Great West Conference Standings Standings through October 9

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1 WEEKLY RELEASE (OCT. 12, 2004) Media Relations Great West Football Conference Media Relations Colin McDonough, Director University of Northern Colorado 251 Butler-Hancock Hall Greeley, CO Phone: (970) Fax: (970) Cal Poly UC Davis North Dakota State Northern Colorado South Dakota State Southern Utah PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Brad Nelson, QB South Dakota State Nelson was 20-for-35 with one interception and one touchdown in SDSU s victory over NDSU. He also rushed three times for 26 yards. With SDSU trailing and only one timeout remaining, Nelson directed a 14-play, 80-yard gamewinning touchdown drive with 39 seconds remaining. Other nominees: UCD RB John Quinn, CP QB Anthony Garnett DEFENSE Karl Ivory, DB Cal Poly Ivory intercepted a pass in the endzone with 31 seconds remaining to preserve Cal Poly s win over Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds were driving for a potential game-tying touchdown at the Cal Poly 4-yard line with 40 seconds remaining. Casey Rehrer s pass to Jerome Eason in the left corner of the end zone was a jump ball. Ivory wrestled the ball away from Eason and returned it 21 yards to clinch the Mustang win. Other nominees: UCD LB Ben Reece, SDSU LB Chris Coauette, SUU LB Mike Overly, UNC DB Reed Doughty, NDSU LB Jayd Kittelson SPECIAL TEAMS Trevor Ward, P Southern Utah Ward punted five times for 245 yards, a 49.0 yard average, with two punts pinning Cal Poly inside the 20-yard line. His punts went for 55, 47, 50, 40 and 53 yards. Other nominees: CP LB James Pryor, UCD K Emmanuel Benjamin, UNC K Justin Zaitz, SDSU K Parker Douglass Great West Conference Standings Standings through October 9 GWFC Games All Games W L PF PA Pct W L PF PA Pct UC Davis Cal Poly Northern Colorado South Dakota State Southern Utah North Dakota State LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, Oct. 9 UC Davis 54, Western Oregon 2 SE Louisiana 26, Northern Colorado 13 Cal Poly 24, Southern Utah 17 South Dakota St. 24, North Dakota St. 21 Conference Administrative Office Harris Center 351 W. Center Cedar City, UT Phone: (435) Fax: (435) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, Oct. 9 Southern Utah at North Dakota State, 1 pm Stephen F. Austin at UC Davis, 1 pm Florida Atlantic at Northern Colorado, 2:05 pm Texas State at Cal Poly, 4 pm All times Local Updated Payton, Buchanan Watch Lists Includes Three GWFC Players PHILADELPHIA An updated list of 32 players has been established by The Sports Network, I-AA college football s most widely recognized information service, indicating the current and official Payton Watch and Buchanan Battle members. The list still includes Cal Poly s Jordan Beck, Southern Utah s Nick DiPadova and UNC s Vincent Jackson. The Payton Watch and Buchanan Battle pages, which can be found at The Sports Network s website ( keep track of the quest for the 18th Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the top player in I-AA football, and the 10th Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to the top defensive player in I-AA. The honors will be presented at the 18th annual I-AA College Football Awards on Thursday, December 16th in Chattanooga, TN, on the eve of the 2004 I-AA National Championship. The official Payton Watch and Buchanan Battle lists will undergo two additional revisions prior to the distribution of ballots on November 22nd. The next revisions will be announced November 3rd, and the final changes will be made just prior to the distribution of ballots. The ballots will be mailed electronically to the media and I-AA sports information directors selected for the voting process on November 22nd, and will be due Wednesday, November 24th. The top three finalists (in terms of votes received) for the Walter Payton Award will be invited to attend the presentation in Chattanooga, TN, with the winner of that Award not announced until the event.

2 This Week s Action Southern Utah at North Dakota State - Fargo, ND - 1 pm (CT) North Dakota State University (4-2, 0-2 GWFC) is scheduled to host Southern Utah University (2-3, 0-1 GWFC) at the Fargodome (18,700, turf) in Fargo for the Bison Homecoming. The Bison lost to South Dakota State in Brookings last Saturday, while the Thunderbirds fell against No. 10 Cal Poly. NDSU s losses have come by a combined five points, while Southern Utah has lost three games by a total of 16 points. Five of SSU s first six games are on the road. The Southern Utah game is the first of three straight home games for North Dakota State. Both teams are looking for their first Great West Football Conference win. #10 Stephen F. Austin at #21 UC Davis - Davis, CA - 1 pm (PT) UC Davis is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since UC Davis needs just one win to secure its 35th consecutive winning season. The streak is the longest active of any non-div. III school. It is the fourth-longest active streak overall, following Linfield (Ore.), which has 47, Baldwin-Wallace, which is at 37 and Pacific Lutheran, which sits at 35. UC Davis s 45.0 ppg average is just off its school-record 47.8 ppg of Florida Atlantic at Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO - 2:05 pm (MT) The University of Northern Colorado Bears will take on the undefeated Florida Atlantic Owls (4-0) in Saturday s Homecoming contest at 2 p.m. UNC will come into the contest trying to snap a five-game losing skid, while FAU enters the game riding a four-game win streak to begin the season. FAU has wins over Hawaii, North Texas, Middle Tennessee State and Texas State. The 2004 season marks the first season of I-A football for the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Owls fielded their first football team in the 2001 season and reached the I-AA playoffs last season before falling to Colgate in the national semifinals. FAU head coach Howard Schnellenberger is one of only 10 active coaches to have won an NCAA I-A football national championship (1983 at Miami). Texas State at #8/#9Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, CA - 4 pm (PT) Cal Poly (5-0), ranked No. 8 in the ESPN/USA Today and No. 9 by The Sports Network following a Great West Football Conference victory over Southern Utah last Saturday in Cedar City, Utah, will host Texas State (2-3) for a nonconference homecoming game Saturday afternoon. Texas State, which has already played a pair of ranked I-AA schools, likely has two more to play in the Southland Conference and also has played two I-A schools, fell to Florida Atlantic, a team in transition to I- A, last Saturday in San Marcos.The loss was Texas State s third of the season, all by seven points. The Bobcats also suffered a loss at Baylor last month and, against No. 21 Appalachian State last week, had another comeback fall short in a loss. After posting back-to-back wins over Big Sky Conference teams on the road at Idaho State and at Montana State Cal Poly enjoyed a bye week before opening Great West Football Conference play with a 14-7 victory over South Dakota State on Oct. 2 and a win at Southern Utah on Oct. 9. Last Week s Games UC Davis 54, Western Oregon 2 UC Davis scored 47 unanswered points over the final three quarters and the Aggies defense didn t allow point for the second time this season, as No.24 UC Davis improved to 5-0 with a convincing 54-2 nonconference win over host Western Oregon before 2,800 fans at McArthur Field. UC Davis is 5-0 for the first time since 2000 when it finished the season Western Oregon dropped to 1-5, a week after breaking into the win column with a four-overtime victory over Western Washington. ESPN/USA Today I-AA Top SOUTHERN ILL (33) (5-1) GA SOUTHERN (5) (5-1) DELAWARE (4-1) WESTERN KY (1) (4-1) MONTANA (5-1) NEW HAMPSHIRE (4-1) WOFFORD (4-1) CAL POLY (5-0) FURMAN (4-2) SFA (4-1) NORTHWESTERN ST (4-1) SAM HOUSTON ST (4-1) MAINE (3-2) JACKSONVILLE ST (5-0) APPALACHIAN ST (4-2) WILLIAM & MARY (4-1) JAMES MADISON (4-1) LEHIGH (4-1) NORTHEASTERN (3-2) COLGATE (3-2) UC DAVIS (5-0) HAMPTON (5-1) EASTERN WASH (4-2) VILLANOVA (3-3) MONTANA ST (3-2) 100 Others Receiving Votes: PENNSYLVANIA 80, SO CAROLINA ST 51, NORTHRN ARIZONA 43, HARVARD 27, NORTHERN IOWA 25, PORTLAND ST 20, SE LOUISIANA 18, SO DAKOTA ST 15, TEXAS ST UNIV 12, ALABAMA ST 11, LAFAYETTE 10, SOUTHERN 8, SMS 7, GRAMBLING 7,ILLINOIS ST 6, BETHUNE COOKMAN 6, WESTERN ILL 4, SOUTHERN UTAH 4, MASSACHUSETTS 3, YALE 1, HOFSTRA 1. The Sports Network Top Southern Illinois (85) 5-1 2, Georgia Southern (17) 5-1 2, Delaware (1) 4-1 2, Western Kentucky (2) 4-1 2, Montana 5-1 2, Wofford 4-1 1, New Hampshire 4-1 1, Furman 4-2 1, Cal Poly 5-0 1, Stephen F. Austin 4-1 1, Northwestern State 4-1 1, Maine 3-2 1, Sam Houston State 4-1 1, Jacksonville State 5-0 1, Appalachian State 4-2 1, William & Mary (1) 4-1 1, James Madison Lehigh Northeastern Colgate UC Davis Hampton Eastern Washington Villanova Penn Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): South Carolina State 174, Montana State 161, Harvard 109, Northern Arizona 86, Bethune-Cookman 75, Southern 36, Alabama State 36, Northern Iowa 34, Southwest Missouri State 21, South Dakota State 20, Southeastern Louisiana 17, Southern Utah 16, Illinois State 10, Murray State 9, Lafayette 9, Grambling 7, Massachusetts 7, Portland State 7, Brown 7

3 The Aggies amassed 446 yards of total offense against the NCAA Division II Wolves, including 295 through the air, while holding Western Oregon to just 118 total yards which included just minus-2 yards rushing. Running back John Quinn rushed for a game-high 90 yards on 13 carries to lead UC Davis while starter O.J. Swanigan ran in from five yards and one yard for a pair of rushing scores. Quarterback Jon Grant completed 15 of 35 passes for 220 yards while receiver Kevin Freeman had a 19-yard TD reception and finished with four catches for 75 yards. UC Davis didn t have any sacks on Saturday but bottled up the line of scrimmage while holding the Wolves to negative rushing yards. UC Davis got off to a slow start against the Wolves, leading just 7-2 at the end of the first quarter. Grant hit Tony Kays on a 10-yard scoring strike midway through the first quarter before Western Oregon answered with a safety when a snap went out of the endzone on an Aggie punt attempt with 2:55 left in the period. But that would be as close as the Wolves would get as UC Davis tallied 24 points before halftime to take a 31-2 lead into intermission. Freeman s score early in the quarter was followed by Swanigan s short touchdown runs, while freshman kicker Emmanuel Benjamin hit a 31-yard field goal on the final play of the first half. The Aggie defense helped key that surge, picking up a pair of turnovers with a fumble recovery and an interception, part of an effort that held the Wolves to just 11 total yards in the first half including minus-30 on the ground. Western Oregon only ran 25 plays in the first two quarters while being held to five three-and-out drives. UC Davis added to its lead with two more scores in the third quarter. The first came on a fumble recovery in the endzone by senior defensive end Jake Mossawir with 9 minutes, 16 seconds left in the quarter while Jason Yaklich hauled in a 29-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Matt Engle, who threw for 75 yards in relief action. Player of the Week Honor Roll OFFENSE 8/30 - Kyle Steffes, RB, North Dakota State 9/6 - Jon Grant, QB, UC Davis 9/13 - Brad Nelson, QB, South Dakota State 9/20 - Darrell Jones, WR, Cal Poly 9/27 - Vincent Jackson, WR, Northern Colorado 10/4 - Vincent Jackson, WR, Northern Colorado 10/11 - Brad Nelson, QB, South Dakota State DEFENSE 8/30 - Craig Dahl, SS, North Dakota State 9/6 - Reed Doughty, FS, Northern Colorado 9/13 - Jordan Beck, LB, Cal Poly 9/20 - Brian Erenberg, LB, North Dakota State 9/27 - Nick DiPadova, LB, Southern Utah 10/4 - Craig Dahl, SS, North Dakota State 10/11 - Karl Ivory, DB, Cal Poly SPECIAL TEAMS 8/30 - Shamen Washington, RET, North Dakota State 9/6 - Justin Zaitz, K, Northern Colorado 9/13 - Shamen Washington, RET, North Dakota State 9/20 - Parker Douglass, K, South Dakota State 9/27 - Ryan Ramey, RET, UC Davis 10/4 - Darrell Jones, RET, Cal Poly 10/11 - Trevor Ward, P, Southern Utah Benjamin s 25-yard field less than six minutes into the final period preceded Bryan Harrison s 14-yard touchdown run late in the game, rounding out UC Davis scores. The 52- point margin of victory equaled the Aggies largest which came in the season-opener when they blanked South Dakota State Defensive backs Angelo Caffese and Brandon Quinn each had five tackles to pace the Aggies while Luis Amaral forced and recovered a pair of fumbles. Western Oregon had six turnovers in the game, including four fumbles. SE Louisiana 26, Northern Colorado 13 In a game played in a torrential downpour as tropical storm Matthew bombarded the state of Louisiana, the University of Northern Colorado football team could not solve the Southeastern Louisiana University pass rush and lost its fifth consecutive game of the season, Southeastern Louisiana s outside linebacker Damien Huren tallied six quarterback sacks and the Lions notched nine as a team to help them secure the victory. The Lions (4-2 overall) got on the board early with a little help Great West Coaches Favor Cal Poly; Media Tabs UNC as Preseason Pick Cal Poly has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the inaugural Great West Football Conference championship after a vote of all six league coaches. Cal Poly received four first-place votes, while Northern Colorado and North Dakota State claimed the other two firstplace votes. The coaches ranked each team 1-6 in the league and points were assigned for each place in the preseason standings (6 pts - 1st; 5 pts - 2nd; 4 pts - 3rd; 3 pts - 4th; 2 pts - 5th; 1 pt - 6th) GREAT WEST FB CONFERENCE PRESEASON COACHES POLL Rank School Points 1. Cal Poly (4) Northern Colorado (1) UC Davis North Dakota State (1) Southern Utah South Dakota State 8 Northern Colorado has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the inaugural Great West Football Conference championship after a vote of the media that cover the GWFC. Twenty-nine media members voted in the poll and UNC received 24 first-place votes. UC Davis earned two first-place nods and Cal Poly received three first-place votes. The media ranked each team 1-6 in the league and points were assigned for each place in the preseason standings GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONF. PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Rank School Points 1. Northern Colorado (24) UC Davis (2) North Dakota State Cal Poly (3) Southern Utah South Dakota State 50

4 from Walter Payton Award candidate Martin Hankins. Hankins hooked up on a 19-yard scoring strike to Felton Huggins. The score capped a seven-play 69-yard drive and came with 1:28 to go in the first quarter. The Bears (1-5 overall) answered back in the second quarter after senior linebacker Ryan Palmer s interception set up the offense with a short field. But the drive appeared in trouble after a personal foul penalty put the Bears on the 30-yard line facing a third-and-24. However, UNC s own Walter Payton Award candidate Vincent Jackson came to the rescue with a 30-yard touchdown reception from Tony Christensen. Jackson s score tied the game at 7-7 with 10:57 to go in the second half. UNC junior defensive back Reed Doughty snuffed out a late second-half drive by the Lions with an interception. The Bears then drove from just beyond mid-field for six plays and 41 yards but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by junior kicker Justin Zaitz with 37 seconds left in the second quarter. Zaitz field goal gave UNC a 10-7 lead going into halftime. The Bears took the second half kickoff and looked to have a promising drive underway. But the drive came to a half after UNC failed to convert on a fourth-and-three from the Lions 35- yard line. The Lions retook the lead at early in the third quarter on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Hankins to Hutch Gonzales with 9:47 left in the stanza. The Lions kicker Jim Hall missed the extra point to leave the lead at only three points. Northern Colorado tied the contest at on a 25-yard field goal by Zaitz with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter. Zaitz put the finishing touches on a six-play 29-yard drive that was set up by the Bears defense. UNC held the Lions and forced them to punt from their own endzone on the previous possession. The Lions wasted little time in responding to the Bears tying score as Hankins hooked up with Josh Taylor on an 80-yard scoring touchdown with 3:52 left in the third quarter. The drive took just two plays and only 19 seconds off the clock. On the Bears ensuing possession, Christensen scrambled to avoid pressure and was stripped of the ball by the Lions Charles Hall. Southeasern Louisiana s Damien Huren recovered the fumble at the Bears 20-yard line. Although the Lions had the short field, the Bears defensive unit held strong and forced a 20-yard field goal by Hall. The Lions upped their lead to with the score. The Lions continued to put points in the board as the fourth quarter got underway. SELU drove 61 yards on five plays, keyed by a 72-yard scamper by Ray Perkins, and got a 30-yard field goal from Hall to give the Lions a lead with 11:26 to go in the game. Cal Poly 24, Southern Utah 17 Karl Ivory wrestled an interception away from Jerome Eason in the end zone with 31 seconds to play, spoiling Southern Utah s comeback bid and its Homecoming in the process as No. 10 Cal Poly hung on for a Great West Football Conference win over the Thunderbirds. Trailing Southern Utah had driven from its own 16 yard line to the Cal Poly four and had second and goal with 40 seconds to play. Casey Rehrer lofted a ball into the left corner of the end zone and Eason and Ivory both had possession before Ivory pulled it away, then returned it to the 21 yard line to seal the win. Southern Utah piled up 386 yards of total offense to just 248 for the Mustangs, but Cal Poly was able to take advantage of a blocked punt and some good field position to win the game. Southern Utah took a lead with 14 seconds remaining in the first half on a Rehrer to Braden Godfrey pass and the Thunderbirds held that lead until late in the third period. With three minutes to play SUU punter Trevor Ward fielded a bad snap from center and had his punt blocked at the five by James Pryor. It was returned to the SUU four by Matt McCormick, setting up a four-yard Anthony Garnett run for a touchdown and the lead. The Mustangs tacked on a 40-yard field goal later in the third period. Great West Superlatives 100+ Rushers Geno Randle - Cal Poly 106 vs. Humboldt State (9/4) Kyle Steffes - North Dakota State 175 yds vs. Valparaiso (8/28) 128 yds vs. Northern Colorado (9/4) 141 yds vs. Nicholls State (10/2) Anthony Watson - South Dakota State 148 yds vs. Western Oregon (9/18) 110 yds vs. Southern (9/25) 133 yds vs. North Dakota State (10/9) Andre Wilson - Northern Colorado 188 yds vs. Idaho State (9/18) 135 yds vs. Montana (9/25) 116 yds vs. UC Davis (10/2) 131 yds vs. SE Louisiana (10/9) 100+ Receivers Allen Burrell - North Dakota State 101 yds vs. Montana Tech (9/11) Josh Davis - South Dakota State 137 yds vs. Winona State (9/11) 138 yds vs. Southern (9/25) Jerome Eason - Southern Utah 131 yds vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/25) Jamar Farbes - Northern Colorado 110 yds vs. Montana (9/25) Kevin Freeman - UC Davis 106 yds vs. Weber State (9/18) Brian Janecek - South Dakota State 103 yds vs. Western Oregon (9/18) Vincent Jackson - Northern Colorado 127 yds vs. Idaho State (9/18) 227 yds vs. Montana (9/25) 246 yds vs. UC Davis (10/2) 138 yds vs. SE Louisiana (10/9) Darrell Jones - Cal Poly 151 yds vs. Humboldt State (9/4) Jonah Russell - Cal Poly 105 yds vs. Southern Utah (10/9) A.J. Smith - Southern Utah 116 yds vs. Sacramento State (9/18) O.J. Swanigan - UC Davis 115 yds vs. Weber State (9/18) Travis White - North Dakota State 127 yds vs. Northern Colorado (9/4) 300+ Passers Tony Christensen - Northern Colorado 370 yds vs. Montana (9/25) Jon Grant - UC Davis 311 yds vs. Weber State (9/18) Brad Nelson - South Dakota State 316 yds vs. Winona State (9/11) Cal Poly struck first in the game, as Jonah russell took a Garnett pass over the middle and rambled 42 yards for a touchdown with 10:01 to play. Southern Utah answered with a 37-yard Steve Pulver field goal, but the Mustangs went up 14-3 on a one-yard Adam Martinez dive on fourth-and-one after SUU had held three times inside the three yard line. SUU pulled to within on a 6-yard Rehrer to Eason pass.

5 Rehrer finished with 310 yards of total offense after passing for 254 yards and rushing for another 56, while Garnett, in his first start for the Mustangs, threw for 149 yards. Mike Overly had 12 tackles, including a pair of tackles-for-loss to lead the SUU defense while Kenny Chicone had 12 stops for the Mustangs. South Dakota State 24, North Dakota State 21 Wide receiver Chris Moliter teamed with Brad Nelson for a 22-yard touchdown pass with 39 seconds as South Dakota State rallied to defeat North Dakota State in the 38th annual Beef Bowl at Brookings Saturday night. A Beef Bowl record crowd of 12,323 saw Nelson direct the Jacks on an 80-yard, 14- play drive to beat the clock and the Bison. SDSU took over on its own 20 after a Bison punt into the end zone with 2:34 to play. The game was the first between NCAA 1AA opponents in South Dakota, and it gave SDSU its first Great West Football Conference victory after a pair of losses in California. The Jacks are now 4-2 overall and are idle next week before playing at Montana State on October 23. Nelson completed seven passes on the drive including a pair of fourth down pitches which kept the ball in SDSU s hands. The drive was aided by a pass interference call which gave the Jacks a first down on the NDSU 22. After an incomplete pass on first down, Nelson hooked up with Molitor who evaded a couple of tackles and ran into the end zone. The game was close all the way. SDSU scored in the first quarter on a one-yard run by Anthony Watson which capped a 68-yard drive. NDSU scored back-to-back touchdowns, on a 3-yard run by Kyle Steffes and a 6- yard run by Cinque Chapman and the Bison were ahead But the Jacks marched 66 yards on nine plays and scored on 2-yard run by Andy Kardoes to tie it at halftime. NDSU regained the league on a 22-yard pass from Tony Stauss to A.J. Cooper in the third quarter. SDSU had a drive stall in Bison territory and elected to attempt a field goal. Parker Douglass was good from 36-yards cutting it to After the SDSU kickoff, NDSU started at its own 27 and gained one first down before the Jack defense put the Bison in a fourth and two situation at midfield. Mike Dragosavich s punt went into the end zone, giving SDSU the ball at its own 20. SDSU finished with a advantage in total offense and Nelson was named the Outstanding Player of the Beef Bowl after completing 20-of-35 passes for 198 yards. he had one interception and one touchdown pass, and also rushed three times for 26 yards. Watson rushed 22 times for 133 yards while Brian Janecek (52 yards) and Solomon Johnson (46 yards) caught six passes each. Stauss completed 18-of-27 passes for 183 yards, with one interception and one TD for NDSU. Chapman led the ground game with 75 yards on 19 carries while Steffes had 68 yards, also on 19 carries. Linebacker Chris Coauette led the SDSU defense with 15 tackles (seven solos). Cornerback Hank McCall had 11 tackles and ended NDSU s last possession with an interception at the SDSU 49 yard line with 20 seconds to play. The Bison used their last two timeouts but SDSU was able to run out the clock. Linebacker Mike Blackbourn added 10 tackles. Great West Ranks No. 2 In I-AA.org Power Rankings Georgia Southern remains ranked #1 for the second straight week in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the BCS-style ranking for I-AA and top indicator of playoff selection. The Atlantic 10 Conference led the way with eight teams in the top 25; the Southern Conference placed four; the Southland Conference and the Ivy League placed three each; the Gateway Football Conference, the Big Sky Conference, and the Great West Football Conference placed two each; the Ohio Valley Conference placed one. Great West Individual Team Rankings: T6. Cal Poly (6.89) (5-0) 11. UC Davis (13.22) (5-0) 27. S Dakota St (26.11) (4-2) 29. N Dakota St (28.89) (4-2) 46. S Utah (38.11) (2-3) 61. N Colorado (49.22) (1-5) Conference Rankings 1. (20.46) A10 - Atlantic 10 Conference 2. (27.07) GWFC - Great West Football Conf. 3. (29.72) SLC - Southland Conference 4. (31.25) GFC - Gateway Football Conf. 5. (33.38) BSC - Big Sky Conference 6. (35.39) SOCON - Southern Conference 7. (39.06) IVY - Ivy League 8. (46.82) PL - Patriot League 9. (49.98) OVC - Ohio Valley Conference 10. (55.56) INDEP - Independent 11. (58.06) MEAC 12. (65.41) SWAC 13. (67.36) BSOUTH - Big South Conference 14. (72.04) NEC - Northeast Conference 15. (76.20) PFL - Pioneer Football League 16. (80.93) MAAC _detail.txt

6 2004 Great West Team Statistics Through games of Oct 11, 2004 SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G UC Davis North Dakota State North Dakota State Cal Poly Southern Utah South Dakota State Cal Poly Southern Utah South Dakota State UC Davis Northern Colorado Northern Colorado SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G North Dakota State Cal Poly Cal Poly UC Davis UC Davis South Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah Northern Colorado Northern Colorado North Dakota State PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G UC Davis UC Davis Southern Utah North Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah Northern Colorado South Dakota State North Dakota State Cal Poly Cal Poly Northern Colorado PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G North Dakota State North Dakota State Southern Utah Cal Poly South Dakota State Southern Utah Cal Poly South Dakota State UC Davis UC Davis Northern Colorado Northern Colorado KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg North Dakota State UC Davis UC Davis Cal Poly Cal Poly Southern Utah Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Southern Utah North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State PUNTING G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic Cal Poly UC Davis North Dakota State North Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah UC Davis Cal Poly Northern Colorado South Dakota State South Dakota State Northern Colorado Gained-- ---Lost--- PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Cal Poly UC Davis North Dakota State Southern Utah UC Davis South Dakota State Northern Colorado North Dakota State Southern Utah Cal Poly South Dakota State Northern Colorado FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct North Dakota State North Dakota State UC Davis UC Davis South Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah South Dakota State Northern Colorado Cal Poly Cal Poly Northern Colorado

7 2004 Great West Team Statistics Through games of Oct 11, 2004 OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct Southern Utah UC Davis UC Davis North Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State Cal Poly Cal Poly South Dakota State Southern Utah Northern Colorado Northern Colorado SACKS BY G Sacks Yards SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards Cal Poly Cal Poly Northern Colorado North Dakota State UC Davis South Dakota State South Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah UC Davis North Dakota State Northern Colorado PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct South Dakota State Northern Colorado Northern Colorado South Dakota State North Dakota State UC Davis Cal Poly Cal Poly Southern Utah North Dakota State UC Davis Southern Utah OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct UC Davis North Dakota State Southern Utah Southern Utah South Dakota State Cal Poly Northern Colorado South Dakota State Cal Poly Northern Colorado North Dakota State UC Davis TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G UC Davis Southern Utah :00 32:12 2. Cal Poly UC Davis :41 31:56 3. South Dakota State South Dakota State :15 31:12 4. North Dakota State Cal Poly :10 29:26 5. Northern Colorado North Dakota State :54 29:19 6. Southern Utah Northern Colorado :03 27:50 OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg Retn TB NetAvg UC Davis South Dakota State Cal Poly UC Davis North Dakota State North Dakota State Northern Colorado Southern Utah South Dakota State Cal Poly Southern Utah Northern Colorado RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other UC Davis / / 1/ 0/ 1 2. North Dakota State / / 1/ 2/ 1 3. Southern Utah / / 1/ 1/ 0 Northern Colorado / / 2/ 3/ 0 5. South Dakota State / / 1/ 3/ 0 6. Cal Poly / / 1/ 3/ 1 RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other UC Davis / / 1/ 2/ 0 2. Cal Poly / / 1/ 1/ 0 3. Northern Colorado / / 0/ 1/ 0 4. North Dakota State / / 1/ 0/ 0 5. Southern Utah / / 0/ 1/ 0 6. South Dakota State / / 0/ 0/ 0

8 2004 Great West Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 11, 2004 RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Long INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Long A. Wilson... UNC SO Karl Ivory... CP FR Steffes... NDSU SO R. Doughty... UNC JR Anthony Watson. SDSU SO Jordan Beck... CP FR Chapman... NDSU FR Kenny Chicoine. CP FR Geno Randle... CP FR W. Sumpter... UNC SR Rehrer, Casey.. SUU SR Perkins, B... SUU JR Filipe, Ryan... SUU JR AMARAL... UCD SO SWANIGAN... UCD JR Chris Coauette. SDSU SR Adam Martinez.. CP FR Gorman... NDSU SR R. Palmer... UNC SR PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff GRANT... UCD SO Walker... NDSU FR Rehrer, Casey.. SUU SR GRANT... UCD SO T. Christensen. UNC JR Rehrer, Casey.. SUU SR Brad Nelson... SDSU SR Stauss... NDSU SR Stauss... NDSU SR Andy Kardoes... SDSU FR Cordel Webb... CP FR Cordel Webb... CP FR Walker... NDSU FR Brad Nelson... SDSU SR Andy Kardoes... SDSU FR T. Christensen. UNC JR N. Hager... UNC JR N. Hager... UNC JR TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Long Rehrer, Casey.. SUU SR OLIVA... UCD SR GRANT... UCD SO Darrell Jones.. CP FR T. Christensen. UNC JR V. Jackson... UNC SR Brad Nelson... SDSU SR Washington... NDSU FR Stauss... NDSU SR Dusty Snyders.. SDSU SO A. Wilson... UNC SO Steffes... NDSU SO Anthony Watson. SDSU SO Cordel Webb... CP FR Chapman... NDSU FR RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G Long KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Long Smith, AJ... SUU SR Darrell Jones.. CP FR V. Jackson... UNC SR A. Henderson... UNC FR Eason, Jerome.. SUU JR Josh Davis... SDSU JR White... NDSU JR FREEMAN... UCD SR Darrell Jones.. CP FR KAYS... UCD SO Brian Janecek.. SDSU SR Solomon Johnson SDSU SR RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G Long PUNTING Team Cl G Punts Yds Avg Long V. Jackson... UNC SR Ward, Trevor... SUU FR Eason, Jerome.. SUU JR SHIBEL... UCD SR FREEMAN... UCD SR Tim Chicoine... CP FR Josh Davis... SDSU JR C. Harter... UNC SR Smith, AJ... SUU SR Neal Bainbridge SDSU SO Darrell Jones.. CP FR Dragosavich... NDSU FR White... NDSU JR KAYS... UCD SO Brian Janecek.. SDSU SR SWANIGAN... UCD JR ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G V. Jackson... UNC SR SWANIGAN... UCD JR Darrell Jones.. CP FR Steffes... NDSU SO Filipe, Ryan... SUU JR BENJAMIN... UCD FR A. Wilson... UNC SO J. Zaitz... UNC JR FREEMAN... UCD SR Eason, Jerome.. SUU JR Steffes... NDSU SO Parker Douglass SDSU FR Anthony Watson. SDSU SO FREEMAN... UCD SR OLIVA... UCD SR OLIVA... UCD SR SWANIGAN... UCD JR V. Jackson... UNC SR Washington... NDSU FR Vartanian... NDSU JR

9 2004 Great West Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 11, 2004 SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G SWANIGAN... UCD JR J. Zaitz... UNC JR Steffes... NDSU SO Parker Douglass SDSU FR Eason, Jerome.. SUU JR BENJAMIN... UCD FR FREEMAN... UCD SR Byungwoo Yoon.. CP FR V. Jackson... UNC SR Pulver, Steve.. SUU SO OLIVA... UCD SR Vartanian... NDSU JR Josh Davis... SDSU JR Burrell... NDSU SR Tuiaki, Ilaisa. SUU SR KAYS... UCD SO SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct BENJAMIN... UCD FR J. Zaitz... UNC JR J. Zaitz... UNC JR Parker Douglass SDSU FR Parker Douglass SDSU FR Vartanian... NDSU JR Byungwoo Yoon.. CP FR Pulver, Steve.. SUU SO PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct Vartanian... NDSU JR Pulver, Steve.. SUU SO Byungwoo Yoon.. CP FR Parker Douglass SDSU FR BENJAMIN... UCD FR

10 2004 Great West Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 11, 2004 TACKLES (All positions) SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack Chris Gocong... CP FR 5 DL R. Doughty... UNC JR 6 DB Kelly Turbin... CP FR 5 DE DiPadova, Nick. SUU SR 5 LB Ryan Schlieman. SDSU FR 5 DL R. Palmer... UNC SR 6 LB J. McMillan... UNC SR 6 LB Chris Coauette. SDSU SR 6 LB Harris, Marques SUU SR 5 LB Jordan Beck... CP FR 5 LB Aaron Williams. CP FR 5 SS T. Smith... UNC JR 6 LB Joey Abell... SDSU SR 6 DE Overly, Mike... SUU SR 5 LB SHERIDAN... UCD SR Mike Blackbourn SDSU SR 6 LB Chris White... CP FR 5 DE C.Dahl... NDSU SO 6 SS MOSSAWIR... UCD SR Kenny Chicoine. CP FR Kyle Shotwell.. CP FR 5 LB TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 12.Hank McCall... SDSU JR 6 DB C. Barrett... UNC SR 5 DB Chris Gocong... CP FR 5 DL J.Kittelson... NDSU SR 6 LB R. Palmer... UNC SR 6 LB Erenberg... NDSU SR 6 LB Snell... NDSU SR 6 NG Chris Gocong... CP FR 5 DL Joey Abell... SDSU SR 6 DE Harris, Marques SUU SR 5 LB Jordan Beck... CP FR 5 LB John Perry... SDSU JR 6 DB Kelly Turbin... CP FR 5 DE J. McMillan... UNC SR 6 LB T. Smith... UNC JR 6 LB Perkins, B... SUU JR Harris, Marques SUU SR 5 LB Zimmerman... NDSU JR 6 LB DiPadova, Nick. SUU SR 5 LB ELBANNA... UCD JR MOSSAWIR... UCD SR Joey Abell... SDSU SR 6 DE Snell... NDSU SR 6 NG FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num Avg/G W. Sumpter... UNC SR 6 LB Gabe Dal Porto. CP FR 5 DE AMARAL... UCD SO Aaron Williams. CP FR 5 SS Kyle Shotwell.. CP FR Robinson... NDSU JR 5 DE Summerville... NDSU SR Kelly Turbin... CP FR 5 DE J. McMillan... UNC SR Mays... NDSU FR 6 LB Walter... NDSU JR PARISI... UCD SR QUINN... UCD FR D.J. Fischer... SDSU JR 6 DT Tuivai, Sitiven SUU SR Demetre Booker. CP FR 5 CB Tom Curiel... CP FR Jeff Hegge... SDSU SO 6 DB Smith, Steve... SUU JR Smith, Steve... SUU JR Palefau, Mike.. SUU JR G. Gebhardt... UNC JR 6 DB SHARP... UCD JR FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num Avg/G Mike James... SDSU JR 5 LB J. Spletzer... UNC SR 6 DE C.Dahl... NDSU SO A. Henderson... UNC FR 5 DB AMARAL... UCD SO RAMEZANE... UCD SR Overly, Mike... SUU SR Randy Samuel... CP FR 5 CB Chris Coauette. SDSU SR Tuivai, Sitiven SUU SR 4 DE Jeff Hegge... SDSU SO REECE... UCD FR MOSSAWIR... UCD SR PAYNE... UCD SO DiPadova, Nick. SUU SR Gorman... NDSU SR 6 CB Palefau, Mike.. SUU JR J. Carlson... UNC SO 6 DL Ryan Schlieman. SDSU FR GabeKoenigsfeld SDSU JR 6 DE A. Henderson... UNC FR Mitch Pontrelli SDSU FR 6 DL Erickson, Levi. SUU SO 5 DL PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G Karl Ivory... CP FR Jordan Beck... CP FR R. Doughty... UNC JR Babich... NDSU JR CAFFESE... UCD SR C. Barrett... UNC SR Gorman... NDSU SR BERGAN... UCD SO Aaron Williams. CP FR Perkins, B... SUU JR