Cal Poly Mustangs at Sacramento State Hornets
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Carson Conklin passes for 313 yards, 3 TDs; FCS No. 11 Sacramento St. beats Cal Poly 41-30
Sacramento State (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky) bounced back from a 34-7 loss at No. 3 Montana last week — its third loss to a top-5 team this season — to keep its hope alive for an at-large berth to the playoffs. The Hornets wrap up their regular season next week at UC Davis (6-4, 4-3).
Marcus Fulcher had 121 yards rushing and Elijah Tau-Tolliver ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries for Sacramento State. Jared Gipson caught five balls for 154 yards.
Cal Poly (3-7, 1-6) took the opening kickoff and marched to the Hornets 9 before settling for a 26-yard field goal by Noah Serna, but Tau-Tolliver scored on a 34-yard run a little more than 2 minutes later. The Mustangs went three-and-out, Fulcher ripped off a 50-yard run and a personal foul gave Sacramento State first-and-goal from the 8 to set up a 7-yard TD pass from Conklin to Devin Gandy that made it 14-3 with 5:41 left in the first quarter.
Sam Huard hit Michael Briscoe for a 27-yard touchdown about 3 minutes later. Serna kicked a 44-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to pull Cal Poly within a point before Conklin threw TD passes of 39 yards to tight end Marshel Martin and 15 yards to Carlos Hill with 2:27 left in the half.
Briscoe scored on 52-yard reception and Serna kicked a 23-yarder with 18 seconds to go. Tau-Tolliver returned the ensuing kickoff 35 yards, Conklin connected with Gipson on a 47-yard gain and Zach Schreiner kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to make it 31-23 at halftime.
Huard was 37-of-58 passing for 483 yards — the second-highest single-game total in program history — with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Cal Poly. Briscoe finished with 124 yards receiving and Bryson Allen added 116. Giancarlo Woods had 10 receptions for 107 yards, and Dominique Thompson had seven receptions for 94 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:14 | Noah Serna 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 7:55 | Elijah Tau-Tolliver 34 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:41 | Devin Gandy 7 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:37 | Michael Briscoe 29 Yd pass from Sam Huard (Noah Serna Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:27 | Noah Serna 44 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:37 | Marshel Martin 39 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:27 | Carlos Hill 15 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:39 | Michael Briscoe 52 Yd pass from Sam Huard (Noah Serna Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:18 | Noah Serna 23 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Zach Schreiner 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:13 | Elijah Tau-Tolliver 4 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:27 | Paul Holyfield Jr. 3 Yd Run (Noah Serna Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 12:28 | Zach Schreiner 22 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 CP |
 SAC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 2-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 539 | Total Yards | 538 |
| 494 | Passing | 313 |
| 38-59 | Comp-Att | 17-26 |
| 8.4 | Yards per pass | 12.0 |
| 45 | Rushing | 225 |
| 14 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 6.1 |
| 3-23 | Penalties | 5-38 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 29:37 | Possession | 30:23 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 12,022 · Capacity:
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