South Dakota Coyotes

FCS Championship · Quarterfinals

Ugh, no.

South Dakota Coyotes lost to the Montana Grizzlies

10-5 22 – 52

13-1

Final · Sat, Dec 13

Game Details

Washington-Grizzly Stadium (Missoula) · 22,725 fans · ABC View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Cats-Griz II: Montana routs South Dakota 52-22 to set up FCS semifinal against Montana State

Michael Wortham had 244 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 305 yards and three scores and Montana routed South Dakota 52-22 on Saturday to set up a rematch against Montana State in the FCS semifinals.

Recap via ESPN

0:22 Keali'i Ah Yat throws 1-yard touchdown pass vs. South Dakota

0:09 Johan Silver kicks 24-yard field goal

0:21 Eli Gillman rushes in for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:30 Keali'i Ah Yat throws 53-yard touchdown pass vs. South Dakota

Clips play on ESPN

Washington-Grizzly Stadium · Missoula

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SDAK	0	7	0	15	22
MONT	10	14	7	21	52

Win Probability · South Dakota Coyotes

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Game Leaders

South Dakota Coyotes

Aidan Bouman · 15/32, 231 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
L.J. Phillips Jr. · 15 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jack Martens · 3 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Gabriel Hardman · 9Tackles

Montana Grizzlies

Keali'i Ah Yat · 21/30, 305 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Michael Wortham · 3 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Michael Wortham · 11 REC, 201 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Prince Ford · 1Sacks
Caleb Otlewski · 10Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

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 0:31

TD Hashim Jones 20 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)22–52

Q4 2:40

TD Michael Wortham 11 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)22–45

Q4 8:42

TD Tysen Boze 20 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Aidan Bouman Pass to Tysen Boze for Two-Point Conversion)22–38

Q4 13:51

TD Jack Martens 69 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick)14–38

Q4 14:53

TD Michael Wortham 51 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)7–38

Q3 11:58

TD Drew Deck 93 Yd Punt Return (Jo Silver Kick)7–31

Q2 0:34

TD L.J. Phillips Jr. 23 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)7–24

Q2 5:30

TD Michael Wortham 53 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)0–24

Q2 12:37

TD Eli Gillman 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)0–17

Q1 5:37

FG Jo Silver 24 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 8:55

TD Drew Deck 1 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)0–7

Team Stats

South Dakota CoyotesMontana Grizzlies

Offense

353 Total Yards 449

231 Passing Yards 305

122 Rushing Yards 144

15 First Downs 21

Efficiency

6-15 3rd Down 7-12

2-3 4th Down 2-2

15/32 Completions 21/30

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

13-75 Penalties 5-55

30:05 Possession 29:55

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Aidan Bouman	15/32	231	7.2	2	1
Team	15/32	231	7.2	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
L.J. Phillips Jr.	15	74	4.9	1	23
Reid Watkins	5	18	3.6	0	8
Carson Fletcher	5	17	3.4	0	8
Tennel Bryant	1	7	7.0	0	7
Aidan Bouman	2	5	2.5	0	4
Keyondray Jones-Logan	2	2	1.0	0	4
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	31	122	3.9	1	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jack Martens	3	93	31.0	1	69
Tysen Boze	3	48	16.0	1	20
Carson Fletcher	2	26	13.0	0	14
Reid Watkins	2	20	10.0	0	11
Larenzo Fenner	1	18	18.0	0	18
Zach Witte	2	13	6.5	0	7
Jesse Miller	1	10	10.0	0	10
Brayden White	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	15	231	15.4	2	69

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
L.J. Phillips Jr.	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Gabriel Hardman	9	3	0	0
Roman Tillmon	7	5	0	1
Matt Walsh	7	4	1	0
Mosai Newsom	6	4	0	0
DeJuan Lewis	5	2	0.5	0
Nate Ewell	5	2	0	0
Chris Dixon	5	0	0	0
RJ Stewart	4	3	0.5	2
Mikey Munn	4	2	0	0
Nyle Dickel	3	2	1	0
Caden Crawford	3	1	0	0
Cain Wallner	2	2	0	0
Carter Hooper	2	1	0	0
Jaden Brown	1	1	0	0
Bradley McGannon	1	0	0	0
Team	64	32	3	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Brayden White	3	56	18.7	26
Mason Cowgill	1	10	10.0	10
Team	4	66	16.5	26

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Leyland	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tyler Ebel	4	218	54.5	0	0	57
Team	4	218	54.5	0	0	57

Montana Grizzlies ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Keali'i Ah Yat	21/30	305	10.2	3	0
Team	21/30	305	10.2	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Michael Wortham	3	43	14.3	1	31
Eli Gillman	18	38	2.1	1	9
Hashim Jones	5	31	6.2	1	20
Malae Fonoti	4	21	5.3	0	6
Keali'i Ah Yat	2	9	4.5	0	6
Stevie Rocker Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	33	144	4.4	3	31

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Michael Wortham	11	201	18.3	2	53
Eli Gillman	1	32	32.0	0	20
Josh Gale	2	24	12.0	0	20
Evan Shafer	1	18	18.0	0	18
Malae Fonoti	1	9	9.0	0	9
Blake Bohannon	2	8	4.0	0	6
Korbin Hendrix	1	7	7.0	0	7
Stevie Rocker Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Drew Deck	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	21	305	14.5	3	53

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kenzel Lawler	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Caleb Otlewski	10	4	0	1.5	0	0	0
Peyton Wing	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Diezel Wilkinson	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Prince Ford	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
TJ Rausch	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Harper	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Peck	4	2	0	1.5	0	0	0
Solomon Tuliaupupu	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
Kenzel Lawler	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Kade Boyd	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Geno Leonard	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jareb Ramos	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Schwartz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elijawah Tolbert	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Kyon Loud	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hashim Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Beaner	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Colton Lentz	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kellen Detrick	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Kade Cutler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clay Oven	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Braydon Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Mason	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	27	1	5	2	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Peyton Wing	1	7	0
Team	1	7	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Michael Wortham	2	25	12.5	24
Drew Deck	1	0	0.0	0
Team	3	25	8.3	24

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Drew Deck	3	101	33.7	93	0
Team	3	101	33.7	93	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jo Silver	1/1	100.0	24	7/7	10
Team	1/1	100.0	24	7/7	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ty Morrison	2	86	43.0	0	0	44
Team	2	86	43.0	0	0	44

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