How They Scored: Colorado State vs. UNLV

43 10

UNLV 3 7 0 0 – 10

CSU 14 20 3 6 – 43

FIRST QUARTER

Colorado State 7, UNLV 0, 9:11 — Leonard Mason 3 run (Ben DeLine kick). Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39. Key play: UNLV running back Deante Purvis fumbles a handoff that Colorado State linebacker Ricky Brewer recovers at the Rebels’ 44-yard line.

Colorado State 7, UNLV 3, 2:27 — FG Nolan Kohorst 47. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 6:38. Key play: A roughing-the-passer penalty on Rams linebacker Alex Williams gives UNLV a first down at its 44.

Colorado State 14, UNLV 3, 1:22 — Eric Peitz 14 pass from Pete Thomas (DeLine kick). Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:05. Key play: Thomas completes a 55-yard pass to wide receiver Lou Greenwood to UNLV’s 5.

SECOND QUARTER

Colorado State 21, UNLV 3, 9:10 — Greenwood 73 pass from Thomas (DeLine kick). Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:40. Key play: Greenwood beats Will Chandler deep for the second time, and there is no safety help from UNLV.

Colorado State 21, UNLV 10, 3:13 — Tim Cornett 3 run (Kohorst kick). Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:54. Key play: UNLV quarterback Omar Clayton dumps off a pass to Cornett, who gains 20 yards to the Rams’ 3.

Colorado State 27, UNLV 10, 2:23 — John Mosure 9 run (kick blocked). Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:36. Key play: Derek Good returns a kickoff 74 yards to give the Rams possession at UNLV’s 25.

Colorado State 34, UNLV 10, 1:30 — Peitz 29 pass from Thomas (DeLine kick). Drive: 1 plays, 29 yards, 0:08. Key play: UNLV punter Brendon Lamers comes up a yard short on a fake punt, giving Colorado State the ball at the Rebels’ 29.

THIRD QUARTER

Colorado State 37, UNLV 10, 12:15 — FG DeLine 36. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:45. Key play: Mason rushes 52 yards to UNLV’s 28.

FOURTH QUARTER

Colorado State 40, UNLV 10, 10:42 — FG DeLine 19. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:24. Key play: Colorado State running back Chris Nwoke rushes 16 yards to UNLV’s 20.

Colorado State 43, UNLV 10, 5:12 — FG DeLine 23. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 4:03. Key play: Nwoke rushes 31 yards to UNLV’s 9.

Attendance – 30,753

TEAM STATISTICS

UNLV CSU

First downs 19 18

Rushes-yards 45-149 42-259

Passing 125 233

Comp-Att-Int 16-24-0 10-14-0

Return Yards 28 4

Punts-Avg. 5-42.0 3-22.3

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-0

Penalties-Yards 6-72 4-35

Time of Possession 32:08 27:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — UNLV, Purvis 14-85, Cornett 17-74, Herring 3-14, Lamers 1-0, Clayton 10-(minus 24). Colorado St., Mason 14-121, Nwoke 8-75, Pauga 1-21, Good 7-18, Greenwood 2-12, Mosure 3-11, P. Thomas 4-6, Kubiak 1-1, Drake 1-(minus 3), Team 1-(minus 3).

PASSING — UNLV, Clayton 15-23-0-114, Herring 1-1-0-11. Colorado St., P. Thomas 10-14-0-233.

RECEIVING — UNLV, Harrington 6-58, Mi. Johnson 3-12, Cornett 2-29, Trotter 1-12, Mays 1-11, Knutson 1-6, Vidal 1-4, Purvis 1-(minus 7). Colorado St., Greenwood 2-128, Peitz 2-43, Drake 2-39, Liggett 2-10, T. Borcky 1-12, Pauga 1-1.