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Montana, South Dakota State History in FCS Championship Game | The Analyst
South Dakota State is the defending FCS champion, but Montana will enter with more history in the national title game when they square off on Sunday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
SDSU is appearing in the final for the third time in the last four seasons, while Montana’s program is there for the eighth time and holds one more overall title than the Jackrabbits.
This season, No. 1 SDSU is 14-0 under coach Jimmy Rogers and No. 2 Montana is 13-1 behind Bobby Hauck.
Here’s a quick summary of the two programs’ previous appearances in the FCS championship game:
Montana Grizzlies
1995: Montana (coach Don Read) 22, Marshall 20 – site: Huntington, W.Va.
An FCS championship game-record 32,106 watched the Grizzlies claim their first national title. Wide receiver Matt Wells caught two touchdowns from Dave Dickenson, and Andy Larson kicked a 25-yard field goal with 39 seconds left.
1996: Marshall 49, Montana 29 (Mick Dennehy) 29 – Huntington, W.Va.
Montana played at Marshall in the championship game for the second consecutive year, and struggled to stop wide receiver Randy Moss (nine receptions, 220 yards, four touchdowns). In defeat, Brian Ah Yat’s 36 completions and Joe Douglass’ 13 receptions set championship game records.
2000: Georgia Southern 27, Montana (Joe Glenn) 25 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
After trailing 20-3 at halftime, the Grizzlies went ahead 23-20 early in the fourth quarter, but Adrian Peterson answered on Georgia Southern’s ensuing play from scrimmage with a 57-yard TD run.
2001: Montana (Joe Glenn) 13, Furman 6 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
A Half Mail TD pass on the game’s final play prevented a shutout, but Montana won its second FCS title behind Yohance Humphery, who gained 142 yards on 30 carries and capped a 99-yard scoring drive with a two-yard run.
2004: James Madison 31, Montana (Bobby Hauck) 21 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Playing on a recently sodded field that tore up during the game, Montana let a 21-17, third-quarter lead slip away. In the loss, Craig Ochs completed 29 of 38 passes for 371 yards and three TDs with one interception.
2008: Richmond 24, Montana (Bobby Hauck) 7 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Grizzlies overcame the loss of 14 starters from the 2007 season while advancing to the final, but they fell behind 21-0 by halftime and didn’t recover in the defeat.
2009: Villanova 23, Montana (Bobby Hauck) 21 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Montana lost a bid for a perfect season as it struggled to stop the Villanova rushing attack (51 carries for 351 yards). Quarterback Andrew Selle (27 of 35, 351 yards, three touchdowns) starred in the defeat.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2020: Sam Houston 23, South Dakota State (John Stiegelmeier) 21 – Frisco, Texas
Sam Houston went ahead on a touchdown pass with 16 seconds left to edge the Jackrabbits, who lost starting quarterback Mark Gronowski to a knee injury on their first possession. Running back Isaiah Davis had 305 all-purpose yards and scored three TDs in the loss.
2022: South Dakota State (John Stiegelmeier) 45, North Dakota State 21 – Frisco, Texas
The Jackrabbits scored on six of their first seven possessions for their first national title. Gronowski, voted the game’s most outstanding player, accounted for 280 yards of total offense and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing).
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U.S. soldiers with the Nebraska and North Dakota National Guards, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, pose for a group photo at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, April 28. N.D. National Guard 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, front row, far left, served as the officer in charge of the mission when soldiers assigned to JTF-DC responded to the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner April 25. About 2,500 National Guard members are supporting the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Norris.
WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (WHCAD) at the Washington Hilton in Northwest Washington April 25.
The Guardsmen were at the WHCAD at the request of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) as an additional patrol unit created specifically for the event, which celebrates the contribution of news organizations and independent journalists alike who provide notable coverage relating to the presidential administration.
“Our mission was to assist the U.S. Secret Service with crowd control,” said Capt. Kevin Peatrowsky, an operations officer with the Nebraska National Guard (NENG) assigned to JTF-DC.
As the Guardsmen were monitoring their area of operations, they saw USSS agents sprint toward the hotel entrance.
“They were running full speed with their weapons drawn,” said Sgt. 1st. Class Allen Haney, a team member with the Arkansas National Guard. “We immediately followed suit.”
Staff Sgt. Kirsten Confer, a NENG combat medic and battle captain, recalled her response to the incident: “We fell back on our basic training. You run toward danger and move in a way that makes sense for the situation.”
According to Confer, the Guardsmen entered the hotel and immediately began securing the scene and ensured that the guests evacuated safely. At the direction of a federal agent, Confer began a rapid trauma assessment on the suspect which resulted in finding knives and ammunition on the shooter. Simultaneously, the Arkansas soldiers moved outside to provide crowd control at a pedestrian barricade outside the hotel.
“From there, we assisted wherever we could,” said 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, a National Guardsman from North Dakota who served as the officer in charge for the mission. “We were initially helping with crowd control. After that, we realized that the USSS had begun rerouting everyone in the hotel, so we moved to the doors. We were controlling entry into the venue, so we had moved a couple more people outside, so we had five inside, eight outside.” Both Arkansas and Nebraska worked well alongside one another and, alongside the federal agencies. Hill also noted that relying on his soldiers allowed him to move to different teams, which helped allow him to plan and coordinate with different agencies.
According to 1st Lt. Jonathan Goins, a platoon leader with the Arkansas National Guard, Arkansas soldiers also helped establish a security perimeter for the staging of the presidential motorcade. Later, the team assisted federal agencies and MPD with crowd control, which helped clear the way for the president and administration officials, he said.
“Guardsmen on this mission represent the very best of the nation,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard II, the interim commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. “The world got a brief glimpse, but I see them each day serving and doing amazing things across the District.”
FARGO, N.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Stampede staved off elimination with a 2-1 overtime win over the Fargo Force in game four of the USHL Western Conference Finals Saturday night.
Thomas Zocco scored the game-winner 12 minutes into the extra period. Arseni Marchenko put Fargo on the board first in the first period. Noah Mannausau tied the game for the Herd in the second period.
Sioux Falls outshot Fargo 53-49, including 9-5 in overtime. Linards Feldbergs made 48 saves.
Three of the four games of the series have gone to overtime. The winner-take-all game five is Tuesday at the Premier Center.
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