2025 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal Preview & Prediction
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No. 2 seed Montana State hosts No. 7 seed Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FCS Playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN. This will be the fifth matchup between these two programs, with Montana State leading the all-time series 4-2.
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Cats-Griz II: Montana routs South Dakota 52-22 to set up FCS semifinal against Montana State
Michael Wortham had 244 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 305 yards and three scores and Montana routed South Dakota 52-22 on Saturday to set up a rematch against Montana State in the FCS semifinals.
The excitement of the FCS playoffs continues as the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks face off against the Montana State Bobcats in the quarterfinals. Scheduled for December 12, 2025, at 9:00 PM ET and broadcast on ESPN,
No. 11 seed South Dakota will travel to No. 3 seed Montana in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FCS Playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 13) at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. This will be the 21st matchup between these two programs,
No. 2 seed Montana State topped No. 7 Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs to potentially set up a semi eagerly anticipated by Treasure State college football fans.
The unforced errors on offense and any mental errors on defense can get you beat. ... We’ve got to make sure it comes down to a fundamental and technical game,” said USD head coach Travis Johansen.
South Dakota enters Saturday's FCS playoff quarterfinal against Montana riding a five-game winning streak and coming off perhaps the most dominant performance of the postseason.
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