Fresno State beats San Diego State 24-13

FRESNO, Calif. -- Donovan Lewis and Jamal Ellis intercepted consecutive fourth-quarter passes and Fresno State pulled away to beat San Diego State 24-13 on Friday night in "The Battle For The Oil Can" game. Lewis corralled freshman Nick Bawden 's errant pass at the Fresno State 28 with 6:15 left after a series of deflections. After San Diego State forced a punt, Ellis intercepted Bawden's next pass and returned it 5 yards to the 7 to set up Marteze Waller 's clinching 5-yard touchdown run. Fresno State (3-3, 2-0 Mountain West) won its third straight game after opening with losses to Southern California, Utah and Nebraska. The game was the 1,000th in program history, with the Bulldogs improving to 580-393-27. They are 23-27-4 in the rivalry series against San Diego State (2-3, 1-1). San Diego State cut it to 17-13 on Bawden's 5-yard touchdown pass to Adam Roberts with 10:20 left.