FINAL SCORE
Utah Utes at San Diego State Aztecs game details
Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET
Dignity Health Sports Park · Attendance 11,090
Put the final score in perspective.
San Diego State finished 2 points ahead. The teams combined for 64 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Utah 10, San Diego State 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, San Diego State outscored its opponent in 2 and Utah in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Utah | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
 San Diego State | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 12 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-22 | 3-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 327 | 248 |
| Passing | 257 | 44 |
| Comp/Att | 33/58 | 10/19 |
| Yards per pass | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Rushing | 70 | 204 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 45 |
| Yards per rush | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 6-51 | 5-49 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:32 | 29:28 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Utah Utes
passing
| Cameron Rising | 19/32 | 153 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 79.3 |
| Charlie Brewer | 14/26 | 104 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 |
rushing
| Micah Bernard | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Cameron Rising | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 24 |
| Tavion Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Pledger | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Brewer | 4 | -19 | -4.8 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Brant Kuithe | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Solomon Enis | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Britain Covey | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Jaylen Dixon | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 25 |
| TJ Pledger | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Devaughn Vele | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Micah Bernard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Connor O'Toole | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Theo Howard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Britain Covey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Britain Covey | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 80 | 1 |
kicking
| Jadon Redding | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 2/3 | 5 |
punting
| Cameron Peasley | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
San Diego State Aztecs
passing
| Lucas Johnson | 10/19 | 44 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 |
rushing
| Greg Bell | 33 | 119 | 3.6 | 2 | 17 |
| Lucas Johnson | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | 54 |
| Kaegun Williams | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Daniel Bellinger | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jesse Matthews | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyrell Shavers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kobe Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Elijah Kothe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Byrd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jay Rudolph | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaegun Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Bell | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Greg Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Tayler Hawkins | 1 | 34 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jordan Byrd | 2 | 126 | 63.0 | 100 | 1 |
| Kaegun Williams | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Sefo Mailangi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jordan Byrd | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Matt Araiza | 1/3 | 33.3 | 51 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Matt Araiza | 9 | 463 | 51.4 | 0 | 4 | 64 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:02 | Britain Covey 80 Yd Punt Return (Jadon Redding Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 1:54 | Matt Araiza 51 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:51 | Jadon Redding 43 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:38 | Jordan Byrd 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Araiza Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:24 | Greg Bell 7 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 3 | 10:42 | Greg Bell 7 Yd Run (Matt Araiza Kick) | 10 – 24 |
| 4 | 4:17 | Britain Covey 2 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding PAT failed) | 16 – 24 |
| 4 | 0:16 | Theo Howard 4 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Cameron Rising Pass to Solomon Enis for Two-Point Conversion) | 24 – 24 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Jay Rudolph 2 Yd pass from Lucas Johnson (Matt Araiza Kick) | 24 – 31 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Jaylen Dixon 25 Yd pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding Kick) | 31 – 31 |
| 7 | 0:00 | (Jesse Matthews Pass to Lucas Johnson for Two-Point Conversion) | 31 – 33 |
| 7 | 0:00 | Jesse Matthews Pass to Lucas Johnson for Two-Point Conversion | 31 – 33 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:31 AM UTCData methodology