North Dakota State Bison vs Montana Grizzlies, FCS Championship Semifinals
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Drives
Touchdown
Touchdown- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- End of Game
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| MONT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
Who won: Montana 31-29
The Montana Grizzlies beat the North Dakota State Bison 31-29 in overtime in FCS Championship Semifinals on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Clifton McDowell led the Montana in passing yards (16/30, 160 YDS, 1 TD). Cam Miller led the N Dakota St in passing yards (9/22, 157 YDS, 1 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton McDowell | 16/30 | 160 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Gillman | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 2 | 13 |
| Nick Ostmo | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Junior Bergen | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Clifton McDowell | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Xavier Harris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Aaron Fontes | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bergen | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 22 |
| Keelan White | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Xavier Harris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Aaron Fontes | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Eli Gillman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Evan Shafer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Fontes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Meyer | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Hill | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levi Janacaro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Flink | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gubner | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nash Fouch | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kale Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Harris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaxon Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Gradney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TraJon Cotton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Jackson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Graves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Nuce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Rausch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Barnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Bergen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bergen | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bergen | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Glasgow | 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Nico Ramos | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Junior Bergen | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Benham | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
