2019 Griz Football Summer Prospectus
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2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS // 18 BIG SKY TITLES // 23 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2019 GRIZ FOOTBALL SUMMER PROSPECTUS #RTD #GOGRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001 2019 SUMMER PROSPECTUS OPENING DRIVE GRIZZLY FOOTBALL STAFF • Montana returns 20 starters (12 O, 8 D) and 39 lettermen from the Head Coach .............................................................. Bobby Hauck 2018 team (one of the youngest in program history), with seven All- Assistant Head Coach/WRs......................................Brent Pease Big Sky selections returning and only six starters lost to graduation. Defensive Coordinator/LBs ..........................................Kent Baer Offensive Coordinator/QBs ..............................Timm Rosenbach • The Griz face one of the toughest schedules in FCS Football in 2019, traveling to face FBS preseason top-25 Oregon, opening at South Recruiting/RBs .......................................................... Justin Green Dakota out of the MVFC, and facing all four of the Big Sky’s 2018 Offensive Line ..........................................................Chad Germer playoff teams. Defensive Line ........................................................... Barry Sacks Tight Ends .............................................................Jace Schillinger • Head coach Bobby Hauck became the winningest coach in Montana Safeties ...............................................................Shann Schillinger history in 2018, surpassing the great Don Read with 86 wins at the Cornerbacks.......................................................................CJ Cox helm of the Grizzlies. Strength & Conditioning .......................................Matt Nicholson Operations........................................................... Jimmy Morimoto • Buchanan Award finalist Dante Olson returns for his senior season after shattering Montana’s single-season tackle record with an FCS Player Personnel ..................................................Lennard Manke and FBS-best 151 QUICK FACTS Location: ..............................................................Missoula, Mont. 2019 GRIZ SCHEDULE Enrollment: ..................................................10,644 (Spring 2019) Date .......................Opponent .............................. Location Founded: .................................................................Feb. 17, 1893 8/21..................... South Dakota .....................Vermillion, SD Nickname: .............................................................. Grizzlies, Griz 9/7..................... North Alabama .............. Missoula, Mont. School Colors: ..............................................Copper, Silver, Gold 9/14.......................... Oregon ...........................Eugene, Ore. Spirit Colors: ................Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C) 9/21.......................Monmouth .................. Missoula, Mont. Stadium/Capacity: ............ Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217 Playing Surface: ..........Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlay 9/28........................UC Davis* ...........................Davis, Calif. President: ..................................................................Seth Bodnar 10/5......................Idaho State* ................. Missoula, Mont. Athletic Director: ..................................................... Kent Haslam 10/12........................... Bye ................................................... Football Sports Information Director: ........................Eric Taber 10/19............... Sacramento State* ..........Sacramento, Calif. ...................................Office: (406) 231-8331 Cell: (646) 287-7492 10/26............ Eastern Washington* ......... Missoula, Mont. ...................................................... Email: [email protected] 11/2 .................... Portland State* ....................Portland, Ore. .......................................................................Website: GoGriz.com 11/9 ...........................Idaho* ..................... Missoula, Mont. .....................................Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaber 11/16 ................... Weber State* ................ Missoula, Mont. .......................................................................Website: GoGriz.com 11/23..................Montana State* ................Bozeman, Mont. GRIZZLY FOOTBALL FACTS Home games in BOLD // *Big Sky Conference Game Head Coach ...................................Bobby Hauck (Montana, 1988) Record at Montana (Years) ............................................... 6-5 (1) Record at Montana (2003-2009)..................86-22, 51-10 BSC (7) 2018 RESULTS Overall Record (Years) ............................................... 101-72 (13) (6-5 Overall, 4-4 Big Sky, 3-3 Home, 3-2 Away) 2018 Record ......................................................... 6-5, 4-4 Big Sky Date ............................Opponent ............................. Result Big Sky Titles* (18)........................1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, 9/1........................#13 Northern Iowa ....................W 26-23 ........................................................1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, ........................................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 9/8.................................. Drake ...............................W 48-16 ................................................... 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles 9/15.......................@ Western Illinois ...................... L 27-31 NCAA/FCS Playoff Appearances ......................23 (FCS Record) 9/22..................... Sacramento State* ....................W 41-34 NCAA/FCS Championships (2) ...................................1995, 2001 9/29........................... @ Cal Poly* ..........................W 48-28 NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7) ...1995, 1996, 2000 10/6........................ Portland State* ........................L 20-22 ....................................................................2001,2004, 2008, 2009 10/13......................@ North Dakota* ....................... L 14-41 FCS Postseason Record .......32-21 Overall, 29-7 at Home (.805) 10/27...........................UC Davis* ............................L 21-49 All-time WGS Stadium Record ............................... 200-33 (.858) 11/3 .......................@ Southern Utah* ....................W, 57-14 All-Time Record ................................................597-493-23 (.536) 11/10 ............................@ Idaho* ............................W 46-27 Big Sky Record ...................................................244-136-1 (.640) Football Office Phone .......................................... (406) 243-2969 11/17 ...................... Montana State* ........................L 25-29 PAGE 1 2019 MONTANA FOOTBALL 2019 SUMMER ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2019 GRIZ PERSONNEL OTHER TOP RETURNERS (5+ APPEARANCES) Offensive Formation: ...................................................... Multiple No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. Defensive Formation: ...................................................... Multiple 2 Cam Humphrey R-Jr. QB 6-2 192 1V Starters Returning [3+] (O/D) ...........................................20: 12/8 5 Kobey Eaton R-Sr. CB 6-3 180 3V Lettermen Returning (O/D) .......................................... 39 (21/18) Lettermen Lost ...........................................................................14 7 Gabe Sulser So. WR 5-9 161 1V Returning All-Conference Performers .......................................7 14 Michael McGinnis R-So. S 6-3 205 1V Returning Academic All-Conference Performers ...................18 19 Malik Flowers R-So. WR 6-2 195 1V 20 Gavin Crow R-Jr. CB 6-1 202 2V RETURNING ALL-BIG SKY 23 Josh Egbo R-Jr. CB 6-2 195 2V Newcomer of the Year & Honorable Mention ................... 31 Trase Le Texier R-Jr. FB 6-2 247 1V ....................Dalton Sneed ............ R-Sr. ......QB .... 6-1 .. 1V 34 Jace Lewis R-Jr. LB 6-1 230 2V 1st team .....Dante Olson .............. R-Sr. ...... LB ..... 6-3 .. 3V 46 Jed Nagler R-Jr. DE 6-4 230 2V 2nd team ....Sammy Akem ............ R-Jr. ..... WR .... 6-4 .. 2V 49 Matt O’Donoghue R-Jr. LS 6-1 255 2V 2nd team.....Jerry Louie-McGee .... R-Sr. ......KR .... 5-9 .. 3V 52 Michael Matthews R-So. LB 6-2 210 1V 2nd team.....Jace Lewis ................. R-Jr. ......ST ..... 6-1 .. 2V 56 Marcus Welnel R-So. LB 6-1 220 1V 3rd team .....Jesse Sims ................ R-Sr. ......DE .... 6-4 .. 3V 61 Adam Wilson Sr. KP 6-1 181 1V Hon. Men. ...Jerry Louie-McGee .... R-Sr. ..... WR .... 5-9 .. 3V 80 Mitch Roberts R-So. WR 6-1 191 1V Hon. Men. ...Robby Hauck .............R-So. ...... S ..... 5-10 . 1V 81 Matt Rensvold R-So. TE 6-4 235 1V 91 Eli Alford So. DT 6-1 285 1V 93 Braydon Deming R-So. DE 6-4 252 1V RETURNING STARTERS (3+ STARTS) 18 Total No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. 2 Gavin Robertson R-Jr. S 6-1 222 1V 3 Justin Calhoun R-Sr. CB 5-10 176 3V 7 Dareon Nash R-Jr. CB 6-2 190 2V 8 Samori Toure R-Jr. WR 6-3 193 2V 11 Dalton Sneed R-Sr. QB 6-1 207 1V 13 Josh Sandry R-Sr. S 6-1 210 3V 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-Sr. WR 5-9 180 3V 17 Robby Hauck R-So. S 5-10 179 1V 18 Samuel Akem R-Jr. WR 6-4 196 2V 25 Adam Eastwood R-So. RB 6-1 215 1V 33 Dante Olson R-Sr. LB 6-3 237 3V 2018 LETTERMEN 37 Jesse Sims R-Sr. DE 6-4 270 3V Akem, Samuel Lewis, Jace Toure, Samori 62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Jr. OG 6-4 301 SQ Alford, Eli Louie-McGee, Jerry Villanueva, Angel 66 Cy Sirmon R-Sr. C 6-3 272 3V Beaver, Conlan Martin, Skyler Welnel,