Johnson leads Montana St past Weber St 23-13

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Weber State made a good push again, but not good enough as Shawn Johnson ran for 153 yards and a touchdown to lead Montana State to a 23-13 win over the struggling Wildcats. Johnson scampered 63 yards for a score early in the third quarter to give the Bobcats (6-2, 4-0) a 14-3 lead. Gunnar Brekke added a short TD run early in the fourth, but the Wildcats (0-7, 0-3) answered with a field goal and touchdown to cut it 20-13. Weber State's defense then got a stop, but muffed the punt its own 13 and MSU tacked on a field goal to put the game out of reach. Montana State's Chad Newell , who also ran for 62 yards and a touchdown, recovered the loose ball after a knuckle-balling roll punt by Trevor Bolton bounced awkwardly in front of him and he couldn't find the handle. "We knew the returner ( Bo Bolen ) likes to take chances.