Aug. 25, 2004
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State head football coach Tom Craft put his squad through the final scrimmage of fall camp Wednesday morning with a 68-play workout at the SDSU practice complex.
Darren Mougey was among the attention-grabbers. Working primarily against second and third teamers, the freshman quarterback led his unit to two touchdowns on his three offensive drives. The highlight was his 70-yard touchdown run. Mougey was also 7-of-9 passing for 70 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Edwards.
Kevin O'Connell had his third straight effective scrimmage, going 8-of-13 through the air for a team-high 109 yards. He also engineered two scoring drives on three possessions.
Matt Dlugolecki, working almost exclusively against the first-team defense, was 5-of-12 passing for 34 yards. He moved the team effectively in the hurry-up offense and he led the offensive on two touchdown drives as well.
"The competition is good," said head coach Tom Craft regarding starting quarterback duties. "Everyone saw today that we have some athleticism, which makes it that much harder (to name a starter). We won't rush into this. We'll see how it plays out."
The Aztec offense had 429 yards and six touchdowns on the day that saw several headliners, including linebacker Matt McCoy and running back Lynell Hamilton, watch from the sidelines.
The first-team defense was dominant during its play, allowing just 19 yards on the first 10 plays from scrimmage. The defense allowed just one touchdown during the final six drives of the day.
Kicker Garrett Palmer was 4-of-4 on his field-goal attempts with the longest covering 38 yards. He was also perfect on six extra-point tries as he inched closer to being named the squad's starting placekicker.
"We really have about six starters set on both sides of the ball that we feel really good about," Craft added. "We have a lot of competition for starting jobs and we like that."
SDSU will hold a 3:30 p.m. practice on Thursday afternoon and then will take its first break of the fall with an off day on Friday. On Saturday morning, the squad will begin preparation for the Sept. 4 season opener against Idaho State.
2004 FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
August 25, 2004
OFFENSIVE STATS
RUSHING (carries-yards-touchdowns)
Darren Mougey 2-71-1, Alex Thompson 5-34-1, Reggie Ross 8-33-0, Tanner Engstrand 1-27-1, Brandon Bornes 6-6-1, Brett Swain 1-4-0, Sean Henschel 1-4-0, Michael Franklin 2-2-0, Ramal Porter 1-(minus 2)-0, Team 1-(minus 5)-0, Matt Dlugolecki 1-(minus 7)-0. Totals 29-167-4.
PASSING (completions-attempts-interceptions yards touchdowns)
Kevin O'Connell 8-13-0 109 yards, 0 touchdowns, Darren Mougey 7-9-0 70 1, Matt Dlugolecki 5-12-0 34 0, Tanner Engstrand 2-4-0 33 0, Brandon Bornes 1-1-0 11 1. Totals 23-39-0 257 2.
RECEIVING (number-yards-touchdowns)
Chazeray Schilens 4-62-0, Marcus Edwards 3-53-1, Jeremy Justice 3-21-0, Adam Gray-Hayward 3-12-0, Robert Ortiz 1-21-0, Marcus Montgomery 1-19-0, Adam Miller 1-17-0, Reggie Ross 1-14-0, Lance Louis 1-11-1, Alex Thompson 1-11-0, Kyle Conerly 1-10-0, Ramal Porter 1-4-0, Brett Swain 1-3-0, Michael Franklin 1-(minus 1)-0, Totals 23-257-2.
FIELD GOALS/PAT (Made-Attempts)
Garrett Palmer 4-4 (27g, 35g, 38g, 26g), 6-6 PAT.Sean Henschel 2-3 (32g, 38wr, 22g), 1-1 PAT.
PUNTING (Number-Yards-Average)
Sean Henschel 3-105-35.0, Michael Hughes 6-177-29.5.
PENALTIES
Offense 1-5, Defense 3-10.
DEFENSIVE STATS
TACKLES (total-unassisted)
Keiaho 7-3, Howard 5-2, Sturm 4-3, Tisdale 3-2, Walker 3-1, Farwell 3-1, Applewhite 2-2, Dean 2-2, Underwood 2-2, Lealofi 2-1, Russell 2-1, Ohnstad 2-1, Demps 2-1, Grigsby 2-1, Durbin 2-0, McKay 2-0, Baker 1-1, Cleaver 1-1, Hodge 1-0, Sagon 1-1, Larsen 1-0, Hull 1-1, 40 1-0, J. Martin 1-0, Morrison 1-1, Bailes 1-1, Totals 54-30.
TACKLES FOR LOSS (numbers-yards)
Applewhite 1-2, Lealofi 1-1, Larsen 1-1. Totals 3-4.
QUARTERBACK SACKS (numbers-yards)
Bailes 1-5. Totals 1-5.
PASS INTERCEPTIONS (numbers-yards)
None.
PASSES BROKEN UP
Demps 4, Caliste 1, Baker 1, Sagon 1, Totals 7.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES (numbers-yards)
Applewhite 1-2