Montana at Northern Arizona

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Northern Arizona beat Montana 49–⁠44. It was their 16th meeting; Montana leads the series 12–⁠4.

AwayMontana5–⁠3 in 2026
44
HomeNorthern Arizona6–⁠2 in 2026
49

Final at Walkup Skydome, FlagstaffIndoorsTV: ESPN+, Scripps SportsAttendance 8,413

Official
Robert QuelloGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Montana71702044
Northern Arizona714141449

Standouts

Player stats

Montana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keali’i Ah Yat29/3934731
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eli Gillman1994220
Monte Gillman220016
Dylan Paine21107
Keali’i Ah Yat41107
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Landon Ransom-Goelz7128170
Lekeldrick Bridges779118
Eli Gillman646129
Reese Brooks339022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Naiteitei Mose10000
Devin Dunn8000
Tanner Huff7100
Chris Johnson II5100
Tyler King2110

Northern Arizona

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ty Pennington26/3832210
Joey Stout1/1710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ty Pennington1652419
Jon Wilson541012
Quran Gossett52209
Lindsey Graves111011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joey Stout480034
Jeter Purdy370130
Myseth Currie657018
Deuce Zimmerman752011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jahaad Fort11100
Shuyab Brinkley8000
Shahid Wilson7001
Jaiden Letua50.500
Devin Murphy2110

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

Team stats

MontanaNorthern Arizona
489Total yards418
347Passing yards329
142Rushing yards89
8.9Yards per pass8.2
5.1Yards per rush2.7
24First downs27
5–⁠10Third downs8–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠3
2Turnovers1
6–⁠80Penalties7–⁠72
27:42Possession32:18
1Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

MontanaNorthern Arizona
55%Success rate55%
0.31EPA per play0.10
1.17Explosiveness0.97
0.44Rushing EPA−0.06
0.34Passing EPA0.30
35%Passing-down success31%
7%Havoc by its defense10%

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 59% to win. Northern Arizona won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Montana −9.5, over/under 64.5.

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 Montana 74%, Northern Arizona 26%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Arizona end zoneMontana end zoneQ1 Northern ArizonaTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 MontanaTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 MontanaPunt, 5 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaFumble, 3 playsQ1 MontanaField goal, 10 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 MontanaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaEnd of half, 6 playsQ3 MontanaPunt, 5 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 MontanaInterception, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 MontanaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaTouchdownQ4 MontanaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 MontanaField goal, 7 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaSafety, 4 plays (Montana scores)Q4 Northern ArizonaResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Arizona drives left to right, Montana right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern ArizonaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 MontanaTouchdown, 5 plays, 45 yards
  3. Q1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 MontanaPunt, 5 plays, 58 yards
  5. Q1 Northern ArizonaFumble, 3 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q1 MontanaField goal, 10 plays, −25 yards
  7. Q2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 12 plays, 81 yards
  10. Q2 MontanaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q2 Northern ArizonaEnd of half, 6 plays, 10 yards
  12. Q3 MontanaPunt, 5 plays, 48 yards
  13. Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 10 plays, 73 yards
  14. Q3 MontanaInterception, 3 plays, 22 yards
  15. Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 5 plays, 45 yards
  16. Q3 MontanaPunt, 3 plays, 45 yards
  17. Q3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, 38 yards
  18. Q3 MontanaTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  19. Q4 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 75 yards
  20. Q4 MontanaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q4 MontanaField goal, 7 plays, 10 yards
  23. Q4 Northern ArizonaSafety, 4 plays (Montana scores), 60 yards
  24. Q4 Northern ArizonaResult not recorded, 2 plays, 47 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Northern Arizona Turnover on downs, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU25 (#90 T.King)
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short right to #87 N.Isaac thrown to NAU31 QB hurried by #59 N.Tovey
15:003rd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at NAU29, for 11 yards to the NAU36 lateral to #3 J.Stout for 0 yards to the NAU36, out of bounds at NAU36, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 36#10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NAU42 (#92 Z.Seumalo)
15:002nd & 4 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU39, for 9 yards to the UM49 (#29 T.Huff), out of bounds PENALTY NAU Holding offsetting. NO PLAY
15:002nd & 4 at own 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU43 (#29 T.Huff)
15:002nd & 6 at own 43Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU45 (#48 I.Keim)
10:454th & 1 at own 45Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU45 (#38 N.Mose), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Montana Touchdown, 5 plays
10:451st & 10 at opp 45Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NAU41 (#90 J.Pigram)
10:452nd & 6 at opp 41Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #10 E.Gillman caught at NAU46, for 29 yards to the NAU12 (#3 J.Fort; #1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
10:451st & 10 at opp 12Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NAU13 (#28 M.Te’o) PENALTY NAU Personal Foul (#7 B.Singleton) 6 yards from NAU12 to NAU06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
10:451st & goal at opp 6Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU04 (#7 B.Singleton; #22 B.Torrie)
10:452nd & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush left for 3 yards gain to the NAU01 (#22 B.Torrie), out of bounds
8:483rd & goal at opp 1#10 E.Gillman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:48 #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Montana 7, Northern Arizona 0
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 7 plays
8:481st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
8:481st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU39, for 16 yards to the NAU41 (#18 D.Dunn), 1ST DOWN
8:481st & 10 at own 41Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #10 Q.Gossett thrown to NAU44
8:482nd & 10 at own 41Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #3 J.Stout caught at UM48, for 15 yards to the UM44 (#6 C.Johnson II), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:481st & 10 at opp 48Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at UM46, for 6 yards to the UM42 (#6 C.Johnson II)
8:481st & 10 at opp 44Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at UM42, for 2 yards to the UM42 (#6 C.Johnson II)
8:482nd & 8 at opp 42Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UM37 (#32 P.Wing; #6 C.Johnson II)
8:483rd & 3 at opp 37Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UM28 (#17 K.Boyd; #31 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
6:031st & 10 at opp 28Jeter Purdy 28 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick)Tied at 7
6:151st & 10 at own 28Timeout Montana, clock 06:15
Montana Punt, 5 plays
6:031st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
6:031st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UM34 (#6 S.Wilson)
6:032nd & 1 at own 34Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UM41 (#22 B.Torrie; #1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
6:031st & 10 at own 41Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short middle to #81 M.Birdno thrown to NAU44
6:032nd & 10 at own 41Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #5 I.Finch caught at UM40, for 6 yards to the UM47 (#6 S.Wilson)
6:033rd & 4 at own 47Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #3 B.Davis thrown to NAU35
4:074th & 4 at own 47#87 E.O’Donnell punt 48 yards to the NAU05 #3 J.Stout return 12 yards to the NAU17 (#39 F.Ridgeway), out of bounds
Northern Arizona Fumble, 3 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 17Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #89 J.Purdy caught at NAU25, for 12 yards to the NAU29 (#29 T.Huff; #32 P.Wing), 1ST DOWN
4:071st & 10 at own 29Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU36, for 9 yards to the NAU38 (#29 T.Huff; #38 N.Mose)
3:572nd & 1 at own 38Shotgun #25 J.Coar rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU40 fumbled by #25 J.Coar at NAU40 forced by #38 N.Mose recovered by UM #29 T.Huff at NAU40, End Of Play
Montana Field goal, 10 plays
3:571st & 10 at opp 40Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU38 (#6 S.Wilson)
3:572nd & 8 at opp 38Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at NAU27, for 11 yards to the NAU27, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
3:571st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left thrown to NAU20 QB hurried by #35 D.Murphy
3:572nd & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at NAU25, for 4 yards to the NAU23 (#96 J.Baer)
3:573rd & 6 at opp 23Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #13 L.Bridges caught at NAU15, for 9 yards to the NAU14, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
3:571st & 10 at opp 14Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #3 B.Davis caught at NAU05, for 13 yards to the NAU01 (#3 J.Fort), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UM Personal Foul (#55 A.Buehler) 15 yards from NAU01 to NAU16
3:571st & 10 at opp 16Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right thrown to NAU07 QB hurried by #98 B.Kaczmarek
3:572nd & 10 at opp 16Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 0 yards to the NAU16 (#7 B.Singleton)
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 16Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #23 D.Paine caught at NAU13, for 4 yards to the NAU12 (#3 J.Fort), out of bounds
Q2 14:574th & 6 at opp 12#46 J.Silver field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick), clock 14:57Montana 10, Northern Arizona 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Montana 24, Northern Arizona 21
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 5 plays
14:571st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
14:571st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU39, for 18 yards to the NAU43 (#17 K.Boyd), 1ST DOWN
14:571st & 10 at own 43Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short right thrown to NAU46 QB hurried by #48 I.Keim
14:572nd & 10 at own 43Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete deep right to #89 J.Purdy caught at UM31, for 30 yards to the UM27 (#16 B.Orlandi), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:571st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #3 J.Stout caught at UM20, for 23 yards to the UM04 (#17 K.Boyd), 1ST DOWN
12:451st & goal at opp 4#6 T.Pennington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:45 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 14, Montana 10
Montana Touchdown, 2 plays
12:451st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
12:451st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UM30, for 5 yards to the UM30 (#4 M.Beresford)
11:572nd & 5 at own 30Landon Ransom-Goelz 70 Yd pass from Keali’i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)Montana 17, Northern Arizona 14
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 12 plays
11:511st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00 #13 L.Graves return 19 yards to the NAU19 (#5 I.Finch)
11:511st & 10 at own 19Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete deep right to #3 J.Stout caught at UM47, for 34 yards to the UM47 (#18 D.Dunn), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:511st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #89 J.Purdy thrown to UM32, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UM Pass Interference (#29 T.Huff) 15 yards from UM47 to UM32, 1ST DOWN
11:511st & 10 at opp 32Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #87 N.Isaac thrown to UM20
11:512nd & 10 at opp 32Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #32 J.Wilson caught at UM25, for 9 yards to the UM23 (#38 N.Mose), out of bounds
11:513rd & 1 at opp 23Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UM20 (#18 D.Dunn; #95 M.Tupou), 1ST DOWN
11:511st & 10 at opp 20Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep middle to #4 M.Currie thrown to UM00
11:512nd & 10 at opp 20Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #1 D.Haskin caught at UM14, for 7 yards to the UM13 (#17 K.Boyd; #18 D.Dunn)
11:513rd & 3 at opp 13Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #1 D.Haskin caught at UM15, for 2 yards to the UM11 (#31 T.Williams)
11:514th & 1 at opp 11Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UM05 (#29 T.Huff; #59 N.Tovey), 1ST DOWN
11:511st & goal at opp 5Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UM04 (#92 Z.Seumalo)
11:512nd & goal at opp 4Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UM03 (#31 T.Williams; #29 T.Huff)
5:593rd & goal at opp 3Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:59 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 21, Montana 17
Montana Touchdown, 12 plays
5:591st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
5:591st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #3 B.Davis caught at UM23, for 1 yard to the UM26 (#11 Z.Loa; #8 J.Letua)
5:592nd & 9 at own 26Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 3 yards gain to the UM29 (#3 J.Fort)
5:593rd & 6 at own 29Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #88 R.Brooks caught at UM37, for 8 yards to the UM37 (#2 A.Allen; #8 J.Letua), 1ST DOWN
4:191st & 10 at own 37Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #10 E.Gillman caught at UM35, for 3 yards to the UM40 (#3 J.Fort)
4:193rd & 6 at opp 29Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 04:19
4:192nd & 7 at own 40Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 20 yards gain to the NAU40 (#1 S.Brinkley; #2 A.Allen), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NAU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#1 S.Brinkley) 15 yards from NAU40 to NAU25, 1ST DOWN
4:191st & 10 at opp 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #44 T.Rohrer caught at NAU18, for 7 yards to the NAU18 (#21 J.Collins)
4:192nd & 3 at opp 18Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU17 (#28 M.Te’o; #90 J.Pigram)
2:003rd & 2 at opp 17Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush right for 4 yards gain to the NAU13, out of bounds at NAU13, 1ST DOWN
2:002nd & 3 at opp 18Timeout Montana, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 13Shotgun #0 M.Gillman rush left for 4 yards gain to the NAU09 (#28 M.Te’o; #1 S.Brinkley)
1:472nd & 6 at opp 9Shotgun #18 C.Schweikert rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NAU03 (#3 J.Fort; #1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
1:471st & 10 at own 13Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 01:47
1:321st & goal at opp 3Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU01 (#8 J.Letua)
1:322nd & 6 at own 9Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 01:32
0:472nd & goal at opp 1Eli Gillman 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick)Montana 24, Northern Arizona 21
Northern Arizona End of half, 6 plays
0:471st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
0:471st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep middle to #3 J.Stout thrown to UM42
0:472nd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #89 J.Purdy thrown to NAU34 broken up by #17 K.Boyd
0:473rd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #32 J.Wilson rush middle for 12 yards gain to the NAU37 (#16 B.Orlandi; #10 S.Goodman), 1ST DOWN
0:471st & 10 at own 37Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #32 J.Wilson caught at NAU42, for 7 yards to the NAU44 (#16 B.Orlandi; #10 S.Goodman)
0:472nd & 3 at own 44Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete, Spike
0:473rd & 3 at own 44Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NAU35 (#90 T.King)
3rd quarter7 drives, then Northern Arizona 35, Montana 24
Montana Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UM28, for 6 yards to the UM31 (#3 J.Fort)
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 11 yards gain to the UM42 (#22 B.Torrie; #7 B.Singleton), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush right for 3 yards gain to the UM45 (#6 S.Wilson)
15:002nd & 7 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UM43 (#50 L.Falatea; #8 J.Letua)
15:003rd & 9 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UM40 (#35 D.Murphy)
12:104th & 12 at own 40#87 E.O’Donnell punt 49 yards to the NAU11 #3 J.Stout return 16 yards to the NAU27 (#39 F.Ridgeway)
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 10 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 27Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at NAU25, for 9 yards to the NAU36 (#32 P.Wing)
12:102nd & 1 at own 36Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU34, for 1 yard loss to the NAU35 (#6 C.Johnson II)
12:103rd & 2 at own 35Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #1 D.Haskin caught at NAU36, for 8 yards to the NAU43 (#38 N.Mose), 1ST DOWN
12:101st & 10 at own 43Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at UM50, for 7 yards to the NAU50 (#6 C.Johnson II; #91 C.Buffington)
12:102nd & 3 at the 50Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush left for 19 yards gain to the UM31, out of bounds at UM31, 1ST DOWN
12:101st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #3 J.Stout caught at UM31, for 8 yards to the UM23 (#29 T.Huff)
12:102nd & 2 at opp 23Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #1 D.Haskin caught at UM23, for 0 yards to the UM23 PENALTY NAU Illegal Formation 5 yards from UM23 to UM28. NO PLAY
12:102nd & 7 at opp 28Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UM30 (#29 T.Huff)
12:103rd & 9 at opp 30Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep right to #4 M.Currie thrown to UM02 QB hurried by #92 Z.Seumalo, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UM Pass Interference (#18 D.Dunn) 15 yards from UM30 to UM15, 1ST DOWN
12:101st & 10 at opp 15Shotgun #32 J.Wilson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UM07 (#92 Z.Seumalo)
6:492nd & 2 at opp 7Shotgun #3 J.Stout pass complete short left to #6 T.Pennington caught at UM00, for 7 yards to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:49, 1ST DOWN #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 28, Montana 24
Montana Interception, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #10 E.Gillman caught at UM20, for 7 yards to the UM32 (#28 M.Te’o)
6:492nd & 3 at own 32Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UM36 (#90 J.Pigram), 1ST DOWN
5:411st & 10 at own 36Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass intercepted by #6 S.Wilson at UM47 QB hurried by #90 J.Pigram #6 S.Wilson return 2 yards to the UM45, out of bounds at UM45
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 5 plays
5:411st & 10 at opp 45Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UM41 (#16 B.Orlandi) PENALTY NAU Holding (#52 M.Karrasch) 10 yards from UM45 to NAU45. NO PLAY
5:411st & 20 at own 45Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #3 J.Stout thrown to UM50
5:412nd & 20 at own 45Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at NAU43, for 6 yards to the UM49 (#16 B.Orlandi; #91 C.Buffington)
5:413rd & 14 at opp 49Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #89 J.Purdy thrown to UM32 PENALTY UM Pass Interference (#16 B.Orlandi) 15 yards from UM49 to UM34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
5:411st & 10 at opp 34Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #87 N.Isaac caught at UM17, for 30 yards to the UM04 (#31 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
5:411st & goal at opp 4No Huddle #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UM01 (#20 S.Salopek)
3:352nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:35 PENALTY UM Offside declined #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 35, Montana 24
Montana Punt, 3 plays
3:351st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
3:351st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UM26 (#2 A.Allen; #8 J.Letua)
3:352nd & 9 at own 26Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #10 E.Gillman caught at UM23, for 3 yards loss to the UM23 (#3 J.Fort)
3:353rd & 12 at own 23Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #13 L.Bridges caught at UM20, for 5 yards to the UM28 (#1 S.Brinkley)
1:434th & 7 at own 28#87 E.O’Donnell punt 47 yards to the NAU25 #3 J.Stout return 5 yards to the NAU30 (#27 N.Casco), out of bounds
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 30#11 D.Zimmerman rush right for 1 yard gain to the NAU31 (#16 B.Orlandi; #38 N.Mose)
1:432nd & 9 at own 31Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep left to #11 D.Zimmerman thrown to UM45 QB hurried by #99 B.Bailey
0:583rd & 9 at own 31Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short right to #11 D.Zimmerman thrown to NAU40
0:582nd & 9 at own 31Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:58
0:424th & 9 at own 31#37 T.Manship punt 46 yards to the UM23 #3 B.Davis return 9 yards to the UM32 (#27 N.Norwood), out of bounds
Montana Touchdown, 8 plays
0:421st & 10 at own 32Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left to #5 I.Finch thrown to UM48
0:422nd & 10 at own 32Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush middle for 19 yards gain to the NAU49 (#46 M.Valoaga; #10 N.Eason II), 1ST DOWN
0:421st & 10 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NAU42 (#18 M.Cooks)
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 42Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at NAU34, for 25 yards to the NAU17 (#3 J.Fort; #16 N.Young-Blackgoat), 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Shotgun #0 M.Gillman rush right for 16 yards gain to the NAU01 (#16 N.Young-Blackgoat), 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 1#8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #81 M.Birdno thrown to NAU00
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 1#8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short left to #3 B.Davis thrown to NAU00 broken up by #3 J.Fort
Q4 13:243rd & goal at opp 1#0 M.Gillman rush right for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 13:24 PENALTY UM Holding (#44 T.Rohrer) 10 yards from NAU01 to NAU11. NO PLAY
Q4 13:193rd & goal at opp 11Lekeldrick Bridges 11 Yd pass from Keali’i Ah Yat (Keali’i Ah Yat Pass to Jordan Dever for Two-Point Conversion)Northern Arizona 35, Montana 32
Q4 13:061st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00 #13 L.Graves return 100 yards to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:06 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 42, Montana 32
Q4 13:19Timeout Montana, clock 13:19
4th quarter4 drives, then Northern Arizona 49, Montana 44
Montana Touchdown, 9 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
13:061st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #10 E.Gillman rush left for 6 yards gain to the UM31 (#35 D.Murphy)
13:062nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #10 E.Gillman caught at UM35, for 8 yards to the UM39 (#28 M.Te’o), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short right to #13 L.Bridges thrown to NAU45
13:062nd & 10 at own 39Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #13 L.Bridges caught at NAU44, for 17 yards to the NAU44 (#1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at opp 44Shotgun #23 D.Paine rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NAU37 (#1 S.Brinkley; #16 N.Young-Blackgoat)
13:062nd & 3 at opp 37Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at NAU31, for 7 yards to the NAU30 (#3 J.Fort), 1ST DOWN
13:061st & 10 at opp 30Shotgun #23 D.Paine rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NAU26 (#6 S.Wilson)
13:062nd & 6 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #3 B.Davis caught at NAU15, for 24 yards to the NAU02 (#6 S.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
9:181st & goal at opp 2No Huddle #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short right to #10 E.Gillman caught at NAU01, for 2 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:18 #46 J.Silver kick attempt good (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick)Northern Arizona 42, Montana 39
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 11 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
9:181st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at NAU20, for 10 yards to the NAU35 (#59 N.Tovey; #18 D.Dunn) PENALTY NAU Holding (#1 D.Haskin) 10 yards from NAU35 to NAU25
9:181st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU31, for 7 yards to the NAU32 (#18 D.Dunn)
9:182nd & 3 at own 32Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #11 D.Zimmerman caught at NAU37, for 7 yards to the NAU39 (#38 N.Mose), 1ST DOWN
9:181st & 10 at own 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU45, for 8 yards to the NAU47 (#18 D.Dunn)
9:182nd & 2 at own 47Shotgun #32 J.Wilson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NAU50 (#18 D.Dunn; #38 N.Mose), 1ST DOWN
9:181st & 10 at the 50Shotgun #13 L.Graves rush right for 11 yards gain to the UM39 (#20 S.Salopek), 1ST DOWN
9:181st & 10 at opp 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 14 yards gain to the UM25 (#0 G.Stroud), 1ST DOWN
9:181st & 10 at opp 25#32 J.Wilson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UM18 (#38 N.Mose; #20 S.Salopek)
9:182nd & 3 at opp 18Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UM16 (#21 A.Paine; #91 C.Buffington)
9:183rd & 1 at opp 16Shotgun #32 J.Wilson rush middle for 11 yards gain to the UM05 (#38 N.Mose; #18 D.Dunn), 1ST DOWN
3:161st & goal at opp 5Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:16 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)Northern Arizona 49, Montana 39
3:223rd & 1 at own 16Timeout Montana, clock 03:22
Montana Field goal, 7 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the UM00, Touchback
3:161st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #13 L.Bridges caught at UM43, for 18 yards to the UM43 (#3 J.Fort; #16 N.Young-Blackgoat), 1ST DOWN
3:161st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete deep middle to #88 R.Brooks caught at NAU35, for 22 yards to the NAU35 (#6 S.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
3:161st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short middle to #13 L.Bridges caught at NAU22, for 13 yards to the NAU22 (#7 B.Singleton), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #88 R.Brooks caught at NAU16, for 9 yards to the NAU13 (#2 A.Allen)
2:001st & 10 at opp 35Timeout Montana, clock 02:00
1:532nd & 1 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #10 E.Gillman caught at NAU02, for 13 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:47 PENALTY UM Pass Interference (#2 L.Ransom-Goelz) 10 yards from NAU13 to NAU23. NO PLAY
1:531st & 10 at opp 22Timeout Montana, clock 01:53
1:532nd & 11 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass incomplete short middle to #3 B.Davis thrown to NAU15 broken up by #28 M.Te’o
1:433rd & 11 at opp 23Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #13 L.Bridges caught at NAU25, for 6 yards to the NAU17 (#16 N.Young-Blackgoat; #46 M.Valoaga)
1:432nd & 11 at opp 23Timeout Montana, clock 01:43
1:344th & 5 at opp 17#46 J.Silver field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #3 B.Davis, LS: #47 J.Eastlick), clock 01:34Northern Arizona 49, Montana 42
1:291st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Barinowski onside kickoff 10 yards to the UM45, End Of Play PENALTY NAU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#13 L.Graves) 25 yards from UM35 to NAU40
1:344th & 5 at own 17Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 01:34
Northern Arizona Safety, 4 plays (Montana scores)
1:341st & 10 at own 40Kneel down by Northern Ariz. at NAU36 for loss of 4 yards
1:342nd & 14 at own 36Kneel down by Northern Ariz. at NAU24 for loss of 12 yards
1:183rd & 26 at own 24Kneel down by Northern Ariz. at NAU11 for loss of 13 yards
1:182nd & 14 at opp 36Timeout Montana, clock 01:18
0:064th & 39 at own 11Kneel down by Northern Ariz. at NAU00 for loss of 11 yards. Montana SAFETY, clock 00:06Northern Arizona 49, Montana 44
0:06#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 40 yards to the UM40 #48 I.Keim return for loss of 3 yards to the UM37 lateral to #23 D.Paine for 3 yards loss to the UM34 lateral to #0 M.Gillman for 1 yard loss to the UM33 fumbled by #0 M.Gillman at UM33 recovered by NAU #10 N.Eason II at UM33, End Of Play

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Montana leads 12–⁠4 in 16 meetings.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Arizona 49, Montana 44
2024Montana 31, Northern Arizona 20
2023Northern Arizona 28, Montana 14
2021Montana 30, Northern Arizona 3
2017Montana 17, Northern Arizona 15
2016Northern Arizona 45, Montana 34

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