{"id":297168,"date":"2025-10-12T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/297168\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:42:14","slug":"nevada-has-no-answer-in-44-10-loss-to-san-diego-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/297168\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Has No Answer in 44-10 Loss to San Diego State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Credit: Derek Raridon\/Nevada Sagebrush)<\/p>\n

Saturday night\u2019s game against San Diego State was filled with a lot of positives before the game. It was family night, there was a drone show at halftime, and true freshman Carter Jones was getting the starting nod at quarterback.<\/p>\n

Those positive hopes diminished, and they did so pretty quickly. Nevada simply had no answer on either side of the ball, losing 44-10 to the Aztecs at home. Nevada dropped to 1-5 and 0-2 in conference play, while extending its 13-game losing streak against conference opponents.<\/p>\n

14:01: 75-yard TD punt return by Jordan Napier (Gabriel Plascencia PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 7<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

7:11: Chris Johnson 40-yard pick six (Gabriel Plascencia PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 14<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

14:57: Jayden Denegal 2-yard TD pass to Christian Washington (Gabriel Plascencia PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 21<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

9:05: Jayden Denegal 31-yard TD pass to Jacob Bostick (Gabriel Plascencia PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 28<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

1:46: Lucky Sutton 3-yard TD run (Gabriel Plascencia PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 35<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

10:49- Gabriel Plascencia 21-yard FG<\/p>\n

San Diego State 38<\/strong> – Nevada 0<\/p>\n

Gabriel Plascencia 45-yard FG<\/p>\n

San Diego State 41 <\/strong>– Nevada 0<\/p>\n

2:03: Gabriel Plascencia 49-yard FG<\/p>\n

San Diego State 44 <\/strong>– Nevada 0<\/p>\n

12:50: Joe McFadden 34-yard FG<\/p>\n

San Diego State 44 – Nevada 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n

2:32: Carter Jones 16-yard TD pass to Marshaun Brown (Joe McFadden PAT)<\/p>\n

San Diego State 44 – Nevada 10 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Final: San Diego State 44, Nevada 10 <\/strong><\/p>\n

This game marked the start of a potential new era for Nevada football with Jones getting the starting nod. He looked great in the final two quarters against Fresno State last week and was hoping to offer new hope after the 1-4 start.<\/p>\n

But new QB, same results in the first half of this one. The first two drives for Nevada\u2019s offense resulted in three-and-outs. The next two drives were even worse, as Jones threw back-to-back interceptions, with the first one being returned for a 40-yard TD by SDSU cornerback Chris Johnson.<\/p>\n

Nevada\u2019s offense wasn\u2019t able to cross the 50-yard mark until its second drive of the second quarter, which went nine plays for 68 yards and took the Wolf Pack to the Aztecs\u2019 seven-yard line. Nevada faced two fourth downs on that drive, converting the first but failing to do so on the second, throwing away a prime opportunity to score its first points of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to learn from this,\u201d head coach Jeff Choate said after the game. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotta wear it, we\u2019ve gotta own it, we\u2019ve gotta go to work tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones finished the first half 10-19 with 99 yards and two picks. He finished the entire night 16-32 with 177 yards. Nevada\u2019s offense picked up 254 total yards and had a time of possession of 28:36.<\/p>\n

Nevada was shut out until the fourth quarter on a 34-yard field goal by Joe McFadden. The first touchdown of the game for the Pack came shortly after when Jones found Marshaun Brown in the end zone. It was Brown\u2019s first collegiate touchdown.<\/p>\n

But those two scores came far too late. This is how Nevada\u2019s offensive drives ended:<\/p>\n