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11/28/22 - Hunter Mayginnes, rSr/2024, Montana + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: OL Hunter Mayginnes (UM),...Offensively, junior guard Hunter Mayginnes landed on the All-Big Sky first team after helping Montana's run game explode toward the end of the season. Mayginnes was a third-team pick as a sophomore and earned Montana's Paul Weskamp Award for outstanding offensive lineman at this year's team awards banquet. - Montana Football

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OG Hunter Mayginnes, Montana
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11/28/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: DB Robby Hauck (UM),...Safety Robby Hauck, who was named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award on Tuesday, became a three-time All-Big Sky honoree and a repeat first-team selection. Hauck became Montana's all-time leading tackler this season and is just 15 stops shy from breaking the conference tackle record heading into the playoffs. - Montana Football

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FS Robby Hauck, Montana
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11/28/22 - Alex Gubner, rSr/2024, Montana + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: DT Alex Gubner (UM),...Junior tackle Alex Gubner also earned first-team All-Big Sky honors after being named to the second team as a sophomore. He's totaled Montana's third-most sacks this season with 3.5 and fourth-most TFLs with 6.5. Gubner is the fourth Grizzly defender to earn a place on the first team and has been a key player in Montana's stifling defense this season. The Griz enter the postseason ranked in the top 10 nationally in six different defensive categories, including holding the fourth-most team TFLs in the FCS and the No. 8 scoring defense. - Montana Football

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DT Alex Gubner, Montana
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11/28/22 - Malik Flowers, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SKY SECOND TEAM: KR Malik Flowers (UM),...Record-breaking kick returner Malik Flowers became a three-time all-conference selection after a top-five year in the FCS, despite opposing teams rarely aiming in his direction. Flowers' career average of 28.62 yards per kick return is a program record and one of the top-six averages in Big Sky history, and his career total of six kickoff return TDs is tied for the second-most in NCAA history. - Montana Football

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WR Malik Flowers, Montana
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11/28/22 - Patrick Rohrbach, Fr/2026, Montana + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: P Patrick Rohrbach (UM),...Rounding out UM's first-team picks is Patrick Rohrbach, who is currently having the best season by a punter in program history with an average of 46.2 yards per attempt. The native of Kalispell is also the only specialist named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award that goes to the top freshman in the nation at any position. He's been a catalyst for Montana's punt coverage team as well, with the Grizzlies leading FCS football in net punt average at 42.15 yards per attempt, meaning the average punt return for UM's opponents is a mere 4.05 yards. His average of 46.2 yards is not only second-best in the FCS, it's also a top-five average at the FBS level as well. Only five punters in all of D-I football have a better average per punt, and Rohrbach is the only freshman among them. As a unit net put average is also a top-10 mark at the FBS level, with Michigan State leading the nation at 45 yards per attempt. - Montana Football

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P Patrick Rohrbach, Montana
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11/27/22 - Malik Flowers, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Malik Flowers scored on a kickoff return, Junior Bergen scored on a punt return and Montana scored 31 straight points over an 11-minute span to stun Southeast Missouri State 34-24 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. Robby Hauck finished with 15 tackles for Montana, becoming the career leader in the Big Sky Conference with 474. Hauck passed Eastern Washington's Ronny Hamlin by one with at least one more game to play. Montana, ranked 17th in the coaches poll and making a record 26th appearance in the playoffs, will travel to play third-ranked North Dakota State on Dec. 3. Geno Hess scored on a 3-yard run to give 12th-ranked Southeast Missouri State (9-3) a 24-3 lead with 8:41 remaining in the third quarter.

Flowers provided the spark that 17th-ranked Montana needed when he returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. Lucas John connected with Keelan White for a 17-yard score to get Montana within 24-17. After the Grizzlies defense forced a three-and-out, Bergen took a punt and raced 58 yards for the score to tie the game heading into the final quarter. Nico Ramos kicked a 32-yard field goal with 12:28 left to play to give the Grizzlies their first lead at 27-24. Johnson put the finishing touches on the comeback win with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Cole Grossman with 6:42 to go. Johnson completed 18 of 37 passes for 306 yards with one interception for Montana. Flowers had seven catches for 108 yards. Paxton DeLaurent completed 25 of 49 passes for 277 yards with one pick for the Redhawks. Hess carried 30 times for 122 yards and two scores. Montana, which was ranked as high as No. 2, lost four of its last six games in the regular season. - Montana/AP College Football

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WR Malik Flowers, Montana
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11/12/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Nick Ostmo ran for three touchdowns and Lucas Johnson passed for two, one to Ostmo, and Montana routed Eastern Washington 63-7 on Saturday. Ostmo had 11 carries for 146 yards and scored on runs of 80, 2 and 23 yards. Johnson opened the game with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Ostmo and also found Keelan White for a 5-yard score. Johnson was 10 of 16 for 200 yards. Freshman quarterback Daniel Britt threw for a touchdown and ran for another as the Grizzlies (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) have outscored their last two opponents 120-7 after losing three straight games.

Montana had 337 yards on the ground and 604 total yards. The only punt for the Grizzlies came in the first quarter after they had a 21-0 lead and before they scored three touchdowns in the second quarter for a 42-0 lead. Eastern Washington (2-8, 1-6) punted nine times, went 3 of 16 on third down and finished with 310 yards. Backup Kekoa Visperas threw a touchdown pass to Blake Gobel for the Eagles in the third quarter. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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11/05/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Lucas Johnson accounted for four touchdowns, Nick Ostmo ran for 221 yards and Montana routed Cal Poly 57-0 in the snow on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Johnson was 17-of-29 passing for 262 yards, threw three touchdown passes to three separate receivers, and added 24 yards on the ground with a 1-yard TD plunge. Ostmo carried 26 times, ran for two scores and put up the most yards rushing for Montana since Dalton Sneed's 206 against Sacramento State in 2018.

Ryan Simpson beat a Cal Poly defender yet had to slow and turn to catch a 22-yard pass from Johnson while being pushed into the end zone early in the third quarter. Ostmo surpassed 1,000 career yards rushing with a 22-yard TD run later in the third that stretched the Grizzlies' lead to 44-0. Montana (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) put up 351 yards of offense in the first half while building a 31-0 halftime lead and finished with 621 total yards. Spencer Brasch completed 18 of 37 passes for 150 yards and threw one interception for Cal Poly (1-8, 0-6). Montana's three-game skid was just its second in 30 seasons. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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10/16/22 - Logan Fife, rSr/2025, Montana + More +

Logan Fife threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Nikko Remigio and Fresno State kept San Jose State off the scoreboard in the second half en route to a 17-10 victory on Saturday night. Chevan Cordeiro fired a 32-yard scoring strike to Elijah Cooks with 15 seconds left in the first half to give San Jose State a 10-7 lead. The touchdown was set up when Viliami Fehoko forced and recovered a fumble by Fife at the Bulldogs' 45-yard line. Fife put Fresno State (2-4, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) up 14-10 with a 7-yard scoring toss to Remigio with 1:09 remaining in the third quarter.

Abraham Montano kicked a 28-yard field goal with 10 seconds left in the game to complete the scoring. Fresno State had minus-5 rushing yards on 16 attempts at halftime, but finished the game with 104 yards on 36 rushes. Jordan Mims led the way with 71 yards on 16 carries, including a 6-yard touchdown run that gave the Bulldogs a 7-3 lead in the second quarter. Fife was 22-of-32 passing for 230 yards with one interception. Cordeiro completed 22 of 45 passes for 294 yards with one interception for the Spartans. Cooks finished with seven catches for 140 yards. - Fresno State/AP College Football

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QB Logan Fife, Montana
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10/11/22 - Patrick Rohrbach, Fr/2026, Montana + More +

OCT 3 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick Rohrbach (Montana),...Patrick Rohrbach had four punts for 211 yards in Montana's 28-20 win at Idaho State this past weekend. The freshman punter averaged 52.8 yards per attempt, with a long of 68 yards on the day. The 52.8 average and long of 68 are both highs in the Big Sky so far this season. Rohrbach has earned a 44.1 punt average in 2022, which tops the Big Sky and ranks 10th in the FCS. Others Nominated, ST: Ricardo Chavez (Idaho), Kyle SentkowskI (Sac State). - Big Sky Football

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P Patrick Rohrbach, Montana
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10/11/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

SEPT 26 BIG SKY CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Robby Hauck (Montana)/Armon Bailey (Sacramento State),...Montana's Robby Hauck was named Big Sky Football Co-Defensive Player of the Week, as the redshirt senior earned his second weekly honor of his career. Hauck posted seven stops against Portland State to bring his career total to 402 tackles and break the school record. Hauck also returned a missed field goal 100 yards for a touchdown to excite the home crowd before halftime and give Montana the 39-14 lead going into the locker room. Others Nominated, Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Sean Chambers (MSU). - Big Sky Football

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FS Robby Hauck, Montana
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10/11/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

SEPT 26 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lucas Johnson (Montana),...Lucas Johnson led Montana to its highest scoring output of the season, as the redshirt senior earned his first Big Sky Football Offensive Player of the Week honors for 2022. Johnson was very efficient on the day, going 20-of-26 with 221 yards passing and two touchdowns while earning a score on the ground as well to round out his day. Johnson currently leads the Big Sky in total offense, after amassing 1,021 yards in four games. Others Nominated, Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Sean Chambers (MSU). - Big Sky Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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10/11/22 - Patrick OConnell, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

SEPT 19 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick O'Connell (Montana),...Montana's Patrick O'Connell was selected as the Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week after a monster day for the Grizzly defense in a 49-14 win. O'Connell finished the game with nine tackles, three for loss, and had 2.5 sacks on the day. The Buck Buchanan Award hopeful also forced a fumble on his first sack of the day which resulted in a scoop and score by fellow Grizzly Kale Edwards. Others Nominated, Def: Marte Mapu (Sac State), Elijah Anderson-Taylor (UNC), Abraham Williams (Weber State), Paul Moala (Idaho). - Big Sky Football

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OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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10/01/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Lucas Johnson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Montana added a touchdown off a trick play to turn back Idaho State 28-20 on Saturday, the Grizzlies 14-straight win in the series. Leading 21-6 in the third quarter, Lucas threw a backwards pass to receiver Mitch Roberts who threw the ball into the end zone where a well-covered Cole Grossman came down with the ball for a 28-yard touchdown. Montana, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll, got the room it needed for its highly ranked defense with a pair of scores just before halftime. An interception by Charles Ike, who led the way with 12 tackles, set the Grizzlies (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky Conference) up at the ISU 30. Four plays later Marcus Knight bulled in from the 2 for a 14-6 lead 2:52 before halftime.

After a quick three-and-out, Montana went 86 yards in 10 plays with Johnson finding a wide-open Keelan White for a 24-yard score. The Griz defense, allowing just 214 yards and 9 points a game, allowed the Bengals (0-5, 0-2) to score twice in the fourth quarter with 185 yards as Montana's offense stalled out. Sagan Gronauer hit Christian Fredrickson for a 26-yard with five minutes to go and score on a 1-yard sneak with less than a minute to play. Knight ran for 109 yards for Montana. Gronauer was 23 of 44 for 260 yards passing for Idaho State. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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09/24/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Robby Hauck returned a short field goal attempt 99 yards on a day that the coach's son became Montana's all-time leading tackler and the second-ranked Grizzlies used a number to big plays to roll to a 53-16 win Homecoming win over Portland State on Saturday. The Vikings reached the Montana 22 in the closing seconds of the first half but the Grizzlies used two timeouts and PSU had a pair of penalties, forcing a 52-yard field goal attempt with five seconds to go. That's when Hauk tried to catch the ball in the end zone but dropped it, scooping it up at the 1-yard line. He picked up a wall of blockers on the right sideline to give Montana a 39-14 halftime lead.

The Grizzlies (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky Conference) also had a 72-yard punt return from Junior Bergen, a 46-yard field goal by Nico Ramos and a 64-yard rushing touchdown by Xavier Harris in the first half. The defense also had a safety and Hauk's second tackle among his seven tied Dante Olson's school record of 397. Lucas Johnson went 20 of 26 for 221 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Griz. The opening kickoff was short and bounced over Bergen's head and was recovered by the Vikings on the 22, leading to a Mataio Talalemotu 8-yard TD run. The Grizzlies quickly answered on PSU's next possession, Bergen redeemed himself, returning a punt up the middle before cutting to the left sideline. The Grizzlies had 396 yards of offense to 199 for Portland State (0-3, 0-1). - Montana/AP College Football

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