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Rams 3-0 after beating Nevada 35-20

Dion Morton threw for one touchdown and caught a pass for another and the CSU defense came up with five takeaways today in a 35-20 win over Nevada.

The win makes CSU 3-0 for the first time since the 1994 season and only the second time since 1977, with the Mountain West Conference opener at seventh-ranked Brigham Young a week away.

CSU quarterback Grant Stucker threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Morton in the third quarter and ran for a 35-yard TD in the fourth to ice the victory, the sixth in a row for the Rams dating back to last season.

Morton's passing touchdown came on a so-called double-pass play in which Stucker threw a pitchout overhand to the receiver in the left flat. Morton then threw downfield to tight end Eric Peitz, who was three steps beyond the nearest defender when he caught the ball at the 5-yard line and ran into the end zone to complete a 25-yard scoring play.

John Mosure scored CSU's first touchdown and his third of the season on a 1-yard run midway through the first quarter. The score came five plays after DeAngelo Wilkinson recovered a fumbled pitch in the Nevada backfield, giving the Rams the ball at the Wolf Pack's 23-yard line.

Morton also threw a touchdown pass to Stucker on a reverse-pass play in the Rams' 24-23 win last Saturday over Weber State.

The Wolf Pack scored a touchdown on the final play of the game.

Nevada, which was shut out 35-0 in its season-opener at Notre Dame, picked up two second half touchdowns by Vai Taua three minutes into the second half.