OPPORTUNITY TO CLINCH
* Having clinched a share of the West Division title, San Diego State can punch its ticket into the Dec. 7 Mountain West championship game with a victory on Saturday at Hawai'i.
* San Diego State has 21 conference championships, including Mountain West crowns in 2012 (shared), 2015 and 2016.
* The Aztecs have won or shared the West Division title four times in the two-division era (started in 2013) - 2014, 2015*, 2016* and 2019. * - indicates won the title outright and represented the division in the championship game
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
* The Aztecs are one of only four teams nationally to own five road victories and be undefeated on the road (also: Appalachian State, LSU and Louisiana).
* SDSU's five-game road win streak is tied for the fifth-longest active FBS streak.
* San Diego State is tied for the 17th fewest losses (2) in the nation.
* The Aztecs have one of the nation's top defenses and are currently 8th in scoring defense (13.7) and total defense (270.0), and 2nd in rushing defense (65.8).
* SDSU special teams are ranked 12th nationally by ESPN and have two touchdowns this season.
LATE NIGHT TIDBITS FROM FRIDAY
* San Diego State has won seven straight non-Saturday home games and has not lost a non-Saturday home contest during the Rocky Long era.
* The Aztecs have won their last six games when having less than a week to prepare and are 9-1 the last 10 times they have had fewer than seven days between games.
* SDSU has won nine straight home games when having less than a full week of preparation.
* San Diego State held Fresno State to just 206 yards of total offense, its fewest gained in a game since totaling just 89 yards at San Diego State on Nov. 3, 2015. In the Rocky Long era (since 2011), SDSU has held FS to three of its four lowest outputs out of 115 games (89 on Nov. 3, 2015, 206 tonight and 217 on Nov. 14, 2016).
* The Aztecs improved to 24-2 since 1988 when owning at least a 14-yard advantage in field position.
FROM THE FILM ROOM (through games of Nov. 16)
* CB Luq Barcoo had his second multiple interception game of the season. Barcoo had two picks on eight targets with two receptions allowed that gained just 12 yards. Barcoo had a passer rating when targeted of minus(-)-9.25 this week. In FBS last week, there were only four cornerbacks that had a NFL passer rating when targeted of 0.0 on five or more targets in coverage. On the season, San Diego State has the top three graded CBs in the league - Kyree Woods (83.0), Luq Barcoo (81.5) and Darren Hall (79.0). For the season, Barcoo has seven interceptions and 11 pass breakups on 73 targets. His 18 passes defended (INT + PBU) are second most in the nation.
* Senior QB Ryan Agnew played very well against the Bulldogs, earning a Pro Football Focus grade of 74.2, which ranked second among MW quarterbacks this week. Agnew set career highs for completions (33), attempts (47) and yards (323) in snapping a 65-game stretch for the Aztecs without a 300-yard passing game. Agnew completed 81.5 percent of his attempts coming in 2.5 sec or less this week. For the season, Agnew's overall grade of 79.0 ranks third in the league.
* Junior RB Chase Jasmin gained 31 yards rushing on 15 attempts, with 24 of those yards coming after contact (64.5 pct.). While he did score a rushing TD it was in the passing game that Jasmin was a difference maker this week. Jasmin caught all of his career-high six targets for 40 yards with one touchdown on those receptions. Jasmin had never been targeted more than three times prior to Friday. Among all FBS running backs this week with at least five pass targets, Jasmin's passer rating when targeted ranked first nationally.
* While he didn't record a sack or QB hit, sophomore DE Keshawn Banks was beating his blockers all night long vs Fresno State. Banks recorded seven hurries on 28 pass rushes (pressure rate: 25.0%). The seven QB pressures were tied for second most among edge rushers in the MW this week. Banks was also very productive in run defense with three defensive stops on just 17 run snaps giving him a run stop rate of 17.6 percent which ranked first in the MW among edge defenders.
* Senior DE Myles Cheatum posted a sack and four hurries on 23 rushes (pressure rate: 21.7 percent).
* Redshirt freshman WR Jesse Matthews saw a team-high 10 targets and set career highs with eight receptions for 119 yards. It was the first 100-yard game of his career.