Grizzly Game Day

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | GAVIN ROBERTSON

Robertson enjoying return to safety of the biggest improvements for me.

Q: How does this level of competition in the Big Sky ‌Montana safety Gavin Robcompare to Arizona? ertson has played in all eight A: It’s a different feel because games in his first year with the Pac-12 is a whole bunch of the program after transferring finesse teams, kind of like UC from Arizona, where he went Davis. They got some competias a three-star recruit but was tion out here, I’m not going to converted to linebacker. lie. We’ve gone up against some The 6-foot-1, 222-pound good people. sophomore came to Montana Q: What have been your with some convincing from his takeaways playing for former high school teammate, Bobby (Hauck)?

Gresch Jensen, who has since A: It’s been great. He teaches left the program. Safeties coach us to play with that Montana Shann Schillinger was also a key passion. I feel like he’s toughpiece in getting Robertson to ened up this team a lot since Montana, where he could move I’ve been here. It’s been a great back to the safety position he experience. wanted to play.

Q: How would you As Robertson adapts back to safety, he’s eighth on the COLTER PETERSON, Missoulian describe your time in Missoula so far?

Griz with 37 total tackles. He Montana safety Gavin Robertson (2) makes a tackle against Northern Iowa punt returner Jalen Rima (87) on a special teams play A: I feel like I’ve had a great had the first sack of his life in the fourth quarter earlier this season. time. My family comes down on Saturday, taking down UC here often to watch the games.

Davis quarterback Jake Maier My sisters love it out here. for an 11-yard loss on a blindGAVIN ROBERTSON, NO. 2 until I got to U of A, and they They all love it out here. It’s a switched me over. side blitz.

Year: Sophomore good spot.

Q: Why didn’t you like Meet Gavin Robertson: Position: Safety Q: Were they able to visit that move? at Arizona or was it too A: It was just something new Q: What was it like growHeight: 6-foot-1 far away? to me that felt like I couldn’t ing up in Auburn, WashingWeight: 222 A: They came maybe twice. really get it because I had never ton?

Hometown: Q: You had that big sack played it in my whole life. Some A: It’s like 20 minutes south Auburn, people have a natural feel for it. against UC Davis, your first of Seattle. I mostly grew up in of the season. What was I don’t. the Seattle area, but I lived down Washington that like for you?

Q: How does it feel to be in Auburn. It was a good time A: It felt great because that back at safety at Montana?

A: She’s my younger sister. growing up in the Seattle area. was my first sack ever. Literally, A: It feels great to be back at She’s real big into sports. She’ll Q: What do your parents the safety position. I’m loving it. ever, on any level. I was like, probably be a track athlete do there?

Q: Were you able to jump ‘Man, that’s my first sack.’ First A: My mom is a counselor at a someday. She’s just a freshman in where you left off, or did thing I dad was call my dad up high school. My dad is supervi- in high school. My older sister, you have to relearn things? after the game and was, ‘I got she took a different route. She sor at a boxing company. They my first sack. I know we didn’t A: There was some learning wanted to do fashion school out make boxes for Amazon, stuff back into it in spring ball. It took get the win, but I got my first in London. like that.

Q: With playing basketball a little time to get back into it. I sack today.’

Q: Your dad played footQ: Can you break down think I’m just improving every and running track, why did ball at Hawaii. Are sports a that play? day. I’m getting back to my you end up choosing colbig thing in your family?

A: I knew I was going to blitz. safety ways. lege football?

A: It’s pretty big. My parents I was expecting somebody Q: What’s been the A: I just fell in love with it. My always wanted to keep us in to block me off the edge, but biggest thing you had to dad played football at Hawaii, something. I played basketball, nobody did. I came off free and adjust to? football and track my whole life. and he was my role model. I was like, ‘I got to make this one A: I’d say working on my always wanted to be like him.

My sister is doing track, volcount.’ So just went in and made footwork and working on my Always wore his number. leyball and basketball. It’s just eyes. Coach Shann (Schillinger) the play.

Q: Have you always pretty big.

Q: You came here in teaches us to work on our eyes played in the secondary?

Q: Is she playing part because of Gresch A: Yeah, I always played safety all the time. I think that’s one in college?

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Jensen. How have you been able to adapt without him being here?

A: It’s been cool. We were close in high school. I was sad to see him go. But, it’s the best for him.

Q: Do you guys still talk ever since he left?

A: I still check in on him and see how he’s doing, if he’s good. He checks up on me, tells me, ‘Good game,’ all that stuff.

We probably talk once, twice a week.

Q: Some fun ones to close. Who’s your favorite professional athlete?

A: I know they don’t play, but I liked (former Washington Redskins safety) Sean Taylor and (former Seattle Seahawks safety) Kam Chancellor. They were big time.

Q: What are your favorite things to do outside of football?

A: Just chill and play video games. I just got Red Dead Redemption II, and I’m about to start playing it.

Q: If you could play any other sport in college, what would it be?

A: I’d probably be basketball.

I think I would have had a solid chance at basketball.

Q: Ever consider walking on here after the football season?

A: No, no, no. It’s too much. (Laughs) Q: What are you majoring in and do you know what do you want to do after college?

A: I’m majoring in psychology. I’m not sure what I want to do after. I might try to double major. I was just looking at that with my counselor.

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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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | KYLE DAVIS

Kyle Davis stays dedicated to Griz while chasing off-the-field dreams

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“Whether I play all four years or didn’t play one snap here, I want the guys to look at me and still be inspired and still think, ‘I can learn something from him,’ or ‘That’s quite a dude right there,’” says Kyle Davis, a defensive lineman who remains a leader on the Griz despite his lack of playing time.

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play one snap here, I want the guys to look at me and still be inspired and still think, ‘I can learn something from him,’ or, ‘That’s quite the dude right there,’” ‌Kyle Davis helps lead the Montana Davis said. “It’s really cool to lead a football team into battle each week. line, especially as a senior because I feel The Griz defensive tackle is one of 11 seniors who heads a line of players during like you truly earned that right to stand in front of your teammates and lead pregame stretches. It’s the most action Davis has seen on the field this year since them out.”

Davis has stayed dedicated to the he hasn’t played much through eight program while others in better situations games, and he relishes the leadership opportunity.

“Whether I play all four years or didn’t See DAVIS, Page E12 FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com‌

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY losing streak. Bill: Wildcats 55, Hornets 24. Frank: Weber State 31, Sacramento State 16.

Kyle: Wilcats 20, Hornets 13. ‌It’s hard to know how Idaho State at Portland to feel about the Montana State: A big salute to the football team this weekend.

Bengals (5-3) on their home win The Griz have lost three over Montana State last weekstraight games, yet I still end. Idaho State and UC Davis believe Bobby Hauck and are the two most improved his staff are destined to do teams in the Big Sky, although some great things with the Portland State might argue that team. The great part just BILL KYLE FRANK fact. The Vikings have won three isn’t going to happen in SPELTZ HOUGHTALING GOGOLA games in a row after starting the 2018 because there aren’t season 1-4. This promises to be enough great players. a close, high-scoring game. I’m For Montana to beat going with the Bengals for one anyone in the Big Sky Conreason: three weeks ago they ference the rest of the way, Grizzlies have been more effective throw- went to Davis and gave the Aggies all they it needs to pool its surplus of guts and wanted before losing, 44-37. Bill: Idaho guile. Quarterback Dalton Sneed needs to ing the ball. Montana’s offensive line has State 45, Portland State 38. Frank: Idaho work some magic on extended plays and given up a whopping 14 sacks in Big Sky State 28, Portland State 19. Kyle: Bengals action. But SUU is not particularly good the defense needs to play the way it did 30, vikings 21. at sacking the QB. Look for Sneed to in the first half last week against sixthhave a good day in a bounce-back win for ranked UC Davis.

Montana. Bill: Grizzlies 35, Thunderbirds Southern Utah is an interesting matchup for the Grizzlies. The Thunder- 31. Frank: Montana 38, Southern Utah 20.

Kyle: Griz 24, T-Birds 17. birds are wallowing in a 1-7 season, yet No. 5 Eastern Washington at they’ve been respectable at home.

Northern Colorado: Led by the arm Three weeks ago, Southern Utah beat Sacramento State in Cedar City, 48-27. In and legs of sophomore QB Eric Barriere and another stellar effort by its defense, that game, SUU overcame a 21-7 deficit Eastern Washington jumped out to a 31-0 in the final three quarters. halftime lead against visiting Idaho and Last weekend, the Thunderbirds cruised to a 38-14 win last week. The dropped a home heartbreaker to NorthEagles have adjusted nicely to the loss of ern Colorado, 42-39. You might argue QB Gage Gubrud, who had season-ending Southern Utah simply ran out of time surgery earlier this week. Bill: Eastern after spotting the Bears a 42-18 lead in Washington 36, Northern Colorado 17. the third quarter.

It’s all about pride right now for Mon- Frank: Eastern Washington 35, Northern tana and Southern Utah. For the Grizzlies Colorado 24. Kyle: Eagles 37, Bears 20.

Northern Arizona at No. 6 UC to finish with a winning record, they Davis: The Lumberjacks are mired in a must win two of their remaining three two-game skid and they’re not a good games. That’s a reach-able goal if the road team (1-3). The Aggies are riding injury bug doesn’t hit any harder.

I’m interested to see how the Griz start high with a league-best five-game winning streak. No way they’re going to lose out against Southern Utah. I’m even to a dome team like Northern Arizona in more interested to see how they finish front of what might be the largest Davis after they faded against UC Davis. crowd in a long time. Bill: Aggies 42, If Montana plays as hard as it did last weekend, the team will come away with a Jacks 21. Frank: UC Davis 52, Northern Arizona 24. Kyle: Aggies 41, Jacks 21. win Saturday. That’s asking a lot.

Sacramento State at No. 4 Weber My hunch is that the contest will go to right down to the wire and Sneed will be State: The Big Sky has three ranked the difference-maker with his versatility. teams it can be proud of in Weber State, Eastern Washington and UC Davis. But the league is not very deep — only four Montana at Southern Utah: The of 13 teams have winning records. The teams appear fairly even on paper. The Hornets may be the worst team in the Thunderbirds have been a little better Big Sky right now, mired in a five-game running the ball in league play. The BILL SPELTZ 406mtsports.com‌

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Cal Poly at Montana State: The Mustangs have figured out some things, winning two of their last three. But how much do they know about playing in the cold and rain in Bozeman? I’m going with the home team in this one for no particular reason other than the Cats played Idaho State tough in Pocatello last weekend. Bill: Montana State 24, Cal Poly 21. Frank: Montana State 27, Cal Poly 17. Kyle: Cats 17, Stangs 14.

North Dakota at Idaho: The Fighting Hawks are the better team and they’ve played well on the road with a 3-1 record.

On top of that, North Dakota is still in the running for a playoff berth at 5-3, so they have more to play for Saturday. Bill: North Dakota 28, Idaho 21. Frank: North Dakota 41, Idaho 21. Kyle: Hawks 34, Vandals 24.

Bill Speltz is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Missoulian. Email him at bill. speltz@406mtsports.com.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | PLAYERS TO WATCH

SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH QUARTERBACK: TYLER SKIDMORE

DEFENSIVE LINE: WATSON ASI

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound true freshman from Roy, Utah, made his college debut on Saturday and guided the Thunderbirds to a near victory over Northern Colorado. He completed 27 of 43 passes (62.8 percent) for 330 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The Thunderbirds have been hampered by injuries at the quarterback position.

True freshman Austin Ewing ran the wildcat formation for 201 yards two games ago but left last week’s game as the starter with a shoulder injury. Junior Aaron Zwahlen had started the three games prior to last week after starter Chris Helbig got injured in the fourth game.

The 6-foot-5, 255-pound junior defensive end from Reno, Nevada, has started each of the past three games on a weak defensive line and has played in all eight games in his first season at Southern Utah after transferring from Snow College. Asi has tallied 17 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks for a total of seven yards. He also has one quarterback hurry and one of the Thunderbirds’ six forced fumbles. He’s joined on the line by Lehi Afatasi, who leads the defensive linemen with 21 total tackles and has added 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry.

RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK: JAY GREEN

LINEBACKER: CHINEDU AHANONU

The 5-foot-10, 193-pound junior running back from Modesto, California, has taken over as the featured back in his second season at Southern Utah after transferring from Modesto Junior College. He’s carried the ball 131 times for 698 yards with a long of 62 yards. He’s averaging 5.3 yards per rush and 87.2 yards per game. His five rushing touchdowns are tied for the team high. He’s backed up by James Felila, who’s averaging 65 rushing yards per game and 4.9 yards per rush with one touchdown on 53 carries.

Felila made the All-Big Sky Second Team last year despite missing three games with an injury. Karris Davis has five rushing touchdowns, all in the past four games.

The 5-foot-11, 250-pound senior linebacker from West Jordan, Utah, highlights a defense in his second year back after going on a two-year LDS mission following his sophomore season. Ahanonu leads the Thunderbirds and ranks seventh in the conference with 65 total tackles, 17 more than his closest teammate, fellow linebacker Taylor Nelson, who leads the league with four fumble recoveries. Ahanonu also paces the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, which ranks seventh in the conference, and three quarterback hurries.

His two sacks are the second most on the team.

WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END: LANDEN MEASOM

DEFENSIVE BACK: AJ STANLEY

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound sophomore wide receiver from South Jordan, Utah, leads the team in nearly every receiving category again after a season in which he was named a Freshman All-American by HERO Sports and Phil Steele.

He’s caught 39 passes for 525 yards with a long of 74 yards. He’s racking up 13.5 yards per reception and 65.6 receiving yards per game. He doesn’t lead in touchdown receptions, catching just one, but the team only has nine in eight games. Ty Rutledge and Frank Harris each have two touchdown catches. Preseason All-American tight end Logan Parker has been limited to 14 catches for 160 yards in eight games.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound redshirt freshman safety from Santa Clarita, California, has filled up the stat sheet, starting in all eight games in his first year. Stanley ranks third on the team with 46 total tackles and three tackles for loss, and he’s added one sack and one quarterback hurry. Making plays on the ball, he’s one of eight players in the conference who has forced two or more fumbles this year. Stanley has also broken up two passes and has one of the team’s two interceptions. The secondary includes Taelin Webb, whose nine pass breakups are tied for the third most in the conference.

OFFENSIVE LINE: ZACH LARSEN

SPECIAL TEAMS: MANNY BERZ

The 6-foot-1, 305-pound junior center from Draper, Utah, anchors an offensive line that features five starting upperclassmen. Larsen was named a preseason All-American

by HERO Sports and Athlon Sports after a sophomore year in which he made the STATS FCS All-American Third Team and was named a Phil Steele FCS All-American. He’s played in 30 of 31 games going back to his true freshman season. He’s joined on the offensive line by three players who’ve started every game this season: Josh McMillin, Austin Mikkelson and Marquez Tucker. Josh Anderson has started on the line in four of the past five games.

The 5-foot-9, 185-pound sophomore kicker from Riverside, California, has been hit-or-miss for the Thunderbirds in the kicking game. He’s made just seven of his 12 field goal attempts (58.3 percent) and has missed five of his last nine attempts. He has a long of 42 yards and has had one kick blocked. He’s made one of two from 20-29 yards, five of seven from 30-39 yards and one of three from 40-49 yards.

He’s 22 of 26 on extra points. Southern Utah’s special teams unit has returned one kickoff for a touchdown, a 99-yarder by Judd Cockett three games ago, but he missed his first game of the season last week.

— Frank Gogola

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY No. 5 E. Washington (6-2, 4-1) at Northern Colorado (2-7, 2-4)‌ Saturday, 12:05 p.m. MT Greeley, Colorado Nottingham Field (8,533 Grass) Pluto TV Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 11-1.

Last Meeting: Eastern Washington won, 49-31, in 2016.

The Coaches: Aaron Best is in his second season as the head coach of Eastern Washington.

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

Notes: Eastern Washington rebounded from a 14-6 loss to Weber State with a 38-14 win over Idaho, and the Eagles will rely on quarterback Eric Barriere after Gage Gubrud was ruled out for the season. Northern Colorado is on a two-game winning streak with wins over Northern Arizona and Southern Utah, but the Bears’ scoring defense ranks 10th in conference play.

Sacramento State (2-6, 0-5) at No. 4 Weber State (6-2, 4-1)‌ Saturday, 12:05 p.m. MT Ogden, Utah Stewart Stadium (17,500 FieldTurf) Pluto TV Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series, 14-8.

Last Meeting: Weber State won, 31-24, in 2017.

The Coaches: Jody Sears is in his fifth season leading Sacramento State. Jay Hill is in his fifth season guiding the Weber State program.

Montana (4-4, 2-3) at Southern Utah (1-7, 1-4)‌ Saturday, 1 p.m. MT Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) ROOT Sports Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 6-2.

Last Meeting: Montana won, 43-20, in 2016.

The Coaches: Bobby Hauck is in his first year back with Montana after coaching the Griz from 2003-09. Demario Warren is in his third year at the helm of Southern Utah.

Notes: Montana will try to snap its three-game losing streak, its first since 1992, and enters with the conference’s No. 6 scoring offense and No. 8 scoring defense. Southern Utah has been hampered by quarterback injuries and is giving up 37.2 points per game, the thirdworst mark in league play.

Northern Arizona (3-5, 2-3) at No. 6 UC Davis (7-1, 5-0)‌ Saturday, 2 p.m. MT Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 Shaw Sports Turf) Pluto TV Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 3-1.

Last Meeting: Northern Arizona won, 45-31, in 2017.

The Coaches: Jerome Souers, the longesttenured coach in the conference, is in his 21st season at the helm.

Dan Hawkins is in his second season coaching UC Davis.

Notes: Northern Arizona has struggled without quarterback Case Cookus and Notes: Sacramento State has lost five has lost back-to-back games, to lowly consecutive games and given up 41 or Northern Colorado and Cal Poly. UC Davis more points in that stretch. Weber State is the lone remaining undefeated team in has won six of its last seven games, and league play and has scored 44 or more the Wildcats have the league’s No. 3 scor- points in all seven of its wins. ing defense.

Cal Poly (3-5, 2-3) at Montana State (4-4, 2-3)‌ Saturday, 2 p.m. MT Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (17,777 FieldTurf) SWX-Montana | Pluto TV Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 8-3.

Last Meeting: Montana State won, 45-28, in 2015.

The Coaches: Tim Walsh is in his 10th season as the head coach of Cal Poly.

Jeff Choate, a Montana Western alum, is in his third season coaching Montana State.

his fifth year coaching North Dakota. Paul Petrino, a Carroll College alum, is in his sixth season at Idaho.

Notes: North Dakota’s usually stout defense gave up 35 points to Weber State, a team averaging 26.6 points, in a five-point home loss. Idaho lost for the third time in four games and comes in with the worst scoring offense in league play.

Idaho State (5-3, 4-1) at Portland State (4-4, 3-2)‌ Saturday, 8:05 p.m. MT Portland, Oregon Hillsboro Stadium (7,200 FieldTurf) Eleven Sports | Pluto TV Series History: Idaho State leads the all-time series, 25-17-1.

Notes: Cal Poly took down Northern Arizona on the road behind 217 rushing yards from Joe Protheroe, who posted his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.

Montana State’s defense held strong against high-flying Idaho State before los- Last Meeting: Idaho ing for the third time in its past four games. State won, 59-30, in 2017.

The Coaches: Rob Phenicie is in his second North Dakota (5-3) at season as Idaho State’s Idaho (3-5, 2-4)‌ head coach. Bruce Barnum is in his fourth Saturday, 3 p.m. MT season coaching Portland Moscow, Idaho State.

Kibbie Dome Notes: Idaho State ended its two-game (16,000 MatrixTurf) losing streak despite scoring just 24 SWX-Idaho/Washington Series History: Idaho leads the all-time points, its lowest against an FCS team this season. Portland State is on a three-game series, 2-0. winning streak and is giving up just 22.2 Last Meeting: Idaho won, 44-14, in 2011. points per game against league teams, the second-best mark.

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‌MONTANA ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. 2 Cam Humphrey R-So. QB 2 Gavin Robertson R-So. S 3 Justin Calhoun R-Jr. CB 4 Nash Fouch Fr. S 4 Rey Green R-So. RB 5 Kobey Eaton R-Jr. CB 5 Garrett Graves Fr. QB 6 Keenan Curran Sr. WR 6 Jackson Pepe Fr. S 7 Dareon Nash R-So. CB 7 Gabe Sulser Fr. WR 8 Jeremy Calhoun Sr. RB 8 Lewis Cowans R-So. CB 9 Brennan Corbin R-So. TE 9 David Koppang Fr. S 10 Reid Miller Sr. S 11 Dalton Sneed R-Jr. QB 12 Caleb Hill Sr. TE 13 Josh Sandry R-Jr. S 13 Tanner Wilson R-Fr. QB 14 Seamus Hennessy Fr. QB 14 Michael McGinnis R-Fr. S 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-Jr. WR 17 Wheeler Harris R-Fr. QB 17 Robby Hauck R-Fr. S 18 Samuel Akem R-So. WR 19 Malik Flowers R-Fr. WR 20 Gavin Crow R-So. CB 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 Josh Egbo R-So. CB 24 Alijah Lee R-Sr. RB 25 Adam Eastwood R-Fr. RB 27 Kadeem Hemphill R-Jr. CB 29 Nick Fouch So. WR 30 Evan Epperly R-Sr. S 30 Jackson Groff Fr. WR 31 Trase Le Texier R-So. FB 32 Drew Turner Fr. RB 33 Dante Olson R-Jr. LB 34 Jace Lewis R-So. LB 35 Eric Williams Sr. KP 36 Levi Janacaro Fr. FB 37 Jesse Sims R-Jr. DE 38 Caleb Mitchell R-So. LS/S 39 Brandon Purdy R-Jr. KP 41 Gabe Peppenger Jr. KP 42 Josh Buss R-Sr. LB 43 Jake Olsen Fr. TE 44 Randy Rodriguez R-So. DE 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Jr. FB 46 Jed Nagler R-So. DE 47 Cole Rosling R-So. DE 48 Devin Maua R-So. DE 49 Matthew O’Donoghue R-So. LS 50 Cody Meyer R-Jr. OL 51 Cole Sain Fr. OL 52 Michael Matthews R-Fr. LB 53 Lorenzo Brown Fr. DE 54 Tyler Flink Fr. LB 55 Kyle Davis R-Sr. DT 56 Marcus Welnel R-Fr. LB 57 Shayne Cochran R-Sr. LB 58 Patrick O’Connell So. LB 59 Milton Mamula Fr. DE 60 Cody Hartsoch Fr. OT 61 Adam Wilson Jr. KP 62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-So. OG 63 Trevor Welnel Fr. OT 65 Gerrit Bloemendaal Fr. OL 66 Cy Sirmon R-Jr. OL/DT 67 Tyler Ganoung Fr. OL 68 Cody Kanouse Fr. OT 70 Skyler Martin R-Fr. OT 71 Payton Stoner So. OL 72 Conor Quick Fr. OL 73 Brandon Scott R-So. OT 74 Angel Villanueva R-Jr. OL 75 Sean Anderson Fr. OT 76 Colton Keintz R-Fr. OL 77 Dallas Hart R-Jr. OL 78 Conlan Beaver R-So. OT 79 Esai Longoria R-So. OL 80 Mitch Roberts R-Fr. WR 81 Matt Rensvold R-Fr. TE 82 Samori Toure R-So. WR 83 Nick Germer Fr. WR 84 Max Morris Fr. TE 85 Danny Burton So. WR 86 Colten Curry Fr. TE 87 Bryson Deming R-Fr. TE 88 Colin Bingham R-Jr. TE 89 Tim Semenza R-Jr. K 91 Eli Alford Fr. DT 92 Jace Schneider Fr. LB 93 Braydon Deming R-Fr. DE 94 Nathaniel Ferguson Fr. P 95 Andrew Harris R-Jr. DE 96 David Shaw Sr. DT 97 RJ Nelson R-Fr. DE 98 Alex Gubner Fr. DT 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Sr. DE

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

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

180 203 179 196 195 202

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

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.

QB 11 Dalton Sneed

RB 8 OR 25 Jeremy Calhoun OR Adam Eastwood

LT 78 Conlan Beaver LG 70 Conlan Beaver C 50 Cody Meyer RG 66 Cy Sirmon

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Mesa, Ariz.

Missoula, Mont.

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Fontana, Calif.

Kennewick, Wash.

RT 76 Colton Keintz

WR 81 Samori Toure

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

K 89 Tim Semenza

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB WR WR WR TE K

2 80 6 7 87 61

LT LG C RG RT

Cam Humphrey, So. Mitch Roberts, R-Fr. Keenan Curran, Sr. Gabe Sulser, Fr. Bryson Deming, R-Fr. Adam Wilson, Jr.

75 74 62 51 71

Sean Anderson, Fr. Angel Villanueva, Jr. Dylan Eickmeyer, So. Cole Sain, Fr. Payton Stoner, So.

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 93 Braydon Deming DE 99 Reggie Tilleman

CB 23 Josh Egbo

P 35 Eric Williams

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE LB LB DE DT DT

56 34 44 37 91

Marcus Welnel, R-Fr. Jace Lewis, So. Randy Rodriguez So. Jesse Sims, R-Jr. Eli Alford, Fr.

NB CB CB S S

14 7 8 30 2

Michael McGinnis, R-Fr. Dareon Nash, So. Lewis Cowans, So. Evan Epperly, Sr. Gavin Robertson, So.

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CB 1 Jalen Russell

OLB 50 Jordan Walker DE 44 Watson Asi

S 33 AJ Stanley

MLB 94 Taylor Nelson

DT 97 Oscar Burgueno NT 55 Lehi Afatasi

S2 Elijah Holt

OLB 35 Chinedu Ahanonu

DE 12 Dymund Richardson

P 47 Rashaan Miller

CB 36 Taelin Webb

SOUTHERN UTAH BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DE NT DT OLB MLB

92 49 95 97 34 45

Lloyd Stephens, Sr. Raymond Fiame, So. Mark Kruger, So. Collin Parrish, Fr. Somtochukwu Achebo, R-Fr. Jayden Clark, Fr.

OLB CB CB S S

43 38 15 31 28

Quaid Murray, R-Fr. Carlton Johnson, Fr. Demontii Peoples, Fr. Mike Sims, R-Fr. Logan Taylor, Fr.

SOUTHERN UTAH STARTING OFFENSE WR 5 Landen Measom

TE 19 Logan Parker

RT 78 Josh McMillin RG 75 Austin Mikkelson C 58 Zach Larsen

QB 6 or 4 Tyler Skidmore or Austin Ewing

RB 21 Jay Green

LG 54 Josh Anderson LT 76 Marquez Tucker WR 16 Daniel Bell WR 13 Ty Rutledge

K 18 Manny Berz

SOUTHERN BACKUPS ON OFFENSE LT LG LG RG RT QB

77 56 71 70 69 11

Braxton Jones, R-Fr. PJ Nu’usa, Jr. Artese Gregory, Fr. Josh Madsen, So. Jacob Painter, Jr. Aaron Zwahlen, Jr.

RB RB WR WR WR TE

26 23 80 88 17 32

Karris Davis, Fr. James Felila, Jr. Judd Cockett, So. Frank Harris, Fr. Alonzo Davis, R-Fr. McCoy Hill, Sr.

No. Name — Bishop Jones — Nela Otukolo — Nathaniel Vaughn 1 Jalen Russell 2 Elijah Holt 3 Terrance Beasley 3 Mario Williams 4 Austin Ewing 4 Akili Gray 5 Landen Measom 6 Tyler Skidmore 7 Alex Sims 8 Chris Helbig 10 Carlos Baker 11 Aaron Zwahlen 12 Dymund Richardson 13 Ty Rutledge 14 Alex Croyle 15 Isaiah Diego-Williams 15 Demontii Peoples 16 Daniel Bell 16 Tyson Herrera 17 Alonzo Davis 18 Manny Berz 18 Ryan Johnson 19 Logan Parker 20 Devin Guidry II 21 Jay Green Jr. 22 Kyle Hannemann 23 James Felila 24 Lelon Dillard 25 Antwaun Rainey 26 Karris Davis 28 Logan Taylor 29 CJ Scott 30 James Randolph 31 Mike Sims 32 McCoy Hill 32 Alan Holsten 33 AJ Stanley 34 Somtochukwu Achebo 35 Chinedu Ahanonu 35 Jason Dallas 36 Taelin Webb 37 Zeivaun Ned 38 Carlton Johnson 39 Lance Lawson 40 Darian Fernandez 41 Chandler Dowell 42 Aubrey Nellems 43 Quaid Murray 44 Watson Asi 45 Jayden Clark 46 Jacob Johnson 47 Rashaan Miller 48 Patrick Baker 49 Raymond Fiame 50 Jordan Walker 52 Aaron Romero 53 Jedediah Lulu 54 Josh Anderson 55 Lehi Afatasi 56 PJ Nu’usa 57 Jason Linnell 58 Zach Larsen 59 Wynton Lamar 61 Duncen Millerberg 62 Leonidas Jacobsen 67 Mitchell Halverson 69 Jacob Painter 70 Josh Madsen 71 Artese Gregory 72 Dylan Tucker 73 Donald Wilkinson 74 Tate Nelson 75 Austin Mikkelson 76 Marquez Tucker 77 Braxton Jones 78 Josh McMillin 79 Tylor Bott 80 Judd Cockett 81 Elijah Givens 82 Jathen Chaffin 83 Jaden Harrison 84 Tanner McLachlan 85 Nick Colson 86 Gavin Eyre 87 Marcus Faufata-Pedrina 88 Frank Harris III 89 Kelton Bertagnini 90 Oscar Burgueno 91 Francis Bemiy 92 Lloyd Stephens 93 Drake Knowles 94 Taylor Nelson 95 Mark Kruger 96 Christy Nkanu 97 Collin Parrish 98 Tyler Trotter 99 Kotoni Sekona

Year Pos. Hgt. Wt. Hometown So. DL 6-3 240 Las Vegas, Nev. Sr. LB 6-0 250 Las Vegas, Nev. Jr. S 6-1 180 Los Angeles, Calif.

So. CB 5-11 181 Temecula, Calif.

Sr. S 6-1 194 Arroyo Grande, Calif.

So. RB 5-11 170 Inglewood, Calif.

Fr. CB 6-0 175 Harbor City, Calif.

Fr. QB 6-1 185 Kealakekua, Hawaii So. S 5-11 183 Kailua, Hawaii So. WR 5-10 180 South Jordan, Utah Fr. QB 6-2 210 Roy, Utah Jr. LB 6-1 205 Las Vegas, Nev. Jr. QB 6-4 214 Thornton, Colo.

Jr. WR 6-5 212 Chicago, Ill. Jr. QB 6-3 210 Modesto, Calif.

So. DE 6-3 235 Los Angeles, Calif.

Sr. WR 6-2 192 St. George, Utah Sr. WR 6-2 184 Ogden, Utah Jr. WR 5-10 150 Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. CB 6-0 155 Los Angeles, Calif.

Jr. WR 6-0 181 Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. S 5-10 181 Herriman, Utah Fr. WR 6-2 185 Los Angeles, Calif.

So. PK 5-9 185 Riverside, Calif.

So. WR 5-8 166 Chandler, Ariz.

Sr. TE 6-4 251 South Jordan, Utah Jr. LB 6-0 208 Compton, Calif.

Jr. RB 5-10 193 Modesto, Calif.

Sr. S 5-11 200 Alpine, Utah Jr. RB 6-0 220 Kearns, Utah So. RB 5-11 205 Phoenix, Ariz.

Fr. CB 6-1 191 Las Vegas, Nev. Fr. RB 5-9 193 Midvale, Utah Fr. S 6-0 190 Los Angeles, Calif.

Jr. CB 6-3 185 Clemson, S.C. So. CB 6-1 184 Long Beach, Calif.

Fr. S 6-2 195 Woodbridge, Va. Sr. TE 6-6 255 Sandy, Utah So. S 5-11 171 Bountiful, Utah Fr. S 6-1 195 Santa Clarita, Calif.

Fr. S 6-1 216 Delta, Nigeria Sr. LB 5-11 250 West Jordan, Utah Jr. TE 6-6 210 Long Beach, Calif.

Sr. CB 5-11 196 Fresno, Calif.

Fr. CB 6-1 186 Las Vegas, Nev. Fr. CB 5-11 150 Moreno Valley, Calif.

Fr. RB 5-7 194 Mesa, Ariz.

So. CB 5-10 173 Ladera Ranch, Calif.

Sr. LS 5-11 190 Phoenix, Ariz.

Fr. LB 6-1 205 Las Vegas, Nev. Fr. LB 6-1 235 Cedar City, Utah Jr. DE 6-5 255 Reno, Nev. Fr. LB 6-0 220 Dublin, Calif.

Fr. P 6-4 206 Boise, Idaho Sr. P 6-5 225 San Diego, Calif.

So. LB 6-3 221 Annabella, Utah So. DL 6-3 245 St. George, Utah Fr. LB 6-1 230 Honolulu, Hawaii Fr. DL 6-2 265 Mesa, Ariz.

So. LB 6-0 220 Honolulu, Hawaii Jr. OL 6-3 290 St. George, Utah Jr. DL 6-0 316 Kearns, Utah Jr. OL 5-11 304 Salt Lake City, Utah Fr. DL 6-5 245 Layton, Utah Jr. OL 6-1 305 Draper, Utah Fr. DL 6-3 245 Roy, Utah Fr. OL 6-4 330 Syracuse, Utah Fr. OL 6-3 255 St. George, Utah Fr. OL 6-6 263 Bountiful, Utah Jr. OL 6-4 290 Los Alamitos, Calif.

So. OL 6-2 270 Garland, Utah Fr. OL 6-2 293 Plainfield, Ill. So. OL 6-5 300 Layton, Utah Fr. OL 6-7 309 Sandy, Utah Fr. LB 6-2 230 Vancouver, Wash.

Sr. OL 6-5 315 St. George, Utah Sr. OL 6-4 291 Chandler, Ariz.

Fr. OL 6-7 300 Murray, Utah Jr. OL 6-3 280 Herriman, Utah Fr. OL 6-5 282 Pleasant Grove, Utah So. WR 5-11 171 Honolulu, Hawaii Jr. WR 6-1 195 Palo Alto, Calif.

So. WR 6-2 190 Honolulu, Hawaii Fr. WR 5-11 182 St. George, Utah Fr. TE 6-6 215 Lethbridge, Alberta So. TE 6-4 241 Gilbert, Ariz.

Fr. TE 6-4 240 Grantsville, Utah Fr. WR 5-9 195 Honolulu, Hawaii Fr. WR 6-2 206 Inglewood, Calif.

Fr. TE 6-3 240 Provo, Utah So. DT 6-1 265 Chino Hills, Calif.

Fr. DE 6-4 250 Montreal, Canada Sr. DL 6-4 252 West Weber, Utah Fr. DL 6-1 260 Lehi, Utah Sr. LB 6-3 235 Vancouver, Wash.

So. DL 6-2 300 Orem, Utah Fr. DL 6-4 300 Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. DE 6-7 270 Bountiful, Utah Fr. DE 6-3 250 Pleasant Grove, Utah Fr. DL 6-1 245 Kahuku, Hawaii

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BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (4-4) STATISTICS

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conv.

Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Montana Opponents

75 62

Defensive leaders

GRIZ OPP

30.6 30.5 1249 1522 5.2 4.2 197-318-7 156-274-7 2037 1983 6.4 7.2 3286 3505 5.9 5.5 40-115 54-132 27:04 32:56 14-11 16-7 28-24.5 25-16.9 20-9.2 12-6.8 47-40.1 48-40.6 21-152 19-127 55 55 43 41

60 - 245 98 - 244

Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Dalton Sneed 90-473 (5.3 ypc.), long 75, 5 TDs Adam Eastwood 93-427 (4.6 ypc.), long 68, 6 TDs Gabe Sulser 4-133 (33.2 ypc), long 59, 1 TD Jeremy Calhoun 25-107 (4.3 ypc.), long 15, 1 TD Alijah Lee 17-64 (3.8 ypc.), long 20 Jerry Louie-McGee 4-44 (11.0 ypc.), long 30 Rey Green 1-(-1) Colin Bingham 1-(-1) Team 3-(-2) Cam Humphrey 1-(-8) ‌Passing Sneed 186-297-7, 1826 yards, long 54, 12 TDs Cam Humphrey 9-19-0, 186 yards, 2 TDs Keenan Curran 1-1-0, 25 yards, 1 TD Mitch Roberts 1-1-0, 0 yards ‌Receiving Samuel Akem 42-513 (12.2 ypc.), long 68, 8 TDs Samori Toure 34-393 (11.6 ypc.), long 41, 2 TDs Louie-McGee 33-333 (10.1 ypc.), long 33, 1 TD Eastwood 26-149 (5.7 ypc.), long 21 Curran 25-258 (10.3 ypc.), long 33 Colin Bingham 9-72 (8.0 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD Matt Rensvold 8-89 (11.1 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Bryson Deming 7-99 (14.1 ypc.), long 45 Lee 4-62 (15.5 ypc.), long 37 Sulser 4-22 (5.5 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Je. Calhoun 3-41 (13.7 ypc), long 26 Roberts 1-6 Sneed 1-0

‌Total Offense

G Plays Yds Yds Pg Gueller,Idaho St. 8 329 2,573 321.6 Maier,UC Davis 8 376 2,391 298.9 Sneed,Montana 8 387 2,299 287.4 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 8 0 0 0 74 9.3 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash. 8 41 10 10 70 8.8 Sheidow,Idaho St. 8 40 10 16 67 8.4 Andersen,Montana St. 8 0 0 0 66 8.3 Madison,Idaho St. 8 0 0 0 66 8.3 ‌Leading Rushers

G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg Protheroe,Cal Poly 8 252 1,152 10 144.0 Dotson,Sacramento St. 8 153 1,058 9 132.3 Davis,Weber St. 7 143 806 5 115.1 Andersen,Montana St. 8 118 884 11 110.5 Madison,Idaho St. 8 163 828 11 103.5

‌Tackles LB Dante Olson 119, 48 unassisted S Robby Hauck 72, 28 unassisted LB Josh Buss 55, 22 unassisted LB Jace Lewis 50, 18 unassisted S Reid Miller 47, 24 unassisted S Josh Sandry 42, 18 unassisted CB Justin Calhoun 40, 27 unassisted S Gavin Robertson 37, 20 unassisted DE Reggie Tilleman 31, 9 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 31, 6 unassisted DT David Shaw 26, 4 unassisted CB Dareon Nash 22, 16 unassisted DE RJ Nelson 20, 9 unassisted DE Braydon Deming 17, 7 unassisted LB Marcus Welnel 13, 7 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss LB Olson 10.5-55 S Hauck 1.5-4 LB Buss 7.5-38 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 LB Lewis 5.5-26 S Robertson 1.0-11 DE Deming 4.0-17 DE Nelson 1.0-7 DT Sims 3.5-7 DE Jed Nagler 1.0-6 LB Marcus Welnel 2.5-6 5 with 0.5 DE Tilleman 2.5-3 ‌Sacks LB Olson 6.0-43 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 S Robertson 1.0-11 ‌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 CB Nash 0-1 3-2, 1 TD DE Deming 1-0 DT Shaw 0-1 LB Olson 3-0 WR LouieLS Matthew DT Sims 1-0 McGee 1-0 O’Donoghue 0-1 CB Calhoun 1-0 S Miller 0-2 ‌Pass breakups CB Calhoun 5 S Hauck 2 Cowans 1 S Sandry 5 LB Buss 2 DE Tilleman 1 CB Nash 4 LB Lewis 1 DT Shaw 1 LB Olson 3 S Evan Epperly 1 S Miller 2 CB Lewis

Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 27-29/10-12, long 42, 57 points ‌Punting Eric Williams 44-1847 (42.0 ypp.), long 59, 16 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Louie-McGee 19-175 (9.2 ypr.), long 46 Welnel 1-9 ‌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 Gabe Sulser 2-41 (20.5 ypr.), long 23

‌Receptions Per Game

G Ct ReYd Ct Pg Doss,UC Davis 8 71 676 8.9 Wesley,Northern Colo. 8 51 1,005 6.4 Ungerer,Idaho 8 50 503 6.3 Webster,Eastern Wash. 8 45 742 5.6 Gueller,Idaho St. 8 43 947 5.4 Akem,Montana 8 42 513 5.3 Harrell,UC Davis 8 41 571 5.1 Measom,Southern Utah 8 39 525 4.9 Haywood,Idaho 8 38 380 4.8 Dean,Idaho St. 8 37 658 4.6 ‌Receiving Yards Per Game

G Ct ReYd RecYD Wesley,Northern Colo. 8 51 1,005 125.6 Gueller,Idaho St. 8 43 947 118.4 Webster,Eastern Wash. 8 45 742 92.8 Doss,UC Davis 8 71 676 84.5 Dean,Idaho St. 8 37 658 82.3 Butler,Northern Ariz.

7 32 562 80.3 Taumoepea,Portland St. 6 17 451 75.2

‌‌SOUTHERN UTAH (1-7) STATISTICS Defensive leaders

SU OPP

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conv.

Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Southern Utah Opponents

28.1 41.2 1693 2152 4.7 6.4 203-320-8 143-238-2 2019 2218 6.3 9.3 3712 4370 5.4 7.6 61-144 49-103 31:44 27:59 14-4 11-7 18-21.8 27-17.9 5-10.6 8-12.1 34-41.3 31-43.9 11-62 10-69

18 93

77 67 105 87

Offensive leaders

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‌Rushing Jay Green 131-698 (5.3 ypc.), long 62, 5 TDs James Felila 53-260 (4.9 ypc.), long 31, 1 TD Austin Ewing 27-242 (9.0 ypc.), long 81, 3 TDs Karris Davis 35-176 (5.0 ypc.), long 22, 5 TDs Terrance Beasley 22-121 (5.5 ypc.), long 14 Chris Helbig 42-105 (2.5 ypc.), long 12, 5 TDs Lelon Dillard 20-52 (2.6 ypc.), long 7 Lance Lawson 8-38 (4.8 ypc.), long 16 Frank Harris 4-24 (6.0 ypc.), long 11 Judd Cockett 1-23 Josh McMillin 1-9 Ty Rutledge 1-8 Landen Measom 1-2 Carlton Johnson 1-2 Tyler Skidmore 8-(-3), long 5, 1 TD ‌Passing Helbig 94-145-2, 1011 yards, long 43, 5 TDs Zwahlen 73-121-5, 606 yards, long 45, 2 TDs Skidmore 27-43-1, 330 yards, long 74, 1 TD Ewing 7-9-0, 48 yards, long 16 Lawson 1-1-0, 4 yards, 1 TD Rutledge 1-1-0, 20 yards ‌Receiving Measom 39-525 (13.5 ypc.), long 74, 1 TD Rutledge 33-394 (11.9 ypc.), long 43, 2 TDs McCoy Hill 20-176 (8.8 ypc.), long 31 Alex Croyle 16-147 (9.2 ypc.) long 28 Logan Parker 14-160 (11.4 ypc.), long 18 Lawson 13-51 (3.9 ypc.) long 10 Green 10-94 (9.4 ypc.), long 45, 1 TD Daniel Bell 10-56 (5.6 ypc.), long 16 Harris 8-98 (12.2 ypc), long 43, 2 TDs Nick Colson 7-79 (11.3 ypc.), long 34, 1 TD Karris Davis 7-32 (4.6 ypc.), long 9 Beasley 6-50 (8.3 ypc.), long 18 Felila 5-15 (3.0 ypc.), long 10

225 330

‌Tackles Chinedu Ahanonu 65, 44 unassisted Taylor Nelson 48, 35 unassisted AJ Stanley 46, 30 unassisted Taelin Webb 30, 24 unassisted Jordan Walker 27, 18 unassisted Jalen Russell 26, 23 unassisted Mike Sims 24, 19 unassisted Lehi Afatasi 21, 11 unassisted Akili Gray 19, 13 unassisted Elijah Holt 19, 15 unassisted Raymond Fiame 19, 10 unassisted Watson Asi 17, 10 unassisted Dymund Richardson 16, 9 unassisted Logan Taylor 15, 11 unassisted Kotoni Sekona 14, 7 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss Ahanonu 8.5-26 Sekona 2.0-14 Clark 1.5-3 Nelson 7.0-11 Russell 2.0-10 Francis Stanley 3.0-20 Webb 2.0-4 Bemiy 1.5-2 Oscar Burgueno Richardson 2.0-4 5 with 1.0 3.0-9 Gray 1.5-6 1 with 0.5 Afatasi 2.5-14 Fiame 1.5-5 Asi 2.5-7 Jayden ‌Sacks Asi 2.5-7 Fiame 1.5-5 Lloyd Stephens Ahanonu 2.0-12 Stanley 1.0-12 1.0-3 Afatasi 1.5-10 Burgueno 1.0-4 Sekona 0.5-9 ‌Interceptions Kyle Hannemann 1-3 Stanley 1-0 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered Stanley 2-0 Stephens 1-0 Walker 0-1 Russell 1-1 Mark Kruger 1-0 Carlton Asi 1-0 Nelson 0-4 Johnson 0-1 ‌Pass breakups Webb 9 Sims 1 Demontii Russell 7 Holt 1 Peoples 1 Stanley 2 Richardson 1 Collin Parrish 1 Gray 2 Quaid Murray 1

Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Manny Berz 22-26/7-12, long 42, 43 points ‌Punting Rashaan Miller 34-1405 (41.3 ypp.), long 57, 9 inside 20, 3 touchbacks ‌Punt returns Judd Cockett 4-45 (11.2 ypr), long 26 Landen Meason 1-8 ‌Kickoff returns Cockett 8-210 (26.2 ypr.), long 99, 1 TD Elijah Givens 4-69 (17.2 ypr.), long 25 Daniel Bell 2-42 (21.0 ypr.), long 22 Lance Lawson 2-25 (12.5 ypr.), long 17 Ewing 1-33 Beasley 1-13

‌Big Sky Individual Leaders ‌Leading Passers

G Att Cp InL Yds Tds Pts Thomson,Sac St. 6 120 69 1 1,253 7 162.8 Gueller,Idaho St. 8 246 139 7 2,290 20 155.8 Maier,UC Davis 8 356 229 3 2,452 24 142.7 Alexander,Portland St. 8 144 74 3 1,182 7 132.2 Barriere,E. Wash.

6 109 63 2 757 5 127.6 Petrino,Idaho 8 207 133 5 1,276 10 127.1 Bridge-Ga,N Ariz.

7 194 111 6 1,324 9 123.7 Sneed,Montana 8 297 186 7 1,826 12 122.9 Constanti,Weber St. 7 181 107 6 1,134 9 121.5 ‌Interceptions Per Game

G InG Yds TD IPG Alleyne,Montana St. 6 4 55 0 .7 Stice,Weber St. 8 4 72 0 .5 Aguirre,Idaho St. 8 3 112 0 .4 Benjamin,Weber St. 8 3 41 0 .4 Boyd Jr.,Northern Colo. 8 3 56 1 .4 Brown,Idaho St. 8 3 31 1 .4

Dorsey,Northern Ariz.

8 3 10 0 .4 Johnson,Northern Ariz. 8 3 77 0 .4 ‌Punt Returns

G PRYd Yds Avg Davis,Weber St. 7 12 213 17.8 Ungerer,Idaho 8 10 177 17.7 Louie-McG,Montana 8 19 160 8.4 Thomas,UC Davis 8 19 128 6.7

‌Kickoff Returns

G No KRYd Avg Shaheed,Weber St. 8 11 398 36.2 Flowers,Montana 8 18 485 26.9 Ison,Northern Colo.

9 15 346 23.1 Modise,UC Davis 8 17 392 23.1 Dorton,Eastern Wash. 8 15 323 21.5 ‌Punting

G Punts Avg Arnson,Northern Ariz.

8 37 47.2 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash.

8 30 47.1 Coffey,Idaho 8 42 46.2 Williams,Montana 8 44 42.0 ‌Field Goals

G FG FGA Pct PG Tuttle,Weber St. 8 12 19 .000 1.50 Bailey,Montana St. 8 11 14 .000 1.38 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash. 8 10 10 .000 1.25 Medeiros,Sacramento St. 8 10 15 .000 1.25 Semenza,Montana 8 10 12 .000 1.25 Sheidow,Idaho St. 8 10 16 .000 1.25

Missoulian, Saturday, November 3, 2018 — E11

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | SOUTHERN UTAH

‘It’s hard to bet on them’ SUU beat writer Ryan Miller gives insight into T-Birds FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com‌

‌The Montana Grizzlies travel to Cedar City, Utah, for a Big Sky Conference game against Southern Utah at 1 p.m. Saturday in Eccles Coliseum as they try to end a three-game skid.

406mtsports.com caught up with Southern Utah beat writer Ryan Miller to discuss the Thunderbirds’ 1-7 record and expectations for Saturday’s game against 4-4 Montana.

Q: Coming off a season as conference co-champs, how has the energy level and excitement within the team and around the community shifted throughout the season with the 1-7 start?

A: The only noticeable change was last week when the stands weren’t packed for the first time in close to two seasons. But that was also the last weekend of the deer hunt, so that probably played a part. For most in Cedar City, SUU is a good second option to Utah and BYU, so the losses aren’t felt too much and going to a football game on a Saturday is just a nice way to spend the day. As for the team, (head) coach (Demario) Warren is beating himself up pretty bad. That’s just who he is.

He puts the losses squarely on his shoulders and you can see he feels the weight of it.

Q: What are the main things you attribute to the poor start? Is it mainly the graduation of key players and quarterback injuries, or what else can you can point to?

A: SUU’s front-seven has been such a key to its successful

Southern Utah athletic department

Southern Utah wide receiver Landen Measom is tackled against Arizona earlier this season. Measom is the leading receiver for the struggling Thunderbirds, who are 1-7 heading into this Saturday’s game against Montana. run from 2015-17. This year, though, the players in that group are either all new or coming off ACL injuries. That’s where the poor play starts. SUU was hopeful its offense would be good enough to allow the defense to kind of find itself, but that just hasn’t been the case. That’s where you can point to QB injuries as part of the problem.

As well as injuries to wideouts and running backs. But a lot of it, too, is slow starts. If SUU could begin games in the second quarter, it’d likely have at least three more wins on the year.

Q: How has the offense and play calling changed with the quarterback switches this year? Of the quarterbacks who could potentially play Saturday,

how are they similar and different from each other?

A: The only significant change was when Austin Ewing played most of the second half against Idaho. He just hadn’t run much of the regular sets in practice, so it was pretty much just an expanded wildcat package. But when he started the next week against Northern Colorado, it was back to what was more or less the normal offense.

It’s looking like it’ll be either Ewing or Tyler Skidmore at QB this week. Skidmore is more of a natural passer and Ewing is more of a threat with his legs but doesn’t have a bad arm, either.

Fun fact: If it is Skidmore, he’ll be the fourth quarterback to start a game this year for SUU. It’s been that type of season.

Q: What does Southern Utah have to do to beat Montana? What are the main things you’ll be watching for during the game?

A: Honestly, I have not seen much of Montana this year, so this is all based on SUU. I’ll be looking at SUU’s first quarter. The T-Birds have given up a score on the first drive in every single game this year — can they change that? And can they get some offensive rhythm going early? It hasn’t mattered who the opponent has been, SUU has calmed down after the opening quarter and played pretty solid.

Just most of the time, the hole has been too big to climb out of.

Oh, and naturally, who the starter will be. Nothing like a QB

battle heading into Week 10.

Q: What’s your score prediction for this game? Why? A: I’m not a big scoreprediction guy, but I’d probably give the edge to Montana in this one. Until SUU can prove it can stop anyone consistently, it’s hard to bet on them. I wouldn’t be shocked, though, if it was closer than the current 7.5point spread.

You can follow Ryan Miller on Twitter @millerjryan and read his work at TheSpectrum.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.

E12 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 3, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | KYLE DAVIS

Davis Continued

have transferred out. He’s playing for his third coach in five years, he’s seen his playing time decline in each of the past four seasons and he’s had to pay his own way as an out-of-state walk-on player before earning a scholarship this year.

A popular person with teammates, Davis couldn’t give up on them. It’s not who he is. He doesn’t back down easily, and that’s visible in the classroom, where he’s chasing longtime dreams of becoming a medical doctor.

“I think those are the kinds of people you want to be around,” Montana head coach Bobby Hauck said. “It’s the kind of people you like having in your life. Hopefully we get a bunch of those.”

Life of learning‌ Davis grew up in San Diego, where his parents worked for the United States Navy. His dad, Ron Davis, built F-18 fighter jets. His mom, Trelli Davis, works in securing contracts.

His house never had a military feel since his parents were civilians and not on active duty. But they still required great discipline out of Davis and his sister.

“My parents really stressed education because they knew and saw the benefits that it could have,” Davis said. “They want me and my sister to be very successful and happy in life and get everything we can out of it. They saw education as the way to get that.”

Davis enjoyed going to school growing up, enthralled by absorbing as much information as he could on a daily basis.

As a kid, he was fascinated by his science classes, especially biology. Now, he’s captivated by his anatomy and physiology courses in his health and human performance major.

“When I learn something new and it sticks, I get really excited, and I just love it,” Davis said.

“I like being around people,” Davis said. “I think that’s initially what stuck with me.

Then everything that football brings and can teach you, it’s just unmatched. I can’t imagine my life growing up to this point without it. It was integral in shaping who I am.”

Football was almost taken away from Davis when he was 12 years old. He dislocated his left knee while playing football.

Then he did it again. And again.

In total, he dislocated his KYLE DAVIS, NO. 55 knee five times in two years Year: Redshirt senior before he went to a doctor who found out through an X-ray that Position: Defensive tackle Davis’ alignment was off in his Height: 6-foot-1 lower extremities, making him prone to dislocations. He had Weight: 270 reconstruction surgery on June Hometown: San Diego, 2, 2009, and hasn’t had any California problems since.

Following that, Davis had success as a two-sport athlete at Cathedral Catholic High “It’s just one of those really School. He was an all-congood feelings.” ference wrestler, a three-time While he credits his parents all-conference honoree as a with helping shape him, he’s defensive end and was named quick to point out the impact the Eastern League Defensive his grandfather had on him.

Player of the Year.

He and his grandfather could After his senior season, he sit down and talk for stretches accepted a walk-on spot at about wide-ranging life topMontana, his lone Division I ics, including the realities of offer, and redshirted under head growing up and becoming an coach Mick Delaney in 2014. independent person.

When Bob Stitt took over, Davis His grandfather died durplayed in 11 games and tallied ing Davis’ senior year of high 12 tackles. Those numbers went school, and the nuggets of down to nine games and eight wisdom have stuck with him, tackles as a sophomore, and including one about finding five games and three tackles as a spouse. a junior.

“One that sticks out was, he With Hauck taking over this said, ‘Whoever you marry, make offseason, Davis earned a spot sure she’s smarter than you,’” on the fall camp depth chart Davis recalled. “He wanted me to marry a smart girl, so I got to for special teams, an exciting moment for him since he knew keep that in mind.” the importance special teams Foray in football‌ holds to Hauck. However, he’s seen action in just one game Football wasn’t Davis’ this year, but he’s stuck it out sport of choice as a kid. He while he could be focusing on enjoyed baseball. his off-the-field future.

Davis got started in football “It’s all the guys in the locker because his friends who he played baseball with joined the room. It’s all the teammates. football team. He initially didn’t I really did it for them,” Davis said. “I always knew and take to the gridiron, joining them one year later because the believed in my ability and knew what it is that I could contribute sociable person couldn’t stand if need be. We had other guys being away from them.

that had the ability to go out on the field and make plays. I knew I had that ability as well, but they went out and did it better. I was always ready if need be.”

Sweet as sugar‌ When Davis came to Montana, then-defensive coordinator Ty Gregorak christened him with the nickname “Square Bear.”

“By his words, I was short and wide, and I was built like a square,” the 6-foot-1, 270pound Davis recalled.

As others on the team started to learn of the nickname, then-co-offensive coordinator Kefense Hynson started calling Davis “Sugar Bear.” The name has stuck, with people calling Davis either “Sugar,” “Sugar Bear” or “Bear.”

The personable Davis is fine with the good-natured ribbings, taking it as well as he dishes it out.

The jokes came through during film prep for Southern Utah earlier this week. A player wearing No. 55 with a similar build to Davis was chasing down an opponent to tackle on a punt, leading to a zinger from Hauck.

“He was like, ‘C’mon, Suge, get him,’” Davis said. “It was pretty funny. I already knew because as soon as I saw he was No. 55, I was like, ‘Oh, here it comes.’”

His status as a team favorite was visible in the reaction to some big news during fall camp.

In a team meeting on Aug. 16, he read a letter out loud saying he was being put on scholarship, leading to an eruption of celebration from his teammates.

“He’s a fun guy to be around,” Hauck said. “He’s always got a smile on his face. He’s pretty relentlessly positive, which makes him a good guy to be around.”

Long road ahead‌ Davis doesn’t recall a specific moment why he wanted to become a doctor. He’s heard from his mom that when she was pregnant with him, she’d feel him move around when she

watched a specific doctor show on TV. “She kind of attributes that to why I want to be a physician,” Davis said.

He’s a naturally outgoing person, giving his time to deliver Thanksgiving turkeys with teammates in his first year at Montana and spreading the word about the Griz for Kids Toy Drive this year. That personality, combined with his love of science, made the doctor occupation a natural choice to him.

“I really enjoy the service aspect that medicine has,” Davis said. “You’re a servant to the people and the patients that need you. I think that’s the core of why I like medicine in particular.”

Davis is currently considering going into either non-surgical orthopedics, general practice or pediatrics. He’s gotten real-life experience by volunteering at Community Medical Center, shadowing surgeries and doing an internship at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in the cardiac rehabilitation center this past summer.

“He’s got a bright future,” Hauck said. “He’s a classic example of treat your walk-on players well because they’re going to be somebody’s boss pretty soon, probably yours.”

Davis will be taking more pre-med courses as he prepares to take the MCAT — Medical College Admission Test — within the next year. As he prepares to embark on that eight-year journey, his time in Missoula is something he won’t forget.

“It’s been great,” Davis said.

“A lot of memories. A lot of growth. A lot of happiness. I wouldn’t trade it for any other experience. It’s been great here.

I feel like I’ve always got a home in Missoula.”

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

Missoulian, Saturday, November 3, 2018 — E13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana’s Gabe Sulser takes a hard hit from UC Davis’ Tiger Garcia Saturday during a kickoff return.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

E14 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 3, 2018

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | UPON FURTHER REVIEW

Dennehy suffered worst home loss to SUU No. 3 Montana was upset 20 years ago

by Thunderbirds FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com‌

‌The playoffs seem to be out of the picture for Montana with a 4-4 record and three games remaining.

The Griz will still try to end their season on a positive note, starting with a trip to struggling Southern Utah for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday in Cedar City, Utah.

Montana owns a 6-2 edge in the all-time series against Southern Utah, but the first loss was quite the shocker.

The Griz, coached by Mick Dennehy, went into the 1998 season with expectations of rebounding after a disheartening loss to McNeese State in the first round of the 1997 playoffs.

Montana was led by All-American senior quarterback Brian Ah Yat and opened the 1998 season by rallying to beat fellow Division I-AA power Stephen F. Austin on the road.

The Griz moved up to No. 3 in the country and returned home, where they had won 32 of their last 33 games, to face Southern Utah, a non-conference foe in its sixth year at the Division I level. The Thunderbirds had won just one road game in four years, were coming off a 5-6 season and were playing without All-American senior linebacker Jimmy Brimmer.

Southern Utah, using the triple-option attack and threefoot splits between offensive linemen, rushed for 493 yards in a 45-35 upset, leading to the Missoulian headline “Run over.”

The 10-point loss — with 28 points allowed off turnovers — ended up being the largest margin of defeat at home in Dennehy’s four years, while his three other home losses came by

The front page of the Missoulian on Sept. 13, 1998, the day after No. 3 Montana was upset

by Southern Utah, 45-35 in Missoula. The Griz have lost to Southern Utah just once since then and lead the all-time series 6-2.

a combined 11 points.

“The bottom line is I really feel like since I’ve been here at the University of Montana, we haven’t had very many games where I felt like the other team maybe played harder than we did,” Dennehy was quoted as

saying in the Missoulian. “(Southern Utah) got after us.

Our kids usually respond to that. I don’t know for a fact, but the feeling I had on the sideline was that we did not go out with the idea that these guys were as

good a football team as they are.”

The Sept. 12, 1998, contest on a sunny, 79-degree day in Missoula was a battle of opposing styles in front of “18,804 disbelieving football fans and a Grizzly defense that wondered

what hit it.”

Southern Utah, making its debut after not playing in the first week of the season, averaged 6.4 yards per rush on 77 carries. First-year quarterback Matt Cannon, who played slot back the previous season, rushed for 209 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries while completing just 4 of 12 passes for 95 yards with one interception.

Thunderbirds fullback Brook Madsen scored a school-recordtying four rushing touchdowns but broke his right arm on his final score when he landed in the end zone. He finished with 145 rushing yards on 26 carries, breaking the school’s all-time rushing record in the process.

Ah Yat completed 30 of 42 passes for 423 yards with four touchdowns but was picked off three times. He gave Montana a 7-0 lead on the fourth play of the game, a 63-yard touchdown pass to Justin Olsen, who added two more touchdown receptions in a 182-yard performance.

Montana linebacker Rylan Jollymore injured his knee on the first drive of the game and didn’t return. He was replaced by sophomore Adam Boomer, who had an interception that set up a Montana touchdown to cut Southern Utah’s lead to 31-28 late in the third quarter after Montana blew a 21-14 lead.

Ah Yat was picked off twice after that, and Southern Utah scored twice to go up 45-28, sealing the upset. The Griz finished with 40 rushes for 25 yards.

Montana lost three more games that season, all on the road, as it ended with another first-round elimination in the playoffs.

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

Missoulian, Saturday, November 3, 2018 — E15

GRIZ TRIVIA ‌1. Montana has only made one trip to Southern Utah, in 2014. What was the result of that game?

A. Montana 35-17 B. Southern Utah 30-20 C. Montana 30-20 D. Southern Utah 35-17

2. What conference did Southern Utah play in before joining the Big Sky Conference in 2012?

A. Division I-AA Independent B. Great West Conference C. American West Conference D. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

3. Bobby Hauck will tie Don Read for the most wins in program history if the Griz win on Saturday. How many wins will a victory give him?

A. 81 B. 83 C. 85 D. 87 Answers: 1. A; 2. B; 3. C

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