OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Josh Davis and Damon Bankston mixed for 251 yards speeding and three touchdowns and Weber State held on to beat North Dakota 38-31 on Saturday within the first spherical of the FCS playoffs.
The Wildcats (10-2) will play at Huge Sky rival and fourth-seed Montana State within the subsequent spherical. The Wildcats misplaced to the Bobcats in Bozeman 43-38 in the course of the common season.
Weber State scored 24 factors within the second quarter for a 31-14 halftime lead. A pair of North Dakota touchdowns within the fourth quarter, together with Tommy Schuster’s 4-yarder to Jack Wright with three minutes to go, acquired the Preventing Hawks (7-5) inside seven factors.
Weber State recovered the onside kick. North Dakota acquired the ball again by itself 16 with 1:49 remaining however went backwards and turned the ball over on downs.
Davis rushed for 129 yards on 21 carries with two touchdowns, together with a 2-yarder for Weber State’s closing rating within the third quarter. Bankston had 122 yards on 15 carries with a rating. The Wildcats, ranked tenth within the coaches ballot, completed with 330 yards speeding. Bronson Barron handed to Hayden Meacham for an additional rating.
Schuster was 23-of-43 passing for 184 yards and three scores for North Dakota, ranked No. 24. Tyler Hoosman rushed for 138 yards on 14 carries.