Demetrius Crawford had 23 carries for 173 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Montana State (3-1, 2-0 Big Sky), ranked 18th in The Sports Network FCS poll. Josh Lewis added eight receptions for 117 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown catch that gave MSU a 21-17 lead with 11:46 left in the third quarter.
Idaho State (0-2, 1-3 Big Sky) pulled to 21-20 on a 41-yard field goal by Branden Jones with 9:20 left in the third.
The Bobcats added a safety and Crawford's touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Idaho State started out strong, scoring on their first two drives - a 42-yard field goal by Jones and a 1-yard run by Clint Knickrehm.
A 92-yard drive by MSU ended with a 2-yard touchdown rush by Aaron Mason, followed less than three minutes later by Retoriano's interception return for a 14-10 lead.
D.J. Clark answered with a 48-yard interception return of his own as the Bengals took a 17-14 lead with 2:21 left in the half.
Josh Barnett led ISU with 135 yards on 21 carries. Bengal quarterback Luke Butler went 12 of 23 for 125 yards and two interceptions.
Idaho St. 10 7 3 0 - 20
Montana St. 0 14 17 9 - 40
First Quarter
IdSt-FG Jones 42, 8:36.
IdSt-Knickrehm 1 run (Jones kick), 3:52.
Second Quarter
MtSt-Mason 2 run (Sweeney kick), 10:25.
MtSt-Retoriano 83 interception return (Sweeney kick), 7:46.
IdSt-D.Clark 48 interception return (Jones kick), 2:21.
Third Quarter
MtSt-J.Lewis 46 pass from Rolovich (Sweeney kick), 11:46.
IdSt-FG Jones 41, 9:20.
MtSt-Barnhart 6 pass from Rolovich (Sweeney kick), 6:02.
MtSt-FG Sweeney 29, :45.
Fourth Quarter
MtSt-Safety, 4:23.
MtSt-Crawford 1 run (Sweeney kick), 1:16.
A-14,427.
IdSt MtSt
First downs 20 23
Rushes-yards 44-191 36-199
Passing 144 282
Comp-Att-Int 15-27-2 22-40-2
Return Yards 61 94
Punts-Avg. 5-38.6 5-43.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 5-40 7-82
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Idaho St., Barnett 21-135, Cornist 14-34, Butler 6-15, Knickrehm 2-5, Taylor 1-2. Montana St., Crawford 23-173, Mason 8-22, Rolovich 4-4, Team 1-0.
PASSING-Idaho St., Butler 12-23-2-125, Hill 3-4-0-19. Montana St., Rolovich 22-40-2-282.
RECEIVING-Idaho St., Thompson 6-53, C.Logan 3-24, E.Logan 2-35, Knickrehm 2-13, Taylor 1-16, Barnett 1-3. Montana St., J.Lewis 8-117, Der.Green 4-32, Barnhart 3-50, Lulay 2-12, Crawford 2-11, Banks 1-31, Brown 1-18, Mason 1-11.
Sacramento St. 38, Northern Arizona 9
At Sacramento, Calif., freshman quarterback Jason Smith threw for 233 yards, tossed two touchdown passes and ran 2 yards for another score to lead Sacramento State over Northern Arizona.
Running back Bryan Hilliard ran for 100 yards and a score, and receiver Ryan Coogler caught three passes for 95 yards and a TD for Sac State (1-3, 1-1 Big Sky).
Marshall Sperbeck earned his first career victory as Sacramento State's head coach.
Alex Watson had two catches for 45 yards and a touchdown for NAU (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky).
Coogler caught a 14-yard pass from Jason Smith and ran it 60 yards for a touchdown to give the Hornets a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.
The Hornets ended the first half leading 17-3 after a 40-yard field goal by Juan Gamboa and a 60-yard interception return by linebacker Cyrus Mulitalo.
N. Arizona 0 3 6 0 - 9
Sacramento St. 0 17 14 7 - 38
Second Quarter
Sac-Coogler 74 pass from Smith (Gamboa kick), 9:40.
NAz-FG Dehaze 22, 7:06.
Sac-FG Gamboa 40, :47.
Sac-Mulitalo 60 interception return (Gamboa kick), :14.
Third Quarter
Sac-Smith 2 run (Gamboa kick), 9:28.
NAz-Watson 22 pass from Odorfer (kick blocked), 5:02.
Sac-Lane 19 pass from Smith (Gamboa kick), 1:28.
Fourth Quarter
Sac-Hilliard 9 run (Gamboa kick), 13:31.
A-6,194.
NAz Sac
First downs 9 18
Rushes-yards 30-85 45-160
Passing 102 262
Comp-Att-Int 12-26-2 14-33-2
Return Yards 38 60
Punts-Avg. 11-42.7 6-43.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-88 10-101
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-N. Arizona, Henderson 6-39, Kriesien 10-24, Sayles 5-23, Scott 6-7, Odorfer 3-(-8). Sacramento St., Hilliard 20-100, Smith 7-31, Jones 8-15, Velez 5-8, Mulitalo 3-5, Wilkens 2-1.
PASSING-N. Arizona, Kriesien 9-14-1-48, Odorfer 3-12-1-54. Sacramento St., Smith 13-32-2-233, Richardson 1-1-0-29.
RECEIVING-N. Arizona, Watson 2-45, Rauschert 2-20, Sweeney 2-11, Scott 2-9, Mahone 2-3, Moore 1-12, Henderson 1-2. Sacramento St., Coogler 3-95, Lane 2-54, Washington 2-40, Perry 2-30, Baker 2-28, Paige 1-10, Jones 1-4, Heath 1-1.
Cal Poly 56, N. Colorado 21
At San Luis Obispo, Calif., Cal Poly option quarterback Jonathan Dally rushed for four touchdowns as the Mustangs handed Northern Colorado its 13th straight loss.
The Mustangs (3-2) played before 9,684 fans, the second-largest crowd in Alex G. Spanos Stadium history. Most of those fans, however, left by halftime after the Mustangs jumped to a 28-7 lead.
Wingback Jono Grayson (127 yards) and fullback Jon Hall (89 yards) led the Mustangs' rushing attack but were kept out of the end zone. Hall's replacement, Kevin Spach, added a three-yard touchdown for the final score.
Portland St. 28, E. Washington 21
At Cheney, Wash., Brian White passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns as Portland State rolled up 520 yards of total offense to beat Eastern Washington.
Olaniyi Sobomehin added 141 yards rushing for the Vikings (2-3, 2-0 Big Sky), who overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to beat the Eagles (3-1, 1-1).
With the score tied at 14 early in the fourth quarter, White guided Portland State 87 yards for a go-ahead score, an 11-yard TD pass to Reggie Joseph with 4:35 left.
After an Eastern Washington punt, Sobomehin capped a six-play, 38-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown run that put the Vikings ahead 28-14 with 3:28 left.
The Eagles pulled within 28-21 on Matt Nichols' 23-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Boyce with 2:37 on the clock.
With 23 seconds left, Portland State turned the ball over on downs at the Eastern Washington 22-yard line. Nichols passed to Evan Robbins for 36 yards to the Vikings' 42 with seven seconds to go, but Nichols' final pass attempt was intercepted in the end zone as time expired.
Portland St. 7 0 7 14 - 28
E. Washington 0 14 0 7 - 21
First Quarter
Port-Sobomehin 10 pass from White (Urrego kick), 6:43.
Second Quarter
EWas-Alexander 1 run (Macias kick), 11:24.
EWas-Davis 10 pass from Nichols (Macias kick), 7:08.
Third Quarter
Port-Mackins 23 pass from White (Urrego kick), 12:55.
Fourth Quarter
Port-Joseph 11 pass from White (Urrego kick), 7:34.
Port-Sobomehin 12 run (Urrego kick), 3:28.
EWas-Boyce 23 pass from Nichols (Macias kick), 2:37.
A-6,231.
Port EWas
First downs 27 19
Rushes-yards 32-191 39-54
Passing 329 363
Comp-Att-Int 29-48-1 19-31-1
Return Yards 33 63
Punts-Avg. 6-41.3 8-39.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 14-94 6-62
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Portland St., Sobomehin 25-141, White 7-50. E. Washington, Morris 11-35, Davis 3-21, Alexander 6-8, Nichols 17-7, Ramos 1-0, Team 1-(-17).
PASSING-Portland St., White 29-47-1-329, Collins 0-1-0-0. E. Washington, Nichols 19-30-1-363, Team 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING-Portland St., Joseph 10-120, M.Smith 5-59, Mackins 5-53, Sobomehin 5-47, D'Ambrosio 3-36, Bramow 1-14. E. Washington, Boyce 6-119, Brown 5-139, Eller 3-31, Davis 2-21, Robbins 1-36, McAndrews 1-16, Kefu 1-1.
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