BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 91 Days Before Kickoff, We Look at an Uncharacteristically High-Scoring Game in 1977
6/1/2019 2:00:00 PM | Football
Michael Jobman is an important piece of Montana State's defense
June 1: In addition to a quick look at players wearing the jersey number corresponding to the number of days remaining until Montana State's season opener at Texas Tech on August 31, Bobcats by the Numbers brings you another tidbit or two aligning with that number.
#91
Michael Jobman, LB: There's nothing like on-the-job training, and junior Michael Jobman has received more than his share in the past two seasons. Jobman played much of that time on the edge as the team's Buck end, a hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end position, but played much of last season as an inside linebacker. His versatility leads him into the 2019 season without a clearly defined role, but with the certainty that he'll be relied on to contribute… somewhere. Jobman has played in 23 games, starting 11. "He's played a lot of football for us," head coach Jeff Choate says, and Jobman's combination of physical attributes (length and athleticism) and experience make him a cornerstone piece of the 2019 Bobcat defense.
91 – Combined points by Portland State (56) and Montana State (35), the most in Bobcat history to that point in which each team scored (Utah beat the Bobcats 97-0 in 1911) and the final game of Sonny Holland's head coaching career. Future NFL star Neil Lomax threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns that day to lead the Vikings, with no one catching more than one TD pass. Butch Damberger's two touchdown catches helped the Cats build a 27-12 lead before PSU scored 44 straight points, which included an interception returned for a touchdown. That high-scoring game full of passes and other pyrotechnics marked the most points allowed in Sonny Holland's brilliant career as Montana State's head coach.
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. 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 three years ago.
#91
Michael Jobman, LB: There's nothing like on-the-job training, and junior Michael Jobman has received more than his share in the past two seasons. Jobman played much of that time on the edge as the team's Buck end, a hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end position, but played much of last season as an inside linebacker. His versatility leads him into the 2019 season without a clearly defined role, but with the certainty that he'll be relied on to contribute… somewhere. Jobman has played in 23 games, starting 11. "He's played a lot of football for us," head coach Jeff Choate says, and Jobman's combination of physical attributes (length and athleticism) and experience make him a cornerstone piece of the 2019 Bobcat defense.
91 – Combined points by Portland State (56) and Montana State (35), the most in Bobcat history to that point in which each team scored (Utah beat the Bobcats 97-0 in 1911) and the final game of Sonny Holland's head coaching career. Future NFL star Neil Lomax threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns that day to lead the Vikings, with no one catching more than one TD pass. Butch Damberger's two touchdown catches helped the Cats build a 27-12 lead before PSU scored 44 straight points, which included an interception returned for a touchdown. That high-scoring game full of passes and other pyrotechnics marked the most points allowed in Sonny Holland's brilliant career as Montana State's head coach.
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. 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 three years ago.
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