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GAME #1 MISSOULA, M T- A crowd of 23,432 was on hand to see the Division l-AA Fort Lewis vs Montana Grizzlies dominate the Division II Skyhawks. That attendance was the largest ever for (Sept. 3, 2005 at Missoula, MT) a home opener in Washington-Grizzly Stadium history, surpassing the 23,228 fans FLC UM that saw the Griz-Maine opener in 2004. SCORE 0 5 5 Montana (1-0) scored on three of its first five offensive series in the opening FIRST DOWNS 6 20 half to take a 21-0 lead at intermission. Fort Lewis advanced to Montana’s side of RUSHES YARDS (NET) 41-64 45-206 the football once (the 49-yard line) in the first half, and that was the only time that PASSING YDS (NET) 61 220 they were inside Griz territory. Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-10-1 20-13-0 The Grizzlies put the game out of reach in the final half, scoring on four of their TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 59-125 6 5 - 4 2 6 first five possessions to take a commanding 48-0 lead after three quarters. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Lex Hilliard scored his third TD of the game on a Jason Washington pass and Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 91-57 from 34 yards out - Washington’s first scoring throw at Montana. Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-138 1-27 Hilliard’s 108 rush yards give him 1,670 for his career, moving him up to eighth Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 on Montana’s career list. Talmage had four catches for a game-high 107 yards. Punts (NumberAvg) 12-35.7 4-39.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-35 8-54 Possession Time 33:15 26:45 Third Down Conversions 4 of 17 6 of 13 Fourth Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5

FORT LEW IS MONTANA Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Collin Knight 10 24 0 7 2.4 Lex Hilliard 14 108 2 32 7.7 J. Matherson 9 17 0 5 1.9 Brady Green 10 39 1 9 3.9 Matt Gutierrez 10 10 0 11 1.0 JR Waller 8 30 1 12 3.8 G. Bascomb 8 10 0 3 1.2 J. Washington 8 18 0 11 2.2

FORT LEW IS MONTANA Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg M. Gutierrez 18-10-1 61 0 19 J. Washington 17-10-0 179 2 51 2-2-0 22 0 15

FORT LEW IS MONTANA R eceiving No Yds TD Lg R eceiving No Yds TD Lg B. Cummings 4 20 0 7 Jon Talmage 4 107 1 51 Matt Weaver 3 29 0 19 Matt Troxel 3 22 0 9 Kris Ducy 2 7 0 7 JR Waller 2 16 0 15 David Bellinger 1 5 0 5 Lex Hilliard 1 34 1 34

FORT LEW IS MONTANA Jason Washington’sfirst scoring throw at Montana was a 34- Punting No Avg Long 120 Punting No Avg Long 120 yarder to Lex Hilliard against Fort Lewis. (Photo by Mike Bashor) D. De La Corte 12 35.7 47 2 Tyson Johnson 4 39.2 42 3

FORT LEW IS MONTANA Game #2 Punt returns No Yds TD Long Punt returns No Yds TD Long Montana vs. Oregon Rob Schulte 5 86 1 58 (Sept. 10, 2005 at Eugene, Ore.) Chris Clark 4 71 0 36 UM UO Score 1 4 4 7 FORT LEW IS MONTANA FIRST DOWNS 7 21 Kick returns No Yds TD Long Kick returns No Yds TD Long RUSHES YARDS (NET) 30-31 38-87 David Bellinger 6 127 0 31 Chris Clark 1 27 0 27 PASSING YDS (NET) 113 339 Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-16-2 48-27-0 Team Qtr Tim e in) Plays-Yards-TOP FLC-UM TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 6 1 - 1 4 4 8 6 - 4 2 6 UM 1st 06:10 Fumble Returns-Yards. 0-0 0-0 6-56-2:21 0-7 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-14 UM 1st 00:19 penter Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-204 3-146 1-44-3:34 0-14 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-2 UM 2nd 01:54 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-32.4 2-39.5 5-42 -2:20 0-21 Fumble-Lost 1-1 3-2 UM 3rd 11:05 snter ki Penalties-Yards 9-80 6-49 10-64-3:48 0-28 Possession Time 30:38 29:22 UM 3rd 08:03 Third Down Conversions 2 of 15 11 of 22 3-58-1:09 0-35 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 3 Oof 3 UM 3rd 03:17 penter Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 6-6 failed) 124-0:07 0-41 UM 3rd 00:45 0-48 MONTANA OREGON UM 4th 09:10 Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg 4-25-1:26 0-55 Rob Schulte 1 15 0 15 15.0 T. Whitehead 18 36 0 11 2.0

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Game # 2 continued Firsts recorded by the Griz against Oregon were Cole Bergquist’s first touch­ down pass; Rob Schulte’s first receiving TD; Ryan Bagley’s first career catch; and Lex Hilliard 13 15 0 11 1.2 Dennis Dixon 5 16 0 6 3.2 H illia rd ’s first career pass attempt, which was incomplete. Cole Bergquist 1 9 0 9 9.0 K. Weatherspoonl 13 0 13 13.0 JR Waller 7 7 0 4 1.0 Terrell Jackson 5 12 0 7 2.4

MONTANA OREGON Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TDi Lng J. Washington 23-10-2 85 1 33 K. Clemens 40-24-0 275 2 47 Cole Bergquist 7-6-0 28 1 6 Brady Leaf 5-2-0 25 0 13

MONTANA OREGON Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Jon Talmage 3 50 1 33 D. Williams 5 93 1 47 Ryan Bagley 3 26 0 12 K. Weatherspoon3 49 1 39 JR Waller 3 4 0 4 James Finley 3 37 0 23 Lex Hilliard 2 8 0 6 Dante Rosario 3 27 0 11

MONTANA OREGON Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long I2 0 Tyson Johnson 8 32.4 38 0 Matt Dragich 2 39.5 45 2

MONTANA OREGON Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Justin Phinisee 2 14 0 10

MONTANA OREGON Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Rob Schulte 4 107 0 36 J. Stewart 2 93 1 83 JR Waller 3 59 0 26 Andiel Brown 1 53 0 53 Cole Bergquist’s first pass as a Grizzly was at Oregon. Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP UM-ORE ORE 1st 14:47 J. Stewart 83 kickoff return (Paul Martinez kick failed) Game # 3 0-6 South Dakota State vs. Montana ORE 1st 10:30 Martinez 26 7-36-2:38 0-9 (Sept. 17, 2005 at Missoula, MT) ORE 1st 05:55 Martinez 40 field goal 8-39-2:37 0-12 SDSU UM UM 2nd 12:56 Jon Talmage 33 pass from J. Washington (Dan Carpenter kick) SCORE 0 7 1-33-0:09 7-12 FIRST DOWNS 10 17 ORE 2nd 11:09 D. Williams 17 pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-28 46-171 blocked) PASSING YDS (NET 80 129 7-78-1:47 7-18 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-13-1 19-18-0 ORE 2nd 09:29 Martinez 38 field goal 4-1-1:29 7-21 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 5 6 - 1 0 8 7 7 - 3 0 0 ORE 2nd 04:53 Martinez 37 field goal 7-15-3:05 7-24 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 ORE 2nd 00:0 Martinez 42 field goal 9-29-1:11 7-27 Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 4-2 ORE 3rd 01:21 Cameron Colvin 4 pass from Kellen Clemens (Schwartz,Geoff Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-45 1-11 pass) Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2 6-37-1:37 7-35 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-44.8 7-30.7 ORE 4th 14:54 Haloti Ngata safety 7-37 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 ORE 4th 10:33 Martinez 20 field goal 7-14-4:21 7-40 Penalties-Yards 6-34 5-30 ORE 4th 09:12 K. Weatherspoon 39 pass from Dennis Dixon (Evensen,Matt Possession Time 27:25 32:35 kick) Third Down Conversions 2 of 14 8 of 18 I-39-0:08 7-47 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 3 Oof 2 UM 4th 03:42 RobSchulte 5 pass from Cole Bergquist (Carpenter kick) Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 1-1 II-59-5:30 14-47 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA EUGENE, OREGON -- Montana was limited to just seven first downs, while the Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Ducks had 21, and Oregon’s 426 total yards more than doubled Montana’s 144 total A. Watson 16 54 0 15 3.4 Lex Hilliard 25 128 1 23 5.1 yards. Cory Koenig 5 24 0 8 4.8 JR Waller 7 21 0 7 3.0 UM running back Lex Hilliard was held to 15 yards on 13 carries, while QB Trevor Hohn 1 0 0 0 0.0 J. Washington 12 19 0 9 1.6 Jason Washington went 10-for-23 for 85 yards. Ducks kicker Paul Martinez kicked a school record six field goals, the most SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA ever by a Griz opponent. Oregon senior Kellen Clemens was 24-of-40- Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng 0 for 275 yards and 2 TDs. A. Kardoes 24-9-1 80 0 21 J. Washington 29-18-0 114 0 19 The 33-point defeat was the largest margin of defeat for the Grizzlies since a T. Johnson 1-1-0 15 0 15 41-3 loss at Boise State in 1990. The Autzen Stadium crowd of 58,169 is the largest crowd to ever watch a Griz SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA game. The previous high was 55,700, when Montana played the Minnesota Go­ Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long phers, September 21, 1985 in the Metradome. Josh Davis 3 28 0 16 Jon Talmage 9 62 0 19 Micah Johnson 2 33 0 21 Mike Ferriter 3 22 0 15

1 O O 6 ootbaM WEBER STATE MONTANA Anthony Watson 2 3 0 3 Receiving Ryan Bagley 2 12 0 No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Wiley King Chris Wagner 1 9 0 9 Eric Allen 2 5 0 ^ 81 0 35 Jon Talmage 5 61 1 24 Terry Larsen 5 121 1 45 Matt Troxel 3 32 25 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA Lynzell Jackson 5 116 0 59 Ryan Bagley 2 21 11 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long 120 Neal Bainbridge 8 44.8 53 5 Tyson Johnson 6 34.8 53 1 WEBER STATE MONTANA Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long 120 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA Wyatt Kennah 5 34.2 48 0 Tyson Johnson 7 34.7 44 3 Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Lona Dusty Snyders 2 5 0 3 Chris Clark 2 5 0 5 WEBER STATE MONTANA Punt returns Paul Aanonson 1 0 0 0 Rob Schulte 2 3 0 0 No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Bryan Eteuati 3 1 3 0 7 Tuff Harris 4 59 0 31 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MONTANA Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long WEBER STATE MONTANA Chris Molitor 2 45 0 32 Chris Clark 1 11 0 11 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Wiley King 3 57 0 23 Chris Clark 3 67 0 33 Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-yards-TOP SDSU-UM JR Waller 1 16 0 16 UM 1st 04:18 Lex Hilliard 3 run (Dan Carpenter kick) 9-54-3:24 0-7 Team Qtr Tim e Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP WSU-UM WSU 1st 06:20 MISSOULA, MT - The Grizzly defense held the Jack Rabbits to just over 100 Joe Johnson 33 field goal 7-57-2:56 3-0 UM 1st 03:47 total yards en route to the 7-0 non-conference victory on a rainy day in Missoula Jon Talmage 24 pass from Jas. Washington (Dan Carpenter kick) The only score of the game came on Montana’s third possession of the 8-73-2:26 3-7 WSU 1st contest. Lex Hilliard scored on a three-yard run. 00:24 Terry Larsen 45 pass from Ian Pizarro (Joe Johnson kick) , uHi',iard was a workhorse and tied his career-high with 25 carries, picking up 1-40-0:08 10-7 UM 2nd 07:20 128 hard-earned yards - his seventh career 100-yard rushing game. Lex Hilliard 3 run (Carpenter kick) enonl110, GnZ defense held the Jacks to 28 ne* yards rushing on 32 attempts, and 1-3-0:03 10-14 UM 3rd 13:06 SDSU had just 108 total yards on 56 total plays, for an average of 1.9 yards per play. Torrey Thomas 54 interception return (Carpenter kick) The Jacks defense was also impressive, although Montana did gain 300 yards of . u 10-21 offense and ground out 171 yards on 46 carries. WSU 3rd 09:15 Zach Hall 5 run (Joe Johnson-kick blocked) SDSU junior punter Neal Bainbridge had eight kicks for a 44 8-yard averaqe 9-80-3:51 16-21 UM 3rd 01:29 and nailed five (UM started from its own 2,10, 3,16, and 4-yard lines) inside the UM Dan Carpenter 32 field goal 8-19-2:11 16-24 20-yard line. WSU 4th 07:18 Joe Johnson 23 field goal 9-54-4:28 19-24 Montana sophomore linebacker Kyle Ryan had his first career start and had a team-high seven tackles. Junior end Mike Murphy had two sacks and a forced ^ S0ULA’ .M0NTANA ~The Grizzly defense forced four turnovers to lead the fumble. way^ A Homecoming crowd of 23,773 saw the lead exchange hands four times, and the Griz defense made a crucial late stand to preserve the victory in Montana’s 2005 league opener. The Grizzlies had a chance to add to their lead early in the final quarter, but GAME #4 Carpenter s 42-yard field goal attempt was blocked by senior defensive tackle Shane Weber State vs. Montana (Oct. 1, 2005 at Missoula, MT) WSU UM SCORE 1 9 2 4 FIRST DOWNS 20 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-110 44-212 % PASSING YDS (NET) 373 148 Passes Att-Comp-Int 43-26-1 31-15-0 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 7 8 - 8 3 7 5 - 3 6 0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-13 4-59 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-57 4-83 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-54 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.2 7-34.7 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-1 Penalties-Yards 6-50 10-97 Possession Time 31:59 28:01 Third Down Conversions 5 of 17 5 of 17 Fourth Down Conversions Oof 2 Oof 0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 2-3

WEBER STATE MONTANA Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Zach Hall 21 82 1 11 3.9 Lex Hilliard 24 159 1 22 6.6 Adrian Conway4 34 0 24 8.5 JR Waller 8 57 0 18 7.1

WEBER STATE MONTANA llilS® ':-:.; i: .. Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Ian Pizarro 43-26-1 373 1 59 J. Washington 26-13-0 142 1 25 Lex Hilliard sparked the Griz offense C. Bergquist 5-2-0 6 0 4 (a 6.6 yards per carry average)an /s. Weber

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Barkdull. WSU advanced to the UM one-yard line, but had to settle for a 23-yard field UM 1st 07:03 TEAM safety 5-0 goal, which proved to be the final points scored in the game. UM 1st 04:06 Jon Talmage 32 pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter I On their second-to-last possession, the Wildcats advanced the ball to the 29- 7-53-2:49 12-0 yard line to set up and 4th-and-3, but Pizarro was stopped just short of the first ISU 2nd 09:52 Josh Barnett 2 run (Jaret Johnson kick) down. 5-78-1:58 12-7 After a three-and-out by the Grizzlies the Wildcats moved the ball to the UM ISU 2nd 06:04 Jaret Johnson 32 field goal 5-33-2:18 12-10 30-yard line on their final possession. Griz end Mike Murphy sacked Pizarro on UM 3rd 13:32 Lex Hilliard 69 run (Carpenter kick) WSU’s final play, a 4th-and-8 from the Montana 30, to preserve the win for Montana. 5-70-1:20 19-10 Lex Hilliard sparked the Griz offense with 24 carries for 159 yards (a 6.6 yards UM 3rd 08:54 Jon Talmage 48 pass from Cole Bergquist (Carpenter kick) per carry average) and a TD. UM senior halfback JR W aller rushed eight times for 57 5-63-2:44 26-10 yards. UM 3rd 01:58 Dan Carpenter 29 field goal 6-56-2:36 29-10 Griz QB Jason Washington was 13-of-26-0 for 142 yards and a score but was UM 4th 05:23 Dan Carpenter 34 field goal 4-8-1:30 32-10 injured late in the third quarter on a sack by rover Tyler DeBry and did not return. Pizarro was 26-of-43-1 for a career-high 373 yards. Junior Zach Hall led the POCATELLO, IDAHO - Montana’s defense forced four turnovers and shut out Wildcats with 21 carries for 82 yards and a score. Adrian Conway, WSU’s leading (20-0) the Bengals in the second half. rusher, injured his ankle in the first quarter and had just four carries for 34 yards. Lex Hilliard had 22 carries for 142 yards and a career-long 69-yard touchdown Murphy had two sacks and three forced fumbles. Griz tackle Alan Saenz run. It was Hilliard’s fourth 100-yard game of the season and the ninth of his career. blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by Johnson in the first quarter. Hilliard’s 69-yard scoring run at ISU is the 12th longest in school history. Redshirt freshman quarterback Cole Bergquist completed 16-of-26-0 (61.5 percent) passes for 178 yards and two TDs in his first collegiate start. Senior GAME #5 receiver Jon Talmage had five catches for 114 yards, including touchdown grabs of Montana vs. Idaho State 32 and 48 yards, giving him five scoring receptions on the season. (Oct. 8, 2005 at Pocatello, Idaho) Montana’s defense held ISU’s vaunted running attack to 76 net yards on 30 UM ISU attempts, for an average rush of 2.5 yards a carry. SCORE 3 2 1 0 Senior safety Tyler Thomas and sophomore linebacker Kyle Ryan each had an FIRST DOWNS 16 19 interception. Sophomore kicker Dan Carpenter connected on all three of his field goal RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-234 30-76 attempts (37, 29, 34 yards). PASSING YDS (NET) 178 263 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-16-0 45-26-2 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 6 6 - 4 1 2 7 5 - 3 3 9 Game #6 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-5 0-0 Eastern Washington vs. Montana Punt Returns-Yards 3-14 3-10 (Oct. 15, 2005 at Missoula, MT) Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-85 5-108 EWU UM Interception Returns-Yards 2-2 0-0 Score 3 4 2 0 7-42.9 5-33.0 Punts (Number-Avg) FIRST DOWNS 31 24 0-0 4-2 Fumbles-Lost RUSHES-YARDS (NET 40-146 31-115 15-138 6-40 Penalties-Yards PASSING YDS (NET) 395 246 31:37 28:23 Possession Time Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-28-1 40-25-0 ThirdDown Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 18 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 8 0 - 5 4 1 7 1 - 3 6 1 Oof 0 3 of 5 Fourth Down Conversions Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-4 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 1-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-69 3-88 MONTANA IDAHO STATE Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1 R u s h in g N o . Y ds TD Lg A vg R u s h in g N o . Y ds TD Lg A vg Punts (Number-Avg) 2-48.0 5-45.6 Lex Hilliard 22 142 1 6.5 Ken Cornist 9 58 0 18 6.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 JR Waller 9 37 0 23 4.1 Josh Barnett 11 40 1 17 3.6 Penalties-Yards 11-83 9-90 MONTANA IDAHO STATE Possession Time 34:55 25:05 Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp-lnl[ Yds; TD Lg Third Down Conversions 9 of 14 1 of 11 Fourth Down Conversions Oof 2 1 of 3 C. Bergquist 26-16-0 178 2 48 Matt Hagler 27-15-2 188 0 43 3-4 i 18-11-0 75 0 14 Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2

MONTANA IDAHO STATE EASTERN WASH. MONTANA R e c e iv in g N o. Yds TD L o n g Receiving No. Yds TD Lg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Ryan Bagley 6 41 0 22 Eddie Thompson7 93 0 21 Ryan Cole 31 99 0 16 3.2 Lex Hilliard 15 53 1 12 3.5 Jon Talmage 5 114 2 48 S. Okoebor 4 64 0 43 Erik Meyer 7 42 0 15 6.0 Mike Ferriter 1 38 CI 38 38.0

MONTANA IDAHO STATE EASTERN WASH. MONTANA Punting No. Avg Long 120 P u n tin g No. Avg Long 120 Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Tyson Johnson 7 42.9 66 1 Dan Zeidman 4 41.2 50 1 Erik Meyer 40-28-1 395 5 39 Cole Bergquist 40-2-50 246 1 29

MONTANA IDAHO STATE EASTERN WASH. MONTANA Punt returns N o . Y ds TD L o n g Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Tuff Harris 2 0 0 1 Kenyon Blue 2 8 0 6 Eric Kimble 10 168 1 39 Ryan Bagley 9 102 1 22 Craig McIntyre 6 134 3 32 Mike Ferriter 8 87 0 18 MONTANA IDAHO STATE Raul Vijil 6 74 1 22 Matt Troxel 3 19 0 9 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Rob Schulte 3 85 0 36 Kenyon Blue 5 108 0 33 EASTERN WASH. MONTANA Punting No. Avg Long I2 0 Punting No. Avg Long 120 Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP UM-ISU Ryan Donckers 2 48.0 51 0 Tyson Johnson 5 45.6 60 1 UM 1st 08:09 Dan Carpenter 37 field goal 12-49-6:00 3-0

2 O O 6 n ootbali Game # 6 continued Punt Returns-Yards 1-13 1-19 EASTERN WASH. MONTANA Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-86 6-94 Punt returns Interception Returns-Yards 2-13 No Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long 2-5 Eric Kimble Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.5 19 0 9 Tuff Harris 1 20 0 20 3-51.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 5-3 EASTERN WASH. MONTANA Penalties-Yards 12-104 6-45 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Possession Time 29:56 30:04 Third Down Conversions 5 of 12 DeNique Ford 2 28 0 14 Rob Schulte 2 69 0 35 7 of 14 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 1 Charles Searcy 2 41 0 20 Chris Clark 1 19 0 19 2 of 2 RedZone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-7 Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP EWU-UM EWU 1st 10:42 Craig McIntyre 30 pass from Erik Meyer (Sheldon Weddle kick CAL POLY MONTANA failed) Rushing No. Yds TD 9-80-3:14 6-0 Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg UM 2nd James No 22 144 0 14:57 Lex Hilliard 3 run (Dan Carpenter kick) 58 6.5 Lex Hilliard 34 237 1 58 7.0 J. Konaris 4 25 0 11-80-4:00 6-7 12 6.2 Brady Green 2 15 0 8 7.5 EWU 2nd Jonah Russell 3 3 23 07:52 Eric Kimble 34 pass from Erik Meyer (Weddle kick) 1 10 7.7 Cole Bergquist 7 12 0 16 1.7 7-73-3:18 13-7 GAL POLY EWU 2nd 04:45 Craig McIntyre 32 pass from Erik Meyer (Weddle kick) MONTANA Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg 4-45-1:14 20-7 Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng A. Garnett 23-15-22 10 2 48 UM 3rd 07:37 Dan Carpenter 30 field goal 11-85-4:05 20-10 Cole Bergquist 30-17-2 155 2 34 EWU 3rd 01:14 Craig McIntyre 31 pass from Erik Meyer (Weddle kick) CAL POLY 7-66-2:55 27-10 MONTANA Receiving No. Yds TD Long R eceiving UM 4th 13:38 Ryan Bagley 22 pass from Cole Bergquist Carpenter kick) No. Yds TD Long Ramses Barden 5 125 2 48 7-60-2:40 27-17 JR Waller 5 29 1 9 Jason Holmes 4 24 0 10 Ryan Bagley UM 4th 06:09 Dan Carpenter 26 field goal 11-63-2:27 27- 20 4 53 1 34 EWU 4th 02:13 Raul Vijil 8 pass from Erik Meyer (Weddle kick) CAL POLY MONTANA 9-80-3:56 34-20 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long 120 Tim Chicoine 4 41.5 53 0 Tyson Johnson M ISSOULA - EWU senior quarterback Erik Meyer passed for 395 yards and 3 51.7 57 2 five to lead the 12th-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles to a 34-20 CAL POLY victory over the second-ranked Grizzlies. MONTANA Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns A Washington-Grizzly Stadium crowd of 23,732 - the third biggest in history No. Yds TD Long Tredale Tolver 1 13 0 0 Tuff Harris (140 games), saw the Griz lose their 17th game in stadium history. 1 19 0 19 The Eagles (4-2/3-1) took a 27-10 lead with 1:14 to go in the third quarter, CAL POLY when senior receiver Craig McIntyre hauled in a 31-yard touchdown throw from MONTANA Kick returns No. Yds TD Lg Kick returns Meyer, giving McIntyre his third TD catch. Montana (4-2/2-1) answered with a 22- No. Yds TD Long Jonah Russell 4 67 0 29 Rob Schulte yard scoring pass from redshirt freshman Cole Bergquist to sophomore wideout 4 73 0 23 Ryan Bagley, making it 27-17 Eagles with 13:38 to go. Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP CP-UM The Grizzlies made it a one touchdown game with 6:09 remaining, as sopho­ CP 1st 09:24 Ramses Barden 13 pass from Anthony Garnett (Nick more kicker Dan Carpenter connected on a 26-yard field goal, making it 27-20 EWU. Coromelas kick) 9-68-4'43 7-0 But the Eagles put together a nine-play, 80-yard scoring drive, this time Meyer hitting senior receiver Raul Vijil for an 8-yard scoring pass, and the Eagles took an almost insurmountable 34-20 lead with 2:13 left to play. Hilliard had his three-game streak of rushing for more than 100 yards snapped gaining 53 yards on 15 carries (3.5-yard average). Bagley had career-highs of nine receptions for 102 yards and scored his first career touchdown. Redshirt freshman receiver Mike Ferriter had a career-high eight grabs for 87 yards, and he also had a 38-yard run. UM’s leading receiver, senior Jon Talm age, left the game with an injury. Carpenter made both of his field goal attempts, connecting from 30 and 26 yards out, and he has now made five straight. Meyer, the eventual Walter Payton Award winner, was 28-of-40-1 for 395 yards and the five TD throws. Kimble had 10 catches for 168 yards and a TD, while McIntyre had six for 134 and 3 scores, and Vijil had six for 74 and a touchdown. Montana’s leading tackier was sophomore linebacker Tyler Joyce with seven stops, and he also had a tackle for a loss and his first career interception.

Game #7 Cal Poly vs. Montana (Oct. 22, 2005 at Missoula, MT) C P UM SCORE 2 7 3 6 iSES FIRST DOWNS 18 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-226 47-277 M PASSING YDS (NET) 210 155 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-15-2 30-17-2 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 6 4 - 4 3 6 7 7 - 4 3 2 Fumble Returns-Yards 0 - 0 o - o Montana’s leading tackier against Eastern Washington was soph­ omore linebacker Tyler Joyce with seven stops. Montana Grizzlies 2006 FOOTBALL * 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW

UM 1st 07:07 Ryan Bagley 3 pass from Cole Bergquist (Dan Carpenter kick) Game #8 6-82-2:10 7-7 Portland State vs. Montana UM 2nd 07:39 JR Waller 5 pass from Cole Bergquist (Carpenter kick) (Oct. 29, 2005 at Missoula, MT) 13-77-6:33 7-14 CP 2nd 05:08 Jonah Russell 10 run (Coromelas kick) PSU UM 5-79-2:17 14-14 SCORE 1 6 3 7 14-17 UM 2nd 00:38 Dan Carpenter 27 field goal 12-62-4:22 FIRST DOWNS 18 19 CP 3rd 13:12 Nick Coromelas 40 field goal RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-150 43-143 17-17 4’-5-1:41 PASSING YDS (NET) 199 180 CP 3rd 12:16 Ramses Barden 39 pass from Anthony Garnett (Coromelas Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-18-12 27-16-0 kick) 2-42-0:44 24-17 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 7 1 - 3 4 9 7 0 - 3 2 3 UM 3rd 01:29 Tyson Johnson 4 run (Carpenter kick) Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 24-24 9-53-2:15 Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 5-91 CP 4th 12:26 Nick Coromelas 41 field goal Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-148 4-84 27-24 11-41-4:03 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-12 UM 4th 08:17 JR Waller 6 run (Carpenter kick failed) Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.2 4-49.2 11-83-4:02 27-30 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 UM 4th 00:33 Lex Hilliard 21 run (Cole Bergquist rush failed) Penalties-Yards 13-95 7-51 3-27-0:57 27-36 Possession Time 27:42 32:18 ThirdDown Conversions 6 of 16 6 of 15 M ISSOULA - The ninth-ranked Grizzlies defeated the third-ranked Mustangs FourthDown Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2 36-27 in a key non-league Division l-AA match-up. RedZone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4 A Washington-Grizzly Stadium crowd of 23,565 - the seventh biggest in stadium history (141 games) - saw a game that featured four lead changes and three ties. PORTLAND STATE MONTANA The Mustangs (5-2/3-0 Great West Football Conference), riding a five-game Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg winning streak, regained the lead with 12:26 left on a 41-yard field goal by junior Joe Rubin 20 101 0 18 5.1 Lex Hilliard 18 75 2 19 4.2 kicker Nick Coromelas, giving Cal Poly a 27-24 advantage. Allen Kennett 7 50 0 17 7.1 Cole Bergquist 8 35 0 16 4.4 Montana (5-2/2-1 ) got the lead back on its next posses­ S. Bodiford 2 9 0 5 4.5 JR Waller 14 27 0 10 1.9 sion, however, on a methodical, 11-play, 83-yard drive, as senior halfback JR W aller Brady Green 1 18 1 18 18.0 scored on a six-yard run with 8:17 to go. Cal Poly then drove from its own six-yard line to UM’s 18, but on a second- PORTLANDS STATE MONTANA and-8 from the 18, Mustang senior quarterback Anthony Garnett’s pass was tipped Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng by UM sophomore cornerback Jimmy Wilson and junior safety Van Cooper Jr. made S. Smith 35-18-1 199 1 44 Cole Bergquist 24-14-0 165 0 57 the crucial interception. J. Washington 3- ■2-0 15 0 13 Montana went three-and-out on its next possession, but on Cal Poly’s first play on its ensuing possession, Garnett was picked off again, this time by sophomore free PORTLAND STATE MONTANA safety Torrey Thomas and Montana had the victory. The Griz iced the game when junior R eceiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long halfback Lex Hilliard scored on a 21-yard carry with 33 seconds left. Adam Whitehead 5 45 0 16 Ryan Bagley 8 122 0 57 Unfortunately, Garnett suffered a serious knee injury on Cal Poly’s final pos­ B. Ferrigno 4 83 0 44 Jon Talmage 5 27 0 10 session in the closing seconds of the game and was lost for the season. Hilliard had career-highs of 34 carries for 237 yards and a TD. Torrey Thomas PORTLAND STATE MONTANA led the Griz defense with eight tackles and a key interception. Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long I2 0 Garnett was 15-of-23-2 for 210 yards and two scores, both to Barden, who Andrew Levers 6 41.2 46 1 Tyson Johnson 4 49.2 53 2 had five receptions for 125 yards. Talented redshirt freshman running back James Noble had 22 carries for 144 yards. PORTLAND STATE MONTANA Cal Poly’s top tackier was junior linebacker Kyle Shotwell who had a game- Punt returns No. Yds TD Lg Punt returns No. Yds TD Long high 17 stops. B. Ferrigno 2 10 0 7 Tuff Harris 5 91 1 74

PORTLAND STATE MONTANA Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Shaun Bodiford 5 107 0 31 Chris Clark 3 56 0 27

Team Qtr Tim e Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP PSU-UM UM 1st 04:53 Lex Hilliard 1 run (Dan Carpenter kick) 12-83-5:17 0-7 UM 1st 03:32 Tuff Harris 74 punt return (Carpenter kick) 0-14 PSU 2nd 14:07 Eric Azorr 29 field goal 12-46- 4:17 3-14 UM 2nd 03:31 Dan Carpenter 36 field goal 11-41-4:48 3-17 UM 2nd 00:07 Lex Hilliard 1 run (Carpenter kick) 9-25-3:09 3-24 UM 3rd 05:41 Dan Carpenter 46 field goal 12-46-4:54 3-27 PSU 4th 14:14 Sawyer Smith 1 run (Sawyer Smith pass failed) 14-91-6:22 9-27 UM 4th 03:10 Dan Carpenter 39 field goal 9-32-5:06 9-30 PSU 4th 02:03 Shaun Bodiford 5 pass from Sawyer Smith (Eric Azorr kick) 9-72-0:58 16-30 UM 4th 01:48 Brady Green 18 run (Carpenter kick) 2-17,0:13 16-37

Junior safety Van Cooper Jr. made the crucial interception vs. Cal Poly.

2 O O 6 Y ootbaii 57 Game # 8 continued Punt Returns-Yards 4-39 4-26 MISSOULA, MT - Lex Hilliard rushed for two first-half touchdowns and junior Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-10 Tuff Harris broke loose for a 74-yard punt return to pace the fifth-ranked Grizzlies to Interception Returns-Yards 3-72 I-37 a Big Sky victory over the 20th-ranked Vikings. The victory gave Montana its 20th Punts (Number-Avg) 6-50.8 8-41.0 consecutive winning season, dating back to 1986. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 The Vikings (5-4/3-2) entered the game in first place in the Big Sky, while the Penalties-Yards 12-105 II-81 Grizzlies (6-2/3-1) trailed by half-a-game. Possession Time 30:47 29:13 Montana took an early lead on their second possession of the game and never Third Down Conversions 4 of 16 6 of 17 relinquished it, Hilliard scoring on a 1-yard run. The Griz went up 14-0 a couple of Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 2 Oof 1 minutes later on Harris’ first career touchdown on a punt return. Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 0-1 Montana went into the lockerroom at halftime with a 24-3 lead, thanks to a 36- yard field goal by Carpenter and another 1-yard run by Hilliard. MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA Rushing No. Viking junior quarterback Sawyer Smith opened the final quarter with a 1-yard Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Lex Hilliard run to close the Griz lead to 27-9 with 14:14 to go. 25 81 0 7 3.2 Philo Sanchez 7 36 0 24 5.1 JR Waller 10 54 Hilliard picked up 75 yards on 18 carries. Redshirt freshman quarterback Cole 0 23 5.4 Josh Sayles 7 8 0 4 1.1 Brady Green Bergquist gained 35 yards on eight rushes. 8 21 0 13 2.6 Jason Murrietta4 7 0 6 1.8 Cole Bergquist 2 12 0 Bergquist was 14-of-24-0 for 165 yards, but was knocked out of the game late 11 6.0 Ryan Williams 7 7 0 4 1.0 in the game and did not return. Junior quarterback Jason Washington, who had started MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA UM’s first four game this year before suffering an injury against Weber State, returned Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng to action and was 2-of-3 passing for 15 yards. Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Bergquist 26-10-1 80 0 21 Murrietta 37-17-3 184 0 33 Sophomore receiver Ryan Bagley led UM in receiving with career-highs of eight Brian Wriston 3-1-0 9 0 9 receptions for 122 yards. Griz senior receiver Jon Talmage also returned to action after missing last week’s Cal Poly game with an injury, and had five grabs for 27 yards. MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA Junior end Dustin Dlouhy led the Griz defense with eight tackles and a sack. Receiving No. Yds TD Long R eceiving No. Yds TD Long Dan Carpenter was perfect on all three of his field goal attempts and has now Jon Talmage 4 28 0 11 Kory Mahr 5 95 0 33 made nine in a row. Ryan Bagley 2 10 0 8 Alex Watson 5 46 0 24 PSU’s Smith was 18-of-35-1 for 199 yards and a touchdown. PSU free safety Jordan Senn had a game-high 11 tackles, and senior linebacker Joey King added 10 MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA stops. Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long I2 0 T. Johnson 6 50.8 56 1 Rhian Madrid 8 41.0 53 4

MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Tuff Harris 4 39 0 24 Brandon Anthony4 26 0 16

MONTANA NORTHERN ARIZONA Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Philo Sanchez 1 10 0 10

Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP UM-NAU UM 2nd 13:30 Jimmy Wilson 67 blocked (by Alan Saenz) FG return (Dan Carpenter kick) 7-0 UM 2nd 01:00 Dan Carpenter 50 field goal 14-7-5:32 10-0 UM 4th 08:09 Dan Carpenter 29 field goal 16-89-6:15 13-0 UM 4th 07:29 Alex Hawthorne 42 interception return (Carpenter kick) 20-0 UM 4th 05:48 Dan Carpenter 30 yd field goal 4=-2-1:32 23-0

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - Montana scored on an interception and blocked field goal, and added three field goals to shut out NAU. Senior defensive tackle Alan Saenz blocked his third kick of the season and Jimmy Wilson returned it 67 yards for a touchdown to give UM its first points of the game after a scoreless first quarter. The Grizzlies added a (career-long) 50-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Dan Carpenter for a 10-0 halftime lead. Carpenter added two more field goals in the Sophomore receiver Ryan Bagleyled UM in receiving with career- fourth quarter, and those, sandwiched with a 42-yard interception return for a TD by highs of eight receptions for 122 yards against Portland State. sophomore linebacker Alex Hawthorne accounted for the all of the scoring. NAU struggled to find the end zone and was inside the red zone just once, and the Griz held the Jacks to 58 net yards rushing. Game #9 It was the third shutout of the season for Montana (55-0 over Fort Lewis and Montana vs. Northern Arizona 7-0 over South Dakota State). (Nov. 5, 2005 at Flagstaff, Ariz.) Lex Hilliard picked up 81 hard-earned yards, while senior JR W aller gained 54 UM NAU yards. The Griz rushed 47 times for 175 yards. SCORE 2 3 0 Sophomore linebacker Kyle Ryan led the Griz defense with a career-high nine FIRST DOWNS 19 13 tackles, and he also had his second interception of the season. Senior safety Tyler RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-175 25-58 Thom as also had a pick (his second of the year). PASSING YDS (NET) 80 193 Carpenter was perfect on all three of his field goal attempts against the Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-10-1 40-18-3 Lumberjacks and has now made 12 in a row, tying Kirk Duce for the school record for TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 7 3 - 2 5 5 6 5 - 2 5 1 consecutive field goals. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 2006 FOOTBALL * 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW Game #1 O Senior safety Tyler Thomas had his third pick of the season, tying him with his brother Torrey Thomas for the team lead. Montana had four interceptions in the Montana vs. Sacramento State game, and senior end Lance Spencer returned the first one for a touchdown. (Nov. 12, 2005 at Sacramento, , Calif.) Hilliard’s 11-yard TD run as time expired in the first quarter put Montana on top UM SAC for good. Score 31 1 4 Cummings had 12 carries for 91 yards, while Kris Daniels picked up 87 yards FIRST DOWNS 17 15 on 21 carries. The Hornets were playing without injured starting quarterback Chris RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-185 40-181 Hurd and running back Ryan Mole. PASSING YDS (NET) 111 83 Dan Carpenter made his first field goal attempt at Sac State, a 31 -yarder, but Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-14-1 37-16-4 his second try from 42 yards out was blocked, ending his school-record skein at 13 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 6 7 - 2 9 6 7 7 - 2 6 4 straight. Carpenter broke Montana’s school record of 12 set by Kirk Duce in the late Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 80’s. His 13 consecutive field goals is just short of the league mark of 14, set by Punt Returns-Yards 4-50 2-6 Northern Arizona’s Goran Lingmerth in 1986. Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-60 5-101 Interception Returns-Yards 4-43 1-8 Punts (NumberAvg) 7-40.9 6-41.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Game #1 1 Penalties-Yards 10-100 8-78 Montana vs Montana State Possession Time 27:05 32:47 (Nov. 19, 2005 at Bozeman, Montana) Third Down Conversions 5 of 15 6 of 19 UM MSU Fourth Down Conversions Oof 1 1 of 3 SCORE 6 1 6 Red Zone Scores Chances 3-4 2-2 FIRST DOWNS 15 20 MONTANA SACRAMENTO STATE RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 3-103 49-199 Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg PASSING YDS (NET) 117 171 31-1-51 Lex Hilliard 20 155 1 49 7.8 J.Cummings 12 91 0 66 7.6 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-14-1 80-370 JR Waller 10 37 1 16 3.7 Kris Daniels 21 87 1 15 4.1 TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 66-220 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 MONTANA SACRAMENTO STATE Punt Returns-Yards 3-26 4-52 Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-81 0-0 C. Bergquist 28-14-1 111 0 19 Brad Tredway 32-16-2 83 1 13 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-48 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.6 5-38.2 M O N T A N A SACRAMENTO STATE Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-59 Ryan Bagley 4 36 0 13 Ryan Coogler 4 22 0 9 Possession Time 5:53 31:50 Eric Allen 3 35 0 19 B. Mooshagian 2 22 0 13 Third Down Conversions 3 of 16 8 of 19 Fourth Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2 MONTANA SACRAMENTO STATE Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-3 Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long I20 Tyson Johnson 7 40.9 62 5 Mitch Lively 6 41.7 51 0 MONTANA MONTANA STATE Rushing No. Yds TD Avg Lg Rushing No. Yds TD Avg Lg MONTANA SACRAMENTO STATE Lex Hilliard 19 75 0 3.9 33 Evin Groves 35 143 1 4.1 38 Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long JR Waller 4 16 0 4.0 8 Travis Lulay 8 52 0 6.5 21 Tuff Harris 3 37 0 23 B. Mooshagian 2 6 0 0 Rob Schulte 1 13 0 13 MONTANA MONTANA STATE Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng Passing A tt-C m p -In t Yds TD Lng MONTANA SACRAMENTO STATE C. Bergquist 33-14-1 117 1 24 Travis Lulay 31-15-1 171 0 26 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Matt Troxel 1 12 0 12 Kris Daniels 3 73 0 31 MONTANA MONTANA STATE Rob Schulte 1 48 0 48 Torrell Baker 2 28 0 16 R eceiving No. Yds TD Long R eceiving No. Yds TD Long Ryan Bagley 5 38 0 11 T. Murray 4 55 0 26 Team i Qtr Time Scoring play(Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP UM-SAC Jon Talmage 4 21 0 10 Rick Gatewood 4 38 0 15 UM 1st 10:46 Lance Spencer 1 interception return (Dan Carpenter kick) Lex Hilliard 2 28 0 24 Chaz Guinn 3 23 0 9 7-0 JR Waller 1 23 0 23 Jevon Miller 2 18 0 10 SAC 1st 00:54 Kris Daniels 5 run (Juan Gamboa kick) 9-59-4:02 7-7 MONTANA MONTANA STATE UM 1st 00:00 Lex Hilliard 11 run (Carpenter kick) Punting No. Avg I20 Long Punting No. Avg 1 2 0 Long 4-48-0:43 14-7 Tyson Johnson 6 41.0 1 67 Travis Lulay 3 43.0 1 48 UM 2nd 00:02 Dan Carpenter 31 field goal 4-19-0:34 17-7 Dan Carpenter 2 43.5 0 45 Ryan Force 2 31.0 0 35 UM 4th 07:40 JR Waller 2 run (Carpenter kick) 5-29-1:52 24-7 MONTANA MONTANA STATE SAC 4th 05:25 M. Fleurinord 1 pass from Brad Tredway (Gamboa kick) Punt returns No. Yds Long TD Punt returns No. Yds TD Long 5-73-2:08 24-14 Tuff Harris 3 26 15 0 Kory Austin 3 49 0 27 UM 4th 01:13 Jimmy Wilson 42 interception return (Carpenter kick) 31-14 MONTANA MONTANA STATE Kick returns No. Yds Long TD Kick returns No. Yds TD Long SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Lex Hilliard had another outstanding game and the Rob Schulte 3 81 65 0 defense continued its stellar play scoring two touchdowns as the third-ranked Griz won their fourth game in a row. Hilliard, who was ill prior to the game, gained 155 Team Qtr Time Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP UM-MSU yards on 20 carries and scored once. MSU 1st 04:14 Evin Groves 3 run (Jeff Hastings kick) The Griz held the Hornets to 264 total yards and Sac State gained 66 of those 14-90-0:26 0-7 rush yards on a carry by James Cummings in their second-to-last series of the game.

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!MONTANA GRIZZLIES » 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW MONTANA Game #11 continued CAL POLY f € f C C C f f f C f f f f f f MSU 2nd 12:24 Jeff Hastings 40 field goal 11-58-3:35 0-10 Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long MSU 2nd 00:03 Jeff Hastings 39 field goal 5-13-0:23 0-13 Kenny Chicoine 4 42 0 19 Tuff Harris 2 25 0 18 MSU 4th 14:58 Jeff Hastings 19 field goal 10-78-4:55 0-16 UM 4th 10:27 Mike Ferriter 10 pass from Cole Bergquist (Pass failed) CAL POLY MONTANA 13-65-4:31 6-16 Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Loi Tredale Tolver 4 72 0 24 Rob Schulte 6 138 0 35 BOZEMAN, MONTANA - The third-ranked Grizzlies lost to the 22nd-ranked Bobcats in the 105th meeting of the schools on the gridiron. Playing conditions were Team Qtr Tim e Scoring play (Conversion) Plays-Yards-TOP CP-UM not ideal on a slippery turf at Bobcat Stadium, but it was unseasonably warm in CP 1st 04:49 James Noble 3 run (Nick Coromelas kick) Bozeman with the temperature in the mid-40’s. 10-48-4:20 7-0 MSU quarterback Travis Lulay passed for 171 yards and rushed for 52, but UM 1st 00:44 Lex Hilliard 5 run (Dan Carpenter kick) redshirt freshman halfback Evin Groves was the key, as he rushed 35 times for 143 9-61-4:00 7-7 yards and a touchdown. UM 2nd 07:47 Lex Hilliard 18 run (Carpenter kick) The Grizzlies finally got on the scoreboard with 10:27 remaining, as Cole 4-28-1:08 7-14 B ergquist hit receiver Mike Ferriter on a 10-yard touchdown pass on a fourth- CP 2nd 04:41 James Noble 4 run (Coromelas kick) down-and-seven from the MSU 10-yard line. 2-14-0:23 14-14 Griz junior halfback Lex Hilliard rushed 19 times for 75 yards. Senior JR CP 2nd 01:18 Ramses Barden 38 pass from Matt Brennan (Coromelas kic W aller gained 16 yards on four carries but missed the majority of the game due to 4-68-2:17 21-14 a migraine headache. € € € € € € € CP 3rd 10:54 James Noble 5 run (Coromelas kick) Griz sophomore cornerback Jimmy Wilson picked off his third pass of the 9-74-3:59 28-14 season, which ties with Griz safeties Torrey and Tyler Thomas for the most on the UM 3rd 06:47 Lex Hilliard 66 pass from Cole Bergquist (Carpenter kick ) team and the second most in the Big Sky this season. 3-64-0:59 28-21 Montana sophomore linebackers Tyler Joyce and Kyle Ryan had a game-high CP 4th 05:06 James Noble 35 run (Coromelas kick) 10 tackles each. 7-69-3:42 35-21 The Griz had 220 total yards and were 3-of-16 in third down conversions, while the Bobcats had 370 yards and were good on 8-of-19 third down tries. UM averaged MISSOULA, MONTANA - Redshirt freshman running back James Noble rushed 3.3-yards per play, compared to MSU’s 4.6. 41 times for 188 yards and four touchdowns to lead the 10th-ranked Mustangs to a 35-21 victory over the ninth-ranked Grizzlies in an NCAA Division IAA first-round playoff game. The win by Cal Poly avenged a 36-27 win by Montana earlier in the Game #12 season. Cal Poly vs Montana The Mustangs took the lead for good with 1:18 left until halftime, as quarter­ (Nov. 26, 2005 at Missoula, MT) back Matt Brennan connected with fellow redshirt freshman Ramses CP UM Barden for a 38-yard scoring pass, making it 21-14. Noble gave his team a 14-point SCORE 3 5 21 cushion at the 10:54 mark of the third quarter, making it 28-14 Cal Poly when he FIRST DOWNS 24 13 scored on a 5-yard run. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 70-293 36-94 Griz halfback Lex Hilliard broke loose for a 66-yard touchdown on a shovel PASSING YDS (NET) 130 167 pass from quarterback Cole Bergquist, cutting the Cal Poly lead to 28-21 with 6:47 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-8-1 24-13-1 to go in the third stanza. Hilliard, who was recently named to the Big Sky Conference’s TOTAL PLAYS-YARDS 8 7 - 4 2 3 6 0 - 2 6 1 first team on offense for the second year in a row, picked up 94 yards on 20 carries, Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 and scored all three Griz touchdowns, two via the rush and one on a reception. Punt Returns-Yards 4-42 2-25 Hilliard rushed for 1,322 yards on the season, the second most in single­ Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-72 6-138 season history, while his 2,884 career yards rushing are the second most in history. Interception Returns-Yards 1-2 1-0 Waller ended his career with 1,726 rushing yards — the eighth most in UM history. Punts (NumberAvg) 5-40.0 7-40.9 Griz senior Jon Talmage had five catches for 55 yards, and his 2,566 career Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 receiving yards are the third most in Griz history. Penalties-Yards 3-15 3-25 Montana senior end Lance Spencer had a game-high (tie) 11 tackles, while Possession Time 38:44 21:16 sophomore linebacker Kyle Ryan and senior linebacker Shane MacIntyre each had Third Down Conversions 7 of 16 3 of 14 10 stops. Junior linebacker Kyle Shotwell led the Mustangs with a game-best (tie)11 C C C C' Fourth Down Conversions Oof 2 1 of 2 tackles, while senior end Chris Gocong had four tackles for loss and three sacks. Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2

CAL POLY MONTANA * * &* £ Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Yds TD Lg Avg James Noble 41 188 4 35 4.6 Lex Hilliard 20 94 2 22 4.7 Matt Brennan 14 59 0 11 4.2 Cole Bergquist 14 1 0 17 0.1 Adam George 9 53 0 10 5.9 JR Waller 2 1 0 1 0.5

CAL POLY MONTANA * Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Matt Brennan 16-8-1 130 1 38 C. Bergquist 24-13-1 167 1 66

CAL POLY MONTANA R eceiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Ramses Barden 3 84 1 38 Jon Talmage 5 55 0 26 Tredale Tolver 3 25 0 9 Ryan Bagley 5 38 0 13 HMMMM Jason Holmes 2 21 0 14 Lex Hilliard 2 66 1 66

CAL POLY MONTANA Punting No. Avg Long 120 Punting No. Avg Long I2 0 Tim Chicoine 5 40.0 49 2 Dan Carpenter 7 40.9 55 0 Linebacker Kyle Ryan had 10 stops in the playoff game i/s Cal Poly.

M o n t a n a C j r i z z i \ e 5 6o m m 9 : 2006 FOOTBALL * 2005 STATS - TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TEAM STATISTICS UM OPPS. Kickoff Returns UM OPPS. Interception Returns No Yds Avg TD Long/Vs Scoring Number-Yards 18-191 8-110 R. Schulte 23 601 26.1 0 56/at MSU Total 306 218 Sacks C. Clark 12 232 19.3 0 33/WSU Points Per Game 25.5 18.2 Total-Yards 25-155 29-222 JR Waller 5 103 20.6 0 28/PSU Touchdowns Scored 38 25 PAT-Attempts 34-36 19-23 Penalties Scoring Field Goals-Attempts 14-21 15-22 Total-Yards 98-845 93-723 /- — PATs \ Average Per Game 70.4 60.2 TD FGs Kick Rush Rev Pass Pts First Downs L. Hilliard 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 84 Total 212 215 Attendance Carpenter 0 14-21 34-36 0-0 0-0 0-0 76 Rushing 114 95 Total 157,355 97,121 J. Talmage 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 30 Passing 86 103 Games/Avg. Per Game 7/22,479 5/19,424 JR Waller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 Penalty 12 17 J. Wilson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS/LEADERS Rushing Yardage Rushing Total Offense Total 1946 1618 GPAtt Gain Loss Net Avg TD G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Yards Gained 2327 1917 L. Hilliard 12 249 1384 62 1322 5.3 12 Berquist 12 309 84 1275 1359113.2 Yards Lost 381 299 JR Waller 11 82 333 39 294 3.6 3 Hilliard 12 250 1322 0 1322 110.2 Rushing Attempts 481 475 B. Green 12 36 184 10 174 4.8 2 Washington 6 135 9 535 544 90.7 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.4 C. Bergquist 12 63 236 152 84 1.3 0 Field Goals Average Per Game 162.2 134.8 Avg/Game Long/Vs Touchdowns Rushing 18 10 Lex Hilliard 110.2 69/at ISU FGA FGM Pet Long/Vs Blk JR Waller 26.7 23/at NAU D. Carpenter 21 14 66.7 50/at NAU 1/WSU Passing Yardage B. Green 14.5 23/at ISU Attempts-Completions 347-188 403-216 C. Berquist 7.0 17/CP Interceptions 8 18 Average Per Pass 5.3 6.2 Passing Season Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Average Per Catch 9.8 11.6 GP Eff Atts Cmplnt Pet Yds TD Average Per Game 153.7 208.1 Berquist 12 103.46 246 133 6 54.1 1275 8 Montana 82 68 74 82 306 Touchdowns Passing 13 14 Washington 6109.33 98 53 2 54.1 535 4 Opponents 56 69 38 55 218 Avg/Game Long/Vs Total Offense C. Bergquist 106.2 66/CP Total 3790 4115 J. Washington 89.2 51/FLC 2005 Montana Results (8-4/5-2) 828 878 Average Per Play 4.6 4.7 Receiving 9/3 Fort Lewis W, 55-0 Average Per Game 315.8 342.9 GP No Yds Avg TD 9/10 @ Oregon L, 14-47 R. Bagley 12 50 499 10.0 2 9/17 South Dakota State W, 7-0 Time of Possession J. Talmage 11 47 551 11.7 5 10/01 Weber State* W, 24-19 Average Per Game 28:30 31:18 M. Ferriter 11 20 182 9.1 1 10/08 @ Idaho State* W, 32-10 M. Troxel 10 14 117 8.4 0 10/15 Eastern Washington* L, 20-34 3rd Down Conversions E. Allen 12 14 106 7.6 0 10/22 Cal Poly W, 36-27 Total 56/180 74/201 Avg/Game Long/Vs 10/29 Portland State* W, 37-16 3rd Down Percentage 31% 37% R. Bagley 41.6 57/PSU 11/05 @ Northern Arizona* W, 23-0 J. Talmage 50.1 51/FLC 11/12 @ Sacramento State* W, 31-14 4th Down Conversions M. Ferriter 16.5 21/at NAU 11/19 @ Montana State* L, 6-16 Total 10/22 9/27 M. Troxel 11.7 25/WSU 11/26 Cal Poly# L, 21-35 4th Down Percentage 45% 33% E. Allen 8.8 19/at Sac *Big Sky Conference game Kick Returns Punting #Division l-AA playoff game Number-Yards 42-955 48-980 No Yds Avg Lng TB FC 120 Blkd Home games in bold Kick Return Average 22.7 20.4 T. Johnson 63 2585 41.0 67 6 9 20 1 Carpenter 9 373 41.4 55 1 0 0 0 Punts Total-Yards 73-2964 68-2679 Punt Returns Average Per Punt 40.6 39.4 No Yds Avg TD Long/Vs Net Punt Average 38.4 32.0 T. Harris 25 316 12.6 1 74/PSU R. Schulte 8 96 12.0 1 58/FLC Punt Returns Number-Yards 40-502 30-162 Interceptions Punt Return Average 12.6 5.4 No Yds Avg TD Long/Vs To. Thomas 4 71 17.8 1 54/WSU J. Wilson 3 44 14.7 1 42/at Sac

Montana Grizzlies MONTANA GRIZZLIES • 2005 STATS • TEAM AND INDIVIDUAI INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS ALL PURPOSE YARDS Rushes 34 Lex Hilliard vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 22) G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Yards Rushing 237 Lex Hilliard vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 22) Lex Hilliard 12 1322 144 0 0 0 1466 122.2 TD Rushes 2 Lex Hilliard (in 3 Games) Rob Schulte 11 19 15 96 601 0 731 66.5 Long Rush 69 Lex Hilliard vs. Idaho State (Oct. 08) Jon Talmage 11 0 551 0 0 0 551 50.1 Pass Attempts 40 Cole Bergquist vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 15) Ryan Bagley 12 0 499 0 0 0 499 41.6 Pass Completions 25 Cole Bergquist vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 15) JR Waller 11 294 75 0 103 0 472 42.9 Passing Yards 246 Cole Bergquist vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 15) Tuff Harris 12 0 0 316 0 0 316 26.3 Receptions 9 Jon Talmage vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 17) Ryan Bagley vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 15) Yards Receiving 122 Ryan Bagley vs. Portland State (Oct. 29) TD Passes 2 Jason Washington vs. Fort Lewis (Sept. 03) Cole Bergquist (in 2 Games) TD Receptions 2 Jon Talmage vs. Idaho State (Oct. 08) Long Reception 66 Lex Hilliard vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 22) Field Goals 3 Dan Carpenter vs. (in 3 Games) Long Field Goal 50 Dan Carpenter vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 05) Punts 8 Tyson Johnson vs. Oregon (Sept. 10) Punting Average 51.7 Tyson Johnson vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 22) Long Punt 67 Tyson Johnson vs. Montana State (Nov. 19) Long Punt Return 74 Tuff Harris vs. Portland State (Oct. 29) Long Kickoff Return 56 Rob Schulte vs. Montana State (Nov. 19) Tackles 11 Jimmy Wilson vs. Idaho State (Oct. 08) Lance Spencer vs. Cal Poly (Nov. 26) Sacks 2.0 Mike Murphy (in 2 Games) Tackles for Loss 2.0 Mike Murphy (in 2 Games) Van Cooper Jr. vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 12) Alen Saenz vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 12) Interceptions 1 (Several players) Rob Schulte averaged 26. 1 yard

/------\ / Sacks\ Pass FR GP Solo Ast Total TFl/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUP Rcv-Yds FF Tyler Joyce 12 28 55 83 3.0-8 1.0-5 1-1 1 , Kyle Ryan 12 34 42 76 2.0-3 1.0-2 2-13 - - _ Tyler Thomas 12 31 26 57 2.5-7 - 3-19 1 1 Dustin Dlouhy 12 20 31 51 6.0-42 4.0-38 - 1 - » Kroy Bierman 12 22 26 48 7.0-39 3.0-25 - 2 2-5 1 Torrey Thomas 12 20 27 47 - I 4-71 2 - - Shane MacIntyre 12 11 36 47 0.5-2 - - 1 2-0 1 Jimmy Wilson 12 24 20 44 1.5-3 - 3-44 10 1-0 - Alan Saenz 11 20 23 43 6.0-22 1.5-2 - 4 2-0 Lance Spencer 11 16 27 43 7.5-23 4.0-19 1-1 3 1 Tuff Harris 12 30 12 42 2.0-2 - - 4 _ _ Craig Mettler 12 14 22 36 3.0-11 1.5-9 - 1 _ „■ Mike Murphy 11 15 18 33 8.0-49 6.0-41 4 1-0 5 Matt Lebsock 11 10 21 31 0.5-1 - - - _ 1 Van Cooper Jr. 12 21 10 31 2.0-2 - 1-0 4 _ _ Muckie Foreman 12 9 20 29 0.5-1 - - 3 1 Kevin Edwards 12 17 10 27 1.5-2 - 1-0 4 - ■> Tyler Corwin 12 13 14 27 - . - - 1 - 2 Kerry Mullan 11 5 16 21 - - - 1 - _ Shawn Lebsock 11 7 13 20 1.5-2 - - _ „ Loren Utterback 5 7 10 17 2.5-13 2.0-12 - - _ Mike Stadnyk 12 4 11 15 - - - 1 - _ Jesse Carlson 8 7 7 14 1.0-2 - - - _ Chris Clark 10 8 5 13 - 1-0 3 - _ Alex Hawthorne 9 5 6 11 -YY 7 ! B B tS S S 1-42 _ Kelly Kain 4 5 5 10 1.0-4 1.0-4 - _ ,, :1, , ■ ^ - ■■ ^

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MONTANA GRIZZLIES * 2006 OPPONENTS South Dakota State

Kirk Ferentz Drew Tate John Stiegelmeier Mitch Erickson Head Coach Senior Quarterback Head Coach Junior O-Tackle September 2 • at Iowa September 9 • at Montana 11:00 a.m. (Cent.) • Kinnick Stadium 1:05 pm (Mtn.) • Washington-Grizzly Stadium

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: Iowa City, Iowa Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 29,697 Enrollment: 11,021 Colors: Gold and Black Colors: Yellow and Blue N icknam e: Hawkeyes N icknam e: Jackrabbits ¥ President: Dr. David Skorton President: Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller Affiliation: NCAA 1-A Affiliation: NCAA Division 1 (1-AA Football) ¥ Conference: : Great West Football Stadium (Capacity/Type): Kinnick (70,585/Grass) Stadium (Capacity/Type) :Coughlin-Alumni ¥ Stadium Phone: (319) 335-9467 (15,000/ Grass) Athletic Director: Robert Bowlsby Stadium Phone: (605) 688-4623 ¥ S.I.D./Email: Phil Haddy/ [email protected] Athletic Director: Fred Oien (319)335-9411/(319)335-9417 ¥ Office Phone/Fax: S.I.D./Email: Ron Lenz/ [email protected] Web Address: www.hawkeyesports.com Junior defensive end Kroy Biermann Office Phone/Fax: (605)688-4623/(605)688-5999 ¥ Web Address: www.gojacks.com FOOTBALL INFORMATION ¥ Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): FOOTBALL INFORMATION (Connecticut/1978) Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): John Stiegelmeier ¥ Record at Iowa (Years): 49-36 (7 years) (South Dakota State/1979) Overall Record (Years): 61-57 (10 Years) Record at SDSU (Years): 54-43-0(9 years) ¥ Football Office Phone: (319)335-9411 Overall Record(Years): 54-43-0 (9 years) ¥ Best Time to Reach Coach: 11 a.m.-Noon, Tuesday Football Office Phone: (605)688-5625 Asst. Coaches: Ron Bernard Aiken, D-Line; Chris Doyle, Best Time to Reach Coach: 10am-noon ¥ Strength and Conditioning; Lester Erb, Receivers/Special Asst. Coaches: Jay Bubak, Def. Coord.; Josh Conkiln, Teams; Carl Jackson, RBs; Eric Johnson, Recruiting Secondary; Kris Garry, Football Operations Director/WRs; ¥ Coord./TEs; Reese Morgan, 0-Line; Ken O’Keefe, Off Luke Meadows, O-Line; Rob Sarvis, D-Line; Daren Coord./QBs; Norm Parker, Def. Coor./ILBs; Phil Parker, Wilkinson, QBs/Passing Game Coord. ¥ D-Backs; Darrell Wilson, OLBs/Special Teams. FOOTBALL FACTS ¥ FOOTBALL FACTS 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 6-5/3-2 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 7-5/5-3 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/12 ¥ Starters Returning/Lost: 16/8 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 43/16 ^ _ Lettermen Returning/Lost: 45/25 Top Returnees: Parker Douglass, K, Jr., 5-8,170.; Mitch Top Returnees: Ken Iwebema, DE, Jr., 6-4, 270; Kyle Erickson, OT, Jr., 6-6, 265; Cory Koenig, RB, Jr., 5-10, ¥ Schlicher, PK, Sr., 5-9, 184; Drew Tate, QB, Sr., 6-0, 195; Mitch Pontrelli, DT, Jr.,6-2, 265; Anthony Watson, 192; Albert Young, RB, Jr., 5-10, 209. RB, Sr., 5-10, 221.

2006 SCHEDULE ¥ Date Opponent T im e Date Opponent Tim e 9/2 Montana TBA 9/2 Wisconsin-Lacrosse 7:00 p.m. ¥ 9/9 at Syracuse 2:35 p.m. 9/9 at Montana 1 :0 5 p.m . ¥ 9/16 Iowa State TBA 9/16 at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. 9/23 at Illinois* TBA 9/23 at Nicholls State 2:00 p.m. 9/30 Ohio State* 7:05 p.m. 9/30 at McNeese State 7:00 p.m. 10/7 Purdue* 11:00 a.m. 10/7 Central Arkansas 7:00 p.m. ¥ 10/14 at Indiana* TBA 10/21 at Cal Poly* 4:00 p.m. 10/21 at Michigan* TBA 10/28 UC Davis* 2:00 p.m. ¥ Junior outside linebacker Muckie Foreman 10/28 Northern Illinois TBA 11/4 William Penn 1:00 p.m. 11/4 Northwestern* TBA 11/11 at Southern Utah* 1:00 p.m. ¥ 11/11 Wisconsin* TBA 11/18 at North Dakota State* 6:00 p.m. 11/18 at Minnesota* TBA ¥ *Big Ten Conference game *Great West Football Conference game All times local to site ¥ M All times local to site. M or|tana (jrizzli 6^r ¥ ¥ 2006 FOOTBALL • 2006 OPPONENTS Sacramento State Portland State Eastern Washington

Steve Mooshagian Tim Walsh Brennan Carvalho Paul Wulff Brandon Keeler Head Coach Senior Linebacker Head Coach Junior 0-Line Head Coach Junior Free Safety Sept. 23 • at Montana Sept. 30 • at Portland Oct. 7 • at Montana 1:05 pm (Mtn.) • Washington-Grizzly Stadium 7:05 p.m. (Pac.) • PGE Park 2:05 pm (Pac.) • Woodward Field

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: Sacramento, California Location: Portland, Oregon Location: Cheney, Washington Enrollment: 27,972 Enrollment: 25,011 Enrollment: 9,968 Colors: Green and Gold Colors: Green, White and Silver Colors: Red and White Nicknam e: Hornets Nicknam e: Vikings N icknam e: Eagles President: Dr. Alexander Gonzalez President: Dr. Daniel Bernstine President: Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Conference: Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Stadium (Capacity/Type): Hornets ( 21,195/Grass) Stadium (Capacity/Type): PEG Park (20,000/NexTurf) Stadium (Capacity/Type): Woodward (8,600/Grass) Stadium Phone: (916 )278-5995 Stadium Phone: (503)294-2942 Stadium Phone: (509)359-6351 Athletic Director: Dr. Terry Wanless Athletic Director: Teri Mariani Athletic Director: Pam Parks 5.1.D.: Brian Berger Assistant AD/ Media Relations: Mike Lund 5.1.D.: Dave Cook 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] Lund Email: [email protected] 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] Office Phone/Fax: (916) 278-4313/(916)278-5429 Office Phone/Fax: (503)725-5602/(503)725-5610 Office Phone/Fax: (509) 359-6334/(509)359-2828 Web Address: www.hornetsports.com Web Address: www.goviks.com Web Address: www.goeags.com

FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Steve Mooshagian Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Tim Walsh Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Paul Wulff (Fresno State/1982) (UC Riverside /1977) (Washington State/1990) Record at SAC (Years): 7-26 (3 years) Record at PSU (Years): 83-64 (13 Years) Record at EWU (Years): 41-28 (6 Years) Overall Record(Years): 7-26 (3 years) Overall Record(Years): 110-78 (17 Years) Overall Record(Years): 41-28 (6 years) Football Office Phone: (916)278-7053 Football Office Phone: (503)725-5625 Football Office Phone: (509)359-2463 Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Asst. Coaches: Lou Baiz, Def. Coord.; Scott Criner, Off. Asst. Coaches: Steve Broussard, WRs; Nick Chenault, Asst. Coaches: Beau Baldwin, Off. Coord./QBs; Aaron Coord./QBs; Max Glowacki, 0-Line; Jim House, D-Line; CBs; Jim Craft, Special Teams/QBs; Josh Fetter, DEs; Best, O-Line; Chris Hansen, CBs; Keith Murphy, WRs/ Michael Orthmann, TEs/HBs; Stephon Pace, DBs; Frank Geske, RBs; Jeff Hoover, Off. Coord./TEs; Greg Special Teams; Travis Niekamp, LBs; Rich Rasmussen, Richards Sanchez, RBs/Special Teams; Lupfer, Def. Coord./LBs; Eric Reid, 0-Line; Saga Tuitele, TEs/Receivers Coord.; Malik Roberson, D-Line; Jody DTs; Ryan Wells, Safeties. Sears, Def. Coord./Safeties; Brian Strandley, DEs. FOOTBALL FACTS 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 2-9/1-6 FOOTBALL FACTS FOOTBALL FACTS Starters Returning/Lost: 18/6 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 6-5/4-3 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 7-5/5-2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 41/18 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/14 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/10 Top Returnees: Tyson Butler, LB, Sr., 6-0, 240; Ryan Lettermen Returning/Lost: 44/17 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 39/21 Coogler, WR, Sr., 5-11, 185; Ryan Mole, RB, Jr., 5-10, Top Returnees: Brennan Carvalho, OL, Jr., 6-1, 295; Top Returnees: Ryan Cole, RB, Sr., 6-1, 220; Tyler 195; Brett Shelton, Safety, Jr., 6-1,195. Dominic Dixon, CB, Sr., 5-10, 195; Brendan Ferrigno, Coleman, WR, Jr., 5-11,170; David Eneberg, LB, Sr., 5- WR, Sr., 5-10, 180; Peter St. John, OL, Jr., 6-3, 280. 11, 210; Brandon Keeler, Free Safety, Jr., 6-1, 210. 2006 SCHEDULE Date Opponent T im e 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 8/31 at Boise State 7:05 p.m. Date O p p o n e n t T im e Date O p p o n e n t T im e 9/16 Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 9/2 at New Mexico 6:05 p.m. 8/31 (Thurs.) at Oregon State 7:05 p.m. 9/23 at Montana* 1:05 p.m . 9/9 Northern * 6:05 p.m. 9/9 at West Virginia TBA 9/30 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 9/16 at Cal TBA 9/16 Central Washington j JS:05 p.m. 10/7 Weber State* 6:05 p.m. 9/23 at Weber State* 5:05 p.m. 9/23 at Montana State* 1:05 p.m. 10/14 Montana State* ' ; - 6:05 p.m. 9/30 M on tan a* 6:05 p.m. 9/30 Sacramento State* 2:05 p.m. 10/21 at Northern Arizona* 3:05 p.m. 10/7 at Montana State* 1:35 p.m. 10/7 M on tan a* 2:05 p.m. 10/28 Northern CbTofaQo^l 6:05 p.m. 10/14 Idaho State* 6:05 p.m. 10/14 at Northern Colorado* ^ 1:35 p.m. 11/4 at Idaho State* 3:05 p.m. 10/21 Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 10/21 at Portland State* 6:05 p.m. 11/11 Portland State* 4:05 p.m. 10/28 at Oregon TBA 10/28 Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. 11/18 at UC Davis 1:05 p.m. 11/4 at Northern Arizona* 3:05 p.m. 11/4 at Weber State* 1:05 p.m. 11/11 at Sacramento State* 4:05 p.m. 11/11 Idaho State* 2:05 p.m. *Big Sky Conference game All times local to site. *Big Sky Conference game *Big Sky Conference game All times local to site. All times local to site.

2 O O 6 Y ootball MONTANA GRIZZLIES • 2006 OPPONENTS Northern Arizona Weber State Idaho State

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Jerome Souers Chris Hunsaker Ron McBride Ian Pizarro Larry Lewis Pago Togafau Head Coach Senior Linebacker Head Coach Senior Quarterback Head Coach Senior Linebacker Oct. 14 • at Montana Oct. 21 • at Weber State Oct. 28 • at Montana 1:05 pm (Mtn.) • Washington-Grizzly Stadium 1:05 pm (Mtn.) • 1:05 pm (Mtn.) • Washington-Grizzly Stadium

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: Ogden, Utah Location: Pocatello, Idaho Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Enrollment: 18,000 Enrollment: 14,005 Enrollment: 18,779 Colors: Purple and White Colors: Back and Orange Colors: Blue, Gold and Sage Nicknam e: Wildcats Nicknam e: Bengals Nicknam e: Lumberjacks President: Dr. Ann Millner President: Dr. Arthur Vailas President: Dr. John Haeger Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Conference: Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Stadium (Capacity/Type): (12,000/Artificial) Stadium (Capacity/Type): (15,300/ Stadium (Capacity/Type): Stewart (17,500/Grass) (801)626-6588 Stadium Phone: (208)282-2952 Artificial Surface) Stadium Phone: Athletic Director: Paul Bubb Stadium Phone: (928)523-7729 Athletic Director: Jerry Graybeal [email protected] 5.1.D.: Frank Mercogliano Athletic Director: Jim Fallis S.I.D./Email: Brad Larson/ Office Phone/Fax: (801)626-6010/(801)626-6490 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] 5.1.D.: Steve Shaft www.weber.edu/athletics Office Phone/Fax: (208)282-2621/(208)282-3659 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] Web Address: Web Address: www.isubengals.com Office Phone/Fax: (928)523-6792/(928)523-6793 Web Address: www.nauathletics.com FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alama Mater/Yr.): Ron McBride FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION (San Jose State/1963) Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Larry Lewis (Boise State/1981) Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Jerome Souers Record at WSU (Years): 6-5 (1 Year) 94-67 (14 Years) Record at ISU (Years): 38-40 (7 Years) (Oregon/1983) Overall Record(Years): Overall Record(Years): 38-40 (7 Years) Record at NAU (Years): 43-49 (8 years) Football Office Phone: (801)626-6493 Mornings Football Office Phone: (208)282-2779 Overall Record(Years): 43-49 (8 years) Best Time to Reach Coach: Kevin Clune, Defensive Coord./LBs; Jake Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Football Office Phone: (928)523-6787 Asst. Coaches: Cookus, Safeties/Special Teams; Fred Fernandes, RBs; Asst. Coaches: Bruce Barnum, Off. Coord./O-Line; Joe Best Time to Reach Coach: Contact SID Borich, QBs; Stacy Collins, LBs; Tory Hunter, Secondary; Asst. Coaches: Corey Batoon, Def. Coord./DB’s; Carl Alex Gerke, 0-Line; Chad Kauha’aha’a, D-Line; Kevin Joe Lorig, LBs; Will Plemon, D-Line; Ryan Samaha, TEs; Franks, Secondary; Greg Lees, LBs/Special Teams; Keeth McGiven, QBs; Tom Stackaruk, TEs; Colton Swan, CBs; Bryant Thomas, WRs; Nick Whitworth, RBs. Matheny, Off. Coord./QBs/WRs; Frank Pollack, 0-Line; Casey Waletich, Offensive Coord./WRs. Bill Smith, Asst. Head Coach; Andy Thompson, RBs. FOOTBALL FACTS FOOTBALL FACTS FOOTBALL FACTS 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 6-5/4-3 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 5-6/3-4 Starters Returning/Lost: 16/8 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 3-8/1-6 Starters Returning/Lost: 12/10 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 37/15 Starters Returning/Lost: 18/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 27/20 Ian Pizarro, QB, Sr., 6-3, 210; Zach Top Returnees: Matt Gutierrez, QB, Sr., 6-4, 231; Pago Lettermen Returning/Lost: 43/23 Top Returnees: Togafau, LB, Sr., 5-10, 210; Eddie Thompson, WR, So., Top Returnees: K.J. Gerard, DB, Jr., 6-1, 170; Chris Hall, RB, Sr., 6-0, 215; Tyler DeBry, OLB, Sr., 5-10, 230; 5-10, 175; D.J. Clark, CB, So., 6-2, 195. Hunsaker, LB, Sr., 6-2, 220; Jason Murrietta, QB, Sr., 6- Adrian Conway, RB, Jr., 5-11, 215; David Hale, OT, Jr., 1, 215; Alex Watson, WR, Jr., 5-10, 180. 6-6, 295; Terry Larsen, WR, Sr., 6-2, 190. 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE Date Opponent T im e 9/2 at UNLV 7:00 p.m. Date O p p o n e n t T im e Date Opponent T im e 9/2 at Colorado State ^ 3:05 p.m. 9/9 Fort Lewis 3:05 p.m. 8/31 (Thurs.) at Arizona 7:05 p.m. 9/9 Cal Poly’ 7:05 p.m. 9/16 at Idaho TBA 9/9 at Utah 6:00 p.m. 9/16 Southern Utah 7:05 p.m. 9/23 Northern Arizona* 3:05 p.m. 9/16 Dixie College 3:05 p.m. Portland State* ^ 6:05 p.m. 10/7 at Northern Colorado* 1:35 p.m. 9/23 at Idaho State* 3:05 p.m. 9/23 9/29 (Fri.) 7:05 p.m. 10/14 at Portland State* 6:05 p.m. 9/30 Montana State* 3:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 10/14 at Montana* 1:05 p.m. 10/7 at Sacramento State* 6:05 p.m. 10/21 Montana State* 1 :05 p.m. 10/28 at Montana* 1:05 p.m. 10/21 Sacramento State* 3:05 p.m. 10/21 M on tan a* at Montana State* 12:05 p.m. 11/4 Sacramento State* 3:05 p.m. 10/28 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 10/28 Eastern Washington* 1:05 p.m. 11/11 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 11/4 Portland State* 3:05 p.m. 11/4 at Northern Arizona* 3:05 p.m. 11/18 Weber State* 3:05 p.m. 11/11 Weber State* 3:05 p.m. 11/11 3:05 p.m. 11/18 at Northern Colorado* 12:05 p.m. 11/18 at Idaho State* *Big Sky Conference game All times local to site. *Big Sky Conference game *Big Sky Conference game All times local to site. All times local to site. Montana (jjrizzlies 2006 FOOTBALL • 2006 OPPONENTS Poly Northern Colorado Montana State

Rich Ellerson Courtney Brown Scott Downing Andre Wilson Mike Kramer Clive Lowe Head Coach Senior Cornerbck Head Coach Senior Halfback Head Coach Senior Linebacker Nov. 4 • at Montana Nov. 11 • a t N orthern Colorado Nov. 18* at Montana 12:05 pm (Mtn.)* Washington-Grizzly Stadium 12:00 p.m. (Mtn.) • Nottingham Field 12:05 pm (Mtn.) • Washington-Grizzly Stadium

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: San Luis Obispo, California Location: Greeley, Colorado Location: Bozeman, Montana Enrollment: 18,400 Enrollment: 12,300 Enrollment: 12,250 Colors: Forest Green and Gold Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Blue and Gold Nicknam e: Mustangs N icknam e: Bears Nicknam e: Bobcats President: Dr. Waren J. Baker President: Kay Norton President: Dr. Geoffrey Gamble Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Affiliation: NCAA 1-AA Conference: Great West Football Conference Conference: Big Sky (Post Season Eligible 2007) Conference: Big Sky Stadium (Capacity/Type): Mustang (10,000/Natural Grass) Stadium (Capacity/Type):Nottingham Field(8,500/ Grass) Stadium (Capacity/Type): Bobcat Stadium/Grass Stadium Phone: (805)756-6739 Stadium Phone: (970) 351-1995 Stadium Phone: (406) 994-6099,3100 Athletic Director: Alison E. Cone Athletic Director: Jay S. Hinrichs Athletic Director: Peter Fields 5.1.D.: Eric Burdick 5.1.D.: Eric Scott 5.1.D.: Bill Lamberty 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] 5.1.D. Email: [email protected] Office Phone/Fax: (805)756-6550/(805)756-2650 Office Phone/Fax: (970)351-1065/(970)351-1995 Office Phone/Fax: (406)994-5133/(406)994-2278 Web Address: www.GoPoly.com Web Address: www.UNCBears.com Web Address: www.msubobcats.com

FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Rich Ellerson Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Scott Downing Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Mike Kramer (Hawaii/1977) (Sterling College, 1979) (Idaho/1976) Record at CPSLO (Years): 34-23 (5 Years) Record at UNC: First Season Record at MSU (Years): 32-38 (6 Years) Overall Record(Years): 38-30 (6 years) Overall Record(Years): 17-5-1 (3 years) Overall Record(Years): 69-70 (12 Years) Football Office Phone: Please Call SID Football Office Phone: (970) 351-1733 Football Office Phone: (406)994-5694 Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings, 10-11am Best Time to Reach Coach: Through S.I.D. Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Asst. Coaches: David Brown, Def. Coord./DBs; Joe Asst. Coaches: Bobby Bernal, WRs; Chad Brown, Off. Asst. Coaches: Junior Adams, WRs; E.J. Arnold, TEs; DuPaix, Off. Coord./QBs; Andy Guyader, WRs/TEs/Re- Coord.; Cody Deti, Def. Coord.; Keith Grable, RBs/Re- Don Bailey, Off. Coord./QBs; Rob Christoff, Def. Coord.; cruiting; Gene McKeehan, Assoc. Head Coach/RBs; cruiting; Brian Natkin, 0-Line; Darrell Perkins, Special Jay Dumas, RBs; Jason Linders, LBs; Jason McEndoo, Payam Saadat, D-Line; Bill Tripp, 0-Line. Teams/DBs; Michael Ringler, TEs; Craig Robinson, D- 0-Line; Steve Perry, DBs; Jeremy Thielbahr, D-Line. Line. FOOTBALL FACTS FOOTBALL FACTS 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 9-4/4-1 FOOTBALL FACTS 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 7-4/5-2 Starters Returning/Lost: 17/10 2005 Overall Record/Conf. Record: 4-7/0-5 Starters Returning/Lost:13/12 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 49/18 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 35/12 Top Returnees: Matt Brennan,QB,So., 6-2,205; Courtney Lettermen Returning/Lost: 44/11 Top Returnees: Kory Austin, CB, Jr., 5-11, 172; Elliott Brown, CB, Sr., 6-2, 205; James Noble, RB, So., 5-6, Top Returnees: Andy Birkei, WR, Sr., 6-2, 180; Jake Barnhart, TE, Jr., 6-4, 242; Evin Groves, RB, So., 5-8, 180; Chris White, NT, Sr., 6-3, 273; Ramses Barden, Duren, LB, So., 6-1, 217; Andre Wilson, RB, Sr., 6-1, 185; Clive Lowe, LB, Sr., 6-3, 242. WR, So., 6-6, 220; Kyle Shotwell, LB, Sr., 6-1, 235. 190; Robert Baker, OT, Sr., 6-3, 305. 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE 2006 SCHEDULE Date O p p o n e n t T im e Date O p p o n e n t T im e Date Opponent Tim e 9/2 at Colorado TBA 9/2 Fort Lewis 6:00 p.m. 9/2 UC Davis 1:30 p.m. 9/9 UC Davis 1:05 p ,m. 9/9 at Weber State 7:00 p.m. 9/9 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 9/16 Humboldt State 1:05 p, ,m. 9/16 at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. 9/16 at Texas State 5:00 p.m. 9/23 FhEastern Washington* 1:05 p, ,m. 1:30 p.m. .m. /923 at San Jose State 3:00 p.m. 9/23 Western Illinois 9/30 at Northern Arizona* #*•» 3:05 p, 9/30 Southern Utah* 6:00 p.m. 9/30 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 10/7 Portland State* 1:35 p .m. t s 10/7 UC Davis* 6:00 p.m. 10/7 Idaho State* 1:30 p.m. 10/14 at Sacramento State* 6:05 p .m. 10/21 South Dakota State* 4:00 p.m. 10/14 Eastern Washington* 1:30 p.m. 10/21 at Idaho State* 3:05 p .m. 10/28 at San Diego State 6:00 p.m. 10/28 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 10/28 Weber State* 12:05 |p.m. 11/4 at M ontana 12:05 p.m. 11/4 at Montana State* 12:05 p.m. 11/4 Northern Colorado* 12:05 |p.m. 11/11 at North Dakota State* 11:00 a.m. 11/11 M o n tan a* 12:05 p.m. 11/18 at Montana* 12:05 p.m. 11/18 Savannah State 1:00 p.m. 11/18 Northern Arizona* 12:05 p.m. *Big Sky Conference game *Great West Football Conference game *Big Sky Conference game All times local to site. All times local to site. All times local to site.

Z O O 6 ootbal! 7>7 MONTANA GRIZZLIES • ALL-OPPONENT HISTORY W L T W L T Abilene Christian 1 0 0 Iowa 0 1 0 Albany 1 0 0 Jackson State 1 0 0 Appalachian State 1 0 0 Jacksonville State 1 0 0 Arizona 1 4 0 James Madison 0 1 0 Army 0 1 0 Kansas State 0 1 0 Boise State 9 16 0 Long Beach State 0 1 0 Brigham Young 5 11 0 Louisiana Tech 0 1 0 British Columbia 2 0 0 Maine 2 0 0 California 0 5 0 Marshall 1 1 0 Cal-Fullerton 1 1 0 McNeese State 2 3 0 Cal Poly 10 1 0 Minnesota 0 1 0 Cal-State Chico 1 0 0 Minnesota-Duluth 1 0 0 Cal-State Northridge 4 1 0 Montana State 65 35 5 Carroll College 1 0 0 Montana Tech 12 4 2 Carson-Newman 1 0 0 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 4 0 Colorado State 6 10 0 Nevada 4 10 0 Delaware 0 1 0 New Hampshire 1 0 0 DePaul 1 0 0 New Mexico 4 10 0 East Tennessee St. 1 0 0 North Dakota 10 7 1 Eastern Illinois 1 0 0 Nicholls State 1 0 0 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 North Dakota State 3 3 0 Eastern New Mexico 3 0 0 North Texas 1 0 0 Junior cornerback Chris Clark Eastern Washington 21 10 1 Northern Arizona 28 11 0 Far rag ut Naval Base 0 2 0 Northern Colorado 5 1 0 W L T Fort Lewis 1 0 0 Northern Illinois 1 0 0 Utah State 8 26 0 Fresno State 0 1 0 Northern Iowa 3 0 0 Washington 1 16 1 Furman 1 0 0 Northwestern State 3 0 0 Washington State 2 32 0 Georgia Southern 1 2 0 Oklahoma City 1 0 0 Weber State 33 11 0 Gonzaga 11 9 4 Oregon 0 7 1 Western Illinois 1 2 0 Hawaii 1 4 0 Oregon State 2 12 2 Western Washington 1 0 0 Hofstra 3 1 0 Pacific University 1 1 0 Whitman 5 5 1 Houston 0 1 0 Pacific 2 5 0 Willamette 0 1 0 Humboldt State 1 0 0 Pocatello Marines 1 0 0 Wyoming 0 13 0 Idaho 27 55 2 Portland 2 0 1 Youngstown State 0 2 0 Idaho State 35 13 0 Portland State 22 11 0 TOTALS 477 449 23 Puget Sound 3 1 0 (.515) Rice 0 1 0 (2006 games in bold) Richmond 1 0 0 Sacramento State 12 0 0 Sam Houston State 3 1 0 Saint Mary’s (CA) 2 0 0 San Diego 0 1 0 San Diego Marines 0 2 0 San Francisco 2 1 1 San Jose State 0 3 0 Simon Fraser 3 2 0 Sonoma State 1 0 0 South Dakota 9 6 0 South Dakota State 5 0 0 Southern California 0 5 0 Southern Utah 2 1 0 Stanford 0 4 0 Stephen F. Austin 3 0 0 Syracuse 0 0 1 Texas Tech 1 3 0 Thomas More 1 0 0 Troy State 1 0 0 Tulsa 0 1 0 UC-Davis 1 0 0 UCLA 0 6 0 Senior punter Tyson Johnson (Photo by Mike Bashor) Utah 0 11 0 Sophomore wide receiver Matt Troxel

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The Big Sky Conference enters its 44th novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie • Doug Fullerton, the fifth commis­ year of athletic competition in 2006-07 pre­ of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The sioner of the Big Sky Conference, will enter paring to expand its footprint across the Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana his 12th year at the helm. Fullerton took West. advertising director, promoted the Big Sky over the Big Sky on July 1,1995, replacing The University of Northern Colorado ac­ theme for the Treasure State, and Harry longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson. cepted an invitation to join the Sky in July of Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Re- Stephenson served the league for 14 years. 2005 and officially became a member in July view called for the newly formed league to Steve Belko was the commissioner from of 2006. be named the Big Sky Conference in his 1977-81 while John Roning held the post The Big Sky is an NCAA Division I mem­ column dated Feb. 20, 1963. from 1971 -77. The first league commissioner ber in all sports, with member institutions was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71. classified as 1-AA in football. The Big Sky will • The Big Sky sponsors champion­ ships in 14 sports, including men’s and be in its fifth and final year with the current 2005 Big Sky Conference eight-team membership of Eastern Wash­ women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball and tennis. In ad­ Football Standings ington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana Big Sky Games dition, there are also championships in foot­ State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, W L Pet. PF ball, and women’s volleyball, golf and soc­ PA Sacramento State and Weber State. The Montana#! cer. 5 2 .714 173 109 league has become one of the strongest Eastern Washington#$ 5 2 .714 251 151 Division I conferences in the West and is a • The 2006-07 season will mark the Montana State# 5 2 .714 194 175 national leader in 1-AA football. 19th year that the Big Sky Conference will Portland State 4 3 .571 230 182 Weber State 4 3 .571 • The Big Sky Conference was es­ sponsor championships in women’s sports. 172 171 Idaho State tablished in 1963 by six charter members - The former ex­ 3 4 .429 184 215 Sacramento State Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, isted from 1982-88, sponsoring champion­ 1 6 .143 128 236 Northern Arizona Montana State and Weber State. Those six ships for women’s sports at the same insti­ 1 6 .143 125 236 schools formed the foundation of the Big tutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. Sky before the league expanded in 1970 The Big Sky merged with the Mountain #Clinched share of Big Sky Conference title. by adding Boise State and Northern Ari­ West in 1988, forming one league for both $Clinched automatic bid to playoffs. zona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was men and women. ! Received at-large bid to playoffs. replaced by Nevada, which gave the league All Games eight members. The conference grew to Sky Conference W L Pet. PF PA nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Montana 8 4 .667 306 218 Eastern Washington. Doug Fullerton Eastern Washington 7 5 .583 423 278 • The 1990s saw change in the Commissioner Montana State 7 4 .636 276 251 makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 [email protected] Portland State 6 5 .545 313 273 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky Weber State 6 5 .545 277 277 back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State Idaho State 5 6 .455 298 304 and Idaho left and at the same time the Sacramento State 2 9 .200 192 352 conference added Portland State, Sacra­ liiiifiiffi Northern Arizona 3 8 .273 233 328 mento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five Ron Loghry 2005 Montana years before Cal State Northridge departed Assoc. Commissioner Conference Players of the Week in the spring of 2001, giving the Big Sky its [email protected] Oct. 3 - Alan Saenz, Special Teams current makeup. Oct. 10 - Tyler Thomas, Defense Oct. 24 - Lex Hilliard, Offense • With the addition of Northern Colo­ Tyson Johnson, Special Teams rado, the Big Sky will spread across seven Oct. 31 - Tuff Harris, Special Teams states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountain Front. The Big Sky is Jon Kasper Big Sky School Web Sites represented along the entire west coast Asst. Commissioner Conference - www.bigskyconf.com with schools in Washington, Oregon and [email protected] Eastern Washington - www.goeags.com California. League schools also range up Idaho State - www.isubengals.com and down the Rocky Mountains with insti­ Montana - www.montanagrizzlies.com tutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona Montana State - www.msubobcats.com and Colorado. Northern Arizona - www.nauathletics.com Of the eight western-most states in the Northern Colorado - www.uncbears.com contiguous United States only one, Nevada, Jaynee Nadolski Portland State - www.goviks.com is not represented in the Big Sky. Asst. Commissioner/ Sacramento State - www.hornetsports.com On Feb 25,1963, the name Big Sky was Director of Compliance Weber State - www.weber.edu/ahtletics adopted by the six presidents of the char­ [email protected] ter members as the name of the new con­ 2491 Washington Blvd., Suite 201 ference. The name Big Sky originated in a Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 392-1978 - Phone • 392-5568 - Fax

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Past Big Sky Champs ......

1963 Idaho State (3-1) ...... Montana State (2-1) 1964 Montana State (3-0) ...... Idaho State(2-1) 1965 Weber State, Idaho (3-1) ...... Montana (2-2) 1966 Montana State (4-0) ...... Idaho (3-1) 196 7 Montana State (4-0) ...... Montana, Weber State, Idaho (2-2) 1968 Weber State, Idaho, Montana State (3-1) 1969 MONTANA (4-0) ...... Weber State (3-1) 1970 MONTANA (6-0) ...... Idaho State (4-2) 19 71 Idaho (4-1) ...... Boise State (4-2) 1972 Montana State (5-1) ...... Idaho State (4-1) 1973 Boise State (6-0) ...... Montana State (5-1) 1974 Boise State (6-0) ...... Montana State (5-1) 1975 Boise State (5-0-1) ...... Idaho State, Montana State (4-2) 1976 Montana State (6-0) ...... Idaho (5-1) 1977 Boise State (6-0) ...... Northern Arizona (5-1) 1978 Northern Arizona ...... Montana, Montana State (4-2) 1979 Montana State (6-1) ...... Nevada (5-2) 1980 Boise State (6-1) ...... Idaho (4-3) 1981 Idaho State, Boise State (6-1) ...... Montana (5-2) 1982 MONTANA, Idaho, Montana State (5-2) 1983 Nevada (6-1) ...... Idaho State (5-2) 1984 Montana State (6-1) ...... Nevada (5-2) 1985 Idaho (6-1) ...... Nevada (6-1) 1986 Nevada (7-0) ...... NAU, Idaho (5-2) 1987 Idaho (7-1) ...... Weber State (7-1) 1988 Idaho (7-1) ...... Montana (6-2) 1989 Idaho (8-0) ...... Montana (7-1) Senior Brady Green, 2005 first team All-Conference, spe­ 1990 Nevada (7-1) ...... Idaho, Boise State (6-2) cial teams 1991 Nevada (8-0) ...... Montana (6-2) 1992 Idaho (6-1) ...... Eastern Washington (6-1) 1993 MONTANA (7-0)...... Idaho, Eastern Washington (5-2) 1994 Boise State (6-1) ...... Montana, Idaho (5-2) 1995 MONTANA (6-1) ...... Boise State, Idaho, NAU, WSU (4-3) 1996 MONTANA (8-0) ...... Northern Arizona (7-1) 1997 Eastern Washington (7-1)...... Montana (6-2) 1998 MONTANA (6-2) ...... Cal State Northridge, Montana State (5-3) 1999 MONTANA (7-1) ...... PSU, NAU, EWU (6-2) 2000 MONTANA (8-0) ...... Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State (5-3) 2001 MONTANA (7-0) ...... Northern Arizona, Portland State (5-2) 2002 MONTANA, Idaho State, Montana State (5-2) 2003 MONTANA, Montana State, Northern Arizona (5-2 2004 MONTANA, Eastern Washington (6-1).... Montana State, Portland State (4-3) 2005 MONTANA, Eastern Washington, Montana State (5-2) ...... PSU, WSU (4-3)

2005 Big Sky Attendance All Games Home Games Team G Total Avg. G Total Avg. Home High-Opp. Eastern Washington 12 108,189 9,016 5 35,451 7,090 8,696-Weber State Idaho State 11 139,509 12,683 5 42,399 8,480 10,273-Montana Montana 12 244,203 20,350 7 157,385 22,537 23,773-Weber State Montana State 11 160,424 14,584 6 82,262 13,710 15,327-Montana Northern Arizona 11 139,292 12,663 5 39,546 7,909 9,109-Montana Portland State 11 131,197 11,927 5 32,974 6,995 10,443-Montana State Sacramento State 11 133,445 12,131 6 34,998 5,833 10,197-UC Davis Weber State 11 144,132 13,103 5 50,757 10,151 17,593-Western State

Totals 90 1,216,076 13,512 44 475,577 10,809 Senior center Jeff Marshall, 2005 Big Sky Conference second team (Photo by Mike Bashor)

1 O O 6 ootball 71 ...... gT”' MONTANA GRIZZLIES * BIG SKY CONFERENCE Montana’s First Team Big Sky Conference Selections - 1963*2005 1963 1974 continued 1990 1999 Pete Gotay, FB Ron Rosenberg*, ILB Rick Erps, OG Adam Boomer, LB Jerry Luchau, OG 1975 Mike McGowan, OLB Kelley Bryant, DT Chris Pomajevich, WR Greg Anderson, DB 1991 Vince Huntsberger*, SS 1964 1976 Todd Ericson, FS Drew Miller ^ , QB Paul Connelly, HB Greg Anderson, DB Chad Germer, OC Chase Raynock, OT Wayne Harrington, OC Paul Cooley, WR Chad Lembke, ILB Thatcher Szalay, OG 1965 1977 Kirk Murphy, DE Jeremy Watkins, WR Terry Bergren, E Monty Bullerdick, RB Marvin Turk, WR 2000 Willie Jones, RB 1978 1992 Adam Boomer, LB 1966 Guy Bingham, OL Sam Davidson, DT Calvin Coleman, CB Warren Hill, Safety Greg Dunn, FS Dan Downs, ILB Jimmy Farris, WR 1967 Steve Fisher, DT Todd Ericson, FS Andy Petek*, LB Bob Beers, ILB Allen Green, TE Chad Lembke, ILB Thatcher Szalay, OG Bob Graham, DT Sam Martin, DE 1993 2001 Lon Howard, OT 1979 #, QB Calvin Coleman, CB Larry Huggins, DE Raul Allegre, K Dan Downs, ILB John Fitzgerald, FB Bryan Magnuson, RB Kent Clausen, ILB Carl Franks, CB/FS Spencer Frederick, TE Mick O’Neill, Safety Greg Dunn, FS Scott Gurnsey, WR Yohance Humphery, RB Herb White, OG, DE Jim Hard, WR Frank Garrett, OG Vince Huntsberger*, SS 1968 Sam Martin, DE Kurt Schilling, OLB Etu Molden, WR Bob Beers, ILB 1981 1994 Chris Snyder, K Matt Steinau, OLB Tuufuli Uperesa, OT Pat Curry, DE Keith Burke, CB Thatcher Szalay, OG Herb White, OG, DE Jim Rooney, OT Dave Dickenson#, QB 1969 Mickey Sutton, CB/PR Dan Downs, ILB 2002 Arnie Blancas, RB 1982 Scott Gragg, OT John Edwards/, QB Tim Bush, DE Tim Gallagher, LB Tony Fudge, SS 1995 Blake Horgan, DT Bill Gutman, OT Ben Kiefer, OLB Mike Agee, OG Dylan McFarland, OT Les Kent, RB 1Q83 Mike Bouchee, ILB Larry Miller, DL Jason Crebo, LB Levander Segars, Returns Brian Salonen, TE Jim Nordstrom, DE Dave Dickenson#, QB Vernon Smith, CB 1985H AOC Roy Robinson, DB Joe Douglass, WR/PR Chris Snyder, K Mike Rice, WR/P John Stedham, OG David Kempfert, OC Trey Young*, FS Karl Stein, FS 1986 Yohanse Manzanarez, DE 2003 Larry Stranahan, DT Larry Clarkson, OT Blaine McElmurry, FS Dylan McFarland , OT Tuufuli Uperesa, OT Mike Rice, WR/P Eric Simonson, OT Jon Skinner, OG 1970 1987 Matt Wells, WR Brad Weston, FB Arnie Blancas, RB Tony Breland, SS 1996 Chris Snyder, K Larry Miller, DL Scott Camper, DT Mike Agee, OG Brent Meyers, OLB Steve Okoniewski, OT Larry Clarkson, OT /, QB Dave DeCoite, FS Karl Stein, FS Pat Foster, DE Jason Baker, OT 2004 1971 Mike Rankin, ILB , 88, 89 Jason Crebo*, LB Cory Procter, OT Steve Caputo, RB Bill Venard, OC Joe Douglass, WR/PR , QB Steve Okoniewski, OT 1988 Corey Falls, DE Lex Hilliard, RB Ray Stachnick, OC J.C. Campbell, OLB David Kempfert, OC Mike Murphy, DE 1972 Jody Farmer, RB/P/KOR Blaine McElmurry, FS Shane MacIntyre, ILB Kit Blue, OC Tim Hauck*, FS 1997 Jefferson Heidelberger, S.Teams Barry Darrow, OG Mike Rankin, ILB Kelley Bryant, DT 2005 Mick Dennehy, Safety Quinton Richardson, CB Jason Crebo, LB Brad Rhoades, OT Leo LaRoche, DE Kirk Scrafford, OG Justin Gaines, CB Lex Hilliard, RB Ron Rosenberg, ILB 1989 1998 Tuff Harris, Returns 1973 Dan Edwards, DE Brian Ah Yat#, QB Alan Saenz, DT Sly Hardy, CB Jay Fagan, OG Kelley Bryant, DT Brady Green, Special Teams Dave Harrington, CB Jody Farmer, RB/P/KOR Scott Curry, OT Steve Taylor, DE Tim Hauck*, FS Tyler Martin, DT *Defensive MVP 1974 Kirk Scrafford, OG Jeremy Watkins, WR # Offensive MVP lOffensive co-MVP Greg Anderson, DB ~ Newcomer of the Year Sly Hardy, CB

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