UTEP at Fresno State

Saturday, October 9, 2004

UTEP beat Fresno State 24–⁠21. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Fresno State led the series 8–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayUTEP8–⁠4 in 2004
24
HomeFresno State9–⁠3 in 2004
21

Final at Valley Children’s Stadium, FresnoAttendance 40,407

At kickoff
70°F, partly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fresno Yosemite International Airport (KFAT), 5 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UTEP7100724
Fresno State707721

Standouts

Player stats

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jordan Palmer12/2318510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Howard Jackson2154019
Matt Austin731016
Chris Marrow1505
Josh Chamois2312
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Howard Jackson558046
Jonas Crafts21308
Chris Francies112012
Chris Marrow2906
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Robert Rodriguez1180
Chris Mineo1171

Fresno State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Paul Pinegar20/3612612
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bryson Sumlin26160129
Adam Jennings215014
Paul Pinegar78116
Wendell Mathis2704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joe Fernandez437115
Duncan Reid428011
Robbie Dubois114014
Adam Jennings41305

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UTEPFresno State
277Total yards321
191Passing yards137
92Rushing yards195
8.0Yards per pass3.5
2.5Yards per rush5.0
11First downs16
4–⁠14Third downs7–⁠19
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers2
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
15:25Possession21:17

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Fresno State 86% to win. UTEP pulled the upset.

Fresno State leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Fresno State 31, UTEP 24New Mexico Bowl
2004UTEP 24, Fresno State 21
2003Fresno State 23, UTEP 20
2000UTEP 23, Fresno State 13
1999Fresno State 24, UTEP 23
1998Fresno State 32, UTEP 6

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