1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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SDSU | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
NEV | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
McMorris' fumble return helps San Diego St. beat Nevada 23-7
RENO, Nev. -- — Patrick McMorris returned a fumble for a touchdown in the game's opening minute, Jalen Mayden passed for 156 yards and added a 32-yard rushing touchdown and San Diego State beat Nevada 23-7 Saturday night.
On the second play from scrimmage, Nevada's Cross Patton fumbled and McMorris scooped and scored to give the Aztecs the lead for good at 7-0 with 14:16 left in the first quarter. Jack Browning kicked a 30-yard field goal about 5 minutes later and made a 27-yarder midway through the second quarter that gave San Diego State (3-3, 1-1 Mountain West) a 13-0 lead.
Shane Illingsworth threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Curtis to get Nevada (2-5, 0-3) on the board with 48 seconds left in the first half.
Browning added a 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Mayden's TD scramble capped the scoring with 5:29 to play.
Illingsworth was 21-of-33 passing for 181 yards with an interception.
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Game Information
2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Fresno State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
San José State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
UNLV | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Nevada | 0-0 | 2-3 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Utah State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-4 |
Air Force | 0-1 | 1-2 |
New Mexico | 0-1 | 0-4 |