Illinois State Redbirds vs Montana State Bobcats
Drive chart
Drives
Touchdown
Touchdown- End of Half
- Punt
- Missed FG
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILST | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| MTST | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Who won: Montana St 35-34
The Montana State Bobcats beat the Illinois State Redbirds 35-34 in overtime on Monday, January 5, 2026 at FirstBank Stadium. Justin Lamson led the Montana St in passing yards (18/27, 280 YDS, 2 TD). Tommy Rittenhouse led the Illinois St in passing yards (33/46, 311 YDS, 4 TD).
ILST
MTST
Player of the game
Justin Lamson
MTST ยท 18/27, 280 YDS, 2 TD, 2 RUSH TD
8.9
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Rittenhouse8.4 | 33/46 | 311 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Dawson7.5 | 29 | 126 | 4.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Tommy Rittenhouse8.4 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Seth Glatz5.7 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Wenkers Wright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Brasfield6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Lord8.8 | 13 | 161 | 12.4 | 2 | 33 |
| Daniel Sobkowicz7.1 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 20 |
| Victor Dawson7.5 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Javon Charles | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Scotty Presson Jr.6.6 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Eddie Kasper5.9 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Luke Mailander | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Wenkers Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Seth Glatz5.7 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Dawson7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dwyer6.7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Richard Jr.6.6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Bauer6.6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Kaplan7.4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Niekamp7.4 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Wilson6.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadwel Nkuba II6.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Edwards5.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doreon Dubose5.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Maldonado5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Shavion Brown5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Jones6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Niekamp5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotty Presson Jr.6.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Steffen6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Corona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kraus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Crews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nio Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Brasfield6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar'Quan Gary | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Taylor | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kasper5.9 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cosentino | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Futch | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 2 | 1 | 43 |