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* * QUICK FACTS Location: Missoula, Montana TABLE OF CONTENTS m Chartered: February 17,1893 Enrollment: 13,858 Quick Facts ...... 1 § President: Dr. George M. Dennison * Athletic Director: Jim O’Day Montana Media...... 2-3 AD Phone: (406) 243-5348 Washington-Grizzly Stadium...... 4-5 Associate Athletic Director: Jean Gee * Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz Griz Quick Facts ...... 6 Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold Montana Coaching Staff...... 7-14 * Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,203) Head Coach Bobby Hauck ...... 8-9 * Stadium Surface: SprinTurf Conference: Big Sky Assistant Coaches ...... 10-14 Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FCS in FB) 2008 Outlook...... 15-18 2007 Overall Record: 11-1 § 2007 Conference Record: 8-0 Griz Athletes...... 19-45 2007 Conference Place: 1st All-American Candidates ...... 20-24 # Head Coach: Bobby Hauck Honors Candidates ...... 25-31 Record at UM: 52-14 (Five years) a 2008 Grizzlies...... 32-45 Overall Record: 52-14 (Five years) Assistant Coaches: Cedric Cormier, Griz Nation ...... 46 ♦ Dominic Daste, Mick Delaney, Mike New Griz...... 47-51 i Gerber, Ty Gregorak, Tom Hauck, Mike Alphabetical Roster ...... 52-53 Hudson, Pete Kaligis, Kraig Paulson, Nu merical Roster ...... 54 * Rob Phenicie Football Athletic Trainer: J.C. Weida Pronunciation Key ...... 54 § FB Office Phone: (406) 243-2969 2007 Year in Review ...... 55-70 Press Row Phone: (406) 243-4167 2007 Stats...... 68-70 t Ticket Office Phone: (406) 243-4051 or (888) MONTANA 2008 Opponents ...... 71-77 § Associate AD for External and Media Cal Poly/Southern Utah ...... 72 Relations: Dave Guffey (FB Contact) UC Davis/Central Washington ...... 73 Dave Guffey Phone: (406) 243-5402 Weber State/Eastern Washington ....74 * Dave Guffey Cell Phone: (406) 370-9435 Email: [email protected] Sac State/Northern Colorado...... 75 * Sports Info. Office: (406) 243-6899 Northern Arizona/Portland State 76 Sports Info. Fax: (406) 243-6859 Idaho State/Montana State ...... 77 Web Site: www.montanagrizzlies.com * All-Opponent History ...... 78 » CREDITS Big Sky Conference ...... 79-82 Writing and Editing: Dave Guffey * Design and Typesetting: Renee Valley, Griz Records ...... 83-92 UM Sports Information Awards...... 93-95 m Additional Editing: Susan Matule, Fritz All-Americans ...... 96 Neighbor, Renee Valley m Printing: UM Printing & Graphic Griz Lettermen...... 97-103 m Services Griz in the Pros...... 104 Front Cover Photography: Mark Bryant Back Cover Photograph courtesy of Scoring History ...... 105-114 m Curt and Lanni Jacobson of Corporate 2008 Opponent Series...... 106-107 m Technology Group, Missoula, Mont. Year-by-Year Scores ...... 107-114 All Other Photography: Todd Goodrich m or otherwise noted Post-Season Play...... 115-118 IFC Design: Renee Valley Player Bowl History...... 118 Senior Strong Safety Colt m All Other Cover Designs: Neal Wiegert, U M/Athletics ...... 119-122 photo) UM Printing & Graphic Services m (See key below for front cover player identification.) t 2 0 0 8 Gr iz S e n io r s m i & n n b b * M o n ta n a M e d ia m m 2008 Griz

Spo rts I n f o r m a t io n ■ I ...... f MEN’S SPORTS FALL PRACTICE PARKING Basketball, cross country, football, in­ All players report on Sunday, August 10. Media parking is available on a limited door and outdoor track and field, tennis The first practice is Monday, August 11 at basis to visiting media in several lots, all the South Campus practice fields, located of which are located a short walking dis­ WOMEN’S SPORTS on Higgins and South Avenues. Scrim­ tance from Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Basketball, cross country, golf, indoor mage information will be released by UM’s and outdoor track and field, soccer, ten­ DIRECTIONS TO STADIUM media relations office in a timely manner. nis, volleyball Stadium from Interstate 90: The sta­ Practice times for the first two weeks are dium is located on the north end of the MAILING ADDRESS at 8:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Regular-season UM campus on Campus Drive. From I-90 UM Sports Information practices start around 3:15 p.m. at varied take the Van Buren Street Exit. Proceed Adams Center Room 137 sites. Practices are closed on Thursday to Broadway Avenue and turn right at 32 Campus Drive and Friday. Video/still photography is re­ the light. Take a left at the next light and The University of Montana stricted to the first 30 minutes. proceed over the Madison Street Bridge. Missoula, MT 59812 INTERVIEW POLICY Veer left and then turn left on South Sixth Phone: (406) 243-6899; Fax: 243-6859 Three-to-four student-athletes and head Street East (a one-way street). Proceed coach Bobby Hauck will be available ev­ for two blocks and veer left on Van Buren ery Tuesday during the season from 1:30- (you cannot turn right). 2:00 p.m. in the Max and Betty Swanson PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS Grizzly Sky Club located on the third floor Pro scouts please contact Dave Guffey of the Adams Center. Players and coach­ to obtain a Press Box credential, but es will also be available for a limited time Press Box seating is not available for before or after practice Monday through all games. Wednesday on a first-come, first-served basis. Quarterbacks are available on POSTGAME INTERVIEWS DAVE GUFFEY Tuesdays only. Please contact the Media The postgame interview room is located Assoc. A.D., External & Media Relations Relations Office for all additional interview in the East Auxiliary Gym (EAG) in Adams 31st year requests. Center. The visiting SID or a representa­ (406) 243-5402 - Work tive from UM’s Sports Information Office PRESS/PHOTO CREDENTIALS 370-9435 - Cell will escort the visiting head coach and a All media credentials and photogra­ [email protected] minimum of two players to the interview phy passes should be requested from room. As per Big Sky Conference rules, Associate Athletic Director Dave Guffey. JOEL CARLSON locker rooms are closed to the media. Assistant SID Credentials will be available at the Media POSTGAME MEDIA WORK AREA [email protected] Relations Office in Adams Center from Thursday at noon until Friday at 4:00 p.m. Media members may use the Media Work Room, located in Adams Center RENEE VALLEY Credentials not picked up by that time are available at the Will Call window at the Ad­ room 136 (by Sports Information offices), Media Editor ams Center Box Office from 9:00 a.m. until to file stories. Coach and player quotes [email protected] kickoff on game day. Photographers must are available if requested prior to the comply with NCAA guidelines. game. KATIE STEVENSON Sports Information Intern VISITING MEDIA [email protected] All visiting media should make creden­ The University of tial/parking requests through the visiting SID. M o n tan a I / Washington Park ( Prescot t ) /lames E. Tod

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The Home of the Grizzlies In the 2005 and 2006 seasons Montana There are 47 private boxes located on The 2008 season will be the 22nd year had the highest average attendance of any the east and west sides of the stadium. that the University of Montana Grizzly NCAA Football Championship Subdivi­ They are individually decorated and fur­ football team will call Washington-Grizzly sion team, averaging almost 23,000 fans a nished. Stadium at John Hoyt Field its home. game. Last season UM was second in the Since playing their first game in the FCS in attendance, averaging 22,800 in Stadium Expansions stadium in October of 1986, the Griz have eight home games, while national cham­ Washington-Grizzly Stadium under­ compiled an overall record of 140-20 for pion Appalachian State was the national went its third expansion at the conclusion a winning percentage of 87.5%. The first leader (24,219 average in nine games). of the 2007 football season. The eastside game, played on October 18, 1986, was The Griz had 140,989 fans attend its expansion now houses a 500-seat “Sta­ a 38-31 come-from-behind win over Idaho six regular-season games in 2006 for an dium Club” with two membership levels, State. average of 23,498 per contest, and three the “Canyon Room” with 125 seats inside of those games ranked in the top seven and 125 seats outside, and the “Hellgate for all-time attendance. The 24,018 fans Terrace” with 250 seats. at the 106th annual Griz-Cat game in Mis­ In the recent expansion there are 700 soula that season is a stadium record. Grizzly Scholarship Association prior­ In 2003 Montana set Big Sky Confer­ ity seats, located between the 25-and-40- ence records with a total of 163,532 total yard lines on both sides of the 50, as well fans in seven home games and an aver­ as 800 non-priority seats located on the age attendance of 23,362. 10-to-25-yard lines. This third expansion increases the current seating capacity of No Place Like Home Washington-Grizzly Stadium to approxi­ Not only has Montana won 140 games mately 25,203. in its 22 seasons in Washington-Grizzly The second expansion occurred in the Stadium, but beginning in 1994 the Griz spring and summer of 2003, when about reeled off 30 straight home victories. The 4,000 seats were added to the north end win streak began with a 41-7 win over So­ zone section, increasing the stadium ca­ noma State on Sept. 3 and ended with a pacity to 23,183. 40-35 loss against Eastern Washington In the spring of 1995 the stadium un­ on Oct. 18 of 1997. UM’s 30 consecutive derwent its first expansion in the north home wins are the fifth longest victory and south end zones. At that time there streak in FCS history. (The record of 39 were 12,500 permanent seats, and seat­ home wins in a row was set by Georgia ing was available, weather permitting, in Southern from 1997-2001.) the grass end zones, which made the ca­ Stadium History and Namesake pacity around 15,000. The plans for an on-campus football GrizVision, a state-of-the-art video and facility at UM came to fruition in August of message center, was added in 2002 and 1985 when Missoula businessman Den­ features game statistics, player profiles, nis R. Washington and the employees of digital replays, and shots of the crowd. Washington Corporations provided a gift The GrizVision screen is one of the larg­ of $1 million, hence the name of Washing- est in the FCS, measuring 26 feet by 36 ton-Grizzlv Stadium. feet, and it used to be housed in New York City’s Times Square. A natural-grass stadium gave way to SprinTurf prior to the 2001 season at a cost of one million dollars, and was paid for by an anonymous donor. The field was also named ‘John Hoyt Field” in 2001 at the request of the anonymous donor, in honor of Hoyt, a long-time Grizzly booster who passed away in March of that year. The Griz locker rooms measure more than 4,000 square feet. The Adams Center also features a 7,000-square foot weight room, a 4,500-square foot athletic treat­ ment center, the Jacobson Academic Cen­ ter, and a meeting room with big screen videos. The women’s locker room cov­ ers 4,000 square feet. There are also three additional meeting rooms totaling 2,000 square feet. t m m

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DID YOU KNOW THE MONTANA GRIZZLIES... Griz in NCAA Team Rankings 2007 (Top 25): - Have had 22 winning seasons in a row, dating back to - Led the FCS in attendance in 2005 and 2006, and were *2nd in scoring defense (14.83 ppg) 1986 and have 211 wins during that time, for an average second last season, averaging almost 23,000 fans a of 9.6 victories per year? game during that time span? *2nd in net punting (40.35 average) 8th in kickoff returns (24.25 ypr) - Added to their on-going record with their 15th straight *10th in pass efficiency defense FCS playoff appearance in 2007? 2007 BUCK BUCHANAN (105.74) AWARD WINNER, KROY BIERMANN *21 st in rushing defense (125.42 ypg) - Have played in the FCS’s championship game five out of the past 12 seasons? 21st in sacks (2.50 pg) 23rd in total offense (415.33 ypg) - Have participated in 18 of the FCS’s 30 (60.0%) tour­ 23rd in turnover margin (.83) naments, tying Eastern Kentucky for the most berths in 24th in scoring offense (31.42 ppg) playoff history? w m m m 24th in passing efficiency (139.18) - Have won 10 straight Big Sky Conference titles? (This ties BYU for the second most in a row (10, 1976-85) at 2007 Griz Individual any Division I level: Oklahoma won 12 straight Big 7 titles NCAA Leaders (Top 25): from 1948-59.) Sacks: 2nd , Kroy Biermann, 1.25 pg - Current coaching staff has won five Big Sky titles (two Field Goals: T-5th, Dan Carpenter, more) than any other staff in school history? 1.58 per game Punt Returns: 11th, *Marc Mariani, - 52 wins over the past five seasons ties them for the 13.32 avg. most by any team in the FCS (Appalachian State also has Total Offense: 19th, Cole Bergquist, 52 victories)? 250.17 - Have 21 Big Sky wins over the past three seasons, the Scoring: T-18th, Lex Hilliard, 8.73 ppg most in a three-year span in league history? 22nd, Dan Carpenter, 8.42 ppg Passing Efficiency: 22nd, - Have won national championships in 1995 and 2001, Cole Bergquist, 141.59 and were the runners-up in 1996, 2000, and 2004? Tackles For Loss: 24th, - In the first eight years of the millennium have a record Kroy Biermann, 1.42 pg of 91-17 overall (a winning percentage of .843) and are indicates Big Sky leader 52-7 (.881) in Big Sky games in that time span? The Sports Network established the Buck Bu­ - Have won 10 or more games 10 times in the past 15 chanan Award in 1995. It is presented annually to seasons? the defensive player of the year on the FCS level. The award is named for Junious “ Buck” Buchanan, - Have been ranked in the Sports Network’s top 25 since the NAIA All-American and Pro Football Hall of Fame 1993? defensive lineman, who played for Grambling State from 1959 through 1962 and the Kansas City Chiefs - Had 18 different Griz football players named a first or from 1963 through 1976. second Academic All-American since 1970? H e a d C o ach Bobby Hauc Pages 8-9

A s s is t a n t C oaches Mike Hudso Page 10 Kraig Pauls Page 10 Cedric Co Page 11 Dominic Page 11 Mick Delaney Page 12 Mike Gerbe Page 12 Ty Gregorak Page 13 Tom Hauck Page 13 Pete Kaligis Page 14 Rob Phenicie Page 14

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Bobby H au c k ’s te a m s have compiled an overall record of 52-14 and have a 32-5 mark in the Big Sky Conference ledger in his five-year tenure at his alma mater (1988). Hauck, 43, was named the 33rd head football coach at Montana on December 20, 2002. Montana’s 52 wins the past five years are the most by any FCS team. UM has won five straight league championships, making coach Hauck the only mentor in UM history to accom­ plish that. He’s also guided Montana to five Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division l-AA) playoff appearances in a row. His 86.5% winning percentage in league games is the highest in Big Sky history for any coach with four or more years of tenure in the confer­ ence. Over the past five seasons the Grizzlies have had 13 players named to All-American teams: Tim Bush, Dylan McFarland, Chris Snyder, Jon Skinner, Mike Murphy, Craig Ochs, Corey Procter, Alan Saenz, Kroy Biermann, Dan Carpenter, Cody Balogh, Tuff Harris, and Tyson Johnson. Over the last two seasons Coach Hauck’s (pronounced: howk) teams are 21 -2 overall and 16-0 in the Big Sky Conference games en route to two league titles. He has been selected the Big Sky’s and Region 5 “Coach of the Year” in both in 2006 and 2007. Last season, in 2007, the Griz went 11-0 in the regular season, just the sixth time in school history a team has gone undefeated in the regular season, and the first time since 1996. Hauck is also UM’s special teams coach. Last season Montana was ranked second in the country in punting, averaging 44.72 yards a punt, was eighth in kickoff returns (24.25-yard average), and 30th in punt returns (11.09-yard average). Senior kicker Dan Carpenter and senior punter Tyson Johnson were both All-Americans and first team all-league picks. Carpenter set FCS career records with 413 points and 75 field goals. In 2006 the Griz went 12-2 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the Big Sky, losing 19-17 to UMass in a FCS semifinal playoff game. It was the sixth time in history that Montana has won 12 or more games in a season. In 2005 Montana went 8-4 overall and lost a first-round FCS playoff game to Cal Poly. In just his second season at the helm in 2004, the Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madi­ son in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That season Montana went 12-3 overall - the fifth time UM won 12 or more games in a season. In his first year at Montana in 2003, UM went 9-4 and lost a FCS playoff contest to Western Illinois, 43-40 in double overtime. Prior to returning to Missoula, he spent four years at the Uni­ versity of Washington. At UW he worked with defensive backs, special teams, and safeties and was considered one of the top recruiters in college football. Prior to working at UW he was at the University of Colorado for four seasons, from 1995-98. While at CU, he was the special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and coached the safe­ ties. At Colorado, he coordinated all six special teams groups. In 1998 Colorado’s kickoff and punt return teams were both ranked in the top five in the nation. His first three years at Colorado he also served as the Buffalo’s recruiting coordinator, and his final year there in 1998, he gave up those duties to coach the second­ ary. Before joining the Buffaloes, Hauck coached the outside linebackers and handled recruiting duties for Northern Arizona in 1993 and 1994. He worked as a graduate assistant at UCLA from 1990 to 1991 under former Bruin head coach Terry Donahue, and in 1992 he served as the assistant recruiting coordinator. While at UCLA he met and coached with current Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel. Bobby’s brother Tim Hauck was an All-American defensive back at Montana from 1987-89 and played 13 seasons in the National Football League. Tim coached UM’s secondary from 2004-07 and is now an assistant coach at UCLA. Bobby’s un­ cle, Tom Hauck, coaches UM’s defensive tackles. A Montana native, Bobby’s first coaching position came in 1987 as an assistant at Sweet Grass High School, his alma ma­ ter, working for his late father, Bob, Sr. Bobby was a three-sport standout at Big Timber High School, lettering in football, basket­ ball, and track. Hauck lettered twice in track and field at Montana. He gradu­ ated in 1988 with degrees in business and physical education. Hauck earned a master’s degree in education administration from UCLA in 1991. OUR HOUSE - OUR TEAM zzzzzl i ; i Sm He d C ach Hauck began his collegiate coaching career as a volunteer COACH HAUCK YEAR-BY-YEAR AT MONTANA assistant for the Grizzlies. In 1988 he worked as a secondary YEAR O-ALL: W-L BIG SKY: W-L coach, and he coached the inside linebackers in 1989. 2003 9-4 5-2* He is married to the former Stacey Harbin from St. Ignatius, 2004 12-3 6-1* and the couple have twin daughters Sydney and Alexandra, 12; a 2005 8-4 5-2* son Robby, 10; and a daughter Elise, born Sept. 11, 2007. Hauck 2006 12-2 8-0* is an avid fly-fisherman and skier. Aside from outdoor activities 2007 11-1 8-0* his favorite hobbies are reading and discussing politics. TOTALS 52-14 (.800) 32-5 (.865) *Big Sky champions and advanced to FCS playoffs

THE HAUCK FILE: Birthplace: Missoula, Mont. Birth date: June 14,1964 Education: High School: Sweet Grass High School, Big Timber, Mont. (1983) College: Montana (undergraduate in 1988), UCLA (graduate in 1991) Overall Coaching Experience 1987 Sweet Grass (Mont.) High School (assistant coach) 1988-89 Montana (secondary) 1989 Montana (defensive line) 1990-91 UCLA (graduate assistant) 1992 UCLA (asst, recruiting coordinator) 1993-94 Northern Arizona (outside linebackers, recruiting coordinator) 1995-97 Colorado (safeties, special teams, recruiting coordinator) 1998 Colorado (outside linebackers, special teams) 1999-01 Washington (safeties, special teams) 2002 Washington (defensive backs) 2003-present Montana (head coach/special teams)

Bobby Hauck and family: Front row: Alexandra, Elise, Sydney, and Robby, Bobby and Stacey, back row. Coaching S taff: A s s is t a n t C oaches 2008 Griz Football Mike Hudson is now in his fourth season at The University of Montana as an assistant football coach. He will coach the secondary this sea­ M ik e H udson son. Last year he worked with the run­ Defensive Backs/Associate Head Coach ning backs. The previous two seasons at UM he coached cornerbacks. (University of Texas at San Antonio, 1994) He also serves as associate head Fourth Year coach for the Grizzlies. Last season coach Hudson worked with running back Lex Hilliard who was one of the top-ranked rushers in the nation at the FCS level, gaining 1,132 yards. Hilliard broke school records with 50 rushing touchdowns and 52 total touchdowns and finished second in school history with 4,018 career rushing yards. Mike is in his 20th year of coaching in the collegiate ranks. The past 17 seasons he has coached teams at the FCS level. He has had coaching stints at Sam Houston State, Texas State University-San Marcos, Trinity University, and the University of New Mexico. Hudson came to Montana after a two-year stint at Sam Houston State where he was the defensive coordinator for the Bearkats for a season and the defensive line coach the year prior to that. The Grizzlies played Sam Houston State in a FCS semifinal game in Missoula in 2004, Montana winning 34-13. That year Sam Houston State registered the biggest turnaround in FCS history, im­ proving from a 2-9 record in 2002 to a 11-3 ledger in 2003. He began his collegiate coaching career at Texas State-San Marcus and was there from 1987-91. He rejoined that program from 1995-2002 and had numerous coaching and administrative responsibilities while there. He also had coaching stints at the Univer­ sity of New Mexico (1994) and Trinity University (1992-1993). Hudson earned a B.S. degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1994. He was born in Bryan, Texas, and raised in San Antonio. He played collegiate football at Angelo State University in 1983 and 1984, and his 1984 squad was the Lone State Conference champion. Mike and his wife Dyan have two children, Lee, 12, and Loryn, nine.

K raig is in his fifth season at Montana in his second stint at his alma mater. He is the Griz­ zlies’ defensive coordinator, coaches the defensive ends and is also an as­ sistant head coach. He is in his 21st K raig P aulson season of coaching at the collegiate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends level and his 18th at Montana. The past three seasons Paulson has Assistant Head Coach (Montana, 1987) overseen one of the top defenses in the NCAA Football Championship Sub­ Fifth Year at Montana division (formerly Division l-AA) ranks. Last season Montana was ranked sec­ ond in the nation in scoring defense (allowing 14.83 points a game), 21st in rush defense (125.42 yards a game), and 32nd in total defense (338.75 yards a game). Last year senior defensive end Kroy Biermann was named the Big Sky Conference’s defensive MVP and virtually selected to every FCS All-American team, and he became the first player in school history to receive the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS defensive MVP). Biermann was a first team all-conference pick last season, while junior end Mike Stadnyk was honorable mention. The Griz had eight players named first or second team All-Big Sky in 2007, and five honorable mention selections. Paulson returned to UM in 2004. Prior to that he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Utah State for former (1996-99) Griz mentor Mick Dennehy. In 2006, Kraig was selected as the “Assistant Coach of the Year” at the FCS level by the All- America Football Foundation, along with UM offensive coordinator Rob Phenicie. Paulson served as an assistant coach of the 2006 New Era Bowl in Japan with Phenicie. He was an assistant coach for the Grizzlies from 1987-99, working with linebackers, the defensive line, and the secondary. Dur­ ing his first stint at UM, the Griz defense was ranked among the national leaders in rushing defense 11 of his 12 seasons. He began his coaching career at UM in 1987 as a graduate assistant. He has also coached the linebackers (1988-90) and de­ fensive line (1991-99). He was UM’s defensive coordinator in 1998-99. Kraig earned four letters in football at Montana from 1983-86, playing fullback. In 1984 he was chosen UM’s Outstanding Sopho­ more, while in 1986 he received the Terry Dillon Award, given annually to the outstanding back/receiver. He is a 1987 graduate of Montana, earning a B.A. degree in education. His brothers Keith, Kerry, and (the late) Kevin all competed in track for the Grizzlies. His brother, Kent, ran track at the University of Montana-Western. He was a two-time all-state football player at Plentywood High School. He earned four letters in both football and track. Kraig and his wife Jody have three sons, Keogh, 15, Eilas, 13, and Rokken, seven.

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Cedric Cormier (pronounced: Core-me-air) is in his second sea­ son at The University of Montana and coaches the wide receivers. Last season two of the wide receiv­ ers that he coached, seniors Ryan Bagley and Eric Allen, were named to the All-Big Sky Conference team.

Prior to coming to Montana, Cedric was an assistant coach at Baytown High School in Baytown, Texas, working with the wide receivers and serving as the special teams coordinator for two sea­ sons. He was the wide receiver coach at Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas, during the 2004 season. Cormier, 27, played collegiate football at the University of Colorado where he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at wide receiver and as a kickoff returner. He was a starter for the Buffaloes in 2001 when they won the Big 12 championship and ranked among the conference leaders in several categories. He was a first team all-state quarterback at North Shore High School in 1996 in his hometown of Houston, Texas. That season he was first team all-state, All-Greater Houston, named a Texas Top 100 Recruit, and selected as the Houston Touchdown Club Of­ fensive Player of the Year. As a prep he was a three-year starter at quarterback. Cedric and his wife Roshelle have two children, a son Dean, eight, and a daughter Danielle, three.

Dom is in his sixth season as an assistant coach at Montana. This is the third year that he has worked with the tight ends. He is in his second season as UM’s recruiting co­ ordinator. During his first three seasons Do m in ic Da s te with the Griz, he coached the offensive Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator line. (Washington, 2001) The past couple of seasons he has been instrumental in the solid play of ju­ Sixth Y e a r at nior tight ends Dan Beaudin and Steve Pfahler and sophomore Rob Overton. Both Beaudin and Pfahler are 2008 honors candidates, and both players were honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selections last season. _____ Daste came to UM from the University of Washington, where he served as graduate assistant coach for two seasons. He worked with the offensive line during his two-year stint at his alma mater. He was a four-year letterman for the Huskies at offensive guard. Every season during his six years at Washington as a player and coach, the Huskies participated in a bowl game. He received the “Tough Husky Award” in 1999 at UW. While a player at Washing­ ton, the Huskies participated in the the Aloha Bowl in 1997, the Oahu Bowl in1998, the Holiday Bowl in 1999, and the Rose Bowl in 2001. The Huskies won the Pac-10 Conference championship in 2000. In his first season as an assistant coach at UW (2002), the Huskies played in the Holiday Bowl. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in geography from Washington in 2001. He prepped at Damien High School in LaVerne, California. Dominic is a native of San Dimas, Calif., and he is single. Dominic’s parents are Maceo and Diane Daste of San Dimas. Coaching S taff: A s s is t a n t C oaches 2008 Griz M ich ael (M ick) D elaney w a s nam ed an assistant football coach at The University of Montana in May of 2008. Delaney will coach the running backs at UM. Delaney has been in the coaching M ick De la n e y ranks for 38 years, including 26 sea­ Running Backs sons at the collegiate level and 12 in the prep ranks. (Western Montana College, 1964) Originally from Butte, he comes First Year at Montana to UM from Colorado State, where he worked with former head coach Son- ny Lubick for the past 14 years (1993-2007). 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 in 2000. Sapp was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s most outstanding running back and set a school rushing record with 1,601 yards in 2002. Prior to coaching at CSU, Delaney was at Western Montana (head coach, 1991-92); served as athletic director at Montana Tech (1983-85); was an assistant football coach at Montana State (1976-80); and was an assistant coach for the Grizzlies in 1968- 69. Delaney is an inaugural inductee into the Western Montana College Sports Hall of Fame. He served as the athletic director at Montana Tech from 1983-85. He was the head football coach and athletic director at Western Montana before going to Colorado State. Delaney began his coaching career as a head wrestling and assistant football coach at Butte’s Central High School from 1964- 67 and held the same two positions at UM in 1968-69. He then moved on to Great Falls High School and served as the wrestling and head football coach from 1969-76, then joined Lubick’s staff at MSU. He earned his B.A. in education at UM-Western (Western Montana College) in 1964. Mick and his wife Cheri have three children, son Mike, daughters Shauna Basile and Melissa Ossello and nine grandchildren.

M ike G erber is in his third season as the Grizzlies strength coach at The University of Montana, and he works exclusively with the Grizzly football players. Gerber brings a wealth of experi­ ence to UM. Prior to coming to Mon­ M ik e Gebber tana, he was involved in a pair of busi­ nesses in Syracuse, New York, for more Football Strength Coach than five years as the owner of “Mike (Maine, 1981) Gerber Sport-Strength,” and he was the Third Season co-owner and president of “Strength in Motion.” He served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse University from 1995-2000 and held assistant strength and conditioning positions at Syracuse, the University of Maryland, and was the head man at both Yale University, and Middlebury College (Vermont) from 1987-1994. Mike is no stranger to the coaching ranks. His first stint was as an assistant football coach at Colby College in Maine in 1981. He was an assistant football coach for a couple of high schools in the East from 1982-84 and then was a grad assistant in football at Syracuse for three years (1985-87). He became the head strength coach and defensive coordinator at Middlebury College (1987-90) and then Yale (1990-94) where he was also the linebackers coach. He then went to Syracuse, where he worked until going into private business in June of 2000. He earned a B.S. degree in Physical Education and Health from the University of Maine in 1981 and an M.S. in Physical Educa­ tion from Syracuse University in 1991. Mike’s wife is Erica Gerber.

: I OUR HOUSE - OUR TEAM Coaching S taff: A s s is t a n t C oaches Ty is in his sixth season at Mon­ tana and in his fifth year of coaching the linebackers. In his initial season at UM (2003), he coached the secondary. T y Gregorak The past two seasons linebackers Linebackers Tyler Joyce, Kyle Ryan, and Loren Ut- terback were All-Big Sky Conference (Colorado, 2001) picks, and all three left UM ranked Sixth Year a among the school’s all-time leaders in career tackles. A linebacker has led the Griz in total tackles over the past six seasons. He has coached six all­ conference players in his tenure at UM: linebackers Joyce, Ryan, Utterback, and Muckie Foreman from 2005-07, Shane MacIntyre in 2004, and safety Kevin Edwards in 2003. Before coming to Montana, Ty served as an assistant coach at the University of Washington in 2001 and 2002. He was a graduate assistant coach for the Huskies when they went to the Holiday Bowl in 2001 and when they played in the Sun Bowl in 2002, working primarily with the secondary and special teams. Gregorak was a three-year letterman at linebacker for the University of Colorado from 1997-2000. He was the recipient of the Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman) for the Buffaloes in 1997. In 1998, CU played in the Aloha Bowl, while the 1999 squad played in the Insight.Com Bowl in Tucson, Arizona. Ty Gregorik was a 2000 Academic All-Big XII selection. That year he was also a finalist for the National Academic-Athletic Achievement Award. He was a standout prep athlete at West Valley High School in Spo­ kane, Washington. He was a first-team all-state selection in high school in 1995 and 1996. He served as team captain from 1994-96. In 1996, he was chosen the state of Washington’s Defensive Player of the Year and voted Super Prep magazine’s West Coast Defensive Player of the Year. In 1997, Gregorak was named West Valley High School’s Student- Athlete of the Year. He was named to several All-American teams that year and was a USA Today honorable mention All-American and Super Prep’s “West Coast Defensive Player of the Year.” He was named team captain of the East squad in the Washington State All-Star game in 1997. He was team captain for the West in the 1997 High School All-American Game in Orlando, Florida. Gregorak earned a B.A. degree at Colorado in communication in 2001. Ty’s wife Annie is also from Spokane. They have an Italian Mastiff named Jager.

(Mike Bashor photo)

Tom H au ck is th e vetera n of the Grizzly staff and has been coaching at the high school and college levels since serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 1964, which translates to more than five decades in his profession. T om H auck He is in his ninth year as an assistant at UM, and he will once again be coach­ Defensive Tackles ing defensive tackles. In his first season (Montana, 1964) at Montana in 2000, Tom coached the Ninth Year a defensive tackles and also worked with the defensive ends. Last year Griz senior junior Craig Mettler was named second team All-Big Sky Conference, while senior Kelly Kain was an honorable selection. The Grizzlies have had at least one defensive tackle named to the All-Big Sky team over the last six seasons. Tom was a former Grizzly football standout. The 6-2, 220-pounder played center and linebacker at Montana from 1961-63. He played freshman football at Montana in 1960. Originally from Butte, he was a team co-captain his senior year at Montana in 1963 along with tackle Fred Calder. Tom was an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection at center following his senior year, which was the league’s first season. Bobby Hauck, UM’s head coach, is the son of Tom’s brother, the late Robert Hauck, Sr. Tom’s nephew, Tim Hauck, was an All- American safety for the Griz and a current assistant football coach at UCLA. Prior to coming to Montana, Tom coached at Rocky Mountain College in Billings for 13 seasons (1987-1999), and while there he worked with the defense and special teams. Before his stint at Rocky he coached for 19 seasons (1968-86) at Billings Senior High School. He was the head coach for four seasons from 1983-86 and an assistant coach there the previous 15 seasons. Tom graduated from Montana in 1965, earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He is single. C o a c h in g S t a f f : ^ s j i i i i i p C oaches 2008 Griz Football Pete is in his fourth season as an assistant Grizzly football coach. This will be his third straight season that he has coached the offensive line. His first season at UM he worked P ete K a l ig is with tight ends and offensive tackles Offensive Line and also served as UM’s recruiting co­ ordinator, a position he held for three (Washington, 1994) years. Fourth Year Last season junior tackle Brent Rus- sum and junior guard/center J.D. Quinn were first team All-Big Sky Conference selections, while center Colin Dow was a second team pick, and senior tackle Cody Balogh and junior guard Dan Carter were named honorable mention. Before joining the Grizzly coaching staff, he was the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, the University of Washington, 2002-2004. From 1999-2001 he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Huskies. After graduating UW in 1994, Pete was an assistant football coach at Western Washington University in his hometown of Bellingham, Wash. He was an assistant defensive line/strength coach at WWU from 1996-97 and the assistant tight end/ strength coach there from 1994-96. During his tenure at WWU he coached two All-American defensive ends, and his team advanced to the Division II title game in 1996. He was a teacher and coach at Meridian Middle School in Bellingham in 1998- 99. Pete played strong guard for the Huskies and former head football coach Don James when they won the national championship in 1991. He was an All-American in track and field in the shot put. He has a personal best in the college shot put of 62-8. He won the gold medal in the 1995 Olympic Festival and placed third in the University Games that year. He participated in the 1996 Olym­ pic Trials in track and field in the shot put, where he had a throw of 65-8. He earned his B.A. degree in sociology and law enforcement at Washington in 1994. Pete and his wife Kristine have a daughter, Harlie Grace, five, and a son, Cooper, three-and-a-half. (Cary Shimek

Hob has been th e G rizzlies’ offensive coordinator the last five seasons, and he also oversees the quarterbacks. The past five seasons Montana has been ranked among the NCAA Foot­ ball Championship Subdivision’s (FCS) R ob P h e n ic ie leaders in several offensive categories. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Last year the 11-1 Griz were ranked 23rd in the nation in total offense, av­ (University of Memphis, 1989) eraging 415.3 yards a game, and they Sixth Y e a r a were 24th in scoring offense at 31.42 points a game. In 2006, UM was ranked 22nd in total offense (366.6 yards a game). A year ago Montana had seven on offense named first or second team All-Big Sky Confer­ ence and seven honorable mention selections as well. Last season Griz junior quarterback Cole Bergquist was a second team selection, and he was ranked 19th in the country in total offense (250.17 yards a game). In 2006, Rob was selected as the “Assistant Coach of the Year” at the FCS level by the All-America Football Foundation, along with UM defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson. Phenicie served as the offensive coordinator of the 2006 New Era Bowl in Japan with Paulson. Prior to joining the Griz coaching staff, Rob served as the co-offensive coordinator at the University of Wyoming, and he also oversaw the Cowboy’s passing game. He was an assistant coach at Wyoming from 2000-2002. He was the recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Cowboys in 2001, and that season Wyoming was ranked 15th in the nation in passing offense, averaging 282.4 yards a game. In his first season at Wyoming he coached the wide receiv­ ers. Before coaching in Laramie, he was an offensive assistant coach at UNLV for a season. Prior to that he was the offensive coor­ dinator and wide receivers coach at Cal State Northridge in 1997 and 1998. In 1997 Northridge led the FCS in passing yards and was fifth in total offense. Phenicie began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Memphis, from 1989-90. He worked at UCLA in 1991 -92 as a graduate assistant coach. In 1992, he was hired as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Los Angeles Valley College, coaching there until 1996. L.A. Valley was the top-ranked team in the nation in 1995 and led the country in scoring (45.7 ppg). He began his college playing career as a tight end at the University of Nebraska in 1984. He transferred to Memphis where he completed his playing career. He received his B.A. degree from Memphis in 1989 and his master’s degree from there in 1991. A native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Rob and his wife Jennifer have a daughter Meghen, 10. y 3 0 E3

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Senior Strong Colt Anderson 2 0 0 8 Season Outloo k 2008 Griz eight of our 11 positions on defense not too 2 0 0 8 : R e b u il d in g M ode many of the names on our depth chart are going to look familiar. That is a real concern The University of Montana Grizzlies find for me and for our staff. themselves in an unfamiliar mode in 2008, “Special teams are a key component a rebuilding mode. Montana needs to re­ on any football team and have been a real place 14 starters and several record-set­ strength for us,” Hauck said. “Frankly, we’re ting players who graduated. back to where we were when (kicker) Dan The Griz, who have now won 10 Big Sky Carpenter and (punter) Tyson Johnson were Conference championships in a row and coming in the door, and we had a lot of un­ 13 titles over the past 15 seasons, return knowns at those two positions. just 10 starters: seven on offense and just “When (former Griz kicker) Chris Sny­ three on defense, and their All-American der left Montana, he was the career points punter and kicker have graduated as well. leader in the FCS for kickers, and then we Montana added to its ongoing record replaced him with a guy (Carpenter) who with a 15th NCAA Football Championship went by him and became the career leader Subdivision playoff appearance in a row in in that category,” Hauck said. “I don’t know 2007. The Grizzlies have now registered if that will happen this time, but we do have 22 straight winning seasons. a lot of work to do in the specialists area at “As a football team we made a lot of the punter and kicker spots. That is a great progress during spring ball, which was unknown for us, and hopefully we will have an answer soon. Certainly, we need to have something we are comfortable with before Senior defensive end Michael Stadnyk our first game.” ing starters on the offensive line, and hope­ fully with those key components back, we Of f e n s iv e Ov e r v ie w can have another good year offensively. “The defense has to be completely re­ In 2007 Montana was ranked 23rd in total tooled,” Hauck continued. “We can start offense at 415.3 yards a game and was 24th with (strong safety) Colt Anderson, who has in scoring offense at 31.4 points per contest. been an all-conference performer for us the The Griz had a balanced attack and were past two years, and build from there. We ranked 30th in passing (235.8 ypg) and 38th have guys who have played at defensive in rushing (179.5 ypg). tackle in Jesse Carlson and Craig Mettler, The Grizzlies lost halfback Lex Hilliard and and they’re going to have to be leaders for two of the top wide receivers in school his­ us on the D-line. tory to graduation. Hilliard ended his career “At defensive end Mike Stadnyk is a guy as the school record-holder with 50 rushing who is now a fifth-year senior and has made touchdowns, and his 4,018 rush yards are a lot of good plays in his career, but he has the second most ever at UM. Ryan Bagley had some injury problems, and it is impera­ and Eric Allen ended their careers ranked tive for us to have success on defense for 13th and 21st all-time in receiving yards Mike to have a big year,” Hauck said. with 1,940 and 1,397, respectively. Also lost “When you look at our secondary and at to graduation was tackle Cody Balogh, who linebacker, there are not a lot of recogniz­ started 41 games in a row. able names there,” Hauck continued. “In The offensive line returns several veteran starters in senior tackle Brent Russum and Senior quarterback Cole Bergquist (Mike Bashor senior center J.D. Quinn, who were both photo) first team All-Big Sky selections last year, much-needed,” said sixth-year UM head while senior guard Colin Dow was a second coach Bobby Hauck, who sports a 52-14 team pick, and senior guard Dan Carter was overall mark and a Big Sky record of 32- honorable mention. 5. “We’re not where we’ve been the last Also back is senior quarterback Cole couple of years at this point in time; it’s re­ Bergquist, who started all 12 games last ally going to be a race against the clock for season, was also the team’s second-lead­ us to try to get ready for Sept. 6th and Cal ing rusher, and who was a second team all­ Poly.” league pick. UM returns 46 lettermen from an 11-1 Senior wide receiver Mike Ferriter, who team of 2007 that went undefeated (8-0) in was UM’s most consistent receiver a year Big Sky games for the second season in ago, is back, as are a handful of upperclass­ a row. Montana ended up 10th in the final men with some valuable game experience, Sports Network poll and has been in TSN’s but most have more potential than actual top 25 for 133 straight weeks. playing time. “The position on our team that has a lot The tandem at tight end are juniors Dan of experience back is the offensive line,” Beaudin and Steve Pfahler, who have shared Hauck said. “That is really the only spot the starting job over the past two seasons. that we have a good nucleus of veteran Both were honorable mention all-league players coming back. That’s a good place picks last year. to start. We do have a returning starter at QUARTERBACK: Bergquist is now 17-4 quarterback (Cole Bergquist) and return- Senior defensive tackle Craig Mettler as a starter over the past two-plus seasons. OUR HOUSE - OUR TEAM 2 0 0 8 Season Outlook and should pick up a lot of the slack, while All three starting linebackers - Joyce, senior Rob Schulte and junior Tyler Palmer Kyle Ryan, and Utterback - are gone as appear to be ready for break-out seasons. well as quality back-ups Muckie Foreman Sophomore Tony Kazmierczak should also and Alex Hawthorne. contribute. A couple of promising freshmen Two-time first-team all-conference pick may get a chance to play as well. Colt Anderson is back at strong safety and TIGHT END: Beaudin and Pfahler make is a 2008 Buck Buchanan Award candi­ this a strong position, and sophomore Rob­ date. The other two starters back are se­ ert Overton will also contribute. nior tackle Craig Mettler, a second-team FULLBACK: Junior Kevin Klaboe was All-Big Sky pick, and senior end Mike an all-league pick at fullback the past two Stadnyk, an honorable mention selection. seasons. Redshirt freshman Noah McWil­ DEFENSIVE END: Biermann, who had liams and sophomore Nick Lebsock could the second most sacks (32) in school his­ also see action. Prior to the start of fall camp tory and was ranked second in the nation McWilliams was moved from linebacker to in that category last season with 1.25 a fullback, while Lebsock was moved from game, will be impossible to replace. center. But Stadnyk, a second round draft pick of the Canadian Football League, is braced to have a banner senior season. De f e n s iv e Ov e r v ie w . Junior Jace Palmer had quite a few reps last season as well. Montana has had one of the nation’s best Depth will be provided by junior George defenses the past two seasons and was Mercer. Sophomore Severin Campbell was ranked second nationally in scoring defense Senior wide receiver Mike Ferriter moved from linebacker and has outstand­ in 2007, allowing 14.8 points a game. ing speed, while redshirt freshman Ryan Over the past two seasons, the Grizzly Featherston has shown a lot of promise. The All-Big Sky pick a season ago is expect­ defense led the Big Sky in nearly every de­ ed to be pushed for playing time by promis­ fensive category. Last year UM was ranked ing sophomore Andrew Selle, who had an among the national leaders in several cat­ outstanding spring. egories: rushing defense (21st, giving up Bergquist passed for 2,623 yards and 125.4 yards a game), 32nd in total defense 20 touchdowns and completed 60.9% of (338.8 ypg), and 23rd in turnover margin his throws last season. Selle played in six (+.83 a game). In 2006 the Griz were ranked games and threw for 175 yards and a touch­ ninth in the country in total defense (266.4 down. Sophomore Jeff Larson also had a yards a game). solid spring. However, the “D” lost eight starters, and RUNNING BACK: Hilliard rushed for all eight of those players received all-league 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2007, recognition in 2007. while Bergquist gained 383 yards. However, Lost to graduation are first-team all-con­ a big plus from spring ball was the emer­ ference players Kroy Biermann and line­ gence of sophomore Chase Reynolds, who backer Loren Utterback, as well as lineback­ was moved from wide receiver back to his er Tyler Joyce, cornerback Chris Clark, and original position of running back this past free safety Torrey Thomas, who were sec­ spring. He will battle junior Thomas Brooks- ond team picks. Biermann was the Big Sky’s Fletcher for a starting role. defensive MVP and UM’s first-ever winner of Senior Andrew Schmidt is a hard-charger the Buck Buchanan Award. and special teams standout, while junior Brandon Utterback is vying for playing time, and a young newcomer or two could see time as well. OFFENSIVE LINE: The O-line should once again be a strength for the Griz. Rus- sum started all 12 games at right tackle a Senior defensive tackle Jesse Carlson year ago, while seniors Colin Dow, J.D. Quinn, and Dan Carter and junior Terran DEFENSIVE TACKLE: Mettler has Hillesland had all of the starts at both guard started the last 23 games over the past spots and center and are also back. three seasons and was the ninth leading Juniors Chris Dyk and Levi Horn were tackier with 46 stops last season. Senior battling for the starting job at left tackle, va­ Jesse Carlson played in 11 games a year cated by the durable Balogh. ago and had 25 tackles. Sophomore Alex Verlanic was moved Senior Paul LaMantia has seen a lot from defense to center and could help out of action the past two seasons, and up- as well. All five prep signees come into fall and-coming sophomore Carson Bender camp with good size. will help. Sophomore Austin Mullins was WIDE RECEIVER: Allen and Bagley ac­ moved from end to tackle and could also counted for 78 catches and 13 touchdowns be in the mix, along with redshirt freshman last season, but Ferriter hauled in a team- Braydon Schilling. high 49 passes a year ago. LINEBACKER: Joyce, Ryan, and Utter­ Junior Marc Mariani is the fastest player Senior defensive tackle Paul LaMantia (Photo by back were all three-year starters, and they on the team and has tremendous potential, Shelby Midboe) ended their careers ranked among the top 2 0 0 8 Season Outlook 2008 Griz tacklers in school history and had all 36 starts at linebacker last season. fense last year and returns 10 starters on Senior Tyler Corwin has been waiting that side of the ball.” in the wings for a starting berth and is a The good news is that the Grizzlies next talent, as is newcomer Thomas Bauer, a three non-league foes are all home games, junior. Junior Shawn Lebsock redshirted beginning with Southern Utah, followed by last season due to injury and will start at UC Davis (Homecoming), and concluding middle linebacker. Junior Brandon Fisher with Central Washington. is vying for one of the starting jobs. THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE: The Senior Tom Martin had an outstanding conference slate is another good news, bad spring. Depth will be provided by junior news scenario for the Grizzlies. Tyler Pelluer and sophomore Andy Gon­ The bad news is that for the first time zales. There are some talented incoming since 1989 Montana plays its first two Big freshmen who could make an impact. Sky games on the road, at Weber State and CORNERBACK: Starters Clark and then at the probable pre-season league fa­ Quinton Jackson have graduated, and a vorite Eastern Washington Eagles in the first couple of promising younger players left part of October. the program. Senior Ciarre Campbell had “To start the Big Sky season we have a good spring, while junior Joe Smith and back-to-back road games against two very redshirt freshman Nick Haynes are also in the mix. A couple of talented incoming freshmen may be pressed into duty. This will be an area coach Hauck will look to add to prior to fall drills. SAFETY: Colt Anderson’s return is ob­ Senior linebacker Tyler Corwin viously a big boost here, but the Grizzlies should not miss a beat with junior Shann reer with the second longest career punting Schillinger starting at free safety in place average in school history at 42.13 yards a of graduated three-year starter Thomas, kick. Freshman walk-on Ken Wood showed along with talented sophomore Erik Stoll. promise this past spring, and freshman Kyle Junior Tim Anderson and sophomore Ryan Finneman had an outstanding prep career. Nelson could also contribute. A couple of RETURNS: Mariani, an honorable men­ incoming freshmen may also see action. tion all-league pick a year ago, is the Big Sky’s top returning player in both punt and S p e c ia l T e a m s Ov e r v ie w kickoff returns, averaging 13.3 on punt re­ turns and 32.2 per kickoff return. Schulte KICKER: The record-setting Carpenter, has been among the conference leaders who was a four-year starter and two-time in kickoff returns the past couple of years All-American, is gone, and this position is and averaged 25.4 yards per attempt last wide open going into fall drills with two vi­ season. There will be several other players able candidates. (Transfer redshirt senior given an opportunity to earn the job as re­ Adam Kleckner should compete for the job turners. this season.) Carpenter set FCS career re­ cords with 413 kick-scoring points and 75 T he 2 0 0 8 S c h edule field goals. Senior cornerback Ciarre Campbell PUNTER: Another big loss is four-year starter Tyson Johnson, who ended his ca- NON-LEAGUE SLATE: The bad news is that the Grizzlies open their 12-game quality football teams, both of which I think schedule at Cal Poly on Sept. 6, and the will be picked to finish high in the league Mustangs, who have won 25 of their last 29 race,” Hauck said. “You know it’s not how home games, return 20 starters from a 7-4 you start, it’s how you finish. We need to team. stay the course, keep working, and we’ll see For the first time since the 2001 season how things go.” Montana does not have an open weekend. Other conference road games are at “It will be a very tough schedule, especial­ Northern Colorado (Oct. 25) and Portland ly for a young football team,” Hauck said. State (Nov. 8). “It will be interesting to see how our team The good news is that the Grizzlies have responds. Most of the players on our foot­ three of their last four Big Sky games in the ball team, at least a good number of them, friendly confines of Washington-Grizzly Sta­ have never lost a Big Sky Conference game dium where they have compiled a record of in their careers. 140-20 since playing there in 1986. “Going down to play Cal Poly to open UM’s first league home game is against with, I’d rather play Notre Dame or fill in the Sacramento State on Oct. 18, and they then blank there,” Hauck said. “They are a good play three November contests in Missoula, team. I’ve watched a lot of them on tape, hosting Northern Arizona (Nov. 1), Idaho and they’d certainly get my vote as a top two State (Nov. 15), and end the regular-season or three team going into the 2008 season. against intra-state rival Montana State in the Right out of the gate we are going to be up 108th Griz-Cat clash on Nov. 22. Senior linebacker Tom Martin against it. Cal Poly led the nation in total of­ A l l -A m e r ic a n C a n d id a t e s Colt Anderson, Senior Page 20 Dan Carter, Senior Page 21 Colin Dow, Senior Page 22 J.D. Quinn, Senior Page 23 Brent Russum, Senior Page 24

H onors C a n d id a t e s Dan Beaudin, Ju Page 25 Cole Bergquist, Pages 25-26 Jesse Carlson, Page 26 Chris Dyk, Junior Page 26 Mike Ferriter, Se Page 27 Levi Horn, Junior Page 27 Kevin Klaboe, Ju Page 28 Shawn Lebsock, Page 28 Marc Mariani, J Page 29 Craig Mettler, S Page 29 Steve Ptahler, J Page 30 Shann Schillinger, Page 30 Mike Stadnyk, S Page 31 Erik Stoll, Sophomo Page 31

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COLT ANDERSON Senior Strong Safety • 5-11,195, 2V Butte, Mont. • Butte HS

“Colt is a favorite of the coaching staff because he is but became a starter and a two-time first team All-Big a high-impact, g o-get-itplayer on the field. He’s a good ta interceptions and by causing fumbles. He plays the run field. ’-Head Coach Bobby Hauck

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M ontana: Colt is one of the top players in the FCS ranks and He started in all 14 games. Anderson was chosen Montana’s will start at strong safety for the third consecutive year. He is Golden Helmet Award winner, given annually to the player recog­ also an outstanding player on special teams. He is the Grizzlies nized as the team’s hardest hitter. leading returning tackier, beginning the season with 184 total He had a season-high 10 tackles against Weber State and tackles. He has played in 31 games and has started the last against Wofford. He had eight solo tackles, two stops for losses, 26. a forced fumble, and an interception against Wofford. Colt had six or more tackles in 11 games. 2007: Anderson was fourth on the team with 85 total tackles and had team-highs of 58 unassisted tackles, four intercep­ 2006: He had a break-out season, starting all 14 games and tions, and nine pass deflections. He was second on the team was Montana’s fourth leading tackier with 92 stops. He was a with three forced fumbles and fourth in tackles for loss with first team All-Big Sky selection at strong safety and on special seven. teams. Colt was selected first-team All-Big Sky Conference for He was co-recipient (with linebacker Kyle Ryan) of UM’s Tony the second year in a row and was tabbed All-America honor­ Barbour Award, which is given to the player(s) “who best exem­ able mention by the Sports Network and namedplifies to the outstanding practice habits and makes an unselfish con­ Sporting A lews “Fab 50” team. tribution to the betterment of the Grizzly football team.”

2005: He had seven tackles and played in five games. He missed most of the last half of the season with an injury.

2004: Anderson was a redshirt at Montana.

High School: He earned eight letters at Butte High School: three each in football and basketball and two in track. He was team captain in football and basketball. He was the recipient of the “head hunter award” in football. Anderson was tabbed team MVP on offense and defense in foot­ ball as a senior, when he was first team all-state pick at safety and an honorable mention choice at running back. He was a first team all-conference selection at safety and second team at run­ ning back his senior season. He was an honorable mention all-state pick as a junior. His high school football coach was former (1972-74) Griz player Greg Salo. Colt had 310 career tackles and nine career intercep­ tions. He rushed for 850 career yards and 12 touchdowns.

Personal: His major is business administration. His parents are Mike and Michele Anderson of Butte. Birth date: October 25, 1985. His uncles, Dave Manovich (1971-73) and Pat Sullivan (1976-79), both played football for the Grizzlies.

C are e r highs: He had 14 tackles in a 19-17 FCS semifinal loss to UMass in 2006.

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Billings OUR HOUSE - OUR TEAM M o n t a n a Gr iz z l ie s Brandon Utterback continued with Griz sophomore halfback Chase Reynolds...he was the captain of the basketball team as a senior...an all-state and all­ 2005: He was a redshirt at Montana. conference selection in football as a sophomore, junior, and se­ High School: He rushed for 1,915 yards as a senior at Fort Ben­ nior...his junior track squad won the Class “C” championship. ton High School, making him Montana’s all-time leading rusher Personal: He is a business major. His parents are Pat and Cari in 11-man football with 4,679 career yards...he also returned Verlanic of Drummond. Birth date: October 21, 1987. kickoffs and punts and had 7,422 all-purpose yards...he was a two-time Great Falls Tribune “Super State” pick...chosen for Montana’s East-West Shrine Game, the Montana-Dakota All-Star game, and the Big Sky Athletic Journal “Offensive Player of the Year”...a four-year starter at both running back and linebacker... a two-time first team all-state selections...rushed for 210 yards in the Class “B” state championship game against Baker, which BRYAN Fort Benton lost 22-15...he rushed for 100 or more yards in 22 games...football team captain as a senior...high school football WALDHAUSER coach was Kevin Smith...one of the top sprinters in the state but Freshman DE • 6-4 • 240 • RS hampered by injuries. Worden, Mont. • Huntley Project HS Personal: His major is pharmacy. His parents are Brad and Sue Utterback of Fort Benton. His older brother, Loren, was a line­ Montana: Bryan is a hard worker and vying for playing time at backer at Montana from 2004-07. Brandon was a 4.0 student in defensive end. high school. 2007: He was a redshirt at Montana. High School: He was a three-sport letterman at Huntley Proj­ ect High School, earning three in both football and basketball, and one in track...a two-time all-state selection in football...his prep football coach was Jay Santy...all-conference in football three times, and in basketball twice...captain in both football and basketball...team won the Class “B” basketball title in 2007 and he was named “Most Inspirational” of that team...also all- state and all-conference in track for the state “B” champion and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team. Personal: He is a business major. Bryan’s parents are Brad and Brenda Waldhauser of Worden. Birth date: May 29, 1989.

KEN WOOD Junior running back Brandon Utterback Freshman P • 5-10 • 181 • RS Spokane, Wash. University High School

Montana: Ken had a solid spring and is competing for UM’s punting job, vacated by graduated All-American Tyson John­ ALEX VERLANIC son. Sophomore C • 6-2 • 265 • 1V 2007: He redshirted at Montana. Drummond, Mont. Drummond High School High School: He lettered three times in football, twice in soc­ cer, and once in track at University High School...was all-con­ ference at punter and wide receiver...in football he was selected as the “Player of the Week” on 10 occasions...his senior year Montana: Alex was moved from defensive tackle to center this he made 5-of-5 field goals with a long of 41, 24-of-25 PATs, and past spring, and his work ethic should add up to playing time when he adjusts to the new position. averaged 39.4 yards per punt with a long of 64 yards...at re­ ceiver he had 26 catches for 392 yards and four touchdowns... 2007: He played on the defensive line and lettered. He had two his prep football coach was Mike Ganey...career-wise he made tackles and a stop for a loss against Fort Lewis. 12-of-13 field goal tries with a long of 44 yards...served as team 2006: He was a redshirt at Montana. captain in soccer. High School: He earned 12 letters at Drummond High School: Personal: He is a business major. His parents are Jeff and four each in football, basketball, and track...named Montana’s Anna Wood of Spokane. Birth date: Nov. 7,1988. “Gatorade Player of the Year” in 2005 as a senior...his football teams won three straight Class “C” titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005 and compiled an amazing record of 35-0....his high school head coach was Jim Oberweiser...Verlanic played high school football HOUSTON STOCKTON MATT TROXEL Sophomore FS • 5-10 • 165 • SQ Senior WR/Ret. • 5-9 • 177 • 3V Spokane, Wash. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Gonzaga Prep HS Lake City High School

Montana: Houston is vying for playing time at free safety. Montana: Matt was once again slowed down by a leg injury this 2007: He was a UM squad member. past spring and will more than likely not play his senior season. He might become a graduate assistant football coach at UM. 2006: He was a redshirt at Montana. 2007: He had four catches and a five-yard punt return. High School: He earned nine letters in four different sports at Gonzaga Prep High School, lettering in football (three), base­ 2006: He was slowed by a leg injury. He played in five games ball (three), basketball (two), and track (one)...he was an All- and had one catch for nine yards against McNeese State in an Greater Spokane League selection in football and basketball FCS first-round game. as a senior...his senior football team was the league champion 2005: He played in 10 contests and was Montana’s fourth (tie) and a state semi-finalist, going 12-2...his senior basketball team leading receiver with 14 receptions. won the league title...his high school football coach was Dave 2004: He was a redshirt at Montana. Carson. High School: He was named first team all-state at running back Personal: His major is business administration. His parents and defensive back as a junior and senior at Lake City High are Nada and John Stockton of Spokane. His dad John played School...North Idaho’s Player of the Year as a junior and Inland 19 seasons for the Utah Jazz and is the NBAs all-time assists Empire League’s “Player of the Year” as a senior...three-time All- (15,806) and steals (3,265) leader. His cousin, Shawn Stockton, North Idaho pick...junior football squad was state 4A champion, is a freshman guard on the Grizzly basketball team. while his sophomore team was 11-1 and the state runners-up... f — 8 career-wise he had 5,132 all-purpose yards, 152 catches for 2,036 yards, scored 40 touchdowns, rushed for 1,372 yards, had 1,715 return yards, and 10 interceptions...also lettered in basket­ ball and track...prep football coach was his dad, Van Troxel, a 68 Griz quarterback from 1972-75. JUSTIN TOWNSEND Personal: His major is history. His parents are Van and Karen Sophomore DT • 6-0 • 277 • SQ Troxel of Coeur d’Alene. Birth date: January 17, 1986. His mater­ Dublin, Calif. nal grandfather, Joe Roberts, was football team captain at UM in Dublin High School 1953. His paternal grandfather, Ed Troxel, is a former head football coach at Idaho. His brother, Chad, played at Idaho (1999-2003). Career highs: He had three catches in four different games. He Montana: Justin continues to work towards playing time at had 32 yards receiving and a long catch of 25 yards vs. Weber defensive tackle. He missed 2008 spring drills because of an State, 2005. injury. Year G/S Rec. Yards Avg. TDs Long 2007: He was a squad member, but hampered with an injury. 2005 10/0 14 117 8.4 0 25 (WSU) 2006: He was a redshirt at Montana. 2006 5/0 1 9 9.0 0 9 High School: He lettered twice in football at Dublin High 2007 5/0 4 44 11.0 0 23 School...was an all-league selection at defensive tackle follow­ TOTALS 20/0 20 170 8.5 0 25 ing his junior and senior seasons...was team captain as a se­ nior and was the “Gael Award” winner that year as well...as a tight end he had 350 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a senior and five sacks on defense...his prep football coach was Tim Silva. Personal: He is a business administration major. His parents DRAND0N are Scot and Shelly Townsend of Dublin. Birth date: March 6, 1988. UTTERBACK Junior RB • 6-0 • 196 • 1V Fort Benton, Mont. • Fort Benton HS

Montana: Brandon continues to work hard to earn playing time at running back. 2007: He saw action on special teams and earned a letter. He did not have a rush attempt. 2006: He saw limited action and had one carry for nine yards against McNeese State in an FCS first-round playoff game. (Continued top of page 45)