NCAAF

UT Martin Skyhawks at Montana State Bobcats

· FCS Championship - Second Round
9-5, 5-3 Away
Final
17 - 49
13-0, 7-0 Home

Mellott throws 4 TD passes to lead top-seeded Montana State past UT Martin 49-17 in FCS playoffs

UT Martin Skyhawks vs. Montana State Bobcats: Full Highlights

Scottre Humphrey ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, one of three rushing touchdowns for the Bobcats (13-0), who are home next weekend against the winner of Saturday's late game between Lehigh and eighth-seeded Idaho.

MSU, which has scored at least 30 points in every game this season, won 13 games in 1975-76.

Mellott threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the first half and the Bobcats rolled to a 28-10 lead.

Mellott had touchdown passes of 24 yards to Hunter Provience and 12 yards to Taco Dowler in the first quarter and 39 yards to Ty McCullouch in the second. McCullouch also had a 6-yard touchdown run.

The pass to McCullouch ended a six-play, 73-yard drive that took just 53 seconds, and came immediately after Trevonte Rucker took a pass from Kinkead Dent 78 yards to the end zone that made it 21-10.

The Bobcats only allowed only 10 total points in the first half of home games in the regular season.

Humphrey had a 36-yard TD run and Mellott hit Dowler for a 29-yard score in the third quarter Adam Jones contributed a 30-yard scoring run in the fourth.

Mellott finished 22-of-25 passing and the Bobcats had 501 total yards.

Dent threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, both to Rucker, who had six receptions for 107 yards. The Skyhawks (9-6) finished with 264 yards.

How To Watch

How can I watch UT Martin Skyhawks vs. Montana State Bobcats?
  • TV Channel: Skyhawks at Bobcats 2021 College Football, week 15, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

MTST TD 1st Period 12:24 Hunter Provience 24 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 1st Period 4:22 Taco Dowler 12 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 2nd Period 12:09 Ty McCullouch 6 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
UTM FG 2nd Period 5:37 Jaren Van Winkle 37 Yd Field Goal
UTM TD 2nd Period 2:02 Trevonte Rucker 78 Yd pass from Kinkead Dent (Jaren Van Winkle Kick)
MTST TD 2nd Period 1:10 Ty McCullouch 39 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 3rd Period 11:05 Scottre Humphrey 36 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 3rd Period 6:50 Taco Dowler 29 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)
MTST TD 4th Period 11:27 Adam Jones 30 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)
UTM TD 4th Period 3:29 Trevonte Rucker 4 Yd pass from Kinkead Dent (Jaren Van Winkle Kick)

Statistics

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11 1st Downs 22
7-19 3rd down efficiency 5-10
1-2 4th down efficiency 0-0
264 Total Yards 501
172 Passing 300
16/31 Comp/Att 22/26
5.5 Yards per pass 11.5
92 Rushing 201
35 Rushing Attempts 33
2.6 Yards per rush 6.1
7-62 Penalties 4-35
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
30:37 Possession 29:23

Game Information

Venue: Bobcat Stadium (MT)

Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 17,017 · Capacity:
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