2026 · Week 1Final

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 9:00 PM EDT

Southern Utah at Montana

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 9:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Southern Utah at Montana
Venue: Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Southern Utah	0	3	6	12	21
Montana	7	7	7	7	28

Excitement index: 6.81
Southern Utah final win probability: 58.1%
Montana final win probability: 41.9%

Full comparison

Team stats

Southern UtahMontana

First downs: 31; 14
Third-down efficiency: 8-16; 6-11
Fourth-down efficiency: 1-3; 0-0
Total yards: 510; 337
Passing yards: 251; 264
Completions / attempts: 24-34; 15-28
Yards per pass: 7.4; 9.4
Rushing Yards: 259; 73
Rushing Attempts: 49; 18
Yards per rush: 5.3; 4.1
Penalties / yards: 9-94; 3-32
Turnovers: 1; 2
Fumbles lost: 0; 1
Interceptions: 1; 1
Time of possession: 43:34; 16:26
Passes defended: 2; 2
QB hurries: 0; 1
Sacks: 1; 0
Tackles: 18; 42
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 4; 7
Passes Intercepted: 1; 1
Interception TDs: 0; 0
Interception Yards: 0; 0
Kicking Points: 3; 4
Kick returns: 2; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 48; 21
Passing touchdowns: 2; 2
Punt returns: 1; 1
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 2; 0
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 2
Total fumbles: —; 1
Fumbles recovered: —; 0

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Southern Utah

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Will Burns	24/34	251	7.4	2	1

Montana

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Keali'i Ah Yat	15/28	264	9.4	2	1

Rushing

Southern Utah

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Will Burns	15	119	7.9	0	18
Floyd Chalk IV	25	100	4.0	1	19
Camury Reid	4	29	7.3	0	25
Niko Alailefaleula	5	11	2.2	0	3

Montana

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eli Gillman	13	76	5.8	1	29
Dylan Paine	2	3	1.5	0	5
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	1
Keali'i Ah Yat	2	-5	-2.5	1	3

Receiving

Southern Utah

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joshua Acord	6	86	14.3	2	58
Devin Downing	5	61	12.2	0	15
David Spjut	3	29	9.7	0	12
Floyd Chalk IV	3	24	8.0	0	18
Mark Bails	3	21	7.0	0	14
Hayden George	1	15	15.0	0	15
Camury Reid	1	13	13.0	0	13
Niko Alailefaleula	1	2	2.0	0	2
Ran Sawyer	1	0	0.0	0	0

Montana

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eli Gillman	2	93	46.5	1	85
Lekeldrick Bridges	5	91	18.2	1	53
Brooks Davis	4	59	14.8	0	33
Landon Ransom-Goelz	2	14	7.0	0	7
Mariano Birdno	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dylan Paine	1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Defensive

Southern Utah

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Parker Vance	8	5	0	1	0
Christian Sampson	5	2	0	0	0
Logalima Lesa	4	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Landry	2	2	0	0	0
Tim Christian	2	2	0	0	0
Myles Amey	2	1	0.5	0.5	0
Jakobi Spence	2	1	0	1	0
Aiden Hall	2	1	0.5	1.5	1
Mason Stromstad	2	0	0	0	1
Amarion York	2	0	0	0	0
Jesse Garza	1	1	0	0	0
Sean Mays	1	1	0	0	0
Kasahn Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Manasa Pela	1	1	0	0	0
Seni Tuiaki	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Malo	1	0	0	0	0
Tavian Edwards	1	0	0	0	0

Montana

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Braeden Orlandi	8	2	0.5	0	0
Sage Salopek	7	6	0	0	0
Kade Cutler	7	4	1	0	0
Tyler King	7	4	0	0	0
Tanner Huff	7	2	0	0	0
Chris Johnson II	6	3	1	0	0
Brock Beaner	6	3	0	0	0
Jake Mason	6	2	1	0	0
Zekiel Seumalo	5	2	0	0	0
Brady Beaner	4	4	1	1	0
Justin Eklund	4	1	0.5	0	0
Tanner Williams	4	1	0.5	0	0
Manase Tupou	4	1	0	0	0
Cooper Buffington	4	1	0	0	0
Kade Boyd	3	2	0	0	0
Solomon Tuliaupupu	3	1	0.5	0	0
Peyton Wing	3	1	0	1	1
Nui Tovey	2	1	1	0	0
Colton Lentz	1	1	0	0	0
Devin Dunn	1	0	0	0	0
Ian Finch	1	0	0	0	0
Clay Oven	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Southern Utah

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Parker Vance	1	0	0

Montana

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brock Beaner	1	0	0

Kick returns

Southern Utah

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ran Sawyer	2	48	24.0	28	0

Montana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Landon Ransom-Goelz	1	21	21.0	21	0

Punt returns

Southern Utah

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jakobi Spence	1	2	2.0	2	0

Montana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brooks Davis	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Southern Utah

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jayden Rogers	1/1	100.0	50	0/0	3

Montana

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Johan Silver	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Southern Utah

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Danny Valencia	2	87	43.5	1	1	45

Montana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Everett O'Donnell	3	136	45.3	0	1	48

Fumbles

Montana

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Landon Ransom-Goelz	1	1	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Southern UtahMontana

Total predicted points added

Plays: 84; 47
Overall · Total: 19.1; 10.5
Overall · Q1: 2.3; 4.1
Overall · Q2: -1.7; -0.1
Overall · Q3: 6.7; 2.6
Overall · Q4: 11.8; 3.9
Passing · Total: 13.9; 13.7
Passing · Q1: 4.7; 5.8
Passing · Q2: 0; 3
Passing · Q3: 0; —
Passing · Q4: 9.3; 4.9
Rushing · Total: 6.5; -0.1
Rushing · Q1: -3.1; -0.8
Rushing · Q2: -1.7; -0.9
Rushing · Q3: 6.2; 2.6
Rushing · Q4: 5.2; -1

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.19; 1.52
Overall · Q1: 1.07; 4.35
Overall · Q2: 1.52; 0.95
Overall · Q3: 0.92; 1.12
Overall · Q4: 1.44; 1.53

Field position

Average starting field position: 75.9; 63.6
Average starting predicted points: 0.99; 1.47

Havoc

Total: 17%; 11.9%
Front Seven: 10.6%; 8.3%
Defensive backs: 6.4%; 3.6%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 84; 47
Overall · Total: 0.23; 0.22
Overall · Q1: 0.1; 0.51
Overall · Q2: -0.11; -0.01
Overall · Q3: 0.31; 0.65
Overall · Q4: 0.49; 0.26
Passing · Total: 0.42; 0.51
Passing · Q1: 0.53; 1.17
Passing · Q2: -0; 0.25
Passing · Q3: -0.01; —
Passing · Q4: 0.84; 0.49
Rushing · Total: 0.14; -0
Rushing · Q1: -0.26; -0.4
Rushing · Q2: -0.19; -0.13
Rushing · Q3: 0.41; 0.65
Rushing · Q4: 0.43; -0.19

Rushing profile

Power Success: 60%; 100%
Stuff Rate: 25%; 27.8%
Line Yards: 162; 54
Line Yards Average: 3.4; 3
Second Level Yards: 71; 21
Second Level Yards Average: 1.5; 1.2
Open Field Yards: 52; 19
Open Field Yards Average: 1.1; 1.1

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 6; 5
Points: 17; 14
Points Per Opportunity: 2.83; 2.8

Success rates

Overall · Total: 47.6%; 40.4%
Overall · Q1: 45.5%; 25%
Overall · Q2: 25%; 40%
Overall · Q3: 59.1%; 75%
Overall · Q4: 54.2%; 40%
Standard Downs · Total: 52.5%; 43.3%
Standard Downs · Q1: 43.8%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q2: 30%; 27.3%
Standard Downs · Q3: 64.7%; 75%
Standard Downs · Q4: 62.5%; 50%
Passing Downs · Total: 36%; 35.3%
Passing Downs · Q1: 50%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q2: 16.7%; 55.6%
Passing Downs · Q3: 40%; —
Passing Downs · Q4: 37.5%; 20%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Southern Utah

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mark Bails	WR	3.6%	0%	12.5%	0%	4.2%	0%	9.1%
Camury Reid	RB	8.3%	0%	18.8%	18.2%	0%	8.3%	9.1%
Floyd Chalk IV	RB	3.6%	0%	6.3%	4.5%	4.2%	0%	9.1%
Jack Fairchild	WR	1.2%	0%	0%	0%	4.2%	0%	3%
Will Burns	QB	16.7%	18.2%	6.3%	22.7%	16.7%	29.2%	0%
Niko Alailefaleula	RB	6%	13.6%	6.3%	4.5%	0%	10.4%	0%
Hayden George	TE	2.4%	9.1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6.1%
David Spjut	WR	6%	13.6%	0%	0%	8.3%	0%	15.2%

Montana

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dylan Paine	RB	8.5%	12.5%	0%	0%	20%	11.1%	7.4%
Eli Gillman	RB	29.8%	50%	25%	75%	13.3%	66.7%	7.4%
Landon Ransom-Goelz	WR	10.6%	12.5%	10%	0%	13.3%	5.6%	14.8%
Keali'i Ah Yat	QB	4.3%	0%	0%	0%	13.3%	0%	7.4%
Brooks Davis	WR	17%	0%	30%	0%	13.3%	0%	29.6%
Lekeldrick Bridges	WR	17%	12.5%	20%	0%	20%	0%	29.6%
Mariano Birdno	TE	4.3%	0%	5%	0%	6.7%	0%	7.4%

Average player PPA

Southern Utah

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mark Bails	WR	0.25	—	0.45	—	-0.14	0	0.25
Camury Reid	RB	-0.01	—	-0	-0.02	—	0.17	-0.26
Floyd Chalk IV	RB	0.77	—	2.43	-1.94	1.82	0	0.77
Jack Fairchild	WR	-0.97	—	—	—	-0.97	0	-0.97
Will Burns	QB	0.54	0.62	0.72	0.59	0.34	0.54	0
Niko Alailefaleula	RB	-0.28	-0.14	-0.86	-0.14	—	-0.28	0
Hayden George	TE	0.33	0.33	—	—	—	0	0.33
David Spjut	WR	0.63	0.16	—	—	1.33	0	0.63

Montana

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dylan Paine	RB	-0.77	-1.04	—	—	-0.68	-0.18	-1.35
Eli Gillman	RB	0.57	1.98	-0.02	0.13	-0.15	-0.07	4.35
Landon Ransom-Goelz	WR	-1.03	-1.1	-2.34	—	0.3	-4.14	-0.26
Keali'i Ah Yat	QB	1.98	—	—	—	1.98	0	1.98
Brooks Davis	WR	0.44	—	0.67	—	-0.25	0	0.44
Lekeldrick Bridges	WR	0.63	-0.74	0.1	—	1.79	0	0.63
Mariano Birdno	TE	0.16	—	-0.93	—	1.24	0	0.16

Total player PPA

Southern Utah

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mark Bails	WR	0.8	0	0.9	0	-0.1	0	0.8
Camury Reid	RB	-0.1	0	0	-0.1	0	0.7	-0.8
Floyd Chalk IV	RB	2.3	0	2.4	-1.9	1.8	0	2.3
Jack Fairchild	WR	-1	0	0	0	-1	0	-1
Will Burns	QB	7.5	2.5	0.7	2.9	1.3	7.5	0
Niko Alailefaleula	RB	-1.4	-0.4	-0.9	-0.1	0	-1.4	0
Hayden George	TE	0.7	0.7	0	0	0	0	0.7
David Spjut	WR	3.1	0.5	0	0	2.7	0	3.1

Montana

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dylan Paine	RB	-3.1	-1	0	0	-2	-0.4	-2.7
Eli Gillman	RB	7.9	7.9	-0.1	0.4	-0.3	-0.8	8.7
Landon Ransom-Goelz	WR	-5.2	-1.1	-4.7	0	0.6	-4.1	-1
Keali'i Ah Yat	QB	3.9	0	0	0	3.9	0	3.9
Brooks Davis	WR	3.5	0	4	0	-0.5	0	3.5
Lekeldrick Bridges	WR	5	-0.7	0.4	0	5.4	0	5
Mariano Birdno	TE	0.3	0	-0.9	0	1.2	0	0.3