2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COLLEGE OF IDAHO GAME DETAILS COYOTES Date Opponent Time/Result Venue .......................................................... Simplot Stadium Record: 5-0 Frontier: 5-0 8/31 * EASTERN OREGON W 48-12 Capacity ....................................................................... 4,760 Playing Surface ..................................................... Field Turf 9/7 * Montana Tech W 28-14 HEAD COACH: Mike Moroski, 6th season C of I Record 29-31 • Career Record 29-31 • Record vs. MT 4-3 Series vs. Montana Tech ................................ CI leads 6-3 9/14 * SOUTHERN OREGON W 41-38 In Caldwell ........................................................ CI leads 4-1 9/21 BYE WEEKEND Last Meeting .........................................2019 (CI 28, MT 14) MONTANA TECH 9/28 * Rocky Mountain W 42-0 OREDIGGERS Radio ................................................ KBOW 550-AM (Butte) 10/5 BYE WEEKEND Record: 4-1 Frontier: 4-1 Rankings......................................... College of Idaho - No. 8 10/12 * Carroll W 47-14 HEAD COACH: Chuck Morrell, 9th season .......................................................... Montana Tech - No. 19 10/19 * MONTANA TECH 1 P.M. MT Record 50-41 • Career Record 50-41 • Record vs. C of I 3-4 School Websites ..................................... YoteAthletics.com 10/26 * Southern Oregon 2 p.m. PT ............................................................... CarrollAthletics.com 11/2 * Eastern Oregon 1 p.m. PT PROGRAM HISTORY 11/9 * MONTANA WESTERN NOON 11/16 * MONTANA STATE NORTHERN NOON COYOTE FOOTBALL CELEBRATES DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY: The 2018 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 291-285-28. 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 are playing their 20th season at Simplot Stadium, beginning competition All Times Mountain unless noted, * Frontier Conference Game in 1964. C of I has an all-time record of 37-51-3, with the 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 teams four of the six teams HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS (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 COACHING STAFF SEASON OPENERS: With the win over Eastern Oregon, the Yotes are 35-27-1 in season openers since 1942 - 11-15 in road openers and 24-12-1 at home, including nine-straight wins from 1962-70. C of I won their home ON THE FIELD openers in 2014 and 2015, coming at the heels of a seven-game losing skid from 1971-77 - while the squad won Mike Moroski ...................................... Head Coach their last road opener, 35-34, at Pacific in 2014. Twice, the Coyotes have won six-straight opening games (1946- Mike Cody ........................... Offensive Coordinator 51 and 1959-64). 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 YOTES PICKED TO WIN FRONTIER CONFERENCE: The C of I was the favorite of both the coaches and the Jon Choate ............ Defensive Line/Special Teams media, as the 2019 Frontier Conference Preseason Polls were released in late July at the annual Media Day IN THE BOOTH celebration in Great Falls. The Yotes received of the eight first-place nods by the coaches and took five of the 15 Art Roper ....................................... Running Backs first-place votes from the media members, outpointing Southern Oregon and Montana Western for the top spot. C of I has not won a conference title since 1955, the end of a streak of four-straight Northwest Conference crowns. Charlie Shepherd ......................... Wide Receivers Troy Carr ............................................ Linebackers HIGHEST RANKING EVER: For the second-straight week, the Coyotes remained at No. 8 in the AFCA-NAIA Nik Lyons ..................................... Defensive Backs Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, equaling the highest ranking in program history. C of I received 295 voter points from the 17 conference raters and are ranked for the seventh-straight polling period. Two other Frontier Conference teams PRESEASON QUICK FACTS are in the Top-25 - Montana Tech at No. 19 and Montana Western at No.22. The poll will be released each Monday throughout the season. 2018 Overall Record ........................................... 6-5 Frontier Conference ............................................ 6-4 STREAKING: The Coyotes closed out the 2018 season on a six-game win streak, extending their streak to 11 games with their 47-14 win last Saturday at Carroll - their longest run of victories in 65 years. It is just the second Home Record ...................................................... 3-2 11-game win streak in program history, joining the 1952 and 1953 teams that eventual won a school-record 14 Away Record ....................................................... 3-3 games in a row, closing 1952 with six-straight wins and opening 1953 with eight wins in a row. C of I will put a 5- game home win streak on the line - trying to become the fifth C of I squad to win 6-or-more straight at home (six 2018 Final NAIA Ranking ............................... No. 22 in a row between 1949-50 and between 1951-52; eight in a row between 1947-49; 10-straight between 1952-54 - 2019 Preseason NAIA Ranking ..................... No. 15 all part of a 10-year period where C of I was 39-4-1 at home). 5-0 STARTS: The win over Carroll improved C of I to 5-0 on the season - their best start since the 1969 season. Offensive Starters Returning ............................... 11 The Coyotes have began a season 5-0 or better five times - with the 2019 team joining the 1919, 1934, 1935 and Defensive Starters Returning ................................. 9 1969 teams that started 5-0. The 1953 Coyote team opened the season 8-0, before losing 14-12 in the Specialists Returning.............................................. 2 Refrigerator Bowl. Overall Players Returning / Lost ................... 68 / 21 OFF BYE WEEKS: The victory over Carroll improved the Coyotes to 5-0 coming off a bye weekend since the 2014 season. C of I is now 9-10 all-time following bye weeks. Program Record ..................................... 286-285-28 Postseason Appearances ...................................... 2 - more - 1 SEASON 75 • GAME 6 • OCTOBER 19, 2019 • MONTANA TECH AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO • SIMPLOT STADIUM (4,760) • CALDWELL, IDAHO INSIDE THE MATCH-UP: MONTANA TECH AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO C OF I OFFENSE VS. MONTANA TECH DEFENSE: Can the much-improved Montana Tech defense stop C of I’s vaunted run game after surrendering 347 yards to the Yotes in the September meeting? Since that match-up, the Diggers have allowed a combined 258 rushing yards in their last four games (2.45 yards per carry), while their secondary leads the Frontier Conference in pass defense, allowing just 129 yards a game through the air. The Coyotes will turn to Nick Calzaretta (97 rush, 699 yards, 6 TD), who has three career 100-yard rushing games against Tech – including his 247-yard effort in September, with the duo of Dominic Garzoli (36 rush, 241 yards, 3 TD) and Justin Hellyer (26 rush, 183 yards 4 TD) providing a change of pace. Quarterback Darius-James Peterson (67-of-117 1,003 yards 2 INT 9 TD; 55 rush 250 yards 2 TD) is coming off a 300-yard passing effort at Carroll – with receivers Hunter Juarez (16 rec, 390 yards, 3 TD) and Connor Richardson (13 rec, 188 yards, 2 TEAM COMPARISONS TD) both having big afternoons in Helena. C of I will have to deal with defensive end Arthur Flynn (25 tackles, 4 sacks) and linebacker Carter Myers (41 tackles, 4 sacks), both coming off a huge performance in the 35-12 Record ........................... 5-0 Record ......................... 4-1 thrashing of Western, as Tech limited the Bulldogs to just 150 yards of offense. Safety Justin May (23 tackles) is outstanding in both the run and pass game, with corner Damaree Morris (7 tackles, 1 INT) the Diggers top cover- Scoring Offense ........... 41.2 Scoring Offense ......... 28.6 corner. Rushing Offense ........ 295.6 Rushing Offense ...... 202.0 Pass Offense ............. 203.6 Pass Offense ............ 189.4 MONTANA TECH OFFENSE VS. C OF I DEFENSE: For the second-straight week, the Coyotes will face one of the top rushing teams in the Frontier Conference – as Tech averages 214 rushing yards per game, while C of I Total Offense ............. 499.2 Total Offense ............ 391.4 allows just 89 yards an outing. The Diggers have retooled their offense after All-America running back Jed Fike (59 Scoring Defense .......... 15.6 Scoring Defense ......... 12.8 rush, 309 yards, 4 TD) and his 3,799 career rushing yards went down to injury in Week 3 and is lost for the season. Rushing Defense ......... 89.6 Rushing Defense ...... 121.0 The tandem of Tyler Folkes (71 rush, 369 yards, 1 TD) and Blake Counts