Griz Game Day October 31

By FRITZ NEIGHBORof the Missoulian

Dan Beaudin is a big, imposing dude, and one imagines it was easy for Griz defensive back Brandon Dwyer to take one look at the 6-foot-5 Noxon product and decide “Chief” was a good handle.

But given the aloofness of the “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” character for which Beaudin was named, we submit: That summer day in the Griz weight room, when Dwyer met the freshman-to-be? Probably one of Beaudin’s quieter moments.

“There was no rhyme or reason,” Beaudin insists, five years later. “But it stuck. Probably half the team doesn’t know my real name.”

It’s a better bet they do, given his ability to catch the ball or lay a block on behalf of Chase Reynolds, Thomas Brooks-Fletcher or – we’re thinking of the Cal Poly game here – Marc Mariani. The fact is, he’s a good teammate who works hard.

“Obviously it’s a lot of fun to be around the group of guys we have,” he said of the Griz, who are 7-0 heading into Saturday’s showdown with Weber State. “There’s a lot of good guys and good leadership on our team. To be around them is a privilege.”

“He’s a team leader in terms of the spiritual aspect of our football team,” Griz coach Bobby Hauck notes. “He’s a great guy to have on our team, not just for his catches or his awesome plays, but for who he is.

“And he’s come a long way from Noxon, Mont., to now.”

That Dan Beaudin is a Griz is pretty remarkable, given that his three brothers all joined the armed forces out of high school. Then again, if you play football at UM you’d better get used to a regimented lifestyle.

Beaudin has, even if it’s not in the Marines, where his brother Caleb served, or the Air Force (Jeremiah) or Navy (Nate).

“I decided I wanted a different uniform,” said Dan, and he wears it well. Number 87 has eight catches this season for 121 yards; he has 40 catches for 457 yards in his career. He started 11 of the Grizzlies’ 14 games his freshman year and half their 12 games in 2007. Last year was injury marred; he missed three games.

Now he’s back at full strength, trying to balance married life – he and Reynolds are the only married Griz – with a tough curriculum and game preparation.

“I just finished a 17-page research paper,” he said Wednesday, referring to an upper-division History assignment. “That was miserable.

“This semester has been pretty hard. I’m in 13 credits, and it’s by far the hardest. I come home, eat dinner and do homework.”

Then he gets up the next day and does it again. The high point, apart from seeing his wife Danielle of course, is practice.

“You have everything else that has put stress in your life,” he said. “But you get out on the football field, and all you’re thinking about is the next

G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, October 31, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Dan Beaudin

Big man on campusBeaudin’s pursuits go far beyond Griz football

See BEAUDIN, Page G5

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Dan Beaudin’s speed and power are summed up by a 61-yard reception to set up the go-ahead touchdown at UC Davis, and a block that took out to defenders during Marc Mariani’s 84-yard touchdown against Cal Poly.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 31, 2009 – G3

MONTANA (7-0) Griz Opp

Scoring average 38.0 21.1Rushing yards 160.9 93.4Avg./Rush 4.1 3.0Passing 132-212-5 191-306-8Passing yards 261.6 285.0Average per pass 8.6 6.5Total offense 422.4 378.4Average per play 6.1 5.13rd-down conversions 49-101 40-109Time of possession 27:56 32:04Fumbles-lost 10-5 10-5Kick returns 25-22.3 40-18.7Punt returns 15-23.7 5-7.4Punting 24-41.1 37-36.3Sacks by-yards 8-36 7-55

Montana 23 94 52 97 7 – 266Opponents 45 33 35 35 0 – 148

Offensive leadersRushing

Chase Reynolds 148-581 (3.9 ypc.), long 29, 11 TDsThomas Brooks-Fletcher 52-246 (4.7 ypc.), long 18, 1 TDPeter Nguyen 14-104 (7.4 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDGerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsAndrew Selle 17-56 (3.3 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDsJustin Roper 10-37 (3.7 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs

PassingAndrew Selle 85-136-1 for 1,171 yards, long 68, 12 TDsJustin Roper 47-75-3 for 660 yards, long 84, 6 TDsGerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

ReceivingMarc Mariani 29-578 (19.9 ypc.), long 84, 6 TDsTyler Palmer 22-284 (12.9 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDsStephen Pfahler 15-193 (12.9 ypc.), long 28, 3 TDsSam Gratton 15-145 (9.7 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDsChase Reynolds 15-130 (8.7 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDsJabin Sambrano 14-262 (18.7 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDDan Beaudin 8-121 (15.1 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDsRob Overton 5-42 (8.4 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDsKevin Klaboe 3-20 (6.7 ypc.), long 16, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 2-18 (9.0 ypc.), long 10, 0 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Shawn Lebsock 52, 207 unassistedSS Erik Stoll 42, 18 unassistedLB Brandon Fisher 35, 13 unassistedFS Shann Schillinger 34, 13 unassisted

DE Severin Campbell 30, 6 unassistedLB Alex Shaw 30, 8 unassistedDT Austin Mullins 29, 6 unassistedCB Keith Thompson 28, 16 unassistedCB Trumaine Johnson 24, 14 unassistedDE Jace Palmer 22, 5 unassistedLB Josh Stuberg 20, 6 unassistedSS Mike McCord 18, 12 unassisted

Tackles for lossDT Tyler Hobbs 5-18DE Jace Palmer 4-11DE Severin Campbell 3.5-6DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10DE Bobby Alt 3-7CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6LB Shawn Lebsock 2.5-10

SacksDT Tyler Hobbs 3-15LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6CB Brandon Dodson 1-3DT Austin Mullins 1-1

InterceptionsCB Trumaine Johnson 2-0, 0 TDsSS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDsLB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDsLB Caleb McSurdy 1-17, 0 TDsDE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDsFS Shann Schillinger 1-0, 0 TDsFS Mike Cummings 1-0, 0 TDs

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

Pass breakupsCB Trumaine Johnson 6DT Austin Mullins 5CB Keith Thompson 4DE Jace Palmer 3

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Brody McKnight 34-34/6-12, long 54, 1 blocked, 52 points

PuntingSean Wren 24-41.1, long 60, 7 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsMarc Mariani 9-27.4, 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 11-25.9, long 50, 0 TDs

WEBER STATE (5-3) WSU Opp

Scoring average 31.8 21.0Rushing yards 133.8 130.3Avg./Rush 3.9 3.9Passing 221-334-12 134-243-9Passing yards 307.0 250.6Average per pass 7.4 8.3Total offense 440.8 380.9Average per play 5.8 6.03rd-down conversions 61-129 31-98Time of possession 33:19 26:42Fumbles-lost 13-3 13-7Kick returns 28-24.3 37-21.8Punt returns 17-18.2 9-3.9Punting 32-43.1 41-39.6Sacks by-yards 16-92 13-78

Weber State 55 37 36 40 – 168Opponents 39 119 40 56 – 154

Offensive leadersRushing

Trevyn Smith 164-724 (4.4 ypc.), long 49, 5 TDsBo Bolen 63-338 (5.4 ypc.), long 35, 3 TDsVaingamalie Tafuna 5-42 (8.4 ypc), long 15, 0 TDsMike Hoke 11-38 (3.5 ypc.), long 8, 0 TDsJole Hancock 1-6, 0 TDsTim Toone 1-2, 0 TDs

PassingCameron Higgins 215-326-11 for 2,401 yards, long 80, 24 TDsMike Hoke 6-8-1 for 55 yards, long 10, 0 TDs

ReceivingTim Toone 53-718 (13.5 ypc.), long 52, 7 TDsJoe Colins 38-350 (9.2 ypc.), long 45, 4 TDsTrevyn Smith 30-249 (8.3 ypc.), long 49, 0 TDsMike Phillips 29-518 (17.9 ypc.), long 80, 5 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Taylor Sedillo 65, 23 unassistedFS Jordan Brown 65, 31 unassistedSS Beau Hadley 42, 26 unassistedDE Kevin Linehan 34, 16 unassistedRov Brett Felton 32, 13 unassistedRov Nick Webb 32, 19 unassistedCB Thyrell Lewis 29, 14 unassistedCB Josh Morris 24, 15 unassisted

Tackles for lossDE Kevin Linehan 7-46

DT Ryan Eastman 5-20DE Brighton Barkdull 4.5-17LB Tylor Sedillo 34.5-12

SacksDE Kevin Linehan 6-44DT Ryan Eastman 4-18DE Brighton Barkdull 2-12

InterceptionsFS Jordan Brown 3-21.7, long 34, 0 TDsCB Thyrell Lewis 2-8.0, long 15, 0 TDsSS Beau Hadley 2-10.0, long 20, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredSS Beau Hadley 3-1LB Taylor Sedillo 2-0

Pass breakupsCB Thyrell Lewis 8CB Josh Morris 4CB Faron Craighton 4CB Antwain Stutson 4

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Mike Snoy 23-24/7-13, long 47, 2 blocked, 44 points

PuntingMike Snoy 32-43.1, long 66, 10 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsTim Toone 15-18.9, long 95, 1 TDCaldwell Taylor 1-10, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsBo Bolen 25-25.0, long 67, 0 TDs


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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Dan Beaudin

play.” Playing football wasn’t on

Beaudin’s mind in March of 2004. All he was thinking about was hoops, after helping the Noxon Red Devils into the State C boys’ basketball tournament in Billings.

“Somebody saw me play there and was friends with Coach Hauck, and said he needed to recruit me,” is how Beaudin, who was then a junior in high school, remembers it. “He called me the spring after my junior year and invited me down to football camp.”

The camp was as memorable overall as it was forgettable in spots. Beaudin played quarterback for Noxon’s 8-man football team – he nearly transferred to Sandpoint, Idaho, where he would’ve played alongside Griz safety Erik Stoll – and lined up behind center at the camp, briefly.

“He tried to put me at quarterback for about one series,” Beaudin said. “Then it was, ‘(Ty) Palmer, you’re up.’ ”

Beaudin ended up playing tight end and defensive end. He was catching passes, and making hay on defense. “There was a series where I had two knockdown passes and two sacks,” he recalled. “I did really well.

“After that Coach Hauck came up and talked to (Beaudin and Shann Schillinger), and said they’d be watching us.

“I was banking on having school paid for. I needed to have a scholarship. They worked it out.”

All of this happened despite Beaudin having little idea of what Griz football was about in March.

“I didn’t know a single thing about them, to be honest with you,” he said. “Kind of sad to say. You see all these guys who got raised on it. A lot of it maybe had to do with me kind of being one of the first people in my family who had an opportunity to go to college.”

That fall he saw almost every Griz home game. It didn’t take many trips into Washington-Grizzly Stadium before he was up to speed.

Of course there were other pursuits

along the way. A standout thrower in high school track and field, Beaudin worked in a couple of UM’s meets around spring ball in 2008, and ended up qualifying for the Big Sky Championships in Sacramento, Calif. There, he finished second.

“Last spring I kind of choked,” he added. “It’s just hard to be consistent. But that year I went to Sac, I kind of got lucky. My form worked and I popped one.”

That was actually his third sport at Montana. A couple months earlier, with injuries mounting on the Griz basketball team, Wayne Tinkle searched around the football offices for a banger. He found Beaudin.

“I’d been playing a little bit with Jack (McGillis, who was a transfer redshirt) in the Rec,” said Beaudin, an all-state player at Noxon. “I don’t know if he mentioned anything or not. But I think the coaches said I was probably the best bet.”

He joined the team for the last six games. He played in two. He scored one point.

“I blocked one shot, I think, and I had a free throw,” he said. “Kind of my job was to get guys motivated, and be a force in practice and give them somebody to go against down low.”

Then he laughed.

“I don’t think I got a shot up without getting it blocked the first couple weeks of practice,” he added. “I don’t think people realize what a different world it is.”

The other surprise was down time. The Griz lost a hoops game at Weber on a Wednesday, and stayed there before heading to Idaho State for another game – on Sunday.

“In football, it’s straight to the point,” he said. “We fly in, we meet, we eat, bed check at 10 o’clock, we get up, we eat, we meet, we play the game and fly back out.

“What do you do in Ogden, Utah, for three days? I got a haircut.”

He isn’t sorry he joined up, though the timing of the Sac State game caused problems.

“Me and the wife were going to go out for dinner,” Beaudin said. “It was Valentine’s Day, and we had big plans. I remember we had to cancel because we had a basketball game.”

Another pursuit began much earlier.

When Beaudin was a freshman at UM, he visited a high school friend who had been in the same youth group. She had a roommate. That her name was Danielle – “What would you think her name is?” asked Beaudin – was one oddity.

That she was born exactly one year earlier is another (Oct. 28, which was Wednesday. They went out to dinner). That her dad was also born on Oct. 28 makes it a little more odd, and when you add in a sister-in-law who’s married to a Daniel Andrew, Beaudin’s first two names, it starts to get a little Syfy Channel.

“I’m actually ‘Little Dan’ in the whole scheme of things,” Beaudin said. “The sister-in-law’s husband is a big fella.”

Coming from a 250-pounder, that’s saying something. And Beaudin, part of a talented tight end group along with Rob Overton and Stephen Pfahler, figures to be on to bigger things, one way or another.

“I definitely have the ambition to make it to the next level,” said Beaudin, who had a TD in each of his first three seasons at UM. “The question in my mind, and other people’s, is whether I can remain healthy for an entire season.”

So far, so good. It’s way better than a year ago, when a 45-28 regular-season loss at Weber State was made worse by a broken thumb and a heavy rain.

“Worst conditions I’ve ever played in,” he said. “I was frozen by the end of warmups. That’s no excuse, but it was one of the worst experiences of my life. And then we had to drive a bus home.”

The football field was supposed to be a refuge, and it usually is – that’s the lone Big Sky loss Beaudin and the other seniors have suffered at UM. That he was hurt dampened the fun.

“I enjoy being on the field,” Beaudin says. “Last year was difficult, and it’s definitely a lot more fun in that sense. Then you wake up and you’re actually eight weeks into the season.”

The Griz avenged that Weber loss in the playoffs, winning 24-13. Beaudin figures to draw on that when the Wildcats come in again Saturday.

“We all kind of have that same mindset,” he said. “Put an entire game together and play like the Montana Grizzlies play – ferocious, and with speed, and we don’t give up until after the whistle has blown.”

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

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By NICK LOCKRIDGEof the Missoulian

Boo.No, I’m not trying to scare you. That

would be too (candy) corny for even the readers of this Halloween edition of the picks column. I am, however, booing certain groups and people, starting with myself for picking Weber State this week.

That’s right, I’m picking the purple people eaters to knock off mighty Montana. I know it’s not a popular position to take in Grizzlyville, but I figure one of us prognosticators has to pick against UM once a year, and it might as well be me. This is no trick, though, the Wildcats could treat the Griz to a second straight league loss.

If I’m wrong, and my Halloween disguise fails me, Grizzly fans may give me my own El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) march down Higgins, pitch forks and PBRs in hand.

Boo No. 2 goes to the MSU Bobcats (hopefully putting me in good graces with Griz fans after Boo No. 1). The Bobcats lost last week at Eastern Washington, carving my two-game lead in the picks standings down to just one.

My final Boo of the week goes to Fritz Neighbor for poking fun of my pre-Halloween mullet. Didn’t you learn anything from the movie Joe Dirt? The bully, aka Kid Rock, gets punked in the end. Enjoy your French Cries, Fritz.

Boo-hoo.

The picksn No. 14 Weber State at No. 2

Monana: It’s the game we’ve all been waiting for, including the football teams.

Fritz: Griz 45, Weber 28. Bill: Griz 35, Weber 31. Nick: Weber 34, Griz 27. Michael: Griz 27, Weber 24.

n Portland State vs. Eastern Washington, at Seattle: Being that I was at Qwest Field one month ago to watch my Chicago Bears beat up on the Seattle Sea-buzzards for my birthday, I have a good feel for how this one should play out. Birds of prey get their revenge.

Fritz: EWU 35, PSU 31. Bill: EWU 49, PSU 42. Nick: EWU 27, PSU 26.

Michael: EWU 34, PSU 21.

n Idaho State at Montana State: The flu bug bit Montana State last week in a humbling defeat at Eastern Washington. It would take a bug the size of a Volkswagen to keep the Cats from prevailing this weekend at home against the lowly Bungles.

Fritz: Cats 28, ISU 10. Bill: Cats 44, ISU 14. Nick: Cats 40, ISU 18. Michael: MSU 30, ISU 12.

n No. 21 Northern Arizona at Sacramento State: The Hornets showed some fight in putting up 30 points vs. the Griz last week. Now comes the post UM game hangover and a third straight FCS ranked opponent. Not good.

Fritz: NAU 38, Sac State 30. Bill: NAU 28, Sac State 13. Nick: NAU 33, Sac State 21. Michael: Sac State 21, NAU 14.

n South Dakota at Northern Colorado: South Dakota has played two straight OT games. Do they have enough in the tank to beat Northern Colordo?

Fritz: UNC 27, SoDak 17. Bill: SoDak 34, UNC 24. Nick: SoDak 24, UNC 20. Michael: SoDak 17, UNC 14.

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HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY

Season record: Fritz 36-5, Bill 33-8, Nick 37-4, Michael 36-5

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks


Montana

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As you can see it’s pretty much dead even between these two Big Sky “powers,” but still one thing keeps popping to mind: The Wildcats haven’t won in Missoula since 1987. I was 7 years old that year and it was the first time my mom let me go trick-or-treating by myself ... around the neighborhood that is. This is still the Grizzlies’ ’hood.

This game features two of the top three punt returners in the nation. Mariani brings a ridiculous average (27.4 yards per punt) to the argument, while Tim Toone has the second most return yards (284) in FCS play. Both have returns for TDs too.

A dinged-up Grizzly secondary will have its hands full Saturday. The Wildcats boast cornerback Thyrell Lewis, the reigning Big Sky Conference defensive player of the week.

The teams’ top tackling threats are exactly who they should be, the middle linebackers: Taylor Sedillo of Weber and Shawn Lebsock of Montana.

WSU is second in the Big Sky in sacks, led by senior Kevin Linehan’s six takedowns. UM totals eight sacks through seven games.

It’s a toss-up here as well. Grizzly great Marc Mariani should be on the short list of Payton Award candidates, but he’s not (don’t ask, it’s an East Coast thing). Unfortunately Weber’s Tim Toone has the same gripe. Easily two of the top receivers in the FCS.

Trevyn Smith is one of the best backs to ever set foot in Ogden. He’s also one of the best backs to set foot in Cheney, Bozeman, Pocatello and any other Big Sky Conference town he plays. But in Missoula, there’s Chase Reynolds, who’s coming off his fifth career three-TD day.

The High Flyin’ Hawaiian, a.k.a. Cameron Higgins, has been impressive in his three previous starts against Montana, even though the Weber State quarterback is 0-2 in games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. In my experience you go with experience in big games such as this.

It seems the aforementioned Higgins has been subjected to a little more pressure this season than the Grizzly quarterbacks. Higgins, the reigning league MVP, has thrown 11 interceptions, while UM’s two-headed QB has thrown just four INTs.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Donny Lisowski

No. 5Year:

SophomorePosition:

CornerbackHeight:5-foot-11Weight:

180Hometown:

Spokane

Sophomore cornerback enjoys first start as GrizBy SCOTT JOHNSON

for the Missoulian

Montana football fans likely became aware of cornerback Donny Lisowski for the first time last Saturday. It’s also probably a fair bet Sacramento State is fully aware of the sophomore after he notched a team-high seven tackles and broke up two passes in the Grizzlies’ 45-30 victory.

Lisowski, who registered 13 tackles and a fumble recovery as a true freshman in 2008, made his first career start at cornerback against the Hornets after primarily seeing action on special teams. His performance Saturday gave him 13 tackles this season as well.

A versatile athlete, Lisowski also lettered in wrestling and track and field at Seattle’s O’Dea High School. He said the small, all-boys Catholic environment was a positive influence on his development on and off the field.

“I liked it a lot,” he said. “It was a huge brotherhood. There was never any drama. You become close to your friends. Instead of hanging out with girls after school, we were training. That’s why we’re so good in basketball and football.”

The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder wasn’t a part of the basketball team that won three straight state titles, but did lead the football team to a 13-1 record and a place in the state championship game as a senior.

Q: Last Saturday’s game at Sacramento State was your first start at cornerback. How did that feel?

A: It felt real good. I finally had some pressure on me. It felt good that they had some trust in me. It felt good to make some plays for the team.

Q: What’s your biggest asset on the football field?

A: Speed.Q: How fast are you?A: I ran a 4.47 40(-yard dash). Q: What weather conditions

would you least prefer to play football in?

A: It doesn’t really matter to me to because I play defense. It’s going to hurt worse when it’s cold and you’re the one getting hit. Of course last year during the playoffs, I didn’t really like playing in that. Icicles were forming on your mouth guard.

Q: This week’s opponent is Weber State. What’s the most cliché-ridden answer you can give me about the Grizzlies’ preparation for facing the Wildcats?

A: We’ve got to run the ball and stop the run. Trevyn Smith is a real good running back.

Q: You also see playing time on punt coverage. What does it take to be successful on special teams?

A: You have to know your assignment. You definitely have to know what to do. There are a lot of things that could mess you

up. You have to study film.Q: Weber State wide receiver

Tim Toone is averaging nearly seven receptions per game. What will be key for the UM secondary to keep him in check?

A: We’ve got to win our one-on-ones. Can’t let them complete the deep balls.

Q: Are you dressing up for Halloween?

A: Yes. Not sure what I’m going to be yet.

Q: What’s your favorite costume you’ve ever had for Halloween ?

A: Hockey player. Q: Did you play hockey when

you were younger?A: Yeah, when I was real little. Q: How long did it take for you

to realize that Missoula is pretty rabid about Griz football?

A: My recruiting visit when I watched them play in a snowy game. I knew right there. Not a seat missing. If people were filling a stadium in conditions like that I knew people were crazy about Griz football.

Q: What other schools were interested in you?

A: Idaho, Washington and Air Force.

Q: Why did you choose Montana?

A: I chose Montana because when I visited, it reminded me of my high school. It has a winning tradition and a strong brotherhood. All of the guys made

me feel real welcome. It felt like high school.

Q: You also played quarterback in high school. Did anyone look at you as a quarterback?

A: No. The funny thing is most of my highlight film was of me playing quarterback. They wanted to see my athleticism.

Q: Who is the most under-appreciated player on the Griz?

A: I don’t think I have an answer for that one.

Q: Who is the hardest hitter in the secondary?

A: Can I say the corners?Q: You can say whatever you

want to say.A: I’ll say the corners to get our

safeties riled up a little. Q: Do you hear much trash talk

out on the field?A: Yeah. Definitely. Q: Is there anything you’ve

heard that made you laugh because of the sheer stupidity of what was said or something that was genuinely funny?

A: Some of the receivers will jump for a ball when it’s not even thrown their way. Sac State did that. That’s pretty funny. But yeah, there’s a lot of guys out there that will say stuff. We try not to talk back. We’ve just got to take it and beat them on the play.

Q: What is your biggest celebrity encounter?

A: Probably eating dinner with

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SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts AvgMontana 7 35 34 1 0 6 1 266 38.0NAU 7 29 27 1 0 10 1 235 33.6Weber 8 33 27 2 0 7 2 254 31.8EWU 8 32 30 0 0 4 0 234 29.2Sac State 7 20 18 0 0 7 1 161 23.0PSU 8 20 17 1 0 13 0 178 22.2MSU 7 17 11 0 0 9 1 142 20.3UNC 8 15 14 1 0 10 0 136 17.0ISU 8 9 8 1 0 5 1 81 10.1

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMontana 7 275 1126 4.1 15 160.9MSU 7 262 988 3.8 7 141.1EWU 8 252 1119 4.4 13 139.9Weber 8 272 1070 3.9 8 133.8NAU 7 215 893 4.2 12 127.6Sac State 7 238 888 3.7 7 126.9UNC 8 259 904 3.5 6 113.0PSU 8 224 712 3.2 5 89.0ISU 8 211 259 1.2 1 32.4

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts AvgWeber 8 21 15 0 0 9 0 168 21.0Montana 7 18 17 0 0 7 1 148 21.1UNC 8 25 22 0 0 7 1 195 24.4MSU 7 21 19 0 0 9 1 174 24.9EWU 8 26 19 1 0 7 2 202 25.2NAU 7 22 20 1 0 10 1 186 26.6PSU 8 33 31 2 0 7 1 256 32.0Sac State 7 34 33 1 0 6 0 257 36.7ISU 8 41 39 0 0 16 2 337 42.1

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMSU 7 234 602 2.6 1 86.0Montana 7 215 654 3.0 5 93.4NAU 7 228 828 3.6 7 118.3Weber 8 265 1042 3.9 9 130.2PSU 8 282 1053 3.7 11 131.6EWU 8 299 1186 4.0 15 148.2UNC 8 299 1259 4.2 9 157.4Sac State 7 264 1195 4.5 18 170.7ISU 8 293 1739 5.9 20 217.4

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GWeber 8 334 221 12 66.2 2456 7.4 24 307.0NAU 7 252 171 3 67.9 2139 8.5 17 305.6PSU 8 279 162 13 58.1 2239 8.0 12 279.9EWU 8 289 190 5 65.7 2193 7.6 17 274.1UM 7 212 132 5 62.3 1831 8.6 18 261.6MSU 7 232 139 7 59.9 1610 6.9 10 230.0Sac 7 218 129 8 59.2 1557 7.1 11 222.4UNC 8 262 154 4 58.8 1666 6.4 8 208.2ISU 8 300 159 13 53.0 1546 5.2 8 193.2

TOTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/GWeber 8 1070 2456 606 3526 5.8 32 440.8NAU 7 893 2139 467 3032 6.5 29 433.1Montana 7 1126 1831 487 2957 6.1 33 422.4EWU 8 1119 2193 541 3312 6.1 30 414.0MSU 7 988 1610 494 2598 5.3 17 371.1PSU 8 712 2239 503 2951 5.9 17 368.9Sac State 7 888 1557 456 2445 5.4 18 349.3UNC 8 904 1666 521 2570 4.9 14 321.2ISU 8 259 1546 511 1805 3.5 9 225.6

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GUNC 8 260 161 8 61.9 1676 6.4 16 209.5ISU 8 287 179 5 62.4 1895 6.6 16 236.9EWU 8 278 167 7 60.1 1952 7.0 10 244.0Weber 8 243 134 9 55.1 2005 8.3 9 250.6Sac 7 231 153 6 66.2 1891 8.2 14 270.1NAU 7 276 173 7 62.7 1923 7.0 15 274.7PSU 8 271 158 5 58.3 2254 8.3 20 281.8Montana 7 306 191 8 62.4 1995 6.5 13 285.0MSU 7 280 166 8 59.3 2129 7.6 20 304.1

TOTAL DEFENSE G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/GUNC 8 1259 1676 559 2935 5.3 25 366.9Montana 7 654 1995 521 2649 5.1 18 378.4Weber 8 1042 2005 508 3047 6.0 18 380.9MSU 7 602 2129 514 2731 5.3 21 390.1EWU 8 1186 1952 577 3138 5.4 25 392.2NAU 7 828 1923 504 2751 5.5 22 393.0PSU 8 1053 2254 553 3307 6.0 31 413.4Sac State 7 1195 1891 495 3086 6.2 32 440.9ISU 8 1739 1895 580 3634 6.3 36 454.2

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD AvgWeber State 8 28 681 0 24.3Portland State 8 42 1009 1 24.0Northern Arizona 7 28 626 0 22.4Montana 7 25 557 0 22.3Northern Colorado 8 25 545 0 21.8Idaho State 8 54 1150 0 21.3Sacramento State 7 34 723 0 21.3Montana State 7 30 560 0 18.7Eastern Washington 8 38 681 0 17.9

PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD AvgMontana 7 15 356 1 23.7Weber State 8 17 309 1 18.2Eastern Washington 8 14 120 0 8.6Northern Colorado 8 20 141 0 7.1Northern Arizona 7 12 67 0 5.6Portland State 8 10 54 0 5.4Montana State 7 15 79 0 5.3Idaho State 8 17 53 0 3.1Sacramento State 7 7 18 0 2.6

PUNTING No. Yds Avg PR Avg TB NetWeber 32 1378 43.1 35 1.1 1 41.3Montana 24 986 41.1 37 1.5 0 39.5PSU 32 1298 40.6 68 2.1 3 36.6NAU 33 1264 38.3 100 3.0 1 34.7MSU 39 1668 42.8 219 5.6 5 34.6ISU 57 2355 41.3 340 6.0 3 34.3UNC 46 1743 37.9 99 2.2 4 34.0EWU 42 1632 38.9 149 3.5 4 33.4Sac State 36 1382 38.4 263 7.3 1 30.5

PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Pct Int Yds TD EfficNAU 7 252 171 67.9 3 2139 17 159.0Montana 7 212 132 62.3 5 1831 18 158.1EWU 8 289 190 65.7 5 2193 17 145.4Weber 8 334 221 66.2 12 2456 24 144.5PSU 8 279 162 58.1 13 2239 12 130.3Sac State 7 218 129 59.2 8 1557 11 128.5MSU 7 232 139 59.9 7 1610 10 126.4UNC 8 262 154 58.8 4 1666 8 119.2ISU 8 300 159 53.0 13 1546 8 96.4

TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/GNAU 7 6 7 13 4 3 7 +6 0.86EWU 8 10 7 17 8 5 13 +4 0.50Montana 7 5 8 13 5 5 10 +3 0.43UNC 8 7 8 15 9 4 13 +2 0.25Weber 8 7 9 16 4 12 16 +0 0.00MSU 7 3 8 11 9 7 16 -5 -0.71Sac State 7 3 6 9 9 8 17 -8 -1.14PSU 8 6 5 11 8 13 21 -10 -1.25ISU 8 9 5 14 14 13 27 -13 -1.62

PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD EfficEWU 8 278 167 7 60.1 1952 10 125.9Montana 7 306 191 8 62.4 1995 13 126.0Weber 8 243 134 9 55.1 2005 9 129.3UNC 8 260 161 8 61.9 1676 16 130.2ISU 8 287 179 5 62.4 1895 16 132.7NAU 7 276 173 7 62.7 1923 15 134.1MSU 7 280 166 8 59.3 2129 20 141.0PSU 8 271 158 5 58.3 2254 20 148.8Sac State 7 231 153 6 66.2 1891 14 149.8

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalWeber State 8 61 112 14 187Eastern Washington 8 60 97 11 168Montana 7 60 80 10 150Northern Arizona 7 51 85 12 148Montana State 7 62 65 9 136Northern Colorado 8 54 68 11 133Portland State 8 38 82 11 131Sacramento State 7 53 67 8 128Idaho State 8 21 68 17 106

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att PctMontana 7 49 101 48.5Weber State 8 61 129 47.3Eastern Washington 8 46 110 41.8Northern Arizona 7 37 90 41.1Sacramento State 7 39 95 41.1Northern Colorado 8 46 119 38.7Portland State 8 42 109 38.5Montana State 7 36 106 34.0Idaho State 8 23 115 20.0

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalMontana 7 40 94 9 143Northern Arizona 7 44 89 10 143Montana State 7 49 89 11 149

Weber State 8 56 80 14 150Northern Colorado 8 71 68 14 153Sacramento State 7 61 85 12 158Eastern Wash. 8 59 87 13 159Portland State 8 58 92 13 163Idaho State 8 87 82 10 179

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att PctWeber State 8 31 98 31.6Eastern Washington 8 43 118 36.4Montana 7 40 109 36.7Montana State 7 38 103 36.9Idaho State 8 43 109 39.4Northern Colorado 8 50 123 40.7Sacramento State 7 43 94 45.7Portland State 8 58 124 46.8Northern Arizona 7 54 113 47.8

SACKS BY G Sacks YardsEastern Washington 8 18 117Weber State 8 16 92Northern Colorado 8 15 107Northern Arizona 7 15 97Montana State 7 14 95Portland State 8 14 99Sacramento State 7 13 78Montana 7 8 36Idaho State 8 6 39

SACKS AGAINST G Sacks YardsMontana 7 9 61Northern Arizona 7 10 67Sacramento State 7 10 72Weber State 8 13 78Montana State 7 15 101Northern Colorado 8 16 104Eastern Washington 8 18 95Portland State 8 19 125Idaho State 8 21 144

PENALTIES G No Yds AvgSacramento State 7 40 355 50.7Montana State 7 45 374 53.4Northern Colorado 8 53 451 56.4Northern Arizona 7 38 409 58.4Idaho State 8 58 469 58.6Portland State 8 51 482 60.2Weber State 8 57 488 61.0Montana 7 45 449 64.1Eastern Washington 8 61 522 65.2

OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/GIIdaho State 8 72 649 81.1Montana 7 53 525 75.0Weber State 8 62 547 68.4Northern Colorado 8 52 471 58.9Northern Arizona 7 43 402 57.4Eastern Washington 8 46 428 53.5Sacramento State 7 40 370 52.9Portland State 8 44 397 49.6Montana State 7 38 331 47.3

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time AvgWeber State 8 266:28 33:18Montana State 7 210:06 30:00Sacramento State 7 203:05 29:00Eastern Washington 8 231:47 28:58Portland State 8 230:50 28:51Northern Arizona 7 200:31 28:38Northern Colorado 8 228:34 28:34Montana 7 195:35 27:56Idaho State 8 223:28 27:56

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetIdaho State 8 22 1466 66.6 232 12 45.2Montana 7 46 2865 62.3 747 4 44.3Weber 8 47 3022 64.3 807 8 43.7MSU 7 33 2102 63.7 532 8 42.7PSU 8 40 2608 65.2 835 4 42.3Sac State 7 33 2010 60.9 575 2 42.3UNC 8 33 2057 62.3 600 5 41.1NAU 7 47 2961 63.0 856 10 40.5EWU 8 45 2693 59.8 931 5 36.9

Individual statistics RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Lg AvgTJones, EWU 8 105 841 8.0 10 96 105.1TSmith, Weber 7 164 724 4.4 5 49 103.4Henderson, NAU 7 134 672 5.0 8 69 96.0Dailey, Sac 7 118 617 5.2 3 69 88.1Reynolds, UM 7 148 581 3.9 11 29 83.0

Harris, UNC 8 109 518 4.8 4 45 64.8Palmer, MSU 7 101 447 4.4 4 31 63.9Bolen, Weber 8 63 338 5.4 3 35 42.2Brooks-Fltchr, UM 7 52 246 4.7 1 18 35.1Knickrehm, ISU 7 89 225 2.5 0 20 32.1

INTERCEPTIONS G Int Yds TD Lg Int/GRider, MSU 7 3 12 0 12 0.43Bignell, MSU 7 3 3 0 3 0.43Brown, Weber 8 3 65 0 34 0.38Shead, PSU 8 3 49 1 31 0.38Hatch, EWU 8 3 0 0 0 0.38Tru.Johnson, UM 6 2 0 0 0 0.33Thomas, NAU 7 2 85 0 79 0.29MSmith, Sac 7 2 80 1 83 0.29Schrader, Sac 7 2 34 0 22 0.29Lewis, Weber 7 2 16 0 15 0.29

PASSING YARDS Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/GHubel, PSU 212 125 9 59.0 1863 9 310.5Herrick, NAU 241 165 3 68.5 2101 16 300.1Higgins, WSU 326 215 11 66.0 2401 24 300.1Nichols, EWU 281 184 5 65.5 2168 17 271.0Smith, Sac 200 121 7 60.5 1446 11 206.6Waggener,NC 251 149 4 59.4 1604 6 200.5Selle, UM 136 85 1 62.5 1171 12 167.3Iddins, MSU 155 93 6 60.0 1000 5 166.7Blum, ISU 129 65 7 50.4 708 5 118.0Roper, UM 75 47 3 62.7 660 6 110.0

PASS EFFICIENCY Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.Orms, UNC 9 5 0 55.6 62 2 186.8Selle, UM 136 85 1 62.5 1171 12 162.5Herrick, NAU 241 165 3 68.5 2101 16 161.1Roper, UM 75 47 3 62.7 660 6 155.0Nichols, EWU 281 184 5 65.5 2168 17 146.7Higgins, WSU 326 215 11 66.0 2401 24 145.4Hubel, PSU 212 125 9 59.0 1863 9 138.3Smith, Sac 200 121 7 60.5 1446 11 132.4Waggener,NC 251 149 4 59.4 1604 6 117.7Iddins, MSU 155 93 6 60.0 1000 5 117.1

TOTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Tot P/GHubel, PSU 6 -57 1863 230 1806 301.0Herrick, NAU 7 -39 2101 259 2062 294.6Higgins, WSU 8 -78 2401 347 2323 290.4Nichols, EWU 8 44 2168 328 2212 276.5Waggener, UNC 8 4 1604 292 1608 201.0Smith, Sac 7 -50 1446 222 1396 199.4Selle, UM 7 56 1171 153 1227 175.3Iddins, MSU 6 10 1000 188 1010 168.3Roper, UM 6 37 660 85 697 116.2Blum, ISU 6 -43 708 160 665 110.8

PUNT RETURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgMariani, UM 9 247 1 82 27.4Toone, Weber 15 284 1 95 18.9Davis, EWU 10 113 0 25 11.3Lutz, UNC 19 135 0 24 7.1Meadows, NAU 10 70 0 33 7.0 KICK RETURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgSambrano, UM 11 285 0 50 25.9Woods, PSU 37 926 1 97 25.0Bolen, Weber 25 625 0 67 25.0Nguyen, UM 10 245 0 61 24.5Shanks, NAU 17 401 0 57 23.6Burnley, UNC 11 248 0 32 22.5Meadows, NAU 10 224 0 40 22.4McCowan, Sac 16 352 0 75 22.0Ponciano, ISU 34 710 0 46 20.9Gilbert, MSU 15 295 0 33 19.7

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg P/GBerry, NAU 7 47 703 5 81 15.0 100.4Fry, PSU 8 48 760 3 56 15.8 95.0Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 16.3 90.6Toone, Weber 8 53 718 7 52 13.5 89.8Mariani, UM 7 30 594 6 84 19.8 84.9Kirven, PSU 8 33 594 4 91 18.0 74.2Phillips, Weber 8 29 518 5 80 17.9 74.0Meadows, NAU 7 44 511 3 78 11.6 73.0Thompson, NC 8 46 571 5 80 12.4 71.4Reed, Sac State 7 27 393 2 48 14.6 65.5

PUNTING No. Yds Lg AvgVanderweilen, ISU 53 2355 76 44.4Snoy, Weber 32 1378 66 43.1Wren, Montana 24 986 60 41.1Duyndam, PSU 31 1245 65 40.2Zuber, EWU 28 1113 64 39.8Heath, Sac 36 1382 57 38.4Rauschert, NAU 33 1264 54 38.3Kaman, UNC 46 1743 56 37.9

ALL PURPOSE YARDS G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/GJones, EWU 8 841 280 0 381 1502 187.8Woods, PSU 8 -2 430 45 926 1399 174.9Ponciano, ISU 7 11 323 15 710 1059 151.3Smith, Weber 7 724 249 0 0 973 139.0Bolen, Weber 8 338 139 0 625 1102 137.8Toone, Weber 8 2 718 284 52 1056 132.0Hendersn, NAU 7 672 241 0 0 913 130.4Mariani, UM 7 0 594 247 21 862 123.1Meadows, NAU 7 0 511 70 224 805 115.0Reynolds, UM 7 581 130 0 0 711 101.6

SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts P/GReynolds, UM 7 13 0 0 0 78 11.1Jones, EWU 8 12 0 0 0 72 9.0Henderson, NAU 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6Myers, NAU 7 0 27 10 0 57 8.1McKnight, UM 7 0 34 6 0 52 7.4Brown, PSU 8 0 16 13 0 55 6.9Cunningham, MSU 6 0 11 9 0 38 6.3York, UNC 7 0 14 10 0 44 6.3Mariani, UM 7 7 0 0 2 44 6.3Toone, Weber 8 8 0 0 0 48 6.0 FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. P/GBrown, PSU 8 13 18 72.2 1.62Cunningham, MSU 6 9 12 75.0 1.50Myers, NAU 7 10 12 83.3 1.43York, UNC 7 10 14 71.4 1.43Diniz, Sac 7 7 7 100.0 1.00Snoy, Weber 8 7 13 53.8 0.88McKnight, Montana 7 6 12 50.0 0.86Huk, ISU 8 5 8 62.5 0.62Jarrett, EWU 8 4 6 66.7 0.50

TACKLES (All positions) G Pos Solo Ast Tot P/G SackSherritt, EWU 8 LB 47 72 119 14.9 0.0Storms, ISU 8 LB 38 49 87 10.9 0.0Schrader, Sac 7 DB 34 40 74 10.6 0.0Arias, ISU 8 LB 23 53 76 9.5 0.0King, UNC 8 LB 33 36 69 8.6 3.0Sedillo, Weber 8 LB 23 42 65 8.1 0.0Brown, Weber 8 DB 31 34 65 8.1 0.0Estrada, NAU 7 DB 33 20 53 7.6 0.0Lebsock, UM 7 LB 20 32 52 7.4 1.0Tew, ISU 8 DB 33 26 59 7.4 1.0Hewitt, UNC 8 DB 32 27 59 7.4 0.0EPedersen, PSU 6 LB 17 25 42 7.0 0.0Thomas, NAU 7 LB 22 26 48 6.9 0.0Borden, EWU 7 LB 11 37 48 6.9 0.0Rider, MSU 7 DB 28 20 48 6.9 0.0Bignell, MSU 7 LB 14 34 48 6.9 1.0Holmesly, ISU 8 DB 22 32 54 6.8 0.0Askew, UNC 8 CB 33 21 54 6.8 0.0Buck, Sac 7 LB 22 24 46 6.6 1.0Rau, PSU 8 LB 25 26 51 6.4 3.0Pleasant, ISU 8 DB 20 31 51 6.4 1.0Gordon, Sac 7 DB 26 18 44 6.3 0.0Johnson, Sac 6 LB 12 25 37 6.2 0.0Julio, NAU 7 DB 19 24 43 6.1 0.0Michon, UNC 8 DB 31 18 49 6.1 1.0Stoll, UM 7 DB 18 24 42 6.0 0.0Fisher, UM 6 LB 13 22 35 5.8 0.0Worthen, PSU 8 DB 23 22 45 5.6 0.0Owens, MSU 7 LB 19 20 39 5.6 0.5Wilkins, EWU 6 LB 5 28 33 5.5 0.0Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 22 16 38 5.4 3.0Hatch, EWU 8 DB 25 18 43 5.4 0.0Washburn, EWU 8 LB 11 32 43 5.4 0.0Zabel, UNC 8 LB 16 27 43 5.4 0.0Gazzero, MSU 6 LB 12 20 32 5.3 1.0Craney, MSU 7 DB 20 17 37 5.3 0.0Hadley, Weber 8 DB 26 16 42 5.2 0.0Vance, NAU 7 DE 16 20 36 5.1 5.0

SACKS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GBond, NAU 7 DE 6 1 38 6.5 0.93Linehan, Weber 8 DE 6 0 44 6.0 0.75Vance, NAU 7 DE 5 0 33 5.0 0.71Clark, Sac 7 DL 5 0 31 5.0 0.71Hernon, UNC 8 DE 4 2 25 5.0 0.62Williams, EWU 8 DL 4 0 34 4.0 0.50Moore, Sac 7 DL 3 1 23 3.5 0.50Kragt, EWU 8 DL 3 1 15 3.5 0.44Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 2 2 25 3.0 0.43Hobbs, Montana 7 DL 3 0 15 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 7 DL 8 2 40 9.0 1.29Sherritt, EWU 8 LB 8 4 17 10.0 1.25Bond, NAU 7 DE 7 2 46 8.0 1.14Williams, EWU 8 DL 8 2 48 9.0 1.12Rau, PSU 8 LB 5 5 30 7.5 0.94Linehan, Weber 8 DE 7 0 46 7.0 0.88Jacobs, PSU 8 DT 6 2 24 7.0 0.88

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS


MONTANA ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. Stockton, Calif.3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. Rowland Heights, Calif.4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. Sandpoint, Idaho5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. Seattle6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. Spokane, Wash.7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. Cut Bank8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. Billings9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. Phoenix10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. Billings11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. Tulare, Calif.12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. Billings13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. Billings14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. Missoula15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. Oceanside, Calif.17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. San Diego18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. Buford, Ga.19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. Corona, Calif.20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. Butte21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Porterville, Calif.22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. Franklin, Tenn.26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. Billings27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. Drummond28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. Seattle29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. Dillon30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. Scottsdale, Ariz.31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. Missoula32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. Spokane, Wash.33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. Missoula34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. Drummond35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. Tucson, Ariz.36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. Seattle37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. Deer Lodge38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. Wright, Wyo.39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. Baker40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. Boise, Idaho41 – Kirk 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 42 Kevin Linehan

WR 81 Tim Toone

CB 3 Faron Creighton

or 18 Justin Roper

STARTING OFFENSEMONTANA

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

K 83 Brody McKnight

WR 80 Marc Mariani

RT 75 Chris Dyk

RG 77 Terran Hillesland

LG 74 Jon Opperud

LT 72 Levi Horn

QB 12 Andrew Selle

RB 34Chase Reynolds

C 71Alex

Verlanic

STARTING DEFENSEMONTANA

CB 2Trumaine Johnson

DE 42 Jace Palmer

DE 47 Severin Campbell

CB 3 Andrew

Swink

DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

MLB 10Shawn

Lebsock

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

SS 4 Erik Stoll

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

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

C 60 Blake LebeauRG 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 21 Keith ThompsonCB 11 Brandon DodsonFS 9 Mike McCordSS 30 Mike Cummings

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LG 65 Cameron Molifua

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RT 78 Nestor Cruz

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Idaho State (0-5, 0-8) at Montana State (2-2, 4-3)

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Idaho State has lost 20 straight road games, including 14 in a row in conference. The 14 straight conference losses is tied for the all-time record ... The Bengals have been outscored 337-81 this season ... Fourteen of the last 21 meetings between the schools have been decided by one score or less ... Montana State is -5 in turnover margin. Idaho State is -13 ... Cats quarterback Cody Kempt threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns in last Saturday’s loss at Eastern Washington. He boasts a 5-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio this

season ... After rushing for a season-low 42 yards in a loss to Northern Arizona, the Bobcats responded with 143 rushing yards against South Dakota and 192 more at Eastern Washington. The Cats are second in the Big Sky in rushing yards (141.1 per game) ... Montana State’s C.J. Palmer has 240 rushing yards in the last two games .. The Cats allow a league-low 86 rushing yards per game. They have allowed just one rushing touchdown ... Idaho State averages just 32.4 rushing yards per game and has just one rushing touchdown ... Montana State allows a league-high 304.1 passing yards per game ... The Cats lead their series with the Bengals, 42-30-3, and have won five straight ... Last year Montana State rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 33-20

win over the Bengals in Pocatello ... Cats coach Rob Ash is 17-13 in his third season … Bengals coach John Zamberlin is 4-27 in his third season.

South Dakota (3-4) at Northern Colorado (2-6)

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in overtime in its last game and is coming off a bye week ... Northern Colorado leads the Big Sky in total defense at 366.9 yards per game ... The Bears allow 24.4 points per game ... The Coyotes average 30.4 points per game and allow 26.0 ... Northern Colorado leads the series, 19-13 ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 5-36 in his fourth season … South Dakota coach Ed Meierkort is 42-22 in his sixth season at South Dakota. He is 97-77 overall as a head coach ... Northern Colorado linebacker Matt King averages 8.6 tackles per game, which ranks fifth in the Big Sky ... Bears linebacker John Eddy had 14 tackles last week in a loss to Weber State ... South Dakota signal-caller Noah Shepard has thrown 14 touchdowns and five interceptions this season ... South Dakota’s Wayne Curry has six sacks and eight tackles for loss ... Bears wideout Patrick Walker caught five passes for a career-high 137 yards last week against Weber ... Northern Colorado is looking for its second non-conference win of the season. The Bears beat San Diego, 31-12, on Sept. 12.

Portland State (1-4, 2-6) vs. Eastern Wash. (4-2, 5-3)


The game will be played at Qwest Field in Seattle, home of the Seahawks. It is being billed as the “Showdown on the Sound” … The Vikings have won three straight in the series … The Eagles are


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Montana State’s Blayde Becksted scores a touchdown against Eastern Washington during their game on Saturday in Cheney, Wa.

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ranked No. 21 in the FCS Coaches’ poll but are unranked in the Sports Network poll ... Portland State quarterback Drew Hubel’s 623 passing yards last season against Eastern was a Vikings record, and one shy of the Big Sky and NCAA FCS single-game record. The Vikings upset the Eagles in Portland, 47-36 ... Hubel has missed the last two games with an injury and his status for Saturday is questionable ... Portland State leads the series, 18-12-1 ... Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 11-8 in his second season ... Portland State’s Jerry Glanville is 9-21 in his third season … Eastern running back Taiwan Jones leads the league in all-purpose yards at 187.8 per game. Portland State’s Aaron Woods is second at 174.9 ... The Eagles average average 414 yards of total offense per game. The Vikings average 368.9 ... Eastern is +4 in turnover margin. Portland State is -10 ... Eagles linebacker J.C. Sherritt is averaging 14.9 tackles per game and has 119 total tackles ... Eastern quarterback Matt Nichols has 13 touchdowns and just three interceptions in conference play ... The Eagles defense has posted a league-best

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No. 21 N. Arizona (4-1, 5-2) at Sacramento St. (2-3, 2-5)


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Terrance Dailey averages 88.1 ... Northern Arizona is a league-best +6 in turnover margin. Sacramento State is -8 ... The Jacks lead the series, 9-5 ... Last year the

Jacks rolled to a 42-10 victory over the Hornets in Flagstaff ... Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 66-66 in his 12th season … Sacramento State coach

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Much like politics, college football is essentially local.

Sure, Florida, Texas and Southern California will play huge rivalry games with national title implications Saturday. But more importantly, those three games will go a long way toward sorting out the conference races.

The top-ranked Gators face Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla., with a chance to clinch the Southeastern Conference’s East Division, depending on what happens with South Carolina and Tennessee.

The Bulldogs are two games behind the Gators in the standings, so even with a win they’ll need help to catch Florida. But this qualifies as the Bulldogs’ last stand when it comes to winning an SEC title.

No. 3 Texas goes to Stillwater with a half-game lead in the Big 12 South over No. 13 Oklahoma State. With the Longhorns having already beaten Oklahoma and Texas Tech, a victory over the Cowboys would give them a relatively smooth road to the conference title game.

“We don’t want, like last year, to leave it up to a tiebreaker,” Texas linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy said.

The Cowboys would take the lead in the division race with a victory, but they have plenty of heavy lifting to come with games against Texas Tech and Oklahoma in November.

No. 4 USC goes to No. 10 Oregon trailing the Ducks by a game in the Pac-10 race. The Trojans have won seven straight conference titles, but the streak would be in grave danger if they take a second Pac-10 loss.

Keeping an eye on that game will be Arizona, which is tied with the Trojans at 3-1 in the Pac-10 standings. The Wildcats still have both USC and Oregon on the schedule, so don’t let anybody try to tell you this game will settle the Pac-10 title. But it is a big one.

The picks:

SaturdayNo. 1 Florida (minus 15fi) vs. Georgia at

JacksonvilleGators are overdue for good game ... FLORIDA

37-17.

No. 3 Texas (minus 9) at No. 13 Oklahoma State

’Horns have won 11 straight vs. Cowboys, but with several wild comebacks ... TEXAS 28-17.

No. 4 Southern California (minus 3) at No. 10 Oregon

Hard to pick against Trojans when spotlight is on them ... USC 28-24.

No. 5 Cincinnati (minus 14fi) at Syracuse

Orange playing better under new coach ... CINCINNATI 35-14.

San Jose State (plus 35) at Boise StateAnother Broncos blowout ... BOISE STATE

48-10.Indiana (plus 17fi) at No. 7 IowaFinally an easy week for Hawkeyes – relatively

speaking ... IOWA 27-14.UNLV (plus 35) at No. 8 TCUHorned Frogs go point-for-point with Boise

State ... TCU 48-10.Tulane (plus 35fi) at No. 9 LSUTigers have won 17 straight vs. Green Wave ...

LSU 34-13.No. 11 Georgia Tech (minus 12) at

VanderbiltJackets lead nation in time of possession;

Vandy 117th ... GEORGIA TECH 41-14.No. 12 Penn State (minus 15) at

NorthwesternDaryll Clark has 12 TD passes in PSU’s four-

game winning streak ... PENN STATE 27-17.Southern Miss (plus 6fi) at No. 15

HoustonC-USA’s best defense (Golden Eagles) vs. best

offense (Cougars) ... HOUSTON 34-24.New Mexico State (plus 44) at No. 17

Ohio StateAggies offense ranks last in nation at 254 ypg

... OHIO STATE 42-3.No. 18 Miami (minus 7) at Wake ForestHurricanes have won five straight vs. Demon

Deacons ... MIAMI 28-24.Wyoming (plus 17) at No. 19 UtahAt least Cowboys can escape snow in Laramie

... UTAH 35-10.No. 21 South Carolina (plus 5fi) at

TennesseeOffensive coaches with nasty defenses ...

SOUTH CAROLINA 14-13.Kansas State (plus 28) at No. 22

OklahomaSooners appear ready to close strong ...

OKLAHOMA 45-14.No. 24 Mississippi (minus 3fi) at

AuburnTigers have lost three straight after 5-0 start

... MISSISSIPPI 26-25.No. 25 Notre Dame (minus 28) vs.

Washington State at San AntonioIrish get to rest starters in fourth quarter for

change ... NOTRE DAME 47-14.Last week: 18-4 (straight); 15-7 (vs. points).

Season: 130-31 (straight); 73-70-3 (vs. points).


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A: Yep (laughs). That was my history teacher every day.

Q: What movie have you seen so often you could quote the most lines?

A: “Remember the Titans.” Q: What’s your prediction for the

World Series? For the record, you’re making this prediction before Game 1.

A: I really don’t care. I don’t watch baseball.

Q: What’s your favorite TV show?A: ESPN or “Family Guy.” Q: What do you like to do in your free

time?A: I like to hang out with family when

they’re in town. When I’m not doing that I like to go fishing on the Clark Fork, the Rattlesnake and the Blackfoot. And lastly bowling.

Q: What’s your favorite place to grab a bite to eat in Missoula?

A: Probably Red Robin.

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Marty Mornhinweg threw an 87-yard touchdown pass against Weber State in 1985, in a 57-29 loss. Who caught it?

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