EWU 30, Weber State 27SPOKANE, Wash. -- Jovan Griffith rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Eastern Washington Eagles to a 30-27 win Saturday over the Weber State Wildcats at Joe Albi Stadium.

The Eagles finished the season with a 7-4 record, 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference. Weber State posted a 3-8 record, 2-6 in the Big Sky Conference.

The Eagles were trailing 20-14 when Griffith ran two yards with 34 seconds left in the third quarter for his second touchdown of the day. That began a string of 17 straight points as the Eagles took a 30-20 lead.

Weber State narrowed Eastern's lead to three with 59 seconds left in the game on a 27-yard pass from Cole Cooper to Christian Frech. But Weber's onside kick attempt was recovered by Eastern's Tyson Knaevelsrud to seal the win for the Eagles.

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Griffith finished the season with 1,275 rushing yards, the third best performance in Eastern history. He had 14 touchdowns for the season, also third in school history.

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