Overview
- The Bobcats converted interceptions by Caden Dowler and Cole Taylor into touchdown drives in a low-scoring second-round game in Bozeman.
- Running back Adam Jones rushed for 107 yards on 18 carries and broke free for a 33-yard touchdown to restore a two-score lead.
- Yale pulled within one possession on Josh Pitsenberger’s 6-yard run with 2:09 left, but a last-chance lateral play ended with Montana State’s Zac Crews recovering the ball near the goal line.
- Quarterback Dante Reno threw for 198 yards with a 25-yard touchdown to Nico Brown but was intercepted twice as Montana State’s defense forced multiple takeaways.
- Montana State improved to 11-2 and will host Stephen F. Austin in the FCS quarterfinals, ending Yale’s first postseason run under the Ivy League’s new policy.