September 13, 2008 Game Day Grizzly Football Program
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I 1 O r iz z lie s ■ i i 171 1 1 1 'gqft. fim O’Day, Director of Athletics Jim O’Day was named Director of Athletics at The University of Montana by UM President George Dennison on June 30, 2005. Prior to that, he spent almost four years as UM’s Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics, and three years as Assistant Director of the Grizzly Athletic Association (now the Grizzly Scholarship Association). As Director of Development, O’Day was responsible for major gift development as it pertains to athletics and served as the liaison between UM Athletics and The University of Montana Foundation. At the GAA, he was involved in annual gift fund-raising. O’Day returned to his alma mater in 1998 following a lengthy career in the print media business. After graduating from the UM School of Journalism in 1980, O’Day was the sports editor of the Daily Interlake newspaper in Kalispell, Mont., for two years. Following the death of his father in 1982, he returned to his hometown of Cut Bank, Mont., to assist his mother as a reporter/editor of the twice-weekly, and family-owned, Western Breeze newspaper. In 1987, he purchased the newspaper from his mother and served as owner/publisher until selling the business to his employees in 1998. He then relocated to Missoula to begin work with the GAA. O’Day was a charter member of the Cut Bank Education Foundation and Alumni As sociation. He was Cut Bank’s Citizen of the Year in 1992 and served on various boards and committees in the community. In 1986, he was selected as a member of the UM Alumni Association’s Board of Delegates, and his volunteer work with that organization eventually led to his involvement in other UM activities. He organized the Golden Triangle Chapter of the GAA in 1992 and eventually became the state board president until his appointment at UM in 1998. O’Day was the 1991 recipient of The University of Montana Service Award. Jim and his wife Kathy have three sons: Chris, Kevin and Brian. Chris graduated from The University of Montana in the spring of 2008, and Kevin is a student at The University of Montana, while Brian will be a senior at Missoula Hellgate High School in the fall of 2008. O’Day sits on the board of directors for the Master’s of Education in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership program with the University of Washington and is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). In December 2007, he was honored by the All-American Football Foundation as the recipient of the Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director Award. In 2008, O’Day was selected to a four-year team on the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Selection Com mittee. (Mike Bashor photo) T h r o w a Ta il - k ic k in ’ GOOD Ta ilg a t e Pa r ty . FOOD The competition outside Washington Grizzly stadium can be almost as fierce as it is on the field. So make sure you have the Good Food Store on your tailgate team. We can tackle everything on your party menu, from hot wings to sushi to lineman-sized sandwiches and party platters. Our wine and beer lineup will keep team spirits high too. 2 I GoGriz! Bobby Hauck, Head Coach Bobby Hauck’s teams have compiled an overall record of 52-14 and have a 32-5 mark in the Big Sky Conference ledger in his five-year tenure at his alma mater (1988). Montana’s 52 wins the past five years are the most by any FCS team. UM has won five straight league championships, making coach Hauck the only mentor in UM history to accomplish that. He’s also guided Montana to five Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division l-AA) playoff appear ances in a row. Over the last two seasons Coach Hauck’s (pronounced: howk) teams are 21-2 overall and 16-0 in the Big Sky Conference games en route to two league titles. He has been selected the Big Sky's and Region 5 “Coach of the Year” in both in 2006 and 2007. Last season, in 2007, the Griz went 11-0 in the regular season, just the sixth time in school history a team has gone undefeated in the regular season, and the first time since 1996. Hauck is also UM’s special teams coach. Last season Montana was ranked second in the country in punting, averaging 44.72 yards a punt, was eighth in kickoff returns (24.25-yard average), and 30th in punt returns (11.09-yard average). Senior kicker Dan Carpenter and senior punter Tyson Johnson were both All-Americans and first team all-league picks. Carpenter set FCS career records with 413 points and 75 field goals. In just his second season at the helm in 2004, the Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madi son in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That season Montana went 12-3 overall - the fifth time UM won 12 or more games in a season. Prior to returning to Missoula, he spent four years at the University of Washington. At UW he worked with defensive backs, special teams, and safeties and was considered one of the top recruiters in college football. Prior to working at UW he was at the University of Colorado for four seasons, from 1995-98. While at CU, he was the special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and coached the safeties. Before joining the Buffaloes, Hauck coached the outside line backers and handled recruiting duties for Northern Arizona in 1993 and 1994. He worked as a graduate assistant at UCLA from 1990 to 1991 under former Bruin head coach Terry Donahue, and in 1992 he served as the assistant recruiting coordinator. While at UCLA he met and coached with current Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel. A Montana native, Bobby’s first coaching position came in 1987 as an assistant at Sweet Grass High School, his alma mater, working for his late father, Bob, Sr. Bobby was a three-sport standout at Big Timber High School, lettering in football, basketball, and track. Hauck lettered twice in track and field at Montana. He graduated in 1988 with degrees in business and physical educa tion. Hauck earned a master’s degree in education administration from UCLA in 1991. He is married to the former Stacey Harbin from St. Ignatius, and the couple have twin daughters Sydney and Alexandra, 12; a son Robby, 10; and a daughter Elise, one. Hauck is an avid fly-fisherman and skier. Aside from outdoor activities his favorite hob bies are reading and discussing politics. EGIANCE www.askallegiance.com Go Griz! I 3 CELLULARONE £ )is\e. J^troh^.tSC ' \ltW w § W tX W KS Cellular One will contribute $25 to UofM Alumni Association or GSA for each line activated! SvOitch fod&v] u j o ia k co\sar<*C }e- (& ^ de.r. M is s o u l a M is s o u l a To find a store location Northgate Plaza South Gate Mall near you visit 2230 North Reserve 2901 Brooks Street 5 ^ 1 - 5 0 5 5 5^ 9-3277 www.cellonenation.com Assistant Coaches Mike Hudson Kraig Paulson Mike Hudson is now in his fourth Kraig is in his fifth season at season at The University of Montana Montana in his second stint at his as an assistant football coach. He alma mater. He is the Grizzlies’ will coach the secondary this sea defensive coordinator, coaches son. Last year he worked with the the defensive ends and is also running backs.