Fresno St. 31, Utah St. 27

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	25	20
Total Yards	503	466
Passing	240	256
Rushing	263	210
Penalties	6-53	7-59
3rd Down Conversions	11-19	6-11
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	35:39	24:21

Air/Ground Leaders
Utah State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Borel 20/31 240 1 0	Fresno State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Colburn 17/27 256 1 1
Utah State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Turbin 19 138 1 43 Borel 22 105 1 13	Fresno State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Mathews 23 185 2 46 Newborn 1 16 0 16
Utah State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bowman 7 65 1 22 Moats 4 59 0 23	Fresno State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Ajirotutu 7 124 1 46 Hamler 5 53 0 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				USU	FRES
	FG	11:14	Chris Ulinski 26 Yd	3	0
	TD	09:47	Ryan Mathews 9 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	3	7
	TD	08:20	Xavier Bowman 5 Yd Pass From Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski Kick)	10	7
	TD	04:21	Seyi Ajirotutu 18 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling Kick)	10	14
SECOND QUARTER				USU	FRES
	FG	09:48	Kevin Goessling 50 Yd	10	17
	TD	05:02	Robert Turbin 1 Yd Run (Chris Ulinski Kick)	17	17
	TD	01:57	Diondre Borel 1 Yd Run (Chris Ulinski Kick)	24	17
	FG	00:00	Chris Ulinski 23 Yd	27	17
THIRD QUARTER				USU	FRES
	TD	08:10	Lonyae Miller 2 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	27	24
FOURTH QUARTER				USU	FRES
	TD	04:53	Ryan Mathews 10 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	27	31

FRESNO, Calif. -- Ryan Mathews rushed for 185 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown with 4:53 remaining, to lead Fresno State past Utah State 31-27 on Saturday.

Mathews, the nation's leading rusher, had two rushing touchdowns, and quarterback Ryan Colburn added 256 passing yards and a touchdown as Fresno State (5-3, 4-1 Western Athletic Conference) overcame a 10-point halftime deficit.

Diondre Borel threw for 240 yards and rushed for 105 for Utah State (2-6, 1-3), which went scoreless in the second half.