Colorado St. 48, UNLV 23

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	21	26
Total Yards	497	559
Passing	218	337
Rushing	279	222
Penalties	4-55	6-30
3rd Down Conversions	3-12	7-14
4th Down Conversions	1-3	0-0
Turnovers	1	5
Possession	29:47	30:13

Air/Ground Leaders
Colorado State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hanie 13/19 218 1 0	UNLV Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Clayton 23/36 304 2 3 Dixon 2/3 33 0 0
Colorado State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Johnson III 25 162 2 45 Bell 14 68 0 11	UNLV Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Clayton 19 135 0 52 Summers 10 52 1 20
Colorado State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Morton 3 124 1 70 Walker 1 21 0 21	UNLV Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Wolfe 11 135 1 40 Summers 5 88 1 56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				CSU	UNLV
	TD	12:08	Gartrell Johnson Iii 45 Yd Run (Jason Smith Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 45 yds, :12	7	0
	FG	09:09	Sergio Aguayo 44 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 49 yds, 2:51	7	3
SECOND QUARTER				CSU	UNLV
	FG	13:36	Jason Smith 25 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 44 yds, 2:43	10	3
	TD	13:21	Darryl Williams 30 Yd Interception Return (Jason Smith Kick)	17	3
	TD	00:25	Gartrell Johnson Iii 4 Yd Run (Jason Smith Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 76 yds, 4:22	24	3
THIRD QUARTER				CSU	UNLV
	FG	09:32	Jason Smith 17 Yd Drive: 11 plays, 68 yds, 5:21	27	3
	TD	07:05	Frank Summers 56 Yd Pass From Omar Clayton (Sergio Aguayo Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 71 yds, 2:20	27	10
FOURTH QUARTER				CSU	UNLV
	TD	11:23	Frank Summers 6 Yd Run (Sergio Aguayo Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds, 3:25	27	17
	TD	11:04	Damon Morton 34 Yd Pass From Caleb Hanie (Jason Smith Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 34 yds, :09	34	17
	TD	02:50	Zac Bryson 99 Yd Interception Return (Jason Smith Kick)	41	17
	TD	00:57	Ryan Wolfe 7 Yd Pass From Omar Clayton (Pat Failed) Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 1:53	41	23
	TD	00:12	Michael Myers 22 Yd Run (Jared Lamb Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 41 yds, :45	48	23

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Colorado State's Gartrell Johnson rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns and the Rams snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 48-23 win over UNLV on Saturday night.

The game featured wind gusts of more than 50 mph that littered the field with debris, sent most of the announced 19,266 fans home early and caused a few unusual plays.

A second quarter kickoff by Colorado State's Jason Smith got caught in the wind and was recovered by the Rams on their 48-yard line, only 13 yards from where the ball was kicked.

The Rams (1-6, 1-3) forced four first-half turnovers and scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 24-3 halftime lead. Darryl Williams returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown and Johnson scored from 4 yards out with 25 seconds left in the quarter to help the Rams win for the first time in 378 days.

UNLV (2-6, 1-3) tried to rally late. Frank Summers capped a seven play, 80-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run to trim Colorado State's lead to 27-17 with 11:23 to play.

But Damon Morton returned the ensuing kickoff 33 yards into UNLV territory and caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Hanie on the first play from scrimmage to extend the lead back to three possessions.

Colorado State padded its lead in the final minutes. With UNLV driving, reserve safety Zac Bryson intercepted an Omar Clayton pass and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown. Also, Mike Myers had a 22-yard scoring run for the Rams with 12 seconds to play.