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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

The man behind the mustache ISAIAH DUNK for the Missoulian

Some men around the world choose to drop the razor each November and grow out their facial hair as part of the “No-Shave November” cancer awareness movement.

For Montana offensive lineman Cooper Sprunk, every month feels like November. Sprunk grows and maintains a pretty mean mustache. Mean enough to carry over to his play on the football field.

The 6-4, 270 pound redshirt junior from Tigard, Oregon is a key part of an offensive line that was responsible for protecting quarterback Chad Chalich during his record-setting eight-touchdown game last week against Idaho State.

Montana’s offense now ranks second in the Big Sky Conference and fifth in the nation in total offense at 511 yards per game.

At a recent practice, the Missoulian asked Sprunk about being a part of this O-line, his history with facial hair, his connection to Nike and his surprising lack of knowledge of the Portland music scene.

COOPER SPRUNK No. 72 Year: Jr. Position: C Height: 6-4 Weight: 293 Hometown: Tigard, Ore.

the family I have right now. It’s been good in some parts, bad in some parts.

When I first got here, I kind of got the “Oh, you’re only on the team because of your dad,” thing. Which, I mean, I was expecting that, but I’ve been glad to be able to get the chance to play this year so I can show people that I’m not just my dad’s son, I’m actually a football player too.

Q: What do you notice about the differences between growing up in Oregon TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian and coming to Missoula?

A: (Laughs) It’s a lot colder. But not Cooper Sprunk celebrates after a touchdown in the second half of last Saturday’s win having a whole lot of rain is nice. I mean, Q: To start things off, I’ve got to ask over Idaho State.

Portland State last year was a complete about the mustache. How long has it downpour. But Missoula, I’ve always been going, tradition-wise? kind of said, is like a smaller downtown A: I think it says a lot about us. team come together again and just be A: Myself and Connor Strahm did it Portland. It’s a pretty good community. I We’ve all been working hard the past 10 one unit. sophomore year kind of as a joke. I kind definitely miss Portland and Oregon and months. We’ve all become really close Q: You’re still undefeated at home of liked it. Then, last year I dyed it to see all that, but Missoula’s a great place. I this year with all three losses coming on together. We’re a solid offensive line how people would like it. I got mixed absolutely love it out here. reviews quite a bit. I liked it too because the road. What’s been good about being unit. We’re all best friends with each Q: Got any favorite Portland-area other, so it’s kind of just showing how in Missoula? some people said it was disgusting, bands or music that you listen to? close we are and how good we are playA: It’s obviously the fans. They get which made me laugh. Some people A: (Laughs) Honestly, I couldn’t tell ing together right now. us pumped up. We try to do our best on were like, “Oh, I love the mustache,” or you a single one. I couldn’t tell you a Q: (Quarterback) Chad Chalich had the road, but sometimes it’s hard not “I respect it.” And then this year I went single Oregon or Portland band. I have all for it. I started it the day after school having 26,000 fans in front of us, so it’s a pretty remarkable game against ISU. a couple of buddies that play in a band, How was it working with him since he always nice playing at home. It’s unlike ended and had all summer. but I’m not sure if they’re super popular. hasn’t gotten a bunch of time this year? anything else, honestly. It’s amazing Q: So you didn’t start fresh for NoYeah, that’s about it.

A: We’ve had reps with him during out here.

Shave November?

Q: Looking at the rest of the regular the spring, so it wasn’t completely new Q: There seems to be decent support A: Nope. This beard was fresh for season with Northern Colorado this on the road, so is there something differ- or anything like that. It was just kind No-Shave November, but I’ll keep the week and the Bobcats the next, how are of adding a new dynamic to the offense ent about being on the road this year? ‘stache going. with more of a running quarterback. But you guys feeling?

A: I don’t know what it is. We have Q: Speaking of November, the games A: We’re trying to go 1-0 each week. not a whole lot changed. He made the great support on the road, we just are getting really important now. With same calls and he’s a great leader, too. So We’re not really trying to look forward regards to the Idaho State game, what’s it haven’t figured out that last little part. to next week with Montana State. We’re We always have a couple plays that kind it wasn’t a whole lot different. like to get a win after that rough patch? just trying to take it one practice at a Q: Since your dad is Eric Sprunk (a A: It was great to get that win. I could of determine the game on our side. time and just look at this game, come Montana graduate and chief operating Q: After the Idaho State game, you kind of tell our team was a little bit officer) of Nike, what was it like growing out on the road and play the best that guys are ranked fifth in the FCS in total down after those two losses. I mean, we can. It’s the biggest game of the year up in that environment? offense. As an offensive line, what does who wouldn’t be? So it was kind of for us.

A: I’ve been blessed growing up in good to get that win and have the whole that say?

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | DEVON DIETRICH

Dietrich Griz O-line’s immovable object last 3 seasons AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com

Long before he was born, Devon Dietrich had a great-grandfather who taught school in Missoula. Though maybe it was a great-great-grandfather, that branch of the Dietrich family tree long obscured by the leaves of time.

Whomever he was, several generations later a Denver-based Dietrich bough headed north to western Montana’s Garden City for a family reunion. John and Beth Dietrich walked the river trail with their two young children, skirted the University of Montana’s campus to see the hikers on Mount Sentinel’s famed “M” Trail and enjoyed the kind of summer evenings Missoula boasts.

Devon remembers none of it, of course. He was hardly 3 years old.

“But something must have struck a cord in him that made him come back,” Beth said whimsically.

Fourteen years later during the summer before his senior year at Woodinville High School in suburban Seattle, the family’s hometown for more than a decade, Dietrich returned to Missoula to investigate its academics — and talk to the school’s football coaching staff.

The business school checked out, but the best the coaches could do for the 6-foot-4, 260-pounder was offer a walk-on spot with the Grizzlies. Five years and two coaching changes later, Montana is happy those long-gone coaches did. A fifth-year senior and three-year starter, Dietrich will make his 37th consecutive start on UM’s offensive line when the Griz visit Northern Colorado this week.

The walk-on is college athletics best example of low risk, high reward. Either the non-scholarship student-athlete

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Senior offensive lineman Devon Dietrich makes a call at the line before the ball is snapped against Idaho State last Saturday. turns into a hidden gem and a boost down the road with some earned tuition money, or he or she doesn’t and flames out after a year or two with little negative impact on the greater team.

From the athlete’s perspective there’s considerably more instability, but also ample opportunity. The latter is what Dietrich grasped as a fresh-faced 18-year-old in 2012.

“It was hard at first because the whole time I felt like I was riding a line,” Dietrich said. “If I took one step off the line I’d be gone. “... For me, I had a chip on my shoulder. I see a couple of my (high school) buddies get offered (scholarships) and guys at camps getting offered and I’m getting overlooked. That’s how I attacked

it: head down and work. I wasn’t trying to make a big scene or anything.”

And he didn’t — for the better part of two full seasons.

He redshirted his first year and didn’t play a snap his second as a member of the active roster. His were mostly scout team duties, playing the opponent’s center or guard on the line during weekly practices to help prepare the firststringers.

Prove yourself and more opportunities will come, Dietrich thought. He was right.

By his redshirt sophomore season, the Griz needed O-line help. Injuries and graduation sapped them of veteran bodies. Dietrich was asked to start at right tackle, the lineman farthest from the

center on the quarterback’s right side. He started all 14 games there that season.

“It was a huge adjustment,” Dietrich said of playing tackle. “You feel very exposed out there on the edge. You’ve got one guy you’re dealing with and you don’t have help from both sides like you do at guard and center.”

Montana moved Dietrich to his more natural guard position as a junior last season where he’s thrived since. He started all 13 games in 2015 with nine more already in the books in 2016.

“I think it’s easier to go from outside inside than the other way around,” chuckled Dietrich, an all-Big Sky Conference honorable mention selection last See DIETRICH, Page A6

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A4 Montana offensive linemen Devon Dietrich (71), Cooper Sprunk (72) and John Schmaing, left, hold the Great Divide Trophy as the team celebrates Montana’s 54-35 over Montana State in the 115th Brawl of the Wild in Bobcat Stadium in 2015.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Dietrich Continued

year at guard. “When you move back down inside, everything’s right there in your face. It’s one step and you’re hitting someone, whereas at tackle it’s a lot of finesse.”

It’s a bit funny to hear Deitrich say such a thing. Before he was his current 309pound self, he wasn’t much interested in hitting anybody.

Dietrich grew up in Woodinville, Washington playing sports across the spectrum while searching for the one that fit him the best.

After a brief dalliance with baseball and basketball, soccer seemed to be the answer.

Yet he soon grew too tall and couldn’t compete with the smaller, quicker athletes around him. Dietrich tried martial arts too, sticking it out through awkward initial encounters to eventually earn a seconddegree black belt in karate (yes, really).

“The fact that he plays the football position that he does is really contrary to his

personality,” explained his mother Beth.

“When he first started in martial arts and had to spar, he was really uncomfortable having to get somebody, trying to punch them. He just hated that. It really, really bothered him. He struggled with that at first in football, too. It just goes against his nature.”

But football fit his body size and his mind began to grow into the sport soon after. Perhaps the anonymity of the offensive line suits him well in that case.

In the two years that Montana’s offensive line coach Chad Germer has known him, Dietrich is one of those players you don’t have to worry about. He’s steady, consistent and in control of his emotions at all times, Germer said.

“He’s a very detailed guy in his mannerisms,” Germer said. “He’ll be that way in life. He’s organized, he’s structured, he’s got a plan. He pays attention.

“As much as it just comes to him naturally, and that’s a fact as well, he also doesn’t drop his guard. He’s in to it and he learns. That’s as big a part of it.”

His work ethic helped him earn the starting spot on Montana’s line — his 36

career starts are the most on the team outside of senior long snapper Aaron Held, who is on No. 47 — and his dedication has kept him there.

Well, that and a little luck to complement his hours in the weight room.

“The better you can take care of your body and strengthen your body, the less likely it is that if you do tweak something that you’re going to tweak it far enough to be really injured,” he said.

Montana’s offensive line knows too well that luck isn’t always on its side in the injury department. The man who is supposed to be to Dietrich’s immediate left, center Ben Weyer, is the best unfortunate example. Twice now, once in fall camp 2015 and once in 2016’s first game, Weyer suffered season-ending knee injuries.

Those were humbling moments for his line-mates, but also motivators.

Where Weyer was seen as a leader of the group, both because of his personality and his position, his absence has created a democracy of leadership among the remaining players.

It’s older guys and younger ones alike,

DEVON DIETRICH No. 71 Year: Sr. Position: OG Height: 6-4 Weight: 309 Hometown: Woodinville, Wash.

Germer said.

“Our older guys allow them to be leaders, too,” Germer said. “They all share in that. (Dietrich) expects guys to do things a certain way and he’s got a certain way of expressing that.

He’s helping the Griz prepare for the rare day when Dietrich is no longer in the starting lineup. His consecutive start streak must be broken soon, not because of injury of ineffectiveness, but because of graduation.

Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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

QUARTERBACK: Normally a starting QB questionable to play wouldn’t suggest much strength but Montana’s Chad Chalich, playing in place of Brady Gustafson last week, scored eight total touchdowns. The Bears are much improved passing this year with Kyle Sloter, but when a bench player scores like Chalich it’s hard to ignore.

OFFENSIVE LINE: NoCo’s offensive line has allowed 20 sacks, only slightly more than Montana’s 17, but consider that the Griz have thrown the ball about 150 more times this season.

RUNNING BACK: It’s still unlikely that Montana’s power back Jeremy Calhoun returns from injury, which cuts into the diversity of its backfield. UNC has a two-some in Trae Riek and Brandon Cartagena that have combined for more than 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns.

WIDE RECEIVERS: The young Griz receiving corps is proving its worth. Freshmen Jerry Louie-McGee and Justin Calhoun each have more than 500 yards and a combined eight TDs and sophomore Keenan Curran tied a program record with four scores last week. He has 10 in all. Just image what they can do with a couple years experience!

DEFENSIVE LINE: Ryan Johnson had perhaps his best game of the season last week with three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He and Caleb Kidder have given the Griz a fearsome edge rush with a combined 10.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss this season.

LINEBACKERS: Josh Buss still leads the league in tackles for loss with 17.5; he’s only a sophomore remember. He and Griz teammate Connor Strahm have 122 total tackles between them. Outside of Kyle Newsom, UNC’s best tacklers are in its secondary.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: The way this Griz group has played the past three weeks, when opponents have passed for a combined 1,001 yards, it’s hard to have much confidence. Those games have been the three worst pass-defending games of Montana’s season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz appear to have a plan to counteract its PAT issues. Tim Semenza, who missed eight extra points already, will handle only field goals while Brandon Purdy is the PAT guy. Elsewhere, UNC has a great return game with Ellis Onic II and Montana’s coverage has been spotty at best.

INTANGIBLES: Northern Colorado hasn’t beaten the Griz in 40 years — 40 years! — with the last Bears victory coming in 1976, 27-19. The series is 8-0 since NoCo entered the Big Sky in 2006, but this could be the year. The Griz are 0-3 on the road in Big Sky play and their only win away from Washington-Grizzly Stadium came nearly two months ago.

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

W 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0

Ovr L 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6

PF 211 280 222 203 173 238 264 169 221 161 147 155 132

PA 122 150 212 146 168 207 193 192 219 273 218 274 202

W 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 1 2

L 2 1 3 4 4 4 3 4 6 7 7 8 7

PF 293 403 325 309 242 266 392 301 302 222 249 195 231

PA 206 272 289 227 272 254 245 318 352 369 351 357 246

STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL School Votes Pre 1 Sam Houston St (9-0) 3940 (113) 1 2 Jacksonville St (8-1) 3781 (19) 2 3 Eastern Washington (8-1) 3728 (19) 3 4 North Dakota St (8-1) 3618 (4) 4 5 Citadel (9-0) 3432 (7) 5 6 James Madison (8-1) 3334 7 7 Chattanooga (8-1) 2981 9 8 Richmond (7-2) 2774 6 9 Villanova (7-2) 2609 10 10 North Carolina A&T (8-1) 2377 11 11 South Dakota St (6-3) 2371 13 12 North Dakota (8-2) 2112 16 13 Central Arkansas (8-1) 2051 17 14 Charleston Southern (5-3) 1785 8 15 Coastal Carolina (7-2) 1505 18 16 Cal Poly (6-3) 1445 14 17 Youngstown St (6-3) 1368 15 18 Montana (6-3) 1350 19 19 Western Illinois (6-3) 1228 12 20 Grambling St (6-1) 1061 21 21 New Hampshire (6-3) 866 22 22 Samford (6-3) 855 20 23 Lehigh (8-2) 688 24 24 Harvard (7-1) 649 23 25 Liberty (6-3) 153 NR Others: Wofford (127), North Carolina Central (123), Saint Francis U (47), Northern Arizona (42), UT Martin (39), Illinois St (38), UNI (37), San Diego (34), Stony Brook (25), Maine (18), Eastern Illinois (14), Tennessee St (10), Nicholls (10), Fordham (6), Kennesaw St (6), Southern Utah (4), Princeton (3), Duquesne (2), Southern University (2), Weber St (1), Dayton (1).

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Montana at Northern Colorado

Saturday, noon Greeley, Colorado Nottingham Field (8,500 Natural Grass) Cowles Media Comcast Entertainment Television www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Montana leads the all-time series, 13-1.

Last Meeting: Jordan Johnson threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Montana cruised past Northern Colorado, 38-13, in 2014.

Johnson connected on first-half touchdown passes of 9 yards to Jamaal Jones and 41 yards to Ryan Burke.

He finished the day completing 11-of-19 passes for 181 yards in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 14-8 overall, and is 9-5 in Big Sky play. Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 20-45 overall, and is 13-34 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana quarterback Chad Chalich broke a school record with seven touchdown passes in a win over Idaho State... Receiver Keenan Curran tied a school record with four touchdown receptions... The Griz were ranked as high as sixth in the country, before falling at Cal Poly in week four... Montana is both second in total offense and total defense... Northern Colorado has fallen in three of its last five games...

The Bears are 3-1 at home in 2016, and are 7-3 at Nottingham Field in the last two seasons.

Cal Poly at Weber State

Saturday, noon Ogden, Utah Stewart Stadium (17,500 Synthetic Turf) KJZZ www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 6-5.

Last Meeting: Brandon Howe scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter and Cal Poly beat Weber State 30-24 in 2014. Cal Poly went up 24-17 after quarterback Chris Brown’s 23-yard TD reception with 5:09 left in the third quarter. Bo Bolen responded on the kickoff return, running 94 yards to tie the score once more. Brown and Kori Garcia each threw for one touchdown, and Brown picked up one more on the ground for the Mustangs.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 97-81 overall, and is 66-55 in Big Sky play. Weber State coach Jay Hill is 13-19 overall, and is 11-11 in Big Sky play.

MICHAEL GALLACHER, MISSOULIAN

Former Montana linebacker Zack Wagenmann, right, and Zach Peevey, bottom, tackle Northern Colorado’s Timi Niweigha in the 2014 matchup in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

370.4 yards per game... Weber State is eighth in rushing defense in the Big Sky, allowing 204.8 yards per game.

Southern Utah at BYU

Notes: Both teams are contenders for potential FCS playoff berths, with both able to get to the unofficial benchmark of seven Division I wins...

Both teams enter on losses, with Weber State on a two-game losing streak... The Wildcats are 7-2 at Stewart Stadium over the last two seasons...

Cal Poly leads the Big Sky in rushing, averaging

Saturday, 1 p.m.

Provo, Utah LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470 Natural Grass) BYU-TV Series History: This is the first meeting between the two programs.

The Coaches: Southern Utah coach Demario Warren is 5-4 overall, and is 4-3 in Big Sky play.

BYU coach Kalani Sitake is 4-4.

Notes: Former Southern Utah head coach Ed Lamb, who led the Thunderbirds to a Big Sky title in 2015, is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at BYU... Notable alumni of BYU include Super Bowl XXIX MVP Steve Young, NFL quarterback Jim McMahon, and 1990 Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer... Detmer is

See CAPSULES, Page A14

Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016 — A9

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / PICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY Just like the last two weeks for the Chicago Cubs and Donald Trump, Saturday is a mammoth day for Montana football coach Bob Stitt.

The last thing he wants is a step backward in his second season. That’s what may be in store if the Griz lose at Northern Colorado and somehow miss the playoffs.

Remember, it’s easier to make the playoffs than it used to be because they take 24 teams. Missing the playoffs is almost inexcusable for the tradition-laden Grizzlies — regardless of injuries or how hard the schedule may be.

I have faith No. 18 Montana will win in Greeley.

I have faith in the offense and the Griz will find a way to outscore the Bears, no matter which quarterback starts the game.

For me, Northern Colorado football has always seemed a little too small-time for the Big Sky Conference. I mean, come on, the much-improved Bears host league-leading North Dakota last week and draw 4,322 fans?

Hey UNC, grow a fan

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base or head back to Division II. NO. 18 MONTANA AT NORTHERN COLORADO: Stitt is being quiet about who will start at QB for the Griz. I’d go with Chad Chalich because of his scrambling ability. You could see his confidence grow as the game against Idaho State wore on last Saturday in Missoula.

Brady Gustafson has had his chances to prove himself on the road. Now Chalich deserves one.

AJ: Montana 45, NoCo 33. Bob: Montana 62, UNC 2. Greg: Montana 52, Northern Colorado 17.

Bill: Griz 38, Bears 31.

UC DAVIS AT MONTANA STATE: This is a tough one to pick because both teams are struggling mightily. The Cats have lost six games in a row. This may seem like a dumb theory, but I think Montana State is going to win because it has Montana on tap next week. That’s like a bowl game — especially if you’re not going to the playoffs like MSU — so the Cats will be motivated to play well against the Aggies, thereby building badly-needed confidence.

AJ: MSU 31, UC Dave 28.

Bob: MSU 27, Davis 21.

Greg: Montana State 28, UC Davis 27. Bill: Cats 31, Aggies 27.

NO. 16 CAL POLY AT WEBER STATE: The Wildcats let me down last week when I picked them to beat visiting Northern Arizona. No way I’m making the same mistake against the Mustangs.

Cal Poly may have lost to Eastern Washington last week, but the Mustangs piled up 458 yards and remain a force in the Big Sky. AJ: Cal Poly 27, Weber 21. Bob: Cal Poly 35, Weber 24. Greg: Cal Poly 38, Weber State 27.

Bill: Mustangs 31, Wildcats 21.

BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com NORTHERN ARIZONA AT NO. 12 NORTH DAKOTA: The Lumberjacks roll into Grand Forks with a fourgame win streak. Plus they’ve won their last two games on the road. But the Fighting Hawks are 4-0 at home this season and a win would give them their first Big Sky title (at least a share, anyway). NAU may also be dealing with the fatigue of a long road trip coming off a trip to Ogden, Utah, last week. AJ: NAU 28, NoDak 27. Bob: NoDak 42, NAU 30. Greg: North Dakota 31, Northern Arizona 24. Bill: Fighting Hawks 35, Jacks 28.

IDAHO STATE AT NO. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON: With a win the Eagles move within a game of securing a Big Sky title (at least a share, that is). After watching the Bengals make Griz quarterback Chad Chalich look like Tom Brady last week in his record-setting performance, you’d have to be half goofy to predict anything but a blowout here. AJ:Eastern 62, ISU 44. Bob: Eastern 62, ISU

44. Greg: Eastern Washington 54, Idaho State 21.

Bill: Eagles 49, Bengals 17.

PORTLAND STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE: This battle of Big Sky also-rans could end up being a close game if the incentive-depleted Vikings loaf. But it’s hard to go against PSU after it beat UC Davis handily last week. The Hornets have lost four in a row.

AJ: Portland 42, Sac State 12. Bob: PSU 45, Sac State 44. Greg: Portland State 41, Sacramento State 20. Bill: Vikings 28, Hornets 20.

SOUTHERN UTAH AT BYU: I remember when BYU had Jim McMahon at quarterback. Man, that was some mighty fine passing. The Cougars beat Michigan State in East Lansing earlier this season and nearly knocked off then-14th-ranked Boise State two weeks ago so, yeah, they’re not going to have much trouble with the Thunderbirds — even if Jimmy Mac doesn’t play. AJ: BYU 40, S. Utah 0. Bob: BYU 48, SUU 14.

Greg: BYU 42, Southern Utah 13. Bill: Cougars 56, Thunderbirds 6.

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MONTANA ROSTER No.

1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 60 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99

Name

Pos.

Ht. Wt.

Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 194 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 185 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 215 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 199 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 235 Mick Delaney S 6-0 195 James Homan WR 6-2 177 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 88 Colin Bingham, R-Fr.

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 1 Treshawn Favors, Jr. H WR 17 Makena Simis, Jr. WR 4 Jame 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 55 Kyle Davis, So. 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 12 Korey Alexander, Jr. SS 13 Josh Sandry, R-Fr. FS 28 Jerrin Williams, R-Fr. CB 2 Ryan McKinley, Jr.

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NORTHERN COLORADO STARTING DEFENSE CB 1 Marshawn Cameron, R-Fr.

OLB 15 Kyle Newsom, Sr.

FS 43 Tyler Bloyer, Sr.

DE 9 Mikhail Dubose, Sr. MLB 17 Bryan Stansbury, Sr.

DT 90 Myles Overton, Sr.

SS 3 Stone Kane, Jr.

DT 48 Chuntony Johnson, Sr. DE 98 Drew Sharkey, Sr.

OLB 31 Noel Reid, R-Fr.

P 39 Keifer Glau, So.

CB 4 Thomas Singleton, Sr.

NORTHERN COLORADO BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 19 Devion Anderson, Jr. DT 99 Weston Gadient, Sr. DT 53 Eddie Gonzales, R-Fr. OLB 41 Lavell Sanders, Sr. MLB 46 Isaiah Williams, Jr.

OLB 50 Denzel Hatcher, So. CB 36 Michael Walker, R-Fr. SS 39 Keifer Glau, So. FS 28 Sherand Boyd Jr., R-Fr. CB 22 Vincent Heard, Fr.

NORTHERN COLORADO STARTING OFFENSE WR 87 Stephen Miller, Sr.

QB 8 Kyle Sloter, Sr.

RT 77 Zach Wilkinson, Jr. RG 75 James Floyd, Jr. C 67 Austin rickson, Sr.

FB 44 Quinn Zamora, Sr.

HB 27 Trae Riek, So.

LG 73 Coleman McCann, Jr.

LT 76 Marcus chowski, Sr. WR 13 Ellis Onic II, Jr. TE 80 Michael McCauley, So.

K 36 Zak Johnson, So.

NORTHERN COLORADO BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 14 Keaton Mott, Fr. HB 23 Brandon Cartagena, Jr. WR 85 Patrick Stephens, R-Fr. WR 11 Hakeem Deggs, Jr. TE/FB 37 Theron Verna, So.

LT 63 Joe Layzell, So. LG 70 Sean McGill, Sr. C 65 Cody Wilson, So. RG 64 Dan Ryan, So. RT 52 Austin Brown, Jr.

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Name Marshaun Cameron Stone Kane Thomas Singleton Elway Tubbs Brandon Lenoir Jacob Knipp Kyle Sloter Mikhail Dubose Frank Stephens Hakeem Deggs Ellis Onic II Keaton Mott Kyle Newsom Jaime Falloon Bryan Stansbury Samad Hinds Devion Anderson Marques Combs Anthony Davis Vincent Heard Brandon Cartagena Kaelen Russell Marquis Arrington Zachary Lindsay Darius Graham Trae Riek Sherand Boyd Jr. Luke Nelson Noel Reid Denario Critton Justice Littrell Evan Coon Kamari Williams Michael Walker Jerone Jackson Kendrick Igbinoba Keifer Glau Evan Villanueva Lavell Sanders Nick Johnson Tyler Bloyer Quinn Zamora Xavier Dreiling Isaiah Williams Theron Verna Chuntony Johnson Shaquan Baines Denzel Hatcher Austin Bown Eddie Gonzales Kody Mommaerts Marcus Forward II Jacob Bobenmoyer Keenan Leary Suraj Dhillon Keifer Morris Sean Reemts Jack Dinneen Joe Layzell Dan Ryan Cody Wilson Shane Avera Austin Hendrickson Quinton Walton Radmen Niven Sean McGill Logan Richards Fisayo Awolaja Coleman McCann Matthew Steele James Floyd Jr. Marcus Piechowski Zach Wilkinson Evan Short Michael McCauley Alex Wesley R.J. Fulton Timothy Pless Sid Frazier-Turnbull Patrick Stephens Noah Sol Stephen Miller Rand Frazier-Turnbull De’Tuan Williams Myles Overton Kadim Phillip Brandon Biggs Kendrick Johnson Chuck Davis-Ezeli Ryan Dorian Lane Scott Weston Gadient

Pos. CB SS DB QB CB QB QB DE WR WR WR QB LB K LB TE DL P/K RB DB RB DB S RB RB RB SS LB LB CB LB RB WR DB DB FB P LB LB LB S FB LB LB TE DE DE LB OL DL OL LB LB DT OL DE OL K OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR WR WR WR TE WR DT DL DE DE DE DE DL DL

Ht. 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-7 5-6 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-3 66-3 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-11 -60 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-6 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-8 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3

Wt. 185 205 180 195 185 210 215 255 180 157 163 182 230 160 225 255 237 185 190 175 190 191 185 200 228 200 200 220 205 170 215 191 205 180 175 240 240 215 203 215 200 235 215 260 235 285 230 250 270 280 305 225 230 280 285 250 295 190 297 288 285 275 305 291 280 290 304 280 300 280 315 292 270 305 230 170 175 175 205 170 205 205 230 160 290 240 240 250 265 230 285 290

Year Hometown R-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif.

Jr. Fairbank, Iowa Sr. Aurora, Colo.

Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

R-Jr. Flint, Mich.

So. Arvada, Colo.

Sr. Johns Creek, Ga. Sr. Chicago, Ill. Jr. Oakland, Calif.

Jr. Plaquemine, La. Jr. Dallas, Texas Fr. South Jordan, Utah Sr. Lynnwood, Wash.

Sr. Boulder, Colo.

Sr. Vacaville, Calif.

Jr. Miami, Fla. Jr. Dallas, Texas So. Palisade, Colo.

Jr. Fountain, Colo.

Fr. Harbor City, Calif.

Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sr. Gardena, Calif.

Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

So. Denver, Colo.

Sr. Lawton, Okla.

So. Palm Desert, Calif.

R-Fr. Belleville, Ill. R-Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

R-Fr. Pahokee, Fla Fr. Atlanta, Ga. R-Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

Fr. Sheridan, Wyo. Fr. Lithia Springs, Ga. R-Fr. Oakland, Calif.

Fr. Carson, Calif.

Jr. Richardson, Texas So. Aurora, Colo.

So. Parker, Colo.

Jr. Compton, Calif.

R-Fr. Sauk Village, Ill. Sr. Aurora, Colo.

Sr. Pallisade, Colo.

Fr. Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Jr. Mesquite, Texas So. Grand Junction, Colo.

Sr. Valdosta, Ga. So. Bakersfield, Calif.

So. Miramar, Fla. Jr. Manitowoc, Wis. R-Fr. Denver, Colo.

So. Superior, Colo.

Sr. Flint, Mich.

So. Cheyenne, Wyo. So. Arvada, Colo.

R-Fr. Fort Worth, Texas So. Parker, Colo.

Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash.

Fr. Seattle, Wash.

So. Bloomington, Ill. So. Shiloh, Ill. So. Parker, Colo.

Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Sr. Arvada, Colo.

So. Grand Junction, Colo.

Sr. Minneapolis, Minn.

Sr. Tigard, Ore. Fr. Fort Collins, Colo.

R-Fr. Thornton, Colo.

Jr. Shawnee, Kan. Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sr. Fort Worth, Texas Sr. Westlake Village, Calif.

Jr. Vancouver, Canada So. Sycamore, Ill. So. Centennial, Colo.

So. Murphy, Texas Jr. Greeley, Colo.

Fr. Littleton, Colo.

R-Fr. Houston, Texas R-Fr. Denver, Colo.

Fr. Danville, Calif.

Sr. Centennial, Colo.

R-Fr. Houston, Texas Fr. Denver, Colo.

Sr. Flint, Mich.

So. Chicago, Ill. So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Jr. Arlington, Texas Fr. New Hampton, N.H. Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Fr. Garland, Texas Sr. Goodhue, Minn.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BY THE NUMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg E. Wash 9 55 50 1 0 7 0 403 44.8 Montana 9 52 42 1 0 12 0 392 43.6 Cal Poly 9 44 43 0 0 6 0 325 36.1 NAU 9 39 37 1 0 12 0 309 34.3 Portland St. 9 40 39 1 0 7 0 302 33.6 N. Colo 9 41 38 1 0 5 0 301 33.4 S. Utah 9 36 33 0 1 5 0 266 29.6 N. Dakota 10 36 33 0 0 14 1 293 29.3 UC Davis 9 32 26 1 0 9 1 249 27.7 Weber St. 9 33 26 2 0 4 1 242 26.9 Montana St. 9 30 27 0 0 8 0 231 25.7 Idaho St. 9 31 26 1 0 2 1 222 24.7 Sac State 9 26 18 2 0 5 1 195 21.7 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 9 549 3334 6.1 29 370.4 Portland St. 9 409 2043 5.0 28 227.0 N. Dakota 10 470 2218 4.7 19 221.8 Montana St. 9 346 1706 4.9 18 189.6 NAU 9 339 1555 4.6 10 172.8 N. Colo 9 321 1529 4.8 18 169.9 S. Utah 9 325 1509 4.6 17 167.7 Sac State 9 343 1410 4.1 12 156.7 Montana 9 299 1372 4.6 15 152.4 UC Davis 9 287 1272 4.4 14 141.3 Weber St. 9 311 1173 3.8 12 130.3 Idaho St. 9 250 1121 4.5 12 124.6 E. Wash 9 283 1060 3.7 13 117.8 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg N. Dakota 10 27 20 0 0 8 0 206 20.6 NAU 9 29 22 2 0 9 0 227 25.2 Montana 9 34 32 0 0 3 0 245 27.2 Montana St. 9 31 30 0 0 10 0 246 27.3 S. Utah 9 34 28 1 0 6 1 254 28.2 Weber St. 9 34 31 1 1 11 0 272 30.2 E. Wash 9 36 33 0 0 7 1 272 30.2 Cal Poly 9 39 34 0 0 7 0 289 32.1 N. Colo 9 39 35 2 0 15 0 318 35.3 UC Davis 9 46 40 4 0 9 0 351 39.0 Portland St. 9 49 39 2 0 5 0 352 39.1 Sac State 9 48 45 0 0 8 0 357 39.7 Idaho St. 9 49 47 1 0 8 1 369 41.0 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 10 312 890 2.9 6 89.0 Montana 9 329 1141 3.5 12 126.8 Cal Poly 9 262 1198 4.6 11 133.1 NAU 9 314 1231 3.9 17 136.8 Montana St. 9 320 1362 4.3 14 151.3 S. Utah 9 340 1488 4.4 11 165.3 UC Davis 9 376 1780 4.7 26 197.8 Weber St. 9 374 1843 4.9 16 204.8 E. Wash 9 372 1915 5.1 17 212.8 N. Colo 9 402 1961 4.9 21 217.9 Idaho St. 9 400 2018 5.0 25 224.2 Portland St. 9 374 2278 6.1 23 253.1 Sac State 9 375 2475 6.6 26 275.0 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Wash 9 407 285 9 70.0 3910 9.6 40 434.4 Montana 9 427 286 9 67.0 3227 7.6 33 358.6 NAU 9 340 217 4 63.8 2796 8.2 28 310.7 Weber St. 9 333 202 12 60.7 2332 7.0 19 259.1 N. Colo 9 282 178 9 63.1 2329 8.3 23 258.8 Idaho St. 9 383 218 10 56.9 2171 5.7 18 241.2 UC Davis 9 325 185 7 56.9 2146 6.6 14 238.4 S. Utah 9 320 183 8 57.2 1989 6.2 17 221.0 Portland St. 9 204 116 10 56.9 1960 9.6 11 217.8 Sac State 9 343 166 11 48.4 1946 5.7 13 216.2 Montana St. 9 252 117 14 46.4 1589 6.3 12 176.6 N. Dakota 10 231 137 3 59.3 1668 7.2 13 166.8 Cal Poly 9 112 72 3 64.3 1202 10.7 15 133.6 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G

E. Wash 9 Montana 9 Cal Poly 9 NAU 9 Portland St. 9 N. Colo 9 Weber St. 9 S. Utah 9 N. Dakota 10 UC Davis 9 Sac State 9 Montana St. 9 Idaho St. 9

1060 3910 690 4970 7.2 53 552.2 1372 3227 726 4599 6.3 48 511.0 3334 1202 661 4536 6.9 44 504.0 1555 2796 679 4351 6.4 38 483.4 2043 1960 613 4003 6.5 39 444.8 1529 2329 603 3858 6.4 41 428.7 1173 2332 644 3505 5.4 31 389.4 1509 1989 645 3498 5.4 34 388.7 2218 1668 701 3886 5.5 32 388.6 1272 2146 612 3418 5.6 28 379.8 1410 1946 686 3356 4.9 25 372.9 1706 1589 598 3295 5.5 30 366.1 1121 2171 633 3292 5.2 30 365.8 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Weber St. 9 265 147 4 55.5 1705 6.4 16 189.4 Portland St. 9 261 145 5 55.6 2022 7.7 25 224.7 Montana 9 296 139 7 47.0 2061 7.0 21 229.0 Sac State 9 275 174 4 63.3 2199 8.0 19 244.3 N. Dakota 10 373 204 18 54.7 2451 6.6 19 245.1 E. Wash 9 313 197 13 62.9 2217 7.1 18 246.3 Montana St. 9 346 213 9 61.6 2296 6.6 17 255.1 N. Colo 9 301 197 2 65.4 2322 7.7 17 258.0 NAU 9 344 204 7 59.3 2325 6.8 12 258.3 Cal Poly 9 299 198 6 66.2 2336 7.8 25 259.6 Idaho St. 9 295 174 9 59.0 2405 8.2 22 267.2 UC Davis 9 263 171 7 65.0 2452 9.3 19 272.4 S. Utah 9 350 193 16 55.1 2586 7.4 23 287.3 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G N. Dakota 10 890 2451 685 3341 4.9 25 334.1 Montana 9 1141 2061 625 3202 5.1 33 355.8 Cal Poly 9 1198 2336 561 3534 6.3 36 392.7 Weber St. 9 1843 1705 639 3548 5.6 32 394.2 NAU 9 1231 2325 658 3556 5.4 29 395.1 Montana St. 9 1362 2296 666 3658 5.5 31 406.4 S. Utah 9 1488 2586 690 4074 5.9 34 452.7 E. Wash 9 1915 2217 685 4132 6.0 35 459.1 UC Davis 9 1780 2452 639 4232 6.6 45 470.2 N. Colo 9 1961 2322 703 4283 6.1 38 475.9 Portland St. 9 2278 2022 635 4300 6.8 48 477.8 Idaho St. 9 2018 2405 695 4423 6.4 47 491.4 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 10 7 18 25 9 3 12 +13 1.30 S. Utah 9 4 16 20 3 8 11 +9 1.00 E. Wash 9 7 13 20 2 9 11 +9 1.00 NAU 9 10 7 17 5 4 9 +8 0.89 UC Davis 9 6 7 13 4 7 11 +2 0.22 Montana 9 11 7 18 9 9 18 +0 0.00 Cal Poly 9 4 6 10 7 3 10 +0 0.00 Sac State 9 10 4 14 4 11 15 -1 -0.11 N. Colo 9 9 2 11 4 9 13 -2 -0.22 Idaho St. 9 2 9 11 9 10 19 -8 -0.89 Weber St. 9 5 4 9 5 12 17 -8 -0.89 Montana St. 9 7 9 16 11 14 25 -9 -1.00 Portland St. 9 5 5 10 9 10 19 -9 -1.00 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct E. Wash 9 64 123 52.0 Cal Poly 9 68 131 51.9 Portland St. 9 60 120 50.0 Montana 9 67 147 45.6 N. Colo 9 44 113 38.9 9 52 138 37.7 Weber St. NAU 9 54 144 37.5 Sac State 9 56 156 35.9 Idaho St. 9 48 138 34.8 Montana St. 9 42 127 33.1 N. Dakota 10 47 146 32.2 UC Davis 9 40 126 31.7 S. Utah 9 39 132 29.5 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct Montana 9 36 134 26.9 N. Dakota 10 51 154 33.1

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

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

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

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

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

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

47 133 53 139 57 147 53 134 50 125 59 144 51 119 60 138 65 146 54 113 63 129 SACKS BY G Sacks 9 24 9 24 10 24 9 19 9 19 9 18 9 17 9 14 9 14 9 14 9 14 9 12 9 10 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks 9 4 9 6 9 13 9 14 9 15 9 16 9 16 9 17 9 18 10 20 9 20 9 29 9 29 PENALTIES G No Yds 9 51 437 9 55 445 9 48 453 9 56 488 9 50 491 10 62 547 9 57 501 9 64 561 9 58 567 9 65 579 9 57 590 9 69 618 9 79 739 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att 9 11 15 9 11 15 10 10 14 9 17 25 9 8 13 9 8 14 9 9 16 9 13 24 9 6 12 9 8 16 9 13 26 9 8 16 9 9 19

35.3 38.1 38.8 39.6 40.0 41.0 42.9 43.5 44.5 47.8 48.8 Yards 181 180 136 113 114 97 110 107 71 79 80 91 72 Yards 19 31 105 107 101 102 114 80 107 127 126 185 139 Avg/G 48.6 49.4 50.3 54.2 54.6 54.7 55.7 62.3 63.0 64.3 65.6 68.7 82.1 Pct 73.3 73.3 71.4 68.0 61.5 57.1 56.2 54.2 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 47.4

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G JR 8 184 1037 5.6 9 76 129.6 FR 9 142 839 5.9 5 87 93.2 FR 7 90 645 7.2 4 72 92.1 SO 7 112 645 5.8 3 53 92.1 SR 9 162 812 5.0 9 90 90.2 SO 10 148 864 5.8 5 38 86.4 SR 9 98 689 7.0 4 64 76.6 SO 10 144 734 5.1 9 60 73.4 SR 7 105 499 4.8 6 29 71.3 SR 8 105 553 5.3 7 72 69.1 PASSING Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Gubrud EWU SO 9 373 260 9 69.7 3570 35 396.7 Gustafson UM SR 8 365 244 7 66.8 2593 24 324.1 Clark WSU SR 9 328 200 12 61.0 2319 18 257.7 Sloter UNCO SR 9 263 165 9 62.7 2127 21 236.3 Scott UCD SR 8 252 149 6 59.1 1792 11 224.0 Gueller ISU SO 9 355 205 10 57.7 1966 17 218.4 Kemp NAU SR 7 214 133 3 62.1 1480 12 211.4 Tyler SUU FR 9 289 173 6 59.9 1872 17 208.0 Kuresa PSU SR 9 200 112 10 56.0 1787 10 198.6 Ketteringham SAC SO 9 285 146 10 51.2 1707 13 189.7 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Gubrud EWU SO 9 427 3570 464 3997 444.1 Gustafson UM SR 8 -3 2593 400 2590 323.8 Clark WSU SR 9 252 2319 410 2571 285.7 Kuresa PSU SR 9 567 1787 319 2354 261.6 Sloter UNCO SR 9 64 2127 327 2191 243.4 Gueller ISU SO 9 133 1966 412 2099 233.2 Scott UCD SR 8 -15 1792 279 1777 222.1 Kemp NAU SR 7 69 1480 237 1549 221.3 Tyler SUU FR 9 49 1872 334 1921 213.4 Ketteringham SAC SO 9 140 1707 350 1847 205.2 RECEIVING Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Kupp EWU SR 8 78 1160 12 75 14.9 145.0 Bourne EWU SR 9 58 898 5 40 15.5 99.8 Miller UNCO SR 9 46 830 3 45 18.0 92.2 Butler NAU JR 9 54 797 8 51 14.8 88.6 Hill EWU SR 9 51 787 13 45 15.4 87.4 Sharp SUU FR 9 63 744 9 90 11.8 82.7 Marks NAU JR 8 35 655 5 87 18.7 81.9 Doss UCD SO 9 52 649 6 50 12.5 72.1 Vollert WSU JR 9 45 616 4 39 13.7 68.4 Williams ISU SR 9 54 603 10 63 11.2 67.0 TACKLES Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack Jenkins ISU JR 9 LB 31 56 87 9.7 3.0 Newsom UNCO SR 9 LB 41 45 86 9.6 2.5 Anderson SAC SO 9 DB 44 40 84 9.3 1.0 Bignell MSU JR 9 LB 57 26 83 9.2 3.0 Stice WSU SO 9 LB 42 41 83 9.2 0.5 Meteer SAC JR 9 LB 35 46 81 9.0 1.5 Zamora EWU SR 8 LB 32 40 72 9.0 2.0 Bruce EWU SR 9 DB 44 36 80 8.9 0.0 Pearson SAC SO 8 LB 24 45 69 8.6 1.0 Martin ISU SO 9 LB 30 46 76 8.4 0.0 Thomas NAU SR 8 31 36 67 8.4 0.0 Stout ISU SR 8 LB 26 39 65 8.1 2.0 Johnson WSU SR 9 LB 37 35 72 8.0 2.5 Santini CP SR 9 46 23 69 7.7 2.5 Burton WSU SR 9 SAF 36 32 68 7.6 0.0 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Anau NAU SR 9 DL 6 3 59 7.5 0.83 Obinna SAC SO 8 DL 5 1 39 5.5 0.69 Kidder UM SR 9 DE 5 1 35 5.5 0.61 Johnson UM SR 9 DE 4 2 37 5.0 0.56 Buss UM SO 9 LB 4 1 48 4.5 0.50 Pili SUU FR 9 4 1 25 4.5 0.50 Salutregui ISU FR 9 DL 4 1 21 4.5 0.50 Torgerso SUU FR 9 4 0 27 4.0 0.44 Greely UND JR 9 3 2 16 4.0 0.44 Strahm UM JR 9 LB 3 1 26 3.5 0.39 Team Protheroe CP Brown SUU Logan NAU Riek UNCO Luuga UCD Santiago UND Garcia CP Oliveira UND Newell MSU Tago PSU

Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016 — A13

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Nov. 5, 2016 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

195

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

1,060 1,372 1,555

1,529 1,173 1,509 1,272 1,410 1,706 1,121

MONTANA (6-3) 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 87 Opponents 63

Griz 43.6 228 1372 4.6 286-427-9 3227 7.6 4599 80.1 6.3 26-19.3 21-12.0 17-9 69-68.7 39-40.7 31:10 67-157 9-19 24-181 38-40 29-40 140 75 83 45

2,043 2,218

266 249 242 231 222

325 309 302 301 293

403 392

Total 3,910 4,970 3,227 3,334 1,202 4,536 2,796 4,351 1,960 4,003 1,668 3,886 2,329 3,858 2,332 3,505 1,989 3,498 2,146 3,418 1,946 3,356 1,589 3,295 2,171 3,292

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

90 54

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Rushing John Nguyen 123-560 (4.6 ypc), long 81, 1 TDs Jeremy Calhoun 69-520 (7.3), long 65, 9 TDs Treshawn Favors 23-112 (4.9), long 21, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 244-365-7, 2593 yards, long 75, 24 TDs Chad Chalich 34-46-2, 584 yards, long 61, 9 TDs Receiving Jerry Louie-McGee 56-520 (9.3 ypc), long 61, 3 TDs Justin Calhoun 40-559 (14.0), long 61, 5 TDs Keenan Curran 33-527 (16.0), long 75, 10 TD James Homan 33-434 (13.2), long 58, 3 TDs Caleb Lyons 26-114 (4.4), long 25, 1 TD Nguyen 22-245 (11.1), long 35, 1 TD Josh Horner 22-241 (11.0), long 34, 4 TDs

4,599 YARDS Rushing Passing *Through 10 games.

Others through nine games

Tackles LB Josh Buss 65, 38 solo LB James Banks 45, 12 solo LB Connor Strahm 57, 18 solo DE Caleb Kidder 43, 14 solo S Justin Strong 52, 32 solo DE Ryan Johnson 35, 13 solo Tackles for loss LB Buss 17.5-81 DE Tucker Schye 7.0-23 DE Kidder 11.0-45 LB Strahm 5.0-29 DE Johnson 9.0-51 DT Jesse Sims 3.5-11 Sacks DE Kidder 5.5-35 LB Strahm 3.5-26 DE Johnson 5.0-37 LB Shayne Cochran 1.0-8 LB Buss 4.5-48 DE Schye 1.0-7 Interceptions CB Ryan McKinley 2-2 DE Johnson 1-40 S Strong 2-78 S Yamen Sanders 1-0 LB Strahm 1-78 Fumbles forced-recovered LB Strahm 2-1 DE Schey 0-1 DE Johnson 2-0 CB Markell Sanders 0-1 LB Buss 1-0 CB TJ Reynard 0-1 CB Ryan McKinley 1-0 DT Zach Peevey 0-1 DE Kidder 0-2 DE Donald Bedell 0-1 S Strong 0-1 CB Korey Alexander 0-1 CB JR Nelson 8 CB Sanders 7 DE Kidder 2 LB Strahm 1 INT

Pass breakups CB McKinley 4 S Strong 3 Blocked kicks Defensive touchdowns DE Bedell 1 FUM S Strong 1 INT

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

227 245 246 254 272 272 289

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS ALLOWED

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 27.2 158 1141 3.5 139-296-7 2061 7.0 3202 69.4 5.1 48-23.7 19-8.1 20-11 65-71.2 62-39.6 28:50 36-134 7-18 17-80 25-36 24-26 – 392 – 245

206

PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 33-41/11-13, long 47, 0 blocked, 66 points Brandon Purdy 9-10/1-2, long 38, 1 blocked, 12 points Punting Eric Williams 39-40.7, long 57, 3 inside 20, 1 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 11-6.5, long 24, 0 TDs Louie-McGee 8-19.2, long 81, 1 TD Kickoff returns Favors 9-18.0, long 22, 0 TDs Lyons 8-21.5, long 29, 0 TDs

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

890 1,141 1,198

1,843 1,231 1,362 1,488 1,915 1,780 1,961 2,278 2,018 2,475

NORTHERN COLORADO (5-4) Scoring average First downs Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Plays per game Average per play Kick returns Punt returns Fumbles-lost Penalties Punting Time of possession 3rd-down conv.

4th-down conv.

Sacks-yards Red zone scoring Red zone TDs No. Colorado 94 Opponents 65

Bears 33.5 197 1524 4.8 178-283-9 2329 8.2 2853 67.0 6.4 38-18.3 7-2.0 15-4 79-83.8 46-39.1 27:09 46-115 9-16 12-91 27-33 24-33 62 80 58 86 89 78

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

7 0

Rushing Trae Riek 112-640 (5.7 ypc), long 53, 3 TDs Brandon Cartagena 77-426 (5.5), long 35, 5 TDs Kyle Sloter 63-124 (1.2), long 39, 3 TDs Darius Graham 39-127 (3.3), long 20, 3 TDs Passing Sloter 165-264-9, 2127 yards, long 59, 21 TDs Receiving Stephen Miller 46-830 (18.0 ypc), long 45, 3 TDs Alex Wesley 25-346 (13.8), long 59, 5 TDs Hakeem Deggs 26-263 (10.1), long 54, 6 TDs Michael McCauley 16-237 (14.8), long 33, 2 TDs Riek 10-195 (19.5), long 41, 3 TDs Ellis Onic II 25-159 (6.4), long 16, 1 TD Theron Verna 13-152 (11.7), long 24, 2 TDs

2,451 2,061 2,336 1,705 2,325 2,296

318

351 352 357 369

Total 3,341 3,202 3,534 3,548 3,556 3,658 2,586 4,074 2,217 4,132 2,452 4,232 2,322 4,283 2,022 4,300 2,405 4,423 2,199 4,674 MISSOULIAN STAFF

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Opp 35.3 223 1961 4.9 301-197-2 2307 7.7 4268 78.1 6.1 30-20.1 13-6.2 17-9 56-59.8 37-36.7 32:51 60-138 13-20 19-115 38-43 26-43 – 301 – 318

Tackles Kyle Newsom 86, 41 solo 58, 36 solo Thomas Singleton Stone Kane 54, 25 solo 65, 28 solo Bryan Stansbury 52-18 solo Marshaun Cameron Mikhail Dubose 46, 20 solo Tackles for loss Dubose 7.5-23 Myles Overton 4.0-13 Newsom 5.0-40 Chuntony Johnson 3.5-9 Isaiah Williams 4.5-12 Keifer Morris 3.0-12 Sacks Newsom 2.5-37 Singleton 2.0-9 Dubose 2.0-13 Overton 1.5-9 Interceptions Kane 1-18 Singleton 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Singleton 2-1 Lavell Sanders 1-0 Stansbury 2-0 Marques Combs 1-0 Johnson 2-0 Overton 0-3 Dubose 2-0 Newsom 0-1 Cameron 1-2 Noel Reid 0-1 Morris 1-0 Weston Gadient 0-1 Michael Walker 1-0 Pass breakups Walker 8 Sherand Boyd Jr. 3 Singleton 3 Sanders 3 Blocked kicks none Defensive touchdowns none

SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS

PATs/Field goals Jamie Falloon 37-38/4-5, long 42, 0 blocked, 49 points Marques Combs 0-0/1-2, long 41, 1 blocked, 3 points Punting Keifer Glau 45-39.9, long 65, 14 inside 20, 1 touchback, 1 blocked Punt returns Onic II 7-2.0, long 16, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Deggs 22-19.5, long 45, 0 TDs Onic II 9-12.33, long 19, 0 TDs

A14 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A9

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules

West later in the first made it 14-14.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 95-123 overall, and is 63-80 in Big Sky play. Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 81-31 overall, and is 56-14 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer was the head coach at Eastern Washington, from 1994-99... Kramer led the Eagles to the FCS semifinals in 1997... Idaho State’s 31 first-half points against Montana were the most the Bengals have scored in a half since scoring 35 against Southern Utah...

Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Kupp threw more touchdowns (2) than he caught (1), in a win over Cal Poly.

Continued currently BYU’s offensive coordinator... BYU head coach Kalani Sitake coached at Southern Utah from 200304, coaching tight ends and running backs... BYU defensive coordinator Illaisa Tuiake graduated from Southern Utah in 2006... BYU tight ends coach Steve Clark has served as the offensive coordinator at both Southern Utah and Weber State... BYU cornerbacks coach Jernaro Gilford coached the same position at SUU, working with NFL draft pick LeShaun Sims...

BYU running back Jamaal Williams is eighth in the FBS in rush yards per game, averaging 129.3 ... BYU won the 1984 national title.

Portland State at Sacramento State

Northern Arizona at North Dakota

Saturday, noon Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 FieldTurf) Midco Sports Network www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series, 4-1.

Last Meeting: Jer Garman rushed for a career-high 235 yards and Reid Taubenheim kicked the winning 35-yard field goal to lift North Dakota to a 30-28 win over Northern Arizona in 2014. Trailing 28-27 in the closing minutes, North Dakota marched 62 yards in nine plays to set up Taubenheim’s game winner with 4 seconds left, then recovered a fumble after the kickoff to cement the win.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 112-101 overall, and is 76-69 in Big Sky play. North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 20-13 overall, and is 15-8 in Big Sky play.

Notes: North Dakota can clinch at least a share of the Big Sky title with a win... Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers became the Big Sky’s all-time leader in wins last week, in a win over Weber. Souers also leads the league

AP photo

The North Dakota defense celebrates a turnover late in a win over Montana State in Bozeman earlier this season. All that stands between the Fighting Hawks and an unbeaten run through Big Sky Conference play is Saturday’s game against Northern Arizona. in conference wins... Northern Arizona backup quarterback Blake Kemp had his best performance yet in a win over Weber State, throwing for 357 yards and two touchdowns... North Dakota leads the Big Sky in scoring defense, allowing 20.6 points per game.

UC Davis at Montana State

Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (17,777 FieldTurf) ROOT SPORTS Northwest DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 4-1.

Last Meeting: Dakota Prukop passed for 361 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 148 yards

and two more scores to lead Montana State to a 77-37 win over UC Davis in 2014. The Bobcats broke the game open by out-scoring the Aggies 21-0 in the second quarter to lead 35-10 at the half, en route to their secondhighest output in history (86 against Eastern Oregon in 1985). Prukop was the first MSU player since Travis Lulay (542) in 2004 with more than 500 yards of total offense.

The Coaches: UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 11-32 overall, and is 9-21 in Big Sky play. Montana State coach Jeff Choate is 2-7 overall, and is 0-6 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana State’s last conference win came on Nov. 14, at Idaho State, with a 44-20 victory...

Montana State is last in the Big Sky in first downs, averaging just 17.3 first downs per game... UC Davis is last in third-down conversion rate allowed, allowing a conversion rate of 48.8 percent... Montana State is last in the Big Sky in turnover margin, with a margin of minus-9... UC Davis is second-to-last in red-zone offense, converting just 78.4 percent.

Idaho State at Eastern Washington

Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Cheney, Washington Roos Field (8,600 Red SprinTurf) SWX www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 28-9.

Last Meeting: Cooper Kupp caught two touchdowns, threw for one and returned a punt for a score as Eastern Washington handled Idaho State 45-28 in 2015. Kupp, who came into the game leading the FCS in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, caught 14 passes for 161 yards.

His 24-yard pass to quarterback Jordan West tied the game at 7-all early in the first quarter, and a 9-yard score from

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) www.watchbigsky.com Series History: Sacramento State leads the all-time series, 22-11.

Last Meeting: DeAndre Carter returned a punt 65 yards for a fourthquarter touchdown and Sacramento State edged past Portland State 48-41 in 2014.

Garrett Safron threw a touchdown pass to Nnamdi Agude and Brad Cornish kicked a 25-yard field goal as Sacramento State tied up the score at 41 with 8:05 left to play. After the Vikings got called on two penalties and threw two incomplete passes, Carter’s 65-yard punt return put the Hornets ahead with 3:17 left to play.

The Coaches: Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 12-9 overall, and is 8-6 in Big Sky play. Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 13-41 overall, and is 9-29 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Both Barnum and Sears were interim coaches at their respective schools, who were elevated to permanent head coaches... Portland State quarterback Alex Kuresa threw for a season-high, and career-high, 384 yards... Portland State scored on its first eight possessions in a win over UC Davis... This is the second consecutive weekend Portland State will travel to central California for a game...

Sacramento State is 3-6 at home in the last two seasons.

Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016 — A15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana’s Justin Calhoun (9) celebrates with Keenan Curran (6) after Curran scored in the first half against Idaho State.

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

A16 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana’s Keenan Curran (6) braces for a tackle from Idaho State’s Brandon Monroe (21).

TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian

Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016 — A17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Yamen Sanders gets hyped as he runs onto the Washington-Grizzly Stadium field for last Saturday’s game.

KIRA VERCRUYSSEN., MISSOULIAN

A18 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 12, 2016

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Georgia State buys Turner Field Former Atlanta Braves baseball stadium to beconverted for football Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia State received approval Wednesday to purchase Turner Field for $22.8 million, clearing the way to convert the former home of the Atlanta Braves into a downsized college football stadium.

The Panthers, members of the Sun Belt Conference, plan to move into the stadium next season after playing at the much larger Georgia Dome since the program was launched in 2010.

The 68-acre site was sold in August to the Georgia State Foundation. The

Board of Regents gave the go-ahead for the university to purchase 38 acres that includes the stadium and an adjacent parking lot where a baseball field will be constructed on roughly the old footprint of Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium, the Braves’ home before Turner Field.

The remainder of the site will be sold and leased to Georgia State’s development partner, Carter and Associates. The company plans a $300 million development that includes private housing, retail space and corporate facilities around the stadium.

The Atlanta Braves played at 50,000seat Turner Field for 20 seasons. They are moving to a new suburban facility, SunTrust Park, in 2017.

Turner Field initially opened as Centennial Olympic Stadium, seating some 83,000 and serving as the centerpiece of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.

Georgia State plans to convert Turner Field into a 23,000-seat football stadium, with the ability to add another 10,000 seats in the future. It will spend some $26 million for the conversion, which also includes new locker rooms and football offices. It will be begin shortly after the university takes control of the property on Jan. 1.

“We are excited to begin the next phase of this transformational project for the university and the city,” Georgia State President Mark P. Becker said. “It is rewarding to see our vision begin to take shape.”

The school plans to fund the project with proceeds from its bookstore, parking operations, housing and other

sources, as well as private fundraising. Officials said no taxpayer dollars or new student fees would be used.

Georgia State has moved aggressively to expand its main downtown campus, which is located about a mile north of Turner Field.

This will be the biggest addition yet, with the repurposed stadium also housing academic programs, administrative space and hospitality facilities.

“Acquiring the former Turner Field site presents a unique opportunity for Georgia State University that will help its athletics program continue to grow and positively impact the surrounding area,” Chancellor Hank Huckaby said.

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