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49
Winner Colorado Mesa CMU 6-2 , 5-1
0
Fort Lewis FLC 1-7 , 0-6
Winner
Colorado Mesa CMU
6-2 , 5-1
49
Final
0
Fort Lewis FLC
1-7 , 0-6
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CMU Colorado Mesa 0 14 21 14 49
FLC Fort Lewis 0 0 0 0 0
Walter Stauffer vs. #16/14 CSU Pueblo
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Walter Stauffer (92) coming off the edge against the top-ranked ThunderWolves up on Ray Dennison Memorial Field (Oct. 12, 2024)

Game Recap: Football | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Dominant rushing performance leads Mavericks past Skyhawks

Stewart has career day with eight tackles and forced fumble

DURANGO, Colo. – For the second consecutive season, Fort Lewis' Homecoming was spoiled by the Mavericks from Colorado Mesa (6-2, 5-1 RMAC) as the visitors from the Western Slope rolled to a 49-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference victory over the Skyhawks (1-7, 0-6 RMAC) behind a pair of 100-yard rushing performances from Aiden Taylor and Sean Kidd in front of a crowd of 2,126 on Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
 
"It's disappointing; we thought we prepared pretty well for them throughout the week, a lot of energy, and a lot of the alumni coming back gave us some juice and something to play for," head coach Johnny Cox shared. "In the second half, they came out and just took control offensively with running the ball while we continued to make mistakes and not play together offensively."
 
The Mavericks dominated the contest, racking up 480 yards of total offense on the back of a 303-yard ground game led by Taylor and Kidd, who recorded 101 and 100 yards, respectively, with Kidd scoring on an 18-yard carry in the fourth quarter. Brandon Belgrave and Myles Newble each picked up rushing touchdowns with another 87 and 27 yards as well.
 
Colorado Mesa's lock-down defense perfectly complemented its offensive success, with the Mavericks holding Fort Lewis to just 146 yards of offense, highlighted by Jamal Johnson rushing for 66 of the Skyhawks 71 total rushing yards on eight carries to lead all FLC players in total yards.
 
Redshirt sophomore Liu Aumavae had a career day for the Mavs, throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on a lethal 16-of-18 (88.9 percent) passing while taking a pair of four-yard sacks from Walter Stauffer and Jonathan Stewart, respectively. Stewart also forced a fumble on a would-be third-down stop, but the ball bounced into first-down territory before being recovered by Sam Horneck of the Mavericks. Trek Keyworth led all receivers with 56 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions.
 
Stone Walker went 9-for-24 (39.1 percent) through the air in his return to action for 51 yards and an interception while taking three sacks. Sam Jones stepped in under center in the fourth quarter for the final two drives of the afternoon and threw for 24 yards completing five of ten passing attempts (50.0 percent) while also taking a sack.
 
Jacob Penney led all players in tackles for the sixth time this season with 11 total, including five solo and six assisted. Stewart finished with eight tackles, Kalib Davis seven, and Juma Kashanda, Elijah Portela, and Jordan Thomas six each to match Levi Krebs who led CMU. George Soppe, in addition to registering a pair of tackles including one for an eight-yard loss, made a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown after intercepting a backward pass heading down the seem.
 
Hunter Villavicencio racked up 368 punting yards on eight attempts for a 46.0-yard average, with three punts landing inside-the-20 and two going for 50+ yards, including a long of 56 yards. Villavicencio also had a punt blocked from the Skyhawks five-yard line that was recovered in the end zone by Sean Sharp for a Mavericks touchdown.
 
Notables
-Fort Lewis continues to trail Colorado Mesa 38-11-1 in the all-time series after being defeated by the Mavericks in the last ten contests. The Skyhawks last win came by way of a 28-20 score up in Grand Junction back on Oct. 25, 2014.
-Hunter Villavicencio's three punts inside-the-20 match his career high that he hit thrice across 2023.
-Jonathan Stewart made a career-high eight tackles and picked up his second forced fumble of the season (last at Black Hills State on Sep. 21). Stewart ties Jacob Penney for the most fumbles forced on the roster with two.
-Jacob Penney led Fort Lewis in tackling for the sixth time in eight games this season with the RMAC leader now owning 87 total tackles, including 52 solo and 35 assisted with 7.0 tackles for 19 yards lost, while also making three quarterback hurries and recovering a fumble.
-With his 66 yards today, Jamal Johnson takes over as Fort Lewis' leading rusher with 315 net yards on 62 attempts (5.1 yards per carry).
-Walter Stauffers' 1.5 tackles for six yards lost ties the Durango native with South Dakota Mines' Hutner Newsom for the fifth-most in the league.
-Blake Devlin also made his first-career fumble recovery on the botched snap from CMU's Cole Hansen.
 
Rivalry Week
Fort Lewis will have plenty to play for next Saturday, Nov. 2, as the Skyhawks head over Wolf Creek Pass down Route 160 for a 6 p.m. rivalry matchup and the 62nd meeting all-time against Adams State (0-7, 5-0 RMAC) under the lights of Rex Field.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
2nd Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
10:05 - CMU - Keyworth,Trek 25 yd pass from Aumavae,Liu (May,Coby kick) 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 01:30
7 0
CMU
09:56 - CMU - Soppe,George 23 yd fumble recovery (May,Coby kick)
14 0
3rd Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
10:47 - CMU - Belgrave,Brandon 4 yd run (May,Coby kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:13
21 0
CMU
03:48 - CMU - Keyworth,Trek 18 yd pass from Aumavae,Liu (May,Coby kick) 6 plays, 58 yards, TOP 03:00
28 0
CMU
02:50 - CMU - Sharp,Sean 0 yd punt return (May,Coby kick)
35 0
4th Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
12:47 - CMU - Newble,Myles 4 yd run (May,Coby kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:25
42 0
CMU
06:18 - CMU - Kidd,Sean 18 yd run (May,Coby kick), 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 04:09
49 0

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