Bobcat Game Notes vs. Portland State
11/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Montana State takes its quest for a winning season to downtown Portland on Saturday, battling Portland State in PGE Park in a matchup between teams that have mixed sparks of brilliance with moments of frustration. Since winning back-to-back games to open the league schedule, Portland State has dropped four straight contests, and had chances to win all four. The Bobcats lost to NAU at home last weekend, the team’s first home loss of the year, and MSU’s back-to-back losses in the last two weeks marks the team’s first two-game losing streak since September, 2006.
GAME FACTS
KICKOFF: 1:35 pm PT/2:35 pm MT
SITE: Portland, OR
STADIUM: PGE Park
PRESS BOX: 503/294-2942
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky, Dan Davies, Jim Sargent)
TELEVISION: Max Media (Chris Byers, Ron Heller, Dave Griffiths)
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU is 16th in FCS scoring defense, 19th in pass efficiency defense
• After outscoring league foes 63-39 in the second half of its first five Big Sky games, the Cats were outscored 23-0 after intermission Saturday
• MSU is 17th in the FCS in attendance average (14,119)
STREAKS
• Bobby Daly has double-digit tackles in seven straight games, and in eight of the nine this season
• The Cats have won five straight coin tosses after losing the first four
• Demetrius Crawford has led the Cats in rushing in all nine games
MILESTONES
• Jack Rolovich is sixth in MSU history in career passing yards (3,375)
• MSU’s 186 yards Saturday was MSU’s lowest total this season
SHINING
LB BOBBY DALY is fourth in the nation and leads the Big Sky with 12.4 tackles a game
P ERIC FISHER averaged 45.2 yards on his four successful punts Saturday with three pins inside the 20
DE DANE FLETCHER recorded 11 tackles, including four for a loss
ABOUT THE BOBCATS...
MSU in ‘07: 5-4
Conf./Record: Big Sky/3-3
Home/Road: 4-1/1-3
Grass/Turf: 5-4/0-0
Day/Night: 5-3/0-1
HEAD COACH: Rob Ash
Alma Mater: Cornell (Ia.)/’73
Overall/Years: 181-103-5/28th
At MSU/Years: 5-4/1st
vs Portland St.: 0-0
Home/Road: 0-0/0-0
SERIES: 12-9
At MSU: 8-2
At PSU: 4-6
At Billings: 0-1
Current Streak: MSU 1W
ABOUT THE VIKINGS...
PSU in ‘07: 2-7
Conf./Record: Big Sky/2-4
Home/Road: 1-3/1-4
Grass/Turf: 1-2/1-5
Day/Night: 2-5/0-2
HEAD COACH: Jerry Glanville
Alma Mater: N. Michigan/’64
Overall/Years: 2-7/1st
At School/Years: same
vs MSU: 0-0
Home/Road: 0-0/0-0
ABOUT PSU: The Vikings
Spirit Colors: Green, white
Location: Portland, OR
Enrollment: 25,011
Stadium: PGE Park (20,000)
OPPONENT ‘07 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
S1 at McNeese State L 12-35
S8 UC Davis L 17-26
S15 *Sacramento State W 35-24
S22 at San Diego State L 17-52
S29 *at Eastern Wash. W 28-21
O6 *Northern Arizona L 43-44
O20 *at Idaho State L 20-38
O27 *Weber State L 68-73
N3 *at Montana L 31-34
N10 *Montana State
N17 *at Northern Colorado
Opening Information
MSU has lost two straight Big Sky games for the first time since 2004. • NAU ended Montana State’s eight-game Bobcat Stadium winning streak last weekend. • MSU has now lost two of its last three overall against Northern Colorado, and two of its last three in Greeley. • Rob Ash has never faced a school from Oregon.
Stadium Stuff
Kyle Field’s crowd of 79,000+ became the largest ever to watch a Bobcat football game, and was the largest in front of which Montana State has ever played. • MSU’s 7-3 win over Southern Utah marked the fewest total points scored in a game held in Bobcat Stadium, and the fewest in a Bobcat win since the Cats topped Lewis & Clark 7-6 in 1955. • The top five home-opening crowds in Bobcat Stadium (and MSU) history have come, in ascending order, in the past five seasons, topped by the gold-clad throng of 14,217 that saw MSU whip Dixie State. • Topped by the Southern Utah crowd, the top five attendance figures in MSU history for non-conference opponents have come in the past two-plus seasons. • The Cats have not won in Cheney’s Woodward Stadium since 1990. • NAU’s win in Bobcat Stadium Saturday was its first since 2001. MSU’s two-game winning streak at NAU’s Walkup Skydome is its first ever, and the four-game winning streak against the Jacks is also MSU’s longest. • Montana State’s 61-0 win over Dixie State to open the home portion of the 2007 season marked the sixth-highest points total in MSU history, with all those contests at home, and the fifth-highest total in Bobcat Stadium’s current configuration. • Bobcat Stadium has hosted 19 consecutive home crowds of at least 12,000. The NAU sellout was MSU’s first regular season home sellout ever in November, other than for a Cat-Griz game.
Big Sky Bullet Points
• Montana State is 28-14 in Big Sky Conference play in the last five-plus seasons
• The Bobcats’ 28 league wins in that span is second-most in the conference
• MSU leads the Big Sky in pass defense, but hasn’t played league passing leader PSU
Hello, My Name Is...
Two of the Big Sky’s four first-year football coaches meet in Portland Saturday. Rob Ash is 2-0 against his fellow newcomers so far in 2007.
Ash Escort
In order to promote the Montana Hope Project, which aids Treasure State children in need, a Montana State Trooper escorts Rob Ash during the ‘07 season.
Seeing Red
MSU has converted only 18 of its 33 red zone trips into points this year. A dozen of those scores are touchdowns.
400 Over & Under
MSU has held 13 of its last 14 opponents to less than 400 total yards. Eastern Washington’s 475 yards on Oct. 13 snapped a string of eight straight games MSU had held the opponent below 400 yards.
Return Remarks
Kory Austin’s 85-yard punt return against Dixie State marked the first time since Nov. 15, 2003, that the Bobcats returned a punt for a touchdown. Austin was 13th nationally (13.2), but doesn’t qualify because he has missed three games.
Lots of Wins
Montana State head coach Rob Ash’s 181 career wins is 24th among active coaches.
The No-Return Policy
Corey Smith’s 90-yard return of the Cat-Griz opening kickoff in 2003 was MSU’s last kickoff return for a score. That streak stands at 44 games. The Bobcats have not allowed a punt return for a touchdown in 53 straight games (since Cal Poly, 2003) or a kickoff return in 74 straight contests.
Returning to Returns
Jon Wanago and Rob Pouliot returned picks for TDs vs. Boise St. in ‘88, MSU’s only two-TD game on int. returns before Mike Beach and Chase Gazzero this year.
New Faces in the Same Old Places
MSU’s 2007 offensive output is closely tied to the team’s injury report. Since the end of spring ball, MSU has lost its projected starter at six positions, and at two of those spots lost the projected backup.
The Turnover Tale
Since the beginning of the 2005 season, MSU is 10-1 when positive in turnover margin, 4-6 when even in turnovers, and 6-6 when giving up more turnovers than it forces. The ‘Cats are +5 this season.
The End Zones Weren’t Muddy
The 10 points Montana State and Southern Utah combined to score on Oct. 6 marked the fewest total points scored in a game in Bobcat Stadium. In consecutive October home games, MSU and its opponents combined for just three touchdowns.
Wins and Stuff
Montana State’s streak of five straight winning seasons is in peril, with the Bobcats entering its final two games with a 5-4 record. MSU plays at Portland State Saturday before battling undefeated Montana in the season finale. MSU currently has six straight seasons over .500 in league play, a five straight years among the league’s top three.
20 is Terrific
Montana State is 30-7 since the 2000 season when holding the opponent to less than 20 points.
Close Calls
MSU played only three games decided by 14+ points last year, but six of MSU’s nine 2007 tilts have beaten that spread.
Low-Scoring Wins
Since World War II, Montana State has won only four games while scoring less than 10 points. Below is a look...
10/6/07 MSU 7, Southern Utah 3 Bozeman
9/17/55 MSU 7, Lewis & Clark 6 Bozeman
10/14/72 MSU 9, Weber State 3 Ogden
10/7/61 MSU 9, Arkansas State 6 Jonesboro
Protecting the Home Turf
MSU’s top scoring defense efforts during the regular season in Bobcat Stadium...
Avg Year Total Pts Gms
8.6 1992 43 5
9.2 1976 46 5+
12.2 1973 61 5
13.6 2007 68 5
14.0 2003 84 6
+ - Doesn’t include PLAYOFFS: 1976 - 1 gm, 16 pts)
Pick Party
MSU has 14 interceptions this year, matching last year as the highest single-season at the school since 1993 and seven from MSU’s single-season top 10 list.
The Daly Report
Junior linebacker Bobby Daly landed a spot on the Buchanan Battle list as one of FCS’ top defensive players last month. Daly is fourth in the nation in tackles and fourth in solo tackles.
Rolovich Rising
Jack Rolovich is cementing his place as the most productive two-year quarterback in Bobcat history...
Career Passing Yards 6th+ 3,375
Career Passing Attempts 8th++ 480
Career Completions 7th++ 245
Career Touchdown Passes 8th++ 20
+-number of two-year players ahead of Rolovich
MSU When Leading After...
1st Qtr: 3-0/2nd Qtr: 3-1/3rd Qtr: 4-0
MSU When Trailing After...
1st Qtr: 2-3/2nd Qtr: 2-2/3rd Qtr: 1-3
ROB ASH, ON...
...the NAU game: “In a lot of ways, we played well Saturday. The defense really made it tough on them. Offensively, we still having trouble sustaining a running game, but I thought the team played hard and gave great effort. They competed really hard. I’m proud of the way the offense played in the second half, when they came up with a 17-play drive. They showed a lot of character, but just didn’t finish. We have to finish those drives, and if we score there it brings the crowd back into it, the defense back into it, and I really think it would have been a different game. But give them credit, they made the plays.”
...MSU’s special teams: “The game really came down to those two blocked punts, and I still believe if we execute in the punting game things are much different. Our special teams situation is a Catch 22 situation. The injuries have left us very thin, and we have a lot of twos playing full-time, so do you play guys on special teams that are playing full-time, or do you reach down further into your depth. It’s a difficult situation.”
...Portland State: “Portland State is getting better and better as the season goes, especially offensively, where familiarity with the system is very important. They throw the ball very effectively, and (quarterback Drew) Hubel is very solid. Their receivers are terrific, very fast, and the thing I like is that they have four of them out there, sometimes five, and they run their routes hard on every play. And, they go get the football. On defense they try to overload you and get you stopped quickly. They are very multiple. I thought they did an excellent job against Montana in getting a lot of their plays stopped, but Montana did a good job on conversion downs.”
Current Montana State Depth Chart
Offense
LEFT TACKLE
53 Peder Jensen*** 6-6 279 Sr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
LEFT GUARD
66 Chris Smith* 6-3 303 Jr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
CENTER
61 Jim Verlanic* (vurr-LANN-ick) 6-0 260 Jr&
76 Jeff Hansen* 6-4 286 So&
RIGHT GUARD
76 Jeff Hansen* 6-4 286 So&
71 Jesse Hoffman 6-4 307 RFr&
RIGHT TACKLE
74 Jeff Miller 6-7 290 Fr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
QUARTERBACK
12 Jack Rolovich* (ROE-loe-vitch) 6-2 223 Sr&+
15 Cory Carpenter** 6-2 210 Sr&
HALFBACK
1 Demetrius Crawford 5-9 185 Jr+
20 Isaiah Taito** (TIE-toe) 5-11 206 Jr
25 Aaron Mason* 5-10 180 So
W RECEIVER
6 Josh Lewis* 5-11 160 Sr&+
11 Mark Desin 5-10 184 Fr&
X RECEIVER
9 Deon Toliver* (like oliver) 6-3 185 Jr+
10 Ty Lulay* 6-0 185 Jr&
Z RECEIVER
80 Derek Green* 6-3 178 So&
82 Tyler Bolton 5-10 198 Jr*
TIGHT END
84 Brandon Bostick** 6-4 261 Jr&
91 Joe Schriebeis (SHRY-bice) 6-4 226 So&
Defense
BANDIT
47 Dane Fletcher* 6-2 229 So&
96 Paul Bartsch* (like arch) 6-2 258 Sr+
TACKLE
99 Aaron Papich*** (PAPP-itch) 6-2 272 Sr&
60 Dylan Kinkelaar* (KINK-uh-lawr) 6-2 256 Jr&
NOSE
90 Brandon Hoffenbacker 6-3 315 Jr
97 Chris Kolone (KOE-loe-nay) 6-4 309 Jr+*
93 Dan Ogden 6-0 265 Fr
END
50 Reyshawn Bobo* (RAY-shawn) 6-1 232 Sr&+
48 Dustin O’Connell 6-2 231 RFr&
SAM
7 Bryant Matthews* 5-11 224 Sr&+
56 Jesse Anderson* 6-0 215 So&
MIKE
54 Bobby Daly** 6-1 215 Jr&
34 Jeff Price 6-0 204 So&
WILL
41 Will Claggett*(KLAGG-it) 6-1 226 Sr&+
32 Brett Irigoin* (EAR-uh-goyn) 6-0 192 Jr&
LEFT CORNER
2 David Taylor 5-8 175 Jr+
OR 13 Kory Austin*** 5-11 184 Sr&
FREE SAFETY
8 Jeff Brown* 6-0 188 Jr&+
4 Ramon Lewis (ruh-MOAN) 6-2 203 Jr+
ROVER
27 Kevin Retoriano* (ruh-tore-ee-AW-no) 5-9 183 So&
3 Jordan Craney 6-0 182 Fr
RIGHT CORNER
24 Michael Beach* 6-0 194 Sr&+
26 Arnold Briggs 5-10 171 RFr&
*-indicates number of letters earned &-player has used redshirt year, +-indicates player is a transfer
PLACEMENTS/KO 49 Eric Fisher
KO/PUNT 39 Eric Fisher
PUNT RETURN 13 Kory Austin
KICK RETURN 6 Josh Lewis/2 David Taylor
LONG SNAPS 65 Tim Garcia SHORT SNAPS 65 Tim Garcia
HOLDER 10 Tyler Lulay
GAME FACTS
KICKOFF: 1:35 pm PT/2:35 pm MT
SITE: Portland, OR
STADIUM: PGE Park
PRESS BOX: 503/294-2942
RADIO: Bobcat Network (Jeff Lasky, Dan Davies, Jim Sargent)
TELEVISION: Max Media (Chris Byers, Ron Heller, Dave Griffiths)
HIGHLIGHTS
• MSU is 16th in FCS scoring defense, 19th in pass efficiency defense
• After outscoring league foes 63-39 in the second half of its first five Big Sky games, the Cats were outscored 23-0 after intermission Saturday
• MSU is 17th in the FCS in attendance average (14,119)
STREAKS
• Bobby Daly has double-digit tackles in seven straight games, and in eight of the nine this season
• The Cats have won five straight coin tosses after losing the first four
• Demetrius Crawford has led the Cats in rushing in all nine games
MILESTONES
• Jack Rolovich is sixth in MSU history in career passing yards (3,375)
• MSU’s 186 yards Saturday was MSU’s lowest total this season
SHINING
LB BOBBY DALY is fourth in the nation and leads the Big Sky with 12.4 tackles a game
P ERIC FISHER averaged 45.2 yards on his four successful punts Saturday with three pins inside the 20
DE DANE FLETCHER recorded 11 tackles, including four for a loss
ABOUT THE BOBCATS...
MSU in ‘07: 5-4
Conf./Record: Big Sky/3-3
Home/Road: 4-1/1-3
Grass/Turf: 5-4/0-0
Day/Night: 5-3/0-1
HEAD COACH: Rob Ash
Alma Mater: Cornell (Ia.)/’73
Overall/Years: 181-103-5/28th
At MSU/Years: 5-4/1st
vs Portland St.: 0-0
Home/Road: 0-0/0-0
SERIES: 12-9
At MSU: 8-2
At PSU: 4-6
At Billings: 0-1
Current Streak: MSU 1W
ABOUT THE VIKINGS...
PSU in ‘07: 2-7
Conf./Record: Big Sky/2-4
Home/Road: 1-3/1-4
Grass/Turf: 1-2/1-5
Day/Night: 2-5/0-2
HEAD COACH: Jerry Glanville
Alma Mater: N. Michigan/’64
Overall/Years: 2-7/1st
At School/Years: same
vs MSU: 0-0
Home/Road: 0-0/0-0
ABOUT PSU: The Vikings
Spirit Colors: Green, white
Location: Portland, OR
Enrollment: 25,011
Stadium: PGE Park (20,000)
OPPONENT ‘07 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
S1 at McNeese State L 12-35
S8 UC Davis L 17-26
S15 *Sacramento State W 35-24
S22 at San Diego State L 17-52
S29 *at Eastern Wash. W 28-21
O6 *Northern Arizona L 43-44
O20 *at Idaho State L 20-38
O27 *Weber State L 68-73
N3 *at Montana L 31-34
N10 *Montana State
N17 *at Northern Colorado
Opening Information
MSU has lost two straight Big Sky games for the first time since 2004. • NAU ended Montana State’s eight-game Bobcat Stadium winning streak last weekend. • MSU has now lost two of its last three overall against Northern Colorado, and two of its last three in Greeley. • Rob Ash has never faced a school from Oregon.
Stadium Stuff
Kyle Field’s crowd of 79,000+ became the largest ever to watch a Bobcat football game, and was the largest in front of which Montana State has ever played. • MSU’s 7-3 win over Southern Utah marked the fewest total points scored in a game held in Bobcat Stadium, and the fewest in a Bobcat win since the Cats topped Lewis & Clark 7-6 in 1955. • The top five home-opening crowds in Bobcat Stadium (and MSU) history have come, in ascending order, in the past five seasons, topped by the gold-clad throng of 14,217 that saw MSU whip Dixie State. • Topped by the Southern Utah crowd, the top five attendance figures in MSU history for non-conference opponents have come in the past two-plus seasons. • The Cats have not won in Cheney’s Woodward Stadium since 1990. • NAU’s win in Bobcat Stadium Saturday was its first since 2001. MSU’s two-game winning streak at NAU’s Walkup Skydome is its first ever, and the four-game winning streak against the Jacks is also MSU’s longest. • Montana State’s 61-0 win over Dixie State to open the home portion of the 2007 season marked the sixth-highest points total in MSU history, with all those contests at home, and the fifth-highest total in Bobcat Stadium’s current configuration. • Bobcat Stadium has hosted 19 consecutive home crowds of at least 12,000. The NAU sellout was MSU’s first regular season home sellout ever in November, other than for a Cat-Griz game.
Big Sky Bullet Points
• Montana State is 28-14 in Big Sky Conference play in the last five-plus seasons
• The Bobcats’ 28 league wins in that span is second-most in the conference
• MSU leads the Big Sky in pass defense, but hasn’t played league passing leader PSU
Hello, My Name Is...
Two of the Big Sky’s four first-year football coaches meet in Portland Saturday. Rob Ash is 2-0 against his fellow newcomers so far in 2007.
Ash Escort
In order to promote the Montana Hope Project, which aids Treasure State children in need, a Montana State Trooper escorts Rob Ash during the ‘07 season.
Seeing Red
MSU has converted only 18 of its 33 red zone trips into points this year. A dozen of those scores are touchdowns.
400 Over & Under
MSU has held 13 of its last 14 opponents to less than 400 total yards. Eastern Washington’s 475 yards on Oct. 13 snapped a string of eight straight games MSU had held the opponent below 400 yards.
Return Remarks
Kory Austin’s 85-yard punt return against Dixie State marked the first time since Nov. 15, 2003, that the Bobcats returned a punt for a touchdown. Austin was 13th nationally (13.2), but doesn’t qualify because he has missed three games.
Lots of Wins
Montana State head coach Rob Ash’s 181 career wins is 24th among active coaches.
The No-Return Policy
Corey Smith’s 90-yard return of the Cat-Griz opening kickoff in 2003 was MSU’s last kickoff return for a score. That streak stands at 44 games. The Bobcats have not allowed a punt return for a touchdown in 53 straight games (since Cal Poly, 2003) or a kickoff return in 74 straight contests.
Returning to Returns
Jon Wanago and Rob Pouliot returned picks for TDs vs. Boise St. in ‘88, MSU’s only two-TD game on int. returns before Mike Beach and Chase Gazzero this year.
New Faces in the Same Old Places
MSU’s 2007 offensive output is closely tied to the team’s injury report. Since the end of spring ball, MSU has lost its projected starter at six positions, and at two of those spots lost the projected backup.
The Turnover Tale
Since the beginning of the 2005 season, MSU is 10-1 when positive in turnover margin, 4-6 when even in turnovers, and 6-6 when giving up more turnovers than it forces. The ‘Cats are +5 this season.
The End Zones Weren’t Muddy
The 10 points Montana State and Southern Utah combined to score on Oct. 6 marked the fewest total points scored in a game in Bobcat Stadium. In consecutive October home games, MSU and its opponents combined for just three touchdowns.
Wins and Stuff
Montana State’s streak of five straight winning seasons is in peril, with the Bobcats entering its final two games with a 5-4 record. MSU plays at Portland State Saturday before battling undefeated Montana in the season finale. MSU currently has six straight seasons over .500 in league play, a five straight years among the league’s top three.
20 is Terrific
Montana State is 30-7 since the 2000 season when holding the opponent to less than 20 points.
Close Calls
MSU played only three games decided by 14+ points last year, but six of MSU’s nine 2007 tilts have beaten that spread.
Low-Scoring Wins
Since World War II, Montana State has won only four games while scoring less than 10 points. Below is a look...
10/6/07 MSU 7, Southern Utah 3 Bozeman
9/17/55 MSU 7, Lewis & Clark 6 Bozeman
10/14/72 MSU 9, Weber State 3 Ogden
10/7/61 MSU 9, Arkansas State 6 Jonesboro
Protecting the Home Turf
MSU’s top scoring defense efforts during the regular season in Bobcat Stadium...
Avg Year Total Pts Gms
8.6 1992 43 5
9.2 1976 46 5+
12.2 1973 61 5
13.6 2007 68 5
14.0 2003 84 6
+ - Doesn’t include PLAYOFFS: 1976 - 1 gm, 16 pts)
Pick Party
MSU has 14 interceptions this year, matching last year as the highest single-season at the school since 1993 and seven from MSU’s single-season top 10 list.
The Daly Report
Junior linebacker Bobby Daly landed a spot on the Buchanan Battle list as one of FCS’ top defensive players last month. Daly is fourth in the nation in tackles and fourth in solo tackles.
Rolovich Rising
Jack Rolovich is cementing his place as the most productive two-year quarterback in Bobcat history...
Career Passing Yards 6th+ 3,375
Career Passing Attempts 8th++ 480
Career Completions 7th++ 245
Career Touchdown Passes 8th++ 20
+-number of two-year players ahead of Rolovich
MSU When Leading After...
1st Qtr: 3-0/2nd Qtr: 3-1/3rd Qtr: 4-0
MSU When Trailing After...
1st Qtr: 2-3/2nd Qtr: 2-2/3rd Qtr: 1-3
ROB ASH, ON...
...the NAU game: “In a lot of ways, we played well Saturday. The defense really made it tough on them. Offensively, we still having trouble sustaining a running game, but I thought the team played hard and gave great effort. They competed really hard. I’m proud of the way the offense played in the second half, when they came up with a 17-play drive. They showed a lot of character, but just didn’t finish. We have to finish those drives, and if we score there it brings the crowd back into it, the defense back into it, and I really think it would have been a different game. But give them credit, they made the plays.”
...MSU’s special teams: “The game really came down to those two blocked punts, and I still believe if we execute in the punting game things are much different. Our special teams situation is a Catch 22 situation. The injuries have left us very thin, and we have a lot of twos playing full-time, so do you play guys on special teams that are playing full-time, or do you reach down further into your depth. It’s a difficult situation.”
...Portland State: “Portland State is getting better and better as the season goes, especially offensively, where familiarity with the system is very important. They throw the ball very effectively, and (quarterback Drew) Hubel is very solid. Their receivers are terrific, very fast, and the thing I like is that they have four of them out there, sometimes five, and they run their routes hard on every play. And, they go get the football. On defense they try to overload you and get you stopped quickly. They are very multiple. I thought they did an excellent job against Montana in getting a lot of their plays stopped, but Montana did a good job on conversion downs.”
Current Montana State Depth Chart
Offense
LEFT TACKLE
53 Peder Jensen*** 6-6 279 Sr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
LEFT GUARD
66 Chris Smith* 6-3 303 Jr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
CENTER
61 Jim Verlanic* (vurr-LANN-ick) 6-0 260 Jr&
76 Jeff Hansen* 6-4 286 So&
RIGHT GUARD
76 Jeff Hansen* 6-4 286 So&
71 Jesse Hoffman 6-4 307 RFr&
RIGHT TACKLE
74 Jeff Miller 6-7 290 Fr&
62 Neil Boyce* 6-3 314 So&
QUARTERBACK
12 Jack Rolovich* (ROE-loe-vitch) 6-2 223 Sr&+
15 Cory Carpenter** 6-2 210 Sr&
HALFBACK
1 Demetrius Crawford 5-9 185 Jr+
20 Isaiah Taito** (TIE-toe) 5-11 206 Jr
25 Aaron Mason* 5-10 180 So
W RECEIVER
6 Josh Lewis* 5-11 160 Sr&+
11 Mark Desin 5-10 184 Fr&
X RECEIVER
9 Deon Toliver* (like oliver) 6-3 185 Jr+
10 Ty Lulay* 6-0 185 Jr&
Z RECEIVER
80 Derek Green* 6-3 178 So&
82 Tyler Bolton 5-10 198 Jr*
TIGHT END
84 Brandon Bostick** 6-4 261 Jr&
91 Joe Schriebeis (SHRY-bice) 6-4 226 So&
Defense
BANDIT
47 Dane Fletcher* 6-2 229 So&
96 Paul Bartsch* (like arch) 6-2 258 Sr+
TACKLE
99 Aaron Papich*** (PAPP-itch) 6-2 272 Sr&
60 Dylan Kinkelaar* (KINK-uh-lawr) 6-2 256 Jr&
NOSE
90 Brandon Hoffenbacker 6-3 315 Jr
97 Chris Kolone (KOE-loe-nay) 6-4 309 Jr+*
93 Dan Ogden 6-0 265 Fr
END
50 Reyshawn Bobo* (RAY-shawn) 6-1 232 Sr&+
48 Dustin O’Connell 6-2 231 RFr&
SAM
7 Bryant Matthews* 5-11 224 Sr&+
56 Jesse Anderson* 6-0 215 So&
MIKE
54 Bobby Daly** 6-1 215 Jr&
34 Jeff Price 6-0 204 So&
WILL
41 Will Claggett*(KLAGG-it) 6-1 226 Sr&+
32 Brett Irigoin* (EAR-uh-goyn) 6-0 192 Jr&
LEFT CORNER
2 David Taylor 5-8 175 Jr+
OR 13 Kory Austin*** 5-11 184 Sr&
FREE SAFETY
8 Jeff Brown* 6-0 188 Jr&+
4 Ramon Lewis (ruh-MOAN) 6-2 203 Jr+
ROVER
27 Kevin Retoriano* (ruh-tore-ee-AW-no) 5-9 183 So&
3 Jordan Craney 6-0 182 Fr
RIGHT CORNER
24 Michael Beach* 6-0 194 Sr&+
26 Arnold Briggs 5-10 171 RFr&
*-indicates number of letters earned &-player has used redshirt year, +-indicates player is a transfer
PLACEMENTS/KO 49 Eric Fisher
KO/PUNT 39 Eric Fisher
PUNT RETURN 13 Kory Austin
KICK RETURN 6 Josh Lewis/2 David Taylor
LONG SNAPS 65 Tim Garcia SHORT SNAPS 65 Tim Garcia
HOLDER 10 Tyler Lulay
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