Oct. 09, 2016
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FINALQualcomm Stadium // San Diego, CA // Attendance: 33,296UNLV72-4SDSU264-1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | |
| SDSU | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | 26 |
Scoring PlaysRashaad Penny 41-yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron kick), 13:16 1st quarterUNLV 0
SDSU 7John Baron 48-yard field goal, 8:16 1st quarterUNLV 0
SDSU 10Dominic Baldwin 20-yard fumble recovery (Evan Pantels kick), 10:35 2nd quarterUNLV 7
SDSU 10John Baron 50-yard field goal, 1:28 2nd quarterUNLV 7
SDSU 13Donnel Pumphrey 9-yard run (John Baron kick), 4:50 3rd quarterUNLV 7
SDSU 20Rashaad Penny 4-yard run (Christian Chapman pass failed), 4:31 4th quarterUNLV 7
SDSU 26TEAM STATS
| UNLV | SDSU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 22 |
| Net Rushing Yards | 113 | 245 |
| Attempts | 36 | 54 |
| Avg Per Rush | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| Net Passing Yards | 9 | 215 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 2-13-1 | 15-20-0 |
| Avg Per Att | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Avg Per Comp | 4.5 | 14.3 |
| Total Offense | 122 | 460 |
| Total Plays | 49 | 74 |
| Gain Per Play | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| Fumbles: No-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: No-Yards | 0-0 | 7-75 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5 of 14 | 5 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 1 | 2 of 3 |
| Time of Possession | 21.58 | 38.02 |
UNLV Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Sneed | 12 | 56 | 0 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Lexington Thomas | 9 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 3.0 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Sneed | 2-12-1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Kurt Palandech | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte Boyd | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hawthorne | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0.5-1 | 1 |
| Tau Lotulelei | 11 | 4 | 0.5-3 | 3.0-7 | 0 |
San Diego State Leaders
| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnel Pumphrey | 31 | 141 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 |
| Rashaad Penny | 14 | 110 | 1 | 22 | 7.9 |
| Passing | C-A-I | Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Chapman | 15-20-0 | 215 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Receiving | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnel Pumphrey | 7 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 8.1 |
| Mikah Holder | 3 | 68 | 0 | 28 | 22.7 |
| Rashaad Penny | 2 | 50 | 1 | 41 | 25.0 |
| Defense | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Babiash | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0-2 | 1 |
| Calvin Munson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.0-1 | 1 |
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State continued its dominance in Mountain West play, kicking off conference play with a 26-7 win over UNLV at Qualcomm Stadium.
The win was the 2015 Mountain West Conference champion's 11th-straight Mountain West win and their 12th consecutive victory at home against a conference foe.
The Aztecs' defense shined in the victory, holding the Rebels to just 122 yards of total offense. It was the fourth-fewest allowed by SDSU in its Division I history and the fifth fewest in a game for UNLV since 1996.
Taking advantage were the Scarlet and Black's running backs. Donnel Pumphrey had 198 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown, and Rashaad Penny added 160 scrimmage yards with two touchdowns.
SDSU had two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the fourth time in the last 15 contests and 22nd time in school history. San Diego State is now 21-1 when it has multiple 100-yard rushers.
Pumphrey ran 31 times for 141 yards and caught seven passes for 57 yards. His 26th career 100-yard rushing game tied DonTrell Moore (New Mexico, 2002-05) for the Mountain West Conference record.
Pumphrey moved from 17th in NCAA history (using the official NCAA record books) to 14th with 5,163 rushing yards, passing the likes LaMichael James (5,082) and Montee Ball (5,140), among others.
Penny rushed 14 times for 110 yards and a touchdown, and added two catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. The rushing yards, rushing touchdown, receptions, receiving yards and receiving TD were all personal bests.
Penny got San Diego State off to a quick start on the Aztecs' first drive of the game with a 41-yard touchdown catch. He added a 4-yard TD run to cap the scoring in the fourth.
The first half saw kicker John Baron II produce a career game of his own. The sophomore was 2-for-2 in field goal attempts, including a pair of career-long makes (48 and 50 yards).
Baron became the first Aztec since 2007 with multiple field goals in the same game from at least 48 yards (third time since 1996).
With a 13-7 lead with 4:50 remaining in the third quarter, Pumphrey scored from nine yards, splitting a pair of defenders with a cutback move to give the Aztecs (4-1, 1-0) a 20-7 lead.
Christian Chapman was 15-for-20 for 215 yards and one touchdown. He improved to 6-1 as the starting quarterback, and connected on a career-high 75 percent of his passing attempts (min. 5 att.).
For the Rebels, Dalton Sneed completed just 2 of 12 for 9 yards and an interception for UNLV (2-4, 1-1).
Calvin Munson shared the team lead in tackles with five, four of which were solo. He led the team in tackles for the 12th time of his career (third time this season).
Damontae Kazee and Derek Babiash also recorded five tackles. Derek Babiash recorded an interception for the second straight game and now has two for his career. Austin Wyatt-Thayer, who postd a pair of tackles, had his first career sack. He was also one of six Aztecs with a tackle for loss.