Game Day Saturday September 30, 2017 by Missoulian

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Mitch McLaughlin brings depth to Montana’s receiving corps NICK PUCKETT for 406mtsports.com‌

‌Mitch McLaughlin isn’t as tall as Sammy Akem or Keenan Curran and he doesn’t make the explosive plays like the Calhouns or Jerry Louie-McGee, but he finds a way on the field. The 5-foot-9 wide receiver from Riverside, California, adds depth to an already deep receiving corps. He’s a minimalist, focuses on achieving the goal in front of him. The ideal receiver, in his mind, is a perfection of the strengths in his own game: Quick. Smart. Tough. Not many receivers under 6 feet tall last long on most football teams. McLaughlin, Louie-McGee and Justin Calhoun are the only 5-foot-somethings among the receivers. 406mtsports.com caught up with McLaughlin and got some tips on how to make it as a short guy in the passing game, strengthening your hands and what he does to keep his hair perfect all the time. Q: What did you learn last week playing Eastern Washington? A: They’re just a good football team. We knew that going in, but I feel like they were resilient and we just got to finish games out. Q: Going forward, looking at Portland State, what are you receivers working on? A: We’re really just going to stick to our stuff. Perfect our craft as the season goes on. It’s really nothing new, just got to see what they’re doing and line up and do stuff the way we know how. Q: What do you do personally to prepare for each game? A: I get my playbook, mental reps when I’m not on the field. Just watching the defense, see what they’re doing so when the time comes I’ll be ready. Q: Receivers need to have strong hands. What do you do to strengthen your hands?

MITCH MCLAUGHLIN No. 81 Year: Junior Positions: Wide receiver Height: 5-9 Weight: 174 Hometown: Riverside, Calif.

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Montana wide receiver Mitch McLaughlin eyes the ball during a drill during the opening day of fall practice Aug. 9 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. A: Catch the ball. If you really want to get technical, I’ve never done it, but you could do push-ups on your fingers. Q: Can you do push-ups on your fingers? A: Yeah, I’ve done them before, but I don’t do them, like, normally. If you hit the jugs normally that helps with your hands. Q: If you were to build the perfect receiver, what kind of attributes would they have? A: I think about that a lot, especially when I start to have kids and stuff. I mean, he’s got to be average build, like six foot maybe. The bigger the better, I guess, but you’ve got to be able to move. Get in and out of breaks fast. Obviously, phenomenal hands and feet, but he’s got to be smart too. Got to know what he’s doing at all times. Got to have a feel of the game, kind of that natural ability. Q: After one week, what are your

impressions of Gresch Jensen? A: I think he’s great. We all have stuff we’ve got to work on, but this guys, he’s something else. He’s going to lead us to some good things. Q: I know a lot of receivers don’t like to wear the pads in the pants, to help them move better. What do you prefer? A: Oh yeah, I’m all about protection. I’m not going to miss a game or practice because of some silly injury where I’m not wearing pads. I’m going to stay protected. Q: If you’re trying to score in one play, what route do you want to run? A: I’d probably run just a streak. Beat them deep and keep going. Q: If you were to play any other sport, what would you play and what position? A: I think about that a lot too.

Probably play baseball. Be like a shortstop or something. Q: Not a center fielder? It’s kind of similar to a receiver. A: No, I don’t have the arm for that. Q: You’re not as tall as some of these other guys. What do you do to make up for it in your game? A: Just know what I’m doing. Trying to be as consistent as I can, because obviously my strength isn’t my size. So I try and, when people are re-routing me, get low because they’re used to hitting bigger guys so they got to get down low to get us small guys. And I guess just being shifty and quick out of my breaks and stuff is always a plus. Q: After a big win, let’s say after Valparaiso or Savannah State, how do you relax and unwind? A: It really don’t matter to me. I kind of do the same thing whether I hang out with my girlfriend or my homies, we just kick back and relax. We don’t really do too many extraneous activities. Q: You’ve got great hair, too. Do you do your hair before games and practices? A: I do my hair all the time. When I’m getting out of the shower, when I take my sweatshirt off, got to fix the hair. It’s just a natural thing for me to fix it. In high school I was runner up for best hair.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | COOPER SPRUNK

FROM UNRECRUITED Cooper Sprunk warms up before the Griz’s game against Eastern Washington last Saturday. TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

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Cooper Sprunk expects a lot of himself, and not just on the football field AMIE JUST 406mtsports.com‌

‌Offensive linemen aren’t the flashiest players on the gridiron. They’re typically taken for granted and when they draw attention, it’s never for a good reason. But to a gaggle of elementary school kids from Gerber, California, the position of Montana’s starting center Cooper Sprunk doesn’t matter. He’s their role model. For the past three years, Sprunk’s written back and forth with elementary school kids as their pen pal, answering everything from silly questions about if he has a helicopter to giving them life advice. “They’re little kids who just like to look up to me,” Sprunk said. “I enjoy it just as much as they do.” He’s been to Gerber to hang out for a day, but this weekend will go a step further. Four weeks ago, Kiwanis launched a fundraising effort to get Sprunk’s pen pals to the Grizzlies’ game against Portland State. It was an expensive effort — nearly $8,000 needed to be raised. On Friday, Sept. 22, Sprunk found out that thanks to the generosity of others, 19 of his pen pals will be making the seven-hour bus trip to Portland, Oregon, this weekend. “Just in time,” Sprunk said. “It means a ton that they’ll be able to watch me play, just because we’ve been talking about it for three years now. “Them coming to the Portland game will be an awesome experience.” But seeing their idol play isn’t the entire reason for the trip, though it is a nice bonus. Gerber Elementary is a school in the No Excuses University program, meaning schools in underprivileged areas partner with a university — in this case, Montana — to promote the notion that anyone, regardless of background, can go to college to further their education. While in Portland, the students will take a tour of Portland State to learn about college. “This means a lot,” Sprunk said of everything coming together. “They get to visit a college. They get to see that there’s school past elementary school, (it’ll) encourage them to keep going to school.”

COOPER SPRUNK No. 81 Year: Senior Positions: Center Height: 6-4 Weight: 300 Hometown: Tigard, Ore. Sprunk’s philanthropic mentality comes from his upbringing. His parents, Eric and Blair Sprunk, donate their money and time to numerous organizations around the country — including the University of Montana, their alma mater. The Student-Athlete Academic Center at the university is named after them in TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌ honor of the $1 million donation they Montana’s Cooper Sprunk gets set to snap the ball to quarterback Gresch Jensen. made back in 2014. “My dad always told me, ‘To whom much is given, much is expected,’ “ Cooper said. “Giving back to the community is really important, meaningful stuff.” That’s why when Montana played Washington in Seattle in early September, rather than go on a tour of Husky Stadium, Sprunk continued to give back and went to Seattle Children’s Hospital a unique blend of community & recreation with other leaders on the team to visit e invite you to discover a community of luxury, comfort and convenience only minutes Troy Ross, a sick 3-year-old boy from to the UM campus and downtown Missoula. Canyon River Golf Community provides Great Falls. recreation amenities perfect for living a life where personalized comforts are yours 365 days. In addition to his father’s wisdom, Select a home with golf course frontages, stunning mountain views or whispering waters. Sprunk went to a high school that mandated community service hours. While at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon, he completed approximately 100 service hours, 65 of which came during his junior and senior years. “(At) my high school, the motto is, ‘Men and women for others,’ so even then we had to do service hours whenever we could,” Sprunk said. Sprunk’s commitment to the community rubs off on not only the children he exchanges letters with, but with those within the Griz football community Tory Dailey Mary Burke Orizotti Lambros ERA Burke Orizotti Real Estate as well. Broker, CRS, GRI Broker, CRS Montana head coach Bob Stitt is tory@lambrosera.com mbosales@gmail.com impressed with how much Sprunk gives.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | COOPER SPRUNK

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“I never thought playing football in college was a possibility. Then Montana called two days after my senior season ended. I was like, ‘This could actually happen.’ It’s just been a great journey. It’s been awesome.”

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“You have to be selfless in team sports, especially in football and do your role,” Stitt said. “What he’s doing, college athletes are busy. They’re in school and we ask so much of them as a football player and the outside stuff, especially in Missoula. Our players are asked to do a lot of different stuff. For him to take the time is a special thing and it says a lot about him.” Sprunk’s journey to WashingtonGrizzly Stadium wasn’t like many of his teammates’. Sprunk, a tight end in high school, wasn’t recruited during his playing days. Up until his junior season of high school, he preferred basketball to football. But two days after his Crusaders lost in the Oregon 6A state football semifinals, he received a call from Montana, saying they wanted him to try out for the team. “I never thought playing football in college was a possibility,” Sprunk said. “Then Montana called two days after my senior season ended. I was like, ‘This could actually happen.’ It’s just been a great journey. It’s been awesome.” Before Montana called and asked him to walk on, Sprunk applied to the school anyway, as well as to the University of Washington and Boise State. He was accepted to Boise State and Montana. “I was talking about coming here probably more than anywhere else,” Sprunk said. “Once Montana talked to me about football, I was like, ‘Yeah. I gotta come here.’ Both my parents went here. They grew up here. I’ve gone to Polson every summer basically since I’ve been born. This is the place for me.” Sprunk walked on as a tight end and redshirted his first year and played in nine games his redshirt freshman season. He didn’t record any catches though, and was primarily used as a blocking tight end. After the 2014 season, then-Montana coach Mick Delaney retired and Stitt was hired. When Stitt took over for the Griz, Sprunk knew he’d have to change positions, since Stitt’s offenses don’t use tight ends. “I kinda knew that when Stitt came in that I was gonna have to change positions, just because I wasn’t very fast on my feet as a tight end,” Sprunk said. “I was happy they switched me because

Cooper Sprunk

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌

Griz center Cooper Sprunk raises his arms to celebrate a touchdown in the second half of a win over Idaho State in 2016. (offensive line coach Chad) Germer’s been a great help for me, all the guys before me. Devon Dietrich, McCauley (Todd), they all helped me out a ton. It’s been an absolute blast putting on the weight, working with the guys, just being an O-Lineman has been an awesome lifestyle for me.” Sprunk didn’t just want to switch positions and be good for depth. He wanted to make an impact. He wanted to start. “He switched positions right when I got here,” Germer said. “He bought in 100 percent. He wasn’t like, ‘Yeah, I’ll try it.’ He wanted not just to become an offensive lineman but be a good one and be a starter. “He had high goals that even caught me a little by surprise, to be honest with you. When he made the move, he wasn’t just gonna try it out. He really wanted to be really good at it.”

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During that 2015 season, Sprunk saw time in four games on the line. But the next season, Sprunk was thrown into the starting lineup. Ben Weyer, the senior starting center, left the game against St. Francis last season due to a leg injury. The injury was season-ending. When Weyer went down in the third quarter, Sprunk was called upon to take over. He’s started ever since. “He’s really good, obviously,” fellow senior offensive lineman Robert Luke said of Sprunk. “He’s a two year starter

and he obviously knows what he’s doing. In the center position, you gotta have a lot of leadership.” Luke knows what it takes. He filled in at center when Weyer went down with a knee injury in 2015. “It’s kinda been a dream come true, actually,” Sprunk said. “ … Switching to center was definitely the best move I could have made.” With his senior season a quarter of the way finished, Sprunk’s feeling a little nostalgic. “It’s kinda weird to think out that my first year was five years ago,” Sprunk said. “It still feels like it was yesterday. My O-line coach in high school would always say stop and smell the roses and I feel like I’ve been trying to do a good job of that ... and realize how fortunate we all are to be out here playing.” 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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AROUND THE BIG SKY No. 20 Weber State (3-1, 1-0) at Montana State (1-2, 1-0)‌ Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (20,767 FieldTurf) Root Sports Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 30-21-1. Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2016 — WSU 45, MSU 27. Weber State never trailed in the game as Jadrian Clark completed 26-of-34 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns. The Wildcats had a pair of interceptions and two fumble recoveries. MSU’s Chris Murray had 199 passing yards and 131 rushing yards for the Bobcats. The Coaches: Jay Hill is in his fourth season at Weber State. Jeff Choate is in his second season at Montana State. Notes: Weber State moved up to No. 18/20 in the national polls, while the Bobcats’ win knocked North Dakota out of the top 25.

Cal Poly (0-4, 0-1) at Idaho State (2-2, 0-1)‌ Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 Helas Turf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the alltime series, 13-7. Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2015 — CP 58, ISU 26. Idaho State had a 20-point second quarter, but Cal Poly had nine different rushers tally 499 yards on the ground led by Kori Garcia’s 146-yard, threetouchdown performance. Xavier Finney led the Bengals with 103 rushing yards and one touchdown. The Coaches: Tim Walsh enters his ninth season at Cal Poly. Rob Phenicie is in his first season as the head coach at Idaho State.

Notes: Cal Poly is looking to join the win column, while the Bengals are shaking off a last second loss to Northern Colorado last week.

Sacramento State (2-2, 1-0) at No. 9 Eastern Washington (2-2, 1-0)‌ Saturday, 2:35 p.m. Cheney, Washington Roos Field (8,600 SprinTurf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Eastern Washington lead the all-time series, 18-4. Last Meeting: Sept. 26, 2015 — EWU 28, SAC 20. Down 20-7 at halftime, the Eagles mustered up a 21-point third quarter to fly past the Hornets. Jordan West had 491 passing yards and three touchdown passes, while Kendrick Bourne shined with seven catches for 204 yards. Jordan Robinson rushed for 104 yards and one score for the Hornets. The Coaches: Jody Sears enters his sixth year at Sacramento State. Aaron Best is in his first season as the head coach at Eastern Washington. Notes: The reigning co-offensive players of the week will go head to head with SAC’s Kevin Thomson and EWU’s Gage Gubrud facing off.

Montana (2-2, 0-1) at Portland State (0-3, 0-0)‌ Saturday, 3 p.m. Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro Stadium (7,600-10,000 FieldTurf) ABC Montana / SWX / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana leads the alltime series, 28-12. Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2015 — PSU 35, UM 16. The Vikings scored in every quarter with all five touchdowns coming from 35 yards out or more. PSU also had three picks for 30 yards to keep Montana at bay. The Griz tallied 160 rushing yards, while Kendrick Van Ackeren led the Griz

with 11 tackles. The Coaches: Bob Stitt is in his third season at Montana, while Bruce Barnum is in his third season with the Vikings. Notes: Portland State is coming off its second bye week this season, while Montana looks to bounce back after a loss to Eastern Washington at home.

Northern Colorado (2-1, 1-0) at Northern Arizona (1-2, 1-0)‌ Saturday, 5 p.m. Flagstaff, Arizona J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (11,230 FieldTurf) NAU-TV / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 13-4. Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2016 — UNC 21, NAU 18. The Lumberjacks had 493 yards of offense to UNC’s 263, but the Bears took the win as Trae Riek rushed for 107 yards. Blake Kemp completed 35 of 46 passes for NAU with 273 passing yards. Four Bears finished in double digit tackles led by Kyle Newsom’s 14. The Coaches: Earnest Collins is in his seventh season at Northern Colorado.

Jerome Souers is in his 20th and final season at the helm of the Lumberjack football program. Notes: Both teams are coming off a win. NAU’s Wes Sutton was named the ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week, while UNC’s Collin Root picked up special teams honors.

North Dakota (1-3, 0-1) at UC Davis (2-2, 0-1)‌ Saturday, 7 p.m. Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,743 Shaw Sports Turf) Eleven Sports / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: The all-time series is tied, 3-3. Last Meeting: Sept. 26, 2015 — UND 31, UCD 24. John Santiago found the end zone twice to go along with his 152 rushing yards for the Fighting Hawks. Ben Scott threw a trio of touchdown passes for the Aggies to go along with his 174 passing yards. The Coaches: Bubba Schweigert is in year four at the helm of North Dakota. Dan Hawkins is in his first season with UC Davis. Notes: Both teams are in search of their first conference win of the season. A loss to Montana State last week dropped the Fighting Hawks out of the FCS top 25 polls.

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MLB 45 Vika Fa’atuiese

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SLB CB FS SS CB

33 8 30 3 7

44 19 23 28 15

Avery Jones, Fr. Malik Cyphers, Sr. Montre Brown, So. Maxwell Howell, So. Braxton Winterton, Jr.

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

TE 89 Charlie Taumopeau

QB 10 Jalani Eason

RB 22 Za-Quan Summers

LT 79 Randin Crecelius WR 2 Andre Petties-Wilson PK 59 Graycen Kennedy

WR 80 Trent Riley

PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE NT DT DE WLB MLB

WLB NB/SS CB CB FS

RT 61 Justin Outslay RG 77 Korbin Sorensen C 72 Chad Bach LG 71 Tyshon Mosley

FCB 1 Markell Sanders

P 35 Eric Williams

John Jackson, Jr. Noah Yunker, Fr. William Dawson, Sr. Dallas House, Jr. Nicolas Ah Sam, Fr. Kasun Jackett, Jr.

PORTLAND STATE STARTING OFFENSE BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

OLB 36 James Banks

P 94 Hayden Cowden

CB 29 Conovan Olumba

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

FS 1 Tyler Foreman

WLB 39 Beau Duronslet

DE 99 Davond Dade

RT 51 Mike Ralston

SS 24 Artuz Manning

MLB 45 Nate Salu

NT 98 Anthony Del Toro

RG 75 Robert Luke

WR 9 Justin Calhoun

SLB 36 Sam Bodine

DE 96 Larry Ross

C 72 Cooper Sprunk

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PORTLAND STATE STARTING DEFENSE

WR 6 Keenan Curran

WR 80 Josh Horner

QB RB WR WR WR

4 25 3 4 5

Josh Kraght, Sr. Jason Talley, Fr. Justin Calo, Fr. Josh Kraght, Sr. Kahlil Dawson, Sr.

LT C LG RT

70 65 66 73

Josh Brown, Jr. Garrett Stauffer, Jr. Desmoun Thompson, Jr. Peter Fisherkeller, Jr.

PORTLAND STATE ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 65 66 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Pos. Hgt. Wt. Year Hometown Tyler Foreman S 6-1 195 Sr. Pasedena, CA Andre Petties-Wilson WR 6-1 195 Jr. San Diego, CA Justin Calo WR 6-0 185 Sr. Beaverton, OR Josh Kraght QB/WR 6-0 200 Sr. Lynden, WA Kahlil Dawson WR 5-9 180 Sr. Spanaway, WA Davis Alexander QB 5-11 195 Fr. Gig Harbor, WA Darnell Adams WR 6-2 200 Sr. Newberg, OR Cade Smith QB 6-0 205 So. Salem, OR Chris Seisay CB 6-1 190 Sr. Vallejo, CA Jalani Eason QB 5-11 185 Fr. Los Angeles, CA De’Sean Parsons WR 6-7 200 Sr. Sacramento, CA Anthony Adams DB 6-0 175 Fr. Newberg, OR Braxton Winterton S 6-3 215 Jr. Lindon, UT Davis Koetter QB 6-2 195 Fr. Tampa, FL Scott Hitner QB 6-5 225 Jr. Cottage Grove, OR Malik Cyphers CB 5-10 175 Sr. Westlakes Village, CA Stephen Marcille WR 5-10 165 Fr. Beaverton, OR Ryan Wood DB 6-2 195 Sr. Peoria, AZ Za’Quan Summers RB 5-9 175 Sr. Alexandria, VA Montre Brown CB 6-1 185 So. Tacoma, WA Artuz Manning S 5-11 185 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, CA Jason Talley RB 6-2 230 Fr. Portland, OR Nicolas Ah Sam LB 6-0 205 Fr. Springfield, OR Jerin Appling CB 6-2 190 Fr. Grants Pass, OR Maxwell Howell CB 6-1 190 So. West Palm Beach, FL Donovan Olumba CB 6-2 195 Sr. Tucson, AZ Amon Milliner RB 5-8 195 Fr. Pasadena, CA Nathan Hawthorne WR 5-9 185 Fr. Vancouver, WA Bishop Mitchell RB 5-9 180 Fr. Mt. Angel, OR Chase Morrison RB 5-10 205 So. Portland, OR Mitchell Thompson RB 5-7 180 Sr. Oregon City, OR Sam Bodine LB 6-2 230 Jr. Canby, OR Carlos Martin RB 5-11 200 So. La Habra, CA Antwone Williams RB 5-8 170 Fr. Los Angeles, CA Beau Duronslet S 5-11 200 Sr. Milwaukie, OR Beau Kelly WR 5-10 165 Fr. Scottsdale, AZ Jared Reed CB 6-0 175 Fr. Portland, OR Ryan Swanson S 6-0 190 Fr. Eagle, ID Steffen Jacobsen LB 6-2 210 Fr. Portland, OR Mason Vega DE 6-3 230 So. Rancho Cucamonga, CA Avery Jones S 6-3 195 Fr. Sherwood, OR Nate Salu LB 5-11 230 Jr. Portland, OR Kasun Jackett LB 6-2 225 Jr. Eastvale, CA Robert Holt S 6-2 200 Fr. Sacramento, CA Riley Shackelford LS 6-1 230 So. Chino Hills, CA Markus Sullivan LB 6-4 230 Fr. Mill Creek, WA Cody Brown DE 6-3 225 Fr. Beaverton, OR Kenton Bartlett DE 6-3 255 So. Boise, ID Taylor Biaggi S/LB 6-2 200 Sr. Windsor, CA Noah Yunker DE 6-4 245 Fr. Bend, OR Jake Porter DE 6-4 245 Fr. West Linn, OR Boogie Davis DE 6-3 250 Fr. Portland, OR Dylan Hanley LB 6-2 225 Fr. Grants Pass, OR Thomas Ciobanasiu K 6-0 165 Fr. West Linn, OR Dallas House DT 6-2 265 Jr. Temecula, CA Graycen Kennedy K 6-2 180 Fr. Portland, OR Brady Brick OL 6-4 260 Fr. Battle Ground, WA Justin Outslay OL 6-5 300 Sr. Salem, OR Garrett Stauffer OL 6-4 295 Jr. Damascus, OR Desmoun Thompson OL 6-7 310 Sr. Burien, WA Josh Brown OL 6-5 285 Jr. Portland, OR Tyshon Mosley OL 6-5 295 Sr. Sandy, UT Chad Bach OL 6-3 290 Sr. Bend, OR Peter Fisherkeller OL 6-5 280 Jr. Bothell, WA Tyson Pauling OL 6-5 320 Fr. Victorville, CA Tommy Laverde OL 6-5 285 Fr. Portland, OR Korbin Sorensen OL 6-6 290 Fr. Kennewick, WA Austin Powell OL 6-3 275 Sr. Corvallis, OR Randin Crecelius OL 6-5 305 Sr. Lake Stevens, WA Trent Riley WR 6-1 205 Sr. North Bend, WA Mataio Talalemotu WR 6-1 180 Fr. Beaverton, OR George McCorley WR 6-3 200 Fr. San Diego, CA Daniel Giannosa TE 6-8 260 Fr. Modesto, CA Cameron Loos TE 6-3 235 So. Vancouver, WA AJ Ruffin TE 6-5 250 Fr. Tacoma, WA Cole Ford TE 6-4 245 Jr. Bothell, WA Easton Trakel WR 5-10 180 Fr. Olympia, WA Malik Thirdgill TE 6-4 235 Fr. Portland, OR Charlie Taumoepeau TE 6-3 240 So. Federal Way, WA Ben Niesner P 5-11 170 Fr. Maple Valley, WA William Dawson DL 6-4 300 Sr. Eugene, OR Noah Brosio K/P 6-0 185 Fr. Grants Pass, OR John Jackson DT 6-2 285 Jr. Tucson, AZ Hayden Cowden P/K 6-3 180 Fr. Twin Falls, ID Semise Kofe DT 6-1 280 Fr. Portland, OR Larry Ross DE 6-3 230 Jr. Brentwood, CA Sione Taumoe’anga DT 6-2 315 So. Portland, OR Anthony Del Toro DT 6-2 295 So. Grants Pass, OR Davond Dade DE 6-3 260 Sr. Los Angeles, CA

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MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE

QB 2 Gresch Jensen

LT 76 David Reese

RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun

LG 74 Angel Villanueva C 72 Cooper Sprunk RG 75 Robert Luke

WR 6 Keenan Curran

WR 80 Josh Horner

RT 51 Mike Ralston

WR 9 Justin Calhoun

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

K 39 Brandon Purdy

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

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 OR RG RT K

73 50 62 77 78 89

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

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 5 Justin Strong

BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

OLB 36 James Banks

DE 44 Randy Rodriguez

MLB 45 Vika Fa’atuiese

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 57

Chris Favoroso, So. Brandt Davidson, Sr. Reggie Tilleman, R-Jr. Cy Sirmon, R-So. Dante Olson, R-So. Connor Strahm, Sr.

SLB CB FS SS CB

33 8 30 3 7

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

Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 2017 — E11

DAY MATCHUPS PORTLAND STATE STARTING DEFENSE CB 9 Chris Seisay

SLB 36 Sam Bodine

DE 96 Larry Ross DT 51 Kenton Bartlett

SS 24 Artuz Manning

MLB 45 Nate Salu

NT 98 Anthony Del Toro

FS 1 Tyler Foreman

WLB 39 Beau Duronslet

DE 99 Davond Dade

P 94 Hayden Cowden

CB 29 Conovan Olumba

PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB

93 53 91 58 26 46

John Jackson, Jr. Noah Yunker, Fr. William Dawson, Sr. Dallas House, Jr. Nicolas Ah Sam, Fr. Kasun Jackett, Jr.

WLB NB/SS CB CB FS

44 19 23 28 15

Avery Jones, Fr. Malik Cyphers, Sr. Montre Brown, So. Maxwell Howell, So. Braxton Winterton, Jr.

PORTLAND STATE STARTING OFFENSE WR 7 Darnell Adams

TE 89 Charlie Taumopeau

RT 61 Justin Outslay RG 77 Korbin Sorensen C 72 Chad Bach LG 71 Tyshon Mosley

QB 10 Jalani Eason

RB 22 Za-Quan Summers

LT 79 Randin Crecelius WR 2 Andre Petties-Wilson PK 59 Graycen Kennedy

WR 80 Trent Riley

PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR

4 25 3 4 5

Josh Kraght, Sr. Jason Talley, Fr. Justin Calo, Fr. Josh Kraght, Sr. Kahlil Dawson, Sr.

LT C LG RT

70 65 66 73

Josh Brown, Jr. Garrett Stauffer, Jr. Desmoun Thompson, Jr. Peter Fisherkeller, Jr.

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Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 2017 — E12

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BROUGHT IT IN

BILL SPELTZ

KYLE HOUGHTALING

FRANK GOGOLA

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‌Let’s hope Montana’s defense doesn’t take any cues from its surroundings on Saturday and play like a high school defense — like it did in the second half against Eastern Washington. Head coach Bob Stitt’s admission on Monday to knowingly not make defensive in-game adjustments during Eastern Washington’s 42-point second half is one of the more shocking things I’ve heard a college coach, no matter the sport, say in terms of on-field game play. As the Griz take the field for the first time since that collapse, they’ll be playing the Portland State Vikings at Hillsboro Stadium — a high school stadium in Hillsboro, Oregon — because of scheduling conflicts at Providence Park. The capacity will be between 7,600 and 10,000 instead of the potential 22,000 at Providence Park. The Griz have had success at Hillsboro Stadium with a 33-21 win in 2000 and 23-21 victory in 2010. This time they get a Portland State that is a slightly deceiving 0-3. They’ve played up and down to their level of competition, losing by a combined 17 points to Power Five schools BYU and Oregon State, but also getting blown out by 23 points against a 1-3 UC Davis team that went on to lose by 38 points the next week. If Portland State rises to the occasion of playing a Griz team that could easily be 3-1 and nationally ranked, the Griz better be sure they’ve packed their second-half adjustments for this road trip. — Frank Gogola

Montana at Portland State: Montana gets a pretty well-rested team in Portland State that has had two byes over the past three weeks. Griz quarterback Gresch Jensen has shown poise and the ability to sling the ball around, but now he and the Griz have to hit the road to face a puzzling Portland State team. Bill: Montana 38, Portland State 35. Kyle: Montana 34, Portland State 20. Frank: Montana 44, Portland State 31. Amie: Montana 45, Portland 27. Weber State at Montana State: Last week, Weber State and Montana State scored a combined 90 points while giving up just 24 points. The Wildcats look pretty legitimate, leading the league in scoring offense and defense. We’ll see if Montana State is really as good as it looked last week against a banged up North Dakota. Bill: Weber State 35, Montana State 31. Kyle: Montana State 22, Weber State 19. Frank: Weber State 34, Montana State 28. Amie: Weber State 35, Montana State 30. Cal Poly at Idaho State: Idaho State hopes this week’s homecoming game doesn’t end in heartbreaking fashion like last week’s loss on a field goal as time expired. Cal Poly would like to get a win in whatever fashion possible since the Mustangs are winless through four games. Bill: Idaho State 34, Cal Poly 27. Kyle: Cal Poly 27, Idaho State 24. Frank: Idaho State 42, Cal Poly 35. Amie: Idaho State 35, Cal Poly 17. Sacramento State at Eastern Washington: This could be a high-scoring affair after the teams combined for

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌

Montana’s Justin Calhoun celebrates with teammates after scoring on a Hail Mary pass from Gresch Jensen during the Grizzlies’ loss to Eastern Washington on Sept. 23 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

102 points scored and 68 points allowed last week. Eastern Washington returns home after two weeks on the road, while Sacramento State hits the road for the first time since its Aug. 31 season opener. Bill: Eastern Washington 45, Sac State 35. Kyle: Eastern 42, Sac 34. Frank: Eastern Washington 49, Sacramento State 38. Amie: Eastern 55, Sacramento State 35. Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona: Even with two schools denoted by the word “northern,” things will go south for one of the teams. Both are coming off a win — Northern Colorado on a walk-off field goal, and Northern Arizona by 18 points — but only one will get their first two-game win streak

this season. Bill: Northern Arizona 42, Northern Colorado 31. Kyle: NAU 24, NCU 20. Frank: Northern Arizona 35, Northern Colorado 28. Amie: Northern Arizona 40, Northern Colorado 30. North Dakota at UC Davis: North Dakota has been outscored 94-28 in its past two games although it has had several injuries. A loss could hamper its chances to live up to the media and coaches’ billing as the preseason conference favorite. UC Davis looks to respond from an embarrassing 41-3 loss. Bill: UC Davis 31, North Dakota 28. Kyle: North Dakota 27, UC Davis 17. Frank: UC Davis 28, North Dakota 27. Amie: North Dakota 25, UC Davis 12.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 2017 — E13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

THE EDGE

ROLLING OUT

‌Missoulian reporter KYLE HOUGHTALING assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: Portland State’s signal caller is a true freshman, meaning Montana’s Gresch Jensen has comparable experience. PSU’s running quarterback Jalani Eason has fewer passing yards and touchdowns than Jensen despite starting in three games to Jensen’s one. OFFENSIVE LINE: Portland State has a host of experience on the O-line, including 6-foot-5, 305-pound left tackle Randin Crecelius, who was named preseason All-Big Sky this season. Throw in four more to the unit that had a combined 59 starts before the season opened, and Montana takes on maybe the only front five in the Big Sky with more experience pushing people around. RUNNING BACK: What’s nice about Alijah Lee and Jeremy Calhoun is that they’re both downhill runners. Calhoun has lost just nine yards running the ball and Lee has lost only one. PSU has more yards on the ground as a team, but the Vikings’ Za’Quan Summers has lost 14 yards over the course of the season. Not a big difference, but enough to give the nod to Montana. WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: Portland State has a slew of seniors, but Montana’s leading receiver, Jerry Louie-McGee, had just two catches for 20 yards in last week’s loss to Eastern Washington. Expect Louie-McGee to be playing mad — Portland State fans won’t like him when he’s mad. DEFENSIVE LINE: Montana has 14 sacks on the year, third best in the Big Sky Conference. Portland State is dead last with two QB takedowns in three games. This one isn’t even close. LINEBACKERS: Montana’s Josh Buss was a beast last week, recording 17 total tackles and a sack. James Banks added another 14 tackles, as the linebacker unit, largely tasked with stopping the run, gave up just 68 yards rushing. PSU is sixth in the Big Sky in run defense, which isn’t bad, but Montana is one of the best. CB/SAFETY: Even if Montana’s pass defense numbers have been inflated against the likes of Heisman hopeful Jake Browning and potential Walter Payton winner Gage Gubrud, they still tell a tale. The Griz are last in the Big Sky in passing yards allowed, and they gave up 549 yards through the air last week. Consider this a challenge, Grizzly secondary. SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz averaged 16.7 yards per kick return last week against the Eagles. That’s not spectacular. Meanwhile, PSU returns its school career record holder for kick return average, Kahlil Dawson. INTANGIBLES: This is a must-win game for Montana, facing an 0-3 Portland State team that was drubbed at home by UC Davis last time the Vikings played. There were a lot of bright spots last week for Montana against Eastern, but the most glaring takeaway was Montana allowing 42 second-half points while letting the Eagles come back from an 18-point halftime deficit. Expect Montana to take out its frustrations on Portland State.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌

Montana’s Gresch Jensen (2) looks to pass in the third quarter of Montana’s loss to Eastern Washington on Sept. 23.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (2-1) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 37.2 34.2 Rushing yards 543 489 Avg./Rush 3.7 3.4 Passing 102-158-5 100-162-6 Passing yards 1257 1329 Average per pass 8.0 8.2 Total offense 1800 1827 Average per play 5.9 5.9 3rd-down conv. 27-65 23-59 Time of possession 27:22 32:38 Fumbles-lost 6-4 4-2 Kick returns 22-18.0 19-20.1 Punt returns 5-10.6 2-37.5 Punting 20-41.0 21-37.1 Sacks by-yards 14-114 8-43 Montana 45 38 24 42 - 149 Opponents 30 27 35 45 - 137

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 64-336 (3.6 ypc.), long 17, 3 TDs Alijah Lee 41-195 (4.8 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDs Gresch Jensen 14-53 (3.8 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 Reese Phillips 57-80-3, 652 yards, long 63, 4 TDs Gresch Jensen 41-70-2, 563 yards, long 80, 5 TDs Caleb Hill 4-6-0, 42 yards, long 24 ‌Receiving Jerry Louie-McGee 17-250 (14.7 ypc.), long 63, 2 TDs Samori Toure 15-216 (14.4 ypc.), long 80, 2 TDs Keenan Curran 12-243 (20.2 ypc.), long 66, 3 TDs Lee 12-60 (5.0 ypc.), long 15 Justin Calhoun 11-195 (17.7 ypc.), long 47, 1 TD Samuel Akem 10-98 (9.8 ypc.), long 26, 1 TD Josh Horner 10-93 (9.3 ypc.), long 15 Je. Calhoun 6-25 (4.2 ypc.), long 9 Makena Simis 2-17 (8.5 ypc.), long 11

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles LB James Banks 41, 11 unassisted LB Josh Buss 39, 20 unassisted CB Ryan McKinley 24, 16 unassisted S Josh Sandry 21, 13 unassisted S Justin Strong 19, 12 unassisted LB Dante Olson 19, 7 unassisted DE Tucker Schye 18, 8 unassisted CB Lewis Cowans 14, 8 unassisted LB Connor Strahm 11, 4 unassisted DE Chris Favoroso 10, 5 unassisted

‌BIG SKY STANDINGS

Conference W L PF PA Weber St. 1 0 41 3 N. Colo. 1 0 43 42 E. Wash. 1 0 48 41 Montana St. 1 0 49 21 N. Ariz. 1 0 28 10 Sacramento St. 1 0 54 27 UC Davis 0 1 3 41 Idaho St. 0 1 42 43 Montana 0 1 41 48 S. Utah 0 1 27 54 N. Dakota 0 1 21 49 Cal Poly 0 1 10 28 Portland St. 0 0 0 0 Saturday, Sept. 23‌ N. Colorado 43, Idaho St. 42 Montana St. 49, North Dakota 21 Weber St. 41, UC Davis 3 E. Washington 48, Montana 41 Sacramento St. 54, S. Utah 27 N. Arizona 28, Cal Poly 10

S Evan Epperly 10, 2 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss DE Schye 7.5-39 LB Buss 6.5-40 LB Banks 4.0-10 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 Sandry 2-40 CB McKinley 1-53, 1 TD LB Buss 1-21 CB Markell Sanders 1-9 S Epperly 1-(-6) ‌Fumbles forced-recovered DE Schye 2-2 ‌Pass breakups CB McKinley 6 CB Cowans 2 LB Buss 1 S Epperly 1 DE Favoroso 1 S Sandry 1 LB Cochran 1 CB Sanders 1

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Brandon Purdy 20-20/3-3, long 39, 29 points

Kraght 5-13-0, 75 yards, long 22 All Games‌ W L PF PA‌ 3 1 168 60 2 1 105 97 2 2 127 158 1 2 76 83 1 2 72 110 2 2 140 108 2 2 92 100 2 2 122 128 2 2 149 137 2 2 123 166 1 3 78 131 0 4 75 127 0 3 52 92

Saturday, Sept. 30‌ All Times MDT‌ Weber St. at Montana St., 1:30 p.m. Cal Poly at Idaho St., 2:30 p.m. Sacramento St. at E. Washington, 2:35 p.m. Montana at Portland St., 3 p.m. N. Colorado at N. Arizona, 5 p.m. North Dakota at UC Davis, 7 p.m.

‌Punting Eric Williams 20-41.0, long 58, 6 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Louie-McGee 5-10.6, long 34 ‌Kickoff returns Toure 16-18.1, long 31 Kobey Eaton 3-20.7, long 28 Gavin Crow 2-13.5, long 20 Banks 1-17, long 17

‌PORTLAND STATE (0-3) STATISTICS

PSU Opp Scoring average 17.3 30.7 Rushing yards 623 499 Avg./Rush 4.7 4.5 Passing 44-95-3 58-85-1 Passing yards 473 745 Average per pass 5.0 8.8 Total offense 1096 1244 Average per play 4,8 6.3 3rd-down conv. 15-48 15-39 Time of possession 32:14 27:46 Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-1 Kick returns 14-17.9 10-18.0 Punt returns 5-8.2 6-5 Punting 17-33.9 15-38.1 Sacks by-yards 2-5 4-24 Portland State 6 6 27 13 - 52 Opponents 24 21 20 27 - 92

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Za’Quan Summers 42-174 (4.1 ypc.), long 26 Jalani Eason 28-166 (5.9 ypc.), long 40, 2 TDs Jason Talley 28-138 (4.9 ypc.), long 18 Josh Kraght 9-63 (7.0 ypc.), long 13, 1 TD ‌Passing Eason 38-81-3, 397 yards, long 42, 5 TDs

‌Receiving Taumoepeau 13-164 (12.6 ypc.), long 21 Darnell Adams 8-99 (12.4 ypc.), long 29, 3 TDs Kraght 5-106 (21.2 ypc.), long 42, 2 TDs Wilson-Petties 5-44 (8.8 ypc.), long 20

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles Artuz Manning 26, 22 unassisted Beau Duronslet 23, 16 unassisted Kasun Jackett 19, 11 unassisted Sam Bodine 18, 11 unassisted Tyler Foreman 18, 10 unassisted Chris Seisay 12, 9 unassisted Davond Dade 11, 8 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss Dade 3.0-6 Larry Ross 2.0-10 Manning 1.0-2 Duronslet 1.0-2 William Dawson 1.0-2 Anthony Deltoro 0.5-0 ‌Sacks Dade 1.0-3 Dawson 1.0-2 ‌Interceptions Duronslet 1-3 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered Duronslet 0-1 Manning 1-0 Dade 1-0 Kenton Bartlett 1-0 ‌Pass breakups Donovan Olumba 4 Seisay 3 Manning 1 Duronslet 1 Foreman 1 Bartlett 1

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Graycen Kennedy 2-2/0-2, 2 points Noah Brosio 0-3/0-0, 0 points ‌Punting Hayden Cowden 15-44.1, long 70, 3 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Dawson 14-17.9, long 34 ‌Kickoff returns Dawson 5-8.2, long 15

Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 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. Weber St. 4 21 6 18 3 0 0 168 42.0 Montana 4 20 3 20 0 0 0 149 37.2 N. Colo. 3 13 5 12 0 0 0 105 35.0 Sac. St. 4 18 5 17 0 0 0 140 35.0 E. Wash. 4 16 5 16 0 0 0 127 31.8 S. Utah 4 16 4 15 0 0 0 123 30.8 Idaho St. 4 16 5 11 0 0 0 122 30.5 Montana St. 3 11 0 10 0 0 0 76 25.3 N. Ariz. 3 10 1 9 0 0 0 72 24.0 UC Davis 4 12 3 11 0 0 0 92 23.0 N. Dakota 4 8 7 7 1 0 0 78 19.5 Cal Poly 4 9 4 9 0 0 0 75 18.8 Portland St. 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 52 17.3 ‌RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 4 250 889 3.6 3 222.2 Montana St. 3 127 636 5.0 4 212.0 Weber St. 4 187 846 4.5 11 211.5 Portland St. 3 132 623 4.7 3 207.7 Idaho St. 4 173 732 4.2 7 183.0 Sac. St. 4 164 676 4.1 8 169.0 S. Utah 4 168 598 3.6 9 149.5 N. Colo. 3 103 426 4.1 6 142.0 Montana 4 147 543 3.7 9 135.8 N. Dakota 4 123 512 4.2 3 128.0 E. Wash. 4 121 470 3.9 8 117.5 N. Ariz. 3 99 303 3.1 4 101.0 UC Davis 4 141 393 2.8 3 98.2 ‌ PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G N. Ariz. 3 80 133 4 60.2 1004 7.5 6 334.7 UC Davis 4 95 144 5 66.0 1303 9.0 8 325.8 E. Wash. 4 106 173 8 61.3 1302 7.5 8 325.5 Montana 4 102 158 5 64.6 1257 8.0 9 314.2 N. Colo. 3 58 95 1 61.1 864 9.1 7 288.0 S. Utah 4 96 164 8 58.5 1115 6.8 7 278.8 Idaho St. 4 71 127 5 55.9 1004 7.9 9 251.0 Weber St. 4 59 96 1 61.5 919 9.6 8 229.8 Sac. St. 4 44 100 2 44.0 855 8.6 9 213.8 N. Dakota 4 64 122 3 52.5 768 6.3 4 192.0 Montana St. 3 43 74 3 58.1 513 6.9 7 171.0 Portland St. 3 44 95 3 46.3 473 5.0 5 157.7 Cal Poly 4 24 58 2 41.4 508 8.8 6 127.0

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

‌SCORING G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G TUTTLE, WSU 4 0 6 18 0 36 9.0 MEDEIROS, SAC 4 0 5 17 0 32 8.0 ROOT, UNC 3 0 5 9 0 24 8.0 FELILA, SUU 4 5 0 0 0 30 7.5 ALCOBENDAS, EWU 4 0 5 15 0 30 7.5 PURDY, UM 4 0 3 20 0 29 7.2 TAUBENHEIM, UND 4 0 7 7 0 28 7.0 BERZ, SUU 4 0 4 15 0 27 6.8 JOHNSON, ISU 4 0 5 11 0 26 6.5 FLANAGAN, ISU 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0

‌RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 4 112 357 3.2 5 89.2 4 146 498 3.4 7 124.5 3 79 411 5.2 6 137.0 4 158 569 3.6 7 142.2 4 146 582 4.0 4 145.5 3 112 499 4.5 5 166.3 4 162 666 4.1 5 166.5 4 165 700 4.2 14 175.0 4 192 758 3.9 12 189.5 4 170 854 5.0 5 213.5 4 190 977 5.1 12 244.2 3 141 790 5.6 5 263.3 3 145 891 6.1 10 297.0

‌PASS DEFENSE ‌ G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Ariz. 3 32 55 4 58.2 452 8.2 3 150.7 Sac. St. 4 79 129 10 61.2 694 5.4 6 173.5 UC Davis 4 56 99 1 56.6 748 7.6 7 187.0 Weber St. 4 68 130 6 52.3 814 6.3 1 203.5 N. Dakota 4 73 105 3 69.5 823 7.8 5 205.8 N. Colo. 3 61 97 4 62.9 734 7.6 8 244.7 Portland St. 3 58 85 1 68.2 745 8.8 5 248.3 Cal Poly 4 83 128 2 64.8 1036 8.1 11 259.0 Montana St. 3 81 116 1 69.8 781 6.7 3 260.3 S. Utah 4 85 138 4 61.6 1112 8.1 6 278.0 E. Wash. 4 86 136 1 63.2 1155 8.5 8 288.8 Idaho St. 4 96 150 3 64.0 1261 8.4 9 315.2 Montana 4 100 162 6 61.7 1329 8.2 8 332.2 ‌TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yds Avg. TD Yds/G Weber St. 4 357 814 242 1171 4.8 6 292.8 Sac. St. 4 569 694 287 1263 4.4 13 315.8 Montana St. 3 411 781 195 1192 6.1 9 397.3 UC Davis 4 854 748 269 1602 6.0 12 400.5 Cal Poly 4 582 1036 274 1618 5.9 15 404.5 Portland St. 3 499 745 197 1244 6.3 10 414.7 N. Ariz. 3 891 452 200 1343 6.7 13 447.7 N. Dakota 4 977 823 295 1800 6.1 17 450.0 S. Utah 4 700 1112 303 1812 6.0 20 453.0 Montana 4 498 1329 308 1827 5.9 15 456.8 E. Wash. 4 758 1155 328 1913 5.8 20 478.2 Idaho St. 4 666 1261 312 1927 6.2 14 481.8 N. Colo. 3 790 734 238 1524 6.4 13 508.0 ‌SACKS BY G No. Yards 4 15 106 4 15 104 4 14 114 3 10 46 4 10 74 4 8 47 4 8 70 4 8 52 3 7 50 4 7 36 4 6 29 3 2 11 3 2 5

‌TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G Montana 4 543 1257 305 1800 5.9 18 450.0 E. Wash. 4 470 1302 294 1772 6.0 16 443.0 Weber St. 4 846 919 283 1765 6.2 19 441.2 N. Ariz. 3 303 1004 232 1307 5.6 10 435.7 Idaho St. 4 732 1004 300 1736 5.8 16 434.0 N. Colo. 3 426 864 198 1290 6.5 13 430.0 S. Utah 4 598 1115 332 1713 5.2 16 428.2 UC Davis 4 393 1303 285 1696 6.0 11 424.0 Montana St. 3 636 513 201 1149 5.7 11 383.0 Sac. St. 4 676 855 264 1531 5.8 17 382.8 Portland St. 3 623 473 227 1096 4.8 8 365.3 Cal Poly 4 889 508 308 1397 4.5 9 349.2 N. Dakota 4 512 768 245 1280 5.2 7 320.0

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

‌SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XP XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg. Weber St. 4 7 4 6 0 0 0 60 15.0 UC Davis 4 13 3 13 0 0 0 100 25.0 Sac. St. 4 14 2 10 3 0 1 108 27.0 Montana St. 3 10 4 9 1 0 0 83 27.7 Portland St. 3 12 3 11 0 0 0 92 30.7 Cal Poly 4 17 3 16 0 0 0 127 31.8 Idaho St. 4 15 8 12 1 0 0 128 32.0 N. Colo. 3 13 3 10 0 0 0 97 32.3 N. Dakota 4 17 4 17 0 0 0 131 32.8 Montana 4 17 6 17 0 0 0 137 34.2 N. Ariz. 3 15 2 14 0 0 0 110 36.7 E. Wash. 4 21 4 20 0 0 0 158 39.5 S. Utah 4 22 4 20 1 0 0 166 41.5

‌3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. Montana St. 3 22 43 51.2 Weber St. 4 29 58 50.0 UC Davis 4 29 62 46.8 N. Arizona 3 21 48 43.8 Montana 4 27 65 41.5 E. Wash. 4 23 57 40.4 S. Utah 4 28 73 38.4 Cal Poly 4 26 70 37.1 Sac. St. 4 21 59 35.6 Idaho St. 4 19 59 32.2 N. Dakota 4 18 57 31.6 Portland St. 3 15 48 31.2 N. Colo. 3 10 39 25.6

‌TIME OF POSSESSION G Poss. Time Avg/G Weber St. 4 137:39 34:24 Cal Poly 4 131:08 32:47 Portland St. 3 96:43 32:14 S. Utah 4 124:56 31:14 Montana St. 3 93:16 31:05 Sac. St. 4 116:33 29:08 N. Colo. 3 87:14 29:04 N. Arizona 3 85:40 28:33 Idaho St. 4 111:54 27:58 Montana 4 109:28 27:22 UC Davis 4 107:05 26:46 N. Dakota 4 104:56 26:14 E. Wash. 4 102:42 25:40 ‌PENALTIES

G NO. YARDS AVG/G

Sac. St. 4 17 Weber St. 4 19 Montana St. 3 19 Montana 4 20 Cal Poly 4 23 Portland St. 3 19 UC Davis 4 27 Idaho St. 4 27 N. Dakota 4 31 N. Arizona 3 18 E. Wash. 4 26 S. Utah 4 25 N. Colo. 3 23

151 163 126 188 203 170 230 232 243 183 258 274 212

37.8 40.8 42.0 47.0 50.8 56.7 57.5 58.0 60.8 61.0 64.5 68.5 70.7

‌INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

‌RUSHING G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G MADISON, ISU 3 54 344 6.4 2 55 114.7 MURRAY, MSU 3 49 294 6.0 1 41 98.0 MOHAMED, CP 4 79 356 4.5 0 21 89.0 RIEK, UNC 3 57 267 4.7 3 36 89.0 FLANAGAN, ISU 3 46 234 5.1 3 37 78.0 FELILA, SUU 4 81 290 3.6 5 33 72.5 GARRETT, WSU 4 42 287 6.8 2 98 71.8 SUMMERS, PSU 3 42 174 4.1 0 26 58.0 OLIVEIRA, UND 4 33 227 6.9 1 57 56.8 CALHOUN, UM 4 63 226 3.6 3 17 56.5 ‌PASSING G C, A, I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G GUBRUD, EWU 4 105—170—6 61.8 1289 8 50 322.2 MAIER, UCD 4 92—136—5 67.6 1270 8 75 317.5 COOKUS, NAU 3 74—119—3 62.2 933 6 55 311.0 KNIPP, UNC 3 56—87—1 64.4 853 7 59 284.3 GUELLER, ISU 4 71—125—5 56.8 1004 9 71 251.0 CANTWELL, WSU 4 56—92—1 60.9 908 7 67 227.0 PHILLIPS, UM 3 57—80—3 71.2 652 4 63 217.3 TYLER, SUU 4 62—108—5 57.4 811 6 96 202.8 THOMSON, SAC 4 41—87—2 47.1 798 9 60 199.5 STUDSRUD, UND 4 61—108—3 56.5 728 4 47 182.0

‌KICK RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 4 9 252 0 51 28.0 4 13 338 0 66 26.0 4 12 287 0 70 23.9 3 7 127 0 22 18.1 4 16 289 0 31 18.1 3 14 251 0 34 17.9 3 6 104 0 30 17.3 3 6 84 0 25 14.0 ‌FIELD GOALS G Made Att. Pct. Made/G TAUBENHEIM, UND 4 7 10 70.0 1.75 ROOT, UNC 3 5 6 83.3 1.67 TUTTLE, WSU 4 6 6 100.0 1.50 JOHNSON, ISU 4 5 5 100.0 1.25 MEDEIROS, SAC 4 5 6 83.3 1.25 ALCOBENDAS, EWU 4 5 7 71.4 1.25 SUBLETTE, CP 4 4 5 80.0 1.00 BERZ, SUU 4 4 5 80.0 1.00 O’ROURKE, UCD 4 3 3 100.0 0.75 PURDY, UM 4 3 3 100.0 0.75 DORTON, EWU SANTIAGO, UND DOTSON, SAC BURGESS, MSU TOURE, UM DAWSON, PSU LAYTON, UCD DEGGS, UNC

MORRIS, UNC HAVILI, EWU JORDAN, EWU OBINNA, SAC LEDBETTER, EWU SCHYE, UM ERICKSON, SAC BUSS, UM RODRIGUEZ, UM PILI, SUU PEARSON, SAC HARRIEL, SAC FERGUSON, CP

SCHYE, UM AHANONU, SUU MURPHY, WSU BUSS, UM POLEO, SUU OBINNA, SAC GRAVES, ISU PILI, SUU JENKINS, ISU BIGNELL, MSU

‌SACKS G Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 3 2 2 20 6 2.00 4 3 2 30 5 1.25 4 1 3 13 4 1.00 4 4 0 28 4 1.00 4 2 2 24 4 1.00 4 4 0 29 4 1.00 4 3 0 29 3 0.75 4 3 0 32 3 0.75 4 1 1 17 2 0.50 4 2 0 10 2 0.50 4 1 1 11 2 0.50 4 2 0 12 2 0.50 4 1 1 5 2 0.50

‌ ACKLES FOR LOSS T G Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 4 7 1 39 7.5 1.88 4 5 4 31 7.0 1.75 4 5 4 20 7.0 1.75 4 5 3 40 6.5 1.62 4 4 4 29 6.0 1.50 4 5 1 32 5.5 1.38 4 4 2 13 5.0 1.25 4 4 2 14 5.0 1.25 4 2 6 16 5.0 1.25 3 5 0 22 5.0 1.67

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / FIGHTING HIS WAY TO THE SCORE

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌

Montana’s Alijah Lee scores a touchdown as Eastern Washington’s Nzuzi Webster tries to make a stop on Sept. 23 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS

Whittling down the field of unbeatens with one more victory ... OKLAHOMA STATE 41-35. No. 18 South Florida (minus 23) at East Carolina (10 a.m., CBS Sports Network): Bulls have scored at least 30 points in 21 straight games, two short of an FBS record held by Oregon (2011-13) ... USF 50-24. Northern Illinois (plus 11) at No. 19 San Diego State (8:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): NIU’s third-best run defense in the nation (2.24 yards per carry) against Aztecs RB Rashaad Penny, who is second in the nation in rushing (179 ypg) ... SAN DIEGO STATE 23-13. Vanderbilt (plus 10) at No. 21 Florida (10 a.m., ESPN): Gators should be a little more Vandy’s speed than Alabama ... VANDERBILT 21-20.

RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press‌

‌With a quarter of the college football season in the books, 24 undefeated teams remain, along with the possibility that each Power Five conference could have an undefeated champion. That is highly unlikely. It has not happened during the BCS and College Football Playoff era, and with 12-game schedules, three conferences playing nine league games and all five playing conference championship games, it makes heading into the postseason unbeaten more difficult than ever. In the three-year playoff era, only one of the four semifinalists each season has come in without a loss. The best-case and most-realistic scenario for any conference is a championship game matching two teams with a good case to make the playoff. The conference championship play-in game, if you will. The best example was the Michigan State-Iowa Big Ten championship game in 2015, when both had a combined one loss and it was apparent that the winner was getting in. It helps a conference if its best teams don’t face each other during the regular season. That can’t happen in the Big 12, which has no divisions and a round-robin nine-game schedule. No matter what, that title game will be a rematch — which is one of the reasons bringing back the so-called 13th data point was an odd move for the Big 12. It is a long, long way away but if you squint you can see the possibility of some killer conference title games in December, with playoff play-in potential and matchups of teams that didn’t play in the regular season: ACC — Clemson and Miami. Big Ten — Penn State and Wisconsin. Pac-12 — Washington and Southern California. SEC — Alabama and Georgia. That’s way off. For now, a couple of cross-divisional conference games matching ranked teams — No. 2 Clemson at No. 12 Virginia Tech on Saturday and Friday night’s tilt between No. 5 Southern California and No. 16 Washington State — highlight the schedule and will be help whittle the field of unbeaten teams. There will be no more than 20 after Saturday.

Upset-minded‌ Richard Shiro‌

Clemson’s Kelly Bryant (2) celebrates a touchdown with Christian Wilkins (42) and Cannon Smith during the first half against Boston College on Sept. 23 in Clemson, S.C. With a quarter of the college football season in the books, 24 undefeated teams remain, leaving the possibility that each Power 5 conference could have an undefeated champion.

Miami, Ohio (plus 21½), at No. 22 Notre Dame (3 p.m., NBCSN): Former Notre Dame assistant Chuck Martin brings a promising MAC squad to South Bend ... NOTRE DAME 38-14. Troy (plus 21) at No. 25 LSU (5 p.m., ESPNU): Tigers going for their 50th straight nonconference home victory ... LSU 34-17.

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Missoulian, Saturday, September 30, 2017 — E19

GRIZ TRIVIA ‌1. ‌When was the first game between Portland State and Montana? A. 1938 (Montana win 27-0) B. 1965 (Montana win 33-7) C. 1997 (Montana win 37-7) D. 1999 (Montana loss 51-48) 2. When was the last time the Grizzlies beat the Vikings? A. 2013 (55-27) B. 2011 (30-24) C. 2014 (55-27) D. 2015 (35-16) 3. Redshirt freshman Gresch Jensen started at quarterback last week. Who was the last freshman to see time at quarterback for Montana? A. Dave Dickenson, 1991 B. Cole Bergquist, 2005 C. Jordan Johnson, 2010 D. Andrew Selle, 2007 Answers: 1) B. 2) A. 3) C.

GRIZ TRIVIA â&#x20AC;&#x152;1. â&#x20AC;&#x152;When was the first game between Portland State and Montana? A. 1938 (Montana win 27-0) B. 1965 (Montana win 33-7) C. 1997 (Montana win 37-7) D. 1999 (Montana loss 51-48) 2. When was the last time the Grizzlies beat the Vikings? A. 2013 (55-27) B. 2011 (30-24) C. 2014 (55-27) D. 2015 (35-16) 3. Redshirt freshman Gresch Jensen started at quarterback last week. Who was the last freshman to see time at quarterback for Montana? A. Dave Dickenson, 1991 B. Cole Bergquist, 2005 C. Jordan Johnson, 2010 D. Andrew Selle, 2007 Answers: 1) B. 2) A. 3) C.

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