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2018 CARROLL COLLEGE FOOTBALL National Champions 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2010 2018 Carroll College Football Schedule Carroll College 3-2 Overall, 2-2 Frontier Conference 3-2 Overall, 2-2 Frontier Date Opponent Time/Result 8/23 Rocky Mountain W (forfeit), 1-0 Offense: 289.8 YPG 9/1 MONTANA WESTERN L, 16-10 Defense: 310 YPG 9/8 LINFIELD COLLEGE W, 21-14 Head Coach: Mike Van Diest 9/15 MSU-Northern W, 32-14 9/22 SOUTHERN OREGON # L, 27-0 College of Idaho 9/29 BYE 0-5 Overall, 0-4 Frontier 10/6 College of Idaho 1 p.m. 10/13 Montana Western 1 p.m. Offense: 318.8 YPG 10/20 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 1 p.m. Defense: 502.8 YPG 10/27 MSU-NORTHERN 1 p.m. Head Coach: Mike Moroski 11/3 Montana Tech 12 p.m. 11/10 EASTERN OREGON ^ 12 p.m. Oct. 6, 2018 - 1 p.m. - Simplot Stadium - Caldwell, Idaho HOME GAMES Last Meeting: Oct. 7, 2017 • Helena, Mont. • COI W, 21-6 # Homecoming 2018 FRONTIER CONFERENCE STANDINGS And the Saints’ defense, despite the scoreboard and yardage totals, showed more Rank School Frontier Overall Stk positives than negatives on a Saturday that felt like a gut punch at times. 2 Southern Oregon 4-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W4 Southern Oregon took its opening drive and ate up nine minutes of clock, but came 20 Montana Tech 3-1 0.750 3-1 0.750 W1 away with just three points. 22 Montana Western 3-1 0.750 3-1 0.750 L1 Carroll College 2-2 0.500 3-2 0.600 L1 The Saints threw an interception on their first pass of the game, but, again, the 21 Rocky Mountain 2-2 0.500 3-2 0.600 W1 defense held the Raiders out of the end zone and limited the damage to a field goal. Eastern Oregon 2-2 0.500 2-2 0.500 W1 Montana Northern 0-4 0.000 1-4 0.200 L4 Trailing just 6-0 after some letdowns early, the Saints had their chances to scrap College of Idaho 0-4 0.000 0-5 0.000 L5 back into the game. THIS WEEK IN CARROLL FOOTBALL “It was only six to nothing,” Van Diest said. “I thought we did some good things.” The Carroll College Saints hit the road one week after a bye to face the College of Idaho Yotes in Caldwell, Idaho. The Saints will be looking for a big bounce back SOU broke through with a touchdown on a third-and-five in the second quarter after falling to No. 2 (then No. 3) Southern Oregon at home a few weeks back. This when Wyatt Hutchinson hit Isaac Hurd for a 55-yard touchdown. weekend’s battle in Caldwell will also give the Saints a chance to avenge a 21-6 loss to COI from a season ago. “I put our defense in a bad situation,” Van Diest said. “I put a young linebacker in man to man coverage with no help.” LAST GAME: NO. 3 RAIDERS SPOIL SAINTS’ HOMECOMING The consolations were few and far between on Saturday as the Saints fell 27-0 The offense just never found a rhythm in the first half. The run game tried to get against No. 3-ranked Southern Oregon on homecoming, but they were there. on track, but when forced into passing situations, the Saints had troubles on third- and-long. “We didn’t play well enough to win by any stretch of the imagination,” Saints coach Mike Van Diest said. “There’s no secret or magic words I can say to take the pain Major Ali led the Saints with 53 yards rushing, but couldn’t help the Saints to find away. You don’t ever want to lose on homecoming. You don’t ever want to lose on the explosive play to break through on Saturday. your field.” “Definitely one of the best defenses in the conference,” Ali said. “They have a lot of But there were shards of positivity. talent. We had some poor execution on some plays. Sometimes it’s one guy here or one guy here. We saw today that adds up.” The Saints (3-2, 2-2 Frontier) held the Raiders (4-0, 4-0) to just seven points in the second half after giving up 20 in the first. A frustrating first half ended with SOU leading 20-0. Carroll took care of the ball and moved it down the field, albeit coming away Second half saw the Saints move the ball better on offense, but their only shot empty-handed on a few trips in the second half. at putting points on the board was stymied when Josh Kraft had his field goal attempt blocked. 2018 SAINTS FOOTBALL 1 2018 CARROLL COLLEGE FOOTBALL FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach . Mike Van Diest (Wyoming, ’75) Mike Van Diest Career Record 201-50 (.801) Seasons. 20th Career Record . 201-50 (.801) Record at Carroll. 201-50 (.801) National Championships Off. Coordinator/QBs. Nick Howlett, 20th Yr. ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07, ‘10 Offensive Line. Tony Arntson, 1st Yr. Frontier Conference Championships Wide Receivers . Matt McHugh, Addison Vergara 1st ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘13, ‘14 Yr. Defensive Line. Alex Kastens, 4th Yr. Defensive Backs. .Cody Steele, Kaden Glinsmann, 1st Yr. AFCA National NAIA Coach of the Year Running Backs . Reece Hack, 1st Yr. ‘03, ‘07, ‘10 Tight Ends . Alex Pfannenstiel, 3rd Yr. AFA National Coach of the Year Defensive Student . Isaiah Cech, 2nd Yr. ‘03, ‘05 Defensive Assistant . Collin Fuller 1st Yr. Strength & Conditioning. Alex Kastens, 4th Yr. Frontier Conference Coach of the Year Video Coordinator . Reece Hack, 1st Yr. ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘14 Head Football Trainer . Brian Coble QUICK NOTES • Every Frontier Conference team was on a bye last week. • Another DB, Isazah King, is also in the Top 20 of passes defended, ranking No. 18 with 1.6 knockdowns per game. • Carroll is now 3-2. The last time the Saints started 3-2 was the 2015 campaign, though that season ended roughly with a 4-6 record overall. • The Saints’ defense ranks No. 14 in run defense per game, allowing 106 yards on the ground. • Hangup: The Saints were rolling until meeting up with the Southern Oregon Raiders. Carroll fell 27-0. After the game, Saints coach Mike Van • Carroll returns three all-conference performers from a season ago, two Diest challenged his team to be more physical. on offense and one special-teamer. • Carroll had its highest scoring outing against Montana-State Northern a • Carroll lists 35 true freshmen on the roster. week earlier, scoring a season-high 32 points. • In one of the smallest classes in recent history, the Saints list only 10 • 65-35: Carroll has shown a committment to the run, electing to rush the seniors on the roster, all of those as starters on the two-deep. ball 65 percent of offensive snaps. • Coach Mike Van Diest has the sixth-best winning percentage (.801) of • Carroll College head coach Mike Van Diest is 2-2 against the College of any active college football coach with more than 10 years of experience. Idaho. He ranks 23rd all-time from any division. • The power of the takeaway: Carroll is 2-0 when it creates a positive • Van Diest has the highest winning percentage of any coach in NAIA turnover margin. history with 10 or more seasons. Second is Charlie Richard who coached at Baker (Kan.) from 1980-90, 92-94. • In for another big day? Major Ali and the rest of the Saints’ offense was relatively contained against SOU, but with COI allowing 206 rushing yards • Van Diest was selected to join the NAIA Hall of Fame this season. He will per game, the Carroll run game could be in for a big day. be inducted this winter. • Redshirt sophomore Kolby Killoy made his fourth consecutive start last • The Battlin’ Bears forfeited their opening week win over Carroll College. weekend against Southern Oregon and had a tough day, completing 10- Rocky Mountain College self-reported an academically ineligible player, of-20 passes for 123 yards and an interception. He was sacked twice. giving the Saints their first win of 2018. • Killoy is now 2-2 as a starter since Reese Hiibel went out with an injury. • COI coach Mike Moroski is in his fifth season. He owns an 18-31 record. • Carroll junior linebacker Chase Bowen is averaging 10.2 tackles per • COI, though winless, has played tight games against some of the game, the third best mark in the Frontier Conference, and No. 19 mark in Frontier’s best. COI fell by one point to Rocky, 42-41, and lost by a the NAIA. touchdown against Southern Oregon 35-28. • Cornerback Ryan Beaulieu is ranked No. 2 in the NAIA in passes • COI will be celebrating homecoming when Carroll comes to town. defended per game (2.3). • COI quarterback Darius-James Peterson, in a losing effort, earned • Defensive back Drew Melton is also ranked highly in passes defended National Player of the Week recognition. He had 179 rushing yards and per game, coming in at No. 12 in the NAIA with 1.8 each contest. rushed for four touchdowns while passing for two more. He set the school record in touchdowns scored in a single game in the 42-41 loss to Rocky Mountain College. 2018 SAINTS FOOTBALL 2 2018 CARROLL COLLEGE vs.