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Ty Pennington threw and ran for six touchdowns, while Lindsey Graves scored on a 100-yard kickoff return as Northern Arizona defeated Montana 49-44 in a high-scoring game at Flagstaff, Arizona, on Saturday. Pennington completed 26 of his 38 passes with a touchdown to Jeter Purdy and threw another from Joey Stout to himself for an additional score. Keali’i Ah Yat had 347 yards passing with three touchdowns but Montana still lost despite Ah Yat’s efforts, ending their eight-game losing streak against top-five opponents at Northern Arizona.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
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On Saturday, Ty Pennington led Northern Arizona to a high-scoring victory over Montana, with the final score of 49-44. This marks Northern Arizona's first win against Montana since 2023 and is their fourth win in the last five meetings at home. Pennington accounted for six touchdowns, including three rushing scores and two passing touchdowns, as well as a receiving touchdown. Additionally, Lindsey Graves returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score early in the game. Despite Montana's efforts, led by quarterback Keali’i Ah Yat who threw for 347 yards with three touchdown passes, Northern Arizona maintained their lead to secure the win and improve their record to 5-2, including 3-1 in conference play.
Written for “College Football Game Highlights” on 2026-10-11,
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Ty Pennington accounted for six touchdowns, Lindsey Graves scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, and Northern Arizona beat Montana 49-44 on Saturday.
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Arizona → account → Saturday
Northern Arizona (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked 10th in the Stats Perform poll, beat No. 2 Montana for the first time since 2023 and has won four of the last five meetings at home against the Grizzlies.
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Arizona → rank → Grizzlies
Pennington’s 5-yard touchdown run capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive, that took about 6 minutes off the clock, to give the Lumberjacks a 49-39 lead with 3:16 left.
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that → cap → 3:16
Jo Silver’s 35-yard field goal pulled Montana to 49-42 with 1:42 remaining.
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goal → pull → 1:42
The Lumberjacks took a knee three times and then gave up a safety for the final tally.
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Lumberjacks → take → tally
Pennington’s three other scores on the ground came from short yardage.
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scores → come → yardage
He completed 26 of 38 passes that included a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jeter Purdy in the first quarter.
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that → complete → quarter
Pennington also caught a 7-yard score from Joey Stout in the third quarter that gave the Lumberjacks the lead for good.
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that → catch → lead
Stout finished with four receptions for 80 yards.
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Stout → finish → yards
Keali’i Ah Yat was 29-of-39 passing for 347 yards and threw three touchdown passes and an interception for Montana (5-2, 3-1).
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Yat → pass → Montana
Eli Gillman had 19 carries for 94 yards and two touchdown runs.
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Gillman → have → yards
Ah Yat’s 11-yard TD pass to Lekeldrick Bridges pulled Montana to 35-32 with 13:24 left before Graves scored on the ensuing kickoff.
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Graves → pull → kickoff
Graves also had a 100-yard kickoff return in the Lumberjacks’ season-opening 34-27 win over Eastern Washington.
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Graves → have → Washington
The Lumberjacks snapped an eight-game losing streak to Top-5 ranked opponents dating to Nov. 7, 2015.
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Lumberjacks → snap → Nov.
Up next
Montana: Hosts Idaho on Saturday.
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Montana → host → Saturday
Northern Arizona: Hosts Portland State on Saturday.
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Arizona → host → Saturday
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