Television: ESPN / Live Stream: WatchESPN Talent: Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analysis), ToddMcShay (sidelines), Bo Garrett (producer)

Aztecs Radio Network: The Mighty 1090 AM / 105.7 MAX FM /(pregame show starts at 4:30 p.m. MT (3:30 p.m. PT) Talent: Ted Leitner (play-by-play); Kirk Morrison (analyst), Jor-dan Carruth (pre, half and postgame)

Live Stats: GoAztecs.com

SDSU Postgame News Conference: Live on GoAztecs.com

Social: @GoAztecs (public)@AztecsPR (Twitter account media only)@GoAztecsStats (public) - in-game notes

Tickets: http://www.goaztecs.com/tickets/sdsu-ticket-office.html

G A M E I N F O R M A T I O N

Date Opponent (TV/Online) Time / ResultS.3 New Hampshire W 31-0S.10 California (CBSSN) W 45-40S.17 at Northern Illinois (CBSSN) W 42-28S.24 bye weekO.1 at South Alabama (ESPNews) L 24-42O.8 UNLV* (ESPNU) W 26-7O.14 at Fresno State* (CBSSN) W 17-3O.21 San José State* (ESPN2) W 42-3O.28 at Utah State* (CBSSN) W 40-13N.5 Hawai’i* (CBSSN) W 55-0N.12 at Nevada (CBSSN) W 46-16N.19 at Wyoming* (CBSSN) L 33-34N.26 Colorado State* (CBSSN) L 31-63D.3 at Wyoming~ (ESPN) 5:45 p.m. MT (4:45 p.m. PT)TBD Bowl Game

* - Mountain West game. ~ - Mountain West Championship game.

S C H E D U L E / R E S U LT S ( 9 - 3 , 6 - 2 M W )

G A M E 1 3

:: COACHING MATCHUP WYOMING SAN DIEGO STATEHead Coach Craig Bohl (Nebraska, 1982) u Rocky Long (New Mexico, 1974)Record At School 14-22 / 3rd season 52-26 / 6th seasonOverall Record 118-54 / 14th season 117-95 / 17th season

u - 3-time Mountain West Coach of the Year and MW’s all-time winningest coach.

PASSES INTERCEPTED / FBSBelow is a list of the teams with the mostinterceptions in 2016 along with theirturnover margin and national rank(through Nov. 26).School Int. TOM (Rk.)Wisconsin 21 +0.75 (13)San Diego State 20 +0.83 (8)Appalachian State 20 +0.67 (15)Brigham Young 19 +1.00 (5)Ohio State 19 +1.33 (3)Damontae Kazee has a school record 15 careerinterceptions (T-2nd among active FBS players)

HIGHEST FBS WIN PCT. SINCEOCT. 10, 2015

Below is a list of the best records in the na-tion since Oct. 10, 2015 (through Nov. 26).School W-L Pct.Alabama 22-0 1.000Clemson 21-2 .913Western Michigan 19-2 .905Ohio State 18-2 .900San Diego State 18-3 .857

During the last 21 games, San DiegoState has outscored its opponents , 769-

363 (36.6-17.3).

NEWS AND NOTES (through games of Nov. 26)n 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.

n 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 titlegame for a second consecutive year. Last year, San Diego State defeated Air Force, 27-24, at Qualcomm Stadium.

n 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 offensivemost valuable player. Na’im McGee recorded a team-high 10 tackles en route to winning the game’s defensive award.

n The Aztecs are searching for their 10th win of the season. SDSU has eight double-digit win seasons in program history and three in theDivision I era, including last year’s 11-3 record.

n Heisman Trophy candidate Donnel Pumphrey continues to rank among the national (FBS) leaders this season. He is currently second in rushingyards (1,908) and rushing yards per game (159.0), sixth in all-purpose yards per game (176.58) and 12th in rushing touchdowns (15).

n 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 rushingyards and 1,000 receiving yards.

n Pumphrey continues to climb the official NCAA career rushing chart. His 6,180 yards rushing currently places him third on that chart. Heneeds 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).

n Damontae Kazee has a school-record 15 career interceptions, including five this season. Kazee ranks second among all active FBS playerswith his 15 picks and the Aztecs are 11-1 when he records an interception (note he has one three-interception game and one two-interceptiongame). He was the 2015 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (Kirk Morrison is the only other SDSU player to win that honor).

n Junior running back and kick returner Rashaad Penny has five career kickoff returns for touchdowns. That is a school record, ranks secondamong 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, thefifth-highest total in FBS for any running back with at least 750 rushing yards.

n 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.

SAN DIEG O STATE F O OTBALLS i x S t r a i g h t B o w l G a m e A p p a e a r a n c e s s 2 0 C o n f e r e n c e C h a m p i o n s h i p s s 2 0 1 5 , 2 0 1 2 M o u n t a i n We s t C h a m p i o n s

Contacts: Mike May, senior assoc. AD (mmay@mail.sdsu.edu); Jamie McConeghy, asst. AD/media relations (jmcconeg@mail.sdsu.edu); Jen Heisel, asst. media relations director (jheisel@mail.sdsu.edu)

GOAZTECS.COMGOWYO.COM

WYOMING SAN DIEGO STATEFBS Rk. Statistics FBS Rk.

38.2 21 Points/Game 28 36.035.5 107 Points Allowed/Game 19 20.8

217.9 33 Rushing Yds./Game 7 275.9199.4 87 Rushing Yds. Allowed/Game 12 113.3229.3 64 Passing Yds./Game 119 150.8276.0 116 Passing Yds. Allowed/Game 36 204.9447.3 45 Total Offense/Game 60 426.8475.4 116 Total Defense/Game 11 318.3

SDSU has rushed for a school-record 3,311 yards this season, breaking the record of 3,266 set in 14 games last season.

[--/rv] SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (9-3; 6-2 MW-WEST) at [--/rv] WYOMING COWBOYS (8-4; 6-2 MW-MOUNTAIN)SAT., DEC. 3 :: 5:45 p.m. MT / 4:45 p.m. PT :: WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM (29,181) :: LARAMIE, WYO. :: MW CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

MOST CAREER RUSHINGYARDS / FBS HISTORY

Below is a list of the NCAA all-time rushingyardage leaders (through Nov. 26).Player, School YardsRon Dayne, Wisconsin 6,397Ricky Williams, Texas 6,279Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU 6,180Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 6,082DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 6,026

In his last 10 road gms., Pumphrey hasrushed 245 times for 1,648 yards and 15

touchdowns. He has averaged 6.73 ypc.

:: TABLE OF CONTENTSPage No.

Media Opportunities / Weekly Schedule 2Schedule / Results 3General Notes 3-14Mountain West / Opponent Standings 15#Pumphrey4Heisman 16-17SDSU Athletic Department Notes 18SDSU Football Program Notes 19Head Coach Rocky Long 20Coaching Staff 21Roster 22-23Depth Chart 24Recaps 25-36Player Profiles 37-81Statistics 82-94Last Time it Happened 95-97

S E R I E S I N F O R M A T I O N

SDSU vs. Wyoming: Wyoming leads 19-17 / Wyoming won 1Series in Laramie: Wyoming leads 12-6 / Wyoming won 1

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 2

PRACTICE All practices are closed to both the public and the media withthe lone exception being the first 20 minutes of Monday andTuesday’s workouts (media only). Members of the media plan-ning to attend Monday or Tuesday’s practice will need to call themedia relations office to be placed on a list to gain access to thepractice fields. Post-practice interview requests should be submitted to theSan Diego State media relations office no later than noon PT onthe day of the potential interview. Other interview requests mustbe made at least 24 hours in advance.

SDSU TELECONFERENCE The Mountain West is not hosting a weekly coaches telecon-ference this season.

ROCKY LONG RADIO SHOW Once again this season, the weekly Rocky Long Radio Showwill air live from 7-8 p.m. PT on The Mighty 1090.

AZTEC FOOTBALL WITH ROCKY LONG San Diego State football head coach Rocky Long and FOXSports San Diego have announced a coaches show for the secondstraight season. Aztec Football with Rocky Long will air eachThursday following live programming on FOX Sports San Diego. The weekly show will give unprecedented access to the SDSUprogram and Long, the Mountain West's all-time leader in vic-tories and two-time MW Coach of the Year. Aztec Football withRocky Long, which will be hosted by Mike Pomeranz, will consistof player and coach features, behind the scenes footage, X'sand O's with Long, a preview of the upcoming game, a recapof the last game and much more.

VIDEO FOOTAGE OF ROAD GAMES Video highlights and interview footage will once again beavailable to the media for all of San Diego State’s road games.For more information contact coordinator of multimedia pro-ductions Jason Bott at (619) 594-2428 or via e-mail atjbott@mail.sdsu.edu.

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Moun-tain West football. Access and download weekly game notes,quotes, statistics, media guide headshots, logos and more forthe conference and each of its 12 member schools throughoutthe season. Login information will be distributed by the confer-ence office to accredited media or you can apply for a passwordby sending an email to password@collegepressbox.com.

Phone: (619) 594-5547Fax: (619) 582-6541Overnight Address:

Aztec Athletics Center, Suite 30145302 55th StreetSan Diego, CA 92182-4309

Website: GoAztecs.com Public Twitter: GoAztecsTwitter (Media): twitter.com/AztecsPRMike May* | Senior Assoc. AD/Comm. & Media Relations

Office: (619) 594-5547 Cell: (619) 957-8372E-Mail: mmay@mail.sdsu.edu

Jamie McConeghy* | Assistant AD - Media RelationsOffice: (619) 594-4348 Cell: (607) 435-5577E-Mail: jmcconeg@mail.sdsu.edu

Darin Wong | Assistant AD - Media RelationsOffice: (619) 594-5548E-Mail: dwong@mail.sdsu.edu

Jen Heisel^ | Assistant Media Relations DirectorOffice: (619) 594-5549E-Mail: jheisel@mail.sdsu.edu

Dave Kuhn | Assistant Media Relations DirectorOffice: (619) 594-5242E-Mail: dkuhn@mail.sdsu.edu

Jim Solien | Assistant Media Relations DirectorOffice: (619) 594-2576 Cell: (619) 341-9082E-Mail: jsolien@mail.sdsu.edu

Lauren Weaver | Media Relations CoordinatorOffice: (619) 594-5547E-Mail: lweaver@sdsu.edu

Jason Bott | Coordinator of Multimedia ProductionsOffice: (619) 594-2428E-Mail: jbott@mail.sdsu.edu

* primary football contacts; ^ secondary contact

Items in red are sent out to the media distribution list and/or are available on that day at GoAztecs.com.

S D S U M E D I A R E L AT I O N S

29 TUEFINAL MEDIA DAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES

SDSU Media LuncheonLive on GoAztecs.comNoon - Food12:15 p.m. - Coach Long12:30 p.m. - Student-Ath-letes

3:30 p.m. - PracticeFirst 20 minutes open tomedia who cover SDSU on aregular basis (must contactmedia relations office)

5:30 p.m. (approxi-mate) - Post-practiceavailability (Players whoappeared at news confer-ence are not available; Alsono Coach Long availability)

Live News ConferenceNews Conference VideoNews Conference Quotes

30 WEDFINAL MEDIA DAY FOR COACHES

Closed Practice

5 p.m. (approximate) -Post-practice availabil-ity for Coach Long and as-sistants

7 p.m. - Rocky LongRadio Show live on TheMighty 1090.

Broadcast Flip Card

1 THUClosed Practice

No media availability.

Aztec Football withRocky Long TV show onFOX Sports San Diego.Check local listings for spe-cific broadcast time.

28 MON4 p.m. (approximate) -PracticeFirst 20 minutes open tomedia who cover SDSU on aregular basis (must contactmedia relations office)

5 p.m. (approximate) -Post-practice availabil-ity (Players who are ap-pearing at news conferenceon Tuesday are not avail-able)

Game Notes Available

2 FRIClosed Practice

No media availability.

3 SATSan Diego State atWyoming, 5:45 p.m. MT(4:45 p.m. PT)

Postgame News Con-ference - San Diego Statelocker room is closed. CoachLong and selected playerswill be available outside thelocker room after a briefcooling off period.

Live: StatsGame StatsPostgame NotesPostgame QuotesNews Conference ArchiveHighlights

4 SUNNo practice.

No media availability.

SAN DIEGO STATE MEDIA AVAILABILITY: WYOMING

Date Opponent Site TV Time/Result Series NoteSept. 3 New Hampshire San Diego, Calif. W, 31-0 SDSU, 1-0 Aztecs hold UNH to 141 yards and 0-for-14 on Wildcats Qualcomm Stadium 3rd downs; Chapman: CH 283 passing yds.Sept. 10 California San Diego, Calif. CBSSN W, 45-40 tied, 4-4 Pumphrey: 29 carries, CH 281 yds., 3 TDs; Golden Bears Qualcomm Stadium passes Faulk as SDSU career leading rusher Sept. 17 at Northern Illinois DeKalb, Ill. CBSSN W, 42-28 SDSU, 5-0 SDSU races to 28-0 lead and scores 6 TDs Huskies Huskie Stadium Pumphrey: 23 carries, 220 yds., 3 TDsOct. 1 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. ESPNews L, 24-42 USA, 2-0 San Diego State, led 24-21, entering 4th qtr. Jaguars Ladd-Peebles Stadium Aztecs have three starters injured in gameOct. 8 UNLV San Diego, Calif. ESPNU W, 26-7 SDSU, 17-9 SDSU limits UNLV to 9 passing yards (2-for-13) Rebels Qualcomm Stadium Total yards: SDSU 460, UNLV 122Oct. 14 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. CBSSN W, 17-3 SDSU, 29-23-4 Pumphrey: CH 38 carries, 220 yds., 2 TDs Bulldogs Bulldog Stadium Aztecs first win in Fresno since 1997Oct. 21 San José State San Diego, Calif. ESPN2 W, 42-7 tied, 19-19-2 Aztecs have held SJSU to 17 pts. in last 3 gms.; Spartans Qualcomm Stadium Pumphrey 135 yards, 2 TDs; Penny 105 ydsOct. 28 at Utah State Logan, Utah CBSSN W, 40-13 SDSU, 12-1 SDSU has won last 10 games vs. USU; Aggies Maverik Stadium Rushed for 400 yds; Scored 40 strt. pointsNov. 5 Hawai’i San Diego, Calif. CBSSN W, 55-0 SDSU, 20-9-2 SDSU 14-2 in last 16 meetings vs. UH; Rainbow Warriors Qualcomm Stadium Largest shutout victory in SDSU DI eraNov. 12 at Nevada Reno, Nev. CBSSN W, 46-16 SDSU, 6-3 SDSU rushes for a school-record 474 yards; Wolf Pack Mackay Stadium Penny 10 carries, 208 yds., 2 TDNov. 19 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. CBSSN L, 33-34 WYO, 19-17 SDSU caps 99-yard drive to pull within extra Cowboys War Memorial Stadium point of tying game on final play of regulationNov. 26 Colorado State San Diego, Calif. CBSSN L, 31-63 SDSU, 20-14 SDSU has 10-game win streak at Qualcomm Rams Qualcomm Stadium snapped; Total offense: CSU 507, SDSU 377Dec. 3 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. ESPN 5:45 p.m. MT WYO, 19-17 Aztecs look for second straight MW title; Cowboys War Memorial Stadium 21st league championship overall

#WIN21San Diego State will play for its 21st football conference championship Saturday in

Laramie, Wyo., against Wyoming. The 20 conference titles are the third most for any sportat San Diego State, trailing only men’s basketball (27) and baseball (26), both sports whichaward two championships a year (regular season and tournament).

Notes on football conference championships:n The Aztecs are looking to win consecutive conference titles for the first time since win-

ning the Pacific Coast Athletic Association crown three straight years from 1972-74.No Mountain West school has won consecutive outright conference titles since TCU didit in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

n SDSU is looking to claim its third Mountain West football title in the last five seasons.Prior to the start of this run, San Diego State went 14 seasons between football crowns.

n Rocky Long is one of just five Aztec head coaches to win at least two conference titlesand the first since Claude Gilbert (2, 1973 and 1974). Others to claim multiple leaguechampionships C.E. Peterson, Leo Calland and Don Coryell.

n A victory on Saturday would give Long his third Mountain West championship, some-thing only C.E. Peterson and Don Coryell have done in school history for any league.

n Rocky Long already has won more conference championship titles at San Diego State(2) than the previous five head coaches combined (Brady Hoke (0), Chuck Long (0),Tom Craft (0), Ted Tollner (1) and AL Luginbill (0)).

n The Aztecs’ two conference championships this decade are the most in any one decadesince claiming four championships in the 1970s.

n Since 2012, San Diego State is tied for the Mountain West lead with two football cham-pionships (also: Boise State and Fresno State). The Aztecs can have the outright leadin that category with a win Saturday.

n In addition, SDSU owns the league’s best conference record since the conference movedto division play in 2013 (complete standings to the right).

n San Diego State is looking to become the first road team to win the conferencechampionship game in league history. Home teams are 3-0 in the event, includingthe Aztecs’ victory over Air Force last season (27-24).

n Below is a look at recent Mountain West hampionships.

:: MW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, SINCE 2012 Season Champion

2012 San Diego State, Boise State, Fresno State (one division)2013 Fresno State def. Utah State, 24-172014 Boise State def. Fresno State, 28-142015 *San Diego State def. Air Force, 27-242016 San Diego State at Wyoming

* - indicates team went undefeated in conference play.

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 3

S C H E D U L E / R E S U LT S

Below is a list of the best records in the FBS since Oct. 3, 2015 (throughNov. 5, 2016).Rk. Team W-L Pct.

1. Alabama 23-0 1.0002. Clemson 22-2 .9173. Ohio State 19-2 .905

Western Michigan 19-2 .9055. San Diego State 19-3 .8646. Houston 19-4 .8267. Appalachian State 18-4 .818

Stanford 18-4 .818Western Kentucky 18-4 .818

10. Five tied at 17-4 .810

B E S T R E C O R D S I N C E 1 0 - 0 3 - 1 5 / F B S

Below is a list of the highest winning percentages in the nation for FBSschools since the beginning of the 2010 season. (note: minimum 75games played as an FBS school through games of Nov. 26).

Rk. Team Pct. Rk. Team. Pct.1. Alabama .894 14. TCU .7272. Ohio State .859 15. Baylor .7083. Florida State .819 16. Louisville .7004. Boise State .813 17. Toledo .6935. Stanford .806 18. Georgia .6856. Oklahoma .789 19. Houston .6787. Clemson .785 20. Nebraska .674

Oregon .785 21. San Diego State .6709. LSU .764 Navy .670

10. Oklahoma State .753 USC .670Wisconsin .753 24. Texas A&M .667

12. Michigan State .731 25. Auburn .65913. Northern Illinois .729

B E S T F B S R E C O R D S I N C E 2 0 1 0

:: MW LEAGUE STANDINGS SINCE 2013 Start of division play era; includes league title game

Pl. School W L Pct. GB1. San Diego State 26 7 .788 -2. Boise State 25 8 .758 1.03. Colorado State 21 11 .656 4.54. Utah State 19 14 .576 7.05. Air Force 16 17 .485 10.06. Fresno State 15 19 .441 11.57. Nevada 14 18 .438 11.5

New Mexico 14 18 .438 11.5San José State 14 18 .438 11.5

10. Wyoming 13 19 .406 12.511. UNLV 11 21 .344 14.512. Hawai’i 7 25 .219 18.5

San Diego State Football ConferenceChampionships (20) Season League Coach1922 SCJCC nl C.E. Peterson1923 SCJCC nl C.E. Peterson1924 SCJCC nl C.E. Peterson1936 SCIAC nl Leo Calland1937 SCIAC n Leo Calland1950 CCAA n Don Coryell1951 CCAA nl Don Coryell1962 CCAA nl Don Coryell1963 CCAA Don Coryell1966 CCAA nl Don Coryell1967 CCAA nl Don Coryell1969 PCAA nl Don Coryell1970 PCAA Don Coryell1972 PCAA nl Don Coryell1973 PCAA n Claude Gilbert1974 PCAA nl Claude Gilbert1986 Western Athletic n Denny Stolz1998 Western Athletic Ted Tollner2012 Mountain West Rocky Long2015 Mountain West nl Rocky Longn - outright championship. l - undefeated,untied conference record.

WE SHALL NOT FORGETSaturday marks the final game against a Mountain West opponent for 18 senior student-athletes. This group has led the Aztecs to

their most successful era in the school’s Division I history, continuing a stretch of seven consecutive bowl appearances (counts this season),at least a share of three straight Mountain West, West Division championships and a possible third conference championship in the lastfive seasons (2012, 2015 and SDSU will play for the 2016 Mountain West Championship on Dec. 3).

Since the beginning of the 2012 campaign (last five seasons), San Diego State ranks 21st in win percentage with a 44-21 record(67.7 percent) and in the last two seasons (since the beginning of the 2015 season) the Aztecs rank 15th in win percentage with a 20-6 record (76.9 percent).

Below is a quick look at the 18 individuals that are ending their collegiate playing career this season.n Curtis Anderson (WR) - Two-year receiver who saw action in 19 games and made five starts; five career receptions; great blockern Alex Barrett (DE) - CAPTAIN, 48 career games, 36 starts (26 straight); 1st-team all-MW (2015); 163 tackles, 38 TFL, 18 sacksn Tanner Blain (P) - Two-time member of Ray Guy Watch List, MW special teams player of the week; 18 50+ punts, 45 downed I20n Daniel Brunskill (RT) - Moved from TE to RT; Wueffrel Trophy Watch List member (community service based honor); 30 career startsn Arthur Flores (C) - On Rimington Trophy Watch List (nation’s top center); Started 26 straight games at the position n Eric Judge (WR) - 68 career catches for 1,167 yards and 6 touchdowns; Played in 51 games (including 35 straight)n Damontae Kazee (CB) - CAPTAIN, 2nd among all active FBS players w/school record 15 ints.; 2015 MW Defensive Player of the Yearn Kyle Kelley (DE) - 38 career games and 14 consecutive starts; 18 QBH in the last two seasons; 58 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 10.5 sacksn Ryan Krum (OG) - Played in first four career games this year; UAB & Grossmont College transfer; Played prep ball a Valhalla HSn Kendrick Mathis (WR) - Moved to WR this year (7 GP) after playing safety first three years (11 tackles, 1 PBU in 24 GP)n Na’im McGee (AZT) - 31 gms., made 29 starts; Led team in tackles seven times; Suffered season-ending foot injury against UNLVn Kwayde Miller (OT) - Started 26 consecutive games (played in 29 career games); Currently playing with a broken handn Calvin Munson (LB) - CAPTAIN, 2015 first-team all-MW, 2014 HM all-MW; active team leader w/284 career tackles; 6 int., 4 FFn Donnel Pumphrey (RB) - CAPTAIN, only player in FBS history w/5K rushing yards and 1K receiving yards; 3rd all-time in rush yds.n Nico Siragusa (OG) - CAPTAIN, 52 games played, 39 consecutive starts; 1st-team all-MW (2015); Outland Trophy Watch Listn Malik Smith (WAR) - 52 games played, 39 consecutive starts; HM all-MW (2015); 9 int., 22 PBU, 203 tacklesn Sam Tai (DL) - Played in all 12 games this year; Missed 2015 with a knee injury; Played three games at UCLA from 2011-14n Austin Wyatt-Thayer (LB) - Played in 23 games with 2 starts; 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks

SPECIAL SEASONAs previously noted, this has been a memorable season for the San Diego State Football program. In addition to spending three

weeks in the Associate Press Top 25 Poll (SDSU peaked at No. 19 in the rankings), marking the school’s first appearance in the rankingssince 1995, San Diego State still has an opportunity to tie the school record for most wins.

Below is a look at other records, both already broken and those that could be broken, by this year’s squad.

:: SAN DIEGO STATE TEAM RECORDSCategory Current Record (Year) 2016 Total Needed to BreakRushing Yards 3,266 (2015) 3,311 BROKENKickoff Returns for TDs 3 (2015) 3 TIEDMost Yards Per Carry 5.7 (1952) 6.1 ON PACE TO BREAKMost Rushing Yards Per Game 269.4 (1952) 275.9 ON PACE TO BREAKVictories 11 (1966, 1969, 2015) 9 2 winsRushing Touchdowns 32 (1964, 2015) 29 3 rushing touchdownsTotal Offense 5,937 (2010) 5,121 817 yardsTouchdowns 61 (1969) 55 7 touchdownsPoints 464 (1969) 432 33 pointsField Goals 20 (2014) 17 4 field goals

DOUBLE-DIGIT VICTORIESSan Diego State will look to record its 10th victory of the campaign on Sat-

urday. Below is a look at the significance of that accomplishment in SDSU historywhile in the right box shows just how difficult that accomplishment is nation-ally.n On Saturday, San Diego State will look for its 10th victory of the season and

would have back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time while being amember of a conference in its Division I history (since 1969).

n The Aztecs would have 10 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since1976-77 while they were an independent.

n SDSU could have back-to-back 10-win campaigns as a member of a confer-ence for the first time since 1966-67 while a member of the California Col-legiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

n San Diego State would have 10 wins in each of its last two seasons after notrecording one its previous 37 years (since 1977).

n The Aztecs’ 21 wins over the past two years would be the program’s most in their Division I era (since 1969) and most since winning21 from 1966-67.

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 4

C A L I F O R N I A F B S R E C O R D S S I N C E ’ 1 0

Below is a look at the best records in the state of California since the be-ginning of the 2010 campaign. BG - indicates number of bowl games theteam has participated in since 2010. AP Rk. - indicates current team rank-ing in the Associated Press poll.

Rk. Team W L Pct. BG AP Rk.1. Stanford 75 18 .806 6 102. San Diego State 61 30 .670 6 --

USC 61 30 .670 4 174. UCLA 51 40 .560 5 --5. Fresno State 42 48 .467 4 --6. San José State 36 51 .414 2 --7. California 34 52 .395 2 --

San Diego State and Houston were the only schools in the country to re-ceive every first-place vote in its official conference preseason poll. Belowis a list of every team that received at least 50 percent of the possiblefirst-place votes in its preseason poll (note: Conference USA did not releaseindividual voting details like total points or first-place votes).

Rk. Team Conference-Div. FPV/Total Pct.1. San Diego State Mountain West-West 29/29 100.0

Houston American-West 30/30 100.03. Boise State Mountain West-Mtn. 27/29 93.14. Oklahoma Big 12 24/26 92.35. Iowa Big Ten-West 33/40 82.56. Clemson ACC-Atlantic 148/191 77.57. Alabama SEC-West 246/331 74.38. Western Michigan MAC-West 19/26 73.19. Stanford Pac 12-North 24/33 72.7

10. Tennessee SEC-East 225/331 68.011. Ohio State Big Ten-East 31/46 67.412. North Carolina ACC-Coastal 121/191 63.413. UCLA Pac 12-South 19/33 57.614. USF American-East 15/30 50.0

U N A N I M O U S

Best scoring defenses since the beginning of the 2014 season.Rk. School Pts. Allowed Per Game

1. Alabama 15.22. Wisconsin 16.23. Michigan 17.14. Ohio State 17.45. Florida 18.46. Temple 18.67. Clemson 18.78. San Diego State 18.99. LSU 19.4

10. Stanford 19.8

T O P S C O R I N G D E F E N S E S S I N C E 2 0 1 4

Best total defenses since the beginning of the 2014 season.Rk. School Total Yds. Allowed Per Game

1. Michigan 281.52. Wisconsin 284.93. Alabama 285.54. Clemson 294.55. Boston College 296.96. Florida 311.17. San Diego State 311.98. Ohio State 314.39. Penn State 315.8

10. Louisville 319.3

T O P T O TA L D E F E N S E S S I N C E 2 0 1 4

:: 10+ WINS x 2Last season, San Diego State was one of 29 FBS teamswon 10 or more games. To demonstrate how difficult thatis to accomplish in consecutive seasons, below is a lookat how those 29 teams have done in their attempt to re-peat that accomplishment.Of the 29 teams that won 10+ games last season, Teams That Have Won 10+ Games 5Teams That Still Can Reach 10+ Wins 12Teams That Have Been Eliminated From 10 Wins 12

Teams that have won 10+ games in 2015 and 2016 (5):Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 5

WE ARE THE (DIVISION) CHAMPIONSFour weeks ago (Nov. 5), San Diego State clinched a berth in the Mountain West Championship game. The Aztecs clinched a share of

the league title with their 55-0 victory over Hawai’i, and clinched an advantage in all potential tie-breaking scenarios when New Mexicodefeated Nevada, 35-26, in an evening game that ended Sunday due to weather delays.

Three weeks ago, the Aztecs clinched the outright division championship with a 46-16 victory at Nevada. San Diego State will play for the 21st conference title in school history on Dec. 3. The Aztecs are looking to become the first team to

repeat and the first team to win multiple conference titles since the league moved to divisional format in 2013.Other items to note:

n This marks the third consecutive season the Aztecs have won at least a share of the division title. In 2014, San Diego State sharedthe division’s best record with Fresno State at 5-3 before winning the title outright last season (8-0 in 2015) and this year as well(6-2).

n SDSU is the first Mountain West team to claim a division title share in three straight seasons.n On Dec. 3, San Diego State will be looking for its third Mountain West championship in the last five seasons. The Aztecs won a share

of the 2012 title (back when the conference was a single division, 10-team league), tying with Boise State and Fresno State. SDSUwon the title last season, defeating Air Force, 27-24, in the championship game.

n Although the Aztecs have won 20 previous conference titles in the football program’s history, the SDSU has not won consecutivecrowns since winning three straight PCAA titles from 1972-74.

SERIES NOTESn San Diego State and Wyoming will meet for the 37th time on Saturday, with the Cow-

boys owning a 19-17 series advantage. The teams have met every season of the Moun-tain West era with the exceptions of 2013 and 2014, with the Aztecs owning an 10-6advantage in the current league.

n Wyoming owns a 12-6 advantage in the series in games played in Laramie. San DiegoState has won on two of its last three trips to Laramie, claiming a 48-38 win 2010 and42-28 in 2012. Aztecs wins in Laramie were obtained in 1982, 1984, 2000, 2002,2010 and 2012.

n Rocky Long owns a 10-4 career record against Wyoming, including a 2-2 record asthe head coach at San Diego State. The 10 career victories are tied for his second most wins against any one opponent, trailing onlyhis 11 victories against UNLV.

n The two schools met in the first 14 years as members of the Mountain West (1999-2012). The two sides did not face one another in1998, but the game was an annual affair from 1978 to 1997, when both played in the Western Athletic Conference.

n The home team is 7-5 in the series, beginning with the 2003 game in San Diego. The visitor has claimed four of the last six meet-ings.

n During the Aztecs’ recent run of 10 wins in 16 tries against the Cowboys, San Diego State has averaged 34.9 points in the eight winsand 21.8 points in the six losses.

n SDSU has outscored Wyoming, 480-353, in the series since the MW’s inception in 1999. n In the Mountain West era, the team that has more rushing yards owns a 12-4 record in the series.n Seven of the last 13 games in the series have been decided by five points or less.n Twice in the last seven meetings the winning team has overcome a 21-point deficit. In 2007, San Diego State rallied from 21 points

down, while Wyoming did it in 2009. Both of the rallies occurred at Qualcomm Stadium.n SERIES TIDBITS: San Diego State has rushed for at least 178 yards rushing in each of the last four meetings, averaging 290.8

during that stretch... San Diego State has rushed for 1,163 yards and eight touchdowns in the last four games of the series... Wyominghas rushed for 200 or more yards in four of its last nine games against San Diego State... The Cowboys have 19 rushing touchdownsin the last nine series meetings (they had zero last year, two in the regular-season meeting two weeks ago)... San Diego State hasnot thrown an interception in four of the last seven meetings with Wyoming, including the last two encounters (46 pass attempts, 5touchdowns, 0 interceptions)... The Cowboys have completed 60 percent or more of its pass attempts in six of the last 10 seriesgames... San Diego State has had a turnover advantage in the series just once since the 2003 contest (last season)... The Aztecshave a -9 turnover margin in the last 11 meetings... In 1980, SDSU had a +7 turnover margin (SDSU 2, Wyoming 9) in the meeting,that is tied for the best TO Margin in a Division I era game for the Aztecs... In the last six meetings, San Diego State has converted37-of-74 third-down attempts (50.0 percent), while Wyoming is 41-for-97 (42.3 percent) in the category... The 1990 meeting thatresulted in a 52-51 Wyoming victory is the second highest combined point total (103 points) in the SDSU DI era, trailing only the1991 52-all tie against Brigham Young... In 2009, San Diego State rushed for 157 yards against Wyoming marking the first timethe Aztecs had surpassed the 100-yard rushing barrier since the 2005 game.

SAN DIEGO STATE VS. WYOMING - DIVISION I ERA MEETINGS (complete series results on page 187 of media guide) SD WY Total Passing Rushing Date Site Result Rk - Rk FD - FD Yds - Yds TOs -TOs Yds - Yds Yds - Yds Te. Att. O.14.78 A - War Memorial L 22 - 31 - - - 18 - 14 251 - 375 5 - 4 213 - 37 38 - 338 56 21,471 N.3.79 H - Qualcomm W 31 - 21 - - - 22 - 23 375 - 397 3 - 6 277 - 242 98 - 155 64 36,386 O.25.80 A - War Memorial L 9 - 34 - - - 18 - 25 274 - 461 4 - 3 285 - 114 (-11) - 347 49 15,325 N.7.81 H - Qualcomm L 13 - 24 - - - 17 - 21 344 - 386 4 - 4 287 - 165 57 - 221 66 30,361 O.9.82 A - War Memorial W 24 - 21 - - - 21 - 16 247 - 246 1 - 2 98 - 34 149 - 212 30 16,895 N.12.83 H - Qualcomm L 21 - 33 - - - 22 - 30 423 - 500 2 - 1 344 - 85 79 - 415 68 14,530 O.6.84 A - War Memorial W 21 - 0 - - - 9 - 14 174 - 215 1 - 3 100 - 64 74 - 151 56 19,223 N.9.85 A - War Memorial L 20 - 41 - - - 28 - 17 530 - 381 6 - 0 379 - 56 151 - 325 18 1,946 N.15.86 H - Qualcomm W 31 - 24 - - - 21 - 24 334 - 495 3 - 5 236 - 396 98 - 99 65 20,168 O.3.87 A - War Memorial L 10 - 52 - - - 15 - 28 207 - 502 5 - 1 177 - 267 30 - 235 71 25,018 O.8.88 H - Qualcomm L 27 - 55 - - - 20 - 31 281 - 641 1 - 3 230 - 190 51 - 451 20,386

The following NCAA career rushing list comes from page 34 of the2016 NCAA Record Book. Before 2002, postseason games were not in-cluded in NCAA final football statistics or records. Beginning with the 2002season, all postseason games were included in NCAA final football statisticsand records.

This is the fourth week the NCAA chart is referenced here as prior tothat time, Pumphrey fell outside the NCAA leaders and instead the SportsReference list was utilized.

Rk. Player School Yards To Pass1. Ron Dayne Wisconsin 6,397 2182. Ricky Williams Texas 6,279 1003. Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State 6,1804 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 6,082

5. DeAngelo Williams Memphis 6,0266. Charles White USC 5,5987. Travis Prentice Miami (Ohio) 5,5968. Cedric Benson Texas 5,5409. Damion Fletcher Southern Miss. 5,302

10. LaDainian Tomlinson TCU 5,26311. Herschel Walker Georgia 5,25912. Archie Griffin Ohio State 5,17713. Avon Cobourne West Virginia 5,164

Garrett Wolfe Northern Illinois 5,16415. Montee Ball Wisconsin 5,14016. LaMichael James Oregon 5,08217. Mike Hart Michigan 5,04018. Darren Lewis Texas A&M 5,01219. Darren Sproles Kansas State 4,97920. DonTrell Moore New Mexico 4,973

Rk. Player School TD To Pass1. Keenan Reynolds Navy 88 292. Montee Ball Wisconsin 77 183. Travis Prentice Miami (Ohio) 73 144. Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech 72 13

Ricky Williams Texas 72 136. Cedric Benson Texas 64 5

Anthony Thompson Indiana 64 58. Ron Dayne Wisconsin 63 49. Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State 60

10. Eric Crouch Nebraska 59Colin Kaepernick Nevada 59

Rk. Player School TD To Pass1. Keenan Reynolds Navy 88 242. Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech 87 233. Montee Ball Wisconsin 83 194. Travis Prentice Miami (Ohio) 78 145. Ricky Williams Texas 75 116. Taurean Henderson Texas Tech 69 57. Brock Forsey Boise State 68 48. Cedric Benson Texas 67 39. Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State 65

DeMarco Murray Oklahoma 65 1Anthony Thompson Indiana 65 1

A C T I V E C A R E E R R U S H I N G L E A D E R S / F B S

C A R E E R R U S H I N G T D / F B S

C A R E E R O V E R A L L T D / F B S

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 6

SD WY Total Passing Rushing Date Site Result Rk - Rk FD - FD Yds - Yds TOs -TOs Yds - Yds Yds - Yds Te. Att. N.11.89 H - Qualcomm W 27 - 17 - - - 18 - 13 371 - 281 1 - 2 256 - 160 115 - 121 60 20,564 O.6.90 A - War Memorial L 51 - 52 - - - 29 - 20 615 - 648 1 - 1 415 - 421 200 - 227 65 16,713 N.2.91 H - Qualcomm W 24 - 22 - - - 17 - 19 415 - 514 1 - 2 241 - 403 174 - 111 65 35,961 N.7.92 A - War Memorial L 6 - 17 - - - 20 - 19 336 - 405 2 - 3 197 - 266 139 - 139 44 19,140 N.27.93 H - Qualcomm L 38 - 43 - - - 27 - 27 451 - 518 1 - 2 214 - 341 237 - 177 58 30,579 O.22.94 A - War Memorial L 35 - 52 - - - 17 - 35 399 - 648 2 - 2 298 - 401 101 - 247 57 21,132 N.11.95 H - Qualcomm L 31 - 34 - - - 19 - 31 380 - 546 3 - 3 202 - 175 178 - 371 58 32,846 N.7.96 H - Qualcomm W 28 - 24 - - 16 29 - 24 520 - 419 2 - 1 366 - 319 154 - 100 70 28,679 N.1.97 A - War Memorial L 17 - 41 - - - 13 - 24 241 - 422 5 - 0 216 - 254 25 - 168 35 15,157 N.27.99 H - Qualcomm W 39 - 7 - - - 21 - 21 478 - 423 1 - 4 232 - 267 246 - 156 59 20,622 O.7.00 A - War Memorial W 34 - 0 - - - 21 - 10 434 - 184 2 - 3 317 - 158 117 - 26 15,661 N.17.01 H - Qualcomm W 38 - 16 - - - 20 - 17 382 - 364 2 - 9 183 - 307 199 - 57 60 16,864 O.19.02 A - War Memorial W 24 - 20 - - - 21 - 25 419 - 388 2 - 1 335 - 257 84 - 131 53 13,757 O.25.03 H - Qualcomm W 25 - 20 - - - 21 - 18 397 - 292 2 - 3 191 - 247 206 - 45 66 15,812 O.9.04 A - War Memorial L 10 - 20 - - - 20 - 14 363 - 264 3 - 0 295 - 192 68 - 72 64 19,540 N.19.05 H - Qualcomm W 34 - 21 - - - 22 - 20 425 - 397 3 - 3 211 - 346 214 - 51 72 20,713 N.4.06 A - War Memorial L 24 - 27 - - - 10 - 23 232 - 319 1 - 1 192 - 97 40 - 222 47 14,012 N.3.07 H - Qualcomm W 27 - 24 - - - 16 - 18 307 - 250 2 - 1 249 - 159 58 - 91 63 22,852 N.1.08 A - War Memorial L 10- - 35 - - - 19 - 22 328 - 544 1 - 0 311 - 166 17 - 378 59 11,779 N.14.09 H - Qualcomm L 27 - 30 - - - 21 - 20 357 - 446 1 - 1 200 - 246 157 - 200 58 18,851 O.30.10 A - War Memorial W 48 - 38 - - - 20 - 21 441 - 372 3 - 1 365 - 186 76 - 186 56 16,252 O.29.11 H - Qualcomm L 27 - 30 - - - 21 - 22 539 - 500 1 - 0 247 - 341 292 - 159 67 29,730 N.24.12 A - War Memorial W 42 - 28 - - - 29 - 22 564 - 382 3 - 1 164 - 260 400 - 122 51 13,374 N.14.15 H - Qualcomm W 38 - 3 - - - 25 - 12 431 - 191 2 - 3 138 - 129 293 - 62 60 36,688 N.19.16 A - War Memorial L 33 - 34 24 - - 17 - 29 389 - 487 1 - 1 211 - 282 178 - 205 50 19,112SDSU number is listed first. Note: San Diego Stadium and JackMurphy Stadium is currently Qualcomm Stadium. Te. indicatesgame temperature

LAST MEETINGWYOMING 34, No. 24/25 SDSU 33Nov. 19, 2016 - Laramie, Wyo.

LARAMIE, Wyo. - No. 24/25 San Diego State saw its17-game winning streak against Mountain West oppo-nents snapped in a 34-33 loss at Wyoming Nov. 19 inLaramie, Wyo.

Josh Allen had given the Cowboys (8-3, 6-1 MW)their first lead of the game at 34-27 with a 29-yardtouchdown pass to C.J. Johnson with 1:07 left in thegame.

After Rashaad Penny was ruled down on the Aztecs’1-yard line on a kick return, SDSU mounted a 99-yarddrive, ending when Christian Chapman’s Hail Mary passwas deflected to a diving Quest Truxton in the end zonewith no time remaining. After initially calling the catchincomplete, the referees reviewed the play and it wascalled a touchdown.

San Diego State head coach Rocky Long elected togo for the win, but Chapman’s 2-point conversion passattempt was knocked down, giving UW its second winover a ranked team this season (also over then No. 13Boise State).

The Aztecs tied a FBS record with two kick returns fora touchdown in the game, beginning with a 93-yard re-turn by Penny on the opening kickoff of the game.

Wyoming responded with a 9-play, 57-yard driveover 4:20, ending with a 32-yard field goal by CooperRothe.

SDSU went up by seven once again midway throughthe second quarter when John Baron II converted on a27-yard field goal.

After exchanging punts, Brian Hill capped a 7-play,80-yard drive for the Cowboys with an 11-yard touch-down run to tie the game once again at 10-10.

Getting the ball back with just 1:14 left in the firsthalf on the 35-yard line after UW kicked the ball out-of-bounds, San Diego State went 65 yards with Chapmanfinding true freshman tight end Parker Houston fromthree yards out with no time on the clock to put the

Rk. Player, Team G Yards1. D'Onta Foreman, Texas 11 2,0282. Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU 12 1,9083. Aaron Jones, UTEP 12 1,7734. Brian Hill, Wyoming 12 1,6745. Jeremy McNichols, Boise State 12 1,663

Rk. Player, Team G YPG1. D'Onta Foreman, Texas 11 184.362. Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU 12 159.003. Aaron Jones, UTEP 12 147.754. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 11 147.735. Brian Hill, Wyoming 12 139.50

Rk. Player, Team G Yards1. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 11 2,3272. Jeremy McNichols, Boise State 12 2,1853. Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU 12 2,1194. D'Onta Foreman, Texas 11 2,1035. I'Tavius Mathers, Middle Tenn. 12 2,093

Rk. Player, Team G YPG1. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 11 211.552. Joe Mixon, Oklahoma 10 195.003. D’Onta Foreman, Texas 11 191.184. Jeremy McNichols, Boise State 12 182.085. Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech 11 179.456. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State 12 176.58

R U S H I N G YA R D S / F B S

A V E R A G E R U S H I N G YA R D S / F B S

A L L - P U R P O S E YA R D S / F B S

A L L - P U R P O S E Y P G / F B S

Below is a list of the most turnovers forced in the FBS since the beginningof the 2015 campaign.Rk. Team TO Forced W-L

1. Utah 62 18-72. Washington 57 18-73. San Diego State 56 20-64. Houston 53 22-45. West Virginia 52 17-76. Arkansas State 51 15-9

Brigham Young 51 17-8Oklahoma State 51 19-5

9. Louisville 50 17-8Memphis 50 17-8

M O S T T U R N O V E R S F O R C E D S I N C E 2 0 1 5

2017Sept. 2 UC DavisSept. 9 at Arizona StateSept. 16 StanfordSept. 30 Northern Ill.

2018Sept. 1 at StanfordSept. 8 Sacramento St.Sept. 15 Arizona StateSept. 22 Eastern Mich.

2019Aug. 31 Weber StateSept. 19 at UCLASept. 28 at Eastern Mich.

2020Sept. 5 Sacramento StateSept. 19 UCLA

2021Sept. 4 New Mexico St.Sept. 11 ArizonaSept. 18 Utah

2022Sept. 3 ArizonaSept. 18 at Utah

2027Sept. 18 at Arizona State

2028Sept. 16 vs. Arizona State

S D S U F U T U R E N O N - L E A G U E S C H E D U L E S

SDSU-WYOMINGNov. 19, 2016 | War Memorial | Laramie, Wyo.Attendance: 19,112 | Weather: Mostly sunny, 50 degrees, wind 16 mph SW

1 2 3 4 TotalSan Diego State 7 10 7 9 - 33Wyoming 3 7 10 14 - 34

SCORING SUMMARYSDSU - Penny 93-yard kick return (Baron kick) (14:47, 1st)WYO - Rother 32-yard field goal (10:27, 1st)SDSU - Baron 27-yard field goal (7:49, 2nd)WYO - Hill 11-yard run (Rothe kick) (1:14, 2nd)SDSU - Houston 3-yard pass from Chapman (Baron kick) (0:00, 2nd)WYO - Hill 1-yard run (Rothe kick) (9:06, 3rd)SDSU - Washington 92-yard kick return (Baron kick) (8:53, 3rd)WYO - Rothe 34-yard field goal (4:15, 3rd)SDSU - Baron 31-yard field goal (10:45, 4th)WYO - Maulhardt 30-yard pass from Allen (Rothe kick) (9:45, 4th)WYO - Johnson 29-yard pass from Allen (Rothe kick) (1:07, 4th)SDSU - Truxton 23-yard pass from Chapman (2-pt. conv. failed) (0:00, 4th)

TEAM STATSSan Diego State Wyoming

First Downs 17 29Rushes-Yards 31-178 53-205Passing Yards 211 282C-A-I 15-27-0 16-31-1Total Offense 58-389 84-487Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 7-53 2-20Possession Time 23:17 36:43Turnovers 1 1Average Field Position SDSU 34 WYO 26

INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing (Atts.-Yards-TDs): SDSU: Penny 5-79-0; Pumphrey 17-76-0; Washington1-14-0; Chapman 8-9-0. WYO: Hill 31-131-2; Allen 15-56-0; Wick 4-14-0; Gentry 1-8-0; Conway 2(-4)-0.Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int., Yards, TDs): SDSU: Chapman 26-15-0, 211, 2; TEAM1-0-0, 0, 0. WYO: Allen 31-16-1, 282, 2.Receiving (No.-Yards-TDs): SDSU: Pumphrey 5-52-0; Truxton 2-50-1; Judge 2-17-0; Houston 2-8-1; Washington 1-44-0; Wells 1-27-0; Anderson 1-12-0; Bawden 1-1-0. WYO: Johnson 5-85-1; Gentry 4-58-0; Maulhardt 3-84-1; Hollister 3-52-0; Hill1-3-0.

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 7

Aztecs up, 17-10, at the half. Wyoming tied it up once again on its ensuing drive on another long 13-play, 70-yard march over 6:07, ending with a 1-yard TD run

by Hill. SDSU’s Juwan Washington, however, took a 92-yard kick back for his first career kick return touchdown. After forcing the Cowboys to punt, San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey fumbled, allowing Lucas Wacha to pounce on it and giving

UW the ball on the Aztecs’ 18. The SDSU defense stood tall, however, limiting Wyoming to a 34-yard field goal. San Diego State looked to put the game away on its first drive of the fourth quarter as it used to big plays - 44-yard pass from

Chapman to Washington and a 24-yard Penny run - to get to the 12-yard line. Two short gains, a delay of game penalty and an incom-pletion later, the Aztecs had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Baron to make it 27-20.

It only took the Cowboys three plays to go 75 yards, ending with a 30-yard pass from Allen to Jake Maulhardt and tying the gameup at 27-27.

After forcing SDSU to punt, UW methodically mounted a 15-play, 85-yard drive over 6:14 to take the lead on the Allen-to-Johnson29-yard pass. Wyoming converted three third downs on the drive, a fourth down and took advantage of a San Diego State penalty ona 3rd and 5 early to take its first lead of the game.

The Aztecs got down to the 23 before the Hail Mary from Chapman to Truxton set up the failed 2-point conversion.Chapman completed 15 of 26 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns for SDSU. Penny had 79 yards on the ground on just five

carries and added the 93-yard kick return touchdown, while Pumphrey had 76 rushing yards on 17 attempts (4.5 avg.) and addedteam highs of five receptions and 52 yards. Washington had a 44-yard catch, a 14-yard run and a 92-yard kick return for a score.

Pumphrey ended up passing Tony Dorsett for third place on the NCAA FBS career rushing list and became the first player in FBShistory with at least 5,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards.

Ronley Lakalaka (12) and Parker Baldwin (11) each had career highs in tackles, while Calvin Munson added 11 stops for the SanDiego State defense.

Allen was 16-for-31 for 282 yards and rushed for 56 yards for the Cowboys and Hill added 131 yards and two touchdowns on 31rushes.

SAN DIEGO STATE-WYOMING CONNECTIONSn SDSU head coach Rocky Long served as Wyoming’s defensive coordinator from 1981-85.n Aztec special teams coordinator Bobby Hauck and Cowboy head coach Craig Bohl were on opposing sidelines in 2003, when Bohl’s

visiting North Dakota State team defeated Montana 25-24 in Hauck’s second game as head coach of the Grizzlies. Wyoming offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks coach Brent Vigen was on Bohl’s NDSU staff that season as well, serving as the Bison’s running backscoach.

n Cowboy defensive tackles coach Pete Kaligis was a part of Bobby Hauck’s staff at Montana from 2005-08, coaching the tight endsand offensive line.

n Aztec defensive lineman Sam Tai and Cowboy free safety Jalen Ortiz played together for two season (2013-14) at UCLA.n San Diego State linebacker Randy Ricks (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Wyoming tight end Jacob Hollister (Bend, Ore.) both played at Arizona

Western College in Yuma, Ariz., after high school.n SDSU linebacker Ronley Lakalaka and Wyoming linebacker Tim Kamana are both graduates of Punahou High School in Honolulu. n Aztec punter Tanner Blain and Cowboy defensive end Taniela Lolohea were teammates in 2014 at El Camino College.

San Diego State-Wyoming: Player ConnectionsSan Diego State Hometown/High School WyomingS Parie Dedeaux, Jr. (Dorsey HS) Los Angeles, Calif. CB DeAndre Watson (Washington/Millikan HS) LB Kyahva Tezino (Salesian HS) DB Marcus Epps (Edison HS)RB Marcus Stamps (Jefferson HS) RB Nico Evans (Loyola HS)DB Kevin Walcott (Washington Prep HS)WR Josh Hill (Dorsey HS)WR Kaylen Williams (Cathedral HS)WR Quest Truxton Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS DE Adam KinderWR Chase Favreau (Huntington Beach, Calif.) Edison HS WR Marcus Epps (Los Angeles, Calif.)P Tanner Blain (Lindenhurst, Ill.) El Camino College DE Taniela Lolohea (Hawthorne, Calif./Hawthorne HS)OL Alfonso Solis (Channel Islands HS) Oxnard, Calif. RB Shaun Wick (St. Bonaventure HS)FB Isaac Lessard (Jesuit HS) Sacramento, Calif. DE Carl Granderson (Grant HS) RB Mike Green II (Grant HS)C Arthur Flores (J.K. Mullen HS) Denver, Colo. RB Milo Hall (Cherry Creek HS) LB Adrian King (George Washington HS)LB Randy Ricks (Las Vegas, Nev.) Arizona Western CC TE Jacob Hollister (Bend, Ore.)DL Sam Tai (Henderson, Nev./Liberty HS) UCLA FS Jalen Ortiz (Peoria, Ariz./Centennial HS)LB Ronley Lakalaka (Kalihi, Hawai’i) Punahou HS LB Tim Kamana (Honolulu, Hawai’i) LB Bryan Ohene-Gyeni (Mansfield Summit HS)

PROGRAM NOTESn SDSU is one of 25 schools to play in a bowl game each of the last six seasons, which is the longest streak in the Mountain West. San

Diego State and Boise State are the only two current Mountain West schools to reach a bowl game in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2014 and 2015.

n San Diego State has advanced to a school-record six consecutive bowl games, and is one of only 25 schools nationally and one ofjust three from a “Group of 5” conference (also Boise State and Northern Illinois).

n San Diego State has advanced to six consecutive bowl games. The Aztecs join Stanford as the only football teams in California - FBSor NFL - to advance to the postseason in each of the past six seasons.

n With bowl game appearances in a school-record six straight seasons, the Aztecs have equaled their total number of bowls played inthe 44 prior seasons (1966 through 2009).

Sept. 3 Northern Illinois W, 40-34 (3ot)Sept. 10 at Nebraska L, 17-52Sept. 17 UC Davis W, 45-22Sept. 23 at Eastern Michigan L, 24-27Oct. 1 at Colorado State* W, 38-17Oct. 8 Air Force* W, 35-26Oct. 22 at Nevada* W, 42-34Oct. 29 Boise State* W, 30-28Nov. 5 Utah State* W, 52-28Nov. 12 at UNLV* L, 66-69 (3ot)Nov. 19 San Diego State W, 34-33Nov. 26 at New Mexico* L, 35-56Dec. 3 San Diego State 5:45 p.m. MT

(National rankings in parentheses; through games of Nov. 19)Category San Diego State WyomingRecord 9-3 8-4 Conference 6-2 6-2

Scoring Offense 36.00 (28) 38.17 (21)Scoring Defense 20.75 (19) 35.50 (107)Scoring Differential^ +13.75 (13) +0.82 (60) ^ ranking and numbers only include only vs. FBS schools

Rushing Offense 275.92 (7) 217.92 (33)Passing Offense 150.83 (119) 229.33 (64)Total Offense 426.75 (60) 447.25 (xxPassing Efficiency 150.10 (26) 148.37 (xx

Rushing Defense 113.33 (12) 199.42 (87)Passing Defense 204.92 (36) 276.00 (116)Total Defense 318.25 (11) 475.42 (116)Passing Eff. Defense 114.96 (20) 138.99 (93)

Net Punting 36.14 (92) 39.30 (29)Punt Returns 10.42 (32) 7.19 (75)Kickoff Returns 26.52 (6) 23.10 (31)Punt Return Def. 9.71 (90) 5.33 (32)Kick Return Def. 20.45 (61) 24.79 (118)

Interceptions Thrown 5 (6) 11 (71)Fumbles Lost 7 (43) 8 (57)Passes Intercepted 20 (2) 13 (29)Fumbles Recovered 2 (124) 9 (42)Turnovers Lost 12 (10) 19 (76)Turnovers Gained 22 (26) 22 (26)Turnover Margin +0.83 (8) +0.25 (42)

Sacks 2.25 (48) 2.25 (48)Tackles for Loss 4.92 (105) 5.83 (61)Sacks Allowed 1.92 (56) 1.83 (51)TFL Allowed 5.75 (65) 5.17 (35)

First Downs Off. 249 (68) 277 (32)First Downs Def. 207 (16) 261 (79)3rd Down Conv. % 43.06 (45) 45.88 (22)4th Down Conv. % 45.45 (87) 70.00 (8)3D Conv. % Def. 39.23 (64) 44.00 (102)4D Conv. % Def. 45.00 (46) 36.36 (17)

Fewest Penalties 7.33 (106) 4.42 (11)Fewest Penalty Yds. 63.17 (105) 42.48 (18)

Red Zone Offense 92.31 (9) 90.00 (22)Red Zone Defense 83.33 (57) 88.10 (91)

Time of Possession 31:28 (39) 31:44 (34)

W Y O M I N G ( 8 - 4 , 6 - 2 M W )

T E A M C O M P A R I S O N ( 2 0 1 6 )

n Aztec head coach Rocky Long is in his sixth season as head coach and seventh year on The Mesa. The Mountain West’s all-time win-ningest coach, Long has guided SDSU to 52 victories.

n Between 2000-09, SDSU was 38-80 (.322) and owned the nation’s 106th-best winning percentage. Since 2010, San Diego State is61-30 (.670) and owns the nation’s 21st-best winning percentage.

n Since the start of the 2010 season, San Diego State’s 61-30 record is the second-best mark in the state, only trailing Stanford.n With 61 wins in their last 91 games (61-30 since the beginning of the 2010 campaign), the Aztecs have equaled their win total from

the previous 161 games (61-100).n The 52 wins the last six seasons (nine in 2010, eight in 2011, nine in 2012, eight in 2013, seven in 2014 and 11 in 2015) are the

most in a six-year period at San Diego State since 1972-77 (55 wins).

BULLET NOTES - OFFENSEn San Diego State returns seven starters on the offensive side of the ball - senior tight end Daniel Brunskill, junior wide receiver Chase

Favreau, senior center Arthur Flores, junior wide receiver Mikah Holder, senior left tackle Kwayde Miller, senior running back DonnelPumphrey and senior left guard Nico Siragusa - from the 2015 season.

n Jeff Horton, is in his sixth season at San Diego State is in his second season as SDSU’s offensive coordinator. (served the previousfour seasons as an assistant head coach and running backs coach). Among his other experience, he served as the head coach atNevada and UNLV and interim head coach at Minnesota.

n Donnel Pumphrey was named the Mountain West offensive player of the year last season and is the media’s preseason pick to repeatthis year. A Heisman Trophy candidate, Pumphrey is on the preseason watch lists for the Walter Camp Award (top college player),Maxwell Award (top college player) and Doak Walker (top running back).

n Pumphrey is the nation’s active leader in rushing yards (6,180), all-purpose yards (7,264), 100-yard rushing games (31) and he isthe only player in FBS history to record 5,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving.

n Last week Pumphrey was named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which goes out to the top running back in the country.n Last season, Pumphrey was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-league pick by the league’s

coaches and media. He’s the first Aztec to be named a league offensive player of the year since George Jones in 1995 as a memberof the Pacific Division of the WAC and the fourth offensive honoree in program history

n Pumphrey was also awarded the team’s John Simcox Memorial Trophy as the 2015 team MVP for the second straight year, joiningKirk Morrison (2003-04), Marshall Faulk (1992-93), Todd Santos (1986-87) and Gary Garrison (1964-65) as the only repeatwinners in program history.

n In addition to Pumphrey, LG Nico Siragusa also earned preseason all-conference honors in the official media poll.n Senior LG Nico Siragusa, an Outland Trophy nominee, has 40 career starts, including 39 consecutive starts at left guard.

OFFENSIVE NUMBERSn Prior to the game at Wyoming, San Diego State scored 40 or more points in four consecutive games for the first time since the 1990

campaign. Currently, the Aztecs have scored 33 points or more in five consecutive games.n The Aztecs are averaging 36.0 points per game this season, to place 28th nationally. This is on pace to be SDSU’s highest scoring av-

erage since 1996.n Last season, SDSU scored 450 points in 14 games (32.1 ppg), which ranked 46th nationally.n San Diego State has scored 30 or more points in 16 of their last 20 games (741 points total, 37.1 ppg).n Since the beginning of 2014, the Aztecs are 24-3 when committing one turnover or less and 3-9 when having two or more turnovers

in the game. SDSU has one turnover or less in 20 of the 26 games since the start of the 2015 campaign.n The Aztecs have scored a touchdown in the first quarter of 32 of their last 35 contests.n San Diego State had enjoyed a time of possession advantage in 13 consecutive games prior to the South Alabama earlier this season.

The Aztecs are 20-1 the last 21 times the Aztecs have had an advantage in this category (at California (2015) is the lone loss).n SDSU is 50-14 in the Rocky Long era when scoring just 20 or more points.n San Diego State had won 25 straight games when scoring 30 or more points prior to the loss at Wyoming. The Aztecs are 37-7 in

the Rocky Long era when scoring 30-plus points.n Donnel Pumphrey (15) and Rashaad Penny (14) have more combined touchdowns (29) than 13 other FBS teams.n SDSU is one of six schools (also Middle Tennessee, South Florida, Washington, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan) to have two

players record at least 14 touchdowns (Pumphrey - 15 and Penny - 14).n Penny is one of only 11 players in the country with at least nine rushing touchdowns and three receiving scores, and the only with

two kick return TDs as well (one of two with just one KR TD in addition to the nine rush TD and three receiving TD.n Penny had a touchdown in nine straight games, registering 11 total touchdowns over that span (six rushing, three receiving and two

kick return), until he failed to score at Fresno State.n Penny has 18 touchdowns (12 rushing, three receiving and three kick return) over the last 16 games.n Penny is also sixth in all-purpose yards per game (32nd nationally, 128.92) and total touchdowns (34th nationally, 14).n Juwan Washington is one of only five freshmen players in the country with at least five rushing touchdowns and one receiving touch-

down, and one of two with a kick return as well.n Daniel Brunskill, Donnel Pumphrey and Nico Siragusa have each played in 52 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the

team.n Full bios of selected offensive players:

- Christian Chapman - pgs. 45-46- Mikah Holder - pgs. 49-51- Rashaad Penny - pgs. 63-65- Donnel Pumphrey - pgs. 66-70

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 8

2016Damontae Kazee..........................54-yd INT vs. Hawai’i (N.5) (TD)Ron Smith ....................................14-yd INT vs. Hawai’i (N.5) (TD)Malik Smith ............................28-yd INT at Utah State (O.28) (TD)Ronley Lakalaka........................9-yd INT vs. California (S.10) (TD)

2015Alex Barrett ............................43-yd INT vs. Cincinnati (D.24) (TD)Damontae Kazee ..................55-yd INT at Colorado St. (O.31) (TD)Calvin Munson ..........................67-yd INT vs. San Diego (S.6) (TD)................................................19-yd INT vs. San Diego (S.6) (TD)

2014Calvin Munson..........................56-yd INT vs. Air Force (N.21) (TD)

2013J.J. Whittaker .......................18-yd INT vs. Boise State (N.23) (TD)

2012Everett Beed..............................52-yd FR vs. Air Force (N.10) (TD)Leon McFadden.....................96-yd INT at Fresno State (S.29) (TD)Eric Pinkins ...........................32-yd INT at Fresno State (S.29) (TD)Leon McFadden..................28-yd INT vs. North Dakota (S.15) (TD)

2010Jerome Long ........................FR in end zone after Rob Andrews’ FF ..................................................................at TCU (N.13) (Safety)

2009Luke Laologi...................................55-yd INT at UNLV (N.28) (TD)Dey Juan Hemmings ....................14-yd FR after Ernie Lawson’s FF....................................................vs. New Mexico State (O.3) (TD)Team .....................QB fell in end zone vs. So. Utah (S.12) (Safety)

Category Pct./No. NCAA MWRushing Offense 275.92 7 3Passing Offense 150.83 119 10Total Offense 426.75 60 6Scoring Offense 36.00 28 3Passing Efficiency 150.10 26 4Rushing Defense 113.33 12 1Passing Defense 204.92 36 7Total Defense 318.25 11 1Scoring Defense 20.75 19 1Passing Efficiency Defense 114.96 20 1Net Punting 36.14 92 9Punt Returns 10.42 32 3Kickoff Returns 26.52 6 1Turnover Margin +0.83 8 1Fumbles Recovered 2 124 11Passes Intercepted 20 2 1Fumbles Lost 7 43 6Interceptions Thrown 5 6 1Turnovers Gained 22 26 1Turnovers Lost 12 10 2Fewest Penalties 7.33 106 11Fewest Yards Penalized 63.17 105 11Punt Return Yardage Def. 9.71 90 7Kickoff Return Yardage Def. 20.45 61 7Sacks 2.25 48 2Tackles for Loss 4.92 105 10Sacks Allowed 1.92 56 9Tackles for Loss Allowed 5.75 65 93rd Down Conversion Pct. 43.06 45 64th Down Conversion Pct. 45.45 87 103rd Down Defense 39.23 64 44th Down Defense 45.00 46 4Time of Possession 31:28 39 4First Downs 249 68 8Opponent First Downs 207 16 1Field Goal Percentage 89.47 13 4Red Zone Offense 92.31 9 2Red Zone Defense 83.33 57 2PAT Kicking 96.08 85 10Red indicates top 20 in FBS or Mountain West leader

S D S U I N T H E R A N K I N G S ( 2 0 1 6 )

L O N G E R A D E F E N S I V E S C O R I N G P L AY S

RUSHING OFFENSEn Through 12 games, Donnel Pumphrey, Rashaad Penny and Juwan Washington have combined for 3,219 rushing yards (268.3

RYPG), 29 rushing touchdowns, 35 overall touchdowns, 6.9 rush average and 14 100-yard games.n Pumphrey is ranked third all-time in NCAA FBS history in rushing yards (6,180), eighth in all-purpose yards (7,264), ninth in rushing

touchdowns (60) and tied for ninth in overall touchdowns (65).n Pumphrey is the only player in NCAA FBS history with at least 5,000 rushing yards (or 6,000 yards) and 1,000 receiving yards.n Pumphrey holds numerous SDSU school records, passing Marshall Faulk this year in rushing yards (6,180), all-purpose yards (7,264),

100-yard rushing games (31), overall touchdowns (65), rushing touchdowns (60), overall points (390) and rushing attempts (1,015).n Pumphrey also is tied with Faulk in 200-yard rushing games (6) and second in 150-yard rushing games (14).n Pumphrey is the all-time MW leader in rushing yards, all-purpose yards, rushing touchdowns, overall touchdowns and 100-yard

games.n Pumphrey has 16 career games with multiple rushing touchdowns and 18 overall with multiple scores.n Among active FBS players, Pumphrey leads the country in rushing yards, all-purpose yards, rushing touchdowns, overall touchdowns

and 100-yard games.n Pumphrey ranks second the nation in rushing yards (1,908) and rushing yards per game (159.0), and third in all-purpose yards

(2,119), despite not playing in the fourth quarter in four of the past six games. He’s also is sixth in all-purpose yards per game(176.58), 12th in touchdowns (150, 23rd in total touchdowns (15) and 28th in rushing yards per carry (6.26).

n Pumphrey’s 159.0 yards per game are more than 45 other FBS teams and would rank in 84th in the country as a “team.”n Pumphrey is one of only four players in NCAA FBS play this year to lead his team in rushing yards and receptions.n Pumphrey has a school-record 1,908 rushing yards in 12 games, passing his previous record of 1,869 set in 2014 in 13 games.n Pumphrey is 40 yards away from cracking the top 25 in NCAA FBS single-season history (1,948).n Pumphrey has a FBS-leading four games this year with at least 220 yards, including 281 vs. California (ninth nationally), 223 at

Utah State (30th nationally) and 220 at Northern Illinois and at Fresno State (35th nationally)/n Pumphrey had a nine-game streak with at least 100 rushing yards, the longest in MW history and the second longest in SDSU history

(Marshall Faulk, 10), snapped at Wyoming.n Pumphrey’s rush averages by quarter this year - 1st - 5.5, 2nd - 6.1, 3rd - 6.3 and 4th - 8.3 - and by half - 1st - 5.8 and 2nd - 6.9.n Pumphrey’s rush averages by down this season - 1st - 5.1, 2nd - 7.3 and 3rd - 10.0.n Pumphrey joins Marshall Faulk with the most 1,000-yard seasons (three) in school history.n SDSU is 28-9 over Pumphrey’s career when he scores at least one rushing touchdown and 26-5 when he reaches 100 rushing yards.n Over Pumphrey’s nine-game streak with at least 100 yards from Sept. 10-Nov. 12, he compiled 1,681 yards (186.8 RYPG) and 13

touchdowns on 249 attempts (6.8 avg.).n Pumphrey had a career game vs. California en route to being named the MW Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time of his

career and the Maxwell Award Player of the Week for the first time, rushing for a career-high 281 rushing yards and three touchdownson 29 carries (9.7 avg.) on his way to breaking Marshall Faulk’s SDSU career rushing record. The 281 rushing yards were the fifthmost in a game in program history, the 11th most in the country this year (as of Nov. 26) and the most by a current “Group of 5”player vs. a current “Power 5” team since East Carolina’s Scott Harley had 361 yards vs. North Carolina State on Nov. 30, 1996.

n Pumphrey was also named the MW Offensive Player of the Week the following week in a win at Northern Illinois after rushing 23times for 220 yards and three touchdowns.

n Pumphrey’s 501 rushing yards on 52 carries (9.63 avg.) and six touchdowns over the two-game span was the first time a playerhad 500 yards in a two-game span since Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine totaled 578 from Nov. 22-Dec. 6, 2014.

n Additionally, Pumphrey became just the third player in MW history with back-to-back 200-yard rushing games and one of two with500-plus yards in a two-game span.

n Pumphrey finished his career with 535 rushing yards and eight touchdowns against UNLV on 80 carries (6.7 avg.) in four meetings.n Against San Jose State over his career, Pumphrey totaled 626 yards and seven rushing touchdowns (eight overall) on 75 carries (8.3

avg.).n In two career games against Utah State, Pumphrey rushed for 404 yards and two touchdowns on 55 carries (7.3 avg.).n Penny is ranked eighth in the MW in rushing yards per game (73.17) and 10th in rushing touchdowns (71st nationally, 9).n If you take away the 23 times that Christian Chapman has been sacked this year, he has rushed 36 times for 197 yards (5.5 avg.).

PASSING OFFENSEn Christian Chapman is 11-3 as a starting quarterback, winning both the 2015 MW Championship game and the Hawai’i Bowl, and

nine of 12 games this year.n Since Chapman’s first start (Dec. 5, 2015), he owns the sixth-best pass efficiency rating in the country (156.4, min. 240 att., 13

GP).n Chapman’s 151.47 pass efficiency rating this year is the second best by an Aztec quarterback since 1996 (min. 175 att.), while his

61.2 completion percentage is ranked third.n Chapman ranks third in the MW in pass efficiency rating (22nd nationally, 151.47) and pass touchdowns (45th nationally, 19),

fourth in yards per attempt (36th nationally, 7.95) and completion percentage (50th nationally, 61.2), and fifth in yards per com-pletion (43rd nationally, 13.00).

n Chapman is also seventh in points responsible for per game (9.67), eighth in passing yards per game (186.42) and completions pergame (11.42), and 10th in total offense per game (153.83).

n Chapman has multiple touchdown passes in four consecutive games and in six games for his career (all this year).n Against New Hampshire in just his third career start, Chapman threw for a career-high 283 yards, the most by an Aztec since Quinn

Kaehler had 326 vs. Air Force on Nov. 21, 2014.n Chapman threw an 86-yard pass to Mikah Holder in the first quarter of the UNH game, tied for the seventh-longest pass in program

history.n Holder is averaging 19.0 yards per catch over his career, which ranks second by an Aztec since 1996 (Derrick Lewis, 20.5 from

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 9

(Top 10 MW; Top 75 NCAA)Player Category Pct./No. NCAA Rk. MW Rk.John Baron FG Pct. 89.5 13 3

FG PG 1.42 22 2Pts. PG by PK 8.33 22 2Pts. PG 8.33 43 4PAT Pct. 96.1 -- 9

Alex Barrett Sacks PG 0.54 -- 4TFL PG 0.92 -- 6

Tanner Blain Punt Avg. 41.44 57 8Christian Chapman Pass Eff. 151.47 22 3

Yds per Att. 7.95 36 4Yds per Comp. 13.00 43 5Pass TD 19 45 3Comp. Pct. 61.2 50 4Pts. Resp. PG 9.67 -- 7Pass Yds. PG 184.42 -- 8Comp. PG 11.42 -- 8Total Off. PG 153.83 -- 10

Mikah Holder Yds per Rec. 21.38 6 2Rec. TD 5 -- 9

Damontae Kazee INT PG 0.42 10 2Pass Def. PG 0.92 -- 7

Kameron Kelly INT PG 0.25 -- 7Calvin Munson Tackles PG 8.25 68 9Rashaad Penny KR TD 2 2 1

KR Avg. 28.88 7 1AP Yds. PG 128.92 32 6Total TD 14 34 6Rush YPG 73.17 -- 8Rush TD 9 71 10

Donnel Pumphrey Rush YPG 159.00 2 1AP Yds. PG 176.58 6 2Rush TD 15 12 4Total TD 15 23 4Rush YPC 6.26 28 4Pts. PG 7.50 75 9Total Off. PG 159.00 -- 9

Quest Truxton PR Avg. 10.42 16 1Juwan Washington KR TD 1 8 2Red indicates top 25 in FBS or Mountain West leader

S D S U I N D I V I D U A L R A N K I N G S ( 2 0 1 6 )

Fewest interceptions by an FBS team since Sept. 13, 2015 (min. 15 GP)Rk. School Int.

1. San Diego State 5Navy 5Western Michigan 5

4. Penn State 6North Carolina 10

---127. Purdue 37

F E W E S T I N T. S I N C E S E P T. 1 3 , 2 0 1 5

Below are the highest quarterback ratings for an FBS player since Dec. 5,2015 (Christian Chapman’s first career start). Note: min. 240 pass att.and 13 GP.Rk. Name School Passing Eff.

1. Zach Terrell Western Michigan 183.72. Jake Browning Washington 177.53. Brett Rypien Boise State 163.64. Mitch Trubisky North Carolina 161.15. Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh 157.36. Christian Chapman San Diego State 156.47. Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech 154.08. Lamar Jackson Louisville 152.89. Quinton Flowers South Florida 150.8

10. Skyler Howard West Virginia 150.4

H I G H E S T Q B R AT I N G S I N C E D E C . 5 , 2 0 1 5

SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Wyoming - MW Championsh ip / Dec . 3 , 2016 page 10

1999-01, min. 45 rec.).n Holder is ranked second in the league in yards per reception (sixth nationally) (21.38) and ninth in receiving touchdowns (5).n Against New Hampshire in the opener, Holder finished with four catches for a career-high 160 receiving yards, breaking 100 yards

for the first time of his career and becoming the first Aztec with 100-plus receiving yards since Ezell Ruffin had 126 vs. Air Force onNov. 21, 2014. Holder’s 160 yards were SDSU’s most in a game since Ruffin had 165 vs. New Mexico on Nov. 2, 2013.

n Holder had a career-long 86-yard reception in the UNH game, tied for the seventh longest in school history and the longest sinceVincent Brown caught a 90-yarder on Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Utah.

n Eric Judge is averaging 17.2 yards per catch, which ranks third by an Aztec since 1996 (min. 50 rec.).n Judge’s 17.2 career catch average is also ranked 13th among active FBS players (min. 65 receptions).n Juwan Washington is ranked second in the MW and eighth in the nation in kick return touchdowns (1).

BULLET NOTES - DEFENSEn Rocky Long is serving as the team’s defensive coordinator for the eighth straight season (includes all six as head coach). n San Diego State returns seven starters off last season’s squad which was one of the top units nationally. Returning in 2016 are senior

DE Alex Barrett, junior LB Ryan Dunn, WAR junior Kameron Kelly, senior CB Damontae Kazee, AZT Na’im McGee, senior LB CalvinMunson and senior WAR Malik Smith.

n Kazee, who was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches and media, is the preseasonplayer of the year in the conference. Last season, he became the first SDSU player to be named the MW Defensive Player of the Yearsince Kirk Morrison won it in back-to-back seasons in 2003-04. Kazee and Morrison are now the only defensive players of the yearin a league in school history.

n Nine Aztecs on defense were named to the all-Mountain West team last year, including CB Damontae Kazee (MW Defensive Playerof the Year), DL Alex Barrett and LB Calvin Munson on the first team, LB Jake Fely and CB J.J. Whittaker on the second team, andDT Christian Heyward, DE Jon Sanchez and WAR Malik Smith as honorable-mention picks.

n Two Aztecs are on watch lists for the nation’s top player at their position, including Kazee (Bednarik Watch List and Thorpe WatchList) and Munson (Nagurski Watch List, Bednarik Watch List, Butkus Watch List and Lott IMPACT Watch List).

DEFENSIVE NUMBERSn This season San Diego State is one of the top defensive units in the country. The Aztecs current national rankings: 2nd in passes in-

tercepted (20), 11th in total defense (318.3), 12th in rushing defense (113.3), 19th in scoring defense (20.8), and 20th in passingefficiency rating (115.0).

n Last season, San Diego State ranked among the top 10 nationally in nine major defensive categories: 2nd in turnovers gained (34),2nd in passes intercepted (23), 5th in total defense (287.3), 7th in scoring defense (16.4), 7th in rushing defense (108.7), 8th indefensive touchdowns scored (4), 9th in third down percentage defense (28.9 pct.), 10th in passing yards allowed (142.0) and 10thin passing efficiency defense (108.71).

n SDSU held 22 consecutive conference opponents to less than 400 yards of total offense until allowing 487 at Wyoming Nov. 19.That was the longest active streak in the nation.

n SDSU held four opponents in 2015 to less than 200 yards of total offense (San Diego 188, Fresno State 89, San José State 148 andWyoming 191). The Aztecs did in again the 2016 season opener against New Hampshire (141 yards) and against UNLV (122).

n Since Nov. 14, 2015 (includes 17 SDSU games), San Diego State ranks ninth nationally in points allowed per game (18.3) andseventh nationally in total offense allowed per game (303.6).

n SDSU is 16-0 when holding its opponent to 166 or less yards of total offense, something it did against New Hampshire (141 yards)and UNLV (122), and 37-3 when holding their foe to 195 or less yards in the Division I era.

n Since the beginning of 2009, when Long took over as defensive coordinator, the Aztecs rank 17th nationally in yards per rushallowed (3.7), 19th nationally in yards per touch (6.3), 21st in yards allowed per game (351.9) and 30th in points allowed pergame (23.7).

n Since the beginning of the 2015 season (26 games), SDSU has held 10 opponents to single digits in points.n San Diego State allowed just four offensive touchdowns through the first six Mountain West games this year.n SDSU has held its opponent to seven or less points in the first half in 15 of the last 22 games.n The Aztecs shut out New Hampshire in the season opener. It was the first shutout for SDSU since Sept. 4, 2010 when SDSU defeated

Nicholls State, 47-0.n San Diego State held New Hampshire without a third-down conversion, as the Wildcats were 0-for-14. It marks the second consecutive

season SDSU has held an opponent without a third-down conversion (Fresno State, Oct. 3, 2015, 0-for-12 in 2015). Since 1996, itmarked just the third time SDSU has held an opponent without a conversion on third down.

n Calvin Munson has led the Aztecs in tackles 15 times over his career, including six of the 12 games this year.n Munson is tied for 10th all-time at SDSU in tackles (284).n Munson has nine career games with at least 10 tackles, including four times this year.n Munson has a team-high 99 tackles, 41 more than the next player on the team.n Munson ranks ninth in the MW (68th nationally) in tackles per game (8.25).n Full bios of selected defensive players:

- Alex Barrett - pgs. 40-41- Damontae Kazee - pgs. 52-54- Calvin Munson - pgs. 61-63

RUSHING DEFENSEn Since the beginning of the 2015 campaign, San Diego State ranks fifth nationally in rushing yards allowed per game (110.8) and

sixth in rushing yards per attempt (3.2).n Thirteen of San Diego State’s last 23 opponents have failed to rush for more than 80 yards.

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDDonnel Pumphrey 46 216 4.7 0Rashaad Penny 6 85 14.2 0Juwan Washington 1 14 14.0 0Christian Chapman 8 9 1.1 0

Passing A-C-I Yds. TD Eff.Christian Chapman 26-15-0 211 2 151.25 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDDonnel Pumphrey 8 81 10.2 0Eric Judge 3 51 17.0 0Mikah Holder 3 36 12.0 2Quest Truxton 2 50 25.0 1Parker Houston 2 8 4.0 1Juwan Washington 1 44 44.0 0David Wells 1 27 27.0 0Curtis ANderson 1 12 12.0 0Daniel Brunskill 1 2 2.0 1Nick Bawden