Aug. 29, 2016
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- Opponent: New Hampshire Wildcats
- Kickoff: 5:30 PM PT
- Radio: ESPN 1700 AM, 105.7 MAX FM
- Online: Live Stats
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SDSU FOOTBALL KICKS OFF 2016 SEASON SATURDAY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
* San Diego State, the defending Mountain West champion, opens its 94th season of football, its 49th at the Division I level and sixth under the direction of head coach Rocky Long at home on Saturday night against New Hampshire.
* San Diego State tied a school-record in 2015 by winning 11 games, earned its second conference championship in four years, advanced to its school-record sixth consecutive bowl game and defeated Cincinnati, 42-7, in the Hawai'i Bowl.
* San Diego State enters the season on a 10-game win streak. It is the second longest active streak in the nation (Alabama, 11) and the longest for the Aztecs since a 21-game winning streak from 1968-70 under legendary coach Don Coryell.
* During the 10-game winning streak, the Aztecs have outscored their opponents 358-121 (35.8-12.1), with only one game decided by less than 14 points.
* San Diego State returns 15 starters (7 offense, 7 defense and 1 special teams) from last season's squad.
* Sixteen different Aztec players received preseason accolades, with six players (C Arthur Flores, CB Damontae Kazee, LB Calvin Munson, PR/KR Rashaad Penny, RB Donnel Pumphrey, OG Nico Siragusa) on watch lists as the top player in the nation at their position.
* Last year, San Diego State was the only team in the nation to have its league's offensive player of the year (Pumphrey), defensive player of the year (Kazee) and special teams player of the year (Penny). All three plyers return this year and received this season's preseason honor in the same category.
* SDSU has won five consecutive home games, outscoring the opposition 165-62 (33.0-12.4), and is 14-2 in its last 16 home games.
* SDSU is 48-40-5 all-time in season openers, including a 40-16-4 mark in home contests. The Aztecs have won their last two season openers - defeating Northern Arizona, 38-7 in 2014, and San Diego, 37-3 in 2015.
* In addition to serving as the season opener, the contest against New Hampshire will also be the annual SkyShow game with a spectacular firework display following the game. This is the 13th consecutive season SDSU has hosted the event, and the Aztecs have averaged 49,807 fans for the game affiliated with the annual event.
* Since the beginning of the 2008 season, New Hampshire owns a 73-31 record (70.2 percent). The 73 victories are tied for the third most among all FCS teams during that time frame, trailing only North Dakota State (90 and Montana (78).