ARCATA, Calif. – The Humboldt State University football team used 17 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from Western Oregon University Saturday, 34-16.
The Lumberjacks (4-0) remained unbeaten, and continue their phenomenal start to the season after going 0-11 last year. HSU snapped a four-game skid to the Wolves. Saturday's matchup was a non-conference game, while the second game between the programs later this season in Monmouth will be a Great Northwest Athletic Conference counter.
Western Oregon was held to -22 yards on the ground and just 3-of-14 on third down conversions. The Wolves never made it into the red zone, and had the ball 13 minutes less than Humboldt State. The Lumberjack defense finished with 10 sacks on the WOU quarterbacks.
Humboldt State finished with 443 yards of offense, while the Wolves had 336. HSU had 165 rushing yards on 47 carries.
Robert Webber completed 20 of his 28 pass attempts for 278 yards for the Lumberjacks. Nick Ricciardulli carried the ball 26 times for 111 yards. Cass White totaled 122 yards on four receptions. Chase Krivashei added 96 receiving yards on nine catches.
In the first quarter, Humboldt State had the ball for 11:21, compared to Western Oregon's 3:39. The Lumberjacks held their opponents scoreless in the opening period for the third straight game. A Webber to Brandon Kakitsuka 13-yard pass connection was the lone score in the first quarter at the 6:32 mark. The teams exchanged field goals in the second quarter.
After the teams combined for 13 points in the first half, the top two teams in the GNAC totaled 28 points over a four-minute span in the third quarter.
Western Oregon (2-2) tied the score at 10 on a 32-yard pass and catch from
Ryan Bergman to
Paul Revis with 9:20 remaining in the third quarter. Less than two minutes later, HSU countered with a two-yard touchdown run by Ja'Quan Gardner. Revis and Bergman connected again 48 seconds later on a 60-yard score. White and Webber then topped that long play with a 73-yard touchdown pass. A Lumberjack field goal completed a 31-point third quarter.
Humboldt State completed the scoring with a 17-yard run from Gardner with 12:06 remaining in the fourth quarter. The freshman entered the game as the leader rusher in the conference.
Bergman was 19-of-37 for 339 yards with an interception. His two touchdown passes brings his career total to 45, two shy of second place on the WOU all-time list. The senior's 13 touchdown passes through four games this season is second in NCAA Div. II.
Revis caught six passes for 171 yards. The redshirt freshman returned five kickoffs for 101 yards and three punts for 31 yards. He became only the fourth player in GNAC history to gain 300 all-purpose yards in a single game. It was the highest total for WOU in the past 15 years. Revis entered the game 10th in the country in all-purpose yards per game.
Tyler Johnson led all players with 10 tackles.
Kraig Akins had two tackles for loss, totaling 16 yards.
Western Oregon closes its non-conference schedule at No. 5 North Alabama (3-0) next Saturday. It will be the first meeting all-time between the programs. Live video and stats will be available on WOUWolves.com. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Central Time.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Western Oregon...... 0 3 13 0 - 16 Record: (2-2)
Humboldt State...... 7 3 17 7 - 34 Record: (4-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 06:32 HSU - Kakitsuka 13 yd pass from Webber (Bruder kick), 9-41 4:20, WOU 0 - HSU 7
2nd 12:07 HSU - Bruder 20 yd field goal, 6-47 1:41, WOU 0 - HSU 10
00:02 WOU - Correa,Jesse 38 yd field goal, 8-34 1:25, WOU 3 - HSU 10
3rd 09:20 WOU - Revis,Paul 32 yd pass from Bergman,Ryan (Correa,Jesse kick), 1-32 0:08, WOU 10 - HSU 10
07:47 HSU - Gardner 2 yd run (Campbell kick), 4-47 1:24, WOU 10 - HSU 17
06:59 WOU - Revis,Paul 60 yd pass from Bergman,Ryan (Correa,Jesse kick failed), 3-75 0:48, WOU 16 - HSU 17
05:27 HSU - White 73 yd pass from Webber (Bruder kick), 3-76 1:23, WOU 16 - HSU 24
01:59 HSU - Bruder 44 yd field goal, 8-24 2:42, WOU 16 - HSU 27
4th 12:06 HSU - Gardner 17 yd run (Bruder kick), 8-65 3:28, WOU 16 - HSU 34
WOU HSU
FIRST DOWNS................... 21 20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 20--22 47-165
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 358 278
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 47-21-1 28-20-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 67-336 75-443
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-31 1-20
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 6-111 4-83
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-1
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-35.8 7-39.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards............... 7-78 13-161
Possession Time............... 23:50 36:10
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 14 8 of 20
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 10-53
RUSHING: Western Oregon-Harris,Joe 9-26; Fenumiai,Phillip 1-5;
Shimabukuro,Trey 3-minus 19; Bergman,Ryan 7-minus 34. Humboldt
State-Ricciardulli 26-111; Gardner 11-53; Doctor 3-12; Webber 6-3; Team 1-minus
14.
PASSING: Western Oregon-Bergman,Ryan 19-37-1-339; Shimabukuro,Trey
2-9-0-19; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Humboldt State-Webber 20-28-0-278.
RECEIVING: Western Oregon-Revis,Paul 6-171; Williams,Tyrell 6-46;
Apelu,Kamakana 2-49; Thomas,Daniel 2-48; Harris,Joe 2-8; DePew,James 1-22;
Penaranda,Nathaniel 1-9; Fenumiai,Phillip 1-5. Humboldt State-Krivashei 9-96;
White 4-122; Nwadibia 3-32; Kakitsuka 2-18; Masters 1-11; Gardner 1-minus 1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Western Oregon-None. Humboldt State-Mitchell 1-1.
FUMBLES: Western Oregon-None. Humboldt State-Webber 1-0.
Stadium: Redwood Bowl Attendance: 5201
Kickoff time: 6 PM End of Game: 9:04 Total elapsed time: 3:04
Officials: Referee: Bob Rose; Umpire: Curt Renstorm; Linesman: Jeff Reid;
Line judge: Dale Keller; Back judge: Craig Miers; Field judge: Richard Ross;
Side judge: Jason Castro;
Temperature: 75 Wind: Weather: Sunny
