Montana Blanks Utah Tech for Three Quarters, Wins 35-14
Utah Tech did not get on the scoreboard until 6:38 was left in the fourth quarter, and by then Montana had 28 points. The Grizzlies won 35-14 and never trailed, because they scored on their first scoring play and never gave the lead back.
Eli Gillman did most of it. He ran in from a yard out with 10:01 left in the first quarter and again with 14:57 left in the second, and Lekeldrick Bridges caught a 15-yard touchdown from Keali'i Ah Yat with 0:52 left in the half to make it 21-0. Nothing happened in the third quarter. Then Gillman broke a 75-yard run with 8:37 left in the fourth to make it 28-0, and the game was over before the garbage-time part started.
The garbage-time part was loud, though. Bronson Barben scored from a yard out at 6:38. Dylan Paine answered with a 57-yard run 18 seconds later, which took it to 35-7, and Barben threw a 60-yard touchdown to Mike Williams with 3:23 left to end it at 35-14. Barben finished 21 of 35 for 301 yards, so Utah Tech actually out-passed Montana, 301 to 246.
But Montana ran for 216 yards on 29 carries (7.4 a carry), had no turnovers at all, and won on total yards too, 462 to 405. Utah Tech lost two fumbles. Passing yards are nice. Points are better.
Montana is 3-0 and Utah Tech is 0-2. For fantasy, Gillman had 34.4 points with three touchdowns, and Brooks Davis had 12 catches for 151 yards.