BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 64 Days Until MSU's 2018 Season Opener!
6/27/2018 2:08:00 PM | Football
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June 27: Bobcats by the Numbers takes a look at current and past Bobcats that 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.
#64
Vacant: Jersey number 64 has not been assigned at this time.
Spotlight – Brian Archdale: Instant gratification was not Brian Archdale's thing. He came to Montana State in the fall of 1994 as an offensive line prospect from Wolf Point, and redshirted. The next year, he saw sparing action as a reserve guard, and in 1996 played in five games. So to summarize his career to that point – three seasons of MSU football, not enough games played on scrimmage plays to have to take your shoes off to count. But Archdale was one of the players who bought into Cliff Hysell's system, and that began paying off in 1997. MSU won six games and Archdale started all 11 at guard. The Cats won seven games in '98, and again Archdale held down a guard position. He traded three years of hard work for two years as a starting offensive lineman on MSU's first back-to-back winning teams since the early '80s. Archdale is married to Bobcat volleyball legend Brandy Anderson, and they live in Minnesota.
Chronology: Greg Dufek (1957-59), Howard Ross (1961-63), John Jernberg (1964-66), Garth Forney (1967-68), Mike Cronquist (1969), Allan Young (1970-72), Dave Mueller (1973-76), J. Daly (1977-79), Charles White (1980), Bruce Brockmann (1982-85), Kevin Elliott (1986-90), John Arias (1991), Andy Hauser (1992), Brian Archdale (1994-98), Jason Keyser (1999), Jeff Bolton (2002-05), Richard Boggs (2006), Nate Brooks (2007), Casey Dennehy (2008), Andy Austin (2009-13), Joey Marinello (2014), Lane Knows His Gun (2016)
Other #64 Notes: One of the best players ever to wear the Blue and Gold, Jeff Bolton is clearly one of the best to wear #64. He was named the nation's top FCS center in 2005 in spite of playing only eight games at the position, and that came after earning All-America honors at guard the year before.
#64
Vacant: Jersey number 64 has not been assigned at this time.
Spotlight – Brian Archdale: Instant gratification was not Brian Archdale's thing. He came to Montana State in the fall of 1994 as an offensive line prospect from Wolf Point, and redshirted. The next year, he saw sparing action as a reserve guard, and in 1996 played in five games. So to summarize his career to that point – three seasons of MSU football, not enough games played on scrimmage plays to have to take your shoes off to count. But Archdale was one of the players who bought into Cliff Hysell's system, and that began paying off in 1997. MSU won six games and Archdale started all 11 at guard. The Cats won seven games in '98, and again Archdale held down a guard position. He traded three years of hard work for two years as a starting offensive lineman on MSU's first back-to-back winning teams since the early '80s. Archdale is married to Bobcat volleyball legend Brandy Anderson, and they live in Minnesota.
Chronology: Greg Dufek (1957-59), Howard Ross (1961-63), John Jernberg (1964-66), Garth Forney (1967-68), Mike Cronquist (1969), Allan Young (1970-72), Dave Mueller (1973-76), J. Daly (1977-79), Charles White (1980), Bruce Brockmann (1982-85), Kevin Elliott (1986-90), John Arias (1991), Andy Hauser (1992), Brian Archdale (1994-98), Jason Keyser (1999), Jeff Bolton (2002-05), Richard Boggs (2006), Nate Brooks (2007), Casey Dennehy (2008), Andy Austin (2009-13), Joey Marinello (2014), Lane Knows His Gun (2016)
Other #64 Notes: One of the best players ever to wear the Blue and Gold, Jeff Bolton is clearly one of the best to wear #64. He was named the nation's top FCS center in 2005 in spite of playing only eight games at the position, and that came after earning All-America honors at guard the year before.
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