Fresno St. knocks off Kansas St.

Tom Brandstater passed for a career-high 313 yards and two touchdowns to Marlon Moore, and Fresno State knocked Kansas State from bowl contention with a 45-29 win Saturday in Fresno, Calif.

Anthony Harding rushed for a career-best 115 yards and a touchdown and backfield mate Lonyae Miller added 91 yards and a score for Fresno State.

The Bulldogs, members of the Western Athletic Conference, snapped a seven-game losing streak to teams from Bowl Championship Series conferences, a skid that dated to the 2004 MPC Computers Bowl against Virginia.

Kansas State, which needed a victory to become bowl eligible, ended the season on a four-game losing streak under second-year coach Ron Prince.

San Jose State 27, Nevada 24: At San Jose, Calif., Adam Tafralis passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns to rally the Spartans to their first win over the Wolfpack in six years.

Nevada had a chance to tie the game and force overtime, but Brett Jaekle’s 37-yard fieldgoal attempt hit the left upright and bounced away as time expired, preserving the win for San Jose in its season finale.

It was the Spartans’ first win in the series since a 64-45 win on Nov. 10, 2001, when the two schools combined for an NCAA record 1,640 yards in offense.

Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick was 12 of 22 for 252 yards and two touchdowns and added another 72 yards rushing for the Wolfpack, who led early but couldn’t sustain the momentum and lost their second straight game.