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DDakotaakota PPrukop,rukop, QQBB JJPP FFlynn,lynn, OOGG 6-2, 200, Jr, Austin, TX 6-5, 320, Jr, Bettendorf, IA  2015 STATS Inc FCS Player of  2015 STATS Inc FCS the Year Watch List First Team Preseason All-  2015 STATS Inc FCS Third America Team Preseason All-America  2014 First Team All-  2014 Third Team All-Big Sky Big Sky  Threw for 2,559 yards and  Started last 21 straight rushed for 966 with 31 touchdowns games accounted for in 2014 22015015 BBobcatobcat FFootballootball QQuickuick FFactsacts Name (Founded) ...... Montana State University (1893) Location ...... Bozeman, MT Enrollment ...... 15,200 President ...... Dr. Waded Cruzado Athletic Director ...... Peter Fields (Maine-Presque Isle/’79) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD, Media Relations/FB Contact ...... Bill Lamberty Offi ce/Cell Phone ...... 406/994-5133, 406/580-6781 E-mail Address ...... [email protected] Sports Information Director ...... Tom Schulz Offi ce/Cell Phone ...... 406/994-5130, 406/580-6786 2014 RESULTS E-mail Address ...... [email protected] Record Overall/Conference ...... 8-5/6-2, T3rd Asst. Director/New Media & Operations ...... Jordan Simkins # Weeks Ranked ...... 15 Offi ce Phone ...... 406/994-5349 Final Ranking ...... 20/20 E-mail Address ...... [email protected] FCS Playoffs .....1st round loss to South Dakota State, 47-40 Athletics Fax Number ...... 406/994-2278 Aug 30 at Arkansas State L 10-37 Web Site ...... www.msubobcats.com Sept 6 Black Hills State W 57-10 Sept 13 Central Arkansas W 43-33 MEDIA INFORMATION Sept 20 Eastern Wash. L 51-52 Radio Network ...... Bobcat Sports Network Sept 27 *North Dakota (HC) W 29-18 Play-by-play .. Jay Sanderson ([email protected]) Oct 4 *at Sacramento St W 59-56 Analyst ...... Dan Davies ([email protected]) Oct 11 *at UC Davis W 77-37 Beat Writer ...... Jon Maletz, Bozeman Chronicle Oct 18 *Weber State W 23-13 Contact, ...... 970/618-3629, [email protected] Nov 1 *at Cal Poly L 27-35 Beat Writer ...... Colter Nuanez, Bobcat Beat Contact ...... 406/531-9998, [email protected] Nov 8 *Portland State W 29-22 Beat Writer ...... Scott Mansch, Great Falls Tribune Nov 15 *Idaho State W 44-29 Phone, e-mail ....406/791-1431, [email protected] Nov 22 *at Montana L 7-34 Beat Writer ...... Greg Rachac, Billings Gazette Nov 29 $South Dakota St L 40-47 Phone, e-mail ...406/670-2026, grachac@billingsgazettecom COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF 2015 SCHEDULE (Mountain time unless noted) (Cornell, Ia., ‘69) ...... HEAD COACH Sept. 3 Fort Lewis (Gold Rush) ...... 7 pm Cowles MT Overall Record: 241-131-5, 34 yrs .....at MSU: 65-32, 9th yr Sept. 12 Open Sept. 19 at Eastern Washington ...... 1 pm PT ROOT Kane Ioane (MSU ‘05) ...... Co-DC/Linebackers (11th) Sept. 26 *Cal Poly (Homecoming) ...... 1:35 pm Cowles MT Jamie Marshall (Drake ’99) ...... Co-DC/Secondary (9th) Tim Cramsey (New Hampshire ‘99) ...Off. Coord./QBs (3rd) Oct. 3 *at Northern Arizona ...... 4 pm MST Cowles MT Daniel DaPrato (UL-Monroe, ‘04) .. Special Teams/TE (3rd) Oct. 10 *Sacramento State ...... 5:05 pm ROOT Jason Eck (Wisconsin, ‘98) ...... Offensive Line (1st) Oct. 17 *at Portland State ...... 12:35 pm PT ROOT Cody Kempt (MSU, ‘10) ...... Receivers (2nd) Oct. 24 East Tennessee State ...... 2:35 pm Cowles MT Michael Pitre (UCLA, ‘08) ...... Running Backs (2nd) Oct. 31 *at North Dakota ...... 1:05 pm CT Cowles MT Bo Beck (Colorado St. ‘02) ...... Def. Line/Recr. Coord. (9th) Nov. 7 *Southern Utah ...... 1:05 pm or 1:35 pm ROOT Michael Rider (MSU ‘11) ...... Cornerbacks (3rd) Nov. 14 *at Idaho State ...... 2:35 pm Cowles MT Jody Owens (MSU ‘13) ...... Linebackers Asst. (1st) Nov. 21 *Montana ...... 12 noon ROOT Kevin Decker (New Hampshire/’12) ...... Offensive Intern TEAM INFORMATION Sam Cole ...... Defensive Intern Affi liation/Conference ...... NCAA DI FCS/Big Sky Mickey Mangieri (New Hampshire/’11) ...... ST Intern Nickname ...... Bobcats Offi ce Coordinator ...... Colleen Reyes Colors ...... Blue, gold Video Coordinator ...... Garrett Becker Stadium ...... Bobcat Stadium Athletic Trainer ...... Rob Higgs Seating Capacity ...... 17,777 Equipment Manager ...... Scott Gifford Turf ...... FieldTurf Primary Offense/Defense ...... One-back/4-3 2015 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN Starters Returning: Offensive/Defensive/ST ...... 9/3/3 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 22/7 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 20/12 Specialist Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 3/0 22015015 BBobcatobcat FFootballootball - OOutlookutlook BBigger.igger. BBetter.etter. BBobcatobcat SStadiumtadium PProvidesrovides CCatat FFansans ThrillingThrilling EnvironmentEnvironment Table of Contents In the four seasons since renovating Bobcat Stadium, the Preseason Info and Outlook ...... 2-11 Montana State University football program has reaped the Position Capsules ...... 12-20 benefi ts. Notebook ...... 13 Th e Bobcats have consistently fi nished among the Roster ...... 21 nation’s top fi ve in average attendance, total attendance, Depth Chart ...... 22 and percentage of capacity. Th e passion for Bobcat football Opponent Capsules ...... 23-24 among the program’s fans has been stoked to a fervor never Coaches ...... 25-33 before seen. Adding the Zone complex, Stats and Records ...... 34-48 Bobcat Stadium has become one of the FCS’ most colorful and formidable game day environments. What a fantastic last 1,500 days Bobcat Football has Personnel Breakdown Reno H. Sales Stadium, enjoyed! upon completion in 1973. Since the beginning of the 2011 season, MSU has won 2015 RETURNER SUMMARY 22 football games on its home turf, 36 overall, captured two Big Sky Championships, and pre- Starters Returning: Offensive/Defensive/ST ...... 9/3/3 sented some of the program’s greatest players ever. It felt like a new era of Bobcat football began Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 22/7 when Bobcat Stadium’s Sonny Holland End Zone complex opened in 2011, and that era’s fi rst Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 20/12 four seasons have been an unqualifi ed success. Specialist Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 3/0 During the Stadium’s current epoch, Bobcat fans have voted enthusiastically with their OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING feet. Just a shade under 18,000 fans per game have matriculated through Bobcat Stadium in the JP Flynn, OG 6-5/320/Jr ...... 1st Team All-Big Sky last three seasons, and MSU has fi nished in the top 10 nationally in total attendance in aech of Alex Eekhoff, OT 6-7/280/Sr ...... 13-game starter in 2014 the last tthree seasons. Th e Cats fi nished fourth last fall. Mitch Griebel, WR 5-11/190/Sr ... Team-hi 45 catches, 445 yds Th e Bobcats christened the newest iteration of Bobcat Stadium that day with a 38-14 win Mitchell Herbert, WR 6-4/205/So ...Tied for team-hi 4 TD catches over future Big Sky rival UC Davis in front of the largest crowd to that point in school history. Joel Horn, C 6-4/325/Sr ...... 13-game starter in 2014 Th e Sonny Holland Zone stadium expansion project, initiated just more than a year earlier, Justin Paige, WR 5-11/175/So ..Team-hi 31.6 yards per catch presented a modern and beautifully simple design that gives Montana State among the fi nest Dakota Prukop, QB 6-2/200/Jr . 3,525 total yds, Preseason All-America football stadiums in the FCS while moving the program’s John Weidenaar, OT 6-8/290/Sr ...... Started 38 straight games stadium evolution light years from its humble beginnings. After playing at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING in the 19th century Montana State football moved to a Bryson Keeton, CB 5-11/185/So ...... 14 PBU in 2014 fi eld on the north end of campus, then in 1930 dedicated Zach Hutchins, DE 6-3/215/Jr ...... Started 8 games in 2014 Taylor Sheridan, DT 6-2/290/Sr ...... 5 TFL, 3 FF in 2014 Gatton Field to Bobcat great and World War I casualty Cyrus Gatton. After four decades playing on the current SPECIALISTS RETURNING site of MSU’s physical education complex, across the street Luke Daly, K 6-2/185/So ...... 13-19 on FGs in 2014 from Romney Gym, the Cats played in 1972 at Bozeman Trevor Bolton, P 5-10/195/Sr ...... 44.4 yds per 2014 punt High’s Van Winkle Stadium, moving to the Stadium’s Rocky Hogue, LS 6-3/225/So ...... Only one bad 2014 snap current site across Kagy Boulevard into the Reno H. Sales Stadium the next season. MSU’s new football home was seen as befi tting a Bobcat legends Max Worthington, Credits championship-caliber program in the early ‘70s, and was and Sonny Holland check named for a man tied deeply to the University and its foot- out the result of the ‘98 renovations. The 2015 Bobcat Football Guide was written by MSU ball program. Reno H. Sales was a member of the school’s Sports Information Director Bill Lamberty, with copy edit- fi rst graduating class and fi rst football team, and after relocating to Butte upon graduation be- ing by Tom Stuber. Photography by Dean Hendrickson, Tina Haines, Mike Bashor and Mark MacLeod. Aerials by came a world-renowned geologist. His generous gift helped fund construction of the Stadium. Mark MacLeod, Highlander Photographics. Cover design Bobcat Football’s 41 seasons at 11th and Kagy have provided MSU fans a lot of thrills. by Jordan Simkins, MSU Sports Information. Th e team has won 10 Big Sky crowns at its current location, and the program’s leading rusher, passer, receiver and tackler all called that site home. In 1998, the renamed Bobcat Stadium received extensive renovations that modernized an aging facility by adding 32 sky suites, a new press box, team houses in the north end zone, and restroom and concession areas. Th e upgrade created recruiting and competitive boosts that led to Big Sky titles in 2002, 2003 and 2005.

BBobcatobcat SStadiumtadium AAttendancettendance RRecordsecords Kevin Frey Year Record ...... Total Average Rank* 1. 2013 4-2 ....118,222 19,704 5th 2. 2012 6-2 ....141,016 17,627 8th 3. 2011 6-1 ....119,499 17,071 13th 4. 2014 6-2 ....136,446 17,056 4th 5. 2010 6-1 ....100,089 14,298 17th 6. 2007 4-2 ...... 85,472 14,245 13th 7. 2005 6-0 ...... 82,262 13,710 15th 8. 2008 4-2 .....80,433 13,406 16th 9. 2009 4-2 ...... 79,696 13,283 16th 10. 2006 3-3 ..... 89,309 12,758 19th *-NCAA FCS standing in average attendance MMontanaontana StateState University’sUniversity’s BBestest ofof thethe BBestest Rob Ash Peter Fields 2012 AFCA Region 5 Co-Coach of the Year 2011 NACDA Division I FCS West Region AD of the Year 2011 Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year  MSU has won six conference football championships during his 13  With 65 career victories, Rob Ash is years as Director of Athletics, and fi ve Big Sky titles in other sports now the all-time wins leader at all three of  Bobcat student-athletes combined to win the 2011 Big Sky Presi- his head coaching stops - MSU, Drake, and dent’s Cup and the 2012 Big Sky Men’s All-Sports Trophy Juniata  Rob Ash is one of three coaches in  Montana State has won Big Sky titles in football, track, tennis and Bobcat history to win three Big Sky titles, women’s basketball since Fields was hired at MSU and no one else has led the program to  Has served as President of FCS Athletic Directors and College three consecutive crowns Athletics Business Management Association during his career, in  Bobcat Football compiles over 1,000 which he has worked at Toledo, Kent State, and Missouri community service hours each season  Named College Athletics Business Management Manager of the Year in 2004, and serves on numerous NCAA and Big Sky commit-  Rob Ash served as tees Coaches Association President in 2011 Alex Willcox 2012-13 Samson Equipment FCS Strength Coach of Year  Bobcat Strength and Conditioning Coach Alex Willcox was named FCS Strength Coach of the Year by Samson Equipment in 2012-13  Willcox played football at , and entered the strength training profession at that school  He is credited for improving MSU’s strength train- ing program markedly

PPreseasonreseason HHonorsonors CCandidatesandidates JJPP FFlynnlynn JJohnohn WWeidenaareidenaar OOffensiveffensive GGuarduard OOffensiveffensive TTackleackle  Preseason STATS Inc First Team All-  Preseason All-Big Sky, 2015 America  Third Team All-Big Sky, 2014  Preseason All-Big Sky, 2015  Has started each of the 38 games in his  21 consecutive starts for MSU Montana State career

 2014 First Team All-Big Sky DDakotaakota PrukopPrukop QQuarterback,uarterback, MontanaMontana StateState UniversityUniversity

Montana State (This Season) Named to the STATS Inc FCS Player of the Year Watch List, and Preseason FCS All-America by STATS Inc... preseason All-Big Sky... elected captain by his teammates after spring drills. (2014) Named MSU’s starting late in fall camp, and posted one of the remarkable seasons in school history... threw for 2,559 yards, ninth-most in MSU history, and rolled up 3,525 yards of total offense, the third-best single-season total in MSU annals, in spite of missing a pair of late-season games due to injury... posted two of the top four total offense games in school history (509 yards vs. UC Davis, 478 yards vs. Sacramento State)... his 13 rushing touchdowns was the sixth-most in a season at MSU, his 18 touchdown passes was eighth-most in a season, and his 31 TDs accounted for by rushing and passing was second-most... Third Team All-Big Sky... named MSU’s Sonny Holland Offensive MVP by his teammates... Big Sky Player of the Week four times, Sports Network FCS Offensive Player of the Week vs. Sacramento State... Beyond Sports Network FCS Atheltes of the Week top fi ve vs. Eastern Washington and Sac State... CFPA Player of the Week vs. UC Davis... fi ve 100-yard rushing games, including 176 vs. Black Hills State, a record by a Bobcat quarterback. (2013) Played in one game (vs. North Dakota) without statistics. (2012) Redshirted at MSU.

High School A two-year team captain who earned All-District 25-4A honors as a quarterback and safety during his senior season… Team MVP as a senior, and academic all-district choice… fi rst scholarship student- athlete signed from Vandergrift.

Academics and Community Service: An economics major. Personal Born October 17, 1993 in Newport, Calif... one of four children of Tim and Lisa Prukop... his father played football at UC Davis, an uncle (Todd Prukop) played football at Cal State Fullerton, another (Tom Prukop) played baseball at Cal Poly, and his grandfather (Al Prukop) played football at USC.

“I sincerely believe that Dakota Prukop is one of the top players in the nation in FCS football. His numbers from last year speak for themselves, but the fascinating part about looking ahead to the 2015 season is the commitment Dakota has made toward improving on that phenomenal fi rst year. He is completely healed from last year’s knee injury and he is stronger and even faster than he was a year ago. More important, he has spent a lot of time working to improve his quarterbacking skills, attending camps and clinics and organizing voluntary workouts all summer – plus, he has studied the game on his own time throughout the summer, watching video, discussing pass protection, and reviewing the offensive plan. Finally, he has been very intent on continuing to improve his leadership abilities, because he has been voted as one of our 4 captains for 2015 even though he will only be a junior. He is poised for another fantastic season and will be one of the most exciting players in the country to watch this fall.” -MSU Head Coach Rob Ash

C-A-I Pct Yds TD Pass Eff Rush Yds TD 2014 171-263-6 .650 2,559 18 164.77 170 966 13 2013 0-0-0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 171-263-6 .650 2,559 18 164.77 170 966 13 CChampionshiphampionship TTraditionradition It seems like many things changed in football in the recent past, with the league welcoming four new football members in 2012 season.SATURDA At Montana State,Y though, there is a sense of stability. The Bobcats shared threeI straightS leagueFO titlesR from 2010-12, posted a program-best 12 straight winning seasons, and have qualifi ed for the FCS Playoff s four times in the past fi ve seasons. FOOTBALL Rob Ash offi cially arrived as Montana State’s football The national profi le of Bobcat Football took a coach in June of 2007. But in reality, Ash arrived on a dramatic step forward in December of 2013, when blustery November afternoon in 2012, when he was senior defensive end Brad Daly (right) became carried off the fi eld on the shoulders of his players with MSU’s second straight Buck Buchanan Award the school’s career wins record in his hip pocket. Ash winner as the top defensive player in the FCS. posed with Sonny Holland, the man he fi rst joined then Daly joined 2012 winner Caleb Schreibeis, and the replaced on the top of that list, but importantly Ash parallels between the two are uncanny - both are took a step toward being embraced as a great fi gure native Montanas with a brother who proceeded him in the program’s history by insisting that no one will as a Bobcat team captain. Daly’s father also served ever replace the beloved Holland. Ash now stands in that capacity, and his brother Bobby was an All- atop the coaching wins list at three diff erent schools. America linebacker for the Cats. Brad Daly led the nation in sacks in 2013, a year after Schreibeis led the FCS in forced fumbles.

Big Sky titles from 2010-12 and four playoff appearances in the last fi ve years attests to Montana State’s success on the fi eld, but you don’t even have to get inside Bobcat Stadium on a home game weekend to see the loyalty and passion of Bobcat fans. Thou- sands fl ock to the Stadium early Saturday - some on Friday night - to revel in the fantastic home atmosphere of Bobcat games.

Montana State’s football tradition reaches across the centuries, but since Bobcat Title Timeline World War II the Bobcat program has produced excellence on the fi eld Posting a In spite of non-league losses 1-1-1 mark to Oregon, BYU and Hawaii, against the Gridcats rolled over their conference only two league rivals. Although rivals, Rocky Mountain offi cials initially Montana ruled that the league title was State unclaimed because no team claimed its Montana State unveiled the played enough games, the RMC fi rst league currently lists the Bobcats as Montana State fi nished the season with a 4-0 ‘T’ formation for the fi rst crown 1947 champions mark in the Rocky Mountain Conference, and time in the school’s annals, although it fell one game short of qualifying for and behind quarterback a league championship the Bobcats enjoyed Gene Bourdet clinched the their best conference season in the league’s RMC title with a season- confi guration that included Colorado, Utah, BYU ending win at Colorado and Wyoming Mines

1926 1938 1946 1947 SATURDAY saying that things are great. You become This season the offense returns nearly IS FOR confident by preparing for a season the intact. Junior signal caller Dakota Pru- right way. We talk about resilience and kop helms the ship, with two running choosing how to respond, and if those backs that combined for 911 rushing FOOTBALL things become the way you operate then yards a season ago and five receiv- your success is the confidence you need.” ers that caught 1,820 yards worth of In a program as solid and consistent passes. Three full-time starters return on as Montana State, the 2014-15 off- the offensive line, but the fall begins with season stands as a starting experience at each position. transitional period. That looks good, but given context The Bobcats transi- it appears even better. The 2014 Bob- tioned in two assistant cats gained 6,352 yards and scored coaches into new roles 496 points. Both were school records. and brought two new The team’s October offensive ram- coaches into the pro- page netted two of Montana State’s gram, lost nine starters 12 highest-scoring games ever. from a 2014 defense that struggled, and That led to a spring session marked by dealt with the absence exploration of nuances and incremental of several projected improvements rather than overhauls and starters due to injuries. massive implementation, which Ash said The revamped defen- was a strong positive even as the offense sive staff introduced proceeded somewhat under the radar. some new concepts and a new attitude, while “The offense definitely wasn’t stagnant,” the offense entered a Ash said. “I thought they were very good, developmental phase Running back Gunnar Brekke (Dean Hendrickson) especially in the area of ball security. We with a returning starter had very, very few turnovers this spring. at quarterback and Very few. I read about spring games legitimate experience across the board. all over the country with five intercep- OFFENSE tions, six fumbles, all kinds of things, but It would be tempting to say that the Onward and upward. we handled the ball extremely well. We changes boost Montana State’s confi- also got to evaluate a lot of players that dence heading into the 2015 season, That’s the most realistic way to look at the were redshirt freshmen or guys coming and that four FCS Playoff appearance current evolutionary state of Montana State’s up from deep in the depth chart, too.” in the past five seasons - the best offense. One year ago, the Cats faced a such stretch in school history - show fall camp without knowing the identity of A year ago, the lack of returning experi- that things are on the right track. its starting quarterback, with an entirely ence at quarterback was a focal point of new cast of receivers, and with everyone fall camp. This year, Prukop takes that But that, says MSU’s ninth-year head at running back stepping into an elevated mantle. His sophomore season seemed coach Rob Ash, is not how his program role. Tight end Tiai Salanoa and a veteran scintillating in the moment, and certainly operates. “Confidence comes from prepa- offensive line returned, and did not disap- holds up to the light of day. He threw for ration and hard work and the things that point, but so much about the team’s skill 2,559 yards and rushed for 966. He threw you accomplish,” Ash said. “You can’t gain position cast of characters was unknown. 18 touchdown passes and rushed for 13. confidence by making some changes and

1954 team captains Tom Parac and Bill Roney (left) The 1956 Bobcat national champions

Led by a “Iron Tumbleweed” bruising line, Bobcats claim fi rst Big Sky Don Haas anchored by Championship in league’s second all-league season under direction from Don Hass, Twice was nice picks Ron legendary coach Jim Sweeney MSU’s in 1967, as MSU Warzeka and legendary Iron ran to a second Ray Schoessler, Tumbleweed, straight Big Sky MSC rolled up rushed for title on the strength an 8-1 record Montana State wins Rocky Mountain Conference title in its last year in that league, and 1,460 yards to of All-America and a Rocky lead MSU to a tailback Don Hass’ Mountain title after a tie in the fi rst ever NAIA National Championship game, the Aluminum Bowl, earns school’s fi rst national championship Big Sky title second straight 1,000-yard rushing season 1954 1956 1964 1966 1967 Chip Kelly, who mentored the and returning slot starter Mitch Griebel and Bobcats’ play-caller at New part-time starting receivers Tanner Roderick Hampshire, Ash said the of- and Manny Kalfell enter the fall as senior fense is Cramsey’s own. “It’s amazing how this group of young skill “He is creative and inven- position players has come together,” Ash tive,” Ash said of Cramsey, said. “This is a talented and deep group, “but the offense is surprisingly but they are mostly underclassmen. You simple. The idea is to dress up don’t come across that situation very often.” and disguise a limited num- ber of plays so that the looks Both receiver and running back of- are different but the assign- fer several weapons with different skills. ments and responsibilities are Griebel is a team linchpin, tough and generally the same. That gives savvy in the slot, while Roderick and us the appearance of being Kalfell compete for time at the X and Z Mitch Griebel proved to be a steady force (Daryn Hendrickson) very multiple while allowing spots. Junior Will Krolick also emerged our players to play fast.” And he accomplished all this in 11 games. Quarterback always draws much of Ash calls Prukop “a very dynamic the attention when evaluating an of- player” capable of impacting games “in fense’s potential, but Montana State’s a lot of different ways.” The first attribute has plenty of help. To begin with, that attracts attention is the Austin, Tex., Prukop operates behind an offensive product’s speed. “He is one of our fast- line that could begin - given a return est players,” Ash said. Prukop has worked to health for guard Kyle Godecke - fall tirelessly to improve his throwing, and has camp with starting experience at all the instincts and savvy befitting a coach’s five positions. Senior left tackle John son. But beyond that, Ash says his person- Weidenaar has started every game of ality lends itself to the position he plays, his Bobcat career, and guard JP Flynn and it’s no accident he was named a team is generally regarded as one of the captain by his peers during the spring. best in the FCS. Center Joel Horn re- mains a key man at center, while tackle “He has a great competitive-type per- Alex Eekhoff is also a tested veteran. sonality,” Ash says. “He is positive, he’s energetic, he just naturally brings a lot of Identifying the next man up on the Versatile and tough Chad Newell (Dean Hendrickson) leadership to the table. That’s his demean- offensive line is a fall camp priority. or. Elevating him to where he has more “Because of injuries in the spring we had as a reliable pass-catcher in 2014. responsibility allowed that to come out.” several young guys, or guys that haven’t seen much game action, get a lot of reps,” Last year, though, the youngsters carried Prukop’s dynamism animates the Bobcat Ash said. “That will help us in fall camp.” the day. Justin Paige proved an explo- offense. While stretching the field vertically sive deep threat on the outside as a true to take advantage of gaps and matchups is A year ago, facing a fall camp with new freshman, and was a fixture both in team an obvious tool utilized by MSU offensive starters at quarterback, receiver and run- and solo workouts during the off-season. coordinator Tim Cramsey and his staff, ning back, uncertainty abounded. This year, Ash said he made “huge strides from fall it is at its heart a power offense. Much the Cats return four players with starting to spring,” and Paige’s presence on the has been made of Cramsey’s connec- experience at receiver and two more at outside gives MSU a serious deep threat. tion to Philadelphia Eagles head coach running back. Amazingly, only team captain Mercurial Jayshawn Gates complements Griebel inside, while Mitchell Herbert Led by quarterback , In Sonny MSU captures three straight Big Sky Holland’s Championships, the fi rst league team crowning with that distinction achievement, Montana State won the Big Sky and NCAA Division II championships In Sonny Holland’s second season, and playing home games in Bozeman High’s Van Winkle rides a Stadium, the Cats sensational 6-0 storm to a 5-1 start in league league record and play to his only the conference crown as MSU’s championship head coach 1968 1972 1976 1979 proved to be a model of reliability as a fresh- man last season, as well. As if that weren’t Depending on whether you count the tight enough, Brandon Brown transfers to MSU end in MSU’s offense as a skill player or a from Baylor, reuniting with his former prep quasi-lineman probably depends on the most quarterback Prukop, while redshirt Con- recent play call, but in truth both typecasts nor SullivanFOOTBALL posted an outstanding spring. ring true. Tiai Salanoa filled that hybrid role particularly well last year, but the graduated Juniors Chad Newell and Gunnar Brekke First Team All-Big Sky choice was replaced stand at the top of the running back depth capably in the spring by Miami transfer chart. While it’s easy to call Newell the power Beau Sandland. At 6-6, 260, Sandland’s back and Brekke the speed guy, that char- physicality is obvious, and he proved up acterization is lazy. Newell is quick to and to his blocking assignments in the spring. through holes, with speed in bursts. Brekke But his athleticism and speed are eye- has tremendous speed, but is also a physical popping. His ability in the pass game “really runner who is comfortable inside and out. opens some things up for us,” Ash said.

A similar tandem resides behind Newell Behind Sandland, a trio of outstanding Senior off ensive tackle Alex Eekhoff (Kelly Gorham) and Brekke. Redshirt Tavon Dodd is a fast, young players bide their time. Austin Barth, powerful back who may see more action this MSU’s Most Improved Offensive Player last year on special teams than scrimmage plays, spring, should see plenty of action. His 6-5 ready to get back to work in August.” but he is possesses a wide array of skills. frame, athleticism and increasing strength Nick LaSane has overcome injuries during make him a strong prospect. Curtis Amos, his first two years in the Bobcat program, injured much of the spring, is athletic and slots but like Dodd had an outstanding spring. He into the motion, hybrid role sometimes filled is more of a powerful, between-the-tackles by fullbacks, while Wilson Brott redshirted DEFENSE runner, but is also a well-rounded back. last year and is also an intriguing prospect. Change in the wind.

Questions remain entering While Montana State’s offense spent fall camp, many of them to be the spring mostly fine-tuning, the pro- answered among reserves and gram’s defense drew the attention for youngsters battling for entry making more wide-ranging changes. into the rotations at a variety of positions. But at the dawn Long-time linebackers coach Kane Ioane of camp, Ash is pleased with stepped into the co-defensive coordinator where his offense stands. role, joining Jamie Marshall, and implemented ideas that stop short of an overhaul but “There is still a lot to decide which are designed to allow MSU’s defense in August, but we’re in good to play fast and with aggression. Like the position offensively,” Ash said. scheme, much of the personnel was new. “I like what they accomplished Nine starters depart from last year’s squad. in the off-season and in spring ball, and I like the work ethic, Experience is sprinkled across the position the leadership, the effort this groups. Cornerback Bryson Keeton, defensive group has shown. I know they’re tackle Taylor Sheridan and defensive end Center Joel Horn triggers the action (Kelly Gorham)

Montana State’s magical 1984 season ended in Charleston, S.C., with a national Less than 20 championship, and along the way MSU won a share of its fourth Big Sky crown in the months after previous nine years fi nishing an 0-11 2000 season, Montana ascended to the top of the Big Sky in 2002 on the strength of a 10-7 win in ’s Missoula. Fueled only season as by Corey Smith’s Montana State’s touchdown return off head coach the opening kickoff produces a 5-2 in MSU’s win over conference the Grizzlies, the record, good Bobcats won their for a co- second straight Big championship Sky crown in 2003.

All-Americas Jon Montoya (left, ‘02) and Corey Smith (‘03) 1982 1984 2002 and 2003 Zach Hutchins return as starters. Safety The ultimate goal, Ash said, Khari Garcia and defensive tackles Nate is to return to a familiar style. Bignell and Connor Thomas are among the “We want to play fast. We want Bobcat defensive linemen that have seen to rally to the ball. We want to the field on Saturdays. Otherwise, the Cats give the (opposing) quarterback face the fall with a lot of new starters. a lot of things to worry about.”

One of ’s primary talking The fusion of old and new points is that defenses succeed by stop- begins with with a renewed at- ping the run, and while that is certainly true tacking mindset up front, where Montana State made its mark in recent MSU’s defensive line was peer- years by harrassing opposing . less in the Big Sky for five years During its three-year championship run from starting in 2009. NFL linemen 2010-12, the Cats averaged 2.8 sacks per Dane Fletcher and Zach Minter game, including 81 combined in the latter and Buck Buchanan winners two seasons. During the two most recent Caleb Schreibeis and Brad Daly seasons, however, MSU averaged almost tormented opposing quarterbacks Taylor Sheridan anchors the line (Daryn Hendrickson) one full sack per game less than that. and toyed with offensive lines. “We have some things to sort out,” Jacking the sack rate skyward isn’t a With Hutchins and Devin Jeffries known Ash says with a knowing smile. “There is stated goal of MSU’s defensive re-shuffling, commodities on the outside, the team’s personnel evaluation and scheme evalu- but recapturing a style conducive to creat- initial step in that direction seems solid. ation ahead of us. We just have to see ing sacks and turnovers is at the top of Taylor Sheridan is a playmaker at tackle, how all the pieces fit together, and then the agenda. “Job one for the defense (in and Nate Bignell has been highly pro- tailor the scheme to the personnel.” fall camp) is ductive in limited action inside. If MSU probably to lined up with the players that participated Montana State’s secondary may not simplify a little in spring drills, depth would be a con- need a total rebuild, but cornerback Bryson bit,” Ash said. cern but not the ability to do the job. Keeton, the unit’s only returning starter, “We had an has some new faces around him. Sopho- awful lot in dur- Unknown, however, is what to expect more Bryce Alley is slotted as his oppo- ing the wpring. from new transfers. Ends Shiloh LaBoy site number at the field corner, with Trace We’ll need to and Jessie Clark and tackle Joe Nao- Timmer and Jaylen Price competing for rank things tala join the mix in August, and each can playing time. Transfers Desman Carter and decide Nate Bignell (Kelly Gorham) reasonably be expected to contribute. and Bryson McCabe (rover) join freshman how much we Demonte King and reserves Khari Garcia can implement The same can be said of the linebacker and West Wilson (free safety) in one of fall for a single game. corps, where no starting experience returns. camp’s most intriguing position battles. Redshirt freshman Grant Collins is expected “The second thing,” he continued, “is to to anchor the corps from the middle, with “You have years where certain posi- assimilate five or six new players into a Blake Braun and Mac Bignell looking to tions are thin, and this is a season we’re group that’s worked together eight weeks flank him. But, several newcomers also join thin in the secondary,” Ash said. “We in the weight room, five weeks in spring the linebackers in August. Marcus Tap- have some proven, experienced players, ball and another eight weeks in the sum- pan could battle Braun at the Sam, while but not a lot of proven depth. This may mer. Usually new players aren’t expected Zach Stern could make an impact at the be an opportunity for a player new to the to play, but these transfers will need to Will. Again, much work remains in August. program to get on the field right away.” fit in and get into the system quickly.”

In the fi nal game for and Jeff Bolton in the Blue and Gold, Montana State won the Big Sky Championship with a memorable 16-6 win over the Grizzlies in Bobcat Stadium

Jeff Bolton, top Montana State capped its fourth championship of the young century by beating Montana in Washington-Grizzly Stadium (left), and Right, Travis Lulay the encore last fall included inspiring and inspired efforts by seniors such as Elvis Akpla (left) and Casey Dennehy is carried into Bobcat immortality by the crowd 2005 2010 2011 2012 coverage units for the Cats, has been a positive force for MSU in recent years. Never has that been the case more than last year, when the Bobcats led the FCS in net punting.

“I know every in this day and age every program puts a great deal of effort into special Zach Hutchins returns at end for the Bobcat defense teams,” Ash said, “and that’s (Daryn Hendrickson) certainly the case here. We place tremendous value on special teams, we devote signif- icant practice time and coach- Keeton brings obvious strengths to his ing resources to it, and we take post. He was 29th in the FCS in passes it very seriously. Teams win and defended last season (1.2 per game). lose games every week with Carter appears locked in as the start- their play on special teams, and ing rover after an excellent spring. King Kicker Luke Daly (Tina Haines) it’s not just kicking and punting. and Alley return as talented second-year We devote a lot of effort to being as good players, and Jaylen Price - who turned in as we can be in all special teams areas.” a gutty performance in the spring just to pears to leave a gaping hole in the return keep MSU’s defense functioning with 11 While the Core players propelled the Cats game, closer examination shows there is players on the field at all times - and Trace to great heights in punt coverage, the more plenty of punch remaining. Gunnar Brekke Timmer offer versatility and experience. compelling story is the player doing the had an outstanding season, averaging punting. Trevor Bolton found a niche early 27.1 yards per kickoff return, while Mitch While uncertainty shrouds the defense in in his career as a short-yardage punter, as Griebel handled punt returns capably during the pre-dawn of fall camp, there is plenty to it were, pinning opponents deep with the Johnson’s bouts with injury. His north-south dream on. The ability of a realigned brain roll punt. The Bobcat legacy, whose father style nets positive yards on most attempts. trust and an infusion of talent, especially in and brother each kicked at MSU, has slowly the pass rush, gives Ash a positive mindset evolved into a major weapon. Using a half entering the fall. “We’re all looking for- slide-stephe can kick the ball deep with ward to getting back to work and building good height (averaging 44.4 yards a punt) Preseason Honors on the momentum from a good spring.” even while pinning the opponent inside the 20 13 times on the season. Add to his punt- FCS Player of the ing the fact that Bolton has has converted Year Watch List a small handful of first downs by rushing Dakota Prukop, QB (STATS, CFPA) KICK TEAMS from punt formation, and his impact is clear. Experience and production All-America Luke Daly’s right foot leaves MSU’s JP Flynn, OG (1st Team - STATS Inc) Discussion and dissection of the kick- place-kicking in solid shape. Daly con- Dakota Prukop, QB (3rd Team - STATS Inc) ing game usually begins and often ends verting 13 of his 19 field goal attempts, with kickers. But give Rob Ash a plat- including 12-of-13 inside 40 yards, while form and you’ll usually get discussion drilling touchbacks on 42% of his 91 kicks. Official All-Big Sky JP Flynn, OG of the other end of special teams. While Shawn Johnson’s absence ap- Chad Newell, ST One Dakota Prukop, QB of Ash’s Taylor Sheridan, DT great John Weidenaar, OT points of pride in Bobcat Football Bobcat Notebook is the The 100-Yard Club perfor- Three Bobcats rushed for at least 100 mance yards in a game last season, and two of his return in 2015. While Shawn Johnson fi g- Special ured to notch that category several times, Teams Chad Newell rushed for over 100 yards in Core. two different games and Dakota Prukop That passed the 100-yard rushing mark fi ve group of times. The 2014 season marked the players, fi rst time since 1989 that three Bobcats which fill rushed for at least 100 yards in individual roles on games (John Tetrault, Mark Rinehart and multiple Si Ryan each cracked 100 yards each). kick and Offensive Outburst Th b t ll t f th t Consistent Excellence Start Records Big Sky Total Defense Rankings Total Starts Starts Player, Pos. Years th ...... 2006...... 4th ...... 306.8 2014...... 12 486.8 1. 48 DeNarius McGhee, QB 2010-13 th st 2013...... 4 ...... 372.5 2005...... 1 ...... 332.2 1. 48 Brent Swaggert, OT 2000-03 2012...... 1st ...... 316.4 2004...... 4th ...... 382.8 1. 48 Jon Montoya, DE 2000-03 2011 ...... 2nd ...... 329.7 2003...... 1st ...... 298.4 4. 47 Jody Owens, LB 2009-12 2010...... 5th ...... 384.8 2002...... 1st ...... 306.8 4. 47 Kane Ioane, SS 2000-03 6. 46 Darius Jones, CB 2009-12 st st 2009...... 1 ...... 343.9 2001...... 1 ...... 358.0 7. 45 Deonte Flowers, CB 2011-14 th 2008...... 1st ...... 314.1 2000...... 5 ...... 357.1 8. 44 Everett Gilbert, WR 2009-12 2007...... 3rd ...... 366.9 9. 43 Travis Lulay, QB 2002-05 9. 43 Peder Jensen, OT 2004-07 38 John Weidenaar, OT 2012-present

Consecutive Starts Starts Player, Pos. Years 1. 48 Brent Swaggert, OT 2000-03 1. 48 Jon Montoya, DE 2000-03 3. 47 Kane Ioane, SS 2000-03 TrendingWinning Seasons by Up Bobcat Head Coaches (since 1950) 3. 47 Jody Owens, LB 2009-12 Coach Years # Seasons # Winning 5. 43 DeNarius McGhee, QB 2010-13 Seasons 5. 43 Travis Lulay, QB 2002-05 Rob Ash 2007-present ...... 8 ...... 8 38 John Weidenaar, OT 2012-present 2000-06 ...... 7 ...... 5 1992-99 ...... 8 ...... 4 Composite Big Sky Record E. Solomonson 1987-91 ...... 5 ...... 0 since 2002 Dave Arnold 1983-86 ...... 4 ...... 1 Conf. BSC Solo Nat’l FCS Losing Doug Graber 1982 ...... 1 ...... 1 School Rec. Champ Titles Champ Plffs Seas Sonny Lubick 1978-81 ...... 4 ...... 2 UM 73-19 9 3 0 10 1 Sonny Holland 1971-77 ...... 7 ...... 6 MSU 65-27 6 0 0 6 0 EWU 64-28 5 1 1 7 3 Tom Parac 1968-70 ...... 3 ...... 1 NAU 50-42 1 0 0 2 4 Jim Sweeney 1963-67 ...... 5 ...... 4 WSU 43-49 1 0 0 2 5 1958-62 ...... 5 ...... 5 SAC 36-54 0 0 0 0 7 1955 ...... 1...... 0 PSU 36-56 0 0 0 0 8 1952-54, 56-57 ...... 5 ...... 3 ISU 21-71 1 0 0 0 10

Big Sky Conference Year-by-Year League Records Since 2002 Year ...... UM MSU EWU NAU WSU SAC PSU ISU UNC CP UCD SUU UND 2014...... 6-2 6-2 7-1+ 5-3 2-6 4-4 2-6 6-2 2-6 5-3 1-7 3-5 3-5 2013...... 6-2 5-3 8-0+ 7-1 1-7 3-3 3-5 1-7 0-8 5-3 5-3 5-3 2-6 2012...... 3-5 7-1+ 7-1+ 6-2 2-6 4-4 2-6 0-8 4-4 7-1 3-5 4-4 3-5 2011 ...... 7-1+ 7-1+ 5-3 3-5 5-3 3-5 5-3 1-7 0-8 2010...... 5-3 8-0+ 7-1+ 4-4 5-3 5-3 1-7 0-8 2-6 2009...... 8-0+ 5-3 6-2 4-4 6-2 4-4 1-7 1-7 1-7 2008...... 7-1+ 5-3 5-3 4-4 7-1+ 3-5 3-5 1-7 1-7 2007...... 8-0+ 4-4 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5 3-5 2-6 1-7 2006...... 8-0+ 6-2 3-5 5-3 3-5 4-4 6-2 1-7 0-8 2005...... 5-2+ 5-2+ 5-2+ 1-6 4-3 1-6 4-3 3-4 2004...... 6-1+ 4-3 6-1+ 3-4 1-6 2-5 4-3 2-5 2003...... 5-2+ 5-2+ 3-4 5-2+ 4-3 1-6 1-6 4-3 2002...... 5-2+ 5-2+ 3-4 3-4 1-6 3-4 3-4 5-2 TOTAL ...... 79-21 71-29 71-29 55-45 45-55 40-58 38-62 27-73 +-Big Sky Title BBobcatobcat PositionPosition DownloadDownload

Quarterbacks Rob’s Report know who one is, we know who two is, From Head Coach Rob Ash and now we can work on getting stronger “We were able to get a little deeper into at what we’re good at but moreso work on Returning Starter things we need to improve at. It’s what you Dakota Prukop (6-2, 200, Jr) Coach Cramsey’s offensive system (dur- ing the spring) in the pass game because saw in the spring, where we kept Dakota Returning Letterman of the experience of Dakota Prukop and in the pocket and made him go through Jake Bleskin (6-1, 200, Sr) Jake Bleskin. We were all over the map reads, one-two-three, and we got Jake Redshirt with the pass game, although we didn’t outside and had him run around in the none do much with the quarterback run game quarterback run game. And obviously we have to get Jordan Hoy ready to play. We Returning Squad Member because we didn’t want to make the quar- have our system in, now it’s just a matter none terbacks live (to be tackled), so that piece needs some refi ning in the fall. Our quar- of how many ways we can run a play.” Incoming Freshman terbacks have shown the ability to handle Ben Folsom (6-2, 198, Fr), Jordan Hoy a wide range of elements in the offense.” (6-1, 187, Fr), Brady McChesney (5-11, 170, Fr) Quarterback Notes Quarterbacks Coach After beginning every season from 2006- Tim Cramsey (3rd year at MSU) 10 with a starting quarterback different from the previous season, four of the Overview ensuing fi ve campaigns have begun with For the fourth time in fi ve years, MSU a returning starter... three of Montana benefi ts from a dynamic returning starter State’s fi ve quarterbacks enter 2015 at quarterback. Dakota Prukop’s elec- graduated from Treasure State high tric 2014 performance - his 3,525 total schools (Jake Bleskin, Ben Folsom and yards was third-best in school history, Brady McChesney), the Bobcats haven’t for starters - allows offensive coordinator featured a full-time starter since the days Tim Cramsey to build on MSU’s offensive of Rob Compson (1996-98)... offensive explosion from a season ago. It also al- coordinator Tim Cramsey is the fi rst man lows for a major expansion of the play- to hold that position at MSU for three sea- book. Prukop’s dual-threat status (2,559 sons since Don Bailey (2001-06) passing, 966 rushing) creates one-on-one opportunities for other offensive skill play- Fall Camp Considerations: ers that they have proven the ability to Offensive Coordinator Tim Cramsey win. Behind Prukop resides perhaps the “This is a different fall camp than last year, most accomplished no. two quarterback in where it was a competition and we had to the FCS, Jake Bleskin, and a dual for the put Dakota in situations that were positive third spot on the depth chart between true and Jake into situations that were positive freshmen Jordan Hoy, Ben Folsom and and let them battle it out. This year we Brady McChesney. O O O O O O O O O O O

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while Doug Hanson should also be ready the 2002 season that someone other than Offensive Line for an advanced role. The most intriguing Jason McEndoo coached Bobcat offen- point of interest on the Bobcat offensive sive linemen. Returning Starter line entering fall camp remains the health OT Alex Eekhoff (6-7, 280, Sr), OG JP of Godecke and who will start at that Flynn (6-5, 320, Jr), OF Kyle Godecke guard slot. Fall Camp Considerations: (from 2013 - 6-5, 325, Sr), Joel Horn Offensive Line Coach Jason Eck (6-4, 325, Sr), John Weidenaar (6-8, Rob’s Report “The big things are to get the guys who 290, Sr) From Head Coach Rob Ash missed spring ball back into the swing Other Returning Lettermen “Our offensive line play in the spring of things, get the timing of Eekhoff and OT Dylan Mahoney (6-6, 275, So), Caleb was kind of a mixed bag. We missed two Godecke back together with the guys Gillis (6-6, 275, So) starters (tackle Alex Eekhoff, guard Kyle they’re playing next to. We need to solidify Redshirts Godecke), so that hurt in terms of num- exactly where we’re going to plug all the Wade Webster (6-5, 290, Fr) bers and depth and quality of play. When pieces in, see what fl exiibility we have in (Caleb) Gillis got hurt late in the spring terms of position, identify the fi rst guys Squad Member (Dillon) Fraley and (Dylan) Mahoney to come off the bench on the line. Three Doug Hanson (6-4, 280, Jr) ended up playing most of the snaps in things really stand out to me about this Starters Lost the Triangle Classic and Sonny Holland line. First is the experience, which is really OG Quinn Catalano (26 starts) games, so they ended up getting pretty tough to substitute for. These guys are Other Lettermen Lost worn down. Gillis got a lot of reps, and really experienced, they’ve played a lot, none as a coaching staff we got a lot of looks they aren’t gonig to see a lot of things this Incoming Freshman at young guys like (Wade) Webster. The year that they Mitch Brott (6-6, 270, Fr), Bryan Wilkes left side of the line, though, looked really haven’t seen (6-3, 252, Fr), Jake McFetridge (6-5, good. John Weidenaar and JP Flynn and before. That 295, Fr), Kash Perry (6-6, 310, Fr) Joel Horn had excellent springs.” helps you. We have an Offensive Line Coach Offensive Line Notes athletic group, Jason Eck (1st year at MSU) JP Flynn earned First Team All-Big Sky they move honors last fall, and begins his junior sea- very well in Overview son as the youngest returning all-league space. And The caveat of existing injury issues not- honoree... the Bobcats failed to land an the third thing withstanding, the Bobcats enter their third offensive lineman on an All-America list in is that it’s a straight season with returning starting 2013 for the fi rst time in six seasons, but very close- experience at all fi ve positions. A return in 2014 guard JP Flynn each returned the knit group. to good health of starters Kyle Godecke Bobcats to the national offensive line spot- They are at guard and tackle Alex Eekhoff remains light by nabbing third team honors... when really tight as crucial, but potential replacements Dylan Jason Eck took over the offensive line in a unit.” Mahoney (tackle) and Caleb Gillis (guard) spring drills it marked the fi rst time since received extensive work during the spring,

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Overview guys bring to our offense really allows us Versatility is the theme in the Bobcats to do some different things.” running back corps. Gunnar Brekke and Chad Newell form a duo that covers near- Running Back Notes ly every contingency - breakaway speed, Shawn Johnson averaged more than 10 short-yardage situations, pass-catching yards per touch, combining his rushes, and pass-blocking, and are each great catches and returns, over the last two fi ts in the position in terms of intelligence. seasons ... Newell and Brekke combined Behind the veterans reside a talented to score 14 touchdowns last season... young tandem, Nick LaSane and Tavon both Newell and Brekke have been kick Dodd, which refelects their more experi- teams standouts the past two seasons. enced counterparts. Newell and LaSane offer a power back profi l, physical runners Fall Camp Considerations: Running Backs whoe are adept between the tackles. Running Backs Coach Michael Pitre Dodd and Brekke are equally comfortable “The group coming together and creating Returning Starter inside and out, but possess the break- an identity is our top priority. There’s a lot none away speed to converts any touch into of depth so there’s a lot of competition, Other Returning Lettermen a scoring opportunity. Like LaSane and and I think that’s only going to make Gunnar Brekke (5-11, 200, Jr), Chad Dodd (before he was injured), redshirt us better as the season continues to Newell (6-1, 225, Jr), Nick LaSane (5-11, freshman Noah James made the most of progress. But I think guys need to also 220, So) his spring opportunity by showing some step up and separate themselves from Returning Squad Members skill, as well.Logan Jones arrives in the the group so we can say, ‘Hey, that’s our none fall to give MSU more depth and talent at go-to guy.’ That way we know we have the position. someone we can count on. For Nick and Redshirts Tavon, it’s proving they can play college Tavon Dodd (5-8, 180, Fr), Noah James Rob’s Report football, because they haven’t played (6-1, 205, Fr) From Head Coach Rob Ash when the lights are on and things are Incoming Transfer “We kept our experienced guys, Chad fl ying around. This is a selfl ess group, none Newell and Gunnar Brekke, in red jerseys they care about each other more than any Incoming Freshman this spring because there was no need to other group that I’ve ever been around. Logan Jones risk injury with those two. That left a lot of They want to help each other, they want to see each other succeed off the fi eld as Starter Lost reps for Nick LaSane, who I thought had well as one the fi eld, and I think that’s a Shawn Johnson (7 starts) a great spring, and Tavon Dodd, who also did. We told them both that they’re in the testament to what this football team is.” Other Lettermen Lost hunt for playing time. That doesn’t mean none they are ahead of Newell or Brekke, but Running Backs Coach they aren’t second tier, either. The versa- Michael Pitre (2nd year at MSU) tility and wide range of skills these four

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productive receivers return this year and Receiver Notes Receivers three of them are sophomores. The fresh- One season after returning only 613 man trio of Mitchell Herbert, Jayshawn receiving yards by wide receivers, this Returning Starter Gates and Justin Paige combined for year’s receivers carry over 119 catches Mitch Griebel (5-11, 190, Sr), Mitchell 1,100 yards, but the group’s unquestioned and 1,937 yards from last year, with each Herbert (6-4, 205, So), , Manny Kalfell leader is Mitch Griebel. The savvy slot of the top fi ve wide receivers returning... (6-2, 200, Sr), Justin Paige (5-11, 175, receiver caught a team-high 45 passes Mitch Griebel and Manny Kalfell are MSU’s So), Tanner Roderick (6-2, 205, Sr) last season, including at least two in only senior receivers... Paige, Gates and Other Returning Lettermen every game, many of them with defenders Herbert each posted all-time top 10 MSU Jayshawn Gates (5-8, 155, So), Will draped on him or just before hard contact. frosh receiving marks. Krolick (6-1, 190, Jr) The fi ve veteran receivers (joined by Tan- Squad Member ner Roderick) bring an impressive array none of skills to the Bobcat offense, including Fall Camp Considerations: over-the-top speed and the athleticism to Receivers Coach Cody Kempt Redshirts make highlight-reel catches. John D’Agostino (6-1, 185, Fr), Hunter “I want to make sure that everyone has Mahlum (6-1, 205, Fr), Casey Schw- an equal opportunity to earn a starting spot in the fall, and to see if the incoming ertfeger (6-2, 190, Fr), Connor Sullivan Rob’s Report (6-4, 230, Fr) freshmen have the ability to contribute From Head Coach Rob Ash right away to help Incoming Transfer “This is a good, deep us win a national Brandon Brown (6-0, 190, Jr) group of receivers, and championship. This Incoming Freshman I thought they all played group works extremely Keon Stephens, Cameron Sutton very well in the spring. hard, they play with a Starters Lost The guys that got playing chip on their shoulder, none time for the fi rst time last they’re very intelligent, fall really looked good. I they’re a very tight-knit Other Lettermen Lost thought Justin Paige made Brian Flotkoetter (3 starts) group. They hang out huge strides from the fall together, they work out Receivers Coach to the spring, he looks very together. It’s a platoon, Cody Kempt (2nd year) comfortable at receiver. it’s a band of brothers Herbert and Gates and that sticks together. Overview Griebel were all very good It’s a small byproduct Montana State’s situation at receiver this spring, Manny Kalfell of the entire team. I entering the 2015 season couldn’t be is healthy and he looked believe this team is a much different than it was a year ago, good, Will Krolick is hang- number of platoons, when three freshmen and reserve Mitch ing in there, and Connor the positions are Griebel brought little or no experience to Sullivan had a very, very different platoons, and the group. The 2014 squad featured one productive spring.” we all come together of the most explosive aerial attacks in the as one on Saturday.” nation, but each of last season’s fi ve most O O O O O O O O O O O

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Tight Ends Player last spring. He is also a big, strong athlete with a variety of skills. With a return Returning Starter to health, Curtis Amos could occupy the none role of the hybrid move-tight end, blocking and beginning pass routes from an array of Other Returning Lettermen angles.Wilson Brott, like Barth, is a former Austin Barth (6-6, 250, Jr) high school quarterback who transitions to Redshirt the tight end position with great promise. Curtis Amos (6-0, 220, Fr), Wilson Brott (6-5, 240, Fr), Beau Sandland (6-6, 260, Sr Rob’s Report - transfer from Miami) From Head Coach Rob Ash Incoming Freshman “Beau Sandland looked great this spring, he Woody Brandom (6-4, 224, Fr) appears to be the kind of player we thought Starters Lost he’d be, but Austin Barth was our Most Im- Tiai Salanoa proved Player of the spring and he jumped in there and played in a way that said, ‘Hey, Other Lettermen Lost don’t just concede this to Beau.’ We think Lee Perkins Wilson Brott is a really good prospect, even Tight Ends Coach though he’s never played the position before Daniel DaPrato (3rd year at MSU) in his life. It was disappointing that Curtis Amos, who we see as the next hybrid mov- perfect fundamentally. We only have Overview ing piece tight end, was injured most of the one guy coming back that has played, The experience level at tight end for the spring, but I think this group gives us the and that’s Austin Barth, and he hasn’t Bobcats may not be at a premium this opoprtunity to stretch the fi eld. played a ton. But I feel we have a year, but the talent level is. MSU benefi ts mature group with a bright future from athleticism and physicality at the tight Tight End Notes ahead of them.” end position at the dawn of fall camp, if not Two Bobcat tight ends, Austin Barth and Wil- starting experience. Beau Sandland was son Brott, were high school quarterbacks... one of the most noteworthy players in MSU’s Beau Sandland, the projected starter, trans- spring session, pairing down-the-fi eld speed ferred to MSU from Miami. with tremendous ball skills and burgeoning physicality. His presence offers the Bobcat Fall Camp Considerations: offense matchup possibilities at every skill Tight Ends Coach Daniel DaPrato position on the line of scrimmage. Austin “The number one thing on our list is to Barth joins Sandland, having won MSU’s continue to develop our fundamentals. I Offensive Scout of the Year awards two don’t think you can ever be perfect, but years ago and the Most Improved Offensive we’re going to work as hard as we can to be

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Overview Defensive Line Taylor Sheridan anchors the line from a tackle spot, and Zach Hutchins returns at Returning Starter end. A handful of returners, such as tack- DE Zach Hutchins (6-3, 215, Jr), DT Tay- le Nate Bignell and ends Tyrone Fa’anono lor Sheridan (6-4, 285, Sr) and Devin Jeffries, bring experience, as Other Returning Lettermen well. Considerable production is expected DT Nate Bignell (6-2, 290, Sr), DE from transfers Shiloh LaBoy and Jessie Tyrone Fa’anono (6-2, 250, So), DT Clark at end, and Joe Naotala at tackle. Monte Folsom (6-2, 300, Sr), DE Zach Hutchins (6-3, 215, Jr), DE Devin Jef- Rob’s Report fries (6-1, 250, So), DT Connor Thomas From Head Coach Rob Ash (6-3, 285, Jr) “I really like the effort and work ethic of Squad Member this group. Coach Beck is a master of get- DT Matt Brownlow (5-9, 305, So), Rob- ting production out of all his players, so ert Wilcox (6-1, 260, Jr) I’m confi dent we’ll be good in the defen- Fall Camp Considerations: Redshirts sive line. We need to stay healthy, we’re a Defensive Line Coach Bo Beck DE Daniel Fowlie (6-3, 220, Fr), DE Zach little thin with the losses in the spring, but “We need to assess the JC kids as fast as Wright (6-2, 250, Fr), DT Tucker Yates it’s the old phrase ‘next man up.’ It’s Odin we can. The philosophy here has always (6-0, 310, Fr) Coe’s turn to show us what he can do. He been that we bring in a JC kid to play has all the tools, he has experience, he Incoming Transfer (right away), so we have to match them knows what’s going on, and it’s his time DE Shiloh LaBoy (6-4, 250, So), DE with what we have in the program. We now. He’s got to be the next great player Jessie Clark (6-3, 245, Jr), DT Garrett need to match the new kids with (roles) at that (Bandit) position. Zach Hutchins Gregg (6-2, 250, Fr), DT Joe Naotola and build more than just a two-deep for also has to show up and be productive. (6-2, 275, Jr) the way we’re going to play this year. This He had a good spring, he has the poten- group is really tight, really united. They Incoming Freshman tial to become a good player. At the inside really root for each other. There’s not Keegan Bray (6-2, 218, Fr), Marcus Fer- positions, Taylor Sheridan could be one of bad karma in the room. The young guys riter (6-4, 220, Fr), Riley Griffi ths (6-3, the best defensive linemen in the confer- had a chance to play in the spring, and I 260, Fr), Chris Robinson (6-3, 252, Fr), ence. He’s improved physically every year think they see there’s an opportunity now. Byron Rollins (6-3, 230, Fr) and I think he can be productive, disrup- Filling the void of Odin is big, and with the Starters Lost tive. Taylor Dees also is versatile and new defensive stuff we put in guys can DE Odin Coe, DT Taylor Dees very important. Nate Bignell and Connor see they have roles. Sometimes what Other Lettermen Lost Thomas are coming along, and Luke Hal- happens in the room is that guys get left none liburton is an improving young player.” behind, so as you’re waatching fi lm some guys aren’t as interested because they’re Defensive Line Coach not participating. But everybody really Bo Beck (9th year at MSU) participated in the spring.”

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Defensive Backs as the starter at the other corner, played safeties that can play on Saturdays, and sparingly in 2014 as a true freshman, they all need to play valuable minutes. Returning Starter and the same holds for Trace Timmer. I like the fact that they all have different CB Bryson Keeton (6-2, 190, Sr) Those two are likely to compete for time qualities, and they each bring something at corner. Safety Khari Garcia played a different to the table in a good way. Some Other Returning Lettermen larger role and returns in the mix to start. guys are big strikers, some guys are CB Bryce Alley (5-11, 175, So), S Khari The story at safety, however, is newcom- cover guys.” Garcia (5-10, 195, So), CB Trace Tim- ers Desman Carter and Bryson McCabe, mer (6-0, 185, Sr), West Wilson (5-11, Cornerbacks Coach Michael Rider who each impressed in the spring. The 200, So) “We have a lot of experience and Cats may be on the lookout for other help production to replace at corner, but I look Squad Member as summer unfolds. forward to Bryson Keeton continuing to none grow. Bryce Alley, Trace Timmer and Redshirts Rob’s Report Jaylen Price have all shown good things. CB Braelen Evans (5-11, 190, Fr), S From Head Coach Rob Ash We’ll need to evaluate players that are Demonte King (6-0, 190, Fr) “We’re very thin in the secondary, at both new to the program in August to see who safety and corner. Bryson Keeton gives Incoming Transfers is able to help right away.” S Desman Carter (6-2, 205, Sr), S us experience at one corner, but we’ll Bryson McCabe (6-0, 200, So) have a new starter at every other posi- tion. We’ll get Khari Garcia back off injury Incoming Freshman in the fall, so he gives us a little more of CB Tre’Von Strong (6-1, 190, Fr), Sidney a veteran presence at safety, and Des Holmes (5-11, 190, Fr) Carter really had a good spring. Bryson Starters Lost McCabe will help, too, but we’ll need to CB Deonte Flowers, FS Eryon Barnett, play true freshmen while keeping our SS Rob Marshall eyes open for transfers over the summer, Other Lettermen Lost as well.” S Cody Cleveland, S James Nelson Secondary Coaches Secondary Notes Safeties - Jamie Marshall (9th year at Bryson Keeton’s 1.2 passes defended per MSU); Corners - Michael Rider (3rd year game in 2014 was 29th in the FCS, third at MSU) in the Big Sky... Keeton and Khari Garcia are the only Bobcats with starting experi- ence in the secondary... a knee injury has Overview Braelen Evans sidelined likely throughout While cornerback Bryson Keeton returns the season. as a full-time and highly-productive start- er, the rest of the secondary enters 2015 Fall Camp Considerations: thin on experience. Bryce Alley, projected Safeties Coach Jamie Marshall “We need to develop more than two O O O O O O O O O O O

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each taking turns on major kick, game- young guys like Tavon Dodd and Justin Specialists changing kickoff returns. Chad Newell, Paige. We’ll evaluate during fall camp, but for the second straight year, was among we like the talent available.” Returning Starter the nation’s top kick cover men. He was P Trevor Bolton (5-10, 195, Sr), K Luke First Team All-Big Sky Special Teams Kicking Game Notes Daly (6-2, 185, So) performer in 2014. Trevor Bolton helped the Bobcats lead Lettermen the FCS in net punting last season, aver- P/QB Jake Bleskin (6-1, 200, Sr), LS Rob’s Report aging 44.6 yards per punt while remain- Rocky Hogue (6-3, 225, So) From Head Coach Rob Ash ing among the most effective short-fi eld Squad Member “We emphasize special teams and spend punters in the nation... Gunnar Brekke led none a considerable amount of practice time the Big Sky and fi nished 12th in the FCS one it, so that emphasizes to our players in kick return average. Incoming Freshmen that we know that special teams plays none can change games. We’ve taken ad- Incoming Transfer vantage of that in this program over the none year. We are in very solid shape in the Redshirts kicking game this year, with Luke Daly none motivated to improve on a solid fresh- Starters Lost man season. Trevor Bolton emerged as a none major weapon, and we feel fortunate that Jake Bleskin is also available as a very Other Lettermen Lost talented punter. Shawn Johnson was none such an electrifying return man, but we Special Teams Coordinator think we’ll be fi ne in that area with Gun- Daniel DaPrato (2nd season at MSU) nar Brekke and Mitch Griebel and maybe Overview Like several other areas on the Bobcat squad, the 2015 outlook on special teams is the diametric opposite to last year’s. MSU entered 2014 without signifi cant up-the-middle experience, but Luke Daly won the kicking battle late in camp, Trevor Bolton held down punting chores from the season’s early moments, and Rocky Hogue emerged after missing his fi rst season with an injury to lock up long snapping chores. Austin Barth is also a capable deep snapper. MSU was explosive in the returne game, as well, with Shawn Johnson and Gunnar Brekke

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Kickers/Punters KO/PLACEKENTS 45 Luke Daly (like rally) 6-2 185 So& PUNTS 30 Trevor Bolton** 5-10 189 Sr& 2 Jake Bleskin** 6-1 195 Sr& Specialists - Returners KICK RETURNS 13 Mitch Griebel, 27 Gunnar Brekke, 9 Tavon Dodd PUNT RETURNS 13 Mitch Griebel, 88 John D’Agostino Specialists - Other LONG SNAPS 56 Rocky Hogue (like hoag) 6-3 205 So& HOLDER 13 Mitch Griebel* (GRY-bull) 5-11 193 Sr&+ 22015015 BBobcatobcat OOpponentpponent CCapsulesapsules 1 Fort Lewis 3 Cal Poly 5 Sacramento State Location ...... Durango, CO Location ...... San Luis Obispo, CA Location ...... Sacramento, CA Enrollment ...... 3,814 Enrollment ...... 19,800 Enrollment ...... 29,088 Nickname ...... Skyhawks Nickname ...... Mustangs Nickname ...... Hornets Colors ...... Dark blue, light blue, gold Colors ...... Green, gold Colors ...... Green, gold Stadium ...... Ray Dennison Memorial Field Stadium Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) Stadium ...... Hornet Stadium Afi lliation ...... NCAA DII Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Conference ...... Rocky Mountain Conference ...... Big Sky Conference ...... Big Sky Athletics Director ...... Dr. Gary Hunter Athletics Director .Dr. Jeffrey D. Armstrong Athletics Director ...... Bill Macriss Head Coach ...... John L. Smith Head Coach ...... Tim Walsh Head Coach ...... Jody Sears Alma Mater ...... Weber State/’71 Alma Mater ...... UC Riverside/’77 Alma Mater ...... Washington State/’91 Career/at School 139-102/21 yrs, 7-15/3rd Career/at School .156-112, 25th/39-30, 7th Career/at School ...... 11-24/4th/7-5/2nd Record vs. MSU ...... 4-2 (2-1/2-1) Record vs. MSU ...... 7-5 (6-0/1-5) Record vs. MSU ...... 0-3 (0-2/0-1) Series Record ...... 3-0 Series Record ...... 4-10 Series Record ...... 16-6 at Bozeman ...... 2-0 at Bozeman ...... 2-4 at Bozeman ...... 8-1 at Durango ...... 1-0 at Opponent...... 2-6 at Sacramento ...... 8-5 Rob Ash vs. FLC ...... 1-0 MSU vs. Tim Walsh ...... 5-7 (5-1/0-6) Rob Ash vs. Sac St ...... 7-0 (3-0/4-0) Rob Ash vs. John L. Smith ...... 0-0 Rob Ash vs. CP ...... 0-1 Rob Ash vs. Jody Sears ...... 2-0 (0-0/2-0) SID Sarah Meier ([email protected]) Rob Ash vs. Tim Walsh ...... 0-1 SID:...Brian Berger ([email protected]) Phone: ...... o: 970/247-7381 SID:..Eric Burdkci ([email protected]) Phone: o: 916/278-4313, c: 916/397-4325 Phone: ...... O: 805/756-6550 2 at Eastern Washington 4 at Northern Arizona 6 at Portland State Location ...... Cheney, WA Location ...... Flagstaff, AZ Location ...... Portland, OR Enrollment ...... 13,453 Enrollment ...... 27,830 Enrollment ...... 29,524 Nickname ...... Eagles Nickname ...... Lumberjacks Nickname ...... Vikings Colors ...... Red, white Colors ...... Blue, gold Colors ...... Green, white, silver Stadium ...... Roos Field (8,600) Stadium ...... Walkup Skydome (10,000) Stadium ...... Providence Park (18,627) Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Conference ...... Big Sky Conference ...... Big Sky Conference ...... Big Sky Athletics Director ...... Bill Chaves VP for Athletics ...... Dr. Lisa Campos Athletics Director ...... Mark Rountree Head Coach ...... Beau Baldwin Head Coach ...... Jerome Souers Interim Head Coach ...... Bruce Barnum Alma Mater ...... Central Wash./’83 Alma Mater ...... Oregon/’83 Alma Mater ...... Eastern Wash./’87 Career/at School ..... 67-25, 7th/77-28, 8th Career/at School ...... 100-83, 18th/same Career/at School ...... 0-0, 1st, same Record vs. MSU ...... 5-2 (2-1/3-1) Record vs. MSU ...... 8-8 (5-3/3-5) Record vs. MSU ...... 0-0 (0-0/0-0) Series Record ...... 10-28 Series Record ...... 22-25 Series Record ...... 19-9 at Bozeman ...... 6-15 at Bozeman ...... 15-9 at Bozeman ...... 13-1 at Cheney ...... 2-10 at Flagstaff ...... 2-10 at Portland ...... 6-7 at Spokane ...... 2-2 Rob Ash vs. NAU ...... 3-3 (2-2/1-1) at Billings ...... 0-1 at Great Falls ...... 0-1 Rob Ash vs. Jerome Souers .3-3 (2-2/1-1) Rob Ash vs. PSU ...... 7-0 (4-0/3-0) Rob Ash vs. EWU ...... 2-6 (1-4/1-2) SID:...... Denise Thompson Rob Ash vs. Bruce Barnum ..0-0 (0-0/0-0) Rob Ash vs. Beau Baldwin ....2-5 (1-3/1-2) ...... ([email protected]) SID:...... Mike Lund ([email protected]) SID:...... Dave Cook ([email protected]) Phone: .928/523-6792, cell 406/370-9435 Phone: ...... 503/725-5602, 503/866-0236 Phone: 406/243-5402, cell 406/370-9435 7 East Tennessee State 9 Southern Utah 11 Montana Location ...... Johnson City, TN Location ...... Cedar City, UT Location ...... Missoula, MT Enrollment ...... 12,175 Enrollment ...... 8,066 Enrollment ...... 13,952 Nickname ...... Buccaneers Nickname ...... Thunderbirds Nickname ...... Grizzlies Colors ...... Navy blue, gold Colors ...... Scarlet, white Spirit Colors ...... Maroon, silver Stadium ...... Kermit Tipton Stadium Stadium ...... Eccles Coliseum (8,500) Stadium ...... Washington-Grizzly Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... DI FCS Conference ...... Independent Conference ...... Big Sky Conference ...... Big Sky Athletics Director ...... Dr. Richard Sander Athletics Director ...... Ken Beazer Athletics Director ...... Kent Haslam Head Coach ...... Carl Torbush Head Coach ...... Ed Lamb Head Coach ...... Bob Stitt Alma Mater ...... Carson-Newman/’74 Alma Mater ...... Alma Mater ...... Doane/’86 Career/at School ...... 20-26, 5th/0-0, 1st Career/at School ...... 37-43/8th, same Career/at School ...... 108-62/16th, 0-0/1st Record vs. MSU ...... 0-1 (0-0/0-0) Record vs. MSU ...... 1-1 (0-1/1-0) Record vs. MSU ...... 0-0 (0-0/0-0) Series Record ...... 0-0 Series Record ...... 3-1 Series Record ...... 37-72-5 at Bozeman ...... 0-0 at Bozeman ...... 2-1 at Bozeman ...... 18-24-3 at Ogden ...... 0-0 at Cedar City ...... 1-0 at Opponent...... 16-30-1 Rob Ash vs. ETSU ...... 0-0 (0-0/0-0) Rob Ash vs. SUU ...... 2-1 (1-1/1-0) at Butte ...... 3-18-1 Rob Ash vs. Carl Torbush ....0-0 (0-0/0-0) Rob Ash vs. Ed Lamb...... 1-1 (0-1/1-0) Rob Ash vs. UM ...... 2-6 (0-4/2-2) SID:...... Michael White SID:..Nick Bartlett ([email protected]) Rob Ash vs. Bob Stitt ...... 0-0 (0-0/0-0) Phone: ...... 423/439-4220 Phone: ...... o: 435/865-8338 SID:...... TBA Phone: ...... 406/243-5402 8 at North Dakota 10 at Idaho State Location ...... Grand Forks, ND Location ...... Pocatello, ID Enrollment ...... 15,143 Enrollment ...... 14,489 Nickname ...... UND Nickname ...... Bengals Colors ...... Kelly green, white Colors ...... Black, orange Stadium ...... Alerus Center (12,283) Stadium ...... Holt Arena (12,000) Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Afi lliation ...... NCAA DI FCS Conference ...... Big Sky Conference ...... Big Sky Athletics Director ...... Brian Faison Athletics Director ...... Jeff Tingey Head Coach ...... Bubba Schweigert Head Coach ...... Mike Kramer Alma Mater ...... Jamestown/’85 Alma Mater ...... Idaho/’72 Career/at School ...... 26-27/6th, 5-7/2nd Career/at School .. 91-108/18th, 14-33/5th Record vs. MSU ...... 0-1 (0-0/0-1) Record vs. MSU ...... 5-3 (3-0/2-3) Series Record ...... 18-13-1 Series Record ...... 46-30-3 at Bozeman ...... 10-5 at Bozeman ...... 28-9-1 at Opponent...... 8-7-1 at Pocatello ...... 18-21-2 at Neutral ...... 0-1 Rob Ash vs. ISU ...... 6-0 (4-0/2-0) Rob Ash vs. UND ...... 3-0 (2-0/1-0) Rob Ash vs. Mike Kramer .... 2-0 (2-0/0-0) Rob Ash vs. Bubba Schweigert . 1-0 (1-0/0-0) MSU vs. Mike Kramer ...... 3-5 (3-2/0-3) SID:Ryan Powell ([email protected]) SID:.....Steve Schaack ([email protected]) Phone: ..701/777-2986, cell 701/213-5921 Phone: ...... 208/282-2621, 208/406-3570 tthehe CCOACHESOACHES HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH RRobob AAshsh

Firmly established as one of the top achievements, and his program’s suc- decades and spans the continent, from coaches in the NCAA Division I Football cess on the fi eld and in the classroom the hills of Pennsylvania through the Championship Subdivision, Rob Ash just and community stand as point of achieve- plains of his native Iowa to the majestic completed his eighth season as Montana ment rather than empty entries plucked mountains of Montana, prepared Ash State’s head coach by doing what he from a mission statement. The last eight well for last year’s crucial moments. The always has. seasons have produced the program’s all-time wins leader at both Drake and Winning football games and moving fi rst two Buck Buchanan Award winners, Juniata, the meticulous planning and his program forward. seven of the school’s 15 Big Sky MVP or preparation of Ash and his staff led the The man who has risen to the top Newcomer of the Year Award recipients, Bobcats to Montana’s Washington-Griz- of the career wins list at all three college a two-time Academic All-America, and 17 zly Stadium in November of 2010, with football programs which he has led (his All-Americas. The team annually contrib- an opportunity to claim a championship school-record total at MSU is 65) also utes over 800 hours of service in Boze- in a venue the program had won in only owns a better winning percentage (.670) man area schools and around the Gallatin once previously. The Bobcats rose to the than all but one Bobcat head Valley. occasion, ending the reign of the 12-time coach, and has coached in Simultaneously, MSU Football defending Big Sky Champions with a more games (97) than any has joined the FCS’s standard hard-fought 21-16 win. coach in school history. Ash bearers in academic success Ash’s late-season success also led MSU to the FCS Playoffs as measured by a wide range of reached past November. In December for the fourth time in 2014, just metrics, including graduation rate 2011 and 2012 the Bobcats claimed play- one fewer than all of MSU’s and Academic Progress Rate. off victories, and have hosted fi ve home other coaches combined. The Bobcats have also raised playoff games in the last three years. Ash has proven that he the program’s profi le in the MSU Ash grew up in a Friday Night Lights can lead a team to the top, as and Bozeman communities and world far from the plains of Texas and his Bobcats have won three around the Gallatin Valley with decades before a book of that name shed Big Sky titles in eight seasons involvement in a wide variety of light on the sometimes-seedy side of high while fi nishing in the top four service activities. school football in oil country. Ash grew up in the league standings each of those The strongest testimony to MSU’s the son of an Iowa minister whose family years. He has also shown the ability success in those areas came on Janu- became ingrained in each community he many consider the more diffi cult element ary 9, 2012 when Ash earned the Liberty served by following its high school foot- of the equation, which is keeping his team Mutual 2011 National Coach of the Year ball program. “We would drive for hours there. for the Football Championship Subdivi- to that week’s game,” Ash recalls, “and Like each of his two previous head sion (FCS), a marker of Ash’s success in we knew we were getting close when we coaching stops – Ash is also the all-time all three areas of focus. could see the lights of that town’s stadium wins leader at Juniata and Drake – the “The awards are tremendous,” Ash in the distance.” native Iowan has In the last half-dozen says, “but I can’t emphasize enough that An Academic All-America quarter- years, Ash has infused the Bobcat pro- these are more a refl ection of the entire back at Cornell College in Iowa, Ash cut gram with the three-layered foundation of staff than any single individual, including his coaching teeth as a graduate assis- his programs. They are as easy to identify me. The quality of assistant coaches in tant at his alma mater while simultane- as they are to understand. this program is remarkable, and I’m proud ously working as a freelance scout for a Success on the fi eld. Achievement in to work with them.” local high school football program. He the classroom. Integrity in the community. The work of Ash and has staff has also coached other sports, including ten- And as Ash has preached for many resulted in 65 wins over eight seasons nis, taking lessons from each new assign- years, by focusing his efforts on build- (Ash’s record at MSU is 65-32), and ment that would serve him in later years. ing strong teams and programs he has the 30 wins from 2010-12 marks the When presented the opportunity to enjoyed plenty of personal accolades. He most wins and second-highest winning lead his own program he jumped at it, was the 2010 Big Sky Conference Coach percentage over such a stretch in school never mind that Juniata sits in the remote of the Year, the 2011 Liberty Mutual FCS history. Ash now stands 241-131-5 in his hills of Pennsylvania, and that people Coach of the Year, and the 2012 AFCA 35 seasons as a college head coach, with could barely pronounce the its name, West Region Co-Coach of the Year that win total standing sixth among active much less locate it on a map. (For the (along with becoming a fi nalist for Liberty college coaches and 33rd all-time. He is record, Juniata College is pronounced Mutual national honors for a second con- one of just fi ve Bobcat coaches to bring secutive season). multiple championships to MSU, and one Those honors came on the heels of a of just three with three titles to his credit. stretch of fi ve straight years – 2008, ’09, He is the only man to lead the Cats into ’10, ’11 and ’12 – in which the Bobcats four post-seasons. improved their record over the previous Winning championships is nothing season each time out. Team success also new for Ash – he now owns eight – or the manifested itself after the regular season. Bobcats. Montana State’s 2012 crown The Bobcats advanced to the post-sea- stands as the program’s sixth in 11 years, son for three straight years and four times matching the most successful decade in total (2010-12, and 2014) and won NCAA program history in terms of champion- Playoff games in back-to-back years for ships. Ash’s 65 wins place him alone in Ash, both unprecedented feats in Bobcat Montana State’s legendary coaching fam- football history. ily, and his .670 winning percentage trails Taken as a whole Ash’s MSU career only Tony Storti. Rob Ash became MSU’s all-time winningest football has provided a spectacular array of A career that touches fi ve different coach last November (Kelly Gorham) BBobcatobcat CoachCoach RobRob AshAsh joo-nee-AW-tuh.) Ash led that school, It is an excellent school academically break-even (9-12). Ash’s last three Drake whose football players often traipsed into in a beautiful part of the country, but so squads fi nished with a cumulative 25-8 the woods on hunting expeditions after many people had never heard of it, and record. The Bulldogs won four Pioneer practice, to one league championship on those that had usually mispronounced its Football League titles during Ash’s tenure. the way to becoming its all-time win- name,” Ash recalled with a laugh. Ash has gained prominence in his ningest coach before leaving for his na- After a record of success at Ju- profession through an avenue aside tive Iowa and a unique challenge at Drake niata, which included a 51-36-3 record, from his sterling coaching record. Ash University in Des Moines. Ash soon caught the eye of the athletic has risen to progressively higher levels Ash led Drake to four championships administration at Drake in Ash’s native of prominence and responsibility in the in the , which Iowa. Likewise, Ash saw opportunity. “We American Football Coaches Association, he helped create, while transitioning the enjoyed our time at Juniata, but the tim- a sign of both respect from his peers and once-powerful program from Division III ing of returning to Iowa was good from a his high level of diligence and organiza- to I-AA. While at Drake, Ash began help- family standpoint, and we saw the chance tion. He was elected to the AFCA Board ing inspire a passion in aspiring young to build something at a school with the of Trustees in 2002, a position he held professionals that led them down the foot- academic tradition Drake enjoys.” through his immediate past presidency ball coaching path, spawning the careers From the outset, Ash and his staff in 2012. His tenure as the organization’s of dozens of college football coaches. took advantage of the opportunity. His president marks a fi rst for an MSU coach. After decades of success and a posi- fi rst Bulldog squad in 1989 fi nished 7-3, Ash and his wife Margaret have tive impact on hundreds of young lives, and when his next team fi nished 6-4 he two grown children - Scott, who lives Ash yearned for the opportunity to coach had helped Drake to three straight win- in Bozeman, and Kelly, who earned an in the post-season and compete for a ning seasons for the fi rst time in nearly MA Degree in jazz performance at New national championship. That opportunity two decades. In fact, Ash’s Drake teams York University and is now a professional came on June 11, 2007, when Bobcat posted only two sub-.500 records in 18 musician. Margaret works at home book- Athletic Director Peter Fields introduced years, 1991 and 2002, and those seasons ing leisure travel, land vacations, and Ash as MSU’s 31st head coach. Ash took combined were just three games below destination weddings. over a program steeped in success and tradition. “Bobcat Football is defi ned by Rob Ash’s Coaching Record tremendous institutional support, passion- All Conf...... HomeRoad GrassTurf Day Night ate and loyal fans, and an outstanding At Montana State record of success,” Ash said then. “I look 2014 8-5 6-2 ...... forward to being part of that tradition.” 2013 7-5 5-3 ...... 4-2 3-3 1-0 6-5 6-3 1-2 Ash spent years building his impres- 2012 11-2 7-1 ...... 6-2 5-0 0-0 11-2 8-1 3-1 sive resume. His coaching career began 2011 10-3 7-1 ...... 6-1 4-2 0-0 10-3 10-2 0-1 at his alma mater, Cornell (Iowa) College, 2010 9-3 7-1 ...... 6-1 3-2 0-0 9-3 9-3 0-0 shortly after graduating in 1973. After 2009 7-4 5-3 ...... 4-2 3-2 2-2 5-2 7-4 0-0 2008 7-5 5-3 ...... 4-2 3-3 1-0 6-5 7-4 0-1 earning a master’s degree in history from 2007 6-5 4-4 ...... 4-2 2-3 5-5 1-0 6-4 0-1 the University of Michigan in 1975 (he Totals 65-32 46-18 ...... 40-14 25-18 13-8 56-23 62-24 6-8 received a second in physical education from Iowa in 1980), he began his coach- At Drake ing career at his alma mater in 1975. 2006 9-2 6-1/2nd ...... 5-2 4-0 2005 6-4 2-2/3rd North ...... 3-1 3-3 After four years as an assistant at 2004 10-2 4-0/1st North ...... 6-1 4-1 Cornell, he became the head coach at 2003 6-6 1-3/T4th North ...... 6-1 0-5 NCAA Division III Juniata in 1980. Ash’s 2002 5-6 1-3/4th ...... 3-2 2-4 legacy as a highly-successful head coach 2001 5-5 1-3/T4th North ...... 3-1 2-4 began in the hills of rural Pennsylvania. 2000 7-4 3-1/T1st ...... 5-1 2-3 His teams fi nished with winning records 1999 7-4 2-2/3rd ...... 3-2 4-2 in two of his fi rst fi ve campaigns, but his 1998 7-3 4-0/1st ...... 5-0 2-3 fi nal three squads rolled up a 30-11-1 1997 8-3 2-3/3rd ...... 4-1 4-2 mark, which comprises one of the most 1996 8-3 4-1/2nd ...... 5-0 3-3 1995 8-1-1 5-0/1st ...... 4-0-1 4-1 successful spans in Eagles history. 1994 7-3 3-2/3rd ...... 4-1 3-2 Ash enjoyed his experience at Ju- 1993 8-2 3-2/2nd ...... 4-1 4-1 niata. “We faced a lot of challenges there. 1992 7-2-1 --- ...... 5-0 2-2-1 1991 4-6 --- ...... 1-5 3-1 1990 6-4 --- ...... 4-0 2-4 Born: July 9, 1951 1989 7-3 --- ...... 4-1 3-2 Hometown: Ottumwa, IA Totals 125-63-2 Education: Cornell (Iowa) College, BBA, 1973; Michigan, MA, 1975; Iowa, MA; 1980 At Juniata Player: Academic All-America quarterback, 1988 6-3-1 --- ...... 2-2-1 4-1 Cornell (Iowa) College, 1969-72 1987 7-3 --- ...... 4-1 3-2 Family: Wife Margaret, son, Scott, daughter, Kelly 1986 9-2 --- ...... 5-1 4-1 1985 8-3 --- ...... 5-0 3-3 2007- Montana State Head Coach 1984 3-6-1 --- ...... 2-4 1-2-1 1989-2006 Drake Head Coach 1983 2-8 --- ...... 2-3 0-5 1980-88 Juniata Head Coach 1982 6-4 --- ...... 4-1 2-3 1976-79 Cornell College Assistant Coach 1981 6-2-1 --- ...... 3-1-1 3-1 1980 4-5 --- ...... 2-3 2-2 Totals 51-36-3 ...... 29-16-2 22-20-1 TOTAL 241-131-5 BBobcatobcat CoachCoach RobRob AshAsh

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 AFCA President, 2011, and Board of Directors since 2002  MSU all-time wins leader, 65 and counting  Career wins leader at all three schools at which he’s served as head coach  Career win total of 241 sixth among active college coaches and 33rd all-time  One of fi ve Bobcat coaches with multiple conference championships, and one of three with three titles, and the only one with three straight  The only Bobcat coach with two wins at Montana’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium  His coaching family includes Syracuse Athletic Director Mark Coyle, North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren, and Wisconsin Defensive Coordinator (no relation) and Indiana secondary coach Noah Joseph CCOORDINATORSOORDINATORS TTimim CramseyCramsey JJamieamie MarshallMarshall Off ensive Coordinator Assistant Head Coach Quarterbacks Co-Defensive Coordinator Safeties Tim Cramsey has guided the Bobcat offense through a wave of injuries during his time as The Rob Ash Era has been arguably the MSU’s quarterbacks coach and offensive most successful eight-year stretch in pro- coordinator (2013 and ‘14), including the loss gram history, and Jamie Marshall has been of starting quarterbacks for two at least two part and parcel from the beginning. Mar- games in each campaign, but he has come shall completed his eighth season as Mon- through it with the reputation as one of the tana State’s defensive coordinator in 2014, most innovative and effective offense coor- and his contributions to Bobcat Football dinators in the FCS. Cramsey engineered a stand as unquestioned. Marshall’s Bobcat 2014 Bobcat offense that was among the na- defense has led the Big Sky in total de- tion’s top 10 in yards and points through most fense three times, rush defense once, pass of the season, setting a host of school records. His background defense twice, scoring defense once, and in New Hampshire’s explosive offense – he famously shares sacks twice as the program’s defensive coordinator. Marshall’s the same family tree as current Philadelphia Eagles head coach defensive units also produced the 2012 (Caleb Schreibeis) and Chip Kelly – coupled with time in the FBS allowed him to adapt 2013 (Brad Daly) Buck Buchanan Award winners as national de- smoothly during his fi rst season at MSU. Cramsey was offensive fensive players of the year, and 2012 brought a rare double – in coordinator at Florida International in 2012 before joining the addition to Schreibeis’ honor as the top defensive player in the Bobcat staff. He began his college coaching career at his alma FCS, linebacker Jody Owens won Big Sky Conference Defen- mater, New Hampshire, where he coached tight ends and full- sive MVP honors. Daly’s MVP award in 2013 brought to three backs from 2003-05 and running backs from 2006-07. The for- the number of honorees in this category, along with current mer Wildcats signal caller took over quarterbacks coach duties linebacker Dane Fletcher. In Marshall’s in 2008, and in 2010 became the offensive coordinator, as well. tenure MSU has also produced fi ve consensus All-Americas Cramsey played quarterback at New Hampshire from 1995-98 (LB Bobby Daly, 2007, DE Dane Fletcher in ’09, LB Jody Owens after redshirting in 1994, serving as team captain as a senior. and DE Caleb Schreibeis in ’12, and DE Brad Daly in ‘13) and He also served as long snapper during all four years on varsity. 11 First Team All-Big Sky choices. The defensive coordina- Cramsey entered private business for three years after gradua- tor at Drake from 2003-06, Marshall’s emergence as engineer tion, but began his coaching career in his hometown in Pennsyl- of one of the top FCS stop units is no surprise. The Dubuque, vania at Allentown Catholic in 2001, and the next season moved Iowa, native had similar success at DU, engineering 10th place to Emaus High School. Bulldog fi nishes in FCS scoring defense during two of his last three seasons. His teams defended the run (12th in 2004) and Birth Date: October 8, 1975 pass (10th in 2006, 23rd in ‘04) with equal profi ciency. After one Hometown: Allentown, PA season in the Iowa prep ranks (1999), Marshall joined Ash’s staff Education: BS, Business, New Hampshire, 1998 at his alma mater. He was a defensive assistant at Drake from Player: QB/LS at New Hampshire 2000-02, serving as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Family: Wife Amy, children Brock (3), Bryce (1) from 2003-06. The two-year All-Pioneer League defensive back earned his bachelor’s degree from Drake in 1999. Marshall 2013- Montana State ...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks played for Ash at Drake from 1995-98, earning all-conference 2012 Florida International ...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks honors as a junior and senior. 2003-11 New Hampshire OC (‘09-11)/QBs/ RBs (06-07), TEs (2003-05) Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa Born: March 7, 1977 MSU Assistants MSU Assistants Education: BS Secondary Ed, Drake, 1999 by Most Years by Big Sky Titles Player: Two-time All-Pioneer DB at Drake Family: Wife Kristi, son Cole (6), daughter Piper (2) 12 Jason McEndoo, 2003-14 5 Jason McEndoo, 2003- 12 Kane Ioane, 2004- 4 Kane Ioane, 2004- 2007- Montana State ...... Defensive Coordinator 11 Butch Damberger, 1992-2002 3 Don Bailey, 2001- 2003-06 Drake ...... Defensive Coord. (2003-06), Def. Asst. (2000-02) 11 Tom Parac, 1957-67 3 Rob Christoff, 2000- 10 George Marinkovich, 1958-67 3 Pete Kwiatkowski, 2000- 10 Cliff Hysell, 1972-81 3 Tom Parac, 1957-67 9 Bo Beck, 2007- 3 Cliff Hysell, 1972-81 9 Jamie Marshall, 2007- 3 Joe Tiller, 1965-70 9 Greg Salo, 1981, ‘92-99 3 Dick Roach, 1966-69 8 Sonny Lubick, 1970-77 Includes titles won only as an assistant Does not include time as head coach; records available only since 1952 OOFFENSIVEFFENSIVE AASSISTANTSSISTANT CCOACHESOACHES KKaneane IoaneIoane DDanielaniel DDaPratoaPrato Co-Defensive Coordinator Special Teams Coordinator Linebackers Tight Ends

Kane Ioane’s greatness as a Bobcat foot- Daniel DaPrato’s impact on the Bobcat ball player is unquestioned, but his status football program during his two seasons as an MSU assistant coach is catching on staff has been signifi cant. As special up. His work as an MSU assistant for the teams coordinator, DaPrato helped mold past decade was rewarded in January with multi-talented Shawn Johnson into an promotion to Co-Defensive Coordinator. All-America return specialist in 2013 while A member of the Bobcat coaching staff crafting units that blocked six kicks in the since his playing days ended after the 2003 past two seasons. In 2014, DaPrato’s punt season, Ioane is building a considerable unit not only converted four fake punts into legacy working with MSU’s linebackers. fi rst downs but led the FCS in net punting. In his 11 seasons on the Bobcat staff, DaPrato also coached MSU tight ends, with starter Tiai Sala- including nine as a full-time assistant and six as the team’s noa earning First Team All-Big Sky honors in 2014 and Second primary linebackers coach, Ioane has worked with some of the Team honors the year before. DaPrato brought a wealth of Big top ‘backers produced by MSU, including two-time All-America Sky experience to the Bobcats staff, arriving after six seasons linebackers Jody Owens and Bobby Daly and 2014 First Team at Sacramento State in his hometown. He coached receivers All-Big Sky selection Alex Singleton. The Billings native earned throughout his tenure, rising to the role of special teams coor- All-Big Sky honors twice, and was Big Sky Defensive MVP as dinator from 2010-12. At different points during his time at Sac a senior in 2003. Ioane paced a defense that led the league State he also served as interim strength and conditioning coach, in fewest yards allowed for three straight seasons, winning academic liaison, and travel coordinator. DaPrato coached back-to-back Big Sky titles in 2002 and ‘03, and Ioane led the nine All-Big Sky players, including the school’s single-season conference in tackles as a sophomore and junior. The only record-holder for receptions and touchdowns, as well as an four-time All-America in Bobcat history, Ioane capped his career All-America, while with the Hornets. DaPrato’s coaching career with consensus fi rst team honors as a senior and was inducted began at his alma mater, Louisiana-Monroe, where he gained into the Wendy’s Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. Ioane progressive responsibilities as a graduate assistant, director of comes by his coaching ability naturally. His father is a long-time football operations and recruiting coordinator. DaPrato played basketball and golf coach at Billings Skyview, and his brother quarterback at Louisiana-Monroe after transferring from Chabot Kip is currently the head men’s basketball coach at Willamette Junior College. He began his career at New Mexico Highlands. University in Oregon. The Modesto, Calif., native will coordinate special teams and coach tight ends at MSU. Born: January 23, 1982 Hometown: Billings, MT Hometown: Modesto, CA Education: Montana State, BA, 2005 Born: October 2, 1981 Player: MSU, All-America safety and Big Sky Defensive MVP Education: Louisiana-Montroe, BA, ‘04; Louisiana-Monroe, MA, ‘05 2009- Montana State ...... Linebackers Player: ULM (2002-03), Chabot JC (‘01), NM Highlands (‘00) 2005-08 Montana State ...... Linebackers Asst Family: Wife Giovanna 2013- Montana State ...... Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends 2007-12 Sacramento State ...... Receivers/ST (2010-12) 2006 Louisiana-Monroe ...... DFO (2005)/GA (2004-05)

Former Bobcats as Full-Time MSU Assistants by Coaching Staff, Last 50 Years

Rob Ash, 2007-present , 1987-91 Sonny Holland, 1971-77 Cody Kempt, Kane Ioane, Michael Rider, none Cliff Hysell, Howard Ross Jody Owens Dave Arnold, 1983-1986 Tom Parac, 1968-70 Mike Kramer, 2000-2006 Dan Davies Joe Tiller, Bill Emsick Kane Ioane, Junior Adams, Brandon Vancleeve, Jeff Alexander, Butch Doug Graber, 1982 Jim Sweeney, 1963-67 Damberger, Tony Vallez Dan Davies Tom Parac, Ben Vaughn, Joe Tiller, George Marinkovich, Sonny Holland Cliff Hysell, 1992-1999 Sonny Lubick, 1978-81 Chad Mayer, Butch Damberger, Tony Cliff Hysell, Howard Ross Vallez, Marc Paffhausen JJasonason EckEck CCodyody KemptKempt Run Game Coordinator Wide Receivers Off ensive Line Cody Kempt came to Montana State from the as a football Jason Eck, a member of Wisconsin’s player in 2008, and returned to his alma 1998 Rose Bowl team who helped coach mater from the University of Tennessee as Minnesota State to the NCAA Division II a coach in 2014. Kempt turned in a tre- National Championship game in 2014, is mendous results in his fi rst season back at in his fi rst season as Montana State’s of- MSU, helping mold a young receiver corps fensive line coach. Eck spent two seasons that would suffer injuries throughout the with the Mavericks, winning the Northern season into an extremely productive unit, Sun Championship each year. Eck’s two with two true freshmen, a redshirt freshman offenses at Minnesota State – he was of- and a two juniors who had come to MSU as fensive coordinator as well as line coach – quarterbacks combined for over 1,000 yards receiving. Kempt compiled 12,502 yards (463 per game), with started at quarterback for the Bobcats in 2008 and ’09, and a 25-2 record in that span. Eck’s coaching career began as an fi nished his three-year MSU career with 2,684 passing yards on offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater (1999-2001), and 223–for–409 passing (54.5%) with 17 touchdown passes. Kempt he held a similar position at Colorado (2002-03). Since then, was part of the school’s 2010 Big Sky Championship team as a he has spanned the continent. He coached the offensive line player and the 2011 title squad as an intern. During his sea- at Idaho (2004-05), Winona (Minn.) State (2007-08), Ball State son as an offensive graduate assistant at Cincinnati (2012) the (2009-10), Hampton (2011) and Western Illinois (2012) before Bearcats won the Big East championship, and Kempt served as moving to Minnesota State. Additionally, he coached tight ends quarterbacks coach in the 2012 Belk Bowl victory over Duke. and assumed recruiting coordinator duties at Idaho in 2006, and The Beaverton, Ore., product moved to Tennessee with head picked up offensive coordinator duties at Winona State (co- coach Butch Jones as a graduate assistant in 2013. One of coordinator, 2008) and Minnesota State (2014). the top prep quarterback prospects on the West Coast, Kempt earned All-America honors from several organizations while at Born: August 11, 1977 Westview High School before playing at Oregon in 2006-07. His Hometown: LaCrosse, WI father Mychal (football) and mother Marlene (track) were each Education: BA in Psychology, Wisconsin, 1999; MSU in Business, Wis- Bobcat student-athletes. consin, 2001 Player: Wisconsin 1995-98 Born: June 23, 1987 in Bozeman Family: Wife Kimberly, sons Quentin (12), Jaxton (10), Palmer (4) Hometown: Beaverton, OR 2015- Montana State ...... Offensive Line Education: BS in Sociology, MSU, 2010 2013-14 Minnesota State ...... Off. Coord./Offensive Line Family: Wife Jessie Ann Kempt, daugher Kiley Grace (2), Caroline Joy 2012 Western Illinois ...... Offensive Line (7 mo.) 2011 Hampton ...... Offensive Line 2009-10 Ball State...... Offensive Line 2014- Montana State ...... Receivers 2007-08 Winona (Minn.) State ...... Co-Off. Coord. (‘08)/Offensive Line 2013 Tennessee ...... Graduate Assistant 2004-06 Idaho ...... Offensive Line/Tight Ends & Recr. Coord. (2006) 2012 Cincinnati ...... Graduate Assistant 2002-03 Colorado ...... Offensive Graduate Assistant 2011 Montana State ...... Offensive Intern 1999-01 Wisconsin ...... Offensive Graduate Assistant DDEFENSIVEEFENSIVE AASSISTANTSSISTANT CCOACHESOACHES MMichaelichael PitrePitre BBoo BeckBeck Running Backs Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator

Michael Pitre’s West Coast ties and high- Bo Beck inherited one of the legendary po- level experience helped him forge a suc- sition groups in Big Sky Conference history cessful fi rst season on the Bobcat coaching when he became the program’s defensive staff. MSU running backs fought through line coach in the summer of 2007, and im- injuries to starter Shawn Johnson and mediately set about enhancing the Bobcat inexperience to rush for more than 2,100 D-line’s reputation. His success in that yards. Pitre was Maurice Jones-Drew’s endeavor would have been as unthinkable blocking back at UCLA, rushing 22 times then as it is spectacular eight seasons later, for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns while but in that time Beck has possibly been the catching 36 passes for 327 yards and three most successful position coach in the entire scores as a three-year starter. He arrives FCS. Under Beck’s guidance, the Bobcat after two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Colo- defensive line has produced not only two Buck Buchanan Award rado, serving both Jon Embree and Mike MacIntyre at CU. Pitre winners (Brad Daly in 2013, Caleb Schreibeis in 2012) and a pair began his coaching career at Servite High School and Santa of Big Sky Defensive MVPs (Daly in 2013 and Dane Fletcher Margarita High School in California. in 2009), but seven First Team All-Big Sky choices and fi ve All-Americas – all in the last fi ve seasons. Two of Beck’s Bobcat Born: January 3, 1985 in Fontana, Calif. protégés – Fletcher, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Zach Minter, Education: BA in History, UCLA, 2008 Cincinnati Bengals – begin 2014 on NFL rosters. The MSU de- Player: Three-year starter at UCLA, 2003-07 fensive line’s individual achievement is grounded in production Family: Wife former Tara Gotthardt as a unit. The Bobcats led the Big Sky in sacks in 2011 – piling Hometown: Fontana, Calif. up a gaudy 44 – and 2009, fi nishing second in 2008 and 2012. 2014- Montana State...... Running Backs Brad Daly led the Big Sky with 1.04 sacks a game in 2011, and 2012-13 Colorado ...... Offensive Graduate Assistant led the nation in 2013 with 1.17 per game. An original member of 2009-11 Servite High School ...... Assistant Ash’s Bobcat coaching staff, Beck has worked as recruiting co- 2008 Santa Margarita ...... Varsity/Freshman RB Coach ordinator for the past two seasons. He has also been extremely active in the Bozeman community, and serves on the board of directors of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Southwest Montana. A former Colorado State defensive lineman, Beck began his collegiate coaching career as Rob Ash’s defensive line coach at Drake from 2002-04, moving to Iowa State as a graduate as- sistant from 2004-06. Beck began his playing career at Arizona State, fi nishing at and graduating from CSU in 2002.

FFirstirst TeamTeam All-BigAll-Big SkySky CChoiceshoices bbyy MMSUSU AAssistantssistant Born: September 4, 1971 Education: BA CSU, 2002; MS Drake, 2005; MS Iowa State, 2007. Player: Played at Arizona State (1989, ’90), Colorado State (1991, ’92) Jason McEndoo - 12 (2003-14): JP Flynn, Shaun Sampson, Alex Terrien, Conrad Burbank, Mike Person (2), Jeff Hansen, Lou Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Saucedo, Jeff Bolton (2), Laurence Figueroa, Brent Swaggert 2007- Montana State ...... Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. (2012) 2004-06 Iowa State...... Graduate Assistant Butch Damberger - 9 (1992-2002): Brent Swaggert, Mataio 2002-04 Drake ...... Defensive Line Toilolo, Shon Flores (2), Neal Smith, Ty O’Connor, Devlan Geddes, 1994-2001 Fort Collins (Colo.) HS ...... Defensive Coordinator Wade Rademacher, Jeff Newton

Bo Beck - 7 (2007-present): Brad Daly, Caleb Schreibeis, Zach Minter (2), Dan Ogden (2), Dane Fletcher

Joe O’Brien - 5 (2000-03): Rey Sebestyen, Jon Montoya (2), Nick Morasko, John Taylor

Rob Christoff - 5 (2000-06): Roger Cooper (3) Mac Mollohan (2) MMichaelichael RRiderider JJodyody OwensOwens Cornerbacks Linebackers Assistant

After two seasons as a defensive assistant Jody Owens, one of the most-honored play- at his alma mater Michael Rider earned ers in Montana State football history, is in control of a position group, taking over his fi rst season as the program’s lineback- Bobcat cornerbacks in the spring of 2015. ers coach. Owens was a two-time All- Rider distinguished himself as defensive America linebacker for the Bobcats, landing line assistant (2013) and linebackers as- Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year hon- sistant (2014) at MSU after one season as ors as a senior in 2012. He coached high a graduate assistant at UNLV (2012). He school ball in his native Texas for two years previously served as a student assistant at after graduating from Montana State. MSU (2011). A former walk-on from Billings West, Rider’s fi ngerprints are all over - liter- Born: September 12, 1990 ally - one of the signature moments in Bobcat Football history. Hometown: Dallas, TX His game-clinching interception at the goal line on the fi nal play Education: BA, MSU, 2013 of the 2010 Cat-Griz game in Missoula’s Washington-Grizzly Player: Big Sky Defensive MVP, 2012; All-America, 2011 & ‘12 Stadium gave MSU the school’s fi rst Big Sky Championship in 2015- Montana State ...... Linebackers Assistant seven years. That play capped a stellar career for Rider, who 2013-14 LD Bell High School ...... Assistant Coach was All-Big Sky Honorable Mention twice and a two-time winner GAME DAY ASSIGNMENT: Press Box of MSU’s Don Hass Most Inspirational Player award. In 2009, Rider helped give the program what was to that point its big- gest win of Rob Ash’s tenure against 11th-ranked Weber State, when he tipped over Trevyn Smith on third down just short of the goal line then forced a Bo Bolen stop on the game’s fi nal play to preserve MSU’s upset win. Rider was MVP of the 2006 Montana Shrine Game.Rider is married to the former Danielle Muri, whose father (Jeff Muri) and uncle (Ron Muri) each played football for the Cats.

Born: March 30, 1988 Hometown: Billings, Mont. Education: MSU, 2011 2013- Montana State Asst D-Line (2013), Asst. LBs (2014), CBs (2015) 2012 UNLV ...... Graduate Assistant 2011 Montana State ...... Intern GAME DAY ASSIGNMENT: Press Box GGarrettarrett BeckerBecker MMickeyickey MangieriMangieri Bobcat Athletics Video Coordinator Special Teams Intern

Garrett Becker begins his fi rst season the Coordinator of Video Mickey Mangieri’s only previous trip to Boz- Services for Bobcat Athletics, but is no stranger to the Depart- eman ended in disappointmen - a Bobcat ment. He joined Bobcat Football’s video staff in 2004, rising to win over his New Hampshire squad in the progressively higher roles within the program in the ensuing de- 2011 FCS Playoffs - but he joins the MSU cade. He has coordinated practice and game video for internal program this fall as special teams intern. coaching use as well as footage for promotional uses, such as Mangieri was a receiver for the Wildcats, run-out and pre-game hype videos. winning the program’s Iron Man Award in 2010 and ‘11 and the Bo Dickson Spirit Award as a senior. He worked as store manager and operations director for Carib- KKevinevin DDeckerecker bean Pools Inc. in Yonkers, NY, in 2015. Off ensive Intern

Kevin Decker returns to Bobcat Stadium this fall, this time in the home blue-and-gold rather than visiting blue-and-white. The former New Hampshire quarterback, who DDJJ DDiaziaz nearly led the Wildcats to an FCS Playoffs Recruiting Intern win over the Cats in Bozeman in 2011, joins the staff as the offensive intern this fall, re- A 2013 Boise State grad with a BA in His- uniting with MSU Offensive Coordinator Tim tory, DJ Diaz joins the Bobcat program Cramsey, who held the same role at UNH. as its recruiting intern. Originally from Decker graduated from New Hampshire Kentridge High School in Kent, Wash., he in May, 2012, with a BA in Communica- worked in the same capacity at Boise State tions, then worked at the Brunswick School in the 2013-14 seasons. (Greenwich, CT) as the football team’s offensive coordinator and in Alumni Relations. As an undergrad, the former Wildcats team captain and CAA Player of the Year worked for Madison Square Garden (summer, 2010) in Media Production and Marketing. SSamam ColeCole Defensive Intern

After helping lead Folsom (Calif.) High School to a 2014 state championship as the team’s defensive coordinator, Sam Cole becomes Montana State’s defensive intern this season. Cole played at Tarleton (Tex.) State, earning a BS in kinesiology from that school in 2011. SStatstats & RRecordsecords

Bobcat quarterback legends fl ank current Bobcat starter Dakota Prukop (center). Clockwise from above right, Travis Lulay fi nished second in Big Sky history in total offense, Kelly Bradley led the Cats to the 1984 National Championship, Paul Dennehy set a school record for wins, which included the 1976 national crown, and DeNarius McGhee set a school record for wins while leading MSU to three Big Sky championships. 22014014 SStatisticstatistics RECORD:...... OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES...... 11-2 6-2 5-0 CONFERENCE...... 7-1 3-1 4-0 Aug 30 at Arkansas State L 10-37 26143 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Sep 06 BLACK HILLS STATE W 57-10 19187 Shawn Johnson 9 606 285 107 480 0 1478 164.2 Sep 13 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 43-33 17777 Gunnar Brekke 13 424 204 4 732 0 1364 104.9 Sep 20 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 51-52 19377 Sep 27 *NORTH DAKOTA W 29-18 19477 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Oct 04 *at Sacramento State W 59-56 6473 Dakota Prukop 11 433 966 2559 3525 320.5 Oct 11 *at UC Davis W 77-37 7152 Jake Bleskin 8 89 75 572 647 80.9 Oct 18 *WEBER STATE W 23-13 19677 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Nov 01 *at Cal Poly L 27-35 8,909 Mitch Griebel 13 45 445 9.9 0 25 34.2 Nov 08 *PORTLAND STATE W 29-22 16,627 Tiai Salanoa 13 32 327 10.2 0 47 25.2 Nov 15 *IDAHO STATE W 44-39 16,577 Mitchell Herbert 11 28 339 12.1 4 38 30.8 Nov 22 *at Montana L 7-34 26,352 Gunnar Brekke 13 21 204 9.7 2 59 15.7 Nov 29 $SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 40-47 7,477 Shawn Johnson 9 18 285 15.8 4 65 31.7 * conference game $ FCS Playoffs Tanner Roderick 12 15 275 18.3 3 39 22.9 TEAM STATISTICS ...... MSU OPP Chad Newell 13 15 169 11.3 0 40 13.0 SCORING...... 496/38.2 433/33.3 Jayshawn Gates 11 13 382 29.4 3 67 34.7 FIRST DOWNS...... 304/160-125-19 295/106-164-25 Justin Paige 10 12 379 31.6 3 75 37.9 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 614-3177 463-2508 Brian Flotkoetter 4 12 166 13.8 1 46 41.5 Yards gained rushing...... 3522 2775 Lee Perkins 12 6 72 12.0 1 20 6.0 Yards lost rushing...... 345 267 Will Krolick 10 4 38 9.5 0 18 3.8 Average Per Rush/Game... 5.2/244.4 5.4/192.9 Manny Kalfell 3 2 59 29.5 0 32 19.7 TDs Rushing...... 43 25 Anthony Knight 10 2 26 13.0 0 19 2.6 PASSING YARDAGE...... 3175 3820 Dakota Prukop 11 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 Comp-Att-Int...... 228-347-13 285-479-8 Austin Barth 12 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8 Average Per Pass/Catch... 9.1/13.9 8.0/13.4 FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Bk Average Per Game...... 244.2 293.8 Luke Daly 13-19 68.4 0-0 5-5 7-8 1-4 0-2 41 1 TDs Passing...... 21 28 Daly Sequence--ASU:50,(34); BHSU:(37),(31),48,(39); TOTAL OFFENSE...... 961-6352 942-6328 UCA:(28); EWU:(22); UND:(34),(38),(32); SAC:49,(27); Average Per Play/Game... 6.6/488.6 6.7/486.3 UCD:none WSU:50,40,(25); CP:(36),(41); PSU:none; KICK RETURNS: #-Yards...... 59-1369 53-1221 ISU:(22),33; UM:none; SDSU:none (kicks made) PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 20-142 17-91 INT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 8-138 13-113 |------PATs ------| KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 23.2 23.0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rec Pass DXP Saf Pts PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 7.1 5.4 Luke Daly 0 13-19 51-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 FUMBLES-LOST...... 17-11 18-10 Dakota Prukop 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 78 PENALTIES-Yards/Avg..... 76-723/55.6 72-614/47.2 Anthony Knight 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 PUNTS-Yards...... 48-2042 55-2262 Chad Newell 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Average Per Punt/Net Avg 42.5/40.6 41.1/37.5 Shawn Johnson 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 KICKOFFS-Yards...... 94-5853 83-4739 Gunnar Brekke 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Average Per Kick/Net Avg 62.3/50.9 57.1/36.4 Mitchell Herbert 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game...... 31:48 28:12 Jayshawn Gates 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 82-182/45% 84-193/44% Tanner Roderick 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 4TH-DOWN Conversions...... 21-29/72% 9-19/47% Justin Paige 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 SACKS BY-Yards...... 19-123 24-155 Deonte Flowers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 66 55 Lee Perkins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 13-19 17-23 Khari Garcia 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 0-0 0-1 Nick LaSane 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RED-ZONE SCORES...... (52-65) 80% (46-55) 84% Brian Flotkoetter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS..... (41-65) 63% (33-55) 60% Mitch Griebel 0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 0-4 0 0 6 ATTENDANCE...... 136446/17056 75029/15006 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 2

RUSHING GP # YDS LOSS NET APC TD LG APG INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Dakota Prukop 11 170 1153 187 966 5.7 13 60 87.8 Eryon Barnett 2 17 8.5 0 9 Shawn Johnson 9 90 636 30 606 6.7 4 70 67.3 Khari Garcia 2 75 37.5 1 45 Anthony Knight 10 116 505 9 496 4.3 12 26 49.6 Bryson Keeton 1 2 2.0 0 2 Chad Newell 13 97 498 11 487 5.0 8 37 37.5 Deonte Flowers 1 38 38.0 1 38 Cole Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gunnar Brekke 13 75 437 13 424 5.7 4 71 32.6 Alex Singleton 1 6 6.0 0 6 Nick LaSane 7 18 92 0 92 5.1 1 19 13.1 Jake Bleskin 8 14 96 21 75 5.4 0 23 9.4 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jayshawn Gates 11 8 51 9 42 5.2 1 32 3.8 Fletcher Collins 1 28 28.0 0 28 Trevor Bolton 12 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 2.1 Robert Marshall 1 42 42.0 0 42 Quinn McQueary 6 7 22 7 15 2.1 0 10 2.5 Cole Moore 1 38 38.0 0 38 Mitch Griebel 13 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 5 0.5 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Brandon Davis 1 2 0 17 -17 -8.5 0 0 -17.0 Trevor Bolton 40 1775 44.4 63 0 10 13 1 TEAM 9 14 0 41 -41 -2.9 0 0 -4.6 Jake Bleskin 7 267 38.1 52 0 2 3 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 PASSING G Eff Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Dakota Prukop 11 164.77 171-263-6 65.0 2559 18 75 232.6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jake Bleskin 8 125.26 50-75-7 66.7 572 3 36 71.5 Shawn Johnson 12 107 8.9 0 36 Quinn McQueary 6 125.36 4-5-0 80.0 27 0 9 4.5 Mitch Griebel 7 31 4.4 0 14 Trevor Bolton 12 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.2 Gunnar Brekke 1 4 4.0 0 4 Gunnar Brekke 13 83.20 1-1-0 100.0 -2 0 0 -0.2 KICK RET No. Yds Avg TD Long Mitch Griebel 13 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 0.4 Gunnar Brekke 27 732 27.1 0 74 TEAM 9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Shawn Johnson 26 480 18.5 0 49 Total...... 13 155.04 228-347-13 65.7 3175 21 75 244.2 Mitch Griebel 5 150 30.0 0 52 Opponents.....13 142.44 285-479-8 59.5 3820 28 75 293.8 Devin Jeffries 1 7 7.0 0 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Ret Net Ydln Montanar State 131 142 121 102 496 Luke Daly 91 5716 62.8 38 1 Opponents 110 88 87 148 433 Trevor Bolton 3 137 45.7 1 0 Offensive Game-by-Game Individual Statistics RUSHING JOHNSON PRUKOP KNIGHT BREKKE NEWELL LASANE GATES B. DAVIS BLESKIN #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD ASU 10-33-0 18-4-0 12-15-1 2-4-0 2-8-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 BHSU DNP-inj 13-176-3 6-53-1 8-46-1 4-55-0 12-54-0 DNP 2- -17-0 1-6-0 UCA 11-33-0 18-90-2 12-61-3 4-43-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1- -1-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 EWU 14-150-1 17-68-1 11-32-1 6-18-0 6-24-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj DNP UND 15-75-1 11- -18-0 DNP-inj 6-20-0 2-4-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP-inj DNP SAC 13-60-0 16-140-3 15-63-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP-inj DNP UCD 3-24-1 14-148-2 13-82-1 3-34-0 2-14-0 6-38-1 1- -1-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 WSU 14-153-1 18-60-0 DNP 7-31-1 12-62-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj DNP CP 2-42-0 19-129-0 9-48-2 7-49-0 6-20-0 DNP 3-0-1 DNP-inj 0-0-0 PSU DNP-inj 17-135-2 17-64-0 12-92-2 2-6-0 DNP 1-32-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 ISU DNP-inj DNP-inj 19-75-3 6-19-0 18-110-1 DNP 1-2-0 DNP-inj 5-56-0 UM DNP-inj DNP-inj 2-3-0 7-47-0 17-67-1 0-0-0 1-10-0 DNP-inj 8-13-0 SDSU 8-37-0 11-34-0 DNP-inj 5-16-0 24-111-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj DNP

PASSING PRUKOP BLESKIN McQUEARY C-A-I, Yds, TD C-A-I, Yds, TD C-A-I, Yds, TD ASU 14-26-2, 142, 0 0-0-0 DNP BHSU 14-16-0, 202, 2 7-8-0, 70, 0 1-1-0, 9, 0 UCA 19-27-1, 289, 1 0-0-0 DNP EWU 17-26-1, 248, 4 DNP DNP UND 17-24-0, 269, 1 DNP DNP SAC 23-34-1, 348, 5 DNP 0-0-0 UCD 17-22-0, 361, 4 2-2-0, 45, 1 0-0-0 WSU 11-18-1, 160, 0 DNP 0-0-0 CP 10-18-1, 167, 0 1-1-0, 11, 0 0-0-0 PSU 10-16-0, 93, 0 0-1-0, 0, 0 1-1-0, 2, 0 ISU DNP-inj 25-35-2, 301, 2 DNP UM DNP-inj 15-28-5, 145, 0 2-3-0, 16, 0 SDSU 19-36-0l 280, 1 DNP DNP RECEIVING GRIEBEL FLOTKOETTER PAIGE RODERICK KALFELL KROLICK HERBERT DAVIS GATES #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD ASU 6-39-0 1-7-0 1-55-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj BHSU 5-44-0 1-5-0 2-54-1 1-33-1 1-27-0 3-31-0 3-25-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj UCA 2-48-0 9-132-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-32-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 1- -4-0 EWU 4-15-0 1-22-0 0-0-0 5-122-2 DNP-inj DNP 0-0-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 UND 2-16-0 DNP-inj 4-64-0 DNP-inj DNP-inj 1-7-0 3-57-1 DNP-inj 3-85-0 SAC 5-38-0 DNP-inj 1-48-1 1-18-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 5-61-1 DNP-inj 1-45-1 UCD 3-49-0 DNP-inj 1-75-1 3-33-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 3-32-0 DNP-inj 2-79-2 WSU 2-6-0 DNP-inj 1-34-0 1-16-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 2-49-0 DNP-inj 1-28-0 CP 3-65-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 1-56-0 PSU 2-11-0 DNP-inj DNP-inj 0-0-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 1-6-0 DNP-inj 1-6-0 ISU 2-22-0 DNP-inj DNP-inj 1-26-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 5-56-1 DNP-inj 2-43-0 UM 5-41-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 3-27-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 3-15-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 SDSU 4-51-0 DNP-inj 1-36-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 3-38-1 DNP-inj 1-44-0

SALANOA PERKINS BARTH JOHNSON BREKKE KNIGHT NEWELL LASANE #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD #-Yds-TD ASU 3-7-0 1-13-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP BHSU 2-16-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 2-29-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 UCA 2-51-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1- -1-0 0-0-0 1-19-0 2-12-0 0-0-0 EWU 3-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-62-2 1-8-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 UND 1-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-13-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 1-9-0 DNP SAC 2-21-0 2-21-1 0-0-0 2-30-0 2-59-1 0-0-0 2-7-0 DNP UCD 2-21-0 0-0-0 1-9-0 4-108-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 WSU 1-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 1-7-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 CP 3-32-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-18-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 DNP PSU 1-3-0 1-20-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 3-17-0 0-0-0 1-30-0 DNP ISU 5-70-0 2-18-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 5-5-01 0-0-0 4-21-0 DNP UM 4-34-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP-inj 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-44-0 0-0-0 SDSU 3-29-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-59-0 2- -5-0 DNP-inj 2-42-0 0-0-0 Bobcat Defensive Statistics

|------Tackles------| . |-Sacks-| . |---Pass Def---| ...... |-Fumbles-| . Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS ....GP ..Solo Ast . Total TFL/Yds No-Yards .. Int-Yds ...... BrUp....QBH . Rcv-Yds .FF .. Kick Saf ------43 Alex Singleton ...... 13 ..86 .. 50 .. 136 ..15.0-43 2.0-8 ..... 1-6 ...... 4...... 1 ...... 1 ... 2 . 16 Cole Moore ...... 13 ..57 .. 24 .. 81 ...6.0-18 . 2.0-12 .... 1-0 ...... 6...... 1-38 ....2 ... . . 3 Bryson Keeton ...... 13 ..58 .. 19 .. 77 ...4.0-16 ...... 1-2 ...... 14...... 5D Robert Marshall ...... 13 ..51 .. 21 .. 72 ...1.0-1 ...... 5...... 3-42 ...... 2 Na’a Moeakiola ...... 13 ..35 .. 26 .. 61 ...2.5-7 .. 0.5-3 ...... 2...... 4 ...... 1 ... . . 37 Deonte Flowers ...... 13 ..45 .. 8 ... 53 ...... 1-38 ...... 11...... 12 Khari Garcia ...... 13 ..33 .. 18 .. 51 ...1.0-2 ...... 2-75 ...... 3...... 1 ...... 90 Taylor Sheridan ...... 13 ..27 .. 23 .. 50 ...5.0-14 . 2.5-10 ...... 2...... 2 ...... 3 ... . . 10 Odin Coe ...... 13 ..25 .. 21 .. 46 ...8.0-53 . 6.0-49 ...... 3...... 6 ... 1-0 ...... 22 Eryon Barnett ...... 10 ..28 .. 10 .. 38 ...... 2-17 ...... 2...... 1-0 .....1 ... . . 95 Zach Hutchins ...... 11 ..10 .. 9 ... 19 ...2.0-7 .. 1.5-5 ...... 1...... 4 ...... 47 Taylor Dees ...... 11 ..8 ... 9 ... 17 ...0.5-2 .. 0.5-2 ...... 2 ...... 58 Rhett Young ...... 13 ..14 .. 3 ... 17 ...1.0-2 ...... 1-0 ...... 98 Tyrone Fa’anono ...... 12 ..7 ... 6 ... 13 ...2.5-22 . 1.0-13 ...... 3 ...... 1 ... . . 38 Trace Timmer ...... 13 ..9 ... 4 ... 13 ...... 1...... 97 Connor Thomas ...... 12 ..8 ... 5 ... 13 ...3.5-15 . 1.0-4 ...... 1...... 17 Chad Newell ...... 13 ..7 ... 5 ... 12 ...... 1-0 .....1 ... . . 50 Nate Bignell ...... 12 ..8 ... 4 ... 12 ...3.0-23 . 2.0-22 ...... 6 Cody Cleveland ...... 11 ..3 ... 5 ... 8 ...... 1 Garrett Marino ...... 5 ..5 ... 3 ... 8 ....1.0-1 ...... 2 ...... 18 Wyatt Christensen .....6 ..5 ... 1 ... 6 ...... 51 Michael Foster ...... 5 ..4 ... 2 ... 6 ...... 94 Devin Jeffries ...... 11 ..4 ... 2 ... 6 ....1.0-6 .. 1.0-6 ...... 42 Joey Michael ...... 10 ..2 ... 3 ... 5 ...... 49 Mac Bignell ...... 11 ..3 ... 1 ... 4 ...... 1...... 1-0 .....2 ... . . 13 Mitch Griebel ...... 13 ..3 ... 1 ... 4 ...... 45 Luke Daly ...... 13 ..3 ... 1 ... 4 ...... 25 James Nelson ...... 4 ..3 ...... 3 ...... 1...... 27 Gunnar Brekke ...... 13 ..2 ...... 2 ...... 24 Bryce Alley ...... 7 ..1 ... 1 ... 2 ...... 53 Robert Walsh ...... 2 ..2 ...... 2 ...... 1...... 54 Monte Folsom ...... 7 ..2 ...... 2 ...... 1 ...... TM TEAM ...... 9 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 1 59 Fletcher Collins ...... 6 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 1-28 ...... 56 Rocky Hogue ...... 7 ...... 1 ... 1 ...... 86 Justin Paige ...... 10 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 84 Brian Flotkoetter .....4 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 5 Dakota Prukop ...... 11 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 19 Jayshawn Gates ...... 11 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 70 Joel Horn ...... 12 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 55 John Weidenaar ...... 12 ..1 ...... 1 ...... 85 Will Krolick ...... 10 ..1 ...... 1 ...... Total...... 13 ..567 . 286 . 853 ..57-232 . 19-123 .... 8-138 ...... 58...... 26 .. 10-108 ..12 .. 2 1 Opponents...... 13 ..628 . 340 . 968 ..76.0-282 24-155 .... 13-113 ...... 28...... 15 .. 11-42 ...12 .. 5 2

Game-by-Game Leaders Opponent Tackles Tackles for Loss Sacks Interceptions Fumbles Rec’d Fumbles Forced Arkansas State 12-Marshall 2-N. Bignell 1-N. Bignell/Thomas none 1-Young/M. Bignell 1-M. Bignell Black Hills State 8-Moeakiola 2-Moeakiola 1-Jeffries 1-Keetin 1-Barnett 1-Moeakiola Central Arkansas 10-Singleton 1-Singleton/Moore/Young 1-Singleton/Moore none none 1-Moore Eastern Washington 10-Keeton 2-Moore 1-Moore/Coe/Bignell 1-Barnett/Garcia 1-Marshall 1-Sheridan North Dakota 8-Singleton 2-Singleton/Coe 2-Coe 1-Garcia 1-Marshall 1-Barnett Sacramento State 13-Keeton 1-Singleton/Moore 0.5-Sheridan/Dees 1-Moore none none UC Davis 10-Keeton/Singleton 1-Keeton/Sing’n/Thomas none 1-Flowers 1-F. Collins 1-Singleton/Bignell Weber State 12-Singleton 2.5-Coe 2.5-Coe 1-Singleton 1-Coe/Newell 1-Fa’anono/Newell Cal Poly 15-Garcia 1-Marshall/Singleton none none none none Portland State 17-Singleton 3-Singleton none none none none Idaho State 10-Moeakiola 2-Singleton 1-Sheridan 1-Barnett 1-Marshall 1-Moore/Sheridan Montana 16-Singleton 1.5-Sheridan 1-Hutchins none 1-Moore 1-Sheridan South Dakota State 9-Singleton 1-Singleton/Coe/Garcia 1-Singleton none none none Defensive Individual Game-by-Game Stats DEFENSIVE FRONT COE MARINO JEFFRIES SHERIDAN DEES THOMAS N. BIGNELL FA’ANONO U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A, Other U-A, Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A, Other ASU 1-1 1-1, 1 H 0-1 4-2 1-1 2-0, 1 TL&S, 1 PB 2-0, 2 TL, 1 S 0-0 BHSU 4-0, 1 PB 1-1, 1 TL 4-0, 1 TL&S 2-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 1-0 UCA 3-1, 0.5 TL&S, 1 PB, 1 H 2-1, 2 H 0-0 2-1 0-0, 2 H 0-0 1-0 0-1, 1 H EWU 2-1, 1 TL&S, 1 H DNP 0-0 2-1, 1 TL, 1 FF, 1 PB 1-0 0-0 2-0, 1 TL&S 0-2 UND 2-3, 2 S&TL 0-0 0-0 4-3, 1 S&TL, 1 H 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-inj SAC 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-4, 0.5 S&TL 0-2, 0.5 TL&S 1-0 0-1 0-1, 0.5 TL UCD 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-1 0-1 1-0, 1 TL DNP 1-0 WSU 2-1, 2.5 S&TL, 1 FR, 1 PB, 2 H DNP 0-0 1-1, 1 H 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-0, 1 TL&S, 1 FF CP 2-5 DNP 0-0 2-3 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-2 PSU 1-0, 2 H DNP 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0, 1 H ISU 3-2, 1 TL DNP 0-0 3-1, 1 TL&S, 1 FF 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 UM 1-2 DNP 0-0 1-2, 1.5, 1 FF, 1 PB 1-3 0-1, 0.5 0-1 1-0, 1 TL SDSU 4-2, 1 TL DNP 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0

LINEBACKER MOEAKIOLA SINGLETON MOORE CHRISTENSEN YOUNG FOLSOM M. BIGNELL U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A, Other U-A, Other ASU 3-1, 1 H 8-3, 1 TL 3-2 1-1 2-0, 1 FR 0-0 1-0, 1 FF, 1 FR BHSU 7-1, 2 TL, 1 FF, 1 PB 2-0 7-0, 2 PB 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0, 1 PB UCA 3-2, 0.5 TL&S 8-2, 1 TL&S 6-2, 1 TL&S, 1 FF, 1 PB 2-0 2-1, 1 TL DNP 0-0 EWU 3-0, 1 H 5-1, 1 PB 3-3, 2 TL, 1 S 0-0 1-0 DNP 0-0 UND 3-1 7-1, 2 TL, 2 PB, 1 BK 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0, 1 H 0-0 SAC 2-2 1-11, 1 TL, 1 H 3-1, 1 TL, 1 Int 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 UCD 0-4 5-5, 1 TL, 1 FF 5-0 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-0, 1 FF WSU 0-0, 1 H 11-1, 1 TL, 1 Int, 1 PB 5-1, 1 PB DNP-inj 0-0 DNP 0-0 CP 4-4 9-5, 1 TL 7-5 DNP-inj 0-0 DNP 0-1 PSU 2-3, 1 PB 14-3, 3 TL 6-3, 1 TL DNP-inj 0-0 0-0 0-0 ISU 7-3 7-2, 2 TL 4-1, 1 FF, 2 PB DNP-inj 1-0 0-0 0-0 UM 0-3 4-12, 1 TL 2-4, 1 TL, 1 FR DNP-inj 1-1 0-0 0-0 SDSU 1-2 5-4, 1 TL & S 2-1 DNP-inj 1-0 0-0 0-0 DEFENSIVE SECONDARY FLOWERS KEETON TIMMER NELSON U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A, Other ASU 3-0 2-0, 1 PB 1-0 0-0 BHSU 1-0 1-0, 1 Int 0-0, 1 PB 0-0, 1 PB UCA 1-0, 2 PB 6-1 2-0 3-0 EWU 6-0, 1 PB 9-1 1-0 0-0 UND 1-1, 1 PB 6-0, 2 PB 0-0 DNP-inj SAC 3-0 9-4, 4 PB 0-3 DNP-inj UCD 3-0, 1 Int (TD) 7-3, 1 TL 4-0 DNP-inj WSU 6-0, 1 PB 4-1, 1 TL 0-0 DNP-inj CP 5-1 2-4 1-1 DNP-inj PSU 2-0, 2 PB 6-1, 1 TL, 2 PB 0-0 DNP-inj ISU 6-3, 2 PB 0-0, 2 PB 0-0 DNP-inj UM 1-3 3-4, 1 TL, 1 PB DNP DNP-inj SDSU 7-0, 2 PB 3-0, 2 PB 0-0 DNP-inj

BARNETT MARSHALL GARCIA CLEVELAND U-A,Other U-A,Other U-A, Other U-A, Other U-A,Other ASU 5-1 9-3 1-1, 1 H 0-0 BHSU 1-0, 1 FR 2-0 3-0 1-0 UCA DNP-inj 7-1, 2 PB 3-1 0-0 EWU 3-1, 1 Int 2-2, 1 FR 1-0, 1 Int 0-0 UND 4-1, 1 FF, 1 PB 5-2, 1 FR 3-0, 1 Int, 1 TD 0-0 SAC 5-4 2-2 0-4 0-0 UCD 1-2 5-4 1-0 0-0 WSU 2-0 3-1 2-0 1-0 CP DNP-inj 3-2, 1 TL, 1 PB 9-6, 1 PB 1-2 PSU DNP-inj 2-2 3-1 0-1 ISU 4-0, 1 Int, 1 PB 2-0, 1 FR, 1 PB 0-0 0-1 UM 2-1 5-2, 1 PB 4-5, 2 PB 0-0 SDSU 1-0 4-0 3-0, 1 TL 0-1 TThehe BBobcatsobcats GGame-by-Gameame-by-Game FIRST DNS RUSHING PASSING PASSING TOTAL PEN T’OVERS R-P-Pn/Tot Att-Yds C-A-I Yards Off ense Yards Fbl Lost-Int MSU 10 6-4-0/10 44-86 14-26-2 142 70-228 7-44 0-2/E @ASU 37 13-10-0/23 48-294 20-30-0 264 78-558 4-36 2-0 @MSU 57 16-11-2/29 50-371 22-25-0 281 75-652 7-55 1-0/+2 BHSU 10 7-5-1/13 35-106 16-33-1 132 68-238 3-30 2-1 @MSU 43 10-10-1/21 48-224 19-27-1 289 75-513 7-85 1-1/-2 UCA 33 5-17-4/26 31-64 34-59-0 398 90-462 3-25 0-0 @MSU 51 14-9-3/26 56-299 17-26-0 248 82-547 7-59 2-0/+1 EWU 52 8-16-3/27 31-224 25-43-2 358 74-582 13-102 1-2 @MSU 29 6-10-0/16 36-62 18-26-0 267 62-329 6-70 1-0/E UND 18 5-11-1/17 32-71 22-37-1 222 69-293 3-15 1-0 MSU 59 13-15-2/30 49-271 23-34-1 348 83-619 7-77 0-1/E @SAC 56 8-18-3/29 30-231 25-39-1 463 69-694 9-75 0-1 MSU 77 17-15-2/34 46-331 19-24-0 406 70-737 4-41 0-0/+2 @UCD 37 10-17-229 29-231 27-46-1 379 75-610 4-39 1-1 @MSU 23 14-7-2/23 53-304 11-18-1 160 71-464 4-46 1-1/-1 WSU 13 2-13-2/17 26-29 25-39-1 347 65-376 8-63 0-1 MSU 27 14-7-1/22 46-288 11-19-1 178 65-466 5-45 0-1/-1 @CP 35 16-6-3/25 70-376 8-11-0 107 81-483 3-40 0-0 @MSU 29 12-3-2/17 50-329 11-18-0 95 68-424 7-54 1-0/-1 PSU 22 5-11;2/18 35-189 19-38-0 218 73-407 4-37 0-0 @MSU 44 15-16-1/32 49-262 26-36-2 306 85-568 5-46 0-2/E ISU 29 20-18-1/29 29-218 23-39-1 370 68-588 4-43 1-1 MSU 7 11-7-2/20 39-153 17-31-5 161 70-314 5-60 5-2/-6 @UM 34 6-12-1/21 36-198 22-37-0 313 73-511 6-49 1-0 @MSU 40 12-11-1/24 48-198 20-37-0 294 85-492 5-41 1-0/-1 SDSU 47 9-10-2/21 31-277 249 19-28-0 59-526 8-60 0-0

BBobcatobcat SStarterstarters GGame-by-Gameame-by-Game TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR QB RB ASU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Flotkoetter Griebel Kalfell Prukop Johnson BHSU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Flotkoetter Griebel Kalfell Prukop Brekke UCA Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Flotkoetter Griebel Kalfell Prukop Johnson EWU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Flotkoetter Griebel Roderick Prukop Johnson UND Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Paige Griebel Newell Prukop Brekke SAC Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Paige Griebel Herbert Prukop Johnson UCD Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Paige Griebel Herbert Prukop Johnson WSU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Roderick Griebel Herbert Prukop Johnson CP Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Roderick Griebel Herbert Prukop Johnson PSU Newell Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Roderick Griebel Herbert Prukop Knight ISU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Roderick Griebel Herbert Bleskin Knight UM Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Roderick Griebel Herbert Bleskin Knight SDSU Salanoa Weidenaar Flynn Horn Catalano Eekhoff Godecke Griebel Herbert Prukop Newell BANDIT DT NT DE WILL MIKE SAM BC FS SS FC ASU Coe Dees Sheridan Marino Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers BHSU Coe Dees Sheridan Marino Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers UCA Coe Dees Sheridan Marino Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers EWU Coe Dees Sheridan Fa’anono Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers UND Coe Bignell Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers SAC Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers UCD Coe Thomas Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers WSU Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers CP Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Garcia Marshall Flowers PSU Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Garcia Marshall Flowers ISU Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Garcia Marshall Flowers UM Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers SDSU Coe Dees Sheridan Hutchins Singleton Moeakiola Moore Keeton Barnett Marshall Flowers 22014014 RRecordsecords WWrapuprapup INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Individual Total TD Records Rushes, Season 5. 614 in 2014 Individual Rushing Records Total TDs Accounted For, Season 10. 41 John Tetrault, 1987-90 Rushing Yards, Season 31 Dakota Prukop, 2013- Rushing Touchdowns, Season 10. 1,176 Matt Engelking, 1995 1. 43 in 2014 966 Dakota Prukop, 2014 Total TDs Accounted For, Season 2. 31 Dakota Prukop, 2013- Rushing Touchdowns, Career 10. 17 Orenzo Davis, 2010, ‘12 13 Dakota Prukop, 2013- Total Offense, Game Team Passing Records 1. 8 Dakota Prukop vs. Sac St, 2014 9 Chad Newell, 2013- Passing Yards, Season 2. 6 Dakota Prukop vs. UC Davis, 2014 4. 3,175 in 2014 T3. 5 Dakota Prukop vs. EWU, 2014 Rushing Touchdowns, Season T3. 5 Dakota Prukop vs. BHSU, 2014 6. 13 Dakota Prukop, 2014 Completions, Season 7. 12 Anthony Knight, 2014 0. 228 in 2014

Touchdown Passes, Season 9. 21 in 2014

Touchdown Passes, Game T5. 5 UC Davis, 2014 T5. 5 Sac State, 2014

Completion Percentage, Season 1. .657 in 2014

Junior running back Chad Newell (by Dean Hendrickson) Preseason All-America Dakota Prukop (by Dean Hendrickson Team Total Offense Records Total Yards, Season Individual Passing Records 1. 6,352 in 2014 Passing Yards, Career Individual All-Purpose Records 10. 3,181 Dennis Erickson, 1966-68 All-Purpose Yards, Career Total Yards per Game, Season 2,559 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 1. 4,653 Shawn Johnson, 2010-14 1. 488.6 in 2014 Passing Yards, Season All-Purpose Yards, Season Total Yards, Game 9. 2,559 Dakota Prukop, 2014 10. 1,478 Shawn Johnson, 2014 1. 737 UC Davis, 2014 1,364 Gunnar Brekke, 2014 3. 683 Eastern Washington, 2014 Touchdown Passes, Career 5. 652 Black Hills State, 2014 5. 28 Tyler Thomas, 2001-02 All-Purpose Yards, Game 7. 619 Sac State, 2014 18 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 1. 374 Shawn Johnson vs. EWU, 2014 2. 308 Gunnar Brekke vs. Sac St, 2014 Touchdown Passes, Season 10. 256 Shawn Johnson vs. UC Davis, 2014 Team Scoring Records 8. 18 Dakota Prukop, 2013- Most Points, Season 1. 496 in 2014 Touchdown Passes, Game T1. 5 Dakota Prukop vs. Sac St, 2014 TEAM RECORDS Most Points per Game, Season 1. 38.2 in 2014 Team Rushing Records Individual Total Offense Records Rushing Yards, Season Most Points, Game Total Offense, Career 1. 3,177 in 2014 2. 77 UC Davis, 2014 10. 3,646 Ryan Johnson, 1999-2002 3,525 Dakota Prukop, 2013- Yards per Rush, Season Most Combined Points, Game 3. 5.17 in 2014 2. 115 MSU 59, Sac State 56 in 2014 Total Offense, Season 3. 114 MSU 77, UC Davis 37 in 2014 2. Dakota Prukop, 2014 Rushing Yards per Game, Season 5. 103 EWU 52, MSU 51 in 2014 9. 244.4 in 2014 Total Offense, Game 3. 509 Dakota Prukop vs. UC Davis, 2014 4. 478 Dakota Prukop vs. Sac St, 2014 22015015 RRecordsecords WWatchatch

CCareerareer CompletionsCompletions 1. 889 Travis Lulay, 2002-05 PPreseasonreseason AAwardward DDakotaakota PrukopPrukop 2. 888 DeNarius McGhee, 2010- CCareerareer RushingRushing YardsYards 3. 714 Kelly Bradley, 1983-86 10. 1,745 Clint Morton, 1991-94 WWatchatch 4. 516 Rob Compson, 1995-98 11. 1,740 Paul Schafer, 1968-70 5. 429 DeNarius McGhee, 2010- 12. 1,723 Orenzo Davis, 2010, ‘12 6. 345 Mike Godfrey, 1980-83 JJPP FFlynnlynn 13. 1,715 Aaron Mason, 2006-09 7. 281 Jack Rolovich, 2006-07 • First Team STATS Inc Presason All-America 14. 1,638 Bob Wilkinson, 1987-90 15. 1,576 Fred Moore, 1993-94 8. 259 Tyler Thomas, 2001-02 16. 1,564 Si Ryan, 1989-92 9. 253 Brock Spencer, 1993-94 10. 245 Barry Sullivan, 1979-82 CChadhad NewellNewell 17. 1,557 Lathian Tyler, 1997-99 • TBA 18. 1,493 Cody Kirk, 2010- 171 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 19. 1,468 Kirk Copeland, 1986-87 20. 1,459 Travis Lulay, 2002-05 CCareerareer TotalTotal OffenseOffense YardsYards DDakotaakota PPrukoprukop 21. 1,450 Shawn Johnson, 2011-14 3. 7,730 Kelly Bradley, 1983-86 • FCS STATS Inc Offensive Player of the Year 22. 1,305 Don Bagley, 1972-74 4. 6,788 Rob Compson, 1995-98 Watch List 23. 1,399 CJ Palmer, 2008-11 5. 4,327 John Tetrault, 1987-90 • Third Team STATS Inc Preseason All- 24. 1,279 John Tetrault, 1987-90 6. 4,036 Paul Dennehy, 1976-78 America 25. 1,217 Dave Miller, 1962-64 7. 3,945 Dennis Erickson, 1966-68 26. 1,179 Dan Sundling, 1962-64 8. 3,941 Mike Godfrey, 1979-83 27. 1,170 Rocco Perciavalle, 1956-59 9. 3,834 Jack Rolovich, 2006-07 TTayloraylor SheridanSheridan 28. 1,158 Paul Dennehy, 1976-78 10. 3,646 Ryan Johnson, 1999-02 • TBA 29. 1,104 David Pandt, 1982-85 3,525 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 30. 1,094 Tom Kostrba, 1974-76 31. 1,093 Bob Rudio, 1957-59 JJohnohn WWeidenaareidenaar 32. 1,045 Eric Kinnaman, 1996-99 • TBA 33 1,030 Jim McLeod, 1956-59 966 Dakota Prukop, 2013- GGunnarunnar BrekkeBrekke CCareerareer RushingRushing TTouchdownsouchdowns CCareerareer All-PurposeAll-Purpose YardsYards 4. 24 John Tetrault, 1987-90 7. 3,194 Corey Smith, 2000-03 5. 23 Travis Lulay, 2002-05 8. 3,191 Don Hass, 1965-67 6. 22 Delmar Jones, 1976-79 9. 3,089 David Pandt, 1982-85 7. 21 Dennis Erickson, 1966-68 10. 2,967 Demetrius Crawford, 2007-08 8. 20 Steve Kracher, 1972-75 1,450 Gunnar Brekke, 2013- 9. 18 Paul Dennehy, 1976-78 10. 17 Bob Rudio, 1957-59 CCareerareer KickoffKickoff ReturnReturn YardsYards 10. 17 CJ Palmer, 2008-11 5. 1,317 Rob Tesch, 1989-92 10. 17 Orenzo Davis, 2010, ‘12 6. 1,109 Arie Grey, 1997-00 13 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 7. 988 Kenyatte Morgan, 1994-97 8. 764 Steve Roderick, 1978-81 CCareerareer 100-Yd100-Yd RushingRushing GamesGames 9. 760 Mark McGrath, 1976-79 6. 11 Delmar Jones, 1976-78 10. 732 Gunnar Brekke, 2013- 7. 10 Tony Boddie, 1979-82 8. 9 Demetrius Crawford, 2007-08 9. 7 Fred Moore, 1993-94 10. 6 Tom Kostrba, 1974-76 5 Dakota Prukop, 2013- TTayloraylor SSheridanheridan CCareerareer PassingPassing YardsYards CCareerareer ForcedForced FumblesFumbles 4. 6,828 Rob Compson, 1995-98 7. 6 Corey Widmer, 1988-91 5. 4,121 Mike Godfrey, 1981-83 8. 5 Brad Daly, 2009, ‘11-13 6. 3,911 Jack Rolovich, 2006-07 8. 5 Adam Cordeiro, 2000-03 7. 3,545 Brock Spencer, 1993-94 8. 5 Shon Flores, 1998-99 8. 3,262 John Tetrault, 1987-90 8. 5 Scott Matthews, 1993-96 9. 3,209 Tyler Thomas, 2001-02 8. 5 Neal Smith, 1994-97 10. 3,181 Dennis Erickson, 1966-68 8. 5 Jim Kalafat, 1982-83 8. 5 John Taylor, 1998-2001 2,559 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 4 Taylor Sheridan, 2012- CCareerareer TouchdownTouchdown PassesPasses 5. 28 Paul Dennehy, 1976-78 6. 28 Tyler Thomas, 2001-02 7. 24 Mike Godfrey, 1980-83 7. 24 Brock Spencer, 1993-94 7. 24 Jack Rolovich, 2006-07 10. 22 Dennis Erickson, 1966-68 18 Dakota Prukop, 2013- 22015015 RRecordsecords SSummaryummary

IIndividualndividual TTouchdownouchdown PassesPasses TTeameam RRecordsecords Career: 79-DeNarius McGhee, 2010-13 TTotalotal YardsYards Career-Active: 18-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 6,352 in 2014 RRecordsecords Season: 30-Kelly Bradley, 1984 Game: 737 vs. UC Davis, 2014 TTotalotal OffenseOffense YardsYards Game: 5-fi ve times Career: 12,336-DeNarius McGhee, 2010-13 Career-Active: 3,525-Dakota Prukop, 2013- RReceivingeceiving YardsYards RRushesushes Season: 3,856-Travis Lulay, 2004 Season: 794 in 1976 Career: xxx Game: -- Game: 78 vs. Fresno State, 1974 Career-Active: 445-Mitch Griebel, 2013- Season: xxx AAll-Purposell-Purpose YardsYards Game: xxx MMostost RushingRushing YardsYards Career: 4,453-Shawn Johnson, 2011-14 Season: 3,117 in 2014 Career-Active: 1,450-Gunnar Brekke, 2013- Game: 483 vs. Fresno State, 1973 RReceptionseceptions Season: 1,759-Ryan Johnson, 2001 Career: xxx Game: 374-Shawn Johnson vs. EWU, 2014 Career-Active 45-Mitch Griebel, 2013- FFewestewest RushingRushing YardsYards Season: xxx Season: 555 in 1986 Game: xxx Game: -33 vs. Sam Houston State, 1986 RRushingushing Yards,Yards, TotalTotal Career: 3,646-Ryan Johnson, 1999-2002 Career-Active: 966-Dakota Prukop, 2013- TTouchdownouchdown CatchesCatches RRushingushing TTouchdownsouchdowns Season: 1,537-Ryan Johnson, 2001 Career: xxx Season: 43 in 2014 Game: 298-Don Hass vs. Weber St, 19967 Career-Active: 4-Mitchell Herbert, 2014- Game: 6 fi ve times Season: xxx RRushingushing Yards,Yards, AvgAvg perper GameGame Game: xxx RRushingushing FirstFirst DownsDowns Career: 101.5-Don Hass, 1965-67 Game: 25 vs. Portland State, 1968 Season: 146.0-Don Hass, 1966

PPassingassing YardsYards RRushingushing TTouchdownsouchdowns Season: 3,672 in 1984 Career: 47-Cody Kirk, 2010-13 Game: 516 vs. Sac State, 2004 Career-Active: 13-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 20-Don Hass, 1966 PPassass AAttemptsttempts Game: 5 by four players Season: 529 in 1984 Game: 66 vs. Eastern Washington, 1985 1100-Yard00-Yard RushingRushing GamesGames Career: 17-Ryan Johnson, 1999-2002 PPassass CompletionsCompletions Career-Active: 4-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 301 in 1984 Season: 8-Don Hass, 1966 Game: 42 vs. Portland State, 1985 11,000-Yard,000-Yard RushingRushing SeasonsSeasons TTouchdownouchdown PassesPasses Career: 2 by many Season: 32 in 1984 Game: 6 twoce PPassingassing YardsYards Career: 11,203-DeNarius McGhee, 2010-13 MMostost IInterceptionsnterceptions Career-Active: 2,559-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 29 in 1985 Season: 3,508-Kelly Bradley, 1984 Game: 6 vs. Fresno State, 1968 Game: 516-Travis Lulay vs. Sac St, 2004

PPointsoints PPassass AAttemptsttempts Season: 496, 2014 Career: 1,559-Travis Lulay, 2002-05 Game: 77 vs. UC Davis, 2014 Career-Active: 263-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 499-Kelly Bradley, 1984 Game: 66-Kelly Bradley vs. EWU, 1985

CCompletionsompletions Career: 889-Travis Lulay, 2002-05 Career-Active: 171-Dakota Prukop, 2013- Season: 289-Kelly Bradley, 1984 Game: 42-Kelly Bradley vs. EWU, 1985

CCompletionompletion PPercentageercentage Career: .640-DeNarius McGhee, 2010-13 Season: .660-DeNarius McGhee, 2012, ‘13 22014014 BBobcatobcat HHonorsonors All-America Honors ThirdTeam: CB Deonte Flowers (3rd Team-College Sports Mad- 2014 Team Awards Sonny Holland Off. MVP ...... Dakota Prukop ness, Fab Fifty-College Sporting News), LB Alex Singleton (3rd Bill Kollar Def. MVP ...... Alex Singleton Team-College Sports Madness) Jan Stenerud ST MVP ...... Chad Newell Don Hass Inspirational ...... Koni Dole Academic Honors FCS ADA Academic All-Stars: LB Cole Moore Coaches Choice Awards Dennis Erickson Offensive ...... Offensive Line Joe Tiller Defensive ...... Deonte Flowers 2014 Big Sky Honors Ken Amato Kick Teams ...... Gunnar Brekke First Team: OG JP Flynn, TE Tiai Salanoa, LB Alex Singleton, Top Offensive Scout ...... Johnny D’Agostino CB Deonte Flowers, ST Chad Newell. Second Team: OG Quinn Top Defensive Scout ...... Grant Collins Catalano, RS Shawn Johnson, DT Taylor Sheridan. Third Team: Top Kick Teams Scout ...... Will Krolick OT John Weidenaar, C Joel Horn, QB Dakota Prukop, RB Shawn Johnson, LB Cole Moore Hon. Mention: WR Mitch Griebel, RB Gunnar Brekke, FB Chad Special Teams Core Newell, K Luke Daly, RS Gunnar Brekke, DE Odin Coe, LB Na’a Bryce Alley-1, Mac Bignell-2, Nate Bignell-3, Gunnar Brekke-9, Moeakiola, P Trevor Boltonsr; ST Michael Foster, so. Cody Cleveland-9, Deonte Flowers-2, Michael Foster-3, Khari Garcia-4, Mitch Griebel-4, Devin Jeffries-2, Shawn Johnson-3, National Players of the Week Manny Kalfell-2, Will Krolick-2, Rob Marshall-1, Joey Michael-1, SPORTS NETWORK PLAYER OF THE WEEK Cole Moore-8, Chad Newell-10, Tiai Salanoa-1, Trace Timmer-8, RB Shawn Johnson vs. EWU; QB Dakota Prukop vs. SAC Rhett Young-9 BEYOND SPORTS NETWORK FCS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (10 games graded) #2 Shawn Johnson and #3 Dakota Prukop vs. EWU; #2 Dakota Prukop vs. SAC CFPA PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2015 Spring Awards P Trevor Bolton vs. UCA, RB/RS Shawn Johnson vs. EWU, QB Dakota Tom Parac Most Improved Offensive Player ...... Austin Barth Prukop vs. SAC, RB/RS Gunnar Brekke vs. SAC, Performer of the Week Jon Montoya Most Improved Defensive Player ...... Mac Bignell Dakota Prukop vs. UC Davis Chuck Karnop Award for Toughness ... K. Godecke/W. Christensen Cliff Hysell Award for Courage ...... Desman Carter COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS NATIONAL ALL-STAR Hayden Ferguson Award for Academics ...... Alex Eekhoff QB Dakota Prukop vs. UC Davis D’Agostino Family Strength Awards Linemen: JP Flynn Big Sky Players of the Week Stand-up Players: Beau Sandland S13-Dakota Prukop, Offense Skill Players: Bryce Alley S20-Shawn Johnson, Special Teams S27-Luke Daly, Special Teams 2015 Team Captains O3-Dakota Prukop, Off.; Gunnar Brekke, ST WR Mitch Griebel (Littleton, CO), RB Chad Newell (Billings), QB O10-Dakota Prukop, Offense Dakota Prukop (Austin, TX), DT Taylor Sheridan (Aurora, CO) O27-Dakota Prukop, Offense N8-Alex Singleton, Defense SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 MONTANA STATE @ E. WASHINGTON

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 N. ARIZONA @ MONTANA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 MONTANA @ UC DAVIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 SACRAMENTO STATE @ MONTANA STATE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 MONTANA STATE @ PORTLAND STATE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 NORTH DAKOTA @ MONTANA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 WEBER STATE @ E. WASHINGTON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 SOUTHERN UTAH @ MONTANA STATE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 E. WASHINGTON @ MONTANA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 MONTANA @ MONTANA STATE

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Sept. 3 Fort Lewis (Gold Rush) 7 pm Cowles MT Bozeman Sept. 12 Open Sept. 19 at Eastern Washington 1 pm PT ROOT Cheney, WA Sept. 26 *Cal Poly (Homecoming) 1:35 pm Cowles MT Bozeman Oct. 3 *at Northern Arizona 4 pm MST Cowles MT Flagstaff, AZ Oct. 10 *Sacramento State 5:05 pm ROOT Bozeman Oct. 17 *at Portland State 12:35 pm PT ROOT Portland, OR Oct. 24 East Tennessee State 2:35 pm Cowles MT Bozeman Oct. 31 *at North Dakota 1 pm CT Cowles MT Grand Forks, ND Nov. 7 *Southern Utah TBA ROOT Bozeman Nov. 14 *at Idaho State 2:35 pm Cowles MT Pocatello, ID Nov. 21 *Montana 12 noon ROOT Bozeman Root – Root Sports CMM – Cowles Media of Montana Stations