# 2024 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2024 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by Sean Lewis in his first year as the head coach. The Aztecs played their home games at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | TruTV/Max | W 45–14 | 25,180 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 0–21 | 25,318 |
| September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at California* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | L 10–31 | 35,197 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | CBSSN | L 21–22 | 27,072 |
| October 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 31,307 |
| October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 23,155 |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 26–29 | 26,937 |
| November 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | FS1 | L 24–56 | 36,838 |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | L 16–21 | 21,832 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at UNLV | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | L 20–41 | 30,386 |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | CBSSN | L 20–41 | 12,583 |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Air Force | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | L 20–31 | 18,045 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas A&M-Commerce (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions (FCS) | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 45 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 pm PDT
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny, wind N 4 mph
* Game attendance: 25,180
* Referee: Patrick Frey
* TV announcers (TruTV/Max): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Jared Greenberg (sideline)
| Statistics | Lions | Aztecs |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 59–180 | 73–468 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–63 | 40–254 |
| Passing yards | 117 | 214 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–25–1 | 22–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:28 | 28:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Eric Rodriguez | 14/20, 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | EJ Oakmon | 8 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Dayan Bilbo | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 22/33, 214 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 27 carries, 223 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |

### Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), clear skies, no wind
* Game attendance: 25,318
* Referee: Cal McNeil
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Amanda Guerra (sideline)
| Statistics | Beavers | Aztecs |
| First downs | 23 | 7 |
| Plays–yards | 78–420 | 49–179 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–237 | 25–72 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 107 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–27–0 | 11–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 41:07 | 18:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Gevani McCoy | 16/26, 181 yards, 1 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Jam Griffin | 18 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Trent Walker | 8 receptions, 92 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 11/24, 107 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 13 carries, 53 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 2 receptions, 45 yards |

### at California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny, wind SW 8 mph
* Game attendance: 35,197
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Golden Bears |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 65–276 | 71–473 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–110 | 42–275 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 198 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–30–2 | 21–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:15 | 32:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson | 13/29, 156 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 22 carries, 87 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Jordan Napier | 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD |
| California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 21/29, 198 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| California | Rushing | Jaivian Thomas | 17 carries, 169 yards |
| California | Receiving | Nyziah Hunter | 4 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD |

### at Central Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chippewas | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), cloudy, wind NE 11 mph
* Game attendance: 27,072
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Chippewas |
| First downs | 21 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 68–364 | 88–452 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–118 | 42–154 |
| Passing yards | 246 | 298 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–23–0 | 25–46–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 14/23, 246 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 34 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 8 receptions, 149 yards |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 24/43, 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Marion Lukes | 16 carries, 76 yards |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Gavin Harris | 2 receptions, 66 yards |

### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 pm PDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), hazy, wind N 5 mph
* Game attendance: 31,307
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)
| Statistics | Warriors | Aztecs |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 73–356 | 67–323 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–84 | 34–99 |
| Passing yards | 272 | 224 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–44–1 | 24–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:56 | 29:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 26/44, 272 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 8 carries, 36 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 8 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 24/33, 224 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 30 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Nate Bennett | 4 receptions, 74 yards |

### at Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming
* Date: October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny, wind NW 9 mph
* Game attendance: 23,155
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Cowboys |
| First downs | 16 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 62–356 | 72–371 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–102 | 41–190 |
| Passing yards | 254 | 181 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–27–1 | 12–31–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 16/27, 254 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 25 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Jordan Napier | 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |
| Wyoming | Passing | Evan Svoboda | 12/31, 181 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Sam Scott | 20 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Jaylen Sargent | 2 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |

### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| Aztecs | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 26, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear, wind N 2 mph
* Game attendance: 26,937
* Referee: John Love
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | Cougars | Aztecs |
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 67–371 | 71–414 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–114 | 30–130 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 284 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–27–0 | 28–41–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:14 | 29:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington State | Passing | John Mateer | 19/27, 257 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | John Mateer | 21 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | Kyle Williams | 5 receptions, 74 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 22/34, 195 yards, 1 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 18 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Ja'Shaun Poke | 10 receptions, 80 yards |

### at No. 15 Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| No. 15 Broncos | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
* Date: November 1, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 pm PDT
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy, wind SE 17 mph
* Game attendance: 36,838
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (FS1): Trent Rush (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Broncos |
| First downs | 12 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 56–256 | 80–541 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–101 | 46–219 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 322 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–30–2 | 26–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 20:28 | 39:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 14/30, 155 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 16 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Jordan Napier | 8 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD |
| Boise State | Passing | Maddux Madsen | 24/32, 307 yards, 4 TD |
| Boise State | Rushing | Ashton Jeanty | 31 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Boise State | Receiving | Latrell Caples | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 3 TD |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 8, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 pm PST
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear, wind N 1 mph
* Game attendance: 21,832
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | Lobos | Aztecs |
| First downs | 21 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 59–475 | 88–341 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–300 | 46–146 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 195 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–24–0 | 26–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Mexico | Passing | Devon Dampier | 16/24, 175 yards, 1 TD |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Eli Sanders | 16 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD |
| New Mexico | Receiving | Ryan Davis | 5 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 26/41, 195 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 35 carries, 123 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Jordan Napier | 9 receptions, 63 yards |

### at UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Rebels | 7 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
* Date: November 16, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 pm PST
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), indoor
* Game attendance: 30,386
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Rebels |
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 58–270 | 79–515 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–107 | 47–253 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 262 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–23–2 | 23–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:58 | 36:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 13/22, 162 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 26 carries, 97 yards |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Ja'Shaun Poke | 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Hajj-Malik Williams | 20/29, 244 yards, 1 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Greg Burrell | 10 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Jacob De Jesus | 7 receptions, 75 yards |

### at Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
* Date: November 23, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 pm PST
* Game attendance: 12,583
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | Aztecs | Aggies |
| First downs | 23 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 74–412 | 72–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–188 | 50–322 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 166 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–36–0 | 18–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 23/31, 199 yards |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 23 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 7 receptions, 114 yards |
| Utah State | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 13/15, 139 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah State | Rushing | Bryson Barnes | 15 carries, 193 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Kyrese White | 6 receptions, 67 yards |

### Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 30, 2024
* Game time: 7:30pm PST
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear, calm wind
* Game attendance: 18,045
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (FS1): Evan Lepler (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
| Statistics | Falcons | Aztecs |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 54–404 | 68–356 |
| Rushes–yards | 52–276 | 35–120 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 236 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 2–2–0 | 25–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Air Force | Passing | Quentin Hayes | 1/1, 76 yards, 1 TD |
| Air Force | Rushing | Dylan Carson | 24 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD |
| Air Force | Receiving | Cade Harris | 1 reception, 76 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 24/32, 230 yards, 1 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 23 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 3 receptions, 60 yards |