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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lamson8.9 | 18/27 | 280 | 10.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Jones6.5 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Justin Lamson8.9 | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 2 | 17 |
| Julius Davis5.8 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Taco Dowler8.4 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Team | 1 | -20 | -20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taco Dowler8.4 | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 1 | 38 |
| Chris Long | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Dane Steel6.8 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Jabez Woods6.7 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Rocky Lencioni | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Adam Jones6.5 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Taylor7.1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colter Petre6.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Meredith6.6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Grebe6.4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Brott6.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taki Uluilakepa6.4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Eiden IV6.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tayden Gray6.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhase McMillan6.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Parsons6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Williams6.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Ahrens5.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Daily5.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takhari Carr5.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Johnson5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Eckert5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Black5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Solano5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Crews5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kory Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Brock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Dowler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colson Coon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talon Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Dethman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Curnow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabez Woods6.7 | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Sansted | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Frokjer | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 0 | 2 | 50 |