SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Chandler Jones caught a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to help San Jose State pull away for a 40-20 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.
Jones caught a 43-yard scoring pass from Kyle Nunn to make it 33-20 with 9:39 left and a 51-yarder from David Fales with 7:56 left to put things in control of the Spartans (2-1).
Fales completed 27 of 34 passes for 370 yards and three TDs. Jones was one of three receivers to have 100 or more yards. He had six catches for 133 yards, Noel Grigsby had seven for 124 and Jabari Carr had 8 for 108 and two TDs.
Colorado State (1-2) got a good effort from quarterback Garrett Grayson, who was 24 of 42 for 297 yards and two TDs. He was, however, sacked five times.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SJST | Jabari Carr 25 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Tyler Ervin 10 yd run (Austin Lopez kick) |
| COLOST | Garrett Grayson 15 yd run (Jared Roberts kick) |
| COLOST | Kivon Cartwright 28 yd pass from Garrett Grayson (failed 2pt rush) |
| SJST | Austin Lopez 26 yd FG |
| SJST | Jabari Carr 19 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Austin Lopez 30 yd FG |
| COLOST | Charles Lovett 38 yd pass from Garrett Grayson (Jared Roberts kick) |
| SJST | Chandler Jones 43 yd pass from Kyle Nunn (missed kick) |
| SJST | Chandler Jones 51 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| COLOST | SJST | |
| First Downs | 21 | 29 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-12 | 6-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 66-386 | 77-568 |
| Rushes-Yds | 24-89 | 41-139 |
| Passing Yds | 297 | 429 |
| Kick Return Yds | 99 | 68 |
| Punt Return Yds | 15 | 0 |
| Passes | 24-42-1 | 29-36-0 |
| Punts | 6-280 | 4-220 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 3-20 | 4-40 |
| Time of Poss. | 22:6 | 37:54 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| COLOST: Garrett Grayson 11-40, Joe Hansley 5-24, Donnell Alexander 6-23, Joe Brown 2-2 |
| SJST: De'Leon Eskridge 21-86, Tyler Ervin 5-37, Blake Jurich 7-16, Ina Liaina 5-13, Team 1--1, David Fales 2--12 |
| PASSING |
| COLOST: Garrett Grayson 24-42-297-1 |
| SJST: David Fales 27-34-370-0, Kyle Nunn 1-1-43-0, Blake Jurich 1-1-16-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| COLOST: Charles Lovett 5-99, Donnell Alexander 5-31, Kivon Cartwright 4-57, Crockett Gillmore 3-26, Lou Greenwood 2-40, Marquise Law 2-23, Dominique Vinson 2-15, Thomas Coffman 1-6 |
| SJST: Jabari Carr 8-108, Noel Grigsby 7-124, Chandler Jones 6-133, Kyle Nunn 5-37, Ryan Otten 2-24, Ina Liaina 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Colorado State | 6th Mountain West | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| San Jose State | 2nd Western Athletic | 5-1 | 11-2 |
