Cole Morgan passed for 217 yards and Garrett Rolsma booted three field goals and a pair of PATs as unbeaten Central Washington clinched its fifth Great Northwest Athletic Conference football championship with a 23-9 win over Dixie State on Saturday in St. George, Utah.
With the win, the No. 2-ranked NCAA Division II Wildcats improved their record to 10-0 and 5-0 in conference play.
Rolsma, a senior from University Place, had first-half field goals of 37 and 23 yards, and added a 44-yarder in the third quarter.
Morgan completed 17 of 27 passes and did not throw an interception. He also ran 5 yards for a score on Central’s opening possession of the third quarter, a play set up by Jerome William.
Puyallup’s Johnny Spevak was the Wildcats’ top receiver, with six receptions for 65 yards.
At No. 6 Boise State 45, San Jose State 7: Kellen Moore threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns – one a 61-yarder to younger brother freshman Kirby Moore – and ran for another to get the Broncos their eighth straight win. Boise State (8-0 overall, 3-0 WAC) got help from its defense, which held the Spartans (1-6, 0-3) to 223 yards and forced two turnovers that led to touchdowns.
Moore’s three TD passes gave him 24 for the season.
At No. 19 Utah 22, Wyoming 10: Utes freshman Jordan Wynn passed for 82 yards and a touchdown in his college debut, replacing starter Terrance Cain after Utah (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West) fell behind 10-3 at halftime.
Eddie Wide ran for 135 yards and a touchdown and the Utes’ defense shut down the Cowboys (4-4, 2-2) in the second half.
Missouri 36, at Colorado 17: Danario Alexander caught two touchdown passes and Mizzou’s (5-3, 1-3 Big 12) swarming defense had eight sacks and forced four turnovers, helping the Tigers hold off the Buffaloes (2-6, 1-3).
The Tigers jumped to a big lead, scoring 33 straight points, and appeared on their way to a rout. Instead they had to hold off a second-half surge, stopping three Colorado drives on fourth-downs and another with an interception.
At Idaho 35, Louisiana Tech 34: DeMaundray Woolridge ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 52 seconds left as the Vandals (7-2, 4-1 WAC) rallied after trailing all afternoon to beat the Bulldogs (3-5, 2-3).
Tech’s Matt Nelson attempted a 56-yard field goal with one second to go, but it was wide left.
At Fresno State 31, Utah State 27: Ryan Mathews, the nation’s leading rusher, ran for 185 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown with 4:53 remaining, to lift the Bulldogs (5-3, 4-1 WAC) past the stubborn Aggies (2-6, 1-3).
At Nevada 31, Hawaii 21: Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a pair of scores to lead the Wolf Pack (5-3, 4-0 WAC) over the Rainbows (2-6, 0-5).
At Montana 31, Weber State 10: Chase Reynolds ran for 241 yards and a touchdown as the Grizzlies (8-0, 5-0) beat the Wildcats (5-4, 5-2) in a battle of the Big Sky Conference’s top two teams.
Add Big Sky: Aaron Mason ran for 108 yards and two scores as Montana State (5-3, 3-2) ground out a 41-10 win over Idaho State (0-9, 0-6) in Bozeman, Mont. ...
Jason Smith threw for 210 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to give Sacramento State (3-5, 3-3) a 27-24 win over Northern Arizona (5-3, 4-2) in Sacramento.
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