Brandon Stinson

Football 10/12/2023 4:00:00 PM Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

GAME NOTES: Rocky Football Takes on Montana Western in Dillon

DILLON, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears will look to get back on track as they take on 19th-ranked Montana Western in Dillon on Saturday.

Matchup

Rocky Mountain College (3-3) vs Montana Western (4-1)
Saturday, October 14th | 1:00pm (MT) | Dillon, Montana

Quick Notes

- The Battlin' Bears trail Montana Western in their series 27-33 since 1990.
- Both away teams were victorious a season ago, as Rocky won 41-26 in Dillon early in the season, while Western won in Billings 44-21 to conclude the regular season.

2023 Rocky Stat Leaders
Passing- Luke Holcomb - 902 yards | 8 TDs | 3 INTs
Rushing Yards - Zaire Wilcox - 390 yards
Rushing TDs - Zaire Wilcox - 2 TDs
Receptions - Joseph Dwyer - 39 catches
Receiving Yards - Joseph Dwyer - 464 yards
Receiving TDs - Joseph Dwyer - 5 TDs
Tackles - Prince Johnson - 37.0
Tackles for Loss - John Aragon - 5.0
Sacks - John Aragon - 3.0
Interceptions - Kaysan Barnett - 3
Field Goals - Austin Drake - 6/7 (Long: 38 yards)
Punting - Wyatt Brusven - 31 Punts | 38.29 avg | 16 inside 20*
*- Frontier Conference leader

Offensive Notes

- Joseph Dwyer is the first Battlin' Bear to have back to back 100+ yard receiving games since Lucas Overton in 2021. Dwyer also sits second in the Frontier with 39 total catches this season.
- Zaire Wilcox ranks eight in the Frontier Conference averaging 84.5 all purpose yards per game.
- The Rocky offense had two plays of 40+ yards last weekend, the two longest plays from scrimmage of the season so far.

Defensive Notes

- Rocky's defense forced four turnovers against Southern Oregon, the most in a single game this season and the second game they have forced multiple turnovers in a single game.
- Last Saturday was the fourth game this season the Battlin' Bears have totaled seven or more tackles for loss and the fifth game with multiple sacks this season.
- Kaysan Barnett has three interceptions in the past two games, shooting him up to second in the conference this season and tied for 11th in the NAIA.

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