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Monday, October 14, 2013
Montana moves up to No. 10 (TSN).
Montana moves up to No. 9, FCS Coaches Poll (NCAA).
Thoughts on the UC Davis game (Mick, GoGriz.com).
Griz offense keeps stepping on the gas (KPAX).
Montana No. 8 in Sagarin Ratings, 2nd in BSC (USA Today).
Weekly Conference Football Notes (Big Sky Conference).
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UP NEXT: vs. Cal Poly
Stats comparison.
New starting QB, D shine in 47-0 home win (SLO Trib).
Offense runs smoothly behind Graves (SLO Trib).
How Griz in the NFL fared Sunday (Missoulian).
Monte smokes Baldy, 98%-2%
Currently: Monte 68%, Mike the Tiger (LSU) 32%
Vote: http://capitalonebowl.com/?external_id=WWW_U142_XXX_SEM-Brand_Google_ZZ_ZZ_T_Home#/matchups/7/2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Montana Grizzlies
Aug 31 - W vs. Appalachian St, 30-6
Sep 7 - Open
Sep 14 - W at North Dakota, 55-17
Sep 21 - W vs. Panhandle State, 47-14
Sep 28 - L at Northern Ariz, 16-34
Oct 5 - W vs. Portland State, 55-27
Oct 12 - W at UC Davis, 42-7
Oct 19 - vs. Cal Poly
Oct 26 - vs. Eastern Wash
Nov 2 - at Sacramento St
Nov 9 - at South Dakota
Nov 16 - vs. Weber State
Nov 23 - at Montana State
Montana moves up to No. 10
Coastal Carolina up to No. 6; Fordham at No. 8
TSN
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4631457" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1. North Dakota State Bison 6-0
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats 5-1
3. Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-1
4. Eastern Washington Eagles 4-2
5. Montana State Bobcats 4-2
6. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 6-0
7. Towson Tigers 6-1
8. Fordham Rams 7-0
9. McNeese State Cowboys 5-1
10. Montana Grizzlies 5-1
11. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2
12. Villanova Wildcats 4-2
13. Wofford Terriers 4-2
14. Maine Black Bears 5-1
15. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 4-3
16. Youngstown State Penguins 6-1
17. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 5-1
18. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 5-1
19. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4-2
20. James Madison Dukes 5-2
21. Central Arkansas Bears 3-3
22. Samford Bulldogs 5-2
23. Georgia Southern Eagles 4-2
24. Tennessee State Tigers 6-1
25. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-3
Montana moves up to No. 9 in the FCS Coaches Poll
NCAA
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1 North Dakota State (26) 6-0 650 1
2 Sam Houston State 5-1 620 3
3 Eastern Illinois 5-1 591 4
4 Coastal Carolina 6-0 547 6
5 Montana State 4-2 522 7
6 Eastern Washington 4-2 512 8
7 Towson 6-1 465 2
8 Fordham 7-0 462 9
9 Montana 5-1 425 10
10 McNeese State 5-1 402 11
11 Villanova 4-2 356 15
12 Wofford 4-2 352 12
13 Northern Iowa 4-2 328 5
14 Bethune-Cookman 5-1 314 13
15 Youngstown State 6-1 286 16
16 Lehigh 5-1 275 14
17 Maine 5-1 251 17
18 South Dakota State 4-3 198 18
19 James Madison 5-2 188 19
20 Central Arkanasas 3-3 137 20
21 Northern Arizona 4-2 132 21
22 Tennessee State 6-1 94 23
23 New Hampshire 2-3 88 22
24 Charleston Southern 7-0 54 25
25 Harvard 4-0 26 NR
Dropped out: No. 24 Jacksonville State.
Others receiving votes: Samford 24, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Jacksonville State 12, Southern Utah 10, South Carolina State 7, Tennessee-Martin 6, Cal Poly 6, Chattanooga 4, Delaware 4, Alcorn State 3, Jackson State 2, Southern Illinois 2, Alabama State 2, William & Mary 1, Sacred Heart 1.
Thoughts on the UC Davis game
By Mick Holien, GrizTrax, GoGriz.com
http://www.gogriz.com/blog/2013/10/thoughts-on-the-uc-davis-game.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Griz offense keeps stepping on the gas
By Dan Cimmino, KPAX
http://www.kpax.com/news/griz-offense-keeps-stepping-on-the-gas/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Montana No. 8 in Sagarin Ratings, 2nd in BSC
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/2013/team/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Big Sky Conference
87 Eastern Washington
90 Montana
97 Montana State
130 Northern Arizona
145 Cal Poly
152 Portland State
155 Sacramento State
157 Southern Utah
180 UC Davis
181 North Dakota
202 Northern Colorado
204 Idaho State
212 Weber State
FCS Top 25
43 North Dakota State
57 Eastern Illinois
62 Northern Iowa
78 Towson
83 McNeese State
84 Villanova
87 Eastern Washington
90 Montana
91 Youngstown State
92 Southern Illinois
95 Nevada (FBS, former Big Sky)
97 Montana State
98 Sam Houston State
101 William & Mary
106 Maine
108 SE Louisiana
110 Coastal Carolina
111 South Dakota State
113 Bethune-Cookman
116 Samford
118 UNLV (FBS, Bobby Hauck's team)
123 Georgia Southern
125 Stony Brook
127 Chattanooga
128 Fordham
129 Tennessee State
130 Northern Arizona
Other FCS Teams
132 New Hampshire
136 Old Dominion
137 Harvard
141 Richmond
142 Central Arkansas
145 Cal Poly
147 Liberty
148 SC State
149 James Madison
150 Brown
151 Tennessee-Martin
152 Portland State
153 Wofford
154 Missouri State
155 Sacramento State
156 Yale
157 Southern Utah
159 Eastern Kentucky
160 Jacksonville State
161 Indiana State
162 Princeton
164 Lehigh
166 Delaware
167 South Dakota (Joe Glenn's team)
168 Murray State
169 Illinois State
171 Idaho (FBS, former Big Sky)
172 Western Illinois
173 The Citadel
174 Charleston Southern
175 Northwestern State
176 Pennsylvania
177 Appalachian State (Griz opponent)
178 Nicholls State
179 Dartmouth
180 UC Davis
181 North Dakota
184 NC A&T
185 Stephen F. Austin
186 Gardner-Webb
187 Furman
188 Holy Cross
190 Monmouth-NJ
191 Sacred Heart
192 Alabama State
193 Duquesne
195 Jackson State
196 Bryant
197 Elon
198 SE Missouri State
199 San Diego
200 Tennessee Tech
201 New Mexico State (worst FBS team)
202 Northern Colorado
203 Lamar
204 Idaho State
205 Rhode Island
206 Prairie View A&M
207 Colgate
208 Saint Francis-Pa.
209 Lafayette
210 Butler
211 Western Carolina
212 Weber State
213 Dayton
214 NC Central
215 Marist
216 Cornell
217 Albany-NY
218 Alcorn State
219 Florida A&M
220 Central Connecticut
221 Hampton
222 Abilene Christian
223 Southern U.
224 Jacksonville
225 Drake
226 Delaware State
227 Wagner
228 Charlotte
229 Howard
230 Robert Morris
231 Norfolk State
232 Morgan State
233 Austin Peay
234 Miss. Valley State
235 Georgetown
236 Ark.-Pine Bluff
237 Presbyterian College
238 Alabama A&M
239 Bucknell
240 VMI
241 Incarnate Word
242 Texas Southern
243 Mercer
244 Morehead State
245 Savannah State
246 Columbia
247 Grambling State
248 Campbell
249 Valparaiso
250 Stetson
251 Houston Baptist
252 Davidson
253 ***UNRATED***
28 Boise State (FBS, former Big Sky)
FCS Conferences
19 MISSOURI VALLEY
20 COLONIAL
21 SOUTHLAND
22 BIG SKY
23 OHIO VALLEY
24 SOUTHERN
25 IVY LEAGUE
26 BIG SOUTH
27 PATRIOT
28 NORTHEAST
29 MID-EASTERN
30 SWAC-EAST
31 I-AA INDEPENDENTS
32 SWAC-WEST
33 PIONEER
Weekly Conference Football Notes
Big Sky Conference
http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2013/10/14/FB_1014135629.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
PDF of Release
http://www.bigskyconf.com/common/controls/doc_handler.aspx?doc=2902&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
UP NEXT: vs. Cal Poly
Cal Poly Mustangs
Aug 31 - W vs. San Diego, 38-16
Sep 7 - L at Fresno State, 25-41
Sep 14 - L at Colorado State, 17-34
Sep 21 - Open
Sep 26 - W at Portland State, 38-34
Oct 5 - L vs. Yale, 10-24
Oct 12 - W vs. Weber State, 47-0
Oct 19 - at Montana
Oct 26 - vs. Northern Ariz
Nov 2 - at UC Davis
Nov 9 - vs. Sacramento St
Nov 16 - vs. Eastern Wash
Nov 23 - at Northern Colorad
FCS Stats
RUSHING
Rank Team Ypg
3. Cal Poly 284
15. Montana 238
RUSHING DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
20. Montana 115
50. Cal Poly 155
PASSING OFFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
42. Montana 236
85. Cal Poly 173
PASS DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
58. Montana 222
70. Cal Poly 231
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
17. Montana 474
20. Cal Poly 457
TOTAL DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
26. Montana 337
61. Cal Poly 386
SCORING OFFENSE
Rank Team PPG
7. Montana 40.8
48. Cal Poly 29.2
SCORING DEFENSE
Rank Team Avg
9. Montana 17.5
47. Cal Poly 24.8
TURNOVER MARGIN
Rank Team Avg
4. Montana 1.7
68. Cal Poly -0.2
NET PUNTING
Rank Team NetAvg
1. Montana 42.82
91. Cal Poly 33.75
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
Rank Team %
13. Montana 48.7
50 Cal Poly 39.8
RED ZONE OFFENSE
Rank Team %
23. Cal Poly 88.2
58. Montana 81.5
RED ZONE DEFENSE
Rank Team %
2. Montana 56.3
71. Cal Poly 82.6
FEWEST PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
Rank Team Ypg
10. Montana 37
71. Cal Poly 56
New Mustangs starting QB Graves,
defense shine in 47-0 home win to go to 2-0 in Big Sky Conference
By Joshua D. Scroggin, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/10/12/2730895/cal-poly-football-team-back-on.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cal Poly Football Notebook: Offense runs smoothly behind Graves
By Joshua D. Scroggin, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/10/13/2730920/cal-poly-football-notebook-offense.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
How Griz in the NFL fared Sunday
By The Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/football/how-griz-in-the-nfl-fared-sunday/article_fa974e6a-345a-11e3-86ab-001a4bcf887a.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Montana moves up to No. 10 (TSN).
Montana moves up to No. 9, FCS Coaches Poll (NCAA).
Thoughts on the UC Davis game (Mick, GoGriz.com).
Griz offense keeps stepping on the gas (KPAX).
Montana No. 8 in Sagarin Ratings, 2nd in BSC (USA Today).
Weekly Conference Football Notes (Big Sky Conference).
---
UP NEXT: vs. Cal Poly
Stats comparison.
New starting QB, D shine in 47-0 home win (SLO Trib).
Offense runs smoothly behind Graves (SLO Trib).
How Griz in the NFL fared Sunday (Missoulian).
Monte smokes Baldy, 98%-2%
Currently: Monte 68%, Mike the Tiger (LSU) 32%
Vote: http://capitalonebowl.com/?external_id=WWW_U142_XXX_SEM-Brand_Google_ZZ_ZZ_T_Home#/matchups/7/2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Montana Grizzlies
Aug 31 - W vs. Appalachian St, 30-6
Sep 7 - Open
Sep 14 - W at North Dakota, 55-17
Sep 21 - W vs. Panhandle State, 47-14
Sep 28 - L at Northern Ariz, 16-34
Oct 5 - W vs. Portland State, 55-27
Oct 12 - W at UC Davis, 42-7
Oct 19 - vs. Cal Poly
Oct 26 - vs. Eastern Wash
Nov 2 - at Sacramento St
Nov 9 - at South Dakota
Nov 16 - vs. Weber State
Nov 23 - at Montana State
Montana moves up to No. 10
Coastal Carolina up to No. 6; Fordham at No. 8
TSN
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4631457" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1. North Dakota State Bison 6-0
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats 5-1
3. Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-1
4. Eastern Washington Eagles 4-2
5. Montana State Bobcats 4-2
6. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 6-0
7. Towson Tigers 6-1
8. Fordham Rams 7-0
9. McNeese State Cowboys 5-1
10. Montana Grizzlies 5-1
11. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2
12. Villanova Wildcats 4-2
13. Wofford Terriers 4-2
14. Maine Black Bears 5-1
15. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 4-3
16. Youngstown State Penguins 6-1
17. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 5-1
18. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 5-1
19. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4-2
20. James Madison Dukes 5-2
21. Central Arkansas Bears 3-3
22. Samford Bulldogs 5-2
23. Georgia Southern Eagles 4-2
24. Tennessee State Tigers 6-1
25. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-3
Montana moves up to No. 9 in the FCS Coaches Poll
NCAA
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1 North Dakota State (26) 6-0 650 1
2 Sam Houston State 5-1 620 3
3 Eastern Illinois 5-1 591 4
4 Coastal Carolina 6-0 547 6
5 Montana State 4-2 522 7
6 Eastern Washington 4-2 512 8
7 Towson 6-1 465 2
8 Fordham 7-0 462 9
9 Montana 5-1 425 10
10 McNeese State 5-1 402 11
11 Villanova 4-2 356 15
12 Wofford 4-2 352 12
13 Northern Iowa 4-2 328 5
14 Bethune-Cookman 5-1 314 13
15 Youngstown State 6-1 286 16
16 Lehigh 5-1 275 14
17 Maine 5-1 251 17
18 South Dakota State 4-3 198 18
19 James Madison 5-2 188 19
20 Central Arkanasas 3-3 137 20
21 Northern Arizona 4-2 132 21
22 Tennessee State 6-1 94 23
23 New Hampshire 2-3 88 22
24 Charleston Southern 7-0 54 25
25 Harvard 4-0 26 NR
Dropped out: No. 24 Jacksonville State.
Others receiving votes: Samford 24, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Jacksonville State 12, Southern Utah 10, South Carolina State 7, Tennessee-Martin 6, Cal Poly 6, Chattanooga 4, Delaware 4, Alcorn State 3, Jackson State 2, Southern Illinois 2, Alabama State 2, William & Mary 1, Sacred Heart 1.
Thoughts on the UC Davis game
By Mick Holien, GrizTrax, GoGriz.com
http://www.gogriz.com/blog/2013/10/thoughts-on-the-uc-davis-game.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Griz offense keeps stepping on the gas
By Dan Cimmino, KPAX
http://www.kpax.com/news/griz-offense-keeps-stepping-on-the-gas/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Montana No. 8 in Sagarin Ratings, 2nd in BSC
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/2013/team/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Big Sky Conference
87 Eastern Washington
90 Montana
97 Montana State
130 Northern Arizona
145 Cal Poly
152 Portland State
155 Sacramento State
157 Southern Utah
180 UC Davis
181 North Dakota
202 Northern Colorado
204 Idaho State
212 Weber State
FCS Top 25
43 North Dakota State
57 Eastern Illinois
62 Northern Iowa
78 Towson
83 McNeese State
84 Villanova
87 Eastern Washington
90 Montana
91 Youngstown State
92 Southern Illinois
95 Nevada (FBS, former Big Sky)
97 Montana State
98 Sam Houston State
101 William & Mary
106 Maine
108 SE Louisiana
110 Coastal Carolina
111 South Dakota State
113 Bethune-Cookman
116 Samford
118 UNLV (FBS, Bobby Hauck's team)
123 Georgia Southern
125 Stony Brook
127 Chattanooga
128 Fordham
129 Tennessee State
130 Northern Arizona
Other FCS Teams
132 New Hampshire
136 Old Dominion
137 Harvard
141 Richmond
142 Central Arkansas
145 Cal Poly
147 Liberty
148 SC State
149 James Madison
150 Brown
151 Tennessee-Martin
152 Portland State
153 Wofford
154 Missouri State
155 Sacramento State
156 Yale
157 Southern Utah
159 Eastern Kentucky
160 Jacksonville State
161 Indiana State
162 Princeton
164 Lehigh
166 Delaware
167 South Dakota (Joe Glenn's team)
168 Murray State
169 Illinois State
171 Idaho (FBS, former Big Sky)
172 Western Illinois
173 The Citadel
174 Charleston Southern
175 Northwestern State
176 Pennsylvania
177 Appalachian State (Griz opponent)
178 Nicholls State
179 Dartmouth
180 UC Davis
181 North Dakota
184 NC A&T
185 Stephen F. Austin
186 Gardner-Webb
187 Furman
188 Holy Cross
190 Monmouth-NJ
191 Sacred Heart
192 Alabama State
193 Duquesne
195 Jackson State
196 Bryant
197 Elon
198 SE Missouri State
199 San Diego
200 Tennessee Tech
201 New Mexico State (worst FBS team)
202 Northern Colorado
203 Lamar
204 Idaho State
205 Rhode Island
206 Prairie View A&M
207 Colgate
208 Saint Francis-Pa.
209 Lafayette
210 Butler
211 Western Carolina
212 Weber State
213 Dayton
214 NC Central
215 Marist
216 Cornell
217 Albany-NY
218 Alcorn State
219 Florida A&M
220 Central Connecticut
221 Hampton
222 Abilene Christian
223 Southern U.
224 Jacksonville
225 Drake
226 Delaware State
227 Wagner
228 Charlotte
229 Howard
230 Robert Morris
231 Norfolk State
232 Morgan State
233 Austin Peay
234 Miss. Valley State
235 Georgetown
236 Ark.-Pine Bluff
237 Presbyterian College
238 Alabama A&M
239 Bucknell
240 VMI
241 Incarnate Word
242 Texas Southern
243 Mercer
244 Morehead State
245 Savannah State
246 Columbia
247 Grambling State
248 Campbell
249 Valparaiso
250 Stetson
251 Houston Baptist
252 Davidson
253 ***UNRATED***
28 Boise State (FBS, former Big Sky)
FCS Conferences
19 MISSOURI VALLEY
20 COLONIAL
21 SOUTHLAND
22 BIG SKY
23 OHIO VALLEY
24 SOUTHERN
25 IVY LEAGUE
26 BIG SOUTH
27 PATRIOT
28 NORTHEAST
29 MID-EASTERN
30 SWAC-EAST
31 I-AA INDEPENDENTS
32 SWAC-WEST
33 PIONEER
Weekly Conference Football Notes
Big Sky Conference
http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2013/10/14/FB_1014135629.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
PDF of Release
http://www.bigskyconf.com/common/controls/doc_handler.aspx?doc=2902&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
UP NEXT: vs. Cal Poly
Cal Poly Mustangs
Aug 31 - W vs. San Diego, 38-16
Sep 7 - L at Fresno State, 25-41
Sep 14 - L at Colorado State, 17-34
Sep 21 - Open
Sep 26 - W at Portland State, 38-34
Oct 5 - L vs. Yale, 10-24
Oct 12 - W vs. Weber State, 47-0
Oct 19 - at Montana
Oct 26 - vs. Northern Ariz
Nov 2 - at UC Davis
Nov 9 - vs. Sacramento St
Nov 16 - vs. Eastern Wash
Nov 23 - at Northern Colorad
FCS Stats
RUSHING
Rank Team Ypg
3. Cal Poly 284
15. Montana 238
RUSHING DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
20. Montana 115
50. Cal Poly 155
PASSING OFFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
42. Montana 236
85. Cal Poly 173
PASS DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
58. Montana 222
70. Cal Poly 231
TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
17. Montana 474
20. Cal Poly 457
TOTAL DEFENSE
Rank Team Ypg
26. Montana 337
61. Cal Poly 386
SCORING OFFENSE
Rank Team PPG
7. Montana 40.8
48. Cal Poly 29.2
SCORING DEFENSE
Rank Team Avg
9. Montana 17.5
47. Cal Poly 24.8
TURNOVER MARGIN
Rank Team Avg
4. Montana 1.7
68. Cal Poly -0.2
NET PUNTING
Rank Team NetAvg
1. Montana 42.82
91. Cal Poly 33.75
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
Rank Team %
13. Montana 48.7
50 Cal Poly 39.8
RED ZONE OFFENSE
Rank Team %
23. Cal Poly 88.2
58. Montana 81.5
RED ZONE DEFENSE
Rank Team %
2. Montana 56.3
71. Cal Poly 82.6
FEWEST PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
Rank Team Ypg
10. Montana 37
71. Cal Poly 56
New Mustangs starting QB Graves,
defense shine in 47-0 home win to go to 2-0 in Big Sky Conference
By Joshua D. Scroggin, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/10/12/2730895/cal-poly-football-team-back-on.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cal Poly Football Notebook: Offense runs smoothly behind Graves
By Joshua D. Scroggin, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/10/13/2730920/cal-poly-football-notebook-offense.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
How Griz in the NFL fared Sunday
By The Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/football/how-griz-in-the-nfl-fared-sunday/article_fa974e6a-345a-11e3-86ab-001a4bcf887a.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
