GRU DAVE GUFFEY 2012 GRIZ FOOTBALLfff GRIZ ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS GAME #7 NOTES Hoyt Athletic Complex - Adams Center Missoula, MT 59812-8496 OFFICE: (406) 243-5402/Cell: 370-9435 Montana Back Home, Hosts S. Utah Streaming: gogriz.com/all-access; bigsky.tv.org in Key Big Sky Contest on October 13 Live Stats: gogriz.com 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (3-3/1-2) THE GAME: The University of Montana Grizzlies (3-3/1-2 BSC) are back in Missoula for their Date-Opponent %Time (Mtn.) first home game in the month of October, as they host the Southern Utah University 9/1-^South Dakota W, 35-24 Thunderbirds (2-4/1-2 BSC) in a Big Sky Conference game in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium/ 9/8- &#11-Appalachian State L, 35-27 at John Hoyt Field (25,217). Kickoff is at 1:40 p.m. (Mountain). 9/15-Liberty W, 34-14 9/22-$Northern Arizona* (HC) L, 41-31 GRIZ RADIO: Veteran Mick Holien calls the play-by-play for Griz football for his 20th season in 9/29-at $#7-Eastern Washington* L, 32-26 a row. Former Griz (1991-94) wide receiver Scott Gurnsey and Greg Sundberg provide color 10/6-at $Northern Colorado* W, 40-17 commentary. UM’s flagship station is KGVO Radio, 1290 AM/KVWE 101.5 FM. (2012 Grizzly 10/13-^Southern Utah* 1:40 p.m. Football Radio Network is listed on add 6-6-6 of this release). 10/20-at North Dakota* 1:38 p.m. TV: The game will be televised by Max Media (ABC/FOX) of Missoula. Announcers: Chris Byers 10/27-$Idaho State* 1:38 p.m. (play-by-play), Grady Bennett (color), and Shaun Rainey (sidelines). The game will also be aired 11/3-at $Weber State 1:38 p.m. on KWYB-ABC 18 & 28 Butte/Bozeman, KTMF-ABC 23 & 42 Missoula/Kalispell, KFBB-ABC 5 11/10-Open --------- Great Falls, KHBB-ABC 5 Helena, KULR-NBC 8 Billings, and KXGN-NBC Glendive. 11/17-$Montana State* 1:38 p.m. ^=Max Media TV game %=Times STREAMING: The game will be video streamed on gogriz.com and on bigsky tv.org. &=ESPN GamePlan & ESPN3 Subject to $=Televised by ROOT SPORTS Change SERIES HISTORY: Montana leads the series 4-1 and has won the last three in a row. This will be *=Big Sky Conference game the first time the teams will compete against each other in a Big Sky game. (SUU quick facts and Grizzly-Thunderbird series game-by game scores on add 3-3-3). MONTANA QUICK FACTS GRIZ LAST WEEK (Montana 40 at Northern Colorado 17): The Grizzlies snapped a two- President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom game losing streak, got their first Big Sky win of the season, and continued to rush the ball well (46 Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 carries for 294 yards and 3 touchdowns). (Griz-Bear game story & stats on add 17-17-17). Enrollment: 15,642 Athletic Director: Kent Haslam NGUYEN HAS BANNER DAY: Senior halfback Peter Nguyen rushed for a career-high 159 Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz yards on just 15 carries, to average 10.6 yards per attempt. In the second half Nguyen rushed 8 Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold times for 138 yards (17.3 yards per carry) with one touchdown. Head Coach: Mick Delaney (Western Montana, 1964) CENTURY MARK UPDATE: Nguyen has now rushed for 100 or more yards in five career Delaney Record/Yrs. at UM: 3-3/1st year games and three times this season. His previous career-high was 149 against Western Oregon last , from Delaney O-All Rec./Yrs.: 10-12-1/3rd year year. Earlier this season he rushed for 102 yards against South Dakota and he had 119 at EWU. Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) MCKINNEY SOLID TOO: Quarterback Trent McKinney had 10 carries for 65 yards and two WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 TDs, and was 14-of-25-0 passing for 142 yards and one TD. McKinney had not thrown a WGS Attend. Rec.: 26,066 vs. E. Wash., 2011 touchdown pass in UM’s previous games against Northern Arizona and at Eastern Washington. First Game in WGS: Oct. 18, 1986: Montana 38, Idaho State 31 COYLE & “WAGS” LEAD D: Junior linebacker Brock Coyle had a career-high 11 tackles. All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 173-22 (.887) Sophomore defensive end Zack Wagenmann had 5 tackles and two sacks. Montana’s “D” allowed Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) 62 rush yards, forced five turnovers, and amassed four sacks. Division: 1 (FCS for football) All-Time Record: 548-466-23 (.537) PICKIN’ IT: The Griz had four interceptions at NC: one each by Josh Dennard, Bo Tully, Nate Big Sky Record: 215-115-1 (.649) Harris, and Caleb Walden. It was the first career pick for Dennard, Harris, and Walden, and the Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida second for Tully. The last time UM had four picks in a game was against Western Oregon last year. Equipment Manager: Rob Stack Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, COYLE HONORED: Coyle was named the Big Sky Conference ROOT Sports Co-Player of the 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, Week on defense. Along with his 11 tackles, the 6-2, 240-pound junior from Bozeman, Mont., had 11 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011. tackles with a sack, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups. He returned the fumble 23 yards to set *Includes shared titles up a Grizzly touchdown. It is Coyle’s first player of the week award. He shared the award with FCS Playoffs (21): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, Sacramento State senior linebacker Jeff Badger. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, POW NOMINEES: Montana’s other nominees for player of the week from the NC game were 2008, 2009, 2011. Nguyen and Caleb Walden in the special teams area. Walden intercepted a pass by NC’s punter 2011 Record: 11-3/7-1 Big Sky (T-1st) and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown and scored Montana’s first points of the game. 2012 Starters Back: 7 (5 offense/2 defense) 2012 Lettermen Back: 33. YOUNG STARTERS: Montana has five senior starters in 2012. Four (wide receiver Sam Gratton, tight end Greg Hardy, guard Jake Hendrickson, and Nguyen), are on offense and one on defense (end Josh Harris). Gratton leads the way with 37 starts, while Hardy is next with 30. GGriz FB Add 1-1-1 NGUYEN 14TH IN CAREER RUSHING YARDS: Nguyen now has 1,499 career rushing yards to move up to 14th in school history. He needs 194 yards to move all the way up to 10th. 2012 Big Sky Preseason Coaches’ Poll MONTANA CAREER RUSHING YARDS LEADERS Rank Player Yards Seasons 1. Yohance Humphery 4,070 1998-2001 TEAM (First Place Votes) PTS. 10. Dick Imer 1,692 1953-54 1. Montana State (7) 136 11. JR Waller 1,574 2002-05 2. E. Washington (4) 131 12. Arnie Blancas 1,564 1969-70 3. MONTANA (1) 126 13. Les Kent 1,554 1969-70 4. Portland State 90 14. Peter Nguyen 1,499 2009-present 5. Cal Poly 86 15. Tony Rice 1,473 1989-92S 6. Weber State 81 7. Northern Arizona 75 NGUYEN 7TH IN CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: Nguyen now has 3,737 all-purpose yards, to stay 7th in school history. He needs 334 yards to move up to sixth. 8. Southern Utah (1) 74 9. Sacramento State 71 MONTANA CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS LEADERS 10. North Dakota 68 Rank Player Yards Seasons 11. Idaho State 31 1. Marc Mariani, WR 5,501 2006-09 12. UC Davis 30 5. Levander Segars, WR 4,521 2001-04 13. Northern Colorado 14 6. Jabin Sambrano, WR 4,070 2008-11 7. Peter Nguyen, RB 3,737 2009-present 2012 Big Sky Preseason NGUYEN 6TH IN CAREER KOR YARDS: Nguyen has 1,352 kickoff return yards, which ranks Media Poll him sixth on the career list. He needs 71 more yards to move up to two more spots to fourth. TEAM (1st Place Votes) PTS. GRIZ CAREER KOR YARDS LEADERS 1. Montana State (30) 502 Rank Player KOR Yards Seasons 2. E. Washington (3) 453 1. Rob Schulte, WR 2,129 2004-08 3. MONTANA (5) 442 4. Renard Coleman, RB 1,422 1985-88 4. Portland State 334 5. Ted Ray, WR 1,419 1982-85 6. Peter Nguyen, RB 1,352 2009-present 5. Cal Poly (1) 323 6. North Dakota 295 NGUYEN RANKED 7TH IN PUNT RETURN YARDS: Nguyen’s 560 punt return yards keep him 7. Weber State (1) 284 7th in school history. He needs 49 more yards to move up to sixth. 8. Southern Utah 258 9. Northern Arizona 242 GRIZ CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS LEADERS 10. Sacramento State 191 Rank Player PR Yards Seasons 11. UC Davis 135 1. Levander Segars (143-1441) 1,441 2001-04 5. Joe Douglass (70-813) 813 1995-96 12. Idaho State 115 6. Karl Stein (69-608) 608 1969-70 13. Northern Colorado 63 7. Peter Nguyen (44-541) 560 2009-present NOTE: Montana had been the pre- GRATTON 29TH IN CAREER RECEIVING YARDS: Senior wide receiver Sam Gratton has 1,286 season pick 10 times the last 13 career receiving yards, keeping him 29th in school history. He needs 11 more yards to move to 28th. seasons. (EWU was picked first in 2005 and 2011). GRIZ CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rank Player Yards Seasons 1.