BOZEMAN — No panic, just urgency.

Having lost two in a row to open the season, No. 4-ranked Montana State needed a win in the worst way. Coach Brent Vigen’s call this week for focus and execution was heeded Saturday as MSU raced past San Diego 41-7 at Bobcat Stadium

Quarterback Justin Lamson threw for 293 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, and wideout Taco Dowler scored two TDs though the air and the Cats turned the page from defeats to FBS Oregon and perennial FCS title contender South Dakota State in their prior two outings.

Montana State’s defense held San Diego to 209 yards of offense and a 2.6 yards-per-carry average in the ground game, helping facilitate a 41-0 lead.

COMING OUT FIRING : The Bobcats came out throwing and Lamson was on the money. The junior Stanford transfer

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