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.

ConferenceMountain West Conference

West Division

Record7–6 (5–3 MW)

Headcoach

Brady Hoke (5th season)

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2022 San Diego State Aztecs football

Hawaii Bowl, L 23–25 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Brady Hoke (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Hecklinski (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kurt Mattix (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Jesse Matthews Patrick McMorris Jonah Tavai Alama Uluave
Home stadium	Snapdragon Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

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2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy	8	–	0	10	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Wyoming	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Colorado State	3	–	5	3	–	9
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	5	–	3	7	–	6
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	10
Nevada	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Schedule

San Diego State and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.^[1]^[2]

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

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Game summaries

Arizona

Arizona Wildcats vs San Diego State Aztecs

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	14	7	7	38
Aztecs	0	10	10	0	20

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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)

More information Statistics, Arizona ...

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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	22/35, 299 yds, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	DJ Williams	14 car, 88 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	8 rec, 152 yds, 3 TD
San Diego State	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	5/10, 61 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cam Davis	8 car, 39 yds
	Receiving	Kenan Christon	2 rec, 19 yds

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Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							38	20

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Idaho State

Game Two – Idaho State Bengals (0–1) at San Diego State Aztecs (0–1)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	0	0	0	7
Aztecs	14	7	3	14	38

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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)

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Game information
First quarter (14:46) ISU - Xavier Guillory 75 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick (11:58) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 66 yard punt return, Jack Browning kick (5:01) SDSU - Braxton Burmeister 47 yard run, Jack Browning kick Second quarter (14:48) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 53 yard run, Jack Browning kick Third quarter (2:32) SDSU - Jack Browning 20 yard field goal Fourth quarter (8:35) SDSU - Tyrell Shavers 14 yard pass from Braxton Burmeister, Jack Browning kick (5:22) SDSU - Cam Davis 3 yard run, Jack Browning kick

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First quarter

(14:46) ISU - Xavier Guillory 75 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick
(11:58) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 66 yard punt return, Jack Browning kick
(5:01) SDSU - Braxton Burmeister 47 yard run, Jack Browning kick

Second quarter

(14:48) SDSU - Jordan Byrd 53 yard run, Jack Browning kick

Third quarter

(2:32) SDSU - Jack Browning 20 yard field goal

Fourth quarter

(8:35) SDSU - Tyrell Shavers 14 yard pass from Braxton Burmeister, Jack Browning kick
(5:22) SDSU - Cam Davis 3 yard run, Jack Browning kick

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More information Statistics, ISU ...

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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Hunter Hays	18/30, 140 yards
	Rushing	Raiden Hunter	13 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Guillory	3 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	15/26, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jaylon Armstead	5 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Tyrell Shavers	3 receptions, 36 yards, 1 TD

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At No. 14 Utah

More information Overall record, Previous meeting ...

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
13–12–1	September 18, 2021	San Diego State

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San Diego State Aztecs (1–1) vs No. 14 Utah Utes (1–1) – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	7	7
No . 14 Utes	0	21	14	0	35

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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)

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First Quarter None Second Quarter (8:59) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 30-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:25; Utah 7–0) (2:07) UTAH – Solomon Enis 13-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:34; Utah 14–0) (0:20) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 15-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47; Utah 21–0) Third Quarter (11:31) UTAH – Tavion Thomas 18-yard run, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:51; Utah 28–0) (7:34) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 3-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:52; Utah 35–0) Fourth Quarter (3:56) SDSU – Josh Nicholson 18-yard pass from Kyle Crum, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:15; Utah 35–7)

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First Quarter

None

Second Quarter

(8:59) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 30-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:25; Utah 7–0)
(2:07) UTAH – Solomon Enis 13-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:34; Utah 14–0)
(0:20) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 15-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47; Utah 21–0)

Third Quarter

(11:31) UTAH – Tavion Thomas 18-yard run, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:51; Utah 28–0)
(7:34) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 3-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:52; Utah 35–0)

Fourth Quarter

(3:56) SDSU – Josh Nicholson 18-yard pass from Kyle Crum, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:15; Utah 35–7)

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More information Statistics, SDSU ...

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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Kyle Crum	5/16, 53 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaylon Armstead	5 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Josh Nicholson	2 receptions, 23 yards, TD
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	18/30, 224 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Tavion Thomas	16 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brant Kuithe	5 receptions, 64 yards, TD

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Toledo

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

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At Boise State

Hawaii

Game Six – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–4) at San Diego State Aztecs (2–3)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	7	7	14
Aztecs	0	3	7	6	16

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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 Nevada

At Fresno State

Game Eight – San Diego State Aztecs (4–3) at Fresno State Bulldogs (3–4)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	14	7	0	28
Bulldogs	3	7	7	15	32

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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)

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First quarter (8:11) FRES – Abraham Montano 35-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:49; Fresno State 3–0) (2:56) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 28-yard run, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:15; San Diego State 7–3) Second quarter (12:19) SDSU – Kenan Christon 26-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:17; San Diego State 14–3) (8:35) FRES – Nikko Remigio 21-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; San Diego State 14–10) (1:45) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 1-yard run, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:02; San Diego State 21–10) Third quarter (1:45) SDSU – Jesse Matthews 7-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, (Jarrett Reeser kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; San Diego State 28–10) (0:00) FRES – Zane Pope 8-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:35; San Diego State 28–17) Fourth quarter (1:09) FRES – Jordan Mims 3-yard run, (Zane Pope–Jake Haener 2-point pass) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:46; San Diego State 28–25) (0:56) FRES – Nikko Remigio 37-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09; Fresno State 32–28)

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First quarter

(8:11) FRES – Abraham Montano 35-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:49; Fresno State 3–0)
(2:56) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 28-yard run, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:15; San Diego State 7–3)

Second quarter

(12:19) SDSU – Kenan Christon 26-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:17; San Diego State 14–3)
(8:35) FRES – Nikko Remigio 21-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; San Diego State 14–10)
(1:45) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 1-yard run, (Jack Browning kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:02; San Diego State 21–10)

Third quarter

(1:45) SDSU – Jesse Matthews 7-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, (Jarrett Reeser kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; San Diego State 28–10)
(0:00) FRES – Zane Pope 8-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:35; San Diego State 28–17)

Fourth quarter

(1:09) FRES – Jordan Mims 3-yard run, (Zane Pope–Jake Haener 2-point pass) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:46; San Diego State 28–25)
(0:56) FRES – Nikko Remigio 37-yard pass from Jake Haener, (Abraham Montano kick) (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09; Fresno State 32–28)

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More information Statistics, SDSU ...

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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Jalen Mayden	19/24, 291 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jalen Mayden	8 carries, 43 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kenan Christon	2 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Jake Haener	34/45, 394 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Mims	13 carries, 32 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zane Pope	10 receptions, 143 yards, TD

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UNLV

At Snapdragon Stadium * San Diego, CA

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Game Time: 4:00 p.m. PST
Game Attendance: 28,854

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Caption text
Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	7	7	0	14
Runnin' Rebels	0	0	7	3	10

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San Jose State

At New Mexico

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (8–3) at San Diego State Aztecs (7–4)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	3	3	13
Cowboys	0	0	3	0	3

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at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA

Date: November 26, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. PT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 25,223
Referee: Steve Baron
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – SRoberts has 187 yards; Air Force beats San Diego St. 13-3^[5]

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Game information

First quarter

(12:27) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Air Force 7–0

Second quarter

No Scoring

Third quarter

(12:04) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 2:06; Air Force 10–0
(09:12) SDSU FG – Jack Browning 26-yard field goal
Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:44; Air Force 10–3

Fourth quarter

(09:03) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 32-yard field goal
Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:40; Air Force 13–3

Passing

AF – Haaziq Daniels: 1/2, 14 yards
SDSU – Jalen Mayden: 16/31, 188 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

AF – Brad Roberts: 35 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD
SDSU – Jordan Byrd: 6 carries, 13 yards

Receiving

AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 14 yards
SDSU – Brionne Penny: 3 receptions, 63 yards

Defense

AF – Jayden Goodwin: 7 total tackles (3 solo, 4 assisted), 1 pass break-up
SDSU – Michael Shawcroft: 12 total tackles (9 solo, 3 assisted), 1 sack, 2 tackle for loss

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More information Statistics, AF ...

Statistics	AF	SDSU
First downs	14	8
3rd down efficiency	4–17	0–10
4th down efficiency	1–2	1–1
Plays–yards	69–285	46–187
Rushes–yards	66–271	15– -1
Passing yards	14	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	1–3–0	16–31–1
Penalties–yards	4–30	8–49
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	39:13	20:47

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Vs. Middle Tennessee (Hawaii Bowl)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	13	3	9	25
Aztecs	14	0	3	6	23

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2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Arizona

Idaho State

At No. 14 Utah

Toledo

At Boise State

Hawaii

At Nevada

At Fresno State

UNLV

San Jose State

At New Mexico

Air Force

Vs. Middle Tennessee (Hawaii Bowl)

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