E. Washington takes control early; dumps Montana St. 34-17

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Gage Gubrud threw for 311 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead Eastern Washington to a 34-17 win over Montana State on Saturday. The Eagles (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky) scored on their first two possessions and their defense held the error-plagued Bobcats (3-2, 1-1) to 287 yards. MSU lost 14 yards inside the 15 on a bad pitch, lost cornerback Tyrel Thomas to a targeting call and had a receiver pass for a touchdown called back on a penalty among its miscues on the day. ( Jay-Tee Tiuli ) and ( Dylan Ledbetter ) created some problems for us," Montana State Jeff Choate said of the Eagles' two defensive tackles. "We had a hard time getting our tailback going," Choate said. The Bobcats' Isaiah Ifanse had just 31-yards rushing after back-to-back 100-yard outings, however, Troy Andersen had 145 yards passing and 94 rushing, including two TDs, for Montana State.