Lucky Sutton, San Diego State beat San Jose State 25-3
AP
Nov 23, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) Lucky Sutton, Jayden Denegal and Christian Washington each had a rushing touchdown to help San Diego State Aztecs beat San Jose State Spartans 25-3 on Saturday night.
San Diego State (9-2, 6-1 Mountain West Conference) can clinch the conference's regular season title with a win Friday at New Mexico. The Lobos are tied with Boise State and UNLV for second in the Mountain West. The conference championship game is Dec. 5.
Denegal was 8-of-16 passing for 81 yards and Sutton finished with 79 yards rushing on 21 carries.
On the third play from scrimmage, Dwayne McDougle picked off a pass - the first of his two interceptions - and returned it 25 yards to the 20. Six plays later, Sutton's 1-yard touchdown run opened the scoring less than four minutes into the game.
Denis Lynch missed on field-goal attempts from 43 yards in the first quarter and Mathias Brown, whose 37-yard field goal got the Spartans on the board about five minutes into the second, missed a kick from 39 yards with 3:17 remaining until halftime.
Denegal threw a deep pass down the right sideline to Donovan Brown for a 52-yard gain to the 4 and then Denegal, on fourth-and-goal, ran for a 1-yard TD that capped a 10-play, 79-yard drive and gave San Diego State an 18-3 lead with a second left in the first half.
San Jose State's Walker Eget - who went into the game No. 2 nationally in passing yards (3,015) and passing yards per game (301.5) this season - left the game due to an apparent leg injury late in the first quarter and finished 4-of-8 passing for 32 yards with an interception. Tama Amisone, a 5-foot-11, 184-pound freshman, replaced Eget and completed 15 of 27 passes for 104 yards with an interception and added 75 yards rushing on 13 carries.
San Jose State (3-8, 2-5) has lost three in a row, the program's longest skid since 2023.
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(1:40 - 1st) L.Sutton rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 21.
+4 YD
2 & 9 - SJST 21
(1:12 - 1st) L.Sutton rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 17.
No Gain
3 & 5 - SJST 17
(0:36 - 1st) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Brown.
Field Goal
4 & 5 - SJST 25
(0:11 - 1st) G.Plascencia 35 yard field goal attempt is good Center-T.Chavez Holder-E.Herranen.
SJSU
Spartans
- Field Goal (12 plays, 57 yards, 5:05 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(0:08 - 1st) G.Plascencia kicks 55 yards from SDSU 35 to the SJSU 10. J.Johnson returns the kickoff. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 24.
+8 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 24
(0:03 - 1st) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by L.Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 32.
-1 YD
2 & 2 - SJST 32
(14:42 - 2nd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 31.
+10 YD
3 & 3 - SJST 31
(14:31 - 2nd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by K.Shoels for 10 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 41.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 41
(13:50 - 2nd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 43.
+19 YD
2 & 8 - SJST 43
(13:24 - 2nd) T.Amisone scrambles for 19 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 38.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 38
(12:50 - 2nd) T.Amisone rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 35.
No Gain
2 & 7 - SDGST 35
(12:25 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
+17 YD
3 & 7 - SDGST 35
(12:15 - 2nd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 17 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 18.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 18
(11:28 - 2nd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 17.
No Gain
2 & 9 - SDGST 17
(10:58 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
Sack
3 & 9 - SDGST 17
(10:50 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Sacked at SDSU 19 for -2 yards (N.King).
Field Goal
4 & 11 - SDGST 27
(10:08 - 2nd) M.Brown 37 yard field goal attempt is good Center-A.Campos Holder-T.Carrizosa.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Punt (5 plays, 18 yards, 2:31 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(10:03 - 2nd) M.Brown kicks 65 yards from SJSU 35 to the SDSU End Zone. D.Brown returns the kickoff. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 24.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 24
(9:58 - 2nd) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by M.Welsh for 9 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 33.
+5 YD
2 & 1 - SDGST 33
(9:37 - 2nd) L.Sutton rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 38.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 38
(9:05 - 2nd) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by M.Welsh for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 42.
No Gain
2 & 6 - SDGST 42
(8:27 - 2nd) J.Denegal rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 42.
No Gain
3 & 6 - SDGST 42
(7:52 - 2nd) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Brown.
Punt
4 & 6 - SDGST 42
(7:39 - 2nd) T.Dorje punts 36 yards to SJSU 22 Center-T.Chavez. Fair catch by J.Thomas.
SJSU
Spartans
- Missed FG (10 plays, 57 yards, 4:15 poss)
Result
Play
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 22
(7:32 - 2nd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 28.
+5 YD
2 & 4 - SJST 28
(7:05 - 2nd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 33.
+7 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 33
(6:34 - 2nd) T.Amisone rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 40.
Penalty
2 & 3 - SJST 40
(6:03 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Scudero. PENALTY on SDSU-D.McDougle Defensive Pass Interference 15 yards accepted. No Play.
+17 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 45
(5:53 - 2nd) T.Amisone rushed for 17 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 28.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SDGST 28
(5:29 - 2nd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 28.
+13 YD
2 & 10 - SDGST 28
(4:59 - 2nd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 13 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 15.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SDGST 15
(4:14 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
No Gain
2 & 10 - SDGST 15
(4:11 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Shoels.
Penalty
3 & 10 - SDGST 15
(4:03 - 2nd) PENALTY on SJSU-P.Lapuaho False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play.
-1 YD
3 & 15 - SDGST 20
(4:03 - 2nd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by S.Chavez-Soto for -1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 21.
No Good
4 & 16 - SDGST 29
(3:18 - 2nd) M.Brown 39 yard field goal attempt is no good Center-A.Campos Holder-T.Carrizosa.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Touchdown (10 plays, 79 yards, 3:16 poss)
Result
Play
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 21
(3:17 - 2nd) L.Sutton rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 26.
+4 YD
2 & 5 - SDGST 26
(2:56 - 2nd) C.Washington rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 30.
+2 YD
3 & 1 - SDGST 30
(2:18 - 2nd) L.Sutton rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 32.
+11 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 32
(2:00 - 2nd) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by D.Brown for 11 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 43.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 43
(1:45 - 2nd) L.Sutton rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 44.
+52 YD
2 & 9 - SDGST 44
(1:42 - 2nd) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by D.Brown for 52 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 4.
No Gain
1 & Goal - SJST 4
(1:30 - 2nd) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by J.Hawkins for 0 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 4.
+2 YD
2 & Goal - SJST 4
(0:45 - 2nd) L.Sutton rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 2.
+1 YD
3 & Goal - SJST 2
(0:20 - 2nd) J.Denegal rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 1.
+1 YD
4 & Goal - SJST 1
(0:03 - 2nd) J.Denegal rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(0:01 - 2nd) G.Plascencia extra point is good.
SJSU
Spartans
- End of Half (1 plays, 0 yards, 0:01 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(0:01 - 2nd) G.Plascencia kicks 55 yards from SDSU 35 to the SJSU 10. Out of bounds.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SJST 35
(0:01 - 2nd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Punt (5 plays, 22 yards, 2:02 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(15:00 - 3rd) M.Brown kicks 64 yards from SJSU 35 to the SDSU 1. D.Brown returns the kickoff. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 21.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 21
(14:54 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 25.
+12 YD
2 & 6 - SDGST 25
(14:23 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 12 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 37.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SDGST 37
(14:04 - 3rd) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Hawkins.
+6 YD
2 & 10 - SDGST 37
(13:52 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 43.
No Gain
3 & 4 - SDGST 43
(13:09 - 3rd) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Hawkins.
Punt
4 & 4 - SDGST 43
(13:04 - 3rd) H.Green punts 42 yards to SJSU 15 Center-T.Chavez. Fair catch by J.Thomas.
SJSU
Spartans
- Downs (13 plays, 51 yards, 4:27 poss)
Result
Play
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 15
(12:58 - 3rd) T.Amisone rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 21.
No Gain
2 & 4 - SJST 21
(12:26 - 3rd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for L.Smith.
+6 YD
3 & 4 - SJST 21
(12:12 - 3rd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 27.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 27
(11:50 - 3rd) T.Amisone rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 32.
+15 YD
2 & 5 - SJST 32
(11:26 - 3rd) T.Amisone rushed for 15 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 47.
No Gain
1 & 10 - SJST 47
(11:10 - 3rd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
No Gain
2 & 10 - SJST 47
(11:09 - 3rd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Scudero.
+7 YD
3 & 10 - SJST 47
(11:02 - 3rd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 7 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 46.
+3 YD
4 & 3 - SDGST 46
(10:22 - 3rd) T.Amisone scrambles for 3 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 43.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 43
(10:02 - 3rd) T.Amisone rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 40.
No Gain
2 & 7 - SDGST 40
(9:29 - 3rd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Scudero.
+6 YD
3 & 7 - SDGST 40
(9:21 - 3rd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 34.
No Gain
4 & 1 - SDGST 34
(8:31 - 3rd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 0 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 34.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Punt (3 plays, 9 yards, 2:09 poss)
Result
Play
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 34
(8:31 - 3rd) C.Washington rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 40.
-2 YD
2 & 4 - SDGST 40
(7:59 - 3rd) D.Brown rushed for -2 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 38.
+5 YD
3 & 6 - SDGST 38
(7:17 - 3rd) C.Washington rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 43.
Punt
4 & 1 - SDGST 43
(6:33 - 3rd) H.Green punts 47 yards to SJSU 10 Center-T.Chavez. Out of bounds.
SJSU
Spartans
- Punt (6 plays, 11 yards, 3:26 poss)
Result
Play
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 10
(6:22 - 3rd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 12.
No Gain
2 & 8 - SJST 12
(5:52 - 3rd) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
+14 YD
3 & 8 - SJST 12
(5:41 - 3rd) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by K.Shoels for 14 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 26.
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 26
(5:25 - 3rd) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 32.
Sack
2 & 4 - SJST 32
(4:49 - 3rd) R.McDaniel steps back to pass. Sacked at SJSU 22 for -10 yards (C.Johnson).
-1 YD
3 & 14 - SJST 22
(3:55 - 3rd) R.McDaniel pass complete. Catch made by S.Chavez-Soto for -1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 21.
Punt
4 & 15 - SJST 21
(3:24 - 3rd) T.Carrizosa punts 41 yards to SDSU 38 Center-A.Campos. M.Welsh returned punt from the SDSU 38. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 35.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Punt (9 plays, 8 yards, 5:11 poss)
Result
Play
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 35
(2:56 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 40.
+4 YD
2 & 5 - SDGST 40
(2:22 - 3rd) B.Emanuel rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 44.
+2 YD
3 & 1 - SDGST 44
(1:46 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 46.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 46
(1:08 - 3rd) L.Sutton rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 49.
+4 YD
2 & 7 - SDGST 49
(0:32 - 3rd) J.Hawkins rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 47.
+5 YD
3 & 3 - SJST 47
(15:00 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 42.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 42
(14:30 - 4th) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by J.Hawkins for 2 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 40.
No Gain
2 & 8 - SJST 40
(14:08 - 4th) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SDSU.
Penalty
3 & 8 - SJST 40
(14:03 - 4th) J.Denegal pass complete. Catch made by D.Brown for yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 26. PENALTY on SDSU-J.Ford Ineligible Downfield Pass 5 yards accepted. No Play.
Sack
3 & 13 - SJST 45
(13:41 - 4th) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Sacked at SDSU 43 for -12 yards (G.Faga).
Punt
4 & 25 - SDGST 43
(13:01 - 4th) H.Green punts 47 yards to SJSU 10 Center-T.Chavez. J.Thomas returned punt from the SJSU 10. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 21.
SJSU
Spartans
- Interception (2 plays, 0 yards, 0:44 poss)
Result
Play
No Gain
1 & 10 - SJST 21
(12:45 - 4th) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 0 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 21.
Int
2 & 10 - SJST 21
(12:19 - 4th) T.Amisone pass INTERCEPTED at SDSU 32. Intercepted by C.Johnson at SDSU 32. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 32.
SDSU
Aztecs
- Punt (3 plays, 23 yards, 1:37 poss)
Result
Play
Penalty
1 & 10 - SDGST 32
(12:01 - 4th) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Brown. PENALTY on SJSU-J.Bainer Defensive Pass Interference 15 yards accepted. No Play.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 47
(11:53 - 4th) B.Cardwell rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 48.
No Gain
2 & 5 - SJST 48
(11:30 - 4th) J.Denegal steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SDSU.
+3 YD
3 & 5 - SJST 48
(11:12 - 4th) B.Cardwell rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 45.
Punt
4 & 2 - SJST 45
(10:36 - 4th) H.Green punts 36 yards to SJSU 9 Center-T.Chavez. Fair catch by J.Thomas.
SJSU
Spartans
- Downs (12 plays, 36 yards, 6:30 poss)
Result
Play
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 9
(10:24 - 4th) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 15.
+11 YD
2 & 4 - SJST 15
(9:51 - 4th) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by L.Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 26.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 26
(9:22 - 4th) T.Amisone rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 31.
Penalty
2 & 5 - SJST 31
(8:51 - 4th) L.Smith pass INTERCEPTED at SJSU 42. Intercepted by D.McDougle at SJSU 42. Tackled by SJSU at SDSU 43. PENALTY on SDSU-B.Phillips Defensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 41
(8:00 - 4th) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by D.Scudero for 1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 42.
+3 YD
2 & 9 - SJST 42
(7:49 - 4th) S.Chavez-Soto rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 45.
+9 YD
3 & 6 - SJST 45
(7:15 - 4th) V.Teu rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 46.
+8 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 46
(6:43 - 4th) V.Teu rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 38.
+5 YD
2 & 2 - SDGST 38
(6:13 - 4th) V.Teu rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 33.
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SDGST 33
(5:49 - 4th) T.Amisone pass complete. Catch made by J.Canaan for 6 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 27.
No Gain
2 & 4 - SDGST 27
(5:12 - 4th) T.Amisone rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 27.
No Gain
3 & 4 - SDGST 27
(4:39 - 4th) T.Amisone rushed for yards. Tackled by SDSU at SDSU 28. PENALTY on SJSU-T.Tagovailoa-Amosa Chop Block 15 yards accepted. No Play.
No Gain
3 & 19 - SDGST 42
(4:22 - 4th) T.Amisone steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for SJSU.
Sack
4 & 19 - SDGST 42
(4:00 - 4th) R.McDaniel steps back to pass. Sacked at SJSU 45 for -13 yards (R.Henderson).
SDSU
Aztecs
- Touchdown (5 plays, 45 yards, 1:51 poss)
Result
Play
-1 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 45
(3:54 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 46.
+14 YD
2 & 11 - SJST 46
(3:48 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for 14 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 32.
+18 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 32
(3:03 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for 18 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 14.
+6 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 14
(2:16 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by SJSU at SJSU 8.
+8 YD
2 & 4 - SJST 8
(2:10 - 4th) C.Washington rushed for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(2:03 - 4th) G.Plascencia extra point is good.
SJSU
Spartans
- Downs (4 plays, 6 yards, 0:37 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(2:03 - 4th) H.Green kicks 65 yards from SDSU 35 to the SJSU End Zone. Touchback.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - SJST 25
(2:03 - 4th) V.Teu rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 26.
No Gain
2 & 9 - SJST 26
(1:57 - 4th) R.McDaniel steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for L.Smith.
+5 YD
3 & 9 - SJST 26
(1:54 - 4th) R.McDaniel scrambles for 5 yards. Tackled by SDSU at SJSU 31.
No Gain
4 & 4 - SJST 31
(1:31 - 4th) R.McDaniel steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Shoels.