Nevada at San Diego State

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Nevada beat San Diego State 6–⁠0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, San Diego State led the series 9–⁠6.

AwayNevada2–⁠10 in 2023
6
HomeSan Diego State4–⁠8 in 2023
0

Final at Snapdragon Stadium, San DiegoTV: FS2Attendance 27,122

At kickoff
71°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Montgomery Field Airport (KMYF), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Patrick FoyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nevada33006
San Diego State00000

Standouts

Player stats

Nevada

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendon Lewis9/229800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sean Dollars1149010
Brendon Lewis1340016
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell93005
Jamaal Bell428010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dalevon Campbell144044
John Jackson III321013
Cameron Zeidler21609
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Emany Johnson9000
Tongiaki Mateialona8000
Marcel Walker7000
Drue Watts5000
Mackavelli Malotumau2110

San Diego State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jalen Mayden6/144700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jalen Mayden1452014
Lucky Sutton1248013
Cam Davis728011
Kenan Christon523010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mekhi Shaw119019
Brionne Penny212012
Josh Nicholson1909
Cam Davis2704
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cooper McDonald60.500
Zyrus Fiaseu5110
Dezjhon Malone5110
Garret Fountain5000
Dominic Oliver1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NevadaSan Diego State
242Total yards204
98Passing yards47
144Rushing yards157
4.5Yards per pass3.4
3.7Yards per rush4.0
17First downs11
3–⁠12Third downs0–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers1
10–⁠58Penalties7–⁠80
30:14Possession29:46
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NevadaSan Diego State
37%Success rate35%
−0.00EPA per play−0.24
0.80Explosiveness0.79
0.09Rushing EPA−0.21
−0.14Passing EPA−0.34
17%Passing-down success19%
−0.16First-down EPA−0.11
0.13Second-down EPA0.14
0.07Third-down EPA−0.64
12%Havoc by its defense10%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

San Diego State 81% to win. Nevada won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

San Diego State −11.5, over/under 48.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were San Diego State 78%, Nevada 22%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

San Diego State end zoneNevada end zoneQ1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 NevadaField goal, 13 playsQ1 San Diego StatePunt, 7 playsQ1 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ1 San Diego StateMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 NevadaPunt, 5 playsQ2 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 NevadaField goal, 6 playsQ3 NevadaPunt, 3 playsQ3 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 NevadaPunt, 8 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 NevadaMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 NevadaMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 San Diego StateFumble, 12 playsQ4 NevadaEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. San Diego State drives left to right, Nevada right to left.
  1. Q1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 NevadaField goal, 13 plays, 51 yards
  3. Q1 San Diego StatePunt, 7 plays, 43 yards
  4. Q1 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 San Diego StateMissed FG, 8 plays, 41 yards
  6. Q2 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, −17 yards
  8. Q2 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  9. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  10. Q2 NevadaPunt, 5 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q2 NevadaField goal, 6 plays, 46 yards
  13. Q3 NevadaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 18 yards
  15. Q3 NevadaPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  16. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 NevadaMissed FG, 8 plays, 20 yards
  18. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  19. Q4 NevadaMissed FG, 9 plays, 63 yards
  20. Q4 San Diego StateFumble, 12 plays, 45 yards
  21. Q4 NevadaEnd of game, 4 plays, 24 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Nevada 3, San Diego State 0
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kenan Christon run for 5 yds to the SDSU 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Cameron Harpole
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Jalen Mayden run for 2 yds to the SDSU 32
13:334th & 3 at own 32Jack Browning punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the NEV 28
Nevada Field goal, 13 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 28Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for 6 yds to the NEV 34
13:332nd & 4 at own 34Sean Dollars run for 5 yds to the NEV 39 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at own 39Brendon Lewis pass complete to Cameron Zeidler for 7 yds to the NEV 46
13:332nd & 3 at own 46Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at the 50Jamaal Bell run for 5 yds to the SDSU 45
13:332nd & 5 at opp 45Brendon Lewis run for 13 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 32Sean Dollars run for 5 yds to the SDSU 27
13:332nd & 5 at opp 27PENALTY NEV False Start 5 yards from SDSU27 to SDSU32. NO PLAY.
13:332nd & 10 at opp 32Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the SDSU 28
13:333rd & 6 at opp 28Brendon Lewis pass complete to John Jackson III for 6 yds to the SDSU 22 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 22Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
13:332nd & 10 at opp 22Sean Dollars run for 1 yd to the SDSU 21
13:333rd & 9 at opp 21Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
7:034th & 9 at opp 21Brandon Talton 39 yd FG GOODNevada 3, San Diego State 0
San Diego State Punt, 7 plays
7:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Killam kickoff for 63 yds , Sheldon Canley II return for 15 yds to the SDSU 17
7:001st & 10 at own 17Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 20
7:002nd & 7 at own 20Cam Davis run for 11 yds to the SDSU 31 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 31Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 34
7:002nd & 7 at own 34Jalen Mayden pass complete to Mekhi Shaw for 19 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 47Jalen Mayden pass complete to Brionne Penny for no gain to the NEV 47
7:002nd & 10 at opp 47Jalen Mayden run for 7 yds to the NEV 40
7:003rd & 3 at opp 40Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Joshua Nicholson
2:474th & 3 at opp 40Jack Browning punt for 39 yds
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 1Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the NEV 3
2:472nd & 8 at own 3Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the NEV 5
2:473rd & 6 at own 5Brendon Lewis pass complete to John Jackson III for 2 yds to the NEV 7
0:454th & 4 at own 7Matt Freem punt for 52 yds , Mekhi Shaw returns for 1 yd to the SDSU 42
San Diego State Missed FG, 8 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 42Kenan Christon run for 2 yds to the SDSU 44
0:002nd & 8 at own 44Jalen Mayden pass complete to Brionne Penny for 12 yds to the NEV 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 44Cam Davis run for 6 yds to the NEV 38
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 38Shotgun Sutton,Lucky rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NEV35 (Witte,Thomas) PENALTY NEV Offside (Dedman,Jaden) 5 yards from NEV38 to NEV33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 33Jalen Mayden run for 14 yds to the NEV 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Cam Davis run for 3 yds to the NEV 16
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 21Jalen Mayden pass complete to Cam Davis for 4 yds to the NEV 17
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 17Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Joshua Nicholson
Q2 11:314th & 8 at opp 17Jack Browning 34 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter7 drives, then Nevada 6, San Diego State 0
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
11:311st & 10 at own 20Sean Dollars run for 7 yds to the NEV 27
11:312nd & 3 at own 27Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 2 yds to the NEV 29
11:313rd & 1 at own 29Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Dalevon Campbell
10:144th & 1 at own 29Matt Freem punt for 20 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NEV 49
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
10:141st & 25 at own 36Jalen Mayden sacked by Mackavelli Malotumau for a loss of 6 yards to the SDSU 30
10:142nd & 31 at own 30Kenan Christon run for 4 yds to the SDSU 34
10:143rd & 27 at own 34Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Joshua Nicholson
8:184th & 27 at own 34Jack Browning punt for 58 yds , Carlos Sandy returns for 3 yds to the NEV 11
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 11Sean Dollars run for 1 yd to the NEV 10
8:182nd & 11 at own 10Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Jacques Badolato-Birdsell
8:183rd & 11 at own 10PENALTY NEV Illegal Snap (Madrigal,Andrew) 5 yards from NEV10 to NEV05. NO PLAY.
8:183rd & 16 at own 5PENALTY NEV False Start (Welch,Zac) 2 yards from NEV05 to NEV03. NO PLAY.
8:183rd & 18 at own 3Sean Dollars run for 6 yds to the NEV 9
7:034th & 12 at own 9Matt Freem punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Mekhi Shaw at the NEV 49
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
7:031st & 10 at opp 49Jalen Mayden run for 3 yds to the NEV 46
7:032nd & 12 at own 49Martin Blake run for 6 yds to the NEV 45
7:033rd & 6 at opp 45Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Mark Redman
5:374th & 6 at opp 45Timeout Nevada, clock 05:37
5:294th & 6 at opp 45Jack Browning punt for 45 yds for a touchback
5:294th & 6 at opp 45Jack Browning punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Nevada Punt, 5 plays
5:291st & 10 at own 10Sean Dollars run for 6 yds to the NEV 16
5:292nd & 4 at own 16Sean Dollars run for 6 yds to the NEV 22 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at own 22Brendon Lewis run for 1 yd to the NEV 23
5:292nd & 9 at own 23Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to John Jackson III
5:293rd & 9 at own 23Brendon Lewis sacked by Dominic Oliver for a loss of 8 yards to the NEV 15
5:294th & 17 at own 15PENALTY NEV False Start (Rodahaffer,Cade) 5 yards from NEV15 to NEV10. NO PLAY.
2:424th & 22 at own 10Matt Freem punt for 38 yds , Mekhi Shaw returns for 4 yds to the NEV 44
San Diego State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:421st & 10 at opp 44Jalen Mayden run for 7 yds to the NEV 37
2:422nd & 3 at opp 37Cam Davis run for no gain to the NEV 37
2:423rd & 3 at opp 37Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NEV 36
0:504th & 2 at opp 36Jalen Mayden run for 1 yd to the NEV 35
Nevada Field goal, 6 plays
0:501st & 10 at own 35Brendon Lewis run for 5 yds to the NEV 40
0:392nd & 5 at own 40Timeout Nevada, clock 00:39
0:392nd & 5 at own 40Brendon Lewis run for 16 yds to the SDSU 44 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 44Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Spencer Curtis
0:392nd & 10 at opp 44Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Spencer Curtis
0:391st & 10 at opp 29Sean Dollars run for 10 yds to the SDSU 19 for a 1ST down
0:021st & 10 at opp 19Timeout Nevada, clock 00:02
3rd quarter6 drives, then Nevada 6, San Diego State 0
Nevada Punt, 3 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35Jack Browning kickoff for 59 yds , Jamaal Bell return for 14 yds to the NEV 20
14:561st & 10 at own 20Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Jamaal Bell
14:562nd & 10 at own 20Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 5 yds to the NEV 25
14:563rd & 5 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Spencer Curtis
14:084th & 5 at own 25Matt Freem punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 48
San Diego State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 48Jalen Mayden run for 1 yd to the SDSU 49
14:082nd & 9 at own 49Kenan Christon run for 10 yds to the NEV 41 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 41Kenan Christon run for 2 yds to the NEV 39
14:082nd & 8 at opp 39Cam Davis run for 5 yds to the NEV 34
14:083rd & 3 at opp 34Cam Davis run for no gain to the NEV 34
10:364th & 3 at opp 34Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Brionne Penny
Nevada Punt, 8 plays
10:361st & 10 at own 34Brendon Lewis run for 3 yds to the NEV 37
10:362nd & 7 at own 37Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jacques Badolato-Birdsell for 8 yds to the NEV 45 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at own 45Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 4 yds to the NEV 49
10:362nd & 6 at own 49Jamaal Bell run for 10 yds to the SDSU 41 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at opp 41Brendon Lewis pass complete to John Jackson III for 13 yds to the SDSU 28 for a 1ST down
10:361st & 10 at opp 28PENALTY NEV False Start (Welch,Zac) 5 yards from SDSU28 to SDSU33. NO PLAY.
10:361st & 15 at opp 33Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 5 yds to the SDSU 28
10:362nd & 10 at opp 28Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
10:363rd & 10 at opp 28Brendon Lewis sacked by Dezjhon Malone for a loss of 10 yards to the SDSU 38
5:494th & 20 at opp 38Matt Freem punt for 31 yds
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
5:491st & 10 at own 7Jalen Mayden run for 4 yds to the SDSU 11
5:492nd & 6 at own 11Cam Davis run for 3 yds to the SDSU 14
5:493rd & 3 at own 14Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Martin Blake
4:234th & 3 at own 14Jack Browning punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the 50 yard line
Nevada Missed FG, 8 plays
4:231st & 10 at the 50Brendon Lewis run for 11 yds to the SDSU 39 for a 1ST down
4:231st & 10 at opp 39Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Jamaal Bell
4:232nd & 10 at opp 39Jamaal Bell run for 8 yds to the SDSU 31
4:233rd & 2 at opp 31Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 3 yds to the SDSU 28 for a 1ST down
4:231st & 10 at opp 28Brendon Lewis run for 2 yds to the SDSU 30
4:232nd & 12 at opp 30Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Dalevon Campbell
4:233rd & 12 at opp 30Brendon Lewis pass incomplete
1:344th & 12 at opp 30Brandon Talton 48 yd FG MISSED
San Diego State Punt, 5 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 30Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 35
1:342nd & 5 at own 35Lucky Sutton run for 8 yds to the SDSU 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 44
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at own 44Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 47
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 47Jalen Mayden pass incomplete to Mekhi Shaw
Q4 14:094th & 6 at own 47Jack Browning punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Carlos Sandy at the NEV 7
4th quarter3 drives, then Nevada 6, San Diego State 0
Nevada Missed FG, 9 plays
14:091st & 10 at own 7Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 3 yds to the NEV 10
14:092nd & 7 at own 10Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jamaal Bell for 3 yds to the NEV 13
14:093rd & 4 at own 13Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Dalevon Campbell
12:521st & 10 at own 28Timeout San Diego State, clock 12:52
12:521st & 10 at own 28Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 2 yds to the NEV 30
12:522nd & 8 at own 30Brendon Lewis sacked by Zyrus Fiaseu for a loss of 8 yards to the NEV 22
12:523rd & 16 at own 22PENALTY NEV Delay Of Game 5 yards from NEV22 to NEV17. NO PLAY.
12:523rd & 21 at own 17Brendon Lewis pass complete to Dalevon Campbell for 44 yds to the SDSU 39 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 39Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 5 yds to the SDSU 34
12:522nd & 5 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun Bell,Jamaal rush right for 7 yards gain to the SDSU27, out of bounds at SDSU27 PENALTY NEV Holding (Capra,Joey) 10 yards from SDSU34 to SDSU44. NO PLAY.
12:522nd & 15 at opp 44Jamaal Bell run for 5 yds to the SDSU 39
12:523rd & 10 at opp 39Brendon Lewis pass complete to Cameron Zeidler for 9 yds to the SDSU 30
12:524th & 1 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun Lewis,Brendon pass complete deep left to Campbell,Dalevon for 27 yards to the SDSU03 (Tumblin,Noah) PENALTY NEV Illegal Motion offsetting SDSU Offside offsetting. NO PLAY.
8:224th & 1 at opp 30Timeout Nevada, clock 08:22
8:164th & 1 at opp 30Brandon Talton 48 yd FG MISSED
San Diego State Fumble, 12 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 30Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the SDSU 36
8:162nd & 4 at own 36Jalen Mayden run for 4 yds to the SDSU 40 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 40Jalen Mayden pass complete to Joshua Nicholson for 9 yds to the SDSU 49
8:162nd & 1 at own 49Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NEV 49 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at opp 49Lucky Sutton run for 13 yds to the NEV 36 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at opp 36Jalen Mayden run for 5 yds to the NEV 31
8:162nd & 12 at opp 38Jalen Mayden run for 7 yds to the NEV 31
8:163rd & 5 at opp 31Lucky Sutton run for 2 yds to the NEV 29
2:424th & 3 at opp 29Timeout Nevada, clock 02:42
2:424th & 3 at opp 29Jalen Mayden run for 5 yds to the NEV 24 for a 1ST down
2:421st & 10 at opp 24Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the NEV 23
1:122nd & 9 at opp 23Jalen Mayden run for 2 yds to the NEV 25 Jalen Mayden fumbled, recovered by NEV Jonathan Maldonado
Nevada End of game, 4 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 40Jacques Badolato-Birdsell run for 1 yd to the NEV 41
1:062nd & 9 at own 41Timeout San Diego State, clock 01:06
1:062nd & 9 at own 41Brendon Lewis run for 11 yds to the SDSU 48 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at opp 48Timeout San Diego State, clock 00:59
0:591st & 10 at opp 48B. Lewis takes a knee
0:002nd & 12 at the 50B. Lewis takes a knee
Q2 0:00Brandon Talton 37 Yd Field GoalNevada 6, San Diego State 0

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

San Diego State leads 10–⁠6 in 16 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025San Diego State 44, Nevada 10
2023Nevada 6, San Diego State 0
2022San Diego State 23, Nevada 7
2021San Diego State 23, Nevada 21
2020Nevada 26, San Diego State 21
2019Nevada 17, San Diego State 13

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