2017 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook
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2017 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook Football Contact: Denise Thompson: [email protected] • (801) 392-1978 ext. 21 2491 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401 • www.BigSkyConf.com The Kickoff This Week in the Big Sky Big Sky play continues this weekend with Weber State at Montana Saturday, Sept. 30 State in the ROOT SPORTS Game of the Week and North Dakota at Sacramento State at Eastern Washington ........1:35 p.m. PT UC Davis in the Eleven Sports Game of the Week. All four players of TV: Pluto TV the week will face off this weekend. Weber State at Montana State ............................. 1:35 p.m. MT TV: ROOT SPORTS (Game of the Week) #ICYMI Talent: Tom Glasglow, Jason Stiles, Jen Mueller Eastern Washington scored 42 points in the second half at Montana to complete the 48-41 comeback victory to open up Big Sky play. Montana at Portland State .................................... 2:05 p.m. PT TV: ABC Montana/SWX/Pluto TV The Big Sky also announced its ROOT SPORTS Players of the Week: Cal Poly at Idaho State .......................................... 2:35 p.m. MT Sacramento State’s Kevin Thomson (co-offensive), Eastern Wash- TV: Pluto TV ington’s Gage Gubrud (co-offensive), Northern Arizona’s Wes Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona ..........4:00 p.m. PT Sutton (defensive) and Northern Colorado’s Collin Root (special TV: NAU-TV/ Pluto TV teams). North Dakota at UC Davis .................................... 6:05 p.m. PT TV: Eleven Sports (Game of the Week)/Pluto TV Sacramento State’s Kevin Thomson was named the FCS STATS Na- Talent: Bill Doleman, Darius Walker tional Offensive Player of the Week. Last Week’s Big Sky Scores Saturday, Sept. 23 *Northern Colorado 43, Idaho State 42 *Montana State 49, North Dakota 21 *Weber State 41, UC Davis 3 *Eastern Washington 48, Montana 41 *Northern Arizona 28, Cal Poly 10 *Sacramento State 54, Southern Utah 27 2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA STREAK Weber State 1 0 1.000 41 3 3 1 .750 168 60 W2 Northern Colorado 1 0 1.000 43 42 2 1 .667 105 97 W1 Sacramento State 1 0 1.000 54 27 2 2 .500 140 108 W1 Eastern Washington 1 0 1.000 48 41 2 2 .500 127 158 W2 Montana State 1 0 1.000 49 21 1 2 .333 76 83 W1 Northern Arizona 1 0 1.000 28 10 1 2 .333 72 110 W1 Montana 0 1 .000 41 48 2 2 .500 149 137 L1 Southern Utah 0 1 .000 27 54 2 2 .500 123 166 L1 Idaho State 0 1 .000 42 43 2 2 .500 122 128 L1 UC Davis 0 1 .000 3 41 2 2 .500 92 100 L1 North Dakota 0 1 .000 21 49 1 3 .250 78 131 L2 Cal Poly 0 1 .000 10 28 0 4 .000 75 127 L5 Portland State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 .000 52 92 L6 #BigSkyFB 2017 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook Media Information Big Sky Information Weekly Coaches’ Conference Call Each Wednesday during the 2017 football season, the Big Sky Conference will 2491 Washington Blvd, Suite 201 hold a conference call with the 13 league coaches. All media is encouraged to Ogden, Utah 84401 take advantage of having a set time to speak with the coaches each week. The 801.392.1978 Fax: 801.392.5568 call will begin at 10 a.m. Mountain, 9 a.m. Pacific. Each coach will be available for eight minutes. To take part in the call, please contact Denise Thompson at Commissioner: Andrea Williams 801.392.1978 x-21 or by e-mail at [email protected]. You will then be Sr. Assoc. Deputy Commissioner: Ron Loghry provided with the call-in number and password. Archived calls can be found at Associate Comm./Compliance/Governance: www.bigskyconf.com/podcasts.aspx Jaynee Nadolski Asst.Comm./Championships: Jon Kasper Asst. Comm./Comm./External Affairs: Denise Schedule Thompson 10:00 a.m. MNT (9:00 PT) Jay Hill, Weber State Communications Director: TBD 10:08 a.m. MNT (9:08 PT) Dan Hawkins, UC Davis Asst. Director: Lea Williams 10:16 a.m. MNT (9:16 PT) Demario Warren, Southern Utah Coordinator/Championships/Comm. Alex Kelly Assoc. Director Compliance: Damilola Sule 10:24 a.m. MNT (9:24 PT) Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona Administrative Assistant: Janet Carpenter 10:32 a.m. MNT (9:32 PT) Rob Phenicie, Idaho State Business Manager: Stacy Freeman 10:40 a.m. MNT (11:40 CT) Bubba Schweigert, North Dakota 10:48 a.m. MTN (9:48 PT) Earnest Collins Jr., Northern Colorado 10:56 a.m. MTN (9:56 PT) Jeff Choate, Montana State Communications Contact Info. 801.392.1978 11:04 a.m. MTN (10:04 PT) Bob Stitt, Montana Denise Thompson, FB, GLF ...............................X-21 11:12 a.m. MTN (10:12 PT) Jody Sears, Sacramento State [email protected] 11:20 a.m. MTN (10:20 PT) Aaron Best, Eastern Washington 11:28 a.m. MTN (10:28 PT) Tim Walsh, Cal Poly TBD, SOC, MBB, SFT .......................................x-19 11:36 a.m. MTN (10:36 PT) Bruce Barnum, Portland State Lea Williams, VBALL, WBB, T&F .....................X-12 [email protected] Big Sky Websites and Twitter Feeds Alex Kelly, XC, TEN .................................................X-17 School Website Twitter [email protected] Cal Poly CalPolyMustangs.com @CalPolyFootball Eastern Washington GoEags.com @EWUFootball Big Sky Weekly Release Idaho State ISUBengals.com @ISUBengals The Big Sky Conference will produce a weekly Montana GoGriz.com @MontanaGrizFB football release every Monday during the 2017 Montana State MSUBobcats.com @MSUBobcatsFB season. Media can receive the releases as a North Dakota UNDSports.com @UNDFootball PDF document via email by contacting Denise Thompson at 801.392.1978 ext. 21 or by email at Northern Arizona NAUAthletics.com @NAU_Football [email protected]. Northern Colorado UNCBears.com @UNCBearsFB Portland State GoViks.com @Viks_Football Sacramento State HornetSports.com @SACHornetsFB Internet Southern Utah SUUTBirds.com @SUUFB The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed by visiting UC Davis UCDavisAggies.com @UCDFootball www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, Weber State WeberStateSports.com @WeberStateFB news releases, statistics and standings are up- dated on the website. Football statistics are updated on Sunday mornings following Satur- day games. Players of the Week Each week of the 2017 season the Big Sky se- lects an offensive, defensive and special teams player of the week. Nominations are made by each institution’s SIDs. Follow Us on Social Media: @BigSkyConf 2017 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook 2017 Big Sky Conference Football TV Schedule Sept. 2 ......................................Northern Arizona at Arizona Sept. 2 ................................ Portland State at Oregon State Sept. 2 ............................................Southern Utah at Oregon Sept. 9 .........................................................Weber State at Cal Sept. 9 ...............................................Montana at Washington Sept. 16 ...............................Northern Colorado at Colorado The Big Sky’s Official TV Partner NAU-TV ROOT SPORTS Sept. 9 .......................Western Illinois at Northern Arizona Sept. 2 ...........................Eastern Washington at Texas Tech Sept. 30............. Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona Sept. 16 ................................................. Idaho State at Nevada Oct. 7 ...............................Illinois State at Northern Arizona Sept. 23 .............................Eastern Washington at Montana Oct. 21 ....................................UC Davis at Northern Arizona Sept. 30................................ Weber State at Montana State Oct. 28 ................. Sacramento State at Northern Arizona Oct. 7 ................................ Portland State at Montana State Oct. 14 .............................................North Dakota at Montana FOX Sports AZ Oct. 21 ...................... Montana State at Northern Colorado Oct. 7 ...............................Illinois State at Northern Arizona Oct. 28 .................................... Idaho State at Montana State Nov. 4 ...................................... Northern Arizona at Montana FOX Sports One (FS1) Nov. 11 ................................... Northern Colorado at Montana Sept. 2 ....................... Montana State at Washington State Nov. 18 ................... Portland State at Eastern Washington Nov. 18 ..........................................Montana at Montana State FOX Sports Regional TBA Sept. 2 .......................... Eastern Washington at Texas Tech Satellite Channels DirecTV Dish ROOT SPORTS NORTHWEST 687 426 KJZZ ROOT SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN 683 414 Sept. 23 ...........................................UC Davis at Weber State Nov. 18 ........................................Idaho State at Weber State ROOT SPORTS is also available through most cable pro- viders. Big Sky games will also be shown live on DirecTV’s SWX Audience Network. Sept. 1 ..........................................Sacramento State at Idaho Sept. 2 ..................................................Valparaiso at Montana Eleven Sports Sept. 9 .........North Dakota State at Eastern Washington Sept. 16 ........................................ UC Davis at Portland State Sept. 9 ....................South Dakota State at Montana State Sept. 23 ...................................Northern Arizona at Cal Poly Sept. 16 .......................................Savannah State at Montana Sept. 30.........................................North Dakota at UC Davis Sept. 23 ..............................Montana State at North Dakota Oct. 7 ..................................................Montana at Idaho State Sept. 30..........Sacramento State at Eastern Washington Oct. 14 ...................................Southern Utah at Weber