FINAL SCORE
Sacramento State Hornets at Fresno State Bulldogs game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Valley Children's Stadium · Attendance 40,198
Put the final score in perspective.
Fresno State finished 46 points ahead. The teams combined for 52 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Sacramento State 0, Fresno State 32. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Fresno State outscored its opponent in 3 and Sacramento State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Sacramento State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Fresno State | 0 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 49 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 4-8 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 262 | 542 |
| Passing | 150 | 349 |
| Comp/Att | 15/31 | 26/30 |
| Yards per pass | 4.8 | 11.6 |
| Rushing | 112 | 193 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 33 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Penalties | 7-60 | 4-35 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:47 | 31:13 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Sacramento State Hornets
passing
| Jackson Sharman | 15/31 | 150 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 |
rushing
| Jamar Curtis | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Daniel Swinney | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaiah Ene | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cincere Rhaney | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Elias Brown | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jackson Sharman | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 0 | 10 |
receiving
| Onterrio Smith Jr. | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Matt Coleman | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Raiden Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jordan Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyle Koontz | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Isaiah Ene | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Daniel Swinney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Amari Wallace | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Reese | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rocha | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Smith Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakai Scott | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fata Puloka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Tullis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boogsie Silvera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naytel Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dionte Thornton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Holani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Dimitris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darson Jeanty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Moore Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Mullican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Chala Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Chambers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leki Holani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Howard Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| Jamar Curtis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Grant Meadors | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Hamish Adams | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Fresno State Bulldogs
passing
| Jayden Mandal | 23/26 | 316 | 12.2 | 2 | 0 | 82.0 |
| Jordan Malau'ulu | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Khristian Martin | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Bryson Donelson | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 3 | 56 |
| Julius Gillick | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 33 |
| Jayon Farrar | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Andrew Chavez | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jayden Mandal | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Khristian Martin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Tariq Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rayshon Luke | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Ezekiel Avit | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 1 | 73 |
| Josiah Freeman | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 28 |
| Rayshon Luke | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 | 18 |
| Jahlil McClain | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Jayden Mandal | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jake Appleget | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jayon Farrar | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gavin Correia | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Keynan Cotton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryson Donelson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Martin Owusu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Noonan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Tierney | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Hampsten | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loyall Mouzon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'vion Thunderbird | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerayas Grimes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Satele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Noa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Cobb | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Studt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Carrillo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Regan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahzon Jacks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merhauti Xepera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deijon Laffitte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tytus Khajavi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiontre Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Goodspeed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaydon Sutko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Baumgartner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
puntReturns
| Jordan Malau'ulu | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Manaki Watanabe | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 5/5 | 11 |
punting
| Nick Verdugo | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 14:53 | Rayshon Luke 18 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal (Manaki Watanabe Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 11:58 | Ezekiel Avit 73 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal (Jayden Mandal Pass to Gavin Correia for Two-Point Conversion) | 0 – 15 |
| 2 | 6:19 | Jayden Mandal 1 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick) | 0 – 22 |
| 2 | 1:28 | Bryson Donelson 11 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick) | 0 – 29 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Manaki Watanabe 51 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 32 |
| 3 | 9:02 | Bryson Donelson 5 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick) | 0 – 39 |
| 3 | 4:50 | Grant Meadors 35 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 39 |
| 3 | 2:43 | Bryson Donelson 56 Yd Run (Manaki Watanabe Kick) | 3 – 46 |
| 4 | 7:09 | Manaki Watanabe 28 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 49 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:45 PM UTCData methodology