Griz Game Day 101516

Missoulian, Saturday, October 15, 2016 — A1

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / CHAD CHALICH

Finding his place Former Idaho QB adds element to Griz offense AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

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had Chalich has adopted Missoula as a second home.

It shares the natural beauty that surrounds his real hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with rivers and lakes winding their way through snow-licked mountains. But western Montana comes with a football fanaticism that’s even more appealing.

Griz fans are everywhere. They’re intense, sometimes outrageous, but always exciting.

So, no, he doesn’t miss playing for his home-state Idaho Vandals, from where Chalich transferred following his redshirt sophomore season, or regret trading in the Kibbie Dome for Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Such a thought is met with an immediate and emphatic no.

“No, not even close,” replied Chalich, Montana’s soft-spoken but amiable reserve quarterback. “I love it here. I want to finish out my last year here.

Montana is such a great place. The atmosphere, you can’t leave Montana.

You can’t.”

Idaho and Boise State games were always on the TV in the Chalich home while the young quarterback developed into a prodigious passer. As Chalich broke records at Coeur d’Alene High School, 300-some miles south a QB named Kellen Moore was doing the same on Boise’s smurf turf — “I loved watching Kellen Moore because he’s 6-foot just like me,” Chalich offered — and energizing Chalich’s hopes for the next level.

Chalich earned Idaho’s Class 5A Player of the Year honor in each of his final two seasons of high school and was named 2011’s Gatorade Player of the Year for the state. He led Coeur d’Alene High to a No. 29 national ranking as a senior while

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

Montana backup quarterback Chad Chalich takes a hit from a Mississippi Valley State defender last Saturday on his way to the end zone for a rushing touchdown. breaking 13 school records and landing on national recruiting lists.

He chose to stay close to home, attending the University of Idaho in Moscow where the success continued.

As a redshirt freshman in 2013 he started

seven games, including a 416-yard performance against Temple, the ninth-best game of total offense in program history.

A season-ending shoulder injury derailed the rest of his stay with the Vandals, though. He struggled to regain

the starting role as a sophomore and in the winter of 2014 was granted a transfer release that eventually led him one state to the east and Montana.

See CHALICH, Page A9

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A4 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 15, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Sacramento State at Montana

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 FieldTurf) Cowles Media www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 18-1.

Last Meeting: Jordan Canada rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns to help Montana past Sacramento State in a 31-13 win in 2014.

Jordan Johnson stepped out of the game early in the fourth, finishing 13 for 21 for 143 yards and a touchdown for Montana. Johnson’s 42-yard option run early set up Jordan Canada for a 2-yard touchdown.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 12-6 overall, and is 7-3 in Big Sky play.

Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 13-38

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overall, and is 9-26 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana is one of the Big Sky’s top defensive teams, leading the Big Sky in total defense (295.8 ypg), rushing defense (115.4 ypg), and opponent third-down conversion (28.6 percent)... Montana is the Big Sky’s second-best scoring offense, at 42.4 points per game, while Sacramento State is last in scoring offense, at 20.3 points per game... Griz QB Brady Gustafson is second in the league in passing average at 311 yards per game... Sac State QB Nate Ketteringham is fifth at 221.3 ypg... Montana receiver Jerry Louie-McGee is averaging 10.2 receptions per game, tops in the nation... Sac State is winless in Missoula.

Southern Utah at North Dakota

Saturday, noon Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 FieldTurf) Midco Sports Network www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Southern Utah leads the all-time series, 4-3.

Last Meeting: Southern Utah quarterback Ammon Olsen was nearly perfect in a 35-17 win over North Dakota in 2014. Olsen completed 21 of 23 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns.

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He also had a touchdown run for the Thunderbirds (2-7, 1-3).

The Coaches: Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 3-2 overall, and is 2-1 in Big Sky play.

North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 16-13 overall, and is 11-8 in Big Sky play.

Notes: North Dakota and Southern Utah have the Big Sky’s most productive secondaries, leading the league in interceptions. UND has 11 interceptions this season, while Southern Utah has nine... The Thunderbirds lead the Big Sky in turnover margin, at plus-1.40... Southern Utah is 0-2 in road games this season, while North Dakota is 2-0... Southern Utah running back Malik Brown is second in the Big Sky in rushing average, at 108 yards per game... North Dakota and Southern Utah were once members of the Great West Conference... Both head coaches served as defensive coordinators.

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Ogden, Utah Stewart Stadium (17,500 Synthetic Turf) ROOT SPORTS Northwest DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 30-20-1.

Last Meeting: Weber State made a good push again, but not good enough as Shawn Johnson ran for 153 yards and a touchdown to lead Montana State to a 23-13 win over the struggling Wildcats in 2014. Gunnar Brekke added a short TD run early in the fourth, but the Wildcats (0-7, 0-3) answered with a field goal and touchdown to cut it 20-13.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Jeff Choate is 2-4 overall, and is 0-3 in Big Sky games.

Weber State coach Jay Hill is 11-17 overall, and is

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A4

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules Continued from A4 9-9 in Big Sky play.

Note: Montana State is 0-1 on ROOT SPORTS this year, falling 20-14 to NAU last week... The Bobcats have fallen in three straight, while Weber State has won three straight... Weber State is 2-0 at home this season... Both Choate (Washington) and Hill (Utah) are former Pac-12 special teams coordinators... The Wildcats lead the Big Sky in pass defense, surrendering only 173.8 yards per game... Montana State is second in the Big Sky in red zone defense, allowing opponents a conversion rate of 72.2 percent... Weber State earned its last win over Montana State in 2008.

Cal Poly at Portland State

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Portland, Oregon Providence Park (18,627 FieldTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: The all-time series is tied, 11-11.

Last Meeting: Alex Kuresa accounted for four touchdowns and Jonathan Gonzales kicked a 27-yard field goal with 33 seconds left to lift Portland State past Cal Poly 38-35 in 2015. Kuresa completed 16 of 25 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns and added 101 yards rushing and two more scores. Gonzales added field goals of 35 and 36 yards in the first quarter.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 94-80 overall, and is 63-54 in Big Sky play.

Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 11-7 overall, and is 7-4 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh coached at Portland State from 1993-2006, leading the Vikings to the FCS playoffs in 2000... This game features the Big Sky’s top two rushing offenses, with Cal Poly averaging 330.6 rush yards per game, while Portland State averages 237.2 yards per game... The Mustangs are third in rush defense, surrendering only 128 yards per game...

Vikings quarterback Alex Kuresa leads Big Sky quarterbacks in rushing, with 414 rush yards this season... After being one of the top teams in turnover margin in 2015, Portland State is last in 2016 (minus-10).

Idaho State at Northern Arizona Saturday, 5 p.m.

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Montana defenders Trevor Rehm, Zack Wagenmann and Kendrick Van Ackeren collide around Sac State quarterback Garrett Safron during the teams’ last meeting in 2014 in Missoula.

www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 33-17-1.

Last Meeting: Zach Bauman found his extra gear in the second half, leading Northern Arizona to a 39-30 victory over Idaho State in 2013.

Bauman, who finished with a career-best 266 rushing yards on 28 carries, carried five times on a six-play, 85-yard scoring drive in the third quarter to give the Lumberjacks their first lead, 19-14.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 95-119 overall, and is 63-76 in Big Sky play.

Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 109101 overall, and is 73-69 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Souers and Kramer are the two-longest tenured coaches in the Big Sky Conference. Both have been head coaches in the league for 19

seasons... Souers is second all-time in wins as a head coach (109), while Kramer is third (95)...

Idaho State is ranked 12th in rushing defense, surrendering 247.4 yards per game... Idaho State leads the Big Sky in red zone offense, scoring on 100 percent of attempts (9-of-9), with eight touchdowns. Northern Arizona is last, converting on 66.7 percent (18-of-27)... Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky in sacks, with 15 on the season.

Northern Colorado at UC Davis

Saturday, 5 p.m.

Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 Shaw Sports Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: UC Davis leads the all-time series, 5-3.

Last Meeting: Jacob Knipp ran for three scores and threw for a fourth as Northern Colorado rolled over UC Davis 56-27 in 2015.

Knipp finished with 186 yards passing and 43 yards rushing for the Bears (4-2, 2-2 Big Sky).

Brandon Cartagena had 112 yards rushing, ran

for two touchdowns and caught a pass from Knipp for another.

The Coaches: Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 18-43, all-time, and is 11-32 in Big Sky play. UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 10-30 all-time, and is 8-19 in Big Sky play.

Notes: UC Davis is last in the league in scoring defense, surrendering 43 points per game...

Northern Colorado is last in total defense, surrendering 541.6 yards per game. UC Davis is 12th, surrendering 499.5 yards per game... The Aggies are last in opponents’ third-down conversions, surrendering 47.7 percent of them... The teams feature two of the league’s top five rushers, with Northern Colorado’s Trae Riek rushing for 88.4 yards per game. UC Davis’s Manusamoa Luuga averages 85.3 yards per game... UNC’s Kyle Sloter won national honors after Week 2.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 15, 2016 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

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

QUARTERBACK: There’s not a QB (maybe outside of Cheney, Washington) playing better ball right now than Brady Gustafson. The Griz senior has thrown for close to 1,100 yards and 10 touchdowns in his past three games. While Sac’s Nate Ketteringham is also pretty dang good, he can be an interception machine at times.

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OFFENSIVE LINE: Montana’s O-line is playing as good as it has since coach Bob Stitt arrived two years ago. Despite 223 pass attempts the Griz have suffered just nine sacks. Not bad, big fellas.

RUNNING BACK: Now Sacramento’s rushing attack has certainly not been good, but Montana’s is no powerhouse either. UM’s Jeremy Calhoun is beginning to surge, but Sac has a duo that could both be leading rushers on the Griz. Demetrius Warren and Jordan Robinson are each at 286 yards or better and Robinson is second on the team with 29 catches. The Hornets get a rare point here.

WIDE RECEIVERS: Even without dynamo Jerry LouieMcGee the Griz receivers are impressive. James Homan filled in at the Z admirably last week and Keenan Curran had a resurgence. The Hornets have one solid receiver in Isiah Hennie, but a bunch of empty jerseys beyond that.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The Hornets rank last in the Big Sky in defending the run with about 250 yards allowed per game. And they haven’t even played Cal Poly or Portland State, the top two rushing attacks in the league. Plain and simple, Sac’s line is bad.

LINEBACKERS: We all know about the young Griz starting linebackers, but the even younger second stringers flashed their future potential last week. Sophomore Shayne Cochran and redshirt freshman Dante Olson each had sacks against Mississippi Valley State. This group is deep.

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DEFENSIVE BACKS: Sac DBs Manny Scott-Anderson and Nick Crouch are two of four Hornets with 45 tackles or more already this year. The Griz have none that high. That’s not necessary bad though. You don’t have to make a tackle if a receiver can’t catch the ball. And most of them do against Sac’s defense.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz kickers are suddenly full of shanks and the return game is hampered without JLM. Luckily Sac can’t kick a lick and has just three made field goals all season. Montana by default here.

INTANGIBLES: The Griz are hot, hot, hot and Montana is 18-1 all time against the Hornets. Those things don’t add up to a very pleasant visit to Missoula for Sac State.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / FROM PAGE A2

Chalich Continued

There he entered a preseason quarterback competition seven men deep in head coach Bob Stitt’s unique offense.

“This offense, there’s so much on the quarterback,” Chalich said. “Coach gives us so much (freedom), the options to do what we want. They give us a play, but if we see something or we don’t like it we can do what we need to do. It’s an understanding of the game plan more and our plays, what we can do in certain situations.”

The Griz coaching staff chose Chalich as its No. 2 option behind Brady Gustafson, but he was needed in just the team’s third game of 2015 when Gustafson suffered a leg injury. Chalich made three starts, throwing for 900 yards and six touchdowns while supplying a boost in the running department.

His ability to create plays on the run adds an extra dimension to the Griz offense, quarterbacks coach Andrew Selle said.

“He can make all the throws that Brady can and all that, but the one added element is he’s got a little bit of scramble in him,” Selle explained. “He’s got that internal instinct to get out of the pocket and make plays with his feet and throw on the run a little bit.”

But as it did at Idaho, the injury bug struck again. A broken foot sidelined Chalich for the latter half of the season after just three weeks.

The subject of Idaho football has been close to Chalich’s mind a lot recently, just not in the way that it used to be.

The Vandals announced in April their intention to return in 2018 to the Big Sky Conference and FCS football, the program’s home from 1965-95. Even when Chalich was suiting up with Idaho, he remembered hearing the whispers from a certain sect of fans.

The team’s conference affiliation was always in flux during Chalich’s stay in Moscow. The Vandals belonged to the Western Athletic Conference his first year, played FBS independent ball his second and had just joined the Sun Belt by his third.

“I think they should (return to the Big Sky),” Chalich said recently. “... I know when they were in the Big Sky before, Montana and Idaho was huge. Back when (Missoula native and former Vandals and

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Montana quarterback Chad Chalich avoids Weber State’s Emmett Tela during last season’s game against the Wildcats in Missoula.

NFL quarterback) John Friesz was there, that was the big rivalry.

“Being in the Sun Belt, they traveled a thousand miles just to play. Getting that fan support when they can just drive up to Eastern (Washington) or driving over here to play us would be huge.”

Idaho won’t be ousted by the Sun Belt until after the 2017 campaign, meaning Chalich will never have the chance to face his former teammates. As a fifth-year senior, his eligibility expires at the end of this season.

Chalich has accepted his role again this fall as Gustafson’s No. 2 and done so gracefully, Selle said.

“Both of those guys are team-first guys,” Selle said of Chalich and fellow reserve QB Reese Phillips. “They’re the first ones to get on Brady’s hat when he makes a great throw for a touchdown and comes over to the sideline.

“They’re very supportive, but they’re ready. They know their number could be called at any time.”

CHAD CHALICH No. 11 Year: Sr. Positions: QB Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Hometown: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Such was the case for Chalich in last week’s game against Mississippi Valley State, but not for the same reason it was last year. Instead of an emergency injury insertion in the game, the quarterback relieved his starter because of the score.

With Montana well on its way to a fourth victory on the year, Chalich took over at QB with the Griz leading by a stout 50-7 margin. On his second drive of action, one set up by the Grizzlies’

defense when TJ Reynard recovered a fumbled punt return at the MVSU 10, Chalich scored his first touchdown since Oct. 10 of last year.

“Our offense came out and played a great first half. I thank Brady and the offense for giving me an opportunity to play,” Chalich joked after the 67-7 victory last Saturday.

Chalich completed two of his five pass attempts for 14 yards, but it was his only rushing attempt of the game that moved the scoreboard. On third-and-goal, Chalich muscled through a tackler and spun into the end zone for six points.

“I was going to throw it out to our bubble (screen), try and have him score, but I kind of got hung up on the running back,” said Chalich describing some timing issues on the play. “So I just put my foot in the ground and went for it. And I got it, thank God.” And the Griz are thankful, too, that Chalich is there should they ever need him.

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WR 6 Keenan Curran, So.

H WR 80 Josh Horner, Jr.

QB 3 Brady Gustafson, Sr.

LT 76 David Reese, Jr.

RB 20 John Nguyen, Sr.

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 4 James Homan, Jr.

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 7 Lamarriel Taylor, 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 51 Mike Ralston, Jr.

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 5 Justin Strong, 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. SS 13 Josh Sandry, R-Fr. FS 28 Jerrin Williams, R-Fr. CB 12 Korey Alexander, Jr.

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SACRAMENTO STATE STARTING DEFENSE CB 8 Caelan Barnes, Fr.

DE 98 Ben Sorensen, Jr. DT 59 Wyatt Ming, So. DT 91 Seperine Aumuna, Fr. DE 99 George Obinna, So.

CB 26 Ernest Jenkins, Jr.

SACRAMENTO DE 95 Dariyn Choates, Fr. DT 93 Oscar Nava, Fr. DT 77 Kyle Evanski, Jr. DE 96 Lennard Cowans, Jr. OLB 9 Malcolm Thomas, So.

No. OLB 54 1 Tyler 2 SS 19 Meteer, Jr. 3 Nick 4 Crouch, 5 Sr. 6 7 8 9 10 11 MLB 55 12 Manoah FS 29 13 Pearson, Manny 15 So. Scott16 Anderson, 17 18 So. 19 20 21 23 24 Rover 36 25 Elijay 26 Wallace, 27 So. 29 32 33 34 35 P 17 36 Noah 37 Merker, So. 38 39 40 STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE 41 MLB 4 Tyree Thompson, Fr. 42 Rover 34 Marcus Bruce, So. 43 CB 24 Anthony Payne, Sr. 44 45 S 39 Allen Perryman, Fr. 46 CB 21 Marcus Green, Jr. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 WR 5 55 Isiah 56 Hennie, Jr. 57 58 59 60 61 RB 25 62 Jordan Robinson, Sr. 63 64 65 66 67 68 QB 6 70 Nate 72 Ketteringham, 73 So. 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 WR 13 82 Jaelin 83 Ratliff, So. 84 85 86 K 57 87 Tanner 88 89 Kuljian, Fr. 90 91 92 STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE 93 WR 82 Alexis Robinson, So. 94 LT 66 James McBride, Fr. 95 LG 72 Ricky Williams, Fr. 96 C 73 George Uribe, Fr. 97 RG/RT 51 Taylor Tappin, So. 98 99

SACRAMENTO STATE STARTING OFFENSE WR 85 Johnnie Rucker, Fr.

RT 74 Ruben Meza, So.

RG 53 Ivan Espiritu, So. C 65 Lake Aiono, Jr. LG 60 Nick Blanco, Fr. LT 75 Jonathan Bade, Jr.

TE 88 John McGill, So.

SACRAMENTO QB 17 Nolan Merker, So. RB 4 Demetrius Warren, Sr. TE 11 Stone Sander, Jr. WR 12 Damon Jackson, So. WR 7 Andre Lindsey, So.

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So. Stockton, Calif.

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Jr. Auburn, Calif.

So. Tracy, Calif.

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So. Elk Grove, Calif.

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Sr. Chino Hills, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY You may have noticed the Missoulian sports department has become more politically correct over the past decade.

Back when Fritz Neighbor was on the Griz football beat and I served as columnist, we’d pick a HOG at the end of every home game. That was an acronym for Hit Of the Game.

We quit recognizing the HOG right around the time everyone learned the extent of damage caused by concussions in football.

We certainly didn’t want any Grizzly knocking an opponent silly just to get his likeness on Page C7, although my guess is that’s never been at the top of the priority list for our maroon-and-silver clad heroes.

If I might indulge for a moment, I saw one of the more memorable pursueand-destroy defensive plays I’ve ever witnessed in covering Montana’s OT thriller at Sacramento State three years ago. Former Montana linebacker John Kanongata’a closed on shifty Hornets QB Garrett Safron like, well, like a very angry Grizzly.

The impact of his hit on

BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com

SOUTHERN UTAH AT NO. 22 NORTH DAKOTA: The defending Big Sky champion Thunderbirds laid an egg in Missoula two weeks ago but they bounced back with a 24-3 win over UC Davis last week. On paper it looks like the Fighting Hawks are a real good bet to win this one. But keep in mind, SUU BILL AJ BOB GREG is 2-1 in the conference so SPELTZ MAZZOLINI MESEROLL RACHAC they’ve got little margin for error in their pursuit of a repeat Big Sky title. Expect a close game. AJ: North Dakota 34, Southern Utah 31. Bob: North Dakota they were last week. AJ: and they’re mired in a Safron’s legs made it look Grizzly Bears 51, Sac State 27, SUU 17. Greg: North 1-5 season. But you never like Safron was riding a Dakota 31, Southern Utah 14. Bob: Montana 67, Sac know. Just like my old motorcycle and ran into State 7. Greg: Montana 47, 17. Bill: Fighting Hawks 42, high school coach used to a concete wall going Sacramento State 21. Bill: Thunderbirds 38. say — and he’s quoted by 60 mph.

IDAHO STATE AT Anyway, Safron showed so many — that’s why they Griz 35, Sac State 21.

NORTHERN ARIZONA: MONTANA STATE his toughness by returning play the game.

The Bengals struggle to AT WEBER STATE: The to the game and setting Wildcats have posted three put points on the board at SACRAMENTO school records for completimes. Combine that with straight wins, including STATE AT NO. 10 tions (41), passing yards the fact Northern Arizona (412), total yards of offense MONTANA: The Hornets a surprising 14-10 home has a decent defense and it decision over Portland (505) and total touchdowns dropped a 40-7 home doesn’t look good for ISU State last week. The decision to No. 22 North (6). Fortunately, the this week. On the other Dakota last week so there’s Bobcats have lost three in Grizzlies had QB Jordan hand, the Bengals were not much reason to believe a row and their bumbling Johnson and WR Ellis they can beat the Grizzlies is a big reason why Sacra- idle last week, so maybe Henderson and those two mento State has a win. AJ: the time off did them in Missoula. On the other hooked up for a walk-off some good. AJ: Northern Weber State 17, Montana hand, Sac State has done TD in overtime — their some amazing things in an State 14. Bob: Weber State Arizona 56, Idaho State second in as many weeks. underdog role over the past 10, Montana State 9. Greg: 20. Bob: NAU 35, Idaho Saturday probably State 30. Greg: Northern Montana State 24, Weber won’t be quite as dramatic decade, so the Griz might State 21. Bill: Wildcats 27, Arizona 30, Idaho State because the Hornets don’t want to be a little sharper 14. Bill: NAU 31, Idaho Bobcats 14. in the first quarter than have Safron anymore

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Bob: Cal Poly 35, Portland State 24. Greg: Portland State 33, Cal Poly 26. Bill: ‘Stangs 38, Vikes 24.

NORTHERN COLORADO AT UC DAVIS: The Bears aren’t so shabby this season. Two weeks ago they beat Northern Arizona and last week they put a scare into No. 4 Eastern Washington before the Eagles prevailed at home, 49-31. Actually they’ve played well on the road twice this season, with a 55-52 win over host Abilene Christian back in September. AJ: NoCo 47, UC Dave 30. Bob: No. Colorado 2, UC Davis 0.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

Bingham blossoming at H back AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

Colin Bingham is an H-back receiver.

He does the dirty work: Run-blocking, setting up routes, imposing his will.

The redshirt freshman from Missoula Big Sky notched his first career touchdown in Montana’s highest-scoring game last week against Mississippi Valley State and collected 21 yards receiving, his most in a game this season.

H-backs don’t get a lot of love, but in head coach Bob Stitt’s spread offense, no role is set in stone. Against MVSU, quarterback Brady Gustafson found Bingham with a 5-yard flick for six on what is now, uncoincidentally, Bingham’s new favorite route.

So if H-backs truly do the dirty work, Bingham and teammate Josh Horner must be the best at rolling up their sleeves in the Big Sky. After all, 627 yards against Southern Utah and 67 points a week later speaks for itself.

Gustafson ranks in the top five in total yards and pass yards among QBs, so it’s a good year to be on the receiving end of that.

The Missoulian talked to Bingham at a recent practice about his new role in the offense and his first score in maroon and silver.

COLIN BINGHAM No. 88 Year: R-Fr. Positions: H WR Height: 6-3 Weight: 226 Hometown: Missoula

watching film, studying their guys. That’s basically it. Just kind of knowing your job so well you can do it no matter what.

Q. Do you feel added weight or expectations now that you’re starting to become more included in this offense?

A. No, not really. Just kind of do your one-eleventh, that’s kind of what Coach Stitt has been saying. Do your job. That’s all you can do, do that. If everybody can do their job we’re going to be fine.

Q. What does that mean to do your “one-eleventh?”

A. Whatever it is you have to do that play, you do it 100 percent, as hard as you can and as correct as possible.

Q. The receiver corps has been going off lately. The offense totaled 627 yards against Southern Utah, scored 67 points against Mississippi Valley State. What is Q. What’s been working or going right the key to this group’s success? for this receiving corps?

A. It all starts with Brady. Brady’s A. A lot of stuff. Jerry (Louie-McGee) has been doing really well. James (Homan) doing an awesome job getting the ball to us. Coach Stitt puts together a really in, he’s playing really well at Z. The guys on the outside are balling out. Everybody’s good game plan each week. These guys do a really good job each week executing, playing really well right now. Horner, running crisp routes, going to catch the the other H, he’s doing an awesome job ball. That’s what happens when that all as well. comes together.

Q. Could you walk me through that Q. What strengths or advantages do you touchdown catch last week against Mishave that you try and emphasize when sissippi Valley State? you’re on the field?

A. It was a check. He checked to our A. In high school I did a lot of runside and typically goes to the H. Brady just threw a perfect ball and I went up and blocking (as Big Sky’s tight end). I kind got it. Pretty awesome experience, pretty of view that as my strength, I’d say. I try and kind of impose my will when runcool feeling. blocking.

Q. What route was it?

Q. What have you learned from some of A. Fargo. Back shoulder.

Q. You’re starting to become a lot more the guys on the receiving corps?

A. Probably learned the most from the included in a very potent offense. How do other H who I play with, Josh Horner. He’s you prepare for game days? taught me a lot about defenses, how to A. Our coach, Coach (Mike) Ferriter, he does a great job preparing us, breaking just react. It’s a lot about running routes.

Q. What specifically about defense and down the film with us. Just getting in

running routes has stuck with you?

A. I guess I’d say how to get out of the breaks in my routes. Coming into college I never ran a whole lot of routes. I guess that’s what’s stuck with me, how to get in and out of routes.

Q. What’s it like playing with Brady in practices versus games?

A. Brady’s awesome to work with. He’s very light, very fun. But he’s also very focused all the time. It’s been awesome.

I’d say he practices how he plays. It’s always similar to his game.

Q. Favorite route?

A. Going to have to say the back shoulder Fargo.

Q. Why’s that?

A. It’s the one I scored on (laughs). I’ve got to go with that one.

Q. What’s the most important thing to you about being an H-back?

A. I guess we kind of do the dirty work of the offense. A lot of times we’ll be running routes to get guys open or blocking for other guys. I think to a lot of fans it might go unnoticed, but to our teammates

and coaches it’s really appreciated.

Q. What’s it been like being from Missoula, playing at Big Sky High School and then getting to play here on the big stage?

A. There’s nothing like it. I’ve been to probably 90 percent of the home games ever since I was born. It’s just a dream come true. It’s awesome. After games, seeing everyone I know from high school, seeing people I knew growing up, it’s a pretty cool feeling.

Q. Do you play with any of the guys on the team that you used to play against in high school?

A. I can’t really remember.

Q. What was your major takeaway from the past three games when the offense just went off?

A. We’re executing and getting our stuff done and not messing around.

Q. Is the way this offense is performing a trend? Is this something to expect?

A. Yeah, I think now that we’re clicking, what you’ve seen the last two games, I think we have a pretty good chance to keep that up.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | WHERE THEY STAND STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL - RANKING AS OF OCT. 10 School 1 North Dakota St (5-0) 2 Sam Houston St (5-0) 3 Jacksonville St (4-1) 4 Eastern Washington (5-1) 5 Chattanooga (6-0) 6 Richmond (5-1) 7 James Madison (5-1) 8 Citadel (5-0) 9 Charleston Southern (3-2) 10 Montana (4-1) 11 South Dakota St (3-2) 12 Western Illinois (4-1) 13 Villanova (5-1) 14 Youngstown St (4-1) 15 North Carolina A&T (4-1) 16 Coastal Carolina (3-2) 17 Albany (4-1) 18 Eastern Illinois (4-2) 19 Cal Poly (3-2) 20 Harvard (4-0) 21 Northern Iowa (2-3) 22 North Dakota (4-2) 23 Central Arkansas (4-1) 24 Samford (4-1) 25 Grambling St (4-1)

FCS COACHES’ POLL - RANKING AS OF OCT. 10

Votes 4000 (160) 3762 3631 3521 3416 3051 2969 2758 2748 2562 2257 2098 2050 1883 1487 1350 1223 1220 963 951 926 764 630 337 326

Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 12 13 14 15 18 17 16 19 21 22 11 24 25 NR NR

1 North Dakota State (26) 2 Sam Houston State 3 Chattanooga 4 Jacksonville State 5 Eastern Washington 6 James Madison 7 Richmond 8 Charleston Southern 9 The Citadel 10 Montana 11 Villanova 12 Youngstown State 13 Western Illinois 14 South Dakota State 15 Harvard 16 North Carolina A&T 17 Eastern Illinois 18 North Dakota 19 Albany 20 Cal Poly 21 Northern Iowa 22 Central Arkansas 23 Grambling State 24 Samford 25 New Hampshire

Points 650 617 588 577 555 506 493 440 439 413 376 361 301 299 266 241 207 202 178 133 128 125 67 64 51

Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 17 22 11 24 25 NR NR

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conf W E. Washington 3 North Dakota 3 Weber St. 2 S. Utah 2 Cal Poly 1 Montana 1

Ovr L 0 0 0 1 1 1

PF PA W 162 92 5 88 46 4 52 45 3 89 77 3 66 72 3 84 62 4

L PF 1285 2170 2121 2117 2169 1212

PA 218 130 149 124 149 114

Conf W N. Colorado 1 Idaho St. 1 Portland St. 1 N. Arizona 1 Sacramento St. 1 Montana St. 0 UC Davis 0

Ovr L PF PA W L PF 1 52 67 3 2 184 1 62 79 2 3 123 2 86 79 2 4 167 2 73 58 2 4 179 2 82 120 1 5 122 3 67 78 2 4 166 3 68 125 1 5 170

PA 193 175 212 166 203 122 258

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Oct. 8, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

123 121 122 117

184 179 170 170 169 167 166

212

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

792

1,142 1,423 1,653 1,296

805 941 657 805 1,057 805 686 838

1,067 856 856

1,082 729 1,083 1,552 1,378 1,614 1,444 1,125

1,783

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

285

2,599

Total 3,391 2,925 YARDS 2,505 2,382 Rushing 2,379 2,357 2,319 Passing 2,271 2,249 *Through 2,182 1,872 five games.

1,131 Others through six games 1,694

114 122 124 130

149 149

166 175

193 203 212 218

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

577 640

902 1,117

752

979 781 922 970

1,237 1,381

1,145 1,180

1,497

1,248 869 1,383 1,279 1,492 1,392 1,089

1,295 1,738 1,635 1,416 1,817

258 Total 1,479 1,888 1,986 2,135 2,258 2,273 2,314 2,326 2,676 2,708 2,780 2,913 2,997

MISSOULIAN STAFF

MONTANA (4-1) 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 43 Opponents 28

Griz 42.4 119 657 3.8 145-223-5 1614 7.2 2271 79.0 5.7 12-21.2 15-14.1 12-7 34-59.0 23-40.5 29:09 34-81 5-9 14-1114 21-22 15-22 72 49 48 38 14 34

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 22.8 81 577 3.0 68-153-4 902 5.9 1479 69.6 4.2 28-22.9 13-8.2 12-7 41-73.8 40-40.9 30:51 22-77 2-8 9-40 11-18 10-18 – 212 – 114

Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 46-257 (5.6), long 45, 7 TDs John Nguyen 69-254 (3.7 ypc), long 24, 0 TDs Treshawn Favors 16-89 (5.6), long 21, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 137-208-4, 1555 yards, long 75, 14 TDs Reese Philips 5-8-0; 35 yards, long 13, 0 TDs Receiving Louie-McGee 41-366 (8.9 ypc), long 61, 2 TDs Justin Calhoun 20-232 (11.6), long 43, 2 TDs James Homan 14-206 (14.7), long 32, 2 TDs Josh Horner 13-158 (12.2), long 34, 2 TDs Keenan Curran 11-217 (19.7), long 75, 3 TD Nguyen 11-161 (14.6), long 35, 1 TD Caleb Lyons 11-70 (6.4), long 25, 0 TDs

Tackles LB Josh Buss 36, 21 solo LB James Banks 26, 7 solo S Justin Strong 35, 21 solo DE Caleb Kidder 25, 7 solo DE Ryan Johnson 22, 11 solo LB Connor Strahm 33, 9 solo Tackles for loss LB Buss 8.0-44 DE Tucker Schye 4.0-12 DE Johnson 5.5-38 LB Strahm 2.5-17 DE Kidder 5.0-17 DT Zach Peevey 2.5-4 Sacks DE Johnson 3.0-29 LB Shayne Cochran 1.0-8 LB Buss 2.5-27 DE Schye 1.0-7 DE Kidder 2.0-13 DT Jesse Sims 1.0-6 LB Strahm 1.5-14 LB Dante Olson 1.0-3 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 2-2 DE Johnson 1-40 LB Strahm 1-78 Fumbles forced-recovered LB Buss 1-0 LB Strahm 0-1 DE Johnson 1-0 CB Markell Sanders 0-1 S Strong 0-1 CB TJ Reynard 0-1 S Josh Sandry 0-1 DE Donald Bedell 0-1 DE Kidder 0-1 Pass breakups CB Sanders 5 CB Reynard 3 CB McKinley 2 Blocked kicks DE Kidder 1 Defensive touchdowns LB Strahm 1 INT DE Bedell 1 FUM

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 22-26/8-9, long 47, 0 blocked, 46 points Brandon Purdy 1-1/1-2, long 38, 1 blocked, 4 points Punting Eric Williams 23-40.5, long 54, 1 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Louie-McGee 8-19.2, long 81, 1 TD Nguyen 5-6.4, long 24, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Louie-McGee 7-21.9, long 45, 0 TDs Caleb Lyons 4-24.5, long 29, 0 TDs

SACRAMENTO STATE (1-5) 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 Sac State 10 Opponents 37

Hornets 20.3 120 134.2 3.7 133-255-9 240.7 5.7 374.8 78.3 4.8 27-19.8 5-0.8 7-3 35-51.0 53-38.1 29:15 38-105 5-8 11-79 17-20 15-20 51 10 51 73 38 55

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 33.8 130 249.5 5.9 190-180-2 236.0 7.9 485.5 72.0 6.7 13-25.0 12-10.0 9-7 35-50.7 42-38.3 30:45 29-85 3-5 16-77 21-23 16-23 – 122 – 203

Rushing Demetrius Warren 70-290 (4.1 ypc), long 22, 1 TD Jordan Robinson 65-286 (4.4), long 32, 3 TDs Ketteringham 50-155 (3.1), long 27, 3 TDs Passing Nate Ketteringham 119-222-9, 1328 yards, long 66, 9 TDs Kolney Cassel 14-32-0, 116 yards, long 25, 0 TDs Receiving Isiah Hennie 32-364 (11.4 ypc), long 30, 3 TDs Robinson 29-201 (6.9), long 23, 0 TDs Jaelin Ratliff 15-167 (11.1), long 23, 4 TDs Johnnie Rucker 15-187 (12.5), long 52, 1 TD Cody Demps 9-19 (14.3), long 44, 0 TDs Andre Lindsey 8-178 (22.3), long 66, 0 TDs John McGill 7-51 (8.5), long 14, 1 TD

Tackles Manoah Pearson 53, 19 solo Nick Crouch 45, 20 solo Tyler Meteer 51, 25 solo George Obinna 26, 6 solo M. Scott Anderson 51, 24 solo Wyatt Ming 24, 6 solo Tackles for loss Obinna 5.5-35 Ming 3.0-9 Ben Sorensen 5.5-18 Dariyn Choates 2.5-4 Meteer 5.5-15 Pearson 2.0-12 Sacks Obinna 4.0-32 Meteer 1.0-9 Sorensen 2.0-12 Ming 1.0-6 Pearson 1.0-9 Tyree Thompson 1.0-6 Interceptions Marcus Bruce 1-7 Crouch 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Caelan Barnes 1-0 Scott-Anderson 0-1 Allen Perryman 0-2 Sorensen 0-1 Meteer 0-1 Ernest Jenkins 0-1 Pass breakups Pearson 2 Barnes 2 Scott-Anderson 2 Marcus Green 2 Blocked kicks none Safeties none Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Tanner Kuljian 10-11/1-4, long 20, 0 blocked, 13 points Devon Medeiros, 1-2/2-2, long 44, 0 blocked, 7 points Punting Nolan Merker 40-38.0, long 64, 11 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 blocked Blake Cuzzopoli 7-36.1, long 47, 3 inside 20 1 touchback, 0 blocked Punt returns Hennie 5-0.8, long 5, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Quincy Jountti 12-21.6, long 32, 0 TDs Hennie 7-18.3, long 28, 0 TDs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg E. Wash 6 39 34 1 0 5 0 285 47.5 Montana 5 27 23 0 0 9 0 212 42.4 N. Colo 5 26 25 0 0 1 0 184 36.8 Cal Poly 5 22 22 0 0 5 0 169 33.8 NAU 6 23 21 1 0 6 0 179 29.8 N. Dakota 6 21 18 0 0 8 1 170 28.3 UC Davis 6 22 19 1 0 5 1 170 28.3 Portland St. 6 22 21 1 0 4 0 167 27.8 Montana St. 6 21 19 0 0 7 0 166 27.7 Idaho St. 5 17 14 1 0 1 1 123 24.6 Weber St. 5 16 14 1 0 3 0 121 24.2 S. Utah 5 16 15 0 0 2 0 117 23.4 Sac St. 6 16 11 2 0 3 1 122 20.3 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 5 288 1653 5.7 13 330.6 Portland St. 6 281 1423 5.1 16 237.2 N. Dakota 6 266 1296 4.9 13 216.0 NAU 6 231 1142 4.9 6 190.3 N. Colo 5 190 941 5.0 11 188.2 Montana St. 6 226 1057 4.7 15 176.2 S. Utah 5 184 838 4.6 7 167.6 Weber St. 5 183 805 4.4 7 161.0 Idaho St. 5 150 686 4.6 9 137.2 UC Davis 6 187 805 4.3 10 134.2 Sac St. 6 215 805 3.7 7 134.2 E. Wash 6 204 792 3.9 11 132.0 Montana 5 172 657 3.8 10 131.4 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Montana St. 6 15 14 0 0 6 0 122 20.3 N. Dakota 6 16 13 0 0 7 0 130 21.7 Montana 5 16 15 0 0 1 0 114 22.8 S. Utah 5 16 13 0 0 5 0 124 24.8 NAU 6 21 17 1 0 7 0 166 27.7 Weber St. 5 19 18 1 0 5 0 149 29.8 Cal Poly 5 19 17 0 0 6 0 149 29.8 Sac St. 6 27 26 0 0 5 0 203 33.8 Idaho St. 5 22 21 1 0 6 1 175 35.0 Portland St. 6 30 24 1 0 2 0 212 35.3 E. Wash 6 29 27 0 0 5 1 218 36.3 N. Colo 5 24 21 2 0 8 0 193 38.6 UC Davis 6 34 28 4 0 6 0 258 43.0 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G Montana 5 195 577 3.0 6 115.4 N. Dakota 6 227 752 3.3 5 125.3 Cal Poly 5 152 640 4.2 7 128.0 NAU 6 229 922 4.0 16 153.7 S. Utah 5 186 781 4.2 6 156.2 Montana St. 6 222 979 4.4 9 163.2 E. Wash 6 237 1145 4.8 13 190.8 N. Colo 5 199 970 4.9 10 194.0 UC Davis 6 228 1180 5.2 16 196.7 Weber St. 5 213 1117 5.2 10 223.4 Portland St. 6 235 1381 5.9 13 230.2 Idaho St. 5 220 1237 5.6 15 247.4 Sac St. 6 252 1497 5.9 17 249.5 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash 6 278 197 6 70.9 2599 9.3 26 433.2 Montana 5 223 145 5 65.0 1614 7.2 14 322.8 NAU 6 223 152 3 68.2 1783 8.0 17 297.2 N. Colo 5 154 98 4 63.6 1378 8.9 15 275.6 UC Davis 6 225 131 5 58.2 1552 6.9 10 258.7 Sac St. 6 255 133 9 52.2 1444 5.7 9 240.7 Idaho St. 5 204 122 6 59.8 1131 5.5 7 226.2 Weber St. 5 160 96 7 60.0 1067 6.7 7 213.4 Montana St. 6 191 90 5 47.1 1125 5.9 6 187.5 N. Dakota 6 152 88 1 57.9 1083 7.1 5 180.5 Portland St. 6 131 69 8 52.7 1082 8.3 6 180.3 S. Utah 5 148 76 4 51.4 856 5.8 8 171.2 Cal Poly 5 63 40 2 63.5 729 11.6 9 145.8 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash 6 792 2599 482 3391 7.0 37 565.2 NAU 6 1142 1783 454 2925 6.4 23 487.5 Cal Poly 5 1653 729 351 2382 6.8 22 476.4 N. Colo 5 941 1378 344 2319 6.7 26 463.8 Montana 5 657 1614 395 2271 5.7 24 454.2 Portland St. 6 1423 1082 412 2505 6.1 22 417.5

N. Dakota 6 1296 1083 418 2379 5.7 18 396.5 UC Davis 6 805 1552 412 2357 5.7 20 392.8 Sac St. 6 805 1444 470 2249 4.8 16 374.8 Weber St. 5 805 1067 343 1872 5.5 14 374.4 Montana St. 6 1057 1125 417 2182 5.2 21 363.7 Idaho St. 5 686 1131 354 1817 5.1 16 363.4 S. Utah 5 838 856 332 1694 5.1 15 338.8 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Weber St. 5 155 86 1 55.5 869 5.6 8 173.8 Montana 5 153 68 4 44.4 902 5.9 9 180.4 Montana St. 6 218 125 9 57.3 1279 5.9 6 213.2 Portland St. 6 175 96 4 54.9 1295 7.4 16 215.8 Idaho St. 5 156 83 5 53.2 1089 7.0 6 217.8 N. Dakota 6 197 103 11 52.3 1383 7.0 10 230.5 NAU 6 195 120 3 61.5 1392 7.1 5 232.0 Sac St. 6 180 109 2 60.6 1416 7.9 8 236.0 Cal Poly 5 166 115 2 69.3 1248 7.5 12 249.6 E. Wash 6 218 138 7 63.3 1635 7.5 15 272.5 S. Utah 5 202 108 9 53.5 1492 7.4 10 298.4 UC Davis 6 209 132 6 63.2 1817 8.7 17 302.8 N. Colo 5 205 148 0 72.2 1738 8.5 14 347.6 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass PlysYardsAvg TDYds/G Montana 5 577 902 348 1479 4.2 15 295.8 N. Dakota 6 752 1383 424 2135 5.0 15 355.8 Montana St. 6 979 1279 440 2258 5.1 15 376.3 Cal Poly 5 640 1248 318 1888 5.9 19 377.6 NAU 6 922 1392 424 2314 5.5 21 385.7 Weber St. 5 1117 869 368 1986 5.4 18 397.2 Portland St. 6 1381 1295 410 2676 6.5 29 446.0 S. Utah 5 781 1492 388 2273 5.9 16 454.6 E. Wash 6 1145 1635 455 2780 6.1 28 463.3 Idaho St. 5 1237 1089 376 2326 6.2 21 465.2 Sac St. 6 1497 1416 432 2913 6.7 25 485.5 UC Davis 6 1180 1817 437 2997 6.9 33 499.5 N. Colo 5 970 1738 404 2708 6.7 24 541.6 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G S. Utah 5 3 9 12 2 4 6 +6 1.20 N. Dakota 6 5 11 16 8 1 9 +7 1.17 Montana St. 6 7 9 16 7 5 12 +4 0.67 UC Davis 6 5 6 11 3 5 8 +3 0.50 N. Colo 5 7 0 7 1 4 5 +2 0.40 NAU 6 6 3 9 4 3 7 +2 0.33 E. Wash 6 3 7 10 2 6 8 +2 0.33 Cal Poly 5 4 2 6 3 2 5 +1 0.20 Montana 5 7 4 11 7 5 12 -1 -0.20 Sac St. 6 7 2 9 3 9 12 -3 -0.50 Idaho St. 5 2 5 7 5 6 11 -4 -0.80 Weber St. 5 3 1 4 2 7 9 -5 -1.00 Portland St. 6 2 4 6 8 8 16 -10 -1.67 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct E. Wash 6 46 87 52.9 Cal Poly 5 35 71 49.3 N. Colo 5 27 63 42.9 Montana 5 34 81 42.0 Portland St. 6 34 82 41.5 Weber St. 5 32 78 41.0 NAU 6 38 97 39.2 Idaho St. 5 28 75 37.3 Sac St. 6 38 105 36.2 Montana St. 6 31 94 33.0 N. Dakota 6 27 86 31.4 UC Davis 6 26 87 29.9 S. Utah 5 17 69 24.6 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct Montana 5 22 77 28.6 Montana St. 6 30 93 32.3 N. Dakota 6 31 93 33.3 Sac St. 6 29 85 34.1 Portland St. 6 30 80 37.5 S. Utah 5 31 80 38.8 NAU 6 39 96 40.6 Idaho St. 5 36 83 43.4 E. Wash 6 39 89 43.8 Cal Poly 5 29 66 43.9 N. Colo 5 34 74 45.9 Weber St. 5 40 87 46.0 UC Davis 6 41 86 47.7

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

SACKS BY G Sacks 6 15 5 14 6 13 6 12 6 12 6 11 5 10 6 9 5 9 6 8 5 6 5 6 5 6 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 5 3 6 4 5 7 5 7 5 8 5 9 6 9 6 11 6 11 5 13 6 13 6 14 6 16 PENALTIES G No Yds 5 25 225 6 34 281 6 35 306 6 35 308 5 29 282 5 34 295 5 34 298 5 27 303 6 40 369 6 40 373 6 44 379 6 46 425 5 49 437 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 5 4 4 6 5 6 5 8 12 6 7 11 6 5 8 6 6 10 5 7 12 5 5 9 6 7 14 5 2 4 6 9 18 5 4 9 6 2 6 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time 6 197:23 5 161:49 6 190:17 6 186:15 5 153:54 6 177:09 6 175:31 5 145:47 6 173:55 6 173:21 5 140:40 5 139:43 5 126:40 OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att 5 2 8 5 2 6 5 4 11 6 2 5 5 4 8 6 6 12 6 3 5 6 5 8

Yards 121 114 61 72 64 79 56 67 45 38 27 37 36 Yards 16 19 39 41 61 40 64 71 68 52 82 99 77 Avg/G 45.0 46.8 51.0 51.3 56.4 59.0 59.6 60.6 61.5 62.2 63.2 70.8 87.4 Pct 100.0 83.3 66.7 63.6 62.5 60.0 58.3 55.6 50.0 50.0 50.0 44.4 33.3 Avg/G 32:53 32:21 31:42 31:02 30:46 29:31 29:15 29:09 28:59 28:53 28:08 27:56 25:20 Pct 25.0 33.3 36.4 40.0 50.0 50.0 60.0 62.5

Montana St. N. Colo E. Wash Portland St. Cal Poly

6 5 6 6 5

7 7 6 8 5

11 11 8 10 6

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

63.6 63.6 75.0 80.0 83.3

RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 4 93 557 6.0 5 76 139.2 5 86 540 6.3 2 87 108.0 5 87 442 5.1 3 29 88.4 5 92 428 4.7 3 71 85.6 6 104 512 4.9 7 90 85.3 6 84 509 6.1 5 60 84.8 6 86 476 5.5 5 72 79.3 6 83 443 5.3 4 38 73.8 6 99 422 4.3 1 43 70.3 6 84 414 4.9 4 69 69.0 PASSING Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 6 248 175 6 70.6 2351 23 391.8 Gustafson UM SR 5 208 137 4 65.9 1555 14 311.0 Scott UCD SR 5 171 103 4 60.2 1298 8 259.6 Sloter UNCO SR 5 135 85 4 63.0 1176 13 235.2 Ketteringham SAC SO 6 222 119 9 53.6 1328 9 221.3 Gueller ISU SO 5 191 119 6 62.3 1089 7 217.8 Clark WSU SR 5 158 95 7 60.1 1061 6 212.2 Studsrud UND JR 6 152 88 1 57.9 1083 5 180.5 Kuresa PSU SR 6 128 66 8 51.6 950 5 158.3 Tyler SUU FR 5 127 69 3 54.3 780 8 156.0 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 6 354 2351 318 2705 450.8 Gustafson UM SR 5 1 1555 233 1556 311.2 Scott UCD SR 5 0 1298 191 1298 259.6 Clark WSU SR 5 204 1061 200 1265 253.0 Sloter UNCO SR 5 60 1176 166 1236 247.2 Ketteringham SAC SO 6 155 1328 272 1483 247.2 Kuresa PSU SR 6 414 950 212 1364 227.3 Gueller ISU SO 5 1 1089 215 1090 218.0 Graves CP SR 5 335 729 132 1064 212.8 Studsrud UND JR 6 146 1083 201 1229 204.8 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Kupp EWU SR 5 46 712 7 75 15.5 142.4 Bourne EWU SR 6 44 616 3 40 14.0 102.7 Marks NAU JR 6 32 570 5 87 17.8 95.0 Louie-McGee UM FR 4 41 366 2 61 8.9 91.5 Hill EWU SR 6 35 522 8 45 14.9 87.0 Miller UNCO SR 5 20 424 2 45 21.2 84.8 Butler NAU JR 6 35 477 6 51 13.6 79.5 Doss UCD SO 6 34 443 4 50 13.0 73.8 Sharp SUU FR 5 26 340 6 90 13.1 68.0 Vollert WSU JR 5 21 319 3 39 15.2 63.8 TACKLES Team Cl G PosSoloAst Total Avg/G Sack Stice WSU SO 5 LB 21 30 51 10.2 0.5 Jenkins ISU JR 5 LB 20 29 49 9.8 3.0 Zamora EWU SR 5 LB 22 26 48 9.6 1.0 Singleton UNCO SR 5 DB 21 27 48 9.6 2.0 Johnson WSU SR 5 LB 25 22 47 9.4 1.5 Burton WSU SR 5 SAF 21 26 47 9.4 0.0 Bruce EWU SR 6 DB 28 28 56 9.3 0.0 Crouch SAC SR 5 DB 20 25 45 9.0 0.0 Pearson SAC SO 6 LB 19 34 53 8.8 1.0 Needham SUU FR 5 27 17 44 8.8 3.0 Strong UM JR 4 21 14 35 8.8 0.0 Bignell MSU JR 6 LB 35 17 52 8.7 3.0 Anderson SAC SO 6 DB 24 27 51 8.5 0.0 Meteer SAC JR 6 LB 25 26 51 8.5 1.0 Newsom UNCO SR 5 LB 17 24 41 8.2 0.5 SACKS Team Cl G PosSoloAst Yds Total Avg/G Obinna SAC SO 6 DL 4 0 32 4.0 0.67 Anau NAU SR 6 DL 3 1 32 3.5 0.58 Johnson UM SR 5 DE 3 0 29 3.0 0.60 Melvin NAU SR 6 DL 3 0 25 3.0 0.50 Needham SUU FR 5 3 0 17 3.0 0.60 Bignell MSU JR 6 LB 3 0 15 3.0 0.50 Jenkins ISU JR 5 LB 3 0 10 3.0 0.60 Rodgers UND FR 6 3 0 7 3.0 0.50 Buss UM SO 5 LB 2 1 27 2.5 0.50 Ebukam EWU SR 6 DL 2 1 18 2.5 0.42

Team Protheroe CP Brown SUU Riek UNCO Garrett WSU Luuga UCD Oliveira UND Tago PSU Santiago UND Taylor NAU Kuresa PSU

Cl JR FR SO SO SR SO SR SO SR SR

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