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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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Stony Brook | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| William & Mary | 1-1 | 4-2 |
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| 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 |
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