NCAAF Game Recap - Montana at South Dakota
Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Montana 31, South Dakota 17

Aug 31, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

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4

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Montana (1-0)

0

17

14

0

31

South Dakota (0-1)

0

10

7

0

17

Sneed has 4 TDs, leads Montana past South Dakota 31-17
Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:00 PM

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - Dalton Sneed threw for a career-high 430 yards and had three passing touchdowns and another rushing to lead 25th-ranked Montana to a 31-17 win over South Dakota in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.

Sneed was 37 of 52 with two interceptions for the Big Sky squad. His 16-yard pass to Samori Toure put the Grizzlies up 7-3 and he followed with a 2-yard run to help build a 17-10 lead at the half. In the third quarter, Sneed connected with Samuel Akem for a 43-yard score and Marcus Knight from 6 yards out.

Akem and Toure both had nine receptions, Akem for 158 yards and Toure for 142. Jerry Louie-McGee had eight catches to push his career total to 185 and is now seven shy of matching the school record.

Austin Simmons, who threw for 3,142 yards last season, was 23 of 33 for 246 yards and two touchdowns for the Coyotes. Kody Case had 11 catches for 144 yards with touchdown plays of 3 and 9 yards.

South Dakota had won 16 straight home openers.

Passing

Mont Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Sneed 52 37 71.2 3 427 45 2 98.8
SD Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Simmons 33 23 69.7 2 246 31 1 98.8

Rushing

Mont Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
M. Knight 7 47 6.7 17 0
J. Louie-McGee 1 14 14.0 14 0
SD Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Brooks 13 41 3.2 19 0
K. Henry 4 29 7.3 17 0

Receiving

Mont Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Akem 9 158 17.6 43 1
S. Toure 9 142 15.8 45 1
SD Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Case 11 144 13.1 30 2
C. Vander Esch 4 38 9.5 31 0

Fumbles

Mont F FL
A. Eastwood 1 0

Returning

Mont KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Flowers 4 29.0 0 34 0 0 0
J. Louie-McGee 0 0 0 1 6.0 0 6
SD KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Vander Esch 1 22.0 0 22 0 0 0
T. Rodriguez 1 20.0 0 20 0 0 0

Punting

Mont Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Wilson 2 87 43.5 45
SD Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Schutt 4 197 49.3 61

Takeaways

Mont Int Yds InTD
J. Calhoun 1 0 0
SD Int Yds InTD
J. Cochrane 1 0 0
M. Collins Jr. 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Mont SD
Points For 31 17
Total Yards 510 352
Rushing Yards 83 106
Passing Yards 427 246
Passing Completions / Attempts 37/52 23/33
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 0/0
First Downs 30 21
Penalties - Yards 7/75 5/65
Time Of Possession 27:27 33:33
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 11/17 2/10
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 2/44 4/49

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Mont SD
No scores this quarter
2nd Quarter Mont SD
SD 02:49 FG Mason Lorber 20 yd FG 0 3
Mont 06:30 TD Samori Toure 16 yd pass from Dalton Sneed (Brandon Purdy kick) 7 3
Mont 11:27 TD Dalton Sneed 2 yd run (Brandon Purdy kick) 14 3
SD 14:15 TD Kody Case 3 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber kick) 14 10
Mont 14:59 FG Brandon Purdy 43 yd FG 17 10
3rd Quarter Mont SD
Mont 03:40 TD Samuel Akem 43 yd pass from Dalton Sneed (Brandon Purdy kick) 24 10
SD 07:13 TD Kody Case 9 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber kick) 24 17
Mont 12:06 TD Marcus Knight 6 yd pass from Dalton Sneed (Brandon Purdy kick) 31 17
4th Quarter Mont SD
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: DakotaDome, Vermillion, South Dakota
Attendance: 5,193
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