Chevan Cordeiro threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another, plus Isaiah Hamilton caught a season-best five passes for a career-high 137 yards and one touchdown to lead San José State (7-5, 5-3 MW) in a 41-27 loss against Eastern Michigan (9-4, 5-3 MAC) in the Famous Idaho Potatoes Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.
- Cordeiro became the first Spartans quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a season since Josh Love in 2019.
- Cordeiro became the first Spartans quarterback to rush for nine touchdowns in a season in the modern era.
- Cordeiro’s 366 passing yards were a single-game season high for the Spartans quarterback.
- For Cordeiro, it was his third game of the season with three or more passing touchdowns and his sixth consecutive game of at least two touchdown passes.
- Elijah Cooks became the first Spartans receiver to garner more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season since Tre Walker in 2019.
- For Hamilton, the 137 receiving yards were a single-game career high.
- The Spartans generated 498 yards of total offense which were the most in a single game by the Spartans this season.
- Justin Lockhart had his first touchdown of the season.
- Bryun Parham amassed his third sack of the season.
- Rico Tolefree picked up his first sack of the season.
- Michael Dansby collected his second career interception.
- Nick Nash caught his first touchdown of his career.
- Kyle Harmon recorded his fourth sack of the season and his first forced fumble and first fumble recovery of the season.
- This is the Spartans second winning season in three seasons for the first time since 1992.
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