MISSOULA, Mont. — Caden Dowler had a 34-yard interception return for a third-quarter touchdown, Justin Lamson had touchdowns passing and running for the seventh straight game and Montana State beat Montana 31-28 on Saturday to win the Big Sky Conference championship.

The Bobcats (10-2, 8-0), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, ran out the clock after Eli Gillman scored on a 52-yard run to pull the second-ranked Grizzlies (11-1, 7-1) within three with 6:59 to play. That included a fourth-and-1 conversion at midfield and Lamson running for 5 yards on a third-and-4 from the Montana 40.

It was the highest-ranking matchup in the 124 games of the rivalry now known as the Brawl of the Wild. Montana leads the series 74-44-5, with Montana State winning seven of the last nine. Both schools have

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