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The Kickoff This Week in the Big Sky The Big Sky won four games in Week One to get settled into the Thursday, Sept. 7 2017 season. Idaho State picked up the first victory of the season by Idaho State at Utah State...... 4:00 p.m. MT a Big Sky team with a 37-6 win over Western Oregon. Weber State Saturday, Sept. 9 on the other hand scored a school record 76 points in the shutout over Montana Western, as it was the high roller of the week. Twelve North Dakota State at Eastern Washington...... 11:00 a.m. PT TV: SWX of the league’s 13 teams will be in action this week with every foe being an FCS or FBS opponent. Weber State at Cal...... 12:00 p.m. PT TV: Pac-12 Network #ICYMI Cal Poly at Northern Iowa...... 4:00 p.m. CT TV: ESPN3 The Big Sky also announced its ROOT SPORTS Players of the Week: UC Davis’s Keelan Doss (offensive), Portland State’s Beau Durons- Montana at Washington...... 5:00 p.m. PT TV: Pac-12 Network let (defensive) and Northern Colorado’s Collin Root (special teams). South Dakota State at Montana State...... 4:00 p.m. MT Last Week’s Big Sky Scores TV: SWX Thursday, Aug. 31 Northern Colorado at Florida...... 5:30 p.m. ET Idaho 28, Sacramento State 6 TV: SEC Network Idaho State 37, Western Oregon 6 Southern Utah at Stephen F. Austin...... 4:00 p.m. CT Utah 37, North Dakota 16 Western Illinois at Northern Arizona...... 4:00 p.m. PT TV: NAU-TV Saturday, Sept. 2 Incarnate Word at Sacramento State...... 4:00 p.m. PT Oregon State 35, Portland State 32 Montana 45, Valparaiso 23 San Diego at UC Davis...... 4:00 p.m. PT Texas Tech 56, Eastern Washington 10 Missouri State at North Dakota...... 4:00 p.m. CT Northern Colorado 41, College of Idaho 14 TV: Midco Sports Network San Jose State 34, Cal Poly 13 Weber State 76, Montana Western 0 San Diego State 38, UC Davis 17 Oregon 77, Southern Utah 21 Washington State 31, Montana State 0 Arizona, 62 Northern Arizona 24

2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS September 2, 2017

BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA STREAK Weber State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 76 0 W1 Montana 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 45 23 W1 Northern Colorado 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 41 14 W1 Idaho State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 37 6 W1 Montana State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 31 L1 Eastern Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 10 56 L1 North Dakota 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 16 37 L2 Northern Arizona 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 24 62 L3 Sacramento State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 6 28 L2 Southern Utah 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 21 77 L1 UC Davis 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 17 38 L1 Portland State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 38 55 L4 Cal Poly 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 27 54 L3

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Media Information Big Sky Information Weekly Coaches’ Conference Call Each Wednesday during the 2017 football season, the Big Sky Conference will 2491 Washington Blvd, Suite 201 hold a conference call with the 13 league coaches. All media is encouraged to Ogden, Utah 84401 take advantage of having a set time to speak with the coaches each week. The 801.392.1978 Fax: 801.392.5568 call will begin at 10 a.m. Mountain, 9 a.m. Pacific. Each coach will be available for eight minutes. To take part in the call, please contact Denise Thompson at Commissioner: Andrea Williams 801.392.1978 x-21 or by e-mail at [email protected]. You will then be Sr. Assoc. Deputy Commissioner: Ron Loghry provided with the call-in number and password. Archived calls can be found at Associate Comm./Compliance/Governance: www.bigskyconf.com/podcasts.aspx Jaynee Nadolski Asst.Comm/Championships: Jon Kasper Asst. Comm/Comm./External Affairs: Denise Schedule Thompson 10:00 a.m. MNT (9:00 PT) Jay Hill, Weber State Communications Director: Jason Ashcraft 10:08 a.m. MNT (9:08 PT) Dan Hawkins, UC Davis Asst. Director: Lea Williams 10:16 a.m. MNT (9:16 PT) Demario Warren, Southern Utah Coordinator/Championships/Comm. Alex Kelly Assoc. Director Compliance: Damilola Sule 10:24 a.m. MNT (9:24 PT) Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona Administrative Assistant: Janet Carpenter 10:32 a.m. MNT (9:32 PT) Rob Phenicie, Idaho State Business Manager: Stacy Freeman 10:40 a.m. MNT (11:40 CT) Bubba Schweigert, North Dakota 10:48 a.m. MTN (9:48 PT) Earnest Collins Jr., Northern Colorado 10:56 a.m. MTN (9:56 PT) Jeff Choate, Montana State Communications Contact Info. 801.392.1978 11:04 a.m. MTN (10:04 PT) Bob Stitt, Montana Denise Thompson, FB, GLF...... X-21 11:12 a.m. MTN (10:12 PT) Jody Sears, Sacramento State [email protected] 11:20 a.m. MTN (10:20 PT) Aaron Best, Eastern Washington 11:28 a.m. MTN (10:28 PT) Tim Walsh, Cal Poly Jason Ashcraft, SOC, MBB, SFT...... x-19 11:36 a.m. MTN (10:36 PT) Bruce Barnum, Portland State [email protected]

Lea Williams, VBALL, TEN, WBB, T&F...... X-12 [email protected] Big Sky Websites and Twitter Feeds

Alex Kelly, XC...... X-17 School Website Twitter [email protected] Cal Poly CalPolyMustangs.com @CalPolyFootball Eastern Washington GoEags.com @EWUFootball Big Sky Weekly Release Idaho State ISUBengals.com @ISUBengals The Big Sky Conference will produce a weekly Montana GoGriz.com @MontanaGrizFB football release every Monday during the 2017 Montana State MSUBobcats.com @MSUBobcatsFB season. Media can receive the releases as a North Dakota UNDSports.com @UNDFootball PDF document via email by contacting Denise Thompson at 801.392.1978 ext. 21 or by email at Northern Arizona NAUAthletics.com @NAU_Football [email protected]. Northern Colorado UNCBears.com @UNCBearsFB Portland State GoViks.com @Viks_Football Sacramento State HornetSports.com @SACHornetsFB Internet Southern Utah SUUTBirds.com @SUUFB The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed by visiting UC Davis UCDavisAggies.com @UCDFootball www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, Weber State WeberStateSports.com @WeberStateFB news releases, statistics and standings are updated on the website. Football statistics are updated on Sunday mornings following Satur- day games.

Players of the Week Each week of the 2017 season the Big Sky se- lects an offensive, defensive and special teams player of the week. Nominations are made by each institution’s SIDs.

2017 Big Sky Conference Football TV Schedule Sept. 2...... Portland State at Oregon State Sept. 2...... Southern Utah at Oregon Sept. 9...... Weber State at Cal Sept. 9...... Montana at Washington Sept. 16...... Northern Colorado at Colorado The Big Sky’s Official TV Partner NAU-TV Sept. 9...... Western Illinois at Northern Arizona ROOT SPORTS Sept. 30...... Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona Sept. 2...... Eastern Washington at Texas Tech Oct. 7...... Illinois State at Northern Arizona Sept. 23...... Eastern Washington at Montana Oct. 21...... UC Davis at Northern Arizona Sept. 30...... Weber State at Montana State Oct. 28...... Sacramento State at Northern Arizona Oct. 7...... Portland State at Montana State Oct. 14...... North Dakota at Montana FOX Sports One (FS1) Oct. 21...... Montana State at Northern Colorado Sept. 2...... Montana State at Washington State Oct. 28...... Idaho State at Montana State Nov. 4...... Northern Arizona at Montana FOX Sports Regional TBA Nov. 11...... Northern Colorado at Montana Sept. 2...... Eastern Washington at Texas Tech Nov. 18...... Portland State at Eastern Washington Nov. 18...... Montana at Montana State KJZZ Sept. 23...... UC Davis at Weber State Satellite Channels DirecTV Dish Nov. 18...... Idaho State at Weber State ROOT SPORTS NORTHWEST 687 426 ROOT SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN 683 414 SWX Sept. 1...... Sacramento State at Idaho ROOT SPORTS is also available through most cable pro- Sept. 2...... Valparaiso at Montana viders. Big Sky games will also be shown live on DirecTV’s Sept. 9...... North Dakota State at Eastern Washington Audience Network. Sept. 9...... South Dakota State at Montana State Sept. 16...... Savannah State at Montana Eleven Sports Sept. 23...... Montana State at North Dakota Sept. 16...... UC Davis at Portland State Sept. 30...... Sacramento State at Eastern Washington Sept. 23...... Northern Arizona at Cal Poly Sept. 30...... Montana at Portland State Sept. 30...... North Dakota at UC Davis Oct. 14...... Montana State at Eastern Washington Oct. 7...... Montana at Idaho State Oct. 28...... Montana State at Weber State Oct. 14...... Southern Utah at Weber State Nov. 4...... Kennesaw State at Montana State Oct. 21...... Eastern Washington at Southern Utah Nov. 11...... Eastern Washington at North Dakota Oct. 28...... North Dakota at Portland State Nov. 4...... Northern Colorado at Sacramento State CET - Colorado & Utah Nov. 11...... Montana State at Northern Arizona Sept. 2...... College of Idaho at Northern Colorado Nov. 18...... Northern Arizona at Southern Utah Oct. 28...... Southern Utah at Northern Colorado Nov. 18...... Cal Poly at Northern Colorado Eleven Sports Network is available on DirecTV channel 623. Roughly 3.1 DirecTV viewers subscribe to a sports package SEC Network that includes Eleven Sports, which is also available on AT&T Sept. 9...... Northern Colorado at Florida Uverse (Channel 1665), Verizon FiOS (Channel 597) and Google Fiber (Channel 251). AT&T Sports Network Sept. 16...... Idaho State at Nevada Midco Sports Network Sept. 9...... Missouri State at North Dakota Sept. 16...... North Dakota at South Dakota Sept. 23...... Montana State at North Dakota Oct. 7...... Northern Colorado at North Dakota Oct. 21...... Sacramento State at North Dakota Nov. 11...... Eastern Washington at North Dakota

ESPN Pluto TV Channel Lineup Aug. 26...... Portland State at BYU Channel School Channel School 240 North Dakota ESPNU 230 Main Big Sky Channel 231 Big Sky Championships 241 Northern Colorado Aug. 26...... Colgate at Cal Poly 232 Portland State 242 Idaho 233 Sacramento State 243 Idaho State ESPN3 234 Eastern Washington 244 Cal Poly Sept. 9...... Cal Poly at Northern Iowa 235 Weber State 245 UC Davis 236 Southern Utah 246 Reserved for Concurrent Events PAC-12 Network 237 Montana 247 Reserved for Concurrent Events Aug. 31...... North Dakota at Utah 238 Montana State 248 Reserved for Concurrent Events Sept. 2...... Northern Arizona at Arizona 239 Northern Arizona 249 Reserved for Concurrent Events

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ROOT SPORTS Players of the Week

Aug. 28 Offense: Joe Protheroe, CP Defense: Davond Dade, PSU Sp. Teams: Hayden Cowden, PSU

Sept. 4 Offense: Keelan Doss, UCD OFFENSE - Keelan Doss, WR, UC Davis Defense: Beau Duronslet, PSU Sp. Teams: Collin Root, UNC Junior wide receiver Keelan Doss went into the San Diego State stadi- Sept. 11 um and posted a Big Sky best 181 receiving yards on eight receptions. Offense: Against a team receiving votes in both national FBS polls, Doss shined Defense: for the Aggies. Doss’ single-game total was the third-highest in pro- Sp. Teams: gram history, and the second-highest of his career, trailing only his 202-yard performance from a year ago. Doss was responsible for the Sept. 18 Aggie’s first touchdown of the season, which was a 41-yarder on the Offense: first play of the game. Doss had four catches of 30 or more yards (41- Defense: Sp. Teams: 30-38-32) to aid in his 181-yard performance.

Sept. 25 DEFENSE - Beau Duronslet, LB, Portland State Offense: Defense: Senior Beau Duronslet made eight tackles, including one for loss on Sp. Teams: Saturday for Portland State. The linebacker had an interception and a fumble recovery in the third quarter. The offense turned each take- Oct. 2 Offense: away into a touchdown and a 20-14 Viking lead, as the Vikings were Defense: one minute away from upsetting Oregon State on the road, falling 35- Sp. Teams: 32 after the Beavers scored with 1:08 left in the game and the Vikings missed a 46-yard field goal attempt that went wide right with time Oct. 9 expiring. Offense: Defense: SPECIAL TEAMS - Collin Root, PK, Northern Colorado Sp. Teams:

Oct. 16 Placekicker Collin Root set a new school record in Northern Colorado’s Offense: 41-14 win over the College of Idaho, when he hit a 56-yard field goal Defense: during the third quarter. Root’s field goal broke a 24-year old record Sp. Teams: previously set at 54 yards. The freshman also connected on both of his PATs and kicked off three times, earning a touchback twice. Oct. 23 Offense: Defense: Others Nominated Sp. Teams: Offense: Terence Grady, Eastern Washington; Ty Flanagan, Idaho State; Josh Kraught, Oct. 30 Portland State; Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana; Cory Young, Northern Arizona; Trae Riek, Offense: Northern Colorado; Patrick Tyler, Southern Utah. Defense: Sp. Teams: Defense: Mason Montgomery, Cal Poly; Mitch Fettig, Eastern Washington; Anthony Ricks, Idaho State; Tucker Schye, Montana; Mac Bignell, Montana State; Jake Dister- Nov. 6 haupt, North Dakota; Issiah Swopes; Northern Colorado; Dre Terrell, Sacramento State; Offense: Chinedu Ahanonu, Southern Utah; Jordan Preator, Weber State. Defense: Sp. Teams: Special Teams: Jordan Descalo, Eastern Washington; Parker Johnson, Idaho State; Eric Williams, Montana; Reid Taubenheim, North Dakota; Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona; Nov. 13 Devon Medeiros, Sacramento State; Trey Tuttle, Weber State. Offense: Defense: Sp. Teams:

Nov. 20 Offense: Defense: Sp. Teams:

FCS Polls/Coaching Records

STATS FCS Big Sky Teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 Top 25 Team Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final (Sept. 4, 2017) EWU 5 7 RK School Votes Prev UND 8 11 1 James Madison (1-0) 4064 (152) 1 CP 23 NR 2 north Dakota State (1-0) 3872 (8) 2 WSU NR 25 3 sam Houston State (1-0) 3721 (2) 3 4 south Dakota State (1-0) 3501 (1) 4 5 Jacksonville State (1-0) 3388 6 6 villanova (1-0) 2969 10 7 eastern Washington (0-1) 2918 5 8 Youngstown State (0-1) 2853 9 Big Sky Teams in the Coaches’ Poll 9 richmond (0-1) 2674 7 Team Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 10 wofford (1-0) 2564 11 EWU 4 T6 11 north Dakota (0-1) 2563 8 UND 10 11 12 new Hampshire (1-0) 2145 13 WSU 22 20 13 chattanooga (0-1) 1789 12 CP 23 NR 14 citadel (1-0) 1751 16 15 central Arkansas (0-1) 1416 15 16 charleston Southern (0-1) 1340 14 17 samford (1-0) 1244 19 Sky in the Sagarin Ratings 18 illinois State (1-0) 1166 20 113. Eastern Washington FCS Conference 19 lehigh (0-1) 1086 17 121. North Dakota 16. Missouri Valley 20 liberty (1-0) 898 nr 135. Northern Arizona 21. Southern 21 uni (0-1) 841 18 141. Cal Poly 22. Big Sky 22 western Illinois (1-0) 678 25 147. Montana 23. Colonial 23 tennessee State (1-0) 406 nr 156. Southern Utah 24. Ohio Valley 24 grambling State (0-1) 385 21 159. Weber State 25. Big South 25 Weber State (1-0) 359 nR 166. Montana State 26. Ivy League 173. Portland State 27. Patriot 185. Northern Colorado 28. Southland FCS Coaches’ Poll 191. UC Davis 29. Northeast 203. Sacramento State 30. SWAC-West (Sept. 4, 2017) 213. Idaho State 31. Mid-Eastern 32. Pioneer RK School Pts Prev Rec 33. SWAC-East 1 James Madison (25) 649 1 1-0 2 north Dakota State 622 2 1-0 3 sam Houston State (1) 596 3 1-0 4 south Dakota State 525 6 1-0 5 Jacksonville State 514 5 1-0 Big Sky Coaching Records T-6 Youngstown State 466 8 0-1 Big Sky Games *Overall T-6 eastern Washington 466 4 0-1 Games* 8 villanova 447 9 1-0 Name, School Years W L Pct. W L Pct. 9 richmond 404 7 0-1 Aaron Best, Eastern Washington 1 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 10 wofford 363 11 1-0 Bubba Schweigert, North Dakota7 4 16 8 .667 21 15 .583 11 north Dakota 355 10 0-1 Demario Warren, Southern Utah 2 5 3 .625 6 6 .500 5 12 new Hampshire 313 16 1-0 Bob Stitt, Montana 3 9 7 .562 15 10 .600 2 13 the Citadel 297 12 1-0 Tim Walsh, Cal Poly 19 67 56 .545 98 85 .535 14 chattanooga 286 13 0-1 Jay Hill, Weber State 4 13 11 .542 16 20 .444 Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona 20 76 71 .517 112 104 .519 15 illinois State 279 18 1-0 Bruce Barnum, Portland State 3 8 8 .500 12 13 .480 16 central Arkansas 239 15 0-1 Rob Phenicie, Idaho State 1 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 17 samford 219 19 1-0 Earnest Collins, Northern Colorado6 7 14 35 .286 22 46 .324 18 charleston Southern 203 14 0-1 Dan Hawkins, UC Davis4 1 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 19 lehigh 182 17 0-1 Jeff Choate, Montana State 2 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 20 Weber State 150 22 1-0 Jody Sears, Sacramento State3 6 10 30 .250 14 43 .246 T-21 Northern Iowa 124 20 0-1 *Overall Games as a member of the Big Sky T-21 North Carolina A&T 124 25 1-0 2Walsh coached 11 seasons at Portland State in the Big Sky. Walsh enters 2017 167-124 all-time. 23 grambling State 83 21 0-1 3 Sears coached two years at Weber State. 24 tennessee State 81 nr 1-0 4 Hawkins coached at Colorado, Boise State, Williamette, and Montreal of the CFL, going 114-66-1 in 15 25 colgate 71 nr 1-0 years. 5 Stitt went 106-62 in 15 seasons at Colorado School of Mines. 6Collins went 8-12 in two seasons at Alcorn State. 7Schweigert went 21-20 in four seasons at Minnesota-Duluth.

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Team Notes

Big Sky Conference North Dakota: North Dakota opened the season at Top 25 Utah with a 37-6 loss SID Contact Information to the Utes after leading 3-0 to start the game. Keaton Strudsrud completed 13 of 28 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown pass. Disterhaupt led the Fight- Cal Poly ing Hawks with 14 tackles, while Evan Holm had eight tackles and an intercep- Eric Burdick ...... (805) 756-6550 Cell Phone...... (805) 550-3427 tion. UND will host Missouri State on Saturday for its first FCS opponent of the Press Box ...... (805)756-6739 season. E-mail...... [email protected]

Eastern Washington Eastern Washington: The Eagles had their hands full on the road going up Dave Cook...... (509) 359-6334 against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders posted 626 yards of total offense in the Cell Phone...... (509) 280-2502 Press Box...... (509) 359-6351 56-10 win over the Eagles. EWU connected on a 22-yard field goal to start the Email...... [email protected] second quarter and later had a 22-yard touchdown pass in the quarter. That would be all the points the Eagles could muster, as the Top 25 Eagles fell in Idaho State Steve Schaack...... (208) 282-2621 their season opener. Quarterback Gage Gubrud completed 22 of 34 passes for Cell Phone...... (208) 406-3570 207 yards and one thrown touchdown. Mitch Fettig led the Eagles in tackles Press Box...... (208) 282-2952 with eight, while Kurt Calhoun had six stops and a forced fumble. Email...... [email protected]

Montana Northern Arizona: The Lumberjacks fell on the road to Arizona, but showed Eric Taber...... (406) 243-5402 great promise when it came to their run game. Transfer Cory Young led all Big Cell Phone...... (406) 370-9435 Press Box...... (406) 243-4167 Sky running backs last week with 115 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns. Email...... [email protected] Sophomore Joe Logan added 101 yards to complete the 1-2 punch. Quarterback Case Cookus returned to the field for the first time since sitting out the majority Montana State Bill Lamberty...... (406) 994-5133 of last season due to injury. NAU will host Missouri Valley Football Top-25 vote Cell Phone...... (406) 580-6786 getter Western Illinois at home on Saturday. Press Box...... (406) 994-6810 Email...... [email protected] Cal Poly: Cal Poly scored first with a pair of made field goals to start the game North Dakota and take a 6-0 lead at San Jose State. The Spartans responded and topped the Ryan Powell...... (701) 777-2986 Mustangs, 34-13. Cal Poly was held to 233 yards of total offense with 196 of the Cell Phone...... (701) 213-5921 Press Box...... (701) 792.1501/1502 yards coming from the run game. Linebacker Mason Montgomery registered 17 E-mail...... [email protected] tackles for the Mustangs. Cal Poly will play at Northern Iowa this weekend.

Northern Arizona Stayson Isobe...... (928) 523-6330 Weber State: Weber State hosted Montana Western in its season opener and Cell Phone...... (808) 226-6940 scored a school record 76 points in the shutout. The Wildcats used 332 rushing Press Box...... (928) 523-7729 Email...... [email protected] yards to run past Montana-Western and not look back. The Wildcats scored 20-28-14-14 in each quarter to consistently pack on the points. David Jones had Northern Colorado Ryan Pfeifer...... (970) 351-3645 86 rushing yards and TyJuan Prince added 86 receiving yards. Jordan Preator Cell Phone...... (720) 290-8886 picked off a pair of interceptions for 37 yards to aid in Weber State’s four picks. Press Box...... (970) 351-1995 Email...... [email protected] Montana: Montana went up against Valparaiso in its 2017 opener and came Portland State away with a 45-23 win at home. The Griz took a 17-13 lead into halftime and Mike Lund...... (503) 725-5602 Cell Phone...... (503) 866-0236 held on to earn a 45-23 season opening win at home. The Griz offense rolled Press Box...... (503) 294-2942 out 538 yards and went 5-for-5 in the red zone. Quarterback Reese Phillips Email...... [email protected] completed 27 of 38 passes for 381 yards and four touchdown passes. Jerry Lou-

Sacramento State ie-McGee had 159 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Jeremy Calhoun Brian Berger...... (916) 278-4313 also added a pair of rushing touchdowns for Montana. James Banks recorded Cell Phone...... (916) 397-4325 Press Box...... (916) 278-5995 12 tackles to lead the Griz defense. Email...... [email protected] Southern Utah: Southern Utah traveled to Pac-12 opponent Oregon and the Southern Utah Chanel Barnes...... (435) 865-8229 Ducks came out strong against the visitors. Oregon captured a 77-21 win over Cell Phone...... (435) 817-7798 the Thunderbirds. Chinedu Ahanonu finished with 11 tackles (six solo and five Press Box...... (435) 586-5447 assisted), one tackle for a loss of three yards, one forced fumble, and one pass E-mail...... [email protected] breakup. Southern Utah travels to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. The two UC Davis teams haven’t played each other since 2005. Erick Bankston...... (530) 752-3505 Cell Phone...... (714) 705-3742 Press Box...... (530) 752-9367 Montana State: The Bobcats dropped a 31-0 decision to Washington State on E-mail...... [email protected] the road. Senior linebacker Mac Bignell picked up in 2017 where he left off in 2016, logging nine tackles, two behind the line of scrimmage, and one sack. His Weber State Paul Grua...... (801) 626-7414 sack provided the Bobcats one of their best moments of the night, pinning the Cell Phone...... (801) 452-3811 Cougars at their own two and eventually forcing the team’s first punt of the Press Box...... (801) 626-6588 night. The Bobcats host Top 25 opponent South Dakota State on Saturday. Email...... [email protected]

Team Notes

Portland State: Portland State gave the Beavers everything they had and with time winding down the Vikings attempted a 46-yard field goal that went wide right. PSU fell to Oregon State 35-32. The Vikings trailed 28-20 and responded with back-to-back touchdowns to take a 32-28 lead with 2:43 left to play. The Beavers registered a 17-yard TD with 1:08 remaining to capture the win. PSU had 515 yards of total offense to OSU’s 389. Za’Quan Summers recorded 106 rushing yards on 18 carries, while Jalani Eason punched in two scores. Artuz Manning had 10 tackles and a forced fumble for the defense. The ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week nod went to senior Beau Duronslet who had eight tackles, including one for loss. The linebacker had an interception and a fumble recovery in the third quarter. The offense turned each takeaway into a touchdown and a 20-14 Viking lead, as In an effort to publicize current matchups and the Vikings were one minute away from upsetting Oregon State on the promote future non-conference scheduling be- road. tween two of the premier FCS conferences, the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Big Sky Conference announced a Challenge Series Northern Colorado: UNC scored 28 points in the first half and never trailed as between the two leagues. the Bears beat the College of Idaho, 41-14, in its season opener. All five of the Bears touchdowns on the day came from their rushing game. Trae Riek led the charge with 71 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Jacob Knipp Big Sky vs. Conferences completed 17 of 27 passes for 238 yards. The UNC defense registered a pair Big 12: 0-1 of interceptions and had three sacks for a loss of 16 yards. The ROOT SPORTS Big South: Independent: 0-1 Special Teams Player of the Week honor went to placekicker Collin Root. He set MVFC: a new school record in Northern Colorado’s 41-14 win over the College of Idaho, Mountain West: 0-2 when he hit a 56-yard field goal during the third quarter. The freshman also Non-Division I: 3-0 connected on both of his PATs and kicked off three times, earning a touchback Pac-12: 0-5 twice. Patriot: 0-1 Pioneer: 1-0 UC Davis: Dan Hawkins and the UC Davis Aggies kicked off the season at San SEC: Diego State. Led by the spectacular performance of Keelan Doss, the wide Southland: receiver posted a Big Sky best 181 receiving yards on eight receptions to pick Sun Belt: 0-1 up ROOT SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week nods. Against a team receiving votes in both national FBS polls, Doss shined for the Aggies. Doss’ single-game total was the third-highest in program history, and the second-highest of his Preseason Polls career. Doss had four catches of 30 or more yards (41-30-38-32) to aid in his Coaches’ Poll 181-yard performance. The Aggies host San Diego this Saturday at home. North Dakota...... 130 (6) Eastern Washington...... 124 (2) Sacramento State: Sacramento State fell on the road at Idaho in its season Northern Arizona...... 119 (2) opener, 28-6. The Hornets scored first with a 52-yard made field goal by Devon Cal Poly...... 108 (1) Medeiros, but the Vandals outscored the Hornets 28-3 to win at home. Sacra- Weber State...... 103 (1) mento State was held to 190 yards of offense, struggling on third down conver- Montana...... 83 (1) sion going 1 of 15, while the Vandals had a hard time as well going 2 of 11. The Southern Utah...... 80 Montana State...... 69 Hornets host Incarnate Word. Portland State...... 62 Northern Colorado...... 60 Idaho State: Idaho State snapped a seven-game losing streak as it gave Rob UC Davis...... 35 Phenicie a win in his head coaching debut. The Bengals defeated Western Or- Sacramento State...... 26 egon, 37-6, to pick up the first win this season by a Big Sky team. Ty Flanagan Idaho State...... 15 had 100 rushing yards on 14 attempts, including a 20-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. ISU held Western Oregon to -3 rushing yards on the night and Media Poll was 7 of 20 on third down conversions. North Dakota...... 298 (15) Eastern Washington...... 271 (5) Northern Arizona...... 236 (3) Cal Poly...... 224 Weber State...... 209 Montana...... 204 (1) Southern Utah...... 175 Montana State...... 156 Northern Colorado...... 135 Portland State...... 104 UC Davis...... 62 Sacramento State...... 61 Idaho State...... 44

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Superlatives Big Sky Coaching Records Single-Game Superlatives

All-Time Wins 300-yard Passing Games No. High 1. Jerome Souers, NAU 112 Reese Phillips, Montana 1 381 vs. Valparaiso 2. Chris Ault, Nevada 111 Case Cookus, Northern Arizona 1 306 at Arizona 3. Tim Walsh, PSU, CP 98 4. Mike Kramer, EWU, MSU, ISU 95 100-yard Rushing Games No. High 5. Don Reed, UM 85 Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly 1 139 vs. Colgate 5. Beau Baldwin, EWU 85 Cory Young, Northern Arizona 1 115 at Arizona Za’Quan Summers, Portland State 1 106 at Oregon State All-Time Conference Wins Joe Logan, Northern Arizona 1 101 at Arizona 1. Jerome Souers, NAU 176 Ty Flanagan, Idaho State 1 100 vs. Western Oregon 2. Chris Ault, Nevada 68 3. Tim Walsh, PSU, CP 67 100-yard Receiving Games No. High 4. Mike Kramer, EWU, MSU, ISU 63 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 1 181 at San Diego State 5. Don Reed, UM 54 Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 1 159 vs. Valparaiso Elijah Marks, Northern Arziona 1 147 at Arizona Landen Meason, Southern Utah 1 106 at Oregon *Italicized if currently coaching in the BSC Multiple Touchdown Games-Rushing No. High Trae Riek, Northern Colorado 1 3 vs. College of Idaho Jalani Eason, Portland State 1 2 at Oregon State Jeremy Calhoun, Montana 1 2 vs. Valparaiso Kevin Smith, Weber State 1 2 vs. UM-Western Cory Young, Northern Arizona 1 2 at Arizona

Multiple Touchdown Games-Receiving No. High Josh Kraught, Portland State 1 2 at Oregon State Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 1 2 vs. Valparaiso

Multiple Touchdown Games-Passing No. High Reese Phillips, Montana 1 4 vs. Valparaiso Jalani Eason, Portland State 1 2 at Oregon State Stefan Cantwell, Weber State 1 2 vs. UM-Westernn

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Gameday Previews

Offensive Player of the Year Idaho State at Utah State North Dakota State at Eastern Watch List Washington Thursday, Sept. 7, 6:05 PM MT Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State, QB Logan, Utah Saturday, Sept. 9, 1:05 PM PT Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona, WR Cheney, Wash. Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, QB All-Time Series: USU, 11-2 Case Cookus, Northern Arizona, QB All-Time Series: Tied, 1-1 Chase Edmonds, Fordham, RB Last Meeting: Utah State beat Idaho Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State, TE State, 40-20 in 2014. Last Meeting: NDSU won 50-44 in Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, QB 2016 Devlin Hodges, Samford, QB The Coaches: Rob Phenicie is in his Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, Albany, RB first season as head coach at Idaho The Coaches: Aaron Best is in his Devante Kincade, Grambling, QB State. Matt Wells is in his fifth season first season as head coach at EWU, Kyle Lauletta, Richmond, QB with Utah State. Chris Klieman is in his fourth season Anthony Lawrence, San Diego, QB at NDSU. Kamron Lewis, Saint Francis, WR Notes: Phenicie led the Bengals to John Lovett, Princeton, QB a win in his season opener against Tyrell Maxwell, Gardner-Webb, QB Notes: Klieman was a 2014 and 2016 Western Oregon. Wells and the Ag- Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina, RB Eddie Robinson Award finalist. He’s gies fell to Wisconsin, 59-10, in their Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T, OL won two national titles in his first- Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, WR opener. three years at NDSU. The Bison beat Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly, FB Mississippi Valley 72-7 in their open- Bryan Schor, James Madison, QB er. Justin Watson, Penn, WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, WR

Defensive Player of the Year Watch List Weber State at Cal Missouri State at North Dakota

Pat Afriyie, Colgate, DL Saturday, Sept. 9, 2:00 PM PT Saturday, Sept. 9, 4:00 PM CT Keontre Anderson, Jackson State, DL Berkeley, Calif. Grand Forks, N.D. Andrew Ankrah, James Madison, DL Mike Basile, Monmouth, DB All-Time Series: First Meeting All-Time Series: MSU, 1-0 Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, S Nick DeLuca, North Dakota State, LB Last Meeting: First Meeting Last Meeting: Missouri State won Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern, DL 38-0 in 2014 P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State, DE Davontae Harris, Illinois State, DB The Coaches: Jay Hill is in his fourth season at Weber State, while Justin The Coaches: Bubba Schweigert is in Kurt Holuba, Princeton, DL year four at the helm of UND, Dave Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State, DE Wilcox is in his first season at Cal. Steckel is in his third season at MSU. Darius Leonard, South Carolina State, LB Greg Menard, North Dakota State, DE Notes: Former Eastern Washington Notes: Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State, DE head coach Beau Baldwin. Baldwin Missouri State opened the sea- Cole Reyes, North Dakota, DB coached the Eagles for nine seasons. son on the road at Missouri puttin on Rob Rolle, Villanova, DB He led the Eagles to the FCS nation- quite a show. MSU led 21-20 after the Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State, LB al title and was named the College first quarter, but fell to Mizzou 72-43. Tremon Smith, Central Arkansas, CB Sporting News Coach of the Year Brett Taylor, Western Illinois, LB in 2010. Last year, Baldwin and the Kailik Williams, Citadel, DB Eagles went 12-2 last year and beat Washington State.

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Cal Poly at Northern Iowa Southern Utah at Stephen F. Northern Colorado at Florida Austin Saturday, Sept. 2, 2:00 PM CT Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 PM ET Cedar Falls, Iowa Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00 PM CT Gainesville, Fla. Nacogdoches, Texas All-Time Series: UNI, 6-1 All-Time Series: First Meeting All-Time Series: SFA, 3-1 Last Meeting: UNI beat Cal Poly 34- Last Meeting: First Meeting 20 in 2015 Last Meeting: SFA topped SUU 40- 17 in 2005. The Coaches: Earnest Collins is in his The Coaches: Tim Walsh enters his seventh season at Northern Colora- ninth season at Cal Poly, Mark Farley The Coaches: DeMario Warren is in do, Jim McElwain is in his third sea- is in his 17th season at UNI tallying a his second season at SUU, while Clint son with the Gators. 134-67 prior to the start of the sea- Conque is in his fourth season. son. Notes: The Gators dropped their Notes: Stephen F. Austin opened the season opener to the Michigan 33-17. Notes: Top 25 Northern Iowa fell at season with a 58-14 loss at SMU. Idaho State 42-24 in its season opener.

Western Illinois at Northern Montana at Washington Incarnate Word at Sacramento Arizona State Saturday, Sept. 2, 5:00 PM PT Saturday, Sept. 2, 4:00 PM PT Seattle, Wash. Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00 PM PT Flagstaff, Ariz. Sacramento, Calif. All-Time Series: UW, 2-0 All-Time Series: Tied All-Time Series: SAC, 1-0 Last Meeting: UW, 58-17 in 1951 Last Meeting: WIU, 34-20, in 2016 Last Meeting: SAC, 49-13 in 2014 The Coaches: Bob Stitt is in his third The Coaches: Jerome Souers is in his season at Montana, Chris Petersen is The Coaches: Jody Sears enters his 20th season at NAU, while Charlie in his fourth season at Washington. fourth year at SAC, while Larry Ken- Fisher is in his first year at WIU. nan is in his sixth season. Notes: Washington topped Rutgers Notes: Western Illinois is ranked No. 31-14 in its opener on the road. Notes: The Cardnals fell 66-0 to 22 in the FCS STATS Top 25 poll af- Fresno State. ter beating Tennessee Tech 41-14 in its opener.

South Dakota State at Montana San Diego at UC Davis State Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00 PM PT Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00 PM MT Davis, Calif. Bozeman, Mont. All-Time Series: UCD, 4-1 All-Time Series: MSU, 10-3 Last Meeting: UCD, 37-27 in 2011 Last Meeting: SDSU, 47-40 in 2014 The Coaches: Dan Hawkins is in his The Coaches: Jeff Choate is in his first season with UCD, while Dale second season with the Bobcats, Lindsey is in his fifth season. while John Stiegelmeier is in hsi 21st season. Notes: San Diego beat Western New Mexico 34-20 last weekend. In 2008, Notes: SDSU beat Duquesne 51- Lindsey was inducted into the Ken- 13 in its opener. With Stiegelmeier tucky Athletic Hall of Fame in Louis- at the helm, SDSU has reached the ville, Kentucky. FCS playoffs six times (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) and is one of only four FCS programs to reach the postseason each of the past five seasons.

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Best of the Big Sky Returning #BigSkyFB All-Conference Team Members

OFFENSE Running Back Safety John Santiago, North Dakota Cole Reyes, North Dakota Wide Receivers Brady Oliveira, North Dakota Bryson McCabe, Montana State Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona Kyle Hannemann, Southern Utah Keelan Doss, UC Davis Fullback B.J. Nard, Cal Poly Elijah Marks, Northern Arizona Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly SPECIAL TEAMS Offensive Tackle DEFENSE David Reese, Montana Special Teams Player Randin Crecelius, Portland State Defensive Tackle Hakeem Deggs, Northern Colorado Robert Torgerson, Southern Utah Mitch Thompson, Portland State Offensive Guard Jay-Tee Tiuli, Eastern Washington Tyler Shank, Northern Arizona Tank Harris, North Dakota Return Specialist Harry Whitson, Cal Poly Augustino Elisaia, Cal Poly John Santiago, North Dakota Demon Taylor, North Dakota Inside Linebacker Placekicker Center Connor Strahm, Montana Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona Joey Kuperman, Cal Poly Reid Taubenheim, North Dakota Spencer Blackburn, Eastern Washington Outside Linebacker Blake Porter, Northern Arizona Josh Buss, Montana Punter Jacob De Maio, Weber State Tight End Cornerback Sean Cheney, Idaho State Andrew Vollert, Weber State Deion Harris, North Dakota Taron Johnson, Weber State Quarterback Nzuzi Webster, Eastern Washington Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington

2017 #BigSkyFB Preseason All-Conference Team

Preseason Offensive Tight End Outside Linebacker Player of the Year Andrew Vollert, Weber State Mike Needham, Southern Utah; Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington (Consensus) Josh Buss, Montana Preseason Defensive Running Back Inside Linebacker Player of the Year John Santiago, North Dakota (Consen- Mac Bignell, Montana State; Landon Cole Reyes, North Dakota sus); Brady Oliveira, North Dakota Stice, Weber State Quarterback Fullback Cornerback Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly Deion Harris, North Dakota; Taron Johnson, Weber State Wide Receiver Placekicker Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona Safety (Consensus); Keelan Doss, UC Davis; Cole Reyes, North Dakota (Consensus); Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana Return Specialist Mitch Fettig, Eastern Washington John Santiago, North Dakota Offensive Tackle Punter David Reese, Montana; Defensive Tackle Jacob DeMaio, Weber State Randin Crecelius, Portland State Robert Torgerson, Southern Utah; Anthony Del Toro, Portland State Special Teams Player Offensive Guard Hakeem Deggs, Northern Colorado Tyler Shank, Northern Arizona; Defensive End Demon Taylor, North Dakota Albert Havili, Eastern Washington; Ben Sorensen, Sacramento State Center Joey Kuperman, Cal Poly

2017 Big Sky Schedules

CAL POLY Mustangs MONTANA STATE Bobcats Date Opponent Series Last Meeting Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 8/26 Colgate First Meeting 9/2 at Washington State wsU 9-0 wsU 23-22, 2010 9/2 at San Jose State sJSU 10-4 sJSU 19-9, 2009 9/9 South Dakota State MSU 10-3 SDSU 47-40, 2014 9/9 at Northern Iowa UNI 6-1 UNI 34-20, 2015 9/23 at North Dakota* msU 18-15-1 UND 17-15, 2016 9/23 northern Arizona* naU 10-1 naU 38-35, 2014 9/30 Weber State* MSU 30-21-1 WSU 45-27, 2016 9/30 at Idaho State* CP 13-7 CP 58-26, 2015 10/7 portland State* MSU 19-10 pSU 59-42, 2015 10/7 at Southern Utah* CP 19-8 sUU 54-37, 2015 10/14 at Eastern Washington* ewU 30-10 ewU 41-17, 2016 10/21 weber State* Tied 6-6 wsU 22-15, 2016 10/21 at Northern Colorado* msU 19-10-1 msU 35-28, 2013 10/28 at UC Davis* Tied 20-20 CP 21-16, 2016 10/28 Idaho State* MSU 46-30-3 MSU 44-20, 2015 11/4 Portland State* CP 12-11 CP 55-35, 2016 11/4 kennesaw State First Meeting 11/11 sacramento State* CP 20-16 CP 59-47, 2016 11/11 at Northern Arizona* naU 27-22 naU 20-14, 2016 11/18 at Northern Colorado* CP 10-2 CP 55-48, 2016 11/18 Montana* UM 71-38-5 MSU 24-17, 2016

*Big Sky Conference Game *Big Sky Conference Game (NC) Non-Conference Game NORTH DAKOTA Fighting Hawks EASTERN WASHINGTON Eagles Date Opponent Series Last Meeting Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 8/31 at Utah First Meeting 9/2 at Texas Tech TTU 1-0 ttU 49-24, 2008 9/9 Missouri State MSU 1-0 MSU 38-0, 2014 9/9 north Dakota State tied 1-1 nDSU 50-44, 2016 9/16 at South Dakota UND 61-29-5 UND 47-44, 2016 9/16 at Fordham First Meeting 9/23 Montana State* MSU 18-15-1 uND 17-15, 2016 9/23 at Montana* UM 27-16-1 ewU 35-16, 2016 9/30 at UC Davis* UCD 4-3 UND 31-24, 2015 9/30 sacramento State* ewU 18-4 ewU 28-20, 2015 10/7 Northern Colorado* uND 16-12 uND 23-13, 2016 10/7 at UC Davis* EWU 5-0 ewU 63-30, 2016 10/14 at Montana* UM 14-8-1 UM 42-16, 2015 10/14 montana State* ewU 30-10 ewU 41-17, 2016 10/21 Sacramento State* uND 3-1 uND 40-7, 2016 10/21 at Southern Utah* ewU 6-2 ewU 42-30, 2014 10/28 at Portland State* UND 4-1 UND 19-17, 2015 11/4 weber State* EWU 19-14 ewU 14-13, 2015 11/4 at Southern Utah* tied 4-4 UND 45-23, 2016 11/11 at North Dakota* ewU 3-0 ewU 54-3, 2014 11/11 eastern Washington* eWU 3-0 eWU 54-3, 2014 11/18 Portland State PSU 20-18-1 ewU 35-28, 2016 *Big Sky Conference Game *Big Sky Conference Game (NC) Non-Conference NORTHERN ARIZONA Lumberjacks Date Opponent Series Last Meeting IDAHO STATE Bengals 9/2 at Arizona UA 13-1 UA 77-13, 2015 Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 9/9 Western Illinois tied 1-1 WIU 34-20, 2016 8/31 western Oregon first Meeting 9/23 at Cal Poly* NAU 10-1 naU 38-35, 2014 9/7 at Utah State USU 11-2 USU 40-20, 2014 9/30 Northern Colorado NAU 13-4 uNC 21-18, 2016 9/16 at Nevada UNR 18-11 UNR 41-20, 1991 10/7 illinois State First Meeting 9/23 at Northern Colorado* isU 21-9 isU 46-12, 2014 10/14 at Portland State* naU 16-5 naU 21-17, 2014 9/30 Cal Poly* CP 13-7 CP 58-26, 2015 10/21 uc Davis* NAU 3-1 ucd 38-24, 2015 10/7 montana* UM 44-13 UM 62-44, 2016 10/28 Sacramento State* NAU 12-7 NAU 49-35, 2015 10/14 at Sacramento State* saC 12-8 isU 42-34, 2016 11/4 at Montana* UM 35-14 naU 45-34, 2016 10/21 Portland State* isU 24-17-1 PSU 45-20, 2016 11/11 Montana State* NAU 26-23 NAU 20-14, 2016 10/28 at Montana State* msU 46-30-3 MSU 44-20, 2016 11/18 at Southern Utah* sUU 12-8 sUU 48-21, 2016 11/4 UC Davis* UCD 2-0 UCD 30-13, 2013 11/18 at Weber State* wsU 41-14 wsU 34-28, 2016 *Big Sky Conference Game

*Big Sky Conference Game NORTHERN COLORADO Bears Date Opponent Series Last Meeting MONTANA Griz 9/2 the College of Idaho First Meeting Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 9/9 at Florida First Meeting 9/2 valparaiso First Meeting 9/16 at Colorado CU 9-2 CU 13-7, 1934 9/9 at Washington UW 2-0 UW 58-7, 1951 9/23 idaho State* ISU 21-10 iSU 46-12, 2014 9/16 Savannah State First Meeting 9/30 at Northern Arizona* naU 13-4 UNC 21-18, 2016 9/23 eastern Washington* uM 27-16-1 eWU 35-16, 2016 10/7 at North Dakota* UND 16-13 UND 23-13, 2016 9/30 at Portland State* UM 28-12 PSU 35-16, 2015 10/21 Montana State* MSU 19-10-1 MSU 35-28, 2013 10/7 at Idaho State* UM 43-14 UM 62-44, 2016 10/28 Southern Utah* SUU 3-2 SUU 30-3, 2015 10/14 North Dakota* uM 14-8-1 uM 42-16, 2015 11/4 at Sacramento State* saC 9-2 UNC 27-19, 2016 10/28 at Weber State* UM 39-14 wsU 24-21, 2015 11/11 at Montana* UM 13-2 UNC 28-25, 2016 11/4 Northern Arizona* uM 35-14 NAU 45-34, 2016 11/18 cal Poly* CP 10-2 cp 55-48, 2016 11/11 Northern Colorado* uM 13-2 uNC 28-25, 2016 11/18 at Montana State* UM 71-38-5 msU 24-17, 2016 *Big Sky Conference Game

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PORTLAND STATE Vikings WEBER STATE Wildcats Date Opponent Series Last Meeting Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 8/26 at BYU First Meeting 9/1 Montana Western WSU 3-0 WSU 62-6, 2008 9/2 at Oregon State OSU 4-0 OSU 29-14, 2014 9/9 at California first Meeting 9/16 uc Davis (NC) pSU 11-4 pSU 51-29, 2016 9/16 at Sacramento St. (NC) saC 11-10 wsU 14-7, 2016 9/30 Montana* UM 29-12 pSU 35-16, 2015 9/23 uc Davis* WSU 3-2 WSU 38-35, 2016 10/7 at Montana State* msU 19-10 PSU 59-42, 2015 9/30 at Montana State* msU 30-21-1 wsU 45-27, 2016 10/14 Northern Arizona* NAU 16-5 NAU 21-17, 2014 10/14 Southern Utah* WSU 16-7 WSU 37-36, 2016 10/21 at Idaho State* isU 23-18-1 PSU 45-20, 2016 10/21 at Cal Poly* Tied 6-6 wsU 22-15, 2016 10/28 North Dakota* uND 4-2 uND 19-17, 2015 10/28 Montana* UM 40-14 WSU 24-21, 2015 11/4 at Cal Poly* CP 12-11 CP 55-35, 2016 11/4 at Eastern Wash.* ewU 19-14 ewU 14-13, 2016 11/11 Weber State* WSU 21-14 WSU 14-10, 2016 11/11 at Portland State* wsU 21-14 wsU 14-10, 2016 11/18 at Eastern Wash.* PSU 20-18-1 ewU 35-28, 2016 11/18 idaho State* WSU 41-15 WSU 34-28, 2016

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SACRAMENTO STATE Hornets Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 8/31 at Idaho UI 1-0 UI 45-3, 1989 9/9 incarnate Word SAC 1-0 SAC 49-13, 2014 9/16 Weber State (NC) WSU 13-8 WSU 14-7, 2016 9/23 Southern Utah* tied 8-8 SUU 44-0, 2015 9/30 at Eastern Washington*EWU 17-4 ewU 28-20, 2015 10/14 idaho State* SAC 12-8 iSU 42-34, 2016 10/21 at North Dakota* UND 3-1 UND 40-7, 2016 10/28 at Northern Arizona* naU 12-7 naU 49-35, 2016 11/4 Northern Colorado* SAC 9-2 uNC 27-19, 2016 11/11 at Cal Poly* CP 20-16 CP 59-47, 2016 11/18 uc Davis* UCD 45-19 ucd 48-30, 2016

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SOUTHERN UTAH Thunderbirds Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 9/2 at Oregon First Meeting 9/9 at Stephen F. Austin sfa 3-1 sfa 40-17, 2005 9/16 Northern Iowa uNI 5-0 uNI 34-21, 2011 9/23 at Sacramento State* saC 9-7 sUU 44-0, 2015 10/7 cal Poly* CP 19-7 SUU 54-37, 2015 10/14 at Weber State* wsU 16-6 wsU 37-36, 2016 10/21 eastern Washington* eWU 6-2 eWU 42-30, 2014 10/28 at Northern Colorado* Tied 2-2 sUU 30-3, 2015 11/4 North Dakota* tied 4-4 uND 45-23, 2016 11/11 at UC Davis* UCD 11-7 sUU 24-3, 2016 11/18 Northern Arizona* NAU 12-8 SUU 48-21, 2016

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UC DAVIS Aggies Date Opponent Series Last Meeting 9/2 at San Diego State first Meeting 9/9 San Diego UCD 4-1 UCD 37-27 9/16 at Portland State PSU 11-4 PSU 51-29, 2016 9/23 at Weber State* wsU 24-3 wsU 38-35, 2016 9/30 North Dakota* tied 3-3 uND 31-24, 2015 10/7 eastern Washington* eWU 5-0 eWU 63-30, 2016 10/21 at Northern Arizona* naU 3-1 UCD 38-24, 2016 10/28 cal Poly* Tied 20-20-2 cp 21-16, 2016 11/4 at Idaho State* UCD 2-0 UCD 30-13, 2013 11/11 Southern Utah* ucd 11-8 SUU 24-3, 2016 11/18 at Sacramento State* UCD 45-19 UCD 48-30, 2016

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2017 Big Sky Conference Football Composite Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 26 Saturday, Oct. 7 Brigham Young 20, Portland State 6 *Portland State at Montana State 11:05 a.m. MT Colgate 20, #23 Cal Poly 14 *Montana at Idaho State 2:35 p.m. MT *Northern Colorado at North Dakota 2:35 p.m. CT Thursday, Aug. 31 *Cal Poly at Southern Utah 6:05 p.m. MT #25 Utah 37, #8/10 North Dakota 16 *Eastern Washington at UC Davis 6:05 p.m. PT Idaho State 37, Western Oregon 6 Illinois State at Northern Arizona 4:00 p.m. PT Idaho 28, Sacramento State 6 Saturday, Oct. 14 Saturday, Sept. 2 *Montana State at Eastern Washington 1:05 p.m. PT Oregon State 35, Portland State 32 *North Dakota at Montana 1:05 p.m. MT Montana 45, Valparaiso 23 *Northern Arizona at Portland State 2:05 p.m. PT Northern Colorado 41, College of Idaho 14 *Southern Utah at Weber State 6:05 p.m. MT Texas Tech 56, #4/5 Eastern Washington 10 *Idaho State at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. PT Oregon 77, Southern Utah 21 San Diego State 38, UC Davis 17 Saturday, Oct. 21 #22 Weber State 76, UM-Western 0 *Montana State at Northern Colorado 12:35 p.m. MT Washington State 31, Montana State 0 *Sacramento State at North Dakota 12:35 p.m. CT Arizona 62, Northern Arizona 24 *Portland State at Idaho State 2:35 p.m. MT San Jose State 34, #23 Cal Poly 13 *Eastern Washington at Southern Utah 5:05 p.m. MT *Weber State at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. PT Thursday, Sept. 7 *UC Davis at Northern Arizona 4:00 p.m. PT Idaho State at Utah State 6:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Oct. 28 Saturday, Sept. 9 *Idaho State at Montana State 1:35 p.m. MT North Dakota State at Eastern Washington 1:05 p.m. PT *Montana at Weber State 2:05 p.m. MT Weber State at Cal 2:05 p.m. PT *North Dakota at Portland State 4:05 p.m. PT Missouri State at North Dakota 4:05 p.m. CT *Cal Poly at UC Davis 4:05 p.m. PT Cal Poly at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. CT *Southern Utah at Northern Colorado 12:30 p.m. MT Montana at Washington 5:05 p.m. PT *Sacramento State at Northern Arizona 4:00 p.m. PT Southern Utah at Stephen F. Austin 6:05 p.m. CT San Diego at UC Davis 6:05 p.m. PT Saturday, Nov. 4 South Dakota State at Montana State 6:05 p.m. MT Kennesaw State at Montana State 12:05 p.m. MT Incarnate Word at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. PT *Weber State at Eastern Washington 1:05 p.m. PT Northern Colorado at Florida 7:35 p.m. ET *UC Davis at Idaho State 2:35 p.m. MT Western Illinois at Northern Arizona 4:00 p.m. PT *Northern Arizona at Montana 3:35 p.m. MT *North Dakota at Southern Utah 6:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Sept. 16 *Portland State at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. PT Northern Colorado at Colorado 12:05 p.m. MT *Northern Colorado at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. PT Eastern Washington at Fordham 1:05 p.m. ET Savannah State at Montana 1:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Nov. 11 UC Davis at Portland State (NC) 2:05 p.m. PT *Eastern Washington at North Dakota 1:05 p.m. CT North Dakota at South Dakota 2:05 p.m. CT *Northern Colorado at Montana 1:05 p.m. MT Idaho State at Nevada 4:05 p.m. PT *Weber State at Portland State 2:05 p.m. PT Weber State at Sacramento State (NC) 6:05 p.m. PT *Southern Utah at UC Davis 4:05 p.m. PT Northern Iowa at Southern Utah 6:05 p.m. MT *Montana State at Northern Arizona 5:05 p.m. MT *Sacramento State at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. PT Saturday, Sept. 23 *Idaho State at Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Nov. 18 *Montana State at North Dakota 2:35 p.m. CT *Montana at Montana State 12:05 p.m. MT *UC Davis at Weber State 5:05 p.m. MT *Idaho State at Weber State 2:05 p.m. MT *Eastern Washington at Montana 6:05 p.m. MT *Northern Arizona at Southern Utah 2:35 p.m. MT *Northern Arizona at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. PT *Portland State at Eastern Washington 3:05 p.m. PT *Southern Utah at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. PT *UC Davis at Sacramento State 2:00 p.m. PT *Cal Poly at Northern Colorado 11:30 a.m. MT Saturday, Sept. 30 *Sacramento State at Eastern Washington 1:35 p.m. PT *Big Sky Conference Game *Weber State at Montana State 1:35 p.m. MT *Montana at Portland State 2:05 p.m. PT *Cal Poly at Idaho State 2:35 p.m. MT *North Dakota at UC Davis 6:05 p.m. PT *Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona 4:00 p.m. PT

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