Duckworth scores twice, Idaho holds off Montana St, 20-17

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) Aaron Duckworth ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns to help Idaho stave off a second-half charge from Montana State, 20-17, in the season

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) Aaron Duckworth ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns to help Idaho stave off a second-half charge from Montana State, 20-17, in the season opener for each team on Thursday night.

Both of Duckworth's scoring runs came in the first quarter, including a 43-yarder which gave the Vandals a 10-7 lead - which they held the rest of the night.

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Matt Linehan threw for 128 yards and Austin Rehkow kicked field goals of 44 and 34 yards for the Vandals.

The Bobcats' Chad Newell ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, and Tyler Bruggman threw for 191 yards and a 12-yard scoring toss to Justin Paige.

Montana State cut Idaho's advantage to 20-17 with 9:22 left after a 3-yard TD run by Newell. After stopping the Vandals on fourth-and-1 with 5:21 remaining the Bobcats had a final opportunity to win it, but went three-and-out.