Eli Gillman

Eli Gillman is a running back for the University of Montana Grizzlies football team.

As a freshman he won the Jerry Rice Award.[1] In high school he helped lead his team, Dassel Cokato, to its first state championship. He is from Dassel, Minnesota.[2]

He had the most rushing yards by a freshman in the University of Montana's history. He also had the longest touchdown run in the program's history.[3]

His sophomore year he racked up 175 yards and a touchdown in a win over Western Carolina.[4] For the season he has almost a thousand yards and 14 touchdowns.[5]

  1. ^ "Montana running back Eli Gillman wins Jerry Rice Award". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). December 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Eli Gillman - Football". University of Montana Athletics.
  3. ^ "Montana Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman puts together a freshman season for the ages". 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Montana running back Eli Gillman takes Big Sky Conference offensive player of the week honors". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). September 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eli Gillman - Montana Grizzlies Running Back". ESPN.