Ty McCullouch scored on a punt return against Cal Poly.
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Bobcats Roll in Mellott's Return
10/14/2023 10:01:00 PM | Football, General
MSU rolls up 578 yards on Cal Poly
Sean Chambers ran for three touchdowns and Tommy Mellott passed for two more as Montana State rolled to a 59-19 win over Cal Poly on Saturday night in Bozeman.
The Bobcats' first score came on a 65-yard punt return by Ty McCullouch early in the first quarter. Montana State (5-1 overall, 4-0 Big Sky) never trailed. Chambers' first score, an 8-yarder, made it 14-6 and the senior went 64 yards before the quarter was over making it 21-6.
Chambers now has 30 career rushing touchdowns, putting him alone in third place on the all-time Bobcat list, trailing only Cody Kirk (47) and Don Haas (33).
Mellott, seeing his first action since being injured at South Dakota State on Sept. 9, started at quarterback for the second-ranked Bobcats. He contributed to the scoring with a 12-yard pass to Derryk Snell in the second quarter. Brendan Hall kicked a 44-yard field goal and Mellott's pass to Jared White from 17 yards gave MSU a 38-13 lead at halftime.
It was more of the same for MSU in the second half. Chambers got his third score on a 9-yard rush to make it 45-19 after three quarters. Elijah Elliott reached the end zone in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard scamper before freshman Adam Jones went 49 yards on his first career run to account for the final score.
Overall, MSU finished with 335 yards on the ground and 243 through the air. McCullouch, a transfer from Colorado State, was the top receiver, hauling in four passes for 119 yards. Mellott completed seven of nine passes for 92 yards while Chambers hit on seven of 15 for 151 yards. White was the game's leading rusher with 93 yards on 14 carries. Chambers added 91 yards.
Leading the way for the MSU defense was Rylan Ortt and Danny Uliulakepa with five tackles each. Ben Seymour and Blake Schmidt each recorded a sack. The big defensive play for the Bobcats came on a blocked punt by Level Price which the Bobcats turned into Hall's field goal.
The win was MSU's 24th straight at home, the crowd of 21,997 was the 18th consecutive regular season sellout, and the win was Montana State's 200th at home since moving into Reno H. Sales/Bobcat Stadium in 1973.. Next up for MSU is a trip to Sacramento State on Oct. 21 and then to Idaho on Oct. 28. The Bobcats return home on Nov. 4 against Northern Arizona.
Cal Poly (2-5, 0-3) was led by Sam Huard, a transfer from Washington, who tossed three touchdown passes while completing 19 of 36 passes for 225 yards. Cal Poly plays host to Northern Colorado on Oct. 21.
The Bobcats' first score came on a 65-yard punt return by Ty McCullouch early in the first quarter. Montana State (5-1 overall, 4-0 Big Sky) never trailed. Chambers' first score, an 8-yarder, made it 14-6 and the senior went 64 yards before the quarter was over making it 21-6.
Chambers now has 30 career rushing touchdowns, putting him alone in third place on the all-time Bobcat list, trailing only Cody Kirk (47) and Don Haas (33).
Mellott, seeing his first action since being injured at South Dakota State on Sept. 9, started at quarterback for the second-ranked Bobcats. He contributed to the scoring with a 12-yard pass to Derryk Snell in the second quarter. Brendan Hall kicked a 44-yard field goal and Mellott's pass to Jared White from 17 yards gave MSU a 38-13 lead at halftime.
It was more of the same for MSU in the second half. Chambers got his third score on a 9-yard rush to make it 45-19 after three quarters. Elijah Elliott reached the end zone in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard scamper before freshman Adam Jones went 49 yards on his first career run to account for the final score.
Overall, MSU finished with 335 yards on the ground and 243 through the air. McCullouch, a transfer from Colorado State, was the top receiver, hauling in four passes for 119 yards. Mellott completed seven of nine passes for 92 yards while Chambers hit on seven of 15 for 151 yards. White was the game's leading rusher with 93 yards on 14 carries. Chambers added 91 yards.
Leading the way for the MSU defense was Rylan Ortt and Danny Uliulakepa with five tackles each. Ben Seymour and Blake Schmidt each recorded a sack. The big defensive play for the Bobcats came on a blocked punt by Level Price which the Bobcats turned into Hall's field goal.
The win was MSU's 24th straight at home, the crowd of 21,997 was the 18th consecutive regular season sellout, and the win was Montana State's 200th at home since moving into Reno H. Sales/Bobcat Stadium in 1973.. Next up for MSU is a trip to Sacramento State on Oct. 21 and then to Idaho on Oct. 28. The Bobcats return home on Nov. 4 against Northern Arizona.
Cal Poly (2-5, 0-3) was led by Sam Huard, a transfer from Washington, who tossed three touchdown passes while completing 19 of 36 passes for 225 yards. Cal Poly plays host to Northern Colorado on Oct. 21.
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