North Texas Mean GreenNorth Texas
vs 
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego State
49 - 47
University Stadium (NM)
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| San Diego State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| San Diego State | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 47 |
| North Texas | Qtr | San Diego State |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Q1 | 6 |
| 7 | Q2 | 14 |
| 14 | Q3 | 0 |
| 7 | Q4 | 27 |
| 49 | Final | 47 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 11:32 Touchdown North Texas No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Hawkins rush left for 9 yards gain to the SDSU00 TOUCHDOWN. #46 M.Arenas kick attempt good (H: #41 S.Evans, LS: #48 C.Yates) 7-0
Q1 6:57 Touchdown San Diego State Bert Emanuel Jr. Bert Emanuel Jr. 8 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 7-6
Q1 0:10 Touchdown North Texas D. Mestemaker pass to C. Hawkins for 23 yds, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 21-6
Q2 14:49 Touchdown San Diego State B. Emanuel Jr. run for 72 yds, for a TD (G. Plascencia KICK) 21-13
Q2 4:36 Touchdown San Diego State K. Crum pass to J. Ford for 3 yds, for a TD (G. Plascencia KICK) 28-20
Q3 0:03 Touchdown North Texas D. Mestemaker pass to C. Dorner for 1 yd, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 42-20
Q4 10:41 Touchdown North Texas Sa. Evans punt for 42 yds, N. Acevedo returns for 63 yds for a TD (G. Plascencia KICK) 42-34
Q4 6:08 Touchdown North Texas D. Mestemaker pass to C. Dorner for 31 yds, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 49-34
Q4 4:39 Touchdown San Diego State C. Washington run for 11 yds, for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 49-40
Rivalry highlights
Series record
2-6
North Texas first, 8 meetings since 1969
Series leader
San Diego State
San Diego State leads 6-2 in 8 meetings since 1969
Widest recent margin
47 points
North Texas 9-56 San Diego State, 1973
Tightest recent margin
2 points
San Diego State 47-49 North Texas, 2025
Highest recent total
96 points
San Diego State 47-49 North Texas, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page North Texas 2 8 meetings since 1969 6 San Diego State
San Diego State leads 6-2 in 8 meetings since 1969.
Team stats, this game
North TexasSan Diego State618Total yards532
250Passing yards206
368Rushing yards326
2Turnovers3
1Sacks0
28First downs25
90Penalty yards77
Key players by position
| North Texas | Pos | San Diego State |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
UNT SDSU North Texas vs San Diego State player stats
Passing
| North Texas | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Mestemaker | 27/47 | 250 | 3 | 2 |
| Ashton Gray | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Crum | 14/29 | 169 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Emanuel Jr. | 4/7 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| North Texas | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Hawkins | 31 | 198 | 2 | 49 |
| Ashton Gray | 16 | 152 | 2 | 51 |
| Drew Mestemaker | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| San Diego State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Emanuel Jr. | 11 | 170 | 2 | 72 |
| Christian Washington | 10 | 77 | 1 | 38 |
| Lucky Sutton | 15 | 60 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyle Crum | 8 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| Byron Cardwell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nathan Acevedo | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| North Texas | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dorner | 6 | 66 | 2 | 31 |
| Wyatt Young | 7 | 55 | 0 | 13 |
| Landon Sides | 5 | 49 | 0 | 23 |
| Caleb Hawkins | 3 | 25 | 1 | 23 |
| Kyle Koch | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Miles Coleman | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Simeon Evans | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Ashton Gray | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Tre Williams III | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| San Diego State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Acevedo | 4 | 61 | 0 | 42 |
| Donovan Brown | 3 | 43 | 0 | 22 |
| Will Cianfrini | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Christian Washington | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Jaylon Hawkins | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Jackson Ford | 2 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
| Lucky Sutton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Defense
| North Texas | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jones II | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethan Wesloski | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenton Allen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S'Maje Burrell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Jackson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethan Day | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saadiq Clements | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Lataimua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Da'Veawn Armstead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fisher | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Outland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Carnes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalesean Staley | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Buxton | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Herman | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hunter | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne McDougle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tanner Williams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshawn McCuin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Anderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey White | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Finau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Chambliss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani McLaughlin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| North Texas | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Arenas | 0/1 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
| San Diego State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Plascencia | 0/1 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
North Texas: last 15 games before this one
12-3 in the last 15 · 42.3 scored · 24.7 allowed
WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game LOST 28-30 scored 28 · allowed 30 See game WON 51-0 scored 51 · allowed 0 See game WON 33-30 scored 33 · allowed 30 See game WON 59-10 scored 59 · allowed 10 See game WON 45-38 scored 45 · allowed 38 See game WON 36-22 scored 36 · allowed 22 See game LOST 36-63 scored 36 · allowed 63 See game WON 55-17 scored 55 · allowed 17 See game WON 54-20 scored 54 · allowed 20 See game WON 31-17 scored 31 · allowed 17 See game WON 53-24 scored 53 · allowed 24 See game WON 56-24 scored 56 · allowed 24 See game WON 52-25 scored 52 · allowed 25 See game LOST 21-34 scored 21 · allowed 34 See game
San Diego State: last 15 games before this one
9-6 in the last 15 · 23.7 scored · 17.6 allowed
LOST 20-41 scored 20 · allowed 41 See game LOST 20-41 scored 20 · allowed 41 See game LOST 20-31 scored 20 · allowed 31 See game WON 42-0 scored 42 · allowed 0 See game LOST 13-36 scored 13 · allowed 36 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game WON 6-3 scored 6 · allowed 3 See game WON 45-24 scored 45 · allowed 24 See game WON 44-10 scored 44 · allowed 10 See game WON 23-0 scored 23 · allowed 0 See game WON 24-7 scored 24 · allowed 7 See game LOST 6-38 scored 6 · allowed 38 See game WON 17-7 scored 17 · allowed 7 See game WON 25-3 scored 25 · allowed 3 See game LOST 17-23 scored 17 · allowed 23 See game
The matchup
| North Texas | Split | San Diego State |
|---|---|---|
| 11-2 | 2025 record entering | 9-3 |
| 582 | Points for | 296 |
| 324 | Points against | 151 |
| L1 | Form | L1 |
Recent meetings
2025
San Diego State 47 : 49 North Texas
47 : 49 North Texas 1975
North Texas 12 : 30 San Diego State
12 : 30 San Diego State 1974
San Diego State 9 : 14 North Texas
9 : 14 North Texas 1973
North Texas 9 : 56 San Diego State
9 : 56 San Diego State 1972
San Diego State 25 : 0 North Texas
25 : 0 North Texas 1971
North Texas 28 : 44 San Diego State
28 : 44 San Diego State North Texas · QB Tayven Jackson Pass yards
1510
Pass TD
10
Comp-Att
120-168
INT
4
White rush
571 yds
Stevenson rec
331 yds
San Diego State · QB Jayden Denegal Pass yards
706
Pass TD
5
Comp-Att
70-121
INT
5
Kinnard rush
312 yds
Acevedo rec
177 yds
4 
Jayden Denegal QB 12 
Kyle Crum QB 14 JP Mialovski QB 16 
Draiden Trudeau QB 3 
Cincere Rhaney RB 7 
Lucky Sutton RB 20 
Christian Washington RB 21 Byron Cardwell Jr. RB 29 
Jordin Thomas RB 2 
Jordan Napier WR 2 
Jerry McClure WR 5 
Bert Emanuel Jr. WR 10 
Parker Threatt WR 11 
De'yhare Overstreet-Glover WR 12 
Jaylon Hawkins WR 13 
Nathan Acevedo WR 14 
Mikey Welsh WR 14 
Donovan Brown WR 16 
Will Cianfrini WR 17 
Jacob Bostick WR 20 
Myles Kitt-Denton WR 27 Brian Pierce Jr. WR 81 Marcus Mozer WR 84 Ben Scolari WR 15 
Jackson Ford TE 19 
Seth Adams TE 19 
Jack Lua TE 36 Kodi Cornelius TE 47 Connor Irons TE 81 Timothy Netane TE 86 Arthur Ban TE 88 
Ryan Wolfer TE 89 Jacob Alvarez TE 55 
Michael Leville Watkins OL 57 Saipale Fuimaono OL 58 
Ikbahl Kassim OL 61 Chase Duarte OL 63 Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli OL 69 Alex Bleszynski OL 70 
Christian Jones OL 71 Bayo Kannike OL 72 Dallas Fincher OL 74 
Ashdon Wnetrzak OL 75 
Delon Craft Jr. OL 76 
Kalan Ellis OL 77 
Cam May OL 78 
Joseph Borjon OL 79 Mason Baker OL 6 
Malachi Finau DL 10 
Lucan Amituanai DL 11 
Krishna Clay DL 33 
Brady Nassar DL 40 
Charlie Stewart DL 45 Jeremiah Tuiileila DL 56 
August Salvati DL 88 
Kainoa Davis DL 90 Tiu Afalava DL 90 
Sam Benjamin DL 91 
Amari Comier DL 94 
Teivis Tuioti DL 96 Marlon Ames DL 97 Sidney Dupuy DL 98 
Tatuo Martinson DL 99 
Brian Townsend Jr. DL 17 
Ryan Henderson DE 44 
Niles King EDGE 2 
Trey White LB 15 
Oberhiri Eyafe LB 21 
Tano Letuli LB 31 
Jared Badie LB 31 
Tanner Williams LB 33 
Owen Chambliss LB 34 
Dean Harrington LB 41 
Mister Williams LB 42 
Brady Anderson LB 45 
DJ Herman LB 52 Jayden Kendricks LB 58 Etene Pritchard LB 0 
Bryce Phillips CB 0 
Isaiah Buxton CB 1 
Chris Johnson CB 13 
Prince Williams CB 15 Xavier Hamlett CB 16 
Jelani Whitmore CB 43 
Braylon Cardwell CB 2 
Hunter Haines S 6 
Eric Butler S 9 
Dalesean Staley S 12 
Chase Shumate S 14 
Jatavious Magee S 17 
Deshawn McCuin S 17 
Kaimana Tufaga S 20 
Jelani McLaughlin S 22 
Max Garrison S 24 
Josiah Cox S 26 Dwayne McDougle III S 29 
Josh Hunter S 11 
Gabriel Plascencia PK 18 
Nick Clegg PK 39 Eemil Herranen P 89 
Tashi Dorje P 93 
Hunter Green P 50 
Tyson Chavez LS 50 
Luke Williams LS 64 
Connor Poulson LS
Jayden Denegal QB 12 Kyle Crum QB 14 JP Mialovski QB 16 Draiden Trudeau QB 3 Cincere Rhaney RB 7 Lucky Sutton RB 20 Christian Washington RB 21 Byron Cardwell Jr. RB 29 Jordin Thomas RB 2 Jordan Napier WR 2 Jerry McClure WR 5 Bert Emanuel Jr. WR 10 Parker Threatt WR 11 De'yhare Overstreet-Glover WR 12 Jaylon Hawkins WR 13 Nathan Acevedo WR 14 Mikey Welsh WR 14 Donovan Brown WR 16 Will Cianfrini WR 17 Jacob Bostick WR 20 Myles Kitt-Denton WR 27 Brian Pierce Jr. WR 81 Marcus Mozer WR 84 Ben Scolari WR 15 Jackson Ford TE 19 Seth Adams TE 19 Jack Lua TE 36 Kodi Cornelius TE 47 Connor Irons TE 81 Timothy Netane TE 86 Arthur Ban TE 88 Ryan Wolfer TE 89 Jacob Alvarez TE 55 Michael Leville Watkins OL 57 Saipale Fuimaono OL 58 Ikbahl Kassim OL 61 Chase Duarte OL 63 Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli OL 69 Alex Bleszynski OL 70 Christian Jones OL 71 Bayo Kannike OL 72 Dallas Fincher OL 74 Ashdon Wnetrzak OL 75 Delon Craft Jr. OL 76 Kalan Ellis OL 77 Cam May OL 78 Joseph Borjon OL 79 Mason Baker OL 6 Malachi Finau DL 10 Lucan Amituanai DL 11 Krishna Clay DL 33 Brady Nassar DL 40 Charlie Stewart DL 45 Jeremiah Tuiileila DL 56 August Salvati DL 88 Kainoa Davis DL 90 Tiu Afalava DL 90 Sam Benjamin DL 91 Amari Comier DL 94 Teivis Tuioti DL 96 Marlon Ames DL 97 Sidney Dupuy DL 98 Tatuo Martinson DL 99 Brian Townsend Jr. DL 17 Ryan Henderson DE 44 Niles King EDGE 2 Trey White LB 15 Oberhiri Eyafe LB 21 Tano Letuli LB 31 Jared Badie LB 31 Tanner Williams LB 33 Owen Chambliss LB 34 Dean Harrington LB 41 Mister Williams LB 42 Brady Anderson LB 45 DJ Herman LB 52 Jayden Kendricks LB 58 Etene Pritchard LB 0 Bryce Phillips CB 0 Isaiah Buxton CB 1 Chris Johnson CB 13 Prince Williams CB 15 Xavier Hamlett CB 16 Jelani Whitmore CB 43 Braylon Cardwell CB 2 Hunter Haines S 6 Eric Butler S 9 Dalesean Staley S 12 Chase Shumate S 14 Jatavious Magee S 17 Deshawn McCuin S 17 Kaimana Tufaga S 20 Jelani McLaughlin S 22 Max Garrison S 24 Josiah Cox S 26 Dwayne McDougle III S 29 Josh Hunter S 11 Gabriel Plascencia PK 18 Nick Clegg PK 39 Eemil Herranen P 89 Tashi Dorje P 93 Hunter Green P 50 Tyson Chavez LS 50 Luke Williams LS 64 Connor Poulson LS 
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North Texas vs San Diego State: result and recap
North Texas Mean Green vs San Diego State Aztecs finished 49 - 47 on December 27, 2025. This Pac-12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the North Texas and San Diego State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Pac-12 rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of North Texas vs San Diego State?
North Texas Mean Green vs San Diego State Aztecs finished 49 - 47. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led North Texas vs San Diego State in passing, rushing and receiving?
Drew Mestemaker (North Texas) led passers with 250 yards. Caleb Hawkins (North Texas) led rushers with 198 yards. Cameron Dorner (North Texas) led receivers with 66 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did North Texas play San Diego State?
This North Texas vs San Diego State game was played on December 27, 2025 at University Stadium (NM).