San Diego State Falls to New Mexico

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SDSU00707
UNM212871470
Stats ComparisonSDSUUNM
1st Downs1328
Total Yards227565
Passing161146
Rushing66419
Penalties6-458-47
3rd Down Conversions3 of 1311 of 16
4th Down Conversions0 of 12 of 2
Turnovers02
Time of Possession26:0333:57
Stat Leaders

Passing

C-AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Lindley (SDSU)18-3715611
Drew Westling (SDSU)1-2500
Brad Gruner (UNM)8-119210
Tate Smith (UNM)1-31400
Michael Scarlett (UNM)1-14000

Rushing

CarYdsTDLong
Brandon Sullivan (SDSU)939017
Atiyyah Henderson (SDSU)831010
Mekell Wesley (SDSU)21005
Rodney Ferguson (UNM)25149435
James Wright (UNM)16110027
Terence Brown (UNM)362137
Matt Quillen (UNM)741114
Tate Smith (UNM)3706

Receiving

NoYdsTDLong
Vincent Brown (SDSU)51508
Darren Mougey (SDSU)453122
Brandon Sullivan (SDSU)328023
Roberto Wallace (SDSU)227016
Mekell Wesley (SDSU)21208
Roland Bruno (UNM)358040
Bryan Williams (UNM)339022
Chris Mark (UNM)227119
Jermaine McQueen (UNM)222014

Oct. 18, 2008

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Rodney Ferguson scored four touchdowns as New Mexico beat San Diego State (1-6, 0-3 MWC) Saturday in a 70-7 rout.

New Mexico (4-4 overall, 2-2 MWC) scored in bunches against the Aztecs.

Lobo cornerback Glover Quin intercepted a pass from freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley on the Aztecs' first possession and New Mexico needed just four plays to go 46 yards after Quin's pick. Quarterback Brad Gruner scored from the 20, igniting the Lobos' offense.

New Mexico's first half scores included a pair of 4-yard TD runs: a 5-yarder by Ferguson and a 13-yard TD run by Gruner after linebacker Carmen Messina recovered a fumble by Mekell Wesley on a kickoff return. Gruner also threw a 19-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Mark with 23 seconds left in the first half.

Ferguson tied his career high with four TDs, the final one coming early in the third quarter on a 35-yard run.

San Diego State gave up 419 rushing yards and 565 total yards.

The Aztecs' only score came on a 15-yard pass to Darren Mougey with 7:30 left in the third quarter. San Diego State started the drive on their own 39-yard line and used seven plays to get to the New Mexico endzone.

Lindley made a big play on 3rd and 2, hitting Mougey for 22 yards and the first down. Brandon Sullivan then got the Aztecs out of another jam with a 17-yard rush to the New Mexico 15. Lindley then found Mougey in the endzone two plays later.