UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA GRIZZLY FOOTBALL

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Game 3 - #7/8 Montana (1-1) @ #14/15 Liberty (1-1) September 19, 2015 - Williams Stadium (19,200) Lynchburg, Va. - 7:04 p.m. - ESPN 3

#7 Montana hits the road to face #14 Liberty

The Montana Grizzlies hit the road for the first time this season, traveling east of the Mississippi River for only the seventeenth time in program history, and for the sixth time in regular season history to face the Flames of Liberty University (14,500).

THE GAME: #14 Liberty hosts #7 Montana in a nonconference, top-15 showdown. Kickoff is set for 7:04 p.m. ET on Sept. 19 at Williams Stadium, a 19,200 seat facility that ranks among the tops in FCS. Tickets to the game are well on their way to being sold out.

Liberty defeated No. 1 ranked Coastal Carolina in the final game of the 2014 regular season; going 9-5 on the year and advancing to the FCS playoffs for the first time. The Flames head into the game against Montana 1-1, coming off a 41-17 loss to FBS West Virginia in Morgantown. The Flames opened their 2015 season with a 32-13 win over Delaware State in Lynchburg.

SERIES/LAST MEETING: Flames quarterback Josh Woodrum made his college start as a freshman in 2012 when Liberty fell to Montana 34-14 in Missoula. That game was the first-ever between the two schools, and Saturday marks the first-ever visit by a Big Sky Conference team to Williams Stadium.

TV/STREAMING: Griz fans can watch Saturday's Montana vs. Liberty game on ESPN 3 and on ESPN College Extra.

ESPN College Extra is a new pay-per-view college sports service that replaces the old ESPN GamePlan. ESPN College Extra is available to customers of AT&T U-verse and DIRECTV (Channels 788-799), Bright House Networks, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and select NCTC members.

In late August, ESPN exercised its option with the Big South Conference to carry the Montana/Liberty game exclusively on ESPN 3. ESPN rolled out its new College Extra platform on September 5.

Previously, Cowles Montana Media was scheduled to carry the game. With ESPN exercising their option with the Big South Conference in August, Cowles became unable to show the broadcast.

2015 Griz Shedule

(1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Sky)

DATE 8/29 9/5 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

OPPONENT North Dakota State Cal Poly @Liberty Northern Arizona * @UC Davis * Weber State * North Dakota * @Portland State * @Idaho State * Eastern Washington * Montana State *

TIME/RESULT W 38-35 L 19-20 5:00 PM (MT) 2:00 PM 2:00 PM (MT) 2:00 PM 1:30 PM 3:00 PM (MT) 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Noon

Quick Facts

President: Dr. Royce C. Engstrom Founded: Feb. 17, 1893 Enrollment: 13,952 (Fall, 2014) Athletic Director: Kent Haslam Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold Head Coach: Bob Stitt (Doane College, 1987) Stitt Record at Mines: 108/62 - 15 years Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217) WGS Press Box Phone: 406-243-4167 WGS Attendance Record: 26,472 versus North Dakota State, 8/29/15 All-time WGS Stadium Rec.: 181-26 (.874) Conference: Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) Division: 1 (FCS for football) All-Time Record: 574-475-23 (.541) Big Sky Record: 227-122-1 (.647) Head Athletic Trainer (FB): J.C. Weida Head Equipment Manager: Rob Stack Conference *Titles (19): 1969, 1970, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. *Includes shared titles FCS Playoffs (22): 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011!, 2013, 2014. (!=Vacated wins). 2014 Record: 9-5 (6-2 BSC-2nd) 2014 Starters Back: 23 2014 Lettermen Back: 35

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

Preseason Big Sky Polls

Media Poll 1. Eastern Washington (17) 553 2. Montana State (17) 541 3. Montana (5) 446 3. Idaho State (5) 446 5. Cal Poly (1) 433 6. Northern Arizona (1) 399 7. Sacramento State 278 8. Southern Utah 255 9. North Dakota 226 10. Weber State 160 11. UC Davis 145 12. Portland State 133 13. Northern Colorado 127

Coaches' Poll 1. Montana State (6) 134 2. Eastern Washington (6) 133 3. Montana (1) 121 4. Cal Poly 111 5. Northern Arizona 95 6. Idaho State 90 7. Sacramento State 66 8. Southern Utah 64 9. Portland State 51 9. North Dakota 51 11. Weber State 43 12. UC Davis 33

13. Northern Colorado 22

2015 Big Sky Football Standings

SCHOOL Portland State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona North Dakota Montana State Idaho State Montana Cal Poly Sacramento State Eastern Washington UC Davis Weber State Southern Utah

CONF PCT 1-0 1.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000

OVER 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2

GRIZ RADIO: Veteran play-by-play man Mick Holien takes the mike for his 23rd season as "Voice of the Griz". Greg Sundberg moves into the booth this season along side Holien after four seasons as sideline reporter. Adam Painter will be on the sideline. Live broadcast can be heard statewide on the Grizzly Sports Radio Network, and worldwide on .

LAST GAME: Two weeks ago, kicker Alex Vega broke Montana hearts, kicking a 49-yard field goal with four seconds to play that gave the previously unranked Cal Poly Mustangs a 20-19 victory at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Montana had taken the lead over the Mustangs with 3:43 remaining when Derek Crittenden sacked Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown in the end zone for a safety to put the Griz up 19-17.

Bye-week: Montana took its first of two bye weeks last week after two physical games to open the season. The Griz put in three extra three days of practice with the Liberty game plan last week, and giving the players time to rest over the weekend.

Montana gets the luxury of having two bye weeks this season due to its participation in the ESPN "FCS Kickoff" game against North Dakota State on August 29th, a full week before the rest of college football started around the country. Montana's next bye week comes the week of October 17.

GRIZ CLIMB THE RANKING: By virtue of Eastern Washington falling to 0-2 on the early season, the Grizzlies have climbed the national rankings to No. 7 in the FCS Coaches' Poll, but stayed put on the bye week at No. 8 in the SATS FCS media poll.

Montana picked up 450 points in the Coaches' poll to put them 10 points ahead of South Dakota State. In the STATS FCS media poll, the Griz have 2650 points and are the top-ranked school in the Big Sky Conference. The Big Sky has six different teams in the top 25, tied for the most representatives of any conference with the Missouri Valley Conference.

OFFENSE IN THE RANKINGS: Two games in to the FCS season, and UM Quarterback Brady Gustafson leads the nation in two different passing categories.

"Gus" is ranked first in the FCS in passing yards per game with 393.5, and total passing yards with 787. Gustafson also ranks second nationally in total offense with 410 yards per game of production.

VAN ACKEREN RANKED: Kendrick Van Ackeren is listed as one of the nations top five tacklers this week as well, with 15 total tackles, tying him for fourth place in the national ranking. Van Ackeren also leads the Big Sky Conference in total tackles (30).

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

FCS Coaches' Poll

Last Updated - September 14, 2015

RANK SCHOOL

1 Coastal Carolina (14) 2 North Dakota State 3 Villanova 4 Jacksonville State (5) 5 Sam Houston State 6 Illinois State (1)

7 Montana 8 South Dakota State(2) 9 Montana State 10 James Madison 11 Northern Iowa 12 Chattanooga 13 New Hampshire 14 Liberty 15 Eastern Washington 16 Youngstown State 17 S.E. Louisiana 18 Cal Poly 19 Fordham 20 Portland State 21 McNeese State 22 Eastern Kentucky 23 Richmond 24 Northern Arizona 25 Indiana State

RECORD

2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-1

1-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1

POINTS

620 592 574 553 545 538

450 440 434 409 403 343 287 285 270 240 208 195 183 123 121 120 90 74 72

PREV.

1 2 2 6 4 5

8 10 9 11 14 12 15 13 7 17 18 20 16 NR 23 19 22 NR 21

Others receiving votes: Samford (61), William & Mary (55), Harvard (43), North Dakota (24), Towson (22), Jackson State (20), South Carolina State (19), Idaho State (16), Alcorn State (6), North Carolina A&T (6), South Dakota (3), Charleston Southern (3), Tennessee State (1), Jacksonville (1), Western Illinois (1). Dropped from rankings: Harvard, Idaho State, William & Mary

STATS FCS Top 25

Rankings as of 9/14/2015

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

School

Votes Prev

Jacksonville State (1-1)

3491 (39) 5

Coastal Carolina (2-0)

3461 (36) 3

Sam Houston State (0-1) 3450 (38) 1

North Dakota State (1-1)

3441 (23) 2

Illinois State (1-1)

3235 (6) 4

Villanova (1-1)

3219 (4) 6

South Dakota State (2-0) 2825 (8) 9

Montana (1-1)

2650 8

UNI (1-1)2483 14

Chattanooga (1-1)

2162 10

Montana State (1-0)

2114 11

James Madison (2-0)

2094 13

New Hampshire (1-1)

2080 12

Eastern Washington (0-2) 1865 7

Liberty (1-1)

1426 15

Youngstown State (1-1)

1420 17

Cal Poly (1-1)

1387 18

Fordham (1-1)

1198 16

Portland State (2-0)

1025 24

Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) 1018 20

Eastern Kentucky (1-1)

840

19

Richmond (1-1)

711

22

Indiana State (1-1)

551

21

Northern Arizona (2-0)

380

NR

Harvard (0-0)

297

25

Others: McNeese State (281) , North Dakota (248) , William & Mary (198) , Samford (189) , Idaho State (73) , Western Illinois (46) , North Carolina A&T (34) , Sacred Heart (23) , Alcorn State (22) , South Dakota (16) , Stephen F. Austin (13) , Lamar (12) , Towson (11) , Southeast Missouri State (9) , Drake (7) , Southern Utah (6) , Bethune-Cookman (6) , South Carolina State (5) , Southern Illinois (4) , Dartmouth (4) , Jacksonville (4) , Bryant (4) , Duquesne (3) , Tennessee State (2) , Stony Brook (2) , Citadel (1) , South-

THE GRIZ BREAKDOWN

Keys to the game

Defense

Montana will get the services of Defensive Tackles Caleb Kidder and Zach Peevey back for this weekend's matchup in Virginia. An intimidating 6-5 presence in the middle of the line, Kidder started against NDSU, tallying seven tackles before sitting out against Cal Poly with a leg injury. Also back from injury is 6-7 295 R-Jr. Offensive Tackle McCauley Todd.

The Griz secondary will need to contain Flames QB Josh Woodrum, the FCS active career passing leader who only needs 38 passing yards to surpass the 8,000 yard mark.

Just as the fans at Washington-Grizzly Stadium act as another player on the field for the Griz, the Montana defense will need to contend with a hostile environment at Williams Stadium. Liberty is 101-45 all-time at home, and 45-10 (.818) since the start of the 2006 season. Liberty head coach Turner Gill is 15-5 when his Flames play at Williams Stadium.

Offense

The Griz offensive line will have their work cut out for them in Liberty senior DL Chima Uzowihe is tied for the Big South all-time sack record with 20.5, and needs two sacks to break the Liberty all-time sack record. Liberty ranks No. 12 nationally with 3.5 sacks per game.

Coach Stitt has alluded to cleaning up mental errors on the road this weekend. The Griz have suffered a total of seven turnovers in the first two games of the season.

Montana has six Wide Receivers who are 30 yards or less away from 100 yard seasons. Jamaal Jones (205) and Ellis Henderson (180) have already surpassed the century mark. By design, Gustafson has also spread the love to Nguyen (70), Naccarato (81), Carlson (80), and Josh Horner (75), each of whom could hit the 100 yard mark. Montana will look to the services of as many receivers as possible on Saturday.

#GoGriz!

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

MONTANA NUMERICAL ROSTER

No.

Name

Year

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

1

Treshawn Favors R-So. RB

5-9

190

1

Markell Sanders R-Fr. CB

6-2

185

2

Keenan Curran Fr.

WR

6-2

200

2

Ryan McKinley R-So. CB

6-1

188

3

Brady Gustafson R-Jr. QB

6-7

235

3

Eric Johnson

Sr.

S

6-2

180

4

Chris Parker

R-So. CB

6-0

185

4

Holden Ryan

Fr.

WR

6-3

225

5

Chase Naccarato R-Jr. WR

5-7

166

5

Daniel Sullivan Sr.

K

5-10

165

6

Tyrel Garner

Jr.

CB

6-2

190

6

Jamaal Jones* R-Sr. WR

6-1

191

7

Ellis Henderson R-Jr. WR

6-0

195

8

Jeremy Calhoun Fr.

RB

6-0

190

8

Manu Rasmussen R-Fr. S

6-0

180

9

Justin Calhoun Fr.

WR

5-10

175

9

Yamen Sanders R-Jr. S

6-4

210

10

Eric Prater

R-Fr. QB

6-2

205

10

Connor Strahm R-So. LB

6-0

235

11

Chad Chalich

Jr.

QB

6-0

205

11

Nate Harris

R-Sr. CB

5-10

180

12

Danny Peoples Fr.

K

6-0

185

12

Willy Pflug

Fr.

QB

6-0

185

13

Joshua Janssen R-So. WR

6-0

195

13

Josh Sandry

Fr.

S

6-1

190

14

Will Weyer

R-Fr. QB

6-5

208

15

Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson

16

Dalton Daum

Fr.

WR

6-2

180

17

Makena Simis

R-So. QB

6-2

205

18

Tyler Lucas

R-Sr. WR

6-4

220

18

JR Nelson

R-Jr. CB

6-2

177

19

Kobey Eaton

Fr.

WR

6-3

190

20

John Nguyen

Jr.

RB

5-7

180

21

Joey Counts

R-Jr. RB

5-9

215

22

Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon

23

Caleb Lyons

R-Fr. WR

5-9

175

24

Lorenzo Logwood So.

RB

5-8

190

25

Shane Moody

R-So. CB

5-8

160

26

Carl Johnson

R-Fr. RB

6-0

180

27

Nico Graham

R-So. WR

5-10

180

28

Jerrin Williams

Fr.

S

6-2

220

29

Brody Martinez Fr.

RB

5-10

196

30

Evan Epperly

R-Fr. S

5-10

180

31

Justin Whitted

R-Sr. S

6-1

195

32

Zach Vis

R-So. LB

6-3

205

33

Connor Lebsock R-Sr. LB

6-2

205

34

Jamal Wilson

R-Sr. DT

5-11

270

35

Kendrick Van Ackeren - Sr. LB

6-1

220

36

Herbert Gamboa Sr.

LB

6-1

215

37

Caleb Kidder

R-Jr. DT

6-5

275

38

Jeffrey Salamon Fr.

WR

5-11

170

39

Jake Dallaserra R-Sr. S

5-11

180

40

David Fa'atuiese Fr.

LB

6-3

240

41

Mick Delaney

R-So. S

6-0

193

42

Josh Buss

R-Fr. LB

6-2

203

43

Nate Bradley

R-So. DT

5-10

260

Hometown / High School Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS Renton, Wash. / Eastside Catholic HS Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way HS Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek HS Billings, Mont. / West HS San Francisco, Calif. / San Lorenzo HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic HS Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane HS Mill Creek, Wash. / Henry M. Jackson HS Henderson, Nev. / Foothill HS Spanaway, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview HS Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS Tigard, Ore. / Tigard Senior HS Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS Inglewood, Calif. / Culver City HS Lake Havasu City, Ariz. / Lake Havasu HS Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene HS Chino, Calif. / Chino Hills HS Butte, Mont. / Central HS Portland, Ore. / Sunset HS Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS

Butte, Mont. / Butte HS Boise, Idaho / Capital HS Bellefonte, Pa. / Bellefonte HS Hacienda Heights, Calif. / Glen Wilson HS Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue HS Mesa, Ariz. / Desert Ridge HS

Lakewood, Wash. / Lakes HS Oakland, Calif. / St. Mary's College Parker, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Hardin, Mont. / Hardin HS Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS Federal Way, Wash. / Todd Beamer HS Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS Los Angeles, Calif. / St. Bernard HS Lynden, Wash. / Lynden HS Billings, Mont. / Skyview HS Fontana, Calif. / A.B. Miller HS Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue HS San Clemente, Calif. / San Clemente HS Helena, Mont. / Helena Capital HS Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS Butte, Mont. / Butte HS Vista, Calif. / Vista HS Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS Billings, Mont. / West HS

ALPHABETICAL

NO.

NAME

POS.

48

Donald Bedell

DE

88

Colin Bingham

WR

43

Nate Bradley

DT

83

Ryan Burke

WR

42

Josh Buss

LB

8

Jeremy Calhoun

RB

9

Justin Calhoun

WR

85

Reese Carlson

WR

46

Austin Chadderdon DE

11

Chad Chalich

QB

69

Jared Clark

OL

57

Shane Cochran

LB

21

Joey Counts

RB

47

Derek Crittenden DE

2

Keenan Curran

WR

39

Jake Dallaserra

S

16

Dalton Daum

WR

55

Kyle Davis

DT

41

Mick Delaney

S

71

Devon Dietrich

OL

19

Kobey Eaton

WR

30

Evan Epperly

S

40

David Fa'atuiese LB

1

Treshawn Favors RB

36

Herbert Gamboa LB

6

Tyrel Garner

CB

27

Nico Graham

WR

94

Harrison Greenberg K

3

Brady Gustafson QB

95

Andrew Harris

DE

11

Nate Harris

CB

66

Dallas Hart

OL

50

Aaron Held

C

7

Ellis Henderson

WR

81

Zach Hollenback WR

91

Tyrone Holmes

DE

80

Josh Horner

WR

13

Joshua Janssen

WR

26

Carl Johnson

RB

3

Eric Johnson

S

97

Ryan Johnson

DE

6

Jamaal Jones

WR

79

Max Kelly

OL

37

Caleb Kidder

DT

45

Jeremiah Kose

LB

78

Clint LaRowe

OL

33

Connor Lebsock LB

96

Patrick LeCorre

K

87

Chris Lider

K/P

24

Lorenzo Logwood RB

82

Jerry Louie-McGee WR

18

Tyler Lucas

WR

75

Robert Luke

C

23

Caleb Lyons

WR

29

Brody Martinez

RB

64

Colin McGillivray OL

2015 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

5- Chase Naccarato: (noc-a-rah-toe) 10-Eric Prater (pray-ter) 10-Connor Strahm (strawm) 12-Willy Pflug (floog) 17-Makena Simis (mah-ken-ah..Simm-is) 20-John Nguyen: (win) 31-Justin Whitted: (wit-ed) 35-Kendrick Van Ackeren (Van Akron [Ohio])

37-Caleb Kidder: (kid-er) 39-Jake Dallaserra (doll-ah-sair-ah) 45-Jeremiah Kose (koe-say) 47-Derek Crittenden (crit-tin-den) 51-Tucker Schye (shy) 60-Jackson Thiebes (theeb-ess) 71-Devon Dietrich (dee-trick) 77-Cameron Rokich (roe-kich) 87-Chris Lider: (lie-der)

Coaches

Legi Suiaunoa: (langee...sue-uh-noe-uh)

Mike Ferriter: (Fair-it-ter)

Chard Germer (jer-mur)

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONT.) 44

ALPHABETICAL (cont.)

44

Nolan Timmons

Fr.

S

6-1

250

Billings, Mont./Senior HS

2

Ryan McKinley

CB

45

Jeremiah Kose

R-Sr.

LB

6-2

230

Oceanside, Calif. / Vista HS

52

Nick Mertes

DE

46

Austin Chadderdon R-Fr.

DE

6-2

200

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene HS

65

Cody Meyer

OL

47

Derek Crittenden* R-Sr.

DE

6-3

240

Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS

25

Shane Moody

CB

48

Donald Bedell

R-Fr.

DE

6-4

245

Fair Haven, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven HS 5

Chase Naccarato WR

49

Jesse Sims

Fr.

DE

6-4

235

Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS

18

JR Nelson

CB

50 51 52 53 54 55 56

Aaron Held Tucker Schye Nick Mertes Dante Olson Gage Smith Kyle Davis Alex Thomas

R-Jr.

C

R-So. DE

R-Fr.

DE

Fr.

LB

R-Fr.

LB

R-Fr.

DT

R-Fr.

LB

6-1 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0

193 225 235 220 215 245 215

Sacramento, Calif. / El Camino HS Malta, Mont. / Malta HS Edina, Minn. / Edina HS Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS Whitefish, Mont. / Whitefish HS San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS

20 53 67 4 93 12

John Nguyen

RB

Dante Olson

LB

Joe Paolina

OL

Chris Parker

CB

Zach Peevey

DT

Danny Peoples

K

57

Shane Cochran

R-Fr.

LB

6-1

210

Culbertson, Mont. / Culbertson HS

12

Willy Pflug

QB

58

Tyler Richtmyer

R-Fr.

DE

6-2

215

Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS

10

Eric Prater

QB

59

Cy Sirmon

Fr.

LB

6-3

225

Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS

98

Mike Ralston

DE

60

Jackson Thiebes R-Jr.

OL

6-5

280

Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS

8

Manu Rasmussen S

64

Colin McGillivray Fr.

OL

6-7

278

Portland, Ore. / Lincoln HS

76

David Reese

OL

65

Cody Meyer

Fr.

OL

6-3

270

San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS

58

Tyler Richtmyer

DE

66

Dallas Hart

Fr.

OL

6-5

295

Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS

86

Ben Roberts

WR

67

Joe Paolina

Fr.

OL

6-7

290

Poway, Calif. / Poway HS

77

Cameron Rokich OL

68

McCauley Todd

R-Jr.

OL

6-7

295

Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington HS

84

Donovan Rooks

WR

69

Jared Clark

Jr.

OL

6-6

270

San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch HS

4

Holden Ryan

WR

70

Ben Weyer

R-Jr.

OL

6-4

270

Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS

38

Jeffrey Salamon

WR

71 72 73 74 75 76 77

Devon Dietrich

R-Jr.

OL

Cooper Sprunk

R-So. OL

Angel Villanueva Fr.

OL

John Schmaing

R-Sr.

OL

Robert Luke

So.

C

David Reese

So.

OL

Cameron Rokich R-So. OL

6-4 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-7 6-5

270 250 310 290 315 270 245

Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville HS Tigard, Ore. / Jesuit HS Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS Billings, Mont. / Senior HS Tacoma, Wash. / Charles Wright Academy HS Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas HS West Jordan, Utah / Juan Diego Catholic HS

1 9 13 74 51 89

Markell Sanders

CB

Yamen Sanders

S

Josh Sandry

S

John Schmaing

OL

Tucker Schye

DE

Tim Semenza

K

78

Clint LaRowe

R-Jr.

OL

6-5

290

Miles City, Mont. / Custer County HS

17

Makena Simis

QB

79

Max Kelly

R-Jr.

OL

6-7

290

Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep HS

49

Jesse Sims

DE

80

Josh Horner

So.

WR

6-5

220

Great Falls, Mont. / C.M. Russell HS

59

Cy Sirmon

LB

81

Zack Hollenback Fr.

WR

5-11

185

Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS 54

Gage Smith

LB

82

Jerry Louie-McGee Fr.

WR

5-9

170

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS

72

Cooper Sprunk

OL

83

Ryan Burke

R-Jr.

WR

6-4

190

Billings, Mont. / Billings Central HS

10

Connor Strahm

LB

84

Donovan Rooks Fr.

WR

6-2

185

Yuma, Ariz. / Yuma Catholic HS

5

Daniel Sullivan

K

85

Reese Carlson

R-Fr.

WR

6-4

215

Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS

60

Jackson Thiebes

OL

86

Ben Roberts

R-Sr.

WR

6-4

205

Missoula, Mont. / Sentinel HS

56

Alex Thomas

LB

87

Chris Lider

R-Sr.

K/P

6-1

199

Bellevue, Wash. / Sammamish HS

99

Reggie Tilleman DE

88

Colin Bingham

Fr.

WR

6-3

220

Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS

44

Nolan Timmons S

89 91 93 94 95 96 97 98

Tim Semenza

Fr.

K

Tyrone Holmes

Sr.

DE

Zach Peevey

R-Jr.

DT

Harrison Greenberg R-Jr.

K

Andrew Harris

Fr.

DE

Patrick LeCorre

Fr.

K

Ryan Johnson

R-Jr.

DE

Mike Ralston

R-So. DE

5-7 6-4 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-5

155 245 265 170 215 190 255 245

San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS Eagle Point, Ore. / Eagle Point HS Missoula, Mont. / Hellgate HS Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego HS Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS Edina, Minn. / Edina HS Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View HS Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon HS

68 35 73 32 70 14 31

McCauley Todd

OL

Kendrick Van Ackeren - LB

Angel Villanueva OL

Zach Vis

LB

Ben Weyer

OL

Will Weyer

QB

Justin Whitted

S

99

Reggie Tilleman

R-Fr.

DE

6-4

195

Genesee, Idaho / Genesee HS

28

Jerrin Williams

S

34

Jamal Wilson

DT

Montana Coaching Staff

NAMETITLE

Bob Stitt (Doane 1987)

Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator

Ty Gregorak (Colorado 2001)

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Mike Ferriter (Montana 2008)

Inside Receivers

Chad Germer (Montana 1993)

Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line

Joe "JB" Hall Jr. (Adams St. 2013)

Cornerbacks/Defensive Quality Control

Brian Hendricks (Wyoming 2011)

Defensive Ends

Justin Green (Montana 2004)

Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator

Andrew Selle (Montana 2010)

Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control

Jason Semore (Adams St. 2005)

Secondary/Special Teams Coordinator

Lawrence Suiaunoa (Nevada 2002)

Defensive Line

Nolan Swett (Colorado Coll. 2008)

Pass Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers

Colin Bonnicksen (Minn. St. Mankato `08) Director of Football Operations

Matt Nicholson (Houston 2010)

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Lennard Manke (Montana 2015)

Video Coordinator

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

2015 GRIZ FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP ? Week 3 Liberty

Offense

X-WR 6-Jamaal Jones, 6-1, 191, R-Sr. 86-Ben Roberts, 6-4, 205, R-Sr.

Z-WR 5-Chase Naccarato, 5-7, 166, R-Jr. 23-Caleb Lyons, 5-9, 175, R-Fr.

H-WR 85-Reese Carlson, 6'4", 210, R-Fr. 80-Josh Horner, 6-5, 220, So.

Y-WR 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr. 83-Ryan Burke, 6-4, 190, R-Jr.

LT

74-John Schmaing, 6-7, 290, R-Sr.

68-McCauley Todd, 6-7, 295, R-Jr.

LG 79-Max Kelly, 6-7, 290, R-Jr. 78-Clint LaRowe, 6-5, 290, R-Jr.

C

75-Robert Luke, 6-4, 315, So.

72-Cooper Sprunk, 6-4, 250, R-So.

RG 71-Devon Dietrich, 6-4, 270, R-Jr. 69-Jared Clark, 6-6, 270, Jr.

RT 76-David Reese, 6-7, 270, So. 60-Jackson Thiebes, 6-6, 280, R-Jr.

RB 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr. 24-Lorenzo Logwood, 5-8, 190, So.

QB 3-Brady Gustafson, 6-7, 235, R-Jr. 11-Chad Chalich, 6-0, 205, Jr. 17-Makena Simis, 6-2, 205, R-So.

SPECIAL TEAMS

P

87-Chris Lider, 6-1, 199, R-Sr.

12-Danny Peoples, 6-0, 185, Fr.

Holder 83-Ryan Burke, 6-4, 190, R-Jr. 17-Makena Simis, 6-2, 205, R-So.

Snaps 50-Aaron Held, 6-1, 193, R-Jr. 54-Gage Smith, 6-3, 215, R-Fr.

Defense

DE 91-Tyrone Holmes, 6-4, 245, Sr. 51-Tucker Schye, 6-4, 225, R-So.

DT 34-Jamal Wilson, 5-11, 270, R-Sr. 98-Mike Ralston, 6-5, 245, R-So.

DT 37-Caleb Kidder, 6-5, 275, R-Jr. 93-Zach Peevey, 6-3, 255, R-Jr.

DE 47-Derek Crittenden, 6-3, 240, R-Sr. 97-Ryan Johnson, 6-3, 255, R-Jr.

LB 36-Herbert Gamboa, 6-1, 215, Sr. 33-Connor Lebsock, 6-2, 205, R-Sr.

MLB 45-Jeremiah Kose-6-2, 230, R-Sr. 10-Connor Strahm, 6-0, 235, R-So.

LB

35-Kendrick Van Ackeren, 6-1, 220, Sr.

42-Josh Buss, 6-2, 203, R-Fr.

CB 11-Nate Harris, 5-10, 180, R-Sr. 2-Ryan McKinley, 6-1, 188, R-So.

FS 31-Justin Whitted, 6-1, 195, R-Sr. 3-Eric Johnson, 6-2, 180, Sr.

SS 9-Yamen Sanders, 6-4, 210, R-Jr. 8-Manu Rasmussen, 6-0, 180, R-Fr.

CB 18-JR Nelson, 6-2, 177, R-Jr. 1-Markell Sanders, 6-2, 185, R-Fr.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K

5-Daniel Sullivan, 5-10, 165, Sr.

87-Chris Lider, 6-1, 199, R-Sr.

PR 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr. 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr.

KOR 7-Ellis Henderson, 6-0, 195, R-Jr. 20-John Nguyen, 5-7, 180, Jr.

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

2015 Montana Grizzlies Football Newcomers

No. Name

Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School

1 Markell Sanders R-Fr. CB 6-2 185 Renton, Wash. / Washington State

2 Keenan Curran Fr. WR 6-2 200 Federal Way, Wash. / Air Force Prep.

4 Holden Ryan

Fr. WR 6-3 225 Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic HS

8 Jeremy Calhoun Fr. RB 6-0 190 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS

8 Manu Rasmussen So. S 6-0 180 Tigard, Ore. / Tigard Senior HS

9 Justin Calhoun Fr. WR 5-10 175 Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly HS

9 Yamen Sanders R-Jr. S 6-4 210 Inglewood, Calif. / Arizona

10 Eric Prater

R-So. QB 6-2 205 Lake Havasu City, Ariz. / Hawaii

11 Chad Chalich

Jr. QB 6-0 205 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Idaho

12 Danny Peoples Fr. K 6-0 185 Butte, Mont. / Central HS

12 Willy Pflug

Fr. QB 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. / Sunset HS

13 Josh Sandry

Fr. S 6-1 190 Bigfork, Mont. / Bigfork HS

16 Dalton Daum

Fr. WR 6-2 180 Butte, Mont. / Butte HS

18 Tyler Lucas

R-Sr. WR 6-4 220 Bellefonte, Pa. / Penn State

19 Kobey Eaton

Fr. WR 6-3 190 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS

28 Jerrin Williams

Fr. S 6-2 220 Vancouver, Wash. / Evergreen HS

29 Brody Martinez Fr. RB 5-10 196 Federal Way, Wash. / Todd Beamer HS

38 Jeffrey Salamon So. WR 5-11 170 Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS

40 David Fa'atuiese Fr. LB 6-3 240 Vista, Calif. / Vista HS

44 Nolan Timmons Fr. S 6-1 250 Billings, Mont. / Senior HS

48 Donald Bedell

R-Fr. DE 6-4 245 Fair Haven, N.J. / Rutgers

49 Jesse Sims

Fr. DE 6-4 235 Stevensville, Mont. / Corvallis HS

53 Dante Olson

Fr. LB 6-3 220 Medford, Ore. / Cascade Christian HS

59 Cy Sirmon

Fr. LB 6-3 225 Wenatchee, Wash. / Wenatchee HS

64 Colin McGillivray Fr. OL 6-7 278 Portland, Ore. / Lincoln HS

65 Cody Meyer

Fr. OL 6-3 270 San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS

66 Dallas Hart

Fr. OL 6-5 295 Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS

67 Joe Paolina

Fr. OL 6-7 290 Poway, Calif. / Poway HS

73 Angel Villanueva Fr. OL 6-5 310 Duarte, Calif. / Duarte HS

81 Zack Hollenback Fr. WR 5-11 185 Missoula, Mont. / Loyola Sacred Heart HS

82 Jerry Louie-McGee Fr. WR 5-9 170 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS

84 Donovan Rooks Fr. WR 6-2 185 Yuma, Ariz. / Yuma Catholic HS

86 Ben Roberts

R-Sr. WR 6-4 205 Missoula, Mont. / Washington State

88 Colin Bingham

Fr. WR 6-3 220 Missoula, Mont. / Big Sky HS

89 Tim Semenza

Fr. K 5-7 155 San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS

95 Andrew Harris

Fr. DE 6-4 215 Kalispell, Mont. / Glacier HS

96 Patrick LeCorre Fr. K 6-0 190 Edina, Minn. / Edina HS

By Position: 12 wide receivers, 6 defensive backs (5 safeties, 1 cornerback), 5 offensive linemen, 3 quarterbacks, 3 linebackers, 2 running backs, 3 defensive lineman, 3 kickers

By State: 10 from Montana, 10 from California, 6 from Washington, 4 from Oregon, 2 from Arizona, 2 from Idaho, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Minnesota, and 1 from New Jersey

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GRIZ FOOTBALL 2015

THE LAST TIME A GRIZZLY...

Rushed for 100+ Yards.........................119, Jordan Canada vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014

Rushed for 200+ Yards.......................................211, Jordan Canada at Southern Utah, 2014

Rushed for 4 TDs........................................................... 4, Jordan Canada at Sac State, 2013

Rushed for 3 TDs..........................................................3, Jordan Canada vs. UC Davis, 2014

Had 2 100-yard Rushers........136, Travon Van & 102, Jordan Canada vs. Portland St., 2013

Passed for 300+ Yards..............................................353, Brady Gustafson vs. Cal Poly, 2015

Passed for 400+ Yards..................................434, Brady Gustafson vs. North Dakota St., 2015

Passed for 500+ Yards..........................505, Drew Miller at Idaho (in Pullman, Wash.), 2000

Passed for 6 TDs.......................................................6. Jordan Johnson vs. Weber State, 2011

Passed for 5 TDs......................................................... 5, Jordan Johnson at N. Dakota, 2013

Passed for 4 TDs...............................................4, Jordan Johnson vs. Coastal Carolina, 2013

Threw 3 or more Interceptions in a game.........................3, Brady Gustafson vs Cal Poly, 2015

Player had 200+ receiving yards in a game......................200, Marc Mariani vs. Cal Poly, 2009

Had two 100-yard receivers.......119, Ellis Henderson & 103, Jamaal Jones vs. C. Carolina, 2013

Had Three 100-yard receivers......................................156, Etu Molden, 149, Jimmy Farris,

127 Tanner Hancock at Idaho (in Pullman, WA), 2000

Caught Four (4) TD passes.......................................4, Jabin Sambrano vs. Weber State, 2011

Caught Three (3) TD passes................................3. Ellis Henderson vs. E. Washington, 2013

Caught Two (2) TD passes...................................................2, Jamaal Jones at Cal Poly, 2014

Recorded 500 yards of total offense...............549, Brian Ah Yat vs. Northern Arizona, 1996

Recorded 400 yards of total offense..............447, Brady Gustafson vs North Dakota St., 2015

Recorded 250 all-purpose yards.........................315, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013

Returned a Punt for a Touchdown.....................60, John Nguyen vs. San Diego at UM, 2014

Returned a Kickoff for a TD.................................98, Ellis Henderson at South Dakota, 2013

Kicked Four (4) field goals in a game...........................Brody McKnight, at Idaho St., 2011

Kicked Three (3) field goals in a game.....................Dan Sullivan, vs. North Dakota St. 2015

Kicked a game-winning field goal............35-yarder, Daniel Sullivan at North Dakota, 2014

Kicked a Field Goal of 50 yards or more............50, Ben Worst vs. Ok. Panhandle St., 2013

Had Two or more ints. in a game......... 3, Matt Hermanson vs. Montana State, at UM, 2014

Returned a Fumble for a TD.....................46, Tucker Schye vs. C. Washington, at UM, 2014

Blocked a Punt................................................................Robert Luke at North Dakota, 2014

Returned a Blocked punt for a TD..........................Brent Meyers vs. Sacramento State, 2002

Blocked a Field Goal..............................................................Jordan Tripp vs. Cal Poly, 2013

Returned a Blocked FG for a TD.......................67, Jimmy Wilson at Northern Arizona, 2005

Had Two (2) forced fumbles in a game...........................Brock Coyle at Montana State, 2013

Blocked a PAT..................................................................Craig Mettler at Montana State, 2007

Forced a Safety.........................................................Zack Wagenmann at North Dakota, 2014

$$=School Record

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...

Rushed for 100+ Yards..................................................140, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at UM, 2015 Rushed for 200+ Yards.................................................226, Chris Brown, Cal Poly at CP, 2014 Had Two 100-yard Rushers.............140 Chris Brown - 112 Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly at UM 2015 Rushed for 4 TDs.........................................................4, Vai Tafuna, Weber State at WSU, 2010 Passed for 400+ Yards..........................................................660, Braden Hanson at UND, 2012 Passed for 5 TDs........................................................6. Vernon Adams, EWU at Montana, 2013 Passed for 4 TDs..............................................4, Vernon Adams, E. Wash., EWU at EWU, 2014 Threw 3+ Interceptions.......................................4, Cameron Higgins, Weber State at UM, 2009 Player had 200+ rec. yards in a game.....................................333, Greg Hardin at UND, 2012 Had two (2) 100-yard receivers.165, DeAndre Carter & 100, Morris Norrise at Sac State, 2013 Caught Three (3) TD passes...............................................3, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Had 400 yards of total offense........................................505, Garrett Safron at Sac State, 2013 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown..........................67, Cooper Kupp, E. Wash. at EWU, 2014 Returned a Kickoff for a TD..............................100, Cordero Dixon, UM at Weber State, 2012 Returned an interception for a TD..................40, Todd Raynes, E. Washington at EWU, 2014 Returned a Fumble for a TD..................98, Ryan Reardon & 22, Marcus Alford, at NAU, 2013

Player had Two (2) interceptions in a game................Lucky Dozier, N. Arizona at UM, 2012 Team had Three (3) or more ints. in a game...................5 by Stephen F. Austin at UM, 2009 Blocked a Punt...................................................Ronnie Hamlin, E. Washington, at EWU, 2014 Scored a TD on a Blocked punt..............................30, Markell Williams, Sac State at Sac, 2011 Had 300+ all-purpose yards........................................... 420, Greg Hardin, UND at UND, 2012 Kicked 3 or more FGs in a game.........................5, Adam Keller, N. Dakota St. at NDSU, 2014 Blocked a Field Goal......................................Killebrew & Afatasi, Southern Utah at SUU, 2014 Blocked a PAT.....................................................................John Eddy, N. Colorado at UM, 2010 Had a Safety..........................................................................Western State (Colo.) at UM, 2010

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