Oct. 24, 2016
SDSU Notes vs. Utah State | Gameday Central
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- Opponent: Utah State Aggies
- Kickoff: 6 p.m. MT (5 p.m. PT)
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- Radio: 1090 AM
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San Diego State Travels to Utah State for Third Straight Friday Game
* San Diego State plays a third consecutive Friday night game when it takes on Utah State in Logan, Utah, for the first time since Sept. 27, 1975. Among current MW venues, Maverik Stadium is the only one SDSU has not played a MW game in (USU joined the league in 2013). The game is slated for a 6 p.m. MT (5 p.m. PT) start.
* The Aztecs carry a couple of impressive win streaks into Friday's game: 14 straight victories against conference opponents (longest active streak in the country) and five straight victories in Friday games. SDSU has not dropped a game to a league opponent since Nov. 15, 2014.
* During the 14-game win streak vs. MW teams (including the 2015 MW Championship game), SDSU has outscored its opponents, 469-148.
* At 6-1, San Diego State is off to its best start since 1977, when the Aztecs ended the season 10-1 as an independent. That is the only team in school history that ended the campaign in the Division I national rankings (16 in AP, 19 in UPI).
* Since Oct. 3, 2015, SDSU owns the nation's third-best record at 16-1 (.941), trailing only Alabama (19-0, 1.000) and Clemson (18-1, .947), and ahead of Western Michigan (15-2, .882), Michigan (14-2, .875) and Ohio State (14-2, .875).
* San Diego State is once again among the nation's elite in every major defensive category. Since the beginning of the 2015 season, the Aztecs are tied for second in turnovers forced (46), fourth in rushing yards allowed per attempt (3.1), fifth in total offense allowed per game (286.4) and sixth in points allowed per game (16.8).
* SDSU's defense has not allowed an opponent's offense to score a touchdown in its last 169 snaps from scrimmage. That covers three full games and 188:02 of playing time. The 166 snaps is the longest active streak in the nation (Notre Dame is second at 129).
* Heisman Trophy candidate Donnel Pumphrey continues to lead all of FBS this season in rushing yards (1,246), rushing yards per game (178.0). He is second in rushing touchdowns (13), third in all-purpose yards per game (198.7) and fourth in total TDs (13).
* Pumphrey, a senior from Las Vegas, is the active FBS career leader in rushing yards (5,518), all-purpose yards (6,536), rushing touchdowns (58), total touchdowns scored (63) and 100-yard rushing games (28).
* Pumphrey continues to climb the official NCAA career rushing chart. His 5,518 yards rushing currently places him eighth on that chart. He needs 880 yards to surpass Ron Dayne's (Wisconsin) career total of 6,397. If SDSU plays seven more games (would mean the Aztecs play in a conference championship and bowl game), Pumphrey would have to average 125.7 yards to break the record.
* Pumphrey has recorded six straight 100-yard rushing games overall. In road games, the senior has seven consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts, posting 1,151 yards, 14 rushing touchdowns (also has two receiving TDs) and a 6.8 yard per rush average during that span.
* Since Nov. 12, 2011, Utah State is 26-4 at home (ninth best nationally). During that span, the Aggies have lost to Brigham Young and Boise State in 2013, BYU in 2015 and Air Force in 2016. They have not lost to a PTZ team at home since Sept. 18, 2010 (Fresno State).