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Montana Beat Southern Utah 28-21 Behind Keali'i Ah Yat's 264 Passing Yards

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, August 30, 2026

Southern Utah Thunderbirds21@Montana Grizzlies28

The Montana Grizzlies defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 28-21 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, MT on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

Montana led 14-3 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Montana outscored its opponent 7-0.

Montana moves to 1-0, while Southern Utah falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Will Burns (SUU, QB): 24/34, 251 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Will Burns (SUU, QB): 15 CAR, 119 YDS
• Joshua Acord (SUU, TE): 6 REC, 86 YDS, 2 TD
• Keali'i Ah Yat (MONT, QB): 15/28, 264 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Eli Gillman (MONT, RB): 13 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD
• Eli Gillman (MONT, RB): 2 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 13:42MONTEli Gillman 85 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat0-7
2. Q2 13:27SUUJayden Rogers 50 Yd Field Goal3-7
3. Q2 11:50MONTEli Gillman 29 Yd Run3-14
4. Q3 10:09SUUFloyd Chalk 6 Yd Run9-14
5. Q3 8:48MONTKeali'i Ah Yat 3 Yd Run9-21
6. Q4 14:56SUUJoshua Acord 13 Yd pass from Will Burns15-21
7. Q4 11:41SUUJoshua Acord 58 Yd pass from Will Burns21-21
8. Q4 3:14MONTLekeldrick Bridges 53 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat21-28

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