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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro handed for 340 yards and two touchdowns, Kairee Robinson ran for 2 massive scores and San Jose State rallied for an emotional 35-28 victory over Nevada on Saturday night time.
San Jose State postponed its soccer recreation final weekend after freshman operating again Camdan McWright was killed when he was hit by a college bus whereas driving a scooter close to campus. SJSU began tonight’s recreation by forming a 6 on the sector in honor of McWright, who wore the quantity.
Toa Taua had two landing runs to stake Nevada to a 14-7 lead on the half.
The Wolf Pack’s lead grew to 21-7 simply 2:02 into the third quarter when Shane Illingworth related with BJ Casteel for a 53-yard landing. Cordeiro answered with a 2-yard landing run and a 14-yard scoring toss to Shamar Garrett to drag San Jose State (5-2, 3-1 Mountain West Convention) even at 21-all.
Taua’s third landing run — a 5-yarder — gave Nevada (2-7, 0-5) a 28-21 lead early within the fourth quarter. Kairee Robinson answered for San Jose State with a 2-yard scoring run to knot the rating with 6:29 left to play. Two move interference calls on Nevada’s Isaiah Essissima stored the Spartans’ drive alive.
After a 13-yard kickoff return and an offside penalty gave Nevada the ball on their very own 8-yard line, the Spartans protection pressured a three-and-out. A 25-yard punt gave San Jose State the ball on the Wolf Pack 42. Six performs later Robinson ran it in from 5 yards out and the Spartans led for the primary time with 1:10 left.
Cade Corridor had back-to-back sacks for SJSU and Alii Matau picked off Illingworth on third-and-13 to seal the victory.
Cordeiro accomplished 33 of 45 passes for the Spartans. He hit Dominick Mazotti for a 10-yard landing within the first quarter. Robinson completed with 40 yards on 11 carries.
Illingworth handed for 223 yards, finishing 18 of 29 makes an attempt, for the Wolf Pack.
Postgame Notes
San José State 35, Nevada 28
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
San Jose, Calif. – CEFCU Stadium – House of the Spartans
• Nevada (2-7, 0-5 MW) fell, 35-28, Saturday night time in opposition to San José State.
• Nevada wore all-white for the second time this season, and is now 1-1 in that uniform combo (Aug. 27 at New Mexico State).
• Nevada made its seventeenth takeaway of the season on Dom Peterson’s strip-sack and restoration within the first quarter.
• Nevada’s offense drove for a landing following Peterson’s fumble restoration … Nevada has now transformed 11 of its 17 takeaways into factors, with eight of these 11 conversions being touchdowns.
• The Wolf Pack protection made a season-high 5 sacks, led by two from William Inexperienced.
• Nevada’s 7-0 lead after Toa Taua’s one-yard scoring run within the first quarter ended a stretch of 343 minutes, 12 seconds of recreation time during which the Wolf Pack had not held a lead.
• Nevada’s final lead earlier than going up 7-0 was main Incarnate Phrase, 17-16, within the second quarter, Sept. 10.
• Working again Toa Taua matched his profession excessive with three dashing touchdowns (Sept. 22, 2018) … posted his fourth recreation this season with a minimum of two dashing touchdowns … for his profession, it’s his seventh recreation with a minimum of two dashing TDs.
• Taua prolonged his career-best season complete for dashing touchdowns to 9.
• WR BJ Casteel completed with 7 catches for 149 yards and a landing, posting Nevada’s first 100-yard receiving recreation of the season.
• WR Dalevon Campbell set profession highs in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (79).
• QB Shane Illingworth threw for a season-high 223 yards whereas going 18-for-29 with a landing move.