Grizzlies flawless

Lex Hilliard rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, and Montana capped an unbeaten season with a 41-20 victory over rival Montana State in Bozeman, Mont.

Cole Bergquist passed for 274 yards and two touchdowns to Eric Allen while Dan Carpenter kicked two field goals and set an FCS scoring record for kickers in the win.

No. 3 Montana earned the league’s automatic bid in the FCS playoffs and will learn its first-round opponent today.

Demetrius Crawford rushed for 112 yards and two first-half touchdowns for Montana State, the second one giving the Bobcats a 14-6 lead with 2:42 left in the half.

Jack Rolovich completed 15 of 27 passes for 240 yards for the Bobcats.

Portland State 31, Northern Colorado 21: At Greeley, Colo., Tremayne Kirkland caught two touchdown passes as the Vikings broke a five-game losing streak to end the season with a win over the Bears.

The Vikings led 24-21 before sealing the win with a time-consuming 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter. With 4:54 to go, Ronnie Fa’avae ran 14 yards for a touchdown, and Northern Colorado couldn’t score again.

Sacramento State 41, Idaho State 30: At Sacramento, Calif., freshman running back Bryan Hilliard rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hornets to a victory over the Bengals.

Junior running back Travon Jones also rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns for the Hornets, who ended the season with a two-game winning streak.

Senior running back Josh Barnett rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns for Idaho State. He ended his career as ISU’s all-time rushing leader with 3,415 yards.