Montana State routs Utah Tech 54-0
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Montana State routed Utah Tech 54-0. Share this game
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Montana State a 75% chance, and the closing betting line (Montana State was a 32.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Montana State 54-0 Utah Tech
Montana State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Utah Tech 0-54 Montana StateUtah Tech lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Montana State -32.5), at 96% for Montana State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Montana State scored on 7 of its 9 drives; Utah Tech on 1 of its 12.
Montana State’s drives are teal, Utah Tech’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Montana State 54, Utah Tech 0
Montana State covered −32.5 by 21.5. The total, 54, stayed under 57.5.
Montana State leaders
- Passing Justin Lamson 22 of 30, 260 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Adam Jones 11 for 35 yds, 1 TD; Colson Coon 4 for 32 yds
- Receiving Dane Steel 8 for 174 yds, 1 TD; Taco Dowler 7 for 39 yds
Utah Tech leaders
- Passing CJ Tiller 10 of 12, 91 yds
- Rushing Bronson Barben 6 for 21 yds; Asa Chatman 13 for 20 yds
- Receiving Mike Williams 4 for 42 yds; Isaac McMullin 2 for 30 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Montana State · 14-2
Rated 84th in our preseason ratings.
W 35-34 vs Illinois State #81 of 667
won by 1 as a 10.5-point favorite
W 48-23 vs Montana #62 of 667
won by 25 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 44-28 vs Stephen F. Austin #81 of 667
won by 16 as a 15.5-point favorite
W 21-13 vs Yale #139 of 667
W 31-28 @ Montana #70 of 667
won by 3 as a 4.5-point favorite
W 38-17 vs UC Davis #113 of 667
won by 21 as a 19-point favorite
W 66-14 vs Weber State #220 of 667
won by 52 as a 28.5-point favorite
W 55-7 @ Northern Colorado #215 of 667
won by 48 as a 23.5-point favorite
W 34-17 @ Cal Poly #177 of 667
won by 17 as a 21.5-point favorite
W 48-14 vs Idaho State #188 of 667
won by 34 as a 22.5-point favorite
W 34-10 @ Northern Arizona #163 of 667
won by 24 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 57-3 vs Eastern Washington #191 of 667
won by 54 as a 21-point favorite
W 17-0 vs Mercyhurst #247 of 667
won by 17 as a 29.5-point favorite
W 41-7 vs San Diego #187 of 667
won by 34 as a 31-point favorite
L 24-30 vs South Dakota State #83 of 667
lost by 6 as a 3-point underdog
L 13-59 @ OregonTop 25 #4 of 667
lost by 46 as a 28.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Utah Tech · 2-10
Rated 237th in our preseason ratings.
L 10-33 vs Eastern Kentucky #170 of 667
lost by 23 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 0-23 @ West Georgia #176 of 667
lost by 23 as a 15-point underdog
L 10-31 @ Abilene Christian #115 of 667
lost by 21 as a 20.5-point underdog
W 34-33 vs North Alabama #231 of 667
won by 1 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 7-28 vs Southern Utah #148 of 667
lost by 21 as a 9.5-point underdog
L 23-41 vs Tarleton State #89 of 667
lost by 18 as a 28-point underdog
L 17-23 @ Central Arkansas #193 of 667
L 10-42 @ Austin Peay #101 of 667
lost by 32 as a 14-point underdog
W 20-9 vs Northern Iowa #197 of 667
won by 11 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 6-20 @ Idaho #155 of 667
lost by 14 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 31-38 @ Northern Arizona #162 of 667
lost by 7 as a 21-point underdog
L 24-31 vs UC Davis #109 of 667
lost by 7 as an 18.5-point underdog
The series
Montana State leads the series 4-0
4 meetings since 2007 · Montana State has won the last 4
- 2024Montana State 31-7
- 2023Montana State 63-20
- 2009Montana State 23-20
- 2007Montana State 61-7
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Utah Tech’s chances here.
Montana State favored by 32.5 · Total 57.5
How games like this usually go
Montana State by 32.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 1 point toward Montana State.
The total rose 1 point.
Spread: +31.5 → +32.5 · Total: 56.5 → 57.5
Home field
Utah Tech is worth +9.8 points (±8.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 99th percentile.
0% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (0-3 home, 0-8 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +8.3 at home vs. away over 30 games — inside the ±10.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 605 miles to get here.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- Utah Tech8th0-0
- Montana State6th0-0