San José State Spartans at Utah State Aggies
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Bryson Barnes, Tanner Rinker lift Utah State over San Jose State 30-25
Utah State (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) took a 27-25 lead on Rinker’s 45-yard field goal at the end of a 14-play drive with 6:09 left to play. Rinker added a 44-yarder to cap the scoring with 1:58 left.
Denis Lynch kicked a 37-yard field goal on the opening drive to give San Jose State (2-5, 1-2) the lead.
Receiver Braden Pegan answered with a 2-yard touchdown run on Utah State’s first drive and the Aggies led 7-3.
Walker Eget connected with Leland Smith for a 43-yard gain with 3:30 left before halftime. Six plays later Eget hit Lamar Radcliffe for a 15-yard touchdown and a 9-7 Spartans’ lead after a missed extra-point kick.
Utah State used the final minute to get a 31-yard field goal from Rinker for a 10-9 lead at halftime.
Barnes fired a 74-yard scoring strike to Anthony Garcia three plays into the third quarter, but Steve Chavez-Soto scored on a 66-yard run three plays later to cut it to 17-16.
Barnes scored on a 2-yard run, but Lynch kicked a 35-yard field goal and the Spartans trailed 24-19 after three quarters.
Eget and Smith teamed up for a 45-yard touchdown with 11:48 remaining and San Jose State led 25-24 after Eget’s two-point pass was unsuccessful.
Barnes completed 22 of 31 passes for 326 yards and added 54 yards on 16 rushes. Garcia had three receptions for 121 yards.
Eget finished with 340 yards on 27-for-49 passing. Smith finished with four catches for 116 yards, while Kyri Shoels had seven receptions for 104 yards. Chavez-Soto carried 11 times for 102 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:28 | Denis Lynch 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 4:00 | Braden Pegan 2 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:07 | Lamar Radcliffe 15 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Mathias Brown PAT failed) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:03 | Tanner Rinker 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:55 | Anthony Garcia 74 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:32 | Steve Chavez-Soto 66 Yd Run (Mathias Brown Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:20 | Bryson Barnes 2 Yd Run (Tanner Rinker Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 1:10 | Denis Lynch 35 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 11:56 | Leland Smith 45 Yd pass from Walker Eget (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 4th Period 6:13 | Tanner Rinker 45 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 1:58 | Tanner Rinker 44 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 SJSU |
 USU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 9-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-16 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 534 | Total Yards | 461 |
| 340 | Passing | 331 |
| 27/50 | Comp/Att | 23/32 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 10.3 |
| 194 | Rushing | 130 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 7.2 | Yards per rush | 3.4 |
| 8-65 | Penalties | 6-65 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:13 | Possession | 29:47 |
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