Isaiah Ifanse ran for 165 yards at home on Saturday against Idaho State.
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Defense Keys Bobcats 27-9 Victory Over Bengals
10/23/2021 4:09:00 PM | Football
Nursing a 13-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter on Saturday at Bobcat Stadium, Montana State called on its defense to help its offense. The resuIt was a 27-9 Bobcat victory over Idaho State.
The Bobcats defense forced visiting Idaho State into a three and out early in the fourth quarter, and following the Bengals punt, MSU scored on a 27-yard pass from Matthew McKay to Lance McCutcheon. That gave MSU a two-score lead and put the game out of reach at 20-6.
ISU's very next series ended the same way, and once again, immediately following the punt, the Bobcats scored, this time on a 65-yarder from McKay to Willie Patterson.
Both fourth quarter scores led to MSU's seventh consecutive win, this time 27-9. The eighth-ranked Bobcats are 7-1 and sit atop the Big Sky Conference standings at 5-0. MSU has a bye this week before heading to Eastern Washington on Nov. 6 in a pivotal battle for the top spot in the league.
Isaiah Ifanse sparked the Bobcats with 165 yards rushing and a touchdown on 17 carries. It was Ifanse's score in the second quarter that gave MSU a 10-3 lead at halftime. The Bobcats also benefited from a pair of field goals by Blake Glessner, the first one from 54 yards to tie the game at 3-3 in the second quarter. ISU's brief 3-0 lead was the first time this season MSU has trailed at home. Ifanse now has 907 yards rushing this season as the Bobcats continued their winning ways since a season-opening loss at Wyoming.
In front of 19,297 fans, the Bobcats totaled 388 yards, with 242 coming on the ground. McKay finished 10 of 21 for 136 yards paasasing and the two touchdowns. McCutcheon hauled in six passes for 59 yards. Troy Andersen keyed the defense with 16 tackles as Danny Uluilakepa and Sebastian Valdez were in on 10 each.
The Bobcats defense forced visiting Idaho State into a three and out early in the fourth quarter, and following the Bengals punt, MSU scored on a 27-yard pass from Matthew McKay to Lance McCutcheon. That gave MSU a two-score lead and put the game out of reach at 20-6.
ISU's very next series ended the same way, and once again, immediately following the punt, the Bobcats scored, this time on a 65-yarder from McKay to Willie Patterson.
Both fourth quarter scores led to MSU's seventh consecutive win, this time 27-9. The eighth-ranked Bobcats are 7-1 and sit atop the Big Sky Conference standings at 5-0. MSU has a bye this week before heading to Eastern Washington on Nov. 6 in a pivotal battle for the top spot in the league.
Isaiah Ifanse sparked the Bobcats with 165 yards rushing and a touchdown on 17 carries. It was Ifanse's score in the second quarter that gave MSU a 10-3 lead at halftime. The Bobcats also benefited from a pair of field goals by Blake Glessner, the first one from 54 yards to tie the game at 3-3 in the second quarter. ISU's brief 3-0 lead was the first time this season MSU has trailed at home. Ifanse now has 907 yards rushing this season as the Bobcats continued their winning ways since a season-opening loss at Wyoming.
In front of 19,297 fans, the Bobcats totaled 388 yards, with 242 coming on the ground. McKay finished 10 of 21 for 136 yards paasasing and the two touchdowns. McCutcheon hauled in six passes for 59 yards. Troy Andersen keyed the defense with 16 tackles as Danny Uluilakepa and Sebastian Valdez were in on 10 each.
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