BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: With 35 Days Before MSU Visits Texas Tech, a Look at the Bobcats' First Game There
7/27/2019 3:00:00 PM | Football
Joe Olson brings solid credentials to the Bobcat program from Bozeman High
July 27: 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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Joe Olson, RB: Bozeman – and before it Gallatin County – High School has sent a considerable amount of talent to the Bobcat football program through the years. Levi Wesche's Hawks – one of the Montana's best programs - have been no exception. Seven former Bozeman High players enter the 2019 season in the Blue and Gold, although Joe Olson – this season's #35 – isn't likely to contribute this season due to injury. The true freshman running back figures strongly into the team's long-term plans after rushing for over 900 yards in six games last season.
35 – Points scored by Texas Tech in the Red Raiders' 1938 win over the Cats
Montana State traveled longer to play Texas Tech in 1938 than it did for any game but one (Purdue) in its pre-World War II history, so it's only right that "our boys were shown real western hospitality – that is to a certain point," according to the 1939 Montanan yearbook. The Red Raiders entertained our boys in truly royal fashion. They not only presented our team with a beautiful blanket of Texas Tech colors, but to climax the ceremony, they gave us a 35-0 defeat in our first game of the season." Tech finished that season 10-1, the only loss coming in the Cotton Bowl to 11th-ranked Saint Mary's, and included a 19-13 win over the Grizzlies. After playing at Texas Tech, the Cats lost at New Mexico State 27-7 and at Utah 34-0.
Chronology: Fred Keenan (1931), Dick Little (1937), Clifford Vaughn (1940), Alton Zempel (1941), Mike McCormick (1946-47), Gene Stergar (1948), Fred Peres (1953), Jerry Miller (1954-55), Darrell Garoutte (1970-71), Scott Shriver (1972-74), Mike Vidmar (1975-77), Bret Chapman (1978-81), Skip Morten (1982), Rodney Holland (1983-85), Brett Davis (1986), Bob Wilkinson (1987-90), TT Ryan (1993-95), Shon Flores (1997), Carson Souter (1998), Adam Cordeiro (1999), Vernon Williams (2000-01), David Mayfield (2002-03), Travis Doroski (2004), Isaiah Taito (2005-06), Michael Boran (2007), Tyler Volkman (2008), Preston Gale (2009), Morris Gates-Mouton (2012-13, 15), Balue Chapman (2016-18), Joe Olson (2019-)
Other #35 Notes: Almost defiantly, Cliff Hysell would make public proclamations that even though it went against conventional thinking he had his favorites as players. And when he was in a mood to name names, T.T. Ryan was the one that most easily rolled off his tongue. Timothy Ty Ryan (Hysell's love of blocking backs and Ryan's initials always made one wonder if Cliff didn't think T.T. stood for Tim Terrific) transferred to Montana State from Cal State Fullerton in 1993 after the Titans dropped football. In 1993 he was third on the team with 33 carries and 138 yards, but his arrival coincided with a rushing renaissance at MSU. Fred Moore gained 1,005 yards as a JC transfer, and Clint Morton ran for 743, and most of those 1,748 yards were behind Ryan. Ryan was also a wrestler at CSF, and was a linebacker in high school. In his three seasons at MSU, Bobcat tailbacks averaged well over 100 rushing yards a game.
#35
Joe Olson, RB: Bozeman – and before it Gallatin County – High School has sent a considerable amount of talent to the Bobcat football program through the years. Levi Wesche's Hawks – one of the Montana's best programs - have been no exception. Seven former Bozeman High players enter the 2019 season in the Blue and Gold, although Joe Olson – this season's #35 – isn't likely to contribute this season due to injury. The true freshman running back figures strongly into the team's long-term plans after rushing for over 900 yards in six games last season.
35 – Points scored by Texas Tech in the Red Raiders' 1938 win over the Cats
Montana State traveled longer to play Texas Tech in 1938 than it did for any game but one (Purdue) in its pre-World War II history, so it's only right that "our boys were shown real western hospitality – that is to a certain point," according to the 1939 Montanan yearbook. The Red Raiders entertained our boys in truly royal fashion. They not only presented our team with a beautiful blanket of Texas Tech colors, but to climax the ceremony, they gave us a 35-0 defeat in our first game of the season." Tech finished that season 10-1, the only loss coming in the Cotton Bowl to 11th-ranked Saint Mary's, and included a 19-13 win over the Grizzlies. After playing at Texas Tech, the Cats lost at New Mexico State 27-7 and at Utah 34-0.
Chronology: Fred Keenan (1931), Dick Little (1937), Clifford Vaughn (1940), Alton Zempel (1941), Mike McCormick (1946-47), Gene Stergar (1948), Fred Peres (1953), Jerry Miller (1954-55), Darrell Garoutte (1970-71), Scott Shriver (1972-74), Mike Vidmar (1975-77), Bret Chapman (1978-81), Skip Morten (1982), Rodney Holland (1983-85), Brett Davis (1986), Bob Wilkinson (1987-90), TT Ryan (1993-95), Shon Flores (1997), Carson Souter (1998), Adam Cordeiro (1999), Vernon Williams (2000-01), David Mayfield (2002-03), Travis Doroski (2004), Isaiah Taito (2005-06), Michael Boran (2007), Tyler Volkman (2008), Preston Gale (2009), Morris Gates-Mouton (2012-13, 15), Balue Chapman (2016-18), Joe Olson (2019-)
Other #35 Notes: Almost defiantly, Cliff Hysell would make public proclamations that even though it went against conventional thinking he had his favorites as players. And when he was in a mood to name names, T.T. Ryan was the one that most easily rolled off his tongue. Timothy Ty Ryan (Hysell's love of blocking backs and Ryan's initials always made one wonder if Cliff didn't think T.T. stood for Tim Terrific) transferred to Montana State from Cal State Fullerton in 1993 after the Titans dropped football. In 1993 he was third on the team with 33 carries and 138 yards, but his arrival coincided with a rushing renaissance at MSU. Fred Moore gained 1,005 yards as a JC transfer, and Clint Morton ran for 743, and most of those 1,748 yards were behind Ryan. Ryan was also a wrestler at CSF, and was a linebacker in high school. In his three seasons at MSU, Bobcat tailbacks averaged well over 100 rushing yards a game.
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