Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman (10) stiff-arms a defender on a 58-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Tennessee State in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Click here to order photo reprints.
Casey Kreider
November 30, 2024
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Griz notebook: Montana was too special for TSU
MISSOULA — Tennessee State football coach Eddie George has played and seen a lot of football, and he had the Montana Grizzlies pretty well scouted coming into their first-round FCS playoff game Saturday.
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Montana tops Tennessee State thanks to a pair of punt return TDs
The Tennessee State Tigers did a lot of things right Saturday night at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, worrying the host Montana Grizzlies with big plays and ball-hawking defense. The major issues? Two jail-break snaps that lost big yardage; a bevy of false starts; and two punts that got to the hands of Junior Bergen.
PHOTOS: Bergen returns two punts for TDs, Griz top Tigers 41-27
Photos from the Montana Grizzlies 41-27 win over the Tennessee State Tigers in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30.