July 21, 2009
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LAS VEGAS - The San Diego State football team has been picked to finish eighth in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll of MWC media members and junior wide receiver Vincent Brown became the first Aztec offensive player selected to the all-conference preseason team since 2005, the league announced Tuesday at its annual media day in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Aztecs, who return 17 starters and 46 letterwinners from last season, received 53 points. TCU (207 points) was selected to win the conference title, followed by Brigham Young (190) and defending conference champion Utah (179). All three teams received first-place votes. Air Force (130) was tabbed for fourth place, followed by UNLV (108), Colorado State (107), New Mexico (60), San Diego State and Wyoming (46).
The Aztecs hope that eighth place will continue to be good trend. Last season, Colorado State was selected to finish eighth in the preseason poll, but went on to finish 7-6 and posted a victory in the New Mexico Bowl. That marked the second time in the last five seasons that the preseason poll's eighth-place team posted a winning season and advanced to a bowl game. In 2004, Wyoming went 7-5 and won the Las Vegas Bowl after being plucked for eighth.
Brown was one of 12 players selected to the preseason all-conference offensive team. A native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Brown has played in all 24 games and started 18 consecutive contests since arriving on campus. Last season, Brown led the team with 64 catches for 631 yards receiving. He is 20 yards short of 1,000 yards for his career and needs just five catches to become the 24th player in school history with 100 catches.
Brown becomes the first Aztec offensive player named to the preseason all-conference team since Lynell Hamilton earned the distinction prior to the 2005 campaign. Last year, linebacker Russell Allen earned preseason all-conference accolades en route to posting a 107-tackle season.
The Aztecs open the 2009 campaign under first-year head coach Brady Hoke on Sept. 5 at the Rose Bowl against UCLA.
Season tickets for San Diego State's six home games are currently on sale and are available starting at $50. There is also a pair of mini-plans that feature either the KGB SkyShow game against Southern Utah or the Homecoming contest versus Brigham Young and two additional games. The price of the Applebee's mini-plan is $40, and includes a $20 gift card to Applebee's.
Season and mini-plan tickets are available for purchase online at GoAztecs.com or through the SDSU Ticket Office at (619) 283-7378.