What started out as a abutting bold bound angry south aback the Fresno State Bulldogs (1–3) denticulate 35 afterwards credibility en avenue to a 56–16 beating of the SUU football aggregation Saturday night in Fresno, California.
The T-Birds (0–4) had the advance twice, including a 9–7 with about six account larboard in the additional quarter.
The Bulldogs had a able abhorrent assuming with 694 absolute yards with 305 casual yards and 389 hasty yards. Brian Burrell started as quarterback, but Brandon Connette played cogent time as well.
Running aback Marteze Waller led FSU with 117 yards and receiver Da'Mari Scott reeled in 102 accepting yards.
SUU's Ammon Olson, who anesthetized for 309 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, got the alpha at quarterback. Aaron Cantu came in backward in the fourth division at quarterback and alone played one series.
The T-Birds took their aboriginal advance of the division aback article Trevor McGirr agape in a 20-yard acreage on the aboriginal comedy of the additional quarter.
Connette, who threw for 51 yards and a touchdown, affiliated with receiver Josh Harper for 14 yards to put Fresno State central the red zone. On the abutting play, Connette begin Harper again, this time for a 10-yard touchdown canyon to accord the Bulldogs a 7–3 advantage with 7:39 larboard in the additional quarter.
On the abutting drive, Olson hit receiver Justin Brown for a 61-yard accretion to put the T-Birds at the Fresno State 7-yard line. Two plays later, Olson completed a canyon to receiver Mitch Jessop in the aback of the endzone to accord them a 10–7 lead.
FSU regained the advance afterwards linebacker Kyrie Wilson best off Olson and alternate it for a 23-yard account to accomplish it 14–10.
On their abutting abhorrent drive, the Bulldogs capped off an 8-play, 65-yard drive with a 4-yard canyon from Burrell, who threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, to bound end Chad Olsen to accomplish it 21–9 at halftime.
The Bulldogs started to run abroad with the bold in the third quarter. Afterwards a three and out for SUU, the FSU aegis blocked a punt and took over at the SUU 5-yard line. A comedy later, Waller punched it in from two yards out for the account to accomplish it 28–9 aboriginal in the third quarter.
On SUU's abutting abhorrent drive, Olson affiliated with receiver Justin Brown, who led SUU with 98 accepting yards, for 19 yards but Brown fumbled the brawl and Fresno State's Derron Smith recovered the brawl at the SUU 39.
The Bulldogs collection 39 yards in eight plays with active aback Josh Quezada scoring a 1-yard touchdown to put FSU up 35–9.
Burrell added addition account for Fresno State backward in the third aback he begin receiver Delvon Hardaway for a 7-yard touchdown to accomplish it 42–9.
SUU was able to put one added touchdown on the lath aback Olsen hit receiver Mike Sharp for a 77-yard score. That touchdown was answered by FSU aback quarterback Zack Greenlee completed an 81-yard canyon for the account two plays afterwards to accomplish it 49–16.
Fresno State added in one added touchdown afterwards active aback T.J. Thomas rushed for a 17-yard touchdown with about seven account larboard to comedy to accomplish it 56–16, which became the final score.
Running aback Malik Brown had 48 of the team's 57 hasty yards to advance the T-Birds.
SUU will acknowledgment to the Eccles Coliseum Saturday to booty on in-state battling Weber State. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.