Scores

Final

San Jose St 38

(2-3, 1-1 WAC)

Colorado St 31

(3-2, 1-0 MWC)

4:00 PM ET, October 1, 2011

Hughes Stadium, FORT COLLINS, CO

1 2 3 4 T
SJSU 10 14 7 738
CSU 7 7 10 731

Top Performers

Passing: P. Thomas (NCST) - 387 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: B. Rutley (SJSU) - 23 CAR, 131 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: L. Greenwood (CSU) - 6 REC, 149 YDS, 2 TD

San Jose St. 38, Colorado St. 31

Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Jabari Carr hauled in a go-ahead TD pass from Matt Faulkner with 54 seconds remaining to help San Jose State snap a 16-game road losing skid with a 38-31 win over Colorado State on Saturday.

The Spartans (2-3) have now won back-to-back games for the first time in three years.

Brandon Rutley rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns before limping off the field after spraining his left ankle in the third quarter.

The Spartans lost some of their steam without their powerful tailback, squandering a 31-17 lead in the second half.

With the game tied and 3:30 remaining, Faulkner guided the Spartans down the field and found a wide-open Carr on the left side for a 38-yard touchdown.

Cornerback Ronnie Yell ended a last-gasp effort by the Rams (3-2) as he intercepted a long pass from Pete Thomas in the closing seconds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SJSU
CSU
1st Downs2418
Total Yards450458
Passing313387
Rushing13771
Penalties3-463-31
3rd Down Conversions7-156-15
4th Down Conversions0-01-2
Turnovers33
Possession31:5428:06

Passing Leaders

San Jose StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Faulkner25/383138.221
Colorado StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Thomas28/433879.032

Rushing Leaders

San Jose StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Rutley231315.7223
Simpson6162.707
Colorado StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Thomas6203.3111
Good6183.0011

Receiving Leaders

San Jose StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Otten611218.7142
Carr68113.5138
Colorado StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Greenwood614924.8241
Coffman29246.0147

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERSJSUCSU
TD12:16Brandon Rutley 12 Yd Run (Jens Alvernik Kick) 70
FG04:53Jens Alvernik 37 Yd 100
TD02:26Lou Greenwood 41 Yd Pass From Pete Thomas (Ben Deline Kick) 107
SECOND QUARTERSJSUCSU
TD10:55Duke Ihenacho 20 Yd Fumble Return (Jens Alvernik Kick) 177
TD05:43Brandon Rutley 23 Yd Run (Jens Alvernik Kick) 247
TD01:28Lou Greenwood 25 Yd Pass From Pete Thomas (Ben Deline Kick) 2414
THIRD QUARTERSJSUCSU
FG08:57Ben DeLine 28 Yd 2417
TD03:32Ryan Otten 10 Yd Pass From Matt Faulkner (Jens Alvernik Kick) 3117
TD01:05Thomas Coffman 47 Yd Pass From Pete Thomas (Ben Deline Kick) 3124
FOURTH QUARTERSJSUCSU
TD11:33Pete Thomas 9 Yd Run (Ben Deline Kick) 3131
TD00:54Jabari Carr 38 Yd Pass From Matt Faulkner (Jens Alvernik Kick) 3831