Montana beats Idaho 46-27 for the Little Brown Stein
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Dalton Sneed threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Dante Olson set a program record and Montana beat Idaho 46-27 on Saturday for the Little Brown Stein.
Sneed threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the first half to help Montana build a 36-6 lead. Samuel Akem had two scoring grabs -- for the fifth time this season -- in the first half. Olson's eighth tackle of the game broke the Montana program record for tackles in a single season with 131. He finished with 10 to remain the nation's leading tackler.
Montana (5-5, 4-3 Big Sky) scored 29 unanswered points in the first half with two 50-plus yard scoring plays. Akem scored from 52 yards out and Gabe Sulser 59. Idaho native Jerry Louie-McGee scored his first career rushing touchdown from 13-yards out.
Samori Toure secured a fourth-quarter onside kick and almost returned it for a score, setting Montana up at the 30.
Mason Petrino passed for 310 yards and two touchdowns for Idaho (4-6, 3-5), which lost its first game at home this year. Isaiah Saunders rushed for 123 yards in front of the Vandals' largest home crowd, 14,571, since Oct. 18, 2014.
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2023 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| Idaho | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Montana State | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Northern Arizona | 5-3 | 5-6 |
| UC Davis | 5-3 | 7-4 |
| Sacramento State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Weber State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| Portland State | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Idaho State | 3-5 | 3-8 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Cal Poly | 1-7 | 3-8 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-8 | 0-11 |
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