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Sumner, Mellott help Montana State roll past McNeese 40-17
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) Lane Sumner ran for 168 yards, Tommy Mellott threw a pair of touchdown passes and Montana State rolled past McNeese 40-17 on Saturday night in a season opener.
Montana State, ranked fourth in both FCS polls, racked up 438 yards of offense despite committing two turnovers. Mellott was 8-of-16 passing for 152 yards. His 17-yard touchdown pass to Willie Patterson gave the Bobcats the lead for good, 16-10 midway through the second quarter.
Mellott's 8-yard touchdown pass to Ravi Alston stretched the lead to 33-10 in the third. Sean Chambers added two short scoring runs for the Bobcats.
Josh Matthews caught a pass in the flats from Knox Kadum, broke a tackle and ran 66 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for McNeese. D'Angelo Durham added 82 yards rushing on three carries with a score.
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| Team Stats |  |
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Durham
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D. Durham | 35 | 340 | 3 | 75 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. Senegal
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K. Senegal | 0 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Durham
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D. Durham | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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T. Mellott
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T. Mellott | 128/210 | 1698 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Lonergan
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R. Lonergan | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Mellott
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T. Mellott | 170 | 1071 | 13 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Elliott
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E. Elliott | 118 | 726 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Johnson
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M. Johnson | 32 | 418 | 7 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. White
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J. White | 8 | 93 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Dowler
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T. Dowler | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Dowler
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T. Dowler | 0 | 10 | 150 | 0 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Elliott
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E. Elliott | 0 | 13 | 117 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Johnson
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M. Johnson | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Lonergan
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R. Lonergan | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Mellott
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T. Mellott | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Garrigan
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A. Garrigan | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. White
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J. White | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
