Montana State at Northern Arizona

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Montana State beat Northern Arizona 34–⁠10. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Montana State led the series 10–⁠6.

AwayMontana State14–⁠2 in 2025
34
HomeNorthern Arizona7–⁠5 in 2025
10

Final at Walkup Skydome, FlagstaffIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,837

Official
Gregg WilsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Montana State0207734
Northern Arizona700310

Standouts

Player stats

Montana State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justin Lamson13/1921320
Patrick Duchien1/1800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Julius Davis1073120
Justin Lamson735119
Adam Jones635028
Colson Coon425014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jabez Woods3100179
Taco Dowler245034
Dane Steel345019
Adam Jones31509
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bryant Meredith0001

Northern Arizona

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ty Pennington28/4721001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Seth Cromwell1040111
Quran Gossett82509
Ty Pennington109011
Jayson Raines1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Quran Gossett445021
Kolbe Katsis442021
Jayson Raines331012
Ethen Cluff224018

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

Team stats

Montana StateNorthern Arizona
417Total yards296
221Passing yards210
196Rushing yards86
11.1Yards per pass4.5
6.1Yards per rush2.8
18First downs22
5–⁠11Third downs5–⁠17
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠4
0Turnovers1
10–⁠77Penalties7–⁠45
24:27Possession35:33

Efficiency

Montana StateNorthern Arizona
50%Success rate39%
0.48EPA per play0.01
1.41Explosiveness1.09
0.33Rushing EPA−0.18
0.71Passing EPA0.11
44%Passing-down success21%

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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Montana State −7.5, over/under 59.5.

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

Every drive

Northern Arizona end zoneMontana State end zoneQ1 Northern ArizonaPunt, 5 playsQ1 Montana StatePunt, 5 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Montana StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Montana StatePunt, 8 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaPunt return TD, 6 plays (Montana State scores)Q2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Montana StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 9 playsQ2 Montana StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 Montana StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Montana StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Montana StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaInterception, 6 playsQ4 Montana StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaField goal, 16 playsQ4 Montana StateEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Arizona drives left to right, Montana State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern ArizonaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  2. Q1 Montana StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  3. Q1 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  5. Q1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 12 plays, 57 yards
  6. Q1 Montana StatePunt, 8 plays, 22 yards
  7. Q2 Northern ArizonaPunt return TD, 6 plays (Montana State scores), 23 yards
  8. Q2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Montana StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 9 plays, 35 yards
  11. Q2 Montana StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 80 yards
  12. Q2 Northern ArizonaMissed FG, 8 plays, 27 yards
  13. Q3 Montana StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Northern ArizonaTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 39 yards
  15. Q3 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  17. Q3 Montana StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  18. Q3 Northern ArizonaInterception, 6 plays, 26 yards
  19. Q4 Montana StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 39 yards
  20. Q4 Northern ArizonaField goal, 16 plays, 55 yards
  21. Q4 Montana StateEnd of game, 10 plays, 63 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Northern Arizona 7, Montana State 0
Northern Arizona Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass complete to Jeter Purdy for 5 yds to the NAU 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Seth Cromwell run for 11 yds to the NAU 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jeter Purdy
15:002nd & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Quran Gossett
15:003rd & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
13:414th & 10 at own 41Ben D’Aquila punt for 48 yds , Taco Dowler returns for 7 yds to the MTST 18
Montana State Punt, 5 plays
13:411st & 10 at own 18Justin Lamson pass complete to Dane Steel for 11 yds to the MTST 29 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at own 29Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 13:28
13:281st & 10 at own 29Julius Davis run for 12 yds to the MTST 41 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at own 41Julius Davis run for 2 yds to the MTST 43
13:282nd & 8 at own 43Adam Jones run for 1 yd to the MTST 44
13:283rd & 7 at own 44Justin Lamson pass incomplete to Dane Steel
11:334th & 7 at own 44Colby Frokjer punt for 56 yds for a touchback
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
11:332nd & 7 at own 23Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 11:33
11:331st & 10 at own 20Seth Cromwell run for 3 yds to the NAU 23
11:332nd & 7 at own 23PENALTY NAU False Start (Eakins,Steven) 5 yards from NAU23 to NAU18. NO PLAY.
11:332nd & 12 at own 18Ty Pennington pass complete to Jeter Purdy for 4 yds to the NAU 22
11:333rd & 8 at own 22Ty Pennington run for 1 yd to the NAU 23
9:094th & 7 at own 23Ben D’Aquila punt for 45 yds , Taco Dowler returns for no gain to the MTST 31
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
9:091st & 20 at own 21Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 09:09
9:091st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun Davis,Julius rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU34 (Popham,Quinlan; Moses,Canyon) PENALTY MSU Holding (Jefferson,Cedric) 10 yards from MSU31 to MSU21. NO PLAY.
9:091st & 20 at own 21Justin Lamson pass complete to Adam Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the MTST 20
9:092nd & 21 at own 20Justin Lamson pass complete to Adam Jones for 7 yds to the MTST 27
7:204th & 14 at own 27Colby Frokjer punt for 43 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for 13 yds to the NAU 43
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 12 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 43Ty Pennington run for 4 yds to the NAU 47
7:202nd & 6 at own 47Ty Pennington pass complete to Quran Gossett for 21 yds to the MTST 32 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 32Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jeter Purdy
7:202nd & 10 at opp 32Quran Gossett run for 2 yds to the MTST 30
7:203rd & 8 at opp 30Quran Gossett run for 4 yds to the MTST 26
7:204th & 4 at opp 26Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 4 yds to the MTST 22 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 22Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jeter Purdy
7:202nd & 10 at opp 22Darvon Hubbard run for 3 yds to the MTST 19
7:203rd & 7 at opp 19Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 9 yds to the MTST 10 for a 1ST down
7:201st & goal at opp 10Isaiah Eastman run for 3 yds to the MTST 7
7:202nd & goal at opp 7Montana State Penalty, Face Mask (2 yards) (2 Yards) to the MTST 2 for a 1ST down
1:321st & goal at opp 2Seth Cromwell run for 2 yds for a TD (Samuel Hunsaker KICK)Northern Arizona 7, Montana State 0
1:301st & 10 at own 35Samuel Hunsaker kickoff for 62 yds , Jared White return for no gain to the MTST 35 Montana State Penalty, White,Jared at MSU04 White,Jared return Personal Foul (Dane Steel) to the MTST 2
Montana State Punt, 8 plays
1:301st & 10 at own 2Julius Davis run for 1 yd to the MTST 3
1:302nd & 9 at own 3Julius Davis run for 10 yds to the MTST 13 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 13Adam Jones run for 1 yd to the MTST 14
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 14Justin Lamson pass complete to Jabez Woods for 8 yds to the MTST 22
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at own 22Julius Davis run for 5 yds to the MTST 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:051st & 10 at own 27Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 14:05
Q2 14:051st & 10 at own 27Shotgun Jones,Adam rush right for 1 yard loss to the MSU26 (Ma’afu,Alani) PENALTY MSU Personal Foul 13 yards from MSU27 to MSU14. NO PLAY.
Q2 14:051st & 23 at own 14Justin Lamson pass complete to Adam Jones for 9 yds to the MTST 23
Q2 14:052nd & 14 at own 23Justin Lamson pass complete to Taco Dowler for 11 yds to the MTST 34
Q2 14:053rd & 3 at own 34Montana State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the MTST 24
Q2 12:084th & 13 at own 24Colby Frokjer punt for 61 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Eastman at the NAU 15
2nd quarter6 drives, then Montana State 20, Northern Arizona 7
Northern Arizona Punt return TD, 6 plays (Montana State scores)
12:081st & 10 at own 15Quran Gossett run for 6 yds to the NAU 21
12:082nd & 4 at own 21Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 9 yds to the NAU 30 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 30Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 12 yds to the NAU 42 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 42Ty Pennington pass complete to Quran Gossett for 9 yds to the MTST 49
12:082nd & 1 at opp 49Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Darvon Hubbard
12:083rd & 1 at opp 49Shotgun Eastman,Isaiah rush right for 5 yards gain to the MSU44 (Petre,Colter; Meredith,Bryant) PENALTY NAU Holding (Gossett,Quran) 10 yards from MSU49 to NAU41. NO PLAY.
12:083rd & 11 at own 41Shotgun Pennington,Ty rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NAU45 (Crews,Zac) PENALTY NAU False Start 5 yards from NAU41 to NAU36. NO PLAY.
12:083rd & 16 at own 36Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 2 yds to the NAU 38
7:404th & 14 at own 38Ben D’Aquila punt for 52 yds , Taco Dowler returns for 90 yds for a TD (Myles Sansted KICK)Tied at 7
7:401st & 10 at own 25Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 07:40
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 35Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:401st & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
7:402nd & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
7:403rd & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Seth Cromwell
7:154th & 10 at own 25Ben D’Aquila punt for 55 yds , Taco Dowler returns for 5 yds to the MTST 25
Montana State Touchdown, 3 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 25Julius Davis run for 7 yds to the MTST 32
7:152nd & 3 at own 32Justin Lamson sacked by Carlos Rivera for a loss of 11 yards to the MTST 21
6:013rd & 14 at own 21Justin Lamson pass complete to Jabez Woods for 79 yds for a TD (Myles Sansted KICK)Montana State 14, Northern Arizona 7
Northern Arizona Punt, 9 plays
6:011st & 10 at own 35Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:011st & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 6 yds to the NAU 31
6:012nd & 4 at own 31Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Quran Gossett
5:233rd & 4 at own 31Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 05:23
5:233rd & 4 at own 31Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 10 yds to the NAU 41 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 5 at own 46Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 5 yds to the NAU 41
5:232nd & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Seth Cromwell
5:233rd & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 21 yds to the MTST 38 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at opp 38Ty Pennington pass complete to Darvon Hubbard for 2 yds to the MTST 40
5:232nd & 12 at opp 40Ty Pennington pass complete to Darvon Hubbard for 6 yds to the MTST 46
5:233rd & 18 at opp 46Seth Cromwell run for 6 yds to the MTST 40
2:274th & 12 at opp 40Ben D’Aquila punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Montana State Touchdown, 5 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 20Justin Lamson pass complete to Taco Dowler for 34 yds to the NAU 46 for a 1ST down Northern Arizona Penalty, Personal Foul (Michael Beresford) to the NAU 31 for a 1ST down
2:271st & 10 at opp 31Adam Jones run for 2 yds to the NAU 29
2:002nd & 8 at opp 29Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 8 at opp 29Justin Lamson run for 1 yd to the NAU 28
2:003rd & 7 at opp 28Justin Lamson pass complete to Dane Steel for 15 yds to the NAU 13 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at opp 13Julius Davis run for 13 yds for a TD Montana State Penalty, Personal Foul (Braden Zimmer) to the NAU 0 (Myles Sansted PAT MISSED)Montana State 20, Northern Arizona 7
Northern Arizona Missed FG, 8 plays
0:591st & 10 at own 20Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds
0:591st & 10 at the 50Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 10 yds to the MTST 40 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at opp 40Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jayson Raines
0:592nd & 10 at opp 40Quran Gossett run for 1 yd to the MTST 39
0:323rd & 9 at opp 39Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:32
0:323rd & 9 at opp 39Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 10 yds to the MTST 29 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 29Ty Pennington pass complete to Quran Gossett for 4 yds to the MTST 25
0:322nd & 6 at opp 25Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
0:323rd & 6 at opp 25Quran Gossett run for 2 yds to the MTST 23
0:024th & 4 at opp 23Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:02
0:004th & 4 at opp 23Samuel Hunsaker 41 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter6 drives, then Montana State 27, Northern Arizona 7
Montana State Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Samuel Hunsaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Justin Lamson pass incomplete to Chris Long
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Taco Dowler run for 3 yds to the MTST 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Justin Lamson run for 12 yds to the MTST 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Justin Lamson pass complete to Dane Steel for 19 yds to the NAU 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 41Justin Lamson run for 7 yds to the NAU 34
15:002nd & 3 at opp 34Adam Jones run for 28 yds to the NAU 6 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 6Adam Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAU 8
15:002nd & goal at opp 8Justin Lamson pass complete to Julius Davis for 5 yds to the NAU 3
10:503rd & goal at opp 3Justin Lamson pass complete to Rocky Lencioni for 3 yds for a TD (Myles Sansted KICK)Montana State 27, Northern Arizona 7
Northern Arizona Turnover on downs, 9 plays
10:501st & 10 at own 35Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:501st & 10 at own 25Ty Pennington pass complete to Joey Stout for 20 yds to the NAU 45 for a 1ST down
10:501st & 10 at own 45Seth Cromwell run for a loss of 3 yards to the NAU 42
10:502nd & 13 at own 42Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 10 yds to the MTST 48
10:503rd & 3 at opp 48Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Isaiah Eastman
10:504th & 3 at opp 48Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 5 yds to the MTST 43 for a 1ST down
10:501st & 10 at opp 43Quran Gossett run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTST 44
10:502nd & 11 at opp 44Ty Pennington run for 5 yds to the MTST 39
10:503rd & 6 at opp 39Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the MTST 35
6:024th & 2 at opp 35Seth Cromwell run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTST 36
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
6:021st & 15 at own 31Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 06:02
6:021st & 10 at own 36PENALTY MSU False Start (Reed,JT) 5 yards from MSU36 to MSU31. NO PLAY.
6:021st & 15 at own 31Shotgun Dowler,Taco rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU33 (Johnson III,Jerry; Hurst,Michael) PENALTY MSU Holding (Schlepp,Rylan) 10 yards from MSU31 to MSU21. NO PLAY.
6:021st & 25 at own 21Justin Lamson run for 7 yds to the MTST 28
6:022nd & 18 at own 28Justin Lamson pass complete to Jabez Woods for 13 yds to the MTST 41
6:023rd & 5 at own 41Justin Lamson pass incomplete to Chris Long
4:124th & 5 at own 41Colby Frokjer punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NAU 20
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 20Northern Arizona Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Ty Pennington) to the NAU 6
4:122nd & 24 at own 6Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 04:12
4:122nd & 24 at own 6Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 3 yds to the NAU 3
4:123rd & 27 at own 3Northern Arizona Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
2:554th & 18 at own 12Ben D’Aquila punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTST 45
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 45Julius Davis run for 3 yds to the MTST 48
2:552nd & 7 at own 48Justin Lamson pass incomplete to Julius Davis
2:553rd & 7 at own 48Justin Lamson pass incomplete to Ryan King
2:554th & 7 at own 48PENALTY MSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from MSU48 to MSU43. NO PLAY.
1:594th & 12 at own 43Colby Frokjer punt for 49 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for 12 yds to the NAU 20
Northern Arizona Interception, 6 plays
1:591st & 10 at own 20Ty Pennington pass complete to Kenveon Stone for 12 yds to the NAU 32 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 32Ty Pennington run for 11 yds to the NAU 43 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 43Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
1:592nd & 10 at own 43Ty Pennington pass complete to Hayden Daugherty for 2 yds to the NAU 45
0:003rd & 8 at own 45PENALTY NAU False Start (DePrez,Connor) 5 yards from NAU45 to NAU40. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at own 40Ty Pennington pass complete to Kenveon Stone for 6 yds to the NAU 46
Q4 14:084th & 7 at own 46Ty Pennington pass intercepted Bryant Meredith return for 27 yds to the NAU 39
4th quarter3 drives, then Montana State 34, Northern Arizona 10
Montana State Touchdown, 3 plays
14:081st & 10 at opp 39Julius Davis run for 20 yds to the NAU 19 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 19Julius Davis run for no gain to the NAU 19
12:512nd & 10 at opp 19Justin Lamson run for 19 yds for a TD (Myles Sansted KICK)Montana State 34, Northern Arizona 7
Northern Arizona Field goal, 16 plays
12:431st & 10 at own 35Colby Frokjer kickoff for 65 yds , Austin Okerwa return for 24 yds to the NAU 24
12:431st & 10 at own 24Ty Pennington pass complete to Ethen Cluff for 6 yds to the NAU 30
12:432nd & 4 at own 30Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the NAU 34 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at own 34Seth Cromwell run for 10 yds to the NAU 44 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at own 44Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Myseth Currie
12:432nd & 10 at own 44Ty Pennington pass complete to Ethen Cluff for 18 yds to the MTST 38 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 38Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the MTST 34
12:432nd & 6 at opp 34Jayson Raines run for 6 yds to the MTST 28 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 28Ty Pennington run for 9 yds to the MTST 19
12:432nd & 1 at opp 19Ty Pennington run for 3 yds to the MTST 16 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 16Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Isaiah Eastman
12:432nd & 10 at opp 16Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
8:253rd & 10 at opp 16Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 08:25
8:253rd & 10 at opp 16Ty Pennington pass complete to Quran Gossett for 11 yds to the MTST 5 for a 1ST down
8:251st & goal at opp 5Quran Gossett run for 2 yds to the MTST 3
8:252nd & goal at opp 3Ty Pennington run for a loss of 5 yards to the MTST 8
8:253rd & goal at opp 8PENALTY NAU False Start (Eakins,Steven) 5 yards from MSU08 to MSU13. NO PLAY.
8:253rd & goal at opp 13Ty Pennington sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the MTST 21
5:114th & goal at opp 21Samuel Hunsaker 39 yd FG GOODMontana State 34, Northern Arizona 10
Montana State End of game, 10 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 35Samuel Hunsaker kickoff for 60 yds , Julius Davis return for 7 yds to the MTST 12
5:081st & 10 at own 12Adam Jones run for 5 yds to the MTST 17
5:082nd & 5 at own 17Patrick Duchien run for 14 yds to the MTST 31 for a 1ST down
5:081st & 10 at own 31Colson Coon run for 14 yds to the MTST 45 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at own 45Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 03:42
3:421st & 10 at own 45Colson Coon run for 4 yds to the MTST 49
3:162nd & 6 at own 49Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 03:16
3:162nd & 6 at own 49Patrick Duchien pass complete to Luvens Valcin for 8 yds to the NAU 43 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 43Jared White run for 5 yds to the NAU 38
2:002nd & 5 at opp 38Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 5 at opp 38Colson Coon run for 5 yds to the NAU 33 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 33Colson Coon run for 2 yds to the NAU 31
2:002nd & 8 at opp 31Jared White run for 3 yds to the NAU 28
0:003rd & 5 at opp 28Jared White run for 3 yds to the NAU 25

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 State leads 11–⁠6 in 17 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Montana State 28, Northern Arizona 14
2025Montana State 34, Northern Arizona 10
2023Montana State 45, Northern Arizona 21
2022Montana State 41, Northern Arizona 38
2019Montana State 49, Northern Arizona 31
2017Northern Arizona 37, Montana State 36

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