2026 · Week 1Final

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 10:00 PM EDT

Montana State at Utah Tech

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 10:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Montana State at Utah Tech
Venue: Greater Zion Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Montana State	10	16	14	14	54
Utah Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Excitement index: 2.59
Montana State final win probability: 100%
Utah Tech final win probability: 0%

Full comparison

Team stats

Montana StateUtah Tech

First downs: 24; 12
Third-down efficiency: 9-14; 4-13
Fourth-down efficiency: 1-2; 0-3
Total yards: 447; 227
Passing yards: 307; 169
Completions / attempts: 27-36; 19-33
Yards per pass: 8.5; 5.1
Rushing Yards: 140; 58
Rushing Attempts: 35; 26
Yards per rush: 4.0; 2.2
Penalties / yards: 2-15; 2-20
Turnovers: 0; 2
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 0; 2
Time of possession: 35:20; 24:40
Passes defended: 2; 1
QB hurries: 2; 1
Sacks: 2; 2
Tackles: 25; 41
Defensive touchdowns: 2; 0
Tackles for loss: 5; 3
Passes Intercepted: 2; —
Interception TDs: 1; —
Interception Yards: 28; —
Kicking Points: 12; —
Kick returns: 1; —
Kick Return TDs: 0; —
Kick Return Yards: 24; —
Passing touchdowns: 3; 0
Punt returns: 4; —
Punt Return TDs: 1; —
Punt Return Yards: 99; —
Rushing touchdowns: 2; 0

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Montana State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Justin Lamson	22/30	260	8.7	2
Patrick Duchien	5/5	47	9.4	1
Adam Jones	0/1	0	0.0	0

Utah Tech

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
CJ Tiller	10/12	91	7.6	0	0
Bronson Barben	9/21	78	3.7	0	2

Rushing

Montana State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Adam Jones	11	35	3.2	1	7
Colson Coon	4	32	8.0	0	18
Justin Lamson	7	26	3.7	1	9
Patrick Duchien	4	19	4.8	0	7
Cale Breslin	4	15	3.8	0	7
Jared White	5	13	2.6	0	7

Utah Tech

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bronson Barben	6	21	3.5	21
Asa Chatman	13	20	1.5	6
CJ Tiller	2	8	4.0	4
Kona Crowell	4	7	1.8	3
Junior Curtis	1	2	2.0	2

Receiving

Montana State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dane Steel	8	174	21.8	1	55
Taco Dowler	7	39	5.6	0	9
Carter Dahlke	2	31	15.5	1	25
Jordan Reed	3	15	5.0	0	8
Adam Jones	2	13	6.5	0	9
Rocky Lencioni	1	11	11.0	0	11
Breck Reed	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jared White	1	6	6.0	0	6
Carter Curnow	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rylan Schlepp	1	3	3.0	1	3

Utah Tech

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mike Williams	4	42	10.5	17
Isaac McMullin	2	30	15.0	26
Prince Zombo	3	29	9.7	16
Brayden Hampsten	3	29	9.7	14
DaJon Harrison	2	16	8.0	12
Darnell O'Quinn	1	9	9.0	9
Kona Crowell	2	6	3.0	6
Will Greene	1	5	5.0	5
Asa Chatman	1	3	3.0	3

Defensive

Montana State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Dominic Solano	6	2	1	1.5	0	0	0
Kory Boyd	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tayden Gray	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Colter Petre	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Grebe	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Dowler	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gianni Edwards	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kayden Steptoe	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Takhari Carr	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Steel	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Taylor	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Josaiah Asuega	2	1	0	1.5	0	0	0
Brian Harris	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Oxarart	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Frederickson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Woodberry	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hunter Sharbono	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thomas II	2	0	0	0.5	1	0	0
Blaine Downing	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Xavier Ahrens	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Bryant Meredith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taki Uluilakepa	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zac Crews	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Dethman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Tanupo	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Wiens	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Black	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Krahe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Vigen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Coleman II	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendon Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Utah Tech

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Quincy Lejay	11	7	0	0	0	1
Moe Passi	9	3	0	0	0	0
Brevin Czosnyka	7	5	0	0	0	0
Zayden Cook	7	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Jimoh	6	6	0	0	1	0
Brady Sorenson	5	3	0	0	0	0
Brandon Jackson	5	2	1	1	0	0
Daylen Love	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
R.J. Jones	4	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan Tillman	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Will Alovao	3	3	1	1	0	0
Helaman Ofengahue	3	1	0	0	0	0
Fasito-Otai Sagapolu	3	1	0	0	0	0
Devin Costello	2	2	0	0	0	0
Leka Tu'akoi	2	1	0	0	0	0
Shaun Niu Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Uilisoni Angilau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hema Katoa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaggar Tavai	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Montana State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brendon Ross	1	28	1
Tayden Gray	1	0	0

Kick returns

Montana State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jabez Woods	1	24	24.0	24	0

Punt returns

Montana State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Taco Dowler	3	72	24.0	27	0
Xavier Ahrens	0	16	0.0	16	1
Colter Petre	1	11	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Montana State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Myles Sansted	2/2	100.0	47	6/6	12

Punting

Montana State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Colby Frokjer	1	47	47.0	1	0	47

Utah Tech

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Marks	4	187	46.8	0	1	55
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Montana StateUtah Tech

Total predicted points added

Plays: 48; 29
Overall · Total: 14.4; -15.3
Overall · Q1: 1.3; -3.6
Overall · Q2: 7; -11.7
Overall · Q3: 6.1; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: 11.9; -0.1
Passing · Q1: 4.4; 2.2
Passing · Q2: 1.4; -2.2
Passing · Q3: 6.1; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: 5.2; -3.2
Rushing · Q1: -0.4; -1.9
Rushing · Q2: 5.6; -1.3
Rushing · Q3: 0; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.13; 1.3
Overall · Q1: 1.16; 0.89
Overall · Q2: 1.08; 2.13
Overall · Q3: 1.18; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0

Field position

Average starting field position: 62.1; 73.7
Average starting predicted points: 2.08; 1.04

Havoc

Total: 31%; 8.3%
Front Seven: 17.2%; 6.3%
Defensive backs: 13.8%; 2.1%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 48; 29
Overall · Total: 0.3; -0.53
Overall · Q1: 0.07; -0.3
Overall · Q2: 0.33; -0.69
Overall · Q3: 0.76; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: 0.41; -0
Passing · Q1: 0.55; 0.36
Passing · Q2: 0.09; -0.32
Passing · Q3: 1.02; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: 0.29; -0.25
Rushing · Q1: -0.04; -0.38
Rushing · Q2: 0.93; -0.16
Rushing · Q3: -0.03; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 0%
Stuff Rate: 5.6%; 30.8%
Line Yards: 63; 23
Line Yards Average: 3.5; 1.8
Second Level Yards: 15; 7
Second Level Yards Average: 0.8; 0.5
Open Field Yards: 8; 11
Open Field Yards Average: 0.4; 0.8

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 7; 3
Points: 34; 0
Points Per Opportunity: 4.86; 0

Success rates

Overall · Total: 54.2%; 20.7%
Overall · Q1: 47.4%; 33.3%
Overall · Q2: 52.4%; 11.8%
Overall · Q3: 75%; —
Overall · Q4: —; —
Standard Downs · Total: 58.3%; 26.3%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q2: 61.5%; 11.1%
Standard Downs · Q3: 71.4%; —
Standard Downs · Q4: —; —
Passing Downs · Total: 41.7%; 10%
Passing Downs · Q1: 33.3%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q2: 37.5%; 12.5%
Passing Downs · Q3: 100%; —
Passing Downs · Q4: —; —

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Montana State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Justin Lamson	QB	64.6%	47.4%	76.2%	75%	0%	11.1%	100%
Jordan Reed	WR	4.2%	0%	9.5%	0%	0%	0%	6.9%
Jared White	RB	4.2%	10.5%	0%	0%	0%	11.1%	0%
Taco Dowler	WR	20.8%	21.1%	23.8%	12.5%	0%	0%	34.5%
Rylan Schlepp	TE	2.1%	0%	0%	12.5%	0%	0%	3.4%
Adam Jones	RB	27.1%	36.8%	19%	25%	0%	55.6%	10.3%
Colson Coon	RB	4.2%	5.3%	4.8%	0%	0%	11.1%	0%
Cale Breslin	RB	2.1%	0%	4.8%	0%	0%	5.6%	0%
Jabez Woods	WR	2.1%	0%	4.8%	0%	0%	0%	3.4%
Dane Steel	WR	14.6%	10.5%	14.3%	25%	0%	0%	24.1%
Rocky Lencioni	TE	4.2%	0%	0%	25%	0%	0%	6.9%
Carter Curnow	TE	2.1%	0%	4.8%	0%	0%	0%	3.4%

Utah Tech

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Kona Crowell	RB	3.4%	0%	5.9%	0%	0%	7.7%	0%
Asa Chatman	RB	34.5%	41.7%	29.4%	0%	0%	69.2%	7.7%
Bronson Barben	QB	10.3%	0%	17.6%	0%	0%	15.4%	7.7%
Will Greene	WR	3.4%	8.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	7.7%

Average player PPA

Montana State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Justin Lamson	QB	0.41	0.52	0.13	1.02	—	0.44	0.41
Jordan Reed	WR	0.2	—	0.2	—	—	0	0.2
Jared White	RB	-0.14	-0.14	—	—	—	-0.14	0
Taco Dowler	WR	0	0.16	-0.25	0.61	—	0	0
Rylan Schlepp	TE	2.47	—	—	2.47	—	0	2.47
Adam Jones	RB	-0.25	-0.38	-0.12	-0.03	—	-0.26	-0.19
Colson Coon	RB	1.55	2.21	0.9	—	—	1.55	0
Cale Breslin	RB	2.18	—	2.18	—	—	2.18	0
Jabez Woods	WR	-0.98	—	-0.98	—	—	0	-0.98
Dane Steel	WR	1.66	2.47	1.55	1.01	—	0	1.66
Rocky Lencioni	TE	0.51	—	—	0.51	—	0	0.51
Carter Curnow	TE	0.19	—	0.19	—	—	0	0.19

Utah Tech

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Kona Crowell	RB	-0.23	—	-0.23	—	—	-0.23	0
Asa Chatman	RB	-0.73	-0.38	-1.08	—	—	-0.78	-0.3
Bronson Barben	QB	0.84	—	0.84	—	—	2.13	-1.72
Will Greene	WR	0.09	0.09	—	—	—	0	0.09

Total player PPA

Montana State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Rush	Pass
Justin Lamson	QB	12.8	4.7	2	6.1	0.9	11.9
Jordan Reed	WR	0.4	0	0.4	0	0	0.4
Jared White	RB	-0.3	-0.3	0	0	-0.3	0
Taco Dowler	WR	0	0.6	-1.2	0.6	0	0
Rylan Schlepp	TE	2.5	0	0	2.5	0	2.5
Adam Jones	RB	-3.2	-2.7	-0.5	0	-2.6	-0.6
Colson Coon	RB	3.1	2.2	0.9	0	3.1	0
Cale Breslin	RB	2.2	0	2.2	0	2.2	0
Jabez Woods	WR	-1	0	-1	0	0	-1
Dane Steel	WR	11.6	4.9	4.6	2	0	11.6
Rocky Lencioni	TE	1	0	0	1	0	1
Carter Curnow	TE	0.2	0	0.2	0	0	0.2

Utah Tech

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Rush	Pass
Kona Crowell	RB	-0.2	0	-0.2	-0.2	0
Asa Chatman	RB	-7.3	-1.9	-5.4	-7	-0.3
Bronson Barben	QB	2.5	0	2.5	4.3	-1.7
Will Greene	WR	0.1	0.1	0	0	0.1