Washington State vs. San Diego State: Box scores, stats, game summary and more ft. John Mateer

Washington State needed a fourth quarter rally to hold off San Diego State, 29-26.

Washington State (7-1) was looking to keep rolling against a dangerous San Diego State squad in late action on Saturday. The Cougars had been hot and their quality performance was noted in being credited as a 17.5 point road favorite.

Washington State came in scoring just under 40 points point game with high-octane QB John Mateer. The Cougars' only loss has been to mighty Boise State.

San Diego State's 3-4 season has been as up and down as it sounds. Their last three games had been decided by a total of seven points. With two straight wins, freshman QB Danny O'Neil had taken the team by the reins. The Aztecs held a two-score advantage early in the fourth quarter, but could not grab the victory.

Washington State vs. San Diego State Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Washington State	7	7	0	15	29
San Diego State	6	6	7	7	26

Washington State Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	TDs
John Mateer	19	27	257	2

Washington State Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yds.	Rush TDs	Rec.	Yds.	Rec. TDs
Wayshawn Parker	9	33	0	0	0	0
Kyle Williams	1	22	0	5	74	0
John Mateer	21	42	2	0	0	0
Leo Pulalsi	4	6	0	1	5	0
Josh Meredith	0	0	0	2	44	0
Cooper Mathers	0	0	0	1	26	1
Tre Shackelford	0	0	0	3	27	0
Kris Hutson	0	0	0	3	16	0
Djouvensky Schlenbaker	4	15	0	0	0	0
Carlos Hernandez	0	0	0	4	65	1

Washington State Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Dean Janikowski	3 for 3	0 for 0

San Diego State Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	TDs
Danny O'Neil	22	34	195	0
J. Tupou'ata-Johnson	4	5	41	0
DJ Herman	1	1	21	0
Jordan Napier	1	1	27	1

San Diego State Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec.	Yards	Rec. TDs
Marquez Cooper	18	78	2	1	6	0
Cam Davis	1	38	0	0	0	0
J. Tupou'ata-Johnson	5	16	0	0	0	0
Danny O'Neil	5	-3	0	0	0	0
Ja'Shaun Poke	1	1	0	10	80	0
Nate Bennett	0	0	0	5	73	1
Mekhi Shaw	0	0	0	3	35	0
Jordan Napier	0	0	0	3	44	0
Michael Harrison	0	0	0	6	46	0

San Diego State Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Gabriel Plascencia	2 for 2	2 for 2	46

Despite the perceived gap between the teams, this matchup was competitive throughout. WSU scored on the opening drive, but then saw SDSU narrow the gap, first to a point late in the first quarter and then to two points at the half.

SDSU made its move early in the second half, first taking the lead midway through the third quarter on a 27 yard scoring pass to Nate Bennett.

But Washington State thundered back, hitting a quick scoring pass to Carlos Hernandez and then taking the lead on a Mateer run with just over five minutes to play.

Washington State has a week off next week and could reasonably finish 11-1. San Diego State falls to 3-4 and will next take on Boise State on the road. They also have to travel to UNLV, so a path to bowl eligibility is a bit shaky.

• WSU- Cooper Mathers 26 yard TD pass from John Mateer (Janikowski XPT), 7-0, 12:26 remaining in 1st quarter
• SDSU- Gabriel Plascencia 46 yard field goal, 7-3, 8:54 remaining in 1st quarter
• SDSU- Gabriel Plascencia 28 yard field goal, 7-6, 0:00 remaining in 1st quarter
• WSU- John Mateer 1 yard TD run (Janikowski XPT), 14-6, 7:19 remaining in 2nd quarter
• SDSU- Marquez Cooper 7 yard TD run (2 point try no good), 14-12, 0:17 remaining in 2nd quarter
• SDSU- Nate Bennett 27 yard TD pass from Jordan Napier (Plascencia XPT), 19-14, 7:05 remaining in 3rd quarter
• SDSU- Marquez Cooper 1 yard TD run (Plascencia XPT), 26-14, 13:39 remaining in 4th quarter
• WSU- Carlos Hernandez 34 yard TD pass from John Mateer (Janikowski XPT), 26-21, 12:08 remaining in 4th quarter
• WSU- John Mateer 2 yard TD run, (2 point conversion Mateer pass), 29-26, 5:03 remaining in 4th quarter