2021 Football Roster
Roster
Askelson, Nolan

Jersey Number 34
Nolan Askelson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Billings, MT
- High School:
- Senior
Bio
Montana State (2023) Capped an excellent career with 1st Team All-Big Sky honors... led the team with 84 tackles... played in all 12 games, recording a career-high 14 tackles vs. Idaho, also reaching double-digits vs. Weber State and Sac State... eight tackles-for-loss with two sacks. (2022) Played in MSU’s first 11 games, starting against NAU, Cal Poly and UM... fourth on the team with 64 tackles in spite of missing three games with injury... three tackles for loss (McNeese, at UNC, at Cal Poly)... intercepted a Morehead State pass and forced an Idaho State fumble... season-high 12 tackles at UNC, 11 at NAU. (2021) Played in the season’s first two games before suffering an injury... activated against NDSU and saw game action without stats... five tackles, including a sack, in the opener at Wyoming... six tackles against Drake before the injury. (2019) Started six games and played in all 15 at inside linebacker... logged 32 tackles, including six each against Western Illinois and Southern Utah. (2018) Played in four games, and retains his freshman eligibility status entering his second season... came up with an enormous blocked punt against Incarnate Word... named MSU’s Defensive Scout of the Year... three tackles vs. NDSU.
High School Two-time first team all-state linebacker at Billings Senior, where the Broncs won a pair of state titles during his career... Class AA Defensive MVP in 2017... also all-state at quarterback as a senior and running back as a junior... standout American Legion baseball player.
Academics and Personal Engineering major... National Honor Sicety member at Billings Senior, where he finished with a 3.7 grade point average... born Nolan Stone Askelson in 2000 in Spokane, Washington... one of two children of Ron and Rosanne Askelson... prep teammates included former Bobcat Keaton Anderson and Montana Tech’s Jake Orvis.
High School Two-time first team all-state linebacker at Billings Senior, where the Broncs won a pair of state titles during his career... Class AA Defensive MVP in 2017... also all-state at quarterback as a senior and running back as a junior... standout American Legion baseball player.
Academics and Personal Engineering major... National Honor Sicety member at Billings Senior, where he finished with a 3.7 grade point average... born Nolan Stone Askelson in 2000 in Spokane, Washington... one of two children of Ron and Rosanne Askelson... prep teammates included former Bobcat Keaton Anderson and Montana Tech’s Jake Orvis.
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