Football Game Notes vs Carroll College

Game 3
Montana Tech (1-1) vs. Carroll College (0-1)
Saturday  September 13, 2014     
1:00 PM MST    
Nelson Stadium              
Helena, Montana

Full Notes

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For the Record
Þ Montana Tech is 0-10 on the road against the Saints since 2004
Þ Montana Tech plays Carroll College twice this season for the first time in three years
Þ Montana Tech is 2-18 against Carroll College since 2004
Þ Carroll is coming off a season opening 38-35 loss to Southern Oregon
Þ The Saints haven't started out 0-1 since before the 2004 season
Þ The Diggers defeated the Saints in Butte 37-20 two seasons ago
Þ In Montana Tech's last win over Carroll College Pat Hansen rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns
Þ Last season, Hansen rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown against the Saints
Þ The Orediggers are 6-11 in road games under Coach Chuck Morrell
Þ Coach Morrell is 1-3 against Carroll College in the last three seasons
Þ In the last four games against Carroll College Montana Tech has averaged 230 yards of offense
Þ In those same games Carroll College has averaged 395 yards of offense
Þ The Orediggers are coming off a strong offensive performance against MSU-Northern two weeks ago
Þ Against Northern,  the Orediggers scored over 35 points for the first time since the 2012 season
Þ The win against the Lights snapped a three game losing skid that started last season
Þ Montana Tech was 0-3 coming off a win last season

Offensive Notes

 4th and Go For It—  Montana Tech is having success converting on fourth down. The Diggers are second in the Frontier Conference in fourth down conversion rate converting on five of six attempts. One of the most important conversions was a 23 yard run for a first down by punter Travis Farewell against MSU-Northern two weeks ago.
 
Big Returns— Montana Tech is averaging 21.5 yards per kickoff return. Against MSU-Northern, Montana Tech return man Clay Cavender had three returns for 109 yards including a 42 yard return.
 
Braxton the Target— Braxton Lucero caught four passes for 27 yards and one touchdown against MSU-Northern. The Utah native has 10 catches on the season for 78 yards and a touchdown. Lucero is eighth in the Frontier Conference with his 10 total receptions.
 
Loudenback For More— Quarterback Andrew Loudenback found his groove and more against MSU-Northern throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns as well as rushing for one more to seal the Oredigger victory. Loudenback is seventh in the Frontier Conference in total offense per game with 202.5 yards.

Defensive Notes

Vance Takes Em' Down— Montana Tech defensive back Caleb Vance had seven total tackles against MSU-Northern including six solo take downs. Vance is fourth on the team with 10 total tackles.
 
Mike & Meis— Montana Tech linebackers Mike Touzinsky and David Meis lead the team in total tackles with 16 a piece. Meis has 12 solo tackles and five tackles for loss. Touzinsky has 10 solo tackles and one tackle for loss.
 
Defensive Strength— Montana Tech is third in the Frontier Conference in total defense giving up 368 yards per game. The  Orediggers are behind only MSU-Northern and Southern Oregon who have surrendered less yardage this season.
 
INT's in Pairs— Montana Tech's defense got its first two takeaways of the season against MSU-Northern. Andre Cornell and Zach Hulse, a Helena native, both picked off passes in the second half for the Digger defense. The interception was the fourth career takeaway for Andre Cornell.
 
Big Hit Matt— Matthew Neylan came off the bench to record five tackles for the Digger defense. Neylan had 3 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.