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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Steven Pulley tied a school record with
15 receptions, including touchdowns of 54 and 15 yards, as San Jose
State overcame the loss of tailback Deonce Whitaker to defeat
Stanford 44-39 Saturday.
It was the second straight victory for San Jose State (3-2) over
Stanford (3-2), which leads the Pac-10 with a 3-0 record but is
winless in two non-conference games.
Pulley, who had 255 yards in receptions, tied the Spartans'
record of 15 receptions by Guy Liggins in 1986 against Fresno
State.
Troy Walters, who had scoring catches of 25 and 7 yards for
Stanford, broke the Pac-10 career record with 3,331 yards
receiving. Walters, who had 10 catches for 186 yards, surpassed the
mark of 3,201 yards by Southern California's Johnnie Morton in
1990-93 on a 35-yard reception in the second quarter.
San Jose State turned to the air to overcome the loss of
Whitaker, who had rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the
Spartans' first four games this season. He missed the game with a
sprained right ankle.
Chris Kasteler was 24-of-43 for 368 yards for San Jose State.
Joe Borchard, filling in for the second straight game for injured
Todd Husak, was 19-of-37 for 313 yards for Stanford.
Ron Ockimey returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown for San
Jose State, which has won three straight after opening the season
with losses at LSU and Colorado, and Casey LeBlanc went 19 yards
with a reverse for a score.
Patrick Battle had a 15-yard scoring run, Darian Morton had a
4-yard touchdown run and Tim Morgan kicked a 44-yard field goal for
the Spartans -- who had lost six straight to Stanford before winning
the last two.
Mike Biselli kicked three field goals for Stanford, which got
scoring runs of 39 yards by Brian Allen and 2 yards by Coy Wire.
The Cardinal also got a safety when a punt was blocked out of the
end zone.
Battle scored 2:05 into the game, completing a 65-yard
game-opening drive. After Biselli kicked a 41-yard field goal,
Morton scored to complete a 79-yard drive and give the Spartans a
14-3 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter.
Stanford responded with 12 straight points. Biselli kicked a
21-yard field goal, Colin Branch blocked a punt out of the end zone
for a safety and Wire scored to complete the ensuing drive.
Morgan's field goal with 2:13 left in the second quarter gave San
Jose State a 17-15 halftime lead.
Pulley's 15-yard scoring catch made it 24-15 midway through the
third period, before Walters' 25-yard scoring catch pulled the
Cardinal within two points again.
The Spartans increased the lead to 31-22 when Samson Sherrod
sacked Borchard and forced a fumble that was picked up by Ockimey
and returned for a touchdown.
Allen broke through the middle of the line to score 64 seconds
later, on the last play of the third period, to make it 31-29, and
Biselli's 29-yard field goal with 11:20 left in the fourth quarter
gave Stanford its only lead of the second half.
The Spartans responded with LeBlanc's scoring run, on which he
scooted around the left side and then cut back inside to go
untouched into the end zone with 5:28 remaining.
Pulley caught the 54-yard bomb with 2:33 left to give San Jose
State a 44-32 lead. Stanford then marched 59 yards in 47 seconds to
Walters' 7-yard scoring catch to pull within 44-39, but an onside
kick was recovered by the Spartans and they ran out the clock.
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