NCAAF Game Recap - Montana State at Western Illinois
Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:00 PM EDT

Clem
41
Syr
6
F
Bama
47
SCar
23
F
ArkSt
0
UGA
55
F
NWSt
14
LSU
65
F
Okla
48
UCLA
14
F
OSU
51
Ind
10
F
NM
14
ND
66
F
Kent
16
Aub
55
F
Fla
29
KY
21
F
IdSt
0
Utah
31
F
Tex
48
Rice
13
F
Pitt
10
PSU
17
F
Mont
3
Oreg
35
F
Lamar
3
TxAM
62
F
Stan
27
UCF
45
F
AzSt
10
MSU
7
F
Iowa
18
IASt
17
F
WaSt
31
Hou
24
F
MD
17
Temp
20
F
PorSt
10
Boise
45
F
Hawaii
20
Wash
52
F
USC
27
BYU
30
F OT
FlaSt
24
UVA
31
F
UNC
18
Wake
24
F
Kans
48
BC
24
F
K St
31
MissSt
24
F
E Mi
34
Ill
31
F
NCSt
27
WVU
44
F
Furm
17
VaTec
24
F
Chat
0
Tenn
45
F
MiaOH
13
Cin
35
F
Cit
27
GATec
24
F OT
AF
30
Colo
23
F OT
Norf
7
CoCar
46
F
FlAtl
41
Ball
31
F
Akr
24
C Mi
45
F
ECU
10
Navy
42
F
Army
31
UTSA
13
F
OkSt
40
Tuls
21
F
Mem
42
SoAl
6
F
UNLV
14
NW
30
F
GaSo
32
MIN
35
F
Mor
12
JMU
63
F
SouLA
29
Miss
40
F
Lou
38
W Ky
21
F
EWa
45
JacSt
49
F
ColSt
34
Ark
55
F
B-C
0
MiaFL
63
F
CAPly
7
OreSt
45
F
NorTx
17
Cal
23
F
SamHu
23
UND
27
F
Idaho
16
Wyo
21
F
LT
35
BGSU
7
F
SMiss
47
Troy
42
F
SCSt
16
SoFL
55
F
Buff
17
Lib
35
F
UMass
17
UNCC
52
F
Ohio
31
Marsh
33
F
GASt
10
WestMI
57
F
Murr
0
Toled
45
F
Web
13
NEV
19
F
TxSt
17
SMU
47
F
Duke
41
MidTN
18
F
UNH
17
FLInt
30
F
SEMO
0
MIZ
50
F
TxSo
6
ULLaf
77
F
TCU
34
Purd
13
F
MoStU
6
Tul
58
F
SDSU
31
NMS
10
F
NIU
8
Neb
44
F
TxTch
14
Ariz
28
F

Montana State 23, Western Illinois 14

Sep 14, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Montana State (2-1)

7

0

10

6

23

Western Illinois (0-3)

0

7

7

0

14

Jones, Montana State run past Western Illinois 23-14
Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:56 PM

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) Logan Jones ran for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Montana State defeated Western Illinois 23-14 on Saturday.

Jones, a senior who more than doubled his career rushing total of 152 yards, started in place of injured Isaiah Ifanse. Jones opened the scoring with a 14-yard run in the first quarter and added MSU's only other touchdown on an 87-yard jaunt in the third quarter.

The game was tied at 7 at halftime before MSU (No. 15 in FCS Coaches' Poll) scored the first 10 points of the third quarter, the touchdown coming on Jones' long run. Western Illinois cut it to 17-14 on a 3-yard run by Jared Drake that capped an 8-play, 75-yard drive.

Western Illinois (0-3) drove toward a go-ahead score and reached the MSU 25 before the Bobcats' Damien Washington intercepted a pass by Connor Sampson. Montana State (2-1) drove deep into Leathernecks territory but WIU held for a field goal and again drove for the potential go-ahead score. The Leathernecks reached the MSU 13-yard line, but offensive holding and two incomplete passes left them facing 4th-and-14 from the 18. They settled for a 35-yard field-goal attempt that was missed by Nathan Erickson.

Montana State took possession with 6:57 remaining and drove to the WIU 30, facing 4th-and-5 with 2:45 to go. Tristan Bailey, who was good on all three of his tries, kicked a 47-yard field goal for the final margin.

Sampson was 18 of 35 for 281 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

MSU's Casey Bauman was 16 of 30 for 149 yards.

Passing

MonSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Bauman 30 16 53.3 0 149 46 0 67.2
WIl Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Sampson 35 18 51.4 1 281 65 1 76.0

Rushing

MonSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Jones 21 167 8.0 87 2
D. Hosey 6 18 3.0 9 0
WIl Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Thompson 14 39 2.8 11 0
C. Ratkovich 9 25 2.8 5 0

Receiving

MonSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Jonsen 6 71 11.8 46 0
K. Kassis 4 39 9.8 18 0
WIl Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Houston 5 141 28.2 65 1
T. Tate 4 64 16.0 35 0

Fumbles

MonSt F FL
L. Jones 1 1
WIl F FL
C. Ratkovich 1 1

Returning

MonSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Alleyne 0 0 0 1 10.0 0 10
L. Sumner 1 12.0 0 12 0 0 0
WIl KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Hall 2 31.0 0 39 1 3.0 0 3
T. Tate 1 43.0 0 43 0 0 0

Punting

MonSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Padmos 7 284 40.6 76
WIl Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Fellner 7 297 42.4 53

Takeaways

MonSt Int Yds InTD
D. Washington 1 30 0

Team Stats Comparison

MonSt WIl
Points For 23 14
Total Yards 343 337
Rushing Yards 194 56
Passing Yards 149 281
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/30 18/35
Turnovers 1 3
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/2
First Downs 18 15
Penalties - Yards 12/92 9/105
Time Of Possession 06:06 54:54
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/16 5/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 7/41 7/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MonSt WIl
MonSt 05:29 TD Logan Jones 14 yd run (Tristan Bailey kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter MonSt WIl
WIl 08:46 TD Dennis Houston 65 yd pass from Connor Sampson (Nathan Erickson kick) 7 7
3rd Quarter MonSt WIl
MonSt 03:28 FG Tristan Bailey 27 yd FG 10 7
MonSt 06:38 TD Logan Jones 87 yd run (Tristan Bailey kick) 17 7
WIl 10:39 TD Jared Drake 3 yd run (Nathan Erickson kick) 17 14
4th Quarter MonSt WIl
MonSt 03:47 FG Tristan Bailey 41 yd FG 20 14
MonSt 12:20 FG Tristan Bailey 47 yd FG 23 14

Game Information

Stadium: Hanson Field, Macomb, Illinois
Attendance: 4,728
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