Montana
at Cal Poly
Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Alex G. Spanos Stadium
(Grass, 11,075)
TV: CW-Montana
The Series: Montana leads 13-1.
Last meeting: Marc Mariani caught six passes for 200 yards with two touchdowns as Montana beat Cal Poly 35-23 in 2009 in Missoula.
The Coaches: Montana’s Robin Pflugrad is 1-0 in his first season...Cal Poly’s Tim Walsh is 5-7 in his second season and is 122-89 overall in his 20th season as a head coach, including a 90-68 mark in 14 seasons at Portland State.
Notes: Cal Poly’s lone victory over Montana came in the first round of the 2005 playoffs...Montana is 4-0 in San Luis Obispo, including a 30-28 win to open the 2008 season...Walsh is 2-12 all-time vs. Montana, with victories in 1999 and 2004 while at Portland State...This is the 13th meeting between the schools since 1994...UM opened with a 73-2 win over Division II Western State...Cal Poly opened with a 23-17 come-from-behind win over Division II Humboldt State...Montana has won 18 straight regular-season games...The Grizzlies have won nine straight road games...UM set a Big Sky record and tied an NCAA record with four interception returns for touchdowns in last week’s win...This is Cal Poly’s only game against a Big Sky team this season...Cal Poly rushed for 298 yards in its opener, including 105 by Mark Rogers...UM passed for five touchdowns in last week’s win.