Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, September 23
Ogden
6:00 p.m.
Weber State University
2-2 , 0-1
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Montana State
3-1 , 1-0
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Montana State
0
20
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20
40
Weber State
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Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats fall to Bobcats in Big Sky opener
9/23/2023 10:23:00 PM | Football
Weber State back on the road at Northern Colorado next week.
OGDEN - No. 3 Montana State totaled 518 yards and shut out Weber State 40-0 in the Big Sky opener Saturday night at Stewart Stadium.
The Bobcats totaled 346 yards on the ground and 172 yards passing and held the Wildcats to just 208 total yards. Weber State was just 3 of 17 on third-down conversions and Montana State had four quarterback sacks.
After a scoreless first quarter, MSU scored 20 points in the second quarter, all coming in a nine-minute stretch. The Bobcats scored back-to-back touchdowns to jump out to a 13-0 lead, then forced a Wildcat fumble that led to another touchdown with 5:30 to play to make it 20-0.
Neither team scored in the third quarter but the Bobcats broke the game open with three more touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Kylan Weisser was 14 of 29 passing for 101 yards. Damon Bankston rushed for 36 yards with Kris Jackson posting 31 yards.
Defensively, Brayden Wilson recorded two quarterback sacks and three tackles for loss for the Wildcats. Naseme Colvin had 10 tackles and Winston Reid had eight. Jack Kelly had 1.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
The game was the first home game with the fully completed Stewart Stadium. The new east stands were completely rebuilt to enhance the fan gameday experience. A new track and new field were also installed. A crowd of 10,905 fans attended the game.
Weber State is back on the road next week at Northern Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 30. Kickoff at 1 p.m. in Greeley in what will be Weber State's first visit to Northern Colorado since 2015.
The Bobcats totaled 346 yards on the ground and 172 yards passing and held the Wildcats to just 208 total yards. Weber State was just 3 of 17 on third-down conversions and Montana State had four quarterback sacks.
After a scoreless first quarter, MSU scored 20 points in the second quarter, all coming in a nine-minute stretch. The Bobcats scored back-to-back touchdowns to jump out to a 13-0 lead, then forced a Wildcat fumble that led to another touchdown with 5:30 to play to make it 20-0.
Neither team scored in the third quarter but the Bobcats broke the game open with three more touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Kylan Weisser was 14 of 29 passing for 101 yards. Damon Bankston rushed for 36 yards with Kris Jackson posting 31 yards.
Defensively, Brayden Wilson recorded two quarterback sacks and three tackles for loss for the Wildcats. Naseme Colvin had 10 tackles and Winston Reid had eight. Jack Kelly had 1.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
The game was the first home game with the fully completed Stewart Stadium. The new east stands were completely rebuilt to enhance the fan gameday experience. A new track and new field were also installed. A crowd of 10,905 fans attended the game.
Weber State is back on the road next week at Northern Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 30. Kickoff at 1 p.m. in Greeley in what will be Weber State's first visit to Northern Colorado since 2015.
Team Stats
MSU
WSU
Total Yards
518
208
Pass Yards
172
101
Rushing Yards
346
107
Penalty Yards
50
44
1st Downs
24
13
3rd Downs
5
3
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
30:50
27:44
2nd Quarter
MSU 7, WSU 0
MSU - Pickering,Treyton 29 yd pass from Chambers,Sean (Hall,Brendan kick) 5 plays, 94 yards, TOP 02:30
MSU 13, WSU 0
MSU - Chambers,Sean 10 yd run (), 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:13
MSU 20, WSU 0
MSU - Chambers,Sean 29 yd run (Hall,Brendan kick), 2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:56
4th Quarter
MSU 26, WSU 0
MSU - Pickering,Treyton 24 yd pass from Chambers,Sean () 1 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:07
MSU 33, WSU 0
MSU - White,Jared 14 yd run (Kautzman,Casey kick), 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:05
MSU 40, WSU 0
MSU - Elliott,Elijah 56 yd run (Kautzman,Casey kick), 1 plays, 56 yards, TOP 00:11
Game Leaders
CMP
14
TD
0
YDS
101
INT
0
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