Sacramento State Hornets at Portland State Vikings
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Rodney Hammond Jr. runs for 191 yards and 2 TDs, Sacramento St. beats Portland St. 52-24
Delon Thompson's 2-yard TD run a little over a minute into the second quarter made it 7-7 but, on the next play from scrimmage, Campbell — whose 22-yard touchdown reception opened the scoring — caught a short pass at the 40 and made a defender miss as he raced to the end zone for a 65-yard touchdown that gave Sacramento State (6-4, 4-2 Big Sky Conference) the lead for good.
The Hornets ran for 295 yards and five touchdowns. Damian Henderson II, Sam Adams II and JaQuail Smith each had a rushing TD for Sacramento State.
Portland State (1-9, 1-5) beat Cal Poly 40-28 last week to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Freshman Tyrese Smith replaced starter John-Keawe Sagapolutele in the second quarter and was 8-of-11 passing for 105 yards with a TD and added 37 yards rushing, which included a 1-yard touchdown. Sagapolutele completed 5 of 13 for 72 yards and threw two interceptions.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:57 | Damian Henderson II 25 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:05 | Ernest Campbell 22 Yd pass from Cardell Williams |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:53 | Delon Thompson 2 Yd Run |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:36 | Ernest Campbell 65 Yd pass from Cardell Williams |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:15 | Charlie White 15 Yd pass from Tyrese Smith |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:10 | J. Smith run for 6 yds, for a TD (G. Meadors KICK) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:01 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 41 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:17 | Tyrese Smith 1 Yd Run (Mathias Uribe Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 9:30 | Grant Meadors 35 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 7:14 | Mathias Uribe 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 6:22 | Rodney Hammond Jr. 19 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:35 | Sam Adams II 2 Yd Run (Grant Meadors Kick) |
Statistics
 SAC |
 PRST |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-15 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 483 | Total Yards | 319 |
| 188 | Passing | 177 |
| 8/11 | Comp/Att | 13/24 |
| 17.1 | Yards per pass | 7.4 |
| 295 | Rushing | 142 |
| 47 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 6.3 | Yards per rush | 3.2 |
| 5-50 | Penalties | 8-70 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 28:41 | Possession | 31:19 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,284 · Capacity:
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