Toledo 21, San Jose State 17
Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio - Chris McDonald intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for the go-ahead score in Toledo’s 21-17 victory over San Jose State.
After McDonald’s touchdown, the only scoring threat the rest of the game was a missed 43-yard field goal attempt by Toledo’s Luke Pawlak. Toledo won on the strength of a defense that did not allow a drive of more than 40 yards all game.
San Jose State built a 17-7 lead with a 37-yard Kyler Halvorsen field goal, a touchdown pass of 20 yards from Chevan Cordeiro to Dominick Mazotti, and a 15-yard run by Kairee Robinson.
Toledo (2-1) got within 17-14 when quarterback Dequan Finn ran 18 yards for a touchdown. The offensive star of the game was the Rockets’ Peny Boone, who ran for 123 yards on 13 carries.
After San Jose State (1-3) took its 17-7 lead in the third quarter, the Spartans had four punts, one first down and Cordeiro threw the pick-6 to McDonald. They gained three more first downs on their final drive that ended near midfield.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
SJSU | Toledo |
| SJSU |
FG |
7:47 |
Kyler Halvorsen 37 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| SJSU |
TD |
6:47 |
Dominick Mazotti 20 yd pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Kyler Halvorsen kick) |
10 |
0 |
| Toledo |
TD |
0:11 |
Jerjuan Newton 15 yd pass from Dequan Finn (Luke Pawlak kick) |
10 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
SJSU | Toledo |
| SJSU |
TD |
9:58 |
Kairee Robinson 15 yd run (Kyler Halvorsen kick) |
17 |
7 |
| Toledo |
TD |
6:14 |
Dequan Finn 18 yd run (Luke Pawlak kick) |
17 |
14 |
| Toledo |
TD |
1:01 |
Chris McDonald 25 yd interception return (Luke Pawlak kick) |
17 |
21 |
| Team Stats |
| |
San Jose State |
Toledo |
| First downs |
18 |
16 |
| Rushing |
3 |
11 |
| Passing |
12 |
5 |
| Penalty |
3 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
8-17, 47% |
6-14, 43% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-2, 0% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
29-40 |
36-229 |
| Passing Yards |
228 |
92 |
| Return Yards |
28 |
27 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
24-41-1 |
13-23-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
5--35 |
1--10 |
| Punts |
5 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
41 |
45 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-31 |
8-73 |
| Time of Possession |
34:50 |
25:10 |
| San Jose State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Cordeiro |
24 |
41 |
228 |
1 |
1 |
| Toledo Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Finn |
13 |
23 |
92 |
1 |
1 |
| San Jose State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Robinson |
14 |
50 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Q. Conley |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| I. Jernagin |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| D. Mazotti |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| C. Cordeiro |
9 |
-28 |
-3.1 |
0 |
| Toledo Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| P. Boone |
13 |
123 |
9.5 |
0 |
| D. Finn |
12 |
62 |
5.2 |
1 |
| W. Shaw III |
8 |
52 |
6.5 |
0 |
| San Jose State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Nash |
6 |
80 |
13.3 |
0 |
| M. Miller |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
0 |
| D. Mazotti |
4 |
39 |
9.8 |
1 |
| C. Ross |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. Coleman |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| K. Robinson |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| S. Olson |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| I. Jernagin |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Q. Conley |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Toledo Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Newton |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
1 |
| D. Maddox |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| P. Boone |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| J. Vandeross III |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| A. Torres |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| L. Stephens |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| San Jose State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Jenkins |
1 |
6 |
| Toledo Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. McDonald |
1 |
25 |
| San Jose State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Weir |
5 |
205 |
41.0 |
| Toledo Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| E. Duran |
5 |
225 |
45.0 |
| San Jose State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Harvey |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
| Toledo Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Newton |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| N. Bowers |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
| San Jose State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| I. Jernagin |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Toledo Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Barrow |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
| J. Newton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| D. Bolden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| San Jose State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| K. Halvorsen |
35 |
| Toledo Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| L. Pawlak |
43 |
