San Diego State 6, NIU 3: 5 Takeaways From the Huskies’ Last-Second Loss

Northern Illinois loses defensive struggle to San Diego State, falling 6-3 on field goal as time expires

DEKALB — Gabe Plascencia kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give San Diego State a 6-3 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday. Plascencia’s winning kick came after a strong rush resulted in a short punt by Northern Illinois (1-3) to the Aztecs 44 with 1 minute, 44 seconds remaining. Five Lucky Sutton rushes, a face-mask penalty and an offsides after an NIU sub couldn’t get on the field on time set up Plascencia for the game-winne…

San Diego State ekes out 6-3 road win against Northern Illinois

The San Diego State Aztecs certainly weren’t playing for style points on Saturday.  They were simply playing for any points they could get, and they came throu

Plascencia's field goal as time expires gives San Diego State 6-3 win over Northern Illinois

Gabe Plascencia kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired, giving San Diego State a 6-3 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Aztecs deliver on last-second field goal, beat Northern Illinois 6-3

San Diego State’s emphasis entering its game at Northern Illinois was avoiding a potential letdown after last week’s big victory over Cal. “More often than not, the downfall of people is that they don’t know how to handle success rather than being able to bounce back from adversity,” SDSU coach Sean Lewis said while preparing for the Huskies. SDSU dealt with both success and adversity Saturday against Northern Illinois. While trying to build on …

San Diego State 6, N. Illinois 3

San Diego State 6, NIU 3: 5 takeaways from the Huskies’ last-second loss

Both the NIU and San Diego State offenses struggled throughout the game Saturday, but the Aztecs got a late field goal to knock off the Huskies, 6-3.