Dec. 12, 2011
SAN DIEGO -
SDSU Game Notes vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
For the first time in its 43-year Division I  history, San Diego State is playing in a bowl game for the second consecutive season as the Aztecs travel to New Orleans for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 17. The matchup with Sun Belt Conference member Louisiana-Lafayette will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT.
SDSU put the finishing touches on its second consecutive 8-4 regular season with a 35-28 victory over Fresno State on Dec. 3 at Qualcomm Stadium.
San Diego State carries a modest two-game winning streak into the bowl game, but have won four straight against unranked opponents and are 11-2 in its last 13 contests against teams ranked outside the top 25 at game time.
This is the ninth all-time bowl game for the program and the sixth since entering the Division I ranks prior to the 1969 season. This is the first bowl game outside the Pacific time zone for the Aztecs since traveling to Honolulu for the 1952 Pineapple Bowl (SDSU defeated Hawai'i, 34-13).
San Diego State is looking for its second consecutive bowl victory. Last season, the Aztecs defeated Navy, 35-14, in the Poinsettia Bowl for the program's first postseason victory since 1969.
Game 13 | San Diego State (8-4, 4-3 MW) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 | Announced: 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) | New Orleans, La.
TV: ESPN HS | Carter Blackburn (pxp), Brock Huard (ana.), Shelley Smith (sl)
Radio: AM 600 & FM 95.7 KOGO | Ted Leitner (play-by-play); Chris Ello (analyst); Mike Costa (sidelines)
Live Stats/Audio: GoAztecs.com; In-Game Communication (media only): twitter.com/AztecsPR