# 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brady Hoke, who coached his sixth season with the team. The Aztecs played their home games at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.
On November 13, 2023, Hoke announced that he would retire at the end of the regular season. Hoke finished 40–32 (25–21 conference) in four seasons.
The San Diego State Aztecs football team drew an average home attendance of 24,832 in 2023.

## Schedule

The Mountain West Schedule was released on March 2, 2023.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Ohio* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | W 20–13 | 23,867 |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Idaho State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 36–28 | 22,345 |
| September 9 | 4:30 p.m. | UCLA* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBS | L 10–35 | 32,017 |
| September 16 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | L 9–26 | 35,591 |
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Boise State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 31–34 | 23,374 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 10–49 | 24,869 |
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | CBSSN | W 41–34 | 10,039 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS2 | L 0–6 | 27,122 |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | L 24–32 $^{2OT}$ | 23,096 |
| November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 19–22 | 22,033 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | L 13–24 | 16,224 |
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA (rivalry) | FS1 | W 33–18 | 22,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: August 26
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
* Game attendance: 23,867
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | Ohio | San Diego State |
| First downs | 25 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 84–390 | 58–318 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–111 | 31–154 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 164 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–51–3 | 18–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ohio | Passing | CJ Harris | 18–42, 203 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Ohio | Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 15 carries, 65 yards |
| Ohio | Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 10 receptions, 103 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 17–27, 164 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 8 carries, 78 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mark Redman | 5 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TD |

### Idaho State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Aztecs | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C), Wind: N 6 mph
* Game attendance: 22,345
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Michael Grady (play-by-play) and Donte Whitner (analyst)
| Statistics | Idaho State | San Diego State |
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 70–344 | 67–389 |
| Rushes–yards | 17–22 | 47–304 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 85 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–63–3 | 13–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:32 | 34:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho State | Passing | Jordan Cooke | 19–42, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Idaho State | Rushing | Hunter Hays | 9 carries, 18 yards, 1 TD |
| Idaho State | Receiving | Christian Fredericksen | 5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 13–19, 85 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 8 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Martin Blake | 3 receptions, 40 yards |

### UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
* Game attendance: 32,017
* Referee: Cravonne Barrett
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
| Statistics | UCLA | San Diego State |
| First downs | 26 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 68–550 | 71–259 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–254 | 33–63 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 196 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–29–0 | 20–38–3 |
| Time of possession | 25:05 | 34:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Dante Moore | 17–27, 290 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | T. J. Harden | 9 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Josiah Norwood | 2 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 19–37, 196 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Kenan Christon | 9 carries, 27 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 5 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD |

### at No. 16 Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 16 Beavers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C), Wind: N 2 mph
* Game attendance: 35,591
* Referee: Chris Wiggins
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | San Diego State | Oregon State |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 66–326 | 62–475 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–70 | 32–191 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 475 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–1 | 14–30–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:21 | 26:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 20–32, 256 yards, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 11 carries, 48 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mark Redman | 4 receptions, 77 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 14–30, 284 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 carries, 102 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD |

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C), Wind: N 2 mph
* Game attendance: 23,374
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
| Statistics | Boise State | San Diego State |
| First downs | 19 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 63–403 | 63–439 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–241 | 40–166 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 273 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–22–0 | 17–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:50 | 32:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boise State | Passing | Taylen Green | 12–22, 162 yards, 1 TD |
| Boise State | Rushing | Ashton Jeanty | 23 carries, 205 yards, 2 TD |
| Boise State | Receiving | Eric McAlister | 5 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 16–22, 241 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 16 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Baylin Brooks | 5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD |

### at Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Falcons | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 24,869
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | San Diego State | Air Force |
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 55–227 | 59–476 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–105 | 52–287 |
| Passing yards | 122 | 189 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–25–1 | 6–7–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:55 | 32:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 13–24, 122 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Kenan Christon | 14 carries, 59 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mark Redman | 2 receptions, 27 yards |
| Air Force | Passing | Zac Larrier | 6–7, 189 yards, 2 TD |
| Air Force | Rushing | Zac Larrier | 8 carries, 107 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Cade Harris | 2 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD |

### at Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
| Warriors | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: NE 2 mph
* Game attendance: 10,039
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
| Statistics | San Diego State | Hawaii |
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 67–378 | 63–480 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–157 | 15–53 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 427 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–24–1 | 29–48–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:08 | 23:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 18–24, 221 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 13 carries, 53 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 29–47, 427 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei | 4 carries, 24 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Steven McBride | 5 receptions, 157 yards |

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
* Game attendance: 27,122
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
| Statistics | Nevada | San Diego State |
| First downs | 26 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 61–242 | 53–204 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–144 | 39–157 |
| Passing yards | 242 | 204 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–22–0 | 6–14–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:14 | 29:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 9–22, 98 yards |
| Nevada | Rushing | Sean Dollars | 11 carries, 49 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 1 reception, 44 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 6–14, 47 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 14 carries, 52 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mekhi Shaw | 1 reception, 19 yards |

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: N 9 mph
* Game attendance: 23,096
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | Utah State | San Diego State |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 76–400 | 71–384 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–171 | 31–121 |
| Passing yards | 229 | 263 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–32–0 | 26–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:30 | 31:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 11–15, 167 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah State | Rushing | Davon Booth | 13 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 8 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 25–39, 265 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Lucky Sutton | 11 carries, 86 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Kenan Christon | 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD |

### at Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Rams | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C), Wind: SW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 22,033
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Malik Zaire (analyst)
| Statistics | San Diego State | Colorado State |
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 57–273 | 75–427 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–145 | 44–183 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 244 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–25–0 | 18–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:13 | 30:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 19–25, 128 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Cam Davis | 9 carries, 67 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mark Redman | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 17–30, 202 yards, 1 INT |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Justin Marshall | 18 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Justus Ross-Simmons | 4 receptions, 89 yards |

### at San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, California
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 6 mph
* Game attendance: 16,225
* Referee: Jon Noli
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst), and Emily Proud (sideline)
| Statistics | San Diego State | San Jose State |
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 65–300 | 49–355 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–183 | 29–181 |
| Passing yards | 117 | 174 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–24–2 | 15–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:16 | 24:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 15–24, 117 yards, 2 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 21 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Phillippe Wesley II | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| San Jose State | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 15–20, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Quali Conley | 13 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Isaac Jernagin | 2 receptions, 56 yards |

### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: 0 mph
* Game attendance: 22,000
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) and Will Blackmon (analyst)
| Statistics | Fresno State | San Diego State |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 56–341 | 79–415 |
| Rushes–yards | 19–151 | 53–226 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 189 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–37–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:09 | 40:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 21–36, 190 yards, 1 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 15 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Erik Brooks | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 17–26, 189 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 14 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Cameron Harpole | 3 receptions, 46 yards |