Stanford vs. San Jose State score: Spartans' late INT fuels go-ahead TD as Cardinal's comeback falls short

A wild scoop-n-score in the fourth quarter gave the Cardinal life

San Jose State fended off a furious comeback by Stanford with a go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes of its regular-season finale, a 34-31 win. Quarterback Walker Eget's 18-yard touchdown to Treyshun Hurry with 1:55 remaining was fueled by the Spartans' game-defining interception -- their third turnover of the game -- on the previous drive by DB Isiah Revis.

Stanford scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take its first lead since the opening minutes of the game. Ignited by a wild scoop-n-score, the Cardinal eventually took a 31-27 lead before Ashton Daniels' devastating interception to Revis. 

The Cardinal finished their season with a 3-9 record for the fourth consecutive year. Stanford finished with fewer than four wins for the fourth consecutive season for the first time in program history. 

San Jose State has now won at least seven games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1980-82. Star wide receiver Nick Nash finished with eight catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Nash came into the day with 96 catches for 1,291 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Nash leads all FBS players in all three of those categories.

• San Jose State outgained Stanford 409-363. Eget finished with 348 passing yards, while SJSU ran for only 61 yards.
  
• Stanford wide receivers Elic Ayomanor (109) and Emmett Mosley (101) both finished with over 100 receiving yards. Ayomanor finished with at least 10 catches for the second time this season.
  
• Ken Niumatalolo became the first San Jose State coach since Ron Turner in 1992 to win at least seven games in his first season.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 7:45 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Spartans use late score to stymie comeback

FINAL: San Jose State 34, Stanford 31

San Jose State fended off a furious comeback by Stanford with a go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes of its regular-season finale. Quarterback Walker Eget's 18-yard touchdown to Treyshun Hurry with 1:55 remaining was fueled by the Spartans' game-defining interception -- their third turnover of the game -- on the previous drive by DB Isiah Revis.

Stanford scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take its first lead since the opening minutes of the game. Ignited by a wild scoop-n-score, the Cardinal managed to take a 31-27 lead before Ashton Daniels' devastating interception to Revis. 

The Cardinal finished their season with a 3-9 record for the fourth consecutive year. Stanford finished with fewer than four wins for the fourth consecutive season for the first time in program history. 

San Jose State has now won at least seven games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1980-82. Star wide receiver Nick Nash finished with eight catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Nash came into the day with 96 catches for 1,291 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Nash leads all FBS players in all three of those categories.

• San Jose State outgained Stanford 409-363. Eget finished with 348 passing yards, while SJSU ran for only 61 yards.
  
• Stanford wide receivers Elic Ayomanor (109) and Emmett Mosley (101) both finished with over 100 receiving yards. Ayomanor finished with at least 10 catches for the second time this season.
  
• Ken Niumatalolo became the first San Jose State coach since Ron Turner in 1992 to win at least seven games in his first season.
  

[Nov 29, 2024 at 7:37 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

San Jose State takes the lead back

LATE 4Q: San Jose State 34, Stanford 31

After forcing its third turnover of the game, San Jose State took over in favorable field position and capitalized. Eget connected with Treyshun Hurry for an 18-yard touchdown to take a 34-31 lead with 1:55 remaining. Stanford will get the football back with two timeouts, with a chance to tie or win.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 7:11 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Stanford has the lead

MID 4Q: Stanford 31, San Jose State 27

Stanford just took its first lead since the first quarter after Ashton Daniels punched it in for a 1-yard touchdown. The Cardinal have scored 14 unanswered points after SJSU entered the final quarter with all the momentum. Ayomanor and Mosely both have over 100 receiving yards.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 7:01 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Stanford's defense makes a big play

EARLY 4Q: San Jose State 27, Stanford 24

San Jose State's drive ended in a turnover. Stanford DB Collin Wright picked off Eget and ran it back the other way 46 yards near midfield. The Cardinal will take over at their own 47-yard line line, down three, with 10:14 left.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 6:48 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

What just happened?

EARLY 4Q: San Jose State 27, Stanford 24

San Jose State entered the fourth quarter with all the momentum. Now that momentum belongs to Stanford after coming up with a huge defensive play. Stanford's David Bailey forced a fumble, which resulted in an SJSU OL picking up the football. Stanford LB Jahsiah Galvan picked up the football in the end zone for a defensive touchdown. What a sequence of events.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 6:40 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

San Jose State in control

END 3Q: San Jose State 27, Stanford 17

San Jose State will take a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. The Spartans have all the momentum in this game after stopping Stanford's latest offensive drive. Daniels connected with Ayomanor for a long touchdown pass in the final minutes of the third quarter, but the play was called back due to holding.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 6:18 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Stanford answers

EARLY 3Q: San Jose State 24, Stanford 17

After San Jose State went on an impressive drive to open the half, Stanford responded. On fourth-and-goal, Stanford quarterback Justin Lamson scored on a 1-yard touchdown to cut the deficit in half. Lamson now has eight rushing touchdowns on the season.

[Nov 29, 2024 at 6:05 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

SJSU extends its lead

EARLY 3Q: San Jose State 24, Stanford 10

San Jose State opened the second half with an impressive drive that resulted in points. Eget connected with Justin Lockhart for a 19-yard touchdown to extend SJSU's lead to 14 with 12:45 remaining in the third quarter. Eget now has three touchdown passes on the day.