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— Keali’i Ah Yat accounted for three touchdowns, Montana held Morehead State to 45 yards of offense and rolled to a 59-2 victory on Saturday.
— C.J. Elrichs kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter and North Dakota's defense dominated the second half to rally the Fighting Hawks to a 27-24 upset of Montana on Saturday night.
— Eli Gillman ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns and Montana held off Missouri State for a 29-24 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
The good news for Oregon State and Washington State -- spurned by power conferences -- is that teams have been left behind before. Some, like TCU, eventually survived.
Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another after halftime as South Dakota State defended its FCS title, beating Montana 23-3.
The Jackrabbits are dominating teams and going for back-to-back titles. Can the Grizzlies pull the upset? Would another huge win let South Dakota State challenge Marshall or North Dakota State for the best team in FCS history?
Don Read, who helped build Montana into a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse during a decade as its coach and led the team to its first national championship in 1995, died Wednesday at age 90.
They're bitter rivals on the field, but as the Grizzlies get set to play for an FCS national championship on Jan. 7, Montana State is chipping in to help.
Montana's defense comes up clutch as they shut down Furman on fourth down in overtime to advance to the FCS Championship Semifinals.