NCAAF

Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs

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7-3, 2-3 Away
Final
21 - 23

Araiza, No. 22 San Diego State beat Nevada 23-21

Strong connects with Doubs for 54-yard TD vs. SDSU

San Diego State (9-1, 5-1 Mountain West) took sole possession of first place in the West Division, a half-game ahead of Fresno State — which beat the Aztecs 30-20 on Oct. 30 — and a full game in front of Nevada.

Araiza — who kicked field goals of 48 yards in the second quarter and 39 yards early in the fourth — bent the winner inside the upright to cap a 12-play, 53-yard drive. He also had five punts for 278 yards (55.6 yards per punt) and lead the FBS this season with 50 punts of 50-plus yards and 15 punts of 60 yards or more.

Carson Strong completed 34 of 48 passes for 350 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He hit Romeo Doubs for a 5-yard touchdown late in the third quarter and pair connected on a play-action pass for a 54-yard TD that made it 21-20 with 9:57 to play and give Nevada (7-3, 4-2) its first lead.

Doubs finished with nine receptions for 127 yards.

How To Watch

How can I watch Nevada Wolf Pack vs. San Diego State Aztecs?
  • TV Channel: Wolf Pack at Aztecs 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary

SDSU TD 1st Period 3:42 Daniel Bellinger 2 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick)
NEV TD 2nd Period 14:55 Tory Horton 28 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick)
SDSU FG 2nd Period 9:35 Matt Araiza 48 Yd Field Goal
SDSU TD 3rd Period 9:31 Chance Bell 5 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick)
NEV TD 3rd Period 2:20 Romeo Doubs 5 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick)
SDSU FG 4th Period 11:58 Matt Araiza 39 Yd Field Goal
NEV TD 4th Period 9:57 Romeo Doubs 54 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick)
SDSU FG 4th Period 1:21 Matt Araiza 35 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2440.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNEV https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/21.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSDSU
19 1st Downs 20
4-13 3rd down efficiency 3-15
1-2 4th down efficiency 2-2
358 Total Yards 362
350 Passing 176
34/48 Comp/Att 21/34
7.3 Yards per pass 5.2
8 Rushing 186
15 Rushing Attempts 39
0.5 Yards per rush 4.8
9-77 Penalties 2-20
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
26:32 Possession 33:28

Game Information

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park

Location: Carson, CA
Attendance: 11,821 · Capacity:
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