SAN ANTONIO (AP) - David Fales threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns as San Jose State defeated UTSA 52-24 Saturday.
Fales completed 17 of 26 passes, including scoring throws of 36 yards to Noel Grigsby, 36 yards to Tyler Ervin and 6 yards to Ryan Otten. Grigsby had four catches for 110 yards, and Ervin added a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown among his 214 all-purpose yards.
The Spartans (5-2, 1-1 Western Athletic) forced three turnovers in the first quarter - one on a fumble that Chris Kearney recovered in the end zone - to lead 28-0 at the end of the period.
UTSA (5-2, 1-1), which finished with six turnovers, had 412 yards of offense. Ryan Polite completed 20 of 32 passes for 302 yards and two TDs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SJST | Noel Grigsby 36 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Blake Jurich 10 yd run (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Tyler Ervin 36 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Chris Kearney 0 yd fumble return (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Austin Lopez 25 yd FG |
| TXSA | Evans Okotcha 69 yd pass from Ryan Polite (Kristian Stern kick) |
| SJST | Tyler Ervin 92 yd kick return (Austin Lopez kick) |
| TXSA | Kristian Stern 41 yd FG |
| TXSA | Kenny Harrison 5 yd pass from Ryan Polite (Kristian Stern kick) |
| SJST | De'Leon Eskridge 1 yd run (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Ryan Otten 6 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| TXSA | Steven Kurfehs 50 yd fumble return (Kristian Stern kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| SJST | TXSA | |
| First Downs | 17 | 15 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-12 | 5-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 59-374 | 70-412 |
| Rushes-Yds | 32-91 | 38-110 |
| Passing Yds | 283 | 302 |
| Kick Return Yds | 155 | 95 |
| Punt Return Yds | 1 | 8 |
| Passes | 18-27-0 | 20-32-1 |
| Punts | 5-217 | 4-126 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-25 | 7-65 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:49 | 32:11 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SJST: De'Leon Eskridge 10-38, David Freeman 9-31, Tyler Ervin 6-23, Blake Jurich 3-17, Chandler Jones 1-11, Ina Liaina 1-4, Joe Gray 1--2, Team 1--31 |
| TXSA: Ryan Polite 13-44, Brian Vaughn 1-36, Evans Okotcha 7-29, Brandon Armstrong 6-27, David Glasco 5-10, Kam Jones 3-7, Josiah Monroe 1-5, Team 2--48 |
| PASSING |
| SJST: David Fales 17-26-279-0, Joe Gray 1-1-4-0 |
| TXSA: Ryan Polite 20-32-302-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| SJST: Chandler Jones 6-63, Noel Grigsby 4-110, Jabari Carr 2-49, Ryan Otten 2-11, Tyler Ervin 1-36, Daniel Bradbury 1-9, Sean Linton 1-4, De'Leon Eskridge 1-1 |
| TXSA: Kenny Bias 4-94, Marcellus Mack 3-18, Evans Okotcha 2-76, Jeremiah Moeller 2-25, Aaron Grubb 2-21, Earon Holmes 2-13, Cole Hubble 1-22, Kam Jones 1-21, Kenny Harrison 1-5, CheRod Simpson 1-4, Brandon Armstrong 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| San Jose State | 2nd Western Athletic | 5-1 | 11-2 |
| Texas-San Antonio | 4th Western Athletic | 3-3 | 8-4 |
