BOZEMAN, Mont. – #13 Montana State (1-1) rushed for 265 yards, had a pair of 100-yard rushers and scored 28 third-quarter points to beat #12 Southeast Missouri (1-1), 38-17, on a cool Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 19,497 at Bobcat Stadium.
 
Isaiah Ifanse ran for 114 yards and Troy Andersen added 102 yards and two touchdowns as the Bobcats averaged nearly six yards per carry (5.8) for the night.
 
MSU broke a 10-10 halftime deadlock by scoring 28 points in the third quarter and never looked back.
 
The Bobcats started the second half with a quick 3-play, 65-yard drive in just 1:02. All of MSU's yards came on the ground as Andersen broke free for a 44-yard run that was followed by a 9-yard touchdown run by DeMareus Hosey.
 
After SEMO punted, MSU went 65 yards again and capped its scoring drive with a 2-yard run by Andersen to widen its lead to 24-10.
 
The Redhawks went three-and-out on their next possession and MSU capitalized once more. On the second play, Travis Jonsen hooked up with Logan Jones for a 55-yard strike.
 
MSU scored on its fourth-straight drive when Karl Tucker II plunged four yards into the end zone extending the Bobcats lead to 38-10 with 1:38 left in the third quarter.
 
SEMO managed to put the game's final points on the board with a 1-yard run by Mark Robinson.
 
Immediately after Robinson's touchdown, Adam Krause recovered his own onside kick at the SEMO 46-yard line, but the Redhawks came up empty.
 
SEMO fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter.
 
Jake Reynolds' first punt was blocked by Coy Steel setting up MSU's first score which came on a 38-yard touchdown run by Andersen a little over two-and-a-half minutes into the contest.
 
Tristan Bailey kicked a 34-yard field goal to push the Bobcats lead to 10-0 with 3:37 remaining. Bailey's kick capped a 14-play, 63-yard march.
 
Bryson Donnell recovered a fumbled snap on a MSU punt at the Bobcats 9-yard line. Daniel Santacaterina completed a 10-yard pass to Zion Custis and then found Kristian Wilkerson in the end zone for a 5-yard completion on third down to make it a 10-7 game at the 11:01 mark of the second quarter. For Wilkerson, it was his second touchdown reception of the season and 25th of his career.
 
Late in the first half, Santacaterina's pass was intercepted by Jahque Alleyne, but a roughing the passer penalty gave the Redhawks a first down at the MSU-38.
 
Kendrick Tiller then came on and kicked a 55-yard field goal that just cleared the cross bar to tie the game, 10-10, at the intermission. The field goal was the longest of Tiller's career and tied for second in both SEMO football and MSU Bobcat Stadium history.
 
MSU outgained SEMO 140-55 in rushing yards during the first half. Ifanse ran for all 114 of his yards in the game's first 30 minutes.
 
The Bobcats finished with 456 yards of total offense. 
 
Geno Hess ran for 90 yards on 13 carries and averaged 6.9 yards per touch to lead SEMO. Wilkerson also caught six passes for 77 yards.
 
Defensively, Bydarrius Knighten, Zach Hall and Justin Swift each had 10 tackles. Bryant Pirtle recorded his first sack as a Redhawk, as well.
 
SEMO visits Football Bowl Subdivision and Southeastern Conference member Missouri on Sept. 14.