October 2009 is Montana Month On AGS - Fact A Day!

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10/1

Location: Missoula, Montana
Chartered: February 17, 1893
Enrollment: 14,207
President: Dr. George M. Dennison
Athletic Director: Jim O’Day
Associate Athletic Director: Jean Gee
Nickname: Grizzlies, Griz
Colors: Copper, Silver, Gold, Maroon (Spirit Color)
Stadium: Washington-Grizzly (25,217)
Stadium Surface: Sprinturf
Conference: Big Sky
Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FCS in FB)
2008 Overall Record: 14-2
2008 Conference Record/Place: 7-1/1st-T
Head Coach: Bobby Hauck
Record at UM/Overall: 66-16 (Six years)
Assist. Coaches: Dominic Daste, Mick Delaney, Mike Gerber, Ty Gregorak, Tom Hauck, Mike Hudson, Kraig Paulson, Robin Pflugrad, Rob Phenicie
Football Athletic Trainer: J.C. Weida
Assoc. AD for External and Media Relations/FB Contact: Dave Guffey
Web Site: www.montanagrizzlies.com

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10/2

GRIZ MEDIA COVERAGE

Mick Holien – the Voice of the Grizzlies - and KXGZ-FM
Mick Holien is in his 17th year as the “Voice of the Grizzlies” and his 25th season overall as the play-by-play announcer at The University of Montana for KXGZ Radio (Griz Country 101.5 FM) and KGVO Radio (1290 AM). He has been selected the National Sportswriters and Sports Broadcasters Association’s “Montana Sports Broadcaster of the Year” nine times. Holien and his wife, Carleen, reside in Polson. Mick has two children, a son, Chris, and a daughter, Stephanie Landers, and two stepchildren, Eric Olson and Breanne Loewen, and four grandchildren.

Phil Buck and KPAX-TV
For the 14th year in a row KPAX-TV/Channel 8 of Missoula will broadcast the UM’s football coach’s show “The Bobby Hauck Show,” which airs on Sunday nights at 10:30. Phil Buck begins his third year at KPAX-TV as sports director and host of the show. This season KPAX, along with its other Montana News Stations, will broadcast 10 of Montana’s games live.

Fritz Neighbor and the Missoulian
Fritz Neighbor is in his sixth season covering Grizzly football for the Missoulian. A native of Harlowton, Mont., Fritz attended Arizona State and The University of Montana, studying journalism and art. He began his professional career as a part-time sports writer at the Missoulian in 1987; he returned to the Missoulian in 2004 from the Billings Gazette, where he spent 13 years, the last two covering Big Sky Conference athletics.

Scott Gurnsey, Football Color Commentator
Scott Gurnsey is now in his 12th season as color commentator for Grizzly football. “Gurnz” is a former (1991-94) Griz receiver and punter. He is ranked second in school history with 2,574 career receiving yards.

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10/3

Montana has won or shared a record 11 straight Big Sky Conference football titles

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10/4

2009 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME
9/5/2009 Western State 38-0 (W)
9/12/2009 @ UC Davis 17-10 (W)
9/19/2009 Portland State * 49-17 (W)
9/26/2009 @ Northern Arizona * 41-34 (W)
10/3/2009 Open
10/10/2009 Cal Poly - Homecoming 1:00 PM MT
10/17/2009 Eastern Washington * 1:00 PM MT
10/24/2009 @ Sacramento State * 3:00 PM MT
10/31/2009 Weber State * 1:00 PM MT
11/7/2009 @ Idaho State * 3:30 PM MT
11/14/2009 Northern Colorado * 12:00 PM MT
11/21/2009 @ Montana State * 12:00 PM MT

2008 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
9/6/08 @ Cal Poly 30-28 (W)
9/13/08 Southern Utah 46-10 (W)
9/20/08 UC Davis 29-24 (W)
9/27/08 Central Washington 38-35 (W)
10/4/08 @ Weber State * 28-45 (L)
10/11/08 @ Eastern Washington * 19-3 (W)
10/18/08 Sacramento State * 43-7 (W)
10/25/08 @ Northern Colorado * 41-20 (W)
11/1/08 Northern Arizona * 45-10 (W)
11/8/08 @ Portland State * 29-12 (W)
11/15/08 Idaho State * 29-10 (W)
11/22/08 Montana State (108th meeting) * 35-3 (W)
11/29/08 Texas State 31-13 (W) NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round
12/6/08 Weber State 24-13 (W) NCAA Division I Football Championship Quarterfinal
12/12/08 @ James Madison 35-27 (W) NCAA Division I Football Championship Semifinal
12/19/08 vs. Richmond 7-24 (L) NCAA Division I Football Championship Final

* Big Sky Conference Game

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10/5

HEAD COACH BOBBY HAUCK

Bobby Hauck is the winningest coach in Big Sky Conference history in terms of victories per season (11) and conference championships (six).

His teams have compiled an amazing overall record of 66-16 and equally impressive 39-6 Big Sky slate in his six-year tenure at his alma mater (1988).

When Coach Hauck reached the 60-win plateau in the fall of 2008, he was the fifth coach in Big Sky history to accomplish that, and he hit that mark of 60 victories two seasons faster than any other coach in league history.

Hauck is ranked fourth in Big Sky history with his 66 career victories.

Under Hauck’s tutelage the Grizzlies have won six straight league championships and participated in six consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs, and he is the only mentor ever at Montana to accomplish that, while his six league titles are twice as many as any other Grizzly coach.

Montana’s 66 wins the past six seasons since Hauck took over the reigns in 2003 are the most by any FCS team. The Grizzlies’ 11 consecutive Big Sky championships are the second most in FCS or Football Bowl Subdivision history.

Hauck, 44, is ranked fourth in Big Sky history with his 66 career victories. He is second in school history in wins, as former Griz mentor Don Read won 85 games in his 10-year tenure

Seventh Year at Montana: 66-16 overall/39-6 Big Skyfrom 1986-95, which ranks him second in number of league wins.

Over the past three seasons Coach Hauck’s (pronounced: howk) teams are 37-4 (.902)overall and 23-1 (.958) in the Big Sky games. He was voted the Big Sky’s and Region 5 “Coach of the Year” in 2006 and 2007.

Last season Montana went 14-2 overall and advanced to the FCS title game for the second time in Coach Hauck’s tenure (the sixth time in school history). Those 14 victories tie the school record for the second most wins in a season.

In 2007, the Grizzlies went 11-0 during the regular season (UM went 11-1 in 2008 in the regular-season), which was only the sixth time in school history a Grizzly team had gone undefeated in the regular season, and it was the first time since 1996. In 2006 the Griz went 12-2 overall, losing 19-17 to UMass in a FCS semifinal playoff game, and it was the sixth time ever a Montana team has won 12 or more games.

In just his second season at the helm in 2004, the Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madison in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Over the past six seasons the Grizzlies have had 20 players named to FCS All-American teams.

COACH HAUCK YEAR-BY-YEAR AT MONTANA
YEAR O-ALL: W-L BIG SKY W-L 2003 9-4 5-2*
2004 12-3 6-1*
2005 8-4 5-2*
2006 12-2 8-0*
2007 11-1 8-0*
2008 14-2 7-1*
TOTALS 66-16 (.805) 39-6 (.867) *Big Sky champions & advanced to FCS playoffs

Birthplace: Missoula, Mont.
Education: High School: Sweet Grass High School, Big Timber, Mont. (1983)
College: Montana (undergraduate in 1988)
UCLA (graduate degree in 1991)

Overall Coaching Experience
1987 Sweet Grass (Mont.) High School (assistant coach)
1988-89 Montana (secondary)
1989 Montana (defensive line)
1990-91 UCLA (graduate assistant) (Sun Bowl)
1992 UCLA (asst. recruiting coord.)
1993-94 Northern Arizona (outside linebackers, recruiting coord.)
1995-97 Colorado (safeties, special teams, recruiting coordinator) (Cotton Bowl, Holiday Bowl)
1998 Colorado (outside linebackers, special teams) (Aloha Bowl)
1999-01 Washington (safeties, special teams) (Holiday Bowl, Rose Bowl, Sun Bowl)
2002 Washington (defensive backs) (Holiday Bowl)
2003-Present Montana (Head Coach/ special teams)

[info from the UM 2009 media guide]

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10/6

ASSISTANT COACH DOMINIC DASTE

Tight Ends/Running Game Coordinator
(Washington, 2001)
Seventh Year at Montana

Dom is currently in his seventh season as an assistant coach at Montana.

For the fourth year in a row he will be working with the tight ends. This is his inaugural season as Montana’s Running Game Coordinator.

The previous two years he not only worked with the tight ends, but he also served as UM’s recruiting coordinator.

In his first three seasons with the Grizzlies he coached the offensive line.

The past three seasons he has been instrumental in the stellar play of tight ends Dan Beaudin and Steve Pfahler. Both Beaudin and Pfahler have been honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selections the past two seasons.

Daste came to UM from the University of Washington, where he served as graduate assistant coach for two seasons. He worked with the offensive line during his two-year stint at his alma mater.

He was a four-year letterman for the Huskies at offensive guard. Every season during his six years at Washington as a player and coach, the Huskies participated in a bowl game. He received the “Tough Husky Award” in 1999 at UW.

While he was a player at Washington, the Huskies participated in the the Aloha Bowl in 1997; the Oahu Bowl in1998; the Holiday Bowl in 1999; and the Rose Bowl in 2001. The Huskies won the Pac-10 Conference championship in 2000. In his first season as an assistant coach at UW (2002), the Huskies played in the Holiday Bowl.

He prepped at Damien High School in LaVerne, California.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in geography from Washington in 2001. Dominic is a native of San Dimas, Calif.. He is single. Dominic’s parents are Maceo and Diane Daste of San Dimas.

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10/7

ASSISTANT COACH MICK DELANEY

Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs
(Western Montana College, 1964)
Second Year at Montana

Michael (Mick) Delaney is now in his second season as an assistant football coach at The University of Montana. He was recently elevated to the position of assistant head coach, and he will continue to work with the running backs.

Last season Delaney was instrumental in the development of sophomore running back Chase Reynolds, who set a school record by rushing for 22 touchdowns.

Delaney has been in the coaching ranks for 39 years, including 27 seasons at the collegiate level and 12 in the prep ranks.

Originally from Butte, he came to Montana from Colorado State, where he was an assistant coach for former head coach Sonny Lubick for 14 years (1993-2007).

While at CSU Delaney coached some of the finest running backs in school history, including five first-team all-conference selections such as Cecil Sapp in 2000. Sapp was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s most outstanding running back and set a school rushing record with 1,601 yards in 2002.

Prior to coaching at CSU, Delaney was at Western Montana (head coach, 1991-92); served as athletic director at Montana Tech (1983-85); was an assistant football coach at Montana State (1976-80); and was an assistant coach at Montana in 1968-69.

Delaney began his coaching career as a head wrestling and assistant football coach at Butte Central High School from 1964-67, and held the same two positions at Montana in 1968-69. He then moved on to Great Falls High School and served as the head wrestling and football coach from 1969-76. He earned his B.A. in education at UM-Western (Western Montana College) in 1964. Delaney is an inaugural inductee into the Western Montana College Sports Hall of Fame

Mick and his wife Cheri have three children, son Mike, daughters Shauna Basile and Melissa Ossello, and nine grandchildren.

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10/8

D-COORDINATOR KRAIG PAULSON

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends
(Montana, 1987)
Sixth Year at Montana (19th Overall)

Kraig is in his sixth season as the Grizzlies defensive coordinator and in his second coaching stint at his alma mater. He also coaches the defensive ends. He served as Montana’s assistant head coach the previous five seasons. Paulson is now in his 22nd season of coaching at the collegiate level and his 19th year overall at Montana.

The past four seasons Paulson has overseen one of the top defenses in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision ranks. Last year Montana was ranked 10th in the FCS, allowing only 17.75 points a game, and 13th in the nation in turnover margin (+1.0).

Last season ends Jace Palmer and Mike Stadnyk were honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference picks. Montana had 11 defensive players named to the All-Big Sky team in 2008. Two years ago senior defensive end Kroy Biermann was named the Big Sky’s defensive MVP and was the first player in school history to receive the Buck Buchanan Award.

Paulson returned to UM in 2004. Prior to that he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Utah State for former (1996-99) Montana head coach Mick Dennehy.

In 2006, Kraig was selected as the “Assistant Coach of the Year” at the FCS level by the All-America Football Foundation. Paulson served as an assistant coach of the 2005 New Era Bowl in Japan.

He was an assistant coach for the Grizzlies from 1987-99, working with linebackers, the defensive line, and the secondary. During his first stint at Montana, the Grizzly defense was ranked among the national leaders in rushing defense 11 of his 12 seasons during his tenure.

He began his coaching career at UM in 1987 as a graduate assistant. He has also coached the linebackers (1988-90) and defensive line (1991-99). He was UM’s defensive coordinator in 1998-99. Kraig earned four letters in football at Montana from 1983-86, playing fullback.

In 1984 he was chosen UM’s “Outstanding Sophomore,” while in 1986 he received the Terry Dillon Award, given annually to the outstanding back/receiver.

He is a 1987 graduate of Montana, earning a B.A. degree in education. His brothers Kevin, Kerry, and Keith all competed in track for the Grizzlies. His brother, Kent, ran track at the University of Montana-Western.

Kraig was a two-time all-state football player at Plentywood High School. He earned four letters in both football and track. He and his wife, Jody, have three sons: Keogh, 16; Eilas, 14; and Rokken, eight.

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10/9

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

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The long-time dream of an on-campus football facility was initiated in August of 1985, as Missoula businessman Dennis R. Washington and the employees of Washington Corporations provided a gift of $1 million. In December of 1985, excavation crews began work. In recognition of the gift by Washington and his company, UM’s new facility was named Washington Grizzly Stadium.

The playing surface is about 20 feet below ground level. An estimated 4,500 yards of concrete were poured in the project. The field area inside the stadium is 182 feet wide by 402 feet from end-to-end.

In conjunction with the building of the stadium, additional parking and practice fields were built. The Grizzlies are able to practice on the campus on an area which has the dimensions of four full-size football fields. A 200-space parking lot south of the stadium was also added.

There are 48 private boxes located on the east and west sides of the stadium. They are individually decorated and furnished by their respective owners.

The press box located above the private boxes on the west side includes radio and television broadcast booths, electronic and print media seating, coaches’ scouting boxes, a public address booth, and an area for the scoreboard operators. The Missoula Homebuilders Association built the press box, primarily with volunteer labor.

Former Montana President Neil Bucklew, former Athletic Director Harley Lewis, and the board of directors of the UM Foundation were all instrumental in the construction of the stadium.

Stadium Expansions
The stadium was first expanded in the spring of 1995 with end zone seating on both the north and south sides, and a few more addtional seats were added in 2002, bringing the capacity to 19,005. Prior to the 1995 expansion there were 12,500 permanent seats. (When the grass end zones were available, the capacity was approximately 15,000).

A public address system was added for the 1996 season. The system provides a maximum of 103 decibels at each seat, as well as in each private suite.

New men’s locker rooms, cover more than 4,000 square feet, housing football, basketball, track and cross country were also added and are located below the entry level on the west side of the stadium.

When Adams Center, which is adjacent to the stadium, was renovated in 1999, a new 7,000 square foot weight room, a 4,500 square foot athletic treatment center, the Jacobson Academic Center and meeting room with big screen videos were added. In addition, a new women’s locker room covering 4,000 square feet, a 3,200 square foot equipment center, and three new meeting rooms totaling 2,000 square feet were added.

The natural-grass stadium gave way to SprinTurf for the 2001 season. A million dollars was given by an anonymous donor for the new playing surface. The field was named “John Hoyt Field” at the request of the anonymous donor, in honor of a long-time Grizzly booster.

For the 2002 season, Griz Vision was added, featuring a state of the art message center which features game statistics, player profiles, digital replays, and shots of the crowd. The Griz Vision screen is the largest in the NCAA Division I College Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), measuring 26 feet by 36 feet and was brought in from Times Square in New York City.

The facility underwent its second expansion in the spring and summer of 2003, as approximately 4,000 seats were added on to the north end zone section of Washington Grizzly Stadium, which increased the capacity to 23,117.

Stadium expansion once again occurred following the 2007 season. The east side of Washington-Grizzly Stadium underwent renovations which added around 2,000 seats made up of box seating and additional suites. Capacity is now 25,200.

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10/10

Cheer Squad & Dance Team

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10/11

Monte

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"Monte" (short for Montana) was born in the mountains of Missoula in the Fall of 1993. The 2002-03 and 2004-05 National Champion Mascot of the Year (Capital One/ESPN) has evolved into a motorcycle riding, break dancing, back flipping, slam dunking, movie making, crowd surfing, goal post smashing, prank pulling superstar that makes the women of Montana swoon.

Monte's charitable and community service activities are unmatched in college athletics. Raising thousands of "fur made" dollars for local children's charities keeps this bear quite busy all year round, and that's how he likes it.

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10/12

Sixty-six wins over the past six seasons.

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10/13

2008: Montana Plays For Sixth NCAA Division I Title

Despite losing 14 starters from a team that had gone undefeated (11-0) in the regular season the previous year, Montana had one of its best seasons in school history, advancing to the NCAA Division I championship game, as the fifth-ranked Grizzlies lost 24-7 to No. 7 Richmond in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Although they were in an unfamiliar rebuilding mode going into the season, the Grizzlies advanced to the NCAA Division I title game for the sixth time in school history.

In 2008, Montana participated in the NCAA Division I playoffs a record 16 years in a row and made its 19th appearance, also a division record.

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10/14

MONTANA’S FINAL FCS RANKINGS

1982 NCAA 19th
1988 NCAA 19th
1989 NCAA 6th
1993 The Sports Network 3rd
1994 The Sports Network 8th
1995 The Sports Network 1st
1996 The Sports Network 2nd
1997 The Sports Network 11th
1998 The Sports Network 14th
1999 The Sports Network 7th
2000 The Sports Network 2nd
2001 The Sports Network 1st
2002 The Sports Network 9th
2003 The Sports Network 14th
2004 The Sports Network 2nd
2005 The Sports Network 12th
2006 The Sports Network 3rd
2007 The Sports Network 10th
2008 The Sports Network 2nd

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10/15

Sports Network’s top 25 for 150 weeks in a row since 1993 (as of the end of the 2008 season)

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10/16

GRIZ IN THE PROS

Player Year Team
Steve Sullivan 1922 Evansville
Ted Illman 1926 Wilson’s Wildcats
“Wild” Bill Kelly 1927 Brooklyn Professionals
Len Noyes 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Milton Popovich 1937 Chicago Cardinals
Paul Szakash 1937 Detroit Lions
Aldo Forte 1938 Detroit Lions
Bill Lazetich 1938 Cleveland Rams
John Dolan 1941 Buffalo Indians
Stan Renning 1959 Edmonton Eskimos
John Lands 1960 Indianapolis Warriors
Gary Schwertfeger 1961 British Columbia Lions
Bob O’Billovich 1962 Ottawa Rough Riders
Terry Dillon 1963 Minnesota Vikings
Mike Tilleman 1964 Chicago Bears
Bryan Magnuson 1967 Washington Redskins
Dave Urie 1969 Houston Oilers
Tim Gallagher 1971 Dallas Cowboys
Willie Postler 1972 British Columbia Lions
Steve Okoniewski 1972 Atlanta Falcons
Roy Robinson 1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Walt Brett 1975 Atlanta Falcons (4th round)
Ron Rosenberg 1975 Cincinnati Bengals (13th round)
Barry Darrow 1974 Cleveland Browns
Greg Harris 1976 New York Jets
Doug Betters 1977 Miami Dolphins
Terry Falcon 1977 New England Patriots
Greg Anderson 1979 Montreal
Tim Hook 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Carm Carteri 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders
Guy Bingham 1980 New York Jets (10th round)
Pat Curry* 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Rocky Klever 1982 New York Jets (9th round)
Rich Burtness 1982 Dallas Cowboys (12th round)
Mike Hagen* 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Mickey Sutton* 1983 Pittsburgh Maulers
Brian Salonen 1984 Dallas Cowboys (10th round)
Mike Rice 1987 New York Jets (8th round)
Brent Pease 1987 Minnesota Vikings (11th round)
Larry Clarkson 1988 San Francisco 49ers (8th round)
Pat Foster 1988 Los Angeles Rams (9th round)
Tim Hauck* 1989 New England Patriots
Jay Fagan* 1989 Washington Redskins
Kirk Scrafford* 1989 Cincinnati Bengals
Matt Clark 1990 British Columbia Lions
Mike Trevathan 1990 British Columbia Lions
Brad Lebo* 1992 Cincinnati Bengals
Sean Dorris* 1992 Houston Oilers
Todd Ericson* 1994 Indianapolis Colts
Carl Franks 1994 Toronto Argonauts
Scott Gragg* 1995 New York Giants (2nd Round)
Scott Gurnsey* 1995 Toronto Argonauts
Shalon Baker* 1995 British Columbia Lions
Marc Lamb* 1995 New York Jets
Keith Burke 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders
Dave Dickenson* 1996 Calgary Stampeders
Matt Wells* 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Blaine McElmurry* 1997 Houston Oilers
Joe Douglass*# 1997 New York Jets
David Kempfert* 1997 Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Zellick* 1997 New York Giants
Jason Baker* 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Crebo* 1998 Buffalo Bills
Brian Ah Yat* 1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Scott Curry 1999 Green Bay Packers (6th Round)
Kris Heppner* 2000 Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Neil* 2000 Atlanta Falcons
Jeremy Watkins* 2000 New York Giants
Jimmy Farris* 2001 San Francisco 49ers
Leif Thorsen 2001 B.C. Lions (1st Round)
Thatcher Szalay* 2002 Cincinnati Bengals
Calvin Coleman* 2002 New York Giants
Drew Miller* 2002 Detroit Fury
Etu Molden*# 2002 Chicago Rush
Spencer Frederick* 2002 New Orleans Saints
Dylan McFarland 2003 Buffalo Bills (7th Round)
Jon Skinner* 2003 San Diego Chargers
Chris Snyder* 2003 Detroit Lions
Justin Green# 2004 Baltimore Ravens (5th Round)
Andy Petek 2004 Hamilton Tiger Cats
Cory Procter*# 2005 Dallas Cowboys
Craig Ochs* 2005 San Diego Chargers
Levander Segars 2005 Montreal Allouettes
Willie Walden* 2005 Kansas City Chiefs
Trey Young# 2005 Calgary Stampeders
Brad Rhoades* 2006 Tennessee Titans
Tuff Harris*# 2007 Miami Dolphins
Josh Swogger* 2007 Kansas City Chiefs
Ryan Bagley* 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Kroy Biermann# 2008 Atlanta Falcons (5th Round)
Cody Balogh*# 2008 Chicago Bears
Dan Carpenter*# 2008 Miami Dolphins
Lex Hilliard# 2008 Miami Dolphins (6th Round)
Colt Anderson*# 2009 Minnesota Vikings
Colin Dow*# 2009 Cincinnati Bengals
J.D. Quinn*# 2009 Miami Dolphins
Michael Stadnyk*# 2009 Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd Round)

Note: Year listed is the player’s first as a pro and the team he was originally drafted by or signed with.
*Signed as free agent
#Active at press time Spring 2009

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10/17

UM offers 14 intercollegiate programs in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, football, women’s golf, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

The Grizzlies/Lady Griz compete at the NCAA Division I level and are eligible for postseason competition.

Montana is a charter (1963) member of the Big Sky Conference, headquartered in Ogden, Utah. There are now nine schools in the Big Sky Conference: Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State and 2006-07 inaugural member Northern Colorado.

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10/18

Montana notable alumni include ...

Eric Braeden, Actor
Dana Boussard, Artist
Dee Daniels, Jazz Singer
Monte Dolack, Artist
A. B. “Bud” Guthrie, Author
Paul G. Hatfield, U.S. Senator/Federal Judge
Dorothy M. Johnson, Author
Larry Krystkowiak, NBA Player/Coach
Stan Lynde, Artist/Author
Mike Mansfield, U.S. Senator/Ambassador
George Montgomery, Actor
Carroll O’Connor, Actor/Screenwriter
Meg Oliver, CBS News Anchor
Jeannette Rankin, U.S. Congresswoman
J.K. Simmons, Actor

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10/19

Montana’s All-Time Coaching Results 1897-2008

COACH ALMA MATER YEAR(S) W L T PCT*
Fred Smith Cornell 1897 1 2 3 .333
Sgt. F.B. Searight Stanford 1898 3 2 0 .600
Guy Cleveland Montana 1899 1 2 0 .333
Frank Bean Wisconsin 1900-01 2 4 0 .333
Dewitt Peck Iowa State 1902 0 3 0 .000
H.B. Conibear Illinois 1903-04 5 7 0 .416
F.W. Schule Wisconsin 1905-06 4 7 0 .363
Albion Findlay Wisconsin 1907 4 1 1 .800
Roy White Iowa 1908-09 7 2 2 .777
Robert Cary Montana 1910-11 5 3 1 .625
Lt. W.C. Philoon West Point 1912 4 3 0 .571
A.G. Heilman Franklin-Marshall 1913-14 8 4 1 .666
Jerry Nissen Washington State 1915-17 7 7 3 .500
Bernie Bierman Minnesota 1919-21 9 9 3 .500
J.W. Stewart Geneva 1922-23 7 8 0 .466
Earl Clark Montana 1924-25 7 8 1 .466
Frank Milburn West Point 1926-30 18 22 3 .450
Bernard Oakes Illinois 1931-34 8 22 1 .266
Doug Fessenden Illinois 1935-41 32 25 4 .561
Clyde Carpenter Montana 1942 0 8 0 .000
George Dahlberg Montana 1945 1 4 0 .200
Doug Fessenden Illinois 1946-48 14 15 0 .482
Ted Shipkey Stanford 1949-51 12 16 0 .428
Ed Chinske Montana 1952-54 8 18 1 .307
Jerry Williams Washington State 1955-57 6 23 0 .206
Ray Jenkins Colorado 1958-63 14 43 0 .245
Hugh Davidson Colorado 1964-66 8 20 0 .285
Jack Swarthout Montana 1967-75 51 41 1 .554
Gene Carlson Montana 1976-79 16 25 0 .390
Larry Donovan Nebraska 1980-85 25 37 1 .403
Don Read Sacramento State 1986-95 85 36 0 .702
Mick Dennehy Montana 1996-99 39 12 0 .756
Joe Glenn South Dakota 2000-02 39 6 0 .867
Bobby Hauck Montana 2003-08 66 16 0 .805
*Ties not computed in percentage.

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10/20

Most Points in a Game

133 vs. Carroll College, 1920
81 vs. Weber State, 1999
79 vs. Mont. State, 1904
73 vs. Idaho State, 1999
68 vs. Southern Utah, 2002
63 @Eastern Washington, 1995
62 vs. Thomas More, 1990

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10/21

Montana Walter Payton Award Notables

1989 Tim Hauck (Finalist)
1995 Dave Dickenson (Award Winner)
1996-98 Brian AhYat (Finalist)
1999 Drew Miller (Finalist)
2001 Yohance Humphery (Finalist)
2002 John Edwards (Finalist)
2004 Craig Ochs (Finalist)
2005 Lex Hilliard (Finalist)

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10/22

Griz All-Americans

Of the roughly 130 Griz named to All-Americans teams since 1918, only Yohance Humphery was named 4 times.

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10/23

Post Season Griz All-Star Appearances

East-West Shrine Game
1926 “Wild” Bill Kelly
1928 Tom Davis
1938 Milt Popovich
1942 Eso Naranche
1962 Terry Dillon
1983 Brian Salonen
1994 Scott Gragg
1999 Chase Raynock

Senior Bowl
1994 Scott Gragg

Hula Bowl (Formerly the Senior Bowl)
1997 David Kempfert
1999 Brian Ah Yat
Raul Pacheco
2004 Cory Procter
2008 Kroy Biermann

Japan Bowl
1989 Tim Hauck

Martin Luther King Bowl
1989 Kirk Scrafford

Paradise Bowl
2001 Calvin Colman
Thatcher Szalay
Vince Huntsberger
2002 Trey Young

Las Vegas All-Star Game
(Formerly the Paradise Bowl)
2004 Justin Green, Craig Ochs

Blue Gray All-Star Game
1987 Larry Clarkson

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10/24

GRIZ YEAR-BY-YEAR IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS

COLLEGE DIVISION (0-2 neutral)
1969 North Dakota State^ L 30-3
1970 North Dakota State^ L 31-16 ^College Division National Championship Game

FCS (I-AA): 40 Games
(24-16: 22-6 home; 1-8 road, 1-2 neutral)
1982 at Idaho L 21-7
1988 at Idaho L 38-19
1989 Jackson State W 48-7
Eastern Illinois W 25-19
at Georgia Southern* L 45-14
1993 Delaware L 49-48
1994 Northern Iowa W 23-20
McNeese State W 30-28
at Youngstown State* L 28-9
1995 Eastern Kentucky W 48-0
Georgia Southern W 45-0
Stephen F. Austin* W 70-14
at Marshall$ W 22-20
1996 Nicholls State W 48-3
E. Tennessee State W 44-14
Troy State* W 70-7
at Marshall$ L 49-29
1997 at McNeese State L 19-14
1998 at Western Illinois L 52-9
1999 Youngstown State L 30-27
2000 Eastern Illinois W 45-14
Richmond W 37-17
Appalachian State* W 19-16, OT
vs. Georgia Southern$ L 27-25
2001 Northwestern St. W 28-19
Sam Houston State W 49-24
Northern Iowa* W 38-0
Furman$ W 13-6
2002 Northwestern State W 45-14
at McNeese State L 24-20
2003 Western Illinois L 43-40, 2 OT
2004 Northwestern State W 57-7
New Hampshire W 47-17
Sam Houston State* W 34-13
vs .James Madison$ L 31-21
2005 Cal Poly L 35-21
2006 McNeese State W 31-6
Southern Illinois W, 20-3
UMass* L 19-17 2007 Wofford L, 23-22
2008 Texas State W, 31-13
Weber State W, 24-12
at James Madison* W, 35-27
vs. Richmond$ L, 24-7

*FCS Semifinal game
$FCS Championship game

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1995: Griz Win First National Championship

The Grizzlies won their first national championship with a last-second, 22-20 come-from-behind victory over host Marshall in front of an FCS playoff-record crowd of 32,106 in Huntington, West Virginia.

Walter Payton Award-winning quarterback Dave Dickenson passed for 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns in Montana’s first three playoff games, and the Grizzlies out-scored their opponents 163-14. In its first three playoff victories the host Grizzlies beat (in order): Eastern Kentucky (48-0), Georgia Southern (45-0), and Stephen F. Austin (70-14).

In the title game, Dickenson orchestrated a 12-play, 72-yard scoring drive, culminating with a 25-yard field goal by Andy Larson with 39 seconds left for the game-winner. The key play in that winning drive came on a fourth-and-three from the 50-yard line, when Dickenson hit wide receiver Mike Erhardt on a short slant pass for a 20-yard gain and a crucial first down. Senior receiver Matt Wells scored both of Montana’s touchdowns. En route to the title Montana set FCS playoff records for first downs (125), pass completions (137), pass attempts (197), and passing yards (1,703).

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2001: Griz win Second National Title

Montana won its second FCS national championship in history, defeating Furman University 13-6. Edwards engineered a 16-play, 99-yard scoring drive for UM’s only touchdown in the title game. Halfback Yohance Humphery, Montana’s all-time rusher, was a work-horse in the game, gaining 142 yards on 30 carries, and scored UM only touchdown on a 2-yard run.

The Griz defense limited the Paladins to 121 yards rushing forced three turnovers. Furman’s only score came on a Hail Mary pass as time expired. Humphery wrapped up his illustrious career with a record 4,070 career rushing yards.

The Grizzlies’ 15 victories are the school record for the most wins in a season.

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Montana has advanced to the FCS championship game six times.

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Complete List of Montana D-I Championship Games:

Year Champion Score Runner-Up Site Attendance
1995 Montana 22-20 Marshall Huntington, W.Va. 32,106
1996 Marshall 49-29 Montana Huntington, W.Va. 30,052
2000 Ga. Southern 27-25 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. 17,156
2001 Montana 13-6 Furman Chattanooga, Tenn. 12,698
2004 James Madison 31-21 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. 15,599
2008 Ricmond 24-7 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. 17,823

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2004: Fifth Trip to the FCS Title Game

Montana was 12-3 and advanced to the FCS championship game for the fifth time in the last 10 years.

Quarterback Craig Ochs passed for 3,807 yards and 33 touchdowns and set a league record by completing 68.7% of his passes. The Griz defense was ranked third in the country in turnover margin (+1.47) with 38 take-aways. Hilliard tied the school record for touchdown runs with 17, while senior wide receiver Jefferson Heidelberger had the second most receiving yards in single-season history with 1,240.

In the playoffs the host Griz beat Northwestern State (56-7), New Hampshire (47-17), and Sam Houston State (34-13), losing 31-21 to James Madison in the FCS title game in Chattanooga.

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2000: Third Trip to the Title Game

The Griz earned a trip to the championship game for the third time in six seasons, losing a heart-breaker, 27-25 to Georgia Southern in Chattanooga.

Starting Griz quarterback Drew Miller was injured late in the first quarter, and Edwards,a sophomore, was called into action. The Griz trailed 20-3 at halftime in a rain-soaked Finley Stadium but took a 23-20 lead early in the fourth quarter on a scoring run by Humphery. The Grizzlies’ lead was short-lived as Eagle halfback and 2000 Walter Payton Award winner Adrian Peterson broke loose for a 57-yard touchdown run for the game-winning touchdown.

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1996: Moss Is Too Much and Griz Are Runners-Up

Montana reeled off 14 straight wins to advance to the title game. For the second year in a row they played at Marshall, as NFL star wide receiver Randy Moss grabbed four touchdown catches to lead the Thundering Herd to a 49-29 win. It was the first time ever two undefeated (14-0) teams played for the I-AA crown.

In the title game Grizzly quarterback Brian Ah Yat set (then) playoff records for pass completions with 36 and total plays (67). Wide receiver Joe Douglass set a playoff record with 13 receptions, and he also set Montana single-season standards with 82 catches for 1,469 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns.