{"id":501617,"date":"2026-10-20T01:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501617\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:04:31","slug":"san-diego-states-dramatic-win-over-fresno-state-earns-two-aztecs-pac-12-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501617\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego State’s dramatic win over Fresno State earns two Aztecs Pac-12 honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0San Diego State Aztecs\u2019\u00a0<\/a>thrilling 26-23 win in their big rivalry game against Fresno State resulted in two players earning Pac-12 awards on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senior EDGE Kai Wallin was named the defensive player of the week, while senior placekicker Cooper DiLeva was named special teams player of the week.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first weekly award for both players and gives the Aztecs (3-4, 2-1) a total of six weekly honors this season. The awards are voted on by media that cover the league.<\/p>\n

Cooper DiLeva delivers game-winning 53-yard field goal<\/p>\n

DiLeva tied a school record with four field goals, including a career-long 53-yarder with 57 seconds left to give the Aztecs the badly needed win.<\/p>\n

The four field goals doubled his season output to eight. He also connected from 32, 30 and 40 yards to help the Aztecs retain the Old Oil Can trophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was the 11th time in SDSU history that a kicker made four field goals in a game.<\/p>\n

The 53-yarder was the longest in school history in the fourth quarter of a one-score game, tied for seventh-longest in SDSU history, was the longest in the Pac-12 this season and the 24th-longest in the FBS.<\/p>\n

a new career-long 53-YARD field goal from Cooper DiLeva for the AZTEC LEAD \ud83c\udff9<\/p>\n

26-23 San Diego State with :30 to go on CBSSN. pic.twitter.com\/PGZO4Saht3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) October 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

DiLeva accounted for a career-high 14 points and had seven kickoffs for a 63.9 average and five touchbacks.<\/p>\n

For the season, he has made eight of nine field goal attempts (88.9%) and all 16 PATs for a team-high 40 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kai Wallin records three sacks in rivalry victory<\/p>\n

Wallin also had a huge night to help the Aztecs bounce back from an ugly 66-14 loss at Oregon State the week before. The transfer from OSU had his first three sacks of the season for 15 yards. They were the most in the Pac-12 and tied for the fifth most in FBS.<\/p>\n

It was the first three-sack game by an Aztec player since Trey White had three against Hawaii on Oct. 5, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kai Wallin Bringing the BOOM \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa: @CBSSportsNet<\/a> #AztecFAST<\/a>\ud83c\udf62 x #BeTheA1pha<\/a>\ud83d\udc3a x #TheClimb<\/a>\ud83d\udcc8 pic.twitter.com\/Zp2RKgDAJr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 San Diego State Football (@AztecFB) October 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

His first sack helped lead to a punt and subsequent SDSU scoring drive that made it 10-0. His second sack also helped lead to a punt in a one-point game. His third sack came with FSU having no timeouts and it helped run down the clock during a four-and-out, and SDSU took a knee to end it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wallin has 18 tackles, including three for loss, an interception and four quarterback hurries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What’s next for San Diego State football?<\/p>\n

The Aztecs play at Colorado State at 3:30 p.m. PT Saturday.<\/p>\n

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