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G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 7, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Erik Stoll

Montana junior safety Erik Stoll tackles Portland State’s Ben Bowen at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium on Sept 19. Stoll began his career at Idaho State, transferred to UM and made his way into a starting position.

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Actions more than words Erik Stoll has quietly fit into Griz secondary

I have very few ties left there at the school.

I was only there about three months.”

They were pretty productive months.

Erik Stoll makes it clear from the start: Stoll, a 6-foot-2, 200-pounder out of Playing against the Idaho State Bengals, Sandpoint, Idaho, had first been offered a for whom he began his college career, isn’t scholarship by the University of Idaho. He a big deal to him. wound up in Pocatello, his dad Bob said, “I know a few people left in their because then-Bengals’ coach Larry Lewis organization,” the junior strong safety said said Stoll had a good chance to play right ahead of Saturday’s Big Sky Conference away. game against ISU, in Holt Arena in That’s what happened, and that’s in a Pocatello. “But I don’t really keep in touch. way how he ended up in Missoula.

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

“Larry Lewis was a terrific man, terrific coach,” said Bob Stoll. “I’m so thankful for the chance he gave him. Because Montana wouldn’t have seen him otherwise.”

Injured as a high school junior and passed over by the Griz as a senior, Erik Stoll was able to provide some up-to-date game tape in 2006: He made eight tackles against the Grizzlies during ISU’s visit to Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (8-0)

Griz Opp

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

37.1 176.8 4.3 146-242-5 256.1 8.5 432.9 6.1 56-117 29:07 11-5 28-22.6 18-19.6 30-39.4 11-57

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36 45

19.8 88.8 2.9 207-340-12 279.8 6.6 368.5 5.1 44-123 30:53 11-5 44-19.7 6-7.5 44-36.5 8-61

59 101 35 42

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Rushing Chase Reynolds 181-822 (4.5 ypc.), long 40, 12 TDs Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 61-274 (4.5 ypc.), long 18, 1 TD Peter Nguyen 14-104 (7.4 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Andrew Selle 21-78 (3.7 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDs Justin Roper 11-31 (2.8 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs Passing Andrew Selle 98-162-1 for 1,385 yards, long 68, 14 TDs Justin Roper 48-79-3 for 664 yards, long 84, 6 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

Defensive leaders Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 56, 22 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 43, 18 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 39, 13 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 39, 15 unassisted

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DT Tyler Hobbs 3-15 DT Bryan Waldhauser 2-15 DE Severin Campball 1.5-8 DE Jace Palmer 1.5-5

Sacks

Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 4-14, long 11, 0 TDs DE Jace Palmer 1-57, 1 TD SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs LB Caleb McSurdy 1-17, 0 TDs CB Andrew Swink 1-9, 0 TDs

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

10.1 30.7 1.2 175-339-14 185.9 4.9 216.6 3.4 27-133 28:06 28-15 60-20.8 19-3.5 66-42.5 7-50

Idaho State Opponents

23 146

Pass breakups CB Trumaine Johnson 8 DT Austin Mullins 5 CB Keith Thompson 4 DE Jace Palmer 4

Punt returns Marc Mariani 12-20.2, long 82, 1 TD Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

NT Demetrius Amos 3-5 Sacks

Interceptions FS Phil Pleasant 2-5.0, long 8, 0 TDs LB Phillip Arias 1-0, 0 TDs LB A.J. Storms 1-6, 0 TDs

Passing Russell Hill 103-185-7 for 883 yards, long 34, 4 TDs Kyle Blum 65-129-7 for 708 yards, long 67, 6 TDs Evan Mozzochi 6-22-0 for 44 yards, long 26, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recovered LB A.J. Storms 1-2 LB Daniel Urias 1-2

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Pass breakups CB Michael Wright 5 LB Phillips Arias 4 CB George Ortiz 4 CB CB Keith McGowan 4

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Jarrett Huk 9-9/6-9, long 55, 0 blocked, 27 points Punting Jon Vanderwielen 62-45.2, long 76, 17 inside 20, 3 blocked Punt returns Andrew Benavides 7-5.3, long 17, 0 TDs Jaron Taylor 4-3.2, long 8, 0 TDs Kickoff returns JD Ponciano 34-20.9, long 46, 0 TDs Keith McGowen 10-18.1, long 27, 0 TDs

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Rushing Clint Knickrehm 98-232 (2.4 ypc.), long 20, 0 TDs Ben Laporta 35-98 (2.8 ypc.), long 19, 0 TDs Skylar Morgan 28-73 (2.6 ypc), long 27, 1 TDs Stew Tracy 10-9 (0.0 ypc.), long 5, 0 TDs

Tackles for loss DE Rustin Phillips 4.5-16 DE Jeff Tuua 4.5-11 LB A.J. Storms 4-6 DT Chad O’Donnell 3.5-14 DE Sean Rutten 3.5-11

Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 14-25.8, long 50, 0 TDs

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Tackles LB A.J. Storms 99, 47 unassisted LB Phillips Arias 84, 29 unassisted SS Dustin Tew 67, 39 unassisted FS Chris Holmesly 61, 26 unassisted FS Phillips Pleasant 54, 21 unassisted CB Michael Wright 42, 25 unassisted

Punting Sean Wren 30-39.4, long 60, 7 inside 20, 0 blocked

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Receiving Jaron Taylor 44-484 (11.0 ypc.), long 45, 3 TDs JD Ponciano 33-323 (9.8 ypc.), long 40, 1 TD Kelvin Krosch 26-325 (12.5 ypc.), long 67, 2 TDs

Special teams leaders

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Sept. 5............................ at Arizona State (L, 3-50) Sept. 12................................ at Oklahoma (L, 0-64 Sept. 19........................... at Weber State (L, 17-44) Sept. 26..........CENTRAL WASHINGTON (L, 33-22) Oct. 3................EASTERN WASHINGTON (L, 3-38) Oct. 10....................at Sacramento State (L, 17-38) Oct. 17..............NORTHERN COLORADO (L, 7-30) Oct. 24......................at Northern Arizona (L, 12-40) Oct. 31......................... at Montana State (L, 10-41) Nov. 7.....................................................MONTANA Nov. 14...................................... PORTLAND STATE

42.0 219.0 5.9 200-328-6 237.9 6.5 456.9 6.2 48-124 31:42 22-11 10-25.4 27-12.9 39-40.3 23-153

Offensive leaders

Fumbles forced-recovered LB Jordan Tripp 0-2 DT Tyler Hobbs 1-1

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Tackles for loss DE Severin Campbell 5.5-16 DT Tyler Hobbs 5-18 DE Jace Palmer 5-14 DE Bobby Alt 3.5-7 DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6

Offensive leaders

Receiving Marc Mariani 33-676 (20.5 ypc.), long 84, 6 TDs Tyler Palmer 22-284 (12.9 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDs Jabin Sambrano 17-282 (16.6 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Stephen Pfahler 17-244 (14.4 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDs Chase Reynolds 16-135 (8.4 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDs Sam Gratton 15-145 (9.7 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Dan Beaudin 10-131 (13.1 ypc.), long 61, 1 TD Rob Overton 5-42 (8.4 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDs

Idaho State (0-9)

DE Severin Campbell 35, 9 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 34, 9 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 33, 6 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 32, 17 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 29, 17 unassisted DE Jace Palmer 24, 6 unassisted LB Josh Stuberg 23, 6 unassisted SS Mike McCord 20, 13 unassisted

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Erik Stoll

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from the second-string guys as the firststring guys. We’re on the same page.”

aiming toward medical school; now he’s not so sure.

Continued from Page G2 “I’m in the process,” Erik says. “I was Bob Stoll grew up a Green Bay Packers’ kind of set on going, but I don’t know – I’m having second thoughts. I can’t remember Montana won, 23-10. The Bengals finished fan, which means he has raised a Packer family. That Erik Stoll wears No. 4 is a tribute one moment that sent me in that direction, 2-9, and Lewis was let go. When he went, so to Brett Favre, even though the quarterback and I’m making sure it wasn’t other people did Stoll. is now throwing passes for arch-rival pushing me that direction or if I was really Minnesota. sure that’s what I wanted to do.”

Montana has won a lot of games – a “I still like him,” Erik says of Favre.

“But not Then he catches himself. victory Saturday will guarantee the Griz at “It’s still up in the air,” he said. “I’d have least a share of the Big Sky Conference title for as much.”

His father played football in high school, another year, at least, to make that decision.” a 12th straight season – while plucking players and boasts that his side of the family was For the moment, it’s all about the Griz. out of the smaller burgs that dot Montana. athletic.

His parents make almost every home game Shann Schillinger is one example, out of “I didn’t go very far,” said Bob. “But I told (there are four kids: A sister who is in med Baker. When he and Brandon Fisher inked school and a youngest brother born with their letters of intent in February of 2005, UM the boys, ‘There’s three things in life: Faith in had two safeties in one signing class. The next God, education and there’s football. Those are Downs Syndrome). Saturday, like they often do for road games, they’ll head to Quinn’s Hot year the Griz took no DBs among a short list of the only things worthwhile.’ ” So it was at a young age that the Stoll Springs to watch on TV. signees. boys donned shoulder pads and helmets and It’s a devotion to rival Bob Stoll’s first So when Lewis was let go Stoll figured he’d try the Griz, who eventually would move started cracking each other in the backyard. A sports love. competitive fire was stoked.

“When I had Packers’ season tickets as Fisher to linebacker and who preside in a city Not that it rages constantly. Off the field, a kid, the stadium held almost the entire that more closely resembles his north Idaho the boys are mellow. As an example, Bob population of Green Bay – 30,000,” he said. roots. points out that “Kirk” Stoll, now a walk-on “Your stadium is almost identical to what it Stoll, whose hometown is about the running back for the Griz, is actually Kurt. But was like at Lambeau Field in the early 60s. It size of Havre, fit right in. He played often Kurt, who transferred over after a short stay at was really remarkable.” behind three-time all-Big Sky selection Colt Carroll College, won’t say anything to correct And his oldest son is right in the middle Anderson in 2008. Now Anderson is on the the error. of that modern equivalent. Which brings us Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad and Stoll “That’s his temperament,” Bob says, a little back to Idaho State. The Bengals are 0-9, but ranks second on the Griz in tackles, with 43.

“When I got here (in 2007) I had to redshirt exasperated. “It doesn’t bother him. It bugged Stoll isn’t willing to give thanks he’s not in the hell out of me, but it doesn’t make any that situation. His job is not to take anybody per the NCAA rules,” he noted. “Which I difference to him.” lightly, including former teammate Russel thought was a good thing – I kind of got to But in competition, things change.

Hill, the Bengals’ QB. enjoy college without football being your “Erik is extremely intense, especially on “Any team in the Big Sky is capable of whole life. Last year I was backing up Colt, which was a great opportunity, to learn from a the football field,” said his dad. “He’s actually winning games,” he said. “Their record doesn’t scary.” tell us anything about how they’re going to guy who’s in the NFL. play us.”

“Last spring I stepped into the starting role “They got their intelligence from their Yet the Bengals probably know how Stoll is and I’ve just been trying to get better.” going to play them. It seems like they’d have Stoll has been excellent in run support and mom,” Bob says. “I had to apply to five vet some tape. owns an interception this season. And the Griz schools.”

Erik Stoll has a year left on his are 8-0.

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or “It’s not too much different,” he said of the undergraduate degree in biology, and like Kurt holds a 3.9 grade-point average. He’d been at fneighbor@missoulian.com. step up. “The coaches expect the same thing

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY Season record: Fritz 40-6, Bill 36-10, Nick 39-7, Michael 40-6

By BILL SPELTZ of the Missoulian

The good news for Idaho State football fans is that Jared Allen will be in the house Saturday when the Bengals play host to the No. 2 Montana Griz at Holt Arena.

The bad news for the Bengals is that even if he had eligibility left, he still wouldn’t sway things in their favor.

They’ve lost nine straight games, including a 33-22 home decision to Division II Central Washington in late September, and are headed for a winless season unless they can upend Portland State next weekend.

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The problem with that is they play No. 2 Montana on Nov. 21 in Bozeman. They’ll at least have momentum on their side if they beat the Vikings this week and Sac State next Saturday.

Bill: Montana State 45, PSU 31. Fritz: Cats 35, PSU 17. Nick: PSU 33, Cats 27.

Michael: Cats 28, PSU 24.

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back when the Minnesota Vikings defensive end pummeled Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Pack couldn’t stop him to save their lives.

Allen is a former Bengal and the 2003 winner of the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. He will be formally inducted into the Idaho State Sports Hall of Fame at halftime.

He’s a reminder of better times for Idaho State, even if he’s not the best example of a law-abiding citizen. The guy has been arrested/charged for DUI three times, including once in Pocatello seven years ago.

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n Sac State (3-5) at Northern Colorado (3-6): Other than the Griz, the Hornets are the Big Sky team carrying the most momentum into this weekend. They’re coming off a 27-24 upset win over Northern Arizona. The Bears are also playing good football. They nearly upset Weber State two weeks ago and topped South Dakota last Saturday.

Bill: Sac State 28, UNC 21. Fritz: UNC 24, Sac State 23. Nick: Sac State 30, UNC 19. Michael: Sac State 30, UNC 17.

Motorhead roadie for four games as a punishment for a DUI. He’s doing much better now, but the same cannot be said of Idaho State’s defensive line, which has been depleted by injury and illness.

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n Northern Arizona (5-3) at Mississippi (5-3): The humidity alone is going to leave the Jacks gasping for breath.

On the other hand, Ole Miss has games against Tennessee and LSU the next two weeks and may take Northern Arizona too lightly. The Rebels will win because, well, their coach Houston Nutt can’t afford a loss to a Big Sky Conference team.

Bill: Rebs 41, Northern Arizona 17.

Fritz: Ole Miss 40, NAU 28. Nick: Ole Miss 46, NAU 20. Michael: Ole Miss 54, NAU 9.

n No. 2 Montana (8-0) at Idaho State (0-9): The Bengals have a better chance of sprouting wings than beating the Griz. The only question here is how long Montana coach Bobby Hauck will leave his starters in the game.

Bill: Montana 77, Idaho State 6. Fritz: Griz 49, Idaho State 14. Nick: Griz 45, ISU 8. Michael: Griz 44, ISU 12. n Montana State (5-3) at Portland State (2-7): The Bobcats can still make the

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At 0-9 the Bengals are a bit of a circus, which reminds me of sophomore Alex Shaw, who is the newcomer to the UM linebacking crew.

Aside from being fifth on the team in tackles, Shaw has the sweetest hairdo on the team (he looks like Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons).

The Grizzly secondary has been hurting for weeks. But now’s their chance to feel better. Three opposing defensive backs have already returned INTs to the house against ISU.

Call me a sap, but I had to give the edge to Idaho State at least once, even if it is insincere. The Bengals have one of the nation’s best punters.

Jon Vanderwielen averages nearly 7 punts per game and has more than 2,800 yards via das boot.

The league-leading Grizzlies essentially have a bye week on Saturday against the cellar-dwelling Bengals, but they need to be careful of letting their momentum slip down the stretch. Something tells me UM will keep its “Edge” this week.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Bryan Waldhauser

Waldhauser plays big for Montana

By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian

No. 50 Year: Sophomore Position: Defensive tackle Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 255 Hometown: Worden

Sophomore Bryan Waldhauser hails from a small southeastern Montana town and may not have the prototypical size for a defensive tackle, but his performance for the Grizzlies this year has been anything but small.

Waldhauser, a two-time allstate selection in football for Huntley Project, earned a roster spot on the Grizzlies as a walkon in 2007. He saw some action last season on special teams and worked at defensive end until defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson suggested a switch to defensive tackle.

So far, so good.

Waldhauser has notched two sacks, broken up two passes and been credited with 19 tackles.

Listed at only 242 pounds on the team’s Web site, Waldhauser said he’s closer to 255 pounds, which still makes him the lightest interior defensive lineman in the rotation.

“Personally I’d like to be up there with the other defensive tackles,” Waldhauser said of his playing weight. “It definitely helps to have more strength and weight out there.”

Q: You recorded your second sack of the year last week against Weber State. How did it feel to come through with a big play

against a tough conference opponent?

A: It felt pretty great. I just wanted to make an impact out there. It’s an adrenaline rush. It’s an awesome feeling as soon as you hit him. The next thing you know you’re celebrating with teammates. It’s a bunch of fun.

Q: Montana is at winless Idaho State this week. Is it difficult to not get complacent or overlook a team like the Bengals?

A: It could be, but currently we’re looking at this as a big game for us. If we win this game, we can clinch a part of the Big Sky title. That’s one of our goals each year. We’re pretty serious about preparing. It’s really just as big as last week.

Q: Former Idaho State star Jared Allen of the Minnesota Vikings will be in Pocatello this Saturday to be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Who would you say on the Grizzlies is most likely to shave lines or designs into the side of the hair and grow a mullet like Allen?

A: Ryan Fetherston. He’s actually had the Jared Allen look before with the racing stripes and the mullet. I’ve seen him with that exact hair style.

Q: Your hometown is Worden, which sits about 20 miles east of Billings. Besides having Huntley Project High School in Worden, what sets it apart from the other small towns in the area: Huntley,

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Q: Huntley Project High School was severely damaged from a fire in September 2008. Have you seen the remolded building yet?

A: They’re still using modular trailers for some classrooms. But the design looks like it’s going be nice though.

Q: Do your brothers play for Huntley Project? And if so, what positions?

A: I have two brothers and they’re twins. Casey is a running back and a safety and Jordan is a linebacker and an offensive lineman. They’re not identical.

One is a red head and one looks like me.

Q: The Red Devils won the Class B state football title last year.

Did you ever get any grief from your brothers about your class coming up short?

A: We’re kind of known as the best class never to win it. I’m happy for them, but they didn’t give me too much grief.

Q: Speaking of this year’s squad, they host Baker for a playoff game this Saturday. Do you and Griz safety Shann Schillinger, a former Baker standout, have any friendly wagers on the game?

A: We don’t. I talked to him about it (Tuesday) though. It should be a good game. His uncle is Baker’s coach. We kind of go

back and forth. We could never beat Baker when he was there and they couldn’t beat us when I was there. It’s all in good fun.

Q: You earned a spot on the team as a walk on in 2007. Are you on scholarship yet?

A: Not yet.

Q: Did you follow the Grizzlies growing up?

A: Not really. We had a guy come out of Huntley Project (Derek Decker) that was on the 2001 national championship team.

His class inspired me to get into sports and try to be good at them.

Q: Did you have any serious offers to play any where else?

A: I had some NAIA offers.

Q: What about Montana State?

A: I never had an offer on the table, but they were talking to me and stuff.

Q: OK, what if you were the most coveted player coming out of high school in the nation. Which college would’ve been your dream school to play for?

A: I don’t know. Probably Texas.

Q: Did you learn about the irrigation history about Huntley Project growing up?

A: Yeah, a little. I think it was a part of the New Deal way back in the day.

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Big Sky Conference statistics n Team statistics Through Oct. 31 SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2X DX Montana 8 39 36 2 0 NAU 8 32 30 1 0 EWU 9 39 35 0 0 Weber 9 34 28 2 0 Sac State 8 23 21 0 0 MSU 8 22 16 0 0 PSU 9 20 17 1 0 UNC 9 18 17 1 0 ISU 9 10 9 1 0 USHING OFFENSE R

G Att Montana 8 327 MSU 8 304 EWU 9 292 Sac State 8 273 Weber 9 298 NAU 8 247 UNC 9 294 PSU 9 252 ISU 9 238

FG Saf 7 1 11 1 4 0 8 2 9 1 11 1 15 2 10 0 6 1

Avg 37.1 32.4 31.2 29.3 23.5 22.9 20.9 17.4 10.1

Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1414 4.3 16 176.8 1224 4.0 11 153.0 1251 4.3 16 139.0 1041 3.8 9 130.1 1126 3.8 8 125.1 977 4.0 13 122.1 1018 3.5 7 113.1 827 3.3 5 91.9 276 1.2 1 30.7

CORING DEFENSE S

G TD XP 2X DX FG Montana 8 19 18 0 0 8 Weber 9 25 17 1 0 10 MSU 8 22 20 0 0 10 EWU 9 26 19 1 0 9 UNC 9 27 24 0 0 8 NAU 8 25 23 1 0 12 PSU 9 40 36 2 0 7 Sac State 8 37 36 1 0 7 ISU 9 46 44 0 0 18 USHING DEFENSE R

G Att MSU 8 261 Montana 8 241 NAU 8 263 PSU 9 322 EWU 9 327 Weber 9 317 Sac State 8 296 UNC 9 328 ISU 9 335 ASS OFFENSE P

G Att Cp Int NAU 8 297 203 5 Weber 9 368 237 16 EWU 9 322 211 5 PSU 9 318 177 18 UM 8 242 146 5 MSU 8 274 161 8 Sac 8 249 143 10 UNC 9 294 175 4 ISU 9 339 175 14

Pts 297 259 281 264 188 183 188 157 91

S 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 2

Pts 158 199 184 212 212 213 303 281 378

Avg 19.8 22.1 23.0 23.6 23.6 26.6 33.7 35.1 42.0

Yds Avg TD Yds/G 619 2.4 1 77.4 710 2.9 5 88.8 981 3.7 9 122.6 1185 3.7 14 131.7 1301 4.0 15 144.6 1330 4.2 10 147.8 1279 4.3 19 159.9 1456 4.4 10 161.8 1975 5.9 24 219.4

Pct. Yds Avg TD 68.4 2521 8.5 19 64.4 2699 7.3 25 65.5 2606 8.1 21 55.7 2402 7.6 12 60.3 2049 8.5 20 58.8 1862 6.8 10 57.4 1767 7.1 12 59.5 1947 6.6 10 51.6 1673 4.9 9

P/G 315.1 299.9 289.6 266.9 256.1 232.8 220.9 216.3 185.9

OTAL OFFENSE T

G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD NAU 8 977 2521 544 3498 6.4 32 Montana 8 1414 2049 569 3463 6.1 36 EWU 9 1251 2606 614 3857 6.3 37 Weber 9 1126 2699 666 3825 5.7 33 MSU 8 1224 1862 578 3086 5.3 21 PSU 9 827 2402 570 3229 5.7 17 Sac State 8 1041 1767 522 2808 5.4 21 UNC 9 1018 1947 588 2965 5.0 17 ISU 9 276 1673 577 1949 3.4 10

P/G 437.2 432.9 428.6 425.0 385.8 358.8 351.0 329.4 216.6

ASS DEFENSE P

G Att Cp Int UNC 9 300 184 10 EWU 9 317 182 12 ISU 9 330 202 6 Weber 9 273 148 9 NAU 8 307 187 9 UM 8 340 207 12 MSU 8 319 182 9 Sac 8 275 184 8 PSU 9 304 179 5

Pct. 61.3 57.4 61.2 54.2 60.9 60.9 57.1 66.9 58.9

Yds Avg TD 1888 6.3 17 2115 6.7 10 2153 6.5 16 2223 8.1 11 2133 6.9 16 2238 6.6 14 2256 7.1 21 2267 8.2 16 2667 8.8 24

P/G 209.8 235.0 239.2 247.0 266.6 279.8 282.0 283.4 296.3

OTAL DEFENSE T

G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD MSU 8 619 2256 580 2875 5.0 22 Montana 8 710 2238 581 2948 5.1 19 UNC 9 1456 1888 628 3344 5.3 27 EWU 9 1301 2115 644 3416 5.3 25 NAU 8 981 2133 570 3114 5.5 25 Weber 9 1330 2223 590 3553 6.0 21 PSU 9 1185 2667 626 3852 6.2 38 Sac State 8 1279 2267 571 3546 6.2 35 ISU 9 1975 2153 665 4128 6.2 40

P/G 359.4 368.5 371.6 379.6 389.2 394.8 428.0 443.2 458.7

ICKOFF RETURNS K

Weber State Portland State Sacramento State Montana Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Idaho State Montana State Eastern Washington

G Ret Yds TD Avg 9 32 802 0 25.1 9 51 1190 1 23.3 8 37 844 0 22.8 8 28 633 0 22.6 9 28 594 0 21.2 8 33 696 0 21.1 9 60 1248 0 20.8 8 31 582 0 18.8 9 41 746 0 18.2

PUNT RETURNS

Montana Weber State Eastern Washington Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Portland State Montana State Sacramento State Idaho State

G Ret Yds TD Avg 8 18 352 1 19.6 9 18 317 1 17.6 9 15 115 0 7.7 9 20 141 0 7.1 8 12 67 0 5.6 9 10 54 0 5.4 8 17 88 0 5.2 8 9 36 0 4.0 9 19 66 0 3.5

PUNTING

No. Weber State 39 Montana 30 Idaho State 66 PSU 38 NAU 39 MSU 43 UNC 51 EWU 45 Sac State 41

Avg 42.2 39.4 42.5 39.1 38.7 42.9 38.2 38.7 38.8

Yds 1644 1183 2802 1487 1509 1846 1947 1743 1590

ASS EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp NAU 8 297 203 Montana 8 242 146 EWU 9 322 211 Weber 9 368 237 Sac State 8 249 143 UNC 9 294 175 MSU 8 274 161 PSU 9 318 177 ISU 9 339 175

PR Avg TB Net 31 0.8 1 40.8 45 1.5 0 37.9 349 5.3 3 36.3 63 1.7 3 35.9 118 3.0 1 35.2 232 5.4 6 34.7 117 2.3 6 33.5 149 3.3 5 33.2 263 6.4 2 31.4

Pct Int Yds TD Effic 68.4 5 2521 19 157.4 60.3 5 2049 20 154.6 65.5 5 2606 21 151.9 64.4 16 2699 25 139.7 57.4 10 1767 12 124.9 59.5 4 1947 10 123.7 58.8 8 1862 10 122.0 55.7 18 2402 12 120.2 51.6 14 1673 9 93.6

URNOVER MARGIN T

Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot EWU 9 10 12 22 9 5 14 Montana 8 5 12 17 5 5 10 NAU 8 7 9 16 5 5 10 UNC 9 7 10 17 9 4 13 Weber 9 7 9 16 4 16 20 MSU 8 4 9 13 11 8 19 Sac State 8 4 8 12 10 10 20 ISU 9 11 6 17 15 14 29 PSU 9 7 5 12 8 18 26

Mar +8 +7 +6 +4 -4 -6 -8 -12 -14

P/G 0.89 0.88 0.75 0.44 -0.44 -0.75 -1.00 -1.33 -1.56

ASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD Effic EWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 10 116.3 Montana 8 340 207 12 60.9 2238 14 122.7 UNC 9 300 184 10 61.3 1888 17 126.2 ISU 9 330 202 6 61.2 2153 16 128.4 Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 11 129.3 NAU 8 307 187 9 60.9 2133 16 130.6 MSU 8 319 182 9 57.1 2256 21 132.5 Sac State 8 275 184 8 66.9 2267 16 149.5 PSU 9 304 179 5 58.9 2667 24 155.3 IRST DOWNS F

G Rush Pass Pen Total Weber State 9 65 121 14 200 East. Washington 9 67 112 14 193 Montana 8 73 89 12 174 Northern Arizona 8 59 100 12 171 Montana State 8 72 78 15 165 Northern Colorado 9 60 81 14 155 Portland State 9 45 88 14 147 Sacramento State 8 62 73 8 143 Idaho State 9 26 73 21 120 RD-DN CONVERSIONS 3

G Conv Montana 8 56 Weber State 9 65 Eastern Washington 9 54 Northern Arizona 8 42 Northern Colorado 9 53 Sacramento State 8 43 Portland State 9 45 Montana State 8 41 Idaho State 9 27

Att 117 143 123 104 133 110 125 120 133

Pct 47.9 45.5 43.9 40.4 39.8 39.1 36.0 34.2 20.3

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS

G Rush Pass Pen Total Montana 8 44 103 9 156 Northern Arizona 8 53 95 10 158 Montana State 8 54 94 15 163

Weber State 9 East. Washington 9 Northern Colorado 9 Sacramento State 8 Portland State 9 Idaho State 9

69 66 79 69 65 97

89 93 80 100 107 95

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Weber State 9 38 Eastern Washington 9 46 Montana State 8 42 Montana 8 44 Idaho State 9 48 Northern Colorado 9 57 Sacramento State 8 48 Northern Arizona 8 58 Portland State 9 66

16 16 16 12 16 16 Att 114 134 121 123 123 136 108 128 137

174 175 175 181 188 208 Pct 33.3 34.3 34.7 35.8 39.0 41.9 44.4 45.3 48.2

SACKS BY

Eastern Washington Portland State Sacramento State Weber State Northern Colorado Montana State Northern Arizona Montana Idaho State

G Sacks Yards 9 22 135 9 18 115 8 18 113 9 17 98 9 16 108 8 16 104 8 15 97 8 11 57 9 7 50

SACKS AGAINST

Montana Sacramento State Northern Arizona Montana State Northern Colorado Weber State Eastern Washington Portland State Idaho State

G Sacks Yards 8 10 67 8 10 72 8 15 102 8 16 112 9 16 104 9 16 99 9 22 111 9 23 143 9 23 153

PENALTIES

Sacramento State Montana State Northern Arizona Weber State Idaho State Montana Portland State Eastern Washington Northern Colorado

G 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 9

OPPONENT PENALTIES

G Idaho State 9 Montana 8 Weber State 9 Northern Colorado 9 Eastern Washington 9 Portland State 9 Montana State 8 Northern Arizona 8 Sacramento State 8

No Yds 42 365 52 443 44 453 64 553 68 560 51 514 61 582 68 608 70 628 No 79 60 68 61 56 51 48 45 46

Yds Avg/G 724 80.4 590 73.8 612 68.0 591 65.7 528 58.7 483 53.7 422 52.8 412 51.5 408 51.0

IME OF POSSESSION T

G Total Time Weber State 9 289:04 Montana State 8 240:43 Montana 8 232:59 Eastern Washington 9 261:39 Sacramento State 8 232:25 Portland State 9 260:58 Northern Arizona 8 231:11 Northern Colorado 9 258:37 Idaho State 9 252:51 ICKOFF COVERAGE K

G No. Yds ISU 9 25 1645 MSU 8 41 2636 Weber 9 50 3221 Montana 8 52 3249 Sac State 8 39 2390 PSU 9 43 2813 UNC 9 37 2325 NAU 8 51 3192 EWU 9 55 3267

Avg 45.6 55.4 56.6 61.4 62.2 64.2 64.7 67.6 69.8

Avg Retn 65.8 254 64.3 630 64.4 883 62.5 868 61.3 645 65.4 900 62.8 651 62.6 977 59.4 1112

Avg 32:07 30:05 29:07 29:04 29:03 28:59 28:53 28:44 28:05 TB 13 10 8 6 3 4 6 10 6

Net 45.2 44.0 43.6 43.5 43.2 42.6 42.0 39.5 37.0

 Individual statistics RUSHING

Reynolds, UM TJones, EWU TSmith, Weber Henderson, NAU Dailey, Sac State Mason, MSU

G Att Yds Avg TD Lg Avg 8 181 822 4.5 12 40 102.8 9 117 903 7.7 12 96 100.3 8 184 788 4.3 5 49 98.5 8 158 770 4.9 9 69 96.2 7 118 617 5.2 3 69 88.1 6 82 463 5.6 4 26 77.2

Harris, UNC Palmer, MSU McCowan, Sac Bolen, Weber

9 128 8 108 8 79 9 66

INTERCEPTIONS

G MJohnson, EWU 9 TJohnson, UM 6 Schrader, Sac 8 Rider, MSU 8 Bignell, MSU 8 Brown, Weber 9 Hewitt, UNC 9 Shead, PSU 9 Hatch, EWU 9

575 490 326 351

4.5 4.5 4.1 5.3

5 5 4 3

45 31 37 35

63.9 61.2 40.8 39.0

Int Yds TD Lg Int/G 6 58 1 33 0.67 4 14 0 11 0.67 3 54 0 22 0.38 3 12 0 12 0.38 3 3 0 3 0.38 3 65 0 34 0.33 3 54 0 39 0.33 3 49 1 31 0.33 3 0 0 0 0.33

PASSING YARDS

Att Cp Int Herrick, NAU 286 197 5 Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 Hubel, PSU 235 132 12 Waggener,NC 283 170 4 Smith, Sac 230 135 9 Selle, UM 162 98 1 Iddins, MSU 181 108 6 Kempt, MSU 90 52 2 Blum, ISU 129 65 7

Pct. 68.9 64.2 65.9 56.2 60.1 58.7 60.5 59.7 57.8 50.4

PASS EFFICIENCY

Att Cp Int Orms, UNC 9 5 0 Selle, UM 162 98 1 Herrick, NAU 286 197 5 Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 Roper, UM 79 48 3 Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 Kempt, MSU 90 52 2 Hubel, PSU 235 132 12 Smith, Sac 230 135 9 Waggener,NC 283 170 4

Pct. Yds TD Eff. 55.6 62 2 186.8 60.5 1385 14 159.6 68.9 2483 18 159.1 65.9 2581 21 154.7 60.8 664 6 148.8 64.2 2644 25 140.4 57.8 659 5 133.2 56.2 1961 9 128.7 58.7 1656 12 128.6 60.1 1885 8 122.5

Yds TD P/G 2483 18 310.4 2644 25 293.8 2581 21 286.8 1961 9 280.1 1885 8 209.4 1656 12 207.0 1385 14 173.1 1169 5 167.0 659 5 109.8 708 5 101.1

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Run Pass Plays Tot Herrick, NAU 8 -57 2483 310 2426 Nichols, EWU 9 28 2581 362 2609 Higgins, Weber 9 -99 2644 384 2545 Hubel, PSU 7 -70 1961 255 1891 Waggener, UNC 9 18 1885 329 1903 Smith, Sac 8 -49 1656 256 1607 Selle, Montana 8 78 1385 183 1463 Iddins, MSU 7 5 1169 217 1174 Kempt, MSU 6 18 659 106 677 Reynolds, UM 8 822 0 181 822 PUNT RETURNS

Mariani, Montana Toone, Weber Davis, EWU Lutz, UNC Meadows, NAU Thomas, MSU

KICK RETURNS

Sambrano, UM Bolen, Weber Nguyen, UM Woods, PSU McCowan, Sac Shanks, NAU Meadows, NAU Burnley, UNC Ponciano, ISU Gilbert, MSU

Ret 12 16 11 19 10 12

Yds 243 292 108 135 70 26

TD Long 1 82 1 95 0 25 0 24 0 33 0 11

Avg 20.2 18.2 9.8 7.1 7.0 2.2

Ret Yds TD Long Avg 14 361 0 50 25.8 29 746 0 67 25.7 10 245 0 61 24.5 45 1096 1 97 24.4 17 414 0 75 24.4 20 437 0 57 21.9 11 238 0 40 21.6 14 297 0 32 21.2 34 710 0 46 20.9 16 317 0 33 19.8

RECEIVING

G Rec Yds TD Lg Berry, NAU 8 53 774 5 81 Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 Fry, PSU 9 53 810 3 56 Toone, Weber 9 58 791 7 52 Mariani, Montana 8 33 676 6 84 Meadows, NAU 8 53 614 4 78 Thompson, UNC 9 53 680 6 80 Phillips, Weber 8 32 600 6 80 Reed, Sac 7 32 478 3 48 PUNTING

Fisher, MSU Vanderwielen, ISU Snoy, Weber Wren, Montana Duyndam, PSU Zuber, EWU Heath, Sac State Rauschert, NAU Kaman, UNC

P/G 303.2 289.9 282.8 270.1 211.4 200.9 182.9 167.7 112.8 102.8

No. 30 62 39 30 35 30 41 39 51

Avg 14.6 16.3 15.3 13.6 20.5 11.6 12.8 18.8 14.9

Yds Lg 1384 77 2802 76 1644 66 1183 60 1380 65 1179 64 1590 57 1509 54 1947 56

P/G 96.8 90.6 90.0 87.9 84.5 76.8 75.6 75.0 68.3 Avg 46.1 45.2 42.2 39.4 39.4 39.3 38.8 38.7 38.2

ALL PURPOSE YARDS

G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/G TJones, EWU 9 903 336 0 410 1649 183.2 Woods, PSU 9 -2 490 45 1096 1629 181.0 Ponciano, ISU 7 11 323 15 710 1059 151.3 Bolen, Weber 9 351 166 0 746 1263 140.3 TSmith, Weber 8 788 249 0 0 1037 129.6 Henderson, NAU 8 770 253 0 0 1023 127.9 Toone, Weber 9 2 791 292 52 1137 126.3 Reynolds, UM 8 822 135 0 0 957 119.6 Mariani, UM 8 0 676 243 21 940 117.5 Meadows, NAU 8 0 614 70 238 922 115.2 SCORING

G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts P/G Reynolds, UM 8 14 0 0 0 84 10.5 TJones, EWU 9 14 0 0 0 84 9.3 Henderson, NAU 8 11 0 0 0 66 8.2 Myers, NAU 8 0 30 11 0 63 7.9 McKnight, UM 8 0 36 7 0 57 7.1 Cunningham, MSU 7 0 16 11 0 49 7.0 Brown, PSU 9 0 16 15 0 61 6.8 Diniz, Sac 8 0 21 9 0 48 6.0 York, UNC 8 0 17 10 0 47 5.9 Mariani, UM 8 7 0 0 2 44 5.5

FIELD GOALS

G FG FGA Pct. P/G Brown, PSU 9 15 22 68.2 1.67 Cunningham, MSU 7 11 14 78.6 1.57 Myers, NAU 8 11 14 78.6 1.38 York, UNC 8 10 14 71.4 1.25 Dinez, Sac STate 8 9 9 100.0 1.12 Snoy, Weber 9 8 14 57.1 0.89 McKnight, Montana 8 7 13 53.8 0.88 Huk, ISU 9 6 9 66.7 0.67 Jarrett, EWU 9 4 6 66.7 0.44 TACKLES (All positions)

G Pos Solo Ast Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 50 76 Storms, ISU 9 LB 47 52 Schrader, Sac 8 DB 39 42 Arias, ISU 9 LB 29 55 Sedillo, Weber 9 LB 30 52 Brown, Weber 9 DB 34 45 King, UNC 9 LB 34 41 Estrada, NAU 8 DB 38 27 Tew, ISU 9 DB 39 28 Hewitt, UNC 9 DB 34 32 Askew, UNC 9 CB 39 24 Borden, EWU 8 LB 14 42 Buck, Sac 8 LB 25 31 Lebsock, UM 8 LB 22 34 Holmesly, ISU 9 DB 26 35 Thomas, NAU 8 LB 24 30 Bignell, MSU 8 LB 17 35 Rider, MSU 8 DB 31 21 Rau, PSU 9 LB 26 31 Hadley, Weber 9 DB 32 25 Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 22 16 Julio, NAU 8 DB 21 29 Gordon, Sac 8 DB 28 22 GJohnson, Sac 7 LB 15 28 Pleasant, ISU 9 DB 21 33 Michon, UNC 9 DB 34 19 Washburn, EWU 9 LB 14 38 Worthen, PSU 9 DB 28 23 Zabel, UNC 9 LB 19 32 Fisher, UM 7 LB 13 26 Owens, MSU 8 LB 21 22 Stoll, UM 8 DB 18 25 Gazzerro, MSU 6 LB 12 20 TJohnson, UM 6 DB 17 15 Jacobs, PSU 9 DT 19 28 RPederson,PSU 9 LB 23 23 Hatch, EWU 9 DB 27 18

Tot 126 99 81 84 82 79 75 65 67 66 63 56 56 56 61 54 52 52 57 57 38 50 50 43 54 53 52 51 51 39 43 43 32 32 47 46 45

SACKS

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Clark, Sac 8 DL 9 0 61 Bond, NAU 8 DE 6 1 38 Linehan, Weber 9 DE 6 0 44 Vance, NAU 8 DE 5 0 33 Williams, EWU 9 DT 5 0 42 Hernon, UNC 9 DE 4 2 25 Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 2 2 25 Kragt, EWU 9 DE 4 1 20 Rau, PSU 9 LB 4 0 26 Moore, Sac 8 DL 3 1 23 ACKLES FOR LOSS T

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 9 6 44 Clark, Sac 8 DL 12 2 70 Williams, EWU 9 DT 9 2 56 Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 8 4 17 Bond, NAU 8 DE 7 2 46 Rau, PSU 9 LB 6 6 37 Jacobs, PSU 9 DT 7 3 28 Linehan, Weber 9 DE 8 0 51 RPederson, PSU 9 LB 7 1 22 Vance, NAU 8 DE 5 2 36

P/G Sack 14.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 10.1 0.0 9.3 0.0 9.1 0.0 8.8 0.0 8.3 3.0 8.1 0.0 7.4 1.0 7.3 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.5 1.0 6.5 0.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 0.0 6.3 3.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.1 0.0 6.0 1.0 5.9 1.0 5.8 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.6 0.0 5.4 0.5 5.4 0.0 5.3 1.0 5.3 0.0 5.2 3.0 5.1 3.0 5.0 0.0 Tot 9.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.5 4.0 3.5

P/G 1.12 0.81 0.67 0.62 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.50 0.44 0.44

Tot 12.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 6.0

P/G 2.00 1.62 1.11 1.11 1.00 1.00 0.94 0.89 0.83 0.75

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14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. Missoula 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. Oceanside, Calif.

17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. San Diego 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. Buford, Ga. 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. Corona, Calif.

20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. Butte 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Porterville, Calif.

22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. Franklin, Tenn.

26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. Billings 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. Drummond 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. Seattle 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. Dillon 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. Scottsdale, Ariz.

31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. Missoula 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. Spokane, Wash.

33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. Missoula 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. Drummond 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. Tucson, Ariz.

36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. Seattle 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. Deer Lodge 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. Wright, Wyo. 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. Baker 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. Boise, Idaho 41 – Kurt Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. Sandpoint, Idaho 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. Missoula 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. Missoula 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. Missoula 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. Missoula 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. Twin Bridges 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. Denver 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. Billings 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. Huntley Project 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. San Bernardino, Calif.

52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. Great Falls 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. Helena 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. Great Falls 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. Fort Benton 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. Bozeman) 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. Long Beach, Calif.

58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. Helena 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. Union City, Calif.

61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. Billings 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. Missoula 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. Missoula 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 280 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. Drummond 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. Spokane, Wash.

73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. Choteau 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. Portland, Ore. 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. Dillon 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. Sidney 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. Bonita, Calif.

79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. Orcas Island, Wash.

80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. Havre 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. Missoula 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. Portland, Ore. 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. Vancouver, B.C. 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. Belgrade 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. Missoula 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fairview 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. Noxon 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. Frenchtown 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. San Leandro, Calif.

90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. Helena 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.

92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. Libby 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. Gillette, Wyo. 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. Yorba Linda, Calif.

95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. Choteau 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. Kalispell 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. Phoenix 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.

99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr. Spokane, Wash.

LT 72 Levi Horn LG 74 Jon Opperud

QB 12 Andrew Selle

K 83 Brody McKnight

C 71 Alex Verlanic

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

WR 80 Marc Mariani

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

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DE 50 Sean Rutten

CB 7 Michael

QB 17 Gerald Kemp WR 23 Levi Buckles WR 7 Jeff Larson WR 8 Sam Gratton LT 70 David Arndt LG 57 Charles Burton

QB 18 Justin Roper RG 66 Russell Piette TE 89 Rob Overton RB 24 T. Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin

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WR 1 Jason Taylor

CB 3 Andrew Swink

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

DE 42 Jace Palmer DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

SS 4 Erik Stoll MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock

DT 54 Austin Mullins

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P 94 Sean Wren

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FS 39 Shann Schillinger

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

WLB 44 Jordan Tripp CB 2 Trumaine Johnson CB 11 Brandon Dodson DT 50 Bryan Waldenhauser SS 30 Mike Cummings

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MLB 52 Phillip Arias

NT 98 Demetrius Amos

FS 21 Chris Holmesly

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Jason Jones 99 DT

Jarrid Nash 54 DE

Nic Edgson 36 LB J.T. Albers 35 LB Ketih McGowan 2 CB Phillip Pleasant 24 FS Amir Owens 25 SS Cameron Gupton 34 CB

IDAHO STATE STARTING OFFENSE K 39 Brendon Garcia

WR 18 Kelvin Krosch

FB 83 Bryant Ward

RT 56 Mark Clampitt RG 66 Mitch Rudder C 75 Ryan Henry

QB 17 Russel Hill

RB 5 LG 71 Lance Cartwright Clint

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E 47 everin ampbell

WR 9 JD Ponciano

CB 21 Keith Thompson

TE 88 Josh Hill

Kyle Blum 8 QB Roderick Rumble 13 WR Shaquille Sengal 15 WR Jaron Taylor 1 WR

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Travis Nua 70 LT Nick Tranmer 67 C Minh Williams 68 RG Brad Shedd 79 RT Skylar Morgan 37 RB

No. Name Pos 1 – Jaron Taylor WR 2 – Keith McGowen DB 4 – Jordan Scott RB 5 – Clint Knickrehm RB 6 – Isaiah Burel WR 7 – Michael Wright DB 8 – Kyle Blum QB 9 – JD Ponciano WR 10 – Evan Mozzochi QB 11 – Jeremy Gibson LB 12 – Jake Lammers QB 13 – Roderick Rumble WR 14 – Kyle Morris QB 15 – Shaquille Senegal WR 16 – Jarrett Huk K 17 – Russel Hill QB 18 – Kelvin Krosch WR 19 – Carson Glover DB 20 – Daniel Urias LB 21 – Chris Holmesly DB 22 – Kelvin Miller DB 23 – George Ortiz DB 24 – Phillip Pleasant DB 25 – Amir Owens DB 26 – Tanner Davis DB 27 – Dustin Tew DB 28 – Tubotein Taylor WR 29 – Brenan Ghassemieh DB 30 – A.J. Storms LB 31 – Ben Laporta RB 32 – Kenny Viser DB 33 – Judah Devilbiss FB 34 – Cameron Gupton DB 35 – J.T. Albers LB 36 – Nic Edgson LB 37 – Skylar Morgan RB 38 – Darrius Coleman RB 39 – Brendon Garcia K 40 – Ethan Monroe RB 41 – Jalani Phillips RB 42 – Nathan Nooner DL 43 – Jon Vanderwielen P 44 – Jake Pele DL 45 – Jake Rouser DL 46 – Stew Tracy RB 48 – Jeff Tuua DL 49 – John Van Vliet TE 50 – Sean Rutten DL 51 – Logan Horrocks LB 52 – Phillip Arias LB 53 – Rob Tramonte DL 54 – Jarrid Nash LB 56 – Mark Clampitt OL 57 – Justin Vae’ena DL 58 – Tuiasosopo Niusulu DL 59 – Trevor Spence LB 60 – Gavin Hyde LB 64 – Brad Curtis OL 66 – Mitch Rudder OL 67 – Nick Tranmer OL 68 – Mihn Williams OL 69 – Jordan Peterson OL 70 – Travis Nua OL 71 – Lance Cartwright OL 72 – Isaiah Walker DL 74 – Erik Jacobson OL 75 – Ryan Henry OL 76 – Braeden Clayson OL 77 – Demetrius Grant OL 79 – Brad Shedd OL 80 – Tyler Hjelseth TE 82 – Andrew Benavides WR 83 – Bryant Ward TE 85 – Clint Brock LS 88 – Josh Hill TE 89 – Justin Brandsma WR 91 – James Bergren DL 93 – David Tyler DL 95 – Chad O’Donnell DL 97 – Rustin Phillips DL 98 – Demetrius Amos DL 99 – Jason Jones DL

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILL SPELTZ/Missoulian

No. 2 Montana (5-0, 80) at Idaho State (0-6, 0-9)

Montana State outgained Idaho State 488-144 in total yards, and 236-17 on the ground in a 41-10 victory ... The Grizzly defense limited Weber State to 299 total yards and picked off four passes in last Saturday’s 31-10 win.

Montana racked up 506 total yards (52 rushes for 288 yards and 218 yards passing).

3:35 p.m. (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV; www.bigskytv.org) A win by the Griz would give them a 12th Big Sky title (or share) in a row – the second most by an FCS or FBS team.

Oklahoma has the record with 14 straight Big Eight Conference championships from 1946-59 ... Idaho State has lost nine straight games and 25 of 27 since a home win over Northern Colorado in 2007 ... Montana has won 23 of its last 25 meetings with the Bengals and leads the series, 38-13 ... Last year Chase Reynolds rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown to lead the Grizzlies to a 29-10 victory over the Bengals in Missoula ...

Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 74-16 in his seventh season ... Idaho State coach John

Montana St. (3-2, 5-3) at Portland St. (1-5, 2-7) 2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv. org)

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Montana’s Bryan Waldhauser drives Weber quarterback Cameron Higgins to the turf on this sack.

Zamberlin is 4-28 in his third season ... Montana averages a league-best 37.1 points per game. Idaho State averages 10.1 .. The Griz allow a leaguelow 19.8 points per game ...

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the conference in rush defense at 77.4 yards per game and has allowed just one rushing touchdown ... The Cats are -6 in turnover margin. Portland State is -14. The Vikings are -13 in conference games ... Montana State leads the series, 14-9, and has won three straight ... Last year Montana State rolled up 369 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in a 49-32 victory over the Vikings in Bozeman ... Montana State coach Rob Ash is 1813 in his third season … Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 9-22 in his third season … Ash is 2-0 vs. Glanville ...

Montana State won 50-36 in 2007, the last time the teams met in Portland. The Cats scored 36 points in the fourth quarter ... Portland State has lost three straight games ... The Vikings’ Aaron Woods averages 196.5 all-purpose yards per Stephen Brashear/Associated Press game in conference games ... Montana Eastern Washington running back Taiwan Jones (22) runs into the defensive State’s defense is allowing a league-low backfield on his way to a 47-yard touchdown against Portland State during their game last 19.2 points in conference play.

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Sacramento St. (3-3, 3-5) at Northern Colorado (1-5, 3-6) 12:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) With its three victories this season, Northern Colorado has equaled its combined total for its first three seasons in the league ... The last time the teams met in Greeley in 2007, Sacramento

State won 20-17 on a Hail Mary pass ... Sac State’s Sam McCowan became the fifth player on the roster with a 100yard rushing game when he gained 130 last week in an upset win over Northern Arizona, 27-24 ... Sacramento State leads its series with the Bears, 3-0 ... Last year Jason Smith threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Hornets to a 45-25 victory over the Bears in Sacramento. Bryan Waggener threw for 317 yards and a touchdown in the loss ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 6-37 in his fourth season ... Hornets coach

Northern Arizona (5-3) at Mississippi (5-3) 5:30 p.m.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

LSU could upset potential showdown

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LSU has a chance to prevent that Alabama-Florida SEC championship game that everyone seems to be looking forward to in December.

The ninth-ranked Tigers will be in Tuscaloosa on Saturday to face the thirdranked Crimson Tide, which can wrap up the SEC West and a trip to Atlanta to face Florida with a victory.

If LSU (7-1, 4-1) upsets Alabama (8-0, 5-0), things get interesting. The Tigers and Tide would be tied for first in the division, but LSU would hold the tiebreaker and be in control of the race to the Georgia Dome.

“It only counts one, but it’s a very important one,” LSU coach Les Miles said.

And it would open up the possibility of this BCS conundrum: If the SEC champion has one loss, does that team go to the national championship game ahead of an undefeated team from the Big Ten (Iowa), the Big East (Cincinnati) or one of Bill Haber/Associated Press

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the potential BCS busters (Boise State and TCU)?

An undefeated team from one of the BCS automatic qualifying leagues (SEC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac10) has never been left out of the national title game in favor of a team with one loss.

Considering the overwhelming respect the SEC gets these days, after having the last three national champions, this season would make for an interesting test case.

LSU is the toughest team left on Alabama’s schedule, but the Tide does play its final two SEC games on the road at Mississippi State and Auburn.

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Central Florida (plus 36) at No. 2 Texas Longhorns have won last two by combined 82-21 ... TEXAS 51-10.

No. 9 LSU (plus 7fi) at No. 3 Alabama Which first-year starting QB will step up? ...

ALABAMA 20-14.

Connecticut (plus 16fi) at No. 4 Cincinnati Huskies coming off two straight emotional,

close losses ... CINCINNATI 35-14.

No. 6 TCU (minus 24fi) at San Diego State Aztecs have been competitive at home, but Frogs are rolling ... TCU 45-10.

No. 7 Oregon (minus 6fi) at Stanford Surprise! Cardinal have better offensive stats than Ducks ... OREGON 34-30.

Northwestern (plus 16fi) at No. 8 Iowa Is this the week Hawkeyes slip? ... IOWA 2821.

Wake Forest (plus 16) at No. 10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets dashing toward ACC title game ... GEORGIA TECH 39-17.

No. 15 Ohio State (plus 3fi) at No. 11 Penn State Two top-notch defenses, one good offense ....

PENN STATE 21-14.

No. 12 Southern California (minus 10fi) at Arizona State What has happened to Trojans defense? ...

USC 27-20.

No. 13 Houston (plus 1) at Tulsa Cougars are America’s most exciting team ...

HOUSTON 45-41.

Syracuse (plus 21) at No. 14 Pittsburgh Tough week for Orange with suspensions, best player quitting ... PITT 38-10.

Virginia (plus 13fi) at No. 16 Miami Cavaliers have won two of last three meetings ... MIAMI 28-17.

New Mexico (plus 27fi) at No. 17 Utah Lobos still looking for first victory ... UTAH 35-7.

No. 18 Oklahoma State (minus 7fi) at Iowa State Cowboys QB Zac Robinson top-rated passer in Big 12 ... OKLAHOMA STATE 38-21.

Navy (plus 11fi) at No. 19 Notre Dame ND WR Michael Floyd, Navy QB Ricky Dobbs back from injury ... NOTRE DAME 42-24.

No. 20 Oklahoma (minus 5) at Nebraska Huskers vs. Sooners – and nobody outside of Midwest cares ... OKLAHOMA 28-14.

Washington State (plus 33) at No. 21 Arizona Wildcats riding hot passing of QB Nick Foles ... ARIZONA 50-10.

Oregon State (plus 7fi) at No. 23 California Beavers looking for another strong finish ...

OREGON STATE 27-21.

No. 24 Wisconsin (minus 10fi) at Indiana No Hoosiers lead is safe ... WISCONSIN 3324.

No. 25 BYU (minus 13) at Wyoming BYU has won five straight meetings ... BYU 31-14.

Last week: 16-4 (straight); 10-10 (vs. points). Season: 146-35 (straight); 83-80-3 (vs. points).

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The Dark Horse. school was to win a state Q: If someone’s car broke title in something. I just down in the Huntley Project remember all the hard work area on a Friday afternoon I put in the gym. I remember and the car wasn’t getting the disappointments on the fixed until Monday and football field so it was really there was no way to go to the great to win something in entertainment Mecca that basically my last shot. To is Billings, what would you have the whole community suggest for that person to see behind you is pretty or do to pass the time? awesome.

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Huskies try to right special teams miscues

By Bob Condotta Seattle Times

SEATTLE – Steve Sarkisian didn’t try to sugarcoat the problem.

In his opening comments to the media after Oregon’s 43-19 win over the Huskies Oct. 24, Sarkisian said that the Ducks “destroyed us on special teams.”

A Washington punt was blocked for a touchdown, the Huskies gave up a first down on a fake field goal that led to an Oregon touchdown and allowed a two-point conversion during a crucial stretch that turned the game.

And as frustrating as it was to Huskies fans, it was even more so to Sarkisian, who made special teams a priority when he got the job last December.

Sarkisian said Washington’s daily practices include more time spent on special teams than at USC, where he spent seven years

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as an assistant before coming to the Huskies.

“I just feel like that’s one of the quickest areas you can get better,” he said. “If you’ve got the athletes you can put out there and are sound, you can create plays and really change the momentum of games, as we are finding out on the wrong end.”

Indeed, UW’s problems on special teams have extended deeper than just the Oregon game. A week after the landmark win against USC, the Huskies allowed the opening kickoff to be returned for a touchdown at Stanford. And the Huskies had a flurry of special-teams issues in the third quarter against Arizona that helped dig a hole that only a miracle interception could rescue.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly made it clear he thought the Ducks were better than the Huskies on special teams. He was quoted in last week’s Sports Illustrated as having said in a meeting two nights before

playing the Huskies, “We have a huge advantage in special teams and it’s going to pay off for us, and it’s going to be the difference in the ballgame.” He also made a similar statement after the game.

Asked about Kelly’s comments, Sarkisian shrugged it off saying “it was postgame talk, the emotions kicking in.”

Sarkisian said he doesn’t think what happened to UW against Oregon indicates any structural problems in Washington’s special teams.

Instead, he thought the breakdowns were indicative of a team that was fatigued after playing eight straight weeks.

“It wasn’t a matter of, ‘Man, we’ve got to change our scheme because what they did really exposed us,’ ” he said. “It was a matter of just really not being locked in. I felt we were a mentally tired team. The things we had been doing very well all year all of a sudden we decided to slip on.”

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Football strategy

Just go for it!

A case against punting

the show and what he has collected from his own team’s games over the years, he determined going for it on fourth down

By RALPH D. RUSSO every time isn’t risky at all. In fact, Associated Press according to his numbers, he is playing the percentages – even in the most irtually every time the Pulaski extreme circumstances.

Academy Bruins face fourth down, Let’s take an example. the prep school team from Little According to his data, a team that Rock, Ark., goes for it. No matter the takes over the ball at its opponent’s 10 distance. or closer has a 92 percent chance of And here’s the thing – the strategy scoring a touchdown. A team that gains works. possession between its opponent’s Coach Kevin Kelley and his Bruins 40-yard line and its 31 has a 77 percent won the state championship in Arkansas’ chance of scoring a touchdown. third-largest classification last season So, Kelley figures, even if the Bruins and did not punt. This year, they are 7-2 fail to convert, he is only increasing his with one punt – the other team was so opponents’ chances of scoring a TD by 15 surprised the ball went 51 yards with no percentage points more than if his team return. got off a decent punt. So why not go for it “I’m really a contrarian thinker. on fourth-and-8 from your own 6?

When everybody thinks something is And, it should be noted, the Bruins going to happen it often times doesn’t,” convert about 50 percent of the time.

Kelley said in a recent phone interview While Kelley’s approach is extreme, with the AP. “It’s the same in football. he is not the only one with statistics that When everybody thinks you should do suggest there’s too much kicking going on something, maybe there’s a better way.” in football.

The vast majority of college coaches Danny Johnston/Associated Press A study by University of Californiawouldn’t think for a second about Pulaski Academy High School football Berkeley economist David Romer that bagging the kicking game (Pulaski has coach Kevin Kelley works with his team in came out in 2005 determined NFL pretty much stopped trying field goals, Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday. Virtually coaches should go for it on fourth down too) and playing offense with all four every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face far more often than they do. fourth down, the team goes for it. No matter downs, all the time.

For most coaches, the decision on the distance.

“I’d get run out of Dodge,” said Notre whether to go for it on fourth down has Dame coach Charlie Weis, who has more to do with feel for the game – and a significant change of philosophy by been second-guessed for more than one job security – than stats. coaches on fourth-down during those fourth-down call.

“Often, it’s simply a gut decision,” seasons. Fourth down generally means Yet at least a couple of coaches were Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio intrigued by the idea when they were told kick, whether that’s a field goal or punt. said. “Is the timing right and do you have But in this decade when offenses about the way Kelley coaches and the the confidence in your offense to execute are better than ever – with yards and data behind his decision. the play against the defense that’s points piling up at record-breaking levels called?”

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who pretty much lives his life outside the box, – coaches might want to rethink the same Score. Field position. Time on the ol’ way of playing. said Kelley might be on to something. clock. How well the defense is playing.

Kelley said the inspiration for his “It’s an interesting idea,” Leach said.

How well the offense is playing. The unorthodox, though he will tell you “Statistically, there’s definitely some weather. All of these get factored in when totally sound, strategy was from a validity to it.” coaches decide whether to go or kick. documentary he stumbled across on The NCAA has only been keeping “To me, it’s a statistic, a position, a television a few years back. statistics for fourth-down conversions feel that gives a coach the, ‘This is the Between the data he jotted down from right time to do this,’ ” LSU coach Les since 2005 and the numbers don’t reflect

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Miles said.

Miles earned a reputation as a swashbuckling gambler after his Tigers converted five fourth downs in a comefrom-behind victory against Florida during their national championship season of 2007.

The perception was not backed by stats. While LSU led the nation in fourth-down conversion rate in ’07 (81.3 percent), the Tigers’ went on fourth down 16 times – which ranked in the lower third among 119 major college teams.

Miles also said he’d be interested in learning more about Kelley’s research.

He also might be interested to find out that Kelley believes abandoning the kicking game has given his team a strategic and psychological advantage.

Because Pulaski Academy’s offense is always playing with four downs, it drastically alters play calling for him – third-and-9 is not automatically a passing down – and his opponent – third-and-9 does not automatically mean sending in an extra defensive back.

And while a crucial fourth-down play can raise the heart rates of most players, for Kelley’s guys it’s just another play.

“There’s no difference to them because they are used to it,” he said. “The other team does get more excited.”

And more deflated when the Bruins do convert.

Kelley said that on drives during which his team converts a fourth down, the Bruins score 84 percent of the time.

“I need to go talk to that guy because he’s definitely on to something,” Leach said. “There are plenty of statistical things whereas coaches, myself included, we’re caught up in the good ol’ days to the point that there’s some changes and things that can be made to just be better and improve. Even if you don’t go for what he’s doing 100 percent, there’s definitely something I’m sure that I can learn from him.”

“It’s an interesting idea. Statistically, there’s definitely some validity to it.”

– Mike Leach, Texas Tech head coach

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