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By FRITZ NEIGHBORof the Missoulian

Erik Stoll makes it clear from the start: Playing against the Idaho State Bengals, for whom he began his college career, isn’t a big deal to him.

“I know a few people left in their organization,” the junior strong safety said ahead of Saturday’s Big Sky Conference game against ISU, in Holt Arena in Pocatello. “But I don’t really keep in touch.

I have very few ties left there at the school. I was only there about three months.”

They were pretty productive months. Stoll, a 6-foot-2, 200-pounder out of Sandpoint, Idaho, had first been offered a scholarship by the University of Idaho. He wound up in Pocatello, his dad Bob said, because then-Bengals’ coach Larry Lewis said Stoll had a good chance to play right away.

That’s what happened, and that’s in a way how he ended up in Missoula.

“Larry Lewis was a terrific man, terrific coach,” said Bob Stoll. “I’m so thankful for the chance he gave him. Because Montana wouldn’t have seen him otherwise.”

Injured as a high school junior and passed over by the Griz as a senior, Erik Stoll was able to provide some up-to-date game tape in 2006: He made eight tackles against the Grizzlies during ISU’s visit to Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 7, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Erik Stoll

Actions more than wordsErik Stoll has quietly fit into

Griz secondary

See SToll, Page G5

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Montana junior safety Erik Stoll tackles Portland

State’s Ben Bowen at Washington-

Grizzly Stadium on Sept 19. Stoll began

his career at Idaho State, transferred to

UM and made his way into a starting

position.

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MONTANA (8-0) Griz opp

Scoring average 37.1 19.8Rushing yards 176.8 88.8Avg./Rush 4.3 2.9Passing 146-242-5 207-340-12Passing yards 256.1 279.8Average per pass 8.5 6.6Total offense 432.9 368.5Average per play 6.1 5.13rd-down conversions 56-117 44-123Time of possession 29:07 30:53Fumbles-lost 11-5 11-5Kick returns 28-22.6 44-19.7Punt returns 18-19.6 6-7.5Punting 30-39.4 44-36.5Sacks by-yards 11-57 8-61

Montana 36 94 59 101 7 – 297Opponents 45 36 35 42 0 – 148

Offensive leadersRushing

Chase Reynolds 181-822 (4.5 ypc.), long 40, 12 TDsThomas Brooks-Fletcher 61-274 (4.5 ypc.), long 18, 1 TDPeter Nguyen 14-104 (7.4 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDGerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsAndrew Selle 21-78 (3.7 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDsJustin Roper 11-31 (2.8 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs

PassingAndrew Selle 98-162-1 for 1,385 yards, long 68, 14 TDsJustin Roper 48-79-3 for 664 yards, long 84, 6 TDsGerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

ReceivingMarc Mariani 33-676 (20.5 ypc.), long 84, 6 TDsTyler Palmer 22-284 (12.9 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDsJabin Sambrano 17-282 (16.6 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDStephen Pfahler 17-244 (14.4 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDsChase Reynolds 16-135 (8.4 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDsSam Gratton 15-145 (9.7 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDsDan Beaudin 10-131 (13.1 ypc.), long 61, 1 TDRob Overton 5-42 (8.4 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Shawn Lebsock 56, 22 unassistedSS Erik Stoll 43, 18 unassistedLB Brandon Fisher 39, 13 unassistedFS Shann Schillinger 39, 15 unassisted

DE Severin Campbell 35, 9 unassistedLB Alex Shaw 34, 9 unassistedDT Austin Mullins 33, 6 unassistedCB Trumaine Johnson 32, 17 unassistedCB Keith Thompson 29, 17 unassistedDE Jace Palmer 24, 6 unassistedLB Josh Stuberg 23, 6 unassistedSS Mike McCord 20, 13 unassisted

Tackles for lossDE Severin Campbell 5.5-16DT Tyler Hobbs 5-18DE Jace Palmer 5-14DE Bobby Alt 3.5-7DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6

SacksDT Tyler Hobbs 3-15DT Bryan Waldhauser 2-15DE Severin Campball 1.5-8DE Jace Palmer 1.5-5

InterceptionsCB Trumaine Johnson 4-14, long 11, 0 TDsDE Jace Palmer 1-57, 1 TDSS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDsLB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDsLB Caleb McSurdy 1-17, 0 TDsCB Andrew Swink 1-9, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredLB Jordan Tripp 0-2DT Tyler Hobbs 1-1

Pass breakupsCB Trumaine Johnson 8DT Austin Mullins 5CB Keith Thompson 4DE Jace Palmer 4

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Brody McKnight 36-36/7-13, long 54, 1 blocked, 57 points

PuntingSean Wren 30-39.4, long 60, 7 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsMarc Mariani 12-20.2, long 82, 1 TDSam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDsJabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsJabin Sambrano 14-25.8, long 50, 0 TDs

IDAhO STATE (0-9) ISU opp

Scoring average 10.1 42.0Rushing yards 30.7 219.0Avg./Rush 1.2 5.9Passing 175-339-14 200-328-6Passing yards 185.9 237.9Average per pass 4.9 6.5Total offense 216.6 456.9Average per play 3.4 6.23rd-down conversions 27-133 48-124Time of possession 28:06 31:42Fumbles-lost 28-15 22-11Kick returns 60-20.8 10-25.4Punt returns 19-3.5 27-12.9Punting 66-42.5 39-40.3Sacks by-yards 7-50 23-153

Idaho State 38 23 17 13 – 91Opponents 83 146 86 63 – 378

Offensive leadersRushing

Clint Knickrehm 98-232 (2.4 ypc.), long 20, 0 TDsBen Laporta 35-98 (2.8 ypc.), long 19, 0 TDsSkylar Morgan 28-73 (2.6 ypc), long 27, 1 TDsStew Tracy 10-9 (0.0 ypc.), long 5, 0 TDs

PassingRussell Hill 103-185-7 for 883 yards, long 34, 4 TDsKyle Blum 65-129-7 for 708 yards, long 67, 6 TDsEvan Mozzochi 6-22-0 for 44 yards, long 26, 0 TDs

ReceivingJaron Taylor 44-484 (11.0 ypc.), long 45, 3 TDsJD Ponciano 33-323 (9.8 ypc.), long 40, 1 TDKelvin Krosch 26-325 (12.5 ypc.), long 67, 2 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB A.J. Storms 99, 47 unassistedLB Phillips Arias 84, 29 unassistedSS Dustin Tew 67, 39 unassistedFS Chris Holmesly 61, 26 unassistedFS Phillips Pleasant 54, 21 unassistedCB Michael Wright 42, 25 unassisted

Tackles for lossDE Rustin Phillips 4.5-16DE Jeff Tuua 4.5-11LB A.J. Storms 4-6DT Chad O’Donnell 3.5-14DE Sean Rutten 3.5-11

NT Demetrius Amos 3-5

SacksDE Jarrid Nash 2-185 with 1

InterceptionsFS Phil Pleasant 2-5.0, long 8, 0 TDsLB Phillip Arias 1-0, 0 TDsLB A.J. Storms 1-6, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredLB A.J. Storms 1-2LB Daniel Urias 1-2

Pass breakupsCB Michael Wright 5LB Phillips Arias 4CB George Ortiz 4CB CB Keith McGowan 4

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Jarrett Huk 9-9/6-9, long 55, 0 blocked, 27 points

PuntingJon Vanderwielen 62-45.2, long 76, 17 inside 20, 3 blocked

Punt returnsAndrew Benavides 7-5.3, long 17, 0 TDsJaron Taylor 4-3.2, long 8, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsJD Ponciano 34-20.9, long 46, 0 TDsKeith McGowen 10-18.1, long 27, 0 TDs


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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Erik Stoll

Montana won, 23-10. The Bengals finished 2-9, and Lewis was let go. When he went, so did Stoll.

Montana has won a lot of games – a

victory Saturday will guarantee the Griz at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title for a 12th straight season – while plucking players out of the smaller burgs that dot Montana.

Shann Schillinger is one example, out of Baker. When he and Brandon Fisher inked their letters of intent in February of 2005, UM had two safeties in one signing class. The next year the Griz took no DBs among a short list of signees.

So when Lewis was let go Stoll figured he’d try the Griz, who eventually would move Fisher to linebacker and who preside in a city that more closely resembles his north Idaho roots.

Stoll, whose hometown is about the size of Havre, fit right in. He played often behind three-time all-Big Sky selection Colt Anderson in 2008. Now Anderson is on the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad and Stoll ranks second on the Griz in tackles, with 43.

“When I got here (in 2007) I had to redshirt per the NCAA rules,” he noted. “Which I thought was a good thing – I kind of got to enjoy college without football being your whole life. Last year I was backing up Colt, which was a great opportunity, to learn from a guy who’s in the NFL.

“Last spring I stepped into the starting role and I’ve just been trying to get better.”

Stoll has been excellent in run support and owns an interception this season. And the Griz are 8-0.

“It’s not too much different,” he said of the step up. “The coaches expect the same thing

from the second-string guys as the first-string guys. We’re on the same page.”

Bob Stoll grew up a Green Bay Packers’

fan, which means he has raised a Packer family. That Erik Stoll wears No. 4 is a tribute to Brett Favre, even though the quarterback is now throwing passes for arch-rival Minnesota.

“I still like him,” Erik says of Favre. “But not as much.”

His father played football in high school, and boasts that his side of the family was athletic.

“I didn’t go very far,” said Bob. “But I told the boys, ‘There’s three things in life: Faith in God, education and there’s football. Those are the only things worthwhile.’ ”

So it was at a young age that the Stoll boys donned shoulder pads and helmets and started cracking each other in the backyard. A competitive fire was stoked.

Not that it rages constantly. Off the field, the boys are mellow. As an example, Bob points out that “Kirk” Stoll, now a walk-on running back for the Griz, is actually Kurt. But Kurt, who transferred over after a short stay at Carroll College, won’t say anything to correct the error.

“That’s his temperament,” Bob says, a little exasperated. “It doesn’t bother him. It bugged the hell out of me, but it doesn’t make any difference to him.”

But in competition, things change.“Erik is extremely intense, especially on

the football field,” said his dad. “He’s actually scary.”

“They got their intelligence from their

mom,” Bob says. “I had to apply to five vet schools.”

Erik Stoll has a year left on his undergraduate degree in biology, and like Kurt holds a 3.9 grade-point average. He’d been

aiming toward medical school; now he’s not so sure.

“I’m in the process,” Erik says. “I was kind of set on going, but I don’t know – I’m having second thoughts. I can’t remember one moment that sent me in that direction, and I’m making sure it wasn’t other people pushing me that direction or if I was really sure that’s what I wanted to do.”

Then he catches himself.“It’s still up in the air,” he said. “I’d have

another year, at least, to make that decision.”For the moment, it’s all about the Griz.

His parents make almost every home game (there are four kids: A sister who is in med school and a youngest brother born with Downs Syndrome). Saturday, like they often do for road games, they’ll head to Quinn’s Hot Springs to watch on TV.

It’s a devotion to rival Bob Stoll’s first sports love.

“When I had Packers’ season tickets as a kid, the stadium held almost the entire population of Green Bay – 30,000,” he said. “Your stadium is almost identical to what it was like at Lambeau Field in the early 60s. It was really remarkable.”

And his oldest son is right in the middle of that modern equivalent. Which brings us back to Idaho State. The Bengals are 0-9, but Stoll isn’t willing to give thanks he’s not in that situation. His job is not to take anybody lightly, including former teammate Russel Hill, the Bengals’ QB.

“Any team in the Big Sky is capable of winning games,” he said. “Their record doesn’t tell us anything about how they’re going to play us.”

Yet the Bengals probably know how Stoll is going to play them. It seems like they’d have some tape.

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No. 4Year:Junior

Position:Safety

Height:6-foot-2Weight:

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By BILL SPELTZof the Missoulian

The good news for Idaho State football fans is that Jared Allen will be in the house Saturday when the Bengals play host to the No. 2 Montana Griz at Holt Arena.

The bad news for the Bengals is that even if he had eligibility left, he still wouldn’t sway things in their favor. They’ve lost nine straight games, including a 33-22 home decision to Division II Central Washington in late September, and are headed for a winless season unless they can upend Portland State next weekend.

You may remember Allen from “Monday Night Football” a few weeks

back when the Minnesota Vikings defensive end pummeled Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Pack couldn’t stop him to save their lives.

Allen is a former Bengal and the 2003 winner of the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. He will be formally inducted into the Idaho State Sports Hall of Fame at halftime.

He’s a reminder of better times for Idaho State, even if he’s not the best example of a law-abiding citizen. The guy has been arrested/charged for DUI three times, including once in Pocatello seven years ago.

Just two years ago the Kansas City Chiefs suspended the one-time

Motorhead roadie for four games as a punishment for a DUI. He’s doing much better now, but the same cannot be said of Idaho State’s defensive line, which has been depleted by injury and illness.

The picksn No. 2 Montana (8-0) at Idaho State

(0-9): The Bengals have a better chance of sprouting wings than beating the Griz. The only question here is how long Montana coach Bobby Hauck will leave his starters in the game.

Bill: Montana 77, Idaho State 6. Fritz: Griz 49, Idaho State 14. Nick: Griz 45, ISU 8. Michael: Griz 44, ISU 12.

n Montana State (5-3) at Portland State (2-7): The Bobcats can still make the

playoffs if they win their last three games. The problem with that is they play No. 2 Montana on Nov. 21 in Bozeman. They’ll at least have momentum on their side if they beat the Vikings this week and Sac State next Saturday.

Bill: Montana State 45, PSU 31. Fritz: Cats 35, PSU 17. Nick: PSU 33, Cats 27. Michael: Cats 28, PSU 24.

n Sac State (3-5) at Northern Colorado (3-6): Other than the Griz, the Hornets are the Big Sky team carrying the most momentum into this weekend. They’re coming off a 27-24 upset win over Northern Arizona. The Bears are also playing good football. They nearly upset Weber State two weeks ago and topped South Dakota last Saturday.

Bill: Sac State 28, UNC 21. Fritz: UNC 24, Sac State 23. Nick: Sac State 30, UNC 19. Michael: Sac State 30, UNC 17.

n Northern Arizona (5-3) at Mississippi (5-3): The humidity alone is going to leave the Jacks gasping for breath. On the other hand, Ole Miss has games against Tennessee and LSU the next two weeks and may take Northern Arizona too lightly. The Rebels will win because, well, their coach Houston Nutt can’t afford a loss to a Big Sky Conference team.

Bill: Rebs 41, Northern Arizona 17. Fritz: Ole Miss 40, NAU 28. Nick: Ole Miss 46, NAU 20. Michael: Ole Miss 54, NAU 9.

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The league-leading Grizzlies essentially have a bye week on Saturday against the cellar-dwelling Bengals, but they need to be careful of letting their momentum slip down the stretch. Something tells me UM will keep its “Edge” this week.

Call me a sap, but I had to give the edge to Idaho State at least once, even if it is insincere. The Bengals have one of the nation’s best punters. Jon Vanderwielen averages nearly 7 punts per game and has more than 2,800 yards via das boot.

The Grizzly secondary has been hurting for weeks. But now’s their chance to feel better. Three opposing defensive backs have already returned INTs to the house against ISU.

At 0-9 the Bengals are a bit of a circus, which reminds me of sophomore Alex Shaw, who is the newcomer to the UM linebacking crew. Aside from being fifth on the team in tackles, Shaw has the sweetest hairdo on the team (he looks like Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons).

Montana gets the edge here, but should former ISU standout and current Minnesota Viking Jared Allen put on his old jersey, instead of retiring it to the rafters like planned, the Griz may be in trouble. The bigger question though: Is Colt Anderson going to Pocatello with Allen?

No surprise here, the Grizzlies are far more gifted at receiver than the Bengals. Did you know UM senior Marc Mariani averages one touchdown for every 5.5 receptions he makes? If I’m Rob Phenicie I make sure that guy gets at least six passes going his way per half.

Chase Reynolds rushed for 241 yards last week en route to being named Big Sky Conference offensive player of the week. Is there another 200-yard game in his future? You betcha. ISU allows a league-worst 219 yards per game.

If last week’s performance didn’t cement the QB job for junior Andrew Selle, surely his performance on Saturday against an inept Idaho State will. Then again, if he does too well we could see Justin Roper and Gerald Kemp taking more snaps.

Every year there seems to come a time when UM’s senior leadership on the O-line takes complete control of a game. Levi Horn, Terran Hillesland and Chris Dyk had one of those weeks last Saturday against Weber State.

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Bryan Waldhauser

No. 50Year:

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Defensive tackleHeight:6-foot-4Weight:

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Waldhauser plays big for MontanaBy SCOTT JOHNSON

for the Missoulian

Sophomore Bryan Waldhauser hails from a small southeastern Montana town and may not have the prototypical size for a defensive tackle, but his performance for the Grizzlies this year has been anything but small.

Waldhauser, a two-time all-state selection in football for Huntley Project, earned a roster spot on the Grizzlies as a walk-on in 2007. He saw some action last season on special teams and worked at defensive end until defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson suggested a switch to defensive tackle.

So far, so good.Waldhauser has notched two

sacks, broken up two passes and been credited with 19 tackles.

Listed at only 242 pounds on the team’s Web site, Waldhauser said he’s closer to 255 pounds, which still makes him the lightest interior defensive lineman in the rotation.

“Personally I’d like to be up there with the other defensive tackles,” Waldhauser said of his playing weight. “It definitely helps to have more strength and weight out there.”

Q: You recorded your second sack of the year last week against Weber State. How did it feel to come through with a big play

against a tough conference opponent?

A: It felt pretty great. I just wanted to make an impact out there. It’s an adrenaline rush. It’s an awesome feeling as soon as you hit him. The next thing you know you’re celebrating with teammates. It’s a bunch of fun.

Q: Montana is at winless Idaho State this week. Is it difficult to not get complacent or overlook a team like the Bengals?

A: It could be, but currently we’re looking at this as a big game for us. If we win this game, we can clinch a part of the Big Sky title. That’s one of our goals each year. We’re pretty serious about preparing. It’s really just as big as last week.

Q: Former Idaho State star Jared Allen of the Minnesota Vikings will be in Pocatello this Saturday to be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Who would you say on the Grizzlies is most likely to shave lines or designs into the side of the hair and grow a mullet like Allen?

A: Ryan Fetherston. He’s actually had the Jared Allen look before with the racing stripes and the mullet. I’ve seen him with that exact hair style.

Q: Your hometown is Worden, which sits about 20 miles east of Billings. Besides having Huntley Project High School in Worden, what sets it apart from the other small towns in the area: Huntley,

Ballantine and Pompeys Pillar?A: (The school) is the only thing

I can think of. There’s a lot of fun community stuff in all four.

Q: Huntley Project High School was severely damaged from a fire in September 2008. Have you seen the remolded building yet?

A: They’re still using modular trailers for some classrooms. But the design looks like it’s going be nice though.

Q: Do your brothers play for Huntley Project? And if so, what positions?

A: I have two brothers and they’re twins. Casey is a running back and a safety and Jordan is a linebacker and an offensive lineman. They’re not identical. One is a red head and one looks like me.

Q: The Red Devils won the Class B state football title last year. Did you ever get any grief from your brothers about your class coming up short?

A: We’re kind of known as the best class never to win it. I’m happy for them, but they didn’t give me too much grief.

Q: Speaking of this year’s squad, they host Baker for a playoff game this Saturday. Do you and Griz safety Shann Schillinger, a former Baker standout, have any friendly wagers on the game?

A: We don’t. I talked to him about it (Tuesday) though. It should be a good game. His uncle is Baker’s coach. We kind of go

back and forth. We could never beat Baker when he was there and they couldn’t beat us when I was there. It’s all in good fun.

Q: You earned a spot on the team as a walk on in 2007. Are you on scholarship yet?

A: Not yet.Q: Did you follow the Grizzlies

growing up?A: Not really. We had a guy

come out of Huntley Project (Derek Decker) that was on the 2001 national championship team. His class inspired me to get into sports and try to be good at them.

Q: Did you have any serious offers to play any where else?

A: I had some NAIA offers.Q: What about Montana State?A: I never had an offer on the

table, but they were talking to me and stuff.

Q: OK, what if you were the most coveted player coming out of high school in the nation. Which college would’ve been your dream school to play for?

A: I don’t know. Probably Texas.

Q: Did you learn about the irrigation history about Huntley Project growing up?

A: Yeah, a little. I think it was a part of the New Deal way back in the day.

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n Team statisticsThrough Oct. 31

SCoRING oFFeNSe G Td XP 2X dX FG Saf Pts AvgMontana 8 39 36 2 0 7 1 297 37.1NAU 8 32 30 1 0 11 1 259 32.4EWU 9 39 35 0 0 4 0 281 31.2Weber 9 34 28 2 0 8 2 264 29.3Sac State 8 23 21 0 0 9 1 188 23.5MSU 8 22 16 0 0 11 1 183 22.9PSU 9 20 17 1 0 15 2 188 20.9UNC 9 18 17 1 0 10 0 157 17.4ISU 9 10 9 1 0 6 1 91 10.1

RUSHING oFFeNSe G Att Yds Avg Td Yds/GMontana 8 327 1414 4.3 16 176.8MSU 8 304 1224 4.0 11 153.0EWU 9 292 1251 4.3 16 139.0Sac State 8 273 1041 3.8 9 130.1Weber 9 298 1126 3.8 8 125.1NAU 8 247 977 4.0 13 122.1UNC 9 294 1018 3.5 7 113.1PSU 9 252 827 3.3 5 91.9ISU 9 238 276 1.2 1 30.7

SCoRING deFeNSe G Td XP 2X dX FG S Pts AvgMontana 8 19 18 0 0 8 1 158 19.8Weber 9 25 17 1 0 10 0 199 22.1MSU 8 22 20 0 0 10 1 184 23.0EWU 9 26 19 1 0 9 4 212 23.6UNC 9 27 24 0 0 8 1 212 23.6NAU 8 25 23 1 0 12 1 213 26.6PSU 9 40 36 2 0 7 1 303 33.7Sac State 8 37 36 1 0 7 0 281 35.1ISU 9 46 44 0 0 18 2 378 42.0

RUSHING deFeNSe G Att Yds Avg Td Yds/GMSU 8 261 619 2.4 1 77.4Montana 8 241 710 2.9 5 88.8NAU 8 263 981 3.7 9 122.6PSU 9 322 1185 3.7 14 131.7EWU 9 327 1301 4.0 15 144.6Weber 9 317 1330 4.2 10 147.8Sac State 8 296 1279 4.3 19 159.9UNC 9 328 1456 4.4 10 161.8ISU 9 335 1975 5.9 24 219.4

PASS oFFeNSe G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg Td P/GNAU 8 297 203 5 68.4 2521 8.5 19 315.1Weber 9 368 237 16 64.4 2699 7.3 25 299.9EWU 9 322 211 5 65.5 2606 8.1 21 289.6PSU 9 318 177 18 55.7 2402 7.6 12 266.9UM 8 242 146 5 60.3 2049 8.5 20 256.1MSU 8 274 161 8 58.8 1862 6.8 10 232.8Sac 8 249 143 10 57.4 1767 7.1 12 220.9UNC 9 294 175 4 59.5 1947 6.6 10 216.3ISU 9 339 175 14 51.6 1673 4.9 9 185.9

ToTAl oFFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg Td P/GNAU 8 977 2521 544 3498 6.4 32 437.2Montana 8 1414 2049 569 3463 6.1 36 432.9EWU 9 1251 2606 614 3857 6.3 37 428.6Weber 9 1126 2699 666 3825 5.7 33 425.0MSU 8 1224 1862 578 3086 5.3 21 385.8PSU 9 827 2402 570 3229 5.7 17 358.8Sac State 8 1041 1767 522 2808 5.4 21 351.0UNC 9 1018 1947 588 2965 5.0 17 329.4ISU 9 276 1673 577 1949 3.4 10 216.6

PASS deFeNSe G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg Td P/GUNC 9 300 184 10 61.3 1888 6.3 17 209.8EWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 6.7 10 235.0ISU 9 330 202 6 61.2 2153 6.5 16 239.2Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 8.1 11 247.0NAU 8 307 187 9 60.9 2133 6.9 16 266.6UM 8 340 207 12 60.9 2238 6.6 14 279.8MSU 8 319 182 9 57.1 2256 7.1 21 282.0Sac 8 275 184 8 66.9 2267 8.2 16 283.4PSU 9 304 179 5 58.9 2667 8.8 24 296.3

ToTAl deFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg Td P/GMSU 8 619 2256 580 2875 5.0 22 359.4Montana 8 710 2238 581 2948 5.1 19 368.5UNC 9 1456 1888 628 3344 5.3 27 371.6EWU 9 1301 2115 644 3416 5.3 25 379.6NAU 8 981 2133 570 3114 5.5 25 389.2Weber 9 1330 2223 590 3553 6.0 21 394.8PSU 9 1185 2667 626 3852 6.2 38 428.0Sac State 8 1279 2267 571 3546 6.2 35 443.2ISU 9 1975 2153 665 4128 6.2 40 458.7

KICKoFF ReTURNS G Ret Yds Td AvgWeber State 9 32 802 0 25.1Portland State 9 51 1190 1 23.3Sacramento State 8 37 844 0 22.8Montana 8 28 633 0 22.6Northern Colorado 9 28 594 0 21.2Northern Arizona 8 33 696 0 21.1Idaho State 9 60 1248 0 20.8Montana State 8 31 582 0 18.8Eastern Washington 9 41 746 0 18.2

PUNT ReTURNS G Ret Yds Td AvgMontana 8 18 352 1 19.6Weber State 9 18 317 1 17.6Eastern Washington 9 15 115 0 7.7Northern Colorado 9 20 141 0 7.1Northern Arizona 8 12 67 0 5.6Portland State 9 10 54 0 5.4Montana State 8 17 88 0 5.2Sacramento State 8 9 36 0 4.0Idaho State 9 19 66 0 3.5

PUNTING No. Yds Avg PR Avg TB NetWeber State 39 1644 42.2 31 0.8 1 40.8Montana 30 1183 39.4 45 1.5 0 37.9Idaho State 66 2802 42.5 349 5.3 3 36.3PSU 38 1487 39.1 63 1.7 3 35.9 NAU 39 1509 38.7 118 3.0 1 35.2MSU 43 1846 42.9 232 5.4 6 34.7UNC 51 1947 38.2 117 2.3 6 33.5EWU 45 1743 38.7 149 3.3 5 33.2Sac State 41 1590 38.8 263 6.4 2 31.4

PASS eFFICIeNCY G Att Cp Pct Int Yds Td efficNAU 8 297 203 68.4 5 2521 19 157.4Montana 8 242 146 60.3 5 2049 20 154.6EWU 9 322 211 65.5 5 2606 21 151.9Weber 9 368 237 64.4 16 2699 25 139.7Sac State 8 249 143 57.4 10 1767 12 124.9UNC 9 294 175 59.5 4 1947 10 123.7MSU 8 274 161 58.8 8 1862 10 122.0PSU 9 318 177 55.7 18 2402 12 120.2ISU 9 339 175 51.6 14 1673 9 93.6

TURNoVeR MARGIN Gained lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/GEWU 9 10 12 22 9 5 14 +8 0.89Montana 8 5 12 17 5 5 10 +7 0.88NAU 8 7 9 16 5 5 10 +6 0.75UNC 9 7 10 17 9 4 13 +4 0.44Weber 9 7 9 16 4 16 20 -4 -0.44MSU 8 4 9 13 11 8 19 -6 -0.75Sac State 8 4 8 12 10 10 20 -8 -1.00ISU 9 11 6 17 15 14 29 -12 -1.33PSU 9 7 5 12 8 18 26 -14 -1.56

PASS deFeNSe eFFICIeNCY G Att Cp Int Pct Yds Td efficEWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 10 116.3Montana 8 340 207 12 60.9 2238 14 122.7UNC 9 300 184 10 61.3 1888 17 126.2ISU 9 330 202 6 61.2 2153 16 128.4Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 11 129.3NAU 8 307 187 9 60.9 2133 16 130.6MSU 8 319 182 9 57.1 2256 21 132.5Sac State 8 275 184 8 66.9 2267 16 149.5PSU 9 304 179 5 58.9 2667 24 155.3

FIRST doWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalWeber State 9 65 121 14 200East. Washington 9 67 112 14 193Montana 8 73 89 12 174Northern Arizona 8 59 100 12 171Montana State 8 72 78 15 165Northern Colorado 9 60 81 14 155Portland State 9 45 88 14 147Sacramento State 8 62 73 8 143Idaho State 9 26 73 21 120

3Rd-dN CoNVeRSIoNS G Conv Att PctMontana 8 56 117 47.9Weber State 9 65 143 45.5Eastern Washington 9 54 123 43.9Northern Arizona 8 42 104 40.4Northern Colorado 9 53 133 39.8Sacramento State 8 43 110 39.1Portland State 9 45 125 36.0Montana State 8 41 120 34.2Idaho State 9 27 133 20.3

oPPoNeNT 1ST doWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalMontana 8 44 103 9 156Northern Arizona 8 53 95 10 158Montana State 8 54 94 15 163

Weber State 9 69 89 16 174East. Washington 9 66 93 16 175Northern Colorado 9 79 80 16 175Sacramento State 8 69 100 12 181Portland State 9 65 107 16 188Idaho State 9 97 95 16 208

oPP 3Rd-doWN CoNVeRSIoNS G Conv Att PctWeber State 9 38 114 33.3Eastern Washington 9 46 134 34.3Montana State 8 42 121 34.7Montana 8 44 123 35.8Idaho State 9 48 123 39.0Northern Colorado 9 57 136 41.9Sacramento State 8 48 108 44.4Northern Arizona 8 58 128 45.3Portland State 9 66 137 48.2

SACKS BY G Sacks YardsEastern Washington 9 22 135Portland State 9 18 115Sacramento State 8 18 113Weber State 9 17 98Northern Colorado 9 16 108Montana State 8 16 104Northern Arizona 8 15 97Montana 8 11 57Idaho State 9 7 50

SACKS AGAINST G Sacks YardsMontana 8 10 67Sacramento State 8 10 72Northern Arizona 8 15 102Montana State 8 16 112Northern Colorado 9 16 104Weber State 9 16 99Eastern Washington 9 22 111Portland State 9 23 143Idaho State 9 23 153

PeNAlTIeS G No Yds AvgSacramento State 8 42 365 45.6Montana State 8 52 443 55.4Northern Arizona 8 44 453 56.6Weber State 9 64 553 61.4Idaho State 9 68 560 62.2Montana 8 51 514 64.2Portland State 9 61 582 64.7Eastern Washington 9 68 608 67.6Northern Colorado 9 70 628 69.8

oPPoNeNT PeNAlTIeS G No Yds Avg/GIdaho State 9 79 724 80.4Montana 8 60 590 73.8Weber State 9 68 612 68.0Northern Colorado 9 61 591 65.7Eastern Washington 9 56 528 58.7Portland State 9 51 483 53.7Montana State 8 48 422 52.8Northern Arizona 8 45 412 51.5Sacramento State 8 46 408 51.0

TIMe oF PoSSeSSIoN G Total Time AvgWeber State 9 289:04 32:07Montana State 8 240:43 30:05Montana 8 232:59 29:07Eastern Washington 9 261:39 29:04Sacramento State 8 232:25 29:03Portland State 9 260:58 28:59Northern Arizona 8 231:11 28:53Northern Colorado 9 258:37 28:44Idaho State 9 252:51 28:05

KICKoFF CoVeRAGe G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetISU 9 25 1645 65.8 254 13 45.2MSU 8 41 2636 64.3 630 10 44.0Weber 9 50 3221 64.4 883 8 43.6Montana 8 52 3249 62.5 868 6 43.5Sac State 8 39 2390 61.3 645 3 43.2PSU 9 43 2813 65.4 900 4 42.6UNC 9 37 2325 62.8 651 6 42.0NAU 8 51 3192 62.6 977 10 39.5EWU 9 55 3267 59.4 1112 6 37.0

Individual statistics RUSHING G Att Yds Avg Td lg AvgReynolds, UM 8 181 822 4.5 12 40 102.8TJones, EWU 9 117 903 7.7 12 96 100.3TSmith, Weber 8 184 788 4.3 5 49 98.5Henderson, NAU 8 158 770 4.9 9 69 96.2Dailey, Sac State 7 118 617 5.2 3 69 88.1Mason, MSU 6 82 463 5.6 4 26 77.2

Harris, UNC 9 128 575 4.5 5 45 63.9Palmer, MSU 8 108 490 4.5 5 31 61.2McCowan, Sac 8 79 326 4.1 4 37 40.8Bolen, Weber 9 66 351 5.3 3 35 39.0

INTeRCePTIoNS G Int Yds Td lg Int/GMJohnson, EWU 9 6 58 1 33 0.67 TJohnson, UM 6 4 14 0 11 0.67Schrader, Sac 8 3 54 0 22 0.38Rider, MSU 8 3 12 0 12 0.38Bignell, MSU 8 3 3 0 3 0.38Brown, Weber 9 3 65 0 34 0.33Hewitt, UNC 9 3 54 0 39 0.33Shead, PSU 9 3 49 1 31 0.33Hatch, EWU 9 3 0 0 0 0.33

PASSING YARdS Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Td P/GHerrick, NAU 286 197 5 68.9 2483 18 310.4Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 64.2 2644 25 293.8Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 65.9 2581 21 286.8Hubel, PSU 235 132 12 56.2 1961 9 280.1Waggener,NC 283 170 4 60.1 1885 8 209.4Smith, Sac 230 135 9 58.7 1656 12 207.0Selle, UM 162 98 1 60.5 1385 14 173.1Iddins, MSU 181 108 6 59.7 1169 5 167.0Kempt, MSU 90 52 2 57.8 659 5 109.8Blum, ISU 129 65 7 50.4 708 5 101.1

PASS eFFICIeNCY Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Td eff.Orms, UNC 9 5 0 55.6 62 2 186.8Selle, UM 162 98 1 60.5 1385 14 159.6Herrick, NAU 286 197 5 68.9 2483 18 159.1Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 65.9 2581 21 154.7Roper, UM 79 48 3 60.8 664 6 148.8Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 64.2 2644 25 140.4Kempt, MSU 90 52 2 57.8 659 5 133.2Hubel, PSU 235 132 12 56.2 1961 9 128.7Smith, Sac 230 135 9 58.7 1656 12 128.6Waggener,NC 283 170 4 60.1 1885 8 122.5

ToTAl oFFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Tot P/GHerrick, NAU 8 -57 2483 310 2426 303.2Nichols, EWU 9 28 2581 362 2609 289.9Higgins, Weber 9 -99 2644 384 2545 282.8Hubel, PSU 7 -70 1961 255 1891 270.1Waggener, UNC 9 18 1885 329 1903 211.4Smith, Sac 8 -49 1656 256 1607 200.9Selle, Montana 8 78 1385 183 1463 182.9Iddins, MSU 7 5 1169 217 1174 167.7Kempt, MSU 6 18 659 106 677 112.8Reynolds, UM 8 822 0 181 822 102.8

PUNT ReTURNS Ret Yds Td long AvgMariani, Montana 12 243 1 82 20.2Toone, Weber 16 292 1 95 18.2Davis, EWU 11 108 0 25 9.8Lutz, UNC 19 135 0 24 7.1Meadows, NAU 10 70 0 33 7.0Thomas, MSU 12 26 0 11 2.2 KICK ReTURNS Ret Yds Td long AvgSambrano, UM 14 361 0 50 25.8Bolen, Weber 29 746 0 67 25.7Nguyen, UM 10 245 0 61 24.5Woods, PSU 45 1096 1 97 24.4McCowan, Sac 17 414 0 75 24.4Shanks, NAU 20 437 0 57 21.9Meadows, NAU 11 238 0 40 21.6Burnley, UNC 14 297 0 32 21.2Ponciano, ISU 34 710 0 46 20.9Gilbert, MSU 16 317 0 33 19.8

ReCeIVING G Rec Yds Td lg Avg P/GBerry, NAU 8 53 774 5 81 14.6 96.8Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 16.3 90.6Fry, PSU 9 53 810 3 56 15.3 90.0Toone, Weber 9 58 791 7 52 13.6 87.9Mariani, Montana 8 33 676 6 84 20.5 84.5Meadows, NAU 8 53 614 4 78 11.6 76.8Thompson, UNC 9 53 680 6 80 12.8 75.6Phillips, Weber 8 32 600 6 80 18.8 75.0Reed, Sac 7 32 478 3 48 14.9 68.3

PUNTING No. Yds lg AvgFisher, MSU 30 1384 77 46.1Vanderwielen, ISU 62 2802 76 45.2Snoy, Weber 39 1644 66 42.2Wren, Montana 30 1183 60 39.4Duyndam, PSU 35 1380 65 39.4Zuber, EWU 30 1179 64 39.3Heath, Sac State 41 1590 57 38.8Rauschert, NAU 39 1509 54 38.7Kaman, UNC 51 1947 56 38.2

All PURPoSe YARdS G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/GTJones, EWU 9 903 336 0 410 1649 183.2Woods, PSU 9 -2 490 45 1096 1629 181.0Ponciano, ISU 7 11 323 15 710 1059 151.3Bolen, Weber 9 351 166 0 746 1263 140.3TSmith, Weber 8 788 249 0 0 1037 129.6Henderson, NAU 8 770 253 0 0 1023 127.9Toone, Weber 9 2 791 292 52 1137 126.3Reynolds, UM 8 822 135 0 0 957 119.6Mariani, UM 8 0 676 243 21 940 117.5Meadows, NAU 8 0 614 70 238 922 115.2

SCoRING G Td XPT FG 2XP Pts P/GReynolds, UM 8 14 0 0 0 84 10.5TJones, EWU 9 14 0 0 0 84 9.3Henderson, NAU 8 11 0 0 0 66 8.2Myers, NAU 8 0 30 11 0 63 7.9McKnight, UM 8 0 36 7 0 57 7.1Cunningham, MSU 7 0 16 11 0 49 7.0Brown, PSU 9 0 16 15 0 61 6.8Diniz, Sac 8 0 21 9 0 48 6.0York, UNC 8 0 17 10 0 47 5.9Mariani, UM 8 7 0 0 2 44 5.5 FIeld GoAlS G FG FGA Pct. P/GBrown, PSU 9 15 22 68.2 1.67Cunningham, MSU 7 11 14 78.6 1.57Myers, NAU 8 11 14 78.6 1.38York, UNC 8 10 14 71.4 1.25Dinez, Sac STate 8 9 9 100.0 1.12Snoy, Weber 9 8 14 57.1 0.89McKnight, Montana 8 7 13 53.8 0.88Huk, ISU 9 6 9 66.7 0.67Jarrett, EWU 9 4 6 66.7 0.44

TACKleS (All positions) G Pos Solo Ast Tot P/G SackSherritt, EWU 9 LB 50 76 126 14.0 0.0Storms, ISU 9 LB 47 52 99 11.0 0.0Schrader, Sac 8 DB 39 42 81 10.1 0.0Arias, ISU 9 LB 29 55 84 9.3 0.0Sedillo, Weber 9 LB 30 52 82 9.1 0.0Brown, Weber 9 DB 34 45 79 8.8 0.0King, UNC 9 LB 34 41 75 8.3 3.0Estrada, NAU 8 DB 38 27 65 8.1 0.0Tew, ISU 9 DB 39 28 67 7.4 1.0Hewitt, UNC 9 DB 34 32 66 7.3 0.0Askew, UNC 9 CB 39 24 63 7.0 0.0Borden, EWU 8 LB 14 42 56 7.0 0.0Buck, Sac 8 LB 25 31 56 7.0 1.0Lebsock, UM 8 LB 22 34 56 7.0 1.0Holmesly, ISU 9 DB 26 35 61 6.8 0.0Thomas, NAU 8 LB 24 30 54 6.8 0.0Bignell, MSU 8 LB 17 35 52 6.5 1.0Rider, MSU 8 DB 31 21 52 6.5 0.0Rau, PSU 9 LB 26 31 57 6.3 4.0Hadley, Weber 9 DB 32 25 57 6.3 0.0Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 22 16 38 6.3 3.0Julio, NAU 8 DB 21 29 50 6.2 0.0Gordon, Sac 8 DB 28 22 50 6.2 0.0GJohnson, Sac 7 LB 15 28 43 6.1 0.0Pleasant, ISU 9 DB 21 33 54 6.0 1.0Michon, UNC 9 DB 34 19 53 5.9 1.0Washburn, EWU 9 LB 14 38 52 5.8 0.0Worthen, PSU 9 DB 28 23 51 5.7 0.0Zabel, UNC 9 LB 19 32 51 5.7 0.0Fisher, UM 7 LB 13 26 39 5.6 0.0Owens, MSU 8 LB 21 22 43 5.4 0.5Stoll, UM 8 DB 18 25 43 5.4 0.0Gazzerro, MSU 6 LB 12 20 32 5.3 1.0TJohnson, UM 6 DB 17 15 32 5.3 0.0Jacobs, PSU 9 DT 19 28 47 5.2 3.0RPederson,PSU 9 LB 23 23 46 5.1 3.0Hatch, EWU 9 DB 27 18 45 5.0 0.0

SACKS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GClark, Sac 8 DL 9 0 61 9.0 1.12Bond, NAU 8 DE 6 1 38 6.5 0.81Linehan, Weber 9 DE 6 0 44 6.0 0.67Vance, NAU 8 DE 5 0 33 5.0 0.62Williams, EWU 9 DT 5 0 42 5.0 0.56Hernon, UNC 9 DE 4 2 25 5.0 0.56Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 2 2 25 3.0 0.50Kragt, EWU 9 DE 4 1 20 4.5 0.50Rau, PSU 9 LB 4 0 26 4.0 0.44Moore, Sac 8 DL 3 1 23 3.5 0.44

TACKleS FoR loSS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GFletcher, MSU 6 DE 9 6 44 12.0 2.00Clark, Sac 8 DL 12 2 70 13.0 1.62Williams, EWU 9 DT 9 2 56 10.0 1.11Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 8 4 17 10.0 1.11Bond, NAU 8 DE 7 2 46 8.0 1.00Rau, PSU 9 LB 6 6 37 9.0 1.00Jacobs, PSU 9 DT 7 3 28 8.5 0.94Linehan, Weber 9 DE 8 0 51 8.0 0.89RPederson, PSU 9 LB 7 1 22 7.5 0.83Vance, NAU 8 DE 5 2 36 6.0 0.75

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS


MONTANA ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. Stockton, Calif.3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. Rowland Heights, Calif.4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. Sandpoint, Idaho5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. Seattle6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. Spokane, Wash.7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. Cut Bank8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. Billings9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. Phoenix10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. Billings11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. Tulare, Calif.12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. Billings13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. Billings14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. Missoula15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. Oceanside, Calif.17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. San Diego18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. Buford, Ga.19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. Corona, Calif.20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. Butte21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Porterville, Calif.22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. Franklin, Tenn.26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. Billings27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. Drummond28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. Seattle29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. Dillon30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. Scottsdale, Ariz.31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. Missoula32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. Spokane, Wash.33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. Missoula34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. Drummond35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. Tucson, Ariz.36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. Seattle37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. Deer Lodge38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. Wright, Wyo.39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. Baker40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. Boise, Idaho41 – Kurt Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. Sandpoint, Idaho42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. Missoula43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. Missoula44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. Missoula45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. Missoula46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. Twin Bridges47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. Denver49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. Billings50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. Huntley Project51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. San Bernardino, Calif.52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. Great Falls53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. Helena54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. Great Falls55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. Fort Benton56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. Bozeman)57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. Long Beach, Calif.58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. Helena60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. Union City, Calif.61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. Billings63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. Missoula65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. Missoula66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. Vancouver, Wash.70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 280 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. Drummond72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. Spokane, Wash.73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. Choteau74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. Portland, Ore.75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. Dillon77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. Sidney78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. Bonita, Calif.79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. Orcas Island, Wash.80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. Havre81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. Missoula82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. Portland, Ore.83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. Vancouver, B.C.84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. Belgrade85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. Missoula86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fairview87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. Noxon88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. Frenchtown89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. San Leandro, Calif.90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. Helena91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. Libby93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. Gillette, Wyo.94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. Yorba Linda, Calif.95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. Choteau96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. Kalispell97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. Phoenix98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr. Spokane, Wash.

GAME DAY MATChUPS

DE 50 Sean Rutten

WR 1 Jason Taylor

CB 7 Michael Wright

STARTING OFFENSEMONTANA

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

K 83 Brody McKnight

WR 80 Marc Mariani

RT 75 Chris dyk

RG 77 Terran Hillesland

LG 74 Jon opperud

LT 72 levi Horn

QB 12 Andrew Selle

RB 34Chase Reynolds

C 71Alex

Verlanic

STARTING DEFENSEMONTANA

CB 21Keith

Thompson

DE 42 Jace Palmer

DE 47 Severin Campbell

CB 3 Andrew

Swink

DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

MLB 10Shawn

lebsock

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

SS 4 erik Stoll

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS QB 17 Gerald KempWR 23 levi BucklesWR 7 Jeff larsonWR 8 Sam GrattonLT 70 david ArndtLG 57 Charles Burton

QB 18 Justin RoperRG 66 Russell PietteTE 89 Rob overtonRB 24 T. Brooks-FletcherTE 87 dan Beaudin

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby AltLB 56 Brock CoyleDT 37 Carson BenderDE 90 Ryan FetherstonMLB 40 Caleb McSurdySLB 53 Josh Stuberg

WLB 44 Jordan TrippCB 2 Trumaine JohnsonCB 11 Brandon dodsonDT 50 Bryan WaldenhauserSS 30 Mike Cummings

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DT 95 Chad o’donnell

DE 97 Rustin Phillips

LB 30 A.J. Storms

MLB 52 Phillip Arias

FS 21 Chris Holmesly

P 43 Jon VanderwielenNT 98

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K 39 Brendon

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WR 9 Jd Ponciano

LT 76 Braeden Clayson

LG 71 lance Cartwright

RG 66 Mitch Rudder

RT 56 Mark Clampitt

QB 17 Russel Hill

RB 5 Clint Knickrehm

FB 83 Bryant Ward

WR 18 Kelvin Krosch

C 75 Ryan Henry

LB 20 daniel Urias

SS 27 dustin Tew

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

Jeff Tuua 48 DE david Tyler 93 NT Jason Jones 99 DT Jarrid Nash 54 DE

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P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

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QB 18 Justin RoperRG 66 Russell PietteTE 89 Rob overtonRB 24 T. Brooks-FletcherTE 87 dan Beaudin

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby AltLB 56 Brock CoyleDT 37 Carson BenderDE 90 Ryan FetherstonMLB 40 Caleb McSurdySLB 53 Josh Stuberg

WLB 44 Jordan TrippCB 2 Trumaine JohnsonCB 11 Brandon dodsonDT 50 Bryan WaldenhauserSS 30 Mike Cummings

No. 2 Montana (5-0, 8-0) at Idaho State (0-6,

0-9)3:35 p.m. (KWVe FM 101.5; KGVo AM 1290; KPAX-TV;

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A win by the Griz would give them a 12th Big Sky title (or share) in a row – the second most by an FCS or FBS team. Oklahoma has the record with 14 straight Big Eight Conference championships from 1946-59 ... Idaho State has lost nine straight games and 25 of 27 since a home win over Northern Colorado in 2007 ... Montana has won 23 of its last 25 meetings with the Bengals and leads the series, 38-13 ... Last year Chase Reynolds rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown to lead the Grizzlies to a 29-10 victory over the Bengals in Missoula ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 74-16 in his seventh season ... Idaho State coach John

Zamberlin is 4-28 in his third season ... Montana averages a league-best 37.1 points per game. Idaho State averages 10.1 .. The Griz allow a league-low 19.8 points per game ... Reynolds is averaging a league-best 102.8 rushing yards per

game, and is tied for the league lead with 12 rushing touchdowns ... Montana quarterbacks have thrown 20 touchdowns and five interceptions. Bengal quarterbacks have thrown nine touchdowns and 14 interceptions ... Montana has won 12 straight

league games ... The Griz are 40-1 in regular-season games since a loss to Iowa to open the 2006 season ... Montana is +7 in turnover margin. Idaho State is -12 ... Last week the Bengals struggled on the ground, gaining just 17 yards on 27 carries.

Montana State outgained Idaho State 488-144 in total yards, and 236-17 on the ground in a 41-10 victory ... The Grizzly defense limited Weber State to 299 total yards and picked off four passes in last Saturday’s 31-10 win. Montana racked up 506 total yards (52 rushes for 288 yards and 218 yards passing).

Montana St. (3-2, 5-3) at Portland St. (1-5, 2-7)

2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

Montana State has won six of its last seven meetings with the Vikings. But Portland State is 4-2 against the Bobcats at PGE Park ... The Bobcats lead the Big Sky in total defense. They have allowed an average of 359.4 yards per game ... Montana State ranks first in


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the conference in rush defense at 77.4 yards per game and has allowed just one rushing touchdown ... The Cats are -6 in turnover margin. Portland State is -14. The Vikings are -13 in conference games ... Montana State leads the series, 14-9, and has won three straight ... Last year Montana State rolled up 369 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in a 49-32 victory over the Vikings in Bozeman ... Montana State coach Rob Ash is 18-13 in his third season … Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 9-22 in his third season … Ash is 2-0 vs. Glanville ... Montana State won 50-36 in 2007, the last time the teams met in Portland. The Cats scored 36 points in the fourth quarter ... Portland State has lost three straight games ... The Vikings’ Aaron Woods averages 196.5 all-purpose yards per game in conference games ... Montana State’s defense is allowing a league-low 19.2 points in conference play.

Sacramento St. (3-3, 3-5) at Northern Colorado (1-5, 3-6)

12:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

With its three victories this season, Northern Colorado has equaled its combined total for its first three seasons in the league ... The last time the teams met in Greeley in 2007, Sacramento

State won 20-17 on a Hail Mary pass ... Sac State’s Sam McCowan became the fifth player on the roster with a 100-yard rushing game when he gained 130 last week in an upset win over Northern Arizona, 27-24 ... Sacramento State leads its series with the Bears, 3-0 ... Last year Jason Smith threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Hornets to a 45-25 victory over the Bears in Sacramento. Bryan Waggener threw for 317 yards and a touchdown in the loss ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 6-37 in his fourth season ... Hornets coach

Marshall Sperbeck is 12-19 in his third season ... Sperbeck is 2-0 vs. Downing ... Sac State has been called for 42 penalties, fewest in the league. Northern Colorado has been flagged a league-high 70 times ... Hornets defensive end Christian Clark has a league-high nine sacks ... This is the final home game of the season for the Bears ... Northern Colorado is 2-3 at home this season ... Sacramento State is 1-3 on the road this season ... The Bears lead the league in pass defense ... Northern Colorado is +4 in turnover margin. Sac State is -8 ... Bears wideout Alex Thompson is tied for

fourth in the league with an average of 5.9 catches per game.

Northern Arizona (5-3) at Mississippi (5-3)

5:30 p.m.

Northern Arizona had a four-game winning streak snapped last week at Sacramento State ... This is the Jacks’ first game against an SEC team. It marks their second game against an FBS opponent this season. They lost to Arizona to open the season, 34-17 ... Mississippi lost to Auburn last week ... Northern Arizona quarterback Michael Herrick spent two seasons at Ole Miss before transferring to Flagstaff ... Herrick averages a league-best 310.4 passing yards per game. He’s thrown 18 touchdowns and five interceptions ... Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 66-67 in his 12th season … Mississippi coach Houston Nutt is 14-7 in his second season and 125-78 in his 17th season as a head coach. He has also coached Murray State, Boise State and Arkansas ... Ole Miss signal caller Jevan Snead averages 201.9 passing yards per game. He’s thrown for 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions ... The Rebels have outscored opponents 51-6 in the first quarter this season ... Ole Miss allows just 16 points per game ... Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky in total offense at 437.2 yards per game.

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LSU has a chance to prevent that Alabama-Florida SEC championship game that everyone seems to be looking forward to in December.

The ninth-ranked Tigers will be in Tuscaloosa on Saturday to face the third-ranked Crimson Tide, which can wrap up the SEC West and a trip to Atlanta to face Florida with a victory.

If LSU (7-1, 4-1) upsets Alabama (8-0, 5-0), things get interesting. The Tigers and Tide would be tied for first in the division, but LSU would hold the tiebreaker and be in control of the race to the Georgia Dome.

“It only counts one, but it’s a very important one,” LSU coach Les Miles said.

And it would open up the possibility of this BCS conundrum: If the SEC champion has one loss, does that team go to the national championship game ahead of an undefeated team from the Big Ten (Iowa), the Big East (Cincinnati) or one of

the potential BCS busters (Boise State and TCU)?

An undefeated team from one of the BCS automatic qualifying leagues (SEC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-10) has never been left out of the national title game in favor of a team with one loss.

Considering the overwhelming respect the SEC gets these days, after having the last three national champions, this season would make for an interesting test case.

LSU is the toughest team left on Alabama’s schedule, but the Tide does play its final two SEC games on the road at Mississippi State and Auburn.

The picks:

SaturdayVanderbilt (plus 35) at No. 1 FloridaGators have won 18 straight meetings ...

FLORIDA 52-14.Central Florida (plus 36) at No. 2 TexasLonghorns have won last two by combined

82-21 ... TEXAS 51-10.No. 9 lSU (plus 7fi) at No. 3 AlabamaWhich first-year starting QB will step up? ...

ALABAMA 20-14.Connecticut (plus 16fi) at No. 4

CincinnatiHuskies coming off two straight emotional,

close losses ... CINCINNATI 35-14.No. 6 TCU (minus 24fi) at San diego

StateAztecs have been competitive at home, but

Frogs are rolling ... TCU 45-10.No. 7 oregon (minus 6fi) at StanfordSurprise! Cardinal have better offensive stats

than Ducks ... OREGON 34-30.Northwestern (plus 16fi) at No. 8 IowaIs this the week Hawkeyes slip? ... IOWA 28-

21.Wake Forest (plus 16) at No. 10 Georgia

TechYellow Jackets dashing toward ACC title game

... GEORGIA TECH 39-17.No. 15 ohio State (plus 3fi) at No. 11

Penn StateTwo top-notch defenses, one good offense ....

PENN STATE 21-14.No. 12 Southern California (minus 10fi)

at Arizona StateWhat has happened to Trojans defense? ...

USC 27-20.No. 13 Houston (plus 1) at TulsaCougars are America’s most exciting team ...

HOUSTON 45-41.Syracuse (plus 21) at No. 14 PittsburghTough week for Orange with suspensions,

best player quitting ... PITT 38-10.Virginia (plus 13fi) at No. 16 MiamiCavaliers have won two of last three meetings

... MIAMI 28-17.New Mexico (plus 27fi) at No. 17 UtahLobos still looking for first victory ... UTAH

35-7.No. 18 oklahoma State (minus 7fi) at

Iowa StateCowboys QB Zac Robinson top-rated passer

in Big 12 ... OKLAHOMA STATE 38-21.Navy (plus 11fi) at No. 19 Notre dameND WR Michael Floyd, Navy QB Ricky Dobbs

back from injury ... NOTRE DAME 42-24.No. 20 oklahoma (minus 5) at NebraskaHuskers vs. Sooners – and nobody outside of

Midwest cares ... OKLAHOMA 28-14.Washington State (plus 33) at No. 21

ArizonaWildcats riding hot passing of QB Nick Foles

... ARIZONA 50-10.oregon State (plus 7fi) at No. 23

CaliforniaBeavers looking for another strong finish ...

OREGON STATE 27-21.No. 24 Wisconsin (minus 10fi) at

IndianaNo Hoosiers lead is safe ... WISCONSIN 33-

24.No. 25 BYU (minus 13) at WyomingBYU has won five straight meetings ... BYU

31-14.last week: 16-4 (straight); 10-10 (vs.

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lSU running back Stevan Ridley (34) backs into the end zone over Tulane defensive back Jordan Garrett as linebacker Darryl Farley comes from the left during their game in Baton Rouge, La., last Saturday. LSU defeated Tulane 42-0.

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SEATTLE – Steve Sarkisian didn’t try to sugarcoat the problem.

In his opening comments to the media after Oregon’s 43-19 win over the Huskies Oct. 24, Sarkisian said that the Ducks “destroyed us on special teams.”

A Washington punt was blocked for a touchdown, the Huskies gave up a first down on a fake field goal that led to an Oregon touchdown and allowed a two-point conversion during a crucial stretch that turned the game.

And as frustrating as it was to Huskies fans, it was even more so to Sarkisian, who made special teams a priority when he got the job last December.

Sarkisian said Washington’s daily practices include more time spent on special teams than at USC, where he spent seven years

as an assistant before coming to the Huskies.

“I just feel like that’s one of the quickest areas you can get better,” he said. “If you’ve got the athletes you can put out there and are sound, you can create plays and really change the momentum of games, as we are finding out on the wrong end.”

Indeed, UW’s problems on special teams have extended deeper than just the Oregon game. A week after the landmark win against USC, the Huskies allowed the opening kickoff to be returned for a touchdown at Stanford. And the Huskies had a flurry of special-teams issues in the third quarter against Arizona that helped dig a hole that only a miracle interception could rescue.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly made it clear he thought the Ducks were better than the Huskies on special teams. He was quoted in last week’s Sports Illustrated as having said in a meeting two nights before

playing the Huskies, “We have a huge advantage in special teams and it’s going to pay off for us, and it’s going to be the difference in the ballgame.” He also made a similar statement after the game.

Asked about Kelly’s comments, Sarkisian shrugged it off saying “it was postgame talk, the emotions kicking in.”

Sarkisian said he doesn’t think what happened to UW against Oregon indicates any structural problems in Washington’s special teams.

Instead, he thought the breakdowns were indicative of a team that was fatigued after playing eight straight weeks.

“It wasn’t a matter of, ‘Man, we’ve got to change our scheme because what they did really exposed us,’ ” he said. “It was a matter of just really not being locked in. I felt we were a mentally tired team. The things we had been doing very well all year all of a sudden we decided to slip on.”

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V irtually every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face fourth down, the prep school team from Little

Rock, Ark., goes for it. No matter the distance.

And here’s the thing – the strategy works.

Coach Kevin Kelley and his Bruins won the state championship in Arkansas’ third-largest classification last season and did not punt. This year, they are 7-2 with one punt – the other team was so surprised the ball went 51 yards with no return.

“I’m really a contrarian thinker. When everybody thinks something is going to happen it often times doesn’t,” Kelley said in a recent phone interview with the AP. “It’s the same in football. When everybody thinks you should do something, maybe there’s a better way.”

The vast majority of college coaches wouldn’t think for a second about bagging the kicking game (Pulaski has pretty much stopped trying field goals, too) and playing offense with all four downs, all the time.

“I’d get run out of Dodge,” said Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, who has been second-guessed for more than one fourth-down call.

Yet at least a couple of coaches were intrigued by the idea when they were told about the way Kelley coaches and the data behind his decision.

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who pretty much lives his life outside the box, said Kelley might be on to something.

“It’s an interesting idea,” Leach said. “Statistically, there’s definitely some validity to it.”

The NCAA has only been keeping statistics for fourth-down conversions since 2005 and the numbers don’t reflect

a significant change of philosophy by coaches on fourth-down during those seasons. Fourth down generally means kick, whether that’s a field goal or punt.

But in this decade when offenses are better than ever – with yards and points piling up at record-breaking levels – coaches might want to rethink the same ol’ way of playing.

Kelley said the inspiration for his unorthodox, though he will tell you totally sound, strategy was from a documentary he stumbled across on television a few years back.

Between the data he jotted down from

the show and what he has collected from his own team’s games over the years, he determined going for it on fourth down every time isn’t risky at all. In fact, according to his numbers, he is playing the percentages – even in the most extreme circumstances.

Let’s take an example.According to his data, a team that

takes over the ball at its opponent’s 10 or closer has a 92 percent chance of scoring a touchdown. A team that gains possession between its opponent’s 40-yard line and its 31 has a 77 percent chance of scoring a touchdown.

So, Kelley figures, even if the Bruins fail to convert, he is only increasing his opponents’ chances of scoring a TD by 15 percentage points more than if his team got off a decent punt. So why not go for it on fourth-and-8 from your own 6?

And, it should be noted, the Bruins convert about 50 percent of the time.

While Kelley’s approach is extreme, he is not the only one with statistics that suggest there’s too much kicking going on in football.

A study by University of California-Berkeley economist David Romer that came out in 2005 determined NFL coaches should go for it on fourth down far more often than they do.

For most coaches, the decision on whether to go for it on fourth down has more to do with feel for the game – and job security – than stats.

“Often, it’s simply a gut decision,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “Is the timing right and do you have the confidence in your offense to execute the play against the defense that’s called?”

Score. Field position. Time on the clock. How well the defense is playing. How well the offense is playing. The weather. All of these get factored in when coaches decide whether to go or kick.

“To me, it’s a statistic, a position, a feel that gives a coach the, ‘This is the right time to do this,’ ” LSU coach Les

Miles said.Miles earned a reputation as a

swashbuckling gambler after his Tigers converted five fourth downs in a come-from-behind victory against Florida during their national championship season of 2007.

The perception was not backed by stats. While LSU led the nation in fourth-down conversion rate in ’07 (81.3 percent), the Tigers’ went on fourth down 16 times – which ranked in the lower third among 119 major college teams.

Miles also said he’d be interested in learning more about Kelley’s research.

He also might be interested to find out that Kelley believes abandoning the kicking game has given his team a strategic and psychological advantage.

Because Pulaski Academy’s offense is always playing with four downs, it drastically alters play calling for him – third-and-9 is not automatically a passing down – and his opponent – third-and-9 does not automatically mean sending in an extra defensive back.

And while a crucial fourth-down play can raise the heart rates of most players, for Kelley’s guys it’s just another play.

“There’s no difference to them because they are used to it,” he said. “The other team does get more excited.”

And more deflated when the Bruins do convert.

Kelley said that on drives during which his team converts a fourth down, the Bruins score 84 percent of the time.

“I need to go talk to that guy because he’s definitely on to something,” Leach said. “There are plenty of statistical things whereas coaches, myself included, we’re caught up in the good ol’ days to the point that there’s some changes and things that can be made to just be better and improve. Even if you don’t go for what he’s doing 100 percent, there’s definitely something I’m sure that I can learn from him.”


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Pulaski Academy High School football coach Kevin Kelley works with his team in Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday. Virtually every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face fourth down, the team goes for it. No matter the distance.

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