Oct. 5, 2010
SDSU Football Game Notes at BYU in PDF Format
Following a bye week, San Diego State (3-1 overall; 0-0 Mountain West Conference), which is off to its best start since 2003 and has matched its best four-game record in the last 29 seasons, begins a stretch of eight consecutive Saturday games against Mountain West Conference opponents when the Aztecs open league play at Brigham Young (1-4; 0-1 MWC) in Provo, Utah.
The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. MT (3 p.m. PT) and will be televised in high definition by The Mtn. The game can also be seen in high definition in the San Diego market on Channel 4 San Diego. The contest can be heard throughout Southern California on AM 600 KOGO.
San Diego State completed a productive non-conference schedule with a 41-7 victory over Utah State on Sept. 25 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Aztecs, which won three September games for the first time since 1993, scored touchdowns on its four possessions, held the Aggies to 245 yards of total offense and allowed just seven points on the day (the result of a 17-yard drive following an SDSU fumble).
Senior wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award watch list member Vincent Brown caught five passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. It was the eighth time in his career that he has posted a 100-yard receiving day as he also surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards. Junior quarterback Ryan Lindley recorded his third 300-yard passing day of the season, completing 17-of-24 passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns. True freshman running back Ronnie Hillman flirted with a third consecutive 100-yard rushing game before settling for 89 yards and a touchdown.
The Aztec defense set the tone early, recording consecutive three-and-outs to open the game and has now allowed a stingy seven points in eight quarters of football at Qualcomm Stadium this season. San Diego State had nine tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks in the contest.
Statistically, the Aztecs remain one of the top programs in the country this season. San Diego State is one of six schools in the nation that ranks among the top 25 of the four major statistical categories - scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense and total defense. Joining the Aztecs on that short list are Alabama, Boise State, Nebraska, Ohio State and TCU.
Brigham Young is coming off a 31-16 loss at Utah State last Friday evening. The Cougars already have a home win over Washington (which won at USC last week) this season and are 23-3 in Provo since the beginning of the 2006 campaign, including a 15-1 mark in their last 16 home MWC contests.
Saturday, the Aztecs and Cougars will meet for the 35th time with Brigham Young owning a 26-7-1 series lead. The Cougars have won 15 of the 17 encounters in Provo. San Diego State has dropped the last four and eight of the last nine contests in the series. The Aztecs are 2-15 lifetime against the Cougars in Provo with victories coming in 1992 and 2000.
GAME INFORMATION
San Diego State (3-1; 0-0 Mountain West)
at Brigham Young (1-4; 0-1 Mountain West)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010
Kickoff: 4 p.m. MT (announced)/3 p.m. PT
Location: Provo, Utah | Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 64,045
Series: Brigham Young leads, 26-7-1
Television: The Mtn. HD and Channel 4 San Diego HD. Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Blaine Fowler (analyst), Sammy Linebaugh (sidelines) and Jeff Graham (producer)
Radio: AM 600 KOGO. Ted Leitner (play-by-play), Chris Ello (analyst), Mike Costa (sidelines)
Internet: Live stats and radio broadcast available at GoAztecs.com.