Report on the Games 10/13/2012

UCLA 21 Utah 14

Utah's defense did a very good job at times at keeping the UCLA offense in check, but the offense, now led by freshman Travis Wilson was mediocre.  The Utes were not all that terrible on offense throwing the ball, but the running game was virtually gone.  John White IV had only 44 yards rushing, but only had 11 rushes.  That is probably not going to get the job done in the future.

Utah MVP: QB Travis Wilson

Oregon State 42 BYU 24

The Cougars went toe to toe with the Beavers for 3 and 1/2 quarters.  The game was tied at 21 when the third quarter ended.  But the Beavers roughed up the Cougars 21-3 in the final frame.  The Beavers figured out how to break through the previously impregnable Cougar defense through the air.  The game was really won by the Beaver offensive line, which kept QB Cody Vaz with a clean jersey most of the game.  Riley Nelson was scrambling most of the game and made a few too many forced errors, including a pick-6.  Considering this, perhaps BYU fans should consider themselves lucky the team was even in the game after 3 quarters.  The BYU running game also dissipated, but Jamaal Williams did have some success with shovel passes.

BYU MVP: WR Cody Hoffman

Utah State 49 San Jose State 27

In another game that probably was not as close as the final score indicated, Utah State ran away from San Jose State on the road.  Kerwynn Williams broke two long scores.  The Aggie defense earned 13 sacks.  USU scored late in the first half to take a 28-20 lead into the locker room, but the 2nd half was all Agg

USU MVP: RB Kerwynn Williams

Southern Utah 30 Montana 20

The Thunderbirds finally earned the Big Sky breakthrough they had been so close to the past two weeks.  Brad Sorensen engineered two 4th quarter drives to stun the Grizzlies in Missoula.  The first set up a 38-yard Colton Cook field goal and the 2nd resulted in a Crawford Harris 34 yard run.  The T-Birds keep their post-season and conference championship hopes, although very slim, alive for now and the loss knocks Montana out of the conference and post-season race.

SUU MVP: QB Brad Sorensen

Sacramento State 19 Weber State 14

Weber State is still winless this season.  Not much offense to speak of by either team.  The real telling stat of the game was Weber's 3.9 yards per pass completion.  This means that several passes, screen passes, went for 2 yards or less.  This, and the 3rd safety, shows that Sacramento State put together a pretty good defensive effort to extend Weber State's winless streak.  This loss likely means that Weber State will not remove the "interim" tag from Jody Sears title and will soon begin the search for a new permanent head coach.

WSU MVP: None Selected.