Montana at Northern Colorado

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Montana beat Northern Colorado 24–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Montana led the series 12–⁠1.

AwayMontana9–⁠5 in 2024
24
HomeNorthern Colorado1–⁠11 in 2024
0

Final at Nottingham Field, GreeleyTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,902

At kickoff
62°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY), 7 km from the stadium
Official
Michael BeznerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Montana7710024
Northern Colorado00000

Standouts

Player stats

Montana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keali’i Ah Yat14/2214920
Logan Fife6/84800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Ostmo13107025
Eli Gillman1239111
Stevie Rocker728017
Aaron Fontes112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eli Gillman450125
Xavier Harris348035
Drew Deck230018
Aaron Fontes425014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaxon Lee0001
Jace Klucewich0001
Caleb Otlewski0001

Northern Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kia’i Keone15/3115303
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jacquez Robertson82808
David Afari72204
Darius Stewart314013
Caden Meis4103
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cash Cheeks438017
David Afari234029
Tama Tuitele123023
Brayden Munroe322015

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MontanaNorthern Colorado
395Total yards218
197Passing yards153
198Rushing yards65
6.6Yards per pass4.9
5.0Yards per rush2.8
21First downs15
10–⁠16Third downs3–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers3
7–⁠55Penalties3–⁠20
38:23Possession21:37

Efficiency

MontanaNorthern Colorado
54%Success rate31%
0.24EPA per play−0.36
0.98Explosiveness0.86
0.16Rushing EPA−0.35
0.34Passing EPA0.09
53%Passing-down success12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Montana 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Montana −24, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Northern Colorado end zoneMontana end zoneQ1 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 8 playsQ1 MontanaMissed FG, 9 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoInterception, 4 playsQ1 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoResult not recorded, 5 playsQ2 MontanaResult not recorded, 1 playQ2 Northern ColoradoInterception, 11 playsQ2 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 playsQ3 MontanaField goal, 4 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoInterception, 5 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 16 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 15 playsQ4 MontanaResult not recorded, 13 playsQ4 MontanaPunt, 6 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Colorado drives left to right, Montana right to left.
  1. Q1 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 8 plays, 37 yards
  3. Q1 MontanaMissed FG, 9 plays, 57 yards
  4. Q1 Northern ColoradoInterception, 4 plays, 23 yards
  5. Q1 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 51 yards
  6. Q1 Northern ColoradoResult not recorded, 5 plays, 40 yards
  7. Q2 MontanaResult not recorded, 1 play, 75 yards
  8. Q2 Northern ColoradoInterception, 11 plays, 66 yards
  9. Q2 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  10. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  12. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  13. Q3 MontanaField goal, 4 plays, −5 yards
  14. Q3 Northern ColoradoInterception, 5 plays, 30 yards
  15. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 16 plays, 84 yards
  16. Q3 Northern ColoradoTurnover on downs, 15 plays, 72 yards
  17. Q4 MontanaResult not recorded, 13 plays, −61 yards
  18. Q4 MontanaPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  19. Q4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Montana 7, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 23Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe, broken up by Trevin Gradney
15:002nd & 10 at own 23David Afari run for 3 yds to the UNCO 26
15:003rd & 7 at own 26Kia’i Keone pass complete to Cash Cheeks for 13 yds to the UNCO 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39David Afari run for 4 yds to the UNCO 43
15:002nd & 6 at own 43Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks for a 1ST down Montana Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Ronald Jackson Jr.) to the MONT 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Charles Garrison, broken up by Jareb Ramos
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42David Afari run for 2 yds to the MONT 40
15:003rd & 8 at opp 40pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
Montana Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 29Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Aaron Fontes, broken up by Nathaniel Gillis
14:551st & 10 at own 35Grant Glasgow kickoff for 60 yds , Justin Guin return for 18 yds to the UNCO 23
12:194th & 8 at opp 40Hunter Green punt for 34 yds
Montana Missed FG, 9 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 6Nick Ostmo run for 25 yds to the MONT 31 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 31Nick Ostmo run for 4 yds to the MONT 35
12:192nd & 6 at own 35Aaron Fontes run for 12 yds to the MONT 47 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 47Nick Ostmo run for 5 yds to the UNCO 48
12:192nd & 5 at opp 48Logan Fife pass complete to Drew Deck for 18 yds to the UNCO 30 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at opp 30Logan Fife pass incomplete to Xavier Harris, broken up by Franky Morales
12:192nd & 10 at opp 30Eli Gillman run for a loss of 7 yards to the UNCO 37 Eli Gillman fumbled, recovered by MONT Eli Gillman Gillman,Eli rush left for loss of 7 yards to the UNC37, fumble by Gillman,Eli recovered by UM Gillman,Eli, Gillman,Eli rush (Iongo-Amituanai,Samuel).
12:193rd & 17 at opp 37pass incomplete to Erik Barker
8:244th & 17 at opp 37Jo Silver 47 yd FG MISSED
Northern Colorado Interception, 4 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 37Kia’i Keone pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 7 yds to the UNCO 44
8:242nd & 3 at own 44Caden Meis run for 1 yd to the UNCO 45
8:243rd & 2 at own 45Keone,Kia’i rush middle (Wilson,Riley;Tirrell,Ryan).
8:244th & 2 at own 45Montana Penalty, personal foul (Riley Wilson) to the MONT 40 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 40Kia’i Keone pass intercepted
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 46Eli Gillman run for 2 yds to the MONT 48
6:482nd & 8 at own 48Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Xavier Harris for 7 yds to the UNCO 45
6:483rd & 1 at opp 45Eli Gillman run for 1 yd to the UNCO 44 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 44Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Aaron Fontes for 14 yds to the UNCO 30 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 30Eli Gillman run for 9 yds to the UNCO 21
6:482nd & 1 at opp 21Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Keelan White for 6 yds to the UNCO 15 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 15Eli Gillman run for 11 yds to the UNCO 4 for a 1ST down
2:491st & goal at opp 4Eli Gillman run for 4 yds for a TD (Jo Silver KICK)Montana 7, Northern Colorado 0
2:491st & 10 at own 35Jo Silver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Northern Colorado Result not recorded, 5 plays
2:491st & 10 at own 25Jacquez Robertson run for 3 yds to the UNCO 28
2:492nd & 7 at own 28Jacquez Robertson run for 8 yds to the UNCO 36 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at own 36Darius Stewart run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 35
2:492nd & 11 at own 35pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe
2:493rd & 11 at own 35David Afari run for 2 yds to the UNCO 37
2:494th & 9 at own 37Northern Colorado Penalty, false start (Oliver Ortiz) to the UNCO 32
0:044th & 14 at own 32Hunter Green punt for 39 yds
2nd quarter6 drives, then Montana 14, Northern Colorado 0
Montana Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 29Nick Ostmo run for 8 yds to the MONT 37
15:003rd & 2 at own 37Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Aaron Fontes, broken up by Keyvon Lakes
14:124th & 2 at own 37Ty Morrison punt for 42 yds
Northern Colorado Interception, 11 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 21Jacquez Robertson run for 8 yds to the UNCO 29
14:122nd & 2 at own 29Jacquez Robertson run for 2 yds to the UNCO 31 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 31Caden Meis run for 1 yd to the UNCO 32
14:122nd & 9 at own 32pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe
14:123rd & 9 at own 32Kia’i Keone pass complete to Tama Tuitele for 23 yds to the MONT 45 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at opp 45Caden Meis run for 3 yds to the MONT 42
14:122nd & 7 at opp 42Kia’i Keone pass complete to David Afari for 29 yds Kia’i Keone fumbled, recovered by UNCO Jordan Riles for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at opp 13Caden Meis run for a loss of 4 yards to the MONT 17
14:122nd & 14 at opp 17Kia’i Keone pass complete to Cash Cheeks for a loss of 1 yard to the MONT 18
14:123rd & 15 at opp 18Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Jordan Riles Montana Penalty, off-side (Hayden Harris) to the MONT 13
8:503rd & 10 at opp 13Kia’i Keone pass intercepted
Montana Punt, 3 plays
8:501st & 10 at own 3Nick Ostmo run for 3 yds to the MONT 6
8:502nd & 7 at own 6Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Junior Bergen
8:503rd & 7 at own 6Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Eli Gillman for 1 yd to the MONT 7
7:094th & 6 at own 7Ty Morrison punt for 47 yds
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
7:091st & 10 at own 46Jacquez Robertson run for 5 yds to the MONT 49
7:092nd & 5 at opp 49Kia’i Keone pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 3 yds to the MONT 46
7:093rd & 2 at opp 46Jacquez Robertson run for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
5:104th & 6 at the 50Hunter Green punt for 33 yds
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
5:101st & 10 at own 17Xavier Harris run for 9 yds to the MONT 26
5:102nd & 1 at own 26Montana Penalty, false start (Liam Brown) to the MONT 21
5:102nd & 6 at own 21Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Junior Bergen for 8 yds to the MONT 29 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at own 29Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Xavier Harris for 35 yds to the UNCO 36 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 36Nick Ostmo run for 6 yds to the UNCO 30
5:102nd & 4 at opp 30Nick Ostmo run for 4 yds to the UNCO 26 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 26Nick Ostmo run for 22 yds to the UNCO 4 for a 1ST down
5:101st & goal at opp 4Nick Ostmo run for 2 yds to the UNCO 2
0:312nd & goal at opp 2Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Ian Finch for 2 yds for a TD (Jo Silver KICK)Montana 14, Northern Colorado 0
0:311st & goal at opp 3Northern Colorado Penalty, Defensive holding (LaDavion Osborn) to the UNCO 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 4 plays
0:311st & 10 at own 35Jo Silver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:311st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone pass complete to Caden Meis for 13 yds to the UNCO 38 for a 1ST down
0:311st & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Caden Meis
0:312nd & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Jay Barry
0:313rd & 10 at own 38Northern Colorado Penalty, false start (Micah Nanninga) to the UNCO 33
0:313rd & 15 at own 33David Afari run for 3 yds to the UNCO 36
0:024th & 12 at own 36Hunter Green punt for 39 yds
3rd quarter5 drives, then Montana 24, Northern Colorado 0
Montana Field goal, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Nick Ostmo run for 6 yds to the UNCO 18
15:002nd & 4 at opp 18Keali’i Ah Yat sacked by Michael Jordan Jr. and David Hoage for a loss of 10 yards to the UNCO 28
15:003rd & 14 at opp 28Keali’i Ah Yat run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 29
Northern Colorado Turnover on downs, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Kia’i Keone pass complete to David Afari for 5 yds to the MONT 41
14:501st & 10 at own 35Hunter Green kickoff for 65 yds , Xavier Harris return for 76 yds to the UNCO 24
12:414th & 15 at opp 29Ty Morrison 47 Yd Field GoalMontana 17, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Interception, 5 plays
12:411st & 10 at own 35Grant Glasgow kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:411st & 10 at own 25Jacquez Robertson run for 3 yds to the UNCO 28
12:412nd & 7 at own 28Kia’i Keone pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 9 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
12:411st & 10 at own 37Jacquez Robertson run for 3 yds to the UNCO 40
12:412nd & 7 at own 40Kia’i Keone pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 15 yds to the MONT 45 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 45Kia’i Keone pass intercepted
Montana Touchdown, 16 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 13Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Eli Gillman for 15 yds to the MONT 28 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 28Keali’i Ah Yat run for a loss of 1 yard to the MONT 27
10:352nd & 11 at own 27Eli Gillman run for 8 yds to the MONT 35
10:353rd & 3 at own 35Keali’i Ah Yat run for 6 yds to the MONT 41 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 41Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Junior Bergen
10:352nd & 10 at own 41Eli Gillman run for 5 yds to the MONT 46
10:353rd & 5 at own 46Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Eli Gillman for 25 yds to the UNCO 29 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 29Montana Penalty, false start (Liam Brown) to the UNCO 34
10:351st & 15 at opp 34Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Drew Deck for 12 yds to the UNCO 22
10:352nd & 3 at opp 22Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Aaron Fontes for 2 yds to the UNCO 20
10:353rd & 1 at opp 20Eli Gillman run for 1 yd to the UNCO 19 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 19Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Aaron Fontes, broken up by LaDavion Osborn
10:352nd & 10 at opp 19Eli Gillman run for 3 yds to the UNCO 16
10:353rd & 7 at opp 16Keali’i Ah Yat run for 11 yds to the UNCO 5 for a 1ST down
10:351st & goal at opp 5Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Aaron Fontes, broken up by Darrell Bryant Jr.
10:352nd & goal at opp 5Eli Gillman run for a loss of 4 yards to the UNCO 9
1:383rd & goal at opp 9Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Eli Gillman for 9 yds for a TD (Jo Silver KICK)Montana 24, Northern Colorado 0
Northern Colorado Turnover on downs, 15 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 35Grant Glasgow kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:381st & 10 at own 25David Afari run for 4 yds to the UNCO 29
1:382nd & 6 at own 29Kia’i Keone pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 4 yds to the UNCO 33
1:383rd & 2 at own 33David Afari run for 4 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at own 37Kia’i Keone pass complete to Cash Cheeks for 17 yds to the MONT 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 41Kia’i Keone pass complete to Cash Cheeks for 9 yds to the MONT 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Darius Stewart run for 13 yds to the MONT 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Darius Stewart run for 2 yds to the MONT 17
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 17pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 17Afari,David rush (Lee,Jaxon), PENALTY UM off-side (Harris,Hayden) 5 yards to the UM 22. Montana Penalty, off-side (Hayden Harris) to the MONT 12
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 12Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe for a 1ST down Montana Penalty, off-side (Andres Lehrmann) to the MONT 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 7pass incomplete to David Afari
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 7Kia’i Keone pass complete to Caden Meis for 4 yds to the MONT 3
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 3Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks, broken up by Ryan Tirrell
Q4 12:374th & goal at opp 3Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe, broken up by Jareb Ramos
4th quarter3 drives, then Montana 24, Northern Colorado 0
Montana Punt, 6 plays
12:371st & 10 at own 3Nick Ostmo run for 2 yds to the MONT 5
12:372nd & 8 at own 5Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Jake Olson for 7 yds to the MONT 12
12:373rd & 1 at own 12Nick Ostmo run for 14 yds to the MONT 26 for a 1ST down
12:371st & 10 at own 26Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Ryan Simpson
12:372nd & 10 at own 26Keali’i Ah Yat pass complete to Xavier Harris for 6 yds to the MONT 32
12:373rd & 4 at own 32Keali’i Ah Yat pass incomplete to Xavier Harris, broken up by Ryan Capasso
9:454th & 4 at own 32Ty Morrison punt for 39 yds Montana Penalty, Defensive holding (-10 Yards) to the UNCO 19
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 19Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Cash Cheeks, broken up by Tyson Rostad
9:452nd & 10 at own 19Kia’i Keone pass complete to Charles Garrison for 3 yds to the UNCO 22
9:453rd & 7 at own 22Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Charles Garrison, broken up by Tyson Rostad
9:074th & 7 at own 22Hunter Green punt for 41 yds
Montana Result not recorded, 13 plays
9:071st & 10 at own 37Nick Ostmo run for 6 yds to the MONT 43
9:072nd & 4 at own 43Xavier Harris run for a loss of 2 yards to the MONT 41
9:073rd & 6 at own 41Logan Fife pass complete to Aaron Fontes for 7 yds to the MONT 48 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 48Logan Fife pass complete to Aaron Fontes for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
9:072nd & 8 at the 50Stevie Rocker Jr. run for 17 yds to the UNCO 33 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at opp 33Stevie Rocker Jr. run for 6 yds to the UNCO 27
9:072nd & 4 at opp 27Stevie Rocker Jr. run for 1 yd to the UNCO 26
9:073rd & 3 at opp 26Stevie Rocker Jr. run for 3 yds to the UNCO 23 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at opp 23Rocker Jr.,Stevie rush middle (Hoage,David;Bryant Jr.,Darrell).
9:072nd & 10 at opp 23Logan Fife pass complete to Erik Barker for 6 yds to the UNCO 17
9:073rd & 4 at opp 17Logan Fife pass complete to Junior Bergen for 14 yds to the UNCO 3 for a 1ST down
9:071st & goal at opp 3Stevie Rocker Jr. run for 1 yd to the UNCO 2
9:072nd & goal at opp 2Rocker Jr.,Stevie rush middle (Guthrie,Keenan).

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Montana leads 13–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Montana 36, Northern Colorado 14
2024Montana 24, Northern Colorado 0
2023Montana 40, Northern Colorado 0
2021Montana 35, Northern Colorado 0
2017Montana 44, Northern Colorado 14
2016Northern Colorado 28, Montana 25

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