Cordeiro rallies San Jose State past Portland State 21-17
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Chevan Cordeiro threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores, the second with 1:11 left in the game, and San Jose State rallied to beat Portland State 21-17 in a season opener on Thursday night.
Dante Chachere capped a 99-yard fourth-quarter drive with a 12-yard TD pass to Beau Kelly to give Portland State a 17-14 lead with 9:57 remaining. The drive lasted 15 plays and took 7:31 off the clock.
Chachere connected with Maclaine Griffin for an 11-yard score to give the Vikings a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
The Spartans answered with touchdowns on back-to-back drives - a 32-yard run by Cordeiro and Cordeiro's 1-yard TD toss to Sam Olson - to take 14-7 lead into halftime.
Gianni Smith's 28-yard field goal in the third quarter pulled the Vikings within 14-10.
Cordeiro completed 15 of 30 passes for 239 yards. Elijah Cooks had six receptions for 123 yards.
Chachere threw for 270 yards on 24-of-37 passing, but he had two picked off. He also ran for 83 yards on 14 carries. Kelly caught six passes for 133 yards.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Chachere
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D. Chachere | 148/248 | 1956 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGee
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J. McGee | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Chachere
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D. Chachere | 110 | 609 | 7 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Craig
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Q. Craig | 38 | 221 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGee
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J. McGee | 53 | 220 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Beaman
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T. Beaman | 0 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGee
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J. McGee | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lynch
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J. Lynch | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Craig
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Q. Craig | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
W. Eget
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W. Eget | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Lockhart
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J. Lockhart | 0 | 36 | 578 | 1 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Canaan
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J. Canaan | 0 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Nash
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N. Nash | 0 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Loving-Black
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S. Loving-Black | 0 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Miller
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M. Miller | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Pollard
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J. Pollard | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cobbs
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J. Cobbs | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Toia
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S. Toia | 0-0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |