NCAAF

Sacramento State Hornets at San José State Spartans

· NCAA - Football
Final
24 - 42

Nick Nash, Emmett Brown power San Jose State to 42-24 victory over Sacramento State

Nash caught 10 passes for 170 yards with two touchdowns. The former quarterback also threw one pass — a 26-yard touchdown to Jacob Stewart in the second quarter.

Brown, a sophomore transfer from Washington State, completed 20 of 34 passes for 298 yards.

Floyd Chalk IV, a junior transfer from Grambling State, had 87 yards rushing and scored twice for the Spartans.

Sacramento State rolled up 160 yards in the first quarter, led 14-7 and had the ball inside the 10-yard line at the end of the period. On fourth down from the 1, San Jose State's John Norwood forced and recovered a fumble to keep the Spartans within seven points.

San Jose State trailed 17-14 at halftime and took the lead for the first time when Brown hit Nash for an 11-yard score early in the third quarter.

The Spartans took the lead for good, 28-24, on the first of Chalk's two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Sacramento State's Elijah Tau-Tolliver had 110 yards on the ground and scored twice but the Hornets, ranked 10th in the FCS, were hurt by four turnovers.

How To Watch

How can I watch Sacramento State Hornets vs. San José State Spartans?
  • TV Channel: Hornets at Spartans 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on truTV.
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Matchup Prediction

Spartans: 83.0%
Hornets: 17.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

SAC TD 1st Period 7:18 Elijah Tau-Tolliver 3 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick)
SAC TD 1st Period 5:30 Elijah Tau-Tolliver 2 Yd Run (Zach Schreiner Kick)
SJSU TD 1st Period 3:09 Nick Nash 24 Yd pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)
SAC FG 2nd Period 9:28 Zach Schreiner 28 Yd Field Goal
SJSU TD 2nd Period 1:49 Jacob Stewart 26 Yd pass from Nick Nash (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)
SJSU TD 3rd Period 12:29 Nick Nash 11 Yd pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)
SAC TD 3rd Period 2:24 Danny Scudero 20 Yd pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner Kick)
SJSU TD 4th Period 12:13 Floyd Chalk IV 4 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)
SJSU TD 4th Period 10:09 Justin Lockhart 8 Yd pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)
SJSU TD 4th Period 2:07 Floyd Chalk IV 27 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen Kick)

Statistics

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23 1st Downs 25
7-16 3rd down efficiency 5-11
1-3 4th down efficiency 0-0
356 Total Yards 387
179 Passing 324
21/41 Comp/Att 21/35
4.4 Yards per pass 9.3
177 Rushing 63
41 Rushing Attempts 31
4.3 Yards per rush 2.0
8-80 Penalties 9-70
5 Turnovers 3
3 Fumbles lost 2
2 Interceptions thrown 1
33:41 Possession 26:35

Game Information

CEFCU Stadium

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 13,811 · Capacity:
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