Montana State University-Northern football fell to the College of Idaho 59-14 Saturday afternoon.
The Yotes established control early, scoring twice in the opening quarter to take a 14-0 lead. College of Idaho quarterback Caden Young connected with Travis Marieiro on a 57-yard touchdown pass, while also adding a 28-yard rushing score.
Northern responded in the second quarter with two touchdowns to keep the game competitive.
Sadik Sadik provided a spark with a 75-yard rushing touchdown, cutting into the Yotes' lead. Later in the quarter,
Bryan Yobo hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass from
Malakhi Statler, bringing Northern within 21 points at 35-14.
College of Idaho added another touchdown before halftime to take a 42-14 advantage into the break. The Yotes continued to build their lead in the second half, scoring 17 points in the third quarter and adding a fourth-quarter touchdown to secure the victory.
Northern finished the afternoon with 257 total yards, including 169 passing yards and 88 rushing yards. The Lights recorded 14 first downs and converted one of two fourth-down attempts.
College of Idaho's offense totaled 624 yards, with Young accounting for 291 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 98 rushing yards with three additional scores.
With the loss, Northern moves to 0-4 on the season.
The Lights will look to regroup and head to Eastern Oregon University on September 26 at 2pm.
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