On their final possession, the Wildcats (2-0) merely pounded the ball up the middle with second- and third-teamers. They had a fourth-and-8 on the Montana State 17 but ran up the middle rather than kicking a field goal. Kansas State also scored on a fumble recovery while ringing up their most points since a school-record 76-0 pounding of Ball State in 2000.
Freeman, a week after accounting for five touchdowns in a 45-6 victory over North Texas, hit 16 of 21 passes for 288 yards, including two 36-yard touchdown strikes, before being lifted midway through the third quarter.
The Bobcats (1-1), an FCS team, had three turnovers, 42 yards in penalties and two disastrous punting game failures while Kansas State was seizing a 31-7 lead in the first quarter.
While rolling up 481 total yards, the Wildcats averaged 7.3 yards per play.
They never punted, but on Montana State's first punt, the ball was snapped over Eric Fisher's head and rolled to the 1. Fisher kicked it through the Kansas State end zone, and the ensuing illegal kick penalty gave the Wildcats a first-and-goal from the 1. Freeman carried it over on the next play.
On Montana State's second punt, the Wildcats scored their second touchdown. Adrian Stryker rushed up the middle to block the kick and Ernie Pierce recovered in the end zone.
Leading 45-7 in the third quarter, the Wildcats did it again. Courtney Herndon came up the middle to block Fisher's punt and Chris Carney picked up the ball on the 5 and ran into the end zone untouched.
Early in the fourth quarter, Herndon plucked the ball out of the air after Demetrius Crawford fumbled, and ran 43 yards for a 55-7 lead.
The frustrated Bobcats, who opened last week with a 59-3 victory over Division II Adams State, kept Kansas State's next scoring drive alive with a roughing-the-passer penalty. Justin Woods' 8-yard run made it 69-7 with 9:53 to go.
Montana St. 7 0 0 3 - 10
Kansas St. 31 14 10 14 - 69
First Quarter
KSt-Freeman 1 run (Rossman kick), 13:56.
MtSt-Bostick 2 pass from Kempt (Cunningham kick), 11:23.
KSt-FG Rossman 25, 9:30.
KSt-Pierce 0 blocked punt return (Rossman kick), 8:18.
KSt-Freeman 6 run (Rossman kick), 7:01.
KSt-Quarles 36 pass from Freeman (Rossman kick), 3:25.
Second Quarter
KSt-Banks 36 pass from Freeman (Rossman kick), 12:30.
KSt-Dold 1 run (Rossman kick), 5:19.
Third Quarter
KSt-Carney 10 blocked punt return (Rossman kick), 5:36.
KSt-FG Rossman 45, 1:53.
Fourth Quarter
KSt-Herndon 43 fumble return (Rossman kick), 14:46.
KSt-Woods 8 run (Rossman kick), 9:53.
MtSt-FG Cunningham 41, 5:56.
A-45,241.
MtSt KSt
First downs 15 23
Rushes-yards 36-83 43-177
Passing 108 304
Comp-Att-Int 17-35-2 17-23-0
Return Yards 0 113
Punts-Avg. 6-22.5 0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-0
Penalties-Yards 11-97 9-93
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Montana St., Crawford 17-90, Iddins 3-12, Kempt 6-10, Mason 7-9, Palmer 1-0, Team 2-(-38). Kansas St., Woods 15-57, Murphy 1-44, Valentine 12-39, Freeman 5-35, Dold 5-10, Coffman 3-3, Hartman 1-1, L.Brown 1-(-12).
PASSING-Montana St., Kempt 9-21-2-45, Iddins 8-14-0-63. Kansas St., Freeman 16-21-0-288, Coffman 1-2-0-16.
RECEIVING-Montana St., Bostick 4-25, Lulay 3-13, Desin 2-29, Toliver 2-13, Crawford 2-(-1), Thomas 1-12, DeA.Green 1-9, J.Schreibeis 1-6, Mason 1-2. Kansas St., Banks 6-95, L.Brown 3-37, Quarles 2-52, Mastrud 2-22, Pierce 2-21, Murphy 1-70, Alstatt 1-7.
Colorado 31, Eastern Washington 24
At Boulder, Colo., the University of Colorado Buffaloes might want to stick to playing the big boys.
For the second time in just over two years, the Buffaloes got all they could handle from a Big Sky Conference team before rallying past Eastern Washington.
Cornerback Cha'pelle Brown picked off a pass and returned it 27 yards to break a 24-24 tie with less than two minutes left.
The Buffaloes (2-0) have played just two Football Championship Subdivision teams in their history. In 2006, they lost to Montana State 19-10 in coach Dan Hawkins' debut, and a loss in this game could have been even more devastating for Colorado, which hosts West Virginia next.
The Eagles (0-2) led 21-7 at halftime, 21-14 heading into the fourth quarter and were still ahead by a touchdown after Felipe Macias' 52-yard field goal gave them a 24-17 lead with four minutes remaining.
The Buffs went 57 yards in five plays, the payoff coming on Cody Hawkins' TD toss to fullback Jake Behrens from 2 yards out, tying it at 24 with 2:05 left.
Two plays later, Brown trotted into the end zone after picking off Matt Nichols' pass, giving the Buffaloes their first lead.
E. Washington 7 14 0 3 - 24
Colorado 0 7 7 17 - 31
First Quarter
EWas-Brown 43 pass from Nichols (Macias kick), 10:22.
Second Quarter
Col-Jo.Smith 9 pass from C.Hawkins (Goodman kick), 14:01.
EWas-Kefu 1 run (Macias kick), 10:23.
EWas-Sherritt 48 interception return (Macias kick), 7:29.
Third Quarter
Col-Deehan 1 pass from C.Hawkins (Goodman kick), 5:30.
Fourth Quarter
Col-FG Goodman 32, 13:46.
EWas-FG Macias 52, 3:52.
Col-J.Behrens 2 pass from C.Hawkins (Goodman kick), 2:05.
Col-C.Brown 27 interception return (Goodman kick), 1:44.
A-46,417.
EWas Col
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 22-47 33-90
Passing 303 261
Comp-Att-Int 32-51-2 28-39-1
Return Yards 48 135
Punts-Avg. 6-43.5 4-44.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1
Penalties-Yards 7-69 10-70
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-E. Washington, Morris 14-36, Nichols 6-11, Kefu 1-1, Team 1-(-1). Colorado, Scott 13-39, Stewart 9-38, C.Hawkins 5-12, Jo.Smith 3-7, Sumler 2-0, Team 1-(-6).
PASSING-E. Washington, Nichols 32-51-2-303. Colorado, C.Hawkins 28-38-1-261, Team 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING-E. Washington, Davis 9-73, Brown 6-90, Boyce 6-42, Overbay 5-48, Jimerson 3-23, Gant 1-24, Morris 1-3, Hart 1-0. Colorado, McKnight 6-90, Williams 4-54, Jo.Smith 4-29, Celestine 4-11, Scott 3-33, Stewart 2-19, Deehan 2-8, Devenny 1-8, Cantrell 1-7, J.Behrens 1-2.
Idaho 42, Idaho St. 27
At Moscow, Idaho, Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle connected with Maurice Shaw for a 77-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game and the Vandals went on to post a 42-27 victory over Idaho State to end an 11-game losing streak on Saturday.
It was Idaho's first win since Sept. 8, 2007, when the Vandals beat Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo 20-13. Idaho had a 1-11 record last season.
Idaho evened its 2008 mark at 1-1, while Idaho State dropped to 0-2.
Enderle completed 8-of-18 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. He only attempted one pass in the second half.
Idaho running back Deonte Jackson had 100 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown, averaging 8.3 yards a carry. He sat out the second half with a sore back.
Shaw caught three passes for 99 yards, while Vandals tight end Eddie Williams had two catches for 38 yards. Williams didn't play much in the second half.
Idaho St. 7 0 6 14 - 27
Idaho 14 14 7 7 - 42
First Quarter
Id-M.Shaw 77 pass from Enderle (Amancio kick), 14:22.
Id-Hunter 0 punt return (Amancio kick), 9:56.
IdSt-Messersmith 5 pass from R.Hill (Huk kick), 4:42.
Second Quarter
Id-Jackson 18 run (Amancio kick), 7:06.
Id-E.Williams 15 pass from Enderle (Amancio kick), 2:11.
Third Quarter
Id-White 4 run (Amancio kick), 12:35.
IdSt-Thompson 9 pass from R.Hill (pass failed), 7:20.
Fourth Quarter
Id-Enderle 8 run (Amancio kick), 12:48.
IdSt-Burel 23 pass from R.Hill (Huk kick), 8:39.
IdSt-Taylor 16 pass from R.Hill (Huk kick), 4:45.
A-15,013.
IdSt Id
First downs 25 18
Rushes-yards 20-89 43-249
Passing 308 170
Comp-Att-Int 36-66-4 8-13-0
Return Yards 30 52
Punts-Avg. 5-39.0 5-42.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 8-92 6-64
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Idaho St., Cornist 10-58, Bird 8-37, R.Hill 2-(-6). Idaho, Jackson 12-100, McCarty 7-68, Vital 5-28, White 6-20, E.Williams 1-14, Komar 1-11, Davis 1-7, Bailey 2-6, Ashley 2-4, Enderle 6-(-9).
PASSING-Idaho St., R.Hill 36-65-4-308, Team 0-1-0-0. Idaho, Enderle 8-12-0-170, Ashley 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING-Idaho St., Thompson 17-120, Burel 7-81, Taylor 4-35, Logan 3-22, Blue 2-33, Hjelseth 1-9, Messersmith 1-5, Bird 1-3. Idaho, M.Shaw 3-99, E.Williams 2-38, Ashley 1-19, McCarty 1-13, Komar 1-1.
Purdue 42, N. Colorado 10
At West Lafayette, Ind., Curtis Painter passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns, and Purdue defeated Northern Colorado.
Desmond Tardy caught three passes for 112 yards and Kory Sheets ran for 81 yards and two touchdowns for Purdue (1-0).
Purdue coach Joe Tiller tied Jack Mollenkopf for the most wins in school history with 84. He also beat one of his former assistants - Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing worked under Tiller for 12 years at Wyoming and Purdue.
Bryan Waggener passed for 216 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Chesla caught nine passes for 99 yards for Northern Colorado (0-1), a Football Championship Subdivision team that went 1-11 last season.
N. Colorado 0 0 0 10 - 10
Purdue 7 7 7 21 - 42
First Quarter
Pur-Smith 26 pass from Painter (Summers kick), 8:40.
Second Quarter
Pur-Sheets 9 run (Summers kick), 4:35.
Third Quarter
Pur-Sheets 2 run (Summers kick), 2:32.
Fourth Quarter
NoCo-FG York 37, 14:19.
Pur-Orton 43 pass from Painter (Summers kick), 13:02.
Pur-Conway 11 blocked punt return (Summers kick), 10:54.
NoCo-Caprioli 3 pass from Waggener (York kick), 7:08.
Pur-Elliott 2 run (Summers kick), 4:12.
A-51,476.
NoCo Pur
First downs 22 17
Rushes-yards 37-122 26-116
Passing 216 286
Comp-Att-Int 27-42-0 15-28-0
Return Yards 0 28
Punts-Avg. 7-22.0 4-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-48 8-54
Time of Possession 37:20 22:40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-N. Colorado, Muns 6-49, Wilson 8-28, Woods 9-26, Smith 2-15, Schrenk 1-8, Waggener 10-0, Caprioli 1-(-4). Purdue, Sheets 16-81, Halliburton 2-13, Siller 4-12, Dierking 2-9, Elliott 1-2, Painter 1-(-1).
PASSING-N. Colorado, Waggener 27-42-0-216. Purdue, Painter 15-28-0-286.
RECEIVING-N. Colorado, Chesla 9-99, Caprioli 5-25, Smith 3-29, Fauver 3-22, Thompson 2-8, Emmerling 1-14, Hewitt 1-6, Sewell 1-5, Woods 1-5, Wilson 1-3. Purdue, Smith 6-67, Orton 4-89, Tardy 3-112, Sheets 2-18.
Colorado St. 23, Sacramento St. 20.
At Fort Collins, Colo., Mike Pagnotta recovered a late fumble and freshman kicker Ben DeLine hit a 20-yard field goal with no time remaining, lifting Colorado State to a 23-20 win over Sacramento State on Saturday.
DeLine also connected on a 36-yard field goal to tie the game with 1:29 remaining.
After the Hornets got the ball back, James Morehead broke through the line and nailed tailback Evander Wilkins, jarring the football loose. Pagnotta jumped on the football, setting the stage for DeLine's game-winning kick in Rams coach Steve Fairchild's home debut.
The Rams (1-1) have now won 11 straight against Championship Subdivision foes, but this one was far from easy.
Tony Washington caught seven passes for 117 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to give Sacramento State a 20-17 lead.
Sacramento St. 7 3 3 7 - 20
Colorado St. 7 0 7 9 - 23
First Quarter
Sac-Hill 24 pass from J.Smith (Gamboa kick), 8:34.
CSU-Sperry 22 pass from Farris (DeLine kick), :55.
Second Quarter
Sac-FG Gamboa 31, 8:34.
Third Quarter
CSU-G.Johnson 1 run (DeLine kick), 10:59.
Sac-FG Gamboa 43, 5:05.
Fourth Quarter
CSU-FG DeLine 23, 12:50.
Sac-Washington 40 pass from J.Smith (Gamboa kick), 10:03.
CSU-FG DeLine 36, 1:29.
CSU-FG DeLine 20, :00.
A-20,051.
Sac CSU
First downs 17 21
Rushes-yards 32-105 29-95
Passing 205 321
Comp-Att-Int 15-26-0 21-33-1
Return Yards 20 11
Punts-Avg. 2-46.5 0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-63 3-22
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Sacramento St., Wilkins 14-53, Hilliard 8-36, J.Smith 9-12, Washington 1-4. Colorado St., G.Johnson 20-73, Bell 6-17, Mosure 2-3, Farris 1-2.
PASSING-Sacramento St., J.Smith 15-25-0-205, Richardson 0-1-0-0. Colorado St., Farris 21-33-1-321.
RECEIVING-Sacramento St., Washington 7-117, Hill 4-52, Lane 3-29, Paige 1-7. Colorado St., Greer 9-152, Sperry 5-62, Morton 3-67, Bell 2-9, G.Johnson 1-25, Peitz 1-6.
Northern Arizona 68, N. Mexico Highlands 10
At Flagstaff, Ariz., Alex Henderson rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns and Conrad Meadows added 134 yards receiving as Northern Arizona University beat Division II New Mexico Highlands.
The Lumberjacks, who have won 16 straight home openers, totaled 752 yards of total offense, setting a school record. The previous record was 674 yards, set in 1989 against Nevada.
It didn't take long for Northern Arizona to start the scoring binge as the Lumberjacks scored on their first play from scrimmage when Lance Kriesien found Skyler Moore for a 31-yard touchdown strike.
Northern Arizona played three quarterbacks and the trio were 21-for-33 for 405 yards and five touchdowns.
N.M Highlands 3 0 0 7 - 10
N. Arizona 14 21 10 23 - 68
First Quarter
NAz-Moore 31 pass from Kriesien (Dehaze kick), 12:58.
NMHi-FG Rivara 25, 3:45.
NAz-Henderson 6 run (Dehaze kick), :00.
Second Quarter
NAz-Meadows 29 pass from Kriesien (Dehaze kick), 11:18.
NAz-Henderson 24 run (Dehaze kick), 4:34.
NAz-Moore 1 pass from Herrick (Dehaze kick), 1:01.
Third Quarter
NAz-Meadows 67 pass from Herrick (Dehaze kick), 9:13.
NAz-FG Dehaze 25, 4:06.
Fourth Quarter
NAz-Sweeney 32 pass from Slater (Dehaze kick), 12:33.
NAz-Safety, 10:56.
NAz-D.Williams 6 run (Dehaze kick), 6:46.
NMHi-Macon 100 kickoff return (Rivara kick), 6:32.
NAz-D.Jackson 78 run (Dehaze kick), 1:13.
A-7,049.
NMHi NAz
First downs 9 31
Rushes-yards 26-(-7) 50-347
Passing 172 405
Comp-Att-Int 13-35-2 21-33-0
Return Yards 12 81
Punts-Avg. 9-41.2 1-46.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 9-61 11-89
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-N.M Highlands, Brown 11-17, Leupepe 4-12, Guidry 2-2, Lucero 1-1, Macon 1-(-3), Diaz 1-(-5), Seeno 5-(-15), Team 1-(-16). N. Arizona, Henderson 14-120, D.Jackson 7-118, D.Williams 19-87, Saldana 2-13, Slater 4-5, Kriesien 3-3, Herrick 1-1.
PASSING-N.M Highlands, Seeno 10-21-2-150, Diaz 3-14-0-22. N. Arizona, Herrick 10-17-0-210, Kriesien 7-10-0-125, Slater 4-6-0-70.
RECEIVING-N.M Highlands, Ligons 4-116, Garcia 3-15, Macon 2-9, Smith 1-12, Guidry 1-11, Taylor 1-9, Valdez 1-0. N. Arizona, Meadows 5-134, Sweeney 5-77, E.Berry 3-63, Saunders 2-41, Moore 2-32, Czyz 1-24, Henderson 1-20, Fitzpatrick 1-7, Poindexter 1-7.
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