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RUSTON, L
a. -- The Aggies showed some fight. But the Bulldogs bit back.
Daniel Porter rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown to lead Louisiana Tech to a 45-38 come-from-behind victory over Utah State on Saturday.
Porter's 22-yard touchdown run gave the Bulldogs (6-4, 4-2 Western Athletic Conference), who have won three consecutive games, a 42-38 lead with 8:41 remaining in the game after Utah State (2-9, 2-5) had rallied to take a 38-35 lead on Diondre Borel's 13-yard run with 11:30 left.
"They're all tough," Tech coach Derek Dooley said of WAC teams. "I always say that. I mean it. I was really proud of the team. Utah State scored (early in the fourth quarter) to go ahead -- it was a gut check."
The Aggies trailed 35-17 before beginning their comeback in the third quarter.
Borel scored on an 11-yard run and Robert Turbin, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns, scored on a 2-yard run before Borel's second touchdown run gave Utah State a three-point lead.
Ross Jenkins was 12 of 17 for 145 yards and two touchdowns for Louisiana Tech. Patrick Jackson scored on a 30-yard reception and on a 1-yard run for the Bulldogs.
"I give Utah State a lot of credit," Dooley said. "We knew their quarterback was good. He's very elusive. We got tested a lot. Every time we pulled away, they'd answer the bell. We fought till the end."
Louisiana Tech 45,Utah State 38
At Ruston, La.
Utah State 10 7 13 8 -- 38
Louisiana Tech 7 21 7 10 -- 45
First quarter
La. Tech--Broha 40 interception return (Oestriecher kick), 12:55.
Utah State--Turbin 1 run (Caldwell kick), 8:52.
Utah State--Caldwell 19 field goal, 4:07.
Second quarter
La. Tech--P. Jackson 30 pass from Jenkins (Oestriecher kick), 14:52.
La. Tech--Faust 60 interception return (Oestriecher kick), 13:27.
Utah State--Turbin 48 run (Caldwell kick), 10:48.
La. Tech--Morris 11 pass from Jenkins (Oestriecher kick), 2:37.
Third quarter
La. Tech--P. Jackson 1 run (Oestriecher kick), 7:04.
Utah State--Borel 11 run (Caldwell kick), 5:05.
Utah State--Turbin 2 run (pass failed), 2:53.
Fourth quarter
Utah State--Borel 13 run (Borel run), 11:30.
La. Tech--Porter 22 run (Oestriecher kick), 8:41.
La. Tech--Oestriecher 22 field goal, 2:06.
A--15,320.
USU LaT
First downs 18 22
Rushes-yards 39-164 52-200
Passing 204 145
Comp-Att-Int 12-18-3 12-18-2
Return yards 1 122
Punts-avg. 5-31.8 4-36.3
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 3-24 4-38
Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Individual statistics
Rushing--Utah State, Turbin 17-99, Borel 20-56, Marsh 1-10, Team 1-(minus 1). Louisiana Tech, Porter 24-114, P.Jackson 12-65, Stuart 1-17, Livas 3-10, Jenkins 9-(minus 2), Team 3-(minus 4).
Passing--Utah State, Borel 12-18-3-204. Louisiana Tech, Jenkins 12-17-2-145, Team 0-1-0-0.
Receiving--Utah State, Gwacham 3-76, Turbin 3-26, Sawyer 2-56, Morrison 2-26, Zimmerman 1-13, Nelson 1-7. Louisiana Tech, Womack 3-39, Beck 3-33, P.Jackson 1-30, Morris 1-11, Tuminello 1-10, Harrison 1-8, Porter 1-8, Livas 1-6.
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