Final
for this game
Montana cruises to 38-0 victory in season opener
Sep 15, 2009 - 9:37 PM MISSOULA, 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.
- 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
Western State Colorado 0, Montana 38 FinalSep 5 6:21 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
Western State Colorado 0, Montana 24 End of 3rdSep 5 5:35 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTERN ST COLO 0 0 0
MONTANA 0 10 10 HALFTIME
Western State Colorado 0, Montana 10 HalfSep 5 4:30 PM - NCAAF
WESTERN ST COLO 0
MONTANA 3 13:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Western State Colorado 0, Montana 3 2nd - 13:09Sep 5 3:50 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTERN ST COLO 0 0
MONTANA 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Sep 5 3:50 PM
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