Final · Week 2 · Sat, Sep 12, 2026
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| NEV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Mackay Stadium
Team stats
| Montana StateFCS |  NEV | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 22 |
| 330 | Total yards | 349 |
| 179 | Passing yards | 167 |
| 15-23 | Comp-Att | 19-36 |
| 7.8 | Yards per pass | 4.6 |
| 151 | Rushing yards | 182 |
| 40 | Rushes | 35 |
| 3.8 | Yards per rush | 5.2 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down | 4-13 |
| 0-0 | 4th down | 1-4 |
| 13-125 | Penalties-yards | 9-86 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 3 |
| 32:42 | Time of possession | 27:18 |
| 0 | Sacks | 3 |
| 1 | Tackles for loss | 6 |
| 0 | QB hurries | 0 |
| 6 | Passes defended | 5 |
| 0 | Defensive TDs | 0 |
| — | Kick return yards | 72 |
| 4 | Punt return yards | — |
| 1 | Passing TDs | 1 |
| 1 | Rushing TDs | 0 |
| 8 | Kicking points | 1 |
Advanced stats
| Montana StateFCS | NEV | |
|---|---|---|
| +0.14 | EPA per play | -0.18 |
| 45% | Success rate | 39% |
| 1.07 | Explosiveness | 0.98 |
| +0.04 | Rushing EPA per play | -0.00 |
| 45% | Rushing success rate | 50% |
| +0.38 | Passing EPA per play | -0.19 |
| 48% | Passing success rate | 30% |
| 50% | Standard downs success | 49% |
| 32% | Passing downs success | 24% |
| 2.98 | Line yards per rush | 3.72 |
| 1.03 | Second-level yards | 1.67 |
| 0.26 | Open-field yards | 0.44 |
| 21% | Stuff rate | 14% |
| 67% | Power success | 71% |
| 15% | Havoc caused | 17% |
| 5 | Scoring chances | 3 |
| 4.60 | Points per chance | 2.33 |
| Own 33 | Avg. starting field position | Own 25 |
| 3 | Explosive plays | 1 |
| 99% | Postgame win expectancy | 1% |
Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.
Scoring summary
- Q112:05FCS
Montana StateTD
(12:12) Shotgun #8 J.Lamson pass complete short right to #84 D.Steel caught at Nevada12, for 24 yards to the Nevada00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:05, 1ST DOWN #39 M.Sansted kick attempt good (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
7-0 - Q15:41FCS
Montana StatePUNT
Drive: 6 plays, -4 yds
10-0 - Q14:15FCS
Montana StatePUNT
7-0 - Q11:35FCS
Montana StateFG
(01:38) #39 M.Sansted field goal attempt from 45 yards GOOD (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson), clock 01:35
Drive: 8 plays, 49 yds
10-0 - Q25:39FCS
Montana StateTD
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 A.Jones rush left for 6 yards gain to the Nevada00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:39 #39 M.Sansted kick attempt good (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson)
Drive: 10 plays, 79 yds
17-0 - Q411:38
NevadaTD
(11:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete deep left to #9 M.Brown caught at MSU01, for 28 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:38, 1ST DOWN #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #95 E.Baulch, LS: #51 C.Stack)
Drive: 8 plays, 65 yds
17-7 - Q41:10FCS
Montana StateFG
(01:14) #39 M.Sansted field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #30 C.Frokjer, LS: #40 B.Johnson), clock 01:10
Drive: 7 plays, 11 yds
20-7
Score shown Montana State-NEV.
Player stats
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lamson | 15/23 | 179 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Long | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Jones | 13 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Justin Lamson | 15 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Colson Coon | 10 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Taco Dowler | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taco Dowler | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Dane Steel | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 24 |
| Rocky Lencioni | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Carter Dahlke | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jabez Woods | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Defense
| Player | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PD | QB Hur | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colter Petre | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Taylor | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Ahrens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taki Uluilakepa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takhari Carr | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Black | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Crews | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Sharbono | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Meredith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Bonner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talon Marsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Downing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayden Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Dolan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabez Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Guajardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Krahe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Frederickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josaiah Asuega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Brock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Dahlke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Solano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Harris | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Taki Uluilakepa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas II | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| Player | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lamson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Dolan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Sansted | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Frokjer | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taco Dowler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |