Montana State Bobcats

FCS Championship · Second Round

YES!

Montana State Bobcats beat the Yale Bulldogs

9-3 13 – 21

11-2

Final · Sat, Dec 6

Game Details

Bobcat Stadium (MT) (Bozeman) · 20,867 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Jones, No. 2 Montana State topple Yale 21-13 to advance to FCS quarterfinals

Adam Jones ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and second-ranked Montana State beat Yale 21-13 on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

Recap via ESPN

1:13 Yale Bulldogs vs. Montana State Bobcats: Full Highlights

0:32 Caden Dowler comes up with an interception

0:40 Cole Taylor picks off Yale Bulldogs

0:18 Julius Davis runs for 3-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
YALE	0	0	0	13	13
MTST	7	0	7	7	21

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Game Leaders

Yale Bulldogs

Dante Reno · 20/35, 198 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Josh Pitsenberger · 26 CAR, 124 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Nico Brown · 11 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ezekiel Larry · 7Tackles

Montana State Bobcats

Justin Lamson · 10/16, 92 YDSPassing Yards
Adam Jones · 18 CAR, 107 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Adam Jones · 2 REC, 34 YDSReceiving Yards
Alec Eckert · 1Sacks
Cole Taylor · 11Tackles

2026 Ivy League Standings

Team
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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 2:09

TD Josh Pitsenberger 6 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick)13–21

Q4 10:20

TD Adam Jones 33 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)6–21

Q4 14:18

TD Nico Brown 25 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)6–14

Q3 1:51

TD Julius Davis 3 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)0–14

Q1 2:56

TD Chris Long 0 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Yale BulldogsMontana State Bobcats

Offense

351 Total Yards 341

198 Passing Yards 92

153 Rushing Yards 249

24 First Downs 20

Efficiency

6-13 3rd Down 4-11

0-2 4th Down 1-1

20/36 Completions 10/16

Turnovers & Clock

4 Turnovers 1

3-20 Penalties 6-40

33:55 Possession 26:05

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dante Reno	20/35	198	5.7	1	2
Marshall Howe	0/1	0	0.0	0	1
Team	20/36	198	5.5	1	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Pitsenberger	26	124	4.8	1	15
Wilhelm Daal II	8	43	5.4	0	17
Marshall Howe	1	7	7.0	0	7
Michael Bennett III	0	-2	0.0	0	0
Dante Reno	3	-6	-2.0	0	4
Team	1	-13	-13.0	0	0
Team	39	153	3.9	1	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nico Brown	11	107	9.7	1	38
Josh Pitsenberger	4	41	10.3	0	18
Graham Smith	1	20	20.0	0	20
Lucius Anderson	1	14	14.0	0	14
Brady Wagner	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wilhelm Daal II	1	3	3.0	0	3
Aidan Stephens	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	20	198	9.9	1	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Nico Brown	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Ezekiel Larry	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Ezekiel Larry	7	6	0.5	1
Da'Quan Gonzales	6	5	0	0
Phoenix Grant	6	5	0.5	0
Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye	5	4	0	0
Abu Kamara	5	4	0.5	2
JP Schmidt	5	4	0.5	0
Dylan Yang	3	3	1	1
Brandon Webster	3	3	0	0
Micaiah Shaber	3	2	0	0
Joshua Tarver	3	2	0	0
Melik Williams	2	2	0	0
Billy Eastep	2	2	0	0
Josh Pitsenberger	1	1	0	0
Zairion Jackson-Bass	1	1	0	0
Graham Smith	1	1	0	0
Jaylin Tate	1	1	0	0
Lucius Anderson	1	1	0	0
Team	55	47	3	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joshua Tarver	2	50	25.0	34
Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni	1	18	18.0	18
Team	3	68	22.7	34

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Lucius Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Noah Piper	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Reese Keeney	4	171	42.8	1	0	47
Team	4	171	42.8	1	0	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Justin Lamson	10/16	92	5.8	0	0
Team	10/16	92	5.8	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Adam Jones	18	107	5.9	1	33
Julius Davis	12	63	5.3	1	22
Justin Lamson	9	56	6.2	0	14
Taco Dowler	2	13	6.5	0	7
Colby Frokjer	1	10	10.0	0	10
Chris Long	0	0	0.0	1	0
Team	42	249	5.9	3	33

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Adam Jones	2	34	17.0	27
Dane Steel	2	18	9.0	15
Jabez Woods	2	17	8.5	12
Chris Long	1	10	10.0	10
Rocky Lencioni	1	7	7.0	7
Taco Dowler	2	6	3.0	6
Team	10	92	9.2	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Justin Lamson	2	1	0
Zac Crews	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Cole Taylor	11	9	0	0	0	0
Bryant Meredith	7	5	0	1	0	0
Bryce Grebe	6	4	0	0	0	0
Caden Dowler	4	4	0	0	0	0
Dominic Solano	4	3	0	1	0	1
Taki Uluilakepa	4	2	0	1	0	0
Carson Williams	4	2	0	0	0	0
Alec Eckert	3	3	1	1	0	0
Zac Crews	3	3	0	1	0	0
Jhase McMillan	3	3	0	0	0	0
Paul Brott	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tayden Gray	2	2	0	0	0	0
Colter Petre	2	2	0	0	0	0
Talon Marsh	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kenneth Eiden IV	2	1	0	1	1	0
Takhari Carr	1	1	0	0	0	0
Colson Coon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brendon Ross	1	1	0	0	0	0
Seth Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Ahrens	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	64	52	1	6	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Cole Taylor	1	27
Caden Dowler	1	26
Tayden Gray	1	9
Team	3	62

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jabez Woods	1	23	23.0	23	0
Team	1	23	23.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Taco Dowler	2	38	19.0	24	0
Team	2	38	19.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Myles Sansted	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Colby Frokjer	6	214	35.7	0	4	44
Team	6	214	35.7	0	4	44

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