Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State-UNLV Postgame Notes
Fresno State at UNLV
Allegiant Stadium
Nov. 7, 2020
Pregame
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Allegiant Stadium
Nov. 7, 2020
Pregame
- Team Captains: Matt Smith, Evan Williams, Kevin Atkins, Jake Haener
- Matt Smith was the coin toss captain representative
- UNLV won the coin toss and deferred
- Kickoff Temp: Dome
- Attendance: 2,000
- Jake Haener’s 54-yard touchdown rush was the longest run by a quarterback since Marcus McMaryion scampered for 57 yards in 2017 against New Mexico (Oct. 14). It was the longest TD run by a quarterback since Brian Burrell ran 66 yards for a score in 2014 against Nebraska (Sept. 13).
- Ben Wooldridge entered the game for the first series of the second quarter for the second straight game. He was 3-of-4, on the scoring drive (the pass was dropped). He would play three more series in the second half and finish 5-of-12 passing for 80 yards. He engineered three scoring drives (2Â TD/1Â FG).
- Raymond Pauwels Jr. logged his first career catch in the second quarter.
- Ronnie Rivers scored a touchdown in his 11th straight game.
- Rivers scored a single-game high four touchdowns against UNLV, which followed a three TD performance in the previous contest against Utah State.
- Rivers moved to second place in program history in total touchdowns with 43. He is one shy of tying the program record held by Anthony Daigle (1991-93).
- Rivers remains ranking fourth all-time in rushing touchdowns after adding three more to his resume. He sits at 34 career rushing touchdowns. The record is held by Ryan Mathews, who owns 39.
- Rivers moved to eighth all-time on career rushing yards, now with 2,429. He surpassed Wendall Mathis (2,308), Aaron Carver (2,316), Bryson Sumlin (2,398) and Lorenzo Neal (2,405) on Saturday by racking up 133 yards.
- Rivers moved from 17th all-time, to 13th all-time, in career all-purpose yards by registering a game-high 232.
- Rivers set a career-high for receiving yards, in the first half alone, with 91 yards. He finished the game with 99.
- Fresno State posted 297 yards in the first half, and 190 in the second half, finishing with a season-high 487 yards. Fresno State has posted at least 400 yards total offense in each of its first three games. Fresno State had 400 yards offense in five of 12 games in 2019.
- Cesar Silva remains perfect on the season with field goals (5-of-5), hitting a 35-yarder and a 31-yarder. Â
- Fresno State had 10 points off turnovers. Both aided by two short fields with a Kurtis Brown fumble recovery and a Chris Gaston interception.
- Chris Gaston logged the first two interceptions of the season for the Bulldogs. He was the first player with multiple INTs in a game since Wylan Free at New Mexico State in 2019.
- The Bulldogs had a season-high three forced turnovers. It was the most turnovers forced in a game by the Bulldogs since facing UNLV in 2019.
- The Bulldogs recorded six sacks. It was the most single-game sacks by a Bulldog team since facing UNLV on Oct. 16, 2015.
- Fresno State has now won 14 of its last 17 games against UNLV.
- Fresno State has scored at least 40 points against UNLV in three straight meetings.
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