Montana State's fourth football national championship, a dramatic 35-34 overtime victory over Illinois State Monday night, culminated on a night of multiple firsts in Nashville.

Bobcats fans across Billings filled seats early, ordered rounds of beer, and braced for history Monday night as Montana State chased its first national football championship in more than four decades.

Former Sheridan football star Dane Steel's leaping touchdown was the highlight of the night in Montana State University winning its first national

Justin Lamson’s touchdown loft to Taco Dowler in OT, followed by Myles Sansted’s extra-point kick, allowed MSU to cut through years of history to claim its first football championship since 1984.

For the second time in school history, Illinois State is a national runner-up in football. Both losses have been hard to swallow for the Redbirds. Monday night’s 35-34 loss to Montana State in the FCS title game went to overtime.