No. 3Montana Grizzlies

FCS Championship · Semifinals

Ugh, no.

Montana Grizzlies lost to the Montana State Bobcats

Ranked #3 · 13-2 23 – 48

Ranked #6 · 13-2

Final · Sat, Dec 20

Game Details

Bobcat Stadium (MT) (Bozeman) · 25,437 fans · ABC View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Montana State beats Montana 48-23 in Cats-Griz 2.0 to reach 3rd FCS title game in 5 seasons

Justin Lamson accounted for four touchdowns, Adam Jones had 131 yards rushing and two TDs, and second-seeded Montana State beat No. 3 seed Montana 48-23 on Saturday in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.

Recap via ESPN

0:25 Justin Lamson runs in touchdown for Bobcats

0:28 Adam Jones gets in the end zone for Montana State touchdown

0:13 Johan Silver kicks 21-yard field goal

1:05 Adam Jones runs in a big Montana State touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MONT	0	16	7	0	23
MTST	13	7	7	21	48

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Game Leaders

Montana Grizzlies

Keali'i Ah Yat · 27/42, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Eli Gillman · 16 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Michael Wortham · 8 REC, 85 YDSReceiving Yards
Jake Mason · 1Sacks
Caleb Otlewski · 11Tackles

Montana State Bobcats

Justin Lamson · 13/19, 209 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Adam Jones · 16 CAR, 131 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Taco Dowler · 5 REC, 125 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Zac Crews · 1Sacks
Cole Taylor · 8Tackles

2026 Big Sky Conference Standings

Team
Montana
Montana State
Weber State
Northern Arizona
UC Davis
Cal Poly
Idaho State
Idaho
Portland State
Northern Colorado
Southern Utah
Eastern Washington
Utah Tech

Scoring

Q4 7:01

TD Bryce Grebe 40 Yd Interception Return (Myles Sansted Kick)23–48

Q4 7:57

TD Justin Lamson 7 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)23–41

Q4 12:05

TD Taco Dowler 87 Yd pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted Kick)23–34

Q3 2:07

TD Rocky Lencioni 2 Yd pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted Kick)23–27

Q3 8:47

TD Jake Olson 1 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)23–20

Q2 0:12

TD Keali'i Ah Yat 5 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)16–20

Q2 7:02

TD Eli Gillman 17 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)9–20

Q2 11:25

TD Adam Jones 54 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)3–20

Q2 12:52

FG Jo Silver 21 Yd Field Goal 3–13

Q1 2:59

TD Adam Jones 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)0–13

Q1 10:40

TD Justin Lamson 4 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Montana GrizzliesMontana State Bobcats

Offense

347 Total Yards 449

251 Passing Yards 209

96 Rushing Yards 240

18 First Downs 23

Efficiency

7-14 3rd Down 10-14

0-2 4th Down 0-0

27/42 Completions 13/19

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

6-65 Penalties 6-45

28:17 Possession 31:43

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Keali'i Ah Yat	27/42	251	6.0	1	1
Team	27/42	251	6.0	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eli Gillman	16	106	6.6	1	22
Michael Wortham	2	7	3.5	0	4
Malae Fonoti	1	3	3.0	0	3
Hashim Jones	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Keali'i Ah Yat	5	-19	-3.8	1	5
Team	25	96	3.8	2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Michael Wortham	8	85	10.6	0	35
Blake Bohannon	5	52	10.4	0	19
Eli Gillman	4	37	9.3	0	17
Evan Shafer	2	26	13.0	0	18
Brooks Davis	2	18	9.0	0	13
Stevie Rocker Jr.	2	17	8.5	0	18
Malae Fonoti	2	9	4.5	0	11
Josh Gale	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jake Olson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	27	251	9.3	1	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Keali'i Ah Yat	1	0
TJ Rausch	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Peyton Wing	11	9	0	2	0
Caleb Otlewski	11	7	0	0	0
Diezel Wilkinson	8	7	0	0	0
TJ Rausch	4	2	0	0	0
Jake Mason	3	3	1	1	0
Micah Harper	3	3	0	0	1
Kenzel Lawler	3	3	0	0	0
Solomon Tuliaupupu	3	2	0	0	0
Kyon Loud	3	2	0	0	0
Hunter Peck	3	2	0	0	0
Geno Leonard	3	1	0	0	0
Jareb Ramos	2	0	0	0	0
Kellen Detrick	1	1	0	0	0
Tanner Huff	1	1	0	0	0
Team	59	43	1	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Michael Wortham	2	44	22.0	24	0
Team	2	44	22.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jo Silver	1/1	100.0	21	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	21	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ty Morrison	4	169	42.3	0	0	47
Team	4	169	42.3	0	0	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Justin Lamson	13/19	209	11.0	2	0
Team	13/19	209	11.0	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Adam Jones	16	131	8.2	2	54
Julius Davis	14	56	4.0	0	10
Justin Lamson	10	43	4.3	2	11
Jabez Woods	1	8	8.0	0	8
Taco Dowler	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	2
Team	44	240	5.5	4	54

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Taco Dowler	5	125	25.0	1	87
Rocky Lencioni	2	36	18.0	1	34
Chris Long	2	25	12.5	0	21
Dane Steel	2	19	9.5	0	12
Hunter Provience	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jabez Woods	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	13	209	16.1	2	87

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jabez Woods	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Cole Taylor	8	7	0	0	0	1	0
Kenneth Eiden IV	6	3	0	2	0	1	0
Colter Petre	6	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bryce Grebe	5	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tayden Gray	4	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carson Williams	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Neil Daily	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jhase McMillan	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Johnson	3	2	0	0	2	0	0
Zac Crews	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bryant Meredith	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Zack Black	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Brock	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Alec Eckert	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jackson Harmon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Takhari Carr	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Dane Steel	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Brott	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Taki Uluilakepa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Talon Marsh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Parsons	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	56	40	3	8	5	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Bryce Grebe	1	40	1
Team	1	40	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Rocky Lencioni	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	1	13	13.0	13	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Taco Dowler	4	51	12.8	17	0
Team	4	51	12.8	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Myles Sansted	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Colby Frokjer	1	30	30.0	0	0	30
Team	1	30	30.0	0	0	30

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