UC Davis Aggies @ Montana Grizzlies
Hastings throws 3 TD passes, FCS No. 4 UC Davis beats No. 7 Montana 30-14
MISSOULA, Mont. -- — Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes and Lan Larison had 144 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown in his eighth consecutive game Saturday night to help UC Davis beat Montana 30-14 in a Big Sky Conference clash between two teams in the Top 10 of the FCS coaches poll.
No. 4 UC Davis (9-1, 6-0) has won nine games in a row since a season-opening 31-13 loss at California of the FBS. The Aggies are tied atop the conference standings with Montana State and play host to the second-ranked Bobcats next Saturday.
No. 7 Montana (7-3, 4-2) had its three-game win streak snapped and fell out of contention for the conference title. The Grizzlies are two games behind UC Davis and in-state rival Montana State in a third-place tie with No. 12 Idaho and Northern Arizona (RV) in a Big Sky that could produce as many a five FCS playoff participants this season.
Hastings was 28-of-38 passing for 227 yards. Larison finished with 97 yards rushing on 24 carries and added six receptions for 48 yards, including a 1-yard TD catch that made it 27-14 with 12:35 to play.
Hunter Ridley kicked field goals of 42 and 41 yards in the second quarter and 40 yards to cap the scoring with 9:52 to play.
Montana alternated between quarterbacks Logan Fife, a redshirt junior transfer from Fresno State, and redshirt freshman Keali’i Ah Yat — whose father, Brian Ah Yat, played quarterback for UM, is a member of the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame and led Montana to the 19 96 1-AA national championship game. Fife was 13-of-23 passing for 147 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown pass to Junior Bergen that opened the scoring with about 9 minutes left in the first quarter, with an interception. Ah Yah completed 7 of 18 passes for 62 yards with an interception and scored on a 2-yard run that gave the Grizzlies a 14-13 lead with 6:51 left in the third quarter.
Montana is 9-2 all-time against the Aggies, 4-2 at home.
------ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Game Information
Missoula, MT
2025 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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