PRIDE OF MONTANA
2015 GRIZ FOOTBALL N. Dakota St. Cal Poly @Liberty N. Arizona* @UC Davis* Weber St.* N. Dakota* @Portland St.* @Idaho St.* E. Wash.* @Montana St.* AUG SEP SEP SEP OCT OCT OCT OCT NOV NOV NOV 29 5 19 26 3 10 24 31 7 14 21 Pride & Tradition Game Montana Granite Game Homecoming Pink Game UM Family Weekend Military Appreciation Game Northwestern Energy Karl Tyler Chevrolet and Copper & Gold Game Providence Health & Services The Living Room Opportunity Bank Cadillac Missoula Federal Credit Union
Players back row, left to right: John Nguyen, Brady Gustafson, Herbert Gamboa, Ben Weyer, Kendrick Van Ackeren, Jeremiah Kose. Home games represented in MAROON and WHITE. *Asterisk denotes Big Sky Conference game. Check www.gogriz.com for game times. Front row, left to right: Tyrone Holmes, Nate Harris, Head Coach Bob Stitt, Derek Crittenden, Jamaal Jones.
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gogriz.com 2015 Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Game Coverage
Aug. 29 NorthDakota State Missoula, Mont. 1:30 p.m. TV: ESPN
Sept. 5 Cal Poly Missoula, Mont. 7:00 p.m. TV: Cowles Montana Media
Sept. 19 at Liberty Lynchburg, Va. 5:00 p.m. TV: ESPN 3/ESPN College Extra
Sept. 26 Northern Arizona* Missoula, Mont. 2:00 p.m. TV: Root Sports
Oct. 3 at UC Davis* Davis. Calif 2:00 p.m. TV: Root Sports
Oct. 10 Weber State* Missoula, Mont. 2:00 p.m. TV: Cowles Montana Media
Oct. 24 North Dakota* Missoula, Mont. 1:30 p.m. TV: Root Sports
Oct. 31 at Portland State* Portland, Ore. 3:00 p.m. TV: Cowles Montana Media
Nov. 17 at Idaho State* Pocatello, Idaho 2:30 p.m. TV: Cowles Montana Media
Nov. 14 Eastern Washington* Missoula, Mont. 1:30 p.m. TV: Root Sports
Nov. 21 at Montana State* Bozeman, Mont. 12:00 p.m. TV: Root Sports
*Big Sky Conference game ^All Times Mountain table of contents SECTION PAGE NO. SECTION PAGE NO. 2015 Outlook...... 2 Root TV BSC Football Schedule...... 80 2014 Montana by the Numbers...... 3 Big Sky Conference...... 81-86 Griz in the Pros...... 4-5 Griz Records & Awards...... 87-104 Washington-Grizzly Stadium...... 6-7 Passsing: Game/Season...... 88 Facilities Upgrades...... 8 Passing: Season/Career...... 89 Griz Academics & Community Service...... 9 Receiving: Game/Season...... 90 Griz Media...... 10 Receiving: Season/Career...... 91 Rushing: Game/Season...... 92 Coaches’ Pages...... 11-18 Rushing: Season/Career...... 93 Head Coach Bob Stitt...... 12-13 Scoring: Game/Season/Career...... 94 Assistant Coaches...... 14-18 Returns: Game/Season/Career...... 95 2015 Grizzlies...... 19-48 Offense & Defense: Game/Seson/Career...... 96 Numerical Roster...... 20-21 Defense: Career/Punting: Game/Seson...... 97 Alphabetical Roster...... 22-23 Punting: Career/Miscellaneous Career...... 98 A – F...... 24-28 Team: Game/Season...... 99-100 G – K...... 29-34 Awards...... 101-102 L – P...... 35-40 All-Americans...... 103-104 R – Z...... 40-47 Griz Lettermen...... 105-114 New Grizzlies...... 48 All-Time Coaching History & Scoring History...... 115-126 2014 Season Review...... 49-66 2014 Stats...... 50-52 Griz in Postseason...... 127-132 Game Recaps...... 53-66 Athletic Facilities & Staff...... 133-138 2015 Opponents/Series History...... 67-79 The 2015 Montana Yearbook is produced by the UM Sports Information office: North Dakota State/Cal Poly...... 68 Renee Valley, sports information media editor, layout, design and editing. Liberty/Northern Arizona...... 69 UC Davis/Weber State...... 70 Photos by UM University Relations photographer Todd Goodrich, UM Sports North Dakota/Portland State...... 71 Information archives or otherwise noted. (Opponent section courtesy of indi- Idaho State/Eastern Washington...... 72 vidual schools.) Montana State...... 73 For more information, contact the UM Sports Information office at (406) 243- Series History...... 73-78 5402 or 243-6899 or visit our web site: GoGriz.com. All-Opponents History...... 79
- 1 - 2015 Montana Football Outlook
The University of Montana football squad opened its fall drills with the season’s first practice session in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The term “rebuilding year” may not be applicable to the 2015 edition of the Griz, with variables that include a new coaching staff and the loss of several all-conference caliber players, this new season comes about with an air of excitement, along with a few questions. “I’m just excited,” said first-year head coach Bob Stitt. “I’ve said that a million times, but: Are we going to walk out there and see a better team than we saw at the end of April? That’s what I’m excited about.” Since being hired in December, Coach Stitt and his staff have worked to install a new offensive scheme. Naturally, there will be a lot of information for the squad to take on board in this year’s condensed fall camp, concluded by the Aug. 29 “FCS Kickoff Game” on ESPN against four-time defending national champion North Dakota State. After a summer of individual voluntary workouts, Coach Stitt believes his team is leaner and meaner than he has seen since arriving in Missoula. “Talking to (strength & conditioning coach) Matt Nicholson, we’ve improved leaps and bounds in the summer as far as strength, power, and condi- tioning. I just think with the progress we made, there’s no way we won’t be a better team than when we started spring ball,” said Stitt. Senior defensive end Tyrone Holmes might be case study number one for Coach Nicholson’s off-season progress, having purportedly added three inches to his vertical leap. That’s a gain you can’t ignore. According to Stitt, the added fitness will help the players during fall camp, allowing them to focus more on learning than getting in game-ready shape. “We really want to make sure our guys are physically and mentally fresh every day when they come to practice so we get quality in practice instead of just trying to squeeze too much in,” he said. To make things easier, Montana returns a robust 23 starters and 35 lettermen from a 9-5 team of a year ago that finished second place in the Big Sky Conference at 6-2. The 2014 Griz hosted San Diego in the first round of the FCS playoffs - upping its record total to 22 appearances. UM was ranked 13th in the nation in the Sports Network and 11th in the FCS Coaches’ final polls. The Grizzly offense returns 14 lettermen, while 18 defensive lettermen return, along with special teams players. On offense, the 2015 Griz will take the field under junior QB Brady Gustafson, who emerged as the signal caller of choice for Coach Stitt after a solid spring outing. The 6’7”, 235lb Billings native will fill the shoes of three-year starter Jordan Johnson, who sits third in career passing yards at Montana. Gustafson will get plenty of opportunities to throw the ball however, as Stitt prepares to roll out his “fly sweep” brand of attack that earned his Colo- rado School of Mines team astronomical offensive numbers. Key offensive returners for the Griz include senior wide receiver Jamaal Jones, who led the team in receiving last season with 1,044 total yards and eight TD’s. Junior John Nguyen will play a leading role in the rushing attack, averaging 8 yards per carry in 2014. Defensively, the Griz will need to replace the NFL-bound Zack Wagenmann, who finished the 2014 season as Montana’s career sack leader (37.5), tackles for loss (53) and forced fumbles (11). Holmes looks to be the man to fill Wags’ big shoes. A starter in all 14 of Montana’s games last year on the defensive line, Holmes put in 66 tackles (14 of which were tackles-for-loss), and collected 7.5 sacks for a loss of 42 yards.
Jr. Quarterback Brady Gustafson Sr. Defensive End Tyrone Holmes Head Coach Bob Stitt (Mike Bashor photo) (Todd Goodrich photo) (Todd Goodrich photo)
- 2 - Montana by the Numbers – 2014 Season In the FCS were the Griz in fumbles lost In the FCS are the Grizzlies ranked in scor- 1st (4). ing defense, allowing 21.0 points per game. (Tie) 19th
Was Zack Wagenmann ranked in career sacks of the past 21 years-(since 1993) that Mon- (37.5), career TFLs(53), and career forced tana has been ranked in the Top 25 in the 1st fumbles (11). 20 Sports Network’s final poll. (UM was not ranked in 2012).
Were the Griz ranked in the FCS in turnover In the FCS is junior wide receiver Jamaal 3rd margin (+1.00) and turnovers lost (11). 25th Jones in total receiving yards with 943.
Was Jordan Johnson ranked in career TD of the last 28 years (since 1986) that the passes (77) and in career passing yards Grizzlies have had winning seasons. 3rd (8,612). 27
Player in Griz history was Jordan Canada to The combined record of the three FCS have two 1,000-yard rushing seasons – and teams that defeated Montana in 2014 – 4th he’s just the second player to do it in back- 31-9 North Dakota State (13-1), Cal Poly (7-5), and to-back seasons (Chase Reynolds, 2008 & EWU (11-3). 2009).
Was Canada ranked in school history with 3,435 career rushing TDs and in career 4th touchdown runs with 40.
Was Wagenmann ranked in the nation in 4th sacks with 1.25 per game (17.5 in 14 games).
In the FCS was Montana ranked in sacks per game with 3.29 per game(46 for -247 in 14 7th games).
In the FCS was UM in red zone offense 11th (88.9%).
Career 100-yard rushing games by Canada. 14 He had six in 2014.
Jordan Johnson
- 3 - GRIZ IN THE PROS
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Player, Year...... Team (Round) Steve Sullivan, 1922...... Evansville Ted Illman, 1926...... Wilson’s Wildcats William “Wild Bill” Kelly, 1927...... Brooklyn Professionals Len Noyes, 1937...... Brooklyn Dodgers Milton Popovich, 1937...... Chicago Cardinals Paul Szakash, 1937...... Detroit Lions Aldo Forte, 1938...... Detroit Lions Bill Lazetich, 1938...... Cleveland Rams John Dolan, 1941...... Buffalo Indians Harold Maus, 1953...... Detroit Lions (30th) Stan Renning, 1959...... Edmonton Eskimos John Lands, 1960...... Indianapolis Warriors Gary Schwertfeger, 1961...... British Columbia Lions Bob O’Billovich, 1962...... Ottawa Rough Riders Terry Dillon, 1963...... Minnesota Vikings Mike Tilleman, 1964...... Chicago Bears Bryan Magnuson, 1967...... Washington Redskins Maceo Gray, 1969...... Baltimore Colts Dave Urie, 1969...... Houston Oilers Tim Gallagher, 1971...... Dallas Cowboys Willie Postler, 1972...... British Columbia Lions Steve Okoniewski, 1972...... Atlanta Falcons Roy Robinson, 1972...... Saskatchewan Roughriders Walt Brett, 1975...... Atlanta Falcons (4th) Ron Rosenberg, 1975...... Cincinnati Bengals (13th) Barry Darrow, 1974...... Cleveland Browns Greg Harris*, 1976...... New York Jets Doug Betters, 1977...... Miami Dolphins Terry Falcon, 1977...... New England Patriots Greg Anderson, 1979...... Montreal Tim Hook, 1979...... Saskatchewan Roughriders Carm Carteri, 1979...... Ottawa Rough Riders Guy Bingham, 1980...... New York Jets (10th) Pat Curry*, 1982...... Seattle Seahawks Rocky Klever, 1982...... New York Jets (9th) Rich Burtness, 1982...... Dallas Cowboys (12th) Mike Hagen*, 1982...... Seattle Seahawks Brock Coyle, Seattle Seahawks Mickey Sutton*, 1983...... Pittsburgh Maulers (Courtesy Seattle Seahawks) Brian Salonen, 1984...... Dallas Cowboys (10th) Mike Rice, 1987...... New York Jets (8th) - 4 - Griz in the Pros
Player, Year...... Team (Round) Player, Year...... Team (Round) Brent Pease, 1987...... Minnesota Vikings (11th) Jimmy Wilson#, 2011...... Miami Dolphins (7th) Larry Clarkson, 1988...... San Francisco 49ers (8th) Chase Reynolds*#, 2011...... Seattle Seahawks Pat Foster, 1988...... Los Angeles Rams (9th) Trumaine Johnson#, 2012...... St. Louis Rams (3rd) Tim Hauck*, 1989...... New England Patriots Caleb McSurdy, 2012...... Dallas Cowboys (7th) Jay Fagan*, 1989...... Washington Redskins Charles Burton*, 2012...... San Diego Chargers Kirk Scrafford*, 1989...... Cincinnati Bengals Donny Lisowski*, 2012...... Seattle Seahawks Grady Bennett, 1991...... British Columbia Lions Brody McKnight*, 2012...... New York Jets Matt Clark, 1991...... British Columbia Lions Jon Opperud*, 2012...... San Diego Chargers Mike Trevathan, 1991...... British Columbia Lions Jabin Sambrano*, 2012...... Indianapolis Colts Brad Lebo*, 1992...... Cincinnati Bengals Greg Hardy*, 2013...... Washington Redskins Sean Dorris*, 1992...... Houston Oilers Dan Moore*, 2013...... Indianapolis Colts Todd Ericson*, 1994...... Indianapolis Colts Brock Coyle*#, 2014...... Seattle Seahawks Carl Franks, 1994...... Toronto Argonauts Danny Kistler*#, 2014...... Oakland Raiders Scott Gragg*, 1995...... New York Giants (2nd) Kjelby Oiland*, 2014...... Houston Texans Scott Gurnsey*, 1995...... Toronto Argonauts William Poehls*#, 2014...... Tennessee Titans Shalon Baker*, 1995...... British Columbia Lions Jordan Tripp#, 2014...... Miami Dolphins (5th) Marc Lamb*, 1995...... New York Jets J.P. Kanongata’a*#, 2015...... Ottawa Redblacks Keith Burke, 1995...... Ottawa Rough Riders Zack Wagenmann*#, 2015...... Arizona Dave Dickenson*, 1996...... Calgary Stampeders Note: Year listed is the player’s first year as a pro and the team with Matt Wells*, 1996...... Saskatchewan Roughriders whom he was originally drafted (with the round) or signed. Blaine McElmurry*, 1997...... Houston Oilers *Signed as free agent Joe Douglass*, 1997...... New York Jets #Currently active David Kempfert*, 1997...... Seattle Seahawks Jeff Zellick*, 1997 ...... New York Giants Jason Baker*, 1998...... Jacksonville Jaguars Jason Crebo*, 1998...... Buffalo Bills Brian Ah Yat*, 1999...... Winnipeg Blue Bombers Scott Curry, 1999...... Green Bay Packers (6th) Kris Heppner*, 2000...... Seattle Seahawks Dallas Neil*, 2000...... Atlanta Falcons Jeremy Watkins*, 2000...... New York Giants Jimmy Farris*, 2001...... San Francisco 49ers Leif Thorsen, 2001...... B.C. Lions (1st) Thatcher Szalay*, 2002...... Cincinnati Bengals Calvin Coleman*, 2002...... New York Giants Drew Miller*, 2002...... Detroit Fury Etu Molden*, 2002...... Chicago Rush Spencer Frederick*, 2002...... New Orleans Saints Dylan McFarland, 2003...... Buffalo Bills (7th) Jon Skinner*, 2003...... San Diego Chargers Chris Snyder*, 2003...... Detroit Lions Justin Green, 2004...... Baltimore Ravens (5th) Andy Petek, 2004...... Hamilton Tiger Cats Cory Procter*, 2005...... Dallas Cowboys Craig Ochs*, 2005...... San Diego Chargers Levander Segars, 2005...... Montreal Allouettes Willie Walden*, 2005...... Kansas City Chiefs Trey Young, 2005...... Calgary Stampeders Brad Rhoades*, 2006...... Tennessee Titans Tuff Harris*, 2007...... Miami Dolphins Josh Swogger*, 2007...... Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Bagley*, 2008...... Saskatchewan Roughriders Kroy Biermann#, 2008...... Atlanta Falcons (5th) Cody Balogh*, 2008...... Chicago Bears Dan Carpenter*#, 2008...... Miami Dolphins Lex Hilliard, 2008...... Miami Dolphins (6th) Colt Anderson*#, 2009...... Minnesota Vikings Colin Dow*, 2009...... Cincinnati Bengals J.D. Quinn*, 2009...... Miami Dolphins Michael Stadnyk, 2009...... Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd) Cole Bergquist*, 2009...... Saskatchewan Rough Riders Shann Shillinger, 2010...... Atlanta Falcons (6th) Jordan Tripp, Miami Dolphins (Courtesy Miami Dolphins) Marc Mariani#, 2010...... Tennessee Titans (7th) Levi Horn*, 2010 ...... Chicago Bears Steve Pfahler*, 2010...... Tennessee Titans - 5 - washington-grizzly stadium
The Home of the Grizzlies season, regular-season total home attendance the existing player tunnel. The weight room The 2015 football season will be the 29th (174,236, seven games, 2008); and largest crowd and locker room will sit below grade and make that the Montana Grizzlies will play their home for a non-conference home game (25,698 versus up the first level while the second will include games in Washington-Grizzly Stadium/at John Western Washington, Sept. 5, 2009). UM also a mezzanine for the weight room, the football Hoyt Field (capacity 25,217). holds the league record for the largest crowd at a lounge and meeting rooms as well, and a wider The Grizzlies led the division in average at- non-conference road game of 94,661, set at Ten- concourse in the football stadium complete with tendance in 2014 with 23,777 in seven home nessee in 2011. additional rest rooms and concession stands. games. James Madison finished second, averag- No Place Like Home After the completion of the new weight ing 19,816 in six home games. Montana has av- Not only has Montana won 180 games in its room/locker room building, the space where eraged more than 22,000 fans a game in the last 28 seasons of playing in Washington-Grizzly these were previously housed will be renovated 12 seasons in a row (starting in 2003). Stadium, but it has gone undefeated 11 times. into multiple locker rooms for the sports of The Grizzlies broke their all-time attendance Starting the 1994 season, the Griz reeled off men’s basketball, men’s tennis and men’s track record last season, as they drew 26,352 fans to 30 straight home victories. The win streak be- and field as well as a new larger, central location see the Griz-Bobcat game on Nov. 22. The Griz gan with a 41-7 win over Sonoma State on Sept. for the athletic equipment room. The addition have topped the 26,000 mark five other times: as 3 and ended with a 40-35 loss to EWU on Oct. of locker rooms will also open up space to help they drew 26,293 fans to a 30-6 opening-season 18, 1997. Montana’s 30 consecutive home wins the university host more outside events such as home win over Appalachian State in 2013 and are the fifth longest streak in FCS history. concerts and high school tournaments. again in 2013 against the Eastern Washington Renovation and Construction Plans New Lights For 2012 Eagles (26,082), in 2012 versus Montana State Began in 2014 New lights were installed in WGS in the spring (26,210), in 2011 (26,066) also against the Ea- of 2012. When the Big Sky Conference signed a With support from the university adminis- gles, and in 2010 with 26,019 also against MSU. television contract with ROOT SportsTM, each tration and private donors, the athletic facility UM led the FCS in average attendance in 2005, school in the league was required to install lights improvement plan includes the following: 2006, and 2009, and was ranked second in 2007, in their stadiums. The new lights, installed by A new academic center that will be the first of 2008, 2010, and 2012-13. Musco Lighting based in Oskaloosa, Iowa, made these facility upgrades with construction sched- Montana’s 9-5 mark last season was its 28th their debut on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at UM’s uled to end in the summer of 2015. This facility winning season in a row over the past 29 years annual spring game. will provide student-athletes with ample space (since the Griz have been playing in Washing- The lights are of the highest quality available, to study and meet regularly with their academic ton-Grizzly Stadium). and feature “horizontal footcandles” in the 120- advisors. The lower level will remain a lobby to The first game played in WGS was on Oct. 125 range, which means the Washington-Griz- accommodate fire code restrictions for the Ad- 18, 1986, a 38-31 come-from-behind win over zly Stadium has the ability to host all levels of ams Center. Idaho State. Since that first contest the Grizzlies NCAA televised football playoff games. It also The next priority will be to construct a new have an overall record of 180-26. Over the past includes lighting in the tailgate/parking areas. building next to the Grizzly Pool adjacent to the eight seasons the Grizzlies are 52-8 at home in The project cost was approximately $950,000, southwest corner of Washington-Grizzly Sta- regular-season games. and includes a 25-year or 20,000 hours service dium. This building will house a new student- Montana has set numerous Big Sky Confer- agreement. ence attendance records. The Griz hold the stan- athlete weight room, football locker room, foot- dards for single-season, regular-season home ball lounge and football meeting rooms. It will attendance average (25,652 in 2009): and single- connect to the Adams Center and allow the foot- ball team to continue to access the field through - 6 - washington-grizzly stadium
Stadium Expansions Stadium History & Namesake Washington-Grizzly Stadium underwent its The plans for an on-campus football facility at WGS SEASON-BY SEASON (1986-2014: 180-26) third expansion, at a cost of approximately $6.5 Montana came to fruition in August of 1985 when *Year W L million, prior to the 2008 football season. The Missoula businessman Dennis R. Washington 1986 2 1 eastside houses a 500-seat “Stadium Club” with and the employees of Washington Corporations 1987 3 2 two membership levels: the “Canyon Room,” provided a gift of $1 million, hence the name of 1988 6 0 which has 125 seats inside and 125 seats outside, Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The initial cost of 1989 8 0 and the “Hellgate Terrace,” which has 250 seats. the stadium was around $3.2 million. 1990 4 2 The expansion in 2008 provided 375 Grizzly Dennis Washington was brought in early in 1991 4 1 Scholarship Association priority seats, as well as the process to be among the small group of vi- 1992 6 1 1,150 non-priority seats, and increased the cur- sionaries who would examine what was possible 1993 6 1 rent seating capacity of Washington-Grizzly Sta- with the new facility and who better than the 1994 9 0 dium to 25,217. A new Sprinturf playing surface man who started with a small loan and a bull- 1995 9 0 was also installed with the expansion in 2008. dozer in the mid-1960s, turned it into Washing- 1996 9 0 The second expansion occurred in the spring ton Construction and eventually into the global 1997 5 1 and summer of 2003, and approximately 4,000 Washington Companies? 1998 5 1 seats were added to the north end zone section, There are 49 private boxes located on the east 1999 5 2 boosting the stadium capacity to 23,183, with and west sides of the stadium, and they are indi- 2000 8 1 the cost at around $3.5 million. vidually decorated and furnished. 2001 9 0 In the spring of 1995 the stadium underwent 2002 7 1 Washington-Grizzly Champions Center 2003 6 2 its first expansion in the north and south end A new generation of Washingtons, Dennis zones. At that time there were 12,500 perma- 2004 10 0 and Phyllis’s sons Kyle and Kevin, on behalf of 2005 5 2 nent seats (weather-permitting, which allowed the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, for seating on the grass in the end zones, which 2006 8 1 gifted $7 million to the University of Montana’s 2007 7 1 made the capacity around 15,000). The cost of Department of Athletics to be used for the $14 that expansion was about $2.5 million. 2008 9 0 million Washington-Grizzly Champions Center. 2009 9 0 GrizVision, a video and message center, was It is the largest gift to the Department of Ath- added in 2002. GrizVision displays game statis- 2010 5 1 letics in its history. 2011$ 4 0 tics, player profiles, digital replays, and shots of The remaining $7 million will come from pri- the crowd. The screen came from New York City 2012 3 3 vate sources. 2013 5 2 and Times Square. Over the years the Dennis and Phyllis Wash- A natural-grass stadium gave way to SprinT- 2014 7 0 ington Foundation has been one of the universi- Total 180 26 urf prior to the 2001 season at a cost of about $1 ty’s most generous benefactors. The foundation million, which was paid for by an anonymous *=Includes playoff games has given more than $150 million to various $=Vacated 5 wins due to NCAA infractions donor. The field was named “John Hoyt Field” in causes since it was established in 1988. 2001 at the request of the anonymous donor, in TOP 25 ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE GAMES honor of Hoyt, a long-time Grizzly booster, who IN WASHINGTON GRIZZLY STADIUM passed away in March of that year. (1986-2014: GAMES: 180-26) 1. 26,352 vs. Montana State, 2014 2. 26,293 vs. Appalachian State$, 2013 3. 26,210 vs. Montana State, 2012 4. 26,082 vs. Eastern Washington, 2013 5. 26, 066 vs. Eastern Washington, 2011 6. 26,019 vs. Montana State, 2010 7. 25,965 vs. Sacramento State, 2010 8. 25,919 vs. Northern Colorado, 2011 9. 25,913 vs. Cal Poly, 2013 10. 25,855 vs. Cal Poly, 2011# 11. 25,814 vs. Ok. Panhandle State, 2013 12. 25,811 vs. Weber State, 2009 13. 25,751 vs. Eastern Washington, 2009 14. 25,744 vs.. Portland State, 2011 15. 25,726 vs Portland State, 2009 16. 25,698 vs. Western State (Colo.), 2009 17. 25,694 vs. Cal Poly, 2009 18. 25,684 vs. Southern Utah, 2012 19. 25,663 vs. Western State (Colo.), 2010 20. 25,629 vs. Montana State, 2008 21. 25,604 vs. Portland State, 2013 22. 25,568 vs. Idaho State, 2010 23. 25,486 vs. Sacramento State, 2008 24. 25,401 vs. Weber State, 2011 Kevin and Kyle Washington and their families are honored at halftime of the Sacramento State game Nov. 1, 2014 for their generous donation to the Champions Center as Kent Haslam, UM athletic direc- 25. 25,326 vs. Central Washington, 2008 tor, UM President Royce Engstrom and Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian $=Largest attendance in a home opener look on. #=Indicates home opener - 7 - Intercollegiate Athletics Facility Improvement Plan
The new Grizzly Student-Athlete Academic Center will open in late August, 2015 (Artist Rendering) Infrastructure and Student-Athlete SuccessUM Go Athlete Academicdue. The Centerspace has become too small and there are concerns relating to the Preliminary Rendering - health November and well-being 20, 2013 of UM’s student-athletes. Hand-In-Hand The new Grizzly Student-Athlete Academic Center is scheduled to Student-athletes know what to look for when visiting a college campus. open in the fall of 2015. In order to recruit the best student-athletes, focus on their academic and athletic welfare, and continue the success UM Athletics has enjoyed over the many years, the university must improve these vital “infrastructure” Facility Needs for Grizzly Athletics are Not Always Visible facilities. Upgrades for these facilities have been identified as a top priority to the Public by the athletic department and the university president. On the surface the University of Montana athletic venues are among The existing academic center is undersized at 400 square-feet and can the best in the Big Sky Conference and the Football Championship Sub- only serve a small number of the 300-plus total student-athletes. The division. Dahlberg Arena, Washington-Grizzly Stadium, West Auxiliary weight room has limited space and is currently split between three sepa- Gym and South Campus Field have hosted legendary competitions in their rate rooms, making the working area difficult to supervise, unsafe, and respective sports. Without a doubt, our fans and student-athletes are in ineffective. Meeting space is currently limited to one small room and a good shape come game day. student-athlete lounge doesn’t exist. Washington-Grizzly Stadium rivals many of the larger stadiums as the The women’s locker room facilities have recently been improved. The most intimidating place for a visiting player to step foot. When the Griz men’s locker room was renovated in 1996, and a remodel is beyond over- burst out of the tunnel they are greeted by the roar of more than 25,000 fans – a sound that tests the nerves of the most seasoned players. All-Sport Weight Room (Artist Rendering) Everyone in attendance gets to witness the pageantry and excitement that is Grizzly football. However, very few fans get the opportunity to go behind the scenes and see those areas that matter most in the everyday life of the student-athlete – the training, practice, and service facilities. It is the weight room, academic center, meeting rooms and locker rooms where all student-athletes spend the vast majority of their time. It is where Montana Grizzlies are made! In these critical areas, UM is significantly lacking and pales in comparison to the image portrayed by the thundering stadium on those glorious fall Saturdays. Construction for the Washington-Grizzly Champions Center will begin in 2015. A state-of- the art all-sport weight room facility along with a football locker room are scheduled to be com- pleted in the summer of 2017. - 8 - Spotlight shines on academics and in the community Academics Montana’s student-athletes had a 2015 spring-semester GPA of 3.14, with 10 of the de- partment’s 13 programs having team GPAs of 3.0 or better. Seven of those had term GPAs of 3.2 or higher. Eighteen of Montana’s 308 student-athletes, who on average completed a load of 14.4 credits, had a spring-semester GPA of 4.0, 75 made the Dean’s List, and 208 had a term GPA of 3.0 or better. The UM student body as a whole had a 2.92 term GPA while taking 12.3 credits. Derek Crittenden, who will be a redshirt se- nior on the Griz football team in the fall and is a chemistry and mathematics major, won the men’s President’s Award for having the highest GPA over the same two previous two semesters. The defensive end won the award for the fourth straight year, and with a cumulative GPA of 4.0, he has made it possible for anyone will- ing to put in the time to join him in winning the President’s Award but impossible to supplant him. Derek Crittenden, senior defensive end, along with Nycole Devers, track & field, received the pres- tigious President’s Award for academic achievement in 2015. They are pictured with UM President Community Service Royce Engstrom. The University of Montana student-athletes volunteer annually to support various organi- zations, community events and educational ac- UM student-athletes have continued to par- Not only do the Griz student-athletes partici- tivities. We believe it is important to be invested ticipate and serve in various community events pate in community service events but they make in our great community and work diligently to which provide local fans the opportunity to in- it a priority to take part in community engage- extend a helping hand whenever possible. The teract with the Griz, including: ment. The objective of community engagement Griz student-athletes have devoted over 3,100 • American Red Cross is to build lasting relationships with organiza- hours of their time within Missoula and the sur- • Children’s Museum Missoula tions within the community. Reoccurring proj- rounding communities this past 2014-2015 aca- • Grizzly Peak Retirement Community ects that the Griz student-athletes participate in demic year. • Local Elementary and Middle Schools include: Griz in the Community is a program that en- • Missoula Buddy Walk • Active 6 ables student-athletes to have a holistic college • Missoula Food Bank • Flagship experience by giving back to the surrounding • Watson’s Children Shelter • Griz for Kidz Toy Drive community and the state of Montana. Student- • YWCA • Habitat for Humanity athletes from every team have made over 1,000 • Missoula Food Bank Network appearances since the beginning of the program • Super Grizzly Dip – Special Olympics in 2008.
Left to right: Jeremiah Kose, football, Rosa Hardarson, women’s track & field, and Zach Peevey, foot- Josh Horner from football with his “buddy” on ball, visit grade schools to read to students. the yearly Buddy Walk. - 9 - griz media
Eric Taber Assistant Sports Information Director, Football/Men’s Basketball
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2015 Griz Football
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Bob Stitt — Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Bob Stitt was formally introduced as the 36th head football coach in University of Montana history on Fri- day, Dec. 19, 2014. He signed a three-year contract, which will take him through the 2017 season. He comes to Montana after a 15-season stint as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) where he had an overall record of 108-62 (a 63.5% winning percentage) and a 83-44 mark (a 65.4% win- ning percentage) in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Stitt’s teams have had 13 winning seasons in his 15-year tenure and registered eight winning seasons in a row. His teams won conference titles in 2004, 2010, and 2014. He is widely known in national coaching circles as having a very creative offensive mind and is the innovator of the fly-sweep play. His 2014 Orediggers were 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the RMAC and advanced to the Division II national playoffs. The Orediggers posted an 8-3 record in 2013. He was named the league’s coach of the year in 2004 and 2010. Stitt was selected the Division II Football. com Southwest Region Coach of the Year in 2004 and was also tabbed the AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year following that season. During his tenure at Mines, Stitt coached a grand total of 129 All-RMAC performers, 31 All-Region selections and 16 All-Americans. His .635 win- ning percentage during 15 seasons at the helm of the Oredigger football program is the highest in school history for a coach with at least 20 games under his belt. A 1987 graduate of Doane College (Nebraska), Stitt received various accolades as a running back and a return specialist when he played for the Tigers in the mid-80’s, including All-State College Offensive Player of the Year in 1985. Stitt also played left field for the Doane baseball squad and was a sprinter on the track & field team. Stitt returned to coach at his alma mater after receiving his master’s degree in physical education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1989. He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Doane from 1990-93, and he produced three NAIA Division II All- Americans and 19 All-NIAC offensive players during his tenure there. Stitt went on to coach at Austin College (Texas) from 1994 to 1999, serving as the assistant head coach and the coordinator of offense and special teams. Prior to his time at Mines, Stitt served as an offensive coordinator at Harvard University, helping the Crimson set school records in total offense in a game (640 yards), passing yards in a game (405), first downs in a game (34) and points scored in an Ivy League game (63). Stitt’s 1999 offense ranked first among Ivy League teams in rushing, third in scoring and fourth in total offense. He is a native of Tecumseh, Nebraska. Stitt lettered in football, basketball, track & field and baseball at Tecumseh High School. Bob and his wife, the former Joan Scherrer, have two sons, Joe and Sam.
Coach Bob Stitt became the Grizzlies’ 36th head football coach on December 19, 2014.
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COACH STITT YEAR-BY-YEAR AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES YEAR OVERALL Reccord RMAC Record (Finish) SEASON HIGHLIGHT(S) 2000...... 2-8...... 1-7 (9th)...... Two All-RMAC selections. 2001...... 7-4...... 4-4 (5th)...... 1st winning season since 1991. Most wins since 1958. 2002...... 7-4...... 4-4 (T-5th)...... 1st back-to-back winning seasons since 1975-76. 2003...... 6-5...... 4-4 (T-4th)...... 12 All-RMAC players. 2004...... 12-1...... 8-0 (1st)...... First NCAA berth & conference title since 1958. Advanced to second round of NCAAs. Chad Friehauf wins Harlon Hill Trophy 2005...... 6-5...... 6-2 (T-2nd)...... 5 winning seasons in a row - the 1st time in the 118-year history of the program. 2006...... 4-7...... 2-6 (8th)...... Bryan Florendo is 1st 1,000-yard rusher since 1939. 2007...... 7-5...... 6-2 (3rd)...... Dixie Rotary Bowl berth. 2008...... 8-4...... 7-2 (T-2nd)...... Dixie Rotary Bowl berth. 2009...... 8-3...... 8-1 (2nd)...... Team had 17 All-RMAC picks. 2010...... 9-3...... 8-1 (T-1st)...... 2nd NCAA berth in school history. Clay Garcia named national finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy. 2011...... 8-3...... 6-3 (3rd)...... Garcia named Capital One/Co-SIDA Academic All-American of the Year and finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. 2012...... 6-5...... 4-5 (5th)...... Punter Taylor Accardi sets NCAA career/single-season marks. 2013...... 8-3...... 7-2 (3rd)...... CSM wins RMAC Brechler Award for best team GPA in the league. 2014...... 10-2...... 8-1 (T-1st)...... Orediggers earn 3rd NCAA berth in school history. TOTALS...... 108-62...... 83-44
COACH STITT COACHING TIME LINE YEAR SCHOOL 2015-Present Head Coach, Montana 2000-14 Head Coach, Colorado School of Mines 1989 Graduate Assistant, Northern Colorado 1999 Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach, Harvard 1988 Running Backs Coach, Nebraska Wesleyan University 1994-98 Associate Head Coach, Austin College 1987 Defensive Back Coach, Doane College Offensive Coord./Special Teams Coach 1990-93 Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach, Doane College
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rushed for 1,146 yards and 14 touchdowns and was chosen the Big Sky’s JUSTIN GREEN Newcomer of the Year. Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator He was a fifth round draft pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2005 and had a four-year career in the NFL. He played three seasons at fullback for Justin is in his fifth season at his alma the Ravens and then played one year for the Phoenix Cardinals. mater coaching the running backs, and he is Between his stint with the Ravens and Cardinals, he coached for one also the Grizzlies’ recruiting coordinator. season at Berean High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., working with the Green, from San Diego, Calif., has running backs, linebackers, and cornerbacks. He returned to Berean High worked with the running backs at UM the School again after his final NFL season with the Cardinals, once again past four seasons. He worked as a student as- working with the running backs, linebackers and cornerbacks. sistant coach at Montana in 2011, also work- He came to Montana from San Diego Mesa College where he played ing with the running backs. for one season (2002) and was team captain and co-MVP, rushing for 874 He coached one of the most prolific half- yards and 7 touchdowns, and was a JC Gridwire All-America honorable backs in school history in Jordan Canada. mention. He started his college career at San Diego State, where he red- Canada is ranked fourth at Montana in rush- shirted in 2000. He lettered for the Aztecs in 2001. ing yards (3,435) and rushing touchdowns He was a standout running back at University of San Diego High (40). In his senior season of 2014 he rushed School where he rushed for 5,397 career yards, which at the time was the for 1,207 yards, the seventh most ever in a year. In 2014 he became the most in San Diego County history. He was a first team All-C.I.F. selection second player in UM history to have back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing sea- as a junior and senior. His junior year in high school he rushed for 2,385 sons (he gained 1,062 in 2013). yards, which was the fifth most in California prep history, while his senior Two seasons ago, Canada was an honorable mention all-league pick, season he rushed for 1,801 yards and 20 touchdowns and was tabbed a while three seasons ago senior running back Peter Nguyen was a second USA Today honorable mention All-American. team selection. Nguyen is ranked sixth in school history with 1,985 career He earned a degree in sociology at UM. Justin and his wife, Meghan, rushing yards. have two daughters, Giana and Karis. Green had a stellar two-year career at running back at Montana, and he also played for four seasons in the National Football League. Lawrence “LEGI” Suiaunoa He rushed for 1,784 career yards in his two seasons at Montana in 2003 and 2004, which ranks him 11th in school history. As a junior, he Defensive Line
Legi (pronounced: Lang-ee) is now in his fifth season of coaching the Grizzlies’ de- fensive line. Last season Montana was once again ranked among the FCS leaders in several defensive categories. The Griz were ranked seventh in the country in sacks (3.20 pg), 19th in scoring defense (21.0 ppg) and 36th in tackles for loss (6.8 pg). The past three seasons record-setting D- end Zack Wagenmann was named first team All-Big Sky Conference, and in 2014 he was tabbed the league’s defensive MVP. Wagen- mann set school records in career sacks (37.5), career tackles for loss (53) and career forced fumbles (11). Senior defensive tackle Tonga Takai joined Wagenmann on the league’s first team in 2014, while end Tyrone Holmes and tackle Trevor Rehm were honorable mention selections that season. Two seasons ago in 2013 the Griz were ranked second in the FCS in sacks (3.73 a game), fourth in rush defense (92.55 yards per game), fifth in fumble recoveries (16) and 28th in scoring defense (22.9 ppg). Suiaunoa (Sue-ah-no-ah) is now in his 14th season of coaching at the college and junior college levels. He came to Montana from Portland State, where he worked with the defensive line in the 2010 season. Prior to his stint at PSU, he spent the 2009 season at Eastern Oregon as the defensive coordinator. Before that he was at Western Washington for four seasons, from 2005-08, serving as the defensive line coach. He was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Nevada, in 2004. He began his coaching career at Palomar (Calif.) Junior College in 2002 and 2003, working with the linebackers. The Comets were 8-3 in 2003, reaching the first round of Southern California JC playoffs and were 10-1 in 2002, winning the Mission Conference championship and were ranked fourth in the nation in the final JC Grid-Wire Poll. He earned a degree in general studies administration from Nevada in 2002. Legi and his wife, Rose, have two boys, Lawrence and Ramsey.
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In 1997, he was named West Valley High School’s Student-Athlete of Ty Gregorak the Year. He was named to several All-American teams that year, including Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers USA Today. He was named team captain of the East squad in the Washing- ton State All-Star game in 1997. He was team captain for the West in the Ty is now in his 12th season overall as 1997 High School All-American Game in Orlando, Florida. an assistant coach at Montana overseeing the Ty is married to former Montana State volleyball standout Kandice linebackers, and his fourth as the Grizzlies’ Kelly. He earned a B.A. degree at Colorado in Communication in 2001. Ty defensive coordinator. has two sons, Gage and Jax, and a daughter, Gabby. Montana led the Big Sky Conference in Kelly, a four-time all-conference player at MSU, was the head women’s five defensive categories in the 2014 season volleyball coach at North Idaho College in 2011 and 2012, when her teams and ranked among the national leaders in placed eighth and ninth in the nation, and she was twice voted the confer- four categories. The Griz were ranked third ence’s “Coach of the Year” and is a former assistant volleyball coach at UM. in the FCS in turnover margin (+1.23); sev- enth in sacks (3.29 pg); 13th in red zone de- fense (70.8%); and 19th (tie) in scoring de- Mike Ferriter fense (allowing 21.0 ppg). Inside Receivers Senior defensive end Zack Wagenmann was named the league’s defensive player of the year in 2014, and all 11 Mike is in his first season at his alma ma- starters received all-conference recognition, with three selected to the first ter, coaching the inside receivers. team. UM’s three junior linebackers, Kendrick Van Ackeren (a 2015 pre- He came back to Montana from fellow season All-American), Jeremiah Kose, and Herbert Gamboa, earned sec- Big Sky Conference member Idaho State, ond, third, and honorable mention all-conference recognition. where he also coached the inside receivers. A year ago, the Griz were ranked third in turnover margin (+1.0), fifth In his first year he coached Luke Austin, in fumble recoveries (16), eighth in total turnovers (32), ninth in red zone who earned second-team all-Big Sky Confer- defense and 28th in scoring defense (allowing 22.9 ppg). Three seasons ago ence. Austin’s 951 receiving yards were the Montana was second in the nation with 3.73 sacks a game, and fourth in seventh most in program history, and his 11 rush defense (allowing 92.6 yards a game). touchdown receptions tied for the second Gregorak returned to Montana in 2011 after a one-year stint at Central most in ISU history. Washington, where he worked with the tight ends for the 8-3 Wildcats. Ferriter (pronounced: Fair-it-ter) came Prior to his one-year stint at CWU, he had a seven-year tenure at Montana to ISU after spending two years as an offen- under the tutelage of former mentor Bobby Hauck. In his 11 seasons with sive graduate assistant at UNLV under former head coach Bobby Hauck, the Griz they have won eight league championships, and have an overall who was Montana’s mentor from 2003-2008. record of 115-33. Those teams advanced to three (2004, 2008, 2009) FCS He was a stand-out receiver for the Grizzlies, and was a three-year title games and two semi-finals (2006 and 2011). starter and served as a team co-captain on offense as a senior in 2008. He Ty is in his 15th season of coaching in the college ranks. During his is the 11th Grizzly player to reach the 2,000-yard receiving yards plateau. 11-year tenure with the Grizzlies he has coached 26 all-conference players. He finished his playing career at Montana ranked 12th in school his- In 2013, Montana linebackers J.P. Kanongata’a and Jordan Tripp were first tory in both receptions (147) and receiving yards (2,089). His 15 career team all-league picks, while fellow senior Brock Coyle was a second team receiving touchdowns rank him 11th (tie) on the career list. selection. Tripp played in the 2014 Senior Bowl and participated in the After earning his bachelor’s degree in human biology, he spent the NFL combine. Coyle played in the 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. 2009 season coaching receivers at his alma mater, Helena High School. Tripp was drafted in the fifth round by the Miami Dolphins, and Coyle Mike is single. was an undrafted free-agent who signed with the defending Super Bowl Champions Seattle Seahawks, and both linebackers made the 53-man ros- ter for those respective teams in 2014. J.P. Kanongata’a signed with the Ot- tawa Redblacks. Other standout linebackers he has coached at Montana include Tyler Corwin, Brandon Fisher, Shawn Lebsock, Tyler Joyce, Shane MacIntyre, Kyle Ryan, and Loren Utterback - all of whom were All-Big Sky picks. Joyce is ranked second in school history with 356 career tackles, while Tripp is fifth (335), Ryan is ninth (304), Lebsock is 11th (294), Coyle and Caleb McSurdy are tied for 12th (293), and Kanongata’a is 18th (269). Mc- Surdy was tabbed the Big Sky player of the year on defense in 2011, and drafted in the seventh round by the Dallas Cowboys. Gregorak coached the secondary in his first season (2003) at Montana. Before coming to Montana, Ty served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Washington in 2001 and 2002. He was a three-year letterman at linebacker for the University of Col- orado, from 1997-2000. He was the recipient of the Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman) for the Buffaloes in 1997. In 1998, CU played in the Aloha Bowl, while the 1999 squad played in the Insight.Com Bowl. He was a 2000 Academic All-Big XII selection, and a finalist for the National Academic-Athletic Achievement Award that year. He was a standout prep athlete at West Valley High School in Spo- kane, Wash., and in 1996 was Washington’s Defensive Player of the Year and voted Super Prep Magazine’s West Coast Defensive Player of the Year. (Cary Shimek photo)
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He was a youth sports camp coordinator at Boulder’s Family Learning Chad Germer Center for four summers (2009-12), involved in management, organiza- Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line tion, teaching and education. He also was a volunteer coach at Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colo., the summer of 2012, where he completed Veteran mentor Chad Germer is return- over 50 hours of coaching-related duties. ing to his alma mater for the third time and Hall graduated from Adams State University with a degree in human will serve as the Grizzlies’ run game coor- performance and physical education in May 2013 and a minor in market- dinator and also the coach of the offensive ing and coaching. line. The 2015 season will be his 18th year of He is from Boulder, Colo., and graduated from Boulder High School coaching at the college level. where he lettered in football, basketball and track (sprints). His hobbies Germer (pronounced “JUR-mur”) came include hunting, fishing and an assortment of other outdoor activities. back to Montana from UNLV, where he coached under former Griz mentor Bobby Hauck for the past five seasons (2010-14). He Brian Hendricks returned to Montana and coached for one season in 2009 and joined Hauck’s staff the Defensive Ends following year at UNLV. Hendricks begins his first season as He coached second team All-Mountain West honoree and four-year Montana’s defensive ends coach. The past starter Brett Boyko, who became the first Rebel offensive lineman to be two seasons he was an assistant coach for honored by the league since 2004. Boyko was invited to play in the 90th Griz mentor Bob Stitt at the Colorado School East-West Shrine game, Jan. 17, 2015. of Mines coaching the defensive line. He also coached three-time honorable mention all-league center and In 2014, Mines had an overall record of Rimington Trophy Watch List selection Robert Waterman at UNLV. 10-2 and tied for the Rocky Mountain Athlet- Germer’s lines helped produce the school’s all-time leading rusher as ic Conference title with an 8-1 league mark. Tim Cornett finished with 3,733 yards, which is also the second-most in The Orediggers participated in the NCAA conference history. playoffs, and their 10-2 record was the 13th Prior to taking the position at UNLV, Germer spent six seasons coach- winning season in 15 years for Coach Stitt, ing the offensive line at the University of Wyoming from 2003-08, working and also added to the program’s record with for former Griz head man Joe Glenn. an eighth consecutive winning season. With Hendricks coaching the He began his coaching career at Montana as a restricted earnings defensive front, the Orediggers’ defense ranked second in the RMAC in coach in 1998 and was elevated to full-time status the following season. He scoring defense (23.4 pts/game), first in the RMAC and 36th in DII in coached for the Grizzlies from 1998-2002. rush defense (124.9) and first in the RMAC and 12th in DII in sacks (38). At Montana, his lines opened up holes for standout running back Sophomore defensive tackle, Dallas Fields, finished his season with First Chase Reynolds who rushed for 1,502 yards and 22 touchdowns and was Team All Rocky Mountain Conference honors while junior defensive end, a second team All-America pick in 2009 as a senior. That season the Griz- Emmanuel Graves, finished with second team honors. Hendricks helped zlies ranked 18th in the FCS in fewest quarterback sacks allowed. an Orediggers defense in 2013 that ranked first in the RMAC and 7th in A 1991 All-America center at Montana, he began his coaching career DII in scoring defense (17.0 pts/game). at his alma mater and went on to coach four All-Americans during his first Hendricks, a native of Burlington, Colo., joined Bob Stitt’s staff in 2013 stint at UM, which lasted five years. following a short stint as a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State Germer earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from University. UM in 1993. Chad and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Nicholas and Alex. Hendricks was a four-year letterman at inside linebacker for the Uni- versity of Wyoming from 2008-2011. Hendricks earned a pair of 2nd Team All-Mountain West accolades and led the team in tackles his sophomore Joe “JB” Hall JR. and senior seasons. He served as a team captain during his junior and Cornerbacks/Defensive Quality Control senior campaigns and was named the team’s most valuable linebacker fol- lowing his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Hendricks also holds Joe “J.B.” is in his first season at Montana, the Wyoming single-game record for most tackles (23), which was also the serving in the capacity as an assistant, and he best single-game performance in the nation in 2009. He was named the will be coaching the cornerbacks as well as Mountain West player of the week on two separate occasions and earned overseeing defensive quality control. the 2011 Brent Schieffer Most Inspirational Player Award for the Cowboys The past two seasons Hall was a defensive as well as the Larry Birleffi Outstanding Senior Football Player Award. graduate assistant at the University of Colo- Hendricks finished his career as the 12th leading tackler in Wyoming team rado, where his primary role was assisting history. Wyoming played in the New Mexico Bowl in 2009 and again in with the linebackers along with general over- 2011. Additionally, Hendricks served on the UW Leadership Council and all duties with the entire defense. In his first earned an invitation to the 2012 Washington Redskins mini-camp. Hen- season he assisted in coaching the defensive dricks graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business. line. As a prep athlete in Burlington, Colo., Hendricks was a three-sport let- He lettered four years as a wide receiver ter winner in football, wrestling and track. Hendricks was the recipient of for the Adams State University Grizzlies and the prestigious 2007 Fred Steinmark Colorado Athlete of the Year Award head coach Marty Heaton, where he had 39 receptions for 450 yards (11.5 presented by the Rocky Mountain News in the spring of each year. The per catch) and a touchdown. He also threw a touchdown pass that cov- Steinmark Award honors the top male and female high school student- ered 13 yards as a senior against Western New Mexico. A team captain, he athletes in the state of Colorado based on athletics, academics and citizen- earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference academic team honors. ship. He was also an outstanding wrestler in high school, posting a 102-1 record.
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Matt Nicholson Andrew Selle Strength & Conditioning Coach Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control
Matt is beginning his first season as the Selle is in his first year as an assistant Grizzly football program’s strength and con- coach at his alma mater and will work with ditioning coach. the quarterbacks as well as serve as the Griz- He came to Montana from Colorado zlies’ offensive quality control coach. School of Mines where he worked with first- He returns to his alma mater after a year Griz head coach Bob Stitt for the past three-year stint as a quarterbacks coach and two seasons. At Mines, Nicholson coached mathematics teacher at Billings West High the linebackers as well as directed the School. strength and conditioning program for the He played at Montana from 2007-10, football team, in addition to other sports. and was a four-year letterman who had a re- Last season Mines went 10-2 and tied cord of 13-3 as a two-year starter (2009 and for the conference championship with an 8-1 2010). He is ranked 11th in school history league record and advanced to the NCAA with 4,131 career passing yards, and his 38 playoffs. The 10-2 record gave Coach Stitt his 13th winning season in 15 career passing TDs tie him for the ninth most in school history. years and program-record eight-straight winning seasons overall. Two of Selle was instrumental for the Grizzlies in 2009 when they advanced Nicholson’s linebackers, Kole Kadavy and Billy Sprague, were selected to to the FCS national championship game, a 23-21 loss to Villanova in Chat- the first team All-RMAC. tanooga, Tenn. He was 27-of-35-0 passing for 351 yards and three touch- In 2013, the Orediggers posted an 8-3 record, including a 7-2 record downs in UM’s title loss to the Wildcats. His 3,043 passing yards in 2009 in the RMAC to finish 2nd in the league. Nicholson’s pupil, Tyler Denson, rank him 13th in single-season history. was a first team All-RMAC selection. A 2010 All-America candidate, his playing career ended abruptly Prior to Golden, Nicholson spent three years as an assistant coach at when he was injured in the fourth game of the season against Sacramento his alma-mater, the University of Houston. He spent nine months as a State on Sept. 25, 2010. After the injury he served as player/coach, working weight room assistant before joining the football staff as a graduate assis- closely with fellow signal caller Jordan Johnson. tant. He assisted with the linebackers in 2011 and helped the club to rank Selle was an honors student in mathematics at UM (a 2010 graduate) amongst national leaders in sacks, tackles-for-loss and interceptions. Ad- where he maintained a 3.79 GPA. He earned a Master’s Degree in Educa- ditionally, the Cougars posted a 13-1 record and won the Ticket City Bowl tion at Montana in 2014. against Penn State in the 2011 campaign. In 2012, he was a defensive backs He was a standout quarterback at Billings West and led the Bears to the assistant before returning back to a linebacker assistant in 2013. State AA championship in 2005. He was the co-MVP in AA that year, and Nicholson also was selected to be the head football coach for the guided West to its first unbeaten (13-0) campaign. He was ranked first in Houston Youth Impact Program in 2011. The Youth Impact Program was his high school (507 students) with a 4.0 GPA. designed to mentor at-risk youth by combining academic and life skills tutoring with football skills. Over 100 middle school-aged boys joined the program. Nicholson played linebacker at Houston from 2006-2010, racking up 179 tackles, despite missing 20 games his final three season due to injuries. Starting his career as a walk-on and progressing to a scholarship player, he played in 47 career games for the Cougars and served as a team captain during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He was named Tom Wilson Off-season MVP in both 2009 and 2010 and was also named Houston’s special teams player of the year in 2006 as a true freshman walk-on. He was also a 2010 Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which is awarded to college football’s most outstanding player who began their career as a walk-on. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology/Sport Administra- tion from Houston in December 2010. He graduated with a Master’s De- gree in Human Resource Development in the spring of 2013 from Hous- ton as well. A native of Plano, Texas, and a product of Plano Senior High School, Nicholson helped carry the Wildcats to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the regional finals as a senior. Nicholson was an honorable mention 5A all-state selection as a senior for the Wildcats in football in addition to be- ing named first-team all-state in lacrosse. Matt has a son, Ryan.
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per game (15th in Division II). The Orediggers finished sixth in the nation Jason Semore in passing offense (351.67 ypg) in 2011. Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator During his coaching stint at Mines, he coached three All-American tight ends (2010, 2012, 2014), eight all-conference wide receivers and one Jason enters his first season as the Griz- academic All-American tight end (2013). zlies’ special teams coordinator and second- Swett spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as the wide receivers coach at ary coach. He joined the Grizzly football staff Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. after a one-year stint with UM head man Bob During his four-year collegiate career as a tight end at Colorado Col- Stitt at the Colorado School of Mines where lege (2004-07), he established four records for the Tigers’ now-defunct he served as the defensive coordinator. Last football program, including single-season touchdown receptions (10), ca- season the Orediggers went 10-2 overall and reer TD catches (31), career receiving yards (2,758), and career receptions tied for the league title with an 8-1 record. (199). Prior to his position at Mines, he had a He served as a team captain his senior season at Colorado College and two-year stint (2012 and 2013) as a defensive was a first team All-West Region and first team All-American selection by assistant at Oklahoma State University where d3football.com that season. the Cowboys were ranked among the top 25 Swett earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Colorado College teams in the nation in five defensive catego- in 2008. He earned an M.A. in Education at Regis University. He is a 2004 ries, including 14th in scoring defense. OSU competed in the 2013 Heart graduate of Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona. Nolan is of Dallas Bowl and the 2014 Cotton Bowl, finishing 10-3 overall and end- married to Laurie Swett. ing the season ranked No. 17 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Colin Bonnicksen Prior to his time at OSU, he spent two-and-a-half years at the Uni- versity of Tulsa as an outside linebackers coach. His Golden Hurricane Director of Football Operations defensive unit led the country in interceptions and in turnover margin and Bonnicksen is in his first year as UM’s advanced to the 2010 Hawai’i Bowl and the 2011 Armed Forces Bowl. director of football operations for coach Bob Semore served as the co-defensive coordinator, secondary coach and Stitt’s program. special teams coordinator at his alma mater, Adams State, for three sea- He was the assistant athletic director for sons. athletic communications at Colorado School He got his collegiate coaching start at Mines where he served as a sec- of Mines and previously served as Mines’ ondary coach with the Orediggers in 2007. His first coaching berth was in sports information director for three years 2006 when he served as the defensive coordinator for Round Valley High after joining the Mines athletics staff in De- School in Springerville, Arizona. His defense led Arizona’s Class 3A in to- cember of 2011. tal defense, scoring defense and pass defense. While at Mines he was responsible for He played linebacker at Adams State from 2001-05 and earned a B.A. the promotion of the Orediggers’ 18 inter- in History, Government and Philosophy from there in 2005. He got an collegiate athletics programs through the M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix in school’s athletics website (www.csmoredig- 2007. He later received his M.A. in Educational Methods from the Univer- gers.com), in addition to composing press releases, print publications, sity of Tulsa in 2012. game programs, and game notes while keeping track of statistics and re- He and his wife, Brittany, have two daughters, Paityn and Palmer. cords. He also served as the Orediggers’ primary contact for football, vol- Nolan Swett leyball, men’s basketball, wrestling, baseball and golf. He oversaw a 74% Pass Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers increase in news stories on the Mines’ web site during his tenure. He was named the 2013 RMAC Cambell/Marshall Sports Information Swett is in his initial season as an assis- Director of the Year for the 2012-13 academic year, as voted on by the con- tant coach at Montana and will have the role ference’s 14 sports information directors. In addition, he was an American as the Grizzlies’ pass game coordinator and Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2012 Chad Burger Media Award will also oversee the outside receivers. honoree for volleyball coverage in the South Central Region. He came to UM after working for cur- Bonnicksen came to Mines following a one-and-a-half-year stint as rent Griz mentor Bob Stitt the past five sea- the associate director of athletic media relations at the University of North sons as an assistant coach at the Colorado Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C. While there he oversaw the au- School of Mines. dio/video streaming efforts of the athletic department and also produced He coached the Orediggers’ tight ends and served as the occasional host of The Black and Gold Report - the high- during his first season (2010) at Mines. From est rated TV show in its time slot in major markets located in both North 2011-14, he coached the wide receivers and Carolina and South Carolina. He also served as the play-by-play voice for tight ends. In 2014 he also served as Mines’ UNCP’s online webcasting efforts for football and wrestling. recruiting coordinator. Prior to his stint at UNCP, he was a graduate assistant in the sports Last season the Orediggers went 10-2 overall and tied for the league information office at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. He also title with an 8-1 record. A year ago Mines had a prolific offense and was was an intern in the athletic communications department at his alma ma- ranked second in the nation in passing yards (378.3 ypg), fourth in total ter, Minnesota State University-Mankato. offense (522.5 ypg) and tied for 17th in scoring offense (39.0 ppg). He is a 2008 graduate of Minnesota State-Mankato with a Bachelor’s In 2013, the Orediggers also finished inside the top 25 in several Degree in Sports Management. The Ringsted, Iowa, native received his NCAA statistical categories, including: passing offense (10th, 319.0), total Master’s Degree in Education, with an emphasis in health, physical educa- offense (11th, 494.1), time of possession (13th, 32:52). tion and coaching from Northern State in May 2010. He and his fiancee In 2012 Mines averaged 84 plays and 455.7 yards per game. The offense Colleen reside in Missoula. averaged 366.1 passing yards per game (fifth nationally) and 39.27 points - 18 - MEET THE GRIZZLIES
2015 Griz Football
19 2015 Montana Grizzly Football Numerical Roster
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Treshawn Favors RSo. RB 5-9 190 Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 1 Markell Sanders RFr. CB 6-2 185 Renton, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS/Washington State) 2 Keenan Curran Fr. WR 6-2 200 Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way (Air Force Prep) 2 Ryan McKinley RSo. CB 6-1 188 Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) 3 Brady Gustafson RJr. QB 6-7 235 Billings, Mont. (Billings West HS) 3 Eric Johnson Sr. Saf. 6-2 180 San Francisco, Calif. (Laney HS) 4 Chris Parker RSo. CB 6-0 185 Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington) 4 Holden Ryan Fr. WR 6-3 225 Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) 5 Chase Naccarato RJr. WR 5-7 166 Spokane, Wash. (Mt. Spokane HS) 5 Daniel Sullivan Sr. K 5-10 185 Mill Creek, Wash. (Wyoming) 6 Tyrel Garner Jr. CB 6-2 190 Henderson, Nev. (Cornell College, Iowa) 6 Jamaal Jones RSr. WR 6-1 191 Spanaway, Wash. (Washington) 7 Ellis Henderson RJr. WR 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. (Hawaii) 8 Jeremy Calhoun Fr. RB 6-0 190 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 8 Manu Rasmussen R-Fr. S 6-0 180 Tigard, Ore. (Tigard Senior HS) 9 Justin Calhoun Fr. WR 6-10 175 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) 9 Yamen Sanders Jr. S 6-4 210 Inglewood, Calif. (Culver City HS/Arizona) 10 Eric Prater RFr. QB 6-2 205 Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (Lake Havasu HS/Hawaii) 10 Connor Strahm RFr. LB 6-0 235 Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 11 Chad Chalich Jr. QB 6-0 205 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS/Idaho) 11 Nate Harris RSr. CB 5-10 180 Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 12 Danny Peoples Fr. K 6-0 185 Butte, Mont. (Central HS) 12 Willy Pflug Fr. QB 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. (Sunset HS) 13 Joshua Janssen RSo. WR 6-0 195 Missoula, Mont. (Loyola HS) 13 Josh Sandry Fr. S 6-1 190 Bigfork, Mont. (Bigfork HS) 14 Will Weyer RFr. QB 6-5 208 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 16 Dalton Daum Fr. WR 6-2 180 Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) 17 Makena Simis RSo. QB 6-2 205 Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 18 Tyler Lucas RSr. WR 6-4 220 Bellefonte, Pa. (Bellefonte HS/Penn State) 18 JR Nelson RJr. CB 6-2 177 Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) 19 Kobey Eaton Fr. WR 6-3 190 Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) 20 John Nguyen Jr. RB 5-7 180 Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 21 Joey Counts RJr. RB 5-9 215 Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) 23 Caleb Lyons RFr. WR 5-9 175 Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS) 24 Lorenzo Logwood So. RB 5-8 190 Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s College) 25 Shane Moody RSo. CB 5-8 160 Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 26 Carl Johnson RFr. RB 6-0 180 Hardin, Mont. (Hardin HS) 27 Nico Graham RSo. WR 5-10 180 Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 28 Jerrin Williams Fr. S 6-2 200 Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) 29 Brody Martinez Fr. RB 5-10 196 Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) 30 Evan Epperly RFr. Saf. 5-10 180 Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 31 Justin Whitted RSr. S 6-1 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard HS) 32 Zach Vis RSo. LB 6-3 205 Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS) 33 Connor Lebsock RSr. LB 6-2 205 Billings, Mont. (Billings Skyview HS) 34 Jamal Wilson RSr. DT 5-11 270 Fontana, Calif. (Boise State) 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren Sr. LB 6-1 220 Bellevue, Wash. (Hawaii) 36 Herbert Gamboa Sr. LB 6-1 215 San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 37 Caleb Kidder RJr. DT 6-5 275 Helena, Mont. (Helena Capital HS) 38 Jeffrey Salamon Fr. WR Riverside, Calif. 39 Jake Dallaserra RSr. S 5-11 180 Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) 40 David Fa’atuiese Fr. LB 6-3 240 Vista, Calif. (Vista HS) 41 Mick Delaney RSo. S 6-0 193 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 42 Josh Buss RFr. LB 6-2 203 Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)
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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 43 Nate Bradley RSo. DT 5-10 260 Billings, Mont. (West HS) 44 Nolan Timmons Fr. S 6-1 250 Billing, Mont. (Senior HS) 45 Jeremiah Kose RSr. LB 6-2 230 Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar Community College) 46 Austin Chadderdon RFr. DE 6-2 200 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) 47 Derek Crittenden RSr. DE 6-3 240 Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 48 Donald Bedell R-Fr. DE 6-4 245 Fair Haven, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven HS) 49 Jesse Sims Fr. DE 6-4 235 Stevensville, Mont. (Corvallis HS) 50 Aaron Held RJr. Snaps 6-1 193 Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) 51 Tucker Schye RSo. DE 6-4 225 Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) 52 Nick Mertes RFr. DE 6-3 235 Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 53 Dante Olson Fr. LB 6-3 220 Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) 54 Gage Smith RFr. LB/Snaps 6-3 215 Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) 55 Kyle Davis RFr. DT 6-1 245 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 56 Alex Thomas RFr. LB 6-0 215 Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 57 Shane Cochran RFr. LB 6-1 210 Culbertson, Mont. (Culbertson HS) 58 Tyler Richtmyer RFr. DE 6-2 215 Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 59 Cy Sirmon Fr. LB 6-3 225 Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS) 60 Jackson Thiebes RJr. OL 6-5 280 Kalispell, Mont. (Lewis & Clark College) 64 Colin McGillivray Fr. OL 6-7 278 Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) 65 Cody Meyer Fr. OL 6-3 270 San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) 66 Dallas Hart Fr. OL 6-5 295 Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 67 Joe Paolina Fr. OL 6-7 290 Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 68 McCauley Todd RJr. OL 6-7 295 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) 69 Jared Clark Jr. OL 6-6 270 San Diego, Calif. (Citrus College) 70 Ben Weyer RJr. OL 6-4 270 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) 71 Devon Dietrich RJr. OL 6-4 270 Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) 72 Cooper Sprunk RSo. OL 6-4 250 Tigard, Ore. (Jesuit HS) 73 Angel Villanueva Fr. OL 6-5 310 Duarte, Calif. (Duarte HS) 74 John Schmaing RSr. OL 6-7 290 Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) 75 Robert Luke So. OL 6-4 315 Tacoma, Wash. (Charles Wright Academy) 76 David Reese So. OL 6-7 270 Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) 77 Cameron Rokich RSo. OL 6-5 245 West Jordan, Utah (Juan Diego Catholic HS) 78 Clint LaRowe RJr. OL 6-5 290 Miles City, Mont. (Custer County) 79 Max Kelly RJr. OL 6-7 290 Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) 80 Josh Horner So. WR 6-5 220 Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) 81 Scott Hollenback RFr. WR 5-11 185 Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart HS) 82 Jerry Louie-McGee Fr. WR 5-9 170 Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) 83 Ryan Burke RJr. WR 6-4 190 Billings, Mont. (Billings Central HS) 84 Donovan Rooks Fr. WR 6-2 185 Yuma, Ariz. (Yuma Catholic HS) 85 Reese Carlson RFr. WR 6-4 215 Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS) 86 Ben Roberts RSr. WR 6-4 205 Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) 87 Chris Lider RSr. K/P 6-1 199 Bellevue, Wash. (Sammamish HS) 88 Colin Bingham Fr. WR 6-3 220 Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) 89 Tim Semenza Fr. K 5-7 155 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 91 Tyrone Holmes Sr. DE 6-4 245 Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point HS) 93 Zach Peevey RJr. DT 6-2½ 255 Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) 94 Harrison Greenberg RJr. K 5-8 170 Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 95 Andrew Harris Fr. DE 6-4 215 Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) 97 Ryan Johnson RJr. DE 6-2½ 255 Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) 98 Mike Ralston RSo. DE 6-5½ 245 Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 99 Reggie Tilleman RFr. DE 6-4 195 Genesee, Idaho (Genesee HS)
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Name No. Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) Donald Bedell 48 R-Fr. DE 6-4 245 Fair Haven, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven HS) Colin Bingham 88 Fr. WR 6-3 220 Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) Nate Bradley 43 R-So. DT 5-10 260 Billings, Mont. (West HS) Ryan Burke 83 R-Jr. WR 6-4 190 Billings, Mont. (Billings Central HS) Josh Buss 42 R-Fr. LB 6-2 203 Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) Jeremy Calhoun 8 Fr. RB 6-0 190 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) Justin Calhoun 9 Fr. WR 5-10 175 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) Reese Carlson 85 R-Fr. WR 6-4 215 Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS) Austin Chadderdon 46 R-Fr. DE 6-2 200 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) Chad Chalich 11 Jr. QB 6-0 205 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Idaho/Coeur d’Alene HS) Jared Clark 69 Jr. OL 6-6 270 San Diego, Calif. (Citrus College) Shane Cochran 57 R-Fr. LB 6-1 210 Culbertson, Mont. (Culbertson HS) Joey Counts 21 R-Jr. RB 5-9 215 Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS) Derek Crittenden 47 R-Sr. DE 6-3 240 Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Keenan Curran 2 Fr. WR 6-2 200 Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS/Air Force Prep) Jake Dallaserra 39 R-Sr. S 5-11 180 Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) Dalton Daum 16 Fr. WR 6-2 180 Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) Kyle Davis 55 R-Fr. DT 6-1 245 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Mick Delaney 41 R-So. S 6-0 193 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Devon Dietrich 71 R-Jr. OL 6-4 270 Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) Kobey Eaton 19 Fr. WR 6-3 190 Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) Evan Epperly 30 R-Fr. S 5-10 180 Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) David Fa’atuiese 40 Fr. LB 6-3 240 Vista, Calif. (Vista HS) Treshawn Favors 1 R-So. RB 5-9 190 Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) Herbert Gamboa 36 Sr. LB 6-1 215 San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) Tyrel Garner 6 Jr. CB 6-2 190 Henderson, Nev. (Cornell College-Iowa) Nico Graham 27 R-So. WR 5-10 180 Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky HS) Harrison Greenberg 94 R-Jr. K 5-8 170 Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) Brady Gustafson 3 R-Jr. QB 6-7 235 Billings, Mont. (Billings West HS) Andrew Harris 95 Fr. DE 6-4 215 Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier HS) Nate Harris 11 R-Sr. CB 5-10 180 Chino, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) Dallas Hart 66 Fr. OL 6-5 295 Cypress, Calif. (Pacifica HS) Aaron Held 50 R-Jr. Snaps 6-1 193 Sacramento, Calif. (El Camino HS) Ellis Henderson 7 R-Jr. WR 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. (Hawaii) Zack Hollenback 81 R-Fr. WR 5-11 185 Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart HS) Tyrone Holmes 91 Sr. DE 6-4 245 Eagle Point, Ore. (Eagle Point HS) Josh Horner 80 So. WR 6-5 220 Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS) Joshua Janssen 13 R-So. WR 6-0 195 Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart HS) Carl Johnson 26 R-Fr. RB 6-0 180 Hardin, Mont. (Hardin HS) Eric Johnson 3 Sr. S 6-2 180 San Francisco, Calif. (Laney HS) Ryan Johnson 97 R-Jr. DE 6-2.5 255 Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View HS) Jamaal Jones 6 R-Sr. WR 6-1 191 Spanaway, Wash. (Washington) Max Kelly 79 R-Jr. OL 6-7 290 Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) Caleb Kidder 37 R-Jr. DT 6-5 275 Helena, Mont. (Helena Capital HS) Jeremiah Kose 45 R-Sr. LB 6-2 230 Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar CC) Clint LaRowe 78 R-Jr. OL 6-5 290 Miles City, Mont. (Custer County HS) Connor Lebsock 33 R-Sr. LB 6-2 205 Billings, Mont. (Billings Skyview HS) Chris Lider 87 R-Sr. K/P 6-1 199 Bellevue, Wash. (Sammamish HS) Lorenzo Logwood 24 So. RB 5-8 190 Oakland, Calif. (St. Mary’s College) Jerry Louie-MaGee 82 Fr. WR 5-9 170 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) Tyler Lucas 18 R-Sr. WR 6-4 220 Bellefonte, Pa. (Bellefonte HS/Penn State) Robert Luke 75 So. OL 6-4 315 Tacoma, Wash. (Charles Wright Academy) Caleb Lyons 23 R-Fr. WR 5-9 175 Lakewood, Wash. (Lakes HS)
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Name No. Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) Brody Martinez 29 Fr. RB 5-10 196 Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) Colin McGillvray 64 Fr. OL 6-7 278 Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) Ryan McKinley 2 R-So. CB 6-1 188 Anthem, Ariz. (Boulder Creek HS) Nick Mertes 52 R-Fr. DE 6-3 235 Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) Cody Meyer 65 Fr. OL 6-3 270 San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) Shane Moody 25 R-So. CB 5-8 160 Parker, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Chase Naccarato 5 R-Jr. WR 5-7 166 Spokane, Wash. (Mt. Spokane HS) JR Nelson 18 R-Jr. CB 6-2 177 Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Glen Wilson HS) John Nguyen 20 Jr. RB 5-7 180 Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) Dante Olson 53 Fr. LB 6-3 220 Medord, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS) Joe Paolina 67 Fr. OL 6-7 290 Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) Chris Parker 4 R-So. CB 6-0 185 Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington HS) Danny Peoples 12 Fr. K 6-0 185 Butte, Mont. (Butte Central HS) Zach Peevey 93 R-Jr. DT 6-½ 255 Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS) Willy Pflug 12 Fr. QB 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. (Sunset HS) Eric Prater 10 R-Fr. QB 6-2 205 Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (Lake Havasu HS / Hawaii) Mike Ralston 98 R-So. DE 6-½ 245 Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Manu Rasmussen 8 R-Fr. S 6-0 180 Tigard, Ore. (Senior HS) David Reese 76 So. OL 6-7 270 Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) Tyler Richtmyer 58 R-Fr. DE 6-2 215 Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) Ben Roberts 86 R-Sr. WR 6-4 205 Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS) Cameron Rokich 77 R-So. OL 6-5 245 West Jordan, Utah (Juan Diego Catholic HS) Donovan Rooks 84 Fr. WR 6-2 185 Yuma, Ariz. (Yuma Catholic HS) Holdon Ryan 4 Fr. WR 6-3 225 Billings, Mont. (Central Catholic HS) Jeffrey Salamon 38 Fr. WR Riverside, Calif. Markell Sanders 1 R-Fr CB 6-2 185 Renton, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS/Washington State) Yamen Sanders 9 Jr. S 6-4 210 Inglewood, Calif. (Culver City HS/Arizona) Josh Sandry 13 Fr. S 6-1 190 Bigfork, Mont. (Bigfork HS) Tucker Schye 51 R-So. DE 6-4 225 Malta, Mont. (Malta HS) John Schmaing 74 R-Sr. OL 6-7 290 Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) Tim Semenza 89 Fr. K 5-7 155 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) Makena Simis 17 R-So. QB 6-2 205 Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) Jesse Sims 49 Fr. DE 6-4 235 Stevensville, Mont. (Corallis HS) Cy Sirmon 59 Fr. LB 6-3 225 Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS) Gage Smith 54 R-Fr. LB/Snaps 6-3 215 Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS) Cooper Sprunk 72 R-So. OL 6-4 250 Tigard, Ore. (Jesuit HS) Connor Strahm 10 R-So. LB 6-0 235 Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) Daniel Sullivan 5 Sr. K 5-10 185 Mill Creek, Wash. (Wyoming) Jackson Thiebes 60 R-Jr. OL 6-5 280 Kalispell, Mont. (Lewis & Clark College) Alex Thomas 56 R-Fr. LB 6-0 215 Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS Reggie Tilleman 99 R-Fr. DE 6-4 195 Genesee, Idaho (Genesee HS) Nolan Timmons 44 Fr. S 6-1 250 Billings, Mont. (Senior HS) McCauley Todd 68 R-Jr. OL 6-7 295 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) Kendrick Van Ackeren 35 Sr. LB 6-1 220 Bellevue, Wash. (Hawaii) Angel Villanueva 73 Fr. OL 6-5 310 Duarte, Calif. (Duarte HS) Zach Vis 32 R-So. LB 6-3 205 Lynden, Wash. (Lynden HS) Ben Weyer 70 R-Jr. OL 6-4 270 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Will Weyer 14 R-Fr. QB 6-5 208 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) Justin Whitted 31 R-Sr. S 6-1 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard HS) Jerrin Williams 28 Fr. S 6-2 200 Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS0 Jamal Wilson 34 R-Sr. DT 5-11 270 Fontana, Calif. (Boise State)
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