Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Montana Grizzlies

College Football

Southern Utah

0-1

21-28

Final

Montana

1-0

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Interception
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SUU	0	3	6	12	21
MONT	7	7	7	7	28

Who won: Montana 28-21

The Montana Grizzlies beat the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 28-21 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Keali'i Ah Yat led the Montana in passing yards (15/28, 264 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT). Will Burns led the Southern Utah in passing yards (24/34, 251 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%MONT final

SUUMONT

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 10:00
Kneel down by Montana at UM 02 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 at MONT 3
Q4 0:04
TO
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass intercepted by #13 B.Beaner at UM 03, End Of Play PENALTY SUU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting UM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting
3rd & 17 at MONT 24
Q4 0:16
FLAG
PENALTY SUU Delay Of Game 5 yards from UM 19 to UM 24. NO PLAY
3rd & 12 at MONT 19
Q4 0:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass incomplete short middle to #6 D.Downing thrown to UM 15 broken up by #25 B.Beaner
2nd & 12 at MONT 19
Q4 0:26
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns rush right for 8 yards loss to the UM 17 (#58 S.Tuliaupupu) PENALTY SUU Holding 10 yards from UM 09 to UM 19. NO PLAY
2nd & 2 at MONT 9
Q4 0:27
Timeout Southern Utah, clock 00:27
Q4 0:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UM 09 (#13 B.Beaner)
1st & 10 at MONT 17
Q4 0:37
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short middle to #6 D.Downing caught at UM 17, for 12 yards to the UM 17 (#13 B.Beaner), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 11 at MONT 29
Q4 0:53
Timeout Southern Utah, clock 00:53
Q4 0:53
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short left to #8 J.Acord caught at UM 32, for 1 yard loss to the UM 29 (#30 K.Cutler)
1st & 10 at MONT 28
Q4 1:01
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short right to #3 F.Chalk caught at UM 37, for 11 yards to the UM 28, out of bounds at UM 28, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 7 at MONT 39
Q4 1:07
Timeout Southern Utah, clock 01:07
Q4 1:05
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns rush left for 3 yards gain to the UM 39 (#6 C.Johnson II)
2nd & 10 at MONT 42
Q4 1:19
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass incomplete short left to #6 D.Downing thrown to UM 38
1st & 10 at MONT 42
Q4 1:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short left to #15 D.Spjut caught at SUU50, for 12 yards to the UM 42 (#17 K.Boyd), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at SUU 46
Q4 1:41
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short right to #15 D.Spjut caught at SUU45, for 6 yards to the SUU46 (#29 T.Huff), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 3 at SUU 40
Q4 1:55
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 W.Burns pass complete short right to #5 M.Bails Jr. caught at SUU39, for 4 yards to the SUU40 (#25 B.Beaner)
2nd & 7 at SUU 36
Q4 2:00
Timeout Southern Utah, clock 02:00
Q4 2:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 F.Chalk rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SUU36 (#92 Z.Seumalo; #91 C.Buffington)
1st & 10 at SUU 33
Q4 2:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 F.Chalk rush middle for 19 yards gain to the SUU33 (#30 K.Cutler), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at SUU 14
Q4 3:06
FLAG
#41 R.Barinowski kickoff 65 yards to the SUU00 #4 R.Sawyer return 39 yards to the SUU39 (#38 N.Mose; #40 C.Lentz) PENALTY SUU Personal Foul 14 yards from SUU28 to SUU14
TOUCHDOWNQ4 3:14
Touchdown! 53 yd pass
Lekeldrick Bridges 53 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick)
SUU 21 - 28 MONT
Q4 3:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #81 M.Birdno caught at UM 39, for 13 yards to the UM 47 (#13 J.Spence; #24 C.Sampson), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at MONT 34
Q4 4:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Ah Yat pass complete short left to #2 L.Ransom-Goelz caught at UM 31, for 7 yards to the UM 34 (#38 T.Edwards; #24 C.Sampson), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 3 at MONT 27