2018 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook Football Contact: Denise Thompson: [email protected] • (801) 392-1978 ext. 21 2491 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401 • www.BigSkyConf.com The Kickoff This Week in the Big Sky Finally, it’s time to kick off the 2018 Big Sky Football season. Thursday, Aug 30 Weber State @ Utah ............................................... 6:05 p.m. MT TV: Pac-12 Network This weekend will be the first time since 1995 that Idaho takes the field as a member of the Big Sky. Bobby Hauck returns to Western Illinois @ Montana State ...................... 7:00 p.m. MT the Griz sideline for the first time since leading Montana to sev- TV: SWX Montana en-consecutive conference titles. Live Stream: MSUBobcats.com UC Davis @ San Jose State ................................... 7:05 p.m. PT Weber State at Utah on Thursday night will be the first game of the 2018 season. The Wildcats face the Utes for the first time Friday, Aug 31 Portland State @ Nevada ....................................... 6:05 p.m. PT since 2014, as the game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Video Stream: Nevada WolfPack.TV Montana State and UC Davis also begin the season on Thursday, while on Friday, Portland State takes on a Wolfpack team that Western State Colorado @ Idaho State ...........6:35 p.m. MT fell to Idaho State a year ago. Idaho State starts its season on Video Stream: Pluto TV Friday, and the final eight teams all play on Saturday. Saturday, Sept. 1 Cal Poly @ North Dakota State .......................... 12:35 p.m. PT TV: NBC North Dakota There are three games this week that kick off the Big Sky-Mis- Video Stream: ESPN+ souri Valley Challenge Series. Western Illinois visits Montana State, Northern Iowa plays at Montana, while Cal Poly travels to Central Washington @ Eastern Washington ... 1:05 p.m. PT Video Stream: PlutoTV North Dakota State. McNeese State @ Northern Colorado ...............2:05 p.m. MT #ICYMI Video Stream: Pluto TV The Big Sky has seven different teams ranked in preseason polls Northern Arizona @ UTEP ......................................4:35 p.m. PT TV: ESPN3 in 2018. Eastern Washington enters the season as the Big Sky preseason favorite, followed by Weber State and Northern Ar- North Alabama @ Southern Utah ...................... 6:05 p.m. MT Video Stream: Pluto TV izona. St. Francis (IL) @ Sacramento State.................. 6:05 p.m. PT Video Stream: Pluto TV Northern Iowa @ Montana.....................................7:05 p.m. MT TV: SWX Video Stream: GoGriz.com Idaho @ Fresno State .............................................. 7:05 p.m. PT Video Stream: Facebook 2018 BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS AUGUST 27, 2018 BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA STREAK Cal Poly 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L2 Eastern Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W2 Idaho 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W1 Idaho State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L3 Montana 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L1 Montana State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W1 Northern Arizona 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L2 Northern Colorado 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W1 Portland State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L13 Sacramento State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W3 Southern Utah 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L2 UC Davis 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L2 Weber State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L1 #BigSkyFB 2018 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook Media Information Big Sky Information This Week in #BigSkyFB Every Tuesday during the 2018 football season, the Big Sky Conference will 2491 Washington Blvd, Suite 201 record a weekly podcast with select head coaches, student-athletes and FCS Ogden, Utah 84401 STATS’ Craig Haley. All podcasts can be found on the Big Sky Conference You- 801.392.1978 Fax: 801.392.5568 Tube account and at www.bigskyconf.com/podcasts.aspx Interim Commissioner: Ron Loghry Associate Comm./Compliance/Governance: Jaynee Nadolski Assoc. Comm./Championships: Jon Kasper Asst. Comm./Comm./External Affairs: Denise Thompson Communications Director: Blake Barington Asst. Director: Lea Williams Coordinator/Championships/Comm. Alex Kelly Asst. Director Compliance: Ty Singletary Administrative Assistant: Desiree McPhail Business Manager: Stacy Freeman Communications Contact Info. 801.392.1978 Denise Thompson, FB, GLF ...............................X-21 [email protected] Blake Barington, SOC, MBB, TEN ...................x-19 [email protected] Lea Williams, VBALL, WBB, T&F .....................X-12 [email protected] Big Sky Websites and Twitter Feeds Alex Kelly, XC, SB .....................................................X-17 [email protected] School Website Twitter Cal Poly CalPolyMustangs.com @CalPolyFootball Big Sky Weekly Release Eastern Washington GoEags.com @EWUFootball The Big Sky Conference will produce a weekly Idaho GoVandals.com @VandalFootball football release every Monday during the 2018 Idaho State ISUBengals.com @IdahoStateFB season. Media can receive the releases as a Montana GoGriz.com @MontanaGrizFB PDF document via email by contacting Denise Montana State MSUBobcats.com @MSUBobcatsFB Thompson at 801.392.1978 ext. 21 or by email at [email protected]. Northern Arizona NAUAthletics.com @NAU_Football Northern Colorado UNCBears.com @UNCBearsFB Portland State GoViks.com @Viks_Football Internet Sacramento State HornetSports.com @SACHornetsFB The official website of the Big Sky Conference Southern Utah SUUTBirds.com @SUUFB is www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, news releases, statistics and standings are up- UC Davis UCDavisAggies.com @UCDFootball dated on the website. Football statistics are Weber State WeberStateSports.com @WeberStateFB updated on Sunday mornings following Satur- day games. Players of the Week Each week of the 2018 season the Big Sky se- lects an offensive, defensive and special teams player of the week. Nominations are made by each institution’s SIDs. Follow Us on Social Media: @BigSkyConf 2018 Big Sky Conference Football Notebook 2018 Big Sky Conference Football TV Schedule 11/10 ....... Northern Arizona at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 11/17 ................ North Dakota at Northern Arizona, 2 p.m. MT CW31-Sacramento 9/1 .........Saint Francis (Ill.) at Sacramento State , 6 p.m. PT 10/6 ...........................Cal Poly at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV Audience Network 10/20 .............North Dakota at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 9/22 .......................... Sacramento State at Montana, 1 p.m. PT 10/27 ........... Portland State at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 9/29 ......... Eastern Washington at Montana State, 1 p.m. MT 11/10 ....... Northern Arizona at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 10/6 .........Southern Utah at Eastern Washington, 12 p.m. PT 10/13 .................................... Idaho at Montana State, 2 p.m. MT Midco Sports Network 10/20 ..................... Montana State at Weber State, 4 p.m. MT 9/8 ...............Northern Colorado at South Dakota, 2 p.m. CT 10/27 ........................Idaho at Eastern Washington, 12 p.m. PT 9/8 ........... Montana State at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. CT 11/3 .................................. Montana at Southern Utah, 1 p.m. MT 9/22 ........................... Idaho State at North Dakota, 4 p.m. CT 11/10 ............Northern Colorado at Montana State, 1 p.m. MT 10/20 ............................... Montana at North Dakota , 1 p.m. CT 11/10 ............................................Montana at Idaho, 3:30 p.m. PT 10/27 ........................Weber State at North Dakota, 2 p.m. CT 11/17 ...............................Montana State at Montana, 12 p.m. MT 11/10 .......................Portland State at North Dakota, 2 p.m CT Pac-12 Network Satellite Channels DirecTV Dish 8/30...........................................Weber State at Utah, 6 p.m. MT ROOT SPORTS NORTHWEST 687 426 9/8 ........................ Southern Utah at Oregon State, 5 p.m. PT ROOT SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN 683 414 9/15 ............................................UC Davis at Stanford, 11 a.m. PT 9/15 ..................................................Idaho State at Cal, 3 p.m. PT ROOT SPORTS is also available through most cable pro- 9/15 ...Eastern Washington at Washington State, 5 p.m. PT viders. Big Sky games will also be shown live on DirecTV’s 9/15 .................................. Southern Utah at Arizona, 8 p.m. PT Audience Network. NBC North Dakota Eleven Sports 9/1 ................... Cal Poly at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. CT 9/15 .....Sacramento State at Northern Colorado, 2 p.m. MT 9/22 .................................................Idaho at UC Davis, 4 p.m. PT ESPN+ 9/29 .............................................Montana at Cal Poly, 4 p.m. PT 9/1 ..................Cal Poly at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. MT 10/6 .............Weber State at Northern Arizona, 2:30 p.m. PT 9/8 ...............Northern Colorado at South Dakota, 2 p.m. CT 10/13 ...........Eastern Washington at Weber State, 4 p.m. MT 9/15 ..............................Montana at Western Illinois , 3 p.m. CT 10/20 . Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado, 12 p.m. MT 10/27 .................Montana State at Idaho State, 3:30 p.m. MT ESPN3 11/3 ............................ Idaho State at Portland State, 2 p.m. PT 9/1 ............................ Northern Arizona at UTEP, 5:30 p.m. MT 11/10 ....................... Weber State at Southern Utah, 5 p.m. MT 9/15 ................Northern Arizona at Missouri State, 2 p.m. CT 11/17 ........................Sacramento State at UC Davis, 12 p.m. PT Altitude (Blacked out in Montana) Eleven Sports Network is available on DirecTV channel 9/8 ................................................... Drake at Montana, 1 p.m. MT 623. Roughly 3.1 DirecTV viewers subscribe to a sports 9/8 ....................................Wagner at Montana State, 1 p.m. MT package that includes Eleven Sports, which is also avail- able on AT&T Uverse (Channel 1665), Verizon FiOS (Chan- Altitude2 nel 597) and Google Fiber (Channel 251).