fr. DE 56 Joe Babros R-Jr. DE 57 Garrison Poetzl Fr. DL 58 Patrick O’Connell R-So. LB 59 Milton Mamula R-Fr. DE 60 Dillon Botner Fr. OL/ATH 61 Adam Wilson Sr. KP 62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Jr. OG 63 Trevor Welnel R-Fr. OT 64 Dylan Cook R-So. OT 65 Gerrit Bloemendaal R-Fr. OG 66 Cy Sirmon R-Sr. C 67 Tyler Ganoung R-Fr. OG 68 Cody Kanouse So. OG 69 Dumitru Salagor Fr. OL 70 Skyler Martin R-So. OG 71 Kordell Pillans R-Jr. OG 72 Conor Quick R-Fr. C 73 Colin Dreis Fr. OL 74 Angel Villanueva R-Sr. OG 75 Sean Anderson R-Fr. OT 76 Colton Keintz R-So. OT 77 Moses Mallory Jr. OG 78 Conlan Beaver R-Jr. OT 79 Easi Longoria R-Jr. OG 80 Mitch Roberts R-So. WR 81 Matt Rensvold R-So. TE 82 Carver Gilman Fr. KP 83 Nick Germer R-Fr. WR 84 Joey Elwell Fr. TE 85 Danny Burton Jr. WR 86 Colten Curry R-Fr. TE 87 Bryson Deming R-So. TE 88 Colin Bingham R-Sr. TE 89 Noah Ambuehl Fr. TE 90 Zane Whiting So. DE 91 Eli Alford So. DT 92 Jacob McGourin Fr. DL 93 Braydon Deming R-So. DE 95 Brian Buschini Fr. KP 96 Ryder Rice R-Sr. DE 97 RJ Nelson R-So. DE 99 Alex Gubner R-Fr. DT

Hgt. 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-1 5-7 6-3

Wt. 194 208 184 169 203 183 170 202 164 194 190 165 190 165 2-1 230 220 216 204 178 210 181 208

Hometown Issaquah, Wash.

Auburn, Wash.

Long Beach, Calif.

Billings, Mont.

Woodinville, Wash.

Bozeman, Mont.

Vancouver, Wash.

Eureka, Mont.

Missoula, Mont.

Kalispell, Mont.

Covina, Calif.

Billings, Mont.

Portland, Ore. Renton, Wash.

Missoula, Mont.

Helena, Mont.

Vancouver, Wash.

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bozeman, Mont.

Honolulu, Hawaii Bigfork, Mont.

Helena, Mont.

Sidney, Mont.

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

171 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 185 Missoula, Mont.

181 North Vancouver, B.C. 201 Broken Arrow, Okla.

176 Bellevue, Wash.

195 Fontana, Calif.

184 Encinitas, Calif.

216 Kennewick, Wash.

215 Portland, Ore. 194 San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

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

190 Gilbert, Ariz.

172 Missoula, Mont.

215 Del Mar, Calif.

180 Billings, Mont.

190 Chicago, Ill. 165 Mill Creek, Wash.

175 Bellflower, Calif.

170 Fairfield, Mont.

240 Boulder, Mont.

218 Kalispell, Mont.

240 Medford, Ore. 230 Townsend, Mont.

225 Anaconda, Mont.

230 Missoula, Mont.

280 Stevensville, Mont.

188 Whitehall, Mont.

176 Kalispell, Mont.

220 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 206 Missoula, Mont.

228 Kihei, Hawaii 240 El Cajon, Calif.

204 Missoula, Mont.

241 Vista, Calif.

23- Whitefish, Mont.

264 Helena, Mont.

197 Honolulu, Hawaii 250 Santa Ana, Calif.

262 Bellevue, Wash.

218 Camas, Wash.

235 Las Vegas, Nev. 216 Missoula, Mont.

234 Salem, Ore. 243 Mission Viejo, Calif.

244 Billings, Mont.

225 Kalispell, Mont.

230 Newtown Square, Penn.

224 Whitefish, Mont.

185 San Diego, Calif.

290 Tucson, Ariz.

270 Helena, Mont.

285 Butte, Mont.

296 Great Falls, Mont.

290 Wenatchee, Wash.

320 Hillsboro, Ore. 318 Gig Harbor, Wash.

265 Vancouver, Wash.

284 Vancouver, Wash.

333 Kodiak, Alaska 278 Helena, Mont.

228 Tucson, Ariz.

301 Duarte, Calif.

301 Litchfield Park, Ariz.

3-4 Missoula, Mont.

350 Herriman, Utah 301 Fredericksburg, Va. 320 Caldwell, Idaho 200 Missoula, Mont.

248 Polson, Mont.

179 Whitefish, Mont.

190 Missoula, Mont.

237 Meridian, Idaho 172 Helena, Mont.

220 Valier, Mont.

248 Billings, Mont.

248 Missoula, Mont.

248 Great Falls, Mont.

215 Queen Creek, Ariz.

285 Park City, Utah 236 Cheney, Wash.

258 Billings, Mont.

191 Helena, Mont.

215 Savage, Mont.

240 Hillsboro, Ore. 285 West Hills, Calif.

MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE

RB 25 Adam Eastwood OR 21 Marcus Knight

CB 24 Mark Collins

WR 8 Samori Toure OR 80 Mitch Roberts

TE 88 Colin Bingham QB 11 Dalton Sneed

SOUTH DAKOTA ROSTER

LT 78 Conlan Beaver LG 74 Angel Villanueva

WR 18 Sammy Akem

K 39 Brandon Purdy

CB 5 Cameron Tisdale

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE LT LG C RT

Cam Humphrey, Jr. Malik Flowers, So. Gabe Sulser, So. Bryson Deming, So.

75 77 70 64

Sean Anderson, R-Fr. Moses Mallory, Jr. Skyler Martin, So. Dylan Cook, So.

LB 23 Jonathan Joanis P 15 Brady Schutt

97 90 51 92 48 49

Brendan Webb, R-Fr. Jackson Coker, Jr. Jacob Headlee, Jr. Kameron Cline, Sr. Jake Richardson, Jr. Brock Mogensen, R-Fr.

LB LB CB CB S S

28 32 35 20 2 3

Dakota Smith, R-Fr. Tre Thomas, R-Fr. Bakhari Goodson, Jr. Cori Fant, Fr. Mike Johnson, Sr. Jordan Sommerville, So.

SOUTH DAKOTA STARTING OFFENSE CB 3 Justin Calhoun

LB 33 Dante Olson

DE 93 Braydon Deming

S 13 Josh Sandry LB 34 Jace Lewis

S2 Gavin Robertson

FS 4 Elijah Reed

SOUTH DAKOTA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DT DT DT LB LB

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE GRIZ 17 Robby Hauck

LB 27 Jakari Starling

DT 93 Luis Peguero

RT 76 Colton Keintz

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

SS 21 Phillip Powell

LB 39 Jack Cochrane

DT 47 DeValon Whitcomb

RG 71, Kordell Pillans OR 67 Tyler Ganoung

2 19 7 87

LB 33 Jake Matthew

DE 44 Darin Greenfield

C 66 Cy Sirmon

QB WR WR TE

SOUTH DAKOTA STARTING DEFENSE

NT 37 Jesse Sims DT 99 Alex Gubner REB 96 Ryder Rice

WR 88 Levi Falck

TE 87 Connor Herrmann

RT 66 Isaac Erbes

QB 3 Austin Simmons

RG 72 Mason Scheidegger C 67 Kian Rexroat-Potts

RB 2 Kai Henry

LG 75 Michael Bianchi LT 70 Alex Jensen WR 6 Kody Case

CB 7 Dareon Nash

P 61 Adam Wilson

WR 82 Dakarai Allen

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DE NT REB LB LB

56 45 91 58 10 52

Joe Babros, Jr. Vika Fa’atuiese, Sr. Eli Alford, So. Patrick O’Connell, So. Marcus Welnel, So. Michael Matthews, So.

CB CB GRIZ S S

8 28 20 14 4

Corbin Walker, Fr. Keynan Foster, Sr. Gavin Crow, Jr. Michael McGinnis, So. Nash Fouch, R-Fr.

K 31 Mason Lorber

SOUTH DAKOTA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR TE

7 25 9 8 13 81

Tyler Tsagalis, Jr. Canaan Brooks, So. Wesley Eliodor, R-Fr. Trystn Ducker, Sr. Caleb Vander Esch, Jr. Brett Samson, Jr.

LT LG C RG RT

78 73 79 65 74

Austin Wallace, So. Joey Lombard, Fr. Spencer Gavin, R-Fr. Braden Schneider, So. Siler Tschirhart, Fr.

No. Name 1 Randy Baker 1 Bryan Clements 2 Kai Henry 2 Mike Johnson 3 Austin Simmons 3 Jordan Sommerville 4 Devon Moore 4 Elijah Reed 5 Travis Theis 5 Cameron Tisdale 6 Kody Case 7 Darion Bolden 7 Tyler Tsagalis 8 Trystn Ducker 8 Rodney Sivils Jr 9 Wesley Eliodor 9 Robert Ford III 10 Billy Conaway 11 Marquis Majors 12 Tre Jackson 12 Jakob Parks 13 Caleb Vander Esch 14 Carter Bell 15 Drew Greenhaw 15 Brady Schutt 16 Hayden Ekern 16 Larry Williams 17 Josh Moore 18 Gabe Montgomery 19 Jeremiah Webb 20 Cori Fant Jr. 21 Phillip Powell 22 Isaiah McDaniels 23 Jonathan Joanis 24 Mark Collins Jr. 25 Canaan Brooks 26 D’Andre Ferguson 27 Jakari Starling 28 Dakota Smith 29 Trey Rodriguez 29 Jason Simon-Ressler 30 Ben Klett 31 Mason Lorber 32 Tre Thomas 33 Jake Matthew 34 Ben Conrad 34 Ryan Mazurek 35 Dominic Long 36 Hunter Headlee 37 Lincoln Gibbs 38 Willie O’Hara 39 Jack Cochrane 41 Sam Gerst 42 Austin Peters 43 Brady Booker 44 Darin Greenfield 45 Nathan Stoffel 46 Dalton Godfrey 47 DeValon Whitcomb 48 Jake Richardson 49 Brock Mogensen 50 Jason Samec 51 Jacob Headlee 52 Jake Larsen 53 Stephen Hillis 54 Nick Gaes 55 Jontrell Oliver 56 Conner Thiele 57 D.J. Gross 58 Trevor Shohoney 59 Lucas Becker 60 Cam Seck 61 Blake Holden 63 Noah Alling 65 Braden Schneider 66 Isaac Erbes 67 Kian Rexroat-Potts 68 Cole Ernst 70 Alex Jensen 71 Colton Harberts 72 Mason Scheidegger 73 Joey Lombard 74 Siler Tschirhart 75 Michael Bianchi 76 Tyler Smith 77 Cliff Johnson 78 Austin Wallace 79 Spencer Gavin 80 Carter Kuchel 81 Brett Samson 82 Dakarai Allen 83 Austin Goehring 84 Jack Peery 85 Nathan Kneifl 86 Joe Mather 87 Connor Herrmann 88 Levi Falck 90 Jackson Coker 92 Kameron Cline 93 Luis Peguero 94 Ethan Burson 95 Nick Kramer 97 Brendan Webb 99 Sammy Byrd

Year Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. DB Fr. So. R-So. So. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So.QB Jr. Fr. R.-So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. R-Fr. R.Fr. R.Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R.Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. So. R.-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So.

Pos. WR P RB DB QB DB QB Jr. RB DB WR DB QB WR DB WR DB WR WR DB 6-3 WR WR WR P QB DB DB DB RB DB DB DB LB DB RB LB LB LB RB LB RB K LB LB K TE K/P LB RB LB LB LB WR LB DL TE LS DL LB LB DL DL DL LB DL DL LB LB OL DL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR TE TE TE LS TE WR DL DL DT DL DL DL DL

Hgt. Wt. Hometown 5-10 170 Daytona Beach, Fla. 6-3 205 Corona, Calif.

5-8 200 Miami, Fla. 6-0 205 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 215 Council Bluffs, Iowa 6-0 200 St. Louis, Mo. 6-4 215 Waterloo, Iowa 6-2 210 Denver, Colo.

5-11 210 Pratt, Kan. 5-10 175 Clearwater, Fla. 5-10 170 Lake City, Iowa 5-10 180 St. Louis, Mo. 6-2 215 Arlington Heights, Ill. 5-10 180 Bellevue, Neb. 6-1 210 Largo, Fla. 6-0 200 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 6-1 175 St. Peters, Mo. 6-1 220 Shawnee, Kan. 6-0 190 O’Fallon, Mo. 5-10 160 Wellington, Fla. 210 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 200 San Jose, Calif.

5-10 170 Bettendorf, Iowa 5-11 175 Muscatine, Iowa 6-1 210 Orange City, Iowa 6-3 205 Chicago, Ill. 5-11 185 St. Louis, Mo. 6-0 185 Kansas City, Mo. 6-0 170 Wildwood, Mo. 5-11 190 Chicago, Ill. 6-1 185 Tampa, Fla. 6-1 210 Chicago, Ill. 5-11 175 San Diego, Calif.

6-1 210 Orlando, Fla. 5-11 180 Overland Park, Kan. 6-0 205 St. Louis, Mo. 6-1 210 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 210 Riviera Beach, Fla. 6-2 210 Inglewood, Calif.

5-11 175 Daytona Beach, Fla. 6-3 215 Farley, Iowa 6-1 240 Lake Zurich, Ill. 6-1 180 New London, Iowa 6-1 215 Burnsville, Minn.

6-3 250 Omaha, Neb. 5-8 160 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6-4 220 Eden Prairie, Minn.

5-11 190 Gothenburg, Neb. 6-1 225 Sioux Falls, S.D. 5-11 225 Claremont, S.D. 6-2 230 Des Moines, Iowa 6-3 230 Mount Vernon, Iowa 6-0 215 Waterloo, Iowa 5-10 175 Bronson, Iowa 6-3 235 LaSalle, Ill. 6-3 235 Sheldon, Iowa 6-5 230 Marathon, Wis. 6-2 215 Cedar Falls, Iowa 6-3 270 Omaha, Neb. 6-2 245 Kansas City, Kan. 6-2 225 Farmington, Minn.

6-1 240 Stillwater, Minn.

6-3 290 Harrisburg, S.D. 6-2 255 Harrisburg, S.D. 6-1 220 Hartington, Neb. 6-4 265 Alta, Iowa 6-3 210 Tampa, Fla. 6-2 240 Oakland, Neb. 6-2 235 McCook, Neb. 6-4 300 Franklin, Wis. 6-5 265 Blaine, Minn.

6-4 260 Paola, Kan. 6-3 285 Watertown, S.D. 6-4 285 Whitefish Bay, Wis. 6-6 295 McLouth, Kan. 6-5 330 Urbandale, Iowa 6-7 325 Oconomowoc, Wis. 6-4 350 Le Claire, Iowa 6-7 260 Plymouth, Minn.

6-6 285 Dike, Iowa 6-5 330 Fonda, Iowa 6-5 345 Anoka, Minn.

6-8 265 Overland Park, Kan. 6-6 320 Island Lake, Ill. 6-4 295 Joplin, Mo. 6-5 280 Lake Andes, S.D. 6-5 310 Metamora, Ill. 6-4 275 Indianola, Iowa 6-2 205 Remsen, Iowa 6-2 240 Oconomowoc, Wis. 6-1 180 Largo, Fla. 6-4 245 Kiel, Wis. 6-4 215 Sioux Falls, S.D. 6-6 245 Lawton, Iowa 6-0 200 St. Paul, Minn.

6-5 220 Mount Vernon, Iowa 6-2 205 Circle Pines, Minn.

6-2 270 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6-4 270 San Diego, Calif.

6-3 275 Wellington, Fla. 6-4 305 Springfield, Mo. 6-4 240 Plymouth, Minn.

6-4 235 Buhler, Kan. 6-0 275 Circle Pines, Minn.

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ZZLY E DAY CHUPS

SOUTH DAKOTA ROSTER CB 24 Mark Collins

SOUTH DAKOTA STARTING DEFENSE LB 33 Jake Matthew

DE 44 Darin Greenfield

SS 21 Phillip Powell

LB 39 Jack Cochrane LB 27 Jakari Starling

DT 47 DeValon Whitcomb

FS 4 Elijah Reed

DT 93 Luis Peguero

R

CB 5 Cameron Tisdale

LB 23 Jonathan Joanis P 15 Brady Schutt

SOUTH DAKOTA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DT DT DT LB LB

97 90 51 92 48 49

Brendan Webb, R-Fr. Jackson Coker, Jr. Jacob Headlee, Jr. Kameron Cline, Sr. Jake Richardson, Jr. Brock Mogensen, R-Fr.

LB LB CB CB S S

28 32 35 20 2 3

Dakota Smith, R-Fr. Tre Thomas, R-Fr. Bakhari Goodson, Jr. Cori Fant, Fr. Mike Johnson, Sr. Jordan Sommerville, So.

SOUTH DAKOTA STARTING OFFENSE WR 88 Levi Falck

TE 87 Connor Herrmann

RT 66 Isaac Erbes

QB 3 Austin Simmons

RG 72 Mason Scheidegger C 67 Kian exroat-Potts

RB 2 Kai Henry

LG 75 Michael Bianchi LT 70 Alex Jensen WR 6 Kody Case WR 82 Dakarai Allen

K 31 Mason Lorber

SOUTH DAKOTA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR TE

7 25 9 8 13 81

Tyler Tsagalis, Jr. Canaan Brooks, So. Wesley Eliodor, R-Fr. Trystn Ducker, Sr. Caleb Vander Esch, Jr. Brett Samson, Jr.

LT LG C RG RT

78 73 79 65 74

Austin Wallace, So. Joey Lombard, Fr. Spencer Gavin, R-Fr. Braden Schneider, So. Siler Tschirhart, Fr.

No. Name 1 Randy Baker 1 Bryan Clements 2 Kai Henry 2 Mike Johnson 3 Austin Simmons 3 Jordan Sommerville 4 Devon Moore 4 Elijah Reed 5 Travis Theis 5 Cameron Tisdale 6 Kody Case 7 Darion Bolden 7 Tyler Tsagalis 8 Trystn Ducker 8 Rodney Sivils Jr 9 Wesley Eliodor 9 Robert Ford III 10 Billy Conaway 11 Marquis Majors 12 Tre Jackson 12 Jakob Parks 13 Caleb Vander Esch 14 Carter Bell 15 Drew Greenhaw 15 Brady Schutt 16 Hayden Ekern 16 Larry Williams 17 Josh Moore 18 Gabe Montgomery 19 Jeremiah Webb 20 Cori Fant Jr. 21 Phillip Powell 22 Isaiah McDaniels 23 Jonathan Joanis 24 Mark Collins Jr. 25 Canaan Brooks 26 D’Andre Ferguson 27 Jakari Starling 28 Dakota Smith 29 Trey Rodriguez 29 Jason Simon-Ressler 30 Ben Klett 31 Mason Lorber 32 Tre Thomas 33 Jake Matthew 34 Ben Conrad 34 Ryan Mazurek 35 Dominic Long 36 Hunter Headlee 37 Lincoln Gibbs 38 Willie O’Hara 39 Jack Cochrane 41 Sam Gerst 42 Austin Peters 43 Brady Booker 44 Darin Greenfield 45 Nathan Stoffel 46 Dalton Godfrey 47 DeValon Whitcomb 48 Jake Richardson 49 Brock Mogensen 50 Jason Samec 51 Jacob Headlee 52 Jake Larsen 53 Stephen Hillis 54 Nick Gaes 55 Jontrell Oliver 56 Conner Thiele 57 D.J. Gross 58 Trevor Shohoney 59 Lucas Becker 60 Cam Seck 61 Blake Holden 63 Noah Alling 65 Braden Schneider 66 Isaac Erbes 67 Kian Rexroat-Potts 68 Cole Ernst 70 Alex Jensen 71 Colton Harberts 72 Mason Scheidegger 73 Joey Lombard 74 Siler Tschirhart 75 Michael Bianchi 76 Tyler Smith 77 Cliff Johnson 78 Austin Wallace 79 Spencer Gavin 80 Carter Kuchel 81 Brett Samson 82 Dakarai Allen 83 Austin Goehring 84 Jack Peery 85 Nathan Kneifl 86 Joe Mather 87 Connor Herrmann 88 Levi Falck 90 Jackson Coker 92 Kameron Cline 93 Luis Peguero 94 Ethan Burson 95 Nick Kramer 97 Brendan Webb 99 Sammy Byrd

Year Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. DB Fr. So. R-So. So. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So.QB Jr. Fr. R.-So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. R-Fr. R.Fr. R.Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R.Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. So. R.-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So.

Pos. WR P RB DB QB DB QB Jr. RB DB WR DB QB WR DB WR DB WR WR DB 6-3 WR WR WR P QB DB DB DB RB DB DB DB LB DB RB LB LB LB RB LB RB K LB LB K TE K/P LB RB LB LB LB WR LB DL TE LS DL LB LB DL DL DL LB DL DL LB LB OL DL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR TE TE TE LS TE WR DL DL DT DL DL DL DL

Hgt. Wt. Hometown 5-10 170 Daytona Beach, Fla. 6-3 205 Corona, Calif.

5-8 200 Miami, Fla. 6-0 205 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 215 Council Bluffs, Iowa 6-0 200 St. Louis, Mo. 6-4 215 Waterloo, Iowa 6-2 210 Denver, Colo.

5-11 210 Pratt, Kan. 5-10 175 Clearwater, Fla. 5-10 170 Lake City, Iowa 5-10 180 St. Louis, Mo. 6-2 215 Arlington Heights, Ill. 5-10 180 Bellevue, Neb. 6-1 210 Largo, Fla. 6-0 200 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 6-1 175 St. Peters, Mo. 6-1 220 Shawnee, Kan. 6-0 190 O’Fallon, Mo. 5-10 160 Wellington, Fla. 210 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 200 San Jose, Calif.

5-10 170 Bettendorf, Iowa 5-11 175 Muscatine, Iowa 6-1 210 Orange City, Iowa 6-3 205 Chicago, Ill. 5-11 185 St. Louis, Mo. 6-0 185 Kansas City, Mo. 6-0 170 Wildwood, Mo. 5-11 190 Chicago, Ill. 6-1 185 Tampa, Fla. 6-1 210 Chicago, Ill. 5-11 175 San Diego, Calif.

6-1 210 Orlando, Fla. 5-11 180 Overland Park, Kan. 6-0 205 St. Louis, Mo. 6-1 210 Clearwater, Fla. 6-1 210 Riviera Beach, Fla. 6-2 210 Inglewood, Calif.

5-11 175 Daytona Beach, Fla. 6-3 215 Farley, Iowa 6-1 240 Lake Zurich, Ill. 6-1 180 New London, Iowa 6-1 215 Burnsville, Minn.

6-3 250 Omaha, Neb. 5-8 160 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6-4 220 Eden Prairie, Minn.

5-11 190 Gothenburg, Neb. 6-1 225 Sioux Falls, S.D. 5-11 225 Claremont, S.D. 6-2 230 Des Moines, Iowa 6-3 230 Mount Vernon, Iowa 6-0 215 Waterloo, Iowa 5-10 175 Bronson, Iowa 6-3 235 LaSalle, Ill. 6-3 235 Sheldon, Iowa 6-5 230 Marathon, Wis. 6-2 215 Cedar Falls, Iowa 6-3 270 Omaha, Neb. 6-2 245 Kansas City, Kan. 6-2 225 Farmington, Minn.

6-1 240 Stillwater, Minn.

6-3 290 Harrisburg, S.D. 6-2 255 Harrisburg, S.D. 6-1 220 Hartington, Neb. 6-4 265 Alta, Iowa 6-3 210 Tampa, Fla. 6-2 240 Oakland, Neb. 6-2 235 McCook, Neb. 6-4 300 Franklin, Wis. 6-5 265 Blaine, Minn.

6-4 260 Paola, Kan. 6-3 285 Watertown, S.D. 6-4 285 Whitefish Bay, Wis. 6-6 295 McLouth, Kan. 6-5 330 Urbandale, Iowa 6-7 325 Oconomowoc, Wis. 6-4 350 Le Claire, Iowa 6-7 260 Plymouth, Minn.

6-6 285 Dike, Iowa 6-5 330 Fonda, Iowa 6-5 345 Anoka, Minn.

6-8 265 Overland Park, Kan. 6-6 320 Island Lake, Ill. 6-4 295 Joplin, Mo. 6-5 280 Lake Andes, S.D. 6-5 310 Metamora, Ill. 6-4 275 Indianola, Iowa 6-2 205 Remsen, Iowa 6-2 240 Oconomowoc, Wis. 6-1 180 Largo, Fla. 6-4 245 Kiel, Wis. 6-4 215 Sioux Falls, S.D. 6-6 245 Lawton, Iowa 6-0 200 St. Paul, Minn.

6-5 220 Mount Vernon, Iowa 6-2 205 Circle Pines, Minn.

6-2 270 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6-4 270 San Diego, Calif.

6-3 275 Wellington, Fla. 6-4 305 Springfield, Mo. 6-4 240 Plymouth, Minn.

6-4 235 Buhler, Kan. 6-0 275 Circle Pines, Minn.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

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AROUND THE BIG SKY No. 25 Montana (0-0) at South Dakota (0-0)‌ Saturday, 1 p.m. MT Vermillion, South Dakota DakotaDome (5,500 AstroTurf) ABC Montana/ESPN+ Series History: Montana leads the alltime series, 12-6.

Last Meeting: Montana won, 28-20, in 2014.

The Coaches: Bobby Hauck is in his second season of his second stint coaching Montana, his alma mater. It is Hauck’s ninth season overall coaching the Grizzlies. Bob Nielson, a Wartburg College alum, is in his fourth season coaching South Dakota.

Notes: Montana was picked to finish fourth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and fifth in the media poll after a 6-5 campaign a year ago. South Dakota is coming off of a 4-7 performance in 2018.

alum, is in his second year leading Arkansas.

Notes: Portland State, which finished 4-7 last season, was picked to finish 10th in both the Big Sky preseason media and coaches polls. Arkansas is coming off of a 2-10 campaign in its first season with Morris as head coach, the first 10-loss season in school history.

No. 4 Eastern Washington (0-0) at FBS No. 13 Washington (0-0)‌

Idaho (0-0) at FBS No. 15 Penn State (0-0)‌ Saturday, 1:30 p.m. MT University Park, Pennsylvania Beaver Stadium (106,572 Natural Grass) Big Ten Network Series History: This is the first meeting between Idaho and Penn State.

The Coaches: Paul Petrino, a Carroll College alum, is in his seventh season coaching Idaho. James Franklin, an East Stroudsburg alum, is in his sixth season coaching Penn State.

Notes: Idaho was picked to finish eighth in both the Big Sky preseason coaches and media polls after going 4-7 a year ago. Penn State is coming off of a 9-4 campaign in which they ended the season with a loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl.

Saturday, 1 p.m. MT Seattle, Washington Husky Stadium (70,083 FieldTurf) Pac-12 Networks Series History: Washington leads the alltime series, 2-0.

Last Meeting: Washington won, 59-52, in No. 5 UC Davis (0-0) at 2014.

The Coaches: Aaron Best is in his third Cal (0-0)‌ San Diego (0-0) at year coaching Eastern Washington, his alma Saturday, 4:30 p.m. MT mater. Chris Petersen, a UC Davis alum, is in Cal Poly (0-0)‌ Berkeley, California his sixth season coaching Washington.

Saturday, 3 p.m. MT California Memorial Stadium Notes: Eastern is coming off of a 12-3 camSan Luis Obispo, California paign in which the Eagles made it to the FCS (63,000 Momentum Turf) Alex G. Spanos Stadium championship game against North Dakota Pac-12 Network (11,075 Natural Grass) Series History: Cal leads the all-time seState. EWU was picked in the coaches and Pluto TV ries, 7-0. media polls to win the conference in 2019.

Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time Washington finished last year 10-4 and won Last Meeting: Cal won, 54-21, in 2010. series, 5-1.

The Coaches: Dan Hawkins enters his the Pac-12 championship before ultimately Last Meeting: Cal Poly won, 38-16, in third season as the head coach at UC Davis, falling to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.

2016. his alma mater. Justin Wilcox, an Oregon The Coaches: Tim Walsh, a UC Riverside alum, begins his third season as the head No. 14 Montana State (0-0) at coach at Cal. alum, is in his 11th year coaching Cal Poly.

Dale Lindsey, a Western Kentucky alum, is in Notes: UC Davis, which shared a portion of Texas Tech (0-0)‌ his seventh year coaching San Diego. the Big Sky Conference regular-season title Notes: Cal Poly finished last season in the last year, was picked second in both the preSaturday, 2 p.m. MT middle of the pack with a 5-6 record and season coaches and media polls. Davis finLubbock, Texas was picked to finish ninth in the media and ished last season 10-3 and lost to EWU in the Jones AT&T Stadium coaches preseason polls. San Diego finished FCS quarterfinals. Cal finished last season 7-6 (60,454 FieldTurf) 9-3 last season and made the first round of and lost in the Cheez-It Bowl to TCU. Fox Sports Southwest the FCS playoffs, losing to Nicholls State.

Series History: Texas Tech leads the allSouthern Oregon (0-0) at time series, 1-0.

Portland State (0-0) at Last Meeting: Texas Tech won, 35-0, in Sac State (0-0)‌ 1936.

Arkansas (0-0)‌ The Coaches: Jeff Choate, a Montana Saturday, 7 p.m. MT Western alum, is in his fourth season coachSaturday, 2 p.m. MT Sacramento, California ing Montana State. Matt Wells, a Utah State Fayetteville, Arkansas Hornet Stadium alum, begins his first season as the head Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (28,837 FieldTurf) coach at Texas Tech.

(76,212 Natural Grass) Pluto TV Notes: Montana State was picked to finish SEC Network Series History: Sac State leads the allfifth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll Series History: This is the first meeting time series, 6-1. and fourth in the media poll. The Bobcats between Portland State and Arkansas.

Last Meeting: Sac State won, 63-56 in are coming off of an 8-5 season in which they overtime, in 2013.

The Coaches: Bruce Barnum, an Eastern Washington alum, is in his fifth season coach- made it to the second round of the FCS playThe Coaches: Troy Taylor, a Cal alum, enters his first year as the head coach at Sac ing Portland State. Chad Morris, a Texas A&M offs. Texas Tech finished last season 5-7.

State. Charlie Hall is in his third season as the head coach at Southern Oregon, his alma mater.

Notes: Sac State was picked to finish 11th in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and 12th in the media poll after posting a 2-8 record last season. Southern Oregon went 6-4 last year and plays in the Frontier Conference against Montana Tech, Carroll College and Rocky Mountain College.

No. 8 Weber State (0-0) at San Diego State (0-0)‌ Saturday, 7 p.m. MT San Diego, California SDCCU Stadium (54,000 Natural Grass) Facebook live stream Series History: San Diego State leads the all-time series, 2-0.

Last Meeting: San Diego State won, 58-12, in 1967.

The Coaches: Jay Hill, a Utah alum, enters his sixth season coaching Weber State. Rocky Long, a New Mexico alum, enters his ninth season as the head coach at San Diego State.

Notes: Weber State also shared a portion of the Big Sky title last season as the Wildcats finished 10-3 and lost to Maine in the FCS quarterfinals. Weber was picked third in the preseason coaches and media polls. San Diego State posted a 7-6 record last season and lost to Ohio in the DXL Frisco Bowl.

Southern Utah (0-0) at UNLV (0-0)‌ Saturday, 8 p.m. MT Las Vegas, Nevada Sam Boyd Stadium (35,500 AstroTurf) unlvrebels.com Series History: UNLV leads the all-time series, 3-1.

Last Meeting: UNLV won, 24-21, in 2017.

The Coaches: Demario Warren, a UC Davis alum, enters his fourth season as the head coach at Southern Utah. Tony Sanchez, a New Mexico State alum, is in his fifth season coaching UNLV. Notes: Southern Utah was picked to finish 11th in the Big Sky preseason media poll and 12th in the coaches poll. The Thunderbirds were 1-10 last year. UNLV finished last season with a 4-8 record.

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‌The Montana football team travels to Vermillion, South Dakota, to kick off the 2019 season at 1 p.m. MT Saturday against the South Dakota Coyotes.

The Griz are coming off a 6-5 record last year in what was head coach Bobby Hauck’s first season of his second stint leading his alma mater. South Dakota finished 4-7 in the always-tough Missouri Valley Football Conference.

406mtsports.com caught up with South Dakota insider Jay Elsen, who covers the Coyotes for Midco Sports Net, to discuss this year’s South Dakota team and expectations for the game.

Q: How would you describe the vibe around the South Dakota team coming off a 4-7 season? What is the outlook in Vermillion for this season?

A: I’ve actually been really impressed with the energy around the team during fall camp. Coaches raved about the work that was put in during the summer program and there are several spots on the field where those efforts have been pretty evident to me.

While they still lack a true veteran presence — there are only 10 seniors on this year’s roster — the Coyotes’ overall depth has improved dramatically from a year ago. That’s created a much more competitive environment in practice, particularly on the offensive line and in the secondary, which is something they believe will translate on the scoreboard.

As far as the outlook, South Dakota was picked sixth in the Valley’s preseason poll.

That’s a little lower than I had them, but I don’t necessarily disagree with where they ended up. As it stands right now, I see this as a 6- to 8-win team.

Q: What makes two-time All-American defensive lineman Darin Greenfield so effective? How do you expect his role and the defense as a whole to change with a new defensive coordinator?

A: Darin has never been given anything, so I would say his blue-collar mentality is one thing that has certainly helped him

develop into one of the greatest defensive players in Coyote history. People often forget that Greenfield came to South Dakota as a walk-on. He wasn’t supposed to be this good, so he’s worked to become special.

Now he’s entering his senior season with a chance to set new program standards for both sacks and tackles for loss.

That’s something new defensive coordinator Travis Johansen plans to give him every opportunity to do. The defense as a whole will look quite a bit different, but Greenfield is going to do his thing. That much I can promise you.

Q: How would you describe Austin Simmons as a quarterback? Why was he able to break out last year and accrue over 3,000 passing yards, and do you think he could replicate that?

A: It’s hard to call a guy that’s coming off a season in which he led the Valley in both passing and total offense “underrated,” but it feels like Simmons is. He had the ability to be the starter much earlier in his career but got stuck behind one of the best to ever play the position at USD in Chris Streveler.

He’s not the biggest guy (6-foot-1, 215 pounds), but he has tremendous arm talent.

The thing he struggled with a little bit last year was his decision-making, but from what I’ve witnessed this fall that appears to be much improved. Simmons has great command of the offense and a bevy of quality options at wide receiver and tight end. If he stays healthy, there is no doubt he will be one of the top quarterbacks in FCS football in 2019.

Q: What does South Dakota have to do to beat Montana on Saturday? What areas of the game or matchups will you be watching?

A: Both teams feature explosive offenses, so in my mind it comes down to the defense.

South Dakota placed a ton of emphasis on that side of the ball in the offseason, and the matchup with the Griz should provide a valuable progress report.

The thing I’m most interested in seeing is how they defend the run. The Coyotes surrendered over 200 yards per game on the ground last season, ranking them near the bottom of the Valley and barely keeping them inside the top 100 among FCS teams.

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BY THE NUMBERS 2018 M ‌ ONTANA STATS (6-5)

Griz Opp Scoring average 33.9 28.5 Rushing yards 1806 1971 Avg./Rush 4.9 4.1 Passing 256-410-7 221-386-10 Passing yards 2989 2619 Average per pass 7.3 6.8 Total offense 4795 4590 Average per play 6.1 5.3 3rd-down conv.

64-160 70-179 Time of possession 28:16 31:44 Fumbles-lost 18-13 17-7 Kick returns 34-24.7 36-17.7 Punt returns 25-9.2 15-6.2 Punting 61-40.7 68-41.5 Sacks by-yards 24-169 25-161 Montana 116 102 83 72 - 373 Opponents 72 60 48 134 - 314

‌Offensive leaders ‌RUSHING QB Dalton Sneed 131-675 (5.2 ypc.), long 75, 6 TDs RB Adam Eastwood 125-514 (4.1 ypc.), long 68, 9 TDs RB Jeremy Calhoun 41-206 (5.0 ypc.), long 22, 2 TDs WR Jerry Louie-McGee 12-144 (12.0 ypc.), long 36, 1 TD WR Gabe Sulser 4-133 (33.2 ypc), long 59, 1 TD RB Alijah Lee 30-105 (3.5 ypc.), long 20, 1 TD RB Levi Janacaro 8-29 (3.6 ypc.), long 8 QB Garrett Graves 7-18 (2.6 ypc.), long 10 WR Samori Toure 1-13 RB Rey Green 1-(-1) TE Colin Bingham 1-(-1) QB Tanner Wilson 1-(-3) TM Team 5-(-5) (-1.0 ypc.)

QB Cam Humphrey 3-(-21) (-7.0 ypc.)

‌PASSING QB Sneed 241-384-7, 2723 yards, long 59, 22 TDs QB Humphrey 13-24-0, 241 yards, long 68, 2 TDs WR Keenan Curran 1-1-0, 25 yards, 1 TD WR Mitch Roberts 1-1-0, 0 yards ‌RECEIVING WR Samuel Akem 59-879 (14.9 ypc.), long 68, 13 TDs WR Louie-McGee 42-451 (10.7 ypc.), long 33, 2 TDs WR Curran 39-460 (11.8 ypc.), long 33, 2 TDs WR Samori Toure 37-440 (11.9 ypc.), long 41, 2 TDs RB Eastwood 30-183 (6.1 ypc.), long 21 TE Colin Bingham 12-93 (7.8 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD TE Bryson Deming 10-140 (14.0 ypc.), long 45 WR Sulser 9-114 (12.7 ypc.), long 59, 3 TDs TE Matt Rensvold 8-89 (11.1 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs RB Lee 5-93 (18.6 ypc.), long 37 RB Calhoun 3-41 (13.7 ypc), long 26 WR Roberts 1-6

‌Defensive leaders ‌TACKLES LB Dante Olson 151, 57 unassisted S Robby Hauck 95, 41 unassisted LB Josh Buss 75, 32 unassisted S Reid Miller 68, 38 unassisted LB Jace Lewis 62, 24 unassisted S Josh Sandry 61, 30 unassisted CB Justin Calhoun 56, 35 unassisted S Gavin Robertson 48, 27 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 42, 11 unassisted DE Reggie Tilleman 40, 14 unassisted DT David Shaw 34, 6 unassisted CB Dareon Nash 24, 18 unassisted DE RJ Nelson 22, 10 unassisted DE Braydon Deming 20, 7 unassisted S Evan Epperly 19, 11 unassisted LB Marcus Welnel 16, 10 unassisted LB Shayne Cochran 11, 3 unassisted DE Jed Nagler 10, 9 unassisted

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S Michael McGinnis 9, 5 unassisted ST Gavin Crow 9, 6 unassisted DE Randy Rodriguez 7, 2 unassisted CB Josh Egbo 7, 3 unassisted LB Michael Matthews 5, 2 unassisted DT Eli Alford 4, 2 unassisted ST Malik Flowers 4, 1 unassisted CB Lewis Cowans 3, 2 unassisted WR Jerry Louie McGee 3, 3 unassisted K Adam Wilson 3, 1 unassisted RB Adam Eastwood 2, 0 unassisted WR Samori Toure 2, 2 unassisted LS Matthew O’Donoghue 1, 0 unassisted OL Conlan Beaver 1, 1 unassisted DT Kyle Davis 1, 1 unassisted DE Andrew Harris 1, 0 unassisted OL Angel Villanueva 1, 1 unassisted WR Keenan Curran 1, 1 unassisted QB Dalton Sneed 1, 1 unassisted WR Samuel Akem 1, 1 unassisted ‌TACKLES FOR LOSS CB Calhoun 1.5-12 LB Olson 11.0-55 S Robertson 1.0-11 LB Buss 9.0-49 DE Nagler 1.0-6 LB Lewis 7.5-29 LB Cochran 1.0-2 DE Tilleman 5.0-6 DT Shaw 0.5-3 DE Deming 4.0-17 DE Harris 0.5-3 LB Welnel 3.5-11 S Miller 0.5-1 DT Sims 3.5-7 S Sandry 0.5-1 S Hauck 2.5-8 DE Rodriguez 0.5-1 DE Nelson 2.0-8 ‌SACKS S Robertson 1.0-11 LB Olson 6.0-43 DE Nagler 1.0-6 LB Buss 5.5-44 DT Sims 1.0-3 LB Lewis 2.5-20 DE Tilleman 1.0-2 DE Deming 2.0-14 DT Shaw 0.5-3 LB Welnel 2.0-9 DE Harris 0.5-3 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 ‌INTERCEPTIONS CB Dareon Nash 2-40, 1 TD LB Olson 2-51

S Miller 2-37 S Sandry 2-32

LB Buss 1-0 CB Calhoun 1-0 ‌FUMBLES FORCED-RECOVERED

LB Buss 3-2, 1 TD LB Olson 3-0 LB Welnel 2-0 DT Sims 1-0 CB Calhoun 1-0 DE Deming 1-0

WR Louie-McGee 1-0 S Miller 0-2 CB Nash 0-1 DT Shaw 0-1 LS O’Donoghue 0-1 ‌PASS BREAKUPS

CB Nash 7 CB Calhoun 6 S Sandry 5 S Hauck 4 LB Olson 3 S Miller 2 LB Buss 2

LB Lewis 2 S Epperly 1 CB Cowans 1 DE Tilleman 1 DT Shaw 1 DE Nelson 1

‌Special teams leaders ‌PATS/FIELD GOALS Tim Semenza 40-43/13-17, long 42, 79 points ‌PUNTING Eric Williams 57-2399 (42.1 ypp.), long 61, 27 fair catches, 22 inside 20, 6 touchbacks, 6 50+ yards, 2 blocked ‌PUNT RETURNS Louie-McGee 24-222 (9.2 ypr.), long 46 Welnel 1-9 ‌KICKOFF RETURNS Malik Flowers 22-607 (27.6 ypr.), long 95, 1 TD Justin Calhoun 6-107 (17.8 ypr.), long 26 Gabe Sulser 3-61 (20.3 ypr.), long 23 Gavin Crow 2-54 (27.0 ypr.), long 26 Samori Toure 1-12

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GRIZ TRIVIA ‌1. Montana opens the season on the road.

When was the last time the Griz began a season on the road? a) 2006, at Iowa b) 2008, at Cal Poly c) 2011, at Tennessee d) 2014, at Wyoming

2. Which former Montana football head coach both played and coached at South Dakota? a) Larry Donovan b) Don Read c) Joe Glenn d) Mick Dennehy

3. Montana and South Dakota have played 18 times in series history. Who owns the edge, and what is it? a) Montana, 12-6 b) Montana, 10-8 c) Tied, 9-9 d) South Dakota, 12-6

Answers: 1) D. 2) C. 3) A.

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