Griz Game Day 091016

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E1

NO. 14 MONTANA AT NO. 3 NORTHERN IOWA • KICKOFF: 3 P.M. (MT) • TV: COWLES • SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2016

Offensive lineman McCauley Todd never stops fighting

MAC ATTACK

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Q&A: CB RYAN McKINLEY • PICKS: SPELTZ PICKS THE BIG SKY • THE EDGE: MAZZOLINI GIVES UNI THE NOD

! z i r G Go

E2 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

McKinley skilled virtually and in reality NICK PUCKETT for the Missoulian

RYAN MCKINLEY No. 2 Year: Jr. Position: Cornerback Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Hometown: Anthem, Ariz.

A

ny good defense has good chemistry, and that’s definitely the case for Ryan McKinley and the Montana secondary. McKinley — and his home-team Arizona Cardinals — is the Madden 17 champion of the defensive backs, but teammate Shane Moody would say otherwise.

McKinley, a redshirt junior, is in his fourth year in the maroon and silver and will play a key role this season as a veteran corner in defensive coordinator Jason Semore’s secondary. Saturday against Saint Francis he walked away with his first interception of the season and the first of his Griz career that all but sealed a home-opening win for Montana.

The 6-foot-1 Anthem, Arizona native took time before a recent practice to catch up with the Missoulian.

Q. How close are the guys in the secondary?

A. That’s the thing about these cornerbacks, we are really close. Like Shane Moody — if I’m not at home playing video games, I’m at his place playing video games. Same thing with all the other guys. That’s the one thing coaches stressed for this team this year, was to bring that chemistry together. With us, we feel as tight of a group as there is.

There’s so many different personalities and when you get all these personalities into one group, it’s pretty funny.

Q. You can see that chemistry on the field too, especially (against Saint Francis) when you got that interception.

Does this team feel like it’s gelled?

A. Yeah, definitely. The thing is, I feel like I have the best front seven in the whole nation. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t have gotten that interception.

They apply the pressure and I see the quarterback wobbling and throwing and I’m like “Oh I’ve got to make a play.” But yeah from the front seven to the DBs, we’re all close knit, feel like we’ve got each other’s back. Even with JR (Nelson) being out, he feels like a second coach.

It’s a great environment.

Q. What kind of video games do you play?

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

Ryan McKinley (2) deflects a pass to Ellis Henderson at the last moment during Montana’s spring game in 2015.

A. I’ll keep it real simple, I’m a sports guy. 2K, I got the new Madden (17).

Q. How is it?

A. It’s great, I love it. I haven’t been able to play it as much as I want to. I’ve been a little busy.

Q. Who’s your team?

A. I’m from Arizona and my team’s

the Arizona Cardinals, so I’ve got to roll with them every time. I’ve got Carson (Palmer) back there, trying to keep him healthy in his old body (laughs). That’s my team.

Q. How’s it feel being a Cardinals fan in Seahawk territory here?

A. I actually get asked that a lot. My

girlfriend, she’s from Seattle, so trust me I hear that from her all the time.

I just learn to deal with it. We play each other and everything, but I’m not a Seahawks fan at all. Never, never.

Go Cards.

Q. Who do you play Madden with and who is usually the winner?

A. Usually I’ll be playing with Shane.

It’s half and half, he would disagree in that regard. He’s more of a FIFA guy actually but definitely me.

Q. What’s your play style like at corner?

A. I feel I’m older. I feel like not only can I get in your face and play physical, I can also play off, as well as making tackles. One thing I pride myself on is being on that island, having to make the plays. If you look at all the great corners, not only in college, but at the next level, they’re all all-around corners, not just one-dimensional corners. That’s what I pride myself on being: an allaround corner.

Q. Is there a guy you kind of model yourself after?

A. Darrelle Revis is one I model myself after the most, I’ve watched so much film on him. Not only do we have similar body types and whatnot, he relies heavily on his technique, and that’s something I rely heavily on. Other than Revis, probably Patrick Peterson. He’s another physical, in-your-face kind of man. Of course Trumaine Johnson, he’s another guy I’ve watched and admired. I try to take something from each part of their games and build it into my game.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E3

TODAY’S RETIREMENT IS FULL OF NEW

OPPORTUNITIES

LET’S GET READY

TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM.

Retirement is a time filled with potential- opportunities to pursue a new career, cause or passion.

But you may have concerns about whether your assets will last throughout your lifetime. Join us for insights and strategies that can greatly improve your likelihood of living the retirement you want.

Kimberly Roth, CRPC®

Scott Seifert, CFP®

Daniel Kiely, CFP®

Solon Linton, CRPC®

Joe Hertig, CRPC®

Brian Eicholtz

Matthew Noreus

Nick Gazzara

Senior Vice President Wealth Management Senior Resident Director

Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor

Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor

Vice President Senior Financial Advisor

Vice President Wealth Management Advisor

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor

Lisa Woirhaye, CRPC®

Robin Pierson

Danielle Eicholtz

Rachel San Miguel

Nicci Dusek

Alyssa Griffin

Mandy DuPuis

Registered Senior Client Associate

Registered Senior Client Associate

Client Associate

Client Associate

Client Associate

Client Associate

Client Associate

Merrill Lynch 330 N. Higgins Avenue Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 829-2440 (800) 394-6961

THE POWER OF THE RIGHT ADVISOR.™

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a registered broker-dealer and Member SIPC, and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation.

Investment products:

Are Not FDIC Insured

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

May Lose Value

The Bull Symbol, Life’s better when we’re connected and Merrill Lynch are trademarks of Bank of America Corporation.

CRPC® is a registered service mark of The College for Financial Planning. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® in the U.S. © 2016 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

ARQ9Q4JW | AD-08-16-0587 | 470951PM-1215 | 08/2016

E4 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

HE WILL OVERCOME No adversity too great for Iowa lineman McCauley Todd

AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

They didn’t find the proof until years later when Montana team doctors opted for an x-ray of an unrelated leg injury.

There it was, a sure sign of an age-old bone break, the injury that wiped out most of McCauley Todd’s junior year at Washington High School.

That break, a small one near where the fibula and tibia meet the foot, interrupted the budding offensive lineman’s college recruitment. It forced him to get proactive in pushing his wares on recruiters. He and his father badgered dozens of coaches with phone calls and emails, visited another large chunk of campuses and finally fell in love with Missoula, Montana.

“It seems like there’s been adversity at every step for me, some that I’ve created myself and some I couldn’t have foreseen,” said McCauley, now a senior Montana Griz but once again facing an uphill battle after transitioning from starting guard to backup tackle this fall.

“My whole career, it’s just taught me that all you can do is work hard and put everything out on every play.”

College recruiters want game tape to analyze and the lineman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa had little to offer.

The Todds scrounged together what they could and started working the phones. The player’s brief highlight reel made the rounds to 50, 60, maybe 70 schools across the Midwest and western United States. From Division II to FBS, offensive line coaches were hearing from the family from eastern Iowa.

“Nobody was really telling me how good he was,” remembered Mark Todd, McCauley’s father. “D-III coaches liked him. Well, let’s see about Division II then.

If the D-II guys like him, let’s try the FCS.” McCauley and Mark did their research, searching for top programs at each level.

Montana looked nice, McCauley thought, and the Griz had the on-field record to match. By the end of McCauley’s senior

Montana’s McCauley Todd walks the sidelines after a team huddle during Saturday’s win against Saint Francis. year, the Todds had made inroads with former Griz O-line coach Bob Beers.

Beers invited the family out on an official recruiting visit in December 2011.

In the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs that weekend, the Griz played Northern Iowa — a team not even an hour from the Todds’ home. Ironically, McCauley had just wandered around UNI’s Cedar Falls campus the week before and attended the Panthers’ playoff win over Wofford.

There was something different about Montana.

“The atmosphere was unreal. In Missoula I just felt so at home even though I didn’t know anybody,” he said. “I knew I wanted to be at a school that has that fan support. What we do is really tough and in my opinion you want to be somewhere people really care about what you’re doing and there isn’t a better place than here.”

With hard-fought scholarship offers

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

from a number of D-II and FCS programs in hand, including Northern Iowa and Montana State, Todd gave his commitment following the Grizzlies’ 48-10 playoff drubbing.

After sitting most of his high school junior year because of that injury, McCauley waited another two to begin his Griz career. He didn’t see the field until 2014 when he played in nine games as a

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E5

GRIZZLY GAME DAY MCCAULEY TODD No. 68 Year: Sr. Positions: Offensive live Height: 6-7 Weight: 310 Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

redshirt sophomore and made one start as the primary backup at left guard.

Another set of injuries, this time to his shoulder and knee, kept him on the sidelines for the first few games of the 2015 season. Once healthy though, McCauley couldn’t be kept out of the starting lineup. He bypassed openingday starter Max Kelly and started the final nine games.

He appeared ready to start again in 2016. That’s when Griz offensive line coach Chad Germer approached him with a change in fall camp.

Montana was deep at guard, very deep in fact. There’s senior all-conference lineman Devon Dietrich and Kelly with starting experience. Redshirt freshman Angel Villanueva was showing promise.

The return of starting center Ben Weyer, who missed all of 2015 with a knee injury, meant that Weyer’s fill-in Robert Luke could shift to guard, too.

They needed McCauley to slide outside to tackle where the team is much lighter behind starters junior David Reese and senior Jackson Thiebes.

“Five guys get their name in the program, but we need six, seven, eight if you can that are all important,” Germer explained“... If something happens, you want your sixth-best guy in there. You’ll move guys around to make that work.”

McCauley’s combination of skill and size — he’s 6-foot-7 and 310 pounds — made him the go-to for that swing position.

“He’s a tall guy with real long arms,” Germer continued. “Everybody gets hung up on height, but it’s really arm length to be able to handle D-ends that are working different moves and coming off the edge.”

The position isn’t foreign to McCauley.

He played a lot of tackle at Washington High. He was all-conference as a senior and surrendered no sack in 235

pass attempts.

The objectives are the same whether at tackle or playing next to the center at guard, McCauley said: Be physical and don’t get beat to the inside. It was trial by fire during fall camp, though.

“It’s a little nerve racking being out there across from Caleb Kidder,” he said with a laugh, singling out Montana’s nationally recognized defensive end.

Like last year and several times before in his football career, McCauley is again fighting for playing time. He’s happy to be in this latest fight, though.

“The biggest thing for me is I want to win,” he said. “I hate losing and if the coaches tell me we’re gonna win if I go play backup tackle, then I’ll go play backup tackle.”

Still it’s too bad he won’t see more of the field Saturday considering the opponent, or more specifically the number of friendly faces who will be watching that opponent from the stands.

The Griz travel to face No. 3 Northern Iowa this week in a serendipitously scheduled nonconference clash. It’s the first time Montana has played a game in the state of Iowa in a decade — UM lost to FBS Iowa in 2006 — and it comes in McCauley’s last season of college ball.

The road trip home means so much to the 23-year-old that he personally thanked Montana athletic director Kent Haslam for scheduling it, though he knew his ties had nothing to do with the decision. It’s a duel between power programs and top leagues with the Big Sky and Missouri Valley Football conferences going head to head.

The Todd family is thankful, too.

McCauley’s parents and siblings will be in attendance — including little brother Andrew, a high school junior and highly regarded OL prospect with interest across the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences — but they’ve made the trip west to see him play many times. For all those aunts and uncles and cousins and high school friends, Saturday is a first opportunity.

McCauley Todd kisses the Great Divide Trophy after Montana’s 54-35 victory over the “Every time I drive out to Montana Bobcats last season in Bozeman. and drive through Cedar Falls, Iowa, just 45 minutes from home, I think, ‘Boy it would be nice if he’d been here.’ I’ve got 20 more hours of driving,” said Mark Todd, who’s covered the 1,400 miles one way to Montana nearly a dozen times in the past four years.

“But there’s no comparison with the fans. UNI is a great program with great fans, but it’s not close to what he’s experienced at Montana.”

“The biggest thing for me is I want to win. I hate losing and if the coaches tell me we’re gonna win if I go play backup tackle, then I’ll go play backup tackle.”

E6 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY How much does playing in a dome hurt Montana’s chances of winning Saturday?

It’s an intriguing question. As an Iowa native I’ve covered many games in the UNI-Dome — home of the Northern Iowa Panthers — so I can tell you first-hand a decent-sized crowd can make it loud for an opposing quarterback.

The UNI-Dome is much more impressive than the indoor venues in Pocatello and Moscow, Idaho. You might even say it’s majestic set against the Iowa skyline in Cedar Falls.

The Panthers don’t draw as well as domedominant defending national champion North Dakota State, but they draw well. Plus, it’s important to note: Saturday marks UNI’s home debut and the team is coming off a huge win at Iowa State. So you know the band-wagoners and student body will to turn out in droves.

Montana has struggled in dome games the past few years. Back when Mick Delaney was coach and I was beat writer in 2013, I recall the Griz barely escaped with a November win in South Dakota’s dome. The Griz finished 10-3 that season and the Coyotes were 4-8.

The Griz also got knocked around in Northern Arizona’s dome that year and since then have lost in North Dakota State’s dome twice (2014 and 2016), escaped with a close win over a mediocre North Dakota team in its dome (2014) and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat last November in an overtime game at

BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com

AJ MAZZOLINI

BOB MESEROLL

GREG RACHAC

KYLE SAMPLE

BILL SPELTZ

6-2

5-3

6-2

6-2

6-2

Idaho State.

The Bengals finished 2-9 last year and the Grizzlies 8-5. So I’m saying yes, the fact Saturday’s game is being played indoors hurts Montana’s chances of winning.

Considering how good Northern Iowa is anyway, and the fact Panthers’ coach Mark Farley hasn’t forgotten how his team was ripped off in 2011 (UNI was ranked No. 2 and Montana No. 5 but the Panthers traveled to Missoula for a playoff spanking), it’s safe to say Northern Iowa is going to be stoked for Saturday.

But knowing all that, I’m still going against the grain, and my co-workers, in picking the Griz to pull the upset. Why? Because Montana has the talent to do it.

Maybe, just maybe, we’re putting too much weight on Northern Iowa’s win at Iowa State. I’ve seen some mighty awful Cyclone teams in the past and maybe this year’s version is mighty awful.

Plus, did you ever think Montana looked past Saint Francis just a little bit?

Or that maybe coach Bob Stitt resisted the temptation to dip into his bag of tricks last Saturday?

We’ll see just what the Grizzlies are made of today.

NO 14 MONTANA AT NO. 3 UNI: It’s hard to pick the Griz after the way they played in their home opener against Saint Francis last week. Then when you consider the Panthers won the battle at the line of scrimmage at Iowa State last Saturday, piling up 232 rushing yards to 51 for the Cyclones, it’s even harder to pick the Griz. Four of our five pickers have UNI beating Montana.

AJ: Northern Iowa 25, Montana 20. Bob: UNI 36, Montana 30. Greg: Northern Iowa 35, Montana 24. Kyle: Northern Iowa 27, Montana 20. Bill: Griz 27, Flatlanders 24.

BRYANT AT MONTANA STATE: The Cats showed some spunk in scaring Idaho in Moscow last week. Bryant won its opener over Merrimack. On top of that, the late Nicholas Colasanto, famous for his role as Coach Ernie Pantusso on the sitcom “Cheers,” attended Bryant. Something tells me the Cats still aren’t impressed. AJ: Montana State 20, Bryant 17.

Bob: MSU 55, Bryant 7. Greg: Montana State 28, Bryant 13.

Kyle: Montana State 30, Bryant 7. Bill: Cats 45, Bryant 21.

NO. 8 EASTERN

WASHINGTON AT NO. 1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE: You have to love the way the Eagles stacked their pre-conference schedule. They’re probably still glowing from last week’s win at Washington State. Still, the defending national champs are going to be a little too much for EWU in front of a packed dome in Fargo. AJ: North Dakota State 35, Eastern Washington 27. Bob: NDSU 43, EWU 42.

Greg: North Dakota State 33, E. Washington 27. Kyle: NDSU 34, Eastern 31. Bill: Bison 35, Eags 31.

WEBER STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA: Former Griz coach Joe Glenn is no longer the man in charge for the Coyotes. The new guy, Bob Nielsen, lost in his debut at New Mexico. The Wildcats lost in their opener at Utah State, 45-6. Something tells me the Coyotes are going to have too much offense for the Wiildcats. AJ: Weber State 17, South Dakota 14. Bob: South Dakota 35, Weber 10.

Greg: Weber State 29, South Dakota 20. Kyle: Weber State 24, South Dakota 16. Bill: Coyotes 24, Wildcats 17.

NO. 19 NORTHERN ARIZONA AT NO. 18 WESTERN ILLINOIS: Western Illinois has a cool nickname, the Leathernecks. They’re used to playing in high humidity in Macomb, Illinois. Plus they’re coming off a big road win at Eastern Illinois and they’ll be amped up to win in their first home game. AJ: Western Illinois 38, Northern Arizona 35.

Bob: NAU 35, Western Illinois 30. Greg: Northern Arizona 34, Western Illinois 27. Kyle: Western Illinois 37, Northern Arizona 31. Bill: Leathernecks 35, Lumberjacks 28.

NO. 25 NORTH DAKOTA AT BOWLING GREEN: The Fighting Hawks surprised a lot of folks by beating FBS Wyoming last year. Here’s figuring lightning is not going to strike again against a Falcons team that was bludgeoned at Ohio State last week. AJ: Bowling Green 42, North Dakota 13. Bob: Bowling Green 42, UND 14. Greg: Bowling Green 31, North Dakota 10.

Kyle: Bowling Green 28, North Dakota 7. Bill: Falcons 38, Fighting Hawks 10.

NO. 16 PORTLAND STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE: The Spartans were crushed last week in Tulsa after donating a pick-6, muffed punt and a fumble in the first half. Then when you consider PSU coach Bruce Barnum is 2-0 against FBS teams, Saturday shapes up as a good one. AJ: Portland State 23, SJSU 20. Bob: San Jose State 30, PSU 27. Greg: Portland State 41, San Jose State 37. Kyle: San Jose State 27, Portland State 16. Bill: Spartans 28, Vikings 21.

IDAHO STATE AT COLORADO: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer defeated the Buffaloes in 2006 as the head coach at Montana State.

Let’s just say Saturday is revenge time. AJ: Colorado 63, Idaho State 7. Bob: Colorado

60, ISU 6. Greg: Colorado 49, Idaho State 16. Kyle: Colorado 42, Idaho State 13. Bill: Buffaloes 49, Bengals 7.

NORTHERN COLORADO AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN: This shapes up as a close game. I’m going with the home team because I believe it will hold up better in the Texas heat and humidity. AJ: Northern Colorado 24, Aby Christian 21.

Bob: UNC 3, Abilene Christian 2. Greg: Abilene Christian 42, Northern Colorado 20. Kyle: Abilene 36, No. Col. 27. Bill: Wildcats 27, Bears 24.

SAN DIEGO AT CAL POLY: The Mustangs beat the Griz in Missoula last year and they’re no pushover this season. They lost their opener at FBS Nevada in a game that stretched into overtime. They’ll win their first home game. AJ: Cal Poly 30, San Diego 20. Bob: Cal Poly 35, San Diego 21. Greg: Cal Poly 27, San Diego 14. Kyle: Cal Poly 31, San Diego 14. Bill: Mustangs 31, Toreros 21.

SAC STATE AT FRESNO STATE: Considering the Hornets lost at home to NCAA Division II Western Oregon last week ... AJ: Fresno 100, Sac 0.

Bob: Fresno 55, Sac 17. Greg: Fresno State 44, Sac State 21.

Kyle: Fresno State 42, Sac State 10. Bill: Fresno State 45, Sac 10.

SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN UTAH: The Thunderbirds limited Pac-12 Utah to 138 rushing yards in their opening game, a 24-0 loss to the Utes. On top of that, SUU went undefeated at home last year and they’ll be tough to beat at Eccles Coliseum this year. AJ: SUU 19, SE La. 8.

Bob: SE La. 17, SUU 4. Greg: SE La. 23, Southern Utah 20.

Kyle: So. Utah 26, SE La. 12.

Bill: Thunderbirds 24, SE La. 10.

SOUTHERN OREGON AT UC DAVIS: The Aggies go from playing big-time Oregon last week to NAIA Southern Oregon at home this week.

This Oregon team will be much more to their liking. AJ: UC Dave 3, Southern Oregon 2.

Bob: Davis 30, So. Oregon 27.

Greg: UC Davis 38, S. Oregon 10. Kyle: Davis 34, S. Oregon 27. Bill: Aggies 30, So. Oregon 20.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

THE EDGE Missoulian reporter AJ Mazzolini assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: A quarterback with moves like a running back? That’s tough to defend. Oh, and Panthers senior Aaron Bailey can throw too. Montana’s Brady Gustafson can be great, but he’s too inconsistent at this point.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Montana has the more-seasoned O-line, but Northern Iowa has some horses up front too. With Griz center Ben Weyer’s availability in doubt because of a leg injury in Week 1, this one’s got too many questions to call.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conf.

E. Washington Idaho St. Montana N. Colorado Portland St. Cal Poly Montana St. N. Arizona North Dakota S. Utah Sac St. UC Davis Weber St.

W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ovr. PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

PF 45 47 41 56 43 27 17 13 9 0 30 28 6

PA 42 3 31 27 26 30 20 44 13 24 38 53 45

RUNNING BACK: The Griz have three backs who can tote the ball, but Northern Iowa’s Tyvis Smith is a battering ram. He’s coming off a 1,000-yard season and in UNI’s run-heavy attack, you can all but mark him down for another grand this fall.

STATS FCS Poll

Record

Pts

Pvs

WIDE RECEIVERS: Only Daurice Fountain remains from those who had much a hand in the passing game last year.

Montana’s receiving corps is also young, but the Griz showed their skill in last week’s win. Look for this group to try to further break out.

1. North Dakota State (137)

1-0

4067

1

2. Richmond (21)

1-0

3860

4

DEFENSIVE LINE: This one’s tricky. On the one hand the Panthers have an All-American pass rusher in Karter Schult.

On the other the Griz have a preseason All-American in Caleb Kidder. Those two beasts cancel each other out.

LINEBACKERS: Josh Buss had a tremendous debut with 1.5 sacks and a ton of tackles last week for the Griz. The Panthers have more experience, though, and D’Shawn Dexter had a hand in two fumbles in last weeks’ win over Iowa State.

Panthers by a hair.

CB/SAFETY: Gone is all-world corner Deiondre’ Hall, replaced by receiver-turned-CB Charles Brown. Sure Jamison Whiting is solid on the other side, but the Griz flexed their depth at DB last week. Montana is especially deep at safety, even more so with the expected return of preseason all-Big Sky senior Yamen Sanders.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz were B-A-D bad in last weeks’ victory. Saint Francis’s Lorenzo Jerome had 196 yards on four kick returns with one touchdown and one that came up 5 yards short. Northern Iowa doesn’t have a Jerome, per se, but the Griz need to show something in their coverage unit before being trusted here.

INTANGIBLES: Northern Iowa has the homefield advantage, but the Grizzlies have never lost to UNI. That might no longer be true by Saturday night. The Panthers are ranked third in the entire country. They have a fierce defense and a pair of dynamic play-makers on offense. It will take a near perfect game — and one much better than Montana showed last week — to escape Cedar Falls, Iowa with a victory.

The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 4, points and previous rank:

3. Northern Iowa (5)

1-0

3699

5

4. Sam Houston State

1-0

3627

2

5. Jacksonville State (1)

1-0

3535

3

6. Chattanooga

1-0

3004

6

7. Charleston Southern

1-1

2937

7

8. Eastern Washington (1)

1-0

2849

14

9. South Dakota State

0-1

2641

8

10. Illinois State

1-0

2584

10

11. McNeese

1-0

2352

11

12. James Madison

1-0

2350

12

13. William & Mary

0-1

2195

9

14. Montana

1-0

1994

13

15. Citadel

1-0

1667

15

16. Portland State

1-0

1539

17

17. Coastal Carolina

1-0

1428

16

18. Western Illinois

1-0

1280

20

19. Northern Arizona

0-1

1108

18

20. Youngstown State

1-0

692

NR

21. Colgate

0-1

600

21

22. Villanova

0-1

554

23

23. North Carolina A&T

1-0

528

25

24. New Hampshire

0-1

460

22

25. North Dakota

0-1

253

19

Others: Towson 243, Stony Brook 207, Central Arkansas 200, Harvard 183, Albany 181, Fordham 131, Grambling State 111, Eastern Kentucky 105, Southern Utah 67, Alcorn State 50, Delaware 37, Wofford 37, Bethune-Cookman 30, Eastern Illinois 28, Dartmouth 26, Samford 24, Penn 20, Cal Poly 18, Maine 18, Weber State 14, Liberty 13, Dayton 12, Montana State 10, Furman 10, Tennessee State 8, Duquesne 7, South Dakota 7, Indiana State 5, UT Martin 4, Western Carolina 4, San Diego 3, Alabama State 2, Prairie View A&M 2, Monmouth 2, Saint Francis U 1, Sacred Heart 1, Mercer 1.

E8 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY

JUSTIN HAYWORTH, Associated Press

Northern Iowa running back Tyvis Smith is hoisted into the air by his teammates after scoring a touchdown during the Panthers’ 25-20 upset victory over Iowa State last week in Ames, Iowa.

Montana at Northern Iowa

Saturday, 3 p.m. (MT) Cedar Falls, Iowa UNI-Dome (16,324 Mondoturf) ESPN 3/Cowles Media Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 5-0.

Last Meeting: The Griz earned a 48-10 victory over the Panthers in 2011, in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The win was later vacated.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 9-5, in his second season in Missoula. Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley is 130-61, in his 16th season in Cedar Falls at his alma mater.

Notes: Northern Iowa’s mascot is the Panthers, and they are part of the Missouri Valley Football

Conference... Montana went 2-1 against the MVFC in 2015, with a win and a loss to North Dakota State, and an FCS playoff win over South Dakota State... Northern Iowa upset Big-12 Iowa State, 25-20... Northern Iowa advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs, losing to North Dakota State... Montana gained 520 yards against Saint Francis... Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns... The Griz had four turnovers in a 41-31 win over Saint Francis... Notable alumni of Northern Iowa include former NFL quarterback

Kurt Warner, North Dakota State coach Chris Klieman, and television personality Mark Steines.

Weber State vs. South Dakota

Saturday, 1 p.m.

Vermillion, South Dakota DakotaDome (10,000 Turf) ESPN 3/Midco Sports Network Series History: The two teams tied in their only meeting.

Last Meeting: Tied, 21-21, in 1970.

The Coaches: Weber State coach Jay Hill is 8-16, in his third season with the Wildcats.

South Dakota coach Bob Nielsen is 0-1 with the Coyotes, and has an all-time record of 186-81-1.

Notes: South Dakota’s mascot is the Coyotes, and USD is a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference... Nielsen won two D-II national championships as the head coach at Minnesota-Duluth... Nielsen most recently coached at Western Illinois, leading the Leathernecks to the FCS playoffs in 2015...

Weber State is 0-2 against Missouri Valley teams in the Hill era, going 0-2 in games against North Dakota State... Wildcats running back Treshawn Garrett rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown in a season-opening 45-6 loss to Utah State...

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E9

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Both the Wildcats and Coyotes fell to Mountain West teams in week one of the season, as South Dakota fell 48-21 at New Mexico... South Dakota’s quarterback, Chris Streveler, is a dual-threat player, running for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and throwing for 117 yards and a TD in the season-opener at New Mexico.

Eastern Washington at North Dakota State

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Fargo, North Dakota Fargodome (19,000 Multi-surface) WatchESPN/ESPN 3 Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 1-0.

Last Meeting: Eastern Washington won the only meeting, 38-31, in a playoff meeting in 2010.

The Coaches: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 74-30, in his ninth season. North Dakota State coach Chris Klieman is 29-3, in his third season with the Bison.

Notes: Eastern Washington defeated Washington State, 45-42, in an FBS upset classic... Eagles receiver Cooper Kupp became the FCS’ all-time touchdown scorer, with three touchdowns scored against the Cougars...

Kupp has scored 59 touchdowns... Eastern Washington is the last team to defeat NDSU in the FCS playoffs... Kupp is the reigning STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year... EWU quarterback Gabe Gubrud set the EWU single-game record for all-purpose yards with 551 yards...

Cooper Kupp has caught 11 touchdowns against FBS teams... Gubrud is the ROOT SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week... The Eagles are also the last team to win an FCS national title, besides North Dakota State... This will be the first of two consecutive weeks of MVFC competition for EWU, as the Eagles host Northern Iowa next week... The Eagles lead the nation in passing offense.

Bryant at Montana State

Saturday, 2 p.m.

Bobcat Stadium (17,777 FieldTurf) Cowles Media Series History: This is the first meeting between the two programs.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Jeff Choate is 0-1, in his first season with the Bobcats. Bryant coach Marty Fine is 76-55, in his 13th in Smithfield, R.I. Notes: Bryant is a member of the Northeast Conference, and its mascot is the Bulldogs...

Bryant first started offering football as a sanctioned sport in 1999... The Bulldogs have never qualified for the FCS playoffs... Montana

Montana State running back Chad Newell rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in last week’s 20-17 loss at Idaho.

State is the first Big Sky opponent Bryant will ever face...

Montana State fell, 20-17, to FBS Idaho in its first game of the season... This game will be the annual “Gold Rush” game at Montana State, where fans wear gold shirts... Bobcats quarterback Tyler Bruggman threw for 186 yards and a touchdown in his first start for MSU... Notable alumni of Bryant University include Nicholas Colasanto, who was famous for his role as Coach Ernie Pantusso on the sitcom “Cheers”... Montana State was selected to finish in eighth place in the preseason media poll, and seventh in the preseason coaches’ poll... Bryant opened the season with a 41-20 victory over Merrimack...

Bryant’s Brendan Femiano rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns.

Northern Arizona at Western Illinois

Saturday 2 p.m.

Macomb, Illinois Hanson Field (16,368 Matrix Turf) ESPN 3 Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 1-0.

Last Meeting: Northern Arizona posted a 34-0 victory over the Leathernecks in 1967.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 107-98, in his 19th season with the Lumberjacks. Western Illinois coach Charlie Fisher is 0-1, in his first season in Macomb.

Notes: Western Illinois’s mascot is the Leathernecks, and they are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference... Western Illinois advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs in 2015, falling to Illinois State... Western

Associated Press

Illinois opened the season with a 38-21 victory over the Ohio Valley’s Eastern Illinois... Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus is the reigning STATS FCS Freshman of the Year, and co-Big Sky Freshman of the Year... Northern Arizona was 1-0 in nonconference games against FCS opponents in 2015, beating Stephen F. Austin 34-28... Notable alumni of Western Illinois University include former NFL players Don Beebe and Rodney Harrison...

Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus led the Big Sky in passing efficiency in 2015, finishing with an efficiency rating of 184.9, finishing among the top FCS quarterbacks.

See CAPSULES, Page E12

E10 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

Prosuodr of Spon idz GrizK

Alone I’m just a hearing aid.

But in the hands of an expert,

I’m the key to a better way of life.

Call all today t to make your appointment

406.552.0099

We proudly accept Veterans Choice participants Conveniently located in: Missoula • Hamilton • Polson • Plains www.vibranthearing.com

MISSOULA

CLUB

BURGERS & BEER

Watch the game with us and have the best burger in town!

139 W Main St, Missoula

728-3740

Finally, a skinny bundle Introducing the new Flex Pack.

Eagle Satellite Serving Montana since 1980

888.220.8656 888.516.8454 dumpcable.com

TM

3999

$

50+ popular channels.

Includes first Channel Pack.

Guaranteed for 2 years.

High-Speed Internet from

99

39

$

Up to 12 MBPS DSL Internet When bundled with DISH TV Service;

$10 Modem fee not included in price.

DISH TV and Internet service require separate credit qualification, 24-month commitment with early termination fee and eAutoPay. Other restrictions apply. Offer ends 10/27/16.

MONTANA ROSTER No. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 54 55 56 57 60 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 194 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 185 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 215 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 199 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 235 Mick Delaney S 6-0 195 James Homan WR 6-2 177 Holden Ryan LB 6-3 225 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 185 Justin Strong S 5-11 185 Kennan Curran WR 6-2 201 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 195 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 203 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 168 Yamen Sanders S 6-4 216 Brandon Bea QB 6-3 211 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 241 Chad Chalich QB 6-0 201 TJ Reynard CB 5-10 176 Korey Alexander DB 5-11 198 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 206 Lane Hovey WR 6-4 201 Josh Sandry S 6-1 200 Connor Kaegi QB 6-7 205 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 168 Makena Simis QB 6-2 215 JR Nelson CB 6-2 171 Mike Ralston 6-5 266 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 John Nguyen RB 5-7 184 Joey Counts RB 5-9 207 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON Caleb Lyons WR 5-9 177 Rey Green RB 5-11 190 Shane Moody CB 5-8 165 Josh Egbo DB 6-2 185 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 187 Jerrin Williams S 6-2 205 Brody Martinez RB 5-10 192 Evan Epperly S 5-10 186 Trase LeTexier LB 6-2 240 Gavin Crow S 6-1 191 Dante Olson LB 6-3 223 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 213 Eric Williams P 5-11 183 James Banks LB 6-1 215 Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 259 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 188 Brandon Purdy K/P 5-10 168 Cy Sirmon LB 6-3 236 Josh Buss LB 6-2 204 Nate Bradley DT 5-10 270 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 240 David Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 220 Trace Bradshaw DL 6-3 254 Cole Rosling DL 6-4 225 Donald Bedell DE 6-4 240 Jesse Sims DE 6-4 254 Aaron Held Snaps 6-1 190 Caleb Mitchell LS 6-1 185 Gage Smith LB 6-3 206 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 259 Alex Thomas LB 6-0 211 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 221 Jackson Thiebes OL 6-5 301 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 299 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 285 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 315 Thayne Jackson OL 6-5 312 McCauley Todd OL 6-7 304 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-4 244 Ben Weyer OL 6-4 301 Devon Dietrich OL 6-4 309 Cooper Sprunk C 6-4 293 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 320 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 314 Robert Luke C 6-4 316 David Reese OL 6-7 298 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 312 Max Kelly OL 6-7 301 Josh Horner WR 6-5 220 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 175 Samori Toure WR 6-3 172 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 222 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 208 Ben Hardy WR 6-6 225 Dareon Nash WR 6-2 170 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 226 Tim Semenza K 5-7 167 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 294 Myles McKee-Osibodu DT 6-3 264 Zach Peevey DT 6-3 274 Devin Maua DE 6-3 240 Andrew Harris DE 6-4 215 Ryan Johnson DE 6-3 245 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 314 Reggie Tilleman DE 6-4 266

Year R-Jr. R-So. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. So. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. So.

Hometown Glendale, Ariz.

Renton, Wash.

Auburn, Wash.

Anthem, Ariz.

Billings, Mont.

Bozeman, Mont.

Brenham Texas Billings, Mont.

Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Rialto, Calif.

Federal Way, Wash.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Long Beach, Calif.

Long Beach, Calif.

Inglewood, Calif.

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Eugene, Ore. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Virginia Beach. Va. Pittsburg, Calif.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Adel, Iowa Bigfork, Mont.

Ashland, Ore.

R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Sr.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Boise, Idaho Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Eugene, Ore. Broken Arrow, Okla.

Bellevue, Wash.

Mesa, Ariz.

R-So. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Jr. R-Sr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Jo. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So.

Lakewood, Wash.

Vancouver, Wash.

Parker, Colo.

Gilbert, Ariz.

Mission Viejo, Calif.

Vancouver, Wash.

Federal Way, Wash.

Kalispell, Mont.

Boulder, Mont.

Kennewick, Wash.

Medford, Ore. Townsend, Mont.

Missoula, Mont.

Junction City, Ore. Helena, Mont.

Billings, Mont.

Kalispell, Mont.

Wenatchee, Wash.

Boise, Idaho Billings, Mont.

Malta, Mont.

Vista, Calif.

Bozeman, Mont.

Helena, Mont.

Fair Haven, N.J. Stevensville, Mont.

Sacramento, Calif.

North Bend, Wash.

Whitefish, Mont.

San Diego, Calif.

Great Falls, Mont.

Culbertson, Mont.

Kalispell, Mont.

Tucson, Ariz.

San Marcos, Calif.

Aurora, Calif.

Gilbert, Ariz.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Peoria, Ariz.

Bozeman, Mont.

Woodinville, Wash.

Tigard Ore. Owasso, Okla.

Duarte, Calif.

Tacoma, Wash.

Happy Valley, Ore. Cypress, Calif.

Spokane, Wash.

Great Falls, Mont.

Riverside, Calif.

Portland, Ore. Anaheim, Calif.

Whitefish, Mont.

Fairview, Mont.

Covina, Calif.

Missoula, Mont.

San Diego, Calif.

Tucson, Ariz.

Sana Ana, Calif.

Missoula, Mont.

Billings, Mont.

Kalispell, Mont.

Vancouver, Wash.

Caldwell, Idaho Genesee, Idaho

GRIZZLY GAME MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE WR 6 Keenan Curran, So.

H WR 80 Josh Horner, Jr. RB 20 John Nguyen, Sr.

QB 3 Brady Gustafson, Sr.

LT 76 David Reese, Jr. LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-Fr. C 70 Ben Weyer, Sr.

RG 71 Devon Dietrich, S RT 60 Jackson Thiebes, Sr.

WR 9 Justin Calhoun, R-Fr.

Z WR 16 Jerry LouieMcGee, R-Fr.

K 89 Tim Semenza, R-Fr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 11 Chad Chalich, Sr. RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun, So. H WR 88 Colin Bingham, R-Fr. WR 13 Lane Hovey, Sr. WR 5 Kobey Eaton, R-Fr. Z WR 23 Caleb Lyons, So.

LT 68 McCauley Todd, Sr. LG 79 Max Kelly, Sr. C 72 Cooper Sprunk, Jr. RG 75 Robert Luke, Jr. RT 67 Thayne Jackson, Fr.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 9 Yamen Sanders, Sr.

CB 1 Markell Sanders, So.

OLB 36 James Banks, Jr.

MLB 10 Connor Strahm, Jr.

DE 37 Caleb Kidder, Sr. NT 91 Brandt Davidson, Jr.

SS 13 Josh Sandry, R-Fr. OLB 42 Josh Buss, So.

DT 49 Jesse Sims, R-Fr.

DE 97 Ryan Johnson, Sr.

P 35 Eric Williams, So.

CB 2 Ryan McKinley, Jr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 51 Tucker Schye, Jr. NT 92 Myles McKee-Osibodu, Jr. DT 93 Zach Peevey, Sr. DE 48 Donald Bedell, So. OLB 40 Cy Sirmon, R-Fr. MLB 45 Vika Fa’atuiese, R-Fr..

OLB 33 Dante Olson, R-Fr. CB 11 TJ Reynard, Sr. FS 5 Justin Strong, Jr. SS 28 Jerrin Williams, R-Fr. CB 12 Korey Alexander, Jr.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E11

DAY MATCHUPS NORTHERN IOWA STARTING DEFENSE CB 29 Jamison Whiting, Sr.

Banking that actually gives back.

No. 1 OLB 46 SS 1 1 Jared Tyrell 2 2 Farley, Jr. Lyons, 3 Jr. 3 DE 64 4 Hezekiah 5 Applegate, 6 R-Fr. MLB 39 7 Duncan 8 DT 61 Ferch, So. 9 Preston FS 19 10 , 11 Woods, Jr. Elijah Campbell, 12 13 DT So. So. 14 OLB 30 Byrce 15 D’Shawn Douglas, So. 16 Dexter, 17 No. 93 Sr. 18 Karter Schult, Sr. 19 r.

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 P 92 CB 4 29 Sam Charles 30 Kuhter, Jr. Brown, Sr. 31 32 33 NORTHERN IOWA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE 34 35 DE 94 Sonny Onken, Fr. OLB 7 Rickey Neal, So. 36 DT 65 Davonius Reed, Fr. CB 2 Malcolm Washington, Jr. 37 DT 96 Marcel Minniefield, Fr. SS 23 A.J. Allen, So. 38 DE 95 Seth Thomas, R-Fr. FS 18 D.J. Singleton, Sr. 39 OLB 41 Blake Thomas, So. CB 9 Xavior Williams, Fr. 40 41 MLB 33 Barkley Hill, Sr. 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 WR 10 WR 8 50 Daurice Marcus 51 Fountain, Jr. 52 Weymiller, So. 53 54 55 RT 52 56 Jacob 58 QB 15 Appleman, 59 Aaron RB 32 60 So. Bailey, Sr. 61 Tyvis RG 69 62 Smith, Sr. Trevor 63 Hanson, Sr. 64 65 C 72 66 Robert 67 Rathje, Sr. 68 69 LG 60 71 Lee 72 Carhart, Jr. 74 75 LT 75 77 Cal Twait, 78 So. 79 80 WR 83 80 Jaylin 81 James, R-Fr. 82 83 TE 38 85 86 Elias K 58 87 Nissen, So. Austin 88 Errthum, So. 89 90 92 NORTHERN IOWA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE 93 94 QB 14 Eli Dunne, So. LT 78 Tyler Putney, So. 95 RB 31 Michael Malloy, Sr. LG 74 Jackson Scott-Brown, R-Fr. 96 TE 42 Griffin Gaeta, Sr. C 66 Philip Arendt, R-Fr. 97 WR 21 Christian Jegen, Fr. RG 79 Ezra Szczyrbak, So. 98 WR 87 Jalen Rima, Fr. RT 74 Jackson Scott-Brown, R-Fr. 99

NORTHERN IOWA STARTING OFFENSE

WR 16 Logan Cunningham, Sr.

missoulafcu.org

NORTHERN IOWA ROSTER

Name Tyrell Lyons Nick Phillips Malcolm Washington Peyton Williams Willie Beamon Nick Fosey Charles Brown Dalton Demos Ray Buchanan Jr. Rickey Neal Marcus Weymiller Xavior Williams Daurice Fountain Colton Howell Reggie Schulte Emmett Lynch Eli Dunne Aaron Bailey Logan Cunningham Christian Ellsworth DJ Singleton Elijah Campbell Rashadeem Gray Christian Jegen Damon Hendrix A.J. Allen Nikholi Jaghai Trevor Allen Isaiah Nimmers Austin Evans Jamahl Scott Jamison Whiting D’Shawn Dexter Michael Malloy Tyvis Smith Barkley Hill J’Veyon Browning Tyler Eads Korby Sander Aaron Graham Marcus Montgomery Duncan Ferch Alfonzo Lambert II Blake Thomas Griffin Gaeta Christian Perez Markail Williams Jared Farley Elerson Smith Jake Hartford Desmond Chapple Matt Easley Jesse Cardenas Jacob Appleman Garrett Graf Trey Recknor Colton Lueck Rickey Grimes Austin Errthum Max Erpelding Lee Carhart Preston Woods Sam Drysdale Brawntae Wells Hezekiah Applegate Davonius Reed Philip Arendt Byron Rich Chris Dobernecker Trevor Hanson Nick Ellis Robert Rathje Jackson Scott-Brown Cal Twait Bryce Sweeney Tyler Putney Ezra Szczyrbak Brandon Smith Isaiah Weston Xavier James Trent Simpson Jaylin James Elias Nissen Briley Moore Jalen Rima Michael Kuntz Taylor Otterstatter Spencer Brown Sam Kuhter Karter Schult Sonny Onken Seth Thomas Marcel Minniefield Zach Skibinski Bryce Douglas Adam Reth Brison White

Pos. Ht. DB 6-1 WR 5-8 DB 6-2 TE 6-3 DB 5-6 WR 6-2 WR/DB 5-9 WR 6-5 DB 5-10 LB 6-1 WR 5-19 DB 6-1 WR 6-2 QB 6-2 QB 6-1 DB 6-2 QB 6-5 QB 6-2 WR 5-9 QB 6-3 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 5-9 WR 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 5-8 RB 6-0 DB 5-9 DB 6-1 DB 5-10 DB 6-3 LB 5-9 RB 6-0 RB 6-1 LB 5-11 RB 5-6 DB 5-11 DB 6-1 RB 6-0 DB 5-11 LB 6-0 LB 5-11 LB 6-0 TE 6-5 DL 6-1 LB 6-2 LB 5-11 DL 6-6 LB 6-2 DL 6-5 K 5-11 LB 6-2 OL 6-4 LB 5-10 LB 6-0 OL 6-4 LB 6-0 K 5-10 OL 6-1 OL 6-4 DL 6-1 K 6-0 DL 6-1 DL 6-2 DL 6-1 OL 6-2 OL 6-3 LS 6-2 OL 6-4 OL 6-3 OL 6-2 OL 6-5 OL 6-6 OL 6-7 OL 6-5 OL 6-5 WR 6-3 WR 6-4 WR 6-1 LS 5011 WR 6-3 TE 6-4 TE 6-4 WR 6-1 P 6-0 TE 6-5 OL 6-8 P 6-0 DL 6-4 DL 6-3 DL 6-6 DL 6-2 DL 6-3 Dl 6-1 DL 6-4 DB 5-10

Wt. 213 185 172 217 162 184 160 210 184 232 197 177 208 209 198 183 232 222 193 212 196 195 175 211 218 212 181 210 174 189 175 185 205 215 226 231 206 211 207 185 189 232 195 218 254 235 218 221 204 221 237 204 225 315 204 230 285 220 187 260 300 275 160 258 285 314 298 306 215 301 307 300 303 292 316 297 275 200 200 175 248 196 255 230 178 187 251 238 208 269 250 251 295 234 291 273 215

Year Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr.

Hometown Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa City, Iowa Houston, Texas Marshalltown, Iowa Lincoln, Neb. Lakeville, Minn.

Fort Meyers, Fla. St. Louis, Mo. Suwanee, Ga. Racine, Wis. Waukon, Iowa Burlington, Iowa Madison, Wis. Wichita, Kan. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Chicago, Ill. Grinnell, Iowa Bolingbrook, Ill. Arcadia, Ind. St. Libory, Neb. Union, N.J. St. Paul, Minn.

Whitefish Bay, Wis. Shawnee, Kan. Phoenix, Ariz.

Waukee, Iowa Miami Garden, Fla. Waukee, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Minneapolis, Minn.

Orlando, Fla. Sioux City, Iowa Davenport, Iowa Denver, Iowa Kansas City, Kan. Iowa City, Iowa Belmond, Iowa Oak Grove, Mo. Johnston, Iowa State Center, Iowa Rockford, Ill. Waterloo, Iowa Muscatine, Iowa Harlem, N.Y. St. Louis, Mo. Cedar Falls, Iowa Minneapolis, Minn.

Circle Pines, Minn.

Edwardsville, Ill. Newton, Iowa Lakeville, Minn.

Rock Island, Ill. Verona, Wis. Mt. Horeb, Wis. Dyersville, Iowa Eldridge, Iowa Kalona, Iowa Bettendorf, Iowa Omaha, Neb. South St. Paul, Minn.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Johnston, Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Mobile, Ala. Nevada, Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa Van Horne, Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Manson, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa Forest City, Iowa Moose Lake, Minn.

Lee’s Summit, Mo. Albertville, Minn.

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Springville, Iowa Blue Springs, Mo. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Mayer, Minn.

Lenox, Iowa Toldeo, Iowa Tripoli, Iowa Norwalk, Iowa Stillwell, Kan. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Sioux City, Iowa Plainfield, Ill. Manchester, Iowa Woodbury, Minn.

S

erving all of Western Montana.

Missoula/Bitterroot, Bigfork,Whitefish 406.541.7020 GlacierSIR.com

MCQUIRK TEAM

Buying or Selling Real Estate?

Bill McQuirk

532-9234

www.montanabuysell.com

GO GRIZ!

www.BHHSMT.com

E12 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE E9

AROUND THE BIG SKY Portland State at San Jose State

Capsules Continued

North Dakota at Bowling Green

Saturday, 1 p.m.

Bowling Green, Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium (30,724 Field Turf) ESPN 3/American Sports Network Series History: This is the first meeting between the two programs.

The Coaches: North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 12-12, in his third season with the Fighting Hawks. Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks is 0-1, in his first season.

Notes: Bowling Green is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC)... Bowling Green’s mascot is the Falcons... North Dakota defeated its lone FBS opponent in 2015, downing Wyoming of the Mountain West... UND running back John Santiago rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown in a 13-9 loss to Stony Brook in the first week of the season... North Dakota forced two fumbles in the loss to the Seawolves... Ohio State coach Urban Meyer coached the Falcons from 2001-02, going 17-6... Notable alumni of Bowling Green State University include: actor Tim Conway, pitcher Orel Hershiser, and former Oakland Raiders linebacker Phil Villapiano... Mike Emrick, the voice of the “NHL on NBC” also graduated from the institution, earning a Ph.D. in Communications...

Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks was previously the assistant head coach at Texas Tech, under Kliff Kingsbury... Jinks was a high school coach in Texas for 17 seasons... Bowling Green fell 77-10 to Ohio State last week.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

San Jose, California CEFCU Stadium (30,456 FieldTurf) Mountain West Network Series History: This is the first meeting between the two programs.

The Coaches: Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 10-3, in his second season with the Vikings. San Jose State coach Ron Caragher is 15-23 with San Jose State, in his fourth season.

Notes: San Jose State’s mascot is the Spartans, and they are part of the Mountain West Conference... Portland State is 2-0 against FBS competition under Barnum, after defeating Pac-12 Washington State and Conference USA North Texas in 2015...

The Vikings hold the record for margin of victory of an FCS team over an FBS team- a 66-7 win over North Texas... This will be the first of two consecutive FBS games for the Vikings, as they will play Washington next week... The Vikings will continue with their “Americana” road trips in 2016, primarily utilizing bus trips filled with visits to iconic locales in the western United States...

Portland State quarterback Alex Kuresa is the reigning Big Sky Newcomer of the Year... Kuresa completed 16 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns... Viking running back Nate Tago rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns...

Notable alumni of San Jose State include former NFL coaches Bill Walsh and Dick Vermeil.

Idaho State at Colorado

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Boulder, Colorado Folsom Field (53,613 Natural Grass) PAC-12 Networks Series History: This is the first

Go Griz! 36 Lanes ON NFL PACKAGE NOW IN THE BOWL DOG LOUNGE! www.missoulabowling.com

rA w li n g y Bo lle ays! id

Happy Hour Mon-Sun 4:30-6:00 Karaoke will be Wed, Thurs and Fri @ 8:30pm and 2nd and last Sat @ 9:00

COME BOWL WITH US DURING THUNDER ALLEY! ALL NEW LIGHTS!! MUSIC VIDEO ON THE BIG 12 FOOT SCREEN! CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!

1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 • OPEN MON.-SUN. 9am-2am

meeting between the programs.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 94-116, in his sixth season in Pocatello.

Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre is 11-27, in his fourth season in Boulder.

Notes: Colorado is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its mascot is the Buffaloes...

Idaho State coach Mike Kramer defeated the Buffaloes in 2006, as the head coach at Montana State... This is the first of two consecutive weeks that the Bengals will play Pac-12 programs...

Sacramento State beat Colorado in 2012...

Bengals quarterback Tanner Gueller, in his first start for Idaho State, threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns... Senior receiver KW Williams caught four passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns... Notable alumni of the University of Colorado include: actor Jonah Hill; producer Trey Parker; NBA player Chauncey Billups; ESPN college football announcer Chris Fowler and golfer Hale Irwin... Idaho State was 0-2 against FBS opponents in 2015... Colorado earned a 44-7 win over in-state rival Colorado State in week one... CU quarterback Sefo Liufau threw for 318 yards in the game and a touchdown in the game... Idaho State’s rushing defense limited Simon Fraser to -22 yards in week one.

Northern Colorado at Abilene Christian

Saturday, 5 p.m.

Abilene, Texas Shotwell Stadium (15,075 Artificial Turf) www.acusports.com Series History: Northern Colorado leads the all-time series, 10-5-1.

Last Meeting: Northern Colorado defeated the Wildcats in the final game of the 2015 season, 40-36. The Bears’ Trae Riek rushed for 151 yards in the game, with Jacob Knipp throwing for 293 yards and three touchdowns.

The Coaches: Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 16-41, in his sixth season with the Bears. Abilene Christian coach Ken Collums is 22-24, in his fifth season with the Wildcats.

Notes: Abilene Christian is a member of the Southland Conference, and its mascot is the Wildcats... Abilene Christian joined Division-I in 2013, and is in its third season in the Southland...

The Wildcats opened the season with a 37-21 loss at Air Force... Northern Colorado is leading the Big Sky in scoring offense after a week, after scoring 56 points against NAIA Rocky Mountain... Northern Colorado was 2-0 against

Southland Conference opponents in 2015... The Bears led the nation in punt return average in 2015, averaging 24.2 yards-per-return... Northern Colorado had its first winning season in the D-1 era in 2015, going 6-5... Notable alumni of Abilene Christian include country music singer Ronnie Dunn.

San Diego at Cal Poly

Saturday, 5:05 p.m.

San Luis Obispo, California Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075 Natural Grass) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 4-0.

Last Meeting: Cal Poly defeated the Toreros, 34-3, in 2014.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 91-79, in his eighth season with the Mustangs. San Diego coach Dale Lindsey is 27-8, in his fourth season.

Notes: San Diego is a member of the Pioneer Football League, and its mascot is the Toreros...

San Diego opened the 2016 season with a 27-0 win over Western New Mexico... The Mustangs fell 30-27 to Nevada in overtime... Cal Poly scored 14 unanswered points in the second half, while shutting out the Wolf Pack... Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh served as San Diego’s coach from 2004-06, leading the Toreros to two Pioneer League titles... Harbaugh’s staffs at San Diego included Stanford coach David Shaw, and former Southern Utah coach Ed Lamb...San Diego fell in the 2014 FCS playoffs to Montana...

Cal Poly quarterback Dano Graves ran for two touchdowns in the loss to the Wolf Pack...

Notable alumni of San Diego include Chicago Cubs general manager Theo Epstein, and Jim Parsons, star of “The Big Bang Theory”... Cal Poly has led the nation in rushing each of the last three seasons.

Sacramento State at Fresno State

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Fresno, California Bulldog Stadium (41,031 Turf) Mountain West Network Series History: Fresno State leads the all-time series, 2-0.

Last Meeting: Fresno State earned a 24-3 win over the Hornets in 2007.

The Coaches: Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 12-34, in his third season with the Hornets. Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter is 29-24, in his fifth season.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY

Notes: Fresno State is a member of the Mountain West Conference, and its mascot is the Bulldogs... DeRuyter gained praise around college football for declining a delay of game penalty against Nebraska last week, as the Huskers honored a fallen teammate... The Bulldogs fell to Nebraska, 43-10... DeRuyter previously coached at Texas A&M, Air Force, Nevada, Ohio and Navy... The Hornets fell to Division-II Western Oregon in week one. Sacramento State is the first Big Sky team to lose to a Division-II opponent since Northern Colorado fell to Colorado StatePueblo, in 2013... Sacramento State was 0-1 against FBS opponents in 2015... The Hornets last defeated an FBS opponent in 2012, when they defeated Colorado of the Pac-12... Notable alumni of Fresno State include former Nevada governor Kenny Guinn, former NFL coach Mike Martz, and NFL quarterback Derek Carr.

SE Louisiana at Southern Utah

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Southeastern Louisiana leads the all-time series, 1-0.

Last Meeting: Southeastern Louisiana defeated the Thunderbirds, 41-14, in 2014.

The Coaches: Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 0-1, in his first season with the Thunderbirds. Southeastern Louisiana coach Ron Roberts is 29-21, his fifth season with the team.

Notes: Southeastern Louisiana’s mascot is the Lions, and they play in the Southland Conference... Lions coach Ron Roberts has led SE Louisiana to two FCS playoff berths in his tenure...

Southern Utah limited Pac-12 Utah to 138 rushing yards in their opening game, a 24-0 loss to the Utes... The Thunderbirds were undefeated at Eccles Coliseum in 2015... Big Sky Preseason All-Conference linebacker Mike Needham registered 11 tackles in the opener...

Notable alumni of Southeastern Louisiana include news anchor Robin Roberts, and Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy... Southern Utah

RICK BOWMER, Associated Press

Utah defensive end Hunter Dimick sacks Southern Utah quarterback Tannon Pedersen (10) last week in Utah’s 24-0 victory in Salt Lake City. is 0-3 against Southland teams over the last three seasons, including two first-round playoff losses at Sam Houston State... The Thunderbirds will have a bye week before beginning conference play on Sept. 24, hosting Portland State.

Southern Oregon at UC Davis

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 ShawSportsTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: UC Davis leads the all-time series, 6-1.

Last Meeting: The Aggies defeated the Raiders, 25-6, in 1953.

The Coaches: UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 9-26, in his fourth season with the Aggies. Southern Oregon coach Craig Howard is 45-18, in his fifth season with the Raiders.

Notes: Southern Oregon’s mascot is the Raiders... The Raiders play in the NAIA Frontier Conference, which includes Montana Tech, Rocky Mountain, and Montana-Western... The Raiders

have played for the NAIA national title the last two seasons, winning in 2014... Howard coached for two seasons at Portland State, serving as the defensive coordinator from 1982-83...

Southern Oregon fell in its season opener at rival Eastern Oregon, 45-40... UC Davis running back Manusamoa Luuga rushed for three second-half touchdowns against Oregon is week one...

Notable alumni of Southern Oregon include actor Ty Burrell of “Modern Family,” and Oregon football coach Mark Helfrich... Aggies quarterback Ben Scott threw for 303 yards in the 53-28 loss to Oregon, and scored the game’s opening touchdown on a nine-yard run.

E14 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Sept. 3, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

Northern Colorado Idaho State Eastern Washington Portland State Montana Sacramento State UC Davis Cal Poly Montana State Northern Arizona North Dakota Weber State Southern Utah 0

9

6

13

28 27

17

43 41

30

45

47

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana Portland State Sacramento State Northern Colorado Cal Poly Northern Arizona UC Davis Montana State Weber State North Dakota Southern Utah

110

165 167

95

286 273

56

89 110 108 63 114 116 42

137

190

378 353 222 370 186 383 62 369 303

56

496

Total 606 543 520 508 465 459 445 425 392 300 245 177 158

Idaho State North Dakota Montana State Southern Utah Portland State Northern Colorado Cal Poly Montana Sacramento State Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Weber State UC Davis

3

13

20

24 26 27

30 31

38

42

44 45

53

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS ALLOWED YARDS Rushing Passing Through one game.

North Dakota Idaho State Montana Sacramento State Montana State Cal Poly Northern Colorado Southern Utah Portland State Northern Arizona Eastern Washington UC Davis Weber State

-22

62

159

69

152 174

57

138 124 97

255 184

225

276 251

189 128 189

347 298 321 180 428

418 271 100

Total 221 233 253 341 353 363 404 436 445 456 515 522 528

Missoulian staff

MONTANA (1-0) Scoring average First downs Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Plays per game Average per play Kick returns Punt returns Fumbles-lost Penalties Punting Time of possession 3rd-down conv.

4th-down conv.

Sacks-yards Red zone scoring Red zone TDs Montana 3 Opponents 0

3 10

Griz 41.0 30 167 3.9 28-43-2 353 8.2 520 86 6.9 4-24.5 3-7.3 2-2 7-51 4-41.0 29:13 5-14 1-2 2-25 5-5 4-5 14 7

21 14

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Rushing John Nguyen 14-53 (3.8 ypc), long 12, 0 TDs Jeremy Calhoun 14-47 (3.1), long 10, 0 TDs Treshawn Favors 5-42 (8.4), long 21, 0 TDs Brady Gustafson 10-29 (2.9), long 20, 2 TDs Passing Gustafson 28-43-2, 353 yards, long 75, 3 TDs Receiving Jerry Louie-McGee 6-60 (10.0 ypc), long 22, 0 TDs Keenan Curran 4-107 (26.8), long 75, 1 TD Josh Horner 4-61 (15.2), long 27, 0 TDs Justin Calhoun 4-42 (10.5), long 14, 1 TD Nguyen 3-41 (13.7), long 35, 0 TDs Colin Bingham 3-18 (6.0), long 8, 0 TDs

Lane Hovey 1-16 (16.0), long 16, 1 TD Opp 31.0 12 69 2.1 13-25-1 184 7.4 253 58 4.4 6-33.5 3-16.3 0-0 8-80 7-34.7 30:47 2-13 0-1 3-18 3-3 2-3 – 41 – 31

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles S Josh Sandry 9, 2 solo DE Caleb Kidder 6, 1 solo S Justin Strong 8, 3 solo LB James Banks 6, 0 solo LB Connor Strahm 8, 0 solo DE Ryan Johnson 6, 1 solo CB Markell Sanders 5, 3 solo LB Josh Buss 8, 4 solo Tackles for loss LB Buss 2.0-21 LB Strahm 0.5-2 S Strong 1.5-8 LB Banks 0.5-2 DE Kidder 1.5-3 DE Johnson 0.5-1 S Sandry 0.5.-5 Sacks LB Buss 1.5-20 S Sandry 0.5-5 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 1-2 Fumbles forced-recovered none Pass breakups S Strong 1 CB Sanders 1 DE Tucker Schye 1 Blocked kicks DE Kidder 1 Safeties none Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 5-5/2-2, long 46, 0 blocked, 11 points Punting Eric Williams 4-41.0, long 44, 0 inside 20, 0 touchback, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 3-7.3, long 24, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Caleb Lyons 3-27.0, long 29, 0 TDs Louie-McGee 1-17.0, long 17, 0 TDs

NORTHERN IOWA (1-0) Scoring average First downs Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Plays per game Average per play Kick returns Punt returns Fumbles-lost Penalties Punting Time of possession 3rd-down conv.

4th-down conv.

Sacks-yards Red zone scoring Red zone TDs No. Iowa 0 Opponents 7

16 6

UNI 25.0 22 232 4.0 15-27-0 135 5.0 367 85 4.3 2-28.5 0-0.0 2-1 5-65.0 8-44.0 45:56 4-17 1-1 3-19 4-5 3-5 3 0

6 7

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Rushing Aaron Bailey 25-114 (4.6 ypc), long 22, 1 TD Tyvis Smith 17-68 (4.0), long 15, 0 TDs J’Veyon Browning 11-43 (3.9), long 10, 1 TD Michael Malloy 3-9 (3.0), long 8, 0 TDs Passing Bailey 15-27-0, 135 yards, long 19, 1 TD Receiving Smith 5-43 (8.6), long 11, 1 TD Jaylin James 3-29 (9.7), long 12, 0 TDs Briley Moore 1-19 (19.0), long 19, 0 TDs Daurice Fountain 2-17 (8.5), long 9, 0 TDs Malloy 3-16 (5.3), long 10, 0 TDs Christian Jegen 1-11 (11.0), long 11, 0 TDs

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 21.0 16 51 2.0 18-28-2 256 9.1 307 53 5.8 2-26.5 4-11.0 2-2 9-89 7-39.1 24:04 3-11 0-0 3-10 1-1 1-1 – 25 – 21

Tackles Jared Farley 8, 4 solo Preston Woods 5, 4 solo H. Applegate 7, 4 solo Elijah Campbell 4, 3 solo Jamison Whiting 6, 3 solo Ducan Ferch 4, 3 solo A.J. Allen 5, 3 solo Karter Schult 4, 4 solo Tackles for loss Schult 3.0-20 Applegate 2.5-6 Woods 1.0-1 Whiting 0.5-1 Sacks Schult 2.0-18 Applegate 1.0-1 Interceptions Charles Brown 1-26 Farley 1-3 Fumbles forced-recovered D’Shawn Dexter 1-1 Allen 0-1 Pass breakups Whiting 1 Brown 1 Blocked kicks none Safeties Schult Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Austin Errthum 2-2/1-3, long 22, 0 blocked, 5 points Punting Sam Kuhter 8-44.0, long 58, 3 inside 20, 1 touchback, 0 blocked Punt returns none Kickoff returns Malloy 2-28.5, long 29, 0 TDs

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS TEAM LEADERS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg N. Colo.

1 8 8 0 0 0 0 56 56.0 Idaho St. 1 6 6 0 0 1 1 47 47.0 E. Wash.

1 6 6 0 0 1 0 45 45.0 Portland St. 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 43 43.0 Montana 1 5 5 0 0 2 0 41 41.0 Sac State 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 30 30.0 UC Davis 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 28 28.0 Cal Poly 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 27 27.0 Montana St. 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 17 17.0 NAU 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 13 13.0 N. Dakota 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 9.0 Weber St. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 S. Utah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 1 71 383 5.4 3 383.0 Portland St. 1 48 286 6.0 4 286.0 N. Colo.

1 39 272 7.0 6 272.0 Montana 1 43 167 3.9 2 167.0 Idaho St. 1 41 165 4.0 3 165.0 S. Utah 1 32 116 3.6 0 116.0 Montana St. 1 38 110 2.9 1 110.0 E. Wash.

1 25 110 4.4 1 110.0 Weber St. 1 41 108 2.6 1 108.0 Sac State 1 36 95 2.6 1 95.0 UC Davis 1 33 89 2.7 4 89.0 N. Dakota 1 36 63 1.8 1 63.0 NAU 1 34 56 1.6 0 56.0 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Idaho St. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.0 N. Dakota 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 13.0 Montana St. 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 20 20.0 S. Utah 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 24 24.0 Portland St. 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 26 26.0 N. Colo.

1 3 3 0 0 2 0 27 27.0 Cal Poly 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 30 30.0 Montana 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 31 31.0 Sac State 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 38 38.0 E. Wash.

1 6 6 0 0 0 0 42 42.0 NAU 1 5 3 1 0 3 0 44 44.0 Weber St. 1 6 6 0 0 1 0 45 45.0 UC Davis 1 7 2 3 0 1 0 53 53.0 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G Idaho St. 1 23 -22 -1.0 0 -22.0 N. Colo.

1 28 57 2.0 1 57.0 N. Dakota 1 34 62 1.8 1 62.0 Montana 1 33 69 2.1 1 69.0 E. Wash.

1 25 97 3.9 2 97.0 Portland St. 1 37 124 3.4 1 124.0 S. Utah 1 37 138 3.7 1 138.0 Sac State 1 41 152 3.7 1 152.0 Cal Poly 1 34 174 5.1 2 174.0 Montana St. 1 35 225 6.4 2 225.0 UC Davis 1 37 251 6.8 4 251.0 NAU 1 46 276 6.0 5 276.0 Weber St. 1 44 428 9.7 6 428.0 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash.

1 41 35 1 85.4 496 12.1 5 496.0 Idaho St. 1 40 26 0 65.0 378 9.4 3 378.0 Sac State 1 58 34 2 58.6 370 6.4 3 370.0 NAU 1 33 23 0 69.7 369 11.2 1 369.0 Montana 1 43 28 2 65.1 353 8.2 3 353.0 UC Davis 1 47 27 1 57.4 303 6.4 0 303.0 Portland St. 1 26 16 0 61.5 222 8.5 2 222.0 Montana St. 1 36 20 1 55.6 190 5.3 1 190.0 N. Colo.

1 19 11 1 57.9 185 9.7 2 185.0 Weber St. 1 27 15 1 55.6 137 5.1 0 137.0 N. Dakota 1 25 13 0 52.0 114 4.6 0 114.0 Cal Poly 1 12 5 0 41.7 62 5.2 0 62.0 S. Utah 1 18 6 1 33.3 42 2.3 0 42.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash.

1 110 496 66 606 9.2 6 606.0 Idaho St. 1 165 378 81 543 6.7 6 543.0 Montana 1 167 353 86 520 6.0 5 520.0 Portland St. 1 286 222 74 508 6.9 6 508.0 Sac State 1 95 370 94 465 4.9 4 465.0 N. Colo.

1 272 185 58 457 7.9 8 457.0 Cal Poly 1 383 62 83 445 5.4 3 445.0 NAU 1 56 369 67 425 6.3 1 425.0 UC Davis 1 89 303 80 392 4.9 4 392.0 Montana St. 1 110 190 74 300 4.1 2 300.0 Weber St. 1 108 137 68 245 3.6 1 245.0 N. Dakota 1 63 114 61 177 2.9 1 177.0 S. Utah 1 116 42 50 158 3.2 0 158.0 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Weber St. 1 17 11 0 64.7 100 5.9 0 100.0 Montana St. 1 22 8 1 36.4 128 5.8 0 128.0 N. Dakota 1 31 16 0 51.6 159 5.1 0 159.0 NAU 1 27 20 1 74.1 180 6.7 0 180.0 Montana 1 25 13 1 52.0 184 7.4 2 184.0 Cal Poly 1 24 17 0 70.8 189 7.9 2 189.0 Sac State 1 25 15 0 60.0 189 7.6 3 189.0 Idaho St. 1 44 21 2 47.7 255 5.8 0 255.0 UC Davis 1 30 21 0 70.0 271 9.0 3 271.0 S. Utah 1 39 23 0 59.0 298 7.6 2 298.0 Portland St. 1 37 19 0 51.4 321 8.7 3 321.0 N. Colo.

1 51 31 0 60.8 347 6.8 2 347.0 E. Wash.

1 52 41 1 78.8 418 8.0 4 418.0 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G N. Dakota 1 62 159 65 221 3.4 1 221.0 Idaho St. 1 -22 255 67 233 3.5 0 233.0 Montana 1 69 184 58 253 4.4 3 253.0 Sac State 1 152 189 66 341 5.2 4 341.0 Montana St. 1 225 128 57 353 6.2 2 353.0 Cal Poly 1 174 189 58 363 6.3 4 363.0 N. Colo.

1 57 347 79 404 5.1 3 404.0 S. Utah 1 138 298 76 436 5.7 3 436.0 Portland St. 1 124 321 74 445 6.0 4 445.0 NAU 1 276 180 73 456 6.2 5 456.0 E. Wash.

1 97 418 77 515 6.7 6 515.0 UC Davis 1 251 271 67 522 7.8 7 522.0 Weber St. 1 428 100 61 528 8.7 6 528.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G NAU 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 +2 2.00 N. Colo.

1 2 0 2 0 1 1 +1 1.00 UC Davis 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 +1 1.00 Montana St. 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 +1 1.00 E. Wash.

1 0 1 1 0 1 1 +0 0.00 Idaho St. 1 1 2 3 3 0 3 +0 0.00 N. Dakota 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 +0 0.00 Weber St. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -1.00 Cal Poly 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.00 Portland St. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.00 S. Utah 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 -1 -1.00 Montana 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 -3 -3.00 Sac State 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 -3 -3.00 3RD-DowN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct Portland St. 1 8 14 57.1 E. Wash.

1 6 11 54.5 Cal Poly 1 10 20 50.0 N. Colo.

1 5 11 45.5 Idaho St. 1 6 14 42.9 Weber St. 1 8 19 42.1 UC Davis 1 7 17 41.2 Sac State 1 8 20 40.0 Montana 1 5 14 35.7 Montana St. 1 5 16 31.2 NAU 1 5 16 31.2 N. Dakota 1 4 15 26.7 S. Utah 1 2 12 16.7

Montana Montana St. Idaho St. Portland St. Sac State N. Dakota N. Colo.

S. Utah Cal Poly UC Davis NAU E. Wash.

Weber St.

Idaho St. N. Dakota Portland St. Sac State E. Wash.

UC Davis NAU Cal Poly S. Utah N. Colo.

Montana Montana St. Weber St.

Cal Poly NAU Portland St. Montana St. UC Davis E. Wash.

N. Colo.

Weber St. S. Utah Montana N. Dakota Sac State Idaho St.

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

N. Colo.

Portland St. N. Colo.

E. Wash.

Sac State Cal Poly Montana St. Idaho St. N. Dakota Montana Weber St. S. Utah NAU UC Davis

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att 1 2 13 1 2 11 1 4 18 1 3 12 1 5 14 1 6 16 1 7 17 1 8 17 1 7 14 1 7 13 1 8 14 1 7 12 1 9 12 SACKS BY G Sacks 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 PENALTIES G No Yds 1 2 15 1 3 20 1 4 30 1 5 40 1 7 45 1 7 51 1 9 75 1 7 80 1 11 81 1 9 90 1 10 96 1 12 118 1 12 126 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1

Pct 15.4 18.2 22.2 25.0 35.7 37.5 41.2 47.1 50.0 53.8 57.1 58.3 75.0 Yards 29 22 19 18 17 12 22 9 15 12 25 0 0 Yards 0 2 10 2 19 22 16 13 20 18 31 26 20 Avg/G 15.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 45.0 51.0 75.0 80.0 81.0 90.0 96.0 118.0 126.0 Pct 100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 75.0 66.7 66.7 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

UC Davis Cal Poly Montana St. Weber St. NAU Sac State Portland St. N. Dakota Montana E. Wash.

Idaho St. N. Colo.

S. Utah

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time 1 37:17 1 36:09 1 36:03 1 34:50 1 33:34 1 31:21 1 31:04 1 29:56 1 29:13 1 27:43 1 26:47 1 22:33 1 21:10

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Avg/G 37:17 36:09 36:03 34:50 33:34 31:21 31:04 29:56 29:13 27:43 26:47 22:33 21:10

RUSHING Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G SR 1 26 140 5.4 2 30 140.0 SR 1 24 136 5.7 3 43 136.0 SR 1 18 123 6.8 1 36 123.0 JR 1 27 119 4.4 1 28 119.0 SR 1 25 105 4.2 1 13 105.0 SR 1 22 96 4.4 3 20 96.0 SO 1 22 96 4.4 1 16 96.0 SO 1 2 88 44.0 1 87 88.0 JR 1 10 86 8.6 0 17 86.0 SO 1 14 77 5.5 1 30 77.0 PASSING Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 1 40 34 1 85.0 474 5 474.0 Ketteringham SAC SO 1 58 34 2 58.6 370 3 370.0 Cookus NAU SO 1 33 23 0 69.7 369 1 369.0 Gustafson UM SR 1 43 28 2 65.1 353 3 353.0 Gueller ISU SO 1 36 24 0 66.7 338 3 338.0 Scott UCD SR 1 47 27 1 57.4 303 0 303.0 Kuresa PSU SR 1 26 16 0 61.5 222 2 222.0 Bruggman MSU JR 1 35 19 1 54.3 186 1 186.0 Knipp UNCO SO 1 16 11 0 68.8 185 2 185.0 Clark WSU SR 1 27 15 1 55.6 137 0 137.0 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 1 77 474 54 551 551.0 Gustafson UM SR 1 29 353 53 382 382.0 Cookus NAU SO 1 13 369 36 382 382.0 Ketteringham SAC SO 1 -5 370 65 365 365.0 Kuresa PSU SR 1 123 222 44 345 345.0 Gueller ISU SO 1 -12 338 42 326 326.0 Scott UCD SR 1 -5 303 51 298 298.0 Graves CP SR 1 140 62 38 202 202.0 Knipp UNCO SO 1 12 185 20 197 197.0 Bruggman MSU JR 1 -7 186 37 179 179.0 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Kupp EWU SR 1 12 206 3 75 17.2 206.0 Marks NAU JR 1 8 174 1 87 21.8 174.0 Williams ISU SR 1 4 121 2 63 30.2 121.0 Hill EWU SR 1 7 119 0 36 17.0 119.0 Butler NAU JR 1 7 118 0 39 16.9 118.0 Doss UCD SO 1 7 116 0 50 16.6 116.0 Curran UM SO 1 4 107 1 75 26.8 107.0 Miller UNCO SR 1 4 89 1 44 22.2 89.0 Espitia PSU SR 1 5 88 1 49 17.6 88.0 Bourne EWU SR 1 7 87 0 26 12.4 87.0 TACKLES (All positions) Player Team Cl G Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack O’Brien UND JR 1 4 7 11 11.0 0.5 Needham SUU FR 1 8 3 11 11.0 0.0 McNicholsPSU SR 1 8 2 10 10.0 1.0 Burton WSU SR 1 4 6 10 10.0 0.0 Bignell MSU JR 1 8 2 10 10.0 0.0 Johnson WSU SR 1 5 5 10 10.0 0.0 Nelson SUU FR 1 7 3 10 10.0 0.0 KacmarcikEWU SO 1 7 2 9 9.0 0.0 Thomas NAU SR 1 8 1 9 9.0 0.0 Gigantino CP SR 1 7 2 9 9.0 0.0 Sandry UM FR 1 2 7 9 9.0 0.5 Team Graves CP Tago PSU Kuresa PSU Protheroe CP Newell MSU Luuga UCD Garrett WSU Zach LindsayUNCO B. Cartagena UNCO Gubrud EWU

E16 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

TOM BAUER/Missoulian

Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson (10) scampers in for a touchdown against Northern Iowa in 2011 after offensive linemen Charles Burton (57) and Stephen Sabin (68) paved the way. The teams last played in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs, which the Griz won 48-10.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E17

Celebrate

LOCAL FLAVOR

We have the finest produce, natural foods, specialty cheeses, largest wine & micro beer selection in Western Montana for any occasion.

704 S.W. Higgins 601 Main, Stevensville 7AM - 10PM 7AM - 10PM Local Flavor 7 Days a Week!

543-5174 777-4663

E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

AROUND THE BIG SKY Eastern Washington upsets Washington State: The Eagles were the first Big Sky team of the 2016 season to upset an FBS opponent, with a thrilling 45-42 win over Pac-12 Washington State. Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud threw for 474 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing for 77 yards and the clinching touchdown- a 30-yard run that gave the Eagles a 45-35 lead. However, even Gubrud’s performance was overshadowed by receiver Cooper Kupp becoming the FCS’ all-time leader in touchdowns. Kupp finished with three touchdowns and 206 receiving yards, to bring his career total to 59 touchdowns.

Northern Colorado earns seasonopening win: The Northern Colorado Bears followed up their best-ever season in the Division I era, with a commanding win over NAIA Rocky Mountain College in week one of the season. The Bears propelled to a 54-27 victory over the Battlin’ Bears of Rocky Mountain, taking a commanding 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Northern Colorado

scored its first touchdown just 1:45 into the game, as Ellis Onic II took a five-yard pass from Jacob Knipp into the end zone.

Idaho State gets commanding win over Simon Fraser: After a season where Idaho State had inconsistency behind center, it appears the Bengals may have found a quarterback. Idaho State quarterback Tanner Gueller threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns, as the Bengals downed the Simon Fraser Clan, 47-3. The Bengals scored early against the Clan, taking a 7-0 lead 2:28 into the game, as Gueller found K.W. Williams on a 37-yard strike. Williams would finish with 121 receiving yards, and two touchdowns.

Portland State survives early scare: The Portland State Vikings understand the concept of a team from a lower division upsetting one from a higher division. A season after upsetting Pac-12 Washington State in the season opener, the Vikings trailed the DivisionII Central Washington Wildcats, 26-21, midway through the third quarter.

However, Vikings quarterback Alex

Kuresa made sure the Wildcats didn’t “Portland State” Portland State, throwing two second-half touchdown passes to help the Vikings to a 43-26 win.

Central Washington led 19-7 midway through the second quarter, but a Nate Tago rushing touchdown, along with a Kuresa-to-Cam Sommer connection, lifted the Vikings to a 21-19 halftime lead. Tago rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns, while Kuresa completed 16-of-26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns.

North Dakota falls short versus Stony Brook: Through three quarters against the Stony Brook Seawolves, it appeared that North Dakota was playing Fighting Hawks football, using a physical defense and strong run game to push forward. However, one special teams miscue cost the Fighting Hawks, as a blocked punt led to a Stony Brook touchdown, and a 13-9 loss for North Dakota at Stony Brook. With 8:52 left in the game, Stony Brook’s Kye Morgan returned a blocked Austin Dussold punt seven yards for the score, changing the

momentum in a game that was a seesaw contest from the beginning.

Montana State loses in close decision to Idaho: One of the Big Sky’s most maligned defensive units in 2015 showed its 2016 version could change the conversation about Montana State football. The Bobcats shutout the Idaho Vandals in the second half of their season opener, giving MSU a chance to upset a former-and-future league foe, while earning a win over an FBS opponent. However, a lack of offensive production cost the Bobcats a win, as they fell 20-17 to the Vandals in Moscow.

After an early Idaho field goal, the Bobcats took the lead on a 12-yard pass from Tyler Bruggman to Justin Paige, giving Montana State a 7-3 lead with 8:17 left in the first quarter. However, Idaho responded, scoring just 39 seconds later to reclaim the lead. Montana State hit a field goal late in the second quarter, trailing 20-10 at halftime. Then, with 9:22 left in the game, Chad Newell scored on a three-yard rush, cutting the deficit to three.

GO GRIZ! GRAND OPENING

HAPPY HOUR with Appetizer Specials Da ly 4-6pm

Next door to The Silver Slipper Tarantino’s Pizzeria Missoula

926-2400

$3.50 M crobrew & import Prem um sp r t

Ride The Silver Slipper Shuttle to all Griz Home Games

501 N. HiggiNs • 728-8866

251-5402

40

50

40

Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016 — E19

GRIZ TRIVIA 1. Montana is 5-0 (4-0 officially with one win vacated) against Northern Iowa in the all-time series. That’s the second-most wins for the Griz without a loss against one opponent. Which team is UM 8-0 against? a) UC Davis b) Carroll College c) South Dakota State d) Northern Colorado 2. The last time Montana played the Panthers in 2011, UNI quarterback Tirrell Rennie was intercepted three times. All three defenders would sign an NFL contract in the coming years. Who was not in that group? a) Trumaine Johnson b) Brock Coyle c) Donny Lisowski d) Jordan Tripp 3. Northern Iowa’s home field is the UNI-Dome, one of six indoor football facilities at the FCS level. How many have the Griz visited this decade? a) 6 b) 4 c) 3 d) 1 Answers: 1. c, 2. d, 3. a Come in from 6pm - 9pm and

off your order receiveyo2u5s% how your sc hool ID.

when

$ .99

4

ON THE

Original MONDAY AFTER ® GRIZZLY Glazed Dozens AVICTORY! 1025 W Central Ave • Located across from Walgreens on Brooks • 926-2810

VIEW ALL MY LISTINGS AT

wamsleyrealtymt.com

Mike Wamsley • 406-360-6362

E20 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 10, 2016

Fall On Sale Passenger

On Sale

Passenger

GREAT BUY!

Starting at

Passenger

ECLIPSE

Starting at

P155/80TR-13

All-Season Traction Affordable Pricing

ULTRA Z900

Starting at

P155/80SR-13

175/65HR-14

All-Season Traction 70,000 Mile Warranty

All-Season Tread 65,000-80,000 Mile Warranty*

Your size in stock; call for size & price.

*Depending on tire size. Your size in stock; call for size & price.

Tread design may vary. Your size in stock; call for size & price.

On Sale Pickup & SUV

Pickup & SUV

GREAT BUY!

Starting at

Pickup & SUV

BACK COUNTRY SQ-4 OPEN COUNTRY M/T Starting at

Starting at

P235/75TR-15

All-Season Traction Affordable Pricing

235/75TR-15

All-Season Design Wear-Resistant Tread

Tread design may vary. Your size in stock; call for size & price.

31/1050QR-15/6

Outstanding Traction Aggressive Tread

Your size in stock; call for size & price.

Introducing BACK COUNTRY QS-3 TOURING HT

Your size in stock; call for size & price.

Starting at

The Back Country QS-3 Touring HT is an all-season, hybrid highway tire for light trucks, SUVs and crossovers.

It merges the ride qualities of a highway tire with highly reliable traction in most weather conditions, on and off blacktop.

225/75TR-16

PRICES GOOD THROUGH 10/31/16

MISSOULA NORTH 2800 W. Broadway 721-1770

www.LesSchwab.com

MISSOULA SOUTH 2605 Brooks 721-0888

HAMILTON 211 North 1st 363-3884

RONAN 63360 Hwy 93 S. 676-7800

STEVENSVILLE 4026 Hwy 93 N. 777-4667

POLSON 36030 Memory Ln 883-1099