Humphrey, Jones lead Montana State rushing attacking in 41-24 win over Maine
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- — Scottre Humphrey ran for 110 yards on just four carries and reached the end zone twice, and third-ranked FCS Montana State took control in the first half and beat Maine 41-24 on Saturday night.
Humphrey's 79-yard scoring run served as the game's first points, occurring a little under four minutes in. With 8:33 left before the end of the first, Adam Jones went a 40-yard scoring jaunt that made it 14-0.
Tommy Mellott threw a 4-yard touchdown to Ryan Lonergan with 4:39 left in the first. Humphrey and Jones added scoring runs of 6 and 19 respectively to extend the lead to 35-0. The Black Bears got on the board when Carter Peevy threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Montigo Moss with 3:15 left before intermission.
Jones finished with 63 yards rushing on four carries and had two touchdowns for Montana State (3-0).
For Maine (1-1), Peevy threw for 224 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
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Game Information
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Delaware | 2-0 | 5-0 |
Villanova | 2-0 | 5-1 |
Rhode Island | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Richmond | 2-0 | 4-2 |
New Hampshire | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Monmouth | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Towson | 1-1 | 2-3 |
Stony Brook | 1-1 | 4-2 |
William & Mary | 1-1 | 4-2 |
Maine | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Bryant | 0-1 | 2-3 |
UAlbany | 0-1 | 2-3 |
Elon | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Hampton | 0-2 | 3-3 |
Campbell | 0-2 | 2-4 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-2 | 1-5 |
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Montana State | 2-0 | 6-0 |
UC Davis | 2-0 | 5-1 |
Weber State | 2-0 | 3-3 |
Idaho | 1-1 | 4-2 |
Idaho State | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Montana | 1-1 | 4-2 |
Northern Arizona | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Cal Poly | 1-1 | 2-3 |
Sacramento State | 0-1 | 2-3 |
Eastern Washington | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Portland State | 0-2 | 0-5 |
Northern Colorado | 0-2 | 0-6 |