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Malik Flowers scored on a kickoff return, Junior Bergen scored on a punt return and Montana scored 31 straight points over an 11-minute span to stun Southeast Missouri State 34-24 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. Robby Hauck finished with 15 tackles for Montana, becoming the career leader in the Big Sky Conference with 474. Hauck passed Eastern Washington's Ronny Hamlin by one with at least one more game to play. Montana, ranked 17th in the coaches poll and making a record 26th appearance in the playoffs, will travel to play third-ranked North Dakota State on Dec. 3. Geno Hess scored on a 3-yard run to give 12th-ranked Southeast Missouri State (9-3) a 24-3 lead with 8:41 remaining in the third quarter.

Flowers provided the spark that 17th-ranked Montana needed when he returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. Lucas John connected with Keelan White for a 17-yard score to get Montana within 24-17. After the Grizzlies defense forced a three-and-out, Bergen took a punt and raced 58 yards for the score to tie the game heading into the final quarter. Nico Ramos kicked a 32-yard field goal with 12:28 left to play to give the Grizzlies their first lead at 27-24. Johnson put the finishing touches on the comeback win with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Cole Grossman with 6:42 to go. Johnson completed 18 of 37 passes for 306 yards with one interception for Montana. Flowers had seven catches for 108 yards. Paxton DeLaurent completed 25 of 49 passes for 277 yards with one pick for the Redhawks. Hess carried 30 times for 122 yards and two scores. Montana, which was ranked as high as No. 2, lost four of its last six games in the regular season. - Montana/AP College Football

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WR Malik Flowers, Montana
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11/12/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Nick Ostmo ran for three touchdowns and Lucas Johnson passed for two, one to Ostmo, and Montana routed Eastern Washington 63-7 on Saturday. Ostmo had 11 carries for 146 yards and scored on runs of 80, 2 and 23 yards. Johnson opened the game with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Ostmo and also found Keelan White for a 5-yard score. Johnson was 10 of 16 for 200 yards. Freshman quarterback Daniel Britt threw for a touchdown and ran for another as the Grizzlies (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) have outscored their last two opponents 120-7 after losing three straight games.

Montana had 337 yards on the ground and 604 total yards. The only punt for the Grizzlies came in the first quarter after they had a 21-0 lead and before they scored three touchdowns in the second quarter for a 42-0 lead. Eastern Washington (2-8, 1-6) punted nine times, went 3 of 16 on third down and finished with 310 yards. Backup Kekoa Visperas threw a touchdown pass to Blake Gobel for the Eagles in the third quarter. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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11/05/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Lucas Johnson accounted for four touchdowns, Nick Ostmo ran for 221 yards and Montana routed Cal Poly 57-0 in the snow on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Johnson was 17-of-29 passing for 262 yards, threw three touchdown passes to three separate receivers, and added 24 yards on the ground with a 1-yard TD plunge. Ostmo carried 26 times, ran for two scores and put up the most yards rushing for Montana since Dalton Sneed's 206 against Sacramento State in 2018.

Ryan Simpson beat a Cal Poly defender yet had to slow and turn to catch a 22-yard pass from Johnson while being pushed into the end zone early in the third quarter. Ostmo surpassed 1,000 career yards rushing with a 22-yard TD run later in the third that stretched the Grizzlies' lead to 44-0. Montana (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) put up 351 yards of offense in the first half while building a 31-0 halftime lead and finished with 621 total yards. Spencer Brasch completed 18 of 37 passes for 150 yards and threw one interception for Cal Poly (1-8, 0-6). Montana's three-game skid was just its second in 30 seasons. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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10/12/22 - Elijawah Tolbert, rSr/2026, Montana, 6-1, 232 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

SEPT 25 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijawah Tolbert, LB, 6-1, 230, So., Country Club Hills, Ill., Eastern Illinois,...Tolbert was disruptive on defense for the Panthers and was a big part of their success in forcing five turnovers in a 35-21 win over Murray State. Tolbert had two interceptions in the win as he now leads EIU with three picks for the season. Tolbert's second interception of the game came with 3:09 remaining and EIU leading 27-21; he returned the pick 20 yards and the Panthers scored a touchdown two plays later. Tolbert's first interception of the game ended the Racers drive just before halftime. The sophomore linebacker added six tackles (3 solo) to go and three pass break-ups. Others Nominated: Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri; Oshae Baker, UT Martin. - OVC Football

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ILB Elijawah Tolbert, Montana
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10/11/22 - Patrick Rohrbach, Fr/2026, Montana, 5-11, 177 (DS#999 P) + More +

OCT 3 BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick Rohrbach (Montana),...Patrick Rohrbach had four punts for 211 yards in Montana's 28-20 win at Idaho State this past weekend. The freshman punter averaged 52.8 yards per attempt, with a long of 68 yards on the day. The 52.8 average and long of 68 are both highs in the Big Sky so far this season. Rohrbach has earned a 44.1 punt average in 2022, which tops the Big Sky and ranks 10th in the FCS. Others Nominated, ST: Ricardo Chavez (Idaho), Kyle SentkowskI (Sac State). - Big Sky Football

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P Patrick Rohrbach, Montana
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10/11/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 FS) + More +

SEPT 26 BIG SKY CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Robby Hauck (Montana)/Armon Bailey (Sacramento State),...Montana's Robby Hauck was named Big Sky Football Co-Defensive Player of the Week, as the redshirt senior earned his second weekly honor of his career. Hauck posted seven stops against Portland State to bring his career total to 402 tackles and break the school record. Hauck also returned a missed field goal 100 yards for a touchdown to excite the home crowd before halftime and give Montana the 39-14 lead going into the locker room. Others Nominated, Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Sean Chambers (MSU). - Big Sky Football

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FS Robby Hauck, Montana
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10/11/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

SEPT 26 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lucas Johnson (Montana),...Lucas Johnson led Montana to its highest scoring output of the season, as the redshirt senior earned his first Big Sky Football Offensive Player of the Week honors for 2022. Johnson was very efficient on the day, going 20-of-26 with 221 yards passing and two touchdowns while earning a score on the ground as well to round out his day. Johnson currently leads the Big Sky in total offense, after amassing 1,021 yards in four games. Others Nominated, Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Asher O'Hara (Sac State), Sean Chambers (MSU). - Big Sky Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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10/11/22 - Patrick OConnell, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-1, 227 (DS#26 OLB) + More +

SEPT 19 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick O'Connell (Montana),...Montana's Patrick O'Connell was selected as the Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week after a monster day for the Grizzly defense in a 49-14 win. O'Connell finished the game with nine tackles, three for loss, and had 2.5 sacks on the day. The Buck Buchanan Award hopeful also forced a fumble on his first sack of the day which resulted in a scoop and score by fellow Grizzly Kale Edwards. Others Nominated, Def: Marte Mapu (Sac State), Elijah Anderson-Taylor (UNC), Abraham Williams (Weber State), Paul Moala (Idaho). - Big Sky Football

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OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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10/01/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Lucas Johnson threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Montana added a touchdown off a trick play to turn back Idaho State 28-20 on Saturday, the Grizzlies 14-straight win in the series. Leading 21-6 in the third quarter, Lucas threw a backwards pass to receiver Mitch Roberts who threw the ball into the end zone where a well-covered Cole Grossman came down with the ball for a 28-yard touchdown. Montana, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll, got the room it needed for its highly ranked defense with a pair of scores just before halftime. An interception by Charles Ike, who led the way with 12 tackles, set the Grizzlies (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky Conference) up at the ISU 30. Four plays later Marcus Knight bulled in from the 2 for a 14-6 lead 2:52 before halftime.

After a quick three-and-out, Montana went 86 yards in 10 plays with Johnson finding a wide-open Keelan White for a 24-yard score. The Griz defense, allowing just 214 yards and 9 points a game, allowed the Bengals (0-5, 0-2) to score twice in the fourth quarter with 185 yards as Montana's offense stalled out. Sagan Gronauer hit Christian Fredrickson for a 26-yard with five minutes to go and score on a 1-yard sneak with less than a minute to play. Knight ran for 109 yards for Montana. Gronauer was 23 of 44 for 260 yards passing for Idaho State. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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09/24/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 FS) + More +

Robby Hauck returned a short field goal attempt 99 yards on a day that the coach's son became Montana's all-time leading tackler and the second-ranked Grizzlies used a number to big plays to roll to a 53-16 win Homecoming win over Portland State on Saturday. The Vikings reached the Montana 22 in the closing seconds of the first half but the Grizzlies used two timeouts and PSU had a pair of penalties, forcing a 52-yard field goal attempt with five seconds to go. That's when Hauk tried to catch the ball in the end zone but dropped it, scooping it up at the 1-yard line. He picked up a wall of blockers on the right sideline to give Montana a 39-14 halftime lead.

The Grizzlies (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky Conference) also had a 72-yard punt return from Junior Bergen, a 46-yard field goal by Nico Ramos and a 64-yard rushing touchdown by Xavier Harris in the first half. The defense also had a safety and Hauk's second tackle among his seven tied Dante Olson's school record of 397. Lucas Johnson went 20 of 26 for 221 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Griz. The opening kickoff was short and bounced over Bergen's head and was recovered by the Vikings on the 22, leading to a Mataio Talalemotu 8-yard TD run. The Grizzlies quickly answered on PSU's next possession, Bergen redeemed himself, returning a punt up the middle before cutting to the left sideline. The Grizzlies had 396 yards of offense to 199 for Portland State (0-3, 0-1). - Montana/AP College Football

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FS Robby Hauck, Montana
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09/17/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Lucas Johnson threw for three touchdowns, running back Junior Bergen passed for another and Montana eased by Indiana State 49-14 on Saturday. The Montana (3-0) defense got into the scoring column early in the first quarter when Kale Edwards picked up a fumble and ran untouched for a 20-yard touchdown. The defense also forced Indiana State into three straight three-and-out drives in the second half.

The Grizzlies went ahead for good on a trick play. Bergen made an acrobatic catch of a back pass from Johnson, and tossed it to a wide open Malik Flowers in the end zone. Flowers also broke Rob Schulte's school record for career kick return yards. Johnson connected with Ryan Simpson from 11-yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter for a 42-7 lead. Indiana State (1-2) quarterback Gavin Screws was sacked four times and threw for 115 yards. Justin Dinka rushed for 87 yards and scored on a 54-yard run in the first quarter. The Sycamores were held to 219 total yards. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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09/10/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Lucas Johnson was 22-of-28 passing for 180 yards and a touchdown, and he added two rushing scores to lead Montana past South Dakota 24-7 on Saturday. Johnson had running scores of 4 and 24 yards in the first quarter to build a 13-0 lead. His 12-yard touchdown pass to Junior Bergen made it 22-0 with 4:37 left in the first half. Montana's streak of seven straight quarters without allowing a team to score ended with 6:27 left in the fourth quarter. But the Grizzlies' defense responded with a safety by Braxton Hill with less than a minute to play. Johnson carried it 13 times for 75 yards and Junior Bergen caught six passes for 35 yard and a touchdown for Montana (2-0). Carson Camp passed for 119 yards for South Dakota (0-2). Travis Theis carried it 20 times for 88 yards and a touchdown. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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09/06/22 - Braxton Hill, rSr/2024, Montana, 6-2, 228 (DS#32 OLB) + More +

SEPT 5 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Braxton Hill (Montana),...Braxton Hill earned his first weekly award after the junior linebacker led an impressive defensive effort in Montana's 47-0 win over Northwestern State. Making his first career start in maroon and silver, Hill was one of Montana's main catalysts on defense, racking up a career-high 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and getting in on a half sack. Overall, the unit held the Demons to just 19 rushing yards and 212 yards of total offense while allowing the visitors to cross into Montana territory just three times. Others Nominated, Def: Tyreese Shakir (Portland State), Sebastian Valdez (MSU), Marcus Harris (Idaho), Caleb Nelson (Sacramento State), Mitchell Johnson (EWU), Anderson Maxwell (Weber State), Sheldon Newton (NAU). - Big Sky Football

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OLB Braxton Hill, Montana
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09/03/22 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana, 6-2, 223 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Lucas Johnson threw four touchdown passes and the Montana defense forced five turnovers as the FCS second-ranked Grizzles coasted to a 47-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Johnson, a graduate transfer from San Diego State, was 15 of 24 for 208 yards with Mitch Roberts going for 103 yards and two scores on six catches. The Grizzlies, who finished with 464 total yards, had 211 rushing and Marcus Knight and Nick Ostmo had rushing touchdowns.

Montana is 4-0 against the Demons, the three previous games coming in the playoffs, the last in 2004. The Griz have won 19 straight home openers. Roberts hauled in a 30-yard scoring pass on the opening drive and his 13-yard TD reception made it 14-0 after one quarter. Tyler Flink returned a punt blocked by Levi Janacaro 32 yards for a touchdown that gave Montana a 26-0 lead in the final minute of the first half. The Grizzlies held Northwestern State to 219 yards. In addition to recovering three fumbles, the defense picked off Miles Fallin twice. The visitors also had 10 penalties. - Montana/AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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08/12/22 - Robby Hauck, rSr/2023, Montana, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 FS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB - Robby Hauck, 5-10, 185, redshirt senior, Montana,...Hauck is poised to shatter the all-time tackles record at Montana, entering his senior year sitting at No. 3 on UM's career tackles list with 364 and chasing former Grizzly Dante Olson's school record of 398 stops. He's also on track to break EWU's Ronnie Hamlin's Big Sky record of 473 tackles. Hauck earned All-America honors after posting his second-straight season with over 125 tackles, missing his 2019 career-high of 129 by a single stop last year at 128. A star in the classroom as well as on the field, he is also poised to become just the third, three-time Academic All-American in program history. - Montana Football

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FS Robby Hauck, Montana
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