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Aztecs drop a third straight, 41-16 at Toledo, ahead of their first Pac-12 game

San Diego State fell to 1-3 after losses to James Madison and Toledo. Texas State visits Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday for the Aztecs’ Pac-12 debut.

By Claudia · Sep 26, 2026

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San Diego State’s losing streak reached three games on Sept. 26, when Toledo beat the Aztecs 41-16 at the Glass Bowl. Toledo quarterback John Alan Richter completed 16 of 22 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns, including a 78-yarder to Bryson Hammer, who finished with 133 receiving yards. Isaac Zay added a 67-yard interception return for a touchdown.

SDSU quarterbacks Jayden Denegal and Draiden Trudeau each threw a touchdown pass and went a combined 23 of 36 for 259 yards, but Toledo outgained the Aztecs 494 yards to 296.

A week earlier, James Madison won 26-13 at Snapdragon Stadium, ending SDSU’s seven-game home winning streak; JMU led 19-0 at halftime. Running back Javion Kinnard was the bright spot with 181 rushing yards, his first career 100-yard game.

Now 1-3 under coach Sean Lewis, the Aztecs open their first Pac-12 season at home against Texas State on Saturday, Oct. 3 — their first conference game after 27 seasons in the Mountain West.

How this story was made: drafted with AI assistance, then checked line by line against the sources below by a San Diego Insight editor before publishing. Our standards.

Sources

  1. GoAztecs.com — James Madison recap
  2. ESPN — Toledo game page
  3. ESPN — Toledo recap

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