BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 91 Days Left Until the Gold Rush!
5/31/2018 3:56:00 PM | Football
Big Sky running backs could more or less feel #91 coming when Roger Cooper wore it
May 31: Bobcat by the Numbers takes a look at current and past Bobcats whose jersey numbers correspond to the number of days remaining before Montana State opens the 2018 football season against Western Illinois in Bobcat Stadium's annual Gold Rush game on August 30.
#91
Michael Jobman, LB: Among the interesting storylines in Montana State's fall camp this August, Michael Jobman's transition to middle linebacker may be one of the most fascinating. A productive Buck end a season ago after being pressed into action due to injuries, Jobman moved to Mike linebacker in the spring and was outstanding. A rangy, athletic player who closes ground and covers space easily, Jobman showed a knack for the position.
Spotlight: Roger Cooper didn't just chase ball carriers. The Port Orchard, Washington, product didn't just sack opposing quarterbacks. He hunted them. He stalked them. Cooper pursued opponents the way a lion preys on wildebeest on the plains of the Serengeti. His spectacular, All-America career featured 46 tackles-for-loss, still the seventh-most in Bobcat history, and 13 sacks. He caused three fumbles, recovered four, and intercepted three passes. Cooper was a three-time All-Big Sky performer, and earned league defensive MVP honors as a senior. Presently an assistant coach at Idaho State, Cooper was inducted into the Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame two years ago.
Chronology: Tex Sikora (1982-85), Kevin Wolf (1986-88), Mark Sims (1989-93), Aaron Nava (1996), Nathan Schmidt (1999), Roger Cooper (2000-04), Joe Schreibeis (2005-09), Odin Coe (2011-12), Robert Wilcox (2013-15), Michael Jobman (2016-)
Other 91 Notes: For a jersey number that only 10 Bobcats have worn, the list of players that have worn 91 in the Blue and Gold is impressive. Tex Sikora (in 1982) became the first Bobcat regular on record to don #91, and he held it down capably during the team's run to the 1984 National Championship. Since then Mark Sims spanned the Solomonson and Hysell eras as a solid defensive end, Roger Cooper (above) wore it as well as any Bobcat has worn any number, and Joe Schreibeis was a team captain and productive tight end, although Odin Coe hadn't yet blossomed into an outstanding defensive end before transitioning to number 11.
#91
Michael Jobman, LB: Among the interesting storylines in Montana State's fall camp this August, Michael Jobman's transition to middle linebacker may be one of the most fascinating. A productive Buck end a season ago after being pressed into action due to injuries, Jobman moved to Mike linebacker in the spring and was outstanding. A rangy, athletic player who closes ground and covers space easily, Jobman showed a knack for the position.
Spotlight: Roger Cooper didn't just chase ball carriers. The Port Orchard, Washington, product didn't just sack opposing quarterbacks. He hunted them. He stalked them. Cooper pursued opponents the way a lion preys on wildebeest on the plains of the Serengeti. His spectacular, All-America career featured 46 tackles-for-loss, still the seventh-most in Bobcat history, and 13 sacks. He caused three fumbles, recovered four, and intercepted three passes. Cooper was a three-time All-Big Sky performer, and earned league defensive MVP honors as a senior. Presently an assistant coach at Idaho State, Cooper was inducted into the Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame two years ago.
Chronology: Tex Sikora (1982-85), Kevin Wolf (1986-88), Mark Sims (1989-93), Aaron Nava (1996), Nathan Schmidt (1999), Roger Cooper (2000-04), Joe Schreibeis (2005-09), Odin Coe (2011-12), Robert Wilcox (2013-15), Michael Jobman (2016-)
Other 91 Notes: For a jersey number that only 10 Bobcats have worn, the list of players that have worn 91 in the Blue and Gold is impressive. Tex Sikora (in 1982) became the first Bobcat regular on record to don #91, and he held it down capably during the team's run to the 1984 National Championship. Since then Mark Sims spanned the Solomonson and Hysell eras as a solid defensive end, Roger Cooper (above) wore it as well as any Bobcat has worn any number, and Joe Schreibeis was a team captain and productive tight end, although Odin Coe hadn't yet blossomed into an outstanding defensive end before transitioning to number 11.
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