- Freshman quarterback Nate Dahle accounted for 308 yards, Tate Kjar caught the winning touchdown and Noah Kjar the two-point pass as Weber State beat Cal Poly 42-34 in double overtime to reach 3-3 and 2-1 in the Big Sky.
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October 5, 2026
October 5, 2026
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Weber State football beat Cal Poly 42-34 in double overtime in San Luis Obispo, California, on October 3, 2026, and two brothers from Draper finished it. Junior receiver Tate Kjar caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Nate Dahle on third-and-9 in the second overtime, and his brother, junior receiver Noah Kjar, caught the two-point conversion. On Cal Poly's answering possession, sophomore defensive end Porter Small sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss and sophomore safety Jayden Mayberry broke up a fourth-and-19 pass to end the game.
The win moved Weber State to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big Sky Conference in head coach Eric Kjar's first season. Tate and Noah are his sons, according to their official roster bios. Weber State's recap called it the Wildcats' eighth straight win over Cal Poly and fifth straight in San Luis Obispo. The Weber State football team page has the 2026 schedule and results.
How Weber State won in double overtime
Weber State trailed 27-24 after Cal Poly scored with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats tied it with 55 seconds to play on a 38-yard field goal by junior kicker David Dellenbach, capping an eight-play, 60-yard drive.
Cal Poly scored first in overtime on a 3-yard run by Jaden Green. Weber State answered in two plays: after an incompletion, Dahle kept the ball and ran 25 yards for the tying touchdown, and Dellenbach added the extra point to make it 34-34.
In the second overtime, a Cal Poly roughing-the-passer penalty moved Weber State from the 20 to the 10. After an incompletion, Dahle ran for a yard, and after a Weber State timeout he found Tate Kjar for the go-ahead score. The two-point pass to Noah Kjar made it 42-34. Cal Poly started at the Weber State 25 needing a touchdown; Small's sack on third down and Mayberry's pass breakup on fourth down ended it.
Nate Dahle's 308 yards
Dahle, a freshman from Millville who played at Ridgeline High School, completed 15 of 33 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns and ran 15 times for 85 yards and a touchdown, for 308 yards of total offense. His bio notes that Ridgeline won the 2025 state championship with a 14-0 record and that he threw for 12,467 yards in his high school career, second in Utah high school football history.
His first touchdown pass came in the first quarter, a 39-yard strike to Tate Kjar that finished a six-play, 92-yard drive for a 7-3 lead. Tate Kjar finished with five catches for 89 yards and both touchdowns. Noah Kjar, a 2026 team captain, caught five passes for 79 yards, and freshman Jasean Mayberry added three for 45.
The rest of the scoring
Weber State led 17-9 at halftime. Dellenbach kicked a 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and sophomore running back Seth Rigtrup, from Springville, scored on a 13-yard run with 57 seconds left in the half. Rigtrup finished with 49 rushing yards on 11 carries.
Cal Poly scored 11 points in the third quarter to lead 20-17, and Weber State answered with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took 6:06 and ended with junior Spencer Ferguson's 1-yard touchdown run for a 24-20 lead. Dellenbach made both field goal attempts and all four extra points.
A defense that made the last stand
Cal Poly ran 80 plays to Weber State's 66 and held the ball for 35:40, and running back Jaden Green rushed 31 times for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Weber State's defense made its biggest plays late.
Small, a 6-4 defensive end from Springville, had five tackles, four tackles for loss and three of the team's four sacks. Mayberry, from Highland and Lone Peak High School, made six tackles, intercepted a pass and returned it 53 yards, and broke up the final pass. Linebacker Raimoana Tinirauarii led the team with eight tackles.
What is Weber State's record in 2026?
Weber State is 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big Sky. The Wildcats opened with a 30-29 win at Northern Colorado on August 28, lost at Southern Utah 47-42 and at Colorado 52-21, beat Northwestern State 49-20 in their home opener, and lost 44-41 to Portland State on September 26 before the win at Cal Poly. Read more about the program on our Weber State school page.
When does Weber State play next?
Weber State hosts Idaho at Stewart Stadium in Ogden on Saturday, October 10, at 1 p.m. on ESPN+, then hosts Idaho State for homecoming on October 17. The regular season ends at home against Utah Tech on November 21. More Utah college and pro fixtures are on today's Utah sports schedule.
Key facts:
- Result: Weber State 42, Cal Poly 34 (2OT), Oct. 3, 2026, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
- Record: 3-3 overall, 2-1 Big Sky
- Nate Dahle: 15 of 33 for 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 15 carries for 85 yards and a TD; 308 total yards
- Tate Kjar: 5 catches, 89 yards, 2 TD, including the 9-yard winner in the second overtime
- Noah Kjar: 5 catches, 79 yards, and the two-point conversion catch
- Porter Small: 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
- Jayden Mayberry: 6 tackles, a 53-yard interception return and the game-ending pass breakup
- David Dellenbach: field goals of 30 and 38 yards, the second tying the game with 55 seconds left
- Series: Weber State's eighth straight win over Cal Poly, per Weber State's recap
- Next: Idaho at Stewart Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m., ESPN+
