San Diego State
San Diego State is 4-5 and No. 100 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 8.6 points below an average FBS team. Last game: won 26-20 vs Washington State in Week 9.
Week 11: vs Utah State, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why San Diego State is No. 100
- San Diego State's rating is −8.6: the machine's estimate that San Diego State is 8.6 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 100 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 1.4, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 10.0.
- The biggest weekly moves: −3.6 after Week 6 (L 14-66 at Oregon State) and −2.6 after Week 2 (L 10-28 at UCLA).
- Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 40 UCLA, No. 51 James Madison, No. 70 Oregon State, No. 89 Toledo, No. 123 Colorado State, by 23.0 points on average. The 4 wins came by 11.0 points on average; the best was over No. 64 Texas State. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 76 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 99 Delaware (−8.4); just below is No. 101 Florida Atlantic (−9.0).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Sean Lewis is in his 3rd season at San Diego State (since 2024). This season: 4-5. At San Diego State overall: 16-18, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 136-236 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 1512 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 12-9 |
| Yards per attempt* | 6.4No. 120 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 10.2%No. 76 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 4.1%No. 40 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 319-1409 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.4No. 69 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 12.8%No. 93 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 20.7%No. 118 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 26.4No. 81 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.31No. 111 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 34.5%No. 115 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 62.1%No. 63 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 13No. 101 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 34.3No. 129 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.87No. 96 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 8.1No. 125 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 3.9No. 61 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 5.8%No. 68 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 11No. 72 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 48.9%No. 133 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Jayden Denegal82-150, 896 yds, 7 TD, 5 INT
- Stone Saunders43-69, 552 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
- Draiden Trudeau8-14, 66 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
- Javion Kinnard108 carries, 613 yds, 5 TD
- Lucky Sutton103 carries, 473 yds, 5 TD
- Josiah Lucas42 carries, 169 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
- Jaylon Hawkins21 catches, 357 yds, 3 TD
- Nathan Acevedo23 catches, 246 yds, 2 TD
- Bert Emanuel Jr.15 catches, 190 yds, 0 TD
Tackles
- Sione Hala80
- Tano Letuli69
- Josh Hunter63
Sacks
- Djibril Abdou Rahman4.5
- Kai Wallin3
- Sione Hala2.5
Interceptions
- Mike Lindsay3
- Kai Wallin2
- Cameron Cooper1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Jayden Denegal7 games150 attempts64%
- Stone SaundersMost passes in the last game4 games69 attempts29%
- Draiden Trudeau3 games14 attempts6%
Carrying
- Javion Kinnard8 games108 carries38%
- Lucky Sutton6 games103 carries36%
- Josiah Lucas4 games42 carries15%
- Jordin Thomas6 games14 carries5%
Catching
- Nathan Acevedo8 games23 catches17%
- Jaylon Hawkins6 games21 catches15%
- Jordan Napier7 games17 catches12%
- Bert Emanuel Jr.6 games15 catches11%
Tackling
- Sione Hala9 games80 tackles12%
- Tano Letuli9 games69 tackles10%
- Josh Hunter9 games63 tackles9%
- Josiah Cox9 games54 tackles8%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 53–20 vs Portland State. Portland State is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 2 L 10–28 at UCLA. The passing game struggled: 2.5 yards an attempt, 3.5 less than UCLA usually allows. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 3 L 13–26 vs James Madison. The run defense was the strength: James Madison got 3.6 yards a carry, 1.5 under what it usually gains.
- Week 4 L 16–41 at Toledo. The pass defense gave ground: Toledo got 12.9 yards an attempt, 5.2 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 5 W 31–29 vs Texas State. The run defense was the strength: Texas State got 3.3 yards a carry, 2.7 under what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 6 L 14–66 at Oregon State. The passing game struggled: 3.2 yards an attempt, 4.2 less than Oregon State usually allows.
- Week 7 W 26–23 vs Fresno State. The pass defense was the strength: Fresno State got 5.8 yards an attempt, 2.0 under what it usually gains. The machine had Fresno State by 5.2 (62%), so this was a win it did not see coming.
- Week 8 L 49–56 at Colorado State. The pass defense gave ground: Colorado State got 10.7 yards an attempt, 3.8 over what it usually gains. The machine had San Diego State by 5.1 (62%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 9 W 26–20 vs Washington State. The passing game struggled: 4.7 yards an attempt, 2.5 less than Washington State usually allows. Its most yards a carry of the season.