UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAGRIZZLY FOOTBALLNATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001

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Savannah State (0-1) @ Montana (1-1)Sept. 16, 2017 - Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217)

Missoula, Mont. - 1:00 PMTV: FOX Montana/Altitude (out of state) | Web: GoGriz.com

Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio NetworkOfficial Game Hashtag: #UMvsSSU

TIGERS COME CALLING FOR HUNGRY GRIZ “Learn from it, flush it, and move on,” is the message from the coaching staff this week for the Montana Grizzlies as they rebound from a tough but fruitful nonconference game against the No. 6 Washington Huskies in Seattle.

The Griz get back in the saddle on Saturday against an FCS opponent, hosting the Savannah State Tigers from Georgia. It will be the first-ever meeting between the schools, the first time Montana has faced a team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and one of the few times Montana has hosted a team from East of the Mississippi River at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Starting in the second quarter of the season-opener against Valparaiso, the Griz offensive machine found top gear, scoring four unanswered touchdowns and moving into mid-season form. Then Montana ran into a purple buzz saw in Seattle, and the Griz have now turned their attention to finding that mid-season form again against an athletic Tigers outfit.

“Their quarterback, everything they do on offense is wrapped around him. He’s a very athletic guy, and they’re going to run read-option, triple-option. It’ll be similar to Northern Iowa last year and the Cats last year,” said head coach Bob Stitt.

We’ve just got to get ready for their scheme and get ready to play very, very good football. We need to go and get after it early, and we’ve got to start picking up some momentum,” Stitt added. “This third game needs to be more like our second game where we really clean it up and start getting some big-time confidence and really be able to attack on both sides of the ball.”

GOOD NEWS: Savannah State University announced via Facebook on Tuesday that evacuation orders for Chatham County have been lifted after the passing of Hurricane Irma, and that power has been restored to campus with minor damage. Classes are scheduled to resume at SSU on Thursday, and the Tiger football team is scheduled to depart for Montana on Friday.

The thoughts and best wishes from the Montana Department of Athletics go out to all those in Savannah and around the South affected by Irma.

THE GAME: The Griz (1-1) welcome the Tigers (0-1) - one of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the oldest public HBCU in the state of Georgia (established in 1890) - with an enrollment of 4,280.

The Tigers come to Montana for just its second game of the season with a 0-1 record. SSU fell to former FCS program Appalachian State last week 54-7. Savannah State scored its only touchdown on defense, with lineman Stephen Dorsey returning a fumble 45 yards for the score in the fourth quarter. App State quarterback Taylor Lamb tied a school record with five passing touchdowns in the Mountaineer win.

This week’s game marks only the third time in Montana history the Griz have faced an HBCU school, with all three meetings occurring in Missoula. The last time was in 2016 when the Griz defeated Mississippi Valley State. The first was against Jackson State in 1989, also a win for the Griz.

Kickoff between the Griz and Tigers is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday. Limited tickets are still available for the “Pride and Tradition” game (maroon and silver), and are available at GrizTix.com or the

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2017 GRIZ SHEDULE(1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Sky)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT9/2 Valparaiso W, 45-239/9 @ Washington L, 63-79/16 Savannah State 1 PM9/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT)10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM10/14 North Dakota* 1 PM10/28 @ Weber State* 2 PM11/4 Northern Arizona* 3:30 PM11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM11/18 @ Montana State* Noon* = Big Sky Conferece game

MONTANA QUICK FACTSLocation: Missoula, Mont.Enrollment: ....................................... 12,419 (Spring 2017)Founded: ......................................................Feb. 17, 1893Nickname: ....................................................Grizzlies, GrizSchool Colors: ...................................Copper, Silver, GoldSpirit Colors: .....Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C)Stadium/Capacity: ..Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217Playing Surface: Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlayPresident: ................................Dr. Sheila Stearns (Interim)Athletic Director: .......................................... Kent HaslamHead Coach: .................... Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987)Record at Montana (Years): ............................... 15-10 (3)Overall Record (Years): .................................. 123-72 (16)Football Office Phone: ............................. (406) 243-29692016 Record: ............................................ 6-5, 3-5 Big SkyBig Sky Titles* (18): ..........1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995,.............................................1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,.............................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,.............................2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titlesNCAA/FCS Playoff Apperances: ...........23 (FCS Record)NCAA/FCS Championships (2): .....................1995, 2001NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7): 1995, 1996, ......................................................................................2000 .........................................................2001,2004, 2008, 2009FCS Postseason Record: .....32-21 Over, 29-7 at Home (.805)All-time WGS Stadium Record: .................. 193-29 (.869)All-Time Record: ................................... 585-485-23 (.535)Big Sky Record: ...................................... 235-129-1 (.643)

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2017 BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGSAs of Sept. 4, 2017

SCHOOL BIG SKY OVER.INorthern Colorado 0-0 1-0Idaho State 0-0 1-1Montana 0-0 1-1North Dakota 0-0 1-1Sacramento State 0-0 1-1Southern Utah 0-0 1-1UC Davis 0-0 1-1Weber State 0-0 1-1Eastern Washington 0-0 0-2Montana State 0-0 0-2Northern Arizona 0-0 0-2Portland State 0-0 0-2Cal Poly 0-0 0-3

SEASON TEAM STATS

Team Statistics ..............................UM ................... SSUFIRST DOWNS ................................36 ..........................6Rushing ............................................10 ..........................4Passing .............................................22 ..........................1Penalty ...............................................4 ...........................1RUSHING YARDAGE ......................170 .....................119Rushing Attempts .............................68 ........................33Average Per Rush ........................... 2.5 .......................2.3Average Per Game ...........................85 ........................77TDs Rushing ......................................2 ...........................0PASSING YARDAGE .......................531 .......................37Comp - Att - Int .............................49-72-3 ............. 5-18-0Average Per Pass ............................ 7.4 .......................2.1Average Per Catch ......................... 10.8 ......................7.4Average Per Game ........................ 265.5 ......................37TDs Passing ......................................4 ...........................0TOTAL OFFENSE ...........................701 ..................... 114Average Per Play ............................. 5.0 .......................2.2Average Per Game ........................ 350.5 .................... 114KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............ 12-221 ..................4-73PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .............. 1-1 .....................2-80INT RETURNS: #-Yards ................. 3-34 ......................1-6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 28:22 .................29:073RD-DOWN Conversions .............. 11/32 ...................1/134TH-DOWN Conversions ................ 3/6 .......................0/1Sacks by - Yards .............................. 1-5 .......................1-7Tackles For Loss - Yards ................ 10-31 ...................6-18Red-Zone Scores .....................10-10 (100%) ......0-0(0%)

NCAA RANKINGS (Final) ....................................... UM .......................SSURushing Offense ....................... 88 ......................... 94Passing Offense ....................... 26 ........................ 113Total Offense ............................ 55 ........................ 114Scoring Offense ...................... T-41 ...................... 105Rushing Defense ...................... 57 ........................ 105Passing Yards Allowed ............. 99 ........................ 107Total Defense ............................ 92 ........................ 114Scoring Defense ....................... 96 ........................ 1123rd Down Conv ........................ T-67 ...................... 113Red Zone Offense ................... T-1 ....................... 110Red Zone Defense .................. T-86 ....................... 86Team Sacks .............................. 97 ......................... 72Team Tackles for Loss .............. 69 ......................... 52

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SERIES HISTORY: Not only does Saturday’s game mark the first meeting between UM and SSU and the inaugural meeting with a team from the MEAC, it also offers fans the rare opportunity to see a team from east of the Mississippi River play in Montana.

Montana has played only 35 teams from “Back East” in the 222-game, 31-year history of Washing-ton-Grizzly Stadium, with the bulk of those games (19) occurring in the D1-AA/FCS playoffs. The Griz have been largely successful as well, holding a 29-7 record in Missoula against teams from that side of “The Big Muddy.”

Savannah State, which announced its intentions to drop from FCS to D-II last April, was picked to finish at No. 10 in the MEAC preseason poll after finishing 3-7 in 2016 and 3-5 in MEAC play.

In 2015, the MEAC gave up its automatic postseason bid to the FCS playoffs, opting instead to hold an annual championship game against the SWAC champion in the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta – the de facto HBCU National Championship.

In 2016, North Carolina Central fell to Grambling State in the Celebration Bowl, and the Eagles are picked to win the MEAC again in 2017. North Carolina A&T is currently the only MEAC team ranked in the STATS FCS Top-25 at No. 25 this week.

Howard University was picked to finish just above Savannah State in the preseason MEAC poll at No. 9 but caused waves around the nation in week one when the Bison pulled off the biggest upset against the spread in college football history, defeating UNLV 43-40 in Las Vegas (appropriately), as 45-point road underdogs.

FIRST AND TEN WITH THE GRIZ

A DREAM COME TRUE: The Grizzlies squeezed in some time to make a little boy’s dream come true ahead of last week’s game against Washington.

Coach Stitt, Reese Phillips, Makena Simis, Cooper Sprunk, director of football operations Colin Bon-nicksen and Great Falls native Josh Horner paid a visit to Troy Ross, a three-year-old Griz fan from Great Falls on Friday night while the rest of the team toured Husky Stadium.

Ross, who was in the stands at the Sept. 2 home opener against Valparaiso, was rushed to Seattle Children’s Hospital early last week with a respiratory condition.

“This little guy is a huge, huge, Griz fan,” said Stitt. “It was good for us to be there because as a par-ent, it’s really tough to see a three-year-old in the state Troy was.”

“We wish him the best, and our prayers go out to him and his family, and we can’t wait to see him at the next Griz game,” Stitt added.

“It’s just awesome to know that we have fans, that even when they’re in a tough situation, we can do something to lighten the situation up for them,” added Horner.

SANDRY’S STEALS: With a pick-six to his name at Washington and another INT against Valparaiso, sophomore Josh Sandry has proved he has a nose for the ball. Sandry sits tied for third in FCS foot-ball with one-per-game and is one of only six players in the nation to return an INT for a touchdown.

The last time a Grizzly returned an interception for a touchdown was in 2016, when Justin Strong took a Sacramento State QB to the house for 78 yards.

Sandry’s pick-six at UW landed him in some pretty elite company. Only one other player has ever scored a touchdown off an interception thrown by Heisman candidate Jake Browning. Alabama’s Ryan Anderson picked off a Browning pass for a 26-yard TD in last year’s national semifinal. Anderson ended up being drafted by the Redskins in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft as the 49th overall pick and remains on their 53-man roster.

Reese Phillips sits just outside of the nation’s 10-best pass completion percentages at No. 12 in FCS football, completing 66.7 percent of his 66 attempts so far this year.

FRESH STARTS FOR THE GRIZ: Redshirt freshman Lewis Cowans made his first start at cornerback last week against Washington over junior CB Markell Sanders. Sanders graded out well after the UW game as the one responsible for the tipped pass that led to the Sandry touchdown, and will once again get the start against Savannah State.

Josh Horner also got his first start of the year at Washington in the H receiver spot and proceeded to lead the Griz with five catches for 34 yards.

Connor Strahm returns to action this week at middle linebacker following his two-game suspension, set to make his 37th-career appearance.

Freshman Samori Toure got his first start as a kick returner against Washington, leading all players in the game with 143 total all-purpose yards.

RECORD SETTING OPPONENT: Washington speedster Dante Pettis set a new Pac-12 conference for most punt returns for touchdowns last week against the Griz with a 67-yard return, the seventh of his career.

Returning a punt for a TD against the Griz is a rare occurrence. The last time it happened to UM was in 2014 when, now, NFL receiver Cooper Kupp took it 67 yards as well for Eastern Washington.

Montana’s loss at Washington is now tied for the fifth-worst in program history by point margin. The

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9/2 Valparaiso, 1:00 PM ^ - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com9/9 @ Washington, 6 PM (MT) - Pac-12 Network / Pac-12.com9/16 Savannah St., 1:00 PM § - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com9/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM # - ROOT Sports9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT) - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM - Eleven Sports / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV10/14 North Dakota*, 1 PM % - ROOT Sports10/28 @ Weber State*, 2 PM - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV11/4 Northern Arizona*, 3:30 PM ! - ROOT Sports11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM $ - ROOT Sports11/18 @ Montana State*, Noon & - ROOT Sports

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^= White out (presented by Western States Cat)§= Pride and Tradition Game#= Cancer Awareness Game (presented by Providence Health & Services)%= Homecoming (presented by Missoula Federal Credit Union)!= UM Family Weekend (presented by Stockman Bank)$= Military Appreciation Game &= 117th Brawl of the Wild*= Big Sky Conference game

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last time the Griz gave up a 56-point score line was in 1963 against Utah State. The last team to hang 60 on the Griz was Minnesota in 1985. The worst loss in program history dates back to 1931 when the Griz lost 69-0 at USC.

GRIZ IN THE POLLS: Montana’s loss at Washington did the Griz no favors in the weekly polls unsur-prisingly. UM remains just out of the top-25 with 53 votes in the STATS FCS media poll and eight votes in the NCAA coaches poll.

Weber State entered the coaches’ poll at No 21 while sitting just out of the media poll. The only other two Big Sky teams listed above Weber in this week’s polls are Eastern Washington (12) and North Dakota (10).

GRIZ QUICK HITS: Slot wide receiver Jerry Louie-McGee was held to a career low one catch for 4 yards against UW. Washington smothered Louie-McGee all day with NFL prospect cornerback Jordan Miller, one of the top returners from a defensive secondary that sent three players to the NFL as sec-ond-round draft picks.

Freshman receiver Samuel Akem posted a career-high day, however, in just his second game. Akem caught two passes for 32 points, one of which was a team-long 19 yards. Senior defensive end Tucker Schye made his 40th career appearance at UW, and surprisingly only the second start of his career. 40 appearances mean he has played in every game since his redshirt freshman year.

Using his massive 6-5 frame to his advantage, junior D-tackle David Shaw blocked a UW field goal attempt last week, the first of his career at UM. The last time a Grizzly blocked a field goal? Caleb Kidder in 2016 against Sacramento State.

FOUR DOWNS WITH THE TIGERS: Similar to the home opener against Valparaiso, the Tigers are a program on the rise under second-year head coach Erik Raeburn. After a rough start to the 2016 year, SUU rattled off three-straight wins in midseason to finish at 3-7, including a home win over Bethune-Cookman, the first for SUU since 1992 and a win over Howard, who upset UNLV to open 2017.

SUU returns eight offensive starters from last year’s squad, led by sophomore dual-threat quarterback T.J. Bell, who led his team in passing and was third on the team in rushing against Appalachian State and threw for 762 yards last season.

Defensively, SUU returns eight starters as well, with two preseason All-MEAC third team performers in junior D-lineman Stefen Banks and senior linebacker Mulik Simmons. Simmons led the team with 73 tackles last season, the seventh-most in the MEAC. Banks produced an eye-popping 17.5 TFLs last year, the second-most in the league behind graduated SSU D-lineman Marquis Smith.

The Tigers held on to the ball in 2016, producing a top-20 FCS ranking in turnover margin at 60 percent. SSU was also the No 34 ranked team in the country in red zone defense, allowing opponents in just 77 percent of the time.

AROUND THE SKY: Nonconference action continues around the Big Sky this week for the most part, with only UC Davis at Portland State and Weber State at Sacramento State on the league table.

Idaho State and Northern Colorado will both play up this week against FBS opponents. The Bengals travel to Reno to take on former Big Sky member Nevada, while Northern Colorado travels down I-25 for a Front Range showdown with the defending Pac-12 South champion Colorado Buffaloes.

Tenth-ranked North Dakota also travels south for a spicy FCS top-25 matchup against No. 23 South Dakota. The Coyotes made waves last week around the FCS by defeating FBS Bowling Green on the road 35-27.

Eastern Washington (0-2) faces another difficult task this week, traveling to New York City to face Ford-ham in the Bronx. The Rams boast one of the nation’s best running backs in senior Chase Edmonds, a three-time All-American who led the FCS in rushing yards-per-game last year with 163.5. The Eagle’s next opponent? Montana in Missoula. Griz fans will want to keep an eye on this one.

UP NEXT: See above. Rival Eastern Washington is set to come to Missoula to face the Griz on Sept. 23 looking to improve on a two-loss start to the season where they’ve been outscored 96-23. There might be nothing more dangerous than an Eagle scorned, and for both teams, the game is shaping up to be a must-win.

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MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 209 R-Sr. 2V Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS1 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 189 R-Jr. 2V Renton, Wash. / Washington State2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 218 R-Fr. RS Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Mountainview HS2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 193 R-Sr. 2V Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS3 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 174 R-So. 1V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS3 Mick Delaney S 6-0 196 R-Sr. 1V Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS4 Rey Green RB 5-11 195 R-Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. / Union HS5 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 180 R-So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS5 Justin Strong S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Rialto, Calif. / Oregon State6 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 203 Jr. 2V Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS7 Dareon Nash CB 6-2 178 R-Fr. RS Covina, Calif. / Charter Oak HS7 Matthew Rensvold WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 213 Jr. 2V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS8 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 192 R-Fr. RS Mission Viejo, Calif. / Mission Viejo HS9 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 210 R-Fr. RS Anaheim, Calif. / Villa Park HS10 Nate Dick QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS10 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 240 R-Sr. 3V Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS11 Isiahia Banks S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS11 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 212 R-Sr. SQ Chattanooga, Tenn. / Kentucky12 Korey Alexander S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Pittsburg, Calif. / Los Medanos College12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College13 Josh Sandry S 6-1 203 R-So. 1V Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS13 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS14 Michael McGinnis S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 175 R-So. 1V Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS17 Makena Simis WR 6-2 235 R-Sr. 1V Boise, Idaho / Capital HS18 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 R-Fr. RS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS19 Malik Flowers WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS20 Gavin Crow CB 6-1 200 R-Fr. RS Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS20 Terron Moses RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS21 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 198 R-So. 1V East St. Louis, Ill. / Massachusetts22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 23 Josh Egbo CB 6-2 193 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Highland HS24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State25 Shane Moody RB 5-8 176 R-Sr. 1V Parker, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS26 Jared Thurber WR 6-4 169 Fr. HS Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS27 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 196 R-So. SQ Billings Mont. / West HS28 Josh Deshner ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS29 Kendall Sweet LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS30 Evan Epperly S 5-10 197 R-Jr. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS30 Nick Fouch WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS31 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 236 R-Fr. RS Boulder, Mont. / Jefferson County HS33 Dante Olson LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS34 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. RS Townsend, Mont. / Broadwater County HS35 Eric Williams KP 6-0 188 Jr. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Carleton College36 James Banks LB 6-1 215 Sr. 1V Junction City, Ore. / Alabama-Birmingham37 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 242 R-Sr. 3V Malta, Mont. / Malta HS38 Caleb Mitchell LS/S 6-1 195 R-Fr. RS North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si HS39 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 182 R-So. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS

No. Name Year Pos.18 Samuel Akem R-Fr. WR12 Korey Alexander Sr. S11 Isiahia Banks Fr. S36 James Banks Sr. LB78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. RT88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR85 Danny Burton Fr. WR42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB3 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB9 Brennan Corbin R-Fr. WR8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. CB20 Gavin Crow R-Fr. CB6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S93 Braydon Deming Fr. DE87 Bryson Deming Fr. WR28 Josh Deshner Fr. ATH10 Nate Dick Fr. QB5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR23 Josh Egbo R-Fr. CB62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Fr. OG30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-So. LB43 Chris Favoroso R-So. DE1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB19 Malik Flowers Fr. WR30 Nick Fouch Fr. WR4 Rey Green R-Fr. RB95 Andrew Harris R-So. LB77 Dallas Hart R-So. RG12 Caleb Hill Jr. QB48 Trevor Hoerner Fr. DE41 Curtis Holmes Fr. CB90 McKenzie Holt Fr. ATH80 Josh Horner Sr. WR67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. LT2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. QB60 Colton Keintz Fr. OL53 Carder Key Fr. LB24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. RB31 Trase Le Texier R-Fr. LB34 Jace Lewis R-Fr. LB98 Esai Longoria R-Fr. DT16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR75 Robert Luke Sr. C70 Skyler Martin Fr. OL

COMPLETE BIG SKY STANDINGSSCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAKNorthern Colorado 0-0 0.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W1Idaho State 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 L1Montana 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 L1North Dakota 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 W1Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 W1Southern Utah 0-0 0.000 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1UC Davis 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 W1Weber State 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 L1Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2Montana State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2Portland State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-0 0-2 L2Cal Poly 0-0 0.000 0-3 0-1 0-2 L3

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MONTANA COACHING STAFF

NAME TITLEBob Stitt (Doane 1987) Head Coach / Offensive CoordinatorJason Semore (Adams St. 2005) Defensive CoordinatorTravis NieKamp (Illinois State 1998) Special Teams Coordinator / LBsMike Ferriter (Montana 2008) Pass Game Coord. / Wide ReceiversLennard Manke (Montana 2015) Wide Receivers AssistantChad Germer (Montana 1993) Run Game Coordinator / Offensive LineJustin Green (Montana 2004) Running Backs / Recruiting CoordinatorJoe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013) CornerbacksBrian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011) Defensive LineShann Schillinger (Montana 2010) SafetiesAndrew Selle (Montana 2010) QuarterbacksMatt Nicholson (Houston 2010) Strength & ConditioningColin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato ‘08) Director of Football Operations

ALPHABETICAL (cont.)NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School40 Cy Sirmon DE 6-3 250 R-So. 1V Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS41 Curtis Holmes CB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy42 Josh Buss LB 6-2 220 R-Jr. 2V Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College44 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 244 R-Fr. RS Peoria, AZ / Centennial HS45 Vika Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Vista, Calif. / Vista HS47 Cole Rosling DE 6-4 230 R-Fr. RS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS48 Trevor Hoerner DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS49 Jesse Sims DT 6-4 272 R-So. 1V Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS50 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 293 R-So. SQ San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS51 Mike Ralston OL 6-5 302 R-Sr. 2V Oregon City, Ore. / Sheldon HS52 Michael Matthews LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS53 Carder Key LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS54 Gage Smith LB 6-3 217 R-Jr. SQ Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS55 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 283 R-Jr. 2V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS56 Marcus Welnel LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS57 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 220 R-Jr. 1V Culbertson, Mont. / Culbertson HS60 Colton Keintz OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS61 Matthew O’Donoghue LS 6-1 248 R-Fr. SQ Santa Ana, Calif. / Foothill HS62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic HS66 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS67 Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 296 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert HS70 Skyler Martin OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS71 Payton Stoner OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS72 Cooper Sprunk OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. 2V Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit HS73 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 295 R-Fr. RS Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS74 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 324 R-So. 1V Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS75 Robert Luke OL 6-4 318 Sr. 3V Tacoma, Wash. / Charles Wright Acad. HS76 David Reese OL 6-7 301 Sr. 3V Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas HS77 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 315 R-So. 1V Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS78 Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 293 R-Fr. RS Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax HS80 Josh Horner WR 6-5 232 Sr. 3V Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS81 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 174 Jr. SQ Riverside, Calif. / Chaffey College82 Samori Toure WR 6-3 186 R-Fr. RS Portland, Ore. / Westview HS83 Mitch Roberts WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS84 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS85 Danny Burton WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS87 Bryson Deming WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS88 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS89 Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 R-So. 1V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS90 McKenzie Holt ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS91 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 293 Sr. 1V Tucson, Ariz. / Scottsdale Community College92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 6-3 272 Sr. 1V Sana Ana, Calif. / Santa Ana College93 Braydon Deming DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS94 Devin Maua DE 6-3 232 R-Fr. RS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS95 Andrew Harris LB 6-2 231 R-So. SQ Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland97 RJ Nelson DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS98 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 305 R-Fr. RS Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS99 Reggie Tilleman DT 6-4 272 R-Jr. 1V Genesee, Idaho / Genesee HS

No. Name Year Pos.52 Michael Matthews Fr. LB94 Devin Maua R-Fr. DE27 Cody McCombs R-So. RB14 Michael McGinnis Fr. S92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB81 Mitch McLaughlin Jr. WR50 Cody Meyer R-So. C38 Caleb Mitchell R-Fr. LS25 Shane Moody R-Sr. RB20 Terron Moses Fr. RB84 Jed Nagler R-Fr. WR7 Dareon Nash R-Fr. CB97 RJ Nelson Fr. DE61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-Fr. LS33 Dante Olson R-So. LB11 Reese Phillips R-Sr. QB39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. RT76 David Reese Sr. LT7 Matthew Rensvold Fr. WR83 Mitch Roberts Fr. WR44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. DE47 Cole Rosling R-Fr. DE1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB13 Josh Sandry R-So. S37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. LG89 Tim Semenza R-So. K96 David Shaw Jr. DT17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR49 Jesse Sims R-So. DT40 Cy Sirmon R-So. DE54 Gage Smith R-Jr. LB72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. C10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB71 Payton Stoner Fr. OL5 Justin Strong Sr. S29 Kendall Sweet Fr. LB21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 26 Jared Thurber Fr. WR99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DT66 Ashton Torres R-Fr. OG82 Samori Toure R-Fr. WR74 Angel Villanueva R-So. LG56 Marcus Welnel Fr. LB35 Eric Williams Jr. KP13 Tanner Wilson Fr. QB

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL NEWCOMERS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School11 Isiahia Banks* S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS93 Braydon Deming* DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS87 Bryson Deming* WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS10 Nate Dick* QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS19 Malik Flowers* WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS48 Trevor Hoerner* DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS90 McKenzie Holt* ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS60 Colton Keintz* OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS53 Carder Key* LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS70 Skyler Martin* OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS52 Michael Matthews* LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS14 Michael McGinnis* S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS20 Terron Moses* RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS97 RJ Nelson* DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS7 Matthew Rensvold* WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS83 Mitch Roberts* WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS71 Payton Stoner* OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS29 Kendall Sweet* LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS56 Marcus Welnel* LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS13 Tanner Wilson* QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS

2017 INCOMING FRESHMEN

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland

2017 TRANSFERS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School85 Danny Burton* WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS28 Josh Deshner* ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS30 Nick Fouch* WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS41 Curtis Holmes* CB 5-9 175 Fr. WO Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy26 Jared Thurber* WR 6-4 169 Fr. WO Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS

WALK-ONS

Montana 13Washington 4California 4Oklahoma 3Colorado 1Florida 1Oregon 1Pennsylvania 1Texas 1Total 29

STATE BREAKDOWN POSITION BREAKDOWNWide Receiver 7Linebacker 4Defensive End 4Quarterback 3Offensive Lineman 3Running Back 2Athlete 2Safety 2Cornerback 1Defensive Tackle 1Total 29

* = 2017 REDSHIRT

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC.POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTSQB 11 Reese Phillips R-Sr. 6-2 212 27C - 38A - 381YDS - 63LG - 4TD 4/0 6/2 2 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. 6-2 218 3C - 3A - 18YDS - 12LG 0/0 2/0 0 WR (X) 6 Keenan Curran Jr. 6-2 203 7REC - 129YDS - 75LG - 4TD 11/11 22/14 13 18 Sammy Akem R-Fr. 6-4 195 2REC - 32YDS - 19LG 0/0 2/0 0 WR (Y) 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. 5-10 174 8REC - 133YDS - 2 TD - 61LG 11/10 13/12 3 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 8/0 0 WR (Z) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 21REC* - 159YDS - 2TD - 63LG 8/8 10/10 6 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 3REC - 56YDS - 1TD - 31LG 0/0 2/0 0 WR (H) 80 Josh Horner Sr. 6-5 232 6REC - 80YDS - 44LG - 1TD 8/8 33/12 1 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. 6-2 235 2REC - 34YDS - 23LG - 0TD 10/0 18/3 0 RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. 6-0 213 21ATT - 98YDS - 59LG - 3TD 10/0 22/2 2 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. 5-6 197 9ATT - 25YDS - 6LG 0/0 2/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Sr. 6-7 301 11/11 38/37 37 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. 6-5 296 0/0 2/0 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. 6-5 324 11/11 13/13 13 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. 6-7 295 0/0 2/0 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. 6-4 300 10/11 26/12 12 50 Cody Meyer R-So. 6-3 293 0/0 1/0 0 RG 75 Robert Luke R-Sr. 6-4 318 9/0 34/15 2 77 Dallas Hart R-So. 6-5 315 7/0 9/0 0 RT 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. 6-5 302 4/0 27/2 2 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. 6-5 293 0/0 0/0 0

* = School Record

2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC.POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTSWILL 36 James Banks Sr. 6-1 215 12TACK - 1.5TFL - 2QBH 11/11 12/12 12 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 11/0 12/0 0 MIKE 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 4TACK - 1TFL - 1FR 10/0 12/2 2 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. 6-1 220 3TAK - 1SACK - 1TFL 8/0 10/0 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. 6-2 220 10TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 11/11 25/13 13 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 11/0 13/0 0 DE 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. 6-3 245 5TAK - 1PB - 1QBH 0/0 2/2 2 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-3 244 2TAK - 1TFL 0/0 2/0 0 NT 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. 6-3 293 7 TACK - 1TFL - 1FF - 1FR 11/11 13/11 0 96 David Shaw Jr. 6-5 319 1TAK - 1BLK 0/0 2/2 2 DT 49 Jesse Sims R-Fr. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1.5TFL - 1SACK 11/6 13/8 2 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. 6-4 272 1TAK - .5TFL 6/0 8/0 0 DE 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. 6-4 242 8TACK, 2.5TFL, 1SACK, 1FR, 1FF 1BLK, 1BR, 1QBH 11/0 40/2 2 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. 6-3 250 5TACK - .5TFL 11/0 12/0 0 CB 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. 6-1 193 9TACK - 1INT - 2PB 10/6 28/8 2 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr 6-2 178 1TAK 0/0 2/0 0 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-So. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3BRU - 1FR 22/11 24/12 0 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. 6-1 192 3TAK - 1PB 0/0 2/0 1 FS 5 Justin Strong Sr. 5-11 190 11TACK - 1.5TFL - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD 10/10 11/11 1 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. 5-10 197 6TAK - 1TFL - 1INT - 1PB 11/0 16/0 1 SS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. 6-1 203 9TACK - 1SACK - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD 11/3 13/5 2 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. 6-0 196 2TACK 9/0 19/0 0

P 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 53.25/KICK - 59LG - 3In20 11/11 13/13 13 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 5/1 7/3 3 KO 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 61.1/KICK 11/11 13/13 13 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 10/10 10/10 0 PK 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 2/3 FGs - 38LG - 6/6PAT 5/1 7/3 3 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 13/16 FGs - 47 LG - 33/42 PATs 10/10 10/10 0 LS 61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-So. 6-1 248 0/0 2/2 2 54 Gage Smith R-Jr. 6-3 217 3/0 3/0 0 KR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 5RET - 114YDS 8/8 10/10 10 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 7RET- 145YDS - 31LG 0/0 2/0 0 PR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 1 PR TD 8/8 10/10 10

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

WEEK 3: SAVANNAH STATE

WIDE RECEIVER (X)

OFFENSE(SPREAD)

DEFENSE(MULTIPLE)

SPECIALISTS

WIDE RECEIVER (Y)

WILL (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)

QUARTERBACK11 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 212, R-Sr.2 Gresch Jensen, 6-2, 218, R-Fr.12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr.

6 Keenan Curran, 6-2, 203, Jr.18 Samuel Akem, 6-4, 195, R-Fr.21 Lamarriel Taylor, 6-2, 198, R-So.

WIDE RECEIVER (H)

3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So.84 Jed Nagler, 6-4, 218, R-Fr.9 Brennan Corbin, 6-5, 210, R-Fr.

36 James Banks, 6-1, 215, Sr.33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So.54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr.

MIKE (MIDDLE) LINEBACKER45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 230, R-So.57 Shayne Cochran, 6-1, 220, R-Jr.95 Andrew Harris, 6-2, 231, R-So.10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 240, R-Sr.31 Trase Le Texier, 6-2, 236, R-Fr.*

STAR (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER42 Josh Buss, 6-2, 220, R-Jr.33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So.34 Jace Lewis, 6-1, 220, R-Fr.*

DEFENSIVE END (LEO)43 Chris Favoroso, 6-3, 245, R-So.44 Randy Rodriguez, 6-3, 244, R-Fr.94 Devin Maua, 6-3, 232, R-Fr.

NOSE TACKLE91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 293, Sr.96 David Shaw, 6-5, 319, Jr.55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 283, R-Jr.98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 305, R-Fr.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE49 Jesse Sims, 6-4, 272, R-So.99 Reggie Tilleman, 6-4, 272, R-Jr.92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu, 6-3, 272, Sr.

DEFENSIVE END37 Tucker Schye, 6-4, 242, R-Sr.40 Cy Sirmon, 6-3, 250, R-So.47 Cole Rosling, 6-4, 230, R-Fr.

2 Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 193, R-Sr.7 Dareon Nash, 6-2, 178, R-Fr.20 Gavin Crow, 6-1, 200, R-Fr.

FREE SAFETY5 Justin Strong, 5-11, 190, Sr.30 Evan Epperly, 5-10, 197, R-Jr.3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr.12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr.

BOUNDARY CORNERBACK

1 Markell Sanders, 6-2, 189, R-Jr.8 Lewis Cowans, 6-1, 192, R-Fr.23 Josh Egbo, 6-2, 193, R-Fr.

FIELD CORNERBACK

STRONG SAFETY13 Josh Sandry, 6-1, 203, R-So.3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr.11 Isiahia Banks, 6-0, 203, Fr.

16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So.82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 186, R-Fr.81 Mitch McLaughlin, 5-9, 174, Jr.

80 Josh Horner, 6-5, 232, Sr.17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr.88 Colin Bingham, 6-3, 230, R-So.*

LEFT TACKLE76 David Reese, 6-7, 301, Sr.67 Thayne Jackson, 6-5, 296, R-Fr.

LEFT GUARD74 Angel Villanueva, 6-5, 324, R-So.73 Brandon Scott, 6-7, 295, R-Fr.66 Ashton Torres, 6-4, 292, R-Fr.

CENTER72 Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 300, R-Sr.50 Cody Meyer, 6-3, 293, R-So. -OR-62 Dylan Eickmeyer, 6-4, 292, R-Fr.

RIGHT GUARD75 Robert Luke, 6-4, 318, Sr.77 Dallas Hart, 6-5, 315, R-So.

RIGHT TACKLE51 Mike Ralston, 6-5, 302, R-Sr.78 Conlan Beaver, 6-5, 293, R-Fr.

RUNNING BACK8 Jeremy Calhoun, 6-0, 213, Jr.24 Alijah Lee, 5-6, 197, R-Jr.1 Treshawn Favors, 5-9, 209, R-Sr.27 Cody McCombs, 5-9, 196, R-So.4 Rey Green, 5-11, 195, R-Fr.*25 Shane Moody, 5-8, 176, R-Sr.*

PUNTER35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr.39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So.

PLACEKICKER39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So.89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So.

PUNT RETURN16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So.3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So

KICKOFF RETURN82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 186, R-Fr.16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So.

HOLDER17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr.11 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 212, R-Sr.

SNAPPER61 Matthew O’Donoghue, 6-1, 248, R-Fr.54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr.38 Caleb Mitchell, 6-1, 195, R-Fr.

PRONUNCIATION1 Treshawn Favors: TRAY-shawn10 Connor Strahm: Strawm17 Makena Simis: Mah-KEN-ah... SIM-iss18 Samuel Akem: Ah-KEM31 Trase Le Texier: Leh-TEX-ee-AIR37 Tucker Schye: Shy43 Chris Favoroso: Faa-vo-ROW-so45 Vika Fa’atuiese: FA-AH-tooee-essay82 Samori Toure: Sa-MOR-ee TOO-rey30 Nick Fouch: FOWCH (like couch)92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu: Oh-shee-BOW-doo98 Esai Longoria: EE-sigh

COACHES:Mike Ferriter: FAIR-it-erChad Germer: JUR-murTravis Niekamp: KNEE-campShann Schillinger: SHILL-in-jer

*= Inactive/Injured

KICKOFFS35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr.89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So.

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL START CHART

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

CAREER STARTS BY POSITION

OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Y) WR (Z) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QBVALPARAISO Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Simis Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston PhillipsWASHINGTON Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston PhillipsSAVANNAH STATEEASTERN WASH.PORTLAND STATEIDAHO STATENORTH DAKOTAWEBER STATENO. ARIZONANO. COLORADOMONTANA STATE

OFFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SSVALPARAISO Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Epperly SandryWASHINGTON Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Cowans Strong SandrySAVANNAH STATEEASTERN WASH.PORTLAND STATEIDAHO STATENORTH DAKOTAWEBER STATENO. ARIZONANO. COLORADOMONTANA STATE

SPECIALISTS K P LS H KR PRVALPARAISO Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Eaton/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeWASHINGTON Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Phillips Eaton/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeSAVANNAH STATEEASTERN WASH.PORTLAND STATEIDAHO STATENORTH DAKOTAWEBER STATENO. ARIZONANO. COLORADOMONTANA STATE

Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) David Reese - 37 David Reese - 37 Keenan Curran - 13 Keenan Curran - 13 Angel Villanueva - 13 Angel Villanueva - 13 James Banks - 13 James Banks - 13 Josh Buss - 13 Josh Buss - 13 Eric Williams - 13 Eric Williams - 13

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

WR (X) WR (Z) WR (Y) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (13) Louie-McGee (10) Calhoun (12) Horner (13) Calhoun (2) Reese (37) Villanueva (13) Sprunk (12) Luke (15) Ralston (2) Phillips (2) Akem (0) Toure (0) Eaton (0) Simis (3) Lee (0) Jackson (0) Scott (0) Meyer (0) Hart (0) Beaver (0) Jensen (0)

OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Banks (13) Fa’atuiese (2) Buss (13) Favoroso (2) Shaw (2) Sims (8) Schye (2) McKinley (8) M. Sanders (12) Strong (11) Sandry (5) Olson (0) Cochran (0) Olson (0) Rodriguez (0) Davidson (11) Tilleman (0) Sirmon (0) Nash (0) Cowans (1) Epperly (1) Delaney (0)

K P LS KR PR Purdy (3) Williams (13) O’Donoghue (2) Louie-McGee/Eaton (2) Louie-McGee (10) Semenza (10) Purdy (0) Smith (0) Louie-McGee/Toure (1) Ju. Calhoun (0)

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Date ............................Opponent ............................. Result9/3............................Saint Francis .........................W 41-319/10.....................@ #3 Northern Iowa ....................W 20-149/24............................@Cal Poly* ............................ L 42-4110/1........................Southern Utah * ......................W 43-2010/8.................Mississippi Valley State ..................W 67-710/15...................Sacramento State *......................W 68-710/22...................@Northern Arizona * .................... L 45-3410/29............. #3 @Eastern Washington * ............... L 35-1611/5 .......................... Idaho State * .........................W 62-4411/12 ................. @Northern Colorado * ................... L 28-2511/19 ......................Montana State * ......................L 24-17

2016 RESULTS(6-5 Overall, 3-5 Big Sky, 5-1 Home, 1-4 Away)

Offensive Formation: ....................................................... SpreadDefensive Formation: ...................................................... MultipleStarters Returning (O/D/S): ............................................19: 8/9/2Lettermen Returning: ...............................................................39Lettermen Lost: ........................................................................18Returning All-Conf. Performers: ...............................................5

2017 GRIZ PERSONNEL

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex.36 James Banks Sr. LB 6-1 215 1V88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR 6-3 226 1V42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 204 2V9 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR 5-10 168 1V6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR 6-2 201 2V91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT 6-3 294 1V80 Josh Horner Sr. WR 6-5 220 3V16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 168 1V2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB 6-1 199 2V76 David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 298 3V1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB 6-2 185 2V13 Josh Sandry R-So. S 6-1 200 1V89 Tim Semenza R-So. K 5-7 167 1V49 Jesse Sims R-So. DE 6-4 254 1V72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. OL 6-4 293 2V10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 241 3V5 Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 185 1V74 Angel Villanueva R-So. OL 6-5 314 1V35 Eric Williams Jr. KP 5-11 183 1V

Offense: 8 Defense: 9 Special Teams: 219 Total

3 Brady Gustafson R-Sr. QB 6-7 2304 James Homan Jr. WR 6-2 1759 Yamen Sanders R-Sr. S 6-4 21018 JR Nelson R-Sr. CB 6-2 17720 John Nguyen Sr. RB 5-7 18037 Caleb Kidder R-Sr. DT 6-5 27550 Aaron Held R-Sr. LS 6-1 19360 Jackson Thiebes R-Sr. OL 6-5 29571 Devon Dietrich R-Sr. OL 6-4 30297 Ryan Johnson R-Sr. DE 6-3 25593 Zach Peevey R-Sr. DT 6-3 26

5 Offense: 5 Defense: 5 Special Teams: 1 11 Total

12 Korey Alexander Sr. DB 5-11 198 1V8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB 6-0 203 2V57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB 6-1 221 1V55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT 6-1 259 2V3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S 6-0 195 1V5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR 6-3 185 1V30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S 5-10 186 1V45 Vika Fa'atuiese R-So. LB 6-3 220 1V1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB 5-9 194 2V77 Dallas Hart R-So. OL 6-5 312 1V75 Robert Luke Sr. OL 6-4 316 3V92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT 6-3 264 1V25 Shane Moody R-Sr. CB 5-8 165 1V33 Dante Olson R-So. LB 6-3 223 1V39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP 5-10 168 1V37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE 6-4 240 3V17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR 6-2 215 1V40 Cy Sirmon R-So. LB 6-3 236 1V21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 6-2 195 1V99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DE 6-4 266 1V

21 Total

RETURNING STARTERS (THREE OR MORE)

2017 LETTERMENLettermen Returning: 38Lettermen Lost: 21

2017 RETURNING ALL-BIG SKY

STARTERS LOST (THREE OR MORE)

2nd team: David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 3V3rd team: Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 2V3rd team: Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 3VHon. Men.: Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 1VHon. Men.: Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 1V

5 Total

Alexander, KoreyBanks, JamesBedell, DonaldBingham, ColinBuss, JoshCalhoun, JeremyCalhoun, JustinChalich, ChadCochran, ShayneCounts, JoeyCurran, KeenanDavidson, BrandtDavis, KyleDelaney, MickDietrich, DevonEaton, KobeyEpperly, EvanFa’atuiese, VikaFavors, TreshawnGustafson, BradyHart, Dallas

Held, AaronHoman, JamesHorner, JoshHovey, LaneJohnson, RyanKelly, MaxKidder, CalebLouie-McGee, JerryLuke, RobertLyons, CalebMcKee-Osibodu, MylesMcKinley, RyanMoody, ShaneNelson, JRNguyen, JohnOlson, DantePeevey, ZachPurdy, BrandonReese, David

Reynard, TJSanders, MarkellSanders, YamenSandry, JoshSchye, TuckerSemenza, TimSimis, MakenaSims, JesseSirmon, CySprunk, CooperStrahm, ConnorStrong, JustinTaylor, LamarrielThiebes, JacksonTilleman, ReggieTodd, McCauleyVillanueva, AngelWilliams, EricWilliams, Jerrin

OTHER TOP RETURNERS (PLAYED IN 5 OR MORE GAMES)

2016 LETTERMEN

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THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY...Rushed for 100+ yards .......................................................................................................................................116, John Nguyen vs Sacramento St., 2016Rushed for 200+ yards.. .................................................................................................................................... 211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014Rushed for 4 TDs .........................................................................................................................................................4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013Rushed for 3 TDs .....................................................................................................................................3, Jeremy Calhoun vs. Eastern Washington, 2015 Had 2 100-yard rushers ........................................................................................................ 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013Passed for 300+ yards ............................................................................................................................................381, Reese Phillips vs. Valparaiso, 2017Passed for 400+ yards .................................................................................................................................. 415, Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah, 2016Passed for 500+ yards ..........................................................................................................................505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000Passed for 6 TDs ........................................................................................................................................................ 7, Chad Chalich vs. Idaho State, 2016Passed for 5 TDs ....................................................................................................................................................... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013Passed for 4 TDs .........................................................................................................................................................4, Reese Phillips vs. Valparaiso, 2017Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game ....................................................................................................4, Brady Gustafson at North Dakota State, 2015Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game ................................................................................................................. 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009Had two 100-yard receivers .......................................................................................133, James Homan & 133, Justin Calhoun vs Northern Arizona, 2016Had three 100-yard receivers ........................................................................................................................................ 156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris,............................................................................................................................................................. 127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000Caught four (4) TD passes .......................................................................................................................................4, Kennan Curran vs. Idaho State, 2016Caught three (3) TD passes ..................................................................................................................................3. Jamaal Jones vs. Montana State, 2015Caught two (2) TD passes .....................................................................................................................................2, Jerry Louie-McGee vs Valparaiso 2017Recorded 500 yards of total offense .................................................................................................................549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996Recorded 400 yards of total offense .........................................................................................................................485, Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly, 2016Recorded 250 all-purpose yards .......................................................................................................................... 275, Jerry Louie-McGee at Cal Poly, 2016Returned a punt for a Touchdown .................................................................................................................81, Jerry Louie-McGee at Northern Iowa, 2016Returned a kickoff for a TD ..................................................................................................................................98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013Kicked four (4) field goals in a game ....................................................................................................................... Daniel Sullivan, vs Montana State, 2015Kicked three (3) field goals in a game ..................................................................................................................... Daniel Sullivan, vs. E. Washington 2015Kicked a game-winning field goal ...............................................................................................................35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014Kicked a field goal of 50 yards or more .............................................................................................................. 50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013Had Two or more INTs. in a game .........................................................................................................3, Matt Hermanson vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014Returned a fumble for a TD .....................................................................................................................0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016Returned an interception for a TD ...............................................................................................................................38, Josh Sandry vs Washington, 2017Blocked a punt ..............................................................................................................................................Tucker Schye & Connor Strahm at Liberty 2015Returned a blocked punt for a TD ........................................................................................................................ Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002Blocked a field Goal ............................................................................................................................................................David Shaw at Washington, 2017Returned a blocked FG for a TD .......................................................................................................................67, Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game .......................................................................................................................... Brock Coyle at Montana State, 2013Blocked a PAT ..............................................................................................................................................................Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007Forced a safety ................................................................................................................................................................Derek Crittenden vs Cal Poly, 2015

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

Rushed for 100+ yards ................................................................................................................................. 142, Chris Murray, Montana State at UM, 2016Rushed for 200+ yards .............................................................................................................................................226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014Had Two 100-yard rushers ............................................................................................... 165 David Jones - 119 Alex Kuresa, Portland State at PSU 2015Rushed for 4 TDs ..................................................................................................................................................4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010Passed for 400+ yards ....................................................................................................................................................660, Braden Hanson at UND, 2012Passed for 5 TDs ..................................................................................................................................................6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013Passed for 4 TDs .................................................................................................................................4, Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016Threw 3+ interceptions ................................................................................................................................. 4, Cameron Higgins, Weber State at UM, 2009Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game .................................................................................................................................. 333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012Had two (2) 100-yard receivers ............................................................................................C. Kupp (140) & K. Bourne (124) at Eastern Washington 2016Caught Three (3) TD passes ................................................................................................................3, Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016 Had 400 yards of total offese ..................................................................................................................................................506, Washington, at UW, 2017 Returned a punt for a touchdown. ....................................................................................................................... 67, Dante Pettis, Washington at UW, 2017Returned a kickoff for a TD ..........................................................................................................................79, Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis at UM, 2016Returned an interception for a TD .................................................................................................................. Jamon Dotson (68), Washington at UW, 2017Returned a fumble for a TD ............................................................................................................... 98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game ..................................................................................................Lorenzo Jerome (2) Saint Francis at UM, 2016Team had Three (3) or more INTs. in a game ..........................................................................................................4 by North Dakota State at NDSU, 2015Blocked a Punt ................................................................................................................................................M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016Scored a TD on a blocked punt .................................................................................................................13, M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016Had 300+ all-purpose yards ....................................................................................................................................... 420, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012Kicked 3 or more FGs in a game .....................................................................................................................5, Adam Keller, N. Dakota St. at NDSU, 2014Blocked a field goal .....................................................................................................................................................................Southern Utah at UM, 2016Blocked a PAT .....................................................................................................................................Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State at UM, 2016Had a safety. .................................................................................................................................................................... Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010

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2017 NATIONAL PRESEASON POLLSFCS COACHES’ POLL

Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2017

RANK TEAM VOTES POINTS PREVIOUS 2016 RECORD1 James Madison (20) 642 1 14-12 North Dakota State (2) 618 3 12-23 Sam Houston State (3) 577 5 12-14 Eastern Washington 525 4 12-25 Jacksonville State 493 6 10-26 South Dakota State (1) 479 7 9-47 Richmond 474 8 10-48 Youngstown State 450 2 12-49 Villanova 413 13 9-410 North Dakota 412 12 9-311 Wofford 381 11 10-412 The Citadel 333 9 10-213 Chattanooga 330 10 9-414 Charleston Southern 261 14 7-415 Central Arkansas 251 16 10-316 New Hampshire 244 17 10-317 Lehigh 177 18 9-318 Illinois State 149 N/R 6-619 Samford 144 23 7-520 Northern Iowa 136 N/R 5-621 Grambling State 133 15 12-122 Weber State 102 24 7-523 Cal Poly 85 21t 7-524 North Carolina Central 83 19 9-325 North Carolina A&T 78 20 9-3

Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese State (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls State (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1)

STATS FCS TOP 25Preseason Poll - Aug. 7, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV.1 James Madison (0-0) 4034 (134) NR2 North Dakota State (0-0) 3874 (19) NR3 Sam Houston State (0-0) 3610 (7) NR4 South Dakota State (0-0) 3385 (2) NR5 Eastern Washington (0-0) 3270 NR6 Jacksonville State (1-0) 3081 (1) NR7 Richmond (0-0) 3041 NR8 North Dakota (0-0) 2871 NR9 Youngstown State (0-0) 2658 NR10 Villanova (0-0) 2628 NR11 Wofford (0-0) 2543 NR12 Chattanooga (0-1) 1995 NR13 New Hampshire (0-0) 1741 NR14 Charleston Southern (0-0) 1710 NR15 Central Arkansas (0-0) 1685 NR16 Citadel (0-0) 1545 NR17 Lehigh (0-0) 1369 NR18 UNI (0-0) 924 NR19 Samford (0-0) 893 NR20 Illinois State (0-0) 876 NR21 Grambling State (0-0) 692 NR22 Fordham (0-0) 604 NR23 Cal Poly (0-1) 427 NR24 Albany (0-0) 418 NR25 Western Illinois (0-0) 367 NR

Others: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) , Southeastern Louisiana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5) , Alcorn State (4) , William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , Bethune-Cookman (1) , Dayton (1)

WEEKLY NATIONAL POLLS

FCS COACHES’ POLLAs of Sept. 11, 2017

RANK TEAM POINTS PREVIOUS RANKING RECORD1 James Madison (24) 648 1 2-02 North Dakota State (2) 626 2 2-03 Sam Houston State 585 3 2-04 South Dakota State 574 4 2-05 Youngstown State 515 T-6 1-1T-6 Richmond 455 9 1-1T-6 Jacksonville State 455 5 1-18 Villanova 438 8 1-19 Wofford 415 10 2-010 North Dakota 405 11 1-111 New Hampshire 402 12 2-012 Eastern Washington 364 T-6 0-213 The Citadel 349 13 2-014 Illinois State 273 15 1-015 Chattanooga 260 14 0-216 Central Arkansas 250 16 1-117 Samford 213 17 2-018 Northern Iowa 181 T-21 1-119 Charleston Southern 175 18 0-120 North Carolina A&T 134 T-21 2-021 Weber State 123 20 1-122 Western Illinois 112 NR 2-023 South Dakota 102 NR 2-024 Tennessee State 93 24 2-025 Grambling State 87 23 1-1

Others receiving votes: Lehigh (31), Colgate (28), Nicholls State (24), Jackson State (21), Ken-nesaw State (21), Mercer (16), Portland State (12), Saint Francis (9), McNeese State (9), Howard (8), Prairie View A&M (8), Montana (8), Towson (6), Southern Utah (5), William & Mary (3), Harvard (3), San Diego (2), N.C. Central (1), Montana State (1).

STATS FCS TOP 25As of Sept. 11, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV.1 James Madison (2-0) 3964 (148) 12 North Dakota State (2-0) 3813 (10) 23 Sam Houston State (2-0) 3587 34 South Dakota State (2-0) 3458 (1) 45 Jacksonville State (1-1) 3077 56 Youngstown State (1-1) 3026 87 Villanova (1-1) 2903 68 Richmond (1-1) 2706 99 New Hampshire (2-0) 2583 1210 North Dakota (1-1) 2571 1111 Wofford (2-0) 2546 1012 Eastern Washington (0-2) 1969 713 Citadel (2-0) 1941 1414 Central Arkansas (1-1) 1678 1515 Chattanooga (0-2) 1470 1316 Charleston Southern (0-1) 1326 1617 Samford (2-0) 1306 1718 Illinois State (1-0) 1185 1819 Liberty (2-0) 1165 2020 Western Illinois (2-0) 926 2221 UNI (1-1) 925 2122 Tennessee State (2-0) 634 2323 South Dakota (2-0) 515 NR24 Grambling State (1-1) 425 2425 North Carolina A&T (2-0) 394 NR

Others: Weber State (313) , Howard (251) , Albany (108) , Nicholls (105) , Fordham (99) , Colgate (96) , Lehigh (73) , North Carolina Central (71) , Saint Francis U (64) , Monmouth (63) , UT Martin (54) , Montana (53) , Stony Brook (35) , Princeton (23) , Northern Arizona (22) , Harvard (19) , McNeese (19) , Maine (19) , Kennesaw State (17) , Cal Poly (16) , San Diego (16) , Western Carolina (8) , Southern Utah (7) , Penn (7) , Southern Illinois (6) , Delaware (5) , Eastern Illinois (4) , Bethune-Cookman (2) , William & Mary (2) , Portland State (2) , UC Davis (2) , Mercer (1)

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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKYSaturday, Sept. 16

Northern Colorado at Colorado ........................ 12:05 p.m. MTTV: Pac-12 Network

Eastern Washington at Fordham ........................ 1:05 p.m. ETTV: Stadium Sports/Pluto TV

Savannah State at Montana ..................................1:05 p.m. MTTV: SWX/Altitude (Outside Montana)

UC Davis at Portland State (NC) ......................... 2:05 p.m. PTTV: Eleven Sports/Pluto TV

North Dakota at South Dakota ........................... 2:05 p.m. CTTV: Midco Sports Network

Idaho State at Nevada ........................................... 4:05 p.m. PT

Weber State at Sacramento State (NC) ........... 6:05 p.m. PTTV: Pluto TV

Northern Iowa at Southern Utah ........................ 6:05 p.m. MTTV: Pluto TV

BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONSDATE ........OPPONENT ...............................................................................NOMINEE 9/2..............Valparaiso .............................................................Jerry Louie-McGee (O)...........................................................................................................Tucker Schye (D)............................................................................................................ Eric Williams (S)

9/9.......... @ Washington .................................................................................. N/A (O)...........................................................................................................................N/A (D)...........................................................................................................................N/A (S)

9/16......... Savannah St. ......................................................................................... (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

9/23.........Eastern Wash. ........................................................................................ (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

9/30.........@ Portland St. ........................................................................................ (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

10/7...........@ Idaho St. .......................................................................................... (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

10/14........North Dakota ......................................................................................... (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

10/28........@ Weber St........................................................................................... (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

11/4 ............N. Arizona............................................................................................ (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

11/11 .........N. Colorado .......................................................................................... (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

11/18 ...... @ Montana St. ........................................................................................ (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

NAME TEAM HOMETOWNBrock Coyle San Francisco 49ers Bozeman, Mont.Trumaine Johnson Los Angeles Rams Stockton, Calif.William Poehls Jacksonville Jaguars Chander, Ariz.Travon Van Edmonton Eskimos San Diego, Calif.Tyrone Holmes Cleveland Browns Eagle Point, Ore.Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills Butte, Mont.Jordan Tripp Atlanta Falcons Missoula, Mont.

COACHES:COACH NAME TEAM HOMETOWNDave Dickenson Calgary Stampeders Great Falls, Mont.Tim Hauck Philiadelphia Eagles Butte, Mont.Marty Mornhinweg Baltimore Ravens Edmond, Okla.Andre Patterson Minnesota Vikings Camden, Ark.Bruce Read Montreal Alouettes Santa Rosa, Calif.Brock Sunderland Edmonton Eskimos Great Falls, Mont.

GRIZ IN THE PROS7 Players (As of 9/11/17)

PRESEASON BIG SKY POLLSMedia Poll ...........................................Point Total (1st votes)1: North Dakota ...........................................................298 (15)2: Eastern Washington ..................................................271 (5)3: Northern Arizona........................................................236 (3)4: Cal Poly .......................................................................... 2245: Weber State .................................................................... 2096: Montana ....................................................................204 (1)7: Southern Utah ................................................................ 1758: Montana State ................................................................ 1569: Northern Colorado .......................................................... 13510: Portland State ............................................................... 10411: UC Davis ......................................................................... 6212: Sacramento State ........................................................... 6113: Idaho State ..................................................................... 44

Coaches’ Poll .....................................Point Total (1st votes)1: North Dakota .............................................................130 (6)2: Eastern Washington ..................................................124 (2)3: Northern Arizona........................................................ 119 (2)4: Cal Poly .....................................................................108 (1)5: Weber State ...............................................................103 (1)6: Montana ......................................................................83 (1)7: Southern Utah .................................................................. 808: Montana State .................................................................. 699: Portland State ................................................................... 6210: Northern Colorado .......................................................... 6011: UC Davis ......................................................................... 3512: Sacramento State ........................................................... 2613: Idaho State ..................................................................... 15

Montana in the STATS FCS Top-25Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FinalNR NR NR

Montana in the FCS Coaches’ PollPre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FinalNR NR NR

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2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

PRESEASON AWARDSA trio of Montana football standouts were named to the 2017 preseason All-Big Sky team the league announced in July at the an-nual football kickoff event in Park City, Utah. Record-breaking sophomore wide receiver Jerry Louie-McGee and senior offensive tack-le David Reese were both given All-Big Sky accolades, following up on their postseason all-conference awards in 2016. On the defensive side of the ball, junior line-backer and last year’s Steve Carlson Defen-sive MVP Josh Buss also earned a place on the preseason All-Big Sky team after earning all-conference honors in the fall.

BIG SKY PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Gage Gubrud, QB, Eastern WashingtonPreseason Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Reyes, S, North Dakota Quarterback: Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash-ingtonWide Receivers: Emmanuel Butler, North-ern Arizona (Consensus); Keelan Doss, UC Davis; Jerry Louie-McGee, MontanaOffensive Tackles: David Reese, Montana; Randin Crecelius, Portland StateOffensive Guard: Tyler Shank, Northern Arizona; Demon Taylor, North DakotaCenter: Joey Kuperman, Cal PolyTight End: Andrew Vollert, Weber State (Consensus)Running Backs: John Santiago, North Dakota (Consensus); Brady Oliveira, North DakotaFullback: Joe Protheroe, Cal PolyPlacekicker: Griffin Roehler, Northern ArizonaReturn Specialist: John Santiago, North Dakota Defensive Tackle: Robert Torgerson, South-ern Utah; Anthony Del Toro, Portland StateDefensive End: Albert Havili, Eastern Wash-ington; Ben Sorensen, Sacramento StateOutside Linebackers: Mike Needham, South-ern Utah; Josh Buss, MontanaInside Linebackers: Mac Bignell, Montana State; Landon Stice, Weber StateCornerbacks: Deion Harris, North Dakota; Taron Johnson, Weber StateSafeties: Cole Reyes, North Dakota; Mitch Fettig, Eastern WashingtonPunter: Jacob DeMaio, Weber StateSpecial Teams: Hakeem Deggs, Northern Colorado

THE GRIZ WHEN....Leading after 1st Quarter: .....................1-0Trailing after 1st Quarter: ......................0-1Tied after 1st Quarter: .......................... 0-0

Leading at Halftime: ..............................1-0Trailing at Halftime: ...............................0-1Tied at Halftime: ...................................0-0Playing Overtime: .................................0-0

Leading after 3rd Quarter: ....................1-0Trailing after 3rd Quarter: .....................0-1Tied after 3rd Quarter: ..........................0-0

Scoring First: ........................................1-0Opponents Score First: .........................0-1

Outrushing Opponents: ........................ 1-0Outrushed By Opponents: ....................0-1

Outpassing Opponents: ........................1-0Outpassed By Opponents: ...................0-1

More Total Yards Than Opponents: ......1-0Fewer Total Yards Than Opponents: ....0-1

Winning the Turnover Battle: ................1-0Losing the Turnover Battle: ...................0-1Even in Turnovers: ................................0-0

More Penalties than Opponents: ..........0-0Fewer Penalties than Opponents: ........1-1Same Penalties as Opponents: ............0-0

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - Career52...................... Chase Reynolds, 2008-1050.....................Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 200743............. Yohance Humphery, 1988-200140.................... Jordan Canada, 2011-201424.................................Tony Rice, 1989-9222............................ Justin Green, 2003-04.................................Jody Farmer, 1986-8920............Jeremy Calhoun, 2015-Present...........................Dave Dickenson, 1992-95.................................Josh Branen, 1995-9717..........................Kelly Stensrud, 1992-95................................Rocky Klever, 1977-81

MOST RECEPTIONS - Game21.....Jerry Louie-McGee, @Cal Poly, 201615......... Josh Paffhausen, St. Mary’s, 1997

RECEPTIONS - Game21.. Jerry Louie McGee, @Cal Poly, 201615......... Josh Paffhausen, 1997, St. Mary’s....................................................15 more...10.......Jerry Louie-McGee, @ EWU, 2016

RECEIVING YARDS (TOP-50) - Season1,479............................ Marc Mariani, 20091,469........................... Joe Douglass, 19961,308............................ Marc Mariani, 2008................................................... 38 more...675................................ Justin Olsen, 1998661.............................. Tate Hancock, 2004651....................Jerry Louie-McGee, 2016641..........................Craig Chambers, 2006

PASS RECEPTIONS - Season82................................ Joe Douglass, 199680................................. Marc Mariani, 2009......................Jefferson Heidelberger, 200476....................................Etu Molden, 200175................................Jamaal Jones, 201573......................Jerry Louie-McGee, 201672............................ Jeremy Watkins, 199871............................. Mike Trevathan, 199069................................. Marc Mariani, 2008

AVG RECEPTIONS/GAME - Season9.1.....................Jerry Louie-McGee, 20167.45............................. Joe Douglass, 19967.10.......................... Mike Trevathan, 1990

LONGEST PUNT RETURN94* ........... Marc Mariani vs. ISU, 2008(TD)94* ........Tuff Harris at E. Wash., 2006 (TD)90...............Peter Nguyen vs. Liberty, 201282.....Marc Mariani vs. E. Wash. 2009 (TD)81..... Jerry Louie-McGee, @N. Iowa (TD)

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - Game4.........Keenan Curran, 2016, Idaho State....................................................5 others...

AVG YDS PER PUNT - Career(Min. 50 Attempts - Since1948)42.56............................Mike Rice, 1985-8642.13..............Tyson Johnson, 2003-05, 0741.80.................... Dan Carpenter, 2004-0641.70............ Eric Williams, 2016-Present41.26........................Jody Farmer, 1986-89.......................................Lon Howard, 196841.23................................ Ken Wood, 200840.83......................Mark Spencer, 2001-02

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2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTESKEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE: The Grizzlies have won every season-opening game inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium since 2003 when North Dakota State upset the Griz in Missoula - a 15-game win streak.

Since Washington-Grizzly Stadium hosted its first season opener in 1987, the Grizzlies have gone 27-4 in opening games. Montana’s all-time record in the friendly confines is 193-29, an 87-percent winning percentage.

PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: Senior Mike Ralston won a starting spot at right tackle during fall camp. It’s the fourth position he’s played for the Griz in his career. Ralston started four games for the Griz as a tight end in 2014 before moving over to the defensive side of the ball in 2015 as a DE. In 2016 he played “H” wide receiver, since then he bulked-up to 302 pounds to earn a spot on the O-line.

NEW STARTERS: Nine different Grizzlies earned their first career start in maroon and silver against Valparaiso in the home-opener; three on offense, five on defense and one specialist.

At quarterback, senior Reese Phillips made his first start since his senior year of high school, over 1,700 days previous to that day’s game. Mike Ralston also got his first start as a Grizzly at right tackle (see above).

Junior running back Jeremy Calhoun also made his first-ever start as RB’s coach Justin Green begins a season without a Nguyen brother since 2009.

Defensively, sophomore linebacker Vika Fa’atu-iese earned a start at the Mike linebacker spot, filling in for Connor Strahm who is serving a two-game suspension. Transfer defensive end Chris Favoroso picked up his first start as a junior, as did safety Evan Epperly. David Shaw, also a junior, made a start at defensive tackle over senior incumbent Brandt Davidson.

Perhaps the most surprising inaugural start at the home-opener was that of #37 Tucker Schye.

GAME DAY CAPTAINSEach week, the coaching staff will select a new group of seniors to lead the team out of the tunnel as game day captains.

Valparaiso..................... Schye, Delaney, HornerWashington ......................Strong, Phillips, LukeSavannah St. ......................................................Eastern Wash. ....................................................Portland St. ........................................................Idaho St. .............................................................North Dakota ......................................................Weber St. ...........................................................No. Arizona ........................................................No. Colorado ......................................................Montana St. .......................................................

PRODUCTION BELTSDefensive coordinator Jason Semore has start-ed a new tradition in the defensive locker room. Each week the coaching staff will award two boxing-style “production belts” to the two defen-sive players who leave the best performances on the field that day.

Valparaiso.....................................Schye, BanksWashington ................................ Sandry, StrongSavannah St. ......................................................Eastern Wash. ....................................................Portland St. ........................................................Idaho St. .............................................................North Dakota ......................................................Weber St. ...........................................................No. Arizona ........................................................No. Colorado ......................................................Montana St. .......................................................

Schye leads the team in appearances with 39 (every game of his career) but has never picked up a start.

Also picking up his first start against Valpo was redshirt-freshman long snapper Matthew O’Donoghue.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: 26 of Mon-tana’s 31 newcomers to the 2017 squad will redshirt this season, allowing the coaching staff to build for the future of the program. Freshman safety Isiahia Banks out of Mullen HS in Col-orado is scheduled to dress for the Griz this sea-son, but only to be used in case of emergency.

The last time Montana dug into its supply of true freshman was in 2015 when running back Jeremy Calhoun took the field at UC Davis and proceeded to rattle off nine touchdowns that season.

YOUTHFUL GRIZ: The Montana roster is load-ed with talent, but still skews toward youth as opposed to veteran experience. Among active players (non-redshirts), the Griz are suiting up a robust 23 freshmen and 18 sophomores, making up more than half of the 74-man squad.

On the week-one two-deep, Montana lined up 13 underclassmen as a starter or a backup on the offensive side of the ball and eight on the defensive side. Not to mention the specialists (P/K/LS), where the only upperclassman is junior punter Eric Williams.

PLAYING THE BEST: Montana’s game at UW the first FBS game for the Grizzlies since 2014 when UM nearly upset Wyoming in Laramie 17-12. Before that, Montana last played a FBS team in 2011 when UM went to Tennessee and fell 42-16. The last time the Griz played a ranked opponent was in 2006 when they faced the No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes. At No. 7 in the previous week’s AP Poll, the Huskies were the highest ranked team UM has faced in modern history.

The contest against the Huskies marked the first time the two former Pacific Coast Conference foes had faced off since 1951 (when, coinci-dentally, the Huskies were ranked No. 8 in the nation), with the rivalry dating all the way back to 1920. The Griz are 1-17-1 all-time against the Huskies, with UM’s only win coming at UW in 1920.

In the 19-game series history against the Hus-kies, only one game was played in Missoula. Montana hosted Washington at UM on Home-coming weekend in 1927, with the Huskies going away 32-0 winners.

GRIZ VS. TEAMS FROM EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN

WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM

1989........Jackson State (MS)*......................W1989........Eastern Illinois*..............................W1990........Thomas More (KY) ........................W1990........McNeese State (LA)*.....................W1992........Hofstra (NY) ..................................W1993........Jacksonville State (AL) ..................W1993........Delaware* ......................................L1994........Carson-Newman (TN) ...................W1994........McNeese State (LA)*.....................W1995........Minnesota-Duluth ..........................W1995........Eastern Kentucky* .........................W1995........Georgia Southern*.........................W1996........East Tennessee State* ..................W1996........Troy State (AL)* .............................W1999........Youngstown State (OH)* ...............L2000........Hofstra (NY) ..................................L2000........Eastern Illinois*..............................W2000........Richmond (VA)* .............................W 2000........Appalachian State (NC)* ...............W2002........Albany (NY) ...................................W2003........Western Illinois* .............................L2004........Maine.............................................W2004........Hofstra (NY) ..................................W2004........New Hampshire* ...........................W2006........McNeese State (LA)*.....................W2006........Southern Illinois* ...........................W2006........Massachusetts* .............................L2007........Albany (NY) ...................................W2007........Wofford (SC)* ................................L2009........Appalachian State (NC)* ...............W2012........Liberty (VA) ....................................W2013........Appalachian State (NC).................W2013........Coastal Carolina (NC)* ..................L2016........Saint Francis (PA) .........................W2016........Mississippi Valley State .................W2017........Valparaiso (IN) ...............................W2017........Savannah State (GA) ......................................................................... Record: 29-7* = D1-AA/FCS Playoff Game

2017 Montana Football

Montana Game Results (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 1-0 0-0 3:20 23160

Sep 9, 2017 at #7 Washington L 7-63 1-1 0-0 2:54 68491

2017 Montana Football

Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics UM OPP

SCORING 52 86

Points Per Game 26.0 43.0

Points Off Turnovers 14 35

FIRST DOWNS 36 47

R u s h i n g 10 17

P a s s i n g 22 27

P e n a l t y 4 3

RUSHING YARDAGE 170 336

Yards gained rushing 212 374

Yards lost rushing 42 38

Rushing Attempts 68 69

Average Per Rush 2.5 4.9

Average Per Game 85.0 168.0

TDs Rushing 2 5

PASSING YARDAGE 531 620

C o m p - A t t - I n t 49-72-3 44-70-3

Average Per Pass 7.4 8.9

Average Per Catch 10.8 14.1

Average Per Game 265.5 310.0

TDs Passing 4 4

TOTAL OFFENSE 701 956

Total Plays 140 139

Average Per Play 5.0 6.9

Average Per Game 350.5 478.0

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-221 6-123

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-1 1-67

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-34 3-96

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.4 20.5

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 1.0 67.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 32.0

FUMBLES-LOST 3-3 2-1

PENALTIES-Yards 9-95 13-95

Average Per Game 47.5 47.5

PUNTS-Yards 11-473 8-255

Average Per Punt 43.0 31.9

Net punt average 36.9 31.8

KICKOFFS-Yards 10-608 16-956

Average Per Kick 60.8 59.8

Net kick average 41.0 39.7

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 2 2 3 1 : 3 8

3RD-DOWN Conversions 11/32 12/26

3rd-Down Pct 34% 46%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/6 2/2

4th-Down Pct 50% 100%

SACKS BY-Yards 1-5 6-35

MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 11

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 3-4

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (5-5) 100% (9-9) 100%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-5) 80% (7-9) 78%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-7) 100% (11-11) 100%

ATTENDANCE 23160 68491

Games/Avg Per Game 1/23160 1/68491

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Montana 17 7 7 21 0 52

Opponents 27 21 14 24 0 86

2017 Montana Football

Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

CALHOUN, Jeremy 2 38 121 2 119 3.1 2 10 59.5

LEE, Alijah 2 14 43 1 42 3.0 0 6 21.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 2 4 9 0 9 2.2 0 3 4.5

HILL, Caleb 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0

JENSEN, Gresch 2 3 13 11 2 0.7 0 13 1.0

PHILLIPS, Reese 2 7 23 24 -1 -0.1 0 12 -0.5

TOURE, Samori 2 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -2.0

Total 2 68 212 42 170 2.5 2 13 85.0

Opponents 2 69 374 38 336 4.9 5 30 168.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

PHILLIPS, Reese 2 141.72 44-66-3 66.7 504 4 63 252.0

JENSEN, Gresch 2 121.13 5-6-0 83.3 27 0 12 13.5

Total 2 140.01 49-72-3 68.1 531 4 63 265.5

Opponents 2 147.54 44-70-3 62.9 620 4 66 310.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 2 10 163 16.3 2 63 81.5

CALHOUN, Justin 2 7 78 11.1 0 16 39.0

TOURE, Samori 2 6 58 9.7 1 31 29.0

LEE, Alijah 2 6 37 6.2 0 15 18.5

CURRAN, Keenan 2 5 94 18.8 1 45 47.0

HORNER, Josh 2 5 34 6.8 0 15 17.0

AKEM, Samuel 2 4 43 10.8 0 19 21.5

CALHOUN, Jeremy 2 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0

CORBIN, Brennan 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0

SIMIS, Makena 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0

TAYLOR, L. 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 2 49 531 10.8 4 63 265.5

Opponents 2 44 620 14.1 4 66 310.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 1 1 1.0 0 1

Total 1 1 1.0 0 1

Opponents 1 67 67.0 1 67

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36

EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0

Total 3 34 11.3 1 36

Opponents 3 96 32.0 1 68

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

TOURE, Samori 8 149 18.6 0 31

CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20

EATON, Kobey 1 28 28.0 0 28

BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17

Total 12 221 18.4 0 31

Opponents 6 123 20.5 0 32

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 2 - - - - - - - 12

CALHOUN, Jeremy 2 - - - - - - - 12

PURDY, Brandon - 1-1 7-7 - - - - - 10

SANDRY, Josh 1 - - - - - - - 6

CURRAN, Keenan 1 - - - - - - - 6

TOURE, Samori 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 7 1-1 7-7 - - - - - 52

Opponents 11 3-4 11-11 - - - - - 86

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

PHILLIPS, Reese 2 73 -1 504 503 251.5

CALHOUN, Jeremy 2 38 119 0 119 59.5

LEE, Alijah 2 14 42 0 42 21.0

JENSEN, Gresch 2 9 2 27 29 14.5

FAVORS,Treshawn 2 4 9 0 9 4.5

HILL, Caleb 1 1 3 0 3 3.0

TOURE, Samori 2 1 -4 0 -4 -2.0

Total 2 140 170 531 701 350.5

Opponents 2 139 336 620 956 478.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

PURDY, Brandon 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0

FG Sequence Montana Opponents

Valparaiso (24) (23),(29),(44)

Washington - 46

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

WILLIAMS, Eric 11 473 43.0 58 0 4 4 3 0

Total 11 473 43.0 58 0 4 4 3 0

Opponents 8 255 31.9 45 0 1 2 0 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

WILLIAMS, Eric 10 608 60.8 3 1

Total 10 608 60.8 3 1 20.5 41.0 24

Opponents 16 956 59.8 4 0 18.4 39.7 25

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Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

TOURE, Samori 2 -4 58 0 149 0 203 101.5

L O U I E - M c G E E , 2 0 163 1 0 0 164 82.0

CALHOUN, Jere 2 119 0 0 0 0 119 59.5

CURRAN, Keen 2 0 94 0 0 0 94 47.0

LEE, Alijah 2 42 37 0 0 0 79 39.5

CALHOUN, Justi 2 0 78 0 0 0 78 39.0

AKEM, Samuel 2 0 43 0 0 0 43 21.5

SANDRY, Josh 2 0 0 0 0 40 40 20.0

HORNER, Josh 2 0 34 0 0 0 34 17.0

EATON, Kobey 1 0 0 0 28 0 28 28.0

CROW, Gavin 2 0 0 0 27 0 27 13.5

BANKS, James 2 0 0 0 17 0 17 8.5

CORBIN, Brenn 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0

FAVORS,Tresha 2 9 0 0 0 0 9 4.5

TAYLOR, L. 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0

SIMIS, Makena 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0

HILL, Caleb 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.0

JENSEN, Gresc 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0

PHILLIPS, Rees 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.5

EPPERLY, Evan 2 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 -3.0

Total 2 170 531 1 221 34 957 478.5

Opponents 2 336 620 67 123 96 1242 621.0

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Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

36 BANKS, James 2 7 10 17 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .

42 BUSS, Josh 2 8 6 14 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . . .

2D McKINLEY, Ryan 2 7 6 13 . . . 3 . . . . .

13 SANDRY, Josh 2 8 2 10 . . 2-40 1 . . . . .

5D STRONG, Justin 1 6 3 9 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

37 SCHYE, Tucker 2 4 5 9 3.0-12 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 1 . .

43 FAVOROSO, Chris 2 4 4 8 . . . 1 1 . . . .

8D COWANS, Lewis 2 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . .

33 OLSON, Dante 2 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .

49 SIMS, Jesse 2 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .

30 EPPERLY, Evan 2 2 4 6 . . 1--6 1 . . . . .

45 FA'ATUIESE,Vika 2 2 3 5 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

1D SANDERS,Markell 2 2 3 5 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .

57 COCHRAN, Shayne 2 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .

44 RODRIGUEZ,Randy 2 4 . 4 2.0-8 . . . . . . . .

91 DAVIDSON,Brandt 2 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .

1B ALEXANDER,Korey 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

92 MCKEE-OSIBODU,M 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

99 TILLEMAN,Reggie 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

23 EGBO, Josh 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

74 VILLANUEVA, A. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

7 NASH, Dareon 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

72 SPRUNK, Cooper 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

96 SHAW, David 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 .

40 SIRMON, Cy 2 1 . 1 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .

54 SMITH, Gage 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

3D DELANEY, Mick 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 2 72 68 140 10-31 1-5 3-34 8 2 1-0 1 1 .

Opponents 2 74 92 166 13-46 6-35 3-96 7 1 3-0 3 . .

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Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 35 139 2 13 30 399 4 63 30-41-1 399 4 63 4 69 0 28 1 1 0 1 538

Sep 9 at Washington 33 31 0 9 19 132 0 19 19-31-2 132 0 19 8 152 0 31 0 0 0 0 163

Montana 68 170 2 13 49 531 4 63 49-72-3 531 4 63 12 221 0 31 1 1 0 1 701

Opponents 69 336 5 30 44 620 4 66 44-70-3 620 4 66 6 123 0 32 1 67 1 67 956

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 2.5 • Avg/catch: 10.8 • Pass effic: 140.01 • KR avg: 18.4 • PR avg: 1.0 • All purpose avg/game: 478.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 350.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 27 50 77 5.0-13 1.0-5 1 1-0 2--2 2 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 45

Sep 9 at Washington 45 18 63 5.0-18 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-36 0 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 7

Montana 72 68 140 10.0-31 1.0-5 1 1-0 3-34 2 8 1 7-7 0 0 0 14 52

Opponents 74 92 166 13.0-46 6.0-35 3 3-0 3-96 1 7 0 11-11 0 0 0 35 86

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 4 213 53.2 58 0 0 3 3 3 1-1 24 0 8 489 61.1 2 1

Sep 9 at Washington 7 260 37.1 46 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 2 119 59.5 1 0

Montana 11 473 43.0 58 0 0 4 3 4 1-1 24 0 10 608 60.8 3 1

Opponents 8 255 31.9 45 0 0 1 0 2 3-4 44 0 16 956 59.8 4 0

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Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 32 123 0 20 20 327 2 66 20-42-2 327 2 66 5 103 0 32 0 0 0 0 450

Sep 9 at Washington 37 213 5 30 24 293 2 31 24-28-1 293 2 31 1 20 0 20 1 67 1 67 506

Opponents 69 336 5 30 44 620 4 66 44-70-3 620 4 66 6 123 0 32 1 67 1 67 956

Montana 68 170 2 13 49 531 4 63 49-72-3 531 4 63 12 221 0 31 1 1 0 1 701

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 14.1 • Pass effic: 147.54 • KR avg: 20.5 • PR avg: 67.0 • All purpose avg/game: 621.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 478.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 29 66 95 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-24 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 23

Sep 9 at Washington 45 26 71 10.0-42 6.0-35 2 2-0 2-72 0 4 0 9-9 0 0 0 28 63

Opponents 74 92 166 13.0-46 6.0-35 3 3-0 3-96 1 7 0 11-11 0 0 0 35 86

Montana 72 68 140 10.0-31 1.0-5 1 1-0 3-34 2 8 1 7-7 0 0 0 14 52

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Sep 02 VALPARAISO 6 188 31.3 45 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 44 0 6 350 58.3 2 0

Sep 9 at Washington 2 67 33.5 35 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0 0 10 606 60.6 2 0

Opponents 8 255 31.9 45 0 0 1 0 2 3-4 44 0 16 956 59.8 4 0

Montana 11 473 43.0 58 0 0 4 3 4 1-1 24 0 10 608 60.8 3 1

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Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 9-15 60.0 1-3 33.3 5-5 100.0 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3

Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 2-17 11.8 1-3 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0

Montana 11-32 34.4 2-6 33.3 6-11 54.5 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 0.0

Opponents 12-26 46.2 2-5 40.0 4-6 66.7 3-5 60.0 3-10 30.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0

Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 3-5 60.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0

Montana 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0

Opponents 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 27:06 5:20 7:41 6:30 7:35

Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 29:37 6:00 9:55 9:17 4:25

Montana Total 56:43 11:20 17:36 15:47 12:00 0:00

Avg. 28:21 5:40 8:48 7:53 6:00 0:00

Opponents Total 63:17 18:40 12:24 14:13 18:00 0:00

Avg. 31:38 9:20 6:12 7:06 9:00 0:00

2017 Montana Football

Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 CALHOUN, Jeremy vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Rushing 77 CALHOUN, Jeremy vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Rushes 2 CALHOUN, Jeremy vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Rush 13 JENSEN, Gresch vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass attempts 38 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 27 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Passing 381 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Passes 4 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Pass 63 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Receptions 9 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Receiving 159 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Receptions 2 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Reception 63 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Field Goals 1 PURDY, Brandon vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Field Goal 24 PURDY, Brandon vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts 7 WILLIAMS, Eric at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Punting Avg 53.2 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Punt 58 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts inside 20 3 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Punt Return 1 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Kickoff Return 31 TOURE, Samori at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Tackles 12 BANKS, James vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Sacks 1.0 SCHYE, Tucker vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 2.0 SCHYE, Tucker at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Interceptions 1 SANDRY, Josh vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

1 EPPERLY, Evan vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

1 SANDRY, Josh at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

2017 Montana Football

Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 35 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Rushing 139 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 4.0 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Rushes 2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass attempts 41 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 30 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Passing 399 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Per Pass 9.7 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Passes 4 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Plays 76 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Offense 538 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Points 45 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Sacks By 1 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

First Downs 26 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Penalties 5 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Penalty Yards 60 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Turnovers 4 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts 7 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Punting Avg 53.2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Punt 58 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts inside 20 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Punt Return 1 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

2017 Montana Football

Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 13 DUNCAN, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Rushing 54 Ahmed, Salvon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

TD Rushes 1 Ahmed, Salvon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

1 McGrew, Sean, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

1 Coleman, Lavon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

1 Gaskin, Myles, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

1 Browning, Jake, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Rush 30 Coleman, Lavon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Pass attempts 28 SEEWALD, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 22 Browning, Jake, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Passing 259 Browning, Jake, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

TD Passes 2 DUNCAN, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

2 Browning, Jake, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Pass 66 DUNCAN, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Receptions 5 Dissly, Will, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

5 McClatcher, C., at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

5 Baccellia, A., at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Receiving 104 NORBERG, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

TD Receptions 2 Dissly, Will, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Reception 66 NORBERG, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Field Goals 3 LATSONAS, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Field Goal 44 LATSONAS, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts 6 NG, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punting Avg 33.5 Whitford, Joel, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Punt 45 NG, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts inside 20 2 Whitford, Joel, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Punt Return 67 Pettis, Dante, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Kickoff Return 32 GESSINGER, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Tackles 10 NUNES, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

10 SNOUFFER, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

10 DIAZ-MARTINEZ, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

10 Burr-Kirven,Ben, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Sacks 1.5 Warren, Jusstis, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 1.5 Warren, Jusstis, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Interceptions 1 NUNES, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Dotson, Jomon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

1 Constantine, S., at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

2017 Montana Football

Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 37 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Rushing 213 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 5.8 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

TD Rushes 5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Pass attempts 42 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 24 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Passing 327 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Per Pass 10.5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

TD Passes 2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Total Plays 74 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Offense 506 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Per Play 7.8 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Points 63 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Sacks By 6 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

First Downs 25 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Penalties 7 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Penalty Yards 50 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Turnovers 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Punts 6 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punting Avg 33.5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Punt 45 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Punts inside 20 2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Long Punt Return 67 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)