Bankston, rugged second-half defense lead Weber State past Northern Iowa 34-17
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- — Damon Bankston rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns and Weber State's defense pitched a shutout in the second half, leading the Wildcats to a 34-17 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.
Bankston scored on runs of 3 and 26 yards in the first half, and his 58-yard touchdown run with about three minutes remaining put it out of reach.
Northern Iowa was held scoreless after taking a 17-14 lead on Tyjahree Edwards' 1-yard touchdown run with 1:02 left in the second quarter.
Kylan Weisser completed 11 of 22 passes for 179 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Wildcats (1-1).
Theo Day was 23 of 41 passing for 312 yards with one touchdown for Northern Iowa (0-2). However, he was intercepted three times, all in the second half.
Northern Iowa's longest possession of the second half lasted six plays and ended in an interception.
Weber State, ranked No. 9 in FCS, outgained the Panthers 390 yards to 358.
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2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Montana State | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Eastern Washington | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Northern Arizona | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Idaho | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Idaho State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Montana | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Portland State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Sacramento State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Weber State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Northern Colorado | 0-0 | 0-2 |
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | 1-1 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Murray State | 0-0 | 0-2 |