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Great West Weekly Release -- Week 10
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One player each from UC Davis, Cal Poly and UC Davis quarterback Jon Grant was chosen as offensive player of the week. for the second time this season while Cal Poly linebacker Jordan Beck picked up defensive player of the week honors for the third time. UC Davis defeated No. 5 Cal Poly 36-33 in the only Great West Football Conference game Satuday. In non-conference contests, Games scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, include one Great West Football Conference matchup -- 1-1) and -- and a trio of non-conference games -- Augustana at Grant (6-2, 198, So., For the third time in his Mustang career, Beck (6-2, 231, Sr., CA) recorded 16 tackles in a game. Beck had 13 solo stops in Cal Poly's 36-33 loss to UC Davis and also recorded two pass breakups and a forced fumble. Beck holds the school record for tackles in a game with 23 last year at Dragosavich (6-5 1/2, 190, Fr., This Week's Action Augustana at in 2001. #11 Cal Poly (7-1, 3-1 Great West), which fell six spots to No. 11 in both the ESPN/ USA Today and The Sports Network polls following a 36-33 Great West Football Conference loss to UC Davis last Saturday in Mustang Stadium, travels to Cheney, Big Sky) on Saturday afternoon. Cal Poly's eight-game winning streak (including the 2003 season finale), longest active streak in Division I-AA, was snapped by UC Davis last Saturday. Last Week's Games Trailing 33-28, the Aggies drove 53 yards in just four plays for the winning score. Daniel Fells caught a two-point conversion pass from Grant to account for the final points of the game. Cal Poly, ranked fifth in NCAA Division I-AA, overcame a 21-7 halftime deficit, but couldn't hold onto 24-21 and 33-28 leads, suffering its first loss of the season after opening the season with seven straight wins. The Mustangs fall to 7-1 on the year while UC Davis improves to 6-2. Both teams are 3-1 in Great West contests. The visiting team has won the last five games in the series, with UC Davis now owning a 15-13-2 advantage in the series dating back to the first contest in 1939. Grant completed 21 of 40 passes for 393 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing 17 times for 53 yards for the Aggies. Kays and Kevin Freeman each caught six passes for UC Davis and Fells added five. Mustang junior quarterback Anthony Garnett connected on 21 of 34 passes for 377 yards and threw four touchdown passes for the second time in three weeks. Darrell Jones caught seven passes for 168 yards and UC Davis had a 23-17 advantage in first downs while Cal Poly amassed a 494-477 edge in total offense. UC Davis built its 21-7 lead on a 70-yard pass from Grant to Jesse Oliva, a three-yard run by Nelson Doris and a 10-yard run by Grant. Cal Poly, which scored its lone first-half touchdown on a 79-yard pass from Garnett to Jones in the first quarter, outscored the Aggies 26-7 in the first 25 minutes of the second half. Garnett hit Holmes with a seven-yard scoring pass, a 70-yarder to Russell and a four-yarder to Holmes while Byungwoo Yoon added field goals spanning 42 and 23 yards as the Mustangs built a 33-28 lead with 5:26 to play. Defensive leaders for UC Davis were Ryan Sharp and Pila Fatukala, each with nine tackles. Ben Reece had eight tackles, including three for lost yardage, and Dan Elbanna also recorded eight stops. Cal Poly linebacker Jordan Beck notched 16 tackles and two pass breakups while lineman Chris Gocong added nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks.
Jayd Kittelson intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble for the Bison, who forced three turnovers. The Demons (5-3) led 17-7 at halftime. The go-ahead score came one play after Kittelson recovered a fumble at the Demons 40 late in the third quarter. That gave NDSU a 21-17 lead. The Bison tacked on a touchdown and a safety in the fourth quarter. The Demons dominated the first half, piling up a 243-47 advantage in total offense. The Bison set the tone for the second half when they took the kickoff and drove 83 yards in 12 plays, capped by a 25-yard pass from Kittelson's fumble recovery came on the ensuing drive for Derrick Johnese rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown for the Demons.
SUU took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in five plays, scoring on a one-yard Rehrer run with Meanwhile, the SUU defense was limiting the Bulldogs to 20 total yards in the first period and just 45 in the first half. UMW wound up with 133 total yards on the game. Linebacker Marcus Harris led a total team effort with a team-high six tackles, including two sacks and four tackles for losses. Steve Smith and Nick DiPadova each had five tackles for the Thunderbirds, who tallied six sacks, giving them 13 in the last two weeks. "We came out early and took control of the game, then we were able to give a lot of kids some playing time," SUU Coach Wes Meier said. "We knew this team could cause us some problems if we let them hang in the game, but the defense was able to shut them down early and our offense was able to establish a rythym. It's a good win, it's nice to have a couple [of wins] in a row heading back on the road again next week. "The offense did a great job tonight but the defense put them in a position for success," he added. "I thought the defense did a great job of shutting them down and giving us decent field position, although their punter did a great job." Montana-Western had just two drives into Thunderbird territory, one in the third period and one in the fourth, and both drives ended with failed fourth-down conversion attempts. The win gave SUU back-to-back victories for the first time this season heading into its final road game of the season Saturday at The Eagles came into the game leading NCAA Division IAA in rushing, scoring and passing efficiency, and they didn't hurt their numbers as they rushed for 467 of their 616 yards total offense. SDSU's defense actually won the first skirmish of the day. The Jacks kicked off to start the game and when the Eagles' first series reached fourth and one at the GSU 44, Mike Blackbourn and Hank McCall stopped the play for no gain giving the Jacks the ball. After one first down, SDSU reached the GSU 29 but then stalled and missed a 43 yard field goal attempt. GSU opened a 21-0 lead before SDSU marched 80 yards in 8 plays to score on an 11-yard Brad Nelson to Brian Janecek pass. The crucial sequence of the game happened on SDSU's next possession. GSU marched for another TD but the Jacks came right, starting from their own 20, and had a first down on the Georgia Southern 31. Then Nelson lost the handle on a snap and GSU recovered. The Eagles scored again, then kicked off. The Jacks went three downs and out, and GSU blocked the SDSU punt, taking over on the Jackrabbit seven. It took two plays before quarter Chaz Williams scored his third TD of the half, giving GSU a 42-7 lead at intermission. Both teams had some long, time-consuming drives in the second half, but again the Jacks kept coming up short. After a GSU touchdown, the Jacks started from their own 20 and kept the ball for 17 plays. But on a fourth and 10 play from the GSU 17, Nelson was sacked, giving the Eagles the ball on downs. Williams finished the day 4-for-6 passing for 101 yards and one TD, and rushed 14 times for 102 yards and 3 TDs. Jermaine Austin added 115 yards rushing on 16 attempts as 13 different backs carried the ball for the Eagles. SDSU had 242 yards total offense. Nelson was 17-for-28 for 182 yards passing, but was sacked three times. Anthony Watson rushed for 77 yardson 17 carries while Janecek caught five passes for 68 yards and Ryan Lowry caught five for 53. Chris Coauette again led the Jackrabbit defense with 12 tackles while McCall and Blackbourn had 11 each. The victory was the eighth in a row for GSU since an opening loss to |
