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15–17
Final
 Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula
FINALNorthern Arizona 15, Montana 17

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
MONT WINNING
NAU WINNING
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KICKOFF: NAU 57% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 14 PTS

Scoring plays

6 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Griffin Roehler 30 Yd Field Goal

4:51
3-0
Punt

Jerry Louie-McGee 48 Yd Punt Return (Brandon Purdy Kick)

1:28
3-7
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Nate Stinson 10 Yd pass from Stone Smartt (Griffin Roehler PAT blocked)

7:35
9-7
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Alijah Lee 2 Yd Run (Brandon Purdy Kick)

4:47
9-14
Q4
Field Goal Good

Brandon Purdy 34 Yd Field Goal

4:21
9-17
Rushing Touchdown

Stone Smartt 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

0:50
15-17

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Montana snaps Northern Arizona's 6-game win streak, 17-15

MISSOULA, Mont. -- The last time Makena Simis played quarterback for Montana, he threw for a school-record six touchdowns. That was two years ago. Simis was called on again to take snaps for the Grizzlies Saturday, this time heavier and stronger, and used his size to scrap for yards against Northern Arizona. "It's weird how things come full circle," Simis said. "But I just wanted to embrace it and really just be there to get the ball to the guys who needed to make plays and, when I was asked to make plays with my feet, what I wanted to do was not hold the team back." Simis had 101 yards rushing on 19 carries and Jerry Louie-McGee had a 48-yard punt return for a touchdown to help Montana beat Northern Arizona 17-15 on Saturday to snap the Lumberjacks' six-game win streak. "Upon contact I don't think I got knocked back once today," Simis said. "I was always falling forward.

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Top performers

NAU
PASSINGStone Smartt12/25, 99 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJoe Logan14 CAR, 75 YDS
RECEIVINGHunter Burton4 REC, 44 YDS
MONT
PASSINGMakena Simis6/15, 44 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGMakena Simis19 CAR, 101 YDS
RECEIVINGJustin Calhoun1 REC, 33 YDS

Team stats

NAU · MONT
322
TOTAL YARDS
218
143
PASSING
44
179
RUSHING
174
19
1ST DOWNS
12
6-18
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
2-13
2
TURNOVERS
2
10-89
PENALTIES
6-70
33:03
POSSESSION
26:57

WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM, MISSOULA · ATTENDANCE 20,466

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