Montana State Bobcats at Utah Tech Trailblazers
· NCAA - Football
Mellott accounts for 3 TDs, FCS No. 4 Montana State beats Utah Tech 31-7
Mellott was 14-of-21 passing for 152 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown to Rohan Jones, and added 71 yards rushing on six carries for Montana State (2-0). Scottre Humphrey had 104 yards rushing on 20 carries.
Taco Dowler returned a punt 53 yards to the 8, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Adam Jones that opened the scoring late in the first quarter and Mellott kept the ball on a zone-read play and raced 47 yards for a TD that made it 14-0 with 13:13 left in the second quarter.
Mellott connected with Rohan Jones for a 45-yard touchdown pass early in the third and Myles Sansted kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 24-0 going into the fourth quarter.
Mellott capped an 11-play, 82-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run with 14:02 to play.
Deacon Hill scored on a 24-yard run about a minute later for Utah Tech (0-1).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:35 | Adam Jones 1 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:13 | Tommy Mellott 46 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:24 | Rohan Jones 45 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 7:45 | Myles Sansted 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 14:02 | Tommy Mellott 1 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:03 | Deacon Hill 24 Yd Run (Ilya Uvaydov Kick) |
Statistics
 MTST |
 UTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 6 |
| 9-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-11 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 491 | Total Yards | 176 |
| 152 | Passing | 103 |
| 14/24 | Comp/Att | 12/26 |
| 6.3 | Yards per pass | 4.0 |
| 339 | Rushing | 73 |
| 59 | Rushing Attempts | 14 |
| 5.7 | Yards per rush | 5.2 |
| 6-45 | Penalties | 5-25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 44:36 | Possession | 15:24 |
Game Information
Location: Saint George, UT
Attendance: 5,074 · Capacity:
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