MONMOUTH, Ore. — If the season was a 10-round boxing bout, the Jacks were already trailing heavily on points as the entered the final round. But they still hoped to avoid the 64-0 final round knockout dealt by Western Oregon in Saturday's season finale.
Down and out, the Jacks generated only two first downs and finished with -5 yards on offense, enduring their third shutout of the season. The campaign ended with a 2-8 record only one year after the program had posted a 9-1 mark, the final game marking the HSU program's worst defeat since a 74-0 defeat to Boise State in 1986.
On the other side of the ball, the Western Oregon Wolves finished their regular season with an 8-2 mark, the best the program has managed since 1985. They're likely to earn a berth in the Rotary Bowl, a postseason game matching the top independent team in the west that doesn't qualify for NCAA post-season action against the highest finishing team from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference not going to the playoffs.
On Saturday, the Wolves rolled up 562 yards, led by senior Mark Thorson's 21-of-29 passing performance, good for 236 yards and four touchdowns. Tim Vedder led the rushing attack with 99 yards in eight carries, including a 74-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes left to play. Tyler Wilson was also productive, carrying 24 times for 95 yards.
Thorson and two other WOU quarterbacks successfully employed 12 different receivers, led by Sean Fullerton's four receptions. Brad Ching had three catches for the Wolves, two of them accounting for Western's first two touchdowns.
Humboldt State's five running backs managed only 26 yards rushing between them, 24 of them by
Joevany Cueva, while the quarterbacks endured seven sacks. If the lack of productivity wasn't enough, HSU also hurt itself by giving away four fumbles and two interceptions.
The Lumberjacks' defense was kept on its heels, victimized by the turnovers that provided WOU with good field position all day. Nate Turner led the way with 10 tackles and one fumble recovery, while
Keon Gaither,
Johnny Terrell and
Allen Brunner all managed nine tackles.
Humboldt State vs Western Oregon (Nov 10, 2007 at Monmouth, Ore.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Humboldt State...... 0 0 0 0 - 0 Record: (2-8)
Western Oregon...... 14 23 7 20 - 64 Record: (8-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:53 WOU - Ching,Brad 3 yd pass from Thorson,Mark (Voges,Bruce kick), 3-4 0:49, HSU 0 - WOU 7
02:21 WOU - Ching,Brad 8 yd pass from Thorson,Mark (Voges,Bruce kick), 6-28 2:31, HSU 0 - WOU 14
2nd 14:04 WOU - Kauleinamoku,Shaun 17 yd pass from Thorson,Mark (Voges,Bruce kick), 4-39 1:13, HSU 0 - WOU 21
10:08 WOU - Darden,Jay 30 yd fumble recovery (Voges,Bruce kick), , HSU 0 - WOU 28
03:58 WOU - TEAM safety, , HSU 0 - WOU 30
02:24 WOU - Jackson,DJ 14 yd run (Voges,Bruce kick), 1-14 0:06, HSU 0 - WOU 37
3rd 09:28 WOU - Fullerton,Sean 11 yd pass from Thorson,Mark (Voges,Bruce kick), 8-49 3:28, HSU 0 - WOU 44
4th 08:02 WOU - Ore,Justin 20 yd pass from Lovell,Brady (Rodriquez,Juan kick), 7-49 3:46, HSU 0 - WOU 51
06:18 WOU - Vedder,Steven 13 yd run (Rodriquez,Juan kick), 3-18 1:30, HSU 0 - WOU 58
02:49 WOU - Vedder,Steven 74 yd run (Rodriquez,Juan kick failed), 2-76 0:55, HSU 0 - WOU 64
HSU WOU
FIRST DOWNS................... 2 25
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 34--55 44-306
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 50 256
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 20-10-2 31-22-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 54--5 75-562
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-19 2-45
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-4 2-14
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 10-129 1-36
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 2--2
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 10-35.6 2-39.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 5-4 7-4
Penalties-Yards............... 7-55 5-37
Possession Time............... 28:29 31:31
Third-Down Conversions........ 0 of 14 10 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 3 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-1 7-10
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-5 7-53
RUSHING: Humboldt State-Cueva, Joevanny 7-24; Sherman, Rob 2-1; Rose, Justin 1-1; Cox, Marcus 8-0; Thomas, Bobby 6-minus 10; Hubrich, Garret 1-minus 10; Hildebrand, Bri 5-minus 16; Hellinger, J.D. 3-minus 21; TEAM 1-minus 24. Western Oregon- Vedder,Steven 8-99; Wilson,Tyler 24-95; Jackson,DJ 9-65; TEAM 1 -52; Lovell,Brady 1-0; Thorson,Mark 1-minus 5.
PASSING: Humboldt State-Hildebrand, Bri 6-10-1-25; Hellinger, J.D. 2-5-0-1; Hubrich, Garret 2-4-1-24; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Western Oregon-Thorson,Mark 21-29-1-236; Lovell,Brady 1-1-0-20; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Humboldt State-Perkins, Richar 5-21; Miles, Kevin 1-19; Thomas, Bobby 1-5; Anderson, Corey 1-5; Ross, Darren 1-4; Gibb, Travis 1-minus 4. Western Oregon-Fullerton,Sean 4-63; Kauleinamoku,Shaun 3-36; Ching,Brad 3-16; Helbling,Chris 2-32; Smith,Isaiah 2-28; Devilla,Brian 2-11; Ore,Justin 1-20; Alves,Brian 1-18; Zeutenhorst,Jake 1-13; Dickson,Cory 1-10; Wilson,Tyler 1-5; Jackson,DJ 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Humboldt State-Diaz, Adam 1-0. Western Oregon-Romanick,Gavin 1-minus 2; Gilmore,J.T. 1-0.
FUMBLES: Humboldt State-Cox, Marcus 2-2; Ross, Darren 1-1; Andrews, Derric 1-1; Sherman, Rob 1-0. Western Oregon-Wilson,Tyler 2-1; Kauleinamoku,Shaun 2-1; Devilla,Brian 1-1; Fullerton,Sean 1-0; Jackson,DJ 1-1.
Stadium: McArthur Field Attendance: 2500
Kickoff time: 1 pm End of Game: 3:56 Total elapsed time: 2:56
Officials: Referee: Jack Folliard; Umpire: Craig Lemster; Linesman: Carl Del Grande;
Line judge: Rich Troyer; Back judge: Mike DeAngelo; Field judge: John Morton;
Side judge: Kurt Corey; Scorer: Shane Van Matre;
Temperature: mis 50s Wind: 3 mph Weather: Cloudy with rain
