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Montana Beat Drake 45-10 Behind Eli Gillman's 105-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The Montana Grizzlies routed the Drake Bulldogs 45-10 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, MT on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

Montana led 21-3 at halftime. The third quarter swung it: Montana outscored its opponent 14-0.

Montana moves to 2-0, while Drake falls to 0-2.

Top performers

• Riley Warzynski (DRKE, QB): 31/60, 252 YDS, 1 TD
• Chase Spellman (DRKE, QB): 5 CAR, 20 YDS
• Willis Nofsinger (DRKE, WR): 6 REC, 89 YDS
• Keali'i Ah Yat (MONT, QB): 27/40, 282 YDS, 2 TD
• Eli Gillman (MONT, RB): 19 CAR, 105 YDS, 3 TD
• Landon Ransom-Goelz (MONT, WR): 5 REC, 101 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:09DRKEGriffin Kollhoff 22 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q1 7:00MONTEli Gillman 3 Yd Run3-7
3. Q1 2:11MONTEli Gillman 3 Yd Run3-14
4. Q2 7:19MONTEli Gillman 1 Yd Run3-21
5. Q3 4:01MONTEli Gillman 1 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat3-28
6. Q3 0:53MONTBrooks Davis 26 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat3-35
7. Q4 9:30DRKER. Warzynski pass to K. Clark for 10 yds, for a TD10-35
8. Q4 4:05MONTJo Silver 50 Yd Field Goal10-38
9. Q4 1:27MONTDylan Paine 1 Yd Run10-45

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