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NAIA”s Montana Tech scores 93 points on 932 yards of offense

 

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) Jed Fike rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries in the first half alone, and NAIA’s Montana Tech had 932 total yards in a 93-19 victory over Montana State-Northern on Saturday.
The total yards easily topped Montana Tech’s record of 679, also against MSU-Northern on Oct. 22, 2016. The Orediggers’ previous scoring high was 64 points against Rocky Mountain in 1981. Montana Tech’s 13 touchdowns also set a school mark, previously at nine TDs in 2016.
The Orediggers jumped out to a 66-0 lead by halftime. Fike had scores of 7, 37, 52, and 68 yards.
Quinn McQueary was 16-of-25 passing for 295 yards and three touchdowns for Montana Tech (6-1). He connected with Tanner Osborne twice for scores. Dion Williams made eight catches for 141 yards and a score as 11 different players caught a pass for the Orediggers.

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