MISSOULA, Mont. — Eli Gilman rushed for three touchdowns to set a school record, then caught a touchdown pass from Keali’i Ah Yat to tie another as Montana rolled to a 45-10 victory over Drake on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Gilman carried 19 times for 105 yards and had two short scoring runs in the first quarter to give Montana (2-0), ranked third in the Stats Perform FCS poll, a 14-3 lead. <\/p>\n
The senior ran it in from inside the 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal for a 21-3 lead in the second quarter, breaking Chase Reynold’s school record of 52 career rushing touchdowns set from 2007-10.<\/p>\n
Ah Yat connected with Gilman for a 1-yard score and a 28-3 lead with 4:01 left in the third quarter. It was Gilman’s 59th career touchdown, tying Reynolds’ school record.<\/p>\n
Ah Yat had a 26-yard touchdown pass to Brooks Davis with 53 seconds left in the third for a 35-3 advantage. He completed 27 of 40 passes for 282 yards. Landon Ransom-Goelz had five receptions for 105 yards.<\/p>\n
Jo Silver kicked a 50-yard field goal in the final quarter and Dylan Paine ran it in from a yard out to cap the Grizzlies’ scoring.<\/p>\n
Griffin Kollhoff kicked a 22-yard field goal on the Bulldogs’ first possession for a 3-0 lead, and Riley Warzynski had a 10-yard touchdown pass to Marquis Monroe in the fourth.<\/p>\n
Warzynski completed 31 of 60 passes for 252 yards for Drake (0-2) \u2014 the three-time defending Pioneer League champions. <\/p>\n
Drake: At Northern Iowa on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Montana: Hosts Utah Tech on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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