Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
8-2 , 6-1
Southern Utah
1-9 , 1-6
Wildcats beat Thunderbirds 31-18 for fifth-straight win
11/10/2018 8:27:00 PM | Football
The win moves Weber State to 8-2 overall and 6-1 in Big Sky play. The Wildcats will claim the Big Sky title and the automatic berth in the FCS Playoffs with a win in the season finale next Saturday at Idaho State. Â
Wildcat freshman Josh Davis rushed for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdowns and Weber State had 445 yards of total offense in Saturday's win.
Weber State jumped out to a 14-6 lead early in the second quarter after a 44-yard touchdown run by Josh Davis. SUU's Judd Crockett returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to make it 14-12 Wildcats.
WSU came back with a nine-yard touchdown run by Clay Moss that made it 21-12 at halftime.
Davis started the second half with a two-yard touchdown run that gave the Wildcats a 28-12 lead. SUU scored on a one-yard touchdown run to make it 28-18 after three quarters.
Trey Tuttle added a 35-yard field goal that up the 'Cats up 31-18, and the Wildcats held on for the win. It was WSU's third-straight win in Cedar City.
Davis had his sixth game reaching 100 yards and his second game surpassing 200 yards in a game this season. He also became the 10th Wildcat in history and just the second freshman ever to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He now has 1,160 yards and eight touchdowns on the year.
Quarterback Jake Constantine finished 207 yards passing and one touchdown.
Auston Tesch led the Wildcat defense with 10 tackles, while LeGrand Toia added seven tackles with a sack and two tackles for loss. WSU totaled four team sacks and nine tackles for loss.
Weber State will wrap up the regular season next Saturday with a chance to secure the BIg Sky title when they play at Idaho State at 2:30 p.m. in Holt Arena.
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Team Stats
WSU 7, SUU 0
WSU - MAY, Brady 14 yd pass from CONSTANTINE, J. (TUTTLE, Trey kick) 13 plays, 89 yards, TOP 7:16
WSU 7, SUU 6
SUU - GREEN, Jay 8 yd run (BERZ, Manny kickfailed), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:50
WSU 14, SUU 6
WSU - DAVIS, Josh 44 yd run (TUTTLE, Trey kick), 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:50
WSU 14, SUU 12
SUU - COCKETT, Judd 100 yd kickoff return (MILLER, Rashaan passfailed)
WSU 21, SUU 12
WSU - MOSS, Clay 9 yd run (TUTTLE, Trey kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:32
WSU 28, SUU 12
WSU - DAVIS, Josh 2 yd run (TUTTLE, Trey kick), 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:17
WSU 28, SUU 18
SUU - MEASOM, Landen 1 yd pass from EWING, Austin (EWING, Austin passfailed) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:16
WSU 31, SUU 18
WSU - TUTTLE, Trey 35 yd field goal 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:04
