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45–33
Final
 Hillsboro Stadium, Portland
FINALMontana 45, Portland State 33

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
PRST WINNING
MONT WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: PRST 63% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 16 PTS

Scoring plays

14 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jeremy Calhoun 2 Yd Run (Brandon Purdy Kick)

12:35
7-0
Rushing Touchdown

Jason Talley 7 Yd Run (Graycen Kennedy Kick)

7:40
7-7
Field Goal Good

Brandon Purdy 34 Yd Field Goal

4:36
10-7
Q2
Field Goal Good

Brandon Purdy 33 Yd Field Goal

12:47
13-7
Rushing Touchdown

Makena Simis 2 Yd Run (Brandon Purdy Kick)

8:41
20-7
Rushing Touchdown

Josh Kraght 47 Yd Run (Graycen Kennedy Kick)

7:08
20-14
Rushing Touchdown

Jeremy Calhoun 2 Yd Run (Brandon Purdy Kick)

1:02
27-14
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Za'Quan Summers 28 Yd Run (Graycen Kennedy Kick)

10:16
27-21
Passing Touchdown

Keenan Curran 60 Yd pass from Gresch Jensen (Brandon Purdy Kick)

8:41
34-21
Q4
Field Goal Good

Brandon Purdy 22 Yd Field Goal

14:21
37-21
Kickoff Return Touchdown

Kahlil Dawson 87 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

14:08
37-27
Interception Return Touchdown

Justin Strong 64 Yd Interception Return (Brandon Purdy PAT failed)

3:15
43-27
Passing Touchdown

Trent Riley 25 Yd pass from Josh Kraght (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

1:09
43-33
Defensive 2pt Conversion

Connor Strahm Defensive PAT Conversion

1:09
45-33

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Calhoun, Strong carry Montana past Portland State 45-33

HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Jeremy Calhoun ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Strong had three interceptions and a touchdown and Montana defeated Portland State 45-33 on Saturday. Calhoun scored on the opening drive, after a Strong interception on the first play of the game, and late in the second quarter, both on 2-yard runs, and the Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) led 27-14 at the half. Gresch Jensen threw for 284 yards, including a 60-yard catch-and-run TD by Keenan Curran in the third quarter. The Vikings (0-4, 0-1) closed within 37-27 on an 87-yard kickoff return by Kahlil Dawson after a Montana field goal, which was set up by Strong's second interception, in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Strong iced the game with a 64-yard interception return with 3:15 to play. Strong had 116 return yards on his three picks.

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Top performers

MONT
PASSINGGresch Jensen23/38, 284 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJeremy Calhoun22 CAR, 124 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGKeenan Curran2 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
PRST
PASSINGJosh Kraght18/42, 249 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
RUSHINGJosh Kraght12 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGDarnell Adams9 REC, 115 YDS

Team stats

MONT · PRST
454
TOTAL YARDS
544
284
PASSING
249
170
RUSHING
295
26
1ST DOWNS
30
10-18
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-16
2
TURNOVERS
3
5-49
PENALTIES
10-104
30:46
POSSESSION
29:14

HILLSBORO STADIUM, PORTLAND · ATTENDANCE 5,012

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