MISSOULA — Eastern Washington made things interesting Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, but No. 2 Montana held on for a wild 29-24 win.

Redshirt-freshman quarterback Jake Schakel gave the Eagles a spark, but he fumbled while trying to spike the ball with time running out and the Eagles at the Montana 5-yard line driving for the potential go-ahead touchdown. Eastern Washington recovered the loose ball, but time ran out on their upset bid.

Eastern Washington got in position to threaten the Grizzlies with a frantic comeback. Trailing 29-14 in the third quarter, Schakel led Eastern to a field goal and then threw a touchdown pass to Cole Pruett with 1:01 remaining in the game. The Eagles recovered the ensuing onside kick and got deep into Montana territory before Schakel's costly fumble

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