Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
2-4 , 1-1
Fresno State
5-2 , 2-1
Rams Erupt Early to Beat Fresno State
10/10/2025 10:37:00 PM | Football
Brousseau throws three touchdown passes in win
FORT COLLINS – In a season which had been following Murphy's Law, Colorado State found a way to reverse the karma.
Entering the game with just one healthy captain out of six and missing 10 former starters overall, the Rams started executing Friday night at Canvas Stadium. And being explosive. And generating turnovers and pressure on defense.
Scoring touchdowns on it's first four drives of the game and adding a fifth by the defense, the Rams jumped out to quick lead against Fresno State, producing a 49-21 victory, snapping a three-game skid for them and a five-game run for the Bulldogs. The Rams improved to 2-4 on the year, 1-1 in Mountain West play.
Justin Marshall opened the scoring with a 73-yard run down the home sideline, the longest scoring play of the season for the team. It was also the first opening-drive touchdown of the season, and the Rams liked it so much, they kept going.
Four consecutive drives. Quarterback Jackon Brusseau capped the next three with scoring passes, two to tight end Rocky Beers, the other to running back Javion Kinnard. He became the first CSU quarterback in two seasons to throw a trio of scoring passes in a game.
One of them was set up by a Jace Bellah interception, the first of his career. The second turnover the defense produced they cleaned up themselves, as Paul Tangelo rumbled 36 yards for a touchdown after Kenyon Agurs stripped a scrambling E.J. Warner from behind. On the night, the defense would create four turnovers.
It was the first time since 2017 (Boise State) the Rams scored touchdowns on their first four possessions of the game.
The burst led to a 35-7 lead for Colorado State, but Fresno State rallied behind Warner and 464 yards of total offense. Warner threw three touchdown passes in the game, two to Josiah Freeman, the other to Rayshon Luke as the Rams offense stalled to open the second half.
After the CSU defense thwarted two promising Fresno State drives at the end of the third and into the fourth, the offense responded with a touchdown drive to extend the lead back to three touchdowns. Keyed by Kinnard's 41-yard burst on a swing pass which put the Rams in the red zone, Lloyd Avant broke free for a 12-yard touchdown around the left side of the line.
The defense came up big again to help seal the win as C.J. Blocker intercepted Warner in the end zone with just 4:30 remaining in the contest. With just 2 minutes remaining, Bellah put the postage on the package with his second interception of then evening, and Jalen Dupree delivered the final blow in the win with a 4-yard scoring run.
COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Game 6 – Colorado State (49) vs. Fresno State (21) – Oct. 10, 2025
- Captains: Season: Jacob Ellis, JaQues Evans, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Owen Long, Tanner Morley and Mukendi Wa-Kalonji, along with new captains, Jackson Brousseau and Jalen Dupree. Brousseau, Dupree and Long were out for the toss,
- Captains II: Injuries have hit the team hard, and particularly the captains. Long was the only season captain available to play in game. Brousseau and Dupree were named this week.
- Coin Toss/Result: Fresno State won the toss and elected to receive.
- To the House: Paul Tangelo delivered the Rams' first defensive score of the season, returning a fumble 36 yards for a score after Kenyon Agurs stripped Fresno State quarterback E.J. Warner. The last CSU fumble return for a score came back in 2023 by Mohamed Kamara at Middle Tennessee State.
- Productive: Colorado State scored touchdowns on its four offensive possessions, the first time that's happened since 2017 against Boise State. In that game, the Rams scored TDs on five straight drives.
- Still a Machine: Owen Long entered the night leading the nation at 13.0 tackles per game. He finished Friday night with 17 more, a career best. He has had double-digit tackles in every game this season. Among his stops were a sack and two tackles for loss.
- Attendance: The announced crowd was 27,874.
Team Stats
FRS 0, CSU 7
CSU - Marshall,Justin 73 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 3 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:23
FRS 0, CSU 14
CSU - Kinnard,Javion 29 yd pass from Brousseau,Jackson (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:57
FRS 0, CSU 21
CSU - Beers,Rocky 4 yd pass from Brousseau,Jackson (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:25
FRS 7, CSU 21
FRS - Freeman,Josiah 23 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Lynch,Dylan kick) 5 plays, 76 yards, TOP 02:21
FRS 7, CSU 28
CSU - Beers,Rocky 20 yd pass from Brousseau,Jackson (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:34
FRS 7, CSU 35
CSU - Tangelo,Paul 36 yd fumble recovery (Hankins,Isaiah kick)
FRS 14, CSU 35
FRS - Freeman,Josiah 26 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Lynch,Dylan kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:31
FRS 21, CSU 35
FRS - Luke,Rayshon 23 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Lynch,Dylan kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:35
FRS 21, CSU 42
CSU - Avant,Lloyd 12 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 5 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:19
FRS 21, CSU 49
CSU - Dupree,Jalen 4 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 2 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:48
