Final
Colorado State 3-0 after 35-20 victory over Nevada
Sep 20, 2009 - 12:39 AM By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports WriterFORT COLLINS, Colo.(AP) -- Grant Stucker accounted for three scores while wide receiver Dion Morton threw a touchdown pass and hauled in another, leading Colorado State to a 35-20 win over Nevada on Saturday.
The Rams are 3-0 for the first time in 15 years. They also moved to 6-0 against the Wolf Pack (0-2) in Fort Collins.
Stucker ran for a 35-yard touchdown and threw for two more. He had a 32-yard strike to Zac Pauga and hit Morton on a 49-yard post route midway through the third quarter that broke open a close game.
Morton harkened back to his high school days as a quarterback in the first quarter, tossing a 25-yard strike to Eric Peitz on a gadget play. Morton took a lateral from Stucker and lofted it to a wide open Peitz.
It was Morton's second touchdown throw of the season.
John Mosure returned to Colorado State's backfield after sitting out last week's game with a head injury and rushed for 99 yards and a score.
The Rams took advantage of the error-prone Wolf Pack offense, intercepting two passes and recovering three fumbles. The miscues set up 28 of the Rams' points.
Vai Taua rushed for 95 yards, adding touchdown runs of 31 and 2 yards for Nevada. Brandon Wimberly had a 13-yard TD catch as time expired. He finished with seven catches for 104 yards.
The Rams clamped down on versatile quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who finished with 24 yards rushing and 251 through the air, most coming late in the game. Kaepernick also threw two interceptions and had a fumble.
The Wolf Pack broke a scoring drought that had reached nearly 93 minutes when Taua broke loose for a 31-yard touchdown early in the third quarter. It was Nevada's first score of the season after being bottled up in a 35-0 loss at Notre Dame in its opener.
Despite an extra week to prepare, Nevada sputtered again in the first half and went into halftime trailing 14-0. It was the first time Colorado State held an opponent scoreless in the opening half since 2003 against Weber State.
With the victory, Rams coach Steve Fairchild tied Sonny Lubick at 10-6 for the second-best start by a coach in program history. Bob Davis has the best mark, going 10-5-1 through 16 games in 1947-48.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEVADA 0 0 6 8 14
COLORADO ST 14 0 7 14 35 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COLORADO ST - TD, JOHN MOSURE 1 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK), 6:18.
COLORADO ST 7-0
COLORADO ST - TD, ERIC PEITZ 25 YD PASS
FROM DION MORTON (BEN DELINE
KICK), 12:57. COLORADO ST 14-0
3RD QUARTER: NEVADA
Nevada 20, Colorado State 35 FinalSep 19 8:16 PM - NCAAF
TD NEVADA
VAI TAUA 2 YD RUN
(VAI TAUA RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
NEVADA 14
COLORADO ST 35 3:08 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nevada 14, Colorado State 35 4th - 3:08Sep 19 7:55 PM - NCAAF
TD COLORADO ST
GRANT STUCKER 35 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK)
NEVADA 6
COLORADO ST 35 6:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nevada 6, Colorado State 35 4th - 6:43Sep 19 7:45 PM - NCAAF
NEVADA 6
COLORADO ST 28 14:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nevada 6, Colorado State 28 4th - 14:53Sep 19 7:25 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEVADA 0 0 6 6
COLORADO ST 14 0 7 21 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COLORADO ST - TD, JOHN MOSURE 1 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK), 6:18.
COLORADO ST 7-0
COLORADO ST - TD, ERIC PEITZ 25 YD PASS
FROM DION MORTON (BEN DELINE
KICK), 12:57. COLORADO ST 14-0
3RD QUARTER
Nevada 6, Colorado State 21 End of 3rdSep 19 7:25 PM - NCAAF
TD COLORADO ST
ZAC PAUGA 32 YD PASS FROM GRANT STUCKER
(BEN DELINE KICK)
NEVADA 6
COLORADO ST 28 14:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nevada 6, Colorado State 28 4th - 14:53Sep 19 7:25 PM - NCAAF
TD COLORADO ST
DION MORTON 49 YD PASS FROM GRANT STUCKER
(BEN DELINE KICK)
NEVADA 6
COLORADO ST 21 6:22 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nevada 6, Colorado State 21 3rd - 6:22Sep 19 7:09 PM - NCAAF
TD NEVADA
VAI TAUA 31 YD RUN
(PAT FAILED)
NEVADA 6
COLORADO ST 14 12:08 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nevada 6, Colorado State 14 3rd - 12:08Sep 19 6:54 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEVADA 0 0 0
COLORADO ST 14 0 14 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COLORADO ST - TD, JOHN MOSURE 1 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK), 6:18.
COLORADO ST 7-0
COLORADO ST - TD, ERIC PEITZ 25 YD PASS
FROM DION MORTON (BEN DELINE
KICK), 12:57. COLORADO ST 14-0
Sep 19 6:34 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEVADA 0 0
COLORADO ST 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COLORADO ST - TD, JOHN MOSURE 1 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK), 6:18.
COLORADO ST 7-0
COLORADO ST - TD, ERIC PEITZ 25 YD PASS
FROM DION MORTON (BEN DELINE
KICK), 12:57. COLORADO ST 14-0
Sep 19 5:53 PM - NCAAF
TD COLORADO ST
ERIC PEITZ 25 YD PASS FROM DION MORTON
(BEN DELINE KICK)
NEVADA 0
COLORADO ST 14 2:03 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nevada 0, Colorado State 14 1st - 2:03Sep 19 5:43 PM - NCAAF
TD COLORADO ST
JOHN MOSURE 1 YD RUN
(BEN DELINE KICK)
NEVADA 0
COLORADO ST 7 8:42 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nevada 0, Colorado State 7 1st - 8:42Sep 19 5:23 PM
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