Nov. 30, 2013
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| UNLV | | Las Vegas, Nev. | Attendance: 15,884 |
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| QUICK STATS | | STATS COMPARISON |  |  | | First Downs | 22 | 20 | | Total Yards | 401 | 327 | | Passing Yards | 270 | 239 | | Rushing Yards | 131 | 88 | | Number of Plays | 63 | 75 | | Penalties-Yards | 3 - 34 | 7 - 49 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 6 of 12 | 8 of 16 | | 4th Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 0 of 4 | | Kick Return Yards | 73 | 150 | | Punt Return Yards | 4 | 83 | | Punts-Yards | 4 - 34.0 | 3 - 42.3 | | Turnovers | 0 | 2 | | Time of Possession | 29:58 | 30:02 |
| STATISTICAL LEADERS | | Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int | | Caleb Herring (UNLV) | 20-30 | 270 | 5 | 0 | | Quinn Kaehler (SDSU) | 24-46 | 239 | 1 | 2 | | Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long | | Tim Cornett (UNLV) | 16 | 61 | 0 | 17 | | Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU) | 13 | 87 | 1 | 30 | | Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | | Devante Davis (UNLV) | 8 | 171 | 4 | 73 | | Colin Lockett (SDSU) | 7 | 98 | 1 | 39 |
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LAS VEGAS -- The San Diego State defense couldn't stop UNLV's passing attack in a 45-19 loss in Las Vegas in the regular season finale for both teams.
The Aztecs had taken the lead just 41 seconds into the game when quarterback Quinn Kaehler found Colin Lockett with a 39-yard touchdown strike.
The Rebels, however, responded with 31 straight points through the 11:36 mark of the third quarter and this time was too much for SDSU to overcome.
UNLV did most of its damage through the air as quarterback Caleb Herring was 20-for-30 for 270 yards and five touchdowns. The five touchdowns tied a school single-game record.
Devante Davis was Herring's main target, exploding for eight catches, 171 yards and four touchdowns. The four touchdowns also tied a school single-game record.
San Diego State, which trailed, 24-7, at the half, finally got its second touchdown of the game with 2:27 left in the third quarter when Las Vegas native Donnel Pumphrey scored on a 1-yard run. The touchdown by the true freshman was the culmination of an 11-play, 59-yard drive.
After a missed extra-point attempt by the Aztecs, the Rebels added two more touchdowns to open up a 45-13 lead early in the fourth quarter.
With 7:17 left in the fourth quarter, SDSU's Tim Vizzi returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown. It was his second straight game with a punt return for a touchdown after San Diego State had gone 11 years without one. His two punt returns for a touchdown in a season tied a school record, while his two career punt returns for a score are tied for third.
The 2-point conversion attempt by the Aztecs was stopped and the game would finish at 45-19.
Pumphrey rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on 13 attempts (6.7 avg.) to pace the SDSU rushing attack, which was limited as leading rusher Adam Muema (12 carries, 11 yards) was battling an ankle injury.
Kaehler threw for 239 yards and a touchdown. He was 24-for-46 with two interceptions.
Lockett finished with seven catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, while Ezell Ruffin had five receptions for 55 yards.
Vaness Harris led the San Diego State defense with seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Josh Gavert added five stops (four solo) with a sack.
The loss snapped many streaks for the Aztecs, including a four-game winning streak, an eight-game November winning streak, a four-game road winning streak, a six-game road winning streak against unranked teams and a four-game conference willing streak, among others. |
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