MISSOULA — The Montana football team scored on each of its first three possessions in building a multi-score lead it never relinquished during the quarterfinals Saturday in their final game at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The third-seeded Grizzlies (13-1) blitzed to a 17-0 lead on their way to a 52-22 win over the 11th-seeded South Dakota Coyotes (10-5) one week after they opened the FCS playoffs with a 50-29 thrashing of South Dakota State.

UM's victory sets up a Brawl of the Wild rematch against the second-seeded Montana State Bobcats in the semifinals. The game will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bozeman and will be televised on ABC.

The Griz, who will be shooting for revenge against MSU, had big contributions from all three phases. They got their first special teams touchdown of th

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