Penny's 429 all-purpose yards, 4 TDs help SDSU beat Nevada
SAN DIEGO -- Rashaad Penny had a San Diego State-record 429 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns to help San Diego State beat Nevada 42-23 on Saturday night.
Penny finished with 24 carries for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns, 201 yards and two scores on three returns (two kickoff and one punt) and added one reception for six yards.
After Ty Gangi hit Brendan O'Leary-Orange for a 48-yard touchdown to give Nevada (2-9, 2-5 Mountain West) a 10-0 lead, Penny scored on a 23-yard run. The Wolfpack then went three-and-out and Penny returned the ensuing punt 70 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-10 late in the first quarter. It was the first time Penny lined up as the punt returner in his career.
O'Leary-Orange's 7-yard TD catch put Nevada back in front early in the second, but Christian Chapman hit Mikah Holder for a 5-yard touchdown just before halftime and Juwan Washington's 1-yard scoring run gave San Diego State (9-2, 5-2) a 28-17 lead early in the third quarter. Gangi capped a 12-play, 89-yard drive with a 2-yard pass to O'Leary-Orange, but Penny took the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and added a 67-yard TD run in the fourth.
Gangi was 33-of-54 passing for 414 yards for the Wolfpack. O'Leary-Orange had 11 receptions for 213 yards and three touchdowns -- all career highs. It was the most receiving yards by a Nevada player since Trevor Insley had 212 against Oregon in 1999.
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2018 Mountain West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Boise State | 7-1 | 10-3 |
Utah State | 7-1 | 11-2 |
Wyoming | 4-4 | 6-6 |
Air Force | 3-5 | 5-7 |
Colorado State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
New Mexico | 1-7 | 3-9 |
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
Fresno State | 7-1 | 12-2 |
Nevada | 5-3 | 8-5 |
Hawai'i | 5-3 | 8-6 |
San Diego State | 4-4 | 7-6 |
UNLV | 2-6 | 4-8 |
San Jose State | 1-7 | 1-11 |