UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL National Champions 1995, 2001

2016 Griz Shedule @ (5-1 overall, 2-1 Big Sky) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/3 Saint Francis W 41-31 9/10 Northern Iowa W 20-14 Game 7 - #10 Montana (5-1) @ Northern Arizona (3-4) 9/24 @Cal Poly* L 42-41 Oct. 22, 2016 - J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (11,230) 10/1 Southern Utah * W 43-20 10/8 Mississippi Valley State W 67-7 Flagstaff, Ariz. - 5:00 p.m. (MT) 10/15 Sacramento State * W 68-7 TV: Cowles Montana Media | FOX Sports AZ | Web: WatchBigSky.com 10/22 @Northern Arizona * 5:00 PM (MT) Official Game Hashtag: #UMTvsNAU 10/29 @Eastern Washington * 1:30 PM (MT) 11/5 Idaho State * 5:00 PM Griz return to the road to face Jacks in Flagstaff 11/12 @Northern Colorado * Noon 11/19 Montana State * Noon At July’s Big Sky football kickoff meetings in Park City, Utah, the league announced * = Big Sky Conference Game Northern Arizona had been selected by the conference coaches and media as the favorite to top the table this season. Montana Quick Facts

Since that day, many fans have had this weekend’s Montana Grizzlies matchup President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom circled on their calendars as one of the biggest games of the year. Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment: 12,419 (Fall, 2016) THE GAME: After three straight home victories and a pair of record-setting perfor- Athletic Director: Kent Haslam mances, No. 10 Montana (5-1, 2-1 BSC) returns to the road this week to square off Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz against the preseason favorite NAU Lumberjacks (3-4, 2-2 BSC) at the J. Lawrence Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold Walkup Skydome (11,230) in Flagstaff, Arizona. Head Coach: Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) Stitt Record at Mines: 108/62 - 15 years NAU hosts the Griz coming off two important Big Sky wins that improved the Jacks to 2-2 in the league after a tough 1-4 start to the season. The Jacks defeated Montana Stitt Record at UM: 11-6 - 2nd year State 20-14 in Bozeman two weeks ago and dismantled Idaho State 52-7 last week in Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) Flagstaff to move into a tie for sixth place in the league. WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 WGS Attendance Record: 26,472 vs Montana now sits in fourth place on the Big Sky table as winners of three-straight. A North Dakota State, 8/29/15 win at NAU would put the Grizzlies at 6-1 on the year heading into another difficult All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 191-28 (.871) week of league play at No. 3 Eastern Washington. Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) Division: 1 (FCS for football) Kickoff from Flagstaff is set for 5:00 p.m. MT (4:00 p.m. PT). All-Time Record: 583-481-23 (.536) Big Sky Record: 234-125-1 (.649) WATCH: Fans around the country have plenty of options available to watch this Head Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida week’s Griz showdown at NAU. In Montana, Cowles Montana Media will provide the Head Equipment Manager: Rob Stack statewide broadcast of the UM/NAU game. In most Montana markets the game will be Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, shown live on your local ABC Montana station, while in the Billings/Miles City market, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, the game will be shown on SWX. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles Elsewhere around the country, the game will be shown live on FOX Sports Arizona FCS Playoffs (23): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, (DISH 415, DTV 686) and FOX Sports San Diego (DISH: 408, DTV: 694). FOX Sports 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Arizona will replay the game on Saturday, October 22 at 2:30 a.m. (PT) and Tuesday, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, October 25 at 11:30 a.m. (PT). 2008, 2009, 2011!, 2013, 2014, 2015. (!=Vacated wins). 2015 Record: 8-5 (6-2 BSC-2nd) Fans around the world can watch the game live and free of charge via web stream at 2015 Starters Back: 10 WatchBigSky.com. 2015 Lettermen Back: 28 Long-time NAU play-by-play man Mitch Strohman will lead the broadcast alongside color commentator Kevin Stephens and Reggie Eccleston on the sidelines. Montana Sports Information LISTEN: “Voice of the Griz” Riley Corcoran will have the radio call of Saturday’s Contact: Eric Taber game, supported by long-time color commentator Greg Sundberg in the booth, and Office:(406) 231-8331 Cell: (646) 287 7492 Adam Painter on the sidelines. Fans can tune-in statewide to hear the call on the Email: [email protected] Website: GoGriz.com Montana Grizzly Sports Network and its flagship station KGVO in Missoula, or visit Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaber GoGriz.com to listen to the audio-only web stream. Facebook: /UM-Grizzly-Athletics-Football PAGE 1 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 PAGE 2 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016

GSA TAILGATE: The Grizzly Scholarship Association will hold an official tailgate party in Flagstaff for Griz fans making the trip to NAU. The tailgate party is located in Parking Lot C south of the Walkup Skydome and opens to the public at 2:00 p.m.

WEEKLY POLLS: Despite another 60-plus point victory and two teams ahead of the Griz in the rankings losing, Montana held firm at No. 10 in this week’s STATS FCS media poll and the FCS coaches’ poll.

2016 Big Sky Football Standings In the media poll, the Griz were just 21 votes shy of moving up to No. 9 with 2,610 votes. Charleston Southern (3-2) sits ahead of the Grizzlies in the poll with 2,630 votes. As of Oct. 17, 2016 In the FCS coaches’ poll, the Griz were once again just shy of moving up, collecting 428 SCHOOL BIG SKY OVER. points to remain at No. 10. Charleston Southern again sits ahead of UM at No. 9, collect- North Dakota 4-0 5-2 ing 431 points. Eastern Washington 3-0 5-1 Weber State 3-0 4-2 The Grizzlies are the second of four ranked teams from the Big Sky this week, with EWU Montana 2-1 5-1 at No. 3, Cal Poly at No. 17/18 and North Dakota at No. 19/16. Cal Poly 2-1 4-2 Southern Utah 2-2 3-3 SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the all-time series with Northern Arizona 35-13 dating Northern Arizona 2-2 3-4 back to the first competition between the two schools in 1966. Since the Jacks joined the Northern Colorado 1-2 3-3 Big Sky conference in 1970, Montana leads the series 33-11. Since 1988, UM is 24-3. Idaho State 1-2 2-4 Portland State 1-3 2-5 The Grizzlies are 16-8 all-time in Flagstaff (19-5 in Missoula) and 14-5 in the Walkup UC Davis 1-3 2-5 Skydome. In 1977, Montana played NAU in the first sporting event ever in the Skydome. Sacramento State 1-3 1-6 NAU would beat UM in that game 25-24 on a last-second field goal. Montana State 0-4 2-5 UM last faced NAU in 2015 on homecoming in Missoula, when Montana rode a dominant Team Comparison defensive effort and a balanced offense to a 23-14 victory, highlighted by four sacks from Tyrone Holmes. Team Statistics ...... UM ...... NAU FIRST DOWNS ...... 145...... 154 Montana outgained Northern Arizona 355 yards to 19 in the first half behind backup QB Rushing ...... 45...... 59 Chad Chalich, built a 16-0 halftime lead. NAU then pulled within two at 16-14 on a pair of Passing ...... 85...... 87 scoring passes less than a minute apart midway through the third quarter. Penalty ...... 15...... 8 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 830...... 1262 With the game on the line in the fourth, the Grizzlies put together an 11-play scoring drive Rushing Attempts ...... 184...... 266 that sealed the win for Montana, with Chalich hitting Chase Naccarato on a three-yard Average Per Rush ...... 4.5...... 4.7 touchdown pass. Average Per Game ...... 138.3...... 180.3 TDs Rushing ...... 13...... 7 Montana last visited Flagstaff in 2013 when NAU’s Zach Bauman rushed for 118 yards PASSING YARDAGE ...... 1929...... 2180 and two touchdowns and the Lumberjacks returned two fumbles for scores to defeat the Comp - Att - Int ...... 178-264-5...... 177-264-4 Griz 34-16. It was the second of two-straight wins for the Jacks over UM in 2012 and ’13, Average Per Pass ...... 7.3...... 8.3 a pair of wins that ended a 14-game win streak for the Griz, dating back to 1998. Average Per Catch ...... 10/8...... 12.3 Average Per Game ...... 321.5...... 311.4 FIRST AND 10 WITH THE GRIZ: Brady Gustafson has now thrown for 3,825 yards in his TDs Passing ...... 19...... 22 career, surpassing Brent Pease at No. 12 on UM’s all-time passing list. He is now 307 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 2759...... 3442 yards shy of passing Andrew Selle (Gustafson’s position coach) at No. 11 on the all-time Average Per Play ...... 6.2...... 6.5 list at 4,131 yards. Average Per Game ...... 459.8...... 491.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 13-270...... 17-362 With 165 completions on 243 attempts half way through the 2016 season, Gustafson is PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 17-231...... 12-259 also on track to break the school record in pass attempts (475 by Brad Lebo in 1991) INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 4-120...... 5-43 and pass completions (309 by Craig Ochs in ‘04 and Dave Dickenson in ’95) in a single TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 27:54...... 29.42 season. 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 41/90...... 44/113 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 6/10...... 12/23 He has also thrown for 30 career touchdowns so far, good enough to put him at No. 13 on Sacks by - Yards ...... 18-144...... 22-167 the all-time career passing touchdown list. Tackles For Loss - Yards...... 55-250...... 53-240 Red-Zone Scores...... 21-22...... 22-32 With 1,757 career rushing yards, John Nguyen has moved up the all-time rusher list at Montana to No. 11, just 28 yards shy of moving ahead of his position coach, Justin Green. NCAA Rankings Nguyen is also just 228 yards shy of passing his brother Peter Nguyen on the all-time rushing list at No. 7. UM NAU Rushing Offense ...... 62...... 35 After setting career highs in total tackles (10) and TFLs (4.5) against Sac. St., linebacker Passing Offense ...... 5...... 8 Josh Buss was named the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Total Offense ...... 7...... 6 week on Monday. The sophomore from Boise was also awarded an honorable mention for Scoring Offense ...... 3...... 22 the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week. Rushing Defense ...... 33...... 51 Passing Yards Allowed ...... 15...... 71 In the last two games, the Montana defense has come up with two interception returns for Total Defense ...... 11...... 49 touchdowns, one from linebacker Connor Strahm against MVSU and one from safety Jus- Scoring Defense ...... 17...... 43 tin Strong against Sac. State. Both interception returns were for exactly 78 yards each. Net Punting ...... 46...... 43 Punt Returns ...... 20...... 4 Kick Returns ...... 48...... 37 Team Sacks ...... 9...... 11 Team Tackles for Loss ...... 2...... 15 PAGE 3 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016

Speaking of Déjà vu: Gustafson has passed for four touchdowns and nearly similar yardage in each of the last two games. Against MVSU he threw for 251 yards, a pair of touchdowns to Keenan Curran, one to James Homan and one to Colin Bingham. Against Sac. State he threw for 246 yards and touchdowns to Curran, Jeremy Calhoun, Bingham and Josh Horner before being relieved by Chad Chalich.

At the end of the first half against Sac. State on Saturday, Caleb Kidder blocked a Hornet field goal attempt to keep the visitors scoreless heading into the break.The last Grizzly to block a field? Caleb Kidder in 2015 at Portland State.

9/3 Saint Francis, 7:00 PM^ In addition to blocking a field goal, Kidder posted a career-high 2.5 sacks against the - Cowles Montana Media / Altitude 2 / gogriz.com Hornets. He now leads the Grizzlies in sacks at the midway point in the season with 4.5 9/10 @ Northern Iowa, 3:00 PM (MT) total QB takedowns, resulting in a loss of 34 yards for opponents. - Cowles Montana Media / WatchESPN 9/24 @ Cal Poly*, 1:00 PM (MT) As he did last year, Kidder has posted a statistic in nearly every defensive category with - ROOT Sports a blocked kick, recovered fumble, five QB hurries, a pass deflection and a pass breakup. 10/1 Southern Utah* 2:30 PM % He’s also the team’s second-leader in tackles-for-loss with eight on a Montana defense that is ranked second in the nation in TFLs. - Cowles Montana Media / WatchBigSky.com 10/8 Mississippi Valley State, 2:30 PM # Against the Hornets, all 11 of Montana’s active receivers caught a pass, with Colin - Cowles Montana Media / GoGriz.com Bingham leading the way on a career-high day with five catches for 77 yards and a 10/15 Sacramento State*, 2:30 PM ! touchdown. The only receivers to not catch a ball were UM’s six redshirt receivers and the - Cowles Montana Media / WatchBigSky.com injured Jerry Louie-McGee. 10/22 @ Northern Arizona*, 5:00 PM (MT) - Cowles Montana Media / WatchBigSky.com Three of UM’s four active running backs also caught a pass on Saturday. Running back 10/29 @ Eastern Washington*, 1:30 PM (MT) Treshawn Favors was the only active Grizzly eligible to catch a pass who missed out, leaving the game early with a slight injury. All-told, 14 Grizzlies caught a pass against - ROOT Sports SSU. 11/5 Idaho State*, 5:00 PM ## - ROOT Sports FOUR DOWNS WITH NAU: NAU quarterback and last year’s FCS National Freshman 11/12 @ Northern Colorado*, Noon of the Year Case Cookus’ status remains in question this week after suffering an injury - Cowles Montana Media / CET Sports Colo. / against Eastern Washington on Sept. 24. Backup QB Blake Kemp has come in as WatchBigSky.com Cookus’ replacement and thrown for 787 and five touchdowns in three games, leading the 11/19 Montana State*, Noon & Jacks to victory over MSU and ISU. - ROOT Sports The Grizzlies and Lumberjacks are rolling out two of the nation’s most prolific offenses so NOTE: Stream available for WatchESPN & Cowles MT Media games only far this season. Montana is ranked No. 5 in all of FCS football in passing offense, while ^= Get Your Griz On game (Wear Maroon & Silver) NAU is ranked No. 8, passing for 2,180 yards and 22 touchdowns in seven games. %= Maroon Out (presented by Missoula Federal Credit Union) #= Pink Game (presented by Providence Health & Services) != UM Family Weekend (presented by Stockman Bank) The Jacks lead the Grizzlies in the national rankings in total offense (NAU No. 6, UM No. ##= Military Appreciation Game (presented by Opportunity Bank) 7) with NAU rushing for 1,262 yards so far this season as compared to UM’s 830. &= 116th Brawl of the Wild (presented by Karl Tyler Chevrolet & Cadillac) *= Big Sky Conference game Defensively the Jacks rank No. 49 in the nation in total defense, while Montana currently has the best defense in the Big Sky, coming in at No. 11 nationally.

Fun fact: NAU is one of 10 universities in the nation to own its own domed facility. The others are Idaho, Idaho State, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, Northern Michigan, North Dakota State, South Dakota, East Tennessee State and Syracuse. The Montana Grizzly Sports Network is your radio home for Griz football action across the state of Montana. Tune in on game day hear the Griz LIVE all season long, featuring the “Voice of the Griz”, Riley Corcoran, Greg Sundberg and Adam Painter.

Also tune in to the Bob Stitt Radio Show, your weekly look inside the Grizzly huddle every Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Coaches’ Show is recorded Tuesdays at Noon inside Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill at the Holiday Inn – Downtown Missoula.

Anaconda/Deer Lodge...... KQRV-FM...... 96.9 Billings...... KYAA-AM...... 910 Butte (transmitter)...... KQRV-FM...... 99.3 Glasgow...... KLTZ-AM...... 1240 Great Falls...... KXGF-AM...... 1400 Great Falls (KXGF-AM translator)...... KXGF-FM...... 98.3 Helena...... KCAP-AM...... 1340 Kalispell...... KOFI-AM...... 1180 Lewistown...... KXLO-AM...... 1230 Lewistown (KXLO-AM translator)...... KXLO-FM...... 106.9 Miles City...... KMTA-AM...... 1050 Miles City (KMTA-AM translator)...... KMTA-FM...... 95.3 Missoula...... KGVO-AM...... 1290 Missoula (simulcasts KGVO-AM)...... KGVO-FM...... 101.5 Plentywood...... KATQ-AM...... 1070 Polson...... KERR-AM...... 750 Ronan (KERR-AM translator)...... KERR-FM...... 93.9 #GoGriz! PAGE 4 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 194 R-Jr. 1V Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 19 Samuel Akem WR 1 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 185 R-So. TR Renton, Wash. (Washington State) 12 Korey Alexander DB 2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Moinview HS) 36 James Banks LB 2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 199 R-Jr. 1V Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) 10 Brandon Bea QB 3 Mick Delaney S 6-0 195 R-Jr. SQ Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 78 Conlan Beaver OT 3 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 235 R-Sr. 1V Billings, Mont. (West HS) 48 Donald Bedell DE 4 James Homan WR 6-2 177 Jr. TR Brenham, Texas (Blinn College) 88 Colin Bingham WR 5 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) 43 Nate Bradley DT 5 Justin Strong S 5-11 185 Jr. TR Rialto, Calif. (Oregon State) 46 Trace Bradshaw DL 6 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 201 So. 1V Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) 42 Josh Buss LB 7 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 195 R-Fr. TR Chula Vista, Calif. (Massachusetts) 8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 203 So. 1V Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 9 Justin Calhoun WR 9 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 168 R-Fr. RS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 11 Chad Chalich QB 9 Yamen Sanders S 6-4 216 R-Sr. 1V Inglewood, Calif. (Arizona) 57 Shayne Cochran LB 10 Brandon Bea QB 6-3 211 Fr. HS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 83 Brennan Corbin WR 10 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 241 R-Jr. 2V Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 21 Joey Counts RB 11 Chad Chalich QB 6-0 201 Sr. TR Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Idaho) 27 Lewis Cowans CB 11 TJ Reynard CB 5-10 176 R-Sr. TR Virginia Beach, Va. (Wisconsin) 32 Gavin Crow S 12 Korey Alexander DB 5-11 198 Jr. TR Pittsburgh, Calif. (Los Medanos College) 6 Keenan Curran WR 12 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 206 R-Jr. TR Chattanooga, Tenn. (Kentucky) 91 Brandt Davidson DT 13 Lane Hovey WR 6-4 201 R-Sr. TR Adel, Iowa (Nebraska) 55 Kyle Davis DT 13 Josh Sandry S 6-1 200 R-Fr. RS Bigfork, Mont. (Bigfork HS) 3 Mick Delaney S 14 Connor Kaegi QB 6-7 205 So. JC Ashland, Ore. (Feather River College) 71 Devon Dietrich OL 14 Holden Ryan LB 6-3 225 R-Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) 5 Kobey Eaton WR 15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 26 Josh Egbo DB 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 168 R-Fr. RS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) 62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 17 Makena Simis WR 6-2 215 R-Jr. SQ Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 30 Evan Epperly S 18 JR Nelson CB 6-2 171 R-Sr. 3V Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) 45 Vika Fa’atuiese LB 19 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) 1 Treshawn Favors RB 20 John Nguyen RB 5-7 184 Sr. 3V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 24 Rey Green RB 21 Joey Counts RB 5-9 207 R-Sr. 3V Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) 3 Brady Gustafson QB 22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 86 Ben Hardy WR 23 Caleb Lyons WR 5-9 177 R-So. 1V Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) 95 Andrew Harris DE 24 Rey Green RB 5-11 190 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) 77 Dallas Hart OL 25 Shane Moody CB 5-8 165 R-Jr. SQ Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 50 Aaron Held LS 26 Josh Egbo DB 6-2 185 Fr. HS Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) 4 James Homan WR 27 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 187 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 80 Josh Horner WR 28 Jerrin Williams S 6-2 205 R-Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) 13 Lane Hovey WR 29 Brody Martinez RB 5-10 192 R-Fr. RS Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) 67 Thayne Jackson OG 30 Evan Epperly S 5-10 186 R-So. SQ Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 2 Gresch Jensen QB 31 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 240 Fr. HS Boulder, Mont. (Jefferson County HS) 97 Ryan Johnson DE 32 Gavin Crow S 6-1 191 Fr. HS Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) 14 Connor Kaegi QB 33 Dante Olson LB 6-3 223 R-Fr. RS Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) 79 Max Kelly OL 34 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 213 Fr. HS Townsend, Mont. (Broadwater County HS) 37 Caleb Kidder DE 35 Eric Williams KP 5-11 183 So. TR Missoula, Mont. (Carleton College) 31 Trase Le Texier LB 36 James Banks LB 6-1 215 Jr. TR Junction City, Ore. (Alabama-Birmingham) 34 Jace Lewis LB 37 Caleb Kidder DE 6-5 259 R-Sr. 3V Helena, Mont. (Helena Capital HS) 98 Esai Longoria DT 38 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 188 So. TR Billings Mont. (Black Hills State) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 39 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 168 R-Fr. RS Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) No. Name Pos. 40 Cy Sirmon LB 6-3 236 R-Fr. RS Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS) 75 Robert Luke OL 42 Josh Buss LB 6-2 204 R-So. 1V Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 23 Caleb Lyons WR 43 Nate Bradley DT 5-10 270 R-Jr. 2V Billings, Mont. (West HS) 29 Brody Martinez RB 44 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 240 R-Jr. 2V Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) 94 Devin Maua DE 45 Vika Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 220 R-Fr. RS Vista, Calif. (Vista HS) 38 Cody McCombs RB 46 Trace Bradshaw DL 6-3 254 Fr. HS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 2 Ryan McKinley CB 2015 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHES

1 Treshawn Favors: TRAY-shawn 31 Trase Le Texier: Leh-tex-ee-air Mike Ferriter: FAIR-it-er 4 James Homan: HOEman 37 Caleb Kidder: KID-der Chad Germer: Jur-mur 9 Yamen Sanders: YAYmen 44 Tucker Schye: Shy Travis Niekamp: Knee-camp 10 Brandon Bea: Bee 45 Vika Fa’atuiese: FA-AH-tooee-essay Shann Schillinger: Shill-in-jer 10 Connor Strahm: Strawm 48 Donald Bedell: Bih-DELL 11 TJ Reynard: Ray-NARD 66 Jackson Thiebes: THEEB-ess 13 Lane Hovey: Huvvy 71 Devon Dietrich: DEE-trick 14 Connor Kaegi: Kay-gi 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu: Oh-shee-BOW-do 17 Makena Simis: Mah-KEN-ah... SIM-iss 93 Zach Peevey: PEE-veey 19 Samuel Akem: Ahkem 98 Esai Longoria: EE-sigh 20 John Nguyen: Win PAGE 5 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 47 Cole Rosling DL 6-4 225 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) 81 Mitch McLaughlin WR 48 Donald Bedell DE 6-4 240 R-So. TR Fair Haven, N.J. (Rutgers) 65 Cody Meyer OL 49 Jesse Sims DE 6-4 254 R-Fr. RS Stevensville, Mont. (Corvallis HS) 52 Caleb Mitchell LS 50 Aaron Held LS 6-1 190 R-Sr. 2V Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) 25 Shane Moody CB 51 Mike Ralston OL 6-5 266 R-Jr. 2V Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 84 Jed Nagler WR 52 Caleb Mitchell LS 6-1 185 Fr. HS North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS) 87 Dareon Nash WR 54 Gage Smith LB 6-3 206 R-So. SQ Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 18 JR Nelson CB 55 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 259 R-So. 1V San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 20 John Nguyen RB 56 Alex Thomas LB 6-0 211 R-So. SQ Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 33 Dante Olson LB 57 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 221 R-So. SQ Culbertson, Mont. (Culbertson HS) 93 Zach Peevey DT 60 Jackson Thiebes OL 6-5 301 R-Sr. SQ Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 12 Reese Phillips QB 62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 299 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) 39 Brandon Purdy KP 65 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 285 R-Fr. RS San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) 51 Mike Ralston OL 66 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 315 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 76 David Reese OL 67 Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 312 Fr. HS Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 11 TJ Reynard CB 68 McCauley Todd OL 6-7 304 R-Sr. 2V Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington HS) 69 Randy Rodriguez DT 69 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 244 Fr. HS Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS) 47 Cole Rosling DL 70 Ben Weyer OL 6-4 301 R-Sr. 2V Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 14 Holden Ryan LB 71 Devon Dietrich OL 6-4 309 R-Sr. 2V Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) 1 Markell Sanders CB 72 Cooper Sprunk OL 6-4 293 R-Jr. 1V Tigard, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 9 Yamen Sanders S 73 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 320 Fr. HS Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) 13 Josh Sandry S 74 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 314 R-Fr. RS Duarte, Calif. (Duarte HS) 44 Tucker Schye DE 75 Robert Luke C 6-4 316 Jr. 2V Tacoma, Wash. (Charles Wright Academy HS) 73 Brandon Scott OT 76 David Reese OL 6-7 298 Jr. 2V Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) 89 Tim Semenza K 77 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 312 R-Fr. RS Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 17 Makena Simis WR 78 Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 276 Fr. HS Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS) 49 Jesse Sims DE 79 Max Kelly OL 6-7 301 R-Sr. 2V Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep HS) 40 Cy Sirmon LB 80 Josh Horner WR 6-5 220 Jr. 2V Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 54 Gage Smith LB 81 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 175 So. SQ Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Poly HS) 72 Cooper Sprunk OL 82 Samori Toure WR 6-3 172 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Westview HS) 10 Connor Strahm LB 83 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 222 Fr. HS Anaheim, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 5 Justin Strong S 84 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 208 Fr. HS Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 7 Lamarriel Taylor WR 86 Ben Hardy WR 6-6 225 Fr. HS Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) 60 Jackson Thiebes OL 87 Dareon Nash WR 6-2 170 Fr. HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 56 Alex Thomas LB 88 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 226 R-Fr. RS Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 99 Reggie Tilleman DE 89 Tim Semenza K 5-7 167 R-Fr. SQ San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 68 McCauley Todd OL 91 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 294 Jr. JC Tucson, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) 66 Ashton Torres OT 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 6-3 264 Jr. TR Sana Ana, Calif. (Santa Ana College) 82 Samori Toure WR 93 Zach Peevey DT 6-3 274 R-Sr. 3V Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) 74 Angel Villanueva OL 94 Devin Maua DE 6-3 240 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 70 Ben Weyer OL 95 Andrew Harris DE 6-2 215 R-Fr. RS Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 35 Eric Williams KP 97 Ryan Johnson DE 6-3 245 R-Sr. 2V Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) 28 Jerrin Williams S 98 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 314 Fr. HS Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) 99 Reggie Tilleman DE 6-4 266 R-So. SQ Genesee, Idaho (Genesee HS)

Montana Coaching Staff

NAME TITLE Bob Stitt (Doane 1987) Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Jason Semore (Adams St. 2005) Defensive Coordinator Travis NieKamp (Illinois State 1998) Special Teams Coordinator/LBs Mike Ferriter (Montana 2008) Inside Receivers Chad Germer (Montana 1993) Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Justin Green (Montana 2004) Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Joe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013) Cornerbacks/Defensive Quality Control Brian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011) Defensive Line Shann Schillinger (Montana 2010) Safties Andrew Selle (Montana 2010) Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control Nolan Swett (Colorado Coll. 2008) Pass Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers Matt Nicholson (Houston 2010) Strength & Conditioning Coach Lennard Manke (Montana 2015) Defensive Analyst Colin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato ‘08) Director of Football Operations PAGE 6 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Football Two-Deep Week 7: Northern Arizona

OFFENSE 2015 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS QB 3 Brady Gustafson R-Sr. 6-7 235 47C - 64A - 434YDS - 4TD - 75LG 7/7 19/13 10 11 Chad Chalich Sr. 6-0 201 29C - 49A - 279YDS - 3TD - 70LG 4/2 6/2 0 WR (X) 6 Keenan Curran So. 6-2 201 7REC - 107YDS - 75LG - 2TD 9/1 15/6 2 13 Lane Hovey R-Sr. 6-4 201 3REC - 66YDS - 1TD - 36LG 0/0 6/0 0 WR (Y) 9 Justin Calhoun R-Fr. 5-10 168 8REC - 63YDS - 1 TD - 22LG 0/0 6/6 6 7 Lamarriel Taylor R-Fr. 6-2 195 1REC - 16YDS - 16LG 0/0 3/0 0 WR (Z) 4 James Homan Jr. 6-2 177 6REC - 103YDS - 1TD - 32LG 0/0 5/3 3 23 Caleb Lyons R-So. 5-9 177 6REC - 39YDS - 1TD - 25LG 10/0 16/0 0 WR (H) 80 Josh Horner Jr. 6-5 220 6REC - 80YDS - 44LG - 1TD 13/3 28/8 7 88 Colin Bingham R-Fr. 6-3 226 5REC - 77YDS - 26LG - 1TD 0/0 6/0 0 RB 20 John Nguyen Sr. 5-7 180 27ATT - 134YDS - 1TD - 81LG 13/13 44/21 19 8 Jeremy Calhoun So. 6-0 190 21ATT - 98YDS - 45LG - 3TD 10/0 15/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Jr. 6-7 298 13/13 31/30 30 68 McCauley Todd R-Sr. 6-7 304 9/8 23/9 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-Fr. 6-5 314 0/0 6/6 6 79 Max Kelly R-Sr. 6-7 301 8/5 20/5 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Jr. 6-4 293 4/0 19/5 5 75 Robert Luke Jr. 6-4 316 13/13 29/13 0 RG 71 Devon Dietrich R-Sr. 6-4 309 13/13 33/32 30 77 Dallas Hart R-Fr. 6-5 312 0/0 6/0 0 RT 60 Jackson Thiebes R-Sr. 6-5 301 4/1 16/9 6 51 Mike Ralston R-Jr. 6-5 266 0/0 3/0 0 DEFENSE 2015 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS WILL 36 James Banks Jr. 6-1 215 10TACK - .5TFL - 1QBH 0/0 6/6 6 40 Cy Sirmon R-Fr. 6-3 236 5TACK - .5TFL 0/0 6/0 0 MIKE 10 Connor Strahm R-Jr. 6-0 241 11TACK - 2TFL - 1.5SACK - 1BLK - 1QBH - 1FR - 1TD - 1PB 13/0 32/6 6 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 3TACK - .5TFL 0/0 5/0 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-So. 6-2 204 10TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 12/0 18/6 6 33 Dante Olson R-Fr. 6-3 223 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 0/0 6/0 0 DE 97 Ryan Johnson R-Sr. 6-3 245 6 TACK - 2 SACK - 3 TFL - 1 PB - 2QBH - 1INT 13/2 33/8 6 44 Tucker Schye R-Jr. 6-4 240 4TACK - 1.5TFL - .5SACK - 1FR - 1BLK - 1BR 13/0 33/0 0 NT 91 Brandt Davidson Jr. 6-3 294 4 TACK - .5TFL 0/0 6/6 6 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Jr. 6-3 264 3TACK - 1TFL - 2QBH - .5TFL 0/0 6/0 0 DT 93 Zach Peevey R-Sr. 6-3 274 4TACK - 1SACK - 2.5TFL - 1BLK 11/0 39/1 0 49 Jesse Sims R-Fr. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1 TFL - 1SACK 0/0 6/6 6 DE 37 Caleb Kidder R-Sr. 6-5 259 12TACK - 2,5SACK - 3TFL - 2 PB - 1FR - 1QBH - 1Blk 12/12 32/20 17 48 Donald Bedell R-So. 6-4 240 3TACK - 1TD - 1TFL - 1FR 2/0 7/0 0 CB 18 JR Nelson R-Sr. 6-1 199 8TACK - 1INT - 3PB - 1TFL - 1SACK 13/13 38/14 0 2 Ryan McKinley R-Jr. 6-1 199 8TACK - 1INT - 1PB 12/0 22/6 6 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-So. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3BRU - 1FR 11/0 17/6 6 12 Korey Alexander Jr. 5-11 198 2TACK - 1PB - 1FR 0/0 6/0 0 FS 9 Yamen Sanders R-Sr. 6-4 216 11TACK - 1 TFL - 1 SACK - 1 INT - 1 PB 13/11 17/16 4 28 Jerrin Williams R-Fr. 6-2 205 3TACK - .5TFL 0/0 6/0 0 SS 5 Justin Strong Jr. 5-11 185 11TACK - 1.5TFL - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD 0/0 5/5 1 13 Josh Sandry R-Fr. 6-1 200 9TACK - .5SACK - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB 0/0 6/4 0 SPECIALISTS KO/PK 89 Tim Semenza R-Fr. 5-7 167 2FG/GM - 47 LG FG - 8PATs 0/0 6/6 6 39 Brandon Purdy R-Fr. 5-10 168 0/0 2/0 0 P 35 Eric Williams So. 5-11 183 5 PUNT/GM - 54LG 0/0 6/6 6 39 Brandon Purdy R-Fr. 5-10 168 0/0 0/0 0 LS 50 Aaron Held R-Sr. 6-1 190 13/13 44/44 44 54 Gage Smith R-So. 6-3 206 0/0 0/0 0 KR 20 John Nguyen Sr. 5-7 180 13/13 44/21 2 23 Caleb Lyons R-So. 5-9 177 No. 3 - 81YD - 29 LG 10/0 14/4 4 PR 20 John Nguyen Sr. 5-7 180 13/13 44/21 2 PAGE 7 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Football Depth Chart Week 7: Northern Arizona

OFFENSE DEFENSE (SPREAD) (MULTIPLE) SPECIALISTS QUARTERBACK WILL (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER PUNTER 3 Brady Gustafson, 6-7, 235, R-Sr. # 36 James Banks, 6-1, 215, Jr. 35 Eric Williams, 5-11, 183, So. 11 Chad Chalich, 6-0, 201, Sr. 40 Cy Sirmon, 6-3, 236, R-Fr. 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 168, R-Fr. 12 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 206, R-Jr. 56 Alex Thomas, 6-0, 211, R-So. 2 Gresch Jensen, 6-2, 215, Fr.^ 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 206, R-So. PLACEKICKER/KICKOFF 10 Brandon Bea, 6-3, 211, Fr.^ 89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 167, R-Fr. MIKE (MIDDLE) LINEBACKER 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 168, R-Fr. WIDE RECEIVER (X) 10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 241, R-Jr. 6 Keenan Curran, 6-2, 201, So. 45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 220, R-Fr. HOLDER 13 Lane Hovey, 6-4, 201, R-Sr. 57 Shayne Cochran, 6-1, 221, R-So. 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 215, R-Jr. 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 172, Fr.^ 31 Trase Le Texier, 6-2, 240, Fr.^ 35 Eric Williams, 5-11, 183, So. WIDE RECEIVER (Y) STAR (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER SNAPPER 9 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 168, R-Fr. 42 Josh Buss, 6-2, 204, R-So. 50 Aaron Held, 6-1, 190, R-Sr. 7 Lamarriel Taylor, 6-2, 195, R-Fr. 33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 223, R-Fr. 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 206, R-So. 5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 185, R-Fr. 4 Holden Ryan, 6-3, 225, R-Fr. 52 Caleb Mitchell, 6-1, 185, Fr. 84 Jed Nagler, 6-4, 208, Fr.^ 34 Jace Lewis, 6-1, 213, Fr.^ 83 Brennan Corbin, 6-5, 222, Fr.^ DEFENSIVE END (LEO) PUNT RETURN WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 20 John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Sr. 97 Ryan Johnson, 6-3, 245, R-Sr. 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 172, Fr.^ 4 James Homan, 6-2, 177, Jr. 44 Tucker Schye, 6-4, 240, R-Jr. 87 Dareon Nash, 6-2, 170, Fr.^ 23 Caleb Lyons, 5-9, 177, R-So. 46 Trace Bradshaw, 6-3, 254, Fr.^ 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 168, R-Fr.* 81 Mitch McLaughlin, 5-9, 175, So. 94 Devin Maua, 6-3, 240, Fr.^ 87 Dareon Nash, 6-2, 170, Fr.^ KICKOFF RETURN 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 168, R-Fr.* NOSE TACKLE 23 Caleb Lyons, 5-9, 177, R-So. 91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 294, Jr. 20 John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Sr. WIDE RECEIVER (H) 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu, 6-3, 264, Jr. 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 172, Fr.^ 80 Josh Horner, 6-5, 220, Jr. 55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 259, R-So. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 168, R-Fr.* 88 Colin Bingham, 6-3, 226, R-Fr. 98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 314, Fr.^ 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 215, R-Jr. 19 Samuel Akem, 6-4, 195, Fr.^ DEFENSIVE TACKLE PRONUNCIATION 86 Ben Hardy, 6-6, 225, Fr.^ 93 Zach Peevey, 6-3, 274, R-Sr. 49 Jesse Sims, 6-4, 254, R-Fr. 1 Treshawn Favors: TRAY-shawn RUNNING BACK 99 Reggie Tilleman, 6-4, 266, R-So. 4 James Homan: HOEman 20 John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Sr. 43 Nate Bradley, 5-10, 270, R-Jr.* 9 Yamen Sanders: YAYmen 8 Jeremy Calhoun, 6-0, 190, So. 10 Brandon Bea: Bee 1 Treshawn Favors, 5-9, 190, R-Jr. DEFENSIVE END 10 Connor Strahm: Strawm 20 Joey Counts, 5-9, 215, R-Sr. 37 Caleb Kidder, 6-5, 259, R-Sr. # 11 TJ Reynard: Ray-NARD 24 Rey Green, 5-11, 190, Fr.^ 48 Donald Bedell, 6-4, 240, R-So. 13 Lane Hovey: Huvvy LEFT TACKLE 69 Randy Rodriguez, 6-3, 244, Fr. 14 Connor Kaegi: Kay-gi 95 Andrew Harris, 6-2, 215, R-Fr. 17 Makena Simis: Mah-KEN-ah... SIM-iss 76 David Reese, 6-7, 298, Jr. 47 Cole Rosling, 6-4, 225, Fr.^ 19 Samuel Akem: Ahkem 68 McCauley Todd, 6-7, 304, R-Sr BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 20 John Nguyen: Win 73 Brandon Scott, 6-7, 320, Fr.^ 31 Trase Le Texier: Leh-tex-ee-air 18 JR Nelson, 6-2, 171, R-Sr. 37 Caleb Kidder: KID-der LEFT GUARD 2 Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 199, R-Jr. 74 Angel Villanueva, 6-5, 314, R-Fr. 44 Tucker Schye: Shy 11 TJ Reynard, 5-10, 176, R-Sr. 45 Vika Fa’atuiese: FA-AH-tooee-essay 79 Max Kelly, 6-7, 301, R-Sr. 27 Lewis Cowans, 6-1, 187, Fr.^ 66 Ashton Torres, 6-4, 315, Fr.^ 48 Donald Bedell: Bih-DELL FIELD CORNERBACK 66 Jackson Thiebes: THEEB-ess CENTER 71 Devon Dietrich: DEE-trick 1 Markell Sanders, 6-2, 185, R-So. 72 Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 293, R-Jr. 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu: Oh-shee-BOW-do 12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 198, Jr. 75 Robert Luke, 6-4, 316, Jr. 93 Zach Peevey: PEE-veey 25 Shane Moody, 5-8, 165, R-Jr. 65 Cody Meyer, 6-3, 285, R-Fr. 98 Esai Longoria: EE-sigh 26 Josh Egbo, 6-2, 185, Fr.^ 70 Ben Weyer, 6-4, 301, R-Sr.* FREE SAFETY COACHES: RIGHT GUARD Mike Ferriter: FAIR-it-er 9 Yamen Sanders, 6-4, 216, R-Sr. 71 Devon Dietrich, 6-4, 309, R-Sr. Chad Germer: Jur-mur 28 Jerrin Williams, 6-2, 205, R-Fr. 77 Dallas Hart, 6-5, 312, R-Fr. Travis Niekamp: Knee-camp 3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 195, R-Jr. 62 Dylan Eickmeyer, 6-4, 299, Fr.^ Shann Schillinger: Shill-in-jer RIGHT TACKLE STRONG SAFETY 5 Justin Strong, 5-11, 185, Jr. 60 Jackson Thiebes, 6-5, 301, R-Sr. 13 Josh Sandry, 6-1, 200, R-Fr. ^= 2016 Redshirt 51 Mike Ralston, 6-5, 266, R-Jr. 30 Evan Epperly, 5-10, 186, R-So. * = Inactive 67 Thayne Jackson, 6-5, 312, Fr.^ 32 Gavin Crow, 6-1, 191, Fr.^ # = Captain, as voted by the players 78 Conlan Beaver, 6-5, 276, Fr.^ PAGE 8 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Football Start Chart

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Y) WR (Z) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Saint Francis Curran Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Weyer Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Northern Iowa Curran Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Sprunk Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Cal Poly Curran Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Sprunk Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Southern Utah Homan Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Sprunk Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Mississippi Valley St. Curran Calhoun Homan Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Sprunk Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Sacramento State Curran Calhoun Homan Horner Nguyen Reese Villanueva Sprunk Dietrich Thiebes Gustafson Northern Arizona Eastern Washington Idaho State Northern Colorado Montana State

DEFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Saint Francis Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Strong Sandry Northern Iowa Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Strong Sandry Cal Poly Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Y. Sanders Strong Southern Utah Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Y. Sanders Strong Mississippi Valley St. Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Y. Sanders Sandry Sacramento State Banks Strahm Buss Johnson Davidson Sims Kidder McKinley M. Sanders Y. Sanders Strong Northern Arizona Eastern Washington Idaho State Northern Colorado Montana State

SPECIALISTS K P LS H KR PR Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) Saint Francis Semenza Williams Held Simis Louie-McGee/Lyons Nguyen Aaron Held - 44 Aaron Held - 44 Northern Iowa Semenza Williams Held Simis Louie-McGee/Lyons Louie-Mcgee Devon Dietrich - 30 Devon Dietrich - 32 David Reese - 30 David Reese - 30 Cal Poly Semenza Williams Held Simis Louie-McGee/Lyons Louie-Mcgee John Nguyen - 19 John Nguyen - 21 Southern Utah Semenza Williams Held Simis Louie-McGee/Lyons Louie-Mcgee Caleb Kidder - 17 Caleb Kidder - 20 Mississippi Valley St. Semenza Williams Held Simis Nguyen/Lyons Nguyen Yamen Sanders - 15 Sacramento State Semenza Williams Held Simis Nguyen/Lyons Nguyen Brady Gustafson - 13 Northern Arizona Eastern Washington Idaho State Northern Colorado Montana State CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR WR WR WR RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (6) Homan (3) Calhoun (6) Horner (9) Nguyen (21) Reese (30) Villanueva (6) Sprunk (5) Dietrich (32) Thiebes (9) Gustafson (13) Louie-McGee (4) Todd (9) Kelly (5) Weyer (13) Luke (13) Chalich (2)

DEFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Banks (6) Strahm (6) Buss (10) Johnson (8) Davidson (6) Sims (6) Kidder (20) Nelson (38) M. Sanders (6) Y. Sanders (15) Strong (5) Peevey (1) McKinley (6) Sandry (3)

SPECIAL TEAMS K P LS KR PR Semenza (6) Williams (6) Held (44) Nguyen/Lyons (2) Nguyen (21) Louie-McGee/Lyons (4) Louie-McGee (3)

PAGE 9 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Football Newcomers

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 19 Sammy Akem WR 6-4 188 HS Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) 12 Korey Alexander DB 5-11 195 JC Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburg HS/Los Medanos College) 36 James Banks LB 6-1 225 TR Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS/Alabama-Birmingham) 10 Brandon Bea QB 6-3 225 FR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 78 Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 250 HS Fredericksburg, Va. (Massaponax HS) 46 Trace Bradshaw DL 6-3 225 HS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 83 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 200 HS Anaheim, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 27 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 195 HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 32 Gavin Crow S 6-1 195 HS Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) 91 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 295 JC Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS/Scottsdale CC) 26 Josh Egbo DB 6-2 186 HS Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS) 62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 260 HS Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) 24 Rey Green RB 5-11 213 HS Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS) 86 Ben Hardy ATH 6-6 205 FR Fairview, Mont. (Fairview HS) 4 James Homan WR 6-2 175 JC Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS/Blinn College) 13 Lane Hovey WR 6-4 205 TR Adel, Iowa (Adel-Desoto-Minburn HS/Nebraska) 67 Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 301 HS Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) 2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 187 HS Auburn, Wash. (Auburn Mountainview HS) 14 Connor Kaegi QB 6-7 205 JC Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS/Feather River College) 31 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 226 HS Boulder, Mont. (Jefferson County HS) 34 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 207 HS Townsend, Mont. (Broadwater County HS) 98 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 268 HS Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) 94 Devin Maua DE 6-3 240 HS Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 38 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 188 TR Billings, Mont. (West HS/Black Hills State) 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 6-3 270 JC Santa Ana, Calif. (Centennial HS/Santa Ana College) 52 Caleb Mitchell LS 6-1 185 HS North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS) 84 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 207 HS Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 87 Dareon Nash WR 6-2 175 HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 12 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 225 TR Chattanooga, Tenn. (Signal Mountain HS/Kentucky) 39 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 168 HS Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 11 TJ Reynard S 5-10 170 TR Virginia Beach, Va. (Greenbrier Christian/Wisconsin) 69 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 230 HS Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS) 47 Cole Rosling DL 6-4 225 HS Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) 73 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 330 HS Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) 5 Justin Strong S 5-11 198 TR Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS/Oregon State) 7 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 195 TR Chula Vista, Calif. (Mission Bay HS/Massachusetts) 66 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 285 HS Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 82 Samori Toure WR 6-3 175 HS Portland, Ore. (Westview HS) 35 Eric Williams KP 5-11 170 TR Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart/Carleton College)

2016 Class size: 39* *(As of 8/30/16)

Position Breakdown State Breakdown Defensive Line: 7 Wide Receivers: 8 Montana: 10 Oregon: 3 Colorado: 1 Offensive Line: 5 Quarterbacks: 4 California: 7 Oklahoma: 2 Iowa: 1 Linebackers: 3 Defensive Backs: 6 Arizona: 5 Tennessee: 2 Idaho: 1 Special Teams: 4 Running Back: 2 Washington: 4 Virginia: 2 Texas: 1 Complete Big Sky Standings

SCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAK North Dakota 4-0 1.000 5-2 3-0 2-2 W5 Eastern Washington 3-0 1.000 5-1 3-0 2-1 W4 Weber State 3-0 1.000 4-2 3-0 1-2 W4 Montana 2-1 0.667 5-1 4-0 1-1 W3 Cal Poly 2-1 0.667 4-2 2-0 2-2 W1 Southern Utah 2-2 0.500 3-3 3-0 0-3 L1 Northern Arizona 2-2 0.500 3-4 2-1 1-3 W2 Northern Colorado 1-2 0.333 3-3 2-0 1-3 L2 Idaho State 1-2 0.333 2-4 2-0 0-4 L2 Portland State 1-3 0.250 2-5 2-1 0-4 L2 UC Davis 1-3 0.250 2-5 2-1 0-4 W1 Sacramento State 1-3 0.250 1-6 1-2 0-4 L2 Montana State 0-4 0.000 2-5 2-2 0-3 L4 PAGE 10 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016

THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY...

Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 116, John Nguyen vs Sacramento St., 2016 Rushed for 200+ yards...... 211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014 Rushed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013 Rushed for 3 TDs ...... 3, Jeremy Calhoun vs. Eastern Washington, 2015 Had 2 100-yard rushers ...... 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013 Passed for 300+ yards ...... 353, Brady Gustafson vs. Saint Francis, 2016 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 415, Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah, 2016 Passed for 500+ yards ...... 505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000 Passed for 6 TDs ...... 6, Makena Simis vs. North Dakota, 2015 Passed for 5 TDs ...... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Brady Gustafson vs Sacramento St., 2016 Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game ...... 4, Brady Gustafson at North Dakota State, 2015 Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game ...... 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Had two 100-yard receivers ...... 118, Jerry Louie-McGee & 103, James Homan vs Southern Utah, 2016 Had three 100-yard receivers ...... 156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris, ...... 127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000 Caught four (4) TD passes ...... 4, Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber State, 2011 Caught three (3) TD passes ...... 3. Jamaal Jones vs. Montana State, 2015 Caught two (2) TD passes ...... 2, Keenan Curran vs Mississippi Valey State, 2016 Recorded 500 yards of total offense ...... 549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996 Recorded 400 yards of total offense ...... 485, Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly, 2016 Recorded 250 all-purpose yards ...... 275, Jerry Louie-McGee at Cal Poly, 2016 Returned a punt for a Touchdown ...... 81, Jerry Louie-McGee at Northern Iowa, 2016 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013 Kicked four (4) field goals in a game ...... Daniel Sullivan, vs Montana State, 2015 Kicked three (3) field goals in a game ...... Daniel Sullivan, vs. E. Washington 2015 Kicked a game-winning field goal ...... 35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014 Kicked a field goal of 50 yards or more ...... 50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013 Had Two or more INTs. in a game ...... 3, Matt Hermanson vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014 Returned a fumble for a TD ...... 0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016 Returned an interception for a TD ...... 78, Justin Strong vs Sacramento State, 2016 Blocked a punt ...... Tucker Schye & Connor Strahm at Liberty 2015 Returned a blocked punt for a TD ...... Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002 Blocked a field Goal...... Caleb Kidder vs. Sacramento St., 2016 Returned a blocked FG for a TD ...... 67, Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005 Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game ...... Brock Coyle at Montana State, 2013 Blocked a PAT ...... Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007 Forced a safety ...... Derek Crittenden vs Cal Poly, 2015

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 114, Malik Brown, Southern Utah at UM, 2016 Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014 Had Two 100-yard rushers ...... 165 David Jones - 119 Alex Kuresa, Portland State at PSU 2015 Rushed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 660, Braden Hanson at UND, 2012 Passed for 5 TDs ...... 6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Vernon Adams, E. Wash., EWU at EWU, 2014 Threw 3+ interceptions ...... 4, Cameron Higgins, Weber State at UM, 2009 Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game ...... 333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012 Had two (2) 100-yard receivers ...... 165, Z. Parker (101) & D. Shells (111) at Liberty 2014 Caught Three (3) TD passes ...... 3, Mike Sharp, SUU at UM, 2016 Had 400 yards of total offese ...... 431, Cal Poly, at Cal Poly, 2016 Returned a punt for a touchdown...... 67, Cooper Kupp, E. Wash. at EWU, 2014 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 79, Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis at UM, 2016 Returned an interception for a TD ...... Allison (30) & Smith (32), NDSU, at North Dakota State, 2015 Returned a fumble for a TD ...... 98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013 Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game ...... Lorenzo Jerome (2) Saint Francis at UM, 2016 Team had Three (3) or more INTs. in a game ...... 4 by North Dakota State at NDSU, 2015 Blocked a Punt ...... Ronnie Hamlin, E. Washington, at EWU, 2014 Scored a TD on a blocked punt ...... 30, Markell Williams, Sac State at Sac, 2011 Had 300+ all-purpose yards ...... 420, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Kicked 3 or more FGs in a game ...... 5, Adam Keller, N. Dakota St. at NDSU, 2014 Blocked a field goal ...... Southern Utah at UM, 2016 Blocked a PAT ...... Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State at UM, 2016 Had a safety...... Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010 PAGE 11 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 Weekly National Polls STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL As of Oct. 17, 2016 As of Oct. 17, 2016

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV RANK SCHOOL POINTS PREVIOUS RECORD 1 Sam Houston State (6-0) 4030 (113) 2 1 Sam Houston State (21) 643 6-0 2 2 Jacksonville State (5-1) 3865 (19) 3 2 Jacksonville State (2) 612 5-1 4 3 Eastern Washington (5-1) 3689 (17) 4 3 Eastern Washington (1) 556 5-1 5 4 North Dakota State (5-1) 3575 (11) 1 4 North Dakota State (1) 546 5-1 1 5 Citadel (6-0) 3330 (5) 8 5 James Madison (1) 533 6-1 6 6 Richmond (6-1) 3291 6 6 The Citadel 513 6-0 9 7 South Dakota State (4-2) 3119 11 7 Richmond 495 6-1 7 8 James Madison (6-1) 3087 7 8 Chattanooga 439 6-1 3 9 Charleston Southern (3-2) 2630 9 9 Charleston Southern 431 3-2 8 10 Montana (5-1) 2610 10 10 Montana 428 5-1 10 11 Chattanooga (6-1) 2591 5 11 South Dakota State 409 4-2 14 12 Western Illinois (5-1) 2263 12 12 Youngstown State 376 5-1 12 13 Youngstown State (5-1) 2206 14 13 Western Illinois 336 5-1 13 14 North Carolina A&T (5-1) 1766 15 14 North Carolina A&T 294 5-1 16 15 Eastern Illinois (5-2) 1491 18 15 Eastern Illinois 258 4-2 17 16 Villanova (5-2) 1438 13 16 North Dakota 253 5-2 18 17 Cal Poly (4-2) 1382 19 17 Villanova 220 5-2 11 17 Coastal Carolina (4-2) 1382 16 18t Cal Poly 207 4-2 20 19 North Dakota (5-2) 1223 22 18t Central Arkansas 207 5-1 22 20 Central Arkansas (5-1) 1141 23 20 Samford 147 5-1 24 21 Samford (5-1) 829 24 21 Grambling State 95 4-1 23 22 Grambling State (4-1) 497 25 22 Stony Brook 91 4-2 NR 23 Albany (4-2) 442 17 23 Harvard 87 4-1 15 24 Stony Brook (4-2) 370 NR 24 Albany 50 4-2 19 25 Tennessee State (5-1) 311 NR 25 Tennessee State 43 5-1 NR

Others: Harvard (236) , UNI (168) , Sacred Heart (134) , New Hampshire (110) , Lehigh (82) , Others receiving votes: Wofford (36), Northern Iowa (31), South Dakota (30), Lehigh (20), New Illinois State (74) , South Dakota (60) , Fordham (27) , Weber State (25) , Wofford (25) , Maine Hampshire (20), South Carolina State (18), Liberty (10), Illinois State (5), Weber State (4), Southern (22) , Nicholls (19) , Monmouth (16) , Colgate (12) , Southern Utah (11) , San Diego (10) , Utah (2), San Diego (2), Sacred Heart (2), North Carolina Central (1). Stephen F. Austin (7) , Missouri State (6) , North Carolina Central (6) , UT Martin (5) , Penn (4) , Tennessee Tech (3) , Princeton (1) , Duquesne (1) , Eastern Kentucky (1) , Wagner (1) , Southeastern Louisiana (1)

2016 National Preseason Polls STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2016 Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2016

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV. RANK TEAM VOTES POINTS 2015 FINAL RANK 2015 RECORD 1 North Dakota State (0-0) 3941 (152) NR 1 North Dakota State (25) 625 1 13-2 2 Sam Houston State (0-0) 3636 (2) NR 2 Sam Houston State 555 4 11-4 3 Jacksonville State (0-0) 3569 (4) NR 3 Jacksonville State 547 2 13-2 4Richmond (0-0) 3418 NR 4 Richmond 539 3 10-4 5UNI (0-0) 3413 NR 5 Northern Iowa 515 6 9-5 6 Chattanooga (0-0) 2758 NR 6 Charleston Southern 455 7 10-3 7 Charleston Southern (0-0) 2734 NR 7 Chattanooga 433 8 9-4 8 South Dakota State (0-0) 2554 NR 8 Illinois State 426 5 10-3 9 William & Mary (0-0) 2517 NR 9 McNeese State 377 9 10-1 10 Illinois State (0-0) 2303 NR 10 William & Mary 363 12 9-4 11 McNeese (0-0) 2151 NR 11 James Madison 349 11 9-3 12 James Madison (0-0) 2037 NR 12 Portland State 305 10 9-3 13 Montana (0-0) 1921 NR 13 Montana 264 14 8-5 14 Eastern Washington (0-0) 1879 NR 14 South Dakota State 263 16 8-4 15 Citadel (0-0) 1535 NR 15 The Citadel 261 15 9-4 16 Coastal Carolina (0-0) 1397 NR 16 Colgate 195 13 9-5 17 Portland State (0-0) 1262 NR 17 Eastern Washington 187 NR 6-5 18 Northern Arizona (0-0) 1189 NR 18 Northern Arizona 129 NR 7-4 19 North Dakota (0-0) 977 NR 19 Harvard 127 20 9-1 20 Western Illinois (0-0) 876 NR 20 Fordham 111 19 9-3 21 Colgate (0-0) 767 NR 21 North Dakota 104 NR 7-4 22 New Hampshire (0-0) 657 NR 22 Villanova 89 NR 6-5 23 Villanova (0-0) 652 NR 23 Southern Utah 85 18 8-4 24 Towson (0-0) 428 NR 24 Western Illinois 81 22 7-6 25 North Carolina A&T (0-0) 395 NR 25 North Carolina A&T 79 21 10-2

Others: Youngstown State (393) , Fordham (385) , Harvard (294) , Eastern Kentucky (189) , Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 70, Eastern Kentucky 70, New Hampshire 60, Towson 56, Southern Utah (162) , Eastern Illinois (151) , Central Arkansas (136) , Duquesne (75) , Alcorn Bethune-Cookman 51, South Carolina State 49, Youngstown State 40, Dartmouth 37, Montana State (62) , Grambling State (59) , Weber State (49) , Penn (46) , Bethune-Cookman (43) , State 31, Liberty 25, Jackson State, 24, Southeastern Louisiana 17, Southeast Missouri State 17, Wofford (43) , Dartmouth (37) , Western Carolina (36) , Liberty (36) , Lamar (28) , Montana Monmouth 16, Samford 16, Penn 10, North Carolina Central 8, Alcorn State 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, State (26) , Delaware (25) , South Dakota (17) , Maine (14) , Dayton (10) , North Carolina Duquesne 5, Weber State 5, Dayton 4, San Diego 3, Prairie View A&M 3, South Dakota 3, Gram- Central (10) , Mercer (10) , Prairie View A&M (9) , UT Martin (7) , Samford (7) , South Carolina bling State 2, Wofford 2, Bryant 1 State (5) , Bryant (4) , Indiana State (3) , Kennesaw State (3) , Southeast Missouri State (2) , Tennessee State (2) , Stony Brook (2) , Southern Illinois (1) , San Diego (1) , Northwestern State (1) , Saint Francis U (1) PAGE 12 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 This Week in the Big Sky Big Sky Player of the Week Nominations

DATE ...... OPPONENT ...... NOMINEE Saturday, Oct. 22...... Time 9/3...... Saint Francis...... (O) Brady Gustafson ...... (D) Josh Buss Eastern Washington at Montana State...... 12 MT ...... (S) Tim Semenza TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest/DirecTV’s Audience Network 9/10...... @Northern Iowa...... (O) Josh Horner ...... (D) Josh Buss Sacramento State at Northern Colorado...... 1:00 MT ...... (S) Jerry Louie-McGee! TV: Comcast Entertainment Television Streaming: www.watchbigsky.com 9/24...... @Cal Poly*...... (O) Jerry Louie-McGee# ...... (D) Connor Strahm North Dakota at Idaho State...... 2:30 MT ...... (S) Jerry Louie-McGee# Streaming: www.watchbigsky.com 10/1...... Southern Utah*...... (O) Brady Gustafson ...... (D) Ryan Johnson Montana at Northern Arizona...... 4:00 PT ...... (S) Eric Williams TV: FOX SPORTS Arizona Streaming: www.watchbigsky.com 10/8...... Missippi Valley State...... (O) Brady Gustafson ...... (D) Josh Buss Weber State at Southern Utah...... 6:00 MT ...... (S) Tim Semenza Streaming: www.watchbigsky.com 10/15...... Sacramento State*...... (O) John Nguyen UC Davis at Cal Poly...... 6:00 PT ...... (D) Josh Buss! Streaming: www.watchbigsky.com ...... (S) Caleb Kidder 10/22...... @Northern Arizona*...... (O) TBD ...... (D) TBD Preseason Big Sky Polls ...... (S) TBD 10/29...... @Eastern Washington*...... (O) TBD ...... (D) TBD Media Poll ...... (S) TBD 1. Northern Arizona (8)...... 287 11/5...... Idaho State*...... (O) TBD 2. Montana (7)...... 283 ...... (D) TBD 3. Eastern Washington (5)...... 269 ...... (S) TBD 4. North Dakota (2)...... 262 11/12...... Northern Colorado*...... (O) TBD 5. Portland State (3)...... 252 ...... (D) TBD 6. Weber State...... 174 ...... (S) TBD 7. Southern Utah...... 162 11/19...... Montana State*...... (O) TBD 8. Montana State...... 157 ...... (D) TBD 9. Cal Poly...... 153 ...... (S) TBD 10. Northern Colorado...... 111 ! = Big Sky Player of the Week # = STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Week 11. Idaho State...... 58 12. UC Davis...... 56 13. Sacramento State...... 50 Griz in the NFL Coaches’ Poll 9 Players (As of 10/17/16) 1. Northern Arizona (8)...... 132 T2. Portland State (2)...... 121 NAME TEAM HOMETOWN Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills Butte, Mont. T2. Montana...... 121 Dan Carpenter Buffalo Bills Helena, Mont. 4. Eastern Washington (2)...... 112 Brock Coyle Seattle Seahawks Bozeman, Mont. 5. North Dakota (1)...... 105 Jordan Tripp Seattle Seahawks Missoula, Mont. 6. Weber State...... 83 Tyrone Holmes Cleveland Browns Eagle Point, Ore. T7. Southern Utah...... 73 Trumaine Johnson Los Angeles Rams Stockton, Calif. T7. Montana State...... 73 Marc Mariani Tennessee Titans Havre, Mont. 9. Cal Poly...... 66 Chase Reynolds Los Angeles Rams Drummond, Mont. 10. Northern Colorado...... 43 11. Sacramento State...... 30 PLAYERS ON PRACTICE SQUADS: 12. Idaho State...... 24 PLAYER NAME TEAM HOMETOWN William Poehls Buffalo Bills Chandler, Ariz. 13. UC Davis...... 23 COACHES: Montana in the STATS FCS Top-25 COACH NAME TEAM HOMETOWN Tim Hauck Philiadelphia Eagles Butte, Mont. Brandon Fisher Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles, Calif. Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Marty Mornhinweg Baltimore Ravens Edmond, Okla. #13 14 7 6 11 10 10 10 Montana in the FCS Coaches’ Poll

Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final #13 15 9 6 11 10 10 10 PAGE 13 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Season Notes

ANOTHER HOME-OPENER WIN: The Grizzlies football season, airing across the Big Sky on 2 TDs with his record breaking 21 receptions. have won every season-opening game inside Tuesday evenings, beginning Aug. 30. The redshirt freshman out of Coeur d’Alene, Washington-Grizzly Stadium since 2003 when Idaho, broke Josh Paffhausen’s previous school North Dakota State upset the Griz in Missoula. The show will once again be recorded LIVE record of 15 receptions in a game, set in 1997 Saturday’s win over SFU was UM’s 13th-straight at Brooks and Browns Bar and Grill inside the against St. Mary’s. home-opener victory. Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula, from noon to 1:00 p.m., allowing fans to enjoy lunch while Louie-McGee also tied Montana State’s David Since Washington-Grizzly Stadium hosted its getting the week’s inside scoop on Griz football Pandt’s 1985 Big Sky Conference record for first season opener in 1987, the Grizzlies have from Stitt and a selection of assistant coaches most receptions in a game. gone 26-4. Montana’s all-time record in the and student-athletes. friendly confines of home is 188-28 (including QB Brady Gustafson set a new Montana school Saturday’s win), an 87-percent winning percent- The Coach Stitt Show hits the airwaves on record for completions in a single game at Cal age. Tuesday nights during evening drive-time at Poly, connecting on 47 passes to surpass the 6:00 p.m. on the Montana Grizzlies Radio Net- great Dave Dickenson’s 1995 record of 43 com- *** work, comprised of 17 stations statewide. pletions, set at Idaho in the Grizzlies first Nation- al Championship season. Dickenson also set a TOP-10 ATTENDED GAMES: The Montana vs *** record for passing attempts in that game with Saint Francis game on Sept. 3 drew a crowd 72. Gustafson managed to break Dickenson’s of 26,002, making it the 10-th highest attended PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Caleb Kidder, record with only 59 attempts. Those 59 attempts game in UM history. the Big Sky Conference preseason Defensive by Gustafson ties Dickenson on Montana’s all- Player of the Year and preseason All-American, time pass attempt list at No. 5. Dickenson threw *** added to his cache of preseason accolades, 59 times against Washington State in 1995. earning a place on the STATS FCS Defensive GRIZZLY SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS Player of the Year watch list, putting him in the Gustafson also tied the Big Sky Conference OF 2016: Two former Grizzly standout football running to earn the same honor Tyrone Holmes record for most completions in a game at 47 players have been named to the Grizzly Sports took in 2015. with three other quarterbacks. Weber State’s Hall of Fame class of 2016. Jamie Martin did it in 1991, Michael Herrick did it Kidder anchors the Grizzly defensive front as in 2009 for Northern Arizona, and Kevin Yost did Former football players Rocky Klever and Larry the team’s leading returning tackler from 2015 it for Idaho State in 2011. Miller, as well as Lady Griz basketball player when he logged 82 take-downs, 10 tackles-for- Greta (Koss) Buehler were formally inducted loss and 3.5 sacks as a tackle. He entered fall *** into the GSHF at a banquet, Friday, Oct., 7, at camp in the best shape of his life, prepared to the DoubleTree Inn, Missoula. Miller, who died see time at both D-end and D-tackle, having HOMECOMING RECORD: Montana moved to in a car accident in 1974, is receiving his award dropped from 280 pounds to 265, and having 26-4 on homecoming since taking up residence posthumously. set several personal bests in the weight room at Washington-Grizzly Stadium 30 years ago. over the summer. The Griz are also 23-1 on homecoming dating Klever played running back at Montana from back to 1993. 1977-81. At the conclusion of his four-year stint Despite the change of position, he is the only with the Grizzlies he was the school’s all-time player from the Big Sky Conference named to *** leader in career rushing yards with 2,228, a the Player of the Year watch list. In addition to record he held for almost 30 years Klever is the being named the league’s preseason favorite for DEFENSIVE RECORDS: The Grizzlies set a only player in school history to receive the Terry defender of the year, he was also named a sec- new school record for fewest rushing yards Dillon Award (outstanding back/ receiver) three ond-team preseason All-American by STATS, allowed against Mississippi Valley State, holding times (1978, 1979, 1981). and was named the Big Sky’s “most feared the Delta Devil’s rushing attack to -61 yards on defender” by Athlon Sports. He was also named the day. The previous school record was -43 Klever played professionally for the New York a first-team All-Big Sky defensive tackle in 2015. rushing yards, set against Weber State in 1989. Jets (he was a ninth-round draft pick) for five seasons, from 1983-87. He was the Jet’s Montana also tied the Big Sky Conference re- “March of Dimes Player of the Year” in 1988. *** cord for fewest rushing first downs allowed with zero vs MVSU. Ten different teams have shut Miller, from Martinez, Calf., was a star in both ALL- BIG SKY: Montana senior safety Yamen their opponents out of the first down rushing football and in wrestling for the Grizzlies in Sanders earned All-Big Sky preseason honors column in league history. The last team to do it 1969-70 at defensive tackle. He was twice in addition to Kidder. was Weber State vs. Idaho State in 2012. named an All-American by the Associated Press, earning that recognition in 1969 and in Sanders entered his second season at Montana *** 1970. as an All-Big Sky preseason selection at safety after posting 64 tackles in his first season with PLAYER OF THE WEEK: After setting career In 1976, Montana established the Larry Miller the Griz, and earning a 2015 all-conference highs in total tackles (10) and TFLs (4.5) against Award, which is presented annually to the honorable mention. Sac. St., LB Josh Buss was named the ROOT Grizzlies’ “Outstanding Defensive Lineman.” The SPORTS Big Sky Conference Defensive Player first player to win that award was Doug Betters The 6-4 Arizona transfer and Inglewood, Calif. of the week on 10/17/16. The sophomore from (a GSHF inductee in September of 2003). native is the team’s second-leading returning Boise was also awarded an honorable mention tackler in 2016. for the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of *** the Week. *** THE BOB STITT RADIO SHOW: The Bob Stitt *** Radio Show, hosted by the new “Voice of the NEW SCHOOL RECORDS: Jerry Louie-McGee Griz” Riley Corcoran, is back for the 2016 Griz smashed the 19-year-old Montana school record BIG WINS: Montana set a new school record football season, airing across the Big Sky on for receptions in a game, and tied the Big Sky after defeating Sac. St. UM has never posted Tuesday evenings, beginning Aug. 30. record with 21 grabs in Montana’s 42-41 loss at back-to-back 60-plus point wins. The Griz de- Cal Poly. Louie-McGee racked up 155 yards and feated MVSU 67-7, and SSU 68-7. Cont.... PAGE 14 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2016 2016 Griz Season Notes continued...

BIG WINS continued.... During Montana’s back-to-back wins over MVSU and Sac. St., the Grizzlies played six quarters of football without allowing an opponent score. During that time UM scored 128 unanswered points. The last time UM scored that many unanswered points was in 1920 against Carroll College, a 133-0 win for UM (a school record).

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10 TDs: Montana scored 10 touchdowns against Sac. St., tied at No. 4 in the UM record book for most touchdowns in a single game. The Griz have scored 10 TDs seven different times in program history. The only times UM scored more than 10 touchdowns were: 11 vs Weber State in 1999, 14 vs Montana State in 1904 and 16 in that 1920 game against Carroll.

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FIRST DOWNS: The Griz posted 33 first downs against the Hornets on Saturday, just one first down shy of tying the school record of 34 in a single game, set against South Dakota State in 2012. 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Results (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 1-0 0-0 3:31 26002 Sep 10, 2016 at #3 UNI W 20-14 2-0 0-0 3:36 12346 * Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 2-1 0-1 3:25 8156 * Oct 01, 2016 #24 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 3-1 1-1 3:33 26092 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 4-1 1-1 3:37 24607 * Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 5-1 2-1 3:18 25351 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

Team Statistics UM OPP SCORING 280 121 Points Per Game 46.7 20.2 Points Off Turnovers 48 28 FIRST DOWNS 152 100 R u s h in g 49 43 P a s s in g 88 43 P e n a lt y 15 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 879 761 Yards gained rushing 996 1062 Yards lost rushing 117 301 Rushing Attempts 196 237 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.2 Average Per Game 146.5 126.8 TDs Rushing 13 7 PASSING YARDAGE 2047 1060 C o m p - A t t - I n t 186-277-5 76-179-5 Average Per Pass 7.4 5.9 Average Per Catch 11.0 13.9 Average Per Game 341.2 176.7 TDs Passing 20 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 2926 1821 Total Plays 473 416 Average Per Play 6.2 4.4 Average Per Game 487.7 303.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-270 34-786 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-231 14-120 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-198 5-4 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.8 23.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.6 8.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 39.6 0.8 FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 14-8 PENALTIES-Yards 41-370 51-505 Average Per Game 61.7 84.2 PUNTS-Yards 25-1026 48-1940 Average Per Punt 41.0 40.4 Net punt average 36.2 33.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 50-2962 23-1461 Average Per Kick 59.2 63.5 Net kick average 36.0 43.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 0 0 3 0 : 0 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/95 26/92 3rd-Down Pct 45% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/11 2/10 4th-Down Pct 55% 20% SACKS BY-Yards 19-154 11-48 MISC YARDS 0 5 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-11 1-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (25-26) 96% (11-20) 55% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-26) 73% (10-20) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-37) 84% (16-16) 100% ATTENDANCE 102052 20502 Games/Avg Per Game 4/25513 2/10251 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Montana 57 99 69 55 0 280 Opponents 28 38 14 41 0 121 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg John Nguyen 6 76 391 21 370 4.9 1 81 61.7 Jerry Louie-McG 8 154 19.2 1 81 Jeremy Calhoun 6 50 334 15 319 6.4 9 45 53.2 John Nguyen 7 52 7.4 0 24 Treshawn Favors 5 19 101 0 101 5.3 0 21 20.2 Caleb Lyons 1 33 33.0 0 33 Joey Counts 3 12 52 2 50 4.2 0 16 16.7 Korey Alexander 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 Jerry Louie-McG 4 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 11 4.0 Total 17 231 13.6 1 81 Reese Phillips 3 3 12 0 12 4.0 0 8 4.0 Opponents 14 120 8.6 0 23 James Homan 5 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 2.0 Chad Chalich 3 4 13 4 9 2.2 1 11 3.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Team 2 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 -2.0 Ryan Mckinley 2 2 1.0 0 2 Brady Gustafson 6 26 67 71 -4 -0.2 2 20 -0.7 Ryan Johnson 1 40 40.0 0 40 Total 6 196 996 117 879 4.5 13 81 146.5 Justin Strong 1 78 78.0 1 78 Opponents 6 237 1062 301 761 3.2 7 37 126.8 Connor Strahm 1 78 78.0 1 78 Total 5 198 39.6 2 78 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 5 4 0.8 0 4 Brady Gustafson 6 151.31 165-243-4 67.9 1801 18 75 300.2 Chad Chalich 3 179.28 13-19-1 68.4 196 2 60 65.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Reese Phillips 3 81.33 8-15-0 53.3 50 0 13 16.7 Jerry Louie-McG 7 153 21.9 0 45 Total 6 149.44 186-277-5 67.1 2047 20 75 341.2 Caleb Lyons 5 114 22.8 0 29 Opponents 6 103.21 76-179-5 42.5 1060 9 73 176.7 Colin Bingham 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 13 270 20.8 0 45 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 34 786 23.1 1 86 Jerry Louie-McG 4 41 366 8.9 2 61 91.5 Justin Calhoun 6 23 258 11.2 2 43 43.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg James Homan 5 19 255 13.4 2 32 51.0 Donald Bedell 0 0 0.0 1 0 Keenan Curran 6 18 266 14.8 4 75 44.3 Total 0 0 0.0 1 0 Caleb Lyons 6 16 82 5.1 1 25 13.7 Opponents 1 31 31.0 0 31 Josh Horner 6 15 172 11.5 3 34 28.7 John Nguyen 6 13 175 13.5 1 35 29.2 Colin Bingham 6 13 142 10.9 2 26 23.7 Jeremy Calhoun 6 7 60 8.6 1 15 10.0 Mitch McLaughli 3 7 33 4.7 0 12 11.0 Lane Hovey 6 6 102 17.0 1 36 17.0 Makena Simis 6 3 41 13.7 0 23 6.8 Treshawn Favors 5 2 13 6.5 0 6 2.6 Joey Counts 3 1 60 60.0 1 60 20.0 Lamarriel Taylo 3 1 16 16.0 0 16 5.3 Kobey Eaton 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 Total 6 186 2047 11.0 20 75 341.2 Opponents 6 76 1060 13.9 9 73 176.7 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Jeremy Calhoun 10 ------60 Brady Gustafson 6 269 -4 1801 1797 299.5 Tim Semenza - 8-9 30-36 - - - - - 54 John Nguyen 6 76 370 0 370 61.7 Keenan Curran 4 ------24 Jeremy Calhoun 6 50 319 0 319 53.2 Josh Horner 3 ------18 Chad Chalich 3 23 9 196 205 68.3 Jerry Louie-McG 3 ------18 Treshawn Favors 5 19 101 0 101 20.2 Colin Bingham 2 ------12 Reese Phillips 3 18 12 50 62 20.7 Justin Calhoun 2 ------12 Joey Counts 3 12 50 0 50 16.7 James Homan 2 ------12 Jerry Louie-McG 4 2 16 0 16 4.0 John Nguyen 2 ------12 James Homan 5 1 10 0 10 2.0 Brady Gustafson 2 ------12 Team 2 3 -4 0 -4 -2.0 Justin Strong 1 ------6 Total 6 473 879 2047 2926 487.7 Chad Chalich 1 ------6 Opponents 6 416 761 1060 1821 303.5 Connor Strahm 1 ------6 Donald Bedell 1 ------6 Lane Hovey 1 ------6 Caleb Lyons 1 ------6 Joey Counts 1 ------6 Brandon Purdy - 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 4 Total 37 9-11 31-37 - - - - - 280 Opponents 17 1-5 16-16 - - - - - 121

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 Tim Semenza 8-9 88.9 0-0 3-3 3-3 2-3 0-0 47 0 Eric Williams 25 1026 41.0 54 0 8 1 1 0 Brandon Purdy 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 38 1 Total 25 1026 41.0 54 0 8 1 1 0 Opponents 48 1940 40.4 66 4 6 12 9 0 FG Sequence Montana Opponents Saint Francis (46),(22) 45,(25) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln UNI (47),(35) 33 Tim Semenza 47 2776 59.1 15 0 Cal Poly (33),(24),48 - Brandon Purdy 3 186 62.0 0 0 Southern Utah (25),44 34 Total 50 2962 59.2 15 0 23.1 36.0 28 Miss. Valley State (37),(38) - Opponents 23 1461 63.5 8 2 20.8 43.1 21 Sacramento State - 39

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Jerry Louie-McG 4 16 366 154 153 0 689 172.2 John Nguyen 6 370 175 52 0 0 597 99.5 Jeremy Calhoun 6 319 60 0 0 0 379 63.2 Keenan Curran 6 0 266 0 0 0 266 44.3 James Homan 5 10 255 0 0 0 265 53.0 Justin Calhoun 6 0 258 0 0 0 258 43.0 Caleb Lyons 6 0 82 33 114 0 229 38.2 Josh Horner 6 0 172 0 0 0 172 28.7 Colin Bingham 6 0 142 0 3 0 145 24.2 Treshawn Favor 5 101 13 0 0 0 114 22.8 Joey Counts 3 50 60 0 0 0 110 36.7 Lane Hovey 6 0 102 0 0 0 102 17.0 Connor Strahm 6 0 0 0 0 78 78 13.0 Justin Strong 5 0 0 0 0 78 78 15.6 Makena Simis 6 0 41 0 0 0 41 6.8 Ryan Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 40 40 6.7 Mitch McLaughli 3 0 33 0 0 0 33 11.0 Lamarriel Taylo 3 0 16 0 0 0 16 5.3 Reese Phillips 3 12 0 0 0 0 12 4.0 Chad Chalich 3 9 0 0 0 0 9 3.0 Kobey Eaton 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5 Ryan Mckinley 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 Team 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0 Brady Gustafson 6 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.7 Korey Alexander 6 0 0 -8 0 0 -8 -1.3 Total 6 879 2047 231 270 198 3625 604.2 Opponents 6 761 1060 120 786 4 2731 455.2 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) 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 42 Josh Buss 6 26 20 46 12.5-63 3.5-37 . 1 6 . 1 . . 10 Connor Strahm 6 10 28 38 3.5-23 2.5-20 1-78 1 . 1-0 . . . 5D Justin Strong 5 22 15 37 1.5-8 . 1-78 1 . 1-0 . . . 37 Caleb Kidder 6 9 24 33 8.0-38 4.5-34 . 1 5 1-0 . 1 . 36 James Banks 6 8 22 30 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 97 Ryan Johnson 6 11 14 25 6.0-41 3.5-32 1-40 . 3 . 1 . . 13 Josh Sandry 6 9 14 23 1.5-11 0.5-5 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 33 Dante Olson 6 6 14 20 2.0-6 1.0-3 ...... 44 Tucker Schye 6 7 12 19 6.5-22 1.0-7 . 2 1 . . . . 1D Markell Sanders 6 13 5 18 . . . 6 . 1-0 . . . 49 Jesse Sims 6 4 12 16 2.0-9 1.0-6 ...... 2 Ryan Mckinley 6 12 4 16 . . 2-2 2 . . . . . 11 TJ Reynard 6 11 3 14 1.0-5 . . 3 . 1-0 . . . 91 Brandt Davidson 6 1 12 13 0.5-0 ...... 40 Cy Sirmon 6 2 9 11 0.5-1 ...... 9D Yamen Sanders 4 4 6 10 1.0-4 0.5-2 . 1 . . . . . 28 Jerrin Williams 6 3 7 10 0.5-2 ...... 92 Myles Mckee-Osi 5 3 6 9 1.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . 12 Korey Alexander 6 4 4 8 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 57 Shayne Cochran 6 3 4 7 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 55 Kyle Davis 5 . 7 7 . . . . 1 . . . . 45 Vika Fa'atuiese 5 . 6 6 0.5-1 ...... 93 Zach Peevey 3 3 2 5 3.0-5 ...... 30 Evan Epperly 6 4 1 5 1.0-3 ...... 48 Donald Bedell 6 . 5 5 1.0-3 . . . . 1-0 . . . 3D Mick Delaney 5 2 2 4 ...... 25 Shane Moody 5 1 2 3 ...... 99 Reggie Tilleman 5 . 2 2 0.5-0 ...... 7 Lamarriel Taylo 3 1 1 2 ...... 8 Jeremy Calhoun 6 1 . 1 ...... 1O Treshawn Favors 5 1 . 1 ...... 60 Jackson Thiebes 6 1 . 1 ...... 35 Eric Williams 6 1 . 1 ...... 54 Gage Smith 1 . 1 1 ...... 5O Kobey Eaton 4 1 . 1 ...... 3B Lane Hovey 6 . 1 1 ...... 4O James Homan 5 1 . 1 ...... 6 Keenan Curran 6 . 1 1 ...... Total 6 185 266 451 56-257 19-154 5-198 20 19 8-0 2 1 . Opponents 6 217 278 495 40-108 11-48 5-4 25 9 8-31 11 2 . 2016 Montana Football Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 26002 All games 5-1 4-0 1-1 0-0 Sep 10, 2016 at #3 UNI W 20-14 12346 Conference 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 * Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 8156 Non-Conference 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 * Oct 01, 2016 #24 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 26092 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 24607 Team Statistics UM OPP * Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 25351 FIRST DOWNS 152 100 R u s h in g 49 43 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P a s s in g 88 43 John Nguyen 6 76 391 21 370 4.9 1 81 61.7 P e n a l ty 15 14 Jeremy Calhoun 6 50 334 15 319 6.4 9 45 53.2 RUSHING YARDAGE 879 761 Treshawn Favors 5 19 101 0 101 5.3 0 21 20.2 Rushing Attempts 196 237 Joey Counts 3 12 52 2 50 4.2 0 16 16.7 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.2 Jerry Louie-McG 4 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 11 4.0 Average Per Game 146.5 126.8 Reese Phillips 3 3 12 0 12 4.0 0 8 4.0 TDs Rushing 13 7 James Homan 5 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 2.0 PASSING YARDAGE 2047 1060 Chad Chalich 3 4 13 4 9 2.2 1 11 3.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 186-277-5 76-179-5 Total 6 196 996 117 879 4.5 13 81 146.5 Average Per Pass 7.4 5.9 Opponents 6 237 1062 301 761 3.2 7 37 126.8 Average Per Catch 11.0 13.9 Average Per Game 341.2 176.7 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Passing 20 9 Brady Gustafson 6 151.31 165-243-4 67.9 1801 18 75 300.2 TOTAL OFFENSE 2926 1821 Chad Chalich 3 179.28 13-19-1 68.4 196 2 60 65.3 Average Per Play 6.2 4.4 Reese Phillips 3 81.33 8-15-0 53.3 50 0 13 16.7 Average Per Game 487.7 303.5 Total 6 149.44 186-277-5 67.1 2047 20 75 341.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-270 34-786 Opponents 6 103.21 76-179-5 42.5 1060 9 73 176.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-231 14-120 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-198 5-4 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 14-8 Jerry Louie-McG 4 41 366 8.9 2 61 91.5 PENALTIES-Yards 41-370 51-505 Justin Calhoun 6 23 258 11.2 2 43 43.0 PUNTS-AVG 25-41.0 48-40.4 James Homan 5 19 255 13.4 2 32 51.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 :0 0 3 0 :0 0 Keenan Curran 6 18 266 14.8 4 75 44.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/95 26/92 Caleb Lyons 6 16 82 5.1 1 25 13.7 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/11 2/10 Josh Horner 6 15 172 11.5 3 34 28.7 John Nguyen 6 13 175 13.5 1 35 29.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Colin Bingham 6 13 142 10.9 2 26 23.7 Ryan Mckinley 2 2 1.0 0 2 Jeremy Calhoun 6 7 60 8.6 1 15 10.0 Justin Strong 1 78 78.0 1 78 Mitch McLaughli 3 7 33 4.7 0 12 11.0 Ryan Johnson 1 40 40.0 0 40 Lane Hovey 6 6 102 17.0 1 36 17.0 Connor Strahm 1 78 78.0 1 78 Makena Simis 6 3 41 13.7 0 23 6.8 Treshawn Favors 5 2 13 6.5 0 6 2.6 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Joey Counts 3 1 60 60.0 1 60 20.0 Eric Williams 25 1026 41.0 54 0 8 1 1 0 Lamarriel Taylo 3 1 16 16.0 0 16 5.3 Total 6 186 2047 11.0 20 75 341.2 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 6 76 1060 13.9 9 73 176.7 Jerry Louie-McG 8 154 19.2 1 81 John Nguyen 7 52 7.4 0 24 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Korey Alexander 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 Tim Semenza 8-9 88.9 0-0 3-3 3-3 2-3 0-0 47 0 Caleb Lyons 1 33 33.0 0 33 Brandon Purdy 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 38 1 Total 17 231 13.6 1 81 Opponents 14 120 8.6 0 23 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Jeremy Calhoun 10 ------60 Jerry Louie-McG 7 153 21.9 0 45 Tim Semenza - 8-9 30-36 - - - - - 54 Caleb Lyons 5 114 22.8 0 29 Keenan Curran 4 ------24 Colin Bingham 1 3 3.0 0 3 Josh Horner 3 ------18 Total 13 270 20.8 0 45 Jerry Louie-McG 3 ------18 Opponents 34 786 23.1 1 86 Colin Bingham 2 ------12 John Nguyen 2 ------12 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g James Homan 2 ------12 Jerry Louie-McG 4 16 366 154 153 0 689 172.2 Justin Calhoun 2 ------12 John Nguyen 6 370 175 52 0 0 597 99.5 Brady Gustafson 2 ------12 Jeremy Calhoun 6 319 60 0 0 0 379 63.2 Justin Strong 1 ------6 Keenan Curran 6 0 266 0 0 0 266 44.3 Chad Chalich 1 ------6 James Homan 5 10 255 0 0 0 265 53.0 Caleb Lyons 1 ------6 Total 6 879 2047 231 270 198 3625 604.2 Joey Counts 1 ------6 Opponents 6 761 1060 120 786 4 2731 455.2 Connor Strahm 1 ------6 Total 37 9-11 31-37 - - - - - 280 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Opponents 17 1-5 16-16 - - - - - 121 Brady Gustafson 6 269 -4 1801 1797 299.5 John Nguyen 6 76 370 0 370 61.7 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Jeremy Calhoun 6 50 319 0 319 53.2 Montana 57 99 69 55 0 280 Chad Chalich 3 23 9 196 205 68.3 Opponents 28 38 14 41 0 121 Treshawn Favors 5 19 101 0 101 20.2 Total 6 473 879 2047 2926 487.7 Opponents 6 416 761 1060 1821 303.5

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 42 Josh Buss 6 26 20 46 12.5-63 3.5-37 . 1 6 . 1 . . 10 Connor Strahm 6 10 28 38 3.5-23 2.5-20 1-78 1 . 1-0 . . . 5D Justin Strong 5 22 15 37 1.5-8 . 1-78 1 . 1-0 . . . 37 Caleb Kidder 6 9 24 33 8.0-38 4.5-34 . 1 5 1-0 . 1 . 36 James Banks 6 8 22 30 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . Total 6 185 266 451 56-257 19-154 5-198 20 19 8-0 2 1 . Opponents 6 217 278 495 40-108 11-48 5-4 25 9 8-31 11 2 . 2016 Montana Football Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 17, 2016) 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 03 SAINT FRANCIS 43 167 2 21 28 353 3 75 28-43-2 353 3 75 4 98 0 29 3 22 0 24 520 Sep 10 at UNI 35 88 0 24 14 118 1 34 14-30-0 118 1 34 2 20 0 17 3 118 1 81 206 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 24 67 3 29 47 418 2 61 47-59-1 418 2 61 5 114 0 45 2 6 0 6 485 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 34 202 2 45 28 425 4 43 28-53-2 425 4 43 1 22 0 22 3 30 0 21 627 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 36 133 3 26 28 300 4 44 28-38-0 300 4 44 0 0 0 0 4 35 0 33 433 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 24 222 3 81 41 433 6 60 41-54-0 433 6 60 1 16 0 16 2 20 0 11 655 Montana 196 879 13 81 186 2047 20 75 186-277-5 2047 20 75 13 270 0 45 17 231 1 81 2926 Opponents 237 761 7 37 76 1060 9 73 76-179-5 1060 9 73 34 786 1 86 14 120 0 23 1821

Games: 6 • Avg/rush: 4.5 • Avg/catch: 11.0 • Pass effic: 149.44 • KR avg: 20.8 • PR avg: 13.6 • All purpose avg/game: 604.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 487.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 21 60 81 9.0-46 2.0-25 0 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Sep 10 at UNI 56 12 68 9.0-43 5.0-36 1 2-0 0-0 3 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 33 44 77 4.0-21 1.0-5 1 1-0 0-0 4 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 28 48 76 10.0-35 1.0-9 0 1-0 1-40 7 3 0 4-6 0 0 0 7 43 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 23 40 63 11.0-51 5.0-39 0 3-0 2-78 4 3 0 7-9 0 0 0 27 67 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 24 62 86 13.0-61 5.0-40 0 1-0 1-78 0 4 1 8-10 0 0 0 14 68 Montana 185 266 451 56.0-257 19.0-154 2 8-0 5-198 19 20 1 31-37 0 0 0 48 280 Opponents 217 278 495 40.0-108 11.0-48 11 8-31 5-4 9 25 2 16-16 0 0 0 28 121

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 03 SAINT FRANCIS 4 164 41.0 44 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 46 0 7 350 50.0 1 0 Sep 10 at UNI 10 389 38.9 48 0 0 5 0 0 2-2 47 0 5 314 62.8 1 0 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 2 92 46.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 33 0 8 488 61.0 4 0 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 5 215 43.0 54 0 0 1 1 0 1-2 25 1 8 447 55.9 3 0 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 2 72 36.0 39 0 0 1 0 1 2-2 38 0 12 750 62.5 2 0 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 2 94 47.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 10 613 61.3 4 0 Montana 25 1026 41.0 54 0 0 8 1 1 9-11 47 1 50 2962 59.2 15 0 Opponents 48 1940 40.4 66 0 4 6 9 12 1-5 25 1 23 1461 63.5 8 2 2016 Montana Football Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 17, 2016) 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 03 SAINT FRANCIS 33 69 1 24 13 184 2 73 13-25-1 184 2 73 6 201 1 86 3 49 0 23 253 Sep 10 at UNI 44 157 1 30 16 194 1 28 16-38-0 194 1 28 4 90 0 25 4 25 0 10 351 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 54 274 3 29 6 157 3 55 6-10-0 157 3 55 4 77 0 24 2 11 0 9 431 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 35 138 0 31 16 160 3 32 16-42-1 160 3 32 4 69 0 29 3 23 0 16 298 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 29 -61 1 6 17 207 0 36 17-38-2 207 0 36 10 203 0 46 1 -2 0 0 146 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 42 184 1 37 8 158 0 40 8-26-1 158 0 40 6 146 0 27 1 14 0 14 342 Opponents 237 761 7 37 76 1060 9 73 76-179-5 1060 9 73 34 786 1 86 14 120 0 23 1821 Montana 196 879 13 81 186 2047 20 75 186-277-5 2047 20 75 13 270 0 45 17 231 1 81 2926

Games: 6 • Avg/rush: 3.2 • Avg/catch: 13.9 • Pass effic: 103.21 • KR avg: 23.1 • PR avg: 8.6 • All purpose avg/game: 455.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 303.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 36 62 98 6.0-24 3.0-18 2 2-31 2-0 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Sep 10 at UNI 45 10 55 9.0-23 2.0-8 2 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 49 36 85 11.0-22 1.0-2 2 2-0 1-0 6 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 30 58 88 6.0-14 1.0-2 1 1-0 2-4 1 4 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 22 68 90 4.0-14 2.0-10 3 2-0 0-0 0 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 35 44 79 4.0-11 2.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Opponents 217 278 495 40.0-108 11.0-48 11 8-31 5-4 9 25 2 16-16 0 0 0 28 121 Montana 185 266 451 56.0-257 19.0-154 2 8-0 5-198 19 20 1 31-37 0 0 0 48 280

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 03 SAINT FRANCIS 7 243 34.7 51 0 1 0 1 2 1-2 25 0 5 324 64.8 1 0 Sep 10 at UNI 9 381 42.3 54 0 1 2 1 3 0-1 0 0 3 180 60.0 1 0 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 5 196 39.2 52 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 7 441 63.0 1 1 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 11 494 44.9 66 0 0 4 3 3 0-1 0 0 4 259 64.8 3 0 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 8 323 40.4 52 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 0 0 2 128 64.0 1 1 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 8 303 37.9 51 0 2 0 1 2 0-1 0 1 2 129 64.5 1 0 Opponents 48 1940 40.4 66 0 4 6 9 12 1-5 25 1 23 1461 63.5 8 2 Montana 25 1026 41.0 54 0 0 8 1 1 9-11 47 1 50 2962 59.2 15 0 2016 Montana Football Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 17, 2016) 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 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 5 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 4 4 23 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 7 6 36 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 4 4 27 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 25 147 19 7 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 of 26 (96.2%)

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 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 4 2 13 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 11 72 10 6 4 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 11 of 20 (55.0%) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 John Nguyen at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Yards Rushing 116 John Nguyen vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) TD Rushes 3 Jeremy Calhoun at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Long Rush 81 John Nguyen vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Pass attempts 59 Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Pass completions 47 Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Passing 418 Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Passes 4 Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 4 Brady Gustafson vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 4 Brady Gustafson vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Pass 75 Brady Gustafson vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Receptions 21 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Receiving 155 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Receptions 2 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 2 Keenan Curran vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Long Reception 75 Keenan Curran vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Field Goals 2 Tim Semenza vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Long Field Goal 47 Tim Semenza at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punts 10 Eric Williams at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punting Avg 47.0 Eric Williams vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt 54 Eric Williams vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 1 Eric Williams vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Long Punt Return 81 Jerry Louie-McG at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 45 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Tackles 11 Justin Strong at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 11 Connor Strahm at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Sacks 2.5 Caleb Kidder vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Tackles For Loss 4.5 Josh Buss vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Interceptions 1 Ryan Mckinley vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Ryan Johnson vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 1 Connor Strahm vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Ryan Mckinley vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Justin Strong vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 43 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Rushing 222 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Yards Per Rush 9.2 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) TD Rushes 3 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 3 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 3 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Pass attempts 59 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Pass completions 47 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Passing 433 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Yards Per Pass 8.2 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) TD Passes 6 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Total Plays 87 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Total Offense 655 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Yards Per Play 8.4 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Points 68 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Sacks By 5 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 5 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 5 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) First Downs 33 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Penalties 9 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Penalty Yards 105 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Turnovers 4 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Interceptions By 2 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Punts 10 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punting Avg 47.0 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt 54 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 1 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Long Punt Return 81 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 28 BAGLEY, Marcus, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Rushing 130 Smith, Tyvis, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) TD Rushes 1 DRAYER, Zack, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Smith, Tyvis, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 1 Kyle Lewis, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 1 Dano Graves, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 1 Kori Garcia, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 1 Austin Bray, vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Quincy Jountti, vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Rush 37 D. Warren, vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Pass attempts 41 Patrick Tyler, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Pass completions 16 Bailey, Aaron, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 16 Patrick Tyler, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Yards Passing 194 Bailey, Aaron, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) TD Passes 3 Dano Graves, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 3 Patrick Tyler, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Pass 73 DRAYER, Zack, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Receptions 7 Fountain, D., at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 7 Mike Sharp, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Yards Receiving 97 Fountain, D., at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) TD Receptions 3 Mike Sharp, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Reception 73 AJAYI, Junior, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Field Goals 1 GEESEY, Lance, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Long Field Goal 25 GEESEY, Lance, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Punts 11 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punting Avg 48.5 Casey Sublette, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Long Punt 66 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 Kuhter, Sam, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 3 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt Return 23 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 86 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Tackles 12 J Letuligasenoa, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Sacks 2.0 Schult, Karter, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Tackles For Loss 5.5 Schult, Karter, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Interceptions 2 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 17, 2016) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 54 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Rushing 274 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Per Rush 5.1 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Rushes 3 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Pass attempts 42 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Pass completions 17 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Yards Passing 207 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Yards Per Pass 15.7 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Passes 3 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 3 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Total Plays 82 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Total Offense 431 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Per Play 6.7 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Points 42 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Sacks By 3 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) First Downs 20 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Penalties 12 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Penalty Yards 136 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Turnovers 5 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Interceptions By 2 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts 11 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punting Avg 44.9 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt 66 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 3 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt Return 23 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016)