Humphrey, Jones lead Montana State rushing attacking in 41-24 win over Maine
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- — Scottre Humphrey ran for 110 yards on just four carries and reached the end zone twice, and third-ranked FCS Montana State took control in the first half and beat Maine 41-24 on Saturday night.
Humphrey's 79-yard scoring run served as the game's first points, occurring a little under four minutes in. With 8:33 left before the end of the first, Adam Jones went a 40-yard scoring jaunt that made it 14-0.
Tommy Mellott threw a 4-yard touchdown to Ryan Lonergan with 4:39 left in the first. Humphrey and Jones added scoring runs of 6 and 19 respectively to extend the lead to 35-0. The Black Bears got on the board when Carter Peevy threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Montigo Moss with 3:15 left before intermission.
Jones finished with 63 yards rushing on four carries and had two touchdowns for Montana State (3-0).
For Maine (1-1), Peevy threw for 224 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
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