The Bobcats ran wild against the Bengals, totaling a season high 384 yards on the ground. Justin Lamson completed 17/21 passes for 184 yards, finishing the game with five total touchdowns.
Dominic Delfidio
SWX Local Sports Senior Reporter
Montana State ran for 384 yards and finished the game scoring 28 unanswered points to deliver a dominant 48-14 victory over Idaho State on Saturday afternoon inside Bobcat Stadium.
Early on the game looked like it would be on offensive shootout, reminiscent of the 42-38 loss that Idaho State suffered in Missoula the week prior. Montana State held a 20-14 lead early in the second quarter but then the Bobcats shutout the Bengals for the rest of the afternoon.
MSU (5-2, 3-0) scored touchdowns on five of their six first half possessions en route to a commanding 34-14 lead over Idaho State (2-5, 1-2) heading into the locker room.
Leading Montana State’s unstoppable run game was Adam Jones’ 16 carries for 173 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Justin Lamson had his dual threat capabilities on full display as well, running for 65 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries to go with his tremendously efficient day passing of 17-for-21 with 184 yards and four scores through the air with no interceptions.
The Bobcats improve their dominance over Idaho State in the all-time series as MSU is now 52-31-3 against the Bengals with a 33-10-1 record in Bozeman.
GAME SCORING SUMMARY:
Montana State took command early with a 22 yard touchdown pass from Justin Lamson to Julius Davis giving the Bobcats a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
Julius Davis gets the Cats on the board first ‼️
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The Bobcats immediately struck again on their next possession, with a 15 yard touchdown pass from Lamson to Dane Steel putting MSU on top 14-0 less than halfway through the opening quarter.
Justin Lamson ➡️ Dane Steel to put the Bobcats up 14-0 🔥
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The Bengals responded on their second drive, with a 7 yard touchdown connection from Jordan Cooke to Michael Shulikov cutting the deficit in half and making it a 14-7 game to close out the opening quarter.
Montana State answered back another touchdown drive to begin the second quarter, this time a 24 yard rushing touchdown by Adam Jones stretched the Bobcat lead to 20-7.
There’s no stopping Adam Jones 😼
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However the Idaho State offense answered back less than a minute later with a 69 yard touchdown pass from Cooke to Tsion Nunnally, making the score 20-14.
The Bobcats stretched upped their lead back to 13 points on a 7 yard rushing touchdown from Lamson, making it a 27-14 score with under six minutes left to play in the opening half.
Montana State was able to up that edge to 34-14 before halftime courtesy of a 13 yard touchdown connection from Lamson to Rocky Lencioni in the final 30 seconds of the first half.
Rocky Lencioni finds the end zone for the second-straight game! 🔥
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— Montana State Football (@MSUBobcats_FB) October 11, 2025
And Lencioni was just getting started as he hauled in another touchdown pass (this time from 22 yards out) late in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 41-14.
MSU backup quarterback Patrick Duchien made it a 48-14 lead late in the fourth quarter with a four yard touchdown run.
Montana State ran for 384 yards and finished the game scoring 28 unanswered points to deliver a dominant 48-14 victory over Idaho State on Saturday afternoon insi… Read moreBobcats bury the Bengals 48-14
