Montana 12, Idaho State 10

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MONT (9-0)360312
IDST (0-10)300710

Final

5:35 PM ET, November 7, 2009
Holt Arena
POCATELLO, ID

Montana 12, Idaho St. 10

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2220
Total Yards492309
Passing335198
Rushing157111
Penalties12-12910-68
3rd Down Conversions6-144-12
4th Down Conversions0-20-1
Turnovers31
Possession30:0929:51
Air/Ground Leaders
Montana Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Selle19/2932101
Roper2/51400
Idaho State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Hill23/3619811
Montana Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Reynolds22123032
Brooks-Fletcher92016
Idaho State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Knickrehm19102017
Hill88014
Montana Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Mariani8192042
Reynolds557020
Idaho State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Krosch558121
Taylor648016
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERMONTIDST
FG06:49Brody McKnight 27 Yd 30
FG00:26Jarrett Huk 25 Yd 33
SECOND QUARTERMONTIDST
TD00:40Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 1 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) 93
FOURTH QUARTERMONTIDST
TD10:29Kelvin Krosch 21 Yd Pass From Russel Hill (Jarrett Huk Kick) 910
FG00:00Brody McKnight 33 Yd 1210
Associated Press

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Montana kicker Brody McKnight's 33-yard field goal on the final play sealed a 12-10 comeback win against Idaho State on Saturday.

With the escape, the Grizzlies claimed their 12th Big Sky Conference title.

McKnight's kick, which sailed through the uprights despite being deflected by Idaho State cornerback Michael Wright, capped a nine-play, 67-yard drive that began with 1:30 remaining. Wright blocked a Montana extra-point try in the first half.

Montana (9-0, 6-0) quarterback Andrew Selle completed 19 of 29 attempts for 321 yards with one interception. Wide receiver Marc Mariani had eight catches for 192 yards, including a 39-yard reception in the game's final drive.

Montana running back Chase Reynolds had 123 yards on 22 attempts.

Quarterback Russel Hill completed 23 of 36 attempts for 198 yards with a touchdown and interception for Idaho State (0-10, 0-7). Clint Knickrehm had 102 yards on 19 rushing attempts.

The Bengals took a 10-9 lead with 10:24 remaining on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Hill to Kelvin Krosch, which ended a nine-play, 56-yard drive.

Running back Thomas Brooks-Fletcher gave Montana a 9-3 lead with a 1-yard TD run with 40 seconds remaining in the first half.

Montana had 492 yards of total offense to Idaho State' 309.

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Northern Colorado 35
Montana State 28 Final
Portland State 10
Montana 12 Final
Idaho State 10
Northern Arizona 14 Final
Mississippi 38