AND THE BEAT GOES ON

Ryan Mathews rushes for 233 yards in Fresno State’s 41-21 win over San Jose State.

From The Associated Press:

Ryan Mathews ran for 233 yards and Ryan Colburn threw two touchdown passes as Fresno State defeated San Jose State 41-21 on Saturday night.

Mathews’ night, which ended after three quarters, included a 59-yard touchdown that highlighted the Bulldogs’ 24-point second quarter. It was the junior’s sixth straight game with 100 or more yards. Mathews needs just 26 more yards to reach the 1,000 yard mark.

“”You saw the holes the O-line opened up,” said Mathews. “It was all their work today. They did a good job of getting all my runs in. I owe all my work to them.”

Fresno State (3-3, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference) scored 34 unanswered points after San Jose State (1-5, 0-2) took an early 14-7 lead.

“We just have to worry about next week,” Colburn said, when asked if he thought the Bulldogs could start a long win streak. “There are some good teams in the WAC this year. If we’re not careful, we’ll get bit.”

Lamon Muldrow had 73 rushing yards for the Spartans, and quarterback Jordan La Secla completed 17 of 27 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown.

Bolstered by a strong ground game, Colburn completed 7 of 12 passes for 117 yards before giving way to backups Ebahn Feathers and Derek Carr. Feathers threw the first touchdown pass of his Bulldog career, finding Marlon Moore for a four yard score in the fourth quarter.

VSP’s George Takata added to this story.

MATHEWS GAME BY GAME:
vs. UC Davis: 106 yards, 1 TD
vs. Wisconsin: 107 yards, 0 TD
vs. Boise State: 234 yards, 3 TD
vs. Cincinnati: 145 yards, 1 TD
vs. Hawaii: 149 yards, 1 TD
vs. San Jose State: 233 yards, 1 TD
TOTAL: 974 yards, 7 TD
NEXT: At New Mexico State Saturday, Oct. 24th, 7:15 pm

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