Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah State’s 37-35 win over Fresno State
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Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan catches a pass over his shoulder to set up a touchdown as Fresno State defensive backs Chris Gaston, left, and Jaron Bryant defend during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Gary Kazanjian, AP Photo
FRESNO, Calif. — Dominik Eberle hit the walk-off winner.
The Utah State field goal kicker hit a 30-yard field goal as time expired to give the Aggies a 37-35 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium.
Down by a point, USU got the ball back with 3:05 to play and drove from its own 47 to the Fresno State 12 to set up the Eberle winner.
With the win, Utah State improves to 5-4 overall and, more importantly, 4-1 in Mountain West play.
Here are three takeaways that defined this game.
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Utah State running back Gerold Bright celebrates a touchdown with his teammates during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Fresno State running back Ronnie Rivers heads in for a touchdown past Utah State safety Shaq Bond during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State running back Gerold Bright pushes Fresno State linebacker Arron Mosby out of the way for touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State quaterback Jordan Love tries to avoid Fresno State linebacker Arron Mosby during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State tight end Caleb Repp catches a pass as Fresno State safety Chris Coleman defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State wide receiver Jordan Nathan catches a pass over his shoulder to set up a touchdown as Fresno State defensive backs Chris Gaston, left, and Jaron Bryant defend during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State wide receiver Savon Scarver is stoppped by Fresno State defensive back Jaron Bryant tries to stop him during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State quaterback Jordan Love throws a pass as Fresno State defensive back Kwami Jones pursues during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Fresno State wide receiver Jalen Cropper heads on end around against Utah State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Fresno State tight end Cam Sutton stiff-arms Utah State safety Shaq Bond for a long gain during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State's Dominik Eberle watches his game-winning field goal against Fresno State during an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State's Dominik Eberle yells after hitting the game-winning field goal against Fresno State at the end of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State kicker Dominik Eberle left, celebrates his field goal with quarterback Jordan Love against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State's Dominik Eberle hits the game-winning field goal against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State running back Gerold Bright hits a hole on the way to a long gain that helped set up the game-winning field goal against Fresno State during an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State running back Gerold Bright runs over Fresno State defensive end Kwami Jones for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State quaterback Jordan Love steps up in the pocket for a pass in front of Fresno State defensive lineman Ricky McCoy during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Fresno State quaterback Jorge Reyna gets away from a Utah State defender during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Fresno State wide receiver Jalen Cropper reaches for the end zone, but is ruled down during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Utah State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
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Utah State defensive lineman Kevin Meitzenheimer tries to grab Fresno State running back Ronnie Rivers during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian, AP
Love bounces back
Aggies quarterback Jordan Love has struggled in recent weeks, but that wasn’t the case Saturday night. The junior finished with 388 passing yards and two touchdowns on 30 of 39 passing.
Trailing 35-34 in the fourth, Utah State had an impressive drive that reached the Fresno State 1. On the 14th play of the drive, though, Jaylen Warren was stuffed for a 4-yard loss on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line, giving the Bulldogs possession back with 5:19 to play.
USU led by as many as 14 points early in the second half, but Fresno State used three straight touchdown drives, the last Bulldog score coming with 14:11 left in the game, to take the lead back at 35-31. With the Aggies needing to rally, USU held Fresno State to three-and-out twice and 13 total yards on its final two drives. The final stand gave the Aggie offense enough time to drive for the winning field goal.
Scoring summary: Utah State State 37, Fresno State 35
First quarter
Fresno State, Ronnie Rivers 10-yard run (8:23), Cesar Silva kick
Utah State, Gerold Bright 21-yard run (5:07), Dominik Eberle kick
Second quarter
Fresno State, Ronnie Rivers 2-yard run (11:21), Cesar Silva kick
Utah State, Siaosi Mariner 15-yard pass from Jordan Love (7:59), Dominik Eberle kick
Utah State, Siaosi Mariner 8-yard pass from Jordan Love (0:39), Dominik Eberle kick
Third quarter
Utah State, Jaylen Warren 6-yard run (11:01), Dominik Eberle kick
Fresno State, Josh Hokit 1-yard run (7:56), Cesar Silva kick
Utah State, Dominik Eberle 25-yard field goal (5:16)
Fresno State, Ronnie Rivers 6-yard run (3:04), Cesar Silva kick
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Fourth quarter
Fresno State, Jalen Cropper 10-yard run (14:11), Cesar Silva kick
Utah State, Dominik Eberle 39-yard field goal (12:31)
Utah State, Dominik Eberle 30-yard field goal (0:00)
