Louisiana Tech 27, San Jose St. 23

WERE YOU THERE?

Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport. Enter the games you attend, upload your photos and share your memories! I was there »

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	18
Total Yards	474	413
Passing	369	261
Rushing	105	152
Penalties	8-61	10-87
3rd Down Conversions	6-16	8-17
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	30:12	29:48

Air/Ground Leaders
San Jose State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Tafralis 28/47 369 1 0	Louisiana Tech Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Champion 22/36 261 3 1
San Jose State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG French 9 41 0 13 Tafralis 7 32 1 9	Louisiana Tech Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Jackson 16 77 0 15 Griffin 10 63 0 46
San Jose State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Jurovich 11 156 0 39 Beauchman 6 83 0 25	Louisiana Tech Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Livas 4 129 1 50 Mitchell 4 37 0 14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				SJSU	LT
	FG	12:47	Jared Strubeck 28 Yd	3	0
	TD	09:00	Shane Womack 3 Yd Pass From Zac Champion (Danny Horwedel Kick)	3	7
	FG	04:51	Jared Strubeck 20 Yd	6	7
	TD	03:02	Phillip Livas 49 Yd Pass From Zac Champion (Danny Horwedel Kick)	6	14
	TD	01:06	Philip Beck 6 Yd Pass From Zac Champion (Danny Horwedel Kick)	6	21
SECOND QUARTER				SJSU	LT
	FG	04:15	Danny Horwedel 20 Yd	6	24
THIRD QUARTER				SJSU	LT
	TD	13:28	James T. Callier 23 Yd Pass From Adam Tafralis (Jared Strubeck Kick)	13	24
	TD	06:31	Adam Tafralis 4 Yd Run (Jared Strubeck Kick)	20	24
	FG	02:00	Jared Strubeck 22 Yd	23	24
FOURTH QUARTER				SJSU	LT
	FG	11:13	Danny Horwedel 41 Yd	23	27

RUSTON, La. (AP) -- Zac Champion threw for three touchdowns in the first quarter and Danny Horwedel added two field goals and all three extra points as Louisiana Tech beat San Jose State 27-23 Saturday night.

The Spartans (4-7, 3-4 Western Athletic Conference) rallied from a 24-6 halftime deficit with 17 unanswered third-quarter points against Tech (5-6, 4-3) to end the quarter down one point, 24-23. But the Bulldogs' defense held in the fourth quarter, and Horwedel kicked a 41-yard field goal for the final margin.

Tech fumbled the ball away on the first play of the game, and San Jose State scored five plays later on a 28-yard field goal by Jared Strubeck, who finished with three field goals.

It was the Spartans' only lead, and it was short-lived. Less than four minutes later, Champion hit Shane Womack with a 3-yard pass to put the Bulldogs ahead for good, 7-3.

Champion's next two scores, a 49-yard pass to Phillip Livas, who finished with 129 yards on four catches, and a 6-yard toss to Philip Beck, gave Tech a 21-6 lead after one quarter. Horwedel's 20-yard field goal was the only score in the second quarter.

Then Tafralis hit James Callier with a 23-yard touchdown pass and ran four yards for another score, and Strubeck kicked a 22-yard field goal to keep the Spartans' hopes alive.

Tafralis finished 28-of-47 with 369 yards; Callier had 46 yards receiving and six rushing. Kevin Jurovich led San Jose State's receivers with 156 yards on 11 catches; Jacob French had 41 yards rushing on nine carries.

Champion was 22-for-36 with one interception for 261 yards; he had a net two yards rushing. Tech's rushers were led by Patrick Jackson, who had 77 yards on 16 carries, and William Griffin, with 63 yards on 10 carries.