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Mellott, Montana St hold off Weber St in wild one 43-38
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Tommy Mellot ran for 273 yard s and three touchdowns, passed for another score and Montana State held off Weber State 43-38 in a battle of top five FCS team on Saturday.
The Bobcats (7-2, 5-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked second in the coaches poll, reeled off 34 straight points but didn't secure the win over the fifth-ranked Wildcats (6-1, 3-1) until a fourth-down pass was dropped inside the MSU 15 with 25 seconds to play.
The ultimate difference for Montana State, which set a program record with its 17th-straight home win, was an FCS record four safeties, all coming on snaps to the punter on the cold, wet and windy day. The Wildcats had an eight-game road winning streak end.
Weber State took a 24-9 lead thanks to a 100-yard kickoff return by Abraham Williams and a 91-yard punt return by Hudson Schenk.
Mellott's second TD run, his 15-yard pass to Derryk Snell and the second and third safeties had the Bobcats on top 27-24 at halftime.
The fourth safety, Mellott's third TD run and R.J. Fitzgerald's 1-yard plunge, extended the lead to 43-24 late in the third quarter.
Weber State put together back-to-back long drives to regain the momentum. Ty MacPherson hauled in a 21-yard pass from Bronson Barron and after the Bobcats failed on a fourth-down conversion at the Wildcats' 14 early in the fourth, Barron scored on a 1-yard plunge.
Pinned on their 10 after a punt with 2:07 to play, Barron converted twice on fourth-and-10 and hit an open MacPherson on fourth-and-10 from the 27 but the ball slipped through MacPherson's hands.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. BankstonÂ
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D. Bankston | 126 | 709 | 8 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. MayÂ
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C. May | 11 | 39 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. ThompsonÂ
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K. Thompson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. CooperÂ
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C. Cooper | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. SharpÂ
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J. Sharp | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. WilsonÂ
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B. Wilson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. SharpÂ
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J. Sharp | 0 | 35 | 546 | 3 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. BankstonÂ
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D. Bankston | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Parks-VinsonÂ
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T. Parks-Vinson | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. ThrowerÂ
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J. Thrower | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. ChretienÂ
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M. Chretien | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. FordÂ
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D. Ford | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. EvansÂ
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T. Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
K. ThompsonÂ
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K. Thompson | 19/25 | 0 | 52/52 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. MellottÂ
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T. Mellott | 128/210 | 1698 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. LonerganÂ
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R. Lonergan | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. MellottÂ
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T. Mellott | 170 | 1071 | 13 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. ElliottÂ
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E. Elliott | 118 | 726 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. JohnsonÂ
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M. Johnson | 32 | 418 | 7 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. WhiteÂ
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J. White | 8 | 93 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. DowlerÂ
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T. Dowler | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. DowlerÂ
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T. Dowler | 0 | 10 | 150 | 0 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. ElliottÂ
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E. Elliott | 0 | 13 | 117 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. JohnsonÂ
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M. Johnson | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. LonerganÂ
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R. Lonergan | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. MellottÂ
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T. Mellott | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. GarriganÂ
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A. Garrigan | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. WhiteÂ
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J. White | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |