UM has won five straight home games against teams ranked in the top four of the Top 25 poll. The Griz have also won eleven straight home games against ranked teams. They even won thirteen home games in a row in November and December. Furthermore, they have won eleven consecutive night matches at Wa-Griz.

Montana opened as betting favorite with 6.5 points as it looks for its first four-game winning streak this season. The over/under is 55.5 points.

Montana tight end Cole Grossman is undergoing warmups for the first time this year. He hasn’t played since the 2022 season. He was a preseason All-American this year after being a Freshman All-American in 2021 and a Sophomore All-American in 2022.

Montana starting left tackle Cannon Panfiloff is warming up after leaving last week’s game in the second quarter with an injury. He takes reps on the second-team offense, while Dillon Botner is on the left side on the first-team offense.

Former Grizzlies Dave and Craig Dickenson raise the No. 37 legacy jersey flag before kickoff.

Montana wins the toss and advances to the second half. UC Davis will host the opening kickoff.

Montana defensive end Hank Nuce makes his second start of the season. Safety Jace Klucewich makes his third straight start. UC Davis takes its first timeout with the play clock winding down on a third-and-5 from its own 40-yard line. Aggies then appear to have the first down, but Samuel Gbatu lets the pass fall off his chest. Junior Bergen’s first punt return totals 13 yards.

QB Logan Fife gets the start for Montana. It is his sixth start in a row. He has started all six Big Sky games for UM. Dillon Botner starts at LT. Logan Fife 22-yard pass to Sawyer Racanelli, followed by 13-yard scramble. Tight end Cole Grossman on the left side of the field. Griz goes to the other end and Junior Bergen catches a 23-yard TD as the defender falls. 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:30

SCORE: Griz 7, Davis 0, 9:01 left first quarter

UC Davis answers with an 8-play, 75-yard TD drive in 3:16. Trent Tompkins 2-yard TD catch.

Aggies QB Miles Hastings goes 4-of-4 passing for 63 yards driving after going 2-of-4 on the first drive. Lan Larison gets his first two catches, for 28 yards.

SCORE: Griz 7, UC Davis 7, 5:45 left 1Q

Montana QB Logan Fife first targets TE Cole Grossman deep over the middle and Grossman bobbles and then drops the ball on third-and-3 from the UM 32 yard line. Griz kicks for the first time today. Fife had previously started 5 of 5 passing for 59 yards.

Montana safety Jaxon Lee with a nice tackle in the open field against UC Davis running back Lan Larison on third-and-8 to limit the gain to five yards and force a punt. Tied 7-7 with 2:28 left in the first quarter.

Montana QB Keali’i Ah Yat makes his first appearance today after Logan Fife got the first two drives. Griz goes three and out for the second straight drive. Ah Yat’s second down pass is broken up and almost intercepted.

UC Davis makes a false start on back-to-back plays, turning a second-and-10 into a second-and-20. The Griz deny a chop block penalty on second down and Chrishawn Gordon breaks up the third-down pass. Montana forces UC Davis to punt for the third time in four drives today, and the Aggies shave the punt from 23 yards, putting Montana at the 50-yard line.

End of first quarter: Montana 7, UC Davis 7

Montana cannot take advantage of good field position from the 50-yard line. Griz gains 1 meter and kicks for the third time in four drives today. Griz has made three consecutive drives since starting the game with a touchdown. Tied 7-7 with UC Davis. Montana QBs Logan Fife and Keali’i Ah Yat are a combined 1-for-11 passing for 5 yards since starting the game 5-for-5 for 59 yards.

UC Davis called for a third false start. Hayden Harris TFL on Lan Larison direct snap. Delay of play makes it third and 22. Then a fourth false start makes it third and 27. Hunter Ridley 42-yard FG from right hash good. 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:30

SCORE: UC Davis 10, Griz 7, 8:16 left 2Q

Logan Fife made his third ride after he and Ah Yat shared the first four. He hits Junior Bergen for 14 yards, Montana’s first, first down since the first drive. Eli Gillman 24 yards running. Fife intercepted in the end zone by Rex Connors. Fife’s second INT, both in the last two games.

Montana’s defense stands up and forces a three-and-out after the offense was intercepted in the end zone. No return on the punt. Griz get the ball at their own 40-yard line trailing UC Davis 10-7 with 1:47 left in the second quarter and three timeouts to go.

Drew Deck 8-yard catch on third-and-6. Later, Keelan White called for an illegal touch on a third and fourth pass. Montana goes for it on fourth-and-4 from the UC Davis 42-yard line and Rex Connors, who just intercepted the final drive, breaks up the pass.

UC Davis kicker Hunter Ridley hits a 41-yard field goal to cap a drive in which Winston Williams made a 19-yard catch on a pass that Ryder Meyer tipped. 6 plays, 34 yards, 0:37.

SCORE: UC Davis 13, Griz 7, 0:00 left 2Q

Griz QBs Logan Fife and Keali’i Ah Yat are 12 of 22 passing for 110 yards, 1 TD, INT. They are 7 of 17, passing after starting 5 of 5. UM drives: touchdown, three-and-out, three-and-out, three-and-out, interception, turnover on downs. Griz had 72 yards on the first drive and 88 yards on five drives since.

Montana’s TD on the first drive of today’s game vs. UC Davis marked just the third time in 10 games that the Grizzlies scored a TD on their opening drive and only the fourth time they scored points on their drive. The last TD on the opening drive was against Weber State on October 5.

End of second quarter: UC Davis 13, Montana 7

UC Davis punts short and away from Junior Bergen to start the second half and Isiah Childs returns the ball 27 yards to the Davis 48-yard line. Logan Fife with his fifth drive at QB compared to two for Keali’i Ah Yat. Junior Bergen is on the field. He immediately grabs his right knee after descending onto the turf. He walks away under his own power. Montana picks one up first on a pass interference penalty, but only gains 2 yards on the next three plays. Griz punts from the UC Davis 38-yard line and down to the 3-yard line. Griz has started two drives in UC Davis territory and has 0 points.

This story will be updated.