Grizzly Game Day

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E2 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | RJ NELSON

Nelson making early impact on D-Line UM redshirt freshman has started in every game this season FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com‌

‌Montana’s defensive line was the most experienced and deepest group on the defense coming into the season.

That didn’t stop redshirt freshman RJ Nelson from earning and keeping a spot. He’s started at defensive end in all seven games, playing alongside fourth-year junior Jesse Sims, senior David Shaw and fifthyear senior Reggie Tilleman.

Nelson is coming off his best performance tackle-wise, racking up six takedowns in the Grizzlies’ 41-14 loss to North Dakota on Oct. 13 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. On the season, he’s tallied 20 tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry.

Listed at 6-foot-4, 231 pounds, Nelson came to the Griz from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. There, he was a three-time letterwinner in football and a two-time letterwinner in basketball, breaking the school’s singlegame rebounding record with 18 boards.

Nelson excelled on the gridiron, being named allconference as an offensive tackle and as a defensive end as a junior. He’s gone the route of defense, the opposite of his dad, Chris Nelson, who played on the offensive line at Sacramento State when the Hornets were in Division II. Meet RJ Nelson:

Q: What was it like growing up in Hillsboro, Oregon?

A: It was great. Had a supportive family, very supportive parents, very supportive sister.

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Montana’s RJ Nelson makes an attempt to tackle Western Illinois’ Max Norris toward the end of their game on Sept. 15 at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. Nelson has started in all seven games for the Griz as a redshirt freshman.

It’s one of the bigger towns in Oregon, so there was a lot going on. I loved it there.

Q: Any brothers?

A: No, just my sister. She’s younger than me.

Q: What do your parents do?

A: My dad, he works in construction. He’s been doing

that for 35-plus years probably.

My mom, she’s gone back and forth from school districts, working in cafeterias around there. She worked at my school for a couple years. She’s over in Beaverton (Oregon) now.

Q: How did you get started in football?

A: I didn’t start playing

football until seventh grade. My dad, he played over at Sac State, so we’ve always had his football memorabilia around the house.

I played soccer third through fifth grade, basketball from fifth grade until my junior year and football since seventh grade, so I’ve always been into sports.

Hearing my dad played football,

it was something I wanted to try out and see how it went.

Q: I don’t thing Sac State would have been in the Big Sky when he played, right?

A: No, they were D-II back then. He played in like ’84 and ’85. (It was 1980 and 1981.)

See NELSON, Page E12

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E4 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CALEB HILL

CLIMBING THE HILL UM’s Caleb Hill not one to easily give up on dreams

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‌Montana’s Caleb Hill knew the odds were stacked against him. It just took him some time to come to that realization.

The Griz senior was coming off a poor first year as a backup quarterback after transferring in but was hoping to compete for the starting job in his final season. Hill was eager to impress new head coach Bobby Hauck, who brought in his own quarterback, but he was converted to tight end before he ever got the chance.

“My first instinct was wanting to get mad,” Hill recalled.

He shared the disappointing news with his parents, but his dad told him he thought the move would be beneficial. They talked about how playing tight end could show his athleticism and potential for the NFL instead of a longer shot of trying to make it as a left-handed quarterback.

“He was right. My initial, selfish reasons were wrong,” Hill said. “Once I took a step back, I was like, ‘I’m going to embrace it.’”

Overcoming obstacles is nothing new for Hill. He was born to young parents who dropped out of college, he earned a Division I football scholarship after twice being denied the opportunity and he’s working his way to the college degree he’s coveted.

A numbers guru, Hill’s life has been full of calculated decisions, like passing up college baseball scholarships for a shot at football. Making the move to tight end wasn’t the Texas native’s choice, but his acceptance of the change is evident even though he hasn’t played much on

offense this season.

“He’s got a good attitude,” Hauck said. “He works hard.

He’s a great team guy. I’d take a locker room full of guys with that attitude. Makes a good team, and we have that.”

CALEB HILL

Family foundation‌ Football is king in Texas, and that extends to Hill’s family. His brother Eli started playing football earlier this year as a seventh grader. His sister Brianna is a high school senior looking to be a football athletic trainer.

The family involvement included his grandfather and dad playing football. His dad, Shane Hill, signed with Tennessee Tech, but he never played a down because of multiple reasons.

Shane and his wife, Jennifer Hill, got married as teenagers and dropped out of college when they had Caleb. Shane found a job to support the family while Jennifer became a stay-at-home mom.

Money was tight in the household when Hill was young, but his parents sacrificed to give him opportunities, especially in sports.

When he wanted to play high-level baseball, his parents scrounged up money to pay for him to join. Then it was basketball season and another league fee. And of course there was football when he started seventh grade.

“Even though things may have been tight a little bit growing up, they put their needs aside to take care of me,” Hill said.

His parents both went back to college as he grew up. They each graduated with a degree, his mom going into accounting and his dad going into welding.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Montana’s Caleb Hill makes a catch during practice on Wednesday afternoon. Hill finished the 2017 season as the second-string quarterback before converting to a tight end this spring.

His mom returned to school for another stint and will be getting a master’s degree in accounting this December.

“I learned hard work from them,” Hill said. “Not everything went right for them growing up. In their lives, they didn’t really have parents that were there for them. They just worked hard. They never quit. They never took, ‘No’ for an answer.”

Jackson by any means, but just the fact that he got to play both sports, I was like, ‘Man, that would be awesome if I could do that.’”

The potential path for baseball came first. He was getting Division I offers when he was a high school sophomore.

He soon realized that the best scholarship available for baseball would only cover 50 percent of his college expenses.

So, he turned his focus toward Pitch pass‌ getting a football scholarship, a full-ride offer that could lead Hill was a three-sport to a degree with no college athlete in high school who played football, basketball and debt. He also figured he’d still baseball in addition to being an have the opportunity to try out pitching after college if honor student in the National the NFL never materialized, as Honor Society. his baseball coach pointed out His two favorite sports are to him. football and baseball, and he Following his sophomore had dreams of playing both year of high school, Hill sports at the college level and transferred from Little Riverpossibly beyond.

Academy, a 2A school, to “I always told my dad I Brenham, a larger 4A school wanted to be kind of the Bo Jackson in a sense of getting to that could give him more expoplay both,” Hill said. “I’m no Bo sure. A pro-style, left-handed

No. 12 Year: Senior Position: Tight end Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 241 Hometown: Brenham, Texas quarterback, Hill talked with Texas, Texas A&M and Houston during his junior season as he guided Brenham to the state championship game.

“That’s really why I turned (the baseball scholarships) down was the possibility of Division I football and a full scholarship, free education and that fact of I can always go back to baseball,” Hill said. “When you pick baseball, you can’t really go back to football. But when you pick football, you can kind of go back to baseball.”

Despite the interest from the in-state FBS teams, none of them offered him. He decided to stay in Brenham and go to Blinn College, where Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton played before going to Auburn.

As a freshman, he threw for 759 yards, eight touchdowns See HILL, Page E5

Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018 — E5

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CALEB HILL

Hill

He rushed two times for minus-11 yards on Montana’s first drive of the Continued from E4 game and promptly got pulled for fourth-stringer and four interceptions Makena Simis without in seven games, not eyethrowing a pass. popping numbers. He Off the bench, Hill played in six games as a sophomore, throwing for saw action in the next 875 yards and five touch- two games, posting a two-interception perfordowns with no intermance against Northern ceptions, but he broke Colorado. He ended the the collarbone on his year with 12 completions non-throwing arm, and for 134 yards and seven the small interest he had rushes for minus-11 yards from Division I schools in seven appearances. disappeared again.

When Hauck took over, He started reaching out Hill entered the first team to former teammates to see if their school needed meeting as a quarterback but left as a converted a quarterback. TCU didn’t. Neither did SMU. tight end, a position he had never played before.

It was a ‘No’ from Texas “He’s a guy who wanted State, as it was from Sam to get on the field and Houston State. help any way he could,” Hill’s final option before returning to base- Hauck said. “When it became apparent he ball was James Homan, a wasn’t in the mix at quarformer high school and terback, he just wanted to junior college teammate do anything he could to who was at Montana. He help. You love that kind sent film to then-head coach Bob Stitt, came for of attitude.”

Hill has played in all a visit and committed seven games this year, before he left town. mainly on special teams.

“Came here on a full He hasn’t recorded scholarship. Still on it. any offensive statistics Just blessed to have it,” but continues to grind Hill said. at practice.

Climbing the hill‌ Besides, he’s seen this before when high school Hill came to Montana teammates had to play competing for the quarterback job with Kentucky as backups because of transfer Reese Phillips and the team’s loaded roster.

So while he could pout, freshman Gresch Jensen. he instead relied on the Relegated to thirdlessons he learned from string, he saw a handful his parents. of snaps in blowout wins “It’s how I was raised,” over Savannah State and Hill said of what’s gotten North Dakota. His big him through this trying shot came after Phillips suffered a season-ending season. “Just don’t quit, injury and Jensen suffered keep working hard. It’s just how I am. Work hard. a concussion the previDon’t stop working hard. ous week.

It doesn’t matter if it’s Hill started against going your way or not.

Northern Arizona, “To look back and see becoming the first junior those guys do it, how I college quarterback to was raised, what good am get the nod for the Griz since Jeff Disney in 2003. I, it’s kind of a piece of

s--- move if they can do but I can’t do it here.”

Future plans‌ Hill’s playing days are winding down at Montana. Whether or not he gets any playing time on offense again isn’t known.

He’s still hoping there’s a shot at the NFL, just like he and his dad talked about this past offseason.

If that opportunity never arises, he’ll try to give baseball another chance. He brought his gloves and bats with him when he came to Montana and can be found in batting cages around town when he has free time.

If none of those options come to fruition, he’ll have the college accounting degree that he set his mind to several years ago, and that adds up to a successful journey.

“This has all been a blessing,” Hill said. “From the guys on the team, I’ve made lifelong friends where it looks I’ll have to be taking lots of trips to Cali. The fans, all great.

I didn’t think anyone noticed me staying, but a lot of them have come up to me after games and said that they enjoyed me staying. That was good to hear that someone else sees.

“From the people, the fans, the community, it was a blessing. I didn’t really know what to think of it, first time coming out of state. Definitely get homesick. There are days where I’m sitting there wishing I was back home.

But, it’s a lot of fun being up here.”

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

Gogola@406mtsports.com.

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E6 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

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‌MISSOULA — The Big Sky Conference football race has been a barrel of fun this season.

Ok, ok, not so much if you’re one of those Montana fans that expect your team to go out and win seven league titles in a row again now that Bobby Hauck is back at the helm. But for parity and suspense, this season has been tough to beat.

Eastern Washington was picked to win the league. But the Eagles lost at Weber State on Oct. 13 and they’ve been doing without their star quarterback, Gage Gubrud, who hurt his foot late in the Eagles’ win at Montana State in September and hasn’t played since.

UC Davis was picked to finish ninth in the Big Sky media and coaches preseason polls. Yet there the Aggies sit, perched atop the standings with a 4-0 mark and a spiffy ranking of No. 6 in the country.

Davis is a clear-cut favorite to beat unranked Montana at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium Saturday afternoon.

How many of you out there ever expected to read that sentence this season?

But before you go selling your Griz tickets, keep in mind wacky things happen in college football. Remember back on Sept. 1 when the Grizzlies beat then-13th-ranked Northern Iowa? Well the Panthers just knocked off national powerhouse South Dakota State last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

So, if you put two and two together, keeping in mind Northern Iowa just knocked off the No. 2 team in the FCS rankings and Montana beat Northern Iowa … why not pick the Grizzlies for the upset win this Saturday?

It’s not that simple of course. UC Davis has never beaten the Grizzlies and the revenge-hungry Aggies are on a fourgame roll. Montana didn’t play last week after losing two games it should have won, at least on paper, against Portland State and North Dakota.

If you’re going to Saturday’s game, you’re no doubt hoping for sunshine and balmy weather. Don’t hope for that anymore. The Grizzlies stand a better chance if it’s 50 degrees and rainy against the pass-happy Aggies.

Fortunately, the weatherman is calling for temperatures in the low 50s.

with the Wildcats. Bill: Weber State 31, North Dakota 28. Frank: North Dakota 28, Weber State 24. Kyle: Fighting Hawks 21, Wildcats 20.

Cal Poly at NAU: The Lumberjacks are coming off a humbling loss at Northern Colorado last week. They’ll feel a lot better this week after their duel with a Cal Poly team that surrendered a lot of points in a home loss to UC Davis last week (52-10). Bill: Lumberjacks 30, Mustangs 20. Frank: Northern Arizona 27, Cal Poly 16. Kyle: Jacks 37, Stangs 28.

Northern Colorado at Southern Utah: The light bulb finally went on for the Bears last week in their dominating home win over Northern Ariona. But Southern Utah is a different team in Cedar City, with a 38-27 home win over Sacramento State two weeks ago. This is a toss up and I’m going with the home team. Bill: Thunderbirds 28, Bears 24.

Frank: Southern Utah 24, Northern Colorado 23. Kyle: Bears 27, Birds 26.

Portland State at Sac State: Portnot good enough to keep Idaho State under 30 points. Bill: Bengals 35, Bobcats land State has won two games in a row, 24. Frank: Idaho State 38, Montana State including its victory at Montana earlier this month. Sacramento State has lost 27. Kyle: Bengals 31, Cats 24.

No. 4 Weber State at No. 22 North four games in a row, including last week’s debacle against North Dakota. Bill: PSU Dakota: This is the marquee game involving a Big Sky team this week (UND 34, Sac State 21. Frank: Portland State 28, Sacramento State 17. Kyle: Hornets left the league but is playing a league slate). Weber State ranks dead last offen- 34, Vikings 27. sively but No. 1 defensively in Big Sky Bill Speltz is the Deputy Sports Editor play. The Fighting Hawks steamrolled to a 41-15 win at Sac State last weekend, of the Missoulian. Email him at bill. but they’re going to have their hands full speltz@406mtsports.com.

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So maybe those California players will get caught trying to warm their hands instead of catching the football.

No. 6 UC Davis at Montana: The Aggies rank second-to-last in pass defense in Big Sky play. Montana has shown it needs to be able to throw the football because its running game is unreliable. If the Grizzlies can get on a roll with their pass attack and consistently pressure Davis quarterback Jake Maier, an upset is possible. I’m picking the Grizzlies to get back on track in a home thriller. Bill: Montana 27, Davis 24.

Frank: UC Davis 45, Montana 34. Kyle: Griz 24, Aggies 23.

Idaho at No. 5 Eastern Washington: It’s hard to say when Gubrud will return for the Eagles — or even if he will return this season. In his absence the Eagles are a completely different team.

That makes this game tough to pick.

Idaho had a convincing home win over Southern Utah but I’m still going with Eastern at home coming off a bye week.

Bill: Eagles 28, Vandals .21. Frank: Eastern Washington 31, Idaho 9. Kyle: Eagles 23, Vandals 14.

MSU at Idaho State: The Bobcats don’t have enough offense to beat the Bengals in the dome in Pocatello. Idaho State is averaging 45 points in league games and Montana State 27. And while Montana State’s defense is decent, it’s

E8 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | PLAYERS TO WATCH

SCOUTING UC DAVIS QUARTERBACK: JAKE MAIER

DEFENSIVE LINE: ROLAND OCANSEY

The 6-foot, 200-pound junior from La Habra, California, leads the Big Sky Conference and ranks fourth in the country with 308.6 passing yards per game in his follow-up season after being named the league’s newcomer of the year. Maier has completed 62.7 percent of his passes (193 of 308) for 2,160 yards and 21 touchdowns in seven games. He’s been picked off three times, or once every 102.7 pass attempts. In four league games, he’s averaging 304.5 passing yards with 17 total touchdowns and one interception.

Sitting in the pocket, Maier isn’t a threat to scramble. He’s gained 23 yards but has a net total of minus-45 yards on 16 carries.

The 6-foot-4, 245-pound junior defensive end from Keyemah, Guinea, has stuffed the stat sheet in his first season as a full-time starter after playing in 11 total games the previous two years. An edge rusher in the team’s 3-4 defensive front, Ocansey has tallied 17 total tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks totaling 18 yards. He’s added one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup.

Ocansey is the lone player on the team who has forced a fumble and recovered a fumble, which he returned for 34 yards.

RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK: ULONZO GILLIAM

LINEBACKER: MASON MOE

The 5-foot-9, 185-pound redshirt freshman from Merced, California, has gotten off to such a strong start that he was named to the watch list for the Jerry Rice Award, presented to the FCS freshman of the year. Only three Big Sky players and 15 players in the country made the list that was released earlier this month.

Gilliam has rushed for a team-high 512 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 73.1 yards per game. He’s added 240 receiving yards, third on the team, averaging 8.3 yards per reception. With eight rushing touchdowns and three receiving scores, his 9.4 points per game rank first in the league.

The 6-foot, 210-pound senior linebacker from Kaneohe, Hawaii, in his second year out of junior college. With a penchant for making stops in the backfield, Moe has racked up a team-high 10 tackles for loss, and his per-game average of 1.4 ranks 25th in the country.

He’s added a team-best five sacks for 28 yards, and has two quarterback hurries. Not just a threat to get to the quarterback behind the line, Moe has picked off two passes and is the only Aggie with more than one this season. He’s broken up two more passes and had recovered a fumble.

WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END: KEELAN DOSS

DEFENSIVE BACK: VINCENT WHITE

The 6-foot-3, 209-pound senior from Alameda, California, passed up the NFL Draft to return for his senior season and has helped UC Davis reach No. 6 in the FCS Top 25 poll after the team posted a losing record last season. A consensus All-American and Walter Payton Award Finalist last year, Doss leads the conference this season with 8.7 receptions per game, and his total of 61 catches is 16 more than the closest player. He’s hauled in 11 or more passes four times in seven games. His 85.4 receiving yards per game rank fifth in the league, and he’s added four touchdown catches. Making an occasional run, he’s rushed seven times for 68 yards.

The 6-foot, 187-pound senior safety from Lynwood, California, has been a ball hawk in the secondary. He’s broken up a team-high 12 passes, while the rest of the defenders have combined for 22 pass breakups. White has one of the team’s 10 interceptions, which he returned 48 yards for a touchdown. With his ability to track the ball carrier, he ranks fifth on the team with 28 total tackles and one tackle for loss. He’s also forced one of five fumbles caused by the team. White was a Big Sky Conference honorable mention last season and made Phil Steele’s preseason All-Big Sky third team heading into this season.

OFFENSIVE LINE: JAKE PARKS

SPECIAL TEAMS: MAX O’ROURKE

The 6-foot-3, 290-pound true freshman from Huntington Beach, California, has started in all seven games after coming to UC Davis as a three-star recruit. He’s found a spot at center, having started there five times, including each of the past four games. He’s also started one game at right guard and one at left guard. As the players on the young, inexperienced line are starting to settle into roles, sophomore Kooper Richardson is the only player to start all seven games at the same position. He’s been the right tackle in his first year as a full-time starter after he redshirted his freshman year and played in just one game last season.

The 6-foot-1, 178-pound junior kicker from Rocklin, California, is having another successful season in year No. 2 at UC Davis after redshirting at Boise State and playing one year at a junior college.

He’s made seven of nine field goals and 30 of 31 extra points this year. He’s hit two of three field goals from 20-29 yards, both of his attempts from 30-39 yards and three of four from 40-plus yards. His season high is three field goals in a game and his season long is 45 yards. In his first year at UC Davis last season, he was 8 of 11 on field goals and 46 of 47 on extra points.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018 — E9

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY No. 4 Weber State (5-2, 3-1) at No. 22 North Dakota (5-2)‌ Saturday, 1 p.m. MT Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 AstroTurf) Pluto TV Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series, 2-1.

Last Meeting: North Dakota won, 27-19, in 2016.

The Coaches: Jay Hill is in his fifth season guiding the Weber State program. Bubba Schweigert is in his fifth year coaching North Dakota.

Notes: Weber State quarterback Kaden Jenks broke his leg last week after starter Jake Constantine was pulled because of struggles, but as the Wildcats have done all season, they’ll rely on their defense. North Dakota brings a similarly stout defense and has scored 38 or more points in each of its past three games, outscoring teams by 26 points per game in that stretch.

Idaho (3-4, 2-3) at No. 5 Eastern Washington (5-2, 3-1)‌ Saturday, 1 p.m. MT Cheney, Washington Roos Field (8,600 SprinTurf) ROOT Sports Series History: Idaho leads the all-time series, 15-6.

Last Meeting: Eastern Washington won, 20-3, in 2012.

The Coaches: Paul Petrino, a Carroll College alum, is in his sixth season at Idaho. Aaron Best is in his second season as the head coach of Eastern Washington.

Notes: Idaho ended a two-game conference losing streak with a 31-12 win over Southern Utah, posting its highest point total against FCS competition this season.

Eastern Washington is coming off a bye week following a 14-6 loss to Weber State in which it was held without a touchdown for the first time in a decade.

No. 6 UC Davis (6-1, 4-0) at Montana (4-3, 2-2)‌

Cal Poly (2-5, 1-3) at Northern Arizona (3-4, 2-2)‌

Saturday, 2 p.m. MT Missoula, Montana Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 FieldTurf) SWX | Pluto TV Series History: Montana leads the alltime series, 7-0.

Last Meeting: Montana won, 27-13, in 2015.

The Coaches: Dan Hawkins is in his second year coaching UC Davis.

Bobby Hauck is in his first year back with Montana after coaching the Griz from 2003-09.

Notes: UC Davis is the only remaining undefeated team in the conference and has scored 44 or more points in all six wins, with the lone loss to FBS Stanford.

Montana is coming off a bye week after suffering its first two-game regular-season losing streak under Hauck, who is in his eighth season across two stints.

Saturday, 5 p.m. MT Flagstaff, Arizona J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (10,000 FieldTurf) Pluto TV Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 11-1.

Last Meeting: Northern Arizona won, 28-10, in 2016.

The Coaches: Tim Walsh is in his 10th season as the head coach of Cal Poly. Jerome Souers, the longest-tenured coach in the conference, is in his 21st season at the helm.

Notes: Cal Poly is coming off a blowout loss to UC Davis, 52-10, at home in the rivalry series and has allowed 48 or more points in three of its past four games. Northern Arizona had a huge letdown in suffering a 42-14 loss at Northern Colorado one week after upsetting then-No. 6 Weber State.

Montana State (4-3, 2-2) at Idaho State (4-3, 3-1)‌

Northern Colorado (1-7, 1-4) at Southern Utah (1-6, 1-3)‌

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. MT Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 Helas Turf) Eleven Sports | Pluto TV Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 47-30-3.

Last Meeting: Montana State won, 28-14, in 2017.

The Coaches: Jeff Choate, a Montana Western alum, is in his third season coaching Montana State. Rob Phenicie is in his second season as Idaho State’s head coach.

Notes: Montana State lost its third game, all to teams ranked in the top seven, and will have a new offensive coordinator and play-caller this week after wide receivers coach Matt Miller was elevated. Idaho State hung tough with FBS Liberty on the road but suffered a 48-41 loss, although it was the Bengals’ fourth consecutive game scoring 37 or more points.

Saturday, 6 p.m. MT Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) Pluto TV Series History: Southern Utah leads the all-time series, 4-2.

Last Meeting: Southern Utah won, 27-14, in 2017.

The Coaches: Earnest Collins is in his eighth year coaching Northern Colorado, his alma mater.

Demario Warren is in his third year at the helm of Southern Utah.

Notes: Northern Colorado is fresh off its first win of the season, an upset victory over Northern Arizona in which it scored a season-high 42 points. Southern Utah followed up its first win of the year with a 31-12 road loss to Idaho in which it was held to a season low in points.

Portland State (3-4, 2-2) at Sacramento State (2-5, 0-4)‌ Saturday, 7 p.m. MT Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) Pluto TV Series History: Portland State leads the all-time series, 22-12.

Last Meeting: Sacramento State won, 42-35, in 2016.

The Coaches: Bruce Barnum is in his fourth season coaching Portland State. Jody Sears is in his fifth season leading Sacramento State.

Notes: Portland State is riding a two-game winning streak and is coming off a bye week preparing to play its third road game in four contests.

Sacramento State has lost four games in a row following its 2-1 start and was held to 15 points by North Dakota, its lowest output against an FCS team this season.

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Name Year Pos. Cam Humphrey R-So. QB Gavin Robertson R-So. S Justin Calhoun R-Jr. CB Nash Fouch Fr. S Rey Green R-So. RB Kobey Eaton R-Jr. CB Garrett Graves Fr. QB Keenan Curran Sr. WR Jackson Pepe Fr. S Dareon Nash R-So. CB Gabe Sulser Fr. WR Jeremy Calhoun Sr. RB Lewis Cowans R-So. CB Brennan Corbin R-So. TE David Koppang Fr. S Reid Miller Sr. S Dalton Sneed R-Jr. QB Caleb Hill Sr. TE Josh Sandry R-Jr. S Tanner Wilson R-Fr. QB Seamus Hennessy Fr. QB Michael McGinnis R-Fr. S RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON Jerry Louie-McGee R-Jr. WR Wheeler Harris R-Fr. QB Robby Hauck R-Fr. S Samuel Akem R-So. WR Malik Flowers R-Fr. WR Gavin Crow R-So. CB Lamarriel Taylor R-Jr. WR RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON Josh Egbo R-So. CB Alijah Lee R-Sr. RB Adam Eastwood R-Fr. RB Kadeem Hemphill R-Jr. CB Nick Fouch So. WR Evan Epperly R-Sr. S Jackson Groff Fr. WR Trase Le Texier R-So. FB Drew Turner Fr. RB Dante Olson R-Jr. LB Jace Lewis R-So. LB Eric Williams Sr. KP Levi Janacaro Fr. FB Jesse Sims R-Jr. DE Caleb Mitchell R-So. LS/S Brandon Purdy R-Jr. KP Gabe Peppenger Jr. KP Josh Buss R-Sr. LB Jake Olsen Fr. TE Randy Rodriguez R-So. DE Vika Fa’atuiese R-Jr. FB Jed Nagler R-So. DE Cole Rosling R-So. DE Devin Maua R-So. DE Matthew O’Donoghue R-So. LS Cody Meyer R-Jr. OL Cole Sain Fr. OL Michael Matthews R-Fr. LB Lorenzo Brown Fr. DE Tyler Flink Fr. LB Kyle Davis R-Sr. DT Marcus Welnel R-Fr. LB Shayne Cochran R-Sr. LB Patrick O’Connell So. LB Milton Mamula Fr. DE Cody Hartsoch Fr. OT Adam Wilson Jr. KP Dylan Eickmeyer R-So. OG Trevor Welnel Fr. OT Gerrit Bloemendaal Fr. OL Cy Sirmon R-Jr. OL/DT Tyler Ganoung Fr. OL Cody Kanouse Fr. OT Skyler Martin R-Fr. OT Payton Stoner So. OL Conor Quick Fr. OL Brandon Scott R-So. OT Angel Villanueva R-Jr. OL Sean Anderson Fr. OT Colton Keintz R-Fr. OL Dallas Hart R-Jr. OL Conlan Beaver R-So. OT Esai Longoria R-So. OL Mitch Roberts R-Fr. WR Matt Rensvold R-Fr. TE Samori Toure R-So. WR Nick Germer Fr. WR Max Morris Fr. TE Danny Burton So. WR Colten Curry Fr. TE Bryson Deming R-Fr. TE Colin Bingham R-Jr. TE Tim Semenza R-Jr. K Eli Alford Fr. DT Jace Schneider Fr. LB Braydon Deming R-Fr. DE Nathaniel Ferguson Fr. P Andrew Harris R-Jr. DE David Shaw Sr. DT RJ Nelson R-Fr. DE Alex Gubner Fr. DT Reggie Tilleman R-Sr. DE

GRIZZLY GAME D

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

Wt. 192 222 176 192 205 180 196 200 196 190 161 210 195 240 200 208 207 241 210 210 182 205

Hometown Issaquah, Wash.

Auburn, Wash.

Long Beach, Calif.

Woodinville, Wash.

Vancouver, Wash.

Vancouver, Wash.

Eureka, Mont.

Federal Way, Wash.

Kalispell, Mont.

Covina, Calif.

Billings, Mont.

Long Beach, Calif.

Mission Viejo, Calif.

Anaheim, Calif.

Missoula, Mont.

Hollidaysburg, Pa. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Brenham, Tex. Bigfork, Mont.

Polson, Mont.

Corvallis, Ore. Sidney, Mont.

5-9 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-2

180 203 179 196 195 202 195

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Mesa, Ariz.

Missoula, Mont.

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Fontana, Calif.

Kennewick, Wash.

Chula Vista, Calif.

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

195 Gilbert, Ariz.

196 Los Angeles, Calif.

215 Del Mar, Calif.

187 Chicago, Ill. 170 Woodinville, Wash.

197 Kalispell, Mont.

180 Phoenix, Ariz.

247 Boulder, Mont.

210 Kalispell, Mont.

237 Medford, Ore. 230 Townsend, Mont.

188 Missoula, Mont.

226 Missoula, Mont.

270 Stevensville, Mont.

187 North Bend, Wash.

176 Kalispell, Mont.

220 Missoula, Mont.

220 Boise, Idaho 210 Great Falls, Mont.

250 Peoria, Ariz.

230 Vista, Calif.

230 Whitefish, Mont.

250 Helena, Mont.

250 Billings, Mont.

255 Santa Ana, Calif.

282 San Marcos, Calif.

277 Bellflower, Calif.

210 Camas, Wash.

238 Las Vegas, Nev. 210 Missoula, Mont.

270 San Diego, Calif.

220 Helena, Mont.

225 Culbertson, Mont.

220 Kalispell, Mont.

216 Newtown Square, Penn.

284 Kalispell, Mont.

181 San Diego, Calif.

301 Tucson, Ariz.

247 Helena, Mont.

291 Great Falls, Mont.

272 Wenatchee, Wash.

336 Hillsboro, Ore. 335 Gig Harbor, Wash.

272 Vancouver, Wash.

282 San Diego, Calif.

273 Helena, Mont.

321 Owasso, Okla.

324 Duarte, Calif.

318 Litchfield Park, Ariz.

287 Missoula, Mont.

305 Cypress, Calif.

295 Fredericksburg, Va. 315 Caldwell, Idaho 191 Missoula, Mont.

235 Polson, Mont.

193 Portland, Ore. 190 Missoula, Mont.

219 Kalispell, Mont.

175 Helena, Mont.

215 Valier, Mont.

245 Billings, Mont.

245 Missoula, Mont.

150 San Diego, Calif.

285 Park City, Utah 176 Bellevue, Wash.

252 Billings, Mont.

234 Butte, Mont.

220 Kalispell, Mont.

290 Spring Grove, Pa. 231 Hillsboro, Ore. 295 West Hills, Calif.

265 Genesee, Idaho

WR 18 Samuel Akem

TE 88 Colin Bingham QB 11 Dalton Sneed

LT 78 Conlan Beaver

RB 25 Adam Eastwood

LG 74 Angel Villanueva C 62 Dylan Eickmeyer RG 66 Cy Sirmon RT 76 Colton Keintz

WR 82 Samori Toure

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

K 89 Tim Semenza

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB WR RB WR WR TE

2 80 8 6 7 87

K LT LG C RG RT

Cam Humphrey, So. Mitch Roberts, R-Fr. Jeremy Calhoun, Sr. Keenan Curran, Sr. Gabe Sulser, Fr. Bryson Deming, R-Fr.

Adam Wilson, Jr. Sean Anderson, Fr. Cole Sain, Fr. Cody Meyer, Jr. Skyler Martin, R-Fr. Payton Stoner, R-Fr.

61 75 51 50 70 71

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE CB 3 Justin Calhoun

S 17 Robby Hauck

LB 33 Dante Olson

DE 97 or 46 R.J. Nelson or Jed Nagler

NB 13 Josh Sandry

DT 96 David Shaw

LB 42 Josh Buss

S 10 Reid Miller

DT 49 Jesse Sims DE 99 Reggie Tilleman

CB 7 Dareon Nash

P 35 Eric Williams

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE LB LB DE DT DT

56 34 44 93 91

Marcus Welnel, R-Fr. Jace Lewis, So. Randy Rodriguez So. Braydon Deming, R-Fr. Eli Alford, Fr.

NB CB CB S S

14 23 8 30 2

Michael McGinnis, R-Fr. Josh Egbo, So. Lewis Cowans, So. Evan Epperly, Sr. Gavin Robertson, So.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018 — E11

DAY MATCHUPS UC DAVIS STARTING DEFENSE

CB 20 Vincent White

OLB 6 Anthony Baumgart

S5 Isiah Olave

ILB 34 Mason Moe

DE 48 Brandon Jamison

S 16 Erron Duncan

ILB 45 Eric Flowers

NT 94 Jordan Franklin

OLB 11 Nas Anesi

LE 95 Roland Ocansey

CB 21 Devon King

P 37 Daniel Whelan

UC DAVIS BACKUPS ON DEFENSE LE NT DE LB LB

Bryce Rodgers, Jr. Terrell Cloud, Sr. Luca Nixon, R-Fr. Ryan Parenteau, Sr. Montell Bland, R-Fr.

99 57 93 28 55

LB CB CB S S

33 39 10 23 26

Quincy Bennett, Jr. Tiger Garcia, Jr. Jaylin White, So. Jordan Perryman, R-Fr. Josh Januska, Jr.

UC DAVIS STARTING OFFENSE WR 2 Jared Harrell

TE 87 Wesley Preece

RT 79 Kooper Richardson RG 74 Connor Pettek C 60 Jake Parks

QB 15 Jake Maier

RB 40 Ulonzo Gilliam

LG 77 Ramsey Hufford LT 70 Colton Lamson WR 9 Khris Vaughn WR 3 Keelan Doss

K 43 Max O’Rourke

UC DAVIS BACKUPS ON DEFENSE LT LT LG C QB QB

72 73 75 56 12 8

Riley Gallant, Jr. Nick Amoah, R-Fr. Charles Hays, Jr. Will Martin, Sr. Brock Johnson, So. C.J. Spencer, Sr.

RB RB RB WR WR TE

41 13 29 83 27 44

Tehran Thomas, So. Namane Modise, Jr. Ryan Martinez, Sr. Darius Livingston, So. Elias Jbeily, So. Christian Skeptaris, So.

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

Wt. Hometown 187 Van Nuys, Calif.

200 Los Angeles, Calif.

209 Alameda, Calif.

184 Moraga, Calif.

240 Antelope, Calif.

195 Sacramento, Calif.

195 Canyon Country, Calif.

230 Carson, Calif.

205 Sacramento, Calif.

186 Redlands, Calif.

158 San Diego, Calif.

180 Rocklin, Calif.

200 Mission Viejo, Calif.

185 Sacramento, Calif.

180 San Lorenzo, Calif.

200 Sacramento, Calif.

175 Corona, Calif.

200 La Habra, Calif.

180 El Centro, Calif.

200 Stockton, Calif.

184 Laguna Hills, Calif.

190 San Diego, Calif.

200 Agoura Hills, Calif.

160 El Dorado Hills, Calif.

187 Lynwood, Calif.

165 Richmond, Calif.

183 Bakersfield, Calif.

191 Hanford, Calif.

218 Pittsburg, Calif.

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

179 Ventura, Calif.

202 Antelope, Calif.

185 San Clemente, Calif.

223 Anthem, Ariz.

194 Planada, Calif.

215 Atascadero, Calif.

180 Roseville, Calif.

214 Roseville, Calif.

240 Oxnard, Calif.

210 Kanaohe, Hawaii 220 Colfax, Calif.

193 Antelope, Calif.

215 Chino Hills, Calif.

175 Sutter, Calif 175 Rancho Mirage, Calif.

200 Moraga, Calif.

185 Merced, Calif.

215 Goodyear, Ariz.

178 Rocklin, Calif.

235 Scottsdale, Ariz.

215 Van Nuys, Calif.

220 Westlake Village, Calif.

238 Scottsdale, Ariz.

224 San Luis Obispo, Calif.

225 Sacramento, Calif.

257 North Hollywood, Calif.

235 Sutter, Calif.

215 Rocklin, Calif.

205 Modesto, Calif.

290 Huntington Beach, Calif.

280 Los Angeles, Calif.

215 Corona, Calif.

290 Huntington Beach, Calif.

275 Salinas, Calif.

285 Stockton, Calif.

270 Pacific Palisades, Calif.

277 Seattle, Wash.

270 Fair Oaks, Calif.

230 Redwood City, Calif.

260 Villa Park, Calif.

247 Redding, Calif.

329 Hayward, Calif.

285 El Dorado Hills, Calif.

280 Concord, Calif.

300 Portland, Ore. 290 Davis, Calif.

300 Thousand Oaks, Calif.

305 La Quinta, Calif.

296 Newport Beach, Calif.

310 South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

298 Folsom, Calif.

195 Montebello, Calif.

240 Vallejo, Calif.

170 Lincoln, Calif.

200 Stockton, Calif.

181 Corona, Calif.

200 El Dorado, Calif.

165 Beaverton, Ore. 238 Rocklin, Calif.

240 Santa Rosa, Calif.

165 San Rafael, Calif.

240 Juanita, Wash.

253 Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif.

230 Sherwood, Ore. 285 Altadena, Calif.

245 Hayward, Calif.

280 Madera, Calif.

300 Twentynine Palms, Calif.

205 Moorpark, Calif.

285 Palo Alto, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | RJ NELSON

Nelson Continued from E2

Q: Still, what did he think of you choosing Montana?

A: He loved it. Wherever I went, he was going to be fully supportive.

My whole family loves it here. They love the environment. They love Montana as a state. They drive out for almost every game. They usually don’t fly. They love the drive here. It’s just great.

Q: Why did you end up choosing football over basketball?

A: At first, in seventh, eighth grade, I wasn’t the biggest guy, the strongest guy. It was something I enjoyed doing. I couldn’t pinpoint why I liked it.

All my friends were playing football, so I liked being around them, the camaraderie of it and being able to go out and hit some people.

Q: Did you have to convince your parents to let you play football?

A: Oh, no. I don’t think they wanted me to play super young just because sometimes a lot of kids play when they start in third, fourth grade they get burned out. It was totally my decision. I wanted to play. They didn’t say either way.

Q: What positions did you dad play?

A: He played offensive tackle at Sac State. He was the smallest tackle in the conference back then. He was probably 6-1, 250 maybe.

Q: You played some offensive tackle, too. How did you end up on the defensive side?

A: Ever since I’ve been playing, I’ve been on defense in addition to tight end or offensive

much really.

Q: Who is your RJ NELSON favorite professional athlete or pro team?

A: I’d definitely say J.J. Watt. I think he’s just the best at what he does. Just watching him play and watching Hard Knocks and his Mic’d-up stuff, his intensity and his attitude is something I feel like football players No. 97 should try to replicate.

Q: If you could play Year: Redshirt any other sport at a freshman college level, what would it be?

Positions: A: I’d probably say Defensive end basketball, if I got the chance, just because I Height: 6-foot-4 played basketball in high Weight: 231 school, too.

Q: Ever consider Hometown: trying to walk Hillsboro, Oregon on here?

A: No. (Laughs.) Nope.

Q: Does you jersey number, 97, have tackle. Over in Hillsboro, any special meaning there’s four high schools, to you? so there’s not a lot of A: It’s just what they kids in my high school to gave me. I’m not a big play one way, so they had number guy. In high me playing on both sides school, I wore four or five of the line. numbers throughout the Q: How did you years. It doesn’t mean end up committing TOM BAUER, Missoulian too much to me. to Montana?

Montana tight end Caleb Hill, left, blocks Sacramento State’s Owen Hoolihan at Q: What’s your A: I went to the sumWashington-Grizzly Stadium in September. major, why did you mer camp out here. both pretty good. Make a chose it and do you can tell that he really play at the speed they They had talked to me have an idea what good team with him. cares about his players. want us to play at and at a couple combines Q: Is Fortnite some- you want to do after Q: How would you being physical, that is my junior year. I took graduating? thing guys on the describe the hybrid the biggest thing I tried an unofficial visit, took A: Right now, I’m team play together to gain right away. At the defensive end/linean official visit. I fell in undecided, but I’m backer role you have? a lot? love with the atmosphere time, I was probably 215 thinking of going down A: Yeah, It’s mostly A: Most of the time, pounds, so just gaining here, the people. The I’m on the line of scrim- together. Me, Buss, Pay- the management inforthat weight and putting other commits were ton (Stoner), Jace Lewis. mation systems route. mage. Occasionally, great. Some of them left, on some pounds and Us four and whoever else I really have no plans muscle really helped me. I’ll be in a pass drop or but I meshed with them something, so it’s kind of wants to play, we’ll hit up afterward. I’m interested Q: What are you up well. It was a great situain entrepreneurship, so a mixture of outside line- a squad game. to now? tion for me. maybe starting my own Q: What are your backer, D-End. Always in A: 228-230, around Q: What was the business. That’s somefavorite things to do a two-point stance. there, depending on biggest thing you thing I might try to do.

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Frank Gogola covers A: Besides those, I said you and Josh like playing for A: Coming in, I didn’t Griz football and prep Buss are the two best love to go out fly fishBobby (Hauck)? know what to expect. I sports for the Mising. That’s kind of a Fortnite players on A: I love it. You can don’t think you can get soulian. Follow him on new hobby that I’ve the team. Would you 100 percent prepared for tell that he really cares Twitter @FrankGogola picked up since being about his players and he’s agree with that? what college football is or email him at Frank. out here since it’s such A: Yeah. From everya great coach. He has a like compared to high Gogola@406mtsports. an amazing area to fish. body I’ve played with, great track record here. school. I think just that com.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | UPON FURTHER REVIEW

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‌The all-time series between the Montana and UC Davis football teams has been one-sided.

The Griz are 7-0 dating back to 1926, including 5-0 since 2008, winning by an average of 16.7 points.

Three of the last four games were played at UC Davis, where the Griz still managed an average margin of victory of 11.7 points.

Montana will put that unblemished record on the line this Saturday, when the No. 6 Aggies come to Missoula for a 2 p.m. kickoff at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium.

The closest the Griz came to losing to UC Davis was a 29-24 home game on Sept. 20, 2008, in which they overcame a blown 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to win their 24th game in a 25-game regularseason winning streak.

Quarterback Cole Bergquist, who injured his non-throwing shoulder the previous game and was doubtful to play, worked with wide receiver Marc Mariani to put together a late touchdown drive that Bergquist called ‘do or die’ after the game. The comeback led to the Missoulian headline ‘Cool in the clutch.’

“I remember the trainers had to make me this specialized gear with these hexagon pads that went over one shoulder,” Bergquist told 406mtsports.com in recalling the game. “I felt like the Terminator out there.”

In 2008, UC Davis was in just its fifth year at the FCS level after moving up from Division II and was playing in the Great West

“I remember the trainers had to make me this specialized gear with these hexagon pads that went over one shoulder. I felt like the Terminator out there.”

Griz Quarterback Cole Bergquist on his late touchdown drive with an injured shoulder Football Conference. The Aggies entered the game at 1-2, losing two road games by three points apiece, and finished the season 5-7.

The Griz were ranked No. 4 in the country with a 2-0 record and were on their way to making back-toback trips to the national championship game. Their 2008 roster boasted four future NFL drafts picks — Mariani, Shann Schillinger, Trumaine Johnson and Caleb McSurdy — one player drafted into the CFL and 13 others who got shots in the NFL or CFL. Playing in front of 25,209 fans on a sunny day with a temperature of 67 degrees, the Griz jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the opening 4:44. Chase Reynolds scored on a 4-yard run for the first of his 52 career rushing touchdowns, which is still the Montana record, and Mike Ferriter caught a 26-yard touchdown pass after Houston Stockton blocked a punt.

Montana took a 23-10 lead into the half after Johnson intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 53 yards to UC Davis’ 5-yard line, setting up a touchdown run by Thomas Brooks-Fletcher. It was

Johnson’s third interception of his 13 career picks at Montana, still the fourth most in Griz history.

After a scoreless third quarter, the Griz defense gave up touchdown drives of 91 and 81 yards. The second score put them down for the first time, 24-23 with 6:36 left, since they had an extra point and field goal blocked earlier.

Bergquist, playing through a bruised left shoulder, targeted Mariani on the final four plays of a 72-yard, go-ahead touchdown drive. Mariani caught three of those passes, including a 33-yard post route and 9-yard slant route for a touchdown with 3:36 left.

“I just remember it was my junior year, and I earned the starting job and thought I better step up and make a couple plays or else they’re going to think twice about it,” Mariani recalled while watching highlights of the game this week. “I remember that post, the one to set up the touchdown. It was one of the first times where my now-brother-in-law had faith in me, and I came through with it.”

The defense closed out the win, with Jace Palmer recording a sack and Brandon Fisher breaking up a fourth-down pass.

When UC Davis comes to town this time, the expectations are for a higherscoring game. UC Davis has tallied 44 or more points in all six of its wins, losing only to FBS Stanford.

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

Gogola@406mtsports.com.

Marc Mariani worked with quarterback Cole Bergquist during the 2008 MontanaUC Davis game to pull out a win in the closest the Mustangs have ever come to beating the Griz.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (4-3) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 32.0 27.9 Rushing yards 1082 1351 Avg./Rush 5.4 4.1 Passing 170-275-4 119-224-7 Passing yards 1791 1635 Average per pass 6.5 7.3 Total offense 2873 2986 Average per play 6.0 5.4 3rd-down conv.

35-99 49-116 Time of possession 26:32 33:28 Fumbles-lost 12-10 16-7 Kick returns 26-24.8 23-16.5 Punt returns 18-10.3 11-7.1 Punting 41-40.2 42-40.2 Sacks by-yards 19-137 13-89 Montana 68 41 55 60 - 224 Opponents 59 43 31 62 - 195

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Dalton Sneed 77-423 (5.5 ypc.), long 75, 5 TDs Adam Eastwood 88-412 (4.7 ypc.), long 68, 6 TDs Gabe Sulser 3-108 (36.0 ypc), long 59, 1 TD Alijah Lee 16-65 (4.1 ypc.), long 20 Jerry Louie-McGee 4-44 (11.0 ypc.), long 30 Jeremy Calhoun 9-34 (3.8 ypc.), long 15 Rey Green 1-(-1) Colin Bingham 1-(-1) ‌Passing Sneed 161-260-4, 1596 yards, long 54, 10 TDs Cam Humphrey 7-13-0, 170 yards, 2 TDs Keenan Curran 1-1-0, 25 yards, 1 TD Mitch Roberts 1-1-0, 0 yards ‌Receiving Samuel Akem 33-438 (13.3 ypc.), long 68, 6 TDs Louie-McGee 32-325 (10.2 ypc.), long 33, 1 TD Samori Toure 29-358 (12.3 ypc.), long 41, 2 TDs Eastwood 24-146 (6.1 ypc.), long 21 Curran 22-245 (11.1 ypc.), long 33 Colin Bingham 7-58 (8.3 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD Matt Rensvold 6-77 (12.8 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Bryson Deming 5-39 (7.8 ypc.), long 9 Lee 4-62 (15.5 ypc.), long 37 Sulser 4-22 (5.5 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Je. Calhoun 2-15 (7.5 ypc), long 12 Roberts 1-6 Sneed 1-0

‌Total Offense

G Plays Yds Yds Pg Gueller,Idaho St. 7 293 2,315 330.7 Maier,UC Davis 7 324 2,115 302.1 Sneed,Montana 7 337 2,019 288.4 Thomson,Sacramento St. 6 164 1,354 225.7 Bridge-Ga,Northern Ariz.

7 257 1,422 203.1 ‌Scoring

G PAT A FG FGA Pts Avg Gilliam,UC Davis 7 0 0 0 66 9.4 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash. 7 36 9 9 62 8.9 Sheidow,Idaho St. 7 37 9 15 61 8.7 Andersen,Montana St. 7 0 0 0 60 8.6 Madison,Idaho St. 7 0 0 0 60 8.6 ‌Leading Rushers

G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg Protheroe,Cal Poly 7 213 935 9 133.6 Dotson,Sacramento St. 7 134 875 8 125.0 Davis,Weber St. 6 115 699 4 116.5 Andersen,Montana St. 7 99 778 10 111.1 Madison,Idaho St. 7 142 741 10 105.9

UC Davis (6-1) STATISTICS

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles LB Dante Olson 106, 42 unassisted S Robby Hauck 64, 24 unassisted LB Josh Buss 52, 20 unassisted LB Jace Lewis 45, 16 unassisted S Reid Miller 44, 22 unassisted S Josh Sandry 35, 16 unassisted CB Justin Calhoun 34, 23 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 30, 6 unassisted S Gavin Robertson 29, 15 unassisted DE Reggie Tilleman 28, 8 unassisted DT David Shaw 24, 4 unassisted DE RJ Nelson 20, 9 unassisted CB Dareon Nash 14, 11 unassisted LB Marcus Welnel 13, 7 unassisted DE Braydon Deming 11, 4 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss LB Olson 9.5-51 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 LB Buss 6.5-36 DE Nelson 1.0-7 LB Lewis 4.5-24 DE Jed Nagler 1.0-6 DT Sims 3.5-7 S Hauck 1.0-3 DE Deming 3.0-15 DE Tilleman 1.0-1 LB Marcus Welnel 2.5-6 4 with 0.5 ‌Sacks LB Olson 5.0-39 DE Nagler 1.0-6 LB Buss 4.5-34 LB Welnel 1.0-4 LB Lewis 2.5-20 DT Sims 1.0-3 DE Deming 2.0-14 DT Shaw 0.5-3 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 DL Andrew Harris 0.5-3 ‌Interceptions CB Dareon Nash 2-40, 1 TD S Miller 2-37 LB Olson 2-51 CB Calhoun 1-0 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered LB Buss LB Welnel 1-0 Nash 0-1 3-2, 1 TD WR LouieLS Matthew LB Olson 3-0 McGee 1-0 O’Donoghue 0-1 DT Sims 1-0 S Miller 0-2 DT Shaw 0-1 CB Calhoun 1-0 CB Dareon ‌Pass breakups CB Calhoun 5 S Hauck 2 Cowans 1 CB Nash 3 LB Buss 1 DE Tilleman 1 LB Olson 3 LB Lewis 1 DT Shaw 1 S Sandry 4 S Evan Epperly 1 S Miller 2 CB Lewis

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 24-26/10-11, long 42, 54 points ‌Punting Eric Williams 38-1613 (42.4 ypp.), long 57, 13 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Louie-McGee 17-176 (10.4 ypr.), long 46

‌Kickoff returns Malik Flowers 18-485 (26.9 ypr.), long 95, 1 TD Justin Calhoun 6-107 (17.8 ypr.), long 26 Gavin Crow 2-54 (27.0 ypr.), long 26

UCD Opp Scoring average 42.4 27.6 Rushing yards 1043 1074 Avg./Rush 4.4 3.5 Passing 205-331-4 144-258-10 Passing yards 2326 1927 Average per pass 7.0 7.5 Total offense 3369 3001 Average per play 6.0 5.3 3rd-down conv.

43-110 42-124 Time of possession 27:00 32:51 Fumbles-lost 11-3 10-5 Kick returns 21-21.2 20-14.1 Punt returns 19-6.9 10-12.2 Punting 39-39.7 41-40.9 Sacks by-yards 19-151 7-62

‌Tackles Erron Duncan 11 unassisted 26, 22 unassisted Devon King 20, Cam Trimble 26, 12 unassisted 17 unassisted Brandon Jamison Connor Airey 24, 20, 14 unassisted 17 unassisted Isaiah Thomas Ryan Parenteau 18, 12 unassisted 23, 14 unassisted Tiger Garcia 18, Eric Flowers 22, 14 unassisted 12 unassisted Nas Anesi 21, ‌Tackles for loss Moe 10.0-35 Trimble 2.5-17 Anesi 2.0-3 Jamison 6.5-35 King 2.5-15 Khanii Lesane Baumgart 2.0-12 2.0-3 UC Davis 59 99 55 77 7 7- 92 Airey 3.5-19 Jaylin White Bryce Rodger Opponents 27 61 48 57 0 3- 91 Parenteau 3.5-11 Roland Ocansey 2.0-11 1.5-3 3.0-19 Hunter O’Brion 5 with 1.0 Bland 3.0-16 2.0-6 1 with 0.5 ‌Rushing ‌Sacks Ulonzo Gilliam 101-512 Khris Vaugn 1-8 Moe 5.0-28 Baumgart 2.0-12 Trimble 1.0-7 (5.1 ypc.), long 30, 8 TDs Jared Harrell 3-4 Jamison 3.0-28 Bland 1.0-14 Parenteau 1.0-6 Tehran Thomas 48-332 (1.3 ypc.), long 8 Ocansey 2.0-18 King 1.0-11 (6.9 ypc.), long 48, 3 TDs Mitchell Layton 6-2 Airey 2.0-17 White 1.0-10 Namane Modise 24-120 (0.3 ypc.), long 2 ‌Interceptions (5.0 ypc.), long 33 Ethan Hicks 1-2 Moe 2-24 Anesi 1-9 Olave 1-0 Keelan Doss 7-68 Hunter Rodrigues 1-1 White 1-48 Thomas 1-6 Garcia 1-0 (9.7 ypc.), long 19 Trever Facey 1-0 Jordan Cade Quincy Carson Crawford 12-52 Brock Johnson 1-(-1) Perryman 1-13 Peacock 1-4 Bennett 1-0 (4.3 ypc.), long 22, 1 TD C.J. Spencer 1-(-3) ‌Fumbles forced-recovered Justin Kraft 2-15 Isiah Olave 1-(-6) Ocansey 1-1 Parenteau 1-0 Moe 0-1 (7.5 ypc.), long 8 Jake Maier 16-(-45) White 1-0 Lesane 1-0 Flowers 0-1 Ryan Martinez 2-8 (-2.8 ypc.), long 12 Trimble 1-0 Bland 0-1 Jamison 0-1 (4.0 ypc.), long 5 ‌Pass breakups ‌Passing White 12 Moe 2 Ocansey 1 Maier 193-308-3, 2160 yards, long 26, 1 TD Olave 4 Baumgart 1 Perryman 1 yards, long 64, 21 TDs Crawford 0-4-0, 0 yards Duncan 3 Trimble 1 Bennett 1 Johnson 6-8-0, 102 Gunnor Faulk 0-2-0, 0 yards Parenteau 3 Airey 1 Jon Amadi 1 yards, long 38, 2 TDs TEAM 0-1-0, 0 yards Rodrigues 6-8-1, 64 ‌Receiving ‌PATs/Field goals ‌Punt returns Doss 61-598 (9.8 Matthew Hyman 6-94 Max O’Rourke 30-31/7-9, Isaiah Thomas 18-124 ypc.), long 35, 4 TDs (15.7 ypc), long 38 long 45, 51 points (6.9 ypr), long 34 Harrell 31-490 (15.8 Thomas 5-40 (8.0 Matt Blair 6-6/0-2, 6 points Connor Airey 1-7 ypc.), long 49, 4 TDs ypc.), long 28, 1 TD ‌Punting Namane Modise 0-0, 1 TD Gilliam 29-240 (8.3 Modise 4-46 (11.5 Daniel Whelan 36-1452 ‌Kickoff returns ypc.), long 34, 3 TDs ypc.), long 19, 1 TD (40.3 ypp.), long 58, 15 Modise 16-372 (23.2 Wesley Preece 15-181 Elias Jbeily 3-22 (7.3 inside 20, 2 touchbacks ypr.), long 43 (12.1 ypc.) long 33, 6 TDs ypc.), long 12 Blair 2-64 (32.0 ypp) Ryan Martinez 2-44 Kraft 15-172 (11.5 Spencer 2-43 (21.5 long 48, 1 inside 20 (22.0 ypr.) long 23 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs ypc.), long 26, 1 TD Maier 1-33, 1 touchback Skeptaris 1-15 Vaughn 12-205 (17.1 Gabe Martinez 2-27 (13.5 Amadi 1-15 ypc.) long 64 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD Crawford 10-81 (8.1 Christian Skeptaris 1-11 ypc.), long 43 Luka Nixon 1-11 Darius Livingston 7-65 Layton 1-0 (9.3 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD Montell Bland 32, 22 unassisted Isiah Olave 31, 19 unassisted Anthony Baumgart 30, 20 unassisted Mason Moe 29, 23 unassisted Vincent White 28, 23 unassisted

‌Offensive leaders

‌Special teams leaders

‌Big Sky Individual Leaders

‌Leading Passers

G Att Cp InL Yds Tds Pts Thomson,Sacramento St. 6 120 69 1 1,253 7 162.8 Gueller,Idaho St. 7 217 121 7 2,072 18 156.9 Maier,UC Davis 7 308 193 3 2,160 21 142.1 Alexander,Portland St. 7 129 67 2 1,002 6 129.4 Petrino,Idaho 7 179 113 5 1,099 8 123.9 ‌Receptions Per Game

G Ct ReYd Ct Pg Doss,UC Davis 7 61 598 8.7 Wesley,Northern Colo.

7 45 909 6.4 Ungerer,Idaho 7 44 470 6.3 Gueller,Idaho St. 7 40 885 5.7 Webster,Eastern Wash.

7 38 680 5.4 ‌Receiving Yards Per Game

G Ct ReYd RecYD Wesley,Northern Colo.

7 45 909 129.9 Gueller,Idaho St. 7 40 885 126.4 Webster,Eastern Wash.

7 38 680 97.1 Butler,Northern Ariz.

6 30 526 87.7 Dean,Idaho St. 7 33 604 86.3

‌Defensive leaders

‌Interceptions Per Game

G InG Yds TD IPG Benjamin,Weber St. 7 3 41 0 .4 Boyd Jr.,Northern Colo.

7 3 56 1 .4 Brown,Idaho St. 7 3 31 1 .4 Dorsey,Northern Ariz.

7 3 10 0 .4 Johnson,Northern Ariz.

7 3 77 0 .4 ‌Punt Returns

G PRYd Yds Avg Ungerer,Idaho 7 9 176 19.6 Davis,Weber St. 6 12 213 17.8 Louie-McG,Montana 7 17 161 9.5 Thomas,UC Davis 7 18 124 6.9 ‌Kickoff Returns

G No KRYd Avg Shaheed,Weber St. 7 9 360 40.0 Flowers,Montana 7 18 485 26.9 Ison,Northern Colo.

8 13 306 23.5 Modise,UC Davis 7 16 372 23.3 Dorton,Eastern Wash.

7 14 316 22.6

‌Punting

G Punts Avg Arnson,Northern Ariz.

7 33 47.4 Coffey,Idaho 7 34 46.0 Williams,Montana 7 38 42.4 Root,Northern Colo.

7 32 42.2 Padmos,Montana St. 7 40 41.6 ‌Field Goals

G FG FGA Pct PG Tuttle,Weber St. 7 12 18 .000 1.71 Bailey,Montana St. 7 10 11 .000 1.43 Medeiros,Sacramento St. 7 10 15 .000 1.43 Semenza,Montana 7 10 11 .000 1.43 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash. 7 9 9 .000 1.29

E16 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 27, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | UC DAVIS

‘This is not hype. It’s a special team’ UCD beat writer Bob Dunning gives insight into Aggies get back in the big-time. Hawkins is all about enthusiasm for life and embracing the moment, whether you’re ahead or ‌The Montana Grizzlies host No. 6 UC behind, rout or close game. The whole town is excited about him roaming Davis for a Big Sky Conference game the sideline. at 2 p.m. Saturday in WashingtonQ: How has the addition of runGrizzly Stadium as they try to end a ning back Ulonzo Gilliam, named to two-game skid. the Jerry Rice Award watch list for 406mtsports.com caught up with UC top FCS freshman, impacted their Davis beat writer Bob Dunning, who is in his 49th year at The Davis Enterprise, offense and play calling?

A: Gilliam is good, but Tehran Thomas to discuss the Aggies’ strong start to is the one who really tore up Cal Poly on the season and expectations for Saturthe ground. This is a hurry-up, pass-first day’s game. offense, but it’s nice to have Gilliam and

Thomas able to keep defenses honest.

Q: What’s the vibe around the Q: What does UC Davis have to team this season as they’ve started do to beat Montana? What’s the 6-1 and are up to No. 6 in the main thing you’ll be watching? nation? How much of a surprise is A: To beat Montana, defense needs to the start around town? continue to improve and play the way it A: Vibe is very strong. Everyone’s did at Cal Poly. UC Davis offense needs excited. It’s not just a bunch of talk to continue what it’s doing — 6 games anymore. People in Davis, who got spoiled when the Aggies won 20 straight out of 7 scoring at least 44 points. They can pretty much outscore anyone. They championships in the old Division II need to protect Maier, who is mobile, but Far Western Conference by regularly beating the likes of Chico State, Sonoma not really a scrambler. Hawkins does not like him to carry the ball because there’s State and San Francisco State, think a steep drop-off if he goes down. Maier the Aggies are finally back. There was a is very quick getting rid of the ball and lot of opposition to moving up to 1-AA (FCS), and when the losses started piling incredibly accurate. Very smart quarup — seven straight losing seasons — lots terback who reads defenses well. Can really thread the needle. Great receivers of folks were saying “I told you so.”

Attendance lagged, even in the beautiful in Keelan Doss, Jared Harrell and Wesley Preece. Doss will be playing on Sundays new stadium. after Mass. He’s that good. Maier may get Q: What do you think has made a look, too, despite his lack of size. I’ve the biggest difference after going seen a lot of great UC Davis quarterbacks 5-6 last year? How much is it simply just this being year No. 2 for — Ken O’Brien, Chris Petersen — and he’s right up there with them. head coach Dan Hawkins?

The crowd will not rattle the Aggies.

A: Everyone has bought into Hawkins’ They relish being on an even keel. philosophy. (Quarterback Jake) Maier Defense really stepped up against Cal is on a tear. You ask Hawkins how he Poly. If defense can hold Montana to 28 turned things around so fast and he points at Maier. This kid is special. Very, or fewer, UCD wins. I’ve watched UC Davis football since I was a (little) kid and very special. I’m sure there are some then covered it for years, and this is not Pac-12 teams who wonder how they hype. It’s a special team. I won’t be suroverlooked him. Team is all on the same page. That’s a big deal, as you know. They prised if they run the table in the regular season and finish 10-1, 8-0. Playing like that Hawkins is an Aggie who has with high level of confidence right now. come home and seems happy to be back in coaching. Not looking to win a few and Coming back from 16 down in the third FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com‌

TOM BAUER/Missoulian

Montana’s Keenan Curran, left, and Jamaal Jones celebrate a touchdown catch by Jones against UC Davis in 2015. Curran, now a senior, will look to earn another win over the Aggies when the Griz host them Saturday. quarter against Idaho State may have been the hump they needed to get over.

Q: What’s your score prediction for this game?

A: UC Davis 38, Montana 21 Bob Dunning isn’t on Twitter, but you

can read his work at DavisEnterprise. com.

Frank Gogola covers Griz football and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter @FrankGogola or email him at Frank.Gogola@406mtsports.com.

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GRIZ TRIVIA ‌1. Montana has never lost a game to UC Davis. What is the Grizzlies’ all-time record against the Aggies?

A. 1-0 B. 3-0 C. 7-0 D. 10-0

2. What conference did UC Davis play in before joining the Big Sky Conference?

A. American West Conference B. Great West Football Conference C. NCAA Division II Independent D. Northern California Athletic Conference

3. At 6-1 overall and 4-0 in conference, UC Davis has surpassed last season’s win total. What was the Aggies’ record last year?

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