Cordeiro Throws for Four Touchdowns, Spartans Come Up Just ShortCordeiro Throws for Four Touchdowns, Spartans Come Up Just Short

Cordeiro Throws for Four Touchdowns, Spartans Come Up Just Short

Box Score

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LOGAN, Utah – Chevan Cordeiro found Elijah Cooks for three touchdowns and found Jackson Canaan for another to lead San José State (6-4, 4-3 MW) in a 35-31 loss at Utah State (6-5, 5-2 MW) Saturday night.

  • Cordeiro has thrown for 18 touchdowns this season which is a career-high and went 20-for-30 for 257 yards in the loss.
  • Cordeiro has the most passing touchdowns for the Spartans since Josh Love had 22 in 2019.
  • Cordeiro had no interceptions and only has three on the season.
  • Cooks now has eight touchdowns on the season and it was his first multi-touchdown game of the year while his eight touchdowns tie a career high.
  • It was the first three receiving touchdown game since Chandler Jones caught three touchdowns against Fresno State on Nov. 29, 2013.
  • Cooks ended the night with seven catches for 125 yards and his three touchdowns in a game is a career high.
  • Jackson Canaan caught his first career touchdown and had three catches.
  • Justin Lockhart had six catches for 87 yards.
  • Tre Jenkins had his second interception of the season and first fumble recovery of the season.
  • Chase Williams had his second pick of the season.
  • The Spartans are +13 on the season when it comes to turnovers.
  • This was the Spartans fifth game not turning the ball over and third where they had three takeaways.
  • Cade Hall had one sack, two tackle for losses and a forced fumble.
  • Kyle Harmon had 14 tackles and is one short in tying Carl Ekern for fourth all-time at 429 tackles.
  • Bryun Parham had a career-high 14 tackles and also had a sack and a tackle for loss.
  • Marcel Sanders had his first career forced fumble.
  • Taren Schive hit a 41-yard field goal and has 10 now for his career.
  • The Spartans came back from a 21-6 deficit to take a late 31-28 lead.

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