Sacramento State Hornets at Weber State Wildcats
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Cardell Williams, Rodney Hammond Jr. power Sacramento State to 55-27 victory over Weber State
Williams scored on a 10-yard run with 55 seconds left in the first quarter to give Sacramento State (3-3, 1-1 Big Sky Conference) a 7-3 lead.
Hammond scored on a 14-yard run 58 seconds into the second quarter and Williams followed with a 51-yard touchdown run less than three minutes later for a 21-3 advantage.
Dijon Jennings had a 5-yard touchdown run at the end of a 13-play drive for Weber State (2-4, 0-2) to cut it to 21-10. Jaquail Smith answered with a 13-yard touchdown run with 50 seconds left and the Hornets took a 28-10 lead into halftime.
Hammond's second touchdown run came from 8 yards out for a 35-10 advantage three minutes into the third quarter. He returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown after the Wildcats had cut it to 41-27 with 8:36 remaining. Smith capped the scoring with a 24-yard touchdown run at 2:46.
Williams completed 5 of 9 passes for 53 yards for Sac State. He added a 3-yard touchdown run early in the final quarter and finished with 139 yards on 12 carries. Smith rushed 17 times for 135 yards and Hammond gained 108 on 15 carries. The Hornets finished with 397 yards on 50 rushes.
Jennings totaled 157 yards on 16-for-28 passing for Weber State. Chauncey Sylvester had a touchdown run and a touchdown catch.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 5:55 | Sloan Calder 52 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 0:55 | Cardell Williams 10 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:02 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 14 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:03 | Cardell Williams 51 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:10 | Dijon Jennings 5 Yd Run (Sloan Calder Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:50 | Jaquail Smith 13 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:01 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 8 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 7:30 | Sloan Calder 48 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:37 | Chauncey Sylvester 23 Yd pass from Dijon Jennings (Sloan Calder Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:17 | Cardell Williams 3 Yd Run (Grant Meadors PAT failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:36 | Chauncey Sylvester 5 Yd Run (Sloan Calder Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:21 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:46 | Jaquail Smith 24 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
Statistics
 SAC |
 WEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 5-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-13 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 460 | Total Yards | 301 |
| 63 | Passing | 157 |
| 6/10 | Comp/Att | 16/28 |
| 6.3 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 397 | Rushing | 144 |
| 50 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 7.9 | Yards per rush | 3.5 |
| 11-94 | Penalties | 4-25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:58 | Possession | 31:02 |
Game Information
Location: Ogden, UT
Attendance: 2,126 · Capacity:
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