San José State Pulls Away from Cal Poly Late, 30-20
The last 10 points belonged to San José State, and they were enough. The Spartans trailed 6-0 early, were tied twice after that, and finished by scoring a field goal and a 41-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to beat Cal Poly 30-20.
Cal Poly drew first blood when Fidel Pitts ran in from 2 yards with 14:03 left in the second quarter (the extra point failed). Luke Weaver answered with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Carson Clark, and Trajan Sinatra added field goals of 44 and 32 yards, the second with two seconds left in the half, to make it 13-6 at the break.
Cal Poly tied it at 13 on a 6-yard pass from Anthony Grigsby Jr. to Jaden Green early in the third. Weaver found Cooper Hoch from 2 yards to make it 20-13 entering the fourth, but Misa Paiau's 1-yard run tied it again at 20 with 14:29 left. Then Sinatra hit from 40 yards with 11:59 to go, and Weaver threw to Clark for 41 yards with 7:20 left. Cal Poly did not score again.
San José State did its work on the ground as much as through the air: 255 rushing yards on 44 carries, 238 passing, 493 total, with four sacks on defense. The Spartans lost a fumble but threw no interceptions.
Cal Poly led 6-0 and was level at 13 and 20, so this was a real game for three quarters and a bit. San José State is 2-1. Cal Poly is 0-1. For fantasy, Weaver (31.9) and Clark (28.1) put up 60 points between them, and Hoch added 20.7.