2024 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team represents Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats are led by fourth-year head coach Brent Vigen and play home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

2024 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Playoffs
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	15–0 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brent Vigen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Walker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Daly (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Shawn Howe (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Montana State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 5 UC Davis ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 17 Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Montana ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Idaho State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					4	–	8
Weber State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Portland State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Cal Poly		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 23, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24, 2024	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	No. 4	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	FS1	W 35–31	17,314
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech*	No. 4	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 31–7	5,074
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Maine*	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 41–24	21,887
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst*	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 52–13	21,547
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 3	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 37–17	N/A
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 55–14	22,007
October 12	8:15 p.m.	No. 7 Idaho	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN2	W 38–7	21,907
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State	No. 3	Hillsboro Stadium Portland, OR	ESPN+	W 44–14	3,121
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	No. 2	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 42–28	6,258
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 49–7	21,987
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 UC Davis	No. 2	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 30–28	13,947
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Montana	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	ESPN+	W 34–11	22,057
December 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 UT Martin*	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 49–17	17,017
December 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Idaho*	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 52–19	18,127
December 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota*	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ABC	W 31–17	20,557
January 6, 2025	5:00 pm	vs. No. 3 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	4 (1)	3 (8)	3 (6)	3 (7)	3 (6)	3 (8)	3 (6)	3 (10)	2 (16)	2 (13)	2 (13)	2 (14)	2 (15)	1 (51)
Coaches	4	3 (4)	3 (2)	3 (3)	3 (2)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3 (3)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (3)	1 (23)

Roster

2024 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Marqui Johnson Sr WR 2 Lonyatta Alexander Jr. Jr RB 3 Jared White So QB 4 Tommy Mellott Sr WR 5 Javonte King  Fr WR 6 Ty McCullouch Sr TE 8 Rohan Jones Jr WR 9 Ryan King Jr WR 10 Jabez Woods Fr RB 11 Elijah Elliott Sr QB 12 Jordan Reed So QB 13 Chance Wilson  Fr WR 14 Taco Dowler So QB 15 Patrick Duchien  Fr WR 16 Zachary Dodson-Greene So QB 17 Thomas Buchanan Fr WR 18 Garrett Walchli Sr WR 19 Tom Carter  Fr WR 20 Kee Christiansen Fr RB 22 Scottre Humphrey So RB 23 Adam Jones  Fr WR 25 Jacob Trimble So RB 28 Colson Coon  Fr RB 31 Unterrio Latin-Henley Fr RB 32 Julius Davis Sr WR 35 Dane Steel Fr FB 48 Max Murphy So OL 51 Dalton Noble Fr OL 54 Zac Nyland  Fr G 55 J. T. Reed Sr G, C 56 Cole Sain GS OL 57 Everett Carr  Fr OL 59 Samora Ezekiel So OL 60 Tommy Nilson So OL 61 Aiden Kaplan Fr OL 63 Dylan Rollins Fr OL 64 Burke Mastel So C 65 Justus Perkins Sr OT 66 Titan Fleischmann  So OT 72 Connor Moore So OL 73 Cedric Jefferson  Fr OL 74 Jaden Perkins So OL 75 Braden Zimmer Fr OT 76 Marcus Wehr Sr OL 79 Jonathan Luhmann  Fr TE 80 Luvens Valcin Fr WR 81 Maclain Burckley Fr TE 82 Luke Smith  Fr WR 85 Aidan Garrigan Jr TE 86 Hunter Provience  Fr TE 87 Ryan Lonergan Sr TE 88 Rylan Schlepp So TE 89 Rocky Lencioni Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Blake Stillwell Jr DB 1 Andrew Powdrell So S 2 Dru Polidore Jr DB 3 Kory Boyd Fr CB 4 Jon Johnson Sr S, NB 5 Caden Dowler So CB 6 Miles Jackson Sr DB 7 Tayden Gray  Fr CB 9 Simeon Woodard Sr LB 10 Bryce Grebe  Fr DE 11 Kenneth Eiden IV Jr LB 12 Ryan Bowles Fr DB 12 Jhase McMillan Fr CB 13 Jackson Harmon So DB 16 Brendon Ross Fr DB 17 Taki Uluilakepa  Fr LB 19 Neil Daily So S 20 Tyson Pottenger Jr DB 22 Takhari Carr So DB 23 Seth Johnson Fr DB 24 Colter Petre  Fr DB 25 Carson Williams Fr S, NB 26 Rylan Ortt Sr DB 27 Brock Steel So DB 29 JJ Dolan  Fr LB 30 Danny Uluilakepa Sr LB 33 Mason Dethman Fr LB 34 Cole Taylor  Fr DB 35 Ryan Nansel Fr DE 36 Zac Crews So LB 37 Josh Woodberry Fr LB 40 Cole Bullock Sr DE 41 Brody Grebe Sr LB 42 Ryan Krahe So LB 43 McCade O'Reilly Sr DE 44 Jake Vigen So DE 45 Hunter Parsons Jr DE 46 Logan Fredericksen So LB 49 Zac Waible So DL 50 Zack Black Jr DL 51 Nicholas Korom Sr DT 55 AJ Tanupo Fr DE 58 Dominic Solano So DT 69 Jaren Perkins So DT 90 Hunter Sharbono  Fr DE 91 Seth Brock Fr DT 92 Blake Schmidt Sr DL 94 Case Kruse Fr DL 95 Ryder Trujillo  Fr DL 96 Paul Brott Jr DT 97 Alec Eckert So DL 98 Hudson Wiens Fr DL 99 Talon Marsh  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 38 Casey Kautzman So K 39 Myles Sansted So LS 71 Tommy Sullivan Sr P, K 93 Brendan Hall Sr	Head coach Brent Vigen Coordinators/assistant coaches Bobby Daly (Defensive coordinator / linebackers) Tyler Walker (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Justin Udy (wide receivers / pass game coordinator / special teams coordinator) Shawn Howe (Co-defensive coordinator / defensive line) Al Johnson (offensive line / run game coordinator) Nicolas Jean-Baptiste (defensive tackles) Bryan Shepherd (cornerbacks) Sam Mix (running backs) Jody Owens (safeties) Jordan Walsh (tight ends) Sean Chambers (offensive analyst / assistant quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 8, 2024

Game summaries

at New Mexico (FBS)

See also: 2024 New Mexico Lobos football team

Game One – No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (0-0) at New Mexico Lobos (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bobcats	0	14	0	21	35
Lobos (FBS)	10	14	7	0	31

at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Date: Saturday August 24, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,314
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter (10:37) UNM – Christian Ellis 41-yard fumble return (Luke Drzewiecki kick) (New Mexico 7–0) (4:49) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 45-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:13; New Mexico 10–0) Second quarter (13:45) UNM – Trace Bruckler 12-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Luke Drzewiecki kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:23; New Mexico 17–0) (10:36) MTST – Rylan Schlepp 5-yard pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; New Mexico 17–7) (4:37) MTST – Ty McCullouch 17-yard pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:43; New Mexico 17–14) (1:33) UNM – Devon Dampier 24-yard run (Luke Drzewiecki kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; New Mexico 24–14) Third quarter (13:03) UNM – Noah Avinger 13-yard fumble return (Luke Drzewiecki kick) (New Mexico 31–14) Fourth quarter (1:33) MTST – Tommy Mellott 15-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:30; New Mexico 31–21) (1:33) MTST – Adam Jones 93-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Drive: 1 play, 93 yards, 0:37; New Mexico 31–28) (1:33) MTST – Scottre Humphrey 4-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 1:49; Montana State 35–31)

Statistics	MTST	UNM
First downs	27	19
Total yards	567	324
Rushing yards	47–362	28–152
Passing yards	205	172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–0	18–26–0
Time of possession	34:40	25:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	21/32, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Adam Jones	17 carries, 167 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ty McCullouch	7 receptions, 66 yards, TD
New Mexico	Passing	Devon Dampier	18/26, 172 yards, TD
	Rushing	Eli Sanders	17 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Luke Wysong	6 receptions, 95 yards

Entering the game, the Bobcats were double-digit favorites to win the game. It was the first time since 2013 that an FCS team was a double-digit favorite to win against an FBS opponent.

at Utah Tech

See also: 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Game Two – No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (1–0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bobcats	7	7	10	7	31
Trailblazers	0	0	0	7	7

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,074
• Referee: John Kellermeier
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rod Zundel (play-by-play), Max Christensen III (color commentator)

Game information

First quarter (2:35) MTST - Adam Jones 17-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 7-0) Second quarter (13:13) MTST - Tommy Mellott 47-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 14-0) Third quarter (12:24) MTST - Rohan Jones 45-yard pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 21-0) (7:45) MTST - Brendan Hall 28-yard field goal (Montana State 24-0) Fourth quarter (14:02) MTST - Tommy Mellott 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 31-0) (13:03) UTTU - Deacon Hill 24-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick) (Montana State 31-7)

Statistics	MTST	UTU
First downs	25	6
Total yards	481	176
Rushing yards	329	73
Passing yards	152	103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-24-0	12-26-0
Time of possession	44:36	15:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	14/21, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Scottre Humphrey	20 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Rohan Jones	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Utah Tech	Passing	Deacon Hill	11/23, 104 yards
	Rushing	Deacon Hill	2 carries, 25 yards, TD
	Receiving	Fisher Jackson	1 reception, 37 yards

vs. Maine

See also: 2024 Maine Black Bears football team

Game Three – Maine Black Bears (1–0) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 8:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ME	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Mercyhurst

See also: 2024 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

Game Four – Mercyhurst Lakers (1–2) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MERC	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho State

See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team

Game Five – No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (4–0) at Idaho State Bengals (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Northern Colorado

See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Game Six – Northern Colorado Bears (0–5) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM MST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNCO	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 7 Idaho

See also: 2024 Idaho Vandals football team

Game Seven – No. 7 Idaho Vandals (4–2) vs No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 8:15 PM MST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDHO	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Portland State

See also: 2024 Portland State Vikings football team

Game Eight – No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (7–0) at Portland State Vikings (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Washington

See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Game Nine – No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (8–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Sacramento State

See also: 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Game Ten – Sacramento State Hornets (3–6) vs No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (9–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAC	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 4 UC Davis

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team

Game Eleven – No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (10–0) at No. 4 UC Davis Aggies (9–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 8:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 9 Montana (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team and Montana–Montana State football rivalry

Game Twelve – No. 9 Montana Grizzlies (8–3) vs No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (11–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM MST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MONT	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 23 UT Martin (NCAA Division I Playoff–Second Round)

See also: 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

NCAA Division I Playoff–Second Round – No. 23 UT Martin Skyhawks (9–4) at No. 1 Montana State (12–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Skyhawks	0	10	0	7	17
No. 1 Bobcats	14	14	14	7	49

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday December 7, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,017
• Referee: Jason Perkins
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:24) MTST – Hunter Provience 24 yard pass from Tommy Mellott, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; MTST 7–0) (4:22) MTST – Taco Dowler 12 yard pass from Tommy Mellott, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:58; MTST 14–0) Second quarter (12:09) MTST – Ty McCullouch 6 yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:47; MTST 21–0) (5:37) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 37 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:32; MTST 21–3) (2:02) UTM – Trevonte Rucker 78 yard pass from Kinkead Dent, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:54; MTST 21–10) (1:10) MTST – Ty McCullouch 39 yard pass from Tommy Mellott, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 0:52; MTST 28–10) Third quarter (11:05) MTST – Scottre Humphrey 36 yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:46; MTST 35–10) (6:50) MTST – Taco Dowler 29 yard pass from Tommy Mellott, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:52; MTST 42–10) Fourth quarter (11:27) MTST – Adam Jones 30 yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:26; MTST 49–10) (3:29) UTM – Trevonte Rucker 4 yard pass from Kinkead Dent, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:58; MTST 49–17)

Statistics	UTM	MTST
First downs	11	22
Total yards	264	501
Rushing yards	92	201
Passing yards	172	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–31–0	22–26–0
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing	Kinkead Dent	15/29, 167 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Patrick Smith	12 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Trevonte Rucker	6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	22/25, 300 yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Scottre Humphrey	11 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ryan Lonergan	3 receptions, 90 yards

vs. No. 7 Idaho (NCAA Division I Playoff–Quarterfinal)

See also: 2024 Idaho Vandals football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

NCAA Division I Playoff–Quarterfinal – No. 7 Idaho Vandals (10–3) at No. 1 Montana State (13–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	7	3	0	9	19
No. 1 Bobcats	7	24	14	7	52

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Friday December 13, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN

Statistics	IDHO	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 4 South Dakota (NCAA Division I Playoff–Semifinal)

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

NCAA Division I Playoff–Semifinal – No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (11–2) at No. 1 Montana State (14–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 1 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday December 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• TV: ABC

Statistics	SDAK	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving