Nov. 28, 2016
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Aztecs Look for 21st Conference Title Saturday at Wyoming
* San Diego State plays for its second consecutive Mountain West title, third in five years and 21st in school history (#Win21) when the Aztecs play at Wyoming at 5:45 p.m. MT (4:45 p.m. PT) Saturday. The Aztecs are looking to become the first MW repeat champion in the two-division era (since 2013) and the first outright repeat champion since TCU claimed titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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- Opponent: Wyoming Cowboys
- Kickoff: 5:45 p.m. MT (4:45 p.m. PT)
- TV: ESPN
- Radio: 1090 AM / 105.7 FM
- Online: Live Stats
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* For the third straight season, SDSU has won at least a share of the Mountain West, West Division title and will represent the West in the title game for a second consecutive year. Last year, San Diego State defeated Air Force, 27-24, at Qualcomm Stadium.
* In last season's title game, quarterback Christian Chapman, then a freshman, was 9-of-14 for 203 yards and was named the game's offensive most valuable player. Na'im McGee recorded a team-high 10 tackles en route to winning the game's defensive award.
* The Aztecs are searching for their 10th win of the season. SDSU has eight double-digit win seasons in program history and three in the Division I era, including last year's 11-3 record.
* Heisman Trophy candidate Donnel Pumphrey continues to rank among the national (FBS) leaders this season. He is currently second in rushing yards (1,908) and rushing yards per game (159.0), sixth in all-purpose yards per game (176.58) and 12th in rushing touchdowns (15).
* Pumphrey, a senior from Las Vegas, is the active FBS career leader in rushing yards (6,180), all-purpose yards (7,264), rushing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns scored (65) and 100-yard rushing games (32). He is the only player in NCAA history with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards.
* Pumphrey continues to climb the official NCAA career rushing chart. His 6,180 yards rushing currently places him third on that chart. He needs 218 yards to surpass Ron Dayne's (Wisconsin) career total of 6,397. If San Diego State plays two more games (assumes a bowl game), Pumphrey would have to average 109.0 yards to break the record (2016 average is 159.0).
* Damontae Kazee has a school-record 15 career interceptions, including five this season. Kazee ranks second among all active FBS players with his 15 picks and the Aztecs are 11-1 when he records an interception (note he has one three-interception game and one two-interception game). He was the 2015 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (Kirk Morrison is the only other SDSU player to win that honor).
* Junior running back and kick returner Rashaad Penny has five career kickoff returns for touchdowns. That is a school record, ranks second among all active FBS players and is two short of the NCAA record. In addition to his 22 career touchdowns (13 rushing, five kickoff returns, four receiving), he has 1,268 career rushing yards (878 of which has come this season). He is averaging 8.0 yards per carry in 2016, the fifth-highest total in FBS for any running back with at least 750 rushing yards.
* San Diego State is making its first appearance of the season on ESPN. The last time the Aztecs were on the network, they defeated Cincinnati, 42-7, in the Hawai'i Bowl on Dec. 24, 2015. The last non-bowl appearance on ESPN was on Oct. 4, 2013 against Nevada, a 51-44 OT victory.