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Fresno St Beat Rice 38-24 as Jayden Mandal Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, September 27, 2026

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The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Rice Owls 38-24 at Valley Children's Stadium in Fresno, CA on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in FBS college football Week 4 action.

Rice led 17-14 at halftime. Fresno St came back after the break to take the win. The third quarter swung it: Fresno St outscored its opponent 10-0.

Fresno St moves to 3-1, while Rice falls to 1-3.

Top performers

• Jacurri Brown (RICE, QB): 8/17, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Jacurri Brown (RICE, QB): 19 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD
• Max Mosey (RICE, WR): 1 REC, 40 YDS, 1 TD
• Jayden Mandal (FRES, QB): 22/34, 210 YDS, 3 TD
• Rayshon Luke (FRES, RB): 11 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD
• Josiah Freeman (FRES, WR): 6 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 5:45RICEBen Grice 88 Yd Run7-0
2. Q2 12:51FRESJosiah Freeman 6 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal7-7
3. Q2 8:34RICEMax Mosey 40 Yd pass from Jacurri Brown14-7
4. Q2 1:04FRESJahlil McClain 28 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal14-14
5. Q2 0:00RICEEnock Gota 22 Yd Field Goal17-14
6. Q3 9:47FRESManaki Watanabe 29 Yd Field Goal17-17
7. Q3 4:44FRESEzekiel Avit 7 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal17-24
8. Q4 13:00FRESJulius Gillick 5 Yd Run17-31
9. Q4 8:58RICEJacurri Brown 50 Yd Run24-31
10. Q4 7:37FRESRayshon Luke 52 Yd Run24-38

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