Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State - New Mexico State Game Notes
Pregame
• Team Captains: Jorge Reyna, Matt Smith, Mykal Walker and Juju Hughes.
• NM State won the coin toss and elected to receive.
• Kickoff Temp: 85 degrees
• Attendance: 8,872
GAME
• Wide receiver Chris Coleman switched to cornerback and started opposite of Jaron Bryant - Coleman finished with three tackles.
• After getting his first start in his career last week at left tackle, Nick Aibuedefe made the start this week at left guard.
• True freshman Levelle Bailey made his second start of the season.
• Fresno State opened with a 12-play, 82-yard scoring drive that was capped by Josh Hokit scoring this third rushing of the season with 9:08 left in the first quarter.
• Jalen Cropper’s 79-yard rushing TD was his first career score and it was the 13th longest run from scrimmage in program history.
• Wylan Free scored his first career touchdown, returning an interception 88 yards to put the ‘Dogs on front 24-0 with 1:00 minute until halftime. It was Free’s second career INT, first since the 2018 season opener versus Idaho.
• Free’s INT touchdown return was the first by a Bulldog since Tank Kelly’s 70-yard TD return in the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State and longest since Arron Mosby’s 95-yard INT TD return versus San Jose State on Nov. 24, 2018.
• The 88-yard INT was the fifth-longest interception return for a touchdown in program history.
• Justin RIce finished with 10 tackles - Rice has double-digit tackles in three of the first four games this season.
• In his first career game, Emoryie Edwards produced a team-high eight receptions for 70 yards.
• Jorge Reyna kept a clean sheet for the second-straight game, not throwing an interception.
• Cropper finished as the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 118 yards on five carries (23.5 yards per rush).
• Fresno State had a season-high three interceptions.
• Fresno State was averaging 8.8 yards per rush in the first half, and 6.3 in the game.
• Fresno State matched its season-high of eight TFLs.
• For the second time this season, kicker Cesar Silva was perfect going 3-of-3 on field goals (24, 28, 38) and was also 3-of-3 PATs.
• Team Captains: Jorge Reyna, Matt Smith, Mykal Walker and Juju Hughes.
• NM State won the coin toss and elected to receive.
• Kickoff Temp: 85 degrees
• Attendance: 8,872
GAME
• Wide receiver Chris Coleman switched to cornerback and started opposite of Jaron Bryant - Coleman finished with three tackles.
• After getting his first start in his career last week at left tackle, Nick Aibuedefe made the start this week at left guard.
• True freshman Levelle Bailey made his second start of the season.
• Fresno State opened with a 12-play, 82-yard scoring drive that was capped by Josh Hokit scoring this third rushing of the season with 9:08 left in the first quarter.
• Jalen Cropper’s 79-yard rushing TD was his first career score and it was the 13th longest run from scrimmage in program history.
• Wylan Free scored his first career touchdown, returning an interception 88 yards to put the ‘Dogs on front 24-0 with 1:00 minute until halftime. It was Free’s second career INT, first since the 2018 season opener versus Idaho.
• Free’s INT touchdown return was the first by a Bulldog since Tank Kelly’s 70-yard TD return in the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State and longest since Arron Mosby’s 95-yard INT TD return versus San Jose State on Nov. 24, 2018.
• The 88-yard INT was the fifth-longest interception return for a touchdown in program history.
• Justin RIce finished with 10 tackles - Rice has double-digit tackles in three of the first four games this season.
• In his first career game, Emoryie Edwards produced a team-high eight receptions for 70 yards.
• Jorge Reyna kept a clean sheet for the second-straight game, not throwing an interception.
• Cropper finished as the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 118 yards on five carries (23.5 yards per rush).
• Fresno State had a season-high three interceptions.
• Fresno State was averaging 8.8 yards per rush in the first half, and 6.3 in the game.
• Fresno State matched its season-high of eight TFLs.
• For the second time this season, kicker Cesar Silva was perfect going 3-of-3 on field goals (24, 28, 38) and was also 3-of-3 PATs.