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November 3rd, 2007, 07:56 AM
Montana returns home for contest with Portland State
by: Dave Guffey of the UM Sports Information Department
Tuesday, 10/30/2007
The fourth-ranked University of Montana Grizzlies (8-0/5-0 Big Sky Conference ) continue their 2007 Big Sky Conference schedule Saturday, Nov. 3, hosting the Portland State Vikings (2-6/2-3) at 12:05 p.m. (Mtn.) in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium/John Hoyt Field (SprinTurf, 23,183).
SENIOR DAY: Saturday is “Senior Day,” as UM’s 22 football seniors will be recognized prior to the game. Griz seniors: Eric Allen, Ryan Bagley, Cody Balogh, Kroy Biermann, Reggie Bradshaw, Jessie Brown, Dan Carpenter, Chris Clark, Van Cooper Jr., Brandon Dwyer, Muckie Foreman, Ryan Gustafson, Alex Hawthorne, Lex Hilliard, Quinton Jackson, Tyson Johnson, Tyler Joyce, Kelly Kain, Eric Michel, Kyle Ryan, Torrey Thomas, and Loren Utterback.
TITLE PICTURE: Montana can clinch at least a share of its 10th straight Big Sky regular-season championship if they can beat the Vikings. If Northern Arizona defeats Montana State in Bozeman this Saturday, then Montana will earn the automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) playoffs.
INTERNET COVERAGE: MontanaGrizzlies.com live coverage for Saturday's game will include: online broadcasts in both audio (only) and audio/video format (bigskytv.org), to go with up-to-the-minute live statistics (GrizTracker). Also provided during the game is a photo gallery which will be ready for viewing no later than the end of the third quarter.
GRIZZLIES LAST WEEK - MONTANA 21, at NORTHERN ARIZONA 16: Senior halfback Lex Hilliard rushed for 146 yards on 32 carries; junior quarterback Cole Bergquist passed for two scores; wide receivers Ryan Bagley and Mike Ferriter combined for 13 catches and 195 yards, and the Griz defense held NAU (5-4/4-2) to one touchdown to remain unbeaten.
HILLIARD CLOSES IN ON MARK: Hilliard scored on a 5-yard run at NAU, giving him 47 in his career (45 rushing and two receiving). He needs just two more scores to pass all-time leader Yohance Humphery, who scored 48 TDs from 1998-2001.
“D” LEADERS: Senior linebacker Tyler Joyce had a team-high 14 tackles; senior cornerback Chris Clark added 10 stops, including 2.5 for losses, and senior end Kroy Biermann had 4 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.
PSU LAST WEEK - WEBER STATE 73, at PORTLAND STATE 68: The teams combined for a Division I (and Big Sky) records of 141 points and 20 touchdowns in a game. Viking “true” frosh quarterback Drew Hubel, subbing for an injured Brian White, tied a FCS record with nine TD passes. Hubel was 35-of-56-0 for 485 yards and was sacked once. Tremayne Kirkland had 13 grabs for 177 yards and 4 TDs, while fellow senior wide receiver David Lewis had 8 catches for 114 yards and 4 scores. PSU had 10 rushes for 17 yards.
TWO GRIZ ON SCORING LIST: Carpenter is second and Hilliard moved up to fourth on UM’s career scoring list. Carpenter needs 22 points to go by all-time scoring leader Chris Snyder, whose 394 points are also the FCS record, while Hilliard needs nine points to go by Yohance Humphery and move into third.
CARPENTER 5TH ON FCS SCORING LIST & 6TH ON FG LISTS: Carpenter’s 373 career points keep him fourth in FCS history, and he stays sixth in field goals with 66.
CAREER TACKLES LIST UPDATE: Joyce is fourth on UM’s career tackles list with 319, while fellow senior linebacker Kyle Ryan has 271 and moves up to 10th.
CAREER SACK & TFL UPDATES: 2007 Buck Buchanan Award candidate Biermann is now second in career sacks (31) and is fourth in career tackles for loss. (42). Senior linebacker Loren Utterback remains 10th on the career tackles loss (25.5) list.
HILLIARD REMAINS SECOND ON CAREER RUSHING LIST: Hilliard now has 3,602 rushing yards, 468 behind all-time leader Yohance Humphery.
BERGQUIST STAYS 10TH ON CAREER PASSING YARDS LIST: Bergquist has 3,276 career passing yards which keeps him 10th on the career list. He needs 380 yards to pass Brent Pease and go up to ninth.
BAGLEY 17th ON RECEIVING YARDS LIST: Bagley had 98 receiving yards at NAU, which give him 1,695 in his career, and moves him up to 17th in school history. He needs 16 yards to pass Tate Hancock to move up to 16th, and 39 more yards to pass Jefferson Heidelberger for the 15th spot.
CARPENTER STAYS SECOND ON FG LIST: Carpenter’s 66 career field goals keep him four behind all-time Griz leader Chris Snyder.
HILLIARD BREAKS ONE TD MARK, CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER: Hilliard’s 45 rushing touchdowns are a school record. He has 47 total TDs and needs just two more to break Humphery’s record of 48.
THOMAS FIFTH (TIE) IN CAREER PICKS: Senior safety Torrey Thomas is tied for fifth with five other players on the career interceptions list with 11. He has two picks this season. The all-time leader is Karl Stein, who had 20 picks in 1969-70.
GRIZ BY THE NUMBERS:
2nd - In the nation is senior defensive end Kroy Biermann in sacks with 1.50 a game.
4 - Total rushing touchdowns given up this season by the Griz (two by Southern Utah and
one by Albany and Northern Arizona).
4th - Now in career tackles is senior linebacker Tyler Joyce, with 319 stops, trailing all-time leader Vince Huntsberger, a safety, who had 393 from 1998-2001, by 74 stops.
5th - Remains Torrey Thomas in career picks with 11 (he’s tied with five other players).
Former safety Blaine McElmurry is fourth with 13 picks from 1993-96.
7 - Of Carpenter’s 10 field goals this season have been 40 yards or longer. He made his first seven attempts this season.
13 - Big Sky Conference wins in a row for Montana, which went 8-0 in league last year.
18-of-20 - field goals (.900) senior kicker Dan Carpenter has made this season, dating back to the middle of last year.
20 - Wins in their last 21 games for the Griz.
22 - Winning seasons in a row now for Montana, starting in the 1986 season.
34 & 37 - Career starts in a row for senior safety Torrey Thomas and senior offensive lineman Cody Balogh.
49 - Career victories for Coach Hauck -- the third most in school history, just two behind Jack Swarthout (51 wins, 1967-75).
56-7 - Montana has out-scored its opponents in the first quarter in 2007.
79 - More points the Griz have out-scored the opposition in the second half (131 to 52) in ‘07.
130 - Consecutive weeks now that UM has been ranked in The Sports Network’s top 25.
130 - Yards gained by Griz halfback Lex Hilliard in the second half at NAU last week.
by: Dave Guffey of the UM Sports Information Department
Tuesday, 10/30/2007
The fourth-ranked University of Montana Grizzlies (8-0/5-0 Big Sky Conference ) continue their 2007 Big Sky Conference schedule Saturday, Nov. 3, hosting the Portland State Vikings (2-6/2-3) at 12:05 p.m. (Mtn.) in UM’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium/John Hoyt Field (SprinTurf, 23,183).
SENIOR DAY: Saturday is “Senior Day,” as UM’s 22 football seniors will be recognized prior to the game. Griz seniors: Eric Allen, Ryan Bagley, Cody Balogh, Kroy Biermann, Reggie Bradshaw, Jessie Brown, Dan Carpenter, Chris Clark, Van Cooper Jr., Brandon Dwyer, Muckie Foreman, Ryan Gustafson, Alex Hawthorne, Lex Hilliard, Quinton Jackson, Tyson Johnson, Tyler Joyce, Kelly Kain, Eric Michel, Kyle Ryan, Torrey Thomas, and Loren Utterback.
TITLE PICTURE: Montana can clinch at least a share of its 10th straight Big Sky regular-season championship if they can beat the Vikings. If Northern Arizona defeats Montana State in Bozeman this Saturday, then Montana will earn the automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) playoffs.
INTERNET COVERAGE: MontanaGrizzlies.com live coverage for Saturday's game will include: online broadcasts in both audio (only) and audio/video format (bigskytv.org), to go with up-to-the-minute live statistics (GrizTracker). Also provided during the game is a photo gallery which will be ready for viewing no later than the end of the third quarter.
GRIZZLIES LAST WEEK - MONTANA 21, at NORTHERN ARIZONA 16: Senior halfback Lex Hilliard rushed for 146 yards on 32 carries; junior quarterback Cole Bergquist passed for two scores; wide receivers Ryan Bagley and Mike Ferriter combined for 13 catches and 195 yards, and the Griz defense held NAU (5-4/4-2) to one touchdown to remain unbeaten.
HILLIARD CLOSES IN ON MARK: Hilliard scored on a 5-yard run at NAU, giving him 47 in his career (45 rushing and two receiving). He needs just two more scores to pass all-time leader Yohance Humphery, who scored 48 TDs from 1998-2001.
“D” LEADERS: Senior linebacker Tyler Joyce had a team-high 14 tackles; senior cornerback Chris Clark added 10 stops, including 2.5 for losses, and senior end Kroy Biermann had 4 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.
PSU LAST WEEK - WEBER STATE 73, at PORTLAND STATE 68: The teams combined for a Division I (and Big Sky) records of 141 points and 20 touchdowns in a game. Viking “true” frosh quarterback Drew Hubel, subbing for an injured Brian White, tied a FCS record with nine TD passes. Hubel was 35-of-56-0 for 485 yards and was sacked once. Tremayne Kirkland had 13 grabs for 177 yards and 4 TDs, while fellow senior wide receiver David Lewis had 8 catches for 114 yards and 4 scores. PSU had 10 rushes for 17 yards.
TWO GRIZ ON SCORING LIST: Carpenter is second and Hilliard moved up to fourth on UM’s career scoring list. Carpenter needs 22 points to go by all-time scoring leader Chris Snyder, whose 394 points are also the FCS record, while Hilliard needs nine points to go by Yohance Humphery and move into third.
CARPENTER 5TH ON FCS SCORING LIST & 6TH ON FG LISTS: Carpenter’s 373 career points keep him fourth in FCS history, and he stays sixth in field goals with 66.
CAREER TACKLES LIST UPDATE: Joyce is fourth on UM’s career tackles list with 319, while fellow senior linebacker Kyle Ryan has 271 and moves up to 10th.
CAREER SACK & TFL UPDATES: 2007 Buck Buchanan Award candidate Biermann is now second in career sacks (31) and is fourth in career tackles for loss. (42). Senior linebacker Loren Utterback remains 10th on the career tackles loss (25.5) list.
HILLIARD REMAINS SECOND ON CAREER RUSHING LIST: Hilliard now has 3,602 rushing yards, 468 behind all-time leader Yohance Humphery.
BERGQUIST STAYS 10TH ON CAREER PASSING YARDS LIST: Bergquist has 3,276 career passing yards which keeps him 10th on the career list. He needs 380 yards to pass Brent Pease and go up to ninth.
BAGLEY 17th ON RECEIVING YARDS LIST: Bagley had 98 receiving yards at NAU, which give him 1,695 in his career, and moves him up to 17th in school history. He needs 16 yards to pass Tate Hancock to move up to 16th, and 39 more yards to pass Jefferson Heidelberger for the 15th spot.
CARPENTER STAYS SECOND ON FG LIST: Carpenter’s 66 career field goals keep him four behind all-time Griz leader Chris Snyder.
HILLIARD BREAKS ONE TD MARK, CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER: Hilliard’s 45 rushing touchdowns are a school record. He has 47 total TDs and needs just two more to break Humphery’s record of 48.
THOMAS FIFTH (TIE) IN CAREER PICKS: Senior safety Torrey Thomas is tied for fifth with five other players on the career interceptions list with 11. He has two picks this season. The all-time leader is Karl Stein, who had 20 picks in 1969-70.
GRIZ BY THE NUMBERS:
2nd - In the nation is senior defensive end Kroy Biermann in sacks with 1.50 a game.
4 - Total rushing touchdowns given up this season by the Griz (two by Southern Utah and
one by Albany and Northern Arizona).
4th - Now in career tackles is senior linebacker Tyler Joyce, with 319 stops, trailing all-time leader Vince Huntsberger, a safety, who had 393 from 1998-2001, by 74 stops.
5th - Remains Torrey Thomas in career picks with 11 (he’s tied with five other players).
Former safety Blaine McElmurry is fourth with 13 picks from 1993-96.
7 - Of Carpenter’s 10 field goals this season have been 40 yards or longer. He made his first seven attempts this season.
13 - Big Sky Conference wins in a row for Montana, which went 8-0 in league last year.
18-of-20 - field goals (.900) senior kicker Dan Carpenter has made this season, dating back to the middle of last year.
20 - Wins in their last 21 games for the Griz.
22 - Winning seasons in a row now for Montana, starting in the 1986 season.
34 & 37 - Career starts in a row for senior safety Torrey Thomas and senior offensive lineman Cody Balogh.
49 - Career victories for Coach Hauck -- the third most in school history, just two behind Jack Swarthout (51 wins, 1967-75).
56-7 - Montana has out-scored its opponents in the first quarter in 2007.
79 - More points the Griz have out-scored the opposition in the second half (131 to 52) in ‘07.
130 - Consecutive weeks now that UM has been ranked in The Sports Network’s top 25.
130 - Yards gained by Griz halfback Lex Hilliard in the second half at NAU last week.