AAztecztec FootballFootball 2004 STATE FOOTBALL 2004 Aztec Football Quick Facts Media Information 2004 Aztec Schedule University Information Spring Practice Dates Sept. 4 San Jose State Location: San Diego, Calif. March 1 Half Pads No Contact 3 p.m. Sept. 11 Nevada Enrollment: 34,174 March 2 Half Pads No Contact 3 p.m. Sept. 18 at Michigan Nickname: Aztecs March 4 Full Pads 3 p.m. Sept. 25 Open School Colors: Scarlet and Black March 6 Scrimmage 9 a.m. Oct. 2 at UCLA Stadium (Capacity): Qualcomm Stadium (54,000) March 8 Full Pads 3 p.m. Oct. 9 TBA Surface: Natural Grass March 9 Full Pads 3 p.m. Oct. 16 TBA Conference: Mountain West March 11 Half Pads 3 p.m. Oct. 23 TBA President: Dr. Stephen Weber March 12 Scrimmage Coaches Clinic 3 p.m. Oct. 30 TBA Alma Mater: Bowling Green '64 Nov. 6 TBA Director of Athletics: Mike Bohn Practice Location Nov. 13 TBA Nov. 20 TBA Alma Mater: Kansas '83 All practices and scrimmages will be held at San Diego Nov. 27 TBA Athletics Department Phone: 619-594-3019 State’s football practice facility located just west of the Official Website: www.goaztecs.com SDSU Sports Deck. Aztec Football Staff Team Information Parking Head Coach: Tom Craft Asst. Head Coach/D-Line: 2003 Record: 6-6 Media parking for on-campus practices is available in Lot Jim House Conference/Finish: 3-4/t4th 107 located next to the former athletics building. Media Defensive Coordinator: Starters Returning/Lost:17/10 wishing to attend practice must obtain a parking permit Thom Kaumeyer Returning Starters: Offense/Defense/Specialists: 8/8/1 from the Aztec Media Relations office. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 49/21 Offensive Line: Damon Baldwin Secondary/Special Teams: Offensive System: 1-Back Attendance Defensive System: 4-3 Fred Bleil All practices are open to both the media and public and : Andy Buh will be staffed by a member of the Aztec Media Relations History Running Backs: Walter Gaskins office. However, media planning to attend workouts are Tight Ends: Matt Irvin First Year of Football: 1921 advised to call the media relations office in advance to Receivers: Ray Peterson All-Time record: 452-337-32 confirm the schedule. : Brian Stark Bowl Appearances: 7 Operations: Dave Powroznik Last Bowl (Name of Bowl, Yr.): Las Vegas Bowl, 1998 Interviews Graduate Asst.: Steve Irvin Last Bowl Result: North Carolina 20, SDSU 13 Requested coaches and players will be made available for Graduate Asst.: Jody Carrasco interviews following each practice. Phone interviews Head Coach should be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Aztec Support Staff Head Coach: Tom Craft Admin. Asst.: Deanna Gonzales Alma Mater: San Diego State '77 Coaches’ Clinic Head Ath. Trainer: Gary Johnson Record at School (Years): 10-15/Two seasons The San Diego State staff will hold a coaches’ clinic on Video Coordinator: Brian Murphy Career Record (Years): Same March 12th. For more information, please contact the San Equipment Manager: Nick Pettit Football Office: 619-594-6769 Diego State football office at Academic Advisor: Todd Snedden Fax: 619-594-4775 (619) 594-6769. Academic Advisor: Bre White Media Relations Media Relations Contacts Associate Athletic Director: Kevin Klintworth For interviews with a member of the San Diego State SID Office Phone: 619-594-5547 football staff, including Head Coach Tom Craft and Home Phone: 858-586-9214 Director of Athletics Mike Bohn, contact Associate E-Mail: [email protected] Athletic Director Kevin Klintworth or Assistant Director SID Fax: 619-582-6541 of Media Relations Peggy Curtin at 619-594-5547. Press Box Phone: 619-281-0405 SID Mailing Address: Phone Directory Aztec Media Relations Athletic Department ...... 619-594-3019 3014 Aztec Athletics Center Media Relations ...... 619-594-5547 55th Street Football Office ...... 619-594-6769 San Diego State University Ticket Office ...... 619-283-7378 San Diego, CA 92182

www.goaztecs.com 1 A ztec Football 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Lettermen Starters Returning (49) Carl McCullough (DB) Returning (17) Specialists (1) Offense (22) Freddie McCutcheon (DL)* Offense (8) Robby Ryan (DS) Kyle Conerly (WR) Robert Miller (DL) Matt Dlugolecki (QB) Matt Dlugolecki (QB) Kirk Morrison (LB) Lynell Hamilton (RB) Lost (11) Michael Franklin (RB) Trevor Parrington (LB) Adam Gray-Hayward (WR) Shane Russell (DB) Jasper Harvey (OL) Offense (4) Lynell Hamilton (RB) Freddie Keiaho (LB) Jeremy Justice (TE) Brendan Darby (OL) Jasper Harvey (OL) Marviel Underwood (S) Mike Kracalik (OL) Shawn Dickie (OL) Jeremy Justice (TE) Lonnel Penman (WR) Adam Hall (QB) Patrick Justman (OL) Specialists (1) Devin Pitts (WR) Gerald Sykes (OL) Mike Kracalik (OL) Robbie Ryan (DS) Jeff Webb (WR) Danny Negrete (OL) Defense (4) Steve Nevarez (OL) Lost (21) Defense (8) Ryan Iata (DE) Robert Ortiz (WR) Offense (10) Nephi Penerosa (OL) Zach Barnes (OL) Jonathan Bailes (DT) Brook Miller (DT) Lonnel Penman (WR) Brendan Darby (OL) Josh Dean (S) Brandon Rager (DE) Devin Pitts (WR) Shawn Dickie (OL) Jacob Elimimian (DB) Jeff Shoate (DB) Ramal Porter (WR) Jason Dion (TE) Heath Farwell (LB) Fale Poumele (RB) Anthony Foli (OL) Stephen Larsen (LB) Specialists (3) Brett Sturm (WR) Devin Pitts Adam Hall (QB) Matt McCoy (LB) J.C. Mejia (K) Jason Van (RB) Mike Lynch (TE) Kirk Morrison (LB) Casey Naylor (DS) Adam Watson (TE) Jermaine Moore (WR) Jeff Webb (WR) DeAngelo Nedd (RB) Marviel Underwood (S) Seth Santoro (P) Wesley Williams (WR) Gerald Sykes (OL) Transfers (Eligible for 2004) (1) Defense (26) Defense (8) Marcus Edwards, WR (South Florida) Jonathan Bailes (DL) Ryan Iata (DE) Donny Baker (DB) Shane Johnson (DB) Mid-Year Enrollments (3) Hubert Caliste (DB) Brook Miller (DT) Josh Dean (S) Adam Nyssen (LB) Justin Delfino (DE) Reggie Ross, RB Marcus Demps (S) Brandon Rager (DE) Garrett Palmer (K) Derrick Durbin (DL) LaVance Ray (DB) Jacob Elimimian (DB) Jeff Shoate (DB) 2004 Football Signees (23) Heath Farwell (LB) Beau Trickey (LB) Russell Allen (LB) Marcus Montgomery (WR) Reggie Grigsby (S) (QB) Darren Mougey (QB) Kwan Howard (LB) Specialists (3) Siaosi Fifita (DL) Robert Nelson (OL) Kurt Kahui (DL) J.C. Mejia (K) Stephen Larsen (LB) Casey Naylor (DS) Patrick Gates (RB) Christopher Pino (OL) Alohalii Leolofi (DL) Seth Santoro (P) Stephen Houston (LB) Eric Rouser (OL) Blake Lobel (DE) Keenan Jones (DB) DeMarco Sampson (WR) Va’ati Maka (DL) *2002 Letterman Keioshe Jones (DL) Andrew Schantz (LB) Joe Martin (LB) Lance Louis (TE) Taylor Schmidt (OL) Terrell Maze (DB) Thomas McKay (DB) Tyler Schmitt (DS) Matthew McCoy (LB) Eric Miclot (TE) Jonathan Tu'ua (DL) Redshirts/Newcomers (19) Martin Miller (DL) Brian Wilson (DL) Terry Mixon (DB) Offense (11) Defense (6) Heath Farwell Aleksander Blagojevich (OL) Antwan Applewhite (DE) Brandon Bornes (RB) Foli Clement (DB) Corey Boudreaux (WR) Lee Martin (LB) Brandyn Dombrowski (OL) Marc Hull (LB) Royce Edgington (OL) Brett Martin (LB) Sione Fifita (TE) Nicholas Osborn (DE) Mike Kravetz (OL) Kevin O’Connell (QB) Specialists (2) Will Robinson (OL) Michael Hughes (K/P) Chazeray Schilens (WR) Garrett Palmer (K) Brett Swain (WR) 2 www.goaztecs.com SS pringpring NotesNotes 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Year Three More On The Schedule 2003 Aztec Honor Roll The third year of the Tom Craft era at San Diego State San Diego State will face five teams that are coming off gets started with spring drills March 1-12 on the Aztec bowl appearances, including a Rose Bowl appearance by campus. Craft enters his third season as head coach at his Michigan. Six of the 2004 opponents had at least .500 Brendan Darby, OL alma mater with a 10-15 overall mark and a 7-7 record in records last season. Utah, Colorado State, New Mexico, First Team All-MWC Mountain West play. In Craft's first two seasons, SDSU Michigan and UCLA all reached the postseason in 2003. Mountain West Coaches has recorded its first two upper-division finishes in MWC history. Momentum San Diego State enters spring drills riding a wave of Lynell Hamilton, RB The Record momentum. The Aztecs closed the 2003 season with Freshman All-America In two years under Tom Craft, the Aztecs have played 14 three wins in their last four games and did not allow an The Sporting News road games and 11 home games. Thirteen of the 25 oppo- offensive in two of their last three games. The nents over the past two seasons have advanced to bowl Aztecs closed strong, despite playing the last two games Freshman All-America games, including a BCS appearance by 2003 opponent without their leading passer, receiver or rusher. Rivals.com Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl). A 2004 opponent, Michigan, is coming off an appearance in the Rose Bowl. The New Class Freshman of the Year San Diego State used the strong finish on the field as a Mountain West Coaches The Schedule springboard to a second straight outstanding recruiting San Diego State's 2004 schedule will include some famil- class. One year after San Diego State's recruiting class First Team All-MWC iar faces and a new foe. The Aztecs open the season was ranked No. 38 in the country (SuperPrep) and tops Mountain West Coaches against two former Western Athletic Conference rivals in among non-Bowl Championship Series schools, the 2004 San Jose State and Nevada. The Aztecs then head to Ann class has once again been voted best in the Mountain Arbor to take on defending Big Ten champion Michigan West by Rivals.com and second best among non-BCS Matt McCoy, LB on Sept. 18th. That trip marks the second straight season schools. Second Team All-MWC in which SDSU will have traveled to the home of the Mountain West Coaches reigning Big Ten champion. SDSU was a 16-13 loser at Who's Back then-No. 2 Ohio State last season. SDSU and Michigan The Aztecs return 49 lettermen and 17 starters from last 2003 MWC Tackles Leader will be meeting for the first time ever. San Diego State year's 6-6 squad. That team finished fourth in the closes non-conference play with a second straight appear- Mountain West after being picked for seventh. In Craft's 2003 MWC Solo Tackles Leader ance in the Rose Bowl against UCLA. The Bruins were first season, the Aztecs finished third after being tabbed 20-10 winners last season in a game that was tied 3-3 at for last in the preseason poll. The 2003 team posted the the half. first non-losing record at San Diego State since the 1998 Kirk Morrison, LB Las Vegas Bowl squad. First Team All-America News POY Boys San Diego State returns its share of headliners for the 71st best player in NCAA 2004 season. Included among the 17 returning starters are ESPN.com Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year and first-team 2003 All-America selection Kirk Morrison Defensive Player of Year at . Also back is freshman All-America running Mountain West Coaches back Lynell Hamilton. He was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year and became just the sec- First Team All-MWC ond freshman in league history to be voted first-team all- Mountain West Coaches conference.

More Stars Along with Hamilton and Morrison, San Diego State returns the Mountain West's leading tackler from 2003 in junior linebacker Matt McCoy, a second-team all-confer- ence selection and another All-America candidate. SDSU's offensive line has a strong anchor in senior Mike Kracalik. The Oceanside product was a second-team all- league pick last season but graded out as SDSU's best Linebacker Matt McCoy led the MWC in tackles in ‘03. offensive lineman in 2003. www.goaztecs.com 3 S pring Notes 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Behind The Numbers The Honorable Thing Returning Aztecs Jeff Webb (), Jacob San Diego State's load of returning Elimimian (cornerback) and Marviel Underwood (safety) starters and lettermen give the were honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference Aztecs their most solid footing in in 2003 and figure to be in line for higher honors in 2004. several years entering a season. Consider the following: Secondary Thoughts In the defensive backfield, the Aztecs would appear to be XSan Diego State returns a 1,000- loaded. They return a two-deep at safety that could be the yard rusher for the first time since envy of most any school in the nation. Marviel 1997. Underwood and Josh Dean are both two-year starters. But even that senior duo will be pushed by Marcus Demps XThe Aztecs return their leading and Reggie Grigsby. Junior cornerback Jacob Elimimian passer as well as their top three led the Mountain West, as a sophomore, in passes defend- receivers and nine of their top 10 ed (18) in 2003. pass catchers from 2003. Of Morrison and McCoy XThe Aztecs return all of their Linebackers Kirk Morrison and Matt McCoy combined leading return men from special for 240 tackles last season, including 30 behind the line of scrimmage. The duo also had 7.5 sacks, teams. Jacob Elimimian led SDSU and the Mountain West forced seven and recovered three fumbles. Conference in passes defended (18) in 2003. Morrison enters the season eighth all-time at San Diego XThe Aztecs intercepted 12 passes last season, including nine by State with 281 career tackles. The school record is 407 by players and 26 lettermen from “The Dark Side”, the returning players. Junior Jacob Whip Walton. McCoy enters the season with 180 career SDSU defensive unit that finished eighth nationally in Elimimian led the club in intercep- tackles, just 91 shy of entering the all-time top 10. total defense a year ago, allowing just 289 yards of tions (four) and passes defended offense per game. The No. 8 national ranking was tops (18). He was third in the league in More On Matt among non-BCS schools. Below is a quick look at the and first in passes Tustin junior Matt McCoy recorded 125 tackles in 2003. black-shirted defensive numbers from last year, along defended. That total is tied for the eighth best season in Aztec his- with the unit's conference and national ranking. tory. McCoy led the Mountain West in 2003 in tackles and in solo tackles (75). NCAA MWC XThe Aztecs return their top seven tacklers, including linebackers Category Stat Rank Rank Matt McCoy and Kirk Morrison, The Dark Side Pass Defense 160.2 ypg 4th 1st who ranked first and fourth in the San Diego State returns eight starters, 17 of its top 22 Rushing Defense 129.5 ypg 32nd 2nd Mountain West in tackles. Total Defense 289.8 ypg 8th 1st Pass Eff. Defense 102.4 10th 1st Red Zone Def. 62.2% NA 1st

Most Improved In The Country San Diego State's defense was the nation's most improved in 2003, climbing from a national ranking of 95 to No. 8 in total defense. The Aztecs also had the nation's most improved pass defense (from No. 91 in 2002 to No. 4 in 2003). And where it counts the most, San Diego State had the nation's most improved scoring defense, climbing from 92nd to No. 13. The following is a glance at the defensive numbers in the first two years under Tom Craft.

Nat’l Rank Nat’l Rank Category 2002 2003 Rush. Defense 171.15 ypg (83rd) 129.5 (32nd) Pass Defense 239.69 ypg (91st) 160.2 (4th) Lynell Hamilton became just the second freshman in Scoring Defense 31.6 ppg (92nd) 17.2 (13th) MWC history to be voted first-team all-conference. Total Defense 410.85 ypg (95th) 289.8 (8th)

4 www.goaztecs.com S pring Notes 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL the spring of 2003. A vast majority of that class redshirt- Co-Champions ed last season and will see its first varsity action this sea- son. The following is a quick look at the redshirts who could see early action. Sugar Bowl champion LSU shares another title with a southern XDefensive ends Antwan Applewhite and Nicholas football program. The Osborn are both athletic and growing and both starting Tigers and the Aztecs allowed the spots are open. fewest offensive in the country in 2003. Below is a look at XRunning back Brandon Bornes has been turning heads for a season and is a California state champion in the hur- the national leaders. dles. Rk School TDs Allowed XReceiver Chazeray Schilens showed a flair for the spectacular play during his redshirt season. His size and 1. San Diego State ...... 17 speed have drawn obvious comparisons to former Aztec LSU...... 17 and current San Diego Charger Kassim Osgood. He will 3. Florida State ...... 19 spend much of the spring with Tony Gwynn's baseball 4. Miami, Fla...... 20 squad as an outfielder. Georgia ...... 20 6. Iowa ...... 21 Marviel Underwood, an honorable mention all-MWC XAnother redshirt, Brett Swain, was nearly pulled off the Purdue...... 21 pick, returns for his third season as a starter at safety. redshirt list on several occasions in 2003 due to his abili- ty to contribute immediately. He is also spending time Southern Miss...... 21 Offensive Holes To Fill with the Aztec baseball program. San Diego State returns eight starters on offense. Of the XThere are several candidate for playing time up front four starters departed, three are on the offensive line, due to a redshirt offensive-line class that features four including all-conference performer Brendan Darby, along players. with Shawn Dickie and Gerald Sykes. The other lost starter on offense is quarterback Adam Hall, who was The 2004 Class limited to seven games last season due to injury and actu- While the 2004 recruiting class bodes well for the future ally played less than Matt Dlugolecki. of the Aztec program, there is also some immediate help on the way. Two of the nation's top 20 junior-college And On Defense offensive linemen inked with San Diego State The quickest place for a newcomer to make a name for (Christopher Pino and Taylor Schmidt) and are candi- himself is up front. SDSU lost three of its four starting dates to become starters before the opener against San defensive linemen. The Aztecs do return eight starters Jose State. from a defensive unit that allowed just 17 points per game last season. Two of the lost starters were defensive ends Ryan Iata and Brandon Rager. They combined for 17 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and 5.5 quarterback sacks. SDSU will also be looking to replace defensive tackle Brook Miller and Jeff Shoate.

At Quarterback Junior Matt Dlugolecki is the ranking signal caller enter- ing spring drills. He passed for 1,248 yards and four touchdowns last season while completing 58.3 percent of his attempts in nine games. Dlugolecki finished strong, hitting 23 of 31 pass attempts for 226 yards in an efficient 24-3 SDSU win in the season finale versus Air Force. Also getting a look will be redshirt freshman Kevin O'Connell. The former standout at La Costa Canyon High School passed for nearly 2,000 yards as a senior.

Newcomers To Watch Tom Craft's first full season of recruiting resulted in a class ranked 38th nationally by SuperPrep magazine in Senior safety Josh Dean is one of eight starters returning on the defensive side. www.goaztecs.com 5 Rosters 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL NO NAME POS HT WT YR-EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Alphabetical Roster 1 Chazeray Schilens WR 6-4 185 Fr-RS Mesa, Ariz. (Gilbert Highland) 93 Applewhite 2 Ramal Porter WR 5-9 160 So-1L Van Nuys (Birmingham) 99 Bailes 3 Donny Baker DB 5-9 160 So-1L Miami, Fla. (Pace) 3 Baker 3R Tanner Engstrand QB 6-1 200 Sr-SQ San Diego (Grossmont College) 66 Blagojevich 15R Matt Dlugolecki QB 6-4 225 Jr-1L Cota De Caza (Illinois) 37 Bornes 5 Marviel Underwood S 5-11 200 Sr-3L San Leandro (San Leandro) 17 Boudreaux 6 Kyle Conerly WR 5-11 190 Sr-3L Santee (West Hills) 27 Bowling 7 Kevin O'Connell QB 6-6 210 Fr-RS Carlsbad (La Costa Canyon) 10 Caliste 9 Terrell Maze DB 5-11 170 So-1L Santa Monica (Santa Monica) 64 Callahan 10 Hubert Caliste DB 6-2 190 Sr-3L New Orleans, La. (Carver) 15 Cannon 11 Devin Pitts WR 6-3 200 Sr-1L North Torrance (USC) 22 Cleaver 12 Adam Gray-Hayward WR 6-1 215 Sr-1L Ventura (St. Bonaventure HS) 38 Clement 13 Brett Sturm DB 6-1 195 So-1L Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 6 Conerly 15 Tyrone Cannon WR 6-1 200 Sr.-TR Mobile, Ala. (Southwestern JC) 42 Dean 16 Brett Swain WR 6-1 195 Fr-RS Carlsbad (Carlsbad) 21 Demps 17 Corey Boudreaux WR 6-1 180 Fr-RS Orange (Mater Dei) 5 Dlugolecki 17R Michael Hughes K 5-10 170 Fr-RS Moreno Valley (Canyon Springs) 62 Dombrowski 18 Shane Russell DB 5-10 190 Jr-SQ West Covina (Bishop Amat) 69 Durbin 18 Garrett Palmer K 5-11 170 Fr.-HS Rialto (Eisenhower) 30 Dunkle 19 Jeff Webb WR 6-2 200 Jr-2L Pontiac, Mich. (La Quinta) 85 Edwards 20 Michael Franklin RB 5-7 180 Jr-2L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine) 67 Edgington 21 Marcus Demps DB 6-0 195 Jr-2V Palmdale (Highland) 39 Elimimian 22 Lynell Hamilton RB 6-1 215 So-1L Stockton (Edison) 3 Engstrand 22 Jared Cleaver DB 6-0 190 So-SQ Exeter (Union) 44 Farwell 23 Fale Poumele RB 6-0 240 Jr-1L Oceanside (Oceanside) 40 Fifita 24 Carl McCullough DB 5-11 190 So-1L Oceanside (El Camino) 40 Finkle 27R Ryan Bowling K 5-10 170 Fr-RS Escondido (San Pasqual) 12 Gray-Hayward 27 Nigel McGee RB 5-9 170 So-SQ San Diego (Rancho Buena Vista) 31 Grigsby 29 Jason Van RB 5-10 210 Sr-3L La Mesa (Helix) 22 Hamilton 30 Freddie Dunkle DB 6-1 185 Fr-RS Chula Vista (Castle Park) 72 Harvey 30 Alex Thompson RB 5-11 205 Jr-RS Escondido (Palomar) 58 Hull 31 Reggie Grigsby S 5-11 195 Jr-1L Oceanside (El Camino) 36 D. Howard 32 Reggie Ross RB 5-11 215 Fr.-HS San Diego (Mira Mesa) 47 K. Howard 32 Mike Hauser DB 6-1 185 Jr.-TR San Diego (Grossmont JC) 32 Hauser 33 Freddie Keiaho LB 6-0 220 Jr-2L Ventura (Buena) 17 Hughes 34 Kirk Morrison LB 6-2 240 Sr-3L Oakland (Bishop O'Dowd) 81 Justice 36W Darron Howard RB 5-7 175 So-SQ Sacramento (Valley) 75 Justman 36B Brett Martin LB 6-0 215 Fr-RS Corona (Centennial) 97 Kahui 37 Brandon Bornes RB 6-1 230 Fr-RS Vista (Rancho Buena Vista) 33 Keiaho 38 Foli Clement DB 6-1 165 Jr-RS Long Beach (Long Beach CC) 74 Kracalik 39 Jacob Elimimian DB 5-11 180 Jr-2L Los Angeles (Crenshaw) 71 Kravetz 40 Sione Fifita TE 6-0 240 Jr-RS San Bernardino (S.Bern. Valley) 45 Larsen 40 James Finkle DB 5-10 180 So-SQ San Jose (Valley Christian) 63 Lealofi 42 Josh Dean DB 6-1 210 Sr-3L Oakland (Bishop O'Dowd) 46 Lobel 43 Matt McCoy LB 6-1 225 Jr-2L Tustin (Tustin) 91 Maka 44 Heath Farwell LB 6-0 225 Sr-2L Corona (San Jose State) 51 J. Martin 45 Stephen Larsen LB 6-1 235 Sr-3L Chandler, Ariz. (Desert Vista) 57 L. Martin 46 Blake Lobel DE 6-3 260 Sr-3L Chino Hills (Diamond Bar) 9 Maze 47 Kwan Howard LB 6-0 220 So-1L Harvey, La. (Lehret) 24 McCullough 48 Trevor Parrington LB 6-0 230 So-SQ Corona (Corona) 43 McCoy 49 Kevin Williams LB 5-11 215 Jr-SQ Los Angeles (Fairfax) 50 Danny Negrete OL 6-1 310 Jr-1L Corona (Centennial)

6 www.goaztecs.com Rosters 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL NO NAME POS HT WT YR-EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Alphabetical Roster 51 Joe Martin LB 6-1 225 So-1L Lancaster (Paraclete) 55 McCutcheon 54 Nephi Penerosa OL 6-2 290 So-SQ Stockton (St. Mary's) 27 McGee 55 Freddie McCutcheon DL 6-0 280 So-1L Long Beach (Cabrillo) 95 Miller 57 Lee Martin LB 6-1 200 Fr-RS Simi Valley (St. Bonaventure HS) 34 Morrison 58 Marc Hull LB 6-2 200 Fr-RS Carson (Harbor City Narbonne) 50 Negrete 59 Robbie Ryan LS 6-4 225 Sr-3L Coronado (Coronado) 7 O’Connell 62 Brandyn Dombrowski OL 6-5 300 Fr-RS Henderson, Nev. (Green Valley) 80 Ortiz 63 Aloalii Lealofi DL 6-2 250 Sr-1L Barstow (College of the Desert) 94 Osborn 64 Matthew Callahan OL 6-6 290 Fr-RS Ygnasio Valley 48 Parrington 66 Aleksander Blagojevich OL 6-2 285 Fr-RS Hawthorne (Junipero Serra) 18 Palmer 67 Royce Edgington OL 6-5 295 Fr-RS Highland (San Gorgonio) 54 Penerosa 69 Derrick Durbin DL 6-3 280 Sr-1L West Covina (Mt. San Antonio JC) 88 Penman 71 Mike Kravetz OL 6-5 285 Fr-RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Durango) 11 Pitts 72 Jasper Harvey OL 6-3 300 Jr-2L Marrero, La. (Archbishop Shaw) 2 Porter 74 Mike Kracalik OT 6-9 325 Sr-2L Oceanside (El Camino) 23 Poumele 75 Patrick Justman OL 6-5 300 So-1L Palo Alto (Palo Alto) 76 Robinson 76 William Robinson OL 6-6 270 Fr-RS Pomona (Bishop Amat) 18 Russell 80 Robert Ortiz WR 6-1 185 Jr-2L San Diego (Horizon) 59 Ryan 80 Jake Walker DL 6-1 250 So.-SQ San Marcos (CS Northridge) 1 Schilens 81 Jeremy Justice TE 6-2 240 Sr-1L Apple Valley (Victor Valley CC) 82 Spinks 82 Brian Spinks WR 6-2 195 So-SQ Stockton (Edison) 13 Sturm 84 Wesley Williams WR 6-3 210 Sr-1L Fairfield (San Joaquin Delta CC) 16 Swain 85 Marcus Edwards WR 6-1 200 Jr-TR New York, NY (South Florida) 94 Teclaw 86 Adam Watson TE 6-3 255 Jr-1L Temecula (Arkansas St.) 30 Thompson 88 Lonnel Penman WR 6-2 200 Sr-2L Long Beach (Long Beach Poly) 5 Underwood 91 Va'ati Maka DL 6-5 260 Sr-1L Oakland (Coll. of the Canyons) 29 Van 93 Antwan Applewhite DE 6-3 220 Fr-RS Torrance (Harbor City Narbonne) 80 Walker 94B Nicholas Osborn DL 6-4 245 Fr-RS Kensington (Berkeley St. Mary's) 86 Watson 94W Chris Teclaw TE 6-3 235 So-SQ San Marcos (San Marcos) 19 Webb 95 Robert Miller DE 6-6 240 Jr-1L Anaheim (Canyon) 49 K. Williams 97 Kurt Kahui DE 6-1 240 Jr-2L Wailuku, Hawaii (Baldwin) 84 W. Williams 99 Jonathan Bailes DL 6-1 325 So-1L Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson)

www.goaztecs.com 7 S pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL 2003 NCAA Leaders Total Defense Going Higher... Rk School YPG 1. LSU...... 252.00 Aztecs’ Progression Easy To See As Craft Enters Third 2. Miami, Fla...... 257.54 3. Oklahoma ...... 259.64 Season On Montezuma Mesa 4. Georgia ...... 276.86 5. Auburn ...... 281.62 Stars, statistics and stability. 6. Kansas State ...... 283.07 If the future of San Diego State football can be mea- 7. Oregon State ...... 288.69 sured by what is returning to Montezuma Mesa in 2004, 8. San Diego State ...... 289.75 that ever-growing feeling of optimism is well-placed fol- 9. Memphis ...... 295.77 lowing a 6-6 campaign in 2003. 10. Ohio State ...... 296.85 Stars San Diego State returns 17 starters and 49 lettermen 2003 NCAA Leaders from its first .500 squad since 1998. Among those return- Scoring Defense ing are several headliners from a year ago. Rk School PPG Linebacker Kirk Morrison is back for his senior sea- 1. LSU...... 11.0 son, one year after earning Mountain West Conference 2. Nebraska ...... 14.5 defensive player of the year honors and first-team All- Georgia ...... 14.5 America accolades. He could end his stay at State as the 4. Miami, Fla...... 15.1 school's all-time leading tackler. 5. Oklahoma ...... 15.3 Also back is Lynell Hamilton. The freshman sensa- 6. Maryland...... 15.8 tion will not be involved in spring contact as he recovers 7. Iowa...... 16.2 from a broken ankle. He will, however, be full strength 8. Kansas State ...... 16.3 come August. Hamilton was the Mountain West Auburn ...... 16.3 Conference freshman of the year in 2003, a first-team 10. Florida State ...... 16.7 freshman All-America selection and just the second Senior Mike Kracalik could be the latest of Aztec all- 11. Michigan ...... 16.8 freshman in Mountain West history to be named first- league offensive linemen. team all-conference. 12. Boise State ...... 17.1 nationally in total defense and allowed just 17 touch- 13. San Diego State ...... 17.3 Junior linebacker Matt McCoy also returns. All he did was lead the Mountain West in total tackles and solo downs, tying national champion LSU for the fewest tackles while registering one of the best defensive sea- offensive touchdowns allowed. sons in Aztec history. He was a second-team all-league Along with finishing eighth in the country in total choice last season but will be hard to keep off the first- defense, the Aztecs were fourth in passing defense and team list in the future. 13th in scoring defense. The Aztecs also return perhaps the best offensive Other interesting numbers that bode well for the lineman in the league in senior-to-be Mike Kracalik, a future of Aztec football: returning a 1,000-yard rusher for second-team all-Mountain West choice as a junior, the the first time since 1997, its leading passer and its top league's leader in passes-defended in cornerback Jacob three and nine of its top 10 receivers. San Diego State Elimimian and a pair of all-conference caliber safeties in also welcomes back its top seven tacklers and two of the two-year starters Marviel Underwood and Josh Dean. top four in the league (McCoy and Morrison). Not yet on the radar but soon to be fighting for play- Overall, a total of 49 lettermen are back in the fold ing time are members of Tom Craft's first two full recruit- with 17 starters. Also on hand will be an athletic redshirt ing classes. Both the 2003 and 2004 classes were ranked class that should make immediate contributions in the best in the Mountain West. defensive line, at receiver and in the return game.

Statistics Stability San Diego State's improvement under Tom Craft can Under Tom Craft, San Diego State's numbers are be proven in black and white. In two seasons under Craft, beginning to build due in part student-athlete retention. San Diego State has had the nation's most improved pass- San Diego State is also returning its entire coaching ing offense (2002) and the nation's most improved defen- staff for the third straight season. The benefits in continu- sive unit (2003). ity were clearly evident last year when the Aztec defense, San Diego State's 2003 defensive unit was eighth with basically the same starting lineup, improved from 8 www.goaztecs.com S pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL 95th nationally to eighth, thanks in part to familiarity and immerse them in our system as quickly as possible," 2004 Pre-Spring with the coaching staff and the schemes. he added. "This will be a great opportunity to develop our Depth Chart The following is an overview of the Aztecs entering depth up front and at ." Offense spring drills. TE Jeremy Justice (Sr.-1L) Offensive Line Adam Watson (Jr.-1L) Offense The Aztecs have some strong anchors with which to RT Mike Kracalik (Sr.-2L The eye-popping numbers from 2002 weren't around begin. But the depth will come in the form of newcomers Mike Kravetz (Fr.-RS) in 2003. However, what was on display may be even and there are some incoming recruits who will be count- RG Danny Negrete (Jr.-1L) more promising for the long-term health of the football ed on immediately when they arrive in the fall. Still, Brandyn Dombrowski (Fr-RS) program. SDSU is as athletic up front as it has been at any time in C Jasper Harvey (Jr.-2L) A young, inexperienced offensive unit lost its leader recent history. Aleks Blagojevich (Fr.-RS) when senior quarterback Adam Hall was injured on Mike Kracalik will man one tackle spot. He was a LG Patrick Justman (So.-SQ) SDSU's fourth offensive play of the season. As a result, second-team all-league performer last year and the Aztec Nephi Penerosa (So.-SQ) transfer Matt Dlugolecki, with no Division I experience, coaching staff feels he should have gained even more LT Will Robinson (Fr.-RS) was thrown into the fire with his primary offensive honors. He graded out as San Diego State's best man up Matt Callahan (Fr.-RS) weapon a true-freshman running back. front over the course of the season and he could be FL Devin Pitts (Sr.-1L) The Aztecs persevered and even improved as the SDSU's next all-conference lineman. Kracalik's backup Chaz Schilens (Fr.-RS) season progressed. San Diego State won three of its final is promising redshirt freshman Mike Kravetz. The Las SL Robert Ortiz (Jr.-2L) four games despite playing without its leading rusher, Vegas native is one of several athletic big men in the 2003 Brett Swain (Fr.-RS) leading receiver and starting quarterback (Hall). recruiting class. The coaching staff has had its collective WR Jeff Webb (Jr.-2L) When the dust had cleared, the Aztecs ended the sea- eye on Kravetz for the past year. Wesley Williams (Sr.-1L) son with a new-found balanced attack that included a Danny Negrete, entering his junior season, is listed RB Lynell Hamilton (So.-1L) dangerous rushing game, a young but now experienced as a starter at guard. He has been in the program for four Michael Franklin (Jr.-2L) group of receivers and a quarterback who clearly played years and has at times been in the mix at guard and at cen- QB Matt Dlugolecki (Jr.-1L) his best down the stretch. ter. He turned in some solid work as a backup last season Kevin O’Connell (Fr.-RS) It all adds up to an encouraging spring and summer. and was in the starting lineup when the Aztecs faced New "We're going to expose them to a lot of things in a Mexico. Defense short amount of time," Craft said of his spring plan. "We Another redshirt freshman is listed second on the DE Blake Lobel (Sr.-3L) want them to understand our expectations for them for the depth chart. Behind Negrete is Brandyn Dombrowki, a Antwan Applewhite (Fr.-RS) spring, as well as the summer when they're on their own. prep product out of Nevada, whose development is eager- DT Jonathan Bailes (So.-1L) "We want to take a good look at the redshirt class ly awaited by the coaching staff and boasts size and ath- Va’ati Maka (Sr.-1L) leticism. DT Freddie McCutcheon (So.-1L) Jasper Harvey returns as a solid starter at center and Derrick Durbin (Sr.-1L) he's just a junior. He joins Kracalik as one of just two DE Robert Miller (Jr.-1L) starters returning in the offensive line. Harvey has grown Nicholas Osborn (Fr.-RS) into a team leader and with the graduation of all-league LB Matt McCoy (Jr.-2L) tackle Brendan Darby, Harvey becomes the ring-leader of Joe Martin (So.-1L) the front wall. LB Kirk Morrison (Sr.-3L) His backup is redshirt freshman Aleksander Freddie Keiaho (Jr.-2L) Blagojevich, another youthful big man. His development LB Stephen Larsen (Sr.-3L) or will be critical in the middle. A return of Negrete to cen- Heath Farwell (Sr.-2L) ter in case of injury is also a possibility. CB Jacob Elimimian (Jr.-2L) The Aztecs will be extremely young on the other Terrell Maze (So.-SQ) side of the line. Sophomore Patrick Justman is a starter CB Hubert Caliste (Sr.-3L) or entering spring drills at one guard spot. He saw very lim- Marcus Demps (Jr.-2L) ited duty as a redshirt freshman but his intelligence and S Marviel Underwood (Sr.-3L) athleticism make him a good bet for success. His backup Reggie Grigsby (Jr.-1L) is Nephi Penerosa, who is entering his sophomore season S Josh Dean (Sr.-3L) and, like Justman, has limited playing time under his belt. Marcus Demps (Jr.-2L) At tackle, redshirt freshman Will Robinson is listed as a starter entering spring drills. He may be the most ath- Specialists letic member of the redshirt linemen and was on the trav- P Michael Hughes (Fr.-RS) el roster a year ago. Robinson has a bright future with the PK Michael Hughes (Fr.-RS) Quarterback Matt Dlugolecki finished strong in 2003. ability to carry much more weight as he matures. www.goaztecs.com 9 S pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL The Dotted Line Walkon Matthew Callahan is listed as the backup to Robinson. The Sporting News has already He has been impressive against the tabbed Tom Craft as the best first-team defense and will have his recruiter in the Mountain West chances to succeed. Conference and the experts tend to "Spring is a critical for the agree. Below is a look at where offensive line," Craft said. "We San Diego State’s last two recruit- need to develop individually and as ing classes rank in the Mountain a unit and depth will be an area in West Conference, according to which we'll really concentrate dur- Rivals.com. ing the spring." Fall Outlook: With only two 2003 Signing Class* returning starters up front, this 1. San Diego State group's development will obviously 2. UNLV be critical. Two of SDSU's highest 3. TCU rated signees in February were a 4. Colorado State pair of junior-college offensive line- 5. New Mexico men. Both of those players will be in All-American Kirk Morrison returns to anchor the Aztec defense in 2004. 6. Utah the picture in the fall and have a Webb. He returned from a redshirt season in 2003 and led 7. Brigham Young chance to stabilize things. Despite the loss of three SDSU with 55 catches and 706 receiving yards in just 8. Wyoming starters, the coaching staff feels the offensive line could be improved. over nine games. A shoulder injury forced him to miss all but a couple of series in the final three games of the year. 2004 Signing Class* Webb also led San Diego State with four touchdown 1. San Diego State Tight End receptions and his 70-yard score against Brigham Young 2. TCU The Aztecs return some experience at tight end. was the Aztecs' longest pass play of the season. He was 3. Utah Jeremy Justice is back as the starter after a year in which an honorable mention all-Mountain West performer. 4. Brigham Young he caught 17 passes for 202 yards. Justice is athletic and Entering fall drills, he is backed up at the wideout by 5. Colorado State it would not be surprising to see him finish his career with Wesley Williams. Williams developed into a contributor 6. UNLV a big senior season in an offensive that is just waiting for during the course of his junior season with 19 catches, 7. Wyoming the tight end position to become a bigger factor. including a touchdown reception at Ohio State. 8. New Mexico Second on the depth chart is Adam Watson. He is probably the most physical of the candidates at tight end The depth chart at slot receiver is manned by former walkon Robert Ortiz. He is coming off a strong sopho- *Air Force does not announce its and is a solid blocker. He caught just one pass a year ago more season in which he finished third on the team with recruiting classes; includes future but will be on the field more often in passing situations 33 catches. His TD reception at UNLV accounted for the conference member TCU. during his senior season. Fall Outlook: Consider this position a strength. only points in a 7-0 Aztec victory. Both Justice and Watson were in their first years of action Ortiz will have company in the form of redshirt last fall and at times suffered some growing pains. With freshman Brett Swain. The Carlsbad product adjusted both returning, the tight end could become a more viable well enough and fast enough last season that coaches con- option in a balanced Aztec attack. sidered taking him off the redshirt list. His availability during the spring is still to be determined as he is also a Receiver member of the Aztecs' baseball squad. Devin Pitts tops the chart at flanker after a junior There is no doubting that San Diego State suffered season that saw him catch 39 passes for 478 yards, totals through some inexperience at receiver in 2002, one year second only to Webb. At 6-3, Pitts is a big target who after losing two players to the . should be poised for a nice senior season. But in 2004, the receivers are likely to grow into a posi- Pitts’ backup entering spring drills is redshirt fresh- tive thanks to a large group of returning lettermen and man Chazeray Schilens. Another football player who some talented newcomers. could see time on the baseball diamond, Schilens devel- One year after SDSU returned a total of 40 recep- oped into a big-play receiver on the scout team and his tions (of 352), the Aztecs welcome back nine of their top size and hands remind observers of former Aztec and cur- 10 receivers. In all, 208 of last season's 241 receptions rent San Diego Charger Kassim Osgood. return to the fold. Seniors Lonnel Penman, Adam Gray-Hayward and Robert Ortiz This is a group that can be successful by committee. Kyle Conerly, along with sophomore Ramal Porter, will However, the leading returning receiver is wideout Jeff

10 www.goaztecs.com S pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL all contribute and any of the three could wind up in the the season than he was early on. San Diego State Rushing starting lineup. All four earned playing time at critical "We really want to see what Kevin is capable of Single-Season Leaders moments a year ago. doing and we'll expose him to a lot during spring ball." Rk Player (Year) Yards Another redshirt freshman who will see the field is Fall Outlook: Figure this position to be at least as 1. George Jones (95) ...... 1,842 speedster Corey Boudreaux, who was a two-way star at strong as it was last season and perhaps even improved. 2. (92)...... 1,630 Mater Dei High School. Dlugolecki is in reality a returning starter and O'Connell 3. Larry Ned (01) ...... 1,549 "I think the inexperience showed last year and we has the physical tools to contribute. Newcomer Darren 4. Marshall Faulk (93)...... 1,530 were running quarterbacks in and out of the lineup, which Mougey will arrive in the fall with mobility that could add 5. Marshall Faulk (91)...... 1,429 didn't help a young group of receivers," Craft said. "We a new dimension to the Aztec attack. 6. David Turner (77) ...... 1,252 should make some significant progress at receiver this 7. Jim Allison (64)...... 1,186 season." Running Back 8. Chris Hardy (85) ...... 1,150 Fall Outlook: The Aztecs will be better than a year Lynell Hamilton was the headliner of a 2003 recruit- 9. Wayne Pittman (94)...... 1,136 ago across the board. There is a lot of experience return- ing class ranked No. 38 in the country. It took him one 10. Tony Allen (79) ...... 1,094 ing and some athleticism in the redshirt class. game to live up to the hype and one season to make his- 11. Lynell Hamilton (03) ....1,087 tory. Quarterback Hamilton ran for 1,087 yards and earned first-team San Diego State Rushing Matt Dlugolecki's season of waiting in the wings and freshman All-America and first-team all-Mountain West Career Leaders watching Adam Hall run the "Air Craft" attack ended honors last season. His season ended two games early Rk Player (Years) Yards suddenly, very suddenly. Hall's senior season never got with a broken ankle and will not go through contact drills 1. Marshall Faulk (91-93) ..4,589 off the ground as he was injured on the Aztecs' first series during the spring. He should be at full speed by early 2. Larry Ned (98-01) ...... 3,562 of the year. Even during his returns, he was fighting an summer. 3. Jonas Lewis (96-99) ...... 2,843 assortment of ailments that prematurely ended his season With Hamilton healthy but out of the picture, SDSU 4. George Jones (95-96) ....2,810 for the second straight year. will sort out the depth situation during the spring. 5. Norm Nygaard (52-54) ..2,619 The growing pains the Aztecs experienced a year Michael Franklin leads the ranking understudies. He is a 6. Wayne Pittman (91-94) ..2,389 ago will pay immediate dividends this spring and fall. proven commodity and had two straight 100-yard days on 7. Chris Hardy (83-86) ...... 2,341 Dlugolecki now enters his junior season with much more the ground to close the 2003 season. 8. David Turner (76-77) ....2,234 experience and thanks to some late-season success, a Senior Jason Van and redshirt freshman Brandon 9. Paul Hewitt (87-88)...... 2,056 good amount of confidence. He saw more playing time Bornes are also on the depth chart entering the spring. 10. Kern Carson (61-63) ...... 1,911 than Hall last season and completed 58 percent of his Both players are former local prep stars. Injuries have --- Lynell Hamilton (03) ....1,087 passes. slowed Van's development since a solid freshman season Dlugolecki's 1,248 passing yards included just four and he had just eight carries last year. Bornes appears touchdowns compared to eight interceptions. However, primed to make an impact in many areas during the fall. he threw just one in his last 56 attempts and He is a strong, fast youngster who became hard to contain was flawless in SDSU's season-ending 24-3 win over Air Force, despite missing the team's top receiver and run- ning back against the Falcons. And it was Dlugolecki who engineered SDSU's near-upset at No. 2 Ohio State. He enters spring drills as the starter and the rest of the quarterbacks will have to play themselves into the picture. On deck is redshirt freshman Kevin O'Connell. A local product with good size and arm strength, the spring will be an important time for him after spending a season on the scout team. He has the tools but lacks the experi- ence. Also in the picture is Grossmont College product Tanner Engstrand. He was thrown into the mix early and saw playing time at Ohio State. He is the lone senior sig- nal caller. "We really want to put some definition into the quar- terback position," Craft said. "Matt closed the season really well. He led us to a win over an upper-division Junior Michael Franklin returns to the Aztec backfield team in Air Force and was a much different player late in this spring after a solid contribution in 2003. www.goaztecs.com 11 S pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL 2003 Mountain West from 92nd, allowing 31.6 points per game, to 13th nation- Defensive Stat Leaders ally, allowing just 17.2 ppg.

Scoring Defense PPG Defensive End 1. San Diego State 17.2 No place on defense took a bigger hit than the defen- 2. Utah 19.1 sive end spot. The Aztecs lost a pair of seniors in Brandon 3. Air Force 20.2 Rager and Ryan Iata. Those two combined for 5.5 quar- terback sacks and 17 tackles behind the line of scrim- Rushing Defense YPG mage. Rager was an active defensive end who also had a 1. New Mexico 86.1 pass interception and Iata was a sixth-year senior with 2. San Diego State 129.5 lots of experience. 3. Brigham Young 130.8 Replacing them will not be an easy task but there are plenty of candidates. Entering spring drills, the starters at Pass Defense YPG the end are Blake Lobel and Robert Miller. Lobel has 1. San Diego State 160.2 played all across the defensive front in his career and had 2. Brigham Young 176.2 17 tackles last season. He is a high-energy player and 3. Air Force 183.1 very mobile. Miller, a junior, began to make an impact last sea- Total Defense YPG son. He has excellent size and has been waiting his turn 1. San Diego State 289.8 behind older players. 2. Brigham Young 307.0 The two second-team defensive ends, at least enter- 3. New Mexico 334.3 ing spring drills, are redshirt freshmen Antwan Stephen Larsen (45) and the entire San Diego State two- Applewhite and Nicholas Osborn. The coaching staff felt Pass Eff. Defense Effic. deep at linebacker returns for 2004. both freshmen could have helped the squad last season 1. San Diego State 102.4 on the scout team. and are eagerly looking forward to seeing the athletic 2. Utah 111.0 Mid-year enrollee Reggie Ross will get his first look newcomers in the mix for playing time. 3. Brigham Young 112.6 during spring drills as well. Fale Poumele, the former Kurt Kahui, an undersized and high-energy player, local prep star, was a situational player a year ago who will be in the mix as well. His 2003 campaign was ended Opp. 3rd-Down Conv. Perc. could see his time in the backfield increase. prematurely with injury but he was seeing lots of playing 1. San Diego State 28.9 Fall Outlook: This is a strong position for SDSU. time when he went down just four games into the season. 2. UNLV 33.1 The Aztecs return an all-conference running back with Fall Outlook: It's a mixed bag at defensive end. 3. Utah 34.1 quality depth waiting for a chance to shine. Gone is lots of experience but waiting in the wings is lots of athleticism. The staff feels SDSU can at least stay at Defense the same level of play it enjoyed last year. Everyone on the Aztec campus knew San Diego Defensive Tackle State would be improved on the defensive side in 2003. However, few could have predicted the shocking leap The Aztecs lose a starter and gain a starter at defen- from a team that allowed 411 yards per game to one of the sive tackle. Returning from 2003 is true sophomore nation's premier defensive units. Jonathan Bailes, who became a starter early in his first And the run doesn't appear to be over. San Diego season as an Aztec and had a strong campaign. His 20 State returns eight starters from “The Dark Side” and 17 tackles and three tackles for loss do not do justice to his of its 22-member two deep will be back in the fold. Six season. His occupation of opposing fronts allowed Aztec starters from the back seven are all returning. Up front, linebackers to roam free and turn in stellar seasons. SDSU will be young but talented with a nice blend of size The other starting spot was vacated by the gradua- and speed. tion of steady Brook Miller. Miller had 29 tackles and There are proven stars and stars waiting to happen four stops behind the line of scrimmage. He is likely to be for a defense that appears to be the anchor of the 2004 replaced by 2002 starter Freddie McCutcheon, who is team. back in the fold in the middle and is listed as a starter For the record, San Diego State ended the season as entering the spring. the nation's most improved defensive unit, and the Aztecs McCutcheon played in six games as a true freshman had the nation's most improved passing defense, rising but was sidelined by a sprained knee for part of the sea- from 86th nationally to fourth. And for toppers, SDSU son. His return after a year away gives the Aztecs a pair had the nation's most improved scoring defense, climbing of young but experienced tackles.

12 www.goaztecs.com Ss pring Outlook 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Derrick Durbin and Va’ati Maka are listed as the Cornerback backups up front. Both players saw action a year ago in The blossoming of The Dark Side was enhanced in their first seasons on campus. Aztec coaches are hopeful part by the play of the corners. Jacob Elimimian emerged that both players reach a new level in their development as a new starter last season and all he did was lead the and spending a spring with the Aztecs should accelerate team in interceptions (four) and the MWC in passes the progress. defended (18). He was an honorable mention all-confer- Fall Outlook: With two experienced players in ence selection who has a knack for big plays with two of starting roles and two experienced reserves, SDSU enters his interceptions setting up scores. He returned another the season in a much better position up front than last 85 yards for a touchdown. season. Miller was a steady senior, but most of the rota- Jeff Shoate was very steady on the opposite side of tion returns with help also on the way in the 2004 recruit- the field and he may be the toughest senior to replace ing class. from last year' squad. The candidates include Hubert Caliste, Terrell Maze and Marcus Demps. Linebacker Caliste has been a safety and corner in his career but This position might not be the best place to make a has played mostly on special teams. He will be given a name as a young player. San Diego State welcomes back long look this spring, while Maze is a sophomore with its entire two-deep from last season's outstanding line- good feet but little experience. backing corps. The Aztec coaches consider Demps to be one of the The linebacker group includes the Mountain West best players on the squad and he will, quite frankly, be in player of the year and All-American Kirk Morrison (mid- the starting lineup somewhere as a safety or a corner. dle linebacker) and the MWC's leading tackler in second- Look for him to line up at corner during the spring. team all-league choice Matt McCoy. Fall Outlook: Elimimian is a known product at one Also back are starters Stephen Larsen and Heath corner and auditions are underway across the field at the Farwell. In all, Aztec linebackers finished first, second, other corner. SDSU's ability in man coverage was a large fourth and sixth on the squad in tackles and also led the reason for the success of The Dark Side last season. squad in tackles for loss and forced fumbles. SDSU may also have the nation's most experienced Safety set of linebackers. In the middle, Kirk Morrison has been SDSU has quality and quantity returning at safety starting for nearly all of three seasons. McCoy, Larsen with a two-deep that could match most teams in America. and Farwell have two seasons as starters under their belts. Marviel Underwood is back for his third season as And some of the most athletic linebackers are yet to see a starter at free safety. He is one of SDSU's fastest play- Marcus Demps the field. ers and his honorable mention all-league selection last In the middle, Morrison is backed up by converted season was surprising and not in a good way. Underwood running back Freddie Keiaho. The athletic junior has also was third on the squad last season with 68 tackles. He had returned kicks for SDSU and coaches are eager to get him two picks and parlayed those thefts into 106 return yards. on the field. His progress was slowed last season by an Underwood is backed up by junior Reggie Grigsby, early knee sprain. a physical North County product who had 21 tackles last On the outside, Larsen and Farwell split time at one season. He will be an impact player this fall and his play- position. Both seniors are playmakers and interchange- ing time will increase. able, combining for 80 tackles a year ago. Josh Dean returns for his third season as a starter at McCoy, who figures to contend for national honors strong safety. He missed some playing time last season over the next two seasons, is backed up by Joe Martin at due to injury but is a steady and physical player. the other outside spot. Martin is a walkon who the coach- Demps also figures in the picture here as well. He es hold in high regard. had trouble getting on the field prior to Dean's injury, but There are several redshirts who are also pinning for went on to earn the starting nod before he suffered an playing time and linebacker Kwan Howard has been con- injury of his own. tributing on special teams. Fall Outlook: SDSU figures to have the best line- Fall Outlook: This is as quality a two-deep at safety as backers in the Mountain West and maybe in all of one is likely to find in college football. Former Aztec America. The group has a blend of experience, speed and safeties such as Robert Griffith, and Will success. Demps are now in the NFL. The foursome in place for 2004 should carry on that tradition.

www.goaztecs.com 13 Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL The Tom Craft File Head Coach Tom Craft Birthdate November 12, 1953 Former Aztec Quarterback Entering Third Season At His Place of Birth Iowa City, Iowa Alma Mater There should be an official scientific name for that quick High School burst of feel-good energy that accompanies the hiring of Pacific Grove (Calif.) High a new football coach. And there should definitely be a capitalized noun for the letdown experienced by students, College alumni and fans when the rebuilding process drags on BA in Physical Education longer than anticipated. San Diego State, 1977; At San Diego State, that "New-Coach-Letdown- MA in Physical Education Because-The-Results-Are-So-Far-Away-Syndrome" is Azusa Pacific, 1983 nowhere to be seen. At San Diego State, the results are tangible. Playing Career In two years as head coach at his alma mater, Tom The nation's leading passer (by Craft has officially begun the Aztec Football Resurrection percentage) at Monterey Peninsula Project and it is far more than theory. Junior College and a two-time all- He has coached two Aztec teams and both have Coast League selection. Played reached the upper division of the Mountain West two years at State and was the Conference. SDSU had never cracked that upper level starting quarterback on a 10-1 prior to Craft's arrival. team as a senior. Aztec teammates Craft's second team finished with a 6-6 record in included head 2003, ending San Diego State's four-year slump in which coach Herman Edwards and it failed to reach .500. Two of the losses, by a combined head coach John 13 points, came in road games at UCLA and at No. 2 Fox. Ohio State. He has led offensive and defensive revolutions that Diego State faithful feel is their heritage. It had to be Coaching Career are among the most astounding in the country. Over the someone aware of San Diego State's past but with a 1977-82 last two seasons, SDSU has had the nation's most strong vision of the program's future - as well as the Assistant Coach improved passing offense and the most improved defense future of college football. It had to be someone with a 1983-93 Palomar College - a very rare feat. proven track record as a winner and with the confidence Head Coach He is raising the talent level as well. Craft's first full to turn around a program dripping with potential but lack- 1994-96 San Diego State recruiting class was ranked No. 38 in the country and tops ing in recent successes. It had to be someone who could Off. Coordinator in the league. The Sporting News has labeled him as the evaluate talent and at the same time take on the sport's 1997-01 Palomar College best recruiter in the Mountain West Conference. heavy hitters for a player's signature. Head Coach And the general consensus on Montezuma Mesa is It had to be Tom Craft. 2002 - San Diego State that the successes are just beginning. A San Diego State graduate, a former Aztec quar- Head Coach The changing of the guard at the top of a college terback and a former offensive coordinator on football program is one of the most scrutinized processes Montezuma Mesa, Craft was introduced as San Diego Family in all of sports. The experts are numerous and the expec- State's 15th head football coach on Dec. 6, 2001. Craft and his wife, Kathy (also an tations are downright scary. In his first season as the Aztec head coach, he led a SDSU grad), have three children. But it is also a chance to re-invent a program. mini-revival. San Diego State showed the biggest Lacey plays on the Aztec softball That opportunity presented itself following the 2001 improvement in the country in passing offense. After team, Kevin is a senior at Valley football season and San Diego State officials set out to ranking 89th in that category in 2001, Craft's first offense Center High School and a 2004 find the right man for the job. was fifth nationally with an average of 330 passing yards SDSU football signee and Kyle is It was a simple edict. per game. in the ninth grade. All the Aztec brass had to do was sort through the The Aztecs also made a monumental jump in total pretenders and contenders for the job to find the person to offense, rising from 98th to 29th with virtually the same lead San Diego State's recovery. It had to be someone lineup that had sputtered the year before. Only Purdue, who could recapture the imagination of the Aztec fans Southern California and Oklahoma State showed more who hungered for the offensive firepower that the San improvement. 14 www.goaztecs.com Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL But the improvement was more than cosmetic. stretch to win three of their final four games and earn a Craft Vs. All Foes The Aztecs finished third in the Mountain West .500 season for the first time since 1998. SDSU finished Conference after being picked for last. It was SDSU's its regular season without its starting quarterback, leading Air Force 2-0 first upper-division finish in the new league and its first rusher or leading receiver. Arizona State 0-1 winning record in league play since the 1998 Las Vegas In just two seasons, Craft has coached the Mountain Brigham Young 0-2 Bowl team. The Aztecs picked up their first-ever West freshman of the year (Lynell Hamilton) and the Colorado 0-1 Mountain West wins over Air Force and Utah, pushed league's defensive player of the year (Kirk Morrison). Six Colorado State 0-2 Colorado into the fourth quarter and lost on the last play players have been named first-team all-Mountain West E. Washington 1-0 of the game in Craft's debut at Fresno State. during Craft’s tenure. Fresno State 0-1 Along the way, the moniker of "Air Craft" was Tom Craft is the first San Diego State graduate to Hawai'i 0-1 developed by the media, playing off of the most success- lead the football program since Bob Breitbard in 1945 Idaho 0-1 ful period in San Diego State history, known as "Air and is one of just 17 coaches in Division I employed by New Mexico 0-2 Coryell" as well as Craft's love for throwing the ball. his alma mater. His hiring is a true return to San Diego Ohio State 0-1 Craft's first team saw wide receivers J.R. Tolver and State's historic past, when SDSU was among the nation's Samford 1-0 Kassim Osgood set NCAA records for productivity by most successful programs in the 1960s and 1970s. His UCLA 0-2 two teammates. Both players now collect checks from the philosophies are near and dear to the hearts of the Aztec UNLV 2-0 National Football League. faithful. Utah 1-1 The first year of the Craft era ended with a recruit- Craft's San Diego State roots were clearly evident UTEP 1-0 ing class ranked as one of the school's best ever, as the during his second spring at the helm of the program. Most Wyoming 2-0 Mountain West's top class and among the nation's top 40. workouts were preceded by words of encouragement "Aztecs Make Their Move" heralded SuperPrep maga- from past Aztec players and coaches, including current zine after the recruiting dust had settled. New York Jets head coach (and former Craft teammate at Craft's second season provided more highlights. SDSU) Herman Edwards and former SDSU standout and The Aztec defense came to be known as "The Dark College Football Hall of Fame member Fred Dryer, now Side" and was launched into national headlines when it best known for his television role as "Hunter". On the limited second-ranked and defending national champion road, San Diego State has heard from a variety of former Ohio State without an offensive touchdown and just 196 Aztecs including receiver Haven Moses, a member of the yards of total offense in a 16-13 down-to-the-wire loss. Aztec and Hall of Fame. The unit ended the season as the eighth best defense in The legend himself, , was on tap for an the country and tops in the Mountain West. It was also the Aztec workout last fall, as was NFL offensive guru and nation’s most improved defensive unit in 2003. former SDSU assistant Ernie Zampese. The Aztecs overcame numerous injuries down the Many spring workouts ended with Craft quizzing

www.goaztecs.com 15 Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL “All” Aztecs his squad on Aztec trivia Tolver set the school single-season mark with 128 catch- and San Diego State's foot- es and Osgood has the second best season in Aztec histo- The following is a look at honors ball heritage. There is little ry with 108 grabs. accumulated by San Diego State doubt that the current San And if you think the Craft attack is one dimension- players under the direction of Tom Diego State football team al, keep in mind that George Jones set the Aztec single- Craft as head coach or offensive will have a deeper appreci- season rushing mark of 1,842 yards in 1995 with Tom coordinator. ation for the Red and Black Craft as offensive coordinator. Last season, Lynell tradition than most of its Hamilton had the best freshman rushing season by an All-America predecessors. Aztec since Faulk and became just the second freshman Will Blackwell, WR (Hon. Men) Craft has a direct link to in Mountain West history named first-team all-league. Billy Blanton, QB (Hon. Men) San Diego State's glory Craft's stint as offensive coordinator ended with a Lynell Hamilton, RB (Frosh) years under Coryell. He pair of eight-win seasons in 1995 and '96. The 1995 San George Jones, RB played at State under Diego State team was the first in NCAA history with a Kirk Morrison, LB , who was an assistant under Coryell dur- 3,000-yard passer, a 1,500-yard rusher and a pair of J.R. Tolver, WR ing the school's blistering 12-year run. Gilbert succeeded 1,000-yard receivers (Billy Blanton, George Jones and the legend when Coryell left for the National Football receivers Will Blackwell and Az Hakim). League. Coryell left behind a stunning record of 104-19- As head coach at Palomar College, Craft's stint can All-Conference 2 and Gilbert followed with a 61-26-2 mark. only be referred to as an "era". After serving as an assis- Will Blackwell, WR As a player, Craft was the starting quarterback and tant coach at the school from 1977 to 1982 and with the Brendan Darby, OL team captain for the Aztecs in 1976 and led San Diego school openly questioning its commitment to football, he Chris Finch, OL State to a 10-1 record while completing 69 percent of his took over head-coaching duties in 1983. After a pair of 4- Jonathan Ingram, OL passes. In fact, during Craft's two years on the San Diego 6 seasons, the Comets' fortunes began to improve. By the George Jones, RB State campus, the Aztecs posted a cumulative mark of Mike Kracalik, OL 18-4. Kassim Osgood, WR The success he tasted as a player became a way of Matt McCoy, LB life for Craft as a coach. As a coordinator at San Diego Kirk Morrison, LB State (1994-1996), he led the Aztecs to their three best Brandon Rager, DE offensive years in the post-Marshall Faulk era. Each of Jeff Shoate, DB his units averaged more than 30 points per game, includ- J.R. Tolver, WR ing an eye-popping 38.9-point average his final year as Kyle Turley, OL coordinator in 1996. During his last two seasons on cam- pus, San Diego State was ranked among the nation's top 10 teams in scoring and total offense. Under Craft's tutelage, San Diego State has seen some of its greatest individual achievements. Quarterback Billie Blanton, receivers J.R. Tolver and Kassim Osgood, and running back George Jones etched their names in the Aztec and national record books. Blanton's 169.6 passing rating in 1996 is still the best ever by an Aztec and his career passing efficiency mark of 157.1 is third all-time by an NCAA player who spent all four years at a Division I program, trailing only winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ty Detmer of Brigham Young. J.R. Tolver and Kassim Osgood re-wrote school and NCAA record books in 2002, combining for an NCAA-record 236 catches and 3,337 receiving yards. The Craft Record MWC MWC Non-Con Non-Con Year Overall Home Away MWC Finish Home Away Non-Con Home Away Top 25 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2002 4-9 2-3 2-6 4-3 3rdT 2-1 2-2 0-6 0-2 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-4 3-0 1-3 0-1 2003 6-6 4-2 2-4 3-4 4thT 2-2 1-2 3-2 2-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 2-2 1-3 2-1 0-0 Totals 10-15 6-5 4-10 7-7 4-3 3-4 3-8 2-2 1-6 0-3 1-1 2-6 4-3 3-4 0-1

16 www.goaztecs.com Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL time Craft left the San Marcos school for the Aztec coor- 1953. He attended Pacific Grove High School, where he Craft Superlatives dinator's job, Palomar was coming off of a three-year was an all-conference selection in football, and stretch of 31-2, had an offense ranked among the nation's baseball. Before arriving at San Diego State, he played XIn 2003, in just his second year top five for five consecutive years and was sporting two football at Monterey Peninsula College, where he led the on the job, Craft led San Diego national championships. nation's junior colleges in passing. He was a two-time all- State to its first .500 season (6-6) After three years at San Diego State, Craft returned Coast Conference selection at the school. since 1998. to Palomar and spent five more seasons at the school, Craft graduated from San Diego State in 1977 and producing another eight-win, 10-win and 11-win season earned his masters degree from Azusa Pacific in 1983. XSome of the biggest one-season and another national title. His wife, Kathy, is also a San Diego State graduate. They turnarounds in the NCAA have Overall, Craft's stay at Palomar College included a have three children. Lacey Jaye plays on the women's taken place at State over the last record of 115-56-1. Five of his teams won at least 10 softball team at San Diego State. Kevin is a senior at two seasons. In 2002, SDSU had games and he won three national championships and Valley Center High School and a 2004 Aztec football the nation's biggest improvement three California community college state championships. signee. Another son, Kyle, is a high school freshman. in passing offense, climbing from He was voted as the state coach of the year five times and No. 89 to fifth. In 2003, SDSU's was honored as the Mission Conference coach of the year defense made the biggest improve- nine times. His squads posted a 9-3 record in bowl games. ment in the country, climbing from Craft was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 12, No. 95 to No. 8 in total defense.

Tom Craft Year-By-Year Coaching Record XIn two seasons under Tom Craft, SDSU has gone 7-7 in the Year School Title Record Noteworthy Mountain West. The Aztecs were 1977 Palomar College Assistant Coach 7-3 8-13 in the first three years of the 1978 Palomar College Assistant Coach 4-6 conference. 1979 Palomar College Assistant Coach 3-6 1980 Palomar College Assistant Coach 1-8 XThree Aztecs from Craft's first 1981 Palomar College Assistant Coach 2-8 team were on NFL rosters on open- 1982 Palomar College Assistant Coach 2-8 ing day: defensive lineman Akbar 1983 Palomar College Head Coach 4-6 Gbaja Biamila (Raiders) and 1984 Palomar College Head Coach 4-6 receivers Kassim Osgood 1985 Palomar College Head Coach 6-4 (Chargers) and J.R. Tolver 1986 Palomar College Head Coach 5-5 (Dolphins). 1987 Palomar College Head Coach 5-4-1* 1988 Palomar College Head Coach 4-6 XIn Craft's first season, Tolver and 1989 Palomar College Head Coach 7-4 Mission South Champions Osgood combined to set two 1990 Palomar College Head Coach 7-4 Mission South Champions NCAA records: receptions by two 1991 Palomar College Head Coach 10-1 Co-National Champions teammates (236) and receiving 1992 Palomar College Head Coach 10-1 Orange County Bowl Champs yards by two teammates (3,337). 1993 Palomar College Head Coach 11-0 National Champions 1994 San Diego State Offensive Coordinator 4-7 30.2 Points Per Game XUnder Craft, SDSU has a third 1995 San Diego State Offensive Coordinator 8-4 482.1 yards of offense/gm. and fourth-place finish in the 1996 San Diego State Offensive Coordinator 8-3 Offensive avg. 38.9 ppg. Mountain West. Prior to his arrival, 1997 Palomar College Head Coach 6-5 No-Fear Bowl Champions SDSU had never cracked the upper 1998 Palomar College Head Coach 11-1 Co-National Champions division. 1999 Palomar College Head Coach 8-3 Shrine Bowl 2000 Palomar College Head Coach 7-4 Southern California Bowl XIn 2002, SDSU set a school 2001 Palomar College Head Coach 10-2 So. Calif. Bowl Champs record by passing for more than 2002 San Diego State Head Coach 4-9 Aztecs’ 1st upper-division MWC finish 4,000 yards. 2003 San Diego State Head Coach 6-6 First winning season at SDSU since XUnder Craft, the Aztecs have Career Record As Palomar College Head Coach: 115-56-1 (16 years) faced Colorado, Arizona State, Career Record As San Diego State Head Coach: 10-15 (two years) UCLA and Ohio State in non-con- Career Record As A Head Coach: 125-71-1 (18 years) ference action. Career SDSU Coaching Record: 30-29 (five years) Career Collegiate Coaching Record: 164-124-1 (27 years) * Includes forfeit victory www.goaztecs.com 17 Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL his playing days, Wyoming appeared in the Sun In 1988, Kaumeyer led the Ducks in tackles Jim House Bowl and Sugar Bowl. He finished his collegiate with 101. He was taken in the sixth round of the Asst. Head Coach/Def. Line playing career with appearances in the East-West 1989 draft by the and spent Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl and the . time in the NFL as a player with the Rams, Jim House is in his Personal: Jim House was born Feb. 9, 1947, Seahawks and Giants. third year as San in Laramie. He earned a B.S. in physical education Personal: Thom Kaumeyer was born March Diego State's assistant at Wyoming in 1970. He has one son, J.D. 17, 1967, in La Jolla. He earned a degree in head coach and defen- Recruiting Area: San Diego, Orange and American Studies at Regents University (Albany, sive line coach. He Riverside counties. N.Y.) after finishing his playing career. He earned arrived at SDSU after an M.A. in education at Azusa Pacific. He is mar- spending 12 seasons Thom Kaumeyer ried to the former Kayoko Yoshioka. She is a for- at Nevada, including mer Broadway dancer, who has appeared in serving as the Wolf Defensive Coordinator "Cats" and "The King and I." Pack's assistant head The appointment of Recruiting Area: Florida, Hawaii, San coach. San Diego native Diego County (north). House also served on the football staff at San Thom Kaumeyer to Jose State, Montana State and Wyoming, as well the position of defen- Damon Baldwin as at the high school level in Wyoming. sive coordinator was During his stay in Reno, Nevada made the Offensive Line one of the first moves transition from the I-AA Big Sky Conference to made by head coach Returning for his sev- the Big West and finally to the Western Athletic Tom Craft upon his enth year as a full- Conference. hiring. With the nam- time member of the He has worked for an impressive list of head ing of Kaumeyer, Aztec coaching staff coaches, including , Pat Dye and Fritz Craft was reunited with one of his former players and his ninth year Shurmur at Wyoming, and former Aztec head and assistant coaches. overall is offensive coach and defensive coordinator Claude Gilbert at Kaumeyer, who has installed an aggressive line coach Damon San Jose State. defense on The Mesa, returned to his hometown Baldwin. He first Success has been a theme throughout after spending two seasons as defensive quality- joined the San Diego House's career. During his stay in Laramie (1974- control coach for the Falcons. In Atlanta, State coaching staff 85), the Cowboys won the WAC title and played he assisted in all facets of the defensive game plan under , and has produced nine all-con- Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. He left Wyoming and also served as assistant secondary coach. ference linemen on The Mesa and a first-team All- for Montana State, where he served as offensive In 2003, Kaumeyer orchestrated the biggest American (Mike Malano). line coach and assistant head coach. defensive improvement in the country as San During his tenure as a graduate assistant, he He spent three years at San Jose State (1987- Diego State leaped from 95th in total defense in helped develop Kyle Turley and 90) coaching linebackers, special teams and over- 2002 to eighth in 2003, from 91st in pass defense into 1998 rookie starters in the National Football seeing the strength program. During that time, the to fourth and from 92nd in scoring defense to League. More recently, Chester Pitts was a 2002 Spartans won the Big West Conference and played 13th. rookie starter on offensive line for the Houston in the 1987 California Bowl. Prior to coaching in the NFL, Kaumeyer Texans and former walkon lineman Mike In Reno, Nevada's string of successes includ- spent three seasons on the football staff at Palomar Houghton is now a member of the Carolina ed six conference championships (Big Sky and College, where he served as defensive coordinator Panthers. Big West) and three bowl appearances. The Wolf and special teams coach. In 2003, former walkon Brandon Darby Pack made appearances in the I-AA national In 1995 and 1996, he oversaw football oper- became SDSU's latest first-team all-conference championship game in 1990 and in the semifinals ations and served as head coach of Onward lineman and junior Mike Kracalik was a second- in 1991. Kashiyama, LTD, in Tokyo. team choice. As A Player: House was a decorated letter- In 1994, when Craft left Palomar to serve as Baldwin spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons as man at Wyoming and is considered one of the all- offensive coordinator at San Diego State, a graduate assistant at San Diego State before time great Cowboys and played during a golden Kaumeyer assumed the head-coaching duties for joining the staff on a full-time basis. He also era of Wyoming football. He earned four mono- the Comets. served as an assistant coach at Rancho Bernardo grams as a linebacker. He was an honorable men- As A Player: Kaumeyer earned All-America High School from 1991 to 1995. tion All-America selection and a preseason All- honors as a safety at Palomar College while play- As A Player: Baldwin was a member of American by Playboy magazine. He earned line- ing under Craft. He went on to be named all-Pac SDSU's offensive line from 1985 to 1989 as both man of the week honors from Sports Illustrated 10 at Oregon, where he was also an academic all- a guard and tackle and earned four varsity letters. and was a two-time all-conference linebacker. He league choice and was honored by the citizens of He was a member of the 1986 WAC championship also served as a Cowboy team captain and during Eugene for his community service. team that played in the Holiday Bowl. He earned

18 www.goaztecs.com Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL second-team all-WAC honors in 1989 and was an league in interceptions. Aztec linebacker, Matt McCoy, led the Mountain academic all-WAC choice in '88. Bleil has more than 30 years of collegiate West Conference in tackles with 125 and was a In 1990, he was a free agent pick up of the coaching experience. Prior to arriving at San second-team all-league choice. . Baldwin played for the Diego State in the spring of 1998, Bleil spent two Buh began his coaching career at Orange World Bowl champion London Monarchs in 1991 seasons as defensive coordinator at North Texas. Glen High School where he spent a year as an and spent 1992 as a starter at guard for the New Under Bleil, UNT finished in the top three in the assistant coach. He then returned to his alma York/New Jersey Knights. He signed as a free Big West in scoring defense in both 1996 and '97, mater, Nevada, and spent two years as a graduate agent in 1993 with the Los Angeles Raiders before and ranked second in the league in pass defense in assistant working with the Wolf Pack secondary. returning to the London Monarchs for the 1995 '96. Three UNT players earned all-Big West hon- After a brief stint at St. Mary's College, he joined and 1996 seasons, starting at center and serving as ors. the Nevada staff on a full-time basis, working with team captain. In 1995, he was voted as an all- Prior to North Texas, Bleil was the defensive the secondary and special teams while recruiting World League center. coordinator at New Mexico from 1992 to '95. In the San Diego and Las Vegas areas. Personal: Baldwin was born April 16, 1967, four seasons with the Lobos, Bleil helped improve Buh then joined Tom Holmoe's staff at Cal, in Concord. He attended Clayton Valley High the defense from one of the worst in the nation to where he helped coach linebackers for two years. School and graduated from SDSU in 1990 with a one of the best in the WAC. Bleil also coached As A Player: Buh was a linebacker and tight bachelor's degree in physical education and a defensive backs at Utah State from 1986 to '91 end at Orange Glen. He then spent two years as a minor in recreational management. He received He was head coach at New Mexico Highlands linebacker at Palomar College, where he played his teaching credential in 1994 from Chapman from 1979 to 1982, and in his third season was for Tom Craft. During his two-year stay under University and is two courses shy of his masters Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of Craft, the Comets were 20-2 and won a national degree in sports psychology. Baldwin and his the Year when he led the Cowboys to the 1981 championship. Buh ended his community college wife, Kassey, were married in July, 2002. title. For his efforts, he was also honored as the stint with All-America honors. Recruiting Area: Los Angeles, San Diego AFCA College Division coach of the year. Bleil From Palomar, Buh spent two years earning County, central coast region. served as director of athletics at New Mexico varsity letters as a linebacker at Nevada, where he Highlands for 1981-82. He also had coaching played under Chris Ault. Fred Bleil stints at Texas A&I (1983) and Drake (1984-85). Personal: Buh earned his bachelor's degree Secondary/Special Teams As A Player: Bleil played his college foot- in physical education from Nevada in 1996. ball at Northern Iowa in 1967. Recruiting Area: Los Angeles, San Diego Fred Bleil is in his Personal: Fred Bleil was born Jan. 7, 1949, County. seventh season of in Remsen, Iowa, and attended Remsen-Union coaching the Aztec High School. He earned a degree from Westmar Walter Gaskins secondary. He added College in 1971 and a masters degree from Running Backs special teams duties in Eastern New Mexico in '72. 2003. Under his direc- Walter Gaskins is tion, the Aztec sec- Andy Buh entering his third year ondary has been a big Linebackers as the San Diego State reason State's defense running backs coach is annually one of the Andy Buh, a graduate after spending four top units in the Mountain West. of Escondido's Orange seasons as assistant Under Bleil's tutelage, SDSU's Glen High School, is head coach and run- earned two straight first-team all-conference in his third year of ning backs coach at selections and later went on to become a rookie coaching the Aztec San Jose State. starter with the . Another former linebackers. He Gaskins' coaching Aztec player, safety Brian Russell (whom Bleil arrived at San Diego stops have included Rutgers, Cal State Northridge, helped convert from quarterback), has gone on to State after spending Montana, Whitworth College and two stints at San a professional career with the two seasons on the Jose State. and was among the NFL leaders in interceptions in coaching staff at He began his coaching career at his alma 2003. California. mater, the University of Montana, as a graduate Under Bleil's direction, the Aztecs improved In his first year on Montezuma Mesa, Buh assistant and coached running backs as well as the from 86th in the country in pass defense in 2002 helped middle linebacker Kirk Morrison become freshman team. He became a full-time staff mem- to fourth in 2003 and the 2004 squad will return SDSU's first all-league choice at the position since ber in 1973 when he coached the running backs three of its four starters. In 2003, Aztec starting 1985. and special teams. He continued to accumulate cornerbacks Jacob Elimimian and Jeff Shoate In 2003, Morrison became a first-team All- more duties in 1976 when he added the defensive ranked first and second in the Mountain West in American as well as the Mountain West line, recruiting and the off-season weight program passes defended and Elimimian was third in the Conference defensive player of the year. Another to his responsibilities. www.goaztecs.com 19 Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Gaskins left Missoula for Whitworth College Poly as an offensive line coach for a season before (1). in 1977, where he served as defensive coordinator. becoming an assistant in the offensive line at Recruiting Area: Louisiana, northern In 1978, he joined the staff at Northridge for one Southern California for a year. California. season before beginning his first stay at San Jose The Oregon State graduate spent 2001 as the State. From 1979 to 1996, Gaskins coached the offensive line coach at Diablo Valley. Brian Stark Spartan running backs and served as director of As A Player: Irvin was a two-year starter at Quarterbacks football operations. Oregon State as a guard. By the end of his career After one year at Rutgers, Gaskins returned in Corvallis, he held the OSU record for the bench In his fifth year at San to San Jose and served as assistant head coach of press. Diego State and his the Spartans. Personal: Irvin was born July 20, 1968. He third as quarterbacks In 2003, Gaskins coached first-team all- attended Northgate High School and was a mem- coach is Brian Stark. Mountain West and first-team Freshman All- ber of the school's football, track and wrestling He originally joined America running back Lynell Hamilton, who ran teams. He earned his degree in speech communi- the Aztec staff as for 1,087 yards in less than 11 games. cation from Oregon State in 1992 and completed director of football As A Player: Gaskins was a junior college a masters of education at UNLV in 2001. Irvin and operations under Ted All-America running back at Columbia Basin his wife, Bea, were married in July of 2002. Tollner, but assumed College and played on nationally-ranked teams at Recruiting Area: Nevada, Imperial Valley. quarterback duties Montana. under Tom Craft. Personal: Gaskins attended Spokane’s Ray Peterson In his first year on the staff, Stark helped Lewis and Clark High. After attending Columbia Receivers Aztec signal callers Adam Hall and Lon Sheriff Basin, he put his education on hold and spent one combine to set a school record with 4,302 passing year in Vietnam in the Army. He Former Aztec receiver yards. returned to the U.S. in 1970 and completed work Ray Peterson is in his Stark arrived at San Diego State after spend- on his bachelor's in education at Montana in 1973. second year as the ing a year as offensive program coordinator at the He earned a masters of teaching in physical edu- Aztec receiving coach . He also assisted with cation and counseling at Whitworth College. after spending a year the Huskies' recruiting efforts. Recruiting Area: San Diego County, north- as a graduate assistant Prior to Seattle, Stark was involved on the ern California. on the staff. He offensive side of the ball at Colorado, where he joined the San Diego worked as a student assistant from 1994 to 1999. Matt Irvin State on a full-time Stark was involved in coaching the running backs Tight Ends basis in April of 2003. at both universities. Peterson is San Diego State's career leader in He began his coaching career by serving as Matt Irvin is in his punt return yardage with 1,201 yards. He returned offensive coordinator at Brighton High in third year as SDSU’s to SDSU after working for six years as a middle Colorado. tight ends coach. school math teacher in San Diego. Before assuming his current duties at State, Irvin has 11 years As A Player: A four-year starter at San Stark oversaw SDSU's recruiting efforts, includ- of experience coach- Diego State from 1992-95, Peterson was a multi- ing the 2002 class that was ranked second in the ing in the offensive ple all-WAC performer while an Aztec. Among Mountain West Conference. He was also respon- line. He began his SDSU's leading receivers each season, Peterson sible for all administrative functions of the Aztec career at Diablo still holds the Aztec career record for punt return program, including training camp and travel. Valley in 1990 as an yardage (1,201 yards), the sixth-best single-sea- Personal: Stark was born Sept. 18, 1973, in offensive line coach son mark in that category (330 yards in 1996) and Colorado. He earned a degree in history/sec- before entering private business for two years. He the second-longest punt return in school history ondary education from Colorado in 1997. He has then returned to Diablo Valley College in 1993 for (91 yards). Following graduation, he spent two worked with four bowl teams, including two another stint with the offensive line. He spent preseason camps with the San Diego Chargers Holiday Bowls, the Cotton Bowl and the Aloha 1994 and 1995 coaching the offensive and defen- before concentrating his efforts on his teaching Bowl. sive lines at his alma mater, Northgate High career. Recruiting Area: Arizona, Colorado, San School in Walnut Creek, Calif. Personal: A native of New Orleans, Diego State. In 1996, Irvin returned to Diablo Valley for Peterson was born in the Crescent City on Dec. one year before joining the staff at UNLV as grad- 17, 1973. He earned his bachelor's degree in math- uate assistant in the offensive line. He then moved ematics from San Diego State in 1996 and is pur- on to Fresno State for one season as an assistant suing a master of arts in education. Peterson and offensive-line coach. his wife, Misty, have three sons, Darien (11), Ray In 1999, he relocated to Division I-AA Cal III (8) and Brandon (2), and a daughter, Sylena

20 www.goaztecs.com Coaching Staff 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Dave Powroznik Director of Operations Dave Powroznik serves as San Diego State's director of football operations. Along with oversee- ing numerous admin- istrative duties, Powroznik coordi- Steve Irvin Gary Johnson nates SDSU's recruit- Graduate Assistant Head Athletic Trainer ing efforts and team travel. Under his direction, the Aztec 2003 recruiting class was ranked 38th nationally by SuperPrep magazine and tops in the Mountain West Conference. Powroznik joined the San Diego State staff after running his own business, in which he was involved in the promotion and operation of clin- ics, camps, special events and bowl games. He served as head coach of the Onward Oaks football team in the Japan X League on two dif- ferent occasions. During his stints in Tokyo, his Jody Carrasco Deanna Gonzales squads won four Pearl Bowls and made three Graduate Assistant Administrative Asst. appearances in the Tokyo , including one championship. As A Player: Powroznik was a heavily-dec- orated prep quarterback at San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, where he was an all-CIF pick and a teammate of SDSU defensive coordinator Thom Kaumeyer. He also earned all-state honors at Lake Stevens, Wash., before relocating to California. Powroznik played collegiately at USC from 1984-89. Personal: Powroznik was born Feb. 22, 1965, in Oceanside. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from USC in 1989. He and Brian Murphy Bre White his wife, Tori, have two sons. Tanner is 11 and Video Coordinator Assistant Director of Riley is 9. Academics

Nick Pettit Todd Snedden Equipment Manager Academic Advisor www.goaztecs.com 21 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL squad. Antwan Applewhite Personal: Born Sept. 19, 1985, in The Bronx, N.Y. ... DE, 6-3, 220, Fr.-RS 9 Son of Michael and Crystal Bailes ... Father is a merchant Torrance, Calif. (Harbor City Narbonne) seaman and mother is a retired corrections officer ... Undecided on a major … San Diego State held off Wake Enters spring drills second on the depth chart at defensive Forest, North Carolina State and South Florida to keep end coming off his redshirt season … Coaching staff the commitment. fought off the urge to utilize him as a true freshman … An athletic defender who is expected to see a lot of playing Brandon Bornes time on special teams as well as defense. High School: Saw action at tight end and defensive RB, 6-1, 230, Fr.-RS 37 Applewhite end at Narbonne, where he teamed with fellow redshirt Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista) Marc Hull ... Was San Diego State's first commitment Talented back who will see the field in a variety of ways during the 2003 recruiting season ... Member of the in 2004 … Has the combination of size and speed that SuperPrep all-region squad as well as being rated as one makes him a candidate for many chores … A California of the top 100 players in California by the publication ... state champ in the 300 hurdles … Started slowly upon his An honorable mention all-region selection by PrepStar arrival but became a scout team standout during the … An all-league and all-area selection for the Gauchos ... course of the season. Recorded 101 tackles, including 18 quarterback sacks, as High School: A two-time all-conference and team a senior ... Also recovered four fumbles ... Scored one MVP selection ... A second-team all-CIF honoree ... touchdown on offense. Named all-conference as an offensive and defensive play- Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1985, in Los Angeles ... Son er ... Rushed for 1,169 yards as a senior, including six of Tony and Rezlyn Applewhite ... Plans to major in biol- touchdowns ... Was a linebacker for the Longhorns as ogy and pursue a career as a veterinarian. well. Bailes Jonathan Bailes Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1984, in Vista ... Son of Alan and Sarah Bornes ... Plans to major in computer sci- DL, 6-1, 325, So.-1L 99 ence and is interested in database networking … Visited Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) Arizona and Colorado State during the process ... Aztecs had to withstand a late run by UCLA and California. Coming off a strong season in which he started eight games in the middle of the Aztec defensive line as a true freshman … Is listed as a starter at one tackle spot enter- Hubert Caliste ing spring drills … A large and agile defender who fig- DB, 6-2, 190, Sr.-3L 10 ures to get better each season … Excelled at keeping New Orleans, La. (Carver) linebackers off of SDSU's active linebackers … Was run- A talented and versatile athlete that the coaching staff ner-up in voting for MWC defensive newcomer of the feels could be poised for a big season … Has seen action year by the Las Vegas Review Journal. on special teams and as a backup corner since arriving on 2003: Finished the year with 20 tackles, including Bornes campus … Is a strong candidate for the starting corner three behind the line of scrimmage … Tackles total was spot opposite Jacob Elimimian … Enters spring drills as third among SDSU's defensive front four … Fourteen of a starter at that position. his tackles were unassisted … First career start came at 2003: Was credited with seven tackles and a two pass Ohio State in SDSU's 16-13 loss to the defending nation- break-ups during the season … Was a member of most of al champs … Had three tackles against the Buckeyes, the special teams … Pass break-ups came against Texas- four against New Mexico (including three solo stops) and El Paso and Samford … Moved over to offense for the five in the win over Samford. season finale and caught two passes for nine yards and High School: Played for a Tampa Jefferson squad threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Devin Pitts in the win that posted a 13-2 record ... Earned the Jimbo Kynes over Air Force. Award, presented to the top lineman in Hillsborough 2002: Was limited by a shoulder injury and played in County ... As a senior, his accolades included all-region just nine games (of 13) as a sophomore … Was credited and all-Gulf Coast ... Team defensive MVP after record- with nine tackles on the season, including six solo stops ing 85 tackles and 12 quarterback sacks ... A four-year … Had two solo tackles in games against Arizona State Caliste football letterman who also earned two letters in basket- and Idaho … Assisted on a pair of stops against Air Force ball and track … Second Florida prepster in two years to in the Mountain West finale. join the Aztec program ... A member of the prestigious 2001: Saw action in 10 games, primarily on special Florida all-state team after playing on a state runner-up 22 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL teams … Credited with lone tackle of the season versus High School: Started at both wide receiver and safe- Air Force … Also had a recovery against ty as a senior at Bishop O'Dowd, where he played for Wyoming. 1999 national coach of the year Paul Perenon ... A first- High School: Prepped at Carver High School in New team all-Hayward Area Athletic League selection on both Orleans, the same program that produced Aztec great offense and defense ... Named to the ANG Newspapers' Marshall Faulk ... Was a dominant defensive back who "Best of the Bay" second team as a receiver ... Helped moved to quarterback as a senior ... Also saw time at lead O'Dowd to three straight HAAL championships ... receiver ... Was a two-year all-state and all-New Orleans The Dragons also reached the NorCal 3A championship metro selection ... Had four interceptions, despite playing game in 1999 ... Had 32 receptions for 562 yards and five only four games on defense during the 2000 season. touchdowns as a senior ... Defensively, registered 54 Personal: Born Nov. 8, 1982, in New Orleans ... Son tackles, four interceptions, six deflections, two blocked Dean of Barbara Harris and Hubert Caliste ... Prep coach was kicks and a fumble recovery ... A standout baseball play- Jack Phillips ... Lists Marshall Faulk as his favorite ath- er ... Hit cleanup for Oakland all-star team that won the lete... Major is criminal justice … Is married and a father. 1998 Babe Ruth World Series … Teamed with Aztec line- backer Kirk Morrison at O'Dowd. Josh Dean Personal: Joshua Dean was born on Nov. 7, 1982 ... DB, 6-1, 210, Sr.-3L 42 Mother is Olivia Joshua ... Major is psychology. Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd) Dean's Career Defensive Stats Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int A solid safety entering his third season as a starter … 2001 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Could be in line for all-league honors as a senior ... Son 2002 41 56 5 0 1 1 4 0 of former Aztec and Washington Redskins great Vernon 2003 15 25 3 1 0 1 2 2 Totals 59 85 9 1 1 2 6 2 Dean, who is coaching the secondary for the 2003: Started six games as a junior after being by Marcus Demps Demps mononucleosis … Played in nine games … Finished the DB, 6-0, 195, Jr.-2L 21 year with 25 tackles, including three for 16 yards in loss- Palmdale, Calif. (Highland) es … Also credited with a (against New Mexico) and picked off two passes (one against New Perhaps the best athlete in a talented Aztec secondary … Mexico and UNLV) for the first interceptions of his Can play any position in the defensive backfield … career … Had a season-high five tackles in consecutive Younger brother of former Aztec all-Mountain West safe- games against New Mexico and Utah … Broke up two ty and current Baltimore Raven Will Demps. passes against Wyoming … Recovered a fumble at 2003: Started the year as a backup, but moved into UCLA … Had 15 solo tackles. the starting lineup when mononucleosis sidelined Josh 2002: Started the first nine games of the season Dean … Returned to the sidelines due to an ankle injury before being slowed by a shoulder injury down the stretch that caused him to miss three games … Was in the start- … Still played in 12 games … Finished the year seventh ing lineup for five games … His play was outstanding at on the squad with 56 tackles, including five tackles the time of his injury … Had a 13-tackle effort at UTEP behind the line of scrimmage for 16 yards in losses … His and eight stops at UCLA … Despite missing three games, 41 solo tackles were fourth on the team … Was 10th he finished fifth on the team with 39 tackles, including 24 among Mountain West Conference defensive backs in solo stops … Had a quarterback sack against Air Force tackles … Was credited with four pass break-ups … Had and another tackle behind the line of scrimmage against eight-tackle games against Air Force on Nov. 23, and UCLA … Recovered a fumble against UTEP … Was Brigham Young on Nov. 2 … Also had two tackles for 10 credited with a blocked punt against Eastern Washington. yards in losses in the win over the Academy … 2002: Played in nine games as a freshman, primarily Recovered a fumble and broke up a pass against Arizona on special teams and at safety … Ended the season with State on Sept. 14 in San Diego. 24 tackles, including a career best 12 at Air Force when 2001: Played in all 11 games, primarily on special he got his first career start in a game against the Falcons' teams … Opened the Arizona State game at free safety option attack … Had six tackles against Colorado State after incumbent starter Garret Pavelko was shaken up on and two stops against Utah. the opening kickoff … Made four stops on the season, 2001: Was in the mix for playing time in the Aztecs' including a tackle for loss against BYU … Had a blocked secondary before suffering a broken finger that required kick versus Eastern Illinois. surgery early in the season … Ended up redshirting. 2000: Redshirted initial season at SDSU. High School: Prepped at Highland High School … A www.goaztecs.com 23 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL two-year starter at strong safety ... Had two interceptions Son of Thomas and Laurie Dlugolecki ... Cousin of for- as a junior and helped lead the Bulldogs to an 8-3 record mer Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus ... Uncle ... A two-time all-Golden League selection ... Named to Bobby Glazebrock played for the ... the Valley Press second team as a junior and first team as Cousin Tommy Robsok played at West Virgina ... a senior, despite missing three games with a foot injury... Majoring in criminal justice. Also selected to the all-Valley team by the Los Angeles Dlugolecki’s Career Passing Stats Daily News ... Picked up a pair of varsity letters in track. Year G A-C-I Pct. Yds TD Lg Avg/G Personal: Born Aug. 19, 1983, in Minot, N.D. ... Son 2003 9 230-133-8 57.8 1,248 4 37 138.7 of William and Kye Demps ... Chose SDSU over Fresno State, Utah State and Hawai'i... A criminal justice major. Jacob Elimimian Dlugolecki Matt Dlugolecki DB, 5-11, 180, Jr.-2L 39 Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) QB, 6-4, 225, Jr.-1L 15 Cota De Caza, Calif. (Illinois) Was one of the big reasons for SDSU's defensive devel- opment last season … Earned honorable mention all-con- Enters spring drills as the starting quarterback after a ference honors in his first year as a starting cornerback … strong finish in 2003 … Split time nearly dead-even with Led the Mountain West Conference in passes defended injury-plagued Adam Hall last season … Is a big, strong- with 18 and his four interceptions ranked third in the armed quarterback who began his career at Illinois. league and 50th nationally … Rated as the Mountain 2003: Got starting assignments against Ohio State, West's 30th best player, regardless of position. UTEP, Samford, UCLAand Air Force and played most of 2003: Was a playmaker for the Aztecs as a sopho- the game against Eastern Washington and nearly a half more … Picked off a pass on the first play of the game to against Colorado State … Completed 57.8 percent of his set up a touchdown in SDSU's 16-13 loss at No. 2 Ohio passes for 1,248 yards and four touchdowns … Best State … Returned an interception 85 yards for a touch- Elimimian game of the season was the finale against Air Force when down against UTEP in what was the fourth longest inter- he passed for 226 yards on a 23-of-31 effort without a ception return in Aztec history … Had another intercep- turnover … Was 23-of-39 for 189 yards and a touchdown tion against the Miners that set up a touchdown and broke in the near-miss at No. 2 Ohio State (16-13) in his first up three passes and caused a fumble against UTEP … career start … Passed for a season-high 234 yards against Also had three pass break-ups against Eastern Samford with three touchdowns … Longest pass play of Washington … Fourth pick of the year came in the win the season came from inside his own five in the fourth over Wyoming … Had seven tackles against UCLA … quarter at UNLV when he found Kyle Conerly for 37 His four interceptions (along with four picks by Garret yards on a critical third-down conversion that helped Pavelko in 2001) were the most by an Aztec since Jason SDSU escape with a 7-0 win … Played in relief of Adam Moore had five in 1996 … Finished seventh on the team Hall against the Rebels … Completed 42 of his last 66 with 35 tackles … Had 106 return yards on his intercep- pass attempts (63.6 percent) over the final four games of tions. the season … Threw just one interception in his last three 2002: Played in 10 games and was credited with nine games. tackles, including five solo stops … Had two tackles each 2002: Spent the year as a redshirt at Illinois. against Utah, New Mexico and Hawaii … Teamed with High School: Passed for 1,307 yards and 17 touch- Freddie Keiaho to block a punt at Wyoming that the downs as a senior at Santa Margarita Catholic ... Was the Aztecs recovered for a touchdown in the narrow 24-20 Sierra League offensive player of the year ... Led his win. squad to the Sierra League title ... Passed for more than 2001: Redshirted as a true freshman. 2,000 yards and 22 touchdowns in his career ... An all- High School: Attended the same high school that conference quarterback that was also named all-West by produced numerous Aztecs, including Kabeer and Akbar PrepStar, "Best of the West by the Long Beach Press- Gbaja-Biamila and SDSU basketball players Tony Bland, Telegram and all-region by SuperPrep ... Named an All- Al Faux and current hoopster Tommy Johnson ... Was a American by Student Sports ... Played in the Long Beach prep standout on both sides of the ball, twice earning all- East-West game ... Also was a letterwinner in both foot- Coliseum League accolades ... Was a second-team all- ball and basketball … Split time at quarterback with league choice as a receiver (junior year) and a first-team Chris Rix of Florida State at Santa Margarita before tak- all-conference selection as a defensive back during his ing over the position full-time with the move of Rix to senior season... Credited with 60 tackles and 18 pass wide receiver. break-ups as a senior … Was selected to play in the City Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1982, in Mission Viejo ... vs. Southern Section CIF game.

24 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Personal: Jacob Uduehi Elimimian was born Aug. 1, High School: A three-year letterman and team defen- 1983, in Nigeria ... Son of Isaac and Theresa Elimimian sive MVP at Corona High School … Played for head ... Father is a retired professor and mother is a psycholo- coach John Brandom … Recorded 129 tackles and 10 gist ... Brother, Abraham, is a senior defensive back at sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-Mountain View Hawai'i and played against SDSU in the 2002 season League as well as all-CIF and all-Riverside County acco- finale ... Considers ex-Aztec and current Detroit Lion Az- lades … Named a 2000 Riverside Press-Enterprise coun- zahir Hakim as his favorite athlete ... Majoring in public ty all-star … Credited with 96 stops, including 12 sacks administration. as a junior en route to all-league honors … Also lettered in baseball and track and field. Elimimian's Career Defensive Stats Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1981, in Fontana … Parents 2002 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 are Denice and Larry Farwell … A criminal justice major Farwell 2003 29 35 0 0 1 0 18 4 … Completed an internship at juvenile hall with the pro- Totals 34 44 0 0 1 0 18 4 bation department … Career plans include becoming a SWAT officer … Lists Chicago Bear Brian Urlacher as Heath Farwell his favorite athlete. LB, 6-0, 225, Sr.-2L 44 Farwell’s Career Defensive Stats Corona, Calif. (San Jose State) Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int 2002 35 59 10 3 4 1 0 0 One of the playmakers on defense … Always around the 2003 30 52 7 3.5 1 2 1 0 Total 65 111 17 6.5 5 3 1 0 ball and seems to figure in big plays … Has two strong seasons under his belt as a part-time starter … A transfer from San Jose State … Led the Mountain West Michael Franklin Conference in fumbles forced with four in 2002… RB, 5-7, 180, Jr.-2L Topped all Aztec returning players with his 10 tackles 20 New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine) behind the line of scrimmage during the 2002 season. Franklin 2003: Was in the starting lineup for six games as an An important team member who played well down the outside linebacker … Finished fourth on the team with 52 stretch in 2003 ... Could see the field in a variety of ways tackles … Was fourth on the squad with seven tackles as a junior ... Is a darting back who offers a unique dimen- behind the line of scrimmage covering 24 yards in losses sion to the running game. … His 3.5 quarterback sacks were good enough for third 2003: Assumed starting running back duties when on the team chart … Recovered fumbles against Air Lynell Hamilton was lost to injury for the season’s final Force and UCLA … Also forced a fumble against the two games and responded with 227 yards and a touch- Bruins … Had a season-high eight tackles at Utah … down against Colorado State and Air Force ... Ran for 105 Recorded quarterback sacks against Eastern Washington, yards against the Rams ... Had a 42-yard scamper against Ohio State, Wyoming and UCLA (0.5) … Broke up a pass CSU for SDSU’s second longest run from scrimmage in against UTEP. 2003 ... Ran for 122 yards and a touchdown in the season- 2002: Had 59 tackles to rank fifth at State in that cat- ending win over Air Force ... Carried the ball a career- egory … His three quarterback sacks ranked fourth best 29 times against the Falcons ... Ran for 55 yards and among MWC linebackers … Recorded a season-best a touchdown on just six carries at UCLA ... Caught five eight tackles against UCLA and had three games with six passes on the season ... Ended his sophomore season with tackles each … Had a tackle behind the line of scrimmage 371 rushing yards. in six different games … Forced a fumble and recorded a 2002: Rushed for 346 yards in 10 games, but aver- sack in the win over UNLV and turned the same trick in aged a team-best 5.6 yards per carry … Started three the victory over Utah … Deflected a pass at Wyoming games but was limited in the middle of the year with an that Kirk Morrison returned for a critical touchdown in ankle injury … Experienced his first real game action in the 24-20 win in Laramie … Had a tackle for a loss and week two at No. 17 Colorado … Ran for 41 yards on 10 recovered a fumble against Arizona State. carries against the Buffaloes, including a 31-yard touch- 2001: Sat out season under NCAA transfer guide- down run (the longest touchdown run by an Aztec in lines, using his redshirt year. 2002) … Ran for 57 yards on just nine carries at Idaho At San Jose State: Appeared in all 12 games as a and had a 69-yard effort vs. UCLA … Ripped off a 38- true freshman … Made 10 total tackles on the season … yard gain against Utah … Had San Diego State's longest Had a fumble recovery at USC… Also credited with a run from scrimmage when he went 55 yards against blocked punt … Earned SJSU freshman of the year hon- Hawai’i in the season finale … Had a career-best 88-yard ors. rushing effort against the Rainbows … Ranked sixth in www.goaztecs.com 25 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL the league with a 7.9-yard average on 20 punt returns … a season opener when he rushed for 113 yards and two Was 10th in the league in kickoff returns with an average touchdowns against Eastern Washington … Ran for 107 of 17.6 yards … Had a 25-yard kickoff return against Air yards on 22 carries at Texas-El Paso and also had 26 Force and a 22-yard punt return at Idaho. receiving yards against the Miners … Best game of the 2001: Redshirted as a true freshman. year was a 220-yard effort on 31 carries against Samford, High School: Attended St. Augustine High School in setting a Mountain West record for rushing yards in a New Orleans, where he was one of Louisiana's top 5A game by a freshman … Ran for 218 yards on 40 totes in running backs ... A two-time all-district selection and all- the 25-20 win over Wyoming … The 40 carries are tied New Orleans metro choice ... Earned all-state honors as a for fourth most by an Aztec in a game … Was headed for junior ... Started all three years, rushing for over 1,000 another 100-yard effort at UNLV (94 yards) when his sea- Hamilton yards each season ... Carried the ball 166 times for 1,030 son ended … Had a 48-yard run against Samford and a yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, leading the Purple 47-yarder at UTEP … Hamilton's 234 carries rank ninth Knights to an 11-3 record ... Also had six touchdown on SDSU's single-season list. receptions as a senior ... Was even more productive as a High School: Ran for 1,038 yards as a senior and junior, compiling 1,231 yards and 25 scores, including 19 1,197 yards during his junior season ... Rushed for 29 on the ground ... Was team MVP and outstanding offen- touchdowns over those two seasons ... Named to virtual- sive player. ly every honor team, including all-league, all-area and the Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1982, in New Orleans ... Long Beach Press Telegram Best of the West squad ... Son of Darlene Franklin and Michael Turner ... Lists Was considered among the top three prep running backs Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders as his favorite athletes in the west ... Earned four varsity letters in football, track, ... Major is Africana studies ... Is from Faulk’s hometown and two in basketball … Listed by virtually every recruit- and, like Faulk, is a former game-day employee at the ing service as one of the nation's top 15 running backs Superdome. and one of the top players in the west ... A SuperPrep All- America selection ... That publication considered him the Harvey Franklin’s Career Rushing Stats 11th-best prospect in California ...Was listed No. 22 Year G Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G 2002 10 62 346 5.6 1 55 34.6 among prospects in the West by Rivals and analyst Tom 2003 12 86 371 4.3 2 42 30.9 Lemming placed him 14th among the nation's running Total 22 148 717 4.8 3 55 32.6 backs. Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1985, in Stockton ... Son of Lynell Hamilton Leo and Veronica Hamilton ... Majoring in psychology ... RB, 6-1, 215, So.-1L 22 Has a second cousin, Frank Strong, who plays for the San Stockton, Calif. (Edison) Francisco 49ers and is a cousin of current Aztec Brian Spinks ... Lists former Aztec Marshall Faulk as his Arrived on Montezuma Mesa as one of the most decorat- favorite athlete … Had his choice of colleges, including ed recruits in nearly two decades and lived up to the hype Michigan, Oregon, USC, UCLA and Colorado, among by producing the best rookie season by an Aztec since others. Marshall Faulk … A first-team freshman All-America by Hamilton’s Career Rushing Stats Rivals.com and The Sporting News … Mountain West Year G Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Conference freshman of the year and just the second 2003 10 234 1,087 4.6 4 48 108.7 player in league history named first-team all-conference as a freshman … Was the only offensive player in the Jasper Harvey country to make first-team all-league as a freshman in OL, 6-3, 300, Jr.-2L 2003. 72 2003: Had his sensational freshman season ended Marrero, La. (Shaw) prematurely by a broken ankle in the fourth quarter of the Returning starter at center who has already been in the 10th game of the year at UNLV with two games remain- Aztec starting front for two seasons … Is developing into ing on the Aztec schedule … Still finished No. 18 nation- an all-conference candidate … Started the final 10 games ally and second in the Mountain West with 108 rushing of his freshman season at guard … One of SDSU's most yards per game … Finished with 1,087 yards, the 11th athletic offensive linemen. best total in Aztec history … Was second nationally 2003: Had a strong season in his first year as SDSU's among freshmen runners last year … Was third in the starting center … His 84 percent season grade was third Mountain West with 118.7 all-purpose yards per game on the team … He led the Aztec linemen with 19 pancake and ranked 47th nationally in that category … Became blocks … Played 904 snaps as a sophomore to rank sec- the first freshman in Aztec history to run for 100 yards in ond on the team in that category … One of three Aztec

26 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL linemen to start all 12 games last season … The only San three touchdowns for the 6-3 squad at Victor Valley. Diego State lineman not to allow a sack last season on High School: Was a standout at Apple Valley, where 502 pass plays called … On three occasions was voted as he was an all-conference safety as well as a quarterback SDSU's offensive lineman of the game, including the ... Earned three varsity letters in football, two in basket- New Mexico, UCLA and Brigham Young games. ball and one each in track and baseball. 2002: Started the final 10 games of the season at Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1981, in Los Angeles ... Son guard and turned in a strong season in his first year of of Leann and Elliott Justice ... Is majoring in criminal jus- varsity action … Allowed just two quarterback sacks and tice and plans to pursue a career in law enforcement ... Is six pressures by the opposition … Was second on the a distant relative of former play- team with eight "pancake" blocks, tops among returning er David Justice … Is married and a father … Considered players … Was called for just two penalties, the low for Oregon State out of high school before landing at Victor Justice the Aztec starters last season … Graded out at better than Valley. 85 percent in four games as a rookie with a high of 88 Justice’s Career Receiving Stats percent against UNLV. Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G 2001: Redshirted his first season on campus. 2003 11 17 202 11.9 0 40 18.4 High School: Prepped at one of New Orleans' top high school programs, Archbishop Shaw ... A two-year Mike Kracalik starter at left tackle ... Helped team to a 12-3 record and OL, 6-9, 340, Sr.-2L a berth in the 2000 Louisiana 5A state championship 74 game ... Key cog in an option offense that gained over Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino) 270 yards on the ground per game ... Served as Shaw's Earned second-team all-Mountain West honors last sea- 2000 team captain ... Named all-West Bank, all-district son after grading out as the best Aztec offensive lineman and honorable mention all-New Orleans metro as a senior in 2003 … Among the largest players in the Mountain ... Shaw led the state of Louisiana in rushing during his West and figures to be a candidate for all major honors up junior season, gaining over 300 yards per game and post- front … Has shown dramatic improvement each year on Kracalik ing a 9-2 record ... Picked up two varsity letters in track. Montezuma Mesa … Could be the next Aztec offensive Personal: Born April 8, 1983, in New Orleans ... Son lineman to reach the NFL, joining the likes of Kyle of Deborah and Jasper Harvey ... Major is political sci- Turley (Rams), Chester Pitts (Texans), Mike Houghton ence and is on track to graduate in spring of 2005, one (Panthers), Ephraim Salaam (Broncos) and Andrew Kline year before he is out of eligibility … Considering a career (Cardinals) ... Status for spring football is to be deter- in law. mined due to shoulder surgery that he delayed until after the season. Jeremy Justice 2003: One of three Aztec linemen to start all 12 TE, 6-2, 240, Sr.-1L 89 games last season … His 859 plays were third most by a Apple Valley, Calif. (Victor Valley CC) lineman … Played the last two games of the season with a torn labrum … His season grade of 91 percent was tops Entrenched as the starting tight end after winning the spot on the team … Was called for just two penalties and was early in his junior season … An athletic option for the credited with 18 "pancake blocks" during the season to quarterbacks in the Aztec attack. rank second on the team … Earned SDSU's lineman of 2003: Caught 17 passes for 209 yards in his first year the week award six times in 12 games to easily lead San on campus to rank sixth on the squad in receptions … Diego State in that category. Had his season briefly interrupted by minor knee surgery 2002: Started eight games, including the first five of that caused him to miss the UNLV game … Best game the season at right guard … Also started three games late was five catches for 66 yards against Samford … Did not in the season at right tackle … Was whistled for just two have a reception in the first three games of the season penalties during the season … Was credited with two "big before the five-catch effort against Samford … Longest blocks" during the season … Graded out at 88 percent by reception was a 40-yarder at Utah … Caught three pass- the coaching staff after the Arizona State game … Did not es for 58 yards against the Utes … A former quarterback play against Utah, New Mexico and Colorado State. who completed a 17-yard pass against New Mexico … 2001: Appeared in a reserve role in six games, taking Closed the season with two catches for 42 yards in the 59 snaps … Had his best outing at Utah, grading out at 86 win over Air Force … Averaged 11.9 yards per catch to percent on 23 plays. rank third on the team among players with more than five 2000: Redshirted first year on campus. receptions. High School: Prepped at San Diego County power Junior College: Caught 40 passes for 423 yards and El Camino ... A first-team all-CIF selection as well as a www.goaztecs.com 27 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL member of the all-North County and all-San Diego terback sacks, broke up four passes, forced two fumbles County teams ... Was also a first team all-Avocado and recovered a fumble ... Recorded 16 tackles against League choice and an honorable mention selection to the Red Mountain in the state playoffs ... Had 65 tackles, all-state team ... A key figure in El Camino's perfect 13- including 27 unassisted stops as a junior ... A member of 0, 1999 CIF Division I championship season ... Was also the SuperPrep Far West team and an all-region selection a three-year letterman in basketball. by PrepStar. Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1982, in San Diego ... Personal: Born April 13, 1982, in Ogden, Utah ... Parents are Lad and Marilyn Kracalik ... Father is a Son of John and Patti Larsen ... Majoring in public teacher and mother is an elementary school secretary ... A administration. geography major ... Also visited Colorado during the Larsen’s Career Defensive Stats Larsen recruiting process. Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int 2001 12 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 Stephen Larsen 2002 38 51 4 3 1 0 6 0 2003 25 38 4 2.5 1 1 6 0 LB, 6-1, 235, Sr.-3L 45 Total 75 110 8 5.5 2 2 12 0 Chandler, Ariz. (Desert Vista) Another member of San Diego State's impressive line- Blake Lobel backer corps who is considered a returning starter at out- DL, 6-3, 260, Sr.-3L 46 side linebacker … Brings a load of experience and matu- Chino Hills, Calif. (Diamond Bar) rity to the linebacking corps … A Big Red Award winner for posting a grade-point average in excess of 3.2. Has progressed from a little-used reserve to an important 2003: Finished sixth on the squad with 38 tackles, member of the defensive front … Seen action at defen- including 25 solo stops … Had four tackles behind the sive end as well as inside … Is listed as a starter at defen- line of scrimmage and 2.5 quarterback sacks … His six sive end entering spring drills. Lobel pass break-ups ranked third on the squad behind 2003: Saw action in nine games after being sidelined Mountain West-leading teammates Jeff Shoate and Jacob briefly by a knee sprain that caused him to miss three Elimimian … Had a season-best eight tackles in the sea- games… Ended the season with 17 tackles with a season- son-opening win over Eastern Washington … Also broke high five coming at Colorado State … Also had his lone up a pass against the Eagles … Had five tackles against tackle behind the line of scrimmage against the Rams. UTEP, UCLA and Wyoming … Had two tackles for eight 2002: Ended the season with 34 tackles, including yards in losses against the Cowboys … Forced a fumble three for losses and a sack … Four tackles and a quarter- against Utah and broke up two passes at Colorado State back sack in the season opener at Fresno State … Had a … Recovered a fumble at UCLA. season-best five tackles against UCLA and New Mexico 2002: Started 10 games last season and played in all … Played in 12 games, missing only the Air Force con- 13 … Finished with 51 tackles and three quarterback test … Credited with a pass break-up at Hawai'i. sacks … Finished tied for third on the team in quarter- 2001: Played in five games … Credited with three back sacks … Had seven tackles and a quarterback sack solo stops on the year, including a pair vs. Wyoming. against UCLA … Also had six tackles and a sack at No. 2000: Redshirted first season at SDSU. 17 Colorado … Had sacks against BYU and UNLV as High School: All-conference, all-Valley and all-CIF well as Colorado … Ranked third on the team with six selection at Diamond Bar High School ... scholar-athlete pass break ups, including two at Idaho. and an all-Sierra academic selection ... three varsity let- 2001: Played in all 11 games, including a start at ters in wrestling ... 52 unassisted and 65 assisted tackles UNLV … Finished the season with 21 total tackles … as a senior ... Recorded six sacks for minus 35 yards ... Recorded a season-high five stops against both Brigham Snagged two INTs and returned one for a TD ... The Young and UNLV … Total against the Cougars included Brahmas were 14-0 his senior season, winning the CIF four solo tackles … Also credited with a fumble recovery title ... Diamond Bar was 13-1 during his junior season. versus BYU. Personal: Born July 6, 1982, in Upland ... Son of 2000: Redshirted as a true freshman. Barry and Sharon Lobel ... Father is a police officer and High School: Prepped at Desert Vista High School ... mother is a sales rep ... Criminal justice major. A second-team all-state pick in Arizona ... Named all- Lobel’s Career Defensive Stats East Valley, all-region and all-city in Phoenix ... Prep Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int squad was 26-1 over his final two years of school, includ- 2001 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ing a 5A state championship and a semifinal appearance 2002 22 34 3 1 0 0 1 0 2003 9 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 ... Led the 1999 squad with 114 tackles ... Had six quar- Total 34 54 4 1 0 0 1 0

28 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL and a two-time all-CIF selection ... Voted county defen- Matt McCoy sive player of the year by the Orange County Register. LB, 6-1, 225, Jr.-2L 43 Personal: Born Oct. 14, 1982, in Orange ... Son of Tustin, Calif. (Tustin) Mark and Tammy McCoy ... Major is criminal justice. Named second-team all-Mountain West Conference as a McCoy’s Career Defensive Stats sophomore despite leading the Mountain West Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int Conference in tackles per game (10.4) … Is a fast, high- 2002 29 55 4 1 0 2 0 0 2003 75 125 13 4 3 1 2 0 energy player that is a candidate for conference and Total 104 180 17 5 3 3 2 0 national honors … Also led the Mountain West with 75 solo tackles … Rated by Collegefootballnews.com as the 22nd best player in the Mountain West, regardless of McCoy position, following his sophomore season. 2003: Had a breakout sophomore season in which he led the Aztecs in total tackles (125) and tackles per game (10.4) … His 13 tackles for loss ranked second on the SDSU campus and seventh in the Mountain West Conference … Was 10th in the conference in fumbles forced and second on the team … Reached double figures in tackles in six games last season … Had a career-best 16 tackles against league foes Colorado State and Air Force … In seven games he had tackles behind the line of scrimmage … Had quarterback sacks in five games (including half sacks) and his four sacks on the season were second on the squad and tops among returning play- Miller ers … Forced three fumbles on the season, including two in the 7-0 defensive victory at UNLV … Recovered a fumble at Utah and returned it 25 yards … Had at least seven tackles in every game … Had 15 stops against con- ference champ Utah, 12 vs. Air Force and 10 against Brigham Young … Had pass break-ups against UCLA and Air Force. 2002: Got his first career start against UCLA and remained in the lineup for most of the season (eight Robert Miller games) as a redshirt freshman … Had a season-best nine DE, 6-6, 240, Jr.-2L 95 tackles against Colorado and another eight in the road Tustin, Calif. (Tustin) win at Wyoming … Recovered fumbles against Idaho and Colorado State … Finished eighth on the team with 55 Has been developing at a rapid pace since arriving on tackles … Was credited with four tackles for losses and a campus and is listed as a starter at defensive end entering quarterback sack … Topped all freshman linebackers in spring drills … Saw the first extensive action of his career the Mountain West with his tackle total and was one of last year as a sophomore. five Aztec linebackers ranked among the top 20 tacklers 2003: Ended the season with 18 tackles with three in the league at that position. for losses. 2001: Redshirted as a true freshman. 2002: Saw some action as a reserve and on special High School: Attended Tustin High School in teams. Orange County … Helped lead Tustin to an 11-2 mark 2001: Redshirted his first season on campus. and a semifinal berth in the CIF playoffs as a senior ... Set High School: Prepped at Canyon High School … a school record as both a junior and a senior in quarter- Had 15 sacks and 20 hurries as a senior ... Got recruiting back sacks with 18.5 and 23, respectively ... Also played looks from Colorado State, Utah and several Pac-10 running back and averaged over seven yards per carry ... schools ... All-Century League pick as both a junior and Finished his senior season with 71 tackles ... Blocked six senior ... Team MVP and defensive player of the year as kicks during the course of his career ... Scored three a senior ... Lettered two years in football and two in bas- defensive touchdowns as a senior ... Was one of four ketball ... Brother, Kody Miller, played at Pittsburgh. players from Tustin to sign with a Division I-A program Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1983, in Van Buren, Ark. … ... Two-time Golden West defensive player of the year Is a business major. www.goaztecs.com 29 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Started every game in the middle … Had his best statisti- Kirk Morrison cal game at BYU, recording 13 tackles, an interception LB, 6-2, 240, Sr.-3L 34 and a quarterback sack … Returned the INT 35 yards … Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd) Also reached double figures with 10 tackles at Hawai'i … Enters his senior season as one of the most decorated Had six tackles at Wyoming and returned an interception Aztec players since Marshall Faulk … A first-team All- 34 yards for a key score in the 24-20 win … Recovered America selection by College Football News … CFN two fumbles at New Mexico and forced a fumble and also listed him as one of the top 40 players in the country recovered a fumble versus Air Force … Also had nine regardless of position … The 2003 Mountain West tackles against the Falcons … Finished 15th in the Conference defensive player of the year by conference Mountain West and sixth among the league linebackers Morrison coaches and media … A two-time first-team all-league with 97 tackles. player who will try to become SDSU's first three-time 2001: One of the top stories of the 2001 season … first-teamer since defensive end Kabeer Gbaja Biamila, Became a starter when Beau Trickey was lost to injury now of the … Enters the season and responded with an effort that earned him Freshman eighth all-time at State in tackles with 281 and could set All-America accolades from The Sporting News ... the school record by the end of the season … His 31 tack- Honorable mention all-Mountain West choice … Played les for losses in his career leave him just two shy of in all 11 games, starting the last seven at middle line- cracking SDSU's all-time top 10 for that category … backer ... Second on the team with 69 tackles ... Enters his senior season with 32 consecutive starts … Concluded the year with five tackles for losses, three Considered the third best player in the league by quarterback sacks, three pass break-ups and one intercep- Collegefootballnews.com at the conclusion of the 2003 tion ... Reached double figures in tackles in three games, season and the No. 71 player in the country by ESPN.com including 12 at UNLV, 10 at Ohio State and a career-best ... One service listed him as the nation’s second best pro 15 at Utah ... Pass interception came in the season finale prospect at linebacker ... Voted SDSU’s MVP. versus Wyoming ... Had two quarterback sacks at Ohio 2003: Entered the season on the preseason watch State ... Forced a fumble against New Mexico ... Shared lists for the Bronko Nagurski Award (outstanding defen- the award of most improved defensive player with senior sive player), Rotary (outstanding line- safety Garret Pavelko. man or linebacker) and Butkus Award (linebacker) ... The 2000: Redshirted first season on campus. Sporting News listed him as the nation's 13th best line- High School: A two-year starter at Bishop O'Dowd backer ... He was voted as a preseason All-America selec- ... Played for 1999 national coach of the year, Paul tion (second team) by Athlon's … Finished fourth in the Perenon ... Named to the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Mountain West with an average of 9.6 tackles per game Times and San Francisco Examiner first-team defenses ... and a total of 115 for the season … Led the Mountain An ANG Newspapers first-team "1999 Best of the Bay" West with 1.33 tackles for loss per game and was second selection ... Was the Hayward Area Athletic League's with 17 TFLs on the season … Tied for the conference defensive player of the year ... Two-time HAAL first- lead with four fumbles forced … Was seventh in the con- teamer ... Registered a team-high 98 tackles in 1999 ... ference with two fumble recoveries … Led SDSU in Recorded four sacks, two interceptions and a pair of fum- tackles for loss (17), fumbles forced and recovered … ble recoveries ... As a running back, totaled 583 yards and Was second in tackles and third in sacks (3.5) … Reached 10 touchdowns ... Led Dragons to back-to-back (1997- double figures in tackles six times … Had 15 tackles 98) NorCal section 3A and HAAL championships ... Also against Brigham Young, 14 vs. Wyoming and 13 vs. competed in track and field. Eastern Washington … Had an interception against Personal: Born Feb. 19, 1982, in Oakland ... Wyoming that set up a touchdown … Had tackles behind Parents are David and Doris Morrison ... Majoring in the line of scrimmage in 10 of the 12 games. criminal justice ... Considering a career as a counselor for 2002: Led the Mountain West with five recovered at-risk youth. fumbles and finished seventh with three interceptions … Was the only player in the league listed among the lead- ers in both turnover categories … SDSU's team leader in tackles, solo tackles, interceptions and recovered fumbles Morrison’s Career Defensive Stats … State’s first all-conference linebacker since Todd Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int Richards in 1985 … Voted as SDSU's defensive player of 2001 39 69 5 3 1 0 3 1 2002 60 97 9 3 2 5 3 3 the year … One of just four sophomores in the country 2003 70 115 17 3.5 4 2 3 1 named first-team all-conference at linebacker and one of Total 169 281 31 9.5 7 7 9 5 six sophomores named first-team all-Mountain West … 30 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Panthers … Earned first team all-Coastal League and sec- Kevin O’Connell ond-team all-CIF honors as a senior … Also lettered in QB, 6-6, 210, Fr.-RS 7 basketball, baseball and track at Horizon … Was an all- Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) academic selection. Promising quarterback who enters the spring second on Personal: Born May 30, 1983, in San Diego … the depth chart behind Matt Dlugolecki … A big, strong- Parents are Robert and Judy Ortiz … Major is communi- armed quarterback that the San Diego State staff targeted cations. early in the recruiting process ... Had a big senior season Ortiz’s Career Receiving Stats after losing part of his junior year to injury ... A strong Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G student ... An all-region selection by SuperPrep and an 2002 11 13 141 10.8 1 33 12.8 2003 12 33 329 10.0 1 25 29.9 honorable mention all-region pick by PrepStar. Total 23 46 470 10.2 2 33 20.4 O’Connell High School: Passed for 1,950 yards and 19 touch- downs for the 7-4 Mavs ... Also ran for 310 yards ... An Nicholas Osborn all-league, all-North County and all-San Diego selection ... Team MVP ... Earned three letters in football and two DE, 6-4, 240, Fr.-RS 91 letters in basketball ... Threw for 980 yards and seven Kensington, Calif. (Berkeley St. Mary’s) scores as a junior on 56 completions. Personal: Born May 25, 1985, in Knoxville, Tenn. An impressive redshirt freshman who is expected to make ... Son of Bill and Suzanne O'Connell ... Father is an impact in 2004 … Listed second at one defensive end employed by the FBI … Majoring in business … Took a spot behind Robert Miller entering spring drills … Has visit to Colorado before deciding on SDSU. shown immediate results from his weight room work since arriving on campus. Robert Ortiz High School: Played tackle and tight end on offense and tackle on defense during his career ... WR, 6-1, 185, Jr.-2L Ortiz 80 Credited with 84 tackles and 7.5 sacks as a senior and San Diego, Calif. (Horizon) caught 10 passes for 190 yards as a tight end ... Was his A former walk-on who has developed into an important team's defensive MVP and voted most inspirational play- member of the receiver corps … Has good hands and er ... Was an all-league selection and a top 20 player in the speed … Is listed as the starter at the slot entering spring area, according to the West County Times ... Was an honor drills. roll student ... Earned three varsity letters in soccer and 2003: Finished third on the team with 33 catches … one in track. His 329 receiving yards were also the third best on the Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1984, in Berkeley ... Son squad … Lone touchdown of the season came on an acro- of John and Marcia Osborn ... Is a chemistry major and batic catch at UNLV in State's 7-0 victory over the Rebels would like to pursue a career in DNA research ... His … Caught a pass in every game but the opener against older brother, Martin, played football at Colorado State. Eastern Washington … Twenty-seven of his receptions came in the final five games of the season, including 10 Devin Pitts catches against both New Mexico and Colorado State … WR, 6-3, 200, Sr.-1L 11 Osborn Best yardage day was 89 against the Lobos, followed by North Torrance, Calif. (North Torrance) 88 against Colorado State … Caught four passes against Air Force … Lone catch against Wyoming went for a sea- Is San Diego State's starting flanker heading into the son-high 25 yards … Was credited with a pair of rushing spring after a productive junior season … A big, physical attempts against Colorado State. receiver who can play inside or outside …Spent the 2001 2002: Caught 13 passes for 141 yards and a touch- season at Southern California ... Is the younger brother of down as a redshirt freshman … Had the first three recep- former Aztec offensive lineman and current Houston tions of his career at No. 17 Colorado … Had a 25-yard Texan Chester Pitts. touchdown reception at Idaho for his first career score … 2003: Ranked second on the team in catches (39), Longest catch of the season was a 33-yarder vs. Mountain receiving yards (478) and in touchdown receptions (two) West champ Colorado State … Had three receptions at … His 12.3 yards per catch was the second best average Brigham Young. on the team … Best game was four catches for 81 yards and a touchdown against Samford … Also had a season- 2001: Redshirted his first season at SDSU. Pitts High School: A local product who prepped at best 33-yard reception against Samford … Other TD grab Horizon High School under head coach Chris Johnson … came against Air Force (25 yards) … Had four games Played both wide receiver and defensive back for the with five catches (UTEP, New Mexico, Colorado State www.goaztecs.com 31 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL and Air Force) … Had a 30-yard reception against the broke up a pass against the Cougars … Was 22nd in the Lobos, a 25-yard grab against Colorado State and a 23- league in tackles … Broke up five passes … Had a career- yard catch at Ohio State … Wyoming contest marked the best 18 tackles in the road win at Air Force … Recorded only game in which he did not catch a pass. seven tackles in four other games … Forced a fumble 2002: Attended LA Harbor but did not play football. against New Mexico. USC (2001): Ranked fifth on the team with a total 2001: Played in all 11 games, seeing most of his of 18 catches for 128 yards ... Longest reception covered action on special teams … Credited with 13 total tackles, 17 yards. including 10 solo stops … Had a two-yard tackle for loss Junior College: Was a 2000 J.C. Grid-Wire honor- at Arizona State … Recorded a season-high four unas- able mention All-America selection at El Camino, where sisted tackles at Colorado State. Underwood he caught 68 passes for 1,156 yards and eight touch- 2000: Redshirted his first season on campus. downs in 2000 ... Was 10th in the California junior-col- High School: Considered to be one of the Bay lege ranks with 6.3 catches per game ... Also attended El Area's top athletes coming out of San Leandro High Camino in 1999 but did not play due to injury. School ... Was a two-year starter at running back and High School: Caught 48 passes for 861 yards and quarterback ... Named to the ANG Newspapers' "Best of nine touchdowns as a senior at North Torrance High the Bay" team ... Was also named to the San Francisco School ... Also ran track and clocked a 10.8 in the 100 Examiner's all-Bay Area first team ... A 1998 and '99 all- meters ... Was all-South Bay and all-Ocean League ... Hayward Area Athletic League first-team selection as a Was a sprinter and jumper on the track team as well. running back ... Named all-HAAL as a corner in '99 ... Personal: Born April 2, 1981, in Inglewood ... Son Rushed for 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... of LaVerne and Chester Pitts ... Majoring in criminal jus- Compiled 937 yards on the ground as a junior ... Returned tice ... Drawing is one of his hobbies ... Along with his a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns as a senior ... Scored on brother in the NFL, his sister is a basketball/track athlete 3-of-4 interceptions as a senior. at UCLA … Considered Central Florida but was sold on Webb Underwood’s Career Defensive Stats San Diego State early in the recruiting process. Year UT TT TFL Sack FF FR PBU Int 2001 10 13 1 0 0 1 1 0 Pitts’ Career Receiving Stats 2002 46 83 2 0 1 0 5 3 Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G 2003 43 68 3 1 1 0 4 2 2003 12 39 478 12.3 2 33 39.8 Total 99 164 6 1 2 1 10 5 Marviel Underwood Jeff Webb S, 5-11, 200, Sr.-3L 5 WR, 6-2, 200, Jr.-2L 19 San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro) Pontiac, Mich. (La Quinta) Enters his senior season as an all-conference candidate Returned from a redshirt season in 2002 to earn honor- after two years as a starter in the Aztec secondary ... able mention all-conference honors as a sophomore when Considered by coaches to be one of the secondary's most he became San Diego State's first option in the passing talented athletes ... Possesses excellent speed and may be game … One of just three sophomores in the league to be the fastest Aztec ... An honorable mention all-league listed among the conference leaders in receiving yards player as a junior. per game and receptions … His 2003 season was cut 2003: Finished third on the squad with 68 tackles ... short by nearly three games due to a shoulder injury … Intercepted two passes (against UNLV and Air Force) ... Expected to be at full speed for spring drills. His interception return against UNLV covered 32 yards 2003: Led SDSU with 55 catches and 706 receiving and he returned his pick against the Falcons 74 yards for yards … Also topped the Aztecs with an average of 12.8 a touchdown ... Also broke up two passes against the yards per catch and four touchdown receptions … Was Rebels ... Had three tackles for losses and broke up four fourth in the conference and 41st nationally with 5.5 passes ... Recorded 11 tackles against Utah and had a catches per game and fourth in the Mountain West with career-best 12 stops against Air Force, including 10 solo 70.6 receiving yards per game (63rd in NCAA) … Was tackles ... Picked up his first career quarterback sack at named the Mountain West player of the week after catch- UTEP. ing 10 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns against 2002: Started every game but Idaho when he was Brigham Young … That game was the best in the sidelined by injury … Finished second on the team with Mountain West last season and the third best in the 83 tackles … Tied for the team lead and finished seventh NCAA in 2003 … It was the ninth best single-game per- in the league with three interceptions … His picks came formance in Aztec history … Had a 70-yard score against against Colorado, Brigham Young and Hawai'i … Also the Cougars for SDSU's longest play of the season …

32 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Had 10 catches for 139 yards against Wyoming, includ- top quarterback … Also a strong student who was named ing one touchdown … Caught 10 passes for 71 yards in to the Union-Tribune all-academic team as well as a the season opener against Eastern Washington … Caught National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete … A stand- at least one pass in every game in which he played out in track and basketball at Valley Center. Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1985, in Escondido … Son …Suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the first of Tom and Kathy Craft … Father is SDSU's head foot- quarter of the 7-0 win over UNLV in the 10th game of the ball … Has a sister, Lacey, who plays on the Aztec soft- season … Did not play in the final two games of the sea- ball team … Both parents are SDSU graduates … son against Colorado State and Air Force. Undecided on a major. 2002: Redshirt. Recruitment: Chose SDSU after considering 2001: Had 16 catches for 212 receiving yards ... UNLV, Boise State, Hawai'i and UCLA. Averaged 13.2 yards per grab ... Caught two passes cov- Siaosi Fifita ering 51 yards at Ohio State and had three grabs for 40 DL, 6-4, 235, Van Nuys, Calif. (Birmingham) yards at Arizona State ... Played in all 11 games. A young player with a big upside … Will not celebrate his High School: Highly decorated wide receiver from 18th birthday until December … Will likely play in the La Quinta ... Ranked as the 62nd-best high school receiv- interior of the Aztec defense in the future … Played at the er in the nation ... Named first team all-Desert Valley same high school that produced Aztec sophomore receiv- League, all-CIF Southern Section, all-Western region, er Ramal Porter … A first-team all-league selection as a and all-state honorable mention ... A SuperPrep preseason senior and second-team all-San Fernando Valley … Coaches compare him to former Aztec Ryan Iata at the All-American... Hauled in 74 receptions for 1,405 yards same age ... National Football Foundation Scholar- and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... Recorded 42 catches for Athlete ... Two-year starter. 1,126 yards and seven scores as a junior. Personal: Born Dec. 2, 1986, in Los Angeles … Personal: Born Jan. 31, 1982 ... Son of Jeffrey Undecided on a major … Son of Annie and Siaosi Fifita Smith... Undeclared major. … Full name is Siaosi Halaholo Fifita. Recruitment: Considered Oregon and Oregon State Webb’s Career Receiving Stats but committed to San Diego State on his first official visit Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G of the recruiting season. 2001 11 16 212 13.2 0 29 19.3 2002 Redshirt Webb 2003 10 55 706 12.8 4 70 70.6 Patrick Gates Total 21 71 918 12.9 4 70 43.7 RB, 5-9, 180, San Diego, Calif. (Marian Catholic) First-team all-state selection by CalHi-Sports.com … San 2004 Newcomers Diego Union-Tribune offensive player of the year and Russell Allen one of the most productive running backs in San Diego LB, 6-3, 195, Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) County history … Led Marian Catholic to consecutive San Diego County defensive player of the year by the San undefeated seasons and CIF titles … Also a standout Diego Union-Tribune, the North County Times as well as defensive back … Lost just one high school game … His the CIF … Led Vista to consecutive Division I champi- 5,039 rushing yards represent the third best total in San onship-game appearances … Team-high 118 tackles as a Diego County history and broke 's record senior… Was also credited with four sacks, four fumble with a 12.69-yards per rush average in 2003 … Ran for recoveries and three forced fumbles … Returned an inter- 1,938 yards in 13 games as a senior, including 21 touch- ception for a TD … Second-team all-state selection by downs … SuperPrep all-region selection and was listed CalHi-Sports.com … Rivals lists him as the No. 33 out- as the No. 17 all-purpose back in America by Rivals.com side linebacker prospect in the country … All-Far West … That site listed him as the No. 58 player in California. selection by SuperPrep … One of two Vista High School Personal: Born April 13, 1986, in San Diego ... Son players inking with SDSU in 2004 (Eric Miclot). of Benita and Jeffrey Gates ... Major undecided. Personal: Born May 5, 1986, in Upland … Son of Recruitment: Chose the Aztecs over Oregon State Jennifer and Dave Allen … Would like to coach football and had interest in Arizona, Arizona State, Weber State at the collegiate level when his playing days are over. and Colorado, among others. Recruitment: Took a visit to Colorado State with Oregon and Arizona also showing interest. Stephen Houston LB, 6-1, 205, San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay) Kevin Craft Made the San Diego Union-Tribune all-San Diego sec- QB, 6-4, 185, Valley Center, Calif. (Valley Center) tion first team and was a first-team all-CIF selection as Developed into San Diego County's top quarterback as a well as an all-Western League pick … Had 95 tackles to senior … San Diego Union-Tribune and North County lead the Buccaneers … Member of the Union-Tribune all- Times first-team selection as well as all-CIF … Passed for academic team. over 2,400 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2003 to lead the Personal: Born Aug. 19, 1986, in San Diego … Son county … Valley League offensive player of the year … of Linda Devlin and Robert Mitchell … Considering a Teddy Lawrence Award winner as San Diego County's career in architecture. www.goaztecs.com 33 P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Recruitment: Committed to Oregon State Will become the fourth player from Louisiana on and 12 TDs … Also tossed 12 touchdown passes early in the process before changing his pledge … the Aztec roster, joining Michael Franklin, Hubert for the Dominguez Dons … SuperPrep all-Far Also received recruiting attention from Oregon Caliste and Kwan Howard. West selection (No. 70) as a defensive back … and San Jose State … November commitment to Personal: Born April 24, 1985, in New Will be in the secondary at SDSU … Defensive SDSU took him off many potential recruiting lists. Orleans ... Son of Janice Louis. stats included more than 100 tackles, five INTs, Recruitment: The Aztecs had to fight off four fumbles caused and three recovered fumbles. Keenan Jones USC, Miami, Indiana and Clemson among others Personal: Born Dec. 20, 1985, in San Diego DB, 5-11, 190, Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne) for his signature … Committed to San Diego State … Son of Betty Randall and Timothy Mixon … A decorated, speedy prepster who attended the one week after visiting the Hurricanes. Undecided on a major … Lists Michael Vick as same high school as Aztec redshirt freshmen Marc his favorite athlete. Hull and Antwan Applewhite … All over the field Thomas McKay Recruitment: Visited San Jose State … as a senior, playing on offense, defense and spe- DB, 6-1, 190, Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale) Utah and Oregon were also involved, as was cial teams … Projected to be a defensive back at A solid player who earned all-league and all-CIF Oregon State and Washington State. State … Caught 27 passes for 728 yards with eight honors at Palmdale High School … Had 60 tack- touchdowns … Had 76 tackles, three interceptions les, four interceptions and five quarterback sacks Marcus Montgomery and two fumble recoveries on defense … Also had as a senior … An honor student who also earned a WR, 6-2, 200, Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside) a 41-yard field goal and was perfect on extra varsity letter in basketball … Three-year starter in One of the top receivers in San Diego County … points as a kicker and served as a … Listed the PHS secondary … Reached CIF finals this A physical player who will make for a large target with a 4.4 time in the 40-yard dash … Rivals.com season after being eliminated in the semis as a in the passing game … San Diego Union-Tribune considered him among the top 100 players in junior and senior. all-San Diego section first team … Caught 51 California … SuperPrep recognized him as the Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1985, in Inglewood passes for 986 yards as a senior … His 11 touch- 69th best prospect in the states of Arizona, … Son of James and Lisa McKay … Goes by down receptions were second best in San Diego California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and "T.J." … Undecided on a major. section … Averaged 19.3 yards per reception … Washington … Also a track athlete. Recruitment: Was involved with Oregon, Third-team all-state selection by CalHi- Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1986, in Inglewood Washington State and Northern Arizona. Sports.com … A SuperPrep all-Far West selection … Son of Keith Jones and Perry Ferrel … Would and was listed as the No. 92 prospect in the six like to pursue a degree in pre-med or sports med- Eric Miclot western states by the magazine … Team MVP … icine … A cousin of former USC Trojan and cur- TE, 6-5, 225, Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) All-North County Times. rent Denver Nugget Jeff Trepagnier. San Diego Union-Tribune and the North County Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1986, in Oceanside Recruitment: Also considered Oregon, Times all-San Diego section first team … Joins the … Son of Maverick and Jaclyn Montgomery. Arizona State, San Jose State and UNLV with the Aztec program along with prep teammate Russell Recruitment: Also got attention from Ducks the runner-up to San Diego State. Allen … Could see action as a tight end or at Arizona, Oregon State, USC and UCLA . defensive end at San Diego State … All-league Keioshe Jones choice on both offense and defense … A two-time Darren Mougey DL, 6-1, 285, Venice, Calif. (Venice) member of the all-academic team. QB, 6-5, 220, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) Recorded 10 quarterback sacks and more than 70 Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1985, in Orange … SuperPrep All-America quarterback tackles as a senior for the Gondos … Also caught Son of Jon and Stephanie Miclot … Plans to major …Considered the No. 25 quarterback in the coun- two touchdown passes as a tight end … First-team in history. try by the publication, as well as the No. 3 in-state all-Western League selection as a defensive tack- Recruitment: Cancelled planned visits to prospect … Athletic, mobile signal caller … le … Prep squad played in the Los Angeles city UNLV and Wyoming and committed to San Diego Rivals.com lists him as the No. 19 dual-threat championship game. State after his official visit early in the process. quarterback in the country and among the top 10 Personal: Born Aug. 7, 1986, in Santa players in Arizona … Excels in the classroom … Monica … Son of Shalrese Johnson and William Martin Miller Led Chaparral High School to the state semifinals Jones … Would like to be a sports agent. DL, 6-3, 275, Salem, Ore. (Moorpark CC) last year and a state title as a junior … Passed for Recruitment: Rivals.com lists scholarship Big commitment for the Aztecs ... A standout at 2,200 yards and 32 touchdowns with just three offers from San Jose State, Fresno State, Nevada Moorpark who was among the last to join the interceptions as a senior and ran for 290 yards … and Hawai’i. Aztec class ... Played on a 10-1 team as a sopho- All-state selection by Arizona's prep coaches as more ... A first-team all-Western States selection. well as the Arizona Republic … East Valley Lance Louis High School: An all-league, all-region and Tribune offensive player of the year … All-state, TE/DE, 6-3, 250, New Orleans, La. (Landry) all-state selection at McNary High School in all-divisions co-first team quarterback. One of the biggest pickups for the Aztecs in the Keizer, Ore. ... Played on a state title team. Personal: Born April 7, 1985, in Scottsdale 2004 class … Considered one of the top 10 tight Personal: Born Jan. 3, 1984, in Phoenix ... … Son of Linda Mougey and the late Doug end prospects in the country by Rivals.com … Son of Annette Sells ... History major. Mougey … Named pronounced MOO-gee … Very athletic for his frame … All-Southwest Recruitment: Had offers from Kansas, Considering a career in sports broadcasting. region honoree by SuperPrep as one of the top 40 Colorado State and Fresno State ... Committed to Recruitment: Had offers from Arizona, (No. 32) players in talent-rich Louisiana … Kansas at one point in the process. Arizona State, Duke, Northwestern and Caught 27 passes for more than 500 yards and Vanderbilt. seven touchdowns and credited with 63 tackles, Terry Mixon including nine sacks on the defensive side … DB, 6-0, 190, Compton, Calif. (Dominguez) Robert Nelson Basketball standout who was named all-metro last Versatile athlete … First-year starter at quarter- OL, 6-11, 350, Gilbert, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) season after helping his team to the state semis … back as a senior and rushed for nearly 800 yards Sleeper of the class if anyone 6-foot-11 and 350

34 www.goaztecs.com P layer Profiles 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL pounds can be a sleeper … When he hits the field Seraphs are 40-2 over the past three seasons. athlete of the year as a senior. in the fall, he will become the largest player in Personal: Born March 26, 1986, in Fremont Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1981, in Escondido SDSU history and could be the largest in America … Parents are Bruce and Natalie Rouser … Plans … Son of Steve and Nancy Schmidt … Likes to next year … Relatively inexperienced player to become a fireman. help coach wrestling in his spare time … Lists without a lot of football under his belt … Very Recruitment: Also considered Washington, former Aztec Kyle Turley as his favorite athlete. agile … Excellent athlete who turned down vol- Oregon State, Wyoming, Arizona, Idaho and San Recruitment: Sought by many schools, leyball offers out of high school … Also a martial Jose State. including scholarship offers from Arizona State, arts expert … Has three years to play two seasons. Cal, Kentucky, UCLA and Washington … UCLA Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1983, in Germany DeMarco Sampson and SDSU were the finalists. … Son of Charles and Young Nelson … Plans to WR, 6-2, 185, Chula Vista, Calif. (Castle Park) major in computer science … Lists drawing as a Electrifying high school player at Castle Park … Tyler Schmitt hobby … Has had a summer job as a bouncer. San Diego Union-Tribune first team … One of the DE/LS, 6-3, 215, Peoria, Ariz. (Cactus) Recruitment: Had interest from Arizona, county's leading scorers as a senior with 110 Late commitment who may be the first newcomer Wyoming and Brigham Young among others, but points … Third-team all-state selection by CalHi- to see the field ... All-state defensive end in was quickly an Aztec commitment. Sports.com … One of the top 100 prospects (No. Arizona who led the state with 20 quarterback 97) in the Far West region according to SuperPrep sacks as a senior and had 31 in his career ... May Christopher Pino as well as a top 100 prospect in California by be the nation’s best deep snapper ... Ranked sec- OL, 6-5, 330, Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar CC) Rivals.com … Standout on both sides of the ball ond in the west in that category by Metropolitan One of the top junior college offensive line as well as special teams but is expected to join the Sports Review ... A strong student. prospects in the country and a candidate to be in Aztec receiver corps. Personal: Born March 25, 1986, in Phoenix the starting lineup this fall … SuperPrep rates him Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1985, in Oakland ... Son of Lisa and Kevin Schmitt. as the No. 20 community college player in the … Son of Karen and DeMarco Sampson … Recruitment: Was a Duke commitment country and the fifth-best offensive line prospect Undecided on a major … Mom's cousin is former before joining the Aztec program ... Also consid- in the junior college ranks … Teammate of Aztec NFL running back Icky Woods. ered Ohio, UNLV and Oregon State. signee Taylor Schmidt at Palomar… Rivals.com Recruitment: Also had interest from lists him as the No. 37 two-year player in the Wyoming, Oregon State, San Jose State and USC. Jonathan Tu'ua country … Began his career on the defensive side DL, 6-3, 250, Long Beach, Calif. (Poly) … Runs a sub-five-second 40 … An all-confer- Andrew Schantz Late pickup for SDSU that has the Aztec staff ence and all-state selection at Palomar … JC LB, 6-0, 210, Santa Clarita, Calif. (Canyon) excited … Could project as an athletic defensive Gridwire All-America selection. A speedy defender who could fit in well with The end at State … Three-year starter on defense … High School: Attended El Camino High Dark Side … SuperPrep all-Far West selection as Credited with 52 tackles and two fumble recover- School in Oceanside … Was an all-county and all- one of the top 120 players in a six-state area that ies as a senior … Played at the ultra-successful conference selection … Led his team with eight includes California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, prep program at Poly that produced a CIF cham- quarterback sacks as a defensive end … Also let- Nevada and Arizona … Listed by Rivals.com as pion and runner-up during his three years … Also tered in volleyball … A prep teammate of Aztec the nation's No. 21 prospect at inside linebacker as a wrestler for the Jackrabbits … Was on a lot of lineman Mike Kracalik and defensive backs well as the No. 52 prospect in the state of recruiting lists early. Reggie Grigsby and Carl McCullough. California … All-league, all-CIF and all-Santa Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1985, in Personal: Originally signed with Fresno Clarita Valley selection … 115 tackles as a senior. Westminster … Son of Iulai and Vai Tu'ua … State out of high school … Is a second cousin of Personal: Born Aug. 23, 1986, in Burbank Undecided on a major. … Born Aug. 18, 1982, in … Mom's name is Ramona … Brian Urlacher is Recruitment: Aztecs locked him up early Guantanamo Bay, Cuba … Son of Fatu and Fua his favorite athlete. after he had achieved academic success. Pino … Plans to major in sociology. Recruitment: One of the first players in the Recruitment: Had offers from Tennessee, 2004 recruiting class to commit to the Aztecs … Brian Wilson Ohio State and Washington out of Palomar Took a look at Oregon and Oregon State, DL, 6-2, 280, Palmdale, Calif. (Paraclete) College and was considered a national recruit. Colorado and Cal. SuperPrep all-Far West selection as one of the top 120 players in a six-state area that includes Eric Rouser Taylor Schmidt California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Nevada OL, 6-7, 240, Camarillo, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) OL, 6-5, 325, San Marcos, Calif. (Palomar CC) and Arizona … First-team all-CIF and all- Decorated prep player who figures to have a One of the headline recruits in the 2004 class … Olympic League selection … Team captain … bright future in the offensive line … Athletic Listed by SuperPrep as the No. 14 junior-college Attended the same high school as Aztec line- offensive-line prospect in the Redwood mold of prospect in the country and the fourth-best JUCO backer Joe Martin … Credited with 10 quarter- recent Aztec linemen … Channel League and offensive-line prospect in America … Teamed at back sacks and 60 tackles as a senior … Also ran Venture County offensive lineman of the year … Palomar with fellow Aztec signee Chris Pino … track for the Spirits. All-Far West (top 100 prospect in six-state area) Rivals.com lists him among the top 50 communi- Personal: Born June 30, 1986, in Pasadena selection by SuperPrep … Top 100 player (No. ty college recruits in the country … Former prep … Son of Ken and Lupe Wilson … Plans to major 79) by Rivals.com … Listed by ESPN as one of wrestling standout at Escondido High School … in education and would like to become a coach … southern California's top 120 players… All-CIF Began his career on the mats at Cal State Considers Muhammad Ali his favorite athlete. selection … Comes from a strong prep program Bakersfield before heading to the grid iron and Recruitment: Committed to San Diego at St. Bonaventure, the same school that produced Palomar College … Second-team all-CIF selec- State early in the process and also considered Aztec receiver Adam Gray-Hayward, as well as tion out of high school … Three-year wrestling Fresno State, Boise State and Baylor, among oth- Florida State running back Lorenzo Booker … letterman at EHS … North County Times male ers … Took an official visit to Nebraska. www.goaztecs.com 35 Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Team Statistics 2003 Results (6-6, 3-4 Mountain West/4th) SDSU OPP Date Opponent W/L Score Att. SCORING 224 207 Aug. 30 Eastern Washington W 19-9 21,145 Points Per Game 18.7 17.2 Sept. 6 at Ohio State (2) L 13-16 104,433 FIRST DOWNS 222 191 Sept. 13 at Texas-El Paso W 34-0 18,195 Rushing 84 77 Sept. 20 Samford W 37-17 20,967 Passing 118 87 Sept. 27 at UCLA L 10-20 48,690 Penalty 20 27 Oct. 4 Brigham Young* L 36-44 32,137 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,470 1,554 Oct. 11 at Utah* L 6-27 39,132 Yards gained rushing 1,803 1,944 Oct. 18 New Mexico* L 7-30 22,011 Yards lost rushing 333 390 Oct. 25 Wyoming W 25-20 15,812 Rushing Attempts 413 468 Nov. 8 at UNLV W 7-0 20,896 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.3 Nov. 15 at Colorado State L 6-21 29,127 Average Per Game 122.5 129.5 Nov. 22 Air Force W 24-3 23,682 TDs Rushing 11 5 PASSING YARDAGE 2,609 1,923 Record Overall Home Away Att-Comp-Int 442-241-17 345-176-12 All Games 6-6 4-2 2-4 Average Per Pass 5.9 5.6 Conference 3-4 2-2 1-2 Average Per Completion 10.8 10.9 Non-Conference 3-2 2-0 1-2 Average Per Game 217.4 160.2 TDs Passing 10 12 Score By Quarters TOTAL OFFENSE 4,079 3,477 Total Plays 855 813 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Avg. Average Per Play 4.8 4.3 San Diego State 60 52 46 66 224 18.7 Average Per Game 339.9 289.8 Opponents 30 57 53 67 207 17.2 PUNTS-YARDS 71-2,915 76-3,165 Average Per Punt 41.1 41.6 Rushing Net punt average 38.5 38.2 KICK RETURNS 30-515 39-988 GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Average 17.2 25.3 Hamilton, Lynell 10 234 1,154 67 1,087 4.6 4 48 108.7 PUNT RETURNS 32-262 29-185 Franklin, Michael 12 86 388 17 371 4.3 2 42 30.9 Average 8.2 6.4 Nedd, DeAngelo 6 15 100 4 96 6.4 2 28 16.0 INT RETURNS 12-230 17-338 Porter, Ramal 8 1 33 0 33 33.0 0 33 4.1 Average 19.2 19.9 Poumele, Fale 9 7 35 0 25 3.6 2 9 2.8 FUMBLES-LOST 21-12 23-16 Van, Jason 11 8 17 4 13 1.6 0 11 1.2 PENALTIES-YARDS 81-737 73-700 Pitts, Devin 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 Average Per Game 61.4 58.3 Ortiz, Robert 11 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 0.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:13 29:47 McCullough, Carl 8 3 5 4 1 0.3 0 3 0.1 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 57-187 54-187 Morrison, Kirk 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3rd-Down Pct 30 29 Justice, Jeremy 11 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8-18 9-18 Team - 3 0 21 -21 - 0 -4 - 4th-Down Pct 44 50 Williams, Wes 10 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -1.0 SACKS BY-YARDS 27-202 25-164 Engstrand, Tanner 2 2 0 16 -16 -8.0 0 0 -8.0 MISC YARDS 93 64 Hall, Adam 7 31 47 103 -56 -1.8 1 13 -8.0 SCORING 224 207 Dlugolecki, Matt 9 17 21 84 -63 -3.7 0 13 -7.0 Points Per Game 18.7 17.2 SDSU 12 413 1,803 333 1,470 3.6 11 48 122.5 Touchdowns 25 22 Opponents 12 468 1,944 390 1,554 3.3 5 95 129.5 Rushing 11 5 Passing 10 12 Passing Interceptions 2 2 G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Kickoff/Punt Return 0 1 Dlugolecki, Matt 9 103.08 230-133-8 57.8 1,248 4 37 138.7 Fumble/Block FG Return 2 2 Hall, Adam 7 104.07 206-105-9 51.0 1,320 5 70 188.6 Field Goals-Attempts 18-29 18-25 Engstrand, Tanner 2 30.53 3-1-0 33.3 -1 0 0 -0.5 PAT (Kick) 20-23 21-21 Justice, Jeremy 11 242.80 1-1-0 100.0 17 0 17 1.5 PAT (Rush) 0-1 0-0 Caliste, Hubert 11 640.00 1-1-0 100.0 25 1 25 2.3 PAT (Passing) 0-1 0-1 Santoro, Seth 12 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SDSU 12 103.88 442-241-17 54.5 2,609 10 70 217.4 Attendance (Games/Total/Average) Opponents 12 102.36 345-176-12 51.0 1,923 12 67 160.2 Home: 6 games 135,754 22,626 per game Away: 6 games 260,412 43,412 per game Total: 12 games 396,227 33,019 per game

36 www.goaztecs.com Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Receiving Scoring (con’t) G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. WEBB, Jeff 10 55 706 12.8 4 70 70.6 ORTIZ, Robert 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PITTS, Devin 12 39 478 12.3 2 33 39.8 UNDERWOOD, Marv 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ORTIZ, Robert 11 33 329 10.0 1 25 29.9 ELIMIMIAN, Jacob 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MOORE, Jermaine 11 21 221 10.5 0 25 20.1 LEOLOFI, Alohalii 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WILLIAMS Wesley 10 19 196 10.3 1 36 19.6 SDSU 25 18-29 20-23 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 224 JUSTICE, Jeremy 11 17 202 11.9 0 40 18.4 Opponents 22 18-25 21-21 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 207 PENMAN, Lonnel 11 14 96 6.9 0 18 8.7 HAMILTON, Lynell 10 13 100 7.7 1 27 10.0 Punt Returns PORTER, Ramal 8 6 55 9.2 0 18 6.9 No. Yds Avg TD Long GRAY-HAYWARD 7 6 49 8.2 0 18 7.0 CONERLY, Kyle 30 231 7.7 0 22 FRANKLIN, Michael 12 5 44 8.8 0 18 3.7 IATA, Ryan 1 18 18.0 0 0 NEDD, DeAngelo 6 4 21 5.2 1 9 3.5 DEMPS, Marcus 1 13 13.0 0 0 CONERLY, Kyle 12 2 47 23.5 0 37 3.9 SDSU 32 262 8.2 0 22 CALISTE, Hubert 11 2 9 4.5 0 6 0.8 Opponents 29 185 6.4 1 26 HALL, Adam 7 1 17 17.0 0 17 2.4 DION, Jason 9 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.4 Kickoff Returns WATSON, Adam 11 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 No. Yds Avg TD Long LYNCH, Mike 8 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.2 CONERLY, Kyle 11 219 19.9 0 32 POUMELE, Fale 9 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.7 VAN, Jason 9 162 18.0 0 30 SDSU 12 241 2,609 10.8 10 70 217.4 TAULAWAKEIAHO 6 96 16.0 0 20 Opponents 12 176 1,923 10.9 12 67 160.2 SHOATE, Jeff 2 28 14.0 0 17 LYNCH, Mike 1 3 3.0 0 3 Punting TRICKEY, Beau 1 7 7.0 0 7 No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd SDSU 30 515 17.2 0 32 SANTORO, Seth 70 2,915 41.6 64 7 11 20 1 Opponents 39 988 25.3 0 49 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 SDSU 71 2,915 41.1 64 7 11 20 1 All-Purpose Yardage Leaders Opponents 76 3,165 41.6 68 11 9 11 2 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HAMILTON, Lynell 10 1,087 100 0 0 0 1,187 118.7 Field Goals WEBB, Jeff 10 0 706 0 0 0 706 70.6 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blkd CONERLY, Kyle 12 0 47 231 219 0 497 41.4 MEJIA, J.C. 18-29 62.1 0-0 3-4 8-11 6-10 1-4 51 5 PITTS, Devin 12 7 478 0 0 0 485 40.4 FRANKLIN, M. 12 371 44 0 0 0 415 34.6 Total Offense Leaders ORTIZ, Robert 11 5 329 0 0 0 334 30.4 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G MOORE, Jermaine 11 0 221 0 0 0 221 20.1 HALL, Adam 7 237 -56 1,320 1,264 180.6 JUSTICE, Jeremy 11 -2 202 0 0 0 200 18.2 DLUGOLECKI, Matt 9 245 -63 1,248 1,185 131.7 WILLIAMS, Wesley 10 -10 196 0 0 0 186 18.6 HAMILTON, Lynell 10 234 1,087 0 1,087 108.7 VAN, Jason 11 12 0 0 162 0 175 15.9 FRANKLIN, Michael 12 86 371 0 371 30.9 NEDD, DeAngelo 6 96 21 0 0 0 117 19.5 NEDD, DeAngelo 6 15 96 0 96 16.0 ELIMIMIAN, Jacob 12 0 0 0 0 106 106 8.8 PORTER, Ramal 8 1 33 0 33 4.1 UNDERWOOD 12 12 0 0 0 106 106 8.8 POUMELE, Fale 9 7 25 0 25 2.8 PENMAN, Lonnel 11 0 96 0 0 0 96 8.7 CALISTE, Hubert 11 1 0 25 25 2.3 TAULAWAKEIAHO 8 0 0 0 96 0 96 12.0 TEAM 5 -21 0 -21 -17.8 PORTER, Ramal 8 33 55 0 0 0 88 11.0 SDSU 12 855 1,470 2,609 4,079 339.9 Team -21 0 0 0 0 -21 Opponents 12 813 1,554 1,923 3,477 289.8 SDSU 12 1,470 2,609 262 515 230 5,086 423.8 Opponents 12 1,554 1,923 185 988 338 4,988 415.7 Scoring TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. Interceptions MEJIA, JC 0 18-29 20-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74 No. Yds Avg TD Long HAMILTON, Lynell 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 30 ELIMIMIAN, Jacob 4 106 26.5 1 85 WEBB, Jeff 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 UNDERWOOD, Marviel 2 106 53.0 1 74 NEDD, DeAngelo 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 DEAN, Josh 2 2 1.0 0 2 PITTS, Devin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12 RAGER, Brandon 1 8 8.0 0 8 POUMELE, Fale 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MORRISON, Kirk 1 0 0.0 0 0 FRANKLIN, Michael 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 RAY, LaVance 1 0 0.0 0 0 MILLER, Brook 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SHOATE, Jeff 1 8 8.0 0 0 WILLIAMS, Wesley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SDSU 12 230 19.2 2 85 HALL, Adam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents 17 338 19.9 2 100 www.goaztecs.com 37 Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Defensive Statistics Sacks Player GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds PBU FR-Yds FF Blk Saf MCCOY, Matt 12 75 50 125 13-43 4.0-26 - 2 1-25 3 - - MORRISON, Kirk 12 70 45 115 17-44 3.5-22 1-0 3 2-0 4 - - UNDERWOOD, Marv 12 43 25 68 3-10 1.0-2 2-106 4 - 1 - - FARWELL, Heath 12 30 22 52 7-24 3.5-18 - 1 2-0 1 - - DEMPS, Marcus 9 24 15 39 2-16 1.0-13 - 1 1-0 - 1 - LARSEN, Stephen 12 25 13 38 4-24 2.5-19 - 6 1-0 1 - - ELIMIMIAN, Jacob 12 29 6 35 - - 4-106 14 - 1 - - SHOATE, Jeff 12 26 9 35 1-3 - 1-8 14 1-0 - - - RAGER, Brandon 12 21 13 34 10-50 4.5-40 1-8 2 1-0 - - - IATA, Ryan 11 19 12 31 7-18 1.0-6 - - - - 1 - MILLER, Brook 12 12 17 29 4-13 2.0-6 - - 1-44 - - - DEAN, Josh 9 15 10 25 3-16 1.0-6 2-2 2 1-0 - - - GRIGSBY, Reggie 12 10 11 21 - - - - 2-0 - - - BAILES, Jonathan 12 14 6 20 3-6 ------MILLER, Robert 12 13 5 18 3-8 - - 1 1-0 - - - LOBEL, Blake 9 9 8 17 1-2 ------RAY, LaVance 8 10 - 10 - - 1-0 - - - - - NYSSEN, Adam 11 8 2 10 ------TRICKEY, Beau 4 5 5 10 1-1 - - - 1-0 - - - CONERLY, Kyle 12 5 3 8 ------MARTIN, Joe 12 6 2 8 ------CALISTE, Hubert 11 4 3 7 - - - 2 - - - - TAULAWAKEIAHO, F 8 5 2 7 1-7 1.0-7 ------LEOLOFI, Alohalii 10 7 6 13 1-4 - - - 1-24 - - - ORTIZ, Robert 11 3 3 6 ------MAZE, Terrell 9 4 1 5 ------KAHUI, Kurt 4 3 2 5 2-15 1.0-10 - 1 - - - - MAKA, Vaati 6 4 1 5 1-15 1.0-15 - - - - 1 - GRAY-HAYWARD, A 7 1 2 3 ------HOWARD, Kwan 7 2 1 3 ------DURBIN, Derrick 5 - 2 2 ------. McCULLOUGH, Car 8 1 1 2 ------NEDD, DeAngelo 6 1 1 2 ------VAN, Jason 11 2 - 2 ------PITTS, Devin 12 2 - 2 ------HAMILTON, Lynel 10 2 - 2 ------PENEROSA, Nephi 1 - 1 1 ------WATSON, Adam 11 1 - 1 ------POUMELE, Fale 9 - 1 1 ------MEJIA, J.C. 12 - 1 1 ------JOHNSON, Shane 1 1 - 1 ------KRACALIK, Mike 10 1 - 1 ------NAYLOR, Casey 9 - 1 1 ------KEOVEUNXAY, Ph 2 1 - 1 ------DARBY, Brendan 11 - 1 1 ------HARVEY, Jasper 11 1 - 1 ------BAKER, Donny 7 1 - 1 ------WEBB, Jeff 10 1 - 1 ------

Total 12 518 312 830 78-321 27-202 12-230 51 16-93 12 2 Opponents 12 --- - 25-164 17-338 44 12-64 12 7

38 www.goaztecs.com Y ear in Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Eastern Washington 9 San Diego State 13 San Diego State 19 Ohio State 16 Aug. 30, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego, Calif. Sept. 6, 2003 Š Ohio Stadium Š Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 21,145 ESPN+Plus Š Attendance: 104,433

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State football team opened its season with a COLUMBUS, Ohio - A young San Diego State football team showed that it victory for the first time since 1999, defeating Eastern Washington, 19-9, could play with the best, as the Aztecs gave defending national champion and behind freshman Lynell Hamilton’s 113 yards rushing and pair of touch- No. 2 ranked Ohio State a scare before falling 16-13 in front of 104,433 at downs at Qualcomm Stadium. Ohio Stadium. The Aztecs snapped a seven-game losing skid to non-conference oppo- The SDSU defense shined for the second straight game, limiting the nents, including an 0-6 mark in 2002 under then first-year head coach Tom Buckeyes to only 196 yards of total offense, including 70 yards through the Craft. air. The high-powered Ohio State offense managed just 10 first downs, five SDSU was able to successfully move the ball on the ground in the second pass completions and was 1-for-14 on third down conversions and did not half, breaking an otherwise lackluster offensive performance by both teams, score an offensive touchdown. as each lost their starting quarterbacks in the first half due to injury. Turnovers, however, proved to be Game Statistics The two sides combined for just nine points and 243 yards of total offense the key as the Buckeyes turned three San Diego St. 7 0 3 3 - 13 Game Statistics through the first 30 minutes. Aztec Aztec miscues into 13 of their 16 Ohio St. 13 0 0 3 - 16 E. Washington 3 0 0 6 - 9 kicker J.C. Mejia converted on his first points. SDSU - Williams 11 pass from San Diego St. 3 3 7 6 - 19 two career field goals from 35 and 22 San Diego State began the day with Dlugolecki (Mejia kick) 13:42, SDSU - Mejia 35-yard FG 11:07, 1st yards to give SDSU a 6-3 lead at the a takeaway of its own, as sophomore 1st (4 plays, 23 yards, 1:04) OSU - Nugent 38-yard FG 9:54, 1st (5 plays, 38 yards, 1:39) break. Jacob Elimimian intercepted OSU EWU - Heintz 27-yard FG 2:50, 1st (9 plays, 33 yards, 3:43) (7 plays, 28 yards, 2:50) The Aztecs were finally able to dis- quarterback Craig Krenzel’s pass on OSU - Allen 100-yard interception SDSU - Mejia 22-yard FG 13:23, 2nd tance themselves when Hamilton the game’s first play. The Aztecs quick- return (Nugent kick) 6:36, 1st (4 plays, -1 yards, 1:33) notched the first touchdown of the ly capitalized on an 11-yard touchdown OSU - Nugent 32-yard FG 3:25, 1st SDSU - Hamilton 1 run (Mejia kick) game from a yard out at the 6:45 mark strike from Matt Dlugolecki to Wesley (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:56) SDSU - Mejia 47-yard FG 9:17, 3rd 6:45, 3rd (5 plays, 32 yards, 1:57) of the third quarter. The score was set- Williams. SDSU -Hamilton 15 run (kick failed) (4 plays, -4 yards, 1:29) 12:46, 4th (13 plays, 71 yards, up by a 22-yard punt return by Kyle After an Ohio State field goal made OSU - Nugent 35-yard FG 13:22, 4th 4:54) Conerly to the Eastern Washington 32- the score 7-3, SDSU drove 76 yards (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32) EWU - Kimble 13 pass from Allen 1:20, yard line. with the help of two Buckeye penalties SDSU - Mejia 46-yard FG 10:13, 4th 4th (14 plays, 68 yards, 5:51) SDSU continued its momentum with and an 18-yard run by Lynell Hamilton, (8 plays, 58 yards, 3:05) EWU SDSU another Hamilton touchdown on its setting up a first-and-goal situation at SDSU OSU First Downs 20 10 First Downs 18 18 next possession. The freshman’s 15- the Ohio State four-yard line. Rushes-Yards 43-117 34-167 Rushes-Yards 26-28 37-120 Passing Yards 100 151 yard run capped the team’s longest The Aztecs’ first try at the end zone, Passing Yards 188 76 Passes (C-A-I) 17-33-0 17-33-1 drive of the game, spanning 13 plays, however, came back the other way as a Passes (C-A-I) 24-41-2 5-20-1 Total Offense 217 318 71 yards and 4:54. tipped Dlugolecki pass fell into the Total Offense 216 196 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Hamilton completed the game with arms of Ohio State’s Will Allen, who Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-64 12-124 Penalties-Yards 3-25 9-96 the most rushing yards by a true Aztec ran the interception back 100 yards for TOP 34:09 25:51 TOP 31:11 28:49 freshman in a season opener. SDSU a touchdown and a 13-7 advantage. Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 23-113, Sophomore quarterback Matt SDSU cut the deficit to three points Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 17-69, Porter 1-33, Franklin 7-23, Poumele 1-1, Dlugolecki finished 11-of-19 for 97 twice in the second half on two field Franklin 3-9, Engstrand 1-(-14), Team 1- Hall 2-(-3). (EWU): Washington 22-66, yards in his collegiate debut in relief of goals by J.C. Mejia from 47 and 46 (-17), Dlugolecki 4-(-19). (OSU): Hall 19-91, Ross 7-16, Krenzel 10-14, Team Witherspoon 12-50, Allen 5-8, Suban 1- injured starter Adam Hall. yards. 5, Meyer 3-(-12). 1-(-1). Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 11-19-1, The Aztec defense, meanwhile, sur- The OSU offense, meanwhile, was Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 23-39-2, 97-0; Hall 6-14-0, 54-0. (EWU): Allen rendered just 217 yards of total offense, limited to just three points - a 35-yard 189-1; Engstrand 1-2-0, -1-0. (OSU): 14-22-0, 90-1; Meyer 3-11-0, 10-0. the lowest by an Aztec opponent since field goal - in the final three quarters. Krenzel 5-20-1, 76-0 Receiving (SDSU): Webb 10-71, Pitts 2- 2001. With time winding down, the Receiving (SDSU): Webb 6-27, Williams 38, Dion 1-13, Moore 1-8, Williams 1-8, Aztecs’ last chance to score ended at 5-37-1, Penman 4-20, Pitts 3-31, Porter 2-22, Ortiz 1-20, Moore 1-17, Hamilton Porter 1-7, Franklin 1-6. (EWU): the Ohio State 46-yard line when Kimble 7-30-1, Randall 6-35, Pierce 3- 1-8, Poumele 1-6. (OSU): Jenkins 2-24, 32, Vijil 1-3. Dlugolecki was unable to connect with Hamby 1-31, Carter 1-21, Hall 1-0. receiver Devin Pitts on 4th-and-10. www.goaztecs.com 39 Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL San Diego State 34 Samford 17 UTEP 0 San Diego State 37 Sept. 13, 2003 Š Sun Bowl Š El Paso, Texas Sept. 20, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego, Calif. Attendance: 18,195 Attendance: 20,967

EL PASO, Texas - The San Diego State defense continued to stonewall its SAN DIEGO - Freshman Lynell Hamilton stirred memories of great Aztec opponents as the Aztecs moved to 2-1 for the first time since 1996, with a 34- running backs past with his 220 yards, Game Statistics 0 shutout of Texas-El Paso in front of 18,195 at the Sun Bowl. carrying San Diego State to its third Samford 0 7 10 0 - 17 The Aztec defense forced six Miner turnovers and held its second straight win of the season, 37-17, over San Diego St. 14 3 7 13 - 37 opponent without an offensive touchdown, giving SDSU its first non-confer- Samford. SDSU -Nedd 9 pass from Dlugolecki ence road win since 1999. The shutout was also the school’s first since The Aztecs moved to 3-1 for the (Mejia kick), 13:15, 1st (5 plays, October 7, 2000, a span of 33 games. first time since 1996 and used a bal- 64 yards, 1:45) SDSU -Pitts 33 pass from Dlugolecki San Diego State put points on the board in each of the four quarters, taking anced offense, accumulating a season (Mejia kick), 2:58, 1st (7 plays, the early lead in the first on a 26-yard best 528 yards in their second win over 77 yards, 3:15) Game Statistics field goal by J.C. Mejia, his fifth a NCAA I-AA school. SAM - Brennard 3 pass from Nelson San Diego St. 3 14 7 10 - 34 (Neil kick), 14:10, 2nd (9 plays, UTEP 0 0 0 0 - 0 straight in as many opportunities to Hamilton carried 31 times and start the season. became just the second freshman in 82 yards, 3:48) SDSU - Mejia 26-yard FG 6:51, 1st SDSU - Mejia 30-yard FG 0:09, 2nd (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:16) Aztec sophomore cornerback Jacob SDSU history to run for more than 200 (6 plays, 22 yards, 0:57) SDSU - Elimimian 85 interception return Elimimian notched his first of two yards in a game, joining All-American SAM - Neil 26-yard FG 9:36, 3rd (Mejia kick) 14:44, 2nd interceptions on the day by picking off Marshall Faulk. (11 plays, 56 yards, 5:24) SDSU - Poumele 2 run (Mejia kick), Miner quarterback Orlando Cruz’s The Aztecs began the day by pick- SAM - Finnegan 51 fumble return 2:54, 2nd (7 plays, 70 yards, pass and returning it 85 yards for a ing up two scores in the first quarter on (Neil kick) 7:30, 3rd 2:33) SDSU -Hamilton 1 run (Mejia kick), SDSU - Nedd 28 run (Mejia kick), 7:19, touchdown on the first play of the sec- a pair of touchdown strikes from Matt 2:44, 3rd (12 plays, 78 yards, 3rd (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:45) ond quarter. Dlugolecki to DeAngelo Nedd (9 4:46) SDSU - Nedd 3 run (Mejia kick), 11:18, SDSU would tack on another seven yards) and Devin Pitts (33 yards). SDSU - Hamilton 8 pass from Dlugolecki 4th (1 play, 3 yards, 0:04) points to go up 17-0 on a two-yard run Samford answered in the second (kick failed), 14:56, 4th (8 plays, SDSU - Mejia 41-yard FG 4:53, 4th 61 yards, 2:30) (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:24) by Fale Poumele with 2:54 remaining quarter, becoming the first team to in the half. record an offensive touchdown against SDSU - Poumele 4 run (Mejia kick), SDSU UTEP 0:04, 4th (4 plays, 22 yards, First Downs 14 15 The Miner offense, meanwhile, was the Aztec defense since the season- 1:15) Rushes-Yards 34-137 44-124 within the SDSU 40-yard line five opening win over Eastern Washington SAM SDSU Passing Yards 180 137 times, but ended with no points after (nine quarters). First Downs 14 27 Passes (C-A-I) 18-29-0 15-40-3 Rushes-Yards 26-106 47-294 Total Offense 317 261 missing a field goal to finish out the After the two sides traded field first 30 minutes of play. goals, Samford took advantage of the Passing Yards 138 234 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 5-3 Passes (C-A-I) 18-37-0 20-39-1 Penalties-Yards 6-41 3-38 Four of UTEP’s six turnovers came in game’s first turnover as Cortland Total Offense 244 528 TOP 28:27 31:33 the second half, with the Aztecs con- Finnegan returned a Hamilton fumble Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 verting them into 10 of their 17 sec- 51 yards to knot the score at 17. Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-67 Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 22-107, ond-half points. A surprised SDSU squad played TOP 27:56 32:04 Nedd 2-31-2, Van 4-2, Poumele 1-2-1, SDSU senior running back DeAngelo nearly flawless football over the McCullough 3-1, Engstrand 1-(-2), Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 31-220, Dlugolecki 1-(-4). (UTEP): Palmer 7-35, Nedd made good on his first two career remaining quarter and a half. Nedd 7-44, Poumele 4-22, Van 2-12, Austin 9-28, Jackson 13-24, Smith 6-23, carries, scoring in both the third and The Aztecs put together their Dlugolecki 3-(-4). (SAM): Nelson 13-47, Cruz 6-8, Marrow 1-3, Collavo 1-2, fourth quartersfrom three and 28 yards longest drive of the season on their Gilliam 5-32, Stancil 6-24, Williams 1-2, Higgins 1-1. out. next possession, covering 78 yards to Tooker 1-1. Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 18-28-0, Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 20-39-1, 180-0; Engstrand 1-0-0, 0-0. (UTEP): The Aztec defense remained stingy, set up the first of two Hamilton touch- as UTEP had the ball on the SDSU 15 downs, taking the lead for good at 24- 234-3. (SAM): Nelson 18-36-0, 138-1; Cruz 11-28-2, 75-0; Palmer 4-12-1, 62-0 Tooker 0-1-0, 0-0. Receiving (SDSU): Pitts 5-36, Penman (turnover on downs) and 20-yard line 17. Receiving (SDSU): Justice 5-66, Pitts 4- 3-34, Moore 3-18, Hamilton 2-26, Webb (fumble) but was unable to covert. Less than three minutes later, SDSU 81, Nedd 4-21, Hamilton 2-19, Ortiz 2- 2-10, Williams 1-36, Porter 1-14, Ortiz 1- Lynell Hamilton recorded his second opened the final period with another 13, Webb 1-15, Lynch 1-10, Moore 1-9. 6. (UTEP): Crafts 5-54, Jackson 2-38, (SAM): Hill 8-87, Buchannon 3-15, Mauch 2-14, Cleveland 1-11, Francies 1- career 100-yard rushing game in just six points, as Hamilton caught an 8- his third collegiate appearance, carry- yard TD pass from Dlugolecki. Brennard 3-14, Stancil 2-8, Shaw 1-9, 10, Higgins 1-8, Marrow 1-6, Smith 1-2, Horstead 1-5. Cruz 1-(-6). ing 22 times for 107 yards.

40 www.goaztecs.com Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL San Diego State 10 Brigham Young 44 UCLA 20 San Diego State 36 Sept. 27, 2003 Š Rose Bowl Š Pasadena, Calif. Oct. 4, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego, Calif. Attendance: 48,690 Attendance: 32,137

PASADENA, Calif. - An upset-minded San Diego State football team left SAN DIEGO - If there’s one thing to Game Statistics empty handed as the Aztecs fell to the UCLA Bruins, 20-10, in front of expect in an SDSU-BYU football BYU 7 24 10 3 - 44 48,690 at the Rose Bowl. game it’s excitement and the 2003 San Diego St. 14 10 6 6 - 36 The Aztecs were unable to notch their first-ever win over the Bruins in 19 meeting was no different. The two SDSU - B. Miller 44 fumble return (Mejia kick) 14:06, 1st tries, but still finished their non-conference schedule with a 3-2 record, the sides combined for 80 points with the BYU - Beck 4 run (Payne kick) 3:56, 1st team’s best start since the 1996 campaign. Cougars using a 24-point outburst in (7 plays, 69 yards, 2:35) Neither teams’ offense was able to find much success in the first half, as the second quarter to defeat the Aztecs. SDSU - Webb 70 pass from Hall (Mejia kick) 3:40, 1st (1 play, 70 yards, 0:16) the two sides combined for just six points and were both held to under 150 The game had been billed as a clash BYU - Tahi 35 pass from Beck (Payne yards of total offense. between two of the nation’s top defens- kick)14:11, 2nd (2 plays, 40 yards, 0:43) SDSU struck first on a 25-yard field goal by J.C. Mejia with 12:32 left in es, but turned out to be a high-scoring BYU - Brathwaite 95 run (Payne kick) the second quarter, marking the sev- affair in which the schools combined 7:40, 2nd (1 play, 95 yards, 0:12) Game Statistics SDSU -Webb 24 pass from Hall (Mejia San Diego St. 0 3 0 7 - 10 enth straight game in which the Aztecs for over 800 yards of total offense. kick) 4:11, 2nd (7 plays, 83 UCLA 0 3 7 10 - 20 have been the first team to score. The night started out with its first yards, 3:29) UCLA responded with a field goal hint of what was to come as SDSU’s BYU - Payne 39-yard FG 1:36, 2nd SDSU - Mejia 25-yard FG 12:32, 2nd of its own, coming from 27 yards out Brook Miller returned a fumble 44 (7 plays, 44 yards, 2:35) (9 plays, 27 yards, 3:17) BYU - Bockwoldt 13 fumble return to knot the game at 3-3 at halftime. yards for a touchdown, just 54 seconds UCLA - Medlock 27-yard FG 7:04, 2nd (Payne kick) 1:06, 2nd (13 plays, 68 yards, 5:28) The Bruins jumped ahead with the into the game. SDSU - Mejia 39-yard FG 0:00, 2nd UCLA -Taylor 41 pass from Olson first touchdown of the evening on its BYU quarterback John Beck made (7 plays, 54 yards, 1:06) (Medlock kick) 11:32, 3rd (4 second possession of the second half up for his fumble with a four-yard BYU - Tahi 8 pass from Beck (Payne plays, 56 yards, 1:29) kick) 10:43, 3rd (3 plays, 17 when quarterback Drew Olson hit touchdown run to tie the score at 7-7. yards, 1:23) UCLA -Medlock 24 FG 14:55, 4th Junior Taylor for 41 yards and a 10-7 The rushing touchdown was the first BYU - Payne 47-yard FG 7:12, 3rd (7 plays, 20 yards, 4:00) lead. allowed by SDSU in 2003. (5 plays, 19 yards, 1:37) UCLA - Smith 11 pass from Olson SDSU -Webb 55 pass from Hall (pass (Medlock kick) 13:54, 4th (4 San Diego State had a chance to The Aztecs jumped back ahead one failed) 2:18, 3rd (4 plays, 80 plays, 23 yards, 0:55) respond later in the quarter when offensive play later when quarterback yards, 1:35) SDSU - Franklin 7 run (Mejia kick), Robert Miller recovered a fumble on Adam Hall connected with Jeff Webb SDSU - Leolofi 24 fum. return (rush 6:57, 4th (10 plays, 81 yards, the UCLA 29-yard line. A personal on a 70-yard touchdown pass, the first failed) 9:05, 4th 3:08) BYU - Payne 18-yard FG 2:18, 4th SDSU UCLA foul and a sack sent the Aztecs back of three TDs between the duo on the (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:52) First Downs 13 17 near midfield, however, a Bruin penal- night. BYU SDSU Rushes-Yards 29-120 36-65 ty breathed new life into the drive with The 14-7 lead, however, would be First Downs 18 16 Passing Yards 110 258 a first down at the UCLA 26. SDSU’s last as the Cougars outscored Rushes-Yards 45-238 34-40 Passing Yards 180 352 Passes (C-A-I) 19-37-2 18-28-0 A three-yard gain by Lynell the Aztecs 24-10 in the second quarter. Total Offense 230 323 Passes (C-A-I) 17-27-0 18-35-1 Hamilton got SDSU to the 23, but two BYU extended its lead in the second Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-4 Total Offense 418 392 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-2 Penalties-Yards 9-82 9-113 plays later UCLA’s Spencer Havner half to 41-24, before SDSU responded intercepted a Matt Dlugolecki pass and with two scores to close within five Penalties-Yards 5-55 7-70 TOP 30:01 29:59 TOP 32:48 27:12 returned it 50 yards to set up a 24-yard points in the fourth quarter. Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 22-74, Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 20-87, field goal by Justin Medlock. Just as the Aztecs got back within Franklin 2-7, Justice 1-(-2), Williams 1-(- Franklin 6-55, Dlugolecki 3-(-22). The Bruin defense notched anoth- striking distance, a field goal with 2:18 10), Hall 8-(-29). (BYU): Brathwaite 19- (UCLA): White 16-48, Ebell 3-14, Drew 144-1, Beck 16-48-1, Stancil 3-33, 7-11, Taylor 1-10, TM 1-(-1), Olson 8-(- er takeaway on the Aztecs’ next pos- left sealed the BYU win. Whalen 5-13, Tahi 2-0. 17). session when C.J. Niusulu grabbed his Webb finished the game with 10 Passing (SDSU): Hall 18-34-1, 352-3; Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 19-27-2, team’s second interception at the receptions for 253 yards, the eighth Santoro 0-1-0, 0-0. (BYU): Beck 17-26- 110-0. (UCLA): Olson 18-28-0, 258-2. SDSU 20-yard line. best single-game total in Aztec history. 0, 180-2; Pendleton 0-1-0, 0-0. Receiving (SDSU): Webb 10-253-3, Receiving (SDSU): Hamilton 4-12, Three plays and one penalty later, Penman 3-26, Pitts 3-9, Justice 3-9, Webb Moore 2-24, Williams 2-12, Hamilton 1- 2-32, Ortiz 2-16, Franklin 1-6, Williams the Bruins put the game out of reach 27, Ortiz 1-24, Justice 1-11, Pitts 1-1. 1-0. (UCLA): Taylor 7-110, Bragg 5-83, with its second touchdown of the night (BYU): Hale 6-52, Coats 3-47, Tahi 3- Smith 3-33, Lewis 2-24, White 1-8. to go up 20-3. 44-2, Jory 2-21, Wilkerson 2-12. www.goaztecs.com 41 Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL San Diego State 6 New Mexico 30 Utah 27 San Diego State 7 Oct. 11, 2003 Š Rice-Eccles Stadium Š Salt Lake City, Utah Oct. 18, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego, Calif. Attendance: 39,132 Attendance: 22,011

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah scored 27 unanswered points in the second half SAN DIEGO - In some games numbers tell everything, while in others they to hand San Diego State its third straight defeat, as the Aztecs fell below the don’t, which was the case in both respects as San Diego State fell to New .500 mark for the first time in 2003 with the 27-6 loss. Mexico, 30-7, in front of a homecoming crowd of 22,011 at Qualcomm The game proved to be a tale of two halves as SDSU held a 6-0 halftime Stadium. lead, only to be kept off the scoreboard in the final two quarters. The Aztecs outgained the Lobos, 393-326, including 274 yards of total The Aztecs opened the game by scoring on their first possession when J.C. offense in the first half alone, but were only able to muster seven points. New Mejia kicked a 34-yard field goal. Mejia’s field goal was the end of a 14-play, Mexico, meanwhile, took advantage of Game Statistics 63-yard drive, which included a 19-yard reception by Devin Pitts. six SDSU turnovers and a blocked New Mexico 7 10 10 3 - 30 SDSU increased its lead to 6-0 with another Mejia field goal in the second punt to score 20 of its 30 points. San Diego St. 0 7 0 0 - 7 quarter, which was set-up by a fumble recovery by Matt McCoy at the Utah San Diego State started the game by UNM - Moore 2 run (Zunker kick) 5:46, 15-yard line. putting together an impressive 11-play, 1st (5 plays, 19 yards, 2:18) Game Statistics UNM - Strother 14 blocked punt return San Diego St. 3 3 0 0 - 6 The Aztec defense held the Ute 75 yard drive, but was unable to con- (Zunker kick) 4:25, 2nd Utah 0 0 13 14 - 27 offense in check the entire first half, as vert in its first trip to the red zone when SDSU - Hamilton 1 run (Mejia kick) SDSU - Mejia 34-yard FG 10:04, 1st Utah managed 84 yards in total offense J.C. Mejia’s 22-yard field goal went 0:43, 2nd (10 plays, 64 yards, (14 plays, 63 yards, 4:56) and crossed into SDSU territory only wide right. 3:42) SDSU - Mejia 44-yard FG 8:03, 2nd twice. After the Aztec defense forced a UNM - Zunker 48-yard FG 0:00, 2nd (4 plays, -12 yards, 1:43) (5 plays, 25 yards, 0:43) UTAH -Moa 15 pass from Smith The Utes broke out of their offensive New Mexico punt, SDSU began its UNM - Moore 3 run (Zunker kick) (Borreson kick) 13:11, 3rd slump in the second 30 minutes, dri- second drive of the game from its own 11:27, 3rd (8 plays, 73 yards, (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:49) ving 65 yards in 1:49 to take a 7-6 lead 28-yard line. Three plays later, quarter- 3:33) UTAH -Borreson 33 FG 7:35, 3rd on its opening possession of the half. back Adam Hall’s pass was intercepted UNM - Zunker 32-yard FG 6:00, 3rd (6 plays, 42 yards, 2:22) Utah then tacked on a pair of third- by Brandon Ratcliff, setting up the (4 plays, 5 yards, 2:04) UTAH -Borreson 26 FG 1:49, 3rd quarter field goals and two more Lobos’ first score and an early 7-0 UNM - Zunker 21-yard FG 11:55, 4th (11 plays, 56 yards, 4:43) (14 plays, 69 yards, 5:30) UTAH- Warren 11 pass from Smith touchdown passes to put the game out lead. UNM SDSU (Borreson kick) 11:36, 4th of reach. Another miscue in the second quar- First Downs 14 20 (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:24) San Diego State’s only real offensive ter led to a 14-point deficit when New Rushes-Yards 52-207 25-39 UTAH - Savoy 23 pass from Smith threat in the second half came with a Mexico’s Billy Strother returned a Passing Yards 119 354 (Pawlelek kick), 8:06, 4th little over six minutes remaining and blocked SDSU punt for a touchdown. Passes (C-A-I) 8-16-1 32-59-5 (4 plays, 51 yards, 1:19) Total Offense 326 393 SDSU UTAH the Aztecs already trailing by 21 The Aztecs were able to respond on Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 First Downs 15 22 points. Quarterback Adam Hall com- their next possession with their second Penalties-Yards 5-59 4-38 Rushes-Yards 24-49 42-142 pleted four straight passes to get SDSU of five, 60-plus yard drives on the TOP 30:09 29:51 Passing Yards 203 273 to the Utah two only to have his fifth night. Lynell Hamilton scored from Passes (C-A-I) 19-36-1 17-22-0 pass of the drive intercepted. The Utes one yard out, which was set up by two Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 18-56, Total Offense 252 415 Nedd 2-12, Poumele 1-0, Franklin 1-(-4), Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 then ran out the remaining 5:22 to fin- critical pass completions on fourth and Dlugolecki 1-(-10), Hall 2-(-15). (UNM): Penalties-Yards 6-52 9-80 ish with the 27-6 victory. nine and third and 17. Moore 15-89, Cox 15-68, Byrd 5-18, TOP 26:56 33:04 After a New Mexico field goal Kelly 10-14, Frazier 3-12, Counter 2-5, ended the first half, the Lobos put the Brody 1-3, McKamey 1-(-2). Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 17-49, game out of reach with 10 points in the Passing (SDSU): Hall 25-48-4, 291-0; Franklin 4-17, Hall 3-(-17). (UTAH): third quarter and three in the fourth, Dlugolecki 6-10-1, 46-0; Justice 1-1-0, Warfield 23-133, Liti 6-31, Warren 1-3, 17-0. (UNM): Kelly 8-15-0, 119-0; Smith 11-(-1), Team 1-(-24). eventually winning, 30-7. Thomas 0-1-1, 0-0. Passing (SDSU): Hall 19-36-1, 203-0. Receiving (SDSU): Ortiz 10-89, Webb 6- (UTAH): Smith 17-22-0, 273-3. 94, Pitts 5-76, Moore 3-30, Justice 2-9, Receiving (SDSU): Webb 5-61, Pitts 4- Hall 1-17, Conerly 1-10, Watson 1-10, 53, Justice 3-58, Moore 3-26, Penman 3- Porter 1-8, Penman 1-7, Hamilton 1-4. 9, Hamilton 1-(-4). (UTAH): Warren 7- (UNM): Counter 2-49, Baskett 2-41, 104, Savoy 4-92, Wright 2-28, Moore 1-9, Boyd 1-8, Augustyniak 1-7, Latendresse 2-25, Moa 1-15, Liti 1-9. Cresap 1-5.

42 www.goaztecs.com Y ear In Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL Wyoming 20 San Diego State 7 San Diego State 25 UNLV 0 Oct. 25, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego, Calif. Nov. 8, 2003 Š Sam Boyd Stadium Š Las Vegas, Nev. Attendance: 15,812 Attendance: 20,896

SAN DIEGO - Behind Lynell Hamilton’s 218 yards rushing, San Diego State LAS VEGAS - Aztec quarterback Adam Hall’s first-quarter touchdown pass claimed its first Mountain West Conference victory of the season, and ended to Robert Ortiz proved to the the game-winner, as San Diego State shutout a four-game skid by defeating Wyoming, 25-20. host UNLV, 7-0, in front of 20,896 at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Aztecs used four, first-half field goals and followed that with two SDSU once again showed why it has the conference’s top defense, limit- touchdowns in the final 30 minutes to beat the Cowboys for the fifth straight ing the Rebels to just 175 yards of total offense, including only 80 yards Game Statistics time. through the first three quarters of action. The Aztecs posted their second Wyoming 0 3 3 14 - 20 The game began as a battle of field shutout of the season and their second in MWC play since the conference San Diego St. 6 6 6 7 - 25 goals with the two sides combining for began in 1999. SDSU - Mejia 35-yard FG 7:25, 1st five in the first half alone. After hav- San Diego State started the game by grabbing interceptions on UNLV’s (9 plays, 51 yards, 4:03) ing to punt on its first possession, first two possessions, the first by safety Josh Dean, leading to the game’s only SDSU - Mejia 44-yard FG 3:29, 1st (9 plays, 68 yards, 3:29) SDSU put points on the board on its score at the 9:02 mark of the first quarter. SDSU - Mejia 36-yard FG 8:17, 2nd next three as senior kicker J.C. Mejia The Aztecs had their chances to extend the lead in the first half, but a (13 plays, 58 yards, 6:12) connected from 35, 44 and 36 yards blocked field goal, an interception and a fumble on the Rebel eight-yard line WYO - Yaussi 21-yard FG 4:41, 2nd out to give SDSU a 9-0 lead. left the score at 7-0 heading into locker room. (12 plays, 60 yards, 3:36) The two sides then traded field goals After UNLV was forced to punt on its first possession of the second half, SDSU - Mejia 36-yard FG 0:00, 2nd (10 plays, 43 yards, 1:23) with Cowboy Deric Yaussin notching the Aztecs ate up the clock with a 14-play, 65-yard drive, covering 8:14. The WYO - Yaussi 26-yard FG 10:05, 3rd his team’s first points of the night with impressive drive, however, ended at the Rebel 33-yard line with the Aztecs (7 plays, 31 yards, 2:36) a 21-yarder in the second quarter. unable to convert on fourth down and Hall suffering a game-ending injury. SDSU - Hall 5 run 3:05, 3rd (kick The Aztecs recovered the three points Hall, unfortunately, wasn’t the only blocked) (6 plays, 31 yards, on the final play of the first half as Aztec to leave the game prematurely, as Game Statistics 3:14) Mejia put his record-tying fourth field leading rusher Lynell Hamilton, who San Diego St. 7 0 0 0 - 7 SDSU -Webb 14 pass from Hall 14:56, UNLV 0 0 0 0 - 0 4th (Mejia kick) (3 plays, 26 goal of the game through the uprights, had gained 94 yards on 24 carries, and SDSU -Ortiz 18 pass from Hall (Mejia yards, 0:40) capping a 10-play 43-yard drive in just leading receiver Jeff Webb both went kick) 9:02, 1st (3 plays, 39 yards, WYO - Floyd 26 pass from Bramlet 1:23. down with injuries. 0:39) (Yaussi kick) 7:36, 4th (8 plays, SDSU’s first turnover of the night, a Playing without its top three offen- SDSU UNLV 72 yards, 2:56) fumble by Hamilton, led to the sixth sive threats, the Aztec defense took First Downs 18 11 WYO - Bouknight 27 pass from Bramlet Rushes-Yards 50-151 22-31 (Yaussi kick) 3:39, 4th (8 plays, and final field goal of the night when over, ending UNLV’s best scoring Passing Yards 158 144 56 yards, 1:02) Yaussi connected from 26 yards out to opportunity with an impressive goal- Passes (C-A-I) 13-25-1 15-34-3 WYO SDSU make the score 12-6 with 10:05 line stand in the fourth quarter. Total Offense 309 175 First Downs 18 21 remaining in the third quarter. The Rebels looked to equalize by Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Rushes-Yards 27-45 47-206 Wyoming wasn’t the only team to driving 72 yards for a first-and-goal at Penalties-Yards 3-30 9-75 Passing Yards 247 191 TOP 37:29 22:31 Passes (C-A-I) 25-45-3 14-26-1 capitalize on its opponent’s turnovers, the Aztec five-yard line. UNLV had Total Offense 292 397 as interceptions by Aztecs Kirk four chances at the end zone, but three Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 24-94, Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Morrison and Brandon Rager each led of them, including the last play, ended Franklin 14-39, Hall 8-15, Pitts 1-7, Van Penalties-Yards 7-56 7-60 to touchdowns and a 25-6 SDSU lead. in an incomplete pass. 1-0, Team 2-(-4). (UNLV): Croom 12-27, TOP 27:01 32:59 The Cowboys tried to rally in the Pinned deep in its own territory, Dorsey 6-14, Perkins 3-2, Steichen 1-(- fourth quarter when Casey Bramlet SDSU got out of trouble when backup 12). Rushing (SDSU): Hamilton 40-218, Passing (SDSU): Hall 10-22-1, 89-1; Franklin 2-(-2), Hall 5-(-10)-1. (WYO): tossed a pair of touchdown passes to quarterback Matt Dlugolecki complet- Dlugolecki 3-3-0, 69-0. (UNLV): Armah 13-58, Bouknight 5-18, Bramlet close the gap to 25-20. ed a critical third-down play with a 37- Nantkes 14-29-3, 137-0; Steichen 1-5-0, 9-(-31). San Diego State, however, recovered yard pass to Kyle Conerly. 7-0. Passing (SDSU): Hall 14-26-1, 191-1. the ensuing onside kick and ran out the The Aztecs’ third interception of the Receiving (SDSU): Webb 3-4, Williams (WYO): Bramlet 25-45-3, 247-2. final 3:39 to preserve the 25-20 victo- game, this time by cornerback Jeff 2-30, Moore 2-28, Pitts 2-27, Conerly 1- Receiving (SDSU): Webb 10-139-1, 37, Ortiz 1-18-1, Hamilton 1-8, Gray- Moore 3-27, Ortiz 1-25. (WYO): Floyd ry. Shoate, put an end to the Rebels’ final Hayward 1-6. (UNLV): M. Johnson 6-41, 14-120, Bouknight 4-59, McGuffey 3-41, drive as SDSU ran out the final 2:29 to E. Johnson 5-70, Croom 2-21, Gajo 1-7, Armah 3-9, Barge 1-18. preserve the 7-0 victory. Estandia 1-5. www.goaztecs.com 43 Y ear in Review 2004 SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL San Diego State 6 Air Force 3 Colorado State 21 San Diego State 24 Nov. 15, 2003 Š Hughes Stadium Š Ft. Collins, Colo. Nov. 22, 2003 Š Qualcomm Stadium Š San Diego Attendance: 29,127 Attendance: 23,682

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - With the visiting school winning each of the last SAN DIEGO - The Aztecs closed the 2003 season on a high note, knocking five meetings, the SDSU football team hoped history would be on its side as off Air Force in dominating fashion, winning 24-3. it traveled to Colorado State without its leading rusher and receiver. The victory gave San Diego State its first-ever two-game winning streak Unfortunately for the Aztecs, the trend came to an end as the Rams scored over the Academy and clinched the Aztecs’ first .500 season since 1998. The a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull out a 21-6 victory in front win also gave SDSU two straight upper-division finishes in the MWC. of 29,127 at Hughes Stadium. The game was tied at intermission at 3-3 when Air Force converted a field The day, for the most part, was a defensive struggle as both squads failed goal on the final play of the first half. SDSU, however, took control with its to capitalize on their scoring opportunities, combining to miss five of the first possession of the third quarter. The Aztec offense went 80 yards on 11 game’s seven field-goal attempts. plays and capped off the five-minute march with a trick-play touchdown. Colorado State took the early lead on the first play of the second quarter Defensive back Hubert Caliste found Devin Pitts running free in the Falcon when Ben Stratton intercepted an Adam Hall pass and ran it back 35 yards for secondary for a 25-yard touchdown. a touchdown. SDSU’s final offensive touchdown Game Statistics Game Statistics SDSU got three of those points back of the season came in the fourth period Air Force 0 3 0 0 - 3 San Diego St. 0 3 3 0 - 6 later in the quarter on J.C. Mejia’s when Michael Franklin capped off a San Diego St. 3 0 7 14 - 24 Colorado St. 0 7 0 14 - 21 career-best 51-yard field goal. sensational game with a 17-yard SDSU - Mejia 34 FG 2:31, 1st (9 plays, 59 yards, 3:19) CSU - Stratton 35-yard INT return The Aztecs appeared poised to get touchdown run. Franklin, subbing for (Babcock kick) 14:52, 2nd AFA - Ashcroft 40 FG 0:00, 2nd (10 SDSU - Mejia 51 FG 12:00, 2nd (6 plays, even closer, but Mejia missed a 42- the injured Lynell Hamilton, carried 29 plays, 48 yards, 4:51) 61 yards, 2:52) yard attempt wide left as SDSU trailed times for 122 yards and finished the SDSU - Pitts 25 pass from Caliste (Mejia SDSU - Mejia 41 FG 9:40, 3rd (9 plays, 7-3 at the half, despite outgaining its year with two straight 100-yard rush- kick) 6:41, 3rd (11 plays, 80 49 yards, 3:44) opponent 207-128. ing games. yards, 5:14) CSU - Hill 67 pass from Van Pelt The Rams’ lead was cut to one in the Any lingering doubts regarding the SDSU -Franklin 17 run (Mejia kick) (Babcock kick) 9:06, 4th (3 12:54, 4th (4 plays, 48 yards, 1:15) plays, 83 yards, 1:15) third quarter when Mejia converted outcome were answered when Aztec SDSU - Underwood 74 INT return CSU - Green 42 run (Babcock kick) from 41 yards out at the 9:41 mark. Marviel Underwood returned an inter- (Mejia kick) 1:32, 4th 4:16, 4th (4 plays, 64 yards, The one-point deficit, however, ception 74 yards for a score. SDSU AFA 1:25) would be as close as the Aztecs would The game was also a strong sopho- First Downs 20 19 SDSU CSU get as CSU’s Bradlee Van Pelt threw a more showing for sophomore quarter- Rushes-Yards 33-132 54-191 First Downs 20 15 Passing Yards 251 95 Rushes-Yards 30-108 40-168 67-yard touchdown pass to Eric Hill back Matt Dlugolecki. He had his most Passes (C-A-I) 24-32-0 10-24-1 Passing Yards 237 156 with 9:06 remaining in the game. The efficient game as an Aztec, passing for Total Offense 383 286 Passes (C-A-I) 23-50-2 11-19-0 score was the first offensive TD 226 yards with a turnover-free 23-of- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Total Offense 345 324 allowed by SDSU in seven quarters. 31 performance. Penalties-Yards 7-62 4-25 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 The Rams added some insurance The finale was also a punctuation TOP 28:16 31:44 Penalties-Yards 8-75 2-15 points on a 42-yard run by Jimmy mark for “The Dark Side”. The Aztec TOP 32:21 27:39 Rushing (SDSU): Franklin 29-122-1, Green. defense held the Falcons without a Dlugolecki 3-10, Morrison 1-0. (AFA): Rushing (SDSU): Franklin 18-105, SDSU’s final drive of the game came touchdown for the first time in the his- Stephens 9-57, Cole 10-140, Harridge 15- Nedd 4-9, Ortiz 2-5, Hall 3-3, Van 1-(-1), to an end with just a little over a minute tory of the series, which dates back to 35, Massie 5-19, Ward 4-13, Shaffer 2- Dlugolecki 2-(-13). (CSU): Green 8-69- to play when Adam Lancisero inter- 1980. In fact, SDSU allowed just one 10, Wilkie 1-9, Butler 4-5, Kendrick 1-2, 1, Van Pelt 10-49, Sanders 5-15, Houston cepted Matt Dlugolecki’s pass at the offensive touchdown over the final Fitch 2-2, Holstege 1-(-1). 11-22, Jaunarajs 3-5, Team 2-(-2), Passing (SDSU): Dlugolecki 23-31-0, Pittman 1-(-2). Rams’ 35-yard line. three games of the season and would 226-0, Caliste 1-1-0, 25, 1; (AFA): Passing (SDSU): Hall 13-26-1, 140-0; Aztec sophomore Michael Franklin end the season tied with LSU for Harridge 7-18-1, 65, Fitch 3-5-0, 30, Dlugolecki 10-22-1, 97-0. (CSU): Van had a career best 105 yards rushing on fewest offensive touchdowns allowed Schieffer, 0-1-0. Pelt 11-19-0, 156-1. 18 attempts. at 17. Receiving (SDSU): Williams 7-73, Pitts Receiving (SDSU): Ortiz 10-88, Pitts 5- Hall was 13-for-26 for 140 yards The win was the first for SDSU over 5-67-1, Ortiz 4-30, Justice 2-42, Franklin 2-14, Caliste 2-9, 18, Justice 1-7, Gray- 59, Gray-Hayward 4-31, Moore 2-34, before leaving the game just two Franklin 1-18, Justice 1-7. (CSU): Air Force in Qualcomm Stadium since Hayward 1-12, Porter 1-4; (AFA): Waller Anderson 7-77, Dreessen 2-9, Hill 1-67- plays into the third quarter due to a 1996. 4-45, Messerall 2-25, Holstege 1--11, 1, Pittman 1-3. season-ending finger injury. Park 1-7, Rodgers 1-5, Shaffer 1-2

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