Sep 15, 2009 - 5:37 PM
0 shoutsMISSOULA, Mont.(AP) -- Steve Pfahler caught two second-half touchdown passes Saturday to lead Montana to a 38-0 season-opening victory over Division II Western State, Colo.
Montana (1-0) started out slow on offense, scoring only 10 points in the first half, but the Grizzly defense smothered Western State (0-2), holding the Mountaineers to 116 yards of total offense.
Chase Reynolds paced Montana's attack with 100 yards on 18 carries, while Tyler Palmer hauled in six catches for a game-high 87 yards.
Shaun Sittrop led Western State with nine catches for 42 yards.
After a scoreless first quarter, Montana got on the board with 13:09 to play in the first half on a 31-yard Brody McKnight field goal. Reynolds put Montana up 10-0 on a 5-yard run with 3:04 left in the half.
Pfahler scored both his touchdowns in the third quarter.
From the Bleachers
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WESTERN ST. COLO: 0
MONTANA: 38
Final
Sep 5 6:21 PM -
NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTERN ST COLO 0 0 0 0 0
MONTANA 0 10 14 14 38 FINAL
Sep 5 6:21 PM -
WESTERN ST. COLO: 0
MONTANA: 24
End of 3rd
Sep 5 5:35 PM -
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTERN ST COLO 0 0 0 0
MONTANA 0 10 14 24 END, 3RD QTR
Sep 5 5:35 PM -
WESTERN ST. COLO: 0
MONTANA: 10
Halftime
Sep 5 4:30 PM -
NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTERN ST COLO 0 0 0
MONTANA 0 10 10 HALFTIME
Sep 5 4:30 PM -
NCAAF
WESTERN ST COLO 0
MONTANA 3 13:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 5 3:50 PM -
WESTERN ST. COLO: 0
MONTANA: 0
End of 1st
Sep 5 3:50 PM
