Saturday, September 25
Missoula, Mont.
12 noon
1-3 , 0-1
7
at
39
Montana
3-0 , 1-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Cal Poly
0
0
0
7
7
Montana
15
3
21
0
39
Team Stats
CP
UM
Total Yards
362
354
Pass Yards
315
256
Rushing Yards
47
98
Penalty Yards
25
79
1st Downs
24
16
3rd Downs
7
6
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
32:59
27:01
1st Quarter
CP 0, UM 7
UM - Akem,Samuel 65 yd pass from Humphrey,Cam (Macias,Kevin kick) 2 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:40
CP 0, UM 15
UM - Belknap,Justin 24 yd interception (Roberts,Mitch rush)
2nd Quarter
CP 0, UM 18
UM - Macias,Kevin 24 yd field goal 17 plays, 74 yards, TOP 6:26
3rd Quarter
CP 0, UM 25
UM - Flowers,Malik 95 yd kickoff return (Macias,Kevin kick)
CP 0, UM 32
UM - Elwell,Joey 23 yd pass from Humphrey,Cam (Macias,Kevin kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:36
CP 0, UM 39
UM - Janacaro,Levi 0 yd blocked punt return (Macias,Kevin kick)
4th Quarter
CP 7, UM 39
CP - Harper, Shakobe 2 yd run (Ohlsen, Jaden kick), 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:18
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Chris Coleman adds yardage after one of his five catches against Montana on Saturday.
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Falls to No. 4 Montana, 39-7, in Big Sky Conference Opener
9/25/2021 3:55:00 PM | Football
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Montana quarterback Cam Humphrey passed for 215 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Griz to a 39-7 victory over Cal Poly in the Big Sky Conference opener for both schools Saturday in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
On a warm afternoon in Big Sky Country, Humphrey, the transfer from Boise State completed 15 of 24 passes as fourth-ranked Montana accumulated 354 total yards.
Cal Poly averted a shutout in the fourth quarter when Shakobe Harper ran two yards with 10:12 to play.
Montana (3-0) opened the scoring with a 65-yard pass from Humphrey to Samuel Akem with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
Less than a minute later, Justin Belknap intercepted a Conor Bruce pass and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown. A two-point conversion run by Mitch Roberts gave the Griz a 15-0 lead.
Kevin Macias kicked a 24-yard field goal with 10:53 left in the second quarter and Montana took an 18-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Malik Flowers returned the kickoff opening the second half 95 yards for a touchdown, extending Montana's lead to 25-0.
Humphrey his Joel Elwell with a 23-yard scoring pass and a 32-0 Montana advantage with 3:59 remaining in the third period.
Levi Janacaro recovered a blocked Cal Poly punt in the end zone for another touchdown and a 39-0 Montana lead with 3:26 to go in the third period.
Cal Poly averted what would have been its first shutout in four seasons, marching 58 yards on 10 plays. A 17-yard pass from Kahliq Paulette to Quentin Harrison set up Harper's two-yard scoring run. Jaden Ohlsen added the extra point and the Mustangs trailed 39-7 with 10:12 to play.
Bruce made his first collegiate start for Cal Poly and completed 16 of 30 passes for 183 yards before leaving the game with an injury late in the second quarter.
Paulette finished up and connected on 12 of 23 passes for 100 yards.
Cal Poly managed 47 yards on the ground, led by Chuby Dunu with 25 yards on nine carries. Cal Poly's top receivers were Chris Coleman and Michael Roth, each with five.
Laipeli Palu garnered a career-high 12 tackles, including a sack.
The Mustangs produced advantages of 24-16 in first downs, 362-354 in total offensive yardage and 33 to 27 minutes in time of possessions, but had difficulty with special teams as Montana scored touchdowns on a 95-yard kickoff return and a blocked punt recovered in the end zone while Cal Poly missed two field goal attempts of less than 40 yards and averaged just 32.3 yards on nine punts.
Cal Poly (1-3) hosts four-time Big Sky champion Weber State next Saturday at 5:35 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
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