CEDAR CITY, Utah -- The Thunderbird football team fell on the road to their in-state rival Weber State on Saturday night, as the No. 4/5 ranked Wildcats knocked off the T-Birds 29-14.

The result moves SUU to 1-6 on the season and 0-3 in Big Sky play. 

"It's not fun being 1-6, but the guys battled today," SUU head coach Demario Warren said. "We had a game in the second half, but had a couple mistakes there coming out of halftime. We executed, we just didn't execute on some big plays. They took advantage of a couple turnovers and were able to score a couple touchdowns."  

The opening half was relatively low scoring on both sides, as the first 30 minutes turned into a defensive struggle. 

Neither team scored in the opening quarter, but the Wildcats struck first with just six second played in the second to take a 7-0 lead. Their score came from Rashid Shaheed on a nine-yard run. 

The T-Birds got on the board with just over five minutes to play in the opening half as Chris Helbig found freshman Dallin Brown from 23 yards away through the air. That was Brown's first career touchdown.  

Unfortunately for SUU, the Wildcats turned it on after the break. 

WSU went on a 19-0 scoring run to start the second half. The T-Birds were able to stop the bleeding with 7:34 when Landen Measom caught a 30 yard pass from Helbig to cut the WSU lead to 26-14. This contest was Measom's first of the year for SUU. 

The Wildcats would only add one more field goal before the completion of the contest, but the T-Birds were unable to get on the board again and ultimately fell 29-14.  

"I feel like tonight we can go out and play with anybody," Warren said. "Now it's about being that team that can go out and win games." 

Helbig finished the game with 23 completions for 305 yards and two touchdowns, but also had four interceptions in the contest. 

Karris Davis was the top back on the ground with 11 carries for 48 yards. 

Francis Bemiy led the defensive charge with nine tackles and two sacks. AJ Stanley had seven tackles for the T-Birds. As a team, the Thunderbirds had six tackles for loss. 

The T-Birds will continue their season at home next weekend against the No. 21/24 Aggies of UC Davis. Next Saturday will be Cedar City Night.  

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Single game tickets and season tickets are available for the remainder of the 2019 campaign at www.tbirdtickets.com or at the America First Event Center Ticket Office.