Fresno St. 31, Idaho 21

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	16	19
Total Yards	340	470
Passing	159	240
Rushing	181	230
Penalties	6-48	8-90
3rd Down Conversions	5-11	2-10
4th Down Conversions	2-2	1-3
Turnovers	1	1
Possession	36:06	23:54

Air/Ground Leaders
Fresno State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Colburn 14/14 159 1 0	Idaho Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Reader 12/25 240 2 0
Fresno State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Mathews 26 143 3 77 Rouse 6 18 0 6	Idaho Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Woolridge 10 97 0 68 McCarty 9 59 0 22
Fresno State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Ajirotutu 4 45 1 18 Moore 1 41 0 41	Idaho Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Shaw 3 93 1 69 Komar 4 67 1 28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				FRES	IDHO
	TD	14:41	Ryan Mathews 77 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	7	0
	TD	08:32	Seyi Ajirotutu 18 Yd Pass From Ryan Colburn (Kevin Goessling Kick)	14	0
	FG	01:26	Kevin Goessling 52 Yd	17	0
SECOND QUARTER				FRES	IDHO
	TD	01:07	Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	24	0
THIRD QUARTER				FRES	IDHO
	TD	05:51	Max Komar 14 Yd Pass From Brian Reader (Trey Farquhar Kick)	24	7
	TD	00:47	Ryan Mathews 1 Yd Run (Kevin Goessling Kick)	31	7
FOURTH QUARTER				FRES	IDHO
	TD	12:21	Brian Reader 4 Yd Run (Brian Reader Pass To Eric Greenwood For Two-Point Conversion)	31	15
	TD	00:25	Maurice Shaw 69 Yd Pass From Brian Reader (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	31	21

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Ryan Mathews ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns as Fresno State defeated Idaho 31-21 on Saturday night.

The Bulldogs (6-3, 5-1 Western Athletic Conference) raced out to a 24-0 first-half lead before holding off a late surge by the Vandals (7-3, 4-2).

Idaho's Brian Reader, who started in place of Nate Enderle who has an injured rotator cuff, threw for 239 yards and two scores and also ran for a TD. Enderle is day to day.

Mathews' 1-yard touchdown run with 1:07 left before halftime put Fresno State up 24-0. He also scored on a 77-yard run on the opening play from scrimmage and on a 1-yard run in the third quarter.

Bulldogs quarterback Ryan Colburn was 14 for 14 for 159 yards.