New Mexico holds off San Jose State 21-16

Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa's 89-yard interception return pulled the Spartans close, but the Lobos stopped them on fourth down in the final two minutes.

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San Jose State football players in blue and gold uniforms walk off the field past a referee and staff members, with a large crowd in the stands behind them. — San Jose State players leave the field at halftime of a 2012 game at the Spartans' home stadium, now called CEFCU Stadium. File photo. — Photo: Arbor to SJ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (shared under the same license)

SAN JOSE - New Mexico beat San Jose State 21-16 in football on Saturday, Oct. 31, at CEFCU Stadium, according to San Jose State Athletics. The Lobos led 14-9 at halftime.

Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa intercepted a pass and returned it 89 yards for a touchdown with 10:47 left, cutting New Mexico's lead to five points. The Spartans got the ball back late, but New Mexico stopped them on fourth down at the Lobos' 34-yard line with 1:25 left.

Trajan Sinatra kicked field goals of 25, 24 and 28 yards. Quarterback Luke Weaver completed 16 of 23 passes for 190 yards. Carson Clark caught eight passes for 91 yards, and Jabari Bates ran 22 times for 63 yards. The defense made three interceptions, and Dylan Lee had seven tackles.

San Jose State is 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the Mountain West, the athletic conference both schools play in. New Mexico is 7-1 and 4-0. The Spartans host Northern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. at CEFCU Stadium.

Source: San Jose State Athletics game recap; San Jose State official box score

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