Scores

Final

Texas St 20

(3-4, 1-1 WAC)

San Jose St 31

(6-2, 2-1 WAC)

4:00 PM ET, October 27, 2012

SPARTAN STADIUM (CA), SAN JOSE, CA

1 2 3 4 T
TXST 7 13 0 020
SJSU 3 14 14 031

Top Performers

Passing: D. Fales (SJSU) - 376 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: D. Eskridge (SJSU) - 25 CAR, 134 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. Freeman (SJSU) - 2 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD

San Jose St. 31, Texas St. 20

Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- De'Leon Eskridge was a workhorse for the Spartans on Saturday, recording 25 carries for a career-high 134 yards, scoring his only touchdown of the afternoon on a 32-yard run with 5:23 remaining to put San Jose State up for good in a 31-20 win over Texas State.

San Jose State (6-2, 2-1 WAC) was up 24-20 before Eskridge gave them some breathing room over a pesky Texas State (3-4, 1-1) squad. Spartans quarterback David Fales was 26 of 38 for 376 and two touchdowns. The 571 total yards for the Spartans offense was a season high.

Texas State led 20-17 heading into halftime before Fales found David Freeman on a 78-yard touchdown strike on their second possession of the third quarter to put San Jose State up 24-20.

Bobcats running back Shaun Rutherford carried the ball 14 times for 70 yards including a 45-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TXST
SJSU
1st Downs1028
Total Yards303571
Passing130376
Rushing173195
Penalties7-652-17
3rd Down Conversions4-137-12
4th Down Conversions1-10-0
Turnovers23
Possession24:0835:52

Passing Leaders

Texas StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Rutherford14/261305.002
San Jose StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Fales26/383769.922

Rushing Leaders

Texas StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Rutherford14705.0145
Gay35819.3048
San Jose StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Eskridge251345.4132
Ervin23718.5032

Receiving Leaders

Texas StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Erickson45313.3024
Milburn4287.0017
San Jose StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Otten48621.5037
Freeman27638.0178

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERTXSTSJSU
FG10:05Austin Lopez 20 Yd 03
TD01:38Marcus Curry 1 Yd Run (Will Johnson Kick) 73
SECOND QUARTERTXSTSJSU
TD13:49David Freeman 10 Yd Run (Austin Lopez Kick) 710
TD08:06Shaun Rutherford 45 Yd Run (Will Johnson Kick) 1410
FG03:26Will Johnson 29 Yd 1710
TD01:20Chandler Jones 6 Yd Pass From David Fales (Austin Lopez Kick) 1717
FG00:08Will Johnson 42 Yd 2017
THIRD QUARTERTXSTSJSU
TD09:46David Freeman 78 Yd Pass From David Fales (Austin Lopez Kick) 2024
TD05:23De'Leon Eskridge 32 Yd Run (Austin Lopez Kick) 2031