West Georgia Wolves at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
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Holden kicks 46-yard FG late to help West Georgia move to 5-0 with 27-24 win over Southern Utah
Southern Utah (1-4, 0-1 UAC) pulled to 24-17 on Bronson Barron's 60-yard touchdown pass to Mark Bails Jr. late in the third quarter. The Thunderbirds tied the game 24-all early in the fourth with Joshua Dye's 23-yard touchdown run.
Davin Wynder found Jordan Dees for 21 and 15-yard receptions to set up the game-winning field goal for West Georgia (5-0, 2-0), which entered ranked No. 20 in the FCS coaches' poll. Wynder was 14 for 26 for 126 yards passing and threw one touchdown, and he also ran for two scores.
Dye ran for 56 yards and two touchdowns for Southern Utah. Barron completed 15 of 26 pass attempts for 186 yards. Bails finished with four catches for 93 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:34 | Jayden Rogers 44 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 1st Period 5:32 | Simon Zeidan 49 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:57 | Davin Wydner 1 Yd Run (Tommy Holden Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:32 | Devion Newson 12 Yd pass from Davin Wydner (Tommy Holden Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:36 | Davin Wydner 8 Yd Run (Tommy Holden Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:58 | Joshua Dye 1 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:01 | Mark Bails 60 Yd pass from Bronson Barron (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:54 | Joshua Dye 23 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:01 | Tommy Holden 46 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 WES |
 SUU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-11 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 348 | Total Yards | 295 |
| 142 | Passing | 206 |
| 14/26 | Comp/Att | 17/28 |
| 5.5 | Yards per pass | 7.4 |
| 206 | Rushing | 89 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 3.0 |
| 7-54 | Penalties | 9-95 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:48 | Possession | 28:12 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 5,769 · Capacity:
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