After consecutive road wins, third ranked Montana State opens home slate against visiting Maine
For the first time ever, Maine (1-0) travels to Bozeman to take on perennial FCS powerhouse Montana State (2-0) tonight inside Bobcat Stadium in search of its first 2-0 start since 2018. Montana State has opened the 2024 campaign with back-to-back road wins beating New Mexico and Utah Tech and now has four of its next five games at home in the final two tests before Big Sky Conference play begins later this month. Despite these programs never facing each other, there is some familiarity as Montana State’s leading receiver Rohan Jones began his career at Maine and the Black Bears leading rusher Jaharie Martin transferred to Maine from Montana State.
How to Watch Maine at Montana State:
Game Date: Sept 7, 2024
Game Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS (KTVQ – Billings)
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Montana State’s rushing attack posted 362 yards in the season opening win at New Mexico, setting a school record for most rushing yards against an FBS opponent and Adam Jones’ 93-yard touchdown run was the second longest in Bobcat history. The offense tallied over 400 total offense nine times in 2023 and has eclipsed that mark in both outings this season.
Maine began the season with a 17-14 win over Colgate behind Carter Peevy’s 16-of-21 passing for 182 yard performance in his first start since transferring from Mercer where he appeared in 13 games throwing for 11 touchdowns and led the Bears to a first-round FCS Playoff win over Gardner-Webb.
Peevy and Jaharie Martin each scored rushing touchdowns snapping a six-game streak for Maine without a score on the ground.
The Bobcats are 92-23-4 all-time in home openers including five in a row and 15 of the last 16 dating back to 2006.
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