Griz Game Day 9.26.15

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | BEN ROBERTS

Ready for change Former baseball player Ben Roberts opts for football in final year of college AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com‌

‌What makes football so unique, what brews the attention of the American public to a frenzy on fall Saturdays and Sundays, is its brutality.

The smack of shoulder pads and — all too often as the game got bigger, quicker, fiercer — the crack of helmets pen a savage symphony on college campuses across the United States.

Football is America’s passion now, a far cry from America’s pastime and the world in which Ben Roberts lived for four years as a collegiate baseball player. When you finish a college football game, the rest of your day had better consist of rest and rehabilitation.

“You could usually go out and do some stuff, hang out with your buddies,” Roberts said of evenings following one of the many Washington State baseball games he participated in the last four springs. “You come home from a football game? It’s couch time. It’s bed time.”

Roberts, unarguably the greatest Missoula prep athlete during his four-year stay at Sentinel High, is learning a lot has changed since the last time he suited up for football. But a lot is still the same.

After departing the Wazzu baseball program this summer, Roberts has been a diligent study of the gridiron game, not only breaking into the Montana Grizzlies’ lineup as a transfer but proving he’s still the wide receiver who once took an eraser

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Montana wide receiver Ben Roberts (86) is mobbed by his teammates after he scored a touchdown against North Dakota State in the season opener at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. to the Montana high school record books.

Summertime meant baseball and baseball meant good times.

Ben Roberts was a standout

athlete even as a youngster, the best on the football field, baseball diamond or basketball court.

And though his favorite sport seemed dynamic, shifting like the passing seasons, baseball carried a little more weight for the young

He was high-energy, quickMissoulian. moving and fast on his feet.

He used to watch The Sandlot “It surprised me he took to on repeat, friends borrowing a baseball the way he did because nickname from one of the film’s protagonists and dubbing Roberts he was always a kid who couldn’t the real-life version.

Benny the Jet. See ROBERTS, Page A4

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A2

Roberts Continued from A2

sit still for long and baseball is kind of a slower sport,” laughed Cheri Roberts, Ben’s mother and a former Lady Griz basketball player under the name Cheri Bratt once upon a time.

By high school Roberts’s football and baseball exploits were neck and neck. Dane Oliver, now Sentinel’s head football coach but an assistant in 2007 when Roberts entered high school, remembers his first impression of the receiver.

“It was obvious he wasn’t gonna be with the freshman team very long,” joked Oliver this week. “He had a flare of the dramatic. ... He could take over a game.”

While Roberts was destroying baseballs — he batted .425 with 16 home runs, 76 RBIs, 19 triples and 27 stolen bases in 2010 as the Missoula Mavericks broke 10 team records and earned their first state American Legion title since 1998 — he was performing even more astounding feats on the football field.

By the end of that fall, in which he caught an MHSA record 108 passes for 1,370 yards and 12 touchdowns, Roberts owned state records in career catches (245) and single-game catches (18) and was second in career receiving yards (3,298) and TDs (31).

Bring that 18-catch game up around Oliver. It still has him raving.

“I think we were down 14 points and in the last two drives he’s double, triple covered and we still went to him,” said Oliver, himself a former Griz receiver.

“The athleticism and the height, his ability to track balls, go up and get balls, set him apart. You see that at the college level, but he was doing that in high school.”

Though big name programs like Boise State, Oregon, Stanford and the hometown Grizzlies were throwing scholarship offers his way, Roberts couldn’t shake his lingering childhood passion.

Baseball was calling.

BEN ROBERTS No. 86 Year: R-Sr. Positions: WR Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Hometown: Missoula, Mont. catch on the ensuing two-point conversion.

“He catches a ball just like he did in high school, he runs just like he did in high school, but he’s physically built a lot more than he was in high school,” said Green, a graduate assistant the year the Griz first recruited Roberts.

The 23-year-old is up to 215 MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian‌ pounds from his high school Ben Roberts was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh round of the Major League playing size.

Baseball draft in 2011.

Returning to Missoula has rejuvenated the Sentinel graduate two-fold, both personally and What did he have to lose? oozed like pine tar on a freshly

athletically.

swung bat, evaded the Montanan The 6-foot-4 high schooler For the first time in years The Grizzlies were thinkat Wazzu. He redshirted his first opted to join Washington State Roberts had a summer in 2015. ing much the same thing. after graduation to play baseball, season, then batted just .136 in He spent time at Flathead 2013. He batted .289 as a sopho- Roberts would be a nonhis commitment unchanged Lake, palled around with high scholarship walk-on — a very more, but things slipped again despite a call from the MLB’s school buddies still in town and low risk addition. this past spring.

Arizona Diamondbacks in the recharged his batteries, moving “So much unknown,” began He hit just .211, his once seventh round of the 2011 amaback into his old room in his booming love for baseball begin- Justin Green, Montana’s runteur draft. family home. ning backs coach and recruiting ning to waver.

“Down to the end, baseball His love of athletics is recoordinator. “If he plays two “Baseball is a hard sport; you just seemed like the right choice plays, it’s more than you’d expect energized as well. He’s ready will fail in baseball,” said Cheri, for me,” Roberts said this week to do whatever he needs for from a guy like that who’s been from, ironically, football practice. who felt her son’s discontent the Grizzlies this fall, having growing from Missoula. “It’s how playing baseball.”

“Saying no to that was difficult. already caught six passes for He’s done much more you react to it that makes you a I had things like my education, 74 yards and that one climactic than that. playing baseball and getting that great player. touchdown. Roberts has even In the Grizzlies’ first game of “I think you can get burnt out. college experience that seemed Twelve months out of the year he the season, Roberts sent 26,000 shifted inside and will make his like a more important thing at fans into a frenzy at Washington- first career start Saturday against played baseball.” the time.”

Grizzly Stadium, the football Taj Northern Arizona at H-back, a His undergraduate degree Not that he didn’t think about Mahal he used to frequent grow- bigger-bodied slot receiver. The it. Roberts and the D-backs could in social sciences complete, outside vertical receiver position ing up in the Garden City. The Roberts somewhat famously not agree to contract terms. is what he’s always known.

When he attended WSU that fall, began searching for alternatives. receiver went over the top of a “Whatever they need me to Discussions with UM and its new defender to pull down a 38-yard Arizona forfeited his rights and do to help out,” said Roberts pass from quarterback Brady Roberts in turn forfeited profes- coaching staff promised some Gustafson, tumbling into the end of his brief one-year stay with hope. With one year left of colsional ball until at least after his lege eligibility, the athlete would zone for a touchdown on his first the Grizzlies. “I’m almost like a junior year. mercenary, ya know? Just coming career collegiate catch.

The success that came so easy switch sports and don Griz gear in to fight the battles.”

Roberts followed it up with a for his final year. in American Legion ball, that

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q & A

DT Nate Bradley reveling in increased playing time SOJIN JOSEPHSON For the Missoulian

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BRADLEY

Hometown: Billings, Mont. happen, but when it’s game time, you just need to focus on the next play.

Q: What can you take away from the loss against Liberty?

A: We need to pay more attention to details. We’ve been practicing that a lot this week.

Q: How do you think you’ll fare without Gustafson and do you think Chalich will hold up?

A: You know, I’m not too worried. I think we’ll come through when it matters. It’s all about trusting your teammates.

Q: How is the season going so far with Coach Stitt?

A: I really like it so far.

I respect Coach Stitt a lot and I really like the things he’s trying to do here.

I like the change in the program and the direction that he wants us to head in. It feels more like a team than it has before.

Q: What has playing alongside fellow defensive tackles and leaders like Caleb Kidder and Jamal Wilson taught you?

A: It’s all about doing your job. In football, there’s a saying that goes “Do your 1/11.” When you have 11 guys on the field, focus on what your job is and trust everybody else to do theirs.

“I respect Coach Stitt a lot and I really like the things he’s trying to do here. I like the change in the program and the direction that he wants us to head in. It feels more like a team than it has before.”

NATE BRADLEY Q: When Kidder and Peevey were injured, what was it like to fill in for them?

A: You know, you never know when your chance is going to come so you always need to be ready to go when it matters.

Q: Who is an influential, inspiring person on the team for you?

A: There are just so many. Derek Crittenden for sure. He’s a team captain, valedictorian, genius.

He’s a really big part of our team atmosphere.

Q: What have you been working on to prepare for the game against NAU? A: I’ve been watching a lot of film and really just working on fundamentals.

The coaches have been hammering attention to detail and staying focused a lot this week.

Q: Do you have a favorite memory of a Griz game when you were a kid? In Washington-Grizzly Stadium or on television?

A: Yes, I came to a game here when I was in sixth grade. I came with my dad and it was a playoff game and it was cold out. It was awesome and it was the first year I had ever played football. I was so excited and I knew right then that I wanted to play football for the Griz.

Q: You were a track captain and three-year

letter winner in high school (at Billings West).

Did you have any offers in track and if so, why did you choose football over it?

A: I’ve just always loved football. I was a thrower in track. I did shot put and discus and it’s so much a finesse and mind game.

Football is more my speed.

I did come out for track my freshman year here at UM, but two sports is just too much to focus on.

Q: What was your prep career in high school like?

A: High school was great. I went to high school with Brady (Gustafson), who was a year ahead of me. It’s fun to have some of those guys around who I have been playing with for years.

Brady was a year ahead of me in high school so we

weren’t as good of friends then, but the older we get, the more we are around each other and we’re better friends now.

Q: What’s it like playing with other Montana boys you were rivals with in high school?

A: High school is really overshadowed and it doesn’t matter much anymore. Caleb Kidder, for instance, played for Helena Capital. He beat us at Billings West in the state championship my junior year. John Schmaing went to Billings Senior, our cross-town rival, but here none of that matters.

Q: What’s your major?

A: Environmental studies. I like being outside and I’m learning a lot. My Nature in Montana class was pretty interesting.

Q: What are your

hobbies off of the field?

A: I like fly fishing a lot. I like backpacking, camping, being outdoors and skiing.

Q: What is your favorite sport to watch and favorite pro team?

A: Absolutely football. I love the Broncos. My dad is a huge Broncos fan and I just fell into it when I was little from watching games with him. It just kind of happened.

Q: Do you have a favorite TV show? Movie?

A: The Lord of the Rings series, obviously.

It’s great. And I like How I Met Your Mother and Vikings as far as TV shows go.

Q: What is on your perfect pizza?

A: Lots and lots of meat.

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‌Every 11-year-old Montana football player wants to grow up and be a Grizzly or a Bobcat. For Nate Bradley, the choice wasn’t even a question.

The Billings native said Griz-blood runs in his family, with both his mom and his dad University of Montana alumni.

Bradley shifted his roles slightly to defensive tackle this year after playing at noseguard for his first two seasons as a Grizzly. With junior starter Caleb Kidder out with an injury in the game against Cal Poly, Bradley got the chance to prove his ability on defense and didn’t disappoint. In that one game he had two solo tackles and 14 tackles overall — one more than his total for all of last season.

Bradley took some time before a September practice to chat with the Missoulian about his past and present football career, rivals turned friends and what makes up his perfect pizza.

Q: The team is coming off of a tough loss out in Virginia. What happened in that game against the Flames?

A: It was a lot of lost focus on our part. We weren’t playing disciplined enough so that’s what we’ve been working hard on this week. We had a good practice yesterday, we just have to keep it going.

Q: How did all the injuries affect the team?

A: You know, there’s a lot of adversity in football, always. We just need to keep playing. It’s terrible when those things

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY COMPILED BY BOB MESEROLL, Missoulian

Northern Arizona at Montana‌ Saturday, 2 p.m.

Missoula, Montana Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 SprinTurf) ROOT Sports/DirecTV’s Audience Network WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana leads the all-time series 32-14.

The Records: Northern Arizona is 2-1, while Montana is 1-2.

Last Meeting: Northern Arizona’s defense returned two fumbles for scores, including Ryan Reardon’s 98-yarder, and the Lumberjacks controlled the Montana offense in a 34-16 victory.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers was 102-94, and 67-64 in Big Sky play. Montana coach Bob Stitt is 1-2, and will be coaching his first Big Sky game.

Notes: NAU coach Jerome Souers was a Montana assistant from 1986-1997 (DC from 1989-1997)... Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson was injured in last week’s loss to Liberty. Chad Chalich passed for 228 yards and one touchdown in relief...

Montana is third in total offense in the Big Sky (435.3 ypg) while Northern Arizona is fourth (425.3)... Northern Arizona kicker Ryan Hawkins leads the nation on fieldgoal percentage (6-of-6)... This will be Montana’s third home game of the season, the most so far in the Big Sky Conference.

UC Davis at North Dakota‌ Saturday, 12:35 p.m.

Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 Multisurface) Midco Sports Network WatchBigSky.com Series History: UC Davis leads the all-time series 3-2.

The Records: UC Davis is 0-3, while

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Montana’s Taylor Walcott is tackled by Northern Arizona’s Anders Battle at Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2013.

North Dakota is 2-1.

Last Meeting: UC Davis beat UND 34-18 in 2013. Gabe Manzanares rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns and Brady Stuart kicked four field goals as UC Davis won its home finale.

The Coaches: UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 7-19, and 6-10 in Big Sky play.

North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 7-8, and 3-5 in conference play.

Notes: UC Davis went 0-2 against teams from the Mountain West, while North Dakota is 1-0 against Mountain West teams... North Dakota is 1-0 at home on the season, after beating Drake

21-18... North Dakota’s defense is ranked second in the Big Sky, surrendering 21.7 points a game... UND also has the top rushing defense in the league, with 60.7 yards... North Dakota punter Mitch Meindel is second in the country in punting, averaging 41.5 ypp... UC Davis leads the conference in time of possession, averaging 35:06 per game... The Aggies are tied with Southern Utah for the top red zone offense, converting on 8-of-8 opportunities (five touchdowns, three field goals).

Cal Poly at Montana State‌ Saturday, 1:35 p.m.

Bozeman, Montana Bobcat Stadium (20,767 FieldTurf) Cowles Media/KSBY WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the alltime series 10-4.

The Records: Cal Poly is 1-2, while Montana State is 1-1.

Last Meeting: Chris Brown passed for one touchdown and ran for two more and Karlton Dennis had a late interception to help Cal Poly hold off Montana State for a 35-27 win.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 88-73, and 65-54 in Big Sky play.

Montana State coach Rob Ash is 66-33, and 46-18 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Cal Poly is 1-0 in the state of Montana this season. The Mustangs defeated the Montana Grizzlies, 20-19, on a game-winning field goal in Missoula See CAPSULES, Page A8

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

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

QUARTERBACK: Montana’s starter Brady Gustafson is out for sure; Northern Arizona’s starter Case Cookus might be too.

It could be backup y backup in Missoula on Saturday with the Grizzlies’ Chad Chalich getting his first start in maroon against NAU’s reserve Kyren Poe. OFFENSIVE LINE: Northern Arizona is young with a pair of sophomores starting, but one of them (left guard Eric Rodriguez) was all-Big Sky last year as a freshman. The Griz are still trying to avoid misadventures in the snapping game that helped cause seven sacks last week.

RUNNING BACK: NAU ranks in the middle of the pack in the league in rushing, but Montana is dead last with just 79 yards per game. Lumberjacks RB Casey Jahn is averaging 5.7 yards per carry and is over 200 for the year. UM averages just 2.7 a carry.

WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: NAU has a deep threat in Emmanuel Butler (14 catches, 389 yards, 5 TDs) but the Griz have a multitude. Jamaal Jones has 373 yards and Ellis Henderson has 223 while Chase Naccarato has shown he’s a perfect slot receiver with 15 catches in the past two games.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The Griz were sack happy at Liberty, taking down the opposing quarterback five times for sacks with 10 total tackles for loss. Even with DE Derek Crittenden possibly out with a knee injury, this Montana front is dynamic.

LINEBACKERS: NAU has a veteran corps of backers. Few if any groups are going to match what the Griz bring to the table, though. If not for an outlandish game by Sac State’s Darnell Sankey last week (27 tackles!), Griz MLB Kendrick Van Ackeren would lead the Big Sky with 38 stops.

CB/SAFETY: There’s a lot of unknown in the secondary for the Griz with starting CB Nate Harris and SS Manu Rasmussen exiting the Liberty game with injuries. Even if they are healthy, this position group probably leans toward NAU. The Lumberjacks have one of the league’s best corners in Marcus Alford.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz missed another pair of kicks last week, first a 33-yard field goal and then a PAT. Daniel Sullivan is 6 of 8 on field goals, but all from 28 yards or closer. Until UM can put some confidence in its kicking game, it’s hard to give the Griz love here.

INTANGIBLES: This one’s easy. The Griz are steamed from two straight frustrating losses and return home for a rowdy homecoming week. It’s the 20th anniversary celebration of Montana’s first national championship team in 1995 with a bulk of those guys coming back to town to take in the game and the Griz on the field sporting retro copper and gold. That’s a scary atmosphere for a visiting team in already treacherous Wa-Griz.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules Continued from page A6

on Sept. 5... Montana State quarterback Dakota Prukop combined for a schoolrecord 549 yards of total offense in a loss to Eastern Washington (353 passing yards, 196 rushing yards)... Prukop is second in the country for total offense (407.5 ypg)...

This is Montana State’s homecoming game... Cal Poly is third in the country in rushing offense (321.3 yards per game)...

Montana State has the second best rushing offense (264 yards per game)... Cal Poly kicker Alex Vega is 4-of-4 on field goal tries.

Weber State at Northern Colorado‌ Saturday, 1:35 p.m.

Greeley, Colorado Nottingham Field (8,533 Grass) Comcast Entertainment Television WatchBigSky.com Series History: Weber State leads the all-time series 7-1.

The Records: Weber State is 1-2, while Northern Colorado is 2-1.

Last Meeting: Jadrian Clark passed for three touchdowns, Bo Bolen ran 27 yards for another score, and Weber State beat Northern Colorado 34-21. Making his fourth start for the Wildcats (2-9, 2-5 Big Sky), Clark was 16 of 25 for 251 yards and two interceptions.

The Coaches: Weber State coach Jay Hill is 3-12, and 2-6 in Big Sky play.

Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 11-37, and 6-27 in conference play.

Notes: Weber State kicker Josh Kealamakia was 4-of-4 on field goal kicks in a non-conference win against Sacramento State last week... Wildcats safety Jawain Harrison had three interceptions against Sacramento State... Kealamakia and Harrison won ROOT Sports Players of the Week award for their performance...

Weber State’s only home win last season came against Northern Colorado...

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Montana runner John Nguyen breaks a tackle attempt by Cal Poly defensive back R.J. Mazolewski earlier this season.

Northern Colorado outgained SUU 420-392 in a 30-3 loss... Three of the Bears’ first four drives ended in turnovers (Interception, Field Goal, Fumble, Interception).

Western Oregon at Portland State‌ Saturday, 4:05 p.m. PT Portland, Oregon Providence Park (21,144 FieldTurf Revolution) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Western Oregon leads the all-time series 11-10-1.

The Records: Western Oregon is 1-2, while Portland State is 2-0.

Last Meeting: Portland State earned a narrow 45-38 win over the Wolves in 2014. Paris Penn raced 48 yards for a touchdown and passed 36 yards for another in the fourth quarter to help Portland State pull away late.

The Coaches: Western Oregon coach Arne Ferguson is in his 11th season at Western Oregon. Bruce Barnum is 2-0 in his first season as head coach at Portland State.

Notes: Western Oregon is a Division II school in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference... Portland State has been ranked in the national polls for three consecutive weeks... The Vikings lead the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense, surrendering just 15.5 points per game... PSU also leads in total defense, surrendering 326.5 yards per game... The Vikings lead the Big Sky in turnover margin (+2.5)... WOU offensive coordinator Brian Harris was a running backs coach

at Portland State, and graduated from the institution in 2000... Ferguson played at Western Oregon, and also served as an assistant coach at the institution prior to becoming head coach.

Brevard College at Southern Utah‌ Saturday, 6 p.m.

Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: First Meeting.

The Records: Brevard College is 0-3 on the season, while Southern Utah is 1-2.

The Coaches: Brevard College coach Paul See CAPSULES, Page A14

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | MONTANA STATE

Bobcats switch focus from EWU air raid to Cal Poly option GREG RACHAC grachac@billingsgazette.com‌

‌BOZEMAN — It was a vocal scene at practice on Tuesday as Montana State’s defense officially transitioned its focus from Eastern Washington’s downfield passing game to Cal Poly’s intricate triple option ground attack.

No. 15 MSU, three days removed giving up 410 yard and six touchdowns through the air in a 55-50 loss to EWU at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., now has the task of containing a Cal Poly running game that ranks No. 3 in the FCS in rushing at 321.3 yards per game.

Co-coordinator and defensive architect Kane Ioane was among the coaches directing the offensive scout team and cracking the whip on a defense that hopes to be 100-percent assignmentsound against the 19th-ranked Mustangs come Saturday.

To do that, MSU will practice against the option all week long, over and over and over until it becomes second-nature.

“I think all of the coaches were vocal today,” defensive tackle Taylor Sheridan said. “You saw that from coach (Jody) Owens and coach (Jamie) Marshall. Coach (Bo) Beck was getting after us …

Cal Poly beat us last year and I think everyone realizes that we really want this one.”

By all accounts — from Ioane to Sheridan to Bobcats’ head coach Rob Ash — defending the option successfully is a tricky prospect.

Led by quarterback Chris Brown, slotback Kori Garcia and fullback

photo courtesy Eastern Washington University‌

Eastern Washington quarterback Jordan West found quite a rhythm against Montana State this past weekend.

Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly’s option is a three-headed monster of deception that feasts on over-pursuit and deficiencies in optionresponsibility. And that’s saying nothing of the threat Brown poses when he drops back to pass.

Recalling a 35-27 loss to Cal Poly last November in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sheridan said Montana State’s defense was steady assignment-wise “the majority of the time, but the 5 percent we (weren’t) they found it. We have to be very consistent and make sure we take away all of their options.”

In the aftermath of the Eastern Washington loss, Ash pointed to his team’s tackling woes as a culprit, especially within the first 30 minutes. The Bobcats had 15 days of preparation between their

season-opening victory over Fort Lewis and the game at EWU, but they neglected to practice tackling fundamentals during that time.

Echoing what he said after Saturday’s game, Ash accepted that burden during a Tuesday news conference.

“I’m going to take responsibility for that,” Ash said. “We probably should have tackled some in practice, and if I ever have this situation again with an early-season bye we will tackle in practice.

We treated it as a midseason bye and I think it showed.”

Looking ahead, Ash said preparation for Cal Poly will be difficult because of the Mustangs’ uniqueness on offense.

“Not very many teams in the country run the option

anymore, but they run it and they run it extremely well,” he said. “So it’s a completely different preparation.

“I think the jury’s still out on our defense. We need to find out just what kind of defense we’re going to have as we go through the season. We have a lot

of young guys — what is it, just three returning starters? — and a lot of guys that haven’t played a lot of football for us. We just have to play games and see how it looks.”

It’s clear that Montana State’s offense, led by quarterback Dakota Prukop, is the same explosive

unit it was last season.

When 50 points, 718 total yards, 40 first downs and more than 38 minutes of possession time aren’t enough to win against Eastern Washington, the onus falls squarely on the defense. But Prukop noted the way the Bobcats played defensively in the second half against the Eagles — forcing two punts and securing a turnover that helped give them a chance to pull off the comeback.

“Everyone says ‘defense this’ or ‘defense that,’ but that’s not how the offense sees it,” Prukop said. “We were down, and we knew Eastern Washington was going to score. It’s not some big shock that they put up 55 points. That’s what they do.

“We started off kind of slow, but the biggest thing is that our defense gave us a chance to win the game.

When we needed a turnover they got a turnover.

When we needed a stop they got a stop.

“We have the utmost confidence in coach Ioane and our defense. Last year you would have probably heard a little chippiness on the sideline in a game like that. Not this year. Not at all.”

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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.

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

Tyrel Garner CB 6-2 190 Jr. Henderson, Nev. 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.

Zach Vis LB 6-3 205 R-So. Lyden, Wash.

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.

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.

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

GRIZZLY GAME D MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE WR 6 Jamaal Jones, R-Sr.

H-back 86 Ben Roberts, R-Sr.

QB 11 Chad Chalich, Jr.

LT 74 John Schmaing, R-Sr. LG 79 Max Kelly, R-Jr. C 75 Robert Luke, So.

RB 20 John Nguyen, Jr

RG 71 Devon Dietrich, 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 RB 24 Lorenzo Logwood, So. QB 17 Makena Simis, So. H-back 85 Reese Carlson, R-Fr. WR 18 Tyler Lucas, R-Sr. LT 68 McCauley Todd, R-Jr. LG 78 Clint LaRowe, R-Jr.

LG 72 Cooper Sprunk, R-So. RG 69 Jared Clark, Jr. RT 60 Jackson Thiebes, R-Jr. Slot WR 23 Caleb Lyons, R-Fr. WR 83 Ryan Burke, R-Jr.

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

CB 11 Nate Harris, R-Sr.

OLB 36 Herbert Gamboa, 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 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren, 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 51 DT 98 DT 93 DE 97 OLB 33 MLB 10

Tucker Schye, R-So. Mike Ralston, R-So. Zach Peevey, Jr. Ryan Johnson, R-Jr. Connor Lebsock, R-Sr. Connor Strahm, R-So.

OLB 42 CB 2 FS 3 SS 8 CB 1

Josh Buss, R-Fr. Ryan McKinley, R-So. Eric Johnson, Sr. Manu Rasmussen, R-Fr. Markell Sanders, R-Fr.

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NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING DEFENSE CB 22 Marcus Alford, Sr. OLB 44 Jake Thomas, Jr. DE 99 Zach McDonnell, Sr.

FS 4 LeAndre Vaughn, Jr.

MLB 31 Josh Bamrick, Sr.

DT 56 Deon Young, So. DT 98 Kelepi Fifita, R-Fr.

SS 7 Eddie Horn, Sr.

Nickle 21 Delvin Batiste, Jr.

DE 54 Lorenzo Melvin, Jr.

K 29 Ryan Hawkins, Sr.

CB 20 Maurice Davison, Fr.

NORTHERN ARIZONA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE CB Wes Sutton, So. DE 51 Javere Smith, So. DT 94 Kourey Gabriel, Jr. DT 68 John Herrero, So. DE 97 Neal Murphy, So. CB 16 Cole Sterns, R-Fr.

OLB 42 Xavier Stephens, Jr. MLB Jake Casteel, R-Fr. Nickle 27 Darius Lewis, Sr. SS 2 Ronnie Manning, So. FS 26 Jordan Morgan, Jr.

NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING OFFENSE WR 8 Emmanuel Butler, So.

WR 5 Dejzon Walker, Sr.

RT 73 Leroy Guenther, Sr. RG 77 Tyler Shank, So. C 55 Blake Porter, So.

QB 15 Case Cookus, Fr.

RB 6 Casey Jahn, Sr.

LG 76 Eric Rodriguez, So. LT 64 Jacob Julian, Jr. WR 14 Alex Holmes, Sr. TE 83 R.J. Rickert, Sr.

P 35 Trey Turner, So.

NORTHERN ARIZONA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 2 Kyren Poe, Sr. RB 23 Corbin Jountti, So. WR 13 Kendyl Taylor, Jr. WR 3 Elijah Marks, So. LT 61 Cole Habib, R-Fr. LG 62 Jamison Pruitt, Fr.

LG 58 Nick Davis, So. RG 65 Malik Noshi, Fr. RT 72 Alex Anderson R-Fr. TE 83 R.J. Rickert, Sr. WR 14 Alex Holmes, Sr.

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Name Kyren Poe Elijah Marks LeAndre Vaugh Dejzon Walker Casey Jahn Eddie Horn Emmanuel Butler Marc Cooper Jordan Perry Cole Norris Kendyl Taylor Alex Holmes Case Cookus Cole Sterns Mo White II Dan Galindo Hunter Correll Maurice Davison Delvin Batiste Marcus Alford Corbin Jountti Ronnie Manning Kam’ron Johnson Jordan Morgan Darius Lewis Wes Sutton Ryan Hawkins Ryan Phillippe Josh Bamrick Devon McPeek Billy McEowen Derik Hall Kelly Wood Tristen Vance Willie Smith Jabril Taylor Keith Graham Jake Casteel Xavier Stephens Abe Thompson Jake Thomas Nick Butier Aaryn Dorsett Taylor Powell Logan Palmer Dylan Kegans Andrew Robateau Jake Skadeland Javere Smith Jaylon Kuykendall Jalen Cook Lorenzo Melvin Blake Porter Deon Young Nick Davis Andy Rodriguez Rome Geyer Cole Habib Jamison Pruitt Dominique Penn Jacob Julian Malik Noshi Shane Susic Collin Lambdin John Herrero Thomas Turley Jason Lower Jared Crouch Alex Anderson Leroy Guenther Josh Sparks Dylan LaFrenz Eric Rodriguez Tyler Shank Alex Gustafson Harrison Goebel Andrew Gose Jalen Marsalis R.J. Rickert Patrick Baldenegro Bridger Rodoni Hunter Burton Alex Martin Jonathan Baldwin Siupeli Anau Luke Nguyen Brian Drulias Jake Watkins Chris Cheever Kourey Gabriel Jalen Goss Nick Johnson Neal Murphy Kelepi Fifita Zach McDonnell

Pos. Ht. Wt. QB 6-3 190 WR 6-1 175 S 5-10 170 WR 6-3 210 RB 5-11 190 S 5-11 195 WR 6-3 210 WR 6-0 185 QB 6-3 210 QB 6-1 200 WR 5-10 210 WR 6-0 180 QB 6-4 200 CB 5-11 175 CB 5-11 180 WR 6-0 185 QB 6-0 180 CB 5-9 160 CB 5-11 190 CB 5-10 160 RB 5-11 195 S 5-10 180 S 6-1 200 S 6-0 205 S 5-9 165 CB 6-0 175 K 5-11 185 S 6-2 190 LB 601 255 S 5-11 170 LB 6-2 215 S 6-1 205 RB 5-10 180 LB 6-1 215 CB 6-0 160 RB 5-6 180 S 5-11 185 LB 5-11 200 LB 6-0 230 FB 6-2 225 LB 6-1 235 FB 6-1 225 RB 5-6 180 LB 6-1 240 DE 6-4 235 K/LB 6-2 200 DL 6-3 275 LB 6-1 205 DL 6-2 250 OL 6-0 295 S 6-0 185 DL 6-2 230 OL 6-0 260 DL 6-1 265 OL 6-3 265 LS 5-10 200 OL 6-6 320 OL 6-5 255 OL 6-4 290 LB 5-11 200 OL 6-4 300 OL 6-2 310 OL 6-2 270 OL 6-1 270 DL 6-4 245 DE 6-5 240 DL 6-4 220 S 5-10 175 OL 6-5 290 OL 6-7 295 OL 6-6 290 OL 6-4 295 OL 6-3 290 OL 6-3 285 OL 6-5 240 LS/TE 6-6 245 WR 5-11 160 WR 6-0 185 TE 6-3 240 TE 6-5 225 TE 6-3 240 WR 6-0 165 TE 6-2 230 TE 6-4 230 DL 6-3 250 WR 5-8 165 K 5-10 180 DL 6-2 230 DL 6-2 220 DL 6-0 285 DL 6-1 300 DL 6-3 265 DL 6-1 240 DL 6-0 280 DL 6-2 230

Year Hometown Sr. Mesa, Ariz.

So. Goodyear, Ariz.

Jr. Avondale, Ariz.

Sr. Chandler, Ariz.

Sr. Peoria, Ariz.

Sr. Hayward, Calif.

So. Phoenix, Ariz.

R-Fr. Eagle, Idaho Sr. Portland, Ore. Fr. Newport Beach, Calif.

Jr. Chandler, Ariz.

Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Fr. Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Fr. Tucson, Ariz.

So. Scottsdale, Ariz.

So. Phoenix, Ariz.

Fr. San Diego, Calif.

Fr. Anaheim, Calif.

Jr. New Orleans, La. Sr. Oxnard, Calif.

So. Bakersfield, Calif.

So. Fresno, Calif.

Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Jr. Chandler, Ariz.

Sr. Gaithersburg, Md. So. Chandler, Ariz.

Sr. Peoria, Ariz.

Fr. Euless, Texas Sr. Glendale, Ariz.

Jr. Tucson, Ariz.

Fr. Glendale, Ariz.

Fr. Tucson, Ariz.

R-Fr. Winslow, Ariz.

Fr. Chandler, Ariz.

Fr. Dallas, Texas Jr. Buckeye, Ariz.

Jr. Phoenix, Ariz.

R-Fr. Tucson, Ariz.

Jr. Tulare, Calif.

Fr. Yuma, Ariz.

Jr. Mesa, Ariz.

Sr. San Luis Obispo, Calif.

So. Oceanside, Calif.

Fr. Tucson, Ariz.

So. Tempe, Ariz.

Jr. Claremont, Calif.

Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif.

Fr. Glendale, Ariz.

So. Lake City, Fla. Fr. Lemon Grove, Calif.

Fr. Goodyear, Ariz.

Jr. Maricopa, Ariz.

So. Newhall, Calif.

So. Inglewood, Calif.

So. Tucson, Ariz.

So. Palmdale, Calif.

Fr. Chandler, Ariz.

Fr. San Diego, Calif.

Fr. Glendale, Ariz.

Fr. Portland, Ore. Jr. Prescott, Ariz.

Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Fr. Phoenix, Ariz.

So. Kingman, Ariz.

Fr. Tempe, Ariz.

Fr. San Mateo, Calif.

Fr. Grapevine, Texas R-Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sr. Wickenburg, Ariz.

R-Fr. Fontana, Calif.

Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Jr. Palmdale, Calif.

So. Chandler, Ariz.

Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Fr. Santa Clara, Utah R-Fr. Bellflower, Calif.

Fr. Brentwood, Tenn.

Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.

Jr. Chandler, Ariz.

So. Missoula, Mont.

So. Centennial, Colo.

R-Fr. Glendale, Ariz.

Fr. Paso Robles, Calif.

Sr. Phoenix, Ariz.

Fr. Tempe, Ariz.

Jr. Diamond Bar, Calif.

Fr. Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Fr. Cave Creek, Ariz.

So. Los Angeles, Calif.

Fr. Dallas, Texas Jr. Saint Clair Shores, Mich.

So. Nampa, Idaho R-Fr. Phoenix, Ariz.

Sr. Poway, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules Continued from Page A8

Hamilton is 68-124 in his ninth season with the Tornados. Southern Utah coach Ed Lamb is 38-45 in his eighth year with the Thunderbirds.

Notes: Brevard College is a Division-II school located in the South Atlantic Conference. The institution is located in Brevard, North Carolina... Tornados quarterback Tyler Gregory is averaging 34.7 passing yards per game... BC running back Xavier McEachen averages 37 rushing yards per game... Southern Utah linebacker Mike Needham had two interceptions against Northern Colorado, including one he returned for a touchdown... Southern Utah leads the conference with six interceptions...

Thunderbirds quarterback Ammon Olsen rushed for two touchdowns in the win over Northern Colorado... This is Southern Utah’s Homecoming game...

Paul Hamilton coached running backs for a year at Air Force (2006). He has also served as a head coach at Middle Tennessee State and Elon.

Idaho State at UNLV‌ Saturday, 8 p.m.

Las Vegas, Nevada Sam Boyd Stadium (35,500 DURAPlay) Mountain West Network Series History: UNLV leads the alltime series 5-2.

The Records: Idaho State is 1-2, while UNLV is 0-3.

Last Meeting: UNLV defeated the Bengals 45-10 in 2006.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 92-108. UNLV coach Tony Sanchez is 0-3.

Notes: UNLV coach Tony Sanchez was most recently a head coach at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, where he led the Gaels to an undefeated 2014 season and a mythical national championship... Idaho State is 0-1 against Mountain West teams this season, falling

DAN PELLE, Associated Press‌

Eastern Washington wide receiver Nic Sblendorio beats Montana State’s Bryce Alley (24) for a touchdown during the first half of their game Saturday in Cheney, Wash.

52-0 last week at Boise State... Idaho State has the top pass defense in the league, surrendering just 147.3 passing yards per game... The Bengals are the least penalized team in the Big Sky, garnering only 27 penalty yards per game...

UNLV narrowly beat Northern Colorado 13-12 in the 2014 season... UNLV has played two quarterbacks (Blake Decker and Kurt Palandech) in each of its three losses... The Rebels lost to Southern Utah, 41-16, in 2011... UNLV has scored a total of 10 points in its last two games (losses to UCLA and Michigan).

Eastern Washington at Sacramento State‌ Saturday, 8:05 p.m.

Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium

(21,195 FieldTurf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series 17-4.

The Records: Eastern Washington and Sacramento State are both 1-2.

Last Meeting: Eastern Washington earned a narrow 31-28 victory in 2012.

Vernon Adams and Kyle Padron combined for 342 yards passing and three touchdowns.

The Coaches: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 78-30, and 51-13 in Big Sky play. Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 11-26, and 7-18 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin and Sacramento State coach Jody Sears worked at EWU under Paul Wulff from 2003-06... Hornets linebacker Darnell Sankey registered a

school record 27 tackles in a loss to Weber State...

EWU quarterback Jordan West was named the ROOT Sports Offensive Player of the Week... West had a school-record 313.5 efficiency rating...Eagles wide receiver Cooper Kupp has caught three touchdowns in each of the first three games of the season... Kupp is one touchdown short of the Big Sky record, set by Eric Kimble at 46 touchdowns... Hornets quarterback Daniel Kniffin threw three interceptions in a non-conference loss to Weber State.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | LAST WEEK RECAP

AROUND THE BIG SKY State. Weber State’s offense, bolstered by kicker Josh Kealamakia, gave the Wildcats a wire-to-wire 32-14 vicSouthern Utah opens confertory over the Hornets. The Wildcats ence play with win over Northern ‌Eastern Washington wins held Sacramento State to 246 yards of Colorado: Southern Utah scored an offensive battle with Montana offense, while gaining 446 yards in the early touchdown and never looked State: In a game that featured 1,385 game. Weber picked up a touchdown yards of offense, Eastern Washington back in their first win of the season- a on an unusual play in the first quarter, conference win at that. Keita Calhoun raced out to an early lead and held as wide receiver Cam Livingston found hit a 25-yard field goal to put the off a late Montana State rally to pick quarterback Jadrian Clark for a 26-yard Thunderbirds on the board early in the up a non-conference game. Eagles touchdown pass, giving the Wildcats a first quarter, and then after Northern quarterback Jordan West completed 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Colorado tied the game, SUU quar21-of-24 passes for 410 yards and six Other than that, it was three Josh terback Ammon Olsen had a 19-yard touchdowns in the game. EWU wide touchdown run that put Southern Utah Kealamakia field goals that gave Weber receiver Cooper Kupp caught 12 balls State its points in the first half, as he hit up for good. One of the highlight plays for 201 yards and three touchdowns. field goals of 37, 45 and 38 yards. The Eastern Washington held a 21-7 lead at of the game came from SUU’s Mike kicker finished going 4-of-4 on fieldthe end of the first quarter, and held a Needham, who intercepted a Jacob Knipp pass and returned it 27 yards for a goal attempts for the game. Weber State 34-17 lead at halftime. However, the touchdown that gave SUU a 30-3 lead in quarterback Jadrian Clark finished with Bobcats, led by quarterback Dakota 246 passing yards and a touchdown- a the third quarter.

Prukop, outscored the Eagles 33-21 30-yard pass to Drew Batchelor with

in the second half, but Prukop was seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Weber State bests Sacramento intercepted to end a potentially gameDefensive highlights included Weber State in non-conference game: winning drive in the final minute.

State safety Jawian Harrison having Prukop, a STATS FCS Offensive Player After going 0-2 on the road to open three interceptions in the game. Darnell the season, the Wildcats returned to of the Year preseason candidate, finSankey had a Sacramento State schoolished with 353 passing yards and four Stewart Stadium for a non-conference record 27 tackles in the loss. game against Big Sky rival Sacramento touchdowns. He also rushed for 196 COMPILED BY AJ MAZZOLINI, Missoulian

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Montana kicker Daniel Sullivan kicks one of his two field goals against Liberty University last week.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | LAST WEEK RECAP

AROUND THE BIG SKY North Dakota falls in rivalry game: The first game between the in-state rivals since 2003 did not go the way of UND, as NDSU held North Dakota without a touchdown until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

North Dakota scored first, as kicker Reid Taubenheim hit a 36-yard field goal to give UND a 3-0 first quarter lead.

UND wouldn’t score again until there was 3:17 left to go in the fourth quarter, on a one-yard run by quarterback Keaton Studsrud. The Bison held North Dakota to 61 yards of offense.

Montana loses a game at Liberty: It was a tough game for the Montana Grizzlies, who not only fell to the Liberty Flames, but also lost quarterback Brady Gustafson to an injury.

Liberty took a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter, before Montana scored 12 unanswered points to cut the deficit to 17- 12 at halftime. Montana was within a score, 24-19, at the end of the third quarter, but a 40-yard touchdown run for the Flames ended the comeback hopes. The Grizzlies’ new quarterback, Chad Chalich, completed 14-of-28 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a touchdown.

Cal Poly downed by Northern Iowa: Northern Iowa jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, on the way to a two-score win over Cal Poly. Mustangs quarterback Chris Brown had a 42-yard touchdown run to open the second quarter, but the Panthers responded with two touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Brown had another touchdown run for two yards in the fourth quarter.

Northern Arizona loses to in-state foe Arizona: The Arizona Wildcats scored early and often in a big win over Northern Arizona.

The Wildcats accounted for 792 yards of offense against the Lumberjacks, including 499 rushing yards. Arizona held a slight 7-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter, thanks to two Ryan Hawkins field goals. Then, after a Wildcats touchdown, Lumberjacks quarterback Case Cookus found Emmanuel Butler for a 62-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 14-13.

However, from there, Arizona scored 63 unanswered points in the game. Cookus finished with 190 passing yards and a touchdown.

Idaho State downed

by Boise State: There are several glorious moments in the Idaho State-Boise State rivalry, but Friday wasn’t one of them for the Bengals. The Broncos put up 598 yards of offense, and scored 28 points in the third quarter alone.

Idaho State played both Michael Sanders and Tanner Gueller at quarterback.

Sanders completed 21-of-42 passes for 169 yards.

UC Davis loses game in Hawaii: Ben Scott threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, Chris Martin posted his second straight 100-yard receiving game, and the Aggies’ defense kept UC Davis within striking distance before Hawai’i pulled away after halftime for a 47-27 nonconference football win Saturday. The loss keeps UC Davis looking for its first win of the season while dropping it to 0-3. Hawai’i, which was led by Max Wittek’s 272 passing yards and a schoolrecord 95-yard TD run by Paul Harris, improved to 2-1.

North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz rolls out on Saturday in Fargo, N.D.

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A18 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS ‌TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Montana St. 2 13 11 0 0 2 0 95 47.5 E. Washington 3 19 18 0 0 0 0 132 44.0 N. Arizona 3 10 10 0 0 6 0 88 29.3 Portland St. 2 7 7 0 0 3 0 58 29.0 N. Colorado 3 11 10 0 0 1 0 79 26.3 Montana 3 8 6 1 0 6 2 78 26.0 Idaho State 3 10 9 0 0 0 0 69 23.0 UC Davis 3 7 7 0 0 4 0 61 20.3 Cal Poly 3 8 7 0 0 2 0 61 20.3 Sac State 3 7 7 0 0 2 0 55 18.3 N. Dakota 3 7 6 0 0 2 0 54 18.0 Weber St. 3 6 5 0 0 4 0 53 17.7 S. Utah 3 5 4 0 0 5 0 49 16.3 SCORING DEFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Portland St. 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 31 15.5 N. Dakota 3 8 6 0 0 3 1 65 21.7 S. Utah 3 8 8 0 1 4 0 70 23.3 N. Colorado 3 8 8 0 0 6 0 74 24.7 Weber St. 3 9 9 0 0 6 0 81 27.0 Idaho State 3 11 11 0 0 3 0 86 28.7 Montana 3 11 11 0 0 3 0 86 28.7 Cal Poly 3 12 11 0 0 1 1 88 29.3 Sac State 3 13 11 0 0 4 0 101 33.7 Montana St. 2 10 9 0 0 0 0 69 34.5 UC Davis 3 13 12 0 0 5 0 105 35.0 N. Arizona 3 15 15 0 0 1 1 110 36.7 E. Washington 3 20 17 0 0 4 0 149 49.7 TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Washington 3 394 1374 215 1768 8.2 19 589.3 Montana St. 2 528 611 174 1139 6.5 13 569.5 Montana 3 237 1069 251 1306 5.2 8 435.3 N. Arizona 3 377 899 197 1276 6.5 10 425.3 Idaho State 3 429 821 242 1250 5.2 9 416.7 N. Colorado 3 492 758 209 1250 6.0 10 416.7 Cal Poly 3 964 179 255 1143 4.5 8 381.0 UC Davis 3 318 718 218 1036 4.8 7 345.3 Sac State 3 323 634 194 957 4.9 6 319.0 Portland St. 2 469 167 129 636 4.9 6 318.0 Weber St. 3 287 545 188 832 4.4 4 277.3 S. Utah 3 319 504 203 823 4.1 4 274.3 N. Dakota 3 305 470 186 775 4.2 7 258.3 TOTAL DEFENSE

G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G Portland St. 2 165 488 152 653 4.3 4 326.5 N. Dakota 3 182 798 192 980 5.1 8 326.7 Idaho State 3 653 442 218 1095 5.0 10 365.0 Montana 3 637 546 233 1183 5.1 11 394.3 Weber St. 3 695 528 214 1223 5.7 9 407.7 Sac State 3 475 761 201 1236 6.1 12 412.0 UC Davis 3 665 572 176 1237 7.0 12 412.3 S. Utah 3 433 816 219 1249 5.7 7 416.3 N. Colorado 3 609 679 249 1288 5.2 7 429.3 N. Arizona 3 707 670 222 1377 6.2 15 459.0 Montana St. 2 431 513 119 944 7.9 10 472.0 Cal Poly 3 558 869 247 1427 5.8 12 475.7 E. Washington 3 1116 793 260 1909 7.3 19 636.3 RUSHING OFFENSE

G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 3 213 964 4.5 6 321.3 Montana St. 2 95 528 5.6 6 264.0 Portland St. 2 101 469 4.6 5 234.5 N. Colorado 3 113 492 4.4 7 164.0 Idaho State 3 108 429 4.0 1 143.0 E. Washington 3 89 394 4.4 4 131.3 N. Arizona 3 120 377 3.1 3 125.7 Sac State 3 87 323 3.7 3 107.7 S. Utah 3 91 319 3.5 2 106.3 UC Davis 3 105 318 3.0 3 106.0 N. Dakota 3 116 305 2.6 4 101.7 Weber St. 3 88 287 3.3 1 95.7 Montana 3 88 237 2.7 3 79.0 RUSHING DEFENSE

G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 3 85 182 2.1 1 60.7 Portland St. 2 66 165 2.5 0 82.5 S. Utah 3 115 433 3.8 4 144.3 Sac State 3 106 475 4.5 7 158.3 Cal Poly 3 116 558 4.8 7 186.0 N. Colorado 3 134 609 4.5 4 203.0 Montana 3 161 637 4.0 5 212.3 Montana St. 2 78 431 5.5 2 215.5

Idaho State UC Davis Weber St. N. Arizona E. Washington

3 3 3 3 3

142 653 4.6 8 217.7 107 665 6.2 8 221.7 131 695 5.3 3 231.7 115 707 6.1 10 235.7 162 1116 6.9 10 372.0 PASS OFFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Washington 3 126 95 3 75.4 1374 10.9 15 458.0 Montana 3 163 91 4 55.8 1069 6.6 5 356.3 Montana St. 2 79 49 1 62.0 611 7.7 7 305.5 N. Arizona 3 77 51 3 66.2 899 11.7 7 299.7 Idaho State 3 134 76 4 56.7 821 6.1 8 273.7 N. Colorado 3 96 56 5 58.3 758 7.9 3 252.7 UC Davis 3 113 72 3 63.7 718 6.4 4 239.3 Sac State 3 107 57 4 53.3 634 5.9 3 211.3 Weber St. 3 100 51 3 51.0 545 5.4 3 181.7 S. Utah 3 112 65 2 58.0 504 4.5 2 168.0 N. Dakota 3 70 38 0 54.3 470 6.7 3 156.7 Portland St. 2 28 14 1 50.0 167 6.0 1 83.5 Cal Poly 3 42 20 2 47.6 179 4.3 2 59.7 PASS DEFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Idaho State 3 76 42 2 55.3 442 5.8 2 147.3 Weber St. 3 83 45 4 54.2 528 6.4 6 176.0 Montana 3 72 37 0 51.4 546 7.6 6 182.0 UC Davis 3 69 42 1 60.9 572 8.3 4 190.7 N. Arizona 3 107 65 1 60.7 670 6.3 5 223.3 N. Colorado 3 115 68 2 59.1 679 5.9 3 226.3 Portland St. 2 86 49 4 57.0 488 5.7 4 244.0 Sac State 3 95 58 1 61.1 761 8.0 5 253.7 Montana St. 2 41 30 1 73.2 513 12.5 8 256.5 E. Washington 3 98 65 1 66.3 793 8.1 9 264.3 N. Dakota 3 107 60 0 56.1 798 7.5 7 266.0 S. Utah 3 104 59 6 56.7 816 7.8 3 272.0 Cal Poly 3 131 79 5 60.3 869 6.6 5 289.7 PUNTING

G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TBg Net/P N. Dakota 3 21 1002 47.7 90 4.3 2 41.5 Portland St. 2 11 432 39.3 6 0.5 0 38.7 N. Arizona 3 16 669 41.8 11 0.7 2 38.6 Sac State 3 17 688 40.5 33 1.9 0 38.5 Montana 3 16 621 38.8 16 1.0 0 37.8 Weber St. 3 23 936 40.7 47 2.0 1 37.8 Idaho State 3 18 694 38.6 15 0.8 0 37.7 Cal Poly 3 19 755 39.7 33 1.7 1 36.9 N. Colorado 3 15 554 36.9 10 0.7 0 36.3 S. Utah 3 33 1419 43.0 208 6.3 1 36.1 Montana St. 2 7 278 39.7 29 4.1 0 35.6 E. Washington 3 15 538 35.9 7 0.5 0 35.4 UC Davis 3 17 628 36.9 76 4.5 2 30.1 FIELD GOALS

G Made Att Pct N. Arizona 3 6 6 1.000 S. Utah 3 5 5 1.000 UC Davis 3 4 4 1.000 Portland St. 2 3 3 1.000 Montana St. 2 2 2 1.000 Weber St. 3 4 5 .800 Montana 3 6 8 .750 Cal Poly 3 2 3 .667 N. Dakota 3 2 4 .500 Sac State 3 2 4 .500 N. Colorado 3 1 4 .250 E. Washington 3 0 1 .000 Idaho State 3 0 1 .000 SACKS BY

G Sacks Yards N. Dakota 3 12 80 Montana 3 9 63 N. Arizona 3 9 57 N. Colorado 3 8 45 Sac State 3 7 40 Idaho State 3 7 51 UC Davis 3 5 36 E. Washington 3 5 28 Montana St. 2 4 17 S. Utah 3 4 17 Cal Poly 3 4 23 Weber St. 3 3 16 Portland St. 2 3 17 SACKS AGAINST

G Sacks Yards Montana St. 2 1 6 Sac State 3 2 11 Idaho State 3 3 15 N. Colorado 3 3 18

Cal Poly 3 4 12 E. Washington 3 5 20 UC Davis 3 5 47 Weber St. 3 5 26 Portland St. 2 5 36 N. Arizona 3 6 34 N. Dakota 3 9 50 S. Utah 3 9 50 Montana 3 10 86 FIRST DOWNS

G Rush Pass Pen Total E. Washington 3 16 48 7 71 Idaho State 3 24 39 4 67 Cal Poly 3 51 10 3 64 Montana St. 2 28 32 3 63 Montana 3 15 39 8 62 N. Colorado 3 24 34 3 61 UC Davis 3 20 33 5 58 N. Arizona 3 20 30 5 55 Sac State 3 17 31 4 52 S. Utah 3 17 25 3 45 Weber St. 3 18 18 5 41 N. Dakota 3 16 18 4 38 Portland St. 2 26 9 1 36 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS

G Rush Pass Pen Total Montana St. 2 14 16 5 35 Portland St. 2 13 21 2 36 N. Dakota 3 12 32 6 50 Montana 3 33 20 2 55 Idaho State 3 31 25 1 57 S. Utah 3 19 33 6 58 UC Davis 3 28 25 8 61 Sac State 3 27 29 6 62 N. Colorado 3 29 33 1 63 Weber St. 3 34 22 7 63 N. Arizona 3 32 34 6 72 Cal Poly 3 28 39 6 73 E. Washington 3 54 40 5 99 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Att Pct UC Davis 3 23 50 46.0 Montana St. 2 15 33 45.5 E. Washington 3 18 40 45.0 Sac State 3 16 41 39.0 N. Colorado 3 16 43 37.2 Portland St. 2 10 27 37.0 Cal Poly 3 22 60 36.7 N. Arizona 3 14 42 33.3 Idaho State 3 16 50 32.0 N. Dakota 3 15 48 31.2 Montana 3 16 54 29.6 S. Utah 3 9 49 18.4 Weber St. 3 8 44 18.2 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT

G Conv Att Pct Portland St. 2 9 36 25.0 Sac State 3 13 42 31.0 N. Dakota 3 15 47 31.9 Idaho State 3 15 47 31.9 Montana 3 18 55 32.7 S. Utah 3 17 50 34.0 N. Arizona 3 15 43 34.9 UC Davis 3 10 28 35.7 N. Colorado 3 23 60 38.3 Weber St. 3 19 47 40.4 E. Washington 3 17 41 41.5 Montana St. 2 10 24 41.7 Cal Poly 3 23 51 45.1 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Att Pct N. Arizona 3 1 1 100.0 E. Washington 3 5 5 100.0 Montana St. 2 5 7 71.4 Cal Poly 3 11 16 68.8 N. Dakota 3 2 3 66.7 Portland St. 2 1 2 50.0 Montana 3 5 11 45.5 Idaho State 3 4 10 40.0 Weber St. 3 2 5 40.0 N. Colorado 3 1 3 33.3 Sac State 3 1 3 33.3 S. Utah 3 1 3 33.3 UC Davis 3 1 4 25.0 TIME OF POSSESSION

G Total Time Avg/G

UC Davis 3 105:18 35:06 Montana St. 2 67:05 33:32 Cal Poly 3 100:28 33:29 Portland St. 2 64:12 32:06 N. Dakota 3 92:30 30:50 Sac State 3 91:54 30:38 N. Arizona 3 90:11 30:03 E. Washington 3 86:02 28:40 Idaho State 3 84:42 28:14 S. Utah 3 83:38 27:52 Weber St. 3 80:13 26:44 N. Colorado 3 78:56 26:18 Montana 3 72:53 24:17 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Portland St. 2 2 4 6 0 1 1 +5 2.50 S. Utah 3 1 6 7 1 2 3 +4 1.33 Cal Poly 3 2 5 7 2 2 4 +3 1.00 Montana St. 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 +2 1.00 Weber St. 3 1 4 5 0 3 3 +2 0.67 N. Colorado 3 3 2 5 1 5 6 -1 -0.33 UC Davis 3 2 1 3 2 3 5 -2 -0.67 N. Dakota 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 -2 -0.67 E. Washington 3 1 1 2 1 3 4 -2 -0.67 N. Arizona 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 -3 -1.00 Idaho State 3 0 2 2 2 4 6 -4 -1.33 Sac State 3 1 1 2 2 4 6 -4 -1.33 Montana 3 3 0 3 4 4 8 -5 -1.67

‌INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G Dakota Prukop MSU JR 2 39 265 6.8 2 25 132.5 Chris Brown CP SR 3 65 339 5.2 4 60 113.0 Joe Protheroe CP SO 3 71 277 3.9 1 23 92.3 Jabari Wilson EWU JR 3 41 248 6.0 4 62 82.7 Jakori Ford ISU JR 3 37 239 6.5 0 22 79.7 Alex Kuresa PSU JR 2 30 156 5.2 1 25 78.0 Trae Riek UNCO 3 37 227 6.1 3 37 75.7 David Jones PSU SR 2 25 149 6.0 0 30 74.5 Chad Newell MSU JR 2 29 139 4.8 3 27 69.5 Jordan Robinson SAC JR 3 40 197 4.9 2 69 65.7 PASSING AVG/GAME

Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Jordan West EWU JR 3 87 68 2 78.2 1052 12 350.7 Brady Gustafson UM JR 3 132 77 4 58.3 841 4 280.3 Dakota Prukop MSU JR 2 70 43 1 61.4 550 6 275.0 Case Cookus NAU FR 3 55 38 1 69.1 718 6 239.3 Ben Scott UCD JR 3 111 71 3 64.0 711 4 237.0 Michael Sanders ISU JR 3 99 56 3 56.6 624 7 208.0 Daniel Kniffin SAC SO 3 101 54 4 53.5 600 3 200.0 Ammon Olsen SUU SR 3 109 64 2 58.7 498 2 166.0 Jadrian Clark WSU JR 3 94 47 3 50.0 489 2 163.0 Keaton Studsrud UND SO 3 70 38 0 54.3 470 3 156.7 RECEIVE YDS/GAME

Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Cooper Kupp EWU JR 3 36 626 8 73 17.4 208.7 Emmanuel Butler NAU SO 3 14 389 5 62 27.8 129.7 Jamaal Jones UM SR 3 24 373 2 70 15.5 124.3 Nic Sblendorio EWU SO 3 16 298 1 78 18.6 99.3 Chris Martin UCD JR 3 13 288 2 75 22.2 96.0 Kendrick Bourne EWU JR 3 17 226 4 35 13.3 75.3 Ellis Henderson UM JR 3 13 223 2 62 17.2 74.3 Cam Livingston WSU JR 3 16 218 1 68 13.6 72.7 Madison Mangum ISU SR 3 15 210 3 41 14.0 70.0 Shane Harrison SAC SR 3 14 206 0 49 14.7 68.7 TOTAL OFFENSE

Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G Dakota Prukop MSU JR 2 265 550 109 815 407.5 Jordan West EWU JR 3 10 1052 101 1062 354.0 Brady Gustafson UM JR 3 33 841 146 874 291.3 Case Cookus NAU FR 3 89 718 75 807 269.0 Ben Scott UCD JR 3 -16 711 124 695 231.7 Daniel Kniffin SAC SO 3 30 600 110 630 210.0 Michael Sanders ISU JR 3 -32 624 102 592 197.3 Chris Brown CP SR 3 339 179 106 518 172.7 Ammon Olsen SUU SR 3 11 498 126 509 169.7 Jadrian Clark WSU JR 3 8 489 108 497 165.7 SCORING

Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G Cooper Kupp EWU JR 3 8 0 0 0 48 16.0 M. Herbert MSU SO 2 4 0 0 0 24 12.0 Emmanuel Butler NAU SO 3 5 0 0 0 30 10.0 Ryan Hawkins NAU SR 3 0 10 6 0 28 9.3 Chad Newell MSU JR 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 Luke Daly MSU SO 2 0 11 2 0 17

Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015 — A19

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STATS

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS

‌MONTANA (1-2) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 26.0 28.7 Rushing yards 237 637 Avg./Rush 2.7 4.0 Passing 91-163-4 37-72-0 Passing yards 1069 546 Average per pass 6.6 7.6 Total offense 1306 1183 Average per play 5.2 5.1 Plays per game 83.7 77.7 First downs 62 55 3rd-down conv.

16-54 18-55 4th-down conv.

5-11 6-11 Time of possession 24:18 35:42 Fumbles-lost 7-4 6-3 Kick returns 11-19.5 12-22.4 Punt returns 4-12.0 4-4.0 Punting 16-38.8 21-35.5 Sacks by-yards 9-63 10-86 Montana 17 30 14 17 – 78 Opponents 28 31 10 17 – 86

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing John Nguyen 41-165 (4.0 ypc), long 41, 0 TDs Joey Counts 18-79 (4.4), long 45, 1 TD Brady Gustafson 14-33 (2.4), long 6, 1 TD Chase Naccarato 1-6 (6.0), long 6, 0 TD Herbert Gamboa 1-0 (0.0), long 0, 0 TD Passing Gustafson 77-132-4, 841 yards, long 62, 4 TDs Chad Chalich 14-28-0, 228 yards, long 70, 1 TD Receiving Jones 24-374 (15.5 ypc), long 70, 2 TD Naccarato 15-107 (7.1), long 25, 0 TDs Nguyen 14-75 (5.4), long 19, 0 TDs Ellis Henderson 13-223 (17.2), long 62, 2 TD Reese Carlson 7-80 (11.4), long 31, 0 TDs

‌Defensive leaders

Tackles Yamen Sanders 20, 7 solo K. Van Ackeren 38, 13 solo Nate Bradley 18, 4 solo Jeremiah Kose 27, 5 solo Jamal Wilson 18, 2 solo Tyrone Holmes 27, 9 solo Tackles for loss Holmes 4.0-29 Derek Crittenden 2.0-5 Tucker Schye 2.0-7 Yamen Sanders 2.0-6 Herbert Gamboa 2.0-4 Sacks Holmes 4.0-29 Crittenden 1.0-4 Caleb Kidder 1.0-13 Gamboa 1.0-4 Bradley 1.0-6 Schye 1.0-5 Wilson 1.0-2 Interceptions none Fumbles forced-recovered Holmes 1-0 Van Ackeren 0-2 Henderson 1-1 Pass breakups JR Nelson 1 Harris 3 Justin Whitted 1 Kidder 2 Eric Johnson 1 Van Ackern 1 Blocked kicks Ackeren 1 Connor Strahm 1 Schye 1

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Daniel Sullivan 6-7/6-8, long 28, 0 blocked 24 points Punting Chris Lider 16-38.8, long 57, 3 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 2-8.5, long 10, 0 TDs Strahm 1-18.0, long 18, 0 TDs Schye 1-13.0, long 13, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Henderson 8-21.1, long 40, 0 TDs Jones 2-16.0, long 17, 0 TDs

‌N. ARIZONA (2-1) STATISTICS

NAU Opp Scoring average 29.3 36.7 Rushing yards 377 707 Avg./Rush 3.1 6.1 Passing 51-77-3 65-107-1 Passing yards 889 670 Average per pass 11.7 6.3 Total offense 1276 1377 Average per play 6.5 6.2 Plays per game 65.7 74.0 First downs 55 72 3rd-down conv.

14-42 15-43 4th-down conv.

1-1 5-9 Time of possession 30:04 29:56 Fumbles-lost 7-1 2-0 Kick returns 9-22,2 8-26.0 Punt returns 5-10.0 3-3.7 Punting 16-41.8 18-40.9 Sacks by-yards 9-57 6-34 NAU 33 31 7 17 – 88 Opponents 14 42 17 37 – 110

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing Casey Jahn 36-206 (5.7 ypc), long 56, 0 TDs Case Cookus 20-89 (4.4), long 17, 1 TD Corbin Jountti 27-84 (3.1), 20 long, 2 TDs Nick Butier 8-28 (3.5), long 7, 0 TDs Aaryn Dorsett 8-21 (2.6), long 9, 0 TDs Passing Case Cookus 38-55-1, 718 yards, long 69, 6 TDs Kyren Poe 12-20-2, 145 yards, long 36, 0 TDs Alex Holems 1-2-0, 36 yards, long 36, 1 TD Receiving Emmanuel Butler 14-389 (27.8 ypc), long 62, 5 TDs Holmes 10-126 (12.6), long 41, 1 TD Dejzon Walker 7-116 (16.6), long 69, 0 TDs RJ Rickert 5-89 (17.8), long 48, 0 TDs

Marc Cooper 4-70 (17.5), long 36, 0 TDs

‌Defensive leaders

Tackles Jake Thomas 14, 11 solo Josh Bamrick 19, 13 solo Darius Lewis 13, 9 solo Eddie Horn 19, 18 solo Wes Sutton 13, 11 solo Marcus Alford 15, 12 solo Tackles for loss Lorenzo Melvin 1.5-11 Zach McDonnell 3.0-15 Bamrick 2.5-13 Neal Murphy 2.5-7 Derik Hall 1.5-7 Sacks McDonnell 2.0-14 Bamrick 1.0-8 Melvin 1.5-11 John Herrero 1.0-9 Hall 1.0-6 Interceptions Alford 1-1 Fumbles forced-recovered Hall 1-0 Pass breakups Alford 2 LeAndre Vaughn 1 Lewis 1 Sutton 1 Hall 1 Blocked kicks none

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Ryan Hawkins 6-6/10-10, long 39, 0 blocked 28 points Punting Hawkins 15-41.8, long 59, 3 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Elijah Marks 4-11.8, long 27, 0 TDs Holmes 1-3.0, long 3, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Marks 3-25.0, long 33, 0 TDs Holmes 2-28.5, long 26, 0 TDs Kendyl Taylor 2-19.5, long 22, 0 TDs

A20 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana receiver Jamaal Jones makes a 70-yard touchdown reception last week against Liberty University.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015 — A21

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / P ICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY Idaho State. Who’d have thunk it? AJ: Portland State 70, Western Oregon 14.

Bob: Portland State 54, W. Oregon 7.

Kyle: PSU 42, Western Oregon 3. Bill: Vikings 56, Western Oregon 10.

AJ MAZZOLINI

BOB MESEROLL

KYLE SAMPLE

BILL SPELTZ

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I’m picking Montana to bounce back this week. AJ: Montana 24, NAU 17.

Bob: Montana 27, Northern Arizona 21.

Kyle: Montana 23, NAU 17. Bill: Griz 31, ‌No one seems to enjoy beating the Montana football team more than North- NAU 28. ern Arizona coach Jerome Souers.

Cal Poly at Montana State: This is The former Grizzly assistant has a tough one. The Mustangs beat the Cats done it the last two times the teams last year in Cali, allowing 376 rushing have met. His Lumberjacks are always well-prepared for Montana and they’ll be yards. Montana State’s defense was pulverized by Eastern Washington last week. ready for UM coach Bob Stitt’s offense, On the other hand, it is Montana State’s which suddenly doesn’t look quite so homecoming and the team has one heck unstoppable. of an offense. AJ: MSU 31, Cal Poly 30.

All those naysayers who scoffed at Bob: Montana State 42, Cal Poly 35. the way ex-Griz coach Bobby Hauck Kyle: MSU 50, Cal Poly 42. Bill: Cats 42, loved to run the football, where are ‘Stangs 35. you now? Don’t make the mistake of believing pass-happy automatically UC Davis at North Dakota: The equals success.

Aggies might be the worst team in the Big Is Stitt really any better than former Sky this season. They’ve lost three games Montana coach Robin Pflugrad, who in a row and I don’t see it getting better led the Grizzlies to the FCS semifinal round with an up-tempo offense several in Grand Forks. AJ: North Dakota 13, UC Davis 7. Bob: North Dakota 33, UC Davis years ago? Heck, is Stitt even as good 17. Kyle: North Dakota 23, Davis 7. Bill: as Pflugrad?

The jury is still out. And for the record, UND 21, Davis 10.

I’ve always felt Pflugrad got a raw deal Weber State at Northern Colowhen he was fired back in 2012. rado: The Wildcats are coming off a      confidence-building 32-14 win over SacNorthern Arizona at Montana: Playing at Washington-Grizzly Stadium ramento State last week. They showed good balance in that game with 176 yards in front of a huge homecoming crowd rushing and 272 passing. UNC is coming should help Montana. It will also help off a blowout loss at Southern Utah . AJ: backup quarterback Chad Chalich, Weber State 18, NoCo 2. Bob: Weber who will fill in for injured starter Brady State 3, N. Colorado 2. Kyle: Weber State Gustafson. I picked the Griz to lose a 28, UNC 24. Bill: Weber 28, UNC 14. close one on the road last week and BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com‌

Eastern Washington at Sacramento State: The Eagles are too talented offensively to lose to the struggling Hornets. AJ: EWU 99, Sacramento State 11. Bob: E. Washington 55, Sacramento St. 50. Kyle: EWU 51, Sac State 21.

Bill: Eastern 45, Sac State 21.

Western Oregon at Portland State: Hey, has anybody noticed the Vikings are the only unbeaten team left in the Big Sky at 2-0? Their defense has been especially good, allowing just 31 points in games at Washington State and

Brevard College at Southern Utah: Brevard College is a Division II school located in Brevard, North Carolina. There the White Squirrel Festival takes place on the weekend before Memorial Day. Mark that on your calendar but don’t be too concerned about watching this one. AJ: Southern Utah 42, Brevard College 0. Bob: S. Utah 30, Brevard College 3. Kyle: SUU 34, Brevard 7. Bill: SUU 35, White Squirrel City 0.

Idaho State at UNLV: The Rebels are 0-3. But there was nothing to be ashamed of in losing 28-7 at Michigan.

Because of that score I’m going to bet on Vegas against the Bengals. AJ: Idaho State 34, UNLV 28. Bob: UNLV 35, Idaho State 33. Kyle: UNLV 40, ISU 21. Bill: UNLV 35, Idaho State 31.

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A22 — Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Montana defensive end Tyrone Holmes breaks up a pass by Liberty quarterback Josh Woodrum last week.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2015 — A23

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