Oct. 19, 2014
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW - HAWAI'I
RECAPPING THE HAWAI'I GAME
Rushing Notes: San Diego State rushed for 283 yards last night against Hawai'i on 47 attempts (6.0 avg.) ... The Aztecs are now 26-3 in their Division I era (since 1969) when reaching 283 yards ... SDSU won its 12th straight game when rushing for at least 200 yards and the 14th of its last 15 ... San Diego State is now 3-0 this year when eclipsing 200 rushing yards and 20-2 in the Rocky Long era ... The Aztecs owned a 193-yard advantage in rushing (283-90) and is now 26-1 in the DI era when owning at least a 193-yard advantage in rushing (66-4 when owning a 134-yard edge) ... The discrepancy is even more impressive considering that the Rainbow Warriors came into the game allowing just 125.83 rushing yards per game, which ranked 36th in the nation ... San Diego State has now outrushed its opponent by 438 yards over the past two games (193 vs. Hawai'i and 245 at New Mexico), its largest margin over a two-game span in its DI history ... The Aztecs averaged 6.02 yards per attempt and improved to 33-9-1 in the DI era when averaging at least 6.00 yards per carry, including wins in seven straight games ... SDSU has averaged at least 6.00 yards per carry in back-to-back contests for the first time since doing it in the first three games in 2010 (Sept. 4-18) ... San Diego State has outrushed its opponents in eight consecutive games and is now 21-10 in the Rocky Long era when outrushing its foe ... SDSU has a 100-yard rusher in 13 of its past 17 games and has a total of 15, 100-yard efforts during that span ... San Diego State is 4-1 this year and 24-7 in the Rocky Long era when it has at least one 100-yard rusher ... The Aztecs have 131 rushing touchdowns since the beginning of the 2010 season (59 games), which ranks 21st in the nation over that span ... SDSU had just 134 (113th nationally) rushing scores over their previous 11 years (1999-2009) in the Mountain West ... San Diego State ranks 12th in the nation in rushing yards per attempt (5.8) and 23rd in rushing yards per game (227.7).
Passing Notes: San Diego State completed 13 passes in Quinn Kaehler's first start at quarterback since Sept. 27 vs. UNLV. During the two games he didn't start (he came off the bench at New Mexico), the Aztecs completed just 14 total ... Kaehler also passed for 174 yards, 17 more than SDSU had over the past two games (157), and posted a 128.82 eff. rating as San Diego State posted just a 54.85 mark over the previous two games.
Other Offensive Notes: The Aztecs have played in three straight games in which fewer than 40 points have been scored by both teams for the first time since 2004 (Oct. 9-23) (SDSU was 0-3 in those games in 2014, but is 2-1 in those situations this year) ... San Diego State owned a 193-yard advantage in total offense (457-264) and is now 91-6 in its DI history when owning at least a 171-yard advantage ... The Aztecs improved to 4-1 in this year and 28-8 in the Rocky Long era when scoring just 20 or more points ... The 30 combined points last night are the fewest combined in a SDSU football game since Dec. 20, 2012, when Brigham Young defeated San Diego State, 23-6, in the Poinsettia Bowl ... What a difference a year makes. Through seven games in 2013, San Diego State was 3-4 with a scoring margin of -43 (SDSU 188, Opponents 231). This season, the Aztecs are 4-3 with a scoring margin of +32 (SDSU 163, Opponents 131). That is an improvement of 75 points in scoring margin ... SDSU's 20 points was its fewest in a victory since beating Colorado State, 18-15, on Nov. 12, 2011 ... San Diego State's average margin of victory (wins only) in Mountain West play is 12.33 points per game. Last year, when the Aztecs finished 6-2 in league play, their average margin in wins was 5.50 points per game ... SDSU finished +2 in the turnover category and has now won 10 consecutive games and 14 of the last 15 when having less turnovers than its opponent ... San Diego State improved to 101-17 in its DI era when owning at least a +2 in turnover margin ... The Aztecs won their fifth straight game when owning a better starting field position than their opponent and is now 24-6 in the Rocky Long era with a better average starting mark.
Defensive Rushing Notes: SDSU held Hawai'i to just 90 rushing yards, its fewest of the year and fewest since rushing for 59 at Utah State on Nov. 2, 2013 ... San Diego State did not allow a 100-yard rusher for the seventh straight game (all seven games this year) ... SDSU has kept eight of its last 21 opponents below 100 yards rushing ... This year, SDSU is ranked 32nd in the country in rushing yards per game (125.0) and 33rd in rush average (3.51).
Defensive Passing Notes: San Diego State had an interception in its eighth straight game, which is the longest stretch since having one in eight straight games from Sept. 8-Nov. 13, 2010. The last time the Aztecs had an interception in more than eight consecutive games was an 11-game stretch from Dec. 2, 2006-Nov. 17, 2007 ... SDSU held its opponent to a passing efficiency under 100 for the third straight game for the first time since 2005 (Sept. 24-Oct. 8) ... On the season, SDSU's pass defense is ranked eighth in touchdown-to-interception ratio (0.56), tied for in eighth in touchdowns (5), 11th in touchdown percentage (2.4), 18th in interception percentage (4.4), tied for 20th in interceptions (9), 43rd in yards per game (214.3) and 47th in passing efficiency (118.7).
Other Defensive Notes: San Diego State gave up just 10 points to UH, its fewest in a game since allowing seven to Northern Arizona in the 2014 opener and fewest in a conference game since surrendering nine points to Air Force on Nov. 10, 2012 ... The 24 combined points allowed over the past two conference games is the fewest allowed in back-to-back league contests by the Aztecs since yielding a combined 22 at Colorado State (15 on Nov. 12) and vs. New Mexico (7 on Nov. 5) in 2011 ... SDSU has gone 11 consecutive quarters without allowing more than one score by its opponent, its longest stretch of the season and longest since they went 14 quarters without giving up more than one score in 2012 (final quarter of Nevada game on Oct. 20, games vs. UNLV (Oct. 27), Boise State (Nov. 3) and Air Force (Nov. 10), and first quarter vs. Wyoming (Nov. 24)) ... San Diego State has now won 22 straight games when keeping its opponent to 17 or less points, 18 straight when forcing its opponent to a 33 percent or worse third down conversion percentage and 16 straight when holding the opposition to 15 or less first downs ... The Aztecs have allowed just 131 points through seven games this season after allowing 231 over the first seven last year ... The 18.71 average per game leads the Mountain West and ranks 15th in the country ... Overall, the Aztecs are 15th in scoring defense (18.7) and 29th in total defense (339.3).
#PUMPHITUP
Through seven games, Aztec true sophomore Donnel Pumphrey has totaled 989 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 144 carries, averaging 6.87 yards per carry ... He leads all sophomores and ranks seventh in the nation in rushing yards per game (141.3) ... Pumphrey is also fourth in rushing touchdowns (12), eighth in rushing yards per carry (6.47), tied for 10th in points per game (10.3) (T-5th among non-kickers) and 13th in all-purpose yards per game (150.29) ... He has five, 100-yard games this year (in seven contests) (T-13th in a season at SDSU) and eight for his career (in 20 games) (T-10th at SDSU) ... Pumphrey is just 11 yards shy of 1,000 for the season, which would make him the 15th player in school history with 1,000 yards and the 20th occasion overall ... Among the career leaders, Pumphrey is already ninth in rushing touchdowns (20), 12th in overall touchdowns (22) and 15th in rushing yards (1,741) ... His 246-yard outing at New Mexico was the 13th most in program history and seventh most in FBS play this year, while his 182 yards vs. Hawai'i rank 53rd ... Pumphrey also scored four touchdowns against UNLV, which rank in a tie for fifth in school single-game history and third in the country ... Numbers through the first seven games of their sophomore year are below (Hillman (1,711), Faulk (1,630) and Muema (1,458) are the top three sophomore rushers in program history):
Name--Year--Att.--Yards--TD--Avg.--100-yd Games
Marshall Faulk -- 1992 -- 177 -- 1,182 -- 10 -- 6.68 -- 6
Ronnie Hillman -- 2011 -- 170 -- 1,057 -- 12 -- 6.22 -- 6
Donnel Pumphrey -- 2014 -- 144 -- 989 -- 12 -- 6.47 -- 5
Adam Muema -- 2012 -- 111 -- 702 -- 9 -- 6.32 -- 3