Saturday, November 23
Bozeman, MT
12:05 PM
Montana State University
7-5 , 5-3
14
vs
28
MONTANA (SENIOR RECOGNITION)
10-2 , 6-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Montana
0
7
7
14
28
Montana State
7
0
0
7
14
Tanner Bleskin
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
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Montana beats MSU 28-14 in Bozeman
Montana outscored Montana State 21-7 after halftime, and topped the Bobcats 28-14 in Bozeman on Saturday.
The loss ends MSU's season at 7-5. Montana raised its record to 10-2, and likely advances to the FCS Playoffs next week.
Jordan Johnson completed 23 of his 35 pass attempts for 250 yards and one touchdown Saturday to lead Montana, and the Grizzlies rushed for 115 yards. The Bobcats suffered two key turnovers, fumbles lost by DeNarius McGhee and Cody Kirk, the latter of which set up a fourth-quarter touchdown.
McGhee threw for 160 yards and rushed for 57 in the final game of his legendary Bobcat career. MSU gained just 89 yards in the first half, but the offense moved more effectively in the second half, gaining nearly 200 yards.
Senior linebacker Brock Coyle paced UM on defense, logging 12 tackles and forcing a pair of fumbles. Sean Gords had a career-high 10 tackles in his final game as a Bobcat senior, while Brad Daly blocked a punt and registered seven tackles, one for a loss.
The loss ends MSU's season at 7-5. Montana raised its record to 10-2, and likely advances to the FCS Playoffs next week.
Jordan Johnson completed 23 of his 35 pass attempts for 250 yards and one touchdown Saturday to lead Montana, and the Grizzlies rushed for 115 yards. The Bobcats suffered two key turnovers, fumbles lost by DeNarius McGhee and Cody Kirk, the latter of which set up a fourth-quarter touchdown.
McGhee threw for 160 yards and rushed for 57 in the final game of his legendary Bobcat career. MSU gained just 89 yards in the first half, but the offense moved more effectively in the second half, gaining nearly 200 yards.
Senior linebacker Brock Coyle paced UM on defense, logging 12 tackles and forcing a pair of fumbles. Sean Gords had a career-high 10 tackles in his final game as a Bobcat senior, while Brad Daly blocked a punt and registered seven tackles, one for a loss.
Team Stats
UM
MSU
Total Yards
365
272
Pass Yards
250
160
Rushing Yards
115
112
Penalty Yards
85
70
1st Downs
22
16
3rd Downs
7
4
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
36:24
23:36
1st Quarter
UM 0, MSU 7
MSU - Shawn Johnson 82 yd punt return (Rory Perez kick)
2nd Quarter
UM 7, MSU 7
UM - Jordan Canada 7 yd run (Ben Worst kick), 15 plays, 89 yards, TOP 6:36
3rd Quarter
UM 14, MSU 7
UM - Travon Van 3 yd run (Ben Worst kick), 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:45
4th Quarter
UM 21, MSU 7
UM - Clay Pierson 20 yd pass from Jordan Johnson (Ben Worst kick) 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:25
UM 21, MSU 14
MSU - Shawn Johnson 1 yd run (Rory Perez kick), 9 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:08
UM 28, MSU 14
UM - Jordan Canada 8 yd run (Ben Worst kick), 9 plays, 0 yards, TOP 4:13
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
17
TD
0
YDS
160
INT
0
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