Montana wide receiver Keenan Curran (6) holds on to a pass for a touchdown against Idaho State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Chad Chalich threw six of his program-record seven TD passes in the first half, Keenan Curran tied a Montana record with four touchdown catches, and the Grizzlies beat Idaho State 62-44 on Saturday night.
Chalich overtook Makena Simis (2015), Jordan Johnson (2011), Brian Ah Yat (1998) and Dave Dickenson (1995) in the Montana record book with his seventh TD pass - a 6-yard strike to Curran that made it 55-31 with 10:49 left in the game.
Chalich, who found out he would be starting shortly before game time, finished with 388 yards passing and a 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky) led 41-31 at the break and pulled away as Idaho State (2-6, 1-4) struggled without starting quarterback Tanner Gueller, who left the game at halftime due to an injury. Trae Pilster and Tom Jewell handled the Bengals' QB duties in the second half.
Montana quarterback Chad Chalich (11) throws a pass under pressure from Idaho State linebacker Joe Martin (25) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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Montana wide receiver Justin Calhoun (9) catches a pass for a touchdown over Idaho State defensive back Anthony Ricks (1) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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Montana cornerback JR Nelson (18) breaks up a pass intended for Idaho State wide receiver KW Williams (15) in the first half of NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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Idaho State wide receiver KW Williams (15) catches a touchdown pass over Montana cornerback JR Nelson (18) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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Idaho State tight end Austin Campbell (46) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Montana in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson, center, warms up with his teammates before playing Idaho State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Patrick Record)
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