BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 82 Days to Kickoff, and We Look at Montana State's First Out-of-State Road Trip
6/10/2019 2:00:00 PM | Football
Mark Estes is a promising receiver for the Bobcats
June 10: 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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Mark Estes, WR: Mark Estes was part of a group of young receivers last fall that showed positive signs on the scout team, and which took steps forward in MSU's start-and-stop spring practice session. He starred at Drummond High as a sophomore in 2015 and at Kalispell Glacier the next two seasons, earning all-state honors at both schools.
82 – Points allowed by Montana State on its first-ever out-of-state road trip to Idaho and Washington State in 1905. Every earthly thing has a beginning, and the beginning of Montana State's football program is long enough ago that it is sometimes hard to put things in perspective. It's easy to take for granted life in a far-flung conference with non-league road foes like Texas Tech, but the Montana State Agricultural College didn't play outside the state until its ninth season. Montana State's first road trip took the team west to a pair of soon-to-be familiar rivals, Idaho and Washington State. Idaho beat the Bobcats 50-0 on October 9, then Washington State hung a 32-0 loss on Montana State two days later. Below are the game accounts from the November, 1905 Exponent:
M.A.C. vs. U. of IDAHO. This game was played in Moscow, Idaho, Monday afternoon, October 9. This was the first game of the season for our team and probably the hardest one. Our boys fought hard individually but they could not get together and Idaho tore through for steady gains. Scott, our plucky little quarter back deserves special praise for the way he played the game. Time after time the Idaho players would have gotten away for a touchdown except for Scottie. He weights about 130 pounds, but makes up for the rest in grit. The score was 50 to 0 in favor of Idaho. M.A.C. had the ball but seven times throughout the game and she made her yardage only once. Idaho on the other hand was held for downs but once and she lost the ball once on a fumble. At the endo fthe first half the score stood 16 to 0.
M.A.C vs. W.S.C. The game with W.S.C. was played in Pullman, Washington, Wednesday, October 11, two days after the game with Idaho. The score was 26 to 0 (both MSU and WSU records show that game ended 32-0) in favor of W.S.C. On account of the hard game the Monday before, our boys were not in good shape to play. Nevertheless they played together better and had better team work than they did against Idaho. The game was played on a heavy muddy field, which favored the heavier team of W.S.C.
Chronology: Jim Stevens (1956), Bill Mack (1957-59), Carl Hinkle (1964-65), Don Mathern (1966-68), Ken Lucido (1970), Tim Allen (1971), Doug Vickery (1972), Scott Mizelle (1974), Al Reichow (1974, '75-76), Tom Pomroy (1977-78), Wade Abel (1979), Bill Walker (1980), Duane Baker (1982-86), Mark Woodcock (1987), Bucky Haynes (1988), Brian Plunkett (1989-90), Mike Cady (1992), Craig Galle (1995-99), Darryl Johnson (2000), Matt McCullough (2001-04), Nolan Lee (2005), Tyler Bolton (2006-08), Julius Lloyd (2009-10), Jake Olson (2011), Mitchell Herbert (2014-17), Mark Estes (2018-)
Other #82 Notes: Mike Kramer famously called receiver the 'pink Under Armour' position, a humorous slap at the toughness of pass-catchers by a former lineman. But at Montana State receiver is a position that seems to foster great students. Montana State's two most recent CoSIDA Academic All-Americas, Tanner Bleskin and Mitch Herbert, who brought jersey number 82 considerable distinction over the last four years, played receiver and re-wrote MSU's receiving record book in the process… Al Reichow, a receiver/tight end in the mid-1970s, was the son of long-time Minnesota Vikings executive Jerry Reichow, an interesting character himself. The elder Reichow had been a star quarterback and basketball player at Iowa before joining the Detroit Lions and later the Vikings… It's easy to type-cast football players. Julius Lloyd came to MSU as a junior college receiver in the summer of 2009 with an impressive YouTube highlight reel. His specialty was using his jumping ability to go up and get balls – some called him Jumpin' Julius – on fade patterns. There was plenty of flash to this #82, or so it appeared. But once in the Bobcat program, Lloyd began proving almost immediately there was much, much more. A disciplined route-runner and willing blocker, Julius Lloyd was much more than a diva receiver. He was willing to do the usually-unseen work that makes offenses successful. And as Rob Ash always preaches, when a player works for the betterment of the team, individual success always arrives. Lloyd finished his two-year career at MSU in 2010 with 1,153 receiving yards, 18th-best in school history, and his eight career touchdown catches was tied for 15th-most at MSU. His seven TD catches as a senior in 2010 is tied for 11th. As impressive as the stats remain, Lloyd's strength of character and classy demeanor continue to have a strong impact on MSU's receiver corps.
#82
Mark Estes, WR: Mark Estes was part of a group of young receivers last fall that showed positive signs on the scout team, and which took steps forward in MSU's start-and-stop spring practice session. He starred at Drummond High as a sophomore in 2015 and at Kalispell Glacier the next two seasons, earning all-state honors at both schools.
82 – Points allowed by Montana State on its first-ever out-of-state road trip to Idaho and Washington State in 1905. Every earthly thing has a beginning, and the beginning of Montana State's football program is long enough ago that it is sometimes hard to put things in perspective. It's easy to take for granted life in a far-flung conference with non-league road foes like Texas Tech, but the Montana State Agricultural College didn't play outside the state until its ninth season. Montana State's first road trip took the team west to a pair of soon-to-be familiar rivals, Idaho and Washington State. Idaho beat the Bobcats 50-0 on October 9, then Washington State hung a 32-0 loss on Montana State two days later. Below are the game accounts from the November, 1905 Exponent:
M.A.C. vs. U. of IDAHO. This game was played in Moscow, Idaho, Monday afternoon, October 9. This was the first game of the season for our team and probably the hardest one. Our boys fought hard individually but they could not get together and Idaho tore through for steady gains. Scott, our plucky little quarter back deserves special praise for the way he played the game. Time after time the Idaho players would have gotten away for a touchdown except for Scottie. He weights about 130 pounds, but makes up for the rest in grit. The score was 50 to 0 in favor of Idaho. M.A.C. had the ball but seven times throughout the game and she made her yardage only once. Idaho on the other hand was held for downs but once and she lost the ball once on a fumble. At the endo fthe first half the score stood 16 to 0.
M.A.C vs. W.S.C. The game with W.S.C. was played in Pullman, Washington, Wednesday, October 11, two days after the game with Idaho. The score was 26 to 0 (both MSU and WSU records show that game ended 32-0) in favor of W.S.C. On account of the hard game the Monday before, our boys were not in good shape to play. Nevertheless they played together better and had better team work than they did against Idaho. The game was played on a heavy muddy field, which favored the heavier team of W.S.C.
Chronology: Jim Stevens (1956), Bill Mack (1957-59), Carl Hinkle (1964-65), Don Mathern (1966-68), Ken Lucido (1970), Tim Allen (1971), Doug Vickery (1972), Scott Mizelle (1974), Al Reichow (1974, '75-76), Tom Pomroy (1977-78), Wade Abel (1979), Bill Walker (1980), Duane Baker (1982-86), Mark Woodcock (1987), Bucky Haynes (1988), Brian Plunkett (1989-90), Mike Cady (1992), Craig Galle (1995-99), Darryl Johnson (2000), Matt McCullough (2001-04), Nolan Lee (2005), Tyler Bolton (2006-08), Julius Lloyd (2009-10), Jake Olson (2011), Mitchell Herbert (2014-17), Mark Estes (2018-)
Other #82 Notes: Mike Kramer famously called receiver the 'pink Under Armour' position, a humorous slap at the toughness of pass-catchers by a former lineman. But at Montana State receiver is a position that seems to foster great students. Montana State's two most recent CoSIDA Academic All-Americas, Tanner Bleskin and Mitch Herbert, who brought jersey number 82 considerable distinction over the last four years, played receiver and re-wrote MSU's receiving record book in the process… Al Reichow, a receiver/tight end in the mid-1970s, was the son of long-time Minnesota Vikings executive Jerry Reichow, an interesting character himself. The elder Reichow had been a star quarterback and basketball player at Iowa before joining the Detroit Lions and later the Vikings… It's easy to type-cast football players. Julius Lloyd came to MSU as a junior college receiver in the summer of 2009 with an impressive YouTube highlight reel. His specialty was using his jumping ability to go up and get balls – some called him Jumpin' Julius – on fade patterns. There was plenty of flash to this #82, or so it appeared. But once in the Bobcat program, Lloyd began proving almost immediately there was much, much more. A disciplined route-runner and willing blocker, Julius Lloyd was much more than a diva receiver. He was willing to do the usually-unseen work that makes offenses successful. And as Rob Ash always preaches, when a player works for the betterment of the team, individual success always arrives. Lloyd finished his two-year career at MSU in 2010 with 1,153 receiving yards, 18th-best in school history, and his eight career touchdown catches was tied for 15th-most at MSU. His seven TD catches as a senior in 2010 is tied for 11th. As impressive as the stats remain, Lloyd's strength of character and classy demeanor continue to have a strong impact on MSU's receiver corps.
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