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 Saturday, Oct. 20 It was a crazy week of results for the Big Sky. Finding them- *No. Arizona at No. Colorado (Eleven Sports) ...........12:05 p.m. MT selves at the top of the standings were the Aggies of UC Davis TV: Eleven Sports (Game of the Week) with a 3-0 league record. The Aggies will put their undefeated Live Stream: Pluto TV league record on the line at Cal Poly. There’s a pile up for second place as five teams have one loss in league play. *Southern Utah at Idaho (SWX) ........................................ 2:05 p.m. PT TV: SWX Weber State took over the top spot in the FCS in turnovers Live Stream: Pluto TV gained with 20 (9 interceptions, 11 fumbles), while Northern Ar- izona is tied for second with 19 (13 interceptions, 6 fumbles). Idaho State at Liberty .......................................................... 2:05 p.m. ET Montana’s Dante Olson leads the FCS and FBS with 15.1 tackles Live Stream: ESPN3 per game. *Montana State at Weber State ...................................... 4:05 p.m. MT The Big Sky ROOT SPORTS Game of the Week will be on Oct. TV: ROOT SPORTS (Game of the Week) 20 when Montana State plays at Weber State for a 4 p.m. MT kickoff. The game can be seen live on the DirecTV Audience *UC Davis at Cal Poly.............................................................4:05 p.m. PT Network and DISH Studio. The Eleven Sports Game of the Week Live Stream: Pluto TV will feature Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. MT. $North Dakota at Sacramento State ...............................6:05 p.m. PT Live Stream: Pluto TV #ICYMI The Big Sky has three teams ranked in the Top 10 for the first time since Week 1 of the 2015 season. Weber State is ranked No. 7/8, Eastern Washington is next at No. 9/8, and UC Davis is slot- ted at No. 10/16 - the first top 10 ranking in school history for the Aggies. Another four Big Sky teams are receiving votes: Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, and Northern Arizona. Week 7 Scores Saturday, Oct. 13 *North Dakota 41, No. 22/23 Montana 14 *Portland State 35, Northern Colorado 14 *Montana State 24, Idaho 23 *No. 14/19 UC Davis 44, Idaho State 37 (ot) *No. 13 Weber State 14, No. 3/4 Eastern Washington 6 *Southern Utah 48, Sacramento State 27 2018 BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS OCTOBER 13, 2018 BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA STREAK UC Davis 3 0 1.000 137 94 5 1 .833 245 183 W3 Eastern Washington 3 1 .750 165 65 5 2 .714 278 163 L1 Idaho State 3 1 .750 180 135 4 2 .667 248 190 L1 Montana State 2 1 .667 84 80 4 2 .667 171 172 W1 Weber State 2 1 .667 83 62 4 2 .667 144 130 W1 Northern Arizona 2 1 .667 101 103 3 3 .500 165 184 W1 Montana 2 2 .500 123 125 4 3 .571 224 195 L2 Portland State 2 2 .500 87 97 3 4 .429 183 245 W1 Cal Poly 1 2 .333 86 145 2 4 .333 150 233 W2 Southern Utah 1 2 .333 88 113 1 5 .167 174 257 W1 Idaho 1 3 .250 92 137 2 4 .333 161 226 L2 Sacramento State 0 3 .000 88 130 2 4 .333 185 190 L3 Northern Colorado 0 4 .000 91 167 0 7 .000 158 255 L7 North Dakota^ 2 1 .667 100 52 - - - - - - ^Due to a scheduling consortium, games against North Dakota will count as a Big Sky Conference game in the league standings. Standings included only for reference. #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 Week 1 - UC Davis Head Coach Dan Hawkins, Northern Arizona Head Coach Jerome Associate Comm./Compliance/Governance: Souers, Montana State kicker Tristan Bailey, FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Jaynee Nadolski Assoc. Comm./Championships: Jon Kasper Week 2 - Eastern Washington Head Coach Aaron Best, Weber State Head Coach Jay Hill, Asst. Comm./Comm./External Affairs: Denise Northern Colorado wide receiver Alex Wesley, FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Thompson Communications Director: Blake Barington Asst. Director: Lea Williams Week 3 - Cal Poly Head Coach Tim Walsh, Sacramento State Head Coach Jody Sears, Coordinator/Championships/Comm. Alex Kelly Weber State linebacker Landon Stice, FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Asst. Director Compliance: Ty Singletary Administrative Assistant: Desiree McPhail Week 4 - Idaho State Head Coach Rob Phenicie, Montana Head Coach Bobby Hauck, Business Manager: Stacy Freeman Interim Commissioner Ron Loghry, FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Week 5 - Communications Contact Info. Idaho Head Coach Paul Petrino, Idaho State running back James Madison, 801.392.1978 Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud, and FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Denise Thompson, FB, GLF ...............................X-21 [email protected] Week 6 - Northern Arizona Head Coach Jerome Souers, Portland State Head Coach Bruce Barnum, Idaho State quarterback Tanner Gueller, and FCS STATS’ Craig Haley. Blake Barington, SOC, MBB, TEN ...................x-19 [email protected] Week 7 - 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 @PSUViksFB 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 ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV Audience Network 10/6 ...........................Cal Poly at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 9/22 .......................... Sacramento State at Montana, 1 p.m. PT 10/20 .............North Dakota at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 9/29 ......... Eastern Washington at Montana State, 1 p.m. MT 10/27 ........... Portland State at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 10/6 .........Southern Utah at Eastern Washington, 12 p.m. PT 11/3 .................. Sacramento State at Weber State, 6 p.m. MT 10/13 .................................... Idaho at Montana State, 2 p.m. MT 11/10 ....... Northern Arizona at Sacramento State, 6 p.m. PT 10/20 ..................... Montana State at Weber State, 4 p.m. MT 10/27 ........................Idaho at Eastern Washington, 12 p.m. PT Midco Sports Network 11/3 .................................. Montana at Southern Utah, 1 p.m. MT 9/8 ...............Northern Colorado at South Dakota, 2 p.m. CT 11/10 ............Northern Colorado at Montana State, 1 p.m. MT 9/8 ........... Montana State at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. CT 11/10 ............................................Montana at Idaho, 3:30 p.m. PT 9/22 ........................... Idaho State at North Dakota, 4 p.m. CT 11/17 ...............................Montana State at Montana, 12 p.m. MT 10/20 ............................... Montana at North Dakota , 1 p.m. CT 10/27 ........................Weber State at North Dakota, 2 p.m. CT 11/10 .......................Portland State at North Dakota, 2 p.m CT Satellite Channels DirecTV Dish ROOT SPORTS NORTHWEST 687 426 Pac-12 Network ROOT SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN 683 414 8/30...........................................Weber State at Utah, 6 p.m. MT DISH STUDIO - 102 9/8 ........................ Southern Utah at Oregon State, 5 p.m. PT 9/15 ............................................UC Davis at Stanford, 11 a.m. PT ROOT SPORTS is also available through most cable pro- 9/15 ..................................................Idaho State at Cal, 3 p.m. PT viders. Big Sky games will also be shown live on DirecTV’s 9/15 ...Eastern Washington at Washington State, 5 p.m. PT Audience Network. 9/15 .................................. Southern Utah at Arizona, 8 p.m. PT Eleven Sports NBC North Dakota 9/15 .....Sacramento State at Northern Colorado, 2 p.m. MT 9/1 ................... Cal Poly at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. CT 9/22 .................................................Idaho at UC Davis, 4 p.m. PT 9/29 .............................................Montana at Cal Poly, 4 p.m.