Saturday, October 9
Bozeman, Mont.
1 p.m.
1-5 , 0-3
7
at
45
Montana State
5-1 , 3-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Cal Poly
0
0
7
0
7
Montana St.
7
28
7
3
45
Team Stats
CP
MSU
Total Yards
262
440
Pass Yards
45
174
Rushing Yards
217
266
Penalty Yards
40
33
1st Downs
15
24
3rd Downs
4
9
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
24:41
35:19
1st Quarter
CP 0, MSU 7
MSU - Pickering,Treyt 9 yd pass from McKay,Matthew (Glessner,Blake kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:38
2nd Quarter
CP 0, MSU 14
MSU - Ifanse,Isaiah 7 yd run (Glessner,Blake kick), 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:16
CP 0, MSU 21
MSU - Ifanse,Isaiah 1 yd run (Glessner,Blake kick), 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:36
CP 0, MSU 28
MSU - Mellott,Tommy 74 yd run (Glessner,Blake kick), 2 plays, 77 yards, TOP 0:40
CP 0, MSU 35
MSU - Ifanse,Isaiah 12 yd pass from McKay,Matthew (Glessner,Blake kick) 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:33
3rd Quarter
CP 0, MSU 42
MSU - O'Reilly,Callah 39 yd interception (Glessner,Blake kick)
CP 7, MSU 42
CP - HARPER, Shakobe 18 yd run (OHLSEN, Jaden kick), 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:01
4th Quarter
CP 7, MSU 45
MSU - Glessner,Blake 46 yd field goal 15 plays, 55 yards, TOP 7:08
Game Leaders
CMP
4
TD
0
YDS
24
INT
3
CMP
2
TD
0
YDS
21
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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Corey Thomas tackles Montana State quarterback Matthew McKay in Big Sky Conference game Saturday won by the Bobcats, 45-7.
Cal Poly Falls to Montana State, 45-7, in Big Sky Football Game
10/9/2021 4:08:00 PM | Football
BOZEMAN, Montana -- Matthew McKay threw a pair of touchdown passes and Isaiah Ifanse rushed for two scores and caught a pass for another as Nos. 10-11 Montana State jumped to a 35-0 halftime lead en route to a 45-7 victory over Cal Poly in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday afternoon in Bobcat Stadium.
Before a Homecoming crowd of 19,847, the host Bobcats scored in the first quarter on a nine-yard pass from McKay to Treyton Pickering.
A 28-pound second-quarter Bobcat outburst began with a seven-yard run by Ifanse. He followed with a one-yard run for a 21-0 Montana State lead.
After a 74-yard romp down the right sideline by backup quarterback Tommy Mellott, Ifanse reached the end zone once again on a 12-yard pass from McKay to Ifanse.
Callahan O'Reilly returned an interception 39 yards for another touchdown and a 42-0 Bobcat lead less than five minutes into the third quarter.
Sophomore running back Shakobe Harper put Cal Poly on the scoreboard with 3:39 remaining in the third quarter with an 18-yard run around left end, capping a six-play, 46-yard drive.
Montana State answers with a 46-yard field goal by Blake Glessner early in the fourth quarter, completing the scoring.
Freshman Jaden Jones from Oxnard High School took over at quarterback for Cal Poly on its second series of the game and rushed for 58 yards on 14 carries while completing four of 13 passes for 24 yards in his first college game.
Jones' favorite target was Zedakiah Centers with two catches for 22 yards.
Harper led Cal Poly's ground game with 97 yards on 14 carries, scoring Cal Poly's lone touchdown. Sam Stewart Jr. added 40 yards on 11 trips.
Montana State compiled a 440-262 advantage in total offense and 24-15 in first downs.
McKay completed 14 of 18 passes for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Top Bobcat receiver was Pickering with four receptions for 23 yards. Ifanse finished with 58 yards on 13 carries, scoring three times (including a reception).
Cal Poly's defensive leaders were linebacker Matt Shotwell with a career-high 18 tackles (nine solo) and Fenton Will with 12 stops (four solo). Three of Aaron Cooper's tackles were for lost yardage, including a pair of sacks.
With 283 career tackles, Shotwell is now No. 12 on Cal Poly's career tackles list, one behind No. 11 Rich Bosselmann and seven tackles from the top 10.
After a bye week, the Mustangs return home to host UC Davis in the annual Battle for the Golden Horseshoe. The Mustang Family Weekend game on Oct. 23 kicks off at 5:05 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
Photo courtesy of Kelly Gorham, Montana State Athletic Communications
Before a Homecoming crowd of 19,847, the host Bobcats scored in the first quarter on a nine-yard pass from McKay to Treyton Pickering.
A 28-pound second-quarter Bobcat outburst began with a seven-yard run by Ifanse. He followed with a one-yard run for a 21-0 Montana State lead.
Callahan O'Reilly returned an interception 39 yards for another touchdown and a 42-0 Bobcat lead less than five minutes into the third quarter.
Sophomore running back Shakobe Harper put Cal Poly on the scoreboard with 3:39 remaining in the third quarter with an 18-yard run around left end, capping a six-play, 46-yard drive.
Montana State answers with a 46-yard field goal by Blake Glessner early in the fourth quarter, completing the scoring.
Freshman Jaden Jones from Oxnard High School took over at quarterback for Cal Poly on its second series of the game and rushed for 58 yards on 14 carries while completing four of 13 passes for 24 yards in his first college game.
Jones' favorite target was Zedakiah Centers with two catches for 22 yards.
Harper led Cal Poly's ground game with 97 yards on 14 carries, scoring Cal Poly's lone touchdown. Sam Stewart Jr. added 40 yards on 11 trips.
Montana State compiled a 440-262 advantage in total offense and 24-15 in first downs.
McKay completed 14 of 18 passes for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Top Bobcat receiver was Pickering with four receptions for 23 yards. Ifanse finished with 58 yards on 13 carries, scoring three times (including a reception).
Cal Poly's defensive leaders were linebacker Matt Shotwell with a career-high 18 tackles (nine solo) and Fenton Will with 12 stops (four solo). Three of Aaron Cooper's tackles were for lost yardage, including a pair of sacks.
With 283 career tackles, Shotwell is now No. 12 on Cal Poly's career tackles list, one behind No. 11 Rich Bosselmann and seven tackles from the top 10.
After a bye week, the Mustangs return home to host UC Davis in the annual Battle for the Golden Horseshoe. The Mustang Family Weekend game on Oct. 23 kicks off at 5:05 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
Photo courtesy of Kelly Gorham, Montana State Athletic Communications
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