Montana’s Selvig joins 800-win club with Lady Griz’s 68-61 win over Portland

By Associated Press, Published: November 18

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s Robin Selvig became the eighth women’s basketball coach to reach 800 career victories with the Lady Griz’s 68-61 victory over Portland on Monday night.
Selvig has been at the school for 36 years and produced 33 winning seasons, including 20 trips to the NCAA tournament.

The 61-year-old coach joined Pat Summitt, Sylvia Hatchell, C. Vivian Stringer, Tara VanDerveer, Geno Auriemma, Jody Conradt and Andy Landers in the 800-victory club. He has never beaten any of them, going 0-5 against the other members with all those games coming in the NCAA tournament.
“I’m really happy we got it the first try. I didn’t want to have to listen to, When are you going to get 800? When are you going to get 800? Now we can focus on getting better and winning No. 801,” Selvig said. “What’s really nice about it is we beat a really good team tonight. I didn’t know where we were at this point in the year, but now I think we’re going to have a pretty good team.”
Selvig, who has only lost 255 games in his career, went to Montana and played for the men’s basketball team in the early 1970s. He spent three years coaching high school basketball before taking over as the Lady Griz’s coach in 1978.
He reached the milestone in fewer games then all but Auriemma, Summitt and VanDerveer.
“He’s done a great job and congratulations to him,” VanDerveer said after Stanford’s win Sunday. “That’s a lot of games.”
Montana presented Selvig with a ball after the game.
Kellie Cole and Torry Hill each scored 16 points to lead Montana (2-0).
Jasmine Wooton scored 20 points for Portland (2-2).

Montana–Montana State football rivalry

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Montana–Montana State football rivalry
Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats
Sport(s)	Football
Total meetings	112
Series record	Montana leads 69-37-5 (29-26 since MSU joined NCAA in 1957)
First meeting	November 25, 1897 Montana 18, MSU 6
Last meeting	November 17, 2012 Montana State 16, UM 7
Next meeting	November 23, 2013
Largest win	Montana 70, MSU 0 (1904)
Longest win streak	Montana 16 (1986–2001)
Current win streak	Montana State 1 (2012)
Trophy	The Great Divide Trophy

The Montana–Montana State football rivalry is an annual college football rivalry game between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State University Bobcats. Also known as Cat-Griz, and the Brawl of the Wild, the game's winner receives the Great Divide Trophy.
The rivalry began in 1897, making it the 31st oldest in NCAA Division I and the 11th oldest west of the Mississippi River, as well as the 4th-oldest Football Championship Subdivision rivalry and the oldest FCS rivalry west of the Mississippi. Montana leads the series 69-37-5, but that margin is considerably smaller since Montana State joined the NCAA in 1957 at 29-26. The game, especially of late, has major implications on the Big Sky Conference championship and its automatic bid to the Division I FCS tournament.

Contents

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• 1 Great Divide Trophy
• 2 History
• 3 Notable games
  • 3.1 1968
  • 3.2 1997
  • 3.3 1998
  • 3.4 2002
  • 3.5 2010
  • 3.6 2011
  • 3.7 2012
• 4 Game results
• 5 References
• 6 External links
• 7 See also

Great Divide Trophy[edit]

The Great Divide Trophy was created in 2001 by Dave Samuelson. The trophy was made possible by numerous donations. The winner of each game will possess the trophy for one year. The school with the most wins at the end of the 21st century will hold the trophy forever.
Montana was the first school to receive the trophy following their victory in the 2001 game. Since then the trophy has since changed hands seven times. As of 2012, the trophy is in the possession of Montana State. Montana holds a 6-5 series lead since the trophy was introduced to the rivalry.

• Montana was penalized by the NCAA on July 26, 2013 and forced to vacate its last five wins of the 2011 season. One win was against Montana State.

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History[edit]

The rivalry began on November 26, 1897 when the two teams played in Bozeman, Montana, home of Montana State, with Montana prevailing by the score of 18-6. At the time, Montana State was known as Montana State College, while Montana was known as Montana State University. The rivalry is the 31st oldest among active rivalries in NCAA Division I and of those is the 11th oldest west of the Mississippi River. It is also the 4th oldest active rivalry in the FCS and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.
The series has three distinct periods. From 1897 to 1916 Montana State did not belong to a conference, while Montana was in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In addition to Montana, the Northwest Conference included Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Idaho, and Whitman College. At times they would play twice per year. Early seasons had seven games or less with one season seeing the Grizzlies play just one game. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7.
In 1917 Montana State joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 1924 Montana joined what is now the PAC-12 Conference when it entered the Pacific Coast Conference. The RMAC included several teams that would become Mountain West members. When MSU joined the RMAC included Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State, and Brigham Young. When UM joined the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. The Bobcats remained in the RMAC, which dropped down to the NAIA in 1938, through 1956, while the Grizzlies remained in the PCC through 1949 and joined the Skyline (aka Mountain States) Conference,which included Colorado, Utah State, Denver, Utah, Colorado State, Brigham Young, New Mexico and Wyoming, from 1951-1961. MSU was independent from 1957-1962 and UM was independent in 1950 and 1962. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games, while MSU won the NAIA national title in 1956.
Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. Prior to that UM was in conferences with what are now FBS and BCS schools, while MSU was either not in a conference or in a NAIA conference, for all but 30 of the 59 games played. UM holds a 22-5-3 record in those games.
From the time Big Sky Conference play began in 1963 and up to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry with a 17-6 win-loss record. The Bobcats won two national titles during this period. 1986 saw the beginning of a period often known in Montana as "The Streak", in which Montana won sixteen straight games in the series. A few of these games were close, but most of them gave a strong indication that the two football programs were going in very different directions. Montana won two NCAA Division 1-AA championships during "The Streak", while Montana State had one season where it failed to win a single game. Montana State finally snapped "The Streak" in 2002, winning at Montana, and the post-Streak record stands at 5-5. The Big Sky era shows Montana with a 27-22 lead. Since both teams joined the NCAA in 1957, UM holds a 29-27 lead. UM hasn't won since 2009.
While UM holds a sizeable lead in the all-time series, Montana State has won more conference championships (20) and more national championships (3). UM has won 18 league titles and two national titles.

• Montana was penalized by the NCAA on July 26, 2013 and forced to vacate its last five wins of the 2011 season. One win was against Montana State.

Notable games[edit]

1968[edit]

In 1968, in what is considered by many as the most exciting game in the Cat-Griz series, Dennis Erickson, flanker Ron Bain and running back Paul Schafer lead a monumental comeback as the Bobcats clinch a tie for the Big Sky championship—their third straight. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left. The Grizzlies appeared to have the drive stopped at the MSU 32, but a facemask penalty gave the Cats new life on the 17.
In all, 34 points are scored in the final quarter. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. After another UM touchdown made the score 24-9 with just over 10 minutes to go as it looked as if the Grizzlies would win going away, but the Bobcats weren't done. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22.
After Schafer's touchdown, the Grizzlies nearly spoil things for MSU. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. Baines then makes a circus run of 37 yards from midfield before he's dragged down at the MSU 13 after time expires.

1997[edit]

In another exciting finish of the series, Montana State fights back from a 21-7 halftime deficit to take a 25-24 lead on a three-yard run by Eric Kinnamon with 22 seconds to play in Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats appeared poised to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Grizzlies, but Montana wasn't done.
Thanks to a kickoff that sailed out of bounds Montana gets the ball on its own 35-yard line with no time expended off the clock. After an incomplete pass UM quarterback Brian Ah Yat finds receiver Justin Olsen for a completion of 46 yards to the MSU 19 with eight seconds to play. Ah Yat would recover his own muffed snap on the next play and after a UM timeout Kris Heppner kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired giving Montana the 27-25 win.
Just as the first half ended MSU was whistled for having too many men on the field giving UM one extra play and the Grizzlies made the Bobcats pay scoring a touchdown on the last play of the half. The Bobcats also misfired on special teams all day. Prior to kicking the ball out of bounds they failed on three conversion attempts.

1998[edit]

Montana State would get its heart broken again - not as bad as in 1997 — a year later. Leading 21-20 and ahead for most of the second half, the Bobcats fall when Dallas Neil takes a pass from Brian Ah Yat and tightropes down the sideline for an 18-yard touchdown with just over five minutes to play. UM converts the two-point attempt and the Grizzlies win 28-21.
The game is played at a slippery Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula and extends the UM winning streak over MSU to 13.

2002[edit]

The Bobcats would finally put an end to their losing streak at 16 games when true freshman quarterback Travis Lulay leads them to a 10-7 win in Missoula on a snowy, windy day. Lulay connected with Junior Adams for a 53-yard touchdown in the third quarter and, after a fumble led to Montana's lone score of the day, MSU's defense made it hold up.
The Bobcats held UM quarterback John Edwards to just 8-for-32 and 106 yards passing on the day. Edwards completed just one pass in the first half. MSU was led by senior running back Ryan Johnson, who ran for 132 yards, and cornerback Joey Thomas, who blocked a field goal and played a big role in Edwards' struggles.

2010[edit]

The Grizzlies needed a win in their final regular season game to continue its string of 12 straight conference championships and 17 straight playoff appearances. The Bobcats needed a win to clinch the conference title and a seed in the playoffs. With the game being played in Missoula the Grizzlies appeared to have the advantage, but MSU scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and made them hold up for a 21-16 win with clutch defensive play in the second half.
UM advanced the ball inside the MSU 10-yard line twice in the second half, but the Bobcats forced fumbles, including one by star running back Chase Reynonds, both times. UM drove to the MSU 14 for a first and 10 with under two minutes to play, but MSU defensive end Dustin O'Connell came through for the Bobcats. O'Connell, who just returned from a severely broken collarbone, and linebacker Jody Owens dropped Reynolds for a one-yard loss on first down, O'Connell then hurried UM quarterback Justin Roper into throwing an incomplete pass on second down and batted down a pass intended for a wide open Kavario Middleton on third down. Roper threw the ball out of bounds on fourth down. UM would get one more chance moving the ball to the MSU 34, but the Bobcats sealed the win with an interception on the goal line by senior captain Michael Rider on the last play of the game.

2011[edit]

Montana State entered the 111th clash as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation for the first time since 1985. The Grizzlies put an end to that in humiliating fashion with a 36-10 win in front of the largest crowd (20,247) to attend a Cat-Griz game in Bozeman.
A safety by UM cornerback Trumaine Johnsone helped set up a short TD pass on a fourth-down pass late in the first half to give UM 12-0 lead. After MSU scored quickly to start the second half, the Grizzlies answered on the next play with an 79-yard bomb from Jordan Johnson to Jabin Sambrano and UM cruised from there. Montana finished the game with 309 yards rushing.

• This win, along with two other regular season victories, two playoff victories, Montana's appearance in the 2011 FCS playoffs and its claim to a share of the Big Sky Conference championship, were vacated by Montana on July 26, 2013. An NCAA ruling cited multiple rule infractions by two participating players (Trumaine Johnson and Gerald Kemp) erasing the victory in a humiliating fashion for Montana.^[1]

2012[edit]

Montana hadn't had a losing season since 1986, the year it moved into Washington-Grizzly Stadium, but that would all change as the Bobcats won 16-7 to take their second straight win and third in six tries in the toughest road venue in the FCS. The loss left the Grizzlies with a 5-6 overall mark and a 3-5 conference mark. They finished the year 3-3 at home, the first time they failed to finish above .500 at WGS.
After a first-quarter touchdown gave UM a 7-3 lead, MSU didn't allow another point and only gave up 192 yards in holding Montana to one of its lowest scoring outputs in stadium history. Kruiz Siewing from tiny Saco, Mont. scored MSU's only TD on a pass from DeNarius McGhee and Rory Perez kicked three field goals, including the game-clincher with 2:32 to play.

Game results[edit]

#	Year	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	1897	Montana	18	Montana State	6	Montana leads 1-0
2	1898	Montana	6	Montana State	0	Montana leads 2-0
3	1898	Montana	16	Montana State	0	Montana leads 3-0
4	1899	Montana State	5	Montana	0	Montana leads 3-1
5	1899	Montana State	38	Montana	0	Montana leads 3-2
6	1900	Montana State	38	Montana	0	Series tied 3-3
7	1901	Montana State	31	Montana	0	Montana State leads 4-3
8	1902	Montana State	38	Montana	0	Montana State leads 5-3
9	1903	Montana State	13	Montana	6	Montana State leads 6-3
10	1904	Montana	79	Montana State	0	Montana State leads 6-4
-	1905	-	-	-	-
-	1906	-	-	-	-
-	1907	-	-	-	-
11	1908	Montana	0	Montana State	0	Montana State leads 6-4-1
12	1908	Montana State	5	Montana	0	Montana State leads 7-4-1
13	1909	Montana	3	Montana State	0	Montana State leads 7-5-1
14	1909	Montana	15	Montana State	5	Montana State leads 7-6-1
15	1910	Montana	0	Montana State	0	Montana State leads 7-6-2
16	1910	Montana	10	Montana State	0	Series tied 7-7-2
-	1911	-	-	-	-
17	1912	Montana	7	Montana State	0	Montana leads 8-7-2
18	1912	Montana	39	Montana State	3	Montana leads 9-7-2
19	1913	Montana	7	Montana State	0	Montana leads 10-7-2
20	1913	Montana	20	Montana State	7	Montana leads 11-7-2
21	1914	Montana	26	Montana State	9	Montana leads 12-7-2
-	1915	-	-	-	-
22	1916	Montana	6	Montana State	6	Montana leads 12-7-3
23	1917	Montana	9	Montana State	7	Montana leads 13-7-3
-	1918	-	-	-	-
24	1919	Montana	6	Montana State	6	Montana leads 13-7-4
24	1920	Montana	28	Montana State	0	Montana leads 14-7-4
25	1921	Montana	14	Montana State	7	Montana leads 15-7-4
26	1922	Montana	7	Montana State	6	Montana leads 16-7-4
27	1923	Montana	24	Montana State	13	Montana leads 17-7-4
-	1924	-	-	-	-
28	1925	Montana	28	Montana State	7	Montana leads 18-7-4
29	1926	Montana	27	Montana State	0	Montana leads 19-7-4
30	1927	Montana	6	Montana State	0	Montana leads 20-7-4
31	1928	Montana	0	Montana State	0	Montana leads 20-7-5
32	1929	Montana State	14	Montana	12	Montana leads 20-8-5
33	1930	Montana	13	Montana State	6	Montana leads 21-8-5
34	1931	Montana	37	Montana State	6	Montana leads 22-8-5
35	1932	Montana State	10	Montana	7	Montana leads 22-9-5
36	1933	Montana	32	Montana State	0	Montana leads 23-9-5
37	1934	Montana	25	Montana State	0	Montana leads 24-9-5
38	1935	Montana	20	Montana State	0	Montana leads 25-9-5
39	1936	Montana	27	Montana State	0	Montana leads 26-9-5
40	1937	Montana	19	Montana State	0	Montana leads 27-9-5
41	1938	Montana	13	Montana State	0	Montana leads 28-9-5
42	1939	Montana	6	Montana State	0	Montana leads 29-9-5
43	1940	Montana	6	Montana State	0	Montana leads 30-9-5
44	1941	Montana	23	Montana State	13	Montana leads 31-9-5
-	1942	-	-	-	-
-	1943	-	-	-	-
-	1944	-	-	-	-
-	1945	-	-	-	-
46	1946	Montana	20	Montana State	7	Montana leads 32-9-5
47	1947	Montana State	13	Montana	12	Montana leads 32-10-5
48	1948	Montana	14	Montana State	0	Montana leads 33-10-5
49	1949	Montana	34	Montana State	12	Montana leads 34-10-5
50	1950	Montana	33	Montana State	0	Montana leads 35-10-5
51	1951	Montana	38	Montana State	0	Montana leads 36-10-5
52	1952	Montana	35	Montana State	12	Montana leads 37-10-5
53	1953	Montana	32	Montana State	13	Montana leads 38-10-5
54	1954	Montana	25	Montana State	12	Montana leads 39-10-5
55	1955	Montana	19	Montana State	0	Montana leads 40-10-5
56	1956	Montana State	33	Montana	14	Montana leads 40-11-5
57	1957	Montana State	22	Montana	13	Montana leads 40-12-5
58	1958	Montana State	20	Montana	6	Montana leads 40-13-5
59	1959	Montana State	40	Montana	6	Montana leads 40-14-5
60	1960	Montana	10	Montana State	6	Montana leads 41-14-5
61	1961	Montana State	10	Montana	9	Montana leads 41-15-5
62	1962	Montana	36	Montana State	19	Montana leads 42-15-5
63	1963	Montana State	18	Montana	3	Montana leads 42-16-5
64	1964	Montana State	30	Montana	6	Montana leads 42-17-5
65	1965	Montana State	24	Montana	7	Montana leads 42-18-5
66	1966	Montana State	38	Montana	0	Montana leads 42-19-5
67	1967	Montana State	14	Montana	8	Montana leads 42-20-5
68	1968	Montana State	29	Montana	24	Montana leads 42-21-5
69	1969	Montana	7	Montana State	6	Montana leads 43-21-5
70	1970	Montana	35	Montana State	0	Montana leads 44-21-5
71	1971	Montana	30	Montana State	0	Montana leads 45-21-5
72	1972	Montana State	21	Montana	3	Montana leads 45-22-5
73	1973	Montana State	33	Montana	7	Montana leads 45-23-5
74	1974	Montana State	43	Montana	29	Montana leads 45-24-5
75	1975	Montana State	20	Montana	3	Montana leads 45-25-5
76	1976	Montana State	21	Montana	12	Montana leads 45-26-5
77	1977	Montana State	24	Montana	19	Montana leads 45-27-5
78	1978	Montana	24	Montana State	8	Montana leads 46-27-5
79	1979	Montana State	38	Montana	21	Montana leads 46-28-5
80	1980	Montana State	24	Montana	7	Montana leads 46-29-5
81	1981	Montana	27	Montana State	17	Montana leads 47-29-5
82	1982	Montana	45	Montana State	15	Montana leads 48-29-5
83	1983	Montana State	28	Montana	8	Montana leads 48-30-5
84	1984	Montana State	34	Montana	24	Montana leads 48-31-5
85	1985	Montana State	41	Montana	18	Montana leads 48-32-5
86	1986	Montana	59	Montana State	28	Montana leads 49-32-5
87	1987	Montana	55	Montana State	7	Montana leads 50-32-5
88	1988	Montana	17	Montana State	3	Montana leads 51-32-5
89	1989	Montana	17	Montana State	2	Montana leads 52-32-5
90	1990	Montana	35	Montana State	18	Montana leads 53-32-5
91	1991	Montana	16	Montana State	9	Montana leads 54-32-5
92	1992	Montana	29	Montana State	17	Montana leads 55-32-5
93	1993	Montana	42	Montana State	30	Montana leads 56-32-5
94	1994	Montana	55	Montana State	20	Montana leads 57-32-5
95	1995	Montana	42	Montana State	33	Montana leads 58-32-5
96	1996	Montana	35	Montana State	14	Montana leads 59-32-5
97	1997	Montana	27	Montana State	25	Montana leads 60-32-5
98	1998	Montana	28	Montana State	21	Montana leads 61-32-5
99	1999	Montana	49	Montana State	3	Montana leads 62-32-5
100	2000	Montana	28	Montana State	3	Montana leads 63-32-5
101	2001	Montana	38	Montana State	27	Montana leads 64-32-5
102	2002	Montana State	10	Montana	7	Montana leads 64-33-5
103	2003	Montana State	27	Montana	20	Montana leads 64-34-5
104	2004	Montana	38	Montana State	22	Montana leads 65-34-5
105	2005	Montana State	16	Montana	6	Montana leads 65-35-5
106	2006	Montana	13	Montana State	7	Montana leads 66-35-5
107	2007	Montana	41	Montana State	20	Montana leads 67-35-5
108	2008	Montana	35	Montana State	3	Montana leads 68-35-5
109	2009	Montana	33	Montana State	19	Montana leads 69-35-5
110	2010	Montana State	21	Montana	16	Montana leads 69-36-5
111	2011	Montana State	10*	Montana	36*	Montana leads 69-36-5
112	2012	Montana State	16	Montana	7	Montana leads 69-37-5

• (*)Montana was penalized by the NCAA on July 26, 2013 and forced to vacate its last five wins of the 2011 season. One win was against Montana State. The 2011 game is now considered uncontested and isn't included in the all-time or Big Sky Conference head-to-head records.

References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/article_28a4a996-f60e-11e2-a71e-001a4bcf887a.html

First three in FCS Top 25 power along

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - FCS powers North Dakota State, Eastern Illinois and Eastern Washington continue to play their best football at the right time of the season. The trio stood 1, 2, 3, respectively, in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 for the fifth straight week on Monday. In fact, North Dakota State, which gained all 155 first-place votes and 3,875 points, has been the top-ranked team since the preseason. North Dakota State (10-0) hasn't lost a game, Eastern Illinois (10-1) hasn't lost to an FCS opponent and Eastern Washington (9-2) has only lost to one FCS opponent. All three have claimed their conference's automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoffs. One weekend remains in the regular season. The 24-team playoff field will be announced Sunday morning. North Dakota State, which has won 19 straight games and the last two FCS national titles, clinched its third straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship this past Saturday by defeating Youngstown State, 35-17. The Bison would figure to earn the No. 1 overall playoff seed if they post a home win over South Dakota in their regular-season finale on Saturday. Eastern Illinois is still hopeful of a slip by the Bison. Coach Dino Babers' Panthers, whose lone loss was by four points to Northern Illinois, finished off a second straight Ohio Valley Conference title by pounding Jacksonville State, 52-14, on Saturday. EIU will end the regular season by visiting UT Martin this weekend. Eastern Washington earned at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title by defeating Cal Poly, 35-22, this past Saturday. The Eagles, whose losses are both on the road to Toledo and Southland Conference power Sam Houston State, will end the regular season on Saturday by hosting Portland State. Maine (10-1) moved up two spots to No. 4 for its highest ranking since being No. 2 in 2002. The Black Bears have clinched a berth in the playoffs as the CAA Football champion. The rest of the Top 10 was No. 5 Montana (9-2); No. 6 McNeese State (9-2); No. 7 Towson (9-2); No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana (9-2), which has clinched the Southland Conference's automatic bid; No. 9 Sam Houston State (8-3); and No. 10 Northern Arizona (8-2). Coastal Carolina (10-1) remained at No. 11, one spot ahead of No. 12 Fordham (10-1), which dropped seven spots after suffering its first loss of the season, 27-14 to Lafayette. The Rams were followed by No. 13 Montana State (7-4), No. 14 Bethune-Cookman (9-2), No. 15 Youngstown State (8-3), No. 16 South Dakota State (7-4), No. 17 Lehigh (8-2), No. 18 Charleston Southern (10-2), No. 19 William & Mary (7-4) and No. 20 Southern Utah (8-3), which moved into the rankings for the first time since Oct. 3, 2011. The Thunderbirds pulled a 22-14 Big Sky win at Montana State this past Saturday to put themselves in contention for a playoff bid. New Hampshire (6-4) was ranked 21st in its 138th consecutive appearance in the rankings. Rounding out the poll were No. 22 Princeton (8-1), No. 23 Chattanooga (8-3), No. 24 Samford (7-4) and No. 25 Tennessee State (9-3). The latter two returned to the poll after Delaware, Jacksonville State and Wofford dropped out following losses this past weekend. A panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries selects the national poll. In the Top 25 voting, a first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. During the regular season, the Top 25 will be released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend ahead, when it will be released Sunday morning prior to the selection of the FCS playoff field. The final Top 25 will be released on the Monday after the FCS championship game Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.

Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (155)	10-0	3875	1
2.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	10-1	3686	2
3.	Eastern Washington Eagles	9-2	3579	3
4.	Maine Black Bears	10-1	3335	6
5.	Montana Grizzlies	9-2	3022	7
6.	McNeese State Cowboys	9-2	2882	9
7.	Towson Tigers	9-2	2795	10
8.	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	9-2	2781	14
9.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	8-3	2527	4
10.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	8-2	2513	12
11.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	10-1	2509	11
12.	Fordham Rams	10-1	2163	5
13.	Montana State Bobcats	7-4	1675	8
14.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	9-2	1568	18
15.	Youngstown State Penguins	8-3	1487	15
16.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	7-4	1415	19
17.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	8-2	1324	20
18.	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	10-2	1181	13
19.	William & Mary Tribe	7-4	1051	16
20.	Southern Utah Thunderbirds	8-3	878	NR
21.	New Hampshire Wildcats	6-4	759	23
22.	Princeton Tigers	8-1	704	25
23.	Chattanooga Mocs	8-3	578	17
24.	Samford Bulldogs	7-4	506	NR
25.	Tennessee State Tigers	9-3	402	NR
Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 262, Delaware 253, South Carolina State 158, Harvard 113, Villanova 56, Northern Iowa 55, Wofford 43, UT Martin 38, Sacred Heart 30, Alcorn State 28, Furman 25, James Madison 24, Southern Illinois 19, Illinois State 15, Central Arkansas 15, Jackson State 13, Gardner-Webb 12, Liberty 9, Georgia Southern 4, Eastern Kentucky 4, Richmond 3, San Diego 1. ...

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Prep hoops standout Bryden Boehning from Glendive Signs NLI to join Griz

MISSOULA, MONTANA – Bryden Boehning (pronounced bay-ning) of Glendive has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Montana in the 2014-15 season, announced eighth-year UM head coach Wayne Tinkle today (Thursday, Nov. 14).

Boehning, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound senior at Dawson County High School this season, officially inked his NLI yesterday (Wednesday, Nov. 13, the first day of the early signing period).

As a junior last season he averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds a game, and helped the Red Devils to a third-place finish at the Eastern A divisional tournament. Following last season he was named first team all-state and all-conference. His prep basketball coach is Wade Murphy.

“We are really excited about the signing of Bryden Boehning,” Tinkle said via phone today, as his team is in Brookings, S.D., for a game against South Dakota State this evening. “He has a unique combination of size and skill. He’s a legitimate 6-foot-10, and can face up and shoot the ball away from the basket. He also has great footwork in the post.

“We are excited about his future,” Tinkle continued. “He plays at a small school, but he has been coached very well. We know that when he gets into the fold and surrounds himself with other Division 1 players he’s just going to get better and better.

“He’s a great kid and good student, and comes from a great family,” Tinkle said. “He’s a Montana kid and will carry that Grizzly pride with him every day. I know he’s thrilled to be joining the Grizzly family. We think he has a tremendous upside with his ability to play inside and out, and his level of competitiveness.”

ANNUAL GRIZZLY FOOTBALL AWARDS BANQUET SLATED FOR DECEMBER 8th

MISSOULA, MONTANA – The University of Montana’s annual football awards banquet will be held on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2013, at the Doubletree Hotel. The banquet begins with a 12:30 p.m. social get-together, and lunch will be served at 1:00 pm.

Individual awards will be handed out to Griz players by University of Montana head coach Mick Delaney, and a 2013 season highlight video will be shown.

Tickets are $20 and available at the Adams Center Ticket Office at 406-243-4051 or by calling toll free at 1-888-666-8262. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Nov. 21.

The deadline to purchase tickets isMonday, December 2, 2013. Tickets willNOT be available at the door. If you have questions please contact Stacey Kahler at 406-243-5348.

Join the Grizzly Scholarshi​p Associatio​n Today!

November 8, 2013


Dear Griz Supporter,

On behalf of the Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA) and Grizzly Athletics, I invite you to become a member of the GSA and make a difference in the life of a UM student-athlete.

The GSA is the primary source for funding scholarships for our student-athletes at Montana. With the increase in scholarship costs, it is the role of the GSA and its tireless volunteers to increase memberships in an effort to assist UM Athletics with its scholarship commitments.

A major factor in the success of Grizzly Athletics is providing scholarship assistance to over 300 student-athletes. You can make a difference and insure our proud tradition continues by making a donation to the GSA.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (406) 243-6481 or visit gogriz.com.

Please consider joining the GSA and being part of the Griz team by clicking HERE.

Go Griz!

Greg Sundberg
Executive Director

COMPLIANCE TIP OF THE WEEK: NCAA Compliance Reminders

In reviewing NCAA secondary violations submitted by other institutions across the country, we can gain valuable reminders into non-permissible activities that created NCAA violations for other institutions.

· The word “snack” appears in many secondary violations. The violations fall into two main categories, recruiting and extra benefits. One recruiting infraction was based on providing an impermissible snack to the mother and step-father of a prospect the night before her official visit started. Another recruiting infraction was based on a student host spending more than the allotted host money on snacks for a prospect. The extra benefit secondary infractions were mainly caused when a sport staff member gave a snack or money for a snack to student-athletes outside of the permissible road-snacks we are allowed to provide student-athletes when feeding them at our discretion related to travel, competition, etc.

· “Concert” appears in seven secondary violations. The violations range from student-athletes gaining free access to a concert through the athlete arena entrance used for practice, to boosters providing free suite tickets to student-athletes. Other violations were related to student-athletes participating and impermissibly promoting a charity fundraiser concert and included coaches and professors providing student-athletes with free concert tickets

· “Popcorn” appears in two secondary violations. The first violation occurred when football prospects attending a junior day event on an unofficial visit later attended a basketball game and received popcorn at no charge. The second violation occurred when a institutional staff member provided a booster development box tickets to a home football game for their donor support. The booster provided the box seats to his prospect-aged sons and their two friends. In addition to the box seats, popcorn was provided at no charge. Both of these violations are seen as recruiting inducements to the prospects since they were not charged for the items they ate. If a prospects would have been on an official visit, the host money can be used to buy a snack at the game but special seating for prospects is prohibited during any athletics event.

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Laurel Hanson, Director of Compliance

The University of Montana

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

(406) 243-5729 (Phone)

COMPLIANCE TIP OF THE WEEK: Case Study – Implied Endorsement

The following violation was committed by an NCAA institution and can be a useful in providing education to us all.

FACTS OF THE CASE

Sport Involved: Volleyball

Bylaws Involved: 12.5.2.1.2; 12.5.1; 12.5.1.1; 12.5.2.4

The marketing department created recorded segments of student-athletes answering questions in a "Get To Know Your Student-Athletes” promotion. During a media segment broadcast on the video board during the break of the first home volleyball game, five of the six starting volleyball student-athletes responded to a question about their favorite local restaurant. The student-athletes used the specific name of local businesses to answer the question and were wearing their jerseys. Further compounding the problem is that the marketing department added a logo of the restaurant to the video. The Compliance staff had conducted rules education for student-athletes and the marketing staff regarding the promotion of commercial products and services and approved other video segments to be used on game days. However, the marketing staff added the new segment without the knowledge or approval of the compliance staff. The violation resulted in ineligibility for the student-athletes involved and required reinstatement from the NCAA.

EDUCATION

The bylaws related to endorsement and amateurism are easily the greyest in the book, and all institutions are encouraged to educate their student-athletes and their marketing staff about the concept of “implied endorsement.” Institutions should review the applicable bylaws and be cautious when creating “Get To Know You” activities in which a student-athlete’s answer to an innocuous question could lead to an inadvertent violation. Further, it is recommended that institution’s install a “compliance filter” to all of the departments involved in the promotion of athletics (marketing, sports information, etc.) to ensure similar violations do not occur

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Laurel Hanson, Director of Compliance

The University of Montana

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

(406) 243-5729 (Phone)

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Have a great rest of the week.

Go Griz!

Greg Sundberg

Associate Athletic Director, External Operations

Executive Director - Grizzly Scholarship Association

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-4509

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UM’S HENDERSON & HERMANSON EARN BIG SKY “PLAYER OF WEEK” HONORS

OGDEN, Utah -- The Big Sky Conference has selected the ROOT SPORTS football Players of the Week for games played on Saturday, Nov. 9, and for the first time this season two players from the University of Montana were recognized, it was announced today (Nov. 11, 2013).

Griz free safety Matt Hermansonwas tabbed the co-Defensive Players of the Week, while UM returner Ellis Hendersonwas named the Special Teams Player of the Week.

Eastern Washington quarterbackVernon Adams was chosen the Offensive Player of the Week, while Hermanson shared the defensive award with Southern Utah cornerback LeShaun Sims.

Hermanson, a 6-foot-1, 198-pound junior from Sioux Falls, S.D., recorded a team-high 11 tackles and returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Montana’s 31-27 win over South Dakota. With Montana trailing 24-17 and 6:33 remaining,Hermanson caught a fumble forced by linebacker Jordan Tripp and raced into the end zone to tie the game. He also had eight solo stops, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup. UM’s defense held South Dakota to three points in the second half. This is Hermanson’s first career Player of the Week honor.

Sims, a 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore from Las Vegas, had a key interception and fumble recovery in Southern Utah’s 27-21 win over Weber State. This is the first POW award of his career.

Henderson,a 6-foot, 185-pound sophomore wide receiver/returner from Portland, Ore., capped a great all-around performance by returning a kick-off 98 yards for a touchdown with 1:36 remaining in UM’s non-conference win at USD. His return came just after the Coyotes had taken a 27-24 lead on a field goal.Henderson also had 29 punt return yards, and 188 receiving yards to finish with 315 all-purpose yards. He caught four passes for 188 yards, including touchdown receptions of 6 and 71 yards, and was also the Grizzlies’ nominee for the “Offensive Player of the Week” award. This is Henderson’s first career ROOT SPORTS Player of the Week honor.

Adams, a 6-foot, 190-pound sophomore from Pasadena, Calif., was 16-of-18-0 passing for 300 yards with four touchdowns to lead No. 3 EWU to a 54-29 win over No. 4 Montana State, and he also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. This is the fifth POW award of his career.

Where you can watch the 113th Brawl of the Wild near you!

Saturday, November 23Kickoff @ noon (mst)

The University of Montana and Montana State University Alumni Associations sponsor more than 80 Griz/Cat satellite parties held across the nation.

Grizzly and Bobcat fans alike get together to watch one of the longest-running athletic rivalries in the United States.

Visit our website at www.grizalum.com to find a Griz/Cat satellite party near you!

Big Sky teams fill Top 25

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - The conference that could send the most qualifiers to the upcoming FCS playoffs is flexing its muscles in The Sports Network FCS Top 25. The Big Sky Conference boasted four of the top 12 teams in the rankings Monday, led by Eastern Washington at No. 3 and followed by No. 7 Montana, No. 8 Montana State and No. 12 Northern Arizona. All four of those teams could have their names called when the 24-team playoff field is announced on Nov. 24. Another Big Sky team, Southern Utah, sitting four spots outside the Top 25, also is the mix for playoff consideration. North Dakota State, the two-time defending FCS champion, was a unanimous No. 1 for the sixth straight week, gaining all 156 first-place votes and 3,900 points in the national media poll. The Bison (9-0) have won a Missouri Valley Football Conference-record 18 straight games. They can clinch the conference title and its automatic bid to the playoffs with a win at No. 15 Youngstown State on Saturday. Right behind NDSU is Eastern Illinois (9-1), which remained at No. 2 after defeating Murray State in Ohio Valley Conference action this past Saturday. At No. 3, Eastern Washington (8-2) took sole possession of first place in the Big Sky by defeating Montana State, 54-29 - the Eagles' sixth straight win since their only defeat to an FCS opponent, Sam Houston State. While Eastern Washington has the inside track to the Big Sky's automatic bid to the playoffs, Montana, Montana State and Northern Arizona have been building resumes that appear worthy of at-large bids. Southern Utah (7-3) would force its way into the picture with wins in its final two games - at Montana State on Saturday and home versus Northern Arizona on Nov. 23. After Eastern Washington, the rest of the Top 10 was No. 4 Sam Houston State (8-2), No. 5 Fordham (10-0), No. 6 Maine (9-1), No. 7 Montana (8-2), No. 8 Montana State (7-3), No. 9 McNeese State (8-2) and No. 10 Towson (8-2). Then it was No. 11 Coastal Carolina (9-1), No. 12 Northern Arizona (7-2), No. 13 Charleston Southern (10-1), No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana (8-2), No. 15 Youngstown State (8-2), No. 16 William & Mary (7-3), No. 17 Chattanooga (8-2), No. 18 Bethune-Cookman (8-2), No. 19 South Dakota State (6-4) and No. 20 Lehigh (7-2). Rounding out the Top were No. 21 Delaware (7-3); No. 22 Jacksonville State (8-2), which moved back into the rankings after a decisive win over Eastern Kentucky; No. 23 New Hampshire (5-4); No. 24 Wofford (5-4); and No. 25 Princeton (7-1), the Ivy League leader. The Tigers joined the rankings for the first time since they finished 18th in the poll following the 2006 season. Samford and James Madison fell out of the Top 25 after suffering losses this past Saturday. Four games in Week 12 of the season Saturday will match ranked teams: North Dakota State-Youngstown State, Jacksonville State-Eastern Illinois, Sam Houston State-Southeastern Louisiana and Towson-William & Mary. A panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries selects the national poll. In the Top 25 voting, a first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. During the regular season, the Top 25 will be released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend, when it will be released Sunday morning, Nov. 24, prior to the selection of the FCS playoff field. The final Top 25 will be released on the Monday after the FCS championship game Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.

Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (156)	9-0	3900	1
2.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	9-1	3686	2
3.	Eastern Washington Eagles	8-2	3579	3
4.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	8-2	3332	6
5.	Fordham Rams	10-0	3178	7
6.	Maine Black Bears	9-1	3049	8
7.	Montana Grizzlies	8-2	2624	10
8.	Montana State Bobcats	7-3	2598	4
9.	McNeese State Cowboys	8-2	2523	11
10.	Towson Tigers	8-2	2328	13
11.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9-1	2257	5
12.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	7-2	2208	14
13.	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	10-1	2108	18
14.	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	8-2	2035	16
15.	Youngstown State Penguins	8-2	1697	9
16.	William & Mary Tribe	7-3	1428	23
17.	Chattanooga Mocs	8-2	1208	24
18.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	8-2	1089	12
19.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6-4	1087	19
20.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	7-2	982	21
21.	Delaware Blue Hens	7-3	969	15
22.	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	8-2	592	NR
23.	New Hampshire Wildcats	5-4	513	25
24.	Wofford Terriers	5-4	453	17
25.	Princeton Tigers	7-1	267	NR
Others receiving votes: Samford 180, Tennessee State 142, James Madison 140, Southern Utah 133, Villanova 93, South Carolina State 75, Harvard 52, Northern Iowa 35, Central Arkansas 25, Jackson State 20, Eastern Kentucky 19, Georgia Southern 18, Furman 15, Cal Poly 14, Illinois State 14, Sacred Heart 10, Missouri State 7, UT Martin 6, Liberty 4, Southern Illinois 3, Jacksonville 2, San Diego 1, Florida A&M 1, Alcorn State 1. ...