BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- The Montana Grizzlies are heading for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the seventh straight year, while Montana State finished its season with six straight losses and is looking for a new coach.

Saturday's 49-3 victory for the Big Sky Conference champion Grizzlies showed just what different directions the cross-state rivals are heading.

"They beat us offensively, defensively and in the kicking game," said retiring MSU coach Cliff Hysell. "They've got an excellent football team and I wish them well in the playoffs."

The No. 7 Grizzlies (9-2 overall, 7-1 Big Sky) will learn Sunday who they meet, and likely host, in the first round of the playoffs next Saturday.

Drew Miller passed for 305 yards and four touchdowns -- two to Jimmy Farris -- as Montana won its fifth Big Sky title in seven years and its 14th straight game over the Bobcats.

Yohance Humphery rushed for 145 yards, which put him at 1,277 yards this season, breaking a 28-year-old school record. He opened the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run for Montana on a day when winds gusted up to 30 mph.

Miller hit Tanner Hancock on a 22-yard pass play, going into the wind, to give Montana a 14-0 lead with 1:24 left in the first quarter.

"I was hoping we'd be able to emotionally stand the onslaught of the wind in the first quarter, and be able to do something in the second quarter," Hysell said.

But all the Bobcats (3-8, 1-7) could manage was a 38-yard field goal by Matthew Peot, to pull within 14-3 with 11:12 left in the half.

Montana then scored against the wind, on a 28-yard pass from Miller to Farris, to put the Grizzlies up 21-3 at halftime.

"I think the critical score was the third one where we had to go against the wind," said Montana coach Mick Dennehy. "I think it gave us a little bit of momentum going into the lockerroom. I think it might have taken a little wind out of their sails."

But the Bobcats still thought they were in the game.

"At halftime we still knew we had a chance," said MSU defensive end Jonathan Taylor. "We were still in it. We had to capitalize on that energy. Obviously we didn't do that today."

Montana's first three plays of the second half were rushes of 7, 7 and 53 yards by Humphery, which put him over the single-season mark.

"I couldn't help that one," Humphery said. "The offensive line did a great job and the receivers were blocking downfield. I made a couple of people miss."

Miller and Farris hooked up on a 16-yard pass on the next play, giving Montana a 28-3 lead.

After several scoreless possessions for both teams, Montana drove 81 yards, capped by a 14-yard scoring pass from Miller to Travis Walker, to put the Grizzlies up 35-3 at the end of the third quarter.

The Bobcats had trouble at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when a snap went over punter Peot's head.

Montana recovered on the 24-yard line and three plays later, freshman quarterback John Edwards hit Jeremy Watkins, who avoided four tackles in running 23 yards for a touchdown and a 42-3 Montana lead.

"I caught the ball. I remember making one cut," Watkins said. "I felt a little contact and just spun and saw the end zone in front of me."

Watkins finished with nine catches for 123 yards, while Farris caught five passes for 109 yards.

Montana's defense put on the finishing touches, with Jacob Yoro recovering a punt blocked by Andy Thompson and returning it 12 yards for a touchdown with 7:03 remaining.

Montana had 543 yards in total offense to Montana State's 158. MSU quarterback Dusty Broderick completed 10 of 24 passes for 98 yards, while Eric Kinnaman rushed for 42 yards and had 15 yards receiving.