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GRU DAVE GUFFEY 2013 GRIZ FOOTBALLfff GRIZ ASSO. AD FOR COMMUNICATIONS Hoyt Athletic Complex - Adams Center Game #6 Missoula, MT 59812-8496 OFFICE: (406) 243-5402/Cell: 370-9435 Audio Streaming: gogriz.com/all-access #10/11-Montana on the road to play Live Stats: www.ucdavisaggies.com UC Davis Aggies, Saturday, Oct. 12th Twitter: @umgrizzlies_fb & umgrizzlies_sid 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-1/1-1) THE GAME: The 10th/11th-ranked ( FCS Coaches’/Sports Network) University of Montana Grizzlies (4-1/1-1 Big Sky Conference) continue league play, playing the UC Davis Aggies (2-4/ Date-Opponent %Time (Mtn.) 2-0) Saturday, Oct. 12 in UCD’s Aggie Stadium (10,849). Kickoff is at 5:07 p.m. (Mtn.). 8/31-Appalachian St.^ W, 30-6 9/7-OPEN --------- GRIZ RADIO: Veteran Mick Holien is now in his 21st season as the “Voice of the Grizzlies.” 9/14-at North Dakota^ W, 55-17 Former Griz (1991-94) wide receiver Scott Gurnsey provides in-booth color, while Greg 9/21-OK. Panhandle St.^ W, 47-14 Sundberg serves as the sideline reporter. UM’s flagship station is KGVO Radio, 1290 AM/ 9/28-at N. Arizona*$ L, 34-16 KVWE 101.5 FM. (Grizzly Football Radio Network listed on add 1-1-1 of the weekly release). 10/5-Portland St.*$ (HC) W, 55-27 10/12-at UC Davis*^ 5:07 pm TV: The Montana-UC Davis game will be televised by Max Media of Montana. Chris Byers of 10/19-Cal Poly*^ 1:37 pm KULR-TV in Billings calls the play-by-play, while former (1988-90) Grizzly quarterback Grady 10/26-E. Washington*$ 1:40 pm Bennett will provide in-booth color, and Anna Cole is the sideline reporter. It will be aired on 11/2-at Sacramento St.*^ 2:07 pm KULR-TV in Billings; KFBB-TV in Great Falls; KHBB-TV in Helena; KTMF-TV in Missoula; 11/9-at South Dakota^ Noon KWYB-TV in Butte and Bozeman; and KXGN-TV in Glendive. 11/16-Weber State*^ Noon 11/23-at Montana St.*$ Noon GRIZ LAST GAME (at Montana 55, Portland State 27 ): The 10th-ranked Grizzlies scored on five of their first six possessions, and the defense had a pair of impressive goal-line stands in the ^=Max Media TV game victory in UM’s homecoming game. Montana also exhibited a power running game, rushing 47 $=ROOT SPORTS TV game times for 368 yards (and 17 first downs) – an average of 8.0 yards per attempt. *=Big Sky Conference game CENTURY CLUB: Halfbacks Travon Van and Jordan Canada each rushed for 100-plus yards. MONTANA QUICK FACTS Van had a career-high 136, while Canada had 102. It was Canada’s third 100-yard game this season and fifth in his career, while Van has two so far this season. President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom CANADA MOVES UP: Canada has now rushed for 1,511 career yards and 17 touchdowns to Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 move up on UM’s career lists. (See add 2-2-2). Enrollment: 14,525 (Fall, 2013) Athletic Director: Kent Haslam TRIPP MOVES UP LIST: LB Jordan Tripp had a fumble recovery for a TD in the PSU win, Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz gives him eight career recoveries -- tying him for the second most in UM history. (See add 2). Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold Head Coach: Mick Delaney GRIZ POW NOMINEES: Offense: Senior tight end Clay Pierson had 3 catches for 71 yards,, from (Western Montana, 1964) and 3 touchdowns (36, 25, 10). Defense: Cornerback Anthony Goodwin: 3 tackles, 2 ints., 7 Delaney Record/Yrs. at UM: 9-7/2nd year PDs, and both picks led to Griz TDs. Special Teams: Sophomore linebacker Kendrick Van Delaney O-All Rec./Yrs.: 14-18-1/4th year Ackeren: 4 tackles on the kickoff return coverage team. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 GOODWIN HONORED: Goodwin, a senior from Murrieta, Calif., was named the Big Sky’s WGS Attend. Record: 26,293 versus “Player of the Week” on defense, and he was also named the national co-Defensive POW (along Appalachian State, 2013 with defensive back Cole Champion of Yale), by the Sports Network. It is Goodwin’s first player All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 174-24 (.878) of the week award. Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) Division: 1 (FCS for football) UC DAVIS SCORES TO DATE: at South Dakota 10 UC Davis 7; at Nevada 36, UC Davis 6; All-Time Record: 549-469-23 (.538) N. Arizona 21, at UC Davis 10; Portland State 41, at UC Davis 10; at UC Davis 30, Idaho State Big Sky Record: 216-119-1 (.649) 13; UC Davis 21, at Southern Utah 3. Head Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida Head Equipment Manager: Rob Stack SERIES/LAST MEETING: Montana leads the series 4-0. Those scores: 1926: at UM 21, UCD 0; 1995: at UM 41, UCD 20; 2008: at UM 29, UCD 24; and 2009: UM 17 at UCD 10. Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, LAST TIME (Sept. 12, 2009): The Grizzlies had to overcome a 10-0 deficit third quarter deficit 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. for the win. Montana scored back-to-back touchdowns on a pass from Justin Roper to Sam *Includes shared titles Gratton, and then what proved to be the game-winner, a 3-yard scoring run by Chase Reynolds FCS Playoffs (21): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, which gave the Griz a 14-10 lead with 10:49 to go in the game. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, The contest was delayed 16 minutes when the lights failed with 57 seconds to go and UC Davis 2008, 2009. facing a 4th-and-7 on UM’s 12-yard line. Griz cornerback Trumaine Johnson out-jumped 2012 Record: 5-6/3-5 Big Sky (T-8th) Aggie wide receiver Chris Carter in the end zone for a game-securing pick to thwart the last- 2012 Starters Back: 19+ (7-O/9-D, K, P) second comeback bid. Aggie QB Greg Denham tied a school-record with 43 pass completions (in 2012 Lettermen Back: 42 67 attempts), while Carter set a UCD standard with 18 catches. Montana went 14-1 in 2009, losing 23-21 to Villanova in the FCS title game. UC Davis finished 6-5 in 2009. GGriz FB Add 1-1-1 2013 Big Sky Preseason JOHNSON 12TH IN CAREER PASSING YARDS: Johnson remains 12th in career passing Coaches’ Poll yards at Montana with 3,603 yards in 17 career starts, and needs just 53 more yards to pass Brent Pease for 11th. Johnson is the 12th quarterback in school history to pass for more than TEAM (First Place Votes) PTS. 3,000 career yards. 1. Montana State (31) 596 2. E. Washington (12) 566 GRIZ CAREER PASSING YARDS LEADERS 3. MONTANA (3) 492 Rank Player Yards Seasons 4. Cal Poly (1) 466 1. Dave Dickenson 11,080 1992-95 5. Northern Arizona 457 10. Andrew Selle 4,131 2007-10 6. Sacramento State (1) 374 11. Brent Pease 3,655 1985-86 7. North Dakota 309 12. Jordan Johnson 3,603 2010-present 8. Northern Colorado 239 9. Southern Utah 228 10. Portland State 212 JOHNSON NOW NINTH IN CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Johnson is now ranked 11. UC Davis 191 ninth in career passing touchdowns with 36. He needs only three more to pass Andrew Selle and 12. Weber State 164 Marty Mornhinweg for eighth. 13. Idaho State 74 GRIZ CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 2013 Big Sky Preseason Rank Player TDs Seasons Media Poll 1. Dave Dickenson 96 1992-95 5. John Edwards 46 1999-2002 TEAM (1st Place Votes) PTS. Drew Miller 46 1999-2000 6. Craig Ochs 42 2003-04 1. Montana State (8) 140 7. Brad Lebo 41 1989-92 2. E. Washington (3) 130 8 Andrew Selle 38 2007-10 3. MONTANA (2) 111 Marty Mornhinweg 38 108-82, 1984 4. Cal Poly 109 9. Jordan Johnson 36 2010-present 5. Northern Arizona 104 10. Brent Pease 34 1985-86 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 at UND earlier this season tied 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- 2. Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota 5 2013 season pick 11 times the last 14 Tied with 10 other players ----- 5 ------ seasons. 3. Jordan Johnson Portland State 4 2013 25 tied% ----- 4 ----------- %Dickenson had nine games with 4 TDs passes GRIZ IN OVERTIME GAMES (6-3/4-2 in 2 OTs) 2013 Grizzly Football Radio Network 2003: *Western Illinois, L, 43-40 (2 OT) 2001: Eastern Washington, W, 29-26 (2 OT) Anaconda/Deer Lodge: KQRV-FM 96.9 Lewistown : KXLO-AM 1230/FM 106 Idaho, W, 33-27 (2 OT) 2000: *Appalachian State, W, 19-16 (1 OT) Kalispell: KOFI-AM 1180/FM:95.3 Miles City: KMTA-AM 1050 1999: Sacramento State, W, 41-38 (2 OT) Billings: KBLG 910 AM Missoula: KGVO-AM 1290 & 101.5 FM at Portland State, L, 51-48 (1 OT) 1991: Nevada, L, 35-28 (2 OT) Butte: KQRV-FM 99.3 Plentywood: KATQ-AM 100.1 & 101.1 FM at Idaho, W, 35-34 (1 OT) Glasgow: KTTZ-AM 1240 Polson: KERR-AM 750 1988: Northern Arizona, W, 33-26 (2 OT) Glendive: KXGN-AM 1400 Ronan: KERR-FM 93.9 *=FCS/I-AA playoff game Great Falls: KXGF-AM 1400/98.3 FM Shelby: KZIN-FM 96.7 Helena: KCAP-AM 1340 Sidney: KZIN-FM 96.7 & FM 95.9 Griz FB Add 2-2-2 Montana Top Winning Team of the Past 12-Plus CANADA 16TH ON UM’S CAREER RUSHING YARDS LIST: Canada moved up to 16th Seasons (2000-Current) on Montana’s career rushing list with 1,511 yards.