Fresno State Bulldogs at San José State Spartans

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Fresno State Bulldogs

9-3, 4-2 Away

Final
40 - 9

San José State Spartans

5-7, 3-3 Home

Haener throws 4 TDs, Fresno State beats San Jose St. 40-9

Fresno State (9-3, 6-2) ended the first half with back-to-back touchdowns three minutes apart, then opened the second half with a field goal and a touchdown to break away from San Jose State (5-7, 3-5).

Haener connected with Juan Rodriguez from six yards out and then with Jordan Mims on a 45-yarder to build a 23-9 halftime lead. In the second half, Haener had touchdown passes of 29 yards to Jalen Cropper and 13 to Ronnie Rivers.

Cropper caught seven passes for 71 yards, Rivers had five catches for 91 yards. Cropper also ran for a TD.

Fresno State remains a half-game behind San Diego State in the Mountain West's western division.

Matt Mercurio kicked field goals of 31, 26 and 36 yards for San Jose State, which has lost its last three. Nick Starkel was 19-of-42 passing for 260 yards.

Haener has passed for 3,810 yards and 32 touchdowns this season. Haener is the seventh Bulldog to have a 3,000-yard passing season. He joins Kevin Sweeney (1984), Trent Dilfer (1992, 1993), David Carr (2001), Paul Pinegar (2005), Derek Carr (2011, 2021, 2013) and Marcus McMaryion (2018).

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Scoring Summary

FG	1st Period 9:52	Matt Mercurio 31 Yd Field Goal
TD	1st Period 4:04	Jalen Cropper 2 Yd Run (Cesar Silva Kick)
SF	2nd Period 10:39	Team Safety
FG	2nd Period 8:36	Matt Mercurio 26 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 4:54	Juan Rodriguez 5 Yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva Kick)
TD	2nd Period 1:32	Jordan Mims 45 Yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva Kick)
FG	2nd Period 0:25	Matt Mercurio 36 Yd Field Goal
FG	3rd Period 10:13	Cesar Silva 43 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 5:14	Jalen Cropper 29 Yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva Kick)
TD	4th Period 11:29	Ronnie Rivers 13 Yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva Kick)

Statistics

FRES		SJSU
27	1st Downs	23
7-14	3rd down efficiency	6-14
0-0	4th down efficiency	0-2
486	Total Yards	324
348	Passing	260
28/37	Comp/Att	19/43
9.4	Yards per pass	6.0
138	Rushing	64
34	Rushing Attempts	25
4.1	Yards per rush	2.6
7-67	Penalties	7-56
1	Turnovers	2
1	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	0
34:44	Possession	25:16

Game Information

CEFCU Stadium

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 15,323 · Capacity:

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