Janell Summer - College of Idaho

Football 10/5/2023 6:15:00 PM Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

GAME NOTES: Rocky Football Hosts Southern Oregon for Homecoming

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears look to defend Herb Klindt Field as they host the Raiders on Homecoming weekend.

Matchup

(RV) Rocky Mountain College (3-2) vs Southern Oregon (1-3)
Saturday, October 7th | 1:00pm (MT) | Herb Klindt Field

Quick Notes

- The Battlin' Bears trail in the all time series 4-7 versus Southern Oregon.
- Rocky has won consecutive games against the Raiders, as well as the last two matchups on Herb Klindt Field.
- The Battlin' Bears totaled 456 total yards of offense in last season's 27-10 victory in Ashland to begin the season.

2023 Rocky Stat Leaders

Passing - Luke Holcomb - 714 yards | 8 TDs | 3 INTs
Rushing Yards - Zaire Wilcox - 369 yards
Rushing TDs - Zaire Wilcox - 2 TDs
Receptions - Joseph Dwyer - 30 catches
Receiving Yards - Joseph Dwyer - 335 yards
Receiving TDs - Joseph Dwyer - 5 TDs
Tackles - Prince Johnson - 30.0
Tackles for Loss - John Aragon - 5.0
Sacks - John Aragon - 3.0
Interceptions - Ty Reynolds & Kaysan Barnett - 1
Field Goals - Austin Drake - 5/5 (Long: 38 yards)
Punting - Wyatt Brusven - 23Punts | 39.96 avg | 13 inside 20*
*- Frontier Conference leader

Offensive Notes

- Joseph Dwyer set season highs in catches, yards, and TDs in last week's loss against College of Idaho, finishing with 10 catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
- The Battlin' Bears have still been elite in the redzone, scoring on 15 of their 16 trips, with 10 of those trips resulting in TDs.
- The Rocky receiving core has proven to be versatile this season as six different receivers have totaled eight or more catches this season.

Defensive Notes

- Kaysan Barnett grabbed his first interception of the season last week. Barnett ranks second in the Frontier with seven PBUs.
- Rocky's defense ranks second in the conference in rushing yards allowed per game (64.2), as well as in sacks (14).
- 10 different Battlin' Bears have recorded at least half a sack so far this season, with four of them recording multiple sacks this season.

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