Nov. 12, 2016
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RENO, Nev. -
Streak Tracker
• San Diego State winning streaks extended:
- 17 straight victories against conference opponents (longest active win streak in the nation)
- 14 straight victories in the Pacific Time Zone
- 11 straight victories against Mountain West, West Division teams
- 7 straight victories in Mountain West Conference road games
- 7 straight victories in games played during the month of November
- 6 straight victories overall
- 3 straight victories in road games
Big Notes
• The Aztecs improved to 9-1 overall, their best 10-game record to open a campaign since the 1977 squad was 9-1.
• SDSU has won 19 of its last 20 games overall (19-1) since Oct. 3, 2015. That is second-best record in the nation during that span, trailing only Alabama.
• San Diego State had a school-record 474 rushing yards on 44 attempts, averaging 10.8 yards per carry for the game.
• The Aztecs finished with 620 total yards, its most since totaling 632 yards against Hawai'i on Dec. 7, 2002.
• SDSU handed Nevada its worst home loss (30 points) since a 38-7 loss to Boise State on Nov. 25, 2006.
• Donnel Pumphrey recorded his ninth straight 100-yard rushing game and 31st of his career with 198 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries (7.6 avg.).
• Pumphrey passed DeAngelo Williams into fourth place on the all-time NCAA FBS rushing list (now has 6,051 yards).
• Rashaad Penny recorded his fourth 100-yard rushing game of his career (all in the last six games) with 208 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries (20.8 avg.).
• SDSU had two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the fourth straight game, fifth time in six games, eighth time in 20 games and 26th time in school history. San Diego State is now 25-1 when it has multiple 100-yard rushers.
• San Diego State won its 31st consecutive game when rushing for at least 200 yards. The Aztecs are now 39-2 in the Rocky Long era when rushing for 200-plus yards.
• The Aztecs scored at least 40 points for the fourth consecutive game for the first time since 1990.
• SDSU won its ninth game of the year and has now won at least nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning 10 games in both 1976 and 1977. San Diego State has won at least nine games in four of the past seven seasons (since 2010).
• The Aztecs are outscoring the opposition, 610-177, (35.9-10.4 averages) over the 17-game winning streak against conference opponents.
• SDSU held the Wolf Pack to 366 total yards and now has held 22 consecutive conference opponents to less than 400 yards of total offense, the longest active streak in FBS.
Team Notes
• The Aztecs have now allowed just 33 offensive points (5.6 avg.) in six Mountain West games this season and their opponents are averaging just 230.2 yards per game (1,381 yards coming in) in league play.
• SDSU outscored Nevada, 26-7, in the first half and has now outscored the opposition, 409-118, in the first half over the last 20 games.
• San Diego State has outscored its opponents, 213-66, in the first half this year in 10 games (21.3-6.6 averages).
• The Aztecs have rushing touchdown in 22 straight games (58 total) and in 32 of their last 33 games, and 19 straight with multiple rushing scores (55 total).
• SDSU rushed for at least 275 yards for the 18th time in the Rocky Long era.
• San Diego State won its 17th straight game when committing one turnover or less.
• The Aztecs scored 10-plus points in eight consecutive quarters (111 points total over that span, which was snapped in the fourth.
• SDSU has gone 24 straight quarters without allowing more than seven points.
• San Diego State has seven interceptions over the last two games, eight over the last three and 11 over the last five.
• Over its 17-game winning streak s MW opponents, San Diego State has a turnover advantage of +33 (9 turnovers for the Aztecs, 42 for opponents).
• In points off turnovers this year, SDSU is outscoring the opposition, 91-20.
Trends
• SDSU started with the ball for the 59th time over the last 66 games.
• San Diego State lost the coin toss for just the 14th time over the last 34 games.
• The Aztecs have now gone 127 games without suffering a shutout (Nov. 18, 2006 at TCU), which is the third-longest streak among current Mountain West schools (Air Force at 295 and Boise State at 248). That is the only time SDSU has been shut out in their last 219 games.
• SDSU allowed an opponent to score on its opening drive for just the third time this year, fourth time over the last 21 games and fifth time over the last two seasons (24 games).
• San Diego State won its 17th straight game when scoring first, and improved to 8-0 this year and 39-11 in the Rocky Long era when scoring first.
• The Aztecs won their 16th straight game when leading after the first quarter, and are now 8-0 this season and 37-7 in the Rocky Long era when leading after a quarter.
• SDSU extended its streak of not trailing at halftime to 21 games (last time was a 27-14 deficit at Penn State on Sept. 26, 2015). Out of those 21 straight games, the Aztecs have led by double-digits in 14 of those games at the half (14-0 in those games).
• San Diego State improved to 9-1 this year and 36-8 in the Rocky Long era when leading at the half.
• The Aztecs improved to 9-1 this year and 36-8 in the Rocky Long era when leading after three quarters.
The Series
• San Diego State improved to 6-1 all-time against Nevada.
• The Aztecs won their second straight in the series and are now 2-1 all-time vs. the Wolf Pack in Reno.
• San Diego State defeated Nevada in Reno for just the second time in school history (also 2012).
• SDSU has handed Nevada two of its last 12 home losses (since Oct. 20, 2012).
• San Diego State has won six of the last seven overall meetings with Nevada.
Coach Long Notes
• Rocky Long improved to 52-24 (.684) as head coach at San Diego State.
• Coach Long improved to 5-1 all-time as a head coach against Nevada.
Player Notes
* Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., RB (26 att., 198 yds., 1 TD)
• Rushed 26 times for 198 yards (7.6 avg.) and one touchdown.
• Passed DeAngelo Williams into fourth place on the NCAA FBS all-time rushing list with 6,051 yards. • Now has 1,779 yards for the season, which ranks third in school single-season history.
• Broke 100 yards rushing for the ninth straight game (his longest streak and the second longest streak in SDSU history) and 31st time of his career, the active FBS leader.
• Scored his 14th rushing touchdown of the season and 59th of his career, tying with Colin Kaepernick and Eric Crouch for ninth all-time in NCAA FBS history.
• Scored his 14th overall touchdown of the year and 64th of his career.
• SDSU improved to 26-5 when he reached 100 rushing yards and 27-8 when he rushes for at least one touchdown.
* Rashaad Penny, Jr., RB/KR (10 att., 208 yds., 2 TD | 2 rec., 20 yds.)
• Rushed 10 times for a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns.
• Logged his fourth career 100-yard rushing game, all of which have happened over the last six games.
• Became the 20th player in school history with a 200-yard rushing game.
• Now has nine rushing touchdowns this season (13 for his career) and 13 overall touchdowns on the year (21 for his career).
• Has 17 touchdowns (12 rushing, three receiving, two kick return) over the last 14 games.
• Added two catches for 20 yards.
* Juwan Washington, RS-Fr., RB (5 att., 70 yds., 1 TD)
• Rushed five times for 70 yards (14.0 avg.) and a touchdown.
• Now has five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving), all over the past three games.
* Christian Chapman, So., QB (11-for-16,146 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT)
• Was 11-for-16 for 146 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions.
• Improved to 11-1 as the starting quarterback.
• Threw multiple touchdown passes for the second straight game and fourth time of his career (all this season).
• Now has 15 touchdown passes this year and 17 for his career.
* Mikah Holder, Jr., WR (4 rec., 45 yds., 1 TD)
• Caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown.
• It was his fourth touchdown catch of the season (first since the Northern Illinois game) and 10th of his career.
* David Wells, Jr., TE (2 rec., 35 yds., 1 TD)
• Caught two passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
• It was his third touchdown of the season (and career), second straight game with a TD catch and third in four games.
* John Baron, So., K (2-for-2 FG, 31 Long, 4-for-6 PATs)
• Was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts and 4-of-6 on PATs.
• Had multiple field goals for the third straight game and fourth time of his career.
• Is now 14-for-16 (.875) on the season on field goal attempts, which is the third-highest percentage in SDSU single-season history.
* Damontae Kazee, Sr., CB (8 tackles (4 solo), 1 FF, 1 PBU)
• Finished with eight tackles, a forced fumble and a PBU.
• The forced fumble was his first of the season and seventh of his career, which ties Kirk Morrison for the fifth most in school history.
• Tied for the team lead in tackles.
* Parker Baldwin, So., AZ (8 tackles (5 solo), 1 INT, 3 PBU)
• Finished career highs in tackles (8, tied), interceptions (1, tied) and pass breakups (3).
• Recorded his first interception of the year and second of his career.
Other Notes
• CB Damontae Kazee, LB Calvin Munson, RB Donnel Pumphrey, LG Nico Siragusa and WAR Malik Smith each started for the 37th straight game, the longest streaks on the team (does not include specialists).
• RT Daniel Brunskill, RB Donnel Pumphrey and LG Nico Siragusa each played in their 50th consecutive game, the longest streak on the team.
• Ron Smith recorded his second interception this season (and his career), both over the past two games.
• Kameron Kelly has his third interception of the season and five for his career.
• Tonight's game temperature was 55 degrees.
• Tonight's attendance was 16,730.