Chilly Bozeman the site of the 109th meeting between Montana and Montana State, and the defenses dominated early.
Late in the first quarter, Justin Roper was sacked in the end zone by Dan Ogden, giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.
The second quarter saw a fourth and goal at the 1 for the Grizzlies, but they couldn't get in the end zone as Chase Reynolds is stopped short and the Cats took over.
But three plays later, Mark Iddins wasn't looking for the snap, and it rolled back into the end zone and Iddins fell on it. It's another safety and the game was 2-2.
About half way through the second quarter, somebody finally got into the end zone the right way. Andrew Selle to Marc Mariani for the a 9-yard touchdown, putting the Griz up 9-2.
Late in the half, UM was trying to add to it, but Dane Fletcher stormed through the line and blocked Brody McKnight's 40-yard field goal.
Then on a fourth and 1, Griz punter Sean Wren decided to run for it. He's stopped two yards short of the first down and the Cats turned the good field position into a field goal. Montana lead 9-5 at halftime.
Moving into the second half, the passing game started working for the Griz. Selle threw another touchdown pass to Mariani, and then Justin Roper hit tight end Dan Beaudin for another score. It's 23-5.
Now in the fourth quarter, the Griz were up by 21 and the Cats finally had some offense. Cody Kempt to Joe Schreibeis who wrestled it away from the defender and just crossed the goal line. It's a two-score game.
But then Montana went on a nine minute, 18-play drive that ended on a Selle to Beaudin touchdown pass.
Selle threw three touchdown passes on the day. The Cats added a late touchdown, but the Griz won 33-19 to finish up the regular season a perfect 11-0.
