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Starkel throws for 467 yards, 5 TDs; SJSU beats New Mexico

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Starkel threw for 467 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to help San Jose State beat New Mexico 38-21 and open the season with back-to-back wins for the first time 33 years. Bailey Gaither set career highs with 10 receptions and 208 yards receiving, including a 69-yard touchdown, and Tre Walker 107 yards and two TDs on nine catches for SJSU. Teveka Tuioti was 20-of-35 passing for 294 yards and two touchdowns with one interception and had 14 carries for 69 yards and a score for New Mexico (0-1, 0-1). The game was relocated to San Jose, California, as a result of public health orders in New Mexico related to the coronavirus pandemic.