NCAAF Game Recap - Stanford at San Diego State
Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

Sep 16, 2017, 10:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(19) Stanford (1-2)

0

7

3

7

17

San Diego State (3-0)

0

10

3

7

20

Lights out! After darkness delay, SDSU edges No. 19 Stanford
Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:48 AM

SAN DIEGO (AP) No. 19 Stanford was already on its heels against San Diego State when aging San Diego Stadium plunged into darkness.

After the lights flickered back on, the Aztecs scored a signature win to leave their Pac-12 foe in the dark.

Christian Chapman threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Wells with 54 seconds left, capping a wild ending sparked by a darkness delay in San Diego State's 20-17 victory Saturday night.

Six plays before Wells' score, the game was delayed nearly 25 minutes when most of the lights suddenly went out at what used to be known as Qualcomm Stadium. The city has fallen behind on maintenance of the 50-year-old stadium, and the NFL's Chargers moved to Los Angeles earlier this year after they couldn't get a deal for a new home.

The game resumed with the Aztecs on the Stanford 42, and SDSU quickly moved in for the score. On the winner, Chapman rolled right and found Wells, who slammed into Brandon Simmons and tumbled into the end zone.

"I was hoping my number would get called," Wells said. "I thought to myself before the play, `There's no way I'm not getting into this end zone. It was a willpower thing.'

The delay didn't hurt SDSU (3-0), which beat a nationally ranked nonconference opponent for the first time since 1981.

After the lights went out, thousands of fans shined lights from their cellphones.

"I was saying it was the calm before the storm-type thing," Chapman said. "We're all in there, we were telling each other, `This this is it.' I mean, crazy can't write it any better. The lights shut off, you're in the stadium, everyone's showing their lights, the fans are going crazy."

Stanford coach David Shaw said he didn't think the delay affected Stanford's defense.

"If anything, San Diego State had the momentum," he said. "They'd just gotten an explosive play, they got a big play before the lights went out."

He said the officials did a good job of keeping the teams informed of what was going on, and that "our guys were ready to go."

Kameron Kelly intercepted Keller Chryst on the first play of the ensuing Stanford possession.

As the clock ran down, thousands of SDSU fans rushed the field.

The comeback by SDSU (3-0) overshadowed a huge night by Stanford's Bryce Love. He gained 184 yards on just 13 carries, including touchdown runs of 53 and 51 yards, plus a 47-yarder that set up a field goal.

Love's 53-yard scoring run came on the first play of the fourth quarter, giving Stanford a 17-13 lead.

Stanford fell to 1-2.

Aztecs running back Rashaad Penny, the national rushing leader, had 175 yards on 32 carries, including a 4-yard touchdown run. He came in leading FBS in rushing yards per game (206.5) and all-purpose yards per game (284). He went off for 353 all-purpose yards in a win at Arizona State, including scoring on a 95-yard run, a 99-yard kickoff return and a 33-yard reception.

"This is a game we all wanted," Penny said. "Like I said, this was an opportunity game. And we took this game. To us, we're not surprised. We're just a San Diego State team trying to win, and win championships."

After an early defensive struggle, Stanford broke through first when Love ran 51 yards for a touchdown early in the second half for a 7-3 lead.

SDSU gained momentum with two big stops just before halftime.

Ron Smith intercepted Chryst and returned it to the 15. Penny scored three plays later for a 10-7 lead. He emphatically spiked the ball, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct flag.

Stanford drove to the SDSU 25 before Chryst lost the ball on a strip sack by Kelly, with Damon Moore recovering with 17 seconds left in the half.

"I didn't prepare the team well enough," Shaw said. "This is a really good football team. I hope we didn't take them lightly but I didn't do a good job of getting us ready to play a very good, very physical football team that not only runs the ball, but has a quarterback that does a bunch of different things."

THE TAKEAWAY

STANFORD: The Cardinal had two lousy weekends in Southern California. A week earlier, Stanford lost 42-24 to USC in its Pac-12 opener, in which it allowed 307 yards rushing.

SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference could pop back into The Associated Press Top 25, which is where they ended last season. They have beaten a Pac-12 team for the third straight time, and for the second time in two weeks. They won 30-20 at Arizona State a week earlier to snap a 28-game road losing streak to Pac-12 schools. They beat California 45-40 here last season.

UP NEXT

STANFORD: The Cardinal return to Pac-12 action when it hosts UCLA on Saturday night.

SAN DIEGO STATE: The two-time defending MWC champion Aztecs open league play at Air Force on Saturday.

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Passing

Stan Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Chryst 20 9 45.0 0 72 17 2 15.0
R. Burns 1 1 100.0 0 8 8 0 100.0
SDSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Chapman 29 21 72.4 1 187 22 0 100.8

Rushing

Stan Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
B. Love 13 184 14.2 53 2
C. Wedington 1 9 9.0 9 0
SDSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Penny 32 175 5.5 36 1
J. Washington 8 30 3.8 13 0

Receiving

Stan Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Irwin 6 49 8.2 17 0
D. Schultz 1 16 16.0 16 0
SDSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Holder 7 85 12.1 22 0
R. Penny 5 31 6.2 13 0

Fumbles

Stan F FL
K. Chryst 1 1
SDSU F FL
R. Penny 1 0

Returning

Stan KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Tyler 0 0 0 3 8.3 0 18
D. Maddox 1 27.0 0 27 0 0 0
SDSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
Q. Truxton 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 2

Punting

Stan Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Bailey 6 232 38.7 52
SDSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Heicklen 5 192 38.4 49

Takeaways

SDSU Int Yds InTD
K. Kelly 1 0 0
R. Smith 1 22 0

Team Stats Comparison

Stan SDSU
Points For 17 20
Total Yards 254 353
Rushing Yards 174 166
Passing Yards 80 187
Passing Completions / Attempts 10/21 21/29
Turnovers 3 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/0
First Downs 10 21
Penalties - Yards 4/20 7/60
Time Of Possession 46:46 14:14
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 3/11 7/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 6/39 5/38

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Stan SDSU
No scores this quarter
2nd Quarter Stan SDSU
SDSU 00:55 FG John Baron II 43 yd FG 0 3
Stan 02:22 TD Bryce Love 51 yd run (Jet Toner kick) 7 3
SDSU 14:17 TD Rashaad Penny 4 yd run (John Baron II kick) 7 10
3rd Quarter Stan SDSU
SDSU 06:27 FG John Baron II 36 yd FG 7 13
Stan 10:09 FG Jet Toner 20 yd FG 10 13
4th Quarter Stan SDSU
Stan 00:09 TD Bryce Love 53 yd run (Jet Toner kick) 17 13
SDSU 14:06 TD David Wells 8 yd pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick) 17 20

Game Information

Stadium: SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 43,040
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