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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001 @ GAME 6 Montana (3-2, 1-1) @ Idaho State (3-2, 1-1) Oct. 7, 2017 - Holt Arena (12,000) Pocatello, Idaho - 2:30 PM TV: Eleven Sports | Web: WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV Eleven Sports Network: DirecTV: 623 (HD) - AT&T U-verse: 1665 Verizon FiOS: 597 (HD) Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio Network Official Hashtag: #UMvsISU ON THE ROAD AGAIN The Montana Grizzlies proved they could win on the road last week with a decisive 45-33 victory over a Portland State team that hung with BYU and was on the verge of beating Oregon State earlier this season. This week, the Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1 BSC) are looking to make a habit out of winning away from as they take on the Big Sky upstart Idaho State Bengals (3-2, 1-1 BSC) on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. in Pocatello’s Holt Arena. THE GAME: At 3-2, the Bengals enter the game looking like a different team than the one that finished 1-7 last year and was thumped 62-44 by the Griz in Missoula now that first-year head coach (and former Montana assistant) Rob Phenicie is leading the charge. They’re looking a lot like the Griz. Both Montana and Idaho State have registered lopsided wins over an outmatched opponent this season, and taken a lopsided loss from an FBS opponent as well, with the Griz falling to the No. 7 ranked Washington, and the Bengals falling to a solid Utah State outfit 51-13. But like Montana, ISU is coming off a big win last week, rallying from two scores down in the third quarter to beat Cal Poly at home 38-34 for their first league win. ““They’re a good team. The big thing is the mental side of it. They’ve got some confidence, and they’ve had some good wins, a nice comeback against Cal Poly,” said Grizzly head coach Bob Stitt. “Overall, they’re a good football team that’s playing at home, they’ve got some excitement going. I expect them to have a good crowd. I expect us to have a good crowd there; we travel so well. I think it’s going to be loud indoors, and I think it’s going to be a great environment and a great matchup.” The similarities between the two don’t stop at the schedule, either. ISU quarterback Tanner Gueller has led the Bengals to the No. 23 total offense in the nation with an average of 445 yards per game. Where to the Griz match up? Montana sits at No. 20 in the nation in total offense, averaging 450.8 yards per game. The Griz are one of the only teams in the nation to remain perfect in the red zone, scoring on each of their 22 trips inside the opponent 20. Similarly, the Bengals are at 95 percent in the red zone, converting 18-of-19 trips. With Montana averaging 38 points per game and ISU averaging 32, Saturday’s game is shap- ing up to be a shootout. WHERE TO WATCH: The Montana/Idaho State game can be seen via the Eleven Sports Network as part of the Big Sky Conference’s partnership with the network. MONTANA COMMUNICATIONS Contact: Eric Taber Office: (406) 243-5402 Cell: (646) 287-7492 Email: [email protected] Website: GoGriz.com Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaber Facebook: /UM-Grizzly-Athletics-Football 2017 GRIZ SCHEDULE (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big Sky, 2-1 Home, 1-1 Away) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/2 Valparaiso W, 45-23 9/9 @ Washington L, 63-7 9/16 Savannah State W, 56-3 9/23 Eastern Washington* L, 48-41 9/30 @ Portland State* W, 45-33 10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM 10/14 North Dakota* 1 PM 10/28 @ Weber State* 2 PM 11/4 Northern Arizona* 3:30 PM 11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM 11/18 @ Montana State* Noon * = Big Sky Conferece game MONTANA QUICK FACTS Location: ................................................... Missoula, Mont. Enrollment: ............................................ 11,865 (Fall 2017) Founded: ...................................................... Feb. 17, 1893 Nickname: ....................................................Grizzlies, Griz School Colors: ................................... Copper, Silver, Gold Spirit Colors: ..... Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C) Stadium/Capacity: .. Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217 Playing Surface: Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlay President: ................................Dr. Sheila Stearns (Interim) Athletic Director: .......................................... Kent Haslam Head Coach: .................... Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) Record at Montana (Years): ............................... 17-12 (3) Overall Record (Years): .................................. 126-74 (16) Football Office Phone: ............................. (406) 243-2969 2016 Record: ............................................ 6-5, 3-5 Big Sky Big Sky Titles* (18): .......... 1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, ............................................. 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, ............................................. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, ............................. 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles NCAA/FCS Playoff Apperances: ........... 23 (FCS Record) NCAA/FCS Championships (2): ..................... 1995, 2001 NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7): 1995, 1996, ...................................................................................... 2000 ......................................................... 2001,2004, 2008, 2009 FCS Postseason Record: .....32-21 Over, 29-7 at Home (.805) All-time WGS Stadium Record: .................. 194-30 (.866) All-Time Record: ................................... 587-486-23 (.535) Big Sky Record: ...................................... 236-130-1 (.643)

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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAGRIZZLY FOOTBALLNATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001

@GAME 6

Montana (3-2, 1-1) @ Idaho State (3-2, 1-1)Oct. 7, 2017 - Holt Arena (12,000)

Pocatello, Idaho - 2:30 PMTV: Eleven Sports | Web: WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV

Eleven Sports Network: DirecTV‎: ‎623 (HD) - AT&T U-verse‎: ‎1665Verizon FiOS‎: ‎597 (HD)

Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio NetworkOfficial Hashtag: #UMvsISU

ON THE ROAD AGAINThe Montana Grizzlies proved they could win on the road last week with a decisive 45-33 victory over a Portland State team that hung with BYU and was on the verge of beating Oregon State earlier this season.

This week, the Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1 BSC) are looking to make a habit out of winning away from as they take on the Big Sky upstart Idaho State Bengals (3-2, 1-1 BSC) on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. in Pocatello’s Holt Arena.

THE GAME: At 3-2, the Bengals enter the game looking like a different team than the one that finished 1-7 last year and was thumped 62-44 by the Griz in Missoula now that first-year head coach (and former Montana assistant) Rob Phenicie is leading the charge. They’re looking a lot like the Griz. Both Montana and Idaho State have registered lopsided wins over an outmatched opponent this season, and taken a lopsided loss from an FBS opponent as well, with the Griz falling to the No. 7 ranked Washington, and the Bengals falling to a solid Utah State outfit 51-13.

But like Montana, ISU is coming off a big win last week, rallying from two scores down in the third quarter to beat Cal Poly at home 38-34 for their first league win.

““They’re a good team. The big thing is the mental side of it. They’ve got some confidence, and they’ve had some good wins, a nice comeback against Cal Poly,” said Grizzly head coach Bob Stitt.

“Overall, they’re a good football team that’s playing at home, they’ve got some excitement going. I expect them to have a good crowd. I expect us to have a good crowd there; we travel so well. I think it’s going to be loud indoors, and I think it’s going to be a great environment and a great matchup.”

The similarities between the two don’t stop at the schedule, either.

ISU quarterback Tanner Gueller has led the Bengals to the No. 23 total offense in the nation with an average of 445 yards per game. Where to the Griz match up? Montana sits at No. 20 in the nation in total offense, averaging 450.8 yards per game.

The Griz are one of the only teams in the nation to remain perfect in the red zone, scoring on each of their 22 trips inside the opponent 20. Similarly, the Bengals are at 95 percent in the red zone, converting 18-of-19 trips.

With Montana averaging 38 points per game and ISU averaging 32, Saturday’s game is shap-ing up to be a shootout.

WHERE TO WATCH: The Montana/Idaho State game can be seen via the Eleven Sports Network as part of the Big Sky Conference’s partnership with the network.

MONTANA COMMUNICATIONSContact: Eric TaberOffice: (406) 243-5402 Cell: (646) 287-7492Email: [email protected] Website: GoGriz.comTwitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaberFacebook: /UM-Grizzly-Athletics-Football

2017 GRIZ SCHEDULE(3-2 overall, 1-1 Big Sky, 2-1 Home, 1-1 Away)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT9/2 Valparaiso W, 45-239/9 @ Washington L, 63-79/16 Savannah State W, 56-39/23 Eastern Washington* L, 48-419/30 @ Portland State* W, 45-3310/7 @ 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: ............................................ 11,865 (Fall 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): ............................... 17-12 (3)Overall Record (Years): .................................. 126-74 (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: .................. 194-30 (.866)All-Time Record: ................................... 587-486-23 (.535)Big Sky Record: ...................................... 236-130-1 (.643)

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2017 BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGSAs of Oct. 2, 2017

SCHOOL BIG SKY OVER.Weber State 2-0 4-1Eastern Washington 2-0 3-2Northern Arizona 2-0 2-2Idaho State 1-1 3-2Montana 1-1 3-2UC Davis 1-1 3-2Northern Colorado 1-1 2-2Sacramento State 1-1 2-3Montana State 1-1 1-3Southern Utah 0-1 2-2Portland State 0-1 0-4North Dakota 0-2 1-4Cal Poly 0-2 0-5

SEASON TEAM STATSTeam Statistics ..............................UM .....................ISUFIRST DOWNS ...............................114 .....................106Rushing ............................................38 ........................47Passing .............................................64 ........................49Penalty ..............................................12 ........................10RUSHING YARDAGE ......................713 .....................880Rushing Attempts ............................195 .....................207Average Per Rush ........................... 3.7 .......................4.3Average Per Game ........................ 142.6 .................176.0TDs Rushing .....................................12 ..........................9PASSING YARDAGE ......................1541 ..................1345Comp - Att - Int ...........................125-196-7 ....... 85-151-5Average Per Pass ............................ 7.9 .......................8.9Average Per Catch ......................... 12.3 ....................15.8Average Per Game ........................ 308.2 .................269.0TDs Passing .....................................10 ........................12TOTAL OFFENSE ..........................2254 ..................2225Average Per Play ............................. 5.8 .......................6.2Average Per Game ........................ 450.8 .................445.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............ 25-448 ..............12-235PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ............. 7-48 ....................5-41INT RETURNS: #-Yards ................ 9-233 .....................3-9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 28:03 .................26-373RD-DOWN Conversions .............. 37/83 .................24/714TH-DOWN Conversions ............... 4/11 ......................4/7Sacks by - Yards ........................... 14-114 ..................7-36Tackles For Loss - Yards ............... 44-174 ..............30-104Red-Zone Scores .....................22-22 (100%) 18-19 (95%)

NCAA RANKINGS (As of 10/2/17) .......................... UM ....................... ISURushing Offense ....................... 62 ......................... 40Passing Offense ........................ 9 .......................... 24Total Offense ............................ 20 ......................... 23Scoring Offense ........................ 11 ......................... 26Rushing Defense ...................... 73 ......................... 97Passing Yards Allowed ............ 118 ....................... 103Total Defense ........................... 106 ....................... 110Passes Intercepted ..................... 3 .......................... 703rd Down Conv .......................... 23 ......................... 72Red Zone Offense ..................... 1 ........................... 5Red Zone Defense .................... 22 ......................... 83Team Sacks .............................. 19 ......................... 91Team Tackles for Loss ............... 5 .......................... 64

The game can also be streamed for FREE via WatchBigSky.com, and via the Pluto TV app on nearly any over-the-top device such as Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, Google Chromecast, or on a smart TV.

The Big Sky owns and manages the media rights for all teams in the conference (including Mon-tana), and has partnered with Eleven Sports to produce weekly football broadcasts for games not picked up by ROOT Sports, as well as future basketball and Olympic sports broadcasts as well.

Eleven Sports Network is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 623. The network is also avail-able via AT&T U-verse cable on channel ‎1665, Verizon FiOS cable channel ‎597 in HD, and Google Fiber cable channel 251.

Through these platforms, the Eleven Sports Network is available in over 55 million homes nation-wide and 21 million homes via DirecTV. Roughly 3.1 million DirecTV customers already subscribe to the package that includes Eleven Sports.

To see if Eleven Sports is available through the cable or satellite provider in your area, visit GoG-riz.com/wheretowatch for links to their handy channel finder.

SERIES HISTORY: The Montana/Idaho State rivalry dates back nearly a century to the first meet-ing in 1921, a 25-0 win for the Grizzlies in Missoula.

Since then, the Griz have built a 44-13 lead in the overall series, and hold a 13-10 advantage in Pocatello. Since the opening of Washington-Grizzly Stadium in 1986, however, Montana has domi-nated the overall series 27-2, with the only two losses coming at ISU (1994 & 2003).

LAST MEETING: To fully appreciate the tenor of this year’s UM/ISU matchup, it pays to go back and examine the last two meetings.

2015: A wild finish. In head coach Bob Stitt’s first year, Montana traveled to Pocatello looking to redeem themselves from a soggy loss at Portland State the week prior and appeared to have the game in hand with a 21-13 halftime lead.

The Bengals clawed their way back, however, taking a 27-24 lead with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. UM kicker Dan Sullivan tied the game with five minutes to play, forcing overtime tied at 27-27.

In the extra period, the Bengals were on the verge of causing an upset as they lined up for a chip-shot field goal that would have won the game. But the snap sailed over the holder’s head, and JR Nelson was there to scoop it up and run it back before finally throwing a lateral to Eric Johnson for a Grizzly touchdown and a dramatic 33-27 win in OT.

2016: A shootout. The Bengals were on the wrong end of a record-breaking day by backup quar-terback Chad Chalich, who broke the school record for touchdown passes in a game with seven, and added another to give the senior eight TDs responsible for on the day.

But with 361 passing yards and four touchdowns, the Bengals showed their firepower as well, as both teams racked up over 500 yards of total offense in the 62-44 Grizzly win.

Both games were nail biters for different reasons, and Saturday’s game in Pocatello is shaping up to be no different.

FIRST & 10 WITH THE GRIZ

PHILLIPS ON THE SIDELINE: Montana quarterback Reese Phillips will be back in action to lead the Griz this weekend, but will be leading from a position best suited for a guy in crutches, a coaching position.

The team announced Monday that Phillips has officially made the transition to the role of under-graduate student coach, and is now able to travel with the team for the rest of its away contests.

Since a season-ending injury against Savannah State, Phillips has been seen putting around prac-tice, leg elevated in a golf cart, doing whatever he can to help the team, whether that be technical pointers or words of encouragement.

The senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., will be with the team in Pocatello this Saturday.

GRIZ IN THE POLLS: Even with a handful of upsets at the top of the FCS polls last week, the bottom of the poll remains a crapshoot this season, with teams in one week, out the next.

After defeating Portland State, Montana is on the rise in the polls. The Griz currently sit at No. 30 in the STATS FCS media poll with 63 points. The Bengals also received six points in this week’s media poll, giving the Griz a prime opportunity to break back into the top-25 with a win in Pocatello.

Athlon Sports also listed the Griz at No. 25 on its weekly FCS power poll, noting Justin Strong’s hat-trick of weekly awards as a reason to keep an eye on Montana.

STRONG HAD A DAY: Montana senior safety Justin Strong picked up a trifecta of weekly FCS awards on Monday after collecting three interceptions a touchdown and 116 return yards against Portland State – all with the use of only one hand.

Strong was named the NCAA FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, the STATS FCS Na-tional Defensive Player of the Week, and the ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Defensive Player

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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

NOTE: Web stream not available for games broadcast on ROOT Sports

^= 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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The Montana Grizzly Sports Network is your radio home for Griz football action across the state of Montana. Tune in on game day hear the Griz LIVE all season long, featuring the “Voice of the Griz”, Riley Corcoran and Greg Sundberg.

Also tune in to the Bob Stitt Radio Show, your weekly look inside the Grizzly huddle every Thursday at 6 p.m. The Coaches’ Show airs LIVE from Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill at the Holiday Inn – Downtown Missoula.

of the week as well.

The awards were the first weekly accolades for the Griz this season. Strong injured his thumb in fall camp and has played the last four games with a “club” on his left hand to protect the cast.

TAKE A BOW JEREMY CALHOUN: Junior running back Jeremy Calhoun also posted a career day down at Portland State, rushing for over 100 yards for the first time as a Grizzly with 124 yards on 22 carries.

Calhoun also scored a pair of touchdowns against the Vikings to put him at 23 in his career moving him into sixth place on Montana’s all-time rushing touchdowns list, passing his position coach Justin Green’s 22 career TDs.

MORE CALHOUN NEWS: Jeremy Calhoun’s brother Justin didn’t fare so well in Oregon. Justin’s streak of 15-straight games with at least one pass reception came to an end against PSU. The red-shirt sophomore has 53 catches for 820 yards in his career to date and had caught a pass in every game of his career before last Saturday.

BROTHER Vs. BROTHER: Montana’s Jerry Louie-McGee will be awful familiar with one of ISU’s defensive backs. Jerry’s brother Tucker Louie-McGee is a junior DB for the Bengals, and the team’s twelfth-leading tackler.

RECEIVER SHUFFLE: Receivers coach Mike Ferriter gave starts to freshmen Samuel Akem and Samori Toure at Portland State, the first starts of their respective careers. Ferriter has reinstated the previous week’s starting lineup, however, moving Keenan Curran back to the starting X spot, and Justin Calhoun back to starting Y receiver this week. With Montana’s frequent rotation at the position, however, all four receivers should see plenty of time.

QUICK HITS: Last week’s game at PSU was offensive tackle David Reese’s 40th-career start, fitting as it came in his home state of Oregon.

Linebacker Connor Strahm has returned to the starting lineup for the Griz, bringing with him 39 career appearances and 11 career starts.

James Banks continues to impress as Montana’s top tackler on the year. Banks posted a game-high 11 tackles at PSU and set a new career high with 2.5 tackles-for-loss.

For the second-straight game, senior cornerback Ryan McKinley tied his career high of three pass breakups for a total of nine on the season. With the addition of one interception on his resume this year, he has defended more passes than any other player in the nation.

FOUR DOWNS WITH THE BENGALS

YOUTH: Through five games, Bengal freshman and sophomores have combined for 400 rushing yards and 1,002 receiving yards, comprising 1,345 yards of the teams 2,225 total.

BIG PLAYS: The Bengal offense has totaled 44 plays of 10-19 yards, 15 plays of 20-29 yards, seven plays of 30-39 yards, four plays of 40-49 yards and five plays of 50-plus yards this season.

RUN GAME: ISU running back James Madison’s 255 rushing yards at Northern Colorado is currently the seventh-most rushing yards in an FCS game this year.

TACKLE MACHINES: ISU linebacker Joe Martin posted 20 tackles at Utah State, the second most of any player in the FCS this year. Mario Jenkins, also a linebacker, followed that up with 18 tackles against Cal Poly, the fifth-most in an FCS game this year.

AROUND THE SKY: UNC @ UND: With homecoming in Missoula just around the corner, Griz fans will want to keep an eye on Grand Forks when Northern Colorado travels to face UM’s next oppo-nent, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

The UNC Bears are coming off a tough loss to Northern Arizona last week but were able to knock off Idaho State the week previous on a last-second field goal. Meanwhile, UND, the team picked to repeat as Big Sky Champions, have been decimated by injury with a 1-4 record.

PSU @ MSU: Portland State has proven they can run with anyone and will be desperate to get in the win column as they travel to Bozeman to face Montana State. The Cats will also be looking to get back in the win column after a 25-17 loss at home to Weber State.

With a pair of run-n-gun QBs at the helm, expect anohter good old fashion Big Sky shootout between two potent offenses.

EWU @ UC Davis: Griz fans have seen first-hand the potency of the Eagle offense. It will be inter-esting to see how Big Sky upstart UC Davis responds at home to the EWU machine on their home turf under first-year head coach Dan Hawkins, who was previously the head coach at Colorado and Boise State.

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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 HS12 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. QB41 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

SCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAKWeber State 2-0 1.000 4-1 2-0 2-1 W3Eastern Washington 2-0 1.000 3-2 1-1 2-1 W3Northern Arizona 2-0 1.000 2-2 1-1 1-1 W2Idaho State 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-0 1-2 W1Montana 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-1 1-1 W1UC Davis 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-0 1-2 W1Northern Colorado 1-1 0.500 2-2 2-0 0-2 L1Sacramento State 1-1 0.500 2-3 2-1 0-2 L1Montana State 1-1 0.500 1-3 0-2 1-1 L1Southern Utah 0-1 0.000 2-2 1-0 1-2 L1Portland State 0-1 0.000 0-4 0-2 0-2 L4North Dakota 0-2 0.000 1-4 1-1 0-3 L3Cal Poly 0-2 0.000 0-5 0-2 0-3 L5

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MONTANA COACHING STAFFNAME 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 OperationsReese Phillips Undergraduate Student Coach

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 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. LB39 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 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 12Washington 4California 4Oklahoma 3Colorado 1Florida 1Oregon 1Pennsylvania 1Texas 1Total 28

STATE BREAKDOWN POSITION BREAKDOWNWide Receiver 7Linebacker 4Defensive End 3Quarterback 3Offensive Lineman 3Running Back 2Athlete 2Safety 2Cornerback 1Defensive Tackle 1Total 28

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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 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. 6-2 218 25C - 49A - 358YDS - 80LG - 3TD 0/0 5/2 2 12 Caleb Hill Jr. 6-4 215 4C - 6A - 42YDS - 24 0/0 2/0 0 WR (X) 6 Keenan Curran Jr. 6-2 203 7REC - 129YDS - 75LG - 4TD 11/11 25/16 0 18 Sammy Akem R-Fr. 6-4 195 3REC - 41YDS - 26LG - 1TD 0/0 5/1 1 WR (Y) 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. 5-10 174 8REC - 133YDS - 2 TD - 61LG 11/10 16/14 0 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 10/0 0 WR (Z) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 21REC* - 159YDS - 2TD - 63LG 8/8 13/13 9 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 5REC - 111YDS - 1TD - 80LG 0/0 5/1 1 WR (H) 80 Josh Horner Sr. 6-5 232 6REC - 80YDS - 44LG - 1TD 8/8 36/15 4 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. 6-2 235 2REC - 34YDS - 23LG - 1TD 10/0 21/3 0 RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. 6-0 213 22ATT - 124YDS - 59LG - 3TD 10/0 25/5 5 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. 5-6 197 17ATT - 79YDS - 33LG - 2TD 0/0 5/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Sr. 6-7 301 11/11 41/40 40 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. 6-5 296 0/0 4/0 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. 6-5 324 11/11 16/16 16 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. 6-7 295 0/0 4/0 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. 6-4 300 10/11 29/15 15 50 Cody Meyer R-So. 6-3 293 0/0 2/0 0 RG 75 Robert Luke R-Sr. 6-4 318 9/0 37/18 5 77 Dallas Hart R-So. 6-5 315 7/0 11/0 0 RT 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. 6-5 302 4/0 30/5 5 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. 6-5 293 0/0 5/0 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 14TACK - 1.5TFL - 2QBH - .5SACK 11/11 15/15 15 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL - 1QBH 11/0 15/0 0 MIKE 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. 6-0 240 11TACK, 2TFL, 1.5SACK, 1BLK, 1QBH, 1FR, 1TD, 1PB, 1FF 13/0 39/11 1 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 4TACK - 1TFL - 1FR 10/0 15/4 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. 6-2 220 17TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 11/11 27/15 15 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL - 1QBH 11/0 15/0 0 DE 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-3 244 3TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 0/0 5/2 2 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. 6-3 245 5TAK - 1PB - 1QBH 0/0 4/3 0 NT 96 David Shaw Jr. 6-5 319 3TAK - 1BLK - 1SACK - 2TFL 0/0 5/4 2 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. 6-1 283 4TAK 3/0 23/0 0 DT 49 Jesse Sims R-So. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1.5TFL - 1SACK - 1QBH 11/6 16/11 5 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. 6-4 272 4TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 6/0 11/0 0 DE 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. 6-4 242 8TACK, 4TFL, 3SACK, 1FR, 1FF, 1BLK, 1BR, 1QBH 11/0 43/5 5 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. 6-3 250 5TACK - .5TFL - 1QBH 11/0 14/0 0 CB 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. 6-1 193 9TACK - 1INT - 3PB - 1TD - 1TFL 10/6 31/11 5 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr 6-2 178 1TAK 0/0 4/0 0 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3PB - 1FR - 1INT 22/11 27/15 3 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. 6-1 192 6TAK - 1PB - 0.5TFL 0/0 5/0 0 FS 5 Justin Strong Sr. 5-11 190 11TACK - 1.5TFL - 1PB - 3INT - 116YD - 1TD 10/10 14/14 4 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. 5-10 197 6TAK - 1TFL - 1INT - 1PB 11/0 19/1 1 SS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. 6-1 203 10T - 1S - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD - 1BLK - 1QBH 11/3 16/8 5 12 Korey Alexander Sr. 5-11 190 3TACK - 1PB - 1FR 11/0 15/0 0

P 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 53.25/KICK - 59LG - 3In20 11/11 15/15 15 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 5/1 9/5 5 KO 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 61.1/KICK 11/11 15/14 14 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 10/10 1/1 0 PK 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 3/3 FGs - 39LG - 8/8PAT 5/1 10/6 6 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 4/3 4 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 13/13 13 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 7RET- 145YDS - 31LG 0/0 3/0 2 PR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 1 PR TD - 118YDS 8/8 13/13 13

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

WEEK 6: IDAHO STATE

WIDE RECEIVER (X)

OFFENSE(SPREAD)

DEFENSE(MULTIPLE)

SPECIALISTS

WIDE RECEIVER (Y)

WILL (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)

QUARTERBACK2 Gresch Jensen, 6-2, 218, R-Fr.12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr.17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr.

6 Keenan Curran, 6-2, 203, Jr.18 Samuel Akem, 6-4, 195, R-Fr.21 Lamarriel Taylor, 6-2, 198, R-So.85 Danny Burton, 5-10, 172, Fr.

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.28 Josh Deshner, 6-0, 190, 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) LINEBACKER10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 240, R-Sr.45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 230, R-So.57 Shayne Cochran, 6-1, 220, R-Jr.95 Andrew Harris, 6-2, 231, R-So.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)44 Randy Rodriguez, 6-3, 244, R-Fr.43 Chris Favoroso, 6-3, 245, R-So.94 Devin Maua, 6-3, 232, R-Fr.

NOSE TACKLE96 David Shaw, 6-5, 319, Jr.55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 283, R-Jr.98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 305, R-Fr.91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 293, Sr.*

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.12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr.3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-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.12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr.11 Isiahia Banks, 6-0, 203, Fr.3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr.*

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.5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So.

HOLDER17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr.12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr.

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 STATE Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston PhillipsEASTERN WASH. Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston JensenPORTLAND STATE Akem Toure Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston JensenIDAHO 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 STATE Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Davidson Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong SandryEASTERN WASH. Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Rodriguez Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong SandryPORTLAND STATE Banks Strahm Buss Rodriguez Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong SandryIDAHO 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 Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeSAVANNAH STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeEASTERN WASH. Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeePORTLAND STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeIDAHO STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGeeNORTH DAKOTAWEBER STATENO. ARIZONANO. COLORADOMONTANA STATE

Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) David Reese - 40 David Reese - 40 Angel Villanueva - 16 Connor Strahm - 39 James Banks - 16 Angel Villanueva - 16 Josh Buss - 16 James Banks - 16 Eric Williams - 16 Josh Buss - 16 Eric Williams - 16 Keenan Curran - 15

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

WR (X) WR (Z) WR (Y) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (15) Louie-McGee (13) Calhoun (14) Horner (16) Calhoun (5) Reese (40) Villanueva (16) Sprunk (15) Luke (18) Ralston (5) Jensen (2) Akem (1) Toure (1) Eaton (0) Simis (3) Lee (0) Jackson (0) Scott (0) Meyer (0) Hart (0) Beaver (0) Hill (0)

OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Banks (16) Strahm (39) Buss (16) Rodriguez (2) Shaw (4) Sims (11) Schye (5) McKinley (11) M. Sanders (15) Strong (14) Sandry (8) Olson (0) Fa’atuiese (4) Olson (0) Favoroso (3) Davis (0) Tilleman (0) Sirmon (0) Nash (0) Cowans (1) Epperly (1) Delaney (0)

K P LS KR PR Purdy (6) Williams (16) O’Donoghue (5) Louie-McGee/Toure (4) Louie-McGee (13) Semenza (10) Purdy (0) Smith (0) Louie-McGee/Eaton (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 ....................................................................................................................................... 124, Jeremy Calhoun vs Portland St., 2017Rushed 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 ...........................................................................................................................358, Gresch Jensen vs. Eastern Washington, 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, Keenan Curran vs Savannah State 2017Recorded 500 yards of total offense .................................................................................................................549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996Recorded 400 yards of total offense ........................................................................................................403, Gresch Jensen vs Eastern Washington, 2017Recorded 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 ....................................................................................................................... Brandon Purdy, at Portland State 2017Kicked 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, Justin Strong at Portland State, 2017Returned a fumble for a TD .....................................................................................................................0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016Returned an interception for a TD .......................................................................................................................... 64, Justin Strong at Portland State, 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 ....................................................................................................................................................Josh Sandry vs Savannah State, 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, 2015Returned a PAT for a score ........................................................................................................................................Connor Strahm at Portland State, 2017

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...Rushed for 100+ yards ..........................................................................................................................................134, Josh Kraght, at Portland State, 2017Rushed 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 ......................................................................................................................................................... 549, Gage Gubrud at UM, 2017Passed for 5 TDs ..................................................................................................................................................6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013Passed for 4 TDs ....................................................................................................................................4, Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington at UM, 2017Threw 3+ interceptions ..............................................................................................................................................3, Josh Kraght, at Portland State, 2017Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game .................................................................................................................................. 333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012Had two (2) 100-yard receivers .................................................................................N. Sblendorio (189) & N. Webster (143) vs Eastern Washington 2017Caught Three (3) TD passes ................................................................................................................3, Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016 Had 400 yards of total offese .....................................................................................................................................617, Eastern Washington, at UM, 2017 Returned a punt for a touchdown. ....................................................................................................................... 67, Dante Pettis, Washington at UW, 2017Returned a kickoff for a TD ...................................................................................................................................87, Kahlil Dawson at Portland State, 2017Returned 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 ..............................................................................................................2, Chris Seisay at Portland State, 2017Team 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 Oct. 2, 2017

RANK SCHOOL POINTS LAST WEEK RECORD 1 James Madison (25) 649 1 5-02 North Dakota State (1) 625 2 4-03 Youngstown State 587 T-5 3-14 Jacksonville State 549 T-5 3-15 Wofford 526 7 4-06 South Dakota 465 10 4-07 Illinois State 462 T-8 4-08 Central Arkansas 455 12 3-19 South Dakota State 438 4 3-110 Eastern Washington 427 T-8 3-211 Sam Houston State 411 3 3-112 North Carolina A&T 353 13 5-013 New Hampshire 337 14 4-114 Richmond 273 15 2-215 Villanova 271 17 3-216 Weber State 265 18 4-117 The Citadel 196 11 3-118 Western Illinois 171 21 3-119 Grambling State 169 22 4-120 Samford 165 23 3-221 Northern Iowa 153 20 2-222 McNeese 115 25 3-123 Elon 97 RV 4-124 Stony Brook 90 RV 4-125 Nicholls 30 RV 3-2

Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1).

STATS FCS TOP 25As of Oct. 2, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV1 James Madison (5-0) 4117 (157) 12 North Dakota State (4-0) 3965 (8) 23 Youngstown State (3-1) 3696 64 Jacksonville State (3-1) 3618 55 Wofford (4-0) 3238 76 Central Arkansas (3-1) 3098 117 South Dakota (4-0) 3016 108 South Dakota State (3-1) 2925 49 Sam Houston State (3-1) 2839 310 Eastern Washington (3-2) 2744 911 Illinois State (4-0) 2505 1212 Villanova (3-2) 1999 1413 New Hampshire (4-1) 1898 1514 Richmond (2-2) 1633 1615 Western Illinois (3-1) 1577 1316 North Carolina A&T (5-0) 1576 1717 Citadel (3-1) 1558 818 Elon (4-1) 1375 2319 Weber State (4-1) 1344 2020 Samford (3-2) 1166 2521 Grambling State (4-1) 899 2122 Western Carolina (4-1) 612 NR23 Stony Brook (4-1) 608 NR24 Albany (3-2) 395 1925 UT Martin (3-2) 220 18

Others: McNeese (153) , UNI (95) , Charleston Southern (89) , North Carolina Central (85) , Saint Francis U (71) , Montana (63) , Dartmouth (56) , Liberty (56) , Nicholls (50) , Tennessee State (46) , Austin Peay (45) , Eastern Illinois (30) , Howard (25) , Columbia (22) , Monmouth (21) , Chattanooga (18) , Delaware (17) , Yale (12) , Harvard (10) , Northern Arizona (9) , Kennesaw State (9) , Idaho State (6) , Colgate (6) , Alcorn State (4) , Princeton (2) , UC Davis (2) , Penn (1) , Duquesne (1)

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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKYSaturday, Oct. 7

*Portland State at Montana State............................ ............ 11:05 a.m. MTTV: ROOT SPORTS (Game of the Week)Talent: Tom Glasglow, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller

*Northern Colorado at North Dakota...................... ............... 2:35 p.m. CTTV: Midco Sports Network/Pluto TV

*Montana at Idaho State ..................................................... 2:35 p.m. MTTV: Eleven Sports/Pluto TVTalent: Bill Doleman, Darius Walker

Illinois State at Northern Arizona ............................ ...............4:00 p.m. PTTV: FOX Sports AZ/NAU-TV/Pluto TV

*Cal Poly at Southern Utah ...................................................6:05 p.m. MTTV: Pluto TV

*Eastern Washington at UC Davis ........................... ..............6:05 p.m. PTTV: 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. ................................................................ Gresch Jensen (O)................................................................................................................Josh Buss (D).........................................................................................................Brandon Purdy (S).........................................................................................................Gresch Jensen (F)

9/23.........Eastern Wash. ................................................................ Gresch Jensen (O)...........................................................................................................Tucker Schye (D)........................................................................................................... Samori Toure (S).........................................................................................................Gresch Jensen (F)

9/30.........@ Portland St. .............................................................. Jeremy Calhoun(O).................................................................................................... Justin Strong #$& (D)..........................................................................................................Brandon Purdy(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)

F = STATS FCS Freshman of the Week Honorable Mention# = ROOT Sports Big Sky Player of the Week$ = STATS FCS National Player of the Week& = NCAA FCS National Player of the Week

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.Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills Butte, Mont.Jordan Tripp Atlanta Falcons Missoula, Mont.Jamaal Jones Carolina Panthers Spanaway, Wash.

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 10/1/17)

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 NR NR NR

MONTANA IN THE FCS COACHES’ POLLPre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FinalNR NR NR NR NR NR

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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: .....................3-1Trailing after 1st Quarter: ......................0-1Tied after 1st Quarter: .......................... 0-0Leading at Halftime: ..............................3-1Trailing at Halftime: ...............................0-1Tied at Halftime: ...................................0-0Playing Overtime: .................................0-0Leading after 3rd Quarter: ....................3-0Trailing after 3rd Quarter: .....................0-1Tied after 3rd Quarter: ..........................0-1Scoring First: ........................................3-0Opponents Score First: .........................0-2Outrushing Opponents: ........................ 2-1Outrushed By Opponents: ....................1-1Outpassing Opponents: ........................3-0Outpassed By Opponents: ...................0-2More Total Yards Than Opponents: ......2-0Fewer Total Yards Than Opponents: ....1-2Winning the Turnover Battle: ................3-1Losing the Turnover Battle: ...................0-1Even in Turnovers: ................................0-0More Penalties than Opponents: ..........0-0Fewer Penalties than Opponents: ........3-2Same Penalties as Opponents: ............0-0Largest halftime lead .............................18Largest halftime deficit ...........................28Score 20 or more points .......................3-1Hold opponent to 20 points or less .......1-0Games decided by 3 points or less ......0-0Games decided by 10 points or less ....0-1Games decided by 11-20 points ...........1-0Games decided by 21 points or more ...2-1Temperature in the 90s .........................1-0Temperature in the 80s .........................0-0Temperature in the 70’s ........................0-0Temperature in the 60’s ........................1-1Temperature in the 50’s ........................1-1Temperature below 50 degrees ............0-0Coldest game time temperature ............52Warmest game time temperature ..........97UM wins coin toss..................................2-0UM loses coin toss ................................1-2

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - Career52...................... Chase Reynolds, 2008-1050.....................Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 200743............. Yohance Humphery, 1988-200140.................... Jordan Canada, 2011-201424.................................Tony Rice, 1989-9223............Jeremy Calhoun, 2015-Present22............................ Justin Green, 2003-04.................................Jody Farmer, 1986-8920.......................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

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, 2004-0641.26........................Jody Farmer, 1986-89.......................................Lon Howard, 196841.23................................ Ken Wood, 200840.83......................Mark Spencer, 2001-0240.6.............. Eric Williams, 2016-Present

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

CURRENT GRIZ IN THE RECORD BOOKS

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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. ............................ Sprunk, RalstonEastern Wash. ................Luke, McKee-OsiboduPortland St. ...... Banks, Ralston, Reese, SprunkIdaho 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. ..................................Buss, BanksEastern Wash. ......................... Schye, McKinleyPortland St. ................................Strong, StrahmIdaho 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.

Montana’s 56-3 win over Savannah State marked only the third time in program 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 Mississip-pi Valley State. The first was against Jackson State in 1989, also a win for the Griz.

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) ....................W..................................................... Record: 30-7* = D1-AA/FCS Playoff Game

BACK EAST: Montana has played only 37 teams from East of the Mississippi River in the 31-year history of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, with the bulk of those games (19) occurring in the D1-AA/FCS playoffs and a 30-7 all-time record.

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NIGHT GAME RECORD Montana’s all-time recrod in night games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Year .........Opponent ............... Time ....Result .....Score2011 ........Northern Iowa ........ 6PM ....W ............48-102013 ........Appalachian St. ..... 7PM ....W ..............30-62014 ........South Dakota ......... 7PM ....W ............28-20 ................Montana State ....... 3PM ....W ..............34-72015 ........Cal Poly ................. 7PM ....L .............20-192016 ........Saint Francis .......... 7PM ....W ............41-31 ................Idaho State ............ 5PM ....W ............62-442017 ........E. Washington ....... 6PM ....L .............48-41

A DREAM COME TRUE: The Grizzlies squeezed in some time to make a little boy’s dream come true ahead of the game against Washington. Coach Stitt, Reese Phillips, Makena Simis, Coo-per Sprunk, director of football operations Colin Bonnicksen and Great Falls native Josh Horner paid a visit to Troy Ross, a three-year-old Griz fan from Great Falls the Friday night before the game 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 the next 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 parent, 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.

FRESH STARTS FOR THE GRIZ: Redshirt freshman Lewis Cowans made his first start at cornerback 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 Savan-nah State. Josh Horner also got his first start of the year at Washington in the H receiver spot and pro-ceeded to lead the Griz with five catches for 34 yards.

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.

Connor Strahm returned to action agaisnt Sa-vannah State at middle linebacker following his two-game suspension

RECORD SETTING OPPONENT: Washing-ton speedster Dante Pettis set a new Pac-12 conference for most punt returns for touchdowns against the Griz with a 67-yard return, the sev-enth 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 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.

Josh 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.

PHILLIPS INJURY: There was no hiding the fact that Grizzly starting quarterback Reese Phillips went down with a severe injury in the second quarter against Savannah State, witnessed by over 22,000 in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The redshirt senior transfer from Kentucky underwent surgery that night at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula and released the following statement on Tuesday morning regarding his condition. “First off, I’d like to thank all my teammates, coaches and the fans of Griz Nation who have reached out to me and treated me like family during this time. So you can hear it from me, I shattered my fibula, ruptured just about all the ligaments in my foot and dislocated my left foot all in one play. Pretty impressive, right? “Being the QB for this team is truly the honor of a lifetime and simply a dream come true. Although I won’t be on the field playing, I’ll be at every game doing everything in my power to help my team continue to reach our goals. I look forward to communicating more with Griz Nation in the near future. Until then let’s pack WGS this Saturday and get after the Eagles! Go Griz!” - Reese Phillips

GRIZ VS. IDAHO STATE

Montana leads series 44-13Griz are: 31-3 at UM, 13-10 at ISU

Year ...Location .....................Result ..................Score1921....Montana ........................ W ................ 25-0, UM1922....Montana ........................ W .............. 15-12, UM1936....Montana ........................ W .............. 45-13, UM1962.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 22-15, UM1963* ..Montana ......................... L ...............14-13, ISU1964.... Idaho State ..................... L .................14-7, ISU1965....Montana ........................ W ................ 16-0, UM1966.... Idaho State ..................... L ...............17-14, ISU1967....Montana ........................ W ................ 20-0, UM1968.... Idaho State ..................... L ...............23-13, ISU1969....Montana ........................ W .............. 46-36, UM1970....Montana ........................ W .............. 35-34, UM1971....Montana ........................ W .............. 45-35, UM1972.... Idaho State ..................... L .................14-7, ISU1973....Montana ........................ W .............. 19-14, UM1974.... Idaho State ..................... L ...............25-22, ISU1975....Montana ......................... L .................10-7, ISU1976....Montana ........................ W .............. 21-17, UM 1977....Montana ........................ W .............. 17-15, UM1978.... Idaho State .................... W ................ 28-7, UM1979....Montana ........................ W .............. 28-24, UM1980.... Idaho State ..................... L .................17-0, ISU1981....Montana ........................ W .............. 24-21, UM1982.... Idaho State ..................... L ...............28-14, ISU1983....Montana ......................... L ...............31-17, ISU1984.... Idaho State ..................... L .................43-3, ISU1985....Montana ........................ W .............. 35-29, UM1986#..Montana ........................ W .............. 38-31, UM1986.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 57-13, UM1987....Montana ........................ W ................ 63-0, UM1988.... Idaho State .................... W ................ 34-7, UM1989....Montana ........................ W .............. 35-21, UM1990....Montana ........................ W .............. 42-23, UM1991....Montana ........................ W .............. 24-13, UM1992.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 21-14, UM1993....Montana ........................ W .............. 28-16, UM1994.... Idaho State ..................... L ...............28-23, ISU1995....Montana ........................ W .............. 35-21, UM1996....Montana ........................ W .............. 43-19, UM1997.... Idaho State .................... W ................ 48-0, UM1998....Montana ........................ W .............. 40-13, UM1999.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 73-23, UM2000....Montana ........................ W .............. 38-21, UM2001.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 32-28, UM2001....Montana ........................ W ................ 13-9, UM2003.... Idaho State ..................... L .... 43-40 (2OT), ISU2004....Montana ........................ W .............. 24-22, UM 2005.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 32-10, UM2006....Montana ........................ W .............. 23-10, UM2007.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 27-14, UM2008....Montana ........................ W .............. 29-10, UM2009.... Idaho State .................... W .............. 12-10, UM2010....Montana ........................ W .............. 47-28, UM2011 .... Idaho State .................... W ................ 33-0, UM2012....Montana ........................ W .............. 70-24, UM2015.... Idaho State .................... W ......33-27 (OT), UM

#1st game played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium*Year Idaho State joined Big Sky (Inaugural member)

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Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics UM OPP

SCORING 194 170

Points Per Game 38.8 34.0

Points Off Turnovers 51 42

FIRST DOWNS 114 124

R u s h i n g 38 43

P a s s i n g 64 74

P e n a l t y 12 7

RUSHING YARDAGE 713 793

Yards gained rushing 794 980

Yards lost rushing 81 187

Rushing Attempts 195 192

Average Per Rush 3.7 4.1

Average Per Game 142.6 158.6

TDs Rushing 12 10

PASSING YARDAGE 1541 1578

C o m p - A t t - I n t 125-196-7 118-204-9

Average Per Pass 7.9 7.7

Average Per Catch 12.3 13.4

Average Per Game 308.2 315.6

TDs Passing 10 9

TOTAL OFFENSE 2254 2371

Total Plays 391 396

Average Per Play 5.8 6.0

Average Per Game 450.8 474.2

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-448 27-575

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-48 4-80

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-233 7-127

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.9 21.3

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 20.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.9 18.1

FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 5-2

PENALTIES-Yards 25-237 45-399

Average Per Game 47.4 79.8

PUNTS-Yards 24-967 26-940

Average Per Punt 40.3 36.2

Net punt average 36.1 32.8

KICKOFFS-Yards 35-1923 31-1797

Average Per Kick 54.9 58.0

Net kick average 35.7 40.3

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 0 3 3 1 : 5 7

3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/83 30/75

3rd-Down Pct 45% 40%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/11 3/7

4th-Down Pct 36% 43%

SACKS BY-Yards 14-114 8-43

MISC YARDS 8 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25 22

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-6 6-10

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1

RED-ZONE SCORES (44-44) 100% (30-42) 71%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-44) 77% (24-42) 57%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (24-25) 96% (20-20) 100%

ATTENDANCE 142664 147006

Games/Avg Per Game 6/23777 4/36752

Neutral Site Games 0/0

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

Montana 55 55 31 53 0 194

Opponents 37 34 42 57 0 170

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Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

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

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 359 9 350 4.1 5 24 70.0

LEE, Alijah 5 56 245 3 242 4.3 3 33 48.4

JENSEN, Gresch 5 17 77 21 56 3.3 2 17 11.2

McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 41 3 38 6.3 0 21 19.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 5.2

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 5 1.8

HILL, Caleb 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5

SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 1.3 1 2 0.8

DESHNER, Josh 1 2 4 4 0 0.0 0 4 0.0

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 8 23 25 -2 -0.2 0 12 -0.7

TEAM 2 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 -2.0

TOURE, Samori 5 2 0 8 -8 -4.0 0 0 -1.6

Total 0 195 794 81 713 3.7 12 33 0.0

Opponents 0 192 980 187 793 4.1 10 47 0.0

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

JENSEN, Gresch 5 136.06 64-108-4 59.3 847 6 80 169.4

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 148.71 57-80-3 71.2 652 4 63 217.3

HILL, Caleb 2 125.47 4-6-0 66.7 42 0 24 21.0

TEAM 2 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 0 139.51 125-196-7 63.8 1541 10 80 0.0

Opponents 0 128.55 118-204-9 57.8 1578 9 66 0.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

TOURE, Samori 5 20 284 14.2 2 80 56.8

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 20 271 13.6 2 63 54.2

LEE, Alijah 5 16 87 5.4 0 19 17.4

CURRAN, Keenan 5 14 335 23.9 4 66 67.0

HORNER, Josh 5 14 120 8.6 0 15 24.0

CALHOUN, Justin 5 11 195 17.7 1 47 39.0

AKEM, Samuel 5 11 108 9.8 1 26 21.6

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 8 37 4.6 0 9 7.4

SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 11.0 0 23 8.8

McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0

NAGLER, Jed 5 1 24 24.0 0 24 4.8

BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0

TAYLOR, L. 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2

FAVORS,Treshawn 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 0 125 1541 12.3 10 80 0.0

Opponents 0 118 1578 13.4 9 66 0.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 7 48 6.9 0 34

Total 7 48 6.9 0 34

Opponents 4 80 20.0 1 67

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

STRONG, Justin 3 116 38.7 1 64

SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36

BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21

SANDERS,Markell 1 9 9.0 0 9

EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53

Total 9 233 25.9 3 64

Opponents 7 127 18.1 1 68

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

TOURE, Samori 19 342 18.0 0 31

EATON, Kobey 3 62 20.7 0 28

CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20

BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17

Total 25 448 17.9 0 31

Opponents 27 575 21.3 1 87

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 Oct 01, 2017)

All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

PURDY, Brandon - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 - - - - - - - 30

CURRAN, Keenan 4 - - - - - - - 24

LEE, Alijah 3 - - - - - - - 18

TOURE, Samori 2 - - - - - - - 12

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

JENSEN, Gresch 2 - - - - - - - 12

FAVORS,Treshawn 1 - - - - - - - 6

AKEM, Samuel 1 - - - - - - - 6

CALHOUN, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6

SIMIS, Makena 1 - - - - - - - 6

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 - - - - - - - 6

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

STRONG, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6

STRAHM, Connor - - - - - - 1 - 2

Total 25 6-6 24-25 - - - 1 - 194

Opponents 22 6-10 20-20 - - 0-2 - - 170

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

JENSEN, Gresch 5 125 56 847 903 180.6

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 350 0 350 70.0

LEE, Alijah 5 56 242 0 242 48.4

HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5

McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 38 0 38 19.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 21 0 21 5.2

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 9 0 9 1.8

SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 0.8

TEAM 2 5 -4 0 -4 -2.0

TOURE, Samori 5 2 -8 0 -8 -1.6

Total 0 391 713 1541 2254 0.0

Opponents 0 396 793 1578 2371 0.0

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

PURDY, Brandon 6-6 100.0 0-0 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 39 0

FG Sequence Montana Opponents

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

Washington - 46

Savannah State - 25,(43)

Eastern Washington (24),(39) (39),40,(23),48

Portland State (34),(33),(22) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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

WILLIAMS, Eric 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0

Total 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0

Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 2 4 8 2 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

WILLIAMS, Eric 35 1923 54.9 4 3

Total 35 1923 54.9 4 3 21.3 35.7 29

Opponents 31 1797 58.0 4 2 17.9 40.3 24

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Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

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

TOURE, Samori 5 -8 284 0 342 0 618 123.6

CALHOUN, Jere 5 350 37 0 0 0 387 77.4

CURRAN, Keen 5 0 335 0 0 0 335 67.0

LEE, Alijah 5 242 87 0 0 0 329 65.8

L O U I E - M c G E E , 5 9 271 48 0 0 328 65.6

CALHOUN, Justi 5 0 195 0 0 0 195 39.0

HORNER, Josh 5 0 120 0 0 0 120 24.0

STRONG, Justin 4 0 0 0 0 116 116 29.0

AKEM, Samuel 5 0 108 0 0 0 108 21.6

EATON, Kobey 3 0 0 0 62 0 62 20.7

JENSEN, Gresc 5 56 0 0 0 0 56 11.2

McKINLEY, Rya 5 0 0 0 0 53 53 10.6

SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 0 0 0 48 9.6

SANDRY, Josh 5 0 0 0 0 40 40 8.0

McCOMBS, Cod 2 38 0 0 0 0 38 19.0

CROW, Gavin 4 0 0 0 27 0 27 6.8

NAGLER, Jed 5 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.8

BUSS, Josh 5 0 0 0 0 21 21 4.2

FAVORS,Tresha 4 21 0 0 0 0 21 5.2

BANKS, James 5 0 0 0 17 0 17 3.4

BURTON, Dann 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brenn 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0

SANDERS,Mark 5 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.8

HILL, Caleb 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5

TAYLOR, L. 5 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.2

M c L A U G H L I N , 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.0

PHILLIPS, Rees 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7

TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0

EPPERLY, Evan 5 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 -1.2

Total 0 713 1541 48 448 233 2983 0.0

Opponents 0 793 1578 80 575 127 3153 0.0

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Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 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 5 18 34 52 6.5-14 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . .

42 BUSS, Josh 5 25 20 45 7.5-41 3.0-32 1-21 1 1 . . . .

2D McKINLEY, Ryan 5 19 9 28 1.0-3 . 1-53 9 . . . . .

37 SCHYE, Tucker 5 15 10 25 8.5-40 4.0-29 . 1 . 2-0 2 . .

33 OLSON, Dante 5 12 13 25 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . .

13 SANDRY, Josh 5 15 9 24 . . 2-40 1 1 . . 1 .

5D STRONG, Justin 4 15 8 23 1.5-2 . 3-116 . . . . . .

10 STRAHM, Connor 3 11 7 18 2.5-3 . . . 1 . . . .

8D COWANS, Lewis 5 8 6 14 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . .

49 SIMS, Jesse 5 3 11 14 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .

30 EPPERLY, Evan 5 5 8 13 . . 1--6 1 . . . . .

57 COCHRAN, Shayne 5 4 7 11 1.0-3 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

1D SANDERS,Markell 5 6 5 11 1.5-1 . 1-9 2 . . . . .

34 LEWIS, Jace 4 2 8 10 . . . . . . . . .

43 FAVOROSO, Chris 5 5 5 10 . . . 1 1 . . . .

44 RODRIGUEZ,Randy 5 5 4 9 3.5-25 1.5-17 . . . . . . .

45 FA'ATUIESE,Vika 5 4 5 9 2.0-3 . . . . . . . .

96 SHAW, David 5 2 6 8 3.0-14 1.5-12 . . . . . 1 .

99 TILLEMAN,Reggie 5 1 6 7 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . . . . . .

40 SIRMON, Cy 4 1 5 6 1.5-7 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . .

91 DAVIDSON,Brandt 4 . 6 6 . . . . . . . . .

3D DELANEY, Mick 4 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

1B ALEXANDER,Korey 5 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .

92 MCKEE-OSIBODU,M 4 1 3 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

23 EGBO, Josh 5 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .

84 NAGLER, Jed 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

20 CROW, Gavin 4 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

54 SMITH, Gage 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

55 DAVIS, Kyle 3 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

21 TAYLOR, L. 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

74 VILLANUEVA, A. 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

7 NASH, Dareon 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

72 SPRUNK, Cooper 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

24 LEE, Alijah 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

3O CALHOUN, Justin 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 0 189 211 400 44-174 14-114 9-233 20 8 2-0 2 2 .

Opponents 0 198 248 446 33-98 8-43 7-127 17 2 4-0 6 . .

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Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 23160

Sep 9, 2017 at #7 Washington L 7-63 68491

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 22228

* Sep 23, 2017 #11 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 25944

* Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 5012

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

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 359 9 350 4.1 5 24 70.0

LEE, Alijah 5 56 245 3 242 4.3 3 33 48.4

JENSEN, Gresch 5 17 77 21 56 3.3 2 17 11.2

McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 41 3 38 6.3 0 21 19.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 5.2

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 5 1.8

HILL, Caleb 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5

SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 1.3 1 2 0.8

Total 5 195 794 81 713 3.7 12 33 142.6

Opponents 5 192 980 187 793 4.1 10 47 158.6

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

JENSEN, Gresch 5 136.06 64-108-4 59.3 847 6 80 169.4

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 148.71 57-80-3 71.2 652 4 63 217.3

HILL, Caleb 2 125.47 4-6-0 66.7 42 0 24 21.0

TEAM 2 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 5 139.51 125-196-7 63.8 1541 10 80 308.2

Opponents 5 128.55 118-204-9 57.8 1578 9 66 315.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

TOURE, Samori 5 20 284 14.2 2 80 56.8

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 20 271 13.6 2 63 54.2

LEE, Alijah 5 16 87 5.4 0 19 17.4

CURRAN, Keenan 5 14 335 23.9 4 66 67.0

HORNER, Josh 5 14 120 8.6 0 15 24.0

CALHOUN, Justin 5 11 195 17.7 1 47 39.0

AKEM, Samuel 5 11 108 9.8 1 26 21.6

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 8 37 4.6 0 9 7.4

SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 11.0 0 23 8.8

McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0

NAGLER, Jed 5 1 24 24.0 0 24 4.8

BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0

TAYLOR, L. 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2

FAVORS,Treshawn 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 5 125 1541 12.3 10 80 308.2

Opponents 5 118 1578 13.4 9 66 315.6

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

PURDY, Brandon 6-6 100.0 0-0 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 39 0

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

PURDY, Brandon - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 - - - - - - - 30

CURRAN, Keenan 4 - - - - - - - 24

LEE, Alijah 3 - - - - - - - 18

JENSEN, Gresch 2 - - - - - - - 12

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

TOURE, Samori 2 - - - - - - - 12

CALHOUN, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 - - - - - - - 6

AKEM, Samuel 1 - - - - - - - 6

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

FAVORS,Treshawn 1 - - - - - - - 6

SIMIS, Makena 1 - - - - - - - 6

STRONG, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6

STRAHM, Connor - - - - - - 1 - 2

Total 25 6-6 24-25 - - - 1 - 194

Opponents 22 6-10 20-20 - - 0-2 - - 170

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

Montana 55 55 31 53 0 194

Opponents 37 34 42 57 0 170

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All games 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0

Conference 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0

Non-Conference 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0

Team Statistics UM OPP

FIRST DOWNS 114 124

R u s h i n g 38 43

P a s s i n g 64 74

P e n a l t y 12 7

RUSHING YARDAGE 713 793

Rushing Attempts 195 192

Average Per Rush 3.7 4.1

Average Per Game 142.6 158.6

TDs Rushing 12 10

PASSING YARDAGE 1541 1578

C o m p - A t t - I n t 125-196-7 118-204-9

Average Per Pass 7.9 7.7

Average Per Catch 12.3 13.4

Average Per Game 308.2 315.6

TDs Passing 10 9

TOTAL OFFENSE 2254 2371

Average Per Play 5.8 6.0

Average Per Game 450.8 474.2

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-448 27-575

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-48 4-80

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-233 7-127

FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 5-2

PENALTIES-Yards 25-237 45-399

PUNTS-AVG 24-40.3 26-36.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 0 3 3 1 : 5 7

3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/83 30/75

4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/11 3/7

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

STRONG, Justin 3 116 38.7 1 64

SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36

SANDERS,Markell 1 9 9.0 0 9

BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21

EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53

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

WILLIAMS, Eric 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 7 48 6.9 0 34

Total 7 48 6.9 0 34

Opponents 4 80 20.0 1 67

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

TOURE, Samori 19 342 18.0 0 31

EATON, Kobey 3 62 20.7 0 28

CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20

BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17

Total 25 448 17.9 0 31

Opponents 27 575 21.3 1 87

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

TOURE, Samori 5 -8 284 0 342 0 618 123.6

CALHOUN, Jere 5 350 37 0 0 0 387 77.4

CURRAN, Keena 5 0 335 0 0 0 335 67.0

LEE, Alijah 5 242 87 0 0 0 329 65.8

L O U I E - M c G E E , 5 9 271 48 0 0 328 65.6

Total 5 713 1541 48 448 233 2983 596.6

Opponents 5 793 1578 80 575 127 3153 630.6

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

JENSEN, Gresch 5 125 56 847 903 180.6

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7

CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 350 0 350 70.0

LEE, Alijah 5 56 242 0 242 48.4

HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5

Total 5 391 713 1541 2254 450.8

Opponents 5 396 793 1578 2371 474.2

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 5 18 34 52 6.5-14 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . .

42 BUSS, Josh 5 25 20 45 7.5-41 3.0-32 1-21 1 1 . . . .

2D McKINLEY, Ryan 5 19 9 28 1.0-3 . 1-53 9 . . . . .

37 SCHYE, Tucker 5 15 10 25 8.5-40 4.0-29 . 1 . 2-0 2 . .

33 OLSON, Dante 5 12 13 25 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . .

Total 5 189 211 400 44-174 14-114 9-233 20 8 2-0 2 2 .

Opponents 5 198 248 446 33-98 8-43 7-127 17 2 4-0 6 . .

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Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 01, 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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 34 193 4 33 28 368 3 80 28-35-1 368 3 80 1 23 0 23 3 53 0 34 561

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTON 45 180 3 17 25 358 2 66 25-51-1 358 2 66 9 151 0 23 1 -1 0 0 538

Sep 30 at Portland State 48 170 3 24 23 284 1 60 23-38-2 284 1 60 3 53 0 19 2 -5 0 1 454

Montana 195 713 12 33 125 1541 10 80 125-196-7 1541 10 80 25 448 0 31 7 48 0 34 2254

Opponents 192 793 10 47 118 1578 9 66 118-204-9 1578 9 66 27 575 1 87 4 80 1 67 2371

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 12.3 • Pass effic: 139.51 • KR avg: 17.9 • PR avg: 6.9 • All purpose avg/game: 596.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 450.8

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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 27 66 93 15.0-85 8.0-74 0 0-0 2-74 3 2 1 8-8 0 0 0 14 56

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 40 61 101 13.0-49 5.0-35 1 1-0 1-9 2 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 41

Sep 30 at Portland State 50 16 66 6.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-116 1 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 16 45

Montana 189 211 400 44.0-174 14.0-114 2 2-0 9-233 8 20 2 24-25 0 0 0 51 194

Opponents 198 248 446 33.0-98 8.0-43 6 4-0 7-127 2 17 0 20-20 0 0 0 42 170

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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 3 134 44.7 53 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 9 508 56.4 0 1

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 6 213 35.5 40 0 0 4 0 1 2-2 39 0 7 318 45.4 0 1

Sep 30 at Portland State 4 147 36.8 43 0 0 1 0 2 3-3 34 0 9 489 54.3 1 0

Montana 24 967 40.3 58 0 1 10 4 8 6-6 39 0 35 1923 54.9 4 3

Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 0 2 4 2 8 6-10 44 1 31 1797 58.0 4 2

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Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 01, 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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 46 94 0 30 12 160 0 38 12-27-2 160 0 38 8 125 0 24 0 0 0 0 254

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTON 31 68 2 22 44 549 4 50 44-65-1 549 4 50 5 134 0 51 1 8 0 8 617

Sep 30 at Portland State 46 295 3 47 18 249 1 34 18-42-3 249 1 34 8 193 1 87 2 5 0 4 544

Opponents 192 793 10 47 118 1578 9 66 118-204-9 1578 9 66 27 575 1 87 4 80 1 67 2371

Montana 195 713 12 33 125 1541 10 80 125-196-7 1541 10 80 25 448 0 31 7 48 0 34 2254

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 4.1 • Avg/catch: 13.4 • Pass effic: 128.55 • KR avg: 21.3 • PR avg: 20.0 • All purpose avg/game: 630.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 474.2

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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 34 52 86 8.0-22 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 42 64 106 6.0-15 2.0-8 2 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 48

Sep 30 at Portland State 48 40 88 6.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-31 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 33

Opponents 198 248 446 33.0-98 8.0-43 6 4-0 7-127 2 17 0 20-20 0 0 0 42 170

Montana 189 211 400 44.0-174 14.0-114 2 2-0 9-233 8 20 2 24-25 0 0 0 51 194

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

Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 10 414 41.4 66 0 1 1 2 3 1-2 43 1 1 62 62.0 0 0

Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 3 111 37.0 43 0 1 1 0 1 2-4 39 0 9 518 57.6 0 0

Sep 30 at Portland State 5 160 32.0 43 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 5 261 52.2 0 2

Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 0 2 4 2 8 6-10 44 1 31 1797 58.0 4 2

Montana 24 967 40.3 58 0 1 10 4 8 6-6 39 0 35 1923 54.9 4 3

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Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 01, 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

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 6-12 50.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0

Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 10-21 47.6 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 4-7 57.1

Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 10-18 55.6 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 2-5 40.0

Montana 37-83 44.6 9-16 56.2 12-23 52.2 8-22 36.4 8-22 36.4 0-0 0.0

Opponents 30-75 40.0 8-16 50.0 8-20 40.0 10-20 50.0 4-19 21.1 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

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0

Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0

Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Montana 4-11 36.4 0-0 0.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0

Opponents 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 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

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 24:14 6:37 4:09 6:44 6:44

Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 28:31 8:19 5:48 7:39 6:45

Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 30:46 6:04 9:06 6:56 8:40

Montana Total 140:14 32:20 36:39 37:06 34:09 0:00

Avg. 28:02 6:28 7:19 7:25 6:49 0:00

Opponents Total 159:46 42:40 38:21 37:54 40:51 0:00

Avg. 31:57 8:32 7:40 7:34 8:10 0:00

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Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

Montana Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 7 7 49 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 6 6 30 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 22 22 134 17 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 of 22 (100.0%)

Opponents Inside Montana Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 7 7 49 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 7 5 31 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Totals 21 15 93 12 8 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 0

15 of 21 (71.4%)

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Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Rushing 124 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

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

2 LEE, Alijah vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

2 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Long Rush 33 LEE, Alijah vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Pass attempts 49 JENSEN, Gresch vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 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 80 JENSEN, Gresch vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 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)

2 CURRAN, Keenan vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Long Reception 80 TOURE, Samori vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Field Goals 3 PURDY, Brandon at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Long Field Goal 39 PURDY, Brandon vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 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 34 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

Tackles 17 BUSS, Josh vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Sacks 3.0 SCHYE, Tucker vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 4.0 SCHYE, Tucker vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Interceptions 3 STRONG, Justin at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

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Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Rushing 193 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 5.7 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

TD Rushes 4 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Pass attempts 51 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass completions 30 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Passing 399 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Per Pass 10.5 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

TD Passes 4 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Plays 96 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Total Offense 561 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Per Play 8.1 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Points 56 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Sacks By 8 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

First Downs 26 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

26 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

26 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

26 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Penalties 6 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Penalty Yards 60 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Turnovers 4 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Interceptions By 3 at Portland State (Sep 30, 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 34 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 15 OLIVER,Uriah, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Rushing 132 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 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)

1 Antoine Custer, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

1 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

1 TALLEY,Jason, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

1 SUMMERS,Za'Quan, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

1 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Long Rush 47 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Pass attempts 65 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass completions 44 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Passing 549 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

TD Passes 4 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

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

Receptions 18 Nic Sblendorio, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Receiving 189 Nic Sblendorio, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

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

2 Sam McPherson, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 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 9 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 41.4 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Long Punt 66 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

2 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

2 COWDEN,Hayden, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

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

Long Kickoff Return 87 DAWSON,Kahlil, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Tackles 14 Mitch Fettig, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

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

Tackles For Loss 2.0 BANKS,Stefen, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Interceptions 2 SEISAY,Chris, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

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Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

46 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Rushing 295 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 6.4 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

TD Rushes 5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Pass attempts 65 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass completions 44 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Passing 549 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

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

TD Passes 4 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Total Plays 96 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

Total Offense 617 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 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 30 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017)

30 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Penalties 14 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Penalty Yards 116 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Turnovers 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

3 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

2 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017)

Punts 10 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 41.4 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Long Punt 66 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Punts inside 20 3 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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