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10/15 23:08 CDT Burgess, Jackson help Texas State rush for school-record 503
yards in 66-27 romp over Colorado State
Burgess, Jackson help Texas State rush for school-record 503 yards in 66-27
romp over Colorado State
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) --- Torrance Burgess Jr. rushed for career highs of 224
yards and four touchdowns, Brad Jackson threw a touchdown pass and ran for
career highs of 181 yards and three scores and Texas State steamrolled Colorado
State 66-27 on Thursday night.
Texas State (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12 Conference) rushed 55 times in setting school
records with 503 yards on the ground and 716 yards of offense.
Burgess did his damage on 24 carries for Texas State. He had scoring runs of 2
and 51 yards in the first quarter as the Bobcats jumped out to a 28-0 lead. The
senior added a 6-yard score in the second quarter and a 19-yarder with 22
seconds left in the third to set the final margin.
Jackson completed 14 of 19 passes for 213 yards. He had a 22-yard scoring toss
to Ty Stamey that put the Bobcats up 35-7 with 5:37 left before halftime. The
sophomore had two touchdown runs covering 4 yards to go along with a 3-yarder.
He also had a 63-yard run that set up Jaylen Jenkins' 1-yard scoring plunge for
a 59-27 lead.
Texas State scored touchdowns on six straight possessions before Jacob
Bonilla's 23-yard field goal gave the Bobcats a 45-21 lead at halftime.
K'saan Farrar finished with 282 yards on 26-for-41 passing with two touchdowns
for Colorado State (2-4, 0-2). Terrance Smith Jr. and Nader Chirchi had eth
touchdown catches, while Durell Robinson added two touchdown runs.
Up next Colorado State: Hosts San Diego State on Oct. 24. Texas State: Hosts Utah State on Oct. 24. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here. |
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