Snowball effect: Second-quarter miscues cost Vandals as Bobcats turn close game into rout
Photo by IDAHO ATHLETICS Jaxton Eck (6) of Idaho tackles Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott (4), as Vandals Zach Johnson (11) and Tommy McCormick give chase Friday in Bozeman, Mont.
Photo by IDAHO ATHLETICS Isiah King (4) of Idaho celebrates a first-quarter interception against Montana State in an FCS quarterfinal game Friday night in Bozeman, Mont.
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The eighth-seeded Idaho Vandals knew they had to play a near-perfect game, and catch a break or two, to upset the top-seeded Montana State Bobcats in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs Friday night.
But a couple of miscues in the second quarter — a failed onside kick and a lost fumble — opened the door for Montana State, and the Bobcats ran away for a 52-19 victory before 18,127 at Bobcat Stadium.
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