Saturday, November 10
BOZEMAN
1 pm
Montana State University
6-4 , 4-3
35
vs
7
Northern Colorado (SENIOR DAY/AG APPRECIATION)
2-9 , 2-6
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Northern Colorado
7
0
0
0
7
Montana State
7
14
0
14
35
Senior Tyrone Fa'anono celebrates his interception on Saturday.
Photo by: Garrett Becker
Four turnovers push Bobcats past Northern Colorado
11/10/2018 4:33:00 PM | Football, General
Andersen rushes for three scores, throws for one
Troy Andersen ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth to power Montana State past Northern Colorado Saturday in Bozeman.
UNC (2-9 overall, 2-6 Big Sky Conference) scored on its first possession of the game before Andersen took over, as he finished with 104 yards on the ground and now has 1,092 on the season. His first score came on fourth down following a Jahque Alleyne interception to tie the game at 7-all.
Andersen's second touchdown pass of the season came on an 18-yarder to Logan Jones, one of 11 seniors honored in pregame ceremonies. Andersen's 4-yard dash just before half bumped the lead to 21-7.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Bobcats resumed their scoring onslaught in the fourth quarter. Travis Jonsen ran in a 4-yard touchdown and Andersen finished the scoring with a 36-yard sprint. The sophomore quarterback now has a Big Sky high 16 rushing touchdowns.
Including Allen's interception, the Bobcats also got three other turnovers: an interception by senior Tyrone Fa'anono, and fumble recoveries by senior Tucker Yates and sophomore Jacob Hadley.
Overall, the Bobcats totaled 329 yards of offense, while holding the Bears to just 302. The effort gave MSU back-to-back wins for the second time this season and will go for a third straight victory this week in Missoula to close out the regular season.
A crowd of 14,147 braved the intermittent snow and saw MSU bump its record to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in league play as third-year coach Jeff Choate secured his first winning season.
Milo Hall of UNC led all rushers with 112 yards on the ground.
UNC (2-9 overall, 2-6 Big Sky Conference) scored on its first possession of the game before Andersen took over, as he finished with 104 yards on the ground and now has 1,092 on the season. His first score came on fourth down following a Jahque Alleyne interception to tie the game at 7-all.
Andersen's second touchdown pass of the season came on an 18-yarder to Logan Jones, one of 11 seniors honored in pregame ceremonies. Andersen's 4-yard dash just before half bumped the lead to 21-7.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Bobcats resumed their scoring onslaught in the fourth quarter. Travis Jonsen ran in a 4-yard touchdown and Andersen finished the scoring with a 36-yard sprint. The sophomore quarterback now has a Big Sky high 16 rushing touchdowns.
Including Allen's interception, the Bobcats also got three other turnovers: an interception by senior Tyrone Fa'anono, and fumble recoveries by senior Tucker Yates and sophomore Jacob Hadley.
Overall, the Bobcats totaled 329 yards of offense, while holding the Bears to just 302. The effort gave MSU back-to-back wins for the second time this season and will go for a third straight victory this week in Missoula to close out the regular season.
A crowd of 14,147 braved the intermittent snow and saw MSU bump its record to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in league play as third-year coach Jeff Choate secured his first winning season.
Milo Hall of UNC led all rushers with 112 yards on the ground.
Team Stats
NC
MSU
Total Yards
302
329
Pass Yards
144
46
Rushing Yards
158
283
Penalty Yards
53
50
1st Downs
17
17
3rd Downs
7
5
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
30:37
29:23
1st Quarter
NC 7, MSU 0
NC - Warren,D. 8 yd run (Combs,M. kick), 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:50
NC 7, MSU 7
MSU - ANDERSEN, Troy 3 yd run (BAILEY, Tristan kick), 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:59
2nd Quarter
NC 7, MSU 14
MSU - JONES, Logan 18 yd pass from ANDERSEN, Troy (BAILEY, Tristan kick) 6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:58
NC 7, MSU 21
MSU - ANDERSEN, Troy 4 yd run (BAILEY, Tristan kick), 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:08
4th Quarter
NC 7, MSU 28
MSU - JONSEN, Travis 4 yd run (BAILEY, Tristan kick), 11 plays, 88 yards, TOP 5:31
NC 7, MSU 35
MSU - ANDERSEN, Troy 36 yd run (BAILEY, Tristan kick), 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:15
Game Leaders
CMP
7
TD
1
YDS
34
INT
0
CMP
1
TD
0
YDS
12
INT
0
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