Valley Trophy returns home: Fresno State wins 33-10 over San Jose State

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Valley Trophy returns home. The Fresno State shot squad won 33-10 implicit San Jose State (5-3, MW 3-2) successful beforehand of a sellout assemblage of 41,343. FS improves to 5-3 connected the play and 3-1 successful Mountain West play.

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Mikey Keene was 30/41 passing for 275 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception. It was the inferior quarterback's archetypal 3 TD crippled of the play and archetypal since past year's New Mexico Bowl.

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His targets were Jalen Moss and Mac Dalena who some had 85 yards receiving. Moss pulled successful a 43 gait touchdown successful the 2nd 4th and 6-yard onslaught successful the 4th quarter. Dalena hauled successful a 35 gait TD connected the opening thrust of the 2nd half.

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Elijah Gilliam was the starring rusher with 56 yards and a touchdown. It was the 6th of the play for the Merced autochthonal who has carried the bulk of the load connected the crushed successful the lack of Malik Sherrod. Johnathan Arceneaux besides ran for 33 yards connected 6 carries and existent freshman Bryson Donelson had 8 carries for 29 yards.

It was besides a nighttime to observe a Bulldog legend. At halftime, Ron Cox entered the school's Ring of Honor. He's the 12th erstwhile subordinate oregon manager to beryllium honored but archetypal exclusively antiaircraft player. "I'm homegrown," helium said aft the induction. "Doesn't get overmuch amended than that."

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Cox is the each clip sacks person with 50 successful a career, 28 successful a play and 7 successful a game. A two-time All-American, helium was the archetypal prime successful the 2nd circular of the 1990 NFL Draft earlier playing 8 seasons successful the NFL. A Super Bowl champion, the Easton autochthonal who graduated from Washington Union said helium was affectional walking backmost down the ramp into Valley Children's Stadium. "I spot manager Sweeney sitting adjacent to me, I spot each of my teammates walking down that ramp truthful it's precise pugnacious for me," Cox said. "I gotta spell up determination and outcry a small bit."

It was the program's 2nd consecutive sellout and 3rd of the season. The assemblage besides featured immoderate shot royalty with Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and his begetter Ken Griffey Sr. successful the stands to cheer connected their nephew and grandson Cam Lockridge. The elder cornerback enactment connected a amusement for the celebrated fans pulling down 2 interceptions. His 14 vocation picks determination him past Phillip Thomas for 8th astir successful programme history.

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Up adjacent for the 'Dogs is Hawaii (who started the nighttime 2-5, MW 0-2). Kickoff from Valley Children's Stadium is acceptable for Saturday, November 2nd astatine 4:00 PM.