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GRU DAVE GUFFEY 2013 GRIZ FOOTBALLfff GRIZ ASSO. AD FOR COMMUNICATIONS Hoyt Athletic Complex - Adams Center Game #3 Missoula, MT 59812-8496 OFFICE: (406) 243-5402/Cell: 370-9435 Audio Streaming: gogriz.com/all-access Griz host OPSU on Sept. 21st in Live Stats: gogriz.com annual “Hall of Fame Game” Twitter: @umgrizzlies_fb & umgrizzlies_sid 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-0/0-0) THE GAME: The 9th/11th-ranked (The Sports Network & FCS Coaches’ polls) University of Montana Grizzlies (2-0/0-0 Big Sky Conference) host the Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (1- Date-Opponent %Time (Mtn.) 2) in a non-league contest in UM’s annual “Hall of Fame” game, Saturday, Sept. 21, in Washing- 8/31-Appalachian St.^ W, 30-6 ton-Grizzly Stadium, with kick-off at 1:00 p.m. 9/7-OPEN --------- 9/14-at North Dakota^ W, 55-17 HALL OF FAME: This year’s inductees into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame are UM’s 1972 9/21-OK. Panhandle St.^ 1:00 pm Big Sky champion men’s track team, and former (1994-97) women’s soccer standout 9/28-at N. Arizona*$ 6:00 pm Courtney (Mathieson) Jenkins. They will be formally inducted at a banquet Friday, Sept. 20, 10/5-Portland St.*$ (HC) 1:30 pm and will be introduced on the field prior to this Saturday’s game. 10/12-at UC Davis*^ 5:00 pm 10/19-Cal Poly*^ 1:30 pm GRIZ RADIO: Veteran Mick Holien is now in his 21st season as the “Voice of the Grizzlies.” 10/26-E. Washington*$ 1:30 pm Former Griz (1991-94) wide receiver Scott Gurnsey provides in-booth color, while Greg 11/2-at Sacramento St.*^ 2:00 pm Sundberg serves as the sideline reporter. UM’s flagship station is KGVO Radio, 1290 AM/ 11/9-at South Dakota^ Noon KVWE 101.5 FM. (Grizzly Football Radio Network listed on add 2-2-2 of the weekly release). 11/16-Weber State*^ Noon 11/23-at Montana St.*$ Noon TV: The UM-OPSU game will be televised by Max Media of Montana. Ron Davis calls the play-by-play, John Edwards provides in-booth color, and Shaun Rainey is the sideline reporter. ^=Max Media TV game It will be aired on KTMF-FOX 23 & 42 in Missoula/Kalispell; KWYB-FOX 18 & 28 in Butte/ $=ROOT SPORTS TV game Bozeman; KFBB-FOX 5 in Great Falls; KHBB-FOX 5 in Helena; KULR-NBC 8 in Billings; *=Big Sky Conference game and KXGN-NBC in Glendive. MONTANA QUICK FACTS LAST GAME: The Griz had a dominant 55-17 victory at North Dakota. Trailing 7-0 early, UM scored on its first five possessions to take a commanding 33-7 lead en route to the victory. President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom JJ SETS BIG SKY RECORD: Junior quarterback Jordan Johnson was 15-19-1 (78.9%) Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 passing for 354 yards and 5 touchdowns, setting a Big Sky Conference record in passing Enrollment: 15,642 efficiency in a game at 322.3. The old record of 310.4 (10-14-0 for 265 yards and 4 TDs) was Athletic Director: Kent Haslam held by Eastern Washington’s Mark Tenneson against Sonoma State and set in 1992. Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold JOHNSON HAS CAREER NIGHT AT UND & PASSES MILESTONE: Johnson’s 354 Head Coach: Mick Delaney passing yards against UND was a career-high for him. He now has 3,049 career passing yards,, from (Western Montana, 1964) becoming the 12th player in school history to pass for more than 3,000 yards. Delaney Record/Yrs. at UM: 7-6/2nd year Delaney O-All Rec./Yrs.: 12-17-1/4th year CANADA HITS CENTURY MARK AGAIN: Junior running back Jordan Canada rushed for Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) 104 yards in the UND win -- his second 100-yard game this season and the fourth in his career. WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 WGS Attend. Record: 26,293 versus D STELLAR: UM’s defense held UND to 336 total yards and picked off two passes. Junior Appalachian State, 2013 defensive end Zack Wagenmann had 6 tackles, 3 TFLs and 2 sacks. LB Brock Coyle had a All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 172-24 (.878) game-high 9 tackles, while junior safety Matt Hermanson and LB Jordan Tripp had 7 stops Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) apiece. Tripp and cornerback Nate Harris each had an interception. The Griz had five sacks and Division: 1 (FCS for football) 11 stops for loss in the game. All-Time Record: 547-468-23 (.538) Big Sky Record: 215-118-1 (.649) TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCY!: UM converted on 9-of-10 third downs at UND. On the season Head Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida Montana has converted on 72% (18-of-25) of their third down attempts, which leads the nation. Head Equipment Manager: Rob Stack JJ NAMED POW: Johnson was named the Big Sky “Player of the Week” on offense for his Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, performance last Saturday. Wagenmann was UM’s nominee on defense. 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. ABOUT THE OPPONENT: OPSU is a Division II Independent team located in Goodwell, *Includes shared titles Oklahoma, and has an enrollment of 1,400. The Aggies are currently 1-2 overall, with a 75-0 loss FCS Playoffs (21): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, at Lamar, a 35-13 win over Sterling College, and a 26-10 loss to Adams State. OPSU returns 11 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, starters from a 4-6 team of a year ago. Head coach Russell Gaskamp (Texas, 1999) is in his 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, second season as the head coach there. SERIES: This is the first meeting between the teams. 2008, 2009. 2012 Record: 5-6/3-5 Big Sky (T-8th) NEXT WEEK: Montana begins its Big Sky schedule at Northern Arizona in a game which will be 2012 Starters Back: 19+ (7-O/9-D, K, P) televised by ROOT Sports. Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m. in Flagstaff. 2012 Lettermen Back: 42 GGriz FB Add 1-1-1 2013 Big Sky Preseason JOHNSON 13TH IN CAREER PASSING YARDS: Johnson moved up to 12th in career passing Coaches’ Poll yards at Montana with 3,049 yards in 14 starts. He needs 607 yards to pass Brent Pease for 11th. Johnson is the 12th quarterback in school history to pass for more than 3,000 career yards. TEAM (First Place Votes) PTS. 1. Montana State (31) 596 GRIZ CAREER PASSING YARDS LEADERS 2. E. Washington (12) 566 Rank Player Yards Seasons 3. MONTANA (3) 492 1. Dave Dickenson 11,080 1992-95 4. Cal Poly (1) 466 10. Andrew Selle 4,131 2007-10 5. Northern Arizona 457 6. Sacramento State (1) 374 11. Brent Pease 3,655 1985-86 7. North Dakota 309 12. Jordan Johnson 3,049 2010-present 8. Northern Colorado 239 13. Justin Roper 2,836 2009-10 9. Southern Utah 228 10. Portland State 212 JOHNSON IS 13TH IN CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Johnson is ranked 13th in 11. UC Davis 191 career passing touchdowns with 29, passing Justin Roper. He needs two more to go by Cole 12. Weber State 164 Bergquist and six to pass Brent Pease for the 11th spot. 13. Idaho State 74 GRIZ CAREER PASSING YARDS LEADERS 2013 Big Sky Preseason Rank Player TDs Seasons Media Poll 1. Dave Dickenson 96 1992-95 8. Brad Lebo 41 1989-92 TEAM (1st Place Votes) PTS. 9. Andrew Selle 38 2007-10 1. Montana State (8) 140 Marty Mornhinweg 38 108-82, 1984 2. E. Washington (3) 130 11. Brent Pease 34 1985-86 3. MONTANA (2) 111 12. Cole Bergquist 30 2005-08 4. Cal Poly 109 13. Jordan Johnson 29 2010-present 5. Northern Arizona 104 14. Justin Roper 27 2009-10 6. Sacramento State 88 7. North Dakota 66 JOHNSON SECOND ON SINGLE-GAME PASSING TD LIST: Johnson’s 5 touchdown 8. Northern Colorado 63 passes last week at UND tie him for the second most in single-game history. 9. Southern Utah 57 10. Portland State 49 MOST TD PASSES IN A GAME Opp. TDs Season 11. Weber State 48 1. Jordan Johnson Weber State 6 2011 12. UC Davis 37 Brian Ah Yat at S.F. Austin 6 1998 13. Idaho State 12 Dave Dickenson Boise State 6 1995 NOTE: Montana had been the No 1. pre- season pick 11 times the last 14 2. Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota 5 2013 seasons. Ten Times ----- 5 1986-2001 3. 24 tied% ----- 4 ----------- %Dickenson had nine games with 4 TDs passes GRIZ IN OVERTIME GAMES JOHNSON HAS 20TH LONGEST TD PASS Johnson’s 70-yard touchdown pass to Travon (6-3) Van at UND ties him for the 20th longest in school history. 2003: *Western Illinois, L, 43-40 (2 OT) 2001: Eastern Washington, W, 29-26 (2 OT) LONGEST TD PASS Opp. Long Season Idaho, W, 33-27 (2 OT) 1. Brian Ah Yat at Portland State 93 1997 2000: *Appalachian State, W, 19-16 (1 OT) 19. Dave Dickenson Sonoma State 71 1994 1999: Sacramento State, W, 41-38 (2 OT) 20. Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota 70 2012 at Portland State, L, 51-48 (1 OT) 1991: Nevada, L, 35-28 (2 OT) Dave Dickenson Boise State 70 1993 at Idaho, W, 35-34 (1 OT) Brad Lebo Nevada 70 1991 1988: Northern Arizona, W, 33-26 (2 OT) *=FCS/I-AA playoff game Griz FB Add 2-2-2 Montana Top Winning Team of the Past 12-Plus CANADA MOVES ON TO UM’S CAREER RUSHING YARDS LIST: With is 104 yards Seasons (2000-Current) at UND Canada moved all the way up to 18th on Montana’s career rushing list with 1,382 yards.