MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - David Fales threw four touchdowns to help San Jose State defeat Idaho 42-13 on Saturday afternoon.
Fales was 27 of 39 for 328 yards. Noel Grigsby and Jabari Carr caught a combined 12 passes for a total of 170 yards of offense for San Jose State (7-2, 3-1 WAC). Fales threw a 35-yard TD pass to Chandler Jones.
Logan Bushnell was 14 of 29 for 196 yards. A 12-yard pass to Najee Lovett that gave Idaho (1-8, 1-3) a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Trey Farquhar made a pair of field goals in the third quarter, but the Vandals had no answer for San Jose State's high-powered offense.
Bushnell was named the starter last week after Dominique Blackman was removed from the team.
The Spartans scored two more touchdowns in the second half. The win gives San Jose State its first winning season since 2006.
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| Scoring Summary |
| IDAHO | Najee Lovett 12 yd pass from Logan Bushnell (Trey Farquhar kick) |
| SJST | De'Leon Eskridge 1 yd run (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Jabari Carr 15 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| IDAHO | Trey Farquhar 41 yd FG |
| IDAHO | Trey Farquhar 33 yd FG |
| SJST | Noel Grigsby 15 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Chandler Jones 35 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Noel Grigsby 6 yd pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) |
| SJST | Bene Benwikere 47 yd interception return (Austin Lopez kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| SJST | IDAHO | |
| First Downs | 21 | 12 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-13 | 4-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 68-413 | 74-288 |
| Rushes-Yds | 29-85 | 37-81 |
| Passing Yds | 328 | 207 |
| Kick Return Yds | 21 | 56 |
| Punt Return Yds | 7 | 5 |
| Passes | 27-39-1 | 17-37-1 |
| Punts | 6-262 | 9-387 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-3 | 4-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 1-5 | 3-35 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:14 | 29:46 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SJST: De'Leon Eskridge 16-47, David Fales 3-24, Chandler Jones 1-9, David Freeman 3-8, Ina Liaina 2-1, Blake Jurich 1-0, Team 3--4 |
| IDAHO: Justin Parkins 4-43, Todd Handley 8-32, James Baker 11-23, Ryan Bass 5-15, Taylor Davis 1--9, Logan Bushnell 8--23 |
| PASSING |
| SJST: David Fales 27-39-328-1 |
| IDAHO: Logan Bushnell 14-29-196-1, Taylor Davis 3-8-11-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| SJST: Chandler Jones 7-73, Noel Grigsby 6-88, Jabari Carr 6-82, Ryan Otten 5-61, Kyle Nunn 2-22, De'Leon Eskridge 1-2 |
| IDAHO: Mike Scott 9-79, Najee Lovett 3-33, Justin Veltung 2-44, Jahrie Level 1-33, Justin Parkins 1-21, Todd Handley 1--3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| San Jose State | 2nd Western Athletic | 5-1 | 11-2 |
| Idaho | 6th Western Athletic | 1-5 | 1-11 |
