Griz Game Day Saturday November 18, 2017 by Missoulian

Missoulian, Saturday, November 18, 2017 — E1

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BILL SPELTZ 406mtsports.com‌

‌So the visiting team has won the last two meetings between the Montana and Montana State football teams. That trend should continue Saturday, with the Grizzlies winning at Bozeman. Or at least that’s how it shapes up on paper. As a Griz fan, it’s easy to like what UM coach Bob Stitt has been saying this week. He’s not beating around the bush. His comments are much more compelling than they were leading up to last year’s Brawl of the Wild. “... (F)or our fans and everybody involved, you gotta win the ball game,” he said during his press conference earlier this week. “It is very, very important in our state. We’ve prepared for a long time mentally for this thing and physically, but more mentally. I think our guys are really gonna be ready to go and play great football.” The Grizzlies have been playing some mighty fine football with wins in five of their last six games. But there are still major questions to be answered. Let me play the devil’s advocate for a moment: Who have the Grizzlies beaten that’s worth a darn? The first team that comes to mind is No. 24 Northern REBEKAH WELCH, Missoulian‌ Arizona. But the Jacks were without their Montana defensive end Chris Favoroso tackles UNC running back Brandon Cartangena during a play. The 117th edition of the talented quarterback Case Cookus for Brawl of the Wild could come down to defense. most of that game (he was tossed in the first quarter for targeting). Frank: Eastern Washington 49, Portland State 21. Other than that, the Griz have beaten Amie: Eagles 45, Vikings 23. Valparaiso, Savannah State, Portland No. 24 Northern Arizona at No. 15 Southern State, Idaho State, North Dakota and Utah: Take away the Brawl of the Wild and this is the most interesting game in the Big Sky this Northern Colorado. Not exactly an week. The Thunderbirds are on a major roll with six Alabama-like résumé. straight wins. Plus they’re 4-0 at home this season. Something tells me Saturday is going League bragging rights will be up for grabs and I’m to be close. If it is close, Missoula native taking SUU in Cedar City. Bill: Thunderbirds 28, Gabe Peppenger, who has been money for Lumberjacks 21. Kyle: NAU 30, SUU 28. Frank: the Cats at placekicker this season, may Southern Utah 38, Northern Arizona 34. Amie: T-birds 35, ‘Jacks 34. factor in the outcome. UC Davis at Sac State: The Hornets have won Geez, that would hurt if he kicked the two in a row and they’re 4-1 at home this season. game-winner. Better to not even think BILL KYLE FRANK AMIE The Aggies are coming off a humbling 47-27 home about it now. loss to Southern Utah. Bill: Hornets 38, Aggies SPELTZ HOUGHTALING GOGOLA JUST 31. Kyle: Sac State 23, UC Davis 17. Frank:

Montana at Montana State: The pain that came with last year’s home loss to the Cats will serve the Grizzlies well Saturday. They’ll be focused on both sides of the ball. Both defenses are going to give up some points, but Montana State’s defense is going to give up more. Bill: Montana 31, Montana State 21. Kyle: Grizzly Bears 27, Kitty Cats 20. Frank: Montana 31, Montana State 28. Amie: Griz 30, Cats 25. Idaho State at No. 14 Weber State: The

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Wildcats will claim at least a share of the conference title with a win. The Bengals are mired in a two-game losing streak and their record in road games is 1-4. Enough said. Bill: Weber State 41, Bungles 21. Kyle: Weber State 34, Idaho State 13. Frank: Weber State 42, Idaho State 20. Amie:

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Wildcats 50, Bengals 17. Portland State at No. 19 Eastern Washington: The Eagles are pushing for a playoff spot and they’re 4-2 at home this season. The Vikings are winless. Enough said. Bill: Eagles 45, Vikings 14. Kyle: Eastern 38, Portland State 24.

Sacramento State 34, UC Davis 28. Amie: Hornets 34, Aggies 20. Cal Poly at Northern Colorado: Both teams have suffered through disappointing seasons. The fact that the game will be played in Greeley, in 45-degree weather, favors the hosts. Bill: Northern Colorado 28, Cal Poly 21. Kyle: Cal Poly 24, UNC 21. Frank: Cal Poly 28, Northern Colorado 24. Amie: Bears 25, Mustangs 20.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | MICK DELANEY

ALL IN THE FAMILY Mick Delaney’s roots with the Griz run deep AMIE JUST 406mtsports.com‌

‌Mick Delaney came to play against Eastern Washington. Through just one quarter of play, the senior racked up two special teams tackles — tying his career game-high. “It was a weird, weird day, a weird game,” Delaney said of a Sept. 23 contest in Missoula. “Honestly, the best game of my life. ... Through one quarter, I was excited. We were playing really, really well and we were beating Eastern. Obviously, I’m excited.” After Brandon Purdy drilled a 24-yard field goal to put the Grizzlies up 17-3 on the Eagles, Delaney and the special teams unit trotted back onto the field and huddled up. In the huddle, Delaney gave the same speech he routinely gives. “I always tell those guys in the huddle before kickoff, ‘Get excited,’” Delaney said. “The game’s too hard not to get excited so, I was telling them that, whoever gets the next tackle, go celebrate.” Eric Williams booted the kickoff 54 yards to the 11-yard line. The Eastern Washington return man brought it back 16 yards to the Eastern Washington 27-yard line where Dante Olson and Jed Nagler took him down. Delaney ran over to where Olson stood to celebrate. Jumping in the air together in celebratory fashion, their legs tangled together. “I came down and it buckled underneath me,” Delaney said of his leg. “I think I blacked out, honestly, but I will never forget the sound — the sound and the feeling it made. It was a snap, grind, snap. I’ll never, ever forget that.” The team’s athletic trainers came over to Delaney where he lay on the field. Trying to figure out the extent of his potential injury, they asked him what was wrong. TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian‌ “’Everything’s gone in my knee,’” Montana’s Mick Delaney runs with his teammates during the team’s introduction Delaney replied. “Didn’t need an MRI to before playing Savannah State University in September. know that.”

Several stories up, his grandfather — former Montana football coach Mick Delaney — stood alone on top of the press box watching his grandson’s college career come to an abrupt end. The elder Delaney usually works the games for TV, but not this one. “It was heart-wrenching,” he said of his grandson’s injury. “I saw it happen and immediately I thought, ‘Gosh darn it, it’s a knee.’” He hoped his eyes deceived him. He hoped the injury was something less severe. But as he watched the trainers attend to his grandson, tears began to well in his eyes and he made his way to the field. “I knew he’d need help getting into the training room at halftime,” the elder Delaney said. “It was gut-wrenching. It brought tears to my eyes to think that his fifth year would end like that.” The verdict came in a few days later. He snapped his ACL and MCL in half and his meniscus was nowhere to be found. “That was the end of my career,” he said. “I came to terms with it pretty quickly. I gave myself 10 minutes to feel bad on the table on the sideline and after that 10 minutes, just kinda, there was nothing I could do about it. Just had to move forward, keep moving forward. “That’s pretty much what’s gotten me through it to this point. I can rest my head at night knowing I’ve done everything I’ve wanted to in my football career. I’ve come way further than even I thought I would.” The young Delaney has been on football fields his entire life. His father, Mike, played for the Griz in college and his grandfather coached football in varying capacities from the 1960s to 2014 after suiting up at Montana Western. “Being that close to football as a kid, it obviously changes and molds who you are growing up,” he said. “... It’s shaped who I am and more aspects of my life that I can’t even imagine. It’s something that’s been ingrained in me since I was a young kid and multiple, multiple positives impacted my life in that direction.” His grandpa coached the running backs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | MICK DELANEY at Colorado State under Sonny Lubick from 1993-2007. During that span, Delaney went to most of those games, including all nine bowl appearances. “Looking back, it’s unbelievable,” Delaney said of going to those games as a kid. “As a kid, I didn’t appreciate it as I should have. I was on the sideline for all these huge games, all these crazy cool experiences that, as an 8- or 9-year-old kid, you can’t register how cool they are. “I’ll always remember his last game at CSU. We were on the field forever after the game. I think it was my mom that said, ‘Look around. Take it in because you might never get to experience something like this again.’ I was lucky enough I got to experience it for the next decade of my life, but that always stands out in my mind, just how cool football is and how big of an impact it’s had on my life.” Even though Delaney grew up surrounded by all things football and played the sport since he was a kid, he considered himself a hockey player first and foremost until his sophomore year of high school. He played hockey for 14 to 15 years, suiting up on travel teams and up in Canada for a time. Everything changed when he broke his arm.

“I don’t know what it was, but a switch flipped,” Delaney said. “I kinda dropped hockey cold turkey, honestly. I decided I wanted to be a football player from there on out.” Delaney played wide receiver at Bozeman High, as well as contributing to special teams for the Hawks. Yes, Bozeman. Yes, Delaney grew up in enemy territory. The future Griz drove past Bobcat Stadium every day on his route to school. “Every day. Every single day,” Delaney said of his daily drive. “We’ve moved since I’ve been in high school, so I don’t do it as much when I go back to Bozeman, but I always snicker to myself as I drive by it.” Delaney wasn’t the only Montana fan at his school, but he was a maroon dot in the vast sea of blue. He had the reputation of “being known as a Griz fan.” The notoriety elevated even more his senior year. In March of his junior year, Delaney was at track practice with Ben Weyer — a future Griz — when he found out his grandpa was given the interim head coach position at Montana. “We didn’t know if it was gonna happen because he just retired,” Delaney said. “Then we found out. The first person I told was Ben Weyer, because he was going

here, so he got excited. I’ll always remember that.” Delaney wanted to be a Griz before his grandpa was hired as Montana’s 36th head coach in 2012. His hiring just made the passion burn hotter. “I was already a huge fan before that ever happened,” Delaney said. “Being able to have the possibility to come play here and then having him coach here, just was the stars aligning almost. It was a cool experience.” Delaney said he made it clear he wanted to play for Montana, whatever it took. “It was kind of set in stone,” he said. “I made that decision early if I had the possibility to play here, it was absolutely 100 percent where I was coming.” Even though the elder Delaney knew how impassioned his grandson was about playing for Montana, he fused the roles of grandfather and coach during the recruiting process. “In these situations, there’s quite a few instances where a coach gets to coach his son, but where he gets to recruit his grandson, it is weird, if that’s the word,” Coach Delaney said. “It was real different. “I’ve always been very, very honest with my own children and my grandchildren. I

encouraged him at that time as a senior to take a real close look at Western, Tech and Carroll because he could go there and be a star. I knew he was gonna have to work and work and struggle to play for the Griz because that’s the type of athlete he was. “He would have nothing to do with it. His dream and goal was always to play for the University of Montana. He would rather come here as basically a walk-on rather than go to one of the other schools on scholarship.” The young Delaney added: “It was something I’ll always remember and cherish because it was nothing near traditional recruiting.” Delaney’s Bozeman squad — seeded No. 5 in the 2012 Class AA playoffs — upset top-seeded Kalispell Glacier at Legends Stadium 34-21 to advance to the state championship. In an already emotional moment, grandpa temporarily switched into coach mode. “He asked me after my semifinal game,” Delaney said. “Some would call it an official offer. It took me about half a second to say yes. From there on, it was smooth sailing. I became a Griz officially.” One goal of Delaney’s was achieved. PLEASE SEE DELANEY, Page E18

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Montana (7-3, 5-2) at Montana State (4-6, 4-3)‌ Saturday, 12:08 p.m. Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (20,767 FieldTurf) Root Sports Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 71-38-5. Last Meeting: Montana State won, 24-17, in 2016. The Coaches: Bob Stitt is in his third season at Montana. Jeff Choate is in his second season coaching Montana State. Notes: Montana has won five of its past six games, is 2-1 in conference road games and is in need of a win in Bozeman to keep it playoff hopes alive. Montana State has lost its last two games by a combined three points but has a chance to spoil Montana’s season again.

Cal Poly (1-9, 1-6) at Northern Colorado (2-7, 1-6)‌ Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Greeley, Colorado Nottingham Field (8,533 Grass) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series 10-2. Last Meeting: Cal Poly won, 55-48, in 2016. The Coaches: Tim Walsh is in his ninth season coaching Cal Poly. Earnest Collins is in his seventh season with Northern Colorado. Notes: Cal Poly is looking to double its win total and pick up its first road win of the season in what’s turned out to be a disappointing campaign. Northern Colorado is looking to end its season on somewhat of a high note with a win to stop its six-game slide in which opponents are scoring 40.6 points per game.

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Montana quarterback Gresch Jensen dives for a touchdown in the first quarter Nov. 11 against Northern Colorado.

Idaho State (4-6, 2-5) at No. 12 Weber State (8-2, 6-1)‌ Saturday, 2:05 p.m. Ogden, Utah Stewart Stadium (17,312 synthetic turf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series, 41-14. Last Meeting: Weber State won, 34-28, in 2016. The Coaches: Rob Phenicie is in his first season as Idaho State’s head coach. Jay Hill is in year four coaching Weber State. Notes: Idaho State is 1-4 on the road and has lost three of its past four games

by an average of 24.3 points since coming within eight points of upsetting the Griz. Weber State is on a four-game winning streak, is essentially locked into the playoffs and is coming off a 46-point win over Portland State.

No. 23 Northern Arizona (7-3, 6-1) at No. 14 Southern Utah (8-2, 6-1)‌ Saturday, 2:35 p.m. Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) Eleven Sports / Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: Southern Utah leads the all-time series 12-8. Last Meeting: Southern Utah won

48-21 in 2016. The Coaches: Jerome Souers is in his 20th and final season coaching the Lumberjacks. DeMario Warren is in year two coaching Southern Utah. Notes: Northern Arizona and Southern Utah square off for the Hinton Burdick Grand Canyon Trophy in a battle of two teams tied atop the conference standings. NAU squeaked out a one-point win over Montana State last week as it tries to qualify for the playoffs, while Southern Utah is coming off a 20-point win against UC Davis that should’ve locked up a playoff spot.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY

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Southern Utah wide receiver Ty Rutledge (13) runs with a reception against Eastern Washington on Oct. 21 in Cedar City, Utah. Rutledge and the 14th-ranked Thunderbirds take on No. 23 Northern Arizona in the Big Sky’s only matchup between two ranked teams this week.

UC Davis (5-5, 3-4) at Sacramento State (6-4, 5-2)‌ Saturday, 3 p.m. Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) Pluto TV / WatchBigSky.com Series History: UC Davis leads the all-time series, 45-19. Last Meeting: UC Davis won, 48-30, in 2016. The Coaches: Dan Hawkins is in his first season coaching UC Davis. Jody Sears is coaching Sacramento State for

Portland State (0-10, 0-7) at No. 18 E. Washington (6-4, 5-2)‌ Saturday, 4:05 p.m. Cheney, Washington Roos Field his sixth season. (8,600 SprinTurf) Notes: UC Davis has displayed more Root Sports flashes of offense and may need a big Series History: Portland State leads showing to hang with Sacramento State the all-time series 20-18-1. on the road. Sacramento State has won Last Meeting: Eastern Washington four of its past five games, including it last two by 29 and 35 points, and is hoping for won, 35-28, in 2016. The Coaches: Bruce Barnum is in an outside shot to qualify for playoffs with his third season coaching Portland State. a win and help from other teams. Aaron Best is in his first season the head

coach of Eastern Washington. Notes: Portland State’s offense is averaging 22.3 points and could be no match for Eastern Washington as quarterback Gage Gubrud returns from suspension. Gubrud’s backup, Eric Barriere, led the Eagles to a win over North Dakota that kept the team’s playoff hopes alive, and they need another win this weekend.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

THE EDGE ‌Missoulian reporter KYLE HOUGHTALING assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: Montana State’s Chris Murray is a true double threat, rushing for 1,083 yards and throwing for 1,499 more. That gives him more total yards than Montana’s Gresch Jensen (168 run, 2,205 pass). Jensen, however, has put up his totals in fewer games, and a QB’s grade should weigh on the ability of his arm, where Jensen has the edge. OFFENSIVE LINE: Montana State has allowed the least amount of sacks in the conference, but part of that is due to the Bobcats’ rushing attack. Where MSU’s buffet bruisers have shown their strength is in fourth-down short-yardage situations. Bozeman has converted on a Big Sky-best 76 percent (16 of 21) of its fourth downs. RUNNING BACK: Montana’s running backs actually stack up well against the Bobcats’ true rushers, as Jeremy Calhoun and Alijah Lee have more yards on the ground than their counterparts. But remember Murray? The Cats’ QB is basically a third running back and with him leading the way, the league’s No. 1 rushing offense has the Griz beat on the ground. Side note: Troy Andersen — a true freshman out of Dillon — has 451 yards rushing. The dude’s a beast. WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: Seriously, Griz fans are spoiled with this receiving corps, and it’s only going to get better. Think about this: Jerry Louie-McGee and Justin Calhoun are both sophomores, Keenan Curran is a junior and Samori Toure is a freshman. Those are your top four receivers, accounting for 2,258 yards receiving so far this season.

Montana State boosting security for game against Montana elsewhere and is based on recommendations provided by the Department ‌BOZEMAN — Fans attending this weekend’s of Homeland Security, Parrish said. Cat-Griz football game “We take safety and should plan extra time security very seriously,” to enter Bobcat Stadium Parrish said. “We don’t due to added security want fans to be overmeasures for the annual whelmed by security, rivalry game. Gates are scheduled to but we do want to make open at 10 a.m. Saturday sure they are safe on our campus.” with kickoff at noon. Parking on the MSU Montana State University police advise fans to enter campus — including the parking garage — is free the stadium between 11 during the game, though and 11:15 a.m. to ensure tailgate lots require perthey get to their seats mits. The entrance to the before kickoff. Arriving parking garage is located later may mean long off of Seventh Avenue lines, MSU Police Chief just north of the stadium. Frank Parrish said. The added security is in A full campus parking response to recent tragic map is online at montana. edu /parking/map.pdf. events in Las Vegas and 406mtsports.com

Parrish said 11 law enforcement agencies, fire departments and ambulance services will be working together during the game, and he noted that local law enforcement agencies will be conducting extra patrols across the Gallatin Valley before, during and after the game to catch impaired drivers. The MSU athletic department encourages all fans attending the game to review its fan guide at bit. ly/2017FanGuide to familiarize themselves with all policies — including prohibited items — in order to ensure quick and easy entry into Bobcat Stadium.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The Grizzlies might have the best front seven in the country. Montana is No. 1 in the FCS in total tackles for loss at 9.2 per game. That helps make up for UM’s 111th ranking in passing yards allowed (which has improved in the last three weeks). LINEBACKERS: MSU middle linebacker and Drummond grad Mac Bignell is downright mean, and he’s 12th in the Big Sky in total tackles and seventh in tackles for loss. The Griz, however, have all three backers in the top six for total takedowns. CB/SAFETY: We mentioned the Griz are 111th out of 123 teams in passing yards allowed, right? Good thing Montana State’s passing offense is ranked 107th. SPECIAL TEAMS: Montana State’s punter Jered Padmos has the conference’s No. 1 punt average in the Big Sky, but the Cats are next to last in field-goal percentage which has hurt in a couple of close games this year. Meanwhile, Montana’s Brandon Purdy has become a reliable option booting the ball. Scoring &gt; field position. INTANGIBLES: It’s the Brawl of the Wild, people, throw out the records (and the Grizzlies’ 72-38-5 advantage in the series). Do the Griz want to erase last year’s loss to the Cats from their memory and lock up a playoff spot? Sure. Do the Cats want to end the trend of losing to the Griz in Bozeman, while ruining their rival’s party? Absolutely. These two teams have plenty to play for.

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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 FR 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 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 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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QB 2 Gresch Jensen

LT 76 David Reese

RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun

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

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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. Samuel 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.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 30 Evan Epperly

OLB 36 James Banks

MLB 10 Connor Strahm

BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

DE 43 Chris Favoroso 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

44 91 99 40 33 45

Randy Rodriguez, R-Fr. Myles McKee-Osibodu, Sr. Reggie Tilleman, R-Jr. Cy Sirmon, R-So. Dante Olson, R-So. Vika Fa’atuiese, R-So.

SLB 33 Dante Olson, R-So. CB 8 Lewis Cowans, R-Fr. FS 5 Justin Strong, Sr. S 12 Korey Alexander, Sr. CB 7 Dareon Nash, R-Fr.

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LT 76 David Reese

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LG 74 Angel Villanueva

12 24 17 18 5 82 67

Caleb Hill, Jr. Alijah Lee, R-Jr. Makena Simis, Sr. Samuel 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.

OLB 36 James Banks

MLB 10 Connor Strahm

OLB 42 Josh Buss

BCB 2 Ryan McKinley

DE 43 Chris Favoroso

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

44 91 99 40 33 45

Randy Rodriguez, R-Fr. Myles McKee-Osibodu, Sr. Reggie Tilleman, R-Jr. Cy Sirmon, R-So. Dante Olson, R-So. Vika Fa’atuiese, R-So.

LB 35 Balue Chapman, R-Fr. LB 15 Troy Andersen, Fr. CB 8 Jalen Cole, Fr. S 20 Dre Jackson, Jr. S 29 West Wilson, Sr.

MONTANA STATE STARTING OFFENSE

NT 96 David Shaw

SS 13 Josh Sandry

P 40 Jered Padmos

MONTANA STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 91 Michael Jobman, R-Fr. DT 50 Chase Benson, R-Fr. NT 56 Brandon Hayashi, Sr. DE 99 Marcus Ferriter, So. LB 54 Chad Kanow, Fr. LB 43 Walker Cozzie, So.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 30 Evan Epperly

LB 49 Mac Bignell

CB 27 Damien Washington

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

S 12 Khari Garcia

DE 57 Tyrone Fa’anono

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee

K 39 Brandon Purdy

S 10 Bryson McCabe

LB 58 Josh Hill

DT 96 Zach Wright

RT 51 Mike Ralston

WR 9 Justin Calhoun

LB 18 Brayden Konkol

NG 92 Tucker Yates

RG 75 Robert Luke

SLB 33 Dante Olson, R-So. CB 8 Lewis Cowans, R-Fr. FS 5 Justin Strong, Sr. S 12 Korey Alexander, Sr. CB 7 Dareon Nash, R-Fr.

WR 82 Mitchell Herbert

WR 85 Kevin Kassis

RT 63 Mitch Brott RG 60 Taylor Tuiasosopo C 70 Alex Neale

QB 8 Chris Murray

HB 28 Logan Jones

LG 76 Lewis Kidd LT 55 Dylan Mahoney

WR 81 Jabarri Johnson TE 87 Connor Sullivan

PK 31 Gabe Peppenger

MONTANA STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE LT 63 Mitch Brott, So. LG 66 Connor Wood, Fr. C 69 Denver Krone, R-Fr. RG 76 Lewis Kidd, R-Fr. RT 72 Colin Hammock. So. QB 14 Brady McChesney, So.

MONTANA STATE ROSTER No.

DE 95 Derek Marks

C 72 Cooper Sprunk

MONTANA STATE STARTING DEFENSE

WR 6 Keenan Curran

TB 23 Nick LaSane, Sr. WR 86 Lance McCutcheon, Fr. WR 13 Karl Tucker II, So. WR 3 Justin Paige, Sr. TE 80 Curtis Amos, Jr.

2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 46 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name

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190 175 175 165 190 200 210 195 150 180 220 205 220 175 195 205 205 180 190 215 190 205 165 165 200 200 210 173 215 220 175 160 180 176 175 205 200 220 215 175 195 200 185 175 195 180 260 175 240 215 215 210 230 215 265 210 225 205 275 310 225 270 215 275 314 276 175 290 295 310 290 300 265 285 270 275 285 305 275 290 230 210 210 160 205 190 190 240 195 220 305 211 290 235 266 245 265 265 255 245

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Missoulian, Saturday, November 18, 2017 — E15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (7-3)

Griz Opp Scoring average 36.2 28.8 Rushing yards 1532 1543 Avg./Rush 3.7 3.9 Passing 222-365-15 206-376-16 Passing yards 3035 2680 Average per pass 8.3 7.1 Total offense 4567 4223 Average per play 5.8 5.3 3rd-down conv. 67-162 60-156 Time of possession 28:03 31:57 Fumbles-lost 14-9 11-7 Kick returns 42-17.3 54-20.6 Punt returns 18-7.4 10-13.2 Punting 49-40.4 60-35.8 Sacks by-yards 36-269 19-110 Montana 90 103 85 84 - 362 Opponents 64 81 56 87 - 288

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 146-639 (4.3 ypc.), long 24, 6 TDs Alijah Lee 123-495 (4.0 ypc.), long 33, 6 TDs Gresch Jensen 48-168 (3.5 ypc.), long 22, 6 TDs Makena Simis 22-105 (4.8 ypc.), long 12, 1 TD Treshawn Favors 24-67 (2.8 ypc.), long 14, 1 TD ‌Passing Jensen 147-245-9, 2205 yards, long 81, 19 TDs Reese Phillips 57-80-3, 652 yards, long 63, 4 TDs Caleb Hill 12-23-2, 134 yards, long 29 Simis 6-15-1, 44 yards, long 33 ‌Receiving Jerry Louie-McGee 42-550 (13.1 ypc.), long 64, 3 TDs Keenan Curran 31-694 (22.4 ypc.), long 66, 6 TDs Samori Toure 30-555 (18.5 ypc.), long 81, 5 TDs Justin Calhoun 27-459 (17.0 ypc.), long 56, 4 TDs Lee 22-119 (5.4 ypc.), long 19 Josh Horner 20-203 (10.1 ypc.), long 29, 1 TD Samuel Akem 18-207 (11.5 ypc.), long 41, 2 TDs Je. Calhoun 10-49 (4.9 ypc.), long 16 Simis 9-95 (10.6 ypc.), long 23, 2 TDs

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles LB James Banks 100, 31 unassisted LB Josh Buss 91, 47 unassisted LB Connor Strahm 71, 34 unassisted S Josh Sandry 48, 24 unassisted DE Tucker Schye 46, 24 unassisted CB Ryan McKinley 45, 29 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 42, 12 unassisted DE Chris Favoroso 39, 20 unassisted LB Dante Olson 37, 16 unassisted S Justin Strong 37, 23 unassisted S Evan Epperly 34, 16 unassisted CB Markell Sanders 25, 13 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss DE Schye 13.5-68

LB Buss 12.5-69 LB Banks 12.5-37 DE Favoroso 12.0-55 LB Strahm 9.5-32 DT Sims 5.5-24 DT Rodriguez 5.0-36 DT David Shaw 3.5-14 DE Schye 7.5-53 DE Favoroso 6.0-42 LB Buss 5.5-53 DT Sims 3.5-17 DT Rodriguez 3.0-28 DT Tilleman 1.5-11 DT Shaw 1.5-12 LB Strahm 1.5-12

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‌Sacks

‌Interceptions S Strong 3-116, 1 TD S Sandry 3-114, 1 TD CB McKinley 2-58, 1 TD LB Buss 2-21 S Epperly 2-(-6) S Korey Alexander 1-55 CB Markell Sanders 1-9 WR Curran 1-2 S Dareon Nash 1-0 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered DE Schye 3-3 DT Rodriguez 0-1 LB Strahm 1-1 S Sandry 1-1 LB Banks 0-1 LB Shayne Cochran 1-0 S Korey Alexander 1-0 DE Favoroso 1-0 ‌Pass breakups CB McKinley 12 LB Buss 5 CB Sanders 4 S Dareon Nash 4 S Epperly 3 DE Schye 3

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Brandon Purdy 42-45/12-14, long 47, 78 points ‌Punting Eric Williams 49-40.4, long 58, 18 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Louie-McGee 17-128 (7.5 ypr.) long 48, 1 TD Olson 1-6 ‌Kickoff returns Toure 21-379 (18.0 ypr.) long 31 Kobey Eaton 12-217 (18.1 ypr.) long 28 Louie-McGee 3-54 (18.0 ypr.), long 37 Gavin Crow 2-27 (13.5 ypr.), long 20 McCombs 2-32 (13.5 ypr.), long 20 Je. Calhoun 1-1 Banks 1-17

UNC Opp Scoring average 24.7 25.2 Rushing yards 2422 1726 Avg./Rush 5.7 4.3 Passing 111-223-9 211-337-4 Passing yards 1524 2308 Average per pass 6.8 6.8 Total offense 3946 4034 Average per play 6.1 5.4 3rd-down conv. 61-136 79-157 Time of possession 28:55 31:05 Fumbles-lost 5-3 11-6 Kick returns 23-20.3 30-20.4 Punt returns 12-4.4 13-9.2 Punting 42-43.3 39-39.8 Sacks by-yards 16-102 9-34 Montana State 45 61 58 83 - 247 Opponents 41 94 69 48 - 252

‌Offensive leaders

‌Rushing Chris Murray 166-1025 (6.2 ypc.), long 54, 9 TDs Nick LaSane 79-471 (6.0 ypc.), long 74, 2 TDs Troy Andersen 80-451 (5.6 ypc.), long 39, 3 TDs Edward Vander 46-269 (5.8 ypc.), long 43 ‌Passing Murray 110-219-9, 1499 yards, long 77, 15 TDs Kevin Kassis 1-3-0, 25 yards, long 25, 1 TD ‌Receiving Mitch Herbert 37-442 (11.9 ypc.), long 37, 5 TDs J. Johnson 26-427 (16.4 ypc.), long 41, 4 TDs Kassis 19-260 (13.7 ypc.), long 44, 2 TDs Andersen 7-45 (6.4 ypc.), long 32, 1 TD

‌Defensive leaders

‌Tackles Mac Bignell 83, 55 unassisted Bryson McCabe 79, 46 unassisted Brayden Konkol 67, 47 unassisted Josh Hill 63, 35 unassisted Derek Marks 42, 23 unassisted Khari Garcia 41, 26 unassisted Tucker Yates 40, 23 unassisted T. Fa’anono 34, 17 unassisted

Grant Collins 34, 16 unassisted Zach Wright 33, 20 unassisted ‌Tackles for loss Bignell 12.0-47 Marks 8.5-39 Fa’anono 6.0-15 Wright 4.5-20 ‌Sacks Marks 4.0-34 Wright 2.0-15 Bignell 2.0-22 ‌Interceptions Konkol 2-23 Bignell 1-18 McCabe 1-3 ‌Fumbles forced-recovered Chad Kanow 1-1, 1 TD Bignell 1-0 Hill 1-0 Marks 0-1 Garcia 1-0 Wright 1-0 Washington 1-1 Ferriter 1-1 ‌Pass breakups McCabe 6 Bryce Alley 5 Bignell 4 Hill 3 Garcia 3 Fa’anono 3

‌Special teams leaders

‌PATs/Field goals Gabe Peppenger 26-27/4-7, long 34, 38 points Luke Daly 3-4/0-3, 3 points ‌Punting Jered Padmos 32-42.7, long 70, 12 inside 20 Daly 9-45.2, long 58, 1 inside 20 ‌Punt returns Kassis 10-40 (4.0 ypr.), long 19 Garcia 1-1 Sullivan 1-12 ‌Kickoff returns Tyrel Burgess 19-400 (21.1 ypr.), long 38 Logan Jones 4-66 (16.5 ypr.), long 20

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | MATCHUPS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS ‌BIG SKY TEAM LEADERS

‌Total Offense G Plays Yds Yds Pg UC Davis 10 762 4,673 467.3 Idaho St. 10 769 4,580 458.0 Southern Utah 10 815 4,568 456.8 Montana 10 781 4,567 456.7 Northern Ariz. 10 803 4,553 455.3 Eastern Wash. 10 763 4,516 451.6 Sacramento St. 9 624 3,804 422.7 Portland St. 10 771 4,217 421.7 Weber St. 10 682 4,017 401.7 Montana St. 10 648 3,946 394.6 North Dakota 11 713 4,247 386.1 Northern Colo. 9 602 3,388 376.4 Cal Poly 9 686 3,314 368.2 ‌Rushing Offense G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg Cal Poly 9 551 2,246 14 249.6 Montana St. 10 425 2,422 16 242.2 Sacramento St. 9 412 1,951 20 216.8 Weber St. 10 422 1,947 22 194.7 Idaho St. 10 452 1,867 19 186.7 Southern Utah 10 438 1,782 22 178.2 Portland St. 10 380 1,750 16 175.0 North Dakota 11 386 1,895 17 172.3 Montana 10 416 1,532 20 153.2 Eastern Wash. 10 345 1,431 16 143.1 Northern Ariz. 10 370 1,365 17 136.5 UC Davis 10 343 1,167 13 116.7 Northern Colo. 9 272 881 13 97.9 ‌Passing Offense G Att Cp InL Yds Tds Yds Pg UC Davis 10 419 287 10 3,506 27 350.6 Northern Ariz. 10 433 250 7 3,188 22 318.8 Eastern Wash. 10 418 260 14 3,085 25 308.5 Montana 10 365 222 15 3,035 23 303.5 Southern Utah 10 377 240 14 2,786 21 278.6 Northern Colo. 9 330 177 12 2,507 15 278.6 Idaho St. 10 317 183 9 2,713 21 271.3 Portland St. 10 391 203 13 2,467 14 246.7 North Dakota 11 327 184 13 2,352 12 213.8 Weber St. 10 260 157 4 2,070 17 207.0 Sacramento St. 9 212 109 5 1,853 16 205.9 Montana St. 10 223 111 9 1,524 16 152.4 Cal Poly 9 135 58 5 1,068 10 118.7 ‌Scoring Offense G FG Pts Avg Montana 10 12 362 36.2 Weber St. 10 16 358 35.8 Sacramento St. 9 13 313 34.8 Southern Utah 10 10 342 34.2 Northern Ariz. 10 10 333 33.3 UC Davis 10 8 323 32.3 Eastern Wash. 10 9 320 32.0 Idaho St. 10 9 302 30.2 Northern Colo. 9 9 236 26.2 North Dakota 11 15 277 25.2 Montana St. 10 4 247 24.7 Portland St. 10 3 223 22.3 Cal Poly 9 7 189 21.0 ‌Total Defense G Plays Yds Yds Pg Weber St. 10 658 3,516 351.6 Northern Ariz. 10 693 3,705 370.5 Sacramento St. 9 665 3,540 393.3 Montana St. 10 742 4,034 403.4 Southern Utah 10 732 4,146 414.6 Montana 10 776 4,223 422.3 Cal Poly 9 597 3,812 423.6 UC Davis 10 750 4,462 446.2 North Dakota 11 811 4,984 453.1 Eastern Wash. 10 806 4,612 461.2 Portland St. 10 722 4,698 469.8 Idaho St. 10 742 4,868 486.8 Northern Colo. 9 735 4,477 497.4 ‌Rushing Defense G Car Yds TD Yds Pg Weber St. 10 321 1,195 8 119.5 Cal Poly 9 293 1,133 9 125.9 Sacramento St. 9 331 1,226 13 136.2 Southern Utah 10 351 1,466 21 146.6 Montana 10 400 1,543 14 154.3

Montana St. North Dakota UC Davis Eastern Wash. Idaho St. Northern Ariz. Portland St. Northern Colo.

10 405 1,726 19 172.6 11 468 2,064 27 187.6 10 429 1,993 17 199.3 10 457 2,003 26 200.3 10 425 2,055 19 205.5 10 426 2,080 18 208.0 10 476 2,558 32 255.8 9 455 2,318 21 257.6 ‌Scoring Defense G Saf Pts Avg Weber St. 10 0 176 17.6 Montana St. 10 0 252 25.2 Northern Ariz. 10 0 267 26.7 Southern Utah 10 0 286 28.6 Montana 10 0 288 28.8 Cal Poly 9 0 261 29.0 Sacramento St. 9 1 266 29.6 UC Davis 10 1 302 30.2 Eastern Wash. 10 0 334 33.4 North Dakota 11 0 381 34.6 Idaho St. 10 1 356 35.6 Northern Colo. 9 1 341 37.9 Portland St. 10 0 414 41.4 ‌Team Passing Efficiency Defense G Att Cp DInt Yds Tds Pts Northern Ariz. 10 267 146 15 1,625 11 108.16 Weber St. 10 337 173 14 2,321 11 111.65 Montana 10 376 206 16 2,680 18 121.95 Southern Utah 10 381 225 14 2,680 13 122.05 Montana St. 10 337 211 4 2,308 10 127.56 Sacramento St. 9 334 203 13 2,314 18 128.97 UC Davis 10 321 180 9 2,469 21 136.67 Eastern Wash. 10 349 214 5 2,609 18 138.27 Northern Colo. 9 280 175 10 2,159 20 143.70 Portland St. 10 246 151 6 2,140 14 148.36 North Dakota 11 343 228 10 2,920 21 152.36 Idaho St. 10 317 200 5 2,813 24 159.46 Cal Poly 9 304 199 7 2,679 23 159.85 ‌Kickoff Returns G No KRYd Avg Eastern Wash. 10 32 806 25.19 Weber St. 10 30 749 24.97 Sacramento St. 9 28 614 21.93 Northern Ariz. 10 21 460 21.90 UC Davis 10 40 863 21.58 North Dakota 11 52 1,062 20.42 Idaho St. 10 28 564 20.14 Cal Poly 9 30 592 19.73 Portland St. 10 63 1,188 18.86 Southern Utah 10 27 508 18.81 Northern Colo. 9 34 591 17.38 Montana 10 42 726 17.29 Montana St. 10 23 386 16.78 ‌Punt Returns G PRYd Yds Avg North Dakota 11 11 204 18.55 Weber St. 10 22 347 15.77 Portland St. 10 10 88 8.80 UC Davis 10 23 180 7.83 Montana 10 18 134 7.44 Idaho St. 10 10 73 7.30 Northern Ariz. 10 18 127 7.06 Southern Utah 10 21 148 7.05 Northern Colo. 9 12 63 5.25 Eastern Wash. 10 16 83 5.19 Montana St. 10 12 53 4.42 Sacramento St. 9 13 39 3.00 Cal Poly 9 7 5 .71

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E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 18, 2017

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | MICK DELANEY

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in other places around the program. Year: Senior He’s at every meeting From E5 and every practice. Position: Safety Roughly a week after The following week, the Height: 6-0 having surgery to repair other came crashing down. his knee, he hobbled on his Butte beat Bozeman on a Weight: 195 crutches in front of Main last-second field goal to Hometown: Bozeman Hall to give a speech at the win the state title. Homecoming Yell Night pep rally. Still on crutches, Being recruited by he gave words of encourthink it was pretty underunbelievable experience your grandfather is one agement to his teammates and such a unique one. It’s stood that was the course thing, but playing for him at the North Dakota and that was gonna take.” is another. Delaney was on something that will stand Weber State games. his grandpa’s roster for two out in my life. I’ve learned “I think it’d be pretty Since Bob Stitt’s been years before the elder Mick a lot from it.” easy not to be here every the head coach, Delaney Delaney’s last season retired for the last time. day, standing out here in has still been involved with his grandpa as his During Delaney’s true the cold, being at all the with the team he’s loved coach was his redshirt freshman year, Coach meetings and Mick’s in since childhood. freshman year. Grandpa pulled him Jason Semore, Montana’s there, still a part of it,” Delaney’s grandpa didn’t aside one day in October safeties coach Shann Schildefensive coordinator and tell him that he was going at practice. former special teams coor- linger said. “That shows to retire at the end of the “He was on the scout dinator, has seen Delaney’s what type of kid he is and year, but Delaney said he team and was getting what type of teammate he knew. Delaney said he went work ethic in motion. hollered at all the time by “(Of) all the guys on the is and how important it into his grandpa’s office everybody, including me,” is to him. I told him that, Coach Delaney recollected, every Monday to go say hi, team, Mick’s one of the me being a coach, I really guys I’m most proud of,” check in and just chat. laughing. “I walked up to appreciate it.” Semore said. “Mick was “It’s not easy being a him coming off the field Semore added: “A lot head coach,” he said. “A lot a dude that everybody one day and I put my arm of guys, they get hurt and around him and said, ‘Well, of people don’t understand told him that he wouldn’t you have to go out of your play and everybody told what it is that goes into how ya doin’, Mick?’ He way to make them feel him that he wasn’t a very being a head coach and said, ‘Good, I love it,’ and good athlete. He had every like they’re still a part of how taxing it is. You go in all the things he knew he it. Mick is a dude that you reason to not believe in on Mondays after a win should say that I wanted don’t have to do that. This himself, every reason in and it’d be great, but you to hear. is everything to him. He’s go in on Mondays after you the world to not buy into “I threw at him, ‘You always here. He’s always the team. lose and you haven’t slept didn’t know your grandpa “But Montana football’s around the guys. He’s being for days. My grandfather was such a bad guy when selfless. He’s thinking of really, really important to wasn’t the youngest head he was recruiting you, did him. He continued to grind ways to help Montana win you?’ He just looked at me coach out there and that and he continued to work, football games.” and laughed and said, ‘No, was obvious. On Senior Day against embraced the role and “I had the idea that it I didn’t.’” Northern Colorado, begged for a chance. He’s was going to be his last Like the young Delaney not the only guy that’s ever Delaney took part in the said of watching games his year and I think he 100 regular festivities by percent accomplished what come up to me and said, grandpa coached, he said walking out of the tunnel, ‘Hey Coach, put me on he’s cherished the memo- he came in to do and that but he, Reese Phillips and special teams.’ Everybody was to win football games ries more now than he did Brandt Davidson had an and to right a ship that was wants to play. When you back then. added bonus — they raised unsteady, some would even get that opportunity, you “When you’re in it, it’s the No. 37 flag. have to take advantage argue was sinking. I think definitely different,” he “That was unbelievable,” he more than accomplished of it. That’s something said. “You’re a young kid Mick did because it was so Delaney said. “That’s and there’d be times where that and more than got always something that’s important to him.” us back on the right track my grandpa would single so, so cool. Thirty-seven’s Delaney finished his after something that me out. ‘Embarrass’ isn’t playing career at Montana always been more than a the right word, but it’s just could set back programs number, especially to me, with 12 tackles. His last for decades. one of those deals where growing up. ... As a Mon“I think he accomplished came against Eastern all the older guys are giving tana kid that’s something what he wanted to accom- Washington — a solo stop you a hard time and stuff. I’ll never, ever forget. of Dre Dorton. plish and I think it got to “Looking back, those “Just to be in that But just because that was that point where he never are memories that’ll specifically told me until he his last tackle doesn’t mean company, the company stand out to me the most of people that have had he hasn’t left his mark told the whole team but I after I’m done. It was an

MICK DELANEY, NO. 3

that experience is, I don’t think I’m the most worthy person to do it, but I’m not gonna say no, if I’m asked. It was an unbelievably cool experience. I’ll never forget it.” Even though Delaney won’t be in full pads on Saturday in his hometown against the Bobcats, the game itself still means the world. Delaney is the only player on the Griz roster from Bozeman, and he has several high school teammates who wear blue. As he affirmed with six no’s, talking to them is “not something you do” this week. But it goes deeper than that. Like most Montana products, this week and this game means more than Delaney could put into words. “I don’t want to undersell how important it is,” Delaney said. He’s played one Brawl in Bobcat Stadium and he considers the 54-35 win among his best sports memories. “That was the top five coolest games I’ve ever been a part of,” Delaney said. “Just winning in Bozeman, playing on that field, I wish I could give you some explanation of how amazing it is, but speechless is one of the best ways to put it.” On the flip side, the loss

in Washington-Grizzly Stadium last year elicited the most gut-wrenching feeling for Delaney. Seeing Montana State hoist the Great Divide Trophy on Montana’s home turf broke Delaney’s heart. “I lost the state championship on a last second field goal against our rivals in high school and I was more gutted after last year’s loss of Griz-Cat than I was after that game,” Delaney said. “One thing I’m thankful for, even though I’m not playing anymore, is seeing those seniors, knowing how heartbroken they were and there was nothing they could do about it. “They didn’t get another game. They didn’t get another opportunity. I hurt for them, but I was so, so thankful that I got another shot. Granted, my shot’s not the same thing I thought it was gonna be at the time, but I’m glad to be a part of this team that has another shot at those guys. “I’ll never forget that feeling after last year. Everybody that was associated with that game last year will never forget that feeling. I hope the complacency that we had never comes back. I’ll forever have lost to the Cats in Wa-Griz my last time playing there, but I have the opportunity to have never lost to the Cats in Bozeman.”

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GRIZ TRIVIA ‌1. Montana is on a 3. The game used to long winning streak for be played in Butte. When games in Bozeman. was the last time the When was the last time game was held in Butte? the Bobcats won on their a) 1926 home turf? b) 1932 a) 1983, MSU win 28-8 c) 1947 b) 1985, MSU win 41-18 d) 1951 c) 2003, MSU win 27-20 d) 2005, MSU win 16-1 4. The 111th meeting in 2011 no longer counts in the all-time record. 2. The Brawl of the Why? Wild rivalry dates back to 1897. Who won the a) Montana State played first game and what was a transfer before his the score? transfer year was up. a) Montana win, 18-6 b) Montana win, 6-0 c) Montana State win, 5-0 d) Montana State win, 38-0

Answers: 1) D. 2) A. 3) D. 4) B.

b) Montana had to vacate the win due to multiple NCAA infractions. c) Players from both teams played when they were academically ineligible. d) Montana State was found to have recruiting violations.

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