| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNCO | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
 SAC | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
Game Leaders
Cardell Williams
· QB
Rodney Hammond Jr.
· RB
Eric Gibson Jr.
· QB
Mathias Price
· RB
Team Stats
221st Downs21
7-133rd down efficiency5-16
0-14th down efficiency3-3
484Total Yards434
321Passing111
21/33Comp/Att9/17
9.7Yards per pass6.5
163Rushing323
35Rushing Attempts57
4.7Yards per rush5.7
2-25Penalties7-60
4Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
C. Williams takes a knee
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:30
Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
0:30
Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks
0:33
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 00:33
0:43
Mathias Price run for no gain to the SAC 3
0:43
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 00:43
0:48
Mathias Price run for 9 yds to the SAC 3
0:48
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 00:48
1:12
Eric Gibson Jr. pass incomplete to Brayden Munroe
1:12
Mathias Price run for 6 yds to the SAC 12 for a 1ST down
1:12
Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Mathias Price for 6 yds to the SAC 18
1:12
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 01:12
1:50
Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 30 yds to the SAC 24 for a 1ST down
1:50
Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Justin Guin for 3 yds to the UNCO 46
1:50
Justin Guin run for 3 yds to the UNCO 43
1:50
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 01:50
1:50
Shotgun Gibson,Eric pass incomplete deep right to Munroe,Brayden thrown to SAC50 PENALTY SAC Pass Interference (Oliver,Jason) 15 yards from UNC25 to UNC40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:01
Timeout Sacramento State, clock 02:01
2:01
Joseph Firebaugh kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:01
Grant Meadors 42 yd FG GOOD
4:08
Cardell Williams sacked by Keenan Guthrie for a loss of 3 yards to the UNCO 24
4:08
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 8 yds to the UNCO 21
4:08
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 1 yd to the UNCO 29
4:08
Eric Gibson Jr. pass intercepted Lono Chouteau return for 16 yds to the UNCO 30
6:09
Mathias Price run for 6 yds to the UNCO 38 for a 1ST down
6:09
Mathias Price run for 4 yds to the UNCO 32
6:09
Shotgun Gibson,Eric pass incomplete deep right to Cheeks,Carver thrown to UNC40 PENALTY SAC Pass Interference (Oliver,Jason) 15 yards from UNC13 to UNC28, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:09
Kieryus Boone run for 5 yds to the UNCO 13
6:09
Cal McGough punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UNCO 8
9:05
Sam Adams II run for 2 yds to the UNCO 46
9:05
Jaquail Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 48
9:05
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 2 yds to the UNCO 47
9:05
Sam Adams II run for 16 yds to the UNCO 49 for a 1ST down
9:05
Eric Gibson Jr. pass intercepted Jason Oliver return for no gain to the SAC 35
9:30
Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 5 yds to the UNCO 30
9:30
Joseph Firebaugh kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:30
Grant Meadors 34 yd FG GOOD
14:00
Cardell Williams pass incomplete to Jace Wilson
14:00
Jaquail Smith run for no gain to the UNCO 17
14:00
Jaquail Smith run for 4 yds to the UNCO 17
14:00
Northern Colorado Penalty, Personal Foul (Hudson Voggesser) to the UNCO 21 for a 1ST down
14:00
Cardell Williams pass complete to Ernest Campbell for 19 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
14:00
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 3 yds to the SAC 44
14:00
Cardell Williams run for 11 yds to the SAC 41 for a 1ST down
14:00
Damian Henderson II run for 2 yds to the SAC 30
14:00
Damian Henderson II run for 3 yds to the SAC 28
14:00
Leo Blumentritt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:00
Eric Gibson Jr. pass complete to Carver Cheeks for 62 yds for a TD (Jacob Willig KICK)
14:53
Mathias Price run for 3 yds to the UNCO 38
Sacramento St. holds off Northern Colorado 40-35 behind Hammond Jr., Smith and 4 Meadors field goals
— Rodney Hammond Jr. and JaQuail Smith each ran for more than 100 yards, Grant Meadors kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals and Sacramento State beat Northern Colorado 40-35 on Saturday night.
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