Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
4-5 , 3-3
Portland State
5-4 , 4-2
Wildcats drop home game 30-18 to Portland State
11/6/2021 6:12:00 PM | Football
The loss dropped the Wildcats to 4-5 on the season and 3-3 in Big Sky play.Â
How it happenedÂ
The Wildcats started the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown run by freshman quarterback Creyton Cooper. The Vikings scored the next 17 points and held a 17-7 lead early in the third quarter.Â
After a 45-yard field goal by Kyle Thompson made it 17-10, the Vikings scored again to take a 24-10 lead with 11:57 to play in the fourth quarter.Â
Weber State put together an 11-play, 86-yard drive with Cooper scoring another touchdown from two yards out. Mackenzie Morgan then ran for a two-point conversion that made it 24-18 with 7:22 to play.Â
But Portland State scored on a 39-yard rushing play with 1:55 that sealed the first win for the Vikings in Ogden since 2014.Â
Head coach Jay Hill
"Portland State played very well today and you have to give them credit. Nobody wants to go through adversity but it can be a good thing. We still have an opportunity to have some pride and go win next week, show some toughness and fight through adversity."
Numbers to know
Portland State was 8 of 15 on third down conversion attempts and the Vikings had 23 first downs, compared to 15 for the Wildcats. PSU also dominated the time of possession with 35:15. The Vikings totaled 428 offense and held Weber State to a season-low 256 yards of total offense. The Wildcats had 69 yards rushing and 187 yards passing.Â
Cooper led the rushing attack with 76 yards and two touchdowns. Bronson Barron was 20 of 33 passing for 187 yards but was sacked four times.Â
Rashid Shaheed had another strong game, finishing with seven receptions for 90 yards.Â
On defense, Desmond Williams finished with 11 tackles and Preston Smith added 10. Jared Schiess and Conner Mortensen each had a sack and the 'Cats had five tackles for loss and six pass breakups. WSU also forced two fumbles and recovered one.Â
Up next
WSU returns to the road to take on in-state rival Southern Utah next Saturday at 2 p.m. in Cedar City. It will be the final Big Sky games against the Thunderbirds.Â
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— Weber State Football ?? (@weberstatefb) November 6, 2021
Team Stats
PSU 0, WSU 7
WSU - Cooper,Creyton 51 yd run (Thompson,Kyle kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:40
PSU 3, WSU 7
PSU - Smith,Gianni 49 yd field goal 13 plays, 42 yards, TOP 05:53
PSU 10, WSU 7
PSU - Walker,Malik 2 yd run (Smith,Gianni kick), 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:17
PSU 17, WSU 7
PSU - Alexander,Davis 3 yd run (Smith,Gianni kick), 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:18
PSU 17, WSU 10
WSU - Thompson,Kyle 45 yd field goal 8 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:45
PSU 24, WSU 10
PSU - Chase,Darien 11 yd pass from Alexander,Davis (Smith,Gianni kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:32
PSU 24, WSU 18
WSU - Cooper,Creyton 2 yd run (Morgan,Mackenzie rush), 11 plays, 86 yards, TOP 04:25
PSU 30, WSU 18
PSU - Walker,Malik 39 yd run (), 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:35
