Bryan kicks game-winner for Colorado State as time expires
New Mexico takes lead on stunning back-shoulder TD catch
Sheriron Jones leaps to make an incredible back-shoulder catch to give New Mexico an 18-17 lead.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- K.J. Carta-Samuels passed for 311 yards and engineered an 11-play drive in the final two minutes that ended when Wyatt Bryan kicked a 26-yard field goal as time expired on Saturday and Colorado State edged New Mexico 20-18.
Bryan had missed a chip-shot field goal a few minutes earlier, but the Colorado State (3-4, 2-1 Mountain West) defense forced a four-and-out, setting up the game-winning final drive.
Bryan's winning kick was his 51st field goal, tying the CSU school record set by Jeff Babcock (2002-04). Bryan is the school's all-time leading scorer with 319 points.
Izzy Matthews carried 26 times for 92 yards for CSU, which outgained New Mexico 423-299 in total yards.
New Mexico (3-3, 1-1) took an 18-17 lead when Delane Hart-Johnson leapt for a touchdown pass from Sheriron Jones early in the fourth quarter. The three-play, 12-yard drive was set up by Marcus Hayes' 53-yard punt return.
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2023 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| San José State | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| UNLV | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Air Force | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Wyoming | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Fresno State | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Hawai'i | 3-5 | 5-8 |
| Colorado State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Nevada | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San Diego State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
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