2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by head coach Brady Hoke in the second season of his second stint as head coach and played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

2021 San Diego State Aztecs football
MW West Division champion
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 38–24 vs. UTSA
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
APNo. 25
2021 record12–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Hecklinski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKurt Mattix (2nd season)
Home stadiumDignity Health Sports Park
(capacity: 27,000)
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$  6 2   11 3  
Air Force x  6 2   10 3  
Boise State  5 3   7 5  
Wyoming  2 6   7 6  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy  7 1   12 2  
Fresno State  6 2   10 3  
Nevada  5 3   8 5  
Hawaii  3 5   6 7  
San Jose State  3 5   5 7  
UNLV  2 6   2 10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In a season initially canceled and then later reinstated due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aztecs finished the 2020 season 4–4, 4–2 in Mountain West play to finish fourth place. The school announced the team would not accept a bowl bid.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 p.m.New Mexico State*CBSSNW 28–1010,116
September 117:00 p.m.at Arizona*P12NW 38–1439,097
September 184:00 p.m.Utah*
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA
CBSSNW 33–31 3OT11,090
September 2512:30 p.m.Towson*
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA
StadiumW 48–217,619
October 96:00 p.m.New MexicoNo. 25
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA
FS1W 31–78,387
October 157:30 p.m.at San Jose StateNo. 24CBSSNW 19–13 2OT17,177
October 234:00 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 22CBSSNW 20–1423,887
October 307:30 p.m.Fresno StateNo. 21
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA (rivalry)
CBSSNL 20–3011,034
November 68:00 p.m.at HawaiiNo. 24FS1W 17–106,239
November 137:30 p.m.NevadaNo. 22
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA
CBSSNW 23–2111,821
November 198:30 p.m.at UNLVNo. 19CBSSNW 28–2016,713
November 269:00 a.m.Boise StateNo. 21
  • Dignity Health Sports Park
  • Carson, CA
CBSW 27–1611,886
December 412:00 p.m.Utah StateNo. 19
FOXL 13–4613,445
December 214:30 p.m.vs. UTSA*No. 24ESPNW 38–2415,801

Game summaries

New Mexico State

New Mexico State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
New Mexico State 3 7 0010
San Diego State 0 0 21728

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,116
  • Referee: Baron Stephen
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Lindsay Rhodes (sidelines), and Deb Boulac (producer)
  • Aztec Football Tops New Mexico State, 28–10,[1] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsNMSUSDSU
First downs2117
Plays–yards82–37461–339
Rushes–yards26–4842–263
Passing yards32676
Passing: Comp–Att–Int34–56–36–19–1
Time of possession33:4226:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NMSUPassingJonah Johnson34-56, 326 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
RushingO'Maury Samuels6 CAR, 35 YDS
ReceivingTerrell Warner10 REC, 79 YDS
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire6-19, 76 YDS, 1 INT
RushingGreg Bell21 CAR, 161 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingKobe Smith1 REC, 24 YDS

at Arizona

San Diego State Aztecs at Arizona Wildcats
1 2 34Total
San Diego State 21 14 3038
Arizona 7 0 0714

at Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 39,097
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analysis), and Michael Molinari (producer)
  • Bear Down,[2] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUARIZ
First downs219
Plays–yards70–45456–230
Rushes–yards55–27120–51
Passing yards183179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–15–018–36–1
Time of possession37:3422:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire10-14, 183 YDS, 2 TD
RushingGreg Bell17 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingDaniel Bellinger3 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD
ARIZPassingWill Plummer8-17, 109 YDS, 1 TD
RushingStanley Berryhill III2 CAR, 26 YDS
ReceivingTayvian Cunningham5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD

Utah

Utah Utes at San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Utah 7 3 01470031
San Diego State 3 7 14070233

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,090
  • Referee: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Giancarlo Gennarini (producer)
  • Leading the Pac,[3] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsUTAHSDSU
First downs2112
Plays–yards89–32764–248
Rushes–yards31–7045–204
Passing yards25744
Passing: Comp–Att–Int33–58–110–19–0
Time of possession30:1929:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTAHPassingCameron Rising19-32, 153 YDS, 3 TD
RushingMicah Bernard17 CAR, 47 YDS
ReceivingBrant Kuithe7 REC, 58 YDS
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson10-19, 44 YDS, 1 TD
RushingGreg Bell33 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingDaniel Bellinger1 REC, 15 YDS

Towson

Towson Tigers at San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Towson 7 7 0721
San Diego State 7 14 24348

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Hazy, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,619
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Jordan Palmer (analysis), and Andy Bock (producer)
  • Aztecs Cruise Past Towson, 48–21,[4] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsTOWSDSU
First downs1224
Plays–yards56–22873–450
Rushes–yards20–1547–281
Passing yards213169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int19–36–117–26–1
Time of possession21:5038:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TOWPassingChris Ferguson19-35, 213 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingJerry Howard Jr.12 CAR, 19 YDS
ReceivingCaleb Smith9 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson16-25, 149 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingChance Bell7 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingBrionne Penny4 REC, 55 YDS

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at No. 25 San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
New Mexico 0 0 707
No. 25 San Diego State 7 10 7731

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,387
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analysis), and Brad Weimer (producer)
  • No. 25 Aztecs Roll Past New Mexico, 31–7,[5] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsUNMSDSU
First downs1219
Plays–yards61–19368–336
Rushes–yards34–6643–203
Passing yards127133
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–27–112–25–0
Time of possession28:5931:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNMPassingTerry Wilson13-25, 127 YDS, 1 INT
RushingAaron Dumas11 CAR, 77 YDS
ReceivingLuke Wysong4 REC, 51 YDS
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire11-24, 130 YDS
RushingGreg Bell21 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingTyrell Shavers2 REC, 39 YDS

at San Jose State

No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans
1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 24 San Diego State 0 6 007619
San Jose State 0 3 037013

at CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, California

  • Date: October 15, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,177
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Giancarlo Gennarini (producer)
  • 6–0,[6] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUSJSU
First downs1718
Plays–yards66–24077–345
Rushes–yards36–7042–117
Passing yards170228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–30–016–35–1
Time of possession27:3932:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire13-27, 132 YDS
RushingGreg Bell18 CAR, 43 YDS
ReceivingJesse Matthews4 REC, 54 YDS, 2 TD
SJSUPassingNick Nash16-34, 228 YDS, 1 INT
RushingTyler Nevens28 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingDerrick Deese Jr.6 REC, 113 YDS

at Air Force

No. 22 San Diego State Aztecs at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
No. 22 San Diego State 3 10 7020
Air Force 0 0 7714

at Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 23,887
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
  • Aztecs Improve to 7–0,[7] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUAFA
First downs1015
Plays–yards52–22963–259
Rushes–yards39–15748–192
Passing yards7267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–13–05–15–1
Time of possession31:1528:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson11-13, 72 YDS
RushingChance Bell8 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingElijah Kothe3 REC, 25 YDS
AFAPassingWarren Bryan3-7, 58 YDS, 1 TD
RushingHaaziq Daniels9 CAR, 50 YDS
ReceivingJake Spiewak1 REC, 31 YDS

Fresno State

60th Battle for the Old Oil Can: Fresno State Bulldogs at No. 21 San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Fresno State 7 13 3730
No. 21 San Diego State 0 7 6720

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,034
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analysis), Amanda Guerra (sidelines), and Carlos Gennarini (producer)
  • San Diego State Suffers First Loss,[8] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsFRESSDSU
First downs2423
Plays–yards77–48571–412
Rushes–yards34–17933–165
Passing yards306247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int25–43–017–38–2
Time of possession32:5827:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FRESPassingJake Haener25-42, 306 YDS, 1 TD
RushingJordan Mims29 CAR, 186 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingJosh Kelly5 REC, 107 YDS
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson14-31, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingGreg Bell15 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingElijah Kothe4 REC, 105 YDS

at Hawai'i

No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
1 2 34Total
No. 24 San Diego State 7 7 0317
Hawai'i 7 0 0310

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,239
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analysis), and Zac Kinman (producer)
  • Aztecs Win in Paradise,[9] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUHAW
First downs1516
Plays–yards59–22765–260
Rushes–yards43–12830–85
Passing yards99175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–16–019–35–1
Time of possession34:0725:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson12-16, 99 YDS
RushingGreg Bell24 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingDaniel Bellinger5 REC, 41 YDS
HAWPassingChevan Cordeiro19-34, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDedrick Parson11 CAR, 51 YDS
ReceivingDedrick Parson5 REC, 38 YDS

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack at No. 22 San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Nevada 0 7 7721
No. 22 San Diego State 7 3 7623

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,821
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Deb Boulac (producer)
  • California Grit,[10] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsNEVSDSU
First downs1920
Plays–yards63–35873–362
Rushes–yards15–839–186
Passing yards350176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int34–48–021–34–0
Time of possession26:3233:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NEVPassingCarson Strong34-48, 350 YDS, 3 TD
RushingToa Taua9 CAR, 31 YDS
ReceivingRomeo Doubs9 REC, 127 YDS, 2 TD
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson21-34, 176 YDS, 1 TD
RushingGreg Bell16 CAR, 104 YDS
ReceivingElijah Kothe6 REC, 71 YDS

at UNLV

No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs at UNLV Rebels
1 2 34Total
No. 19 San Diego State 7 14 0728
UNLV 3 7 10020

at Allegiant StadiumParadise, Nevada

  • Date: November 19, 2021
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 16,713
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
  • Another 10–Win Season,[11] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUUNLV
First downs1514
Plays–yards57–29060–394
Rushes–yards32–9826–22
Passing yards192372
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–25–121–34–2
Time of possession29:4930:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson18-24, 192 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingGreg Bell17 CAR, 58 YDS
ReceivingElijah Kothe5 REC, 84 YDS
UNLVPassingJustin Rogers15-21, 305 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingCharles Williams16 CAR, 35 YDS
ReceivingSteve Jenkins5 REC, 176 YDS

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at No. 21 San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Boise State 7 9 0016
No. 21 San Diego State 3 10 14027

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: November 26, 2021
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,886
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Sherree Burruss (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
  • No. 21 Football Rallies Past Boise State, 27–16,[12] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsBSUSDSU
First downs2020
Plays–yards77–31974–408
Rushes–yards35–9138–118
Passing yards228290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–42–320–36–0
Time of possession25:4334:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BSUPassingHank Bachmeier21-40, 222 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingGeorge Holani20 CAR, 70 YDS
ReceivingKhalil Shakir6 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire11-15, 192 YDS, 1 TD
RushingJordon Brookshire9 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJesse Matthews9 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD

Utah State

MW Championship Game: Utah State Aggies at No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Utah State 0 14 151746
No. 19 San Diego State 0 3 3713

at Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, California

  • Date: December 4, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Hazy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,445
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analysis), Bruce Feldman (sidelines), and Bo Garrett (producer)
  • Aztecs Fall to Utah State in MW Championship Game,[13] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsUSUSDSU
First downs2317
Plays–yards71–38368–315
Rushes–yards28–6539–148
Passing yards318167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int29–43–116–29–0
Time of possession28:5831:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
USUPassingLogan Bonner29-42, 318 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingCalvin Tyler Jr.17 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingBrandon Bowling8 REC, 154 YDS, 2 TD
SDSUPassingJordon Brookshire11-23, 117 YDS
RushingGreg Bell11 CAR, 50 YDS
ReceivingJesse Matthews8 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD

vs. UTSA

Frisco Bowl: No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs vs. UTSA Roadrunners
1 2 34Total
No. 24 San Diego State 7 10 14738
UTSA 14 0 10024

at Toyota StadiumFrisco, Texas

  • Date: December 21, 2021
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,801
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Ted Leitner (play-by-play), Rich Ohrnberger (analysis), Jon Schaeffer (half, post), Mike Costa (pre), and J.R. Tolver (pre)
  • Aztecs Claim Frisco Bowl with 12th Win of the Season,[14] Game Book
Game information
StatisticsSDSUUTSA
First downs3121
Plays–yards76–48962–388
Rushes–yards40–15624–117
Passing yards333271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–36–022–38–1
Time of possession37:5122:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SDSUPassingLucas Johnson24-36, 333 YDS, 3 TD
RushingGreg Bell26 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJesse Matthews11 REC, 175 YDS, 2 TD
UTSAPassingFrank Harris22-36, 271 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingBrenden Brady16 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingZakhari Franklin8 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD

Honors

Conference

All–Mountain West First Team
Name Position Year
Offense
William DunkleOLJr.
Zachary ThomasOLSr.
Jordan ByrdKRSr.
Defense
Cameron ThomasDLJr.
Caden McDonaldLBSr.
Patrick McMorrisDBJr.
Trenton ThompsonDBSr.
Matt AraizaPJr.
All–Mountain West Second Team
Name Position Year
Offense
Greg BellRBSr.
Matt AraizaPKJr.
Defense
Keshawn BanksDLSr.
Tayler HawkinsDBSr.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV25242221RVRV232219RV25
CoachesRVRVRVRV242120RVRV232219RVRV
CFPNot released242219211924Not released

References

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