Game 4
#25 Montana Tech (2-1, Frontier 2-1) at Montana State Northern (1-3, Frontier 0-3)

Blue Pony Stadium
Havre, Montana
Saturday, September 28, 2019
1 p.m. MST

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FULL GAME NOTES
 
Checking the Numbers
· Montana Tech's offense is averaging 22 points per game (7th in the Frontier Conference) and 373.3 Yards (5th)
· Montana State Northern is averaging 24.3 points per game (4th) and 376 yards (4th)
· The Oredigger defense is holding opponents to an average of 17.3 points per game (2nd) and leads the Frontier in Total Defense with 324.3 yards per game given up
· The Lights defense is  giving up 48.3 points per game (8th) and 503.3 yards per game (8th)
· The Orediggers lead the Frontier in Opponent First Downs (50) and are second in Pass Defense (164.7) and fourth in rush defense (159.7)
· Montana Tech leads the Frontier averaging 42.2 yards per punt
· Montana Tech is one of three teams yet to miss a PAT in 2019 (UMW and COI)

Scouting the Lights
· Head Coach Andrew Rolin is in his second season as a head coach at Montana State Northern  and has a 2-13 overall record
· Coach Rolin is still looking for his first Frontier Conference victory
· The Lights opened the 2019 season with a 20-14 win over Arizona Christian, but have lost to their last three Frontier opponents
· Quarterback Brenden Medina leads the Lights offense averaging 286 passing yards a game with 11 passing touchdowns
· Wide receiver Marvin Williams Jr. caught 8 passes for 123 yards and 3 touchdowns against Carroll last week; he is averaging 5 catches and 71.5 yards/gm
· The Lights have yet to score a rushing touchdown in conference play

For the Record
· Coach Morrell is 9-4 against the Lights in his career
· The Orediggers defeated MSUN last year 54-9 in Butte
· The last time the Orediggers played in Havre, they defeated MSUN 70-27
· The Orediggers set the NAIA record for most offensive yards in a game with 932 yards of total offense in 2017 in the 93-19 victory
· The last time the Orediggers lost to the Lights was in Havre 37-34 on October 18, 2014 when current Tech OC Kyle Samson was coaching for MSUN
 
OFFENSE
Campbell Leads the Offense—Against Southern Oregon, redshirt sophomore quarterback Jet Campbell posted his best mark of the season completing 19-of-31 for 246 yards. Campbell didn't throw a TD pass, but ran in a 10-yard score and caught another from Kiley Caprara to lead the Orediggers over SOU. Campbell ranks 5th in the conference in passing yards per game (210.7) and 4th in Pass Efficiency (143.2).
 
Dual Backfield—After Jed Fike went out in the first quarter, running backs Tyler Folkes and Blake Counts stepped up to carry the load the rest of the game. The redshirt sophomore and true freshman pair combined for 33 carries and 107 yards.
 
Career Day—Redshirt sophomore Kiley Caprara is showing big potential early in the season with a career day against the Raiders. The Butte native caught 7 passes for 75 yards, both career highs, and completed his first collegiate pass to Jet Campbell for a touchdown in the second quarter. 
 
High on Hoffman—Trevor Hoffman caught 7 passes for 131 yards against Southern Oregon. It was the first game he did not reach the end zone this season. The redshirt sophomore is first in the Frontier in total receiving yards (372) and 7th in the NAIA. Hoffman is second in the Frontier in receptions (21) and receptions per game (7.0) and ranks 14th and 9th nationally.
 
Punting Prowess—Punter Nik Nunez leads the Frontier in punting averaging 42.5 yards per kick on 15 punts. The redshirt sophomore had a season-long 57 yard boot against the Raiders.
 
Safe Keeping—The Orediggers had their first interception Saturday and the Oredigger offense has only two turnovers on the season.

DEFFENSE
How 'Bout that Digger D—The Oredigger defense held the Southern Oregon offense to their lowest point and yardage total of the season. The Raiders posted 438 yards of offense the previous game against COI. The Orediggers held them to 231 total yards and just 157 passing. Tech held the Raiders to just 14 first downs and had a season-high 3 sacks. The defense also broke up 7 passes and had an interception.
 
Solid Secondary—The Orediggers rank second in the Frontier in pass defense giving up just 164.7 yards per game and 4 passing TDs. Opponents are completing a league low 47.7% of their passes. The secondary had 12 solo stops and 20 total tackles last week against the Raiders.
 
Knock Down—Sophomore Jake Orvis is ranked 2nd in the Frontier and 5th nationally in passes defended. The Billings native knocked down two more passes against SOU. Orvis has 5 broken passes and an interception this season.
 
Senior Leaders—Senior linebacker Jacob Clarke led the Orediggers Saturday with 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. Carter Myers, the other senior linebacker, had 6 tackles and a sack, with five solo tackles. Myers leads the team in tackles and ranks 8th in the Frontier in total tackles (24).
 
Big Stops—The Oredigger defense came up big when it counted last week. Junior defensive back Naoki Harmer had a pass break up in one of the final drives. Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jesse Sims knocked down a pass in the final drive. Myers and Ike Schweikert sacked the Raider QB before senior defensive back Damaree Morris intercepted a pass in the final minutes to seal the victory.