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Sacramento State Hornets at Montana Grizzlies

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McDowell, Gillman lead Montana over Sacramento State 34-7 in matchup between top-ranked FCS teams

Montana (8-1, 5-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the coaches poll, put up 547 total yards of offense while winning its fifth straight game. The Grizzlies travel to face Portland State next Saturday before hosting a regular-season finale against rival and eighth-ranked Montana State on Nov 18.

McDowell was 11-of-21 passing for 218 yards and he added 83 yards on the ground. Gillman carried 16 times for 113 yards that included an 8-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Keelan White and Aaron Fontes combined for eight catches for 191 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

McDowell and White connected on a 97-yard touchdown pass that stretched the Grizzlies' lead to 28-7 early in the fourth quarter.

Marcus Fulcher ran for 87 yards and the Hornets only touchdown, a 1-yard scoring run midway through the first quarter. Carson Conklin and Kaiden Bennett were a combined 15-of-39 passing for 119 yards for seventh-ranked Sacramento State (6-3, 3-3), which has lost two of its last three games.

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Scoring Summary

SAC TD 1st Period 6:45 Marcus Fulcher 1 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick)
MONT TD 1st Period 0:39 Eli Gillman 8 Yd Run (Nico Ramos Kick)
MONT TD 2nd Period 13:35 Nick Ostmo 9 Yd Run (Nico Ramos Kick)
MONT TD 2nd Period 8:00 Aaron Fontes 9 Yd pass from Clifton McDowell (Nico Ramos Kick)
MONT TD 4th Period 11:03 Keelan White 97 Yd pass from Clifton McDowell (Nico Ramos Kick)
MONT TD 4th Period 7:11 Nick Ostmo 10 Yd Run (Nico Ramos PAT failed)

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 21
4-16 3rd down efficiency 6-14
2-3 4th down efficiency 1-3
268 Total Yards 547
119 Passing 242
15/39 Comp/Att 12/22
3.1 Yards per pass 11.0
149 Rushing 305
30 Rushing Attempts 50
5.0 Yards per rush 6.1
5-43 Penalties 7-65
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
24:19 Possession 35:41

Game Information

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 25,888 · Capacity:
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