DAVIS, Calif. — From start to finish, it was all Montana Grizzlies as UM defeated UC Davis in a top-10 matchup 62-22 on Saturday night in California. It was a record-breaking night for Eli Gillman and a show-out performance for the rest of the team, as the Grizzlies proved they are one of the top teams in the FCS.
“I’d say it put everybody else on notice, for sure,” Gillman said. “We all inside our room, we knew we could all do that. Like all of us knew that. But I think it’s kind of like making a statement. Like it made a statement not just like as a team but like through specific position groups that we all can ball out.”
‘Everyone else on notice’: Griz showcase known potential, make statement in top-10 blowout of UC Davis
Montana’s potential as a lethal FCS team has been bubbling beneath the surface, the Griz just needed to see everything click together and shore up some details.
On Saturday against Davis (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky) under the bright lights, the Grizzlies took the top off and broke loose…