BOZEMAN, Mont. -- — Four of Tommy Mellott's eight completions went for touchdowns and No. 3-ranked FCS Montana State beat Northern Colorado 55-17 on Saturday.

Mellott finished 8-for-12 passing for 225 yards and threw touchdowns of 9, 6, 50, and 72 yards to Ryan Lonegran, Rohan Jones, Ty McCullouch and Taco Dowler respectively. Mellott added a 13-yard scoring run with 6:16 before halftime for a 27-0 lead.

Caden Meis threw a threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Carver Cheeks with 5:45 remaining in third to reduce Northern Colorado's deficit to 34-7.

Montana State (6-0, 2-0 Big Sky) ran for 232 yards on 48 carries and outgained the Bears 510-362.

Kia'i Keone threw for 247 yards and a touchdown for Northern Colorado (0-6, 0-2).

Montana State has a record of 38-9 since 2021. The Bobcats are off to their first 6-0 start since 2012.

Northern Colorado's losing streak now is 18 games. The Bears' last victory was Nov. 12, 2022 when they beat Northern Arizona 21-20.

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