UTSA Roadrunners at San Diego State Aztecs

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UTSA Roadrunners

12-2, 5-1 Away

Final
24 - 38

San Diego State Aztecs

12-2, 6-2 Home

Johnson leads San Diego State past UTSA 38-24 in Frisco Bowl

Greg Bell rushes in for 1-yard touchdown

Jesse Matthews caught touchdown passes of 11 and 20 yards and set career marks with 11 catches and 175 yards receiving. Tyrell Shavers caught the other touchdown pass, a 24-yarder.

Greg Bell also scored on a 1-yard run for San Diego State (12-2). Johnson completed 24 of 36 passes.

San Diego State kicker-punter Matt Araiza made a 33-yard field goal and finished the season with an NCAA-record 51.19 yards per punt. Araiza broke the mark set by Texas A&M’s Braden Mann in 2018 (50.98).

Frank Harris threw touchdown passes of 12 yards to De’Corian Clark and 4 yards to Zakhari Franklin, and Brenden Brady scored on a 2-yard run for UTSA (12-2). Hunter Duplessis kicked a 41-yard field goal for the Roadrunners.

UTSA played without junior running back Sincere McCormick, Conference USA’s offensive player of the year. McCormick, who ranks seventh in the FBS in rushing (113.8 yards per game), was one of five UTSA players who opted out in advance of next year’s NFL draft.

THE TAKEAWAY

San Diego State: Simply qualifying for a bowl this season would have been accomplishment enough for a program that has driven 230 miles roundtrip to play its home games in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson for the last two seasons. Instead, they beat Pac-12 champion Oregon and reached the Mountain West championship game.

UTSA: Coach Jeff Traylor likes to check off boxes. This season, he checked off the Roadrunners’ first conference championship. Still ahead is the box for the Roadrunners’ first bowl win after three tries.

San Diego State: The Sept. 3 opener against Arizona will mark the debut of new Snapdragon Stadium on the site of the old stadium that was also home to baseball’s Padres and football’s Chargers beginning in the 1960s.

UTSA: The Roadrunners’ 12th season, 11th in FBS, will feature arguably the biggest game in program history – at Texas on Sept. 21.

How can I watch UTSA Roadrunners vs. San Diego State Aztecs?

TV Channel: Roadrunners at Aztecs 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 12:36	De'Corian Clark 12 Yd pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis Kick)
TD	1st Period 5:09	Jesse Matthews 20 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick)
TD	1st Period 2:02	Brenden Brady 2 Yd Run (Hunter Duplessis Kick)
TD	2nd Period 9:14	Jesse Matthews 11 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick)
FG	2nd Period 0:00	Matt Araiza 33 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 11:59	Greg Bell 1 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick)
FG	3rd Period 10:09	Hunter Duplessis 41 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 2:39	Tyrell Shavers 24 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick)
TD	3rd Period 0:00	Zakhari Franklin 3 Yd pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis Kick)
TD	4th Period 9:51	Lucas Johnson 2 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick)

Statistics

UTSA		SDSU
21	1st Downs	31
1-9	3rd down efficiency	5-10
1-3	4th down efficiency	1-2
388	Total Yards	489
271	Passing	333
22/38	Comp/Att	24/36
7.1	Yards per pass	9.3
117	Rushing	156
24	Rushing Attempts	40
4.9	Yards per rush	3.9
9-80	Penalties	14-124
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
22:09	Possession	37:51