NDSU topples Montana St., wins 10th FCS crown
North Dakota State won its record 10th Football Championship Subdivision title by beating top-seeded and previously undefeated Montana State 35-32 on Monday night.
North Dakota State holds off Montana State to win FCS title (0:32)
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Mellott leads Montana State over South Dakota 31-17 to reach FCS championship game
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Bouman throws 3 TDs, defense has 8 takeaways, South Dakota to FCS semis with 35-21 over UC Davis
— Aidan Bouman threw for three touchdowns, Travis Theis ran for two and the defense forced six turnovers as fourth-seeded South Dakota defeated fifth-seeded UC Davis 35-21 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.
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— Adam Jones ran for four touchdowns Friday night, Tommy Mellott accounted for three TDs and Montana State beat Idaho 52-19 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs for its program-record 14th consecutive win.
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— Jack Layne was 16-of-22 passing for 318 yards and three touchdowns and Zach Johnson returned an interception 76 yards for a score on Saturday night to help No. 8 seed Idaho beat Lehigh 34-13 in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Hastings, Larison account for 6 TDs, UC Davis rolls past Illinois State 42-10 in FCS second round
— Miles Hastings and Lan Larison each accounted for three touchdowns and No. 5 seed UC Davis beat 12th-seeded Illinois State 42-10 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
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Mellott throws 4 TD passes to lead top-seeded Montana State past UT Martin 49-17 in FCS playoffs
— Tommy Mellott threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns and top-seeded Montana State tied a school record with its 13th straight win, dominating Tennessee-Martin 49-17 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Defending champ South Dakota State dominates Montana 35-18 in FCS 2nd round
— Mark Gronowski ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more and two-time defending national champion South Dakota State dominated Montana 35-18 in a second-round FCS playoff game on Saturday.
2024 Big Sky Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 15-1 |
| UC Davis | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Idaho | 6-2 | 10-4 |
| Northern Arizona | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Montana | 5-3 | 9-5 |
| Idaho State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 3-5 | 3-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| Sacramento State | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-7 | 1-11 |