Game Day Saturday October 7, 2017 by Missoulian

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

Late adjustments L.A. native Alijah Lee adjusts to cold weather, different offense for Montana NICK PUCKETT for 406mtsports.com‌

‌Before the snow starts to fall in Missoula, Alijah Lee needs to find an electric blanket. Moving to Montana has its challenges, namely the cold. It’s only October, but Lee is already learning how to be a bruiser in the low temperatures. The junior from Los Angeles has made a lot of adjustments since he moved to the northwest. Lee is a Washington State transfer, and he’s used to being the big back in a pass offense. He’s off to a good start. Lee is averaging 4.3 yards per carry as the Griz’s secondary back and has hauled in 16 catches out of the backfield already. 406mtsports.com flagged down Lee at a recent practice and checked in with how he’s adjusting to life as a Griz. Q: You’re still pretty new to this system. What’s it like being a running back in a pass-dominant offense? A: Here it’s not too bad. If you’ve seen the last couple of games, I can’t think of the exact numbers, but Jeremy and I probably average about 13 carries a game, 13, 14 or 15. That’s a lot. Not like a pro offense. Pro offenses they probably run 30 running plays, 25. You know, it’s a fair share so just make the most out of those carries and you’ll be alright. Q: Speaking of that, you’re always having to compete with these guys, but you’re also very close with the RBs. What’s that chemistry like? A: It’s fun. We hang out a lot, and not just in the locker room or here at practice, but outside of school, we like to play video games, that’s the norm. Q: And you put up 35 points (on long snapper Matthew O’Donoghue) in Madden recently. How did you do that? A: I was spreading it out. It should’ve been 28, but I got the ball back with like 20 seconds, and I just drove it down, and

ALIJAH LEE No. 24 Year: Junior Position: Running back Height: 5-6 Weight: 197 Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. were crazy, people were burning couches down. Q: Burning couches? A: Yeah, I guess that’s the, like, celebration kind of thing that they do. It’s weird. Burning couches, a lot of, you know, partying. Q: What’s the adjustment to Missoula been like? A: I would say I didn’t like how it got so cold so fast. That kind of threw me off. School-wise, it’s not bad, because I’m doing the requirements for the major here. I had to do some of those. But nothing too crazy. Q: How are you adjusting to TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌ the cold? Montana’s Alijah Lee scores a touchdown as Eastern’s Nzuzi Webster tries to make a A: My room, man. I got to get an elecstop Sept. 23 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. tric blanket for sure. I have two blankets right now but they’re not getting the job done. kind of guy. I’ve been playing with the just pushing it in the end zone. I had to Q: What’s wrong with the heat in Vikings too. rub it in his face. your place? Q: Last week Washington State Q: No mercy, huh? A: I haven’t used it yet, but I like the A: Yeah, I’m 5-0 out here with the guys came away with a huge win. Did warmth from the blankets, not necesyou watch that game? that play PlayStation. So now I got to sarily the warm room, but just right A: Yeah, I was full supporting those move on to XBox. there feels good. guys. It was fun, because I know what Q: Is PlayStation more Q: How do you train to practice the environment was like. Just seeing all your console? A: Yeah, some guys complain, like, ‘Oh the fans there and like, it was a national in the cold? A: We (running backs) can wear long game, so it was fun to see them get the controls are different,’ like it’s the sleeves, but they have to be up to right same thing. They got different lettering, the win. here (elbow length). That’s about it. I Q: Have you been texting some but it’s the same thing, so you know I’m like to wear hand warmers too, keep of the guys, congratulating them going to have to challenge some guys. my hands warm. I haven’t necessarily on the win? Q: Are the (Philadelphia) Eagles played in cold weather, like the snow. I A: Yeah I talked to a couple guys. your team? did special teams in it, but I’m talking More the running backs, but yeah they A: No, first of all, I don’t have an NFL were talking about it. The parties — they about running the ball. team, but in Madden I’m a matchup

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | TRESHAWN FAVORS

PAID NO FAVORS Treshawn Favors’ work ethic pays dividends for all RBs AMIE JUST 406mtsports.com

The goal line was staring Treshawn Favors in the face. Ten minutes remained on the clock and Montana had already built an insurmountable 49-3 lead on Savannah State. But Favors and the Grizzlies were just one yard shy of adding to that lead. After the ball was snapped on first-and-goal, quarterback Caleb Hill handed the ball off to Favors. He darted into the end zone for his first Grizzly touchdown. “It was really big,” Favors, a senior running back, said. “I knew that my time was gonna come. Once I got my opportunity I had to take full advantage of that. I scored and everyone, I turned around, and everyone was just picking me up, congratulating me and honestly that made my day right there.” Over on the sideline, the rest of the running backs were jumping with excitement. Justin Green, the running backs coach, knew how special the moment was, too. “It was huge for a guy that’s worked so hard to have that opportunity to get the touchdown,” Green said. “... For him to get that, it’s big time for him. It gives him some relief of all the hard work that he’s put in to be able to score and be effective that way. “We (running backs) talk about that

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Montana running back Treshawn Favors runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown during the Grizzlies’ game against See FAVORS, Page E6 Savannah State in September.

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we are the one representative for our team no matter who that is. How special it is for a guy who’s been here five years and this is his first opportunity to do so. It was awesome. There wasn’t a running back that didn’t greet him first once he got to the sideline.” Favors’ football career began more than 15 years ago when he suited up as a 5- or 6-year-old for flag football. Once he got a little older, the Glendale, Arizona, native started playing Pop Warner, but not as a running back. The first position Favors played was center. “I was a little chubby kid,” Favors said. But he wasn’t happy like that. He said he needed to do something different. “I was like, ‘All right. I need to change this,’” Favors remembered. “So I started working out like crazy and I started being a running back a few years after that.” Once he “lost all the fat and stuff,” Favors began taking football seriously in the seventh grade. He looked up to players like Emmitt Smith and Adrian Peterson. After watching them, Favors knew he “wanted to be in that position.” So he continued to work toward the goal through middle school and high school. He began to break out during his junior season at Mountain Ridge High School. In his first four games, Favors rushed for 411 yards. Then injury struck. “I blew out my shoulder,” Favors said. The injury didn’t stop the calls from rolling in. “It caught me off guard,” Favors said of the coaches calling. “I had a few good games and I started getting random calls. I was like, ‘What is this?’ Coaches were talking about, ‘Hey Tre. It’s nice to meet you, I’m blah blah blah. I’d like to say I’m going to give you a full ride to play here.’ It blew my mind.” Favors’ first offer came from South Dakota State. He was excited. “We’d never even heard of this school,” Favors said. “Right when I got home from school I started looking up everything about that school.” Favors rebounded the following year and rushed for 1,065 yards on 214 carries with 12 touchdowns. He also caught 14

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Montana’s Caleb Lyons (23) celebrates with Treshawn Favors (1) after Lyons scored his first career touchdown with the Griz in UM’s 68-7 blowout of Sacramento State on Oct. 15, 2016, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

TRESHAWN FAVORS No. 1 Year: Senior Position: Running back Height: 5-9 Weight: 209 Hometown: Glendale, Ariz. passes for three touchdowns, earning all-conference honors along with his team’s MVP award. Montana came calling midway through his senior year. On his official visit to Missoula, Favors didn’t get to see a game because

the Grizzlies failed to reach the playoffs that year. It didn’t matter to him. “Everyone treated me like I was already part of the team,” he said. “I’d never set foot even in Montana before and I felt very welcomed to be here.” Throughout his five-year Grizzly career, Favors’ impact on the program is felt far and wide, even though he’s not the starter in the backfield. “We’re big on preaching tradition and blue-collar (work ethic),” Green said. “He represents that for sure. The other thing with that, he understands and has insight on why other teams play their best against us and he’s able to get that insight to our younger players and leave that legacy behind. All my young guys look up to him as far as how hard he works. That’s important.” In his first three eligible seasons, Favors has played in 21 games at running

back, totaling 272 yards rushing and 27 yards receiving. This season, he’s added 21 yards on seven carries through four games — with a touchdown — to help out in every way he can. “Tre is kind of the example of the type of guy you want in your room,” Green said. “A guy who, he’s battled through injuries, he’s battled through placement. He’s battled through springs, as far as opportunity is concerned, and always brings his best effort to every single practice and every single opportunity that he gets. That’s all you want your players to do is to give their best all the time and he’s that type of person.” Amie Just covers Griz football for the Missoulian, among other things. Follow her on Twitter @Amie_Just or email her at Amie.Just@406mtsports.com.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY

Montana State linebacker Mac Bignell (49) wraps up Weber State running back David Jones (21) on Sept. 30 in Bozeman.

Portland State (0-4, 0-1) at Montana State (1-3, 1-1)‌ Saturday, 11 a.m. Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (20,767 FieldTurf) Root Sports Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 19-10. Last Meeting: Portland State beat Montana State, 59-42, in 2015. The Coaches: Bruce Barnum is in his

third season with the Vikings. Jeff Choate is in his second season at Montana State. Notes: Portland State is coming off a 45-33 home loss to Montana and is still seeking its first win of the season. Montana State remains at home after dropping a one-score game to then-No. 20 Weber State, 25-17.

Northern Colorado (2-2, 1-1) at North Dakota (1-4, 0-2)‌ Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 AstroTurf) Midco Sports Network / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: North Dakota leads the all-time series, 16-13. Last Meeting: North Dakota won, 23-13, in 2016.

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The Coaches: Earnest Collins is in his seventh season at Northern Colorado. Bubba Schweigert is in his fourth year at the helm of North Dakota. Notes: Northern Colorado has allowed over 40 points the past two games, while a banged-up North Dakota has surrendered

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY 45 or more points each of the last three games. The teams are a combined 1-4 in those games, with UNC taking a 43-42 win over Idaho State.

Montana (3-2, 1-1) at Idaho State (3-2, 1-1) Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 Helas Turf) Eleven Sports / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 43-13. Last Meeting: Montana won, 62-44, in 2016. The Coaches: Bob Stitt is in his third season at Montana. Rob Phenicie is in his first season as the head coach at Idaho State. Notes: Montana stays on the road after a 45-33 win over Portland State and travels to Idaho State. Idaho State is coming off a 38-34 win over Cal Poly that gave ISU more wins (3-2) than last season (2-9).

No. 11 Illinois State (4-0, 2-0 MVC) at Northern Arizona (2-2, 2-0) Saturday, 5 p.m. Flagstaff, Arizona J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (11,230 FieldTurf) Fox Sports AZ / NAU-TV / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: First meeting. Last Meeting: First meeting. The Coaches: Brock Spack is in his ninth season as Illinois State’s coach. Jerome Souers is in his 20th and final season at the helm of Northern Arizona. Notes: Illinois

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Northern Arizona running back Joe Logan (22) carries the ball in the first half against Arizona Sept. 2 in Tucson, Ariz. State has outscored its four opponents by 112 points, 147-35. Northern Arizona has won two games in a row after starting 0-2, picking up a 28-10 win over Cal Poly and a 48-20 victory against Northern Colorado.

Cal Poly (0-5, 0-2) at Southern Utah (2-2, 0-1) Saturday, 6 p.m. Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the alltime series, 19-8. Last Meeting: Southern Utah won, 54-37, in 2015. The Coaches: Tim Walsh enters his ninth season at Cal Poly. DeMario Warren is in his second season at Southern Utah. Notes: Cal Poly is still looking for its

first win of the season after a 38-34 loss to Idaho State in which the Mustangs gave up the final 14 points. Southern Utah is coming off a bye week and should be fired up for its Homecoming game against Cal Poly.

No. 10 Eastern Washington (32, 2-0) at UC Davis (3-2, 1-1) Saturday, 7 p.m. Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,743 Shaw Sports Turf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Eastern Washington

leads the all-time series, 5-0. Last Meeting: Eastern Washington won, 63-30, in 2016. The Coaches: Aaron Best is in his first season as head coach at Eastern Washington. Dan Hawkins is in his first season with UC Davis. Notes: Eastern Washington’s offense has come to life the past three weeks, scoring 56, 48 and 52 points in a trip of wins. UC Davis remains at home after coming off a 48-24 win over an injuryriddled North Dakota team.

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Name Pos. Hgt. Wt. Year Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 209 SR Markell Sanders CB 6-2 189 JR Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 218 RS FR Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 193 SR Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 174 SO Mick Delaney S 6-0 196 SR Rey Green RB 5-11 195 RS FR Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 180 SO Justin Strong S 5-11 190 SR Keenan Curran WR 6-2 203 JR Dareon Nash CB 6-2 178 RS FR Matt Rensvold WR 6-4 211 FR Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 213 JR Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 192 RS FR Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 210 RS FR Connor Strahm LB 6-0 240 SR Nate Dick QB 5-10 188 FR Isiahia Banks S 6-0 203 S FR Reese Phillips QB 6-2 212 SR Korey Alexander S 5-11 190 SR Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 JR Josh Sandry S 6-1 203 SO Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 195 FR Michael McGinnis QB 6-2 191 FR RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 175 SO Makena Simis WR 6-2 235 SR Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 RS FR Malik Flowers WR 6-2 185 FR Gavin Crow S 6-1 200 RS FR Terron Moses RB 5-7 166 FR Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 198 SO RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON Josh Egbo CB 6-2 193 RS FR Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 JR Shane Moody RB 5-8 176 SR Jared Thurber WR 6-4 169 FR Cody McCombs RB 5-9 196 SO Josh Deshner ATH 6-0 190 FR Kendall Sweet LB 5-11 216 FR Evan Epperly S 5-10 197 JR Nick Fouch WR 6-0 162 FR Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 236 RS FR Josh Labrador RB 6-0 220 JR Dante Olson LB 6-3 230 SO Jace Lewis LB 6-1 220 RS FR Eric Williams KP 6-0 188 JR James Banks LB 6-1 215 SR Tucker Schye DE 6-4 242 SR Caleb Mitchell LS 6-1 195 RS FR Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 182 SO Cy Sirmon DE 6-3 250 SO Curtis Holmes RB 5-9 175 FR Josh Buss LB 6-2 220 JR Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 SO Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 244 RS FR Vika Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 230 SO Cole Rosling DE 6-4 230 RS FR Trevor Hoerner DE 6-4 225 FR Jesse Sims DT 6-4 272 SO Cody Meyer OL 6-3 293 SO Mike Ralston OL 6-5 302 SR Michael Matthews LB 6-2 206 FR Carder Key LB 6-2 210 FR Gage Smith LB 6-3 217 JR Kyle Davis DT 6-1 283 JR Marcus Welnel LB 6-0 212 FR Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 220 JR Colton Keintz OL 6-8 275 FR Matthew O’Donoghue LS 6-1 248 RS FR Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 292 RS FR Ashton Torres OT 6-4 292 RS FR Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 296 RS FR Skyler Martin OL 6-5 255 FR Payton Stoner OL 6-6 282 FR Cooper Sprunk C 6-4 300 SR Brandon Scott OT 6-7 295 RS FR Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 324 SO Robert Luke OL 6-4 318 SR David Reese OL 6-7 301 SR Dallas Hart OL 6-5 315 SO Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 293 RS FR Josh Horner WR 6-5 232 SR Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 174 JR Samori Toure WR 6-3 186 RS FR Mitch Roberts WR 6-1 188 FR Jed Nagler WR 6-4 218 RS FR Danny Burton WR 5-10 172 FR Braxton Reiten WR 5-9 170 FR Bryson Deming WR 6-4 228 FR Colin Bingham WR 6-3 230 SO Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 SO McKenzie Holt ATH 6-4 238 FR Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 293 SR Myles McKee-Osibodu DT 6-3 272 SR Braydon Deming DE 6-4 234 FR Devin Maua DE 6-3 232 RS FR Andrew Harris DE 6-2 231 SO David Shaw DT 6-5 319 JR RJ Nelson DE 6-4 221 FR Esai Longoria DT 6-3 305 RS FR Reggie Tilleman DT 6-4 272 JR

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WR 80 Josh Horner

RT 51 Mike Ralston

WR 9 Justin Calhoun

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

K 39 Brandon Purdy

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Caleb Hill, Jr. Alijah Lee, R-Jr. Makena Simis, Sr. Sam Akem, R-Fr. Kobey Eaton, R-So. Samori Toure, R-Fr. Thayne Jackson, R-Fr.

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Brandon Scott, R-Fr. Cody Meyer, R-So. or Dylan Eickmeyer, R-Fr. Dallas Hart, R-So. Conlan Beaver, R-Fr. Tim Semenza, R-So.

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BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

OLB 36 James Banks

DE 44 Randy Rodriguez

MLB 10 Connor Strahm

NT 96 David Shaw

SS 13 Josh Sandry OLB 42 Josh Buss

DT 49 Jesse Sims

DE 37 Tucker Schye

FCB 1 Markell Sanders

P 35 Eric Williams

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE NT DT DE WLB MLB

43 91 99 40 33 45

Chris Favoroso, So. Brandt Davidson, Sr. Reggie Tilleman, R-Jr. Cy Sirmon, R-So. Dante Olson, R-So. Vika Fa’atuiese, R-So.

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Dante Olson, R-So. Lewis Cowans, R-Fr. Evan Epperly, Jr. Mick Delaney, R-Sr. Dareon Nash, R-Fr.

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QB 2 Gresch Jensen

CB 1 Anthony Ricks

LT 76 David Reese

RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun

LG 74 Angel Villanueva

LB 51 Paea Moala

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

12 24 17 18 5 82 67

Caleb Hill, Jr. Alijah Lee, R-Jr. Makena Simis, Sr. Sam Akem, R-Fr. Kobey Eaton, R-So. Samori Toure, R-Fr. Thayne Jackson, R-Fr.

LG C RG RT K

73 50 62 77 78 89

Brandon Scott, R-Fr. Cody Meyer, R-So. or Dylan Eickmeyer, R-Fr. Dallas Hart, R-So. Conlan Beaver, R-Fr. Tim Semenza, R-So.

IDAHO STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE T DE LB LB LB

52 95 93 45 44 31

Micah Breland, Sr. TJ Togaia, R-So. Daniel Heck, So. Oshea Trujillo, R-Fr. Christian Holland, Sr. Kennon Smith, So.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 5 Justin Strong

DE 44 Randy Rodriguez

MLB 10 Connor Strahm

NT 96 David Shaw

SS 13 Josh Sandry OLB 42 Josh Buss

DT 49 Jesse Sims

DE 37 Tucker Schye

WR 2 Mitch Gueller

43 91 99 40 33 45

Chris Favoroso, So. Brandt Davidson, Sr. Reggie Tilleman, R-Jr. Cy Sirmon, R-So. Dante Olson, R-So. Vika Fa’atuiese, R-So.

SLB CB FS SS CB

33 8 30 3 7

Tate Razor, R-Jr. Tucker Louie-McGee, Jr. Atoa Fox, R-Fr. Brandon Monroe, Jr. Caleb Brown, So.

QB 4 Tanner Gueller

Dante Olson, R-So. Lewis Cowans, R-Fr. Evan Epperly, Jr. Mick Delaney, R-Sr. Dareon Nash, R-Fr.

RB 24 Ty Flanagan

LT 66 Brian Fineanganofo TE 46 Austin Campbell PK 18 Parker Johnson

WR 20 Michael Dean

IDAHO STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE NT DT DE WLB MLB

37 17 9 21 5

WR 6 Hagen Graves

RT 77 Chase Collins RG 75 Skyler Phillips C 58 Dallen Dollins LG 75 Jacob Molenaar

FCB 1 Markell Sanders

P 35 Eric Williams

LB S S CB CB

IDAHO STATE STARTING OFFENSE BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

OLB 36 James Banks

P 18 Sean Cheney

CB 21 Brandon Monroe

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB RB H WR WR WR Z WR LT

S 22 Nkkko Hayes

LB 47 Mario Jenkins

DE 94 JonRhyeem Peoples

RT 51 Mike Ralston

K 39 Brandon Purdy

S 12 Adkin Aquirre

LB 38 Kody Graves

DT 96 Trevon Aloi

RG 75 Robert Luke

WR 9 Justin Calhoun

LB 25 Joe Martin

DE 85 Rasheed Williams

C 72 Cooper Sprunk

IDAHO STATE STARTING DEFENSE

WR 6 Keenan Curran

WR 80 Josh Horner

WR WR LT LG C RG

80 11 53 74 79 68

Tanner Conner, R-Fr. Trey Bell, R-Fr. Jack Tufuno, Fr. Carson Sutherland, R-Fr. Dakota Wilson, R-So. Chris Miedema, R-Jr.

RT TE WR QB RB

64 88 7 12 26

Garrett Smith, So. Nate Page, So. Matt Peterson, R-Fr. Gunnar Amos, So. Kieran Yancy, Jr.

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E12 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | THE EDGE

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‌Missoulian reporter KYLE HOUGHTALING assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: Idaho State’s Tanner Gueller has better numbers than Montana’s signal caller Gresch Jensen across the board, and Jensen had a few hiccups last week against Portland State. Expect the Griz QB to take another step forward, but Gueller has the upper hand headed into the matchup. OFFENSIVE LINE: Jensen is better protected than his counterpart, though. The Griz QB has been sacked just two times this season, and he stayed upright all game against Portland State. Gueller has been sacked 17 times for 87 yards. That’s a direct reflection on the Bengals O-Line. RUNNING BACK: That’s the Jeremy Calhoun Griz Nation has been waiting to see. It’s hard to pick against Calhoun, who had 124 yards and two touchdowns last week, but Idaho State’s James Madison (a name that should give Montana fans fits as it is) is the conference’s leading rusher. WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: Idaho State’s Michael Dean leads the Big Sky in receiving touchdowns with five, and Tanner Gueller’s brother, Mitch, is a big play threat. He has four touchdowns on just eight catches and is averaging 34 yards per. Still, Montana has weapons galore on the outside, and it’s about time Josh Horner gets himself a touchdown. DEFENSIVE LINE: Just think what Tucker Schye could do if he wasn’t always getting held. Mr. No. 37 leads the conference in tackles for loss (8.5) and is tied for the league lead in solo sacks with four. ISU doesn’t have a single player on the Top 20 sack list. LINEBACKERS: While the Bengals might not get after the QB, they do have a duo at linebacker that can disrupt plays in the backfield. Linebackers Mario Jenkins and Kody Graves rank in the Top 10 for tackles behind the line of scrimmage, but Banks and Buss — who is not listed as inactive after taking a big hit against Portland State — are tough to beat. CB/SAFETY: It’s hard to evaluate Montana’s pass defense. On one hand, the Griz have allowed the most passing yards in the Big Sky by over 30 yards per game. On the other, they lead the conference in interceptions with 10. Justin Strong had three picks last week with just one good hand, and who isn’t a sucker for the big play? SPECIAL TEAMS: University of Montana head coach Bob Stitt on his special teams unit: “(Our) special teams? Pretty sub par.” That’s from the man himself. Here’s the stat to back it up: Montana ranks last in the Big Sky Conference in kickoff coverage. INTANGIBLES: You know this is a game ISU head coach Rob Phenicie wants for his program. The former Griz offensive coordinator has his Bengals believing after a win against FBS Nevada earlier this season, and he certainly has inside knowledge on what his defense will be up against Saturday.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

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Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017 — E13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | EASTERN WASHINGTON

Eagles left unprotected Eastern Washington fans wonder why Montana wasn’t made ‘protected rival’ JIM ALLEN Spokesman-Review‌

‌SPOKANE — Eastern Washington football fans don’t care much for Montana, which makes the Grizzlies such perfect rivals. So why mess up a good thing? Eagles fans wonder the same thing after the Big Sky Conference announced last week that EWU and Montana are no longer guaranteed to meet on the football field. Instead, Eastern’s two “protected rivals” — the schools it will play every year — will be Idaho and Portland State. That seemed curious to many Eagles fans, since the Vandals left the Big Sky two decades ago and the ties to PSU are tenuous at best. The news produced more questions than answers: Did the Big Sky offer the protected rivalry with Montana to ease Idaho’s return to the conference? Did Eastern attempt to protect the 35-year rivalry with Montana, or was it presented as a fait accompli? Moving forward, will Eastern be able to schedule designated “nonconference” games with Montana to fill out its schedule, as the Eagles have done in the past with other Big Sky schools? The answer to the first question may never be known. However, this week, Eastern Washington athletic director

renewal of our rivalry with the Idaho Vandals.” Chaves feels the same way. “I do believe that our game with Idaho will be a pretty good game,” Chaves said Monday during his weekly podcast. The changes were dictated by the departure of North Dakota and addition of Idaho in 2018. They appear to affect Eastern more adversely than any other Big Sky school. Instead of playing Montana every year, they will meet roughly three times every five years. With the loss of the Montana game, Eastern’s Big Sky home schedule next year includes Cal Poly, Southern Utah, Idaho and UC Davis. The slate in 2019 is even more unappealing: North Dakota (still a conference game for EWU as the Fighting Hawks transition to the Missouri Valley Conference), Northern TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌ Arizona, Northern Colorado Montana’s Tucker Schye (37) looks to sack Eastern’s Gage Gubrud (8) as Curtis Billen grabs his jersey and Portland State. Sept. 23 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. With the Eagles no longer a “protected rival” for Montana in The new protected rivalries the Big Sky Conference’s scheduling system, this year’s game will be the last between the two teams were determined during for several years. closed-door meetings among conference athletic directors in the summer and fall of 2016. The schools’ next meeting played them in so many years,” Bill Chaves said, “Idaho got From those negotiations, the is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2019, Carter said. inserted between us (Eastern conference produced five years’ Another longtime fan, Kelsey in Missoula. and Montana) geographically. worth of schedules and passed Inland Northwest sports “There was really no emotion Hatch-Brecek of Cheney, made them on to its 13 footballfans have seen this before. In to it at all for most of the mem- the trip to Missoula a week playing schools. 2002, the National Football earlier to see the Eagles beat bers. We just kept the same For more than a year, the League shipped Seattle from Montana 48-41. format — that was it. the American Conference to the schools kept that information It was Eastern’s seventh “Our vote counts for just one. to themselves. National, effectively gutting Many things don’t go Eastern’s win in the last nine meetings The storm broke Sept. 28 the Seahawks’ rivalries with with the Griz in a rivalry that’s way, and that’s just part of when Montana released its full Denver, Kansas City, Oakland unbroken since 1983. being a conference member.” 2018 schedule, including the and San Diego. Until now. The news struck an emoheadline-grabbing nugget that For the most part, Seattle “I’m totally bummed, tional chord for many fans at the Grizzlies’ protected rivals fans have moved on. Given because it’s turned into quite last weekend’s home game time, Eastern’s probably will do would be Idaho and Monthe rivalry, and it’s really been against Sacramento State. tana State. “There’s no question that our an incredible game-day experi- the same. Regarding next year’s For EWU fan Matt McCoy, ence,” Hatch-Brecek said. top rival is the Montana Griz“But I’m bummed even more the changes “are a consequence schedule, a one-game deal with zlies,” said season-ticket holder Montana was unworkable. of having too many teams Dave Carter, who played for the because they (Montana) won’t “We both needed home in the Big Sky … but I’m play on the red (Roos Field) Eagles in the mid-1970s. games,” Chaves said. certainly excited about the next year.” “And Idaho? No, we haven’t

E14 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (3-2) STATISTICS

GRIZ OPP

Scoring average 38.8 34.0 Rushing yards 713 793 Avg./Rush 3.7 4.1 Passing 125-196-7 118-204-9 Passing yards 1541 1578 Average per pass 7.9 7.7 Total offense 2254 2371 Average per play 5.8 6.0 3rd-down conv. 37-83 30-75 Time of possession 28:03 31:57 Fumbles-lost 7-4 5-2 Kick returns 25-17.9 27-21.3 Punt returns 7-6.9 4-20 Punting 24-40.3 26-36.2 Sacks by-yards 14-114 8-43 Montana 55 55 31 53 - 194 Opponents 37 34 42 57 - 170

‌Offensive leaders ‌Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 85-350 (4.1 ypc.), long 24, 5 TDs Alijah Lee 56-242 (4.3 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDs Gresch Jensen 17-56 (3.3 ypc.), long 17, 2 TDs Cody McCombs 6-38 (6.3 ypc.), long 21 Treshawn Favors 7-21 (3.0 ypc.), long 14, 1 TD ‌Passing Gresch Jensen 64-108-4, 847 yards, long 80, 6 TDs Reese Phillips 57-80-3, 652 yards, long 63, 4 TDs Caleb Hill 4-6-0, 42 yards, long 24 ‌ Receiving Samori Toure 20-284 (14.2 ypc.), long 80, 2 TDs Jerry Louie-McGee 20-271 (13.6 ypc.), long 63, 2 TDs Lee 16-87 (5.4 ypc.), long 19 Keenan Curran 14-335 (23.9 ypc.), long 66, 4 TDs Josh Horner 14-120 (8.6 ypc.), long 15 Justin Calhoun 11-195 (17.7 ypc.), long 47, 1 TD Samuel Akem 11-108 (9.8 ypc.), long 26, 1 TD Je. Calhoun 8-37 (4.6 ypc.), long 9 Makena Simis 4-44 (11 ypc.), long 23

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles LB James Banks 52, 18 unassisted LB Josh Buss 45, 25 unassisted CB Ryan McKinley 28, 19 unassisted DE Tucker Schye 25, 15 unassisted LB Dante Olson 25, 12 unassisted S Josh Sandry 24, 15 unassisted S Justin Strong 23, 15 unassisted LB Connor Strahm 18, 11 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 14, 3 solo

‌BIG SKY STANDINGS

Conference W L PF PA Weber St. 2 0 66 20 E. Washington 2 0 100 72 N. Arizona 2 0 76 30 UC Davis 1 1 51 65 Idaho St. 1 1 80 77 Montana 1 1 86 81 N. Colorado 1 1 63 90 Montana St. 1 1 66 46 Sacramento St. 1 1 85 79 S. Utah 0 1 27 54 Portland St. 0 1 33 45 North Dakota 0 2 45 97 Cal Poly 0 2 44 66

CB Lewis Cowans 14, 8 unassisted S Evan Epperly 13, 5 unassisted LB Shayne Cochran 11, 4 unassisted ‌ ackles for loss T DE Schye 8.5-40 LB Buss 7.5-41 LB Banks 6.5-14 DT Randy Rodriguez 3.5-25 DT David Shaw 3.0-14 LB Strahm 2.5-3 LB Vika Fa’atuiese 2.0-3 ‌Sacks DE Schye 4.0-29 LB Buss 3.0-32 DT Rodriguez 1.5-17 DT Tilleman 1.5-11 DT Shaw 1.5-12 ‌Interceptions S Strong 3-116, 1 TD S Sandry 2-40, 1 TD CB McKinley 1-53, 1 TD LB Buss 1-21 CB Markell Sanders 1-9 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered DE Schye 2-2 ‌Pass breakups CB McKinley 9 CB Cowans 2 CB Sanders 2 LB Buss 1 S Epperly 1 DE Favoroso 1 S Sandry 1 LB Cochran 1

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Brandon Purdy 24-25/6-6, long 39, 42 points ‌Punting Eric Williams 24-40.3, long 58, 8 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Louie-McGee 7-6.9, long 34

‌Defensive leaders All Games‌ W L PF PA‌ 4 1 193 77 3 2 179 189 2 2 120 130 3 2 140 124 3 2 160 162 3 2 194 170 2 2 125 145 1 3 93 108 2 3 171 160 2 2 123 166 0 4 85 137 1 4 102 179 0 5 109 165

‌Kickoff returns Toure 19-18.0, long 31 Kobey Eaton 3-20.7, long 28 Gavin Crow 2-13.5, long 20 Banks 1-17, long 17

‌IDAHO STATE (3-2) STATISTICS

ISU Opp Scoring average 32 32.4 Rushing yards 880 1040 Avg./Rush 4.3 4.5 Passing 85-151-5 100-158-3 Passing yards 1345 1350 Average per pass 8.9 8.5 Total offense 2225 2390 Average per play 6.2 6.1 3rd-down conv. 24-71 28-74 Time of possession 26:37 33:23 Fumbles-lost 3-2 11-4 Kick returns 12-19.6 28-18.2 Punt returns 3-3 5-7.4 Punting 31-40.9 24-42.2 Sacks by-yards 7-36 17-87 Idaho State 30 36 47 47 - 160 Opponents 30 58 48 26 - 162

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing James Madison 74-422 (5.7 ypc.), long 55, 3 TDs Ty Flanagan 46-234 (5.1 ypc.), long 27, 3 TDs Nehamiah McFarlin 22-124 (5.6 ypc.), long 22, 1 TDs Michael Dean 9-44 (4.9 ypc.), long 17 ‌Passing Tanner Gueller 85-149-5, 1,345 yards, long 71, 12 TDs ‌Receiving Michael Dean 21-396 (18.9 ypc.), long 57, 5 TDs Hagen Graves 18-303 (16.8 ypc.), long 31, 1 TD Flanagan 10-25 (2.5 ypc.), long 14 Mitch Gueller 8-274 (34.2 ypc.), long 70, 4 TDs

‌Tackles Mario Jenkins 59 tackles, 17 unassisted Joe Martin 53 tackles, 22 unassisted Adkin Aguirre 41 tackles, 22 unassisted Kody Graves 31 tackles, 14 unassisted Koby Lowe 29 tackles, 15 unassisted Nikko Hayes 23 tackles, 7 unassisted JonRhyeem Peoples 23 tackles, 3 unassisted Brandon Monroe 20 tackles, 14 unassisted Christian Holland 15 tackles, 8 unassisted Rasheed Williams 14 tackles, 3 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss Graves 7.0-18 Jenkins 5.5-17 Williams 2.5-13 Martin 2.0-4 Treven Aloi 2.0-10 Micah Breland 2.0-8

Jenkins 1.5-11 Breland 1.5-7 Graves 1.0-5 Williams 1.0-7 Aloi 1.0-6 Paea Moala 1.0-0

‌Sacks

‌Interceptions Aguirre 1-26 Tucker Louie-McGee 1-6 Graves 1-6 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered Jenkins 1-1 Lowe 1-0 Atoa Fox 1-1 Breland 1-0 Raemo Trevino 1-0 Zach Wright 1-0 Aguirre 0-1 Brandon Monroe 0-1 ‌Pass breakups Lowe 4 Martin 2 Anthony Ricks 2 Aguirre 1 Monroe 1 Hayes 1

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Parker Johnson 6-6/16-18, long 40, 34 points ‌P unting Sean Cheney 30-42.3, long 54, 12 inside 20.

‌Punt returns Dean 3-9, long 5 ‌Kickoff returns Kieran Yancy 7-126 (18.0 ypr.), long 30 Dean 5-109 (21.8 ypr.), long 44

Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017 — E15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS ‌‌TEAM STATISTICS

‌SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XP XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg. Montana 5 25 6 24 0 1 0 194 38.8 Weber St. 5 23 10 19 3 0 0 193 38.6 E. Wash 5 23 6 23 0 0 0 179 35.8 Sac. St. 5 22 6 21 0 0 0 171 34.2 Idaho St. 5 21 6 16 0 0 0 160 32.0 N. Colo. 4 15 7 14 0 0 0 125 31.2 S. Utah 4 16 4 15 0 0 0 123 30.8 N. Arizona 4 17 1 15 0 0 0 120 30.0 UC Davis 5 18 5 17 0 0 0 140 28.0 Montana St. 4 13 1 12 0 0 0 93 23.2 Cal Poly 5 13 6 13 0 0 0 109 21.8 Portland St. 4 13 0 5 1 0 0 85 21.2 N. Dakota 5 11 8 10 1 0 0 102 20.4 ‌RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 5 319 1263 4.0 5 252.6 Portland St. 4 178 918 5.2 6 229.5 Montana St. 4 154 850 5.5 4 212.5 Weber St. 5 232 1009 4.3 13 201.8 Sac. St. 5 212 983 4.6 12 196.6 Idaho St. 5 207 880 4.3 9 176.0 N. Dakota 5 156 806 5.2 5 161.2 S. Utah 4 168 598 3.6 9 149.5 Montana 5 195 713 3.7 12 142.6 E. Wash. 5 156 631 4.0 9 126.2 UC Davis 5 186 629 3.4 5 125.8 N. Colo. 4 139 495 3.6 7 123.8 N. Arizona 4 131 469 3.6 6 117.2 ‌PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash. 5 142 224 8 63.4 1792 8.0 14 358.4 UC Davis 5 128 183 5 69.9 1718 9.4 12 343.6 N. Arizona 4 103 171 4 60.2 1275 7.5 9 318.8 Montana 5 125 196 7 63.8 1541 7.9 10 308.2 N. Colo. 4 84 141 3 59.6 1165 8.3 8 291.2 S. Utah 4 96 164 8 58.5 1115 6.8 7 278.8 Idaho St. 5 85 151 5 56.3 1345 8.9 12 269.0 Weber St. 5 79 126 1 62.7 1125 8.9 8 225.0 Sac. St. 5 60 129 3 46.5 1108 8.6 9 221.6 N. Dakota 5 77 147 4 52.4 925 6.3 5 185.0 Portland St. 4 62 137 6 45.3 722 5.3 6 180.5 Montana St. 4 52 97 3 53.6 662 6.8 9 165.5 Cal Poly 5 28 66 2 42.4 597 9.0 8 119.4 ‌TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash. 5 631 1792 380 2423 6.4 23 484.6 UC Davis 5 629 1718 369 2347 6.4 17 469.4 Montana 5 713 1541 391 2254 5.8 22 450.8 Idaho St. 5 880 1345 358 2225 6.2 21 445.0 N. Arizona 4 469 1275 302 1744 5.8 15 436.0 S. Utah 4 598 1115 332 1713 5.2 16 428.2 Weber St. 5 1009 1125 358 2134 6.0 21 426.8 Sac. St. 5 983 1108 341 2091 6.1 21 418.2 N. Colo. 4 495 1165 280 1660 5.9 15 415.0 Portland St. 4 918 722 315 1640 5.2 12 410.0 Montana St. 4 850 662 251 1512 6.0 13 378.0 Cal Poly 5 1263 597 385 1860 4.8 13 372.0 N. Dakota 5 806 925 303 1731 5.7 10 346.2 ‌SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XP XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg. Weber St. 5 9 5 8 0 0 0 77 15.4 UC Davis 5 16 4 16 0 0 0 124 24.8 Montana St. 4 12 8 10 1 0 0 108 27.0 Sac. St. 5 21 3 17 3 0 1 160 32.0 Idaho St. 5 19 10 16 1 0 0 162 32.4 N. Arizona 4 17 4 16 0 0 0 130 32.5 Cal Poly 5 22 4 21 0 0 0 165 33.0 Montana 5 22 6 20 0 0 0 170 34.0 Portland St. 4 17 6 15 0 1 0 137 34.2 N. Dakota 5 23 6 23 0 0 0 179 35.8 N. Colo. 4 20 3 16 0 0 0 145 36.2 E. Wash. 5 25 5 24 0 0 0 189 37.8 S. Utah 4 22 4 20 1 0 0 166 41.5

‌RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 5 139 571 4.1 5 114.2 4 124 574 4.6 8 143.5 5 180 730 4.1 6 146.0 5 193 730 3.8 8 146.0 5 192 793 4.1 10 158.6 4 160 669 4.2 8 167.2 4 165 700 4.2 14 175.0 5 231 1040 4.5 7 208.0 5 240 1065 4.4 16 213.0 5 203 1148 5.7 7 229.6 4 173 956 5.5 7 239.0 4 181 960 5.3 11 240.0 5 235 1213 5.2 14 242.6 ‌PASS DEFENSE ‌ G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Yds/G UC Davis 5 69 124 2 55.6 905 7.3 8 181.0 N. Arizona 4 58 101 6 57.4 753 7.5 4 188.2 Weber St. 5 77 153 6 50.3 963 6.3 3 192.6 Sac. St. 5 115 180 10 63.9 1184 6.6 12 236.8 Montana St. 4 101 146 1 69.2 987 6.8 3 246.8 N. Dakota 5 106 144 3 73.6 1238 8.6 9 247.6 N. Colo. 4 84 135 4 62.2 1005 7.4 11 251.2 Portland St. 4 81 123 3 65.9 1029 8.4 6 257.2 Idaho St. 5 100 158 3 63.3 1350 8.5 11 270.0 Cal Poly 5 97 152 2 63.8 1377 9.1 14 275.4 S. Utah 4 85 138 4 61.6 1112 8.1 6 278.0 E. Wash. 5 102 165 2 61.8 1408 8.5 8 281.6 Montana 5 118 204 9 57.8 1578 7.7 9 315.6 ‌TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yds Avg. TD Yds/G Weber St. 5 571 963 292 1534 5.3 8 306.8 Sac. St. 5 730 1184 373 1914 5.1 20 382.8 Montana St. 4 574 987 270 1561 5.8 11 390.2 UC Davis 5 1148 905 327 2053 6.3 15 410.6 Cal Poly 5 730 1377 332 2107 6.3 20 421.4 Portland St. 4 669 1029 283 1698 6.0 14 424.5 N. Arizona 4 960 753 282 1713 6.1 15 428.2 S. Utah 4 700 1112 303 1812 6.0 20 453.0 Montana 5 793 1578 396 2371 6.0 19 474.2 Idaho St. 5 1040 1350 389 2390 6.1 18 478.0 N. Dakota 5 1213 1238 379 2451 6.5 23 490.2 N. Colo. 4 956 1005 308 1961 6.4 18 490.2 E. Wash. 5 1065 1408 405 2473 6.1 24 494.6 ‌SACKS BY G No. Yards Sac. St. 5 17 130 E. Wash. 5 16 110 Montana 5 14 114 Weber St. 5 11 77 N. Colo. 4 10 46 Cal Poly 5 10 64 Montana St. 4 9 62 S. Utah 4 9 71 N. Dakota 5 9 61 UC Davis 5 8 40 Idaho St. 5 7 36 N. Arizona 4 7 36 Portland St. 4 2 5 ‌3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. Weber St. 5 38 74 51.4 N. Arizona 4 29 61 47.5 UC Davis 5 35 74 47.3 Montana St. 4 26 55 47.3 Montana 5 37 83 44.6 E. Wash. 5 29 73 39.7 S. Utah 4 28 73 38.4 Cal Poly 5 32 85 37.6 Sac. St. 5 26 74 35.1 Portland St. 4 22 64 34.4 Idaho St. 5 24 71 33.8 N. Colo. 4 17 55 30.9 N. Dakota 5 21 68 30.9

‌SCORING

Weber St. Montana St. Cal Poly Sac. St. Montana Portland St. S. Utah Idaho St. E. Wash. UC Davis N. Colo. N. Arizona N. Dakota

G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G

TUTTLE, WSU

0 10

9.8

THOMSON, SAC

8.4

PURDY, UM

8.4

ALCOBENDAS, EWU 5

8.0

ROOT, UNC

8.0

MEDEIROS, SAC

7.8

FELILA, SUU

7.5

TAUBENHEIM, UND 5

6.8

JOHNSON, ISU

6.8

BERZ, SUU

6.8

‌KICK RETURNS ‌TIME OF POSSESSION G Poss. Time Avg/G Weber St. 5 177:40 35:32 Cal Poly 5 169:59 33:59 Portland St. 4 125:57 31:29 S. Utah 4 124:56 31:14 N. Colo. 4 119:30 29:52 Sac. St. 5 146:25 29:17 N. Arizona 4 113:20 28:20 Montana St. 4 113:15 28:18 UC Davis 5 140:17 28:03 Montana 5 140:14 28:02 Idaho St. 5 133:03 26:36 E. Wash. 5 132:50 26:34 N. Dakota 5 131:44 26:20 ‌PENALTIES

G NO. YARDS AVG/G

Sac. St. 5 20 Weber St. 5 25 Montana St. 4 24 Montana 5 25 Cal Poly 5 28 Idaho St. 5 30 UC Davis 5 35 E. Wash. 5 30 N. Dakota 5 38 N. Arizona 4 24 S. Utah 4 25 Portland St. 4 29 N. Colo. 4 34

176 216 185 237 238 247 290 301 303 256 274 274 319

‌INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

35.2 43.2 46.2 47.4 47.6 49.4 58.0 60.2 60.6 64.0 68.5 68.5 79.8

‌RUSHING G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G MADISON, ISU 4 74 422 5.7 3 55 105.5 MURRAY, MSU 4 63 417 6.6 1 41 104.2 MOHAMED, CP 5 102 431 4.2 0 21 86.2 RIEK, UNC 4 77 325 4.2 4 36 81.2 JENKINS, CP 5 96 377 3.9 4 30 75.4 FELILA, SUU 4 81 290 3.6 5 33 72.5 CALHOUN, Je., UM 5 85 350 4.1 5 24 70.0 SANTIAGO, UND 5 54 347 6.4 2 81 69.4 GARRETT, WSU 5 56 341 6.1 2 98 68.2 THOMSON, SAC 5 51 337 6.6 7 59 67.4 ‌PASSING G C, A, I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G GUBRUD, EWU 5 140-220-6 63.6 1736 13 59 347.2 MAIER, UCD 5 125-174-5 71.8 1685 12 75 337.0 COOKUS, NAU 4 97-157-3 61.8 1204 9 55 301.0 KNIPP, UNC 4 82-131-3 62.6 1154 8 59 288.5 GUELLER, ISU 5 85-149-5 57.0 1345 12 71 269.0 CANTWELL, WSU 5 76-122-1 62.3 1114 7 67 222.8 THOMSON, SAC 5 57-116-3 49.1 1051 9 60 210.2 TYLER, SUU 4 62-108-5 57.4 811 6 96 202.8 STUDSRUD, UND 5 74-133-4 55.6 885 5 47 177.0 JENSEN, UM 5 64-108-4 59.3 847 6 80 169.4

G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

DORTON, EWU

309

28.1

SANTIAGO, UND 5

399

23.5

DOTSON, SAC

323

23.1

DAWSON, PSU

413

21.7

BURGESS, MSU

169

18.8

TOURE, UM

342

18.0

‌FIELD GOALS

G Made Att. Pct. Made/G

TUTTLE, WSU

ROOT, UNC

77.8

1.75

TAUBENHEIM, UND

72.7

1.60

PURDY, UM

6 100.0

1.20

JOHNSON, ISU

6 100.0

1.20

SUBLETTE, CP

85.7

1.20

MEDEIROS, SAC

75.0

1.20

ALCOBENDAS, EWU 5

66.7

1.20

O’ROURKE, UCD

5 100.0

1.00

BERZ, SUU

1.00

10 100.0

2.00

80.0

‌SACKS

G Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G

MORRIS, UNC

1.50

HAVILI, EWU

1.00

LEDBETTER, EWU 5

0.80

SCHYE, UM

0.80

JORDAN, EWU

0.80

OBINNA, SAC

0.80

BUSS, UM

0.60

ERICKSON, SAC

0.60

MEALANCON, CP 5

0.60

CHOATES, SAC

0.60

‌TACKLES FOR LOSS

G Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G

SCHYE, UM

8.5

1.70

MURPHY, WSU

8.0

1.60

BUSS, UM

7.5

1.50

AHANONU, SUU 4

7.0

1.75

GRAVES, ISU

7.0

1.40

BANKS, UM

6.5

1.30

POLEO, SUU

6.0

1.50

HAVILI, EWU

6.0

1.20

BIGNELL, MSU

6.0

1.50

JENKINS, ISU

5.5

1.10

E16 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FINDING THE OPEN SPACE

Montana’s Alijah Lee rushes for yards during the Grizzlies’ game against Portland State last week in Hillsboro, Oregon.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017 — E17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY

BILL SPELTZ

KYLE HOUGHTALING

FRANK GOGOLA

AMIE JUST

30-10

27-13

31-9

29-11

BILL SPELTZ 406mtsports.com‌

‌H alloween is still 24 days away, but you can expect freaky things to happen when the Montana football team invades Holt Arena for a showdown against Idaho State Saturday. Maybe it’s just my imagination or the Bengals’ black and orange colors seeping into my brain. It’s just that strangeness seems to be the rule every time the Grizzlies visit Pocatello. You may recall two years ago when Montana made a stunning overtime escape: After the heavily-favored Griz failed to score on their overtime possession — fumbling inside the Bengals’ 5-yard line — the hosts merely needed to kick a field goal to win. They lined up for one at the Montana 17-yard line but Idaho State’s snapper shifted the ball like Frankenstein and it sailed over the holder’s hands. Montana’s Eric Johnson picked up the ball at the ISU 40 and ran in for the winning score. That one had to haunt the Bengals almost as much as 2009. The BobbyHauck-coached Grizzlies took a perfect 8-0 record to Pocatello and the winless Bengals scared the bejeebers out of them. Idaho State led 10-9 when Brody McKnight hit a 33-yard field goal for UM as time ran out. Yikes! Montana has never won back-toback road games under third-year coach Bob Stitt. My hunch is they’ll get it done this weekend but it’s going

to come with a scare or two from an Idaho State team that shares the same 3-2 record.

Montana at Idaho State: Why must it always be so messy for the Grizzlies? Last week they win at Portland State but surrender a whopping 544 yards to the winless Vikings. That coming a week after Eastern Washington QB Gage Gubrud set team records in a win at Montana. The Grizzly defense needs to play better Saturday and I’m betting it will. Bill: Grizzlies 35, Bengals 31. Kyle: Montana 48, Idaho State 47. Frank: Montana 42, Idaho State 31. Amie: Montana 40, Idaho State 34. No. 10 Eastern Washington at UC Davis: The Eagles have put it all together offensively, averaging 52 points in their last three games. Gubrud ranks third in the FCS in passing yards with 1,736. But the Aggies boast the same 3-2 record and last week they beat banged-up league preseason favorite North Dakota in Cali. Expect a slugfest, with Gubrud’s experience making the difference. Bill: Eagles 48, Aggies 41. Kyle: Eastern Washington 60, UC Davis 24. Frank: Eastern Washington 49, UC Davis 35. Amie: Eastern 50, UC Davis 30. Portland State at Montana State: Some believe the Bobcats are the most improved team in the league. That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee at McDonald’s. The Cats are 1-3 and the last thing they need right now is a home loss to winless Portland State. There’s

a lot of pressure on MSU coach Jeff Choate going into this game, especially with a road test at Eastern Washington coming up next week. My guess is the Cats will come through. Bill: Montana State 34, Portland State 24. Kyle: Montana State 27, Portland State 24. Frank: Montana State 38, Portland State 34. Amie: Montana State 35, Portland State 15. Cal Poly at Southern Utah: The Mustangs are 0-5 and you just don’t expect that from a quality coach like Tim Walsh. They led Idaho State 31-17 late in the third quarter last week and blew it. Now they’re faced with a motivated Thunderbird team that lost at Sac State last week. SUU is tough at home and for that reason I’m picking the T-birds to win. Bill: Thunderbirds 38, Mustangs 35. Kyle: Cal Poly 17, Southern Utah 16. Frank: Cal Poly 38, Southern Utah 31. Amie: Southern Utah 24, Cal Poly 12. Northern Colorado at North Dakota: The Fighting Hawks are

banged up and reeling, with three straight losses and a 1-4 record. But Northern Colorado is coming off a 48-20 loss at Northern Arizona and there’s no reason to believe the Bears are going to fare any better in Grand Forks. Bill: North Dakota 31, Northern Colorado 21. Kyle: North Dakota 23, Northern Colorado 21. Frank: North Dakota 31, Northern Colorado 30. Amie: North Dakota 39, Northern Colorado 32. No. 11 Illinois State at Northern Arizona: This is a chance for the Big Sky Conference to show its stuff against a Missouri Valley Conference heavyweight. But seeing how the Jacks dropped a 38-20 home decision to 15th-ranked Western Illinois last month, I don’t expect them to fare any better against the Redbirds. Bill: Redbirds 41, Lumberjacks 28. Kyle: Illinois State 34, Northern Arizona 20. Frank: Illinois State 38, Northern Arizona 20. Amie: Illinois State 30, Northern Arizona 24.

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E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 7, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS

‘Noles, Spartans more than spoilers RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press‌

‌It is way too early in the season to relegate Florida State and Michigan State to the role of spoilers. The Seminoles and Spartans go into rivalry games this Saturday against No. 13 Miami and No. 7 Michigan as underdogs. In the case of Michigan State, a pretty big underdog. Derailing a great season by an in-state rival is pretty good motivation, but all the focus on the ranked teams makes it easy to overlook what is still in play for the ‘Noles and Spartans. The Seminoles’ bizarre 0-2 start included a loss to Alabama, a season-ending injury to their quarterback and two off weeks because of a hurricane. A national championship run is probably gone, and even hopes for a conference title would be remote with one more loss. But if the Seminoles can extend their winning streak against Miami to eight, which would be a series record for either side, and maybe the idea of Florida State threatening No. 2 Clemson in the ACC doesn’t sound so crazy. For Michigan State, a sloppy loss to Notre Dame has been a blemish on an otherwise encouraging start for a team that went 3-9 in 2016. Even with last season’s loss to Michigan, the Spartans have won seven of nine in the series. It is still to be determined if coach Jim Harbaugh has flipped this rivalry back to blue. A victory by Michigan State would make the Big Ten East race with Penn State and Ohio State even more interesting.

AL GOLDIS, Associated Press‌

Michigan State’s Chris Frey (23) recovers a fumble by Iowa’s Brandon Smith, bottom rear, as Michigan State’s Joe Bachie, left rear, Khari Willis (27), Andrew Dowell (5) and David Dowell, right, react during the third quarter Sept. 30 in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 17-10.

Fox): Sooners have won 18 straight against the Cyclones, who have one victory in the series dating to 1962 ... OKLAHOMA 48-17. No. 4 Penn State (minus 15) at Northwestern (10 a.m., ABC): Wildcats won the last two meetings in 2014 and ‘15, but this is a far better Nittany Lions team ... PENN STATE 35-17. No. 5 Georgia (minus 17½) at Vanderbilt (10 a.m., ESPN): Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart says QB Jacob Eason will be given a chance in practice to regain his starting job from freshman Jake Fromm ... GEORSaturday’s main event‌ GIA 28-13. California (plus 27½) at No. 6 Washington (8:30 No. 23 West Virginia (plus 13) at No. 8 TCU (1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1): Horned Frogs have only four ESPN): Huskies have held 19 straight opponents under 30 points ... WASHINGTON 45-14. Big 12 home games, and Oklahoma and Kansas State on No. 9 Wisconsin (minus 11 ½) at Nebraska the road. A slip at home would be a major hit to confer(6 p.m., Big Ten Network): Huge game for the Cornence title chances ... TCU 35-27. huskers if this season is to become more than a Mike Riley Rivalry games‌ hot-seat watch ... WISCONSIN 24-17. No. 11 Washington State (minus 2½) at Oregon Michigan State (plus 10) at No. 7 Michigan (5:30 p.m., ABC): John O’Korn takes over at quarterback (6 p.m., Fox): Ducks lost QB Justin Herbert to a shoulder for the Wolverines. He provided a spark against Purdue ... injury last week. Still, the Cougars’ first road game of the season could be tricky ... WASHINGTON STATE 28-24. MICHIGAN 20-16 No. 19 San Diego State (minus 10½) at UNLV No. 13 Miami (minus 3) at Florida State (1:30 p.m., ESPN): Hurricanes have come up just short (8:30 p.m., ESPN2): Aztecs have won 11 straight against their West Division rivals in the Mountain West ... SAN in the last three meetings. Time is right to get over this DIEGO STATE 35-21. hurdle ... MIAMI 27-20. No. 25 UCF (minus 17) at Cincinnati (6 p.m., Staying unbeaten‌ ESPNU): From winless in 2015 to ranked by October 2017 No. 1 Alabama (minus 26) at Texas A&M (5 p.m., is quite a turnaround for the Knights under coach Scott Frost ... UCF 38-17. ESPN): Vandy talked (a little) smack and Ole Miss (supStanford (minus 6) at No. 20 Utah (8:30 p.m., posedly) thought it had Alabama’s number; the Aggies Fox Sports 1): Cardinal RB Bryce Love leads nation with would be wise to take extra care not to poke the bear — 14 runs of at least 30 yards; next two players on the list even inadvertently ... ALABAMA 42-21. have 16 combined. Utes have second-best rushing D in Wake Forest (plus 21½) at No. 2 Clemson (10 a.m., ESPN2): Demon Deacons have a salty defense, Pac-12 ... STANFORD 27-23. but the Tigers have won eight straight meetings ... CLEMConference calls‌ SON 34-10. Iowa State (plus 28) at No. 3 Oklahoma (10 a.m., Maryland (plus 30½) at No. 10 Ohio State

Terps have won games with three different starting quarterbacks ... OHIO STATE 42-17. Mississippi (plus 21) at No. 12 Auburn (2 p.m., Fox): Rebels already showing some signs of checking out on this bowl-banned season ... AUBURN 41-17. Oregon State (plus 34) at No. 14 Southern California (2 p.m., Pac-12 Network): Trojans could really use one of those rest-the-starters-in-thefourth-quarter blowouts ... USC 52-14. No. 16 Virginia Tech (minus 16½) at Boston College (5 p.m., ESPN2): Hokies have won the last two meetings by a combined 75-10 ... VIRGINIA TECH 34-14. LSU (plus 3) at No. 21 Florida (1:30 p.m., CBS): Panic has already set in Death Valley, five games into coach Ed Orgeron’s five-year contract ... FLORIDA 28-21. No. 21 Notre Dame (minus 13 ½) at North Carolina (1:30 p.m., ABC): Irish could feast on Tar Heels’ lousy run defense, ranked 109th in the country ... NOTRE DAME 42-20.

Twitter requests‌ Kansas State (plus 3½) at Texas (@BlatantHomerism) (5 p.m., Fox Sports 1): On the way to restoring the glory at Texas, Tom Herman and the Longhorns have to figure out how to regularly beat K-State; Wildcats have won seven of last nine meetings ... KANSAS STATE 24-21. Air Force (plus 7 ½) at Navy (@GoalieLax) (1:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): The option teams have combined for 76 passes thrown this season. Should be a quick game ... NAVY 28-23. Minnesota (plus 3½) at Purdue (@TheMitchTucker) (1:30 p.m., ESPN2): Two promising new Big Ten coaches and potentially a big swing game for both when it comes to getting bowl eligible ... PURDUE 31-24. SMU (plus 6½) at Houston (@Hey_TW1) (5 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Mustangs trying for two straight wins against Cougars for the first time since the mid-1980s ... SMU 34-30.

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