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Spartan Stadium (San Jose, CA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Closing Odds: FRES -3, o/u 48.5
Scoring Summary
| Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Brandstater | 5 | 18 | 71 | 27.8 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Harding | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| L. Miller | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rashad | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Evans | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brandstater | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Harding | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wylie | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Pascoe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| C. West | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Pascoe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | Punt | Yds | Lng |
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| R. Malone | 6 | 281 | 74 |
| Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | TD | Int |
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| B. Rutley | 1 | 1 | 35 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Flynn | 20 | 36 | 170 | 55.6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
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| Y. Davis | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Rutley | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Avila | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Eden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Richmond | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Flynn | 10 | -51 | -5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Davis | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Avila | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Richmond | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Clark | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Paden | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | Punt | Yds | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Zavala | 7 | 265 | 43 |
NCAA Game Summary - Fresno State at San Jose State
San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Anthony Harding scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lead the Fresno State Bulldogs to a 24-10 win over the San Jose State Spartans in Western Athletic Conference action at Spartan Stadium.
Harding finished the night with a game-high 99 yards rushing for the Bulldogs (7-4, 4-3 WAC) as they made their case for postseason consideration. Tom Brandstater had some trouble in the pocket, hitting only 5-of-18 passing for 71 yards, was sacked twice and intercepted once as he struggled to find a rhythm.
The Spartans (6-6, 4-4) were led by Sean Flynn who converted 20-of-36 for 170 yards, but he was sacked four times, which meant the team was held to minus- five yards rushing in their final game of the season.
David Richmond scored the first points of the game at the 10:02 mark of the opening quarter as he reeled in a 35-yard pass from Brandon Rutley to give the home team a 7-0 lead.
FSU, which had just 29 yards of offense in the first half, countered with a 44-yard field goal by Kevin Goessling later in the frame to make the score 7-3.
Moments into the second period it was Jared Strubeck who knocked through a 33- yard field goal for SJSU, after missing a longer effort earlier in the evening, which provided the Spartans with a 10-3 edge at the break.
San Jose State's offense disappeared in the second half as the Bulldogs scored 21 unanswered, beginning with a Chastin West punt return of 49 yards for a touchdown at the 5:27 mark of the third quarter.
Harding capped an 11-play, 69-yard drive barely three minutes into the fourth when he made his way into the end zone on an eight-yard run, following that with a 21-yard scamper later in the period to solidify the 14-point triumph.
FSU ended up with 242 yards of total offense, compared to 200 yards for the home team, even though the Bulldogs converted a mere 3-of-12 on third down.