Far West Roundup : Aztecs Win in the Last 2 Seconds

Todd Santos completed a five-yard touchdown pass to split end Alfred Jackson with two seconds left, and Kevin Rahill added the clinching extra point as San Diego State beat Colorado State, 27-26, Saturday in a Western Athletic Conference game at Fort Collins, Colo.

The dramatic finish offset a 20-point Colorado State fourth-quarter rally and raised the Aztecs’ WAC record to 4-1, giving them the inside track in the race for the title and an automatic Holiday Bowl berth. Colorado State is 3-2.

Overall, San Diego State and Colorado State are 5-3.

Kelly Stouffer’s two touchdown passes in the final period had given CSU a 26-20 lead with 1:12 remaining.

But the Aztecs, out of timeouts, went 76 yards in 9 plays for the winning points.

Colorado State’s Steve Bartalo set an NCAA career record for carries, rushing 37 times for 149 yards to give him 1,102 career attempts, eclipsing the mark of 1,074 set by Pitt’s Tony Dorsett.

Wyoming 35, New Mexico 25--At Laramie, Wyo., Craig Burnett came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes and set a Wyoming school record with 359 passing yards.

Burnett, sidelined all season with a broken finger, was the Cowboys’ No. 1 quarterback when he was injured the week before the season opened.

He entered Saturday’s game trailing, 14-7, and completed touchdown passes of 17, 5 and 8 yards to Anthony Sargent, and 3 yards to Scott Joseph.

Meanwhile, Ned James broke a New Mexico school record for total offense with 575 yards, completing 27 of 47 passes for 457 yards and running 25 times for 118 yards.

The Cowboys are 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the WAC. New Mexico fell to 3-6 and 2-4.

Hawaii 33, Utah 13--At Salt Lake City, Gregg Tipton passed for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Rainbows improved to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the WAC. The Utes are 0-7 and 0-5.