| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNCO | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| MTST | 13 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
Montana State continues winning ways behind Mellott in 55-17 win over Northern Colorado
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- — Four of Tommy Mellott's eight completions went for touchdowns and No. 3-ranked FCS Montana State beat Northern Colorado 55-17 on Saturday.
Mellott finished 8-for-12 passing for 225 yards and threw touchdowns of 9, 6, 50, and 72 yards to Ryan Lonegran, Rohan Jones, Ty McCullouch and Taco Dowler respectively. Mellott added a 13-yard scoring run with 6:16 before halftime for a 27-0 lead.
Caden Meis threw a threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Carver Cheeks with 5:45 remaining in third to reduce Northern Colorado's deficit to 34-7.
Montana State (6-0, 2-0 Big Sky) ran for 232 yards on 48 carries and outgained the Bears 510-362.
Kia'i Keone threw for 247 yards and a touchdown for Northern Colorado (0-6, 0-2).
Montana State has a record of 38-9 since 2021. The Bobcats are off to their first 6-0 start since 2012.
Northern Colorado's losing streak now is 18 games. The Bears' last victory was Nov. 12, 2022 when they beat Northern Arizona 21-20.
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2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 7-0 | 11-0 |
| UC Davis | 6-1 | 9-2 |
| Idaho | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Montana | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Northern Arizona | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Idaho State | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Weber State | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-5 | 3-7 |
| Portland State | 2-5 | 2-8 |
| Sacramento State | 1-6 | 3-8 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 1-10 |
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