San Diego State Dominates Nevada 44-10 in Week 7
San Diego State overwhelmed Nevada 44-10 in Week 7, with the Aztecs scoring heavily in the first half to put the game out of reach early. San Diego State jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and extended it to 35-0 by halftime, holding Nevada scoreless through three quarters.
Jayden Denegal led the Aztecs' offense with 205 passing yards, while Lucky Sutton rushed for 76 yards. San Diego State's defense was suffocating, highlighted by a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown by Chris Johnson in the first quarter. The Aztecs' defense forced multiple incompletions from Nevada quarterback Carter Jones early on, creating the game's most impactful plays.
Nevada finally got on the board in the fourth quarter with 10 points, too late to make the game competitive. Jett Carpenter led the Wolf Pack receivers with 72 receiving yards. San Diego State's dominant defensive performance—highlighted by several high-impact negative plays for Nevada—controlled the game from start to finish. The victory covered the 6.5-point spread and exceeded the 42.5-point over-under.
AI-generated recap · Aug 8, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego State | 14 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 44 |
 Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | San Diego State | Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-18 | 16-32 |
| Pass Yards | 205 | 177 |
| Rush Yards | 206 | 77 |
| Total Yards | 411 | 254 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 3-10 | 4-15 |
| Penalties | 4-43 | 2-10 |
| Possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
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Play-by-Play
Caleb Ramseur run for 3 yds to the NEV 28
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Nathaneal Floyd
PENALTY Nevada False Start (Carpenter,Jett) 5 yards from Nevada28 to Nevada23. NO PLAY.
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Daijon Calimon
Bailey Ettridge punt for 52 yds , Jordan Napier returns for 75 yds for a TD (Gabriel Plascencia KICK)
Hunter Green kickoff for 60 yds , Caleb Ramseur return for 25 yds to the NEV 30
Dominic Kelley run for 4 yds to the NEV 34
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Nathaneal Floyd
Carter Jones pass complete to Ky Woods for no gain to the NEV 34
Bailey Ettridge punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Jordan Napier at the SDSU 16
(12:39) No Huddle-Shotgun Denegal,Jayden pass incomplete short right to Brown,Donovan thrown to SDSU20 PENALTY Nevada Offside (Labarbera,Dylan) 5 yards from SDSU16 to SDSU21. NO PLAY.
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the SDSU 28 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 33
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the SDSU 36
Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 41 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 1 yd to the SDSU 42
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Jacob Bostick
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for no gain to the SDSU 42
Hunter Green punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Charles Brown at the NEV 14
Ky Woods run for 1 yd to the NEV 15
Caleb Ramseur run for 11 yds to the NEV 26 for a 1ST down
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Dakota Thomas
Caleb Ramseur run for 3 yds to the NEV 29
Chris Johnson 40 Yd Interception Return (Gabriel Plascencia Kick)
Carter Jones run for 6 yds to the NEV 31
Herschel Turner run for 1 yd to the NEV 32
Carter Jones pass complete to Herschel Turner for 5 yds to the NEV 37 for a 1ST down
Herschel Turner run for no gain to the NEV 37
Carter Jones pass complete to Jett Carpenter for 10 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Caleb Ramseur run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Carter Jones pass intercepted Dwayne McDougle return for no gain to the SDSU 30
Lucky Sutton run for 5 yds to the SDSU 35
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 19 yds to the NEV 46 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NEV 39
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 9 yds to the NEV 30 for a 1ST down
Jayden Denegal run for 21 yds to the NEV 9 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NEV 2
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Christian Washington for 2 yds for a TD (Gabriel Plascencia KICK)
Carter Jones pass complete to Chubba Purdy for 13 yds to the NEV 38 for a 1ST down
Herschel Turner run for no gain to the NEV 38
Carter Jones pass complete to for 11 yds fumbled, recovered by SDSU Jace Henry
Carter Jones pass complete to Dakota Thomas for 9 yds to the NEV 36
Bailey Ettridge punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Mikey Welsh at the SDSU 27
Christian Washington run for 1 yd to the SDSU 28
Christian Washington run for 14 yds to the SDSU 42 for a 1ST down
Christian Washington run for 16 yds to the NEV 42 for a 1ST down
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 9 yds to the NEV 33
Christian Washington run for no gain to the NEV 33
Christian Washington run for 2 yds to the NEV 31 for a 1ST down
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jacob Bostick for 31 yds for a TD (Gabriel Plascencia KICK)
Carter Jones pass complete to Jett Carpenter for 44 yds to the SDSU 31 for a 1ST down
Caleb Ramseur run for no gain to the SDSU 31
Caleb Ramseur run for 6 yds to the SDSU 25
Carter Jones run for 1 yd to the SDSU 24
Carter Jones pass complete to Jett Carpenter for 18 yds to the SDSU 6 for a 1ST down
Carter Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the SDSU 11
Ky Woods run for 4 yds to the SDSU 7
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Nathaneal Floyd
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Jett Carpenter
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Jett Carpenter
Jayden Denegal run for 29 yds to the SDSU 36 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 4 yds to the SDSU 40
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NEV 44
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 41 yds to the NEV 3 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds for a TD (Gabriel Plascencia KICK)
Caleb Ramseur run for 4 yds to the NEV 29
Carter Jones pass complete to Dakota Thomas for 8 yds to the NEV 37 for a 1ST down
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Jace Henry
Carter Jones pass complete to Nate Burleson II for 3 yds to the NEV 40
End of 2nd Quarter
Caleb Ramseur run for 5 yds to the NEV 45
Lucky Sutton run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDSU 23
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 30 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 7 yds to the NEV 40
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Lucky Sutton
Lucky Sutton run for 3 yds to the NEV 37 for a 1ST down
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Jordan Napier for 20 yds to the NEV 17 for a 1ST down
Jayden Denegal pass incomplete to Lucky Sutton
Jayden Denegal run for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 20
Lucky Sutton run for 9 yds to the NEV 11
Gabriel Plascencia 21 yd FG GOOD
Herschel Turner run for 3 yds to the NEV 28
Carter Jones sacked by Trey White for a loss of 9 yards to the NEV 19
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Ky Woods
Bailey Ettridge punt for 48 yds , Jordan Napier returns for 10 yds to the SDSU 43
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Donovan Brown for 30 yds to the NEV 27 for a 1ST down
Lucky Sutton run for 6 yds to the NEV 21
Jayden Denegal sacked by Dylan Labarbera for a loss of 6 yards to the NEV 27
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Byron Cardwell Jr. for no gain to the NEV 27
Gabriel Plascencia 45 yd FG GOOD
Carter Jones run for a loss of 10 yards to the NEV 15 Carter Jones fumbled, recovered by SDSU Christian Jones
Carter Jones run for 3 yds to the NEV 18
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Dakota Thomas
Bailey Ettridge punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Jordan Napier at the SDSU 35
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 9 yds to the SDSU 44
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 47 for a 1ST down
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 20 yds to the NEV 33 for a 1ST down
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEV 35
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Nathan Acevedo for 2 yds to the NEV 33
Jayden Denegal pass complete to Nathan Acevedo for 2 yds to the NEV 31
Gabriel Plascencia 49 yd FG GOOD
Carter Jackson run for 6 yds to the NEV 31
Carter Jackson run for 2 yds to the NEV 33
Carter Jackson run for 3 yds to the NEV 36 for a 1ST down
Carter Jones pass complete to Jace Henry for 32 yds to the SDSU 32 for a 1ST down
Ky Woods run for 6 yds to the SDSU 26
(14:22) Shotgun Floyd,Nathaneal pass incomplete deep left to Carpenter,Jett thrown to SDSU00 PENALTY SDSU Pass Interference (McDougle,Dwayne) 13 yards from SDSU26 to SDSU13, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Carter Jones sacked by Ryan Henderson for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSU 16
Carter Jackson run for 1 yd to the SDSU 15
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Daijon Calimon
Joe McFadden 34 yd FG GOOD
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 8 yds to the SDSU 33
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDSU 31
Bert Emanuel Jr. sacked by Dylan Labarbera for a loss of 8 yards to the SDSU 23
Hunter Green punt for 47 yds , Gerick Robinson returns for 3 yds to the NEV 33
Dominic Kelley run for no gain to the NEV 33
Carter Jones pass complete to Daijon Calimon for 8 yds to the NEV 41
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Daijon Calimon
Bailey Ettridge punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Jordan Napier at the SDSU 15
Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 15
Christian Washington run for 13 yds to the SDSU 28 for a 1ST down
Christian Washington run for 5 yds to the SDSU 33
(07:09) Shotgun Washington,Christian rush middle for 0 yards to the SDSU33 () PENALTY SDSU Delay Of Game (Emanuel, Jr.,Bert) 5 yards from SDSU33 to SDSU28. NO PLAY.
Christian Washington run for no gain to the SDSU 28
Nevada Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined
Hunter Green punt for 61 yds , Gerick Robinson returns for 8 yds to the NEV 19
Carter Jones pass complete to DJ Asiasi for 5 yds to the NEV 24
Carter Jones pass complete to for 3 yds to the NEV 21
Carter Jackson run for 10 yds to the NEV 31 for a 1ST down
(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun Jones,Carter rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Nevada32 (Herman,DJ) PENALTY SDSU Targeting (Anderson,Brady) 15 yards from Nevada31 to Nevada46, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Marshaun Brown
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Marshaun Brown
Carter Jones pass complete to Daijon Calimon for 20 yds to the SDSU 34 for a 1ST down
Dominic Kelley run for 2 yds to the SDSU 32
Carter Jones run for 16 yds to the SDSU 16 for a 1ST down
Carter Jones pass incomplete to Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio
Carter Jones pass complete to Marshaun Brown for 16 yds for a TD (Joe McFadden KICK)
Keaton Emmett kickoff for 56 yds , Christian Washington return for 45 yds to the SDSU 20 San Diego State Penalty, (10 Yards) to the SDSU 22
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 23
Bert Emanuel Jr. run for 5 yds to the SDSU 28
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDSU 31
Byron Cardwell Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDSU 32