Nov. 2, 2010
SDSU Football Game Notes at Colorado State in PDF Format
Having won three consecutive games for the first time in eight years, having matched its best eight-game record in the last 33 seasons and posting its best record in 14 years, San Diego State (6-2, 3-1 MWC) opens a stretch of three of its final four regular-season contests at home when the Aztecs plays host to Colorado State (3-6, 2-3 MWC) on Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and the contest will be televised in high definition by The Mtn. The game can be heard throughout Southern California on AM 600 KOGO.
Last Saturday, the Aztecs won their second consecutive road game and claimed their third road win of the season with a 48-38 victory at Wyoming. The performance earned a pair of San Diego State student-athletes Mountain West Conference Player-of-the-Week honors. Senior wide receiver DeMarco Sampson earned the offensive award after recording his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game with seven catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Senior punter Brian Stahovich was credited with one official punt on the day, but that was all he needed to earn MWC special teams honors. Stahovich broke the school record and recorded the longest punt in a FBS game this season with an 89-yard boot that did not yield a return.
The Aztec offense recorded 441 yards of total offense, with junior quarterback Ryan Lindley going 16-of-32 for a season-high 365 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Vincent Brown added five catches for 144 yards and senior running back Brandon Sullivan had 15 rushing yards on six carries, but had three one-yard touchdown runs in the game.
On defense, the Aztecs had 10 tackles for loss, including five sacks, and added eight pass break-ups.
San Diego State owned a minus-2 turnover margin, had a punt blocked inside its own 15-yard line and gave up an onside kick to open the second half, but was still able to claim a 10-point win.
The victory allowed San Diego State to become bowl eligible for the first time since advancing to the Las Vegas Bowl in 1998. San Diego State remains one of the top statistical teams in the country, ranking among the top 40 nationally in scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense and total defense. SDSU is one of just 13 teams in the nation that are ranked among the top 40 in all four categories. The other 12 schools ranked in the top 40 in all four categories are ranked among the top 24 of this week's BCS poll.
For the second consecutive week, San Diego State received top 25 votes in both major polls. Last week, the Aztecs ended a 102-week drought, receiving a vote in at least one of the polls for the first time since 2004.
San Diego State and Colorado State will meet for the 30th time on Saturday, with the Aztecs owning a 16-13 series advantage. SDSU has won four of the last five meetings between the teams, including a 42-28 victory last season in Fort Collins, Colo.
GAME INFORMATION: HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Colorado State (3-6; 2-3 MWC) at (rv/rv) San Diego State (6-2; 3-1 MWC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010
Kickoff: 7 p.m. PT (announced)/7:06 p.m. PT (kickoff)
Location: San Diego, Calif. (Qualcomm Stadium)
Capacity: 54,000
Series: San Diego State leads, 16-13
Television: The Mtn. James Bates (play-by-play), Todd Christensen (analyst), Jenny Cavnar (sidelines), Jason Bott (producer)
Radio: AM 600 KOGO. Ted Leitner (play-by-play), Chris Ello (analyst) and Mike Costa (sidelines)
Internet: Live stats, radio broadcast and SDSU postgame news conference available at GoAztecs.com.