{"id":519217,"date":"2026-11-05T07:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/519217\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T07:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:32:18","slug":"miller-ison-lead-ground-game-and-toledo-slips-past-sacramento-state-20-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/519217\/","title":{"rendered":"Miller, Ison lead ground game and Toledo slips past Sacramento State 20-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/cj-miller-4-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CJ Miller<\/a> ran for 135 yards, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/autavius-ison-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Autavius Ison<\/a> had 101 yards and a touchdown, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/toledo-rockets-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toledo<\/a> defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/sacramento-state-hornets-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento State<\/a> 20-17 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">The Rockets (7-2, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) climbed into a tie for second-place and remain in the running for the MAC championship game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">After trailing 10-7 at halftime, the Rockets scored 13 points in the second half. Ison scored on a 19-yard run late in the third quarter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/reice-griffith-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reice Griffith<\/a> kicked two field goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Toledo led 20-10 deep into the fourth quarter. Sacramento State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/jamar-curtis-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamar Curtis<\/a> scored on a 3-yard run that capped off a 12-play, 75-yard drive but it left only two minutes on the clock. The Hornets got the ball back at their own 16-yard line with 55 seconds remaining but they gained only a few yards before being stopped on fourth down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Quarterbacks Jackson Sharman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/brian-salazar-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Salazar Jr.<\/a> combined for 216 yards passing for Sacramento State (2-8, 1-6) but the Hornets had only eight yards rushing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/john-alan-richter-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Alan Richter<\/a> passed for only 60 yards for Toledo and the Rockets had a total of 230 yards rushing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Sacramento State honored Native American Heritage Day by wearing uniforms specially created in consultation with the Wilton Rancheria tribe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">It was Senior Day for Sacramento State and the team recognized 27 seniors before the final home game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Toledo: vs. UMass on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Sacramento State: at Central Michigan on Nov. 11. ___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-baabd5ed=\"\">Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP\u2019s full college football coverage here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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