Sept. 24, 2011
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Press Conference: Head Coach Rocky Long
OVERALL
* SDSU is 3-1 to start a season for the second consecutive year ... The Aztecs fall to 0-2 all-time vs. the Wolverines with both contests having been played at Michigan Stadium.
TEAM NOTES
* SCHOOL RECORD - This marks the largest crowd San Diego State has ever played in front of (110,707), eclipsing the 109,432 who saw the Aztecs face Michigan on Sept. 18, 2004.
* FUMBLES - SDSU forced its 10th and 11th fumbles of the season .... The Aztecs have recovered eight fumbles on the year with seven of those coming in the last three games ... Senior cornerback Larry Parker forced a fumble for the second consecutive outing (third career) and also recovered the other fumble (first of year, third career) ... Sophomore linebacker Nick Tenhaeff recovered a fumble for the second time in his career and first time in 2011 ... Sophomore Gabe Lemon forced his first career fumble in the second half.
* SDSU has forced 11 turnovers in the last three outings (four this afternoon) and has 12 on the season.
* For the first time in the last eight games, SDSU did not score at least 14 points in the first quarter ... The Aztecs also saw their streak of consecutive games with 21 or more points come to an end at 17.
PLAYER NOTES
Larry Parker, Sr., DB
* Has played a part in six forced turnovers in the last two games, including forcing a fumble, recovering a fumble and logging his third interception of the season (third of his career) this afternoon ... Had a forced fumble and two interceptions last week against Washington State ... Has accounted for three of the team's four interceptions this season and has already matched the team's individual season high from a year ago of three by former Aztec Andrew Preston.
Ronnie Hillman, So., RB
* Hillman recorded his 10th, 100-yard rushing game in just his 17th career game at the college level (253rd in school history). He is now seventh by himself in school history in most 100-yard rushing games (NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk tops the list with 23).
* Hillman recorded his sixth straight 100-yard rushing game dating back to last season (152 yards vs. UNLV, 228 yards vs. Navy, 189 yards vs. Cal Poly, 117 yards at Army, 191 yards vs. WSU). The last time an Aztec ran for over 100 yards in six consecutive games was in 1995, when George Jones had eight in a row. The six-game streak is the third longest in school history, trailing only Jones (8) and Marshall Faulk's 10-game streak in 1991-92.
* Hillman moved from 11th to ninth in career rushing yards, surpassing Lynell Hamilton (2,052 yards) and Paul Hewitt (2,056 yards).
* Hillman suffered his first lost fumbles since his first career carry against Nicholls State in the season-opener in 2010 ... The lost fumble in the first quarter snapped a streak of 358 consecutive offensive touches (carries and receptions) without a lost fumble.
Ryan Lindley, Sr., QB
* Lindley threw a touchdown for the 14th consecutive outing (75th overall) in the third quarter. He ranks third in the NCAA FBS among active players in that category.
Miles Burris, Sr., LB
* Miles Burris logged at least a half tackle for loss for the ninth time in his last 10 games and now has 32.5 for his career ... Burris had a season-high for tackles with 10, matching his career high of 10 vs. Colorado State a year ago ... Burris tied the team game-high for most tackles this season, also held by Jerome Long (10 vs. Army).
OTHER NOTES
* SDSU sophomore Leon McFadden, the Aztecs' starting cornerback, logged his first career carries on offense in the first quarter for 10 yards and in the fourth quarter for a loss of five.
* Sophomore defensive back Nat Berhe posted his second career interception and first of the year in the third quarter.
* Dylan Denso and Colin Lockett both posted career game highs in receptions with seven (most by an Aztec in a game this year) ... Denso had a career-best 77 yards receiving ... Senior Marcus Russell had his first career catch in the second half.