2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by eighth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Ohio.

2018 San Diego State Aztecs football
Frisco Bowl, L 0–27 vs. Ohio
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
2018 record	7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Horton (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Zach Arnett (1st as DC 8th season)
Home stadium	SDCCU Stadium (Capacity: 70,561)

2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 22 Utah State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Wyoming		4	–	4					6	–	6
Air Force		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					8	–	6
San Diego State		4	–	4					7	–	6
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

San Diego State started the season 6–0, where one of the wins is against No. 19 Stanford in front of 43,040 spectators at home on CBS Sports Network. The winning streak resulted the Aztecs ranked in the AP Poll for four consecutive weeks, with the No. 19 ranking as San Diego State's peak. The Aztecs then lost to Boise State and rival Fresno State, and began a new winning streak. The end result was an eighth straight bowl appearance in the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl, where the Aztecs lost to Army 35–42 then finished the season 10–3 overall, and 6–2 in conference play. In spite of a bowl loss, head coach Rocky Long agreed to a contract extension until the 2022–23 school year.[1]

NFL Draft Selections

The Aztecs had two individuals selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.[2][3]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Rashaad Penny	Running back	1	27	Seattle Seahawks
Nick Bawden	Fullback	7	237	Detroit Lions

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Aztecs signed a total of 24 recruits.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Alves ILB	San Diego, California	St. Augustine High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Matt Araiza K	San Diego, California	Rancho Bernardo High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Carson Baker QB	La Mesa, California	Helix High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Keshawn Banks DE	Rio Rancho, New Mexico	Rio Rancho High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Jul 11, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Luq Barcoo CB	Chula Vista, California	Grossmont College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Cedarious Barfield ATH	El Paso, Texas	El Dorado High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
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Daniel Bellinger OLB	Las Vegas, Nevada	Palo Verde High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
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Josh Bornes OLB	San Marcos, California	San Marcos High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
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Jordan Byrd ATH	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Manzano High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Jun 27, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
William Dunkle DT	Chula Vista, California	Eastlake High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	356 lb (161 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
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Denaylan Fuimaono S	Carson, California	Carson High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 9, 2017
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J.R. Justice WR	San Diego, California	St. Augustine High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
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Elijah Kothe WR	Las Vegas, Nevada	Faith Lutheran High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 5, 2017
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Jalil Lecky DE	Antioch, California	College of San Mateo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
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Nic McTear TE	Frisco, Texas	Heritage High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Allan Mwata S	Henderson, Nevada	Liberty High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 3, 2017
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Daniel Okpoko DE	Missisauga, Ontario, Canada	St. Joseph Secondary School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
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Joah Robinett DE	San Diego, California	Oregon State University	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
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Rashad Scott WR	La Mesa, California	Helix High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jun 25, 2017
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Kobe Smith WR	Gardena, California	Junipero Serra High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Feb 6, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
T.J. Sullivan WR	San Diego, California	Mt. Carmel High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
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Cameron Thomas DE	Carlsbad, California	Carlsbad High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 29, 2017
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Zidane Thomas RB	Peoria, Arizona	Centennial High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
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Alama Uluave OG	Honolulu, Hawaii	Punahou School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Diego State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award[5]	Juwan Washington	RB	JR
John Mackey Award[6]	Kahale Warring	TE	JR
Lou Groza Award[7]	John Baron II	K	SR
Paul Hornung Award[8]	Juwan Washington	RB/KR	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[9]	Christian Chapman	QB	SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[10]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	126 (16)
2	San Diego State	116 (6)
3	UNLV	78
4	Nevada	72
5	Hawaii	45
6	San Jose State	25

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Aztecs had three players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[11]

Offense Keith Ismael – OL Tyler Roemer – OL Defense Tariq Thompson – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 10–31	40,913
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA		W 28–14	45,755
September 15	7:30 p.m.	No. 23 Arizona State*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 28–21	34,641
September 22	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 23–20 ^OT	30,898
October 6	12:30 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 19–13	36,679
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Air Force	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 21–17	25,326
October 20	7:30 p.m.	San Jose State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 16–13	30,451
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	L 24–28	14,545
November 3	7:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	W 31–23	14,646
November 10	7:30 p.m.	UNLV	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 24–27	24,986
November 17	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	L 14–23	36,123
November 24	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPNU	L 30–31 ^OT	28,014
December 19	5:00 p.m.	vs. Ohio*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–27	11,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Sources: [12][13][14][15]

Game summaries

at Stanford

San Diego State Aztecs at No. 13 Stanford Cardinal

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	3	0	10
No. 13 Cardinal	0	9	15	7	31

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

• Date: August 31, 2018
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,913
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, DeMarco Murray, and Petros Papadakis
• No. 13 Stanford beats San Diego St. 31-10 in season opener,[16] Game Book[17]

Game information

First Quarter (2:38) SDSU TD: Washington 4 yard rush, Baron kick San Diego State 7–0; 8 plays, 92 yards, 4:14 Second Quarter (7:35) STAN SF: Chapman sacked for -5 yards in end zone San Diego State 7–2 (0:27) STAN TD: Arcega-Whiteside 38 yard pass from Costello, Toner kick Stanford 9–7; 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:53 Third Quarter (11:02) STAN TD: Arcega-Whiteside 19 yard pass from Costello, Toner kick Stanford 16–7; 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:46 (6:53) SDSU FG: Baron 30 yard field goal Stanford 16–10; 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:09 (4:43) STAN TD: Arcega-Whiteside 80 yard pass from Costello, 2-point pass good Stanford 24–10; 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:06 Fourth Quarter (10:54) STAN TD: Parkinson 19 yard pass from Costello, Toner kick Stanford 31–10; 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:02 Passing SDSU – Christian Chapman: 10/15, 113 yards STAN – K. J. Costello: 21/31, 332 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing SDSU – Juwan Washington: 24 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD STAN – Bryce Love: 18 carries, 29 yards Receiving SDSU – Ethan Dedaux: 3 receptions, 21 yards STAN – JJ Arcega-Whiteside: 6 receptions, 226 yards, 3 TD

Sacramento State

Sacramento State Hornets at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	7	6	0	15	28

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: September 8, 2018
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,755
• Referee: Cal McNeill
• Juwan Washington leads San Diego State over Sacramento State,[18] Game Book[19]

Game information

First Quarter SDSU – Juwan Washington 5-yard run (John Baron Kick), 5:42. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:39. Second Quarter SDSU – John Baron 52-yard field goal, 13:33. Aztecs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:32. SAC – Bryant Perkinson 1-yard run (Devon Medeiros Kick), 6:07. Aztecs 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:26. SDSU – John Baron 32-yard field goal, 0:55. Aztecs 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:06. Third Quarter SAC – Bryant Perkinson 64-yard pass from Kevin Thomson (Devon Medeiros Kick), 8:54. Hornets 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:12. Fourth Quarter SDSU – Juwan Washington 4-yard run (Two-point conversion), 4:05. Aztecs 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:13. SDSU – Juwan Washington 20-yard run (John Baron Kick), 2:08. Aztecs 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:49. Passing SAC – Kevin Thomson – 11/18, 177 yards, 1 TD SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 11/17, 159 yards, 2 INT Rushing SAC – Elijah Dotson – 11 rushes, 37 yards SDSU – Juwan Washington – 36 rushes, 156 yards, 3 TD Receiving SAC – Bryant Perkinson – 2 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD SDSU – Ethan Dedeaux – 6 receptions, 90 yards

Arizona State

No. 23 Arizona State Sun Devils at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Sun Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Aztecs	0	14	3	11	28

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: September 15, 2018
• Game time: 7:38 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 34,641
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and John Schriffen
• Agnew, Washington lead SDSU to upset of No. 23 ASU, 28-21,[20] Game Book[21]

Game information

First Quarter ASU – Brandon Aiyuk 12-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (Brandon Ruiz Kick), 0:41. Sun Devils 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:16. Second Quarter SDSU – Juwan Washington 13-yard run (John Baron Kick), 10:28. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13. ASU – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run (Brandon Ruiz Kick), 8:06. Sun Devils 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:16. SDSU – Tim Wilson 9-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 0:08. Tie 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 1:33. Third Quarter SDSU – John Baron 54-yard field goal, 7:46. Aztecs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:35. Fourth Quarter SDSU – John Baron 36-yard field goal, 11:34. Aztecs 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:05. SDSU – Chase Jasmin 3-yard run (Two-point conversion), 4:14. Aztecs 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:16. ASU – N'Keal Harry 7-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (Brandon Ruiz Kick), 1:40. Aztecs 28–21. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 2:28. Passing ASU – Manny Wilkins – 31/46, 341 yards, 2 TD SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 12/24, 129 yards, 1 TD Rushing ASU – Eno Benjamin – 13 rushes, 21 yards SDSU – Juwan Washington – 27 rushes, 138 yards, 1 TD Receiving ASU – Frank Darby – 5 receptions, 127 yards SDSU – Ethan Dedeaux – 2 receptions, 30 yards

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	3	7	7	3	0	20
Aztecs	3	14	0	3	3	23

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: September 22, 2018
• Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,898
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan and Randy Cross
• Baron, Agnew help San Diego St. beat E. Michigan 23-20 in OT,[22] Game Book[23]

Game information

First Quarter SDSU – John Baron 34-yard field goal, 6:14. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:58. EMU – Chad Ryland 51-yard field goal, 3:12. Tie 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:00. Second Quarter SDSU – Parker Houston 25-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 14:21. Aztecs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:44. SDSU – B.J. Busbee 24-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 9:03. Aztecs 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43. EMU – Mike Glass 2-yard run (Chad Ryland Kick), 0:26. Aztecs 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:14. Third Quarter EMU – Arthur Jackson 37-yard pass from Mike Glass (Chad Ryland Kick), 8:15. Tie 17–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:45. Fourth Quarter EMU – Chad Ryland 24-yard field goal, 3:18. Eagles 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:20. SDSU – John Baron 50-yard field goal, 1:16. Tie 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:56. Overtime SDSU – John Baron 38-yard field goal. Aztecs 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards. Passing EMU – Mike Glass – 9/16, 153 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 12/22, 176 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing EMU – Shaq Vann – 21 rushes, 76 yards SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 16 rushes, 94 yards Receiving EMU – Line Latu – 3 receptions, 86 yards SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 2 receptions, 40 yards

at Boise State

San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	10	0	6	19
Broncos	7	0	0	6	13

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

• Date: October 6, 2018
• Game time: 1:32 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,679
• Referee: Frank LeBlanc
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
• San Diego St. leans on D in upset against Boise State, 19-13,[24] Game Book[25]

Game information

First Quarter SDSU – John Baron 36-yard field goal, 9:14. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:29. BSU – Alexander Mattison 1-yard run (Joel Velázquez Kick), 6:48. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:06. Second Quarter SDSU – John Baron 41-yard field goal, 13:09. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 1:51. SDSU – Chase Jasmin 2-yard run (John Baron Kick), 4:36. Aztecs 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:52. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter SDSU – Jordan Byrd 72-yard run, 10:10. Aztecs 19–7. Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:57. BSU – Alexander Mattison 1-yard run, 3:05. Aztecs 19–13. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 2:02. Passing SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 8/15, 113 yards BSU – Brett Rypien – 21/41, 170 yards, 2 INT Rushing SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 26 rushes, 78 yards, 1 TD BSU – Alexander Mattison – 25 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD Receiving SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 3 receptions, 57 yards BSU – Sean Modster – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Air Force

Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	2	7	0	8	17
Aztecs	7	7	0	7	21

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: October 12, 2018
• Game time: 6:02 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 25,326
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and John Schriffen
• Agnew's late TD pass lifts SDSU over Air Force, 21-17,[26] Game Book[27]

Game information

First Quarter SDSU – Chase Jasmin 4-yard run (John Baron Kick), 13:49. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:11. AFA – Team safety, 0:07. Aztecs 7–2. Drive: 2 plays, -7 yards, 0:31. Second Quarter AFA – Ronald Cleveland 12-yard run (Jake Koehnke Kick), 5:13. Falcons 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:17. SDSU – Trenton Thompson 19-yard return of blocked punt (John Baron Kick), 0:08. Aztecs 14–9. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:21. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter AFA – Ronald Cleveland 4-yard run (Two-point conversion), 9:25. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:14. SDSU – Parker Houston 29-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 6:10. Aztecs 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:08. Passing AFA – Isaiah Sanders – 7/15, 51 yards, 1 INT SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 9/25, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing AFA – Cole Fagan – 16 rushes, 90 yards SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 18 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving AFA – Kade Waguespack – 2 receptions, 31 yards SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 3 receptions, 94 yards

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	6	0	7	0	13
Aztecs	0	10	3	3	16

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: October 20, 2018
• Game time: 7:37 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,451
• Referee: Kevin Boltmann
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and John Schriffen
• Baron's 3 FGs help San Diego St. beat San Jose St. 16-13,[28] Game Book[29]

Game information

First Quarter SJSU – Bryce Crawford 42-yard field goal, 8:56. Spartans 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 3:57. SJSU – Bryce Crawford 24-yard field goal, 6:25. Spartans 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:25. Second Quarter SDSU – Chase Jasmin 1-yard run (John Baron Kick), 13:11. Aztecs 7–6. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:14. SDSU – John Baron 36-yard field goal, 0:16. Aztecs 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:29. Third Quarter SDSU – John Baron 22-yard field goal, 7:09. Aztecs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:32. SJSU – Malike Roberson 1-yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick), 0:50. Tie 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:19. Fourth Quarter SDSU – John Baron 51-yard field goal, 4:36. Aztecs 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:39. Passing SJSU – Josh Love – 26/36, 215 yards, 1 INT SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 7/11, 86 yards Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens – 20 rushes, 60 yards SDSU – Chance Bell – 15 rushes, 81 yards Receiving SJSU – Tre Hartley – 6 receptions, 68 yards SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 2 receptions, 37 yards

at Nevada

San Diego State Aztecs at Nevada Wolf Pack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	10	0	0	24
Wolf Pack	9	6	10	3	28

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada

• Date: October 27, 2018
• Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,545
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
• Nevada ends drought against San Diego St. with a 28-24 win,[30] Game Book[31]

Game information

First Quarter SDSU – Chase Jasmin 2-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 9:16. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:44. SDSU – Kahale Warring 16-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 4:41. Aztecs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45. NEV – Team safety, 2:12. Aztecs 14–2. Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:44. NEV – Toa Taua 40-yard pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed Kick), 0:09. Aztecs 14–9. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:03. Second Quarter NEV – Brendan O'Leary 26-yard pass from Ty Gangi, 8:50. Wolf Pack 15–14. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:28. SDSU – John Baron 26-yard field goal, 4:19. Aztecs 17–15. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:27. SDSU – Kahale Warring 30-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 1:31. Aztecs 24–15. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:14. Third Quarter NEV – Devonte Lee 2-yard run (Ramiz Ahmed Kick), 11:39. Aztecs 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:21. NEV – Ramiz Ahmed 32-yard field goal, 5:13. Wolf Pack 25–24. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 4:36. Fourth Quarter NEV – Ramiz Ahmed 34-yard field goal, 8:54. Wolf Pack 28–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:33. Passing SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 20/41, 283 yards, 3 TD NEV – Ty Gangi – 23/43, 235 yards, 2 TD Rushing SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 16 rushes, 85 yards NEV – Devonte Lee – 7 rushes, 32 yards, 1 TD Receiving SDSU – Kahale Warring – 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD NEV – Toa Taua – 5 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

at New Mexico

San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	7	17	31
Lobos	7	3	6	7	23

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Date: November 3, 2018
• Game time: 8:17 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,646
• Referee: Cal McNeill
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely and John Congemi
• Washington's 2 TDs help San Diego St. beat New Mexico 31–23,[32] Game Book[33]

Game information

First Quarter UNM – Adebayo Soremekun 44-yard fumble return (Andrew Shelley Kick), 10:28. Lobos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 4:32. SDSU – Chase Jasmin 5-yard run (John Baron Kick), 3:35. Tie 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:53. Second Quarter UNM – Andrew Shelley 41-yard field goal, 3:45. Lobos 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:37. Third Quarter SDSU – Juwan Washington 34-yard run (John Baron Kick), 8:09. Aztecs 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:33. UNM – Anselem Umeh 12-yard pass from Collin Gerhart, 2:15. Lobos 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42. Fourth Quarter UNM – Delane Hart 4-yard pass from Collin Gerhart (Andrew Shelley Kick), 10:07. Lobos 23–14. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:14. SDSU – Kahale Warring 19-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron Kick), 7:29. Lobos 23–21. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38. SDSU – John Baron 32-yard field goal, 2:56. Aztecs 24–23. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36. SDSU – Juwan Washington 50-yard run (John Baron Kick), 1:52. Aztecs 31–23. Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:55. Passing SDSU – Christian Chapman – 13/19, 182 yards, 1 TD UNM – Collin Gerhart – 9/20, 41 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing SDSU – Juwan Washington – 11 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD UNM – Daevon Vigilant – 11 rushes, 45 yards Receiving SDSU – Tim Wilson – 3 receptions, 63 yards UNM – Anselem Umeh – 1 reception, 12 yards, 1 TD

UNLV

UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	7	0	14	27
Aztecs	0	14	10	0	24

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: November 10, 2018
• Game time: 7:36 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,986
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Alex Corddry
• Thomas, UNLV beat San Diego St. 27-24, end 6-game skid,[34] Box Score[35]

Game information

First Quarter UNLV – Evan Pantels 21-yard field goal, 11:30. Rebels 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:45. UNLV – Evan Pantels 45-yard field goal, 7:08. Rebels 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 2:51. Second Quarter SDSU – Tim Wilson 13-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron Kick), 13:54. Aztecs 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:52. UNLV – Lexington Thomas 2-yard run (Evan Pantels Kick), 10:35. Rebels 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. SDSU – Juwan Washington 2-yard run (John Baron Kick), 0:28. Aztecs 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:28. Third Quarter SDSU – John Baron 33-yard field goal, 4:51. Aztecs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:48. SDSU – Tim Wilson 34-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 0:00. Aztecs 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:27. Fourth Quarter UNLV – Brandon Presley 10-yard pass from Max Gilliam, 9:19. Aztecs 24–19. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41. UNLV – Lexington Thomas 75-yard run (Two-point conversion), 3:27. Rebels 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 1:53. Passing UNLV – Max Gilliam – 16/24, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 14/26, 187 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing UNLV – Lexington Thomas – 21 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD SDSU – Juwan Washington – 21 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD Receiving UNLV – Darren Woods – 4 receptions, 100 yards SDSU – Tim Wilson – 5 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

at Fresno State

Battle for the Old Oil Can: San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	7	0	0	14
Bulldogs	7	3	7	6	23

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

• Date: November 17, 2018
• Game time: 7:39 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,123
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, and Cameron Worrell
• Fresno St. beats SDSU 23-14, clinches berth in MW title game,[36] Game Book[37]

Game information

First Quarter FRES – Jamire Jordan 86-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 12:08. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 1:11. SDSU – Fred Trevillion 75-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron Kick), 6:21. Tie 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12. Second Quarter FRES – Asa Fuller 25-yard field goal, 6:47. Bulldogs 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:12. SDSU – Fred Trevillion 70-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 6:29. Aztecs 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11. Third Quarter FRES – Ronnie Rivers 2-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 10:56. Bulldogs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04. Fourth Quarter FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run, 12:40. Bulldogs 23–14. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:36. Passing SDSU – Christian Chapman – 4/13, 126 yards, 1 TD FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 17/24, 267 yards, 1 TD Rushing SDSU – Juwan Washington – 18 rushes, 38 yards FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 22 rushes, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 4 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 10 receptions, 141 yards

Hawaii

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	21	0	0	7	31
Aztecs	14	0	3	7	6	30

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

• Date: November 24, 2018
• Game time: 7:32 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 28,014
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
• McDonald, Hawaii hold on for 31-30 OT win over San Diego St.[38]

Game information

First Quarter HAW – Ryan Meskell 22-yard field goal, 8:38. Rainbow Warriors 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:17. SDSU – Fred Trevillion 76-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron Kick), 8:20. Aztecs. 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:12. SDSU – Juwan Washington 5-yard run (John Baron Kick), 5:20. Aztecs 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06. Second Quarter HAW – Elijah Dale 2-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick), 14:52. Aztecs 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:28. HAW – Cole McDonald 1-yard run (Ryan Meskell Kick), 5:11. Rainbow Warriors 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:25. HAW – Cedric Byrd 13-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick), 1:19. Rainbow Warriors 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:52. Third Quarter SDSU – John Baron 53-yard field goal, 10:29. Rainbow Warriors 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:36. Fourth Quarter SDSU – Isaac Lessard 13-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron Kick), 6:07. Tie 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:55. Overtime HAW – JoJo Ward 10-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick). Rainbow Warriors 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards. SDSU – Juwan Washington 25-yard run. Rainbow Warriors 31–30. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards. Passing HAW – Cole McDonald – 29/46, 452 yards, 3 TD SDSU – Christian Chapman – 9/19, 149 yards, 1 TD Rushing HAW – Miles Reed – 12 rushes, 47 yards SDSU – Juwan Washington – 31 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD Receiving HAW – Cedric Byrd – 6 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 2 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD

vs. Ohio (Frisco Bowl)

Frisco Bowl: Ohio Bobcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	3	7	27
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

• Date: December 19, 2018
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Rainy, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,029
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, and Kris Budden
• Ohio rolls to 27-0 win over San Diego State in Frisco Bowl,[39] Game Book[40]

Game information

First Quarter OHIO – Louie Zervos 30-yard field goal, 2:20. Bobcats 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:50. Second Quarter OHIO – Nathan Rourke 9-yard run (Louie Zervos Kick), 7:57. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:55. OHIO – Nathan Rourke 11-yard run (Louie Zervos Kick), 0:07. Bobcats 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:54. Third Quarter OHIO – Louie Zervos 26-yard field goal, 11:33. Bobcats 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:27. Fourth Quarter OHIO – Andrew Meyer 35-yard pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos Kick), 12:41. Bobcats 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:02. Passing OHIO – Nathan Rourke – 10/22, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 11/24, 126 yards, 1 INT Rushing OHIO – A. J. Ouellette – 29 rushes, 164 yards SDSU – Juwan Washington – 19 rushes, 129 yards Receiving OHIO – Papi White – 4 receptions, 90 yards SDSU – Isaiah Richardson – 3 receptions, 58 yards

Honors

Mountain West

Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Keith Ismael	OL	SO
First	Kyahva Tezino	LB	JR
Second	Ryan Pope	OL	SR
Second	John Baron	PK	SR
Second	Tariq Thompson	DB	SO
Honorable	Parker Baldwin	DB	SR
Honorable	Noble Hall	DL	SR
Honorable	Brandon Heicklen	P	JR
Honorable	Kahale Warring	TE	JR
Honorable	Juwan Washington	RB	JR

[41]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	86	Kahale Warring	TE	Houston Texans

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