Sept. 11, 2016
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FINALQualcomm Stadium // San Diego, CA // Attendance: 42,473California401-1SDSU452-0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | - | 40 | |
| SDSU | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | - | 45 |
Scoring PlaysRashaad Penny 25-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 6:11 1st quarterCal 0
SDSU 7Bug Rivera 33-yard pass from Davis Webb (Matt Anderson kick), 4:19 1st quarterCal 7
SDSU 7Rashaad Penny 100-yard kickoff return (John Baron kick), 4:03 1st quarterCal 7
SDSU 14Chad Hansen 49-yard pass from Davis Webb, 1:31 1st quarterCal 14
SDSU 14Donnel Pumphrey 33-yard run (John Baron kick), 14:22 2nd quarterCal 14
SDSU 21Raymond Hudson 21-yard pass from Davis Webb (Matt Anderson kick), 11:20 2nd quarterCal 21
SDSU 21Ronley Lakalaka 9-yard interception return (John Baron kick), 6:22 2nd quarterCal 21
SDSU 28John Baron 39-yard field goal, 0:38 2nd quarterCal 21
SDSU 31Donnel Pumphrey 57-yard run (John Baron kick), 8:40 3rd quarterCal 21
SDSU 38Demetris Robertson 59-yard pass from Davis Webb (Matt Anderson kick), 7:52 3rd quarterCal 28
SDSU 38Matt Anderson 45-yard field goal, 2:56 3rd quarterCal 31
SDSU 38Matt Anderson 36-yard field goal, 13:27 4th quarterCal 34
SDSU 38Donnel Pumphrey 4-yard run (John Baron kick), 2:47 4th quarterCal 34
SDSU 45Raymond Hudson 2-yard pass from Davis Webb (Davis Webb pass failed), 0:56 4th quarterCal 40
SDSU 45TEAM STATS
| CAL | SDSU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 30 | 22 |
| Net Rushing Yards | 82 | 334 |
| Attemps | 22 | 47 |
| Avg Per Rush | 3.7 | 7.1 |
| Net Passing Yards | 522 | 129 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 41-72-13 | 14-23-1 |
| Avg Per Att | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| Avg Per Comp | 12.7 | 9.2 |
| Total Offense | 604 | 463 |
| Total Plays | 94 | 70 |
| Gain Per Play | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Penalties: No-Yards | 5-55 | 14-105 |
| Fumbles: No-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 7 of 19 | 5 of 13 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 2 | 0 of 1 |
| Time of Possession | 25:30 | 34:30 |
California Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Enwere | 10 | 72 | 0 | 22 | 7.2 |
| Tre Watson | 6 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Webb | 41-72-3 | 522 | 5 | 59 | 2 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Hansen | 14 | 190 | 1 | 49 | 13.6 |
| Vic Warton III | 6 | 86 | 0 | 35 | 14.3 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Saffle | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Raymond Davison | 7 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego State Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnel Pumphrey | 29 | 281 | 3 | 57 | 9.7 |
| Rashaad Penny | 8 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Chapman | 14-23-1 | 129 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Judge | 4 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 11.8 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 7.3 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Munson | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Derek Babiash | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
SAN DIEGO - Donnel Pumphrey ran for a career-high 281 yards with three touchdowns en route to breaking Marshall Faulk's career rushing record in San Diego State's 45-40 shootout victory over California Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium.
Pumphrey had touchdown rushes of 33, 57 and four yards, and broke Faulk's career mark with a 15-yard gain in the fourth quarter. He also tied Faulk's career record with his 23rd 100-yard game.
Rashaad Penny added two touchdowns - a 25-yard catch from Christian Chapman and a 100-yard kick return 0 as the Aztecs (2-0) overcame a 522-yard passing game from Bears (1-1) starter Davis Webb. The kick return was the school-record fourth of his career.
SDSU took advantage of a Cal turnover, one of four forced in the game, when Randy Ricks stripped Jordan Beasy and Na'im McGeen pounced on the ball on the 25-yard line. Chapman then found Penny unguarded streaking down the right side of the field to put San Diego State up, 7-0.
California responded with a 6-play, 81-yard drive, culminating with a 33-yard pass from Webb to Bug Rivera, one of five touchdown passes by Webb in the game.
On the kickoff, Penny brought it back 100 yards, juking numerous defenders along the way, to but the Aztecs back up at 14-7. It was Penny's third career 100-yard kickoff for a touchdown.
The Bears came right back with an 8-play, 75-yard drive as Webb found Chad Hansen with a 49-yard strike.
SDSU responded with a 6-play, 80-yard drive, ending with a 33-yard scamper by Pumphrey. Pumphrey rushed three times for 69 yards on the drive.
For the third straight drive, Cal answered San Diego State's touchdown with a touchdown of its own as it went 75 plays on nine plays before Webb found Raymond Hudson from 21 yards out.
Tied at 21, Ronley Lakalaka picked off Webb at the Bears 9-yard line and took it into the end zone for his first career interception and touchdown.
After forcing a 3 and out, the Aztecs used up 3 minutes, 47 seconds of clock on an 11-play, 58-yard drive, before settling on a 39-yard field goal by John Baron to close the scoring in the first half with SDSU leading, 31-21.
Cal threatened on its first drive of the third quarter, but San Diego State's Derek Babiash was able to deflect Webb's pass in the end zone, where Kameron Kelly cradled it for his third career pick.
The Aztecs capitalized as Pumphrey posted runs of 15, eight and 57 yards on the ensuing drive, the latter going for his second touchdown of the game and giving SDSU its largest lead of the game at 38-21.
The Bears answered right away once again, only needing three plays to cover 75 yards, culminating with a 59-yard strike from Webb to Demetris Robertson.
On its next drive, Matt Anderson nailed a 45-yard field goal to bring Cal within a score at 38-31.
San Diego State got into California territory on the following drive, but Chapman was intercepted on a 3rd and 6 by Evan Rambo. It marked the Aztecs' first interception in 13 games (254 pass attempts in between picks). It also was SDSU's first offensive turnover in 405 snaps (404 snaps in between turnovers).
San Diego State, however, held the Bears to another field goal, this time from 36 yards, making it a 38-34 game.
Later in the fourth quarter, the Aztecs put together an 8-play, 73-yard drive over 3:28, thanks mainly to the legs of Pumphrey. He ended up carrying the ball seven times for 63 yards on the drive before punching it in from four yards out on third down for his third TD of the game.
It appeared SDSU would hold on with a 45-34 lead, but Cal mounted a 12-play, 79-yard drive, culminating with a 2-yard pass from Webb to Hudson. The 2-point conversion attempt failed, keeping it at 45-40 in favor of San Diego State.
California, however, recovered the on-side kick at its own 47 with just 56 seconds left. The Bears got all the way down to the Aztec 22 before Webb's pass was picked off by Damontae Kazee, allowing SDSU to end the game in victory formation.
San Diego State outgained Cal, 334-82, on the ground for the eighth-largest margin in school history (252 yards) and won its 24th consecutive game when rushing for at least 200 yards.
Calvin Munson led the defense with a career-high 14 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and an 8-yard sack, while Babiash had career highs of eight tackles and three pass breakups.
It was the Aztecs' 12th consecutive win, second-longest streak among active FBS teams and longest by SDSU since a 21-game streak from 1968-70, and snapped an eight-game losing streak to teams from a "Power 5" conference.
San Diego State improved to 2-0 on the season for the first time since 2011 and opened 2-0 with at least one win over a "Power 5" school for the first time since 1994.
The Aztecs also finished with an offensive, defensive an special teams touchdown in the same game for the third time since the beginning of 2015 (16 games total).