South Dakota Coyotes at Montana Grizzlies

· FCS Championship - Quarterfinals

South Dakota Coyotes

10-5, 4-4 Away

Final
22 - 52

Montana Grizzlies

13-1, 9-1 Home

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

South Dakota Coyotes vs. Montana Grizzlies: Full Highlights

Third-seeded Montana (13-1) advanced to the semifinals for the 12th time. Montana State will host the game Saturday after beating the Grizzlies 31-28 in Missoula on Nov. 28 to win the Big Sky title and secure the second seed. The Bobcats beat Stephen F. Austin 44-28 on Friday night.

Wortham had 201 yards receiving on 11 catches and 43 yards rushing on three carries to break the Montana record for all-purpose yards in a season.

Montana dominated from the start, driving 75 yards on the opening possession. Ah Yat's 1-yard touchdown pass to Drew Deck gave the Grizzlies a 7-0 lead and Ah Yat's 53-yard touchdown pass to Wortham made it 24-0 in the second quarter.

The Coyotes (10-5) made it 24-7 heading to halftime when L.J. Phillips Jr. scored on a 23-yard run.

Deck's FCS playoff-record 93-yard punt return touchdown early in the third quarter made it 31-7 and Ah Yat and Wortham connected on a 51-yard touchdown to make it 38-7.

South Dakota rallied on two touchdown passes by Aidan Bouman — 69 yards to Jack Martens and 20 yards to Tysen Boze to make it 38-22 with 8:42 remaining.

The Grizzlies responded with an 82-yard drive, highlighted by a unique trick-play in which Wortham caught a pass on a short slant then threw a backward pass across the field to Eli Gillman who took it for a 20-yard gain to the South Dakota 29-yard line. Wortham finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run and a 45-22 lead with 2:40 remaining.

Hashim Jones capped the scoring with a 20-yard run in the final minute.

Bouman had 231 yards passing and Martens had 93 yards receiving for the Coyotes (10-5).

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 8:55	Drew Deck 1 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)
FG	1st Period 5:37	Jo Silver 24 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 12:37	Eli Gillman 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)
TD	2nd Period 5:30	Michael Wortham 53 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)
TD	2nd Period 0:34	L.J. Phillips Jr. 23 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)
TD	3rd Period 11:58	Drew Deck 93 Yd Punt Return (Jo Silver Kick)
TD	4th Period 14:53	Michael Wortham 51 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)
TD	4th Period 13:51	Jack Martens 69 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick)
TD	4th Period 8:42	Tysen Boze 20 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Aidan Bouman Pass to Tysen Boze for Two-Point Conversion)
TD	4th Period 2:40	Michael Wortham 11 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)
TD	4th Period 0:31	Hashim Jones 20 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)

Statistics

SDAK		MONT
15	1st Downs	21
6-15	3rd down efficiency	7-12
2-3	4th down efficiency	2-2
353	Total Yards	449
231	Passing	305
15/32	Comp/Att	21/30
7.2	Yards per pass	10.2
122	Rushing	144
31	Rushing Attempts	33
3.9	Yards per rush	4.4
13-75	Penalties	5-55
2	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
30:05	Possession	29:55

Game Information

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 22,725 · Capacity:

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