NCAAF

Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs

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7-4, 2-3 Away
Final
22 - 28

Keene, Donelson help Fresno State beat Colorado State 28-22

End Zone! Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi scores 9-yard rushing touchdown

Colorado State (7-4, 5-1 Mountain West) fell into a tie for second with No. 24 UNLV in the conference standings behind No. 12 Boise State — which will host the Mountain West championship game on Dec. 6.

Donelson, a freshman, went into the game with 199 yards rushing this season, including his previous season high of 58 yards in the season opener. Keene was 20-of-28 passing for 181 yards with no interceptions. Mac Dalena finished with seven receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West Conference).

Justin Marshall capped a 12-play, 77-yard opening drive that took nearly 6 1/2 minutes off the clock with a 10-yard TD for the Rams and finished with 94 yards rushing.

Donelson ran for a 21 yards and Keene hit Raylen Sharpe for a 38-yard gain to set up a 16-yard TD run by Donelson to make it 7-7. Joshua Wood followed with a 4-yard scoring run before Dalena caught a 28-yard touchdown pass with 3:18 left in the second quarter and Keene hit Jalen Moss for a 15-yard TD less than 3 minutes later that gave the Bulldogs a 28-7 lead at halftime.

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi ran for a 9-yard TD late in the third quarter, threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Person and then hit Vince Brown II for the 2-point conversion to trim Colorado State's deficit to 28-22 with 17 seconds left.

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How To Watch

How can I watch Colorado State Rams vs. Fresno State Bulldogs?
  • TV Channel: Rams at Bulldogs 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Matchup Prediction

Bulldogs: 71.0%
Rams: 29.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

CSU TD 1st Period 8:28 Justin Marshall 10 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick)
FRES TD 1st Period 7:06 Bryson Donelson 16 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick)
FRES TD 2nd Period 10:54 Joshua Wood 4 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick)
FRES TD 2nd Period 3:18 Mac Dalena 28 Yd pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch Kick)
FRES TD 2nd Period 0:17 Jalen Moss 15 Yd pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch Kick)
CSU TD 3rd Period 3:25 Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 4 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick)
CSU TD 4th Period 0:17 Jamari Person 5 Yd pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi Pass to Vince Brown II for Two-Point Conversion)

Statistics

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22 1st Downs 18
5-17 3rd down efficiency 6-14
4-6 4th down efficiency 0-1
402 Total Yards 331
315 Passing 186
26/51 Comp/Att 21/29
6.2 Yards per pass 6.4
87 Rushing 145
29 Rushing Attempts 32
3.0 Yards per rush 4.5
9-81 Penalties 9-67
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 0
34:17 Possession 25:43

Game Information

Valley Children's Stadium

Location: Fresno, CA
Attendance: 39,543 · Capacity:
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