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Montana St. tops Illinois St. in wild FCS title game

Associated Press

created: Jan. 6, 2026, 6:36 p.m. | updated: Jan. 7, 2026, 3:35 a.m.

Montana State scores on a fourth-and-10 then hits the extra point to win the FCS national championship in dramatic fashion. Montana State started this season losing its first two -- at Oregon and in double overtime at home versus South Dakota State. Beating the Grizzlies in the semifinals put Montana State back into the FCS title game for the second straight season and for the third time in five years under Vigen. Along with the 1984 Division I-AA championship, Montana State also won the 1976 NCAA Division II title and the 1956 NAIA championship. It was the Redbirds' first time in FCS championship game since 2014, and they left empty-handed.

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