Montana State at South Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Montana State | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| South Dakota State | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 39 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 12:17 | South Dakota State touchdown. Tucker Kraft 36 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman Kick) |
| 6:55 | Montana State touchdown. Sean Chambers 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
| 0:40 | South Dakota State touchdown. Mark Gronowski 1 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 8:47 | South Dakota State touchdown. Isaiah Davis 41 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick) |
| 1:03 | South Dakota State touchdown. Amar Johnson 38 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick) |
| 0:00 | Montana State field goal. Blake Glessner 37 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:39 | South Dakota State touchdown. Amar Johnson 5 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Mark Gronowski Pass to Jadon Janke for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 5:29 | Montana State field goal. Blake Glessner 36 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 11:41 | South Dakota State field goal. Hunter Dustman 21 Yd Field Goal |
| 8:08 | Montana State touchdown. Tommy Mellott 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 18 | 22 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 25 % | 56 % |
| Fourth down | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Total yards | 281 | 473 |
| Total rushing yards | 52 | 281 |
| Total passing yards | 229 | 192 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
| Rushing | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 34 | 38 |
| Total rushing yards | 52 | 281 |
| Average yards per rush | 1.5 | 7.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.8 | 12.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 50 |
| Turnovers | Montana State | South Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Montana State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Isaiah Ifanse | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Sean Chambers | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Sean Austin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tommy Mellott | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Elijah Elliott | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Isaiah Davis | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| Amar Johnson | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| Mark Gronowski | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Tucker Kraft | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Montana State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Tommy Mellott | 18 | 11 | 61 % | 174 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Austin | 7 | 5 | 71 % | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Lonergan | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Mark Gronowski | 13 | 10 | 77 % | 189 | 14.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rudy Voss | 2 | 1 | 50 % | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Isaiah Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Montana State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Clevan Thomas | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Ravi Alston | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Willie Patterson | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Derryk Snell | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Coy Steel | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Taco Dowler | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jaxon Janke | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 38 | ||||
| Tucker Kraft | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Amar Johnson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Jadon Janke | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Montana State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Isaiah Ifanse | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| South Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Montana State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Montana State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Montana State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Derryk Snell | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 66 | 0 | ||||
| Marqui Johnson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Angel Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Jadon Janke | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Montana State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Taco Dowler | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Montana State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Blake Glessner | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Hunter Dustman | |||||||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Montana State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bryce Leighton | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 1 | |||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Hunter Dustman | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 4:01 AM.