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Montana State Bobcats at Eastern Washington Eagles

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Final
42 - 28

Mellott makes big plays to keep Montana State unbeaten, 42-28 over Eastern Washington

One play after the Eagles tied the Bobcats, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll and the last unbeaten team in the division, Mellott went around the right side for 76 yards to make it 35-28.

The Eagles had a couple of chances to match that but had a successful fake punt play called back, and they went four-and-out after an interception on the MSU 32 midway through the fourth quarter.

Ty McCullouch for a clinching 61-yard touchdown.

Mellott was 13 of 20 for 181 yards passing and had two touchdowns in windy and rainy conditions. He picked up 125 yards rushing on six carries. Scottre Humphrey rushed 21 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns that helped the Bobcats (9-0, 5-0 Big Sky Conference) lead 28-14 at the half.

Eastern Washington (2-7, 1-4) had back-to-back drives in the third quarter covering a total of 139 yards and each ending with Tuna Altahir touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, to tie the game at 28.

Jared Taylor was 20-of-37 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Eagles. Michael Worth carried two times for 90 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown.

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Scoring Summary

MTST TD 1st Period 7:21 Scottre Humphrey 1 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 1st Period 7:06 Taco Dowler 19 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)
EWU TD 1st Period 0:57 Efton Chism III 4 Yd pass from Jared Taylor (Soren McKee Kick)
MTST TD 2nd Period 12:20 Adam Jones 20 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
EWU TD 2nd Period 11:35 Michael Wortham 75 Yd Run (Soren McKee Kick)
MTST TD 2nd Period 1:55 Scottre Humphrey 4 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
EWU TD 3rd Period 9:01 Tuna Altahir 3 Yd pass from Jared Taylor (Soren McKee Kick)
EWU TD 3rd Period 1:26 Tuna Altahir 11 Yd Run (Soren McKee Kick)
MTST TD 3rd Period 1:07 Tommy Mellott 76 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 4th Period 3:15 Ty McCullouch 61 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)

Statistics

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22 1st Downs 18
7-12 3rd down efficiency 10-17
0-1 4th down efficiency 1-3
497 Total Yards 393
181 Passing 168
13/20 Comp/Att 22/30
9.1 Yards per pass 5.6
316 Rushing 225
43 Rushing Attempts 39
7.3 Yards per rush 5.8
5-30 Penalties 3-25
1 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 1
32:04 Possession 27:56

Game Information

Venue: Roos Field

Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 6,258 · Capacity:
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