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Fresno State vs. New Mexico State

Published by Admin on October 24, 2009

This Saturday, Fresno State (3-3 Overall, 2-1 WAC) will take on New Mexico State (3-4, 1-2) at 7:15 PST on ESPNU.

One thing to look out for is Ryan Mathews. Mathews is currently the leading rusher in the nation and will try to pick up 26 yards to hit the 1,000 yard mark for the first time in his college career. On top of that, the Bulldogs look to improve their all time record against New Mexico State to 17-0.

Last week against San Jose State, Ryan Mathews carried the ball 20 times for a total of 233 yards to help his team win 41-21. Ryan Mathews has rushed a total of 131 times for a total of 974 yards with 7 touchdowns.

Mathews is averaging 162.6 yards a game. The second best is from Darius Marshall is averaging 136.5 yards per game.

New Mexico’s Offense is Horrible
Right now the biggest problem for New Mexico is that their offense ranks last in the FBS, only averaging about 250.1 yards a game. Their scoring is horrible too, with an average of 14.7 points per game ranking them 117th overall.

Other than that, their receivers have been shut down.

Todd Lee: 18 Catches, 208 yards in 6 games
Marcus Anderson: 16 catches, 145 yards
Marcus Allen: 15 catches, 195 yards

New Mexico State’s game against Louisiana Tech wasn’t something to be too proud of. They allowed 540 yards, giving up an average of 363.7 yards a game.

To make things even worse is that New Mexico ranks 105th against the running game allowing 186.3 yards. Not to good when you’re facing the leading rusher in the nation – Ryan Mathews.

Ryan Mathews Not the Only Weapon the Bulldogs Have
Even though Ryan Mathews came 1 yard short of his record which he recorded against Boise State’s 21 ranked defense, he still ran 233 yards against San Jose State.

Ryan Mathews is gaining national attention, in addition to all this attention Mathews also picked up a vote on the ESPN expert’s Heisman poll. But don’t let Mathews overshadow the whole Bulldogs team.

Freshman running back Robbie Rouse has 4 touchdowns, averaging 8 yards a carry and has rushed for 329 yards.

Quarterback Ryan Colburn is completing almost 60% of all his passes, equating to 1,027 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Seyi Ajirotutu has 21 catches for a total of 292 yards and 2 touchdowns. While Devon Wylie has 15 catches for a total of 242 yards and 4 touchdowns.

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