UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995, 2001

2017 GRIZ SHEDULE @ (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Sky) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/2 Valparaiso 1 PM 9/9 @ Washington 6 PM (MT) GAME 1 9/16 Savannah State 1 PM 9/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM Valparaiso (0-0) @ Montana (0-0) 9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT) Sept. 2, 2017 - Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217) 10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM Missoula, Mont. - 1:00 PM 10/14 North Dakota* 1 PM TV: FOX Montana / Altitude 10/28 @ Weber State* 2 PM 11/4 Northern Arizona* 3:30 PM Web: GoGriz.com 11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM Official Game Hashtag: #UMvsVALPO 11/18 @ Montana State* Noon GRIZ HOST VALPO IN SEASON OPENER * = Big Sky Conferece game

After a long offseason spent chomping at the bit to get back out and prove them- MONTANA QUICK FACTS selves, the Montana Grizzlies will finally get that chance on Saturday, Sept. 2 in the Location: Missoula, Mont. 2017 season opener. Enrollment: ...... 12,419 (Spring 2017) Founded: ...... Feb. 17, 1893 “We’ve put so much work in since the last game of last year, and we’ve come so far as football team both physically and mentally, but probably more mentally,” said Mon- Nickname: ...... Grizzlies, Griz tana head coach Bob Stitt at his weekly press conference on Monday. “It’s time to get School Colors: ...... Copper, Silver, Gold ‘em out on the field and see them do their thing.” Spirit Colors: ...... Maroon (PMS 209) and Silver (PMS 8 C) Stadium/Capacity: ...Washington-Grizzly Stadium / 25,217 The Griz host the visiting Valparaiso Crusaders, a Pioneer Football League program out of Valparaiso, Indiana, to usher in Stitt’s third season as Grizzly mentor. Playing Surface: .Field Turf - Revolution 360 with CoolPlay President: ...... Dr. Sheila Stearns (Interim) THE GAME: The Griz enter 2017 as a relative unknown, despite the fact the program Athletic Director: ...... Kent Haslam returns a robust nine starters on defense and eight on offense. Head Coach: ...... Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) After a 6-5 season in 2016 that saw UM miss the playoffs for just the third time in 24 Record at Montana (Years): ...... 14-10 (2) seasons, Montana has flown under the radar this preseason, missing out on a place Overall Record (Years): ...... 122-72 (16) in early polling. Football Office Phone: ...... (406) 243-2969 2016 Record: ...... 6-5, 3-5 Big Sky But the vibe around Griz camp has been one of sheer optimism this fall, with high energy and constant improvement on both sides of the ball as this year’s team sets Big Sky Titles* (18): ...... 1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, out to prove that rankings are just a number and that they belong among the best in ...... 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, the FCS...... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, ...... 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles “Valpo” - a school perhaps best known for its basketball program after advancing to the Sweet-16 in the 1998 NCAA Basketball tourney with a last second win over Ole NCAA/FCS Playoff Apperances: ...... 23 (FCS Record) Miss – comes to Missoula as a team on the rise. NCAA/FCS Championships (2): ...... 1995, 2001 NCAA/FCS Championship Appearances (7): .1995, 1996, . The Crusaders were selected to finish at No. 10 in the preseason Pioneer League ...... 2000 . poll, but head coach Dave Cecchini (pronounced: Chuh-KEE-NEE) returns 16 starters in his fourth year at the helm...... 2001,2004, 2008, 2009 FCS Postseason Record: .....32-21 Over, 29-7 at Home (.805) Wide receiver Frank Catrine and running back Jarrett Morgan – both All-Pioneer picks All-time WGS Stadium Record: ...... 192-29 (.869) last season - return after leading Valparaiso in receiving and rushing. All-Pioneer All-Time Record: ...... 584-484-23 (.535) linebacker Drew Snouffer returns after leading the team in tackles and sacks in 2016 as well. Big Sky Record: ...... 235-129-1 (.643) MONTANA SPORTS INFORMATION Kickoff from Washington-Grizzly Stadium is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday. This week’s Contact: Eric Taber game is presented by Western State Cat. Office:(406) 243-5402 Cell: (646) 287-7492 Email: [email protected] Website: GoGriz.com WATCH: The Griz season opener against Valparaiso can be seen statewide on FOX Twitter: @UMGRIZZLIES_FB - @erictaber Montana stations, as well as SWX Montana in the Billings/Miles City market. If you Facebook: /UM-Grizzly-Athletics-Football GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

live outside the state, you can catch the game on Altitude Sports Network, or you can watch worldwide via web stream at GoGriz.com. To find out if you have the necessary channel to watch, visit the “Where to Watch” page on GoGriz.com for complete details.

Chris Byers will lead the broadcast, with former Griz head coach Mick Delaney and former UM quarterback Grady Bennett providing color commentary and analysis. Shaun Rainey will be covering the sidelines.

2017 BIG SKY FOOTBALL STANDINGS LISTEN: “Voice of the Griz” Riley Corcoran will have the call of Saturday’s game, sup- ported by long-time color commentator Greg Sundberg in the booth. As of Aug. 28, 2017 Fans can tune-in statewide to hear the call on the Montana Grizzly Sports Network, or SCHOOL BIG SKY OVER. visit gogriz.com to listen to the audio-only web stream from anywhere on the planet (with Eastern Washington 0-0 0-0 wi-fi). Idaho State 0-0 0-0 Montana 0-0 0-0 SERIES HISTORY: This is the first-ever meeting between the Griz and Crusaders. Mon- Montana State 0-0 0-0 tana last faced a Pioneer League opponent in the 2014 FCS playoffs when San Diego North Dakota 0-0 0-0 came to Missoula and faced a 52-14 whitewash by the Griz in a snowy Washington-Griz- Northern Arizona 0-0 0-0 zly Stadium. Northern Colorado 0-0 0-0 Sacramento State 0-0 0-0 For the fourth-straight year, San Diego represented the Pioneer League in the FCS play- Southern Utah 0-0 0-0 off bracket with an 8-0 conference record in 2016, picking up their first-ever postseason UC Davis 0-0 0-0 win with a defeat of the Big Sky’s Cal Poly Mustangs. Weber State 0-0 0-0 Cal Poly 0-0 0-1 The Griz have two other PFL opponents lined up on future schedules. Drake comes to Portland State 0-0 0-1 Missoula in 2018, as does Moorehead State in 2020.

TEAM STATS - 2016 FINAL TICKETS: Tickets for Saturday’s nonconference matchup against the Crusaders are going fast, but are still available at the Adams Center Box Office or GrizTix.com. The Team Statistics ...... UM ...... VALPO Adams Center Box Office will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday to ensure fans have plenty of FIRST DOWNS ...... 266...... 189 time to pick up tickets on game day. Rushing ...... 94...... 73 Passing ...... 148...... 99 WHITE OUT: Saturday’s game is a “White Out” of Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Fans Penalty ...... 24...... 17 can purchase their official White Out shirts at Universal Athletic, The M Store in down- RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1713...... 1112 town Missoula, the University of Montana Book Store on campus, as well as the GSA Rushing Attempts ...... 387...... 374 office in the Adams Center, with a portion of the proceeds going back to the GSA. Average Per Rush ...... 4.4...... 3.0 Average Per Game ...... 155.7...... 101.1 FIRST AND 10 WITH THE GRIZ TDs Rushing ...... 19...... 14 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 3591...... 2191 LOOKING TO KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE: The Grizzlies have won every season-open- Comp - Att - Int ...... 322-493-10... 202-365-12 ing game inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium since 2003 when North Dakota State upset Average Per Pass ...... 7.3...... 6.0 the Griz in Missoula - a 14-game win streak. Average Per Catch ...... 11.2...... 10.8 Average Per Game ...... 326.5...... 199.2 Since Washington-Grizzly Stadium hosted its first season opener in 1987, the Grizzlies TDs Passing ...... 34...... 16 have gone 26-4 in opening games. Montana’s all-time record in the friendly confines is TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 5301...... 3303 192-29, an 87-percent winning percentage. Average Per Play ...... 6.0...... 4.5 Average Per Game ...... 482.2...... 300.3 CAPTAINS: Saturday’s game day captains will honor the state of Montana. Seniors Mick KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 29-552...... 49-1044 Delaney (Bozeman), Josh Horner (Great Falls), and Tucker Schye (Malta) have been PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 23-258...... 9-64 selected to lead the Griz by the coaching staff. INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 8-206...... 13-171 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ..... 31:02...... 29.15 Each week, Stitt and his staff will select a new group of seniors to lead the team out of 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 78/181...... 54/160 the tunnel as game day captains. 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 11/24...... 11/22 Sacks by - Yards ...... 28-218...... 14-106 WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT: Senior Korey Alexander will also lead the team Tackles For Loss - Yards...... 90-371...... 51-184 as the “coin-toss captain,” representing the team in the pre-game coin toss at midfield. Red-Zone Scores...... 45-50(90%)...27-30(90%) Alexander, a senior safety from Pittsburg, Calif., won the honor by winning a whole-team toss-off, going undefeated on heads/tails calls throughout the contest. NCAA RANKINGS - 2016 FINAL PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: 26 of Montana’s 31 newcomers to the 2017 squad will (Final) UM VALPO redshirt this season, allowing the coaching staff to build for the future of the program. Rushing Offense ...... 59...... 110 Freshman safety Isiahia Banks out of Mullen HS in Colorado is scheduled to dress for Passing Offense ...... 5...... 74 the Griz on Saturday, to be used only in case of emergency. Total Offense ...... 7...... 106 Scoring Offense ...... 7...... 85 The last time Montana dug into its supply of true freshman was in 2015 when running Rushing Defense ...... 47...... 97 back Jeremy Calhoun took the field at UC Davis and proceeded to rattle off nine touch- Passing Yards Allowed ...... 41...... 74 downs that season. Total Defense ...... 31...... 97 Scoring Defense ...... 54...... 97 SCHYE’S FRIST START: Defensive end Tucker Schye became a household name for 3rd Down Conv. Def...... 2...... 101 Griz fans in December when he was selected to be the next to wear the #37 jersey. He’s Red Zone Offense ...... 7...... T-7 no stranger to the field, however. Red Zone Defense...... 5...... T-118 Team Sacks ...... 22...... 102 Schye, a redshirt-senior from Malta, leads the team in career appearances with 38. Team Tackles for Loss ...... 9...... 109 PAGE 2 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

Despite plenty of playing time at both linebacker and defensive end, Schye will surprisingly receive his first-ever start for the Griz on Saturday, in what can only be described as a nod to Montana’s illustrious line of pass rushers before him.

IRON MAN REESE: Senior offensive tackle David Reese returns to lead an experienced offensive line this season as the most experienced player on the team.

Reese has started nearly every game for the Griz since arriving on campus as a freshman, amassing 35 consecutive starts. That’s three-straight years of starts. For comparison: no other Grizzly has started for more than one full year (11 games). 9/2 Valparaiso, 1:00 PM ^ - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS: Brandon Purdy has won the kicking job for the Grizzlies after 9/9 @ Washington, 6 PM (MT) a close completion with fellow redshirt-sophomore Tim Semenza in camp. - Pac-12 Network / Pac-12.com 9/16 Savannah St., 1:00 PM § Semenza was 13-of-16 on field goals last year and made 33 of 42 extra point attempts. - FOX Montana / Altitude / GoGriz.com Purdy made 12-of-13 PATs in 2016. 9/23 Eastern Washington* 6 PM # OTHER CAMP COMPETITIONS: Senior quarterback Reese Phillips has, as expected by - ROOT Sports the coaching staff, won the starting QB job at Montana after embracing the senior leader 9/30 @ Portland State* 3 PM (MT) roll during the offseason. - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV 10/7 @ Idaho State* 2:30 PM Phillips gets his first start as a quarterback on Saturday since his senior season of high - Eleven Sports / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV school in 2013 and has shown steady and measurable improvement since the spring sea- 10/14 North Dakota*, 1 PM % son. The Kentucky transfer went 12-15-1 for 168 yards and a touchdown in the team’s final - ROOT Sports scrimmage of fall camp last week, leading the offense on a six play, 70-yard drive out of the gates to cement his spot as the starting QB. 10/28 @ Weber State*, 2 PM - ABC Montana / WatchBigSky.com / Pluto TV PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: Senior Mike Ralston has also won a starting spot at right tack- 11/4 Northern Arizona*, 3:30 PM ! le – the fourth position he’s played for the Griz in his career. Ralston started four games for - ROOT Sports the Griz as a tight end in 2014 before moving over to the defensive side of the ball in 2015 11/11 Northern Colorado* 1 PM $ as a DE. - ROOT Sports 11/18 @ Montana State*, Noon & In 2016 he moved once again, slimming down as an “H” wide receiver. The Oregon City, - ROOT Sports Ore., native has since bulked up to an impressive 302 pounds to earn a spot on the O-line.

NOTE: Web stream not available for games broadcast on ROOT Sports FOUR DOWNS WITH VALPARAISO: All-Pioneer running back Jarrett Morgan leads the

^= White out (presented by Western States Cat) Crusaders rushing attack. Morgan piled up 576 rushing yards and 940 all-purpose yards §= Pride and Tradition Game last year. #= Cancer Awareness Game (presented by Providence Health & Services) %= Homecoming (presented by Missoula Federal Credit Union) != UM Family Weekend (presented by Stockman Bank) Sophomore return specialist and wide receiver Baily Gessinger piled up 808 combined kick $= Military Appreciation Game return yards last season, the most in the PFL and the eleventh-most in all of FCS football. &= 117th Brawl of the Wild *= Big Sky Conference game The Crusaders had the fewest penalty yards in the PFL last season at 48.4 and had just 54 flags thrown their way, tied for No. 16 in the FCS in fewest penalties.

Valparaiso converted 27 of their 30 trips to the red zone into points last season, an average of 90 percent of the time. Montana, meanwhile, converted 45 of its 50 trips to the red zone, The Montana Grizzly Sports Network is your radio home for Griz also a 90 percent average. That 90 percent tied both teams at No. 7 in the FCS in red zone football action across the state of Montana. Tune in on game day efficiency. hear the Griz LIVE all season long, featuring the “Voice of the Griz”, Riley Corcoran and Greg Sundberg.

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MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Year Pos. 1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 209 R-Sr. 2V Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS 18 Samuel Akem R-Fr. WR 1 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 189 R-Jr. 2V Renton, Wash. / Washington State 12 Korey Alexander Sr. S 2 Gresch Jensen QB 6-2 218 R-Fr. RS Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Mountainview HS 11 Isiahia Banks Fr. S 2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 193 R-Sr. 2V Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS 36 James Banks Sr. LB 3 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 174 R-So. 1V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. RT 3 Mick Delaney S 6-0 196 R-Sr. 1V Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS 88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR 4 Rey Green RB 5-11 195 R-Fr. RS Vancouver, Wash. / Union HS 85 Danny Burton Fr. WR 5 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 180 R-So. 1V Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 5 Justin Strong S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Rialto, Calif. / Oregon State 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB 6 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 203 Jr. 2V Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR 7 Dareon Nash CB 6-2 178 R-Fr. RS Covina, Calif. / Charter Oak HS 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB 7 Matthew Rensvold WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 9 Brennan Corbin R-Fr. WR 8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 213 Jr. 2V Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. CB 8 Lewis Cowans CB 6-1 192 R-Fr. RS Mission Viejo, Calif. / Mission Viejo HS 20 Gavin Crow R-Fr. CB 9 Brennan Corbin WR 6-5 210 R-Fr. RS Anaheim, Calif. / Villa Park HS 6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR 10 Nate Dick QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT 10 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 240 R-Sr. 3V Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT 11 Isiahia Banks S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S 11 Reese Phillips QB 6-2 212 R-Sr. SQ Chattanooga, Tenn. / Kentucky 93 Braydon Deming Fr. DE 12 Korey Alexander S 5-11 190 Sr. 1V Pittsburg, Calif. / Los Medanos College 87 Bryson Deming Fr. WR 12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College 28 Josh Deshner Fr. ATH 13 Josh Sandry S 6-1 203 R-So. 1V Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS 10 Nate Dick Fr. QB 13 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR 14 Michael McGinnis S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS 23 Josh Egbo R-Fr. CB 15 Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson 62 Dylan Eickmeyer R-Fr. OG 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 175 R-So. 1V Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S 17 Makena Simis WR 6-2 235 R-Sr. 1V Boise, Idaho / Capital HS 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-So. LB 18 Samuel Akem WR 6-4 195 R-Fr. RS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. DE 19 Malik Flowers WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS 1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB 20 Gavin Crow CB 6-1 200 R-Fr. RS Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS 19 Malik Flowers Fr. WR 20 Terron Moses RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS 30 Nick Fouch Fr. WR 21 Lamarriel Taylor WR 6-2 198 R-So. 1V East St. Louis, Ill. / Massachusetts 4 Rey Green R-Fr. RB 22 Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon 95 Andrew Harris R-So. LB 23 Josh Egbo CB 6-2 193 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Highland HS 77 Dallas Hart R-So. RG 24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State 12 Caleb Hill Jr. QB 25 Shane Moody RB 5-8 176 R-Sr. 1V Parker, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS 48 Trevor Hoerner Fr. DE 26 Jared Thurber WR 6-4 169 Fr. HS Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS 41 Curtis Holmes Fr. CB 27 Cody McCombs RB 5-9 196 R-So. SQ Billings Mont. / West HS 90 McKenzie Holt Fr. ATH 28 Josh Deshner ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 80 Josh Horner Sr. WR 29 Kendall Sweet LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. LT 30 Evan Epperly S 5-10 197 R-Jr. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. QB 30 Nick Fouch WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS 60 Colton Keintz Fr. OL 31 Trase Le Texier LB 6-2 236 R-Fr. RS Boulder, Mont. / Jefferson County HS 53 Carder Key Fr. LB 32 Josh Labrador RB 6-0 220 Jr. TR Eagle, Idaho / Snow College 32 Josh Labrador Jr. RB 33 Dante Olson LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. RB 34 Jace Lewis LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. RS Townsend, Mont. / Broadwater County HS 31 Trase Le Texier R-Fr. LB 35 Eric Williams KP 6-0 188 Jr. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Carleton College 34 Jace Lewis R-Fr. LB 36 James Banks LB 6-1 215 Sr. 1V Junction City, Ore. / Alabama-Birmingham 98 Esai Longoria R-Fr. DT 37 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 242 R-Sr. 3V Malta, Mont. / Malta HS 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 38 Caleb Mitchell LS/S 6-1 195 R-Fr. RS North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si HS 75 Robert Luke Sr. C 39 Brandon Purdy KP 5-10 182 R-So. 1V Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 70 Skyler Martin Fr. OL COMPLETE BIG SKY STANDINGS

SCHOOL CONF PCT OVERALL HOME AWAY STREAK Eastern Washington 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Idaho State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Montana 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Montana State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- North Dakota 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Northern Arizona 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Northern Colorado 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Sacramento State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Southern Utah 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- UC Davis 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Weber State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Cal Poly 0-0 0.000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L1 Portland State 0-0 0.000 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 PAGE 4 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Year Pos. 40 Cy Sirmon DE 6-3 250 R-So. 1V Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS 52 Michael Matthews Fr. LB 41 Curtis Holmes CB 5-9 175 Fr. HS Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy 94 Devin Maua R-Fr. DE 42 Josh Buss LB 6-2 220 R-Jr. 2V Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS 27 Cody McCombs R-So. RB 43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College 14 Michael McGinnis Fr. S 44 Randy Rodriguez DT 6-3 244 R-Fr. RS Peoria, AZ / Centennial HS 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT 45 Vika Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Vista, Calif. / Vista HS 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB 47 Cole Rosling DE 6-4 230 R-Fr. RS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 81 Mitch McLaughlin Jr. WR 48 Trevor Hoerner DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS 50 Cody Meyer R-So. C 49 Jesse Sims DT 6-4 272 R-So. 1V Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS 38 Caleb Mitchell R-Fr. LS 50 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 293 R-So. SQ San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS 25 Shane Moody R-Sr. RB 51 Mike Ralston OL 6-5 302 R-Sr. 2V Oregon City, Ore. / Sheldon HS 20 Terron Moses Fr. RB 52 Michael Matthews LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS 84 Jed Nagler R-Fr. WR 53 Carder Key LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr. CB 54 Gage Smith LB 6-3 217 R-Jr. SQ Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 97 RJ Nelson Fr. DE 55 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 283 R-Jr. 2V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-Fr. LS 56 Marcus Welnel LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 33 Dante Olson R-So. LB 57 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 220 R-Jr. 1V Culbertson, Mont. / Culbertson HS 11 Reese Phillips R-Sr. QB 60 Colton Keintz OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP 61 Matthew O’Donoghue LS 6-1 248 R-Fr. SQ Santa Ana, Calif. / Foothill HS 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. RT 62 Dylan Eickmeyer OG 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic HS 76 David Reese Sr. LT 66 Ashton Torres OT 6-4 292 R-Fr. RS Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS 86 Braxton Reiten Fr. WR 67 Thayne Jackson OG 6-5 296 R-Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert HS 7 Matthew Rensvold Fr. WR 70 Skyler Martin OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS 83 Mitch Roberts Fr. WR 71 Payton Stoner OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. DE 72 Cooper Sprunk OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. 2V Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit HS 47 Cole Rosling R-Fr. DE 73 Brandon Scott OT 6-7 295 R-Fr. RS Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB 74 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 324 R-So. 1V Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. S 75 Robert Luke OL 6-4 318 Sr. 3V Tacoma, Wash. / Charles Wright Acad. HS 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE 76 David Reese OL 6-7 301 Sr. 3V Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas HS 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. LG 77 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 315 R-So. 1V Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS 89 Tim Semenza R-So. K 78 Conlan Beaver OT 6-5 293 R-Fr. RS Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax HS 96 David Shaw Jr. DT 80 Josh Horner WR 6-5 232 Sr. 3V Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR 81 Mitch McLaughlin WR 5-9 174 Jr. SQ Riverside, Calif. / Chaffey College 49 Jesse Sims R-So. DT 82 Samori Toure WR 6-3 186 R-Fr. RS Portland, Ore. / Westview HS 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. DE 83 Mitch Roberts WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 54 Gage Smith R-Jr. LB 84 Jed Nagler WR 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. C 85 Danny Burton WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 86 Braxton Reiten WR 5-9 170 Fr. HS Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS 71 Payton Stoner Fr. OL 87 Bryson Deming WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 5 Justin Strong Sr. S 88 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 230 R-So. 1V Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 29 Kendall Sweet Fr. LB 89 Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 R-So. 1V San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS 21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 90 McKenzie Holt ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS 26 Jared Thurber Fr. WR 91 Brandt Davidson DT 6-3 293 Sr. 1V Tucson, Ariz. / Scottsdale Community College 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DT 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu DT 6-3 272 Sr. 1V Sana Ana, Calif. / Santa Ana College 66 Ashton Torres R-Fr. OG 93 Braydon Deming DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 82 Samori Toure R-Fr. WR 94 Devin Maua DE 6-3 232 R-Fr. RS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. LG 95 Andrew Harris LB 6-2 231 R-So. SQ Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS 56 Marcus Welnel Fr. LB 96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland 35 Eric Williams Jr. KP 97 RJ Nelson DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS 13 Tanner Wilson Fr. QB 98 Esai Longoria DT 6-3 305 R-Fr. RS Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS 99 Reggie Tilleman DT 6-4 272 R-Jr. 1V Genesee, Idaho / Genesee HS MONTANA COACHING STAFF

NAME TITLE Bob Stitt (Doane 1987) Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator Jason Semore (Adams St. 2005) Defensive Coordinator Travis NieKamp (Illinois State 1998) Special Teams Coordinator / LBs Mike Ferriter (Montana 2008) Pass Game Coord. / Wide Receivers Lennard Manke (Montana 2015) Wide Receivers Assistant Chad Germer (Montana 1993) Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Justin Green (Montana 2004) Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator Joe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013) Cornerbacks Brian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011) Defensive Line Shann Schillinger (Montana 2010) Safeties Andrew Selle (Montana 2010) Quarterbacks Matt Nicholson (Houston 2010) Strength & Conditioning Colin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato ‘08) Director of Football Operations PAGE 5 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL NEWCOMERS

2017 INCOMING FRESHMEN No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 11 Isiahia Banks* S 6-0 203 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. / Mullen HS 93 Braydon Deming* DE 6-4 234 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 87 Bryson Deming* WR 6-4 228 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / West HS 10 Nate Dick* QB 5-10 188 Fr. HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS 19 Malik Flowers* WR 6-2 185 Fr. HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS 48 Trevor Hoerner* DE 6-4 225 Fr. HS Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS 90 McKenzie Holt* ATH 6-4 238 Fr. HS Thompson Falls, Mont. / Thompson Falls HS 60 Colton Keintz* OL 6-8 275 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS 53 Carder Key* LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 70 Skyler Martin* OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS 52 Michael Matthews* LB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS 14 Michael McGinnis* S 6-3 191 Fr. HS Sidney, Mont. / Sidney HS 20 Terron Moses* RB 5-7 166 Fr. HS Vian, Okla. / Vian HS 97 RJ Nelson* DE 6-4 221 Fr. HS Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro HS 7 Matthew Rensvold* WR 6-4 211 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 83 Mitch Roberts* WR 6-1 188 Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 71 Payton Stoner* OL 6-6 282 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. / Mt. Carmel HS 29 Kendall Sweet* LB 5-11 216 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS 56 Marcus Welnel* LB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 13 Tanner Wilson* QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS Polson, Mont. / Polson HS 2017 TRANSFERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 43 Chris Favoroso DE 6-3 245 R-So. TR Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Arizona Western College 12 Caleb Hill QB 6-4 215 Jr. TR Brenham, Tex. / Blinn College 32 Josh Labrador RB 6-0 220 Jr. TR Eagle, Idaho / Snow College 24 Alijah Lee RB 5-6 197 R-Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington State 96 David Shaw DT 6-5 319 Jr. TR Spring Grove, Pa. / Maryland WALK-ONS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 85 Danny Burton* WR 5-10 172 Fr. WO Helena, Mont. / Capital HS 28 Josh Deshner* ATH 6-0 190 Fr. WO Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS 30 Nick Fouch* WR 6-0 162 Fr. WO Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS 41 Curtis Holmes* CB 5-9 175 Fr. WO Spring Valley, Calif. / Proctor Academy 86 Braxton Reiten* WR 5-9 170 Fr. WO Columbia Falls, Mont. / Columbia Falls HS 26 Jared Thurber* WR 6-4 169 Fr. WO Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS STATE BREAKDOWN POSITION BREAKDOWN * = 2017 REDSHIRT Montana 14 Wide Receiver 8 Washington 4 Linebacker 4 California 4 Defensive End 4 Oklahoma 3 Quarterback 3 Colorado 1 Offensive Lineman 3 Florida 1 Running Back 3 Idaho 1 Athlete 2 Oregon 1 Safety 2 Pennsylvania 1 Cornerback 1 Texas 1 Defensive Tackle 1 Total 31 Total 31

PAGE 6 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP WEEK 1: VALPARAISO OFFENSE 2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS QB 11 Reese Phillips R-Sr. 6-2 212 5C - 7A - 35YDS - 13LG 4/0 4/0 0 2 Gresch Jensen R-Fr. 6-2 218 0/0 8/4 2 WR (X) 6 Keenan Curran Jr. 6-2 203 7REC - 129YDS - 75LG - 4TD 11/11 20/12 11 18 Sammy Akem R-Fr. 6-4 195 0/0 7/4 0 WR (Y) 3 Justin Calhoun R-So. 5-10 174 8REC - 133YDS - 2 TD - 61LG 11/10 11/10 1 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 7/0 0 WR (Z) 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 21REC* - 155YDS - 2TD - 61LG 8/8 8/8 4 82 Samori Toure R-So. 6-3 186 0/0 0/0 0 WR (H) 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. 6-2 235 5REC - 77YDS - 26LG - 1TD 10/0 17/2 0 80 Josh Horner Sr. 6-5 232 8/8 31/11 0 RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. 6-0 213 21ATT - 98YDS - 59LG - 3TD 10/0 20/0 0 24 Alijah Lee R-Jr. 5-6 197 0/0 0/0 0 LT 76 David Reese Sr. 6-7 301 11/11 36/35 35 67 Thayne Jackson R-Fr. 6-5 296 0/0 0/0 0 LG 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. 6-5 324 11/11 11/11 11 73 Brandon Scott R-Fr. 6-7 295 0/0 0/0 0 C 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. 6-4 300 10/11 24/10 10 50 Cody Meyer R-So. 6-3 293 0/0 0/0 0 RG 75 Robert Luke R-Sr. 6-4 318 9/0 32/13 0 77 Dallas Hart R-So. 6-5 315 7/0 7/0 0 RT 51 Mike Ralston R-Sr. 6-5 302 4/0 25/0 0 78 Conlan Beaver R-Fr. 6-5 293 0/0 0/0 0 DEFENSE 2016 UM UM CAREER CONSEC. POS # PLAYER ELIG. HT WT CAREER HIGHS GP/GS GP/GS STARTS WILL 36 James Banks Sr. 6-1 215 10TACK - 1TFL - 2QBH 11/11 11/11 11 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 11/0 11/0 0 MIKE 45 Vika Fa’atuiese R-Fr. 6-3 220 3TACK - .5TFL - 1FR 10/0 10/0 0 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. 6-1 220 3TAK - 1SACK - 1TFL 8/0 8/0 0 STAR 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. 6-2 220 10TACK - 1.5SACK - 4.5TFL - 1PB - 1BLK - 2QBH 11/11 23/11 11 33 Dante Olson R-So. 6-3 230 8TACK - 1SACK - 2TFL 11/0 11/0 0 DE 43 Chris Favoroso R-So. 6-3 245 0/0 0/0 0 44 Randy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-3 244 0/0 0/0 0 NT 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. 6-3 293 7 TACK - 1TFL - 1FF - 1FR 11/11 11/11 11 96 David Shaw Jr. 6-5 319 0/0 0/0 0 DT 49 Jesse Sims R-Fr. 6-4 254 5TACK - 1.5TFL - 1SACK 11/6 11/6 0 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. 6-4 272 .5TFL 6/0 6/0 0 DE 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. 6-4 242 6TACK, 2.5TFL, 1SACK, 1FR, 1BLK, 1BR, 1QBH 11/0 38/0 0 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. 6-3 250 5TACK - .5TFL 11/0 11/0 0 CB 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. 6-1 193 8TACK - 1INT - 1PB 10/6 26/6 0 8 Lewis Cowans R-Fr. 6-1 192 0/0 0/0 0 CB 1 Markell Sanders R-So. 6-2 185 5TACK - 1TFL - 3BRU - 1FR 22/11 22/11 11 7 Dareon Nash R-Fr 6-2 178 0/0 0/0 0 FS 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. 5-10 197 1 TFL 11/0 15/0 0 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. 6-0 196 2TACK 9/0 17/0 0 SS 13 Josh Sandry R-So. 6-1 203 9TACK - 1SACK - 1TFL - 1FR - 1PB 11/3 11/3 0 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. 6-0 196 2TACK 9/0 17/0 0 SPECIALISTS P 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 40.8/KICK - 59LG - 2 In20 11/11 11/11 11 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 5/1 5/1 1 KO 35 Eric Williams Jr. 6-0 188 AVG 54.3/KICK 11/11 11/11 11 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 10/10 10/10 10 PK 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. 5-10 182 2/3 FGs - 38LG 5/1 5/1 1 89 Tim Semenza R-So. 5-7 155 13/16 FGs - 47 LG - 33/42 PATs 10/10 10/10 10 LS 61 Matthew O’Donoghue R-So. 6-1 248 0/0 0/0 0 54 Gage Smith R-Jr. 6-3 217 3/0 3/0 0 KR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 8/8 8/8 8 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. 6-3 180 7/0 7/0 0 PR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. 5-9 175 1 PR TD 8/8 8/8 8 PAGE 7 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART WEEK 1: VALPARAISO OFFENSE DEFENSE (SPREAD) (MULTIPLE) SPECIALISTS QUARTERBACK WILL (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER PUNTER 11 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 212, R-Sr. 36 James Banks, 6-1, 215, Sr. 35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr. 2 Gresch Jensen, 6-2, 218, R-Fr. 33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So. 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So. 12 Caleb Hill, 6-4, 215, Jr. 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr. PLACEKICKER 39 Brandon Purdy, 5-10, 182, R-So. MIKE (MIDDLE) LINEBACKER 89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So. WIDE RECEIVER (X) 45 Vika Fa’atuiese, 6-3, 230, R-So. 6 Keenan Curran, 6-2, 203, Jr. 57 Shayne Cochran, 6-1, 220, R-Jr. KICKOFFS 18 Samuel Akem, 6-4, 195, R-Fr. 95 Andrew Harris, 6-2, 231, R-So. 35 Eric Williams, 6-0, 188, Jr. 21 Lamarriel Taylor, 6-2, 198, R-So. 31 Trase Le Texier, 6-2, 236, R-Fr.* 89 Tim Semenza, 5-7, 155, R-So. 10 Connor Strahm, 6-0, 240, R-Sr.* WIDE RECEIVER (Y) STAR (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER HOLDER 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr. 3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So 42 Josh Buss, 6-2, 220, R-Jr. 11 Reese Phillips, 6-2, 212, R-Sr. 5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So. 33 Dante Olson, 6-3, 230, R-So. 84 Jed Nagler, 6-4, 218, R-Fr. 34 Jace Lewis, 6-1, 220, R-Fr.* SNAPPER 9 Brennan Corbin, 6-5, 210, R-Fr. DEFENSIVE END (LEO) 61 Matthew O’Donoghue, 6-1, 248, R-Fr. 43 Chris Favoroso, 6-3, 245, R-So. 54 Gage Smith, 6-3, 217, R-Jr. WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 44 Randy Rodriguez, 6-3, 244, R-Fr. 38 Caleb Mitchell, 6-1, 195, R-Fr. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So. 94 Devin Maua, 6-3, 232, R-Fr. PUNT RETURN 82 Samori Toure, 6-3, 186, R-Fr. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So. 81 Mitch McLaughlin, 5-9, 174, Jr. NOSE TACKLE 3 Justin Calhoun, 5-10, 174, R-So WIDE RECEIVER (H) 91 Brandt Davidson, 6-3, 293, Sr. KICKOFF RETURN 96 David Shaw, 6-5, 319, Jr. 5 Kobey Eaton, 6-3, 180, R-So. 17 Makena Simis, 6-2, 235, R-Sr. 55 Kyle Davis, 6-1, 283, R-Jr. 16 Jerry Louie-McGee, 5-9, 175, R-So. 80 Josh Horner, 6-5, 232, Sr. 98 Esai Longoria, 6-3, 305, R-Fr. 88 Colin Bingham, 6-3, 230, R-So. DEFENSIVE TACKLE PRONUNCIATION 49 Jesse Sims, 6-4, 272, R-So. 99 Reggie Tilleman, 6-4, 272, R-Jr. 1 Treshawn Favors: TRAY-shawn RUNNING BACK 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu, 6-3, 272, Sr. 10 Connor Strahm: Strawm 8 Jeremy Calhoun, 6-0, 213, Jr. 17 Makena Simis: Mah-KEN-ah... SIM-iss 24 Alijah Lee, 5-6, 197, R-Jr. 18 Samuel Akem: Ah-KEM 1 Treshawn Favors, 5-9, 209, R-Sr. DEFENSIVE END 31 Trase Le Texier: Leh-TEX-ee-AIR 27 Cody McCombs, 5-9, 196, R-So. 37 Tucker Schye, 6-4, 242, R-Sr. 37 Tucker Schye: Shy 32 Josh Labrador, 6-0, 220, Jr. 40 Cy Sirmon, 6-3, 250, R-So. 43 Chris Favoroso: Faa-vo-ROW-so 4 Rey Green, 5-11, 195, R-Fr.* 47 Cole Rosling, 6-4, 230, R-Fr. 45 Vika Fa’atuiese: FA-AH-tooee-essay 25 Shane Moody, 5-8, 176, R-Sr.* 82 Samori Toure: Sa-MOR-ee TOO-rey 30 Nick Fouch: FOWSH BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu: Oh-shee-BOW-doo LEFT TACKLE 98 Esai Longoria: EE-sigh 76 David Reese, 6-7, 301, Sr. 2 Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 193, R-Sr. 67 Thayne Jackson, 6-5, 296, R-Fr. 8 Lewis Cowans, 6-1, 192, R-Fr. COACHES: 20 Gavin Crow, 6-1, 200, R-Fr. Mike Ferriter: FAIR-it-er LEFT GUARD Chad Germer: JUR-mur 74 Angel Villanueva, 6-5, 324, R-So. FIELD CORNERBACK Travis Niekamp: KNEE-camp 73 Brandon Scott, 6-7, 295, R-Fr. Shann Schillinger: SHILL-in-jer 66 Ashton Torres, 6-4, 292, R-Fr. 1 Markell Sanders, 6-2, 189, R-Jr. 7 Dareon Nash, 6-2, 178, R-Fr. CENTER 23 Josh Egbo, 6-2, 193, R-Fr. *= Inactive/Injured 72 Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 300, R-Sr. 50 Cody Meyer, 6-3, 293, R-So. -OR- 62 Dylan Eickmeyer, 6-4, 292, R-Fr. FREE SAFETY 30 Evan Epperly, 5-10, 197, R-Jr. RIGHT GUARD 3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr. 75 Robert Luke, 6-4, 318, Sr. 12 Korey Alexander, 5-11, 190, Sr. 77 Dallas Hart, 6-5, 315, R-So. 5 Justin Strong, 5-11, 190, Sr.* RIGHT TACKLE STRONG SAFETY 51 Mike Ralston, 6-5, 302, R-Sr. 13 Josh Sandry, 6-1, 203, R-So. 78 Conlan Beaver, 6-5, 293, R-Fr. 3 Mick Delaney, 6-0, 196, R-Sr. 11 Isiahia Banks, 6-0, 203, Fr. PAGE 8 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ FOOTBALL START CHART

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Y) WR (Z) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB VALPARAISO WASHINGTON SAVANNAH STATE EASTERN WASH. PORTLAND STATE IDAHO STATE NORTH DAKOTA WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE

OFFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS VALPARAISO WASHINGTON SAVANNAH STATE EASTERN WASH. PORTLAND STATE IDAHO STATE NORTH DAKOTA WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE

SPECIALISTS K P LS H KR PR Longest Active Start Streak Most Career Starts (Active) VALPARAISO David Reese - 36 David Reese - 35 WASHINGTON Keenan Curran - 11 Keenan Curran - 11 Angel Villanueva - 11 Angel Villanueva - 11 SAVANNAH STATE James Banks - 11 James Banks - 11 EASTERN WASH. Brandt Davidson - 11 Brandt Davidson - 11 PORTLAND STATE Markell Sanders - 11 Markell Sanders - 11 IDAHO STATE Eric Williams - 11 Eric Williams - 11 NORTH DAKOTA Josh Horner - 11 WEBER STATE NO. ARIZONA NO. COLORADO MONTANA STATE CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR (X) WR (Z) WR (Y) WR (H) RB LT LG C RG RT QB Curran (11) Louie-McGee (8) Calhoun (10) Simis (2) Calhoun (0) Reese (36) Villanueva (11) Sprunk (10) Luke (13) Ralston (0) Phillips (0) Horner (11)

DEFENSE OLB MLB OLB DE NT DT DE CB CB FS SS Banks (11) Fa’atuiese (0) Buss (11) Favoroso (0) Davidson (11) Sims (6) Schye (0) McKinley (6) M. Sanders (11) Epperly (0) Sandry (3)

SPECIAL TEAMS K P LS KR PR Purdy (1) Williams (11) O’Donoghue (0) Louie-McGee/Eaton (0) Louie-McGee (8) Semenza (10)

PAGE 9 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2016 RESULTS 2017 GRIZ PERSONNEL (6-5 Overall, 3-5 Big Sky, 5-1 Home, 1-4 Away) Offensive Formation: ...... Spread Date...... Opponent...... Result Defensive Formation: ...... Multiple 9/3...... Saint Francis...... W 41-31 Starters Returning (O/D/S): ...... 19: 8/9/2 9/10...... @ #3 Northern Iowa...... W 20-14 Lettermen Returning: ...... 39 9/24...... @Cal Poly*...... L 42-41 Lettermen Lost: ...... 18 10/1...... Southern Utah *...... W 43-20 Returning All-Conf. Performers: ...... 5 10/8...... Mississippi Valley State...... W 67-7 10/15...... Sacramento State *...... W 68-7 2017 Lettermen 10/22...... @Northern Arizona *...... L 45-34 Lettermen Returning: 38 10/29...... #3 @Eastern Washington *...... L 35-16 Lettermen Lost: 21 11/5...... Idaho State *...... W 62-44 11/12...... @Northern Colorado *...... L 28-25 Other top returners (played in 5 or more games) 11/19...... Montana State * ...... L 24-17 12 Korey Alexander Sr. DB 5-11 198 1V 2017 Returning All-Big Sky 8 Jeremy Calhoun Jr. RB 6-0 203 2V 57 Shayne Cochran R-Jr. LB 6-1 221 1V 2nd team: David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 3V 55 Kyle Davis R-Jr. DT 6-1 259 2V 3rd team: Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 2V 3 Mick Delaney R-Sr. S 6-0 195 1V 3rd team: Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 3V 5 Kobey Eaton R-So. WR 6-3 185 1V Hon. Men.: Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 1V 30 Evan Epperly R-Jr. S 5-10 186 1V Hon. Men.: Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 1V 45 Vika Fa'atuiese R-So. LB 6-3 220 1V 5 Total 1 Treshawn Favors R-Sr. RB 5-9 194 2V Returning Starters (three or more) 77 Dallas Hart R-So. OL 6-5 312 1V No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ex. 75 Robert Luke Sr. OL 6-4 316 3V 36 James Banks Sr. LB 6-1 215 1V 92 Myles Mckee-Osibodu Sr. DT 6-3 264 1V 88 Colin Bingham R-So. WR 6-3 226 1V 25 Shane Moody R-Sr. CB 5-8 165 1V 42 Josh Buss R-Jr. LB 6-2 204 2V 33 Dante Olson R-So. LB 6-3 223 1V 9 Justin Calhoun R-So. WR 5-10 168 1V 39 Brandon Purdy R-So. KP 5-10 168 1V 6 Keenan Curran Jr. WR 6-2 201 2V 37 Tucker Schye R-Sr. DE 6-4 240 3V 91 Brandt Davidson Sr. DT 6-3 294 1V 17 Makena Simis R-Sr. WR 6-2 215 1V 80 Josh Horner Sr. WR 6-5 220 3V 40 Cy Sirmon R-So. LB 6-3 236 1V 16 Jerry Louie-McGee R-So. WR 5-9 168 1V 21 Lamarriel Taylor R-So. WR 6-2 195 1V 2 Ryan McKinley R-Sr. CB 6-1 199 2V 99 Reggie Tilleman R-Jr. DE 6-4 266 1V 76 David Reese Sr. OL 6-7 298 3V 21 Total 1 Markell Sanders R-Jr. CB 6-2 185 2V 13 Josh Sandry R-So. S 6-1 200 1V 89 Tim Semenza R-So. K 5-7 167 1V 2016 Lettermen 49 Jesse Sims R-So. DE 6-4 254 1V Alexander, Korey Held, Aaron Reynard, TJ 72 Cooper Sprunk R-Sr. OL 6-4 293 2V Banks, James Homan, James Sanders, Markell 10 Connor Strahm R-Sr. LB 6-0 241 3V Bedell, Donald Horner, Josh Sanders, Yamen 5 Justin Strong Sr. S 5-11 185 1V Bingham, Colin Hovey, Lane Sandry, Josh 74 Angel Villanueva R-So. OL 6-5 314 1V Buss, Josh Johnson, Ryan Schye, Tucker 35 Eric Williams Jr. KP 5-11 183 1V Calhoun, Jeremy Kelly, Max Semenza, Tim Offense: 8 Defense: 9 Special Teams: 2 Calhoun, Justin Kidder, Caleb Simis, Makena 19 Total Chalich, Chad Louie-McGee, Sims, Jesse Starters Lost (three or more) Cochran, Shayne Jerry Sirmon, Cy Counts, Joey Luke, Robert Sprunk, Cooper 3 Brady Gustafson R-Sr. QB 6-7 230 Curran, Keenan Lyons, Caleb Strahm, Connor 4 James Homan Jr. WR 6-2 175 Davidson, Brandt McKee-Osibodu, Strong, Justin 9 Yamen Sanders R-Sr. S 6-4 210 Davis, Kyle Myles Taylor, Lamarriel 18 JR Nelson R-Sr. CB 6-2 177 Delaney, Mick McKinley, Ryan Thiebes, Jackson 20 John Nguyen Sr. RB 5-7 180 Dietrich, Devon Moody, Shane Tilleman, Reggie 37 Caleb Kidder R-Sr. DT 6-5 275 Eaton, Kobey Nelson, JR Todd, McCauley 50 Aaron Held R-Sr. LS 6-1 193 Epperly, Evan Nguyen, John Villanueva, Angel 60 Jackson Thiebes R-Sr. OL 6-5 295 Fa’atuiese, Vika Olson, Dante Williams, Eric 71 Devon Dietrich R-Sr. OL 6-4 302 Favors, Treshawn Peevey, Zach Williams, Jerrin 97 Ryan Johnson R-Sr. DE 6-3 255 Gustafson, Brady Purdy, Brandon 93 Zach Peevey R-Sr. DT 6-3 26 Hart, Dallas Reese, David 5 Offense: 5 Defense: 5 Special Teams: 1 11 Total PAGE 10 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017

THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY...

Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 116, John Nguyen vs Sacramento St., 2016 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, Jeremy Calhoun vs. Eastern Washington, 2015 Had 2 100-yard rushers ...... 136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013 Passed for 300+ yards ...... 388, Chad Chalich vs. Idaho State, 2016 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 415, Brady Gustafson vs Southern Utah, 2016 Passed for 500+ yards ...... 505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000 Passed for 6 TDs ...... 7, Chad Chalich vs. Idaho State, 2016 Passed for 5 TDs ...... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs ...... 4, Brady Gustafson vs Northern Arizona, 2016 Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game ...... 4, Brady Gustafson at North Dakota State, 2015 Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game ...... 200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009 Had two 100-yard receivers ...... 133, James Homan & 133, Justin Calhoun vs Northern Arizona, 2016 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, Kennan Curran vs. Idaho State, 2016 Caught three (3) TD passes ...... 3. Jamaal Jones vs. Montana State, 2015 Caught two (2) TD passes ...... 2, Justin Calhoun vs Idaho State, 2016 Recorded 500 yards of total offense ...... 549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996 Recorded 400 yards of total offense ...... 485, Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly, 2016 Recorded 250 all-purpose yards ...... 275, Jerry Louie-McGee at Cal Poly, 2016 Returned a punt for a Touchdown ...... 81, Jerry Louie-McGee at Northern Iowa, 2016 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013 Kicked four (4) field goals in a game ...... Daniel Sullivan, vs Montana State, 2015 Kicked three (3) field goals in a game ...... Daniel Sullivan, vs. E. Washington 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 ...... 0, Donald Bedell vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2016 Returned an interception for a TD ...... 78, Justin Strong vs Sacramento State, 2016 Blocked a punt ...... Tucker Schye & Connor Strahm at Liberty 2015 Returned a blocked punt for a TD ...... Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002 Blocked a field Goal...... Caleb Kidder vs. Sacramento St., 2016 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 ...... Derek Crittenden vs Cal Poly, 2015

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

Rushed for 100+ yards ...... 142, Chris Murray, Montana State at UM, 2016 Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014 Had Two 100-yard rushers ...... 165 David Jones - 119 Alex Kuresa, Portland State at PSU 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, Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016 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 ...... C. Kupp (140) & K. Bourne (124) at Eastern Washington 2016 Caught Three (3) TD passes ...... 3, Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington at EWU, 2016 Had 400 yards of total offese ...... 405, Montana State, at UM, 2016 Returned a punt for a touchdown...... 67, Cooper Kupp, E. Wash. at EWU, 2014 Returned a kickoff for a TD ...... 79, Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis at UM, 2016 Returned an interception for a TD ...... Allison (30) & Smith (32), NDSU, at North Dakota State, 2015 Returned a fumble for a TD ...... 98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013 Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game ...... Lorenzo Jerome (2) Saint Francis at UM, 2016 Team had Three (3) or more INTs. in a game ...... 4 by North Dakota State at NDSU, 2015 Blocked a Punt ...... M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016 Scored a TD on a blocked punt ...... 13, M. Dubose, Northern Colorado at UNC, 2016 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 ...... Southern Utah at UM, 2016 Blocked a PAT ...... Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State at UM, 2016 Had a safety...... Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010 PAGE 11 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 WEEKLY NATIONAL POLLS STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL

2017 NATIONAL PRESEASON POLLS STATS FCS TOP 25 FCS COACHES’ POLL Preseason Poll - Aug. 7, 2017 Preseason Poll - Aug. 8, 2017

RANK SCHOOL VOTES PREV. RANK TEAM VOTES POINTS PREVIOUS 2016 RECORD 1 James Madison (0-0) 4034 (134) NR 1 James Madison (20) 642 1 14-1 2 North Dakota State (0-0) 3874 (19) NR 2 North Dakota State (2) 618 3 12-2 3 Sam Houston State (0-0) 3610 (7) NR 3 Sam Houston State (3) 577 5 12-1 4 South Dakota State (0-0) 3385 (2) NR 4 Eastern Washington 525 4 12-2 5 Eastern Washington (0-0) 3270 NR 5 Jacksonville State 493 6 10-2 6 Jacksonville State (1-0) 3081 (1) NR 6 South Dakota State (1) 479 7 9-4 7 Richmond (0-0) 3041 NR 7 Richmond 474 8 10-4 8 North Dakota (0-0) 2871 NR 8 Youngstown State 450 2 12-4 9 Youngstown State (0-0) 2658 NR 9 Villanova 413 13 9-4 10 Villanova (0-0) 2628 NR 10 North Dakota 412 12 9-3 11 Wofford (0-0) 2543 NR 11 Wofford 381 11 10-4 12 Chattanooga (0-1) 1995 NR 12 The Citadel 333 9 10-2 13 New Hampshire (0-0) 1741 NR 13 Chattanooga 330 10 9-4 14 Charleston Southern (0-0) 1710 NR 14 Charleston Southern 261 14 7-4 15 Central Arkansas (0-0) 1685 NR 15 Central Arkansas 251 16 10-3 16 Citadel (0-0) 1545 NR 16 New Hampshire 244 17 10-3 17 Lehigh (0-0) 1369 NR 17 Lehigh 177 18 9-3 18 UNI (0-0) 924 NR 18 Illinois State 149 N/R 6-6 19 Samford (0-0) 893 NR 19 Samford 144 23 7-5 20 Illinois State (0-0) 876 NR 20 Northern Iowa 136 N/R 5-6 21 Grambling State (0-0) 692 NR 21 Grambling State 133 15 12-1 22 Fordham (0-0) 604 NR 22 Weber State 102 24 7-5 23 Cal Poly (0-1) 427 NR 23 Cal Poly 85 21t 7-5 24 Albany (0-0) 418 NR 24 North Carolina Central 83 19 9-3 25 Western Illinois (0-0) 367 NR 25 North Carolina A&T 78 20 9-3 Others: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , State (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls , Southeastern Louisiana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook State (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5) , Alcorn State (4) , (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1) William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , Bethune-Cookman (1) , Dayton (1)

PAGE 12 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKY BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS Thursday, Aug. 31 Sacramento State at Idaho...... 6:00 p.m. PT DATE ...... OPPONENT ...... NOMINEE TV: SWX/ESPN3/Altitude 9/2...... Valparaiso...... (O) North Dakota at Utah...... 5:30 p.m. MT ...... (D) ...... (S) TV: Pac-12 Network Western Oregon at Idaho State...... 6:30 p.m. MT 9/9...... @ Washington...... (O) ...... (D) Saturday, Sept. 2 ...... (S) Eastern Washington at Texas Tech...... 1:00 p.m. CT TV: ROOT SPORTS/Fox Sports 9/16...... Savannah St...... (O) Portland State at Oregon State...... 11:00 a.m. PT ...... (D) TV: Pac-12 Network ...... (S) Valparaiso at Montana...... 1:00 p.m. MT 9/23...... Eastern Wash...... (O) TV: SWX/Altitude ...... (D) College of Idaho at Northern Colorado...... 2:00 p.m. MT ...... (S) TV: Comcast Cal Poly at San Jose State...... 4:30 p.m. PT 9/30...... @ Portland St...... (O) Southern Utah at Oregon ...... 5:00 p.m. PT ...... (D) TV: Pac-12 Network ...... (S) Montana Western at Weber State ...... 6:00 p.m. MT UC Davis at San Diego State ...... 5:30 p.m. PT 10/7...... @ Idaho St...... (O) Montana State at Washington State...... 7:30 p.m. PT ...... (D) ...... (S) TV: Fox Sports One Northern Arizona at Arizona ...... 8:00 p.m. PT 10/14...... North Dakota...... (O) TV: Pac-12 Network ...... (D) PRESEASON BIG SKY POLLS ...... (S) 10/28...... @ Weber St...... (O) ...... (D) Media Poll...... Point Total (1st votes) ...... (S)

1: North Dakota...... 298 (15) 11/4...... N. Arizona...... (O) 2: Eastern Washington...... 271 (5) ...... (D) 3: Northern Arizona...... 236 (3) ...... (S)

4: Cal Poly...... 224 11/11...... N. Colorado...... (O) 5: Weber State...... 209 ...... (D) 6: Montana...... 204 (1) ...... (S)

7: Southern Utah...... 175 11/18...... @ Montana St...... (O) 8: Montana State...... 156 ...... (D) 9: Northern Colorado...... 135 ...... (S) 10: Portland State...... 104 11: UC Davis...... 62 12: Sacramento State...... 61 13: Idaho State...... 44 GRIZ IN THE PROS Coaches’ Poll...... Point Total (1st votes) 9 Players (As of 8/28/17) 1: North Dakota...... 130 (6) 2: Eastern Washington...... 124 (2) NAME TEAM HOMETOWN Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills Butte, Mont. 3: Northern Arizona...... 119 (2) Brock Coyle San Francisco 49ers Bozeman, Mont. 4: Cal Poly...... 108 (1) Tyrone Holmes Cleveland Browns Eagle Point, Ore. 5: Weber State...... 103 (1) Trumaine Johnson Los Angeles Rams Stockton, Calif. 6: Montana...... 83 (1) Jamaal Jones Los Angeles Chargers Spanaway, Wash. 7: Southern Utah...... 80 JR Nelson Kansas City Chiefs Hacienda Hgt., Calif. 8: Montana State...... 69 Wiliam Poehls Chicago Bears Chandler, Ariz. 9: Portland State...... 62 Jordan Tripp Green Bay Packers Missoula, Mont. Travon Van Edmonton Eskimos San Diego, Calif. 10: Northern Colorado...... 60 11: UC Davis...... 35 COACHES: 12: Sacramento State...... 26 COACH NAME TEAM HOMETOWN 13: Idaho State...... 15 Dave Dickenson Calgary Stampeders Great Falls, Mont. Tim Hauck Philiadelphia Eagles Butte, Mont. Marty Mornhinweg Baltimore Ravens Edmond, Okla. Montana in the STATS FCS Top-25 Andre Patterson Minnesota Vikings Camden, Ark. Bruce Read Montreal Alouettes Santa Rosa, Calif. Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Brock Sunderland Edmonton Eskimos Great Falls, Mont. NR Montana in the FCS Coaches’ Poll

Pre. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final NR PAGE 13 GRIZ FOOTBALL 2017 2017 GRIZ SEASON NOTES

PRESEASON AWARDS: A trio of Montana foot- ball standouts were named to the 2017 presea- son All-Big Sky team the league announced in July at the annual football kickoff event in Park City, Utah.

Record-breaking sophomore wide receiver Jerry Louie-McGee and senior offensive tackle David Reese were both given All-Big Sky accolades, following up on their postseason all-conference awards in 2016.

On the defensive side of the ball, junior lineback- er and last year’s Steve Carlson Defensive MVP Josh Buss also earned a place on the presea- son All-Big Sky team after earning all-conference honors in the fall.

BIG SKY PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Gage Gubrud, QB, Eastern Washington Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Reyes, S, North Dakota

Quarterback: Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington Wide Receivers: Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona (Consensus); Keelan Doss, UC Davis; Jerry Louie-Mc- Gee, Montana Offensive Tackles: David Reese, Montana; Randin Crecelius, Portland State Offensive Guard: Tyler Shank, Northern Arizona; De- mon Taylor, North Dakota Center: Joey Kuperman, Cal Poly Tight End: Andrew Vollert, Weber State (Consensus) Running Backs: John Santiago, North Dakota (Consen- sus); Brady Oliveira, North Dakota Fullback: Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly Placekicker: Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona Return Specialist: John Santiago, North Dakota

Defensive Tackle: Robert Torgerson, Southern Utah; An- thony Del Toro, Portland State Defensive End: Albert Havili, Eastern Washington; Ben Sorensen, Sacramento State Outside Linebackers: Mike Needham, Southern Utah; Josh Buss, Montana Inside Linebackers: Mac Bignell, Montana State; Landon Stice, Weber State Cornerbacks: Deion Harris, North Dakota; Taron John- son, Weber State Safeties: Cole Reyes, North Dakota; Mitch Fettig, East- ern Washington Punter: Jacob DeMaio, Weber State Special Teams: Hakeem Deggs, Northern Colorado

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PAGE 14 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Results (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 1-0 0-0 3:31 26002 Sep 10, 2016 at #3 UNI W 20-14 2-0 0-0 3:36 12346 * Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 2-1 0-1 3:25 8156 * Oct 01, 2016 #24 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 3-1 1-1 3:33 26092 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 4-1 1-1 3:37 24607 * Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 5-1 2-1 3:18 25351 * Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 5-2 2-2 - 7197 * Oct 29, 2016 at #3 Eastern Washington L 16-35 5-3 2-3 3:13 10931 * Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 6-3 3-3 3:34 24027 * Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 6-4 3-4 3:12 5128 * Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 6-5 3-5 3:18 26182 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Team Statistics UM OPP SCORING 434 297 Points Per Game 39.5 27.0 Points Off Turnovers 83 52 FIRST DOWNS 266 186 R u s h in g 94 79 P a s s in g 148 81 P e n a lt y 24 26 RUSHING YARDAGE 1713 1650 Yards gained rushing 1932 2133 Yards lost rushing 219 483 Rushing Attempts 387 426 Average Per Rush 4.4 3.9 Average Per Game 155.7 150.0 TDs Rushing 19 16 PASSING YARDAGE 3591 2198 C o m p - A t t - I n t 322-493-10 147-318-8 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.9 Average Per Catch 11.2 15.0 Average Per Game 326.5 199.8 TDs Passing 34 23 TOTAL OFFENSE 5304 3848 Total Plays 880 744 Average Per Play 6.0 5.2 Average Per Game 482.2 349.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-552 55-1236 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-258 24-225 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-206 10-75 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 22.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.2 9.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.8 7.5 FUMBLES-LOST 20-10 27-13 PENALTIES-Yards 79-719 73-702 Average Per Game 65.4 63.8 PUNTS-Yards 51-2040 74-2884 Average Per Punt 40.0 39.0 Net punt average 34.8 34.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 79-4597 55-3481 Average Per Kick 58.2 63.3 Net kick average 36.2 42.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 2 2 8 : 5 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 78/181 44/162 3rd-Down Pct 43% 27% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/24 8/19 4th-Down Pct 46% 42% SACKS BY-Yards 28-218 24-99 MISC YARDS 7 5 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 57 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-19 4-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (45-50) 90% (29-42) 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-50) 66% (27-42) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (45-55) 82% (39-39) 100% ATTENDANCE 152261 43758 Games/Avg Per Game 6/25377 5/8752 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Montana 97 149 78 110 0 434 Opponents 84 90 62 61 0 297 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg John Nguyen 11 149 731 52 679 4.6 1 81 61.7 John Nguyen 13 79 6.1 0 24 Jeremy Calhoun 10 77 573 18 555 7.2 9 65 55.5 Jerry Louie-McG 8 154 19.2 1 81 Joey Counts 8 42 188 5 183 4.4 4 19 22.9 Korey Alexander 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 Chad Chalich 5 42 175 38 137 3.3 3 20 27.4 Caleb Lyons 1 33 33.0 0 33 Treshawn Favors 10 23 112 0 112 4.9 0 21 11.2 Total 23 258 11.2 1 81 Jerry Louie-McG 8 5 23 0 23 4.6 0 11 2.9 Opponents 24 225 9.4 1 23 Reese Phillips 4 3 12 0 12 4.0 0 8 3.0 Brady Gustafson 9 40 108 97 11 0.3 2 20 1.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg James Homan 10 2 10 4 6 3.0 0 10 0.6 Justin Strong 3 86 28.7 1 78 Team 5 4 0 5 -5 -1.2 0 0 -1.0 Ryan Mckinley 2 2 1.0 0 2 Total 11 387 1932 219 1713 4.4 19 81 155.7 Connor Strahm 1 78 78.0 1 78 Opponents 11 426 2133 483 1650 3.9 16 65 150.0 Yamen Sanders 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ryan Johnson 1 40 40.0 0 40 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 8 206 25.8 2 78 Brady Gustafson 9 141.53 260-396-8 65.7 2785 25 75 309.4 Opponents 10 75 7.5 0 46 Chad Chalich 5 176.80 54-81-2 66.7 756 9 61 151.2 Reese Phillips 4 81.33 8-15-0 53.3 50 0 13 12.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Keenan Curran 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Treshawn Favors 10 171 17.1 0 22 Total 11 145.20 322-493-10 65.3 3591 34 75 326.5 Caleb Lyons 8 172 21.5 0 29 Opponents 11 123.12 147-318-8 46.2 2198 23 74 199.8 Jerry Louie-McG 7 153 21.9 0 45 Colin Bingham 2 14 7.0 0 11 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g John Nguyen 2 42 21.0 0 24 Jerry Louie-McG 8 73 651 8.9 3 61 81.4 Total 29 552 19.0 0 45 Justin Calhoun 11 42 625 14.9 6 61 56.8 Opponents 55 1236 22.5 1 86 Keenan Curran 11 40 601 15.0 10 75 54.6 James Homan 10 36 450 12.5 3 58 45.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg John Nguyen 11 26 266 10.2 1 35 24.2 Donald Bedell 0 0 0.0 1 0 Caleb Lyons 9 26 114 4.4 1 25 12.7 Total 0 0 0.0 1 0 Colin Bingham 11 24 282 11.8 3 27 25.6 Opponents 2 42 21.0 0 31 Josh Horner 8 22 241 11.0 4 34 30.1 Jeremy Calhoun 10 10 75 7.5 1 15 7.5 Mitch McLaughli 3 7 33 4.7 0 12 11.0 Lane Hovey 8 6 102 17.0 1 36 12.8 Makena Simis 10 4 46 11.5 0 23 4.6 Treshawn Favors 10 3 23 7.7 0 10 2.3 Joey Counts 8 1 60 60.0 1 60 7.5 Lamarriel Taylo 6 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.7 Kobey Eaton 7 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.9 Total 11 322 3591 11.2 34 75 326.5 Opponents 11 147 2198 15.0 23 74 199.8 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Tim Semenza - 13-16 33-42 - - - - - 72 Brady Gustafson 9 436 11 2785 2796 310.7 Keenan Curran 10 ------60 Chad Chalich 5 123 137 756 893 178.6 Jeremy Calhoun 10 ------60 John Nguyen 11 149 679 0 679 61.7 Justin Calhoun 6 ------36 Jeremy Calhoun 10 77 555 0 555 55.5 Joey Counts 5 ------30 Joey Counts 8 42 183 0 183 22.9 Josh Horner 4 ------24 Treshawn Favors 10 23 112 0 112 11.2 Jerry Louie-McG 4 ------24 Reese Phillips 4 18 12 50 62 15.5 James Homan 3 - - 1-1 - - - - 20 Jerry Louie-McG 8 5 23 0 23 2.9 Colin Bingham 3 ------18 James Homan 10 2 6 0 6 0.6 Chad Chalich 3 - - 0-1 - - - - 18 Team 5 4 -5 0 -5 -1.0 Brandon Purdy - 2-3 12-13 - - - - - 18 Total 11 880 1713 3591 5304 482.2 John Nguyen 2 ------12 Opponents 11 744 1650 2198 3848 349.8 Brady Gustafson 2 ------12 Lane Hovey 1 ------6 Connor Strahm 1 ------6 Donald Bedell 1 ------6 Caleb Lyons 1 ------6 Justin Strong 1 ------6 Total 57 15-19 45-55 1-2 - - - - 434 Opponents 41 4-11 39-39 - - 0-1 - - 297

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Tim Semenza 13-16 81.2 0-0 7-8 4-4 2-4 0-0 47 0 Eric Williams 50 2040 40.8 59 2 16 7 5 1 Brandon Purdy 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 38 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 51 2040 40.0 59 2 16 7 5 1 FG Sequence Montana Opponents Opponents 74 2884 39.0 66 5 10 21 13 0 Saint Francis (46),(22) 45,(25) UNI (47),(35) 33 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Cal Poly (33),(24),48 - Tim Semenza 72 4194 58.2 20 2 Southern Utah (25),44 34 Eric Williams 4 217 54.2 0 0 Miss. Valley State (37),(38) - Brandon Purdy 3 186 62.0 0 0 Sacramento State - 39 Total 79 4597 58.2 20 2 22.5 36.2 28 Northern Arizona (34),(26) 25,(40) Opponents 55 3481 63.3 24 2 19.0 42.3 22 Eastern Washington 48,(20) - Idaho State - (41) Northern Colorado (22),(22),23 - Montana State (28) 39,40,(21)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g John Nguyen 11 679 266 79 42 0 1066 96.9 Jerry Louie-McG 8 23 651 154 153 0 981 122.6 Jeremy Calhoun 10 555 75 0 0 0 630 63.0 Justin Calhoun 11 0 625 0 0 0 625 56.8 Keenan Curran 11 0 601 0 0 0 601 54.6 James Homan 10 6 450 0 0 0 456 45.6 Caleb Lyons 9 0 114 33 172 0 319 35.4 Treshawn Favor 10 112 23 0 171 0 306 30.6 Colin Bingham 11 0 282 0 14 0 296 26.9 Joey Counts 8 183 60 0 0 0 243 30.4 Josh Horner 8 0 241 0 0 0 241 30.1 Chad Chalich 5 137 0 0 0 0 137 27.4 Lane Hovey 8 0 102 0 0 0 102 12.8 Justin Strong 10 0 0 0 0 86 86 8.6 Connor Strahm 11 0 0 0 0 78 78 7.1 Makena Simis 10 0 46 0 0 0 46 4.6 Ryan Johnson 11 0 0 0 0 40 40 3.6 Mitch McLaughli 3 0 33 0 0 0 33 11.0 Lamarriel Taylo 6 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.7 Reese Phillips 4 12 0 0 0 0 12 3.0 Brady Gustafson 9 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.2 Kobey Eaton 7 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.9 Ryan Mckinley 10 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 Team 5 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -1.0 Korey Alexander 11 0 0 -8 0 0 -8 -0.7 Total 11 1713 3591 258 552 206 6320 574.5 Opponents 11 1650 2198 225 1236 75 5384 489.5 2016 Montana Football Montana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 42 Josh Buss 11 43 38 81 20.0-96 5.5-60 . 1 7 . 1 . . 10 Connor Strahm 11 21 49 70 8.0-39 4.5-33 1-78 2 2 1-0 3 . . 5D Justin Strong 10 42 26 68 3.0-12 . 3-86 3 . 1-0 . . . 97 Ryan Johnson 11 22 35 57 13.0-64 6.0-44 1-40 . 3 . 3 . . 37 Caleb Kidder 11 21 34 55 11.0-45 5.5-35 . 3 6 2-0 . 1 . 36 James Banks 11 13 41 54 2.0-4 . . 1 3 . . . . 9D Yamen Sanders 9 13 19 32 1.0-4 0.5-2 1-0 1 . . . . . 91 Brandt Davidson 11 7 25 32 1.5-2 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 13 Josh Sandry 11 13 17 30 2.5-22 1.5-16 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 33 Dante Olson 11 7 22 29 2.0-6 1.0-3 ...... 44 Tucker Schye 11 10 18 28 7.0-23 1.0-7 . 3 2 1-0 . . . 49 Jesse Sims 11 6 20 26 4.0-11 1.0-6 ...... 1D Markell Sanders 11 19 6 25 . . . 7 . 1-0 . . . 2 Ryan Mckinley 10 16 8 24 0.5-2 . 2-2 4 . . 1 . . 18 JR Nelson 5 17 6 23 . . . 8 . . 1 1 . 93 Zach Peevey 8 7 13 20 6.0-15 0.5-4 . . 1 1-0 . . . 11 TJ Reynard 11 12 7 19 1.0-5 . . 3 . 1-0 . . . 40 Cy Sirmon 11 2 12 14 0.5-1 ...... 45 Vika Fa'atuiese 10 2 12 14 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 92 Myles Mckee-Osi 8 3 8 11 1.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . 28 Jerrin Williams 9 3 7 10 0.5-2 ...... 12 Korey Alexander 11 4 6 10 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 57 Shayne Cochran 8 3 5 8 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 55 Kyle Davis 9 . 8 8 . . . . 1 . . . . 30 Evan Epperly 11 4 2 6 1.0-3 ...... 48 Donald Bedell 10 1 5 6 2.0-4 . . . . 1-0 . . . 3D Mick Delaney 9 3 2 5 ...... 25 Shane Moody 7 2 2 4 ...... 35 Eric Williams 11 2 . 2 ...... 21 Joey Counts 8 2 . 2 ...... 99 Reggie Tilleman 6 . 2 2 0.5-0 ...... 88 Colin Bingham 11 1 1 2 ...... 60 Jackson Thiebes 11 1 1 2 ...... 7 Lamarriel Taylo 6 1 1 2 ...... 3B Lane Hovey 8 1 1 2 ...... 38 Cody McCombs 2 1 . 1 ...... 54 Gage Smith 3 . 1 1 ...... 74 Angel Villanuev 11 1 . 1 ...... 5O Kobey Eaton 7 1 . 1 ...... 1O Treshawn Favors 10 1 . 1 ...... 89 Tim Semenza 10 1 . 1 ...... 4O James Homan 10 1 . 1 ...... 6 Keenan Curran 11 . 1 1 ...... 9O Justin Calhoun 11 1 . 1 ...... 8 Jeremy Calhoun 10 1 . 1 ...... 16 Jerry Louie-McG 8 1 . 1 ...... 50 Aaron Held 10 . 1 1 ...... Total 11 333 462 795 90-371 28-218 8-206 38 27 13-0 10 2 . Opponents 11 379 562 941 71-216 24-99 10-75 39 19 10-42 13 4 . 2016 Montana Football Montana Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 43 167 2 21 28 353 3 75 28-43-2 353 3 75 4 98 0 29 3 22 0 24 520 Sep 10 at UNI 35 88 0 24 14 118 1 34 14-30-0 118 1 34 2 20 0 17 3 118 1 81 206 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 24 67 3 29 47 418 2 61 47-59-1 418 2 61 5 114 0 45 2 6 0 6 485 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 34 202 2 45 28 425 4 43 28-53-2 425 4 43 1 22 0 22 3 30 0 21 627 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 36 133 3 26 28 300 4 44 28-38-0 300 4 44 0 0 0 0 4 35 0 33 433 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 24 222 3 81 41 433 6 60 41-54-0 433 6 60 1 16 0 16 2 20 0 11 655 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 27 148 0 59 34 394 4 58 34-59-1 394 4 58 2 43 0 23 1 3 0 3 542 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 30 142 0 65 45 398 2 47 45-64-2 398 2 47 4 61 0 18 2 17 0 16 540 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 46 203 2 20 21 388 7 61 21-27-1 388 7 61 7 127 0 22 1 0 0 0 591 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 60 228 3 20 20 172 0 40 20-35-0 172 0 40 1 9 0 9 2 7 0 6 400 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 28 113 1 21 16 192 1 58 16-31-1 192 1 58 2 42 0 24 0 0 0 0 305 Montana 387 1713 19 81 322 3591 34 75 322-493-10 3591 34 75 29 552 0 45 23 258 1 81 5304 Opponents 426 1650 16 65 147 2198 23 74 147-318-8 2198 23 74 55 1236 1 86 24 225 1 23 3848

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 4.4 • Avg/catch: 11.2 • Pass effic: 145.20 • KR avg: 19.0 • PR avg: 11.2 • All purpose avg/game: 574.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 482.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 21 60 81 9.0-46 2.0-25 0 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Sep 10 at UNI 56 12 68 9.0-43 5.0-36 1 2-0 0-0 3 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 33 44 77 4.0-21 1.0-5 1 1-0 0-0 4 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 28 48 76 10.0-35 1.0-9 0 1-0 1-40 7 3 0 4-6 0 0 0 7 43 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 23 40 63 11.0-51 5.0-39 0 3-0 2-78 4 3 0 7-9 0 0 0 27 67 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 24 62 86 13.0-61 5.0-40 0 1-0 1-78 0 4 1 8-10 0 0 0 14 68 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 31 32 63 5.0-8 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 2 5 0 2-3 1 0 0 6 34 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 30 24 54 4.0-20 1.0-11 1 0-0 2-0 2 7 0 1-2 0 0 0 6 16 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 35 48 83 10.0-28 4.0-16 3 2-0 0-0 3 6 0 8-9 0 0 0 14 62 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 20 28 48 4.0-17 2.0-14 4 2-0 1-8 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 9 25 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 32 64 96 11.0-41 2.0-23 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Montana 333 462 795 90.0-371 28.0-218 10 13-0 8-206 27 38 2 45-55 1 0 0 83 434 Opponents 379 562 941 71.0-216 24.0-99 13 10-42 10-75 19 39 4 39-39 0 0 0 52 297

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 4 164 41.0 44 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 46 0 7 350 50.0 1 0 Sep 10 at UNI 10 389 38.9 48 0 0 5 0 0 2-2 47 0 5 314 62.8 1 0 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 2 92 46.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 33 0 8 488 61.0 4 0 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 5 215 43.0 54 0 0 1 1 0 1-2 25 1 8 447 55.9 3 0 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 2 72 36.0 39 0 0 1 0 1 2-2 38 0 12 750 62.5 2 0 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 2 94 47.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 10 613 61.3 4 0 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 4 171 42.8 50 0 0 1 1 0 2-2 34 0 6 304 50.7 1 1 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 6 226 37.7 57 0 0 4 1 2 1-2 20 0 3 166 55.3 1 0 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 4 163 40.8 46 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 10 594 59.4 0 1 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 5 177 35.4 51 1 1 0 1 1 2-3 22 0 6 354 59.0 3 0 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 7 277 39.6 59 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 28 0 4 217 54.2 0 0 Montana 51 2040 40.0 59 1 2 16 5 7 15-19 47 1 79 4597 58.2 20 2 Opponents 74 2884 39.0 66 0 5 10 13 21 4-11 41 2 55 3481 63.3 24 2 2016 Montana Football Montana Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 33 69 1 24 13 184 2 73 13-25-1 184 2 73 6 201 1 86 3 49 0 23 253 Sep 10 at UNI 44 157 1 30 16 194 1 28 16-38-0 194 1 28 4 90 0 25 4 25 0 10 351 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 54 274 3 29 6 157 3 55 6-10-0 157 3 55 4 77 0 24 2 11 0 9 431 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 35 138 0 31 16 160 3 32 16-42-1 160 3 32 4 69 0 29 3 23 0 16 298 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 29 -61 1 6 17 207 0 36 17-38-2 207 0 36 10 203 0 46 1 -2 0 0 146 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 42 184 1 37 8 158 0 40 8-26-1 158 0 40 6 146 0 27 1 14 0 14 342 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 38 147 2 58 16 259 4 74 16-35-0 259 4 74 4 97 0 53 3 10 0 6 406 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 24 74 1 15 22 381 4 69 22-38-2 381 4 69 1 43 0 43 1 13 0 13 455 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 30 159 2 54 25 361 4 49 25-44-0 361 4 49 9 210 0 35 1 10 0 10 520 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 35 141 1 38 6 100 2 58 6-12-1 100 2 58 3 48 0 30 3 45 1 13 241 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 62 368 3 65 2 37 0 26 2-10-0 37 0 26 4 52 0 17 2 27 0 22 405 Opponents 426 1650 16 65 147 2198 23 74 147-318-8 2198 23 74 55 1236 1 86 24 225 1 23 3848 Montana 387 1713 19 81 322 3591 34 75 322-493-10 3591 34 75 29 552 0 45 23 258 1 81 5304

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 15.0 • Pass effic: 123.12 • KR avg: 22.5 • PR avg: 9.4 • All purpose avg/game: 489.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 349.8

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 36 62 98 6.0-24 3.0-18 2 2-31 2-0 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Sep 10 at UNI 45 10 55 9.0-23 2.0-8 2 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 49 36 85 11.0-22 1.0-2 2 2-0 1-0 6 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 30 58 88 6.0-14 1.0-2 1 1-0 2-4 1 4 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 22 68 90 4.0-14 2.0-10 3 2-0 0-0 0 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 35 44 79 4.0-11 2.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 40 38 78 3.0-11 1.0-6 1 1-11 1-1 4 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 45 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 48 50 98 7.0-27 2.0-14 0 0-0 2-51 5 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 35 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 23 74 97 5.0-19 3.0-12 0 0-0 1-9 0 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 44 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 33 76 109 11.0-32 6.0-15 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 2 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 18 46 64 5.0-19 1.0-4 1 0-0 1-10 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Opponents 379 562 941 71.0-216 24.0-99 13 10-42 10-75 19 39 4 39-39 0 0 0 52 297 Montana 333 462 795 90.0-371 28.0-218 10 13-0 8-206 27 38 2 45-55 1 0 0 83 434

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 SAINT FRANCIS 7 243 34.7 51 0 1 0 1 2 1-2 25 0 5 324 64.8 1 0 Sep 10 at UNI 9 381 42.3 54 0 1 2 1 3 0-1 0 0 3 180 60.0 1 0 Sep 24 at Cal Poly 5 196 39.2 52 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 7 441 63.0 1 1 Oct 01 SOUTHERN UTAH 11 494 44.9 66 0 0 4 3 3 0-1 0 0 4 259 64.8 3 0 Oct 08 MISS. VALLEY STATE 8 323 40.4 52 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 0 0 2 128 64.0 1 1 Oct 15 SACRAMENTO STATE 8 303 37.9 51 0 2 0 1 2 0-1 0 1 2 129 64.5 1 0 Oct 22 at Northern Arizona 6 242 40.3 55 0 1 0 2 3 1-2 40 0 8 519 64.9 6 0 Oct 29 at Eastern Washington 6 183 30.5 45 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 6 363 60.5 2 0 Nov 05 IDAHO STATE 2 89 44.5 52 0 0 1 1 0 1-1 41 0 8 497 62.1 1 0 Nov 12 at Northern Colorado 5 178 35.6 42 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 325 65.0 4 0 Nov 19 MONTANA STATE 7 252 36.0 50 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 21 1 5 316 63.2 3 0 Opponents 74 2884 39.0 66 0 5 10 13 21 4-11 41 2 55 3481 63.3 24 2 Montana 51 2040 40.0 59 1 2 16 5 7 15-19 47 1 79 4597 58.2 20 2 2016 Montana Football Montana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 5-14 35.7 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 4-17 23.5 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 2-6 33.3 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 8-18 44.4 1-2 50.0 3-6 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-6 50.0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 9-17 52.9 1-5 20.0 2-4 50.0 4-5 80.0 2-3 66.7 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 8-15 53.3 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 9-14 64.3 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 5-16 31.2 2-5 40.0 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 Oct 29, 2016 at Eastern Washington L 16-35 10-22 45.5 6-8 75.0 3-6 50.0 1-4 25.0 0-4 0.0 Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 9-14 64.3 3-3 100.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 9-22 40.9 1-5 20.0 2-8 25.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 2-12 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 Montana 78-181 43.1 20-45 44.4 21-49 42.9 18-45 40.0 19-42 45.2 0-0 0.0 Opponents 44-162 27.2 12-40 30.0 12-45 26.7 9-34 26.5 11-43 25.6 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 29, 2016 at Eastern Washington L 16-35 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 Montana 11-24 45.8 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 2-5 40.0 4-9 44.4 0-0 0.0 Opponents 8-19 42.1 1-1 100.0 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 29:13 6:14 5:28 7:15 10:16 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 26:54 5:37 7:25 5:59 7:53 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 29:44 8:23 8:08 5:15 7:58 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 31:39 8:20 7:21 9:08 6:50 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 28:17 4:24 7:42 9:36 6:35 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 34:16 9:56 9:50 3:28 11:02 Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 30:54 8:22 8:51 6:12 7:29 Oct 29, 2016 at Eastern Washington L 16-35 34:55 11:53 8:28 7:34 7:00 Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 34:38 5:13 9:37 11:25 8:23 Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 39:09 10:30 10:11 10:36 7:52 Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 21:46 2:46 5:04 8:18 5:38 Montana Total 341:25 81:38 88:05 84:46 86:56 0:00 Avg. 31:02 7:25 8:00 7:42 7:54 0:00 Opponents Total 318:35 83:22 76:55 80:14 78:04 0:00 Avg. 28:57 7:34 6:59 7:17 7:05 0:00 2016 Montana Football Montana Red-Zone Results (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Montana Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 5 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 4 4 23 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 7 6 36 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 4 4 27 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 5 5 26 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29, 2016 at Eastern Washington L 16-35 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 6 6 42 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 7 5 25 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 50 45 260 33 13 20 12 1 2 0 1 1 0 45 of 50 (90.0%)

Opponents Inside Montana Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 03, 2016 SAINT FRANCIS W 41-31 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10, 2016 at UNI W 20-14 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Cal Poly L 41-42 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 01, 2016 SOUTHERN UTAH W 43-20 4 2 13 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 08, 2016 MISS. VALLEY STATE W 67-7 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Oct 15, 2016 SACRAMENTO STATE W 68-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 22, 2016 at Northern Arizona L 34-45 6 5 35 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29, 2016 at Eastern Washington L 16-35 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nov 05, 2016 IDAHO STATE W 62-44 6 6 41 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 12, 2016 at Northern Colorado L 25-28 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 19, 2016 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 5 3 17 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 29 193 27 13 14 2 5 4 3 0 1 0 29 of 42 (69.0%) 2016 Montana Football Montana Games Played (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS SFU UNI CP SUU MVSU SAC NAU EWU ISU UNCO MSU 12 Korey Alexander 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 36 James Banks 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 48 Donald Bedell 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 88 Colin Bingham 11/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START 43 Nate Bradley 1/- ...... X X X 42 Josh Buss 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 8 Jeremy Calhoun 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X 9O Justin Calhoun 11/10 START START START START START START START START START X X X START 1B Chad Chalich 5/2 ...... X X X X X X X X X ...... START START . .. 57 Shayne Cochran 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X 21 Joey Counts 8/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 6 Keenan Curran 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 91 Brandt Davidson 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 55 Kyle Davis 9/- X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X 3D Mick Delaney 9/- X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X 71 Devon Dietrich 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 5O Kobey Eaton 7/- X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X . .. 30 Evan Epperly 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 45 Vika Fa'atuiese 10/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1O Treshawn Favors 10/- X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3O Brady Gustafson 9/9 START START START START START START START START ...... START 95 Andrew Harris 1/- ...... X X X ...... 77 Dallas Hart 7/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X . .. 50 Aaron Held 10/- X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4O James Homan 10/4 . .. X X X X X X X X X START START START X X X X X X START X X X 80 Josh Horner 8/8 START START START START START START START START ...... 3B Lane Hovey 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 97 Ryan Johnson 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 79 Max Kelly 8/1 X X X START X X X . .. X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X . .. 37 Caleb Kidder 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 16 Jerry Louie-McG 8/8 START START START START ...... START START START START 75 Robert Luke 9/- X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 23 Caleb Lyons 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. 38 Cody McCombs 2/- ...... X X X ...... X X X ...... 92 Myles Mckee-Osi 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 2 Ryan Mckinley 10/6 START START START START START START X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X 81 Mitch McLaughli 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X ...... 25 Shane Moody 7/- . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X . .. 18 JR Nelson 5/5 ...... START START START START START 20 John Nguyen 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 33 Dante Olson 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 93 Zach Peevey 8/5 ...... X X X X X X X X X START START START START START 2B Reese Phillips 4/- ...... X X X X X X X X X ...... X X X ...... 39 Brandon Purdy 5/- ...... X X X X X X ...... X X X X X X X X X 18 Mike Ralston 4/- ...... X X X . .. X X X . .. X X X ...... X X X . .. 76 David Reese 11/10 START X X X START START START START START START START START START 11 TJ Reynard 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2016 Montana Football Montana Games Played (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

## PLAYER GP-GS SFU UNI CP SUU MVSU SAC NAU EWU ISU UNCO MSU 4D Holden Ryan 2/- X X X X X X ...... 1D Markell Sanders 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 9D Yamen Sanders 9/9 ...... START START START START START START START START START 13 Josh Sandry 11/3 START START X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 44 Tucker Schye 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 89 Tim Semenza 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. 17 Makena Simis 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X 49 Jesse Sims 11/6 START START START START START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 40 Cy Sirmon 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 54 Gage Smith 3/- ...... X X X ...... X X X X X X 72 Cooper Sprunk 11/10 X X X START START START START START START START START START START 10 Connor Strahm 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 5D Justin Strong 10/10 START START START START . .. START START START START START START 7 Lamarriel Taylo 6/- ...... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X . .. 60 Jackson Thiebes 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 56 Alex Thomas 3/- ...... X X X ...... X X X ...... X X X . .. 99 Reggie Tilleman 6/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .. X X X ...... 68 McCauley Todd 7/- . .. X X X X X X . .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 74 Angel Villanuev 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START 70 Ben Weyer 1/1 START ...... 35 Eric Williams 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 28 Jerrin Williams 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...... 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 John Nguyen at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 24 Chad Chalich at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Yards Rushing 116 John Nguyen vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) TD Rushes 3 Jeremy Calhoun at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Long Rush 81 John Nguyen vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Pass attempts 63 Brady Gustafson at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Pass completions 47 Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Passing 418 Brady Gustafson at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Passes 7 Chad Chalich vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Long Pass 75 Brady Gustafson vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Receptions 21 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Receiving 155 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Receptions 4 Keenan Curran vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Long Reception 75 Keenan Curran vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Field Goals 2 Tim Semenza vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 2 Tim Semenza at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Long Field Goal 47 Tim Semenza at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punts 10 Eric Williams at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punting Avg 47.0 Eric Williams vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt 59 Eric Williams vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 Eric Williams vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Long Punt Return 81 Jerry Louie-McG at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 45 Jerry Louie-McG at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Tackles 15 Ryan Johnson vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Sacks 2.5 Caleb Kidder vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Tackles For Loss 4.5 Josh Buss vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Interceptions 1 Ryan Mckinley vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Ryan Johnson vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 1 Connor Strahm vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Ryan Mckinley vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Justin Strong vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) 1 Yamen Sanders at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) 1 Justin Strong at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) 1 Justin Strong at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 60 at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Yards Rushing 228 at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Yards Per Rush 9.2 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) TD Rushes 3 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 3 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 3 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) 3 at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Pass attempts 64 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Pass completions 47 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Passing 433 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Yards Per Pass 14.4 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) TD Passes 7 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Total Plays 95 at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Total Offense 655 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Yards Per Play 8.4 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Points 68 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Sacks By 5 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 5 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 5 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) First Downs 33 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Penalties 12 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Penalty Yards 107 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Turnovers 4 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Interceptions By 2 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) 2 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Punts 10 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Punting Avg 47.0 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt 59 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Long Punt Return 81 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 28 BAGLEY, Marcus, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Yards Rushing 142 Chris Murray, vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) TD Rushes 2 Corbin Jountti, at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 2 Chris Murray, vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Long Rush 65 Gunnar Brekke, vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Pass attempts 41 Patrick Tyler, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Pass completions 21 Gage Gubrud, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Yards Passing 327 Gage Gubrud, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) TD Passes 4 Blake Kemp, at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 4 Gage Gubrud, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Long Pass 74 Blake Kemp, at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Receptions 8 Cooper Kupp, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Yards Receiving 140 Cooper Kupp, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) TD Receptions 3 Mike Sharp, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 3 Cooper Kupp, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Long Reception 74 W. Morehand, at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Field Goals 1 GEESEY, Lance, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Griffin Roehler, at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 1 Zak Johnson, vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) 1 Gabe Peppenger, vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Long Field Goal 41 Zak Johnson, vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Punts 11 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punting Avg 48.5 Casey Sublette, at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) Long Punt 66 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 Kuhter, Sam, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 3 Tate Lewis, vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 3 Jordan Dascalo, at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Long Punt Return 23 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 86 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) Tackles 17 Kyle Newsom, at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) Sacks 2.0 Schult, Karter, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 2.0 C. Salutregui, vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Tackles For Loss 5.5 Schult, Karter, at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Interceptions 2 JEROME, Lorenzo, vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2016 Montana Football Montana Game Superlatives (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 62 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Yards Rushing 368 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Yards Per Rush 5.9 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) TD Rushes 3 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) 3 vs Montana State (Nov 19, 2016) Pass attempts 44 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Pass completions 25 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Yards Passing 381 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Yards Per Pass 15.7 at Cal Poly (Sep 24, 2016) TD Passes 4 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 4 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) 4 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Total Plays 82 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) Total Offense 520 vs Idaho State (Nov 05, 2016) Yards Per Play 7.3 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Points 45 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Sacks By 6 at Northern Colorado (Nov 12, 2016) First Downs 20 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 20 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) Penalties 12 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Penalty Yards 136 vs Sacramento State (Oct 15, 2016) Turnovers 5 vs Miss. Valley State (Oct 08, 2016) Interceptions By 2 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016) 2 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 2 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Punts 11 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punting Avg 44.9 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt 66 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 at UNI (Sep 10, 2016) 3 vs Southern Utah (Oct 01, 2016) 3 at Northern Arizona (Oct 22, 2016) 3 at Eastern Washington (Oct 29, 2016) Long Punt Return 23 vs Saint Francis (Sep 03, 2016)