Montana 35-20 Butler (2 Sep, 2023) Final Score

Butler Bulldogs

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BUT	3	3	14	0	20
MONT	10	11	7	7	35

Gillman helps Montana pull away from Butler for 35-20 season-opening win

— Eli Gillman rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown and Montana clamped down on Dayton to pull out a 35-20 win to open the season on Saturday.

Sep 2, 2023, 11:06 pm - AP

Scoring Summary

	BUT	MONT
TD 14:00 Junior Bergen 54 Yd pass from Sam Vidlak (Grant Glasgow Kick) 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:55	0	7
FG 9:45 Grant Glasgow 23 Yd Field Goal 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:30	0	10
FG 6:00 Luka Zurak 29 Yd Field Goal 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:15	3	10

	BUT	MONT
FG 9:43 Grant Glasgow 49 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 44 yards, 5:35	3	13
FG 6:00 Luka Zurak 39 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:43	6	13
TD 3:05 Xavier Harris 3 Yd Run (Ryder Meyer Run for Two-Point Conversion) 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:50	6	21

	BUT	MONT
TD 6:57 Jyran Mitchell 32 Yd pass from Bret Bushka (Luka Zurak Kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:40	13	21
TD 4:48 Ryan Lezon 26 Yd pass from Bret Bushka (Luka Zurak Kick) 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:23	20	21
TD 3:41 Eli Gillman 24 Yd Run (Grant Glasgow Kick) 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:00	20	28

4th Quarter		BUT	MONT
	TD 6:34 Clifton McDowell 1 Yd Run (Grant Glasgow Kick) 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:29	20	35

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Team	CONF	OVR
Drake	8-0	8-4
St. Thomas-Minnesota	7-1	8-3
Davidson	6-2	7-4
Butler	5-3	7-4
Marist	4-4	4-7
San Diego	4-4	4-7
Morehead State	3-5	4-7
Presbyterian	2-6	4-7
Valparaiso	2-6	3-8
Dayton	2-6	4-7
Stetson	1-7	3-8

Team	CONF	OVR
Montana	7-1	13-2
Idaho	6-2	9-4
Montana State	6-2	8-4
Northern Arizona	5-3	5-6
UC Davis	5-3	7-4
Sacramento State	4-4	8-5
Weber State	4-4	6-5
Portland State	4-4	5-6
Idaho State	3-5	3-8
Eastern Washington	3-5	4-7
Cal Poly	1-7	3-8
Northern Colorado	0-8	0-11

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Butler Bulldogs

Montana Grizzlies

Game Leaders

B. Bushka

S. Vidlak

J. Mitchell

E. Gillman

R. Lezon

J. Bergen

Win Probability

Game Information

Gillman helps Montana pull away from Butler for 35-20 season-opening win

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

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