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SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Eight 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]); Lauren Weaver, media relations coordinator ([email protected]) GAME 11 LIVE COVERAGE CBS Sports Network; none No. --/rv SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (7-3; 4-2 MW) vs. No. rv/rv FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (8-2; 5-1 MW) TV: Live Stream: Rich Waltz (play-by-play) SAT., NOV. 17 :: 7:30 p.m. PT (announced) | 7:32 p.m. PT (kick) + possible 5 min. slide :: BULLDOG STADIUM (40,727) :: FRESNO, CALIF. Aaron Murray (analysis) Cassie McKinney (sidelines) FRESNO STATE SAN DIEGO STATE Lance Barrow (producer) FBS Rk. Statistics FBS Rk. 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 / Fox Sports 38.1 16 Points/Game 113 22.4 Aztecs Radio Network: Inland Empire (IE) 1350 / XM Internet 981 (pregame starts at 5:30 13.5 5 Points Allowed/Game 23 20.7 p.m. PT on XTRA) 146.2 91 Rushing Yds./Game 70 166.1 Ted Leitner (play-by-play) 133.8 29 Rushing Yds. Allowed/Game 5 94.7 Rich Ohrnberger (analyst) 281.0 24 Passing Yds./Game 102 190.3 Judson Richards (pregame) 187.3 24 Passing Yds. Allowed/Game 43 207.6 J.R. Tolver (pregame) 427.2 48 Total Offense/Game 107 356.4 Jon Schaeffer (half, post) GOBULLDOGS.CO M 321.1 17 Total Defense/Game 11 302.3 GOAZTECS.COM San Diego State has finished the last four seasons ranked among the top 16 teams nationally in total defense. Live Stats: GoAztecs.com 2018 SCHEDULE (7-3 / 4-2 MW) SCENE SETTER (through games of Nov. 10) n San Diego State and Fresno State, the two teams that have claimed all five Mountain West, West Division titles in league history, at (13/13) Stanford L 10-31 meet once again with major conference implications on the line Saturday in Fresno. Fri., Aug. 31 | 6 p.m. PT | Stanford, Calif. | FS1 n MW Western Division champions (two-division era; * - won conference championship game): San Diego State (2): 2015*, 2016*; Fresno State (3): 2013*, 2014, 2017. Sacramento State W 28-14 n San Diego State and Fresno State meeting for the 58th time. The 57 games against Fresno State are SDSU’s most in program history. Sat., Sept. 8 | 6 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium The Old Oil Can Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. (23/25) Arizona State W 28-21 n San Diego State owns a 29-24-4 series lead. The Bulldogs snapped a two-game SDSU series winning streak last season with a 27-3 Sat., Sept. 15 | 7:30 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN decision at SDCCU Stadium. n In Fresno, the Bulldogs own a 14-11-2 advantage. The Aztecs snapped a three-game losing streak at Bulldog Stadium with a 17-3 Eastern Michigan ot-W 23-20 victory in 2016. Prior to that win, SDSU’s last victory in Fresno was in 1997. Sat., Sept. 22 | 7:30 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN n San Diego State has played eight consecutive games that have been decided by eight points or less. This is the longest streak by any at (--/24) Boise State W 19-13 FBS team since UCLA had an eight-game stretch in 2000. The last time a team had a longer streak was Texas Tech (9) in 1998. Sat., Oct. 6 | 1:30 p.m. MT | Boise, Idaho | ESPNU n San Diego State is 7-1 the last three seasons when being an “underdog.” The Aztecs have wins this season over Arizona State and Air Force W 21-17 at Boise State against teams that were favorite. Fri., Oct. 12 | 6 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN n San Diego State is 2-0 this season in the game following a loss and is 6-2 in the game following its last eight in-season defeats. San José State W 16-13 (through games of Nov. 10) Sat., Oct. 20 | 7:30 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | CBSSN NEWS AND NOTES n The Aztecs are 38-9 in their last 47 overall games and 26-6 in their last 32 regular-season games against Mountain West opponents at Nevada L 24-28 (28-6 against MW opponents, including conference championship games). Sat., Oct. 27 | 7:30 p.m. PT | Reno, Nev. | ESPNU n San Diego State is 10-3 in its last 13 games decided by eight points or less and is 24-11 in one-score games in the Rocky Long era. at New Mexico W 31-23 n San Diego State is currently 11th nationally in total defense, allowing only 302.3 yards per game. The Aztecs have been particularly Sat., Nov. 3 | 8:15 p.m. MT | Albuquerque, N.M. | ESPNU effective on that side of the ball of late, holding five of its last six opponents to 297 yards or less. Since 2015, SDSU is 36-4 when holding the opponent to 380 yards of total offense or less. UNLV L 24-27 The Aztecs are fifth nationally in rushing defense per game at 94.7 yards. San Diego State, which is allowing just 2.7 yards per Sat., Nov. 10 | 7:30 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | ESPN2 n rush, is 33-4 since 2015 (with 11 straight victories) when the opponent has a 3.7 yards per rush average or lower. at Fresno State n The Aztecs have won 25 consecutive games when owning a turnover advantage. That is the nation’s longest active streak. Sat., Nov. 17 | 7:30 p.m. PT | Fresno, Calif. | CBSSN n SDSU is averaging 14.20 yards per completion, the 17th-highest average nationally. Of all SDSU quarterbacks in the last 22 seasons Hawai’i (since 1996), junior Ryan Agnew has the highest career yards per completion (14.37, min. 100 completions). Sat., Nov. 24 | 7:30 p.m. PT | SDCCU Stadium | ESPN2 or ESPNU n Senior PK John Baron II has the third-highest field goal percentage among active kickers in the nation (min. 25 FGM). He is 49- of-57 in his career (86.0 percent). He also is tied for the national lead in 50+-yard field goals this season (4) and he is 5-for-5 this season and 25-of-27 in road/neutral games in his career with eight consecutive makes. :: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Media Opportunities / Weekly Schedule 2 HIGHEST FBS WIN PCT. SINCE MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES COMBINED FB & MBB Schedule / Results 3 OCT. 3, 2015 DECIDED BY 8 PTS. OR LESS WINNING PCT. / SINCE 2010 General Notes 3-18 Best records in the nation since Oct. 3, SINCE 1980 Highest combined football and men’s bas- Mountain West / Opponent Standings 19 2015 (through Nov. 10). Best records in FBS in games decided by ketball winning pct. since the start of the Head Coach Rocky Long 20 Rk. School W-L Pct. eight points or less since 1980. 2010 FB season (through Nov. 10) Coaching Staff 21 1. Alabama 48-2 .960 Rk. School Games (Record) Rk. School Pct. Roster 22-23 2. Clemson 47-4 .922 1. Texas Tech, 1998 9 (5-4) 1. Ohio State .764 Depth Chart 24 3. Ohio State 40-6 .870 2. San Diego State, 2018 8 (6-2) 2. San Diego State .731 Recaps 25-34 4. Oklahoma 40-7 .851 UCLA, 2000 8 (3-5) 3. Oregon .725 Player Profiles 35-76 5. San Diego State 38-9 .809 4. 12 teams tied at 7 4. Michigan State .724 Statistics 77-90 During the last 47 games, SDSU has including: SDSU, 2013 7 (6-1) 5. Wisconsin .723 Last Time it Happened 91-93 outscored its opponents, 1,475-874 San Diego State is 10-3 in its last 13 6. Louisville .723 (average of: 31.4-18.6). games decided by eight points or less. 7. Arizona .720 SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Fresno State / Nov. 17, 2018 page 2 SAN DIEGO STATE MEDIA AVAILABILITY: FRESNO STATE 11 SUN 12 MON 13 TUE 14 WED 15 THU 16 FRI 17 SAT No practice. 4:15 p.m. (approxi - FINAL MEDIA DAY FOR FINAL MEDIA DAY FOR Closed Practice Closed Practice San Diego State at Fresno mate) - Practice STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHES State, 7:30 p.m. PT on CBS Coordinator availability First 20 minutes open to No media availability. No media availability. Sports Network. (contact media relations of - media who cover SDSU on a SDSU Media Luncheon Closed Practice fice for details). regular basis (must contact Noon - Food Aztec Football with Postgame News Con - 12:15 p.m. - Coach Long media relations office). TV show on ference - San Diego State 12:30 p.m. - Student-Ath - 5 p.m. (approximate) - Rocky Long Coordinator availability letes Post-practice availability FOX Sports San Diego. locker room is closed. Coach (contact media relations of - 5:45 p.m. (approxi - (requests due by noon Check local listings for spe - Long and selected players fice for details). mate) - Post-practice 3:30 p.m. - Practice PT; staff will only be cific broadcast time. will be available in the press availability (requests First 20 minutes open to available if requested): conference area after a 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.