Montana 23, Portland St. 21

Published Oct. 17, 2010 1:21 a.m. ET

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Three fourth-quarter field goals by Brody McKnight, including a 25-yarder with no time left, lifted Montana to a 23-21 victory over Portland State on Saturday night.

Montana (5-2, 4-1 Big Sky) marched 54 yards in 10 plays to the winning field goal by McKnight, who connected from 25 and 30 yards earlier in the fourth quarter.

The Vikings (2-4, 1-2), who overcame four lost fumbles to take a late fourth-quarter lead, lost to Montana for the sixth straight time.

Portland State took a 21-20 lead after a 97-yard scoring drive, which was capped by Cory McCaffrey's leap into the end zone from 1 yard out with 2:34 remaining.

Chase Reynolds rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries for the Grizzlies.

Quarterback Connor Kavanaugh led Portland State's rushers with 131 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. McCaffrey had 109 yards on 24 attempts.