Media Guide Surfing
7/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Below is a look at Montana State's 2005 Big Sky Conference football opponents in their own words, as published in each school's 2005 football media guides...
• The Big Sky Conference produced five Payton Trophy winners in the eight years from 1989 to 1996 (John Friez, Idaho; Jamie Martin, Weber; Doug Nussmeier, Idaho; Dave Dickenson, Montana; Archie Amerson, NAU), and none since
• Big Sky Conference teams are 56-47 all-time in NCAA Division I-AA Playoff games, but only 6-30 in true playoff road games
• The Big Sky Conference features only one new coaching staff this year, Ron McBride at Weber State, and only two in the past three seasons
• Northern Arizona’s 4-7 season last year snapped a three-year string of winning records
• Freshman Ryan Mole rushed for 245 yards against MSU last fall
• Sacramento State and the Bobcats each return all five offensive line starters from a year ago
• Portland State and Sacramento State celebrate their 10th anniversaries as Big Sky members this year
• The Vikings led the Big Sky in every major defensive category last fall, supplanting MSU as the league’s top stop unit
• Weber State returns only 42% of its passing yards and just 11% of its rushing yards from a year ago
• Montana is 120-16 at home in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, including 20-3 in I-AA Playoff games
• The Big Sky Conference produced five Payton Trophy winners in the eight years from 1989 to 1996 (John Friez, Idaho; Jamie Martin, Weber; Doug Nussmeier, Idaho; Dave Dickenson, Montana; Archie Amerson, NAU), and none since
• Big Sky Conference teams are 56-47 all-time in NCAA Division I-AA Playoff games, but only 6-30 in true playoff road games
• The Big Sky Conference features only one new coaching staff this year, Ron McBride at Weber State, and only two in the past three seasons
• Northern Arizona’s 4-7 season last year snapped a three-year string of winning records
• Freshman Ryan Mole rushed for 245 yards against MSU last fall
• Sacramento State and the Bobcats each return all five offensive line starters from a year ago
• Portland State and Sacramento State celebrate their 10th anniversaries as Big Sky members this year
• The Vikings led the Big Sky in every major defensive category last fall, supplanting MSU as the league’s top stop unit
• Weber State returns only 42% of its passing yards and just 11% of its rushing yards from a year ago
• Montana is 120-16 at home in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, including 20-3 in I-AA Playoff games
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