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Pelroy, Bulldogs cap stellar season!!

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

"I run, son, I run ... and you don't catch me." (Haylee Saeuer photo)

“I run, son, I run … and you don’t catch me.” (Haylee Sauer photo)

Mitch Pelroy lit the fuse and the University of Montana Western exploded.

Set up by a 33-yard kickoff return from the speedy Coupeville High School grad, the Bulldogs crushed MSU-Northern 60-15 Saturday in NAIA gridiron action, claiming the school’s first winning record in a decade.

Closing with four straight wins, Montana Western finished the season 6-5 overall, 6-4 in the Frontier Conference. It was the school’s first winning season since 2004.

Sophomore Sam Rutherford keyed the win, rambling for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He snapped the school’s single-season rushing record with 1,061 yards — the first Bulldog to break 1,000 yards.

Montana Western quarterback Tyler Hulse wrapped up a stellar career as a Bulldog by passing for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Hulse capped his final game by rushing for a 15-yard touchdown as well.

Playing as a redshirt sophomore, Pelroy led the Bulldogs in both punt (four returns for 56 yards) and kickoff returns (16-389) and was fifth on the team in all-purpose yardage with 445 yards.

He also recorded 14 solo tackles and four assists while playing in the defensive backfield.

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Pelroy power fuels big win!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy (Kirsten Pelroy photo)

   Mitch Pelroy, taking his game (and his hair) to a higher level. (Kirsten Pelroy photo)

Home, sweet home.

After being bounced two weeks in a row on the road, the Montana Western football team came back to Dillon Saturday and rediscovered its winning touch.

The squad, which includes Coupeville High School grad Mitch Pelroy — who made an impact on both sides of the ball — rallied for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull off a 34-28 victory over Eastern Oregon.

Sam Rutherford blasted in from two yards out with just under three minutes to play to cap the comeback, then the Bulldog defense held off a last-ditch Oregon rally.

The win lifted Montana Western, an NAIA school, to 3-5 on the season, 3-4 in the Frontier Conference.

The Bulldogs are now 3-1 at home this season and 0-4 on the road.

They’ll have a chance to avenge their only home loss of the season, a 37-30 double overtime defeat to Rocky Mountain College, next Saturday, Oct. 25, when they travel to Billings.

Two of their final three games are on the road.

Pelroy didn’t have a ton of chances Saturday, but used his time on the field well.

He returned a kickoff 13 yards and recorded a tackle from his position in the defensive backfield.

For the season, the former Wolf star leads the Bulldogs in kickoff (14 for 356 yards) and punt returns (4-56). He has 12 tackles and two assists while playing in all eight of his team’s games.

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