MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Eli Gillman ran for 120 and three touchdowns, Keali'i Ah Yat passed for a career-high 313 yards and two scores and Montana rolled to a 63-20 win over Indiana State on Saturday.
The Grizzlies (3-0), ranked fifth in the FCS coaches poll, punted on their first two possessions and then had touchdowns on eight of their next nine plus a defensive score by when TJ Rausch recovered a fumble in the end zone after a Solomon Taliaupupu sack.
Ah Yah was 22-of-37 passing for his second-straight 300-yard game and also had a 14-yard touchdown run. He had a 19-yard touchdown pass to Josh Gale late in the second quarter for a 35-7 halftime lead. He also hit Jordan Dever on a slant that went for 62 yards to make it 39-7. Malae Fonoti and Tommy Running Rabbit also had rushing touchdo