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SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Nine Straight Bowl Game Appearances s 21 Conference Championships s 2016, 2015, 2012 Mountain West Champions Contacts: Mike May, senior associate AD ([email protected]); Jamie McConeghy, assistant AD/media relations ([email protected]) GAME 3 LIVE COVERAGE Fox Sports Arizona Plus | FloFootball NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES (0-2) vs. SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (2-0; 0-0 MW) TV: Stream: Adam Young (play-by-play) SAT., SEPT. 14 :: 6 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. PT (announced) :: AGGIE MEMORIAL STADIUM (30,343) :: LAS CRUCES, N.M. Danny Knee (analysis) Rito Rodriguez (producer) NEW MEXICO STATE SAN DIEGO STATE FBS Rk. Statistics FBS Rk. 8.5 127 Points/Game 116 14.5 Aztecs Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 / Fox Sports In - 60.0 130 Points Allowed/Game 5 7.0 land Empire (IE) 1350 (pregame starts at 3 p.m. PT on XTRA) 98.5 115 Rushing Yds./Game 111 105.0 Ted Leitner (play-by-play) 214.5 117 Rushing Yds. Allowed/Game 8 48.5 Rich Ohrnberger (analyst) 191.0 97 Passing Yds./Game 89 200.5 Judson Richards (pregame) 396.0 125 Passing Yds. Allowed/Game 28 159.0 Jon Schaeffer (half, post) 289.5 119 Total Offense/Game 112 305.5 J.R. Tolver (pregame) NMSTATESPORTS.COM 610.5 130 Total Defense/Game 7 207.5 GOAZTECS.COM SDSU is 21st nationally in turnover margin and has run 151 offensive plays without a TO this season. Live Stats: GoAztecs.com 2019 SCHEDULE (2-0 / 0-0 MW) SCENE SETTER (through games of Saturday, Sept. 7) n Off to its third 2-0 start in the last four seasons and the fourth of the Rocky Long era, San Diego State plays its second consecutive Weber State W 6-0 road game Saturday at New Mexico State in Las Cruces. Sat., Aug. 31 | San Diego, Calif. | Facebook n The teams are meeting for the 12th time with the Aztecs holding a 9-1-1 series edge. The teams are currently scheduled to play in at UCLA W 23-14 San Diego in both 2021 and 2023. Sat., Sept. 7 | Pasadena, Calif. | Pac-12 Networks n Of the 130 FBS teams, SDSU is one of 52 undefeated teams. Of the 52 undefeated teams only 18 have won at least one road game. at New Mexico State 6 p.m. MT n San Diego State’s defense ranks among the national leaders in nearly every statistical category. Among its highest rankings are: Sat., Sept. 14 | Las Cruces, N.M. | FloFootball 5th in scoring defense (7.0), 5th in first downs allowed per game (10.5), 7th in total defense (207.5), 8th in rushing defense (48.5), 9th in rushing yards allowed per carry (1.9), 10th in total touchdowns allowed (2), 10th in passing yards per attempt (4.75), Utah State* 7:30 p.m. PT 14th in passing touchdowns allowed (1), 18th in rushing touchdowns allowed (1), 23rd in tackles for loss (8.0), 25th in passing ef - Sat., Sept. 21 | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN ficiency rating (109.0) and 28th in passing yards allowed per game (159.0). at Colorado State* TBD Since the start of the 2015 season, San Diego State is 17-7 (70.8 percent) in road games. That is the 9th-highest winning percentage Sat., Oct. 5 | Fort Collins, Colo. | ESPN Networks n nationally and tops among teams in the Pacific Time Zone. The 17 road wins are tied for fourth nationally (leader: Clemson, 19). Wyoming* 7:30 p.m. PT n SDSU has won 12 consecutive games played during the month of September. That is the third-longest active streak nationally, trailing Sat., Oct. 12 | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN only Clemson (19) and Alabama (16). at San José State* 4 p.m. PT n San Diego State has won its last 10 games against teams from the state of New Mexico. The New Mexico Lobos have been the victim Sat., Oct. 19 | San Jose, Calif. | Facebook seven times, while the Aztecs have defeated the Aggies three times dating back to the start of the streak on Oct. 3, 2009. at UNLV* 7:30 p.m. PT n SDSU has won its last five games played in the state of New Mexico. Sat., Oct. 26 | Las Vegas, Nev. | CBSSN n On Saturday, the Aztecs defeated UCLA for the first time in 23 all-time meetings with a 23-14 victory at the Rose Bowl. Senior quar - Nevada* TBD terback Ryan Agnew threw for a career-high 293 yards, redshirt freshman Matt Araiza booted three field goals and the Aztec Sat., Nov. 9 | SDCCU Stadium | ESPN Networks defense limited the Bruins to 261 total yards, while forcing two turnovers. Fresno State* 6:30 p.m. PT n Senior linebacker Kyahva Tezino , on the current watch lists for the Bednarik, Nagurski and Butkus awards, earned his third career Fri., Nov. 15 | SDCCU Stadium | ESPN2 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor. Tezino had nine tackles (seven solo), including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, at Hawai’i* 6 p.m. HT and his first career forced fumble. Sat., Nov. 23 | Honolulu, Hawaii n Redshirt freshman Matt Araiza connected on 3-of-4 field goal attempts, making boots from 43, 31 and 25 yards and accounted for 11 points to win the MW Special Teams Player of the Week Award. An Aztec kicker has now won the MW Special Teams POW Brigham Young 6 p.m. PT Sat., Nov. 30 | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN award six times in 14 chances since the beginning of 2018. n Head coach Rocky Long , the all-time winningest coach in Mountain West history, has guided San Diego State to a bowl game in each of his first eight seasons as head coach. :: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Media Opportunities / Weekly Schedule 2 SDSU’S LONGEST ACTIVE MOST ROAD VICTORIES / COMBINED FB & MBB Schedule / Results 3 WIN STREAKS AGAINST SINCE 2015 WINNING PCT. / SINCE 2010 General Notes 14 CURRENT FBS PROGRAMS Rk. School Wins Below is a list of the highest combined foot- Mountain West / Opponent Standings 15 1. Clemson 19 ball and men’s basketball winning pct. Head Coach Rocky Long 16 Rk. School Streak Last 2. Boise State 18 (since the start of the 2010 FB season). Coaching Staff 17 1. Utah State 10 2016 Oklahoma 18 Rk. School Pct. Roster 18-19 2. Air Force 8 2018 4. San Diego State 17 1. Ohio State .751 Two-Deep 20 3. New Mexico State 7 2013 Wisconsin 17 2. Michigan State .733 Recaps 21-22 New Mexico 7 2018 San Diego State is 17-5 in its last 22 road 3. Duke .724 Player Profiles 23-53 5. Northern Illinois 6 2017 games, outscoring its opponents 680-412 4. Wisconsin .719 Statistics 54-67 San Jose State 6 2018 during that span. That is average margin 5. Oregon .718 Last Time it Happened 68-70 SDSU leads the all-time series with New of victory of 12.2 points per game. 6. San Diego State .717 Mexico State, 9-1-1. 7. Kentucky .710 SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at New Mexico State / Sept. 14, 2019 page 2 SAN DIEGO STATE MEDIA AVAILABILITY: NEW MEXICO STATE 8 SUN 9 MON 10 TUE 11 WED 12 THU 13 FRI 14 SAT No practice. 3:45 p.m. (approxi - FINAL MEDIA DAY FOR FINAL MEDIA DAY FOR Closed Practice Closed Practice San Diego State at New mate) - Practice STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHES Mexico State, 6 p.m. MT on Coordinator availability for First 20 minutes open to No media availability. No media availability. FloFootball. media who cover SDSU on a media who cover SDSU on a SDSU Media Luncheon Closed Practice regular basis. Check with regular basis (must contact Noon - Food Aztec Football with Postgame News Con - 12:15 p.m. - Coach Long media relations for details. media relations office). TV show on ference - San Diego State 12:30 p.m. - Student-Ath - 5 p.m. (approximate) - Rocky Long letes Post-practice availability FOX Sports San Diego. locker room is closed. Coach 5:15 p.m. (approxi - (requests due by noon Check local listings for spe - Long and selected players Coordinator availability mate) - Post-practice 3:30 p.m. - Practice PT; staff will only be cific broadcast time. will be available in the press (contact media relations of - availability (requests First 20 minutes open to available if requested): conference area after a fice for details). due by noon PT; stu - media who cover SDSU on a - Coach Long brief cooling off period. regular basis (must contact dent-athletes and staff - Assistant coaches media relations office). will only be available if Live: Game requested): 5 p.m. (approximate) - 6 p.m. - The Rocky Long Live: Stats - Assistant coaches Post-practice availability Show live on XTRA 1360. Game Stats - Selected players (no Tues- (requests due by noon Postgame Notes day media luncheon partici- PT; student-athletes Broadcast Flip Card Postgame Quotes pants) and staff will only be News Conference Archive available if requested): - Assistant coaches Highlights Game Notes Available - Selected players (no Tues - day media luncheon partici - pants) Live News Conference News Conference Video News Conference Quotes Items in red are sent out to the media distribution list and/or are available on that day at GoAztecs.com. SDSU MEDIA RELATIONS PRACTICE THE ROCKY LONG SHOW Phone: (619) 594-5547 All practices are closed to both the public and the media with This season, the Rocky Long Show will air live weekly on Fax: (619) 582-6541 the exception being the first 20 minutes of Monday and Tues - Wednesday evenings from 6-7 p.m.