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San Diego State Aztecs at Utah State Aggies

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20 - 41
4-7, 3-3 Home

Bryson Barnes accounts for 323 yards, 4 TDs to lead Utah State over San Diego State 41-20

Mekhi Shaw scores 12-yard receiving touchdown vs. Utah State

Barnes ran 19 yards for a touchdown and threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Grant Page inside the final two minutes of the second quarter to give Utah State a 14-13 lead at the break.

Barnes threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Josh Sterzer early in the third quarter and a 6-yarder to Grant Page early in the fourth. Kyrese White and Herschel Turner each added a touchdown run to make it 41-13 with 3:08 remaining.

Barnes was 13-of-15 passing for 139 yards and had 193 yards rushing on 15 carries for Utah State (3-7, 2/3 Mountain West Conference), which has won three of its last four games.

Marquez Cooper ran for 118 yards and a touchdown for San Diego State (3-7, 2-3). Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mekhi Shaw with 32 seconds left.

The Aztecs have lost five straight.

How To Watch

How can I watch San Diego State Aztecs vs. Utah State Aggies?
  • TV Channel: Aztecs at Aggies 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary

SDSU FG 1st Period 0:00 Gabriel Plascencia 35 Yd Field Goal
SDSU TD 2nd Period 7:49 Marquez Cooper 14 Yd Run (Gabriel Plascencia Kick)
SDSU FG 2nd Period 3:16 Gabriel Plascencia 30 Yd Field Goal
USU TD 2nd Period 1:53 Bryson Barnes 19 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick)
USU TD 2nd Period 0:16 Grant Page 9 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun Kick)
USU TD 3rd Period 10:58 Josh Sterzer 10 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun Kick)
USU TD 4th Period 12:26 Grant Page 6 Yd pass from Bryson Barnes (Tanner Cragun PAT failed)
USU TD 4th Period 8:07 Kyrese White 5 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick)
USU TD 4th Period 3:08 Herschel Turner 1 Yd Run (Tanner Cragun Kick)
SDSU TD 4th Period 0:32 Mekhi Shaw 12 Yd pass from Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson (Gabriel Plascencia Kick)

Statistics

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23 1st Downs 25
6-16 3rd down efficiency 7-13
0-2 4th down efficiency 1-2
412 Total Yards 488
224 Passing 166
26/36 Comp/Att 18/22
6.2 Yards per pass 7.5
188 Rushing 322
38 Rushing Attempts 50
4.9 Yards per rush 6.4
12-101 Penalties 4-55
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
30:28 Possession 29:32

Game Information

Maverik Stadium

Location: Logan, UT
Attendance: 12,583 · Capacity:
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