Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
6-5 , 4-4
Cal Poly
3-8 , 1-7
Wildcats roll to 48-21 win at Cal Poly to secure winning season
11/18/2023 9:38:00 PM | Football
Richie Munoz threw for five touchdowns and rushed for another and the Wildcat defense had six sacks and two interceptions. It's the ninth-straight winning season for Weber State.
The win gives Weber State a 6-5 record on the season, giving the Wildcats nine-straight winning seasons.
Weber State freshman quarterback Richie Munoz threw for 329 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in leading the Wildcats to the win. He's the first Wildcat to throw for five touchdowns in 12 seasons.
Munoz also rushed for 17 yards and another touchdown.
Three of his touchdowns went to Jacob Sharp who finished with five catches for 91 yards and three touchdowns. Treyshun Hurry and Jayleen Record also had touchdown catches for the Wildcats.
Defensively, the Wildcats had six sacks and 10 tackles for loss, along with two interceptions. WSU also held Cal Poly to just 38 yards rushing.
Jack Kelly had seven tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception in the win. Brayden Wilson had eight tackles with three sacks. Winston Reid also added eight tackles. Jalen Rock also had an interception for the Wildcats.
Weber State totaled a season-high 449 yards of offense, compared to 324 for Cal Poly.
Cal Poly scored on its first possession and Weber State answered on its first possession with a 14-yard touchdown from Richie Munoz to Treyshun Hurry.
The Mustangs went up 14-7 but Weber State then scored the next 41 points. WSU led 20-14 at halftime. Munoz scored a two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, then hit Sharp for a four-yard touchdown at the end of the third to take a 34-14 lead.
He connected with Sharp on a 24-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter than hit Record for a 52-yard pass with 7:14 to play.
"I'm really proud of the seniors for helping us turn this around the last three weeks," said WSU head coach Mickey Mental. "Anytime you can win three games in a row in this conference is big and this will be great momentum for us to get into the offseason."
Team Stats
WSU 0, CPM 7
CPM - Otterstedt,Michael 22 yd pass from Huard,Sam (Serna,Noah kick) 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:35
WSU 7, CPM 7
WSU - Hurry,Treyshun 14 yd pass from Munoz,Richie (Thompson,Kyle kick) 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:23
WSU 7, CPM 14
CPM - Thompson,Dominique 45 yd pass from Huard,Sam (Serna,Noah kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:59
WSU 14, CPM 14
WSU - Sharp,Jacob 34 yd pass from Munoz,Richie (Thompson,Kyle kick) 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:32
WSU 17, CPM 14
WSU - Thompson,Kyle 19 yd field goal 11 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:07
WSU 20, CPM 14
WSU - Thompson,Kyle 41 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:12
WSU 27, CPM 14
WSU - Munoz,Richie 2 yd run (Thompson,Kyle kick), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 06:23
WSU 34, CPM 14
WSU - Sharp,Jacob 4 yd pass from Munoz,Richie (Thompson,Kyle kick) 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:08
WSU 41, CPM 14
WSU - Sharp,Jacob 24 yd pass from Munoz,Richie (Thompson,Kyle kick) 4 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:33
WSU 48, CPM 14
WSU - Record,Jayleen 52 yd pass from Munoz,Richie (Thompson,Kyle kick) 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:29
WSU 48, CPM 21
CPM - Thompson,Dominique 18 yd pass from Brasch,Spencer (Serna,Noah kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:32
