Montana State Rallies from 14 Down to Beat Central Connecticut 35-30
Montana State was down 21-7 early in the third quarter, and that is a bad place to be after the other team has just run a fumble back for a touchdown. The Bobcats still won 35-30.
Central Connecticut had the first points (Brett Griffis, 2 yards, in the second quarter) and the third-quarter jump: Griffis hit Elijah Daniels from 42 yards, and then 18 seconds later Navon Mitchell returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown. Take away that return and it is 14-7, a one-score game. Montana State answered with a 9-yard Justin Lamson pass to Rocky Lencioni, and tied it 21-21 with 33 seconds left in the third on a 31-yard pass to Dane Steel.
Then it was Adam Jones's game. He broke off a 32-yard run to put Montana State ahead 28-21 with 12:38 left, and added a 13-yard run with 4:10 to go for 35-24. Central Connecticut had cut it to 28-24 with a 45-yard Jack Hennessey field goal in between, and Griffis's 15-yard touchdown pass to Damani Williams with 0:54 left made it 35-30 (the two-point try failed).
Montana State is 3-0 and Central Connecticut is 0-2, after leading 21-7 and losing by five. The lead changed hands once and the score was tied twice. Montana State had 414 yards to Central Connecticut's 363, and four sacks to Central Connecticut's one. Jones, Griffis and Lamson are your fantasy winners here, with 39.4, 31.4 and 24.8 points. Griffis scored 31.4 on the losing side, and both teams lost a fumble.