We go behind the numbers of both semifinal games of the 2025 FCS Playoffs, including a historic matchup between Montana and Montana State in a rematch of the Brawl of the Wild

Youngstown State quarterback Beau Brungard, a finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, and the three finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award for top defensive player head The Associated Press FCS All-America team announced Tuesday.

The Bobcats are trying to get back to the FCS National Championship Game after they fell to the North Dakota State Bison last season. The 2026 champion, which will be determined on January 5, will be the first team not from North or South Dakota to win the FCS title since 2021.

Montana State is the No. 2 seed in the playoffs at 12-2 after defeating Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in the quarterfinals this past weekend. Third-seeded Montana is 13-1 and beat South Dakota 52-22 in its quarterfinal. Montana leads the all-time rivalry 74-44-5.

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The 2025 FCS championship semifinals are here, and No. 2 Montana State, No. 3 Montana, No. 12 Villanova and Illinois State still have a chance to lift this year's trophy. Here's what you need to know.

A total of 10 players from Montana and Montana State were named to the Stats Perform FCS All-America and All-Freshman teams for 2025.

The 2025 FCS Playoffs continued this weekend with four quarterfinal games. The winner of each matchup will advance to the semifinals. Those official matchups are also listed below. Below are the results from all of the quarterfinal games of the 2025 FCS Playoffs.

The Griz used the home crowd to their advantage in an all-around dominant performance in all three phases of the game in front of a home crowd of 22,750 fans. The win sets up an all-Montana semifinal in the FCS playoffs as the Griz will go to face No. 2 Montana State on Dec. 20 for a trip to the national championship.

Montana State-Montana FCS playoff tickets sold out quickly with resale prices reaching $3,711 for the historic first-time semifinal matchup between rivals.