Colorado State University Athletics

Friday, October 3
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Rams Fall in Conference Opener

10/3/2025 11:56:00 PM | Football

Dupree hits century mark for first time

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Turning the page to conference play did not produce the results the team sought.

San Diego State's used a mix of explosive plays and long drives Friday night at Snapdragon Stadium, leading to a 45-24 victory in the opener of Mountain West play for both. The Rams fell to 1-4 on the season.

The Aztecs produced 28 first-half points with quarterback Jayden Denegal hitting a trio of deep balls, two of them covering 45- and 42-yards for scores, a third setting up SDSU's second rushing touchdown of the half. Save for the final 8 seconds of the first half when SDSU ran one play, the Aztecs scored on seven consecutive drives.

Colorado State scored its first first-half touchdown since the opening week – a 49-yard scoring pass from Jackson Brousseau to Armani Winfield, the first touchdown the  Aztecs had allowed at Snapdragon Stadium this season. The Rams closed the gap with a 30-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins, but a flag led to a free play on the ensuing drive for the Aztecs, and Denegal hit Jordan Napier for a 61-yard gain, leading to Lucky Sutton's 14-yard scoring run in the final minute before half.

 

CSU running back Jalen Dupree finished with 103 yards on 16 carries, his first 100-yard game and the first for a Ram since Justin Marshall had 104 against Wyoming last year. On the drive he surpassed the mark, Brousseau scored a 4-yard run, then connected with Rocky Beers for the 2-point conversion.

The game ended when backup quarterback Darius Curry led a final scoring drive, throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Kory Hall. It was Curry's first game, his first scoring pass and the first scoring reception for Hall.

Linebacker Owen Long finished the game with a career-best 16 tackles.

COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Game 5 – Colorado State (24) at San Diego State (45) – Oct. 3, 2025
 

OF NOTE
  • Captains: Season: Jacob EllisJaQues EvansBrayden Fowler-NicolosiOwen LongTanner Morley and Mukendi Wa-Kalonji. Ellis, Morley and Wa-Kalonji were injured and missed the game. Long and Evans were on the field for the coin toss.
  • Coin Toss/Result: San Diego State won, deferred.
  • First Strike: Jackson Brousseau's second-quarter touchdown pass to Armani Winfield covering 47 yards was the first first-half touchdown scored by CSU since the season opener at Washington. It was also the first TD allowed by San Diego State at home this season.
  • Still Finding the Ball: Owen Long continues to make stops for Colorado State, producing 11 in the first half on his way to a career-best 16 for the night. The sophomore has produced double-digit tackle totals in each game this season. He entered the night leading the nation in tackles per game at 13.0.
  • Century Mark: Jalen Dupree finished with 103 yards in the game, the first 100-yard game of his career and the first for a Ram since Justin Marshall went for 104 against Wyoming in 2024.
  • Signs: Colorado State produced it's two longest scoring drives of he season in terms of plays – one 14, the other 15. The Rams also notched the longest pass play of the year (49 yards, Armani Winfield from Jackson Brousseau for a TD) and the longest rush (31 yards, Dupree).

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Team Stats

CSU
SDS
Total Yards
355
540
Pass Yards
206
259
Rushing Yards
149
281
Penalty Yards
5
89
1st Downs
22
24
3rd Downs
4
7
4th Downs
3
1
TOP
25:58
34:02
1st Quarter
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CSU 0, SDS 7

SDS - Brown,Donovan 45 yd pass from Denegal,Jayden (Plascencia,Gabriel kick) 5 plays, 82 yards, TOP 01:52

2nd Quarter
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CSU 0, SDS 14

SDS - Washington,Christian 2 yd run (Plascencia,Gabriel kick), 13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 06:53

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CSU 7, SDS 14

CSU - Winfield,Armani 49 yd pass from Brousseau,Jackson (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:03

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CSU 7, SDS 21

SDS - Napier,Jordan 42 yd pass from Denegal,Jayden (Plascencia,Gabriel kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:41

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CSU 10, SDS 21

CSU - Hankins,Isaiah 30 yd field goal 15 plays, 62 yards, TOP 05:56

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CSU 10, SDS 28

SDS - Sutton,Lucky 14 yd run (Plascencia,Gabriel kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:41

3rd Quarter
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CSU 10, SDS 31

SDS - Plascencia,Gabriel 53 yd field goal 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:09

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CSU 10, SDS 38

SDS - Sutton,Lucky 1 yd run (Plascencia,Gabriel kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:11

4th Quarter
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CSU 18, SDS 38

CSU - Brousseau,Jackson 4 yd run (Beers,Rocky pass), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:45

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CSU 18, SDS 45

SDS - Cardwell,Byron 20 yd run (Plascencia,Gabriel kick), 4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:10

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CSU 24, SDS 45

CSU - Hall,Kory 12 yd pass from Curry,Darius () 11 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:57

Game Leaders

CMP
13
TD
1
YDS
155
INT
0
CMP
5
TD
1
YDS
51
INT
0

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