Regular season ·

Central Michigan beat San Diego State

San Diego State1-321
Central Michigan3-222Final
Sat, Sep 28 · Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Mich. · Crowd 27,072 · 76°, cloudyCBS Sports Network

Records are after this game.

Central Michigan had a 2 percent chance to win with 2:05 left in the 4th quarter, by our win chance curve, and won 22-21, September 28, 2024.

How the game turned

Central Michigan aheadSan Diego State aheadBiggest swing

Q4 0:05 Central Michigan 22, San Diego State 21

Central Michigan 99% to win

Mattson 46-yd field goal, Central Michigan goes ahead 22-21

Big moments

  1. 1Q1 12:26 · Central Michigan 3, San Diego State 0Mattson 25-yd field goal, Central Michigan goes ahead 3-0
  2. 2Q1 6:13 · Central Michigan 3, San Diego State 7Central Michigan's win chance fell from 43% to 39%.Cooper 3-yd TD run, San Diego State goes ahead 7-3
  3. 3Q1 0:31 · Central Michigan 10, San Diego State 7Labas 8-yd TD pass to Lukes, Central Michigan goes ahead 10-7
  4. 4Q2 12:43 · Central Michigan 10, San Diego State 14Central Michigan's win chance fell from 52% to 26%.O'Neil 5-yd TD pass to Wolfe, San Diego State goes ahead 14-10
  5. 5Q4 0:05 · Central Michigan 22, San Diego State 21Central Michigan's win chance rose from 11% to 99%.Mattson 46-yd field goal, Central Michigan goes ahead 22-21

Central Michigan's lowest chance to win was 2 percent. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.

The biggest swing

With 0:05 left in the 4th quarter, Central Michigan's chance to win went from 11 percent to 99 percent when Central Michigan kicked a field goal.

The score went from Central Michigan 19, San Diego State 21 to Central Michigan 22, San Diego State 21.

The play: Mattson 46-yd field goal, Central Michigan goes ahead 22-21.

What happened next

  1. San Diego State's next game: W 27-24 vs Hawai'i, Oct 5

    7 days later
  2. Central Michigan's next game: L 25-27 vs Ohio, Oct 12

    14 days later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN. Win chance: our curve from play-by-play; the turn is its largest one-play change that moved with the score.

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