Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
10-3
Kennesaw State
11-3
Wildcats beat Owls to advance to FCS Quarterfinals
12/7/2019 5:19:00 PM | Football
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The third-seed Wildcats will host longtime rival No. 6 Montana on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. at Stewart Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Â
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Kennesaw State jumped out to a 17-12 lead at halftime. On the first series of the second half, Adam Rodriguez scooped up a Kennesaw State fumble and returned it 24-yards for a touchdown to give the Wildcats the lead, they would never relinquish. Josh Davis added a two-yard touchdown run just a few minutes later to give the Wildcats a 26-17 lead. WSU held on in the fourth quarter for the win.Â
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Kennesaw State totaled 308 yards of offense with 285 yards rushing. The Owls entered the game as the nation's leader in rushing yards. The Owls passed for 23 yards.Â
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WSU had 287 total yards with 243 passing yards and 44 rushing yards. Weber State also recorded two quarterback sacks.Â
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On defense, Conner Mortensen led the Wildcats with 15 total tackles, including one tackle for loss. Rodriguez and Noah Vaea each added nine tackles and Preston Smith had eight.Â
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Jake Constantine was 19 of 31 passing for 234 yards and a touchdown. Devon Cooley had seven catches for 114 yards and a touchdown and David Ames had six receptions for 105 yards. It's the first time Weber State has had two receivers over 100 yards in a game since 2016.Â
"That was a fun game," said WSU head coach Jay Hill. "Kennesaw is one heck of a team and they are hard to stop. I thought our second-half adjustments were huge. I think they went in and just caught their breath and came out and played phenomenal in the second half."
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— Weber State Football ?? (@weberstatefb) December 8, 2019
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— Weber State Football ?? (@weberstatefb) December 7, 2019
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Team Stats
KSU 3, WSU 0
KSU - ROBERTSON, N 41 yd field goal 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:27
KSU 3, WSU 3
WSU - TUTTLE, Trey 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:35
KSU 10, WSU 3
KSU - MURPHY, J 8 yd run (ROBERTSON, N kick), 18 plays, 92 yards, TOP 9:38
KSU 10, WSU 9
WSU - COOLEY, Devon 21 yd pass from CONSTANTINE, J. (TARLAS, George rushfailed) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:24
KSU 17, WSU 9
KSU - REED, TJ 10 yd pass from MURPHY, J (ROBERTSON, N kick) 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:01
KSU 17, WSU 12
WSU - TUTTLE, Trey 45 yd field goal 10 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:52
KSU 17, WSU 19
WSU - RODRIGUEZ, Adam 24 yd fumble recovery (TUTTLE, Trey kick)
KSU 17, WSU 26
WSU - DAVIS, Josh 2 yd run (TUTTLE, Trey kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:05
KSU 20, WSU 26
KSU - ROBERTSON, N 37 yd field goal 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:25
