US EditionSan Diego State to Play North Texas in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl
San Diego State’s strong defense will challenge North Texas’s top-scoring offense in a postseason bowl game that marks SDSU’s 13th bowl appearance in 16 years.
- On Dec. 27, San Diego State Aztecs will face North Texas Mean Green in the 20th annual Isleta New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium, kickoff 2:45 p.m. PT on ESPN.
- A spot opened up when the Big 12 couldn't fill its bowl commitments after Iowa State and Kansas State opted out, leading to Mountain West Conference placing San Diego State Aztecs in the New Mexico Bowl, executive director Jeff Siembieda said.
- North Texas operates the nation's top-scoring offense by yards and points, led by Drew Mestemaker with 4,129 passing yards, and features Lucky Sutton as a key running back.
- The Aztecs can reach 10 wins for only the 13th time in school history in their 13th bowl appearance in 16 seasons under Sean Lewis.
- San Diego State is enjoying a bounceback year under coach Sean Lewis, rebounding from 3-9 last year to 9-3 this season, while North Texas faces a coaching transition from Eric Morris to Neal Brown.
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North Texas to face San Diego State in New Mexico Bowl
North Texas will wrap up the Eric Morris era in program history with its first bowl game outside the Dallas area since 2020, a showdown with San Diego State in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 27.
Aztecs will play high-scoring North Texas in New Mexico Bowl
San Diego State’s defense gets its biggest challenge of the season when the Aztecs play in the New Mexico Bowl against No. 25 North Texas, which features the nation’s top scoring offense with 44.8 points a game. It will be the seventh meeting between the teams, but the first since 1975, when they play in Albuquerque on Dec. 27 (2:45 p.m. PT, ESPN). The Aztecs are 6-1 all-time against North Texas (11-2), which lost to Tulane 34-21 in the American…
San Diego State Aztecs to play North Texas in New Mexico Bowl
San Diego State’s final regular season game was a loss in New Mexico, which kept them out of the Mountain West Conference championship game. For their bowl game they’ll be going right back to the scene of the crime. The Aztecs (9-3) will face North Texas (11-2) in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, December 27. Kickoff is set for...
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