Montana at UC Davis

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Montana beat UC Davis 62–⁠22. It was their 11th meeting; Montana leads the series 9–⁠2.

AwayMontana5–⁠3 in 2026
62
HomeUC Davis4–⁠3 in 2026
22

Final at Aggie Stadium, DavisTV: ESPN+, Scripps SportsAttendance 11,238

At kickoff
70°F, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; University Airport, 2 km from the stadium
Official
Jeff RinkGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Montana1714211062
UC Davis087722

Standouts

  • PassingKeali’i Ah Yat21 of 31, 241 yards, 2 TDMontana
  • RushingEli Gillman26 carries, 275 yards, 4 TDMontana
  • ReceivingBrooks Davis9 catches, 121 yards, 1 TDMontana
  • DefenseTyler King3 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 for lossMontana

Player stats

Montana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keali’i Ah Yat21/3124120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eli Gillman26275464
Keali’i Ah Yat322212
Monte Gillman222015
Chase Cook52108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brooks Davis9121128
Dylan Paine237026
Landon Ransom-Goelz62817
Reese Brooks121021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Naiteitei Mose9100
Peyton Wing5200
Zekiel Seumalo41.50.50
Justin Eklund4000
Styles Goodman4000
Tyler King32.52.50

UC Davis

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Treynor Cleeland18/3319410
Jackson Kollock3/56310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Fisher19102127
Kai Acia21106
Coby Herman2806
Matteo Perez1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Samuel Gbatu Jr.6103041
Xzavior Guess243137
Zach Jones335127
Laviel Pickett231018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brayden Rosa13100
Porter Connors11100
Ty Richardson8000
Trey Carr5000

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

Team stats

MontanaUC Davis
607Total yards392
241Passing yards257
366Rushing yards135
7.8Yards per pass6.6
8.1Yards per rush4.2
28First downs19
7–⁠14Third downs6–⁠17
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
0Turnovers2
5–⁠50Penalties6–⁠51
34:49Possession25:11
3Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

MontanaUC Davis
53%Success rate42%
0.52EPA per play0.15
1.36Explosiveness1.41
0.53Rushing EPA0.26
0.47Passing EPA0.07
40%Passing-down success21%
20%Havoc by its defense6%

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)

UC Davis 58% to win. Montana won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UC Davis −3, over/under 61.5.

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

Before kickoff, the win chances were UC Davis 58%, Montana 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UC Davis end zoneMontana end zoneQ1 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ1 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ1 MontanaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 UC DavisPunt, 6 playsQ1 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ1 MontanaTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ1 MontanaField goal, 7 playsQ1 UC DavisPunt, 8 playsQ2 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ2 UC DavisPunt, 7 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 UC DavisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 UC DavisPunt, 4 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 UC DavisTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 UC DavisFumble, 9 playsQ4 MontanaField goal, 11 playsQ4 UC DavisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 MontanaEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UC Davis drives left to right, Montana right to left.
  1. Q1 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 45 yards
  2. Q1 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, 22 yards
  3. Q1 MontanaTouchdown, 7 plays, 45 yards
  4. Q1 UC DavisPunt, 6 plays, 51 yards
  5. Q1 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 49 yards
  6. Q1 MontanaTouchdown, 3 plays, 31 yards
  7. Q1 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  8. Q1 MontanaField goal, 7 plays, −3 yards
  9. Q1 UC DavisPunt, 8 plays, 55 yards
  10. Q2 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 44 yards
  11. Q2 UC DavisPunt, 7 plays, 63 yards
  12. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 6 plays, 99 yards
  13. Q2 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, 42 yards
  14. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
  15. Q2 UC DavisTouchdown, 8 plays, 39 yards
  16. Q3 UC DavisPunt, 4 plays, 50 yards
  17. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 77 yards
  18. Q3 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 5 plays, 31 yards
  20. Q3 UC DavisTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  22. Q3 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 37 yards
  23. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 2 plays, 67 yards
  24. Q4 UC DavisFumble, 9 plays, 50 yards
  25. Q4 MontanaField goal, 11 plays, 13 yards
  26. Q4 UC DavisTouchdown, 8 plays, 76 yards
  27. Q4 MontanaEnd of game, 4 plays, 24 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Montana 17, UC Davis 0
Montana Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35#88 R.Meyer kickoff 64 yards to the MONT01 #0 M.Gillman return 16 yards to the MONT17 (#45 R.Johnson) PENALTY UCD Personal Foul (#22 C.Allen) 15 yards from MONT17 to MONT32
15:001st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MONT37 (#23 B.Rosa)
15:002nd & 5 at own 37No Huddle #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left to #3 B.Davis thrown to MONT35
15:003rd & 5 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at MONT39, for 2 yards to the MONT39 (#3 T.Richardson)
13:374th & 3 at own 39#87 E.O’Donnell punt 38 yards to the UCD23
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #22 L.Pickett thrown to UCD36
13:372nd & 10 at own 23Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UCD21 (#92 Z.Seumalo)
13:373rd & 12 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UCD17 (#92 Z.Seumalo, #90 T.King)
12:224th & 16 at own 17#36 D.Mauro punt 49 yards to the MONT34 #3 B.Davis return 21 yards to the UCD45 (#9 C.McEnroe), out of bounds
Montana Touchdown, 7 plays
12:221st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UCD39 (#1 H.John)
12:222nd & 4 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 2 yards loss to the UCD41 (#39 P.Connors)
12:223rd & 6 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UCD31, for 23 yards to the UCD18 (#3 T.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
12:221st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UCD12, for 6 yards to the UCD12 (#11 D.Cofield)
12:222nd & 4 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD10 (#90 T.Carrade)
12:223rd & 2 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #18 C.Schweikert rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD05 (#31 S.Goligoski), 1ST DOWN
8:531st & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:53 #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 7, UC Davis 0
UC Davis Punt, 6 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00 #3 Z.Jones return 24 yards to the UCD24 (#36 G.Speer) PENALTY MONT Offside (#10 S.Goodman) 5 yards from UCD24 to UCD29
8:481st & 10 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD31 (#38 N.Mose)
8:482nd & 8 at own 31Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #3 Z.Jones thrown to UCD37 broken up by #37 C.Oven
8:483rd & 8 at own 31Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland rush right for 9 yards gain to the UCD40, out of bounds at UCD40, 1ST DOWN
8:481st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #22 C.Allen thrown to MONT46
8:482nd & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD45 (#32 P.Wing)
8:483rd & 5 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. thrown to UCD50 broken up by #32 P.Wing
7:064th & 5 at own 45#36 D.Mauro punt 55 yards to the MONT00, Touchback
Montana Punt, 3 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #81 M.Birdno thrown to MONT25
7:062nd & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MONT23 (#39 P.Connors)
7:063rd & 7 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #23 D.Paine thrown to MONT30 broken up by #93 J.Fernandez
6:084th & 7 at own 23#87 E.O’Donnell punt 46 yards to the UCD31 muffed by #3 Z.Jones at UCD31 recovered by MONT #29 T.Huff at UCD31, End Of Play PENALTY UCD Face Mask declined
Montana Touchdown, 3 plays
6:081st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 5 yards gain to the UCD26 (#11 D.Cofield)
6:082nd & 5 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #88 R.Brooks caught at UCD13, for 21 yards to the UCD05 (#39 P.Connors), 1ST DOWN
5:111st & goal at opp 5Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11 #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 14, UC Davis 0
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 50 yards to the UCD15 #3 Z.Jones return 5 yards to the UCD20 (#10 S.Goodman)
5:081st & 10 at own 20Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at UCD37, for 37 yards to the MONT43 (#6 C.Johnson II) PENALTY UCD Holding 10 yards from UCD20 to UCD10. NO PLAY
5:08Timeout UC Davis, clock 05:08
5:081st & 20 at own 10Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UCD17 (#17 K.Boyd; #32 P.Wing)
5:082nd & 13 at own 17Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush left for 5 yards gain to the UCD22 (#21 A.Paine)
5:083rd & 8 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short middle to #13 T.Hennessy thrown to UCD35 broken up by #16 B.Orlandi
3:214th & 8 at own 22#36 D.Mauro punt 48 yards to the MONT30 #3 B.Davis return 8 yards to the MONT38 (#9 C.McEnroe)
Montana Field goal, 7 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at MONT35, for 3 yards to the MONT41 (#39 P.Connors), out of bounds
3:212nd & 7 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MONT44 (#23 B.Rosa; #44 N.Afato)
3:213rd & 4 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #3 B.Davis caught at UCD47, for 28 yards to the UCD28 (#3 T.Richardson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:211st & 10 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete deep left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz thrown to UCD01
3:212nd & 10 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD26 (#31 S.Goligoski)
3:213rd & 8 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UCD22, for 5 yards to the UCD21 (#23 B.Rosa)
0:204th & 3 at opp 21#46 J.Silver field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick), clock 00:20Montana 17, UC Davis 0
UC Davis Punt, 8 plays
0:201st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00, Touchback
0:201st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland rush left for 7 yards gain to the UCD32 (#10 S.Goodman), out of bounds
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 32Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD37 (#10 S.Goodman), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UCD44 (#32 P.Wing)
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD46 (#17 K.Boyd; #92 Z.Seumalo)
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at own 46No Huddle #19 M.Perez rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MONT47 (#29 T.Huff), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short middle to #80 J.Houseworth thrown to MONT42 QB hurried by #16 B.Orlandi
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #3 Z.Jones rush right for 5 yards gain to the MONT42 (#92 Z.Seumalo), out of bounds
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short left to #20 J.Fisher caught at MONT46, for 2 yards loss to the MONT44 (#18 D.Dunn)
Q2 11:444th & 7 at opp 44#36 D.Mauro punt 44 yards to the MONT00, Touchback
2nd quarter6 drives, then Montana 31, UC Davis 8
Montana Punt, 3 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short middle to #3 B.Davis thrown to MONT24 broken up by #11 D.Cofield
11:442nd & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at MONT25, for 6 yards to the MONT26 (#11 D.Cofield), out of bounds
11:443rd & 4 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MONT29 (#2 M.Madruga)
10:044th & 1 at own 29#87 E.O’Donnell punt 35 yards to the UCD36
UC Davis Punt, 7 plays
10:041st & 10 at own 36Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #0 E.Khutsishvili caught at MONT49, for 16 yards to the MONT48 (#16 B.Orlandi), 1ST DOWN
10:041st & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush right for 0 yards to the MONT48 (#95 M.Tupou)
10:042nd & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete deep left to #3 Z.Jones thrown to MONT00
10:043rd & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush left for 14 yards gain to the MONT34, out of bounds at MONT34, 1ST DOWN
10:041st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MONT28 (#38 N.Mose)
10:042nd & 4 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #3 Z.Jones caught at MONT28, for 2 yards loss to the MONT30 (#32 P.Wing)
10:043rd & 6 at opp 30Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MONT37 (#90 T.King)
6:534th & 13 at opp 37#36 D.Mauro punt 36 yards to the MONT01
Montana Touchdown, 6 plays
6:531st & 10 at own 1No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #5 I.Finch caught at MONT13, for 12 yards to the MONT13 (#26 J.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:531st & 10 at own 13No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 64 yards gain to the UCD23 (#3 T.Richardson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:531st & 10 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 5 yards gain to the UCD18 (#11 D.Cofield) PENALTY MONT Holding (#88 R.Brooks) 10 yards from UCD23 to UCD33. NO PLAY
6:531st & 20 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Paine rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UCD28 (#39 P.Connors)
6:532nd & 15 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #23 D.Paine caught at UCD30, for 26 yards to the UCD02 (#26 J.Brown; #39 P.Connors), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:531st & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short middle to #81 M.Birdno thrown to UCD00
4:182nd & goal at opp 2Landon Ransom-Goelz 2 Yd pass from Keali’i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)Montana 24, UC Davis 0
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00, Touchback
4:181st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD27 (#38 N.Mose)
4:182nd & 8 at own 27Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short right to #19 M.Perez caught at UCD26, for 0 yards to the UCD27 (#25 B.Beaner)
2:563rd & 8 at own 27Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #23 W.Williams thrown to UCD30 broken up by #21 A.Paine
2:562nd & 8 at own 27Timeout UC Davis, clock 02:56
2:454th & 8 at own 27#36 D.Mauro punt 40 yards to the MONT33 fair catch by #3 B.Davis at MONT33
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #23 D.Paine caught at MONT35, for 11 yards to the MONT44 (#44 N.Afato), 1ST DOWN
2:451st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UCD46, for 13 yards to the UCD43 (#39 P.Connors), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete deep middle to #13 L.Bridges thrown to UCD03 broken up by #26 J.Brown
2:001st & 10 at own 44Timeout Montana, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 14 yards gain to the UCD29 (#23 B.Rosa; #39 P.Connors), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & goal at opp 0Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz thrown to UCD20 PENALTY UCD Pass Interference (#3 T.Richardson) 13 yards from UCD29 to UCD16, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2:001st & 10 at opp 16Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left to #3 B.Davis thrown to UCD00
2:002nd & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #10 E.Gillman caught at UCD13, for 9 yards to the UCD07 (#91 J.Carrillo)
2:003rd & 1 at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left to #3 B.Davis thrown to UCD00
0:574th & 1 at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush right for 7 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:57, 1ST DOWN #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 31, UC Davis 0
UC Davis Touchdown, 8 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00, Touchback
0:571st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at UCD31, for 10 yards to the UCD35 (#59 N.Tovey), 1ST DOWN
0:571st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UCD28 (#90 T.King)
0:572nd & 17 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short left to #3 Z.Jones caught at UCD36, for 10 yards to the UCD38, out of bounds at UCD38
0:573rd & 7 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short right to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at MONT49, for 13 yards to the MONT49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
0:571st & 10 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #22 L.Pickett caught at MONT36, for 13 yards to the MONT36, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
0:571st & 10 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete, Spike
0:572nd & 10 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at MONT27, for 9 yards to the MONT27 (#16 B.Orlandi)
0:003rd & 1 at opp 27Zach Jones 27 Yd pass from Treynor Cleeland (Treynor Cleeland Pass to Laviel Pickett for Two-Point Conversion)Montana 31, UC Davis 8
0:072nd & 10 at opp 36Timeout UC Davis, clock 00:07
3rd quarter8 drives, then Montana 52, UC Davis 15
UC Davis Punt, 4 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00 #3 Z.Jones return 12 yards to the UCD12 (#5 I.Finch) PENALTY MONT UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#5 I.Finch) 15 yards from UCD12 to UCD27
15:001st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UCD37 (#17 K.Boyd), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UCD38 (#59 N.Tovey)
15:002nd & 9 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD40 (#38 N.Mose)
15:003rd & 7 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. thrown to MONT45
13:064th & 7 at own 40#36 D.Mauro punt 40 yards to the MONT20 #3 B.Davis return 3 yards to the MONT23 (#6 T.Carr)
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete deep left to #3 B.Davis caught at MONT43, for 21 yards to the MONT44 (#3 T.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 7 yards gain to the UCD49 (#3 T.Richardson)
13:062nd & 3 at opp 49No Huddle #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UCD41 (#1 H.John; #3 T.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UCD34, for 7 yards to the UCD34 (#6 T.Carr)
13:062nd & 3 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete deep left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz thrown to UCD05
13:063rd & 3 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #3 B.Davis caught at UCD24, for 17 yards to the UCD17 (#23 B.Rosa; #39 P.Connors), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #18 C.Schweikert rush left for 1 yard gain to the UCD16 (#44 N.Afato)
10:092nd & 9 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 16 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:09, 1ST DOWN #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 38, UC Davis 8
UC Davis Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:091st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00, Touchback
10:091st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete deep right to #3 Z.Jones thrown to MONT30
10:092nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short left to #20 J.Fisher caught at UCD21, for 4 yards loss to the UCD21 (#38 N.Mose)
10:093rd & 14 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #13 T.Hennessy caught at UCD28, for 12 yards to the UCD33 (#38 N.Mose)
10:094th & 2 at own 33Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short left to #20 J.Fisher caught at UCD30, for 2 yards loss to the UCD31 (#32 P.Wing), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Montana Touchdown, 5 plays
10:091st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UCD32, for 7 yards to the UCD24 (#31 S.Goligoski)
10:092nd & 3 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UCD22, for 6 yards to the UCD18 (#31 S.Goligoski; #6 T.Carr), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
10:091st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UCD08 (#39 P.Connors), 1ST DOWN
10:091st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD06 (#6 T.Carr) PENALTY UCD Personal Foul (#97 D.Huegel) 3 yards from UCD06 to UCD03, 1ST DOWN
6:431st & goal at opp 3Brooks Davis 3 Yd pass from Keali’i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)Montana 45, UC Davis 8
UC Davis Touchdown, 3 plays
6:431st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00, Touchback
6:431st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UCD32 (#24 J.Eklund)
6:432nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete deep right to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at MONT40, for 41 yards to the MONT27 (#16 B.Orlandi), 1ST DOWN
5:561st & 10 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 27 yards gain to the MONT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:56, 1ST DOWN #88 R.Meyer kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Mauro, LS: #48 J.Adema)Montana 45, UC Davis 15
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
5:501st & 10 at own 35#88 R.Meyer kickoff 58 yards to the MONT07 #0 M.Gillman return 22 yards to the MONT29 (#9 C.McEnroe) PENALTY UCD Illegal Formation 5 yards from MONT29 to MONT34
5:501st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 1 yard gain to the MONT35 (#39 P.Connors), out of bounds
5:502nd & 9 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MONT36 (#93 J.Fernandez)
5:503rd & 8 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #81 M.Birdno caught at MONT49, for 13 yards to the MONT49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
5:501st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UCD39 (#1 H.John), 1ST DOWN
5:501st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 18 yards gain to the UCD21 (#44 N.Afato), 1ST DOWN
5:501st & 10 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Paine rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UCD12 (#3 T.Richardson)
5:502nd & 1 at opp 12No Huddle #23 D.Paine rush middle for 0 yards to the UCD12 (#23 B.Rosa)
1:463rd & 1 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush right for 12 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:46, 1ST DOWN #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 52, UC Davis 15
UC Davis Turnover on downs, 5 plays
1:391st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the UCD00 #1 X.Guess return 30 yards to the UCD30 (#10 S.Goodman)
1:391st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. thrown to UCD48 PENALTY MONT Pass Interference (#17 K.Boyd) 15 yards from UCD30 to UCD45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:391st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short right to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at MONT40, for 15 yards to the MONT40 (#25 B.Beaner), 1ST DOWN
1:391st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short right to #15 J.Rogers caught at MONT41, for 5 yards to the MONT35 (#25 B.Beaner), out of bounds
1:392nd & 5 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short middle to #3 Z.Jones thrown to MONT25. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL UPHELD
1:393rd & 5 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete deep right to #15 J.Rogers thrown to MONT15
0:314th & 5 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush left for 2 yards gain to the MONT33 (#24 J.Eklund), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Montana Touchdown, 2 plays
0:311st & 10 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MONT42 (#93 J.Fernandez)
Q4 14:472nd & 1 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 58 yards gain to the UCD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:47, 1ST DOWN #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 59, UC Davis 15
4th quarter4 drives, then Montana 62, UC Davis 22
UC Davis Fumble, 9 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 35#45 W.Redding kickoff 60 yards to the UCD05 #1 X.Guess return 25 yards to the UCD30 (#29 T.Huff)
14:381st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #20 J.Fisher thrown to UCD32
14:382nd & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UCD34 (#38 N.Mose)
14:383rd & 6 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. thrown to UCD39 PENALTY MONT Offside (#48 I.Keim) 5 yards from UCD34 to UCD39
14:384th & 1 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Fisher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD41 (#38 N.Mose), 1ST DOWN
14:381st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #34 K.Acia rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UCD47 (#38 N.Mose; #24 J.Eklund)
14:382nd & 4 at own 47Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass incomplete short right to #15 J.Rogers thrown to UCD50
14:383rd & 4 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short left to #22 L.Pickett caught at MONT35, for 18 yards to the MONT35 (#18 D.Dunn), 1ST DOWN
14:381st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland pass complete short middle to #8 S.Gbatu, Jr. caught at MONT20, for 15 yards to the MONT20 (#18 D.Dunn), 1ST DOWN
11:551st & 10 at opp 20Shotgun #5 T.Cleeland rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MONT22 fumbled by #5 T.Cleeland at MONT20 recovered by MONT #24 J.Eklund at MONT22, End Of Play
Montana Field goal, 11 plays
11:551st & 10 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 4 yards gain to the MONT26 (#23 B.Rosa)
11:552nd & 6 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MONT28 (#32 A.Richardson)
11:553rd & 4 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 15 yards gain to the MONT43 (#23 B.Rosa), 1ST DOWN
11:551st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #26 C.Cook rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MONT47 (#9 C.McEnroe)
11:552nd & 6 at own 47No Huddle #0 M.Gillman rush right for 7 yards gain to the UCD46 (#23 B.Rosa), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:551st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle #26 C.Cook rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UCD42 (#5 G.Garretson)
11:552nd & 6 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun #26 C.Cook rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UCD34 (#6 T.Carr), 1ST DOWN
11:551st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #26 C.Cook rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD32 (#23 B.Rosa)
11:552nd & 8 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #9 J.Dever rush left for 3 yards loss to the UCD35 (#23 B.Rosa)
11:553rd & 11 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #26 C.Cook rush left for 3 yards gain to the UCD32 (#9 C.McEnroe)
5:394th & 8 at opp 32#46 J.Silver field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick), clock 05:39Montana 62, UC Davis 15
UC Davis Touchdown, 8 plays
5:311st & 10 at own 35#45 W.Redding kickoff 60 yards to the UCD05 #1 X.Guess return 19 yards to the UCD24 (#29 T.Huff)
5:311st & 10 at own 24Shotgun #34 K.Acia rush left for 5 yards gain to the UCD29 (#55 Z.Wallace)
5:312nd & 5 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Kollock pass complete short middle to #15 J.Rogers caught at UCD38, for 20 yards to the UCD49 (#21 A.Paine), 1ST DOWN
5:311st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Herman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MONT45 (#8 A.Fall)
5:312nd & 4 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Kollock pass complete deep left to #1 X.Guess caught at MONT24, for 37 yards to the MONT08 (#2 H.Haines), 1ST DOWN
5:311st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Herman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MONT06 (#24 J.Eklund)
5:312nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Kollock pass incomplete short left to #24 K.Totton thrown to MONT00 QB hurried by #10 S.Goodman
3:003rd & goal at opp 6Shotgun #12 J.Kollock pass incomplete short left to #24 C.Herman thrown to MONT02
3:002nd & goal at opp 6Timeout UC Davis, clock 03:00
2:454th & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Kollock pass complete short right to #1 X.Guess caught at MONT00, for 6 yards to the MONT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:45 #88 R.Meyer kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Mauro, LS: #48 J.Adema)Montana 62, UC Davis 22
Montana End of game, 4 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 35#88 R.Meyer kickoff 65 yards to the MONT00, Touchback PENALTY UCD Illegal Formation (#12 W.Fowler) 5 yards from MONT25 to MONT30
2:451st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Gillman rush left for 15 yards gain to the MONT45 (#51 T.Sackinsky), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 45Shotgun #18 C.Schweikert rush right for 4 yards gain to the MONT49 (#96 J.Davis Jr.)
2:001st & 10 at own 30Timeout Montana, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 6 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #39 F.Ridgeway rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UCD48 (#23 B.Rosa)
2:003rd & 3 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #39 F.Ridgeway rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCD46 (#23 B.Rosa)

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Montana leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings.

Recent meetings
2026Montana 62, UC Davis 22
2024UC Davis 30, Montana 14
2023Montana 31, UC Davis 23
2019Montana 45, UC Davis 20
2018UC Davis 49, Montana 21
2015Montana 27, UC Davis 13

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