MISSOULA, Mont. -- A quartet of takeaways, some clock control and a freshman kicker helped Portland State end its 12-game losing streak in Big Sky Conference football with a 22-20 win over turnover-prone Montana on Saturday.
Cody Williams' 52-yard field goal with 4 seconds left also let Portland State (2-4, 1-2) snap its road losing streak at 10 games. It was Williams' third field goal of the game and his career-long.
It came after a fumble by Montana's Keenan Curran at the Portland 23 with 4:10 left in the game. The Vikings drove to the Grizzlies' 35 -- running the ball seven times and also converting a fourth-and-3 pass -- before calling their final timeout with 9 seconds left.