As tremendous and exciting as the Aggies comeback on offense was, let us not forget the defense and special teams. After giving up that touchdown drive t open the second half, the D forced Montana State to punt on all their remaining possessions and special teams made that great onside kick to give us a chance.
I flashed on the Bob Biggs 16 point comeback against Hayward in 1972 (the one I left too early). This one would have been huge if only. So many "if onlys" in this one. At least we made Bobcat fans very nervous.
Seems like all of the Bobcats scores came as a result of Aggie mishaps: Shamburger falling down on the first TD, an interception, a fumble and a punt return TD. A big difference is their D-line's ability to sack Hastings while our line, as it has all year, has trouble putting pressure on Mellot. On the other hand, this could be a 3 score deficit if MSU had not missed two kicks= 4 points.