Sacramento, Calif. • Josh Davis ran 25 times for 177 yards and a touchdown on Saturday night and Weber State took sole possession of first place in the Big Sky standings with a 36-17 win over Sacramento State.
Kris Jackson added 46 yards rushing and two TD runs for the Wildcats (7-2, 5-0), ranked No. 3 in the FCS Coaches poll. Weber State led 23-10 at halftime and scored the first two touchdowns of the second half to extend the lead to 36-10. Jake Constantine passed for 177 yards and two TDs for Weber State. Ty MacPherson caught five passes for 117 yards and a score.
Kevin Thomson passed for 144 yards and a touchdown for the Hornets (6-3, 4-1), ranked sixth. Thomson was hit while throwing a pass and hobbled off the field late in the first half. Jake Dunniway replaced him for the rest of the game, throwing interceptions on his last pass of the first half and his first pass of the second half.
Dunniway finished with 154 yards passing, including a 58-yard TD toss to Pierre Williams, who had five receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Montana State 42, Southern Utah 7 • In Bozeman Mont., Tucker Rovig threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns and caught one touchdown pass and Montana State beat Southern Utah.
The Bobcats (6-3, 3-2) raced to a 42-0 halftime lead and held the Thunderbirds scoreless until 5:06 remaining in the game.
MSU linebacker Troy Andersen had two sacks, three tackles for loss, an interception and batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage. He also ran for 16 yards on the first play of the game.
Chris Helbig completed 14 of his first 15 passes for the Thunderbirds (2-8, 1-5), but was intercepted on the lone incompletion by Amandre Williams, who returned it to the SUU 13-yard line.
Lane Sumner ran for 90 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries. He also caught two passes for 35 yards.
The win ends a brief two-game losing streak for Montana State, which is still in good shape to qualify for the FCS playoffs.
Southern Utah’s loss follows an impressive 59-34 win over Idaho State.
The Thunderbirds have a bye next, then host Northern Arizona on Nov. 16.