BUTTE — A dream season came to an end Saturday for Montana Tech in a 41-26 quarterfinal playoff loss to Frontier Conference rival College of Idaho at Bob Green Field.

C of I (11-1) rushed for 356 yards, led by a 25-carry, 206-yard, four-touchdown effort by Rylie Byington as the Yotes advanced to the NAIA semifinals for the second time in the past three seasons. The game was a rematch from a Sept. 27 contest in Butte that the Orediggers won 27-24. Montana Tech finishes the year with a 12-1 record.

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The Yotes took a 14-0 lead on touchdown runs of 1 and 39 yards by Byington in the first quarter. But Montana Tech answered in the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jarrett Wilso

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