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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Thomas Brooks-Fletcher
team player
TBF happy with his roles as backup running back, team leader
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By BILL SPELTZ of the Missoulian
e’s fine with being the next guy in line. Maybe it’s not exactly what Thomas Brooks-Fletcher had in mind when he signed to play for the Montana Griz five years ago. Maybe it’s not what he expected after a redshirt freshman season in which he started three games at running back, including two in the playoffs, and averaged over five yards a carry. But Thomas is a grownup. And a realist. For the past two and a half seasons he’s played behind two of the best running backs to ever don maroon and silver. In his sophomore season it was Lex Hilliard, currently a member of the Miami Dolphins. Then came Chase Reynolds. Someone with less character might not have taken it so well. Someone more selfcentered might have transferred. That’s what makes the hard-working Brooks-Fletcher so valuable to the Griz. He’s an unselfish senior leader who sets a tone with his loyalty and representation of the Griz on campus and off, where he does volunteer work. “Just being around the guys and this program, I feel like I’m part of a family,” the Seattle area native said. “I wouldn’t want to just leave my family, no matter what was going on. “As an athlete, you’re never really satisfied with one or two carries a game. But at the same time, if you’re winning and it’s working for the team, you have to put aside whatever’s going on and be a team player. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Brooks-Fletcher is averaging less than four carries per game this season. But he’s the kind of backup that can turn it on when his team needs him most. Last Saturday when Reynolds was dinged up and needed a short rest in a game against Cal Poly, Brooks-Fletcher responded with a season-high 29 yards on five totes. “He’s one of the guys I respect the most here,” Reynolds said. “Coming here he helped me out and we’re real close.
Thomas Brooks-Fletcher rushes for yards against Northern Arizona last month in Flagstaff, Ariz. “Just like (Saturday) you saw him go out there and give it his all. I’d love to watch him run all game if I wasn’t a running back. He plays with so much emotion, so much heart. And he doesn’t give up. The guy is one of the hardest practicers on the team and it shows in the games.” Brooks-Fletcher also prides himself on
being there for teammates off the field. At a time when rumblings about the behavior of Montana’s minority football players have arisen, Brooks-Fletcher has stood tall as positive role model. “Some of those younger guys that are minorities kind of look up to me because I’ve been in the program so long, kind of respect me to a certain degree,” said the
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fifth-year African-American player. “I take that role pretty seriously and try to be the best man I can be on and off the field. I hang out with a bunch of those guys all the time. We’re like a big family. If those guys have any problems and want to talk to me about it, I give them my expertise with See TBF, Page G18
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack
BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (5-0)
Griz
Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Montana Opponents
14 28
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36.0 149.4 4.0 97-160-4 277.2 8.7 426.6 6.2 37-74 27:39 8-5 14-24.3 12-17.2 17-40.1 4-22 62 23
31 14
16.8 72.4 2.4 128-211-6 271.0 6.4 343.4 4.8 29-81 32:21 8-4 27-18.8 3-6.0 31-35.4 4-29 66 19
7 0
Offensive leaders Rushing Chase Reynolds 107-400 (3.7 ypc.), long 29, 6 TDs Peter Nguyen 13-104 (8.0 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Andrew Selle 13-71 (5.5 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDs Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 19-63 (3.3 ypc.), long 13, 0 TDs Dan Moore 12-35 (2.9 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Justin Roper 4-18 (4.5 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Beau Donaldson 1-1, 1 TD Passing Andrew Selle 65-103-1 for 912 yards, long 68, 10 TDs Justin Roper 32-56-2 for 474 yards, long 84, 4 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards Receiving Marc Mariani 22-492 (22.4 ypc.), long 84, 5 TDs Tyler Palmer 19-247 (13.0 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD Sam Gratton 12-120 (12.0 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Chase Reynolds 12-103 (8.6 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDs Jabin Sambrano 9-137 (15.2 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDs Stephen Pfahler 8-93 (11.6 ypc.), long 25, 3 TDs Dan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDs
Defensive leaders Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 36, 16 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 30, 14 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 27, 8 unassisted DE Severin Campbell 25, 6 unassisted
FS Shann Schillinger 25, 10 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 22, 4 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 22, 6 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 20, 12 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 19, 12 unassisted DE Jace Palmer 15, 3 unassisted Tackles for loss DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 DT Tyler Hobbs 3-8 CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6 DE Severin Campbell 3-6 Sacks
LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6 DT Tyler Hobbs 1-5
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180 84
Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 2-0, 0 TDs SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs DE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs FS Shann Schillinger 1-0, 0 TDs Fumbles forced-recovered LB Jordan Tripp 0-2 DT Austin Mullins 1-0 LB Brandon Fisher 0-1 DE Severin Campbell 0-1 FS Mike McCord 1-0 LB Alex Shaw 0-1 DT Austin Mullins 5 CB Trumaine Johnson 4 CB Keith Thompson 4 DE Jace Palmer 3
Pass breakups
Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 24-24/4-8, long 54, 1 blocked, 36 points Punting Sean Wren 17-40.1, long 60, 4 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 6-16.3, long 47, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 6-27.8, long 50, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 5-29.2, long 61, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 1-21, 0 TDs
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Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards
27.5 145.8 4.5 132-199-5 259.0 7.8 404.8 6.2 38-84 28:44 13-8 27-18.3 10-5.5 33-38.6 14-95
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48 17
41 45
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Sept. 5...............................WESTERN OREGON (W, 35-14) Sept. 12...............................................at California (L, 59-7) Sept. 19......................................... N. COLORADO (W,16-0) Sept. 26.......................... at Sacramento State (W, 56-30) Oct. 3 at Idaho State (W, 38-3) Oct. 10........................................... WEBER STATE (L, 13-31) Oct. 17...................................................................at Montana Oct. 24....................................................... MONTANA STATE Oct. 31.....................................................vs. Portland State* Nov. 7................................................................................. open Nov. 14....................................................... at Southern Utah Nov. 21..................................................at Northern Arizona
22.8 141.7 3.9 125-205-5 223.8 6.6 365.5 5.2 31-86 31:16 17-9 25-28.4 15-3.7 29-40.7 15-93 27 27
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DT Renard Williams 5-41 DE Jacob Kragt 2.5-13 NT Josh Jacobson 2-17 DE Paul Ena 2-11
Offensive leaders
Interceptions FS Kevin Hatch 3-0, long 0, 0 TDs SS Matt Johnson 1-33, 1 TD LB J.C. Sherritt 1-36, 1 TD
Rushing Taiwan Jones 76-641 (8.4 ypc.), long 96, 9 TDs Tyler Hart 31-103 (3.3 ypc.), long 18, 1 TD Darriell Beaumonte 28-95 (3.4 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Chase King 14-61 (4.4 ypc.), long 25, 0 TDs Tony Davis 1-9, 0 TDs
Fumbles forced-recovered LB J.C. Sherritt 3-2 LB Tyler Washburn 3-0 DE Jacob Kragt 0-3 SS Matt Johnson 2-0
Passing Matt Nichols 126-191-5 for 1,529 yards, long 53, 10 TDs Jeff Minnerly 4-6-0 for 6 yards, long 6, 0 TDs Scott Burgett 2-2-0 for 19 yards, long 18, 0 TDs
FS Kevin Hatch 4 CB Lonnie Hosley 3 CB Jesse Hoffman 2 LB J.C. Sherritt 2
Receiving Tony Davis 34-367 (10.8 ypc.), long 49, 0 TDs Aaron Boyce 32-520 (16.2 ypc.), long 53, 5 TDs Nathan Overbay 24-261 (10.9 ypc.), long 24, 4 TDs Taiwan Jones 12-113 (9.4 ypc.), long 23, 0 TDs
Special teams leaders
Defensive leaders
PATs/Field goals Mike Jarrett 21-23/2-4, long 49, 0 blocked, 27 points
Tackles LB J.C. Sherritt 84, 37 unassisted LB Matt Johnson 41, 21 unassisted FS Kevin Hatch 35, 20 unassisted LB Kyle Wilkins 33, 5 unassisted LB Makai Borden 31, 9 unassisted LB J.C. Sherritt 11-16 DT Renard Williams 9-52 DT David Miles 5-12
Pass breakups
Punting Cameron Zuber 23-40.0, long 64, 11 inside 20, 0 blocked Matt Nichols 10-35.4, long 48, 1 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Tony Davis 6-8.0, long 25, 0 TDs Lonnie Hosley 2-3.5, long 7
Tackles for loss
Kickoff returns Taiwan Jones 12-20.2, long 52, 0 TDs J.T. Leggin 6-15.2, long 24, 0 TDs
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A
Houston Stockton
Stockton reflects on having a famous dad you’re the son of Nada Stockton, right? A: Yes. The son of basketball legend Q: So, that was just a little joke. John Stockton is doing his best to I figure you don’t get asked too keep the family legacy alive. No, much about your mom. Anyway … Houston Stockton won’t be suiting You blocked a punt in first quarter up in an NBA arena anytime soon, against UC Davis last year. What do but he is keeping a little-known you remember about that play? gridiron tradition alive as a junior A: Not a whole lot actually. I special teams standout with the remember after I blocked the punt Montana Grizzlies. I got lit up. I was looking in the air The younger Stockton, who for the ball when I got hit. That’s the wears No. 36, is on kick-off coverage most exciting play for me so far. and punt return coverage. His Q: Besides contributing on great grandfather was a fullback special teams you’re also a member at Gonzaga and had a brief pro of the scout team. How is practice football career in the 1920s. different during the week for scout Stockton returned last week team members? against Cal Poly after off-season A: Basically you playing the surgery to repair a torn labrum in his defense for the upcoming teams. left shoulder. His cousin, Shawn, is It’s kind of weird not playing our a sophomore guard on the Grizzly defense. You’re going off of cards basketball team. that Coach (Rob) Phenicie writes College football isn’t the only for us. family tradition Stockton is keeping Q: You’re not exactly a alive. Stockton, who walked on with heavyweight compared to a lot of the Griz in 2006, spent the past college football players at this level. summer working as a bartender at What do you do to make up for a Spokane’s Jack and Dan’s Tavern, lack of size to compete at this level? which was co-owned by his A: I have to play with leverage. grandfather for nearly 45 years. Against a bigger player you have “Getting back in the family to go low. You have to get better business, I guess,” Stockton said. angles to counter their size by going “A funny story is that (former Griz lower. running back) Brady Green had Q: What were some of the apparently gotten kicked out once. other schools interested in you for He was always bringing that up with football? me.” A: I talked to a lot about walking Q: Let’s get this out of the way, on. I talked to Montana State, Weber By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian
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State, Idaho, San Diego and Carroll. San Diego, Carroll and here were my top three choices. Q: Were any interested in you for basketball? A: On my recruiting visit here I played basketball against some of the basketball teams, I talked a little bit about walking on. A lot of small schools showed interest. The Zags asked me about walking on, but I think that was just a nice gesture on their part. Q: On a scale of 1 to 10, how good of a high school basketball player were you? A: I thought I was alright I guess. I’d say I’m about the same as I am at football. As far choosing between the two I just enjoyed football more. I’ve always like football. Q: Did you play point guard? A: I did. Q: Your full name is actually John Houston Stockton IV. Do you know the story behind your middle name? A: I don’t know where it came from. Q: Your great grandfather Hust Stockton played fullback when Gonzaga had a football team and is a part of football lore as a member of the Frankford Yellow Jackets who won 1926 NFL championship. When did you first hear about him and how much do you know about his football career? A: All throughout my childhood. He’s in the Gonzaga Hall of Fame. My grandfather had a bunch of
photos of him in his bar. He’s pretty much a stud. I think he was the same height as me, but like 220 pounds. Tough as nails. Q: Your father John played 19 seasons for the Utah Jazz and is the NBA’s all-time assists (15,806) and steals (3,265) leader. Growing up did you feel pressure to live up to such a successful athletic legacy? A: I never felt pressure to live up to anything. I thought it would be cool to be in the NBA growing up, but didn’t feel the pressure that everyone associates with being the son of a NBA player. Q: How often do you get asked a question like that? A: At least once a day. Q: Oh man, sorry about that. A: Don’t worry, it’s cool. Q: Has your family been to any games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium or any on the road? A: Yeah, they’ve come to a bunch actually. They came to last week’s game. They missed the game when I blocked the punt. They were pretty disappointed about that. Last season they went to the Eastern game. They’ve been to a game at Weber. And of course, they went to the national championship game, too. Q: You grew up in Salt Lake City and moved to Spokane, your father’s hometown, before your sophomore year in high school. Is See STOckton, Page G6
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A
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Q: Do you find people treat you differently once they learn who your father is? A: Yeah, for a short period. Until they realize I’m just like everyone else.
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there a difference between how Utah and Spokane view your father? A: In Utah he’s recognized by everybody and getting asked for autographs all the time. In Spokane people still recognize him, but it’s not nearly as bad. Q: What’s the best characteristic, physical or social trait, imparted on you by your dad? A: Work ethic, I guess. Seeing how hard he worked and seeing what he did day in and day out. I try to bring that mentality into my life to achieve my goals. Q: Would you say your dad would be the NBA player people would picture in their head if they heard the phrase short-shorts? A: I’m sure. Q: Did you ever give him grief about the length of his shorts? A: Not really. Everyone else was also doing that. Especially Stuart Scott on ESPN. Q: Do you find people treat you differently once they learn who your father is? A: Yeah, for a short period. Until they realize I’m just like everyone else.
Q: What’s the weirdest fan encounter you ever witnessed with your father? A: Well, I met a few kids in Utah and their (first) name was Stockton. Q: You father was a member of the legendary Dream Team for the 1992 Olympics and you traveled to Spain when you were probably about 5. When did you realize your dad was not just pretty famous around Utah, but recognized around the world as one of the best basketball players on the planet? A: Probably right around then in Barcelona. I could tell people were recognizing him. Q: Your dad also was recently inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Were you able to attend and what was that like? A: I did attend. It was awesome. It was fun hanging out with all those players and meeting all those NBA legends. Q: Do you have any brothers or sisters? A: I have three younger brothers and two sisters. Q: You graduated from Gonzaga Prep, where you also competed in baseball and
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basketball. There are four other players on the Grizzlies from the Spokane area. Do you ever joke about high school days with them? A: Hell, yeah. Tyler Hobbs and I joke all the time about a basketball game we played. Not many people know this, but Tyler Hobbs is a heck of a basketball player. We had a pretty good game against them and they were usually pretty good. We beat them. I was never matched up on him. He could stroke it. He was a good shooter. Q: What’s the best place to grab a bite to eat in Spokane? A: I’ll give a little plug here. Jack and Dan’s Bar and Grill. Q: Your grandfather Jack Stockton was a co-owner and helped run Jack & Dan’s Tavern in Spokane for roughly 45 years. Is he still closely associated with the bar? A: He retired a couple years ago, but he still gets coffee there in the morning. Q: Who was or is your favorite football player, past or present, to follow? A: The guy that got me into to football was Randy Moss. I’m a Vikings fan because
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The combination of EWU ranking dead-last in kickoff returns and UM ranking first in punt returns doesn’t bode well for the Eagles. I picture Mariani returning a punt to the house, followed by the Griz holding EWU to poor field position after the kickoff, which sets up another punt to Mariani. It’s a vicious
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks
HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY Season record: Fritz 27-4, Bill 24-7, Nick 28-3, Michael 27-4 By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian
After a short stint at the top of the How We See the Big Sky standings, I’ve settled into a comfortable second-place tie with Missoulian Griz football guru, Fritz Neighbor, one game back of the selfproclaimed Marc Mariani of the sports department, Nick Lockridge. Congratulations on your conference Player of the Week award, Marc and Nick. I know neither of you could have earned it without the other. Last week’s picks destroyed Bill Speltz, who called just two of five games correctly. But Speltz left the office with a smile last Saturday evening after his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes eked out a win over Michigan. Come to think of it, that made me grin a tad as well, but I digress. As we progress into the meat of the Big Sky schedule, the picks become tougher each week. You never know when a Northern Arizona will upset a Montana State at home like last week, though I suspect Neighbor may have had some inside information that led him to be the only staffer to pick the Lumberjacks over MSU. The recent chill in the air reminds us it’s the time of the season when the cream rises to the top, when big-time players
and NAU did a week ago. Michael: USD 35, MSU 31. Fritz: MSU 37, USD 18. Bill: MSU 24, USD 21. Nick: MSU 24, USD 17.
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make big-time plays and championships are won and lost. That being said, I’m going to go out on an limb and proclaim today to be my time to shine. Why is today the day I make my return to the top of the How We See the Big Sky leaderboard? What makes this week so special? Because today is my day. Because 36 years ago on Oct. 17, after braving a crosstown taxi ride during New York City rush hour, Harvey and Ellen Heinbach welcomed their first child into the world, named him Michael and the planet has never been the same. As a lively young lad growing up in Connecticut with an attention span no more than that of a flea, I didn’t spend much time thinking about Big Sky Conference football. The truth is, though I’ve called Missoula home for 15 years, until recently I spent more time thinking about girls and getting Springsteen tickets than I did about the Big Sky gridiron. But nowadays, Big Sky football dominates my brain. Week after week I relentlessly crunch numbers and study trends in order to accurately pick the outcome of league games. The hope is that in the end I’ll finish the season on top, much to the embarrassment of my coworkers. I’m sure native Montanans like Neighbor and Lockridge cringe at the thought of
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n Sacramento State (2-3) at No. 15 Weber State (3-3): The Hornets took an unofficial bye week last Saturday when they romped past winless Idaho State. The Wildcats vaulted The picks from No. 21 to No. 15 in this week’s poll after n No. 21 Eastern Washington (4-2) at. No. they handily defeated Eastern Washington 3 Montana (5-0): The Eagles are coming off 31-13. Defensive tackle Ryan Eastman their first Big Sky defeat when they fell to Weber State 31-13, dropping them from 14th returned to the WSU lineup after three games away due to injury, tallied three sacks and to 21st in this week’s Sports Network NCAA Football Championship Subdivision poll. EWU helped the defense hold EWU to just 35 yards will be hungry, but can the Eagles outperform rushing. the Griz before more than 25,000 boisterous Michael: WSU 27, Sac State 9. Fritz: Weber Montana fans wearing pink for Team Up 40, Sac State 20. Bill: WSU 32, Sac State 17. Montana Breast Cancer Awareness Day? I Nick: WSU 30, Sac State 23. think not. Michael: Griz 30, EWU 19. Fritz: Griz 19, n Northern Colorado (1-5) at Idaho State EWU 7. Bill: Griz 35, EWU 21. Nick: Griz 29, (0-6): The stench from this one might reach all EWU 19. the way to Missoula as the league’s two worst n South Dakota (3-3) at Montana State teams take their best shot at a league win. (3-2): After falling 24-23 in overtime to a UC UNC is averaging 13 points a game in their Davis squad that gave the Grizzlies fits earlier four losses, while the Bengals have averaged this season, the Coyotes travel to Bozeman 12.3 points in their three conference defeats. with something to prove. USD ranks 14th This one will be about as attractive as a lastin the FCS in points per game (33.2), is 14th minute prom date. in rushing offense (190.8 ypg) and seventh Michael: UNC 13, ISU 12. Fritz: ISU 12, in passing efficiency (153.5). Look for the Coyotes to spread the ball across the field and UNC 10. Bill: UNC 31, ISU 14. Nick: UNC 35, exploit the Bobcat defense as Jerome Souers ISU 14. *UL]]O\ &DELQHWV DQG &RXQWHUV LV \RXU ORFDO 6KRZSODFH GHDOHU :H IDEULFDWH VROLG VXUIDFH DQG ODPLQDWH FRXQWHUWRSV /HW XV KHOS \RX GHVLJQ \RXU GUHDP NLWFKHQ
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Big sky conference statistics n Team statistics Through Oct. 10 SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Montana 5 24 24 0 0 4 0 180 NAU 5 19 17 1 0 6 0 151 Weber 6 22 16 2 0 7 2 177 EWU 6 23 21 0 0 2 0 165 Sac State 5 15 13 0 0 6 0 121 PSU 6 14 11 1 0 9 0 124 MSU 5 9 7 0 0 8 1 87 UNC 6 10 9 1 0 5 0 86 ISU 6 7 6 1 0 4 0 62 USHING OFFENSE R G Montana 5 EWU 6 Sac State 5 Weber State 6 MSU 5 No. Arizona 5 No. Colorado 6 Portland State 6 Idaho State 6
Att 186 195 171 199 185 142 190 164 171
Yds 747 875 657 786 653 526 578 504 193
Avg 36.0 30.2 29.5 27.5 24.2 20.7 17.4 14.3 10.3
Avg TD Yds/G 4.0 9 149.4 4.5 11 145.8 3.8 6 131.4 3.9 6 131.0 3.5 4 130.6 3.7 6 105.2 3.0 3 96.3 3.1 3 84.0 1.1 1 32.2
S CORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts Avg Montana 5 10 9 0 0 5 0 84 16.8 EWU 6 17 15 0 0 6 1 137 22.8 Weber 6 18 12 0 0 6 0 138 23.0 MSU 5 13 11 0 0 8 1 115 23.0 UNC 6 20 17 0 0 7 1 160 26.7 PSU 6 23 21 2 0 5 0 178 29.7 NAU 5 19 17 1 0 6 0 151 30.2 Sac State 5 21 20 1 0 5 0 163 32.6 ISU 6 34 32 0 0 9 2 267 44.5 USHING DEFENSE R G Montana 5 MSU 5 PSU 6 NAU 5 Weber 6 EWU 6 Sac State 5 UNC 6 ISU 6
TD 3 0 7 6 8 11 13 8 15
Yds/G 71.4 72.6 117.7 129.0 135.8 141.7 173.0 180.2 227.7
Yds Avg 1936 8.6 1599 9.3 1859 7.1 1386 8.7 1554 7.8 1029 7.6 1163 6.2 961 6.4 1121 5.4
TD 9 13 16 14 10 7 6 5 6
P/G 322.7 319.8 309.8 277.2 259.0 205.8 193.8 192.2 186.8
T OTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg Weber 6 786 1859 462 2645 5.7 Montana 5 747 1386 346 2133 6.2 NAU 5 526 1599 314 2125 6.8 PSU 6 504 1936 390 2440 6.3 EWU 6 875 1554 394 2429 6.2 Sac State 5 657 1029 306 1686 5.5 MSU 5 653 961 335 1614 4.8 UNC 6 578 1163 379 1741 4.6 ISU 6 193 1121 380 1314 3.5
TD 22 23 19 12 21 13 9 9 7
P/G 440.8 426.6 425.0 406.7 404.8 337.2 322.8 290.2 219.0
ASS OFFENSE P G Att PSU 6 226 NAU 5 172 WSU 6 263 UM 5 160 EWU 6 199 Sac 5 135 UNC 6 189 MSU 5 150 ISU 6 209
Att Yds 150 357 167 363 205 706 177 645 199 815 220 850 185 865 236 1081 222 1366
Cp Int 133 10 122 3 170 12 97 4 132 5 80 5 111 3 91 5 110 11
ASS DEFENSE P G Att NC 6 173 EWU 6 205 ISU 6 198 Weber 6 177 Sac 5 171 Montana 5 211 PSU 6 194 ISU 5 204 MSU 5 204
Cp Int 107 7 125 5 126 5 98 7 109 5 128 6 111 5 137 3 120 8
Pct. 58.8 70.9 64.6 60.6 66.3 59.3 58.7 60.7 52.6
Pct. 61.8 61.0 63.6 55.4 63.7 60.7 57.2 67.2 58.8
T OTAL DEFENSE G Run Pass Plays Montana 5 357 1360 361 EWU 6 850 1343 425 UNC 6 1081 1176 409 MSU 5 363 1539 371 Weber 6 815 1522 376 PSU 6 706 1659 399 NAU 5 645 1538 381 Sac State 5 865 1350 356 ISU 6 1366 1384 420
Avg 2.4 2.2 3.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.7 4.6 6.2
Yds Avg TD 1176 6.8 12 1343 6.6 6 1384 7.0 14 1522 8.6 7 1350 7.9 7 1360 6.4 7 1659 8.6 14 1538 7.5 13 1539 7.5 13
Yds 1717 2193 2257 1902 2337 2365 2183 2215 2750
Avg 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.5
TD 10 17 20 13 15 21 19 20 29
P/G 196.0 223.8 230.7 253.7 270.0 272.0 276.5 307.6 307.8 P/G 343.4 365.5 376.2 380.4 389.5 394.2 436.6 443.0 458.3
ICKOFF RETURNS K Weber State Portland State Sacramento State Montana Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Idaho State Montana State Eastern Washington
G 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 6
PUNT RETURNS Montana Weber State Northern Colorado Montana State Eastern Washington Portland State Idaho State Northern Arizona Sacramento State
G 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5
PUNTING Weber Montana No. Arizona E. Wash. No. Colo. PSU MSU Sac State Idaho State
Avg PR Avg TB 42.9 23 1.0 1 40.1 18 1.1 0 40.8 97 4.2 0 38.6 56 1.7 3 38.8 99 2.8 2 39.5 61 2.7 3 41.9 149 5.0 4 37.4 100 4.0 0 39.5 290 6.7 1
No. Yds 24 1029 17 681 23 938 33 1274 36 1397 23 909 30 1256 25 935 43 1700
ASS EFFICIENCY P G Att Cp NAU 5 172 122 Montana 5 160 97 EWU 6 199 132 PSU 6 226 133 Weber 6 263 170 Sac State 5 135 80 MSU 5 150 91 UNC 6 189 111 ISU 6 209 110
Ret 23 30 21 15 22 21 40 21 27
Ret Yds 12 207 13 203 17 124 11 72 10 55 10 54 13 47 11 34 5 3
Pct 70.9 60.6 66.3 58.8 64.6 59.3 60.7 58.7 52.6
Int 3 4 5 10 12 5 5 3 11
T URNOVER MARGIN Gained G Fum Int Tot Fum NAU 5 5 3 8 4 Montana 5 4 6 10 5 EWU 6 9 5 14 8 No. Colo. 6 4 7 11 8 Weber 6 6 7 13 2 MSU 5 2 8 10 8 Sac State 5 3 5 8 7 ISU 6 8 5 13 12 PSU 6 3 5 8 8 ASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY P G Att Cp Int Montana 5 211 128 6 EWU 6 205 125 5 Weber 6 177 98 7 UNC 6 173 107 7 MSU 5 204 120 8 Sac State 5 171 109 5 ISU 6 198 126 5 PSU 6 194 111 5 NAU 5 204 137 3 F IRST DOWNS Weber State E. Washington Montana Portland State Northern Arizona Montana State Northern Colorado Sacramento State Idaho State
G 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6
PPONENT 1ST DOWNS O G Rush Montana 5 20
Avg 25.4 24.3 23.0 22.7 22.5 22.0 19.9 19.0 18.3
TD Avg 0 17.2 0 15.6 0 7.3 0 6.5 0 5.5 0 5.4 0 3.6 0 3.1 0 0.6
Yds 1599 1386 1554 1936 1859 1029 961 1163 1121
TD 13 14 10 9 16 7 5 6 6
Net 41.1 39.0 36.6 35.1 34.9 34.3 34.2 33.4 32.3 Effic 170.5 157.3 143.5 135.1 135.0 133.0 118.8 117.7 96.6
Lost Int Tot Mar P/G 3 7 +1 0.20 4 9 +1 0.20 5 13 +1 0.17 3 11 +0 0.00 12 14 -1 -0.17 5 13 -3 -0.60 5 12 -4 -0.80 11 23 -10 -1.67 10 18 -10 -1.67 Pct 60.7 61.0 55.4 61.8 58.8 63.7 63.6 57.2 67.2
G Rush 6 45 6 45 5 40 6 26 5 29 5 43 6 36 5 35 6 16
RD-DN CONVERSIONS 3 Montana Eastern Washington Weber State Sacramento State Portland State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State Idaho State
Yds TD 584 0 730 1 483 0 340 0 496 0 463 0 797 0 400 0 493 0
Yds 1360 1343 1522 1176 1539 1350 1384 1659 1538
Pass 84 68 56 68 60 41 46 41 49
Conv 37 38 43 27 36 34 21 26 15
Pass 63
TD 7 6 7 12 13 7 14 14 13
Effic 120.1 120.8 132.7 133.7 135.4 137.7 140.6 147.7 148.6
Pen Total 11 140 7 120 6 102 7 101 7 96 7 91 7 89 5 81 13 78 Att 74 84 99 65 87 89 59 75 83
Pct 50.0 45.2 43.4 41.5 41.4 38.2 35.6 34.7 18.1
Pen Total 6 89
Portland State 6 Montana State 5 Sacramento State 5 Northern Colorado 6 Weber State 6 Eastern Washington 6 Northern Arizona 5 daho State 6
37 33 42 58 42 44 34 66
60 66 58 44 60 60 72 57
9 9 9 8 9 9 7 6
PP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS O G Conv Weber State 6 21 Montana 5 29 Eastern Washington 6 31 Montana State 5 27 Idaho State 6 30 Northern Colorado 6 36 Portland State 6 39 Sacramento State 5 28 Northern Arizona 5 48
Att 70 81 86 74 76 91 94 67 87
106 108 109 110 111 113 113 129 Pct 30.0 35.8 36.0 36.5 39.5 39.6 41.5 41.8 55.2
SACKS BY Weber State Eastern Washington Montana State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Sacramento State Portland State Idaho State Montana
G 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 5
Sacks 14 14 11 11 11 10 9 5 4
Yards 80 95 75 80 67 57 66 33 22
SACKS AGAINST Montana Sacramento State Northern Arizona Weber State Montana State Portland State Eastern Washington Northern Colorado Idaho State
G 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6
Sacks 6 6 6 10 12 12 14 16 18
Yards 35 52 37 63 85 73 79 104 123
PENALTIES Sacramento State Northern Colorado Montana State Idaho State Portland State Weber State Montana Eastern Washington Northern Arizona
G 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
No 30 36 35 45 39 46 33 48 28
OPPONENT PENALTIES Idaho State Weber State Montana Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State Eastern Washington Sacramento State Portland State
G 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 6
No 57 51 39 40 31 30 36 28 34
Yds 243 302 284 341 363 374 327 393 337
Avg 48.6 50.3 56.8 56.8 60.5 62.3 65.4 65.5 67.4
Yds Avg/G 513 85.5 467 77.8 362 72.4 357 59.5 277 55.4 266 53.2 313 52.2 260 52.0 305 50.8
T IME OF POSSESSION G Weber State 6 Montana State 5 Portland State 6 Northern Colorado 6 Eastern Washington 6 Sacramento State 5 Idaho State 6 Montana 5 Northern Arizona 5
Total Time 204:49 148:19 176:50 172:27 172:24 140:29 166:53 138:15 136:38
Avg 34:08 29:39 29:28 28:44 28:44 28:05 27:48 27:39 27:19
ICKOFF COVERAGE K G No. MSU 5 23 Montana 5 31 Idaho State 6 17 NAU 5 30 Sac State 5 25 PSU 6 28 Weber 6 34 UNC 6 21 EWU 6 32
Avg Retn 66.3 312 63.5 507 65.8 211 64.5 490 61.4 465 64.8 560 63.8 652 61.4 438 59.7 709
TB 8 3 8 8 0 3 4 3 3
Reynolds, UM Mason, MSU Harris, UNC Palmer, MSU Knickrehm, ISU McClintock, PSU INTERCEPTIONS Rider, MSU Bignell, MSU Shead, PSU TJohnson, UM Hatch, EWU M.Smith, Sac Askew, UNC Hewitt, UNC Brown, WSU Hadley, WSU
3.7 5.8 4.7 3.7 2.4 4.2
Int Yds 3 12 3 3 3 49 2 0 3 0 2 80 2 112 2 40 2 34 2 20
6 2 2 2 0 0
TD 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
29 26 45 29 20 27
Lg 12 3 31 0 0 83 88 39 34 20
80.0 71.0 59.3 41.4 31.2 30.5 Int/G 0.60 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.40 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
Cp 120 125 167 126 76 89 107 65 65 32
Int 3 9 11 5 4 5 3 1 7 2
Pct. 70.6 59.0 64.5 66.0 58.9 61.0 59.4 63.1 50.4 57.1
Yds TD 1575 12 1863 9 1819 16 1529 10 986 7 954 5 1114 4 912 10 708 5 474 4
P/G 315.0 310.5 303.2 254.8 197.2 190.8 185.7 182.4 141.6 118.5
PASS EFFICIENCY Att Orms, UNC 7 Herrick, NAU 170 Selle, UM 103 Nichols, EWU 191 Roper, UM 56 Hubel, PSU 212 Higgins, WSU 259 Smith, Sac 129 Iddins, MSU 146 Waggener, NC 180
Cp Int 4 0 120 3 65 1 126 5 32 2 125 9 167 11 76 4 89 5 107 3
Pct. 57.1 70.6 63.1 66.0 57.1 59.0 64.5 58.9 61.0 59.4
Yds TD 49 2 1575 12 912 10 1529 10 474 4 1863 9 1819 16 986 7 954 5 1114 4
Eff. 210.2 168.2 167.6 145.3 144.7 138.3 135.4 134.8 120.3 115.4
TOTAL OFFENSE G Run Herrick, NAU 5 -14 Hubel, PSU 6 -57 Higgins, Weber 6 -58 Nichols, EWU 6 8 Selle, UM 5 71 Iddins, MSU 5 15 Smith, Sac 5 -47 Waggener, NC 6 -52 Blum, ISU 5 -43 Roper, UM 4 18
Pass Plays Tot P/G 1575 184 1561 312.2 1863 230 1806 301.0 1819 274 1761 293.5 1529 223 1537 256.2 912 116 983 196.6 954 178 969 193.8 986 144 939 187.8 1114 211 1062 177.0 708 160 665 133.0 474 60 492 123.0
PUNT RETURNS Ret Mariani, Montana 6 Toone, Weber 11 Lutz, UNC 16 Meadows, NAU 9 Thomas, MSU 7 KICK RETURNS Ret Nguyen, Montana 5 Sambrano, Montana 6 Bolen, Weber 21 Woods, PSU 29 Meadows, NAU 6 Burnley, UNC 9 Shanks, NAU 14 Ponciano, ISU 34 Jones, EWU 12 Gilbert, MSU 9
Net 45.8 45.3 44.0 42.8 42.8 42.6 42.3 37.7 35.6
RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Lg Avg T.Smith, Weber 6 146 668 4.6 5 49 111.3 T.Jones, EWU 6 76 641 8.4 9 96 106.8 Henderson, NAU 5 96 443 4.6 4 69 88.6 Dailey, Sac 5 77 431 5.6 2 69 86.2
PUNTING Fisher, MSU Vanderweilen, ISU Snoy, Weber Rauschert, NAU Wren, Montana Zuber, EWU Duyndam, PSU
Individual statistics
G 5 5 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 6
400 355 356 207 156 183
PASSING YARDS Att Herrick, NAU 170 Hubel, PSU 212 Higgins, WSU 259 Nichols, EWU 191 Smith, Sac 129 Iddins, MSU 146 Waggener, NC 180 Selle, UM 103 Blum, ISU 129 Roper, UM 56
RECEIVING Berry, NAU Fry, PSU Mariani, Montana Boyce, EWU Phillips, Weber Toone, Weber Kirven, PSU Thompson, UNC Woods, PSU Reed, Sac
Yds 1525 1970 1119 1934 1534 1814 2170 1290 1909
5 107 5 61 6 75 5 56 5 66 6 44
G Rec 5 35 6 38 5 22 6 32 5 23 6 42 6 26 6 34 6 30 4 15
Yds 98 178 118 37 13
TD Long 0 47 0 44 0 24 0 11 0 11
Yds 146 167 532 707 143 210 319 710 243 166 Yds TD 557 4 649 1 492 5 520 5 419 4 500 4 495 4 453 4 419 3 254 2
No. 22 39 24 23 17 23 22
Avg 16.3 16.2 7.4 4.1 1.9
TD Long Avg 0 61 29.2 0 50 27.8 0 67 25.3 1 97 24.4 0 40 23.8 0 32 23.3 0 57 22.8 0 46 20.9 0 52 20.2 0 29 18.4 Lg 81 56 84 53 80 47 91 80 96 48
Yds 998 1700 1029 938 681 920 856
Avg P/G 15.9 111.4 17.1 108.2 22.4 98.4 16.2 86.7 18.2 83.8 11.9 83.3 19.0 82.5 13.3 75.5 14.0 69.8 16.9 63.5 Lg 77 76 66 54 60 64 65
Avg 45.4 43.6 42.9 40.8 40.1 40.0 38.9
Kaman, UNC Heath, Sac
36 25
ALL PURPOSE YARDS G Run Woods, PSU 6 -2 Ponciano, ISU 6 11 TJones, EWU 6 641 T.Smith, Weber 6 668 Henderson, NAU 5 443 Mariani, UM 5 0 Toone, Weber 6 2 Bolen, Weber 6 119 Berry, NAU 5 0 Fry, PSU 6 0
1397 935
Rcv PR KR 419 45 707 291 15 710 113 0 243 223 0 0 226 0 0 492 98 21 500 178 52 77 0 532 557 0 0 649 0 0
56 51
38.8 37.4
Yds 1169 1027 997 891 669 611 732 728 557 649
P/G 194.8 171.2 166.2 148.5 133.8 122.2 122.0 121.3 111.4 108.2
SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Reynolds, UM 5 8 0 0 0 48 T.Jones, EWU 6 9 0 0 0 54 McKnight, UM 5 0 24 4 0 36 Henderson, NAU 5 6 0 0 0 36 Myers, NAU 5 0 17 6 0 35 Diniz, Sac 5 0 13 6 0 31 Cunningham, MSU 5 0 7 8 0 31 Brown, PSU 6 0 10 9 0 37 Mariani, UM 5 5 0 0 0 30 Snoy, Weber 6 0 12 7 0 33 FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. Cunningham, MSU 5 8 10 80.0 Brown, PSU 6 9 14 64.3 Diniz, Sac State 5 6 6 100.0 Myers, NAU 5 6 8 75.0 Snoy, Weber 6 7 12 58.3 York, UNC 5 5 8 62.5 McKnight, Montana 5 4 8 50.0 Huk, ISU 6 4 7 57.1 Jarrett, EWU 6 2 4 50.0 TACKLES (All positions) G Pos Solo Sherritt, EWU 6 LB 38 Storms, ISU 6 LB 28 Schrader, Sac 5 DB 28 Arias, ISU 6 LB 16 Brown, Weber 6 DB 25 King, UNC 6 LB 22 Estrada, 5 DB 26 Sedillo, Weber 6 LB 16 Thomas, NAU 5 LB 18 EPedersen, PSU 5 LB 16 Hewitt, UNC 6 DB 24 Lebsock, UM 5 LB 16 Tew, ISU 6 DB 24 Bignell, MSU 5 LB 11 Rider, MSU 5 DB 21 Holmesly, ISU 6 DB 20 Fisher, UM 4 LB 8 Julio, NAU 5 DB 15 Askew, UNC 6 CB 23 Pleasant, ISU 6 DB 19 Gordon, Sac 5 DB 19 Gazzerro, MSU 5 LB 11 Michon, UNC 6 DB 25 Stoll, UM 5 DB 14 Borden, EWU 5 LB 9 Worthingtn, NAU 5 LB 9 Price, MSU 4 LB 15 Hatch, EWU 6 DB 20 Johnson, Sac 5 LB 9 Rau, PSU 6 LB 13 Dumas, NAU 5 DB 18 Vance, NAU 5 DE 12 Wilkins, EWU 6 LB 5 SACKS Bond, NAU Linehan, Weber Clark, Sac Williams, EWU Vance, NAU King, UNC White, Sac Hernon, UNC Moore, Sac Kragt, EWU
Ast Tot 46 84 38 66 27 55 38 54 27 52 29 51 16 42 34 50 22 40 24 40 22 46 20 36 18 42 24 35 14 35 21 41 19 27 18 33 16 39 20 39 13 32 20 31 12 37 16 30 21 30 21 30 9 24 15 35 20 29 21 34 10 28 16 28 28 33
P/G 9.6 9.0 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.5 P/G 1.60 1.50 1.20 1.20 1.17 1.00 0.80 0.67 0.33
P/G Sack 14.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 8.7 0.0 8.5 3.0 8.4 0.0 8.3 0.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 7.2 1.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.6 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 1.0 6.4 0.0 6.2 1.0 6.2 1.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 5.8 0.0 5.7 2.0 5.6 1.0 5.6 3.0 5.5 0.0
G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/G 5 DE 5 1 29 5.5 1.10 6 DE 5 0 39 5.0 0.83 5 DL 4 0 24 4.0 0.80 6 DL 4 0 34 4.0 0.67 5 DE 3 0 21 3.0 0.60 6 LB 3 0 32 3.0 0.50 4 LB 2 0 16 2.0 0.50 6 DE 2 2 13 3.0 0.50 5 DL 2 1 10 2.5 0.50 6 DL 2 1 13 2.5 0.42
T ACKLES FOR LOSS G Fletcher, MSU 5 Clark, Sac 5 Sherritt, EWU 6 Bond, NAU 5 Williams, EWU 6 Jacobs, PSU 6 Linehan, Weber 6 White, Sac 4 Moore, Sac 5 King, UNC 6
Pos Solo Ast Yds DE 6 6 32 DL 7 2 33 LB 8 3 16 DE 6 2 37 DL 7 2 46 DT 6 2 24 DE 6 0 41 LB 4 0 25 DL 4 2 16 LB 5 1 35
Tot 9.0 8.0 9.5 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.5
P/G 1.80 1.60 1.58 1.40 1.33 1.17 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.92
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No. Name Pos Hgt 2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4
Wgt Year 197 So. 175 Sr. 203 Jr. 195 So. 170 Fr. 210 Jr. 197 Fr. 195 So. 225 Sr. 170 Jr. 219 Jr. 180 Fr. 175 Fr. 185 Fr.
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170 215 215 190 180 175
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Oceanside, Calif. San Diego Buford, Ga. Corona, Calif. Butte Porterville, Calif.
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Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr.
Post Falls, Idaho Bellevue, Wash. Franklin, Tenn. Billings Drummond Seattle Dillon Scottsdale, Ariz. Missoula Spokane, Wash. Missoula Drummond Tucson, Ariz. Seattle Deer Lodge Wright, Wyo. Baker Boise, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho Missoula Missoula Missoula Missoula Twin Bridges Denver Billings Huntley Project San Bernardino, Calif. Great Falls Helena Great Falls Fort Benton Bozeman) Long Beach, Calif. Helena Union City, Calif. Billings Missoula Missoula Vancouver, Wash. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Drummond Spokane, Wash. Choteau Portland, Ore. Dillon Sidney Bonita, Calif. Orcas Island, Wash. Havre Missoula Portland, Ore. Vancouver, B.C. Belgrade Missoula Fairview Noxon Frenchtown San Leandro, Calif. Helena Ontario, Calif. Libby Gillette, Wyo. Yorba Linda, Calif. Choteau Kalispell Phoenix Ontario, Calif. Spokane, Wash.
LT 72 Levi Horn LG 74 Jon Opperud QB 12 Andrew Selle C 71 Alex Verlanic
or 18 Justin Roper K 83 Brody McKnight
RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk
WR 80 Marc Mariani
TE 88 Steven Pfahler
OFFENSIVE BACKUPS
DE 56 Evan C
CB 1 Lonnie H
QB 17 Gerald Kemp WR 23 Levi Buckles WR 7 Jeff Larson WR 8 Sam Gratton LT 70 David Arndt LG 57 Charles Burton
C 60 Blake Lebeau RG 66 Russell Piette RT 79 Kyle Hofmann RB 24 T. Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin
MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE
WR 9 Aaron Boyce
CB 3 Andrew Swink DE 42 Jace Palmer
WLB 32 Alex Shaw
DT 99 Tyler Hobbs
SS 4 Erik Stoll MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock
DT 54 Austin
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P 94 Sean Wren
DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby Alt LB 56 Brock Coyle DT 37 Carson Bender DE 90 Ryan Fetherston MLB 40 Caleb McSurdy SLB 53 Josh Stuberg
FS 39 Shann Schillinger
WLB CB CB FS SS
SLB 25 Brandon Fisher
44 Jordan Tripp 21 Keith Thompson 11 Brandon Dodson 9 Mike McCord 30 Mike Cummings
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P 45 Cameron Zuber
MLB 51 Tyler Washburn
NT 49 Tyler Jolley
FS 15 Kevin Hatch
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Paul Ena 55 DE Davis Miles 97 DT Josh Jacobson 90 NT Charles Moetului 95 DE
Jason Harris 18 Rusty Haehl 43 Dante Calcote 28 Brett Igbinoba 26 Billy Lechtenberg 41 Will Edge 36
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K 92 Mike Jarrett
RT 71 Chris Thomas RG 72 Nikolai Myers C 78 Chris Powers
QB 16 Matt Nichols
RB 22 Taiwan Jones
LG 70 Ryan Forney LT 60 Gabriel Jackson
TE 19 Nathan Overbay
WR 80 Nicholas Edwards
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Brandon Kaufmam 88 John Rice 73 Will Post 76 Ray Falelaulii 76 Clint Moquist 58
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John Rice 73 LT Tyler Hart 33 RB Nicholas Ramos 21 SB Matt Martin 82 TE Jeff Minnerly 14 QB Ashton Gant 2 WR
No. Name Pos 1 – Lonnie Hosley DB 2 – Ashton Gant WR 3 – Greg Herd WR 4 – J.C. Sherritt LB 6 – Nick Gauthier QB 7 – Kyle Wilkins LB 9 – Aaron Boyce WR 10 – Matt Johnson DB 11 – John Roberts DB 13 – Scott Burgett QB 14 – Jeff Minnerly QB 15 – Kevin Hatch DB 16 – Matt Nichols QB 17 – Jesse Hoffman DB 18 – Jason Harris LB 19 – Nathan Overbay TE 20 – Tony Davis WR 21 – Nicholas Ramos WR 22 – Taiwan Jones RB 23 – Ethen Robinson DB 24 – J.T. Leggin DB 25 – Domonic Sheppard DB 26 – Brett Igbinoba DB 27 – Makai Borden LB 28 – Dante Calcote DB 29 – Jeremy Chaten DB 30 – Darriell Beaumonte RB 31 – Ikaika Gleason WR 32 – Chase King RB 33 – Tyler Hart RB 34 – Artise Gauldin DB 36 – Will Edge DB 37 – Erich Armstrong DB 41 – Billy Lechtenberg DB 43 – Rusty Haehl LB 45 – Cameron Zuber P 47 – Bobby Gentry LB 48 – Grant Williams RB 49 – Tyler Jolley DL 51 – Tyler Washburn LB 52 – Nick Stewart OL 53 – Josh Antonson OL 55 – Paul Ena DL 56 – Evan Cook DL 58 – Clint Moquist OL 60 – Gabriel Jackson OL 63 – Levi Reynolds DL 68 – Kevin Miller K 70 – Ryan Forney OL 71 – Chris Thomas OL 72 – Nikolai Myers OL 73 – John Rice OL 76 – Will Post OL 78 – Chris Powers OL 79 – Brice Leahy OL 80 – Nicholas Edwards WR 82 – Matt Martin TE 83 – Brynsen Brown DE/WR 88 – Brandon Kaufman WR 90 – Josh Jacobson DL 91 – Jerry Ceja DL 92 – Mike Jarrett K 93 – Jake Potter LS 95 – Charles Moetului DL 96 or 75 – Ray Falelaulii FB/OL 97 – David Miles DL 98 – Renard Williams DL 99 – Jacob Kragt DL
Hgt 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-6 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules
Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILL SPELTZ/Missoulian
No. 21 Eastern Washington (3-1, 4-2) at No. 3 Montana (2-0, 5-0)
Eastern sophomore Taiwan Jones is second in the league in rushing at 641 yards. He has a leaguehigh nine rushing touchdowns ... The Eagles’ 1:05 p.m. (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; KPAX- J.C. Sherritt is averaging 14 tackles per game ... Montana has a league-low four sacks. Eastern is TV; www.bigskytv.org) tied for the league lead with 14 sacks ... Montana defensive tackle Austin Mullins had a team-high Montana is the only remaining unbeaten 10 tackles in last Saturday’s home win over Cal team in the Big Sky Poly. Linebackers Shawn Lebsock and Brandon Conference ... Eastern Fisher and end Jace Palmer each had 8 stops ... Washington is one of two Eastern QB Matt Nichols passed for 354 yards Big Sky teams to beat and broke the school record for career passing Montana multiple times yards (10,315) last Saturday, but was intercepted this decade (2002, 2005). three times in a 31-13 home loss to Weber State. Montana State is the The Eagles lost a pair of fourth-quarter fumbles other ... The Griz have won inside the Weber 3-yard line. 14 straight conference home games dating back to a 34-20 loss in 2005 against the Eagles ... The last time the two teams met in Missoula in 2007, Montana beat Eastern, 24-23, on a late field goal ... The Griz lead the Big Sky in scoring offense (36.0 ppg), scoring defense (16.8 ppg), rushing defense (72.4 ypg), rushing offense (149.4 ypg) and total defense (343.3 ypg) ... Eastern is second in the league in scoring defense (22.8 ppg) and rushing offense ( 145.8 ypg) ... Montana leads the series, 24-10-1 ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 71-16 in his seventh season … Eastern coach Beau Baldwin is 10-7 in his second season ... Last year Marc Mariani caught five passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montana to a 19-3 win over Eastern in Cheney on Oct. 11. The Griz held the ball for almost 39 minutes ...
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South Dakota (3-3) at Montana State (3-2) 1:05 p.m. (Max Media TV; www.bigskytv.org) South Dakota competes in the Great West Conference. The Coyotes are in a transition from Division II and are ineligible for FCS postseason play ... South Dakota is coming off a 24-23 overtime loss to UC Davis ... The Coyotes have scored 14 rushing touchdowns this season and average 190.8 rushing yards per game ... Montana State has not allowed a rushing touchdown, and allows just 72.8 rushing yards per game ... The Bobcats are 20-4 See big skY, Page G17
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when positive or even in turnover margin since the beginning of 2006, but just 413 when finishing a game negative in turnovers ... South Dakota State beat Drake 51-21 earlier this season. Cats coach Rob Ash coached Drake for 17 years prior to coming to Montana State ... Last year C.J. Palmer and Demetrius Crawford each scored two rushing touchdowns in Montana Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-17 victory over the Coyotes on Sept. 27 in Bozeman. The Catsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense held South Dakota to 10 first downs and 241 yards of total offense ... Ash is 16-12 in his third season with the Bobcats â&#x20AC;Ś South Dakota coach Ed Meierkort is 42-21 in his sixth season. He is 97-76 overall as a head coach ... Montana State defensive end Dane Fletcher has nine tackles for loss this season ... Montana State has a league-high eight interceptions.
for 380 yards and four touchdowns to lead Weber to a 32-27 victory over the Hornets on Sept. 20 in Sacramento ... Weber State coach Ron McBride is 28-25 in his fifth season â&#x20AC;Ś Sacramento State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 11-17 in his third season â&#x20AC;Ś Weber State wideout Tim Toone has 12 catches for 274 yards and five touchdowns in his last two games against the Hornets. Toone needs two yards to reach 3,000 receiving yards in his career ... The Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mike Phillips has 11 catches for 273 yards and four touchdowns in his last two games ... Hornets running back Terrance Dailey has three 100-yard rushing games this season, including a careerhigh 178 yards against Idaho State last week ... Weber running back Trevyn Smith averages a league-best 111.3 rushing yards per game ... Sac State defensive back Zach Schrader is averaging 11 tackles per game ... The Hornets have allowed just six sacks, which ties for the league-low. Weber has 14 sacks, which ties for the league-high.
Northern Arizona (2-1, 3-2) at Portland State (1-3, 2-4) Sacramento State (2-1, 2-3) at 2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) No. 15 Weber St. (3-1, 3-3) 1:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)
Northern Arizona quarterback Michael Herrick averages a league-best 311.2 The Hornets are 0-6 against Weber yards of total offense per game. In his State in Ogden ... Sac State is 2-1 in the Big last three games, Herrick has completed Sky for just the second time in program 71.4 percent of his passes for 1,105 yards history. The previous time was in 2004 with nine touchdowns ... Portland State when it finished 4-4 ... The Wildcats average quarterback Drew Hubel ranks second a league-high 440.8 yards of total offense in the Big Sky in total offense per game per game ... Weber State leads the series, at 301 yards. However, Hubel sustained 9-4 ... Last year Cameron Higgins threw
an injury last week in a win over Northern Colorado and may not play ... The Jacks lead the series, 12-4, and are 6-2 against Portland State in Portland ... Northern Arizona has won nine of 13 meetings with the Vikings since they joined the Big Sky ... Last year Deonte Williams rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns and Curt Sweeney had 130 receiving yards in the Jacksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 37-17 win over Portland State on Oct. 11 in Flagstaff ... Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 64-66 in his 12th season â&#x20AC;Ś Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 9-19 in his third season ... Portland State averages 322.7 passing yards per game. Northern Arizona averages 318.8 ... Jacks wideout Ed Berry averages a league-best 111.4 receiving yards per game. The Vikingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ray Fry is second at 108.2 ... Northern Arizona is looking to win back-to-back conference road games for the first time since 2003 ... Portland State is allowing 29.7 points per game. Northern Arizona is allowing 30.2 ... The Vikings are third in the Big Sky in rush defense (117.7 ypg). The Jacks are fourth (122.8) ... Northern Arizona is +1 in turnover margin. Portland State is on the opposite end of the spectrum at -10.
Big Sky road games ... Idaho State has lost six straight and 22 of 24 since a 41-13 home win over Northern Colorado on Oct. 6, 2007 ... Northern Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only win in 2008 came over Idaho State. Bryan Waggener threw two TD passes, and the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense held Idaho State to 262 yards of offense in a 29-9 triumph in Greeley, Colo. ... Idaho State leads the series, 19-6 ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 4-36 in his fourth season â&#x20AC;Ś Idaho State coach John Zamberlin is 4-25 in his third season ... Idaho State has been outscored 267-62 this season ... Northern Colorado leads the Big Sky in pass defense at 196 yards per game ... Bears wideout Alex Thompson is averaging 75.5 receiving yards per game. He has four receiving touchdowns, which ties for third most in the league ... Idaho State linebacker A.J. Storms is averaging 11 tackles per game, which ties him for second-most in the Big Sky ... Northern Colorado linebacker Matt King averages 8.5 tackles per game. He had 15 tackles and a sack in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Portland State ... Russell Hill started at quarterback for ISU last week. He completed 30 passes for 258 yards and a touchdown, but threw three interceptions.
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Thomas Brooks-Fletcher
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opportunity and went with it. I was just lucky the coaches gave me that shot to Continued from Page G2 show what I can do.” In three playoff games against McNeese State, Southern Illinois and UMass, he piled whatever they need help with.” up 293 rushing yards, averaging over five yards per attempt. His performances made Brooks-Fletcher’s first two years in him a strong candidate for the starting the Missoula were a roller-coaster ride. His job in 2007. football career nearly ended before it But Hilliard, a much larger, more started when he injured his knee in freakish punishing back than Brooks-Fletcher, fashion as a true freshman. “I went to cut, got my cleats stuck in the established himself as the feature back mud and heard a pop,” said the senior, who from the start in 2007. Brooks-Fletcher had tore the ACL and meniscus in his left knee. 43 carries that season, less than half as many as 2006. “There wasn’t any contact. It was a cut I’ve Rather than sulking, the sociology major made a thousand times.” took the high road. He embraced his role as Thomas credits his older teammates a backup and to this day takes pride in it. with keeping his spirits up after the injury. “I’m just always ready to play,” he said. By the time 2006 and his redshirt freshman “Wherever they need me I’m happy to help season rolled around, he was ready. out the team. “I had never really been injured ever in “It’s just one of those roles you grow my career, so that first year was hard,” he into. Being here for five years, I’ve seen a said. “Coming in as a (redshirt freshman) lot of great backs that have had that role. I knew I was going to have to be just as good even though I did have a knee injury. Like Brady Green and J.R. Waller. Even Lex sometimes. I like the role. A running back “When I had the chance I just took my
can only take so many hits like my man Chase can. I’m always ready to give him a break if he needs one.” Talking with Brooks-Fletcher is a little like conversing with a coach. He seems to enjoy chatting about his team even more than he does himself. He’s even enthusiastic talking about the young guys he’s battling for playing time. “I like all of them,” he said. “We’ve got a real good young group. Peter (Nguyen) and Dan (Moore), they’re getting the stuff down.” Like Reynolds, Nguyen and Moore, Brooks-Fletcher hopes he can continue to play football next season. It’s become tougher than ever to earn pro money with the loss of NFL Europe and arena leagues, but Thomas feels he has the work ethic to find a niche. “If it doesn’t work out, hopefully I leave here with a degree and I can go do something else or coach,” he said. “We’ll see what happens.” For now Brooks-Fletcher is focused
on the task at hand. He’s excited about Montana’s 5-0 start and sees big things down the road. “We’ve got a great senior class, great linemen and young talent,” he said. “Coming into the summer I could see it in everybody’s faces that losing that (FCS title) game last season wasn’t enough for us. “Everyone wants to make it back there and do better.” With unselfish seniors like BrooksFletcher providing leadership, Montana seems destined for success in 2009 and beyond. Sports writer Bill Speltz can be reached at 523-5255 or bill.speltz@lee.net.
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G22 – Missoulian, Saturday, October 17, 2009
GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks
Red River rivalry is chance for OU turnaround Gators’ pass defense No. 1 country ... FLORIDA 45-14. No. 22 South Carolina (plus 17) at No. 2 An injured Heisman Trophy winner and a Alabama pair of one-point losses have made the first Spurrier vs. Saban for first time since 2001 ... half of Oklahoma’s season a real downer. ALABAMA 27-7. Next up for the Sooners, a chance to turn No. 3 Texas (minus 3fi) vs. No. 20 Oklahoma at the season around. No. 20 Oklahoma meets Dallas No. 3 Texas on Saturday in Dallas. The intensity of the Red River Rivalry More defense on display at Cotton Bowl this reached new heights last season, when season ... OKLAHOMA 27-21. Colt McCoy and the Longhorns won 45-35 No. 4 Virginia Tech (minus 3) at No. 19 Georgia in Cotton Bowl Stadium but the Sooners Tech – by virtue of the three-way tiebreaker Hokies have won four of last five meetings ... – went on to play in the Big 12 and national VIRGINIA TECH 28-20. championship games. No. 6 Southern California (minus 10) at No. 25 Longhorns fans might never get over Notre Dame that. Another USC romp will not go over well, Texas coach Mack Brown takes a Charlie ... USC 30-21. more diplomatic approach to last year’s No. 7 Ohio State (minus 13fi) at Purdue controversy. “Our kids lost one game, their kids lost Buckeyes barely even need an offense ... OHIO one game, and it came down to outside STATE 27-7. sources that made that decision, not the two No. 9 Miami (minus 14fi) at UCF teams, the two schools or the two coaches,” Hurricanes make a recruiting trip to Orlando ... Brown said this week. “That shouldn’t have L.M. Otero/Associated Press MIAMI 35-17. Texas coach Mack Brown, left, congratulates Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops after Oklahoma anything to do with us at all and even if it No. 11 Iowa (plus 2fi) at Wisconsin was, we’ve talked about revenge a lot. What beat Texas 28-21 on Oct. 6, 2007. Hawkeyes’ 10-game winning streak in danger you want to do is get excited about playing ... WISCONSIN 24-17. in this game; you don’t have to be mad.” Colorado State (plus 22fi) at No. 12 TCU Both teams expected to have national Horned Frogs have won five straight vs. Rams title hopes entering this year’s game, too. ... TCU 38-14. But Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford Minnesota (plus 17) at No. 14 Penn State injured his shoulder the first week of the Gophers have won four of last six, including season and the Sooners have lost twice by one point with him on the sideline – to BYU two in Happy Valley ... PENN STATE 31-21. Putting Montanans First and Miami. Texas Tech (plus 10fi) at No. 15 Nebraska The Sooners can probably forget about Huskers have allowed only one TD pass ... the national title, and it’d be tough for NEBRASKA 28-17. Bradford to win another Heisman after Missouri (plus 7) at No. 16 Oklahoma State missing 3fi games, but a fourth consecutive Cowboys’ Zac Robinson is Big 12’s top-rated Big 12 championship is still very much in passer ... OKLAHOMA STATE 37-24. reach. Beating Texas would go a long way No. 17 Kansas (minus 9fi) at Colorado toward that. Tyler Hansen starts at QB for sinking Buffaloes It would also put a serious crimp in the ... COLORADO 34-28. Longhorns’ national title hopes. And that would be sure to put a smile on any Sooners’ No. 18 BYU (minus 17fi) at San Diego State face. BYU has won seven of last eight meetings by Though maybe not as big a smile as average of 26 points ... BYU 40-14. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis would sport No. 23 Houston (minus 17) at Tulane if the Fighting Irish can snap a seven-game Cougars can focus on C-USA title ... HOUSTON losing streak to rival Southern California. 48-21. Just staying close to the Trojans would be No. 24 Utah (minus 16) at UNLV progress for the Irish. USC has won the last Rebels have allowed 122 points last two three games by an average of 40-9. The picks: games ... UTAH 48-24. Last week: 14-4 (straight); 4-10 (vs. points). Saturday Season: 100-22 (straight); 49-55-3 (vs. points). Arkansas (plus 25) at No. 1 Florida www.fnbmontana.com | 829-2666 | 201 North Higgins Avenue By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press
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