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2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Wide Receiver Kevin Kassis, Senior, Montana State,...Receiver Kevin Kassis, offensive guard Taylor Tuiasosopo, defensive tackle Chase Benson, and outside linebacker Amandre Williams. Punter Jered Padmos was named honorable mention. - Montana State Football

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11/24/19 - Bryce Sterk, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-4, 262 (DS#20 DE) + More +

Fresh off Saturday's 48-14 win over the University of Montana, the Bobcat football team received more good news on Sunday. Montana State's season-closing four-game win streak propelled the team to the fifth seed in the 2019 FCS Playoffs, and a first-round bye. The Cats, now 9-3 overall and 6-2 in Big Sky play, host the winner of the Albany-Central Connecticut State game next Saturday. Game won't be available until next week. The first-round playoff bye is MSU's first since 2012. "You get on one side of the bracket or you get on the other side of the bracket," Choate said moments after his team's draw was announce. "With four seeded teams from the Big Sky Conference, in a quarterfinal matchup there's the potential for all four of us to play one another. We're going to play (one of) a couple of teams from the east coast (in the second round) so weather isn't as big of a factor (for the opponent). They're going to have some weather they have to contend with, but they do have to travel a good ways. We'll start digging in on those two and see what we can find out about them."

Choate is gratified that the Big Sky Conference, considered by many at the top of the FCS in terms of top-end teams, earned four seeds among the tournament's top six. Weber State enters the Playoffs seeded third, Sacramento State is fourth, the Cats fifth, and Montana sixth. "They mentioned it a couple of times (on the selection show), they talked about three-loss teams (earning seeds). But two of the losses Weber has are to FBS opponents, one of Montana's losses is to an FBS opponent, one of our losses is to an FBS opponent. (Sacramento State also lost to two FBS opponents.) We beat each other up a little bit, but I think the committee recognized the quality of the league overall and rewarded us with those seeds." - Montana State Football

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DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State
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11/23/19 - Bryce Sterk, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-4, 262 (DS#20 DE) + More +

Isaiah Ifanse ran for 171 yards and three touchdowns to lead Montana State to a resounding 48-14 win over Montana on Saturday in the 119th Cat-Griz game. Montana fumbled on its first play and never recovered as MSU scored on its first five possession to jump out to a 31-7 lead midway through the second quarter. The win was the biggest margin in the rivalry game for the Bobcats (9-3, 6-2 Big Sky Conference) since 1966 when they won 38-0. The Grizzlies (9-3, 6-2) scored on consecutive possessions in the first half but that was all they could muster in the game between Top 10 FCS teams. The Bobcats ran for 382 yards and had 488 total yards. Logan Jones has 19 carries for 121 yards and one touchdown. Flanker Tyrone Marshall ran for another 81 yards on eight carries and one touchdown. Marcus Knight ran for both touchdowns for Montana and has 21 total touchdowns, which is third in school history. Bryce Sterk had four tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks, for Montana State. - AP College Football

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DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State
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11/18/19 - Tristan Bailey, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 K) + More +

NOV 18 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior kicker Tristan Bailey scored 9 of Montana State's 17 points in the win at UC Davis, including seven in a 13-point fourth quarter. Bailey's 37-yard field goal less than four minutes into the final quarter began the Bobcats' 13-0 game-closing run, and he nailed a 41-yard field goal with 3:39 to play to seal the victory. Bailey tallied six kickoffs, as two resulted in touchbacks and the other four all pinned the Aggies inside their own 25-yard line. He was also 3-for-3 in made PATs. Others Nominated, Special Teams: Nick Kokich, EWU; Michael McGinnis, UM; Brandon Schenks, SUU. - Big Sky Conference Football

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K Tristan Bailey, Montana State
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11/17/19 - Travis Jonsen, rSr/2020, Montana State, 6-3, 211 (DS#135 WR) + More +

Travis Jonsen had 154 yards from scrimmage, including a 75-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the Montana State defense didn't allow a first down over the last nearly-20 minutes as the Bobcats beat UC Davis 27-17 on Saturday. Jonsen had six carries for 93 yards and added 61 yards receiving on three catches. Kevin Kassis had seven receptions for a career-high 135 yards, Isaiah Ifanse had 10 carries for 77 yards and a score and Tucker Rovig was 17-of-25 passing for 217 yards for Montana State (8-3, 5-2 Big Sky Conference).

Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. scored on an 18-yard run to give UC Davis (5-6, 3-4) a 17-14 lead with 4:54 left in the third quarter but the Aggies didn't get another first down the rest of the way as Montana State scored the final 13 points. Tristan Bailey kicked a 37-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, Ifanse scored on 5-yard run to give the Bobcats a 24-17 lead with 8:22 to play and Bailey added a 41-yard field goal about five minutes later to cap the scoring. Gilliam finished with 133 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 20 carries and added 48 yards receiving on eight receptions for the Aggies. - AP College Football

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WR Travis Jonsen, Montana State
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11/11/19 - Bryce Sterk, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-4, 262 (DS#20 DE) + More +

2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DL Bryce Sterk, Montana State,...Sterk is among the nation's leaders in sacks and tackles-for-loss. The Lynden, Washington product and University of Washington transfer has logged 9.5 sacks this season, with his 1.06 per game ranking sixth in the FCS. Sterk's 14 tackles-for-loss this season, 1.6 per game, is 19th in the FCS. He was named the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Player of the Week for his performance against Southeast Missouri, when he three tackles-for-loss and a sack. - Montana State/STATS FCS Football

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DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State
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11/09/19 - Troy Andersen, Sr/2022, Montana State, 6-4, 243 (DS#4 OLB) + More +

Troy Andersen threw for a touchdown and ran for another, Callahan O'Reilly had a 73-yard touchdown run and Montana State pounded Northern Colorado 45-14 on Saturday. O'Reilly's burst up the middle early in the third quarter, his only carry of the game, to put an exclamation mark on the Bobcats' running game, which piled up 452 yards. Three quarterbacks combined to go 14 of 21 for 113 yards for Montana State (7-3, 4-2 Big Sky Conference). Northern Colorado (2-7, 2-3) tied the game at 7 on a 10-yard interception return by Brooks Talkington late in the first quarter but the Bobcats scored the next 42 points.

Tucker Rovig, victimized by the pick six, completed a 75-yard drive with an 8-yard TD pass to Derryk Snell. After a field goal, Andersen, who capped MSU's opening possession with a 2-yard pass to Jason Scrempos, ended a short drive with an 11-yard run and a 24-7 halftime lead. Montana State opened the second half with a 1-yard TD run by Logan Jones, set up by his 57-yard run. O'Reilly's score came next and Lane Sumner had a 16-yard touchdown in early in the fourth. Jones finished with 122 yards on 11 carries. Rovig was 10 of 15 for 77 yards. Northern Colorado had 242 yards of offense, 220 through the air. Jacob Knipp was 27 of 38 with a late touchdown. - AP College Football

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OLB Troy Andersen, Montana State
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11/02/19 - Tucker Rovig, rSr/2023, Montana State, 6-4, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Tucker Rovig threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns and caught one touchdown pass and Montana State beat Southern Utah 42-7 on Saturday. The Bobcats (6-3, 3-2 Big Sky Conference) raced to a 42-0 halftime lead and held the Thunderbirds scoreless until 5:06 remaining in the game. MSU linebacker Troy Andersen had two sacks, three tackles for loss, an interception and batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage. He also ran for 16 yards on the first play of the game. "Defensively, we stood tall today," MSU coach Jeff Choate said. "We played aggressive and we played to win."

Chris Helbig completed 14 of his first 15 passes for the Thunderbirds (2-8, 1-5), but was intercepted on the lone incompletion by Amandre Williams, who returned it to the SUU 13-yard line. Lane Sumner ran for 90 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries. He also caught two passes for 35 yards. Rovig's 2-yard TD catch of a pass by Kevin Kassis was a career first and his two TD passes were career-first TD receptions for Jaden Smith and Derryk Snell. Smith's covered 47 yards, while Snell's was 10 yards. "Those guys performed when their number was called," Choate said. "That's what creates more opportunities for them." MSU's final score was the Kassis pass to Rovig. Kassis, a wide receiver, lined up at quarterback with Rovig split out to the left. Kassis took the snap and ran right before stopping and throwing back to Rovig, who was in the back corner of the end zone on his knees to make the catch. - AP College Football

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QB Tucker Rovig, Montana State
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10/19/19 - Sean Chambers, rSr/2024, Montana State, 6-3, 225 (DS#70 RB) + More +

Sean Chambers passed for a touchdown and ran for another, Xazavian Valladay added 187 yards and a score and Wyoming led from the get-go defeating New Mexico 23-10 on Saturday. Chambers scored from the 1 as the first quarter ended, boosting Wyoming (5-2, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) to a 7-0 lead and the Cowboys never trailed. Valladay was the workhorse, pounding out 187 yards on 33 carries, his 3-yard touchdown run staking the Cowboys to a 13-0 lead in the third quarter after the point-after kick failed. Chambers passed to Josh Hartman for a 15-yard score and Cooper Rothke added a 36-yard field goal, both in the fourth quarter. Chambers passed 9 of 15 for 86 yards. Valladay and Chambers each rushed for more than 100 yards, Chambers gaining 117, and Wyoming out-gained New Mexico 259 to 169. Tevaka Tuioti passed for 60 yards in relief of Sheriron Jones and pulled the Lobos (2-5, 0-3) to 20-10 with a 21-yard toss to Aaron Molina. - Wyoming/AP College Football

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RB Sean Chambers, Montana State
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10/06/19 - Travis Jonsen, rSr/2020, Montana State, 6-3, 211 (DS#135 WR) + More +

Travis Jonsen ran in the game-winning touchdown from 9 yards and Montana State blew a 21-point lead but hung on to beat Cal Poly 34-28 in overtime on Saturday night. Cal Poly (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) had the ball first in OT, but Colton Theaker missed a 48-yard field goal attempt. Montana State (5-1, 2-0) needed three plays, all Jonsen runs, to get to the end zone for the win.

Drew Hernandez's 3-yard run tied it at 28 for Cal Poly with 7:05 left in regulation. The teams traded punts, Montana State's Tristan Bailey then missed a 50-yard field goal attempt and Jalen Hamler threw an interception that ended Cal Poly's drive at the Montana State 39 with 8 seconds left. The Bobcats ran two plays, failing to score. The Bobcats scored 28 straight points capped by Jonsen's first TD run, a 13-yarder that made it 28-7 with 2:19 left in the third quarter. The Mustangs erased the deficit with three fourth-quarter touchdowns. Jonsen ran 11 times for 85 yards and two TDs for Montana State. Hamler passed for two TDs and ran for another for Cal Poly. - AP College Football

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09/29/19 - Sean Chambers, rSr/2024, Montana State, 6-3, 225 (DS#70 RB) + More +

Sean Chambers passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Wyoming beat UNLV 53-17 in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams on Saturday night. Chambers was 5 of 12 for 124 yards with no interceptions and ran 12 times for 102 yards. Titus Swen had 136 yards rushing and a touchdown on 14 carries, Brett Brenton ran seven times for 82 yards and Xazavian Valladay rushed 13 times for 58 yards and two scores. The Cowboys (4-1) had 374 yards rushing and 498 yards of total offense. The Rebels (1-3) opened the scoring on Daniel Gutierrez's 40-yard field goal and took a 10-7 lead on Armani Rogers' 54-yard pass to Giovanni Fauolo Sr. late in the first quarter. Wyoming scored 26 points in the second quarter to lead 33-10 at the half. After a scoreless third quarter, the Cowboys outscored the Rebels 20-7 in the fourth. - Wyoming/AP College Football

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RB Sean Chambers, Montana State
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09/28/19 - Travis Jonsen, rSr/2020, Montana State, 6-3, 211 (DS#135 WR) + More +

Travis Jonsen ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montana State back from a 21-0 first-half deficit to a 49-31 win over Northern Arizona in a Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday. The sixth-ranked Bobcats (4-1) still trailed 31-14 midway through the third quarter, but they rattled off 35 unanswered points behind a prolific run game that produced 244 yards in the second half. MSU ran 22 straight rushing plays at one point during the second half. NAU (2-3) scored the first three touchdowns, with two coming off MSU turnovers, including Taylor Powell's pick-6 off Tucker Rovig to spot the Lumberjacks a 7-0 lead. MSU's Logan Jones fumbled the ball two possessions later and NAU marched 56 yards to go up 21-0.

MSU cut the lead to 21-14 before halftime, but Case Cookus led the Lumberjacks on an 85-yard drive for a score just before the end of the first half to put NAU up 28-14. NAU got a 48-yard field goal into a brisk wind from Luis Aguilar to go up 31-14. The Bobcats methodically got on track in the third quarter and they still trailed by 10 at the start of the fourth but exploded for 28 points, including 14 points in an 18-second span after NAU fumbled on a kickoff return. MSU held NAU star quarterback Case Cookus to just 26-for-50 passing for 273 yards and one touchdown. Shane Perry rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries for MSU. Logan Jones pitched in with 74 yards on 18 carries. MSU finished with 340 yards rushing. - Montana State/AP College Football

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WR Travis Jonsen, Montana State
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09/21/19 - Bryce Sterk, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-4, 262 (DS#20 DE) + More +

Tucker Rovig, a last-minute substitution at quarterback, threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns to lead Montana State to a 56-21 win over Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon. Ranked No. 8 in the Football Championship subdivision, the Bobcats (3-1) had three players rush for more than 100 yards. Logan Jones had 104, all in the first half. Lane Sumner had 113 and Shane Perry added 111. Rovig started in place of freshman Casey Bauman, who started the first three games of the season. Rovig started two games in 2018, but lost the starting job to Bauman.

MSU pressured Norfolk State's Juwan Carter all day. Bryce Sterk led the way with 3.5 sacks and five tackles-for-loss. The Bobcats had 12 tackles-for-loss on the day. Carter finished completing 21 of 32 passes for 243 yard and two touchdowns. The Bobcats amassed 369 yards of offense in the first half and after the Spartans scored the first touchdown, they answered with 21 straight points. Perry and Jones carried the run game and Rovig consistently found open receivers. The Bobcats finished with 670 total yards. Kevin Johnson rumbled 84 yards for a Spartan touchdown in the third quarter. It was the longest touchdown run in school history and the second longest touchdown run in Bobcat Stadium history. - AP College Football

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DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State
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09/17/19 - Tristan Bailey, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 K) + More +

WEEK 3 BIG SKY FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Montana State's Tristan Bailey converted three field goals, two in the final 12 minutes, to aide in Montana State's 23-14 win at Western Illinois on Saturday. Bailey nailed a 41-yarder with 11:13 to play to push the Bobcat lead to 20-14, then hit a 47-yarder with 2:40 remaining to give the Bobcats a two-possession lead. The senior kicked both the fourth-quarter field goals into a prevailing wind as strong as 15 mph. Bailey finished the day 3-for-3 on field goals, 2-for-2 on extra points, and he averaged 62.7 yards on his six kickoffs, with a pair of touchbacks and one other pin inside the 25-yard line. Others Nominated - Special Teams: Luis Aguilar, NAU; Daniel Whelan, UCD; Dre Dorton, EWU; Cade Coffey, UI; Trey Tuttle, WSU; Adam Wilson, UM. - Big Sky Football

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K Tristan Bailey, Montana State
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09/14/19 - Brayden Konkol, Sr/2020, Montana State, 6-2, 216 (DS#15 SS) + More +

Logan Jones ran for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Montana State defeated Western Illinois 23-14 on Saturday. Jones, a senior who more than doubled his career rushing total of 152 yards, started in place of injured Isaiah Ifanse. Jones opened the scoring with a 14-yard run in the first quarter and added MSU's only other touchdown on an 87-yard jaunt in the third quarter. The game was tied at 7 at halftime before MSU (No. 15 in FCS Coaches' Poll) scored the first 10 points of the third quarter, the touchdown coming on Jones' long run. Western Illinois cut it to 17-14 on a 3-yard run by Jared Drake that capped an 8-play, 75-yard drive.

Western Illinois (0-3) drove toward a go-ahead score and reached the MSU 25 before the Bobcats' Damien Washington intercepted a pass by Connor Sampson. Montana State (2-1) drove deep into Leathernecks territory but WIU held for a field goal and again drove for the potential go-ahead score. The Leathernecks reached the MSU 13-yard line, but offensive holding and two incomplete passes left them facing 4th-and-14 from the 18. They settled for a 35-yard field-goal attempt that was missed by Nathan Erickson. Montana State took possession with 6:57 remaining and drove to the WIU 30, facing 4th-and-5 with 2:45 to go. Tristan Bailey, who was good on all three of his tries, kicked a 47-yard field goal for the final margin. Sampson was 18 of 35 for 281 yards with a touchdown and an interception. MSU's Casey Bauman was 16 of 30 for 149 yards. - AP College Football

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SS Brayden Konkol, Montana State
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