GRIZZLY FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001

2017 GRIZ SCHEDULE (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big Sky, 2-1 Home, 1-1 Away) @ DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/2 Valparaiso W, 45-23 9/9 @ Washington L, 63-7 9/16 Savannah State W, 56-3 GAME 6 9/23 Eastern Washington* L, 48-41 Montana (3-2, 1-1) @ State (3-2, 1-1) 9/30 @ Portland State* W, 45-33 10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM Oct. 7, 2017 - Holt Arena (12,000) 10/14 North Dakota* 1 PM Pocatello, Idaho - 2:30 PM 10/28 @ Weber State* 2 PM TV: Eleven Sports | Web: WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV 11/4 Northern Arizona* 3:30 PM Eleven Sports Network: DirecTV‎: ‎623 (HD) - AT&T U-verse‎: ‎1665 11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM Verizon FiOS‎: ‎597 (HD) 11/18 @ Montana State* Noon Radio: Montana Grizzly Radio Network * = Big Sky Conferece game Official Hashtag: #UMvsISU MONTANA QUICK FACTS ON THE ROAD AGAIN Location: ...... Missoula, Mont. Enrollment: ...... 11,865 (Fall 2017) The Montana Grizzlies proved they could win on the road last week with a decisive 45-33 victory over a Portland State team that hung with BYU and was on the verge of beating Oregon Founded: ...... Feb. 17, 1893 State earlier this season. Nickname: ...... Grizzlies, Griz School Colors: ...... Copper, Silver, Gold This week, the Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1 BSC) are looking to make a habit out of winning away from as they take on the Big Sky upstart (3-2, 1-1 BSC) on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Spirit Colors: ...... Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C) 2:30 p.m. in Pocatello’s Holt Arena. Stadium/Capacity: ...Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217

THE GAME: At 3-2, the Bengals enter the game looking like a different team than the one that Playing Surface: .Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlay finished 1-7 last year and was thumped 62-44 by the Griz in Missoula now that first-year head President: ...... Dr. Sheila Stearns (Interim) coach (and former Montana assistant) Rob Phenicie is leading the charge. They’re looking a lot Athletic Director: ...... Kent Haslam like the Griz. Head Coach: ...... Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) Both Montana and Idaho State have registered lopsided wins over an outmatched opponent Record at Montana (Years): ...... 17-12 (3) this season, and taken a lopsided loss from an FBS opponent as well, with the Griz falling to Overall Record (Years): ...... 126-74 (16) the No. 7 ranked Washington, and the Bengals falling to a solid Utah State outfit 51-13. Football Office Phone: ...... (406) 243-2969 But like Montana, ISU is coming off a big win last week, rallying from two scores down in the 2016 Record: ...... 6-5, 3-5 Big Sky third quarter to beat Cal Poly at home 38-34 for their first league win. Big Sky Titles* (18): ...... 1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, ““They’re a good team. The big thing is the mental side of it. They’ve got some confidence, and ...... 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, they’ve had some good wins, a nice comeback against Cal Poly,” said Grizzly head coach Bob ...... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Stitt...... 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles “Overall, they’re a good football team that’s playing at home, they’ve got some excitement NCAA/FCS Playoff Apperances: ...... 23 (FCS Record) going. I expect them to have a good crowd. I expect us to have a good crowd there; we travel NCAA/FCS Championships (2): ...... 1995, 2001 so well. I think it’s going to be loud indoors, and I think it’s going to be a great environment and a great matchup.” NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7): .1995, 1996, ...... 2000 . The similarities between the two don’t stop at the schedule, either...... 2001,2004, 2008, 2009 ISU quarterback Tanner Gueller has led the Bengals to the No. 23 total offense in the nation FCS Postseason Record: .....32-21 Over, 29-7 at Home (.805) with an average of 445 yards per game. Where to the Griz match up? Montana sits at No. 20 in All-time WGS Stadium Record: ...... 194-30 (.866) the nation in total offense, averaging 450.8 yards per game. All-Time Record: ...... 587-486-23 (.535) The Griz are one of the only teams in the nation to remain perfect in the red zone, scoring on Big Sky Record: ...... 236-130-1 (.643) each of their 22 trips inside the opponent 20. Similarly, the Bengals are at 95 percent in the red zone, converting 18-of-19 trips. MONTANA COMMUNICATIONS With Montana averaging 38 points per game and ISU averaging 32, Saturday’s game is shap- Contact: Eric Taber ing up to be a shootout. Office:(406) 243-5402 Cell: (646) 287-7492 Email: [email protected] Website: GoGriz.com WHERE TO WATCH: The Montana/Idaho State game can be seen via the Eleven Sports Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaber Network as part of the ’s partnership with the network. Facebook: /UM-Grizzly-Athletics-Football GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 The game can also be streamed for FREE via WatchBigSky.com, and via the Pluto TV app on nearly any over-the-top device such as Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, Google Chromecast, or on a smart TV.

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Eleven Sports Network is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 623. The network is also avail- able via AT&T U-verse cable on channel ‎1665, Verizon FiOS cable channel ‎597 in HD, and Google Fiber cable channel 251. 2017 BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Through these platforms, the Eleven Sports Network is available in over 55 million homes nation- As of Oct. 2, 2017 wide and 21 million homes via DirecTV. Roughly 3.1 million DirecTV customers already subscribe to the package that includes Eleven Sports. SCHOOL BIG SKY OVER. Weber State 2-0 4-1 To see if Eleven Sports is available through the cable or satellite provider in your area, visit GoG- riz.com/wheretowatch for links to their handy channel finder. Eastern Washington 2-0 3-2 Northern Arizona 2-0 2-2 SERIES HISTORY: The Montana/Idaho State rivalry dates back nearly a century to the first meet- Idaho State 1-1 3-2 ing in 1921, a 25-0 win for the Grizzlies in Missoula. Montana 1-1 3-2 UC Davis 1-1 3-2 Since then, the Griz have built a 44-13 lead in the overall series, and hold a 13-10 advantage in Northern Colorado 1-1 2-2 Pocatello. Since the opening of Washington-Grizzly Stadium in 1986, however, Montana has domi- Sacramento State 1-1 2-3 nated the overall series 27-2, with the only two losses coming at ISU (1994 & 2003). Montana State 1-1 1-3 Southern Utah 0-1 2-2 LAST MEETING: To fully appreciate the tenor of this year’s UM/ISU matchup, it pays to go back Portland State 0-1 0-4 and examine the last two meetings. North Dakota 0-2 1-4 2015: A wild finish. In head coach Bob Stitt’s first year, Montana traveled to Pocatello looking to Cal Poly 0-2 0-5 redeem themselves from a soggy loss at Portland State the week prior and appeared to have the SEASON TEAM STATS game in hand with a 21-13 halftime lead. Team Statistics ...... UM ...... ISU The Bengals clawed their way back, however, taking a 27-24 lead with 10 minutes left in the fourth FIRST DOWNS ...... 114...... 106 quarter. UM kicker Dan Sullivan tied the game with five minutes to play, forcing overtime tied at Rushing ...... 38...... 47 27-27. Passing ...... 64...... 49 Penalty ...... 12...... 10 In the extra period, the Bengals were on the verge of causing an upset as they lined up for a chip- RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 713...... 880 shot field goal that would have won the game. But the snap sailed over the holder’s head, and JR Nelson was there to scoop it up and run it back before finally throwing a lateral to Eric Johnson for Rushing Attempts ...... 195...... 207 a Grizzly touchdown and a dramatic 33-27 win in OT. Average Per Rush ...... 3.7...... 4.3 Average Per Game ...... 142.6...... 176.0 2016: A shootout. The Bengals were on the wrong end of a record-breaking day by backup quar- TDs Rushing ...... 12...... 9 terback Chad Chalich, who broke the school record for touchdown passes in a game with seven, PASSING YARDAGE ...... 1541...... 1345 and added another to give the senior eight TDs responsible for on the day. Comp - Att - Int ...... 125-196-7...... 85-151-5 Average Per Pass ...... 7.9...... 8.9 But with 361 passing yards and four touchdowns, the Bengals showed their firepower as well, as Average Per Catch ...... 12.3...... 15.8 both teams racked up over 500 yards of total offense in the 62-44 Grizzly win. Average Per Game ...... 308.2...... 269.0 TDs Passing ...... 10...... 12 Both games were nail biters for different reasons, and Saturday’s game in Pocatello is shaping up to be no different. TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 2254...... 2225 Average Per Play ...... 5.8...... 6.2 FIRST & 10 WITH THE GRIZ Average Per Game ...... 450.8...... 445.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 25-448...... 12-235 PHILLIPS ON THE SIDELINE: Montana quarterback Reese Phillips will be back in action to lead PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 7-48...... 5-41 the Griz this weekend, but will be leading from a position best suited for a guy in crutches, a INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 9-233...... 3-9 coaching position. TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 28:03...... 26-37 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 37/83...... 24/71 The team announced Monday that Phillips has officially made the transition to the role of under- 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 4/11...... 4/7 graduate student coach, and is now able to travel with the team for the rest of its away contests. Sacks by - Yards ...... 14-114...... 7-36 Since a season-ending injury against Savannah State, Phillips has been seen putting around prac- Tackles For Loss - Yards...... 44-174...... 30-104 tice, leg elevated in a golf cart, doing whatever he can to help the team, whether that be technical Red-Zone Scores...... 22-22 (100%).18-19 (95%) pointers or words of encouragement. NCAA RANKINGS The senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., will be with the team in Pocatello this Saturday. (As of 10/2/17)...... UM...... ISU GRIZ IN THE POLLS: Even with a handful of upsets at the top of the FCS polls last week, the Rushing Offense ...... 62...... 40 bottom of the poll remains a crapshoot this season, with teams in one week, out the next. Passing Offense ...... 9...... 24 Total Offense ...... 20...... 23 After defeating Portland State, Montana is on the rise in the polls. The Griz currently sit at No. 30 Scoring Offense ...... 11...... 26 in the STATS FCS media poll with 63 points. The Bengals also received six points in this week’s Rushing Defense ...... 73...... 97 media poll, giving the Griz a prime opportunity to break back into the top-25 with a win in Pocatello. Passing Yards Allowed ...... 118...... 103 Total Defense ...... 106...... 110 Athlon Sports also listed the Griz at No. 25 on its weekly FCS power poll, noting Justin Strong’s Passes Intercepted...... 3...... 70 hat-trick of weekly awards as a reason to keep an eye on Montana. 3rd Down Conv...... 23...... 72 STRONG HAD A DAY: Montana senior safety Justin Strong picked up a trifecta of weekly FCS Red Zone Offense ...... 1...... 5 awards on Monday after collecting three interceptions a touchdown and 116 return yards against Red Zone Defense...... 22...... 83 Portland State – all with the use of only one hand. Team Sacks ...... 19...... 91 Team Tackles for Loss ...... 5...... 64 Strong was named the NCAA FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, the STATS FCS Na- tional Defensive Player of the Week, and the ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Defensive Player PAGE 2 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 of the week as well.

The awards were the first weekly accolades for the Griz this season. Strong injured his thumb in fall camp and has played the last four games with a “club” on his left hand to protect the cast.

TAKE A BOW JEREMY CALHOUN: Junior running back Jeremy Calhoun also posted a career day down at Portland State, rushing for over 100 yards for the first time as a Grizzly with 124 yards on 22 carries.

Calhoun also scored a pair of touchdowns against the Vikings to put him at 23 in his career moving him into sixth place on Montana’s all-time rushing touchdowns list, passing his position coach Justin Green’s 22 career TDs.

9/2 Valparaiso, 1:00 PM ^ MORE CALHOUN NEWS: Jeremy Calhoun’s brother Justin didn’t fare so well in Oregon. Justin’s - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com streak of 15-straight games with at least one pass reception came to an end against PSU. The red- 9/9 @ Washington, 6 PM (MT) shirt sophomore has 53 catches for 820 yards in his career to date and had caught a pass in every game of his career before last Saturday. - Pac-12 Network / Pac-12.com 9/16 Savannah St., 1:00 PM § BROTHER Vs. BROTHER: Montana’s Jerry Louie-McGee will be awful familiar with one of ISU’s - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com defensive backs. Jerry’s brother Tucker Louie-McGee is a junior DB for the Bengals, and the team’s 9/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM # twelfth-leading tackler. - ROOT Sports RECEIVER SHUFFLE: Receivers coach Mike Ferriter gave starts to freshmen Samuel Akem and 9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT) Samori Toure at Portland State, the first starts of their respective careers. Ferriter has reinstated the - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV previous week’s starting lineup, however, moving Keenan Curran back to the starting X spot, and 10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM Justin Calhoun back to starting Y receiver this week. With Montana’s frequent rotation at the position, however, all four receivers should see plenty of time. - Eleven Sports / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV 10/14 North Dakota*, 1 PM % QUICK HITS: Last week’s game at PSU was offensive tackle David Reese’s 40th-career start, fitting - ROOT Sports as it came in his home state of Oregon. 10/28 @ Weber State*, 2 PM Linebacker Connor Strahm has returned to the starting lineup for the Griz, bringing with him 39 - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV career appearances and 11 career starts. 11/4 Northern Arizona*, 3:30 PM ! - ROOT Sports James Banks continues to impress as Montana’s top tackler on the year. Banks posted a game-high 11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM $ 11 tackles at PSU and set a new career high with 2.5 tackles-for-loss. - ROOT Sports For the second-straight game, senior cornerback Ryan McKinley tied his career high of three pass 11/18 @ Montana State*, Noon & breakups for a total of nine on the season. With the addition of one interception on his resume this - ROOT Sports year, he has defended more passes than any other player in the nation.

NOTE: Web stream not available for games broadcast on ROOT Sports FOUR DOWNS WITH THE BENGALS ^= White out (presented by Western States Cat) §= Pride and Tradition Game YOUTH: Through five games, Bengal freshman and sophomores have combined for 400 rushing #= Cancer Awareness Game (presented by Providence Health & Services) yards and 1,002 receiving yards, comprising 1,345 yards of the teams 2,225 total. %= Homecoming (presented by Missoula Federal Credit Union) != UM Family Weekend (presented by Stockman Bank) $= Military Appreciation Game BIG PLAYS: The Bengal offense has totaled 44 plays of 10-19 yards, 15 plays of 20-29 yards, seven &= 117th Brawl of the Wild plays of 30-39 yards, four plays of 40-49 yards and five plays of 50-plus yards this season. *= Big Sky Conference game RUN GAME: ISU running back James Madison’s 255 rushing yards at Northern Colorado is currently the seventh-most rushing yards in an FCS game this year.

TACKLE MACHINES: ISU linebacker Joe Martin posted 20 tackles at Utah State, the second most of any player in the FCS this year. Mario Jenkins, also a linebacker, followed that up with 18 tackles The Montana Grizzly Sports Network is your radio home for Griz against Cal Poly, the fifth-most in an FCS game this year. football action across the state of Montana. Tune in on game day hear the Griz LIVE all season long, featuring the “Voice of the AROUND THE SKY: UNC @ UND: With homecoming in Missoula just around the corner, Griz fans Griz”, Riley Corcoran and Greg Sundberg. will want to keep an eye on Grand Forks when Northern Colorado travels to face UM’s next oppo- nent, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Also tune in to the Bob Stitt Radio Show, your weekly look inside the Grizzly huddle every Thursday at 6 p.m. The Coaches’ Show The UNC Bears are coming off a tough loss to Northern Arizona last week but were able to knock airs LIVE from Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill at the Holiday Inn – off Idaho State the week previous on a last-second field goal. Meanwhile, UND, the team picked to Downtown Missoula. repeat as Big Sky Champions, have been decimated by injury with a 1-4 record. Anaconda/Deer Lodge KQRV-FM 96.9 PSU @ MSU: Portland State has proven they can run with anyone and will be desperate to get in Billings...... KYYA-AM...... 730 Butte (transmitter)...... KQRV-FM...... 99.3 the win column as they travel to Bozeman to face Montana State. The Cats will also be looking to get Glasgow...... KLTZ-AM...... 1240 back in the win column after a 25-17 loss at home to Weber State. Great Falls...... KXGF-AM...... 1400 Great Falls (KXGF-AM translator)...... KXGF-FM...... 98.3 With a pair of run-n-gun QBs at the helm, expect anohter good old fashion Big Sky shootout between Helena...... KCAP-AM...... 1340 two potent offenses. Kalispell...... KOFI-AM...... 1180 Lewistown...... KXLO-AM...... 1230 EWU @ UC Davis: Griz fans have seen first-hand the potency of the Eagle offense. It will be inter- Lewistown (KXLO-AM translator)...... KXLO-FM...... 106.9 esting to see how Big Sky upstart UC Davis responds at home to the EWU machine on their home Miles City...... KMTA-AM...... 1050 turf under first-year head coach Dan Hawkins, who was previously the head coach at Colorado and Miles City (KMTA-AM translator)...... KMTA-FM...... 95.3 Boise State. Missoula...... KGVO-AM...... 1290 Missoula (KGVO-AM translator)...... KGVO-FM...... 101.5 Plentywood...... KATQ-AM...... 1070 Polson...... KERR-AM...... 750 Ronan (KERR-AM translator)...... KERR-FM...... 93.9 Shelby...... KZIN-FM...... 96.7 Sidney...... KGCX-FM...... 93.1 Spokane...... KGA-AM...... 1510 #GoGriz! PAGE 3 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Year Pos. 1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 209 R-Sr. 2V Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS 18 Samuel Akem R-Fr. WR 1 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 189 R-Jr. 2V Renton, Wash. / Washington State 12 Korey Alexander Sr. S 2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 218 R-Fr. RS Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Mountainview HS 11 Isiahia Banks Fr. S 2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 193 R-Sr. 2V Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS 36 James Banks Sr. LB 3 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 174 R-So. 1V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. RT 3 Mick Delaney S 6-0 196 R-Sr. 1V Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS 88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR 4 Rey Green RB 5-11 195 R-Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. / Union HS 85 Danny Burton Fr. WR 5 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 180 R-So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 5 Justin Strong S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Rialto, Calif. / Oregon State 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB 6 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 203 Jr. 2V Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR 7 Dareon Nash CB 6-2 178 R-Fr. RS Covina, Calif. / Charter Oak HS 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB 7 Matthew Rensvold WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 9 Brennan Corbin R-Fr. WR 8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 213 Jr. 2V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. CB 8 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 192 R-Fr. RS Mission Viejo, Calif. / Mission Viejo HS 20 Gavin Crow R-Fr. CB 9 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 210 R-Fr. RS Anaheim, Calif. / Villa Park HS 6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR 10 Nate Dick QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT 10 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 240 R-Sr. 3V Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT 11 Isiahia Banks S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S 12 Korey Alexander S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Pittsburg, Calif. / Los Medanos College 93 Braydon Deming Fr. DE 12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College 87 Bryson Deming Fr. WR 13 Josh Sandry S 6-1 203 R-So. 1V Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS 28 Josh Deshner Fr. ATH 13 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 10 Nate Dick Fr. QB 14 Michael McGinnis S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR 15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 23 Josh Egbo R-Fr. CB 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 175 R-So. 1V Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS 62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Fr. OG 17 Makena Simis WR 6-2 235 R-Sr. 1V Boise, Idaho / Capital HS 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S 18 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 R-Fr. RS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-So. LB 19 Malik Flowers WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. DE 20 Gavin Crow CB 6-1 200 R-Fr. RS Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS 1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB 20 Terron Moses RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS 19 Malik Flowers Fr. WR 21 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 198 R-So. 1V East St. Louis, Ill. / Massachusetts 30 Nick Fouch Fr. WR 22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 4 Rey Green R-Fr. RB 23 Josh Egbo CB 6-2 193 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Highland HS 95 Andrew Harris R-So. LB 24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State 77 Dallas Hart R-So. RG 25 Shane Moody RB 5-8 176 R-Sr. 1V Parker, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS 12 Caleb Hill Jr. QB 26 Jared Thurber WR 6-4 169 Fr. HS Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS 41 Curtis Holmes Fr. CB 27 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 196 R-So. SQ Billings Mont. / West HS 90 McKenzie Holt Fr. ATH 28 Josh Deshner ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 80 Josh Horner Sr. WR 29 Kendall Sweet LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. LT 30 Evan Epperly S 5-10 197 R-Jr. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. QB 30 Nick Fouch WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS 60 Colton Keintz Fr. OL 31 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 236 R-Fr. RS Boulder, Mont. / Jefferson County HS 53 Carder Key Fr. LB 33 Dante Olson LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. RB 34 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. RS Townsend, Mont. / Broadwater County HS 31 Trase Le Texier R-Fr. LB 35 Eric Williams KP 6-0 188 Jr. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Carleton College 34 Jace Lewis R-Fr. LB 36 James Banks LB 6-1 215 Sr. 1V Junction City, Ore. / Alabama-Birmingham 98 Esai Longoria R-Fr. DT 37 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 242 R-Sr. 3V Malta, Mont. / Malta HS 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 38 Caleb Mitchell LS/S 6-1 195 R-Fr. RS North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si HS 75 Robert Luke Sr. C 39 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 182 R-So. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 70 Skyler Martin Fr. OL

COMPLETE BIG SKY STANDINGS SCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAK Weber State 2-0 1.000 4-1 2-0 2-1 W3 Eastern Washington 2-0 1.000 3-2 1-1 2-1 W3 Northern Arizona 2-0 1.000 2-2 1-1 1-1 W2 Idaho State 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-0 1-2 W1 Montana 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-1 1-1 W1 UC Davis 1-1 0.500 3-2 2-0 1-2 W1 Northern Colorado 1-1 0.500 2-2 2-0 0-2 L1 Sacramento State 1-1 0.500 2-3 2-1 0-2 L1 Montana State 1-1 0.500 1-3 0-2 1-1 L1 Southern Utah 0-1 0.000 2-2 1-0 1-2 L1 Portland State 0-1 0.000 0-4 0-2 0-2 L4 North Dakota 0-2 0.000 1-4 1-1 0-3 L3 Cal Poly 0-2 0.000 0-5 0-2 0-3 L5 PAGE 4 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Year Pos. 40 Cy Sirmon DE 6-3 250 R-So. 1V Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS 52 Michael Matthews Fr. LB 41 Curtis Holmes CB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy 94 Devin Maua R-Fr. DE 42 Josh Buss LB 6-2 220 R-Jr. 2V Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS 27 Cody McCombs R-So. RB 43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College 14 Michael McGinnis Fr. S 44 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 244 R-Fr. RS Peoria, AZ / Centennial HS 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT 45 Vika Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Vista, Calif. / Vista HS 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB 47 Cole Rosling DE 6-4 230 R-Fr. RS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 81 Mitch McLaughlin Jr. WR 49 Jesse Sims DT 6-4 272 R-So. 1V Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS 50 Cody Meyer R-So. C 50 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 293 R-So. SQ San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS 38 Caleb Mitchell R-Fr. LS 51 Mike Ralston OL 6-5 302 R-Sr. 2V Oregon City, Ore. / Sheldon HS 25 Shane Moody R-Sr. RB 52 Michael Matthews LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS 20 Terron Moses Fr. RB 53 Carder Key LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 84 Jed Nagler R-Fr. WR 54 Gage Smith LB 6-3 217 R-Jr. SQ Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr. CB 55 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 283 R-Jr. 2V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 97 RJ Nelson Fr. DE 56 Marcus Welnel LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-Fr. LS 57 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 220 R-Jr. 1V Culbertson, Mont. / Culbertson HS 33 Dante Olson R-So. LB 60 Colton Keintz OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP 61 Matthew O’Donoghue LS 6-1 248 R-Fr. SQ Santa Ana, Calif. / Foothill HS 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. RT 62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic HS 76 David Reese Sr. LT 66 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS 7 Matthew Rensvold Fr. WR 67 Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 296 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert HS 83 Mitch Roberts Fr. WR 70 Skyler Martin OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. DE 71 Payton Stoner OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS 47 Cole Rosling R-Fr. DE 72 Cooper Sprunk OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. 2V Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit HS 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB 73 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 295 R-Fr. RS Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. S 74 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 324 R-So. 1V Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE 75 Robert Luke OL 6-4 318 Sr. 3V Tacoma, Wash. / Charles Wright Acad. HS 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. LG 76 David Reese OL 6-7 301 Sr. 3V Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas HS 89 Tim Semenza R-So. K 77 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 315 R-So. 1V Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS 96 David Shaw Jr. DT 78 Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 293 R-Fr. RS Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax HS 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR 80 Josh Horner WR 6-5 232 Sr. 3V Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS 49 Jesse Sims R-So. DT 81 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 174 Jr. SQ Riverside, Calif. / Chaffey College 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. DE 82 Samori Toure WR 6-3 186 R-Fr. RS Portland, Ore. / Westview HS 54 Gage Smith R-Jr. LB 83 Mitch Roberts WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. C 84 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 85 Danny Burton WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 71 Payton Stoner Fr. OL 87 Bryson Deming WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 5 Justin Strong Sr. S 88 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 29 Kendall Sweet Fr. LB 89 Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 R-So. 1V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 90 McKenzie Holt ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS 26 Jared Thurber Fr. WR 91 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 293 Sr. 1V Tucson, Ariz. / Scottsdale Community College 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DT 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 6-3 272 Sr. 1V Sana Ana, Calif. / Santa Ana College 66 Ashton Torres R-Fr. OG 93 Braydon Deming DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 82 Samori Toure R-Fr. WR 94 Devin Maua DE 6-3 232 R-Fr. RS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. LG 95 Andrew Harris LB 6-2 231 R-So. SQ Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 56 Marcus Welnel Fr. LB 96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland 35 Eric Williams Jr. KP 97 RJ Nelson DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS 13 Tanner Wilson Fr. QB 98 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 305 R-Fr. RS Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS 99 Reggie Tilleman DT 6-4 272 R-Jr. 1V Genesee, Idaho / Genesee HS

MONTANA COACHING STAFF NAME TITLE Bob Stitt (Doane 1987) Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Jason Semore (Adams St. 2005) Defensive Coordinator Travis NieKamp (Illinois State 1998) Special Teams Coordinator / LBs Mike Ferriter (Montana 2008) Pass Game Coord. / Wide Receivers Lennard Manke (Montana 2015) Wide Receivers Assistant Chad Germer (Montana 1993) Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Justin Green (Montana 2004) Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator Joe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013) Cornerbacks Brian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011) Defensive Line Shann Schillinger (Montana 2010) Safeties Andrew Selle (Montana 2010) Quarterbacks Matt Nicholson ( 2010) Strength & Conditioning Colin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato ‘08) Director of Football Operations Reese Phillips Undergraduate Student Coach PAGE 5 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL NEWCOMERS

2017 INCOMING FRESHMEN No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 11 Isiahia Banks* S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS 93 Braydon Deming* DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 87 Bryson Deming* WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 10 Nate Dick* QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 19 Malik Flowers* WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS 90 McKenzie Holt* ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS 60 Colton Keintz* OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 53 Carder Key* LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 70 Skyler Martin* OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS 52 Michael Matthews* LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS 14 Michael McGinnis* S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS 20 Terron Moses* RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS 97 RJ Nelson* DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS 7 Matthew Rensvold* WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 83 Mitch Roberts* WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 71 Payton Stoner* OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS 29 Kendall Sweet* LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS 56 Marcus Welnel* LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 13 Tanner Wilson* QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS

2017 TRANSFERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College 12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College 24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State 96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland

WALK-ONS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 85 Danny Burton WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 28 Josh Deshner ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 30 Nick Fouch* WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS 41 Curtis Holmes* CB 5-9 175 Fr. WO Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy 26 Jared Thurber* WR 6-4 169 Fr. WO Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS

STATE BREAKDOWN POSITION BREAKDOWN * = REDSHIRT Montana 12 Wide Receiver 7 Washington 4 Linebacker 4 California 4 Defensive End 3 Oklahoma 3 Quarterback 3 Colorado 1 Offensive Lineman 3 Florida 1 Running Back 2 Oregon 1 Athlete 2 Pennsylvania 1 Safety 2 Texas 1 Cornerback 1 Total 28 Defensive Tackle 1 Total 28

PAGE 6 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP WEEK 6: IDAHO STATE OFFENSE 2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS QB 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. 6-2 218 25C - 49A - 358YDS - 80LG - 3TD 0/0 5/2 2 12 Caleb Hill Jr. 6-4 215 4C - 6A - 42YDS - 24 0/0 2/0 0 WR (X) 6 Keenan Curran Jr. 6-2 203 7REC - 129YDS - 75LG - 4TD 11/11 25/16 0 18 Sammy Akem R-Fr. 6-4 195 3REC - 41YDS - 26LG - 1TD 0/0 5/1 1 WR (Y) 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. 5-10 174 8REC - 133YDS - 2 TD - 61LG 11/10 16/14 0 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 10/0 0 WR (Z) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 21REC* - 159YDS - 2TD - 63LG 8/8 13/13 9 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 5REC - 111YDS - 1TD - 80LG 0/0 5/1 1 WR (H) 80 Josh Horner Sr. 6-5 232 6REC - 80YDS - 44LG - 1TD 8/8 36/15 4 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. 6-2 235 2REC - 34YDS - 23LG - 1TD 10/0 21/3 0 RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. 6-0 213 22ATT - 124YDS - 59LG - 3TD 10/0 25/5 5 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. 5-6 197 17ATT - 79YDS - 33LG - 2TD 0/0 5/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Sr. 6-7 301 11/11 41/40 40 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. 6-5 296 0/0 4/0 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. 6-5 324 11/11 16/16 16 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. 6-7 295 0/0 4/0 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. 6-4 300 10/11 29/15 15 50 Cody Meyer R-So. 6-3 293 0/0 2/0 0 RG 75 Robert Luke R-Sr. 6-4 318 9/0 37/18 5 77 Dallas Hart R-So. 6-5 315 7/0 11/0 0 RT 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. 6-5 302 4/0 30/5 5 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. 6-5 293 0/0 5/0 0 DEFENSE * = School Record 2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS WILL 36 James Banks Sr. 6-1 215 14TACK - 1.5TFL - 2QBH - .5SACK 11/11 15/15 15 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL - 1QBH 11/0 15/0 0 MIKE 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. 6-0 240 11TACK, 2TFL, 1.5SACK, 1BLK, 1QBH, 1FR, 1TD, 1PB, 1FF 13/0 39/11 1 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 4TACK - 1TFL - 1FR 10/0 15/4 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. 6-2 220 17TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 11/11 27/15 15 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL - 1QBH 11/0 15/0 0 DE 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-3 244 3TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 0/0 5/2 2 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. 6-3 245 5TAK - 1PB - 1QBH 0/0 4/3 0 NT 96 David Shaw Jr. 6-5 319 3TAK - 1BLK - 1SACK - 2TFL 0/0 5/4 2 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. 6-1 283 4TAK 3/0 23/0 0 DT 49 Jesse Sims R-So. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1.5TFL - 1SACK - 1QBH 11/6 16/11 5 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. 6-4 272 4TAK - 1.5TFL - 1.5SACK 6/0 11/0 0 DE 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. 6-4 242 8TACK, 4TFL, 3SACK, 1FR, 1FF, 1BLK, 1BR, 1QBH 11/0 43/5 5 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. 6-3 250 5TACK - .5TFL - 1QBH 11/0 14/0 0 CB 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. 6-1 193 9TACK - 1INT - 3PB - 1TD - 1TFL 10/6 31/11 5 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr 6-2 178 1TAK 0/0 4/0 0 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3PB - 1FR - 1INT 22/11 27/15 3 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. 6-1 192 6TAK - 1PB - 0.5TFL 0/0 5/0 0 FS 5 Justin Strong Sr. 5-11 190 11TACK - 1.5TFL - 1PB - 3INT - 116YD - 1TD 10/10 14/14 4 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. 5-10 197 6TAK - 1TFL - 1INT - 1PB 11/0 19/1 1 SS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. 6-1 203 10T - 1S - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB - 1INT - 1TD - 1BLK - 1QBH 11/3 16/8 5 12 Korey Alexander Sr. 5-11 190 3TACK - 1PB - 1FR 11/0 15/0 0 SPECIALISTS P 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 53.25/KICK - 59LG - 3In20 11/11 15/15 15 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 5/1 9/5 5 KO 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 61.1/KICK 11/11 15/14 14 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 10/10 1/1 0 PK 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 3/3 FGs - 39LG - 8/8PAT 5/1 10/6 6 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 13/16 FGs - 47 LG - 33/42 PATs 10/10 10/10 0 LS 61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-So. 6-1 248 0/0 4/3 4 54 Gage Smith R-Jr. 6-3 217 3/0 3/0 0 KR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 5RET - 114YDS 8/8 13/13 13 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 7RET- 145YDS - 31LG 0/0 3/0 2 PR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 1 PR TD - 118YDS 8/8 13/13 13 PAGE 7 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART WEEK 6: IDAHO STATE OFFENSE DEFENSE (SPREAD) (MULTIPLE) SPECIALISTS QUARTERBACK WILL (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER PUNTER 2 Gresch Jensen, 6-2, 218, R-Fr. 36 James Banks, 6-1, 215, Sr. 35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr. 12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr. 33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So. 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So. 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr. 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr. PLACEKICKER 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So. MIKE (MIDDLE) LINEBACKER 89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So. WIDE RECEIVER (X) 10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 240, R-Sr. 6 Keenan Curran, 6-2, 203, Jr. 45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 230, R-So. KICKOFFS 18 Samuel Akem, 6-4, 195, R-Fr. 57 Shayne Cochran, 6-1, 220, R-Jr. 35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr. 21 Lamarriel Taylor, 6-2, 198, R-So. 95 Andrew Harris, 6-2, 231, R-So. 89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So. 85 Danny Burton, 5-10, 172, Fr. 31 Trase Le Texier, 6-2, 236, R-Fr.* HOLDER WIDE RECEIVER (Y) STAR (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr. 3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So 42 Josh Buss, 6-2, 220, R-Jr. 12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr. 5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So. 33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So. 84 Jed Nagler, 6-4, 218, R-Fr. 34 Jace Lewis, 6-1, 220, R-Fr. SNAPPER 9 Brennan Corbin, 6-5, 210, R-Fr. 61 Matthew O’Donoghue, 6-1, 248, R-Fr. 28 Josh Deshner, 6-0, 190, Fr. DEFENSIVE END (LEO) 44 Randy Rodriguez, 6-3, 244, R-Fr. 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr. WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 43 Chris Favoroso, 6-3, 245, R-So. 38 Caleb Mitchell, 6-1, 195, R-Fr. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So. 94 Devin Maua, 6-3, 232, R-Fr. PUNT RETURN 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 186, R-Fr. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So. 3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So 81 Mitch McLaughlin, 5-9, 174, Jr. NOSE TACKLE 96 David Shaw, 6-5, 319, Jr. KICKOFF RETURN WIDE RECEIVER (H) 55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 283, R-Jr. 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 186, R-Fr. 80 Josh Horner, 6-5, 232, Sr. 98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 305, R-Fr. 5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So. 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr. 91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 293, Sr.* 88 Colin Bingham, 6-3, 230, R-So. DEFENSIVE TACKLE PRONUNCIATION RUNNING BACK 49 Jesse Sims, 6-4, 272, R-So. 99 Reggie Tilleman, 6-4, 272, R-Jr. 1 Treshawn Favors: TRAY-shawn 8 Jeremy Calhoun, 6-0, 213, Jr. 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu, 6-3, 272, Sr. 10 Connor Strahm: Strawm 24 Alijah Lee, 5-6, 197, R-Jr. 17 Makena Simis: Mah-KEN-ah... SIM-iss 1 Treshawn Favors, 5-9, 209, R-Sr. 18 Samuel Akem: Ah-KEM 27 Cody McCombs, 5-9, 196, R-So. DEFENSIVE END 31 Trase Le Texier: Leh-TEX-ee-AIR 4 Rey Green, 5-11, 195, R-Fr.* 37 Tucker Schye, 6-4, 242, R-Sr. 37 Tucker Schye: Shy 25 Shane Moody, 5-8, 176, R-Sr.* 40 Cy Sirmon, 6-3, 250, R-So. 43 Chris Favoroso: Faa-vo-ROW-so 47 Cole Rosling, 6-4, 230, R-Fr. 45 Vika Fa’atuiese: FA-AH-tooee-essay LEFT TACKLE 82 Samori Toure: Sa-MOR-ee TOO-rey 76 David Reese, 6-7, 301, Sr. BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 30 Nick Fouch: FOWCH (like couch) 67 Thayne Jackson, 6-5, 296, R-Fr. 2 Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 193, R-Sr. 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu: Oh-shee-BOW-doo 7 Dareon Nash, 6-2, 178, R-Fr. 98 Esai Longoria: EE-sigh 20 Gavin Crow, 6-1, 200, R-Fr. LEFT GUARD COACHES: 74 Angel Villanueva, 6-5, 324, R-So. Mike Ferriter: FAIR-it-er 73 Brandon Scott, 6-7, 295, R-Fr. FIELD CORNERBACK Chad Germer: JUR-mur 66 Ashton Torres, 6-4, 292, R-Fr. 1 Markell Sanders, 6-2, 189, R-Jr. Travis Niekamp: KNEE-camp 8 Lewis Cowans, 6-1, 192, R-Fr. Shann Schillinger: SHILL-in-jer CENTER 23 Josh Egbo, 6-2, 193, R-Fr. 72 Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 300, R-Sr. 50 Cody Meyer, 6-3, 293, R-So. -OR- FREE SAFETY *= Inactive/Injured 62 Dylan Eickmeyer, 6-4, 292, R-Fr. 5 Justin Strong, 5-11, 190, Sr. 30 Evan Epperly, 5-10, 197, R-Jr. RIGHT GUARD 12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr. 75 Robert Luke, 6-4, 318, Sr. 3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr.* 77 Dallas Hart, 6-5, 315, R-So. STRONG SAFETY RIGHT TACKLE 13 Josh Sandry, 6-1, 203, R-So. 51 Mike Ralston, 6-5, 302, R-Sr. 12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr. 78 Conlan Beaver, 6-5, 293, R-Fr. 11 Isiahia Banks, 6-0, 203, Fr. 3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr.* PAGE 8 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL START CHART

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Y) WR (Z) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB VALPARAISO Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Simis Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston Phillips WASHINGTON Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston Phillips SAVANNAH STATE Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston Phillips EASTERN WASH. Curran Ju. Calhoun Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston Jensen PORTLAND STATE Akem Toure Louie-McGee Horner Je. Calhoun Reese Villanueva Sprunk Luke Ralston Jensen IDAHO STATE NORTH DAKOTA WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE

OFFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS VALPARAISO Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Epperly Sandry WASHINGTON Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Cowans Strong Sandry SAVANNAH STATE Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Favoroso Davidson Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong Sandry EASTERN WASH. Banks Fa’atuiese Buss Rodriguez Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong Sandry PORTLAND STATE Banks Strahm Buss Rodriguez Shaw Sims Schye McKinley Sanders Strong Sandry IDAHO STATE NORTH DAKOTA WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE

SPECIALISTS K P LS H KR PR VALPARAISO Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Eaton/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee WASHINGTON Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Phillips Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee SAVANNAH STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee EASTERN WASH. Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee PORTLAND STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee IDAHO STATE Purdy Williams O’Donoghue Simis Toure/Louie-McGee Louie-McGee NORTH DAKOTA WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Z) WR (Y) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (15) Louie-McGee (13) Calhoun (14) Horner (16) Calhoun (5) Reese (40) Villanueva (16) Sprunk (15) Luke (18) Ralston (5) Jensen (2) Akem (1) Toure (1) Eaton (0) Simis (3) Lee (0) Jackson (0) Scott (0) Meyer (0) Hart (0) Beaver (0) Hill (0)

DEFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Banks (16) Strahm (39) Buss (16) Rodriguez (2) Shaw (4) Sims (11) Schye (5) McKinley (11) M. Sanders (15) Strong (14) Sandry (8) Olson (0) Fa’atuiese (4) Olson (0) Favoroso (3) Davis (0) Tilleman (0) Sirmon (0) Nash (0) Cowans (1) Epperly (1) Delaney (0)

SPECIAL TEAMS K P LS KR PR Purdy (6) Williams (16) O’Donoghue (5) Louie-McGee/Toure (4) Louie-McGee (13) Semenza (10) Purdy (0) Smith (0) Louie-McGee/Eaton (1) Ju. Calhoun (0)

Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) David Reese - 40 David Reese - 40 Angel Villanueva - 16 Connor Strahm - 39 James Banks - 16 Angel Villanueva - 16 Josh Buss - 16 James Banks - 16 Eric Williams - 16 Josh Buss - 16 Eric Williams - 16 Keenan Curran - 15 PAGE 9 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2016 RESULTS 2017 GRIZ PERSONNEL (6-5 Overall, 3-5 Big Sky, 5-1 Home, 1-4 Away) Offensive Formation: ...... Spread Date...... Opponent...... Result Defensive Formation: ...... Multiple 9/3...... Saint Francis...... W 41-31 Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 19: 8/9/2 9/10...... @ #3 Northern Iowa...... W 20-14 Lettermen Returning: ...... 39 9/24...... @Cal Poly*...... L 42-41 Lettermen Lost: ...... 18 10/1...... Southern Utah *...... W 43-20 Returning All-Conf. Performers: ...... 5 10/8...... Mississippi Valley State...... W 67-7 10/15...... Sacramento State *...... W 68-7 2017 LETTERMEN 10/22...... @Northern Arizona *...... L 45-34 Lettermen Returning: 38 10/29...... #3 @Eastern Washington *...... L 35-16 Lettermen Lost: 21 11/5...... Idaho State *...... W 62-44 11/12...... @Northern Colorado *...... L 28-25 OTHER TOP RETURNERS (PLAYED IN 5 OR MORE GAMES) 11/19...... Montana State * ...... L 24-17 12 Korey Alexander Sr. DB 5-11 198 1V 2017 RETURNING ALL-BIG SKY 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB 6-0 203 2V 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB 6-1 221 1V 2nd team: David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 3V 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT 6-1 259 2V 3rd team: Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 2V 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S 6-0 195 1V 3rd team: Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 3V 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR 6-3 185 1V Hon. Men.: Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 1V 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S 5-10 186 1V Hon. Men.: Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 1V 45 Vika Fa'atuiese R-So. LB 6-3 220 1V 5 Total 1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB 5-9 194 2V RETURNING STARTERS (THREE OR MORE) 77 Dallas Hart R-So. OL 6-5 312 1V No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. 75 Robert Luke Sr. OL 6-4 316 3V 36 James Banks Sr. LB 6-1 215 1V 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT 6-3 264 1V 88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR 6-3 226 1V 25 Shane Moody R-Sr. CB 5-8 165 1V 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 204 2V 33 Dante Olson R-So. LB 6-3 223 1V 9 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR 5-10 168 1V 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP 5-10 168 1V 6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR 6-2 201 2V 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE 6-4 240 3V 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT 6-3 294 1V 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR 6-2 215 1V 80 Josh Horner Sr. WR 6-5 220 3V 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. LB 6-3 236 1V 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 168 1V 21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 6-2 195 1V 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB 6-1 199 2V 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DE 6-4 266 1V 76 David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 298 3V 21 Total 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB 6-2 185 2V 13 Josh Sandry R-So. S 6-1 200 1V 89 Tim Semenza R-So. K 5-7 167 1V 2016 LETTERMEN 49 Jesse Sims R-So. DE 6-4 254 1V Alexander, Korey Held, Aaron Reynard, TJ 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. OL 6-4 293 2V Banks, James Homan, James Sanders, Markell 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 241 3V Bedell, Donald Horner, Josh Sanders, Yamen 5 Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 185 1V Bingham, Colin Hovey, Lane Sandry, Josh 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. OL 6-5 314 1V Buss, Josh Johnson, Ryan Schye, Tucker 35 Eric Williams Jr. KP 5-11 183 1V Calhoun, Jeremy Kelly, Max Semenza, Tim Offense: 8 Defense: 9 Special Teams: 2 Calhoun, Justin Kidder, Caleb Simis, Makena 19 Total Chalich, Chad Louie-McGee, Sims, Jesse STARTERS LOST (THREE OR MORE) Cochran, Shayne Jerry Sirmon, Cy Counts, Joey Luke, Robert Sprunk, Cooper 3 Brady Gustafson R-Sr. QB 6-7 230 Curran, Keenan Lyons, Caleb Strahm, Connor 4 James Homan Jr. WR 6-2 175 Davidson, Brandt McKee-Osibodu, Strong, Justin 9 Yamen Sanders R-Sr. S 6-4 210 Davis, Kyle Myles Taylor, Lamarriel 18 JR Nelson R-Sr. CB 6-2 177 Delaney, Mick McKinley, Ryan Thiebes, Jackson 20 John Nguyen Sr. RB 5-7 180 Dietrich, Devon Moody, Shane Tilleman, Reggie 37 Caleb Kidder R-Sr. DT 6-5 275 Eaton, Kobey Nelson, JR Todd, McCauley 50 Aaron Held R-Sr. LS 6-1 193 Epperly, Evan Nguyen, John Villanueva, Angel 60 Jackson Thiebes R-Sr. OL 6-5 295 Fa’atuiese, Vika Olson, Dante Williams, Eric 71 Devon Dietrich R-Sr. OL 6-4 302 Favors, Treshawn Peevey, Zach Williams, Jerrin 97 Ryan Johnson R-Sr. DE 6-3 255 Gustafson, Brady Purdy, Brandon 93 Zach Peevey R-Sr. DT 6-3 26 Hart, Dallas Reese, David 5 Offense: 5 Defense: 5 Special Teams: 1 11 Total PAGE 10 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY...

Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 124, Jeremy Calhoun vs Portland St., 2017 Rushed for 200+ yards...... 211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014 Rushed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013 Rushed for 3 TDs ...... 3, Jeremy Calhoun vs. Eastern Washington, 2015 Had 2 100-yard rushers ...... 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013 Passed for 300+ yards ...... 358, Gresch Jensen vs. Eastern Washington, 2017 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 415, Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah, 2016 Passed for 500+ yards ...... 505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000 Passed for 6 TDs ...... 7, Chad Chalich vs. Idaho State, 2016 Passed for 5 TDs ...... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Reese Phillips vs. Valparaiso, 2017 Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game ...... 4, Brady Gustafson at North Dakota State, 2015 Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game ...... 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Had two 100-yard receivers ...... 133, James Homan & 133, Justin Calhoun vs Northern Arizona, 2016 Had three 100-yard receivers ...... 156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris, ...... 127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000 Caught four (4) TD passes ...... 4, Kennan Curran vs. Idaho State, 2016 Caught three (3) TD passes ...... 3. Jamaal Jones vs. Montana State, 2015 Caught two (2) TD passes ...... 2, Keenan Curran vs Savannah State 2017 Recorded 500 yards of total offense ...... 549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996 Recorded 400 yards of total offense ...... 403, Gresch Jensen vs Eastern Washington, 2017 Recorded 250 all-purpose yards ...... 275, Jerry Louie-McGee at Cal Poly, 2016 Returned a punt for a Touchdown ...... 81, Jerry Louie-McGee at Northern Iowa, 2016 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013 Kicked four (4) field goals in a game ...... Daniel Sullivan, vs Montana State, 2015 Kicked three (3) field goals in a game ...... Brandon Purdy, at Portland State 2017 Kicked a game-winning field goal ...... 35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014 Kicked a field goal of 50 yards or more ...... 50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013 Had Two or more INTs. in a game ...... 3, Justin Strong at Portland State, 2017 Returned a fumble for a TD ...... 0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016 Returned an interception for a TD ...... 64, Justin Strong at Portland State, 2017 Blocked a punt ...... Tucker Schye & Connor Strahm at Liberty 2015 Returned a blocked punt for a TD ...... Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002 Blocked a field Goal...... Josh Sandry vs Savannah State, 2017 Returned a blocked FG for a TD ...... 67, Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005 Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game ...... Brock Coyle at Montana State, 2013 Blocked a PAT ...... Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007 Forced a safety ...... Derek Crittenden vs Cal Poly, 2015 Returned a PAT for a score...... Connor Strahm at Portland State, 2017

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 134, Josh Kraght, at Portland State, 2017 Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014 Had Two 100-yard rushers ...... 165 David Jones - 119 Alex Kuresa, Portland State at PSU 2015 Rushed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 549, Gage Gubrud at UM, 2017 Passed for 5 TDs ...... 6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington at UM, 2017 Threw 3+ interceptions ...... 3, Josh Kraght, at Portland State, 2017 Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game ...... 333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012 Had two (2) 100-yard receivers ...... N. Sblendorio (189) & N. Webster (143) vs Eastern Washington 2017 Caught Three (3) TD passes ...... 3, Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016 Had 400 yards of total offese ...... 617, Eastern Washington, at UM, 2017 Returned a punt for a touchdown...... 67, Dante Pettis, Washington at UW, 2017 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 87, Kahlil Dawson at Portland State, 2017 Returned an interception for a TD ...... Jamon Dotson (68), Washington at UW, 2017 Returned a fumble for a TD ...... 98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013 Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game ...... 2, Chris Seisay at Portland State, 2017 Team had Three (3) or more INTs. in a game ...... 4 by North Dakota State at NDSU, 2015 Blocked a Punt ...... M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016 Scored a TD on a blocked punt ...... 13, M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016 Had 300+ all-purpose yards ...... 420, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Kicked 3 or more FGs in a game ...... 5, Adam Keller, N. Dakota St. at NDSU, 2014 Blocked a field goal ...... Southern Utah at UM, 2016 Blocked a PAT ...... Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State at UM, 2016 Had a safety...... Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010 PAGE 11 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 WEEKLY NATIONAL POLLS

STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL As of Oct. 2, 2017 As of Oct. 2, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV RANK SCHOOL POINTS LAST WEEK RECORD 1 James Madison (5-0) 4117 (157) 1 1 James Madison (25) 649 1 5-0 2 North Dakota State (4-0) 3965 (8) 2 2 North Dakota State (1) 625 2 4-0 3 Youngstown State (3-1) 3696 6 3 Youngstown State 587 T-5 3-1 4 Jacksonville State (3-1) 3618 5 4 Jacksonville State 549 T-5 3-1 5 Wofford (4-0) 3238 7 5 Wofford 526 7 4-0 6 Central Arkansas (3-1) 3098 11 6 South Dakota 465 10 4-0 7 South Dakota (4-0) 3016 10 7 Illinois State 462 T-8 4-0 8 South Dakota State (3-1) 2925 4 8 Central Arkansas 455 12 3-1 9 Sam Houston State (3-1) 2839 3 9 South Dakota State 438 4 3-1 10 Eastern Washington (3-2) 2744 9 10 Eastern Washington 427 T-8 3-2 11 Illinois State (4-0) 2505 12 11 Sam Houston State 411 3 3-1 12 Villanova (3-2) 1999 14 12 North Carolina A&T 353 13 5-0 13 New Hampshire (4-1) 1898 15 13 New Hampshire 337 14 4-1 14 Richmond (2-2) 1633 16 14 Richmond 273 15 2-2 15 Western Illinois (3-1) 1577 13 15 Villanova 271 17 3-2 16 North Carolina A&T (5-0) 1576 17 16 Weber State 265 18 4-1 17 Citadel (3-1) 1558 8 17 The Citadel 196 11 3-1 18 Elon (4-1) 1375 23 18 Western Illinois 171 21 3-1 19 Weber State (4-1) 1344 20 19 Grambling State 169 22 4-1 20 Samford (3-2) 1166 25 20 Samford 165 23 3-2 21 Grambling State (4-1) 899 21 21 Northern Iowa 153 20 2-2 22 Western Carolina (4-1) 612 NR 22 McNeese 115 25 3-1 23 Stony Brook (4-1) 608 NR 23 Elon 97 RV 4-1 24 Albany (3-2) 395 19 24 Stony Brook 90 RV 4-1 25 UT Martin (3-2) 220 18 25 Nicholls 30 RV 3-2

Others: McNeese (153) , UNI (95) , Charleston Southern (89) , North Carolina Central (85) , Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee Saint Francis U (71) , Montana (63) , Dartmouth (56) , Liberty (56) , Nicholls (50) , Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M State (46) , Austin Peay (45) , Eastern Illinois (30) , Howard (25) , Columbia (22) , Monmouth (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), (21) , Chattanooga (18) , Delaware (17) , Yale (12) , Harvard (10) , Northern Arizona (9) , Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1). Kennesaw State (9) , Idaho State (6) , Colgate (6) , Alcorn State (4) , Princeton (2) , UC Davis (2) , Penn (1) , Duquesne (1)

2017 NATIONAL PRESEASON POLLS STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL Preseason Poll - Aug. 7, 2017 Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV. RANK TEAM VOTES POINTS PREVIOUS 2016 RECORD 1 James Madison (0-0) 4034 (134) NR 1 James Madison (20) 642 1 14-1 2 North Dakota State (0-0) 3874 (19) NR 2 North Dakota State (2) 618 3 12-2 3 Sam Houston State (0-0) 3610 (7) NR 3 Sam Houston State (3) 577 5 12-1 4 South Dakota State (0-0) 3385 (2) NR 4 Eastern Washington 525 4 12-2 5 Eastern Washington (0-0) 3270 NR 5 Jacksonville State 493 6 10-2 6 Jacksonville State (1-0) 3081 (1) NR 6 South Dakota State (1) 479 7 9-4 7 Richmond (0-0) 3041 NR 7 Richmond 474 8 10-4 8 North Dakota (0-0) 2871 NR 8 Youngstown State 450 2 12-4 9 Youngstown State (0-0) 2658 NR 9 Villanova 413 13 9-4 10 Villanova (0-0) 2628 NR 10 North Dakota 412 12 9-3 11 Wofford (0-0) 2543 NR 11 Wofford 381 11 10-4 12 Chattanooga (0-1) 1995 NR 12 The Citadel 333 9 10-2 13 New Hampshire (0-0) 1741 NR 13 Chattanooga 330 10 9-4 14 Charleston Southern (0-0) 1710 NR 14 Charleston Southern 261 14 7-4 15 Central Arkansas (0-0) 1685 NR 15 Central Arkansas 251 16 10-3 16 Citadel (0-0) 1545 NR 16 New Hampshire 244 17 10-3 17 Lehigh (0-0) 1369 NR 17 Lehigh 177 18 9-3 18 UNI (0-0) 924 NR 18 Illinois State 149 N/R 6-6 19 Samford (0-0) 893 NR 19 Samford 144 23 7-5 20 Illinois State (0-0) 876 NR 20 Northern Iowa 136 N/R 5-6 21 Grambling State (0-0) 692 NR 21 Grambling State 133 15 12-1 22 Fordham (0-0) 604 NR 22 Weber State 102 24 7-5 23 Cal Poly (0-1) 427 NR 23 Cal Poly 85 21t 7-5 24 Albany (0-0) 418 NR 24 North Carolina Central 83 19 9-3 25 Western Illinois (0-0) 367 NR 25 North Carolina A&T 78 20 9-3

Others: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) State (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) State (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern , Southeastern Louisiana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1) (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5) , Alcorn State (4) , William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , Bethune-Cookman (1) , Dayton (1)

PAGE 12 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKY BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS

Saturday, Oct. 7 DATE ...... OPPONENT ...... NOMINEE 9/2...... Valparaiso...... Jerry Louie-McGee (O) *Portland State at Montana State...... 11:05 a.m. MT ...... Tucker Schye (D) ...... Eric Williams (S) TV: ROOT SPORTS (Game of the Week) Talent: Tom Glasglow, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller 9/9...... @ Washington...... N/A (O) ...... N/A (D) *Northern Colorado at North Dakota...... 2:35 p.m. CT ...... N/A (S) TV: Midco Sports Network/Pluto TV 9/16...... Savannah St...... Gresch Jensen (O) *Montana at Idaho State...... 2:35 p.m. MT ...... Josh Buss (D) TV: Eleven Sports/Pluto TV ...... Brandon Purdy (S) Talent: Bill Doleman, Darius Walker ...... Gresch Jensen (F) 9/23...... Eastern Wash...... Gresch Jensen (O) Illinois State at Northern Arizona ...... 4:00 p.m. PT ...... Tucker Schye (D) TV: FOX Sports AZ/NAU-TV/Pluto TV ...... Samori Toure (S) ...... Gresch Jensen (F) *Cal Poly at Southern Utah ...... 6:05 p.m. MT TV: Pluto TV 9/30...... @ Portland St...... Jeremy Calhoun(O) ...... Justin Strong #$& (D) *Eastern Washington at UC Davis ...... 6:05 p.m. PT ...... Brandon Purdy(S) TV: Pluto TV 10/7...... @ Idaho St...... (O) ...... (D) ...... (S)

10/14...... North Dakota...... (O) PRESEASON BIG SKY POLLS ...... (D) ...... (S)

Media Poll...... Point Total (1st votes) 10/28...... @ Weber St...... (O) ...... (D) 1: North Dakota...... 298 (15) ...... (S) 2: Eastern Washington...... 271 (5) 3: Northern Arizona...... 236 (3) 11/4...... N. Arizona...... (O) ...... (D) 4: Cal Poly...... 224 ...... (S) 5: Weber State...... 209 6: Montana...... 204 (1) 11/11...... N. Colorado...... (O) ...... (D) 7: Southern Utah...... 175 ...... (S) 8: Montana State...... 156 9: Northern Colorado...... 135 11/18...... @ Montana St...... (O) ...... (D) 10: Portland State...... 104 ...... (S) 11: UC Davis...... 62 F = STATS FCS Freshman of the Week Honorable Mention 12: Sacramento State...... 61 # = ROOT Sports Big Sky Player of the Week $ = STATS FCS National Player of the Week 13: Idaho State...... 44 & = NCAA FCS National Player of the Week

Coaches’ Poll...... Point Total (1st votes) 1: North Dakota...... 130 (6) GRIZ IN THE PROS 2: Eastern Washington...... 124 (2) 7 Players (As of 10/1/17) 3: Northern Arizona...... 119 (2) 4: Cal Poly...... 108 (1) NAME TEAM HOMETOWN Brock Coyle San Francisco 49ers Bozeman, Mont. 5: Weber State...... 103 (1) Trumaine Johnson Los Angeles Rams Stockton, Calif. 6: Montana...... 83 (1) William Poehls Jacksonville Jaguars Chander, Ariz. 7: Southern Utah...... 80 Travon Van Edmonton Eskimos San Diego, Calif. 8: Montana State...... 69 Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills Butte, Mont. 9: Portland State...... 62 Jordan Tripp Atlanta Falcons Missoula, Mont. 10: Northern Colorado...... 60 Jamaal Jones Carolina Panthers Spanaway, Wash. 11: UC Davis...... 35 12: Sacramento State...... 26 COACHES: 13: Idaho State...... 15 COACH NAME TEAM HOMETOWN Dave Dickenson Calgary Stampeders Great Falls, Mont. Tim Hauck Philiadelphia Eagles Butte, Mont. Marty Mornhinweg Baltimore Ravens Edmond, Okla. MONTANA IN THE STATS FCS TOP-25 Andre Patterson Minnesota Vikings Camden, Ark. Bruce Read Montreal Alouettes Santa Rosa, Calif. Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Brock Sunderland Edmonton Eskimos Great Falls, Mont. NR NR NR NR NR NR MONTANA IN THE FCS COACHES’ POLL

Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final NR NR NR NR NR NR PAGE 13 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES CURRENT GRIZ IN THE RECORD BOOKS PRESEASON AWARDS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - Career RECEIVING YARDS (TOP-50) - Season A trio of Montana football standouts were 52...... Chase Reynolds, 2008-10 1,479...... Marc Mariani, 2009 named to the 2017 preseason All-Big Sky 50...... Lex Hilliard, 2003-05, 2007 1,469...... Joe Douglass, 1996 team the league announced in July at the an- 43...... Yohance Humphery, 1988-2001 1,308...... Marc Mariani, 2008 nual football kickoff event in Park City, Utah. 40...... Jordan Canada, 2011-2014 ...... 38 more... 24...... Tony Rice, 1989-92 675...... Justin Olsen, 1998 Record-breaking sophomore wide receiver 23...... Jeremy Calhoun, 2015-Present 661...... Tate Hancock, 2004 Jerry Louie-McGee and senior offensive tack- 22...... Justin Green, 2003-04 651...... Jerry Louie-McGee, 2016 le David Reese were both given All-Big Sky ...... Jody Farmer, 1986-89 641...... Craig Chambers, 2006 accolades, following up on their postseason 20...... Dave Dickenson, 1992-95 THE GRIZ WHEN.... all-conference awards in 2016...... Josh Branen, 1995-97 17...... Kelly Stensrud, 1992-95 Leading after 1st Quarter: ...... 3-1 On the defensive side of the ball, junior line- ...... Rocky Klever, 1977-81 Trailing after 1st Quarter: ...... 0-1 backer and last year’s Steve Carlson Defen- sive MVP Josh Buss also earned a place on Tied after 1st Quarter:...... 0-0 the preseason All-Big Sky team after earning MOST RECEPTIONS - Game Leading at Halftime: ...... 3-1 21.. Jerry Louie-McGee, @Cal Poly, 2016 all-conference honors in the fall. Trailing at Halftime: ...... 0-1 15...... Josh Paffhausen, St. Mary’s, 1997 Tied at Halftime: ...... 0-0 BIG SKY PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM RECEPTIONS - Game Playing Overtime: ...... 0-0 21.. Jerry Louie McGee, @Cal Poly, 2016 Leading after 3rd Quarter: ...... 3-0 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: 15...... Josh Paffhausen, 1997, St. Mary’s Trailing after 3rd Quarter: ...... 0-1 Gage Gubrud, QB, Eastern Washington ...... 15 more... Tied after 3rd Quarter: ...... 0-1 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: 10...... Jerry Louie-McGee, @ EWU, 2016 Cole Reyes, S, North Dakota Scoring First: ...... 3-0 PASS RECEPTIONS - Season Opponents Score First: ...... 0-2 Quarterback: Gage Gubrud, Eastern Wash- 82...... Joe Douglass, 1996 Outrushing Opponents:...... 2-1 ington Wide Receivers: Emmanuel Butler, North- 80...... Marc Mariani, 2009 Outrushed By Opponents: ...... 1-1 ...... Jefferson Heidelberger, 2004 ern Arizona (Consensus); Keelan Doss, UC 76...... Etu Molden, 2001 Outpassing Opponents: ...... 3-0 Davis; Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 75...... Jamaal Jones, 2015 Outpassed By Opponents: ...... 0-2 Offensive Tackles: David Reese, Montana; 73...... Jerry Louie-McGee, 2016 More Total Yards Than Opponents: ...... 2-0 Randin Crecelius, Portland State Offensive Guard: Tyler Shank, Northern 72...... Jeremy Watkins, 1998 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponents: .....1-2 71...... Mike Trevathan, 1990 Arizona; Demon Taylor, North Dakota Winning the Turnover Battle: ...... 3-1 Center: Joey Kuperman, Cal Poly 69...... Marc Mariani, 2008 Losing the Turnover Battle: ...... 0-1 Tight End: Andrew Vollert, Weber State (Consensus) Even in Turnovers: ...... 0-0 AVG RECEPTIONS/GAME - Season Running Backs: John Santiago, North Dakota 9.1...... Jerry Louie-McGee, 2016 More Penalties than Opponents: ...... 0-0 (Consensus); Brady Oliveira, North Dakota 7.45...... Joe Douglass, 1996 Fewer Penalties than Opponents: ...... 3-2 Fullback: Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly 7.10...... Mike Trevathan, 1990 Same Penalties as Opponents: ...... 0-0 Placekicker: Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona Return Specialist: John Santiago, North Largest halftime lead ...... 18 LONGEST PUNT RETURN Dakota 94*...... Marc Mariani vs. ISU, 2008(TD) Largest halftime deficit...... 28 94*...... Tuff Harris at E. Wash., 2006 (TD) Score 20 or more points ...... 3-1 Defensive Tackle: Robert Torgerson, South- 90...... Peter Nguyen vs. Liberty, 2012 Hold opponent to 20 points or less ...... 1-0 ern Utah; Anthony Del Toro, Portland State 82.....Marc Mariani vs. E. Wash. 2009 (TD) Defensive End: Albert Havili, Eastern Wash- Games decided by 3 points or less ...... 0-0 81..... Jerry Louie-McGee, @N. Iowa (TD) ington; Ben Sorensen, Sacramento State Games decided by 10 points or less .....0-1 Outside Linebackers: Mike Needham, South- TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - Game Games decided by 11-20 points ...... 1-0 ern Utah; Josh Buss, Montana Inside Linebackers: Mac Bignell, Montana 4...... Keenan Curran, 2016, Idaho State Games decided by 21 points or more ...2-1 ...... 5 others... State; Landon Stice, Weber State Temperature in the 90s ...... 1-0 Cornerbacks: Deion Harris, North Dakota; Temperature in the 80s ...... 0-0 Taron Johnson, Weber State AVG YDS PER PUNT - Career Temperature in the 70’s ...... 0-0 Safeties: Cole Reyes, North Dakota; Mitch (Min. 50 Attempts - Since1948) Fettig, Eastern Washington 42.56...... Mike Rice, 1985-86 Temperature in the 60’s ...... 1-1 Punter: Jacob DeMaio, Weber State 42.13...... Tyson Johnson, 2003-05, 07 Temperature in the 50’s ...... 1-1 Special Teams: Hakeem Deggs, Northern 41.80...... Dan Carpenter, 2004-06 Temperature below 50 degrees ...... 0-0 Colorado 41.26...... Jody Farmer, 1986-89 Coldest game time temperature ...... 52 ...... Lon Howard, 1968 41.23...... Ken Wood, 2008 Warmest game time temperature ...... 97 40.83...... Mark Spencer, 2001-02 UM wins coin toss...... 2-0 40.6...... Eric Williams, 2016-Present UM loses coin toss...... 1-2 PAGE 14 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE: The Grizzlies Schye leads the team in appearances with 39 have won every season-opening game inside (every game of his career) but has never picked GAME DAY CAPTAINS Washington-Grizzly Stadium since 2003 when up a start. North Dakota State upset the Griz in Missoula - Each week, the coaching staff will select a new a 15-game win streak. Also picking up his first start against Valpo group of seniors to lead the team out of the was redshirt-freshman long snapper Matthew tunnel as game day captains. Since Washington-Grizzly Stadium hosted its O’Donoghue. first season opener in 1987, the Grizzlies have Valparaiso...... Schye, Delaney, Horner gone 27-4 in opening games. Montana’s all-time PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: 26 of Mon- Washington...... Strong, Phillips, Luke record in the friendly confines is 193-29, an tana’s 31 newcomers to the 2017 squad will Savannah St...... Sprunk, Ralston 87-percent winning percentage. redshirt this season, allowing the coaching staff Eastern Wash...... Luke, McKee-Osibodu to build for the future of the program. Freshman Portland St...... Banks, Ralston, Reese, Sprunk PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: Senior Mike safety Isiahia Banks out of Mullen HS in Col- Idaho St...... Ralston won a starting spot at right tackle during orado is scheduled to dress for the Griz this sea- North Dakota...... fall camp. It’s the fourth position he’s played son, but only to be used in case of emergency. Weber St...... for the Griz in his career. Ralston started four No. Arizona...... games for the Griz as a tight end in 2014 before The last time Montana dug into its supply of No. Colorado...... moving over to the defensive side of the ball true freshman was in 2015 when running back Montana St...... in 2015 as a DE. In 2016 he played “H” wide Jeremy Calhoun took the field at UC Davis and receiver, since then he bulked-up to 302 pounds proceeded to rattle off nine touchdowns that BACK EAST: Montana has played only 37 to earn a spot on the O-line. season. teams from East of the Mississippi River in the 31-year history of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, NEW STARTERS: Nine different Grizzlies YOUTHFUL GRIZ: The Montana roster is load- with the bulk of those games (19) occurring in earned their first career start in maroon and ed with talent, but still skews toward youth as the D1-AA/FCS playoffs and a 30-7 all-time silver against Valparaiso in the home-opener; opposed to veteran experience. Among active record. three on offense, five on defense and one players (non-redshirts), the Griz are suiting up a specialist. robust 23 freshmen and 18 sophomores, making GRIZ VS. TEAMS FROM EAST up more than half of the 74-man squad. At quarterback, senior Reese Phillips made his OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN first start since his senior year of high school, On the week-one two-deep, Montana lined up WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM over 1,700 days previous to that day’s game. 13 underclassmen as a starter or a backup on Mike Ralston also got his first start as a Grizzly the offensive side of the ball and eight on the at right tackle (see above). defensive side. Not to mention the specialists 1989...... Jackson State (MS)*...... W (P/K/LS), where the only upperclassman is 1989...... Eastern Illinois*...... W Junior running back Jeremy Calhoun also made junior punter Eric Williams. 1990...... Thomas More (KY)...... W his first-ever start as RB’s coach Justin Green 1990...... McNeese State (LA)*...... W begins a season without a Nguyen brother since PLAYING THE BEST: Montana’s game at UW 1992...... Hofstra (NY)...... W 2009. the first FBS game for the Grizzlies since 2014 1993...... Jacksonville State (AL)...... W when UM nearly upset Wyoming in Laramie 1993...... Delaware*...... L Defensively, sophomore linebacker Vika Fa’atu- 17-12. Before that, Montana last played a FBS 1994...... Carson-Newman (TN)...... W iese earned a start at the Mike linebacker spot, team in 2011 when UM went to Tennessee 1994...... McNeese State (LA)*...... W filling in for Connor Strahm who is serving a two- and fell 42-16. The last time the Griz played a 1995...... Minnesota-Duluth...... W game suspension. Transfer defensive end Chris ranked opponent was in 2006 when they faced 1995...... Eastern Kentucky*...... W Favoroso picked up his first start as a junior, the No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes. At No. 7 in the 1995...... Georgia Southern*...... W as did safety Evan Epperly. David Shaw, also previous week’s AP Poll, the Huskies were the 1996...... East Tennessee State*...... W a junior, made a start at defensive tackle over highest ranked team UM has faced in modern 1996...... Troy State (AL)*...... W senior incumbent Brandt Davidson. history. 1999...... Youngstown State (OH)*...... L 2000...... Hofstra (NY)...... L Perhaps the most surprising inaugural start at The contest against the Huskies marked the first 2000...... Eastern Illinois*...... W the home-opener was that of #37 Tucker Schye. time the two former Pacific Coast Conference 2000...... Richmond (VA)*...... W foes had faced off since 1951 (when, coinci- 2000...... Appalachian State (NC)*...... W PRODUCTION BELTS dentally, the Huskies were ranked No. 8 in the 2002...... Albany (NY)...... W nation), with the rivalry dating all the way back 2003...... Western Illinois*...... L to 1920. The Griz are 1-17-1 all-time against the 2004...... Maine...... W Defensive coordinator Jason Semore has start- 2004...... Hofstra (NY)...... W ed a new tradition in the defensive locker room. Huskies, with UM’s only win coming at UW in 1920. 2004...... New Hampshire*...... W Each week the coaching staff will award two 2006...... McNeese State (LA)*...... W boxing-style “production belts” to the two defen- In the 19-game series history against the Hus- 2006...... Southern Illinois*...... W sive players who leave the best performances 2006...... Massachusetts*...... L on the field that day. kies, only one game was played in Missoula. Montana hosted Washington at UM on Home- 2007...... Albany (NY)...... W 2007...... Wofford (SC)*...... L Valparaiso...... Schye, Banks coming weekend in 1927, with the Huskies going away 32-0 winners. 2009...... Appalachian State (NC)*...... W Washington...... Sandry, Strong 2012...... Liberty (VA)...... W Savannah St...... Buss, Banks Montana’s 56-3 win over Savannah State 2013...... Appalachian State (NC)...... W Eastern Wash...... Schye, McKinley 2013...... Coastal Carolina (NC)*...... L Portland St...... Strong, Strahm marked only the third time in program history the Griz have faced an HBCU school, with all three 2016...... Saint Francis (PA)...... W Idaho St...... 2016...... Mississippi Valley State...... W North Dakota...... meetings occurring in Missoula. The last time was in 2016 when the Griz defeated Mississip- 2017...... Valparaiso (IN)...... W Weber St...... 2017...... Savannah State (GA)...... W No. Arizona...... pi Valley State. The first was against Jackson State in 1989, also a win for the Griz...... Record: 30-7 No. Colorado...... * = D1-AA/FCS Playoff Game Montana St...... PAGE 15 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

RECORD SETTING OPPONENT: Washing- NIGHT GAME RECORD ton speedster Dante Pettis set a new Pac-12 conference for most punt returns for touchdowns Montana’s all-time recrod in night games at against the Griz with a 67-yard return, the sev- Washington-Grizzly Stadium. enth of his career.

Year...... Opponent...... Time.....Result...... Score Returning a punt for a TD against the Griz is 2011...... Northern Iowa...... 6PM.....W...... 48-10 a rare occurrence. The last time it happened 2013...... Appalachian St...... 7PM.....W...... 30-6 2014...... South Dakota...... 7PM.....W...... 28-20 to UM was in 2014 when, now, NFL receiver ...... Montana State...... 3PM.....W...... 34-7 Cooper Kupp took it 67 yards as well for Eastern GRIZ VS. IDAHO STATE 2015...... Cal Poly...... 7PM.....L...... 20-19 Washington. 2016...... Saint Francis...... 7PM.....W...... 41-31 ...... Idaho State...... 5PM.....W...... 62-44 Montana’s loss at Washington is now tied for the Montana leads series 44-13 2017...... E. Washington...... 6PM.....L...... 48-41 fifth-worst in program history by point margin. Griz are: 31-3 at UM, 13-10 at ISU The last time the Griz gave up a 56-point score line was in 1963 against Utah State. The last Year ....Location ...... Result ...... Score team to hang 60 on the Griz was Minnesota in 1921....Montana...... W...... 25-0, UM A DREAM COME TRUE: The Grizzlies 1985. The worst loss in program history dates 1922....Montana...... W...... 15-12, UM squeezed in some time to make a little boy’s back to 1931 when the Griz lost 69-0 at USC. 1936....Montana...... W...... 45-13, UM 1962....Idaho State...... W...... 22-15, UM dream come true ahead of the game against Josh Sandry’s pick-six at UW landed him in 1963*...Montana...... L...... 14-13, ISU Washington. 1964....Idaho State...... L...... 14-7, ISU some pretty elite company. Only one other 1965....Montana...... W...... 16-0, UM Coach Stitt, Reese Phillips, Makena Simis, Coo- player has ever scored a touchdown off an 1966....Idaho State...... L...... 17-14, ISU per Sprunk, director of football operations Colin interception thrown by Heisman candidate Jake 1967....Montana...... W...... 20-0, UM Bonnicksen and Great Falls native Josh Horner Browning. Alabama’s Ryan Anderson picked off 1968....Idaho State...... L...... 23-13, ISU paid a visit to Troy Ross, a three-year-old Griz a Browning pass for a 26-yard TD in last year’s 1969....Montana...... W...... 46-36, UM 1970....Montana...... W...... 35-34, UM fan from Great Falls the Friday night before the national semifinal. Anderson ended up being drafted by the Redskins in the second round of 1971....Montana...... W...... 45-35, UM game while the rest of the team toured Husky 1972....Idaho State...... L...... 14-7, ISU Stadium. the 2017 NFL Draft as the 49th overall pick and 1973....Montana...... W...... 19-14, UM remains on their 53-man roster. 1974....Idaho State...... L...... 25-22, ISU Ross, who was in the stands at the Sept. 2 1975....Montana...... L...... 10-7, ISU home opener against Valparaiso, was rushed to PHILLIPS INJURY: There was no hiding the fact 1976....Montana...... W...... 21-17, UM Seattle Children’s Hospital the next week with a that Grizzly starting quarterback Reese Phillips 1977....Montana...... W...... 17-15, UM 1978....Idaho State...... W...... 28-7, UM respiratory condition. went down with a severe injury in the second quarter against Savannah State, witnessed by 1979....Montana...... W...... 28-24, UM 1980....Idaho State...... L...... 17-0, ISU “This little guy is a huge, huge, Griz fan,” said over 22,000 in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. 1981....Montana...... W...... 24-21, UM Stitt. “It was good for us to be there because as The redshirt senior transfer from Kentucky 1982....Idaho State...... L...... 28-14, ISU a parent, it’s really tough to see a three-year-old underwent surgery that night at St. Patrick’s 1983....Montana...... L...... 31-17, ISU in the state Troy was.” Hospital in Missoula and released the following 1984....Idaho State...... L...... 43-3, ISU statement on Tuesday morning regarding his 1985....Montana...... W...... 35-29, UM 1986#..Montana...... W...... 38-31, UM “We wish him the best, and our prayers go out condition. 1986....Idaho State...... W...... 57-13, UM to him and his family, and we can’t wait to see 1987....Montana...... W...... 63-0, UM him at the next Griz game,” Stitt added. “First off, I’d like to thank all my teammates, 1988....Idaho State...... W...... 34-7, UM coaches and the fans of Griz Nation who have 1989....Montana...... W...... 35-21, UM “It’s just awesome to know that we have fans, reached out to me and treated me like family 1990....Montana...... W...... 42-23, UM that even when they’re in a tough situation, we during this time. So you can hear it from me, I 1991....Montana...... W...... 24-13, UM can do something to lighten the situation up for shattered my fibula, ruptured just about all the 1992....Idaho State...... W...... 21-14, UM 1993....Montana...... W...... 28-16, UM them,” added Horner. ligaments in my foot and dislocated my left foot all in one play. Pretty impressive, right? 1994....Idaho State...... L...... 28-23, ISU 1995....Montana...... W...... 35-21, UM FRESH STARTS FOR THE GRIZ: Redshirt 1996....Montana...... W...... 43-19, UM freshman Lewis Cowans made his first start at “Being the QB for this team is truly the honor 1997....Idaho State...... W...... 48-0, UM cornerback against Washington over junior CB of a lifetime and simply a dream come true. 1998....Montana...... W...... 40-13, UM Markell Sanders. Sanders graded out well after Although I won’t be on the field playing, I’ll be 1999....Idaho State...... W...... 73-23, UM the UW game as the one responsible for the at every game doing everything in my power to 2000....Montana...... W...... 38-21, UM 2001....Idaho State...... W...... 32-28, UM tipped pass that led to the Sandry touchdown, help my team continue to reach our goals. I look forward to communicating more with Griz Nation 2001....Montana...... W...... 13-9, UM and will once again get the start against Savan- 2003....Idaho State...... L..... 43-40 (2OT), ISU nah State. in the near future. Until then let’s pack WGS this 2004....Montana...... W...... 24-22, UM Saturday and get after the Eagles! Go Griz!” - 2005....Idaho State...... W...... 32-10, UM Josh Horner also got his first start of the year at Reese Phillips 2006....Montana...... W...... 23-10, UM Washington in the H receiver spot and pro- 2007....Idaho State...... W...... 27-14, UM ceeded to lead the Griz with five catches for 34 2008....Montana...... W...... 29-10, UM 2009....Idaho State...... W...... 12-10, UM yards. 2010....Montana...... W...... 47-28, UM 2011.....Idaho State...... W...... 33-0, UM Freshman Samori Toure got his first start as a 2012....Montana...... W...... 70-24, UM kick returner against Washington, leading all 2015....Idaho State...... W...... 33-27 (OT), UM players in the game with 143 total all-purpose yards. #1st game played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium *Year Idaho State joined Big Sky (Inaugural member) Connor Strahm returned to action agaisnt Sa- vannah State at middle linebacker following his two-game suspension PAGE 16 2017 Montana Football Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

Team Statistics UM OPP SCORING 194 170 Points Per Game 38.8 34.0 Points Off Turnovers 51 42 FIRST DOWNS 114 124 R u s h in g 38 43 P a s s in g 64 74 P e n a lt y 12 7 RUSHING YARDAGE 713 793 Yards gained rushing 794 980 Yards lost rushing 81 187 Rushing Attempts 195 192 Average Per Rush 3.7 4.1 Average Per Game 142.6 158.6 TDs Rushing 12 10 PASSING YARDAGE 1541 1578 C o m p - A t t - I n t 125-196-7 118-204-9 Average Per Pass 7.9 7.7 Average Per Catch 12.3 13.4 Average Per Game 308.2 315.6 TDs Passing 10 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 2254 2371 Total Plays 391 396 Average Per Play 5.8 6.0 Average Per Game 450.8 474.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-448 27-575 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-48 4-80 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-233 7-127 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.9 21.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 20.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.9 18.1 FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 5-2 PENALTIES-Yards 25-237 45-399 Average Per Game 47.4 79.8 PUNTS-Yards 24-967 26-940 Average Per Punt 40.3 36.2 Net punt average 36.1 32.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 35-1923 31-1797 Average Per Kick 54.9 58.0 Net kick average 35.7 40.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 0 3 3 1 : 5 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/83 30/75 3rd-Down Pct 45% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/11 3/7 4th-Down Pct 36% 43% SACKS BY-Yards 14-114 8-43 MISC YARDS 8 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25 22 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-6 6-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (44-44) 100% (30-42) 71% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-44) 77% (24-42) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (24-25) 96% (20-20) 100% ATTENDANCE 142664 147006 Games/Avg Per Game 6/23777 4/36752 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Montana 55 55 31 53 0 194 Opponents 37 34 42 57 0 170 2017 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 359 9 350 4.1 5 24 70.0 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 7 48 6.9 0 34 LEE, Alijah 5 56 245 3 242 4.3 3 33 48.4 Total 7 48 6.9 0 34 JENSEN, Gresch 5 17 77 21 56 3.3 2 17 11.2 Opponents 4 80 20.0 1 67 McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 41 3 38 6.3 0 21 19.0 FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 5.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 5 1.8 STRONG, Justin 3 116 38.7 1 64 HILL, Caleb 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5 SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36 SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 1.3 1 2 0.8 BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21 DESHNER, Josh 1 2 4 4 0 0.0 0 4 0.0 SANDERS,Markell 1 9 9.0 0 9 PHILLIPS, Reese 3 8 23 25 -2 -0.2 0 12 -0.7 EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 TEAM 2 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 -2.0 McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53 TOURE, Samori 5 2 0 8 -8 -4.0 0 0 -1.6 Total 9 233 25.9 3 64 Total 0 195 794 81 713 3.7 12 33 0.0 Opponents 7 127 18.1 1 68 Opponents 0 192 980 187 793 4.1 10 47 0.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TOURE, Samori 19 342 18.0 0 31 JENSEN, Gresch 5 136.06 64-108-4 59.3 847 6 80 169.4 EATON, Kobey 3 62 20.7 0 28 PHILLIPS, Reese 3 148.71 57-80-3 71.2 652 4 63 217.3 CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20 HILL, Caleb 2 125.47 4-6-0 66.7 42 0 24 21.0 BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17 TEAM 2 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 25 448 17.9 0 31 Total 0 139.51 125-196-7 63.8 1541 10 80 0.0 Opponents 27 575 21.3 1 87 Opponents 0 128.55 118-204-9 57.8 1578 9 66 0.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOURE, Samori 5 20 284 14.2 2 80 56.8 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 20 271 13.6 2 63 54.2 LEE, Alijah 5 16 87 5.4 0 19 17.4 CURRAN, Keenan 5 14 335 23.9 4 66 67.0 HORNER, Josh 5 14 120 8.6 0 15 24.0 CALHOUN, Justin 5 11 195 17.7 1 47 39.0 AKEM, Samuel 5 11 108 9.8 1 26 21.6 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 8 37 4.6 0 9 7.4 SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 11.0 0 23 8.8 McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0 NAGLER, Jed 5 1 24 24.0 0 24 4.8 BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 TAYLOR, L. 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 FAVORS,Treshawn 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 0 125 1541 12.3 10 80 0.0 Opponents 0 118 1578 13.4 9 66 0.0 2017 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g PURDY, Brandon - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42 JENSEN, Gresch 5 125 56 847 903 180.6 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 ------30 PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7 CURRAN, Keenan 4 ------24 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 350 0 350 70.0 LEE, Alijah 3 ------18 LEE, Alijah 5 56 242 0 242 48.4 TOURE, Samori 2 ------12 HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 2 ------12 McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 38 0 38 19.0 JENSEN, Gresch 2 ------12 FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 21 0 21 5.2 FAVORS,Treshawn 1 ------6 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 9 0 9 1.8 AKEM, Samuel 1 ------6 SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 0.8 CALHOUN, Justin 1 ------6 TEAM 2 5 -4 0 -4 -2.0 SIMIS, Makena 1 ------6 TOURE, Samori 5 2 -8 0 -8 -1.6 McKINLEY, Ryan 1 ------6 Total 0 391 713 1541 2254 0.0 SANDRY, Josh 1 ------6 Opponents 0 396 793 1578 2371 0.0 STRONG, Justin 1 ------6 STRAHM, Connor ------1 - 2 Total 25 6-6 24-25 - - - 1 - 194 Opponents 22 6-10 20-20 - - 0-2 - - 170

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk PURDY, Brandon 6-6 100.0 0-0 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 39 0 WILLIAMS, Eric 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0 Total 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0 FG Sequence Montana Opponents Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 2 4 8 2 0 Valparaiso (24) (23),(29),(44) Washington - 46 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Savannah State - 25,(43) WILLIAMS, Eric 35 1923 54.9 4 3 Eastern Washington (24),(39) (39),40,(23),48 Total 35 1923 54.9 4 3 21.3 35.7 29 Portland State (34),(33),(22) - Opponents 31 1797 58.0 4 2 17.9 40.3 24

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2017 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g TOURE, Samori 5 -8 284 0 342 0 618 123.6 CALHOUN, Jere 5 350 37 0 0 0 387 77.4 CURRAN, Keen 5 0 335 0 0 0 335 67.0 LEE, Alijah 5 242 87 0 0 0 329 65.8 L O U I E - M c G E E , 5 9 271 48 0 0 328 65.6 CALHOUN, Justi 5 0 195 0 0 0 195 39.0 HORNER, Josh 5 0 120 0 0 0 120 24.0 STRONG, Justin 4 0 0 0 0 116 116 29.0 AKEM, Samuel 5 0 108 0 0 0 108 21.6 EATON, Kobey 3 0 0 0 62 0 62 20.7 JENSEN, Gresc 5 56 0 0 0 0 56 11.2 McKINLEY, Rya 5 0 0 0 0 53 53 10.6 SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 0 0 0 48 9.6 SANDRY, Josh 5 0 0 0 0 40 40 8.0 McCOMBS, Cod 2 38 0 0 0 0 38 19.0 CROW, Gavin 4 0 0 0 27 0 27 6.8 NAGLER, Jed 5 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.8 BUSS, Josh 5 0 0 0 0 21 21 4.2 FAVORS,Tresha 4 21 0 0 0 0 21 5.2 BANKS, James 5 0 0 0 17 0 17 3.4 BURTON, Dann 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 CORBIN, Brenn 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0 SANDERS,Mark 5 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.8 HILL, Caleb 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5 TAYLOR, L. 5 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.2 M c L A U G H L I N , 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.0 PHILLIPS, Rees 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7 TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0 EPPERLY, Evan 5 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 -1.2 Total 0 713 1541 48 448 233 2983 0.0 Opponents 0 793 1578 80 575 127 3153 0.0 2017 Montana Football Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 36 BANKS, James 5 18 34 52 6.5-14 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . . 42 BUSS, Josh 5 25 20 45 7.5-41 3.0-32 1-21 1 1 . . . . 2D McKINLEY, Ryan 5 19 9 28 1.0-3 . 1-53 9 . . . . . 37 SCHYE, Tucker 5 15 10 25 8.5-40 4.0-29 . 1 . 2-0 2 . . 33 OLSON, Dante 5 12 13 25 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . 13 SANDRY, Josh 5 15 9 24 . . 2-40 1 1 . . 1 . 5D STRONG, Justin 4 15 8 23 1.5-2 . 3-116 ...... 10 STRAHM, Connor 3 11 7 18 2.5-3 . . . 1 . . . . 8D COWANS, Lewis 5 8 6 14 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 49 SIMS, Jesse 5 3 11 14 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . . 30 EPPERLY, Evan 5 5 8 13 . . 1--6 1 . . . . . 57 COCHRAN, Shayne 5 4 7 11 1.0-3 0.5-2 ...... 1D SANDERS,Markell 5 6 5 11 1.5-1 . 1-9 2 . . . . . 34 LEWIS, Jace 4 2 8 10 ...... 43 FAVOROSO, Chris 5 5 5 10 . . . 1 1 . . . . 44 RODRIGUEZ,Randy 5 5 4 9 3.5-25 1.5-17 ...... 45 FA'ATUIESE,Vika 5 4 5 9 2.0-3 ...... 96 SHAW, David 5 2 6 8 3.0-14 1.5-12 . . . . . 1 . 99 TILLEMAN,Reggie 5 1 6 7 1.5-11 1.5-11 ...... 40 SIRMON, Cy 4 1 5 6 1.5-7 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . . 91 DAVIDSON,Brandt 4 . 6 6 ...... 3D DELANEY, Mick 4 2 3 5 ...... 1B ALEXANDER,Korey 5 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 92 MCKEE-OSIBODU,M 4 1 3 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 23 EGBO, Josh 5 2 2 4 ...... 84 NAGLER, Jed 5 . 2 2 ...... 20 CROW, Gavin 4 . 2 2 ...... 54 SMITH, Gage 5 . 2 2 ...... 55 DAVIS, Kyle 3 . 2 2 ...... 21 TAYLOR, L. 5 1 . 1 ...... 74 VILLANUEVA, A. 5 1 . 1 ...... 7 NASH, Dareon 5 1 . 1 ...... 72 SPRUNK, Cooper 5 1 . 1 ...... 24 LEE, Alijah 5 1 . 1 ...... 3O CALHOUN, Justin 5 . 1 1 ...... Total 0 189 211 400 44-174 14-114 9-233 20 8 2-0 2 2 . Opponents 0 198 248 446 33-98 8-43 7-127 17 2 4-0 6 . . 2017 Montana Football Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 23160 All games 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0 Sep 9, 2017 at #7 Washington L 7-63 68491 Conference 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 22228 Non-Conference 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 * Sep 23, 2017 #11 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 25944 * Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 5012 Team Statistics UM OPP FIRST DOWNS 114 124 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g R u s h in g 38 43 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 359 9 350 4.1 5 24 70.0 P a s s in g 64 74 LEE, Alijah 5 56 245 3 242 4.3 3 33 48.4 P e n a l ty 12 7 JENSEN, Gresch 5 17 77 21 56 3.3 2 17 11.2 RUSHING YARDAGE 713 793 McCOMBS, Cody 2 6 41 3 38 6.3 0 21 19.0 Rushing Attempts 195 192 FAVORS,Treshawn 4 7 24 3 21 3.0 1 14 5.2 Average Per Rush 3.7 4.1 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 5 1.8 Average Per Game 142.6 158.6 HILL, Caleb 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5 TDs Rushing 12 10 SIMIS, Makena 5 3 4 0 4 1.3 1 2 0.8 PASSING YARDAGE 1541 1578 Total 5 195 794 81 713 3.7 12 33 142.6 C o m p - A t t- In t 125-196-7 118-204-9 Opponents 5 192 980 187 793 4.1 10 47 158.6 Average Per Pass 7.9 7.7 Average Per Catch 12.3 13.4 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 308.2 315.6 JENSEN, Gresch 5 136.06 64-108-4 59.3 847 6 80 169.4 TDs Passing 10 9 PHILLIPS, Reese 3 148.71 57-80-3 71.2 652 4 63 217.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 2254 2371 HILL, Caleb 2 125.47 4-6-0 66.7 42 0 24 21.0 Average Per Play 5.8 6.0 TEAM 2 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 450.8 474.2 Total 5 139.51 125-196-7 63.8 1541 10 80 308.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-448 27-575 Opponents 5 128.55 118-204-9 57.8 1578 9 66 315.6 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-48 4-80 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-233 7-127 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 5-2 TOURE, Samori 5 20 284 14.2 2 80 56.8 PENALTIES-Yards 25-237 45-399 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 5 20 271 13.6 2 63 54.2 PUNTS-AVG 24-40.3 26-36.2 LEE, Alijah 5 16 87 5.4 0 19 17.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :0 3 3 1 :5 7 CURRAN, Keenan 5 14 335 23.9 4 66 67.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 37/83 30/75 HORNER, Josh 5 14 120 8.6 0 15 24.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/11 3/7 CALHOUN, Justin 5 11 195 17.7 1 47 39.0 AKEM, Samuel 5 11 108 9.8 1 26 21.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 8 37 4.6 0 9 7.4 STRONG, Justin 3 116 38.7 1 64 SIMIS, Makena 5 4 44 11.0 0 23 8.8 SANDRY, Josh 2 40 20.0 1 36 McLAUGHLIN, M. 2 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0 SANDERS,Markell 1 9 9.0 0 9 NAGLER, Jed 5 1 24 24.0 0 24 4.8 BUSS, Josh 1 21 21.0 0 21 BURTON, Danny 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 EPPERLY, Evan 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 CORBIN, Brennan 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 McKINLEY, Ryan 1 53 53.0 1 53 TAYLOR, L. 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 FAVORS,Treshawn 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 5 125 1541 12.3 10 80 308.2 WILLIAMS, Eric 24 967 40.3 58 1 10 8 4 0 Opponents 5 118 1578 13.4 9 66 315.6 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk LOUIE-McGEE, J. 7 48 6.9 0 34 PURDY, Brandon 6-6 100.0 0-0 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 39 0 Total 7 48 6.9 0 34 Opponents 4 80 20.0 1 67 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg PURDY, Brandon - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42 TOURE, Samori 19 342 18.0 0 31 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 ------30 EATON, Kobey 3 62 20.7 0 28 CURRAN, Keenan 4 ------24 CROW, Gavin 2 27 13.5 0 20 LEE, Alijah 3 ------18 BANKS, James 1 17 17.0 0 17 JENSEN, Gresch 2 ------12 Total 25 448 17.9 0 31 LOUIE-McGEE, J. 2 ------12 Opponents 27 575 21.3 1 87 TOURE, Samori 2 ------12 CALHOUN, Justin 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g McKINLEY, Ryan 1 ------6 TOURE, Samori 5 -8 284 0 342 0 618 123.6 AKEM, Samuel 1 ------6 CALHOUN, Jere 5 350 37 0 0 0 387 77.4 SANDRY, Josh 1 ------6 CURRAN, Keena 5 0 335 0 0 0 335 67.0 FAVORS,Treshawn 1 ------6 LEE, Alijah 5 242 87 0 0 0 329 65.8 SIMIS, Makena 1 ------6 L O U IE - M c G E E , 5 9 271 48 0 0 328 65.6 STRONG, Justin 1 ------6 Total 5 713 1541 48 448 233 2983 596.6 STRAHM, Connor ------1 - 2 Opponents 5 793 1578 80 575 127 3153 630.6 Total 25 6-6 24-25 - - - 1 - 194 Opponents 22 6-10 20-20 - - 0-2 - - 170 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g JENSEN, Gresch 5 125 56 847 903 180.6 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total PHILLIPS, Reese 3 88 -2 652 650 216.7 Montana 55 55 31 53 0 194 CALHOUN, Jeremy 5 85 350 0 350 70.0 Opponents 37 34 42 57 0 170 LEE, Alijah 5 56 242 0 242 48.4 HILL, Caleb 2 8 7 42 49 24.5 Total 5 391 713 1541 2254 450.8 Opponents 5 396 793 1578 2371 474.2

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 36 BANKS, James 5 18 34 52 6.5-14 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . . 42 BUSS, Josh 5 25 20 45 7.5-41 3.0-32 1-21 1 1 . . . . 2D McKINLEY, Ryan 5 19 9 28 1.0-3 . 1-53 9 . . . . . 37 SCHYE, Tucker 5 15 10 25 8.5-40 4.0-29 . 1 . 2-0 2 . . 33 OLSON, Dante 5 12 13 25 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . Total 5 189 211 400 44-174 14-114 9-233 20 8 2-0 2 2 . Opponents 5 198 248 446 33-98 8-43 7-127 17 2 4-0 6 . . 2017 Montana Football Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 VALPARAISO 35 139 2 13 30 399 4 63 30-41-1 399 4 63 4 69 0 28 1 1 0 1 538 Sep 9 at Washington 33 31 0 9 19 132 0 19 19-31-2 132 0 19 8 152 0 31 0 0 0 0 163 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 34 193 4 33 28 368 3 80 28-35-1 368 3 80 1 23 0 23 3 53 0 34 561 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTON 45 180 3 17 25 358 2 66 25-51-1 358 2 66 9 151 0 23 1 -1 0 0 538 Sep 30 at Portland State 48 170 3 24 23 284 1 60 23-38-2 284 1 60 3 53 0 19 2 -5 0 1 454 Montana 195 713 12 33 125 1541 10 80 125-196-7 1541 10 80 25 448 0 31 7 48 0 34 2254 Opponents 192 793 10 47 118 1578 9 66 118-204-9 1578 9 66 27 575 1 87 4 80 1 67 2371

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 12.3 • Pass effic: 139.51 • KR avg: 17.9 • PR avg: 6.9 • All purpose avg/game: 596.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 450.8

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 VALPARAISO 27 50 77 5.0-13 1.0-5 1 1-0 2--2 2 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 45 Sep 9 at Washington 45 18 63 5.0-18 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-36 0 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 27 66 93 15.0-85 8.0-74 0 0-0 2-74 3 2 1 8-8 0 0 0 14 56 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 40 61 101 13.0-49 5.0-35 1 1-0 1-9 2 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 41 Sep 30 at Portland State 50 16 66 6.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-116 1 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 16 45 Montana 189 211 400 44.0-174 14.0-114 2 2-0 9-233 8 20 2 24-25 0 0 0 51 194 Opponents 198 248 446 33.0-98 8.0-43 6 4-0 7-127 2 17 0 20-20 0 0 0 42 170

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 VALPARAISO 4 213 53.2 58 0 0 3 3 3 1-1 24 0 8 489 61.1 2 1 Sep 9 at Washington 7 260 37.1 46 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 2 119 59.5 1 0 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 3 134 44.7 53 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 9 508 56.4 0 1 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 6 213 35.5 40 0 0 4 0 1 2-2 39 0 7 318 45.4 0 1 Sep 30 at Portland State 4 147 36.8 43 0 0 1 0 2 3-3 34 0 9 489 54.3 1 0 Montana 24 967 40.3 58 0 1 10 4 8 6-6 39 0 35 1923 54.9 4 3 Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 0 2 4 2 8 6-10 44 1 31 1797 58.0 4 2 2017 Montana Football Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 VALPARAISO 32 123 0 20 20 327 2 66 20-42-2 327 2 66 5 103 0 32 0 0 0 0 450 Sep 9 at Washington 37 213 5 30 24 293 2 31 24-28-1 293 2 31 1 20 0 20 1 67 1 67 506 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 46 94 0 30 12 160 0 38 12-27-2 160 0 38 8 125 0 24 0 0 0 0 254 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTON 31 68 2 22 44 549 4 50 44-65-1 549 4 50 5 134 0 51 1 8 0 8 617 Sep 30 at Portland State 46 295 3 47 18 249 1 34 18-42-3 249 1 34 8 193 1 87 2 5 0 4 544 Opponents 192 793 10 47 118 1578 9 66 118-204-9 1578 9 66 27 575 1 87 4 80 1 67 2371 Montana 195 713 12 33 125 1541 10 80 125-196-7 1541 10 80 25 448 0 31 7 48 0 34 2254

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 4.1 • Avg/catch: 13.4 • Pass effic: 128.55 • KR avg: 21.3 • PR avg: 20.0 • All purpose avg/game: 630.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 474.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 VALPARAISO 29 66 95 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-24 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 23 Sep 9 at Washington 45 26 71 10.0-42 6.0-35 2 2-0 2-72 0 4 0 9-9 0 0 0 28 63 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 34 52 86 8.0-22 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 42 64 106 6.0-15 2.0-8 2 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 48 Sep 30 at Portland State 48 40 88 6.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-31 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 33 Opponents 198 248 446 33.0-98 8.0-43 6 4-0 7-127 2 17 0 20-20 0 0 0 42 170 Montana 189 211 400 44.0-174 14.0-114 2 2-0 9-233 8 20 2 24-25 0 0 0 51 194

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 VALPARAISO 6 188 31.3 45 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 44 0 6 350 58.3 2 0 Sep 9 at Washington 2 67 33.5 35 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0 0 10 606 60.6 2 0 Sep 16 SAVANNAH STATE 10 414 41.4 66 0 1 1 2 3 1-2 43 1 1 62 62.0 0 0 Sep 23 EASTERN WASHINGTO 3 111 37.0 43 0 1 1 0 1 2-4 39 0 9 518 57.6 0 0 Sep 30 at Portland State 5 160 32.0 43 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 5 261 52.2 0 2 Opponents 26 940 36.2 66 0 2 4 2 8 6-10 44 1 31 1797 58.0 4 2 Montana 24 967 40.3 58 0 1 10 4 8 6-6 39 0 35 1923 54.9 4 3 2017 Montana Football Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 9-15 60.0 1-3 33.3 5-5 100.0 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 2-17 11.8 1-3 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 6-12 50.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 10-21 47.6 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 4-7 57.1 Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 10-18 55.6 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 2-5 40.0 Montana 37-83 44.6 9-16 56.2 12-23 52.2 8-22 36.4 8-22 36.4 0-0 0.0 Opponents 30-75 40.0 8-16 50.0 8-20 40.0 10-20 50.0 4-19 21.1 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 3-5 60.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Montana 4-11 36.4 0-0 0.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 27:06 5:20 7:41 6:30 7:35 Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 29:37 6:00 9:55 9:17 4:25 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 24:14 6:37 4:09 6:44 6:44 Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 28:31 8:19 5:48 7:39 6:45 Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 30:46 6:04 9:06 6:56 8:40 Montana Total 140:14 32:20 36:39 37:06 34:09 0:00 Avg. 28:02 6:28 7:19 7:25 6:49 0:00 Opponents Total 159:46 42:40 38:21 37:54 40:51 0:00 Avg. 31:57 8:32 7:40 7:34 8:10 0:00 2017 Montana Football Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

Montana Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 7 7 49 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 6 6 30 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 22 134 17 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 of 22 (100.0%)

Opponents Inside Montana Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 02, 2017 VALPARAISO W 45-23 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 9, 2017 at Washington L 7-63 7 7 49 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16, 2017 SAVANNAH STATE W 56-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Sep 23, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON L 41-48 7 5 31 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 30, 2017 at Portland State W 45-33 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 15 93 12 8 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 15 of 21 (71.4%) 2017 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 124 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 2 CALHOUN, Jeremy vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) 2 LEE, Alijah vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) 2 CALHOUN, Jeremy at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Long Rush 33 LEE, Alijah vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Pass attempts 49 JENSEN, Gresch vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 27 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Passing 381 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) TD Passes 4 PHILLIPS, Reese vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Pass 80 JENSEN, Gresch vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Receptions 9 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Receiving 159 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) TD Receptions 2 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) 2 CURRAN, Keenan vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Reception 80 TOURE, Samori vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Field Goals 3 PURDY, Brandon at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Long Field Goal 39 PURDY, Brandon vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 7 WILLIAMS, Eric at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Punting Avg 53.2 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt 58 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 WILLIAMS, Eric vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt Return 34 LOUIE-McGEE, J. vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 31 TOURE, Samori at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Tackles 17 BUSS, Josh vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Sacks 3.0 SCHYE, Tucker vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Tackles For Loss 4.0 SCHYE, Tucker vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Interceptions 3 STRONG, Justin at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) 2017 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 193 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Per Rush 5.7 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Rushes 4 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Pass attempts 51 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 30 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Passing 399 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Per Pass 10.5 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Passes 4 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Total Plays 96 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Total Offense 561 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Per Play 8.1 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Points 56 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Sacks By 8 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) First Downs 26 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) 26 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) 26 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) 26 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Penalties 6 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Penalty Yards 60 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Turnovers 4 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Interceptions By 3 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Punts 7 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Punting Avg 53.2 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt 58 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt Return 34 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) 2017 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 15 OLIVER,Uriah, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Rushing 132 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 1 Ahmed, Salvon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 1 McGrew, Sean, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 1 Coleman, Lavon, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 1 Gaskin, Myles, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 1 Browning, Jake, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 1 Antoine Custer, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) 1 TALLEY,Jason, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) 1 SUMMERS,Za'Quan, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) 1 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Long Rush 47 KRAGHT,Josh, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Pass attempts 65 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 44 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Passing 549 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) TD Passes 4 Gage Gubrud, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Long Pass 66 DUNCAN, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Receptions 18 Nic Sblendorio, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Receiving 189 Nic Sblendorio, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Dissly, Will, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 2 Sam McPherson, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Long Reception 66 NORBERG, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Field Goals 3 LATSONAS, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Long Field Goal 44 LATSONAS, vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) Punts 9 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Punting Avg 41.4 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 66 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Punts inside 20 2 Whitford, Joel, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 2 LUGO,Giovanni, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) 2 COWDEN,Hayden, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return 67 Pettis, Dante, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 87 DAWSON,Kahlil, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Tackles 14 Mitch Fettig, vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Sacks 1.5 Warren, Jusstis, at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Tackles For Loss 2.0 BANKS,Stefen, vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Interceptions 2 SEISAY,Chris, at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) 2017 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2017) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) 46 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 295 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Rush 6.4 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Pass attempts 65 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 44 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Passing 549 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Per Pass 10.5 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) TD Passes 4 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Total Plays 96 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Total Offense 617 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Per Play 7.8 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Points 63 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) Sacks By 6 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) First Downs 30 vs Eastern Washington (Sep 23, 2017) 30 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Penalties 14 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Penalty Yards 116 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Turnovers 3 vs Valparaiso (Sep 02, 2017) 3 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Interceptions By 2 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017) 2 at Portland State (Sep 30, 2017) Punts 10 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Punting Avg 41.4 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 66 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 vs Savannah State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt Return 67 at Washington (Sep 9, 2017)