| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Montana Field Goal - 21-yarder by Chris Lider. 1:21 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Montana Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Trent McKinney to Sam Gratton. (Chris Lider kick). 14:40 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Field Goal - 25-yarder by Kevin Robb. 10:33 Remaining. |
| Montana Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Trent McKinney to Cam Warren. (kick blocked). 6:08 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 8-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Terrance Terry. (Kevin Robb kick). 1:01 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 80-yard pass from Josh Vander Maten to Terrance Terry. (Kevin Robb kick). 10:52 Remaining. |
| South Dakota Touchdown - 50-yard interception return by Charlie Goro. (Kevin Robb kick). 9:47 Remaining. |
| Montana Touchdown - 39-yard pass from Greg Hardy to Bryce Carver. (pass failed). 7:11 Remaining. |
| Montana Touchdown - 14-yard run by Dan Moore. (pass failed). 4:59 Remaining. |
| Montana Touchdown - 3-yard run by Peter Nguyen. (Chris Lider kick). 3:25 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
No Scoring |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | South Dakota | Montana |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 34 |
| By Rushing | 3 | 19 |
| By Passing | 5 | 14 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-12-25.0 | 10-18-56.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 2-3-67 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 233 | 568 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 45 | 98 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 61 | 315 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 26 | 64 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 172 | 253 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 19-12-1 | 34-27-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 9.1 | 7.4 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-40.6 | 2-58.5 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 50 | 11 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 1-17 | 4-65 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-50 | 1-7 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-72 | 6-60 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 2-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 24 | 35 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 24:03 | 35:57 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| South Dakota | Montana |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Goro | 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 | | Total | 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
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| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Shaw | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 1 | 61 | | Total | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 1 | 61 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| P.Nguyen | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Sanders | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Robb | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 3/3 | 6 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 3/3 | 6 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Lider | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 2/3 | 5 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 2/3 | 5 |
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