Montana State Puts 56 on Eastern Washington, Helped by Three Picks
Eastern Washington gained more yards than Montana State, 439 to 413, and lost 56-20. That tells you how the day went. Nate Bell threw 53 passes, completed 35 of them for 282 yards, and was intercepted three times.
One of those was the real killer. Cole Taylor returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the first half, and a 21-6 game became 28-6. Take that one away and it is still 21-6, which is not a close game either.
Eastern Washington did lead, for exactly one score. Soren McKee kicked a 42-yard field goal late in the first quarter, and that was the only time the Eagles were ahead. Adam Jones ran in from 32 yards for the Bobcats early in the second quarter, Jared White added a 33-yard run, and Jones scored again from five yards before the half was done. Justin Lamson added a 41-yard run to open the third, and it was 35-6.
Eastern Washington did score twice in the third quarter, on a five-yard Kevin Allen III run and a nine-yard Bell pass to Oliver Luebkert, to cut it to 35-20. That was it. Jones scored his third touchdown, Lamson hit Carter Dahlke for 55 yards, and Cale Breslin finished the scoring with a 9-yard run with 1:55 to go. Montana State ran just 27 times but gained 242 yards on the ground, and its defense had five sacks.
Montana State goes to 5-1. Eastern Washington drops to 2-5. For fantasy purposes, Jones, Lamson and Dahlke were the top three, all between 23 and 27 points.