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BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference History ............................................................................ 2 Big Sky Conference Football History ......................................... 3 Watch Big Sky/Social Media .......................................................... 4 Big Sky 50 ............................................................................................. 5 Big Sky and Pro Football ................................................................ 6 2014 Composite Schedule .............................................................. 7 ROOT SPORTS .................................................................................... 8 Returning All-Conference Performers ....................................... 9 Returning Statistical Leaders ...................................................... 10 2013 Season In Review ............................................................... 11-14 Final 2013 Statistics ...................................................................15-20 2491 Washington Blvd., Suite 201 2013 Week-by-Week Scores .........................................................21 Ogden, Utah 84401 Team Pages (See Below for Breakdown) .........................22-73 Phone: 801.392.1978 Composite All-Time Standings ................................................... 74 Fax: 801.392.5568 Year-by-Year Composite Standings .......................................... 75 Website: www.bigskyconf.com Composite Coaching Records ....................................................76 Year-by-Year Final Standings ............................................... 77-82 INTERNET Year-by-Year All-Conference Teams .................................. 83-97 The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be ac- Multiple First Team All-Big Sky Selections ......................98-99 cessed by visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game Annual Award Winners ........................................................ 100-101 notes, news releases, statistics and standings are updated All-Academic Teams .............................................................102-106 on the site. Football statistics are updated on Sunday Big Sky Individual Records .................................................107-109 mornings following Saturday games. Big Sky Team Records ............................................................ 110-111 Individual Career and Season Bests ................................ 112-129 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Defensive Records .........................................................................130 Each week of the 2014 football season the Big Sky Con- Team-By-Team Defensive Records ........................................... 131 ference office selects an offensive, defensive and special Team Statistical Leaders ..................................................... 132-133 teams player of the week. Each week’s winners are an- Offensive Football Trends ................................................... 134-135 nounced Mondays by noon. Nominations are made by Defensive Football Trends .................................................. 136-137 each institution’s sports information director. Attendance Figures and Records ............................................ 138 Postseason History ................................................................. 139-141 WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE Big Sky in the Final Polls ............................................................. 142 The Big Sky Conference media relations department pro- FCS Playoff Results ...............................................................143-144 duces a weekly football release every Monday during the Academic All-America Selections ........................................... 145 season. Media can receive the releases as a PDF docu- All-America Selections .........................................................146-147 ment via email by contacting Jon Kasper at 801.392.1978 Big Sky Players In Postseason All-Star Games ................... 148 ext. 16 or by email at [email protected]. Past Big Sky Players of the Week .....................................147-155 Big Sky Players Drafted by the NFL ............................... 156-158 SOCIAL MEDIA 2014 Rule Changes ........................................................................ 158 It’s easy to stay on top of all of the Big Sky action by following the conference on Twitter and Facebook. The INDIVIDUAL TEAM PAGES league’s official Twitter account is @bigskyconf. The Big Cal Poly ......................................................................................... 22-25 Sky is on Facebook at Facebook.com/bigskyconf. Eastern Washington ................................................................. 26-29 Idaho State ..................................................................................30-33 Montana ........................................................................................ 34-37 BIG SKY CONFERENCE OFFICE STAFF Montana State .............................................................................38-41 Commissioner .................................................... Douglas Fullerton North Dakota ..............................................................................42-45 Associate Commissioner ........................................... Ron Loghry Northern Arizona ..................................................................... 46-49 Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations .................... Jon Kasper Northern Colorado ...................................................................50-53 Asst. Commissioner/Compliance .................. Jaynee Nadolski Portland State ............................................................................ 54-57 Marketing Director .................................................... Tanner Gooch Sacramento State ...................................................................... 58-61 Media Relations Assistant .......................................Alyssa Askew Southern Utah ............................................................................62-65 Supervisor of Football Officials .............................. Karl Richins UC Davis .......................................................................................66-69 Supervisor of Basketball/Volleyball Officials Marla Denham Weber State ................................................................................ 70-73 Administrative Assistant .................................. Janet Carpenter Accounts Technician ..........................................Natanee Spencer CREDITS Officials’ Travel Coordinator ............................... Christy Hatley The 2014 Big Sky Conference media guide was produced by the Big Sky Conference. It was written and edited by Jon Kasper. Front cover designed by Mackenzie Kasper. A special thanks to the 13 Big Sky institutional media rela- tions staffs and photo departments for all their help put- ting the guide together. BIG SKY CONFERENCE HISTORY he Big Sky Conference enters its 51st year and 26th with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League year of women’s competition during the 2014-15 schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with academic year. institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It The venerable and stable Division I Big Sky Confer- is “The Heart of the American West.” Tence observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. The University of Idaho, which was a member from 1963- Four of the current league members – Idaho State Universi- 96, will once again compete in the Big Sky in the majority of ty, The University of Montana, Montana State and Weber State its sports. Idaho’s football program will maintain its FBS affi lia- – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter tion, joining the Sun Belt Conference. member the University of Idaho returned most of its sports to On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new its 46th season in the league, giving the league fi ve members conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written with at least 40 years of continuous membership. by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Cal Poly joined as football affi liate members. Eastern Washing- Treasure State. While on a track and fi eld trip from Pocatello, ton University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State State University and Sacramento State round out the current saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered membership. Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be The league has become one of the strongest Division I con- a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of ferences in the West and is a national leader in the Football the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed Championship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column the Division I National Championship, including Eastern Wash- dated Feb. 20, 1963. ington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national The Big Sky sponsors championships in 16 sports, includ- championship in three of the past