San Jose State beats Stanford with late interception, touchdown pass

SAN JOSE – With 1:55 left in the fourth quarter, Treyshun Hurry hauled in an 18-yard reception from Walker Eget and SJSU hung on for a 34-31 victory over Stanford in the 68th Bill Walsh Legacy Game.

Stanford led late, but instead of running to try and force SJSU’s last timeout, Cardinal quarterback Ashton Daniels threw a pass on third down with 2:39 left that was intercepted by Isiah Revis.

After the Spartans led 24-10 in the third quarter, Daniels and fellow quarterback Justin Lamson rushed for touchdowns.

On the second play of the fourth quarter, Eget was sacked by Justin Bailey and fumbled. SJSU lineman Peseti Lapuaho, who then fumbled the ball into the end zone where it was ultimately recovered by Stanford to make it 27-24.

Eget finished 33-for-49, 385 touchdowns, four touchdown passes, an interception and a fumble.

Biletnikoff Award finalist Nick Nash caught two touchdowns in the third quarter and finished the game with eight receptions and 91 yards.

Nash’s 16 receiving touchdowns set a new SJSU single-season record, passing Chandler Jones’ total of 15 in 2013. Nash also leads the nation.

Stanford had the opportunity to extend its lead to 10-0 in the second quarter when it was inside the San Jose State 5-yard line but went backward three of the four plays from that position.

Two of those tackles on that goal-line stand were by safety Revis, including the fourth-down stop that changed the momentum of the game.

San Jose State started slow, running only seven plays for less than 25 yards and had a punt blocked in the first quarter, but made up for that with 17 points on its three possessions in the second.

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The Spartans will await the announcement of where it will play its bowl game following their seven-win season. This is the first time in program history they have gone to a bowl game three straight seasons.