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SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS 2012 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES San Diego State Media Relations | Fowler Athletics Center, Suite 3014 | 5302 55th Street | San Diego, CA 92182-4309 | 619-594-5547 Official Website: GoAztecs.com | Facebook: Facebook.com/goaztecs | Twitter: @GoAztecs, @AztecsPR (media only) 18 Conference Championships | Two Consecutive Bowl Game Appearances | MW-Record 138 NFL Draft Picks GAME INFORMATION SAN DIEGO STATE (2-2; 0-0 Mountain West) FRESNO STATE (2-2; 0-0 Mountain West) Date / Time: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 / 7 p.m. PT Ranking: nv/nv (AP/Coaches); Sagarin: 69 Ranking: rv/rv (AP/Coaches); Sagarin: 55 Site: Fresno, Calif. / Bulldog Stadium (41,031) Last Game: vs. San Jose State - L, 34-38 Last Game: at Tulsa - L, 26-27 TV: KUSI Next Game: vs. Hawai’i, 5 p.m. PT, CBSSN Next Game: at Colorado State, 4 p.m. PT, TWCSN Talent: Ari Wolfe (pxp), J.J. Stokes (analyst), Head Coach: Rocky Long Head Coach: Tim DeRuyter Jason Bott (producer) Career Record: 75-76 / 13th season Career Record: 2-2 / 1st season Radio: KOGO, 95.7 FM & AM 600 SDSU Record: 10-7 / 2nd season Fresno State Record: 2-2 / 1st season Talent: Ted Leitner (pxp), Chris Ello (analyst), vs. Fresno State: 1-1 vs. San Diego State: 0-0 Kevin O’Connell (sideline) Live Stats: GoAztecs.com 2012 LEADERS 2012 LEADERS Twitter Updates: twitter.com/GoAztecs (public) / Rushing: Adam Muema 64 car., 461 yds., 4 TD Rushing: Robbie Rouse: 85 car., 517 yds., 6 TD Passing: Ryan Katz: 52-85, 802 yds, 7 TD Passing: Derek Carr: 92-138, 1,063 yds., 9 TD twitter.com/AztecsPR (media) Receiving: Gavin Escobar: 14 rec., 210 yds., 2 TD Receiving: Davante Adams: 28 rec., 355 yds., 3 TD Series: San Diego State leads, 27-20-4 Tackles: Nat Berhe: 31 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR Tackles: Derron Smith: 33 tackles, 2 INT San Diego: San Diego State leads, 14-11-2 Leon McFadden: 19 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU Phillip Thomas: 27 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 INT San Jose: San Diego State leads 13-9-2 Neutral: no meetings THE SET-UP Last Meeting: SDSU 35, FS 28, 12/3/11 San Diego State (2-2; 0-0 MW) opens its 14th and final campaign in the Mountain West Conference prior Note: The Aztecs have won five of the last six to joining the BIG EAST Conference next season with a road contest against long-time rival Fresno State (2-2; meetings between the teams. Three of last four 0-0 MW) at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, Calif. Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and the game will be televised lo- games have been decided by seven points or cally on KUSI, with radio coverage provided by KOGO 95.7 FM & AM 600. less. It is the first conference meeting between Both teams enter the contest with 2-2 records, having two-game win streaks snapped last Saturday. The teams since 1998. Aztecs outgained San Jose State by 117 yards, controlled the ball for 37:55, but was unable to overcome a minus-29-yard margin in average field position, their worst discrepancy in their Division I era, in a 38-34 loss. Sophomore running back Adam Muema recorded his second consecutive 100-yard rushing effort and third TABLE OF CONTENTS of his career by going for a personal-best 202 yards on 25 carries. He also found the end zone for the fifth con- Media Schedule ...........................................2 secutive game. Junior tight end Gavin Escobar caught five passes for 46 yards and a touchdown. It marked the Notes.....................................................3-14 10th consecutive game in which he has caught multiple passes. Senior quarterback Ryan Katz, meanwhile, Head Coach Rocky Long .............................15 passed for 213 yards on just 17 completions with two touchdowns. He has now gone 83 straight passes without Coaching Staff............................................16 throwing an interception. Defensively, senior cornerback Leon McFadden tied a career high with three pass Roster..................................................17-18 breakups and now is fifth all-time in school history with 32 career PBUs. Fresno State had a pair of 13-point leads and owned a nine-point advantage in the third quarter of a 27-26 Depth Chart...............................................19 loss at Tulsa. Recaps.................................................20-23 Saturday will mark the 52nd all-time meeting between San Diego State and Fresno State, with the Aztecs Player Bios ...........................................24-31 owning a 27-20-4 series advantage. With 52 previous encounters, Fresno State represents San Diego State’s Statistics ..............................................32-52 most played series and the 27 victories are the most for the Aztecs over any opponent. The series has been re- Last Time it Happened...........................53-55 markably close, with SDSU owning an all-time lead in cumulative score of 1,052-1,039. 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Site TV Time Series Note Sept. 1 at (rv/rv) Washington Seattle, Wash. Pac-12 Net. L, 12-21 UW, 3-0 Aztecs trail 14-0 10 mins. in; Huskies CentruyLink Field Turnovers: SDSU 3, UW 1 Sept. 8 ARMY San Diego, Calif. NBCSN W, 42-7 SDSU, 2-0 SDSU hands Army worst loss since Black Knights Qualcomm Stadium ’07; Defense forces 3 Black Knight TOs Sept. 15 NORTH DAKOTA San Diego, Calif. KUSI W, 49-41 SDSU, 1-0 Aztecs post 533 yards of offense Fighting Sioux Qualcomm Stadium 8th highest scoring game in his. (90) Sept. 22 (--/rv) SAN JOSE STATE San Diego, Calif. KUSI L, 34-38 SJSU, 19-15-2 Muema rushes for 202; SDSU 271 Spartans Qualcomm Stadium SJSU has 253 KOR yards, 1 TD Sept. 29 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. KUSI 7 p.m. PT SDSU, 27-20-4 51 all-time meetings most vs. any Bulldogs Bulldog Stadium Aztec opp.; SDSU won 5 of last 6 Oct. 6 HAWAI’I San Diego, Calif. CBSSN 5 p.m. PT SDSU, 15-9-2 1st meeting in San Diego since ’98; Warriors Qualcomm Stadium SDSU has won 5 straight at home Oct. 13 COLORADO STATE San Diego, Calif. TWCSN 3:30 p.m. PT SDSU, 18-13 Aztecs are 6-1 in last 7 vs. CSU; Rams Qualcomm Stadium SDSU has 142 pts. in last 5 meetings Oct. 20 at Nevada Reno, Nev. CBS SN 7:30 p.m. PT Tied, 2-2 SDSU’s 1st trip to Reno since 1945; Wolfpack Mackay Stadium Aztecs won last 2 (1995 & 2004) Oct. 27 UNLV San Diego, Calif. TWCSN 5 p.m PT SDSU, 13-8 SDSU has won 8 of last 10 in Rebels Qualcomm Stadium series and 5 straight at home Nov. 3 at Boise State Boise, Idaho CBSSN 8:30 p.m. MT BSU, 1-0 BSU cashed in on 3 SDSU 1st quarter Broncos Bronco Stadium TO’s last year in 52-35 win in SD Nov. 10 AIR FORCE San Diego, Calif. NBCSN 12:30 p.m. PT AFA, 19-11 SDSU has won 2 straight in series Falcons Qualcomm Stadium for first time since 2003-04 Nov. 24 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. TWCSN 1:30 p.m. MT WYO, 18-15 WYO has won 5 of 8; SDSU snapped Cowboys War Memorial Stadium 3-gm losing streak in WYO in ’10 SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Fresno State / Sept. 29, 2012 PAGE 2 SAN DIEGO STATE MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Phone: (619) 594-5547 All practices are closed to both the public and the media with the lone exception being the first 20 min- Fax: (619) 582-6541 Overnight Address: utes of Tuesday and Wednesday’s workouts (media only). Members of the media planning to attend Tuesday Aztec Athletics Center, Suite 3014 or Wednesday’s practice will need to call the media relations office to be placed on a list to gain access to 5302 55th Street the practice fields. San Diego, CA 92182-4309 Post-practice interview requests should be submitted to the San Diego State media relations office no Website: GoAztecs.com later than 10 a.m. on the day of the potential interview. Other interview requests must be made at least Twitter (Media): twitter.com/AztecsPR 24 hours in advance. Mike May* | Asst. AD/Media Relations Director Office: (619) 594-5547 Red indicates a show that Rocky Long and/or SDSU football players appear on. Green indicates media op- Cell: (619) 957-8372 portunity for television network broadcasting Saturday’s game. * - indicates event is simulcast live on E-Mail: [email protected] Jamie McConeghy* | Asst. Media Relations Director GoAztecs.com. ^-indicates quotes from event will be available on GoAztecs.com. Office: (619) 594-4348 Cell: (607) 435-5577 MONDAY (starting Sept. 24): E-Mail: [email protected] n NO PRACTICE. All SDSU student-athlete features should take place on this day. Please submit player TBA^ | Asst. Media Relations Director requests by 5 p.m. on Sunday. Outside of this window, student-athletes will only be available at Tues- Office: (619) 594-2576 day’s news conference or briefly after Tuesday’s practice. Cell: TBA E-Mail: TBA TUESDAY: Dave Kuhn | Asst. Media Relations Director n 9:42 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. PT – Rocky Long on MW conference call. Contact the SDSU media relations Office: (619) 594-5242 E-Mail: [email protected] office for details. This is the best opportunity for out of town media to get interviews with Rocky Long. Darin Wong | Asst. Media Relations Director n *^Noon PT – Rocky Long weekly news conference (Fowler Athletics Center, 2nd floor recruiting lounge). Office: (619) 594-5548 Tuesday’s news conference will preview the upcoming game. E-Mail: [email protected] n *^12:20 p.m.