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Montana State continues winning ways behind Mellott in 55-17 win over Northern Colorado
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Four of Tommy Mellott's eight completions went for touchdowns and No. 3-ranked FCS Montana State Bobcats beat Northern Colorado Bears 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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| Team Stats |  |
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|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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K. Keone
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K. Keone | 90/160 | 796 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Costelli
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P. Costelli | 39/72 | 591 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Box
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K. Box | 16/36 | 232 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Gibbs
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H. Gibbs | 3/7 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. Keone
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K. Keone | 65 | 182 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Gibbs
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H. Gibbs | 19 | 100 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Costelli
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P. Costelli | 18 | 88 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Price
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M. Price | 7 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Cheeks
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C. Cheeks | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Box
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K. Box | 5 | -16 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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B. Munroe
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B. Munroe | 0 | 37 | 447 | 3 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Cheeks
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C. Cheeks | 0 | 20 | 355 | 3 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Garrison
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C. Garrison | 0 | 15 | 196 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Stout
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R. Stout | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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F. Clements
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F. Clements | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Barry
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J. Barry | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Howard
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K. Howard | 0 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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A. Jones
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A. Jones | 184 | 1172 | 14 | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Coon
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C. Coon | 63 | 373 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. White
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J. White | 46 | 254 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Davis
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J. Davis | 40 | 227 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Wilson
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C. Wilson | 18 | 65 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Dowler
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T. Dowler | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Duchien
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P. Duchien | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Trimble
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J. Trimble | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Steel
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D. Steel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. King
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R. King | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Reed
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J. Reed | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Dowler
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T. Dowler | 0 | 38 | 597 | 11 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Jones
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A. Jones | 0 | 21 | 214 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. King
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R. King | 0 | 15 | 162 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Schlepp
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R. Schlepp | 0 | 8 | 129 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Provience
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H. Provience | 0 | 8 | 118 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Trimble
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J. Trimble | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. White
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J. White | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Coon
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C. Coon | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. King
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J. King | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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M. Sansted
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M. Sansted | 15/19 | 0 | 83/85 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
