Overview
- Caleb Hawkins rushed for 198 yards on 30 carries with two scores on the ground and a 23-yard touchdown catch.
- Ashton Gray added 152 rushing yards and two touchdowns as the Mean Green controlled the ground game.
- Drew Mestemaker went 27-for-47 for 250 yards and three touchdown passes to cap North Texas’ 618-yard night.
- San Diego State’s Bert Emanuel Jr. ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns before exiting with an injury reported as either to his wrist or to his non-throwing shoulder.
- Third-string quarterback Kyle Crum threw for 169 yards with one touchdown, ran for two more, and benefited from Nathan Acevedo’s 63-yard punt-return touchdown and a 65-yard kickoff return as SDSU’s late rally fell short, leaving the teams at 12-2 and 9-4 with the Aztecs set to join the reconstituted Pac-12 next season.