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FINAL Saturday, December 27, 2025

North Texas Mean GreenNorth Texas vs San Diego State AztecsSan Diego State

49 - 47
University Stadium (NM)

Scoring by quarter

North Texas vs San Diego State scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
North Texas 217147 49
San Diego State 614027 47
North Texas vs San Diego State scoring by quarter
North Texas Qtr San Diego State
21Q16
7Q214
14Q30
7Q427
49Final47

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 11:32 Touchdown North Texas Caleb Hawkins 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. 8 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 7-6
Q1 3:18 Touchdown North Texas A. Gray run for 17 yds, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 14-6
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 13:28 Touchdown North Texas A. Gray run for 51 yds, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 28-13
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 6:34 Touchdown North Texas C. Hawkins run for 3 yds, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 35-20
Q3 0:03 Touchdown North Texas D. Mestemaker pass to C. Dorner for 1 yd, for a TD (M. Arenas KICK) 42-20
Q4 12:03 Touchdown San Diego State K. Crum run for 11 yds, for a TD (G. Plascencia KICK) 42-27
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
Q4 0:01 Touchdown San Diego State K. Crum run for 1 yd, for a TD (G. Plascencia KICK) 49-47

Rivalry highlights

Series record
2-6
North Texas first, 8 meetings since 1969
Series leader
San Diego State
San Diego State lead 2-6 in 8 meetings since 1969
Widest recent margin
47 points
North Texas 9-56 San Diego State, 1973
Tightest recent margin
2 points
North Texas 49-47 San Diego State, 2025
Highest recent total
96 points
North Texas 49-47 San Diego State, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
North Texas 2 8 meetings since 1969 6 San Diego State

San Diego State lead 2-6 in 8 meetings since 1969 Series leader: San Diego State.

Team stats, this game

North TexasSan Diego State
618Total yards532
250Passing yards206
368Rushing yards326
2Turnovers3
1Sacks0
28First downs25
90Penalty yards77

North Texas vs San Diego State player stats

Passing

North Texaspassing
North TexasC/ATTYDSTDINT
Drew Mestemaker27/4725032
Ashton Gray0/1000
San Diego Statepassing
San Diego StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Kyle Crum14/2916912
Bert Emanuel Jr.4/73700

Rushing

North Texasrushing
North TexasCARYDSTDLONG
Caleb Hawkins31198249
Ashton Gray16152251
Drew Mestemaker218014
San Diego Staterushing
San Diego StateCARYDSTDLONG
Bert Emanuel Jr.11170272
Christian Washington1077138
Lucky Sutton156009
Kyle Crum821211
Byron Cardwell1606
Nathan Acevedo1-800

Receiving

North Texasreceiving
North TexasRECYDSTDLONG
Cameron Dorner666231
Wyatt Young755013
Landon Sides549023
Caleb Hawkins325123
Kyle Koch217010
Miles Coleman114014
Simeon Evans111011
Ashton Gray1909
Tre Williams III1404
San Diego Statereceiving
San Diego StateRECYDSTDLONG
Nathan Acevedo461042
Donovan Brown343022
Will Cianfrini330012
Christian Washington427011
Jaylon Hawkins119019
Jackson Ford218115
Lucky Sutton1808

Defense

North Texasdefense
North TexasTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Will Jones II147011
Ethan Wesloski93000
Kenton Allen73000
S'Maje Burrell63010
Evan Jackson53111
Ethan Day52000
Saadiq Clements41000
Jackson Lataimua31010
Da'Veawn Armstead31000
David Fisher32000
Richard Outland21000
Dalton Carnes22000
San Diego Statedefense
San Diego StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Dalesean Staley132000
Isaiah Buxton99000
D.J. Herman82000
Josh Hunter74000
Dwayne McDougle72001
Tanner Williams53000
Deshawn McCuin43010
Brady Anderson41000
Trey White41000
Malachi Finau40000
Owen Chambliss41000
Jelani McLaughlin42001

Kicking

North Texaskicking
North TexasFGLONGXPPTS
Miguel Arenas0/107/77
San Diego Statekicking
San Diego StateFGLONGXPPTS
Gabriel Plascencia0/105/55

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

Team comparison
North Texas Split San Diego State
11-22025 record entering9-3
582Points for296
324Points against151
L1FormL1

Recent meetings

2025
North Texas 49 : 47 San Diego State
1975
North Texas 12 : 30 San Diego State
1974
San Diego State 9 : 14 North Texas
1973
North Texas 9 : 56 San Diego State
1972
San Diego State 25 : 0 North Texas
1971
North Texas 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
North Texas Mean GreenNorth Texas2025 roster
7 Reese Poffenbarger QB 12 Chris Jimerson Jr. QB 12 Thomas Von Grote QB 17 Drew Mestemaker QB -1 Dennis Moody Iii RB 1 Makenzie McGill RB 3 Ashton Gray RB 5 Jayden Becks RB 21 Kiefer Sibley RB 24 Caleb Hawkins RB 26 Dennis Moody III RB 36 Keenan Jackson Jr. RB 1 Miles Coleman WR 3 Simeon Evans WR 3 Terrence Lewis WR 4 Cameron Dorner WR 7 Landon Sides WR 8 Jaydon Smith WR 8 Shandon King WR 9 Tyrese Hunt-Thompson WR 10 Wyatt Young WR 11 Dalton Carnes WR 14 Kyle Koch WR 23 Tyler Brown WR 80 Baron Tipton WR 81 Chris Lewis WR 84 Jackson Muckelroy WR 86 Zachary Yang WR 88 Marcellus Crutchfield WR 6 Tre Williams III TE 82 Connor Vaughn TE 86 Grant Gainer TE 88 Victor Aderungboye TE 89 Brandon Young Jr. TE -1 Tay Yanta Ii OL 53 Dylan Shaw OL 54 Johnny Dickson III OL 54 Jaymon Lamb OL 59 Christian Pettway OL 60 Jordan Reasonover OL 62 Amarion Berry OL 64 Roberto Rodriguez OL 65 Gabe Blair OL 66 Willie Goodacre OL 67 Braydon Nelson OL 68 Keon Johnson OL 69 Ryan Krueger OL 70 Tay Yanta II OL 70 Brody Hamilton OL 71 Ugonna Nnanna OL 72 Jimto Obidegwu OL 73 Julio Madero IV OL 74 Larry Moore III OL 76 Desmond Magiya OL 78 Santiago Hernandez OL 8 Richard Outland Jr. DL 9 Jalyn Durgan DL 20 Zhaiylen Scott DL 41 Will Smith DL 42 Brayden Knox DL 44 Briceon Hayes DL 51 Jayden Williams DL 52 Titus Roberson DL 56 Divine Love Onochie DL 89 Dadrian Burleson DL 93 Terrell Washington DL 94 Caleb Lathan DL 95 Rudy Vargas Jr. DL 96 AJ Brown DL 97 Demetrie Morgan DL 99 Avion Carter DL 8 Ethan Day DE 11 Keviyan Huddleston DE 5 Saadiq Clements DT 15 Fatafehi Vailea II DT 6 Trey Fields LB 7 Shane Whitter LB 13 Blake Fann LB 15 Joshua Pierce LB 19 Kenton Allen LB 26 S'Maje Burrell LB 31 Xzavior Kautai LB 32 Ethan Wesloski LB 34 Brenden Reese LB 35 JJ Jean-Louis LB 36 Jaden Manning LB 51 Keelene Bradley LB 6 Tyrane Stewart DB 0 Gabe Stroud CB 1 David Fisher CB 2 Da'Veawn Armstead CB 5 Chase Canada CB 8 Kollin Lewis CB 18 Isaiah Collins CB 20 Taylor Starling CB 32 Anthony Benford II CB 38 Kevin Odikpo CB 39 Tramell Windham CB 0 Will Jones II S 1 Evan Jackson S 2 Patrick Smith-Young S 7 Quinton Hammonds S 13 Jackson Lataimua S 14 Bryce Garza S 16 BJ Allen Jr. S 22 Julian Knox Sr. S 29 Kamdon McFarland S 47 Harrison Dempsey S 40 Kali Nguma PK 45 Amel Hadzisabic PK 46 Miguel Arenas PK 37 Will Hutchison P 41 Sawyer Evans P 42 Caden Yates LS 49 Brodie Scoggins LS
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego State2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

59% UNT
41% SDSU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

North TexasProvided by americanconference.co

DateOppResult
10-01 atTLSA W 45-44
09-26 vsHCU W 63-14
09-19 atTXST L 35-49
09-12 vsUNLV W 44-6
09-05 atIU L 16-52

San Diego State

DateOppResult
10-03 vsTXST W 31-29
09-26 atTOL L 16-41
09-19 vsJMU L 13-26
09-12 atUCLA L 10-28
09-05 vsPOR W 53-20

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

American AthleticProvided by americanconference.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Memphis 410 .800193112
South Florida 410 .80013373
Florida Atlantic 410 .800186133
UTSA 410 .800157131
North Texas 320 .600203165
Tulsa 320 .600139106
UAB 320 .600120117
Army 220 .50013379
East Carolina 220 .50096101
Tulane 220 .5007593
Temple 230 .400129124
Navy 130 .25010191
Rice 140 .20090137
Charlotte 050 .00086203

Pac-12

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Boise State 410 .800172103
Fresno State 410 .80013982
Oregon State 320 .600185118
Texas State 230 .400174166
Colorado State 230 .400187193
San Diego State 230 .400123144
Washington State 140 .20095125
Utah State 140 .20070125

Records computed from completed games this season

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 American Conference 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 American Conference 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).