BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 88 Days From Kickoff, and an 88-yard Dash by A.O. DeFrate
6/4/2019 2:00:00 PM | Football
Kalispell Glacier's Jarrett Kessler moves to tight end, #88 this season
June 4: 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.
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Jarrett Kessler, TE: Jarrett Kessler, a Kalispell Glacier product, joined the Bobcat program prior to the spring from Diablo Valley Junior College in California. He logged 17 tackles as a defensive lineman in 2018, and after spring drills with the Cats he moved to tight end and will compete for time in 2019.
88 – In front of 10,000 onlookers on a warm afternoon in Lincoln, Austin DeFrate intercepted a Nebraska pass at the Bobcat 12-yard line and raced 88 yards for Montana State's only touchdown of the day. Per the game account from the Omaha World-Herald: "Fro (sic) a fleeting spell Saturday afternoon it looked as if someone had deceived (Nebraska coach) Dr. Dana X. Bible, when he scheduled the football class from Montana State college for a so-called practice game. Before the contest was five minutes old, the tally read: Bobcats 7, Cornhuskers 0, and it stayed that way until along in the second period."DeFrate also had a good day slinging the oval, completing eight passes to Max Worthington and Peck McFarland, according to the October 28, 1930 Exponent. Again, from the World-Herald: "Montana State had a passing attack. In Quarterback DeFrate, who scored its touchdown soon after the first kickoff, it has a beautiful thrower and for a good many anxious minutes things looked as if it had receivers too foxy for the Huskers, too."
88 – All-America tight end Joe Bignell caught 88 passes for the Bobcats in 1984 (including 20 in the playoffs, which did not show up in official stats
Notable #88s in the Bobcat Past: John Kinker (1956), Joe Ugrin (1967), Jim Walczak (1968), Gary Leach (1970), Bob Grabb (1971-72), Bryan Flaig (1973), Dave Henigman (1974), Scott Quittem (1975-78), Steve Niksich (1979-80), Kevin White (1982), Rich Broberg (1983), Joe Cerny (1984-85), Joel Todd (1986), Rob Hatch (1987-90), Scott Eaton (1991-92), Aaron Wilkins (1993-95), Andrew Clark (1996-97), Desmond Faison (1998-99), Toby Winters (2000-01), Toren Roschinger (2002), Jason Goodman (2003), Brian Ouilhon (2004), Matt Crane (2005), Michael Jefferson (2006), Shane Robison (2007-11), Jackson Mahlum (2012-14), Clay Compton (2013), John D'Agostino (2014-18), Jarrett Kessler (2019-).
Other 88 Notes: Jersey number 88 has been something of a legacy spot for the Cats lately. Johnny D'Agostino's father Mark starred for the Bobcats, and the same can be said for Clay Compton (2013) and Jackson Mahlum (2012-14). Even Shane Robison (2007-11) was tied to the legacy concept, as his brother Danny followed him to Montana State and had a fine career on the hardwood. Receiver Desmond Faison (1998-99) was a very good receiver at MSU, following in the footsteps of his cousin, Nico Harrison, now a Bobcat Hall of Famer as a basketball star.
#88
Jarrett Kessler, TE: Jarrett Kessler, a Kalispell Glacier product, joined the Bobcat program prior to the spring from Diablo Valley Junior College in California. He logged 17 tackles as a defensive lineman in 2018, and after spring drills with the Cats he moved to tight end and will compete for time in 2019.
88 – In front of 10,000 onlookers on a warm afternoon in Lincoln, Austin DeFrate intercepted a Nebraska pass at the Bobcat 12-yard line and raced 88 yards for Montana State's only touchdown of the day. Per the game account from the Omaha World-Herald: "Fro (sic) a fleeting spell Saturday afternoon it looked as if someone had deceived (Nebraska coach) Dr. Dana X. Bible, when he scheduled the football class from Montana State college for a so-called practice game. Before the contest was five minutes old, the tally read: Bobcats 7, Cornhuskers 0, and it stayed that way until along in the second period."DeFrate also had a good day slinging the oval, completing eight passes to Max Worthington and Peck McFarland, according to the October 28, 1930 Exponent. Again, from the World-Herald: "Montana State had a passing attack. In Quarterback DeFrate, who scored its touchdown soon after the first kickoff, it has a beautiful thrower and for a good many anxious minutes things looked as if it had receivers too foxy for the Huskers, too."
88 – All-America tight end Joe Bignell caught 88 passes for the Bobcats in 1984 (including 20 in the playoffs, which did not show up in official stats
Notable #88s in the Bobcat Past: John Kinker (1956), Joe Ugrin (1967), Jim Walczak (1968), Gary Leach (1970), Bob Grabb (1971-72), Bryan Flaig (1973), Dave Henigman (1974), Scott Quittem (1975-78), Steve Niksich (1979-80), Kevin White (1982), Rich Broberg (1983), Joe Cerny (1984-85), Joel Todd (1986), Rob Hatch (1987-90), Scott Eaton (1991-92), Aaron Wilkins (1993-95), Andrew Clark (1996-97), Desmond Faison (1998-99), Toby Winters (2000-01), Toren Roschinger (2002), Jason Goodman (2003), Brian Ouilhon (2004), Matt Crane (2005), Michael Jefferson (2006), Shane Robison (2007-11), Jackson Mahlum (2012-14), Clay Compton (2013), John D'Agostino (2014-18), Jarrett Kessler (2019-).
Other 88 Notes: Jersey number 88 has been something of a legacy spot for the Cats lately. Johnny D'Agostino's father Mark starred for the Bobcats, and the same can be said for Clay Compton (2013) and Jackson Mahlum (2012-14). Even Shane Robison (2007-11) was tied to the legacy concept, as his brother Danny followed him to Montana State and had a fine career on the hardwood. Receiver Desmond Faison (1998-99) was a very good receiver at MSU, following in the footsteps of his cousin, Nico Harrison, now a Bobcat Hall of Famer as a basketball star.
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