Bergen, Brown help Montana cruise past Idaho 34-14
MOSCOW, Idaho -- — Junior Bergen had a pair of touchdown runs to help Montana beat Idaho 34-14 on Saturday night.
Bergen's 10-yard touchdown run tied the game 7-7 late in the first quarter, and his 19-yarder capped the scoring for Montana (5-2, 2-2 Big Sky Conference) with 11:05 remaining. Bergen finished with 18 carries for 77 yards.
The Grizzlies' Kris Brown threw for 256 yards that included a 6-yard TD pass to Cole Grossman in the second quarter. Brown added a 3-yard TD run in the third.
Gevani McCoy had 123 yards passing and a touchdown and two interceptions for Idaho (2-5, 1-3). The Vandals took an early lead on Aundre Carter's 2-yard touchdown run but didn't score again until McCoy's 14-yard TD pass to Mekhi Stevenson with 1:11 remaining.
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Game Information
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Montana State | 8-0 | 15-0 |
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 |