ence MVP as a senior...as a junior had 90 tackles, four caused and three ....he was a three-time all-state and all-conference pick in Ben Weyer football, and his teams went a combined 39-3 during that time span...he was a two-time all-conference selection in basketball...his prep football coach was Offensive Guard Butch Goncharoff. 6-4, 270, Fr., RS PERSONAL: His major is economics. Birth date: August 19,1993. His mom Bozeman, Mont. is Michelle Van Ackern of Bellevue. Bozeman High School

MONTANA: Ben will see playing time at right guard. He was listed number one Taylor Walcott there in the spring, as senior starter William Poehls did not participate due to Wide Receiver/Returner off-season surgery. 6-0,177, So., 1V 2012: He was a redshirt. Eugene, Ore. HIGH SCHOOL: He was a two time first team all-state selection at offensive Marist High School tackle at Bozeman High School...he started at left tackle for the Hawks in their 2010 State AA title, 13-0 season... team captain his senior year...voted “Hawk of the Year” in 2011...tabbed defensive MVP in football as a senior... : Taylor emerged as the starter at the “X” wide receiver position chosen “Outstanding Lineman” in 2010 and 2011...played in both the East- after spring drills. West Shrine Game and Montana-Dakota All-Star Game...his high school foot­ 2012: He played as a true freshman and had five receptions. ball coach was Troy Purcell...named to Great Falls Tribune “Super Team”... also lettered in track. HIGH SCHOOL: He was named first team 5A all-state by the Oregonian...as a senior he had 40 catches for 810 yards and 11 ...career-wise PERSONAL: He is undecided on a major. His parents are Tom and Liz Weyer of he had 2,805 yards and 44 touchdowns...as a junior his Spartan team went Bozeman. Birth date: March 1,1994. Misc.: He had a 3.8 GPA in high school. 12-1 and he had 58 catches for 1,144 yards and 18 scores, and was named to the all-state team...his coach was Frank Geske...had 27 catches for 547 yards and 9 TDs as a sophomore, when Marist went 14-0 and ¥ Justin Whitted won the 5A crown...won state titles in the 100 and 200 meters his junior and f - senior seasons...clocked in a 10.84 in the 100 and a 22.36 in the 200. Free Safety 6-1,191, So., 1V PERSONAL: He’s a business administration major. Birth date: Sept. 10,1993. His parents are George and Stephanie W alcott of Eugene. His dad was the Los Angeles, Calif. St. Bernard High School Pac-10 champion in the 200 while competing for Oregon in 1983, and is cur­ m m rently the track coach at Churchill High School in Eugene. MONTANA: Justin is a talented player who should see action at safety and on special teams. % Cam Warren Wide Receiver 2012: He played in five games and earned a letter. 5 -7 ,1 6 0 , Sr., 2V 2011: He was a gray shirt, who signed at UM in 2010, but did not enroll until the spring of 2011 and redshirted that year. 4 k Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue High School HIGH SCHOOL: He started at defensive back and wide receiver as a senior at St. Bernard High School...his senior year he had 65 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, as well as 25 receptions for 570 yards and six touch­ MONTANA: Cam is competing for a starting berth at the "V" wide receiver downs...team captain and all-league at wide receiver his senior year...named spot. his team’s “Player of the Year” as a senior...had 17 career interceptions...his 2012: He was tied (with running back Jordan Canada) for seventh on the team prep football coach was Greg Dixon...earned three letters in football and two with 15 receptions. in . 2011: He played in 10 contests and had four receptions. PERSONAL: His major is communications studies. His parents are Rick and Audrey Whitted of Los Angeles. Birth date: March 17,1992. 2010: He was a squad member at UM. He did not have a reception. 2009:He was a redshirt at Montana. HIGH SCHOOL: He earned three letters in football and four in basketball at Bellevue High School...served as team captain in football as a senior...football team won state titles his sophomore and senior seasons...a first team all­ conference his senior year at defensive back...hoop teams won two league ■ championships...team captain in basketball as a junior and senior...high school football coach was Butch Goncharoff. CAREER HIGHS: He had three receptions for 41 yards and a in the 2012 opener against South Dakota. He also had a TD catch at Northern last season. His career-long catch is 32 yards in the 2011 opener at . PERSONAL: His major is accounting. His parents are John and Kathleen War­ ren of Medina, Wash. Birth date: September 7 ,1 9 90 . 49 2013 MONTANA FOOTBA B l ^ l iMaBI IHMWI

• Nate Bradley, NT, 5-11, 250, Fr., HS, Billings, Mont. Class 3A state title for coach Butch Goncharoff.... (West HS) rushed for two touchdowns in the 2011 3A title game as a ju­ Nate accepted admission to attend Montana... he was a three- nior...he is the younger brother to 2012 Griz football MVP Peter year starter on the defensive line and a two-year starter on the Nguyen, a running back who finished his career ranked sixth in offensive line at Billings West High School...his prep football school history with 1,985 rushing yards...his major will be busi­ coach was 27-year mentor Paul Klaboe...was selected to play ness...Birth date: Oct. 14, 1994. in Montana’a annual East-West Shrine Game...7-4 last season... also an outstanding track athlete in the shot put and discus. • Chris Parker, DB, 6-0, 175, Fr., HS, Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington HS) • Austin Carver, WR, 6-0, 165, Fr., HS, Dillon, Mont. Parker had 10 pass deflections and an last season (Beaverhead County HS) at Washington High, which won its third state football title in four Austin accepted admission to attend college at UM...he was all- seasons...he also had 38 tackles - seven for losses - at corner, state at wide receiver as a junior and senior at Beaverhead Coun­ forced a and recovered another...on offense he had 13 ty High School...also a starter in basketball...he was the 2012 catches for 187 yards...on special teams he had 18 punt returns Class “A” 100-meter champion...his prep football coach was for a 19.2-yard average and two TDs; five kickoff returns for a former (1978-80) Griz player Terry Thomas....his older brother, 37.4-yard average and another touchdown...he had similar stats Bryce, was a four-year letterman and wide receiver for the Griz­ as a junior -13 pass deflections, two picks, and two touchdowns zlies from 2009-12. via kickoff returns...prepped at the same school as Griz junior safety Matt Hermanson, and his coach there was Matt’s dad, • Mick Delaney, WR/DB, 6-1, 180, Fr., HS, Bozeman, Mont. Brian Hermanson...he is interested in a career in dentistry...Birth (Bozeman HS) date: Oct. 31, 1994. Delaney caught 13 passes for 203 yards for the 2012 Hawks, who lost 38-36 at Butte in the State AA title game...he was also a key CANDIDATE FOR BIG SKY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

contributor on special teams...his high school coach was Troy • Mike Ralston, TE, 6-5 V 2 , 245, Fr., HS, Eugene, Ore. Purcell...he will major in business...Birth date: April 10, 1995. (Sheldon HS) Although Mike caught just a handful of pass­ • Treshawn Favors, RB, 5-9, 175, Fr., HS, Glendale, Ariz. es in 2012 at Sheldon High (five for 29 yards (Mountain Ridge HS) and two TDs), he is an excellent athlete and Treshawn (pronounced: tray-shawn) gained 1,065 yards and he could be pressed into action right away... scored 12 touchdowns on 214 carries (4.98 average) as a senior he’s reported to have a 40-inch vertical jump... for the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions, who went 5-5...he also he also had team-highs of eight sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss caught 14 passes for 182 yards and had three receiving TDs... playing defensive end for the Irish, who went 14-0 and won the he had an injury-shortened junior season in 2011 (he ran for 411 Oregon Class 6A title....his head coach was Marty Johnson...he yards in four games)...averaged 23.7 yards per kickoff return as will major in business... Birth date: Dec. 10, 1994. a senior, and 25.9 yards as a junior....his head coach was Bobby Green...he is not sure of a major...Birth date: Dec. 16, 1994. QUOTING HEAD COACH MICK DELANEY: “Mike physically • Nico Graham, WR, 5-11, 175, Fr., HS, Missoula, Mont. has all of the tools to come in and play as a true freshman. He’s (Big Sky HS) 6-5, in the 245-250 range, and very athletic. He played in the The local product from Missoula’s Big Sky High School had 43 state baseball championship in Oregon, and he played in the catches for 691 yards and three touchdowns as a senior despite state championship game in football for Sheldon High School. missing two games.... his head football coach was Matt John­ son...first-team all-state pick for Class AA...Nico has also excelled “With the subtle changes that we’ve made on offense, we really at track for the Eagles...possible majors include education, com­ expect and hope that Mike will come in and be a factor for us at munications, criminal justice...Birth date: June 29, 1994. tight end.’’

• Josh Janssen, WR, 6-0, 185, Fr., HS, Missoula, Mont. • Marq Rogers, WR, 6-4, 181, Fr., HS, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Loyola HS) (Concordia Lutheran HS) Janssen was an all-state performer at local Loyola Sacred Heart, Marq was one of the top receivers in Fort Wayne’s Summit Athlet­ which earned its first ever State B football title in 2012... his high ic League with 50 catches for 683 yards for Concordia Lutheran school football coach was Dan Weber...as a senior he caught 43 High School...his high school football coach was Tim Mannigel... passes for 958 yards and 15 touchdowns for the 12-0 Rams...he he was one of the fastest 400-meter runners in the prep ranks a year ago, running a 48.1...a physical therapy major...Birth date: will major in sports performance...Birth date: Dec. 7, 1994. f c a c July 2, 1994. • Ryan McKinley, CB, 6-1, 187, Fr., HS, Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) • Marquin Russell, CB, 6-0, 185, Fr., HS, Lakewood, Wash. McKinley had three interceptions and 38 tackles in 2012 for Boul­ (Lakes HS) fc a c der Creek High School...his prep football coach was Dan Fried­ Marquin (pronounced: mar-quinn) had 33 catches for 482 yards t e s e man...he had offers from two-time defending FCS champion and six touchdowns last season for the Lakes High Lancers, a North Dakota State and Northern Arizona, among many others... perennial power...on defense, he had four interceptions, return­ he will major in history...Birth date: Nov. 27, 1994. ing two for touchdowns...Marquin was a state 400 champ...had a pick-six as a junior....his prep football coach was Dave Miller...he • John Nguyen, RB, 5-7, 187, Fr., HS, Seattle, Wash. will major in business...Birth date: Jan. 22, 1995. (Bellevue HS) Nguyen (pronounced: win) rushed for 1,217 yards and 18 touch­ downs while helping the Wolverines run their winning streak to 40 gam es... Bellevue went 14-0 in 2012 and won its fifth straight « * c s

fcaea 50 • Noah Scarver, TE, 6-4, 234, Fr., HS, Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS) Noah caught 27 passes for 283 yards (14.1 yards per catch) and seven touchdowns as a senior at Washburn High, which went 6-3 that season...his high school coach was Giovan Jenkins...he also led Minnesota’s prep ranks with 14 sacks, playing defensive end.

• Tucker Schye, LB, 6-4, 215, Fr., HS, Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) The defensive leader for the State B runner-up Mustangs, Schye (pronounced: shy) had 100 tackles in 12 games, including 20 sacks...he also forced 10 fumbles, five in the playoffs, and had an interception return for a touchdown...Tucker was all-state in 2012 and helped the Mustangs to the State B basketball title last March...he is interested in a career in law...Birth date: April 7, 1994.

• Makena Simis, QB, 6-2, 195, Fr., HS, Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) Makena Simis (pronounced: mah-ken-ah simm-is) completed 180 of 263 passes for 2,240 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior at Boise’s Capital High School... he also ran for 535 yards and eight TDs...first team all-state for Class 5A...5A Southern Idaho conference “Player of the Year”...chosen East-West Shrine Game captain ...second team all-state QB as a junior...had 5,085 total career yards and 51 TDs...his head coach was his father, Todd Simis...he is undecided on a major...Birth date: April 20, 1995.

• Cooper Sprunk, TE, 6-4, 215, Fr., HS, Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) Cooper was accepted to attend UM...he was a starter at tight end for the 12-3 Jesuit HS Crusaders...prep football coach was Ken Potter...his prep football team lost to eventual 6A champion Sheldon HS 35-28 in the state semi-finals...he also competes in track and field in the javelin.

• Connor Strahm, Safety/WR, 6-2, 215, Fr., HS, Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Connor had 92 receptions for 1,138 yards and 14 touchdowns, plus another 564 yards rushing for nine touchdowns on 78 car­ ries... he had 53 tackles, three sacks, and four picks as a two-way star for Sheldon High School...he was the state 6A “Defensive Player of the Year” last season as a senior for the state cham­ pion, 14-0 Irish...he was all-state at wide receiver and defensive back as a junior and senior...chosen his league offensive and defensive MVP...his head coach was Marty Johnson...he is unde­ cided on a major...Birth date: Dec. 24, 1994.

• Zach Vis, WR, 6-3, 185, Fr., HS, Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS) Vis (pronounced viss) was one of the top-ranked wide receivers in the state of Washington for the 31-1 Lions last season...last season he had 52 receptions for 929 yards and 10 touchdowns... he also rushed for a TD...he set the state championship game playoff record with 271 receiving yards (on just nine catches) and his three scoring grabs tied the state standard in the title game against Tumwater in the 2A state championship game..in his career he had 157 catches, for 28 TDs, and 2,579 yards...his coach was Curt Kramme. 2013 MONTANA FOOTBALL - numerical roster

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Anthony Goodwin CB 6-0 180 Sr. 1V Temecula, Calif. (Mt. JC) 1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge GS) 2 Taylor Walcott WR/Ret. 6 -0 1 /4 177 So. 1V Eugene, Ore. (Marist HS) 2 Ryan McKinley DB 6-1 187 Fr. HS Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) e * 3 Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Sr. 3V Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 3 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 230 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (West HS) 4 Chris Parker DB 6-0 175 Fr. HS Sioux Falls, SD (Washington HS) «£* 5 Chase Naccarato WR/Ret. 5-7 166 So. 1V Spokane, Wash., (Mt. Spokane HS) 6 Jamaal Jones WR 6-1 188 So. TR Spanaway, Wash. (U of Washington) 7 Ellis Henderson WR/Ret. 6-0 185 So. 1V Portland, Ore. (Hawaii) iP * 8 Travon Van RB/Ret. 5-11 195 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif. (Marshall) « 3 * 8 Marquin Russell CB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) « 2 * 9 Addison Owen LB 6-2 220 So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. (Camas HS) 10 Jordan Johnson QB 6-1 195 Jr. 2V/RS Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 11 Nate Harris CB 5-10 180 So. 1V Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) * £ * 11 Trent McKinney QB 6-0 190 So. 1V Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani HS) 12 Matt Hermanson FS/Hol. 6-1 198 Jr. 2V Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington HS) 1 2 * 13 Zach Gratton SS 6-1 195 So. 1V Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 1C * 13 Spencer Hale WR 5-11 183 Jr. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) ycgj 14 Joshua Dennard CB 5-11 185 Jr. 2V Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 14 Dominique Bobo WR 6-3 175 Fr .HS Wichita Falls, Texas (Hirshi HS) 1 5 - ...... RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON- i s * 16 Marq Rogers WR 6-4 181 Fr. HS Fort Wayne, Ind. (Concordia Lutheran HS) i c * 17 Makena Simis QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 18 JR Nelson CB/Ret. 6-0 177 Fr. RS Haceinda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) V s* 19 Shay Smithwick-Hann QB 6-4 219 Jr. 2V Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 1 C * 20 Herbert Gamboa SS 6-1 193 So. 1V San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 21 Joey Counts RB 5-9 215 So. 1V Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) IF* 22 - ...... RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON...... IF* 23 Cam Warren WR/Hol. 5-7 160 Sr. 2V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) *** 24 Steven Rominger FS 5-10 187 Sr. 3V Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 25 Marlon Miles RB 5-9 180 Sr. SQ Portland, Ore. (Western Michigan) 1 C * 26 Jordan Canada RB 5-9 190 Jr. 2 V Duarte, Calif. (South Hills HS) I t * 27 Nico Graham WR 5-11 175 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 28 Jamaal Anderson CB/Ret. 5-11 188 So. JC Fontana, Calif. (San Bernardino Valley Col.) IP* 29 Connor Strahm WR/DB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) «P* 30 BoTully SS 6-2 199 Sr. 3V Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS) IP* 31 Justin Whitted FS 6-1 191 So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard HS) 32 Zach Vis WR 6-3 185 Fr. HS Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS) t p * 33 Connor Lebsock LB 6-2 205 So. SQ/RS Billings, Mont. (Skyview HS) IP* 34 Jamal Wilson FB 5-11 238 So. TR Fontana, Calif. (Boise State) 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren LB 6-1 195 So. TR Bellevue, Wash. (Hawaii) IP* 36 Gavin Hagfors FB 6-2 226 So. 1V Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) «P* 37 Jordan Tripp LB/Snaps 6 - 3 1/2 237 Sr. 3V Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) i r * 38 John Nguyen RB 5-7 187 Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 39 Jake Dallaserra FS 5-11 180 So. SQ Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) Ip * 40 CooperSprunk TE 6-4 215 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 41 Mick Delaney WR/DB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 42 Kelsey Lippert LB 6-0 212 So. SQ Carter, Mont. (Fort Benton HS) 43 Nate Bradley NT 5-11 250 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. (West HS) t P * 44 Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 260 So. 1V Helena, Mont. (Capital HS) 45 Jeremiah Kose LB 6-2 230 So. JC/RS Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar College) 46 Clay Pierson TE 6-3 239 Sr. 3V Twin Bridges, Mont. (Twin Bridges HS) •F* 47 Derek Crittenden DE 6-3 240 So. 1V Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) *P* NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 48 Jonathan Richards TE 6-3 222 So. SQ Butte, Mont. (Butte Central HS) 49 Jordan Harper TE 6-3 215 Fr. HS Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 51 Tucker Schye LB 6-4 215 Fr. HS Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) 52 John Kanongata’a LB 5-11 215 Sr. 3V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 53 Ben W orst K/P 5-11 190 Fr. HS Twin Falls Idaho (Twin Falls HS) 54 Trevor Rehm DT 6-3 265 Jr. 1V Dillon, Mont. (Beaverhead Co. HS) 56 LB 6-2 245 Sr. 3V Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 58 Zack Wagenmann DE 6-31/2 250 Jr. 2V Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 65 Jordan Hines OG 6-4 291 Jr. SQ/RS Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 66 Logan Hines OC 6-4 290 Jr. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College) 68 McCauley Todd OG 6-7 295 Fr. RS Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington HS) 69 Kjelby Oiland OC/Snaps 6-4 290 Sr. 2V Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 70 Ben Weyer OG 6-4 270 Fr. RS Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 71 Devon Dietrich OG 6-4 270 Fr. RS Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) 72 Trevor Poole OT 6-5 290 Jr. 2V Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 73 Samson Kaleikini OG 6-5 280 So. 1V Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS) 74 John Schmaing OT 6-7 291 So. 1V Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 75 William Poehls OG 6-8 345 Sr. 3V Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS) 76 Danny Kistler Jr. OT 6-8 315 Sr. 3V Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) 78 Clint LaRowe OT 6-5 275 Fr. RS Miles City, Mont. (Custer County HS) 79 Max Kelly OT 6-7 274 Fr. RS Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) 80 Sean Haynes WR 6-3 185 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 81 Mitch Saylor WR 6-5 222 Jr. 2V Vancouver, Wash. (Union HS/Camas, WA) 82 Noah Scarver TE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS) 83 Ryan Burke WR 6-4 190 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) 84 Kevin Berland WR 5-9 175 So. SQ Missoula, Mont. (Loyola HS) 85 Josh Jannsen WR 6-0 185 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. (Loyola HS) 86 Austin Carver WR 6-0 165 Fr. HS Dillon, Mont. (Beaverhead County HS) 87 Chris Lider K 6-1 199 So. 1V Bellevue, Wash. Sammamish HS) 88 Stephen Shaw P 6-3 260 So. 1V Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 89 Aschan Richards TE 6-6 240 So. SQ Butte, Mont. (Butte Central HS) 90 Bo Harris DT 6-3 265 Fr. RS Fairfield, Mont. (Fairfield HS) 91 Tyrone Holmes DE 6-4 245 So. 1V Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point HS) 92 Alex Bienemann DT 6-2 285 Sr. 3V Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 93 Zach Peevey DE 6-2 1/2 250 Fr. RS Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) 95 Tonga Takai DT/Snaps 6-2 315 Jr. 2V Waipahu, Hawaii (Damien Memorial HS) 97 Ryan Johnson DE 6-2 1/2 245 Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) 98 Mike Ralston TE 6 - 5 1/2 245 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 99 Jesse Ginn DT 6-5 298 So. 1V Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) KEY: V=varsity letter(s) won. SQ= Squad member/No letter. HS^=High schoolexp. only.

2013 COACHING STAFF: Mick Delaney (Western Montana College, 1964) head coach Ty Gregorak (Colorado, 2001), defensive coordinator/linebackers Lawrence (Legi) Suiaunoa (Nevada, 2002), Associate head coach/defensive line Scott Gragg (Montana 1995), assistant head coach/co-offensive coordinator/O-line Aric Williams (Arizona State, 2005), cornerbacks Justin Green (Montana 2011), running backs/recruiting coordinator Ketense Hynson (Willamette, 2003), co-offensive coordinator/ Ross Brunelle (Montana, 2009) Tight Ends & co-special teams coord. Rob Oviatt (Alabama, 1980), strength and conditioning coach Jake Cookus (Oregon State, 2001), safeties & co-special teams coord. Torrey Myers (Western New Mexico, 2002), wide receivers Kade Rannings (Oregon State, 2005),video coordinator Roland Ford (Oregon, 2007), Director of Football Operations

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Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Jamaal Anderson CB/Ret. 5-11 188 So. JC Fontana, Calif. Kelsey Lippert LB 6-0 212 So. SQ Fort Benton, Mont. C 4 3 Kevin Berland WR 5-9 175 Jr. SQ Missoula, Mont. Ryan McKinley DB 6-1 187 Fr. HS Anthem, Ariz. o 4 P Alex Bienemann DT 6-2 285 Sr. 3V Denver, Colo. Trent McKinney QB 6-0 190 So. 1V Mililani, Hawaii Nate Bradley NT 5-11 250 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. Marlon Miles RB 5-9 180 Sr. SQ Portland, Ore. ea*3 Ryan Burke WR 6-4 190 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. Sean Murray CB 6-1 195 Sr. 3V Corona, Calif. Jordan Canada RB 5-9 190 Jr. 2V West Covina, Calif. Chase Naccarato WR/Ret. 5-7 166 So. 1V Spokane, Wash. Austin Carver WR 6-0 165 Fr. HS Dillon, Mont. JR Nelson CB 6-2 177 Fr. RS Haceinda Heights, Calif. Joey Counts RB 5-9 215 So. 1V Mesa, Ariz. John Nguyen RB 5-7 187 Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. Brock Coyle LB 6-2 245 Sr. 3V Bozeman, Mont. Kjelby Oiland OC/Snps.6-4 290 Sr. 2V Spokane, Wash. r p fc Derek Crittenden DE 6-3 240 So. 1V Whitefish, Mont. Addison Owen LB 6-2 220 So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. Jake Dallaserra FS 5-11 180 So. SQ Butte, Mont. Chris Parker DB 6-0 175 Fr. HS Sioux Falls, SD r z m

Mick Delaney WR/DB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Bozeman, Mont. Zach Peevey DT 6-21/2 250 Fr. RS Missoula, Mont. X 3 t& Joshua Dennard CB/Ret. 5-11 185 Jr. 2V Phoenix, Ariz. Clay Pierson TE 6-3 239 Sr. 3V Twin Bridges, Mont. r p e * Devon Dietrich OG 6-4 270 Fr. RS Woodinville, Wash. William Poehls OG 6-8 345 Sr. 3V Chandler, Ariz. e a s Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Glendale, Ariz. Trevor Poole OT 6-5 290 Jr. 2V Spokane, Wash. Herbert Gamboa SS 6-1 193 So. 1V San Clemente, Calif. Mike Ralston TE 6-5 1/2 245 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. r ^ 3 Jesse Ginn DT 6-5 298 So. 1V Missoula, Mont. Trevor Rehm DT 6-3 265 Jr. 1V Dillon, Mont. Anthony Goodwin CB 6-1 180 Sr. 1V Temecula, Calif. Aschan Richards TE 6-6 227 So. SQ Butte, Mont. ^ * s Nico Graham WR 5-11 175 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. Jonathan Richards TE 6-3 222 So. SQ Butte, Mont. Zach Gratton SS 6-1 195 So. 1V Billings, Mont. Marq Rogers WR 6-4 181 Fr. HS Fort Wayne, Ind. |g * S Harrison Greenberg PK 5-8 170 Fr. RS Lake Oswego, Ore. Steven Rominger FS 5-10 187 Sr. 3V Missoula, Mont. I^B 3 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 230 Fr. RS Billings, Mont. Marquin Russell CB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Lakewood, Wash. Gavin Hagfors FB 6-2 226 So. 1V Great Falls, Mont. Mitch Saylor WR 6-5 222 Jr. 2V Vancouver, Wash. Spencer Hale WR 5-11 183 Jr. SQ Missoula, Mont. Noah Scarver TE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Minneapolis, Minn. Jordan Harper TE 6-3 215 Fr. HS Great Falls, Mont. John Schmaing OT 6-7 291 So. 1V Billings, Mont. j e s s Bo Harris DT 6-3 265 Fr. RS Fairfield, Mont. Tucker Schye LB 6-4 215 Fr. HS Malta, Mont. I p a e Nate Harris CB 5-10 180 So. 1V Chino, Calif. Stephen Shaw P 6-3 260 So. 1V Boise, Idaho Sean Haynes WR 6-3 185 Jr. 2 V Los Angeles, Calif. Makena Simis QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho IP ® 3 Ellis Henderson WR/Ret. 6-0 185 So. 1V Portland, Ore. Shay Smithwick-Hann QB 6-4 219 Jr. 2V Kalispell, Mont. lP * s Matt Hermanson FS/Hold. 6-1 198 Jr. 2V Sioux Falls, S.D. Cooper Sprunk TE 6-4 215 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. *S*= Jordan Hines OG 6-4 291 Jr. SQ/RS Phoenix, Ariz. Connor Strahm WR/DB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. Logan Hines OC 6-4 290 Jr. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. Tonga Takai DT/Snps. 6-2 315 Jr. 2 V Waipahu, Hawaii t e * e Tyrone Holmes DE 6-4 245 So. 1V Eagle Point, Ore. McCauley Todd OG 6-7 295 Fr. RS Cedar Rapids, Iowa Josh Jannsen WR 6-0 185 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. Jordan Tripp LB/Snps. 6-31/2 237 Sr. 4V Missoula, Mont. Jordan Johnson QB 6-1 195 Jr. 2V/RS Eugene, Ore. Bo Tully FS 6-2 199 Sr. 3V Spokane, Wash.

Ryan Johnson DE 6-21/2 245 Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. Travon Van RB 5-11 195 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif. I r a s Jamaal Jones WR 6-1 188 So. TR Spanaway, Wash. Kendrick Van Ackeren LB 6-1 195 So. TR Bellevue, Wash. Samson Kaleikini OG 6-5 280 So. 1V Kapolei, Hawaii Zach Vis WR 6-3 185 Fr. HS Lynden, Wash. CO CO \J C o O L t e a s John Kanongata’a LB 5-11 215 Sr. 3V Bellevue, Wash. Zack Wagenmann DE Jr. 2V Missoula, Mont. Max Kelly OT 6-7 274 Fr. RS Spokane, Wash. Taylor Walcott WR/Ret. 6-0 177 So. 1V Eugene, Ore. Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 260 So. 1V Helena, Mont. Cam Warren WR/Hol. 5-7 160 Sr. 2V Bellevue, Wash. Danny Kistler Jr. OT 6-8 315 Sr. 3V Seattle, Wash. Ben Weyer OG 6-4 270 Fr. RS Bozeman, Mont. Jeremiah Kose LB 6-2 230 So. JC/RS Oceanside, Calif. Justin Whitted FS 6-1 191 So. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Clint LaRowe OT 6-5 275 Fr. RS Miles City, Mont. Jamal Wilson FB 5-11 238 So. TR Fontana, Calif. Connor Lebsock LB 6-2 205 So. SQ/RS Billings, Mont. Ben Worst K/P 5-11 190 Fr. HS Twin Falls, Idaho Chris Lider PK 6-1 199 So. 1V Bellevue, Wash.

V = Varsity letter(s) won. S Q =S q u ad m ember/No letter. H S = H ig h school exp. only.

54 =** JOHN KANONGATA'A ae3| Senior Linebacker s e s t AT MONTANA 35, SOUTH DAKOTA 24 GAME #1 OF 2012 MISSOULA, MONTANA (9/1/12) - The Grizzlies’ two senior SOUTH DAKOTA AT MONTANA running backs rushed for more than 100 yards each, as the 10th/11th- STADIUM: WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY ranked host Grizzlies defeated the University of South Dakota Coy­ ATTENDANCE: 25,126 otes 35-24 in the season opener for the teams Saturday afternoon in 85 DEGREES, SUNNY front of 25,156 partisan fans in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Dan Moore had career-highs of 27 carries for 148 yards and a Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total touchdown, while fellow UM senior halfback Peter Nguyen had 10 South Dakota 0 10 14 0 - 24 totes for 192 yards and a score. The Grizzlies picked up a school- Montana 3 13 19 0 - 35 record 34 first downs in the win. UM (1-0) dominated USD in total yards (568 to 233) and first Qtr Time Scoring play downs (34 to 9), but found itself in an eight point (24-16) deficit mid­ 1st 01:21 UM - Chris Lider 21 , 15-53 5:25 way through the third quarter. 2nd 14:40 UM - Sam Gratton 4 pass from Trent McKinney (Lider kick), 4-42 Montana led 16-10 at halftime, but the Coyotes, coached by for­ 0:42 mer (2000-02) Griz mentor Joe Glenn, scored back-to-back touch­ 10:33 SD - Kevin Robb 25 field goal, 6-13 1:58 downs in a little more than a minute to take a 24-16 lead at the 9:47 06:08 UM - Cam Warren 18 pass from McKinney (Lider-blocked), 13-75 4:25 mark of the third stanza. 01:01 SD - Terrence Terry 8 pass from J. Vander Maten (Robbkick), 10-75 5:07 On its first play of the third period Josh Vander Mat­ 3rd 10:52 SD - Terry 80 pass from Vander Maten (Robb kick), 1-80 0:11 en hit fellow sophomore Terrance Terry for an 80-yard downtown 09:47 SD - Charlie Goro 50 interception return (Robb kick) bomb, giving USD a 17-16 edge. Just a few plays later safety Charlie 07:11 UM - Bryce Carver 39 pass from Greg Hardy (pass failed), 7-73 2:29 Goro picked off a Trent McKinney pass and returned it 50 yards for 04:59 UM - Dan Moore 14 run (Pass failed), 3-34 0:41 another score to give the visitors the 24-16 advantage. 03:25 UM - Peter Nguyen 3 run (Lider kick), 3-13 1:22 The Grizzlies quickly regained the momentum, though, with a bit of trickery, as on the their next series senior tight end Greg Har­ SD UM dy connected with senior wide receiver Bryce Carver for a 39-yard FIRST DOWNS 9 34 touchdown, and UM cut the USD lead to 24-22 with 7:11 left in the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-61 64-315 third. PASSING YDS (NET) 172 253 Two series after Hardys first career pass attempt and subsequent Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-12-1 34-27-1 TD, the Grizzlies scored back-to-back touchdowns thanks to two TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YDS. 45-233 98-568 straight USD turnovers. Fumble Rcturns-Yards 0-0 0-0 The first USD mistake came when UM linebacker John Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-4 Kanongataa picked off a Vander Maten pass, and the Griz took pos­ Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 4-65 session of the ball on the Coyotes’ 34-yard line. Two runs by Nguyen Interception Returns-Yards 1-50 1-7 picked up 20 yards, and then Moore broke free for a 14-yard scoring Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.6 2-58.5 jaunt, and Montana led 28-24 with 4:49 remaining in the third stanza Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 and would lead the rest of the way. Penalties-Yards 8-72 6-60 The Griz added an insurance score when sophomore defensive Possession Time 24:03 35:57 end Tonga Takai recovered a Coyote fumble on the USD 13-yard line. Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 10 of 18 Three plays later Nguyen scored on a 3-yard run with 3:25 left in the Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 third, in what proved to be the final points of the game. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-6 Montana took an early 10-0 lead on a 21-yard field goal by red­ Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-6 shirt freshman kicker Chris Lider and a 4-yard scoring pass from McKinney to senior wide receiver Sam Gratton. USD then cut the UM lead to 10-3 on a field goal by Kevin Robb with 10:33 left in the RUSHING: South Dakota-Marcus Sims 8-38; J. Vander Maten 13-25. second quarter. Montana-Dan Moore 27-148; Peter Nguyen 19-102; Trent McKinney 13-65. The Griz took a 16-3 lead on an 18-yard scoring strike from PASSING: South Dakota-J. Vander Maten 12-19-1-172. McKinney to junior wide receiver Cam Warren (his first career TD) Montana-McKinney 26-32-1-214; Sam Gratton 0-1-0-0; Greg Hardy 1-1-0-39. with 6:08 left until intermission. An 8-yard Vander Maten to Terry pass made it 16-10 Grizzlies at the break. RECEIVING: South Dakota-Terrance Terry 4-109; Will Powell 4-40. The USD pick for a touchdown was one of the few mistakes that Montana-Sean Haynes 5-53; Sam Gratton 5-42; Bryce Carver 4-61; Peter McKinney, a redshirt freshman in his first start, would make in the Nguyen 4-23; Cam Warren 3-41; Chase Naccarato 2-15; Greg Hardy 2-14; Dan contest. The 6-0,205-pounder from Mililani, Hawaii, was 26-of-32-l Moore 2-4. (81.3%) for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and he also rushed INTS.: South Dakota-Charlie Goro 1-50. Montana-J. Kanongataa 1-7. 13 times for 65 yards. Gratton and sophomore wide-out Sean Haynes had a game-high FUMBLES: South Dakota-Marcus Sims 1-1; Terrance Terry 1-0. 5 receptions each, while Carver and Nguyen had 4 grabs each. War­ Montana-Peter Nguyen 1-1; Adam Brzeczek. ren had 3 grabs for 41 yards and a score. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): USD-Kyle Guziec 2-13; DAngelo Butler 3-11; The Griz racked up 315 yards rushing on 64 carries, ran 98 plays, Jordan Eaton 1-13; Ryan Hillier 4-8. and had an 11-minute edge (35:57 to 23:03) in time of possession to Montana-Jordan Tripp 3-7; John Kanongataa 4-4; Josh Stuberg 3-3. go along with their single-game record of 34 total first downs. Junior linebacker Jordan Tripp led the Griz with 10 tackles, and SACKS (UA-A): USD-None. also had a sack and a forced fumble. Kanongataa added 8 stops, while Montana-Brock Coyle 0-1; Jordan Tripp 1-0; Tonga Takai 1 -0; John senior linebacker Josh Stuberg added 6 tackles. The Grizzly defense Kanongataa 0 -1. held USD to 233 total yards (61 rushing) and 9 first downs.

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AT APPALACHIAN STATE 35, MONTANA 27 GAME #2 OF 2012 BOONE, N.C. (9/8/12) - It was everything it was expected to # 1 2 MONTANA AT # 11 APPALACHIAN STATE be, but if you are a member of Griz Nation it did not come out the way you wanted it to. STADIUM: KIDD BREWER It was a match-up between two of the powerhouse programs ATTENDANCE: 30,856 in the FCS, and it came down to the final minutes, but the host 61 DEGREES, OVERCAST team scored two fourth-quarter TDs in the victory Quarterback Jamal Jackson threw two touchdown passes, and Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total running back Steven Miller rushed for two scores as the 8th/11 th- Montana 7 14 0 6 - 27 ranked Appalachian State Mountaineers held off the never-say-die Appalachian State 21 0 0 14 - 35 9th/12th-ranked Grizzlies for a 35-27 vic­ tory in front of 30,856 mostly partisan fans in ASU’s Kidd Brewer Qtr Time Scoring play Stadium. 1st 12:15 UM - Gavin Hagfors 2 pass from Trent McKinney (Chris Lider Montana had its biggest play of the young season with 8:54 kick), 7-75 2:45 left to play, as senior running back Dan Moore caught a screen 09:18 APP - Sean Price 32 pass from Jamal Jackson (Drew Stewart kick), 9-75 pass from redshirt freshman Trent McKinney and Moore broke 2:57 free for an 87-yard touchdown - tying the school record for the 03:23 APP - Steven Miller 13 run (Stewart kick), 9-60 4:13 fifth longest scoring reception - and cutting the ASU lead to 28- 02:02 APP - Jackson 5 run (Stewart kick), 4-21 1:14 27. Unfortunately, redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider missed the 2nd 13:12 UM - McKinney 10 run (Lider kick), 9-75 3:50 ensuing PAT, and the Mountaineers led by one point. 00:35 UM - Sam Gratton 7 pass from McKinney (Lider kick), 6-70 1:07 ASU tacked on a security TD with 5:05 remaining on a 2-yard 4th 13:03 APP - Andrew Peacock 25 pass from Jackson (Stewart kick), 6-67 touchdown run by Miller. 1:44 Despite four turnovers, the Griz had a chance to tie the game 08:54 UM - Dan Moore 87 pass from McKinney (Lider-kick failed), 1-87 0:19 on their last series. They advanced the ball to the ASU 42-yard 05:05 APP - Miller 2 run (Stewart kick), 11-78 3:41 line, but with 18 seconds left McKinney was picked off and the Mountaineers secured the win. UM ASU ASU had regained the lead with 13:03 left in the game; Jackson FIRST DOWNS 19 27 hit junior wide-out Andrew Peacock for a 25-yard touchdown, and RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-176 48-157 ASU took a 28-21 lead. PASSING YDS (NET) 307 260 The third quarter wasn’t anything like the first two, as the de­ Passes A tt- Comp - In t 29-15-3 34-24-0 fenses played very well, and neither team scored in that stanza. TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 74-483 82-417 The Griz tied the game for the second time in the opening Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-0 half, when McKinney hooked up with senior wide receiver Sam Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 3-54 Gratton for a 7-yard TD pass, making the score 21-all with 35 sec­ Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-8 onds remaining until intermission. It was an impressive first half Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.5 8-41.5 for UM, as they gained 306 total yards, while ASU had 179. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 ASU took the lead on its second possession of the game, a Penalties-Yards 7-70 5-42 9-play, 60-yard drive, capped off by a 13-yard scoring run by se­ Possession Time 26:50 33:10 nior halfback Steven Miller, giving the home team a 14-7 lead at Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 7 of 18 the 3:23 mark of the first stanza. Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 3 The Mountaineers took advantage of Montana’s second turn­ Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 over of the first quarter, as Jackson scored on a 5-yard run to give Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-10 ASU a 21-7 cushion. ASU started that drive on the Griz 27-yard RUSHING: Montana-Dan Moore 15-93; Trent McKinney 13-68; Peter line after true freshman Chase Naccarato fumbled on a kickoff re­ Nguyen 16-16. ASU-Steven Miller 27-91; Jamal Jackson 16-65. turn. The Griz cut the ASU lead to 21-14 on a 9-play, 75-yard scor­ PASSING: Montana-Trent McKinney 15-29-3-307.ASU-Jamal Jackson 24- ing drive with 13:12 left until half, as McKinney scored his first 34-0-260. career rushing touchdown on a 10-yard run. RECEIVING: Montana-Dan Moore 3-145; Sam Gratton 3-104; Bryce Carver Both teams scored on their first possessions of the game. rlhe 3-12; Mitch Saylor 2-27; Sean Haynes 2-12; Peter Nguyen 1-5; Gavin Hagfors Grizzlies took a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown pass from McKin­ 1-2. ASU-Sean Price 8-103; Andrew Peacock 5-57; Malachi Jones 4-34; Tony ney to fellow redshirt freshman Gavin Hagfors, who scored on his Washington 2-22; Simms McElfresh 2-11. first career catch. The Mountaineers came right back, though, as Jackson con­ INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Appalachian State-D. McCray 2-8; Pat­ nected with wide receiver Shawn Rice on a 32-yard scoring pass, rick Blalock 1-0. knotting the score at 7-7 with 9:18 to go in the opening quarter. McKinney was 15-of-29 for a career-high 307 yards and 3 FUMBLES: Montana-Chase Naccarato 1-1. ASU-None. TDs, but he was picked off three times. Gratton had 3 receptions SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Alex Bienemann 1-0. Appalachian State-Brandon for 104 yards and one score - all in the first half. Moore rushed 15 Grier 2-0. times for 93 yards and had 3 catches for a career-high 145 yards. McKinney gained 68 yards on 13 totes. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Matt Hermanson 7-5; J. Kanongataa The Griz defense was led by sophomore free safety Matt Her­ 6-4; Jordan Tripp 3-6; Brock Coyle 4-3; Bo Tully 3-3; Zach Wagenmann 2-4; manson with 12 tackles, while junior linebacker John Kanongataa Alex Bienemann 2-4; Sean Murray 3-2; Joshua Dennard 0-5; Anthony Good­ added 10 stops. win 4-0; Josh Harris 2-2; Josh Stuberg 2-1; Tonga Takai 1-2. Jackson was 24-of-34-0 for 260 yards and 2 TDs. Miller ASU-J. Kimbrough 7-7; Brandon Grier 5-8. rushed 27 times for 91 yards. 57 AT MONTANA 34, LIBERTY 14 Game #3 of 2012 LIBERTY AT MONTANA MISSOULA, MONTANA (9/15/12) - Under a hazy smoke- STADIUM: WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY filled sky due to nearby forest fires, the 14th-ranked Grizzlies de­ ATTENDANCE: 24,991 feated the visiting Liberty University Flames in UM’s final non­ 79 DEGREES, CALM/SMOKY league game of the season in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. They say the numbers don’t lie, but they did this time. In the Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total first meeting of these two teams, Liberty had more first downs, Liberty 0 0 7 7 - 14 more passing yards and more time with the ball. While the Flames Montana 7 17 0 10 - 3 4 may have seemed more dominant offensively Montana used their time efficiently to rack up 201 rushing yards, almost 10 times that Qtr Time Scoring play of what Liberty (0-3) put on the board, and it paid off by giving the 1st 05:54 UM - Peter Nguyen 90 punt return (Chris Lider kick) Grizzlies (2-1) their second victory of the season. 2nd 12:10 UM - Dan Moore 32 run (Lider kick), 1-32 0:06 Montana built up some much-needed momentum when se­ 09:47 UM - Trent McKinney 6 run (Lider kick), 1-6 0:08 nior halfback Peter Nguyen returned a 90-yard punt for a touch­ 06:52 UM - Lider 42 field goal, 6-18 1:33 down with 5:54 left in the first quarter. Nguyen’s return ranks as 3rd 10:22 Liberty - Kelly 14 pass from Woodrum (Lunsford kick), 6-39 2:16 the third longest punt return in school history 4th 12:20 UM - Greg Hardy 2 pass from McKinney (Lider kick), 13-54 4:49 To open up the second quarter, Montana’s defense forced a 10:11 LIBERTY - Ferguson 31 pass from Woodrum (Lunsford kick), 5-92 2:00 fumble to give the Grizzlies possession of the ball at Liberty’s 32- 05:34 UM - Lider 46 field goal, 12-46 4:37 yard line. On the next play, Dan Moore pummeled through Lib­ erty’s defense for a touchdown. Montana lengthened its lead 14-0. LU UM With a little less than ten minutes left to go in the quarter, redshirt FIRST DOWNS 21 17 freshman quarterback Trent McKinney rushed six yards into the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-21 46-201 end zone to up the Grizzly lead to 21-0. PASSING YDS (NET) 321 95 Redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider was looking to improve Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-35-1 28-19-0 his consistency, and he did just that. To close out the second quar­ TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 72-342 74-296 ter, Lider kicked a 42-yard field goal to put the Griz up 24-0. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Liberty tried to stage a comeback with a 14-yard touchdown Punt Returns-Yards 3-12 3-97 pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Woodrum to senior Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-96 0-0 wide receiver Pat Kelly to put the Flames on the board in the third Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-58 quarter, while their defense held Montana to no touchdowns in Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.2 5-49.2 that stanza. Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 To start off the fourth quarter, Montana answered back with a Penalties-Yards 7-51 6-50 touchdown of its own. McKinney connected a two-yard pass with Possession Time 34:23 25:37 senior tight end Greg Hardy to put one in the end zone. The Griz­ Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 4 of 17 zlies distanced themselves from the Flames 31-7. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 4 Less than two minutes later, the Flames created some momen­ Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-3 tum of their own on a five-play, 92-yard scoring drive that culmi­ Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 5-32 nated with a 31-yard pass from Woodrum to senior wide receiver Ryan Ferguson. The Grizzly defense held strong and handed the RUSHING: game off to the offense with 5:34 left to go in the game. They put Liberty-Holloway, S. 10-29; Allen, A. 8-29. Lider in position to connect on a 46 yard field goal - a career long. Montana-Dan Moore 16-92; Jordan Canada 12-35; Brett Kirschner 4-33; Peter The Grizzlies ended the game with a bang when redshirt Nguyen 6-25; Trent McKinney 7-17. freshman linebacker Nick Holt forced a Liberty fumble which was PASSING: recovered by redshirt freshman safety Justin Whitted. Montana Liberty- Woodrum 34-44-1-322. rolled down the clock and closed out the game at Liberty’s 17-yard Montana-Trent McKinney 19-26-0-95; Smithwick-Hann 0-2-0-0. line. RECEIVING: McKinney completed 19 of 26 passes for 95 yards and rushed Liberty-Kelly, P. 14-88; Ferguson, R. 6-61; Allen, A. 5-29; Gunnn, J. Montana- for 28 yards on seven totes. He had no interceptions and was Greg Hardy 7-29; Ellis Henderson 2-26; Dan Moore 2-20. sacked once. Hardy had seven receptions for 29 yards and one touchdown. Moore racked up 92 yards with 16 carries. The Griz­ INTERCEPTIONS: LU-None. Montana-Jordan Tripp 1-58. zlies, who had four turnovers at Appalachian State, turned the ball FUMBLES: LU-Gunn, J. 1-1; Kelly P. 1-1. UM-Moore 1-1; Canada 1-0. over just once on a fumble. Montana’s defense was led by junior linebacker John SACKS (UA-A): LU-Nelson, T. 1-0. Montana-Zack Wagenrnann 2-0; Trevor Kanongataa, who had 10 tackles, while redshirt sophomore de­ Rehm 1-0; Caleb Kidder 1-0; Tonga Takai 1-0. fensive end Zack Wagenrnann had three stops for loss, a pair of TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): LU-Sigmon, N. 4-7; Hyland, S. 1-8; Schuster, G. sacks, and a pass deflection. 0-9; Vinson, B. 1-7. Woodrum was 34-of-440-l for 322 yards and two touch­ Montana-John Kanongataa 2-8; Jordan Tripp 1-8; Sean Murray 4-4; Brock downs, while Kelly had 14 receptions for 88 yards and a TD. Coyle 1-7; Matt Hermanson 1-7; Zack Wagenrnann 3-3; Josh Dennard 2-4; Nate Harris 2-3; Bo Tully 0-5; Anthony Goodwin 3-1; Addison Owen 1-3 Steven Rominger 1-3; D. Crittenden 0-4; Tonga Takai 2-1; Caleb Kidder 2-1 Josh Stuberg 2-1.

58 NORTHERN ARIZONA 41, AT MONTANA 31 Game # 4 of 2012 MISSOULA, MONTANA (9/22/12) - The Northern Arizona NORTHERN ARIZONA AT MONTANA Lumberjacks snapped a 14-game winning skein by The University STADIUM: WASHINGTON GRIZZLY of Montana Grizzlies, and they also ended UMs 19-game Home­ ATTENDANCE: 25,254 coming winning streak on a warm, smoky day in Washington- 66 DEGREES, SUNNY/SMOKY Grizzly Stadium. It was also the first win ever over the Griz for NAU mentor Je­ Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 -- Total rome Souers, a former (1986-97) longtime assistant coach at UM, NAU 7 7 13 14 - 4 1 in his 14th season as the head man in Flagstaff. Montana 17 7 0 7 - 31 Junior halfback Zach Bauman rushed for a career-high 253 yards along with 3 touchdowns to lead the Jacks, and the NAU Qtr Time Scoring play defense forced five Griz turnovers. 1st 14:49 NAU - Zach Bauman 75 run (Andy Wilder kick), 1-75 0:11 It was a game of two completely halves for the Griz. 12:21 UM - Chris Lider 27 field goal, 6-65 2:28 Montana rallied from an early 7-0 deficit and scored 24 un­ 09:49 UM - Dan Moore 6 run (Chris Lider kick), 2-13 0:35 answered points, and the Grizzlies took a 24-7 lead with 13:16 re­ 03:29 UM - Trent McKinney 31 run (Lider kick), 9-73 3:39 maining in the second quarter on a 12-yard touchdown run by 2nd 13:16 UM - Moore 12 run (Lider kick), 7-68 1:35 senior halfback/fullback Dan Moore. 09:15 NAU - Co. Deboskie 3 run (Wilder kick), 8-75 4:01 But after Moores scoring run gave UM a 17-point advantage, 3rd 13:03 NAU - Rickert 2 pass from Cary Grossart (Wilder kick), 4-22 1:48 NAU racked up six consecutive unanswered scores, and took a 41- 10:14 NAU - Wilder 34 field goal, 4-4 1:31 24 lead on Baumans third scoring run of the afternoon, this on a 01:49 NAU - Wilder 23 field goal, 13-61 6:40 2-yarder with just 5:53 left in the contest. 4th 11:54 NAU - Bauman 20 run (Wilder kick), 6-60 2:56 The Griz finally got on the board after more than a 40-min­ 05:53 NAU - Bauman 2 run (Andy Wilder kick), 5-71 2:25 utes scoring drought, as sophomore quarterback Shay Smithwick- 01:58 UM - Henderson 45 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 2-43 Hann hit redshirt freshman wide receiver Ellis Henderson on a 45-yard touchdown pass with 1:58 left to go. NAU UM Bauman showed a sign of things to come on NAUs first play FIRST DOWNS 19 18 from scrimmage, as he broke loose for an 11-second, 75-yard scor­ RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-268 33-138 ing run, giving the Jacks an early 7-0 lead. PASSING YDS (NET) 138 244 However, the Griz bounced right back, as redshirt freshman Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-16-0 35-21-3 kicker Chris Lider hit a 27-yard field goal and then Moore re­ TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 69-406 68-382 gained the lead for his team on a 6-yard scoring run (which was Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 4-44 set up thanks to a blocked punt by junior tight end Clay Pierson), Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-51 2-49 making it 10-7 UM with 9:49 left in the first quarter. Moores scor­ Interception Returns-Yards 3-28 0-0 ing burst was followed by a 31-yard TD jaunt by redshirt fresh­ Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 5-46.0 man Trent McKinney and then Moores 12-yard score, but those Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 24 points would be all that Montana would muster. Penalties-Yards 5-30 4-67 NAU cut the Griz lead to 10 points with 9:15 left in the sec­ Possession Time 6:30 23:30 ond quarter on a 3-yard run by senior transfer Covaughn (Cal) Ihird- Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 14 DeBoksie-Johnson, and it ended up 24-14 UM at halftime. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 The Jacks took the lead back for good in the third quarter on a Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-3 touchdown pass from senior quarterback Cary Grossart to sopho­ Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 4-24 more tight end R. J. Rickert, which was followed up by a pair of field goals by junior kicker Andy Wilder, and Wilders 23-yarder RUSHING: NAU-Zach Bauman 29-253; Co. Deboskie 9-42. with 1:49 left in the third stanza gave NAU the lead (27-24) for Montana-Dan Moore 12-74; Trent McKinney 8-49; Peter Nguyen 8-19. good. PASSING: NAU-Cary Grossart 16-23-0-138. Bauman, who had 29 carries and gave NAU some breathing Montana-Trent McKinney 20-34-3-199; Smithwick-Hann 1-1-0-45. room, scored on touchdown runs of 20 and 2 yards in the final quarter, the second scoring run coming with 5:53 left to play in the RECEIVING: NAU-Zach Bauman 3-21; Austin Shanks 3-19; Ify Umodu contest. 2-45; Dejzon Walker 2-24. McKinney had a solid first half, going 13-of-17-l for 161 yards Montana-Sam Gratton 5-72; Ellis Henderson 3-99; Greg Hardy 3-24; Dan and rushing five times for 50 yards. But he struggled in the final Moore 3-22; Mitch Saylor 3-17; Peter Nguyen 2-4. two quarters, and finished the game 20-of-34-3 for 199 yards, and INTS: NAU-Lucky Dozier 2-17; Blair Wishom 1-11. had 49 total rushing yards due to two sacks. Montana-None. Senior wide receiver Sam Gratton had a game-high 5 catches FUMBLES: NAU-Austin Shanks 1-0. Montana-Dan Moore 2-2. for 72 yards, while Henderson had 3 grabs for 99 yards and a TD. Moore led the Griz with 12 carries for 74 yards and two touch­ SACKS (UA-A): NAU-Zach McDonnell 1-1; B. Phillips 0-1. downs, but fumbled twice, and both miscues were recovered by Montana-Zack Wagenrnann 0-2; Tyrone Holmes 0-1; Josh Stuberg 1-0; Jor­ NAU. dan Tripp 1-0; Caleb Kidder 0-1. Brock Coyle had a career and game-high 15 tackles, while fel­ TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): NAU-Austin Hasquet 3-7; Lucky Dozier 3-5. low junior linebacker Jordan Tripp added 12 stops. Sophomore Montana-Brock Coyle 0-15; Jordan Tripp 1-11; Zack Wagenrnann 1-9; Bo end Zack Wagenrnann and junior safety Bo Tully had 10 tackles Tully 1-9; J. Kanongataa 0-8; Sean Murray 1-6; Anthony Goodwin 0-7; Ty­ apiece. rone Holmes 0-6; Josh Stuberg 1-4; Tonga Takai 0-5; Matt Hermanson 2-2; Grossart, who had missed NAU s previous two games because Josh Harris 0-4; Alex Bienemann 0-4. of a knee injury, was 16-of-23-0 for 138 yards and one touchdown. AT EASTERN WASHINGTON 32, MONTANA 26 GAME #5 OF 2012 ((< 0 # 21 MONTANA AT # 7 EASTERN WASHINGTON CHENEY, WASH. (9/29/12) - It was a heartbreaking loss lor the Griz­ STADIUM: zlies, as the Eagles had two late-game scores in the last two-and-a-half ATTENDANCE: 10,529 minutes to overcome a 26-17 Grizzlies lead. 76 DEGREES, SUNNY EWU started off the first quarter with a touchdown with 10:47 left in the first quarter, as running back Demitrius Bronson rushed for a Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total 5-yard TD to give the Eagles an early 7-0 lead. Montana 7 3 13 3 - 2 6 UM answered with a touchdown of their own, as senior halfback Eastern Washington 7 10 0 15 - 32 Peter Nguyen scored on a 37-yard run to tie the game at 7-7 with 4:40 left to go in the first quarter. Qtr Time Scoring play EWU regained the lead when Vernon Adams hit wide receiver 1st 10:47 EWU - D. Bronson 5 run (Jimmy Pavel kick), 8-75 4:13 Brandon Kaufman for a 36-yard scoring pass, making it 14-7 EWU 04:40 UM - Peter Nguyen 37 run (Chris Lider kick), 3-59 0:42 with 11:42 left in the second quarter. 2nd 11:42 EWU - B. Kaufman 36 pass from V. Adams (Kevin Miller kick), UM cut the margin to 14-10 on a 27-yard field goal by Chris Lider 9-88 4:19 with 7:10 to go until the half. rl he Eagles’ Kevin Miller kicked a 19-yard 07:11 UM - Lider 27 field goal, 13-65 4:31 kick to close out the first half, 1WU leading 17-10. 01:07 EWU - Miller 19 field goal, 13-63 6:04 rlhe Grizzlies put together a 15-play, 73-yard drive, with redshirt 3rd 05:16 UM - Trent McKinney 7 run (Lider kick failed), 15-73 6:02 freshman quarterback Trent McKinney scoring on a 7-yard run to start 02:47 UM - Jordan Canada 2 run (Lider kick), 2-8 0:35 the third quarter. Lider missed the PAT, though, and the Eagles led 17- 4th 08:26 UM - Lider 25 field goal, 6-84 1:58 16. 02:19 EWU - Kaufman 30 pass from Adams (Miller kick), 10-82 3:27 The Griz recovered a fumble by Miller on the Eagles’ 8-yard line, 00:53 EWU - A. Clark 20 pass from Adams (Greg Herd pass from Adams), and two plays later sophomore halfback Jordan Canada scored on a 5-50 1:26 2-yard run and UM led 23-17. Lider lacked on another field goal to UM EWU give UM a 26-17 lead with 8:26 remaining in the game, but Adams j * * FIRST DOWNS 25 23 completed pass after pass and hit Kaufman on a 30-yard touchdown RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 61-407 32-94 pass to cut the Grizzlies’ lead to 26-24 with 2:19 left to play. JpE * PASSING YDS (NET) 126 353 EWU then recovered an onside kick and scored the go-ahead I*3 * Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-14-0 41-25-1 touchdown after wide receiver Ashton ("lark caught a 20-yard scoring TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 78-533 73-447 pass from Adams. EWU then converted a two-point conversion to * r - e Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-12 take a 36-32 lead with just 53 seconds left to play. Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-6 The Grizzlies rushed 61 times for 407 yards, and passed for 126, Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-59 4-84 out-gaining the Eagles 533 to 447 in total yards. Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Once again, Montana battled turnovers, though, as they fumbled IT* the ball away three times. 4 he Griz lost one tumble on the EWU 12- Punts (Number-Avg) 3-34.3 4-46.0 IF* Fumbles-Lost 3-3 3-1 yard line, another one on the Eagles’ 5-yard line, and then finally on an Penal ties-Yards 6-37 7-54 onside kick on the UM 49-yard line, which led to the winning touch­ * 3 * Possession Time 29:09 30:51 down. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 7 of 14 The Griz rushed 61 times for 407 yards and were led by Jordan Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Canada, who gained a career-high 168 yards on 19 carries, while Nguy­ Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 3-3 en added 123 yards on 23 totes. Senior Dan Moore rushed four times Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 1-3 for 24 yards and left the game early with an ankle injury. McKinney t r * rushed for 25 yards and was 14-of-17-0 passing for 126 yards. RUSHING: Montana-Jordan Canada 19-167; Peter Nguyen Montana’s defense was led by linebackers Brock Coyle and Jordan McKinney 14-95; Dan Moore 4-24; Sam Gratton 1-2. Tripp, with 12 tackles apiece, and Tripp also had three tackles for loss EWU-Vernon Adams 10-54; Quincy Forte 7-31; Jordan Talley 11-17. and a forced fumble. PASSING: UM-Trent McKinney 14-17-0-126. EWU-Vernon Adams 25-41- Adams was 25-for-41-l for 353 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 60 yards to tally 407 yards of total offense. Kaufman had 1-353. *«* eight receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns. RECEIVING: Montana-Peter Nguyen 3-15; Mitch Saylor 3-11; Ellis Hender­ IE* son 2-36; Cam Warren 2-26; Sam Gratton 2-25; Greg Hardy 1-12; Taylor Wol­ cott 1-1. EWU-Brandon Kaufman 8-138; Ashton Clark 6-89; Greg Herd 4-31; IE* Daniel Johnson 2-29; Quincy Forte 2-25; Ryan Seto 2-22; Jordan Talley 1-19. IE* INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-Matt Hermanson 1-0. Eastern Washington-None. IE* FUMBLES: Montana-Jordan Canada 1-1; TEAM 1-1; Peter Nguyen 1-1. IE* EWU:Ryan Seto 1-0; Vernon Adams 1-1; Jake Miller 1-0. W SACKS (UA-A): UM-Zack Wagenrnann 1-0; Josh Harris 1-0. EWU: Wash­ burn 1-0. w IE* TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): UM-Brock Coyle 7-5; Jordan Tripp 4-8; Joshua Dennard 4-4; Matt Hermanson 2-6; Bo Tully 1-6; Zack Wagenrnann 2-3; J. Kanongataa 2-3; Anthony Goodwin 3-1. EWU- Ronnie Hamlin 7-7; Grant Williams 5-8; Tyler Washburn 3-9; Allen Brown 5-6; Jordan Tonani 4-4. I s * Trent McKinney passed for 126 yards at EWU. t e a s 60 MONTANA FOOISJILl1 MONTANA 40, AT NORTHERN COLORADO 17 GAME #6 OF 2012 GREELEY, COLO. (10/6/12) - The Grizzlies came to life in MONTANA AT NORTHERN COLORADO the second half to snap a two-game losing streak and spoiled the STADIUM: Bears5 Homecoming game to get their first win ATTENDANCE: 4,751 of the season. 37 DEGREES, OVERCAST After suffering two disheartening losses against Northern Ari­ zona (41-31) and Eastern Washington (32-26), Montana desper­ Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total ately needed the victory. Montana 0 10 14 16 - 40 For one of the first times this season, UM was on the oppo­ Northern Colorado 0 0 10 7 - 17 site side of the turnover battle, as they had none, while the Bears Qtr Time Scoring play had five. Joshua Dennard, Bo Tully, and Nate Harris all intercepted 2nd 13:41 UM - Caleb Walden 18 interception return (Chris Lider kick) passes by NC quarterback Seth Lobato. 00:00 UM - Lider 34 field goal, 1-0 0:01 The interception that turned the momentum Montanas way 3rd 14:46 NC - Dominic Gunn 98 kickoff return (Dave Eden kick) was an interception thrown by NC punter Mason Puckett. After 11:04 UM - Peter Nguyen 13 run (Lider kick), 2-56 0:25 Puckett had received a bad snap and bobbled the ball, he tried a 06:46 NC - Eden 24 field goal, 10-58 4:09 desperation pass that landed in senior special team captain Caleb 05:42 UM - Trent McKinney 12 run (Lider kick), 5-75 1:04 Waldens hands, who returned it 18 yards for a TD, and the Griz 4th 14:54 UM - Cam Warren 17 pass from McKinney (Lider kick failed), 5-98 had an improbable 7-0 lead with 13:41 to go in the second quarter. 1:23 UM would lead for the rest of the game. To end the half, redshirt 12:58 UM - Lider 19 field goal, 4-2 1:39 freshman kicker Chris Lider hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired 06:17 UM - McKinney 1 run (Lider kick), 12-78 4:56 to give Montana a 10-0 advantage at intermission. 01:32 NC - Gunn 24 pass from Lobato (Eden kick), 5-95 1:03 The Bears got right back in the game, though, as senior Domi­ nic Gunn returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown to get NC UM NC on the board at the 14:46 mark of the third quarter. Gunn had a FIRST DOWNS 25 23 94-yard kickoff return for a TD last season against UM, but UM s RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-294 26-62 offense came alive in the second half, led by senior halfback Peter PASSING YDS (NET) 158 259 Nguyen along with freshman redshirt quarterback Trent McKin­ Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-17-0 43-25-4 ney, who helped the Griz gain 223 yards in the final two quarters TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 74-452 69-321 of play. Fumble Returns-Yards 1-23 0-0 Nguyen rushed for a 13-yard score to give Montana a 17-7 Punt Returns-Yards 2-19 3-24 lead at the 11:04 mark of the third quarter. Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 7-268 On NC s next possession, they hit a 24-yard field goal, to keep Interception Re turns-Yards 4-77 0-0 within one touchdown (17-10) of Montana. Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.3 7-46.1 The Griz came right back, as McKinney rushed for a 12- yard Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 TD with 5:42 left in the third quarter, the Grizzlies taking a 24-10 Penalties-Yards 9-92 8-88 lead. Possession Time 28:02 31:58 Montana scored again to start of the fourth quarter, as McK­ Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 4 of 13 inney connected with junior wide receiver Cam Warren for a 17- Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 yard touchdown. Lider missed the extra point, but Montana led Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 1-1 30-10, with 14:54 left to play. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-24 3-13 Junior halfback Tromaine Dennis fumbled the ball on NC s RUSHING: Montana-Peter Nguyen 15-159; Trent McKinney 10-56; Brett next possession, and the ball was recovered by junior linebacker Kirschner 7-39; Jordan Canada 7-13; Joey Counts 5-8; Smithwick-EIann 2-1; Brock Coyle at the Bears 27-yard line, and Coyle returned it 23 Greg Hardy 0-18. yards to NC s 4-yard line. Montana had to settle for a 19-yard field NC-Tromaine Dennis 14-47; Q. Hildreth 4-14; Robert Holland 2-13. goal by Lider with 12:58 left, but led 33-10. PASSING: Montana-Trent McKinney 14-25-0-142; Smithwick-Hann 3-3-0- The Grizzlies picked up their final touchdown when sopho­ 16. Northern Colorado-Seth Lobato 25-42-3-259; Mason Puckett 0-1-1-0. more running back Brett Kirschner, who was in the grasp of an RECEIVING: Montana-Jordan Canada 3-43; Cam Warren 2-21; Mitch Saylor NC defender, lateraled the ball to McKinney, who scored from one 2-19; Greg Hardy 2-16; Peter Nguyen 2-0; Sam Gratton 1-19; Ellis Henderson yard out, giving UM a 30-point (40-10) lead with 6:17 left. 1-13; Brett Kirschner 1-9; Taylor Wolcott 1 -7; Hayden Craig 1-6; Bryce Carver NC managed its only offensive score of the game when Lobato 1-5. connected with Gunn for a 24-yard TD with 1:32 left. Northern Colorado-Jace Davis 8-65; Dominic Gunn 7-98; I). Stimphil 5-38; Nguyen rushed for a career-high of 159 yards on just 15 car­ Darin McDonald 2-35; Tromaine Dennis 2-1.6; Will Jefferson 1-7. ries, to average 10.6 yards per attempt. McKinney had 10 carries INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-Josh Dennard 1-30; Nate Harris 1-29; Caleb for 65 yards. As a team, the Grizzlies racked up 294 yards in ­ Walden 1-18; Bo Tully 1-0. Northern Colorado-Nonc. ing on 46 carries. McKinney was 14-of-25-0 passing for 142 yards. FUMBLES: UM-Trcnt McKinney 1-0. NC-James Davis 1-0; Tromaine Dennis Coyle had a career-high 11 tackles, along with a sack and the 1-1. fumble recovery. Sophomore defensive end Zack Wagenrnann had SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Zack Wagenrnann 2-0; D. Crittenden 1-0; Brock 5 tackles and two sacks. Of the 58 Grizzly players who traveled to Coyle 1-0. Northern Colorado-Marcus Lucas 1-1; L. Willingham 0-1; Kyle Greeley, 57 played. Griffin 1-0. Lobato was 25-of-42-3 passing for 259 yards and a touch­ TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Brock Coyle 5-6; Matt Hermanson down. Dennis led the Bears in rushing yards with 14 carries for 50 5-5; Nate Harris 3-4; Joshua Dennard 2-4; Bo Tully 3-2; Zack Wagenrnann yards. 3-2; Jordan Tripp 2-3; Steven Rominger 3-1. Northern Colorado-Jordan Bible 6-6; Herve Tonye 5-5; Clarence Bumpas 3-5; Leilon Willingham 3-5.

2013 MONTANA FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 61 SOUTHERN UTAH 30, AT MONTANA 20 GAME #7 OF 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH AT MONTANA MISSOULA, MONTANA (10/13/12) - The Southern Utah STADIUM: WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY Thunderbirds handed The University of Montana Grizzlies anoth­ ATTENDANCE: 25,684 B S W 9B er disappointing loss in front of a home crowd of 25,684 Saturday 57 DEGREES, CLOUDY afternoon in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. SUU outscored Montana 17-3 in the second half to overcome a four-point (17-13) halftime deficit. With the win the T-Birds Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total improved to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in Big Sky Conference play while Southern Utah 6 7 7 10 - 3 0 Montana dipped to 3-4 and 1-3 in league games. Montana 7 10 0 3 - 2 0 Montana took an early lead when quarterback Trent McKin­ ney hit junior tight end Clay Pierson for a 6-yard touchdown pass, Qtr Time Scoring play and Chris Liders’ PAT gave the Griz a 7-0 lead. SUU pulled within 1st 03:36 UM - Clay Pierson 6 pass from Trent McKinney (Chris Lider kick), one point (7-6) after recovering a UM fumble on a punt return, 9-67 3:12 as quarterback Brad Sorensen hit Fatu Moala for a 7-yard scoring 00:11 SUU - Fatu Moala 7 pass from Brad Sorensen (Cook kick failed), 2-7 0:10 pass. The T-Birds’ PAT failed, though, and Montana had a slim 7-6 2nd 13:01 UM - Lider 43 field goal, 7-51 2:05 lead with 11 seconds left in the first quarter. 06:06 SUU - Henna Brown 20 pass from Sorensen (Cook kick), 8-43 2:32 Lider gave the Grizzlies a 10-6 lead with a 43-yard field goal 02:06 UM - McKinney 2 run (Lider kick), 11-82 3:55 early (13:01) in the second period, but the Thunderbirds took ad­ 3rd 05:55 SUU - Sorensen 2 run (Cook kick), 12-77 5:00 vantage of a short field when UM punter Stephen Shaw shanked 4th 07:58 UM - Lider 42 field goal, 5-13 1:26 a 15-yarder to set SUU up on the UM 43-yard line. SUU scored 02:12 SUU - Cook 38 field goal, 13-64 5:43 on the take-way, as Sorensen connected with wide receiver Henna 01:06 SUU - Crawford-Harris 34 run (Cook kick), 1-34 0:08 Brown for a 20-yard touchdown, and that gave the T-Birds a 13-10 lead with 6:06 to play in the half. SUU UM Montana got the ball back and put together its longest drive of FIRST DOWNS 22 17 the game, an 11-play, 82-yard effort, that culminated with a 2-yard RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-76 4 2-172 McKinney TD run, and UM regained the lead (17-13) with 2:06 PASSING YDS (NET) 94 194 left until intermission and held onto that slim advantage at the Passes Att-Comp-Int 5 3-30-0 29-17-1 break. TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 82-370 71-366 With 5:55 to go in the third quarter, SUU put together a 12- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 play, 77-yard scoring drive, as Sorenson scored on a quarterback Punt. Returns-Yards 1-7 2 -1 sneak to give his team a 20-17 lead. Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-15 4-79 Montana was scoreless in the third quarter, but with 7:58 to Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 go in the game, Lider booted a 42-yard field goal to tie up the game Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.0 6-42.3 at 20-20. The Griz had a couple of scoring opportunities both late Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 in the second quarter and early in the fourth, but were denied both Penalties-Yards 9-66 4-48 times, as both of those field kick attempts by Lider from 34 and 38 Possession Time 34:27 25:33 yards out were blocked by SUU. Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 5 of 17 On its third possession on the final quarter, SUU put together Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 3 a scoring drive, and kicker Colton Cook nailed a 38-yard field goal Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-4 to give the Thunderbirds the lead for good, 23-20, with 2:12 re­ Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 7-54 maining in the game. The big play in the game-winning drive was a 22-yard run by SUU punter Brock Miller on a 4th-and-2 from RUSHING: Southern Utah- Crawford-Harris 8-64; Brock Miller 1-22; Brian the UM 49-yard line, which gave the T-Birds a crucial first down Wilson 7-12; Brad Sorensen 13-minus 22. and led to the eventual game-winning three-pointer by Cook. Montana-Peter Nguyen 15-91; Jordan Canada 11-71; Trent McKinney 14-29. Senior running back Peter Nguyen led the Grizzlies with 15 PASSING: SUU- Brad Sorensen 30-53-0-294. UM- Trent McKinney 17-29-1 - carries for 91 yards. As a team, Montana rushed 42 times for 224 194. yards. Sophomore running back Jordan Canada had 11 rushes for 71 yards, and he also caught 3 passes. McKinney was 17-of-29-l RECEIVING: SUU- Fatu Moala 11-104; Easton Pedersen 5-59; Henna Brown for 194 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 51 yards and a 5-54; Mitch Jessop 4-47. touchdown. Montana- Mitch Saylor 3-54; Greg Hardy 3-35; Jordan Canada 3-33; Ellis Hen­ Junior linebacker Brock Coyle led the Montana defense with derson 2-39; Bryce Carver 2-14; Peter Nguyen 2-6. 13 tackles along with 2 forced fumbles, and he had one of UMs INTERCEPTIONS: Southern Utah- Michael Byrd 1-0. Montana- None. seven sacks. Junior linebacker Jordan Tripp had 6 tackles and 3 tackles for losses, while sophomore end Zack Wagenrnann had 1.5 FUMBLES: SUU- Brian Wilson 1-1; Henna Brown 1-0. UM-Peter Nguyen 1-1. sacks. Sophomore cornerback Joshua Dennard had 7 tackles and SACKS (UA-A): Southern Utah- James Cowser 1-0; Brad Meyer 0-1; Zak broke up five passes. Browning 0-1. Montana- Jordan Tripp .1-2; Zack Wagenrnann 1-1; Caleb Kid­ Sorenson was 30-of-53-0 passing for 294 yards and 2 touch­ der 0-1; Josh Harris 1-0; Tyrone Holmes 0-1; TEAM 1-0; Brock Coyle 0-1. downs. Junior wide receiver Fatu Moala had game-highs of 11 catches for 104 yards and a TD. True freshman linebacker Zak TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Southern Utah- Zak Browning 7-11; Mike Need­ Browning led SUU with a game-high 18 tackles. ham 5-7; Cody Larsen 1-10; James Cowser 2-7; Tommy Collet, J 3-4. Montana- Brock Coyle 5-8; Bo Tully 4-4; Joshua Dennard 6-1; Josh Harris 2-4; Jordan Tripp 2-4; J. Kanongataa 1-5; Steven Rominger 2-3; Nate Harris 1-4; Zack Wagenrnann 3-1.

62 AT NORTH DAKOTA 40, MONTANA 34 GAME #8 of 2012 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (10/20/13) - The Grizzlies had an im­ MONTANA AT NORTH DAKOTA pressive second-half comeback against Big Sky Conference new­ STADIUM: ALERUS CENTER comer North Dakota, and the nail-biter came down to the final ATTENDANCE: 9,000 seconds at the Alerus Center. In the process, Montana lost its fourth league game in its last live games. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total Even though the Grizzly defense held UND scoreless for most Montana 7 10 17 0 - 34 of the second half, it outscored Montana 31-17 in the first half, and UND 17 14 0 9 - 40 found some momentum late in the fourth quarter, scoring all of its second-half points in the last two minutes of play. Qtr Time Scoring play After a slow start in which it trailed 14-0 in the first quar­ 1st 12:29 UND - Blair Townsend 5 pass from B. Hanson (Miller kick), 5-4 2:31 ter, Montana started its comeback after intermission, starting with 08:24 UND - Greg Hardin 39 pass from Braden Hanson (Miller kick), 4-80 a 15-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Shay 1:32 Smithwick-Hann to senior wide receiver Sam Gratton, which 04:05 UM - Jordan Canada 21 run (Chris Lider kick), 14-81 4:13 made it 31-24, UND. 01:36 UND - Miller 33 field goal, 8-59 2:29 The Smithwick-Hann hook-up was followed by a 44-yard 2nd 13:03 UM - Carver 58 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 3-61 0:47 field goal by redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider, and that cut the 11:46 UND - Hardin 43 pass from Hanson (Miller kick), 3-61 1:09 UND lead to 31-27 with 6:16 left in the third quarter. 08:59 UM - Lider 44 field goal, 8-50 2:42 Then, with just over six minutes left in the third quarter, the 05:16 UND - Kenny Golladay 5 pass horn Hanson (Miller kick), 12-75 3:43 Griz defense got the momentum-changing play it needed, as ju­ 3rd 09:44 UM - Sam Gratton 15 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 8-69 nior cornerback Sean Murray picked off UND senior quarterback 3:01 Braden Hanson to give Montanas offense a chance. On the first 06:16 UM - Lider 28 field goal, 7-61 1:36 play after Murrays pick, Smithwick-Hann hooked up with redshirt 06:05 UM - Ellis Henderson 27 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 1-27 freshman wide receiver Ellis Henderson for a 27-yard touchdown 0:05 pass, and Liders successful PAT gave Montana its first lead of the 4th 02:00 UND - Miller 34 field goal, 10-69 2:14 game — 34-31 with 6:05 left in the third stanza. 00:12 UND - Hardin 32 pass from Hanson (Miller rush failed), 5-59 0:27 North Dakota tied it up (34-34) with 2:00 remaining in the UM UND game when junior kicker Zeb Miller knocked in a 34-yard field FIRST DOWNS 27 29 goal. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-163 24-44 The Grizzlies then went three-and-out on their next series PASSING YDS (NET) 358 660 and gave the ball back to UND with 39 seconds left in the game. Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-32-0 61-42-3 That was all the time UND would need, as Hanson then completed TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 86-521 85-704 four-of-five passes, and the fourth was to unstoppable junior wide Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 receiver Greg Hardin who broke free for a 32-yard touchdown, and Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-125 3-87 UND led 40-34 with just 12 seconds to go. Interception Returns-Yards 3-50 0-0 Montana successfully changed things up on offense early in Punts (Number-Avg) 9-43.8 5-42.4 the game, switching from a run-dominant style to a pass-oriented Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 one when Smithwick-Hann stepped in for starter Trent McKinney Penal ties-Yards 3-42 8-54 in the first quarter. Possession Time 30:03 29:57 However, the Griz offense couldn’t turn many of its posses­ Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 8 of 17 sions into scoring drives, especially in that first half, but when Fourth- Down Conversions 0 of 0 Oof 1 Smithwick-Hann connected with senior wide receiver Bryce Carv­ Red- Zone S co res- Chances 2-2 4-5 er for a 58-yard touchdown to start off the second quarter and then Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-18 3-12 Lider later hit a 44-yard field goal, the Griz were still in the contest, although UND led 31-17 at halftime. RUSHING: Montana-Jordan Canada 14-91; Peter Nguyen 13-73; Smithwick- Sophomore running back Jordan Canada scored UM’s first Hann 3-9. points on the game on a 21-yard run with 4:05 to go in the first UND-Jake Miller 12-46; Mitch Sutton 7-3; Braden Hanson 5-minus 5. quarter, trimming the UND lead to 14-7. PASSING: Montana-Smithwick-Hann 26-39-0-306; Trent McKinney 6-10-0-52. Smithwick-Hann had career-highs of 26-39-0 passes for 306 UND-Braden Hanson 42-61-3-660. yards and three touchdowns. Henderson led Montanas receivers RECEIVING: Montana-Ellis Henderson 8-112; Sam Gratton 5-82; Greg with 112 yards and one touchdown. Canada racked up 91 rushing Hardy 5-34; Mitch Saylor 5-30;Bryce Carver 3-85; Taylor Wolcott 2-1.1; Peter yards and scored once. Nguyen 2-8. Murray and junior linebacker John Kanongataa led the Griz­ UND-Blair Townsend 13-152; Greg Hardin 12-333; Jameer Jackson 8-124; zly defense with 11 tackles each, and Kanongataa also had two Kenny Golladay 7-39; Jake Miller 2-12. sacks. Murray, junior cornerback Anthony Goodwin, and junior INTERCEPTIONS: UM-Bo Tully 1-28; A. Goodwin 1-22; Sean Murray 1-0. safety Bo Tully had one interception apiece. UND-None. Hansen was 42-of-61-3 and amassed 660 passing yards - a FUMBLES: Montana-Grcg Hardy 1-1; Smithwick-Hann 1-1. UND-None. Big Sky single-game record, while Hardin had 12 receptions for a SACKS (UA-A): Montana-J. Kanongataa 2-0; Zack Wagenrnann 1-0. league-record 333 receiving, and he also grabbed 3 TDs passes. UND-Jay Nelson 2-0; Seth Stanchik 1-0. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Sean Murray 8-3; J. Kanongataa 6-5; Bo Tully 5-2; Matt Hermanson 5-2; Jordan Tripp 4-1; Anthony Goodwin 3-1; Josh Harris 3-1; Brock Coyle 2-2; Alex Bienemann 1-3. UND-Baylee Carr 7-3; Rumeal Harris 6-3; Brian Otto 5-3; Jay Nelson 5-2.

63 AT MONTANA 70, IDAHO STATE 24 GAME #9 OF 2012 IDAHO STATE AT MONTANA MISSOULA, MONTANA (10/27/12) - The Grizzlies dis- STADIUM: WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY played a potent running game and scored on six of their first eight ATTENDANCE: 24,152 possessions and carried that momentum on their way to a con­ 37 DEGREES, CLOUDY vincing victory. The Grizzlies rushed 61 times for 379 yards and 6 touchdowns Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 — Total and racked up 605 total yards and narrowly missed a school re­ Idaho Stale 3 7 7 7 - 24 cord by picking up 33 first downs (the record of 34 was set in UM s Montana 21 21 21 7 - 7 0 2012 opener against South Dakota) first downs. The Bengals did Qtr Time Scoring play get 332 yards passing but were limited to 35 yards rushing. 1st 09:26 UM - Jordan Canada 9 run (Chris Lider kick), 16-90 4:25 The Grizzlies raced to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter, scoring 07:27 UM - Sam Gratton 17 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 4-33 1:05 on a 9-yard scoring run by sophomore halfback Jordan Canada, 03:23 ISU - Brendon Garcia 20 field goal, 14-75 3:58 a 17-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Shay 01:02 UM - Brett Kirschner 7 run (Lider kick), 6-59 2:13 Smithwick-Hann, and a 7-yard TD on a run by sophomore run­ 2nd 13:36 UM - Peter Nguyen 50 run (Lider kick), 4-78 1:11 ning back Brett Kirschner. ISU s only score on the opening quarter 08:41 UM - Jordan Tripp 80 fumble recovery (Lider lack) was on a 20-yard field goal by junior kicker Brendon Garcia. 05:47 UM - Joey Counts 4 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 5-44 2:00 The second quarter was more of the same, as Montana out- 01:53 ISU - Luke Austin 12 pass from Kevin Yost (Garcia kick), 3-15 0:40 scored ISU 21-7 in that stanza. The Griz rolled to a commanding 3rd 10:33 UM - Counts 5 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Lider kick), 12-75 4:27 42-3 lead when they scored three unanswered touchdowns which 07:22 UM - Kirschner 1 run (Lider kick), 5-50 1:58 included a 50-yard scoring run by senior halfback Peter Nguyen, 03:21 ISU - Josh Hill 12 pass from Yost (Garcia kick), 11-78 3:57 an 80-yard fumble recovery return by junior linebacker Jordan 00:30 UM - Cam Warren 3 run (Lider kick), 7-60 2:43 Tripp, and a 4-yard pass from Smithwick-Hann to freshman half­ 4th 05:43 ISU - Aaron Prier 12 pass from Yost (Garcia kick), 10-99 4:19 back Joey Counts. 03:14 UM - Adam Brzeczek 37 run (Lider kick), 7-85 2:24 ISU s only touchdown in the first half was a 12-yard pass from senior quarterback Kevin Yost to junior wide-out Luke Austin ISU UM with 1:53 to go until halftime. The Bengals s TD was set up when FIRST DOWNS 22 33 Smithwick-Hann was picked off at UMs 15-yard line, and ISU RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 18-35 61-379 scored three plays later on the Yost-to-Austin hook-up. Montana PASSING YDS (NET) 332 226 scored a season-high 42 first-half points and led 42-10 at intermis­ Passes Att-Comp-Int 58-38-1 24-17-2 sion. TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 76-367 85-605 The Grizzlies scored two unanswered TDs to start the third Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-80 quarter on a 5-yard scoring pass from Smithwick-Hann to Counts Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 1-2 and a 1 -yard run by Kirschner. Kirschner s scoring run gave Mon­ Kickoff Returns-Yards 11-237 4-103 tana a 56-10 lead with 7:22 left in the third quarter. Interception Returns-Yards 2-24 1-2 UMs final scores came on a 3-yard end-around run by ju­ Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.8 1-51.0 nior wide receiver Cam Warren, and a 37-yard keeper by redshirt Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 freshman quarterback Adam Brzeczek. Penalties-Yards 7-52 1-12 Nguyen had 11 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown, and it Possession Time 29:02 30:58 was his fourth 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Canada had Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 11 of 14 16 rushes for 83 yards and a score, and he was followed by Counts Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Oof 1 (6-for-58) and Kirschner (13 for 54). Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 7-8 Nguyen now has 1,770 career rushing yards, which moved Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 6-33 him up to ninth all-time. He jumped from 12th to ninth, as he RUSHING: Idaho State- Xavier Finney 8-47; Kevin Yost 7-minus 4. passed former running backs Dick Imer (1,692 yards, 1954-54), Montana-Peter Nguyen 11-107; Jordan Canada 16-83; Joey Counts 6-58; Brett Jody Farmer (1,719 yards, 1986-89), and JR Waller (1,726 yards, Kirschner 13-54; Adam Brzeczek l-37;Trent McKinney 2-18; Caleb Walden 2002-05). 3-18; Smithwick-Hann 7-8; Cam Warren 1-3; TEAM 1-minus 7. Smithwick-Hann was 14-of-21-2 for 205 yards and 3 touch­ PASSING: Idaho State- Kevin Yost 36-56-1-323; CJ Reyes 2-2-0-9. Montana- downs in his first career start. Counts, a true freshman from Smithwick-Hann 14-21-2-205; Trent McKinney 3-3-0-21. Mesa, Ariz., caught a team-high 4 passes for 36 yards and scored RECEIVING: Idaho State- Rodrick Rumble 12-102; Cam Richmond 10-100; twice. Nine different Griz players had at least one reception and Luke Austin 6-64; Aaron Prier 5-29; Josh Hill 2-17; Xavier Finney 1-11; Cole one rush in the game. Lemcr 1-9; Mitch Beckstead 1-0. Montana- Joey Counts 4-36; Jordan Canada The Griz defense was led by end Tyrone Holmes, a true fresh­ 3-38; Mitch Saylor 2-47; Ffilis Henderson 2-19; Gerald Kemp 2-14; Cam Warren man, who had 9 tackles and 4 sacks. Sophomore cornerback Josh­ 1-28; Sam Gratton 1-17; Taylor Wolcott 1-14; Bryce Carver 1.-13. ua Dennard added 7 tackles, while Tripp had 6 tackles, 2.5 stops INTERCEPTIONS: ISU- D. Henley 1-25; Hayden Stout 1-minus 1. UM- Sean for losses, and forced the fumble that led to his 80-yard TD on Murray 1-2. the fumble return. Tripps fumble recovery was the seventh in his FUMBLES: ISU- L. Austin 1-0; R. Rumble 1-1. UM- TEAM 1-0; Gerald Kemp 1-0. career, tying him with former safety Todd Ericson (7,1990-93) for SACKS (UA-A): Idaho State- Austin Baker 1-1; Austin Graves 0-1. the third most in school history Montana- Tyrone Holmes 4-0; Josh Harris 0-1; J. Tripp 0-1; Alex Bienemann 1-0. Yost was 36-of-56-l for 323 yards and 3 TDs. ISU had two TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Idaho State- Taison Manu 3-11; Mitch Beckstead 100-yard receivers, as senior wide-out Rodrick Rumble had 12 3-10; Trevor Spence 2-9; Ethan Monroe 1-9; Cameron Gupton 3-6. catches for 102 yards and junior Cam Richmond grabbed 10 pass­ Montana- Tyrone Holmes 6-3; Josh Dennard 5-2; Jordan Tripp 3-3; Nick Holt es for 100 yards. 2-3; Brian Maus 1-4; Nate Harris 1-4; J. Kanongataa 2-2; Steven Rominger 2-2; ISU freshman safety Taison Manu had a game-high 14 tack­ Josh Stuberg 0-4. les, while sophomore linebacker Mitch Beckstead tallied 13. 64 2012 results -2013 MONTANA F00TBAL

MONTANA 24, AT WEBER STATE 21 GAME #10 of 2012 OGDEN, UTAH (11/3/12) - The Grizzlies scored twice late MONTANA AT WEBER STATE in the fourth quarter and held off a rally to post the win at WSUs STADIUM: STEWART . ATTENDANCE: 7,251 It is the first time this season Montana (5-5/3-4 BSC) has won 58 DEGREES, SUNNY two games in a row (the Griz beat Idaho State 70-24 Oct. 27). WSU, which had a bye the previous Saturday, is now 1-8/1-5. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - Total The Grizzlies took their third and final lead of the game on a Montana 3 7 3 11 - 2 4 9-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Shay Smith­ Weber State 0 7 7 7 -2 1 wick-Hann to senior wide receiver Bryce Carver with 6:37 left to play. A Smithwick-Hann pass to senior wide-out Sam Gratton on a Qtr Time Scoring play two-point conversion gave Montana a 21-14 lead with 6:37 left to 1st 06:02 UM - Chris Lider 24 field goal, 9-49 3:17 play. 2nd 09:44 WSU - C.J. Tuckett 1 run (Shaun McClain kick), 16-80 6:47 Redshirt freshman kicker Chris Lider gave Montana some 03:32 UM - Jordan Canada 4 run (Lider kick), 6-80 1:16 crucial insurance points when he kicked a 35-yard field goal with 3rd 08:02 WSU - Kris Parham 1 run (McClain kick), 7-66 3:55 3:53 left to give Montana a 24-14 lead. Liders three-pointer was 03:04 UM - Lider 22 field goal, 12-54 4:51 set up on a forced fumble by sophomore defensive end Zack Wa- 4th 06:37 UM - Carver 9 pass from S.-Hann (Gratton pass from S-Hann), 14-80 genmann, which was recovered by UM senior defensive end Josh 03:53 UM - Chris Lider 35 field goal, 4-7 2:33 Harris on WSUs 25-yard line. 03:41 WSU - Cordero Dixon 100 kickoff return (McClain kick) It looked like the Grizzlies had the game under control when they took that 10-point lead (24-14) with 3:53 left on Liders third UM WSU field goal of the game, but when Wildcat freshman cornerback FIRST DOWNS 23 13 Cordero Dixon returned a kickoff 100 yards to cut the UM lead to RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-205 29-102 24-21 with 3:41 left, WSU was back in the game. PASSING YDS (NET) 231 136 Montana got the ball back with 3:37 left to play after the Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-17-1 25-16-0 touchdown on the return and picked up two crucial first downs, TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 81-436 54-238 forcing WSU to use its two remaining timeouts. Sophomore half­ Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 back Jordan Canada picked up one key first down on an 8-yard Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0 -0 run, and then true freshman running back Joey Counts provided Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-57 4-163 another on a 5-yard run. Intercep tion Returns-Yards 0-0 1-27 Nguyen rushed 19 times for 103 yards - his fifth 100-yard ef­ Punts (Number-Avg) 2-36.0 6-39.0 fort of the season and the seventh in his career. Nguyen also had 3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-3 catches for 88 yards, including a career-long 72-yarder, accounting Penalties-Yards 6-40 8-65 for 191 all-purpose yards. Canada added 21 totes for 85 yards and Possession Time 33:44 26:16 had a 4-yard touchdown run. Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 7 of 13 Smithwick-Hann was 17-of-30-l for 231 yards and a touch­ Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 down. Senior wide receiver Sam Gratton had a game-high four Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 2-2 catches for 24 yards, while Nguyen had three receptions for Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-27 0-0 88. Griz junior linebacker Brock Coyle had a team-high 12 tack­ RUSHING: Montana-Peter Nguyen 19-103; Jordan Canada 21-85; Smithwick- les, while junior linebacker Jordan Tripp had 8 stops, a sack, and Hann 7-10; Gerald Kemp 1-9; Joey Counts 2-6. WSU-C.J. Tuckett 13-69; Mike a forced fumble. Wagenrnann, who entered the game ranked sev­ Hoke 11-23. enth (tie) in the LCS in sacks at 1.00 pg, had two of UMs four sacks, and he also forced two fumbles. PASSING: Montana-Smithwick-Hann 17-30-1-231. Weber Statc-Mike Hoke The Griz defense held the Wildcats to 238 total yards and just 16-24-0-136. 92 in the second half. Montana picked up 436 total yards, includ­ ing 220 in the final half. Lor the game, UM had a 23 to 13 advan­ RECEIVING: Montana-Sam Gratton 4-24; Peter Nguyen 3-88; Greg Hardy tage in first downs. 2-35; Joey Counts 2-25; Bryce Carver 2-13; Cam Warren 2-13; Clay Pierson Lider made 3-of-5 field goal attempts, hitting from 24, 22, and 1-28; Jordan Canada 1-5. 35 yards out, and missing from 37 and 44 yards. WSU: State-Xavian Johnson 3-31; L. Papanikolas 3-28; Kris Parham 2-24; Jor­ Nguyen now has 1,873 career rushing yards, moving him up dan Clemente 2-22; Carnal Fowler 2-10; Josh Sorenson 2-8. to seventh all-time, passing current Griz assistant football coach Justin Green (1,784 yards, 2003-04) and Monty Bullerdick (1,813 INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Weber State-Antwain Stutson 1-27. yards, 1978-79). His 4,214 career all-purpose yards moves him up FUMBLES: UM-Smithwick-Hann 1-0. WSU-Mike Hoke 3-3; Antwain Stutson to sixth on that list, as he passes former wide receiver/returner Jabin Sambrano, who racked up 4,070 yards from 2008-11. Wildcat senior quarterback Mike Hoke was 16-of-24-0 for 136 SACKS (UA-A): Montana-Zack Wagenrnann 2-0; Josh Harris 0-1; Trevor yards. WSU junior linebacker Anthony Morales had a career-high Rehm 0-1; Jordan Tripp 1-0. Weber State-None. 23 tackles. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana-Brock Coyle 7-5; Jordan Tripp 2-6; Anthony Goodwin 4-2; Zack Wagenrnann 2-4; Bo Tully 3-2; Matt Hermanson 2-3; Josh Harris 1-4. WSU: Anthony Morales 8-15; Willie Okwuonu 6-4; Rom. Valenzuela 2-8; Kela Marciel 3-5; Trifon Gochis 1-6. g«3l

65 MONTANA STATE 16, AT MONTANA 7 GAME #11 OF 2012 # 2 MONTANA STATE AT MONTANA MISSOULA, MONTANA (11/17/12) - The Grizzlies played STADIUM: WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY well, but it was not enough, as their intrastate rival and the sec­ ATTENDANCE: 26,210 ond-ranked Montana State won the Brawl of the Wild in front of a 47 DEGREES record crowd at UMs Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Grizzlies edged MSU in total yards with 358, while the Quarters 1 2 3 4 - Total Bobcats had 354, but Montana did not score in the last three quar­ Montana State 3 7 3 3 -1 6 ters, and the Cats out-scored the Griz 13-0 in those final three Montana 7 0 0 0 - 7 stanzas. The victory improved MSUs overall record to 10-1, and its Qtr Time Scoring play 7-1 Big Sky record guaranteed the Cats at least a share of the 1st 05:22 MSU - Rory Perez 42 field goal, 9-21 2:54 league title. 02:04 UM - Peter Nguyen 47 run (Chris Lider kick), 9-75 3:18 There were 26,210 fans on hand at the 112th meeting in the 2nd 07:54 MSU - Kruiz Siewing 16 pass from DeNarius McGhee (Perez kick), storied rivalry which began in Missoula in 1897. That mark broke 9-78 3:37 the old Washington-Grizzly Stadium record of 26,066 set in the 3rd 06:51 MSU - Perez 38 field goal, 13-59 4:22 Griz-Eastern Washington game in 2011. 4th 02:32 MSU - Perez 22 field goal, 12-45 6:23 The Grizzlies (5-6/3-5) meanwhile had a 26-season winning streak snapped, and they suffered their first losing season since MSU UM 1985 when they went 3-8. FIRST DOWNS 20 18 As in five of the six games that it lost in 2012, Montana had RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-107 38-168 the lead in the Griz-Cat game, but that score was early in the con­ PASSING YDS (NET) 247 190 test, and would prove to be the Grizzlies5 only points of the day. Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-26-1 44-24-0 On the Grizzlies5 third series of the game they marched 75 TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YDS. 84-354 82-358 yards on nine plays and took a 7-3 lead on a 47-yard touchdown Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 run by senior halfback Peter Nguyen with 2:04 remaining in the Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 2-15 first quarter. Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 3-85 The Bobcats scored on their third possession of the contest to Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 take an early 3-0 lead on a field goal by junior kicker Rory Perez. Punts (Number-Avg) 9-43.3 8-37.1 The MSU fioeld goal was set up by a fumble by UM senior running Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 back Dan Moore, who had been out of action for the past month- Penalties-Yards 8-40 4-45 and-a-half due to an injury. Possession Time 32:01 27:59 Montanas 7-3 lead was short-lived, though, as junior quar­ Third-Down Conversions 8 of 21 9 of 21 terback DeNarius McGhee connected with senior wide receiver Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Oof 2 Kruiz Siewing on a 16-yard touchdown pass to give MSU a 10-7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 0-2 lead with 7:54 left to play, and that would prove to be all of the Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-3 points that the Cats would need. MSU tacked on six more points in the third (6:51) and fourth RUSHING: Montana State- Cody Kirk 22-55; DeNarius McGhee 10-46. quarters (2:32), on field goals of 38 and 22 yards by Perez. Montana-Peter Nguyen 13-112; Jordan Canada 12-36. Nguyen, one of 12 seniors who was playing their final game for the Grizzlies, rushed 13 times for 112 yards and a TD. It was PASSING: MSU-DeNarius McGhee 26-47-1-247. Nguyens sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season. He finished Montana-Smithwick-Hann 24-43-0-190. his outstanding career with 1,985 career rushing yards, ranking him sixth in school history. RECEIVING: MSU-B. Flotkoetter 7-84; Jon Ellis 4-49;Kruiz Siewing Sophomore quarterback Shay Smithwick-Hann was 24-of- 4-41; Tanner Bleskin 4-29; Cody Kirk 3-28. 43-0 for 190 yards. Montana-Greg Hardy 4-74; Gerald Kemp 4-40; Ellis Henderson 3-16; Senior tight end Greg Hardy had 4 catches for a career-high Bryce Carver 3-14; Sam Gratton 2-14; Cam Warren 2-7. 74 yards, while senior wide receiver Gerald Kemp added 4 grabs for 40 yards. INTERCEPTIONS: MSU-None. UM-Matt Hermanson 1-0. Brock Coyle led the Griz defense with a career-high 19 tackles and a tackle for a loss, while fellow junior linebacker Jordan Tripp FUMBLES: MSU-None. UM-Dan Moore 1-1. had 13 stops. Sophomore free safety Matt Hermanson had 9 tack­ les, an interception, and a pass deflection. Junior cornerback Sean SACKS (UA-A): MSU-C. Schreibeis 1-0. Murray and junior linebacker John Kanongataa added 8 tackles UM-Josh Harris 0-1; Zack Wagenrnann 0-1. each. Montanas defense held MSU to 107 yards rushing on 33 at­ TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A): Montana State-C. Schreibeis 4-12; Jody Owens tempts. 5-7; Darius Jones 5-4; Brad Daly 1-7; Deonte Flowers 4-3; Naa Moeakiola 1-6; Zach Minter 2-4. Montana-Brock Coyle 2-17; Jordan Tripp 1-12; Matt Hermanson 6-3; Sean Murray 3-5; J. Kanongataa 2-6; Josh Harris 2-4; Alex Bienemann 0-6; Bo Tully 1 -4; Tonga Takai 0-5. Montana Overall Team Statistics - All Games TEAM STATISTICS UM OPP SCORING 348 294 Points Per Game 31.6 26.7 FIRST DOWNS 256 228 Rushing 153 62 Passing 91 146 Penalty 12 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 2593 1018 Yards gained rushing 2849 1342 Yards lost rushing 256 324 Rushing Attempts 524 342 Average Per Rush 4.9 3.0 Average Per Game 235.7 92.5 TDs Rushing 24 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2382 3172 Comp - Att - Int 220-347-11 289-450-12 Average Per Pass 6.9 7.0 Average Per Catch 10.8 11.0 Average Per Game 216.5 288.4 TDs Passing 17 22 TOTAL OFFENSE 4975 4190 Total Plays 871 792 Average Per Play 5.7 5.3 Average Per Game 452.3 380.9 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 31-643 44-1091 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 18-184 14-68 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-194 11-137 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.7 24.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.2 4.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.2 12.5 FUMBLES-LOST 18-13 17-10 PENALTIES-YARDS 56-563 80-605 Average Per Game 51.2 55.0 PUNTS-YARDS 54-2259 71-2959 Average Per Punt 41.8 41.7 Net punt average 37.2 37.7 KICKOFFS-YARDS 71-4356 57-3572 Average Per Kick 61.4 62.7 Net kick average 51.9 40.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 28:51 31:09 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 74/182 69/174 3rd-Down Pet 41% 40% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9/18 6/15 4th-Down Pet 50% 40% SACKS BY-YARDS 40-239 17-96 MISC YARDS 0 17 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 37 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-21 12-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (39-50) 78% (33-37) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-50) 58% (22-37) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS (37-41) 90% (34-35) 97% ATTENDANCE 151417 62387 Games/Avg Per Game 6/25236 5/12477

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL Montana 86 112 87 63 0 348 Opponents 64 69 68 93 0 294 Montana Overall Individual Statistics - All Games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td Ig avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td Ig Peter Nguyen 11 158 968 42 926 5.9 50 84.2 Peter Nguyen 17 168 9.9 1 90 Jordan Canada 10 118 622 36 586 5.0 72 58.6 Clay Pierson 1 16 16.0 0 0 Dan Moore 6 76 418 5 413 5.4 32 68.8 Total 18 184 10.2 1 90 Trent McKinney 9 86 470 71 399 4.6 31 44.3 O pponents 14 68 4.9 0 15 Brett Kirschner 8 24 126 0 126 5.2 21 15.8 Joey Counts 5 14 85 1 84 6.0 19 16.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td ig Adam Brzeczek 2 3 40 7 33 11.0 37 16.5 Sean Murray 2 2 1.0 0 2 Smithwick-Hann 8 28 68 39 29 1.0 10 3.6 Matt Hermanson 2 0 0.0 0 0 Caleb Walden 11 3 18 0 18 6.0 10 1.6 Bo Tully 2 28 14.0 0 28 Greg Hardy 11 18 0 18 0.0 0 1.6 Caleb Walden 1 18 18.0 1 18 Gerald Kemp 3 9 0 9 9.0 9 3.0 Jordan Tripp 1 58 58.0 0 58 Cam Warren 9 3 0 3 3.0 3 0.3 Joshua Dennard 1 30 30.0 0 30 Sam Gratton 11 2 0 2 2.0 2 0.2 Nate Harris 1 29 29.0 0 29 Ellis Henderson 11 2 2 0 0.0 2 0.0 J. Kanongata'a 1 7 7.0 0 7 TEAM 10 0 53 -53 -5,9 0 -5.3 Anthony Goodwin 1 22 22.0 0 22 Total 11 524 2849 256 2593 4.9 24 72 235.7 Total 12 194 16.2 1 58 O pponents 11 342 1342 324 1018 3.0 12 75 92.5 O pponents 11 137 12.5 1 50

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pet yds td Ig avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td ig Trent McKinney 9 125.76 134-205-8 65.4 1350 8 87 150.0 Chase Naccarato 9 192 21.3 0 29 Smithwick-Hann 8 135.84 85-139-3 61.2 993 8 72 124.1 Ellis Henderson 8 170 21.2 0 43 Greg H ardy 11 378.80 1-2-0 50,0 39 1 39 3.5 Gerald Kemp 6 163 27.2 0 41 Sam Gratton 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Peter Nguyen 3 65 21.7 0 23 Total 11 130.89 220-347-11 63.4 2382 17 87 216.5 John Schmaing 1 16 16.0 0 16 O pponents 11 134.23 289-450-12 64.2 3172 22 81 288.4 Jordan Canada 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td ig avg/g William Poehls 1 16 16.0 0 16 Sam Gratton 11 29 397 13.7 4 68 36.1 Brett Kirschner 1 21 21.0 0 21 Greg H ardy 11 29 273 9,4 1 35 24.8 Total 31 643 20.7 0 43 Ellis Henderson 11 23 360 15.7 2 45 32.7 O pponents 44 1091 24.8 2 100 Mitch Saylor 11 22 216 9.8 0 43 19.6 Peter Nguyen 11 21 147 7.0 0 72 13.4 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td ig Bryce Carver 11 20 219 10.9 3 58 19.9 Jordan Tripp 1 80 80.0 1 80 Cam W arren 9 15 150 10.0 2 28 16.7 Brock Coyle 1 23 23.0 0 23 Jordan Canada 10 15 126 8.4 0 31 12.6 Total 2 103 51.5 1 80 Dan M oore 6 11 203 18.5 1 87 33.8 O pponents 1 12 12.0 0 12 Sean Haynes 6 8 71 8.9 0 17 11.8 Joey Counts 5 7 67 9.6 2 15 13.4 w Gerald Kemp 3 6 54 9.0 0 20 18.0 Taylor Wolcott 7 5 33 6.6 0 14 4.7 s r ^ Clay Pierson 11 2 34 17.0 1 28 3.1 Chase Naccarato 8 2 15 7.5 0 11 1.9 k 1 , p M Gavin Hagfors 10 2 5 2,5 1 3 0.5 # ■i Jf Brett Kirschner 8 1 9 9,0 0 9 1.1 i Hayden Craig 10 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 ■ William Poehls 11 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.3 i i Total 11 220 2382 10.8 17 87 216.5 O pponents 11 289 3172 11.0 22 81 288.4

Ellis Henderson, wide receiver (Shelby Midboe photo) Opposite page: Jordan Canada, running back; Chris Lider, kicker (Mike Bashor photos) — ■ ■ I l l 68 Montana Overall Individual Statistics - All Games

PAT Scoring td Jg_ rush rev pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Chris Lider - 82 Trent McKinney 9 291 399 1350 1749 194.3 Trent McKinney 7 42 Smithwick-Hann 8 167 29 993 1022 127,8 Peter Nguyen 6 36 Peter Nguyen 11 158 926 0 926 84.2 Dan Moore 5 30 Jordan Canada 10 118 586 0 586 58.6 Sam Gratton 4 26 Dan Moore 6 76 413 0 413 68.8 Jordan Canada 4 24 Brett Kirschner 8 24 126 0 126 15.8 Cam Warren 3 18 Joey Counts 5 14 84 0 84 16.8 Bryce Carver 3 18 Greg Hardy 11 2 18 39 57 5.2 Joey Counts 2 12 Adam Brzeczek 2 3 33 0 33 16.5 Ellis Henderson 2 12 Caleb Walden 11 3 18 0 18 1.6 Brett Kirschner 2 12 Gerald Kemp 3 1 9 0 9 3.0 Clay Pierson 1 6 Cam W arren 9 1 3 0 3 0.3 Jordan Tripp 1 6 Sam Gratton 11 2 2 0 2 0.2 Adam Brzeczek 1 6 TEAM 10 9 -53 0 -53 -5.3 Caleb Walden 1 6 Total 11 871 2593 2382 4975 452.3 Greg Hardy 1 6 O pponents 11 792 1018 3172 4190 380.9 Gavin Hagfors 1 6 Smithwick-Hann 0 Total 44 15-21 348 Opponents 37 12-13 294

Field Goals fg pet. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Ig blk Punting no. yds avg ig tb fc I20 50+ blk Chris Lider 15-21 71.4 1-1 7-8 2-6 5-6 0-0 46 2 Stephen Shaw 54 2259 41.8 62 9 18 23 11 0 Total 54 2259 41.8 62 9 18 23 11 0 FG Sequence Montana Opponents Opponents 71 2959 41.7 64 5 19 22 14 3 South Dakota (21) (25) Appalachian State - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retri net ydln LIBERTY (42),(46) 52 Chris Lider 71 4356 61.4 24 3 NAU (27) (34),(23) Total 71 4356 61.4 24 3 24.8 ! 37 .5 27 Eastern Washington (27),(25) (19) Opponents 57 3572 62.7 26 1 20.7 ’ 40 .0 25 Northern Colorado (34),(19) (24) Southern Utah (43),34,38,(42) (38) UND (44),(28) (33),(34)

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Montana Overall Individual Statistics - All Games

All Purpose g rush rev pr kr ir total avg/g Peter Nguyen 11 926 147 168 0 1306 118.7 Caleb Walden 11 18 0 0 18 36 3.3 Jordan Canada 10 586 126 0 0 712 71.2 Adam Brzeczek 2 33 0 0 0 33 16.5 Dan Moore 6 413 203 0 0 616 102.7 Taylor Wolcott 7 0 33 0 0 33 4.7 Ellis Henderson 11 0 360 170 0 530 48.2 Joshua Dennard 11 0 0 0 30 30 2.7 Sam Gratton 11 2 397 0 0 399 36.3 Smithwick-Hann 8 29 0 0 0 29 3.6 Trent McKinney 9 399 0 0 0 399 44.3 Nate Harris 11 0 0 0 29 29 2.6 Greg Hardy 11 18 273 0 0 291 26.5 Bo Tully 11 0 0 0 28 28 2.5 Gerald Kemp 3 9 54 163 0 226 75.3 Anthony Goodwi 11 0 0 0 22 22 2,0 Bryce Carver 11 0 219 0 0 219 19.9 John Schmaing 11 0 0 16 0 16 1.5 Mitch Saylor 11 0 216 0 0 216 19.6 William Poehls 11 0 -3 16 0 13 1.2 Chase Naccarat 0 15 0 192 0 207 25.9 J. Kanongata'a 10 0 0 0 7 7 0.7 Brett Kirschner 126 9 0 21 0 156 19.5 Hayden Craig 10 0 6 0 0 6 0.6 Cam Warren 9 3 150 0 0 0 153 17,0 Gavin Hagfors 10 0 5 0 0 5 0.5 Joey Counts 5 84 67 0 0 151 30,2 Sean Murray 11 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 Sean Haynes 6 0 71 0 0 71 11,8 TEAM 10 -53 0 0 0 -53 -5.3 Jordan Tripp 11 0 0 0 58 58 5.3 Total 11 2593 2382 184 643 194 5996 545.1 Clay Pierson 11 0 34 16 0 50 4.5 O pponents 11 1018 3172 68 1091 137 5486 498.7

Montana Overall Defensive Statistics - All gam es

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles b lk d Defensive Leaders m a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff k ick saf

56 Brock Coyie 11 35 72 107 6 . 5-20 2 .0-10 1-23

37 Jordan Tripp 11 26 69 95 13. 5-51 5 .5-36 1-58 1-80

52 J. Kanongata'a 10 26 46 72 4 . 5-18 2 . 5-12 1-7 2-0

12 Matt Hermanson 10 30 37 67 1. 5-3 2-0

30 Bo Tuily 11 24 40 64 1. 0-3 2-28

58 Zack Wagenrnann 11 19 31 50 13. 0-86 11, 5-79 3 Sean Murray 11 23 27 50 2-2

14 Joshua Dennard 11 22 24 46 2 . 0-3 1-30

86 Josh Harris 10 13 26 39 7 .5-23 3 . 5-14 1-0

1 Anthony Goodwin 11 23 15 38 0 . 5-1 1-22

92 Alex Bienemann 11 5 27 32 7 .0-23 3 . 0-16

95 Tonga Takai 11 9 21 30 4 .5-20 2 .0-12 2-0

53 Josh Stuberg 11 9 21 30 1. 5-7 1.0-6 1-0

11 Nate Harris 11 9 17 26 1. 0-3 1-29

91 Tyrone Holmes 11 6 18 24 5 .5-33 5 , 0-32 24 Steven Rominger 11 15 23

47 D, Crittenden 11 16 20 1. 5-8 1,0-7

44 Caleb Kidder 10 10 14 2 . 5-11 1,5-8

49 Addison Owen 11 11 13 1 . 0-2 40 Nick Holt 5 4 9 7 36 Gavin Hagfors 10 4 I 20 Herbert Gamboa 7 5 7 43 Brian Maus 4 4 6 41 Caleb Walden 11 5 6 -18 4 Brett Kirschner 8 3 4

54 Trevor Rehm 10 3 4 . 5-6 1. 5-6 1-0 33 ConnorLebsock 4 2 3 13 Zach Gratton 9 1 3 25 Marlon Miles 3 1 3 31 Justin Whitted 5 1 3 1-0

Total 332 580 912 77-327 40-239 12-194 43 19 10-103

Opponents 363 720 1083 69-238 17-96 11-137 27 25 12-12 70 BO TULLY Senior Safety 2013 MONTANA FOOTBALL - 2013

Appalachian State at North Dakota Saturday, Aug. 31 Saturday, Sept. 14 Washington-Grizzly Stadium Alerus Center

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mm s------1 ______|_% i Scott Satterfield Jamal Landry-Jackson Chris Mussman Greg Hardin Head Coach Sr. Quarterback Head Coach Sr. Wide Receiver

2013 SCHEDULE# 2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at Montana Oct. 26 Georgia Southern* Aug. 29 Valparaiso Oct. 19 Sacramento State* Sept. 7 North Carolina A&T Nov. 2 Chattanooga* Sept. 7 South Dakota State Oct. 26 at Portland State* Sept. 21 at Elon* Nov. 9 at Georgia Sept. 14 Montana Nov. 2 at Northern Arizona* Sept. 28 Charleston Southern Nov. 16 at Wofford* Sept. 28 Montana State* Nov. 9 Northern Colorado* Oct. 5 at The Citadel* Nov. 23 Western Carolina* Oct. 5 at Idaho State* Nov. 16 at UC Davis* Oct. 12 Samford* *Southern Conference game Oct. 12 Eastern Washington* *Big Sky Conference game Oct. 19 at Furman* # 1 st year reclassification to FBS 2012 RESULTS 2012 RESULTS Sept. 1 at East Carolina ...... L, 13-35 Aug. 30 South Dakota Mines ...... W, 66-0 Sept. 8 Montana...... W, 35-27 Sept. 8 Portland State ...... W, 45-37 Sept. 15 The Citadel*...... L, 28-52 Sept. 15 at San Diego State L, 41 -49 Sept. 22 at Chattanooga* ...... W, 34-17 Sept. 22 at Sacramento State* ...... W, 35-13 Sept. 29 Coastal Carolina ...... W, 55-14 Sept. 29 CalPoly* L, 17-35 Oct. 6 E lo n *...... W, 35-23 Oct. 6 at Eastern Washington* L, 17-55 Oct. 13 at Samford* ...... W, 28-25 Oct. 13 Northern Arizona* L, 38-45 Oct. 20 Wofford*...... L, 28-38 Oct. 20 Montana...... W, 40-34 Oct. 27 at Western Carolina* ...... W, 38-27 Oct. 27 at Montana State L, 10-55 Nov. 3 at Georgia Southern*...... W, 31 -28 Nov. 3 Southern U tah*...... W, 33-29 Nov. 10 F urm an* ...... W, 33-28 Nov. 17 at Northern Colorado* L, 27-28 Dec. 1 Illinois State ^ ...... L, 37-38 (OT) *Big Sky Conference game % *Southern Conference game ~ FCS Playoff game K y GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location...... Boone, N.C. Location...... Grand Forks, N.D. Enrollm ent...... 17,589 Enrollm ent...... 14,378 Chancellor Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock President...... Dr. Robert Kelley Athletic Director Charlie Cobb Athletic Director...... Brian Faison Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Kelly Green and White Nickname...... Mountaineers Nickname...... UND Stadium (Capacity)...... Kidd Brewer (24,050) Stadium (Capacity)...... Alerus Center (12,283) Website ...... www.GoASU.com Website ...... www.undsports.com FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma M ater)...... Scott Satterfield (ASU, 1996) Head Coach (Alma Mater)...... Chris Mussman (Iowa State, 1990) Record at Appalachian State (Season)...... 1st Record at North Dakota (Season)...... 28-26 (5th) Overall Record...... Same Overall Record...... Same Conference...... Southern Conference...... Big Sky 2012 R ecord...... 8-4 2012 R ecord...... 5-6 2012 Conference Record (Finish)...... 6-2 (1 st-T) 2012 Conference Record (Finish)...... 3-5 (8th-T) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 39/17 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 40/19 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 18/7 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 13/11 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact...... Mike Flynn Football Contact...... Ryan Powell Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected] Office Phone/Cell (828) 262-2845/964-6406 Office Phone/Cell...... (701) 777-2986/213-5921 72 Oklahoma Panhandle Slate at Northern Arizona Saturday, Sept. 21 Saturday, Sept. 28 Washington-Grizzly Stadium

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■■111 Russell Gaskamp Keidrick Brewster Jerome Souers Zach Bauman Head Coach Sr. Defensive Back Head Coach Sr. Running Back

2013 SCHEDULE 2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at Lamar Oct. 12 Texas College Aug. 30 at Arizona Oct. 19 Idaho State* Sept. 7 Sterling College Oct. 19 at Bacone College Sept. 14 at UC Davis Oct. 26 at Cal Poly* Sept. 14 Adams State Oct. 26 at SW Assemblies of God Sept. 21 South Dakota Nov. 2 North Dakota* Sept. 21 at Montana Nov. 2 Langston Sept. 28 Montana* Nov. 16 Northern Colorado Sept. 28 at McMurry Nov. 9 at Oklahoma Baptist Oct. 5 at Montana State* Nov. 23 at Southern Utah* Oct. 5 at Wayland Baptist Oct. 12 at Sacramento State* *Big Sky Conference game

2012 RESULTS 2012 RESULTS Sept. 1 Missouri University of Science & Technology...... L, 14-55 Aug. 30 at Arizona State ...... L, 6-63 Sept. 8 Lindenwood-Belleville (Illinois)...... W, 30-23 (OT) Sept. 8 atU NLV ...... W, 17-14 Sept. 15 a t Cole Colelge...... W, 62-0 Sept. 15 Fort Lewis...... W, 69-0 Sept. 29 M cM urry...... L, 33-42 Sept. 22 at Montana*...... W, 41 -31 Oct. 6 a t Texas College...... W, 30-9 Sept. 29 Portland State* ...... W, 24-10 Oct. 13 a t Bacone College...... L, 7-40 Oct. 13 at North Dakota* ...... W, 45-38 Oct. 20 a t Northwestern Oklahoma State...... L, 30-34 Oct. 20 UC Davis* ...... W .2 1-7 Oct. 27 Southwest Assemblies of God...... L, 27-28 (OT) Oct. 27 at Northern Colorado* ...... W, 12-10 Nov. 3 Wayland Baptist ...... W, 67-14 Nov. 3 at Idaho S ta te * ...... W, 50-10 Nov. 10 Langston ...... L, 20-27 Nov. 10 Southern Utah*...... L, 29-35 (3 OT) Nov. 17 CalPoly* ...... L, 34-42 *Big Sky Conference game

______J ______GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location...... Goodwell, Okla. Location Flagstaff, Ariz. Enrollm ent...... 1,400 Enrollm ent...... 26,002 President Dr. David Bryant President...... Dr. John Haeger Athletic Director...... Dr. Wayne Stewart Athletic Director...... Dr. Lisa Campos Colors ...... Red and Navy Blue Colors Blue, Gold and Sage Nickname...... Aggies Nickname...... Lumberjacks Stadium (Capacity)...... Carl Wooten Field (4,000) Stadium (Capacity)...... Walkup Skydome (10,000) Website ...... www.opsuaggies.com Website ...... www.nauathletics.com FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater) Russell Gaskamp (Texas, 1999) Head Coach (Alma M ater)...... Jerome Souers (Oregon, 1983) Record at OPSU (Season)...... 4-6 (2nd) Record at Northern Arizona (Season)...... 84-85 (16th) Overall Record...... Same Overall Record...... Same Conference...... Independent Conference...... Big Sky 2012 Record...... 4-6 2012 R ecord...... 8-3 2012 Conference Record Division 2 Independent 2012 Conference Record (Finish) 6-2 (4th) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 11/13 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 42/17 MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning/Lost ...... 19/5 Football Contact Justine Gaskamp MEDIA INFORMATION Email...... [email protected] Football Contact Denise Thompson Office Phone/Fax...... (580) 3491345 Email...... d [email protected] Office Phone...... (928) 523-6792 73