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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A

Griz kicker Greenberg working with greenbacks off the field ANDREW HOUGHTON for the Missoulian‌

‌ arrison Greenberg had a busy summer.

H The redshirt junior placekicker lived in New York City for 10 weeks while working as an intern at Morgan Stanley. After the close of his internship, he was offered a job at the financial behemoth, starting in 2017.

But before he enters the fast-paced world of Wall Street, he’s got one more year to help the Grizzlies win games.

The Missoulian talked with Greenberg about opportunities both financial and football-related at a chilly recent practice.

Q. When did you apply for that internship?

A. I applied at the end of the year this last year so about January. They have a pretty strict recruiting process at Morgan Stanley. It was one of those deals where at the kind of school like Montana it’s harder to get into a company like that, but I was able to talk to a couple guys about it and I sent a lot of emails. I sent probably about 20-30 emails in the span of a month to their H.R. representatives and finally one of them was like, “OK we’ll give you a call and we’ll interview you and we’ll see if you know some stuff about the market.”

So I had one interview, had another interview and then after two interviews I was given the opportunity to go out to New York and interview in person.

Q. Why was it a position that you wanted, aside from the obvious prestige?

A. I was given the opportunity to work in wealth management, specifically alternative investments and it was just kind of an area I’ve always found intriguing. We don’t normally learn about it in school.

We normally talk about stocks and bonds so equities and securities and things like that. What I was learning, alternative management, is like hedge funds, private equity, real estate deals so it was just an opportunity to broaden my horizons and meet and work with very, very intelligent people.

Q. What was it like living in New York?

A. Super fast-paced. I lived about a block away from Central Park which was

HARRISON GREENBERG No. 94 Year: R-Jr. Position: K Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Hometown: Lake Oswego, Ore.

“Initially [I came to Montana] for football and then the surrounding area has been so beautiful up here. I love to fish, I love to hike and so all those aspects played into it, but initially it was football. The business school is fantastic here... The professor who gave me my first tour of the business school spoke very highly of it so it seemed like a really good package all in all.”

to learn and I still have to look for ways to expand my knowledge.

Q. Morgan Stanley – that’s pretty really nice. I could walk to the office every much the pinnacle of the financial world, isn’t it? day, it was about 15 blocks. The people I A. Yeah, and it was cool to compete worked with and the people I was living with all these other schools as well. with were super friendly and super kind There’s the Princetons, the Harvards, and a lot of them were from the city or the Browns, the Yales, all these different had been around the city so they could show me around. I did a lot of the tourist places, so working next to those guys and girls and competing with them and just stuff and kind of lived that life for about being able to have open communica10 weeks. tion and hear their thoughts was great.

Q. Is it common to be given a job The culture at Morgan Stanley is just offer after?

A. It’s not really. The whole breakdown so amazing.

Q. What was your workday like as there were about a third of the people that applied all the way through get a job an intern?

A. I was working about 6:30 (a.m.) to 9 so it’s not common but it wasn’t uncommon either I guess. You just went to work, or 10 (p.m.) most of the days, so you get in at 6:30 and we’d have little projects exceeded or met their expectations, and then figured out how to live in the finan- we were working on every day. I kind of cial world. It was a great experience. New got to work at every stage of the industry there. I’ve met people who run hedge York’s an amazing place and I’m pretty funds, billionaires, very intelligent guys excited to go back there after I finish and just super friendly, willing to talk, set playing football next fall. up meetings, everything.

Q. How are you going to look back on Q. You said you did the tourist stuff. your career here?

What was your favorite landmark in A. I’ve loved every minute of it. It’s New York? been fantastic. I’ve been given a ton of A. It was definitely the Empire State opportunities and with the offer I got I don’t have to go back until summer 2017, Building. I spent a lot of time up there and we toured it right before sunset. That so I get all next summer to work out, lift was probably the best. The Chelsea Marand prep for my senior year next fall.

Q. Is it weird to have that offer already ket was also pretty amazing, that would happen every weekend and it was just a on the table and have your next step big street fair, fantastic food. That was a already planned out? pretty good place to be outside, especially A. It’s weird because you already have since we were spending all day inside. something to hold on to but my classes Q. Why did you come to Montana? next fall and the ones that I’m taking A. Initially for football and then the right now are the most important ones I’ll take, so it’s one of those deals where even surrounding area has been so beautiful up though I have this opportunity I still have here. I love to fish, I love to hike and so all

those aspects played into it, but initially it was football. The business school is fantastic here. We have some great teachers. The professor who gave me my first tour of the business school spoke very highly of it so it seemed like a really good package all in all.

Q. What’s your favorite memory from playing football here?

A. It would have to be the pink game last year. I got to play that game and went 6 for 6 on PATs. It was the first time my mom saw me play here so that was probably one of my best memories.

Q. What are your goals for next year?

A. It’s all competition, so it’s one of those deals where you show up every day with your lunch pail and you work your butt off, get it done in the weight room, get it done on the field and good things happen. I’m waiting for my turn and I’ll ball out when I can.

Q. What’s the longest kick you’ve ever made?

A. Longest kick in practice is a 56-yarder and in a game is 29 from last season. I’ve got a lot of opportunities to grow and I have to get stronger and bigger.

Q. You mentioned you like to hike and fish. What else do you do in your spare time?

A. Football’s really a full-time job, especially during the season. Outside the season I’m snowboarding all winter if we get good snow, so hopefully we get good snow this year. And then I live by the lake when I’m back home, so I wakeboard and swim and hang out with friends.

Q. What lake is that?

A. Lake Oswego. It’s a city about 10 miles south of Portland.

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Grizzly game day | Connor lebsock

Last of the Lebsocks

Connor Lebsock the fourth brother to play for Griz AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com‌

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onnor Lebsock may have been destined to be a Grizzly long before, but he remembers the moment that dream came into focus.

The Lebsock family made the fivehour trek from Billings to Missoula in the fall of 2003 to see Matt, the second son of five boys and a second-generation Griz, suit up at safety for the University of Montana football team as a true freshman.

Connor, the youngest of the five, was a fifth grader and a football fanatic already.

His Little Guy Football team was on a bye week, making him lucky enough to walk through the gates of a recently expanded Washington-Grizzly Stadium. He saw the fresh north end zone corner towers, the luscious and green artificial grass and his brother, No. 27, warming up down below.

“I just remember ... how surreal the whole thing was, to see so many people and such a great show in the state of Montana,” said Connor, now a senior linebacker. “Having a place like this to play and the support you have around the state being a Montana Grizzly, there’s absolutely nothing like it, nothing better than it.”

He’d have committed right then and there had the Griz started offering scholarships to elementary schoolers. He got his shot after another half dozen years of waiting.

With his letter of intent in 2010 Connor became the fourth Lebsock son to don the maroon and silver, following in the footsteps of their father, Ron, who started the whole trend in the 1970s.

The patriarch of the Lebsock clan came to the University of Montana in 1974 from Butte, playing on the offensive line at center for four years before heading into the coaching realm in Billings.

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Montana’s Connor Lebsock dodges a fake run from Idaho State’s KW Williams in the first half of last week’s game in Pocatello, Idaho.

He made stops at Billings Central Catholic High School — where he met Bartie, soon the mother of their sons — and West High before settling in for the long haul with the Falcons when Skyview High School opened in 1985.

Football was a constant, each new offspring becoming transfixed by the game that accompanied their childhood.

The TV in the Lebsock household wasn’t tuned to Sesame Street or cartoons for the youngsters. It was always football.

In the living room it was football. In

the backyard it was football. In the park it was football.

“It was definitely a lot of fun being in a house like that with a lot of competition,” said Connor, the baby by five years and about 12 younger than the oldest Lebsock brother. “At the time I was probably getting so angry I’d start crying, but it was a lot of fun looking back at it.”

By the time Connor was showing promise on the gridiron, most of the other boys had already moved away to play in college.

First there was Chris, a linebacker at Division III Concordia in Minnesota (2000-03). Then came Matt, the first Grizzly of the bunch (2003-06). Then Shawn, another UM linebacker (200509) and Nick, a Grizzly lineman and fullback who lettered in 2007 before injuries cut short his football days.

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Grizzly game day | continued from A4

Lebsock Continued

getting to be around my brothers after the game, I just loved those times,” Connor said.

He wanted to do what they did. He wanted to play college football.

“Having been the last one, the fifth, he was always the one that paid attention and learned from the other guys,” said Ron, still the head coach at Skyview after more than 30 years. “He was always kicking and catching and throwing to make sure he could be a better football player.”

Ty Gregorak remembers his first meeting with the youngest Lebsock sibling.

Montana’s defensive coordinator, who came to UM in 2003 to coach the secondary the same year as Matt Lebsock arrived to play in it, can recall the Skyview team attending football camps in the summers in Missoula during the Bobby Hauck era.

“Leebs” played safety and quarterback back then and the Grizzlies liked his speed and physicality. They offered him a scholarship to become the next Lebsock legacy player.

Which was a bit of a relief, Connor can admit now. He’d drawn some interest from other schools — including the rival Montana State Bobcats, who actually came calling first — but UM held a place in his heart.

“Once I got that Griz offer, there was just nothing like it,” he said. “I loved this place growing up, loved what it did for my family.”

Connor’s stay in Missoula started rocky. His Griz career trajectory first matched Nick’s, riddled with injuries, rather than Shawn’s collection of all-Big Sky Conference accolades. A knee injury in fall camp derailed his entire 2011 season, then another injury in 2012 left him shelved after just four games.

In 2013, the Griz moved Connor to linebacker, the position he’d play during his remaining three years in maroon.

“I’ll be honest, I didn’t know if he’d every transition into linebacker,”

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Connor Lebsock smiles on the sidelines during Montana’s game against Idaho State in Holt Arena.

Gregorak said. “He was a great high school quarterback and safety, but he was slowed a step when he busted up his knee.”

The adjustments took time and the hill was steep to climb. Connor notched 23 tackles as a redshirt sophomore that season, but only 17 in 2014 primarily as a special teams player.

What would his senior year hold?

Despite three returning starters in the linebacking corps for 2015, Connor, who turns 23 years old this coming week, was pressed into starting duty to open 2015 because of a suspension to teammate Herbert Gamboa. Against North Dakota State, the first of two starts for the LB this fall, Connor set a career high with eight tackles.

And more importantly the Griz knocked off the Bison in a thriller, just

as they did when he started last week at Idaho State in place of suspended Kendrick Van Ackeren.

“He’s 2-0 as a starter. If I had half a brain, he’d start this weekend against Eastern (Washington),” joked Gregorak.

Connor is the kind of luxury most teams never know. He’s a fifth-year senior providing depth at a position loaded with talent. He’s appeared in all nine games this season, tallying 27 tackles while earning minutes at both weakside and strong-side linebacker and on the Grizzlies’ four special teams units.

“It’s really clutch. With Connor being a fifth-year senior, he really knows the defense well,” said Gamboa, also Connor’s roommate off the field. “He can play whatever position really. It’s big time that he can come off (the bench) and play well.”

It’s all part of his dedication to the

Grizzlies, Connor said, doing whatever he can to contribute.

His days at Montana are numbered though, just one regularseason contest CONNOR remains beyond LEBSOCK this weekend.

And as soon No. 33 as the latest Lebsock graduYear: R-Sr. ates from UM Positions: OLB — he is closing in on a political Height: 6-2 science degree Weight: 205 — the Grizzly team Hometown:Billings, football will find itself Mont. in a foreign position. Only once since 2003 has the roster featured no Lebsocks, in 2010 following Shawn’s graduation while Connor was a high school senior.

Next — hopefully, he added — comes shadowing his brothers’ personal successes after football.

Chris, the eldest boy, was ordained as a Catholic priest last year after medical school at the University of Washington and is now studying and teaching scripture in Rome. Matt graduated from the UM law school and is an attorney in Billings. Shawn works as an optometrist in Kalispell. Nick too got his secondary degree from UM, an MBA, and now lives in Denver.

And though the Billings Lebsocks are out of boys to feed the UM football team, coach Gregorak has no doubt the Griz haven’t seen the last of this lot. Those genes paired with their hard-working upbringing breed winners — in both athletics and life, he said.

“Chris has taken his vow, so he’s out, ... but I know that Matt has already started having babies,” Gregorak said.

“The pace I’m on, I’ll be here when Matt’s kids are ready. If I’m still the coach here, someday a Lebsock will be on the team. I can 100 percent promise you that.”

“Once I got that Griz offer, there was just nothing like it. I loved this place growing up, loved what it did for my family.”

— Connor Lebsock

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2015 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

THE EDGE ‌Missoulian reporter AJ Mazzolini assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: Jordan West has looked human the past two weeks, throwing for just 365 yards combined after averaging about 360 in the seven games prior. He’s still got the TD touch with 30 on the year tough. On the other side the Griz must choose to start a QB who hasn’t played in two months or one who is sapped of confidence.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Eastern’s starting line consists of five seniors across the front. And while center T.J. Boatright is slowed by injury, the Grizzlies O-line has been just plain slow this year. The big guys have had their struggles even before LT John Schmaing missed last week with a one-game suspension.

RUNNING BACK: Neither team is a rush-first offense, but they each have some athletes in the backfield. EWU’s Jabari Wilson has 517 yards and eight TDs while the Griz have 493 yards rushing in starter John Nguyen to pair with emerging freshman Jeremy Calhoun. This one’s a push.

WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: This may be the greatest gathering of talent in the FCS this year, let alone the Big Sky. Montana’s Jamaal Jones, Ellis Henderson and Ben Roberts belong to a brigade of five-TD receivers this fall. Eastern is more than just all-world Cooper Kupp, but his inclusion alone (100 catches, 1,388 yards, 18 TDs) gives the Eagles weight. This one’s also too close to call.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The D-line’s swagger returned last week in a six-sack performance against ISU, four of them credited to linemen. That makes 30 sacks as a team for the year, plenty of guys getting in on the action other than Tyrone Holmes even.

LINEBACKERS: The Griz are at full strength with team tackles leader Kendrick Van Ackeren back from suspension.

One of the Eagles’ only two three-year lettermen on defense, rover Todd Raynes, was dealing with an injury all week and was questionable to even play. Without him the Eags would start four freshmen on defense. Yikes.

CB/SAFETY: The Griz secondary showed up in a big way last week with three picks and a game-winning fumble return for a score, CB JR Nelson earning Big Sky player of the week honors. The DBs have talked about rising to the occasion against these kind of pass heavy teams and now must prove their worth again.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Would you believe EWU has made just two field goals all year (2 for 4)? Even a punt return average of 14.6 yards as a team can’t make me forget that fact.

INTANGIBLES: Eastern is coming off its first regular season home loss in more than four years, so you know the Eagles are mad. It’ll be a tough one for a Griz team that hasn’t beaten the Eagles since 2011, EWU owning the last four wins in the matchup.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Eastern Washington at Montana‌

Saturday, 1:35 p.m.

Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 SprinTurf) ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana leads the all-time series 26-15-1.

The Records: Eastern Washington is 6-3 overall, and is 5-1 in Big Sky play.

Montana is 5-4 overall, and is 4-2 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Vernon Adams Jr. threw for two touchdowns, going over 10,000 yards for his career, and ran for another score, and fourth-seeded Eastern Washington turned back Montana 37-20 in the second round of the FCS playoffs in 2014.

The Coaches: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 73-28 overall, and is 50-12 in Big Sky play. Montana coach Bob Stitt is 5-4 overall, and is 4-2 in Big Sky play.

Notes: In its home loss to Northern Arizona, Eastern Washington suffered its first loss to a

conference team at home since Portland State in 2011, and its first home loss in November since 2008... Eastern Washington continues to lead the nation in passing offense, averaging 372.4 yards...

Cooper Kupp continues to lead the league and the nation in scoring, receptions and receiving yards... Kupp has 100 receptions on the season...

Montana leads the nation in sacks with 30.

Northern Colorado at North Dakota‌

Saturday, noon Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 AstroTurf) Midco Sports Network WatchBigSky.com Series History: North Dakota leads the all-time series 14-13.

The Records: Northern Colorado enters the game at 5-4, and 3-4 in Big Sky play. North Dakota enters at 5-4, and is 3-3 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Jer Garman ran for 164 yards and two

touchdowns and North Dakota took advantage of six Northern Colorado turnovers to snap an eight-game road losing streak with a 33-14 victory in 2014.

The Coaches: Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 14-40 overall, and is 9-30 in Big Sky play. North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 10-11 overall, and is 6-8 in Big Sky play.

Notes: North Dakota leads the conference in rushing defense, surrendering 93.7 yards per game... Northern Colorado continues to lead the nation in kickoff and punt return yardage... UNC punt returner Ellis Onic averages 24.5 yards per return... UND running back John Santiago leads the conference in rushing yards per game, averaging 129.1 yards per game... Santiago leads the league in all-purpose yardage, averaging 196.3 yards... UND linebacker Will Ratelle averages 10.3 tackles per game... UNC’s win over PSU was it’s first D1 win over a Top-10 team.

Montana State at Idaho State‌

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Pocatello, Idaho Holt Arena (12,000 Helas Turf) Cowles Media WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series 45-30-3.

The Records: Montana State is 4-5 overall, and is 2-4 in Big Sky play. Idaho State is 2-7 overall, and is 1-5 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Jake Bleskin threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montana State to a 44-39 win over Idaho State in 2014.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Rob Ash is 69-37 overall, and is 48-22 in Big Sky play. Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 93-114 overall, and is 62-73 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Mike Kramer previously coached Montana State, taking the team to the FCS playoffs in 2002, 2003 and 2006... Montana State leads the Big Sky in scoring offense and total offense... Montana State defensive coordinator Kane Ioane played for Kramer with the Bobcats...

Montana State quarterback Dakota Prukop leads the Big Sky in total offense, averaging 351 yards per game... Idaho State is the least-penalized team in the Big Sky Conference, averaging just 34.7 penalty yards per game... The Bengals are last in turnover margin in the league (minus-2).

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Cal Poly at UC Davis‌

Saturday, 3 p.m.

Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,849 Artificial) WatchBigSky.com Series History: UC Davis leads the series 20-18-2.

The Records: Cal Poly is 3-6 overall, and is 2-4 in Big Sky play.

UC Davis is 1-8 overall, and is 1-5 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Gabe Manzanares ran 37 times for 230 yards and three touchdowns in 2014, and UC Davis snapped a sevengame losing streak with a 48-35 win over Cal Poly The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 90-77 overall, and is 61-52 in Big Sky play. UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 8-24 overall, and is 7-15 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Cal Poly leads the nation in rushing offense (404.8 yards per game)... UC Davis leads the Big Sky Conference in time of possession (34:45)... The Aggies’ defense is 10th in turnover margin in the Big Sky (minus-0.67)... Cal Poly has two players (Chris Brown and Joe Protheroe) who average over 100 yards per game... UC Davis kicker Brady Stuart makes the most field goals per game (1.44 makes per game) of any kicker in the Big Sky Conference... Cal Poly has the thirdhighest total offense in the Big Sky (469.4 yards), while UC Davis is last in total offense (324.1 yards)... Tim Walsh earned his 90th career win as a Big Sky coach with a win over Sacramento State.

Sacramento State at Northern Arizona‌

Saturday, 3 p.m.

Flagstaff, Arizona Walkup SkyDome (10,000 FieldTurf) Fox Sports Arizona WatchBigSky.com Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series 10-7.

The Records: Northern Arizona is 6-3 overall, and is 4-2 in Big Sky play.

Sacramento State is 2-7 overall, and is 1-5 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Chase Cartwright threw three secondhalf touchdown passes and Zach Bauman completed a Northern Arizona come-frombehind victory with a 25-yard touchdown run with

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Montana defensive end Tyrone Holmes causes Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams to fumble the ball last season.

9:23 left to lift the Lumberjacks to a 39-38 win over Sacramento State in a Big Sky Conference game in 2013.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 106-96 overall, and is 71-66 in Big Sky play. Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 12-31 overall, and is 8-22 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus continues to lead the country in pass efficiency ratings... NAU kicker/punter Ryan Hawkins is the ROOT SPORTS Special Teams Player of the Week for the second consecutive week... NAU coach Jerome Souers is the all-time leader in Big Sky league wins... Sacramento State has the league’s lowest third-down conversion rate (31.5 percent)... NAU allows 2.89 sacks per game.

Southern Utah at Portland State‌

Saturday, 3:05 p.m.

Portland, Oregon Providence Park (18,627 FieldTurf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Portland State leads the all-time series 8-3.

The Records: Southern Utah is 7-2 overall, and is 6-0 in Big Sky play. Portland State is 7-2 overall, and is 4-2 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Aaron Cantu threw for one touchdown and rushed for another to lead Southern Utah over Portland State 17-7 in Big Sky Conference play in 2013.

The Coaches: Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 7-2 overall, and is 4-2 in Big Sky play. Southern Utah coach Ed Lamb is 23-22 overall, and is 18-12 in Big Sky play.

Notes: This is the first time Southern Utah has won seven straight games in a single season in its Big Sky tenure... Southern Utah and Portland State are first and third in total defense, respectively...

The Thunderbirds and Vikings lead the Big Sky in interceptions, and in turnover margin... SUU defensive end James Cowser is the national leader in tackles-for-loss. He has 12.5 this season...

Portland State safety Patrick Onwuasor has eight interceptions this season. Southern Utah’s Kyle Hanneman has four interceptions... This is the first time the two teams have ever met where both are ranked in national polls.

BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGS

league overall S. Utah 6-0 7-2 E. Washington 5-1 6-3 Portland St. 4-2 7-2 N. Arizona 4-2 6-3 Montana 4-2 5-4 Weber St. 4-3 5-5 N. Dakota 3-3 5-4 N. Colorado 3-4 5-4 Montana St. 2-4 4-5 Cal Poly 2-4 3-6 Idaho St. 1-5 2-7 Sac State 1-5 2-7 UC Davis 1-5 1-8 Saturday’s games Eastern Washington at Montana, 1:35 p.m.

Northern Colorado at North Dakota, noon Montana State at Idaho State, 2:35 p.m.

Cal Poly at UC Davis, 3 p.m.

Sac State at N. Arizona, 2 p.m.

S. Utah at Portland State, 3:05 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21 Montana at Montana State, 12:05 p.m.

Abilene Christian at Northern Colorado, 12:05 p.m.

Idaho State at Weber State, 1:05 p.m.

Portland State at E. Washington, 3:05 p.m.

N. Arizona at S. Utah, 3:05 p.m.

N. Dakota at Cal Poly, 7:05 p.m.

UC Davis at Sac State, 3:30 p.m.

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Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 190 R-So. Glendale, Ariz.

Markell Sanders CB 6-2 185 R-Fr. Renton, Wash.

Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 188 R-So. Anthem, Ariz.

Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 235 R-Jr. Billings, Mont.

Eric Johnson S 6-2 180 Sr. San Francisco, Calif.

Chris Parker CB 6-0 185 R-So. Sioux Falls, S.D. Holden Ryan WR 6-3 225 Fr. Billings, Mont.

Chase Naccarato WR 5-7 166 R-Jr. Spokane, Wash.

Daniel Sullivan K 5-10 165 Sr. Mill Creek, Wash.

Jamaal Jones WR 6-1 191 R-Sr. Spanaway, Wash.

Ellis Henderson WR 6-0 195 R-Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 190 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.

Manu Rasmussen S 6-0 180 R-Fr. Tigard, Ore. Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 175 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.

Yamen Sanders S 6-4 210 R-Jr. Inglewood, Calif.

Eric Prater QB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

Connor Strahm LB 6-0 235 R-So. Eugene, Ore. Chad Chalich QB 6-0 205 Jr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Nate Harris CB 5-10 180 R-Sr. Chino, Calif.

Danny Peoples K 6-0 185 Fr. Butte, Mont.

Willy Pflug QB 6-0 185 Fr. Portland, Ore. Josh Janssen WR 6-0 195 R-So. Missoula, Mont.

Josh Sandry S 6-1 190 Fr. Bigfork, Mont.

Will Weyer QB 6-5 208 R-Fr. Bozeman, Mont.

RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON Dalton Daum WR 6-2 180 Fr. Butte, Mont.

Makena Simis QB 6-2 205 R-So. Boise, Idaho Tyler Lucas WR 6-4 220 R-Sr. Bellefonte, Pa. JR Nelson CB 6-2 177 R-Jr. Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 190 Fr. Hacienda Heights, Calif.

John Nguyen RB 5-7 180 Jr. Seattle, Wash.

Joey Counts RB 5-9 215 R-Jr. Mesa, Ariz.

RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON Caleb Lyons WR 5-9 175 R-Fr. Lakewood, Wash.

Lorenzo Logwood RB 5-8 190 So. Oakland, Calif.

Shane Moody CB 5-8 160 R-So. Parker, Colo.

Carl Johnson RB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Hardin, Mont.

Jerrin Williams S 6-2 220 Fr. Vancouver, Wash.

Brody Martinez RB 5-10 196 Fr. Federal Way, Wash.

Evan Epperly S 5-10 180 R-Fr. Kalispell, Mont.

Justin Whitted S 6-1 195 R-Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.

Connor Lebsock LB 6-2 205 R-Sr. Billings, Mont.

Jamal Wilson DT 5-11 270 R-Sr. Fontana, Calif.

Kendrick Van Ackeren LB 6-1 220 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

Herbert Gamboa LB 6-1 215 Sr. San Clemente, Calif.

Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 275 R-Jr. Helena, Mont.

Tyrel Garner CB 6-2 190 Jr. Henderson, Nev. Jeffrey Salamon WR 5-11 180 Fr. Riverside, Calif.

Jake Dallaserra S 5-11 180 R-Sr. Butte, Mont.

David Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 240 Fr. Vista, Calif.

Mick Delaney S 6-0 193 R-So. Bozeman, Mont.

Josh Buss LB 6-2 203 R-Fr. Boise, Idaho Nate Bradley DT 5-10 260 R-So. Billings, Mont.

Nolan Timmons S 6-1 250 Fr. Billings, Mont.

Jeremiah Kose MLB 6-2 230 Sr. Oceanside, Calif.

Austin Chadderdon DE 6-2 200 R-Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Derek Crittenden DE 6-3 240 R-Sr. Whitefish, Mont.

Donald Bedell DE 6-4 245 R-Sr. Fair Haven, N.J. Jesse Sims DE 6-4 235 Fr. Stevensville, Mont.

Aaron Held Snaps 6-1 193 R-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.

Tucker Schye DE 6-4 225 R-So. Malta, Mont.

Nick Mertes DE 6-3 235 R-Fr. Edina, Minn.

Dante Olson LB 6-3 220 Fr. Medford, Ore. Gage Smith LB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Whitefish, Mont.

Kyle Davis DT 6-1 245 R-Fr. San Diego, Calif.

Alex Thomas LB 6-0 215 R-Fr. Great Falls, Mont.

Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 210 R-Fr. Culbertson, Mont.

Tyler Richtmyer DE 6-2 215 R-Fr. Missoula, Mont.

Cy Sirmon LB 6-3 225 Fr. Wenatchee, Wash.

Jackson Thiebes OL 6-5 280 R-Jr. Kalispell, Mont.

Colin McGillivray OL 6-7 278 Fr. Portland, Ore. Cody Meyer OL 6-3 270 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.

Dallas Hart OL 6-5 295 Fr. Cypress, Calif.

Joe Paolina OL 6-7 290 Fr. Poway, Calif.

McCauley Todd OL 6-7 295 R-Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jared Clark OL 6-6 270 Jr. San Diego, Calif.

Ben Weyer OL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Bozeman, Mont.

Devon Dietrich OL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Woodinville, Wash.

Cooper Sprunk C 6-4 250 R-So. Tigard Ore. Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 310 Fr. Duarte, Calif.

John Schmaing OL 6-7 290 R-Sr. Billings, Mont.

Robert Luke C 6-4 315 So. Tacoma, Wash.

David Reese OL 6-7 270 So. Happy Valley, Ore. Cameron Rokich OL 6-5 245 R-So. West Jordan, Utah Clint LaRowe OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Miles City, Mont.

Max Kelly OL 6-7 290 R-Jr. Spokane, Wash.

Josh Horner WR 6-5 220 So. Great Falls, Mont.

Zach Hollenback WR 5-11 185 R-Fr. Missoula, Mont.

Keenan Curran WR 6-2 200 Fr. Federal Way, Wash.

Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 170 Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Ryan Burke WR 6-4 190 R-Jr. Billings, Mont.

Donovan Rooks WR 6-4 185 Fr. Yuma, Ariz.

Reese Carlson WR 6-4 215 R-Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash.

Ben Roberts WR 6-4 205 R-Sr. Missoula, Mont.

Chris Lider K/P 6-1 199 R-Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

Colin Bingham WR 6-3 220 Fr. Missoula, Mont.

Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 Fr. San Diego, Calif.

Tyrone Holmes DE 6-4 245 Sr. Eagle Point, Ore. Zach Peevey DT 6-3 255 R-Jr. Missoula, Mont.

Harrison Greenberg K 5-8 170 R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Andrew Harris DE 6-4 215 Fr. Kalispell, Mont.

Patrick LeCorre K 6-0 190 Fr. Edina, Minn.

Ryan Johnson DE 6-3 255 R-Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

Mike Ralston DE 6-5 245 R-So. Eugene, Ore. Reggie Tilleman DE 6-4 195 R-Fr. Genesee, Idaho

MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE WR 6 Jamaal Jones R-Sr.

H-Back 86 Ben Roberts, R-Sr.

QB 17 Makena Simis, So.

LT 74 John Schmaing, Sr.

RB 20 John Nguyen, Jr.

LG 68 McCauley Todd, R-Jr. C 75 Robert Luke, So.

RG 71 Devon Dietr R-Jr. RT 76 David Reese, So.

WR 7 Ellis Henderson, R-Jr.

Slot WR 13 Chase Naccarato, R-Jr.

K5 Daniel Sullivan, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 3 Brady Gustafson, R-Jr. RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun, Fr. H-back 85 Reese Carlson, R-Fr. WR 18 Tyler Lucas, R-Sr. WR 82 Keenan Curran, Fr. Slot WR 23 Caleb Lyons, R-Fr.

LT 60 Jackson Thiebes, R-Jr. LG 79 Max Kelly, R-Jr. C 72 Cooper Sprunk, R-So. RG 69 Jared Clark, Jr. RT 78 Clint LaRowe, R-Jr.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 31 Justin Whitted, R-Sr.

CB 11 Nate Harris, R-Sr.

OLB 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren, Sr.

DE 91 Tyrone Holmes, Sr.

MLB 45 Jeremiah Kose, R-Sr.

DT 34 Jamal Wilson, R-Sr.

SS 9 Yamen Sanders, R-Jr.

OLB 36 Herbert Gamboa, Sr.

DT 37 Caleb Kidder, R-Jr. DE 47 Derek Crittenden, Sr.

CB 18 JR Nelson, R-Jr.

P 87 Chris Lider, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DT DT DE MLB

51 43 93 97 10

Tucker Schye, R-So. Nate Bradley, R-So. Zach Peevey, Jr. Ryan Johnson, R-Jr. Connor Strahm, R-So.

OLB CB FS SS CB

33 Connor Lebsock, R-Sr. 2 Ryan McKinley, R-So. 3 Eric Johnson, Sr. 8 Manu Rasmussen, R-Fr. 1 Markell Sanders, R-Fr.

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EASTERN WASHINGTON STARTING DEFENSE CB 27 Victor Gamboa, So.

OLB 43 Jake Gall, So.

DE 90 Keenan Williams, Fr.

MLB 49 Miquiyah Zamora, Jr.

NT 94 Matthew Sommer, Jr. DT 99 Jay-Tee Tiuli, So.

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SS 8 Miles Weatheroy, Sr.

FS 13 Mitch Fettig, Fr.

Rover 4 Todd Raynes, Sr.

DE 91 Samson Ebukam, Jr.

P 45 Jordan Dascalo, So.

CB 6 Nzuzi Webster, Fr.

EASTERN WASHINGTON BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 68 Jim Townsend, Fr. NT 98 Monike Sarte, Fr. DT 56 Jakob Stoll, Fr. DE 93 Marcus Saugen, So. OLB 35 Alek Kacmarcik, Fr.

MLB 40 Ketner Kupp, Fr. OLB 37 Cole Karstetter, Fr. CB 3 Frank Cange, Sr. S 32 Zach Bruce, Jr. CB 18 D’londo Tucker, So.

EASTERN WASHINGTON STARTING OFFENSE WR 7 Cooper Kupp, Jr.

WR 7 Nic Sblendorio, So.

RT 79 Cassidy Curtis, Sr. RG 66 Thomas Gomez, Sr. C 73 T.J. Boatright, Sr.

QB 5 Jordan West, Jr.

RB 2 Jabari Wilson, Jr.

LG 72 Aaron Neary, Sr. LT 78 Clay DeBord, Sr. WR 11 Kendrick Bourne, Jr. TE 9 Zach Wimberly, Jr.

K 96 Brandyn Bangsund, Fr.

EASTERN WASHINGTON BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 12 Reilly Hennessey, Fr. RB 28 Jalen Moore, Jr. TE 82 Jake Withnell, Sr. WR 22 Simba Webster, Fr. WR 81 Stu Stiles, Fr. WR 88 Terence Grady, So.

LT 70 Matt Meyer, Fr. LG 61 Jay Deines, Sr. C 72 Aaron Neary, Sr. RG 58 David Delgado, Sr. RT 74 Nick Ellison, Fr.

EASTERN WASHINGTON ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Shaq Hill Jabari Wilson Frank Cange Todd Raynes Jordan West Nzuzi Webster Nic Sblendorio Miles Weatheroy Zach Wimberly Cooper Kupp Kendrick Bourne Reilly Hennessey Mitch Fettig Jayson Williams Gage Gubrud Andrew Zimmerman Jake Hoffman D’londo Tucker Josh Lewis Sam McPherson Rashad Wadood Simba Webster Moe Roberts Asan Neil-Evergin Dehonta Hayes Victor Gamboa Jalen Moore Savion Simms Ashanti Kindle Zach Bruce Malcom Williams Jr. Sam Inos Alek Kacmarcik J.J. Njoku Cole Karstetter Tysen Prunty Curtis Billen Ketner Kupp Trevor Davis Jr. Colin Cossette Jake Gall John Kreifels Jordan Dascalo Conner Baumann Kody Beckering Miquiyah Zamora Brandyn Bangsund Jack Sendelbach Jonah Jordan Andrew Lino Jakob Stoll Dylan Ledbetter David Delgado Kurt Calhoun Jerrod Jones Jay Deines Jack Hunter Chris Schlichting Tristen Taylor Thomas Gomez Ben PuaPuaga Jim Townsend Will Gram Matt Meyer Aaron Neary T.J. Boatright Nick Ellison Spencer Blackburn Tyler McNannay Levi Long Clay DeBord Cassidy Curtis Zach Eagle Stu Stiles Jake Withnell Jalani Phelps Henderson Belk Keegen Hlad Dre’Sonte Dorton Terence Grady Terry Jackson II Keenan Williams Samson Ebukam Nick Foerstel Marcus Saugen Matthew Sommer Beau Byus Jayce Gilder Kaleb Levao Monike Sarte Jay-Tee Tiuli Austin Flynn Andrew Katzenberger

Pos. Ht. Wt. WR 5-10 180 RB 5-11 200 DB 5-9 170 CB 6-2 210 QB 6-4 220 DB 5-10 170 WR 6-0 190 DB 6-1 190 TE 6-2 240 WR 6-2 205 WR 6-3 190 QB 6-3 200 DB 6-0 175 WR 6-1 190 QB 6-2 195 QB 6-2 205 DB 6-0 170 DB 6-0 170 DB 6-0 170 RB 5-10 190 DB 5-11 185 WR 5-10 170 DB 5-10 180 DB 5-9 175 DB 5-11 195 DB 6-0 180 RB 5-10 195 DB 5-7 150 RB 5-11 200 DB 5-10 190 RB 5-10 175 DB 5-11 175 LB 6-1 205 DB 5-9 200 DB 5-11 180 DB 6-2 190 LS 6-2 230 LB 6-0 210 LB 6-1 210 RB 6-0 210 LB 6-1 215 LB 5-0 205 P 6-1 220 DL 6-2 230 LB 6-0 190 LB 6-1 220 K 5-11 185 LB 6-3 215 DL 6-2 250 DL 6-3 265 DL 6-2 260 DL 6-4 250 OL 6-3 310 LB 6-2 210 OL 6-5 295 OL 6-4 290 OL 6-4 285 OL 6-5 275 OL 6-7 310 OL 6-3 295 OL 6-4 310 DL 6-4 230 OL 6-3 275 OL 6-5 310 OL 6-4 300 OL 6-5 290 OL 6-7 270 OL 6-3 280 K/P 6-1 175 OL 6-7 280 OL 6-6 305 OL 6-7 305 WR 5-8 165 WR 6-0 170 TE 6-4 245 WR 6-3 185 TE 6-4 230 WR 6-3 190 WR 5-10 170 WR 6-5 200 TE/LS 6-4 235 DL 6-3 260 DL 6-3 240 DL 6-3 220 DL 6-3 210 DL 6-5 310 TE 6-5 235 TE 6-4 225 DL 6-3 290 DL 6-1 290 DL 6-4 315 WR 6-3 210 LB 6-2 220

Year Hometown Sr. Stockton, Calif.

Jr. Carson, Calif.

Sr. Renton, Wash.

Sr. Kenmore, Wash.

Jr. Maple Valley, Wash.

Fr. Antioch, Calif.

So. Sammamish, Wash.

Sr. Portland, Ore. Jr. Tumwater, Wash.

Jr. Yakima, Wash.

Jr. Portland, Ore. Fr. Camas, Wash.

Fr. Olympia, Wash.

Fr. Tacoma, Wash.

Fr. McMinnville, Ore. Fr. Monroe, Wash.

So. Spokane, Wash.

So. Federal Way, Wash.

Fr. Lakewood, Wash.

Fr. Bothell, Wash.

Sr. Long Beach, Calif.

Fr. Antioch, Calif.

So. Cashmere, Wash.

Fr. Olympia, Wash.

Fr. Tacoma, Wash.

So. Tacoma, Wash.

Jr. La Puente, Calif.

Fr. Fresno, Calif.

Fr. Puyallup, Wash.

Jr. Spokane, Wash.

Fr. Fresno, Calif.

Fr. Tigard, Ore. Fr. Woodinville, Wash.

Jr. Tacoma, Wash.

Fr. Spokane, Wash.

Fr. Beaverton, Ore. Fr. Everett, Wash.

Fr. Yakima, Wash.

Fr. Tumwater, Wash.

Fr. Kent, Wash.

So. Cle Elum, Wash.

So. Modesto, Calif.

So. Los Angeles, Calif.

So. Bellevue, Wash.

Fr. Fresno, Calif.

Jr. Pasco, Wash.

Fr. Kent, Wash.

Fr. Seattle, Wash.

Fr. Spokane, Wash.

So. Seattle, Wash.

Fr. Wenatchee, Wash.

Fr. West Seattle, Wash.

Sr. American Canyon, Calif.

Fr. Zillah, Wash.

Jr. Arlington, Wash.

Sr. Issaquah, Wash.

Fr. Spokane, Wash.

Fr. North Bend, Wash.

Fr. Stockton, Calif.

Sr. Graham, Wash.

Fr. Tacoma, Wash.

Fr. Okanogan, Wash.

Fr. Troy, Idaho Fr. Lynden, Wash.

Sr. Richland, Wash.

Sr. Vancouver, Wash.

Fr. Moscow, Idaho Fr. Bellingham, Wash.

Sr. Colfax, Wash.

Fr. Salem, Ore. Sr. Asotin, Wash.

Sr. Denver, Colo.

Fr. Camas, Wash.

Fr. Spokane, Wash.

Sr. Salem, Ore. Fr. Lynden, Wash.

Fr. Mukilteo, Wash.

Fr. Salem, Ore. Fr. Pasco, Wash.

So. Kent, Wash.

Sr. Sacramento, Calif.

Fr. Cheney, Wash.

Jr. Portland, Ore. So. Tumwater, Wash.

So. Spokane, Wash.

Jr. Salem, Ore. Fr. Spokane, Wash.

Fr. Corvallis, Ore. Fr. Aberdeen, Wash.

Fr. Fife, Wash.

So. Seattle, Wash.

So. Spokane Valley, Wash.

Fr. Lynnwood, Wash.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / P ICKS

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‌You can talk about the Brawl of the Wild until you’re blue in the face, but Montana’s No. 1 nemesis in recent years has not been Montana State.

It’s Eastern Washington, the team that will be in town Saturday for a showdown with the Griz inside WashingtonGrizzly Stadium. The Eagles have beaten Montana four times in a row and in five of their last six meetings.

Simply put, Eastern has the best head coach in the Big Sky Conference. Even if the Eagles lose to Montana on Saturday, I’ll still claim the same.

Look what offensive mastermind Beau Baldwin has done in 2015 despite losing his No. 1 quarterback (Vernon Adams Jr.) to Oregon. The Eagles are 5-1 in the Big

promises to be close and I’m picking SUU after holding Montana State to 23 points last week. AJ: PSU 24, SUU 23. Bob: SUU 21, Portland State 17.

Kyle: SUU 23, PSU 20. Bill: T-birds 31, Vikings 28.

Sacramento State at Northern Arizona: Considering the Jacks are fighting for a playoff spot and they’re 4-0 at home this season, this one is a no-brainer. Especially when you factor in that the Hornets are 1-5 in league KYLE BILL action. AJ: NAU 52, Sac State 17. Bob: not real good lately. They may be good SAMPLE SPELTZ NAU 50, Sac State 17. Kyle: NAU 48, enough to win a close one over Eastern Sac State 12. Bill: Jacks 45, Hornets 21. at home, but they’re most certainly Northern Colorado at North the underdog. AJ: EWU 49, Montana Dakota: This is a tough one. The Bears 34. Bob: Montana 35, EWU 31. Kyle: are coming off their biggest win of EWU 27, Montana 21. Bill: Eastern 35, the season over No. 15 Portland State.

Montana 31.

Sky and regardless of who plays QB for NoDak is 3-1 at home this season and Montana State at Idaho State: them on Saturday, they enter the game was idle last weekend following a win with a league- and FCS-high 3,352 pass- Coming off a heartbreaking overtime over visiting Montana State on Hallowloss to Montana, the Bengals may be ing yards. emotionally flat this week. The Bobcats een. I like North Dakota to win at home Granted, Eastern stinks on defense. have lost two games in a row but they’ve behind big performances by running Idaho State stinks even worse — the back John Santiago and healed-up QB still got Dakota Prukop at quarterback.

Bengals are allowing an average of 41 Keaton Studsrud. AJ: North Dakota 20, He is the catalyst for the most prolific points per game — yet Montana manNoCo 13. Bob: North Dakota 27, Northoffense in the league with its 42.4 aged just two offensive TD’s in last points-per-game average. AJ: MSU 45, ern Colorado 2. Kyle: UND 26, UNC 25. week’s overtime win in Pocatello.

Bill: UND 34, UNC 32.

ISU 27. Bob: Montana State 48, Idaho For that reason, I’m going with the Cal Poly at UC Davis: The MusState 45. Kyle: MSU 38, ISU 31. Bill: Eagles to edge the Grizzlies. I hope tangs’ Tim Walsh earned his 90th career Bobcats 49, Bengals 38.

I’m wrong. win as a Big Sky coach with a victory No. 18 Southern Utah at No. 15

over Sacramento State last Saturday.

Portland State: Who would have ever No. 10 Eastern Washington at He will get No. 91 this weekend against thought this would be the marquee No. 22 Montana: The Griz won last an Aggies team that has just one win in game in the Big Sky on Nov. 14? Chalk week while the Eagles lost at Northern nine games. AJ: Cal Poly 35, UC Dave it up to good old-fashioned defense.

Arizona, 52-30. The way in which 13. Bob: Cal Poly 45, UC Davis 21. Kyle: Montana won didn’t do much to bolster The T-birds are allowing a league-low my confidence in the team. Say it like it 15.9 points per game and the Vikings are Cal Poly 59, UC Davis 10. Bill: Mustangs 49, Aggies 24. right behind them at 20.6. This game is: The Griz have been sort of good but

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Nov. 7, 2015 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

Montana State Northern Arizona Portland State Eastern Washington Southern Utah Cal Poly Northern Colorado Montana North Dakota Weber State* Idaho State UC Davis Sacramento State

172 160

219 212 208

240

276

296

342 336 334 314

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS Montana State Eastern Washington Cal Poly Northern Arizona Portland State Montana Idaho State Southern Utah Weber State* Northern Colorado North Dakota Sacramento State UC Davis

1,969

2,700 1,106 3,352 3,616 609 1,462 2,575 2,391 1,573 1,331 2,489 1,161 2,485 1,479 2,157 1,695 1,917 1,448 1,986 1,998 1,145 986 2,144 934 1,983

382

Total 4,669 4,458 4,225 4,037 3,964 3,820 3,646 3,636 3,612 3,434 3,143 3,130 2,917

Southern Utah Portland State Montana North Dakota Weber State* Sacramento State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona UC Davis Montana State Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho State

143

185

215

248 256

284 297 299 300 303 307

344

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS ALLOWED YARDS Rushing Passing *Through 10 games. Others have played 9 games.

Southern Utah Portland State North Dakota Montana Weber State* UC Davis Sacramento State Idaho State Cal Poly Northern Arizona Montana State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington

843

1,623 1,550 1,813 1,520 2,060 1,498 2,434 1,459 1,670 2,404 1,875 2,395

1,490 1,674 2,477 1,546 1,986 1,840 2,431 1,588 2,595 2,469 1,838 2,455 1,984

371

Total 3,113 3,224 3,320 3,359 3,506 3,900 3,929 4,022 4,054 4,139 4,242 4,330 4,379

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‌MONTANA (5-4) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 26.7 23.9 First downs 197 169 Rushing yards 1331 1813 Avg./Rush 3.6 4.0 Passing 226-292-10 115-226-8 Passing yards 2489 1546 Average per pass 6.3 6.8 Total offense 3820 3359 Plays per game 84.4 75.4 Average per play 5.0 4.9 3rd-down conv.

59-167 52-152 4th-down conv.

15-33 12-25 Time of possession 26:20 33:40 Fumbles-lost 16-8 22-9 Kick returns 26-19.7 33-19.8 Punt returns 17-7.2 15-2.7 Punting 49-40.4 61-40.4 Sacks-yards 30-179 25-148 Penalties 45-355 60-496 Montana 69 74 38 53 6 – 240 Opponents 62 75 31 44 3 – 215

O ‌ ffensive Leaders Rushing John Nguyen 112-493 (4.4 ypc), long 41, 3 TDs Makena Simis 62-222 (3.6), long 31, 1 TD Jeremy Calhoun 51-184 (3.6), long 27, 3 TDs Passing Chad Chalich 86-141-2, 908 yards, long 70, 6 TDs Brady Gustafson 77-132-4, 841 yards, long 62, 4 TDs Makena Simis 62-114-4, 735 yards, long 74, 7 TD Receiving Jamaal Jones 49-804 (16.4), long 74, 5 TD Ben Roberts 41-384 (9.4), long 44, 5 TD Chase Naccarato 41-245 (6.0 ypc), long 25, 1 TDs Ellis Henderson 34-568 (16.7), long 63, 5 TD Nguyen 24-133 (5.5), long 19, 0 TDs

D ‌ efensive leaders Tackles K. Van Ackeren 96, 43 solo Caleb Kidder 63, 17 solo Jeremiah Kose 79, 27 solo Herbert Gamboa 54, 19 solo Tyrone Holmes 68, 24 solo Yamen Sanders 48, 18 solo Tackles for loss Holmes 15.0-61 Gamboa 6.0-18 Ryan Johnson 6.0-23 Kose 5.0-24 Sacks Holmes 11.0-57 Kidder 3.5-33 Ryan Johnson 4.0-22 Kose 3.0-16 Interceptions Kidder 1-0 Eric Johnson 2-0 JR Nelson 1-20 R. Johnson 1-0 Kose 1-0 Y. Sanders 1-0 Harris 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Holmes 2-0 Nate Harris 1-0 Kidder 0-1 Henderson 1-1 Van Ackeren 0-2 R. Johnson 0-1 E. Johnson 1-1 Markell Jamal Wilson 1-0 Sanders 0-2 Schye 0-1 Pass breakups Harris 8 Kidder 5 Blocked kicks Van Ackeren 1 Kidder Schye 1 Connor Strahm 1 Safeties Derek Crittenden 1 Team 1 Touchdown returns Nelson 1 INT E. Johnson 1 fumble

‌Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Daniel Sullivan 24-26/12-17, long 28, 1 blocked, 60 points Punting Chris Lider 49-40.4, long 61, 14 inside 20, 1 touchback, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 11-7.2, long 16, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Henderson 16-22.1, long 40, 0 TDs

‌E. WASHINGTON (6-3) STATISTICS D ‌ efensive leaders

Eagles Opp Scoring average 37.1 38.2 First downs 220 248 Rushing yards 1106 2395 Avg./Rush 3.9 5.3 Passing 259-390-7 176-278-6 Passing yards 3352 1984 Average per pass 8.6 7.1 Total offense 4458 4379 Plays per game 75.1 81.6 Average per play 6.6 6.0 3rd-down conv.

60-128 62-134 4th-down conv.

14-21 18-26 Time of possession 28:02 31:58 Fumbles-lost 11-7 12-5 Kick returns 36-20.7; 31-21.0 Punt returns 7-14.6 11-9.5 Punting 39-39.6 30-40.1 Sacks-yards 21-121 13-61 Penalties 65-63.3 48-42.3 Eastern 68 85 84 90 7 – 334 Opponents 82 96 62 98 6 – 344

O ‌ ffensive Leaders Rushing Jabari Wilson 108-517 (4.8 ypc), long 62, 8 TDs Jalen Moore 66-314 (4.6), long 17, 1 TD Malcom Williams Jr 27-170 (6.3), long 32, 0 TDs Passing Jordan West 223-337-6, 2883 yards, long 98, 30 TDs Reilly Hennessey 35-52-1, 445 yards, 53 long, 3 TDs Receiving Cooper Kupp 100-1388 (13.9 ypc), long 73, 18 TDs Kendrick Bourne 63-872 (13.8), long 98, 7 TDs Nic Sblendorio 22-362 (16.5), long 78, 2 TDs Terence Grady 18-194 (10.8), long 22, 2 TDs Zach Wimberly 7-81 (11.6), long 22, 2 TDs

Tackles Miquiyah Zamora 84, 36 solo Miles Weatheroy 51 30 solo Jake Gall 63, 27 solo Alek Kacmarcik 46, 22 solo Todd Raynes 51, 19 solo Mitch Fettig 40, 24 solo Tackles for loss Jay-Tee Tiuli 9.0-23 Gall 7.0-27 Samson Ebukam 8.0-23 Zamora 6.0-18 Sacks Tiuli 4.0-19 Gall 2.5-23 Ebukam 3.5-18 Zamora 2.5-15 Interceptions Raynes 1-25 Nzuzi Webster 1-0 Kacmarcik 1-2 Ketner Kupp 1-0 Fettig 1-0 D’londo Tucker 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Nick Foerstel 1-1 Gall 0-1 Zamor 1-0 Kacmarcik 0-1 Zach Bruce 1-0 Fettig 0-1 Keenan Williams 1-0 Matthew Sommer 0-1 Pass breakups Webster 6 Raynes 3 Fettig 4 Gamboa 3 Safeties none Touchdown returns Raynes 1 INT

‌Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Tyler McNannay 17-18/0-1, 0 blocked, 17 points Brandyn Bangsund 15-18/0-0, 0 blocked, 15 points Jordan Dascalo 8-8/2-3, long 44, 0 blocked, 14 points Punting Dascalo 31-39.9, long 62, 9 inside 20, 4 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns C. Kupp 6-15.7, long 76, 1 TD Kickoff returns Simba Webster 27-22.0, long 47, 0 TDs

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2015 — A15

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS T‌ EAM LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Montana St. 9 53 45 2 0 5 0 382 42.4 N. Arizona 9 45 45 0 0 9 0 342 38.0 Portland St. 9 43 41 2 0 11 0 336 37.3 E. Washington 9 47 40 3 0 2 0 334 37.1 S. Utah 9 41 33 1 0 11 0 314 34.9 Cal Poly 9 41 35 0 0 5 0 296 32.9 N. Colorado 9 38 36 0 0 4 0 276 30.7 Montana 9 29 24 1 0 12 2 240 26.7 N. Dakota 9 27 24 0 0 11 0 219 24.3 Idaho St. 9 29 19 3 0 3 0 208 23.1 Weber St. 10 25 20 0 0 14 0 212 21.2 UC Davis 9 19 19 0 0 13 0 172 19.1 Sac State 9 19 19 0 0 9 0 160 17.8

SCORING DEFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg S. Utah 9 17 15 0 1 8 0 143 15.9 Portland St. 9 24 23 0 0 6 0 185 20.6 Montana 9 28 24 1 0 7 0 215 23.9 Weber St. 10 31 31 0 0 13 0 256 25.6 N. Dakota 9 32 25 1 0 9 1 248 27.6 Sac State 9 37 32 0 0 10 0 284 31.6 N. Colorado 9 37 34 1 0 13 0 297 33.0 N. Arizona 9 40 33 3 0 6 1 299 33.2 UC Davis 9 39 36 0 0 10 0 300 33.3 Montana St. 9 42 37 1 0 4 0 303 33.7 Cal Poly 9 41 34 2 0 7 1 307 34.1 E. Washington 9 46 41 0 0 9 0 344 38.2 Idaho St. 9 49 47 0 0 10 0 371 41.2

RUSHING OFFENSE

G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 9 665 3616 5.4 32 401.8 Portland St. 9 448 2391 5.3 30 265.7 N. Dakota 9 408 1998 4.9 15 222.0 Montana St. 9 377 1969 5.2 28 218.8 Weber St. 10 415 1695 4.1 12 169.5 S. Utah 9 322 1479 4.6 19 164.3 N. Arizona 9 383 1462 3.8 14 162.4 N. Colorado 9 314 1448 4.6 19 160.9 Montana 9 368 1331 3.6 10 147.9 Idaho St. 9 315 1161 3.7 6 129.0 E. Washington 9 286 1106 3.9 11 122.9 Sac State 9 292 986 3.4 5 109.6 UC Davis 9 317 934 2.9 6 103.8

N. Dakota Weber St. Cal Poly Sac State Portland St. S. Utah N. Arizona Montana N. Colorado UC Davis E. Washington Montana St. Idaho St.

RUSHING DEFENSE

G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 9 289 843 2.9 5 93.7 10 384 1520 4.0 9 152.0 9 324 1459 4.5 18 162.1 9 344 1498 4.4 17 166.4 9 361 1550 4.3 14 172.2 9 410 1623 4.0 12 180.3 9 349 1670 4.8 23 185.6 9 453 1813 4.0 11 201.4 9 403 1875 4.7 14 208.3 9 354 2060 5.8 23 228.9 9 456 2395 5.3 24 266.1 9 420 2404 5.7 22 267.1 9 465 2434 5.2 24 270.4

PASS OFFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Washington 9 390 259 7 66.4 3352 8.6 34 372.4 Montana St. 9 298 190 9 63.8 2700 9.1 23 300.0 N. Arizona 9 263 183 5 69.6 2575 9.8 29 286.1 Montana 9 392 226 10 57.7 2489 6.3 17 276.6 Idaho St. 9 400 225 19 56.2 2485 6.2 22 276.1 S. Utah 9 331 198 3 59.8 2157 6.5 15 239.7 Sac State 9 330 193 6 58.5 2144 6.5 12 238.2 N. Colorado 9 272 158 9 58.1 1986 7.3 12 220.7 UC Davis 9 308 198 8 64.3 1983 6.4 12 220.3 Weber St. 10 313 159 12 50.8 1917 6.1 10 191.7 Portland St. 9 169 95 4 56.2 1573 9.3 12 174.8 N. Dakota 9 180 92 5 51.1 1145 6.4 12 127.2 Cal Poly 9 105 50 3 47.6 609 5.8 9 67.7

S. Utah Montana Idaho St. Portland St.

PASS DEFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 9 257 138 17 53.7 1490 5.8 4 165.6 9 226 115 8 50.9 1546 6.8 16 171.8 9 234 142 5 60.7 1588 6.8 18 176.4 9 294 148 13 50.3 1674 5.7 8 186.0

Weber St. 10 302 Montana St. 9 215 UC Davis 9 264 E. Washington 9 278 Sac State 9 289 N. Colorado 9 349 N. Arizona 9 347 N. Dakota 9 300 Cal Poly 9 325

173 127 148 176 171 227 206 188 216

8 57.3 1986 2 59.1 1838 3 56.1 1840 6 63.3 1984 8 59.2 2431 6 65.0 2455 8 59.4 2469 3 62.7 2477 7 66.5 2595

6.6 18 8.5 20 7.0 15 7.1 18 8.4 16 7.0 21 7.1 17 8.3 27 8.0 20

198.6 204.2 204.4 220.4 270.1 272.8 274.3 275.2 288.3

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G Montana St. 9 1969 2700 675 4669 6.9 51 518.8 E. Washington 9 1106 3352 676 4458 6.6 45 495.3 Cal Poly 9 3616 609 770 4225 5.5 41 469.4 N. Arizona 9 1462 2575 646 4037 6.2 43 448.6 Portland St. 9 2391 1573 617 3964 6.4 42 440.4 Montana 9 1331 2489 760 3820 5.0 27 424.4 Idaho St. 9 1161 2485 715 3646 5.1 28 405.1 S. Utah 9 1479 2157 653 3636 5.6 34 404.0 N. Colorado 9 1448 1986 586 3434 5.9 31 381.6 Weber St. 10 1695 1917 728 3612 5.0 22 361.2 N. Dakota 9 1998 1145 588 3143 5.3 27 349.2 Sac State 9 986 2144 622 3130 5.0 17 347.8 UC Davis 9 934 1983 625 2917 4.7 18 324.1

TOTAL DEFENSE

G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G S. Utah 9 1623 1490 667 3113 4.7 16 345.9 Weber St. 10 1520 1986 686 3506 5.1 27 350.6 Portland St. 9 1550 1674 655 3224 4.9 22 358.2 N. Dakota 9 843 2477 589 3320 5.6 32 368.9 Montana 9 1813 1546 679 3359 4.9 27 373.2 UC Davis 9 2060 1840 618 3900 6.3 38 433.3 Sac State 9 1498 2431 633 3929 6.2 33 436.6 Idaho St. 9 2434 1588 699 4022 5.8 42 446.9 Cal Poly 9 1459 2595 649 4054 6.2 38 450.4 N. Arizona 9 1670 2469 696 4139 5.9 40 459.9 Montana St. 9 2404 1838 635 4242 6.7 42 471.3 N. Colorado 9 1875 2455 752 4330 5.8 35 481.1 E. Washington 9 2395 1984 734 4379 6.0 42 486.6

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G S. Utah 9 8 17 25 1 3 4 +21 2.33 Portland St. 9 8 13 21 5 4 9 +12 1.33 N. Colorado 9 8 6 14 3 9 12 +2 0.22 Sac State 9 4 8 12 5 6 11 +1 0.11 N. Arizona 9 3 8 11 6 5 11 +0 0.00 Montana St. 9 9 2 11 2 9 11 +0 0.00 Montana 9 9 8 17 8 10 18 -1 -0.11 Weber St. 10 5 8 13 4 12 16 -3 -0.30 Cal Poly 9 4 7 11 11 3 14 -3 -0.33 E. Washington 9 5 6 11 7 7 14 -3 -0.33 UC Davis 9 6 3 9 7 8 15 -6 -0.67 N. Dakota 9 6 3 9 11 5 16 -7 -0.78 Idaho St. 9 5 5 10 9 19 28 -18 -2.00

Cal Poly Montana St. E. Washington Idaho St. Montana Weber St. N. Arizona Portland St. S. Utah Sac State N. Colorado UC Davis N. Dakota

FIRST DOWNS

G Rush Pass Pen Total 9 201 28 6 235 9 113 99 15 227 9 58 145 17 220 9 70 118 17 205 9 82 98 17 197 10 106 78 13 197 9 81 98 14 193 9 114 64 11 189 9 76 99 13 188 9 53 108 17 178 9 81 83 14 178 9 57 95 14 166 9 91 51 9 151

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS

N. Dakota Portland St. S. Utah Montana UC Davis Weber St. Sac State Montana St. Idaho St. Cal Poly N. Arizona

G Rush Pass Pen Total 9 52 101 9 162 9 85 66 15 166 9 92 60 17 169 9 101 64 4 169 9 97 80 15 192 10 88 88 16 192 9 85 93 15 193 9 105 75 18 198 9 120 83 4 207 9 75 121 19 215 9 90 111 16 217

N. Colorado E. Washington

9 9

101 140

117 93

13 15

231 248

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS

Montana St. E. Washington Cal Poly Portland St. N. Colorado N. Arizona N. Dakota UC Davis Montana Weber St. Idaho St. S. Utah Sac State

G Conv Att Pct 9 61 130 46.9 9 60 128 46.9 9 71 158 44.9 9 52 124 41.9 9 48 122 39.3 9 49 125 39.2 9 50 133 37.6 9 52 142 36.6 9 59 167 35.3 10 53 154 34.4 9 48 145 33.1 9 45 139 32.4 9 40 127 31.5

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT

Portland St. S. Utah Montana Sac State UC Davis N. Dakota Weber St. N. Arizona Montana St. Idaho St. Cal Poly E. Washington N. Colorado

G Conv Att Pct 9 41 143 28.7 9 46 154 29.9 9 52 152 34.2 9 45 128 35.2 9 39 109 35.8 9 48 130 36.9 10 59 152 38.8 9 56 141 39.7 9 55 129 42.6 9 64 145 44.1 9 56 125 44.8 9 62 134 46.3 9 74 157 47.1

SACKS BY

G Sacks Yards Montana 9 30 179 Weber St. 10 22 148 N. Arizona 9 22 138 S. Utah 9 21 125 E. Washington 9 21 121 N. Dakota 9 21 146 Montana St. 9 19 123 Portland St. 9 18 86 Sac State 9 17 106 Idaho St. 9 16 114 Cal Poly 9 15 102 N. Colorado 9 14 86 UC Davis 9 11 68

SACKS AGAINST

G Sacks Yards Cal Poly 9 9 34 Montana St. 9 9 67 E. Washington 9 13 61 Weber St. 10 16 82 Portland St. 9 16 101 Idaho St. 9 16 88 N. Colorado 9 17 118 Sac State 9 19 143 N. Dakota 9 20 132 UC Davis 9 20 152 S. Utah 9 21 138 Montana 9 25 148 N. Arizona 9 26 145

Idaho St. UC Davis Montana Portland St. Cal Poly N. Dakota Sac State Montana St. N. Arizona N. Colorado E. Washington S. Utah Weber St.

PENALTIES

G No Yds Avg/G 9 42 312 34.7 9 38 322 35.8 9 45 355 39.4 9 46 415 46.1 9 46 417 46.3 9 52 422 46.9 9 51 474 52.7 9 57 479 53.2 9 52 521 57.9 9 57 527 58.6 9 65 570 63.3 9 63 574 63.8 10 64 649 64.9

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS

Cal Poly E. Washington Montana St.

G Conv Att Pct 9 32 44 72.7 9 14 21 66.7 9 20 30 66.7

N. Arizona Portland St. UC Davis S. Utah Idaho St. Montana N. Colorado Weber St. Sac State N. Dakota

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9

7 12 58.3 7 12 58.3 10 18 55.6 8 17 47.1 13 28 46.4 15 33 45.5 6 14 42.9 8 20 40.0 4 11 36.4 2 9 22.2

TIME OF POSSESSION

UC Davis Cal Poly Portland St. Weber St. Sac State N. Dakota Montana St. N. Arizona E. Washington Idaho St. Montana S. Utah N. Colorado

G Total Time Avg/G 9 312:48 34:45 9 305:20 33:55 9 284:44 31:38 10 316:21 31:38 9 283:00 31:26 9 279:57 31:06 9 275:58 30:39 9 264:04 29:20 9 252:15 28:01 9 246:40 27:24 9 237:00 26:20 9 236:43 26:18 9 226:43 25:11

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING

Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G J. Santiago UND FR 9 184 1162 6.3 11 80 129.1 C. Jahn NAU SR 8 172 931 5.4 7 56 116.4 C. Brown CP SR 8 165 861 5.2 10 60 107.6 D. Jones PSU SR 9 132 913 6.9 6 79 101.4 J. Protheroe CP SO 7 156 702 4.5 6 36 100.3

PASSING AVG/GAME

Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G J. West EWU JR 9 337 223 6 66.2 2883 30 320.3 D. Prukop MSU JR 9 269 172 8 63.9 2449 21 272.1 C. Cookus NAU FR 9 233 164 3 70.4 2354 27 261.6 M. Sanders ISU JR 7 239 139 10 58.2 1681 17 240.1 A. Olsen SUU SR 9 325 197 3 60.6 2151 15 239.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G C. Kupp EWU JR 9 100 1388 18 73 13.9 154.2 E. Butler NAU SO 9 50 976 14 62 19.5 108.4 K. Bourne EWU JR 9 63 872 7 98 13.8 96.9 J. Jones UM SR 9 49 804 5 74 16.4 89.3 M. Mangum ISU SR 9 58 759 8 59 13.1 84.3 TOTAL OFFENSE

Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G D. Prukop MSU JR 9 710 2449 405 3159 351.0 J. West EWU JR 9 33 2883 373 2916 324.0 C. Cookus NAU FR 9 142 2354 306 2496 277.3 A. Kuresa PSU JR 9 593 1532 283 2125 236.1 A. Olsen SUU SR 9 -39 2151 374 2112 234.7

TACKLES (ALL POSITIONS)

Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack D. Sankey SAC SR 9 LB 46 79 125 13.9 2.5 K. Van Ackeren UM SR 8 LB 43 53 96 12.0 0.0 M. Killebrew SUU SR 9 DB 54 44 98 10.9 0.0 W. Ratelle UND JR 9 LB 51 42 93 10.3 3.0 T. Risner UNC 9 SS 31 61 92 10.2 0.0 H. Stout ISU JR 9 LB 41 47 88 9.8 2.0 T. Inoke CP SR 8 LB 40 36 76 9.5 1.0 M. Zamora EWU JR 9 LB 36 48 84 9.3 2.5 M. Bignell MSU SO 9 LB 55 26 81 9.0 1.0 M. Holley SUU SR 9 LB 33 46 79 8.8 0.0

SACKS

Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G T. Holmes UM SR 9 DE 10 2 55 11.0 1.22 J. Cowser SUU JR 9 DE 8 0 40 8.0 0.89 G. Obinna SAC FR 9 DL 5 0 34 5.0 0.56 D. Dade PSU SO 9 5 0 26 5.0 0.56 J. Thomas NAU JR 9 LB 4 1 24 4.5 0.50

INTERCEPTIONS

Team Cl G No. Yards TD Long Avg/G P. Onwuasor PSU SR 8 7 128 0 61 0.88 K. Hannemann SUU SO 7 3 46 0 52 0.43 E. Horn NAU SR 8 3 61 1 32 0.38 B.J. Nard CP JR 8 3 40 0 40 0.38 X. Coleman PSU JR 8 3 33 0 33 0.38

A16 — Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | LAST WEEK’S GAMES

AROUND THE BIG SKY ‌ riz outlast Idaho State in OT G Wild, improbable and unbelievable don’t even begin to describe Montana’s 33-27 overtime win over Idaho State.

With Idaho State setting up for a gamewinning field goal chance, the snap sailed by the holder and rolled out to midfield, where Montana’s Eric Johnson picked it up and sprinted 40 yards for the gamewinning score. Montana held a 24-13 lead early in the fourth quarter, until a 53-yard run by Bengals running back Jakori Ford gave Idaho State a 27-24 lead with 10:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. The topsy-turvy nature of the game extended to momentum swings, as it featured seven turnovers. Idaho State turned the ball over four times, with the final one spurring the game-winning score.

Northern Arizona earns road upset over Eastern Washington Eastern Washington hosted the Lumberjacks Saturday with revenge on their mind, but Northern Arizona upset the Eagles again, earning a 52-30 wire-towire win at Roos Field in Washington.

forced three turnovers, ensuring their national lead in turnover margin will extend another week. One of the game’s biggest highlights came on an individual moment, as Southern Utah defensive end James Cowser broke Jared Allen’s conference record for tackles-for-loss in the Big Sky, breaking the record by sacking Prukop in the first half.      NoCo stuns Portland State Northern Colorado has seen a last-second chance at beating one of the Big Sky’s Southern Utah earns road win top teams slip out of its grasp already this over Montana State season, in a loss to Eastern Washington.

Southern Utah scored 27 points in the This time, the Bears were intent on finishsecond half to get a 34-23 road victory ing off the upset bid, and did as they beat over Montana State. Malik Brown ran for 19 yards to give the Thunderbirds a 20-17 nationally-ranked Portland State, 35-32, at Nottingham Field. Northern Colorado lead with 4:39 to go in the third quarter, running back Trae Riek scored on a twofor the go-ahead score. It was a backand-forth battle at Bobcat Stadium, with yard run with 23 seconds left, capping off an 88-yard drive. The Bears had held both teams being within a score of the other until Levi Te’o’s 26-yard touchdown a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter, run gave Southern Utah a 26-17 lead with before Portland State battled back into the game. The Vikings took a 32-28 lead with 1:04 left in the third quarter. Montana 5:17 remaining on a 25-yard run by Steven State outgained Southern Utah 420-395, but the Thunderbirds’ top-ranked defense Long. After another series, Portland Northern Arizona forced four turnovers, including a pick-six interception return

by Marcus Alford in the third quarter, which made the difference in the game.

NAU’s Casey Jahn rushed for two early touchdowns, giving the Lumberjacks a 14-0 lead with 10:23 to go in the second quarter. Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp responded with a touchdown catch, moving to 55 career touchdown catches, as the Eagles trailed 14-7 at halftime.

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State punted the ball to the Bears with 57 seconds left.      Weber State powers by UC David Weber State dominated from the start, as the Wildcats earned their fifth victory of the season. Weber State running back Treshawn Garrett rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Wildcats kicker Josh Kealamakia hit two field goals to lead the Wildcats. The Wildcats gained 479 yards, while holding UC Davis to 174. Weber State also gained 25 first downs, while holding the Aggies to nine. UC Davis’s lone score came on a 52-yard field goal by Brady Stuart.      Cal Poly earns win over Sacramento State Cal Poly rushed for 366yards, as the Mustangs beat the Hornets in San Luis Obispo. In an offense known for rushing, Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown threw a pair of touchdown passes, as the Mustangs built a 26-0 lead midway through the third quarter. Overall, Cal Poly outgained Sacramento State 461-395 in offensive yards.

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2015 — A17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

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