2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COLLEGE OF IDAHO GAME DETAILS COYOTES Date Opponent Time/Result Venue .......................................................... Simplot Stadium Record: 9-0 Frontier: 9-0 8/31 * EASTERN OREGON W 48-12 Capacity ....................................................................... 4,760 Playing Surface ..................................................... AstroTurf 9/7 * Montana Tech W 28-14 HEAD COACH: Mike Moroski, 6th season C of I Record 33-31 • Career Record 33-31 • Record vs. MSU-N 5-0 Series vs. Northern.......................................... CI leads 5-0 9/14 * SOUTHERN OREGON W 41-38 In Caldwell ........................................................ CI leads 2-0 9/21 BYE WEEKEND MSU-NORTHERN Last Meeting .................................. 2018 (CI 59, MSU-N 28) 9/28 * Rocky Mountain W 42-0 LIGHTS Radio ............................................... KPQX 92.5-FM (Havre) 10/5 BYE WEEKEND Record: 1-9 Frontier: 0-9 Rankings......................................... College of Idaho - No. 6 10/12 * Carroll W 47-14 ................................................. MSU-Northern - Not Ranked HEAD COACH: Andrew Rolin, 2nd season 10/19 * MONTANA TECH W 16-14 MSU-N Record 2-19 • Career Record 2-19 • Record vs. C of I 0-1 School Websites ..................................... YoteAthletics.com 10/26 * Southern Oregon W 42-14 .................................................................... GoLightsGo.com 11/2 * Eastern Oregon W 24-17 PROGRAM HISTORY 11/9 * MONTANA WESTERN W 38-27 11/16 * MONTANA STATE NORTHERN NOON COYOTE FOOTBALL CELEBRATES DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY: The 2019 season marks the 75th year of Coyote football as a collegiate program (C of I competed as an Academy from 1905-17 against high school and 11/23 NAIA FCS (First-Round) TBD local town teams), recording an all-time record of 295-285-28. The Yotes had a football program every season 11/30 NAIA FCS (Quarters) TBD from 1905-77 (minus the 1917 season, due to World War I, and the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons due to World 12/7 NAIA FCS (Semifinals) TBD War II). The team was disbanded following the 1977 season, with the squad returning to the gridiron in 2014. 12/21 NAIA Championship TBD AT SIMPLOT STADIUM: The Coyotes will be playing their 20th season at Simplot Stadium, beginning All Times Mountain unless noted, * Frontier Conference Game competition in 1964. C of I has an all-time record of 39-51-3, with the 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 teams four of HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS the six teams (joining the 1968 and 1969 clubs) to post a .500 or better home record. The 2017 squad finished 4- 1 at home - the most wins by a Coyote team at Simplot Stadium in program history. C of I is 18-12 at Simplot C OF I COACHING STAFF Stadium since 2014. IN THE POSTSEASON: With their win over Montana Western, C of I clinched their first postseason berth since ON THE FIELD 1953 and their third in program history. In 1948, the Yotes were selected to the Pear Bowl, winning a 27-20 Mike Moroski ......................................... Head Coach decision against Southern Oregon in Medford, while in 1953, an 8-0 C of I team earn a bid to the Refrigerator Mike Cody .............................. Offensive Coordinator Bowl, losing a 14-12 match-up with Sam Houston State in Evansville, Ind. Chris Jewell ........................... Defensive Coordinator Brian Taylor ...................................... Wide Receivers FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Matt McFadden .................................. Offensive Line Armand Nance .................................. Defensive Line Shiloh Keo ...................................... Defensive Backs FRONTIER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: With their win over Western, the Coyotes clinched their first-ever Jon Choate ............... Defensive Line/Special Teams Frontier Conference title - their first outright football conference championship since 1953. It is the eighth league IN THE BOOTH title in program history, winning outright Northwest Conference championships in 1926, 1927, 1948 and 1953, Art Roper ........................................... Running Backs sharing titles in 1952 (with Pacific), 1954 (with Lewis & Clark and Willamette) and 1955 (with Lewis & Clark). Charlie Shepherd ............................. Wide Receivers PLAYOFF PICTURE: The conference championship clinched the Yotes the Frontier Conference’s automatic bid Troy Carr ................................................ Linebackers to the NAIA Football Championship Series, set to begin on Nov. 23. C of I will receive one of 16 spots in the Nik Lyons ........................................ Defensive Backs tournament if they are ranked in the Top-20 of the final Top-25 coaches poll, released on Nov. 17. The 16-team bracket will be announced at 5 p.m. on Nov. 17. PRESEASON QUICK FACTS YOTES REMAIN AT NO. 6 IN POLL: Despite their win over Montana Western on Saturday, the Coyotes 2018 Overall Record ........................................... 6-5 remained at No. 6 in the AFCA-NAIA Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, equaling their highest ranking in program history - as Frontier Conference ............................................ 6-4 the Top-8 teams in the poll remained in the same poll position. C of I received 322 voter points from the 17 conference raters and are ranked for the 11th-straight polling period. Two other Frontier Conference teams are in Home Record ...................................................... 3-2 the Top-25 - Carroll College at No. 22 and Montana Tech at No. 23. The final regular-season poll will be released Away Record ....................................................... 3-3 on Sunday evening. 2018 Final NAIA Ranking ............................... No. 22 A NEW WIN STREAK RECORD: The Coyotes closed out the 2018 season on a six-game win streak, extending 2019 Preseason NAIA Ranking ..................... No. 15 their streak to 15 games with their 38-27 victory over Montana Western - their longest run of victories in the 75- year history of collegiate football (and longest in the 89-year history of the program.. The current squad surpassed the previous mark set by the 1952 and 1953 teams, who won a school-record 14 games in a row, Offensive Starters Returning ............................... 11 closing 1952 with six-straight wins and opening 1953 with eight wins in a row. C of I will put a 7-game home win Defensive Starters Returning ................................. 9 streak on the line Saturday vs. Western - dating back to September 2018 loss to Rocky Mountain - looking to Specialists Returning.............................................. 2 become the third Coyote team to win 8-in-a-row at home (C of I won 8-straight from 1947-49 and 10-straight from 1952-54). Overall Players Returning / Lost ................... 68 / 21 NORTHERN LOOKS TO SNAP STREAK: MSU-Northern opened the season with a 20-17 win at Arizona Program Record ..................................... 286-285-28 Christian, but has since dropped 9-straight games . The Lights have lost 36 Frontier Conference games in a row, Postseason Appearances ...................................... 2 dating back to a 28-14 home win over Carroll in 2016 and have not won a league road game since 2013. 1 SEASON 75 • GAME 10 • NOVEMBER 16, 2019 • MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO • SIMPLOT STADIUM (4,760) • CALDWELL, IDAHO INSIDE THE MATCH-UP: MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO C OF I OFFENSE VS. MSU-NORTHERN DEFENSE: The top statistical offense in the Frontier Conference meets the worst statistical defense in the league – as the Coyotes average 469 yards of offense per game, while Northern allows 459 yards to opponents per game. After rushing for over 200 yards in each of their first five games, C of I has balanced their attack, throwing for over 200 yards in each of their last five games – with the team surpassing 500 yards of offense three times. Quarterback Darius-James Peterson (137-of-239 2,000 yards 5 INT 17 TD; 89 rush 425 yards 2 TD) is the catalyst, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns in two games vs. the Lights. Running back Nick Calzaretta (182 rush 1,070 yards 10 TD) leads the league in rushing yards, with Justin Hellyer (45 rush 341 yards 5 TD) expected to carry a larger load this week. Receivers Hunter Juarez (41 rec 811 yards 7 TD), Connor Richardson (23 rec 336 yards 4 TD) and Keegan Crafton (21 rec 325 yards 4 TD) will be key against an TEAM COMPARISONS MSU-N secondary that allows nearly 300 passing yards a game. Linebackers Jaren Maki (88 tackles, 6.5 TFL) and Jake Norby (43 tackles) have been active against the run, with defensive end Joe Fehr (22 tackles, 4 sacks) the top Record ......................... 9-0 Record ....................... 1-9 pass rusher. Safeties Japerri Powell (74 tackles, 8 TFL) and Hunter Riley (52 tackles, 4 INT) anchor the secondary. Scoring Offense......... 36.2 Scoring Offense ....... 17.7 MSU-NORTHERN OFFENSE VS. C OF I DEFENSE: An improved Northern offense in 2019 has been hampered Rushing Offense...... 241.1 Rushing Offense .... 117.8 by the turnover bug, as the Lights have thrown a combined 23 interceptions and lost 10 fumbles, while allowing a combined 23 sacks. First-year quarterback Brenden Medina (151-of-307 1,898 yards 18 INT 16 TD) has handled Pass Offense ........... 227.6 Pass Offense ......... 222.1 the majority of snaps this season, ranking among the Top-5 in the league in passing yards – looking for top targets Total Offense ........... 468.7 Total Offense ......... 339.9 Bryce Bumgardner (44 rec 464 yards 3 TD), Marvin Williams