Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
San Diego State
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
- Captains: Season: Jacob Ellis, JaQues Evans, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Owen Long, Tanner 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).
