SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 29, 2013
San Jose State 62, No. 13 Fresno
State 52: David Fales threw for a school-record 547 yards and six touchdowns - and ran
for another - to lead the Spartans to a shootout victory that ruined
the visiting Bulldogs' hopes for an undefeated season.
Fales was 37-of-45 for San Jose State (6-6, 5-3 Mountain West) and also set the school record for career completions. Tyler Winston had 10 catches for 164 yards and a
touchdown, Kyle Nunn caught 10 for 160 yards and two scores and
Chandler Jones had eight receptions for 146 yards and three
touchdowns.
Derek Carr was equally
impressive, completing 38-of-50 for 519 yards and six touchdowns for
Fresno State (10-1, 7-1). Davante Adams finished with 13 catches for
264 yards and three touchdowns, while Isaiah Burse had 10 receptions
for 96 yards and a score.
The first half was a flurry of
scoring, with Carr throwing for four scores and Fales for three in a
first quarter that ended with the Bulldogs on top, 27-21. It was more
of the same in the second quarter, with Fales throwing his sixth
touchdown of the half with 18 seconds left to put the Spartans ahead
by one at the break, 42-41.
The scoring slowed down
considerably in the second half, with Thomas Tucker rushing in from 7
yards out to put San Jose State up eight midway through the third,
which was the margin heading to the fourth after the teams exchanged
field goals. The lead reached 15 when Fales snuck it in from a yard
out early in the fourth, and the Spartans held on despite a late
score by the Bulldogs.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The two teams
combined for 83 points in the first half, the highest scoring opening
half in FBS this season and the most since 2008. กญ Carr actually
took a step back from his last outing, a 522-yard, seven-touchdown
passing day against New Mexico. กญ Tucker was the top ground gainer
in the game, rushing 17 times for 65 yards.