Griz Game Day Nov. 14

By FRITZ NEIGHBORof the Missoulian

C hris Likewise knew before Jeff Chudy, and Chudy knew before Bobby Hauck,

and now the Big Sky Conference has found out: Keith Thompson can play some football.

Thompson, perhaps generously listed at 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, doesn’t cut the most striking figure in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, where the second-ranked Montana Grizzlies battle Northern Colorado Saturday. But the cornerback can not only run and cover receivers, he can pack a wallop.

Ask Idaho State’s Jaron Taylor, who took a pass from quarterback Russel Hill on a bubble screen in the first quarter last week, and got lit up.

“Starting in the Sac State game, our coaches started letting us corners read more and go inside on that bubble,” said Thompson, a senior out of Porterville, Calif. “I was able to get a good read and get inside, and get to him.”

Taylor got up after the 3-yard loss, but then took a knee, and then briefly left the game.

Now he knows, too.“He’s not the most physically

imposing guy when you look at him, but he’s a physical player,” said Hauck, whose club is 9-0. “He’s a good tackler; he likes that part of it, which makes him more effective.

“A lot of offenses try to get the ball on the corner. And with him, it’s a mistake.”

College recruiters often stopped by Monache High School in Porterville, looking for players to fit their football team. They had to go through Likewise, who has coached or is coaching four of Thompson’s brothers, and he made the same pitch to each visitor. He got the same answer.

“Every coach came through to look at players, and I kept telling them, ‘You’ll really like this kid,’ ” Likewise said. “And they’d say, ‘We do like him. The problem is he’s 5-foot-8.’ ”

It didn’t matter that Thompson had run for 1,456 yards and 24 touchdowns – he also caught three TDs – his senior year. The big numbers were 5-8 and, by Thompson’s own recollection, 155 (pounds).

“I was real small and I mainly played offense,” Thompson says now. “So I went the JC route to learn how to play corner. There were two JCs in my area, and there were four guys on my team who all wanted to play the same place.”

G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Keith Thompson

Forget his size, Thompson has been big addition at UM

See THOMPSON, Page G5

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UM cornerback Keith Thompson covers Weber State wide receiver MIke Phillips during a game earlier this season. Thompson has 34 tackles this season, 20 unassisted and 3 for a loss.

Lighting up the Big Sky“I was going to take a visit to Montana and had some other trips lined up. But (Chudy) told me if they offered me here, just to take it. And it was a wise decision.”

– Keith Thompson, Montana senior cornerback

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G3

MONTANA (9-0) Griz Opp

Scoring average 34.3 18.7Rushing yards 174.6 91.2Avg./Rush 4.3 3.1Passing 167-277-6 230-376-13Passing yards 264.9 270.7Average per pass 8.6 6.5Total offense 439.4 361.9Average per play 6.2 5.03rd-down conversions 62-131 48-135Time of possession 29:14 30:46Fumbles-lost 15-7 11-5Kick returns 29-22.6 47-19.6Punt returns 22-17.8 7-7.1Punting 34-40.3 50-37.7Sacks by-yards 13-72 9-65

Montana 39 100 59 104 7 – 297Opponents 48 36 35 49 0 – 168

Offensive leadersRushing

Chase Reynolds 203-945 (4.7 ypc.), long 40, 12 TDsThomas Brooks-Fletcher70-294 (4.2 ypc.), long 18, 2 TDsPeter Nguyen 14-104 (7.4 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDGerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsAndrew Selle 27-92 (3.4 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDsJustin Roper 11-31 (2.8 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDsDan Moore 16-39 (2.4 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD

PassingAndrew Selle 117-190-2 for 1,706 yards, long 68, 14 TDsJustin Roper 50-85-3 for 678 yards, long 84, 6 TDsGerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

ReceivingMarc Mariani 41-686 (21.2 ypc.), long 84, 6 TDsTyler Palmer 23-289 (12.6 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDsChase Reynolds 21-192 (9.1 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDsJabin Sambrano 19-314 (16.5 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDStephen Pfahler 17-244 (14.4 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDsSam Gratton 16-151 (9.4 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDsDan Beaudin 13-164 (12.6 ypc.), long 61, 1 TDThomas Brooks-Fletcher 5-67 (13.4 ypc.), long 20, 1 TD

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Shawn Lebsock 61, 25 unassistedSS Erik Stoll 50, 20 unassistedLB Brandon Fisher 48, 18 unassistedFS Shann Schillinger 41, 17 unassisted

DE Severin Campbell 40, 13 unassistedLB Alex Shaw 40, 12 unassistedDT Austin Mullins 38, 8 unassistedCB Keith Thompson 34, 20 unassistedCB Trumaine Johnson 32, 17 unassistedDE Jace Palmer 26, 6 unassistedLB Josh Stuberg 23, 6 unassisted

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

SacksDT Tyler Hobbs 3-15DT Bryan Waldhauser 2-15DE Josh Harris 2-17

InterceptionsCB Trumaine Johnson 4-14, long 11, 0 TDsDE Jace Palmer 1-57, 1 TDSS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDsLB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDsLB Caleb McSurdy 1-17, 0 TDsCB Andrew Swink 1-9, 0 TDsDE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs

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

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

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Brody McKnight 36-37/9-15, long 54, 1 blocked, 63 points

PuntingSean Wren 34-40.3, long 60, 9 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsMarc Mariani 16-17.6, long 82, 1 TDSam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDsJabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

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

Northern Colorado (3-7) NC Opp

Scoring average 19.2 25.0Rushing yards 113.6 165.9Avg./Rush 3.6 4.3Passing 211-354-6 198-323-11Passing yards 230.6 206.9Average per pass 6.5 6.4Total offense 344.2 372.8Average per play 5.1 5.33rd-down conversions 59-144 61-149Time of possession 28:03 31:57Fumbles-lost 18-9 19-7Kick returns 31-20.4 32-21.8Punt returns 21-7.2 25-4.7Punting 54-38.6 46-40.0Sacks by-yards 18-121 17-111

No. Colorado 32 52 41 67 – 192Opponents 40 107 53 50 – 250

Offensive leadersRushing

Andre Harris 137-621 (4.5 ypc.), long 45, 7 TDsJohn Burnley 44-153 (3.5 ypc.), long 34, 2 TDsJhamele Robinson 30-133 (4.4 ypc), long 29, 0 TDsDylan Orms 26-124 (4.8 ypc.), long 18, 0 TDs

PassingBryan Waggener 205-341-6 for 2210 yards, long 80, 8 TDsDylan Orms 6-10-0 for 96 yards, long 37, 2 TDs

ReceivingAlex Thompson 64-790 (12.3 ypc.), long 80, 6 TDsPatrick Walker 42-533 (12.7 ypc.), long 65, 1 TDAndre Harris 28-162 (5.8 ypc.), long 16, 0 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Matt King 83, 38 unassistedFS Max Hewitt 70, 37 unassistedCB Korey Askew 66, 42 unassistedLB John Eddy 63, 32 unassistedSS Stephen Michon 63, 38 unassistedLB Logan Zabel 57, 21 unassistedCB Quincy Wofford 48, 29 unassisted

Tackles for lossLB John Eddy 8.5-42LB Matt King 6-36DE Nick Hernon 5.5-26LB Logan Zabel 5.5-18

DT Martin Awachie 5-15

SacksLB John Eddy 5.5-37De Nick Hernon 5-25LB Matt King 3-32

InterceptionsCB Korey Aske 3-37.3, long 88, 1 TDFS Max Hewitt 3-18.0, long 39, 0 TDsSS Chuks Nweke 2-2.0, long 4, 0 TDsSS Stephen Michon 1-0, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredLB John Eddy 4-0CB Korey Askew 1-2SS Stephen Michon 2-1

Pass breakupsCB Korey Askew 8LB Phillips Arias 4CB George Ortiz 4

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Michael York 20-21/10-14, long 47, 0 blocked, 50 points

PuntingCameron Kaman 53-239.3, long 66, 16 inside 20, 1 blocked

Punt returnsRyan Lutz 20-7.3, long 24, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsJohn Burnley 16-20.8, long 32, 0 TDsJhamele Robinson 8-21.4, long 45, 0 TDs


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Likewise picked up the phone and called his old junior college coach, Chudy. Thompson took off for Bakersfield College, where he helped the Renegades to a 23-3 record over the next two seasons.

Almost two years later Thompson has seen just two losses with the Griz. He’s made the Football Championship Subdivision title game; the Griz lost 24-7 to Richmond last December. He’s broken up four passes this season and has matched the taller, heavier Trumaine Johnson big hit for big hit, with three tackles for losses.

“I was going to take a visit to Montana and had some other trips lined up,” Thompson said of his recruitment out of Bakersfield. “But (Chudy) told me if they offered me here, just to take it.

“And it was a wise decision.”“I really thought he was a real

good player and thought he’d help somebody,” said Likewise, a Californian who played junior college ahead of two years at, oddly enough, Carroll College (in 1991-92). “He just wanted to continue playing, and I think he knew his best chance was to play corner.

“Of course, he has a half-brother who’s playing for the

Patriots – James Sanders. He could get some good pointers there, when needed.”

Kathy Thompson recalls

that Sanders wasn’t many pant sizes larger than Keith when he graduated from Porterville: 5-11 and 170 pounds, though she added, “He’s a lot bigger now.”

Two other sons were larger, she said, and they played in high school, and then they stopped.

“They didn’t have the heart to play college football,” she said. “They were like, ‘Uh-uh, it’s too much work.’ Between my husband (Keith, for whom her Grizzly son is named) and I, we have eight boys. Three are still playing.”

Grayson is the third, a high school junior, which means the Thompsons pretty much have their Fridays, Saturdays (college) and Sundays (NFL) planned out.

“High school splits us up,” said Kathy. “Every week somebody has to miss out.”

Keith’s college games are brought in by computer, though the Griz made a couple trips to California this season.

Kathy Thompson is a corrections counselor; her husband is a former Marine who took injury retirement from the Department of Corrections, and is now in real estate.

The younger Keith Thompson

made no mention of Sanders in his bio in the Griz media guide, but the influence is there.

“James said to the other boys, ‘If you’re not willing to give football your all, just don’t do it,’ ” Kathy said. “‘It’s not fair to the sport, and it’s not fair to you if you’re not going to give it your all.’ ”

And young Keith has given his all.

“He didn’t even question what he wanted to do,” his mom said. “We were like, ‘Keep playing, I don’t care what people say about your size.’ James sees the love of it in him.”

Spring ball was over and

summer workouts hadn’t begun in 2008 when Hauck found out that two promising corners, Jamaine Olson and Lyle Brown, wanted to transfer.

“Those guys opted out in May,” Hauck said this week. “All’s well that ends well – we’re better off now – but it was kind of a crisis situation at the time. We went into last season, and all the guys we played at corner hadn’t taken a snap in Division I football.”

Johnson, a true freshman, Thompson and fellow JC transfer Andrew Swink split almost all of the plays in 2008. That the Griz went 14-2 speaks to the job they did. The wins were nothing new

to Thompson, and neither were the crowds – he played in front of 12,000 in Bakersfield.

“I think going to junior college first really helped me out a lot,” he said. “The defense we ran there was pretty much the same. It wasn’t that big of an adjustment.”

Beyond that, Thompson doesn’t say much about his own exploits. His actions have spoken volumes. This is his fourth year of college, and he’ll wrap up his sociology degree – he wants to be a counselor, like Kathy – in May. On the field, he just wins.

“We need to step it up on D,” he said this week. “We need to get back to where we were playing last year – fast and physical.”

“He’s truly humble,” said Likewise. “But I’ll tell you what, if I had 11 Keith Thompsons I think I’d be able to invade Afghanistan and I’d have Osama bin Laden inside of a week.

“I knew he could play somewhere – it was just getting somebody to take a chance on a 5-foot-8 guy. I’m super happy for him, and glad somebody took a chance on someone who wasn’t the prototype.

“Sometimes those little guys can make big plays.”

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or at [email protected].

ThompsonContinued from Page G2

Keith Thompson

No. 21Year:Senior

Position:Cornerback

Height:5-foot-9Weight:

175Hometown:

Porterville, Calif.

“I knew he could play somewhere – it was just getting somebody to take a chance on a 5-foot-8 guy. I’m super happy for him, and glad somebody took a chance on someone who wasn’t the prototype.”

– Chris Likewise, Porterville (Calif.) High School coach


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By RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press

The last time Ohio State played in the Rose Bowl was Jan. 1, 1997. It’s almost hard to believe it’s been that long.

The Buckeyes under coach Jim Tressel have been the dominant team in the Big Ten for the past decade, winning at least a share of the last four conference titles. But in a BCS world, Texas and Oklahoma have played in the Rose Bowl more often in the past 10 years than Ohio State.

“It’s something that Ohio State hasn’t been to in a while,” tight end Jake Ballard said. “It’s something that I think the Buckeyes need to bring back to Columbus.”

The Buckeyes are a victory away from ending that Rose-less run.

No. 15 Iowa visits Ohio Stadium on Saturday and the winner gets a trip to Pasadena, Calif., and a New Year’s Day date with the Pac-10 champion.

The Hawkeyes have gone without a Rose Bowl bid even longer than the Buckeyes. Hayden Fry was still at the helm in Iowa when it lost to Washington 46-34 in the 1991 Rose Bowl.

A victory Saturday in Columbus might be the only road to the BCS for the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes.

Ohio State has played in a Bowl Championship Series game each of the last four seasons, but a third loss would likely relegate the Buckeyes to one of the lower-profile New Year’s Day games.

No. 16 Utah is at No. 4 TCU, and the Horned Frogs have legitimate national title hopes. They’ll need plenty of help to get to Pasadena for the BCS national championship game, but beating the Utes represents the toughest task remaining on the road to an undefeated regular season and the Frogs’ first chance to play in any of the five big-money bowls.

The picks:

Saturday’s GamesNo. 1 Florida (minus 15fi) at S. CarolinaGamecocks are one-dimensional, with worst

running game in SEC ... FLORIDA 24-10.No. 2 Texas (minus 23fi) at BaylorBears have been shut out three times in last

seven games vs. ’Horns ... TEXAS 35-3.No. 3 Alabama (minus 12) at Mississippi

State

Tide lost its last visit to Starkville ... ALABAMA 24-14.

No. 16 Utah (plus 19fi) at No. 4 TCUUtes are 5-1 against Frogs, but outclassed this

year ... TCU 37-17.Idaho (plus 31fi) at No. 6 Boise StateBroncos have won 10 straight vs. Vandals,

usually in a rout ... BOISE STATE 47-20.No. 7 Georgia Tech (minus 13) at DukeYellow Jackets clinch spot in ACC title game

with victory ... GEORGIA TECH 35-24.Notre Dame (plus 7) at No. 8 PittsburghNavy loss was fluke, Irish ready for big win ...

NOTRE DAME 34-27.Louisiana Tech (plus 24) at No. 9 LSUTigers only lose to national title contenders ...

LSU 30-3.No. 15 Iowa (plus 16fi) at No. 10 Ohio

StateCalifornia, here the Buckeyes come ... OHIO

STATE 24-10.No. 25 Stanford (plus 10fi) at No. 11

Southern CaliforniaLoser is pretty much done in Pac-10 race ...

USC 35-28.No. 12 Miami (minus 3) at North

CarolinaHurricanes 0-3 at Chapel Hill ... NORTH

CAROLINA 27-21.No. 13 Houston (minus 4fi) at UCFUnstoppable O plus awful D make Cougs

must-see TV – if you can find them ... HOUSTON

45-35.Arizona State (plus 17) at No. 14 OregonSun Devils anemic offense can’t keep up with

Ducks ... OREGON 38-14.Texas Tech (plus 4) at No. 17 Oklahoma

StateTwo constants in this rivalry: High scoring,

home team wins ... OKLAHOMA STATE 37-28.No. 18 Arizona (plus 1) at CaliforniaWithout injured Jahvid Best, can Bears

rebound? ... ARIZONA 28-20.Indiana (plus 25fi) at No. 19 Penn StateNow here’s a defense Nittany Lions can handle

... PENN STATE 42-21.No. 20 Virginia Tech (minus 17fi) at

MarylandHokies are 3-0 vs. Terps since entering ACC ...

VIRGINIA TECH 38-14.Michigan (plus 8fi) at No. 21 WisconsinThe ugliness continues for Wolverines ...

WISCONSIN 35-21.No. 22 BYU (minus 26fi) at New MexicoAnother loss for winless Lobos ... BYU 47-14.No. 24 Clemson (minus 8fi) at N.C. StateIs any team better at breaking its fans hearts

than Clemson? ... NC STATE 35-31.Last week: 18-5 (straight); 13-9-1 (vs.

points). Season: 164-40 (straight); 96-89-4 (vs. points).

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The Grizzlies need a statement game, especially with Cat-Griz week coming up. By all rights UM should be the No. 1 team in the country, but a pathetic showing against a pathetic ISU squad gave FCS voters little choice but to name Southern Illinois the new No. 1.

Even with a few illegal blocks to add to their earlier penalty woes, UM still has the best return squad in the conference. And now we know that Brody McKnight has ice water in his veins. Big kick Brode, big kick.

The Griz secondary is still a bit suspect in some areas and now there’s word that Trumaine Johnson is injured again. Plus, let’s give props to the pesky Bears and the Big Sky’s No. 1 pass defense.

Bears junior ’backer Matt King is having a breakout season with 83 tackles, including six for a loss. He’s one of the reasons UNC is third in the Big Sky in total defense right behind Montana, which has its own stud in senior Shawn Lebsock.

Northern Colorado got abused last week in allowing 14 rushing first downs vs. Sac State. That’s the most since UNC allowed 17 rushing first downs at Kansas on the opening week of the season. BTW: The Griz D gave up a season-high 11 rushing first downs at Sac State three weeks ago.

As long as Marc Mariani continues being Mariani, Griz fans have nothing to worry about. But here’s a concern: Ty Palmer, UM’s No. 2 receiver, has 2 catches for 19 yards over the last three games. Let’s hope the senior from Missoula gets a few more targets on Senior Day to balance things out, for the offense’s sake.

He didn’t get in the end zone last week, but Montana’s Chase Reynolds still leads the league in rushing yards (945), attempts (203) and touchdowns (12-tied). Something tells me Reynolds will atone for those missed TDs against the Big Sky’s eighth-ranked run defense.

Three QBs from the Big Sky Conference are in the top 10 in passing efficiency in the FCS: At No. 9 Matt Nichols (EWU), No. 8 Michael Herrick (NAU) and No. 5 Andrew Selle (UM). That’s right folks, No. 12 on the Griz roster is actually the fifth-best passer in the country.

A key holding penalty and some personal fouls against Montana cost the offense some yards and scoring opportunities last week at ISU. The Griz, who are penalized more yards than any other Big Sky squad on average, need to get those things cleaned up this week.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Peter Nguyen

No. 28Year:

FreshmanPosition:

Running backHeight:5-foot-8Weight:

175Hometown:

Bellevue, Wash.

Freshman brings winning ways to GrizzliesBy SCOTT JOHNSON

for the Missoulian

His name is pronounced, “Win.” As in, that’s what his teams do.

Montana freshman running back Peter Nguyen is providing a spark out of the backfield for the unbeaten Grizzlies.

The soft spoken Nguyen, who also returns kicks, has shined in limited playing time. He has rushed 14 times for 104 yards, including a touchdown against Western State. Nguyen, who also has two catches for 18 yards, ripped off a 57-yard run against Portland State, as well as a 61-yard kickoff return at Northern Arizona.

Nguyen is a product of Bellevue High School, a football powerhouse in the Seattle area. Bellevue’s 2008 state 3A football championship was the school’s sixth state crown in eight years.

Nguyen, who’s brother David is a senior running back for Bellevue, said people commonly mispronounce his Vietnamese surname. He said announcers butchered it a lot during high school football games. Bellevue announcers were even guilty.

“During my sophomore year they did it like three games in row,” he said.

Q: Your high school football team went 14-0 en route to a state championship. Do you remember the last time you were on the losing end of a football game?

A: Yeah, it was my junior year. We lost in the semifinals to O’Dea. (Griz safety) Donny Lisowski was on that team.

Q: What attracted you to Montana?

A: I really liked the school when I came here. I liked the program. My high school coach thought it was a good program, too.

Q: Who else recruited you?A: A lot of other smaller schools

you’ve probably never heard of.Q: What were your impressions

of the state of Montana before you were recruited?

A: I think everyone that lives in a city just thinks of Montana as just mountains and no cities.

Q: You’re from Bellevue, Wash., which is basically a suburb of Seattle. That doesn’t have anything to do with this question, but do you know what Bellevue means in French?

A: In French? I have no idea.Q: It means beautiful view.A: Really? Oh wow. I had no

idea. It is beautiful.Q: You went to Bellevue High

School along with safety Sean Connors, who is redshirting this year. Who committed first and when did you know that both of you were going to play for the Grizzlies?

A: It was when we were on the same recruiting trip. I really didn’t decide until signing day. A couple of other teammates from high school are also on the team as walk-ons – (linebacker) Eric

Nelson and (receiver) Cam Warren.Q: Prior to a playoff game in

2008, the Bellevue football team was involved in a rollover bus crash. What was that experience like?

A: Man, that was a tough experience. Things like that are tough. I know we became closer together because of it.

Q: Bellevue runs an offense with three running backs in the backfield called the Wing-T. Do you think the Grizzlies have the personnel to work in some Wing-T plays this year or perhaps next year?

A: I don’t think so. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it run in college.

Q: Fellow running back Thomas Brooks-Fletcher is also from Bellevue, but he graduated from Interlake High School. Are Bellevue and Interlake rivals?

A: No, but I lived in that area. I saw him play. I was just in middle school. It was pretty cool.

Q: What are three words you would you use to describe starting Griz running back Chase Reynolds?

A: I think he’s a great running back. He has a lot of patience.

Q: What’s the biggest adjustment on the football field moving from high school to college?

A: Just getting to know the team. Feeling comfortable. I think that’s the first step you gotta take.

Q: What has been your personal highlight this season?

A: Pre-fall camp. Just making new friends on the team. I think that was cool for me.

Q: It’s the Northern Colorado Bears against the Montana Grizzlies this week. Have you ever seen a live bear in the wild?

A: No, I haven’t. I wish. I don’t hunt, but I want to see one.

Q: This Saturday is also Senior Day. I know you’ve only been on the team a short time, but which senior would you say has been an unsung hero on the Griz?

A: I don’t know. I know we have a lot of good seniors. I look up to all of them. I know all of the seniors work hard. Even the ones who aren’t playing work really hard to help make us a better team.

Q: Based on what you’ve seen on film of Northern Colorado, what kind of team can fans expect see Saturday?

A: Every team is good. It just depends on what happens on game day.

Q: The Grizzlies’ average margin of victory at home is 22 points, while on the road its 7.75 points. What is your explanation for the disparity?

A: I’m not sure. I know we always go out and play hard.

Q: Do you get frustrated when you have to raise your hand for a fair catch?

A: I don’t get disappointed. I just concentrate on catching the ball. Everyone would like make a

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n Team statisticsThrough Nov. 7

SCORING OFFeNSe G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts AvgMontana 9 40 36 2 0 9 1 309 34.3EWU 9 39 35 0 0 4 0 281 31.2NAU 9 34 32 1 0 11 1 273 30.3Weber 9 34 28 2 0 8 2 264 29.3Sac State 9 28 26 0 0 10 1 226 25.1MSU 9 26 20 0 0 11 1 211 23.4PSU 10 21 18 1 0 16 2 198 19.8UNC 10 23 20 2 0 10 0 192 19.2ISU 10 11 10 1 0 7 1 101 10.1

RUSHING OFFeNSe G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMontana 9 364 1571 4.3 17 174.6MSU 9 351 1409 4.0 13 156.6EWU 9 292 1251 4.3 16 139.0Sac State 9 328 1244 3.8 12 138.2Weber 9 298 1126 3.8 8 125.1NAU 9 287 1098 3.8 15 122.0UNC 10 315 1136 3.6 12 113.6PSU 10 290 985 3.4 6 98.5ISU 10 266 387 1.5 1 38.7

SCORING DeFeNSe G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts AvgMontana 9 20 19 0 0 9 1 168 18.7MSU 9 23 21 0 0 11 1 194 21.6Weber 9 25 17 1 0 10 0 199 22.1EWU 9 26 19 1 0 9 4 212 23.6UNC 10 32 29 0 0 9 1 250 25.0NAU 9 30 28 1 0 13 1 251 27.9PSU 10 44 40 2 0 7 1 331 33.1Sac State 9 42 39 2 0 7 0 316 35.1ISU 10 47 44 0 0 20 2 390 39.0

RUSHING DeFeNSe G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMSU 9 299 777 2.6 2 86.3Montana 9 269 821 3.1 5 91.2NAU 9 298 1142 3.8 12 126.9PSU 10 369 1370 3.7 16 137.0EWU 9 327 1301 4.0 15 144.6Weber 9 317 1330 4.2 10 147.8Sac State 9 317 1397 4.4 24 155.2UNC 10 383 1659 4.3 13 165.9ISU 10 372 2132 5.7 25 213.2

PASS OFFeNSe G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GNAU 9 329 223 6 67.8 2754 8.4 19 306.0Weber 9 368 237 16 64.4 2699 7.3 25 299.9EWU 9 322 211 5 65.5 2606 8.1 21 289.6UM 9 277 167 6 60.3 2384 8.6 20 264.9PSU 10 342 187 19 54.7 2484 7.3 12 248.4UNC 10 354 211 6 59.6 2306 6.5 10 230.6MSU 9 305 175 8 57.4 1978 6.5 11 219.8Sac 9 272 157 11 57.7 1948 7.2 14 216.4ISU 10 375 198 15 52.8 1871 5.0 10 187.1

TOTAL OFFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/GMontana 9 1571 2384 641 3955 6.2 37 439.4EWI 9 1251 2606 614 3857 6.3 37 428.6NAU 9 1098 2754 616 3852 6.3 34 428.0Weber 9 1126 2699 666 3825 5.7 33 425.0MSU 9 1409 1978 656 3387 5.2 24 376.3Sac 9 1244 1948 600 3192 5.3 26 354.7PSU 10 985 2484 632 3469 5.5 18 346.9UNC 10 1136 2306 669 3442 5.1 22 344.2ISU 10 387 1871 641 2258 3.5 11 225.8

PASS DeFeNSe G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GUNC 10 323 198 11 61.3 2069 6.4 19 206.9EWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 6.7 10 235.0Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 8.1 11 247.0ISU 10 365 223 7 61.1 2488 6.8 16 248.8MSU 9 343 192 10 56.0 2338 6.8 21 259.8NAU 9 340 204 9 60.0 2397 7.1 18 266.3UM 9 376 230 13 61.2 2436 6.5 15 270.7PSU 10 335 193 5 57.6 2783 8.3 25 278.3Sac 9 335 220 10 65.7 2626 7.8 16 291.8

TOTAL DeFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/GMSU 9 777 2338 642 3115 4.9 23 346.1Montana 9 821 2436 645 3257 5.0 20 361.9UNC 10 1659 2069 706 3728 5.3 32 372.8EWU 9 1301 2115 644 3416 5.3 25 379.6NAU 9 1142 2397 638 3539 5.5 30 393.2Weber 9 1330 2223 590 3553 6.0 21 394.8PSU 10 1370 2783 704 4153 5.9 41 415.3Sac 9 1397 2626 652 4023 6.2 40 447.0ISU 10 2132 2488 737 4620 6.3 41 462.0

KICKOFF ReTURNS G Ret Yds TD AvgWeber State 9 32 802 0 25.1Portland State 10 55 1296 1 23.6Montana 9 29 655 0 22.6Sacramento State 9 40 889 0 22.2Idaho State 10 63 1299 0 20.6Northern Arizona 9 39 797 0 20.4Northern Colorado 10 31 632 0 20.4Eastern Washington 9 41 746 0 18.2Montana State 9 34 614 0 18.1

PUNT ReTURNS G Ret Yds TD AvgMontana 9 22 391 1 17.8Weber State 9 18 317 1 17.6Eastern Washington 9 15 115 0 7.7Northern Colorado 10 21 152 0 7.2Montana State 9 18 105 1 5.8Northern Arizona 9 13 74 0 5.7Portland State 10 11 60 0 5.5Sacramento State 9 10 36 0 3.6Idaho State 10 20 71 0 3.5

PUNTING No. Yds Avg PR Avg TB NetWeber State 39 1644 42.2 31 0.8 1 40.8Montana 34 1369 40.3 50 1.5 1 38.2Idaho State 72 3078 42.8 388 5.4 3 36.5MSU 49 2058 42.0 238 4.9 6 34.7NAU 47 1762 37.5 121 2.6 1 34.5UNC 54 2082 38.6 117 2.2 7 33.8PSU 46 1689 36.7 80 1.7 3 33.7EWU 45 1743 38.7 149 3.3 5 33.2Sac State 44 1717 39.0 274 6.2 2 31.9

PASS eFFICIeNCY G Att Cp Pct Int Yds TD efficNAU 9 329 223 67.8 6 2754 19 153.5Montana 9 277 167 60.3 6 2384 20 152.1EWU 9 322 211 65.5 5 2606 21 151.9Weber 9 368 237 64.4 16 2699 25 139.7Sac State 9 272 157 57.7 11 1948 14 126.8UNC 10 354 211 59.6 6 2306 10 120.3MSU 9 305 175 57.4 8 1978 11 118.5PSU 10 342 187 54.7 19 2484 12 116.2ISU 10 375 198 52.8 15 1871 10 95.5

TURNOVeR MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/GEWU 9 10 12 22 9 5 14 +8 0.89NAU 9 8 9 17 5 6 11 +6 0.67Montana 9 5 13 18 7 6 13 +5 0.56UNC 10 7 11 18 9 6 15 +3 0.30Weber 9 7 9 16 4 16 20 -4 -0.44MSU 9 5 10 15 12 8 20 -5 -0.56Sac State 9 4 10 14 10 11 21 -7 -0.78ISU 10 13 7 20 15 15 30 -10 -1.00PSU 10 8 5 13 9 19 28 -15 -1.50

PASS DeFeNSe eFFICIeNCY G Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD efficEWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 10 116.3Montana 9 376 230 13 61.2 2436 15 121.8MSU 9 343 192 10 56.0 2338 21 127.6UNC 10 323 198 11 61.3 2069 19 127.7ISU 10 365 223 7 61.1 2488 16 129.0Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 11 129.3NAU 9 340 204 9 60.0 2397 18 131.4Sac State 9 335 220 10 65.7 2626 16 141.3PSU 10 335 193 5 57.6 2783 25 149.0

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalWeber State 9 65 121 14 200Montana 9 81 102 13 196Eastern Washington 9 67 112 14 193Northern Arizona 9 63 110 13 186Montana State 9 81 85 20 186Northern Colorado 10 67 100 16 183Sacramento State 9 76 80 9 165Portland State 10 55 92 14 161Idaho State 10 33 84 23 140

3RD-DOWN CONVeRSIONS G Conv Att PctMontana 9 62 131 47.3Weber State 9 65 143 45.5Eastern Washington 9 54 123 43.9Northern Colorado 10 59 144 41.0Northern Arizona 9 48 122 39.3Sacramento State 9 47 123 38.2Montana State 9 47 137 34.3Portland State 10 47 139 33.8Idaho State 10 31 145 21.4

OPPONeNT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalWeber State 9 69 89 16 174East. Washington 9 66 93 16 175Montana 9 51 114 11 176

Montana State 9 64 98 15 177Northern Arizona 9 60 106 11 177No. Colorado 10 93 87 17 197Portland State 10 74 114 21 209Sacramento State 9 76 119 14 209Idaho State 10 105 108 17 230

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVeRSIONS G Conv Att PctMontana State 9 44 135 32.6Weber State 9 38 114 33.3Eastern Washington 9 46 134 34.3Montana 9 48 135 35.6Idaho State 10 54 137 39.4Northern Colorado 10 61 149 40.9Sacramento State 9 54 119 45.4Northern Arizona 9 64 141 45.4Portland State 10 72 154 46.8

SACKS BY G Sacks YardsMontana State 9 22 135Eastern Washington 9 22 135Sacramento State 9 19 120Portland State 10 19 125Northern Colorado 10 18 121Weber State 9 17 98Northern Arizona 9 15 97Montana 9 13 72Idaho State 10 8 54

SACKS AGAINST G Sacks YardsMontana 9 11 71Sacramento State 9 12 85Weber State 9 16 99Northern Colorado 10 17 111Northern Arizona 9 17 118Montana State 9 17 122Eastern Washington 9 22 111Idaho State 10 26 177Portland State 10 28 165

PeNALTIeS G No Yds AvgSacramento State 9 51 420 46.7Montana State 9 55 463 51.4Northern Arizona 9 50 498 55.3Weber State 9 64 553 61.4Idaho State 10 78 628 62.8Northern Colorado 10 76 640 64.0Portland State 10 69 666 66.6Eastern Washington 9 68 608 67.6Montana 9 63 643 71.4

OPPONeNT PeNALTIeS G No Yds Avg/GIdaho State 10 91 853 85.3Montana 9 70 658 73.1Weber State 9 68 612 68.0Northern Colorado 10 69 614 61.4Eastern Washington 9 56 528 58.7Montana State 9 56 506 56.2Sacramento State 9 53 454 50.4Portland State 10 54 503 50.3Northern Arizona 9 47 428 47.6

TIMe OF POSSeSSION G Total Time AvgWeber State 9 289:04 32:07Montana State 9 272:20 30:15Sacramento State 9 270:27 30:03Northern Arizona 9 266:22 29:35Montana 9 263:08 29:14Eastern Washington 9 261:39 29:04Portland State 10 289:21 28:56Idaho State 10 282:42 28:16Northern Colorado 10 280:35 28:03

KICKOFF COVeRAGe G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetISU 10 28 1855 66.2 276 15 45.7Sac State 9 46 2834 61.6 683 7 43.7Montana 9 55 3439 62.5 919 6 43.6Weber 9 50 3221 64.4 883 8 43.6PSU 10 46 2988 65.0 932 4 43.0MSU 9 46 2932 63.7 736 11 43.0UNC 10 41 2552 62.2 696 7 41.9NAU 9 54 3314 61.4 1008 10 39.0EWU 9 55 3267 59.4 1112 6 37.0

Individual statistics RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Lg AvgReynolds, UM 9 203 945 4.7 12 40 105.0TJones, EWU 9 117 903 7.7 12 96 100.3TSmith, Weber 8 184 788 4.3 5 49 98.5Henderson, NAU 9 192 872 4.5 11 69 96.9Dailey, Sac 7 118 617 5.2 3 69 88.1Mason, MSU 7 103 520 5.0 4 26 74.3

Harris, UNC 10 137 621 4.5 7 45 62.1Palmer, MSU 9 109 497 4.6 5 31 55.2Bolen, Weber 9 66 351 5.3 3 35 39.0Kavanaugh, PSU 10 72 390 5.4 3 36 39.0

INTeRCePTIONS G Int Yds TD Lg Int/GMJohnson, EWU 9 6 58 1 33 0.67Schrader, Sac 9 4 78 0 24 0.44Brown, Weber 9 3 65 0 34 0.33Rider, MSU 9 3 12 0 12 0.33Bignell, MSU 9 3 3 0 3 0.33Hatch, EWU 9 3 0 0 0 0.33Askew, UNC 10 3 112 1 88 0.30Hewitt, UNC 10 3 54 0 39 0.30Shead, PSU 10 3 49 1 31 0.30Lewis, Weber 8 2 16 0 15 0.25

PASSING YARDS Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/GHerrick, NAU 317 217 6 68.5 2716 18 301.8Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 64.2 2644 25 293.8Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 65.9 2581 21 286.8Hubel, PSU 239 133 12 55.6 1976 9 247.0Waggener, NC 341 205 6 60.1 2210 8 221.0Smith, Sac 230 135 9 58.7 1656 12 207.0Selle, UM 190 117 2 61.6 1706 14 189.6Iddins, MSU 193 113 6 58.5 1217 5 152.1Kempt, MSU 109 61 2 56.0 727 6 103.9Roper, UM 85 50 3 58.8 678 6 84.8

PASS eFFICIeNCY Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD eff.Orms, UNC 10 6 0 60.0 96 2 206.6Selle, UM 190 117 2 61.6 1706 14 159.2Herrick, NAU 317 217 6 68.5 2716 18 155.4NIchols, EWU 311 205 5 65.9 2581 21 154.7Roper, UM 85 50 3 58.8 678 6 142.1Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 64.2 2644 25 140.4JSmith, Sac 230 135 9 58.7 1656 12 128.6Hubel, PSU 239 133 12 55.6 1976 9 127.5Kempt, MSU 109 61 2 56.0 727 6 126.5Waggener, NC 341 205 6 60.1 2210 8 118.8

TOTAL OFFeNSe G Run Pass Plays Tot P/GHerrick, NAU 9 -70 2716 344 2646 294.0Nichols, EWU 9 28 2581 362 2609 289.9Higgins, Weber 9 -99 2644 384 2545 282.8Hubel, PSU 8 -72 1976 260 1904 238.0Waggener, NC 10 71 2210 396 2281 228.1JSmith, Sac 8 -49 1656 256 1607 200.9Selle, UM 9 92 1706 217 1798 199.8Iddins, MSU 8 18 1217 232 1235 154.4Kempt, MSU 7 22 727 129 749 107.0Reynolds, UM 9 945 0 203 945 105.0

PUNT ReTURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgToone, Weber 16 292 1 95 18.2Mariani, Montana 16 282 1 82 17.6Davis, EWU 11 108 0 25 9.8Lutz, UNC 20 146 0 24 7.3Thomas, MSU 12 26 0 11 2.2 KICK ReTURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgSambrano, UM 14 361 0 50 25.8Bolen, Weber 29 746 0 67 25.7Woods, PSU 48 1178 1 97 24.5Nguyen, UM 11 267 0 61 24.3McCowan, Sac 18 414 0 75 23.0Meadows, NAU 11 238 0 40 21.6Shanks, NAU 25 531 0 57 21.2Burnley, UNC 16 332 0 32 20.8Ponciano, ISU 36 741 0 46 20.6Gilbert, MSU 16 317 0 33 19.8

ReCeIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg P/GBerry, NAU 9 62 875 5 81 14.1 97.2Mariani, UM 9 41 868 6 84 21.2 96.4Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 16.3 90.6Toone, Weber 9 58 791 7 52 13.6 87.9Fry, PSU 10 58 836 3 56 14.4 83.6Meadows, NAU 9 60 727 4 78 12.1 80.8Thompson, NC 10 64 790 6 80 12.3 79.0Phillips, Weber 8 32 600 6 80 18.8 75.0Reed, Sac 8 35 542 4 48 15.5 67.8Davis, EWU 9 52 595 1 50 11.4 66.1

PUNTING No. Yds Lg AvgVanderwielen, ISU 68 3078 76 45.3Fisher, MSU 36 1596 77 44.3Snoy, Weber 39 1644 66 42.2Wren, Montana 34 1369 60 40.3Zuber, EWU 30 1179 64 39.3Heath, Sac 44 1717 57 39.0Kaman, UNC 54 2082 66 38.6Duyndam, PSU 41 1557 65 38.0Rauschert, NAU 47 1762 54 37.5

ALL PURPOSe YARDS G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/GTJones, EWU 9 903 336 0 410 1649 183.2Woods, PSU 10 -2 516 51 1178 1743 174.3Bolen, Weber 9 351 166 0 746 1263 140.3Ponciano, ISU 8 11 343 15 741 1110 138.8Mariani, UM 9 0 868 282 21 1171 130.1TSmith, Weber 8 788 249 0 0 1037 129.6Toone, Weber 9 2 791 292 52 1137 126.3Reynolds, UM 9 945 192 0 0 1137 126.3Hendersn, NAU 9 872 253 0 0 1125 125.0Meadows, NAU 9 0 727 70 238 1035 115.0

SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts P/GTJones, EWU 9 14 0 0 0 84 9.3Reynolds, UM 9 14 0 0 0 84 9.3Henderson, NAU 9 13 0 0 0 78 8.7Myers, NAU 9 0 32 11 0 65 7.2McKnight, UM 9 0 36 9 0 63 7.0Cunningham, MSU 8 0 20 11 0 53 6.6Brown, PSU 10 0 17 16 0 65 6.5Diniz, Sac 9 0 26 10 0 56 6.2York, UNC 9 0 20 10 0 50 5.6Snoy, Weber 9 0 24 8 0 48 5.3 FIeLD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. P/GBrown, PSU 10 16 23 69.6 1.60Cunningham, MSU 8 11 14 78.6 1.38Myers, NAU 9 11 16 68.8 1.22Diniz, Sac State 9 10 11 90.9 1.11York, UNC 9 10 14 71.4 1.11McKnight, Montana 9 9 15 60.0 1.00Snoy, Weber 9 8 14 57.1 0.89Huk, ISU 10 7 10 70.0 0.70Jarrett, EWU 9 4 6 66.7 0.44

TACKLeS (All positions) G Pos Solo Ast Tot P/G SackSherritt, EWU 9 LB 50 76 126 14.0 0.0Storms, ISU 10 LB 54 56 110 11.0 0.0Schrader, Sac 9 DB 46 49 95 10.6 0.0Arias, ISU 10 LB 33 64 97 9.7 0.0Sedillo, Weber 9 LB 30 52 82 9.1 0.0Brown, Weber 9 DB 34 45 79 8.8 0.0King, UNC 10 LB 38 45 83 8.3 3.0Estrada, NAU 9 DB 42 30 72 8.0 0.0MJohnson, EWU 9 DB 35 36 71 7.9 1.0Tew, ISU 10 DB 43 31 74 7.4 1.0Holmesly, ISU 10 DB 35 38 73 7.3 0.0Hewitt, UNC 10 DB 37 33 70 7.0 0.0Borden, EWU 8 LB 14 42 56 7.0 0.0Buck, Sac State 9 LB 28 34 62 6.9 1.0Lebsock, UM 9 LB 25 36 61 6.8 1.0Bignell, MSU 9 LB 22 38 60 6.7 1.5Askew, UNC 10 CB 42 24 66 6.6 0.0Rau, PSU 10 LB 33 32 65 6.5 4.0Julio, NAU 9 DB 28 30 58 6.4 0.0Thomas, NAU 9 LB 24 33 57 6.3 0.0Hadley, Weber 9 DB 32 25 57 6.3 0.0Gordon, Sac 9 DB 32 25 57 6.3 0.0Michon, UNC 10 DB 38 25 63 6.3 1.0Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 27 17 44 6.3 3.0Johnson, Sac 8 LB 21 29 50 6.2 0.0Rider, MSU 9 DB 33 22 55 6.1 0.0Fisher, UM 8 LB 18 30 48 6.0 0.0Washburn, EWU 9 LB 14 38 52 5.8 0.0Zabel, UNC 10 LB 21 36 57 5.7 0.0Worthen, PSU 10 DB 31 25 56 5.6 0.0Stoll, UM 9 DB 20 30 50 5.6 0.0Pleasant, ISU 10 DB 21 33 54 5.4 1.0Craney, MSU 9 LB 25 21 46 5.1 0.0Owens, MSU 9 LB 23 23 46 5.1 0.5Dumas, NAU 9 DB 28 18 46 5.1 1.0

SACKS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GClark, Sac 9 DL 9 0 61 9.0 1.00Bond, NAU 9 DE 6 1 38 6.5 0.72Linehan, Weber 9 DE 6 0 44 6.0 0.67Williams, EWU 9 DL 5 0 42 5.0 0.56Vance, NAU 9 DE 5 0 33 5.0 0.56Hernon, NC 10 DE 4 2 25 5.0 0.50Kragt, EWU 9 DE 4 1 20 4.5 0.50Ogden, MSU 9 DL 3 2 19 4.0 0.44Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 2 2 25 3.0 0.43White, Sac 7 LB 3 0 23 3.0 0.43

TACKLeS FOR LOSS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GFletcher, MSU 7 DE 9 6 44 12.0 1.71Clark, Sac 9 DL 12 2 70 13.0 1.44Williams, EWU 9 DL 9 2 56 10.0 1.11Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 8 4 17 10.0 1.11Rau, PSU 10 LB 7 6 38 10.0 1.00Jacobs, PSU 10 DT 8 3 29 9.5 0.95Linehan, Weber 9 DE 8 0 51 8.0 0.89Bond, NAU 9 DE 7 2 46 8.0 0.89RPedersen,PSU 10 LB 7 1 22 7.5 0.75Ogden, MSU 9 DL 5 3 26 6.5 0.72

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

GAME DAY MATCHUPS

DE 95 VJ Holmes

WR 18 Alex Thompson

CB 3 Quincy Wofford

STARTING OFFENSEMONTANA

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

K 83 Brody McKnight

WR 80 Marc Mariani

RT 75 Chris Dyk

RG 77 Terran Hillesland

LG 74 Jon Opperud

LT 72 Levi Horn

QB 12 Andrew Selle

RB 34Chase Reynolds

C 71Alex

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STARTING DEFENSEMONTANA

CB 21Keith

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DE 42 Jace Palmer

DE 47 Severin Campbell

CB 3 Andrew

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DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

MLB 10Shawn

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SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

SS 4 erik Stoll

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS QB 17 Gerald KempWR 23 Levi BucklesWR 7 Jeff LarsonWR 8 Sam GrattonLT 70 David ArndtLG 57 Charles Burton

C 18 Justin RoperRG 66 Russell PietteRT 79 Kyle HofmannRB 24 T. Brooks-FletcherTE 87 Dan Beaudin

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

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NORTHERN COLORADO ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown2 – Korey Askew CB 5-9 170 Jr. Denver3 – Quincy Wofford CB 6-2 185 Sr. Pueblo, Colo.4 – Max Hewitt S 6-2 205 Jr. Aurora, Colo.5 – Bryan Waggener QB 6-3 240 Sr. Chino Hills, Calif.6 – Brent Brown S 6-2 180 Fr. Muskogee, Okla.7 – James Schrenk LB 6-1 210 Jr. Greeley, Colo.8 – Matthew Baca QB 6-2 210 Fr. Chino Hills, Calif.9 – Rickey Spencer DB 6-0 175 Jr. Spring Valley, Calif.10 – Dominic Gunn WR 6-0 160 So. Aurora, Colo.11 – Patrick Walker WR 5-8 165 So. Long Beach, Calif.12 – Brandon Smith WR 5-8 165 Jr. Pueblo, Colo.13 – Dylan Orms QB 6-1 195 So. Wheat Ridge, Colo.14 – Mike Van Portfliet S 5-10 185 Jr. Parker, Colo.15 – Anthony Harrison S 6-2 215 So. Richmond, Va.16 – Cameron Deen QB 6-3 195 Fr. West Covina, Calif.17 – Tanner Ellingsen K/P 6-2 170 Fr. Firestone, Colo.18 – Alex Thompson WR 6-0 180 Sr. La Verne, Calif.19 – Matt McDonnell WR 6-0 190 Jr. Littleton, Colo.20 – Chuks Nweke S 6-2 200 So. Colorado Springs, Colo.21 – Andre Harris RB 6-0 215 Jr. Woodland Hills, Calif.22 – Ryan Landseadel DB 6-0 185 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif.23 – Colby Riggins CB 5-10 165 So. Littleton, Colo.24 – Michael York PK 6-2 190 Sr. Greeley, Colo.25 – Jace Davis WR 6-3 185 Fr. Lone Tree, Colo.26 – Tyrone (DC) Wilson RB 5-5 195 Sr. Washington27 – Ethan Kurtzer CB 5-10 185 So. Merino, Colo.28 – Jhamele Robinson RB 5-7 200 Jr. Denver29 – Ryan Lutz S 5-10 190 Sr. Lakewood, Colo.30 – Jordan Bible LB 5-8 190 Fr. Aurora, Colo.31 – John Burnley RB 5-11 190 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.32 – Marcel Gibbons RB 5-11 185 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.33 – Josh Morton RB 6-0 195 Fr. LaPorte, Colo.34 – Logan Zabel LB 6-2 220 Sr. Miami, Okla.35 – Andrew Downing FB 5-10 260 So. Greeley, Colo.36 – Dwight Storay CB 5-11 170 Fr. Corona, Calif.37 – Cameron Kaman P 5-11 165 So. Overland Park, Kan.38 – Raykeat Gentry DB 5-7 175 Fr. Commerce City, Colo.39 – Stephen Michon S 5-10 195 Sr. Englewood, Colo.40 – Zak Bigelow PK 6-0 205 Jr. Littleton, Colo.42 – Thomas Stuemky LB 5-11 200 Sr. Del Norte, Colo.43 – C.J. Stemo DB 5-11 200 Sr. Bennett, Colo.44 – Chris Morgan FB 6-1 225 Jr. Lakewood, Colo.45 – Derek Palmer LB 6-1 230 Jr. Greeley, Colo.46 – Conor Sparacio DE 6-1 220 Fr. Aurora, Colo.47 – Clay Haverty LB 6-2 205 Fr. Windsor, Colo.48 – Ryan Holmes DE 6-2 245 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.49 – Gavin Miller LB 6-2 235 Fr. Greeley, Colo.50 – Cody Gilmore DT 6-2 270 Fr. Aurora, Colo.51 – Cameron Friend LB 6-0 200 Fr. Denver, Colo.53 – Curtis Truett LB 5-11 205 Fr. Aurora, Colo.54 – Dominique Ceja DT 5-11 285 So. Centennial, Colo.55 – Matt King LB 6-3 230 Jr. Golden, Colo.56 – Coy Letlow LB 5-10 195 Fr. Hayden, Colo.57 – Tim McGraw C 6-2 285 Jr. Castle Rock, Colo.58 – Matt Heppard ATH 6-1 190 Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo.59 – Dylan Kildahl LB 6-3 240 Fr. Ault, Colo.60 – Mason Puckett PK 6-1 185 Fr. Mililani, Hawai’i61 – David Kraus OL 6-3 300 Fr. Phoenix62 – Ryan Kemp OT 6-3 280 Sr. San Antonio, Texas63 – James Zapp OG 6-4 325 Sr. Englewood, Colo.64 – Zak Thrall OL 6-2 240 Fr. Eagle, Colo.65 – Alex Shapiro C/OG 6-2 275 So. Englewood, Colo.66 – Chris Jones OG 6-2 275 Sr. Fort Collins, Colo.67 – Amal Gumbs OL 6-3 290 Jr. Denver, Colo.69 – Jake Schalamon OL 6-4 265 Fr. Boulder, Colo.71 – Bryce Schwindt OL 6-2 280 Fr. Littleton, Colo.72 – Andrew Holmberg C 6-0 275 So. Mission Viejo, Calif.76 – Lee Barbiasz OT 6-6 280 So. Milford, N.H.77 – Nick Candler OT 6-5 260 Fr. Boulder, Colo.79 – Andrew Dunkley OT 6-5 285 Jr. Johnsburg, N.Y.81 – Gio Machado WR 6-4 185 Jr. Palm Springs, Calif.82 – Denzel Hutchings WR 5-10 175 So. Aurora, Colo.83 – Sam Sewell TE 6-3 210 Jr. Aurora, Colo.84 – Alex Updyke WR 5-11 175 Fr. Garland, Texas85 – Darin McDonald WR 6-3 210 Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo86 – Chris Morris WR 6-3 185 Fr. Burbank, Calif.s87 – Anthony Williams WR 5-8 180 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.89 – Andrew Emmerling TE 6-2 250 Sr. Lakewood, Colo.90 – Kendal Ford TE 6-3 220 Fr. Aurora, Colo.92 – Ethan Davis DT 6-1 250 Jr. Centennial, Colo.93 – Pasi Fahina DT 5-11 290 Fr. Mesa, Ariz.94 – Martin Awachie DT 6-3 245 Sr. Fort Collins, Colo.95 – Vincent (VJ) Holmes DE 6-3 240 So. Colorado Springs, Colo.96 – John Eddy LB 6-3 255 Jr. Greeley, Colo.97 – Nick Hernon DE 6-2 230 So. Castle Rock, Colo.98 – Tony Kolone DT 6-4 280 Sr. San Diego99 – Marcus Lucas DE 6-4 220 Fr. Aurora, Colo.

NORTHERN COLORADOSTARTING DEFENSE

CB 2 Korey Askew

DT 98 Tony Kolone

DE 92 ethan Davis

LB 55 Matt King

MLB 96 John eddy

FS 4 Max Hewitt

P 37 Cameron Kaman

DT 94 Martin Awachie

STARTING OFFENSENORTHERN COLORADO

TE 83 Sam Sewell

K 24 Michael York

WR 11 Patrick Walker

LT 67 Amal Gumbs

LG 66 Chris Jones

RG 57 Tim McGraw

RT 76 Lee Barbiasz

QB 5 Bryan Waggener

FB 35 Andrew Downing

TB 21 Andre Harris

WR 85 Darin McDonald

C 65 Alex Shapiro

LB 34 Logan Zabel

ROV 39 Stephen Michon

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

Nick Hernon 97 DE Cody Gilmore 50 DT Marcus Lucas 99 DE James Schrenk 7 LB

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS

Cameron Friend 51 LB Dylan Kildahl 59 LB Rickey Spencer 9 CB Ryan Lutz 29 CB Michael Van Portfliet 14 ROV Colby Riggins 23 CB

Denzel Hutchings 82 WR Chris Morris 86 WR Jace Davis 25 WR Derek Palmer 45 TE Andrew Dunkley 79 OT

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

Jake Schalamon 69 OG Andrew Holmberg 72 C James Zapp 63 OG Dylan Orms 13 QB John Burnley 31 TB Chris Morgan 44 FB

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DE 95 VJ Holmes

CB 3 Quincy Wofford

STARTING OFFENSEMONTANA

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

K 83 Brody McKnight

WR 80 Marc Mariani

RT 75 Chris Dyk

RG 77 Terran Hillesland

LG 74 Jon Opperud

LT 72 Levi Horn

QB 12 Andrew Selle

RB 34Chase Reynolds

C 71Alex

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STARTING DEFENSEMONTANA

CB 21Keith

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DE 42 Jace Palmer

DE 47 Severin Campbell

CB 3 Andrew

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DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

MLB 10Shawn

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SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

SS 4 erik Stoll

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS QB 17 Gerald KempWR 23 Levi BucklesWR 7 Jeff LarsonWR 8 Sam GrattonLT 70 David ArndtLG 57 Charles Burton

C 18 Justin RoperRG 66 Russell PietteRT 79 Kyle HofmannRB 24 T. Brooks-FletcherTE 87 Dan Beaudin

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

WLB 44 Jordan TrippCB 2 Trumaine JohnsonCB 11 Brandon DodsonDT 50 Bryan WaldhauserSS 30 Mike Cummings

Northern Colorado (1-6, 3-7) No. 2 Montana (6-0, 9-0)

12:05 p.m. (KWVe FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; CW-TV; www.bigskytv.org)

The Grizzlies can clinch the outright Big Sky title and the automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs with a win … Montana has advanced to the playoffs a record 16 straight seasons … Montana has won 13 straight conference games … The Griz have won 16 straight conference home games dating back to 2005 ... Montana leads the series, 8-1 ... The Griz have outscored the Bears 146-48 in the three meetings since Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky ... Last year Chase Reynolds rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montana to a 41-20 win over Northern Colorado in Greeley ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 6-38 in his fourth season … Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 75-16 in his seventh season … Hauck is 3-0 vs. Downing ... Bears wideout Alex Thompson has a league-high 64 catches ... Northern Colorado scored five rushing touchdowns last week in a 38-35 home loss to Sacramento State. Montana has

allowed five rushing touchdowns all season ... Reynolds needs just 55 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season. His 34 career touchdown runs rank him third on Montana’s career list. His 2,528 rushing yards also rank him third all-time ... Montana’s 12-10 win over Idaho State last week was its 114th since the start of

the 2000 season. The Griz will finish the decade with the most wins of any Division I team. App State is the closest pursuer at the FCS level with 96 victories and can finish with no more than 104 wins ... The Griz have lost only one conference game over the past four seasons ... Wideout Marc Mariani needs just 141 receiving

yards to move all the way up to second and pass Scott Gurnsey on Montana’s all-time list ... Montana senior defensive end Jace Palmer, a Missoula Big Sky grad, is ranked 13th in career tackles for loss with 22.5 and 17th (tie) in career sacks with 12 ... Montana leads the FCS in average attendance at 25,736.

Sacramento State (4-3, 4-5) at Montana State (4-2, 6-3)

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Montana State leads the series, 6-1, in Bozeman. The Hornets haven’t won in Bozeman since 1991 … Sac’s last win over the Bobcats came in 2004 in Sacramento ... Montana State allows a league-low 86.3 rushing yards per game, and has allowed just two rushing touchdowns this season ... In conference play, the Bobcats allow an average of 64.8 rushing yards per game ... Montana State leads the league in total defense ... Sacramento State averages 153.3 rushing yards per game in conference ... The Hornets will finish at


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least .500 in conference play for the first time since 2006 ... Montana State leads the series, 11-6 ... Last year Demetrius Crawford rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown in helping Montana State to a 31-20 win over the Hornets in Sacramento ... Sac State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 13-19 in his third season … Montana State coach Rob Ash is 19-13 in his third season. Ash is 2-0 vs. Sperbeck ... Cats defensive end Dane Fletcher returned last week after missing two games with an illness. He has 12 tackles for loss this season ... Sac State kicker Chris Diniz missed for the first time last week. He is 10-for-11 on field goals ... Sac State averages a league-low 46.7 penalty yards per game. Montana State is second at 51.4 yards.

Northern Arizona (4-2, 5-4) at No. 19 Weber State (5-2, 5-4)

12:05 (www.bigskytv.org)

Weber State had a bye last week ... Northern Arizona averages a league-high 306 passing yards per game. Weber State is second at 299.9 ... The Jacks average 428 yards of offense per game. The Wildcats average 425 ... Northern Arizona’s defense allows 393.2 yards of offense per game. Weber State’s allows 394.8 ... The Jacks are +6 in turnover margin. The Wildcats are -4

... Weber State leads the series, 23-22

... Last year Cameron Higgins threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns to lead Weber State to a 42-14 win in Flagstaff ... Weber State coach Ron McBride is 30-26 in his fifth season … Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 66-68 in his 12th season. McBride is 2-2 vs. Souers ... Northern Arizona won, 29-20, the last time the teams met in Ogden in 2007 ... Jacks running back Alex Henderson needs 128 yards to reach 1,000 for the season ... Northern Arizona wideout Ed Berry averages 6.9 catches and 97.2 receiving yards per game ... Weber State receiver Tim Toone averages 6.4 catches and 87.9 receiving yards per game ... Northern Arizona is trying to secure its fourth

straight winning season ... The Wildcats are trying to secure a second straight winning season ... Jacks quarterback Michael Herrick needs 284 passing yards to reach 3,000 for the season.

No. 18 Eastern Washington (6-3) at Southern Utah (4-5)

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Eastern Washington is in position for a playoff bid if it can win its final two games. The Eagles close the regular season next week at Northern Arizona ... The Jacks beat Southern Utah, 42-39, on Sept. 19 in Flagstaff. The Big Sky is 5-2 against Great West Conference teams this season ... Eastern quarterback Matt Nichols needs 303 to become the Big Sky’s all-time leader in total offense. He needs 35 yards to move into second in league history in career passing yards ... Southern Utah is 4-0 at home this season in Cedar City. The Thunderbirds are coming off a 45-21 road loss to South Dakota ... Eastern leads the series, 2-1. The Eagles won the last meeting, 49-21, in 2003 in Cheney ... Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 12-8 in his second season … Southern Utah coach Ed Lamb is 8-12 in his second season ... The Thunderbirds average 41.3 points per game at home ... Nichols averages 286.8 passing yards per game. He’s thrown 21 touchdowns with five interceptions ... Thunderbirds quarterback Cade Cooper averages 262.2 passing yards per game. He’s thrown 25 touchdowns and 11

interceptions ... Southern Utah wideout Tysson Potts and Fesi Sitake each have 60 catches and have combined for 17 touchdowns ... Eagles running back Taiwan Jones needs 97 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season.

Portland State (1-6, 2-8) at Idaho State (0-7, 0-10)3:35 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

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By MICHAEL HEINBACHof the Missoulian

As the Montana football team plays its final regular-season home game of the decade, it’s hard not to be impressed with the resume the Griz have racked up over the last 10 years.

They’ve either outright won or shared every Big Sky Conference title in the 00s and will finish with more wins in that period than any other program in Division I. That’s more than Appalachian State, Oklahoma, Boise State or Texas. Oh yeah, we’ll mess with Texas.

Just as impressive is that the Griz

have won nine or more games six of the past seven seasons, and have 10 or more victories in a season four times in the past six years.

With such unmitigated success, it’s no wonder Montana fans have become some of the most passionate in the country. It seems like almost every home game sets a new record for attendance at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. And the Montana faithful don’t just pack the house, they rock it.

If you don’t believe the home of the Griz is one of the loudest football shrines in the country ask former UM offensive lineman Chris Orwig. He and his father visited Columbus, Ohio, on

Oct. 24 to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes play Minnesota as 105,011 Big Ten football fans looked on at Ohio Stadium.

“How did the noise at the Horseshoe compare with Washington-Griz,” I asked Orwig over brunch at The Old Post last weekend.

“Not even close,” he replied. “It’s way louder here.”

While this bit of information for an unabashed Buckeye fan was enough to make me choke a bit on my double-stuffed french toast, I began to realize how lucky we are to have such a devoted fan base here.

That being said, I’m calling on Griz Nation to top itself one more time.

Saturday’s game with Northern Colorado will be the final regular-season appearance for the 19 seniors on the Montana roster. Their years of dedication, hard work and sacrifice have given us much to cheer about.

So let’s send the seniors out with a bang. Let’s get louder than ever as we celebrate Montana’s 12th straight Big Sky championship. Let’s get them ready for another Brawl of the Wild at Montana State before the Griz take another run through the FBS playoffs.

What we have here is truly something special, whether the rest of the country recognizes it or not. Grizzly fans should take this opportunity to show the seniors and the rest of the Griz how much they’re appreciated by getting louder than ever. They deserve it.

The picksn Northern Colorado at No. 2

Montana: Even in defeat, the Bears were impressive in falling 38-35 to Sacramento State last Saturday. They scored five second-half touchdowns, tied their season high with 477 total yards of total offense and senior quarterback Bryan Waggener threw for 325 yards. There’s no need to recap how

the Griz won last week, but expect to see them play with much more fire Saturday.

Michael: Griz 38, UNC 13. Fritz: Griz 41, UNC 20. Bill: Griz 34, UNC 21. Nick: Griz 29, UNC 7.

n No. 18 eastern Washington at Southern Utah: It’s also senior day for the Thunderbirds, who have an impressive win over UC Davis on their resume, but are just 4-5 overall. Their most dangerous weapon is receiver Tysson Poots, who ranks second in the FCS in both receptions per game and receiving yards per game with 8.57 catches and 112.14 yards. Poots also ranks 18th in scoring, at 8.57 ppg. But the tell-tale statistic is the fact that SUU is undefeated at home.

Michael: SUU 24, EWU 21. Fritz: EWU 40, SUU 20. Bill: EWU 34, SUU 33. Nick: SUU 31, EWU 28.

n Portland State at Idaho State: The Bengals got oh so close to knocking off heavily-favored Montana last weekend and should come in with a little momentum. Portland State is looking to right the ship after four straight losses. Is this the Saturday Idaho state breaks through for its first win of the season in its 11th game this year? I just can’t bring myself to pick the Bengals.

Michael: PSU 24, ISU 23. Fritz: ISU 24, PSU 23. Bill: PSU 28, ISU 17. Nick: PSU 36, ISU 20.

n Northern Arizona at No. 19 Weber State: The Wildcats face a must win if they have any shot at reaching the postseason. They’re coming off a much-needed bye week after getting trounced by the Griz in what was supposed to be a tight battle for Big Sky supremacy. Look for Weber to come out guns a blazing, though it’s NAU that averages a league-high 306 passing yards per game.

Michael: WSU 24, NAU 21. Fritz: NAU 34, Weber 17. Bill: WSU 27, NAU 20. Nick: WSU 33, NAU 26.

n Sacramento State at Montana State: The Bobcats are are 6-1 against Sac State in Bozeman and the Hornets haven’t pulled off a victory there since 1991. Look for that trend to continue.

Michael: MSU 23, Sac State 10. Fritz: MSU 23, Sac 21. Bill: MSU 38, Sac State 28. Nick: MSU 27, Sac State 23.

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EUGENE, Ore. – One of Arizona State’s biggest challenges this weekend at Autzen Stadium will be containing Oregon’s ground game, which is ranked among the best in the nation.

The No. 14 Ducks, with their distinctive spread-option offense, are leading the Pac-10 with an average of 233.6 yards on the ground per game. They’re the ninth-best rushing team in the country.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James averages 115.89 yards a game overall, and 135.5 yards in conference games to lead Oregon. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is the team’s second-best rusher, with an average of 61.4 yards a game and nine touchdowns.

Oregon’s offense also has an “X” factor in the return this week of running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended after punching a Boise State player after the opener. He was reinstated earlier this week and can play Saturday, although it is uncertain if he will.

All of that poses problems for the Sun Devils ( 2-4 Pac-10, 4-5).

“It’s making sure that you are disciplined enough to know your assignment and patient enough to know that they are going to move the football and to not try and make plays that you’re not responsible for,” Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson said.

Two weeks ago, Oregon ran for 391 yards and had 631 yards of total offense in a 47-20 victory over then-No.4 USC. The Ducks had 570 yards total offense and 236 yards rushing last week in a 51-42 loss at Stanford.

It was Oregon’s first conference loss, and it dropped the team from a season high ranking at No. 7. But the Ducks (5-1, 7-2) are still in good position to contend for the Pac-10 title, which has been claimed by the Trojans for the past seven seasons.

“We still control our own destiny. If we win out, we’re going to the Rose Bowl ... but we can’t lose another one,” safety T.J. Ward said.

First they’ll have to get by Arizona State, which has the best rush defense in the Pac-10. The Sun Devils are

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Last season, Oregon was able to run for 304 yards in a 54-20 victory in Tempe. Masoli and Blount each ran for two touchdowns in the game.

“Obviously we need to be a little more disciplined than we were a year ago,” Erickson said. “You’ve got to simplify things in a plan against them, just so you know what you’re doing.”

Arizona State will start true freshman Brock Osweiler at quarterback. Erickson said earlier this week that Osweiler would compete with Danny Sullivan for the daunting job at noisy Autzen Stadium, but Sullivan sat out of practice with a sore right biceps.

The 6-foot-8 Kalispell Flathead graduate replaced Sullivan and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second half of last Saturday’s 14-9 loss to USC.

But it’s obvious that Arizona State’s run defense will be its best weapon in a game that Oregon will be anxious to win given its loss to the Cardinal.

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