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Weber State holds on to beat North Dakota in FCS playoffs

OGDEN, Utah (AP) Josh Davis and Damon Bankston combined for 251 yards rushing and three touchdowns and Weber State held on to beat North Dakota 38-31 on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

The Wildcats (10-2) will play at Big Sky rival and fourth-seed Montana State in the next round. The Wildcats lost to the Bobcats in Bozeman 43-38 during the regular season.

Weber State scored 24 points in the second quarter for a 31-14 halftime lead. A pair of North Dakota touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including Tommy Schuster's 4-yarder to Jack Wright with three minutes to go, got the Fighting Hawks (7-5) within seven points.

Leaders
Passing Yards:	T. Schuster	2728
Passing TDs:	T. Schuster	20
Rushing Yards:	T. Hoosman	1003
Rushing TDs:	T. Hoosman	12
Receiving Yards:	B. Belquist	811
Receiving TDs:	B. Belquist	6
Interceptions:	None

Schedule 2022
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/3	at Nebraska	L 17 - 38
9/10	vs. UNI	W 29 - 27
9/17	at Northern Arizona	W 27 - 24
9/24	at Southern Illinois	L 17 - 34
10/1	vs. Missouri State	W 48 - 31
10/8	at Youngstown State	W 35 - 30
10/22	vs. South Dakota State	L 35 - 49
10/29	vs. Abilene Christian	W 34 - 31
11/5	at Indiana State	W 42 - 7
11/12	vs. South Dakota	W 28 - 19
11/19	at North Dakota State	L 21 - 42
11/26	at Weber State	L 31 - 38

Missouri Valley
	Conference	Overall
1 South Dakota State	8-0	11-1
4 North Dakota State	7-1	10-2
20 North Dakota	5-3	7-5
Youngstown State	5-3	7-4
Northern Iowa	5-3	6-5
Southern Illinois	4-4	5-6
Illinois State	4-4	6-5
Missouri State	3-5	5-6
South Dakota	2-6	3-8
Indiana State	1-7	2-9
Western Illinois	0-8	0-11

Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	4509 (34)
Passing Yards:	2736 (34)
Rushing Yards:	1773 (51)
Points per game:	30.3 (36)
Yards per game:	375.8 (54)
Touchdowns:	45 (29)
Field Goals:	9 (73)

Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	4783 (94)
Passing Yards:	2723 (89)
Rushing Yards:	2060 (90)
Points per game:	30.8 (81)
Yards per game:	398.6 (75)
Touchdowns:	47 (98)
Field Goals:	12 (92)

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