Griz squish Hornets
Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck hugs wide receiver Keelan White (6) after White's 97-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman (10) celebrates with Junior Bergen (5) after Gillman's 8-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies quarterback Clifton McDowell (17) drops back to pass in the third quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies running back Nick Ostmo (26) celebrates after a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck gets doused with Gatorade after a 34-7 win over Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Keelan White (6) heads to the end zone on a 97-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman (10) scores a touchdown on a 8-yard run in the first quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies quarterback Clifton McDowell (17) hurdles a Sacramento State defender on a first-quarter run at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman (10) looks for running room in the first quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies safety Ryder Meyer (13) celebrates after a stop in the first quarter against Sacramento State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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MISSOULA — Clifton McDowell got hot, Sacramento State cooled off and the Montana Grizzlies won another big, Big Sky Conference game Saturday, 34-7 over the Hornets.
McDowell’s night included the longest touchdown pass in the Grizzlies’ long history — 97 yards to Keelan White. It was timely, coming with 11:03 left in the game after several fruitless possessions with the lead 21-7.
But the top 10 matchup — the Griz are ranked No. 3 and 4 in the Football Championship Subdivision polls, while the Hornets came in No. 7 — tilted toward the Griz when McDowell led Montana to three touchdowns in the span of eight minutes bridging the first two quarters.
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