Montana Grizzlies @ Western Illinois Leathernecks

2-1, 0-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Montana MONT	18	0	3	6	27
W Illinois WIU	14	3	0	14	31

Western Illinois LeathernecksW IllinoisWIU

1-2, 1-0 Home

McGuire with 3 TDs leads W. Illinois past Montana 31-27

Sep 16, 2018, 05:51 am

MACOMB, Ill. -- Sean McGuire threw for three touchdowns and Eric Carrera's late interception preserved the lead as Western Illinois edged Montana 31-27 on Saturday.

The Leathernecks (1-2) were trailing 27-17 late in the fourth quarter when Steve McShane took a punt return 58 yards for a score, cutting it to 27-24. Zach Muniz recovered a Montana fumble on the next exchange, setting up an 11-yard scoring pass from McGuire to McShane six plays later, giving Western Illinois a 31-27 lead with 2:39 to play. Carrera's interception of Dalton Sneed ended Montana's final drive.

McGuire threw a 71-yard touchdown to John Brunner on the game's second play and then, following a fumble recovery by Quentin Moon, a 37-yard strike again to Brunner to make it 14-0 with 12:47 left in the first quarter.

McGuire finished with 360 yards. Brunner had 180 yards receiving.

Sneed threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the Grizzles (2-1).

Game Information

Macomb, IL

FCS

Big Sky Conference	CONF	OVR
Montana State	8-0	14-2
Montana	7-1	13-2
UC Davis	6-2	9-4
Sacramento State	5-3	7-5
Idaho State	5-3	6-6
Northern Arizona	4-4	7-5
Eastern Washington	4-4	5-7
Northern Colorado	2-6	4-8
Cal Poly	2-6	4-8
Idaho	2-6	4-8
Weber State	2-6	4-8
Portland State	1-7	1-11

OVC-Big South Association	CONF	OVR
Tennessee Tech	8-0	11-2
UT Martin	6-2	6-6
Gardner-Webb	5-3	7-5
Lindenwood	5-3	6-6
Charleston Southern	4-4	5-7
Southeast Missouri State	3-5	4-8
Western Illinois	3-5	4-8
Eastern Illinois	2-6	3-9
Tennessee State	0-8	2-10

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