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10/17 23:04 CDT Burns, Chalk leave marks in Southern Utah's 38-17 win over UC
Davis
Burns, Chalk leave marks in Southern Utah's 38-17 win over UC Davis
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) --- Quarterback Will Burns accounted for four total
touchdowns and Floyd Chalk ran for a career-high 212 yards and Southern Utah
used the second half to overpower UC Davis 38-17 on Saturday.
Burns was 13-of-20 passing for just 126 yards but had two touchdowns. On the
ground, Burns ran for 98 yards on 11 carries and reached the end zone twice.
Chalk had a touchdown on his 26 carries as he bested his previous career-high
183 yards rushing set on Sept. 5 in a 47-42 win over Weber State.
Trailing 17-9 at halftime, Burns led a 13-play, 73-yard scoring drive that
lasted eight minutes. It ended with his 1-yard pass to Joshua Accord. Burns ran
it in for the two-point conversion to tie it.
Three minutes later, Burns threw a 6-yard touchdown to Accord and the
Thunderbirds (3-4, 2-2) led for the remainder.
Nate Dahle threw for 282 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for UC Davis
(4-3, 2-2) which entered as the 14th-ranked team in the Stats Perform FCS Top
25 poll.
Up next
UC Davis host Northern Colorado on Saturday.
Southern Utah travels to face Idaho on Saturday.
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