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Saturday, Oct. 9 10:00pm ET
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Derrick Ward rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns to lead Fresno State to a 44-13 victory over Colorado State on Saturday. Fresno State (4-2) took a 3-0 lead in the second quarter on Jeff Hanna's 37-yard field goal, but Colorado State (3-2) came back with a 20-yard scoring pass from Matt Newton to Dallas Davis. Fresno State broke open a close game in the second half with four Colorado State turnovers, three on interceptions. The first of Fresno State's four interceptions in the game led to a 29-yard scoring pass from Billy Volek to Saleem Mahdi with just 10 seconds left in the half, making it 10-7. Tierry Sams' 22-yard interception return, coupled with a personal foul call, gave Fresno a first-and-goal at the 10-yard line early in the third quarter. Marcellus Armstrong scored on a 7-yard screen pass from Volek to give Fresno State a 17-7 lead. Hanna's 18-yard field goal upped the lead to 20-7 before Fresno's third interception of the game set up another field goal, this time from 27 yards out. Colorado State cut the lead to 23-13 in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard TD pass from Newton to Frank Rice. But Ward scored on a 75-yard touchdown run less than a minute later. Ward added a 6-yard scoring run to seal the victory for Fresno with 6:39 left in the game. Fresno State's final interception of the game was returned 27 yards by Nick Burley for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. | ALSO SEE College Football Scoreboard Colorado State Clubhouse Fresno State Clubhouse |