BOZEMAN — Montana State turned two interceptions into points, and the Bobcats advanced to the FCS quarterfinals with a hard-fought 21-13 second-round win over Yale Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium.

No. 2-seeded Montana State was heavily favored by 26½ points just before kickoff in the first-ever meeting between the programs, but it took all the Bobcats had to finally put away the unseeded yet feisty Bulldogs, who overcame a 28-point halftime deficit last week to Youngstown State to win 43-42 in the first round.

Yale was within 21-13 with 2:09 to play on a 5-yard touchdown run by Josh Pitsenberger, but Montana State recovered the onside kick and was able to run down the clock enough before punting, leaving Yale exactly one minute to cover 75 yards with no timeouts.

Despite initial su

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