Oct. 3, 2016
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- Opponent: UNLV Rebels
- Kickoff: 7:30 PM PT
- TV: ESPNU
- Radio: The Mighty 1090 AM / Sirius 136 / XM 199/ Internet 962
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San Diego State Kicks Off Mountain West Play Saturday at Home Against UNLV
* San Diego State begins pursuit of its 21st football conference championship and defense of its 2015 Mountain West championship Saturday when it plays host to UNLV at 7:30 p.m. PT.
* Last Saturday, the Aztecs suffered their first loss in 371 days in a 42-24 setback in Mobile, Ala. SDSU entered the fourth quarter with the lead in a game in which neither team led by more than eight points for the first 51:58.
* The loss snapped San Diego State's 13-game overall win streak (was second-longest streak in FBS) and five-game road winning streak.
* The Aztecs carry an 11-game conference win streak (includes conference championship game) into Saturday's game. It is tied for the second-longest active streak nationally (Western Kentucky, 13). During that streak, SDSU has outscored its opponents, 384-135.
* San Diego State has not dropped a game to a Mountain West opponent since Nov. 15, 2014 and has not lost a home game to a league foe since Oct. 26, 2013 (11 straight victories).
* The Aztecs have won their last three conference openers (Nevada in 2013, UNLV in 2014 and Fresno State in 2015).
* Donnel Pumphrey, a native of Las Vegas, continues to lead the nation in rushing yards (750) and rushing yards per game (187.5). He is second nationally in all-purpose yards per game (206.0) and third (tied) in rushing touchdowns (8).
* Pumphrey is the nation's active leader in career rushing yards (5,022), touchdowns (58), rushing touchdowns (53), all-purpose yards (5,969) and 100-yard rushing games (25). In his last three games, the senior has 652 yards rushing (217.3 ypg), seven rushing touchdowns and is averaging 8.47 yards per carry.
* In three career games against the Rebels, Pumphrey has 393 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns and has an 8.02 rush average.
* San Diego State's two associate head coaches - offensive coordinator Jeff Horton and special teams coordinator Bobby Hauck - both served as head coaches at UNLV and led the Rebels to a bowl game. In the last 31 seasons, they are two of only three coaches to guide the Rebels to a bowl game (John Robinson).
* The Aztecs lead the series with the Rebels, 16-9. SDSU has won two straight overall and seven straight meetings in San Diego.
* In the last 14 meetings against UNLV, San Diego State has 11 defensive or special teams touchdowns. Last season, The Aztecs got a 66-yard punt return from Damontae Kazee en route to a 52-14 victory.
* Saturday's game will feature UNLV's highly ranked rushing offense against San Diego State's renowned rush defense. The Rebels are ninth nationally in rushing yards per game (273.0) and ninth in yards per rush (6.0), while SDSU is 14th in rushing yards allowed per game (99.3), 15th in yards per rush (3.0) and tied for 12th in rushing touchdowns allowed (3).