Cordeiro, Cooks Power SJSU to Win Over WyomingCordeiro, Cooks Power SJSU to Win Over Wyoming

Cordeiro, Cooks Power SJSU to Win Over Wyoming

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LARAMIE, Wyo. - Chevan Cordeiro threw for 314 yards while being apart of three touchdowns and Elijah Cooks amassed 177 receiving yards to lead San José State (3-1, 1-0 Mountain West) to a 33-16 win at Wyoming (3-3, 1-1 Mountain West) on Saturday night.

  • The Spartans generated 456 yards of total offense compared to 253 yards for Wyoming.
  • It was the most yards of offense for the Spartans since November 6th, 2021 against Nevada.
  • It is the Spartans third straight conference opening win.
  • Cordeiro completed 21 of 37 passing attempts for 314 yards and one passing touchdown.
  • Cordeiro also ran for 24 yards and two rushing touchdowns. 
  • Eight of Cordeiro's passes were caught by Cooks.
  • Kairee Robinson rushed 20 times for 102 yards and one touchdown.
  • Kyle Harmon led the Spartans defense with 11 tackles, four of which were solo tackles.
  • Travis Benham booted a 54-yard punt that was downed at the Wyoming one-yard line by Michael Dansby with 7:54 left in the first quarter.
  • After Benham's punt, the Spartans forced a safety as Noah Wright and Bryun Parham combined to stuff a Wyoming rushing attempt in the end zone.
  • Taren Schive made a career-long, 40-yard field goal to put SJSU up 5-3 with 11:34 remaining in the second quarter.
  • The Spartans made a critical defensive stop on 4th and 1 at their own 40-yard line with 8:05 left in the second quarter.
  • The very next play after the turnover on downs was a 52-yard completion from Cordeiro to Cooks to position the Spartans within Wyoming's 10-yard line.
  • The big completion led to a Spartans score a few plays later when Cordeiro hooked up with Skylar Loving-Black for an eight-yard touchdown.
  • The touchdown was Loving-Black's first of his career.
  • Cordeiro scored a one-yard rushing touchdown with only 18 seconds left in the second quarter to send the Spartans into halftime with a 19-10 lead.
  • On the second play from scrimmage of the third quarter, Cade Hall recorded his first-career interception by catching a pass that was tipped into the air by Kenyon Reed.
  • The Spartans took advantage of the turnover by scoring on the ensuing offensive drive via a Robinson one-yard touchdown run.
  • Viliami Fehoko registered his first sack of the year on the final play of the third quarter.
  • Cordeiro added an 18-yard rushing touchdown to extend the Spartans lead to 33-16 with 6:12 left in the game.

Next Game: 
The Spartans head back home for a matchup against UNLV (4-1, 2-0 Mountain West) on Friday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. The game can be watched on CBS Sports Network and tickets can be purchased here.

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