BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 51 Days Until the Gold Rush Game!
7/10/2018 12:11:00 PM | Football
Jeff Newton got a lot done in the middle of the MSU D-line
July 10: Bobcats 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.
#51
Taylor Tuisasopo, OG: Taylor Tuiasosopo's emergence in 2017 as a productive starting guard became an important factor in Montana State's Big Sky-leading ground game. Tuiasosopo joined the starting lineup in game four and helped solidify that unit. He enters fall camp as the likely starter at right guard.
Spotlight – Jeff Newton: Jeff Newton never said a lot outside the confines of the Bobcat football locker room, but on the field his presence was anything but quiet. A product of Bigfork, Newton earned Second Team All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior defensive tackle in 1991, and was First Team All-Big Sky as a senior. He registered 75 tackles, eight for a loss, with six sacks, as a junior that season. As a senior he led the Cats in tackles – again, as an interior defensive lineman, an amazing feat – and logged seven tackles-for-loss. He forced three fumbles and recovered seven during his Bobcat career.
Chronology: Joe Dobeus (1926), Everett Best (1927), Bud Gill (1937), Willie Baugh (1953), Hal Walker (1954-55), Darrell Hueth (1956), Phil Whitner (1957), Dan Costello (1958), Bob Cegelski (1959-62), Terry Albrecht (1963-65), Ray Biggs (1966-67), Gene Wasia (1968-69), Rick Urdahl (1970-71), Brooks Lanning (1973), Lee Washburn (1974), Jon Kienberger (1975-76), Jack Muhlbeier (1977-80), Tom Martin (1982), Jon Wanago (1984-88), Jeff Newton (1990-92), Mike Knoyle (1993), Jim Sykes (1996-97), Damien Stephens (1999), Blake Wolf (2000-01), Mike Weiss (2002-03), JD Sullivan (2004), Kyle Burch (2005), Pat Keefe (2006), Josiah Lusby (2007-2009), Michael Foster (2010-14), BJ Ojo (2015-16), Jackson McCleery (2017), Taylor Tuiasosopo (2018-)
Bonus Note for #51: Michael Foster was an exceptional special teams player who overcame injuries to become a solid linebacker for the Cats. He came to Bozeman from the Houston area, but as a youngster growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, he was a ball boy at Drake Bulldogs football games when his future MSU coach Rob Ash roamed the sidelines.
#51
Taylor Tuisasopo, OG: Taylor Tuiasosopo's emergence in 2017 as a productive starting guard became an important factor in Montana State's Big Sky-leading ground game. Tuiasosopo joined the starting lineup in game four and helped solidify that unit. He enters fall camp as the likely starter at right guard.
Spotlight – Jeff Newton: Jeff Newton never said a lot outside the confines of the Bobcat football locker room, but on the field his presence was anything but quiet. A product of Bigfork, Newton earned Second Team All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior defensive tackle in 1991, and was First Team All-Big Sky as a senior. He registered 75 tackles, eight for a loss, with six sacks, as a junior that season. As a senior he led the Cats in tackles – again, as an interior defensive lineman, an amazing feat – and logged seven tackles-for-loss. He forced three fumbles and recovered seven during his Bobcat career.
Chronology: Joe Dobeus (1926), Everett Best (1927), Bud Gill (1937), Willie Baugh (1953), Hal Walker (1954-55), Darrell Hueth (1956), Phil Whitner (1957), Dan Costello (1958), Bob Cegelski (1959-62), Terry Albrecht (1963-65), Ray Biggs (1966-67), Gene Wasia (1968-69), Rick Urdahl (1970-71), Brooks Lanning (1973), Lee Washburn (1974), Jon Kienberger (1975-76), Jack Muhlbeier (1977-80), Tom Martin (1982), Jon Wanago (1984-88), Jeff Newton (1990-92), Mike Knoyle (1993), Jim Sykes (1996-97), Damien Stephens (1999), Blake Wolf (2000-01), Mike Weiss (2002-03), JD Sullivan (2004), Kyle Burch (2005), Pat Keefe (2006), Josiah Lusby (2007-2009), Michael Foster (2010-14), BJ Ojo (2015-16), Jackson McCleery (2017), Taylor Tuiasosopo (2018-)
Bonus Note for #51: Michael Foster was an exceptional special teams player who overcame injuries to become a solid linebacker for the Cats. He came to Bozeman from the Houston area, but as a youngster growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, he was a ball boy at Drake Bulldogs football games when his future MSU coach Rob Ash roamed the sidelines.
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