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UAlbany Great Danes at Idaho Vandals

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1-2, 0-2 Away
Final
13 - 41
2-1, 1-0 Home

Wagner's 2 TD passes leads Idaho past Albany 41-13 in an FCS quarterfinal rematch

The Great Danes came from behind to earn a 30-22 win at Idaho to advance to the FCS semifinals and end the Vandals' season.

Wagner, a redshirt freshman, started for the second straight game and second-straight win. Jack Layne started the opener but was injured in the fourth quarter at Oregon. Wagner completed half of his 20 pass attempts for 156 yards and has yet to throw an interception.

Wagner hit Dwyer early in the first quarter for a 12-yard touchdown but the Vandals failed on a 2-point conversion run. Thomas capped a 10-play, 79-yard drive with a two-yard run for a 13-3 lead after a quarter. Wagner went back to Dwyer from the 4 to make it 20-3 early in the second quarter and Andrew Marshall returned a punt 47 yards for a score to make it 27-3 at intermission.

Tommy McCormick added a 32-yard pick-6 midway through the third quarter as the Vandals built a 41-3 lead. Great Danes' kicker John Opalko, who connected on a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter, added a 33-yarder in the third. Myles Burkett threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Levi Wentz with 1:52 left in the game to set the final margin.

Thomas carried eight times for 75 yards to lead an Idaho rushing attack that amassed 247 yards on 33 carries. Keyshawn James-Newby had five sacks through Idaho's first two games to lead the FCS, added his sixth sack against the Great Danes.

Burkett was 23 of 38 for 290 yards to lead Albany, throwing a touchdown pass and a pick-six. Wentz had five catches for 114 yards but the running game managed just 60 yards on 33 carries.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

IDHO TD 1st Period 8:39 Jordan Dwyer 12 Yd pass from Jack Wagner (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
ALB FG 1st Period 3:51 John Opalko 25 Yd Field Goal
IDHO TD 1st Period 0:51 Nate Thomas 2 Yd Run (Cameron Pope Kick)
IDHO TD 2nd Period 12:29 Jordan Dwyer 4 Yd pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope Kick)
IDHO TD 2nd Period 7:11 Andrew Marshall 47 Yd Punt Return (Cameron Pope Kick)
IDHO TD 3rd Period 7:02 Nate Thomas 1 Yd Run (Cameron Pope Kick)
IDHO TD 3rd Period 6:53 Tommy McCormick 32 Yd Interception Return (Cameron Pope Kick)
ALB FG 3rd Period 4:38 John Opalko 33 Yd Field Goal
ALB TD 4th Period 1:52 Levi Wentz 19 Yd pass from Myles Burkett (John Opalko Kick)

Statistics

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21 1st Downs 20
4-15 3rd down efficiency 4-9
0-1 4th down efficiency 0-0
350 Total Yards 420
290 Passing 173
23/38 Comp/Att 11/23
7.6 Yards per pass 7.5
60 Rushing 247
33 Rushing Attempts 33
1.8 Yards per rush 7.5
7-65 Penalties 9-100
1 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
35:30 Possession 24:30

Game Information

Kibbie Dome

Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 11,432 · Capacity:
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