Fresno State-San Jose State Postgame Notes

Toss: Fresno State wins the toss, receive the opening kick
Captains: Jordan Mims, Bula Schmidt, Levelle Bailey, David Perales

Team Notes

Fresno State Athletics retired Davante Adams’ jersey at halftime of the game. He is the ninth Bulldog to have his number retired.
Fresno State had its second sellout in as many games at Valley Children’s Stadium.
Fresno State won its first game since the season opener on Sept. 1 (vs. Cal Poly)
With its win against San Jose State, Fresno State defeated its first FBS opponent of the season.
Fresno State snapped San Jose State’s three-game winning streak, and handed it it’s first conference loss of the season.
Fresno State won its first conference game under head coach Jeff Tedford since Nov. 2, 2019 at Hawai'i - coincidentally the last time Tedford faced QB Chevan Cordeiro.
Fresno State’s defense held San Jose State to 3-of-14 on third down (21.4%). It was the second-lowest conversion rate for a Bulldogs’ opponent this season.
Fresno State was 3-of-3 on its red zone scoring attempts, while the Bulldogs’ defense held San Jose State to just one successful trip on three visits to the red zone.

Offense Notes

Nikko Remigio caught his first touchdown pass as a Bulldog, a 7-yard score in the third quarter that gave the ‘Dogs a 14-10 lead.
Malik Sherrod had a career high 10 carries.
Logan Fife threw for career highs of 22 completions, 32 attempts and 230 yards.
Fife threw for his first touchdown pass of the season, the 7-yard touchdown to Remigio.
Fife won his first game as the starting quarterback.

Defense Notes

Bralyn Lux snagged his first interception of the season, and the second of his career. His first was as a redshirt freshman in 2020.
Lux grabbed the first interception thrown by Chevan Cordeiro this season.
David Perales was second on the team with five tackles against San Jose State. Of his five tackles, four were sacks. All five tackles were tackles for loss.
Perales had a career-high 4.0 sacks against the San Jose State offense.
It was the most sacks in a game by a Bulldog since at least 2000.
Perales recorded the second-most sacks in a game by any player in the FBS this season (stats submitted as of Oct. 14).
Perales had the most sacks in a game by any MW player this season.
His 5.0 TFLs were also the most in a game by any MW player this season, and the second-most by any FBS player on the year.
Perales’ 5.0 tackles for a loss are the most by a Bulldog in a game since Ejiro Ederaine in the 2014 Mountain West Championship game.

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