Overview
- The Mean Green piled up 618 yards as Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards with two rushing scores and a TD catch, with Ashton Gray adding 152 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
- Quarterback Drew Mestemaker threw for 250 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, with his transfer-portal status remaining a postgame storyline.
- San Diego State lost quarterback Bert Emanuel Jr. to a first-half shoulder injury after 170 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and Kyle Crum finished with 169 passing yards, one TD pass, two rushing scores and two picks.
- Aztecs returner Nathan Acevedo produced a 63-yard punt-return touchdown and later a 65-yard kickoff return to fuel a fourth-quarter push.
- San Diego State closed a 9-4 season in its final game as a Mountain West member and now turns to a Pac-12 move after its defense surrendered 351 rushing yards.