Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Ogden
1:00 p.m.
Weber State University
2-0 , 2-0
18
vs
13
UC Davis
1-1 , 1-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
UC Davis
7
3
0
3
13
Weber State
0
0
15
3
18
Dontae McMillan scored WSU's first touchdown of the game in the third quarter.
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats rally to beat UC Davis 18-13
3/13/2021 5:32:00 PM | Football
OGDEN - Weber State football played its first home game in nearly a year and a half on Saturday. It took the Wildcats a bit to get going but they rallied from a halftime deficit and pulled out an 18-13 win over UC Davis at Stewart Stadium.
Weber State entered the week ranked second in the nation and won its ninth straight home game.
UC Davis, ranked 23rd in the country, jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead but the Wildcats got going in the second half, outsourcing the Aggies 15-0.
Dontae McMillan capped a 75-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown with 8:49 to play in the third quarter to put the Wildcats on the board. Haze Hadley hit Logan Snyder for a two-point conversion to make it 10-8.
A few minutes later after a defensive hold, Daniel Wright Jr. scored on a 10-yard touchdown run to put the Wildcats ahead. Both teams added a field goal in the fourth quarter and the 'Cats hung on for the win.
UC Davis totaled 324 yards of total offense, compared to 247 for the Wildcats. WSU did force two Aggie turnovers.
Bronson Barron finished the day 12 of 28 passing for 140 yards. Josh Davis had 20 rushes for 71 yards. David Ames had four catches for 38 yards and Ty MacPherson had three for 60 yards.
On defense, Conner Mortensen led the way with 11 tackles, including nine solo, and 3.5 tackles for loss. Desmond Williams had 10 tackles and a forced fumble, while Eddie Heckard and Preston Smith each had interceptions.
"It was a slow start which I worried about coming off a bye week and we didn't look sharp in the first half," said WSU head coach Jay Hill. "I thought we got going on offense and defense in the third quarter against a dang good team. We have a long way to go but hopefully this just propels us onto the next one."
The Wildcats improved to 2-0 in the spring season. WSU has another bye week next week before returning to action on March 27 with another home game against Northern Arizona.
Weber State entered the week ranked second in the nation and won its ninth straight home game.
UC Davis, ranked 23rd in the country, jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead but the Wildcats got going in the second half, outsourcing the Aggies 15-0.
Dontae McMillan capped a 75-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown with 8:49 to play in the third quarter to put the Wildcats on the board. Haze Hadley hit Logan Snyder for a two-point conversion to make it 10-8.
A few minutes later after a defensive hold, Daniel Wright Jr. scored on a 10-yard touchdown run to put the Wildcats ahead. Both teams added a field goal in the fourth quarter and the 'Cats hung on for the win.
UC Davis totaled 324 yards of total offense, compared to 247 for the Wildcats. WSU did force two Aggie turnovers.
Bronson Barron finished the day 12 of 28 passing for 140 yards. Josh Davis had 20 rushes for 71 yards. David Ames had four catches for 38 yards and Ty MacPherson had three for 60 yards.
On defense, Conner Mortensen led the way with 11 tackles, including nine solo, and 3.5 tackles for loss. Desmond Williams had 10 tackles and a forced fumble, while Eddie Heckard and Preston Smith each had interceptions.
"It was a slow start which I worried about coming off a bye week and we didn't look sharp in the first half," said WSU head coach Jay Hill. "I thought we got going on offense and defense in the third quarter against a dang good team. We have a long way to go but hopefully this just propels us onto the next one."
The Wildcats improved to 2-0 in the spring season. WSU has another bye week next week before returning to action on March 27 with another home game against Northern Arizona.
Team Stats
UCD
WSU
Total Yards
324
257
Pass Yards
139
136
Rushing Yards
185
121
Penalty Yards
46
40
1st Downs
19
12
3rd Downs
13
6
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
33:48
26:12
1st Quarter
UCD 7, WSU 0
UCD - CASTLES, M. 15 yd pass from RODRIGUES, H. (GOMEZ, Isaiah kick) 14 plays, 85 yards, TOP 5:48
2nd Quarter
UCD 10, WSU 0
UCD - GOMEZ, Isaiah 40 yd field goal 10 plays, 33 yards, TOP 3:43
3rd Quarter
UCD 10, WSU 8
WSU - MCMILLAN, D. 2 yd run (SNYDER, Logan pass), 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:11
UCD 10, WSU 15
WSU - WRIGHT, Daniel 10 yd run (THOMPSON, Kyle kick), 2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:34
4th Quarter
UCD 13, WSU 15
UCD - GOMEZ, Isaiah 38 yd field goal 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:48
UCD 13, WSU 18
WSU - THOMPSON, Kyle 41 yd field goal 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:30
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
13
TD
0
YDS
136
INT
0
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