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Runningback Yohance Humphery out-maneuvers a Georgia Southern player at the NCAA Championship game, 2000 2001 Montana fo o tb a ll GRIZ in the NCAA Playoffs: Montana Has Advanced Eight Seasons In A Row

T he University of Montana Grizzlies continue to be one of Divi­ Next, a workman-like win over Northern Arizona (17-7) guaranteed sion l-AA’s elite in 2000, as they advanced to the NCAA play­ the Griz of their 15th straight winning season. That was followed by a offs for the eighth season in a row. crucial 33-21 win over Portland State in Hillsboro, Ore., as Yohance The Griz began the millennium in winning style by garnering yet Humphery returned after a leg injury he suffered at EWU. Humphery another Big Sky Conference title and advancing to the NCAA Divi­ helped the Griz avenge an overtime loss at PSU the previous year sion l-AA national championship game for the third time in the past and set school records with 37 carries for 194 yards. A 38-21 win over much-improved Idaho State was due in large part six years. It was not only Montana’s fifth league championship in the past to Humphery’s 145 yards rushing and a great defense, and senior six seasons, but since 1993 the Griz have either won the conference end Andy Petek’s school record 15th sack of the season. The contest at Weber State was statistically one-sided in favor of title or placed second. Last season Montana was ranked second in The Sports Network’s the Griz, but two WSU kickoff returns made this one a closer (30-28) UM win than it final poll and the should have ESPN/USA Today been. Montana polls, going 13-2 out-gained WSU overall and a perfect 556 to 239 in to­ 8-0 in conference tal yards and 27 play en route to yet to seven in first another Big Sky downs. crown. UM’s No. 2 The 100th ranking tied its best Griz -Cat intra­ ever. In 1996 the state showdown Grizzlies were 14-1 was marred by and ranked second. too many UM The 2000 season penalties, but was a banner year for home-standing another reason, as Montana racked the Griz racked up its 15th consecu­ their 15th consecutive NCAA Championship post-game interview, Chattanooga, Tenn., 2000. L-R: Head Coach Joe Glenn, John Edwards, Andy tive win in the ri­ winning season, a Petek, Yohance Humphery, Adam Boomer, and Jimmy Farris. valry. More im­ skein that started in 1986. Montana has been ranked in The Sports Network weekly Division portantly, the victory guaranteed the Grizzlies the conference title and l-AA poll’s top 25 for 110 of the past 113 weeks. an automatic Division l-AA playoff berth.

2000: ROCKY START, BUT GREAT FINISH THIRD TRIP TO THE TITLE GAME When Joe Glenn took over the head job at Montana, the Griz faith­ The Grizzlies’ third trip to the l-AA championship game started out ful expected him and his team to win another league title and earn a without much stress, but the final ticket to the division’s “Big Dance” l-AA playoff berth. did not come easily. UM players and first-year mentor Glenn soon had all of the Entering the 16-team field the No. 1 seed for the first time looked naysayers talking, as they suffered a 10-9 opening season loss in like a no-brainer, as everything worked to perfection in a 45-13 win the friendly confines of Washington Grizzly Stadium no less! over visiting Eastern Illinois. A quarterfinal home contest against run- An 0-2 start for the first time in 15 years seemed more than pos­ oriented Richmond (Virginia) turned into a second half defensive sible, as nemesis and Division l-Afoe Idaho in Pullman was up next, struggle, but Montana prevailed 34-20. but, Montana rebounded as senior quarterback Drew Miller passed The 2000 season’s 13th win in a row over Appalachian State was for a career-best 505 yards, and senior Jimmy Farris made a mi­ like a heavyweight boxing match, but the knockout punch was pro­ raculous, one-handed catch in the closing seconds for a dramatic vided by a Miller to Farris scoring pass in overtime, and the ecstatic Griz had their ticket to the Chattanooga, Tennessee, site of the title 45-38 UM win. A convincing victory over visiting Cal Poly put UM over the .500 game. mark. A week later the Griz were hit by numerous injuries and game- Montanans and anglers sometimes talk about the “one that got breaking Eastern Washington kickoff returns but held off the Eagles away” in this fly-fishing town made famous by the popular movie “A for a 41-31 victory in Spokane in their conference opener. River Runs Through It.” Homecoming 2000 may have been the game which the Griz turned Minutes after its 27-25 loss to defending champion Georgia South­ the corner. Trailing 20-17 late in the game, Damon Parker picked off ern in Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium, the tongues starting wagging. an errant Hornet lateral and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown “If Drew Miller hadn’t got hurt in the first quarter....If the field wasn’t so muddy....If we just had the ball one more time ” You get the idea. and a 24-20 win. The bottom line was that GSU junior All-American halfback Adrian Miller, plagued with injuries throughout the season, was knocked Peterson’s 57-yard touchdown run early in the final quarter quashed out of the Northridge contest, but enter sophomore John Edwards, who scored on a one-yard run with 1:50 left, and UM pulled out a Montana’s valiant come-back effort, and the game truly got away. 34-30 win. Griz in the NCAAs

GRIZ HAVE NOW MADE 11 TRIPS Montana in the NCAAs TO THE PLAYOFFS (14-10) Since 1993, Montana has participated in the Division l-AA playoffs 1982 at Idaho L 21-7 11 times and for eight years in a row. When the skein started in 1988 at Idaho L 38-19 1993, UM suffered a last-second, 49-48 first-round home loss to 1989 Jackson State W 48-7 Delaware. The Griz entered that game with a 10-1 record and were Eastern Illinois W 25-19 ranked third. at Georgia Southern L 45-14 That letdown turned to elation ayear later, when the Grizzlies squeaked (Semi-final Game) by Northern Iowa 23-20; beat McNeese State on Andy Larson’s last- 1993 Delaware L 49-48 second field goal (30-28); and then lost 28-9 at Youngstown State in the 1994 Northern Iowa W 23-20 semifinal. McNeese State W 30-28 Griz All-American quarterback Dave Dickenson was injured early at Youngstown St. L 28-9 in the McNeese game in 1994 and was unable to play at YSU. The (Semi-final Game) team and its coaches were close to reaching the pinnacle of l-AA. 1995 Eastern Kentucky W 48-0 The Griz coaches and players reached that pinnacle a year later. Georgia Southern W 45-0 Montana won the national championship in 1995 with a last-sec­ Stephen F. Austin W 70-14 ond, come-from-behind victory (22-20) over host Marshall. UM re­ at Marshall W 22-20** turned just 12 starters in 1995, but looked like a team of destiny. (Championship Game in Huntington, West Virgink “Dicky,” who played for Calgary in the Canadian Football League 1996 Nicholls State W 48-3 from 1996 to 2000, passed for 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns in E. Tennessee State W 44-14 UM’s first three playoff wins. That run of wins included lopsided Troy State W 70-7 victories as the Griz out-scored their first three playoff opponents at Marshall L 49-29 163-14. (Championship Game in Huntington, West Virginia) In the title game at Marshall, despite an ailing (shoulder) Dickenson 1997 at McNeese State L 19-14 orchestrated a 12-play, 72-yard drive, which culminated on a 25- 1998 at Western Illinois L 52-9 yard field goal by Andy Larson with 39 seconds left as Montana 1999 Youngstown State L 30-27 eked out the two-point win. 2000 Eastern Illinois W 45-14 With Dickenson gone to the CFL and 10-year head coach Don Richmond W 37-17 Read’s surprising retirement, the Griz did not have a letdown — far Appalachian State W 19-16, OT from it. The Griz reeled off a school-record 14 straight wins in 1996 Georgia Southern L 27-25 and advanced to the title game again at Marshall. This time wide (Championship Game in Chattanooga receiver Randy Moss and the Thundering Herd prevailed, 49-29. It **Won National Championship was UM’s second straight trip to the title game and the first time in playoff history that two 14-0 teams squared off for the national crown. Griz in Final Regular-Season Polls The Griz had a winning drought in the playoffs from 1997-99. In 1982 NCAA...... 9th 1997 McNeese State revenged its 1994 playoff loss at Montana with 1988 NCAA...... 19th a 19-14 come-from-behind victory in Lake Charles. In ‘98 Montana 1989 NCAA...... 6th suffered its worst playoff loss in history, losing 52-9 at Western 1993 The Sports Network ...... 3rd Illinois. 1994 The Sports Network ...... 8th Two of the most successful programs in the 90s met in a first round 1995 The Sports Network ...... 8th 1999 playoff game in Missoula, as the Griz hosted the Youngstown 1996 The Sports Network ...... 2nd State Penguins. 1997 The Sports Network ...... 11th This battle of l-AA’s heavyweights went down to the wire. 1998 The Sports Network ...... 14th It took a missed 34-yard game-tying field goal by the Griz with 12 USA Today/ ESPN...... 14th seconds left for YSU to eke out a 30-27 victory, Montana’s third first 1999 USA Today/ESPN...... 8th round loss in a row. The Sports Network...... 7th In 1999, Montana set a Big Sky record with seven consecutive 2000 The Sports Network ...... 1st playoff appearances, breaking the old mark of six straight set by ESPN/USA Today...... 1st former league member Idaho from 1985-90. About a week after the YSU loss, Head Coach Mick Dennehy left UM to become the mentor at Utah State. On December 6, 1999, Joe Glenn was introduced as Montana’s 32nd head coach. Prior to its current eight-year run from 1993-00, Montana had been in the playoffs three times. Its first playoff game was in 1982, a 21 -7 loss at former Big Sky member Idaho. UM’s second appearance was six years later, in 1988, the Griz once again traveling to Idaho, losing 38-19. The 1989 was a watermark season, as the Grizzlies hosted their first ever playoff game, beating Jackson State 48-7. A week later the Griz hosted Eastern Illinois, winning 25-19. Montana then traveled to Statesboro, Georgia, to play eventual national champion Georgia Southern for its first-ever trip to the semis, losing 45-15. 1995 National Champions! r Montana Po^ibali Athletic Performance Center #* Jacobson f t * Academic i * f t * Center f t * he Jacobson Academic f t * T Center is a new feature for student-athletes at The Univer­ f t * sity of Montana. Located ad­ Chris Wieseman, Director Lacey Degnan, Assistant «*■ jacent to the Athletic Perfor­ mance Center, the Jacobson * Academic Center is open f t * Monday through Friday from eight in the morning until six in the evening and includes a w small meeting room for study he Athletic Performance groups, six computer stations f t * with extra computer outlets for T Department and the Ath­ ft* letic Performance Complex are laptops, and laser printing. new additions to The Univer­ It is a quiet atmosphere con­ f t * ducive to studying and doing sity of Montana Athletic De­ ** partment. The current facility is homework in the privacy of the f t * twice as large as the previous Adams Center. weight room that has been in the Adams Center over the The Athletic Department also tioning programs for Grizzly f t - years. has a full-time assistant, Lacey athletes. The program incor­ The addition of the Athletic I p * Degnan. porates exercises and drills Performance Department has The Athletic Performance that are specific to the needs f t * brought with it a new director, staff designs, implements, and of The University of Montana’s Chris Wieseman, from the Uni­ V evaluates strength and condi­ athletes in an effort to increase versity of Nebraska-Lincoln. their performance capabilities. FNTBJIU f t * f t *

Naseby Rhinehart Athletic Treatment Center f t * F inished in the fall of 1999, Center boasts 7,200 square Also included are athletic train- the newly remodeled feet of space and includes an ers'offices, six hydro therapy f t * Rhinehart Athletic Treatment enlarged rehabilitation area. units, and a consulting office f t * where nutritionists and doctors can meet with athletes. There f t * are also new classrooms for f t * the athletic training curriculum. Naseby “Doc” Rhinehart i * came to Missoula in 1931 from f t * Milwaukee, Wise., to play foot­ ball and basketball. He also f t * competed in track and field Naseby Rhinehart f t * where he had bests of 23 feet in the long jump and 140 feet f t * in the discus. at the University for 47 years, f t * After graduating in 1935 retiring in 1982. He was one f t * from The University of Mon­ of the first trainers in the na­ tana, he was asked if he was tion to develop an athletic f t * interested in becoming the training curriculum (1971) at f t * UM trainer. He did and stayed a university. f t - f t *

f t * f t * Grizzly Media cott Gurnsey is now KGVO RADIO & The “Voice of the Grizzlies” MICK HOLIEN in his fourth sea­ Sson serving as color ick Holien is enjoying his ninth Mick received the commentator for Grizzly M year as the “Voice of the Grizzlies” inaugural Montana football. and his 17th season overall as a play-by- Broadcasters Asso­ He is a former (1991- play announcer at The University of Mon­ ciation “News Enter­ 94) Griz receiver and tana. prise Award” in 1988. punter. “Gurns”is sec­ For the fourth straight year, KGVO (AM The MBA also has ond on Montana’s all-time receiving list 1290) of Missoula, Montana, is the flag­ honored several of with 2,574 yards. ship station of the Grizzly football and his radio programs, He works locally for the Coca-Cola Bot­ men’s basketball teams. Stations KGVO, including his cover­ tling Company as a sales representative. KYSS-FM, KBAZ-FM and KLCY were all age of the 1995 N a ­ Scott received his B.S. degree in busi­ recently purchased by ClearChannel Ra­ tional Championship ness administration from UM in 1995. He dio of Covington, Kentucky. game which was is single. tabbed “Program of the Year.” A news reporter for the local newspa­ GREYSON DAVIS is Host H G V a u per, The Missoulian, since 1992, Holien’s 1 2 9 0 work has been recognized by the Society to KPAX-TV’s “Joe Glenn of Professional Journalists and the Montana Show” VOICE OF THE GRIZZLIES Newspaper Association. or the sixth year in Holien’s son, Chris, is employed by the a row KPAX-TV/ KLCY serves as the radio voice of the Ford Motor Credit Company in Beaver-ton, F Channel 8 of Missoula Lady Griz, The University of Montana’s Ore. Chris’s wife Christine attends Portland will broadcast The Uni­ women’s basketball team. State University. His daughter Stephanie versity of Montana’s Holien called his 500th Grizzly game Landers attends UM. Stephanie and her football coaches’ show, when UM played at Portland on Oct. 2, husband Travis brought Mick’s first grand­ the ‘Joe Glenn Show,” 1999. Prior to calling men’s football and child into the world, Christopher, March 17, which airs initially on basketball games, Holien called Lady Griz 2000 . Sunday, August 26. basketball games for eight seasons, a Mick’s e-mail address is mholien@ UM’s weekly football show features time during which he also was the public missoulian.com, or he can be reached at game highlights, player interviews, com­ address announcer for Grizzly football The Missoulian toll free at 800-366-7186. ments from head football coach Glenn, games. and a scouting report on the upcoming He has called the play-by-play for all NOTE: Mick and Dave Guffey, UM’s As­ opponent. three of the Grizzlies’ Division l-AA cham­ sistant Athletic Director for Media Rela­ KPAX-TV Sports Director Greyson pionship games in 1995,1996, and 2000. tions, co-authored Odyssey to a National Davis serves as the host of the ‘Joe Glenn This past year Holien was presented Championship, which was recently up­ Show,” which airs every Sunday at 10:30 the “Ed Chinske Award,” given annually dated through the 2000 season. The p.m. on KPAX and other Montana Televi­ to the outstanding sports professional eight-page updated insert and an sion Network (MTN) stations. from the Missoula area. Active in Missoula autographed copy of the illustrated 100- non-profit boards, Holien is past president year history of Montana Grizzly football of the Missoula Food Bank and the may be purchased by calling toll free Missoula Mavericks American Legion 888-763-8350. KPAX MISSOULA baseball board. He also served as presi­ dent of the Associated Press Broadcast­ The Statewide Grizzly Sports ers. Montana's NEWS Station In 1999, Mick received the Good Network Neighbor Award from the American Red Anaconda: KQRV, 96.9 FM; Billings: KBUL KPAX TV to Air Several 970 AM; Butte/Deer Lodge: KQRV, 96.9 FM Cross for his dedication to helping oth­ Games Glendive: KXGN, 1400 AM; Great Falls ers. This season KPAX will once again air KMON, 560 AM; Hamilton: KLYQ, 1240 AM: He was honored by the National Ex­ several games live, beginning with UM’s Hardin: KHDN, 1230 AM; Helena: KCAR Big Sky Conference opener against East­ change Club in 1998 with a community 1340 AM; Kalispell: KOFI, 1180 AM; Laurel service award for “Unselfish Devotion to KBSR, 1490 AM; Lewistown: KXLO, 1230 ern Washington on Sept. 29, as well as the Principle of Good Citizenship.” With AM; Livingston: KPRK, 1340 AM; Miles City: road games at Sacramento State, North­ a vote of his peers in ‘98, he was tabbed KMTA, 1050 AM; Plentywood: KATQ, 1070 ern Arizona, Idaho State, and the 101st the National Sportswriters and Sports AM & 100.1 FM; Scobey: KCGM, 95.7 FM; Griz-Cat game, November 17, in Broadcasters Association “Montana Shelby: KSEN, 1150 AM & KZIN, 96.3 FM; Bozeman. Sports Broadcaster of the Year” — the and in Missoula, flagship station KGVO, Davis will also serve as the play-by- fourth time he has been so honored. 1290 AM. play commentator for Grizzly football broadcasts. 2001 Montana Ibotball 2001 Griz Travel Plans Montana Media Trip #1/CAL POLY Depart for Cal Poly Friday, August 31 via commercial airline to Los Angeles. Newspapers Television Stations Lodging at Rancho Santa Barbara Marriott in Buellton, Calif. (805-688-1000) Missoulian KECI-TV (NBC) Depart to Missoula from Los Angeles Following Game via Bob Meseroll, Sports Editor Todd Reed, Sports Director Charter Airlines, Saturday, Sept. 1 Jon Kasper, Football Beat Writer RO. Box 5268 RO. Box 8029 Missoula, MT 59806 Trip #2/HAWAII Missoula, MT 59807-8029 Phone: (406) 721-5642 Depart for Maui Thursday, Sept. 6 on Charter Aircraft Phone: (406) 523-5265 Fax: (406) 721-6791 Lodging at Sheraton Maui in Lahaina (808-661-0031) Fax: (406) 523-5294 KPAX-TV (CBS) Depart for Missoula via Charter Airlines, Sunday, Sept. 9 Great Halls Tribune Greyson Davis, Sports Director Trip #3/SACRAMENTO STATE George Geise, Sports Editor RO. Box 4827 Leave for Sacramento Friday, Oct. 5 via Commercial Airline RO. Box 5468 Missoula, MT 59806 Lodging at Hallmark Suites in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Great Falls, MT 59403 Phone: (406) 542-4455 (916-638-4141) Phone: (406) 761-6666 Fax: (406)543-7127 Return to Missoula via Commercial Flight, Sunday, Oct. 7 Fax: (406) 791-1431 Trip #4/NORTHERN ARIZONA Billings Gazette Depart for Flagstaff via Phoenix on Commercial Airline, Friday, Mike Zimmer, Sports Editor Radio Stations Oct. 19 RO. Box 36300 Western Montana Lodging at Embassy Suites Flagstaff (520-774-4333) Billings, MT 59107-3630 Radio Network Bus to Phoenix. Depart for Missoula via Charter Flight Phone: (406)657-1200 (KGVO-AM, KLCY-AM, Following Game, Saturday, Oct. 20 Fax: (406)657-1208 KYSS-FM, KBAZ-FM) Trip #5/IDAHO STATE Montana Standard Denny Bedard, General Depart for Pocatello via Beach Bus, Friday, Nov. 2 Mananger Bruce Saylor, Sports Editor Lodging Holiday Inn Pocatello (208-200-8944/237-1400) RO. Box 627 RO. Box 7279 Return to Missoula on Beach Bus Following Game, Saturday, Butte, MT 59701 Missoula, MT 59807 Nov. 3 Phone: (406) 728-9300 Phone: (406) 496-5500 Trip #6/MONTANA STATE Fax: (406) 496-5551 Fax: (406) 542-2329 KBGA-FM Leave for Bozeman on Beach Bus, Friday, Nov. 16 Independent Record Lodging at Holiday Inn (406-587-4561) Sports Director Sandra Kelly, Sports Editor Return via Beach Bus Following Game, Saturday, Nov. 17 Box 4249 University Center Helena, MT 59601 The University of Montana Phone: (406) 447-4000 Missoula, MT 59812 Fax: (406) 447-4052 Phone: (406) 243-6426 Ravalli Republic Fax: (406 243-6428 Carl Reader, Sports Editor KYLT-AM 232 W. Main St. Allen Kessler, Sports Director Hamilton, MT 59840-2552 2701 N. Reserve St. Phone: (406) 363-3300 Missoula, MT 59802 Fax: (406)363-1767 Phone: (406) 728-5000 Daily Interlake Fax: (406) 549-0503 Northern Sports Dave Lesnick, Sports Editor Network RO. Box 7610 Kalispell, MT 59904 Rocky Erickson, Sports Dir. RO. Box 1742 Phone: (406) 755-7000 Billings, MT 59103-1742 Fax: (406) 752-6114 Phone: (406) 252-6661 Montana Iiaimin Fax: (406) 423-0003 Sports Editor Associated Press The University of Montana Amy Hanson Missoula, MT 59812 RO. Box 5810 Phone: (406) 243-4020 Helena, MT 59604-5810 Fax: (406) 243-5475 Phone: (800)221-0094 Fax: (800) 423-0083

Senior Guard Thatcher Szalay front of Main

Missoula valley looking east

Rankin Hall on the Oval

UM campus at sunset

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area 3 miles north of town

A glimpse of Missoula

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