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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Junior Bergen returned a punt 84 yards for his Big Sky Conference record sixth-career touchdown to highlight No. 8 Montana’s 42-7 win over Cal Poly on Saturday.
The Grizzlies, ranked eighth in the FCS coaches poll, were leading 14-0 as Keali'i Ah Yat and Logan Fife threw first half touchdown passes. Late in the third quarter, Bergen fielded the punt at the right hashmark and angled to the left before blazing down the sideline. The Grizzlies (7-2, 4-1 Big Sky Conference) then used interceptions by Chrishawn Gordon and Garrett Hustedt to get short fields and a pair of short touchdown plays to lead 35-0. Eli Gillman had a 3-yard run and freshman lineman Lucas Freitas fell on a loose ball Fife fumbled into the end zone.
Fife was 12-of-16 passing for 137 yards with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Keelan White. Ah Yah was 9 of 14 for 137 and a 24-yard touchdown to Xavier Harris.
Three quarterbacks combined to go 20 of 36 for 234 yards for the Mustangs (2-6, 1-4) with Richie Watts throwing an 18-yard touchdown pass to Alek Marshall. Je'Kob Jones was 13 of 28 for 147 with the two interceptions.
The win sets up a massive showdown for the Griz, who host fourth-ranked UC Davis this Saturday night in Missoula in a game televised on ESPN.
Cats stay unbeaten
CHENEY, Wash. — Tommy Mellott had two big scoring plays in the second half and Montana State held off Eastern Washington 42-28 on Saturday,.
One play after the Eagles tied the Bobcats, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll and the last unbeaten team in the division, Mellott went around the right side for 76 yards to make it 35-28.
The Eagles had a couple of chances to match that but had a successful fake punt play called back, and they went four-and-out after an interception on the MSU 32 midway through the fourth quarter.
Mellott then connected with Ty McCullouch for a clinching 61-yard touchdown. Mellott was 13 of 20 for 181 yards passing and had two touchdowns in windy and rainy conditions. He picked up 125 yards rushing on six carries. Scottre Humphrey rushed 21 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns that helped the Bobcats (9-0, 5-0 Big Sky Conference) lead 28-14 at the half.
Eastern Washington (2-7, 1-4) had back-to-back drives in the third quarter covering a total of 139 yards and each ending with Tuna Altahir touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, to tie the game at 28.
Jared Taylor was 20-of-37 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Eagles. Michael Worth carried two times for 90 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown.
The Bobcats host Sacramento State Saturday at 1 p.m. in Bozeman.
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