Griz Game Day 092416

Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016 — E1

NO. 6 MONTANA AT CAL POLY • KICKOFF: 1 P.M. (MT) • TV: ROOT SPORTS • SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 2016

Grizzlies’ Caleb Kidder all business on the football field

NO KIDDING TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

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E2 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

New starter Villanueva A QUICK LEARNER ISAIAH DUNK for the Missoulian

The Cal Poly defense can try to challenge him any way they want, because Montana’s Angel Villanueva is no stranger to challenges.

In fact, the 314-pound offensive lineman didn’t even start playing football until he was a high school freshman in Duarte, California.

Villanueva made the most of his short prep window, playing hard and going to camps throughout high school. Eventually, he got enough recognition to earn some scholarship interest and ended up at Montana. But before he even played a single down in college, he faced an even bigger trial.

The Villanueva family home in California burned down last fall while he was away in Missoula for his freshman year of college. The emotional struggle of being unable to help pushed Villanueva further into his work with football.

Less than a year later, the redshirt freshman has earned the starting spot at left guard for the 2-0 Grizzlies’ offensive line, the only underclassman on a line populated by juniors and seniors.

Villanueva took some time this week to talk with the Missoulian about football, family and rare free time as a student-athlete.

Q. You’ve really only been playing football for five years?

A. This is going on my sixth

year. I started in high school, did four years of that, and last year was my fifth. So this is my sixth.

Q. What kind of sports did you play before that?

A. In high school I was a three-sport athlete. I did football, wrestling and track as well. Before that, I wasn’t really allowed on the football team. I was kind of too heavy for those Pop Warner teams, and other than that my parents didn’t really believe in sports when I was younger. When I got older, that’s when they started seeing the benefits of sports, and so then they started encouraging me.

Q. So what year in high school did you know you could go somewhere with it?

A. I don’t think I figured it out until late in my junior year.

Coming from a small school (Duarte High Schook, enrollment about 1,200), I didn’t know what the exposure was like and how to get recruited. I was just playing football because it was kind of fun. Then one day I went to a couple camps and I started realizing that I potentially had an opportunity to play at the next level. From there, I just kept pushing toward it. But it was never something I really sought out. It was just for the love of the game, and it brought me here. So I’m grateful for that.

Q. Did you have a favorite team growing up?

A. Well I’ve always been a (San Francisco) 49ers fan, primarily because of my dad. We watched

football, but we weren’t always watching it. It was just a few games here, some big games there. As I got older, that’s when we started getting more into it — professional and college. Now my family is all crazy about it.

Q. What was it like to be stuck in Missoula last year while your family dealt with their home burning down?

A. It was rough initially. I felt helpless. I felt useless as one of the sons, especially being the oldest of three brothers. I just kind of fell back on the football team to look for inspiration and battle my way through it. All I could do was support them mentally and spiritually. I had a bunch of friends and family back home that were able to help out and make the situation a little easier. That was nice.

Q. Almost a year later now, how are things going for them?

A. Better. They’re better. I believe they’re taking steps on the right path, but I don’t think they’re there yet. They’re trotting up that hill, so that’s good.

Q. You guys have Cal Poly this week. What are you expecting as an offensive lineman?

A. We’re expecting a lot of stunts. They keep it real simple with either odd or even fronts, but it’s about balling out and not falling for any tricks. We just need to stay square and do the right things.

Q. Since you grew up close by, did you get any offers from Cal Poly?

A. No. They were looking at

me my senior year, but they never ended up pulling the trigger. Just another reason to get after them.

Q. Do you have any friends that play for them?

A. I know two guys on the team. I met them through camps and what not.

Q. Do you have any special pregame routines or meals that you like?

A. Hmmm. No, I just take a knee before every game. Everything is just so fast-paced on game day that you don’t really time for rituals. I just make sure I kneel down and pray before a game. Other than that, just make sure I hydrate. You can forget. It’s game day, you get a little nervous and you don’t hydrate the actual day of. Then you end up going out there and you’re dying.

Q. What do you like to do in your free time?

A. Free time, free time — I’m a little bit all over the place. I like to hang out with buddies, video games, play some guitar.

Just stuff any other college student would like to do. Just kind of hanging out, chilling and relaxing. Football is a lot of stress on your body, so I try to make sure when I’m not doing football, I relax and kick it with the friends.

Q. What kind of video games?

A. Right now I’m playing Grand Theft Auto. I just bought it last weekend, so I’ve been stuck on that for the past few days.

ANGEL VILLANUEVA No. 74 Year: Redshirt freshman Positions: : Left guard Height: 6-5 Weight: 314 Hometown: Duarte, Calif.

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E4 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CALEB KIDDER

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Fearless Kidder latest leader of Griz defense AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

In the center of Placid Lake, a blue jewel an hour east of Missoula that’s hugged on all sides by lush green forest, a triangular object bobs across a few lazy waves.

The water skiing jump, crafted from buoyant materials and waiting for its next challenger, reaches almost 8 feet out of the water. Caleb Kidder has always been tall for his age, but on this day still shy of his 10th birthday the structure still covers nearly twice his height.

All the better, he figures.

“He was fearless — when it came to anything,” remembers Lance Kidder, Caleb’s father. “He’s always been like that, ready to size it up and do it.”

Such an attitude followed Caleb from the lake to the mountain to the gridiron where a dozen years later he has become one of Montana’s most feared defenders, the latest in a deep family tree of ferocious Griz tacklers. Now a fifth-year senior, his approach to chasing quarterbacks is hardly different than his thrill seeking on the lake during that family vacation long ago.

“Yeah, intensity is a good word,” Kidder said this week, a subtle grin breaking through.

To picture Caleb Kidder, currently a 6-foot-5 and 259-pound football mercenary, as a wee running back is an exercise in imagination. But that was his position of preference when he was little.

Well, little is a relative term, Lance Kidder corrected.

“He’s never really been a little guy,” the father chuckled.

Every second year of youth football in Helena, when the weight limits for ball carriers increased, the son was free to roam the backfield. By the following year though, as his body continued to grow, he became too heavy and shifted to the

TOM BAUER, Missoulian

Montana’s Caleb Kidder sacks Liberty quarterback Josh Woodrum last season in Lynchburg, Va. Kidder has moved from defensive tackle to end this year. offensive line.

Kidder didn’t mind. Football wasn’t his focus anyway. The end of football season brought excitement each year because with it came wintry weather and more opportunities on the slopes. For as good a tackler as he is now, a preseason All-American and senior captain with the Griz, he very well could have become that type of ski racer.

His father, a Missoula native, coached the Great Divide Ski Team in Helena and the young racer was blowing through older competition by his sixth-grade year. He placed first in races across Montana and earned an invite to the U.S. Ski Team Western Regionals at Snowbird, Utah.

“Caleb always knows where his feet are in relation to where his center of mass is,”

Lance Kidder explained his son’s skill on the hill, an attribute that has since carried over to his football career.

He finished in the top five at the regional meet in super-G, a slalom speed race, against competitors from across the western United States.

“I was fearless. I loved going fast, See KIDDER, Page E9

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E6 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Missoulian Staff

Montana at Cal Poly

Saturday, 1 p.m. (MT) San Luis Obispo, California Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075 Natural Grass) ROOT SPORTS Northwest/ Audience Network Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 15-4.

Last Meeting: Cal Poly earned a 20-19 win over the Griz in Missoula in 2015.

Alex Vega nailed a 48-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to give Cal Poly a win.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 10-5 in his second season, and is 6-2 in Big Sky play. Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 93-79, all-time, with a Big Sky record of 62-53.

Notes: Montana is 2-0 with wins over Saint Francis, and then-No. 3 Northern Iowa... Montana punt returner Jerry Louie-McGee earned ROOT SPORTS Special Teams Player of the Week after Week 2... Both Montana and Cal Poly have nonconference victories over Missouri Valley Football Conference foes, as the Griz picked up a road win at Northern Iowa, while the Mustangs earned a road win at South Dakota State... Cal Poly continues to lead the nation in rushing offense, averaging 392.3 yards per game... Cal Poly fullback Joe Protheroe leads the Big Sky in rushing yards per game, averaging 155.7 yards... This is the first Big Sky broadcast of the season on ROOT SPORTS Northwest... Montana coach Bob Stitt is 3-1 in Big Sky Conference road games.

North Dakota at Montana State

Saturday, 2 p.m.

Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (17,777 FieldTurf) Cowles Media WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 18-14-1.

Last Meeting: John Santiago gained 230 yards in 2015, and his burst from the 4-yard line lifted North Dakota to a 44-38 win over Montana State.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Jeff Choate is 2-1, in his first season with the Bobcats. North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 13-13, in his third season with the

Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown is sacked by Montana defensive end Tyrone Holmes last season.

Fighting Hawks.

Notes: This is the first conference game for Montana State coach Jeff Choate, and is the third consecutive game the Bobcats will play at home... Montana State is 2-0 at home this season... North Dakota scored 20 unanswered points in a home win over South Dakota, downing the Coyotes in double overtime... The Bobcats lead the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense, allowing just 14.7 points per game... Montana State also leads the Big Sky in turnover margin, with a margin of plus-3.67... North Dakota scored two defensive touchdowns in the win over South Dakota... UND’s Deion Harris has scored two defensive touchdowns this season...

North Dakota is 1-1 in conference openers in the Schweigert era.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

Sacramento State at Idaho State

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 Helas Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Sacramento State leads the all-time series, 12-6.

Last Meeting: Nate Ketteringham threw four touchdown passes, three to Shane Harrison, and Sacramento State earned its first Big Sky Conference win in five tries with a 38-13 win over Idaho State in 2015.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 94-118 overall, in his 19th season as head coach in the Big Sky Conference, and is 62-75 in league play. Sacramento State coach Jody Sears

is 12-36, in his fifth season, and is 8-24 in Big Sky play.

Notes: One of Sacramento State’s two wins in 2015 came against the Bengals... Sacramento State is last in the Big Sky in scoring offense, averaging just 13.3 points per game... Idaho State is 11th in scoring offense, averaging 20.3 points

See CAPSULES, Page E14

Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016 — E7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com

There’s no place on Earth quite like San Luis Obispo, California.

While driving to the stadium that Cal Poly’s football team calls home, you’ll see orange and lemon trees. The flowers, the palm trees, the immaculate lawns ... if it didn’t cost four times as much to live there as it does most anywhere else in the country, it would be close to perfect.

There are, however, peculiarities.

I find it interesting the Mustangs are coached by Tim Walsh, a guy with a buzz cut who came over from the United States Military Academy and loves the triple option offense. It just doesn’t seem to fit with the laidback Cali groove — like Bobby Hauck implementing the run-and-shoot at cold-weather Montana or Jerry Glanville going wishbone at Portland State.

Then there’s this weird occurrence I witnessed while visiting Cal Poly

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two years ago to cover a football game against the Grizzlies (Montana lost that one).

You figure Cali is the place where they start trends, not finish them.

You know — Levi’s, hippies, skateboarding, loveins, the Beach Boys, The Doors, Hollywood.

So it came as a surprise to this old Iowa boy when he saw Cal Poly’s coaches and players doing the ice bucket challenge during a Friday afternoon practice in October of 2014. Why? Because the ice bucket challenge had been played

to death by then.

Oh well, better late than never.

Say what you will about Cal Poly’s run-happy triple option offense, it sure has given Montana fits in recent years.

Fortunately the Griz have had two weeks to prepare for it.

That’s one big reason I’m picking Montana to push its record to 3-0 with a narrow win over the Mustangs.

NO. 6 MONTANA AT CAL POLY: Both teams are coming off major wins over Missouri Valley Football Conference foes

on the road. The Mustangs beat a top-10 team in South Dakota State while the Griz notched their own top-10 victory against Northern Iowa. The difference is the Grizzlies’ came two weeks ago and UM is now fresh with a bye. AJ: Griz 30, ‘Stangs 17.

Bob: Montana 42, Cal Poly 10.

Greg: Montana 30, Cal Poly 24.

Kyle: Montana 31, Cal Poly 17.

Bill: Montana 28, Cal Poly 24.

NORTH DAKOTA AT MONTANA STATE: The Bobcats defense has been vastly improved so far this season. Of course their two wins have come against rather lackluster competition. North Dakota will be a little bigger test. AJ: NoDak 20, Cats 17.

Bob: Montana State 27, North Dakota 24. Greg: North Dakota 27, Montana State 21. Kyle:

North Dakota 31, Montana State 14. Bill: Montana State 27, North Dakota 20.

SACRAMENTO STATE AT IDAHO STATE: Neither of these teams has impressed so far in 2016, but Sacramento State is shaping up to be among the worst teams in the country having already lost to Division II Western Oregon.

The Bengals will get a rare win here. AJ: Bengals 34, Sac State 7. Bob: Idaho State 44, Sac State 43. Greg: Idaho State 38, Sacramento State 27. Kyle: Idaho State 42, Sac State 39.

Bill: Idaho State 19, Sac State 14.

NO. 4 EASTERN WASHINGTON AT NORTHERN ARIZONA: Talk about a high-flying matchup.

These two are both among

the top five passing offenses in the nation, the Lumberjacks checking in at No. 5 with 321.7 yards per game with the Eagles leading everybody at 428.7.

Too bad this game couldn’t be offense vs. offense. AJ: Eags 55, Jacks 52. Bob: NAU 45, Eastern Washington 44, 2OT. Greg: Northern Arizona 41, Eastern Washington 38.

Kyle: Eastern 31, NAU 28. Bill: Eastern Washington 34, NAU 31.

WEBER STATE AT UC DAVIS: We hear it’s nice in California this time of year. Well at least when the UC Davis fans are exiting the stadium after another loss they can be consoled by a little sunshine.

AJ: Weber 23, UC Dave 10.

Bob: UC Davis 10, Weber State 7. Greg: Weber State 28, UC Davis 20. Kyle: Weber State 23, UC Davis 16. Bill: Weber State 21, UC Davis 20.

NO. 25 PORTLAND STATE AT SOUTHERN UTAH: A year ago this was among the most intriguing matchup in the Big Sky, the Vikings edging the Thunderbirds in a battle of upstarts. This year it’s still pretty intriguing. Both need a solid win to keep themselves in the talk for another run at this year’s crown. Our pickers appear split on who will get it. AJ: T-birds 28, Portlanders 27. Bob: Portland State 33, SUU 24. Greg: Portland State 35, Southern Utah 24. Kyle: Southern Utah 17, Portland State 14. Bill: SUU 35, Portland State 34.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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

QUARTERBACK: Both teams have fifth-year seniors running the show, but Cal Poly’s Dano Graves has run it better so far this season. He completed 9 of 11 passes last week for 161 yards with a TD and ran for another 49. He ranks third in the nation in passing efficiency for the season and has close to 300 rushing yards in all. That’s a tough combination.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Sure the Mustangs do little but run the ball, but do you know how much discipline it takes to run block 60 times a game? Meanwhile the Griz confirmed this week that center Ben Weyer is out for the season (again) with an injury.

Ouch.

RUNNING BACK: And fullback. Cal Poly’s Joe Protheroe leads the nation with 467 rushing yards and the Mustangs average almost 400 yards per game on the ground. Nothing against the Grizzlies’ corps of backs, but they don’t get that kind of work.

WIDE RECEIVERS: Cal Poly’s emphasis is its rushing attack, well Montana’s is in the pass game. The Griz have a talented young corps that has yet to reach its potential but will be fun to watch get there.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The matchup of the day will be Montana’s D-line against that option attack of Cal Poly. The Griz handled Northern Iowa’s running QB Aaron Bailey two weeks ago with excellent discipline and physicality, proving they can stand up to such a force. Doing so again in San Luis Obispo would mean good things for Montana.

LINEBACKERS: Josh Buss looks like a star in the making at outside linebacker. He’s a bit undersized but quick as a fox, just the kind of LB needed against this type of rushing team.

That said, the Mustangs have two very good backers in Joseph Gigantino and Chris Santini leading their defense. This one’s a push.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: Markell Sanders had a great game two weeks ago playing on an island against the Northern Iowa receivers. Ability at corner like that is another key against the option, allowing UM to pack the box to stop the run, run, run.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Last year it was Alex Vega’s 48-yard field goal for Cal Poly in the final seconds that undid the Griz. That was a bit of a fluke for the kicker, who attempted only one more field goal on the season. Based on this year’s results — kicker Tim Semenza is 4 for 4 with two over 40 yards and Jerry LouieMcGee returned a punt for a touchdown two weeks ago — the Griz get this nod as well.

INTANGIBLES: Normally this would go to Cal Poly playing at home, where the Griz haven’t won since ‘08. But these Griz are proving they can win on the road and already scored a top5 upset at UNI two weeks ago. With a new defensive mindset under coordinator Jason Semore leading the way, Montana feels fine playing away from friendly Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

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

Conf W 1 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 1

PF 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

PA 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

All W 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

L 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3

PF 69 61 103 123 99 132 28 61 106 82 81 102 40

PA 104 45 77 122 44 126 47 96 81 84 133 133 83

STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL Through Sept. 19 School Votes Pre 1 North Dakota St (3-0) 4175 (167) 1 2 Sam Houston St (2-0) 3888 3 3 Jacksonville St (2-1) 3793 4 4 Eastern Washington (2-1) 3502 8 5 Chattanooga (3-0) 3493 6 6 Montana (2-0) 3398 7 7 Richmond (2-1) 2730 2 8 William & Mary (2-1) 2594 13 9 Illinois St (2-1) 2390 5 10 The Citadel (3-0) 2378 15 11 James Madison (2-1) 2342 11 12 Charleston Southern (1-2) 2335 12 13 Western Illinois (2-0) 2119 16 14 Northern Iowa (1-2) 2099 10 15 South Dakota St (1-2) 1499 9 16 Youngstown St (2-1) 1254 20 17 Coastal Carolina (2-1) 1220 17 18 Eastern Illinois (2-1) 1212 NR 19 Villanova (2-1) 1171 21 20 Stony Brook (2-1) 1124 NR 21 North Carolina A&T (2-1) 846 18 22 Albany (3-0) 836 25 23 Colgate (1-1) 712 23 24 McNeese St (1-2) 612 14 25 Portland St (1-2) 542 19 Others: Northern Arizona (407), Cal Poly (383), Harvard (277), Stephen F. Austin (162), Samford (161), Grambling St (155), Fordham (80), Southern Utah (65), Dartmouth (62), Nicholls (45), North Dakota (41), Tennessee St (28), New Hampshire (27), Towson (27), Delaware (18), Eastern Kentucky (13), Wofford (11), Central Arkansas (11), Montana St (9), ETSU (7), Southern Illinois (6), Sacred Heart (6), Alcorn St (4), Missouri St (2), Liberty (2), Indiana St (1), Mercer (1)

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE E4

Kidder Continued

which I think I had at a young age where other kids were more tentative,” he said. “And if I crashed, I crashed — and I crashed a lot. The times that I didn’t crash, I was flying. My size helped me out a lot too because I was bigger than most of the kids. That’s just rules of physics.”

The junior Kidder suddenly had doors opening wide for him. Admission to skiing academies in Utah and Colorado were possibilities, the kind of schools that teach curriculum all summer to free up their students for training in the winter.

The family gathered to talk about their future. It was his choice.

Kidder loved skiing, but it wasn’t everything to him.

“It came down to leaving Montana and leaving my family,” he said. “It was either go and train somewhere else or stay in Helena and continue to be with my buddies I grew up with.”

The Montana Grizzlies owe that 12-year-old and his decision a good deal of thanks.

By high school Caleb Kidder had become a beast for Helena Capital. The Bruins went 45-6 in his four years at the school, winning two State AA titles and playing for three. He chose Montana out of a handful of college suitors — Montana State and Boise State also offered scholarships while major programs like UCLA, Stanford and several Ivy League schools showed interest — the summer after his junior year.

With his college decision out of the way, he had his best season as a senior.

To go with 13 sacks, 97 total tackles and six forced fumbles, Kidder led the Bruins back to the state championship and earned Montana’s Gatorade Player of the Year award.

One of those sacks came in the title bout against Billings West and a now familiar quarterback: Brady Gustafson.

In Missoula, Kidder started making the same kind of impact almost immediately.

Kidder played in 10 of Montana’s 11 games in 2012 as a true freshman. He made 14 tackles, 2.5 for loss, and even notched 1.5 QB sacks.

He started twice at defensive tackle as a sophomore and made another 40 tackles, setting himself up to be a major contributor on the 2014 squad. But a wrist injury required surgery and Kidder only appeared in the team’s seasonopening loss to Wyoming that year.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Montana’s Caleb Kidder celebrates after blocking a field goal in the first quarter of Montana’s victory over Saint Francis.

Back after a redshirt year and more determined than ever, he played like a wrecking ball under a new coaching staff last season. He made 82 tackles and caused general havoc against opposing offenses.

There’s a ferocity to Kidder’s game, UM defensive coordinator Jason Semore said, but he’s more than a snarling grizzly bear. A joker in the locker room — and sort of like Semore himself, the coach said — Kidder is light-hearted off the field and unwaveringly intense on it.

“That makes him a special dude because not everybody has that,” said Semore who joined head coach Bob Stitt’s staff as defensive secondary coach before the 2015 season. “Most guys play with the personality that they have.

“He approaches his business the right way and he’s a good leader in that way.”

Because Montana’s legacy No. 37 jersey came his way last year, Kidder

CALEB KIDDER No. 37

Height: 6-5

Year: Sr.

Weight: 259

Position: Defensive end

Hometown: Helena, Mont.

will forever be tied to the Griz defensive legends of the past who sported the number. Whether he can join the most recent two — linebacker Jordan Tripp and defensive end Zack Wagenmann — on an NFL roster a year from now is the next question.

“Watching Montana (as a kid) and what they all represent, now it’s my senior year and I’m in those shoes that I looked up to,” he said. “It’s a humbling experience.”

Kidder transitioned to defensive end for his senior campaign as Semore put his touch on the Montana defense. Even with a position switch, expectations

remain high. He landed on the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year preseason watch list, perhaps readying to follow in the footsteps of former teammate and last year’s honoree Tyrone Holmes.

“He’s a preseason All-American guy and we’ve been asking him to play like one,” Semore said. “So far so good.”

Nine games remain in Kidder’s final regular season of college ball, a slate he hopes to extend with a Big Sky Conference title and decent playoff push.

And then?

“Oh he’s an NFL guy, no doubt about it,” Semore chimed in, “with his size and speed and productivity. ... I think he’s shown his versatility, which will allow him to be more attractive among different teams.”

Such a venture will bring with it plenty of new tests, but Caleb Kidder has never met an obstacle he wasn’t anxious to conquer.

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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

GRIZZLY GAME

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

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 72 Cooper Sprunk, Jr. RG 71 Devon Dietrich, Sr. 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 75 Robert Luke, Jr. RG 77 Dallas Hart, R-Fr. RT 67 Thayne Jackson, Fr.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 9 Yamen Sanders, Sr.

MLB 10 Connor Strahm, Jr. SS 13 Josh Sandry, R-Fr.

CB 1 Markell Sanders, So.

OLB 36 James Banks, Jr.

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

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.

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DAY MATCHUPS CAL POLY STARTING DEFENSE CB 3 Kevin Griffin, Jr.

No. Rush LB 48 1 2 Josh SS 1 2 Letuligasenoa, 3 B.J. Sr. 4 Nard, Jr. 5 6 DE 95 OLB 15 6 Kelly Anders 7 Shepard, Sr. 8 Turner, 9 So. 9 10 NT 99 11 Augustino FS 8 12 13 Elisaia, Jr. Kitu 14 Humphrey, 15 DT 55 R-Fr. 16 MLB 36 Jack 16 Joseph Ferguson, Jr. 17 18 Gigantino 19 III, Sr. 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 OLB 25 25 Chris 25 Santini, 26 27 Sr. 27 P 87 CB 2 28 Alex Jerek 29 Vega, So. Rosales, Jr. 29 30 31 32 CAL POLY BACKUPS ON DEFENSE 32 DE 55 Jack Ferguson, Jr. OLB 34 Mason Montgomery, Jr. 33 DT 94 LJ Mealancon, Fr. CB 12 Kam Dennis, R-Fr. 34 35 NT 73 Marcus Paige-Allen, Sr. SS 22 Aaron Johnson, So. 35 OLB 41 Noah Thompson, Fr. FS 18 Aaryn Bouzos, Jr. 36 MLB 16 Charlie Davis, Sr. CB 30 Kai Sheffie, So. 37 37 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 WR 6 44 J.J. Koski, 46 47 R-Fr 48 QB 7 49 Dano 51 52 Graves, RT 67 54 Sr. Nick 55 RB 24 Enriquez, Kori Garcia, 56 FB 5 59 Sr. Sr. 60 Joe RG 64 61 Protheroe, 62 Billy Jr. 63 pman II, Sr. 64 C 63 65 66 Joey 67 perman, Jr. 68 69 LG 62 70 Harry 70 Whitson, So. 71 72 LT 59 73 Matthew 79 80 Fisher, Sr. 81 82 Slot back 4 84 Kyle Lewis, 85 Jr. 86 87 88 WR 10 89 Carson K 88 90 McMurtrey, Casey 91 Sr. 92 Sublette, So. 93 94 95 CAL POLY BACKUPS ON OFFENSE 96 97 QB 2 Khaleel Jenkins, So. WR 11 Jake Smeltzer, R-Fr. 98 RB 4 Kyle Lewis, Jr. LT 65 Sam Ogee, So. 99

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FB 43 Reagan Enger, Jr. Slot back 13 DJ Peluso, Sr. WR 19 Kory Fox, So.

G 60 Tyler Whisenhunt, R-Fr. C 62 Harry Whitson, So. RT 71 Zach Shallcross, So.

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CAL POLY ROSTER

Name B.J. Nard Khaleel Jenkins Jerek Rosales Kevin Griffin Kyle Lewis Joe Protheroe J.J. Koski Lepi Lataimua Dano Graves Kitu Humphrey Michael Austin Dominic Frasch Carson McMurtrey Jake Smeltzer Kam Dennis Dj Peluso Darren Adjei Anders Turner Charlie Davis Jake Jeffrey Tully McCalister Aaryn Bouzos Kory Fox Ryan McNab Alex Suchesk David Cooper Malcolm Davis Aaron Johnson Raven Middleton Kori Garcia Daniel Fox Chris Santini Peyton Witcher Drew Hernandez Matt McNab Chuby Dunu Tre Green Carter Nichols Mekai Sheffie Trey Nahhas Cameron Crump Elias Stokes Ryan Bohm Mason Montgomery Jared Mohamed Joey Ruiz Joseph Gigantino Will Gallo Jayson Lee Lance Vecchio R.J. Mazolewski Grant Alton Carter Coates Noah Thompson Matt Shotwell Reagan Enger Miles Williams Nik Navarro Ben Parker Josh Letuligasenoa Dalton Geringer Ross Berry Josh Day Tiasamo Savusa Jack Ferguson Sawyer Sobelman Matt Fisher Tyler Whisenhunt Paul Trujillo-Langdon Harry Whitson Joey Kuperman Billy Shipman Sam Ogee Colin Goebel Nick Enriquez Junior Gaitan Calvin Sandeen Jake Javier Blake Schmiederer Zach Shallcross Anthony Ayllon Marcus Paige-Allen David Chellsen Alex Egurbide Quentin Harrison Grant Caraway Dan Sanchez Victor Beglitsoff Max Betkowski Alex Vega Casey Sublette Sutter Lindberg Caleb Melton Chris Flood Cedric Muzik Nate Shipley LJ Mealancon Kelly Shepard Sean Davitt Jason Patterson Saia Fonongaloa Augustino Elisaia Nick Blount Zach Fuchs Joshua Jeter Nicolas Marrone

Pos. DB QB DB DB SB FB WR DB QB DB QB DB WR WR DB SB DB LB LB QB DB DB WR WR SB SB SB DB SB SB DB LB DB SB DB SB SB DB DB SB DB SB LB BL FB LB LB SB LB LB LB LB DB LB LB TE DL LB DL DL DB OL OL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL WR WR WR WR SB TE K/P K WR DL LB DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL K/P DB SB K

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

Wt. 212 205 191 180 210 225 195 196 190 195 180 185 205 205 190 225 205 210 228 180 200 185 190 160 190 190 170 190 204 195 175 230 175 175 175 190 195 180 185 195 180 205 245 236 220 222 230 205 195 200 225 230 135 210 215 238 255 240 230 263 188 285 265 290 280 250 290 275 285 290 295 270 275 280 285 265 275 260 230 275 285 280 265 215 195 190 180 195 240 180 180 202 235 235 240 260 275 255 230 285 257 295 180 185 173 160

Year Hometown Jr. Bakersfield, Calif.

So. San Diego, Calif.

Jr. Hercules, Calif.

Jr. El Cerrito, Calif.

Jr. San Marcos, Calif.

Jr. Concord, Calif.

R-Fr. Danville, Calif.

Fr. San Bruno, Calif.

Sr. Folsom, Calif.

R-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. El Cajon, Calif.

Jr. Bakersfield, Calif.

Sr. Folsom, Calif.

R-Fr. Coto de Caza, Calif.

R-Fr. La Palma, Calif.

Sr. South San Francisco, Calif.

Jr. Bakersfield, Calif.

So. Alamo, Calif.

Sr. San Leandro, Calif.

Fr. Folsom, Calif.

So. Palo Alto, Calif.

Jr. La Mirada, Calif.

So. San Diego, Calif.

Fr. Northridge, Calif.

So. Ladera Ranch, Calif.

R-Fr. Ladera Heights, Calif.

So. Chicago, Ill. So. Fresno, Calif.

R-Fr. National City, Calif.

Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Sr. San Jose, Calif.

R-Fr. Nipomo, Calif.

Fr. Antioch, Calif.

Jr. Northridge, Calif.

Fr. Clovis, Calif.

Fr. Folson, Calif.

R-Fr. Danville, Calif.

So. Los Angeles, Calif.

R-Fr. Sacramento, Calif.

Fr. Stockton, Calif.

Sr. Paso Robles, Calif.

Fr. Temecula, Calif.

Jr. Ashland, Ore. Jr. Brawley, Calif.

Fr. Selma, Calif.

Sr. San Jose, Calif.

R-Fr. Modesto, Calif.

Fr. Oakhurst, Calif.

Fr. Bellflower, Calif.

Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif.

So. Arroyo Grande, Calif.

R-Fr. Chicago, Ill R-Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Fr. Goleta, Calif.

Jr. Bakersfield, Calif.

Jr. Anaheim, Calif.

R-Fr. Fontana, Calif.

Fr. Clovis, Calif.

Sr. Sacramento, Calif.

R-Fr. Newbury Park, Calif.

So. Templeton, Calif.

Fr. Arroyo Grande, Calif.

So. San Diego, Calif.

Fr. San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Fr. Elk Grove, Calif.

Sr. Danville, Calif.

R-Fr. San Ramon, Calif.

R-Fr. Lytle Creek, Calif.

So. Redondo Beach, Calif.

Jr. San Diego, Calif.

Sr. Valencia, Calif.

So. Livermore, Calif.

Jr. Lisle, Ill. Sr. Chino Hills, Calif.

Fr. Santa Ana, Calif.

Sr. Windsor, Calif.

Fr. Danville, Calif.

Fr. Madera, Calif.

So. Anaheim, Calif.

Sr. South San Francisco, Calif.

Sr. Sacramento, Calif.

R-Fr. San Luis Obispo, Calif.

So. Westlake Village, Calif.

Fr. Chula Vista, Calif.

Jr. Granite Bay, Calif.

R-Fr. Chula Vista, Calif.

So. Millbrae, Calif.

Sr. San Francisco, Calif.

So. Gilroy, Calif.

So. Redondo Beach, Calif.

Fr. Lafayette, Calif.

Jr. Placerville, Calif.

Fr. San Leandro, Calif.

Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif.

Sr. Longmont, Colo.

Jr. Quartz Hill, Calif.

Sr. Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Fr. La Canada, Calif.

Sr. Santee, Calif.

Fr. Pittsburg, Calif.

Jr. Union City, Calif.

So. Riverside, Calif.

R-Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif.

Jr. Paso Robles, Calif.

R-Fr. Clovis, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg N. Colorado 3 19 18 0 0 0 0 132 44.0 E. Wash.

3 17 15 0 0 2 0 123 41.0 NAU 3 14 13 0 0 3 0 106 35.3 Cal Poly 3 13 13 0 0 4 0 103 34.3 UC Davis 3 14 12 0 0 2 0 102 34.0 Montana St. 3 13 12 0 0 3 0 99 33.0 Montana 2 7 7 0 0 4 0 61 30.5 N. Dakota 3 10 8 0 0 4 1 82 27.3 Portland St. 3 11 10 1 0 1 0 81 27.0 Weber St. 3 10 9 0 0 0 0 69 23.0 Idaho St. 3 8 8 0 0 1 1 61 20.3 S. Utah 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 28 14.0 Sac St. 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 40 13.3 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 3 190 1177 6.2 10 392.3 N. Colorado 3 122 622 5.1 9 207.3 NAU 3 105 571 5.4 3 190.3 Portland St. 3 132 522 4.0 7 174.0 S. Utah 2 86 331 3.8 1 165.5 N. Dakota 3 121 444 3.7 4 148.0 Weber St. 3 110 408 3.7 4 136.0 Montana St. 3 113 402 3.6 7 134.0 UC Davis 3 90 389 4.3 7 129.7 Montana 2 78 255 3.3 2 127.5 Sac St. 3 104 336 3.2 2 112.0 Idaho St. 3 77 330 4.3 5 110.0 E. Wash.

3 90 279 3.1 3 93.0 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Montana St. 3 5 5 0 0 3 0 44 14.7 Montana 2 6 6 0 0 1 0 45 22.5 S. Utah 2 6 5 0 0 2 0 47 23.5 Cal Poly 3 10 8 0 0 3 0 77 25.7 NAU 3 9 7 1 0 6 0 81 27.0 Sac St. 3 11 11 0 0 2 0 83 27.7 N. Dakota 3 11 9 0 0 3 0 84 28.0 Idaho St. 3 12 12 0 0 4 0 96 32.0 Weber St. 3 14 14 0 0 2 0 104 34.7 E. Wash.

3 16 14 0 0 4 0 122 40.7 N. Colorado 3 16 15 0 0 5 0 126 42.0 Portland St. 3 19 16 0 0 1 0 133 44.3 UC Davis 3 18 13 3 0 2 0 133 44.3 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 3 120 338 2.8 3 112.7 Montana 2 77 226 2.9 2 113.0 Cal Poly 3 82 370 4.5 2 123.3 Montana St. 3 96 388 4.0 3 129.3 S. Utah 2 69 274 4.0 2 137.0 Idaho St. 3 121 486 4.0 7 162.0 Sac St. 3 119 492 4.1 4 164.0 NAU 3 125 502 4.0 7 167.3 N. Colorado 3 117 541 4.6 9 180.3 E. Wash.

3 119 556 4.7 9 185.3 Portland St. 3 129 746 5.8 8 248.7 UC Davis 3 124 750 6.0 9 250.0 Weber St. 3 145 883 6.1 9 294.3 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash.

3 137 95 6 69.3 1286 9.4 13 428.7 NAU 3 95 65 0 68.4 965 10.2 11 321.7 N. Colorado 3 86 60 3 69.8 937 10.9 10 312.3 UC Davis 3 111 69 2 62.2 883 8.0 6 294.3 Weber St. 3 96 62 4 64.6 730 7.6 4 243.3 Montana 2 73 42 2 57.5 471 6.5 4 235.5 Idaho St. 3 130 74 5 56.9 672 5.2 3 224.0 Portland St. 3 67 39 4 58.2 626 9.3 4 208.7 Montana St. 3 104 56 1 53.8 591 5.7 6 197.0 Sac St. 3 120 59 4 49.2 584 4.9 3 194.7 N. Dakota 3 86 46 1 53.5 510 5.9 3 170.0 S. Utah 2 48 25 1 52.1 264 5.5 3 132.0 Cal Poly 3 32 19 0 59.4 353 11.0 3 117.7 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash.

3 279 1286 227 1565 6.9 16 521.7 N. Colorado 3 622 937 208 1559 7.5 19 519.7 NAU 3 571 965 200 1536 7.7 14 512.0 Cal Poly 3 1177 353 222 1530 6.9 13 510.0 UC Davis 3 389 883 201 1272 6.3 13 424.0

Portland St. 3 Weber St. 3 Montana 2 Idaho St. 3 Montana St. 3 N. Dakota 3 Sac St. 3 S. Utah 2

522 408 255 330 402 444 336 331

626 199 1148 5.8 11 382.7 730 206 1138 5.5 8 379.3 471 151 726 4.8 6 363.0 672 207 1002 4.8 8 334.0 591 217 993 4.6 13 331.0 510 207 954 4.6 7 318.0 584 224 920 4.1 5 306.7 264 134 595 4.4 4 297.5 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Weber St. 3 94 50 1 53.2 406 4.3 5 135.3 Montana 2 63 29 1 46.0 378 6.0 3 189.0 Cal Poly 3 86 53 1 61.6 581 6.8 8 193.7 Montana St. 3 102 54 7 52.9 607 6.0 2 202.3 N. Dakota 3 102 56 5 54.9 701 6.9 7 233.7 NAU 3 86 59 2 68.6 728 8.5 2 242.7 Portland St. 3 80 47 0 58.7 748 9.4 11 249.3 Idaho St. 3 105 58 3 55.2 762 7.3 4 254.0 Sac St. 3 102 62 2 60.8 843 8.3 6 281.0 E. Wash.

3 102 71 1 69.6 849 8.3 6 283.0 S. Utah 2 70 41 2 58.6 573 8.2 4 286.5 UC Davis 3 96 57 4 59.4 897 9.3 9 299.0 N. Colorado 3 118 79 0 66.9 997 8.4 7 332.3 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G Montana 2 226 378 140 604 4.3 5 302.0 Cal Poly 3 370 581 168 951 5.7 10 317.0 Montana St. 3 388 607 198 995 5.0 5 331.7 N. Dakota 3 338 701 222 1039 4.7 10 346.3 NAU 3 502 728 211 1230 5.8 9 410.0 Idaho St. 3 486 762 226 1248 5.5 11 416.0 S. Utah 2 274 573 139 847 6.1 6 423.5 Weber St. 3 883 406 239 1289 5.4 14 429.7 Sac St. 3 492 843 221 1335 6.0 10 445.0 E. Wash.

3 556 849 221 1405 6.4 15 468.3 Portland St. 3 746 748 209 1494 7.1 19 498.0 N. Colorado 3 541 997 235 1538 6.5 16 512.7 UC Davis 3 750 897 220 1647 7.5 18 549.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Montana St. 3 5 7 12 0 1 1 +11 3.67 UC Davis 3 4 4 8 1 2 3 +5 1.67 NAU 3 3 2 5 1 0 1 +4 1.33 N. Dakota 3 2 5 7 3 1 4 +3 1.00 S. Utah 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 +1 0.50 Sac St. 3 3 2 5 1 4 5 +0 0.00 Cal Poly 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 -1 -0.33 N. Colorado 3 3 0 3 1 3 4 -1 -0.33 Montana 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 -1 -0.50 Weber St. 3 2 1 3 2 4 6 -3 -1.00 E. Wash.

3 2 1 3 0 6 6 -3 -1.00 Idaho St. 3 2 3 5 4 5 9 -4 -1.33 Portland St. 3 1 0 1 7 4 11 -10 -3.33 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct Cal Poly 3 23 44 52.3 N. Colorado 3 20 40 50.0 E. Wash.

3 20 41 48.8 NAU 3 19 44 43.2 Portland St. 3 15 39 38.5 Weber St. 3 18 48 37.5 Montana St. 3 18 50 36.0 UC Davis 3 14 41 34.1 S. Utah 2 9 27 33.3 Idaho St. 3 13 43 30.2 Montana 2 9 31 29.0 Sac St. 3 15 53 28.3 N. Dakota 3 12 45 26.7 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct Montana St. 3 10 40 25.0 Montana 2 8 32 25.0 Sac St. 3 14 43 32.6 N. Dakota 3 16 48 33.3 Idaho St. 3 19 52 36.5 Portland St. 3 14 36 38.9 Cal Poly 3 15 36 41.7 NAU 3 21 49 42.9 S. Utah 2 13 30 43.3 N. Colorado 3 20 44 45.5 Weber St. 3 29 57 50.9 E. Wash.

3 24 46 52.2 UC Davis 3 24 43 55.8

NAU E. Wash.

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

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

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

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

NAU Idaho St. S. Utah Montana UC Davis Idaho St. NAU Weber St. Cal Poly Montana St.

SACKS BY G Sacks 3 10 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 2 7 3 6 3 6 3 5 3 5 2 4 3 3 3 3 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 5 2 5 3 5 3 6 3 6 3 8 3 9 3 9 3 11 PENALTIES G No Yds 2 8 65 3 13 115 3 16 117 3 13 120 3 20 153 2 13 111 3 18 171 3 18 181 3 19 187 3 21 201 3 28 230 3 27 230 3 31 289 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 3 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 7 3 6 9 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 6 2 2 4 3 2 6 2 1 3 3 2 7 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time 3 103:52 3 97:40 3 95:51 3 95:15 3 93:51 3 89:46 3 87:49 3 86:02 2 56:07 3 82:36 3 82:35 3 80:01 2 53:16 OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att 2 0 4 3 0 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 3 3 6 3 1 2 3 4 7

Yards 81 42 50 37 36 61 43 35 20 34 27 16 12 Yards 11 16 20 32 23 26 30 39 35 40 58 28 70 Avg/G 32.5 38.3 39.0 40.0 51.0 55.5 57.0 60.3 62.3 67.0 76.7 76.7 96.3 Pct 100.0 100.0 75.0 71.4 66.7 60.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 33.3 33.3 28.6 Avg/G 34:37 32:33 31:57 31:45 31:17 29:55 29:16 28:40 28:03 27:32 27:31 26:40 26:38 Pct 0.0 0.0 25.0 33.3 50.0 50.0 57.1

Portland St. N. Colorado S. Utah N. Dakota E. Wash.

Sac St.

3 3 2 3 3 3

3 4 2 4 1 1

5 6 3 5 1 1

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

60.0 66.7 66.7 80.0 100.0 100.0

RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 3 76 467 6.1 5 76 155.7 3 56 310 5.5 3 38 103.3 2 42 195 4.6 0 25 97.5 3 48 287 6.0 3 33 95.7 3 59 286 4.8 2 71 95.3 3 59 277 4.7 3 26 92.3 3 48 267 5.6 5 90 89.0 3 44 237 5.4 0 43 79.0 3 32 212 6.6 1 29 70.7 3 26 199 7.7 3 75 66.3 PASSING Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 3 106 73 6 68.9 1038 10 346.0 Cookus NAU SO 3 91 63 0 69.2 928 10 309.3 Scott UCD SR 3 107 67 2 62.6 870 5 290.0 Sloter UNCO SR 3 68 48 3 70.6 726 8 242.0 Clark WSU SR 3 95 61 4 64.2 724 3 241.3 Gustafson UM SR 2 73 42 2 57.5 471 4 235.5 Gueller ISU SO 3 118 71 5 60.2 630 3 210.0 Bruggman MSU JR 3 92 50 1 54.3 528 6 176.0 Studsrud UND JR 3 86 46 1 53.5 510 3 170.0 Kuresa PSU SR 3 65 37 4 56.9 505 3 168.3 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 3 141 1038 146 1179 393.0 Cookus NAU SO 3 22 928 103 950 316.7 Scott UCD SR 3 -15 870 118 855 285.0 Clark WSU SR 3 82 724 122 806 268.7 Sloter UNCO SR 3 28 726 86 754 251.3 Gustafson UM SR 2 19 471 90 490 245.0 Kuresa PSU SR 3 144 505 103 649 216.3 Graves CP SR 3 287 353 79 640 213.3 Gueller ISU SO 3 -14 630 131 616 205.3 Studsrud UND JR 3 26 510 119 536 178.7 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Marks NAU JR 3 17 407 4 87 23.9 135.7 Bourne EWU SR 3 25 372 1 37 14.9 124.0 Butler NAU JR 3 17 295 6 51 17.4 98.3 Miller UNCO SR 3 12 281 2 45 23.4 93.7 Vollert WSU JR 3 16 257 1 39 16.1 85.7 Doss UCD SO 3 17 257 2 50 15.1 85.7 Stiles EWU SO 3 17 251 2 37 14.8 83.7 Hill EWU SR 3 16 213 1 36 13.3 71.0 Espitia PSU SR 3 10 206 1 49 20.6 68.7 Herbert MSU JR 3 12 197 2 32 16.4 65.7 TACKLES (All positions) Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/GSack Stice WSU SO 3 LB 14 23 37 12.3 0.0 McNichols PSU SR 3 LB 24 7 31 10.3 2.0 Johnson WSU SR 3 LB 17 13 30 10.0 0.0 Bruce EWU SR 3 DB 16 13 29 9.7 0.0 Nelson SUU FR 2 12 7 19 9.5 1.0 Pearson SAC SO 3 LB 11 16 27 9.0 0.0 Burton WSU SR 3 SAF 8 19 27 9.0 0.0 Strong UM JR 2 12 6 18 9.0 0.0 Jenkins ISU JR 3 LB 11 15 26 8.7 2.0 O’Brien UND JR 3 7 19 26 8.7 0.5 Martin ISU SO 3 LB 15 11 26 8.7 0.0 Meteer SAC JR 3 LB 15 9 24 8.0 1.0 Bignell MSU JR 3 LB 20 4 24 8.0 1.0 Buss UM SO 2 LB 11 5 16 8.0 1.5 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Ebukam EWU SR 3 DL 2 1 18 2.5 0.83 Melvin NAU SR 3 DL 2 0 20 2.0 0.67 Obinna SAC SO 3 DL 2 0 18 2.0 0.67 McNichols PSU SR 3 LB 2 0 14 2.0 0.67 Sorensen SAC JR 3 DL 2 0 12 2.0 0.67 Salutregui ISU FR 3 DL 2 0 10 2.0 0.67 Jenkins ISU JR 3 LB 2 0 6 2.0 0.67 Buss UM SO 2 LB 1 1 20 1.5 0.75 Santini CP SR 3 1 1 15 1.5 0.50 Strahm UM JR 2 LB 1 1 14 1.5 0.7

Team Protheroe CP Santiago UND Brown SUU Graves CP Garrett WSU Riek UNCO Luuga UCD Taylor NAU Garcia CP Ford ISU

Cl JR SO FR SR SO SO SR SR SR SR

Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016 — E13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Sept. 18, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

28

61 61

40

69

82 81

106 103 102 99

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

279

622 571 389

522

408 330 672 402 591 444 510 336 584 255 471 331 264

1,177 883 626 730

1286 937 965 353

123

132

Total 1,565 1,559 1,536 1,530 1,272 1,148 1,138 1,002 993 954 920 726 595

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

44 45 47

77

81 83 84

96

104

122 126 133 133

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS ALLOWED YARDS Rushing Passing * Through two games.

Others through three games

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

226 378 274 370 388 338 502 486 492 556 541

573 581 607 701 883 746 750

Total 604 847 951 995 1,039 1,230 1,248 1,289 1,335 1,405 1,494 1,538 1,647

728 762 406 843 849 748 997 897

MISSOULIAN STAFF

MONTANA (2-0) 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 Opponents

13 7

13 10

14 7

21 21

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Rushing John Nguyen 38-129 (3.4 ypc), long 24, 0 TDs Treshawn Favors 8-53 (6.6), long 21, 0 TDs Jeremy Calhoun 14-47 (3.1), long 10, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 42-73-2, 471 yards, long 75, 4 TDs Receiving Louie-McGee 11-93 (8.5 ypc), long 22, 0 TDs Justin Calhoun 7-62 (8.9), long 14, 1 TD Josh Horner 6-104 (17.3), long 34, 1 TDs Nguyen 5-50 (10.0), long 35, 0 TDs Keenan Curran 4-107 (26.8), long 75, 1 TD Colin Bingham 4-27 (6.8), long 9, 0 TDs

CAL POLY (2-1)

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Griz 30.5 42 255 3.3 42-73-2 471 6.5 726 75.5 4.8 6-19.7 6-23.3 4-2 13-111 14-39.5 28:03 9-31 1-3 7-61 6-6 4-6

Opp 22.5 32 226 2.9 29-63-1 378 6.0 604 70.0 4.3 10-29.1 7-10.6 3-2 17-150 16-39.0 31:57 8-32 0-4 5-26 4-7 3-7 – –

61 45

Tackles S Justin Strong 18, 12 solo 12, 2 solo LB Josh Buss 16, 11 solo CB Ryan McKinley S Josh Sandry 13, 4 solo 11, 9 solo LB Connor Strahm DE Ryan Johnson 10, 5 solo Tackles for loss DE Caleb Kidder 3.5-8 DT Jesse Sims 2.0-9 LB Buss 3.0-24 DE Tucker Schye 2.0-6 LB Strahm 2.0-16 Sacks LB Buss 1.5-20 DT Sims 1.0-6 LB Strahm 1.5-14 DE Kidder 1.0-4 DE Johnson 1.0-8 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 1-2 Fumbles forced-recovered LB Buss 1-0 S Strong 0-1 S Sandry 0-1 Pass breakups CB Sanders 4 LB Buss 1 S Strong 1 S Sandry 1 Blocked kicks DE Kidder 1 Safeties none Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 7-7/4-4, long 47, 0 blocked, 19 points Punting Eric Williams 14-39.5, long 48, 0 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Louie-McGee 3-39.3, long 81, 1 TD Nguyen 3-7.3, long 24, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Caleb Lyons 4-24.5, long 29, 0 TDs Louie-McGee 1-17.0, long 17, 0 TDs

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 Cal Poly Opponents

24 28

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Poly 34.3 73 1177 6.2 19-32-0 353 11.0 1530 74.0 6.9 11-17.5 1-6.0 6-2 19-187 7-44.0 34:37 23-44 6-9 5-34 8-8 5-8

20 19

14 7

42 17

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 25.7 52 370 4.5 53-86-1 581 6.8 951 56.0 5.7 11-23.3 2-31.5 1-0 12-105 13-39.8 25:23 15-36 1-2 2-11 11-11 8-11 3 6

Rushing Joe Protheroe 76-467 (6.1 ypc), long 76, 5 TDs Dano Graves 48-287 (6.0), long 33, 3 TDs Kori Garcia 32-212 (6.6), long 29, 1 TD Kyle Lewis 13-93 (7.2), long 35, 1 TD DJ Peluso 8-42 (5.2), long 19, 0 TDs Passing Graves 19-31-0, 353 yards, long 57, 3 TDs Receiving Lewis 6-179 (29.8 ypc), long 57, 2 TDs Carson McMurtrey 3-55 (18.3), long 30, 0 TDs Garcia 3-50 (16.7), long 27, 1 TD Kory Fox 2-24 (12.0), long 16, 0 TDs

– –

103 77

Tackles Chris Antini 20, 14 solo B.J. Nard 13, 9 solo Josh Letuligasenoa Kitu Humphrey 12, 9 solo 18, 12 solo Jerek Rosales 11, 9 solo Joe Gigantino 13, 10 solo Tackles for loss Santini 3.0-18 Jack Ferguson 2.0-2 Kelly Shepard 2.0-5 Nate Shipley 2.0-2 Humphrey 2.0-3 Sacks Santini 1.5-15 Nard 1.0-6 Letuligasenoa 1.0-3 Anders Turner 0.5-5 Interceptions Aaryn Bouzos 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Nard 1-0 Pass breakups Rosales 3 Shepard 2 Letuligasenoa 1 Gigantio 1 Blocked kicks none Safeties none Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Casey Sublette 13-13/4-4, long 39, 0 blocked, 25 points Punting Alex Vega 7-44.0, long 56, 0 inside 20, 2 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Fox 1-6.0, long 6, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Lewis 5-20.0, long 29, 0 TDs Fox 3-17.3, long 19, 0 TDs

E14 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE E6

The Associated Press

The Eastern Washington defense puts a stop on Northern Iowa’s Tyvis Smith near the goal line during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game last Saturday in Cheney, Wash.

Capsules Continued per game... The Hornets have the lowest pass efficiency in the Big Sky, at 94.6... Idaho State’s is the second-lowest, at 100.3... Idaho State fell in its home conference opener last season, falling 34-14 to Portland State... Both Sears and Kramer coached under former EWU coach Paul Wulff at Washington State, during the 2010 season...

Sacramento State is 12th in third-down conversions in the Big Sky, averaging 28.3 percent.

Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona

Saturday, 5 p.m.

Flagstaff, Arizona Walkup Skydome (10,000 FieldTurf) FOX SPORTS Arizona WatchBigSky.com Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 19-12.

Last Meeting: Corbin Jountti rushed for three touchdowns, Casey Jahn ran for two and Marcus Alford returned an interception 70 yards for a

score as Northern Arizona defeated Eastern Washington 52-30 in 2015.

The Coaches: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 75-31 overall, and 50-14 in Big Sky play. Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 108-99 overall, and is 72-67 in Big Sky play.

Notes: This game features two STATS awards winners from 2015, as EWU receiver Cooper Kupp won the STATS Offensive Player of the Year, while NAU quarterback Case Cookus won the STATS Freshman of the Year... Eastern Washington leads the nation in passing offense, averaging 428.7 yards per game... NAU quarterback Case Cookus threw seven touchdowns in a win over New Mexico Highlands, which is the most touchdown passes in Division I football this season... NAU receiver Emmanuel Butler caught five touchdown passes in the win over NMHU, the most of an player in Division I football this season.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016 — E15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Portland State running back Nate Tago is swallowed up by Washington tacklers in last Saturday’s game in Seattle.

Weber State at UC Davis

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 Shaw Sports Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: The all-time series is tied at 2-2.

Last Meeting: Freshman Treshawn Garrett had 19 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns as Weber State defeated UC Davis 23-3 in 2015.

The Coaches: Weber State coach Jay Hill is 9-17 overall, in his third season, and is 7-9 in Big Sky games. UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 10-27 overall, in his fourth season, and is 8-16 in Big Sky league games.

Notes: Weber State is 1-1 in road conference openers in the Hill era, earning a 38-17 win over Northern Colorado in 2015... Each of Hill’s wins

The Associated Press

Portland State at Southern Utah

at Weber State are against Big Sky opponents...

Both UC Davis and Weber State rank 12th and 13th, respectively, in rushing defense in the Big Sky Conference. UC Davis is surrendering 250 rushing yards, while Weber State is surrendering 294.3 rushing yards per game... The Aggies are last in total defense, allowing an average of 549 yards per game... UC Davis is also last in scoring defense, allowing 44.3 points per game... This game features two of the Big Sky’s top-10 rushers, in Weber State’s Treshawn Garrett (95.3 yards per game), and UC Davis’ Manusamoa Luuga (89.0 yards per game).

Saturday, 6 p.m.

Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Portland State leads the all-time series, 8-4.

Last Meeting: Kieran McDonagh threw a halfback pass for a touchdown for Portland State, Southern Utah couldn’t connect on a go-ahead two-point conversion, and the Vikings beat the Big Sky Conference-leading Thunderbirds, 24-23.

The Coaches: Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 10-5 overall in his second season, and is 6-2 in Big Sky play. Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 1-1 in his first season.

Notes: This game will be Southern Utah coach Demario Warren’s first league game as a head coach... Portland State was limited to its lowest

point total in the Barnum era, in its 41-3 loss to Pac-12 Washington... Both Southern Utah and Portland State have fallen to Pac-12 opponents in the nonconference... Southern Utah is ranked third in scoring defense in the Big Sky, surrendering just 23.5 points per game... The Thunderbirds won their home conference opener in 2015, a 30-3 win over Northern Colorado... Portland State leads the Big Sky in fourth down conversions, going 4-of-4 on the season... Southern Utah is the least penalized team in the league, averaging just 32.5 penalty yards.

E16 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana’s Zack Wagenmann deflects a pass by Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown in the teams’ game in San Luis Obispo, California in 2014.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian

Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016 — E17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | WILSON, MISSOULIAN

Griz linebacker Brock Coyle gestures to the north end zone crowd as he leaves the field after Montana’s 21-14 overtime win over Cal Poly in 2013.

KURT WILSON/Missoulian

E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 24, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

AROUND THE BIG SKY Eastern Washington earns nonconference home win over Northern Iowa: No Cooper Kupp, no problem for Eastern Washington. The Eagles were missing the reigning FCS Offensive Player of the Year, EWU found a way to climb to a home victory over a top-ten opponent.

The game featured the usual offensive theatrics from the Eagles, with a mix of trickery. The Eagles scored the go-ahead touchdown on a fake field goal with 43 seconds left, with Beau Byus scoring on a 23-yard pass from Reilly Hennessey.

Eastern Washington scored 28 points, as the Big Sky finished the day at 3-0 over the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

The Eagles’ defense limited Northern Iowa to just six points in the second half.

Hennessey passed for 226 yards and three touchdowns, replacing Gage Gubrud midway through the game. Eagles receiver Kendrick Bourne caught ten passes for 152 yards and one score.

Cal Poly gets non-conference road win at South Dakota State: Cal Poly scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, picking up an impressive non-conference

road win over South Dakota State. The Mustangs rushed for 440 yards, with fullback Joe Protheroe rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Cal Poly quarterback Dano Graves passed for 161 yards, and a touchdown. Cal Poly led 17-10 at halftime, with South Dakota State tying the game at 17-17 in the third quarter. From there, the Mustangs’ increasingly mixed offensive attack showcased itself, with Graves finding Kyle Lewis on a 33-yard passing score. Protheroe scored twice in the fourth quarter. Cal Poly finished the nonconference season with a record of 2-1, with wins over South Dakota State and San Diego. The Mustangs also fell in overtime at FBS Nevada.

North Dakota defeats South Dakota in double overtime: The North Dakota Fighting Hawks flew to a valuable non-conference victory over South Dakota, on the back of a large second half comeback. UND running back John Santiago scored the game-winning touchdown on a long run in double-overtime, or so it appeared. After replay, Santiago was ruled down at the one-yard line, with

quarterback Keaton Studsrud eventually scoring on a one-yard run. South Dakota led 34-14 midway through the third quarter, before the Fighting Hawks rallied for a 20-0 run, sending the annual Potato Bowl game to overtime. It was a game of offense, as North Dakota finished with 391 yards, and South Dakota finished with 403 yards. South Dakota turned the ball over twice, both on pick-six touchdowns

by UND defensive backs. North Dakota running back John Santiago rushed for 140 yards.

Weber State earns home win over Sacramento State: Weber State and Sacramento State both entered a non-conference game in Ogden, in need of a win after 0-2 starts to the preseason.

That need, mixed with the connections between the programs, set the stage for a clash between two #BigSkyFB programs, trying to get momentum before conference play opens next week.

There was little momentum, but a win, nonetheless, for Weber State, as Wildcats quarterback Jadrian Clark rushed for a late touchdown to give Weber a 14-7

win. Weber State finished with 520 yards of offense, but had three turnovers in an up-and-down struggle. Wildcats quarterback Jadrian Clark finished with 380 passing yard, going 25-of-35. Clark also rushed for 71 yards, and the go-ahead score. Sacramento State running back Demetrius Warren rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Montana State gets big home win over Western Oregon: The Montana State Bobcats’ offense showed its potency in the final non-conference matchup for MSU, picking up a dominating home win over the Western Oregon Wolves. The Bobcats led just 3-0 after the first quarter, before MSU went on a 24-0 run in the second quarter. MSU quarterback Tyler Bruggman had an outstanding game, throwing for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Backup quarterback Chris Murray also had significant action, rushing for 33 yards and three scores. The Bobcats finished with 428 yards of offense, but also had a splendid defensive performance.

Montana State held the Wolves to 190 yards, while forcing five turnovers.

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a) Les Kent b) Yohance Humphery c) Lex Hilliard d) Chase Reynolds 2. Cal Poly wasn’t always an option-based offense though. Ramses Barden racked up 4,203 receiving yards from 2005-08. Who holds Montana’s all-time receiving yards record with 3,021?

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