Aztecs Beat Boise State in Overtime, 34-31

QUICK STATS STATS COMPARISON First Downs 16 19 Total Yards 297 349 Passing Yards 202 288 Rushing Yards 95 61 Number of Plays 70 83 Penalties-Yards 5-38 3-30 3rd Down Conversions 2 of 15 8 of 19 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 4 Kick Return Yards 150 96 Punt Return Yards 14 41 Punts-Yards 8-37.0 7-37.4 Turnovers 2 3 Time of Possession 23:18 46:42 STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing C-Att Yds TD Int Grant Hedrick 21-35 202 2 2 Quinn Kaehler 23-37 288 2 1 Rushing Car Yds TD Long Jay Ajayi 22 103 1 31 Adam Muema 24 46 1 9 Receiving Rec Yds TD Long Matt Miller 8 80 1 17 Adam Muema 5 34 0 12 MULTIMEDIA Post Game Presser - Coach Long and Colin Lockett Post Game Presser - Whittaker, Vizzi & Kaehler RELATED LINKS Gameday Central | Notes | Depth Chart Season Stats | Mountain West | NCAA Media Guide | Home

It was the second straight overtime game and fourth of the season for the Aztecs. The four overtime games are the most in the FBS and tied for the most in FBS history.

Boise State had taken a 31-28 lead in overtime when Dan Goodale, who missed a 43-yard field goal as time expired in regulation, made a 35-yarder on the Broncos' first possession of extra time.

SDSU then used three straight Adam Muema rushes for 15 yards to get to the BSU 10. After Donnel Pumphrey was stopped for no gain on 1st and 10, Kaehler found Lockett in the corner of the end zone for the game-winner.

San Diego State trailed 28-21 late in the fourth quarter until Tim Vizzi returned a punt 41 yards for a touchdown with 4:04 left. It was the Aztecs' first punt return for a touchdown since Kyle Conerly had an 87-yard TD return in 2002 vs. UNLV.

SDSU jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 4:15 left in the first quarter, putting together a 12-play, 70-yard drive over 6:48, culminating with a 2-yard run by Muema.

Boise State wasted no time tying the game up as Bryan Douglas returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown.

San Diego State took back the lead on its first drive of the second quarter when Kaehler found Adam Roberts for a 3-yard touchdown strike.

The Broncos tied it again midway through the third quarter on Jay Ajai's 31-yard touchdown run, and then got the ball right back after the Aztecs fumbled a kick return. BSU took advantage of the short 24-yard field as Grant Hedrick found Shane Williams-Rhodes with a 12-yard touchdown pass, giving Boise State its first lead of the game at 21-14 with 5:02 left in the third quarter.

SDSU got all the way to the Bronco 4 to kick off the fourth quarter, but was unable to convert a 4th down, giving the ball back to BSU. On a 3rd and 6, however, J.J. Whittaker intercepted Hedrick's pass and returned it 18 yards to tie the game back up at 21-21. It was Whittaker's second interception of the game.

Boise State recaptured the lead at 28-21 when Hedrick hooked up with Matt Miller with a 10-yard pass with 8:02 left in the fourth quarter.

On the ensuing drive, San Diego State got to the Bronco 39, but Kaehler's deep pass was intercepted by Donte Deayon at the 1. BSU gained eight yards on a pair of rushes, but Hedrick was sacked by Nick Tenhaeff on a 3rd and 2, Tenhaeff's second of the game. That set up Vizzi's game-tying 41-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Kaehler finished 23-for-37 for 288 yards and two touchdowns, against one interception to lead the Aztecs. Eric Pinkins had a career-high 10 tackles.

Ajayi rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 22 attempts to pace Boise State.

SDSU won its fourth consecutive game and improved to 7-1 over the last eight games. The win guaranteed San Diego State its fourth consecutive winning season for the first time since the 1974-77 campaigns.

It was the seventh straight game the Aztecs played that was decided by seven or less points, which is the longest streak in the country.

SDSU also became the first team to beat the Broncos in consecutive seasons since Washington State did it in 2000 and 2001.