Bobcats edge ISU

Sun., Oct. 2, 2005

Associated Press

Travis Lulay threw one touchdown and ran for another Saturday as Montana State won its Big Sky conference opener over Idaho State 30-28 in Bozeman, Mont.

Lulay completed 22 of 30 passes for 249 yards and rushed for 49 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown run, for the Bobcats’ ( 3-2, 1-0) only score in the second half. He was intercepted once.

ISU (3-2, 1-1), ranked 24th in I-AA play, pulled to 30-28 on a 3-yard run by Ken Cornist with 11:30 left in the game, but was held to 7 yards on its final two series.

Montana 24, Weber St. 19

Lex Hilliard rushed 24 times for 159 yards and a touchdown and Montana’s defense held in the final minute of a 24-19 homecoming victory over Weber State in Missoula.

Montana (3-1, 1-0), ranked fourth in I-AA play, led 14-10 on Hilliard’s 3-yard TD run midway through the second quarter. The Griz took a 21-10 lead on a 54-yard interception return by Torrey Thomas early in the third.

Sac State 38, N. Arizona 24

Held to just a field goal in the first half the Hornets (1-4, 1-1) exploded for five touchdowns in the second half en route to a victory over the Lumberjacks (2-3, 0-2).

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Bobcats edge ISU

Montana 24, Weber St. 19

Sac State 38, N. Arizona 24

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