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Sacramento State holds off feisty, winless Northern Colorado 21-13 behind Bennett's 3 TDs
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) Kaiden Bennett threw for three touchdowns and Sacramento State Hornets beat feisty Northern Colorado Bears 21-13 on Saturday.
Bennett threw a 15-yard score to Devin Gandy for a 7-3 lead in the first quarter and then made it 14-3 with an 8-yard pass to Ezra Moleni with 34 seconds left in the first.
Northern Colorado drew within 14-10 when Jacob Sirmon threw a 41-yard score to Brayden Munroe to end a five-play, 92-yard drive with 7:47 before intermission.
The Hornets (5-1, 2-1), ranked No. 5 in the FCS, took control near the end of the third with an 11-play, 70-yard drive that used 4:41 and concluded when Bennett threw a 20-yard touchdown to Carlos Hill as the quarter expired.
Leading 21-13, the Hornets' defense held David Afari to a 1-yard run with the Bears facing fourth-and-2 at Sac State's 24-yard line with 1:29 left to seal it.
Sirmon threw for 257 yards and a touchdown for Northern Colorado (0-6, 0-3).
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Johnson
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M. Johnson | 4 | 32 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Borders
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C. Borders | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. McGough
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C. McGough | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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H. Gibbs
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H. Gibbs | 5/15 | 124 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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H. Gibbs
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H. Gibbs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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B. Munroe
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B. Munroe | 0 | 10 | 185 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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F. Clements
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F. Clements | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
