Fresno State 41, New Mexico 9
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Logan Fife ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as Fresno State rolled past New Mexico, 41-9 to maintain its share of the Mountain West Conference West Division lead.
Fife scored from 2-yards out in the first quarter to stake the Bulldogs (3-4, 2-1) to a 10-3 lead, then hit Jalen Moreno-Cropper for a 75-yard touchdown before scampering 30 yards for a score to make it 27-6 in the third.
Jordan Mims had 26 carries for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead a Fresno State ground game that amassed 285 yards on 50 carries. Fife completed 19 of 29 passes for 225 yards with an interception and Moreno-Cropper had nine catches for 158 yards.
New Mexico (2-6, 0-4) had just 138 yards of offense. Luke Drzewiecki kicked three field goals, hitting from 29, 24 and 33 yards out.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Fres | NM |
| Fres |
FG |
10:01 |
Abraham Montano 26 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| NM |
FG |
7:26 |
Luke Drzewiecki 29 yd FG |
3 |
3 |
| Fres |
TD |
1:07 |
Logan Fife 2 yd run (Abraham Montano kick) |
10 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
Fres | NM |
| NM |
FG |
2:46 |
Luke Drzewiecki 24 yd FG |
10 |
6 |
| Fres |
FG |
0:00 |
Abraham Montano 38 yd FG |
13 |
6 |
| Third Quarter |
Fres | NM |
| Fres |
TD |
12:44 |
Jalen Moreno-Cropper 75 yd pass from Logan Fife (Abraham Montano kick) |
20 |
6 |
| Fres |
TD |
7:10 |
Logan Fife 30 yd run (Abraham Montano kick) |
27 |
6 |
| NM |
FG |
1:59 |
Luke Drzewiecki 33 yd FG |
27 |
9 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Fres | NM |
| Fres |
TD |
12:46 |
Malik Sherrod 2 yd run (Abraham Montano kick) |
34 |
9 |
| Fres |
TD |
4:42 |
Jordan Mims 22 yd run (Abraham Montano kick) |
41 |
9 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Fresno State |
New Mexico |
| First downs |
28 |
8 |
| Rushing |
14 |
6 |
| Passing |
11 |
2 |
| Penalty |
3 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
10-16, 63% |
2-12, 17% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
50-285 |
27-87 |
| Passing Yards |
225 |
51 |
| Return Yards |
59 |
149 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-29-1 |
9-17-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
3--22 |
| Punts |
2 |
7 |
| Punts-Average |
48 |
51.1 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
1-5 |
4-39 |
| Time of Possession |
32:37 |
27:23 |
| Fresno State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| L. Fife |
19 |
29 |
225 |
1 |
1 |
| New Mexico Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Holaday |
8 |
15 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
| M. Kendrick |
1 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
| E. Queen |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fresno State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Mims |
26 |
165 |
6.3 |
1 |
| M. Sherrod |
13 |
55 |
4.2 |
1 |
| L. Fife |
6 |
49 |
8.2 |
2 |
| E. Gilliam |
4 |
20 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Henderson |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Holaday |
11 |
39 |
3.5 |
0 |
| N. Jones |
7 |
28 |
4.0 |
0 |
| C. Washington |
7 |
18 |
2.6 |
0 |
| A. Erickson |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| S. White |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Fresno State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Moreno-Cropper |
9 |
158 |
17.6 |
1 |
| N. Remigio |
5 |
38 |
7.6 |
0 |
| E. Brooks |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| T. Jones |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| R. Pauwels Jr. |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| B. Schmidt |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| T. Watson |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Wysong |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| D. Jones |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| E. Queen |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| A. Erickson |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| S. White |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Holaday |
1 |
-11 |
-11.0 |
0 |
| Fresno State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| New Mexico Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| A. Haulcy |
1 |
38 |
| Fresno State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. King |
2 |
96 |
48.0 |
| New Mexico Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Rodriguez |
7 |
358 |
51.1 |
| Fresno State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Remigio |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
| New Mexico Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Wysong |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
| Fresno State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Remigio |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
| New Mexico Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Washington |
1 |
63 |
63.0 |
| L. Wysong |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
| Fresno State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| New Mexico Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
