E.J. Warner throws 4 TD passes as Fresno State rolls past Southern 56-7
AP
Sep 14, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) E.J. Warner threw four touchdown passes and Fresno State Bulldogs breezed to a 56-7 victory over FCS member Southern University Jaguars on Saturday night.
Warner, the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, completed 20 of 24 passes for 240 yards. He connected with Harold Duvall for a 25-yard touchdown and then tossed a 6-yarder to Jordan Brown for a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Warner fired a 19-yard touchdown pass to Rayshon Luke and threw his final one - a 22-yarder to Richie Anderson III following a 57-yard touchdown run by the Bulldogs' Bryson Donelson for a 35-7 lead at halftime.
Luke ran it into the end zone from 19 yards out in the third quarter and Johnathan Arceneaux and Elijah Gilliam added short touchdown runs in the fourth to cap Fresno State's scoring.
Donelson rushed nine time for 90 yards. Luke had seven receptions for 79 yards and carried seven times for 31.
Trey Holly scored on a 1-yard plunge for the Jaguars (1-3). Ashton Strother totaled 127 yards on 9-for-14 passing.
Southern managed just 11 yards on 27 rushes while the Bulldogs piled up 225 yards on 41 carries.
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(10:35 - 1st) C.McCoy pass complete. Catch made by K.Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 38.
No Gain
3 & 10 - SO 38
(10:00 - 1st) C.McCoy steps back to pass. Sacked at SOU 31 for -7 yards (F.Claypool; D.Laffitte).
Punt
4 & 17 - SO 31
(9:07 - 1st) K.Pham punts 39 yards to FRES 30 Center-SOU. Fair catch by J.Malau'ulu. PENALTY on SOU-SOU Fair Catch Interference 15 yards accepted.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (11 plays, 55 yards, 6:06 poss)
Result
Play
+1 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 45
(9:00 - 1st) R.Luke rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 46.
+11 YD
2 & 9 - FRESNO 46
(8:31 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 11 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 43.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - SO 43
(8:11 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by B.Donelson for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 34.
+4 YD
2 & 1 - SO 34
(7:38 - 1st) R.Luke rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 30.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SO 30
(6:12 - 1st) E.Warner steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for E.Avit. PENALTY on SOU-L.Carter Defensive Holding 10 yards accepted.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - SO 20
(6:02 - 1st) B.Donelson rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 11.
No Gain
2 & 1 - SO 11
(5:54 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.McClain for 0 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 11.
+1 YD
3 & 1 - SO 11
(5:28 - 1st) B.Donelson rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 10.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SO 10
(4:40 - 1st) R.Luke rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 8.
+2 YD
2 & Goal - SO 8
(4:09 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 6.
+6 YD
3 & Goal - SO 6
(3:12 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.Brown for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(2:54 - 1st) D.Lynch extra point is good.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, -3 yards, 1:39 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(2:54 - 1st) D.Lynch kicks 65 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU End Zone. Touchback.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SO 25
(2:54 - 1st) T.Holly rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 26.
-4 YD
2 & 9 - SO 26
(2:19 - 1st) C.McCoy rushed for -4 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 22.
No Gain
3 & 13 - SO 22
(1:49 - 1st) C.McCoy steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Brown.
Punt
4 & 13 - SO 22
(1:25 - 1st) K.Pham punts 50 yards to FRES 28 Center-SOU. Downed by C.Perritt. PENALTY on SOU-SOU Illegal Formation 5 yards accepted.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, 2 yards, 3:22 poss)
Result
Play
+8 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 33
(1:15 - 1st) B.Donelson rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 41. PENALTY on FRES-FRES Offensive Holding 10 yards. No Play.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Punt (4 plays, 26 yards, 2:03 poss)
Result
Play
+9 YD
1 & 20 - FRESNO 23
(1:00 - 1st) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 32. PENALTY on SOU-Z.Yassine Roughing the Passer 15 yards accepted.
+7 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 47
(0:29 - 1st) B.Donelson rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 46.
Penalty
2 & 3 - SO 46
(15:00 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by E.Avit for yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 32. PENALTY on FRES-R.Anderson Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play.
No Gain
2 & 13 - FRESNO 44
(13:47 - 2nd) E.Warner steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for R.Anderson.
+5 YD
3 & 13 - FRESNO 44
(13:26 - 2nd) E.Warner rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 49.
Punt
4 & 8 - FRESNO 49
(14:11 - 2nd) N.Verdugo punts 50 yards to SOU 1 Center-FRES. Downed by J.Carrillo.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, 2 yards, 3:22 poss)
Result
Play
No Gain
1 & 10 - SO 1
(13:57 - 2nd) C.McCoy steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Harris.
+2 YD
2 & 10 - SO 1
(13:48 - 2nd) C.McCoy rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 3.
No Gain
3 & 8 - SO 3
(13:08 - 2nd) C.McCoy steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Harris.
Punt
4 & 8 - SO 3
(13:05 - 2nd) K.Pham punts 38 yards to SOU 41 Center-SOU. Downed by C.Jefferson.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:55 poss)
Result
Play
+4 YD
1 & 10 - SO 41
(12:53 - 2nd) B.Donelson rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 37.
+4 YD
2 & 6 - SO 37
(12:24 - 2nd) B.Donelson rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 33.
+14 YD
3 & 2 - SO 33
(11:43 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.Tarwater for 14 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 19.
+19 YD
1 & 10 - SO 19
(10:58 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(10:58 - 2nd) D.Lynch extra point is good.
SOU
Jaguars
- Touchdown (9 plays, 76 yards, 5:28 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(10:58 - 2nd) D.Lynch kicks 65 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU End Zone. Touchback.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SO 25
(10:58 - 2nd) J.Gabriel rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 26.
+28 YD
2 & 9 - SO 26
(10:13 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by M.Jackson for 28 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 46.
(8:53 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by C.Jefferson for 9 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 42.
+18 YD
2 & 6 - FRESNO 42
(8:13 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by K.Brown for 18 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 24.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 24
(7:20 - 2nd) J.Gabriel rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 20.
+5 YD
2 & 6 - FRESNO 20
(6:56 - 2nd) T.Holly rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 15.
Penalty
3 & 1 - FRESNO 15
(5:40 - 2nd) PENALTY on SOU-SOU Illegal Formation 5 yards accepted. No Play.
+19 YD
3 & 6 - FRESNO 20
(5:13 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by D.Morris for 19 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 1. PENALTY on FRES-FRES Personal Foul / Defense 1 yards accepted.
No Gain
1 & Goal - FRESNO 1
(3:54 - 2nd) T.Holly rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 1.
+1 YD
2 & Goal - FRESNO 1
(3:36 - 2nd) T.Holly rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(5:41 - 2nd) N.Zimmer extra point is good.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (1 plays, 57 yards, 0:03 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(5:30 - 2nd) N.Zimmer kicks 45 yards from SOU 35 to the FRES 20. J.Malau'ulu returns the kickoff. Tackled by SOU at FRES 43.
+57 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 43
(5:37 - 2nd) B.Donelson rushed for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(5:28 - 2nd) D.Lynch extra point is good.
SOU
Jaguars
- Blocked FG (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:48 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(5:27 - 2nd) D.Lynch kicks 65 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU End Zone. Touchback.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - SO 25
(5:27 - 2nd) J.Gabriel rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 28.
+4 YD
2 & 7 - SO 28
(4:52 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by C.Jefferson for 4 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 32.
+28 YD
3 & 3 - SO 32
(4:10 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by M.Jackson for 28 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 40.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 40
(3:40 - 2nd) J.Gabriel rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 39.
No Gain
2 & 9 - FRESNO 39
(2:56 - 2nd) A.Strother steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Morris.
+14 YD
3 & 9 - FRESNO 39
(2:51 - 2nd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by T.Holly for 14 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 25.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 25
(2:06 - 2nd) T.Holly rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 22.
No Gain
2 & 7 - FRESNO 22
(2:00 - 2nd) A.Strother steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Morris.
-5 YD
3 & 7 - FRESNO 22
(0:25 - 2nd) A.Strother rushed for -5 yards. Tackled by FRES at FRES 27.
4 & 12 - SO 34
(1:49 - 2nd) N.Zimmer 44 yard field goal attempt is blocked Center-SOU Holder-SOU. M.Xepera blocked the kick.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (8 plays, 66 yards, 0:06 poss)
Result
Play
+21 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 34
(0:39 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.Brown for 21 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 45.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SO 45
(0:04 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.Farrar for 5 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 40.
No Gain
2 & 5 - SO 40
(1:07 - 2nd) E.Warner steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Brown.
+20 YD
3 & 5 - SO 40
(1:04 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 20 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 20.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SO 20
(0:46 - 2nd) E.Warner steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Farrar.
+13 YD
2 & 10 - SO 20
(0:48 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by J.Farrar for 13 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 7.
Sack
1 & Goal - SO 7
(0:38 - 2nd) E.Warner steps back to pass. Sacked at SOU 22 for -15 yards (C.Givens). E.Warner FUMBLES forced by C.Givens. Fumble RECOVERED by FRES-J.Farrar at SOU 22.
+22 YD
2 & 22 - SO 22
(0:27 - 2nd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by R.Anderson for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(0:21 - 2nd) D.Lynch extra point is good.
SOU
Jaguars
- End of Half (1 plays, -1 yards, 0:33 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(0:33 - 2nd) D.Lynch kicks 65 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU End Zone. Touchback.
-1 YD
1 & 10 - SO 25
(0:28 - 2nd) A.Strother kneels at the SOU 24.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, -5 yards, 1:45 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(15:00 - 3rd) D.Lynch kicks 50 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU 15. T.Holly returns the kickoff. Tackled by FRES at SOU 15.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SO 15
(14:44 - 3rd) T.Holly rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 15.
No Gain
2 & 10 - SO 15
(14:26 - 3rd) A.Strother rushed for yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 20. PENALTY on SOU-A.Sanders Offensive Holding 7 yards accepted. No Play.
+7 YD
2 & 17 - SO 8
(12:26 - 3rd) A.Strother pass complete. Catch made by K.Brown for 7 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 15.
No Gain
3 & 10 - SO 15
(11:46 - 3rd) C.McCoy steps back to pass. Sacked at SOU 10 for -5 yards (K.Foreman; D.Laffitte).
Punt
4 & 15 - SO 10
(13:52 - 3rd) K.Pham punts 70 yards to FRES 20 Center-SOU. J.Malau'ulu returned punt from the FRES 20. Tackled by SOU at FRES 42.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Fumble (7 plays, 45 yards, 7:10 poss)
Result
Play
+25 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 42
(13:15 - 3rd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by E.Avit for 25 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 33.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SO 33
(12:49 - 3rd) R.Luke rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 31.
+1 YD
2 & 8 - SO 31
(7:32 - 3rd) R.Luke rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 30.
+7 YD
3 & 7 - SO 30
(7:13 - 3rd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by E.Avit for 7 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 23.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - SO 23
(6:45 - 3rd) B.Ramirez rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 19.
+2 YD
2 & 6 - SO 19
(5:51 - 3rd) R.Luke rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 17. PENALTY on SOU-J.Wallace Face Mask (15 Yards) 9 yards accepted.
(5:44 - 3rd) E.Warner pass complete. Catch made by E.Avit for 0 yards. E.Avit FUMBLES forced by SOU. Fumble RECOVERED by SOU-SOU at SOU 3. Tackled by FRES at SOU 3.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, 7 yards, 0:12 poss)
Result
Play
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SO 3
(6:05 - 3rd) J.Gabriel rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 9.
+1 YD
2 & 4 - SO 9
(5:42 - 3rd) J.Gabriel rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 10.
No Gain
3 & 3 - SO 10
(5:25 - 3rd) A.Strother steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Harris.
Punt
4 & 3 - SO 10
(5:16 - 3rd) K.Pham punts 34 yards to SOU 44 Center-SOU. Fair catch by J.Malau'ulu.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (7 plays, 44 yards, 2:47 poss)
Result
Play
-1 YD
1 & 10 - SO 44
(5:53 - 3rd) B.Donelson rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 45.
+9 YD
2 & 11 - SO 45
(5:34 - 3rd) C.Conklin pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 36.
+6 YD
3 & 2 - SO 36
(5:00 - 3rd) J.Arceneaux rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 30.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SO 30
(4:36 - 3rd) C.Conklin pass complete. Catch made by J.Brown for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 28.
+7 YD
2 & 8 - SO 28
(4:00 - 3rd) C.Conklin pass complete. Catch made by E.Avit for 7 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 21.
+2 YD
3 & 1 - SO 21
(3:32 - 3rd) B.Ramirez rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 19.
+19 YD
1 & 10 - SO 19
(3:13 - 3rd) R.Luke rushed for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(3:06 - 3rd) D.Lynch extra point is good.
SOU
Jaguars
- Punt (3 plays, -6 yards, 2:27 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(3:06 - 3rd) D.Lynch kicks 25 yards from FRES 35 to the SOU 40. J.Hicks returns the kickoff. Tackled by FRES at SOU 40.
-3 YD
1 & 10 - SO 40
(2:57 - 3rd) J.Gabriel rushed for -3 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 37.
-2 YD
2 & 13 - SO 37
(2:27 - 3rd) J.Gabriel rushed for -2 yards. Tackled by FRES at SOU 35.
Sack
3 & 15 - SO 35
(1:45 - 3rd) A.Strother steps back to pass. Sacked at SOU 34 for -1 yards (K.Foreman).
Punt
4 & 16 - SO 34
(0:56 - 3rd) K.Pham punts 46 yards to FRES 20 Center-SOU. J.Malau'ulu returned punt from the FRES 20. Tackled by SOU at FRES 31.
FRES
Bulldogs
- Touchdown (10 plays, 69 yards, 5:29 poss)
Result
Play
+3 YD
1 & 10 - FRESNO 31
(0:39 - 3rd) E.Gilliam rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 34.
+12 YD
2 & 7 - FRESNO 34
(15:00 - 4th) J.Arceneaux rushed for 12 yards. Tackled by SOU at FRES 46.
No Gain
1 & 10 - FRESNO 46
(13:03 - 4th) C.Conklin steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for H.Duvall.
+11 YD
2 & 10 - FRESNO 46
(12:53 - 4th) C.Conklin pass complete. Catch made by E.Gilliam for 11 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 43.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - SO 43
(12:17 - 4th) E.Gilliam rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 34.
+2 YD
2 & 1 - SO 34
(11:50 - 4th) E.Gilliam rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 32.
+13 YD
1 & 10 - SO 32
(11:35 - 4th) C.Conklin pass complete. Catch made by E.Gilliam for 13 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 19.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - SO 19
(11:03 - 4th) J.Arceneaux rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by SOU at SOU 10.