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Team stats
South Dakota
Montana State
371
Total yards
356
236
Passing yards
134
135
Rushing yards
222
8.1
Yards per pass
7.9
5.6
Yards per rush
4.4
16
First downs
20
3–10
Third downs
7–15
0–2
Fourth downs
0–0
1
Turnovers
0
5–21
Penalties
2–5
27:56
Possession
32:04
Efficiency
South Dakota
Montana State
43%
Success rate
45%
0.01
EPA per play
0.25
1.21
Explosiveness
1.05
0.01
Rushing EPA
0.22
0.00
Passing EPA
0.34
19%
Passing-down success
30%
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 State 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Montana State −9.5, over/under 56.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Montana State drives left to right, South Dakota right to left.
Q1 Montana StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 65 yards
Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 5 plays, 89 yards
Q1 Montana StatePunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q1 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q1 Montana StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 47 yards
Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
Q2 Montana StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 74 yards
Q2 South DakotaPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
Q2 Montana StateField goal, 15 plays, 64 yards
Q2 South DakotaEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 Montana StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 80 yards
Q3 South DakotaPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
Q3 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
Q3 South DakotaField goal, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q3 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q3 South DakotaTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 65 yards
Q4 Montana StatePunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
Q4 South DakotaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 50 yards
Q4 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q4 South DakotaFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
Q4 Montana StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −2 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Montana State 14, South Dakota 7
Montana State Touchdown, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Zeke Mata kickoff for 55 yds
14:33
1st & 10 at own 35
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Taco Dowler for 20 yds to the SDAK 45 for a 1ST down
14:20
1st & 10 at opp 45
Scottre Humphrey run for 4 yds to the SDAK 41
13:25
2nd & 6 at opp 41
Tommy Mellott run for 4 yds to the SDAK 37
13:03
3rd & 2 at opp 37
Tommy Mellott run for 2 yds to the SDAK 35 for a 1ST down
12:12
1st & 10 at opp 35
Adam Jones run for 1 yd to the SDAK 34
11:56
2nd & 9 at opp 34
Taco Dowler 34 Yd pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted Kick)Montana State 7, South Dakota 0
South Dakota Touchdown, 5 plays
11:56
2nd & 9 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds , Keyondray Jones-Logan return for 11 yds to the SDAK 11
11:39
1st & 10 at own 11
Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the SDAK 12
10:40
2nd & 9 at own 12
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 16 yds to the SDAK 28 for a 1ST down
10:05
1st & 10 at own 28
Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SDAK 30
9:30
2nd & 8 at own 30
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Quaron Adams for 15 yds to the SDAK 45 for a 1ST down
8:52
1st & 10 at own 45
Travis Theis 55 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)Tied at 7
Montana State Punt, 6 plays
8:52
1st & 10 at own 35
Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:30
1st & 10 at own 25
Tommy Mellott run for 3 yds to the MTST 28
8:08
2nd & 7 at own 28
Scottre Humphrey run for 6 yds to the MTST 34
7:10
3rd & 1 at own 34
Ty McCullouch run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTST 32
7:03
4th & 3 at own 32
South Dakota Penalty, Defensive Offside (Wade Abrams) to the MTST 37 for a 1ST down
6:50
1st & 10 at own 37
Adam Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTST 35
6:22
2nd & 12 at own 35
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Taco Dowler
6:09
3rd & 12 at own 35
Tommy Mellott run for 10 yds to the MTST 45
5:44
4th & 2 at own 45
Brendan Hall punt for 55 yds for a touchback
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
5:20
1st & 10 at own 20
Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the SDAK 24
4:55
2nd & 6 at own 24
Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SDAK 26
4:22
3rd & 4 at own 26
South Dakota Penalty, False Start (Bryce Henderson) to the SDAK 21
3:58
3rd & 9 at own 21
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Javion Phelps
3:50
4th & 9 at own 21
Tyler Ebel punt for 37 yds , Taco Dowler returns for 11 yds to the SDAK 47
Montana State Touchdown, 6 plays
3:15
1st & 10 at opp 47
Tommy Mellott run for 5 yds to the SDAK 42
2:45
2nd & 5 at opp 42
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Ty McCullouch for 8 yds to the SDAK 34 for a 1ST down
2:00
1st & 10 at opp 34
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the SDAK 33
1:13
2nd & 9 at opp 33
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Taco Dowler for 28 yds to the SDAK 5 for a 1ST down
1:09
1st & goal at opp 5
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Ryan Lonergan
1:04
2nd & goal at opp 5
Tommy Mellott 5 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)Montana State 14, South Dakota 7
South Dakota Touchdown, 3 plays
1:04
2nd & 10 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:45
1st & 10 at own 25
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 12 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
0:19
1st & 10 at own 37
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 18 yds to the MTST 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:51
1st & 10 at opp 45
Charles Pierre Jr. 45 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)Tied at 14
2nd quarter4 drives, then Montana State 24, South Dakota 14
Montana State Touchdown, 12 plays
14:51
1st & 10 at own 35
Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds , Unterrio Latin-Henley return for 26 yds to the MTST 26
14:40
1st & 10 at own 26
Adam Jones run for 6 yds to the MTST 32
13:44
2nd & 4 at own 32
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Lonyatta Alexander Jr. for 13 yds to the MTST 45 for a 1ST down
13:05
1st & 10 at own 45
Adam Jones run for 3 yds to the MTST 48
12:50
2nd & 7 at own 48
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Ty McCullouch for 6 yds to the SDAK 46
12:05
3rd & 1 at opp 46
Adam Jones run for 4 yds to the SDAK 42 for a 1ST down
11:34
1st & 10 at opp 42
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Rohan Jones
11:05
2nd & 10 at opp 42
Scottre Humphrey run for 8 yds to the SDAK 34
10:25
3rd & 2 at opp 34
Tommy Mellott run for 5 yds to the SDAK 29 for a 1ST down
9:40
1st & 10 at opp 29
Adam Jones run for 13 yds to the SDAK 16 for a 1ST down
9:15
1st & 10 at opp 16
Scottre Humphrey run for 3 yds to the SDAK 13
8:30
2nd & 7 at opp 13
Tommy Mellott run for 11 yds to the SDAK 2 for a 1ST down South Dakota Penalty, Defensive Holding (Shahid Barros) to the SDAK 1 for a 1ST down
8:24
1st & goal at opp 1
Scottre Humphrey 1 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)Montana State 21, South Dakota 14
South Dakota Punt, 5 plays
8:24
1st & 10 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:52
1st & 10 at own 25
Travis Theis run for 6 yds to the SDAK 31
7:25
2nd & 4 at own 31
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 9 yds to the SDAK 40 for a 1ST down
6:30
1st & 10 at own 40
Aidan Bouman sacked by Kenneth Eiden IV for a loss of 7 yards to the SDAK 33
6:21
2nd & 17 at own 33
South Dakota Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SDAK 28
5:38
2nd & 22 at own 28
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 6 yds to the SDAK 34
5:16
3rd & 16 at own 34
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Charles Pierre Jr.
5:11
4th & 16 at own 34
Tyler Ebel punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Taco Dowler at the MTST 25
Montana State Field goal, 15 plays
5:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Tommy Mellott run for 4 yds to the MTST 29
4:00
2nd & 6 at own 29
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Ty McCullouch for 13 yds to the MTST 42 for a 1ST down
3:45
1st & 10 at own 42
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Adam Jones
3:22
2nd & 10 at own 42
Adam Jones run for 4 yds to the MTST 46
2:50
3rd & 6 at own 46
Tommy Mellott run for 7 yds to the SDAK 47 for a 1ST down
2:00
1st & 10 at opp 47
Tommy Mellott pass complete to Taco Dowler for 12 yds to the SDAK 35 for a 1ST down
1:30
1st & 10 at opp 35
Tommy Mellott run for 8 yds to the SDAK 27
1:10
2nd & 2 at opp 27
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Ty McCullouch
1:05
3rd & 2 at opp 27
Tommy Mellott run for 3 yds to the SDAK 24 for a 1ST down
0:40
1st & 10 at opp 24
Scottre Humphrey run for 5 yds to the SDAK 19
0:31
2nd & 5 at opp 19
Montana State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SDAK 24
0:31
2nd & 10 at opp 24
Timeout Montana State, clock 00:31
0:26
2nd & 10 at opp 24
Adam Jones run for 11 yds to the SDAK 13 for a 1ST down
0:26
1st & 10 at opp 13
Timeout Montana State, clock 00:26
0:21
1st & 10 at opp 13
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Taco Dowler
0:15
2nd & 10 at opp 13
Tommy Mellott run for 2 yds to the SDAK 11
0:15
3rd & 8 at opp 11
Timeout Montana State, clock 00:15
0:11
3rd & 8 at opp 11
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete
0:08
4th & 8 at opp 11
Myles Sansted 28 Yd Field GoalMontana State 24, South Dakota 14
South Dakota End of half, 1 play
0:08
4th & 8 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:00
1st & 10 at own 25
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 24
3rd quarter7 drives, then Montana State 31, South Dakota 17
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:34
1st & 10 at own 25
Keyondray Jones-Logan run for 1 yd to the SDAK 26
13:50
2nd & 9 at own 26
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 6 yds to the SDAK 32
13:34
3rd & 3 at own 32
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell
13:21
4th & 3 at own 32
Tyler Ebel punt for 56 yds , Taco Dowler returns for 8 yds to the MTST 20
Montana State Touchdown, 5 plays
13:13
1st & 10 at own 20
Scottre Humphrey run for 4 yds to the MTST 24
12:20
2nd & 6 at own 24
Tommy Mellott run for 26 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:30
1st & 10 at the 50
Adam Jones run for 6 yds to the SDAK 44
10:55
2nd & 4 at opp 44
Adam Jones run for 3 yds to the SDAK 41
10:30
3rd & 1 at opp 41
Tommy Mellott 41 Yd Run (Myles Sansted Kick)Montana State 31, South Dakota 14
South Dakota Punt, 7 plays
10:30
3rd & 1 at own 35
Brendan Hall kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:54
1st & 10 at own 25
Travis Theis run for 7 yds to the SDAK 32
9:13
2nd & 3 at own 32
Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SDAK 34
8:37
3rd & 1 at own 34
Travis Theis run for 7 yds to the SDAK 41 for a 1ST down
7:48
1st & 10 at own 41
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 13 yds to the MTST 46 for a 1ST down
7:35
1st & 10 at opp 46
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Charles Pierre Jr.
7:29
2nd & 10 at opp 46
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to JJ Galbreath
7:20
3rd & 10 at opp 46
Travis Theis run for no gain to the MTST 46
6:42
4th & 10 at opp 46
Tyler Ebel punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
6:10
1st & 10 at own 20
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the MTST 21
5:50
2nd & 9 at own 21
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the MTST 22
5:20
3rd & 8 at own 22
Tommy Mellott sacked by Nick Gaes for a loss of 15 yards to the MTST 7 Montana State Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Tommy Mellott) to the MTST 7
5:06
4th & 23 at own 7
Brendan Hall punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the MTST 48
South Dakota Field goal, 6 plays
4:59
1st & 10 at opp 48
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to JJ Galbreath
4:51
2nd & 10 at opp 48
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 24 yds to the MTST 24 for a 1ST down
4:25
1st & 10 at opp 24
Bouman, Aidan pass incomplete, PENALTY SODAKOTA illegal formation 5 yards to the MONTANAST29, NO PLAY.
4:19
1st & 15 at opp 29
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell
4:00
2nd & 15 at opp 29
Aidan Bouman sacked by Brody Grebe for a loss of 9 yards to the MTST 38
3:15
3rd & 24 at opp 38
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 10 yds to the MTST 28
2:55
4th & 14 at opp 28
Will Leyland 46 yd FG GOODMontana State 31, South Dakota 17
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
2:55
4th & 14 at own 35
Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds , Unterrio Latin-Henley return for 16 yds to the MTST 16
2:20
1st & 10 at own 16
Adam Jones run for 2 yds to the MTST 18
2:09
2nd & 8 at own 18
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete to Lonyatta Alexander Jr.
2:00
3rd & 8 at own 18
Tommy Mellott pass incomplete
1:56
4th & 8 at own 18
Brendan Hall punt for 61 yds, fair catch by Keyondray Jones-Logan at the SDAK 21
South Dakota Turnover on downs, 13 plays
1:18
1st & 10 at own 21
Travis Theis run for 6 yds to the SDAK 27
0:40
2nd & 4 at own 27
Travis Theis run for 6 yds to the SDAK 33 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at own 33
Aidan Bouman pass complete to L.J. Phillips Jr. for 7 yds to the SDAK 40
Q4 14:10
2nd & 3 at own 40
Charles Pierre Jr. run for 2 yds to the SDAK 42
Q4 13:50
3rd & 1 at own 42
Travis Theis run for 9 yds to the MTST 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:05
1st & 10 at opp 49
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 23 yds to the MTST 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:00
1st & 10 at opp 26
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 6 yds to the MTST 20
Q4 12:15
2nd & 4 at opp 20
Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the MTST 17
Q4 11:15
3rd & 1 at opp 17
Travis Theis run for 6 yds to the MTST 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:25
1st & 10 at opp 11
Charles Pierre Jr. run for 4 yds to the MTST 7
Q4 9:40
2nd & 6 at opp 7
TEAM run for a loss of 11 yards to the MTST 18
Q4 9:00
3rd & 17 at opp 18
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 4 yds to the MTST 14
Q4 8:42
4th & 13 at opp 14
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 12 yds to the MTST 2
4th quarter4 drives, then Montana State 31, South Dakota 17
Montana State Punt, 6 plays
8:38
1st & 10 at own 2
Adam Jones run for 2 yds to the MTST 4
7:45
2nd & 8 at own 4
Adam Jones run for 7 yds to the MTST 11
7:12
3rd & 1 at own 11
Adam Jones run for 2 yds to the MTST 13 for a 1ST down
6:21
1st & 10 at own 13
Scottre Humphrey run for 1 yd to the MTST 14
5:31
2nd & 9 at own 14
Adam Jones run for 5 yds to the MTST 19
4:57
3rd & 4 at own 19
Adam Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTST 18
4:46
4th & 5 at own 18
Brendan Hall punt for 57 yds , Carter Bell returns for 5 yds to the SDAK 30
South Dakota Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:36
1st & 10 at own 30
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Jack Martens for 8 yds to the SDAK 38
4:21
2nd & 2 at own 38
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 18 yds to the MTST 44 for a 1ST down
3:43
1st & 10 at opp 44
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 24 yds to the MTST 20 for a 1ST down
3:21
1st & 10 at opp 20
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Jack Martens
3:04
2nd & 10 at opp 20
Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 5 yds to the MTST 15
2:38
3rd & 5 at opp 15
TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the MTST 20
2:22
4th & 10 at opp 20
Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
2:17
1st & 10 at own 20
Adam Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTST 18
2:10
2nd & 12 at own 18
Adam Jones run for 2 yds to the MTST 20
2:00
3rd & 10 at own 20
Tommy Mellott run for 4 yds to the MTST 24
1:49
4th & 6 at own 24
Brendan Hall punt for 56 yds , Carter Bell returns for 4 yds to the SDAK 24
1:41
1st & 10 at own 24
Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for no gain JJ Galbreath fumbled, recovered by MTST Brody Grebe
Montana State End of game, 3 plays
1:21
1st & 10 at opp 24
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 25
1:02
2nd & 11 at opp 25
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 26
0:38
3rd & 12 at opp 26
TEAM run for no gain to the SDAK 26
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.
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