Northern Colorado Runs for 258 Yards and Beats Cal Poly 28-18
Cal Poly had more yards (415 to 376), more passing (303 to 118) and a 7-0 lead. Northern Colorado had 258 rushing yards and won 28-18. Cal Poly also lost two fumbles and threw an interception, which is how you lose the game with the better yardage line.
Jaden Green's 1-yard run at 6:25 of the first quarter gave Cal Poly the only lead it would hold. Brandon Lambert Jr. answered with a 1-yard run at 14:57 of the second to tie it, and Justin Guin broke off a 35-yard run with 3:30 left in the half for a 14-7 edge. Josue Lopez kicked a 23-yard field goal with 11 seconds left to make it 14-10 at the break.
The third quarter gave Northern Colorado its best moment. Keegan Patterson threw a 30-yard touchdown to Trey Olsen at 12:12 to make it 21-10. Cal Poly came back with a 10-yard Tayvion McCoy run and a two-point conversion pass from Anthony Grigsby Jr. to Alek Marshall to get within 21-18, but that was all it scored. Olsen sealed it with a 15-yard run at 8:38 of the fourth for 28-18.
Cal Poly did not score after 6:12 of the third quarter. Take away the Olsen run and Northern Colorado still leads 21-18, so that one run turned a field-goal game into a two-score one. Northern Colorado improves to 2-4 and Cal Poly drops to 3-3.
For fantasy, Olsen led all scorers at 29.6 with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown, and McCoy had 9 catches for 128 yards even in a loss.