Griz Game Day October 10, 2009

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Shawn Lebsock

Beefed up defense Legacy brings dominating, shrewd presence to Grizzlies

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

To Montana Grizzlies coach Bobby Hauck, Shawn Lebsock is, “as good a player as we’ve had at linebacker in many, many years.”

To opponents, Lebsock is a sturdy gapfiller who is liable to bring a big hit.

To his teammates, the Grizzlies’ leading tackler heading into Saturday’s homecoming game against Cal Poly is simply: “Beef.”

“I liked to eat,” says the 225-pound senior linebacker, who still isn’t enamored with his nickname. “The joke was something to do with the ‘Where’s the Beef?’ ads. I refused to let anyone call me that from the time I was about 5 years old, but then dad brought it back.”

Dad is Ron Lebsock, the former Griz center who has seen three of his five sons suit up for Montana. And he doesn’t remember the origin of his middle son’s nickname quite the same way.

“He got that back when he used to ask, ‘What’s for lunch?’ at breakfast,” he said.

“Shawn was always eating. He’s always had the barrel chest and the big legs.”

So it was almost a given that when Shawn Lebsock got to the UM campus in the summer of 2005, the handle had preceded him.

“I got up here and the first day, nobody called me by my first name,” he said. “I didn’t have a choice or a chance.”

“Oh, well,” he added. “There could be worse things.”

Lebsock has 28 tackles for the 4-0 Grizzlies, including a sack. He was the second-leading tackler a year ago, when Montana went 14-2 and made the Division I Football Championship, losing 24-7 to Richmond.

That’s impressive. What’s more impressive is his 3.46 grade-point average in biology. He has a plan, which isn’t surprising if you look at his family.

Nick, younger by a year, was playing fullback at UM before hanging up his cleats this fall because of a knee injury. He’s also

Montana’s Shawn Lebsock was the second-leading tackler last season. He has 28 tackles with a sack so far for the 4-0 Grizzlies. studying biology with the goal of dental school.

Matt, a safety at Montana from 2003-06, is a second-year law student at UM. Then there’s Chris, the oldest. He didn’t get much of a look from the Griz, so he set his sights on Concordia, a Division III school in Moorhead, Minn.

“He had a plan,” Ron Lebsock said.

“Concordia placed 87 percent of their premed students in med school. And so he got placed at the University of Washington.”

And after med school, Chris promptly headed for the St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, where he’s studying to join the priesthood. It didn’t surprise his family one bit that he had an even bigger plan.

“We always had a feeling that Chris

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would go that direction,” Ron says. “He is gifted.

“I think he enjoyed medicine. He still enjoys it. But if you have that calling, you pursue it. We’re just very proud of him and everything he’s done.”

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (4-0)

Griz

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Montana Opponents

14 21

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36.2 143.0 3.9 83-133-2 277.0 8.3 420.0 6.0 30-60 28:10 5-2 11-26.4 11-19.1 14-41.9 4-22 48 13

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DE Severin Campbell 18, 5 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 16, 9 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 16, 9 unassisted SS Mike McCord 13, 10 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 12, 2 unassisted

15.2 49.5 1.9 118-191-6 300.5 6.3 350.0 4.8 24-64 31:50 6-2 21-20.2 3-6.0 24-37.5 4-29 45 13

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Tackles for loss DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6 LB Shawn Lebsock 2.5-10 DE Severin Campbell 2-4 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1.5-6

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Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 2-0, 0 TDs SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs DE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs FS Shann Schillinger 1-0, 0 TDs

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Offensive leaders

Fumbles forced-recovered DE Severin Campbell 0-1 FS Mike McCord 1-0 LB Jordan Tripp 0-1 LB Alex Shaw 0-1

Rushing Chase Reynolds 78-291 (3.7 ypc.), long 29, 5 TDs Peter Nguyen 13-104 (8.0 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Dan Moore 12-35 (2.9 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Andrew Selle 9-34 (3.8 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDs Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 14-34 (2.4 ypc.), long 6, 0 TDs

DT Austin Mullans 4 CB Trumaine Johnson 4 CB Keith Thompson 3 DE Jace Palmer 3 LB Brandon Fisher 2 DE Severin Campbell 2

Passing Andrew Selle 56-86-1 for 757 yards, long 45, 7 TDs Justin Roper 27-46-0 for 351 yards, long 61, 3 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards Receiving Tyler Palmer 17-234 (13.8 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD Marc Mariani 16-292 (18.2 ypc.), long 56, 3 TDs Jabin Sambrano 9-137 (15.2 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDs Sam Gratton 10-122 (12.2 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Chase Reynolds 10-59 (5.9 ypc.), long 12, 0 TDs Stephen Pfahler 7-86 (12.3 ypc.), long 25, 3 TDs Dan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDs

Sacks

LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6 DT Tyler Hobbs 1-5 DE Jace Palmer 0.5-2 DE Severin Campbel 0.5-2

Pass breakups

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 19-19/4-8, long 54, 1 blocked, 31 points Punting Sean Wren 14-41.9, long 60, 3 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns

Defensive leaders

Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 5-20.2, long 47, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 28, 12 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 24, 12 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 19, 9 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 19, 6 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 19, 7 unassisted

Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 4-30.2, long 50, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 5-29.2, long 61, 0 TDs

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19.5 219.5 4.3 36-80-4 124.0 6.2 343.5 4.8 23-63 34:09 4-2 17-16.8 5-14.0 23-33.3 4-32 37 29

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DT James Chen 1-5-4 LB Marty Mohamed 2-15 LB Carlton Gillespie 1-9 DT Erich Klemme 1-8

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Rushing Jordan Jocum 49-226 (4.6 ypc.), long 21, 0 TDs Jono Grayson 24-176 (7.3 ypc.), long 53, 1 TD Tony Smith 53-159 (3.0 ypc.), long 21, 1 TD Jaymes Thierry 24-109 (4.5 ypc.), long 11, 1 TD Jon Hall 12-73 (6.1 ypc.), long 27, 0 TDs

Interceptions S Scottie Cordier 3-16.3, long 23, 0 TDs S Greg Fancis 1-60, 1 TD CB Asa Jackson 1-47, 1 TD LB Kenny Jackson 1-22, 0 TDs S David Fullerton 1-0, 0 TDs

Passing Tony Smith 36-79-4 for 496 yards, long 52, 3 TDs

Fumbles forced-recovered LB Marty Mohamed 1-0 CB Bijon Samoodi 1-0 DE Ryan Shotwell 1-0 LB Carlton Gillespie 0-1

Receiving Dominique Johnson 15-194 (13.1 ypc.), long 30, 0 TDs David Mahr 6-63 (10.5 ypc.), long 28, 0 TDs Eric Gardley 3-68 (22.7 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDs Jarred Houston 3-55 (18.3 ypc.), long 41, 1 TD Jon Hall 2-58 (29.0 ypc.), long 52, 1 TD

Defensive leaders Tackles LB Mary Mohamed 37, 23 unassisted LB Kenny Jackson 23, 6 unassisted LB Carlton Gillespie 18, 12 unassisted CB Asa Jackson 17, 11 unassisted DE Ryan Shotwell 16, 5 unassisted Tackles for loss LB Marty Mohamed 5.5-21 LB Carlton Gillespie 3.5-12 DT Erich Klemme 2-10 DE Ryan Shotwell 1.5-3

S David Fullerton 4 DE Ryan Shotwell 3 CB Asa Jackson 2 DE Brandon Roberts 2

Pass breakups

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Chris Pinto 8-9/3-5, long 42, 1 blocked, 17 points Punting Harlan Prather 21-35.7, long 60, 8 inside 20, 1 blocked Punt returns Asa Jackson 5-14.0, long 54, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jono Grayson 15-17.0, long 34, 0 TDs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Tim Anderson

Local gridder earns place on special teams

By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian

No. 31 Year: Senior Position: Safety Height: 6-foot Weight: 205 Hometown: Missoula

Montana senior Tim Anderson has a keen eye for football movies.

The fact that he lacks a starring role in Grizzly film sessions doesn’t seem to faze the Missoula native at all.

“I’m excited to be out there any time I can be,” said Anderson, a backup safety who primarily contributes as a standout on special teams. “You can’t take any plays for granted.”

Anderson was a multi-sport star at Loyola Sacred Heart before walking on with the Grizzlies in 2005. He has four tackles on the season.

Anderson, the youngest of seven children, comes from an athletic family. He followed his brothers Andy, Eric, Michael and Isaac in football, basketball and track while his sisters Jennifer and Natalie played basketball and softball.

Anderson said it was definitely a positive growing up in a large family.

“We’re all really close in age,” he said. “When we played roller hockey my brothers would pair off and make me goalie.”

Q: What’s it like to play college football in your hometown?

A: Well, it’s been great. You watch the games on Saturdays, you watch the program grow, you get to play in front of your friends and family.

Q: Did you go to Griz games

when you were a kid?

A: I went whenever tickets were available. I went to more games than I missed. I have four brothers and two sisters, so it was always a scramble to see who got the tickets for the week.

Q: Which do you prefer: helping set up a punt return or kickoff coverage?

A: I like both equally. They’re two completely different things, but both are similar, too. It’s just a lot fun to fly around to try to make plays for the teams.

Q: You blocked a punt against Northern Arizona last year in the first quarter of Montana’s 45-10 victory. What happened on that play?

A: It was something Coach (Bobby) Hauck dialed up for that week. It was a stunt off the edge. I came free and got my hand on the ball.

Q: Do you wish the coaches would allow you to try to block a punt every time you’re out there?

A: I’d like to get after it every week. Sometimes, though, the best thing for that week is me holding up a guy to help set up the return.

But it’s also really exciting to do something like that.

Q: What can you tell me about Cal Poly?

A: They’re a good matchup.

We know we’ve got a good team coming here. We’ve been putting a lot of time in on film. We’ve got to give our best effort for a win.

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Q: You’ve grown up in Missoula and witnessed the Grizzlies’ ascent as a perennial football power. Before you joined the team, did you have any preconceived notions about the life of a Grizzly football player that were either confirmed or proven false?

A: That’s a hard question.

You learn from coaches in high school that it was going to be a big commitment. You definitely learn when you’re going through it how much commitment it will take. It helps everybody learn responsibility. It’s definitely helpful.

Q: You had a lot of success in high school, but weren’t offered a scholarship by Montana during the recruiting period. Were you considering any other options to play football?

A: I tried to analyze what would be the best fit for me academically.

I knew Missoula would be the best for me. The professors have been great. I definitely took the time to make a choice. I was confident when I made it.

Q: Have you received any scholarship funds during your time with the Grizzlies?

A: At the end of my third season I earned a scholarship.

Q: You walked on with the Grizzlies in 2005. Did anyone ever call you Rudy, like the Sean Austin character in the movie about the kid that defies the odds to play for Notre Dame?

A: No. I was never called Rudy.

I just kept quiet and did the work.

Everybody on the team just treats you like you’re a part of the team. It’s a good group of guys.

Q: Speaking of movies, what’s your favorite football movie?

A: I like the Mark Wahlberg one … “Invincible.” “Little Giants” is a classic. “Remember the Titans” is also like the epitome of a perfect football movie.

Q: Although you wear your hair a bit differently, has anyone ever confused you with former Griz safety Colt Anderson?

A: No, but people asked if we were cousins. We’re pretty certain we’re not related.

Q: The name Anderson has long been associated with Loyola Sacred Heart. How many relatives have gone through the football program?

A: I don’t know. Most of my uncles on my dad’s side did. They moved up from Butte. My dad and I think his three brothers went there.

Q: Did your brothers try to give you pointers or advice about football since you’re the youngest?

A: Not really. They were more into basketball. They were just supportive.

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?

A: I love guitar. I play every day.

Q: Acoustic or electric?

A: Both. But not bass guitar.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY Season record: Fritz 22-4, Bill 22-4, Nick 24-2, Michael 23-3

and have shown wear and tear the last two weeks.

Kudos to Montana State for beating Weber in Utah last week, but something’s amiss in Ogden.

Fritz: Weber 31, EWU 28. Bill: EWU 28, WSU 21.

Nick: WSU 35, EWU 23. Michael: WSU 24, EWU 21.

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freezing.

If you don’t think it matters, grab your baseball glove, head outside and have Going home for Christmas used to make your buddy throw you a few fastballs me feel like a snake. this morning. Now imagine that stinging Was it twinges of guilt for not making feeling times three running up and down the trip often enough? Feelings of shame your extremities all afternoon. because I came bearing gifts from a garage That’s Montana football. November style sale? (and sometimes October).

Neither.

It’s an advantage for the Griz just like it’ll This rueful reptilian result came from be for Green Bay when aging Benedict Favre requiring two extra layers to stay warm. It’s visits Lambeau. Don’t even get me started what happens when you live south of St. on that issue. You don’t want to know how Louis and drive into a northeastern Iowa much, as a Packer fan, I’d love to see purple winter.

No. 4 planted in the fertile Wisconsin dirt.

So imagine how those poor souls from Just like Packer fans who want Favre’s Cal Poly feel today. When they left San Luis head on a plate, Cal Poly’s players would Obispo it was 70 degrees. They’ll play a big, love to avenge last year’s 30-28 home loss physical Montana Griz team on its home to the Griz. Anyone wearing CP on his turf with the temperature hovering around helmet who tells you different is selling rat

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Not that those Cali guys would turn down either today.

The picks n No. 15 Cal Poly (2-2) at No. 4 Montana (4-0): The Griz are rested coming off a bye week. The Mustangs have momentum coming off a 21-14 win over No. 19 South Dakota State. This one could be close. But it’s hard to bet against a cold-weather team playing in freezing temps with 25,700 fans backing it up on homecoming.

Fritz: Griz 17, Cal Poly 14. Bill: Griz 21, Cal Poly 17. Nick: Griz 36, Cal Poly 20. Michael: Griz 35, Cal Poly 12. n No. 21 Weber State (2-3) at No. 14 Eastern Washington (4-1): Something tells me the Wildcats are headed for a second straight setback. They played their hearts out in gut-wrenching losses at Wyoming and Colorado State to start the season,

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n Northern Arizona (2-2) at No. 24 Montana State (3-1): Bozeman is going to feel like Siberia to the dome-dwelling Lumberjacks. NAU quarterback Michael Herrick, who hails from southern California, may have a tough time throwing in 27-degree weather. On the other hand, the Jacks need a win even more than MSU to stay in the Big Sky race.

Fritz: NAU 21, MSU 19. Bill: MSU 20, NAU 17.

Nick: MSU 41, NAU 21. Michael: MSU 35, NAU 17. n Portland State (1-4) at Northern Colorado (1-4): At what point will Portland State coach Jerry Glanville’s job security be in jeopardy? Have we already passed that point? It will be interesting to see if Glanville’s players show up and perform for him Saturday.

Fritz: PSU 30, UNC 20. Bill: UNC 33, PSU 21. Nick: PSU 28, UNC 24. Michael: PSU 19, UNC 12. n Idaho State (0-5) at Sacramento State (1-3): The worst defenses in the Big Sky take the field Saturday in Sacramento. Idaho State’s is so bad it may make Sac State’s look like the ’85 Bears.

Fritz: Sac State 31, ISU 16. Bill: Sac St. 24, ISU 10.

Nick: Sac St. 34, ISU 22. Michael: Sac State 31, ISU 9.

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The nation’s second-ranked run stopper gets its first look at a serious rushing attack. The Mustangs average 219.5 yards per game on the ground. The Griz give up 49.5. Somethings gotta give. We’re betting on Austin Mullins and the boys from Cal Poly has a fine tradition at this position (the team had three consecutive Buck Buchanan award winners, including linebackers Jordan Beck ’04 and Kyle Shotwell ’06) and that continues to this day with senior Carlton Gillespie at “Sam.” The Stangs have two All-America candidates in the secondary, led by sophomore CB Asa Jackson, whose siblings include five brothers: Channing, Ramses, Granderson, Emerson and Ade. That’s almost a 7-on-7 drill in the family living room.

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The Griz rank sixth in the nation in both kickoff and punt returns and their punting ranks fourth even though punter Sean Wren doesn’t have enough punts to qualify individually.

Let’s keep it that way, shall we?

Ex-Portland State and current Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh has some memorable wins over the Griz (35-32 at PSU in ’04 & 5148 in OT at PSU in ’99). A win here this homecoming weekend would certainly add to that. Here’s to a chilly reception for Walsh and the rest of CP’s horseshoe-toting fans.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

SEC grabs spotlight Doozy of a doubleheader with No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi; No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU

cornerback Javier Arenas, that ranks second in the country in yards allowed at 222 per game.

The main event comes from Tiger Stadium, aka Death Valley to those in SEC country.

The Tigers (5-0, 3-0) have been this season’s great escape artist. Their offense

By RALPH D. RUSSO has sputtered (it ranks last in the SEC at Associated Press 321 yards per game), but they’ve made key Throughout the college football season, plays late in games to stay undefeated.

The Gators (4-0, 2-0) have spent the last there will be at least a couple of weekends two weeks resting and hoping their leader, when the Southeastern Conference quarterback Tim Tebow, will be ready to overshadows just about everything else play. Tebow sustained a concussion against going on around the country.

Kentucky and his availability might be a This is one of those weekends. game-time decision.

How is this for a doubleheader: No. 3 “We’re game-planning as if there’s a Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi on Saturday afternoon, followed by No. 1 Florida at No. chance Tim could play,” coach Urban Meyer 4 LSU at night. said Wednesday. “There’s a chance he Two games with the potential to won’t play. That’s going to be pretty much reshape the national title race separated the response until the foot hits the ball by about 280 miles of I-55. down there.”

Ole Miss (3-1, 1-1) took some of the Even with Tebow, this trip to Tiger shine off this week’s SEC action when the Stadium, where LSU has won 32 straight Rebels lost to South Carolina two weeks Saturday night games, looks like the ago and dropped out of the top five. Still, Gators’ toughest regular-season test. it’s the biggest game in Oxford, Miss., since Without him, backup quarterback Eli Manning left town for the NFL. John Brantley will be making his first Jevan Snead, the Rebels’ latest college start in one of the most hostile star quarterback, has struggled in the environments in the country against spotlight so far. The junior has thrown five an opponent with its own national title interceptions and is completing only 51 aspirations. percent of his passes.

The picks: He’ll face an Alabama (5-0, 2-0) defense, led by linebacker Rolando McClain and

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No. 1 Florida (minus 7fi) at No. 4 LSU With Tebow ... FLORIDA 24-17. Without Tebow ... FLORIDA 17-14.

Colorado (plus 32fi) at No. 2 Texas Buffaloes’ season is spiraling out of control ... TEXAS 50-17.

No. 3 Alabama (minus 6) at No. 20 Mississippi No team has fewer weaknesses than Tide ... ALABAMA 24-10.

Boston College (plus 13fi) at No. 5 Virginia Tech Eagles sneaking up on ACC again ...

BOSTON COLLEGE 21-17.

Wisconsin (plus 16) at No. 9 Ohio State Badgers sneaking up on Big Ten again ...

OHIO STATE 28-17.

No. 10 TCU (minus 10) at Air Force Frogs DE Jerry Hughes has six sacks ...

TCU 28-14.

Florida A&M (no line) at No. 11 Miami Rattlers would win battle of the bands ...

MIAMI 48-10.

Michigan (plus 8) at No. 12 Iowa Hawkeyes’ tenacious D-line has to hem in Tate Forcier ... IOWA 21-17.

No. 13 Oregon (no line) at UCLA Ducks could be without QB Jeremiah Masoli (knee) ... OREGON 27-17.

Eastern Illinois (no line) at No. 14 Penn State Banged-up Nittany Lions could use a break ... PENN STATE 42-10.

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big sky conference statistics n Team statistics Through Oct. 3 SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Montana 4 19 19 0 0 4 0 145 NAU 4 17 15 1 0 3 0 128 Eastern 5 21 20 0 0 2 0 152 Weber 5 19 14 2 0 4 1 146 Sac State 4 10 8 0 0 5 0 83 PSU 5 12 9 1 0 6 0 101 MSU 4 8 6 0 0 7 1 77 UNC 5 8 8 0 0 4 0 68 ISU 5 5 4 1 0 3 0 45 USHING OFFENSE R

G EWU 5 MSU 4 Montana 4 NAU 4 Weber State 5 Sac State 4 No. Colorado 5 Portland State 5 Idaho State 5

Att 168 159 148 113 157 140 172 119 140

Yds 840 619 572 548 602 430 495 395 83

Avg 36.2 32.0 30.4 29.2 20.8 20.2 19.2 13.6 9.0

Avg TD Yds/G 5.0 11 168.0 3.9 4 154.8 3.9 8 143.0 4.8 6 137.0 3.8 5 120.4 3.1 5 107.5 2.9 3 99.0 3.3 2 79.0 0.6 0 16.6

S CORING DEFENSE

G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts Avg Montana 4 7 7 0 0 4 0 61 15.2 EWU 5 14 13 0 0 3 0 106 21.2 MSU 4 11 9 0 0 5 1 92 23.0 Weber 5 16 11 0 0 6 0 125 25.0 UNC 5 18 15 0 0 4 1 137 27.4 PSU 5 21 20 1 0 4 0 160 32.0 NAU 4 18 16 1 0 5 0 141 35.2 Sac State 4 19 18 1 0 4 0 146 36.5 ISU 5 29 27 0 0 8 2 229 45.8 USHING DEFENSE R

G Montana 4 MSU 4 Portland State 5 Eastern Wash. 5 No. Arizona 4 Weber State 5 Sac State 4 No. Colorado 5 Idaho State 5

TD 1 0 7 10 6 8 12 7 14

Yds/G 49.5 95.0 124.6 133.2 150.8 157.6 188.8 194.4 227.8

Yds Avg 1696 8.7 1624 7.2 1200 9.2 1108 8.3 1200 7.5 921 7.9 955 5.9 726 6.5 863 5.5

TD 8 14 11 10 9 5 5 4 5

P/G 339.2 324.8 300.0 277.0 240.0 230.2 191.0 181.5 172.6

T OTAL OFFENSE

G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg Weber 5 602 1624 383 2226 5.8 NAU 4 548 1200 244 1748 7.2 Montana 4 572 1108 281 1680 6.0 PSU 5 395 1696 314 2091 6.7 Eastern 5 840 1200 328 2040 6.2 Sac State 4 430 921 256 1351 5.3 MSU 4 619 726 270 1345 5.0 UNC 5 495 955 335 1450 4.3 ISU 5 83 863 297 946 3.2

TD 19 17 18 10 20 10 8 8 5

P/G 445.2 437.0 420.0 418.2 408.0 337.8 336.2 290.0 189.2

ASS OFFENSE P

G Att PSU 5 195 Weber 5 226 NAU 4 131 UM 4 133 EWU 5 160 Sac St. 4 116 UNC 5 163 MSU 4 111 ISU 5 157

Att Yds 103 198 138 380 187 623 178 666 151 603 172 788 154 755 191 972 191 1139

Cp Int 110 7 149 11 91 3 83 2 108 2 71 5 95 2 66 3 80 8

ASS DEFENSE P

G Att UNC 5 142 EWU 5 168 Weber 5 138 ISU 5 179 Sac St. 4 119 MSU 4 163 PSU 5 168 UM 4 191 NAU 4 165

Cp Int 84 4 104 4 74 4 117 5 79 2 89 8 95 4 118 6 112 1

Pct. 56.4 65.9 69.5 62.4 67.5 61.2 58.3 59.5 51.0

Pct. 59.2 61.9 53.6 65.4 66.4 54.6 56.5 61.8 67.9

T OTAL DEFENSE

G Run Pass Plays UM 4 198 1202 294 EWU 5 666 1108 346 MSU 4 380 1145 301 UNC 5 972 936 333 Weber 5 788 1168 310 PSU 5 623 1451 355 Sac 4 755 1092 273 NAU 4 603 1303 316 ISU 5 1139 1276 370

Avg 1.9 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.9 5.1 6.0

Yds Avg TD 936 6.6 11 1108 6.6 4 1168 8.5 6 1276 7.1 12 1092 9.2 6 1145 7.0 11 1451 8.6 13 1202 6.3 6 1303 7.9 12

Yds 1400 1774 1525 1908 1956 2074 1847 1906 2415

Avg 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.8 6.0 6.5

TD 7 14 11 18 14 20 18 18 26

P/G 187.2 221.6 233.6 255.2 273.0 286.2 290.2 300.5 325.8 P/G 350.0 354.8 381.2 381.6 391.2 414.8 461.8 476.5 483.0

ICKOFF RETURNS K

Montana Portland State Northern Colorado Weber State Northern Arizona Sacramento State Idaho State Eastern Washington Montana State

G 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4

PUNT RETURNS

Montana Weber State Montana State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Portland State Northern Arizona Idaho State Sacramento State

G 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4

PUNTING

Weber Montana Eastern UNC Sac State PSU NAU ISU MSU

Avg PR Avg TB 43.0 20 1.1 1 41.9 18 1.3 0 38.9 56 2.0 2 39.0 93 2.9 2 38.0 66 3.3 0 40.0 51 2.5 3 40.6 100 6.2 0 40.3 289 7.4 1 41.3 137 6.0 4

No. Yds 19 817 14 587 28 1090 32 1248 20 759 20 801 16 649 39 1570 23 949

ASS EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp NAU 4 131 91 Montana 4 133 83 EWU 5 160 108 Weber 5 226 149 PSU 5 195 110 Sac State 4 116 71 MSU 4 111 66 UNC 5 163 95 ISU 5 157 80

Ret 11 26 16 20 18 18 33 20 16

Yds TD 290 0 627 1 384 0 472 0 403 0 402 0 694 0 377 0 298 0

Ret Yds 11 210 12 203 8 75 16 114 8 52 9 48 7 22 10 13 4 2

Avg 26.4 24.1 24.0 23.6 22.4 22.3 21.0 18.9 18.6

TD Avg 0 19.1 0 16.9 0 9.4 0 7.1 0 6.5 0 5.3 0 3.1 0 1.3 0 0.5 Net 40.9 40.6 35.5 34.8 34.7 34.5 34.3 32.3 31.8

Pct Int Yds TD Effic 69.5 3 1200 11 169.5 62.4 2 1108 10 154.2 67.5 2 1200 9 146.6 65.9 11 1624 14 137.0 56.4 7 1696 8 135.8 61.2 5 921 5 133.5 59.5 3 726 4 120.9 58.3 2 955 5 115.2 51.0 8 863 5 97.4

T URNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/G Montana 4 2 6 8 2 2 4 +4 1.00 EWU 5 9 4 13 6 2 8 +5 1.00 MSU 4 1 8 9 5 3 8 +1 0.25 UNC 5 4 4 8 6 2 8 +0 0.00 NAU 4 2 1 3 3 3 6 -3 -0.75 Weber 5 4 4 8 2 11 13 -5 -1.00 Sac State 4 2 2 4 4 5 9 -5 -1.25 ISU 5 5 5 10 11 8 19 -9 -1.80 PSU 5 1 4 5 8 7 15 -10 -2.00 ASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp Int Montana 4 191 118 6 EWU 5 168 104 4 MSU 4 163 89 8 Weber 5 138 74 4 UNC 5 142 84 4 ISU 5 179 117 5 PSU 5 168 95 4 Sac State 4 119 79 2 NAU 4 165 112 1 F IRST DOWNS

Weber State Eastern Washington Montana Portland State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State Sacramento State Idaho State

Pct 61.8 61.9 54.6 53.6 59.2 65.4 56.5 66.4 67.9

G Rush 5 36 5 41 4 30 5 19 5 34 4 27 4 41 4 26 5 12

RD-DN CONVERSIONS 3

Montana Weber State Eastern Washington Sacramento State Northern Arizona Portland State Northern Colorado Montana State Idaho State

G 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5

PPONENT 1ST DOWNS O

G Rush Montana 4 14 Sacramento State 4 38 Weber State 5 38

Yds 1202 1108 1145 1168 936 1276 1451 1092 1303

Pass 75 50 48 57 39 45 31 39 37

Conv 30 39 33 23 18 26 30 18 11 Pass 58 46 42

TD 6 4 11 6 11 12 13 6 12

Effic 118.7 120.4 126.1 133.3 134.5 141.8 149.9 156.7 157.0

Pen Total 9 120 6 97 6 84 7 83 7 80 7 79 6 78 5 70 7 56 Att 60 83 72 54 44 67 78 58 67

Pct 50.0 47.0 45.8 42.6 40.9 38.8 38.5 31.0 16.4

Pen Total 5 77 3 87 8 88

Montana State 4 Northern Colorado 5 Eastern Washington 5 Portland State 5 Northern Arizona 4 Idaho State 5

31 51 35 35 32 57

51 33 51 53 62 55

9 8 7 9 6 6

PP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS O

G Conv Weber State 5 16 Northern Colorado 5 26 Montana 4 24 Eastern Washington 5 27 Idaho State 5 26 Montana State 4 24 Portland State 5 35 Sacramento State 4 24 Northern Arizona 4 40 SACKS BY

Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Portland State Weber State Montana State Sacramento State Northern Colorado Idaho State Montana

G 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4

SACKS AGAINST

Northern Arizona Sacramento State Montana Portland State Montana State Weber State Eastern Washington Idaho State Northern Colorado

G 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5

Sacks 14 10 9 9 8 8 7 5 4

G 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4

No 22 31 38 40 41 31 29 38 24

OPPONENT PENALTIES

Idaho State Weber State Montana Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State Eastern Washington Portland State Sacramento State

G 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4

No 49 44 29 39 27 26 30 29 21

ICKOFF COVERAGE K

G No. MSU 4 20 Montana 4 25 ISU 5 14 Sac State 4 18 NAU 4 24 PSU 5 22 Weber 5 27 UNC 5 17 EWU 5 28

Yds 1341 1625 919 1134 1571 1439 1758 1059 1657

Pct 27.6 36.6 37.5 38.6 40.0 40.7 42.2 47.1 57.1

Yards 95 67 66 48 53 45 51 33 22

Sacks 3 6 6 8 10 10 10 16 16

PENALTIES

Sacramento State Northern Colorado Idaho State Weber State Eastern Washington Montana State Montana Portland State Northern Arizona

T IME OF POSSESSION

G Weber State 5 Montana 4 Northern Colorado 5 Eastern Washington 5 Sacramento State 4 Montana State 4 Portland State 5 Northern Arizona 4 Idaho State 5

Att 58 71 64 70 65 59 83 51 70

91 92 93 97 100 118

Yards 15 52 35 44 75 63 57 111 104

Yds 173 253 276 320 325 262 277 353 297

Avg 43.2 50.6 55.2 64.0 65.0 65.5 69.2 70.6 74.2

Yds Avg/G 443 88.6 399 79.8 304 76.0 347 69.4 255 63.8 226 56.5 259 51.8 256 51.2 195 48.8

Total Time 166:23 127:39 148:28 148:28 117:54 117:15 140:49 104:05 129:28 Avg Retn 67.1 252 65.0 424 65.6 130 63.0 362 65.5 388 65.4 448 65.1 536 62.3 335 59.2 597

Avg 33:16 31:54 29:41 29:41 29:28 29:18 28:09 26:01 25:53 TB 8 3 8 0 8 3 4 3 2

Net 46.5 45.6 44.9 42.9 42.6 42.3 42.3 39.1 36.4

 Individual statistics RUSHING

G Att Yds Avg TD Lg Avg TJones, EWU 5 63 577 9.2 9 96 115.4 Henderson, NAU 4 84 436 5.2 4 69 109.0 TSmith, Weber 5 114 525 4.6 4 49 105.0 Mason, MSU 4 55 340 6.2 2 26 85.0 Reynolds, UM 4 78 291 3.7 5 29 72.8 Harris, UNC 5 69 326 4.7 2 45 65.2

Dailey, Sac Palmer, MSU Wilkins, Sac McClintock, PSU

4 4 3 4

64 47 33 26

INTERCEPTIONS

G Rider, MSU 4 Bignell, MSU 4 TJohnson, UM 3 Hatch, EWU 5 JBrown, Weber 5 Shead, PSU 5 Pleasant, ISU 5 Coyle, UM 3 Steinbach, NAU 3 MJohnson, EWU 4 PASSING YARDS

Hubel, PSU Higgins,Weber Herrick, NAU Nichols, EWU Smith, Sac Selle, UM Waggener, NC Iddins, MSU Blum, ISU Roper, UM

253 191 131 139

4.0 4.1 4.0 5.3

Int Yds 3 12 3 3 2 0 3 0 2 34 2 31 2 10 1 26 1 16 1 33

1 2 1 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

18 29 16 27

Lg 12 3 0 0 34 31 8 13 16 33

63.2 47.8 43.7 34.8 Int/G 0.75 0.75 0.67 0.60 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.33 0.33 0.25

Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/G 187 107 7 57.2 1670 8 334.0 222 146 10 65.8 1584 14 316.8 130 90 3 69.2 1182 11 295.5 152 102 2 67.1 1175 9 235.0 110 67 4 60.9 878 5 219.5 86 56 1 65.1 757 7 189.2 154 91 2 59.1 906 3 181.2 107 64 3 59.8 719 4 179.8 129 65 7 50.4 708 5 141.6 46 27 0 58.7 351 3 117.0

PASS EFFICIENCY

Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. Orms, UNC 7 4 0 57.1 49 2 210.2 Herrick, NAU 130 90 3 69.2 1182 11 168.9 Selle, UM 86 56 1 65.1 757 7 163.6 Nichols, EWU 152 102 2 67.1 1175 9 148.9 Roper, UM 46 27 0 58.7 351 3 144.3 Hubel, PSU 187 107 7 57.2 1670 8 138.9 Higgins,Weber 222 146 10 65.8 1584 14 137.5 Smith, Sac 110 67 4 60.9 878 5 135.7 Iddins, MSU 107 64 3 59.8 719 4 123.0 Waggener, NC 154 91 2 59.1 906 3 112.3 TOTAL OFFENSE

G Run Hubel, PSU 5 -33 Higgins, Weber 5 -68 Herrick, NAU 4 8 Nichols, EWU 5 18 Smith, Sac 4 -48 Selle, UM 4 34 Iddins, MSU 4 -2 Waggener, UNC 5 -64 Blum, ISU 5 -43 Roper, UM 3 18

Pass Plays Tot P/G 1670 200 1637 327.4 1584 235 1516 303.2 1182 137 1190 297.5 1175 176 1193 238.6 878 124 830 207.5 757 95 791 197.8 719 133 717 179.2 906 183 842 168.4 708 160 665 133.0 351 50 369 123.0

PUNT RETURNS

Ret Mariani, Montana 5 Toone, Weber 10 Lutz, No. Colorado 15 Woods, Portland State 6 Thomas, MSU 5 Meadows, No. Arizona 6

KICK RETURNS

Ret McCowan, Sac State 5 Nguyen, Montana 5 Burnley, UNC 7 Meadows, NAU 5 Woods, PSU 25 Akpla, MSU 5 Shanks, NAU 12 Bolen, Weber 18 Ponciano, ISU 28 T.Jones, EWU 10 RECEIVING

Fry, PSU Berry, NAU Kirven, PSU Toone, Weber Boyce, EWU Reed, Sac Thompson, UNC Phillips, Weber Woods, PSU Mariani, UM PUNTING

Fisher, MSU Vanderwielen, ISU Snoy, Weber Wren, Montana Rauschert, NAU Zuber, EWU Duyndam, PSU Kaman, UNC

G Rec 5 30 4 23 5 23 5 35 5 27 3 13 5 31 4 21 5 26 4 16

Yds 101 178 108 39 22 25

TD Long 0 47 0 44 0 24 0 26 0 11 0 11

Yds 153 146 171 121 604 120 281 420 607 201 Yds TD 548 1 375 3 466 3 448 4 432 4 243 1 401 4 309 2 369 3 292 3

No. 15 35 19 14 16 20 19 32

Avg 20.2 17.8 7.2 6.5 4.4 4.2

TD Long Avg 0 75 30.6 0 61 29.2 0 32 24.4 0 40 24.2 1 97 24.2 0 35 24.0 0 57 23.4 0 42 23.3 0 46 21.7 0 52 20.1 Lg 56 81 91 47 53 48 80 68 96 56

Yds 691 1570 817 587 649 805 748 1248

Avg P/G 18.3 109.6 16.3 93.8 20.3 93.2 12.8 89.6 16.0 86.4 18.7 81.0 12.9 80.2 14.7 77.2 14.2 73.8 18.2 73.0 Lg 77 76 66 60 51 64 65 56

Avg 46.1 44.9 43.0 41.9 40.6 40.2 39.4 39.0

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ALL PURPOSE YARDS

G Run Woods, PSU 5 -2 T.Jones, EWU 5 577 Ponciano, ISU 5 3 Hendrsn, NAU 4 436 Smith, Weber 5 525 Toone, Weber 5 2 Bolen, Weber 5 86 Mason, MSU 4 340 Fry, PSU 5 0 Mariani, UM 4 0

759

Rcv PR KR 369 39 604 65 1 201 196 15 607 183 0 0 202 0 0 448 178 52 51 0 420 38 0 62 548 0 0 292 101 21

51

38.0

Yds 1010 844 821 619 727 680 557 440 548 414

P/G 202.0 168.8 164.2 154.8 145.4 136.0 111.4 110.0 109.6 103.5

SCORING

G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts T.Jones, EWU 5 9 0 0 0 54 Henderson, NAU 4 6 0 0 0 36 McKnight, UM 4 0 19 4 0 31 Reynolds, UM 4 5 0 0 0 30 Cunningham, MSU 4 0 6 7 0 27 Myers, NAU 4 0 15 3 0 24 Diniz, Sac State 4 0 8 5 0 23 Woods, PSU 5 4 0 0 2 26 Brown, PSU 5 0 8 6 0 26 Jarrett, EWU 5 0 20 2 0 26

FIELD GOALS

G FG FGA Pct. J. Cunningham, MSU 4 7 9 77.8 Diniz, Sac 4 5 5 100.0 Brown, PSU 5 6 11 54.5 York, UNC 4 4 7 57.1 McKnight, Montana 4 4 8 50.0 Snoy, Weber 5 4 8 50.0 Myers, NAU 4 3 5 60.0 Huk, ISU 5 3 5 60.0 Jarrett, EWU 5 2 4 50.0 TACKLES (All positions)

G Pos Solo Sherritt, EWU 5 LB 31 Storms, ISU 5 LB 26 Schrader, Sac 4 DB 22 Arias, ISU 5 LB 15 Estrada, NAU 4 DB 23 Sedillo, Weber 5 LB 14 Brown, Weber 5 DB 22 Thomas, NAU 4 LB 15 Pederson, PSU 5 LB 16 Tew, ISU 5 DB 22 King, UNC 5 LB 18 Holmesly, ISU 5 DB 16 Pleasant, ISU 5 DB 18 Lebsock, UM 4 LB 12 Hewitt, UNC 5 LB 17 Gordon, Sac 4 DB 17 Worthngtn, NAU 4 LB 8 Hatch, EWU 5 DB 18 Julio, NAU 4 DB 10 Felton, Weber 5 LB 13 Askew, UNC 5 CB 19 Fisher, UM 3 LB 7 Rider, MSU 4 FS 16 Bignell, MSU 4 LB 9 Michon, UNC 5 DB 21 Vance, NAU 4 DE 10 Price, MSU 4 LB 15 Stoll, UM 4 SS 12 McNally, NAU 4 DB 4 Gazzerro, MSU 4 LB 7 Jacobs, PSU 5 DT 11 Dumas, NAU 4 DB 12 Bond, NAU 4 DB 13 Borden, EWU 4 LB 6 SACKS

Bond, NAU Williams, EWU Linehan, Weber Vance, NAU Clark, Sac Moore, Sac Kragt, EWU Hernon, UNC King, UNC Jacobson, EWU

Ast Tot 29 60 33 59 20 42 33 48 14 37 32 46 22 44 18 33 24 40 15 37 18 36 19 35 17 35 16 28 17 34 10 27 19 27 15 33 16 26 19 32 13 32 12 19 9 25 16 25 10 31 14 24 9 24 12 24 19 23 16 23 17 28 10 22 9 22 16 22

P/G 10.8 9.0 7.8 7.5 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 P/G 1.75 1.25 1.20 1.00 1.00 0.80 0.75 0.60 0.40

P/G Sack 12.0 0.0 11.8 0.0 10.5 0.0 9.6 0.0 9.2 0.0 9.2 0.0 8.8 0.0 8.2 0.0 8.0 0.0 7.4 1.0 7.2 2.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.6 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.4 0.0 6.4 0.0 6.3 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 1.0 6.2 1.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 5.8 0.0 5.6 2.0 5.5 1.0 5.5 4.5 5.5 0.0

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/G 4 DE 4 1 29 4.5 1.12 5 DL 4 0 34 4.0 0.80 5 DE 4 0 29 4.0 0.80 4 DT 3 0 21 3.0 0.75 4 DL 3 0 18 3.0 0.75 4 DL 2 1 10 2.5 0.62 5 DL 2 1 13 2.5 0.50 5 DE 2 1 12 2.5 0.50 5 LB 2 0 24 2.0 0.40 5 DL 1 2 17 2.0 0.40

T ACKLES FOR LOSS

G Bond, NAU 4 Clark, Sac State 4 Sherritt, EWU 5 Fletcher, MSU 4 Linehan, Weber 5 Williams, EWU 5 Jacobs, PSU 5 Rau, PSU 5 Moore, Sac 4 T.Johnson, UM 3

Pos Solo Ast Yds DE 6 2 37 DL 5 2 25 LB 6 3 14 DE 3 5 18 DE 6 0 41 DL 5 2 38 DT 5 1 22 LB 3 4 19 DL 3 2 14 CB 3 0 6

Tot 7.0 6.0 7.5 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.0

P/G 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.38 1.20 1.20 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00

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No. Name Pos Hgt 2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4

Wgt Year 197 So. 175 Sr. 203 Jr. 195 So. 170 Fr. 210 Jr. 197 Fr. 195 So. 225 Sr. 170 Jr. 219 Jr. 180 Fr. 175 Fr. 185 Fr.

Hometown Stockton, Calif.

Rowland Heights, Calif.

Sandpoint, Idaho Seattle Spokane, Wash.

Cut Bank Billings Phoenix Billings Tulare, Calif.

Billings Billings San Marcos, Calif.

Missoula

170 215 215 190 180 175

So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr.

Oceanside, Calif.

San Diego Buford, Ga. Corona, Calif.

Butte Porterville, Calif.

215 210 205 190 190 175 170 200 205 232 215 195 225 185 280 200 199 245 180 240 205 210 233 212 210 225 242 255 205 216 273 270 215 310 225 285 255 260 240 310 280 282 315 235 305 297 320 271 280 185 210 225 194 210 198 245 252 246 240 218 260 241 270 210 210 231 275 260 265

Fr. Post Falls, Idaho Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

Sr. Franklin, Tenn.

So. Billings Fr. Drummond Fr. Seattle Fr. Dillon So. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sr. Missoula So. Spokane, Wash.

So. Missoula Jr. Drummond So. Tucson, Ariz.

Fr. Seattle Jr. Deer Lodge Sr. Wright, Wyo. Sr. Baker So. Boise, Idaho So. Sandpoint, Idaho Sr. Missoula Fr. Missoula Fr. Missoula So. Missoula Fr. Twin Bridges Jr. Denver Sr. Billings So. Huntley Project Fr. San Bernardino, Calif.

Fr. Great Falls Fr. Helena Sr. Great Falls Fr. Fort Benton Fr. Bozeman) So. Long Beach, Calif.

Fr. Helena Fr. Union City, Calif.

Fr. Billings Fr. Missoula Fr. Missoula Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Jr. Drummond Sr. Spokane, Wash.

Fr. Choteau So. Portland, Ore. Sr. Dillon Sr. Sidney Fr. Bonita, Calif.

Fr. Orcas Island, Wash.

Sr. Havre Sr. Missoula Fr. Portland, Ore. So. Vancouver, B.C. Fr. Belgrade Fr. Missoula Fr. Fairview Sr. Noxon Sr. Frenchtown Jr. San Leandro, Calif.

So. Helena So. Ontario, Calif.

Sr. Libby So. Gillette, Wyo. So. Yorba Linda, Calif.

Fr. Choteau Fr. Kalispell Fr. Phoenix So. Ontario, Calif.

Jr. Spokane, Wash.

LT 72 Levi Horn LG 74 Jon Opperud QB 12 Andrew Selle C 71 Alex Verlanic

or 18 Justin Roper K 83 Brody McKnight

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

WR 80 Marc Mariani

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

DE 85 Brando Robert

CB 31 Xavier

QB 17 Gerald Kemp WR 23 Levi Buckles WR 7 Jeff Larson WR 8 Sam Gratton LT 70 David Arndt LG 57 Charles Burton

C 60 Blake Lebeau RG 66 Russell Piette RT 79 Kyle Hofmann RB 24 T. Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE

W H

CB 3 Andrew Swink DE 42 Jace Palmer

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

SS 4 Erik Stoll MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock

DT 54 Austin

D C

P 94 Sean Wren

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby Alt LB 56 Brock Coyle DT 37 Carson Bender DE 90 Ryan Fetherston MLB 40 Caleb McSurdy SLB 53 Josh Stuberg

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

WLB CB CB FS SS

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

44 Jordan Tripp 21 Keith Thompson 11 Brandon Dodson 9 Mike McCord 30 Mike Cummings

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cal poly STARTING DEFENSE

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

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CB 2 Asa Jackson

CAL POLY ROSTER LB 42 Kenny Jackson

DE 44 Ryan Shotwell DT 53 James Chen

MLB 17 Marty Mohamed

P 15 Harlan Prather

DT 99 Erich Klemme

LB 56 Carlton Gillespie

S 29 David Fullerton

S 10 Scottie Cordier

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS

Matt Sullivan 92 DE Kevin Hess 97 DT

Justin Reece 98 DT Karl Winkelman 54 DE

Quintin Geenlaw 37 LB

Stash McGuinness 55 Kyle Mohamed 90

Brandon Williamson 23

Angel Morales 32

Greg Francis 36

Bijon Samoodi 27

SB 20 Jaymes Thierry

LB LB CB S S CB

cal poly STARTING OFFENSE K 86 Chris Pinto

RT 70 Giovanni Sani QB 7 Tony Smith

RG 69 Will Mitchell

FB 30 Jordan Yocum

C 77 Hal Kelley

LG 59 Maurice McClure LT 75 Scott Winnewisser

WR 5 Mike Anderson

Eric Gardley 19 WR Troy Shotwell 50 RT Lucas Trily 71 RG Geoff Hyde 77 C Brock Morris 60 LG

SB 1 Jono Grayson

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

Matt Bertole 58 LT

David Mahr 13 SB Kelvin Rutledge 21 SB

Jake Romanelli 34 FB

Andre Broadous 3 QB

Ryan Taylor 18 WR

No. Name Pos 1 – Jono Grayson RB 2 – Asa Jackson CB 3 – Andrew Broadous QB 4 – Doug Shumway QB 5 – Mike Andreson WR 6 – Ken Johnston QB 7 – Tony Smith QB 8 – Jarred Houston WR 9 – Dominique Johnson WR 10 – Scottie Cordier CB 11 – Duke deLancelotti QB 12 – Wesley Price QB 13 – Vince Moraga QB 14 – Andrew Breaux FB 15 – Harlan Prather P-QB 16 – Logan Budd S 17 – Marty Mohamed LB 18 – Ryan Taylor WR 19 – Eric Gardley WR 20 – Jaymes Thierry RB 21 – Kelvin Rutledge RB 22 – Phil Johnston S 23 – Brandon Williamson S 25 – Jono Oliver DB 26 – Jordan Edmond RB 27 – Bijon Samoodi CB 28 – Jon Hall RB 28 – Nico Molino DB 29 – David Fullerton S 30 – Jordan Yocum FB 31 – Xavier Gardner CB 32 – Angel Morlaes S 34 – Jake Romanelli FB 35 – Kellen Moriarty CB 36 – Greg Francis S 37 – Quentin Greenlaw LB 39 – Darryl Williams CB 40 – Mike Montero RB 41 – Blaze Silberman LB 42 – Kenny Jackson LB 43 – Johnny Millard S 44 – Ryan Shotwell DE 46 – Ryan Chambers CB 48 – Gerrit Otten DB 49 – Joseph Brum LB 50 – Troy Shotwell OL 52 – Jason Cox OL 53 – James Chen DL 54 – Karl Winkelman DE 55 – Stash McGuinness OL 56 – Carlton Gillespie LB 57 – Bobby Best DE 58 – Matt Bertole OL 59 – Maurice McClure OL 60 – Brock Morris OL 65 – Korben Boaz DL 66 – Michael Santini LB 67 – Matt Duffy OL 68 – Grant Goebel LB 69 – Will Mitchell OL 70 – Giovanni Sani OL 71 – Lucas Trily OL 74 – Art Munoz OL 75 – Scott Winnewisser OL 76 – Bobby Nelson OL 77 – Hal Kelley OL 78 – Joe Frangieh OL 79 – Nick Leyden DL 80 – Josh Swaney WR 81 – Max Schulz S 82 – David Mahr RB 83 – Blake Page RB 84 – Joie Dunyon S 85 – Brandon Roberts DE 86 – Chris Pinto P/K 87 – Bismark Navarro RB 88 – John Yessner RB 90 – Kyle Mohamed LB 91 – Tommy Gatta LB 92 – Matt Sullivan DE 93 – Justin Reece DL 93 – Aaron Novikoff DL 94 – Gavin Cooper DL 95 – Keaton Taylor LB 96 – Jake West K 97 – Kevin Hess DL 99 – Erich Klemme DL

Hgt 5-7 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-3 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-8 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-2

Wgt Year 170 Sr. 184 So. 192 Fr. 183 Fr. 198 Jr. 180 Fr. 190 Jr. 195 So. 206 Jr. 175 Jr. 185 Fr. 170 jr.

180 Fr. 212 Jr. 200 Sr. 190 Fr. 233 Jr. 195 Fr. 175 Jr. 190 Sr. 165 Fr. 190 Jr. 185 Jr. 185 Fr. 160 So. 165 Fr. 240 Sr. 170 So. 200 Sr. 215 Jr. 180 Sr. 190 So. 225 So. 190 Jr. 190 So. 208 So. 190 So. 220 Jr. 205 Sr. 220 Fr. 190 Fr. 250 Sr. 170 Jr. 180 Jr. 240 Jr. 230 So. 260 Jr. 270 Jr. 235 Fr. 235 So. 235 Sr. 240 Jr. 254 Fr. 270 So. 250 Fr. 250 Fr. 205 Fr. 255 So. 180 Fr. 283 Jr. 250 Fr. 240 Jr. 270 Jr. 260 So. 270 Fr. 265 Jr. 270 So. 250 Fr. 220 Fr. 202 S. 180 So. 180 So. 193 Fr. 235 So. 203 Jr. 185 Fr. 195 So. 223 Fr. 222 Sr. 240 So. 265 Sr. 240 Fr. 240 Jr. 210 So. 180 Jr. 260 So. 265 So.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

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No. 15 Cal Poly (2-2) at No. 4 Montana (4-0) 1:05 p.m. (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; CW-TV; www.bigskytv.org) Montana holds a 12-1 lead in the series but has barely escaped with wins the last two seasons ... The Griz beat Cal Poly 10-9 in 2006, the last time the teams met in Missoula ... Last year in San Luis Obispo, Andrew Schmidt rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead Montana to a 30-28 season-opening win.

Cal Poly missed a 27-yard field goal with 38 seconds to play ... Griz quarterback Andrew Selle ranks fourth in the nation in passing efficiency at 163.59 ... Montana ranks No. 2 in the nation in rush defense, allowing 49.5 yards a game ... Cal Poly is seventh in the nation in rush offense (219.5 ypg.) ...

Montana’s offense is 17-for-20 in the red zone this year (14 touchdowns, three field goals) ...

Cal Poly’s only victory in the series came in a 2005 first-round playoff game in Missoula ...

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Big Sky

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a 21-14 victory over No. 19 South Dakota State ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 7016 in his seventh season ... Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is in his first season. He is 118-84 in his 19th year as a head coach ... Walsh was 0-5 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium while coaching at Portland State. He went 2-9 overall against the Grizzlies while with the Vikings ... Montana is 15-120 all-time at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

No. 21 Weber State (2-1, 2-3) at No. 14 Eastern Washington (3-0, 4-1) 1:35 p.m. (Altitude TV; www.bigskytv.org) Eastern Washington is looking for its first ever 4-0 start in Big Sky play ... The Eagles’ Taiwan Jones has a league-best 577 rushing yards. Weber State’s Trevyn Smith is second with 525 yards ... Smith ranks third in Big Sky history with 4,553 career rushing yards ...

Eastern Washington’s win at Weber State last season spoiled the Wildcats’ hopes of winning their first ever outright Big Sky title.

Matt Nichols threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns and the Eagle defense tallied four picks in the 33-26 on Nov. 22 ... Eastern has a turnover margin of +5. Weber is at -5 ... The Wildcats lead the league in total offense and are second in total defense ... Eastern leads the

series 14-13 and has won two straight ...

Weber State coach Ron McBride is 27-25 in his fifth season ... Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 10-6 in his second year ... Eastern wideout Aaron Boyce has 210 career catches, which ranks seventh in league history ... Weber’s Cameron Higgins leads the nation with 1,584 passing yards ... Eastern’s J.C. Sherritt is seventh in the nation in tackles per game at 12.3.

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Idaho State is looking to snap a fivegame losing streak and end an 18-game 1:35 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) road losing streak ... The Bengals are averaging a league-low nine points per Both teams are looking to snap threegame and allowing a league-high 45.8 1:35 p.m. (Max Media TV; www.bigskytv. game losing streaks ... The game pits points per game ... Hornets quarterback org) strength against strength. Portland State Jason Smith has completed 72 percent is second in the nation in passing offense of his passes for Northern Arizona is on the road for the (339.2 yards per game). Northern Colorado 576 yards with four first time since its opener one month ago leads the Big Sky in touchdowns and at Arizona ... Jacks quarterback Michael passing defense (187.2 one interception in Herrick ranks third in the nation in passing yards per game) ... The his last two games ... efficiency (168.9).He’s Vikings have lost six Idaho State avoided a thrown for 717 yards of their last seven Big winless 2008 with its with eight touchdowns Sky games ... Portland home overtime win and no interceptions State leads the series, over the Hornets on in his last two games 5-1, and has won five Nov. 22 last season. ... Montana State straight ... Last year Kenyon Blue’s 16-yard scored all four of its Drew Hubel threw for TD run in OT lifted the rushing touchdowns 343 yards and three Bengals, 36-33 ... Sac State leads the series, this season in a win at touchdowns to lead 7-6 ... Idaho State coach John Zamberlin Weber State last week Portland State to a 24-21 home victory is 4-24 in his third season ‌ Sac State ... Northern Arizona over the Bears on Nov. 22 ... Portland State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 10-17 in his is second in the Big coach Jerry Glanville is 8-19 in his third third season ‌ Zamberlin and Sperbeck Sky in total offense season ‌. Northern Colorado skipper Scott have split their two previous meetings ... at 437 yards per game ... The Jacks lead Downing is 4-35 in his fourth season ‌.

Sac State’s turnover margin is -5. Idaho the series by the slimmest of margins, 22Glanville is 2-0 vs. Downing ... Potland State State’s is -9 ... The Hornets have scored on a 21 ... Last year Jason Cunningham kicked is last in the league with a turnover margin league-best 85.7 percent of their red zone three field goals and Mark Iddins threw of -10 ... Vikings wideout Ray Fry averages opportunities. two touchdown passes as Montana State a league-best 109 receiving yards per beat Northern Arizona 25-23 on Nov. 8 in Flagstaff ... Montana State coach Rob Ash is game ... Northern Colorado wideout Alex 16-11 in his third season ... Northern Arizona Thompson caught 12 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in the Bears’ loss to skipper Jerome Souers is 63-66 in his 12th Northern Arizona last week ... Potland State season ‌ Ash and Souers have split their quarterback Drew Hubel has thrown for

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Defenders love to deliver the big hit car crash, but it sounds like a car crash. But when you feel it, you know that the person that you hit feels it too.”

ATHENS, Ga. – Rennie Curran had to Ouch! smile.

At Georgia, they call them “ohhhhhh When the Georgia linebacker saw the hits” – as in, the sound the crowd replay of Tim Tebow sprawled out on the makes when someone gets crushed. At ground – motionless – the immediate Tennessee, they’re known as “smack,” instinct was exhilaration, maybe even a bit which is self-explanatory and probably on envy. universal. No matter what moniker is used, “That was a vicious hit,” Curran said, it’s clear that defensive players walk a fine unable to contain a chuckle. “Those are line between the thrill of the knockout the kind of hits you dream about as a blow and the agony of leaving someone defensive player: When a guy doesn’t see permanently scarred. you coming and you get him right on his That dichotomy was never more chin.” evident than a couple of Saturday’s ago.

The hit that Kentucky delivered With Florida winning easily in the third on Florida’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarter, Tebow dropped back to pass, quarterback was a defensive player’s looking to his right for a receiver. Charging nirvana, the sort of bone-crushing, breath- in from the left was Kentucky defensive depriving, fear-inducing, machismo-driven end Taylor Wyndham, who had a head of blow that every one of them longs to dole steam and no one standing between him out himself. and the quarterback.

“There is a sound,” explained Oklahoma Wyndham lowered his helmet and State free safety Lucien Antoine, delivered a vicious but legal hit on Tebow, nicknamed “The Punisher” for all the big in that sweet spot just under the facemask. hits on his resume. “I’ve never been in a That would have been bad enough for

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the Florida star, but on the way down he smacked the back of his helmet on Florida lineman Marcus Gilbert’s knee, causing Tebow’s neck to jerk forward violently before he crumpled to the turf.

Wyndham danced around after the hit, bumping chests with several teammates on his way to the sideline. Suddenly, the mood turned somber when everyone realized that Tebow wasn’t moving, not at first anyway. He eventually staggered off the field, spent the night in a hospital and was left with a concussion that makes him questionable for Saturday night’s huge game between the top-ranked Gators and No. 4 LSU. “You never want to put a guy in a situation where it affects the rest of his life or puts him in a life-threatening situation,” Curran said. “At the same time, you want to play fast, you want to play physical, you want to play hard-nosed. Injuries are part of the game.”

How does it feel from the other side?

Not so good, of course.

Getting an offensive player to admit he’s been hurt? Very tough to do.

“When you’re out there and everything’s flying around and the adrenaline’s flowing, it doesn’t even affect you,” insisted Collin Klein of Kansas State, who’s played both quarterback and receiver – two of the most vulnerable positions.

“You just pop right back up and get going,” he added. “Otherwise, they’ve created two or three problems with one hit.”

Both sides are playing mind games with each other. A defensive player is trying to intimidate, to make that other guy flinch the next time he runs a similar play or ventures into the same area of the field. The offensive player wants to show everyone the hit didn’t bother him, which is best demonstrated by getting up as quickly as possible.

“You’re going to get hit. You’re going to get hit when you’re not looking,” Georgia quarterback Joe Cox said. “But it’s not like a shark attack, where you get bit and don’t go back in the water.”

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Q: Who was your favorite Griz player growing up?

A: Jason Crebo. Tim Hauck was a big Continued from Page G5 one, too, when I was real young.

Q: What Web site do you spend the most go camping or get to the lake. I like to go time on? fishing, too. Hanging out with friends and A: Youtube. family, too, is a big one.

Q: What’s your favorite thing to do, see Q: How long have you been playing or experience that is unique to Missoula guitar? or Montana that you like to introduce to A: Since eighth grade. Eight or nine teammates from out of state? years.

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Lake or Flathead Lake. I know lakes aren’t A: My pride and joy. A Paul Reed Smith unique, but it’s cool to relax there. Oh, Custom 24. and Missoula burgers. Mo burgers. That’s Q: Finish this sentence. The best guitarist definitely a big thing, because those things of all time is ... are tremendous.

A: That’s so hard. Jimi Hendrix. I have Q: What’s your prediction for the World to say Jimi Hendrix for what he did at the Series? time. If I could say three, I would say Jimmy A: The White Sox aren’t in it so I’m just Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmy Page hoping the games are good. was brilliant and Stevie Ray Vaughan was unreal.

Q: You’re a history major. What is your favorite period to study?

A: The 19th and 20th century, American and European history. And Latin American history too.

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at, but Montana was my first choice,â&#x20AC;? Shawn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up a Griz fan. Matt was already Continued from Page G2 here playing. Coming to those games on Saturdays was just amazing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an easy decision.â&#x20AC;? family. Ron Lebsock was raised Roman It was also a rewarding one. The Griz Catholic in Butte, America; his first teaching landed the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year and coaching job was at Billings Central.

One of his players was Shawn Heringer, who in what Hauck publicly touted as a recruiting coup; Lebsock was able to continue his had an older sister, Bartie. winning ways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was invited to her house for a dinner,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a pretty good group of guys at Ron says now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love at first sight.â&#x20AC;?

Skyview,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pretty fortunate in that pretty much every year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had Shawn Lebsock came along on May success. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great group of guys up here. It 17, 1986. The middle child â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the youngest, makes football a lot more fun.â&#x20AC;?

Connor, is a standout junior quarterback It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been all fun, obviously. for Billings Skyview â&#x20AC;&#x201C; grew up to be a Weightlifting at 6 a.m. in the winter, a tough thoughtful student playing a physical game. major and injuries take a toll. Lebsock played And he played it well. Shawn ran for as a true freshman for the Griz in 2005 and 177 yards and three touchdowns to help was the seventh-leading tackler with 68 Skyview to the 2003 State AA title and shouldered the offensive load in 2004 when stops on the Grizzliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2006 squad that went 12-2. But come the next spring a shoulder the Falcons lost to Great Falls Russell in the injury was too much. His surgery kept him championship. out of the 2007 season.

But it was his work at linebacker that â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a year to burn, I figured why not drew notice from the likes of Wyoming, Air take it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It ended up being a pretty Force and Colorado State. good deal. It gave me a year to sit back and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hit somebody, and the kids would observe guys like Kyle (Ryan), instead of say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a (Dodge) Hemi,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? remembers fighting for playing time with him. And I Ron Lebsock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It packed quite a punch.â&#x20AC;? needed the extra year to finish school.â&#x20AC;?

The recruiters called, but there was only Last year in the 35-27 semifinal win at one direction to go from Skyview: West. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were a couple places I was looking James Madison, Lebsock made a tackle and

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ended up with a dislocated elbow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It popped right back in,â&#x20AC;? he says now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the pain started. That was an interesting deal. But it was good enough to play. They just put an unnecessarily large pad on it.â&#x20AC;?

Lebsock made a game-high 13 tackles a week later, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to beat Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the offseason it was a driving force,â&#x20AC;? he said of the loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a whole lot of consolation in getting to the title game and losing. If you get there, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to win it.â&#x20AC;?

This spring heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take on 10 credits. He spends Sundays studying and watching Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens, if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on. He keeps a Lewis-like intensity in practice, plugging gaps and bringing ballcarriers to a sudden stop.

Saturday heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see his family, including Chris, in town for homecoming against always-tough Cal Poly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a little inconsistent this year, in certain aspects,â&#x20AC;? says Lebsock, who anchors a defense that is No. 2 in the nation in rushing yards allowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All we can hope for is to continue to get better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happened last year. After that Weber State game we took it upon ourselves to get better each week. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take a Weber game like last year for us to get our act together.â&#x20AC;?

Shawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grizzlies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; twice national champions with 16 straight playoff berths and 11 straight Big Sky Conference titles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are a far cry from those of Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s era. From 1974-77 the Griz won 17 games, though they were 6-4 in Jack Swarthoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final season as coach.

Home games at sparse, wooden Dornblaser Field have given way to packed houses at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Ron Lebsock wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trade it for the world. He marvels at what UM football has become 32 years later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too bad we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that,â&#x20AC;? he says â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but knows that for everything that has changed, the core values remain the same. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll drive by Dornblaser and think about those days,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People fell through the stands, you know? But on that field, compared to this one, it still comes down to great relationships and great people.â&#x20AC;?

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or at fneighbor@missoulian.com.

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