GUNNISON, Colo.  Western Colorado got off to a fast start on Saturday (Sep. 2) against West Texas leading to a 28-6 victory.
 
JUST THE FACTS
Final Score: Western Colorado def. West Texas 28-6.
Records: Western Colorado 1-0, West Texas 0-1
Location: Katy O. Rady Field, Gunnison, Colo.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Deyvon Butler got the Mountaineers on the board with a two-yard run with 8:40 on the clock in the first quarter. Butler secured his second touchdown of the day seven minutes later with another two-yard carry.
• The Buffaloes responded in the second with a pair of field goals by Preston Gregg.
• After a quiet fourth quarter, Braeden Hogan delivered a touchdown for the Mountaineers with a three-yard run.
• Butler capped off Western Colorado's season opener with a 23-yard rushing touchdown at the 2:45 mark.

FIELD NOTES

• Quarterback Drew Nash finished the game with 158 passing yards (13-of-27) and 44 rushing yards. 
• Deyvon Butler was the leading rusher for the Mountaineers, rushing for 61-yards on 11 attempts. Butler also racked up 27 receiving yards on four catches.
• West Texas had 239-yards – 108-yards rushing, 131-yards passing - of total offense.
• Defensively for the Mountaineers, Ian Loomis, Tony Cass and Trevor Rivers all registered six tackles. Andrew Arterburn and Wyatt Buhr both recorded interceptions for Western Colorado.

UP NEXT
The Mountaineers will now meet with University of Texas Permian Basin back at Katy O.Rady Field on Saturday (Sept. 9) at 1 p.m. MT