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Fresno St. Heads Home Happy After Beating Rutgers

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 2, 2008

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Ryan Mathews ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns, Seyi Ajirotutu set up two scores with long receptions and Fresno State made its first trip to the East Coast a successful one with a 24-7 victory against Rutgers on Monday night.

After shaking off a first-half offensive malaise - can't blame jet lag because the Bulldogs arrived on Saturday - Fresno State got rolling in the second half and went on to its 13th victory over teams in BCS conferences since 2000, second to Utah by one for most in the nation for non-BCS teams.

Tom Brandstater, after a 5-for-15 first half, finished with 216 yards passing for the Bulldogs.

Ajirotutu came up with the two big grabs. The first was a 77-yarder in the third quarter that led to Mathews' first score, a 4-yarder.

The second was a 31-yard reception on third-and-23 in the fourth quarter, which put the ball at the 1. Mathews scored two plays later to make it 17-7 with 6:46 left in the game.

CLEMSON: Starting offensive guard Barry Humphries will have surgery and miss at least one game with a knee injury.

MISSISSIPPI STATE: Senior linebacker Jamar Chaney has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken leg.

VIRGINIA: Starting linebacker Aaron Clark, a senior, will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured knee.

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