Weber State Survives Cal Poly 42-34 in Overtime
Cal Poly ran the ball 53 times for 242 yards, outgained Weber State 455 to 371, and still lost. Overtime will do that to a box score.
Weber State took its first lead on a 39-yard Nate Dahle touchdown pass to Tate Kjar, a David Dellenbach field goal and a 13-yard Seth Rigtrup run, and it was 17-9 at halftime. Cal Poly came out of the break and tied it at 17-17 on Jaden Green's 2-yard run and a two-point conversion, then went back in front on a 22-yard Josue Lopez field goal. Spencer Ferguson's 1-yard run put the Wildcats back in front 24-20 with 1:10 left in the third. Anthony Grigsby Jr.'s 15-yard pass to Fidel Tau Pitts put the Mustangs up 27-24 with 8:53 to play, and Dellenbach tied it at 27-27 with a 38-yard field goal with 55 seconds left. The lead changed hands four times and the score was tied three times, which is about as much back-and-forth as 60 minutes allows.
In overtime Green scored again from 3 yards for Cal Poly, and Weber State came out of the extra session with the 42-34 win. Green finished with 31 carries for 170 yards and two touchdowns, which is a lot of work for a loss. Dahle threw two interceptions to Grigsby's one, and Cal Poly still could not turn 84 more yards of offense into a win.
Weber State is 3-2, Cal Poly 2-2. In fantasy terms Dahle was the week's big scorer at 35.4 points, and Green gave Cal Poly owners 31.5 in defeat.