Montana Grizzlies at Portland State Vikings
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Ah Yat accounts for 4 TDs, Gillman runs for 2 TDs, Montana beats Portland St. 63-17
Ah Yat was 14-of-24 passing for 184 yards with no interceptions and Gillman finished with 81 yards rushing on 10 carries for Montana (11-0, 7-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 2 in the FCS coaches poll.
The Grizzlies close the regular season at home next Saturday against third-ranked Montana State with the conference title and automatic bid into the FCS playoffs on the line.
Ah Yat threw an incomplete pass on third-and-10, but a pass interference penalty gave the Grizzlies a fresh set of downs and on the next play Gillman — who ran for a 4-yard TD to make it 7-7 with 6:33 remaining in the first quarter — ripped off a 60-yard touchdown run that gave Montana a 14-7 lead as time expired in the period.
Ah Yat ran for a 15-yard touchdown late in the second quarter and threw touchdown passes of 4 yards to Brooks Davis, 27 yards to Josh Gale, and 27 yards to Stevie Rocker Jr. in the third quarter to make it 42-10.
Malae Fonoti ran for a 1-yard touchdown. backup quarterback Jake Jensen threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Korbin Hendrix, and Hashim Jones added a 30-yard TD run for Montana in the fourth quarter.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele was 12-of-24 passing for 155 yards with three interceptions and Tyrese Smith completed 5 of 10 for 63 yards and threw two picks for Portland State (1-10, 1-6). Smith added 101 yards rushing, which included a 75-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, on 11 carries.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:20 | Tyrese Smith 7 Yd Run (Mathias Uribe Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:33 | Eli Gillman 4 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:00 | Eli Gillman 60 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:22 | Keali'i Ah Yat 15 Yd Run (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:32 | Mathias Uribe 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:31 | Brooks Davis 4 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:03 | Josh Gale 27 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:57 | Stevie Rocker Jr. 27 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Ty Morrison Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:21 | Malae Fonoti 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:54 | Korbin Hendrix 25 Yd pass from Jake Jensen (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:41 | Tyrese Smith 75 Yd Run (Mathias Uribe Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:33 | Hashim Jones 30 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick) |
Statistics
 MONT |
 PRST |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 15 |
| 8-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 3-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 455 | Total Yards | 361 |
| 247 | Passing | 218 |
| 20/29 | Comp/Att | 17/34 |
| 8.5 | Yards per pass | 6.4 |
| 208 | Rushing | 143 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 4.7 | Yards per rush | 4.8 |
| 6-59 | Penalties | 7-88 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 5 |
| 31:36 | Possession | 28:24 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 9,075 · Capacity:
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