Montana State was led by Tommy Mellott, who passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and Julius Davis, who rushed for 91 yards and a score. The Bobcats came in averaging an FCS-leading 332.4 yards rushing, including gashing Sacramento State last week for 511, but UCD held the Bobcats to 159 yards on 35 carries.

It came down to a two-point conversion, which was unsuccessful. But the final score does not tell the full story of a game between two teams ranked No. 2 and No. 4 in the country, both vying for at least a share of the Big Sky championship on Saturday night at

Michelle Dapper reports on the thriller that was the Montana State vs. UC Davis championship football game Saturday in Northern California. I've dated tech bros in San Francisco and New York. The men in one city made me never want to move back.