Montana State Bobcats at Idaho Vandals
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McCoy-to-Hatten pass lifts Idaho past Montana State, into logjam for first place in Big Sky
The 12-yard pass with 2:47 remaining capped a wild fourth quarter in which Idaho took a 17-14 lead on a 3-yard run by Anthony Woods and Montana State (FCS No. 2, 6-2, 4-1 Big Sky) returned the favor with a 24-yard run by Julius Davis for a 21-17 lead.
McCoy responded, leading Idaho on a 10-play, 75-yard drive for their 24-21 lead and the Vandals (FCS No. 8, 6-2, 4-1) held on when MSU's Brendan Hall missed a 43-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining.
Idaho and Montana State are now tied with Montana for first place in the conference.
McCoy completed 22 of 29 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns for Idaho.
Montana State's Tommy Mellott was 12 of 24 passing for 191 yards, also with two touchdowns.
McCoy's 6-yard pass to Terez Traynor gave the Vandals a 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter and they held that lead at halftime.
Montana State rallied in the third quarter on Mellott's two touchdown passes — 16 yards to Jared White and 2 yards to Clevan Thomas. The Bobcats led 14-10 heading to the explosive fourth quarter.
It was the second matchup of FCS top 10 teams at the Kibbie Dome this season. The Vandals defeated Sacramento State 36-27 in September.
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- TV Channel: Bobcats at Vandals 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 1:06 | Ricardo Chavez 53 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:58 | Terez Traynor 6 Yd pass from Gevani McCoy (Ricardo Chavez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:36 | Jared White 16 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Brendan Hall Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:29 | Clevan Thomas 2 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Brendan Hall Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:24 | Anthony Woods 3 Yd Run (Ricardo Chavez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:58 | Julius Davis 24 Yd Run (Brendan Hall Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:47 | Hayden Hatten 12 Yd pass from Gevani McCoy (Ricardo Chavez Kick) |
Statistics
 MTST |
 IDHO |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 5-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
| 319 | Total Yards | 336 |
| 191 | Passing | 229 |
| 12-24 | Comp-Att | 22-29 |
| 8.0 | Yards per pass | 7.9 |
| 128 | Rushing | 107 |
| 23 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 5.6 | Yards per rush | 2.4 |
| 3-20 | Penalties | 3-35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 18:33 | Possession | 41:27 |
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