Ryan Mathews capped the opening drive of the second half with a five-yard touchdown run. He finshed with 67 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the afternoon.
Miller continued the rushing onslaught with an 18-yard touchdown run with 2:07 left in the third quarter. Clint Stitser’s extra point gave the Bulldogs a commanding 31-7 lead. Two fourth quarter Stitser field goals finished the Bulldogs’ scoring as they won their second consecutive WAC road game.
Bear Pascoe had six receptions for a team high 69 yards. Jason Crawley added 41 yards on five receptions. Fresno State finished with 416 yards total offense including 232 on the ground.
Deonte Jackson led Idaho with 112 yards, while fellow RB Brian Flowers added 77. Maurice Shaw had 70 receiving yards on six catches for the Vandals.
Miller started the scoring for the Bulldogs with a five-yard run with 4:25 left in the first quarter. Stitser added a 44-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead early in the second.
The ‘Dogs were driving with less than seven minutes left in the first half when Miller fumbled for the second time in the game. Idaho recovered and scored on the ensuing play. Stanley Franks – a cornerback who led the nation in interceptions in 2006 – scored his first offensive TD on a 54-yard pass from QB Brian Nooy.
Fresno State scored 21 unanswered points after Franks’ score to put the game away.
The Vandals' second score was a replay of Pittsburgh Steelers RB Franco Harris’ immaculate reception. Bulldog LB Marcus Riley hit a scrambling Nooy causing a fumble. In turn, the ball shot up about 10 feet to Jackson, who took it 53 yards for the score.
Vandal K Tino Amancio hit a 42-yard FG and missed a 52-yard attempt that bounced off the front of the crossbar in the second half. The Vandals made the score look a bit more respectable when Nooy hit TE Peter Bjorvik for a nine-yard touchdown with 1:15 left in the game.
Stitser connected on three of four field goals for Fresno State, including two from 44 yards. His lone miss was from 51 yards.