UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL National Champions 1995, 2001

2015 Griz Shedule (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Sky) @ DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 8/29 North Dakota State W 38-35 9/5 Cal Poly L 19-20 9/19 @Liberty 5:00 PM (MT) Game 3 - #7/8 Montana (1-1) @ #14/15 Liberty (1-1) 9/26 Northern Arizona * 2:00 PM September 19, 2015 - Williams Stadium (19,200) 10/3 @UC Davis * 2:00 PM (MT) Lynchburg, Va. - 7:04 p.m. - ESPN 3 10/10 Weber State * 2:00 PM 10/24 North Dakota * 1:30 PM 10/31 @Portland State * 3:00 PM (MT) #7 Montana hits the road to face #14 Liberty 11/7 @Idaho State * 2:30 PM 11/14 Eastern Washington * 1:30 PM 11/21 Montana State * Noon The Montana Grizzlies hit the road for the first time this season, traveling east of the Mississippi River for only the seventeenth time in program history, and for the sixth time in regular season history to face the Flames Quick Facts of Liberty University (14,500).

THE GAME: #14 Liberty hosts #7 Montana in a nonconference, top-15 President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom showdown. Kickoff is set for 7:04 p.m. ET on Sept. 19 at Williams Stadi- Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 um, a 19,200 seat facility that ranks among the tops in FCS. Tickets to the Enrollment: 13,952 (Fall, 2014) game are well on their way to being sold out. Athletic Director: Kent Haslam Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz Liberty defeated No. 1 ranked Coastal Carolina in the final game of the Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold 2014 regular season; going 9-5 on the year and advancing to the FCS playoffs for the first time. The Flames head into the game against Mon- Head Coach: Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) tana 1-1, coming off a 41-17 loss to FBS West Virginia in Morgantown. Stitt Record at Mines: 108/62 - 15 years The Flames opened their 2015 season with a 32-13 win over Delaware Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) State in Lynchburg. WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 WGS Attendance Record: 26,472 versus SERIES/LAST MEETING: Flames quarterback Josh Woodrum made his North Dakota State, 8/29/15 college start as a freshman in 2012 when Liberty fell to Montana 34-14 in All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 181-26 (.874) Missoula. That game was the first-ever between the two schools, and Sat- urday marks the first-ever visit by a Big Sky Conference team to Williams Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) Stadium. Division: 1 (FCS for football) All-Time Record: 574-475-23 (.541) TV/STREAMING: Griz fans can watch Saturday’s Montana vs. Liberty Big Sky Record: 227-122-1 (.647) game on ESPN 3 and on ESPN College Extra. Head Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida Head Equipment Manager: Rob Stack ESPN College Extra is a new pay-per-view college sports service that Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, replaces the old ESPN GamePlan. ESPN College Extra is available to customers of AT&T U-verse and DIRECTV (Channels 788-799), Bright 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, House Networks, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and select 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. NCTC members. *Includes shared titles FCS Playoffs (22): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, In late August, ESPN exercised its option with the Big South Conference 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, to carry the Montana/Liberty game exclusively on ESPN 3. ESPN rolled 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, out its new College Extra platform on September 5. 2008, 2009, 2011!, 2013, 2014. (!=Vacated wins).

2014 Record: 9-5 (6-2 BSC-2nd) Previously, Cowles Montana Media was scheduled to carry the game. With ESPN exercising their option with the Big South Conference in Au- 2014 Starters Back: 23 gust, Cowles became unable to show the broadcast. 2014 Lettermen Back: 35 PAGE 2 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

Preseason Big Sky Polls GRIZ RADIO: Veteran play-by-play man Mick Holien takes the mike for his 23rd season as “Voice of the Griz”. Greg Sundberg moves into Media Poll the booth this season along side Holien after four seasons as sideline 1. Eastern Washington (17) 553 reporter. Adam Painter will be on the sideline. Live broadcast can be 2. Montana State (17) 541 heard statewide on the Grizzly Sports Radio Network, and worldwide 3. Montana (5) 446 on gogriz.com. 3. Idaho State (5) 446 5. Cal Poly (1) 433 LAST GAME: Two weeks ago, kicker Alex Vega broke Montana 6. Northern Arizona (1) 399 hearts, kicking a 49-yard field goal with four seconds to play that 7. Sacramento State 278 gave the previously unranked Cal Poly Mustangs a 20-19 victory at 8. Southern Utah 255 Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Montana had taken the lead over the 9. North Dakota 226 Mustangs with 3:43 remaining when Derek Crittenden sacked Cal 10. Weber State 160 Poly quarterback Chris Brown in the end zone for a safety to put the 11. UC Davis 145 Griz up 19-17. 12. Portland State 133 13. Northern Colorado 127 Bye-week: Montana took its first of two bye weeks last week after two physical games to open the season. The Griz put in three extra Coaches’ Poll three days of practice with the Liberty game plan last week, and 1. Montana State (6) 134 giving the players time to rest over the weekend. 2. Eastern Washington (6) 133 3. Montana (1) 121 Montana gets the luxury of having two bye weeks this season due 4. Cal Poly 111 to its participation in the ESPN “FCS Kickoff” game against North 5. Northern Arizona 95 Dakota State on August 29th, a full week before the rest of college 6. Idaho State 90 football started around the country. Montana’s next bye week comes 7. Sacramento State 66 the week of October 17. 8. Southern Utah 64 9. Portland State 51 GRIZ CLIMB THE RANKING: By virtue of Eastern Washington 9. North Dakota 51 falling to 0-2 on the early season, the Grizzlies have climbed the 11. Weber State 43 national rankings to No. 7 in the FCS Coaches’ Poll, but stayed put 12. UC Davis 33 on the bye week at No. 8 in the SATS FCS media poll. 13. Northern Colorado 22 Montana picked up 450 points in the Coaches’ poll to put them 10 points ahead of South Dakota State. In the STATS FCS media poll, 2015 Big Sky Football Standings the Griz have 2650 points and are the top-ranked school in the Big Sky Conference. The Big Sky has six different teams in the top 25, SCHOOL CONF PCT OVER tied for the most representatives of any conference with the Missou- Portland State 1-0 1.000 2-0 ri Valley Conference. Northern Colorado 0-0 0.000 2-0 Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 2-0 OFFENSE IN THE RANKINGS: Two games in to the FCS season, North Dakota 0-0 0.000 2-0 and UM Quarterback Brady Gustafson leads the nation in two differ- Montana State 0-0 0.000 1-0 ent passing categories. Idaho State 0-1 0.000 1-1 Montana 0-0 0.000 1-1 “Gus” is ranked first in the FCS in passing yards per game with Cal Poly 0-0 0.000 1-1 393.5, and total passing yards with 787. Gustafson also ranks sec- Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 1-1 ond nationally in total offense with 410 yards per game of produc- Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 0-2 tion. UC Davis 0-0 0.000 0-2 Weber State 0-0 0.000 0-2 VAN ACKEREN RANKED: Kendrick Van Ackeren is listed as one of Southern Utah 0-0 0.000 0-2 the nations top five tacklers this week as well, with 15 total tackles, tying him for fourth place in the national ranking. Van Ackeren also leads the Big Sky Conference in total tackles (30). PAGE 3 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

FCS Coaches’ Poll THE GRIZ BREAKDOWN Last Updated - September 14, 2015 Keys to the game

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREV. 1 Coastal Carolina (14) 2-0 620 1 Defense 2 North Dakota State 1-1 592 2 3 Villanova 1-1 574 2 4 Jacksonville State (5) 1-1 553 6 Montana will get the services of Defensive Tackles Caleb Kidder 5 Sam Houston State 0-1 545 4 and Zach Peevey back for this weekend’s matchup in Virginia. 6 Illinois State (1) 1-1 538 5 An intimidating 6-5 presence in the middle of the line, Kidder 7 Montana 1-1 450 8 8 South Dakota State(2) 2-0 440 10 started against NDSU, tallying seven tackles before sitting out 9 Montana State 1-0 434 9 against Cal Poly with a leg injury. Also back from injury is 6-7 295 10 James Madison 2-0 409 11 11 Northern Iowa 1-1 403 14 R-Jr. Offensive Tackle McCauley Todd. 12 Chattanooga 1-1 343 12 13 New Hampshire 1-1 287 15 The Griz secondary will need to contain Flames QB Josh Wood- 14 Liberty 1-1 285 13 15 Eastern Washington 0-2 270 7 rum, the FCS active career passing leader who only needs 38 16 Youngstown State 1-1 240 17 passing yards to surpass the 8,000 yard mark. 17 S.E. Louisiana 2-0 208 18 18 Cal Poly 1-1 195 20 19 Fordham 1-1 183 16 Just as the fans at Washington-Grizzly Stadium act as another 20 Portland State 2-0 123 NR player on the field for the Griz, the Montana defense will need to 21 McNeese State 1-0 121 23 22 Eastern Kentucky 1-1 120 19 contend with a hostile environment at Williams Stadium. Liberty 23 Richmond 1-1 90 22 is 101-45 all-time at home, and 45-10 (.818) since the start of the 24 Northern Arizona 2-0 74 NR 2006 season. Liberty head coach Turner Gill is 15-5 when his 25 Indiana State 1-1 72 21 Flames play at Williams Stadium. Others receiving votes: Samford (61), William & Mary (55), Harvard (43), North Dakota (24), Towson (22), Jackson State (20), South Carolina State (19), Idaho State (16), Alcorn State (6), North Carolina A&T (6), South Offense Dakota (3), Charleston Southern (3), Tennessee State (1), Jacksonville (1), Western Illinois (1). Dropped from rankings: Harvard, Idaho State, William & Mary The Griz offensive line will have their work cut out for them in STATS FCS Top 25 Liberty senior DL Chima Uzowihe is tied for the Big South all-time Rankings as of 9/14/2015 sack record with 20.5, and needs two sacks to break the Liber- Rank School Votes Prev ty all-time sack record. Liberty ranks No. 12 nationally with 3.5 1 Jacksonville State (1-1) 3491 (39) 5 sacks per game. 2 Coastal Carolina (2-0) 3461 (36) 3 3 Sam Houston State (0-1) 3450 (38) 1 4 North Dakota State (1-1) 3441 (23) 2 Coach Stitt has alluded to cleaning up mental errors on the road 5 Illinois State (1-1) 3235 (6) 4 this weekend. The Griz have suffered a total of seven turnovers 6 Villanova (1-1) 3219 (4) 6 7 South Dakota State (2-0) 2825 (8) 9 in the first two games of the season. 8 Montana (1-1) 2650 8 9 UNI (1-1) 2483 14 Montana has six Wide Receivers who are 30 yards or less away 10 Chattanooga (1-1) 2162 10 11 Montana State (1-0) 2114 11 from 100 yard seasons. Jamaal Jones (205) and Ellis Hender- 12 James Madison (2-0) 2094 13 son (180) have already surpassed the century mark. By design, 13 New Hampshire (1-1) 2080 12 Gustafson has also spread the love to Nguyen (70), Naccarato 14 Eastern Washington (0-2) 1865 7 15 Liberty (1-1) 1426 15 (81), Carlson (80), and Josh Horner (75), each of whom could hit 16 Youngstown State (1-1) 1420 17 the 100 yard mark. Montana will look to the services of as many 17 Cal Poly (1-1) 1387 18 receivers as possible on Saturday. 18 Fordham (1-1) 1198 16 19 Portland State (2-0) 1025 24 20 Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) 1018 20 21 Eastern Kentucky (1-1) 840 19 22 Richmond (1-1) 711 22 23 Indiana State (1-1) 551 21 24 Northern Arizona (2-0) 380 NR 25 Harvard (0-0) 297 25

Others: McNeese State (281) , North Dakota (248) , William & Mary (198) , Samford (189) , Idaho State (73) , Western Illinois (46) , North Carolina A&T (34) , Sacred Heart (23) , Alcorn State (22) , South Dakota (16) , Stephen F. Austin (13) , Lamar (12) , Towson (11) , Southeast Missouri State (9) , Drake (7) , Southern Utah (6) , Bethune-Cookman (6) , South Carolina State (5) , Southern Illinois (4) , Dartmouth (4) , Jacksonville (4) , Bryant (4) , Duquesne (3) , Tennessee State (2) , Stony Brook (2) , Citadel (1) , South- #GoGriz! PAGE 4 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School NO. NAME POS. 1 Treshawn Favors R-So. RB 5-9 190 Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS 48 Donald Bedell DE 1 Markell Sanders R-Fr. CB 6-2 185 Renton, Wash. / Eastside Catholic HS 88 Colin Bingham WR 2 Keenan Curran Fr. WR 6-2 200 Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS 43 Nate Bradley DT 2 Ryan McKinley R-So. CB 6-1 188 Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS 83 Ryan Burke WR 3 Brady Gustafson R-Jr. QB 6-7 235 Billings, Mont. / West HS 42 Josh Buss LB 3 Eric Johnson Sr. S 6-2 180 San Francisco, Calif. / San Lorenzo HS 8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 4 Chris Parker R-So. CB 6-0 185 Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS 9 Justin Calhoun WR 4 Holden Ryan Fr. WR 6-3 225 Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic HS 85 Reese Carlson WR 5 Chase Naccarato R-Jr. WR 5-7 166 Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane HS 46 Austin Chadderdon DE 5 Daniel Sullivan Sr. K 5-10 165 Mill Creek, Wash. / Henry M. Jackson HS 11 Chad Chalich QB 6 Tyrel Garner Jr. CB 6-2 190 Henderson, Nev. / Foothill HS 69 Jared Clark OL 6 Jamaal Jones* R-Sr. WR 6-1 191 Spanaway, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS 57 Shane Cochran LB 7 Ellis Henderson R-Jr. WR 6-0 195 Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS 21 Joey Counts RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Fr. RB 6-0 190 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 47 Derek Crittenden DE 8 Manu Rasmussen R-Fr. S 6-0 180 Tigard, Ore. / Tigard Senior HS 2 Keenan Curran WR 9 Justin Calhoun Fr. WR 5-10 175 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 39 Jake Dallaserra S 9 Yamen Sanders R-Jr. S 6-4 210 Inglewood, Calif. / Culver City HS 16 Dalton Daum WR 10 Eric Prater R-Fr. QB 6-2 205 Lake Havasu City, Ariz. / Lake Havasu HS 55 Kyle Davis DT 10 Connor Strahm R-So. LB 6-0 235 Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS 41 Mick Delaney S 11 Chad Chalich Jr. QB 6-0 205 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene HS 71 Devon Dietrich OL 11 Nate Harris R-Sr. CB 5-10 180 Chino, Calif. / Chino Hills HS 19 Kobey Eaton WR 12 Danny Peoples Fr. K 6-0 185 Butte, Mont. / Central HS 30 Evan Epperly S 12 Willy Pflug Fr. QB 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. / Sunset HS 40 David Fa'atuiese LB 13 Joshua Janssen R-So. WR 6-0 195 Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS 1 Treshawn Favors RB 13 Josh Sandry Fr. S 6-1 190 Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS 36 Herbert Gamboa LB 14 Will Weyer R-Fr. QB 6-5 208 Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS 6 Tyrel Garner CB 15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 27 Nico Graham WR 16 Dalton Daum Fr. WR 6-2 180 Butte, Mont. / Butte HS 94 Harrison Greenberg K 17 Makena Simis R-So. QB 6-2 205 Boise, Idaho / Capital HS 3 Brady Gustafson QB 18 Tyler Lucas R-Sr. WR 6-4 220 Bellefonte, Pa. / Bellefonte HS 95 Andrew Harris DE 18 JR Nelson R-Jr. CB 6-2 177 Hacienda Heights, Calif. / Glen Wilson HS 11 Nate Harris CB 19 Kobey Eaton Fr. WR 6-3 190 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 66 Dallas Hart OL 20 John Nguyen Jr. RB 5-7 180 Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue HS 50 Aaron Held C 21 Joey Counts R-Jr. RB 5-9 215 Mesa, Ariz. / Desert Ridge HS 7 Ellis Henderson WR 22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 81 Zach Hollenback WR 23 Caleb Lyons R-Fr. WR 5-9 175 Lakewood, Wash. / Lakes HS 91 Tyrone Holmes DE 24 Lorenzo Logwood So. RB 5-8 190 Oakland, Calif. / St. Mary's College 80 Josh Horner WR 25 Shane Moody R-So. CB 5-8 160 Parker, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS 13 Joshua Janssen WR 26 Carl Johnson R-Fr. RB 6-0 180 Hardin, Mont. / Hardin HS 26 Carl Johnson RB 27 Nico Graham R-So. WR 5-10 180 Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 3 Eric Johnson S 28 Jerrin Williams Fr. S 6-2 220 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 97 Ryan Johnson DE 29 Brody Martinez Fr. RB 5-10 196 Federal Way, Wash. / Todd Beamer HS 6 Jamaal Jones WR 30 Evan Epperly R-Fr. S 5-10 180 Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 79 Max Kelly OL 31 Justin Whitted R-Sr. S 6-1 195 Los Angeles, Calif. / St. Bernard HS 37 Caleb Kidder DT 32 Zach Vis R-So. LB 6-3 205 Lynden, Wash. / Lynden HS 45 Jeremiah Kose LB 33 Connor Lebsock R-Sr. LB 6-2 205 Billings, Mont. / Skyview HS 78 Clint LaRowe OL 34 Jamal Wilson R-Sr. DT 5-11 270 Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS 33 Connor Lebsock LB 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren - Sr. LB 6-1 220 Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue HS 96 Patrick LeCorre K 36 Herbert Gamboa Sr. LB 6-1 215 San Clemente, Calif. / San Clemente HS 87 Chris Lider K/P 37 Caleb Kidder R-Jr. DT 6-5 275 Helena, Mont. / Helena Capital HS 24 Lorenzo Logwood RB 38 Jeffrey Salamon Fr. WR 5-11 170 Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS 82 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 39 Jake Dallaserra R-Sr. S 5-11 180 Butte, Mont. / Butte HS 18 Tyler Lucas WR 40 David Fa'atuiese Fr. LB 6-3 240 Vista, Calif. / Vista HS 75 Robert Luke C 41 Mick Delaney R-So. S 6-0 193 Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS 23 Caleb Lyons WR 42 Josh Buss R-Fr. LB 6-2 203 Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS 29 Brody Martinez RB 43 Nate Bradley R-So. DT 5-10 260 Billings, Mont. / West HS 64 Colin McGillivray OL

2015 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 37-Caleb Kidder: (kid-er) Coaches 5- Chase Naccarato: (noc-a-rah-toe) 39-Jake Dallaserra (doll-ah-sair-ah) 10-Eric Prater (pray-ter) 45-Jeremiah Kose (koe-say) Legi Suiaunoa: 10-Connor Strahm (strawm) 47-Derek Crittenden (crit-tin-den) (langee...sue-uh-noe-uh) 12-Willy Pflug (floog) 51-Tucker Schye (shy) 17-Makena Simis (mah-ken-ah..Simm-is) 60-Jackson Thiebes (theeb-ess) Mike Ferriter: (Fair-it-ter) 20-John Nguyen: (win) 71-Devon Dietrich (dee-trick) 31-Justin Whitted: (wit-ed) 77-Cameron Rokich (roe-kich) Chard Germer (jer-mur) 35-Kendrick Van Ackeren (Van Akron [Ohio]) 87-Chris Lider: (lie-der) PAGE 5 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.) 44 ALPHABETICAL (cont.) 44 Nolan Timmons Fr. S 6-1 250 Billings, Mont./Senior HS 2 Ryan McKinley CB 45 Jeremiah Kose R-Sr. LB 6-2 230 Oceanside, Calif. / Vista HS 52 Nick Mertes DE 46 Austin Chadderdon R-Fr. DE 6-2 200 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene HS 65 Cody Meyer OL 47 Derek Crittenden* R-Sr. DE 6-3 240 Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 25 Shane Moody CB 48 Donald Bedell R-Fr. DE 6-4 245 Fair Haven, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven HS 5 Chase Naccarato WR 49 Jesse Sims Fr. DE 6-4 235 Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS 18 JR Nelson CB 50 Aaron Held R-Jr. C 6-1 193 Sacramento, Calif. / El Camino HS 20 John Nguyen RB 51 Tucker Schye R-So. DE 6-4 225 Malta, Mont. / Malta HS 53 Dante Olson LB 52 Nick Mertes R-Fr. DE 6-3 235 Edina, Minn. / Edina HS 67 Joe Paolina OL 53 Dante Olson Fr. LB 6-3 220 Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS 4 Chris Parker CB 54 Gage Smith R-Fr. LB 6-3 215 Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 93 Zach Peevey DT 55 Kyle Davis R-Fr. DT 6-1 245 San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 12 Danny Peoples K 56 Alex Thomas R-Fr. LB 6-0 215 Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS 57 Shane Cochran R-Fr. LB 6-1 210 Culbertson, Mont. / Culbertson HS 12 Willy Pflug QB 58 Tyler Richtmyer R-Fr. DE 6-2 215 Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 10 Eric Prater QB 59 Cy Sirmon Fr. LB 6-3 225 Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS 98 Mike Ralston DE 60 Jackson Thiebes R-Jr. OL 6-5 280 Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 8 Manu Rasmussen S 64 Colin McGillivray Fr. OL 6-7 278 Portland, Ore. / Lincoln HS 76 David Reese OL 65 Cody Meyer Fr. OL 6-3 270 San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS 58 Tyler Richtmyer DE 66 Dallas Hart Fr. OL 6-5 295 Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS 86 Ben Roberts WR 67 Joe Paolina Fr. OL 6-7 290 Poway, Calif. / Poway HS 77 Cameron Rokich OL 68 McCauley Todd R-Jr. OL 6-7 295 Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington HS 84 Donovan Rooks WR 69 Jared Clark Jr. OL 6-6 270 San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch HS 4 Holden Ryan WR 70 Ben Weyer R-Jr. OL 6-4 270 Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS 38 Jeffrey Salamon WR 71 Devon Dietrich R-Jr. OL 6-4 270 Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS 1 Markell Sanders CB 72 Cooper Sprunk R-So. OL 6-4 250 Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit HS 9 Yamen Sanders S 73 Angel Villanueva Fr. OL 6-5 310 Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS 13 Josh Sandry S 74 John Schmaing R-Sr. OL 6-7 290 Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 74 John Schmaing OL 75 Robert Luke So. C 6-4 315 Tacoma, Wash. / Charles Wright Academy HS 51 Tucker Schye DE 76 David Reese So. OL 6-7 270 Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas HS 89 Tim Semenza K 77 Cameron Rokich R-So. OL 6-5 245 West Jordan, Utah / Juan Diego Catholic HS 78 Clint LaRowe R-Jr. OL 6-5 290 Miles City, Mont. / Custer County HS 17 Makena Simis QB 79 Max Kelly R-Jr. OL 6-7 290 Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep HS 49 Jesse Sims DE 80 Josh Horner So. WR 6-5 220 Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS 59 Cy Sirmon LB 81 Zack Hollenback Fr. WR 5-11 185 Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS 54 Gage Smith LB 82 Jerry Louie-McGee Fr. WR 5-9 170 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS 72 Cooper Sprunk OL 83 Ryan Burke R-Jr. WR 6-4 190 Billings, Mont. / Billings Central HS 10 Connor Strahm LB 84 Donovan Rooks Fr. WR 6-2 185 Yuma, Ariz. / Yuma Catholic HS 5 Daniel Sullivan K 85 Reese Carlson R-Fr. WR 6-4 215 Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS 60 Jackson Thiebes OL 86 Ben Roberts R-Sr. WR 6-4 205 Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 56 Alex Thomas LB 87 Chris Lider R-Sr. K/P 6-1 199 Bellevue, Wash. / Sammamish HS 99 Reggie Tilleman DE 88 Colin Bingham Fr. WR 6-3 220 Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 44 Nolan Timmons S 89 Tim Semenza Fr. K 5-7 155 San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 68 McCauley Todd OL 91 Tyrone Holmes Sr. DE 6-4 245 Eagle Point, Ore. / Eagle Point HS 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren - LB 93 Zach Peevey R-Jr. DT 6-3 265 Missoula, Mont. / Hellgate HS 73 Angel Villanueva OL 94 Harrison Greenberg R-Jr. K 5-8 170 Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego HS 32 Zach Vis LB 95 Andrew Harris Fr. DE 6-4 215 Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 70 Ben Weyer OL 96 Patrick LeCorre Fr. K 6-0 190 Edina, Minn. / Edina HS 14 Will Weyer QB 97 Ryan Johnson R-Jr. DE 6-3 255 Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View HS 98 Mike Ralston R-So. DE 6-5 245 Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS 31 Justin Whitted S 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Fr. DE 6-4 195 Genesee, Idaho / Genesee HS 28 Jerrin Williams S 34 Jamal Wilson DT

Montana Coaching Staff

NAME TITLE Bob Stitt (Doane 1987) Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Ty Gregorak (Colorado 2001) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Mike Ferriter (Montana 2008) Inside Receivers Chad Germer (Montana 1993) Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Joe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013) Cornerbacks/Defensive Quality Control Brian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011) Defensive Ends Justin Green (Montana 2004) Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Andrew Selle (Montana 2010) Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control Jason Semore (Adams St. 2005) Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator Lawrence Suiaunoa (Nevada 2002) Defensive Line Nolan Swett (Colorado Coll. 2008) Pass Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers Colin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato ‘08) Director of Football Operations Matt Nicholson (Houston 2010) Strength & Conditioning Coach Lennard Manke (Montana 2015) Video Coordinator PAGE 6 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

2015 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP – Week 3 Liberty

Offense Defense

X-WR 6-Jamaal Jones, 6-1, 191, R-Sr. DE 91-Tyrone Holmes, 6-4, 245, Sr. 86-Ben Roberts, 6-4, 205, R-Sr. 51-Tucker Schye, 6-4, 225, R-So.

Z-WR 5-Chase Naccarato, 5-7, 166, R-Jr. DT 34-Jamal Wilson, 5-11, 270, R-Sr. 23-Caleb Lyons, 5-9, 175, R-Fr. 98-Mike Ralston, 6-5, 245, R-So.

H-WR 85-Reese Carlson, 6’4”, 210, R-Fr. DT 37-Caleb Kidder, 6-5, 275, R-Jr. 80-Josh Horner, 6-5, 220, So. 93-Zach Peevey, 6-3, 255, R-Jr.

Y-WR 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr. DE 47-Derek Crittenden, 6-3, 240, R-Sr. 83-Ryan Burke, 6-4, 190, R-Jr. 97-Ryan Johnson, 6-3, 255, R-Jr.

LT 74-John Schmaing, 6-7, 290, R-Sr. LB 36-Herbert Gamboa, 6-1, 215, Sr. 68-McCauley Todd, 6-7, 295, R-Jr. 33-Connor Lebsock, 6-2, 205, R-Sr.

LG 79-Max Kelly, 6-7, 290, R-Jr. MLB 45-Jeremiah Kose-6-2, 230, R-Sr. 78-Clint LaRowe, 6-5, 290, R-Jr. 10-Connor Strahm, 6-0, 235, R-So.

C 75-Robert Luke, 6-4, 315, So. LB 35-Kendrick Van Ackeren, 6-1, 220, Sr. 72-Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 250, R-So. 42-Josh Buss, 6-2, 203, R-Fr.

RG 71-Devon Dietrich, 6-4, 270, R-Jr. CB 11-Nate Harris, 5-10, 180, R-Sr. 69-Jared Clark, 6-6, 270, Jr. 2-Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 188, R-So.

RT 76-David Reese, 6-7, 270, So. FS 31-Justin Whitted, 6-1, 195, R-Sr. 60-Jackson Thiebes, 6-6, 280, R-Jr. 3-Eric Johnson, 6-2, 180, Sr.

RB 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr. SS 9-Yamen Sanders, 6-4, 210, R-Jr. 24-Lorenzo Logwood, 5-8, 190, So. 8-Manu Rasmussen, 6-0, 180, R-Fr.

QB 3-Brady Gustafson, 6-7, 235, R-Jr. CB 18-JR Nelson, 6-2, 177, R-Jr. 11-Chad Chalich, 6-0, 205, Jr. 1-Markell Sanders, 6-2, 185, R-Fr. 17-Makena Simis, 6-2, 205, R-So.

SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS

P 87-Chris Lider, 6-1, 199, R-Sr. K 5-Daniel Sullivan, 5-10, 165, Sr. 12-Danny Peoples, 6-0, 185, Fr. 87-Chris Lider, 6-1, 199, R-Sr.

Holder 83-Ryan Burke, 6-4, 190, R-Jr. PR 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr. 17-Makena Simis, 6-2, 205, R-So. 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr.

Snaps 50-Aaron Held, 6-1, 193, R-Jr. KOR 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr. 54-Gage Smith, 6-3, 215, R-Fr. 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr. PAGE 7 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

2015 Montana Grizzlies Football Newcomers

No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Markell Sanders R-Fr. CB 6-2 185 Renton, Wash. / Washington State 2 Keenan Curran Fr. WR 6-2 200 Federal Way, Wash. / Air Force Prep. 4 Holden Ryan Fr. WR 6-3 225 Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic HS 8 Jeremy Calhoun Fr. RB 6-0 190 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 8 Manu Rasmussen So. S 6-0 180 Tigard, Ore. / Tigard Senior HS 9 Justin Calhoun Fr. WR 5-10 175 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 9 Yamen Sanders R-Jr. S 6-4 210 Inglewood, Calif. / Arizona 10 Eric Prater R-So. QB 6-2 205 Lake Havasu City, Ariz. / Hawaii 11 Chad Chalich Jr. QB 6-0 205 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Idaho 12 Danny Peoples Fr. K 6-0 185 Butte, Mont. / Central HS 12 Willy Pflug Fr. QB 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. / Sunset HS 13 Josh Sandry Fr. S 6-1 190 Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS 16 Dalton Daum Fr. WR 6-2 180 Butte, Mont. / Butte HS 18 Tyler Lucas R-Sr. WR 6-4 220 Bellefonte, Pa. / Penn State 19 Kobey Eaton Fr. WR 6-3 190 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 28 Jerrin Williams Fr. S 6-2 220 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 29 Brody Martinez Fr. RB 5-10 196 Federal Way, Wash. / Todd Beamer HS 38 Jeffrey Salamon So. WR 5-11 170 Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS 40 David Fa'atuiese Fr. LB 6-3 240 Vista, Calif. / Vista HS 44 Nolan Timmons Fr. S 6-1 250 Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 48 Donald Bedell R-Fr. DE 6-4 245 Fair Haven, N.J. / Rutgers 49 Jesse Sims Fr. DE 6-4 235 Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS 53 Dante Olson Fr. LB 6-3 220 Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS 59 Cy Sirmon Fr. LB 6-3 225 Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS 64 Colin McGillivray Fr. OL 6-7 278 Portland, Ore. / Lincoln HS 65 Cody Meyer Fr. OL 6-3 270 San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS 66 Dallas Hart Fr. OL 6-5 295 Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS 67 Joe Paolina Fr. OL 6-7 290 Poway, Calif. / Poway HS 73 Angel Villanueva Fr. OL 6-5 310 Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS 81 Zack Hollenback Fr. WR 5-11 185 Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS 82 Jerry Louie-McGee Fr. WR 5-9 170 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS 84 Donovan Rooks Fr. WR 6-2 185 Yuma, Ariz. / Yuma Catholic HS 86 Ben Roberts R-Sr. WR 6-4 205 Missoula, Mont. / Washington State 88 Colin Bingham Fr. WR 6-3 220 Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 89 Tim Semenza Fr. K 5-7 155 San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 95 Andrew Harris Fr. DE 6-4 215 Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 96 Patrick LeCorre Fr. K 6-0 190 Edina, Minn. / Edina HS

By Position: 12 wide receivers, 6 defensive backs (5 safeties, 1 cornerback), 5 offensive linemen, 3 quarterbacks, 3 linebackers, 2 running backs, 3 defensive lineman, 3 kickers

By State: 10 from Montana, 10 from California, 6 from Washington, 4 from Oregon, 2 from Arizona, 2 from Idaho, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Minnesota, and 1 from New Jersey PAGE 8 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015 THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY... Rushed for 100+ Yards...... 119, Jordan Canada vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014 Rushed for 200+ Yards...... 211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014 Rushed for 4 TDs...... 4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013 Rushed for 3 TDs...... 3, Jordan Canada vs. UC Davis, 2014 Had 2 100-yard Rushers...... 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013 Passed for 300+ Yards...... 353, Brady Gustafson vs. Cal Poly, 2015 Passed for 400+ Yards...... 434, Brady Gustafson vs. North Dakota St., 2015 Passed for 500+ Yards...... 505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000 Passed for 6 TDs...... 6. Jordan Johnson vs. Weber State, 2011 Passed for 5 TDs...... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs...... 4, Jordan Johnson vs. Coastal Carolina, 2013 Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game...... 3, Brady Gustafson vs Cal Poly, 2015 Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game...... 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Had two 100-yard receivers...... 119, Ellis Henderson & 103, Jamaal Jones vs. C. Carolina, 2013 Had Three 100-yard receivers...... 156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris, 127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000 Caught Four (4) TD passes...... 4, Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber State, 2011 Caught Three (3) TD passes...... 3. Ellis Henderson vs. E. Washington, 2013 Caught Two (2) TD passes...... 2, Jamaal Jones at Cal Poly, 2014 Recorded 500 yards of total offense...... 549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996 Recorded 400 yards of total offense...... 447, Brady Gustafson vs North Dakota St., 2015 Recorded 250 all-purpose yards...... 315, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown...... 60, John Nguyen vs. San Diego at UM, 2014 Returned a Kickoff for a TD...... 98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013 Kicked Four (4) field goals in a game...... Brody McKnight, at Idaho St., 2011 Kicked Three (3) field goals in a game...... Dan Sullivan, vs. North Dakota St. 2015 Kicked a game-winning field goal...... 35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014 Kicked a Field Goal of 50 yards or more...... 50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013 Had Two or more ints. in a game...... 3, Matt Hermanson vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014 Returned a Fumble for a TD...... 46, Tucker Schye vs. C. Washington, at UM, 2014 Blocked a Punt...... Robert Luke at North Dakota, 2014 Returned a Blocked punt for a TD...... Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002 Blocked a Field Goal...... Jordan Tripp vs. Cal Poly, 2013 Returned a Blocked FG for a TD...... 67, Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005 Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game...... Brock Coyle at Montana State, 2013 Blocked a PAT...... Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007 Forced a Safety...... Zack Wagenmann at North Dakota, 2014 $$=School Record THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... Rushed for 100+ Yards...... 140, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at UM, 2015 Rushed for 200+ Yards...... 226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014 Had Two 100-yard Rushers...... 140 Chris Brown - 112 Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly at UM 2015 Rushed for 4 TDs...... 4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010 Passed for 400+ Yards...... 660, Braden Hanson at UND, 2012 Passed for 5 TDs...... 6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs...... 4, Vernon Adams, E. Wash., EWU at EWU, 2014 Threw 3+ Interceptions...... 4, Cameron Higgins, Weber State at UM, 2009 Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game...... 333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012 Had two (2) 100-yard receivers.165, DeAndre Carter & 100, Morris Norrise at Sac State, 2013 Caught Three (3) TD passes...... 3, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Had 400 yards of total offense...... 505, Garrett Safron at Sac State, 2013 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown...... 67, Cooper Kupp, E. Wash. at EWU, 2014 Returned a Kickoff for a TD...... 100, Cordero Dixon, UM at Weber State, 2012 Returned an interception for a TD...... 40, Todd Raynes, E. Washington at EWU, 2014 Returned a Fumble for a TD...... 98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013 Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game...... Lucky Dozier, N. Arizona at UM, 2012 Team had Three (3) or more ints. in a game...... 5 by Stephen F. Austin at UM, 2009 Blocked a Punt...... Ronnie Hamlin, E. Washington, at EWU, 2014 Scored a TD on a Blocked punt...... 30, Markell Williams, Sac State at Sac, 2011 Had 300+ all-purpose yards...... 420, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Kicked 3 or more FGs in a game...... 5, Adam Keller, N. Dakota St. at NDSU, 2014 Blocked a Field Goal...... Killebrew & Afatasi, Southern Utah at SUU, 2014 Blocked a PAT...... John Eddy, N. Colorado at UM, 2010 Had a Safety...... Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010 PAGE 9 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015 STATS FCS FCS Coaches’ Poll Top 25 (2015 Preseason) (2015 Preseason) RK School Rec. Pts RK School Rec. Pts 1. NDSU (24) 0-0 600 1. North Dakota State (144) 0-0 3,671 2. Illinois St. 0-0 551 2. Illinois State (3) 0-0 3,423 3. Villanova 0-0 512 3. Sam Houston State 0-0 3,264 4. Sam Houston State 0-0 511 4. Villanova 0-0 3,249 5. Coastal Carolina 0-0 502 5. Coastal Carolina 0-0 2,900 6. E. Washington 0-0 481 6. Eastern Washington 0-0 2,830 7. New Hampshire 0-0 445 7. Jacksonville State 0-0 2,705 8. Chattanooga 0-0 409 8. Chattanooga 0-0 2,590 9. Jacksonville State 0-0 396 9. New Hampshire 0-0 2,570 10. Northern Iowa 0-0 381 10. Northern Iowa 0-0 2,212 11. Montana State 0-0 296 11. Montana State 0-0 2,038 12. Montana 0-0 278 12. James Madison 0-0 1,766 13. James Madison 0-0 272 13. Montana 0-0 1,710 14. Liberty 0-0 256 14. Youngstown State 0-0 1,662 15. South Dakota St. 0-0 215 15. Liberty 0-0 1,623 16. South Dakota State 0-0 1,390 16. Youngstown St. 0-0 205 17. Eastern Kentucky 0-0 1,073 17. Eastern Kentucky 0-0 171 18. Richmond 0-0 1,016 18. Richmond 0-0 170 19. Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 791 19. Southeast Louisiana 0-0 164 20. Fordham 0-0 663 20. Indiana State 0-0 106 21. Indiana State 0-0 635 21. Fordham 0-0 103 22. Idaho State 0-0 627 22. Harvard 0-0 99 23. Harvard 0-0 620 23. McNeese State 0-0 91 24. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 554 24. Idaho State 0-0 82 25. McNeese State 0-0 440 25. Eastern Illinois 0-0 73

This Week in the Big Sky Big Sky Player of the Week Nominations

Friday, Sept. 18...... Time DATE OPPONENT NOMINEE 8/29 North Dakota State NA Idaho State at Boise State...... 7:00 TV: CBS Sports Network 9/5 Cal Poly (O) Jamaal Jones (D) Kendrick Van Ackeren Saturday, Sept. 19...... Time (S) Daniel Sullivan

Montana State at Eastern Washington...... 1:05 9/19 @Liberty 5:00 PM (MT) TV: Root Sports/DirecTV’s Audience Network 9/26 Northern Arizona * 2:00 PM North Dakota at North Dakota Sta...... 2:30 TV: ESPN 3 10/3 @UC Davis * 2:00 PM (MT)

Montana at Liberty...... 7:00 10/10 Weber State * 2:00 PM TV: ESPN 3 10/24 North Dakota * 1:30 PM *Northern Colorado at Southern Utah...... 6:00 Internet: watchbigsky.com 10/31 @Portland State * 3:00 PM (MT)

Sacramento State at Weber State (Non-Conf.)...... 6:00 11/7 @Idaho State * 2:30 PM TV: KJZZ 11/14 Eastern Washington * 1:30 PM Northern Iowa at Cal Poly...... 7:00 TV: American Sports Network/KSBY 11/21 Montana State * Noon

Northern Arizona at Arizona...... 8:00 TV: Pac-12 Network

UC Davis at Hawaii...... 6:00 TV: Oceanic Time Warner Cable Times Local to Site/Subject to Change