Jones, Humphrey run wild as Bobcats stun Lobos
MONTANA STATE running back Scottre Humphrey (22) picks up yardage in the Bobcats’ 35-31 win over New Mexico Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. (Brian Morse/MSU Communications)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Adam Jones scored on a 93-yard dash and Scottre Humphrey added a 4-yard run for the go-ahead score as Montana State scored twice in the final 4 1/2 minutes to stun New Mexico 35-31 in a season opener on Saturday.
The Lobos, in the debut of Bronco Mendenhall as coach, led 17-0 early in the second quarter and 24-14 at halftime. A 13-yard fumble return by Noah Avinger — the Lobos’ second scoop-and-score of the game — gave New Mexico a 31-14 lead three plays into the third quarter.
New Mexico out of the Mountain West — UNM paid FCS MSU $360,000 to play a road game — had drives of 57 and 50 yards come up empty in the second half, but the Lobos still led 31-21 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.
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