Turnovers were a big issue for the Aztecs all game, ending with 4 in total. It proved to be a huge factor in the outcome as BYU only had 1 turnover. San Diego State had a 7-6 lead after the 1st quarter, and would stay like that at the half. BYU would add a FG in the 3rd, while SDSU would put up another TD to go up 14-9.

BYU would get their first trip to the end zone early in the 4th on a 13 yard pass to Ashworth, but would fail of their 2-pt try and only lead by 1, 15-14. San Diego State would drive down the field but would have to settle for a FG attempt. SDSU's Kicker Abel Perez had already missed a FG from about the same distance early in the game, but he would drive this one in to take a 17-15 lead with under 2 minutes to go. BYU would put together a great drive getting them into field goal range. They would avoid a near disaster when Riley Nelson nearly threw an Int on a 3rd and 10 play, but the SDSU defender was not able to hold on to the ball. BYU would attempt a 37 Yard FG and convert it. Mitch Payne was 4 for 4 in FG kicking for the Cougars and would be the player of the game after kicking the winning FG and help BYU win 18-17.

The Aztecs would fall to 3-2(0-1) in the season, and will host 2-4(0-3) Air Force next week.

NCAA Scoreboard - San Diego State (3-1) at BYU (3-2)

October 2, 2010 1 2 3 4 F San Diego State 7 0 7 3 17 BYU 6 0 3. 9 18 Top Performers San Diego State - Stats Ryan Lindley - 22/30 248 yards 1 TD Vincent Brown - 6 catches 63 yards 1 TD BYU - Stats Mitch Payne - 4/4 FG long of 43 Luke Ashworth - 6 catches 58 yards 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison SDSU BYU First Downs 21 15 3rd Down Efficiency 5-8 3-11 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 Total Yards 508 374 Passing Yards 248 184 Rushing Yards 160 126 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-50 4-40 Turnovers 4 1 Time of Possession 17:37 14:23
Scoring Summary First Quarter SDSU BYU BYU 5:08 FG BYU: M. Payne, 38 Yd FG 0 3 SDSU 2:11 TD SDSU: V. Brown, 4 Yd pass from R. Lindley (A. PErez Kick) 7 3 BYU 0:12 FG BYU: M. Payne, 42 Yd FG 7 6 Second Quarter SDSU BYU BYU 5:07 FG BYU: 38 Yd FG 7 9 SDSU 2:34 TD SDSU: D. Brown, 19 Yd run (A. Perez kick) 14 9 Fourth Quarter SDSU BYU BYU 5:59 TD BYU: L. Ashworth, 13 Yd pass from R. Nelson (2-pt. failed) 14 15 SDSU 1:43 FG SDSU: A. Perez, 32 Yd FG 17 15 BYU 0:27 FG BYU: M. Payne, 37 Yd FG 17 18
San Diego State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Ryan Lindley 22/30 248 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Ronnie Hillman 14 72 5.1 0 Brandon Sullivan 14 58 4.1 0 Davon Brown 3 32 10.6 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Vincent Brown 6 63 10.5 1 DeMarco Sampson 5 53 10.6 0 Alston Umoulo 5 59 11.8 0 Dominique Sandifer 2 37 18.5 0 Dylan Denso 2 18 9.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Jose Perez 7 0 0 0 Miles Burris 7 0 0 0 Darryn Lewis 5 0 0 0 Marcus Yarbrough 4 0 0 0 Brandon Davis 6 0 0 0 Andrew Preston 3 0 0 0 Logan Ketchum 3 1 0 0 Neil Spencer 3 0 0 0 Leon McFadden 3 0 1 0 DJ Shields 2 0 0 0 Ernie Lawson 2 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Brandon Davis 5 78 0 19 Davon Brown 1 17 0 17 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Larry Parker 1 5 0 5 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Abel Perez 1/2 2/2 5 32 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Brian Stahovich 2 83 41.5 0 BYU Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Riley Nelson 18/25 184 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD JJ Di Luigi 16 108 6.7 0 Riley Nelson 6 6 1.0 0 Bryan Kariya 1 12 12.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Luke Ashworth 6 58 9.6 1 McKay Jacobson 4 6 1.5 0 JJ Di Luigi 2 29 14.5 0 Devin Mahina 2 37 18.5 0 Spencer Hafoka 2 42 21.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Andrew Rich 8 0 0 0 Shane Hunter 10 0 0 0 Jordon Atkinson 8 0 0 0 Brian Logan 6 0 0 0 Steven Thomas 7 0 0 0 Jameson Frazier 3 0 0 0 Zac Stout 4 0 0 0 Romney Fuga 5 0 0 0 Robbie Buckner 4 0 0 0 Matt Putnam 3 0 0 0 Brandon Bradley 5 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG ONeill Chambers 2 36 0 20 JJ Di Luigi 1 16 0 16 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Spencer Hafoka 2 12 0 7 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Mitch Payne 4/4 0/0 12 43 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Riley Stephenson 3 141 47.0 0

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