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Missoulian, Saturday, October 29, 2016 — E1

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

TD machine Calhoun all about family AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

Jeremy Calhoun has been a touchdown machine this fall — and really since setting foot on the University of Montana campus last year.

The 19-year-old sophomore running back from Long Beach, California has scored 19 touchdowns in a season and a half in maroon and silver, including 10 TDs this fall. He had a streak of four straight games with multiple rushing touchdowns snapped last week in the Grizzlies’ 45-34 loss at Northern Arizona.

The Calhoun family as a whole has become Montana’s best touchdown mine and the Grizzlies have done a lot of digging recently. Jeremy’s twin brother Justin, a redshirt freshman, is the team’s top receiver by yards and has another three scores through the air.

Jeremy Calhoun took some KURT WILSON, Missoulian time before a recent UM practice Grizzly running back Jeremy Calhoun breaks away from the Mississippi Valley defense for a 21-yard to talk with the Missoulian touchdown earlier this season. about touchdowns, twinrelated antics and the team’s you had before coming up here? that’s how people really tell us A. Oh yeah, definitely. date with Eastern Washington A. Uh, this is my first actually. apart. I’m the bigger twin.

Especially ‘cause coach (Justin) this Saturday.

Q. This is the first. So how’d Q. You got any good misGreen, there’s no tolerance for that first Montana winter identified twin stories from that. If you’re gonna break, Q. You’ve got a lot of touchgrowing up? Ever try pulling the treat ya? you’ve got to score. I guess it downs already in less than two A. It was pretty brutal at happens. You’ve just got to fig- switcheroo? years of a Griz career. Any one first ‘cause the hands get cold A. We’re fraternal so he ure out what you can do better stand out? if you don’t wear something on doesn’t look exactly like me to get in the end zone.

A. The touchdowns? ‘em. I’m not used to being in Q. How often do people con- so we didn’t really have that Q. Yeah, which one’s the negative-degree weather. Once fuse you and your brother Justin opportunity to pull a prank on favorite so far? you get used to it, it’s actually somebody. I definitely would for each other?

A. Well right now the one kinda nice. though if we were identical.

A. When we’re on the footthat sticks out the most is the Q. Oh yeah? You OK with Q. How about growing up in ball field a lot. He’ll catch a one against Southern Utah, the snow now, you guys are friends? touchdown or whatever and the Long Beach. What was the best 45-yarder, because that’s my A. (laughs) Definitely. thing about growing up there? (announcer) will say, “Jeremy longest. But a touchdown’s a Q. I saw last week there was A. It’s like the whole city’s Calhoun with the catch.” No, touchdown, whether it’s 1 yard a ton of Calhouns, a Calhoun behind you. There’s a lot of or 45 yards. Points on the board that’s not me. I guess it comes horde, down in Flagstaff. How with the territory because we’ve talent that comes out of Long to help the team win. many Calhouns were there at got similar looking numbers, too Beach. Not just athletes, but Q. You’ve had a couple of entertainment-wise too. There’s the Northern Arizona game? long runs like that his year. Last (No. 8 vs. No. 9).

A. Probably like 15, 20. I don’t a lot of talent that comes out Q. You bulked up a lot more week there was the career-long know for sure but it was a lot. and the city backs behind you. than he did (203 pounds vs.

(59-yarder) where they caught Q. And they all drove over 168). Is that to keep people from It’s a great city to grow up in. you in the red zone. Is that the from Long Beach?

Q. And it’s nice and warm. confusing the two of you? worst feeling a running back A. Yeah, they drove. They got How much snow experience had A. (laughs) Ya know I think can have?

JEREMY CALHOUN No. 8 Year: So. Position: RB Height: 6-0 Weight: 203 Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. an RV and a (Mercedes-Benz) Sprinter van.

Q. So the family must do quite a bit of traveling to see you guys play then.

A. Yeah, my uncle comes up here almost every game, but whenever it’s close (to California), they try and get there, a lot of ‘em.

Q. Last year against Eastern Washington, that was one of your big breakout games with three rushing touchdowns. You looking forward to seeing that Eagles defense again?

A. Oh definitely. They run a lot of odd(-man defensive fronts) which is pretty good for the run game. We don’t want to overlook any opponents and just prepare like it’s anybody else. Just trying to put points on the board.

Q. You guys have been a pretty dynamic offense yourself.

How much fun is it playing in an offense where 500 yards a game is not a big surprise anymore?

A. It’s a lot of fun actually.

Everybody gets their share of the pie. It’s not just one or two guys producing, it’s everybody. When everything’s clicking, everybody is having fun doing it.

Q. So what does Montana need to do to rebound after last week?

A. Just stick to our game. We can’t look at last week’s loss and try and harp on that. We’ve just got to stick to what we do best and everything will take care of itself.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | JR NELSON

Suspension gives Nelson perspective on final season with Griz AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

Those on the scout team are often unrecognizable, redshirting freshmen new to the program draped in sometimes ill-fitting practice jerseys that bear someone else’s number. They’re tasked with playing make believe, to impersonate a player from this week’s opposition to help the home team ready for game day.

Amid the walk-ons and fresh high school graduates scouting during the first half of Montana’s football season stood a lanky, 6-foot-2, fifth-year senior whose mind and body had each developed beyond those around him. The “receiver” ran routes for his replacement to cover, then headed back to the line of scrimmage to do it again.

Suspended for the first 50 percent of his senior season, JR Nelson was determined to do what he could to help the Griz defense get better in his absence.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian “Just make an impact any way I can,” Montana cornerback JR Nelson defends a pass to Northern Arizona’s Emmanuel Butler on Saturday in Flagstaff, Arizona. said Nelson, the Grizzlies’ veteran starting cornerback. placement.’ season-opening starter. Sophomore Dakota State last December, turned up “Having him as another pair of legs Markell Sanders and junior Ryan McKinJR Nelson was born in Queens, New positive for marijuana, Nelson was left to run routes and coach on the field was ley were the guys now, and Nelson was shifting sides of the ball in practice to York, but grew up in the Los Angeles ready to help prepare them for their first huge for us.” continue having a role with the Griz. suburb of Hacienda Heights, California.

Nelson fought the suspension, but career starts in a UM uniform.

The positive test carried with it a susAs a three-time all-CIF pick at Glen “He would simulate the opponents for once it was upheld, he accepted his pension of 5.5 out of 11 regular season A. Wilson High School, Nelson played time. The way in which he did it furour defense, which was great to have,” games, which rounded up to six by the running back and cornerback, making ther endeared him to his teammates, said cornerbacks coach JB Hall Jr. “He NCAA’s metrics. his dalliance at receiver this fall all the Hall added. could talk to them after a play and say, A series of appeals went nowhere so more unusual.

“Never sulked, never cried about once the penalty was in stone just weeks ‘Hey, he’s gonna stem you this way, get When an NCAA-mandated drug ready to break your hips here. I want you before the season, the Griz started prescreening, which followed Montana’s to understand where you put your hand paring for life without their anticipated FCS second-round playoff loss to North See NELSON, Page E6

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE E4

Nelson Continued

it. He was a man about it and I think his teammates really trusted him and respected him for that,” Hall said. “We have a no-excuses mentality. Grow up, be a man, take ownership and move on.

I think that’s how he attacked it and his teammates saw that in him. They saw his resolve.”

A calendar slowly filling with red Xs, Nelson counted the days until Oct. 22 and his first available return.

Montana boarded a plane last Friday and for the first time this season, Nelson climbed aboard as a member of the active roster. He was set to regain his spot, adding a 15th career start to his UM résumé, against the stout passing attack of Northern Arizona.

The Lumberjacks ranked eighth in the FCS in passing yards per game at the time (311 ypg) and Montana needed as much help as it could find on the defensive back end. But would the veteran be ready to play — and at 7,000 feet of elevation?

“He’s a great football player and I don’t think we were worried about him. We were worried about him heavy breathing up there at high altitude having not played in a game yet,” Hall acknowledged.

The results were mixed for the Griz, but generally positive for Nelson.

Matched up against NAU’s best receiver, preseason All-American Emmanuel Butler, Nelson equaled a career high with three pass breakups. He kept Butler out of the end zone and to four catches for 75 yards — on a whopping 16 targets — but the Montana defense as a whole swooned in the face of the Jacks’ passing attack in a 45-34 loss.

“It’s just different than practice. Out here we’re comfortable. You’re used to the same things over and over,” Nelson said before a recent practice at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. “... You’re never game-ready until you play the game.

First quarter I was exhausted; I was really tired. But I settled in during the second quarter, got my feet under me.”

Saturday comes with an even more difficult task as the Grizzlies travel to face Eastern Washington, the nation’s No. 3-ranked team and the top passing offense in the FCS. It’s a challenge Nelson is excited for and one the Griz hope to handle better than last week.

“I love the opportunity like that, man,”

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

Montana cornerback JR Nelson dances to “Sweet Caroline,” being played on the loudspeakers during a home game last season.

Nelson said. “I would rather guard the best guys, guys like Butler or (EWU receivers) Cooper (Kupp), even Kendrick (Bourne). It’s a challenge, but there’s a sense of honor. It’s my job to guard this guy.”

Nelson’s presence on the sidelines during Montana’s 5-1 start without him didn’t go unnoticed among his teammates. With the team put in a bad spot due to his absence, Nelson stepped up in every way he could, Markell Sanders said.

“It means a lot. It’s a leadership thing,” said Sanders, who leads Montana with six pass breakups. “A lot of us look up to him — I look up to him — and he’s our guy we look to to make plays and get us all hyped. When he’s out there playing with us, it’s a good feeling to know we have our brother out there playing with us again.”

The coaches echo that sentiment, especially considering the type of competition Montana faces in Nelson’s first two weeks back. Like much-needed reinforcements to a bloody battle, Nelson

JR NELSON No. 18 Year: Sr. Position: CB Height: 6-2 Weight: 178 Hometown: Hacienda Heights, Calif. arrived just in time to face the top two passing offenses on the Grizzlies’ schedule this season.

An added CB allows the Griz to open up their playbook, defensive coordinator Jason Semore said, and attack from more formations that utilize more defensive backs. Nelson is a true talent that Montana has been missing.

“He has a unique combination of length and speed that you want at any

level,” Semore said. “You don’t find 6-2 guys that can run like him and have good ball skills. He has the tools to be one of the best in the country.”

He was among the best in the conference as a junior, earning all-Big Sky honorable mention while starting all 13 games. He made 49 tackles, with 35 of them solo in space, and returned both of his interceptions for touchdowns.

His tumultuous offseason — which wasn’t all bad; he wed former Lady Griz star Kenzie De Boer in July — put things into perspective. For all seniors, days on the football field are numbered. None understands that better than Nelson.

Appreciate what you have.

“You have to, man, you have to,” Nelson began. “This is our whole careers, man, leading up to this point. All the hard work. There’s no guarantee after this. Most of us won’t ever play football again.

“We’ve got to go out with the mentality that we’ve got to ball. Put it all out there, and that’s all you can do. You just don’t want to have any regrets.”

Missoulian, Saturday, October 29, 2016 — E7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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

QUARTERBACK: Last week right here I said it wouldn’t be smart betting against Brady Gustafson right now no matter what QB was on the other side. Well EWU’s Gage Gubrud is the exception.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Somehow Eastern Washington is starting a five-some of freshmen and sophomores and has managed to not implode offensively. Actually they’ve done quite well. The Griz are mostly seniors and juniors and Montana’s rushing output and sacks allowed are better but not by much.

We’ll call it a draw.

RUNNING BACK: The Eagles’ leading rusher is their QB, but that speaks more to EWU’s desire to pass all day, every day. Montana has a two-attack backfield with Jeremy Calhoun at 414 rushing yards and John Nguyen at 412. Now that’s balance.

WIDE RECEIVERS: Shaq Hill is averaging six catches and 95.6 yards per game, third best in the Big Sky. He’s also EWU’s third-most productive receiver. Cooper Kupp, Kendrick Bourne and Hill might be the best trio since Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short teamed up as the Three Amigos!

DEFENSIVE LINE: NAU did a great job neutralizing Montana’s defensive line last week, so you know the the Griz up front are frothing at the mouth to chase a QB. Here’s guessing they get more than last week’s zero sacks against an EWU team that passes 47 times per game.

LINEBACKERS: Perhaps not directly correlating to EWU’s linebackers, but this has to be stated somewhere. The Eags rank seventh in the league in total defense (447 yards allowed per game), yet 102nd in the FCS because six Big Sky teams are worse. That’s incredible. By the way, the Griz are 21st (318 ypg) and lead the league still.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: You’d be inclined to give EWU the nod here after the way the Griz secondary got torched against NAU, but the Eagles are no better. They’re worse, in fact, by about 60 yards per game. Eastern does rank second in the league in interceptions (10), so maybe this is a no-win category.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Montana’s return coverage was pretty lousy last week and kicker Tim Semenza missed his seventh PAT in eight games. Extra points aren’t always automatic in college ball, but that’s an exceptionally poor stretch. But Eastern has only made 7 of 13 field goal tries. Another tie?

INTANGIBLES: Both teams have great offenses, ranked in the top five in the country, but Montana has the much better defense. That said, the Griz have not fared well on “The Inferno,” that bloody red turf over in Cheney. Montana is 0-4 since its installation in 2010, including one playoff matchup.

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

W 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5

Ovr PF 161 203 134 142 170 186 100 148 90 121 118 108 111

PA 90 113 108 123 126 114 120 159 159 134 167 215 164

W 6 6 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 2

L 2 1 2 2 4 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 6

PF 243 326 203 245 276 314 232 176 151 202 220 148 210

PA 174 235 212 200 207 166 246 206 255 267 300 298 208

STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL Rankings as of Oct. 24 School Pts Pre 1 Sam Houston St (7-0) 3990 (120) 1 2 Jacksonville St (6-1) 3810 (16) 2 3 Eastern Washington (6-1) 3680 (18) 3 4 North Dakota St (6-1) 3579 (6) 4 5 Citadel (7-0) 3341 (3) 5 6 Richmond (7-1) 3186 6 7 South Dakota St (5-2) 3153 7 8 James Madison (6-1) 3037 8 9 Charleston Southern (4-2) 2714 9 10 Chattanooga (7-1) 2678 11 11 Villanova (6-2) 2046 16 12 North Carolina A&T (6-1) 2038 14 13 Western Illinois (5-2) 1814 12 14 Cal Poly (5-2) 1716 17 15 Youngstown St (5-2) 1645 13 16 Montana (5-2) 1582 10 17 North Dakota (6-2) 1515 19 18 Coastal Carolina (5-2) 1426 17 19 Central Arkansas (6-1) 1372 20 20 Samford (6-1) 1094 21 21 Grambling St (5-1) 722 22 22 Stony Brook (5-2) 692 24 23 Eastern Illinois (5-3) 528 15 24 Harvard (5-1) 260 NR 25 Tennessee St (5-2) 236 25 Others: Stephen F. Austin (266), Sacred Heart (201), Colgate (195), Stony Brook (190), Grambling St (164), Southern Utah (159), Fordham (102), Central Arkansas (93), Dartmouth (67), Tennessee St (55), Nicholls (52), Samford (52), Northern Arizona (48), Wofford (41), North Dakota (40), Elon (31), Portland St (17), New Hampshire (16), Montana St (12), Towson (11), Southern Illinois (9), Delaware (8), Eastern Kentucky (6), Prairie View A&M (6), North Carolina Central (6), Georgetown (3), South Carolina St (3), Kennesaw St (1).

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Montana at Eastern Washington

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Cheney, Washington Roos Field (8,600 Red SprinTurf) ROOT SPORTS Northwest DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 27-15-1.

Last Meeting: The Montana Grizzlies rode three touchdowns from freshman Jeremy Calhoun to a big first-half lead on the way to a 57-16 victory over Eastern Washington in a key Big Sky Conference football game in 2015.

Calhoun’s touchdown runs covered 3, 1 and 3 yards, and the Grizzlies (6-4, 5-2) used a fumble return

by Herbert Gamboa and an interception return by JR Nelson to push out to a 50-9 lead midway through the third quarter.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is

13-7 overall, and is 8-4 in Big Sky play. Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 79-31 overall, and is 54-14 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Kupp had his 27th game of 100 or more receiving yards in last week’s win over Montana State...

Gage Gubrud’s 520 yards passing was a school record... Eastern Washington has had a player earn Player of the Week honors in five of the eight weeks of the season... This game features the Big Sky’s leader in total offense (Eastern Washington) against the leader in total defense (Montana)... Montana’s Jeremy Calhoun leads the Big Sky in scoring (8.6).

Weber State at North Dakota

Saturday, noon Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 FieldTurf) Midco Sports Network www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series, 2-0.

Last Meeting: Jadrian Clark threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns to lead Weber State to a 25-24 come-from-behind win over North Dakota in 2015. Trailing 24-10 in the fourth quarter, Weber State (4-3, 3-1 Big Sky) got a

43-yard field goal from Josh Kealamakia with 12:32 to go, then Tui Satuala and Cody Eyolfson caught touchdown passes from Clark. The Wildcats missed both two-point conversion attempts after the fourth quarter TDs but had enough to edge into the lead.

The Coaches: Weber State coach Jay Hill is 13-17 overall, and is 11-9 in Big Sky play. North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 18-13 overall, and is 13-8 in Big Sky play.

Notes: North Dakota’s six-game win streak is the longest since the program opened the 2007 season with six consecutive wins... Jay Hill’s first career win at Weber State came at North Dakota in 2014... Schweigert is 0-2 against the Wildcats... North Dakota leads the Big Sky in scoring defense, allowing 21.8 points per game... The Fighting Hawks are second in the Big Sky in rushing offense, averaging 219.6 points per game. North Dakota allows just 109 rush yards.

Northern Colorado at Portland State

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Portland, Oregon Providence Park (18,627 FieldTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Portland State leads the alltime series, 7-4.

Last Meeting: Trae Riek ran for 145 yards on 25 carries and scored on a 2-yard run with 23 seconds left to lift Northern Colorado to a 35-32 win over Portland State in 2015.The Bears (5-4, 3-4 Big Sky Conference) took over on their 11 with 44 seconds to play after a Viking punt.

Jacob Knipp, who threw for 270 yards, hit Alex Wesley for 58 yards on the first play and then Knipp hooked up with Riek for 28 yards to the 2.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY The Coaches: Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 19-44 overall, and is 12-33 in Big Sky play. Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 11-8 overall, and is 7-5 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Northern Colorado had just six sacks all season, but had a fivesack performance against Sacramento State... UNC receiver Hakeem Deggs leads the team with five receiving touchdowns... The Vikings are coming off a bye... Northern Colorado allows the most first downs to opponents in the Big Sky, surrendering 25.7 per game... The Bears are the most penalized team in the Big Sky, with 83.4 yards per game... PSU is last in turnover margin (-1.43).

Southern Utah at Idaho State

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 HelasTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Idaho State leads the all-time series, 10-5-1.

Last Meeting: Justin Arias threw for 465 yards with four touchdowns and Xavier Finney ran for 165 yard and three TDs to lead Idaho State to a 56-28 win over Southern Utah in 2014. Arias was 30 of 50 with no interceptions.

Finney had a pair of 1-yard runs for touchdowns in the first half as the Bengals built a 35-21 advantage.

The Coaches: Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 3-4 overall, and is 2-3 in Big Sky play. Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 95-121, and is 63-78 in Big Sky play.

Notes: The Thunderbirds had a 36-14 lead at home against rival Weber State, before allowing 23 points in the final eight minutes... Idaho State is second to last in the Big Sky Conference in turnover margin, with -0.86... Southern Utah is winless on the road this season... Idaho State’s Mario Jenkins leads the Big Sky in tackles-per-game (10)... Southern Utah’s Tyler Collet leads the Big Sky in interceptions with four... The

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Montana running back Jeremy Calhoun runs around the edge of the Eastern Washington defense last year to score his third touchdown, all in the first half.

Thunderbirds are last in the Big Sky in pass defense, allowing 312.9 yards per game.

Cal Poly at Sacramento State

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the

all-time series, 19-6.

Last Meeting: Chris Brown threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes and Cal Poly built a 26-0 lead and cruised to a 36-14 win over Sacramento State in 2015. The Mustangs (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) rushed for 366 yards on 60 carries. Reagan Enger led the way with 91 yards on six carries, including a 70-yard run for

a touchdown that pushed the Cal Poly lead to 36-7 with 5:19 left to play. Joe Protheroe ran for a Cal Poly touchdown.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 96-80 overall, and is 65-54 in Big Sky play. Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 13-40 overall, and is 9-28 in Big Sky play.

Notes: The Mustangs continue to

lead the Big Sky in rushing offense, averaging 347.9 yards per game...

Joe Protheroe leads the Big Sky in rushing, with 125.5 yards per game...

Cal Poly quarterback Dano Graves leads the Big Sky in pass efficiency at 207.9... The Hornets are last in the Big Sky in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game. Sac State is also last in total defense, allowing 500 yards per game... Sac State coach Jody Sears is 0-4 against Cal Poly... This is Sacramento State’s final game before a bye week.

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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 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 Holden Ryan LB 6-3 225 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 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 Mike Ralston OL 6-5 266 Caleb Mitchell LS 6-1 185 Gage Smith LB 6-3 206 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 259 Alex Thomas LB 6-0 211 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 221 Jackson Thiebes OL 6-5 301 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 299 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 285 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 315 Thayne Jackson OL 6-5 312 McCauley Todd OL 6-7 304 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-4 244 Ben Weyer OL 6-4 301 Devon Dietrich OL 6-4 309 Cooper Sprunk C 6-4 293 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 320 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 314 Robert Luke C 6-4 316 David Reese OL 6-7 298 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 312 Max Kelly OL 6-7 301 Josh Horner WR 6-5 220 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 175 Samori Toure WR 6-3 172 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 222 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 208 Ben Hardy WR 6-6 225 Dareon Nash WR 6-2 170 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 226 Tim Semenza K 5-7 167 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 294 Myles McKee-Osibodu DT 6-3 264 Zach Peevey DT 6-3 274 Devin Maua DE 6-3 240 Andrew Harris DE 6-4 215 Ryan Johnson DE 6-3 245 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 314 Reggie Tilleman DE 6-4 266

Year

GRIZZLY GAME

R-Jr. R-So. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. 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. R-Fr.

Glendale, Ariz.

Renton, Wash.

Auburn, Wash.

Anthem, Ariz.

Billings, Mont.

Bozeman, Mont.

Brenham Texas 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. Billings, Mont.

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

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

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. R-Jr. 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.

Eugene, Ore. 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.

Hometown

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 CB 1 Markell Sanders, So.

OLB 36 James Banks, Jr.

FS 9 Yamen Sanders, Sr.

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 93 Zach Peevey, Sr.

DE 97 Ryan Johnson, Sr.

P 35 Eric Williams, So.

CB 18 JR Nelson, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 51 Tucker Schye, Jr. NT 92 Myles McKee-Osibodu, Jr. DT 49 Jesse Sims, R-Fr. 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 2 Ryan McKinley, Jr.

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EASTERN WASHINGTON STARTING DEFENSE CB 19 Josh Lewis, So.

OLB 35 Alek Kacmarcik, So.

S 13 Mitch Fettig, So.

DE 54 Albert Havili, Jr. MLB 4 Miquiyah Zamora, Sr.

DT 55 Andre Lino, Jr.

S 32 Zach Bruce, Sr.

NT 94 Matthew Sommer, Sr DE 3 Samson Ebukam, Sr.

Rover 23 J.J. Njoku, Sr.

P 34 Jordan Dascalo, Jr.

CB 6 Nzuzi Webster, So.

EASTERN WASHINGTON BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 90 Keenan Williams, So. DT 57 Dylan Ledbetter, Fr. NT 99 Jay-Tee Tiuli, Jr. DE 93 Marcus Saugen, Jr. OLB 40 Ketner Kupp, So. MLB 59 Kurt Calhoun, So.

Rover 29 John Kreifels, Jr. CB 18 D’Londo Tucker, Jr. S 17 Jake Hoffman, Jr. S 38 Tysen Prunty, Fr. CB 27 Victor Gamboa, Jr.

EASTERN WASHINGTON STARTING OFFENSE WR 1 Shaq Hill, Sr.

WR 11 Kendrick Bourne, Sr.

RT 74 Nick Ellison, So.

RB 2 Jabari Wilson, Sr.

RG 70 Matt Meyer, So. C 75 Spencer ckburn, So.

QB 8 Gage Gubrud, So.

LG 64 Chris hlichting, Fr. LT 65 Tristen Taylor, Fr. WR 10 Cooper Kupp, Sr. TE 9 Zach Wimberly, Sr.

K 62 62 Roland Alcobendas, Jr.

EASTERN WASHINGTON BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 12 Reilly Hennessey, So. RB 28 Antoine Custer Jr, Fr. TE 89 Jayce Gilder, R-Fr. WR 81 Stu Stiles, So. WR 7 Nic Sblendorio, Jr. WR 14 Jayson Williams, Fr.

LT 61 Beau Byus, So. LG 63 Jack Hunter, So. C 69 Will Gram, Fr. RG 67 D.J. Dyer, Fr. LT 66 Kaleb Levao, So.

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Stockton, Calif.

Carson, Calif.

Portland, Ore. Pasco, Wash.

Maple Valley, Wash.

Antioch, Calif.

Sammamish, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore. Tumwater, Wash.

Yakima, Wash.

Portland, Ore. Camas, Wash.

Olympia, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash.

La Habra, Calif.

Fresno, Calif.

Spokane, Wash.

Federal Way, Wash.

Lakewood, Wash.

Bothell, Wash.

Puyallup, Wash.

Antioch, Calif.

Tacoma, Wash.

Olympia, Wash.

Sylmar, Calif.

Tacoma, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash.

Berkeley, Calif.

Modesto, Calif.

Oakland, Calif.

Tacoma, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Tigard, Ore. Woodinville, Wash.

Gig Harbor, Wash.

Beaverton, Ore. Everett, Wash.

Yakima, Wash.

Tumwater, Wash.

Royal, Wash.

Boise, Idaho Leavenworth, Wash.

Los Angeles, Calif.

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Mead, Wash.

Vancouver, Wash.

Okanogan, Wash.

Marysville, Wash.

Kent, Wash.

Seattle, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Federal Way, Wash.

Seattle, Wash.

Wenatchee, Wash.

West Seattle, Wash.

Lynnwood, Wash.

Zilah, Wash.

Arlington, Wash.

Camas, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

North Bend, Wash.

Stockton, Calif.

Aberdeen, Wash.

Kennewick, Wash.

Troy, Idaho Lynden, Wash.

Bremerton, Wash.

Moscow, Idaho Bellingham, Wash.

Olympia, Wash.

Tigard, Ore. Everett, Wash.

Camas, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Goodyear, Ariz.

Modesto, Calif.

Mukiteo, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Pasco, Wash.

Kent, Wash.

Corvallis, Mont.

Cheney, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Tumwater, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

Salem, Ore. North Bend, Wash.

Seattle, Wash.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY With Montana’s biggest game just hours away, I keep thinking back to a conversation I had with Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin.

It was three summers ago in Park City, Utah. Off the cuff I asked the most successful coach in the Big Sky Conference why the heck he was still in Cheney, Washington.

He laughed.

“The truth is if I really wanted to be gone, I’d be gone by now,” he replied. “That’s not the case.

The grass isn’t always greener.

It’s just not.”

Humble, hard-working and sincere. Baldwin is a gem.

Eastern Washington is fortunate to have such an accomplished offensive guru running the show.

Cheney is a nice little town and all, but let’s face it: It’s no Missoula. Nor is it on par with Ogden, Bozeman, Grand Forks or even Pocatello.

Yet Baldwin remains in this place with a population of just over 11,000. He’s been at it nine seasons and in that time he has won a national championship and posted a sparkling 54-14 mark in Big Sky play.

Baldwin would look mighty good in maroon and silver.

That’s not taking anything away from Montana’s current staff.

It’s just me daydreaming, wondering what might have been if

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NoCo 27, Portlandia 24. Bob: Portland State 24, Northern Colorado 21. Greg: Portland State 34, Northern Colorado 23.

Bill: Vikings 28, Bears 21.

NO. 14 CAL POLY AT SACRAMENTO STATE: The Mustangs are looking good for a playoff berth, so there’s no way they’re going to lose focus against the hapless Hornets. Sac State has had a load of trouble BILL AJ BOB GREG putting points on the board.

SPELTZ MAZZOLINI MESEROLL RACHAC They average 18.5 per game, which is roughly half as many as the Mustangs (35.0). It’s also worth noting Cal Poly is riding a two-game win streak. AJ: Cal Poly 28, Sac State 0. Bob: Cal the feel-good story of the Big NO. 16 MONTANA AT NO. somehow he landed in Zootown.

Sky. But after spotting the Thun- Poly 67, Sac State 7. Greg: Cal 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON: The scariest part about derbirds such a big lead last week Poly 48, Sacramento State 24.

Expect a shootout thriller Saturday’s Griz-Eagles tilt is Bill: Mustangs 44, Hornets 21. before rallying, this may be the between the two most prolific the Grizzlies hammered the SOUTHERN UTAH AT week that Weber finally tastes offenses in the Big Sky. If Moninjury-riddled Eagles last year tana can eliminate turnovers and league defeat. AJ: North Dakota IDAHO STATE: Both teams in Missoula, 57-16. The Eagles, 12, Weber 10. Bob: North Dakota are anxious to get back on the who proceeded to lose their final force a few, it can win. But the 42, Weber State 35. Greg: North winning track. The Bengals have three in 2015, no doubt remem- smart money is on the Eagles in lost three in a row and the ThunDakota 31, Weber State 27. Bill: Cheney. For whatever reason, ber the experience. derbirds two. Something has to Hawks 34, Wildcats 24.

Montana may stay with East- Montana QB Brady Gustafson give this weekend. You have to NORTHERN COLORADO ern for a while Saturday because just seems to play a lot better wonder what is going through AT PORTLAND STATE: Who at home than on the road. AJ: the Eagles’ defense has played the minds of the SUU players are could have predicted the Bears Montana 57, Eastern 16. Bob: like a wall of Jell-O for most of blowing such a big lead at home Montana 68, Eastern Washington would have the same league the season. But I have a hard to in-state rival Weber last week. record as the Montana Grizzlies 67. Greg: Eastern Washington time picking UM to win after on the last weekend of October? On the other hand, they’re prob50, Montana 49. Bill: Eagles 55, losing its last two on the road. ably eager to get that nasty taste Or that the Vikings would be Grizzlies 51.

I hope wideout Jerry Louieof defeat out of their mouths. AJ: 2-5 after such a successful 2015 WEBER STATE AT NO. 17 McGee returns and the Grizzlies Southern Utah 42, Idaho State season? Portland State has the prove me wrong. But for the first NORTH DAKOTA: The Fightworst attendance in the Big Sky, 21. Bob: Idaho State 35, Southern ing Hawks are 3-0 at home this time time season, I’m picking Utah 33. Greg: Southern Utah 27, but they’re due for a win after season and their list of victims against the maroon and silver. playing Cal Poly and Weber State Idaho State 17. Bill: Thunderbirds includes Cal Poly and Southern Call it cold feet after last 48, Bengals 47. tough the last two weeks. AJ: Utah. The Wildcats have been week’s debacle in Flagstaff.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Oct. 23, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

151 148

176

245 243 232 220 210 203 202

276

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

868

1,408 1,026

1,757 1,278 1,082 1,487 1,164 1,495 1,097 1,119 847

3,134 2,439 2,441 2,435 969 1,538 1,747 1,928 1,422 1,710 1,357 1,749 1,400 1,581

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

326 314

Total 4,002 3,847 3,467 3,404 3,295 3,025 3,010 2,909 2,874 2,852 2,846 2,519 2,428

166 174

200 206 207 208 212

235 246 255 267

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

Others through seven games

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

907 834 872

1,319 1,705 1,908 1,526 1,307 1,401 1,733 1,161 2,016 1,563 1,659 1,224 2,065 1,843 1,491 1,159 2,190 1,300 2,055 1,603 2,027 1,948 2,052

298 300 Total 2,226 2,539 2,780 2,833 3,134 3,177 3,222 3,289 3,334 3,349 3,355 3,630 4,000

MISSOULIAN STAFF

MONTANA (5-2) 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 60 Opponents 42

Griz 44.9 176 1027 4.6 220-336-6 2441 7.3 3468 79.9 6.2 15-20.9 18-234 14-9 53-68.1 29-41.3 30:08 48-111 6-15 19-154 30-31 22-31 116 69 69 52 31 41

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 23.7 120 908 3.3 92-214-5 1319 6.2 2227 69.9 4.6 38-23.2 17-130 15-9 58-82.1 54-40.4 29:52 28-107 4-13 12-54 16-26 15-26 – 314 – 166

Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 58-414 (7.1), long 59, 9 TDs John Nguyen 90-412 (4.6 ypc), long 81, 1 TDs Treshawn Favors 19-101 (5.3), long 21, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 199-302-5, 2195 yards, long 75, 22 TDs Chad Chalich 13-19-1, 196 yards, long 60, 2 TDs Receiving Louie-McGee 41-366 (8.9 ypc), long 61, 2 TDs Justin Calhoun 31-391 (12.6), long 47, 3 TDs James Homan 28-388 (13.9), long 58, 3 TDs Caleb Lyons 22-102 (4.6), long 25, 1 TD Keenan Curran 21-309 (14.7), long 75, 5 TD Josh Horner 17-192 (11.3), long 34, 4 TDs Nguyen 15-187 (12.5), long 35, 1 TD

Tackles LB Josh Buss 52, 31 solo LB James Banks 38, 9 solo S Justin Strong 42, 26 solo DE Caleb Kidder 36, 11 solo LB Connor Strahm 41, 12 solo DE Ryan Johnson 29, 11 solo Tackles for loss LB Buss 14.5-66 DE Johnson 6.0-41 DE Kidder 9.0-41 LB Strahm 4.0-23 DE Tucker Schye 7.0-23 DT Zach Peevey 3.0-5 Sacks DE Kidder 4.5-34 LB Strahm 2.5-20 LB Buss 3.5-37 LB Shayne Cochran 1.0-8 DE Johnson 3.5-32 DE Schye 1.0-7 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 2-2 S Strong 1-78 LB Strahm 1-78 DE Johnson 1-40 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 0-2 CB Korey Alexander 0-1 Pass breakups CB Sanders 6 CB McKinley 3 CB Reynard 3 CB JR Nelson 3 Blocked kicks DE Kidder 2 Defensive touchdowns LB Strahm 1 INT DE Bedell 1 FUM S Strong 1 INT

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 32-39/10-11, long 47, 0 blocked, 62 points Brandon Purdy 1-1/1-2, long 38, 1 blocked, 4 points Punting Eric Williams 29-41.3, long 54, 1 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Louie-McGee 8-19.2, long 81, 1 TD Nguyen 8-6.9, long 24, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Louie-McGee 7-21.9, long 45, 0 TDs Caleb Lyons 7-22.4, long 29, 0 TDs

EASTERN WASHINGTON (6-1) 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 E. Washington 50 Opponents 59

Eagles 46.6 200 868 3.7 234-330-6 3119 9.5 3987 80.4 7.1 22-24.9 4-11.8 5-2 56-69.1 21-42.8 29:15 54-102 7-15 16-93 30-37 26-37 69 115 92 92 28 50

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 33.6 160 1386 5.0 145-237-10 1733 7.3 3119 73.4 6.1 29-20.0 5-12.6 7-5 62-83.6 36-40.5 30:45 42-101 7-11 15-103 19-23 16-23 0 – 326 6 – 235

Rushing Gage Gubrud 77-372 (4.8 ypc), long 30, 4 TDs Jabari Wilson 47-192 (4.1), long 15, 0 TDs Antoine Custer Jr. 37-75, long 9, 3 TDs Passing Gubrud 212-299-6, 2871 yards, long 75, 27 TDs Reilly Hennessey 21-28-0, 226 yards, long 37, 3 TDs Receiving Cooper Kupp 59-866 (14.7 ypc), long 75, 8 TDs Kendrick Bourne 49-691 (14.1), long 40, 3 TDs Shaq Hill 42-669 (15.9), long 45, 9 TDs Stu Stiles 20-292 (14.6), long 37, 2 TDs Nic Sblendorio 15-181 (12.1), long 35, 2 TDs Sam McPherson 15-134 (8.9), long 32, 1 TD Custer Jr. 14-92 (6.6), long 15, 1 TD

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Tackles Zach Bruce 59, 31 solo Alek Kacmarcik 36, 17 solo Miquiyah Zamora 54, 26 solo Samson Ebukam 33, 14 solo Mitch Fettig 40, 27 solo Albert Havili 30, 14 solo Tackles for loss Ebukam 5.5-22 Ketner Kupp 2.5-12 Zamora 4.0-17 Fettif 2.5-9 Jay-Tee Tiuli 3.4-25 Dylan Ledbetter 2.5-8 Sacks Tiuli 3.5-25 Zamora 2.0-14 Ebukam 2.5-18 K. Kupp 1.5-11 Interceptions Bruce 3-50 Jake Hoffman 1-15 D’londo Tucker 2-27 Victor Gamboa 1-12 Fettig 2-3 Nzuzi Webster 1-15 Fumbles forced-recovered Ebukam 1-2 Jack Sendelbach 1-0 Gamboa 1-1 J.J. Njoku 0-1 Bruce 1-0 Tucker 0-1 Jim Townsend 1-0 Pass breakups Fettig 4 Njoku 2 Tucker 3 Gamboa 2 Blocked kicks Keenan Williams 1 Defensive touchdowns Tucker 1 INT

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Roldan Alcobendas 38-39/6-10, long 48, 1 blocked, 56 points Jordan Dascalo 0-0/1-3, long 48, 0 blocked, 3 points Punting Dascalo 18-44.1, long 58, 4 inside 20, 1 touchback, 0 blocked Punt returns C. Kupp 3-14.3, long 16, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Webster 8-29-8, long 65, 0 TDs Hill 6-15.3, long 18, 0 TDs Custer Jr. 4-45.5, long 93, 1 TD

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BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg E. Wash 7 44 39 1 0 7 0 326 46.6 Montana 7 41 33 1 0 11 0 314 44.9 Cal Poly 7 33 32 0 0 5 0 245 35.0 NAU 8 36 34 1 0 8 0 276 34.5 N. Colorado 7 32 31 0 0 3 0 232 33.1 N. Dakota 8 31 28 0 0 9 1 243 30.4 Weber St. 7 27 23 2 0 4 1 203 29.0 Portland St. 7 27 26 1 0 4 0 202 28.9 UC Davis 8 28 24 1 0 8 1 220 27.5 Montana St. 8 27 24 0 0 8 0 210 26.2 S. Utah 7 24 21 0 1 3 0 176 25.1 Idaho St. 7 21 18 1 0 1 1 151 21.6 Sac St. 8 19 13 2 0 5 1 148 18.5 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 7 419 2435 5.8 21 347.9 N. Dakota 8 371 1757 4.7 17 219.6 Portland St. 7 304 1495 4.9 18 213.6 Montana St. 8 300 1487 5.0 17 185.9 N. Colorado 7 262 1278 4.9 14 182.6 NAU 8 304 1408 4.6 9 176.0 S. Utah 7 247 1119 4.5 10 159.9 Weber St. 7 252 1097 4.4 10 156.7 Montana 7 223 1026 4.6 13 146.6 Sac St. 8 309 1164 3.8 10 145.5 UC Davis 8 253 1082 4.3 13 135.2 E. Wash 7 233 868 3.7 12 124.0 Idaho St. 7 196 847 4.3 9 121.0 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg N. Dakota 8 22 18 0 0 8 0 174 21.8 Montana 7 23 22 0 0 2 0 166 23.7 NAU 8 26 20 2 0 9 0 207 25.9 Montana St. 8 26 25 0 0 9 0 208 26.0 Cal Poly 7 26 23 0 0 7 0 200 28.6 S. Utah 7 27 22 1 0 6 1 206 29.4 Weber St. 7 28 25 1 1 5 0 212 30.3 E. Wash 7 31 29 0 0 6 1 235 33.6 N. Colorado 7 30 26 2 0 12 0 246 35.1 Idaho St. 7 33 32 1 0 7 1 255 36.4 Sac St. 8 40 37 0 0 7 0 298 37.2 UC Davis 8 40 34 4 0 6 0 300 37.5 Portland St. 7 38 31 1 0 2 0 267 38.1 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 8 260 872 3.4 5 109.0 Cal Poly 7 202 834 4.1 9 119.1 Montana 7 275 907 3.3 9 129.6 NAU 8 286 1161 4.1 16 145.1 Montana St. 8 290 1224 4.2 12 153.0 S. Utah 7 270 1159 4.3 9 165.6 N. Colorado 7 290 1300 4.5 15 185.7 E. Wash 7 277 1401 5.1 14 200.1 UC Davis 8 329 1603 4.9 21 200.4 Weber St. 7 294 1526 5.2 14 218.0 Idaho St. 7 306 1563 5.1 18 223.3 Sac St. 8 310 1948 6.3 21 243.5 Portland St. 7 302 1843 6.1 18 263.3 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash 7 330 234 6 70.9 3134 9.5 30 447.7 Montana 7 336 220 6 65.5 2441 7.3 24 348.7 NAU 8 299 193 4 64.5 2439 8.2 26 304.9 Weber St. 7 246 153 8 62.2 1749 7.1 15 249.9 N. Colorado 7 204 132 7 64.7 1747 8.6 18 249.6 UC Davis 8 284 169 6 59.5 1928 6.8 11 241.0 Idaho St. 7 293 169 8 57.7 1581 5.4 11 225.9 Sac St. 8 314 150 10 47.8 1710 5.4 9 213.8 S. Utah 7 227 125 7 55.1 1400 6.2 12 200.0 Portland St. 7 161 88 9 54.7 1357 8.4 8 193.9 N. Dakota 8 199 120 2 60.3 1538 7.7 11 192.2 Montana St. 8 229 107 10 46.7 1422 6.2 10 177.8 Cal Poly 7 84 57 2 67.9 969 11.5 12 138.4 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash 7 868 3134 563 4002 7.1 42 571.7 Montana 7 1026 2441 559 3467 6.2 37 495.3 Cal Poly 7 2435 969 503 3404 6.8 33 486.3 NAU 8 1408 2439 603 3847 6.4 35 480.9 N. Colorado 7 1278 1747 466 3025 6.5 32 432.1 N. Dakota 8 1757 1538 570 3295 5.8 28 411.9 Portland St. 7 1495 1357 465 2852 6.1 26 407.4 Weber St. 7 1097 1749 498 2846 5.7 25 406.6

UC Davis 8 Montana St. 8 S. Utah 7 Sac St. 8 Idaho St. 7 Weber St. Montana Portland St. Idaho St. N. Dakota Cal Poly E. Wash NAU UC Davis Sac St. Montana St. N. Colorado S. Utah

G 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7

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

G 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8

G N. Dakota 8 E. Wash 7 NAU 8 S. Utah 7 UC Davis 8 Cal Poly 7 Sac St. 8 Montana 7 Weber St. 7 N. Colorado 7 Montana St. 8 Idaho St. 7 Portland St. 7 E. Wash Montana NAU N. Dakota Cal Poly N. Colorado Sac St. UC Davis Weber St. Portland St. Montana St. Idaho St. S. Utah Cal Poly E. Wash Portland St. Montana Weber St. N. Colorado NAU Idaho St. N. Dakota Sac St. Montana St. UC Davis S. Utah Montana N. Dakota Montana St.

1082 1487 1119 1164 847

1928 537 3010 5.6 24 376.2 1422 529 2909 5.5 27 363.6 1400 474 2519 5.3 22 359.9 1710 623 2874 4.6 19 359.2 1581 489 2428 5.0 20 346.9 PASS DEFENSE Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 209 116 4 55.5 1307 6.3 13 186.7 214 92 5 43.0 1319 6.2 13 188.4 189 109 4 57.7 1491 7.9 19 213.0 217 120 7 55.3 1659 7.6 13 237.0 289 158 13 54.7 1908 6.6 15 238.5 231 153 4 66.2 1705 7.4 15 243.6 237 145 10 61.2 1733 7.3 16 247.6 294 175 6 59.5 2016 6.9 10 252.0 242 154 7 63.6 2027 8.4 18 253.4 259 166 4 64.1 2052 7.9 16 256.5 304 188 9 61.8 2065 6.8 14 258.1 262 176 0 67.2 2055 7.8 14 293.6 281 159 10 56.6 2190 7.8 18 312.9 TOTAL DEFENSE Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 907 1319 489 2226 4.6 22 318.0 872 1908 549 2780 5.1 20 347.5 834 1705 433 2539 5.9 24 362.7 1161 2016 580 3177 5.5 26 397.1 1526 1307 503 2833 5.6 27 404.7 1224 2065 594 3289 5.5 26 411.1 1401 1733 514 3134 6.1 30 447.7 1603 2027 571 3630 6.4 39 453.8 1563 1659 523 3222 6.2 31 460.3 1843 1491 491 3334 6.8 37 476.3 1159 2190 551 3349 6.1 27 478.4 1300 2055 552 3355 6.1 29 479.3 1948 2052 569 4000 7.0 37 500.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 6 13 19 8 2 10 +9 1.12 5 10 15 2 6 8 +7 1.00 9 6 15 5 4 9 +6 0.75 4 10 14 3 7 10 +4 0.57 6 7 13 3 6 9 +4 0.50 4 4 8 5 2 7 +1 0.14 10 4 14 4 10 14 +0 0.00 9 5 14 9 6 15 -1 -0.14 5 4 9 3 8 11 -2 -0.29 7 0 7 3 7 10 -3 -0.43 7 9 16 11 10 21 -5 -0.62 2 7 9 7 8 15 -6 -0.86 3 4 7 8 9 17 -10 -1.43 FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 7 56 133 11 200 7 55 103 18 176 8 67 96 12 175 8 84 69 10 163 7 121 40 1 162 7 65 79 11 155 8 63 80 12 155 8 51 81 18 150 7 55 83 9 147 7 70 58 10 138 8 63 60 13 136 7 40 76 13 129 7 50 60 13 123 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct 7 55 103 53.4 7 54 102 52.9 7 42 93 45.2 7 48 111 43.2 7 40 103 38.8 7 32 85 37.6 8 47 128 36.7 7 39 107 36.4 8 39 115 33.9 8 48 142 33.8 8 37 114 32.5 8 33 110 30.0 7 25 98 25.5 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct 7 28 107 26.2 8 41 120 34.2 8 42 118 35.6

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

8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8

40 110 48 128 43 110 40 99 44 106 47 113 39 93 48 113 40 90 57 118 SACKS BY G Sacks 8 23 7 20 7 16 8 15 8 15 7 15 8 14 8 13 7 12 7 11 7 11 7 9 7 8 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 7 3 8 5 7 10 7 10 7 12 7 13 8 13 8 14 7 14 7 15 8 19 7 22 8 26 PENALTIES G No Yds 7 34 307 8 46 376 8 44 386 7 40 340 7 42 389 8 46 447 7 46 410 7 40 429 8 56 493 7 53 477 7 56 484 8 59 556 7 64 584 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 7 7 8 8 8 10 7 13 18 7 6 10 7 6 10 8 8 14 8 8 14 8 5 9 8 13 25 7 9 18 7 6 12 7 7 15 7 6 15 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time 8 276:29 7 236:40 7 222:06 8 245:02 7 211:32 7 210:57 8 237:00 7 204:44 8 232:09 8 225:30 7 195:12 7 189:28 7 180:49

36.4 37.5 39.1 40.4 41.5 41.6 41.9 42.5 44.4 48.3 Yards 170 158 93 101 76 87 80 96 64 63 79 67 38 Yards 16 23 55 84 54 78 90 88 92 103 122 110 169 Avg/G 43.9 47.0 48.2 48.6 55.6 55.9 58.6 61.3 61.6 68.1 69.1 69.5 83.4 Pct 87.5 80.0 72.2 60.0 60.0 57.1 57.1 55.6 52.0 50.0 50.0 46.7 40.0 Avg/G 34:33 33:48 31:43 30:37 30:13 30:08 29:37 29:14 29:01 28:11 27:53 27:04 25:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 6 136 753 5.5 7 76 125.5 6 67 571 8.5 4 72 95.2 7 109 652 6.0 2 87 93.1 6 100 555 5.6 3 29 92.5 8 146 723 5.0 9 90 90.4 6 86 476 5.5 5 72 79.3 8 112 619 5.5 7 60 77.4 6 95 453 4.8 6 29 75.5 7 77 527 6.8 3 33 75.3 6 100 451 4.5 3 71 75.2 PASSING Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 7 299 212 6 70.9 2886 27 412.3 Gustafson UM SR 7 302 199 5 65.9 2195 22 313.6 Clark WSU SR 7 244 152 8 62.3 1743 14 249.0 Scott UCD SR 7 230 141 5 61.3 1674 9 239.1 Sloter UNCO SR 7 185 119 7 64.3 1545 16 220.7 Gueller ISU SO 7 280 166 8 59.3 1539 11 219.9 Studsrud UND JR 8 199 120 2 60.3 1538 11 192.2 Kemp NAU SR 6 173 109 3 63.0 1123 10 187.2 Tyler SUU FR 7 203 116 5 57.1 1307 12 186.7 Ketteringham SAC SO 8 257 130 9 50.6 1471 9 183.9 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 7 372 2886 376 3258 465.4 Gustafson UM SR 7 7 2195 333 2202 314.6 Clark WSU SR 7 294 1743 311 2037 291.0 Scott UCD SR 7 -14 1674 255 1660 237.1 Kuresa PSU SR 7 423 1225 249 1648 235.4 Gueller ISU SO 7 66 1539 325 1605 229.3 Sloter UNCO SR 7 33 1545 232 1578 225.4 Studsrud UND JR 8 164 1538 271 1702 212.8 Ketteringham SAC SO 8 133 1471 318 1604 200.5 Kemp NAU SR 6 64 1123 195 1187 197.8 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Kupp EWU SR 6 59 866 8 75 14.7 144.3 Bourne EWU SR 7 49 696 3 40 14.2 99.4 Hill EWU SR 7 42 669 9 45 15.9 95.6 Miller UNCO SR 7 32 579 2 45 18.1 82.7 Sharp SUU FR 7 44 578 8 90 13.1 82.6 Marks NAU JR 7 32 570 5 87 17.8 81.4 Butler NAU JR 8 45 640 8 51 14.2 80.0 Doss UCD SO 8 48 558 5 50 11.6 69.8 Williams ISU SR 7 42 462 6 63 11.0 66.0 Homan UM JR 6 28 388 3 58 13.9 64.7 TACKLES Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack Jenkins ISU JR 7 LB 25 45 70 10.0 3.0 Stice WSU SO 7 LB 33 34 67 9.6 0.5 Bignell MSU JR 8 LB 53 23 76 9.5 3.0 Zamora EWU SR 6 LB 26 28 54 9.0 2.0 Stout ISU SR 6 LB 24 28 52 8.7 2.0 Pearson SAC SO 8 LB 24 45 69 8.6 1.0 Anderson SAC SO 8 DB 37 31 68 8.5 1.0 Newsom UNCO SR 7 LB 27 32 59 8.4 1.5 Bruce EWU SR 7 DB 31 28 59 8.4 0.0 Meteer SAC JR 8 LB 29 38 67 8.4 1.5 Singleton UNCO SR 7 DB 25 33 58 8.3 2.0 Burton WSU SR 7 SAF 28 30 58 8.3 0.0 Johnson WSU SR 7 LB 30 26 56 8.0 1.5 Thomas NAU SR 7 30 26 56 8.0 0.0 Crouch SAC SR 6 DB 21 26 47 7.8 0.0 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Anau NAU SR 8 DL 5 3 49 6.5 0.81 Kidder UM SR 7 DE 4 1 34 4.5 0.64 Obinna SAC SO 7 DL 4 0 32 4.0 0.57 Buss UM SO 7 LB 3 1 37 3.5 0.50 Johnson UM SR 7 DE 3 1 32 3.5 0.50 Tiuli EWU JR 7 DL 3 1 25 3.5 0.50 Jamison UCD FR 7 DE 3 1 22 3.5 0.50 Pili SUU FR 7 3 1 18 3.5 0.50 Smith NAU JR 7 DL 2 2 28 3.0 0.43 Melvin NAU SR 7 DL 3 0 25 3.0 0.43 Team Protheroe CP Logan NAU Brown SUU Riek UNCO Luuga UCD Tago PSU Oliveira UND Newell MSU Garcia CP T. Garrett WSU

Cl JR FR FR SO SR SR SO SR SR SO

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The Montana defense swarms Northern Arizona running back Corbin Jountti Saturday. Jountti on ran for 41 yards and two touchdowns for the Lumberjacks.

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Northern Arizona head coach Jerome Souers shakes hands after the game with Montana coach Bob Stitt. Souers was defensive coordinator for Montana for nine years, including the 1995 championship season.

E18 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 29, 2016

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Montana wide receiver James Homan stretches for an overthrown ball. Homan caught nine passes against Northern Arizona, including one touchdown.

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