SAN JOSE, Calif. - Danny Scudero finished the season leading the nation with 1,291 receiving yards and 107.6 yards per game and Jordan Pollard recorded a career-high 19 total tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and a 58-yard pick-six to lead San José State (3-9, 2-6 MW) in a 41-14 loss to Fresno State (8-4, 5-3 MW) in the Battle for the Valley Saturday night from CEFCU Stadium to conclude the Spartans season, presented by Donor Network West.
The Spartans threw five interceptions in the game as Fresno State recorded 23 points off turnovers.
After falling behind 13–0, the Spartans gained momentum on Pollard’s interception return. Fresno State, however, responded with a late second-quarter touchdown to push the margin to 21–7 at halftime. The Bulldogs extended their advantage in the third quarter, capitalizing on short fields and Spartan turnovers.
Fresno State controlled the ball for 39 minutes compared to the Spartans’ 21. The Spartans’ defense battled throughout, generating five tackles for loss, a sack, and forcing three turnovers.
Xavier Ward threw for 114 yards, including a 36-yard strike to Scudero that set up the fourth-quarter scoring drive. Scudero led all Spartan receivers with 57 yards. Viliami Teu finished the night with 37 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Steve Chavez-Soto added a team-high 50 yards on the ground.
- This is the second season in a row a Spartan has finished the regular season leading the nation in receiving yards and receiving yards per game
- Scudero’s 1,291 receiving yards are the fifth most recorded in a single season in SJSU history
- Scudero’s 88 receptions this season were also the third most recorded in a single season in SJSU history
- Scudero’s 10 touchdowns on the season finished tied for fifth in a single season in SJSU history
- Pollard’s pick-six was the first interception returned for a touchdown for the Spartans since Nov. 22, 2024, when Isiah Revis took an interception to the house against UNLV
- Pollard’s pick-six was also the first of his career
- Pollard’s 58-yard return was the longest interception return touchdown since Michael Dansby returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown on Nov. 11, 2023, against Fresno State
- Pollard’s forced fumble was his second of the season and third of his career
- Pollard's career 353 total tackles is good for ninth all-time in SJSU history
- Pollard's 19 tackles would be good for the third most in a single FBS game this season, coming into Saturday
- Jalen Apalit-Williams’ forced fumble was the first of his career
- Revis recovered his first career fumble
- Revis had two tackles for a loss in the game, tying his career-high
- Jaylen Thomas’ fumble recovery was his second of the season
- Gafa Faga’s 11 tackles were a career-high
- Teu’s touchdown was the first of his career
- Teu’s 36 yards were also a career-high
- Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa’s 29-yard reception was a career-long
- Ward’s 36-yard pass to Scudero was a career-long
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