Sept. 3, 2016
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FINALQualcomm Stadium // San Diego, CA // Attendance: 46,486New Hampshire00-1SDSU311-0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| SDSU | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | - | 31 |
Scoring PlaysMikah Holder 86-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 3:33 1st quarterOpponent 0
SDSU 7Donnel Pumphrey 20-yard run (John Baron kick), 0:42 1st quarterOpponent 0
SDSU 14Mikah Holder 14-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 5:23 2nd quarterOpponent 0
SDSU 21John Baron 33-yard field goal, 4:50 3rd quarterOpponent 0
SDSU 24Rashaad Penny 1-yard run (John Baron kick), 7:00 4th quarterOpponent 0
SDSU 31TEAM STATS
| UNH | SDSU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 19 |
| Net Rushing Yards | 71 | 170 |
| Attemps | 31 | 41 |
| Avg Per Rush | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| Net Passing Yards | 70 | 291 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 7-20-1 | 17-26-0 |
| Avg Per Att | 3.5 | 11.2 |
| Avg Per Comp | 10.0 | 17.1 |
| Total Offense | 141 | 461 |
| Total Plays | 51 | 67 |
| Gain Per Play | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| Penalties: No-Yards | 8-49 | 9-70 |
| Fumbles: No-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 0 of 14 | 5 of 15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 |
| Time of Possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
New Hampshire Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Crossan | 11 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 |
| Evan Gray | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 9.5 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Knight | 4-16-1 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyon Taylor | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 |
| Dalton Crossan | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 18.5 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Kuehl | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ellison | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego State Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnel Pumphrey | 21 | 98 | 1 | 20 | 4.7 |
| Rashaad Penny | 9 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Chapman | 16-25-0 | 283 | 2 | 86 | 2 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Judge | 5 | 54 | 0 | 16 | 10.8 |
| Mikah Holder | 4 | 160 | 2 | 86 | 40.0 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Munson | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Barrett | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State picked up where it left off last year, rolling to a 31-0 victory over New Hampshire Saturday night in the 2016 opener at Qualcomm Stadium.
Christian Chapman threw for a career-high 283 yards, including a pair of touchdown strikes to Mikah Holder, and the Aztec defense dominated the Wildcats (0-1) in its first shutout since 2010.
Chapman was 16-for-25 without an interception, improving to 3-0 as the team's starting quarterback. The 283 yards were the most by a SDSU quarterback since Quinn Kaehler threw for 326 yards vs. Air Force on Nov. 21, 2014.
The win was the 11th straight for San Diego State (1-0), the program's longest streak since winning 21 consecutive games from 1968-70.
Holder finished with a career-best 160 yards on four catches, all in the first half, including an 86-yard grab for the game's first touchdown. His 160 yards were the most by an Aztec since Ezell Ruffin had 165 vs. New Mexico on Nov. 2, 2013.
After starting off slowly with three 3-and-outs and just six total yards on nine plays, Chapman found Holder for an 86-yard strike on the first play of the fourth drive to put SDSU on the scoreboard.
After forcing a 3-and-out, one of nine on the day forced by San Diego State, the Aztecs marched 67 yards on just four plays, culminating with a 20-yard touchdown run by Donnel Pumphrey to take a 14-0 lead.
Midway through the second quarter, SDSU made it 21-0 when Chapman found Holder once again, this time from 14 yards out. It was Holder's second career game with multiple touchdown receptions and the first time Chapman threw for multiple scores.
In its first drive of the second half, San Diego State put together a 14-play, 71-yard effort over 6:57, before setting on a 33-yard field goal by John Baron II. It was Baron's first career field goal (and attempt).
The Aztecs capitalized on an interception midway through the fourth quarter as Rashaad Penny punched it from 1-yard out for the final score of the game.
Pumphrey had 98 yards on 21 carries and added four catches for 41 yards.
Eric Judge came up with a game-high five catches for SDSU.
San Diego State ended up outgaining UNH, 461-141. The 141 yards were ninth-fewest allowed in the program's Division I era (since 1969).
New Hampshire finished 0-for-14 on 3rd-down conversions, tied for the third-most attempts in the nation without a conversion since 2011. The Aztecs also held the Wildcats to just 70 yards passing (UNH quarterbacks were 7-for-20 with an interception) and an average of 2.8 yards per play. New Hampshire ended up punting 12 times, tied for the third most in a game in the first weekend of play.
Calvin Munson led the SDSU defense with 11 tackles, including two for loss.
Alex Barrett had a monster game, posting five tackles (2.0 TFL), two sacks for 14 yards and a career-high four pass breakups. The four PBUs were the most in FBS through the first weekend of play.
Making his first career start at linebacker, Ronley Lakalaka had a career-high five stops, while Randy Ricks added five stops, a PBU and a 7-yard sack.
Ten of the 11 wins in San Diego State's streak have come by at least 14 points. Over that span, the Aztecs are outscoring the opposition, 389-121.
SDSU won its third consecutive season opener.