Oct. 12, 2010
SDSU Football Game Notes vs. Air Force in PDF Format
San Diego State Football Game Notes - Game No. 6 vs. No. 23/23 Air Force
Following its second three-point road loss of the season, San Diego State (3-2; 0-1 MWC) returns home to face one of the three undefeated teams in Mountain West Conference play, 23rd-ranked Air Force (5-1; 3-0 MWC), on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:04 p.m. PT.
The game will be televised nationally by CBS College HD (San Diego Cox Cable 321, San Diego Time Warner 415, DirecTV channel 613, Dish Network channel 152) and can be heard throughout Southern California on AM 600 KOGO.
San Diego State owns its best five-game record in seven seasons (since 2003) and has matched its best record in the last 14 seasons (since 1996) despite a 24-21 loss at Brigham Young last Saturday afternoon in Provo, Utah. Despite trailing 14-0 before picking up a first down and a time of possession discrepancy of 45:01 to 14:59, the Aztecs rallied to within a field goal twice in the second half but was unable to come back for the win.
Senior wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award watch list member Vincent Brown recorded his second straight 100-yard receiving game and the ninth of his career with 101 yards on six catches. Junior quarterback Ryan Lindley was a workman like 20-of-34, for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Senior warrior Darryn Lewis recorded a career-best 12 tackles and junior linebacker Miles Burris added six stops, two sacks and a forced fumble in the game.
Saturday marks the second game against a nationally-ranked opponent this season for San Diego State. The Aztecs lost at 25th-ranked Missouri, 27-24, on Sept. 18. San Diego State led 27-20, until the Tigers converted a 68-yard flair pass for a touchdown with 51 seconds remaining to pull out the victory.
Despite the two tough losses, both of which featured a controversial play and a later admission of a mistake from the MWC supervisor of officials (a missed block in the back call at Missouri and a non-fumble call in the Brigham Young game), San Diego State is statistically one of the best teams in the country. In fact, both San Diego State and Air Force are among 10 teams in the country that rank in the top 35 of scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense and total defense. The other eight schools are: Boise State, Florida State, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU, Utah and Wisconsin. Of the 10 schools, nine are currently in the top 25, with San Diego State the lone unranked team in that list.
Saturday will mark the 29th meeting between San Diego State and Air Force, with the Falcons owning a 19-9 series advantage. The Academy has won three straight in the series by a combined score of 116-47. Last year, the Falcons did not score an offensive touchdown, but forced six turnovers and returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns in a 26-14 win in Colorado Springs, Colo.
GAME INFORMATION
No. 23/23 Air Force (5-1; 3-0 Mountain West)
at San Diego State (3-2; 0-1 Mountain West)
HOMECOMING / GEICO FLEET WEEK CLASSIC
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010
Kickoff: 5 p.m. PT (announced)/5:04 p.m. PT (kickoff)
Location: San Diego, Calif. | Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium
Capacity: 54,000
Series: Air Force leads, 19-9
Television: CBS College. Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst)
Radio: AM 600 KOGO. Ted Leitner (play-by-play), Chris Ello (analyst), Mike Costa (sidelines)
Internet: Live stats, radio broadcast and San Diego State postgame news conference available at GoAztecs.com.