Montana State Rallies, New Mexico Covers in Week 0 Thriller

Montana State overcame a 17-point deficit and rallied to beat New Mexico, 35-31, in a thrilling Week 0 contest.

The Bobcats scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, with Scottre Humphrey’s 4-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left sealing the victory.



New Mexico, a Mountain West program, closed as a 13.5-point underdog, making the Lobos the biggest FBS home underdog against an FCS team in college football history. New Mexico closed with +375 odds to win outright.




The Lobos got off to a flying start. A 41-yard scoop-and-score kickstarted a 17-0 start, giving New Mexico and first-year coach Bronco Mendenhall a sizable cushion at home.



Online observers questioned how an FBS school could be considered such huge underdogs at home against an FCS opponent.









Another defensive touchdown in the third quarter gave New Mexico a 31-14 lead going into the fourth. But running back Adam Jones’ 93-yard touchdown brought Montana State within four points with four minutes to go. A huge defensive stand with two minutes left set up the Bobcats’ go-ahead offensive drives. New Mexico might have fallen just short of winning on Saturday, but as they say: Good teams win. Great teams cover.

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