Butler Bulldogs @ Weber State Wildcats

2-2, 1-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Butler BUT	0	17	0	7	24
Weber St WEB	13	14	3	8	38

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Gilkey throws 2 TD passes, Godley runs for 193 yards to lead Weber State past Butler 38-24

Sep 21, 2025, 01:08 am

OGDEN, Utah -- — Jackson Gilkey threw two touchdown passes, Davion Godley ran for 193 yards and a score and Weber State jumped out early and held off Butler for a 38-24 victory on Saturday night.

Godley scored on a 15-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter and Gilkey threw a 20-yard touchdown pass each to AJ Jayroe and Ammon Munyer to help Weber State take a 27-7 lead in the second quarter before Butler cut the deficit to 27-17 at the break.

Gabe Passini threw a 32-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter, and led the Butler (2-2) rushing attack with 23 carries for 175 yards that included a 12-yard touchdown early in the fourth to pull the Bulldogs to 30-24.

Chauncey Sylvester's 3-yard touchdown run with 2:54 left capped a 6-play, 64-yard drive for Weber State (2-2). Gilkey finished 14-of-25 passing for 185 yards.

Passini threw for 51 yards and added 175 yards rushing on 23 carries that included a 12-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

It was the first meeting between the teams.

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Game Information

Ogden, UT

FCS

Pioneer Football League	CONF	OVR
Drake	5-1	6-3
St. Thomas-Minnesota	5-2	7-3
San Diego	4-2	6-4
Dayton	4-2	6-3
Presbyterian	4-2	8-2
Morehead State	4-3	6-5
Butler	3-3	5-5
Marist	2-4	4-6
Stetson	2-4	3-7
Davidson	1-5	2-8
Valparaiso	0-6	1-9

Big Sky Conference	CONF	OVR
Montana	6-0	10-0
Montana State	6-0	8-2
UC Davis	5-1	7-2
Sacramento State	4-2	6-4
Northern Arizona	3-3	6-4
Eastern Washington	3-3	4-6
Idaho State	3-3	4-6
Idaho	2-4	4-6
Weber State	1-5	3-7
Portland State	1-5	1-9
Cal Poly	1-5	3-7
Northern Colorado	1-5	3-7

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