LOGAN, Utah – Walker Eget threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns to lead the San José State football team (2-5, 1-2 MW) in a 30-25 loss to Utah State (4-3, 2-1 MW) Friday night from Maverick Stadium.
The Spartans totaled 534 yards of offense, including 194 yards on the ground. Steve Chavez-Soto led the rushing attack with 102 yards on 11 carries, including a 66-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. Eget connected with Lamar Radcliffe on a 15-yard touchdown late in the first half and later found Leland Smith for a 45-yard strike in the fourth quarter to give the Spartans a 25–24 lead with 11:48 remaining.
Utah State used a late pair of field goals to edge ahead in a game that featured five lead changes. Despite allowing 461 yards of total offense, the defense held the Aggies to 3.4 yards per carry and forced five punts on the night.
This was the fourth time this season Eget threw over 300 and third time in the last four games
With no interceptions in the game, Eget extended his streak of consecutive passing attempts without an interception to 228, the third longest streak in Mountain West history
Derek Carr holds the record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception with 305
Smith finished the night with four receptions for a career-high 116 yards
Smith’s 45-yard reception set a new career-long
Kyri Shoels added seven catches for 104 yards
This was the second time this season Smith and Shoels had over 100 receiving yards
This also marks the second time this season the Spartans had two receivers go over 100 yards in a game
Chavez-Soto’s 102 yards set a new career high and was also his first career game going over 100 yards
Chavez-Soto’s 66 yards rush set a new career-long
Radcliffe also contributed a career-high 74 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards
Radcliffe’s touchdown was his first touchdown of the season and first receiving touchdown of his career
Jaylen Thomas and Taniela Latu led the Spartan defense with nine tackles a piece
Jordan Pollard finished with seven tackles and a sack, his first full sack of the season
Noah McNeal-Franklin notched his first sack of the season
Quincy Likio tallied a half-sack and a career high two tackles for a loss
Gafa Faga also recorded a half-sack, 1.5 tackles for a loss and two QB hits
The Spartans finished with three sacks and nine tackles for a loss in the game
Denis Lynch knocked through both of his field goal attempts, from 37 and 35 respectively
Danny Scudero’s streak of four consecutive games with 100 or more receiving yards came to an end. His four game streak tied the SJSU all-time record
UP NEXT: The Spartans will host Hawai’i on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. from CEFCU Stadium. The game can be watched on CBS Sports Network.
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