Morrow's 156 yards, 2 touchdowns on the ground power Colorado State past UTEP 27-17
FORT COLLINS, Col. -- — Avery Morrow ran for 156 yards with two touchdowns and Colorado State defeated UTEP 27-17 on Saturday.
Morrow's 2-yard touchdown run made it 7-0 in the first quarter and his 73-yard jaunt gave the Rams a 14-3 lead about 5 1/2 minutes before halftime.
In the third quarter, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi's short touchdown pass to Armani Winfield, followed by a 37-yard Jordan Noyes field goal made it 24-3 midway through the period.
UTEP rallied with touchdown passes of 28 and 56 yards from Cade McConnell pass to Kenny Odom to make it 24-17 early in the fourth.
The Miners turned it over on downs near midfield on their next possession, then the Rams took nearly six minutes off the clock with a drive that ended with a 39-yard field goal by Noyes.
Fowler-Nicolosi completed 14 of 22 passes for 132 yards. He had one touchdown and one interception. The Rams had 224 yards on the ground.
McConnell was 19-of-29 passing for 220 yards. The Miners were held to 48 yards rushing.
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Game Information
2024 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Liberty | 2-0 | 4-0 |
Sam Houston | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Western Kentucky | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Florida International | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-1 | 1-3 |
UTEP | 0-1 | 0-4 |
New Mexico State | 0-2 | 1-3 |
2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Fresno State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
San José State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
UNLV | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Nevada | 0-0 | 2-3 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Utah State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-4 |
Air Force | 0-1 | 1-2 |
New Mexico | 0-1 | 0-4 |