Colorado State Rams at Fresno State Bulldogs
· NCAA - FootballKeene, Donelson help Fresno State beat Colorado State 28-22
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
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 8:28 | Justin Marshall 10 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 7:06 | Bryson Donelson 16 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 10:54 | Joshua Wood 4 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 3:18 | Mac Dalena 28 Yd pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:17 | Jalen Moss 15 Yd pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 3:25 | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 4 Yd Run (Jordan Noyes Kick) | |
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
CSU | FRES | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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