NCAAF

UTEP Miners at Colorado State Rams

· NCAA - Football
0-4, 0-3 Away
Final
17 - 27
2-2, 2-1 Home

Morrow's 156 yards, 2 touchdowns on the ground power Colorado State past UTEP 27-17

Morrow's 2-yard touchdown run made it 7-0 in the first quarter and his 73-yard jaunt gave the Rams a 14-3 lead about 5 1/2 minutes before halftime.

In the third quarter, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi's short touchdown pass to Armani Winfield, followed by a 37-yard Jordan Noyes field goal made it 24-3 midway through the period.

UTEP rallied with touchdown passes of 28 and 56 yards from Cade McConnell pass to Kenny Odom to make it 24-17 early in the fourth.

The Miners turned it over on downs near midfield on their next possession, then the Rams took nearly six minutes off the clock with a drive that ended with a 39-yard field goal by Noyes.

Fowler-Nicolosi completed 14 of 22 passes for 132 yards. He had one touchdown and one interception. The Rams had 224 yards on the ground.

McConnell was 19-of-29 passing for 220 yards. The Miners were held to 48 yards rushing.

How To Watch

How can I watch UTEP Miners vs. Colorado State Rams?
  • TV Channel: Miners at Rams 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on truTV.
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Matchup Prediction

Rams: 69.7%
Miners: 30.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

CSU TD 1st Period 8:52 Avery Morrow 2 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick)
UTEP FG 2nd Period 6:12 Buzz Flabiano 45 Yd Field Goal
CSU TD 2nd Period 5:24 Avery Morrow 73 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick)
CSU TD 3rd Period 11:54 Armani Winfield 5 Yd pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Jordan Noyes Kick)
CSU FG 3rd Period 7:32 Jordan Noyes 37 Yd Field Goal
UTEP TD 3rd Period 4:26 Kenny Odom 28 Yd pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano Kick)
UTEP TD 4th Period 14:51 Kenny Odom 55 Yd pass from Cade McConnell (Buzz Flabiano Kick)
CSU FG 4th Period 1:32 Jordan Noyes 39 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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15 1st Downs 14
7-17 3rd down efficiency 3-14
0-2 4th down efficiency 2-4
324 Total Yards 356
276 Passing 132
26/44 Comp/Att 14/22
6.3 Yards per pass 6.0
48 Rushing 224
25 Rushing Attempts 43
1.9 Yards per rush 5.2
2-18 Penalties 3-25
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 1
26:42 Possession 33:18

Game Information

Venue: Canvas Stadium

Location: Fort Collins, CO
Attendance: 29,151 · Capacity:
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