American college football season
The 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aztecs were led by head coach Brady Hoke in the second season of his second stint as head coach and played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California . They competed as members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State * CBSSN W 28–1010,116
September 11 7:00 p.m. at Arizona * P12N W 38–1439,097
September 18 4:00 p.m. Utah * Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA CBSSN W 33–31 3OT 11,090
September 25 12:30 p.m. Towson * Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA Stadium W 48–217,619
October 9 6:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 25 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA FS1 W 31–78,387
October 15 7:30 p.m. at San Jose State No. 24 CBSSN W 19–13 2OT 17,177
October 23 4:00 p.m. at Air Force No. 22 CBSSN W 20–1423,887
October 30 7:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 21 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA (rivalry ) CBSSN L 20–3011,034
November 6 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii No. 24 FS1 W 17–106,239
November 13 7:30 p.m. Nevada No. 22 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA CBSSN W 23–2111,821
8:30 p.m. at UNLV No. 19 CBSSN W 28–2016,713
9:00 a.m. Boise State No. 21 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA CBS W 27–1611,886
December 4 12:00 p.m. Utah State No. 19 FOX L 13–4613,445
4:30 p.m. vs. UTSA * No. 24 ESPN W 38–2415,801
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Game summaries
New Mexico State
Game information
First quarter
NMSU – Ethan Albertson 31 Yd Field Goal, 7:26. Aggies 3–0
Second quarter
NMSU – Dominic Gicinto 8 Yd pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson Kick), 10:42. Aggies 10–0
Third quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 23 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 13:43. Aggies 10–7
SDSU – Jordon Brookshire 18 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 3:01. Aztecs 14–10
SDSU – Andrew Aleki 25 Yd Interception Return (Matt Araiza Kick), 2:45. Aztecs 21–10
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Jordan Byrd 43 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 14L19. Aztecs 28–10
Odds
Line : SDSU –31.5
Over/Under : 50.5
Statistics
NMSU
SDSU
First downs
21
17
Plays–yards
82–374
61–339
Rushes–yards
26–48
42–263
Passing yards
326
76
Passing: comp–att–int
34–56–3
6–19–1
Time of possession
33:42
26:18
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NMSU
Passing
Jonah Johnson
34-56, 326 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
O'Maury Samuels
6 CAR, 35 YDS
Receiving
Terrell Warner
10 REC, 79 YDS
SDSU
Passing
Jordon Brookshire
6-19, 76 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing
Greg Bell
21 CAR, 161 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Kobe Smith
1 REC, 24 YDS
At Arizona
San Diego State Aztecs at Arizona Wildcats
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
San Diego State
21
14
3 0 38
Arizona
7
0
0 7 14
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
Date : September 11, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 39,097Referee : Mike CuttoneTV announcers (P12N ) : Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analysis), and Michael Molinari (producer)Bear Down,[4] Game Book
Game information
First quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 55 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 13:22. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
SDSU – Jordon Brookshire 3 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:12. Aztecs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:08.
SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 27 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Matt Araiza Kick), 7:07. Aztecs 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 2:05.
ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill 43 Yd pass from Gunner Cruz (Tyler Loop Kick), 5:50. Aztecs 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17.
Second quarter
SDSU – Daniel Bellinger 25 Yd pass from Jordon Brookshire (Matt Araiza Kick), 12:29. Aztecs 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:35.
SDSU – Ethan Dedeaux 40 Yd pass from Jordon Brookshire (Matt Araiza Kick), 1:52. Aztecs 35–7. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:55.
Third quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 32 Yd Field Goal, 5:13. Aztecs 38–7. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 3:22.
Fourth quarter
ARIZ – Tayvian Cunningham 7 Yd pass from Will Plummer (Tyler Loop Kick), 8:24. Aztecs 38–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:52.
Odds
Line : ARIZ –1.5
Over/Under : 46.5
ESPN FPI : SDSU 53.1%
Statistics
SDSU
ARIZ
First downs
21
9
Plays–yards
70–454
56–230
Rushes–yards
55–271
20–51
Passing yards
183
179
Passing: comp–att–int
10–15–0
18–36–1
Time of possession
37:34
22:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SDSU
Passing
Jordon Brookshire
10-14, 183 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
Greg Bell
17 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Daniel Bellinger
3 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD
ARIZ
Passing
Will Plummer
8-17, 109 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Stanley Berryhill
2 CAR, 26 YDS
Receiving
Tayvian Cunningham
5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD
Utah
Utah Utes at San Diego State Aztecs
Period
1
2
3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total
Utah
7
3
0 14 7 0 0 31
San Diego State
3
7
14 0 7 0 2 33
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
Date : September 18, 2021Game time : 4:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 11,090Referee : Jim WharrieTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Giancarlo Gennarini (producer)Leading the Pac,[5] Game Book
Game information
First quarter
UTAH – Britain Covey 80 Yd Punt Return (Jadon Redding Kick), 8:02. Utes 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:48.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 51 Yd Field Goal, 1:54. Utes 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:20.
Second quarter
UTAH – Jadon Redding 43 Yd Field Goal, 7:51. Utes 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:02.
SDSU – Jordan Byrd 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Araiza Kick), 7:38. Tie 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:39.
Third quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 7 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 11:24. Aztecs 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:31.
SDSU – Greg Bell 7 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 10:42. Aztecs 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:04.
Fourth quarter
UTAH – Britain Covey 2 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding PAT failed), 4:17. Aztecs 24–16. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:16.
UTAH – Theo Howard 4 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Cameron Rising Pass to Solomon Enis for Two-Point Conversion), 0:16. Tie 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 2:20.
First overtime
SDSU – Jay Rudolph 2 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick). Aztecs 31–24.
UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 25 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding Kick). Tie 31–31.
Second overtime
Third overtime
SDSU – Jesse Matthews Pass to Lucas Johnson for Two-Point Conversion. Aztecs 33–31. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards.
Odds
Line : UTAH –8.0
Over/Under : 42.5
ESPN FPI : UTAH 59.8%