SCENE SETTER (through games of Saturday, Nov. 23)
* San Diego State concludes the regular-season portion of its schedule with a non-conference game for the first time since 2011 when the Aztecs play host to Brigham Young on Saturday night at SDCCU Stadium.
* Prior to the game, SDSU will honor 15 seniors that will make its final home appearance of the season. That group has help account for a 36-15 record and three bowl games to date since the start of the 2016 season.
* San Diego State has already qualified for a bowl game and is in position to extend its school-record of consecutive bowl appearances to 10. That is the longest postseason appearance streak in the state of California (includes FBS and NFL teams).
* The Aztecs are two wins shy of their fourth 10-plus win season in the last five seasons (2015: 11, 2016: 11, 2017: 10).
* Although SDSU's stated goal of winning the Mountain West title is no longer possible following last Saturday's result, San Diego State is still enjoying another stellar season. Among the highlights are qualifying for a bowl game for the 10th straight season, spending three weeks in the Top 25, the program's first victory in 23 meetings with UCLA and obtaining the "Old Oil Can" trophy with a victory over Fresno State.
* SDSU's eight victories this season are tied for 23rd nationally.
* Last Saturday, San Diego State's attempt to claim a berth in the Mountain West championship game came up just short in a 14-11 defeat at Hawai'i as SDSU's 48-yard field goal attempt with eight seconds left sailed wide right.
* The Aztecs held the Warriors' high-powered offense in check, holding UH to season lows in points (14) and total offense (347). The San Diego State defense has held all 11 opponents this season below their scoring and total offense averages.
* Senior CB Luq Barcoo intercepted his eighth pass of the season at Hawai'i and is now tied for the national lead.
* Senior P Brandon Heicklen once again showed why he is one of the top punters in the nation. On five punts on the day, he averaged 41.6 yards, did not allow a return yard and placed all five punts inside the Hawai'i 12-yard line. Hawai'i average field position following his five punts was the 6.6-yard line. He was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.
* There is average field position data for approximately 300 San Diego State games and the average field position for the Warriors of the 14-yard line was the lowest for an SDSU opponent in recorded history.
* With the loss, San Diego State fell to 31-2 the last 33 times it had an edge in turnover margin. Both of the losses came to Hawai'i (2018 and 2019).
* SDSU has played six games decided by one possession (actually six points or less) this season. The Aztecs are 3-3 in those games (5-0 in games decided by seven or more points). Including last season, the Aztecs have played 14 one possession games (eight points or less) in their last 24 games are 9-6 in those games.
Football Hosts Brigham Young Saturday for Senior Night
