Montana St. wins first semifinal since '84, beats SDSU 31-17 | |
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Montana State freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott accounted for four touchdowns to send the Bobcats to their first title game in 38 years with a 31-17 win over South Dakota State in a Football Championship Series semifinal game on Saturday. Montana State (12-2) will make its first national championship appearance since 1984, facing North Dakota State in Frisco, Texas on Jan. 8. The Bison beat James Madison 20-14 on Friday night. Mellott was 10-of-15 passing for 233 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He added 155 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on 34 carries. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Oladokun | 3164 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Oladokun | 25 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | P. Strong Jr. | 1686 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | P. Strong Jr. | 18 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Janke | 1165 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Janke | 9 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at Colorado State | W 42 - 23 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. Lindenwood | W 52 - 7 | ||
| 9/25 | at Indiana State | W 44 - 0 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Dixie State | W 55 - 7 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 41 - 42 | ||
| 10/16 | at Western Illinois | W 41 - 17 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. UNI | L 17 - 26 | ||
| 10/30 | at Youngstown State | W 47 - 16 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. North Dakota State | W 27 - 19 | ||
| 11/13 | at South Dakota | L 20 - 23 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. North Dakota | W 24 - 21 | ||
| 11/27 | vs. UC Davis | W 56 - 24 | ||
| 12/4 | at Sacramento State | W 24 - 19 | ||
| 12/11 | at Villanova | W 35 - 21 | ||
| 12/18 | at Montana State | L 17 - 31 | ||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 North Dakota State | 7-1 | 14-1 | ||||||||||
| 14 Missouri State | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| 16 Southern Illinois | 6-3 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| 4 South Dakota State | 5-3 | 11-4 | ||||||||||
| 18 South Dakota | 5-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| 23 Northern Iowa | 4-4 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2-6 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 6617 (3) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3434 (10) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 3183 (5) | ||||
| Points per game: | 36.1 (9) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 441.1 (13) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 64 (5) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 19 (9) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5263 (116) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3615 (118) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1648 (52) | ||||
| Points per game: | 19.7 (20) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 350.9 (40) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 37 (64) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (97) | ||||
