Oct. 18, 2015
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| Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int |
| Smith, SDSU | 10-14 | 144 | 1 | 0 |
| Potter, SJSU | 14-24 | 113 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
| Pumphrey, SDSU | 20 | 152 | 1 | 20 |
| Roberson, SJSU | 5 | 41 | 0 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
| Pumphrey, SDSU | 3 | 55 | 1 | 38 |
| Winston, SJSU | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Donnel Pumphrey had 207 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns and San Diego State added impressive showings on the defensive side of the ball and on special teams in a convincing 30-7 victory over San Jose State Saturday night in San Jose, Calif. The win gave the Aztecs (4-3, 3-0 Mountain West) their third consecutive win and a two-game lead in the loss column in the West Division of the MW.
Pumphrey rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown, and added three catches for 55 yards and another score to lead a balanced SDSU offensive effort. It was his third straight 100-yard rushing game and 17th of his career, the second most in MW history.
Pumphrey scored on a 13-yard run in the first quarter and later on a 38-yard pass from Maxwell Smith early in the second to put San Diego State up, 14-0
The Spartans (3-4, 2-2 MW) took advantage of three Aztec penalties - two personal fouls and an unsportsmanlike conduct - on its ensuing drive, culminating in a 1-yard quarterback keeper by Kenny Potter with 4:27 left in the first half.
SDSU ended the scoring in the first half when Donny Hageman nailed a 31-yard field goal attempt with just 18 seconds left giving San Diego State a 17-7 lead at the half.
Damontae Kazee got the Aztecs back into business early in the third quarter when he picked off Potter at the San Jose State 33-yard line. Seven plays later, Hageman made his second of three field goals on the night, this time from 25 yards to put SDSU up, 20-7.
Potter was picked off once again on the Spartans' second play of their next drive, this time by defensive end Alex Barrett. Chase Price followed with a 15-yard rush and a 1-yard touchdown score, putting San Diego State up, 27-7, early in the third quarter.
The Aztecs made it five straight drives with a score as Hageman converted a 39-yard field goal, ending an 11-play, 54-yard drive, for the final points of the game.
For the game, SDSU held SJSU to just 148 total yards, San Jose State's fewest in a game since putting up 121 at USC on Sept. 5, 2009, tied for the fifth fewest in a game since 1996 and tied for the second fewest in a home game since 1996. Additionally, the Spartans' 113 passing yards was their third fewest in a home game since 1996.
It was the 10th straight conference game that San Diego State held an opponent below 400 yards of total offense and the fourth consecutive game that the Aztecs held an opponent under 100 yards rushing.
The SDSU defense finished with 11 tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two pass breakups, led by Calvin Munson. Munson recorded his second straight double-digit tackle game, compiling 10 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble. He became the first San Diego State player with four tackles for loss in a game since 2004 and the first with three sacks since 2010.
Kazee added nine tackles (seven solo), a tackle for loss and his fifth interception of the season, while Malik Smith came up with seventh stops, a TFL and a forced fumble.
Maxwell Smith threw for 144 yards and the 38-yard touchdown pass to Pumphrey, connecting on 10 of his 14 pass attempts. He completed his first eight passes in the game and stretched his consecutive pass attempts without an interception to 100. It was the fifth straight game that the Aztecs did not throw an interception, the program's longest streak in their Division I history (since 1969).
Hageman's matched his career high with three field goals for the fifth time of his career, while all three of Tanner Blain's puns landed inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10.
Chase Price added 47 yards on the ground on 10 attempts (4.7 avg.) and had two catches for 13 yards.
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| First Downs | 23 | 14 | ||||
| Total Yards | 377 | 148 | ||||
| Passing Yards | 144 | 113 | ||||
| Rushing Yards | 233 | 35 | ||||
| Number of Plays | 62 | 59 | ||||
| Penalties-Yards | 9-76 | 4-29 | ||||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3 of 11 | 5 of 13 | ||||
| 4th Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 1 of 2 | ||||
| Kick Return Yards | 33 | 48 | ||||
| Punt Return Yards | -1 | 0 | ||||
| Punts-Yards | 3 - 118 | 4 - 160 | ||||
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Time of Possession | 34:27 | 25:33 | ||||