The 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Sean Lewis, the Aztecs played home games at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
The 2025 season will be the final season for the Aztecs in the Mountain West Conference as San Diego State will move to the Pac-12 Conference in 2026.
The San Diego State Aztecs drew an average home attendance of 26,189, the 82nd-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.
Schedule
Preseason Mountain West preseason media poll The Mountain West's preseason media poll was released on July 16, 2025. San Diego State was predicted to finished eighth in the conference.
Game summaries No. 24 (FCS) Stony Brook
Statistics STBK SDSU First downs 6 24 Plays–yards 53–95 83–464 Rushes–yards 28–49 54–228 Passing yards 46 236 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–25–0 16–29–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 23:55 36:05 Team Category Player StatisticsStony Brook Passing Casey Case 4/10, 25 yards Rushing Roland Dempster 12 carries, 49 yards Receiving Dez Williams 3 receptions, 26 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 13/25, 208 yards, TD Rushing Lucky Sutton 22 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jacob Bostick 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
at Washington State
Statistics SDSU WSU First downs 10 19 Plays–yards 60–215 78–396 Rushes–yards 30–82 36–139 Passing yards 133 257 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–0 28–42–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:54 35:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 15/30, 133 yards, TD Rushing Lucky Sutton 15 carries, 88 yards Receiving Jordan Napier 7 receptions, 69 yardsWashington State Passing Jaxon Potter 28/42, 257 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kirby Vorhees 13 carries, 67 yards Receiving Joshua Meredith 8 receptions, 88 yards
California
Statistics CAL SDSU First downs 17 15 Plays–yards 72–289 53–321 Rushes–yards 31–65 35–135 Passing yards 224 186 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–41–2 15–18–0Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:42 30:18 Team Category Player StatisticsCalifornia Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 17/38, 208 yards, 2 INT Rushing LJ Johnson Jr. 10 carries, 39 yards Receiving Trond Grizzell 4 receptions, 91 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 15/18, 189 yards, TD Rushing Lucky Sutton 12 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Napier 9 receptions, 154 yards, TD
at Northern Illinois
Statistics SDSU NIU First downs 19 10 Plays–yards 66–266 57–179 Rushes–yards 44–151 41–122 Passing yards 115 57 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–22–2 7–16–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 31:18 28:42 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 13/20, 110 yards, 2 INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 17 carries, 88 yards Receiving Jordan Napier 6 receptions, 52 yardsNorthern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 6/14, 49 yards Rushing Telly Johnson Jr. 16 carries, 53 yards Receiving DeAree Rogers 5 receptions, 51 yards
Colorado State
Statistics CSU SDSU First downs 22 24 Plays–yards 65–355 66–540 Rushes–yards 35–149 48–241 Passing yards 206 259 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–0 14–18–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 25:58 34:02 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Jackson Brousseau 13/25, 155 yards, TD Rushing Jalen Dupree 16 carries, 103 yards Receiving Armani Winfield 2 receptions, 41 yards, TDSan Diego StatePassing Jayden Denegal 13/16, 256 yards, 2 TD Rushing Byron Caldwell Jr. 15 carries, 129 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Napier 7 receptions, 153 yards, TD
at Nevada
Statistics SDSU NEV First downs 19 15 Plays–yards 58–411 63–254 Rushes–yards 40–206 31–77 Passing yards 205 177 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–18–0 16–32–2 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 28:52 28:36 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 14/17, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Lucky Sutton 16 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Napier 5 receptions, 110 yardsNevada Passing Carter Jones 16/32, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Caleb Ramseur 8 carries, 35 yards Receiving Jett Carpenter 3 receptions, 72 yards
at Fresno State (rivalry)
Statistics SDSU FRES First downs 21 14 Plays–yards 65–332 65–227 Rushes–yards 46–208 23–45 Passing yards 124 182 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–19–1 20–42–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 31:51 28:09 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego StatePassing Jayden Denegal 11/19, 124 yards, INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 21 carries, 131 yards, TD Receiving Byron Cardwell Jr. 2 receptions, 59 yardsFresno State Passing Carson Conklin 20/42, 182 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rayshon Luke 5 carries, 23 yards Receiving Rayshon Luke 5 receptions, 35 yards
Wyoming
Statistics WYO SDSU First downs 9 16 Plays–yards 62–185 62–390 Rushes–yards 35–89 40–196 Passing yards 96 194 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–3 11–22–2 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 29:33 30:27 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 12/24, 93 yards, 3 INT Rushing Landon Sims 4 carries, 52 yards Receiving Michael Fitzgerald 3 receptions, 46 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 11/22, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 28 carries, 158 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Brown 2 receptions, 51 yards
at Hawaii
Statistics SDSU HAW First downs 12 20 Plays–yards 62–267 69–386 Rushes–yards 34–135 35–130 Passing yards 132 256 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–28–2 22–34–1 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 26:54 33:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 10/27, 132 yards, 2 INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 18 carries, 78 yards Receiving Donovan Brown 3 receptions, 60 yardsHawaii Passing Micah Alejado 22/34, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Cam Barfield 11 carries, 69 yards Receiving Jackson Harris 7 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD
Boise State
Statistics BOIS SDSU First downs 14 12 Plays–yards 59–268 56–294 Rushes–yards 41–170 46–277 Passing yards 104 17 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–18–0 6–10–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 31:05 28:55 Team Category Player StatisticsBoise State Passing Max Cutforth 12/18, 104 yards Rushing Dylan Riley 21 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Chase Penry 3 receptions, 50 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 6/10, 17 yards Rushing Lucky Sutton 25 carries, 150 yards Receiving Mikey Welsh 3 receptions, 22 yards
San Jose State
Statistics SJSU SDSU First downs 19 16 Plays–yards 74–268 60–248 Rushes–yards 36–133 44–167 Passing yards 135 81 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–38–2 8–16–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:38 27:22 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Tama Amisone 15/27, 104 yards, INT Rushing Tama Amisone 13 carries, 75 yards Receiving Danny Scudero 12 receptions, 79 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 8/16, 81 yards Rushing Lucky Sutton 20 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Brown 2 receptions, 63 yards
at New Mexico
Statistics SDSU UNM First downs 20 16 Plays–yards 66–355 60–308 Rushes–yards 42–193 35–181 Passing yards 162 127 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–24–1 14–25–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 31:28 28:32 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 14/24, 162 yards, TD, INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 22 carries, 110 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Brown 5 receptions, 91 yards, TDNew Mexico Passing Jack Layne 14/25, 127 yards, TD Rushing James Laubstein 10 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Keagan Johnson 3 receptions, 37 yards
vs. No. 25 North Texas (New Mexico Bowl)
Statistics UNTSDSU First downs 28 25 Plays–yards 97–618 82–532 Rushes–yards 48–368 46–326 Passing yards 250 206 Passing: comp–att–int 27–49–2 18–36–2 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 32:32 27:28 Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 27/47, 250 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Caleb Hawkins 30 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cameron Dorner 6 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD San Diego State Passing Kyle Crum 14/29, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Bert Emanuel Jr. 11 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nathan Acevedo 4 receptions, 61 yards
Personnel Transfers Outgoing Ryan DirksenOLBryantTayvion BeasleySBYUTayten BeyerCBCal PolyJake SinzLBColorado MesaLouis Brown IVWRColorado StatePhillippe WesleyWRDelaware StateRyan GaeaDLDuquesneKeion MitchellDLHowardKai HolecOTIndiana StateKenan ChristonRBJackson StateAJ DuffyQBNew HavenJavance Tupou'ata-JohnsonQBNorth DakotaBennett WalkerDBNorth DakotaJaylon ArmsteadRBPortland StateMalik GucakeEDGEPrairie View A&MDean AbdullahOLSacramento StateLogan TannerTESacramento StateWyatt DraegerDLTowsonDarrion DaltonDLWashington StateDominic OliverDEWestern KentuckyBaylin BrooksWRWestern MichiganJason MitchellSWestern MichiganDanny O'NeilQBWisconsinTupu AlualuDLUnknownCam DavisRBUnknownEzekiel LarryDEUnknownDanny NiuLBUnknownBrian PierceWRUnknownBobby ShawWRUnknownBrady AndersonLBWithdrawnJosh HunterDBWithdrawnNino RemigioWRWithdrawn
Incoming Connor IronsTEAir ForceMason BakerOLAmerican River CCByron CardwellRBCaliforniaBert Emanuel Jr.QBCentral MichiganKainoa DavisDLCharlotteChristian WashingtonRBCoastal CarolinaAugust SalvatiEDGEFlorida AtlanticNathan AcevedoWRFresno StateNiles KingDEGrand Valley StateMalachi FinauDLHawaiiCamren MayOTHowardDwayne McDougleSIdahoMister WilliamsLBIncarnate WordJayden DenegalQBMichiganDallas FincherOLMichigan StateOberhiri EyafeDBMinnesotaDonovan BrownWRMonroeJosiah CoxSNew Mexico StateHunter GreenPNorthern ColoradoTrayvon RudolphWRNorthern IllinoisMyles Kitt-DentonWRNorthwestern StateSeth AdamsTESoutheastern LouisianaKalan EllisIOLSyracuseJacob BostickWRTexas A&MJackson FordTETulsaTanner WilliamsLBUtah StateAbayomi KannikeOLUtah TechMichael WatkinsIOLWashingtonHunter HainesDBWashington State
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