# 2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented the San Diego State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brady Hoke, who was coaching his fourth season with the team. The Aztecs played their home games at the new Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

## Schedule

San Diego State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBS | L 20–38 | 34,046 |
| September 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | MW Network | W 38–7 | 27,865 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Utah* | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | L 7–35 | 51,602 |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Toledo* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | W 17–14 | 27,108 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | FS1 | L 13–35 | 34,910 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 16–14 | 33,073 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | W 23–7 | 16,363 |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | FS1 | L 28–32 | 37,107 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 14–10 | 28,854 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | W 43–27 | 28,406 |
| November 18 | 6:45 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | FS1 | W 34–10 | 14,309 |
| November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 3–13 | 25,223 |
| December 24 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Middle Tennessee* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, Hawaii (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | L 23–25 | 6,605 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
* Date: September 03, 2022
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny; 100 °F (38 °C); Wind: SW 4 MPH
* Game attendance: 34,046
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
| Statistics | Arizona | San Diego State |
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 74–461 | 58–232 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–162 | 42–170 |
| Passing yards | 299 | 62 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22-35-1 | 7-16-1 |
| Time of possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 22/35, 299 yds, 4 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | DJ Williams | 14 car, 88 yds, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 8 rec, 152 yds, 3 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Braxton Burmeister | 5/10, 61 yds, TD, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Cam Davis | 8 car, 39 yds |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Kenan Christon | 2 rec, 19 yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Arizona | SDSU |
| 1st | 7:06 | 16 | 66 | 5:35 | ARIZ | 25-yard field goal by Tyler Loop (#33) | 3 | 0 |
| 1st | 3:19 | 7 | 40 | 2:59 | ARIZ | Jacob Cowing (#2) 17-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#7), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good | 10 | 0 |
| 2nd | 13:31 | 11 | 48 | 4:48 | SDSU | 44-yard field goal by Jack Browning (#13) | 10 | 3 |
| 2nd | 10:19 | 8 | 75 | 3:12 | ARIZ | Tetairoa McMillan (#4) 6-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#7), Tyler Loop (#32) kick good | 17 | 3 |
| 2nd | 4:49 | 7 | 32 | 3:37 | SDSU | Tyrell Shavers (#14) 11-yard touchdown reception from Braxton Burmeister (#5), Jack Browning (#13) kick good | 17 | 10 |
| 2nd | 0:28 | 6 | 54 | 2:07 | ARIZ | Jacob Cowing (#2) 4-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#7), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good | 24 | 10 |
| 3rd | 12:40 | 5 | 75 | 2:20 | ARIZ | Jacob Cowing (#2) 25-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#7), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good | 31 | 10 |
| 3rd | 7:46 | 3 | -2 | 1:03 | SDSU | Jaylon Armstead (#38) 0-yd return of blocked punt, Jack Browning (#13) kick good | 31 | 17 |
| 3rd | 3:36 | 8 | 37 | 3:19 | SDSU | 23-yard field goal by Jack Browning (#13) | 31 | 20 |
| 4th | 13:02 | 11 | 75 | 5:34 | ARIZ | DJ Williams (#32) 10-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good | 38 | 20 |
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### Idaho State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California
* Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 74°F
* Game attendance: 27,865
* TV announcers (MW Network): Marius Payton (play by play), Bill Doleman (analyst), Natalie Vickers (sideline)
* Pregame line: SDSU -34.5
| Statistics | ISU | SDSU |
| First downs | 14 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 73-338 | 69-488 |
| Rushes–yards | 33-80 | 43-380 |
| Passing yards | 258 | 108 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24-40-0 | 15-26-0 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho State | Passing | Hunter Hays | 18/30, 140 yards |
| Idaho State | Rushing | Raiden Hunter | 13 carries, 53 yards |
| Idaho State | Receiving | Xavier Guillory | 3 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Braxton Burmeister | 15/26, 108 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 5 carries, 96 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Tyrell Shavers | 3 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD |

### At No. 14 Utah

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 13–12–1 | September 18, 2021 | San Diego State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No . 14 Utes | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 8:15 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,602
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | SDSU | UTAH |
| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| Total yards | 173 | 398 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–113 | 38–174 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 224 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–21–1 | 18–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:38 | 31:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Kyle Crum | 5/16, 53 yards, TD, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 5 carries, 31 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Josh Nicholson | 2 receptions, 23 yards, TD |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 18/30, 224 yards, 4 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 16 carries, 59 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Brant Kuithe | 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 33,073
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)

### At Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
* Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind:
* Game attendance: 37,107
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State −18.5
| Statistics | SDSU | FRES |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 63–449 | 72–391 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–158 | 26–-3 |
| Passing yards | 291 | 394 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–25–2 | 34–45–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 19/24, 291 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jalen Mayden | 8 carries, 43 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Kenan Christon | 2 receptions, 75 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 34/45, 394 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Jordan Mims | 13 carries, 32 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Zane Pope | 10 receptions, 143 yards, TD |

### UNLV

At Snapdragon Stadium * San Diego, CA
* Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
* Game Time: 4:00 p.m. PST
* Game Attendance: 28,854
* Pregame Line: SDSU -5.0 over/under 47
Caption text :
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Runnin' Rebels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |