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22013013 MontanaMontana StateState BobcatsBobcats 2013 Spring Prospectus 11-2 Overall • 7-1 Big Sky Conference • Third Straight Big Sky Title Montana State 2012 Post-Season 2012 MSU RESULTS Aug 30 Chadron State W 33-6 BOBCATS HONORS Sept 8 at Drake W 34-24 11-2/7-1 Big Sky Sept 15 Stephen F. Austin W 43-35 Sept 22 *Northern Colorado W 41-16 Sept 29 *at Southern Utah W 24-17 MSU in ‘13 Individual National Honors Oct 6 *at UC Davis W 48-41 All-America Ret/Lost ..............................1/3 Buck Buchanan Award: DE Caleb Schreibeis Oct 13 *Eastern Wash. L 24-27 All-Big Sky 1st Team Ret/Lost ...............1/5 CFPA FCS Defensive Performer of Year: Oct 27 *North Dakota W 55-10 Starters Ret Off/Def/ST ......................8/6/2 DE Caleb Schreibeis Nov. 3 *at Sacramento St W 20-17 AFCA Region 5 Co-Coach of Year: Rob Ash Offensive Lettermen Ret/Lost ..............18/7 Nov 10 *Portland State W 65-30 Coll. Sports Journ. Frosh LS of Year: Jake Olson Nov 17 *at Montana W 16-7 Defensive Lettermen Ret/Lost .............19/7 Dec 1 $Stony Brook W 16-10 Kick Teams Lettermen Ret/Lost ............5/2 All-America Honors Dec 7 $Sam Houston St L 16-34 First Team: LB Jody Owens (AFCA, AP, MSU in ‘12 ..........................................11-2 Sports Network, Phil Steele), DE Caleb Sch- Conf./Record ............................Big Sky/7-1 reibeis (Sports Network, AP, Walter Camp, Phil 2013 MSU SCHEDULE Home/Road .....................................6-2/5-0 Steele), QB DeNarius McGhee (AFCA; 2nd- Aug 29 Monmouth Phil Steele). Sept 7 at SMU TBA COACHING STAFF .. Rob Ash, Head Coach Fourth Team: C Shaun Sampson (Phil Steele) Sept 14 Colorado Mesa TBA Alma Mater ........................ Cornell (Ia.)/’73 Sept 21 at Stephen F. Austin TBA Sept 28 *at North Dakota TBA Overall/Years ...................226-121-5/33 yrs Academic Honors Oct 5 *NAU TBA CoSIDA Academic All-America: WR Tanner At MSU/Years ...........................50-21/6 yrs Oct 12 Open Bleskin (2nd Team). Oct 19 *at Weber State TBA Offensive Coord./QBs . Tim Cramsey (1st yr) FCS ADA Academic All-Stars: WR Tanner Bleskin, QB DeNarius McGhee Oct. 26 *UC Davis TBA Offensive Line .....Jason McEndoo (10 yrs) Nov 2 *at Northern Colo. TBA Running Backs ........... Demo Odems (1 yr) Nov 9 *at Eastern Wash. TBA Receivers.............Brian Von Bergen (4 yrs) Big Sky Honors Nov 16 *Southern Utah TBA Offensive MVP ..............DeNarius McGhee, QB Nov 23 *Montana TBA Tight Ends ........................................... TBA Defensive MVP ........................ Jody Owens, LB Def. Coord./DBs ......Jamie Marshall (6 yrs) 1st Team: S Joel Fuller, sr; QB DeNarius McGhee, jr; DT Defensive Line ...................Bo Beck (6 yrs) Zach Minter, sr; LB Jody Owens, sr; C Shaun Sampson, 2013 SPRING SCHEDULE Tue March 19 3:45-6 pm Stadium sr; DE Caleb Schreibeis, sr. 2nd Team: WR Tanner Ble- Linebackers .................. Kane Ioane (9 yrs) Thu March 21 3:45-6 pm Stadium Secondary Asst. ...... Brandon North (2 yrs) skin, jr; OT Steven Foster, sr; RB Cody Kirk, jr; DE Brad Sat March 23 TBA Stadium Defensive Line Asst. .Michael Rider (1st yr) Daly, jr; CB Darius Jones, sr. HM: OG Quinn Catalano, Tue March 26 3:45-6 pm Stadium so; FB Tray Robinson, sr; PK Rory Perez, jr; RS Shawn Thu March 28 3:45-6 pm Stadium Johnson, so; LB Na’a Moeakiola, jr; S Steven Bethley, sr; Sat March 30 TBA Stadium ST Michael Foster, so. Tue April 2 3:45-6 pm Stadium Thu April 4 3:45-6 pm Stadium THE STORYLINE Sat April 6 TBA Stadium Rob Ash understands the challenges presented his seventh Montana State football team Tue April 9 3:45-6 pm Stadium at the onset of spring drills, but he prefers to see opportunity. “We lose a lot of outstand- Thu April 11 3:45-6 pm Stadium ing players from last year, but that’s always the case when a program has had success,” Sat April 13 TBA Sonny Holland Game-Bozeman says the winningest coach in Bobcat history. “Spring is a time to develop the good young Tue April 16 3:45-6 pm Stadium Thu April 18 3:45-6 pm Stadium players already in the program who have played behind great players like Zach Minter and Sat April 20 TBA Triangle Classic-GF Jody Owens. This is a great opportunity for them, and it’s a fun time for coaches to coach without the urgency of game preparation.” Ash welcomes 14 returning starters among HIGHLIGHTS scrimmage players, including eight from a 2012 offense which fi nished 20th in the FCS in • The 2013 seniors enter the fall with 30 scoring. Six starters return on defense, but four All-Big Sky players depart. career wins and a .789 win percentage • The Bobcats’ 21 league wins since ON THE RECORD 2010 is the most in the Big Sky By registering an 11-2 record in 2012, Montana State has now improved its record in each of Rob Ash’s fi ve full years as the program’s head coach STREAKS Montana State has won 10 games in consecutive seasons for the fi rst time • DeNarius McGhee has thrown a TD The Bobcats stand 21-3 in Big Sky play in the past three seasons pass in four straight games since his MSU’s 11 consecutive winning seasons is the most in program history string of 33 straight ended at Sac St Rob Ash’s 50 career wins is the most in MSU history • MSU advanced to the playoffs the last Only one other time in history (1966-68) has MSU won three straight conference cham- three seasons, winning a playoff game in pionships, and only the 1956-58 teams posted a better three-year winning percentage back-to-back years, for the fi rst time STADIUM STUFF MILESTONES MSU averages 429.9 yards and 33.5 points per game on its fi ve-year old turf fi eld • DeNarius McGhee‘s 70 career TD passes is an MSU record, and his 8,441 PLAYOFF BULLET POINTS passing yards is second in school history Montana State’s third straight playoff appearance is a program fi rst • DeNarius McGhee’s 30 wins as start- The Bobcats stand 10-6 all-time in NCAA Playoff games, have won at least one game ing quarterback is the MSU’s most ever in the last two appearances • Cody Kirk’s 29 career rushing TDs is tied for 1st in MSU history 2012 Bobcat BOBCAT PERSONNEL PROFILE FOR 2013 In-Season Honors Returning Starters for 2013 Offensive Returners (8) Defensive Returners (6) PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA QB DeNarius McGhee (13) DE Brad Daly (13) LB Jody Owens WR Tanner Bleskin (11) NT Craig Ashworth (13) DT Zach Minter WR Jon Ellis (13) LB Na’a Moeakiola (13) RB Cody Kirk (9) LB Cole Moore (13) QB DeNarius McGhee TE Tiai Salanoa (6) CB Deonte Flowers (13) BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK OT John Weidenaar (13) FS Steven Bethley (13) S17-Tanner Bleskin, Offense OG Quinn Catalano (13) O1-Jody Owens, Defense OG Kyle Godecke (8) N5-Na’a Moeakiola, Defense N12-Caleb Schreibeis, Defense Starters Lost (Games Started) N19-Caleb Schreibeis, Defense Offense (3): OT Steven Foster (13), C Shaun Sampson (13), WR Everett Gilbert (13) NATIONAL FCS FROSH OF WEEK O15-John Weidenaar, OT Defense (5): DE Caleb Schreibeis (13), Zach Minter (10), Jody Owens (13), Darius Jones (13), Joel Fuller (13) FCS ADA ALL-SCHOLAR TEAM Tanner Bleskin, Caleb Schreibeis Returning Lettermen LIBERTY MUTUAL COACH OF YEAR FINALIST Offense (18): OG Andy Austin, QB Jake Bleskin, WR Tanner Bleskin, OT Quinn Catalano, Rob Ash WR David Dash, OG Matthew Devereux, OT Alex Eekhoff, WR Jon Ellis, WR Brian Flotkoetter, OG Kyle Godecke, OG Joel Horn, TE Chris Houden, RB Shawn Johnson, RB Cody Kirk, QB De- AFCA REGION 5 Co-COACH OF YEAR Narius McGhee, WR Jake Olson, TE Lee Perkins, TE Tiai Salanoa, OT John Weidenaar. Rob Ash Defense (19): NT Craig Ashworth, CB Eryon Barnett, S Steven Bethley, DE Brad Daly, DT Taylor Dees, CB Deonte Flowers, LB Michael Foster, DE Preston Gale, CB Sean Gords, LB Aleksei STRENGTH COACH OF YEAR Grosulak, S Rob Marshall, S Brad Nordahl, LB Na’a Moeakiola, LB Cole Moore, S James Nelson, Alex Willcox DT Taylor Sheridan, LB Alex Singleton, DE Conner Verlanic, DE Hayden Vick. Special Teams (3): P/K Rory Perez, K AJ Silva. BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC Tanner Bleskin, Matthew Devereux, Lettermen Lost Cole Moore, Chase Young, Rick Halusz- RB Orenzo Davis, OT Steven Foster, WR Everett Gilbert, RB Tray Robinson, C ka, AJ Silva, Caleb Schreibeis, Cody Offense (7): Shaun Sampson, WR Kruiz Siewing, WR Chase Young. Kirk, Kruiz Siewing, DeNarius McGhee, Aleksei Grosulak, Lee Perkins Defense (7): CB James Andrews, DT Brian Bignell, S Joel Fuller, S Heath Howard, DT Zach Minter, LB Jody Owens, CB Kazz Siewing. Team Awards Special Teams (2): H Rick Haluszka, LS Donny Tudahl. Sonny Holland Off. MVP . QB DeNarius McGhee Bill Kollar Def. MVP ...... DE Caleb Schreibeis Returning Squad Members Jan Stenerud ST MVP ............P/K Rory Perez Offense (3): WR Manny Kalfell, OG Brad Mathis, RB Adam Moore. Don Hass Inspirational ..... RB Tray Robinson Defense (7): DT Nate Bignell, S Cody Cleveland, DE Odin Coe, S Josh Dirks, LB Heath Coaches Choice Awards Hunter, S Trace Timmer, LB Rob Walsh. Dennis Erickson Offensive C Shaun Sampson Special Teams (1): K Keith Leenders Joe Tiller Defensive .............. LB Jody Owens Ken Amato Kick Teams ............. Chase Young Top Offensive Scout ...................Austin Barth Returning Redshirts Top Defensive Scout .............Luke Halliburton Offense (19): TE Austin Barth, OL Tyler Blomstrom, QB Bobby Crane, WR Shadeed Crockett, Top Kick Teams Scout ....Vince DiGiallanardo WR Kurt Davis*, RB Cody Dopps, OL JP Flynn, OL Dillon Fraley, WR Mitch Griebel*, OL Doug Hanson, WR Will Krolick, OL Charles Lee*, TE Jackson Mahlum, RB Morris Mouton, RB Chad Newell, WR Brandon Neville, QB Dakota Prukop, OL Christian Williams*, OL Marshall Womack.