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Montana State beats Northern Arizona 28-14, extends win streak to 19 games

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Montana State defeated Northern Arizona 28-14 in a Football Championship Subdivision game on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to 19 games, which is the second-longest active streak in Division I. Despite playing without key players Adam Jones and Justin Lamson due to injuries, Montana State’s Patrick Duchien contributed significantly with a touchdown pass and two rushing touchdowns. Northern Arizona had opportunities but failed to capitalize on fourth-down plays late in the game.

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On Saturday night, Montana State defeated Northern Arizona by a score of 28-14 in Bozeman, Montana. Patrick Duchien threw one touchdown and ran for two scores to help the Bobcats extend their winning streak to an unprecedented 19 games, which is the second-longest active win streak in Division I (behind Indiana). Montana State is currently ranked No. 1 in the Stats Perform poll despite playing without key players like Adam Jones, Justin Lamson, and Taco Dowler due to injuries. Northern Arizona's losing streak began with a fumble on their first possession of the second half, followed by failed fourth-down conversions.

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BOZEMAN Mont. Montana State Northern Arizona the Football Championship Subdivision

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Montana State ORG · 4× Northern Arizona ORG · 3× BOZEMAN GPE · 1× Big Sky Conference ORG · 1× Colson Coon PERSON · 1× Division I ORG · 1× FCS ORG · 1× Mont. GPE · 1× Patrick Duchien PERSON · 1× the Football Championship Subdivision ORG · 1×

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Patrick Duchien threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores, and short-handed Montana State beat Northern Arizona 28-14 on Saturday night in a matchup between two of the top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.

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2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

Montana State beats Northern Arizona 28-14, extends win streak to 19 games · assertive framing

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State → throw → Subdivision

Montana State (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky Conference), the defending FCS national champion, has won a program-record 19 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak of its kind in Division I (Indiana, 20). asserted

State → defend → I

Colson Coon started in place of Adam Jones and had 199 yards rushing on 18 carries for the Bobcats, who are ranked No. 1 in the Stats Perform poll. asserted

who → start → poll

Jones, who was listed as probable, had one carry — on the first play of the second quarter — for two yards before he limped off the field and did not return. asserted

he → list → field

Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson and receiver Taco Dowler did not play due to injuries. asserted

Lamson → play → injuries

No. 18 Northern Arizona (3-1, 2-0) lost a fumble on its first possession of the second half, then failed to convert on fourth downs on each of its only three remaining drives. asserted

Arizona → lose → drives

Ty Pennington threw incomplete passes to Myseth Currie on fourth-and-short from the 5 to end back-to-back drives before Byrant Meredith broke up a pass intended for Joey Stout on fourth-and-16 with 33 seconds left. asserted

Meredith → throw → seconds

Duchien, a senior who made his first career start, was 16-of-20 passing for 204 yards with an interception and added 77 yards rushing on nine carries. asserted

who → make → carries

Freshman Carter Dahlke, who made his first start in Dowler’s absence, had seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. asserted

who → make → yards

Pennington finished 26-of-38 passing for 239 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and had 72 yards rushing. asserted

Pennington → finish → yards

Northern Arizona: Visits No. 14 Idaho State next Saturday. asserted

Arizona → visit → State

Montana State: Plays Friday at Idaho. asserted

State → play → Idaho