Sept. 6, 2011
Game 2 | San Diego State (1-0; 0-0 MW) at Army (0-1; independent)
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 | Announced: noon ET/9 a.m. PT | Kickoff: 12:05 p.m. ET
Michie Stadium (38,000) | West Point, N.Y.
TV: CBS Sports Network HD and 4SD HD | Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Ben Harvey (producer)
Radio: AM 600 | Ted Leitner (play-by-play); Chris Ello (analyst), Mike Costa (sidelines)
Live Stats/Audio: GoAztecs.com; In-Game Communication (media only): twitter.com/AztecsPR
Now in its 89th season of intercollegiate football, San Diego State has played 906 games, but not one of them has come against a team from the state of New York. That changes on Saturday, when the Aztecs make the 2,118-mile trip to West Point for the program's inaugural meeting with Army.
One day prior to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy, the Aztecs and Black Knights meet at historic Michie Stadium on the campus of the United States Military Academy, a mere 45 miles from the World Trade Center site.
Kickoff is set for 12:05 p.m. ET and the game will be televised nationally in high definition by CBS Sports Network and available locally on Channel 4 San Diego.
San Diego State is looking for just its second 2-0 start in the last 17 seasons (since 1994). The first came last year when the Aztecs defeated Nicholls State (47-0) and New Mexico State (41-21) to open with consecutive victories. A win over Army would give SDSU an 11-4 record in its last 15 games, its best 15-game stretch in nearly 33 years.
This marks just the 10th visit by an Aztec football team to the Eastern time zone in the Division I Era (since 1969). The Aztecs are 1-9 out East, with the lone victory coming at Kent State on Sept. 30, 1972 (14-10). On Saturday, 14,224 days will have passed since SDSU's last victory in the time zone. The No. 1 song in the country that day was "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis and the No. 1 album was Chicago V. Later in the month, 14-year-old Michael Jackson had his first No. 1 single, "Ben".
Following the Army game, the Aztecs return home to face Washington State on Sept. 17. After the game against the Cougars, the annual KGB SkyShow fireworks spectacular will take place.