# 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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* | | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | CBSSN | W 28–10 | 10,116 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | W 38–14 | 39,097 |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah* | | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | CBSSN | W 33–31 $^{3OT}$ | 11,090 |
| September 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Towson* | | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | Stadium | W 48–21 | 7,619 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 25 | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | FS1 | W 31–7 | 8,387 |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | No. 24 | CEFCU StadiumSan José, CA | CBSSN | W 19–13 $^{2OT}$ | 17,177 |
| October 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 22 | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 20–14 | 23,887 |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 21 | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 20–30 | 11,034 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | No. 24 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | FS1 | W 17–10 | 6,239 |
| November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 22 | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | CBSSN | W 23–21 | 11,821 |
| November 19 | 8:30 p.m. | at UNLV | No. 19 | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | W 28–20 | 16,713 |
| November 26 | 9:00 a.m. | Boise State | No. 21 | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | CBS | W 27–16 | 11,886 |
| December 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah State | No. 19 | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA (Mountain West Conference Championship Game) | FOX | L 13–46 | 13,445 |
| December 21 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. UTSA* | No. 24 | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–24 | 15,801 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New Mexico State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| San Diego State | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,116
* Referee: Baron Stephen
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Lindsay Rhodes (sidelines), and Deb Boulac (producer)
* Aztec Football Tops New Mexico State, 28–10, Game Book
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 |
| NMSU | Rushing | O'Maury Samuels | 6 CAR, 35 YDS |
| NMSU | Receiving | Terrell Warner | 10 REC, 79 YDS |
| SDSU | Passing | Jordon Brookshire | 6-19, 76 YDS, 1 INT |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 21 CAR, 161 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Kobe Smith | 1 REC, 24 YDS |

### At Arizona

| Quarter | 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, 2021
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 39,097
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analysis), and Michael Molinari (producer)
* Bear Down, 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 |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 17 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Daniel Bellinger | 3 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD |
| ARIZ | Passing | Will Plummer | 8-17, 109 YDS, 1 TD |
| ARIZ | Rushing | Stanley Berryhill | 2 CAR, 26 YDS |
| ARIZ | Receiving | Tayvian Cunningham | 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD |

### Utah

| Quarter | 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, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,090
* Referee: Jim Wharrie
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Giancarlo Gennarini (producer)
* Leading the Pac, 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
No scoring
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% :
| Statistics | UTAH | SDSU |
| First downs | 21 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 89–327 | 64–248 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–70 | 45–204 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 44 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 33–58–1 | 10–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:19 | 29:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTAH | Passing | Cameron Rising | 19-32, 153 YDS, 3 TD |
| UTAH | Rushing | Micah Bernard | 17 CAR, 47 YDS |
| UTAH | Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 7 REC, 58 YDS |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 10-19, 44 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 33 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Daniel Bellinger | 1 REC, 15 YDS |

### Towson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Towson | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| San Diego State | 7 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 48 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Hazy, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 7,619
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Jordan Palmer (analysis), and Andy Bock (producer)
* Aztecs Cruise Past Towson, 48–21, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TOW – Jerry Howard Jr. 19 Yd pass from Chris Ferguson (Keegan Vaughan Kick), 5:36. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:19.
SDSU – Kaegun Williams 8 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 0:14. Tie 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:04.
Second quarter
SDSU – Jordan Byrd 12 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 7:56. Aztecs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:53.
SDSU – Elijah Kothe 16 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 4:03. Aztecs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:45.
TOW – Caleb Smith 4 Yd pass from Chris Ferguson (Keegan Vaughan Kick), 0:06. Aztecs 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
SDSU – Trenton Thompson 11 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Matt Araiza Kick), 14:02. Aztecs 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:58.
SDSU – Jordan Byrd 55 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 10:43. Aztecs 35–14. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:06.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 48 Yd Field Goal, 6:39. Aztecs 38–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:02.
SDSU – Chance Bell 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 4:25. Aztecs 45–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:15.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 36 Yd Field Goal, 7:44. Aztecs 48–14. Drive: 17 plays, 64 yards, 10:31.
TOW – Daniel Thompson IV 9 Yd pass from Chris Ferguson (Keegan Vaughan Kick), 5:59. Aztecs 48–21. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:32.
Odds
Line: SDSU –23.0
Over/Under: 41.0
ESPN FPI: SDSU 94.8% :
| Statistics | TOW | SDSU |
| First downs | 12 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 56–228 | 73–450 |
| Rushes–yards | 20–15 | 47–281 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 169 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–36–1 | 17–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 21:50 | 38:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| TOW | Passing | Chris Ferguson | 19-35, 213 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| TOW | Rushing | Jerry Howard Jr. | 12 CAR, 19 YDS |
| TOW | Receiving | Caleb Smith | 9 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 16-25, 149 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| SDSU | Rushing | Chance Bell | 7 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Brionne Penny | 4 REC, 55 YDS |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 25 San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: October 9, 2021
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,387
* Referee: Timothy Davis
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analysis), and Brad Weimer (producer)
* No. 25 Aztecs Roll Past New Mexico, 31–7, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 11:21. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 40 Yd Field Goal, 14:57. Aztecs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:11.
SDSU – Jordon Brookshire 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 4:35. Aztecs 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:29.
Third quarter
UNM – Ray Leutele 15 Yd Fumble Return (Andrew Shelley Kick), 4:41. Aztecs 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:42.
SDSU – Jordon Brookshire 11 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 2:35. Aztecs 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Chance Bell 8 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 13:05. Aztecs 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:52.
Odds
Line: SDSU –19.5
Over/Under: 42.5
ESPN FPI: SDSU 96.9% :
| Statistics | UNM | SDSU |
| First downs | 12 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 61–193 | 68–336 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–66 | 43–203 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 133 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–27–1 | 12–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:59 | 31:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNM | Passing | Terry Wilson | 13-25, 127 YDS, 1 INT |
| UNM | Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 11 CAR, 77 YDS |
| UNM | Receiving | Luke Wysong | 4 REC, 51 YDS |
| SDSU | Passing | Jordon Brookshire | 11-24, 130 YDS |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 21 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Tyrell Shavers | 2 REC, 39 YDS |

### At San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 24 San Diego State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| San Jose State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, California
* Date: October 15, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,177
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Giancarlo Gennarini (producer)
* 6–0, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 53 Yd Field Goal, 11:16. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:58.
SJSU – Matt Mercurio 32 Yd Field Goal, 8:17. Tie 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 26 Yd Field Goal, 0:54. Aztecs 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:30.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
SJSU – Matt Mercurio 48 Yd Field Goal, 14:49. Tie 6–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:16.
First overtime
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 14 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick). Aztecs 13–6.
SJSU – Tyler Nevens 1 Yd Run (Matt Mercurio Kick). Tie 13–13.
Second overtime
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 24 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson. Aztecs 19–13.
Odds
Line: SDSU –9.5
Over/Under: 41.0
ESPN FPI: SDSU 78.0% :
| Statistics | SDSU | SJSU |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 66–240 | 77–345 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–70 | 42–117 |
| Passing yards | 170 | 228 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–30–0 | 16–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:39 | 32:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SDSU | Passing | Jordon Brookshire | 13-27, 132 YDS |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 18 CAR, 43 YDS |
| SDSU | Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 4 REC, 54 YDS, 2 TD |
| SJSU | Passing | Nick Nash | 16-34, 228 YDS, 1 INT |
| SJSU | Rushing | Tyler Nevens | 28 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TD |
| SJSU | Receiving | Derrick Deese Jr. | 6 REC, 113 YDS |

### At Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 San Diego State | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Air Force | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: October 23, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 23,887
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
* Aztecs Improve to 7–0, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 22 Yd Field Goal, 12:26. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42.
Second quarter
SDSU – Kaegun Williams 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 8:42. Aztecs 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:45.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 51 Yd Field Goal, 1:54. Aztecs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:27.
Third quarter
SDSU – Chance Bell 3 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 11:05. Aztecs 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
AFA – Dalton King 13 Yd pass from Warren Bryan (Matthew Dapore Kick), 1:07. Aztecs 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:57.
Fourth quarter
AFA – Dane Kinamon 3 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 3:59. Aztecs 20–14. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 6:33.
Odds
Line: AFA –3.0
Over/Under: 39.0
ESPN FPI: AFA 53.8% :
| Statistics | SDSU | AFA |
| First downs | 10 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 52–229 | 63–259 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–157 | 48–192 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 67 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–13–0 | 5–15–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 11-13, 72 YDS |
| SDSU | Rushing | Chance Bell | 8 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Elijah Kothe | 3 REC, 25 YDS |
| AFA | Passing | Warren Bryan | 3-7, 58 YDS, 1 TD |
| AFA | Rushing | Haaziq Daniels | 9 CAR, 50 YDS |
| AFA | Receiving | Jake Spiewak | 1 REC, 31 YDS |

### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fresno State | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| No. 21 San Diego State | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,034
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Carlos Gennarini (producer)
* San Diego State Suffers First Loss, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
FRES – Jordan Mims 13 Yd Run (Cesar Silva Kick), 3:53. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 6:51.
Second quarter
FRES – Keric Wheatfall 16 Yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva Kick), 14:17. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:38.
FRES – Cesar Silva 49 Yd Field Goal, 9:04. Bulldogs 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:49.
FRES – Cesar Silva 27 Yd Field Goal, 4:32. Bulldogs 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 19 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 2:15. Bulldogs 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:12.
Third quarter
FRES – Cesar Silva 42 Yd Field Goal, 4:00. Bulldogs 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:24.
SDSU – Greg Bell 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 0:13. Bulldogs 23–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:38.
Fourth quarter
FRES – Jordan Mims 15 Yd Run (Cesar Silva Kick), 4:28. Bulldogs 30–13. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:46.
SDSU – William Haskell 7 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 1:06. Bulldogs 30–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
Odds
Line: FRES –2.0
Over/Under: 44.0
ESPN FPI: SDSU 55.5% :
| Statistics | FRES | SDSU |
| First downs | 24 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 77–485 | 71–412 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–179 | 33–165 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 247 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–43–0 | 17–38–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:58 | 27:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FRES | Passing | Jake Haener | 25-42, 306 YDS, 1 TD |
| FRES | Rushing | Jordan Mims | 29 CAR, 186 YDS, 2 TD |
| FRES | Receiving | Josh Kelly | 5 REC, 107 YDS |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 14-31, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 15 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Elijah Kothe | 4 REC, 105 YDS |

### At Hawai'i

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Hawai'i | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: ENE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Humidity -53%
* Game attendance: 6,239
* Referee: C. Watson
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analysis), and Zac Kinman (producer)
* Aztecs Win in Paradise, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 5 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 6:27. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:59.
HAW – Calvin Turner 19 Yd pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley Kick), 2:21. Tie 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06.
Second quarter
SDSU – Jack Browning 13 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:43. Aztecs 14–7. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:33.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 39 Yd Field Goal, 7:41. Aztecs 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 8:26.
HAW – Matthew Shipley 22 Yd Field Goal, 3:00. Aztecs 17–10. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 4:41.
Odds
Line: SDSU –7.0
Over/Under: 45.5
ESPN FPI: SDSU 70.7% :
| Statistics | SDSU | HAW |
| First downs | 15 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 59–227 | 65–260 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–128 | 30–85 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 175 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–16–0 | 19–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:07 | 25:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 12-16, 99 YDS |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 24 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Daniel Bellinger | 5 REC, 41 YDS |
| HAW | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 19-34, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| HAW | Rushing | Dedrick Parson | 11 CAR, 51 YDS |
| HAW | Receiving | Dedrick Parson | 5 REC, 38 YDS |

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nevada | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 22 San Diego State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,821
* Referee: Timothy Davis
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Deb Boulac (producer)
* California Grit, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SDSU – Daniel Bellinger 2 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 3:42. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 99 yards, 5:39.
Second quarter
NEV – Tory Horton 28 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick), 14:55. Tie 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:41.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 48 Yd Field Goal, 9:35. Aztecs 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 5:11.
Third quarter
SDSU – Chance Bell 5 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:31. Aztecs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25.
NEV – Romeo Doubs 5 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick), 2:20. Aztecs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Matt Araiza 39 Yd Field Goal, 11:58. Aztecs 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:48.
NEV – Romeo Doubs 54 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick), 9:57. Wolf Pack 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 35 Yd Field Goal, 1:21. Aztecs 23–20. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 3:12.
Odds
Line: SDSU –2.5
Over/Under: 45.0
ESPN FPI: SDSU 53.5% :
| Statistics | NEV | SDSU |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 63–358 | 73–362 |
| Rushes–yards | 15–8 | 39–186 |
| Passing yards | 350 | 176 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 34–48–0 | 21–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| NEV | Passing | Carson Strong | 34-48, 350 YDS, 3 TD |
| NEV | Rushing | Toa Taua | 9 CAR, 31 YDS |
| NEV | Receiving | Romeo Doubs | 9 REC, 127 YDS, 2 TD |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 21-34, 176 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 16 CAR, 104 YDS |
| SDSU | Receiving | Elijah Kothe | 6 REC, 71 YDS |

### At UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 San Diego State | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| UNLV | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
* Date: November 19, 2021
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 16,713
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
* Another 10–Win Season, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 21 Yd Field Goal, 9:58. Rebels 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:02.
SDSU – Andrew Aleki 17 Yd Interception Return (Matt Araiza Kick), 5:15. Aztecs 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:51.
Second quarter
UNLV – Zyell Griffin 43 Yd pass from Justin Rogers (Daniel Gutierrez Kick), 6:13. Rebels 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:41.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 4 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 2:31. Aztecs 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:38.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 24 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 0:05. Aztecs 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 0:44.
Third quarter
UNLV – Giovanni Fauolo Sr. 8 Yd pass from Justin Rogers (Daniel Gutierrez Kick), 8:24. Aztecs 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 4:18.
UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 22 Yd Field Goal, 1:13. Aztecs 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:24.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 7 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 3:33. Aztecs 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:55.
Odds
Line: SDSU –11.0
Over/Under: 41.0
ESPN FPI: SDSU 75.3% :
| Statistics | SDSU | UNLV |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 57–290 | 60–394 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–98 | 26–22 |
| Passing yards | 192 | 372 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–25–1 | 21–34–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 18-24, 192 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 17 CAR, 58 YDS |
| SDSU | Receiving | Elijah Kothe | 5 REC, 84 YDS |
| UNLV | Passing | Justin Rogers | 15-21, 305 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Charles Williams | 16 CAR, 35 YDS |
| UNLV | Receiving | Steve Jenkins | 5 REC, 176 YDS |

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boise State | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 21 San Diego State | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: November 26, 2021
* Game time: 9:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,886
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Sherree Burruss (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
* No. 21 Football Rallies Past Boise State, 27–16, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
BSU – Kurt Rafdal 20 Yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas Kick), 6:08. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:58.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 31 Yd Field Goal, 1:10. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:53.
Second quarter
BSU – Khalil Shakir 13 Yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas PAT failed), 11:45. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:13.
BSU – Jonah Dalmas 22 Yd Field Goal, 8:39. Broncos 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:16.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 29 Yd pass from Jordon Brookshire (Matt Araiza Kick), 1:30. Broncos 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:34.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 37 Yd Field Goal, 0:03. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 0:25.
Third quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 2 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:26. Aztecs 20–16. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:34.
SDSU – Jordon Brookshire 16 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 7:46. Aztecs 27–16. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:36.
Fourth quarter
No scoring
Odds
Line: BSU –3.0
Over/Under: 44.0
ESPN FPI: BSU 59.4% :
| Statistics | BSU | SDSU |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 77–319 | 74–408 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–91 | 38–118 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 290 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–42–3 | 20–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:43 | 34:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BSU | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 21-40, 222 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| BSU | Rushing | George Holani | 20 CAR, 70 YDS |
| BSU | Receiving | Khalil Shakir | 6 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Passing | Jordon Brookshire | 11-15, 192 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Rushing | Jordon Brookshire | 9 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 9 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD |

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utah State | 0 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| No. 19 San Diego State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, California
* Date: December 4, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Hazy, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 13,445
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analysis), Bruce Feldman (sidelines), and Bo Garrett (producer)
* Aztecs Fall to Utah State in MW Championship Game, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
USU – Derek Wright 5 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick), 9:06. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:29.
USU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 1 Yd Run (Connor Coles Kick), 4:57. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:31.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 23 Yd Field Goal, 1:01. Aggies 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.
Third quarter
USU – Brandon Bowling 58 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick), 13:09. Aggies 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.
USU – Team Safety, 11:38. Aggies 23–3. Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:31.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 36 Yd Field Goal, 6:58. Aggies 23–6. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:57.
USU – Brandon Bowling 18 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles PAT blocked), 1:54. Aggies 29–6. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:25.
Fourth quarter
USU – Connor Coles 20 Yd Field Goal, 13:40. Aggies 32–6. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:59.
USU – Justin McGriff 9 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles Kick), 10:21. Aggies 39–6. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:01.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 5 Yd pass from Jalen Mayden (Matt Araiza Kick), 6:22. Aggies 39–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.
USU – Jordan Nathan 0 Yd Run (Connor Coles Kick), 3:58. Aggies 46–13. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:24.
Odds
Line: SDSU –6.5
Over/Under: 49.5
ESPN FPI: SDSU 75.9% :
| Statistics | USU | SDSU |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 71–383 | 68–315 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–65 | 39–148 |
| Passing yards | 318 | 167 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–43–1 | 16–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USU | Passing | Logan Bonner | 29-42, 318 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| USU | Rushing | Calvin Tyler Jr. | 17 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD |
| USU | Receiving | Brandon Bowling | 8 REC, 154 YDS, 2 TD |
| SDSU | Passing | Jordon Brookshire | 11-23, 117 YDS |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 11 CAR, 50 YDS |
| SDSU | Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 8 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD |

### Vs. UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 San Diego State | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| UTSA | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas
* Date: December 21, 2021
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,801
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Ted Leitner (play-by-play), Rich Ohrnberger (analysis), Jon Schaeffer (half, post), Mike Costa (pre), and J.R. Tolver (pre)
* Aztecs Claim Frisco Bowl with 12th Win of the Season, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
UTSA – De'Corian Clark 12 Yd pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis Kick), 12:36. Roadrunners 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24.
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 20 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 5:09. Tie 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:03.
UTSA – Brenden Brady 2 Yd Run (Hunter Duplessis Kick), 2:02. Roadrunners 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
Second quarter
SDSU – Jesse Matthews 11 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:14. Tie 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:18.
SDSU – Matt Araiza 33 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Aztecs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:55.
Third quarter
SDSU – Greg Bell 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 11:59. Aztecs 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.
UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 41 Yd Field Goal, 10:09. Aztecs 24–27. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:50.
SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 24 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick), 2:39. Aztecs 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 3 Yd pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis Kick), 0:00. Aztecs 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Lucas Johnson 2 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick), 9:51. Aztecs 38–24. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:09.
Odds
Line: SDSU –3.0
Over/Under: 48.0
ESPN FPI: UTSA 63.0% :
| Statistics | SDSU | UTSA |
| First downs | 31 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 76–489 | 62–388 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–156 | 24–117 |
| Passing yards | 333 | 271 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–36–0 | 22–38–1 |
| Time of possession | 37:51 | 22:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SDSU | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 24-36, 333 YDS, 3 TD |
| SDSU | Rushing | Greg Bell | 26 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD |
| SDSU | Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 11 REC, 175 YDS, 2 TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 22-36, 271 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Brenden Brady | 16 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Zakhari Franklin | 8 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD |

## Honors
### Conference

* Defensive player of the year: Cameron Thomas, DL, Jr.
* Special teams player of the year: Matt Araiza, P/PK, Jr.
* Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke
All–Mountain West First Team :
| Name | Position | Year |
| Offense |||
| William Dunkle | OL | Jr. |
| Zachary Thomas | OL | Sr. |
| Jordan Byrd | KR | Sr. |
| Defense |||
| Cameron Thomas | DL | Jr. |
| Caden McDonald | LB | Sr. |
| Patrick McMorris | DB | Jr. |
| Trenton Thompson | DB | Sr. |
| Matt Araiza | P | Jr. |
All–Mountain West Second Team :
| Name | Position | Year |
| Offense |||
| Greg Bell | RB | Sr. |
| Matt Araiza | PK | Jr. |
| Defense |||
| Keshawn Banks | DL | Sr. |
| Tayler Hawkins | DB | Sr. |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | RV | 25 |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | Not released |