12/3/2011 7:28:34 PM
Montana's Jabin Sambrano scored two touchdowns in the Grizzlies' 41-14 win over Central Arkansas.
Two of the remaining eight teams in the Division I Football Championship are Big Sky Conference squads.
No. 4 seed Montana and Montana State each won second-round games on Saturday, giving the Big Sky two quarterfinal teams for the first time since 2008.
Montana took care of Central Arkansas of the Southland Conference 41-14 in Missoula, while Montana State held on for a 26-25 home win over New Hampshire of the CAA.
New Hampshire had a chance to tie the game with seven seconds left, but Mike MacArthur's extra point missed.
Montana (10-2) will play host to Northern Iowa (10-2) in a quarterfinal game next week. Montana State (10-2) will travel to No. 1 Seed Sam Houston State (12-0). If Montana and Montana State both win next week, the teams will meet in Missoula in a semifinal game on either Dec. 16-17. The dates and times of the quarterfinal games will be announced Sunday by the NCAA.
Sam Houston State survived 34-27 over Stony Brook. Northern Iowa beat Wofford 28-21. In other second-round games, No. 2 seed North Dakota State beat James Madison 26-14, No. 3 seed Georgia Southern ousted Old Dominion 55-48, Maine won at Appalachian State 34-12 and Lehigh edged Towson 40-38.
Georgia Southern will take on Maine in a quarterfinal, while Lehigh will battle North Dakota State.
Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25: Quarterback DeNarius McGhee rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and threw for another as the Bobcats advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2006.
Montana State trailed 10-0 in the first quarter and 19-9 in the second quarter, before mounting a rally. McGhee scored on a 2-yard run late in the second quarter to close the gap to 19-16. He scored on a 37-yard run in the third quarter to put the Bobcats ahead 23-19.
Jason Cunningham tacked on a 26-yard field goal with 9:38 to play as the Bobcats extended the lead to 26-19.
Montana State appeared to have the game locked up when Darius Jones intercepted Kevin Decker at the Bobcats' 5-yard line with 1:16 remaining. New Hampshire ended up getting the ball back and was aided by a bad punt. Decker connected with Justin Mello on a 29-yard score to close within one
Montana State's defense held New Hampshire to 200 passing yards and 48 rushing yards. Junior All-Conference linebacker Jody Owens tallied 11 tackles - 3.5 for loss. Sophomore Brad Daly had 2.5 sacks. The Bobcats sacked Decker six times.
Cody Kirk rushed for 96 yards for Montana State. Tray Robinson caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Montana State rushed for 232 yards.
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Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14: The Grizzlies dominated from the get-go, blowing out the Bears to advance to the quarterfinals for the third time in four years. Central Arkansas committed three early turnovers as UM built a 17-0 first-quarter lead. The Grizzlies led 31-0 at halftime.
Senior wide receiver Jabin Sambrano caught TD passes of 8 and 22 yards in the first half. Running back Jordan Canada scored on runs of 11 and 12 yards, and Peter Nguyen scored on a 2-yard run.
The Grizzly defense forced four turnovers, held Central Arkansas to just 13 first downs and 28 rushing yards. Senior All-American cornerback Trumaine Johnson intercepted Nathan Dick inside the Montana 10-yard line in the first quarter.
Montana held theball for nearly 39 minutes, and put together three scoring drives of more than 10 plays and longer than 70 yards.
Senior kicker Brody McKnight made two field goals, extending his school-record string of made attempts to 16.
Montana improved to 13-0 all-time in home playoff games against teams from the Southland Conference.
The Grizzlies will face Northern Iowa for the first time since the 2001 semifinals, when the Panthers fell 38-0 in Missoula. Montana won its second national championship a week later, topping Furman 13-6.
No. 4 seed Montana and Montana State each won second-round games on Saturday, giving the Big Sky two quarterfinal teams for the first time since 2008.
Montana took care of Central Arkansas of the Southland Conference 41-14 in Missoula, while Montana State held on for a 26-25 home win over New Hampshire of the CAA.
New Hampshire had a chance to tie the game with seven seconds left, but Mike MacArthur's extra point missed.
Montana (10-2) will play host to Northern Iowa (10-2) in a quarterfinal game next week. Montana State (10-2) will travel to No. 1 Seed Sam Houston State (12-0). If Montana and Montana State both win next week, the teams will meet in Missoula in a semifinal game on either Dec. 16-17. The dates and times of the quarterfinal games will be announced Sunday by the NCAA.
Sam Houston State survived 34-27 over Stony Brook. Northern Iowa beat Wofford 28-21. In other second-round games, No. 2 seed North Dakota State beat James Madison 26-14, No. 3 seed Georgia Southern ousted Old Dominion 55-48, Maine won at Appalachian State 34-12 and Lehigh edged Towson 40-38.
Georgia Southern will take on Maine in a quarterfinal, while Lehigh will battle North Dakota State.
Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25: Quarterback DeNarius McGhee rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and threw for another as the Bobcats advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2006.
Montana State trailed 10-0 in the first quarter and 19-9 in the second quarter, before mounting a rally. McGhee scored on a 2-yard run late in the second quarter to close the gap to 19-16. He scored on a 37-yard run in the third quarter to put the Bobcats ahead 23-19.
Jason Cunningham tacked on a 26-yard field goal with 9:38 to play as the Bobcats extended the lead to 26-19.
Montana State appeared to have the game locked up when Darius Jones intercepted Kevin Decker at the Bobcats' 5-yard line with 1:16 remaining. New Hampshire ended up getting the ball back and was aided by a bad punt. Decker connected with Justin Mello on a 29-yard score to close within one
Montana State's defense held New Hampshire to 200 passing yards and 48 rushing yards. Junior All-Conference linebacker Jody Owens tallied 11 tackles - 3.5 for loss. Sophomore Brad Daly had 2.5 sacks. The Bobcats sacked Decker six times.
Cody Kirk rushed for 96 yards for Montana State. Tray Robinson caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Montana State rushed for 232 yards.
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Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14: The Grizzlies dominated from the get-go, blowing out the Bears to advance to the quarterfinals for the third time in four years. Central Arkansas committed three early turnovers as UM built a 17-0 first-quarter lead. The Grizzlies led 31-0 at halftime.
Senior wide receiver Jabin Sambrano caught TD passes of 8 and 22 yards in the first half. Running back Jordan Canada scored on runs of 11 and 12 yards, and Peter Nguyen scored on a 2-yard run.
The Grizzly defense forced four turnovers, held Central Arkansas to just 13 first downs and 28 rushing yards. Senior All-American cornerback Trumaine Johnson intercepted Nathan Dick inside the Montana 10-yard line in the first quarter.
Montana held theball for nearly 39 minutes, and put together three scoring drives of more than 10 plays and longer than 70 yards.
Senior kicker Brody McKnight made two field goals, extending his school-record string of made attempts to 16.
Montana improved to 13-0 all-time in home playoff games against teams from the Southland Conference.
The Grizzlies will face Northern Iowa for the first time since the 2001 semifinals, when the Panthers fell 38-0 in Missoula. Montana won its second national championship a week later, topping Furman 13-6.
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