| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTST | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
 MONT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Game Leaders
Keali'i Ah Yat
· QB
Eli Gillman
· RB
Justin Lamson
· QB
Julius Davis
· RB
Team Stats
231st Downs20
5-113rd down efficiency7-12
2-24th down efficiency1-1
416Total Yards364
175Passing186
18/20Comp/Att26/32
8.8Yards per pass5.8
241Rushing178
42Rushing Attempts28
5.7Yards per rush6.4
7-51Penalties4-25
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:37
(00:37) Kneel down by #8 J.Lamson at UM 19 for loss of 1 yard
0:39
Timeout Montana, clock 00:39
0:52
(01:00) Kneel down by #8 J.Lamson at UM 18 for loss of 1 yard
1:18
(01:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush right for 15 yards gain to the UM 17 (#8 K.Lawler), 1ST DOWN
1:24
Timeout Montana, clock 01:24
1:24
(01:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UM 32 (#47 K.Detrick)
1:53
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UM 35 (#10 T.Rausch), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout Montana State, clock 02:00
2:00
(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UM 40 (#8 K.Lawler; #47 K.Detrick)
2:07
PENALTY MSU False Start (#86 H.Provience) 5 yards from UM 37 to UM 42. NO PLAY
2:07
Timeout Montana, clock 02:07
2:07
(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Davis rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UM 37 (#8 K.Lawler; #10 T.Rausch)
2:41
(02:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Davis rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UM 46 (#90 J.Ramos; #57 J.Mason), 1ST DOWN
3:20
(03:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson rush right for 7 yards gain to the UM 48 (#57 J.Mason)
4:04
(04:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short right to #1 C.Long caught at MSU45, for 6 yards to the MSU45 (#8 K.Lawler)
4:50
(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MSU39 (#57 J.Mason)
5:25
(05:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Davis rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MSU43 (#2 M.Harper), 1ST DOWN
6:07
(06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Davis rush middle for 14 yards gain to the MSU32 (#24 D.Wilkinson), 1ST DOWN
6:42
(06:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short left to #23 A.Jones caught at MSU08, for 9 yards to the MSU18 (#45 C.Otlewski)
6:53
(06:57) #46 J.Silver kickoff 65 yards to the MSU00 #10 J.Woods return 20 yards to the MSU20 (#29 T.Huff) PENALTY MSU Holding (#91 S.Brock) 9 yards from MSU18 to MSU09
6:59
(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 52 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59, 1ST DOWN #36 T.Morrison kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #43 G.Pibal)
7:22
(07:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #4 B.Bohannon caught at UM 43, for 12 yards to the UM 48 (#9 S.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
7:55
(08:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UM 36 (#19 N.Daily)
8:20
(08:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UM 25, for 8 yards to the UM 28 (#5 C.Dowler), 1ST DOWN
8:45
(08:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #10 E.Gillman caught at UM 15, for 3 yards to the UM 20 (#19 N.Daily)
8:51
(08:58) #30 C.Frokjer kickoff 64 yards to the UM 01 #21 S.Rocker Jr. return 16 yards to the UM 17 (#33 M.Dethman; #84 D.Steel)
8:58
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson rush right for 23 yards gain to the UM 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:58, 1ST DOWN #39 M.Sansted kick attempt good (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson)
8:58
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Davis rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UM 23 (#11 E.Tolbert)
8:58
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short left to #23 A.Jones caught at UM 30, for 6 yards to the UM 26 (#32 P.Wing)
8:58
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UM 32, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
9:19
(09:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short middle to #84 D.Steel caught at MSU45, for 10 yards to the UM 42 (#6 P.Ford), 1ST DOWN
10:00
(10:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short right to #89 R.Lencioni caught at MSU46, for 2 yards to the MSU48 (#10 T.Rausch)
10:16
(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MSU46 (#2 M.Harper; #10 T.Rausch), 1ST DOWN
10:39
(10:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MSU40 (#10 T.Rausch)
13:10
A. Jones run for 0 yds
13:20
(13:20) #36 T.Morrison field goal attempt from 44 yards NO GOOD blocked by #36 Z.Crews (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #43 G.Pibal), clock 13:20, out of bounds at MSU35
13:41
(13:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 D.Deck caught at MSU31, for 4 yards to the MSU27 (#2 T.Uluilakepa)
13:54
(14:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete deep right to #6 M.Wortham thrown to MSU00
14:27
(14:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU31 (#41 P.Brott; #19 N.Daily)
14:35
(14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.Davis rush left for 23 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 14:35 PENALTY UM Holding (#84 E.Shafer) 10 yards from MSU23 to MSU33. NO PLAY
14:58
(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #6 M.Wortham caught at MSU09, for 9 yards to the MSU09 (#1 J.McMillan), out of bounds PENALTY UM Ineligible Downfield on Pass (#72 C.Klimczak) 5 yards from MSU18 to MSU23. NO PLAY
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:07
(00:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UM 46, for 34 yards to the MSU18 (#5 C.Dowler), 1ST DOWN
0:22
(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 5 yards gain to the UM 48 (#43 X.Ahrens), 1ST DOWN
0:31
(00:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #4 B.Bohannon caught at UM 43, for 6 yards to the UM 43, out of bounds at UM 43
0:59
(01:07) #30 C.Frokjer kickoff 62 yards to the UM 03 #6 M.Wortham return 34 yards to the UM 37 (#3 K.Boyd)
1:07
(01:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass intercepted by #5 C.Dowler at UM 34 #5 C.Dowler return 34 yards to the UM 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:07 #39 M.Sansted kick attempt good (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson)
1:43
(01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 3 yards gain to the UM 23 (#1 J.McMillan)
2:11
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #6 M.Wortham caught at UM 19, for 3 yards to the UM 20 (#6 B.Meredith)
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