Texas State edges Utah State 20-17 on a late field goal
Utah State missed a 48-yard attempt on the final play and dropped to 2-5, with Colorado State coming to Logan next.
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Jacob Bonilla's 37-yard field goal with 1:56 left gave Texas State a 20-17 win over Utah State on Saturday night in San Marcos, Texas, FOX 13 reported. Utah State's Kian Afrookhteh missed a 48-yard attempt on the final play that would have tied it. [1][3][4]
Utah State led 9-7 at halftime on three Afrookhteh field goals. Texas State's Brad Jackson scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter, and Bonilla kicked a 51-yard field goal early in the fourth to make it 17-9. Anthony Garcia then threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to freshman Kaina Watson, and a two-point conversion tied the game at 17 with about eight minutes left. [1][2][3][4]
Texas State's Jaylen Jenkins also returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Utah State's offense gained only 25 yards between its third field goal early in the second quarter and the end of the third, the Deseret News reported. Coach Bronco Mendenhall said special teams were the margin and defended his kicker: "You can't just put it all on our field goal kicker." [2]
Grady Brosterhous passed for 206 yards for Utah State, and Garcia had eight catches for 85 yards. Texas State finished with 250 total yards after gaining a school-record 716 against Colorado State the week before. [1][2][3][4] Texas State's postgame notes list attendance at 18,587 and say Brad Jackson threw for 167 yards for the Bobcats. [5]
Utah State is 2-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play, and the Deseret News reported it must win four of its last five games to become bowl eligible. The Aggies host Colorado State next Saturday, Oct. 31. [1][2][3][4]
Box score [6][7]
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| Texas State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Category | Utah State | Texas State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | Brosterhous 21/36, 206 yds; Garcia 1/1, 6 yds, 1 TD | Jackson 27/37, 167 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT |
| Rushing leader | Jacobs 14 for 42 | Burgess Jr. 10 for 51 |
| Receiving leader | Garcia 8 for 87 | Dawn Jr. 7 for 48 |
Sources
- FOX 13: Texas State tops Utah State 20-17 on Jacob Bonilla's field goal late in fourth quarter fox13now.com
- Deseret News: Utah State's offense disappoints in 3-point loss to Texas State deseret.com
- Standard-Examiner: Utah State football loses 20-17 at Texas State standard.net
- Utah State Athletics: Aggie Football Drops 20-17 Heartbreaker at Texas State (Oct. 24, 2026) utahstateaggies.com
- Texas State Athletics: Bobcats Defeat Utah State, 20-17, in Front of Homecoming Crowd (Oct. 24, 2026) txstatebobcats.com
- ESPN: box score espn.com
- NCAA.com: box score ncaa.com
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