UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL · If you asked Montana football pundits and prognosticators for their predictions on how the Griz ... taking a pair of losses from the Big

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAGRIZZLY FOOTBALLNATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001

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Eastern Washington (1-2) @ Montana (2-1)Sept. 23, 2017 - Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217)

Missoula, Mont. - 6:10 PMTV: ROOT Sports | Web: None | STATS: Grizstats.com

Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio NetworkOfficial Game Hashtag: #UMvsEWU

Cancer Awareness Game presented by Providence Health & ServicesGRIZ HOST RIVAL EAGLES TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY

If you asked Montana football pundits and prognosticators for their predictions on how the Griz would emerge from the nonconference schedule, most would agree that a 2-1 record with plenty of offensive output sounded about right.

After two lopsided wins with over 500 yards of total offense each and a heavy loss at No. 7 Wash-ington, the Griz are right where most thought they would be.

But now comes the real test.

“This is what we’ve been waiting a long, long time for. We’ve been preparing for this. We talked about it every day in the offseason, spring ball, fall camp, and it’s here now. Now is the time to get it done,” said Montana head coach Bob Stitt.

THE GAME: The Grizzlies jump right into the deep end of Big Sky Conference play this week, hosting the No. 11 Eastern Washington Eagles in a rivalry matchup against the defending league champs.

The Eagles enter the game at 1-2, taking a pair of losses from the Big 12’s Texas Tech Red Raid-ers (56-10) and FCS powerhouse North Dakota State (40-13) before traveling to New York and defeating a shorthanded Fordham squad 56-21 last week.

It’s been a tale of feast or famine for both Montana and EWU in nonconference play, and now both teams will set out to prove how good they really are on Saturday.

Kickoff against the Eagles is set for 6 p.m. at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Griz face EWU in only the eighth night game in stadium history at UM, with Montana holding a 6-1 all-time advan-tage under the lights.

Saturday’s game is also the annual pink game to support cancer awareness, sponsored by Provi-dence Health and Services. Fans are encouraged to get decked out in pink to raise awareness for the fight against cancer.

The Montana GSA tailgate opens at 4 p.m. on Saturday, serving up beverages to pregame partiers for a good cause. Proceeds from the tailgate go directly to the Grizzly Scholarship Association, providing scholarships to student-athletes. The GSA tailgate is open to the public and is the official home of the pregame radio show featuring Denny Bedard and Scott Gurnsey.

WATCH: Saturday’s game against Eastern Washington kicks off ROOT Sports’ season of Big Sky football coverage. This year, a total of five Griz games will be broadcast in HD by ROOT Sports, including the remainder of UM’s home games and the Griz/Cat game.

ROOT Sports, a division of AT&T Sports Networks, is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 687, Dish Network channel 426, and locally on Charter Spectrum cable on channel 60, 122, and in HD on channel 560. Visit GoGriz.com to find a link to a ROOT Sports channel finder to see if the broadcast is available in your area.

The game will also air LIVE regionally on AT&T Rocky Mountain, AT&T Southwest, and the

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2017 GRIZ SCHEDULE(2-1 overall, 0-0 Big Sky)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT9/2 Valparaiso W, 45-239/9 @ Washington L, 63-79/16 Savannah State W, 56-39/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT)10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM10/14 North Dakota* 1 PM10/28 @ Weber State* 2 PM11/4 Northern Arizona* 3:30 PM11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM11/18 @ Montana State* Noon* = Big Sky Conferece game

MONTANA QUICK FACTSLocation: ...................................................Missoula, Mont.Enrollment: ....................................... 12,419 (Spring 2017)Founded: ......................................................Feb. 17, 1893Nickname: ....................................................Grizzlies, GrizSchool Colors: ...................................Copper, Silver, GoldSpirit Colors: .....Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C)Stadium/Capacity: ..Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217Playing Surface: Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlayPresident: ................................Dr. Sheila Stearns (Interim)Athletic Director: .......................................... Kent HaslamHead Coach: .................... Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987)Record at Montana (Years): ............................... 15-10 (3)Overall Record (Years): .................................. 123-72 (16)Football Office Phone: ............................. (406) 243-29692016 Record: ............................................ 6-5, 3-5 Big SkyBig Sky Titles* (18): ..........1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995,.............................................1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,.............................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,.............................2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titlesNCAA/FCS Playoff Apperances: ...........23 (FCS Record)NCAA/FCS Championships (2): ..................... 1995, 2001NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7): 1995, 1996, ......................................................................................2000 .........................................................2001,2004, 2008, 2009FCS Postseason Record: .....32-21 Over, 29-7 at Home (.805)All-time WGS Stadium Record: .................. 194-29 (.869)All-Time Record: ................................... 586-485-23 (.535)Big Sky Record: ...................................... 235-129-1 (.643)

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2017 BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGSAs of Sept. 18, 2017

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

SEASON TEAM STATS

Team Statistics ..............................UM .................. EWUFIRST DOWNS ................................62 ........................57Rushing ............................................20 ........................18Passing .............................................35 ........................32Penalty ...............................................7 ...........................7RUSHING YARDAGE ......................363 .....................402Rushing Attempts ............................102 .......................90Average Per Rush ........................... 3.6 .......................4.5Average Per Game ..........................121 .....................134TDs Rushing ......................................6 ...........................6PASSING YARDAGE .......................899 .....................753Comp - Att - Int ............................77-107-4 ........ 62-108-7Average Per Pass ............................ 8.4 ..........................7Average Per Catch ......................... 11.7 ....................12.1Average Per Game ........................ 299.7 ....................251TDs Passing ......................................7 ...........................4TOTAL OFFENSE ..........................1262 .................. 1155Average Per Play ............................. 6.0 .......................5.8Average Per Game ........................ 420.7 ....................385KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............ 13-244 ..............10-252PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ............. 4-54 ......................3-0INT RETURNS: #-Yards ................ 5-108 .....................0-0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 28:22 .................23:443RD-DOWN Conversions .............. 17/44 .................16/404TH-DOWN Conversions ................ 4/8 .......................1/5Sacks by - Yards ............................. 9-79 ..................13-98Tackles For Loss - Yards ............... 25-116 ..............26-145Red-Zone Scores .....................12-12 (100%) ....7-8(88%)

NCAA RANKINGS (Final) ....................................... UM ......................EWURushing Offense ..................... T-76 ....................... 61Passing Offense ....................... 12 ......................... 31Total Offense ............................ 30 ......................... 44Scoring Offense ........................ 23 ......................... 54Rushing Defense ...................... 50 ......................... 87Passing Yards Allowed ............. 95 ......................... 99Total Defense ............................ 71 ......................... 97Scoring Defense ....................... 69 .......................T-1023rd Down Conv .......................... 51 ......................... 43Red Zone Offense ..................... 1 .......................... 31Red Zone Defense .................. T-31 ......................T-57Team Sacks .............................. 20 .......................... 7Team Tackles for Loss .............. 22 ......................... 18

Audience Network. Check local listings to see if you can watch. No webstream is available for ROOT Sports games this year.

Veteran announcer Tom Glasgow will lead the play-by-play call against the Eagles, with support from analyst Jason Stiles and Jen Mueller on the sidelines.

The Griz/Eagles game will directly follow the Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians game in Seattle on ROOT Sports.

LISTEN: “Voice of the Griz” Riley Corcoran will have the radio call of Saturday’s game against the Eagles, supported by long-time color commentator Greg Sundberg in the booth. Fans can tune-in statewide on the Montana Grizzly Sports Network, or visit gogriz.com to listen to the audio-only web stream worldwide.

SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the series with Eastern Washington 27-16-1 and is resoundingly successful in the series when played in Missoula at 16-5-1. Over the last 10 years, however, the Griz/Eagles series is tied 5-5 in regular season games, with EWU holding a 6-5 overall advantage thanks to a 2014 FCS Playoff contest in Cheney.

Montana head coach Bob Stitt is 1-1 against the Eagles after dismantling EWU 57-16 in his first year as head coach – the last time the rivals played in Missoula.

Jeremy Calhoun, then a true freshman, rushed for a career-high three touchdowns that day and the Grizzly defense added a pair of scores as well in the route at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Herbert Gamboa returned an EWU fumble 33 yards for the first defensive score, and JR Nelson ran back an interception 36 yards for the other.

Also getting on the score sheet that day? Eagle freshman QB Gage Gubrud, who ran in a TD from one yard out for his first career touchdown late in the third quarter. It was just the second appearance of the future All-America QB’s career.

FIRST AND TEN WITH THE GRIZ

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

FRESH STARTS: Redshirt freshman defensive end Randy Rodriguez will earn his first start as a Griz-zly this week against EWU. Rodriguez, a native of Peoria, Ariz., has continued to impress this season, posting a career-high 1.5 sacks and two tackles against Savannah State.

Defensive tackle David Shaw posted a sack and a pair of TFLs against the Tigers and has moved back into the starting role after being beat out by Brandt Davidson last week.

CAREER DAYS: In addition to Rodriguez, Montana’s youth was shining bright last week. Redshirt Freshman Samori Toure led the Griz in receiving yards with 111 over five catches. Toure’s 111 yards was the second-highest mark in the Big Sky Conference last week, eclipsed only Idaho State’s Mi-chael Dean with 133 yards against Nevada.

Toure was one of 12 Grizzlies to catch a pass last week against SSU, the most for UM in a single game since 2016’s win over Sac. State when 14 Griz caught a pass.

Also having his best day as a Grizzly las week was running back Alijah Lee who led a Montana rush-ing attack that racked up 193 total yards on the ground, the most for the UM offense since November 2016 at Northern Colorado.

Lee led the Griz with 10 carries for 74 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Washington State transfer averaged 7.4 yards-per-carry and took off for a long run of 33 yards.

With Lee’s help, Montana’s rushing game increased its overall per-rush total from 2.5 yards-per-carry to 3.6. With Toure’s help, Montana’s passing game climbed to No. 12 in the nation, averaging 299.7 YPG in the air. Following two sound defeats, EWU’s vaunted passing game has been restricted to 251 YPG, coming in ranked at No. 31 in the nation.

GRIZ IN THE POLLS: Just as it was expected that the Griz would enter conference play at 2-1, it was also expected that UM would remain on the outside of the national polls looking in until the start of conference play, barring a major upset of Washington or at the hands of Valpo or Savannah State.

The Griz have the perfect opportunity to break back into the polls against No. 11 Eastern Washington, while at 1-2, a loss to the Griz could see the Eagles fall out of the Top-25 altogether.

Montana claimed 124 points in the STATS FCS media poll, six places out of the Top-25 this week. UM also claimed 20 points in the NCAA FCS Coaches’ poll, also six places out.

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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.

STREAKS ALIVE: Junior linebacker Josh Buss earned Montana’s nomination for ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week last week with 3.5 sacks on the day and eight tackles.

Buss has posted a tackle in 22-straight games in his career, dating back to his redshirt freshman season. He’s posted four or more tackles in 14-straight games dating back to the beginning of the 2016 season.

Offensively, Justin Calhoun is riding a similar streak for the Griz. The redshirt sophomore receiver is the only Grizzly to catch at least one pass in every game of his college career, dating back to his first game in2016 when he caught four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown against Saint Francis.

Tucker Schye’s streak of 40-straight appearances remained alive last week. He’s now appeared 41 times as a Griz, every game of his career.

GRIZ QUICK HITS: Montana is the No. 2 team in the nation in red zone offense this week. The Griz have made 12 trips to the red zone and come up with scores on each one.

14 different teams are 100 percent so far in the red zone this season, but the Griz sit at no. 2 with 12 scores. Mercer leads the nation in red zone production at 13-for-13. UM, however, holds a 2-1 record, while Mercer is 1-2.

This week’s winners of defensive coordinator’s “production belts” – boxing-style belts that are presented to the top defensive producers for the Griz each week – were Buss and James Banks.

It’s the second time Banks has earned a production belt (the first after Valparaiso) this year. The senior from Oregon leads the Griz in total tackles with 27 so far this season (10 solo, 17 assisted). He’s posted double-digit tackles in both of Montana’s home games, 12 against Valpo and 10 against Savannah State.

FOUR DOWNS WITH THE EAGLES: The Eagles tallied the seventh-most offensive yards in school history with 650 total against Fordham last week. For his effort, Gage Gubrud was named the ROOT Sports Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career. The McMinnville, Ore., native passed for 399 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more.

EWU also set a new defensive school record in the Bronx with 10 sacks, led by First Team All-Big Sky preseason selection Albert Havili (DE) who registered 2.5.

The Eagle defense held Fordham to 217 yards of offense, with just 26 yards of net rushing. The Rams were without the services of three-time All-America running back Chase Edmonds

Aaron Best is in his first season as the Eagles head coach as a 20-year veteran of the program as both an assistant and player.

AROUND THE SKY: Conference play begins in earnest around the league, with 12 schools playing in six Big Sky contests, and no nonconference games on the schedule.

Montana fans will want to keep an eye on the Montana State at North Dakota game in Grand Forks. The Bobcats are coming off a bye week after giving No. 4 South Dakota State all they could handle in Boz-eman two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the No. 17 Fighting Hawks, who were picked to win the Big Sky, are limping along with injury coming off a 45-7 loss at the, now, No. 13 South Dakota Coyotes in Vermillion, S.D.

Also of note is the UC Davis at Weber State game in Ogden, Utah. UC Davis has been resurgent this season at 2-1 under first-year head coach Dan Hawkins. The Aggies dismantled Portland State 37-14 last weekend in Portland. PSU had been on the cusp of knocking off two FBS powers earlier this year, falling to BYU 20-6 and Oregon State 35-32 before falling to UC Davis. Weber State has been consis-tently strong this season, climbing to No. 23 in the STATS FCS media poll and No. 18 in the coaches’ poll at 2-1.

UP NEXT: Montana faces its first Big Sky road test at Portland State on Sept. 30. The Griz then travel to Idaho State the week after, who won on the road in Reno against Nevada 30-28.

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

No. Name Year Pos.18 Samuel Akem R-Fr. WR12 Korey Alexander Sr. S11 Isiahia Banks Fr. S36 James Banks Sr. LB78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. RT88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR85 Danny Burton Fr. WR42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB3 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB9 Brennan Corbin R-Fr. WR8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. CB20 Gavin Crow R-Fr. CB6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S93 Braydon Deming Fr. DE87 Bryson Deming Fr. WR28 Josh Deshner Fr. ATH10 Nate Dick Fr. QB5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR23 Josh Egbo R-Fr. CB62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Fr. OG30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-So. LB43 Chris Favoroso R-So. DE1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB19 Malik Flowers Fr. WR30 Nick Fouch Fr. WR4 Rey Green R-Fr. RB95 Andrew Harris R-So. LB77 Dallas Hart R-So. RG12 Caleb Hill Jr. 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

COMPLETE BIG SKY STANDINGSSCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAKIdaho State 0-0 0.000 2-1 1-0 1-1 W1Montana 0-0 0.000 2-1 2-0 0-1 W1Southern Utah 0-0 0.000 2-1 1-0 1-1 W2UC Davis 0-0 0.000 2-1 1-0 1-1 W2Weber State 0-0 0.000 2-1 1-0 1-1 W1Northern Colorado 0-0 0.000 1-1 1-0 0-1 L1Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 1-2 0-1 1-1 W1North Dakota 0-0 0.000 1-2 1-0 0-2 L1Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 1-2 1-1 0-1 L1Montana State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2Cal Poly 0-0 0.000 0-3 0-1 0-2 L3Portland State 0-0 0.000 0-3 0-1 0-2 L3

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MONTANA COACHING STAFF

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

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

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

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL NEWCOMERS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School11 Isiahia Banks* S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS93 Braydon Deming* DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS87 Bryson Deming* WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS10 Nate Dick* QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS19 Malik Flowers* WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller 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

* = REDSHIRT

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC.POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTSQB 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. 6-2 218 11C - 15A - 178YDS - 80LG - 3TD 0/0 3/0 0 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 23/15 14 18 Sammy Akem R-Fr. 6-4 195 3REC - 32YDS - 19LG 0/0 3/0 0 WR (Y) 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. 5-10 174 8REC - 133YDS - 2 TD - 61LG 11/10 14/13 4 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 8/0 0 WR (Z) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 21REC* - 159YDS - 2TD - 63LG 8/8 11/11 7 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 5REC - 111YDS - 1TD - 80LG 0/0 3/0 0 WR (H) 80 Josh Horner Sr. 6-5 232 6REC - 80YDS - 44LG - 1TD 8/8 34/13 2 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. 6-2 235 2REC - 34YDS - 23LG - 0TD 10/0 19/3 0 RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. 6-0 213 21ATT - 98YDS - 59LG - 3TD 10/0 23/3 3 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. 5-6 197 10ATT - 74YDS - 33LG - 2TD 0/0 3/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Sr. 6-7 301 11/11 39/38 38 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. 6-5 296 0/0 3/0 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. 6-5 324 11/11 14/14 14 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. 6-7 295 0/0 3/0 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. 6-4 300 10/11 27/13 13 50 Cody Meyer R-So. 6-3 293 0/0 2/0 0 RG 75 Robert Luke R-Sr. 6-4 318 9/0 35/16 3 77 Dallas Hart R-So. 6-5 315 7/0 10/0 0 RT 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. 6-5 302 4/0 28/2 3 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. 6-5 293 0/0 0/0 0

* = School Record

2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC.POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTSWILL 36 James Banks Sr. 6-1 215 12TACK - 1.5TFL - 2QBH 11/11 13/13 13 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL - 1QBH 11/0 13/0 0 MIKE 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 4TACK - 1TFL - 1FR 10/0 13/3 3 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. 6-0 240 11TACK, 2TFL, 1.5SACK, 1BLK, 1QBH, 1FR, 1TD, 1PB, 1FF 13/0 37/10 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. 6-2 220 10TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 11/11 25/13 13 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 11/0 13/0 0 DE 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-3 244 2TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 0/0 3/0 0 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. 6-3 245 5TAK - 1PB - 1QBH 0/0 3/3 3 NT 96 David Shaw Jr. 6-5 319 3TAK - 1BLK - 1SACK - 2TFL 0/0 3/2 0 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. 6-3 293 7 TACK - 1TFL - 1FF - 1FR 11/11 14/12 1 DT 49 Jesse Sims R-So. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1.5TFL - 1SACK - 1QBH 11/6 14/9 3 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. 6-4 272 4TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 6/0 9/0 0 DE 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. 6-4 242 8TACK, 2.5TFL, 1SACK, 1FR, 1FF 1BLK, 1BR, 1QBH 11/0 41/3 3 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. 6-3 250 5TACK - .5TFL - 1QBH 11/0 13/0 0 CB 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. 6-1 193 9TACK - 1INT - 2PB - 1TD 10/6 29/9 3 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr 6-2 178 1TAK 0/0 3/0 0 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-So. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3BRU - 1FR 22/11 25/13 1 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. 6-1 192 3TAK - 1PB 0/0 3/0 0 FS 5 Justin Strong Sr. 5-11 190 11TACK - 1.5TFL - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD 10/10 12/12 2 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. 5-10 197 6TAK - 1TFL - 1INT - 1PB 11/0 17/0 0 SS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. 6-1 203 9TACK - 1SACK - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD - 1BLK 11/3 14/6 3 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. 6-0 196 2TACK 9/0 19/0 0

P 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 53.25/KICK - 59LG - 3In20 11/11 14/14 14 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 5/1 8/4 4 KO 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 61.1/KICK 11/11 14/13 13 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 10/10 10/10 0 PK 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 2/3 FGs - 38LG - 8/8PAT 5/1 8/4 4 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 3/3 3 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 11/11 11 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 7RET- 145YDS - 31LG 0/0 2/0 0 PR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 1 PR TD - 118YDS 8/8 11/11 11

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2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

WEEK 4: EASTERN WASHINGTON

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.11 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 212, 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) LINEBACKER45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 230, R-So.10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 240, R-Sr.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.91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 293, Sr.55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 283, R-Jr.98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 305, R-Fr.

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

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

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

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

BOUNDARY CORNERBACK

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

FIELD CORNERBACK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HOLDER17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr.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.PORTLAND STATEIDAHO STATENORTH DAKOTAWEBER STATENO. ARIZONANO. COLORADOMONTANA STATE

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

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

Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) David Reese - 38 David Reese - 38 Keenan Curran - 14 Keenan Curran - 14 Angel Villanueva - 14 Angel Villanueva - 14 James Banks - 14 James Banks - 14 Josh Buss - 14 Josh Buss - 14 Eric Williams - 14 Eric Williams - 14

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

WR (X) WR (Z) WR (Y) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (14) Louie-McGee (11) Calhoun (13) Horner (14) Calhoun (3) Reese (38) Villanueva (14) Sprunk (13) Luke (16) Ralston (3) Jensen (0) Akem (0) Toure (0) 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 (14) Fa’atuiese (3) Buss (14) Rodriguez (0) Shaw (2) Sims (9) Schye (3) McKinley (9) M. Sanders (13) Strong (12) Sandry (6) Olson (0) Cochran (0) Olson (0) Favoroso (3) Davidson (12) Tilleman (0) Sirmon (0) Nash (0) Cowans (1) Epperly (1) Delaney (0)

K P LS KR PR Purdy (4) Williams (14) O’Donoghue (3) Louie-McGee/Toure (2) Louie-McGee (11) 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 .......................................................................................................................................116, John Nguyen vs Sacramento St., 2016Rushed for 200+ yards.. .................................................................................................................................... 211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014Rushed for 4 TDs .........................................................................................................................................................4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013Rushed for 3 TDs .....................................................................................................................................3, Jeremy Calhoun vs. Eastern Washington, 2015 Had 2 100-yard rushers ........................................................................................................ 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013Passed for 300+ yards ............................................................................................................................................381, Reese Phillips vs. Valparaiso, 2017Passed for 400+ yards .................................................................................................................................. 415, Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah, 2016Passed for 500+ yards ..........................................................................................................................505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000Passed for 6 TDs ........................................................................................................................................................ 7, Chad Chalich vs. Idaho State, 2016Passed for 5 TDs ....................................................................................................................................................... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013Passed for 4 TDs .........................................................................................................................................................4, Reese Phillips vs. Valparaiso, 2017Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game ....................................................................................................4, Brady Gustafson at North Dakota State, 2015Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game ................................................................................................................. 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009Had two 100-yard receivers .......................................................................................133, James Homan & 133, Justin Calhoun vs Northern Arizona, 2016Had three 100-yard receivers ........................................................................................................................................ 156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris,............................................................................................................................................................. 127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000Caught four (4) TD passes .......................................................................................................................................4, Kennan Curran vs. Idaho State, 2016Caught three (3) TD passes ..................................................................................................................................3. Jamaal Jones vs. Montana State, 2015Caught two (2) TD passes .................................................................................................................................. 2, Keenan Curran vs Savannah State 2017Recorded 500 yards of total offense .................................................................................................................549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996Recorded 400 yards of total offense ......................................................................................................................... 485, Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly, 2016Recorded 250 all-purpose yards .......................................................................................................................... 275, Jerry Louie-McGee at Cal Poly, 2016Returned a punt for a Touchdown .................................................................................................................81, Jerry Louie-McGee at Northern Iowa, 2016Returned a kickoff for a TD ..................................................................................................................................98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013Kicked four (4) field goals in a game ....................................................................................................................... Daniel Sullivan, vs Montana State, 2015Kicked three (3) field goals in a game ..................................................................................................................... Daniel Sullivan, vs. E. Washington 2015Kicked a game-winning field goal ...............................................................................................................35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014Kicked a field goal of 50 yards or more .............................................................................................................. 50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013Had Two or more INTs. in a game .........................................................................................................3, Matt Hermanson vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014Returned a fumble for a TD .....................................................................................................................0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016Returned an interception for a TD ....................................................................................................................53, Ryan McKinley vs Savannah 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, 2015

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

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

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2017 NATIONAL PRESEASON POLLSFCS COACHES’ POLL

Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

WEEKLY NATIONAL POLLS

FCS COACHES’ POLLAs of Sept. 18, 2017

RANK TEAM POINTS PREVIOUS RANKING RECORD1 James Madison (25) 649 1 3-02 North Dakota State (1) 625 2 2-03 Sam Houston State 591 3 2-04 South Dakota State 575 4 3-05 Youngstown State 530 5 2-16 Richmond 506 T-6 2-17 Jacksonville State 497 T-6 1-18 Villanova 476 8 2-19 Wofford 432 9 2-010 The Citadel 372 13 3-011 Eastern Washington 369 12 1-212 Illinois State 334 14 2-013 Central Arkansas 309 16 2-114 South Dakota 288 23 3-015 North Carolina A&T 256 20 3-016 New Hampshire 213 11 2-117 Samford 211 17 2-118 Weber State 196 21 2-119 North Dakota 168 10 1-220 Tennessee State 166 24 3-021 Western Illinois 162 22 2-022 Grambling State 104 25 2-123 Nicholls State 76 RV 2-124 Northern Iowa 56 18 1-225 Holy Cross 49 NR 2-1

Others receiving votes: Southern Utah (44), Chattanooga (35), Charleston Southern (35), UT Martin (20), William & Mary (20), Montana (20), Towson (13), Kennesaw State (11), McNeese State (10), Mercer (9), Idaho State (6), Yale (4), Stony Brook (3), Saint Francis (3), Albany (2), Howard (2), Montana State (2), Princeton (1).

STATS FCS TOP 25As of Sept. 18, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV.1 James Madison (3-0) 4067 (156) 12 North Dakota State (2-0) 3898 (5) 23 Sam Houston State (2-0) 3680 (1) 34 South Dakota State (3-0) 3607 (1) 45 Jacksonville State (1-1) 3309 56 Youngstown State (2-1) 3198 67 Villanova (2-1) 3088 78 Richmond (2-1) 2930 89 Wofford (2-0) 2660 1110 Citadel (3-0) 2264 1311 Eastern Washington (1-2) 2227 1212 Central Arkansas (2-1) 2094 1413 South Dakota (3-0) 1980 2314 Illinois State (2-0) 1691 1815 New Hampshire (2-1) 1448 916 Liberty (3-0) 1353 1917 North Dakota (1-2) 1325 1018 Samford (2-1) 1234 1719 Western Illinois (2-0) 1222 2020 Tennessee State (3-0) 1026 2221 North Carolina A&T (3-0) 897 2522 Grambling State (2-1) 644 2423 Weber State (2-1) 460 NR24 UT Martin (2-1) 385 NR25 Holy Cross (2-1) 310 NR

Others: Charleston Southern (305) , Chattanooga (252) , Nicholls (251) , Albany (250) , Southern Utah (156) , UNI (152) , Montana (124) , Stony Brook (90) , Elon (66) , North Carolina Central (57) , Princeton (37) , Colgate (35) , Howard (33) , Fordham (26) , Maine (20) , Western Carolina (18) , McNeese (18) , Kennesaw State (17) , Idaho State (15) , UC Davis (12) , Saint Francis U (8) , Eastern Kentucky (7) , Delaware (7) , Southern Illinois (6) , Cal Poly (4) , Yale (4) , Towson (4) , Duquesne (3) , Mercer (3) , Penn (2) , Monmouth (2) , Harvard (1) , San Diego (1) , Alcorn State (1) , William & Mary (1)

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THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKYSaturday, Sept. 23

Idaho State at Northern Colorado.......................................... 1:05 p.m. MTTV: Pluto TV

Montana State at North Dakota ............................................. 2:35 p.m. CTTV: Midco Sports Network/SWX/Pluto TV

UC Davis at Weber State ......................................................5:05 p.m. MTTV: KJZZ/Pluto TV

Eastern Washington at Montana ....................................... 6:05 p.m. MTTV: ROOT SPORTS (Game of the Week)Talent: Tom Glasglow, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller

Northern Arizona at Cal Poly ................................................. 6:05 p.m. PTTV: Eleven Sports (Game of the Week)/Pluto TVTalent: Bill Doleman, Darius Walker

Southern Utah at Sacramento State.......................................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. ........................................................................................ (O)..................................................................................................................................(D)..................................................................................................................................(S)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

F = STATS FCS Freshman of the Week Nominee

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.

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 PROS6 Players (As of 9/18/17)

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

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

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2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 2004-0641.4.............. Eric Williams, 2016-Present41.26........................Jody Farmer, 1986-89.......................................Lon Howard, 196841.23................................ Ken Wood, 200840.83......................Mark Spencer, 2001-02

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

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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. ....................................................Portland St. ........................................................Idaho St. .............................................................North Dakota ......................................................Weber St. ...........................................................No. Arizona ........................................................No. Colorado ......................................................Montana St. .......................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

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2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

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

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.

GRIZ VS. EASTERN WASHINGTON

Year ...Location .....................Result ..................Score1938 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 27-0, UM1940 ...Montana ....................... W ................. 9-0, UM1946 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 31-7, UM1947 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............... 21-0, UM1948.... Neutral& ....................... L ............. 12-7, EWU1949 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 19-6, UM1950 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............... 52-0, UM1980 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 42-7, UM1981 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 14-13, EWU1983 ...Eastern Washington ....... L ........... 27-26, EWU1984 ...Montana ........................T ......................14-141985 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 52-19, EWU1986$ Montana ....................... W ............. 42-37, UM1987* .Montana ....................... W ............... 22-0, UM1988 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 30-6, UM1989 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 22-16, UM1990 ...Montana ........................ L ........... 36-35, EWU1991 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 20-17, EWU1992 ...Montana ........................ L ........... 27-21, EWU1993 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 35-20, UM1994 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 49-29, UM1995 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............... 63-7, UM1996 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 34-30, UM1997 ...Montana ........................ L ........... 40-35, EWU1998 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 30-27, UM1999 ...Montana ....................... W ............... 25-7, UM2000 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 41-31, UM2001 ...Montana ....................... W ..29-26 (2 OT), UM2002 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 30-21, EWU2003 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 41-10, UM2004 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 31-28, UM2005 ...Montana ........................ L ........... 34-20, EWU2006 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............. 33-17, UM2007 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 24-23, UM2008 ...Eastern Washington ..... W ............... 19-3, UM2009 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 41-34, UM2010 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 36-27, EWU2011 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 17-14, UM2012 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 32-26, EWU2103 ...Montana ........................ L ........... 42-37, EWU2014 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 36-26, EWU............Eastern Washington^ .... L ........... 37-20, EWU2015 ...Montana ....................... W ............. 57-16, UM2016 ...Eastern Washington ...... L ........... 35-16, EWU

&Neutral game played in Great Falls, Mont.$Last game played in Dornblaser Stadium*Year Eastern Washington joined the Big Sky Confer-ence^FCS Playoff game

2017 Montana Football

Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics UM OPP

SCORING 108 89

Points Per Game 36.0 29.7

Points Off Turnovers 28 35

FIRST DOWNS 62 64

R u s h i n g 20 25

P a s s i n g 35 36

P e n a l t y 7 3

RUSHING YARDAGE 363 430

Yards gained rushing 419 560

Yards lost rushing 56 130

Rushing Attempts 102 115

Average Per Rush 3.6 3.7

Average Per Game 121.0 143.3

TDs Rushing 6 5

PASSING YARDAGE 899 780

C o m p - A t t - I n t 77-107-4 56-97-5

Average Per Pass 8.4 8.0

Average Per Catch 11.7 13.9


TDs Passing 7 4

TOTAL OFFENSE 1262 1210

Total Plays 209 212

Average Per Play 6.0 5.7


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-244 14-248

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-54 1-67

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-108 4-96

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 17.7

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 67.0

INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 24.0

FUMBLES-LOST 4-4 3-1

PENALTIES-Yards 14-147 27-211


PUNTS-Yards 14-607 18-669

Average Per Punt 43.4 37.2

Net punt average 37.1 33.1

KICKOFFS-Yards 19-1116 17-1018

Average Per Kick 58.7 59.9

Net kick average 41.7 39.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 5 9 3 3 : 0 1

3RD-DOWN Conversions 17/44 16/42

3rd-Down Pct 39% 38%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/8 2/2

4th-Down Pct 50% 100%

SACKS BY-Yards 9-79 6-35

MISC YARDS 8 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 11

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 4-6

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (12-12) 100% (9-12) 75%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-12) 92% (7-12) 58%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (15-15) 100% (11-11) 100%

ATTENDANCE 45388 68491

Games/Avg Per Game 2/22694 1/68491

Neutral Site Games 0/0

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

Montana 31 28 21 28 0 108

Opponents 27 24 14 24 0 89


Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2017)

All games

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

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 47 184 5 179 3.8 2 17 59.7

LEE, Alijah 3 24 117 1 116 4.8 2 33 38.7

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

FAVORS,Treshawn 3 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 7.0

JENSEN, Gresch 3 5 19 11 8 1.6 1 13 2.7

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

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

TOURE, Samori 3 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.3

Total 3 102 419 56 363 3.6 6 33 121.0

Opponents 3 115 560 130 430 3.7 5 30 143.3

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

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

JENSEN, Gresch 3 195.81 16-21-1 76.2 205 3 80 68.3

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

Total 3 156.65 77-107-4 72.0 899 7 80 299.7

Opponents 3 128.58 56-97-5 57.7 780 4 66 260.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 3 15 230 15.3 2 63 76.7

TOURE, Samori 3 11 169 15.4 2 80 56.3

CURRAN, Keenan 3 9 164 18.2 3 53 54.7

CALHOUN, Justin 3 8 89 11.1 0 16 29.7

LEE, Alijah 3 8 52 6.5 0 15 17.3

AKEM, Samuel 3 7 57 8.1 0 19 19.0

HORNER, Josh 3 7 55 7.9 0 15 18.3

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 3 6 2.0 0 6 2.0

SIMIS, Makena 3 2 17 8.5 0 11 5.7

McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0

NAGLER, Jed 3 1 24 24.0 0 24 8.0

BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0

TAYLOR, L. 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 3 77 899 11.7 7 80 299.7

Opponents 3 56 780 13.9 4 66 260.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 4 54 13.5 0 34

Total 4 54 13.5 0 34

Opponents 1 67 67.0 1 67

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36

EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0

BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53

Total 5 108 21.6 2 53

Opponents 4 96 24.0 1 68

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

TOURE, Samori 9 172 19.1 0 31

CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20

BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17

EATON, Kobey 1 28 28.0 0 28

Total 13 244 18.8 0 31

Opponents 14 248 17.7 0 32

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0



All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

PURDY, Brandon - 1-1 15-15 - - - - - 18

CURRAN, Keenan 3 - - - - - - - 18

LEE, Alijah 2 - - - - - - - 12

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

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

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

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

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

JENSEN, Gresch 1 - - - - - - - 6

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

Total 15 1-1 15-15 - - - - - 108

Opponents 11 4-6 11-11 - - - - - 89

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7

JENSEN, Gresch 3 26 8 205 213 71.0

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 47 179 0 179 59.7

LEE, Alijah 3 24 116 0 116 38.7

HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5

McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 38 0 38 19.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 3 7 21 0 21 7.0

TOURE, Samori 3 1 -4 0 -4 -1.3

Total 3 209 363 899 1262 420.7

Opponents 3 212 430 780 1210 403.3

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

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

FG Sequence Montana Opponents

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

Washington - 46

Savannah State - 25,(43)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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

WILLIAMS, Eric 14 607 43.4 58 1 5 5 4 0

Total 14 607 43.4 58 1 5 5 4 0

Opponents 18 669 37.2 66 1 2 5 2 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

WILLIAMS, Eric 19 1116 58.7 3 2

Total 19 1116 58.7 3 2 17.7 41.7 23

Opponents 17 1018 59.9 4 0 18.8 39.6 25



All games

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

TOURE, Samori 3 -4 169 0 172 0 337 112.3

L O U I E - M c G E E , 3 0 230 54 0 0 284 94.7

CALHOUN, Jere 3 179 6 0 0 0 185 61.7

LEE, Alijah 3 116 52 0 0 0 168 56.0

CURRAN, Keen 3 0 164 0 0 0 164 54.7

CALHOUN, Justi 3 0 89 0 0 0 89 29.7

AKEM, Samuel 3 0 57 0 0 0 57 19.0

HORNER, Josh 3 0 55 0 0 0 55 18.3

McKINLEY, Rya 3 0 0 0 0 53 53 17.7

SANDRY, Josh 3 0 0 0 0 40 40 13.3

McCOMBS, Cod 2 38 0 0 0 0 38 19.0

EATON, Kobey 1 0 0 0 28 0 28 28.0

CROW, Gavin 2 0 0 0 27 0 27 13.5

NAGLER, Jed 3 0 24 0 0 0 24 8.0

FAVORS,Tresha 3 21 0 0 0 0 21 7.0

BUSS, Josh 3 0 0 0 0 21 21 7.0

SIMIS, Makena 3 0 17 0 0 0 17 5.7

BANKS, James 3 0 0 0 17 0 17 5.7

BURTON, Dann 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brenn 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0

JENSEN, Gresc 3 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.7

HILL, Caleb 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5

TAYLOR, L. 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0

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

EPPERLY, Evan 3 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 -2.0

Total 3 363 899 54 244 108 1668 556.0

Opponents 3 430 780 67 248 96 1621 540.3


Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 17, 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 3 10 17 27 3.0-7 0.5-3 . . . . . . .

42 BUSS, Josh 3 12 10 22 4.0-33 2.0-27 1-21 1 1 . . . .

2D McKINLEY, Ryan 3 10 6 16 . . 1-53 3 . . . . .

5D STRONG, Justin 2 8 5 13 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .

33 OLSON, Dante 3 6 7 13 . . . . 1 . . . .

37 SCHYE, Tucker 3 4 8 12 3.5-13 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 1 . .

13 SANDRY, Josh 3 8 3 11 . . 2-40 1 . . . 1 .

30 EPPERLY, Evan 3 2 8 10 . . 1--6 1 . . . . .

43 FAVOROSO, Chris 3 5 5 10 . . . 1 1 . . . .

57 COCHRAN, Shayne 3 3 6 9 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

8D COWANS, Lewis 3 4 4 8 . . . 2 . . . . .

49 SIMS, Jesse 3 1 7 8 . . . . 1 . . . .

45 FA'ATUIESE,Vika 3 4 4 8 2.0-3 . . . . . . . .

91 DAVIDSON,Brandt 3 . 6 6 . . . . . . . . .

34 LEWIS, Jace 2 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .

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

99 TILLEMAN,Reggie 3 1 5 6 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . . . . . .

1D SANDERS,Markell 3 2 4 6 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . .

44 RODRIGUEZ,Randy 3 5 1 6 3.5-25 1.5-17 . . . . . . .

1B ALEXANDER,Korey 3 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .

96 SHAW, David 3 1 3 4 2.0-10 1.0-9 . . . . . 1 .

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

10 STRAHM, Connor 1 2 1 3 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

23 EGBO, Josh 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .

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

54 SMITH, Gage 3 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .

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

7 NASH, Dareon 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

84 NAGLER, Jed 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

21 TAYLOR, L. 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

74 VILLANUEVA, A. 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

72 SPRUNK, Cooper 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 3 99 134 233 25-116 9-79 5-108 10 5 1-0 1 2 .

Opponents 3 108 144 252 21-68 6-35 4-96 8 2 4-0 4 . .


Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 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

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

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 47 184 5 179 3.8 2 17 59.7

LEE, Alijah 3 24 117 1 116 4.8 2 33 38.7

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

FAVORS,Treshawn 3 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 7.0

JENSEN, Gresch 3 5 19 11 8 1.6 1 13 2.7

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

Total 3 102 419 56 363 3.6 6 33 121.0

Opponents 3 115 560 130 430 3.7 5 30 143.3

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

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

JENSEN, Gresch 3 195.81 16-21-1 76.2 205 3 80 68.3

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

Total 3 156.65 77-107-4 72.0 899 7 80 299.7

Opponents 3 128.58 56-97-5 57.7 780 4 66 260.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 3 15 230 15.3 2 63 76.7

TOURE, Samori 3 11 169 15.4 2 80 56.3

CURRAN, Keenan 3 9 164 18.2 3 53 54.7

CALHOUN, Justin 3 8 89 11.1 0 16 29.7

LEE, Alijah 3 8 52 6.5 0 15 17.3

AKEM, Samuel 3 7 57 8.1 0 19 19.0

HORNER, Josh 3 7 55 7.9 0 15 18.3

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 3 6 2.0 0 6 2.0

SIMIS, Makena 3 2 17 8.5 0 11 5.7

McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0

NAGLER, Jed 3 1 24 24.0 0 24 8.0

BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0

CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0

TAYLOR, L. 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0

FAVORS,Treshawn 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 3 77 899 11.7 7 80 299.7

Opponents 3 56 780 13.9 4 66 260.0

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

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

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

PURDY, Brandon - 1-1 15-15 - - - - - 18

CURRAN, Keenan 3 - - - - - - - 18

LEE, Alijah 2 - - - - - - - 12

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

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

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

JENSEN, Gresch 1 - - - - - - - 6

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

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

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

Total 15 1-1 15-15 - - - - - 108

Opponents 11 4-6 11-11 - - - - - 89

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

Montana 31 28 21 28 0 108

Opponents 27 24 14 24 0 89

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

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

Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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

Team Statistics UM OPP

FIRST DOWNS 62 64

R u s h i n g 20 25

P a s s i n g 35 36

P e n a l t y 7 3

RUSHING YARDAGE 363 430

Rushing Attempts 102 115

Average Per Rush 3.6 3.7


TDs Rushing 6 5

PASSING YARDAGE 899 780

C o m p - A t t - I n t 77-107-4 56-97-5

Average Per Pass 8.4 8.0

Average Per Catch 11.7 13.9


TDs Passing 7 4

TOTAL OFFENSE 1262 1210

Average Per Play 6.0 5.7


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-244 14-248

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-54 1-67

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-108 4-96

FUMBLES-LOST 4-4 3-1

PENALTIES-Yards 14-147 27-211

PUNTS-AVG 14-43.4 18-37.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 5 9 3 3 : 0 1

3RD-DOWN Conversions 17/44 16/42

4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/8 2/2

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36

BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21

McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53

EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0

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

WILLIAMS, Eric 14 607 43.4 58 1 5 5 4 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

LOUIE-McGEE, J. 4 54 13.5 0 34

Total 4 54 13.5 0 34

Opponents 1 67 67.0 1 67

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

TOURE, Samori 9 172 19.1 0 31

CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20

EATON, Kobey 1 28 28.0 0 28

BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17

Total 13 244 18.8 0 31

Opponents 14 248 17.7 0 32

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

TOURE, Samori 3 -4 169 0 172 0 337 112.3

L O U I E - M c G E E , 3 0 230 54 0 0 284 94.7

CALHOUN, Jere 3 179 6 0 0 0 185 61.7

LEE, Alijah 3 116 52 0 0 0 168 56.0

CURRAN, Keena 3 0 164 0 0 0 164 54.7

Total 3 363 899 54 244 108 1668 556.0

Opponents 3 430 780 67 248 96 1621 540.3

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7

JENSEN, Gresch 3 26 8 205 213 71.0

CALHOUN, Jeremy 3 47 179 0 179 59.7

LEE, Alijah 3 24 116 0 116 38.7

HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5

Total 3 209 363 899 1262 420.7

Opponents 3 212 430 780 1210 403.3

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 3 10 17 27 3.0-7 0.5-3 . . . . . . .

42 BUSS, Josh 3 12 10 22 4.0-33 2.0-27 1-21 1 1 . . . .

2D McKINLEY, Ryan 3 10 6 16 . . 1-53 3 . . . . .

5D STRONG, Justin 2 8 5 13 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .

33 OLSON, Dante 3 6 7 13 . . . . 1 . . . .

Total 3 99 134 233 25-116 9-79 5-108 10 5 1-0 1 2 .

Opponents 3 108 144 252 21-68 6-35 4-96 8 2 4-0 4 . .


Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 17, 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

Montana 102 363 6 33 77 899 7 80 77-107-4 899 7 80 13 244 0 31 4 54 0 34 1262

Opponents 115 430 5 30 56 780 4 66 56-97-5 780 4 66 14 248 0 32 1 67 1 67 1210

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.6 • Avg/catch: 11.7 • Pass effic: 156.65 • KR avg: 18.8 • PR avg: 13.5 • All purpose avg/game: 556.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 420.7

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

Montana 99 134 233 25.0-116 9.0-79 1 1-0 5-108 5 10 2 15-15 0 0 0 28 108

Opponents 108 144 252 21.0-68 6.0-35 4 4-0 4-96 2 8 0 11-11 0 0 0 35 89

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

Montana 14 607 43.4 58 0 1 5 4 5 1-1 24 0 19 1116 58.7 3 2

Opponents 18 669 37.2 66 0 1 2 2 5 4-6 44 1 17 1018 59.9 4 0


Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 17, 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

Opponents 115 430 5 30 56 780 4 66 56-97-5 780 4 66 14 248 0 32 1 67 1 67 1210

Montana 102 363 6 33 77 899 7 80 77-107-4 899 7 80 13 244 0 31 4 54 0 34 1262

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 13.9 • Pass effic: 128.58 • KR avg: 17.7 • PR avg: 67.0 • All purpose avg/game: 540.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 403.3

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

Opponents 108 144 252 21.0-68 6.0-35 4 4-0 4-96 2 8 0 11-11 0 0 0 35 89

Montana 99 134 233 25.0-116 9.0-79 1 1-0 5-108 5 10 2 15-15 0 0 0 28 108

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

Opponents 18 669 37.2 66 0 1 2 2 5 4-6 44 1 17 1018 59.9 4 0

Montana 14 607 43.4 58 0 1 5 4 5 1-1 24 0 19 1116 58.7 3 2


Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 17, 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

Montana 17-44 38.6 5-9 55.6 7-13 53.8 3-12 25.0 2-10 20.0 0-0 0.0

Opponents 16-42 38.1 4-8 50.0 5-11 45.5 4-10 40.0 3-13 23.1 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions


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

Montana 4-8 50.0 0-0 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0

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

Time of Possession


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

Montana Total 80:57 17:57 21:45 22:31 18:44 0:00

Avg. 26:59 5:59 7:15 7:30 6:14 0:00

Opponents Total 99:03 27:03 23:15 22:29 26:16 0:00

Avg. 33:01 9:01 7:45 7:29 8:45 0:00


Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 17, 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

Totals 12 12 80 11 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 of 12 (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

Totals 12 9 55 7 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

9 of 12 (75.0%)


Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 17, 2017)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long Pass 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 1 PURDY, Brandon vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

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

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

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

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

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

Long Punt Return 34 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

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

Sacks 2.0 BUSS, Josh vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 3.5 BUSS, Josh vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

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

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

1 McKINLEY, Ryan vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

1 BUSS, Josh vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)



All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 35 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 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 41 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 30 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Yards Passing 399 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

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

TD Passes 4 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Plays 76 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 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)

Penalties 5 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)


Penalty Yards 60 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Turnovers 4 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)


Punts 7 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Punting Avg 53.2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Long Punt 58 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

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

Long Punt Return 34 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)



All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

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

Yards Rushing 82 OLIVER,Uriah, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 OLIVER,Uriah, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 KIRKLAND,Derek, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

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

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

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

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

Punts 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)

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

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

Tackles 11 RUTLEDGE,Donald, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 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 1 NUNES, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

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

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

1 BONNER,Darrell, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)



All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Rushing 213 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

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

TD Rushes 5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Pass attempts 42 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Pass completions 24 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Yards Passing 327 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

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

TD Passes 2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Total Plays 74 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Total Offense 506 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

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

Points 63 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Sacks By 6 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

First Downs 25 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)

Penalties 14 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017)

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

Turnovers 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 at Washington (Sep 9, 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)

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