Texas St. earned a 20-17 victory over Utah St. on October 23 at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. The game, which took place under sunny weather, concluded with Texas St. holding a three-point lead.
Utah St. opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 43-yard field goal by Kian Afrookhteh. Texas St. responded with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown by Jaylen Jenkins following the score. Afrookhteh added two more field goals in the first and second quarters to give Utah St. a 9-7 lead heading into the third quarter.
Texas St. took the lead in the third quarter when Brad Jackson scored on a 3-yard run. In the fourth quarter, Jacob Bonilla scored a 51-yard field goal for Texas St. to extend the lead to 17-9. Utah St. narrowed the gap late in the fourth quarter when Kaina Watson caught a 6-yard pass from Anthony Garcia, but a 37-yard field goal by Jacob Bonilla secured the win for Texas St. in the final minutes.
The game was played in front of 18,587 attendees. With the win, Texas St. moves to 4-3 (2-1), while Utah St. falls to 2-5 (1-2).
