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The Bison will face Montana State in the National Championship Game Jan. 8, 2022, In Fresco, Texas.<\/p>\n
Montana St. defeated South\u00a0 Dakota State, Saturday, 31-17- in Bozeman, Montana.<\/p>\n
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) \u2014 Montana State freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott accounted for four touchdowns to send the Bobcats to their first title game in 38 years with a 31-17 win over South Dakota State in a Football Championship Series semifinal game. Montana State (12-2) will make its first national championship appearance since 1984, facing North Dakota State on Jan. 8. Mellott was 10-of-15 passing for 233 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He added 155 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on 34 carries. Chris Oladokun had 315 yards passing and a touchdown for SDSU. Pierre Strong Jr. had 94 yards rushing and a TD.<\/p>\n
Previously<\/p>\n
FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Hunter Luepke had touchdown receptions of 32 and 22 yards to bookend the scoring and added 106 yards rushing on 17 carries to help No. 2 seed North Dakota State beat James Madison 20-14 in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs Friday night. North Dakota State (13-1) plays the winner between No. 8 seed Montana State <\/strong>and unseeded South Dakota State \u2014 which handed the Bison their only loss this season, 27-19 on Nov. 6 in Brookings, South Dakota \u2014 for the national championship in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 8. JMU’s Cole Johnson was 25-of-34 passing for 210 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Dukes (12-2) begin their transition to the FBS.<\/p>\n Previously<\/p>\n Fargo, ND (GoBison.com) \u00a0Friday Dec 17, 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0No. 2 seed North Dakota State (12-1) hosts No. 3 seed and Colonial Athletic Association co-champion James Madison (12-1) in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). The winner advances to face either South Dakota State or No. 8 seed Montana State in the national championship game on Saturday, Jan. 8, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.<\/p>\n TELEVISION:<\/strong>\u00a0Live coverage on\u00a0ESPN2<\/a>\u00a0, (CSi 27 and CSi HD\u00a0 84.18)\u00a0 and the ESPN app begins at 8:15 p.m. with\u00a0Wes Durham<\/strong>\u00a0(play-by-play),\u00a0Barrett Brooks<\/strong>\u00a0(analyst) and\u00a0Lauren Sisler<\/strong>\u00a0(reporter).<\/p>\n RADIO:<\/strong>\u00a0Coverage begins at 7:15 p.m. on the\u00a0Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network<\/a>\u00a0including Bison 1660 and 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with\u00a0Jeff Culhane<\/strong>\u00a0(play-by-play),\u00a0Phil Hansen<\/strong>\u00a0(analyst) and\u00a0Cole Jirik<\/strong>\u00a0(sideline). Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 4:15-5:15, “Bison Game Day” from 5:15-7:15 and the “Bison Hotline” call-in show following the network broadcast.
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