San Diego Beats Cal Poly 38-35 on a Field Goal with Two Seconds Left
Emiliano Salazar's 38-yard field goal with 0:02 left gave San Diego a 38-35 win at Cal Poly, which is about as late as it gets. The score was tied four times, and San Diego never trailed.
It began as a track meet. Dom Nankil threw 7 yards to Cole Monach with 5:28 left in the first quarter, Cal Poly's Jaden Green tied it with an 8-yard run, and Adam Criter's 55-yard run put San Diego back ahead. It was tied again at 14-14 on Misa Paiau's 26-yard run, San Diego went up on a 22-yard Nankil pass to Monach, and Cal Poly tied it at 21-21 on a 12-yard throw from Anthony Grigsby Jr. to Tayvion McCoy. Nankil's 1-yard run with 0:06 left in the half made it 28-21.
Omar Mbakwe added a 1-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter for a 35-21 lead, and that looked like a break. It was not. McCoy caught a 28-yard touchdown from Grigsby with 7:32 left in the third, and Fidel Pitts caught a 10-yarder with 8:23 left in the fourth to tie it at 35-35. Then came Salazar.
San Diego had 499 total yards, 263 of them rushing on 47 carries, and Criter alone had 28 carries for 179 yards. Cal Poly had 384 yards and lost a fumble. San Diego is 1-2 and Cal Poly is 1-1. Cal Poly climbed out of a 14-point hole and still lost, which is a hard way to spend an afternoon.
The fantasy side was just as busy: Nankil, Monach and McCoy all cleared 27 points.