Game 3San Diego State Aztecs (1-1) at
Southern California Trojans (1-0)
Sept. 18, 1999 12:30 p.m. (Pacific)
LA Coliseum (92,000)
TelevisionThe game will be televised live regionally by ABC (KGTV, Channel 10 in San Diego) with Keith Jacksoncalling the action and Bob Griese providing analysis. Todd Harris will serve as the sidelinereporter.
RadioThe SDSU-USC contest may be heard live on KCBQ (1170 AM). The pregame show begins one hour beforekickoff. Ted Leitner will call the action with former Aztec quarterback Mark Halda providinganalysis.
On the WebThe radio broadcast is also available on the SDSU website at goaztecs.com.
Following The AztecsThe Rick Bay Show, KFMB, 760 AM, Thursdays, 6 p.m. Aztec Sports Weekly, Wednesday following thePadres, Thursday at 7 and 11 p.m and Friday at 5:30 p.m.
1999 SDSU ScheduleRecord: 1-1 (1-0 Home, 0-1 Away, 0-0 MWC)DateOpponent W/L ScoreAtt. S.4 South Florida W 41-1225,576S.11 at Illinois L 10-3835,798S.18 at USC 12:30 p.m.S.25 at KansasO.2 Air ForceO.9 New MexicoO.16 at Colorado StateO.23 at UtahN.6 Brigham YoungN.20 at UNLVN.27 Wyoming
Aztecs Travel to Los AngelesNo. 17 USC Is Next Challenge
The San Diego State Aztecs, 1-1 after last Saturday?s loss at Illinois, faces a stiff challenge thisweek in the form of the Southern California Trojans. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. at the LosAngeles Coliseum. The game will be regionally televised by ABC. The USC contest is one of threestraight road games for the Aztecs. SDSU lost at Illinois (Big Ten) last week and travels to Kansas(Big XII) next week.
Starts and Stops
The Aztecs are 1-1 in 1999 and are .500 after two games for the fourth time in the last fiveseasons.
The loss at Illinois ended SDSU?s four-game regular-season winning streak and dropped the Aztecs to8-2 over the last 10 regular-season games.
San Diego State has not lost consecutive games since last September when the Aztecs opened withlosses to Wisconsin, Southern California and Arizona before closing the regular-season at 7-4.
Ranking The Opposition
San Diego State opened the 1998 bowl season by going 0-3 against three Top 25 foes (No. 20 Wisconsin26, SDSU 14, No. 22 USC 35, SDSU 6 and No. 17 Arizona 35, SDSU 16).
The Aztecs? last defeated a ranked opponent on Nov. 7, 1996, When SDSU defeated No. 16 Wyoming,28-24. San Diego State?s 1999 opponents are 12-5 entering Saturday?s play.
The Mountain West Conference is 2-0 vs. the Pac 10 in 1999. On Saturday, USC hosts San Diego Stateand Air Force meets Washington.
The Series
This week's matchup marks the third meeting between SDSU and Southern California. The two schoolsmet last season in Los Angeles, with USC coming away with a 35-6 victory. On Sept. 5, 1992, the twoschools fought to a 31-all draw in the season opener. The Aztecs came from 14 points down in thesecond half, thanks to Marshall Faulk. He finished the game with 220 yards on 27 carries with threetouchdowns.
SDSU/USC Comparative Statistics SDSU USCRecord 1-1 1-0Conference Record 0-0 0-0Rushing Yards/Game 154.5 279.0Passing Yards/Game 182.0 250.0Total Offense Yds/Game 336.5 529.0Points/Game 25.5 62.0Opp Rushing Yards/Game 89.5 27.0Opp Passing Yds/Game 206.5 194.0Opp Total Off Yds/Game 296.0 221.0Opp Points/Game 25.0 7.0
Defensive Marks
San Diego State picked up three more sacks at Illinois and the Aztecs now have nine sacks in twogames.
San Diego State recorded 19 sacks all of last season.
San Diego State has at least one sack in 10 straight games, dating back to the 1998 season-openingloss to Wisconsin.
The opposition is averaging 2.6 yards per rush in 1999, compared to a final number of 3.4 yards perattempt last season.
San Diego State?s 17 tackles behind the line of scrimmage (excluding sacks) puts the Aztecs on pacefor 93 in 1999.
Offensive Numbers
Larry Ned and Jonas Lewis both ran for touchdowns against South Florida, improving SDSU to 3-0 whenboth running backs rush for scores.
The 41 points vs. USF are the most scored by San Diego State in 15 games, dating back to a 48-21win over San Jose State on Nov. 8, 1997.
The Aztecs have not lost a fumble in five games and have turned the ball over on a fumble just oncein the last eight games.
San Diego State has not committed a turnover this season while forcing three. The Aztecs arecurrently 15th nationally in turnover margin (plus three).
Aztec Coach Ted Tollner
Ted Tollner is in his sixth season as head coach of the Aztecs. In 1998, Tollner was recognized asthe Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division "Coach of the Year" for his efforts in leading SDSUto 7-5 record, a share of the WAC Pacific Division championship and the school's first bowlappearance in seven years.
For just the second time in his college coaching career, Tollner returns to Southern Cal, where hewas the head coach from 1983-86.
He has compiled a 33-27-1 overall record (.550) at SDSU, including a 1-1 start in 1999. In hiscareer, Tollner has amassed a record of 59-47-1 (.556) which includes four bowl berths, including awin in the 1984 Rose Bowl while at the helm at USC.
In the spring of 1996, Tollner signed a 10-year contract with San Diego State, an agreementunprecedented in the California State system.
Prior to being named SDSU's 14th head football coach, Tollner served eight years as an Aztecassistant (1973-80), under Claude Gilbert, now SDSU's defensive coordinator. The 59-year-old Tollneralso spent seven years as an NFL assistant coach.
USC Head Coach Paul Hackett
In his first season at USC?s helm, Hackett led the Trojans to an 8-5 record and a berth in the SunBowl. Hackett, the one-time Southern Cal assistant (1976-1980) replaced current UNLV head coach JohnRobinson on Jan. 8, 1998. He is one of only three USC head coaches to have taken USC to a bowl inhis first season.
The 52-year-old Hackett has 30 years of experience as a college and professional assistant and headcoach. Before joining the USC football program, Hackett spent five years as offensive coordinatorfor the Chiefs. In four of those years, the Chiefs advanced to the playoffs.
Prior to his stint with Kansas City, he was at the University of Pittsburgh. From 1990-92, he wasthe Panther?s head coach, posting a 13-20-1 record.
Hackett captured a national championship in 1979 as the quarterbacks coach at USC and won a SuperBowl title in 1984 as the quarterback/wide receivers coach with San Francisco.
Tollner On Familiar Ground
Prior to last season's visit to the Los Angeles Coliseum, Tollner was last seen on the sidelines atthe Coliseum 13 years ago running the USC football program.
He spent four years (1983-86) at USC's helm, where he guided the Trojans to a 26-20-1 overallrecord. Under Tollner, USC earned a Pac-10 title and three bowl appearances. His best showing at theLand of Troy came in 1984. The Trojans posted an 9-3 record, (7-1 for a first place finish in thePac-10). Among the victories that year was a 16-7 win over a Washington squad ranked No. 1 in thenation at the time. The most defining moment of the season came at the Rose Bowl, where he led theTrojans to a 20-17 upset win over fifth-ranked Ohio State. USC finished that year ranked 10th inAssociated Press poll. Tollner was named Pac-10 coach of the year for his efforts.
Tollner took over the reigns after serving a year as an assistant to John Robinson.
Crossing Paths
Ted Tollner and Paul Hackett have followed a similar path in their coaching careers. Both haveserved as head coaches and assistant coaches at USC. The two served under John Robinson during hisreign as USC and they both succeed Robinson as head coach. After their stints at USC, they moved tothe National Football League.
The Last Time...1998
San Diego State played its first game ever in the Los Angeles Coliseum and struggled, falling to theTrojans, 35-6.
The contest marked Ted Tollner?s return to USC.
The Trojans jumped out to an early 21-0 lead, before SDSU could muster up any offense. Eventuallywith a minute left in the first-half, SDSU got on the scoreboard. Sophomore quarterback BrianRussell came off the bench in the first quarter for the injured Spencer Brinton and connected withwideout Damon Gourdine on a 31-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 21-6 (Nate Tandberg extrapoint failed).
The Aztecs came out of the gates strong in the third quarter, but were unable to capitalize for anyscores. SDSU had more total offensive yards (123-to-73) and first downs (6-to-2) than the Trojans,but still trailed 21-6 going into the fourth quarter.
SDSU struggled containing USC's wide receiver and special teams standout R. Jay Soward. He scoredthree touchdowns and finished the night with 256 all-purpose yards.
Trojans Cruise In Opener
USC began its season overpowering Hawaii with a 62-7 rout. The loss extended Hawaii's losing streakto 19 at the time. The game was never in doubt as Southern Cal scored on its first six possessions,leading 41-0 at halftime.
Sophomore quarterback Carson Palmer and tailback Malaefou MacKenzie accounted for five touchdowns inUSC's dominating performance. Palmer completed 14-of-16 passes for 167 yards and one score. Headded another touchdown on a nine-yard bootleg around the right end. MacKenzie, scored three timeson short plunges.
Tailback Chad Morton led all rushers with 19 carries for 95 yards and one score. Teammate R. JaySoward hauled in three catches for 34 yards and returned three punts for 30 yards with a long of 15.
Trojans At A Glance
The Men of Troy are coming off an 8-5 season, including a third-place finish in the Pac 10. Unlike last year when USC's defense was the strength of team, the offense is looked upon to lead theway in 1999. USC possesses three of the top skill position players in the country in tailback ChadMorton, wide receiver R. Jay Soward and quarterback Carson Palmer.
The 1998 All-Pac-10 honorable mention pick Morton, rushed for 985 yards and ranked second in thePac-10 in yards per game (96.7). Soward, a 1999 preseason All-American and Fred Biletnikoff awardcandidate, is one of the nation's most explosive players. In his career, Soward has scored atouchdown every 6.9 times he touchs the ball. A year ago he caught 44 passes for a team-high 679yards with six touchdowns.
Palmer became only the second true freshman to start at quarterback at USC. In 13 games, hecompleted 130-of-235 for 1,755 yards and seven touchdowns. Southern Cal's defense has a hard act to follow. In 1999, the Trojans led the Pac-10 in totaldefense (332.5), pass efficiency defense, (91.2, good enough for third nationally) and scoringdefense.
The defensive line appears to be USC's best unit. It is led by 1999 pre-season All-Amerciandefensive tackle Ennis Davis, who won All-Pac-10 first team honors last fall. He is joined by seniorAaron Williams, who started the last five games of 1998, compiling 44 tackles and two forcedfumbles.
Aztecs And The Elite
Ted Tollner is 9-16-1 all-time against ranked opponents. As SDSU?s head coach, he accumulated a 110 record against ranked opponents. At USC, he compiled a record of 8-6-1.
SDSU?s last meeting against a ranked foe occurred last year when the Aztecs hooked up against 17thranked Arizona at Qualcomm Stadium. The Aztecs fell to the Wildcats, 35-16.
The last time an Aztec team defeated a ranked opponent was in 1996. That year the squad downed No.16 Wyoming, 28-24, in a nationally televised Thursday night ESPN game at Qualcomm Stadium. It wasSDSU?s first win over a ranked opponent since a 1988 victory over No. 20 BYU.
Aztec quarterback Billy Blanton scored his first career rushing touchdown to give SDSU a dramaticlast-second win against the Cowboys. Blanton scampered 11 yards into the end zone on a quarterback draw with just 38 seconds remaining in the game.
Connections
San Diego State?s roster features 38 players from the greater Los Angeles area. While USC has fourplayers that played football in the San Diego county, including Lonnie Ford (Morse HS), Zeke Moreno(Castle Park), Chris Prosser (Morse HS) and Mike Van Raaphorst (Helix HS).
SDSU defensive tackle Jerome Haywood and USC linebacker Moreno were one-time teammates at CastlePark. During the off-season they work out together in the San Diego area.
Trojan back-up quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst is the brother of former Aztec lineman Bill VanRaaphorst (1995-96).
Last Time Out
After dominating a scoreless first quarter, San Diego State was unable to stay with an Illinoissquad that hit a trio of big plays en route to a 38-10 victory in Champaign, Ill. The 28-point losswas the worst for SDSU since the Aztecs were defeated, 37-6, last season at USC, a span of 12 games.
Despite moving the ball effectively, especially early on, the Aztecs were held off the board in thefirst half for the first time in five games (at BYU, 10/29/98), and trailed 17-0 at intermission.Illinois used the deep ball to build its advantage, as Illini quarterback Kurt Kittner connected onscoring strikes of 54 and 38 yards. Kicker Neil Rackers closed out the first half scoring with a 26-yard field goal with just eight seconds remaining.
The Illini used another big play, this time a 56-yard punt return to the SDSU 2-yard-line on theopening possession of the second half, to bolster their lead. Two plays later, the Aztecs foundthemselves on the wrong side of a 24-0 score with 12:01 still remaining in the third quarter.
Place-kicker Nate Tandberg finally got the Aztecs on the scoreboard when he connected on a 35-yardfield goal with 7:07 to play in the third. Larry Ned added a fourth quarter touchdown, but it wastoo little, too late, as SDSU suffered its first loss of the 1999 campaign, 38-10.
SDSU failed to reach the 100-yard plateau in rushing for the first time in five games (at BYU,10/29/98), with Jonas Lewis running for 37 yards on 11 carries and Larry Ned going for just 34 yardson 13 carries. In the opener against South Florida, Ned gained 145 yards on 14 attempts.
SDSU also completed less than 50 percent of its pass attempts for the first time since last year?sgame at BYU when the Aztecs connected on just 6-of-21 passes. Starter Brian Russell hit on 8-of-21(.381) attempts, while back up Jack Hawley connected on 9-of-19 (.475) for a combined 17-of-40(.425) afternoon.
SDSU did win the turnover battle for the second straight game, as the Aztecs pounced on a pair ofIllini miscues and were once again turnover-free themselves. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila registered his25th career sack and forced fumble No. 1 when he stripped Illini quarterback Kurt Kittner of theball inside the Aztec 10-yard-line. Jermaine Watkins fell on the fumble, thwarting an Illinoisscoring opportunity. The Illini?s second fumble, caused by sophomore safety Will Demps after an SDSUpunt, was recovered by linebacker Scott Johnson at the SDSU 48-yard-line and led to Tandberg?s fieldgoal.
Aztec Aches
? Rodney Allen, lb, (tendinitis, left foot) - probable
? Damian deBeaubien, dt, (concussion) - out
? Michael Duran, lb, (bruised spinal cord) - out
? Damon Gourdine, wr, (right ankle sprain) - probable
? Ryan Iata, de, (right knee) - out for the season
? Joey Mayo, lb, (left quadricep contusion) - probable
? Garric Simmons, rb, (left ankle sprain) - out
? James Truvillion, rb, (concussion) - probable
? Greg Spillane, ot, (left ankle sprain) - out
For The Record
The Aztecs will be trying to end a 25-game losing streak in non-conference road games, dating backto a 1981 victory at Nevada-Las Vegas (Nov. 14, 1981).
Overall, San Diego State is 7-27-1 vs. members of the Pacific-10 Conference, including five straightlosses. The Aztecs opened the 1995 season with a 33-9 win over California.
The Aztecs are 11-20-1 vs. non-conference foes in the ?90s.
The Aztecs will be playing in the Los ?ngeles Coliseum for just the second time ever and for thesecond year in a row. Last year SDSU fell to USC 35-6, in its Coliseum debut.
The Aztecs have lost 16 straight road games against Pac 10 foes, dating back to a 25-0 win overOregon State in 1975. San Diego State won at Arizona in 1977, but the Wildcats did not join the Pac10 until the following season.
AZTEC PLAYER NOTES
Back Attack
San Diego State?s running back tandem of Larry Ned and Jonas Lewis continues to roll in 1999,accounting for 252 of SDSU?s 309 yards rushing through two games (82 percent). In ?98, Lewis and Nedcombined to rush for 1,659 yards and 11 touchdowns. Each averaged over 5.0 yards per carry and as atandem put up a Heisman-like 184.4 yards per game.
Hot Start For Ned
Junior Larry Ned, who rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the season opener, cashed in his third ofthe year last week at Illinois on an 8-yard scamper. He enters the week as the Aztecs? leadingscorer with 18 points. His 9.0 points per game average ranks him tied for 42nd in the nation inscoring. Coming into the season, Ned had just four rushing touchdowns for his career.
Through two games, Ned has gained 179 yards on 27 carries for a 6.6 ypc average. His per carryaverage ranks tied for 15th among the nation?s top-50 ground gainers. Ned?s 89.5 yards per gameranks tied for 49th.
Russell Remains Interception Free
Aztec quarterback Brian Russell extended his consecutive-attempts-without-an-interception streak atIllinois last week, keeping the ball out of enemy hands on another 20 attempts. Russell, who hasn?ttossed a pick since Nov. 7, 1998 at Fresno State, has now unleashed 105 passes without aninterception over a span of five regular season games.
Go-To Guy
Though he?s been slowed by an ankle injury, which he re-injured in the second half at Illinois,Damon Gourdine has still managed to emerge as SDSU?s go-to receiver. The Aztecs? leading ball-catcher with seven receptions on the season, Gourdine is responsible for over 21-percent of SDSU?scompletions in 1999. Last year as a junior, Gourdine hauled in 55 catches ? more than a third of theAztecs? total receptions ? and scored four touchdowns. On special teams, Gourdine was perhaps evenmore dangerous, ranking second in the nation in punt return average (18.4), and scoring two TDs.
Fresh Faces
Back up wide receiver Derrick Lewis came off the bench late in the game versus Illinois to give theAztecs a much-needed spark. Not only did he make his first career reception, a 27-yard hook-up withJack Hawley on the Aztecs only touchdown drive of the game, but he hauled in two more balls tofinish tied with Damon Gourdine for co-team-high honors in receiving. Lewis also had two kickoffreturns on the afternoon, including a 23-yarder.
Defensive lineman George Heather also saw his first significant playing time in an Aztec uniformagainst the Illini and responded with a nice effort. Entering the game in the second half, the JCtransfer recorded his first career tackle for loss, dropping Illini running back Elmer Hickman for a5-yard loss.
Iron Men
Senior center Mike Malano and senior defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila each extended theirconsecutive game starting streaks against Illinois. Malano has now started 35-consecutive games forthe Aztecs, while on the other side of the ball, Gbaja-Biamila is currently in the midst of a 26-game starting streak.
Chlumak Steps Up
After making only one start as a junior, Martin Chlumak has stepped up in 1999 and is providing theAztecs with some crucial senior leadership. The Aztecs? leading tackler with 18 stops (11 solo),Chlumak has terrorized opposing backfield in the first two games, registering three sacks (minus 24yards) and a tackle for loss (minus 8 yards). Entering the season, Chlumak had only 22 careertackles (14 solo) to his credit, including just one for loss.
Preseason Pub
Four Aztecs have received a plethora of preseason publicity and have been recognized by the nationalmedia as players likely to be honored again at the end of the season. The following is a synopsis ofsome of the recognition already bestowed on individual Aztec players:
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (DE): Mike Fox/Bronko Nagurski Trophy candidate (nation?s best defensiveplayer), Preseason All-America (NFL Draft Report), All-America second team (Athlon), All-MountainWest Conference first team (Athlon, Football News, Lindy?s, Sporting News), No. 8 defensive end inthe country (Sporting News).
Rico Curtis (SS): Jim Thorpe Award candidate (nation?s best defensive back), All-Mountain WestConference first team (Athlon, Lindy?s), All-Mountain West Conference second team (Sporting News.
Damon Gourdine (WR/KR): All-American second team - punt returner (Athlon), All-Mountain WestConference first team (Athlon, Lindy?s, Sporting News), No. 8 return man in the nation (SportingNews).
Mike Malano (C): All-America second team (Football News), All-America third team (Athlon), All-Mountain West Conference (Athlon, Football News, Lindy?s, Sporting News), Sixth-best center in thenation (Sporting News).
AZTEC RECORD WATCH
With seven tackles, including five unassisted stops, against Illinois, senior strong saftey RicoCurtis now has 16 tackles for the season and 288 (8.02 per game) for his Aztec career. That figureranks sixth on SDSU?s all-time total tackles chart. He needs just five more tackles to move ahead ofCraigus Thompson (292 tackles from 1993-96) into a tie for fourth with Mike Fox (293 tackles from1979-82). Although it is doubtful that he could make enough stops to wrest the top spot from WhipWalton, who tallied 407 from 1974-77, he only needs 40 to surpass No. 2 Jason Moore (328 from 1994-97). If Curtis keeps making stops at his current pace, that could happen as soon as the Utah game onOct. 23 in Salt Lake City.
TOTAL TACKLES (Since 1974) Name, Year Tackles 1. Whip Walton 1974-77 407 2. Jason Moor, 1994-97 328 3. John Wesselman, 1987-89 296 4. Mike Fox, 1979-82 292 5. Craigus Thompson, 1993-96 292 6. Rico Curtis, 1996- 288 7. Chris Johnson, 1990-93 284 8. Darrell Lewis, 1991-93 279 9. Damon Pieri, 1990-92 27610. Brett Faryniarz, 1984-87 261Senior defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila tallied his fourth sack of the season at Illinois. He nowhas 25 for his career and is tied for second on SDSU?s all-time sack list. With his next sack,Gbaja-Biamila will tie Mike Douglass (26 sacks from 1976-77) for the Aztecs? all-time lead in thatcategory. He also registered a tackles for loss versus the Illini and needs just nine more tosupplant Kevin Richey in stops behind the line of scrimmage. Richey registered 37 tackles for lossduring his Aztec career from 1979-82.
CAREER SACKSName, Year Sacks 1. Mike Douglass, 1976-77 26 2. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, 1996- 25 Brett Faryniarz, 1984-87 25 4. Kevin Richey, 1979-82 18.5 Levi Esene, 1984-86 18.5 La?Roi Glover, 1992-95 18.5 7. Adrian Ioja, 1993-96 17.5 8. Milt Wilson, 1986-89 17 9. Jamal Duff, 1991-94 15.510. Andy Coviello, 1990-91 15.5
CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS Name, Year TFL 1. Kevin Richey, 1970-82 37 2. Mike Stevens, 1982-85 32 3. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, 1996- 28 4. La?Roi Glover, 1992-95 25 Adrian Ioja, 1993-96 25 6. Mike Hooper, 1984-87 24 Damon Pieri, 1990-92 24 8. Levi Esene, 1984-86 23 9. Jerome Franey, 1980-81 2010. James Johnson, 1983-84 19
Senior Jonas Lewis continued his climb up SDSU?s all-time rushing chart last week with 37 yards on11 carries. He now ranks seventh in rushing with 2,104 yards and needs just 130 yards to catch DavidTurner (2,234 from 1976-77) in the No. 6 position. His 11 carries also moved him into the No. 5 slotin career carries with 453. Last season Lewis carried the ball 181 times for 897 yards. A duplicateseason would move the 1998 second team All-WAC performer in the No. 2 position all-time in bothrushing yardage and rushing attempts. Both records are currently held by Aztec legend MarshallFaulk, who rushed for 4589 yards on 766 attempts between 1991-93. Lewis is currently No. 8 inrushing yardage (2,031) and No. 7 in carries (432).
CAREER RUSHING Name, Year Yards 1. Marshall Faulk, 1991-93 4589 2. George Jones, 1995-96 2810 3. Norm Nygaard, 1952-54 2619 4. Wayne Pittman, 1991-94 2389 5. Chris Hardy, 1983-86 2341 6. David Turner, 1976-77 2234 7. Jonas Lewis, 1996- 2104 8. Paul Hewitt, 1987-88 2056 9. Kern Carson, 1961-63 191110. Art Preston, 1949-51 1664
CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTSName, Year Att. 1. Marshall Faulk, 1991-93 766 2. Wayne Pittman, 1991-94 551 3. George Jones, 1995-96 489 4. Paul Hewitt, 1987-88 473 5. Jonas Lewis, 1996- 453 6. Chris Hardy, 1983-86 447 7. David Turner, 1976-77 433 8. Norm Nygaard, 1952-54 407 9. Art Preston, 1949-51 31710. Kern Carson, 1961-63 316
Senior wide receiver Damon Gourdine hauled in at co-team-high three catches for 37 yards and atouchdown versusIllinois and now has 83 receptions for his collegiate career. Though it may seem aways off, the senior needs 39 more catches to move into the top-10 on SDSU?s all-time receptionschart. Webster Slaughter, who caught 122 passes from 1984-85, currently holds down the No. 10position.
SDSU at Southern California
Depth Charts
San Diego State
OffenseSE 1 Damon Gourdine (5-7, 165, Sr.) 80 J.R. Tolver (6-3, 200, Fr.R)WT 69 Mike Houghton (6-5, 305, So.) 62 Chris Williams (6-5, 300, Jr.)WG 66 Ted Printy (6-4, 300, Sr.) 60 Johnathan Ingram (6-2, 285, Fr.R)C 53 Mike Malano (6-2, 300, Sr.) 64 Zach LaMonda (6-1, 290, So.)SG 76 Andrew Kline (6-2, 300, Sr.) 63 Kareem Missoumi (6-2, 295, Jr.)ST 78 Brad Elmore (6-3, 305, Sr.) 62 Chris Williams (6-5, 300, Jr.)TE 88 Jim Ange (6-4, 240, Sr.) 86 Gray McNeill (6-2, 250, Jr.)FL 2 Sean Pierce (5-9, 175, Jr.) 11 Deric Martin (6-2, 185, So.)QB 18 Brian Russell (6-2, 205, Sr.) 5 Jack Hawley (6-2, 215, Jr.)RB 4 Larry Ned (5-11, 210, Jr.) 32 Jonas Lewis (5-9, 215, Sr.)HB 12 Lonny Mitchell (6-2, 205, Sr.) 83 Bill Hammett (6-3, 200, Jr.)
Defense
DE 93 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (6-4, 245, Sr.) 50 Amon Arnold (6-4, 235, Fr.R)DT 92 Antwone Young (6-3, 265, Sr.) 99 George Heather (6-5, 290, Jr.)NT 51 Jerome Haywood (5-9, 280, So.) 96 Jared Ritter (6-4, 255, Fr.R)DE 97 Scottie Nicholson (6-3, 265, Sr.) 98 Mark Scott (6-3, 275, Sr.)SLB 52 Martin Chlumak 6-1, 240, Sr.) 56 Scott Johnson (5-11, 215, Sr.)MLB 55 Joey Mayo (6-0, 240, Sr.) 48 Brian Berg (6-1, 240, Jr.)WLB 38 Mac Cleary (6-1, 230, Jr.) 46 Brian Berg (6-1, 240, Jr.) CB 23 Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (5-8, 175, Sr.) 3 Ricky Sharpe (6-1, 185, Fr.R)SS 37 Rico Curtis (6-1, 210, Sr.) 47 Will Demps (5-11, 200, So.)FS 19 Jermaine Watkins (5-10, 185, Sr.) 24 Stan Bogard (6-2, 195, Jr.)CB 36 Kevin Burton (6-2, 200, Sr.) 22 Tairou Smith (5-7, 160, Sr.)
Specialists
PUNT 17 Justin Sisco (6-1, 185, Jr.)PK 14 Nate Tandberg (5-9, 180, Jr.) 1 Brian Simjanovski (6-3, 225. Fr.)SNAP 59 Jason Asbury (5-11, 220, Jr.) 48 Brian Berg (6-1, 240, Jr.)HOLD 17 Justin Sisco (6-1, 185, Jr.)PR 1 Damon Gourdine (5-7, 165, Sr.) 2 Sean Pierce (5-9, 175, Jr.)KOR 1 Damon Gourdine (5-7, 165, Sr.) 21 James Truvillion (5-10, 195, So.)
Southern California
OffenseSE 86 Windrell Hayes (6-0, 205, Sr.) 82 Kareem Kelly (6-1, 185, Fr.)LT 68 Brent McCaffrey (6-5, 275, Jr.) 72 Matt Welch (6-6, 300, Jr.)LG 70 Donta Kendrick (6-3, 290, Sr.) 75 Faaesea Mailo (6-5, 330, So.)C 50 Eric Denmon (6-1, 265, Jr.) 61 Matt McShane (6-5, 300, Sr.)RG 79 Jason Grain (6-5, 310, Sr.) 69 Zach Wilson (6-4, 300, Fr.)RT 71 Travis Claridge (6-6, 310, Sr.) 72/98 Matt Welch (6-6, 300, Jr.)TE 81 Antoine Harris (6-4, 245, Jr.) 85 Scott Huber (6-3, 255, Fr.)QB 3 Carson Palmer (6-5, 220, So.) 11 Mike Van Raaphorst (6-5, 220, Jr.)FB 49 Brennan Ochs (6-2, 230, Jr.) 28 Charlie Landrigan (6-0, 220, So.)TB 7 Chad Morton (5-8, 185, Sr.) 13 Sultan McCullough (5-11, 180, Fr.)FL 18 R. Jay Soward (5-11, 175, Sr.) 89 Marcell Altmond (6-2, 180, Fr.)
Defense
DE 25 Lonnie Ford (6-3, 245, So.) 92 Kori Dickerson (6-4, 230, So.)DT 90 Ryan Nielsen (6-5, 275, So.) 93 Bernard Riley (6-3, 295, Fr.)DT 99 Ennis Davis (6-4, 300, Jr.) 57 Aaron Williams (6-3, 280, Jr.)DE 52 Shamsud-Din Abdul-Shaheed (6-4, 250, Jr.) 58 Matt Childers (6-4, 260, Jr.)SLB 44 Sultan Abdul-Malik (6-3, 240, Jr.) 43 Troy Polamalu (5-10, 200, Fr.)MLB 9 Zeke Moreno (6-3, 240, Jr.) 51 Henry Wallace (6-2, 210, So.)WLB 55 Markus Steele (6-3, 215, Jr.) 36 Aaron Graham (6-2, 220, Fr.)LCB 6 Antuan Simmons (5-10, 190, Jr.) 26 Eric Reese (5-11, 200, So.)SS 22 David Gibson (6-2, 215, Sr.) 47 John Morgan (6-2, 210, Jr.)FS 31 Ifeanyi Ohalete (6-2, 220, Jr.) 5 DeShaun Hill (6-0, 190, So.)RCB 42 Kris Richard (6-0, 175, So.) 23 Tanqueray Clark (6-0, 185, Sr.)
Specialists
PUNT 38 Mike MacGillivray (5-10, 205, So.) 37 David Bell (6-0, 195, Jr.)PK 15 David Newbury (5-9, 170, So.)SNAP 84 Pat Swanson (6-4, 235, Sr.)HOLD 4 John Fox (6-4, 220, Sr.)KOR 18 R. Jay Soward (5-11, 175, Sr.) and 7 Chad Morton (5-8, 185, Sr.)PR 18 R. Jay Soward (5-11, 175, Sr.) 7 Chad Morton (5-8, 185, Sr.)