Oct. 4, 2013
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|  | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |  NEVADA | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 44 | | SAN DIEGO STATE | 7 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 51 |
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| Nevada | | San Diego, Calif. | Attendance: 22,475 |
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| QUICK STATS | | STATS COMPARISON |  |  | | First Downs | 33 | 21 | | Total Yards | 570 | 541 | | Passing Yards | 393 | 286 | | Rushing Yards | 177 | 255 | | Number of Plays | 109 | 71 | | Penalties-Yards | 4-27 | 4-28 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 11 of 21 | 5 of 12 | | 4th Down Conversions | 3 of 6 | 1 of 2 | | Kick Return Yards | 3-45-0 | 5-91-0 | | Punt Return Yards | 2-15-0 | 1-6-0 | | Punts-Yards | 2-110 | 4-201 | | Turnovers | 2 | 1 | | Time of Possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
| STATISTICAL LEADERS | | Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int | | Cody Fajardo | 33-51 | 393 | 2 | 0 | | Quinn Kaehler | 23-32 | 286 | 3 | 0 | | Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long | | Kendall Brock | 25 | 112 | 3 | 15 | | Adam Muema | 24 | 134 | 2 | 50 | | Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | | Brandon Wemberly | 12 | 127 | 1 | 38 | | Eric Judge | 6 | 54 | 2 | 18 | | | | | |
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SDSU Beats Nevada in OT Thriller, 51-44
Quinn Kaehler hit Eric Judge with a 13-yard touchdown pass on the fifth play of overtime to lift San Diego State to a thrilling 51-44 triumph over Nevada in its 2013 Mountain West opener last Friday at Qualcomm Stadium. The 95 combined points marked the highest scoring game the Aztecs have won in the Division-I era, which dates back to 1969.
Adam Muema rushed for 134 on 24 carries with two touchdowns, while Donnel Pumphrey added 112 yards of his own, including a season-long 72-yard burst on SDSU's first possession that put the host school in front, 7-0.
The Wolf Pack evened the score later in the period on a Kendall Brock 1-yard plunge to cap a 13-play, 75-yard drive, setting the stage for a wild second quarter that witnessed three lead changes.
Trailing 17-14 with 46 seconds to go before halftime, the Aztecs pulled to within one when Nevada punter Chase Tenpenny booted the ball out of the end zone for a safety following a bad snap. After the ensuing free kick, SDSU promptly drove into Wolf Pack territory, where Kaehler connected with Dylan Denso for 25-yard scoring strike with just nine ticks on the clock, giving the Scarlet and Black a 23-17 advantage heading into the locker room.
The Aztecs tacked on three additional touchdowns in the third quarter, converting a pair of Wolf Pack fumbles into short scoring runs by Muema and Tim Vizzi, while Kaehler hooked up with Judge on a 5-yard strike to punctuate a 9-play, 65-yard march late in the period that provided SDSU a seemingly comfortable 44-23 cushion.
However, Nevada fought back with 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, including a 5-yard touchdown pass from Cody Fajardo to Richy Turner with 1:38 left in regulation to tie the score at 44-44.
SDSU won the overtime coin toss and ran five plays to reclaim the lead. Muema gained 12 yards on a screen pass and pair of runs before Kaehler found Judge in the back of the end zone for the go-ahead score.
Despite allowing 206 yards during the Wolf Pack's frantic fourth-quarter rally, the Aztec defense clamped down on Nevada's overtime possession. After a false start penalty and a four-yard rush by Brock, SDSU forced three straight Fajardo incompletions to seal the victory.
In his first collegiate start in place of an injured Colin Lockett, Judge caught 6 passes for 54 yards and added 4 kickoff returns for 78 yards, while Kaehler was 23-for-32 passing with a career-high 286 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, four of the Aztecs' top-five tacklers posted career-bests, including Derek Largent (10), Malik Smith (10), Josh Gavert (9) and Nick Tenhaeff (8). |
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