BSC Week 2 Review
Lance Berndt & Kris Kallem, BSC Contributors | September 15, 2015
Kris Says-
Northern Iowa 38 Eastern Washington 35
The Panthers put together a great rushing performance gaining 266 yards. Eastern Washington kept the game close with quarterbacks Jordan West and Reilly Hennessey combining for a school record 526 yards on 37 of 47 passing. Jordan West’s pick six late in the game and 159 yards worth of penalties on the Eagles were the difference makers.
North Dakota State 44 Weber State 14
The Bison got back to their winning ways with a 305 yard performance on the ground and Carson Wentz adding an efficient 281 yards and three passing touchdowns.
Portland State 34 Idaho State 14
A week after grounding Washington State’s Air Raid, the Viking defense shut down the high powered Bengal offense giving up just 242 yards and holding Idaho State scoreless in the 2nd half. The Vikings were rather pedestrian on offense themselves, but made enough plays including a kick return for a touchdown by Kahlil Dawson to win it going away.
Northern Arizona 41 New Mexico Highlands 5
The Lumberjacks put away the Division II Cowboys quickly, taking a 31-0 lead at half. It seems like we’re seeing less Big Sky programs schedule down, but the advantage of spreading around some playing time and working on depth can pay dividends down the road.
South Dakota 27 UC Davis 17
Davis quarterback Ben Scott struggled, throwing 3 interceptions. The Aggies rushing attack appears to be missing Gabe Manzaneres as the Yotes hold Davis to just 60 yards on the ground. Nice road win for South Dakota.
Lance says-
FBS Washington 49 Sacramento State 0
This is sometimes what happens when a dark horse FBS team plays a rebuilding FCS team. Washington dominated Sac State shutting them out, while putting up 544 yards of offense. The only thing the Hornets can feel good about this game is the paycheck they took home.
North Dakota 21 Drake 18
Probably the most shocking part about this surprisingly close game is that UND only rushed for 25 yards on the ground after a dominating performance against Wyoming. North Dakota was extremely ineffective on offense in the second half and although Drake didn’t get a possession where they had a chance to win at the end, this was not a good win for Bubba Schweigert’s team.
South Dakota State 55 Southern Utah 10
After one quarter, this game looked like it had the makings to be a classic. The Jackrabbits weren’t about to do that, though, running away with the game lighting up the T-birds vaunted defense for 579 yards, led by Brady Mengarelli rushing for 143 yards and 3 TDs on just 17 carries and Jake Wieneke hauling in 11 receptions for 205 yards and 2 TDs.
Northern Colorado 34 Houston Baptist 10
With this game being much closer in the stats column than the score, Northern Colorado’s win came down to turnovers. They forced 4 Houston Baptist turnovers and didn’t give up any. Taylor Risner led the Bears defensive corps with 16 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
FBS Arizona State 35 Cal Poly 21
If I told you beforehand that ASU would completely shut down Chris Brown, I would have assumed they would have won by at least 40. Instead, Cal Poly showed their depth on offense and sneaky defense to hang with a very good FBS team. Freshman Joe Protheroe ran for 130 tough yards on 28 carries and 1 TD.