Bobcats Visit Saint Mary's Saturday
9/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
THE STORYLINE
A pair of teams hungry for a win will meet in the Bay area on Saturday, as Montana State visits Saint Mary’s for a 2 pm (MST) kickoff. Both teams lost heartbreakers on Saturday. Northern Colorado erased a 10-0 fourth quarter deficit to beat the Bobcats 14-10, while Western Washington overcame a 28-7 Gaels lead for a 42-35 overtime win. The Bobcat offense has yet to get untracked, gaining only 268 yards last weekend. Saint Mary’s has returned to its former option offense, which has resulted in a balanced rushing attack. Three players gained at least 50 yards rushing Saturday.
GAME FACTS
KICKOFF: 2:05 pm MST
SITE: Moraga, CA
STADIUM: Saint Mary’s Stadium
RADIO: State Farm Bobcat Network (Kris Atteberry, Dan Davies)
TELEVISION: none
HIGHLIGHTS
* MSU is holding opponents to just 2.4 yards per rushing attempt and 254.2 total yards per game
STREAKS
* The Bobcats had a string of 30 consecutive possessions without a turnover until a fumble and interception on the last two possessions on Saturday
* The Bobcats have lost 13 straight non-conference road games
* Senior captains Brent Swaggert (OT) and Jon Montoya (DE) have each started 39 straight games
MILESTONES
* Travis Lulay is now in 8th place in school history with 221 completions l Adam Cordeiro is now tied for second in school history with seven career fumble recoveries
SHINING
* WR/RS COREY SMITH leads Division I-AA with 41.3 yards per kickoff return l DE CLIVE LOWE had four tackles, including a sack, on Saturday, and his 2.5 sacks is tied for the team lead l LB ROGER COOPER recorded seven tackles on Saturday, including two for a loss, and his one sack gives him 2.5 for the season
ABOUT THE ‘CATS...
MSU in ‘03 1-3
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0
Home/Road 1-1/0-2
Grass/Turf 1-3/0-0
Day/Night 1-2/0-1
HEAD COACH Mike Kramer
Alma Mater Idaho/’76
Overall/Years 50-58/9th
At MSU/Years 13-26/3rd
vs SMC 0-0
Home/Road 0-0/0-0
SERIES MSU 1-0
At MSU 1-0
At SMC 0-0
Current Streak MSU 1
ABOUT SAINT MARY’S ...
SMC in ‘03 0-4
Conf./Record Independent/NA
Home/Road 0-1/0-4
Grass/Turf 0-3/0-1
Day/Night 0-3/0-1
HEAD COACH Vincent White
Alma Mater Stanford/’84
Overall/Years 0-4/1st
At School/Years same
vs MSU 0-0
Home/Road 0-0/0-0
ABOUT SMC The Gaels
Colors Navy, red
Location Moraga, CA
Enrollment 2,500
Stadium Saint Mary’s Stadium
OPPONENT ‘03 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
A30 at NAU L 3-44
S6 at Sac State L 19-69
S13 Humboldt State L 6-20
S27 at Western Wash. L 35-42ot
O4 Montana State
O11 at Lehigh
O18 at Cal Poly
O25 SE Louisiana
N1 UC Davis
N8 at Drake
N15 Southern Utah
N22 Weber State
NOTING THE ‘CATS
What to Watch
* Bouncing Back... The seniors on this Bobcat team are certainly no strangers to adversity. The group that has gone 0-11 and endured three home losses to non-Division I opponents will now be asked to break MSU’s first two-game losing streak since last October.
* More Big Plays... The most pronounced shortcoming of Montana State’s offense this season has been the dearth of big plays. Travis Lulay completed 18 passes Saturday, the longest for just 16 yards. Bruce Molock’s 43-yard touchdown scamper was MSU’s longest play of the day, but the next-longest was 16 yards. MSU’s long plays from scrimmage this season were passes of 57 yards (to Eddie Sullivan) and 46 yards (to Scott Turnquist) against Gardner-Webb.
* Not So Special... In all four Bobcat games this season, a major turning point has come in the kicking game. In MSU’s lone win, Corey Smith returned a punt and a kick for touchdowns. Wyoming scored a TD on a blocked punt, Cal Poly scored a touchdown on a punt return, and Northern Colorado turned a stalled possession into a scoring drive by converting a fake punt on fourth down near midfield. Out of the Gates... Montana State’s 1-3 start marks the second time in Mike Kramer’s four years that the ‘Cats have lost at least three of their first four.
...but Finishing Strong
Mike Kramer’s teams have shown the ability to finish seasons well. Between 1990 and ‘99, the Bobcats were 6-20 in the month of November without a single winning month. Mike Kramer’s teams are 5-6 in November, and last year’s 4-1 ride to the Big Sky title was the school’s first winning November since 1984.
Taking Care of the Ball
MSU had a string of 30 straight possessions without a turnover before turning the ball over on the final two drives on Saturday. Travis Lulay’s interception on a desparation pass on MSU’s last offensive play was his first since the opener.
California Sandwich
MSU’s trip to Saint Mary’s is the second of three California trips for the Bobcats this year. This is the 10th straight year MSU has played a team from California, and the fifth in a row that the Bobcats have played at least one non-conference opponent from the Golden State.
C-Note
Saturday’s loss marked the second straight week a Bobcat failed to for 100 yards.
C-Note, Part II
David Mayfield rushed for 101 yards against Wyoming, and Bruce Molock gained 120 against Gardner-Webb. That gave the Bobcats different back-to-back 100-yarders for the first time since 1993.
Going Home
The most-represented state on Montana State’s current football roster is California, which gives several Bobcats a homecoming opportunity this week. MSU has 31 players from California, including three starters on defense, two on offense, and its punter/kicker. Of the remainder of the squad, 29 hail from Montana, 12 from Washington, five each from Oregon and Florida, two from Minnesota, and one each from Georgia, Idaho, and South Dakota.
Back to Cali
The Bobcats have a long history against California schools. The ‘Cats are 34-33 against schools from California, including this year’s 24-21 loss at Cal Poly. MSU is 16-11 against Fresno State, the team’s most-often played California opponent, and 15-19 in games played in the Golden State. The Bobcats have never played at Saint Mary’s, and are 1-0 all-time against the Gaels.
Getting the Boot
Montana State has faced a freakish run of outstanding punters this year. In each of MSU’s four games, Nate Cook’s opposite has averaged at least 42 yards a punt, and has booted a long one of at least 49 yards. Wyoming’s punter averaged 44.7 yards (with a long punt of 50), Gardner-Webb’s 49.0 (64), and Cal Poly’s 44.0 (54).
Many Happy Returns
Corey Smith has returned a kick return in each game of at least 49 yards.
D’ing Up
Montana State’s defense has made a pretty strong statement through the season’s early going. Against two nationally-ranked I-AA squads and a Division I-A opponent, Montana State is...
* 1st in the Big Sky and 10th in I-AA in total defense, 254.3
* 2nd in the Big Sky and 11th nationally in rushing defense, 85.0
* 3rd in the Big Sky in pass defense, 170.0
* 2nd in the Big Sky and 20th nationally in scoring defense, 15.5
D’ing Up, Part II
Montana State is the only team in Montana’s last 140 games, dating back to a Grizzly loss to Weber State in ‘92, to hold UM to just seven points.
Hip! Hip! Lulay!!
With each game, Bobcat quarterback Travis Lulay establishes himself not only as one of the top quarterbacks in Division I-AA, but as one of the premiere signal callers in school history. After just 12 games as MSU’s starter, Lulay is already 10th in school history in passing yards, 8th in touchdown passes, and 8th in completions. He is the first true freshman to lead the ‘Cats to a win in over Montana since Dave Alt in 1956.
In Lulay’s Way
Wyoming’s defense did something no opponent had previously done to MSU quarterback Travis Lulay in the Cowboys’ 21-10 win in the season opener. UW picked off four Lulay passes, becoming the only team to intercept Lulay more than once. Lulay threw only three picks last year. Lulay hasn’t been picked off since that season-opening loss. Bouncing Back Travis Lulay threw four interceptions in the season opener at Wyoming, but in the two games since then has not been picked off. Against Wyoming he was 18-for-39 passing, but in the two games since he is 26-for-50.
The 100-Yard Club
Bruce Molock became the 39th Bobcat to rush for 100 yards in a game since such statistics became available in 1964 by getting 120 against Gardner-Webb.
The Home Fires
The ‘Cats are 17-15 in Bobcat Stadium in its current configuration, 9-10 in Big Sky games, and 1-2 against Division II foes.
Good-Hands Guy
Bobcat tight end Blake Wolf has caught five passes this year. That is one more than he caught as a sophomore last year, and one short of matching his career total prior to this season.
MSU When Leading After...
1st Quarter 1-0
2nd Quarter 1-1
3rd Quarter 1-1
MSU WhenTrailing After...
1st Quarter 0-2
2nd Quarter 0-2
3rd Quarter 0-2
KRAMER’S QUOTES
On Saint Mary’s: “The danger in this game is that both teams are desparate right now. Both teams will play fanatical, and both teams will play without regard for anything beyond the next play. It will be a tremendous game between two teams that aren’t nearly as bad as their records indicate. Saint Mary’s ran the option on Saturday. They had not been an option team until last week, but now it looks like they’re trying to get back to option, and that got them a big lead. They lost field position and turnovers, and with a short field Western Washington was able to roar back. We expect option, and we’ll fully load everything up for option. Their personnel appears pretty similar to what we’re used to seeing from Saint Mary’s. We’re so used to option right now that it isn’t creating as much worry. The way you defend option is to force them to pitch and pursue like hell, and that’s basically what we hope to do. We’ll see multiple fronts from them on defense, but they’re primarily a zone team that plays a 3-4 defense. Weston Borba is a very fine player that made a lot of plays last week. He stole the ball once from the tight end and ran 60 yards for a touchdown.”
On the Bobcats: “In the last two games our offense has had only had two series of three-and-out, and those came on our last two possessions of the last game. Every single series we’re moving the ball, yet we’re moving the ball in such a tedious manner that we stall. We’re a greaseboard offense right now. Where we draw the play to go is where it goes, and from that point forward it seems to stop. If we run a slant, we’re catching the ball at seven and getting tackled. We’re running an out at five and getting tackled, we’re running the ball into the line of scrimmage and getting tackled at four or five. It’s extremely frustrating, yet with the passage of time we’ll start producing bigger and bigger plays. We will tweak our entire offensive skill group, except for our quarterback. Defensively we have only one interception in four games, and that is by a defensive end. It’s almost the exact same situation on defense as on offense. We’re doing exactly as coached, we just can’t seem to find the extra performance within the play to get the ball, to create the turnover, to make the big play. A lot of our defensive emphasis this year has been on creating turnovers, but teams have played relatively turnover-free against us. Eventually we’re going to find the ball in the air and start making plays.”
Current Montana State Two-Deep (with pro-nuns-ee-AY-shuns) Offense
LEFT TACKLE 60 Brent Swaggert 6-4 293 Sr*
76 Dusty Daws 6-5 228 Jr*
LEFT GUARD 65 Mataio Toilolo(muh-TAY-oh Toe-ee-LOW-low) 6-1 290 Sr*
72 Garin Brewton 6-5 293 Fr*
CENTER 50 Zach Wolf 6-2 275 So
74 Lawrence Figueroa 6-1 285 Jr+
RIGHT GUARD 64 Jeff Bolton 6-4 331 So
67 Joaquin Echauri 6-4 285 Jr+
RIGHT TACKLE 73 Joe Hirst 6-6 271 Fr*
70 Chris Haynes 6-3 255 Jr+
QUARTERBACK 14 Travis Lulay (loo-LAY) 6-2 205 So
12 Brent Owens 5-10 183 Fr*
RUNNING BACK 27 Jimmy Beal 5-7 162 Fr*
35 David Mayfield 6-1 190 So
31 Bruce Molock 5-11 205 Sr+*
WIDE RECEIVER 86 Scott Turnquist 6-0 202 Sr*
83 Demetrius Williams 6-2 185 Jr+
6 Brandon Roosevelt 5-11 175 Fr*
WIDE RECEIVER 29 Mike Williams 5-9 185 So
80 Kellen Alley 6-2 207 Fr*
WIDE RECEIVER 84 Corey Smith 5-10 168 Sr*
5 Eddie Sullivan 6-0 200 Jr+
TIGHT END 85 Blake Wolf 6-2 240 Jr*
88 Jason Goodman 6-4 235 Fr
96 Sean Kelley 6-2 220 Fr
Defense
ANCHOR END 95 Jon Montoya 6-2 258 Sr*
90 Ryan Cogley 6-3 211 Fr*
NOSE 92 Adam Cordeiro (core-DARE-oh) 6-1 258 Sr*
98 Beau Clark 6-1 262 Jr*
71 DeShawn Gibbs 6-3 240 Jr+
TACKLE 58 Ray Sebestyen 6-2 253 Jr*
40 Chad Gluhm (gloom) 6-0 232 Jr*
57 Brant Birkeland 6-1 265 Fr*
RUSH END 42 Clive Lowe 6-3 226 Fr*
40 Chad Gluhm 6-2 240 Jr*
SAM LINEBACKER 43 Nick Marudas (muh-ROOD-us) 6-1 222 So*
36 Clayton Curley 6-2 195 So+
MIKE LINEBACKER 91 Roger Cooper 6-3 224 So*
39 Brandon Eggart 6-0 213 Jr*
WILL LINEBACKER 33 Mac Mollohan 6-0 205 So
47 Jonathan Molock 6-0 210 Sr+
LEFT CORNER 2 Joey Thomas 6-2 188 Sr 3 DeAngelo Wall 5-10 167 Fr*
FREE SAFETY 24 Kenneth Qualls 5-10 183 Sr+
20 Ryan Force 6-1 196 Fr*
STRONG SAFETY 10 Kane Ioane (eye-OWN) 5-11 203 Sr
26 Demond Goins (go-ins) 5-10 186 So*
RIGHT CORNER 7 Jay Hackett 6-0 178 Sr*
22 Kahiam Hunter (like I am) 5-10 170 Jr
KICKOFFS 19 Nate Cook
PLACEMENTS/PUNTS 19 Nate Cook
LONG SNAPS 96 Dusty Daws
RETURNS 84 Corey Smith, 3 DeAngelo Wall, 2 Joey Thomas
HOLDER 86 Scott Turnquist
*-indicates player has used redshirt year, +-indicates player is a transfer
A pair of teams hungry for a win will meet in the Bay area on Saturday, as Montana State visits Saint Mary’s for a 2 pm (MST) kickoff. Both teams lost heartbreakers on Saturday. Northern Colorado erased a 10-0 fourth quarter deficit to beat the Bobcats 14-10, while Western Washington overcame a 28-7 Gaels lead for a 42-35 overtime win. The Bobcat offense has yet to get untracked, gaining only 268 yards last weekend. Saint Mary’s has returned to its former option offense, which has resulted in a balanced rushing attack. Three players gained at least 50 yards rushing Saturday.
GAME FACTS
KICKOFF: 2:05 pm MST
SITE: Moraga, CA
STADIUM: Saint Mary’s Stadium
RADIO: State Farm Bobcat Network (Kris Atteberry, Dan Davies)
TELEVISION: none
HIGHLIGHTS
* MSU is holding opponents to just 2.4 yards per rushing attempt and 254.2 total yards per game
STREAKS
* The Bobcats had a string of 30 consecutive possessions without a turnover until a fumble and interception on the last two possessions on Saturday
* The Bobcats have lost 13 straight non-conference road games
* Senior captains Brent Swaggert (OT) and Jon Montoya (DE) have each started 39 straight games
MILESTONES
* Travis Lulay is now in 8th place in school history with 221 completions l Adam Cordeiro is now tied for second in school history with seven career fumble recoveries
SHINING
* WR/RS COREY SMITH leads Division I-AA with 41.3 yards per kickoff return l DE CLIVE LOWE had four tackles, including a sack, on Saturday, and his 2.5 sacks is tied for the team lead l LB ROGER COOPER recorded seven tackles on Saturday, including two for a loss, and his one sack gives him 2.5 for the season
ABOUT THE ‘CATS...
MSU in ‘03 1-3
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0
Home/Road 1-1/0-2
Grass/Turf 1-3/0-0
Day/Night 1-2/0-1
HEAD COACH Mike Kramer
Alma Mater Idaho/’76
Overall/Years 50-58/9th
At MSU/Years 13-26/3rd
vs SMC 0-0
Home/Road 0-0/0-0
SERIES MSU 1-0
At MSU 1-0
At SMC 0-0
Current Streak MSU 1
ABOUT SAINT MARY’S ...
SMC in ‘03 0-4
Conf./Record Independent/NA
Home/Road 0-1/0-4
Grass/Turf 0-3/0-1
Day/Night 0-3/0-1
HEAD COACH Vincent White
Alma Mater Stanford/’84
Overall/Years 0-4/1st
At School/Years same
vs MSU 0-0
Home/Road 0-0/0-0
ABOUT SMC The Gaels
Colors Navy, red
Location Moraga, CA
Enrollment 2,500
Stadium Saint Mary’s Stadium
OPPONENT ‘03 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
A30 at NAU L 3-44
S6 at Sac State L 19-69
S13 Humboldt State L 6-20
S27 at Western Wash. L 35-42ot
O4 Montana State
O11 at Lehigh
O18 at Cal Poly
O25 SE Louisiana
N1 UC Davis
N8 at Drake
N15 Southern Utah
N22 Weber State
NOTING THE ‘CATS
What to Watch
* Bouncing Back... The seniors on this Bobcat team are certainly no strangers to adversity. The group that has gone 0-11 and endured three home losses to non-Division I opponents will now be asked to break MSU’s first two-game losing streak since last October.
* More Big Plays... The most pronounced shortcoming of Montana State’s offense this season has been the dearth of big plays. Travis Lulay completed 18 passes Saturday, the longest for just 16 yards. Bruce Molock’s 43-yard touchdown scamper was MSU’s longest play of the day, but the next-longest was 16 yards. MSU’s long plays from scrimmage this season were passes of 57 yards (to Eddie Sullivan) and 46 yards (to Scott Turnquist) against Gardner-Webb.
* Not So Special... In all four Bobcat games this season, a major turning point has come in the kicking game. In MSU’s lone win, Corey Smith returned a punt and a kick for touchdowns. Wyoming scored a TD on a blocked punt, Cal Poly scored a touchdown on a punt return, and Northern Colorado turned a stalled possession into a scoring drive by converting a fake punt on fourth down near midfield. Out of the Gates... Montana State’s 1-3 start marks the second time in Mike Kramer’s four years that the ‘Cats have lost at least three of their first four.
...but Finishing Strong
Mike Kramer’s teams have shown the ability to finish seasons well. Between 1990 and ‘99, the Bobcats were 6-20 in the month of November without a single winning month. Mike Kramer’s teams are 5-6 in November, and last year’s 4-1 ride to the Big Sky title was the school’s first winning November since 1984.
Taking Care of the Ball
MSU had a string of 30 straight possessions without a turnover before turning the ball over on the final two drives on Saturday. Travis Lulay’s interception on a desparation pass on MSU’s last offensive play was his first since the opener.
California Sandwich
MSU’s trip to Saint Mary’s is the second of three California trips for the Bobcats this year. This is the 10th straight year MSU has played a team from California, and the fifth in a row that the Bobcats have played at least one non-conference opponent from the Golden State.
C-Note
Saturday’s loss marked the second straight week a Bobcat failed to for 100 yards.
C-Note, Part II
David Mayfield rushed for 101 yards against Wyoming, and Bruce Molock gained 120 against Gardner-Webb. That gave the Bobcats different back-to-back 100-yarders for the first time since 1993.
Going Home
The most-represented state on Montana State’s current football roster is California, which gives several Bobcats a homecoming opportunity this week. MSU has 31 players from California, including three starters on defense, two on offense, and its punter/kicker. Of the remainder of the squad, 29 hail from Montana, 12 from Washington, five each from Oregon and Florida, two from Minnesota, and one each from Georgia, Idaho, and South Dakota.
Back to Cali
The Bobcats have a long history against California schools. The ‘Cats are 34-33 against schools from California, including this year’s 24-21 loss at Cal Poly. MSU is 16-11 against Fresno State, the team’s most-often played California opponent, and 15-19 in games played in the Golden State. The Bobcats have never played at Saint Mary’s, and are 1-0 all-time against the Gaels.
Getting the Boot
Montana State has faced a freakish run of outstanding punters this year. In each of MSU’s four games, Nate Cook’s opposite has averaged at least 42 yards a punt, and has booted a long one of at least 49 yards. Wyoming’s punter averaged 44.7 yards (with a long punt of 50), Gardner-Webb’s 49.0 (64), and Cal Poly’s 44.0 (54).
Many Happy Returns
Corey Smith has returned a kick return in each game of at least 49 yards.
D’ing Up
Montana State’s defense has made a pretty strong statement through the season’s early going. Against two nationally-ranked I-AA squads and a Division I-A opponent, Montana State is...
* 1st in the Big Sky and 10th in I-AA in total defense, 254.3
* 2nd in the Big Sky and 11th nationally in rushing defense, 85.0
* 3rd in the Big Sky in pass defense, 170.0
* 2nd in the Big Sky and 20th nationally in scoring defense, 15.5
D’ing Up, Part II
Montana State is the only team in Montana’s last 140 games, dating back to a Grizzly loss to Weber State in ‘92, to hold UM to just seven points.
Hip! Hip! Lulay!!
With each game, Bobcat quarterback Travis Lulay establishes himself not only as one of the top quarterbacks in Division I-AA, but as one of the premiere signal callers in school history. After just 12 games as MSU’s starter, Lulay is already 10th in school history in passing yards, 8th in touchdown passes, and 8th in completions. He is the first true freshman to lead the ‘Cats to a win in over Montana since Dave Alt in 1956.
In Lulay’s Way
Wyoming’s defense did something no opponent had previously done to MSU quarterback Travis Lulay in the Cowboys’ 21-10 win in the season opener. UW picked off four Lulay passes, becoming the only team to intercept Lulay more than once. Lulay threw only three picks last year. Lulay hasn’t been picked off since that season-opening loss. Bouncing Back Travis Lulay threw four interceptions in the season opener at Wyoming, but in the two games since then has not been picked off. Against Wyoming he was 18-for-39 passing, but in the two games since he is 26-for-50.
The 100-Yard Club
Bruce Molock became the 39th Bobcat to rush for 100 yards in a game since such statistics became available in 1964 by getting 120 against Gardner-Webb.
The Home Fires
The ‘Cats are 17-15 in Bobcat Stadium in its current configuration, 9-10 in Big Sky games, and 1-2 against Division II foes.
Good-Hands Guy
Bobcat tight end Blake Wolf has caught five passes this year. That is one more than he caught as a sophomore last year, and one short of matching his career total prior to this season.
MSU When Leading After...
1st Quarter 1-0
2nd Quarter 1-1
3rd Quarter 1-1
MSU WhenTrailing After...
1st Quarter 0-2
2nd Quarter 0-2
3rd Quarter 0-2
KRAMER’S QUOTES
On Saint Mary’s: “The danger in this game is that both teams are desparate right now. Both teams will play fanatical, and both teams will play without regard for anything beyond the next play. It will be a tremendous game between two teams that aren’t nearly as bad as their records indicate. Saint Mary’s ran the option on Saturday. They had not been an option team until last week, but now it looks like they’re trying to get back to option, and that got them a big lead. They lost field position and turnovers, and with a short field Western Washington was able to roar back. We expect option, and we’ll fully load everything up for option. Their personnel appears pretty similar to what we’re used to seeing from Saint Mary’s. We’re so used to option right now that it isn’t creating as much worry. The way you defend option is to force them to pitch and pursue like hell, and that’s basically what we hope to do. We’ll see multiple fronts from them on defense, but they’re primarily a zone team that plays a 3-4 defense. Weston Borba is a very fine player that made a lot of plays last week. He stole the ball once from the tight end and ran 60 yards for a touchdown.”
On the Bobcats: “In the last two games our offense has had only had two series of three-and-out, and those came on our last two possessions of the last game. Every single series we’re moving the ball, yet we’re moving the ball in such a tedious manner that we stall. We’re a greaseboard offense right now. Where we draw the play to go is where it goes, and from that point forward it seems to stop. If we run a slant, we’re catching the ball at seven and getting tackled. We’re running an out at five and getting tackled, we’re running the ball into the line of scrimmage and getting tackled at four or five. It’s extremely frustrating, yet with the passage of time we’ll start producing bigger and bigger plays. We will tweak our entire offensive skill group, except for our quarterback. Defensively we have only one interception in four games, and that is by a defensive end. It’s almost the exact same situation on defense as on offense. We’re doing exactly as coached, we just can’t seem to find the extra performance within the play to get the ball, to create the turnover, to make the big play. A lot of our defensive emphasis this year has been on creating turnovers, but teams have played relatively turnover-free against us. Eventually we’re going to find the ball in the air and start making plays.”
Current Montana State Two-Deep (with pro-nuns-ee-AY-shuns) Offense
LEFT TACKLE 60 Brent Swaggert 6-4 293 Sr*
76 Dusty Daws 6-5 228 Jr*
LEFT GUARD 65 Mataio Toilolo(muh-TAY-oh Toe-ee-LOW-low) 6-1 290 Sr*
72 Garin Brewton 6-5 293 Fr*
CENTER 50 Zach Wolf 6-2 275 So
74 Lawrence Figueroa 6-1 285 Jr+
RIGHT GUARD 64 Jeff Bolton 6-4 331 So
67 Joaquin Echauri 6-4 285 Jr+
RIGHT TACKLE 73 Joe Hirst 6-6 271 Fr*
70 Chris Haynes 6-3 255 Jr+
QUARTERBACK 14 Travis Lulay (loo-LAY) 6-2 205 So
12 Brent Owens 5-10 183 Fr*
RUNNING BACK 27 Jimmy Beal 5-7 162 Fr*
35 David Mayfield 6-1 190 So
31 Bruce Molock 5-11 205 Sr+*
WIDE RECEIVER 86 Scott Turnquist 6-0 202 Sr*
83 Demetrius Williams 6-2 185 Jr+
6 Brandon Roosevelt 5-11 175 Fr*
WIDE RECEIVER 29 Mike Williams 5-9 185 So
80 Kellen Alley 6-2 207 Fr*
WIDE RECEIVER 84 Corey Smith 5-10 168 Sr*
5 Eddie Sullivan 6-0 200 Jr+
TIGHT END 85 Blake Wolf 6-2 240 Jr*
88 Jason Goodman 6-4 235 Fr
96 Sean Kelley 6-2 220 Fr
Defense
ANCHOR END 95 Jon Montoya 6-2 258 Sr*
90 Ryan Cogley 6-3 211 Fr*
NOSE 92 Adam Cordeiro (core-DARE-oh) 6-1 258 Sr*
98 Beau Clark 6-1 262 Jr*
71 DeShawn Gibbs 6-3 240 Jr+
TACKLE 58 Ray Sebestyen 6-2 253 Jr*
40 Chad Gluhm (gloom) 6-0 232 Jr*
57 Brant Birkeland 6-1 265 Fr*
RUSH END 42 Clive Lowe 6-3 226 Fr*
40 Chad Gluhm 6-2 240 Jr*
SAM LINEBACKER 43 Nick Marudas (muh-ROOD-us) 6-1 222 So*
36 Clayton Curley 6-2 195 So+
MIKE LINEBACKER 91 Roger Cooper 6-3 224 So*
39 Brandon Eggart 6-0 213 Jr*
WILL LINEBACKER 33 Mac Mollohan 6-0 205 So
47 Jonathan Molock 6-0 210 Sr+
LEFT CORNER 2 Joey Thomas 6-2 188 Sr 3 DeAngelo Wall 5-10 167 Fr*
FREE SAFETY 24 Kenneth Qualls 5-10 183 Sr+
20 Ryan Force 6-1 196 Fr*
STRONG SAFETY 10 Kane Ioane (eye-OWN) 5-11 203 Sr
26 Demond Goins (go-ins) 5-10 186 So*
RIGHT CORNER 7 Jay Hackett 6-0 178 Sr*
22 Kahiam Hunter (like I am) 5-10 170 Jr
KICKOFFS 19 Nate Cook
PLACEMENTS/PUNTS 19 Nate Cook
LONG SNAPS 96 Dusty Daws
RETURNS 84 Corey Smith, 3 DeAngelo Wall, 2 Joey Thomas
HOLDER 86 Scott Turnquist
*-indicates player has used redshirt year, +-indicates player is a transfer
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