The 2021 season's largest margin: San Diego State 48, Towson 21. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Ten-Win Year
San Diego State's 2021 season (11-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Lucas JohnsonQB1,424 passing yards
- Jordon BrookshireQB830 passing yards
- Greg BellRB1,100 rushing yards
- Chance BellRB341 rushing yards
- Kaegun WilliamsRB260 rushing yards
- Jesse MatthewsWR657 receiving yards
- Elijah KotheWR418 receiving yards
- Daniel BellingerTE357 receiving yards
- Patrick McMorrisDB90 tackles
- Cameron ThomasDL71 tackles
- Tayler HawkinsCB62 tackles
- Jonah TavaiDL8.5 sacks
- Keshawn BanksDL5 sacks
- Caden McDonaldLB3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: San Diego State 13, Utah State 46. A 33-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: San Diego State beat UTSA 38-24 in the postseason.
"Go Aztecs"
2021 is a middle chapter for San Diego State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.