Montana Grizzlies @ Portland State Vikings
Ah Yat accounts for 4 TDs, Gillman runs for 2 TDs, Montana beats Portland St. 63-17
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Keali’i Ah Yat accounted for four touchdowns, Eli Gillman had two rushing touchdowns, and Montana beat Portland State 63-17 on Saturday.
Ah Yat was 14-of-24 passing for 184 yards with no interceptions and Gillman finished with 81 yards rushing on 10 carries for Montana (11-0, 7-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 2 in the FCS coaches poll.
The Grizzlies close the regular season at home next Saturday against third-ranked Montana State with the conference title and automatic bid into the FCS playoffs on the line.
Ah Yat threw an incomplete pass on third-and-10, but a pass interference penalty gave the Grizzlies a fresh set of downs and on the next play Gillman — who ran for a 4-yard TD to make it 7-7 with 6:33 remaining in the first quarter — ripped off a 60-yard touchdown run that gave Montana a 14-7 lead as time expired in the period.
Ah Yat ran for a 15-yard touchdown late in the second quarter and threw touchdown passes of 4 yards to Brooks Davis, 27 yards to Josh Gale, and 27 yards to Stevie Rocker Jr. in the third quarter to make it 42-10.
Malae Fonoti ran for a 1-yard touchdown. backup quarterback Jake Jensen threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Korbin Hendrix, and Hashim Jones added a 30-yard TD run for Montana in the fourth quarter.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele was 12-of-24 passing for 155 yards with three interceptions and Tyrese Smith completed 5 of 10 for 63 yards and threw two picks for Portland State (1-10, 1-6). Smith added 101 yards rushing, which included a 75-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, on 11 carries.
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2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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