Montana Grizzlies Football

Montana State racked up nearly 450 yards of offense, including 240 yards on the ground.

With millions of viewers tuned in to the network broadcast on ABC, the Griz punched their ticket to the semifinal round of the postseason for the second time in the last three years.

The Montana Grizzlies got the Jackrabbit off their back in a big way on Saturday, exploding for over 550 yards of total offense while holding the prolific South Dakota State offense to just 61 rushing yards for a dominant 50-29 playoff win.

In the biggest game of the year, it was those few plays that made the biggest difference as No. 3 Montana State upset No. 2 Montana 31-28 in a Griz/Cat thriller in front of a record crowd at Washington-Grizzly stadium of 27,340.

The 51st meeting between the two old foes was no different on Saturday, as the No. 2 Griz survived a second-half lull to beat the Eagles 29-24 and stay undefeated at 10-0 on the season and 6-0 in Big Sky play.

The Montana Grizzlies ended a long drought at Stewart Stadium by picking up a 38-17 Big Sky Conference road win Saturday afternoon over the Weber State Wildcats.

The Montana Grizzlies improved to 7-0 on the season for just the seventh time in program history with a decisive 43-21 win over Sacred Heart (5-3) on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Missoula.

The win puts the fourth-ranked Griz at 3-0 in Big Sky Conference play and 6-0 overall for the first time since 2009 as Montana remained unbeaten.

Idaho State had visions Saturday of snapping a 15-game losing streak to Big Sky rival Montana. But the Grizzlies had other ideas.

No. 4 Montana jumped out to an early lead over No. 8 Idaho and never looked back, putting up over 400 yards of offense.