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Mellott throws 4 TD passes to lead top-seeded Montana State past UT Martin 49-17 in FCS playoffs
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Tommy Mellott threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns and top-seeded Montana State tied a school record with its 13th straight win, dominating Tennessee-Martin 49-17 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Scottre Humphrey ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, one of three rushing touchdowns for the Bobcats (13-0), who are home next weekend against the winner of Saturday's late game between Lehigh and eighth-seeded Idaho.
MSU, which has scored at least 30 points in every game this season, won 13 games in 1975-76.
Mellott threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the first half and the Bobcats rolled to a 28-10 lead.
Mellott had touchdown passes of 24 yards to Hunter Provience and 12 yards to Taco Dowler in the first quarter and 39 yards to Ty McCullouch in the second. McCullouch also had a 6-yard touchdown run.
The pass to McCullouch ended a six-play, 73-yard drive that took just 53 seconds, and came immediately after Trevonte Rucker took a pass from Kinkead Dent 78 yards to the end zone that made it 21-10.
The Bobcats only allowed only 10 total points in the first half of home games in the regular season.
Humphrey had a 36-yard TD run and Mellott hit Dowler for a 29-yard score in the third quarter Adam Jones contributed a 30-yard scoring run in the fourth.
Mellott finished 22-of-25 passing and the Bobcats had 501 total yards.
Dent threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, both to Rucker, who had six receptions for 107 yards. The Skyhawks (9-6) finished with 264 yards.
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Key Players
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T. Rucker
1 WR 107 ReYds, 2 ReTDs, 6 RECs, 16 RuYds |
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T. Mellott
4 QB 300 PaYds, 4 PaTDs, 19 RuYds |
1st Quarter
Touchdown
12:24
T.Mellott pass complete. Catch made by H.Provience for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
5
plays
75
yds
2:36
pos
0
6
Point After TD
12:24
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
7
Touchdown
4:22
T.Mellott pass complete. Catch made by T.Dowler for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
3
plays
46
yds
00:58
pos
0
13
Point After TD
4:22
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
14
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
12:09
T.McCullouch rushed for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
10
plays
69
yds
5:47
pos
0
20
Point After TD
12:09
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
21
Field Goal
5:37
J.Van Winkle 37 yard field goal attempt is good Center-TNM Holder-TNM.
14
plays
56
yds
6:32
pos
3
21
Touchdown
2:02
K.Dent pass complete. Catch made by T.Rucker for 78 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
3
plays
77
yds
00:54
pos
9
21
Point After TD
2:02
J.Van Winkle extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
21
Touchdown
1:10
T.Mellott pass complete. Catch made by T.McCullouch for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
73
yds
00:52
pos
10
27
Point After TD
1:10
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
28
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
11:14
S.Humphrey rushed for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane and the play was upheld.
2
plays
37
yds
00:46
pos
10
34
Point After TD
11:05
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
35
Touchdown
6:50
T.Mellott pass complete. Catch made by T.Dowler for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
5
plays
87
yds
2:52
pos
10
41
Point After TD
6:50
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
42
4th Quarter
Touchdown
11:27
A.Jones rushed for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
8
plays
68
yds
4:26
pos
10
48
Point After TD
11:27
M.Sansted extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
10
49
Touchdown
3:29
K.Dent steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for T.Rucker. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was overturned. K.Dent steps back to pass. Catch made by T.Rucker for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
14
plays
56
yds
7:58
pos
16
49
Point After TD
3:29
J.Van Winkle extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
17
49
| Team Stats | |
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| 1st Downs | 11 | 22 |
| Rushing | 7 | 8 |
| Passing | 3 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 7-19 | 5-10 |
| 4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 260 | 501 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 59 |
| Avg Gain | 4.0 | 8.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 92 | 201 |
| Rush Attempts | 35 | 33 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 2.6 | 6.1 |
| Yards Passing | 168 | 300 |
| Comp. - Att. | 15-30 | 22-26 |
| Yards Per Pass | 4.1 | 10.8 |
| Penalties - Yards | 7-62 | 4-35 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 7 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 3 |
| Passing TDs | 1 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 8-47.1 | 5-46.4 |
| Return Yards | 10 | 108 |
| Punts - Returns | 1-10 | 5-108 |
| 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 |
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P. Smith
2 RB
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P. Smith | 12 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Cook III
15 S
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G. Cook III | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Rucker
1 WR
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T. Rucker | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Dent
8 QB
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K. Dent | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Wondeh
3 WR
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A. Wondeh | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Calvez
9 QB
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J. Calvez | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Johnson
3 CB
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R. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Franklin
21 RB
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C. Franklin | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Rucker
1 WR
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T. Rucker | 7 | 6 | 107 | 2 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Dowling
87 TE
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M. Dowling | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Wondeh
3 WR
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A. Wondeh | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Cook III
15 S
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G. Cook III | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Smith
2 RB
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P. Smith | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Bailey
14 WR
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B. Bailey | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Bowling
46 TE
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J. Bowling | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Alexander
15 WR
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S. Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Dent
8 QB
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K. Dent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Tanksley
4 WR
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D. Tanksley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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K. Johnson
19 DL
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K. Johnson | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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J. Van Winkle
48 K
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J. Van Winkle | 1/1 | 37 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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J. Van Winkle
48 K
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J. Van Winkle | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 57 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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O. Baker 0 CB
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O. Baker | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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T. Mellott
4 QB
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T. Mellott | 22/25 | 300 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Wilson
13 QB
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C. Wilson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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S. Humphrey
22 RB
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S. Humphrey | 11 | 102 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Jones
23 RB
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A. Jones | 7 | 45 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. McCullouch
6 WR
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T. McCullouch | 3 | 23 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Mellott
4 QB
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T. Mellott | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Dowler
14 WR
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T. Dowler | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Coon
28 RB
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C. Coon | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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U. Latin-Henley
31 RB
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U. Latin-Henley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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R. Lonergan
87 TE
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R. Lonergan | 3 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Dowler
14 WR
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T. Dowler | 5 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. McCullouch
6 WR
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T. McCullouch | 4 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Provience
86 TE
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H. Provience | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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U. Latin-Henley
31 RB
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U. Latin-Henley | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Z. Dodson-Greene
16 WR
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Z. Dodson-Greene | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. King
9 WR
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R. King | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Garrigan
85 WR
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A. Garrigan | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Trimble
25 WR
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J. Trimble | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Jones
23 RB
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A. Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Schlepp
88 TE
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R. Schlepp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Alexander Jr.
2 WR
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L. Alexander Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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P. Brott
96 DT
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P. Brott | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Eiden IV
11 DE
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K. Eiden IV | 1-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Jackson
6 CB
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M. Jackson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Grebe
41 DE
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B. Grebe | 1-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Solano
58 DE
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D. Solano | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Grebe
10 LB
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