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Montana Grizzlies beat the Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Final · Sat, Aug 29
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Game Details
Washington-Grizzly Stadium
(Missoula)
· 31,287 fans
· ESPN+, Scripps Sports
Washington-Grizzly Stadium · Missoula
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUU | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| MONT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Win Probability · Montana Grizzlies
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Game Leaders
Southern Utah Thunderbirds-
Will Burns · 24/34, 251 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
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Will Burns · 15 CAR, 119 YDSRushing Yards
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Joshua Acord · 6 REC, 86 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
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Myles Amey · 0.5Sacks
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Parker Vance · 8Tackles
Montana Grizzlies-
Keali'i Ah Yat · 15/28, 264 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
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Eli Gillman · 13 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
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Eli Gillman · 2 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
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Braeden Orlandi · 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
Team Stats
Southern Utah ThunderbirdsMontana Grizzlies
Offense
510
Total Yards
337
251
Passing Yards
264
259
Rushing Yards
73
31
First Downs
14
Efficiency
8-16
3rd Down
6-11
1-3
4th Down
0-0
24/34
Completions
15/28
Turnovers & Clock
1
Turnovers
2
9-94
Penalties
3-32
43:34
Possession
16:26
Box Score
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
▾
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Burns | 24/34 | 251 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 24/34 | 251 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Burns | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Floyd Chalk | 25 | 100 | 4.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Camury Reid | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Niko Alailefaleula | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 49 | 259 | 5.3 | 1 | 25 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Acord | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 2 | 58 |
| Devin Downing | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 15 |
| David Spjut | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Floyd Chalk | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Mark Bails | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Hayden George | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Camury Reid | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Niko Alailefaleula | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ran Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 251 | 10.5 | 2 | 58 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Vance | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Sampson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logalima Lesa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Landry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Christian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Amey | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakobi Spence | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Stromstad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amarion York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Garza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Mays | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasahn Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manasa Pela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seni Tuiaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Malo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavian Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Vance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ran Sawyer | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobi Spence | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Rogers | 1/2 | 50.0 | 50 | 0/1 | 3 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 50 | 0/1 | 3 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Valencia | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Team | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
Montana Grizzlies
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Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keali'i Ah Yat | 15/28 | 264 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 15/28 | 264 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Gillman | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 29 |
| Dylan Paine | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keali'i Ah Yat | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 2 | 29 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Gillman | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 1 | 85 |
| Lekeldrick Bridges | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 1 | 53 |
| Brooks Davis | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Landon Ransom-Goelz | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mariano Birdno | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dylan Paine | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 264 | 17.6 | 2 | 85 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Ransom-Goelz | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braeden Orlandi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sage Salopek | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Cutler | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler King | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Huff | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson II | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Beaner | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Mason | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zekiel Seumalo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Beaner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eklund | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manase Tupou | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Buffington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Boyd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Tuliaupupu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Wing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nui Tovey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Lentz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Finch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Oven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 94 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Beaner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Ransom-Goelz | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Silver | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett O'Donnell | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Team | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
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