| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRES | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| SJSU | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Packer, San Jose St. beat Fresno St. 17-16, snap 3-game skid
San Jose State RB DeJon Packer takes the handoff and rushes 10 yards for the game-winning touchdown against Fresno State. (0:20)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- DeJon Packer had 128 total yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left, and San Jose State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Fresno State 17-16 on Saturday night and snap a three-game skid.
Packer had 93 yards rushing and added four receptions for 35 yards. Josh Love was 23-of-34 passing for 290 yards and Tre Walker had 132 yards receiving on eight receptions for San Jose State (5-7, 2-6 Mountain West Conference).
Trailing 16-10 and facing third-and-9 from their own 33 with 2:47 left in the game, the Spartans offense came to life. Love hit Tre Walker for a 29-yard gain before Packer ripped off back-to-back runs of 28 and 10 yards to give San Jose State its first lead of the game with 2:11 remaining.
The Bulldogs (4-8, 2-6) scored on their first two drives to take a 14-0 lead after a 5-yard touchdown run by Ronnie Rivers with 5:08 left in the first quarter and Justin Rice sacked SJSU's Josh Love in the end zone to make it 16-3 with 5:27 left in the first half.
Rivers finished with a season-high 177 yards rushing for Fresno State. The Bulldogs lost four in a row and five of six to end their season.
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2020 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| San José State | 6-0 | 7-1 |
| Boise State | 5-0 | 5-2 |
| Nevada | 6-2 | 7-2 |
| San Diego State | 4-2 | 4-4 |
| Hawai'i | 4-4 | 5-4 |
| Fresno State | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Air Force | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Wyoming | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| New Mexico | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Colorado State | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Utah State | 1-5 | 1-5 |
| UNLV | 0-6 | 0-6 |