Scores

Final

San Diego St 10

(0-4, 0-1 MWC)

San Jose St 31

(3-1, 3-0 home)

6:00 PM ET, September 30, 2006

SPARTAN STADIUM (CA), SAN JOSE, CA

1 2 3 4 T
SDSU 0 10 0 010
SJSU 7 7 14 331

Top Performers

Passing: A. Tafralis (SJSU) - 234 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: A. Henderson (SDSU) - 24 CAR, 98 YDS

Receiving: J. Broussard (SJSU) - 5 REC, 167 YDS, 2 TD

San Jose State 31, San Diego State 10

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Adam Tafralis threw for two touchdowns in leading San Jose State to a 31-10 victory over San Diego State on Saturday and matching its best start in 20 years.

John Broussard caught touchdown passes of 47 and 68 yards as the Spartans (3-1) snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Aztecs, and won their third straight.

Tafralis completed 17 of 21 passes for 234 yards and has completed 77 percent of his passes on the season. Broussard caught five passes for 167 yards.

The Aztecs lost starting quarterback Darren Mougey to a separated right shoulder in the middle of the third quarter. They lost their fourth straight and are 0-4 for the first time since starting 0-6 in 2002.

Mougey, who finished with 69 yards on 7-of-9 passing, is the second signal caller to go down for San Diego State. Kevin O'Connell suffered ligament damage in his right thumb in the season opener.

Atiyyah Henderson rushed for 98 yards on 24 carries for the Aztecs.

Mougey was injured on a roughing-the-passer call on San Jose State's Justin Cole. He was replaced by redshirt freshman Kevin Craft, who made his debut with a brief appearance in the Aztecs' 38-7 loss to Utah last Saturday.

The Spartans opened the scoring with two quick strikes within six minutes of each other. Brossard caught his first touchdown from wide receiver James Jones on an option play with 5:54 left in the first quarter.

Following a short Aztecs' punt and a personal foul on San Diego State, which was penalized 11 times for 103 yards on the day and had a player ejected, Tafralis scrambled 15 yards to set up Patrick Perry's one-yard run 35 seconds into the second quarter.

San Diego State rallied in the final six minutes of the half. The Aztecs had to settle for Garrett Palmer's 30-yard field goal after a holding call brought back a big play inside the Spartans' five-yard line.

Terrell Maze recovered a fumble on San Jose State's 27-yard line which resulted in Tyler Campbell's one-yard run to bring the Aztecs within 14-10 by halftime.

San Jose State cornerback Dwight Lowrey intercepted a pass for the fourth consecutive game, the third Spartan to do so and the first since 2002. The 6-1 junior outjumped 6-4 receiver Chaz Schilens in single coverage, setting up San Jose State's first touchdown. Lowrey leads the nation with seven interceptions.

San Jose State's Jared Strubeck missed a short field goal try, his first in nine tries, early in the second half. That sparked San Diego State, which was driving and had the momentum when Mougey was hurt.

After the Aztecs' drive stalled, Tafralis connected with Broussard -- who has caught a pass in 26 straight -- on a 68-yard touchdown play to put the Spartans up 21-10.

San Diego State failed on a fourth down conversion and the Spartans took advantage, scoring on Tafralis' 12-yard pass to Chester Coleman late in the third quarter.

Strubeck added a 34-yard field goal midway through the final quarter.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SDSU
SJSU
1st Downs1020
Total Yards239418
Passing76282
Rushing163136
Penalties11-1035-45
3rd Down Conversions3-123-10
4th Down Conversions2-31-1
Turnovers32
Possession29:4530:15

Passing Leaders

San Diego StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Mougey7/9697.701
Craft3/771.001
San Jose StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Tafralis17/2123411.120
Jones1/14747.010

Rushing Leaders

San Diego StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Henderson24984.1010
Bornes8354.4013
San Jose StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Perry12605.0114
Davis7273.9015

Receiving Leaders

San Diego StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Swain44210.5020
Spinks3196.3014
San Jose StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Broussard516733.4268
Coleman5479.4112

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERSDSUSJSU
TD5:54JOHN BROUSSARD 47 YD PASS FROM JAMES JONES (JARED STRUBECK KICK)
Drive info: 1 plays, 62 yards.
07
SECOND QUARTERSDSUSJSU
TD14:25PATRICK PERRY 1 YD RUN (JARED STRUBECK KICK)
Drive info: 9 plays, 64 yards.
014
FG5:54GARRETT PALMER 30 YD FG
Drive info: 15 plays, 52 yards.
314
TD1:54TYLER CAMPBELL 1 YD RUN (GARRETT PALMER KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 27 yards.
1014
THIRD QUARTERSDSUSJSU
TD4:42JOHN BROUSSARD 68 YD PASS FROM ADAM TAFRALIS (JARED STRUBECK KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 85 yards.
1021
TD0:06CHESTER COLEMAN 12 YD PASS FROM ADAM TAFRALIS (JARED STRUBECK KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 31 yards.
1028
FOURTH QUARTERSDSUSJSU
FG7:00JARED STRUBECK 34 YD FG
Drive info: 13 plays, 58 yards.
1031