BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 74 Days Until Kickoff, and a 74-yard Run Sparked the Cats Last November
6/18/2019 2:00:00 PM | Football
Byron Rollins is a Bobcat legacy wearing #74
June 18: 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.
#74
Byron Rollins, DL: Byron Rollins brings strong Bobcat bloodlines and physical maturity to the 2019 season. He enters the summer as a sophomore defensive lineman who had an excellent career at Missoula Sentinel. He earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior. He served a two-year church mission after signing with the Bobcats in 2015, and his father, Josh, was a Bobcat lineman in the 1990s.
74 – Yards on a touchdown run by Isaiah Ifanse against Cal Poly on November 3, 2018, MSU's longest play from scrimmage all season.
When Cal Poly arrived in Bozeman last November 3 Isaiah Ifanse had rushed for 486 yards during his freshman campaign. As it turns out, his work wasn't even half done. He gave his season a jump start on that afternoon in the first quarter, when he sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown. It proved to be the longest play from scrimmage all season. From the beginning of that play on Ifanse gained 512 yards rushing to finish with a Bobcat freshman record 1,025. That particular play electrified Bobcat Stadium and gave the Cats a 14-0 lead that provided the Bobcats the separation they needed in a 49-42 win. He finished with 223 yards on the afternoon, and three touchdowns, and the spark he provided throughout November propelled the Bobcats.
Chronology: Kenneth Moore (1930), Phil Kirk (1956), Russ Yarnell (1957), Gene Schilling (1958-59), Cliff Haven (1960-61), Gene Carlson (1964), Howie Hahn (1965-66), Scott Dean (1967), Max Erickson (1969-71), Don Wilson (1973), Bert Markovich (1972, '74), Lee Washburn (1975-77), John Janosko (1978), Phil Bruneau (1979-82), Don Leake (1983-86), Pat Harmon (1987), Marty Milton (1988), Wade Rademacher (1990), Sean Sanger (1991), Mike Widmer (1992), Aaron Horpestead (1993), Masson Riddle (1994), Ed Hwang (1995-96), Mike White (1997-98), James Terry (1999-2000), Anthony Hardgraves (2001-02), Lawrence Figueroa 2003-05), Jeff Miller (2006-09), Matt Devereux (2011-13), Wade Webster (2014-16), Byron Rollins (2018-)
#74 Notes: Lee Washburn had the kind of football career a lot of people dream about. He was an all-state tackle for local legend Tom LeProwse at Bozeman High after previously playing high school ball in both Dillon, Montana, and Newell, South Dakota. Once at MSU, Washburn moved into a starting role on the offensive line as a sophomore in 1975, was a key cog in the school's National Championship a year later, and was a first team all-league choice as a senior in 1977. He played on a National Championship team and was part of Sonny Holland's last senior class at MSU. But even now, Washburn is known as the second-ever Mr. Irrelevant. Once a year – at NFL Draft time – people come across Washburn's name and memories of his career are revived on a greater scope than likely anyone imagined as the final selection in the 1978 NFL Draft, chosen by the Dallas Cowboys.
#74
Byron Rollins, DL: Byron Rollins brings strong Bobcat bloodlines and physical maturity to the 2019 season. He enters the summer as a sophomore defensive lineman who had an excellent career at Missoula Sentinel. He earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior. He served a two-year church mission after signing with the Bobcats in 2015, and his father, Josh, was a Bobcat lineman in the 1990s.
74 – Yards on a touchdown run by Isaiah Ifanse against Cal Poly on November 3, 2018, MSU's longest play from scrimmage all season.
When Cal Poly arrived in Bozeman last November 3 Isaiah Ifanse had rushed for 486 yards during his freshman campaign. As it turns out, his work wasn't even half done. He gave his season a jump start on that afternoon in the first quarter, when he sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown. It proved to be the longest play from scrimmage all season. From the beginning of that play on Ifanse gained 512 yards rushing to finish with a Bobcat freshman record 1,025. That particular play electrified Bobcat Stadium and gave the Cats a 14-0 lead that provided the Bobcats the separation they needed in a 49-42 win. He finished with 223 yards on the afternoon, and three touchdowns, and the spark he provided throughout November propelled the Bobcats.
Chronology: Kenneth Moore (1930), Phil Kirk (1956), Russ Yarnell (1957), Gene Schilling (1958-59), Cliff Haven (1960-61), Gene Carlson (1964), Howie Hahn (1965-66), Scott Dean (1967), Max Erickson (1969-71), Don Wilson (1973), Bert Markovich (1972, '74), Lee Washburn (1975-77), John Janosko (1978), Phil Bruneau (1979-82), Don Leake (1983-86), Pat Harmon (1987), Marty Milton (1988), Wade Rademacher (1990), Sean Sanger (1991), Mike Widmer (1992), Aaron Horpestead (1993), Masson Riddle (1994), Ed Hwang (1995-96), Mike White (1997-98), James Terry (1999-2000), Anthony Hardgraves (2001-02), Lawrence Figueroa 2003-05), Jeff Miller (2006-09), Matt Devereux (2011-13), Wade Webster (2014-16), Byron Rollins (2018-)
#74 Notes: Lee Washburn had the kind of football career a lot of people dream about. He was an all-state tackle for local legend Tom LeProwse at Bozeman High after previously playing high school ball in both Dillon, Montana, and Newell, South Dakota. Once at MSU, Washburn moved into a starting role on the offensive line as a sophomore in 1975, was a key cog in the school's National Championship a year later, and was a first team all-league choice as a senior in 1977. He played on a National Championship team and was part of Sonny Holland's last senior class at MSU. But even now, Washburn is known as the second-ever Mr. Irrelevant. Once a year – at NFL Draft time – people come across Washburn's name and memories of his career are revived on a greater scope than likely anyone imagined as the final selection in the 1978 NFL Draft, chosen by the Dallas Cowboys.
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