SAN JOSE, Calif. - Nick Nash threw his second passing touchdown of the season on a trick play in the final minute to lead San José State (4-1, 2-0 MW) in a back-and-forth 35-31 win against Nevada (2-4, 0-1 MW ) presented by Donor Network West from CEFCU Stadium on Saturday night.
- Nash threw his second passing touchdown of the season and the 12th of his career to Jabari Bates in the final minute of this game on a trick play that saw the Spartans take the lead for good.
- Nash finished with five receptions for 75 yards with one touchdown catch.
- Nash is now tied for second in SJSU history with 18 receiving touchdowns.
- Nash’s touchdown reception adds to his Mountain West-leading total of nine.
- Bates had his first touchdown reception of the season and the first of his career.
- Bates had 118 all-purpose yards in this game, with 42 yards rushing on seven attempts, 16 yards on his lone reception, and 60 yards on kick-off returns.
- Floyd Chalk IV led the Spartans in rushing with 14 rushes for 57 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
- Chalk IV now has six rushing touchdowns on the season; his career high for rushing touchdowns in a season is nine.
- Chalk IV has had two touchdown carries in back-to-back games.
- Emmett Brown went 12-for-28 with 170 yards passing and threw for two touchdowns.
- Brown’s two passing touchdowns bring his total for the season to 15, which is best in the Mountain West.
- Justin Lockhart had four catches for 59 yards and one touchdown reception.
- Lockhart had a 37-yard over-the-shoulder touchdown reception for his third of the season and eighth of his career.
- Walker Eget went 10-for-13 with 141 passing yards in relief of Brown, throwing his first completion since Sept. 25, 2021, at Western Michigan.
- Robert Rahimi had five total tackles and the game-clinching interception in the final seconds.
- Rahimi's interception is his second of the season and ninth of his career.
- DJ Harvey led the Spartan defense with 10 total tackles, including four solo and one-and-a-half tackles for loss.
- John Ward had four total tackles in this game, including his first career sack.
- Kyler Halvorsen kicked five extra points, giving him 60 consecutive extra points made, an SJSU record.
- The 31 points Nevada scored are the most the Spartans have given up at home this season.
- With a scorching temperature of 96 degrees at kick-off, this was one of the hottest games at CEFCU Stadium since Sept. 2, 2017, when it was 108 degrees at kickoff vs Cal Poly.
- The Spartans have won eight straight conference games and are 10-2 in their last 12 games overall and 13-2 in their last 15 games at CEFCU Stadium.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will head back out on the road to continue Mountain West conference play against Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. (PT), and it can be watched on TruTV/MAX and heard on 860 AM.
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