Nov. 26, 2016
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SAN DIEGO -
San Diego State-Colorado State Postgame Notes
Big Notes
- SDSU lost for just the third time over the last 22 games (19-3).
- Donnel Pumphrey became the Aztec single-season rushing leader with 1,908 yards, passing his own record of 1,867 set in 2014.
Streak Tracker
- San Diego State streaks snapped
- 14 straight victories against Mountain West teams at home
- 10 straight victories at home (was fourth-longest active streak nationally)
- 5 straight victories over Colorado State
Team Notes
- The Aztecs dropped to 10-3 (.769) against Mountain West, Mountain Division teams (the rest of the West Division is 17-45 (.274)).
- San Diego State lost its first game on Senior Night since Wyoming in 2009 (had won six straight on Senior Night).
- SDSU trailed for the first time in a home game since trailing to Air Force in the 2015 Mountain West Championship (W, 27-24).
- The Aztecs allowed a 100-yard receiver for the first time since the South Alabama game.
- SDSU allowed a 100-yard rusher for just the second time this season and for the third time in its last 23 games.
- The Aztecs scored in 18 consecutive quarters until they were held scoreless in the third quarter.
Trends
- SDSU did not start with the ball for just the eighth time over the last 68 games.
- San Diego State lost the coin toss for just the 15th time over the last 36 games.
- The Aztecs have now gone 129 games without suffering a shutout (Nov. 18, 2006 at TCU), which is the third-longest streak among current Mountain West schools (Air Force at 296 and Boise State at 249). That is the only time SDSU has been shut out in their last 221 games.
- SDSU allowed an opponent to score on its opening drive for just the sixth time over the last 23 games and seventh time over the last two seasons (26 games).
- SDSU trailed at halftime for the first time in 22 games (last time was a 27-14 deficit at Penn State on Sept. 26, 2015).
The Series
- San Diego State dropped to 20-14 all-time against Colorado State.
- The Aztecs had their five-game winning streak snapped against the Rams.
- SDSU has still won eight of the last 10 meetings in the series.
Player Notes
* Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., RB (18 att., 53 yds., 1 TD | 1 rec., 8 yds.)
- Rushed 18 times for 53 yards and a touchdown, and added an 8-yard reception.
- Broke his own SDSU single-season rushing record (1,867 set in 2014) and now has 1,908 on the season.
- The rushing touchdown was his 15th of the season and 60th of his career, passing Eric Crouch and Colin Kaepernick into ninth place on the all-time NCAA FBS list.
- Now has 15 overall touchdowns and 65 for his career, which is tied with DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma) and Anthony Thompson (Indiana) for ninth on the all-time NCAA FBS list.
- Passed Ricky Williams into eighth place in NCAA FBS history with 7,264 all-purpose yards.
* Juwan Washington, RS-Fr., RB (6 att., 92 yds., 1 TD | 1 KR, 29 yds.)
- Rushed six times for 92 yards and had an 81-yard rushing touchdown.
- He had a season-high six rushing attempts and matched his season high with one touchdown.
- He has scored a touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
* Christian Chapman, So., QB (11-for-19, 183 yds., 2 TD, 1 INT)
- Was 11-for-19 for 183 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
- Fell to 11-3 as the starting quarterback.
- Threw multiple touchdown passes for the fourth straight game and sixth time of his career (all this season).
- Now has 19 touchdown passes this year (against five interceptions) and 21 for his career (against six interceptions).
* Mikah Holder, Jr., WR (3 rec., 87 yds., 1 TD)
- Caught three passes for 87 yards and one touchdown.
- The touchdown was his fifth this season and 11th of his career.
* David Wells, Jr., TE (2 rec., 42 yds., 1 TD)
- Caught two passes for 42 yards and a touchdown.
- Recorded his fourth receiving touchdown of the season (and career), all over the last six games.
* John Baron, So., K (1-for-1 FG, 34 Long, 4-for-4 PATs)
- Was 1-for-1 on field goal attempts and 4-for-4 on PATs.
- Is now 17-for-19 (.895) on the season on field goal attempts, tied with Chris O'Brien (1985) for the best mark in SDSU single-season history.
- Has made 15 straight field goals under 51 yards.
* Ron Smith, RS-Fr., CB (9 tackles (2 solo))
- Had a career-high nine tackles, which came a week after establishing a then-career-high of seven tackles at Wyoming.
- Led the team in tackles for the first time 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 39th 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 52nd consecutive game, the longest streak on the team.
- RB Juwan Washington made his first career start.
- Tonight's game temperature was 53 degrees, tied for the coldest home game in the Rocky Long era (since 2011).
- Tonight's attendance was 34,223, giving SDSU an average home attendance of 37,289 for the season, which is the second-highest total in the last 23 seasons.
- Tonight's Aztec Honor Warrior was Travis Hitt (1973-76).