Fresno State
SMU (Homecoming)
Football Takes Out SMU With 30-7 Victory
10/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 12, 2002
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Rodney Davis ran for a career-high 201 yards and a touchdown, and Marque Davis added a touchdown reception Saturday night as the brothers led Fresno State to a 30-7 victory over SMU.
The Bulldogs (4-3, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) won their third straight; the Mustangs (0-7, 0-2) are off to the worst start in school history.
Rodney Davis, who rushed 21 times, scored untouched on a 36-yard run for a 17-0 lead midway through the third quarter, while the Bulldogs' defense carried a shutout into the final minutes.
Freshman quarterback Paul Pinegar completed 13 of 24 passes for 198 yards. Marque Davis had three catches for 96 yards, highlighted by a 67-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
It was the first time both brothers scored in the same game for Fresno State.
Nick Ray capped the scoring with a school-record 100-yard interception return on the final play of regulation.
Mustangs fullback Kris Briggs broke the shutout with a 1-yard dive into the end zone with 2:24 left in the game. SMU had its previous two second-half drives inside the Bulldogs 20 stopped, one on downs at the 5 and another by Marc Daley's interception at the 2.
Rodney Davis opened Fresno State's third drive of the game with a 48-yard run to set up Asen Asparuhov's 44-yard field goal. One drive later, Marque Davis split two defenders on a short slant pass and sprinted 67 yards for a 10-0 lead with 12:46 left in the first half.
SMU tailback Keylon Kincade, the WAC's leading rusher, ran 25 times for 102 yards. Brian Bischoff had three of SMU's four sacks after the defense recorded just five sacks all season.
