Sept. 10, 2011
Recap | Stats | Quotes | Notes
Highlights | Long Postgame | Lindley Postgame | Andrews Postgame
SAN DIEGO -
TEAM NOTES
* With the victory, SDSU starts a season 2-0 for the second campaign in a row and for the second time in the last 17 seasons (since 1994) ... SDSU has won its last seven games against teams that were unranked at game time (longest streak since winning 10 in 1976-77). The Aztecs' last loss to an unranked opponent came last year on Oct. 9, at BYU (24-21 loss) ... SDSU is 11-4 over its last 15 games, its' best 15-game stretch since 1977-78.
* San Diego State wins its fourth consecutive game dating back to last season and has not trailed in any of the four games. It marks the first time the Aztecs have posted a four-game win streak without trailing since Oct. 29 to Nov. 19, 1977, with wins over Tulsa (41-7), Pacific (29-7), Long Beach State (33-22) and 13th-ranked Florida State (41-16).
* San Diego State improves to 1-0 in games played in the state of New York ... SDSU wins for the first time in the Eastern time zone since 1972 (2-8 in Div. I era) ... SDSU is the first school since Notre Dame (2006) to defeat all three service academies in a 12-game stretch or less ... The Aztecs improve to 14-19 overall against the service academies and 21-6 against DI independents ... SDSU is 1-0 all-time vs. Army.
* SDSU did not commit a turnover for the third game in a row (also vs. Navy, Cal Poly). It is the first time the Aztecs did not commit a turnover in three consecutive games in the team's 488 all-time outings at the Division I level (since 1969).
* Rocky Long is the first Aztec head coach to win his first road game since Denny Stolz beat Utah in Salt Lake City in 1986.
* SDSU has scored at least 14 points in the first quarter in six straight games ... The three-point margin of victory is the team's smallest since beating Air Force on Oct. 16, 2010, by the score of 27-25 ... SDSU's 23 points are its fewest since scoring 21 vs. BYU last year.
PLAYER NOTES
Ronnie Hillman, So., RB
* Hillman scored a rushing touchdown for the fifth consecutive game and the 20th time in his career in the first quarter ... Added another rushing TD in the third quarter, his sixth career outing with two or more rushing scores and third straight with multiple rushing TDs.
* Hillman recorded his eighth, 100-yard rushing game in just his 15th career game at the college level (251st in school history). He is tied for eighth with Lynell Hamilton, Wayne Pittman and Paul Hewitt in school history in most 100-yard rushing days (NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk tops the list with 23). Today is Hillman's first 100-yard rushing effort to not be for more than 150 yards.
* Hillman recorded his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game dating back to last season (152 yards vs. UNLV, 228 yards vs. Navy, 189 yards vs. Cal Poly). The last time an Aztec ran for over 100 yards in four consecutive games was in 1998, when Larry Ned turned the trick. This is the sixth time in school history an Aztec has tallied four straight 100-yard rushing performances (others - Jim Allison, Marshal Faulk, George Jones, Larry Ned, David Turner).
* Hillman logged a career-long 24-yard reception in the third quarter.
Ryan Lindley, Sr., QB
* Lindley made his 33rd consecutive start and his 38th of his career overall ... He tossed his 72nd career touchdown and has at least one touchdown passing 12 consecutive outings.
* Lindley entered the game with no interceptions in his previous 80 pass attempts and increased that figure to 98 this afternoon.
Colin Lockett, So., WR
* In his second career game as a wide receiver, Colin Lockett recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game. The 100-yard effort is the team's first of the year and the 303rd in program history. Lockett also had a career-best five catches.
* Lockett caught a career-long 68-yard pass for a touchdown in the first quarter ... Has a TD reception in each of the team's first two outings.
Brian Stahovich, Sr., P
* Brian Stahovich has landed seven of his 11 punts on the year inside the 20-yard line, including four this afternoon.
* Stahovich posted a season-long 59-yard punt in the second quarter ... He now has four kicks of 50 or more yards out of 11 attempts this season.
OTHER NOTES
* The Aztecs scored a touchdown on their opening drive of a game for the fifth time in their last six outings (lone exception vs. Navy).
* SDSU players forcing their first career fumbles today included: Frederick Trujillo, Demetrius Barksdale and Nick Tenhaeff .... Junior linebacker Rob Andrews caused his second career fumble and his first of the season.
* SDSU players recovering their first career fumbles today included: Marcus Andrews, Vaness Harris and Leon McFadden ... SDSU's three recovered fumbles are the team's most since also recovering three at Hawai'i on Dec. 3, 2005.
* Players making their first starts of the season included tight end Alston Umuolo and fullback Chad Young (first career) ... Senior defensive back Brandon Davis played his first game of the season.
* Senior defensive lineman Jerome Long set a career high for tackles with 10 (previous 9 as a freshman at TCU in 2008). Long also posted his fifth career sack and first of the season in the fourth quarter.
* Place-kicker Abelardo Perez notched his first field goal of the season - a 42-yarder in the fourth quarter. It is his fourth career field goal for more than 40 yards.