San Diego State Aztecs at Northern Illinois Huskies
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Plascencia's field goal as time expires gives San Diego State 6-3 win over Northern Illinois
Plascencia's winning kick came after a strong rush resulted in a short punt by Northern Illinois (1-3) to the Aztecs 44 with 1:44 remaining. Five Lucky Sutton rushes, a facemask penalty and an offsides after an NIU sub couldn't get on the field on time set up Plascencia for the game-winner.
Plascencia has kicked 17 consecutive field goals, the second-best active streak in the FBS behind BYU's Will Ferrin. The senior has made 22 of 23 in his career.
Both team's first drives, both over seven minutes, resulted in field goals but then the game became a defensive struggle.
The Aztecs (3-1) outgained the Huskies 266-179 with NIU passing for just 57 yards. The teams combined to go 9 of 30 on third down and 2 of 5 on fourth. There were 13 punts.
Sutton rushed for 88 yards on 17 carries. Jayden Denegal was 13-of-20 passing for 110 yards.
Owen Chambliss had 11 tackles, seven solo, and Chris Johnson six solo to lead the Aztecs defense, which blanked Cal 34-0 last week and Stony Brook 42-0 in SDSU's opener. In between came a 36-13 loss at Washington State.
Andrew Glass kicked a 31-yard field goal for NIU's only points. Telly Johnson Jr. had 53 yards rushing on 16 carries. Quinn Urwiler had 16 tackles, 10 solo, and Filip Maciorowski 13 tackles, five solo.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Aztecs at Huskies 2021 College Football, week 5, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 7:10 | Andrew Glass 31 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:55 | Gabriel Plascencia 30 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 0:00 | Gabriel Plascencia 25 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 SDSU |
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 10 |
| 5-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-15 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 266 | Total Yards | 169 |
| 115 | Passing | 57 |
| 14/22 | Comp/Att | 7/16 |
| 5.2 | Yards per pass | 3.6 |
| 151 | Rushing | 112 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 5-50 | Penalties | 7-60 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:18 | Possession | 28:42 |
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