Montana State 37-17 Idaho State (September 28, 2024) Game Recap

POCATELLO, Idaho – Scottre Humprey ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns and Montana State held off Idaho State for a 37-17 Big Sky Conference season-opening win on Saturday night.

The Bobcats (5-0), the third-ranked team in the FCS Coaches' Poll, struggled offensively until Tommy Mellott hit a wide-open Rohan Jones for a 70-yard touchdown that changed the momentum early in the fourth quarter.

Idaho State had just pulled within 17-10 on the first play of the fourth quarter with a 33-yard field goal from Gabe Panikowski. On the next snap, Mellott had the longest touchdown pass of his career.

After a defensive stop, Humphrey capped a 74-yard drive with a 6-yard run and finished the game with an 8-yard touchdown as time expired. In between, Tracy found Jeff Weimer for a 16-yard touchdown.

Mallott had a 7-yard TD run and Humphrey scored from 18 yards out for a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, but the Bengals got a last-second 5-yard touchdown reception by Michael Shulikov from Tracy Kobe.

The Bobcats had 410 yards of offense but only 158 in the first half. Her 268 yards on the ground were nearly 100 below her average.

Tracy was 17 of 33 for 183 yards for the Bengals (2-3), who were held to 276 yards.

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