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ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL | ASUGRIZZLIES.COM | @ASUGRIZZLIES Adams State University (2-2, 2-2 RMAC) GAME NOTES GRIZZLIES KICKOFF The Adams State Grizzlies Football team is back home for its next two games as they get set to take on a pair of tough RMAC opponents. First up for the Grizzlies is in-state foe Fort Lewis College. The Skyhawks and Grizzlies will square off in the annual Musket Game Entering week five, Adams State is now 2-2 after a thrilling overtime road win last weekend in Gunnison, Colo. over the Western Colorado Mountaineers. The Grizzlies downed the Mountaineers 55-52 in the 72mnd annual Colorado Classic to earn their second straight win of the season. It is also the first career Colorado Classic win for first year Head Coach Josh Blankenship atAdams State. GAME DETAILS SERIES HISTORY Saturday’s game wIll mark the 56th meeting all-time between the Grizzlies and Skyhawks. In terms Date ....................... Sat., Sept. 29 of the Musket Game it will be the 53rd matchup between the two schools. Adams State leads the Musket Game series, 35-16-1 and the all-time series between the teams at 38-17-1. Time ..................................1 p.m. Location ............Alamosa, Colo. Last season, the Grizzlies narrowly escaped Durango with the Musket as they pulled off a 34-27 win on the road. Prior to 2017, Fort Lewis had won the previous two meetings. The Skyhawks earned a win in Alamosa in 2016, 21-16, and also won handily in 2015 in Durango, 51-10. ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Fort Lewis College (1-3, 1-3 RMAC) Chad Hovasse continues to make history for Adams State Football. Despite the Grizzlies loss to the SKYHAWKS Cowboys, Hovasse pulled in career touchdown No. 27, passing Chris Perry for the all-time lead in program history. With the record in hand, Hovasse has expanded it to 31 and is on track to reach 40 by the season’s end. Hovasse already put together the second-best season in school history with 87 receptions last season. He led the conference in receptions, yards, and receiving touchdowns while putting himself tied for sixth in the conference in scoring behind five running backs and a kicker. This led the junior being named a nominee for the Harlon Hill Award for the best player in Division II. OFFENSIVE OUTLOOK Hovasse currently ranks in the top-five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in a number of Adams State University 2018 Schedule: receiving categories including yards (421), touchdowns (6), AVG/G (105.3), and receptions (31). Giving the Grizzlies offense life is fellow senior receiver Marquese Surrell and quarterback Nick 9/1 at Colorado School of Mines L, 7-49 Rooney. 9/8 at N.M. Highlands L, 37-65. 9/15 Black Hills State W, 44-41 9/22 at Western State Colorado W, 55-52 (OT) Surrell also ranks in the top-five in a number of categories. He has 383 receiving yards on 20 catches 9/29 Fort Lewis College 1 p.m. and three touchdowns. Surrell and Hovasse’s success are also thanks in part to the solid play of 10/6 Chadron State 1 p.m. Rooney. Rooney is coming off a 439 yard, five touchdown performance last week in the win over 10/13 at S.D. Mines 1 p.m. 10/20 CSU-Pueblo 1 p.m. Western. His 1,182 total passing yards (3rd) this year and 11 touchdowns (2nd) both rank in the top- 10/27 at Angelo State 4 p.m. CT three in the conference. 11/3 at Colorado Mesa 7 p.m. 11/10 Dixie State 1 p.m. Adams State’s ground attack has been led by Tyree Harris this season. His 378 total rushing yards are fourth-most in the RMAC. He has three touchdowns on the year. Rooney is second in rushing on the 2018 RMAC Standings team with 80 total rush yards. Kendrick Igbinoba is third with 56 rush yards. School Conf Overall Streak Colorado School of Mines 4-0 4-0 W4 DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS OUTLOOK Chadron State 3-1 3-1 W2 Defensive back Garrett Jackson continues to lead the way for the Grizzlies defense. He has also had Dixie State 3-1 3-1 W3 Colorado Mesa 2-1 3-1 L1 some help from fellow defensive back Sipa Leafa. Jackson currently leads Adams State with 45 CSU-Pueblo 2-1 3-1 W1 tackles, with 29 of them being on a solo effort. He is second in the RMAC in total tackles, while his Adams State 2-2 2-2 W2 29 solo tackles are atop the league. Jackson not only the led conference but all of Division II in New Mexico Highlands 2-2 2-2 L2 tackles per game with more than a dozen per contest in 2017. He had 88 solo tackles last season in his South Dakota Mines 1-2 2-2 L1 10 games, and despite having two less games than some this season. Fort Lewis 1-3 1-3 W1 Western 0-3 0-4 L4 Black Hills State 0-4 0-4 L4 Leafa is second behind Jackson, totaling 37 tackles, with 22 being solo. His total tackles are tied for fifth in the conference and his 16 solo tackles are also tied for fifth. Isaia Rosten (23), Donovan Rob- 2018 RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll inson (18), Adam Lucero (15), Leon Te’o (13), Deon Mayers (13), Corey Wright (13), Bryce Barnes School (1st Place Votes) Pts (13), Braedem mayers (10), and Garrett Pemelton (10) all have double-digit tackles. Jackson, Meyer, 1. Colorado State-Pueblo (8) 98 Wright, and Rosten all have a forced fumble on the year. Wright leads the way with two. 2. Colorado Mesa (1) 88 3. Colorado School of Mines (2) 84 Special teams wise, the Grizzlies have one touchdown return this year thanks in part to Keyon 4. Dixie State 68 Thomas. He had an 82 yard kickoff return to the house against the Cowboys in week three. Surrell 5. Chadron State College 63 has been a key on special teams for Adams State. The senior is second in the RMAC in number of re- 6. South Dakota School of Mines 49 turns (12). He is also second in average yard per return (28.7), return yards (343), and longest return 7. Black Hills State 47 (70 yards). 8. Fort Lewis College 46 9. Adams State 30 UP NEXT 10. Western State Colorado 20 The Grizzlies will remain home at Rex Stadium next weekend. They will host Chadron State College 11. New Mexico Highlands 12 for Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 6. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. against the Eagles. Game No. 5 | FORT LEWIS COLLEGE ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL | ASUGRIZZLIES.COM | @ASUGRIZZLIES 2017 Adams State University Football Adams State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2018) 2018 CombinedAll games Stats Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Sept 1, 2018at Colo. Sch. of Mines L 7-49 2033 All games 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0 * Sep 08, 201 at NM Highlands L 37-65 687 Conference 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0 * Sep 15, 201 BLACK HILLS STATE W 44-41 2000 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 22, 201 at Western Colorado W 55-52 1032 Team Statistics ASFB OPP Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g FIRST DOWNS 87 119 Tyree Harris 4 71 381 3 378 5.3 5 45 94.5 R u s h in g 29 45 Nick Rooney 4 27 114 34 80 3.0 0 18 20.0 P a s s in g 50 58 Kendrick Igbinoba 4 15 57 1 56 3.7 0 14 14.0 P e n a lt y 8 16 Isaiah Brown 3 10 55 0 55 5.5 0 17 18.3 RUSHING YARDAGE 594 884 Damarcus Federick 1 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 18 25.0 Rushing Attempts 127 161 Total 4 127 634 40 594 4.7 6 45 148.5 Average Per Rush 4.7 5.5 Opponents 4 161 963 79 884 5.5 14 53 221.0 Average Per Game 148.5 221.0 TDs Rushing 6 14 Passing g effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PASSING YARDAGE 1240 1181 Nick Rooney 4 134.13 87-157-6 55.4 1182 11 67 295.5 C o m p - A t t - I n t 92-164-6 106-167-1 John Buksa 1 188.17 5-7-0 71.4 58 1 20 58.0 Average Per Pass 7.6 7.1 Total 4 136.44 92-164-6 56.1 1240 12 67 310.0 Average Per Catch 13.5 11.1 Opponents 4 147.37 106-167-1 63.5 1181 13 67 295.2 Average Per Game 310.0 295.2 TDs Passing 12 13 Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 1834 2065 Chad Hovasse 4 31 421 13.6 6 45 105.2 Average Per Play 6.3 6.3 Marquese Surrell 4 20 383 19.1 3 67 95.8 Average Per Game 458.5 516.2 Tyree Harris 4 10 115 11.5 0 31 28.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 20-528 17-396 Sha'Corey Foster 4 7 47 6.7 0 26 11.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-10 4-27 Ian Fryday 4 6 64 10.7 1 30 16.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-1 6-95 Jordan Simon 4 6 36 6.0 0 7 9.0 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 7-6 Connor Watts 4 4 43 10.8 0 20 10.8 PENALTIES-Yards 52-505 31-229 Miles Fishback 4 3 68 22.7 1 43 17.0 PUNTS-AVG 22-39.6 14-46.8 Da'Quan Smith 3 2 23 11.5 0 16 7.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/G 2 9 : 0 6 3 4 : 5 5 Kendrick Igbinoba 4 2 3 1.5 0 3 0.8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 19/53 33/65 Mat Brown 4 1 37 37.0 1 37 9.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/8 5/7 Total 4 92 1240 13.5 12 67 310.0 Opponents 4 106 1181 11.1 13 67 295.2 Interceptions no.