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Safety Yamen Sanders more than just brawn

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / YAMEN SANDERS

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Transfer brings veteran presence to Griz secondary

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The first thing that Montana’s recruiters noticed when digging through Yamen Sanders’ game film is the same thing you’d see standing innocuously behind the senior Griz safety at the grocery store.

At 6 feet, 4 inches tall and a lean 220 pounds, Sanders cuts an imposing figure.

“When other teams get a look at him, he definitely brings an intimidation factor,” Griz teammate Josh Sandry confirmed. “He’s just so big.”

Sanders passes the eye-test, but there’s plenty more than biceps and big hits for this bilingual bruiser. It’s why Montana’s defensive coaches brought him to Missoula as a transfer from FBS Arizona in the summer of 2015.

Tucked inside his helmet is a mind adept at critical thinking — in regards to football and otherwise.

Yamen Sanders Jr. was born in Inglewood, California, a community just southwest of downtown Los Angeles, but he didn’t spend much of his early childhood there. The son of a former USC basketball star, the titular Yamen Sanders Sr., the youngster spent many years on foreign soil during the elder Sanders’ international pro hoops career.

Sanders Sr. played for 10 years across Europe with a stop in Japan as well. The junior Yamen was born about two years into that stretch.

He remembers bits and pieces of their time in places like Germany and Turkey with less foggy memories from a stay in Italy when he was a bit older. Sanders was fluent in English and Italian by the time he was 7. He fell in love with basketball just like his father.

It’s funny, Sanders said at a Griz football practice this week, the things that he remembers most from those years.

Like Italian basketball fans’ propensity to celebrate with toilet paper. After games they’d hurl full rolls from the stands, the streams unraveling in the air like a monochrome indoor fireworks show.

“The floor would just be covered in

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

Yamen Sanders (9) closes in on Eastern Washington running back Sam McPherson last Saturday. Sanders had six tackles in the game against the Eagles. toilet paper,” he recalled. “Whole stadium, toilet paper flying through air.”

As the years passed, his grasp on Italiano softened — as did his desire to play basketball. By high school back in the States at Culver City High, coaches wanted to use his size inside as a post player. Sanders likened himself to a swing guard, slashing to the hoop.

Football started to take over his life. He signed with Arizona as a two-star recruit in 2012. After three years, one redshirt

season and two playing sparingly on special teams, Sanders started searching for new scenery.

Never afraid of traveling to the unknown, he found a “diamond in the rough” in far-flung Montana.

Before Jason Semore was coaching the Griz D’ as defensive coordinator this season, he followed head coach Bob Stitt from Colorado School of Mines to serve as Stitt’s defensive secondary coach.

Soon after the hire, Semore and former DC Ty Gregorak identified safety as a position of need.

They had senior Justin Whitted, sure, but the oft-injured veteran was coming off a shoulder surgery. Behind him and fellow senior Eric Johnson was a void of underclassmen. The coaches needed to find a seasoned safety on the transfer market for 2015 and beyond.

See SANDERS, Page A6

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

2016 a roller coaster for Curran, Griz ISAIAH DUNK for the Missoulian

If you asked Keenan Curran about himself, he’d say he’s just a hardworking student-athlete at the University of Montana.

Griz fans already know that part.

The sophomore wide receiver has had an upand- down season, but he has at least one touchdown in each of Montana’s last four games. Last Saturday at Eastern Washington, Curran hauled in five receptions for 89 yards, and his 47-yard touchdown was his second-longest of the season.

But there’s a side of Keenan Curran that Griz fans don’t know about.

He also says he’s kindhearted, a hopeless romantic, and a heartthrob who doesn’t like scary movies.

He’ll watch romance films though.

The Missoulian chatted with Curran at a recent Griz football practice, the conversation straying from his performance this season and last week’s game at Eastern Washington to his favorite plays on the football field and finally his movie selection.

Q. How has your role changed from the beginning of the year to now?

A. It’s been kind of a roller coaster. At the beginning of the year, it started off as a leadership role. I was going to play a big role in the team’s success, but then I made some mistakes and had to support my team as we went through some success. Now I’m not so much a huge part of the success, but my job is vital to our success. Just a role player I guess I would say.

Q. Yeah, you’ve been seeing a lot of looks lately.

What does that say about the way you’re playing?

A. It’s good because it shows the coaches have confidence in me, but at the same time, with that confidence I have to make the plays. Last week I didn’t have too good of a game. So this game I’ve definitely got to rebound, come back, and play a lot harder.

Q. What makes you and the rest of the receiving corps so dangerous?

A. We have a little bit of everything. Justin Calhoun is super fast and runs really good routes. Jerry (Louie-McGee) is super electric and very quick.

Colin Bingham is super strong. I could go on and on about the guys. We have a mixture of a lot of different things that make us a complete receiving corps, not just a couple good guys.

Q. Do you prefer the deep route or the catch and run?

A. For me, it’s probably the deep route. I’m not super fast, that’s more of Jerry’s thing or Justin’s thing. I didn’t show it last game, but I can make some of the tougher catches on the deep routes.

Q. Speaking of last game, the (Montana) offense gained more yards than Eastern, but it didn’t translate into points. What went on there?

A. You know, I couldn’t say it was one thing. For myself and some of the other receivers, the issue was catching the ball when we needed to catch it and being opportunistic when we had big plays to be made. But I think they (EWU) made the plays they needed to make and

KEENAN CURRAN No. 6

Year: So. Position: WR Height: 6-2 Weight: 201 Hometown: Federal Way, Wash.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Montana’s Keenan Curran (6) stiff-arms Saint Francis defender Glenn Cross in a game at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. we didn’t. We were dropping the ball very easily.

We just didn’t make the tough plays.

Q. You guys have Idaho State this week.

What do you think about the matchup?

A. They’ve got some good defensive backs. I mean, anyone that’s playing Division I football is good, so we’ll see. They’ve been playing a lot of Cover 1 recently. That’s definitely a one-on-one matchup, me against another guy, who’sgoing-to-win type of thing.

I guess we’ll just have to see on Saturday. I’m going to put in the work it takes to be successful on my end, but you never know what’s happening on that end.

Q. How does it feel playing with Brady (Gustafson) out there?

A. He makes my job really easy. He’s one of the best passers in the FCS, so all I’ve got to do is catch the ball and get in the end zone. It makes my job extremely easy.

Q. What’s your personal favorite play this season, if you could describe it?

A. Goal line back

shoulder throws or goal line jump balls. I think it’s something that I’m good at. At the Cal Poly game, I was unsuccessful on one.

But after that I think I’ve

been 100 percent getting that play called and throwing my way.

Q. You described yourself as a hopeless romantic.

Do you watch chick flicks?

A. (Laughs) A little bit with my girlfriend. I’ll watch a few. But yeah, I’m just a super hopeless romantic.

Q. Well, what kind of movies do you watch?

A. I hate scary movies.

They’re just not my thing.

I can’t believe I’m about to admit this but … “Legally Blonde” and “Legally Blonde 2.” (To offensive lineman David Reese) You got some good romantic movies? “The Notebook?”

Reese: What’s that one with Ashton Kutcher? The Vegas one. “What Happens in Vegas?”

Curran: Yeah, “What Happens in Vegas.” You know, all the romantic movies.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / FROM PAGE A2

Sanders Continued

Sanders checked all the right boxes.

“The thing what kind of separates Yamen is how mature he is,” Semore said.

“He’s a grown adult, the way he handles himself and prepares. He knows what he wants out of life and that really impressed me the first couple conversations we had.

“That’s kinda what we were looking for when we were recruiting him.

He has physical tools obviously — he wouldn’t have been at Arizona if he didn’t — but we were looking for some older guys and leadership after guys like J-Whit graduated.”

Sanders claimed one of Montana’s two starting spots at safety by the second game of last season alongside Whitted. He made 64 tackles while starting the remainder of the year and readied himself for 2016 as the team’s second-leading returning tackler.

There were high expectations for Sanders, a rare senior on Montana’s defense who was named to the all-Big Sky Conference preseason honors team.

The results have been mixed, though.

A high ankle sprain suffered in fall camp lingered into the regular season.

Sanders missed the first two games before entering the starting lineup for the first time at Cal Poly on Sept. 24. The safety was a step slower than Griz fans were used to seeing and played more snaps than Semore and Stitt had planned because of injuries at the position.

Moments after reentering the game for a banged-up Justin Strong, another veteran transfer

YAMEN SANDERS No. 9

Year: Sr. Position: FS Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Hometown: Inglewood, Calif. to that than everyone might realize.”

Like most who step on a college campus for athletics, Sanders has professional aspirations.

He’s certainly got the look of a next-level player, an impressive physical specimen hoping for a shot in a league that has recently put more emphasis on taller defensive backs.

Schillinger can’t say if Sanders will have a chance to follow in his footsteps to the NFL. That’s a converTOM BAUER MISSOULIAN sation for another day, but Montana’s Tucker Schye, left, and Yamen Sanders wrap up Cal Poly quarterback Dano Graves earlier this season. one worth soon having.

“We’re not the decision-makers at that Communication in the just six tackles through his hustling pays off.” safety the Griz brought point, but I do know a That’s exactly the com- defensive backfield runs first three games but made in from Oregon State this lot of scouts have come through Sanders, Schilbination of physical and 15 in the three since. He offseason, Sanders was through,” Schillinger said. mental tools that Montana linger explained. also intercepted his first tested by a rare Cal Poly “He’s on their radar.

“I think his best trait is loves in Sanders. Where pass last week. pass late in the fourth “I always tell the guys his ability to get everyone Semore admired SandThat play, in the back quarter. He couldn’t keep now is not the time to else lined up and get our ers’ maturity as a player, of the end zone against up with the Mustangs defense on the same page,” reflect or look forward. safeties coach Shann a dangerous and drivreceiver racing through You’re in the now. But said Schillinger, a former Schillinger narrowed his ing Eastern Washington the secondary for what hopefully when we get to standout Griz safety who offense, snapped a massive analysis even further became the gameplayed four seasons in the that point there’s a future to pinpoint the player’s streak for EWU’s Gage winning touchdown. for him somewhere.”

NFL. “There’s a lot more leadership.

“Physically he’s getting Gubrud. It was the quarclose to being 100 percent; terback’s first interception in 223 pass attempts.

I don’t know if he’ll get The pick saw Sanders there with the season the using his smarts to find way it is though, ‘cause it’s a rough game,” Semore the right position in support of man-coverage corsaid. “We’ve just got nerback JR Nelson. Nelson to keep him physically patched up enough to keep tipped a pass to receiver playing. ... He’s a lot better Shaq Hill, twice, and a Thanks to our Idaho State lunging Sanders scooped than he was three or four Game Day Sponsors up the floating ball before weeks ago, though.” it hit the red turf.

“JR holds his own pretty As Sanders’ condioften, an amazing player, tion has improved little but I just happened to be by little each week, the safety has become a more right place, right time,” Sanders said. “I ran to productive member of Montana’s defense. He had the ball and sometimes

Missoulian, Saturday, November 5, 2016 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

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

QUARTERBACK: He’s made a few too many mistakes the past two weeks, but Brady Gustafson is climbing the FCS ranks as a passer. The big senior is up to fourth in the nation in passing yards (2,593) and fifth in passing touchdowns (24).

OFFENSIVE LINE: The Bengals have allowed the most sacks per game of any team in the Big Sky, 25 in just eight outings (3.15 spg). Saturday will be a fun day for the Griz defensive front against ISU’s sixth combination of linemen this year.

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RUNNING BACK: Only one Big Sky team has attempted fewer rushes than the Grizzlies’ 253 on the year and that’s the Bengals (220). Only one team has fewer than the Bengals’ 10 rushing TDs. Idaho State is proving it’s no threat on the ground so the Griz get the edge here almost by default, even though they’ll likely be without leading rusher Jeremy Calhoun.

WIDE RECEIVERS: KW Williams is a handful to guard on the outside for Idaho State with 553 yards and eight TDs. But hey, there’s only one of him unlike last week when EWU’s allstar three-some chewed up the Griz defense. On the other side Montana has had a bad case of the drops so we’ll give ISU the point here.

DEFENSIVE LINE: Idaho State ranks near the bottom of the league in rushing defense at 226.9 ypg, but some of that comes from its issues at Portland State last month. The Bengals opened the door to PSU’s backs for 531 rush yards. That alone will lose them this category.

LINEBACKERS: Mario Jenkins leads the Big Sky in tackles with 10.2 per game. Teams have neutralized Montana’s fearsome backers in the past two games, which is either a sign that opponents are figuring ways around them or it’s just a temporary downturn. We’ll see how they fare this week before making a judgment.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: The Griz DBs have struggled with the big play the past two weeks but have done a decent job limiting pass-heavy opponents Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington in yards overall. Against a much less dangerous passing team, they should shine once again.

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SPECIAL TEAMS: Idaho State hasn’t made a field goal since the first week of the season and has only attempted two all year. That’s bizarre. Meanwhile the Griz are missing PATs left and right — and left again — with eight in the past five weeks.

Can nobody take this category?

INTANGIBLES: Advantage Griz. Idaho State hasn’t won a game in Missoula since before Washington-Grizzly Stadium opened. ISU’s last triumph at Montana was waaaay back in 1983. The Griz own a 28-2 edge in games since 1985 with those two losses coming by a combined eight points.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY They are what we thought they were.

Remember those famous words from 10 years ago? The entertaining tirade by the late Dennis Green, ex-coach of the Minnesota Vikings and Phoenix Cardinals?

Look it up on Youtube.

It’s worth your time.

Those seven words sum up how I feel about the 19th-ranked Montana football team. Back in July, I was surprised when all those tradition-blind Big Sky Conference pollsters predicted the Grizzlies to finish second in the league.

Right now they’re in eighth. That’s lower than expected but they’ll likely win their last three and finish around fourth with a playoff berth in hand.

If you’re surprised by Montana’s 5-3 record, you’re not seeing clearly.

What’s that you say?

What about those impressive home wins over Southern Utah, Mississippi Valley State and Sacramento State last month?

I say big hairy deal.

Those teams are a combined 5-20.

Montana entered the season with a rebuilt defense. Plus the Grizzlies

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Plus the Cats are a little like Idaho State in that they’ve looked horrible at times but have also had moments where they’ve looked solid. North Dakota barely beat the Cats, 17-15, and Northern Arizona also had a close call with the Kitties, 20-14. AJ: T-birds 23, Cats 10. Bob: Southern Utah 45, Montana State BILL AJ BOB GREG 24. Greg: Southern Utah SPELTZ MAZZOLINI MESEROLL RACHAC 36, Montana State 27. Bill: T-birds 38, Bobcats 28.

NORTHERN ARIZONA AT WEBER STATE: Under the category of things you shocker — they played Big didn’t expect, the Wildcats the Grizzlies. Just to lost a lot of key personnel are in good position for a remind you about the cold, Sky leader North Dakota on the offensive side. close two weeks ago, losing playoff berth if they can hard facts.

You look at the league win out. They’ve won five The good news is there’s 28-21 — but it doesn’t stats and say, “Yeah but seem likely after they were of their last six games and geez, we’re leading the Big plenty to be optimistic their only loss came last about. If UM closes out its bludgeoned at home last Sky in total defense and week at North Dakota, week by Southern Utah. regular season with wins we’re right near the top in over Idaho State, Northern AJ: Grizzly Bears 39, Idaho 27-19. AJ: Lumberjacks total offense!”

State 9. Bob: Montana 67, 35, Weber 27. Bob: Weber To that I’ll respond with Colorado and Montana a question: How did those State — three teams with a Idaho State 7. Greg: Mon- State 21, NAU 17. Greg: combined record of 9-15 — tana 45, Idaho State 17. Bill: Weber State 34, Northern numbers come about?

Arizona 30. Bill: Wildcats then who knows? Momen- Grizzlies 55, Bengals 28.

Montana held MisMONTANA STATE AT 28, Lumberjacks 21. tum is a powerful thing. sissippi Valley State and NO. 16 NORTH SOUTHERN UTAH: The Sac State to a combined DAKOTA AT NORTHIDAHO STATE AT NO. Cats haven’t won a road 14 points. There’s your average-altering defensive 19 MONTANA: Consider- game all season, so there’s ERN COLORADO: Once not much reason to believe again, under the category ing the Grizzlies are playgems. Montana scored a of things you didn’t expect, they’ll change their tune ing for a postseason berth total of 135 points against the Bears are in good against a Thunderbirds and Idaho State has been Mississippi Valley State position for a playoff team fighting for a playoff and Sac State. There’s your blown out in all four of its road games, this is an easy berth. But this one could be berth if they can win out. average-altering offenUnfortunately, they’re up interesting because MSU one to pick. The Bengals sive gems. against a Fighting Hawks is coming off a bye week. are capable of pulling a I’m not here to roast

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team that can claim the conference championship with just two more wins.

AJ: Future Big Sky champs 28, Northern Colorado 14. Bob: North Dakota 33, No. Colorado 2. Greg: North Dakota 37, Northern Colorado 21. Bill: Hawks 35, Bears 31.

NO 3. EASTERN WASHINGTON AT NO. 14 CAL POLY: This is one I’d love to watch — two successful programs with vastly different offensive schemes. After the way the Eagles played defense against the Grizzlies last week, it’s hard to go against coach Beau Baldwin’s crew. AJ: Eastern 42, Cal Poly 41. Bob: Eastern Washington 55, Cal Poly 28.

Greg: Eastern Washington 42, Cal Poly 28. Bill: Eagles 48, Mustangs 45.

PORTLAND STATE AT UC DAVIS: This one is going to be close. The Aggies are playing good football, beating Northern Colorado two weeks ago and scaring Cal Poly last Saturday. I’m picking the Aggies to win at home. AJ: UC Dave 30, Portlandia 28.

Bob: Portland State 42, UC Davis 21. Greg: Portland State 31, UC Davis 27. Bill: Aggies 27, Vikings 24.

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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 16 Jerry LouieMcGee, R-Fr.

K 89 Tim Semenza, R-Fr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 11 Chad Chalich, Sr. RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun, So. H WR 88 Colin Bingham, R-Fr. WR 4 James Homan, Jr. 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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IDAHO STATE STARTING DEFENSE CB 1 Anthony Ricks, So.

OLB 47 Mario Jenkins, Jr. FS 4 Jayson Miller, So.

DE 52 Micah Breland, Jr. MLB 30 Hayden Stout, Sr.

DT 91 Nikko Taylor, Sr.

SS 10 Taison Manu, Sr.

DT 94 JonRhyeem Peoples, Jr. DE 98 Drew Sharkey, Sr.

OLB 25 Joe Martin, So.

P 18 Sean Cheney, So.

CB 5 Caleb Brown, Fr.

IDAHO STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 37 Tate Razor, So. DT 93 Daniel Heck, R-Fr. DT 96 Trevon Aloi, So. DE 87 Chance Salutregui, R-Fr. OLB 40 Jake Pettit, Sr. MLB 44 Christian Holland, So.

OLB 39 Jaxon Landon, So. CB 21 Brandon Monroe, Fr. SS 24 Adkin Aquirre, R-Fr. FS 11 Jeremy Bittle, Sr. CB 2 Lorenzo, Terry, Jr.

IDAHO STATE STARTING OFFENSE WR 15 KW Williams, Sr.

WR 11 Josh Cook, Sr.

RT 64 Garrett Smith, R-Fr. RG 76 Thomas Vazorka, Sr. C 58 Dallen Collins, Fr.

RB 32 Ty Flanagan, R-Fr.

QB 4 Tanner Gueller, So.

LG 75 Jacob Molenaar, Fr.

LT 66 Brian neanganofo, So.

WR 6 Hagen Graves, Jr.

TE 81 Jordan White, Sr.

K 36 Zak Johnson, So.

IDAHO STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 12 Trae Pilster, Jr. RB 23 Jameson Madison, So. WR 20 Michael Dean, Fr. WR 2 Mitch Gueller, Fr. WR 13 Tristan Beard, Fr. LT 79 Dakota Wilson, R-Fr.

LT 79 Dakota Wilson, R-Fr. LG 68 Chris Miedema, So. C 59 Nate Tavernier, R-Fr. RG 65 Tavi Leuta-Ulu, Fr. RT 70 Kyle Jones, So.

IDAHO STATE ROSTER No. 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 58 59 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Chris Reynolds Jr. Anthony Ricks Mitch Gueller Lorenzo Terry III Tanner Gueller Jayson Miller Caleb Brown Pat Carter Hagen Graves Fondereaux Wilson Isaiah Johnson Matt Peterson Tom Jewell Jrue Perkins Alex Espinoza Atoa Fox Taison Manu Isaiah Walter Jeremy Bittle Josh Cook Trae Pilster Tristan Beard Khalil Bell Trey Bell Cougar Coburn Alvin Delve KW Williams Robert Kvinsland Koby Lowe Tucker Louie-McGee Oshea Trujillo Sean Cheney Parker Johnson Michael Dean Kyle LeBlanc Brandon Moneo Nikko Hayes James Madison Adkin Aguirre Joe Martin Andrew Grimes Andy Whittier Brock Davis Jakori Ford Nehamiah McFarlin Hayden Stout Kennon Smith Ty Flanagan Lonell Woodhouse Braeden Mitchell Zak Johnson Tate Razor Kody Graves Jaxon Landon Jake Pettit Luke Holloway Christian Holland Kenneth Turner Austin Campbell Mario Jenkins Austin Schroeder Ryan Shields Andrew Burtenshaw Braiden Beckman Micah Breland Mason Jackson Dallen Collins Nate Tavernier Garrett Smith Tavi Leuta-Ulu Brian Fineanganofo Chris Miedema Cody Abbott Kyle Jones Skyler Phillips Jake Hoggan Carson Sutherland Jacob Molenaar Thomas Vazorka Chase Collins Dakota Wilson Tanner Conner Jordan White Jake Johnson Rasheed Williams Chance Salutregui Nate Page Nate Shubert Matt Nelson Nikko Taylor Clark Jeppesen Daniel Heck JonRhyeem Peoples TJ Togiai Treven Aloi Raemo Trevino Drew Sharkey Tristan Cano

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

Wt. 194 164 200 155 235 177 165 195 179 170 170 187 206 173 185 208 201 188 191 220 217 184 157 160 170 190 212 193 193 180 210 210 175 155 165 170 197 213 174 206 210 160 185 195 190 230 208 190 220 223 180 227 211 224 232 204 215 210 240 229 227 190 235 221 237 215 269 235 318 335 275 316 276 305 322 320 295 336 318 277 288 185 221 220 261 227 225 209 231 295 265 270 330 298 323 285 253 236

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

Hometown Lakewood, Wash.

San Marcos, Calif.

Rochester, Wash.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Rochester, Wash.

San Dimas, Calif.

Ravensdale, Wash.

Boise, Idaho Nampa, Idaho Bakersfield, Calif.

Meridian, Idaho Blackfoot, Idaho Pocatello, Idaho Layton, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Chula Vista, Calif.

Pocatello, Idaho Yakima, Wash.

Antioch, Calif.

Santa Ana, Calif.

Blackfoot, Idaho University Place, Wash.

Marietta, Ga. Meridian, Idaho Arco, Idaho Naples, Florida Des Moines, Iowa Gig Harbor, Wash.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Seattle, Wash.

Jonesboro, Georgia Meridian, Idaho Chaffey, Calif.

San Diego, Calif.

San Mateo, Calif.

Pompoc, Calif.

Banning, Calif.

Brawley, Calif.

Spanaway, Wash.

Lake Stevens, Wash.

Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho Natomas, Calif.

Mission Hills, Calif.

Meridian, Idaho Fruitland, Idaho Las Vegas, Nev. Cerritos, Calif.

Idaho Falls, Idaho Meridian, Idaho Bellevue, Wash.

Nampa, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho Santa Barbara, Calif.

El Cajon, Calif.

Bellflower, Calif.

Federal Wash, Wash.

Blackfoot, Idaho Nampa, Idaho Boise, Idaho San Diego, Calif.

Pocatello, Idaho Kent, Wash.

Tuwila, Wash.

Pasco, Wash.

Caldwell, Idaho Idaho City, Idaho Shelley, Idaho Encino, Calif.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Everett, Wash.

Meridian, Idaho Caldwell, Idaho Eugene, Ore. Driggs, Idaho LaCosta, Calif.

Boise, Idaho Bellingham, Wash.

Mead, Wash.

St. Anthony, Idaho Kent, Wash.

Palm Springs, Calif.

Kuna, Idaho Buena Park, Calif.

Nampa, Idaho Pocatello, Idaho Mulkiteo, Wash.

Rockland, Idaho Rialto, Calif.

Garland, Utah Emmett, Idaho Rigby, Idaho Blackfoot, Idaho Murray, Utah Seattle, Wash.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LSU, Alabama among FBS highlights RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

Auburn and LSU played the last weekend of September and both coaches were under pressure. The ugly game had a bizarre ending. The next day LSU fired coach Les Miles, while Auburn and Gus Malzahn were feeling fortunate to be 2-2.

Now it’s November and both SEC West Tigers are in the race not only for a conference championship, but perhaps a spot in the College Football Playoff.

No. 15 LSU hosts No. 1 Alabama on Saturday for what amounts to an elimination game for the Tigers. Even with a victory, the Tigers would need help to win the West, an amazing prospect given the first month of the season.

Snapping a five-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide would do wonders for interim coach Ed Orgeron as he tries to convince LSU to make him coach-forgood.

No. 11 Auburn faces a much easier task Saturday with Vanderbilt at home. The Tigers have won five straight and if they get to the Iron Bowl without another loss, beating Alabama could earn them a trip to the SEC title game.

How things have changed.

The picks:

MARQUEE MATCHUPS No. 1 Alabama (minus 7) at No. 15 LSU The Tide held Leonard Fournette to 31 yards on 19 carries last season ... ALABAMA 28-23.

No. 9 Nebraska (minus 17) at No. 6 Ohio State

No. 7 Texas A&M (minus 13½) at Mis- No. 199 ... KANSAS STATE 24-21.

The Cornhuskers have not beaten a No. 23 Virginia Tech (plus 10½) at Duke top-10 team on the road (0-9) since coach sissippi State After years of futility against the The Aggies lost their last game in Tom Osborne led the Cornhuskers to a Starkville, but Dak Prescott doesn’t player Hokies, the Blue Devils have won two victory at Washington in 1997 ... OHIO of the last three meetings and lost the there anymore ... TEXAS A&M 38-21.

STATE 31-20. other game by one point ... VIRGINIA UPSET ALERT CONFERENCE CALLS TECH 31-23.

Arizona (plus 17) at No. 25 WashingNo. 8 Wisconsin (minus 6½) at NorthVanderbilt (plus 26) at No. 11 Auburn ton State western The downside of playing Vandy? If the After 0-2 start, the Cougars are the The Wildcats have won two straight Tigers were to get into a three-way tie in biggest threat to Washington in the Pac-12 against the Badgers and could find the SEC West, the record of their nonthemselves in first place in the Big Ten divisional opponents could come into play North ... WASHINGTON STATE 42-24.

West with another victory ... WISCON... AUBURN 42-10, BEST BET. TWITTER REQUESTS SIN 21-20.

TCU (plus 8) at No. 13 Baylor No. 10 Florida (minus 5½) at Arkansas The last three meetings include Texas (minus 3½) at Texas Tech The Razorbacks will have had two two decided by three points each and — @4WallerOU weeks to stew over getting blown one — last season — went to overtime ...

The Charlie Strong Referendum Tour out by Auburn ... ARKANSAS 28-24, BAYLOR 35-28. pulls into Lubbock; the Longhorns had a UPSET SPECIAL. Kansas (plus 34½) at No. 14 six-game winning streak against the Red West Virginia Raiders snapped last year in Austin ...

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS The Jayhawks’ Big 12 losing streak is at TEXAS 50-42.

17 games ... WEST VIRGINIA 45-7.

Georgia (minus 2) at Kentucky Maryland (plus 31) at No. 2 Michigan Georgia Tech (plus 10) at No. 18 — @realBJP Jim Harbaugh faces former assistant The Wildcats have not beaten Georgia DJ Durkin, who has done a solid job in his North Carolina The Tar Heels have won two straight since 2009, but now is the season to do it first season as Terps coach ... MICHIhigh-scoring games against the Yellow ... KENTUCKY 28-23.

GAN 41-15.

Jackets; combined score 86-74 ... NORTH Notre Dame (minus 6½) vs. Navy in Syracuse (plus 26½) at No. 3 Clemson Jacksonville, Florida — @JeffiBelcher The worst defense in the ACC comes to CAROLINA 43-27.

No. 19 Florida State (minus 5) at The Irish didn’t exactly look like a team Death Valley for Deshaun Watson to feast N.C. State about to salvage its season in beating upon ... CLEMSON 52-21.

Seminoles RB Dalvin Cook is back in the Miami last week ... NOTRE DAME 35-31.

No. 4 Washington (minus 17) Heisman Trophy discussion ... FLORIDA Oregon (plus 17) at USC — @mjbx101 at California STATE 35-24.

A couple of emerging quarterbacks in If the Huskies were getting overconfiIowa (plus 7½) at No. 20 Penn State the Pac-12 in Sam Darnold of USC and dent, the College Football Playoff selecIf the Nittany Lions are truly on the Justin Herbert of Oregon ... USC 48-35. tion committee likely knocked that right upswing, this is a game they need to win Record: Last week 13-7 straight; 15-5 out of them ... WASHINGTON 49-28. ... PENN STATE 26-20. vs. points.

No. 5 Louisville (minus 25) at BosNo. 22 Oklahoma State (plus 3) at Season: 129-52; 83-93-3. ton College Kansas State Upset specials: 2-7.

The Cardinals need some blowouts ...

Wildcats Bill Snyder looking for victory Best bets: 1-8.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Idaho State at Montana

Saturday, 5 p.m.

Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 Field Turf) ROOT SPORTS Northwest DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 43-13.

Last Meeting: JR Nelson pounced on a bad snap in overtime and tossed the ball to Eric Johnson, who raced 40 yards for the winning touchdown as Montana escaped Idaho State with a 33-27 win in 2015.

Montana held a 24-13 lead after three quarters, but Idaho State rallied with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to take a 27-24 lead. Daniel Sullivan tied the game at 27-27 with 5:43 left with a 26-yard field goal to send the game into overtime.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 95-122 overall, and is 63-79 in Big Sky play.

Montana coach Bob Stitt is 13-8 overall, and is 8-5 in Big Sky play.

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Notes: Idaho State is last in the Big Sky Conference in total offense, gaining just 346.5 yards per game... The Bengals rank 10th in total defense, allowing 479 yards per game, and 38.4 points per game... Montana is on a two-game conference losing streak... The Grizzlies are undefeated at Washington-Grizzly Stadium this season, going 4-0. Montana is 9-2 at home in the Bob Stitt era... After a two-game losing streak in 2015, the Grizzlies went 2-0.

Northern Arizona at Weber State

Saturday, noon Ogden, Utah Stewart Stadium (17,500 Synthetic Turf) KJZZ www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series, 26-24.

Last Meeting: Case Cookus thew for 353 yards and four touchdowns as Northern Arizona held off Weber St. 52-36 in 2015. Cookus led three scoring drives in the first quarter with passes of 6, 27 and 27 yards to Dejzon Walker, Elijah Marks and Kendyl Taylor, respectively. Cookus entered the contest leading the nation in yards per pass attempt and passing efficiency. By halftime he was 22 for 27 for 325 yards and the four touchdowns.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 111-101 overall, and is 75-69 in Big Sky

play. Weber State coach Jay Hill is 13-18 overall, and is 11-10 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Souers is tied with former Nevada coach Chris Ault for the most wins as a Big Sky coach...

Northern Arizona is riding a three-game winning streak... Weber State leads the Big Sky Conference in pass defense, allowing just 168.5 yards per game...

Northern Arizona has one of the Big Sky’s most dangerous special teams units, averaging 17.9 yards per punt return, and 21.9 yards per kickoff return... WSU coach Jay Hill is 0-2 against NAU.

Montana State at Southern Utah

Saturday, noon Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) Cowles Media www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 3-2.

Last Meeting: Southern Utah earned a program-defining victory after its second straight

trip to Montana’s Gallatin Valley, in 2015.

Malik Brown and Levi Te’o each rushed for two touchdowns and Southern Utah beat Montana state 34-23 to remain undefeated in Big Sky Conference play. The Thunderbirds won for a program-record seventh straight time, including six straight to begin league play. Southern Utah senior defensive end James Cowser notched a first-quarter sack, giving him the Big Sky Conference and Football Championship Subdivision records for tackles for loss in a career with 73.5.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Jeff Choate is 2-6 overall, and is 0-5 in Big Sky play.

Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 4-4 overall, and is 3-3 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Both Choate and Warren are first-year head coaches... Southern Utah punter Tate Lewis leads the Big Sky in net punting, averaging 45.7 yards per punt... MSU linebacker Mac Bignell is second in the BSC in tackles, averaging 9.5 per game...Southern Utah is last in pass-defense (302.4 ypg).

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Oct. 29, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

228 222 220 210 195 178

304 288 276 270 251

330

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

942 1,169 1,409 1,523 1,928 1,866 1,410 1,109 1,371 1,082 1,492 962

MONTANA (5-3) 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 67 Opponents 49

Griz 41.2 201 1169 4.6 265-400-8 2839 7.1 4008 81.6 6.1 19-19.7 20-12.6 15-9 62-70.1 35-40.7 30:44 58-133 8-18 20-165 32-34 23-34 119 75 66 45

361

3,515 2,962 1,116 2,839 2,439 2,060 1,579 1,535 1,946 2,023 1,758 1,928 1,422 1,810

Total 4,457 4,078 YARDS 4,008 3,848 Rushing 3,583 3,507 3,401 Passing 3,356 3,132 *Through 3,129 nine games.

3,010 2,914 Others through eight games 2,772

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

69 41

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 25.1 139 982 3.3 114-252-7 1700 6.7 2682 68.9 4.9 39-23.7 18-7.9 17-9 60-74.0 60-39.4 29:16 32-119 5-14 14-68 19-30 18-30 – 330 – 201

Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 69-520 (7.3), long 65, 9 TDs John Nguyen 104-469 (4.5 ypc), long 81, 1 TDs Treshawn Favors 20-106 (5.3), long 21, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 244-365-7, 2593 yards, long 75, 24 TDs Chad Chalich 13-19-1, 196 yards, long 60, 2 TDs Receiving Jerry Louie-McGee 51-428 (8.4 ypc), long 61, 2 TDs Justin Calhoun 37-471 (12.7), long 47, 3 TDs James Homan 30-393 (13.1), long 58, 3 TDs Keenan Curran 26-398 (15.3), long 75, 6 TD Caleb Lyons 26-114 (4.4), long 25, 1 TD Josh Horner 22-241 (11.0), long 34, 4 TDs Nguyen 21-223 (10.6), long 35, 1 TD

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

Tackles LB James Banks 41, 10 solo LB Josh Buss 57, 34 solo DE Caleb Kidder 39, 12 solo S Justin Strong 48, 30 solo LB Connor Strahm 48, 15 solo DE Ryan Johnson 31, 11 solo Tackles for loss LB Buss 16.5-80 DE Johnson 6.0-41 DE Kidder 9.0-41 LB Strahm 4.0-23 DE Tucker Schye 7.0-23 S Strong 3.0-12 Sacks LB Buss 4.5-48 LB Strahm 2.5-20 DE Kidder 4.5-34 LB Shayne Cochran 1.0-8 DE Johnson 3.5-32 DE Schye 1.0-7 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 2-2 DE Johnson 1-40 LB Strahm 1-78 S Strong 2-78 S Yamen Sanders 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered LB Strahm 1-1 DE Kidder 0-2 LB Buss 1-0 CB Markell Sanders 0-1 DE Johnson 1-0 CB TJ Reynard 0-1 S Strong 0-1 DE Donald Bedell 0-1 S Josh Sandry 0-1 CB Korey Alexander 0-1 Pass breakups CB Sanders 7 CB Reynard 3 CB JR Nelson 6 CB McKinley 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 33-41/11-13, long 47, 0 blocked, 66 points Brandon Purdy 1-1/1-2, long 38, 1 blocked, 4 points Punting Eric Williams 35-40.7, long 57, 3 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 10-7.2, long 24, 0 TDs Louie-McGee 8-19.2, long 81, 1 TD Kickoff returns Caleb Lyons 8-21.5, long 29, 0 TDs Louie-McGee 7-21.9, long 45, 0 TDs

193 201 207 208

233 239 247 251

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

982 1,080

1,700 1,941 1,697 1,348 884 2,182 1,167 2,016 1,224 2,065 1,603 2,027 1,543 2,131 1,274 2,419 1,815 2,017 2,088 1,804 1,671 2,233 2,475

Bengals 21.6 129 845 4.3 169-293-8 1604 5.5 2449 61.3 5.0 22-21.1 8-2.0 10-7 46-61.1 45-41.0 27:32 39-108 9-18 12-64 11-12 10-12 40 35 104 48

357

Total 2,682 3,021 3,045 3,066 3,183 3,289 3,630 3,674 3,693 3,832 3,892 3,904 2,199 4,674 MISSOULIAN STAFF

IDAHO STATE (2-6) 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 Idaho State 27 Opponents 55

295 300 307 323

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

49 48

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 36.4 149 1554 5.1 120-217-7 1659 7.6 3213 65.5 6.1 18-16.8 17-6.8 6-2 51-62.9 37-42.2 32:28 47-113 7-13 23-109 25-30 20-30 – 151 – 255

Rushing Jakori Ford 88-418 (4.8 ypc), long 75, 5 TDs Michael Dean 15-207 (13.8), long 91, 3 TDs Ty Flanagan 23-85 (3.7), long 11, 0 TDs Passing Tanner Gueller 166-280-8, 1562 yards, long 68, 11 TDs Receiving KW Williams 42-451 (10.7 ypc), long 63, 6 TDs Josh Cook 32-363 (11.3), long 68, 2 TDs Hagen Graves 30-231 (7.7), long 28, 0 TDs Ford 23-98 (4.3), long 26, 0 TDs Mitch Gueller 18-201 (11.2), long 57, 1 TD Pat Carter 9-126 (14.0), long 29, 1 TD Dean 5-68 (13.6), long 38, 1 TD

Tackles Taison Manu 41, 21 solo Mario Jenkins 70, 25 solo Chance Salutregui 29, 10 solo Joe Martin 54, 26 solo Anthony Ricks 26, 19 solo Hayden Stout 52, 24 solo Tackles for loss Nikko Taylor 3.5-11 Jenkins 9.0-26 Martin 3.5-9 Salutregui 4.5-16 Stout 2.0-10 Manu 4.5-14 Sacks Jenkins 3.0-10 Stout 2.0-10 Salutregui 2.5-13 Drew Sharkey 1.5-12 Interceptions Ryan Shields 1-53 Jeremy Bittle 1-3 Stout 1-27 Ricks 1-0 Jenkins 1-16 Taylor 1-4 Martin 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Christian Holland 1-1 Andy Whittier 1-0 Jenkins 1-0 Adkin Aguirre 0-1 Pass breakups Ricks 7 Martin 2 Manu 4 Stout 2 Blocked kicks none Safeties Team 1 Defensive touchdowns Taylor 1 INT

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Zak Johnson 18-18/1-2, long 34, 0 blocked, 21 points Punting Sean Cheney 36-43.3, long 62, 10 inside 20, 0 touchback, 1 blocked Tom Jewell 7-37.9, long 50, 1 inside 20, 0 touchback, 1 blocked Punt returns Tucker Louie-McGee 5-2.2, long 6, 0 TDs Hagen Graves 3-1.7, long 9, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Ford 12-21.2, long 49, 0 TDs Dean 8-20.6, long 25, 0 TDs

Missoulian, Saturday, November 5, 2016 — A15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg E. Wash 8 49 44 1 0 7 0 361 45.1 Montana 8 43 34 1 0 12 0 330 41.2 Cal Poly 8 41 40 0 0 6 0 304 38.0 N. Colo 8 39 37 1 0 5 0 288 36.0 NAU 8 36 34 1 0 8 0 276 34.5 Portland St. 8 34 33 1 0 4 0 251 31.4 N. Dakota 9 34 31 0 0 11 1 270 30.0 S. Utah 8 31 28 0 1 4 0 228 28.5 Weber St. 8 30 24 2 0 4 1 222 27.8 UC Davis 8 28 24 1 0 8 1 220 27.5 Montana St. 8 27 24 0 0 8 0 210 26.2 Idaho St. 8 25 21 1 0 1 1 178 22.2 Sac State 9 26 18 2 0 5 1 195 21.7 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 8 484 2962 6.1 26 370.2 Portland St. 8 362 1866 5.2 23 233.2 N. Dakota 9 416 1928 4.6 18 214.2 N. Colo 8 300 1523 5.1 18 190.4 Montana St. 8 300 1492 5.0 17 186.5 NAU 8 304 1409 4.6 9 176.1 S. Utah 8 295 1371 4.6 15 171.4 Sac State 9 343 1410 4.1 12 156.7 Montana 8 253 1169 4.6 13 146.1 Weber St. 8 283 1109 3.9 11 138.6 UC Davis 8 253 1082 4.3 13 135.2 Idaho St. 8 220 962 4.4 10 120.2 E. Wash 8 257 942 3.7 13 117.8 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg N. Dakota 9 25 19 0 0 8 0 193 21.4 Montana 8 28 27 0 0 2 0 201 25.1 NAU 8 26 20 2 0 9 0 207 25.9 Montana St. 8 26 25 0 0 9 0 208 26.0 S. Utah 8 31 25 1 0 6 1 233 29.1 Weber St. 8 31 28 1 1 7 0 239 29.9 Cal Poly 8 33 28 0 0 7 0 247 30.9 E. Wash 8 33 30 0 0 7 1 251 31.4 N. Colo 8 37 33 2 0 12 0 295 36.9 UC Davis 8 40 34 4 0 6 0 300 37.5 Idaho St. 8 40 39 1 0 8 1 307 38.4 Sac State 9 48 45 0 0 8 0 357 39.7 Portland St. 8 45 37 2 0 4 0 323 40.4 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 9 291 884 3.0 6 98.2 Montana 8 299 982 3.3 10 122.8 Cal Poly 8 236 1080 4.6 11 135.0 NAU 8 286 1167 4.1 16 145.9 Montana St. 8 290 1224 4.2 12 153.0 S. Utah 8 294 1274 4.3 10 159.2 E. Wash 8 307 1543 5.0 14 192.9 UC Davis 8 329 1603 4.9 21 200.4 N. Colo 8 348 1671 4.8 20 208.9 Weber St. 8 339 1697 5.0 15 212.1 Idaho St. 8 354 1815 5.1 23 226.9 Portland St. 8 340 2088 6.1 22 261.0 Sac State 9 375 2475 6.6 26 275.0 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash 8 368 256 8 69.6 3515 9.6 34 439.4 Montana 8 400 265 8 66.3 2839 7.1 26 354.9 NAU 8 299 193 4 64.5 2439 8.2 26 304.9 N. Colo 8 235 152 7 64.7 2060 8.8 21 257.5 Weber St. 8 283 173 11 61.1 2023 7.1 17 252.9 UC Davis 8 284 169 6 59.5 1928 6.8 11 241.0 Idaho St. 8 339 193 10 56.9 1810 5.3 14 226.2 S. Utah 8 278 158 8 56.8 1758 6.3 14 219.8 Sac State 9 343 166 11 48.4 1946 5.7 13 216.2 Portland St. 8 183 99 10 54.1 1535 8.4 10 191.9 Montana St. 8 229 107 10 46.7 1422 6.2 10 177.8 N. Dakota 9 214 127 2 59.3 1579 7.4 12 175.4 Cal Poly 8 100 65 2 65.0 1116 11.2 15 139.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Wash 8 942 3515 625 4457 7.1 47 557.1 Cal Poly 8 2962 1116 584 4078 7.0 41 509.8 Montana 8 1169 2839 653 4008 6.1 39 501.0 NAU 8 1409 2439 603 3848 6.4 35 481.0 N. Colo 8 1523 2060 535 3583 6.7 39 447.9

Portland St. 8 Weber St. 8 S. Utah 8 N. Dakota 9 UC Davis 8 Sac State 9 Montana St. 8 Idaho St. 8

1866 1109 1371 1928 1082 1410 1492 962

1535 545 3401 6.2 33 425.1 2023 566 3132 5.5 28 391.5 1758 573 3129 5.5 29 391.1 1579 630 3507 5.6 30 389.7 1928 537 3010 5.6 24 376.2 1946 686 3356 4.9 25 372.9 1422 529 2914 5.5 27 364.2 1810 559 2772 5.0 24 346.5 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Weber St. 8 224 123 4 54.9 1348 6.0 14 168.5 Montana 8 252 114 7 45.2 1700 6.7 17 212.5 Portland St. 8 220 129 4 58.6 1804 8.2 22 225.5 N. Dakota 9 326 178 16 54.6 2182 6.7 17 242.4 Cal Poly 8 260 169 5 65.0 1941 7.5 19 242.6 Sac State 9 275 174 4 63.3 2199 8.0 19 244.3 NAU 8 294 175 6 59.5 2016 6.9 10 252.0 Idaho St. 8 268 153 8 57.1 2017 7.5 15 252.1 UC Davis 8 242 154 7 63.6 2027 8.4 18 253.4 Montana St. 8 304 188 9 61.8 2065 6.8 14 258.1 E. Wash 8 301 190 12 63.1 2131 7.1 18 266.4 N. Colo 8 284 187 1 65.8 2233 7.9 16 279.1 S. Utah 8 327 183 12 56.0 2419 7.4 21 302.4 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G Montana 8 982 1700 551 2682 4.9 27 335.2 N. Dakota 9 884 2182 617 3066 5.0 23 340.7 Cal Poly 8 1080 1941 496 3021 6.1 30 377.6 Weber St. 8 1697 1348 563 3045 5.4 29 380.6 NAU 8 1167 2016 580 3183 5.5 26 397.9 Montana St. 8 1224 2065 594 3289 5.5 26 411.1 UC Davis 8 1603 2027 571 3630 6.4 39 453.8 E. Wash 8 1543 2131 608 3674 6.0 32 459.2 S. Utah 8 1274 2419 621 3693 5.9 31 461.6 Idaho St. 8 1815 2017 622 3832 6.2 38 479.0 Portland St. 8 2088 1804 560 3892 6.9 44 486.5 N. Colo 8 1671 2233 632 3904 6.2 36 488.0 Sac State 9 2475 2199 650 4674 7.2 45 519.3 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G N. Dakota 9 7 16 23 8 2 10 +13 1.44 E. Wash 8 5 12 17 2 8 10 +7 0.88 NAU 8 9 6 15 5 4 9 +6 0.75 S. Utah 8 4 12 16 3 8 11 +5 0.62 UC Davis 8 6 7 13 3 6 9 +4 0.50 Cal Poly 8 4 5 9 5 2 7 +2 0.25 Sac State 9 10 4 14 4 11 15 -1 -0.11 Montana 8 9 7 16 9 8 17 -1 -0.12 N. Colo 8 8 1 9 4 7 11 -2 -0.25 Montana St. 8 7 9 16 11 10 21 -5 -0.62 Weber St. 8 5 4 9 4 11 15 -6 -0.75 Idaho St. 8 2 8 10 7 10 17 -7 -0.88 Portland St. 8 4 4 8 9 10 19 -11 -1.38 FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total E. Wash 8 60 146 13 219 Montana 8 62 120 19 201 Cal Poly 8 145 46 2 193 N. Colo 8 71 95 17 183 Sac State 9 73 88 16 177 N. Dakota 9 91 71 13 175 NAU 8 67 96 12 175 Weber St. 8 58 94 11 163 Portland St. 8 83 65 15 163 S. Utah 8 66 75 14 155 UC Davis 8 51 81 18 150 Idaho St. 8 43 85 16 144 Montana St. 8 63 60 13 136 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct Cal Poly 8 65 118 55.1 E. Wash 8 58 114 50.9 Portland St. 8 54 109 49.5 Montana 8 58 133 43.6 N. Colo 8 37 95 38.9 NAU 8 47 128 36.7 Weber St. 8 43 119 36.1 Sac State 9 56 156 35.9 Idaho St. 8 44 123 35.8 N. Dakota 9 43 130 33.1 Montana St. 8 37 114 32.5 UC Davis 8 33 110 30.0 S. Utah 8 34 117 29.1

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

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att 8 32 119 9 44 136 8 42 118 8 48 128 8 48 126 9 50 125 8 52 128 8 50 121 8 56 132 8 44 103 8 56 122 8 48 104 8 57 118 SACKS BY G Sacks 8 23 9 22 8 20 8 18 8 18 9 18 8 15 8 14 8 14 8 13 8 12 8 12 8 10 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 8 4 8 6 8 13 8 13 8 14 8 14 8 14 8 16 8 17 8 18 9 20 8 25 9 29 PENALTIES G No Yds 8 46 376 8 44 386 8 44 408 9 50 491 8 49 438 8 52 452 9 59 512 8 50 484 8 58 501 8 49 524 8 59 556 8 62 561 8 74 683 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 8 9 11 9 9 12 8 9 13 8 13 19 8 7 12 9 8 14 8 8 14 8 5 9 8 11 20 8 7 13 8 13 25 8 8 16 8 8 18 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time 9 305:20 8 270:50 8 253:15 8 247:39 245:52 8 8 245:02 8 237:00

Pct 26.9 32.4 35.6 37.5 38.1 40.0 40.6 41.3 42.4 42.7 45.9 46.2 48.3 Yards 173 121 165 100 107 111 85 80 79 96 57 91 72 Yards 19 26 105 93 68 88 90 114 100 111 127 123 185 Avg/G 47.0 48.2 51.0 54.6 54.8 56.5 56.9 60.5 62.6 65.5 69.5 70.1 85.4 Pct 81.8 75.0 69.2 68.4 58.3 57.1 57.1 55.6 55.0 53.8 52.0 50.0 44.4 Avg/G 33:55 33:51 31:39 30:57 30:44 30:37 29:37

Sac State E. Wash Montana St. Idaho St. N. Colo S. Utah

9 8 8 8 8 8

260:25 229:49 225:30 220:21 219:05 209:56

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

28:56 28:43 28:11 27:32 27:23 26:14

RUSHING Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G JR 7 161 921 5.7 8 76 131.6 FR 6 67 571 8.5 4 72 95.2 FR 8 126 755 6.0 4 87 94.4 SO 7 112 645 5.8 3 53 92.1 SR 8 146 723 5.0 9 90 90.4 SR 8 89 673 7.6 4 64 84.1 SR 6 95 453 4.8 6 29 75.5 SO 9 125 667 5.3 8 60 74.1 SO 9 129 660 5.1 5 38 73.3 SR 7 91 503 5.5 5 72 71.9 PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 8 336 233 8 69.3 3213 31 401.6 Gustafson UM SR 8 365 244 7 66.8 2593 24 324.1 Clark WSU SR 8 280 172 11 61.4 2017 16 252.1 Scott UCD SR 7 230 141 5 61.3 1674 9 239.1 Sloter UNCO SR 8 216 139 7 64.4 1858 19 232.2 Gueller ISU SO 8 325 189 10 58.2 1761 14 220.1 Tyler SUU FR 8 248 148 6 59.7 1641 14 205.1 Ketteringham SAC SO 9 285 146 10 51.2 1707 13 189.7 Kemp NAU SR 6 173 109 3 63.0 1123 10 187.2 Kuresa PSU SR 8 180 96 10 53.3 1403 9 175.4 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 8 387 3213 420 3600 450.0 Gustafson UM SR 8 -3 2593 400 2590 323.8 Clark WSU SR 8 265 2017 357 2282 285.2 Kuresa PSU SR 8 553 1403 293 1956 244.5 Sloter UNCO SR 8 78 1858 275 1936 242.0 Scott UCD SR 7 -14 1674 255 1660 237.1 Gueller ISU SO 8 82 1761 378 1843 230.4 Tyler SUU FR 8 60 1641 292 1701 212.6 Ketteringham SAC SO 9 140 1707 350 1847 205.2 Kemp NAU SR 6 65 1123 195 1188 198.0 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Kupp EWU SR 7 67 1006 11 75 15.0 143.7 Bourne EWU SR 8 54 820 3 40 15.2 102.5 Miller UNCO SR 8 39 722 2 45 18.5 90.2 Hill EWU SR 8 44 694 10 45 15.8 86.8 Sharp SUU FR 8 55 681 9 90 12.4 85.1 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 8 48 553 8 63 11.5 69.1 Vollert WSU JR 8 37 504 4 39 13.6 63.0 TACKLES (All positions) Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack Jenkins ISU JR 8 LB 30 52 82 10.2 3.0 Bignell MSU JR 8 LB 53 23 76 9.5 3.0 Anderson SAC SO 9 DB 44 40 84 9.3 1.0 Zamora EWU SR 7 LB 29 36 65 9.3 2.0 Stice WSU SO 8 LB 36 38 74 9.2 0.5 Meteer SAC JR 9 LB 35 46 81 9.0 1.5 Bruce EWU SR 8 DB 40 32 72 9.0 0.0 Pearson SAC SO 8 LB 24 45 69 8.6 1.0 Newsom UNCO SR 8 LB 36 33 69 8.6 2.5 Johnson WSU SR 8 LB 35 29 64 8.0 2.5 Burton WSU SR 8 SAF 32 32 64 8.0 0.0 Stout ISU SR 7 LB 24 32 56 8.0 2.0 Thomas NAU SR 7 30 26 56 8.0 0.0 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Anau NAU SR 8 DL 5 3 52 6.5 0.81 Obinna SAC SO 8 DL 5 1 39 5.5 0.69 Buss UM SO 8 LB 4 1 48 4.5 0.56 Kidder UM SR 8 DE 4 1 34 4.5 0.56 Pili SUU FR 8 4 1 25 4.5 0.56 Sorensen SAC JR 9 DL 4 1 21 4.5 0.50 Torgerso SUU FR 8 4 0 27 4.0 0.50 Greely UND JR 8 3 2 16 4.0 0.50 Johnson UM SR 8 DE 3 1 32 3.5 0.44 Tiuli EWU JR 8 DL 3 1 25 3.5 0.44 Team Protheroe CP Logan NAU Brown SUU Riek UNCO Luuga UCD Garcia CP Newell MSU Oliveira UND Santiago UND Tago PSU

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A13

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules

consecutive weekends Portland State will travel to central California.

The Vikings play Sacramento State next weekend... UC Davis is the least penalized team in the Big Sky Conference, averaging just 47 penalty yards per game... The Vikings are near the top of the BSC in rush offense, ranking second with 233.2 yards per game... UC Davis is last in the Big Sky in third-down defense, allowing opponents a conversion rate of 48.3 percent... Gould worked as an assistant at PSU in 1992.

Continued

North Dakota at Northern Colorado

Saturday, noon Greeley, Colorado Nottingham Field (8,500 Natural Grass) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: North Dakota leads the all-time series, 15-12.

Last Meeting: John Santiago ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns and North Dakota built a 45-0 lead through three quarters in a 45-14 Big Sky Conference rout of Northern Colorado in 2015. North Dakota’s ground game churned out 408 yards on 52 carries. Iwarri Smith carried 14 times for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Kyle Norberg carried 13 times for 80 yards and a score. The Bears surrendered three turnovers in their first four possessions.

The Coaches: North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 19-13 overall, and 14-8 in conference. Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 20-44 overall, and is 13-33 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Schweigert is undefeated against Northern Colorado... This game features two teams of contrasting styles, as UND leads the Big Sky in scoring defense (21.4 ppg), while allowing just 98.2 rush yards per game... Northern Colorado’s Thomas Singleton had the program’s first interception of 2016, in a win over Portland State... The Fighting Hawks lead the BSC in turnover margin, forcing 23 on the season, for a margin of plus-13...

UNC is the most penalized team in the BSC (85.4 ypg).

Portland State at UC Davis Saturday, 5 p.m.

Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 Shaw Sports Turf)

Eastern Washington at Cal Poly

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Idaho State’s Erik Collins intercepts a ball intended for Montana’s Jamaal Jones last season. Collins landed out of bounds after making the catch. Idaho State had three interceptions.

www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Portland State leads the all-time series, 10-4.

Last Meeting: Kieran McDonagh ran for two touchdowns and Jonathan Gonzales kicked three field goals as Portland State beat UC Davis 23-14 in 2014. McDonagh finished 19-of-37 passing for 194 yards for the Vikings.

Nate Tago ran for 106 yards on 26 carries. Portland State led 17-0 at the break on McDonagh’s two scores and

a field goal by Gonzales. The Vikings defense held UC Davis to just 70 yards in the first half.

The Coaches: UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 11-31 overall, and is 9-20 in Big Sky play. Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 11-9 overall, and is 7-6 in Big Sky play.

Notes: This is the first of two

Saturday, 7 p.m.

San Luis Obispo, California Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075 Natural Grass) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 6-2.

Last Meeting: Kendrick Bourne scored on Eastern Washington’s first play of overtime before Cal Poly lost the ball on a two-point conversion attempt and the Eagles shocked the Mustangs 42-41 in 2015. Bourne caught a short pass from Jordan West, broke a tackle at the 20, fended off two other tacklers inside the 10 and dove over the pylon to give the Eagles their first lead.

The Coaches: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 80-31, and is 55-14 in Big Sky play. Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 97-80 overall, and is 66-54 in Big Sky play.

Notes: This game features contrasting styles of offense. Cal Poly leads the Big Sky in rushing offense (370.2 ypg), while Eastern Washington leads the nation in passing offense (439.4 ypg)... EWU quarterback Gage Gubrud leads the Big Sky in total offense, averaging 450 yards a game... Besides having the BSC’s second ranked offense (509.8 ypg), Cal Poly has the BSC’s third-best defense (377.6 ypg)... EWU defensive line coach Eti Ena most recently coached at Cal Poly.

Missoulian, Saturday, November 5, 2016 — A17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana receiver Caleb Lyons tries to avoid a tackle by Eastern Washington’s Mitch Fettig after making one of his four catches in the game last Saturday.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian

A18 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 5, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STANDINGS BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS

STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL

As of Oct. 31

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

W 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0

Ovr L PF PA W L PF PA 0 188 109 7 2 270 193 0 238 129 7 1 361 251 1 153 135 5 3 222 239 1 201 170 5 2 304 247 2 156 169 5 3 288 295 2 170 126 4 4 276 207 3 200 186 4 4 228 233 3 202 149 5 3 330 201 4 117 211 2 6 178 307 4 170 190 2 6 251 323 4 118 167 2 6 220 300 5 155 274 1 8 195 357 5 111 164 2 6 210 208

As of Oct. 31

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

School Sam Houston St (8-0) Jacksonville St (7-1) Eastern Washington (7-1) North Dakota St (7-1) Citadel (8-0) Richmond (7-1) James Madison (7-1) Charleston Southern (5-2) Chattanooga (8-1) Villanova (6-2) North Carolina A&T (7-1) Western Illinois (6-2) South Dakota St (5-3) Cal Poly (6-2) Youngstown St (6-2) North Dakota (7-2) Central Arkansas (7-1) Coastal Carolina (6-2) Montana (5-3) Samford (6-2) Grambling St (5-1) New Hampshire (6-3) Harvard (6-1) Lehigh (7-2) Stony Brook (5-3)

Votes 3467 (102) 3346 (15) 3253 (18) 3090 (4) 2961 (3) 2823 2762 2484 2464 1963 1788 1786 1783 1642 1603 1526 1384 1233 891 885 815 565 476 467 124

FCS COACHES’ POLL

Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 14 15 17 19 18 16 20 21 NR 24 NR 22

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

31 Pts 644 621 593 575 540 516 504 464 442 398 374 336 326 308 279 272 268 181 162 151 125 100 90 49 24

Record 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 8-1 5-2 7-1 7-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-3 6-2 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 7-2 6-1 6-3 5-4 5-3

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