FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — In 2022, Taco Dowler made a huge play at the Walkup Skydome to turn a game that was teetering in Montana State’s favor.

He did the same thing Saturday, but the details mostly diverge from there.

Dowler’s 64-yard catch against Northern Arizona on Nov. 5, 2022 came with under a minute left. Four plays later, Blake Glessner made a field goal as time expired to give MSU a 41-38 win over an unranked team that finished the season 3-8. NAU racked up 552 total yards that day, including 452 from the arm of RJ Martinez.

Dowler broke an MSU record with a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in Saturday’s game at the Walkup Skydome . That tied the game 7-7 midway through the second quarter and propelled the No. 5-ranked Bobcats (4-2, 2-0 Big Sky) to a 34-10 win over No. 13 NAU

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