Weber State holds on to beat North Dakota in FCS playoffs | |
OGDEN, Utah (AP) Josh Davis and Damon Bankston combined for 251 yards rushing and three touchdowns and Weber State held on to beat North Dakota 38-31 on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats (10-2) will play at Big Sky rival and fourth-seed Montana State in the next round. The Wildcats lost to the Bobcats in Bozeman 43-38 during the regular season. Weber State scored 24 points in the second quarter for a 31-14 halftime lead. A pair of North Dakota touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including Tommy Schuster's 4-yarder to Jack Wright with three minutes to go, got the Fighting Hawks (7-5) within seven points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | T. Schuster | 2728 | |||
| Passing TDs: | T. Schuster | 20 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | T. Hoosman | 1003 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | T. Hoosman | 12 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | B. Belquist | 811 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | B. Belquist | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at Nebraska | L 17 - 38 | ||
| 9/10 | vs. UNI | W 29 - 27 | ||
| 9/17 | at Northern Arizona | W 27 - 24 | ||
| 9/24 | at Southern Illinois | L 17 - 34 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. Missouri State | W 48 - 31 | ||
| 10/8 | at Youngstown State | W 35 - 30 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. South Dakota State | L 35 - 49 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 34 - 31 | ||
| 11/5 | at Indiana State | W 42 - 7 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. South Dakota | W 28 - 19 | ||
| 11/19 | at North Dakota State | L 21 - 42 | ||
| 11/26 | at Weber State | L 31 - 38 | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 South Dakota State | 8-0 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
| 4 North Dakota State | 7-1 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| 20 North Dakota | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0-8 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4509 (32) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2736 (32) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1773 (49) | ||||
| Points per game: | 30.3 (37) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 375.8 (55) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 45 (26) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (72) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4783 (99) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2723 (93) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2060 (91) | ||||
| Points per game: | 30.8 (81) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 398.6 (75) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 47 (99) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (94) | ||||
