Toledo Pulls Away from San Diego State 41-16
San Diego State led for exactly one scoring play. A 25-yard field goal on the opening possession made it 3-0, and Toledo scored the next 34 points before San Diego State got back on the board.
The Rockets took the lead on a 19-yard pass from John Alan Richter to Adjatay Dabbs, added a field goal, and then Bryson Hammer broke it open. His 78-yard catch with 1:44 left in the second quarter made it 17-3 at the half, and he followed with a 38-yarder on the first score of the third. A 49-yard field goal made it 27-3, and then Isaac Zay returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown to make it 34-3. Take away the pick-six and Toledo still leads 27-3 at that moment, so no single play was carrying this one.
San Diego State finally scored late in the third on an 11-yard pass from Jayden Denegal to Ryan Wolfer, missing the two-point try, and Connor Walendzak's one-yard run made it 41-9 in the fourth. Draiden Trudeau, who threw just five passes, got the Aztecs a last touchdown to Jaylon Hawkins with 2:38 left.
The yardage looked like the score. Toledo had 494 total yards to 296, with 210 of them on 48 carries, and Richter was 16 of 22 for 284 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. San Diego State threw one pick and lost a fumble, and managed 48 rushing yards on 31 attempts.
Toledo is 3-1. San Diego State falls to 1-3. Fantasy-wise, this was Hammer's night (31.3 points) with Richter right behind.