GRU

DAVE GUFFEY fff GRIZ ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 2012 GRIZ FOOTBALL FOR COMMUNICATIONS GAME #4 NOTES Hoyt Athletic Complex - Adams Center Missoula, MT 59812-8496 OFFICE: (406) 243-5402/Cell: 370-9435 Radio (Audio) Streaming: gogriz.com/all-access Griz Host Lumberjacks in Big Live Stats: gogriz.com Sky Opener & Homecoming Game 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-1) THE GAME: The 11th/14th-ranked Grizzlies (2-1/0-0 BSC) are Date-Opponent %Time (Mtn.) back home this Saturday, Sept. 22, hosting the Northern Lumberjacks (2-1/0-0 BSC) 9/1-^South Dakota W, 35-24 in their annual Homecoming game and their 2012 opener in UM’s Washing- 9/8- &at #11-Appalachian State L, 35-27 ton-Grizzly Stadium (25,217). Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time). 9/15-Liberty W, 34-14 9/22-$Northern Arizona* (HC) 1:30 p.m. HOMECOMING IN WGS: Montana is 22-3 in Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Homecoming 9/29-at $Eastern Washington* 5:00 p.m. games and has won 19 in a row in WGS. The Griz and Jacks have played three times in one of 10/6-at $Northern Colorado* 1:30 p.m. Montana’s Homecoming contests, and UM has won all three: 33-26, 2 OTs in 1988; 35-24 in 10/13-^Southern Utah* 1:30 p.m. 1994; and 24-21 in 2006. (Grizzlies’ WGS Homecoming scores on add 2-2-2). 10/20-at North Dakota* 1:30 p.m. SKY OPENERS: Montana is 31-18 all-time in Big Sky openers. 10/27-$Idaho State* 1:30 p.m. 11/3-at $Weber State 1:30 p.m. GRIZ RADIO: Veteran Mick Holien calls the play-by-play for Griz football for the 20th 11/10-Open ------season in a row. Former Griz (1991-94) wide receiver Scott Gurnsey and Greg Sundberg 11/17-$Montana State* 1:30 p.m. provide color commentary. UM’s flagship station is KGVO Radio, 1290 AM/KVWE 101.5 FM. ^=Max Media TV game %=Times (The entire 2012 Grizzly Football Radio Network is listed on add 6-6-6 of this release). &=ESPN GamePlan & ESPN3 Subject to $=Televised by ROOT Sports Change TV: The Griz-Jacks will be televised by ROOT Sports (DirecTV Channel 659, Dish Network *=Big Sky Conference game Channel 414, or local cable provider -- check your local listings). ROOT Sports Announc- ers: Tom Glasgow (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst), Jason Stiles (on-field analyst), Jen Mueller (reporter), and Jenny Cavnar (reporter). MONTANA QUICK FACTS President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom STREAMING: There’s NO video streaming of any of the Grizzlies’ 7 games that will be Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 televised by ROOT Sports. Enrollment: 15,642 Athletic Director: Jean Gee (Interim) SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the series 32-12 and has won 14 in a row, and 23 of the last Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz 24, dating back to the 1988 season. The last NAU win was 27-24 in Flagstaff in 1997. (NAU Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold quick facts and series game-by game scores on add 3-3-3). Head Coach: Mick Delaney (Western Montana, 1964) GRIZ LAST WEEK: At Montana 34, Liberty 14: Under a hazy, smoke-filled sky due to near-by forest fires, the 14th-ranked Grizzlies shook off a shaky start, and thanks to special teams, Delaney Record/Yrs. at UM: 2-1/1st year a solid running attack, and excellent run defense, defeated the visiting Flames in UM’s final non-, from Delaney O-All Record/Yrs.: 9-10-1/3rd year league game of the season in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 FLAMES OUT-STAT GRIZ/BUT UM RUSHES FOR 201 YARDS: Liberty had more first WGS Attend. Rec.: 26,066 vs. E. Wash., 2011 downs (21 to 17), more passing yards (321 to 95) and more time with the ball (34:23 to 25:37). First Game in WGS: Oct. 18, 1986: While the Flames may have seemed more dominant offensively, Montana’s running game was Montana 38, Idaho State 31 solid, as the Grizzlies gained 201 rushing yards, almost 10 times (201 to 21) that of what Liberty All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 171-21 (.891) (0-3) put on the board. (Game stats and story on add 14-14-14). Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) Division: 1 (FCS for football) NGUYEN BUILDS “MO”: The Griz got some much-needed momentum when halfback Peter All-Time Record: 547-464-23 (.537) Nguyen scored on 90-yard punt for a TD in the first quarter -- the first score of the game. Big Sky Record: 214-113-1 (.649) Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida GRIZ STAT LEADERS VERSUS LIBERTY: Trent McKinney passed for 95 Equipment Manager: Rob Stack yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for a score. Tight end Greg Hardy had 7 catches and Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, one TD. Halfback Dan Moore racked up 92 yards and a touchdown. The Griz, who had four turnovers at Appalachian State, had one against Liberty, while the Flames had three. 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011. Montana’s defense was led by linebacker John Kanongata’a, who had 10 tackles, defensive *Includes shared titles end Zack Wagenmann had three stops for loss, a pair of sacks, and a pass deflection. FCS Playoffs (21): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, WINNING STREAK: Montana has had 26 winning seasons in a row, dating back to 1986. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011. SKY KINGS: In 2011, the Grizzlies won (or shared) their 16th Big Sky Conference championship 2011 Record: 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (T-1st) in the past 19 years, and 13th in the last 14 seasons. 2012 Starters Back: 7 (5 offense/2 defense) 2012 Lettermen Back: 33. PLAYOFF RECORD-HOLDERS: The 2011 season was the 18th time in the last 19 years that Montana has participated in the national playoffs. The Griz played in the playoff a record 17 straigtht seasons, from 1993-2010. Montana has now participated in the Division I-AA and FCS playoffs a record 21 times. GGriz FB Add 1-1-1 NGUYEN 21ST IN CAREER RUSHING YARDS: Nguyen now has 1,202 career rushing yards, ranking him 21st in school history. He needs 101 yards to move into the top 20. 2012 Big Sky Preseason Coaches’ Poll MONTANA CAREER RUSHING YARDS LEADERS Rank Player Yards Seasons TEAM (First Place Votes) PTS. 1. Yohance Humphery 4,070 18. Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 1,311 2005-09 1. E. Washington (6) 60 Renard Coleman 1,311 1985-88 2. Montana State (3) 57 20. Greg Iseman 1,302 1981-82 3. MONTANA 49 21. Peter Nguyen 1,202 2009-present 4. Sacramento State 46 5. Northern Arizona 35 NGUYEN 8TH IN CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: Nguyen now has 3,373 all-purpose yards, 6. Weber State 32 ranking him 8th in school history. He needs 106 yards to move up to seventh. 7. Portland State 23 8. Northern Colorado 13 MONTANA CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS LEADERS 9. Idaho State 10 Rank Player Yards Seasons 1. Marc Mariani, WR 5,501 2006-09 7. Shalon Baker, WR 3,478 199194 2012 Big Sky Preseason 8. Peter Nguyen, RB 3,373 2009-present Media Poll 9. Renard Coleman, RB 3,347 1985-88

TEAM (1st Place Votes) PTS. NGUYEN 6TH IN CAREER KOR YARDS: Nguyen has 1,352 kickoff return yards, which ranks 1. E. Washington (29) 430 him sixth on the career list. He needs just 71 more yards to move up to two more spots to fourth. 2. Montana State (19) 414 3. MONTANA (3) 365 GRIZ CAREER KOR YARDS LEADERS 4. Sacramento State 273 Rank Player KOR Yards Seasons 1. Rob Schulte, WR 2,129 2004-08 5. Weber State 247 4. Renard Coleman, RB 1,422 1985-88 6. Northern Arizona 228.5 5. Ted Ray, WR 1,419 1982-85 7. Portland State 151.5 6. Peter Nguyen, RB 1,352 2009-present 8. Northern Colorado 110.5 7. Mike Guevara, WR 1,299 1991-92 9. Idaho State 76.5 NGUYEN RANKED 7TH IN PUNT RETURN YARDS: Nguyen’s 512 punt return yards rank him NOTE: Montana had been the pre- 7th in school history. He needs 97 more yards to move up to sixth. season pick 10 times the last 13 GRIZ CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS LEADERS seasons. (EWU was first in 2005, 2011, 2012). Rank Player PR Yards Seasons 1. Levander Segars (143-1441) 1,441 2001-04 6. Karl Stein (69-608) 608 1969-70 FOUR NEW TEAMS JOIN THE 7. Peter Nguyen (40-512) 512 2009-present BIG SKY IN FOOTBALL IN 2012 8. Bill Cockhill (50-510) 510 1990-93

This season Cal Poly, North Dakota, GRATTON 32ND IN CAREER RECEIVING YARDS: Senior wide receiver Sam Gratton has 1,170 Southern Utah and UC Davis all joined the career receiving yards, which places him 32nd in school history. He needs 9 more yards to move up to Big Sky Conference. 31st and 81 to break into the top 30. North Dakota and Southern Utah will GRIZ CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS compete in all sports in the league, while Cal Rank Player Yards Seasons Poly and UC Davis are football-playing only 1. Marc Mariani 3,018 2006-09 members. 30. Ray Bauer 1,250 1948-50 The Grizzlies do not play Cal Poly or UC 31. Marvin Turk 1,178 1990-91 Davis in 2012. 32. Sam Gratton 1,170 2009-present

TRIPP RANKED FOURTH IN CAREER FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Junior linebacker Jordan PRESEASON HONORS Tripp is ranked fourth in school history with six recovered fumbles. He needs four more to become the all-time leader in that category. Junior offensive tackle Danny GRIZ CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Kistler was named to The Sports Network’s Rank Player FRS Seasons preseason All-American second team on 1. Mike Rankin, LB 9 1985, 1987-89 offense. 2. Tim Bush, DE 8 2000-03 Senior tight end Greg Hardy and 3. Todd Ericson, SS 7 1990-93 Kistler were named to the 2012 Big Sky 4. Jordan Tripp, LB 6 2000-10--present preseason all-league team. UM had no Shann Schillinger, FS 6 2005-09 players named to the defensive squad. Kirk Murphy, DE 6 1988-91 Tim Hauck, DB 6 1987-89 Griz FB Add 2-2-2 Montana Top Winning THE SPORTS NETWORK POLL (9/17/12) Rk.-Team Rec. Points Last Week Team of the Past Decade-Plus 1. North Dakota State Bison (140) 2-0 4085 1 (2000-2012) 2. Montana State Bobcats (9) 3-0 3767 3 3. Sam Houston State Bearkats (8) 1-1 3669 2 FCS Most Victories 4. Youngstown State Penguins (7) 3-0 3579 5 Team Wins 5. Old Dominion Monarchs 3-0 3299 6 Montana 139 Appalachian State 120 6. James Madison Dukes 2-1 3115 4 North Dakota 106 7. Wofford Terriers (1) 3-0 2912 9 Dayton 104 8. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-2 2673 7 Northern Iowa 103 9. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-1 2656 10 10. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-0 2468 21 FCS Best Winning Percentage 11. Georgia Southern Eagles 1-1 2209 11 Team W-L Pct. 12. Delaware Blue Hens 3-0 2120 13 Montana 139-31 .818 Harvard 93-27 .775 13. Towson Tigers 1-1 2111 12 Dayton 104-31 .770 14. Montana Grizzlies 2-1 1959 14 Appalachian St. 120-42 .741 15. Illinois State Redbirds 3-0 1883 15 16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 3-0 1544 16 Most Wins In Division I 17. Appalachian State Mountaineers 1-2 1476 8 Team Wins 18. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 1429 18 Montana 139 19. McNeese State Cowboys 3-0 1319 19 Boise State 136 Oklahoma 134 20. Stony Brook Seawolves 2-1 1189 17 Texas 126 21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2-1 810 20 Southern Cal 122 22. Indiana State Sycamores 2-1 621 22 Appalachian St. 120 23. Maine Black Bears 1-1 369 25 24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 358 24 Best Winning Percentage In D-I 25. Central Arkansas Bears 2-1 292 NR Team W-L Winning Pct. Boise State 136-20 .872 Oklahoma 134-29 .822 Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 288, Stephen F. Austin 261, Harvard 174, Sacramento State 154, Montana 139-31 .818 Northern Arizona 149, Samford 99, Bethune-Cookman 88, UT Martin 88, Tennessee State 84, North Texas 126-31 .803 Dakota 76, S. Dakota State 31, Albany 29, Lafayette 29, Eastern Illinois 29, Norfolk State 26, Richmond 19, Southern Cal 122-34 .782 Tennessee Tech 18, Alabama A&M 16, Alabama State 11, South Carolina State 10, Villanova 10, Howard 4, (Through games of Sept. 15, 2012) Florida A&M 4, Yale 3, Southern Utah 3, Jacksonville 3, Western Illinois 1, Brown 1, Chattanooga 1.

THE COACHES POLL (9/17/12) 2012 MONTANA TEAM CAPTAINS Rank-Team (No. 1 votes) Record Points Last Week Offense: #28-Peter Nyugen, Sr., RB Defense: #37-Jordan Tripp, Jr., LB 1. North Dakota State (25) 2-0 648 1 Spec. Teams: Dan Moore, Sr., RB & 2. Montana State (1) 3-0 607 3 Caleb Walden, Sr., RB T-3. Sam Houston State 1-1 552 2 T-3. Youngstown State 3-0 552 8 5. Old Dominion 3-0 547 4 WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM 6. Wofford 3-0 485 9 HOMECOMING GAMES 7. James Madison 2-1 480 5 1987 vs. Weber State L, 26-29 1988 vs. Northern Arizona (2 0T) W, 33-26 8. Northern Iowa 1-2 417 6 1989 vs. Weber State W, 31-6 9. Eastern Washington 1-1 405 11 1990 vs. Eastern Washington L, 35-36 10. Georgia Southern 1-1 404 10 1991 vs. Boise State W, 21-7 11. Montana 2-1 380 12 1992 vs. Eastern Washington L, 21-27 12. Delaware 3-0 333 14 1993 vs. Boise State W, 38-24 13. Lehigh 3-0 309 13 1994 vs. Northern Arizona W, 35-24 14. The Citadel 3-0 305 23 1995 vs. Boise State W, 54-28 15. Illinois State 3-0 276 17 1996 vs. Idaho State W, 43-19 16. Towson 1-1 270 15 1997 vs. Sacramento State W, 52-10 17. McNeese State 3-0 229 19 1998 vs. Portland State W, 20-17 18. Appalachian State 4`1-2 223 7 1999 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 48-27 19. New Hampshire 2-1 209 18 2000 vs. Sacramento State W, 24-20 2001 vs. St. Mary’s-Calif. W, 49-19 20. Stony Brook 2-1 200 16 2002 vs. Idaho State W, 13-9 21. Central Arkansas 2-1 130 20 2003 vs. Weber State W, 12-7 22. Maine 2-1 102 21 2004 vs. Idaho State W, 24-22 23. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 77 25 2005 vs. Weber State W, 24-19 24. Harvard 1-0 68 24 2006 vs. Northern Arizona W, 24-21 25. Indiana State 2-1 42 NR 2007 vs. Weber State W, 18-10 2008 vs. UC Davis W, 29-24 Others Receiving Votes: Jacksonville State (33), Cal Poly (25), Stephen F. Austin (21), Samford (19), 2009 vs. Cal Poly W, 35-23 Bethune-Cookman (17), Norfolk State (15), North Dakota (14), Sacramento State (13), Tennessee State 2010 vs. Sacramento State W, 25-28 (13), Northern Arizona (10), Alabama A&M (8), Albany (5), Lafayette (4), Florida A&M (1), South 2011 vs. Northern Colorado W,55-28 Dakota State (1), Tennessee Tech (1). (25 GAMES: 22-3/19 WINS IN A ROW) Griz FB Add 3-3-3 G

GRIZ BY THE NUMBERS NAU QUICK FACTS/SERIES HISTORY & SCORES

Montana vs. Northern Arizona 7th-In the nation is senior halfback Peter Nguyen Enrollment: 25,204 ranked in punt returns (17.33 ypr). President: Dr. John Haeger 1966: at Northern Arizona 34, Montana 8 Athletic Director: Lisa Campos 1968: at Northern Arizona 18, Montana 0 9th-In the country is Montana ranked in rushing Colors: Blue, Gold and Sage 1969: at Montana 52, Northern Arizona 7 defense in 2012, allowing 79.67 yards a game. Nickname: Lumberjacks 1970: Montana 20, at Northern Arizona 0* Stadium (Capacity): J. Lawrence 10-Former Griz football players on current NFL 1972: at Montana 40, Northern Arizona 17 Walkup Skydome (10,000) rosters. Kicker/Punter Brody McKnight plays for 1973: at Northern Arizona 14, Montana 10 Montreal in the CFL. (Complete list is on add 4). Head Coach (Alma Mater): Jerome 1974: at Montana 27, Northern Arizona 0 Souers (Oregon, 1983) 1975: Montana 28, at Northern Arizona 22 In the nation is redshirt freshman punter Record at NAU/Overall (Season): 78-83/ 10th- 1976: Northern Arizona 23, at Montana 21 Stephen Shaw, averaging 44.31 yards per boot. Same (14th Season) 1977: at Northern Arizona 25, Montana 24 Conference: Big Sky 12-Times in the last 18 years has Montana won 11 or 2011 Record: 4-7 1978: Northern Arizona 15, at Montana 6 more games in a season. 2011 Conference Record (Finish): 3-5 (T-6) 1979: at Northern Arizona 26, Montana 13 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/20 1980: at Montana 31, Northern Arizona 21 12th-In the FCS is senior halfback/fullback Dan Starters Returning/Lost: 15/7 1981: Montana 29, at Northern Arizona 23 Moore ranked in all-purpose yards (167.33) per game. Off./Def./ST Starters Returning: 8/7/0 1982: at Montana 36, Northern Arizona 35 Football Contact: Steve Shaff 1983: Montana 21, at Northern Arizona 17 14-Wins in a row by the Grizzlies over the Lumber- Email: [email protected] jacks, a streak than began in 1998. 1984: Northern Arizona 24, at Montana 18 Office/Cell Phone: (928) 523-6792/ 1985: Montana 32, at Northern Arizona 31 (928) 606-6628 17th-Is Moore ranked in rushing (111.00 ypg). Website: www.nauathletics.com 1986: Northern Arizona 34, at Montana 28 1987: at Northern Arizona 24, Montana 17 20-Consecutive years (including the 2012 season) 2012 Schedule (2-1) 1988: at Montana 33, N. Arizona 26 (2 OT) that Montana has been ranked in the Sports Network’s top 25 poll. Aug. 30 at Arizona State, L, 63-6 1989: Montana 34, at Northern Arizona 14 Sept. 8 at UNLV, W 17-14 1990: at Montana 48, Northern Arizona 14 21st-In the country is redshirt freshman quarterback Sept. 15 Fort Lewis 1991: Montana 34, at Northern Arizona 27 Sept. 22 at Montana* Trent McKinney ranked in total offense at 255.33 1992: at Montana 28, Northern Arizona 27 Sept. 29 Portland State* yards per game. 1993: Montana 38, at Northern Arizona 23 Oct. 13 at North Dakota* 1994: at Montana 34, Northern Arizona 24 33-1-Is the Grizzlies’ home record since the 2008 Oct. 20 UC Davis* season. Oct. 27 at Northern Colorado* 1995: Montana 24, at Northern Arizona 21 Nov. 3 at Idaho State* 1996: at Montana 48, Northern Arizona 32 89.2%-Is Montana’s winning percentage in Nov. 10 Southern Utah* 1997: at Northern Arizona 27, Montana 24 Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Nov. 17 Cal Poly* 1998: at Montana 33, Northern Arizona 20 *Big Sky Conference game 1999: Montana 42, at Northern Arizona 23 90-Yards on a punt return for a touchdown by 2000: at Montana 17, Northern Arizona 7 Nguyen in the Liberty win -- the third longest in 2011 Results (4-7) 2001: Montana 38, at Northern Arizona 27 school history. Sept. 3 at Arizona L, 10-41 Sept. 10 Fort Lewis W, 58-13 2002: at Montana 38, Northern Arizona 24 172-21 (.892)-Is Montana’s all-time record in Sept. 17 at Portland State* L, 29-31 2003: Montana 59, at Northern Arizona 21 Washington-Grizzly Stadium since the Griz began Sept. 24 Idaho State* W, 20-3 2004: at Montana 34, Northern Arizona 22 playing there mid-way through the 1986 season. Oct. 8 E. Washington* L, 28-36 2005: Montana 23, at Northern Arizona 0 Oct. 15 at Montana State* L, 24-41 3,373-Career all-purpose yards for Nguyen, who 2006: at Montana 24, Northern Arizona 21 Oct. 22 Montana* L, 24-28 2007: Montana 21, at Northern Arizona 16 moved up to eighth on UM’s career list. Oct. 29 at Sac State* W, 27-26 2008: at Montana 45, Northern Arizona 10 Nov. 5 No. Colorado* W, 34-14 26,066-Is the all-time attendance record in WGS 2009: Montana 41, at Northern Arizona (OT) (Eastern Washington, 2011). UM’s Homecoming Nov. 12 at Weber State* L, 31-34 2010: at Montana 24, Northern Arizona 21 game last season was against Northern Colorado, and Nov. 19 Southern Utah L, 24-27 2011: Montana 28, at Northern Arizona 24 the attendance was 25,919. *Big Sky Conference game *Year Northern Arizona joined Big Sky (Montana leads 32-12) Griz FB Add 4-4-4RIZ BY THE NUMBERS

MICK DELANEY: HEAD FOOTBALL COACH First Year at Montana (2-1)

Mick Delaney was named the 35th head football coach at The University of Montana in July of 2012, and he signed a two-year contract. He replaced Robin Pflugrad whose contract was not renewed after serving as UM’s mentor the previous two seasons (2010 and 2011). Delaney was an assistant coach at Montana from 2008-11, working with the running backs and he was also the associate head coach. He had retired briefly before returning to UM and assuming the position as UM’s head coach. He was instrumental in the development of running back Chase Reynolds, who rushed for 4,067 yards and a school-record 52 touchdowns the previous three seasons. A veteran mentor, Mick began coaching football in 1964. This will be his 28th season of coaching football at the collegiate level. Originally from Butte, he came to Montana from Colorado State where he was an assistant coach for former head coach Sonny Lubick for 15 seasons from 1993-2007. Former Griz head coach Bobby Hauck hired Delaney in 2008. Pflugrad retained Delaney as the lone official holdover from Hauck’s staff. While at CSU, Delaney coached some of the finest running backs in school history, including five first-team all-conference selections such as Cecil Sapp (2000). Sapp was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award and set a school rushing record with 1,601 yards in 2002. Coach Delaney College Sapp went on to play with the Denver Broncos. Coaching Time Line Prior to coaching the Rams, Delaney was the head football coach and athletic director at 2012-: The University of Montana, Head Coach. Western Montana, Dillon, in 1991 and 92. He served as the athletic director at Montana Tech in Butte from 1983-85. 2008-11: The University of Montana, Associate Head Coach & Running Backs. Delaney began his coaching career at Butte Central High School (1964-67) as head wrestling coach and assistant football coach. He also taught English at Central. Delaney was an assistant football coach under former UM head coach Jack Swarthout 1993-2007: Colorado State University, Running from 1968-69. He was UM’s head wrestling coach at that time as well. He then moved on Backs. to Great Falls High School (1969-76) where he taught English and was the assistant wrestling 1991-92: Western Montana College, Head and track and field coach. He coached on Lubick’s staff at Montana State from 1979-80. Coach (7-9-1) & Athletic Director. He earned his B.A. in education at UM-Western (Western Montana College) in 1964. He is an inaugural inductee into the Western Montana College Sports Hall of Fame and was 1978-81: , Assistant Football Coach. honored by the Montana Coaches Association in 1972 as the Wrestling Coach of the Year. In 1974 he was named the Football Coach of the Year by that organization. He also belonged to 1968-69: The University of Montana, Head many associations during his athletic career including the Montana Coaches Association from Wrestling Coach & Assistant Football Coach. 1968-1985. Mick and his wife Cheri have three children, son Mike, daughters Shauna Basile and Melissa Ossello, and nine grandchildren. FORMER GRIZ PLAYERS ON NFL ROSTERS THE MICK DELANEY RADIO & TV SHOWS Colt Anderson, DB Eagles Kroy Biermann, DE Falcons RADIO: The Coach Delaney Radio Show airs every Tuesday evening Dan Carpenter, K Dolphins from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Missoula’s KGVO-AM (1290) and KVWE-FM (101.5). Trumaine Johnson, DB Rams The show is hosted by Mick Holien, the “Voice of the Grizzlies,” and ^Marc Mariani, WR/Ret. Titans features insight from the head coach, player interviews, a scouting report on the ^Caleb McSurdy, LB Cowboys upcoming opponent, and fans can call in and ask Coach Delaney questions as well. %Chase Reynolds, RB Rams ^Jabin Sambrano, WR/Ret. Colts The show can be heard on many Grizzly Network affiliates. It airs live from Paradise ^Shann Schillinger, DB Falcons Falls. Jimmy Wilson, DB Dolphins TV: Coach Delaney’s television show is shown locally on ABC TV/FOX of Missoula, on Mondays from 9:35-10:00 p.m. The show features Griz highlights, ^=On injured reserve

comments from the head coach on past and upcoming games, and player interviews. %=On practice squad It is hosted by Dominic Shelden, the sports director of Max Media/ABC TV/FOX of Missoula. It airs on Monday’s at 9:35 p.m. on KWYB-ABC 18 & 28 FORMER GRIZ IN CFL Butte/Bozeman, KTMF-ABC 23 & 42 Missoula/Kalispell, KFBB-ABC 5 Great Falls, Brody McKnight, K/P Montreal and KHBB-ABC 5 Helena. Griz FB Add 5-5-5 2012 MONTANA GRIZZLY ACTIVE NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 - Anthony Goodwin CB 6-1 190 Jr. JC Temecula, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio JC) 2 - Taylor Walcott WR 6-0 175 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Marist HS) 3 - Sean Murray CB 6-1CCCCC 195 Jr. 2V Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 4 - Brett Kirschner RB 5-10 195 So. 1V Bellevue, Wash. (Interlake HS) 5 - Chase Naccarato WR 5-8 160 Fr. HS Spokane, Wash., (Mt. Spokane HS) 6 - Adam Brzeczek QB 6-0 195 Fr. TR/RS Queen Creek, Ariz. (Queen Creek HS) 7 - Ellis Henderson WR 6-0 185 Fr. TR Portland, Ore. (Hawaii) 8 - Sam Gratton WR/Hol. 6-0 198 Sr. 3V Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 9 - Jacob Coogan Safety 6-2 205 Jr. JC San Diego, Calif. (Southwestern College) 11 - Nate Harris CB 5-10 180 Fr. RS Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 11 - Trent McKinney QB 6-0 198 Fr. RS Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani HS) 12 - Matt Hermanson Safety 6-1 192 So. 1V Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington HS) 13 - Zach Gratton Safety 6-1 185 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 13 - Spencer Hale WR 5-11 180 So. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) 14 - Josh Dennard CB 5-11 180 So. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 17 - Gerald Kemp WR 6-2 215 Sr. 3V San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) 19 - Shay Smithwick-Hann QB 6-4 214 So. 1V Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 20 - Herbert Gamboa Safety 6-1 215 Fr. HS San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 21 - Joey Counts RB 5-9 220 Fr. HS Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) 23 - Cam Warren WR 5-7 160 Jr. 1V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 24 - Steven Rominger Safety 5-10 186 Jr. 2V Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 25 - Marlon Miles CB 5-9 170 Jr. SQ Portland, Ore. (Western Michigan) 26 - Jordan Canada RB 5-9 172 So. 1V Duarte, Calif. (South Hills HS) 28 - Peter Nguyen RB/Ret. 5-8 182 Sr. 3V Seattle, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 29 - Bryce Carver WR 6-1 180 Sr. 3V Dillon, Mont. (Beaverhead County HS) 30 - Bo Tully Safety 6-2 197 Jr. 2V Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS) 31 - Justin Whitted CB 6-1 188 Fr. RS Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard HS) 32 - Adam DeBruycker Safety 6-1 195 Fr. RS Choteau, Mont. (Choteau HS) 33 - Connor Lebsock Safety 6-2 198 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (Skyview HS) 34 - Jacob Elder RB 5-9 190 Fr. RS Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) 35 - Dan Moore FB/RB 5-11 235 Sr. 3V Tucson, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) 36 - Gavin Hagfors RB 6-2 212 Fr. RS Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 37 - Jordan Tripp LB/Snaps 6-3 ½ 244 Jr. 2V/RS Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 38 - Nelo Butler RB 5-9 205 Fr. RS Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) 39 - Jake Dallaserra WR 5-11 180 Fr. RS Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) 40 - Nick Holt LB 6-0 215 Fr. TR Seattle, Wash. U of Washington) 41 - Caleb Walden RB/P 5-9 198 Sr. 1V Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 42 - Kelsey Lippert LB 6-0 215 Fr. RS Fort Benton, Mont. (Fort Benton HS) 43 - Brian Maus LB/Snaps 6-2 232 So. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 44 - Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 260 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) 46 - Clay Pierson TE 6-3 239 Jr. 2V Twin Bridges, Mont. (Twin Bridges HS) 47 - Derek Crittenden DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 48 - Jonathan Richards WLB 6-3 208 Fr. RS Butte, Mont. (Butte Central HS) 49 - Addison Owen SLB 6-2 220 Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. (Camas HS) 50 - Aaron Held Snaps 5-11 155 Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) 52 - John Kanongata’a SLB 5-11 230 Jr. 2V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 53 - Josh Stuberg MLB 6-2 233 Sr. 3V Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) 54 - Trevor Rehm DT 6-3 244 So. SQ Dillon, Mont. (Beaverhead Co. HS) 56- Brock Coyle MLB 6-2 240 Jr. 2V Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 58 - Zack Wagenmann DE 6-3 ½ 240 So. 1V Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 61 - Shawn Bradshaw DT 6-3 256 So. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 63 - Brett Brauer OC/Snaps 6-2 261 Sr. 1V Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 65 - Jordan Hines OG 6-4 295 Jr. SQ Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 66 - Logan Hines OC 6-4 291 Jr. SQ Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 69 - Kjelby Oiland OC/Snaps 6-4 295 Jr. 1V Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 72 - Trevor Poole OT 6-5 290 So. 1V Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 73 - Samson Kaleikini OG 6-5 280 Fr. RS Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS) 74 - John Schmaing OT 6-7 285 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 75 - William Poehls OG 6-8 340 Jr. 2V Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 76 - Danny Kistler Jr. OT 6-8 325 Jr. 2V Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) 77 - Jake Hendrickson OG 6-3 ½ 300 Sr. 1V/RS Gilbert, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) Griz FB Add 6-6-6 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN(PREV. SCHOOL) GRIZ 2012/CAREER STARTS 80 - Sean Haynes WR 6-3 190 So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. (B. Alemany HS) 81 - Mitch Saylor WR 6-5 217 So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) 2012 CAREER STARTS STARTS 82 - Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Sr. 2V Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS) NO.-PLAYER G/S G/S 84 - Kevin Berland WR 5-9 175 So. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Loyola HS) 1- Anthony Goodwin 3/0 3/0 85 - Hayden Craig TE 6-5 246 Fr. HS Dayton, Ore. (Dayton HS) 2 - Taylor Wolcott 1/0 1/0 86 - Greg Hardy TE/Snaps 6-5 245 Sr. 3V Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) 3 - Sean Murray 3/3 26/3 87 - Chris Lider K/P 6-1 200 Fr. RS Bellevue, Wash. Sammamish HS) 4 - Brett Kirschner 1/0 9/0 88 - Stephen Shaw P 6-3 235 Fr. RS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 5 - Chase Naccarrato 3/0 3/0 89 - Aschan Richards TE 6-6 227 Fr. RS Butte, Mont. (Butte Central HS) 8 - Sam Gratton 3/3 42/34 91 - Tyrone Holmes DE 6-4 245 Fr. HS Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point HS) 9 - Jacob Coogan 0/0 0/0 92 - Alex Bienemann DT 6-2 295 Jr. 2V Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 11- Nate Harris 2/0 2/0 94 - Harrison Greenberg PK 5-8 155 Fr. HS Lake Oswego, Ore. (L.Oswego HS) 11- Trent McKinney 3/3 3/3 95 - Tonga Takai DT 6-2 301 So. 1V Waipahu, Hawaii (Damien Mem.HS) 12 - Matt Hermanson 3/3 15/4 96 - Josh Harris DE 6-5 251 Sr. 2V Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS) 13 - Zach Gratton 2/0 2/0 98 - Zach Veasy K/P 5-10 198 Jr. JC Boise, Idaho (College of Idaho) 14 - Josh Dennard 3/3 17/3 99 - Jesse Ginn DT 6-5 305 Fr. RS Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) 17 - Gerald Kemp 0/0 33/0 19 - S. Smithwick-Hann 1/0 5/0 2012 COACHING STAFF: 20 - Herbert Gamboa 3/0 3/0 Mick Delaney (Western Montana, 1964), Head Coach 21 - Joey Counts 0/0 0/0 Timm Rosenbach (Washington State, 2005), Offensive Coordinator & 23 - Cam Warren 15/0 18/0 Ty Gregorak (Colorado, 2001), Defensive Coordinator/ & Linebackers 24 - Steven Rominger 3/0 24/0 Scott Gragg (Montana 1995), Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line 26 - Jordan Canada 2/0 14/1 Shalon Baker (Montana 1995), Wide Receivers 28 - Peter Nguyen 3/3 41/8 Legi Suiaunoa, (Nevada, 2002) Defensive line 29 - Bryce Carver 3/3 37/10 Aric Williams (Oregon State, 2005 ), Cornerbacks 30 - Bo Tully 3/3 28/11 Justin Green (Montana, 2011) Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator 31 - Justin Whitted 2/0 2/0 Rob Oviatt (Alabama, 1980) Strength & Conditioning 33- Connor Lebsock 3/0 3/0 Leon Burnett (Southwestern College, Kansas, 1965), Safeties 35 - Dan Moore 3/3 36/14 Kefense Hynson (Willamette, 2003) Tight Ends/Special Teams 36 - Gavin Hagfors 3/0 3/0 37 - Jordan Tripp 3/3 32/17 40 - Nick Holt 1/0 1/0 2012 Griz Numerical Pronunciation Guide 41- Caleb Walden 3/0 17/0 43 - Brian Maus 2/0 6/0 5- Chase Naccarato: noc-a-rah-toe 6-Adam Brzcezek: brezz-eck 44 - Caleb Kidder 2/0 2/0 8- Sam Gratton: graa-ton 46 - Clay Pierson 3/0 22/0 13-Zach Gratton: graa-ton 47 - Derek Crittenden 3/0 3/0 28 -Peter Nguyen: win 48 - Jonathan Richards 2/0 2/0 32-Adam DeBruycker: dee-bruck-ker 49 - Addison Owen 3/0 3/0 36 -Gavin Hagfors: gaa-vin....haag-fors 52 - John Kanongata 3/3 28/14 43-Brian Maus: moss 53 - Josh Stuberg 3/2 40/4 52-John Kanongata’a: cann-un-gawt-ah-ah 54 -Trevor Rehm 2/0 2/0 69-Kjelby Oiland: Kelby 56 - Brock Coyle 3/1 32/1 73-Samson Kaleikini: kal-eh-kee-nee 75-William Poehls: pails 58 - Zack Wagenmann 3/3 17/3 82-Jacob Haas-hoss 61 - Shawn Bradshaw 0/0 0/0 87-Chris Lider-lie-der 63 - Brett Brauer 3/0 17/0 88-Aschan Richards: ash-an 65 - Jordan Hines 0/0 2/0 92-Alex Bienemann: Bee-in-eh-man 66 - Logan Hines 3/0 6/0 95-Tonga Takai: tuhk-eye 69 - Kjelby Oiland 3/3 17/15 99-Jesse Ginn: gen 72 - Trevor Poole 3/3 16/3 Coaches 73 - Samson Kalekini 1/0 1/0 Kefense Hynson: kuh-fence-ay 74 - John Schmaing 3/0 3/0 Legi Suiaunoa: langee...sue-uh-noe-uh 75 - William Poehls 3/3 24/6 76 - Danny Kistler 3/3 27/21 77 - Jake Hendrickson 3/3 6/3 80 - Sean Haynes 3/2 10/2 2012 Grizzly Football Radio Network 81 - Mitch Saylor 3/1 12/1 Anaconda/Deer Lodge: KQRV-FM 96.9 Lewistown : KXLO-AM 1230 82 - Jacob Hass 0/0 15/0 Kalispell: KOFI-AM 1180 Miles City: KMTA-AM 1050 85 - Hayden Craig 3/0 3/0 Billings: KYSX-FM 105.1 Missoula, KGVO-AM 1290 & 101.5 FM 86 - Greg Hardy 3/3 40/27 87 - Chris Lider 3/3 2/2 Butte: KQRV-FM 99.3 Plentywood: KATQ-AM 100.1 & 101.1 FM 88 - Stephen Shaw 3/3 3/3 Glasgow: KTTZ-AM 1240 Polson: KERR-AM 750 89 - Aschan Richards 0/0 0/0 Glendive: KXGN-AM 1400 Ronan: KERR-FM 93.9 91 - Tyrone Holmes 3/1 3/1 92 - Alex Bienemann 3/3 10/3 Great Falls: KXGF-AM 1400& 98.3 FM Shelby: KZIN-FM 96.7 95 - Tonga Takai 3/3 14/3 Helena: KCAP-AM 1340 Sidney: KTHX-FM 95.1 96 - Josh Harris 2/2 31/2 99 - Jesse Ginn 1/0 1/0 Griz FB Add 7-7-7

GRIZ IN 2012 NCAA FCS TEAM RANKINGS GRIZ IN 2012 NCAA FCS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Thru games of 9/15/12) (Thru games of 9/15/12) Rushing Passing Efficiency Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense 17. Dan Moore, 111.00 24. Trent McKinney, 142.00 15. 230.67 ypg 46. 218.83 ypg 13. 449.00 ypg Total Offense Rec. Yards Per Game Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass. Eff. 21. Trent McKinney, 255.33 97. Dan Moore, 56.33 26. 32.00 ppg 9. 79.67 ypg 23. 144.05 Receptions Per Game None in Top 100 Kickoff Returns Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting 50. Peter Nguyen, 21.67 ypr 42. 330.67 ypg 54. 24.33 ppg 16. 38.77 Punt Returns Scoring 7. Peter Nguyen, 17.33 ypr T-89. Dan Moore, 6.00 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin T-89. Chris Lider, 6.00 12. 17.33 yds. pr 94. 17.20 yds. pr T-90. -1.00 Field Goals T-32. Chris Lider, 1.00 fg pg Sacks T-49. Zack Wagenmann, .67 pg Pass Eff. Def. Sacks Pass Defense All-Purpose Yards T-49. Tona Takai, .67 pg 103. 153.07 T-14. 3.00 pg 92. 251.00 12. Dan Moore, 167.33 ypg 55. Peter Nguyen, 113.67 ypg Punting Interceptions Per Game 10. Stephen Shaw, 44.31 avg. Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed T-76. John Kanongata’a, .33 pg T-34. 6.67 pg T-20. 1.00 T-76. Jordan Tripp, .33 pg Tackles Per Game Tackles For Loss T-49. Jordan Tripp, 9.33 pg T-49. John Kanongata’a, 1.00 T-49. John Kanongata’a, 9.33 **=Leads Big Sky Conference T-49. Zack Wagenmann, 1.00 pg **=Leads Big Sky Conference

Montana’s 2012 Game-by-Game Starters Offense

Opponent QB RB LT LG OC RG RT WR WR WR TE FG/PAT South Dakota McKinney Nguyen Poole Hendrickon Oiland Pohels Kistler Gratton Carver Saylor Hardy Lider @App. State McKinney Nguyen Poole Hendrickon Oiland Pohels Kistler Gratton Carver Saylor Hardy Lider Liberty McKinney Nguyen Poole Hendrickon Oiland Pohels Kistler Gratton Carver Moore(RB) Hardy Lider N. Arizona* @E. Wash.* @N. Colo.* S. Utah* @N. Dakota* Idaho St.* @Weber St.* Montana St.*

Defense

DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB FS S S CB PUNTER South Dakota Wagenmann Takai Bienemann Harris Kanongata’a Tripp Stuberg Murray Hermanson Tully Dennard Shaw @App. State Wagenmann Takai Bienemann Harris Kanongata’a Tripp Stuberg Murray Hermanson Tully Dennard Shaw Liberty Wagenmann Takai Bienemann Holmes Kanongata’a Tripp Coyle Murray Hermanson Tully Dennard Shaw N. Arizona* @E. Wash.* @N. Colo.* S. Utah* @N. Dakota* Idaho St.* @Weber St.* Montana St.*

*=Big Sky Conference game Griz FB Add 8-8-8

GRIZ IN THE RECORD BOOKS... THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY... Rushed for 100+ Yards...... 148, Dan Moore & 102 Peter Nguyen vs. South Dakota, 2012 Rushing-Longest Run Rushed for 200+ Yards...... 241, Chase Reynolds vs. Weber State, 2009 1. *80, by five players; most recent: Rushed for 4 TDs...... 4, Lex Hilliard vs. Northwestern State, 2004 *80, Jabin Sambrano at N. Arizona, 2011 Rushed for 3 TDs...... 3, Chase Reynolds vs. North Dakota, 2010 9. 75, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2011 Had Two (2) 100-yard Rushers...... 148, Dan Moore & 102 Peter Nguyen vs. South Dakota, 2012 Passed for 300+ Yards...... 307, Trent McKinney at Appalachian State, 2012 Passing Touchdowns Passed for 400+ Yards...... 498, Drew Miller at Portland State, 1999 1. 6, Jordan Johnson vs. Weber St., 2011 Passed for 500+ Yards...... 505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000 6, at S.F. Austin, 1998 Passed for 6 TDs...... 6. Jordan Johnson vs. Weber State, 2011 6, vs. Boise St., 1995 Passed for 5 TDs...... 5, Brandon Neill vs. St. Mary’s (CA), 2001 Passed for 4 TDs...... 4, vs. Sac State, 2008 Passing-Long Plays Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game...... 3, Trent McKinney at Appalachian State, 2012 1. *93, Brian Ah Yat at Portland State, 1997 Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game...... 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 5. *87, Trent McKinney, at App. State, 2012 2 Player(s) had 100+ receiving yards in a game...... 131, Marc Mariani & Mike Ferriter (119) vs. *87, Dave Dickenson vs. Weber St., 1993 Sac State, 2008 Had two (2) 100-yard receivers...... 158, Jabin Sambrano & 124, Sam Gratton at Cal Poly, 2010 *87, vs. Weber St., 1985 Had Three (3) 100-yard receivers...... Etu Molden (156), Jimmy Farris (149), and Tanner 6. *84, vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Hancock (127) at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000 *84, Dave Dickenson at Idaho, 1995 Caught Four (4) TD passes...... 4, Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber State, 2011 8. *80, Jordan Johnson at Tennessee, 2011 Caught Three (3) TD passes...... 3, Etu Molden vs. St. Mary’s (CA), 2001 Caught Two (2) TD passes...... 2, Sam Gratton vs. Northern Iowa, 2011 Recorded 500 yards of total offense...... 549 (510 passing/39 rushing), Brian Ah Yat vs. Receiving Touchdowns Northern Arizona, 1996 1. 4, Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber St., 2011 Recorded 400 yards of total offense...... 488, Drew Miller vs. Idaho (Pullman, WA), 2000 4, Marc Mariani vs. Southern Utah, 2008 Recorded 250 all-purpose yards...... 289, Marc Mariani vs. S. Utah, 2008 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown...... 90, Peter Nguyen vs. Liberty, 2012 4, Joe Douglass at E. Washington, 1996 Returned a Kickoff for a TD...... 96, Jabin Sambrano vs. Cal Poly, 2010 4, Marvin Turk at Idaho, 1991 Kicked Four (6) field goals in a game...... Brody McKnight vs. Western Oregon, 2011$ 4, Mike Rice vs. Idaho State & Idaho, 1986 Kicked Five (5) field goals in a game...... Dan Carpernter vs. S. Dakota St., 2006 Kicked Four (4) field goals in a game...... Brody McKnight, at Idaho St., 2011 Receiving-Long Plays Kicked Three (3) field goals in a game...... Brody McKnight at Portland St., 2010 1. *93, Jimmy Farris at Portland State, 1997 Kicked a game-winning field goal...... 25-yarder, Brody McKnight at Portland State, 2010 5. *87, Dan Moore, at App. State, 2012 Kicked a Field Goal of 50 yards or more...... 51, Brody McKnight vs. Western Oregon, 2011 *87, Matt Wells vs. Weber St., 1993 Had Two (2) interceptions in a game...... Sean Murray vs. Western Oregon, 2011 *87, Scott Moe vs. Weber St., 1985 Returned an interception for a TD...... 61, Caleb McSurdy at Sam Houston St., 2011 6. *84, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Blocked a Punt...... Andrew Badger vs. Northern Arizona, at UM, 2010 8. *80, Jabin Sambrano at Tennessee, 2011 Returned a Blocked punt for a TD...... Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002 9. *79, Jabin Sambrano at Montana St., 2011 Blocked a Field Goal...... Bobby Alt at Montana State, 2011 Returned a Blocked FG for a TD...... 67 Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005 Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game...... Matt Hermanson vs. Central Arkansas, 2011 Longest Punt Returns Blocked a PAT...... Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007 1. *94, Marc Mariani vs. Idaho State, 2008 Had a Defensive Conversion...... NA *94, Tuff Harris at E. Washington, 2006 Forced a Safety...... Trumaine Johnson at Montana State, 2011 3. *90, Peter Nguyen vs. Libery, 2012 4. *82, Marc Mariani vs. E. Wash., 2009 THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... Rushed for 100+ Yards...... 148, Zach Bauman, UM at N. Arizona, 2011 Rushed for 200+ Yards...... 287, Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State at SHSU, 2011 Longest Kickoff Returns Had Two (2) 100-yard Rushers...... C. Kavanaugh,and Cory McCaffrey, 1. *102, Milt Popovich at Oregon State, 1936 Portland State at PSU, 2010 2. *99, Damon Boddie, at Idaho, 1993 Rushed for 4 TDs...... 4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010 3. *^98, Marc Mariani vs. S. Dakota St., 2009 Passed for 400+ Yards...... 445, Michael Herrick, at N. Arizona, 2009 *98, Kevin Morris vs. Boise State, 1989 Passed for 5 TDs...... 5, Erik Myer, E. Washington at UM, 2005 5. *96, Jabin Sambrano vs. Cal Poly, 2010 Passed for 4 TDs...... 4, Michael Herrick at N. Arizona, 2009 Threw 3+ Interceptions...... 4, Cameron Higgins, Weber State at UM, 2009 Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game...... 232, Aaron Boyce, E. Washington at UM, 2007 Longest Interception Returns Had two (2) 100-yard receivers...... J. Hunter (146) and D. Rogers (100) at Tennessee, 2011 1. *, 99, Dwaye Hans at Idaho, 1988 Caught Three (3) TD passes...... 3, Colin Cochart, South Dakota St., at UM, 2009 Had 400 yards of total offense...... 407, Armanti Edwards, Appalachian St., at UM, 2009 Longest Field Goals Returned a Punt for a Touchdown...... 84, Tavoy Moore, Idaho State at UM,. 2010 1. $57, Chris Snyder vs. Albany, 2002 Returned a Kickoff for a TD...... 94, Dominic Gunn, N. Colorado at UM, 2011 2. 54, Brody McKnight at N. Arizona, 2009 Returned an interception for a TD...... 50, Charlie Goro, South Dakota, 2012 54, Dan Carpenter at Sac State, 2007 Returned a Fumble for a TD...... Chuks Nweke, N. Colorado at UM, 2011 54, Chris Snyder at Idaho State, 2003 Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game...... Emery Beckles, at Idaho State, 2003 54, Kris Heppner at Idaho State, 1997 Team had Three (3) Interceptions in a game...... 5 by Stephen F. Austin, at UM, 2009 Team had Two (2) Interceptions in a game...... 2 at Sacramento State, 2007 Blocked a Punt...... Caldwell Taylor, Weber State at UM, 2011 Longest Punts Scored a TD on a Blocked punt...... 30, Markell Williams, Sac State at Sac, 2011 1. 79, Jody Farmer at Weber State, 1988 Had 300+ all-purpose yards...... 305, Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington at UM, 2008 4. 75, Brody McKnight at Sac State, 2011 Blocked a Field Goal Attempt...... Jordan Monga, Idaho State at UM, 2010 75, Kelly Stensrud vs. E. Wash., 1994 Returned a Blocked FG for a TD...... NA Blocked a PAT...... John Eddy, Northern Colorado, 2010 *Indicates Touchdown Had a Defensive Conversion...... Andy Schantz, Portland State (2), 2008 Had a Safety...... Western State at UM, 2010 ^FCS Playoff game Griz FB Add 9-9-9 MONTANA DEPTH CHART vs. NORTHERN ARIZONA (as of 9/18/12)

OFFENSE DEFENSE WR-8-Sam Gratton, 6-0, 198, Sr., 3V (Rush)DE-96-Josh Harris, 6-5, 251, Sr., 2V OR 23-Cam Warren, 5-7, 160, Jr., 1V 91-Tyrone Holmes, 6-4, 245, Fr., RS 5-Chase Naccarato, 5-8, 160, Fr., HS 47-Derek Crittenden, 6-3, 250, Fr., RS

WR-29-Bryce Carver, 6-1, 180, Sr., 3V DT-92-Alex Bienemann, 6-2, 295, Jr., 2V 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 185, Fr., TR 44-Caleb Kidder, 6-5, 260, Fr., HS 54-Trevor Rehm, 6-3, 244, So., SQ

WR-80-Sean Haynes, 6-3, 190, So., 1V DT-95-Tonga Takai, 6-2, 301, So., 1V a 81-Mitch Saylor, 6-5, 217, So., 1V 99-Jesse Ginn, 6-5, 305, Fr., RS 2-Taylor Walcott, 6-0, 175, Fr., HS 61-Shawn Bradshaw, 6-3, 256, So., SQ

LT-72-Trevor Poole, 6-5, 290, So., 1V (Open)DE-58-Zack Wagenmann, 6-3 ½, 240, So., 1V 74-John Schmaing, 6-7, 285, Fr., RS 91-Tyrone Holmes, 6-4, 245, Fr., RS

LG-77-Jake Hendrickson, 6-3 ½, 300, Sr., 1V 65-Jordan Hines, 6-4, 295, SQ (Sam)LB-52-John Kanongata’a, 5-11, 230, Jr., 2V 49-Addison Owen, 6-2, 220, Fr., RS 48-Jonathan Richards, 6-3, 208, Fr., RS

OC-69-Kjelby Oiland, 6-4, 295, Jr., 1V (Mike)LB- 53-Josh Stuberg, 6-2, 233, Sr., 3V OR 66-Logan Hines, 6-4, 291, Jr., SQ 56-Brock Coyle, 6-2, 240, Jr., 2V 40-Nick Holt, 6-0, 215, Fr., TR

RG-75-William Poehls, 6-8, 320, Jr., 2V (Will)LB-37-Jordan Tripp, 6-3 ½, 244, Jr., 2V 73-Samson Kaleikini, 6-5, 280, Fr., RS 40-Nick Holt, 6-0, 215, Fr., TR 43-Brian Maus, 6-2, 232, So., SQ

RT-76-Danny Kistler, Jr., 6-8, 325, Jr., 2V (Field) LCB-14-Josh Dennard, 5-11, 180, So., 1V 74-John Schmaing, 6-7, 285, Fr., RS 11-Nate Harris, 5-10, 180, Fr., RS

TE-86-Greg Hardy, 6-5, 245, Sr., 3V (Boundary) RCB-3-Sean Murray, 6-1, 195, Jr., 2V 46-Clay Pierson, 6-3, 239, Jr., 2V 1-Anthony Goodwin, 6-1, 190, Jr., JC 85-Hayden Craig, 6-5, 246, Fr., HS 31-Justin Whitted, 6-1, 188, Fr., RS

QB-11-Trent McKinney, 6-0, 198, Fr., RS FS-12-Matt Hermanson, 6-1, 190, So., 1V 19-Shay Smithwick-Hann, 6-4, 214, So., 1V 24-Steven Rominger, 5-10, 186, Jr., 2V 6-Adam Brzeczek, 6-0, 195, Fr., TR 20-Herbert Gamboa, 6-1, 215, Fr., HS 3-Brady Gustafson, 6-7, 210, Fr., HS 13-Zach Gratton, 6-1, 185, Fr., RS

RB-28-Peter Nguyen, 5-8, 182, Sr., 3V AND SS-30-Bo Tully, 6-2, 197, Jr., 2V 35-Dan Moore, 5-11, 235, Sr., 3V 33-Connor Lebsock, 6-2, 198, Fr., RS 4-Brett Kirschner, 5-10, 195, So., 1V 32-Adam DeBruycker, 6-1, 195, Fr., RS 21-Joey Counts, 5-9, 220, Fr., HS

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— SPECIAL TEAMS

P-88-Stephen Shaw, 6-3, 235, Fr., RS K-87-Chris Lider, 6-1, 200, Fr., RS 41-Caleb Walden, 5-9, 198, Sr., 1V 94-Harrison Greenberg, 5-8, 155, Fr., HS

KOR-28-Peter Nguyen, 5-8, 182, Sr., 3V PR-28-Peter Nguyen, 5-8, 182, Sr., 3V 5-Chase Naccarato, 5-8, 160, Fr., HS 5-Chase Naccarato, 5-8, 160, Fr., HS 35-Dan Moore, 5-11, 235, Sr., 3V 14-Josh Dennard, 5-11, 180, So., 1V

Holder-8-Sam Gratton, 6-0, 198, Sr., 3V

Long Snaps-37-Jordan Tripp, 6-3 ½, 244, Jr., 2V Short Snaps-63-Brett Brauer, 6-2, 261, Sr., 1V 86-Greg Hardy, 6-5, 245, Sr., 3V 69-Kjelby Oiland, 6-4, 295, Jr., 1V Griz FB Add 10-10-10 2012 GRIZ BIG SKY 2012 BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS (9/15/12) PLAYER OF THE WEEK Big Sky Games All Games NOMINEES W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STREAK Montana State 0-0 0 0 3-0 110 65 Won 3 Sept. 1 (South Dakota) Cal Poly 0-0 0 0 2-0 65 36 Won 3 Offense: Dan Moore, RB/FB, Sr. Montana 0-0 0 0 2-1 96 73 Won 1 Defense: Jordan Tripp, LB, Jr.** North Dakota 0-0 0 0 2-1 152 86 Lost 1 Special Teams: None Northern Arizona 0-0 0 0 2-1 92 77 Won 2 Sacramento State 0-0 0 0 2-1 77 94 Won 2 Sept. 8 (at Appalachian State) Eastern Washington 0-0 0 0 1-1 40 27 Lost 1 Offense: Dan Moore, RB/FB, Sr. Idaho State 0-0 0 0 1-1 59 54 Won 1 Defense: John Kanongata’a, Jr., LB Northern Colorado 0-0 0 0 1-2 57 72 Lost 1 Special Teams: None Portland State 0-0 0 0 1-2 88 117 Lost 2 Southern Utah 0-0 0 0 1-2 79 107 Won 1 Sept. 15 (Liberty Game) UC Davis 0-0 0 0 1-2 62 60 Lost 2 Offense: Dan Moore, RB/FB, Sr. Weber State 0-0 0 0 0-3 44 117 Lost 3 Defense: Zack Wagenmann, So., DE Special Teams: Peter Nguyen, Sr., RB THIS WEEK’S SKY SCHEDULE *Northern Arizona (2-1) at Montana (2-1) ...... 1:35 Sept. 22 (Northern Arizona) TV: ROOT SPORTS & DirecTV’s Audience Network Offense: Talent: Tom Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller, Jenny Cavnar. Defense: Special Teams: $*Northern Colorado (1-2) at Montana State (3-0) .. 2:05 Sept. 29 (at Eastern Washington) Idaho State (1-1) at Nebraska (2-1) ...... 2:35 Offense: Defense: $*Southern Utah (1-2) at Portland State (1-2) ...... 5:05 Special Teams:

$*UC Davis (1-2) at Cal Poly (2-0) ...... 6:05 Oct. 6 (at Northern Colorado) Offense: $*North Dakota (2-1) at Sacramento State (2-1) ...... 6:05 Defense: Special Teams: $*Eastern Washington (1-1) at Weber State (0-3) ..... 6:05 Oct. 13 (Southern Utah) $Game available on the Internet at www.bigskytv.org Offense: Times Local to Site/Subject to Change (NC)=Non-conference game between Conference Teams Defense: Special Teams: BIG SKY CONFERENCE NOTES Oct. 20 (at North Dakota) The 50th season of conference football begins in the Big Sky on Saturday with six conference Offense: matchups...Montana plays host to Northern Arizona in the ROOT SPORTS Game of the Week. NAU is Defense: seeking its first win over UM since 1997. Both Montana and Northern Arizona are 2-1..It’s the first of 12 Special Teams: games that will air this season on ROOT SPORTS...Montana State welcomes Northern Colorado to Bozeman. The Bobcats are off to a 3-0 start....Southern Utah plays its first conference game on the road at Portland Oct. 27 (Idaho State) State...League newcomers UC Davis and Cal Poly renew their rivalry in San Luis Obispo. The Mustangs Offense: (2-0) are coming off a 24-22 upset of Wyoming...North Dakota plays its first conference game on the road at Defense: Sacramento State...Weber State plays its conference opener against Eastern Washington in Ogden. EWU is Special Teams: coming off a bye week. Weber State is seeking its first win...Idaho State plays a non-conference game against Nebraska of the Big Ten Conference. Nov. 3 (at Weber State) Offense: LAST WEEK’S SKY RESULTS (Saturday, Sept. 15) Defense: @Washington 52, Portland State 13 Special Teams: @#3 Montana State 43, #23 Stephen F. Austin 35 @#14 Montana 34, Liberty 14 Nov. 17 (Montana State) @South Dakota State 12, UC Davis 8 Offense: @Sacramento State 28, Northern Colorado 17 (Non-conf.) Defense: @Northern Arizona 69, Fort Lewis 0 Special Teams: Cal Poly 24, @Wyoming 22 @San Diego State 49, North Dakota 41 **=Shared Big Sky Player of the Week #19 McNeese State 35, @Weber State 21 @Southern Utah 45, New Mexico Highlands 23 $=Named Big Sky Player of the Week 2004 Griz FB add 11-11-11 Montana 28, at Northern Arizona 24 GRIZ vs. JACKS LAST YEAR (Game #8 of 2011) FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. (10/22/11) -- Senior defensive tackle Bryan Waldhauser sacked Northern Arizona quarterback Montana at Northern Arizona Cary Grossart on fourth down with 1:02 left in the game to seal a Oct. 22, 2011 28-24 come-from-behind victory for the Montana Grizzlies at the Stadium: Walkup Skydome Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz. Attendance: 8,421 It was the second last-quarter rally in a row for the Grizzlies, who overcame a 21-10 halftime deficit last Saturday in a Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total 30-24 victory over Portland State. Univ. of Montana 0 14 7 7 -- 28 Northern Arizona 14 0 0 10 -- 24 The victory was Montana’s sixth of the season -- which guarantees the Grizzlies their 26th straight winning season, a Qtr Time Scoring play streak which started in 1986. 1st 14:44 NAU - K. Paden 77 pass from C. Grossart (Matt Myers kick), 1-77 0:16 Montana (6-2, 5-1) allowed NAU (2-5, 1-4) to jump out 10:32 NAU - Zach Bauman 37 run (Myers kick), 5-79 2:06 to a 14-0 lead just 4:26 into the game. The Lumberjacks scored on 2nd 07:17 UM - P. Nguyen 20 pass from J. Johnson (B. McKnight kick), 9-80 3:24 a 77-yard pass play from Grossart to receiver Khalil Paden on the 00:37 UM - Jordan Canada 1 run (McKnight kick), 10-75 4:15 3rd 02:57 UM - Jabin Sambrano 80 run (McKnight kick), 1-80 0:17 first play from scrimmage. 4th 12:40 NAU - Paden 51 pass from Grossart (Matt kick), 4-70 2:03 NAU’s second touchdown, a 37-yard run by running 04:45 NAU - Myers 40 field goal, 9-57 5:05 back Zach Bauman, gave the Jacks a 14-0 lead with 10:32 left in 04:26 UM - Canada 46 run (McKnight kick), 1-46 0:09 the opening quarter. The Grizzlies didn’t score until the 7:17 mark in the UM N A U second quarter when running back Peter Nguyen caught a screen FIRST DOWNS 17 21 pass and followed his blockers into the endzone for a 20-yard RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-220 41-150 PASSING YDS (NET) 224 321 touchdown. Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-18-0 27-19-0 Montana scored again with just 37 seconds left in the TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 68-444 68-471 first half on a 1-yard run by running back Jordan Canada, knotting Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the game up at 14-14. Punt Returns-Yards 2-34 0-0 The Grizzlies took their first lead (21-14) with 2:57 left Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-61 3-70 in the third frame when receiver Jabin Sambrano scored on an 80- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 yard reverse. Punts (Number-Avg) 7-46.7 7-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 The Grizzly defense stiffened after the big offensive Penalties-Yards 4-53 3-31 start by the Lumberjacks and held NAU scoreless until 12:40 left Possession Time 25:46 34:14 in the fourth quarter when Paden got his second touchdown Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 7 of 16 reception of the night on a 51-yard pass from Grossart. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 NAU took the lead back on their next possession when Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1 kicker Matt Myers hit from 40 yards out to give the Jacks a 24-21 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-27 1-5 advantage with 4:45 left in the game. RUSHING: Univ. of Montana-Jordan Canada 17-98; Jabin Sambrano 1-80; Peter Nguyen Nguyen returned the ensuing kickoff 49 yards to the 12-34; Jordan Johnson 7-12; TEAM 2-minus 4. NAU 46-yard line, and Canada scored his game-winner on UM’s NAU- Zach Bauman 25-148; Giovannie Dixon 4-5; Jake Hess 1-2; Cary Grossart 11- first play from scrimmage after Nguyen’s big return, giving the minus 5. Grizzlies a 28-24 lead with 4:26 to play. The Jacks had one more opportunity to score and they PASSING: Univ. of Montana- Jordan Johnson 15-25-0-216; Nate Montana 3-4-0-8. moved the ball to the UM 44-yard line, but their final drive ended Northern Arizona -Cary Grossart 19-27-0-321. with Waldhauser’s sack. RECEIVING: Univ. of Montana- Sam Gratton 3-93; Antwon Moutra 3-15; Josh Dennard Griz fans had a scare when quarterback Jordan Johnson 3-4; Kav. Middleton 2-24; Bryce Carver 2-18; Jordan Canada 2-8; Greg Hardy 1-36; Peter went down in the third quarter with an injury, and although the Nguyen 1-20; Mitch Saylor 1-6. injury looked like it might be serious, Johnson went into the locker NAU- Khalil Paden 6-167; Mike Czyz 6-49; Ify Umodu 3-53; Giovannie Dixon 1-19; Zach room for the rest of that series but returned for the next one. Bauman 1-16; Brian Riley 1-13; Jesse Bueno 1-4. Johnson finished the game with 216 yards passing, going INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Northern Arizona- None. 15-of-25-0, with one touchdown and no interceptions. Sam Gratton led UM’s receivers with 3 receptions for 93 yards. FUMBLES: Montana-None. Northern Arizona -None. Sambrano’s 80-yard TD run tied him with five other SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Bryan Waldhauser 1-2; Bobby Alt 1-0; Caleb McSurdy 1-0; players for the longest scoring run in school history. Sean Murray 0-1; Ryan Fetherston 0-1; John Kanagata’a 1-0. NAU-Blayne Anderson 0- Canada led the Grizzlies with 98 yards rushing on 17 1; Jarret Bilbrey 0-1. carries and two touchdowns. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Waldhauser had a team-high 10 tackles, which tied his Montana-Bryan Waldhauser 4-6; Matt Hermanson 2-6; Ryan Fetherston 6-1; Bo Tully 3- career-high, along with two sacks and three stops for losses. 4; John Kanagata’a 2-5; Caleb McSurdy 1-6; Alex Shaw 1-6; Tru. Johnson 3-2; Houston Roots 4-0; Brock Coyle 2-2; Donny Lisowski 2-2; Ty. Duncan 0-4. Grossart was 12-of-27 for 321 yards and two touch- NAU: Taylor Julio 5-7; Mike Dosen 3-4; T. Malenfant 3-4; Tim Wilkinson 1-6. downs and no interceptions but was sacked six times. Bauman led NAU with 148 yards and a touchdown. Griz FB add 12-12-12 At Montana 35, South Dakota 24

GAME #1 OF 2012 MISSOULA, MONTANA (9/1/12) – The Grizzlies’ two senior running backs rushed for more than 100 South Dakota at Montana yards each, as the 10th/11th-ranked host Grizzlies defeated the Stadium: Washington-Grizzly University of South Dakota Coyotes 35-24 in the season opener Attendance: 25,126 for the teams Saturday afternoon in front of 25,156 partisan 85 Degrees, Sunny fans in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Dan Moore had career-highs of 27 carries for 148 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total yards and a touchdown, while fellow UM senior halfback Peter South Dakota 0 10 14 0 -- 24 Nguyen had 10 totes for 192 yards and a score. The Grizzlies Montana 3 13 19 0 -- 35 picked up a school-record 34 first downs in the win. UM (1-0) dominated USD in total yards (568 to 233) Qtr Time Scoring play and first downs (34 to 9), but found itself in an eight point (24- 1st 01:21 UM - Chris Lider 21 field goal, 15-53 5:25 16) deficit mid-way through the third quarter. 2nd 14:40 UM - Gratton 4 pass from T. McKinney (Lider kick), 4-42 0:42 Montana led 16-10 at halftime, but the Coyotes, coached by former (2000-02) Griz mentor Joe Glenn, scored 10:33 SD - Robb, Kevin 25 field goal, 6-13 1:58 back-to-back touchdowns in a little more than a minute to take 06:08 UM - Cam Warren 18 pass from McKinney (Lider-blocked), 13-75 4:25 a 24-16 lead at the 9:47 mark of the third stanza. 01:01 SD - Terry, Ter. 8 pass from Vander Maten, J. (Robbkick), 10-75 5:07 On its first play of the third period quarterback Josh 3rd 10:52 SD - Terry 80 pass from Vander Maten,J. (Robb kick), 1-80 0:11 Vander Maten hit fellow sophomore Terrance Terry for an 80- 09:47 SD - Goro, Charlie 50 interception return (Robb kick) yard downtown bomb, giving USD a 17-16 edge. Just a few 07:11 UM - Bryce Carver 39 pass from Greg Hardy (pass failed), 7-73 2:29 plays later safety Charlie Goro picked off a Trent McKinney 04:59 UM - Dan Moore 14 run (Pass failed), 3-34 0:41 pass and returned it 50 yards for another score to give the 03:25 UM - Peter Nguyen 3 run (Lider kick), 3-13 1:22 visitors the 24-16 advantage. The Grizzlies quickly regained the momentum, though SD UM with a bit of trickery, as on the their next series senior tight end FIRST DOWNS 934 Greg Hardy connected with senior wide receiver Bryce Carver RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-61 64-315 for a 39-yard touchdown, and UM cut the USD lead to 24-22 PASSING YDS (NET) 172 253 with 7:11 left in the third. Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-12-1 34-27-1 Two series after Hardy’s first career pass attempt TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YDS. 45-233 98-568 and subsequent TD, the Grizzlies scored back-to-back touch- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 downs thanks to two straight USD turnovers. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-4 The first USD mistake came when UM linebacker Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 4-65 John Kanongata’a picked off a Vander Maten pass and the Griz Interception Returns-Yards 1-50 1-7 took possession of the ball on the Coyotes’ 34-yard line. Two Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.6 2-58.5 runs by Nguyen picked up 20 yards, and then Moore broke free for a 14-yard scoring jaunt, and Montana led 28-24 with 4:49 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 remaining in the third stanza and would lead the rest of the way. Penalties-Yards 8-72 6-60 The Griz added an insurance score when sophomore Possession Time 24:03 35:57 defensive end Tonga Takai recovered a Coyote fumble on the Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 10 of 18 USD 13-yard line. Three plays later Nguyen scored on a 3- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 yard run with 3:25 left in the third, in what proved to be the final Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-6 points of the game. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-6 Montana took an early 10-0 lead on a 21-yard field goal by redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider and a 4-yard RUSHING: South Dakota-Sims,Marcus 8-38; Vander Maten,J. 13-25. scoring pass from McKinney to senior wide receiver Sam Montana-Dan Moore 27-148; Peter Nguyen 19-102; Trent McKinney 13-65. Gratton. USD then cut the UM lead to 10-3 on a field goal by Kevin Robb with 10:33 left in the second quarter. PASSING: South Dakota-Vander Maten,J. 12-19-1-172. The Griz took a 16-3 lead on an 18-yard scoring strike Montana-McKinney 26-32-1-214; Sam Gratton 0-1-0-0; Greg Hardy from McKinney to junior wide receiver Cam Warren (his first 1-1-0-39. career TD) with 6:08 left until intermission. An 8-yard Vander Maten to Terry pass made it 16-10 Grizzlies at the break. RECEIVING: South Dakota-Terry,Terrance 4-109; Powell,Will 4-40. The USD pick for a touchdown was one of the few Montana-Sean Haynes 5-53; Sam Gratton 5-42; Bryce Carver 4-61; Peter mistakes that McKinney, a redshirt freshman in his first start, Nguyen 4-23; Cam Warren 3-41; Chase Naccarato 2-15; Greg Hardy 2-14; would make in the contest. The 6-0, 205-pounder from Mililani, Dan Moore 2-4. Hawaii, was 26-of-32-1 (81.3%) for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and he also rushed 13 times for 65 yards. Gratton and sophomore wide-out Sean Haynes had a INTS.: South Dakota-Goro, Charlie 1-50. Montana-J. Kanongata’a 1-7. game-high 5 receptions each, while Carver and Nguyen had 4 grabs each. Warren had 3 grabs for 41 yards and a score. FUMBLES: South Dakota-Sims,Marcus 1-1; Terry,Terrance 1-0. The Griz racked up 315 yards rushing on 64 carries; Montana-Peter Nguyen 1-1; Adam Brzeczek. ran 98 plays; had a 11-minute (35:57 to 23:03) edge in time of possession, to go along with their single-game record of 34 total TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): USD-Guziec,Kyle 2-13; Butler,D’Angelo first downs. 3-11; Eaton,Jordan 1-13; Hillier,Ryan 4-8. Junior linebacker Jordan Tripp led the Griz with 10 Montana-Jordan Tripp 3-7; J. Kanongata’a 4-4; Josh Stuberg 3-3. tackles, and also had a sack and a forced fumble. Kanongata’a added 8 stops, while senior linebacker Josh Stuberg added 6 SACKS (UA-A): USD-None. tackles. The Grizzly defense held USD to 233 total yards (61 Montana-Brock Coyle 0-1; Tripp 1-0; Tonga Takai 1-0; Kanongata’a 0-1. rushing) and 9 first downs. Griz FB Add 13-13-13 At Appalachian State 35, Montana 27 GAME #2 OF 2012 BOONE, N.C. (9/8/12) – It was everything it was expected to be, but if you are a member of Griz Nation #12 Montana at #11 Appalachian State it did not come out the way you wanted it to. Sept. 08, 2012 at Boone, N.C. It was a match-up between two of the power- Stadium: Kidd Brewer Stadium house programs in the FCS, and it came down to the final Attendance: 30,856 minutes, but the host team scored two fourth-quarter TDs in 61 degrees, Overcast the victory. Quarterback Jamal Jackson threw two touchdown passes and running back Steven Miller rushed for two Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total scores as the 8th/11th-ranked Appalachian State Mountain- Montana 7 14 0 6 -- 27 eers held off the never-say-die 9th/12th-ranked University of Appalachian State 21 0 0 14 -- 35 Montana Grizzlies for a 35-27 victory in front of 30,856 mostly partisan fans in ASU’s Kidd Brewer Stadium. Qtr Time Scoring play Montana had its biggest play of the young season 1st 12:15 UM - Gavin Hagfors 2 pass from Trent McKinney (Chris Lider kick), with 8:54 left to play, as senior running back Dan Moore 7-75 2:45 caught a screen pass from redshirt freshman Trent 09:18 APP - Sean Price 32 pass from Jamal Jackson (Drew Stewart kick), 9-75 McKinney, and Moore broke free for an 87-yard touchdown 2:57 – tying the school record for the fifth longest scoring 03:23 APP - Steven Miller 13 run (Stewart kick), 9-60 4:13 reception, and cutting the ASU lead to 28-27. Unfortunately, 02:02 APP - Jackson 5 run (Stewart kick), 4-21 1:14 redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider missed the ensuing 2nd 13:12 UM - McKinney 10 run (Lider kick), 9-75 3:50 PAT, and the Mountaineers led by one point. 00:35 UM - Sam Gratton 7 pass from McKinney (Lider kick), 6-70 1:07 ASU tacked on a security TD with 5:05 remaining 4th 13:03 APP - Andrew Peacock 25 pass from Jackson (Stewart kick), 6-67 1:44 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Miller. 08:54 UM - Dan Moore 87 pass from McKinney (Lider-kick failed), 1-87 0:19 Despite four turnovers, the Griz had a chance to 05:05 APP - Miller 2 run (Stewart kick), 11-78 3:41 tie the game on their last series. They advanced the ball to the ASU 42-yard line, but with 18 seconds left McKinney UM APP was picked off and the Mountaineers secured the win. FIRST DOWNS 19 27 ASU had regained the lead with 13:03 left in the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-176 48-157 game, Jackson hit junior wide-out Andrew Peacock for a 25- yard touchdown, and ASU took a 28-21 lead. PASSING YDS (NET) 307 260 The third quarter wasn’t anything like the first Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-15-3 34-24-0 two, as the defenses played very well, and neither team TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 74-483 82-417 scored in that stanza. Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-0 The Griz tied the game for the second time in the Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 3-54 opening half, when McKinney hooked up with senior wide Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-8 receiver Sam Gratton for a 7-yard TD pass, making the Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.5 8-41.5 score 21-all with 35 seconds remaining until intermission. It Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 was an impressive first half for UM, as they gained 306 total Penalties-Yards 7-70 5-42 yards, while ASU had 179. Possession Time 26:50 33:10 ASU took the lead on its second possession of the Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 7 of 18 game, a 9-play, 60-yard drive, capped off by a 13-yard Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 3 scoring run by senior halfback Steven Miller, giving the home Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 team a 14-7 lead at the 3:23 mark of the first stanza. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-10 The Mountaineers took advantage of Montana’s second turnover of the first quarter, as Jackson scored on a RUSHING: Montana-Dan Moore 15-93; Trent McKinney 13-68; Peter Nguyen 5-yard run to give ASU a 21-7 cushion. ASU started that 16-16. ASU-Steven Miller 27-91; Jamal Jackson 16-65. drive on the Griz 27-yard line after true freshman Chase Naccarato fumbled on a kickoff return. PASSING: Montana-Trent McKinney 15-29-3-307.ASU-Jamal Jackson 24-34-0- The Griz cut the ASU lead to 21-14 on 9-play, 75- yard scoring drive with 13:12 left until half, as McKinney 260. scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 10-yard run. Both teams scored on their first possessions of the RECEIVING: Montana-Dan Moore 3-145; Sam Gratton 3-104; Bryce Carver 3- game. The Grizzlies took a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown 12; Mitch Saylor 2-27; Sean Haynes 2-12; Peter Nguyen 1-5; Gavin Hagfors 1-2. pass from McKinney to fellow redshirt freshman Gavin ASU-Sean Price 8-103; Andrew Peacock 5-57; Malachi Jones 4-34; Tony Hagfors, who scored on his first career catch. Washington 2-22; Simms McElfresh 2-11. The Mountaineers came right back, though, as Jackson connected with wide receiver Shawn Rice on a 32- INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Appalachian State-D. McCray 2-8; yard scoring pass, knotting the score at 7-7 with 9:18 to go in Patrick Blalock 1-0. the opening quarter. McKinney was 15-of-29 for a career-high 307 FUMBLES: Montana-Chase Naccarato 1-1. ASU-None. yards and 3 TDs, but he was picked off three times. Gratton had 3 receptions for 104, and one score – all in the SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Alex Bienemann 1-0. Appalachian State-Brandon first half. Moore rushed 15 times for 93 yards and had 3 Grier 2-0. catches for a career-high 145 yards. McKinney gained 68 yards on 13 totes. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Matt Hermanson 7-5; J. Kanongata’a The Griz defense was led by sophomore free 6-4; Jordan Tripp 3-6; Brock Coyle 4-3; Bo Tully 3-3; Zach Wagenmann 2-4; Alex safety Matt Hermanson with 12 tackles, while junior Bienemann 2-4; Sean Murray 3-2; Josh Dennard 0-5; Anthony Goodwin 4-0; Josh linebacker John Kanongata’a added 10 stops. Harris 2-2; Josh Stuberg 2-1; Tonga Takai 1-2. Jackson was 24-of-34-0 for 260 yards and 2 TDs. ASU-J. Kimbrough 7-7; Brandon Grier 5-8. Miller rushed 27 times for 91 yards. Griz FB Add 14-14-14

Game #3 of 2012 At Montana 34, Liberty 14 LIBERTY at Montana Sept. 15, 2012 at Missoula, MT MISSOULA, MONTANA – Under a hazy, smoke-filled Stadium: Washington-Grizzly sky due to near-by forest fires, the 14th-ranked Grizzlies defeated the Attendance: 24,991 visiting Liberty University Flames in UM’s final non-league game of Temperature: 79 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Smoky the season in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. They say the numbers don’t lie, but they did this time. In Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total the first meeting of these two teams, Liberty had more first downs, Liberty 0 0 7 7 -- 14 Montana 7 17 0 10 --34 more passing yards and more time with the ball. While the Flames may have seemed more dominant offensively, Montana used their Qtr Time Scoring play time efficiently to rack up 201 rushing yards, almost 10 times that of 1st 05:54 UM - Peter Nguyen 90 punt return (Chris Lider kick) what Liberty (0-3) put on the board. And, it paid off by giving the 2nd 12:10 UM - Dan Moore 32 run (Lider kick), 1-32 0:06 Grizzlies (2-1) their second victory of the season. 09:47 UM - Trent McKinney 6 run (Lider kick), 1-6 0:08 Montana built up some much-needed momentum when 06:52 UM - Lider 42 field goal, 6-18 1:33 senior halfback Peter Nguyen returned a 90-yard punt for a 3rd 10:22 Liberty - Kelly, P. 14 pass from Woodrum, J. (Lunsford, J. kick), 6-39 2:16 touchdown with 5:54 left in the first quarter. Nguyen’s return ranks as 4th 12:20 UM - Greg Hardy 2 pass from McKinney (Lider kick), 13-54 the third longest punt return in school history. 4:49 To open up the second quarter, Montana’s defense forced a 10:11 LIBERTY - Ferguson, R. 31 pass from Woodrum (Lunsford, J. fumble to give the Grizzlies possession of the ball at Liberty’s 32-yard kick), 5-92 2:00 line. On the next play, Dan Moore pummeled through Liberty’s 05:34 UM - Lider 46 field goal, 12-46 4:37 defense for a touchdown. Montana lengthened is lead 14-0. With a LU UM little less than ten minutes left to go in the quarter, redshirt freshman FIRST DOWNS 21 17 quarterback Trent McKinney rushed six yards into the end zone to up RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-21 46-201 the Grizzly lead to 21-0. PASSING YDS (NET) 321 95 Redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider was looking to Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-35-1 28-19-0 improve his consistency, and he did just that. To close out the second TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 72-342 74-296 quarter, Lider kicked a 42-yard field goal to put the Griz up 24-0. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Lider also connected two PAT tries after the three UM touchdowns. Punt Returns-Yards 3-12 3-97 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-96 0-0 Liberty tried to stage a comeback with a 14-yard Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-58 touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Woodrum Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.2 5-49.2 to senior wide receiver Pat Kelly to put the Flames on the board in Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 the third quarter, while their defense held Montana to no touchdowns Penalties-Yards 7-51 6-50 in that stanza. Possession Time 34:23 25:37 To start off the fourth quarter, Montana answered back Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 4 of 17 with a touchdown of its own. McKinney connected a two yard pass Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-3 with senior tight end Greg Hardy to put one in the end zone. The Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 5-32 Grizzlies distanced themselves from the Flames 31-7. Less than two minutes later, the Flames created some RUSHING: momentum of their own on a five-play, 92-yard scoring drive that Liberty-Holloway, S. 10-29; Allen, A. 8-29. culminated with a 31-yard pass from Woodrum to senior wide Montana-Dan Moore 16-92; Jordan Canada 12-35; Brett Kirschner 4-33; receiver Ryan Ferguson. The Grizzly defense held strong and handed Peter Nguyen 6-25; Trent McKinney 7-17. the game off to the offense with 5:34 left to go in the game. They put PASSING: Lider in position to connect on a 46 yard field goal – a career long. Liberty- Woodrum 34-44-1-322. The Grizzlies ended the game with a bang when redshirt Montana-Trent McKinney 19-26-0-95; Smithwick-Hann 0-2-0-0. freshman linebacker Nick Holt forced a Liberty fumble which was recovered by redshirt freshman safety Justin Whitted. Montana rolled RECEIVING: down the clock and closed out the game at Liberty’s 17-yard line. Liberty-Kelly, P. 14-88; Ferguson, R. 6-61; Allen, A. 5-29; Gunnn, J. McKinney completed 19 of 26 passes for 95 yards and Montana-Greg Hardy 7-29; Ellis Henderson 2-26; Dan Moore 2-20. rushed for 28 yards on seven totes. He had no interceptions and was INTERCEPTIONS: LU-None. Montana-Jordan Tripp 1-58. sacked once. Hardy had seven receptions for 29 yards and one touchdown. Moore racked up 92 yards with 16 carries. The Grizzlies, FUMBLES: LU-Gunn, J. 1-1; Kelly P. 1-1. UM-Moore 1-1; Canada 1-0. who had four turnovers last Saturday at Appalachian State, turned the SACKS (UA-A): LU-Nelson, T. 1-0. Montana-Zack Wagenmann 2-0; ball over just once on a fumble. Trevor Rehm 1-0; Caleb Kidder 1-0; Tonga Takai 1-0. Montana’s defense was led by junior linebacker John Kanongata’a, who had 10 tackles, while redshirt sophomore TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): LU-Sigmon, N. 4-7; Hyland, S. 1-8; Schuster, G. 0-9; Vinson, B. 1-7. defensive end Zack Wagenmann had three stops for loss, a pair of Montana-John Kanongata’a 2-8; Jordan Tripp 1-8; Sean Murray 4-4; sacks, and a pass deflection. Brock Coyle 1-7; Matt Hermanson 1-7; Zack Wagenmann 3-3; Josh Woodrum was 34-of-440-1 for 322 yards and two Dennard 2-4; Nate Harris 2-3; Bo Tully 0-5; Anthony Goodwin 3-1; touchdowns, while Kelly had 14 receptions for 88 yards and a TD. Addison Owen 1-3; Steven Rominger 1-3; D. Crittenden 0-4; Tonga Next Saturday Montana celebrates homecoming, and opens Takai 2-1; Caleb Kidder 2-1; Josh Stuberg 2-1. up Big Sky Conference play against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Liberty hosts Lehigh. The Automated ScoreBook Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

Team Statistics UM OPP SCORING 96 73 Points Per Game 32.0 24.3 FIRST DOWNS 70 57 R u s h in g 44 17 P a s s in g2431 P e n a lt y 2 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 692 239 Yards gained rushing 750 327 Yards lost rushing 58 88 Rushing Attempts 155 101 Average Per Rush 4.5 2.4 Average Per Game 230.7 79.7 TDs Rushing 5 3 PASSING YARDAGE 655 753 C o m p - A t t - I n t 61-91-4 71-98-2 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.7 Average Per Catch 10.7 10.6 Average Per Game 218.3 251.0 TDs Passing 7 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 1347 992 Total Plays 246 199 Average Per Play 5.5 5.0 Average Per Game 449.0 330.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-86 9-167 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-104 4-12 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-65 4-58 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.2 18.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.3 3.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 32.5 14.5 FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 4-3 PENALTIES-Yards 19-180 20-165 Average Per Game 60.0 55.0 PUNTS-Yards 13-576 21-851 Average Per Punt 44.3 40.5 Net punt average 38.8 35.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 19-1248 14-898 Average Per Kick 65.7 64.1 Net kick average 51.9 41.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 8 3 0 : 3 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/53 17/46 3rd-Down Pct 42% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/9 2/5 4th-Down Pct 67% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 8-41 3-18 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 13 10 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (10-12) 83% (6-6) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-12) 75% (5-6) 83% PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-11) 82% (10-10) 100% ATTENDANCE 50117 30856 Games/Avg Per Game 2/25058 1/30856 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Montana 17 44 19 16 0 96 Opponents 21 10 21 21 0 73 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Dan Moore 3 58 334 1 333 5.7 2 32 111.0 Peter Nguyen 6 104 17.3 1 90 Trent McKinney 3 33 174 24 150 4.5 2 18 50.0 Total 6 104 17.3 1 90 Peter Nguyen 3 41 156 13 143 3.5 1 24 47.7 Opponents 4 12 3.0 0 10 Jordan Canada 2 14 50 10 40 2.9 0 16 20.0 Brett Kirschner 1 4 33 0 33 8.2 0 13 33.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 3 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 J. Kanongata'a 1 7 7.0 0 7 Adam Brzeczek 1 2 3 7 -4 -2.0 0 3 -4.0 Jordan Tripp 1 58 58.0 0 58 Total 3 155 750 58 692 4.5 5 32 230.7 Total 2 65 32.5 0 58 Opponents 3 101 327 88 239 2.4 3 15 79.7 Opponents 4 58 14.5 1 50

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Trent McKinney 3 142.00 60-87-4 69.0 616 6 87 205.3 Peter Nguyen 3 65 21.7 0 23 Smithwick-Hann 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Jordan Canada 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sam Gratton 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Chase Naccarato 1 21 21.0 0 10 Greg Hardy 3 757.60 1-1-0 100.0 39 1 39 13.0 Total 5 86 17.2 0 23 Total 3 144.09 61-91-4 67.0 655 7 87 218.3 Opponents 9 167 18.6 0 23 Opponents 3 153.11 71-98-2 72.4 753 6 80 251.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sam Gratton 3 9 144 16.0 2 68 48.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Greg Hardy 3 9 43 4.8 1 9 14.3 Bryce Carver 3 8 75 9.4 1 39 25.0 Sean Haynes 3 8 71 8.9 0 17 23.7 Dan Moore 3 7 169 24.1 1 87 56.3 Peter Nguyen 3 6 29 4.8 0 9 9.7 Cam Warren 1 3 41 13.7 1 18 41.0 Mitch Saylor 3 3 34 11.3 0 15 11.3 Ellis Henderson 3 2 26 13.0 0 14 8.7 Chase Naccarato 3 2 15 7.5 0 11 5.0 Gavin Hagfors 3 2 5 2.5 1 3 1.7 Jordan Canada 2 2 3 1.5 0 4 1.5 Total 3 61 655 10.7 7 87 218.3 Opponents 3 71 753 10.6 6 80 251.0 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Chris Lider - 3-3 9-11 - - - - - 18 Trent McKinney 3 120 150 616 766 255.3 Dan Moore 3 ------18 Dan Moore 3 58 333 0 333 111.0 Sam Gratton 2 ------12 Peter Nguyen 3 41 143 0 143 47.7 Peter Nguyen 2 ------12 Jordan Canada 2 14 40 0 40 20.0 Trent McKinney 2 - - - - 0-2 - - 12 Greg Hardy 3 1 0 39 39 13.0 Greg Hardy 1 ------6 Brett Kirschner 1 4 33 0 33 33.0 Cam Warren 1 ------6 TEAM 3 3 -3 0 -3 -1.0 Bryce Carver 1 ------6 Adam Brzeczek 1 2 -4 0 -4 -4.0 Gavin Hagfors 1 ------6 Total 3 246 692 655 1347 449.0 Total 13 3-3 9-11 - - 0-2 - - 96 Opponents 3 199 239 753 992 330.7 Opponents 10 1-2 10-10 - - - - - 73

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Chris Lider 3-3 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 46 0 Stephen Shaw 13 576 44.3 61 3 3 5 4 0 Total 13 576 44.3 61 3 3 5 4 0 FG Sequence Montana Opponents Opponents 21 851 40.5 54 0 7 7 3 0 South Dakota (21) (25) Appalachian State - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln LIBERTY (42),(46) 52 Chris Lider 19 1248 65.7 10 0 Total 19 1248 65.7 10 0 18.6 43.7 21 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 14 898 64.1 9 0 17.2 41.9 23 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Dan Moore 3 333 169 0 0 0 502 167.3 Peter Nguyen 3 143 29 104 65 0 341 113.7 Trent McKinney 3 150 0 0 0 0 150 50.0 Sam Gratton 3 0 144 0 0 0 144 48.0 Bryce Carver 3 0 75 0 0 0 75 25.0 Sean Haynes 3 0 71 0 0 0 71 23.7 Jordan Tripp 3 0 0 0 0 58 58 19.3 Greg Hardy 3 0 43 0 0 0 43 14.3 Jordan Canada 2 40 3 0 0 0 43 21.5 Cam Warren 1 0 41 0 0 0 41 41.0 Chase Naccarat 3 0 15 0 21 0 36 12.0 Mitch Saylor 3 0 34 0 0 0 34 11.3 Brett Kirschner 1 33 0 0 0 0 33 33.0 Ellis Henderson 3 0 26 0 0 0 26 8.7 J. Kanongata'a 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 2.3 Gavin Hagfors 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7 TEAM 3 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.0 Adam Brzeczek 1 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -4.0 Total 3 692 655 104 86 65 1602 534.0 Opponents 3 239 753 12 167 58 1229 409.7 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 52 J. Kanongata'a 3 12 16 28 1.5-6 0.5-1 1-7 1 . 1-0 . . . 37 Jordan Tripp 3 7 21 28 2.5-9 1.0-5 1-58 1 1 . 1 . . 12 Matt Hermanson 3 8 14 22 1.0-2 ...... 56 Brock Coyle 3 6 12 18 1.5-3 0.5-0 ...... 30 Bo Tully 3 4 10 14 ...... 3 Sean Murray 3 7 7 14 . . . 1 . . . . . 58 Zach Wagenmann 3 5 8 13 3.0-22 2.0-16 . 2 . . . . . 14 Josh Dennard 3 3 10 13 ...... 53 Josh Stuberg 3 7 5 12 0.5-1 ...... 1 Anthony Goodwin 3 9 2 11 ...... 92 Alex Bienemann 3 2 8 10 3.0-7 1.0-3 ...... 95 Tonga Takai 3 4 5 9 2.5-12 2.0-12 . . . 1-0 . . . 49 Addison Owen 3 2 5 7 1.0-2 ...... 96 Josh Harris 2 2 4 6 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 11 Nate Harris 3 3 3 6 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 47 D. Crittenden 3 1 4 5 ...... 24 Steven Rominger 3 1 4 5 ...... 91 Tyrone Holmes 3 . 3 3 . . . . 3 . . . . 44 Caleb Kidder 2 2 1 3 1.0-5 1.0-5 ...... 20 Herbert Gamboa 2 1 1 2 ...... 33 Connor Lebsock 3 1 1 2 ...... 29 Bryce Carver 3 1 . 1 ...... 54 Trevor Rehm 2 1 . 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 41 Caleb Walden 3 . 1 1 ...... 35 Dan Moore 3 . 1 1 ...... 43 Brian Maus 2 1 . 1 ...... 40 Nick Holt 1 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 36 Gavin Hagfors 3 1 . 1 ...... 31 Justin Whitted 2 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 3 92 146 238 20-78 8-41 2-65 5 5 3-0 3 . . Opponents 3 94 212 306 16-47 3-18 4-58 7 4 4-0 2 1 . The Automated ScoreBook Montana Game Results (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 1-0 0-0 3:06 25126 Sep 08, 2012 at #11 Appalachian State L 27-35 1-1 0-0 3:11 30856 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 2-1 0-0 3:05 24991 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 64 315 2 24 27 253 3 39 27-34-1 253 3 39 4 65 0 23 2 4 0 1 568 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 45 176 1 18 15 307 3 87 15-29-3 307 3 87 1 21 0 10 1 3 0 3 483 Sep 15 LIBERTY 46 201 2 32 19 95 1 14 19-28-0 95 1 14 0 0 0 0 3 97 1 90 296 Montana 155 692 5 32 61 655 7 87 61-91-4 655 7 87 5 86 0 23 6 104 1 90 1347 Opponents 101 239 3 15 71 753 6 80 71-98-2 753 6 80 9 167 0 23 4 12 0 10 992

Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 10.7 Pass efficiency: 144.09 Kick ret avg: 17.2 Punt ret avg: 17.3 All purpose avg/game: 534.0 Total offense avg/gm: 449.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 18 32 50 5.0-18 2.0-11 1 1-0 1-7 2 1 0 2-3 0 0 0 35 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 41 44 85 4.0-11 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 3-4 0 0 0 27 Sep 15 LIBERTY 33 70 103 11.0-49 5.0-32 2 2-0 1-58 0 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 Montana 92 146 238 20.0-78 9.0-46 3 3-0 2-65 5 5 0 9-11 0 0 0 96 Opponents 94 212 306 16.0-47 3.0-18 2 4-0 4-58 4 7 1 10-10 0 0 0 73

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 2 117 58.5 61 01021 1-1210745565.0 6 0 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 6 213 35.5 43 0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0 0 5 341 68.2 2 0 Sep 15 LIBERTY 5 246 49.2 57 02021 2-2460745264.6 2 0 Montana 13 576 44.3 61 0 3 3 4 5 3-3 46 0 19 1248 65.7 10 0 Opponents 21 851 40.5 54 00737 1-22501489864.1 9 0 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 26 61 0 13 12 172 2 80 12-19-1 172 2 80 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 233 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 48 157 3 15 24 260 2 32 24-34-0 260 2 32 3 54 0 20 1 0 0 0 417 Sep 15 LIBERTY 27 21 0 10 35 321 2 31 35-45-1 321 2 31 5 96 0 23 3 12 0 10 342 Opponents 101 239 3 15 71 753 6 80 71-98-2 753 6 80 9 167 0 23 4 12 0 10 992 Montana 155 692 5 32 61 655 7 87 61-91-4 655 7 87 5 86 0 23 6 104 1 90 1347

Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 2.4 Avg per catch: 10.6 Pass efficiency: 153.11 Kick ret avg: 18.6 Punt ret avg: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 409.7 Total offense avg/gm: 330.7 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 34 104 138 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 2-0 1-50 0 2 1 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 36 36 72 8.0-24 2.0-10 1 1-0 3-8 4 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Sep 15 LIBERTY 24 72 96 7.0-20 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Opponents 94 212 306 16.0-47 3.0-18 2 4-0 4-58 4 7 1 10-10 0 0 0 73 Montana 92 146 238 20.0-78 9.0-46 3 3-0 2-65 5 5 0 9-11 0 0 0 96

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 284 40.6 51 00112 1-1250531362.6 1 0 Sep 08 at Appalachian State 8 332 41.5 54 0 0 4 2 4 0-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Sep 15 LIBERTY 6 235 39.2 48 00201 0-100319565.0 3 0 Opponents 21 851 40.5 54 0 0 7 3 7 1-2 25 0 14 898 64.1 9 0 Montana 13 576 44.3 61 03345 3-3460191248 65.7 10 0 The Automated ScoreBook Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 Dan Moore vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 148 Dan Moore vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) TD Rushes 1 Peter Nguyen vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Dan Moore vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Trent McKinney at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Trent McKinney vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) 1 Dan Moore vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Rush 32 Dan Moore vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Pass attempts 32 Trent McKinney vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Pass completions 26 Trent McKinney vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Passing 307 Trent McKinney at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 3 Trent McKinney at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Pass 87 Trent McKinney at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Receptions 7 Greg Hardy vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Receiving 145 Dan Moore at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) TD Receptions 1 Sam Gratton vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Bryce Carver vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Cam Warren vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Sam Gratton at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Dan Moore at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Gavin Hagfors at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 1 Greg Hardy vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Reception 87 Dan Moore at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Field Goals 2 Chris Lider vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Field Goal 46 Chris Lider vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Punts 6 Stephen Shaw at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 58.5 Stephen Shaw vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 61 Stephen Shaw vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Punts inside 20 3 Stephen Shaw at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 90 Peter Nguyen vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 23 Peter Nguyen vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Tackles 12 Matt Hermanson at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks 2.0 Zach Wagenmann vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Zach Wagenmann vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Interceptions 1 J. Kanongata'a vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 Jordan Tripp vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) The Automated ScoreBook Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 64 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Rushing 315 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Per Rush 4.9 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) TD Rushes 2 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 2 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Pass attempts 34 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Pass completions 27 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Passing 307 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Pass 10.6 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 3 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 3 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Total Plays 98 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Total Offense 568 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Yards Per Play 6.5 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Points 35 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Sacks By 5 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) First Downs 34 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Penalties 7 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Penalty Yards 70 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Turnovers 4 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Interceptions By 1 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 1 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Punts 6 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 58.5 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Long Punt 61 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Punts inside 20 3 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 90 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) The Automated ScoreBook Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 Steven Miller, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Rushing 91 Steven Miller, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 2 Steven Miller, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Rush 15 Steven Miller, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 44 WOODRUM, J., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Pass completions 34 WOODRUM, J., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Passing 322 WOODRUM, J., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) TD Passes 2 Vander Maten,J., vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 2 Jamal Jackson, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 2 WOODRUM, J., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Pass 80 Vander Maten,J., vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Receptions 14 KELLY, P., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Receiving 109 Terry,Terrance, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) TD Receptions 2 Terry,Terrance, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Long Reception 80 Terry,Terrance, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Field Goals 1 Robb,Kevin, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Long Field Goal 25 Robb,Kevin, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Punts 8 Sam Martin, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 41.5 Sam Martin, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 54 Sam Martin, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punts inside 20 4 Sam Martin, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 10 FOGG, K., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 23 FOGG, K., vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Tackles 15 Guziec,Kyle, vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Sacks 2.0 Brandon Grier, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Brandon Grier, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Interceptions 2 D. McCray, at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) The Automated ScoreBook Montana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Rushing 157 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Rush 3.3 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) TD Rushes 3 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 45 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Pass completions 35 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Passing 321 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Yards Per Pass 9.1 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) TD Passes 2 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) 2 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) 2 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Total Plays 82 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Total Offense 417 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Play 5.2 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Points 35 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Sacks By 2 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) First Downs 27 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Penalties 8 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Penalty Yards 72 vs South Dakota (Sep 01, 2012) Turnovers 3 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) Interceptions By 3 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punts 8 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 41.5 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 54 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Punts inside 20 4 at Appalachian State (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 10 vs LIBERTY (Sep 15, 2012) The Automated ScoreBook Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

Montana Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 6 5 29 4 2 2 1000100 Sep 08, 2012 at Appalachian State L 27-35 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 3 2 14 2 1 1 0000010 Totals 12 10 64 9 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 of 12 (83.3%)

Opponents Inside Montana Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 2 2 10 1 0 1 1000000 Sep 08, 2012 at Appalachian State L 27-35 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 1171010000000 Totals 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 6 (100.0%) The Automated ScoreBook Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2012) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 10-18 55.6 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 2-4 50.0 3-6 50.0 Sep 08, 2012 at Appalachian State L 27-35 8-18 44.4 3-4 75.0 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 1-6 16.7 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 4-17 23.5 1-4 25.0 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 2-7 28.6 Montana 22-53 41.5 6-13 46.2 6-12 50.0 4-9 44.4 6-19 31.6 0-0 0.0 Opponents 17-46 37.0 6-14 42.9 5-13 38.5 5-12 41.7 1-7 14.3 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 08, 2012 at Appalachian State L 27-35 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 Montana 6-9 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 5-7 71.4 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA W 35-24 35:57 8:40 5:46 11:00 10:31 Sep 08, 2012 at Appalachian State L 27-35 26:50 6:36 8:30 6:16 5:28 Sep 15, 2012 LIBERTY W 34-14 25:37 3:50 5:45 4:47 11:15 Montana Total 88:24 19:06 20:01 22:03 27:14 0:00 Avg. 29:28 6:22 6:40 7:21 9:04 0:00 Opponents Total 91:36 25:54 24:59 22:57 17:46 0:00 Avg. 30:32 8:38 8:19 7:39 5:55 0:00