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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Chad Germer

Up to the challenge Germer returns to Griz offense in a season with question marks By COLTER NUANEZ for the Misosulian

in business administration in 1993. “That’s a challenge, but I hope there is a question mark One certainty that will every year. It makes the kids always exist in college football work harder and fight harder. is attrition. Players come and There is a question mark there, go, graduation signals a time but we don’t hide behind to recruit and reload. that.” One great Grizzly from the Grizzly head coach Bobby past has returned home, just in Hauck is not shy to time to help with the tall task acknowlege the question of realigning the offensive line. marks on the offensive line Eighteen years after his either, but he said if any coach playing career and a six-year can help answer those, Germer hiatus to Wyoming, Chad is the man. Germer has returned home to “If I didn’t think he could coach the offensive line for his help us answer some of those alma mater. questions, I wouldn’t have Germer’s presence on the hired him,” Hauck said.“He UM coaching staff comes at a had some other opportunities, time when one of the biggest but he decided to come back to question marks for Montana is Montana and join our staff and can it replace Colin Dow, J.D. we are more than happy to Quinn and Brent Russum. All have him.” three all-Big Sky Conference During his playing days, performers used up their Germer was a standout on the eligibility. But Germer, who gridiron for Montana. He coached at Montana from started 36 consecutive games 1998-2002 before moving to at center. In 1991, he was a Wyoming with former UM first team All-Big Sky coach Joe Glenn, is embracing selection and an All-American the unknown with open arms. honoree. Following his senior “Uncertainty is a challenge season, he signed a free agent in this profession, but that’s deal with the Cincinnati why I love my job,” Germer Bengals and went to camp said. “There is a challenge with the team in 1992. behind every door and that’s Such success in the what keeps you going. trenches gives Germer a good “Those are three good perspective of the challenges players that left the program, his players face. Toughness so anytime that happens it’s and intensity are of paramount not an automatic you can importance when it comes to replace them,” added Germer, any position on a football who played for UM from 198991 and graduated with a degree See GERMER, Page G8

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UM’s offensive line coach Chad Germer returns to coach the Grizzlies after a six-year hiatus in Wyoming. The former Griz center, 1989-91, faces question marks after losing three key players to graduation.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (2-0) 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

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27.5 134.5 3.7 38-68-1 243.5 7.2 378.0 5.4 15-29 27:02 3-2 4-19.5 5-18.8 8-41.4 2-14

5.0 51.0 1.9 56-89-2 209.5 4.7 260.5 3.6 12-34 32:58 3-1 11-19.2 1-1 14-34.9 1-2

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21 7

24 0

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LB Brandon Fisher 8, 6 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 7, 4 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 7, 4 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 6, 4 unassisted DT Tyler Hobbs 6, 2 unassisted SS Mike McCord 6, 5 unassisted LB Jordan Tripp 6, 4 unassisted LB Josh Stuberg 6, 3 unassisted DE Ryan Fetherston 5, 4 unassisted DE Josh Harris 5, 1 unassisted DE Severin Campbell 5, 4 unassisted DT Carson Bender 4, 2 unassisted CB Brandon Dodson 4, 3 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 4, 1 unassisted DE Bobby Alt 4, 3 unassisted DT Bryan Waldhauser 3, 3 unassisted

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Offensive leaders Rushing Chase Reynolds 43-190 (4.4 ypc.), long 29, 2 TDs Peter Nguyen 7-31 (4.4 ypc.), long 11, 1 TD Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 6-24 (4.0 ypc.), long 6, 0 TDs Justin Roper 3-16 (5.3 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Dan Moore 5-15 (3.0 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 2-7 (3.5 ypc.), long 4, 0 TDs Andrew Selle 3-minus 1, long 5, 0 TDs Passing Justin Roper 25-43-0 for 292 yards, long 61, 2 TDs Andrew Selle 13-25-1 for 195 yards, long 26, 1 TD Receiving Tyler Palmer 9-123 (13.7 ypc.), long 23, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 6-92 (15.3 ypc.), long 26, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 6-78 (13.0 ypc.), long 21, 0 TDs Dan Beaudin 5-104 (20.8 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDs Chase Reynolds 5-34 (6.8 ypc.), long 12, 0 TDs Sam Gratton 2-18 (9.0 ypc.), long 17, 1 TD Stephen Pfahler 2-17 (8.5 ypc.), long 10, 2 TDs Levi Buckles 1-9 (9.0 ypc.), long 9, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 1-8 (8.0 ypc.), long 8, 0 TDs Kevin Klaboe 1-4, 0 TDs

Defensive leaders Tackles SS Erik Stoll 15, 9 unassisted LB Shawn Lebsock 13, 6 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 11, 6 unassisted

Tackles for loss DE Ryan Fetherston 2-8 DE Severin Campbell 1.5-3 LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6 CB Keith Thompson 1-4 LB Alex Shaw 1-2 CB Trumaine Johnson 1-1 LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6

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Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 2-0 Fumbles forced-recovered DE Severin Campbell 0-1 DT Austin Mullans 3 LB Brandon Fisher 2 8 with 1

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Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 7-7/2-4, long 31, 1 blocked, 13 points Punting Sean Wren 8-41.4, long 60, 2 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 2-16.5, long 35, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 1-4, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 2-27.5, long 35, 0 TDs Bryan Waldhauser 1-2, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 1-21, 0 TDs

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20.5 113.0 4.2 37-67-2 324.0 9.7 437.0 7.2 12-26 28:00 15-130 10-19.2 6-1.8 7-274 5-38

22.0 81.5 2.3 31-64-2 256.5 8.0 338.0 5.0 14-36 32:00 8-59 8-27.8 2-1.5 11-461 1-6

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VIKINGS’ SCHEDULE Sept. 5 ........................at Oregon State (L, 7-34) Sept. 12 ......................SO. OREGON (W, 34-10) Sept. 19 ............................................at Montana Sept. 26 ......................................WEBER STATE Oct 3 ................................................SAC STATE Oct. 10 ..............................at Northern Colorado Oct. 17 ............................NORTHERN ARIZONA Oct. 24 ................................................UC DAVIS Oct. 31 ........................vs. Eastern Washington* Nov. 7 ....................................MONTANA STATE Nov. 14..........................................at Idaho State *-at Qwest Field in Seattle – –

Offensive leaders Rushing Connor Kavanaugh 8-100 (12.5 ypc.), long 36, 1 TD Bobby McClintock 8-52 (6.5 ypc.), long 27, 0 TDs Evans Okotcha 17-45 (2.6 ypc.), long 10, 0 TDs Nick Kalpin 5-16 (3.2 ypc.), long 5, 0 TDs Passing Drew Hubel 34-60-2 for 622 yards, long 96, 4 TDs Connor Kavanaugh 3-7-0 for 26 yards, long 14, 0 TDs Receiving Ray Fry 13-227 (17.5 ypc.), long 53, 1 TD Aaron Woods 8-129 (16.1 ypc.), long 96, 1 TD Lavonte Kirven 5-165 (33.0 ypc.), long 91, 2 TDs Daniel Wolverton 349 (16.3 ypc.), long 35, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recovered NT Nick Gail 0-1 Pass breakups

PATs/Field goals Zach Brown 4-4/2-3, long 52, 0 blocked, 10 points Wade Penner 0-0/0-1, 0 blocked, 0 points

Tackles LB Erik Pedersen 15, 7 unassisted FS Cody Worthen 12, 2 unassisted LB Ryan Rau 11, 3 unassisted LB Ryan Pedersen 10, 6 unassisted NT Jermaine Jacobs 10, 4 unassisted

Punting Thomas Duyndam 7-39.1, long 65, 4 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Aaron Woods 2-0.7, long 5, 0 TDs Keitrell Anderson 2-4.5, long 9, 0 TDs Tracy Ford 1-0, 0 TDs

Tackles for loss LB Ryan Pedersen 3-7 LB Ryan Rau 2.5-8 SS Nathan Snow 2-19 NT Jermaine Jacobs 2-10 LB Erik Pedersen 1.5-3

Kickoff returns Aaron Woods 9-169 (18.8 ypc.), long 27, 0 TDs Evans Okotcha 1-23, 0 TDs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Jon Opperud

Opperud reflects on dream opportunity By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian

No. 74 Year: Sophomore Position: Left guard Height: 6-foot-7 Weight: 298 Hometown: Milwaukie, Ore.

Montana sophomore Jon Opperud recently found himself with an opportunity to do the unthinkable for offensive linemen: catch a pass and score a touchdown. The left guard displayed soft hands, corralling an errant pass, but came up a bit short in his quest for the end zone. “It was a screen play,” Opperud said of the fourth quarter play in the Grizzlies’ 38-0 season opening victory Sept. 5 over Western State. “I didn’t get out fast enough. (Receiver) Ty Palmer tipped it and I caught it. There was no one in front of me. I took about three steps and fell down. I was so excited.” The excitement was all for naught as referees called illegal touching on the play and penalized the Griz five yards. With the exception of special formations, offensive linemen are ineligible to catch passes unless a defender touches the ball first. The Grizzlies eventually scored a touchdown on a Peter Nguyen 9yard run. Opperud, who fell down at the 14yard line after catching the deflection at the 17, is unsure what would’ve happened if he would’ve stayed upright and the play was legal. “I think I had one guy chasing me,” Opperud said. “(Center) Alex Verlanic was right behind me so he might’ve been able to block him. I

don’t know if I would’ve been able to make it. It would’ve been awesome though.” Opperud, who was dubbed Oppie last year by J.D. Quinn and other upperclassmen on the offensive line, said his teammates had fun with the play during film session. “They said ‘Keep your feet for next time,’ ” he said. Q: You’re from Milwaukie, Ore. Is that near Portland, Ore.? A: Yeah, I’m like 10 minutes away from downtown Portland.

more fun winning. (Former offensive line) Coach (Pete) Kaligis was the one that recruited me; I really liked him too. Q: Who else recruited you? A: Oregon State was talking to me for a while, but they just offered a walk-on spot. Portland State offered me a scholarship after they had found out I had committed here. I was actually on my layover in Seattle on the trip back from Missoula.

Q: This week’s opponent is Portland State. Did you ever go to Q: Was is it difficult to transition any of their games as a kid or in high school? from such a big metropolitan area A: I went to a total of four. One to Missoula? as a sophomore in high school, and A: I would say it was not I went to three of their games my difficult. I like (Missoula) a lot more. It’s not as busy and a lot more senior year when they recruited me. laid back. Q: Portland State’s head coach is Jerry Glanville, who had memorable Q: Do you have a preferred nickname for Portland: Stumptown stints coaching the Houston Oilers in the late 80s and the Atlanta or P-Town? Falcons in the early 90s. What do A: P-Town, if I had to pick one. you know about him? A: Not a whole lot. I knew he’s a Q: What was it about Montana that sold you that this was a good fit well respected defensive coach. for you during the recruiting Q: Did you know he’s in process? A: I liked all the coaches. I didn’t Hammer’s music video for the song ‘2 Legit 2 Quit’? really come from a winning A: I did not know that. program in high school. I wanted that to change. My high school also wasn’t very disciplined (on the Q: He appears for a few seconds field) so I wanted to go somewhere beginning at the 5:25 mark with a disciplined program. It’s just diagramming on a dry erase board

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how to do the hand gestures for song. He’s wearing sunglasses and a black cowboy hat. You can’t miss him. You really should watch it on YouTube. The video is pretty solid. A: I’ll have to check that out. Q: How many games did you play in last season? A: I played in three at the tackle position and the rest on special teams except the first Weber State game. I played tackle against Southern Utah, Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado. Q: When did you know that you might have a chance to see the field in your first year of college ball? A: Coach Kaligis just kind of pulled me aside one day in fall camp and said that I wasn’t going to redshirt. I was excited. Toward the end of the season I kind of wished I hadn’t because it means I’m only going to get three full seasons. It was a good experience. I got to travel with the team and get my feet wet. Both ways have their benefits. Q: Between you and me, as well as anyone else reading this, were you at all nervous when you were sent into a game at Montana for the first time? A: I was really nervous. I didn’t know what to expect. It was the fourth quarter (against Southern Utah). I know I had jitters going in. See OPPERUD, Page G8

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

Florida and Texas look to settle scores In Austin, Texas, the Longhorns are looking for revenge of a different kind against Texas Tech. Florida has a score to settle. Texas, Colt McCoy and No. 2 Texas lost only too, but for a different reason. once last season, a 39-33 setback in Coach Urban Meyer and his topLubbock on Graham Harrell’s ranked Gators welcome (sort of) unforgettable last-second touchdown Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin to pass to Michael Crabtree. It was one of Gainesville, Fla., and the Southeastern the best games of the season. Conference on Saturday. It also kept Texas from playing for the Kiffin took aim at the Mighty Gators national title and vaulted the Red in the offseason, throwing a few verbal Raiders into the championship chase. jabs at Meyer and even accusing the Harrell and Crabtree are gone now Florida coach of breaking NCAA rules. and coach Mike Leach’s Red Raiders The Gators have generally played it aren’t even ranked, though that would cool publicly. change if they can make it two straight “It’s an intense rivalry,” Florida over the Longhorns. quarterback Tim Tebow said. “People go The picks: out there and play extremely hard. It’s one of the most physical games we’ll Saturday play all year.” Tennessee (plus 29½) at No. 1 But Meyer, Tebow and the Gators have shown they are not above holding a Florida For Lane Kiffin, this might be worse grudge, having answered some than working for Al Davis ... FLORIDA perceived slights in the past with very 52-7. real beat downs. Texas Tech (plus 17½) at No. 2 Just ask Georgia. In 2007 against Texas Florida, the Bulldogs held a team party Red Raiders new QB Taylor Potts tries in the end zone after their first to keep up with Colt McCoy ... TEXAS touchdown and went on to beat the 40-28. Gators. No. 3 Southern California (minus Florida’s response last year: A 49-10 victory against Georgia, in which Meyer 19½) at Washington Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian was was calling late timeouts. Kiffin’s first Tennessee team doesn’t USC offensive coordinator ... USC 28-17. North Texas (plus 38) at No. 4 appear ready to compete against the Alabama defending national champions after a Mean Green have already matched last 19-15 home loss to UCLA last week. By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

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PSU’s Lavonte Kirven caught a 91-yard touchdown last week, only to be outdone by teammate Aaron Woods, who hauled in a 96-yard score. The sad part is, neither guy leads the league in receiving yards per game. That honor belongs to another PSU receiver, Ray Fry.

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Frosh kicker Zach Brown was the Big Sky special teams player of the week after booting a 52-yard field last Saturday. UM’s Brody McKnight has hit two FGs this year at a combined distance of 54 yards. That’s almost two field goals in one for Brown.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Chad Germer

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criticism and what’s not, I think my players appreciate that.” Learning on the fly for players like Jon Continued from Page G2 Opperud, Charles Burton and others who field, but for offensive linemen perhaps even lack experience but will be called upon this year will be Germer’s greatest challenge this more so. Germer’s ability to preach such year. But the Three Forks native can take things from a coach’s perspective having relief in the lack of question marks in the seen it through his own eyes as a player is backfield for the Grizzlies. something that benefits the Griz. Last season, Chase Reynolds ran for 1,573 “Those are two pretty key components for yards and 22 touchdowns as a sophomore to coaching the position,” Germer said. “The help Montana reach the FCS title game. story has been told for years. You have to have thick skin, you don’t get any credit, you Having a back like Reynolds is an extra motivational tool Germer hopes to use to his have to be a pretty tough guy to play team’s advantage in 2009. offensive line so I try to coach that way. The “We know we have a good one back there, fact that you’ve been in there, and I know the so we want to keep him standing up as long challenges they face and what’s a fair

Opperud Continued from Page G5

Q: What are some differences between quarterbacks Andrew Selle and Justin Roper? A: Personally I don’t see a difference between the two. Justin is taller. Both lead the team well and call the plays well. Q: If we line up all of the offensive linemen on the team, including backups, for a 40-yard dash, who is the fastest? A: Terran Hillesland is the fastest I believe. Q: Who’s the strongest among the O-linemen? A: That’s tough one. I think its between Terran or Russell Piette.

down time before a game. We have breakfast, a walk through, lunch, a little time for meetings. Then we’ll be relaxing until pre-game meal. I don’t like the down time. I’d like to get right into it. Q: What were you thinking about on the sidelines when the bank of stadium lights went out against UC Davis? A: I was kind of thinking in my mind ‘I hope they get them fixed soon because I don’t want to be out here any more then we have to.’ I think it also helped out our defense. It allowed them to talk over what they wanted to do. Q: Your height is listed at 6foot-7 on the team’s Web site and you averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds as a senior in basketball. Were any schools interested in you for basketball? A: I didn’t really try to get my name out for basketball. I did play against some pretty good guys. Kevin Love.

Q: The other starting offensive linemen are all upperclassmen (three seniors and one junior). Do they ever do anything or make jokes to remind you of your place as the youngest and new guy in the Q: The guy who played at lineup? UCLA and got drafted by A: Yeah, they do. They always Minnesota? kind of joke around with me how A: Yeah. He’s a year older. I’m the ‘youngin.’ It’s all for fun. I shoot it right back them. It’s kind Q: How was it playing against of a back and forth deal. him? A: He was unstoppable. He was Q: Last season’s victory under really good. He finished around the lights at Cal Poly came down the basketball all the time. to a missed field goal and last Saturday’s win at UC Davis, also Q: Did you ever have any played at night, came down to an success against him? interception in the final minute. A: My first game against him I What is it with night games in scored eight points and I scored 10 California? points the second time I faced A: For me at least, it’s all the

as we can,” Germer said. “We want to get him to the second level and let him work his magic. There will be times when we make him look good, and times when he will make us look like we know what we are doing.” Glenn’s time at Wyoming started off well enough as he led the Cowboys to a winning record and a bowl game his first season at the helm. But it was a rocky road from there. Germer has been to two national title games, in 2000 and 2001. He has a ring from that 2001 season, and it was one of the most influential components in his decision to come home to the Treasure State. “The chance to play for a championship is as good as it gets, so without a doubt, I’m happy to be back,” Germer said.

him. I was a junior. Q: I think you were going to mention some other players in your league you went up against before I interrupted you. A: I also played against Brad Tinsley, who is at Vanderbilt, and Sam Schafer, who is at Air Force. I knew which route I wanted to go. I probably could’ve played at a small school if I wanted. Q: How much do you weigh these days? A: 298 lbs. I lost about 5-6 pounds from fall camp. Q: What’s a typical calorie intake for a 300-pound football player? What is a typical breakfast, lunch and dinner for you? A: For breakfast I’ll have a couple bowls of cereal or I’ll make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I usually don’t eat much in the morning. For lunch I’ll make a couple of ham sandwiches. For dinner either I’ll come home and make something or have a Subway. I might go out for dinner too. It just depends on how I feel. I really don’t count calories though. Q: Has the coaching staff given you any direction on your diet or told you to be in a certain range with weight? A: In the summer they asked what I was weighing. I was about 308 or 309. I was able to keep it on because I was lifting so much. They didn’t really tell me to be at a

certain weight. When I came into fall camp at 305 they said that was a good weight. It’s tougher to keep on when I’m not lifting as much because we’re practicing now. Q: Have you always been a bigger guy growing up or did you have a big growth spurt and weight gain one year? A: I’ve always been a bigger kid. I was 6-3, 235 pounds when I entered high school. I’ve always been big. Q: What was the atmosphere like in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the national championship game? A: There was a lot of excitement. The team was pretty excited before pre-game. The crowd was really into it. There was a pretty good atmosphere until it got down to the wire. Q: What’s getting a lot of play on your iPod or CD player? A: The only time I listen to my iPod is during pre-game. Just a lot of rock. It’s on shuffle. I don’t really have a particular artist that I’m listening to. Q: Worst movie you saw in theater? A: Probably “Vantage Point.” Q: Favorite thing to do when you’re not concentrating on football? A: I like to hang out with my friends. This summer my roommates just hung out and barbequed. It’s nice to get off my feet, relax and watch TV.

GETTING THERE Parking is at a premium on Grizzly game days, so UM officials are encouraging fans to catch the Grizzly Shuttle to games. It is free from the downtown parking garages (Central Park and the Bank Street Structure), and costs just $2 from the East Broadway and South Campus lots (and Griz cards get fans on for free). The following businesses also provide shuttles: Boomer’s; Curley’s Broiler; Diamond Jim’s at Mount and Russell; The Elbow Room; High Country in Stevensville; Hooter’s; Joker’s Wild; Liberty Lanes; Lucky Strike Casino; Mullan Station; Paradise Falls; Red’s Bar; Reno Casino; Rowdy’s Cabin; Sean Kelly’s Stone of Accord; and the Silver Slipper.

PARKING Season parking passes have all but been sold out, leaving only single-game parking at $5 for Lots A, B, C, D, E,and F, and at $10 for Lot R (the parking garage). Lot R has shuttles for the elderly and disabled beginning 90 minutes before kickoff. Lots A-F range from the top of Campus Drive above the University Center, south to the top of Beckwith Avenue. There is free parking as space allows in front of the Gallagher Business building (S), next to Jesse Hall (K and K1), next to Knowles Hall (J), in the Lommasson Center lot and the lots behind Pantzer Hall and the Health Sciences Building (H and G). Also, buses run from the lots at South Campus and East Broadway ($2 per person, but free if you have a Griz card) as well as from downtown (free). Missoulian

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BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS n Team statistics

KICKOFF RETURNS

Through Sept. 13 SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Montana 2 7 7 0 0 2 0 55 Weber 2 6 4 1 0 1 0 45 Eastern 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 42 PSU 2 5 5 0 0 2 0 41 No. Colo 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 34 NAU 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 17 MSU 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 26 Sac State 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 22 ISU 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att UNC 2 65 Montana 2 73 PSU 2 54 MSU 2 71 Eastern 2 59 Sac State 2 60 Weber 2 57 NAU 1 19 ISU 2 59

Yds 330 269 226 222 174 171 147 67 -27

Avg TD Yds/G 5.1 3 165.0 3.7 4 134.5 4.2 1 113.0 3.1 0 111.0 2.9 2 87.0 2.8 1 85.5 2.6 1 73.5 3.5 0 67.0 -0.5 0 -13.5

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Montana 2 1 1 0 0 1 PSU 2 5 5 0 0 3 Weber 2 6 5 0 0 4 UNC 2 9 7 0 0 0 MSU 2 8 7 0 0 3 NAU 1 5 4 0 0 0 Eastern 2 10 10 0 0 1 Sac State 2 10 10 0 0 2 ISU 2 14 13 0 0 5 RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Montana 2 54 PSU 2 70 MSU 2 69 Weber 2 71 UNC 2 81 Eastern 2 81 Sac State 2 101 ISU 2 83 NAU 1 47 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cp Int PSU 2 67 37 2 Weber 2 98 61 7 EWU 2 67 48 2 UM 2 68 38 1 MSU 2 66 37 2 UNC 2 53 30 0 Sac 2 53 28 4 NAU 1 30 20 2 ISU 2 46 20 4

Yds 102 163 216 309 455 473 474 477 365 Pct. 55.2 62.2 71.6 55.9 56.1 56.6 52.8 66.7 43.5

Avg 27.5 22.5 21.0 20.5 17.0 17.0 13.0 11.0 1.5

S Pts 0 10 0 44 0 53 0 61 0 64 0 34 0 73 0 76 1 114

Avg 1.9 2.3 3.1 4.4 5.6 5.8 4.7 5.7 7.8

Yds 648 580 507 487 403 393 345 159 108

Avg 5.0 22.0 26.5 30.5 32.0 34.0 36.5 38.0 57.0

TD Yds/G 0 51.0 3 81.5 0 108.0 4 154.5 6 227.5 7 236.5 6 237.0 8 238.5 3 365.0

Avg TD P/G 9.7 4 324.0 5.9 5 290.0 7.6 4 253.5 7.2 3 243.5 6.1 2 201.5 7.4 1 196.5 6.5 1 172.5 5.3 2 159.0 2.3 0 54.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G RunPassPlaysYds Avg TD P/G PSU 2 226 648 121 874 7.2 5 437.0 Montana 2 269 487 141 756 5.4 7 378.0 Weber 2 147 580 155 727 4.7 6 363.5 UNC 2 330 393 118 723 6.1 4 361.5 EWU 2 174 507 126 681 5.4 6 340.5 MSU 2 222 403 137 625 4.6 2 312.5 Sac State 2 171 345 113 516 4.6 2 258.0 NAU 1 67 159 49 226 4.6 2 226.0 ISU 2 -27 108 105 81 0.8 0 40.5 PASS DEFENSE G Att CpInt UNC 2 59 33 4 EWU 2 62 34 2 NAU 1 28 20 1 UM 2 89 56 2 Weber 2 56 27 1 Sac 2 40 29 0 ISU 2 62 35 1 PSU 2 64 31 2 MSU 2 90 47 4

Pct. 55.9 54.8 71.4 62.9 48.2 72.5 56.5 48.4 52.2

Yds Avg TD 340 5.8 3 355 5.7 3 194 6.9 2 419 4.7 1 431 7.7 2 468 11.7 4 494 8.0 4 513 8.0 2 735 8.2 8

TOTAL DEFENSE G RunPassPlays Yds Montana 2 102 419 143 521 PSU 2 163 513 134 676 Weber 2 309 431 127 740 UNC 2 455 340 140 795 EWU 2 473 355 143 828 Sac State 2 474 468 141 942 MSU 2 216 735 159 951 ISU 2 477 494 145 971 NAU 1 365 194 75 559

Avg 3.6 5.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.5

TD 1 5 6 9 10 10 8 12 5

P/G 170.0 177.5 194.0 209.5 215.5 234.0 247.0 256.5 367.5 P/G 260.5 338.0 370.0 397.5 414.0 471.0 475.5 485.5 559.0

NAU Weber UNC ISU Montana PSU MSU Sac State EWU PUNT RETURNS

G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

Montana Weber UNC MSU EWU Sac State PSU NAU ISU PUNTING NAU Montana PSU Weber EWU MSU Sac State UNC ISU

No. 4 8 7 9 11 12 11 10 18

Yds TD 88 0 216 0 215 0 358 0 78 0 192 0 207 0 194 0 167 0

Ret Yds 5 94 4 41 6 56 2 18 3 18 2 4 6 11 0 0 1 -2

Avg 29.3 24.0 23.9 21.1 19.5 19.2 18.8 17.6 13.9

TD Avg 0 18.8 0 10.2 0 9.3 0 9.0 0 6.0 0 2.0 0 1.8 0 0.0 0 -2.0

Yds Avg PR Avg TB 169 42.2 0 0.0 0 331 41.4 1 0.1 0 274 39.1 3 0.4 1 357 39.7 19 2.1 1 424 38.5 45 4.1 0 500 41.7 58 4.8 2 384 34.9 35 3.2 0 362 36.2 28 2.8 1 686 38.1 128 7.1 0

PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cp 2 67 37 2 67 48 2 68 38 2 53 30 1 30 20 2 98 61 2 66 37 2 53 28 2 46 20

PSU EWU Montana UNC NAU Weber MSU Sac State ISU

G Ret 1 3 2 9 2 9 2 17 2 4 2 10 2 11 2 11 2 12

Net 42.2 41.2 35.9 35.3 34.5 33.5 31.7 31.4 31.0

Pct Int Yds TD Effic 55.2 2 648 4 150.2 71.6 2 507 4 148.9 55.9 1 487 3 127.7 56.6 0 393 1 125.1 66.7 2 159 2 119.9 62.2 7 580 5 114.5 56.1 2 403 2 111.3 52.8 4 345 1 98.6 43.5 4 108 0 45.8

TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost GFumInt TotFum Int Tot Mar P/G UNC 2 0 4 4 3 0 3 +1 0.50 Montana 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 +0 0.00 NAU 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 +0 0.00 EWU 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 -1 -0.50 MSU 2 0 4 4 3 2 5 -1 -0.50 PSU 2 1 2 3 5 2 7 -4 -2.00 Sac State 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 -5 -2.50 ISU 2 1 1 2 3 4 7 -5 -2.50 Weber 2 1 1 2 1 7 8 -6 -3.00 PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Int Montana 2 89 56 2 UNC 2 59 33 4 EWU 2 62 34 2 PSU 2 64 31 2 Weber 2 56 27 1 MSU 2 90 47 4 ISU 2 62 35 1 NAU 1 28 20 1 Sac State 2 40 29 0 FIRST DOWNS Weber Montana MSU UNC EWU PSU Sac State NAU ISU

G Rush 2 9 2 16 2 18 2 18 2 9 2 10 2 11 1 5 2 1

Pct Yds TD Effic 62.9 419 1 101.7 55.9 340 3 107.6 54.8 355 3 112.5 48.4 513 2 119.8 48.2 431 2 121.1 52.2 735 8 141.3 56.5 494 4 141.4 71.4 194 2 146.1 72.5 468 4 203.8 Pass 31 23 19 13 21 19 14 8 7

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Montana 2 15 PSU 2 12 Weber 2 18 EWU 2 13 NAU 1 4 UNC 2 10 Sac State 2 9 MSU 2 8 ISU 2 2 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass NAU 1 16 11 PSU 2 11 15

Pen Total 4 44 3 42 3 40 4 35 3 33 3 32 3 28 0 13 2 10 Att 29 26 40 29 9 26 25 30 27

Pct 51.7 46.2 45.0 44.8 44.4 38.5 36.0 26.7 7.4

Pen Total 0 27 4 30

Montana Weber UNC Sac State EWU ISU MSU

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

5 15 26 23 21 24 17

24 17 13 20 19 20 34

1 3 2 1 4 3 6

30 35 41 44 44 47 57

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct Weber 2 3 23 13.0 ISU 2 8 27 29.6 Montana 2 12 34 35.3 PSU 2 14 36 38.9 Sac State 2 9 23 39.1 EWU 2 13 28 46.4 UNC 2 14 28 50.0 MSU 2 14 27 51.9 NAU 1 8 13 61.5 SACKS BY PSU Sac State Weber MSU ISU EWU Montana UNC NAU SACKS AGAINST PSU NAU Sac State Montana ISU UNC Weber MSU EWU PENALTIES

G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

Sacks 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0

G 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Sacks 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 6 6

G 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

NAU Weber Sac State ISU UNC EWU PSU Montana MSU

No 1 14 11 14 14 14 15 15 16

OPPONENT PENALTIES G Weber 2 Sac State 2 EWU 2 Montana 2 ISU 2 UNC 2 MSU 2 NAU 1 PSU 2

No 12 10 15 15 13 10 11 5 8

Yards 6 7 23 8 28 25 29 48 40

Yds 5 73 73 90 97 104 130 133 142

Avg 5.0 36.5 36.5 45.0 48.5 52.0 65.0 66.5 71.0

Yds Avg/G 131 65.5 126 63.0 125 62.5 117 58.5 112 56.0 110 55.0 96 48.0 35 35.0 59 29.5

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Weber 2 68:01 MSU 2 60:33 ISU 2 56:48 EWU 2 56:43 PSU 2 56:00 UNC 2 55:37 Montana 2 54:04 Sac State 2 52:59 NAU 1 24:08 KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds MSU 2 8 532 Montana 2 11 691 Sac State 2 6 359 PSU 2 9 584 UNC 2 8 464 Weber 2 8 484 ISU 2 4 250 NAU 1 4 230 EWU 2 8 445

Yards 38 21 22 15 14 8 14 13 0

Avg 34:00 30:16 28:24 28:21 28:00 27:48 27:02 26:29 24:08

Avg Retn TB Net 66.5 90 3 47.8 62.8 211 0 43.6 59.8 105 0 42.3 64.9 222 0 40.2 58.0 134 1 38.8 60.5 157 1 38.4 62.5 92 1 34.5 57.5 84 1 31.5 55.6 211 0 29.2

n Individual Statistics RUSHING Reynolds, UM Harris, NC Smith, Weber Jones, EWU

G 2 2 2 2

Att 43 26 42 16

Yds Avg TD Lg Avg 190 4.4 2 29 95.0 174 6.7 2 45 87.0 170 4.0 1 49 85.0 124 7.8 2 87 62.0

Mason, MSU Henderson, NAU Dailey, Sac Kavanaugh, PSU Burnley, NC CJ Palmer, MSU

2 1 2 2 2 2

INTERCEPTIONS G Steinbach, NAU 1 Rider, MSU 2 Bignell, MSU 2 Hatch, EWU 2 Askew, NC 2 Wofford, NC 2 Pleasant, ISU 2 Brown, PSU 2 Hewitt, NC 2 Brown, Weber 2

20 122 6.1 14 56 4.0 25 110 4.4 8 100 12.5 10 83 8.3 25 75 3.0 Int Yds 1 16 2 12 2 3 2 0 1 24 1 13 1 8 1 6 1 1 1 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 1 0

15 17 14 36 34 9

Lg 16 12 3 0 24 13 8 6 1 0

PASSING YARDS Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Hubel, PSU 60 34 2 56.7 622 4 Higgins, Weber 98 61 7 62.2 580 5 Nichols, EWU 61 43 2 70.5 481 4 Iddins, MSU 62 35 2 56.5 396 2 Waggener, NC 50 29 0 58.0 386 1 Herrick, NAU 30 20 2 66.7 159 2 Smith, Sac 47 24 3 51.1 302 1 Roper, UM 43 25 0 58.1 292 2 Selle, UM 25 13 1 52.0 195 1 Blum, ISU 36 14 3 38.9 76 0

61.0 56.0 55.0 50.0 41.5 37.5 Int/G 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 P/G 311.0 290.0 240.5 198.0 193.0 159.0 151.0 146.0 97.5 38.0

PASS EFFICIENCY Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. Hubel, PSU 60 34 2 56.7 622 4 159.1 Nichols, EWU 61 43 2 70.5 481 4 151.8 Roper, UM 43 25 0 58.1 292 2 130.5 Waggener, NC 50 29 0 58.0 386 1 129.4 Selle, UM 25 13 1 52.0 195 1 122.7 Herrick, NAU 30 20 2 66.7 159 2 119.9 Higgins, Weber 98 61 7 62.2 580 5 114.5 Iddins, MSU 62 35 2 56.5 396 2 114.3 Smith, Sac 47 24 3 51.1 302 1 99.3 TOTAL OFFENSE GRun Pass Plays Hubel, PSU 2 1 622 65 Higgins, Weber 2 -42 580 105 Nichols, EWU 2 -4 481 73 Iddins, MSU 2 -4 396 71 Waggener, NC 2 1 386 61 Roper, UM 2 16 292 46 Herrick, NAU 1 -7 159 31 Smith, Sac 2 -34 302 53 Selle, UM 2 -1 195 28 Reynolds, UM 2 190 0 43 PUNT RETURNS Tim Toone, Weber Ryan Lutz, NC

Ret Yds 4 41 5 50

KICK RETURNS

Ret Yds Austin Shanks, NAU 2 74 Bo Bolen, Weber 9 216 John Burnley, NC 5 118 JD Ponciano, ISU 13 295 Sam McCowan, Sac 4 78 Deionte Gordon, Sac 5 94 Aaron Woods, PSU 9 169 Everett Gilbert, MSU 4 67 Taiwan Jones, EWU 6 80 RECEIVING Fry, PSU Toone, Weber Thompson, NC Kirven, PSU Boyce, EWU Berry, NAU Woods, PSU Overbay, EWU Palmer, UM Nakamura, Web PUNTING

Tot 623 538 477 392 387 308 152 268 194 190

P/G 311.5 269.0 238.5 196.0 193.5 154.0 152.0 134.0 97.0 95.0

TD Long 0 20 0 24

Avg 10.2 10.0

TDLong 0 57 0 42 0 32 0 46 0 28 0 23 0 27 0 20 0 20

Avg 37.0 24.0 23.6 22.7 19.5 18.8 18.8 16.8 13.3

GRec Yds TD Lg Avg P/G 2 13 227 1 53 17.5 113.5 2 15 185 1 36 12.3 92.5 2 9 172 1 80 19.1 86.0 2 5 165 2 91 33.0 82.5 2 8 159 1 53 19.9 79.5 1 7 71 2 19 10.1 71.0 2 8 129 1 96 16.1 64.5 2 11 128 2 21 11.6 64.0 2 9 123 0 23 13.7 61.5 2 13 112 3 17 8.6 56.0

No. Eric Fisher, MSU 11 J. Vanderwielen, ISU 16 Ryan Rauschert, NAU 4 Sean Wren, UM 8 Mike Snoy, Weber 9 Thomas Duyndam, PSU 7 Cameron Zuber, EWU 6 Matt Nichols, EWU 5 Cameron Kaman, NC 10 Augie Heath, Sac 11

Yds 498 686 169 331 357 274 234 190 362 384

Lg 77 52 51 60 66 65 55 47 43 49

Avg 45.3 42.9 42.2 41.4 39.7 39.1 39.0 38.0 36.2 34.9

ALL PURPOSE YARDS G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/G Ponciano, ISU 2 0 21 0 295 316 158.0 Woods, PSU 2 0 129 2 169 300 150.0 Smith, Weber 2 170 86 0 0 256 128.0 Bolen, Weber 2 12 15 0 216 243 121.5 Fry, PSU 2 0 227 0 0 227 113.5 Toone, Weber 2 0 185 41 0 226 113.0 Reynolds, UM 2 190 34 0 0 224 112.0 Jones, EWU 2 124 18 0 80 222 111.0 Harris, NC 2 174 45 0 0 219 109.5 Burnley, NC 2 83 13 0 118 214 107.0 SCORING Berry, NAU Nakamura, Weber Cunningham, MSU McKnight, UM Jones, EWU Pfahler, UM Reynolds, UM Harris, NC Kirven, PSU Overbay, EWU

G TDXPT FG 2XP Pts P/G 1 2 0 0 0 12 12.0 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 2 0 2 4 0 14 7.0 2 0 7 2 0 13 6.5 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0

FIELD GOALS J. Cunningham, MSU Chris Diniz, Sac Matt Myers, NAU Zach Brown, PSU Michael York, NC Brody McKnight, UM Jarrett Huk, ISU Mike Snoy, Weber

G FG FGA Pct. 2 4 5 80.0 2 3 3 100.0 1 1 1 100.0 2 2 3 66.7 2 2 4 50.0 2 2 4 50.0 2 1 1 100.0 2 1 2 50.0

TACKLES (All positions) G PosSoloAst Tot Sherritt, EWU 2 LB 10 12 22 Schrader, Sac 2 DB 12 10 22 Sedillo, Weber 2 LB 10 8 18 Gordon, Sac 2 DB 11 7 18 Estrada, NAU 1 8 1 9 Storms, ISU 2 LB 11 6 17 Askew, NC 2 CB 11 5 16 Brown, Weber 2 DB 9 7 16 Vance, NAU 1 5 3 8 Pedersen, PSU 2 7 8 15 Dustin Tew, ISU 2 DB 10 5 15 Erik Stoll, UM 2 9 6 15 Fletcher, MSU 2 8 6 14 Pleasant, ISU 2 DB 11 3 14 Bignell, MSU 2 5 9 14 Steinbach, NAU 1 6 1 7 G.Johnson, Sac 2 LB 5 8 13 Hatch, EWU 2 DB 4 9 13 Lebsock, UM 2 6 7 13 Hoffman, EWU 2 DB 7 6 13 Holmesly, ISU 2 DB 7 6 13 Johnson, EWU 2 DB 5 7 12 Linehan, Weber 2 DE 7 5 12 Price, MSU 2 5 7 12 King, NC 2 LB 6 6 12 Worthen, PSU 2 2 10 12 Thomas, NAU 1 3 3 6 Pereira, Sac 2 LB 1 10 11 Rider, MSU 2 9 2 11 Oliver, Sac 2 DB 5 6 11 Rau, PSU 2 3 8 11 Thompson, UM 2 6 5 11 Hadley, Weber 2 DB 9 2 11 Laidet, MSU 2 6 5 11 Friend, NC 2 LB 5 6 11 Davis, NC 2 DE 6 5 11 SACKS Linehan, Weber King, NC Snow, PSU Laidet, MSU Jester, PSU Lebsock, UM Nash, ISU Miles, EWU Tew, ISU Jacobs, PSU

GPosSoloAst Yds 2 DE 1 0 14 2 LB 1 0 13 2 1 0 12 2 1 0 9 2 1 0 9 2 1 0 8 2 LB 1 0 7 2 DL 1 0 7 2 DB 1 0 7 2 1 0 7

TACKLES FOR LOSS G PosSoloAst Yds Fletcher, MSU 2 2 3 6 Pedersen, PSU 2 3 0 7 Storms, ISU 2 LB 3 0 4 Rau, PSU 2 1 3 8 Sherritt, EWU 2 LB 1 2 4 Fetherston, UM 2 2 0 8 Moore, Sac 2 DL 1 2 8 Jacobs, PSU 2 2 0 10 Barkdull, Weber 2 DE 2 0 7 Sedillo, Weber 2 LB 2 0 5

P/G 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50

P/G Sack 11.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 8.5 0.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 7.5 1.0 7.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 1.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 1.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 1.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 Tot 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

P/G 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

Tot 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

P/G 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.25 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year 2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. 3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. 4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. 5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. 6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. 7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. 8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. 9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. 10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. 11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. 12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. 13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. 14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. 14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. 17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. 20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. 25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. 26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. 31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. 33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. 36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. 41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. 52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. 58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. 61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. 70 – David Arndt OT 6-5½ 280 So. 71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. 73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. 79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. 80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. 90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. 92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. 95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. 99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr.

Hometown Stockton, Calif. Rowland Heights, Calif. Sandpoint, Idaho Seattle Spokane, Wash. Cut Bank Billings Phoenix Billings Tulare, Calif. Billings Billings San Marcos, Calif. Missoula Oceanside, Calif. San Diego Buford, Ga. Corona, Calif. Butte Porterville, Calif. 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 or 18 Justin Roper K 83 Brody McKnight

C 71 Alex Verlanic

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

WR 80 Marc Mariani

D T B

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS 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 Thomas Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE

WR 5 Ray Fry

CB 3 Andrew Swink

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

DE 42 Jace Palmer DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

SS 4 Erik Stoll

DT 54 Austin Mullins

MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock

D S C

P 94 Sean Wren

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby Alt DT 98 Brett Hutter DT 37 Carson Bender DE 90 Ryan Fetherston MLB 40 Caleb McSurdy SLB 53 Josh Stuberg

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

WLB 44 Jordan Tripp CB 21 Keith Thompson CB 11 Brandon Dodson FS 9 Mike McCord SS 30 Mike Cummings

MATCHUPS PORTLAND STATE STARTING DEFENSE

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OLB 42 Joel Sisler NT 75 Jermaine Jacobs

FS 32 Cody Worthen P 30 Thomas Duyndam

ILB 51 Erik Pedersen ILB 56 Ryan Rau SS 31 Jordan Brown

OLB 53 Ryan Pedersen

CB 25 Michael Williams

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS Tracy Ford 7 CB Nathan Snow 22 S Ryan Reardon 52 OLB Jaycob Shoemaker 54 ILB Carl Sommer 93 DE

PORTLAND STATE STARTING OFFENSE

WR 9 Lavonte Kirven

K 19 Zach Brown

OL 69 Kyle Ritt QB 13 Drew Hubel

OL 74 Moses Punzal

FB 37 Bobby McClintock

C 55 Tyler Stanley OL 78 Matt Leunen OL 79 Dustin Waldron

E 47 everin ampbell

CB 2 Trumaine Johnson

WR 81 Daniel Wolverton

WR 89 Aaron Woods

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS Connor Kacanaugh 10 QB Evans Okotcha 28 RB Ben Bowen 39 RB Adam Kleffner 61 OL Keitrell Anderson 87 WR Rory Richards 91 TE

No. Name 1 – McCaffrey, Cory 2 – Green, Nick 3 – Almond, Michael 4 – Todd, Zach 5 – Fry, Ray 7 – Ford, Tracy 8 – Almond, Donte 9 – Kirven, Lavonte 10 – Kavanaugh, Connor 12 – Noa, Kalua 13 – Hubel, Drew 14 – Howland, Tygue 15 – Engstrom, Justin 16 – Lilley, Justin 16 – Taylor, Hank 17 – Truax, Robert 19 – Brown, Zach 20 – Penner, Wade 21 – Watts, Kevin 22 – Snow, Nathan 23 – Godinet, Andrew 24 – Shead, DeShawn 25 – Williams, Michael 26 – Mitchell, Mshaka 28 – Okotcha, Evans 29 – Davis, Denzel 30 – Duyndam, Thomas 31 – Brown, Jordan 32 – Worthen, Cody 34 – Kalpin, Nick 35 – Takeno, Kevin 36 – Hein, Cameron 37 – McClintock, Bobby 39 – Bowen, Ben 40 – Stewart, Quinn 41 – Macarthy, DJ 42 – Sisler, Joel 43 – Konrath, Kevin 44 – Haas, Matt 46 – Kinney, Daniel 47 – David, Dominic 48 – Eagle, Braedyn 49 – Orthmann, Matt 50 – Pedersen, David 51 – Pedersen, Erik 52 – Reardon, Ryan 53 – Pedersen, Ryan 54 – Shoemaker, Jaycob 55 – Staley, Tyler 56 – Rau, Ryan 57 – Russi, Colton 58 – Davis, Anthony 59 – Hubbard, Zach 59 – Walters, Brian 60 – Gertson, David 61 – Kleffner, Adam 62 – Danek, Antonio 62 – Wall, John 63 – Dias, Zach 64 – Van Dyk, Mitchell 65 – Robertson, Thomas 66 – Gaulke, Mitch 67 – Rojas, Manuel 68 – Cosenza, Alex 69 – Ritt, Kyle 70 – Jester, Dereck 71 – Giandomenico, Cole 72 – Jasso, Dalton 73 – Giandomenico, Seth 74 – Punzal, Moses 75 – Jacobs, Jermaine 76 – Dallas, Jackson 77 – Olson, Elliott 78 – Leunen, Matt 79 – Waldron, Dustin 80 – Garlington, Josh 81 – Wolverton, Daniel 82 – Harris, Semaj 83 – Hutter, Nick 84 – Monahan, Justin 85 – D’Ambrosio, Mario 85 – Lewis, Nevin 86 – Morrison, Dexter 87 – Anderson, Keitrell 88 – Adams, Steve 89 – Woods, Aaron 90 – Prince, Shea 91 – Richards, Rory 92 – Beckley, Travis 93 – Sommer, Carl 94 – Van Arden, Kyle 95 – Gale, Nick 97 – Matagiese, Siasau 98 – Ah Toon, Josh 99 – Ma’aseia, Joe

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Hgt 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-8 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-3 5-7 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-8 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-9 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-6 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-4 5-6 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5

Wgt Year 180 So. 200 So. 195 Jr. 190 Fr. 180 Jr. 180 Sr. 195 Jr. 175 Sr. 180 So. 190 Fr. 205 Jr. 220 Sr. 210 So. 205 Fr. 205 Fr. 175 So. 180 Fr. 165 Jr. 190 Jr. 190 Fr. 170 Fr. 195 So. 165 Fr. 180 Sr. 215 Fr. 170 Fr. 215 Fr. 195 Sr. 195 So. 205 So. 210 Jr. 180 So. 240 Sr. 200 Fr. 220 So. 220 Jr. 210 Fr. 230 So. 215 Fr. 195 Fr. 190 Fr. 240 So. 200 Fr. 225 Sr. 215 Sr. 220 Fr. 225 Sr. 220 Fr. 275 Sr. 215 So. 225 Fr. 220 So. 245 So. 215 Jr. 285 Fr. 310 So. 295 So. 250 Fr. 290 Jr. 260 Fr. 275 Fr. 265 Fr. 290 Fr. 275 Fr. 290 Fr. 240 Fr. 275 Fr. 280 Fr. 275 So. 305 Sr. 285 Sr. 305 Fr. 275 Fr. 280 Sr. 270 So. 185 Fr. 195 Sr. 165 Fr. 180 Jr. 185 Fr. 200 Sr. 195 Fr. 260 Fr. 170 Fr. 255 Fr. 180 Sr. 225 Fr. 225 Jr. 285 Jr. 260 So. 240 Fr. 265 Fr. 265 Fr. 300 Fr. 280 Sr.

Hometown Sisters, Ore. Ridgefield, Wash. Milpitas, Calif. Eugene, Ore. Everett, Wash. Seattle Milpitas, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Portland, Ore. Kuliou’ou, Hawaii Corvallis, Ore. Sedro-Wooley, Wash. Scappoose, Ore. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Toledo, Ohio West Linn, Ore. Keizer, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Sacramento Houston Waipahu, Hawaii Palmdale, Calif. Houston San Diego Dallas Garland, Texas Melbourne, Australia Tigard, Ore. Seabrook, Texas Los Gatos, Calif. Salt Lake City Corvallis, Ore. Coos Bay, Ore. Visalia, Calif. Gardena, Calif. Merrillville, Ind. Escondido, Calif. Chicago Thousand Oaks, Calif. Medford, Ore. Salem, Ore. Carlsbad, Calif. Yakima, Wash. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Scottsdale, Ariz. Beaverton, Ore. Sacramento Agoura Hills, Calif. Folsom, Calif. Meadow Vista, Calif. Billings Sherwood, Ore. Melbourne, Fla. Beaverton, Ore. Portland, Ore. Milwaukie, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Napa, Calif. Paso Robles, Calif. Houston West Linn, Ore. Fullerton, Calif. Chandler, Ariz. Aloha, Ore. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Canby, Ore. Lakewood, Calif. Canby, Ore. Kapa’a, Hawaii Sacramento Los Gatos, Calif. Lake Oswego, Ore. Redmond, Ore. Pleasant Hill, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Moorpark, Calif. Los Angeles Mission Viejo, Calif. West Linn, Ore. San Ramon, Calif. Culver, Ore. Portland, Ore. Houston Medford, Ore. Portland, Ore. Escondido, Calif. Salem, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Wilsonville, Ore. Phoenix East Wenatchee, Wash. Waimea, Hawaii Newberg, Ore. Leone, American Somoa

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILL SPELTZ/Missoulian

Portland State (1-1) at No. 4 Montana (2-0) 1:05 p.m. (KVWE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV; www.bigskytv.org) Portland State’s Drew Hubel threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns last week in a 34-10 home win over Southern Oregon. He threw two 90-plus yard touchdown passes on the Vikings’ first five offensive plays ... Montana allowed 362 passing yards to UC Davis last week ... The Vikings lead the Big Sky in total offense at 437 yards per game. Montana is tops in total defense at 260.5 yards per game ... Montana is second in in the Big Sky in total offense, while PSU is second in total defense ... Montana has won 13 straight conference home games … Portland State’s last victory in Missoula came in 1987, prior to the Vikings joining the Big Sky … Since joining the Big Sky, the Vikings are 0-6 in Missoula … Montana is 34-2 in regular-season games dating back to the start of 2006 ... Montana leads the series 25-11 and has won four straight ... Last year in Portland, Chase See BIG SKY, Page G16 Marc Mariani paid for every yard last Saturday at UC Davis.

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Reynolds rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns to lead UM to a 29-12 victory. The Griz held Portland State to 211 yards of total offense ... Reynolds’ 90 yards rushing last week gave him 1,773 in his career, moving him up to eighth on the career list. He passed Jody Farmer (1,719 yards, 1986-89) and J.R. Waller (1,726 yards, 2002-05) ... Reynolds has 24 career touchdown runs. He is tied with Tony Rice (1989-92) for the third most in school history ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 68-16 in his seventh season … Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 816 in his third season … Portland State leads the conference in pass efficiency. Montana is first in pass defense efficiency ... Montana junior Andrew Selle started at QB in the opener. Transfer Justin Roper started against UC Davis ... Montana wideout Marc Mariani had a team-high 5 catches for 66 yards last Saturday. Tight end Dan Beaudin had two grabs for 72 yards, including a key career-long 61yarder ... Portland State wideout Ray Fry is averaging a league-best 113.5 receiving yards per game.

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Northern Colorado (1-1) at No. 21 Eastern Wash. (1-1) 2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) The Bears ended a seven-game losing streak with a 31-12 win over San Diego last week. This week Northern Colorado will try to snap a 17game road losing streak in Cheney, Wash. ... Eastern leads the series, 5-1, and has won four in a row. Northern Colorado’s only win in the series came in 1981, a 13-9 home victory ... Eagles quarterback Matt Nichols has completed 741 passes in his career, a school record ... Last year Nichols threw for 243 yards and tossed two touchdown passes to lead his team to a 31-16 victory in Greeley. UNC’s Bryan Waggener threw for 341 yards and a touchdown in the loss ... Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 7-6 in his second season ... Northern Colorado’s Scott Downing is 4-32 in his fourth season

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... Bears wideout Alex Thompson has nine catches for 173 yards and a touchdown against San Diego ... Northern Colorado is averaging a league-best 165 rushing yards per game ... The Bears lead the league in pass defense, allowing 170 yards per game ... Eastern’s Aaron Boyce has eight catches for 159 yards and a touchdown ... Eagles linebacker J.C. Sherritt is tied for the league lead with 22 tackles.

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Northern Arizona’s Alex Henderson (30) runs from the backfield against Arizona at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., last Saturday. Arizona won, 34 - 17.

... Ed Berry caught both of Northern Arizona’s touchdowns last week ... Southern Utah is outscoring opponents 16-0 in the fourth quarter through two games ... Northern Arizona opens conference play against Montana next weekend in Flagstaff, Ariz.

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Portland State football coach Jerry Glanville may know more about Montana than many Montanans, and he gave a little history lesson Wednesday over the phone. It had to do with a trip to the Treasure State this past summer, for some rest and relaxation and perhaps a little inspiration. Glanville, the third-year coach at PSU, wants his Vikings to start climbing the Big Sky Conference ladder, and so he desperately wants to beat Montana Saturday afternoon inside WashingtonGrizzly Stadium. He’s not above trying a little mysticism to get the job done. “I slept in a town called Whitefish this summer, but I drove over to a little town

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fondness for certain watering holes and the overall fanaticism of Griz Nation keep me from ever picking against the Griz in a Big Sky game. But if I did, this might be the week. The Vikings are explosive, with nine offensive players who’ve started at least a pair of games in 2008. The bad news is only a handful played in that 34-31 nailbiter in 2007. I don’t envision them getting four passing TDs measuring 50 yards and longer against UM. Fritz: Griz 28, PSU 19. Michael: Griz 28, PSU 12. Bill: Griz 24, PSU 21. Nick: Griz 23, PSU 21. n Northern Colorado at No. 21 Eastern Washington: The UNC Bears have won two Big Sky games in three years in the league. Eastern has won four straight conference openers. Fritz: EWU 38, UNC 21. Michael: EWU 24, UNC 14. Bill: EWU 35, UNC 24. Nick: EWU 28, UNC 20. n Southern Utah at Northern Arizona: In the lone non-conference game on the docket, I’ll take NAU at home against the SUU Thunderbirds, who are 0-10 against the ’Jacks. Hear footsteps, Michael? Fritz: NAU 27, SUU 14. Michael: SUU 35, NAU 17. Bill: SUU 27, NAU 17. Nick: NAU 27, SUU 17. n Idaho State at No. 13 Weber State: After a couple close losses while playing up a division against Mountain West teams, the Wildcats are ready to feast on a lower-tier conference foe. Fritz: Weber 49, ISU 10. Michael: Weber 33, ISU 10. Bill: Weber 38, ISU 7. Nick: Weber 36, ISU 13.

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