2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Revision as of 18:45, 12 October 2025

American college football season

The 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Sean Lewis, the Aztecs play home games at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

The 2025 season will be the final season for the Aztecs in the Mountain West Conference as San Diego State will move to the Pac-12 Conference in 2026.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 (FCS) Stony Brook*		KUSI/MW Network	W 42–0	20,624
September 6	7:15 p.m.	at Washington State*		The CW	L 13–36	24,330
September 20	7:30 p.m.	California*	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 34–0	31,369
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*		ESPN+	W 6–3	13,512
	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 45–24	29,019
October 11	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada		CBSSN	W 44–10
October 25		at Fresno State		FOX/FS1/FS2
November 1	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN
November 8	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii		Spectrum/MW Network
November 15	7:30 p.m.	Boise State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN
November 22		San Jose State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	FOX/FS1/FS2
	12:30 p.m.	at New Mexico		CBSSN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll – Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

^[1]^[2]^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Preseason

Mountain West preseason media poll

The Mountain West’s preseason media poll was released on July 16, 2025. San Diego State was predicted to finished eighth in the conference.^[4]

Game summaries

No. 24 (FCS) Stony Brook

No. 24 (FCS) Stony Brook Seawolves (0–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date:
Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C), wind N 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 20,624
Referee: Kenneth Ray
TV announcers (KUSI/MWN): Steve Quis (play-by-play) and J. R. Tolver (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

SDSU (5:30) – Lucky Sutton 1-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 9:30 (Aztecs 7–0)
SDSU (0:37) – Jacob Bostick 25-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 1:11 (Aztecs 14–0)

Second quarter

SDSU (8:31) – Gabriel Plascencia 42-yard field goal; Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:35 (Aztecs 17–0)
SDSU (1:09) – Gabriel Plascencia 35-yard field goal; Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:42 (Aztecs 20–0)

Third quarter

SDSU (1:40) – Lucky Sutton 2-yard run (DJ Herman pass to Brady Anderson); Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:33 (Aztecs 28–0)

Fourth quarter

SDSU (11:06) – Christian Washington 1-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:54 (Aztecs 35–0)
SDSU (1:54) – Parker Threatt 5-yard run (Nick Clegg kick); Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:58 (Aztecs 42–0)

Statistics	STBK	SDSU
First downs	6	24
Plays–yards	53–95	83–464
Rushes–yards	28–49	54–228
Passing yards	46	236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–25–0	16–29–0
Time of possession	23:55	36:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Casey Case	4/10, 25 yards
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	12 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Dez Williams	3 receptions, 26 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	13/25, 208 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lucky Sutton	22 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Bostick	3 receptions, 56 yards, TD

at Washington State

San Diego State Aztecs (1–0) at Washington State Cougars (1–0) – Game summary

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

Date: September 6, 2025
Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 24,330
Referee: Nolan Dumas
TV announcers (The CW): Chris Fisher (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Alex Brink (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

SDSU (10:00) – Jacob Bostick 35-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:00 (Aztecs 7–0)
WSU (5:18) – Trey Leckner 3-yard pass from Jaxon Potter (Jack Stevens kick); Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:49 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

WSU (14:48) – Jack Stevens 49-yard field goal; Drive: 13 plays, 39 yards, 3:55 (Cougars 10–7)
WSU (1:06) – Isaac Terrell 0-yard safety; (Cougars 12–7)
WSU (0:26) – Trey Leckner 3-yard pass from Jaxon Potter (Jack Stevens kick); Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 0:32 (Cougars 19–7)

Third quarter

WSU (10:55) – Leon Neal Jr. 18-yard pass from Jaxon Potter (Jack Stevens kick); Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:05 (Cougars 26–7)
WSU (5:21) – Jack Stevens 42-yard field goal; Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:19 (Cougars 29–7)
SDSU (0:57) – Jayden Denegal 1-yard run (Two-point run conversion failed); Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24 (Cougars 29–13)

Fourth quarter

WSU (2:48) – Julian Dugger 3-yard run (Jack Stevens kick); Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:17 (Cougars 36–13)

Statistics	SDSU	WSU
First downs	10	19
Plays–yards	60–215	78–396
Rushes–yards	30–82	36–139
Passing yards	133	257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–30–0	28–42–0
Time of possession	24:54	35:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	15/30, 133 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lucky Sutton	15 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Napier	7 receptions, 69 yards
Washington State	Passing	Jaxon Potter	28/42, 257 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kirby Vorhees	13 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Meredith	8 receptions, 88 yards

California

California Golden Bears (3–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (1–1) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date: September 20, 2025
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C), wind N 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 31,369
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (CBSSN): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Lauren Green (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SDSU (11:42) – Jordan Napier 6-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:37 (Aztecs 7–0)
SDSU (6:20) – Gabriel Plascencia 34-yard field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:44 (Aztecs 10–0)
SDSU (0:00) – Gabriel Plascencia 41-yard field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:49 (Aztecs 13–0)

Third quarter

SDSU (11:03) – Dwayne McDougle 35-yard fumble recovery (Gabriel Plascencia kick); (Aztecs 20–0)
SDSU (5:59) – Chris Johnson 97-yard interception (Gabriel Plascencia kick); (Aztecs 27–0)

Fourth quarter

SDSU (9:20) – Lucky Sutton 3-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:08 (Aztecs 34–0)

Statistics	CAL	SDSU
First downs	17	15
Plays–yards	72–289	53–321
Rushes–yards	31–65	35–135
Passing yards	224	186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–41–2	15–18–0
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	17/38, 208 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	LJ Johnson Jr.	10 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Trond Grizzell	4 receptions, 91 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	15/18, 189 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lucky Sutton	12 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Napier	9 receptions, 154 yards, TD

at Northern Illinois

San Diego State Aztecs (2–1) vs Northern Illinois Huskies (1–2) – Game summary

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

Date: September 27, 2025
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C), wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,512
Referee: Chris La Mange
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

NIU (7:10) – Andrew Glass 31-yard field goal; Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 7:50 (Huskies 3–0)

Second quarter

SDSU (14:55) – Gabriel Plascencia 30-yard field goal; Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:15 (Tied 3–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SDSU (0:00) – Gabriel Plascencia 25-yard field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:44 (Aztecs 6–3)

Statistics	SDSU	NIU
First downs	19	10
Plays–yards	66–266	57–179
Rushes–yards	44–151	41–122
Passing yards	115	57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–22–2	7–16–1
Time of possession	31:18	28:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	13/20, 110 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lucky Sutton	17 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Napier	6 receptions, 52 yards
Northern Illinois	Passing	Josh Holst	6/14, 49 yards
	Rushing	Telly Johnson Jr.	16 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	DeAree Rogers	5 receptions, 51 yards

Colorado State

Colorado State Rams (1–3) vs San Diego State Aztecs (3–1) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date:
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C), wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 29,019
Referee: Brad Carrell
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Jordan Giorgio (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

SDSU (5:56) – Donovan Brown 45-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:52 (Aztecs 7–0)

Second quarter

SDSU (12:33) – Christian Washington 2-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:53 (Aztecs 14–0)
CSU (11:24) – Armani Winfield 49-yard pass from Jackson Brousseau (Isaiah Hankins kick); Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:03 (Aztecs 14–7)
SDSU (7:28) – Jordan Napier 42-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:41 (Aztecs 21–7)
CSU (1:32) – Isaiah Hankins 30-yard field goal; Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 5:56 (Aztecs 21–10)
SDSU (0:51) – Lucky Sutton 14-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:41 (Aztecs 28–10)

Third quarter

SDSU (11:45) – Gabriel Plascencia 53-yard field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:09 (Aztecs 31–10)
SDSU (4:43) – Lucky Sutton 1-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:11 (Aztecs 38–10)

Fourth quarter

CSU (12:58) – Jackson Brousseau 4-yard run (Jackson Brousseau pass to Rocky Beers for two-point conversion); Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:45 (Aztecs 38–18)
SDSU (10:21) – Byron Caldwell Jr. 20-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:10 (Aztecs 45–18)
CSU (0:00) – Kory Hall 12-yard pass from Darius Curry; Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 2:57 (Aztecs 45–24)

Statistics	CSU	SDSU
First downs	22	24
Plays–yards	65–355	66–540
Rushes–yards	35–149	48–241
Passing yards	206	259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	14–18–0
Time of possession	25:58	34:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing	Jackson Brousseau	13/25, 155 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Dupree	16 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Armani Winfield	2 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	13/16, 256 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Byron Caldwell Jr.	15 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Napier	7 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD

at Nevada

San Diego State Aztecs (4–1) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (1–4) – Game summary

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada

Date: October 11, 2025
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), wind NW 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Kenneth Ray
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), and Brandon Baylor (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

SDSU (14:01) – Jordan Napier 75-yard punt return (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 0:59 (Aztecs 7–0)
SDSU (7:11) – Chris Johnson 40-yard interception return (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:06 (Aztecs 14–0)

Second quarter

SDSU (15:00) – Jayden Denegal 2-yard pass to Christian Washington (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:26 (Aztecs 21–0)
SDSU (9:05) – Jayden Denegal 31-yard pass to Jacob Bostick (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:27 (Aztecs 28–0)
SDSU (1:46) – Lucky Sutton 3-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick); Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:36 (Aztecs 35–0)

Third quarter

SDSU (10:49) – Gabriel Plascencia 21-yard field goal; Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:11 (Aztecs 38–0)
SDSU (7:05) – Gabriel Plascencia 45-yard field goal; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:33 (Aztecs 41–0)
SDSU (2:03) – Gabriel Plascencia 49-yard field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:33 (Aztecs 44–0)

Fourth quarter

NEV (12:50) – Joe McFadden 34-yard field goal; Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:13 (Aztecs 44–3)
NEV (2:32) – Jordan Brown 16-yard pass from Carter Jones (Joe McFadden kick); Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:10 (Aztecs 44–10)

Statistics	SDSU	NEV
First downs	19	15
Plays–yards	58–411	63–254
Rushes–yards	40–206	31–77
Passing yards	205	177
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–18–0	16–32–2
Time of possession	28:52	28:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Jayden Denegal	14/17, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Lucky Sutton	16 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Napier	5 receptions, 110 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carter Jones	16/32, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Caleb Ramseur	8 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jett Carpenter	3 receptions, 72 yards

at Fresno State

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDSU	FRES
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) vs San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date: November 1, 2025
Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	WYO	SDSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Hawaii

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDSU	HAW
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Boise State

Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date: November 15, 2025
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	BOIS	SDSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans (0–0) vs San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

Date: November 22, 2025
TV: FOX/FS1/FS2

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	SJSU	SDSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at New Mexico

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDSU	UNM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

@@ Line 191: / Line 191: @@
 }}
 <ref>{{cite web |author=<!–Not stated–> |title=San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2025 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/21/season/2025 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=August 24, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!–Not stated–> |title=2025 San Diego State Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-diego-state/2025-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=August 24, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!–Not stated–> |title=2025 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2025 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 24, 2025 }}</ref>
+==Rankings==
+{{Further|2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
+{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements
+| year            = 2025
+| finalpollweek   = 16
+| cfpfirstweek    = 10
+| AP_pre          = NR
+| coaches_pre     = NR
+| AP_1            = NR
+| coaches_1       = NR
+| AP_2            = NR
+| coaches_2       = NR
+| AP_3            = NR
+| coaches_3       = NR
+| AP_4            = NR
+| coaches_4       = NR
+| AP_5            = NR
+| coaches_5       = NR
+| AP_6            = NR
+| coaches_6       = NR
+| AP_7            = RV
+| coaches_7       = RV
+| AP_8            =
+| coaches_8       =
+| AP_9            =
+| coaches_9       =
+| cfp_9           =
+| AP_10           =
+| coaches_10      =
+| cfp_10          =
+| AP_11           =
+| coaches_11      =
+| cfp_11          =
+| AP_12           =
+| coaches_12      =
+| cfp_12          =
+| AP_13           =
+| coaches_13      =
+| cfp_13          =
+| AP_14           =
+| coaches_14      =
+| cfp_14          =
+| AP_15           =
+| coaches_15      =
+| cfp_15          =
+| AP_16           =
+| coaches_16      =
+| cfp_16          =
+| AP_17           =
+| coaches_17      =
+}}
 ==Preseason==


Venues	College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935) Navy “Sports” Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934) Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons) Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966) San Diego Stadium (1967–2019) Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021) Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold

Revision as of 18:45, 12 October 2025

Schedule

Rankings

Preseason

Mountain West preseason media poll

Game summaries

No. 24 (FCS) Stony Brook

at Washington State

California

at Northern Illinois

Colorado State

at Nevada

at Fresno State

Wyoming

at Hawaii

Boise State

San Jose State

at New Mexico

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

References

Must Read

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Leave a Comment