Grambling State 0, San Jose State 29

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Final

6:00 PM ET, August 23, 2003
Spartan Stadium
SAN JOSE, CA

San Jose St. 29, Grambling St. 0

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs1625
Total Yards260453
Passing210335
Rushing50118
Penalties6-508-75
3rd Down Conversions4-158-16
4th Down Conversions0-20-1
Turnovers32
Possession24:3135:29
Individual Leaders
Grambling State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Eugene23/4721001
San Jose State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Rislov24/3732110
Pierce3/41400
Grambling State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Tolbert72309
Mays31308
Eugene97010
San Jose State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Davis1669116
Martin1044010
Staples92308
Grambling State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Tolbert438019
Colquitt42309
Jessie336019
Abney336018
San Jose State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Davis669022
Starling488031
Broussard448016
Pinky440120
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERGRAMSJSU
TD5:13LEON PINKY 20 YD PASS FROM SCOTT RISLOV (JEFF CARR KICK)
Drive info: 11 plays, 85 yards.
07
SECOND QUARTERGRAMSJSU
FG11:49JEFF CARR 43 YD FG
Drive info: 7 plays, 29 yards.
010
THIRD QUARTERGRAMSJSU
FG2:18JEFF CARR 47 YD FG
Drive info: 13 plays, 50 yards.
013
FOURTH QUARTERGRAMSJSU
TD13:09YONUS DAVIS 2 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT PASS)
Drive info: 5 plays, 72 yards.
019
TD12:31GERALD JONES 46 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JEFF CARR KICK)026
FG6:07JEFF CARR 25 YD FG
Drive info: 11 plays, 43 yards.
029

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Scott Rislov threw for 321 yards and a touchdown as San Jose State defeated Grambling State 29-0 Saturday in the first college football game of the season.

Jeff Carr tied a school record with three field goals as the Spartans played in front of their first sellout in 13 years in the inaugural Literacy Classic.

Bruce Eugene threw for 210 yards for Grambling State, ranked seventh in the nation among Division I-AA schools.

The Tigers' first appearance in California since 1972 drew a stadium record 31,681 _ many of whom came to enjoy Grambling State's marching band.

San Jose State recorded its first shutout since beating UNLV 42-0 on Nov. 19, 1988. The Spartans last played to a full house against rival Fresno State in November 1990.

The Tigers were shut out for the first time since losing to Louisville in 2000 _ 43 games ago.

The Spartans sealed the game with a pair of quick touchdowns early in the fourth quarter. With 13:09 left, Yonus Davis ran 2 yards for a touchdown that made it 19-0. The score was set up by Rislov's 31-yard pass to Kendrick Starling.

Less than a minute later, Gerald Jones picked off a pass from Eugene and maneuvered 46 yards into the end zone for a 26-0 Spartans lead.

Rislov completed 24 of 38 pass attempts without an interception.

San Jose State took a 7-0 lead with 5:13 left in the first quarter on a 20-yard pass from Rislov to Leon Pinky, who caught the pass at the 10 and bullied his way in.

Rislov completed all six of his passes on the drive for 87 yards as the Spartans covered 85 yards in 11 plays over 5:28. The Spartans needed to convert one third down on the drive as they marched down the field in hefty chunks.

Rislov, who has thrown a touchdown pass in 12 consecutive games, completed passes of 19 yards to Davis and 18 yards to Tuati Wooden to help set up Pinky's first career touchdown reception.

Carr kicked a 43-yard field goal with 11:49 remaining in the second quarter to pad the Spartans' lead to 10-0. He added a 47-yarder with 2:18 left in the third quarter and added a 25-yarder late in the game.

San Jose State had a touchdown late in the first half called back because of a penalty, and Carr's 46-yard field goal try with no time left went wide right.

Grambling State linebacker Fred Wicker suffered a torn right ACL in the first half.

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Grambling State 0 Final
San Jose State 29