Tommy Mellott found the end zone against Northern Arizona on Saturday.
Davis scores twice in Bobcat victory
11/4/2023 4:48:00 PM | Football, General
Julius Davis ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns to carry Montana State to a 45-21 win over Northern Arizona in Big Sky Conference action on Saturday in Bozeman.
Under cloudy skies, the sixth-ranked Bobcats (7-2 overall, 5-1 in league) got on the scoreboard first on a Tommy Mellott 9-yard run. Sean Chambers made it 14-0 after one quarter, scoring from a yard out. Mellott totaled 107 yards on the ground as MSU rolled for 343 yards rushing and 135 through the air en route to winning its 25th straight game at home.
In the second quarter Davis reached the end zone and Mellott, who completed his first six passes, found Ryan Lonergan for a 20-yard touchdown, the junior tight end's first career score, making it 28-7 by halftime.
To the delight of the 21,297 in attendance, the Bobcats continued to have their way in the second half. Davis again reached the end zone and freshman Casey Kautzman added a 42-yard field goal to give MSU a 38-7 advantage heading into the final stanza. The Bobcats' final score came on a 45-yard scamper by freshman Scottre Humphrey. Kautzman's field goal was his first since kicking a pair against Stetson in MSU's third game of the season. Likewise, Humphrey's score was his first since his trifecta, also against Stetson. Humphrey finished with 80 yards on the ground and Davis added 79.
The Bobcats held NAU (3-6, 3-3) to just 254 total yards. McCade O'Reilly led the defense with nine tackles while fellow linebacker Nolan Askelson added seven and Blake Stillwell came up with an interception, the game's only turnover.
MSU's final regular season home game is this week against Eastern Washington (4-5, 3-3) while NAU plays host to Northern Colorado (0-9, 0-6).
Under cloudy skies, the sixth-ranked Bobcats (7-2 overall, 5-1 in league) got on the scoreboard first on a Tommy Mellott 9-yard run. Sean Chambers made it 14-0 after one quarter, scoring from a yard out. Mellott totaled 107 yards on the ground as MSU rolled for 343 yards rushing and 135 through the air en route to winning its 25th straight game at home.
In the second quarter Davis reached the end zone and Mellott, who completed his first six passes, found Ryan Lonergan for a 20-yard touchdown, the junior tight end's first career score, making it 28-7 by halftime.
To the delight of the 21,297 in attendance, the Bobcats continued to have their way in the second half. Davis again reached the end zone and freshman Casey Kautzman added a 42-yard field goal to give MSU a 38-7 advantage heading into the final stanza. The Bobcats' final score came on a 45-yard scamper by freshman Scottre Humphrey. Kautzman's field goal was his first since kicking a pair against Stetson in MSU's third game of the season. Likewise, Humphrey's score was his first since his trifecta, also against Stetson. Humphrey finished with 80 yards on the ground and Davis added 79.
The Bobcats held NAU (3-6, 3-3) to just 254 total yards. McCade O'Reilly led the defense with nine tackles while fellow linebacker Nolan Askelson added seven and Blake Stillwell came up with an interception, the game's only turnover.
MSU's final regular season home game is this week against Eastern Washington (4-5, 3-3) while NAU plays host to Northern Colorado (0-9, 0-6).
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