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SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS 2012 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES San Diego State Media Relations | Fowler Athletics Center, Suite 3014 | 5302 55th Street | San Diego, CA 92182-4309 | 619-594-5547 Official Website: GoAztecs.com | Facebook: Facebook.com/goaztecs | Twitter: @GoAztecs, @AztecsPR (media only) 18 Conference Championships | Two Consecutive Bowl Game Appearances | MW-Record 138 NFL Draft Picks GAME INFORMATION SAN DIEGO STATE (0-0; 0-0 Mountain West) WASHINGTON (0-0; 0-0 Pac-12) Date / Time: Sat., Sept. 1, 2012 / 7:47 p.m. PT Ranking: nv/nv (AP/Coaches); Sagarin: 71 Ranking: rv/rv (AP/Coaches); Sagarin: 52 Site: Seattle, Wash. / CenturyLink Field (67,500) Last Game: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - L, 30-32 Last Game: vs. Baylor - L, 56-67 TV: PAC 12 Networks Next Game: vs. Army, 4:30 p.m. PT, NBCSN Next Game: at LSU, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN Talent: Kevin Calabro (pxp), Adam Archuleta Head Coach: Rocky Long Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian (analyst), Yogi Roth (sideline), Michael Molinari Career Record: 73-74 / 13th season Career Record: 19-19 / 4th season (producer) SDSU Record: 8-5 / 2nd season Washington Record: 19-19 / 4th season Radio: KOGO, 95.7 FM & AM 600 vs. Washington: 1st meeting vs. San Diego State: 1st meeting Talent: Ted Leitner (pxp), Chris Ello (analyst), Kevin O’Connell (sideline) RETURNING LEADERS RETURNING LEADERS Live Stats: GoAztecs.com Rushing: Walter Kazee: 74 car., 339 yds., 4 TD Rushing: Jesse Callier: 47 car., 260 yds., 1 TD Passing: Adam Dingwell: 0-of-1, 0 yds. Passing: Keith Price: 242-362, 3,063 yds., 33 TD Twitter Updates: twitter.com/GoAztecs (public) / Receiving: Colin Lockett: 58 rec., 970 yds., 8 TD Receiving: Jamaal Kearse: 47 rec., 699 yds., 7 TD twitter.com/AztecsPR (media) Tackles: Nat Berhe: 67 tackles, 2 Int., 3.5 TFL Tackles: Sean Parker: 91 tackles, 4 Int., 1.5 TFL Series: Washington leads, 2-0 San Diego: no meetings Seattle: Washington leads, 2-0 THE SET-UP Neutral: no meetings First Meeting: Oct. 2, 1982 - UW, 46-25 San Diego State opens its 90th season of football, 44th at the Division I level, the 14th and final as a Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 1997 - UW, 36-3 member of the Mountain West Conference (SDSU joins the BIG EAST Conference for football next season) Note: In both previous meetings between the and the second under head coach Rocky Long on Saturday, Sept. 1 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle against teams, Washington was ranked in the top three Washington. in the country (No. 1 in 1982, No. 3 in 1997). Of the 53 FBS games scheduled on Saturday, this is one of only 12 to feature a pair of bowl teams from the 2011 campaign. The Aztecs played in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl en route to an 8-5 season while the Huskies advanced to Valero Alamo Bowl and finished 7-6. TABLE OF CONTENTS San Diego State returns 13 starters and 40 letterwinners off a 2011 team that posted its second con- Media Schedule ...........................................2 secutive winning season and second straight bowl appearance. SDSU has not posted three consecutive Notes.......................................................3-9 winning seasons since 1989-91 and has never advanced to a bowl game in three straight years. SDSU Opening-Game Records ................10-11 The Aztecs are looking to win their third consecutive season-opening game for the first time since winning Head Coach Rocky Long .............................12 the opener four straight years from 1994 through 1997. Coaching Staff............................................13 This is just the third all-time meeting between the two schools, with UW owning a 2-0 series lead. In Roster..................................................14-15 each of the previous encounters, Washington was ranked among the top three in the country at kickoff. Depth Chart...............................................16 Following the game, San Diego State opens a three-game homestand at Qualcomm Stadium (aka: Aztec Statistics ..............................................17-21 Warrior Stadium) with a contest against Army on Sept. 8. In addition to playing three straight at home, Last Time it Happened...........................22-23 SDSU will play five of its next six contests on home turf starting with the matchup against the Cadets. 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Site TV Time Series Note Sept. 1 at (rv/rv) Washington Seattle, Wash. Pac-12 Net. 7:30 p.m. PT UW, 2-0 Aztecs are 27-17-4 in openers; Huskies CentruyLink Field 1st meeting since 1997 (UW 36-3) Sept. 8 ARMY San Diego, Calif. NBC Sports 4:30 p.m. PT SDSU, 1-0 SDSU is 15-19 all-time vs. service Black Knights Qualcomm Stadium academies w/ 23-20 win at Army in ‘11 Sept. 15 NORTH DAKOTA San Diego, Calif. 5 p.m. PT First Meeting Teams playing for 1st time; SDSU Fighting Sioux Qualcomm Stadium is 1-0 all-time against ND schools Sept. 22 SAN JOSE STATE San Diego, Calif. 5 p.m. PT SJSU, 18-15-2 SJSU has won last two in series, Spartans Qualcomm Stadium but SDSU has won last 8 at home Sept. 29 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. 7 p.m. PT SDSU, 27-20-4 51 all-time meetings most vs. any Bulldogs Bulldog Stadium Aztec opp.; SDSU won 5 of last 6 Oct. 6 HAWAI’I San Diego, Calif. CBS Sports 5 p.m. PT SDSU, 15-9-2 1st meeting in San Diego since ’98; Warriors Qualcomm Stadium SDSU has won 5 straight at home Oct. 13 COLORADO STATE San Diego, Calif. Time Warner 3:30 p.m. PT SDSU, 18-13 Aztecs are 6-1 in last 7 vs. CSU; Rams Qualcomm Stadium SDSU has 142 pts. in last 5 meetings Oct. 20 at Nevada Reno, Nev. CBS Sports 7:30 p.m. PT Tied, 2-2 SDSU’s 1st trip to Reno since 1945; Wolfpack Mackay Stadium Aztecs won last 2 (1995 & 2004) Oct. 27 UNLV San Diego, Calif. Time Warner 5 p.m PT SDSU, 13-8 SDSU has won 8 of last 10 in Rebels Qualcomm Stadium series and 5 straight at home Nov. 3 at Boise State Boise, Idaho CBS Sports 8:30 p.m. MT BSU, 1-0 BSU cashed in on 3 SDSU 1st quarter Broncos Bronco Stadium TO’s last year in 52-35 win in SD Nov. 10 AIR FORCE San Diego, Calif. NBC Sports 12:30 p.m. PT AFA, 19-11 SDSU has won 2 straight in series Falcons Qualcomm Stadium for first time since 2003-04 Nov. 24 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. Time Warner 1:30 p.m. MT WYO, 18-15 WYO has won 5 of 8; SDSU snapped Cowboys War Memorial Stadium 3-gm losing streak in WYO in ’10 SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES / at Washington / Sept. 1, 2012 PAGE 2 SAN DIEGO STATE MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Phone: (619) 594-5547 All practices are closed to both the public and the media with the lone exception being the first 20 min- Fax: (619) 582-6541 Overnight Address: utes of Tuesday and Wednesday’s workouts (media only). Members of the media planning to attend Tuesday Aztec Athletics Center, Suite 3014 or Wednesday’s practice will need to call the media relations office to be placed on a list to gain access to 5302 55th Street the practice fields. San Diego, CA 92182-4309 Post-practice interview requests should be submitted to the San Diego State media relations office no Website: GoAztecs.com later than 10 a.m. on the day of the potential interview. Other interview requests must be made at least Twitter (Media): twitter.com/AztecsPR 24 hours in advance. Mike May* | Asst. AD/Media Relations Director Office: (619) 594-5547 Red indicates a show that Rocky Long and/or SDSU football players appear on. Green indicates media op- Cell: (619) 957-8372 portunity for television network broadcasting Saturday’s game. * - indicates event is simulcast live on E-Mail: [email protected] Jamie McConeghy* | Asst. Media Relations Director GoAztecs.com. ^-indicates quotes from event will be available on GoAztecs.com. Office: (619) 594-4348 Cell: (607) 435-5577 MONDAY (starting Aug. 27): E-Mail: [email protected] n NO PRACTICE. All SDSU student-athlete features should take place on this day. Please submit player TBA^ | Asst. Media Relations Director requests by 5 p.m. on Sunday. Outside of this window, student-athletes will only be available at Tues- Office: (619) 594-2576 day’s news conference or briefly after Tuesday’s practice. Cell: TBA E-Mail: TBA TUESDAY: ---FINAL DAY OF STUDENT-ATHLETE AVAILABILITY FOR THE WEEK--- Dave Kuhn | Asst. Media Relations Director n 9:42 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. PT – Rocky Long on MW conference call. Contact the SDSU media relations Office: (619) 594-5242 E-Mail: [email protected] office for details. This is the best opportunity for out of town media to get interviews with Rocky Long. Darin Wong | Asst. Media Relations Director n *^Noon PT – Rocky Long weekly news conference (Fowler Athletics Center, 2nd floor recruiting lounge). Office: (619) 594-5548 Tuesday’s news conference will preview the upcoming game. E-Mail: [email protected] n *^12:20 p.m. PT – SDSU student-athlete news conference (Fowler Athletics Center, 2nd floor recruiting Victoria Valencia | Administrative Asst. lounge). Office: (619) 594-5547 n 3:45 p.m. PT – 4:05 p.m. PT – Media who cover SDSU athletics on a regular basis are allowed to E-Mail: [email protected] attend and shoot the first 20 minutes of practice. Beau Bearden | Media Relations Asst. n TBD – Post-practice interviews (Fowler Athletics Center, 2nd floor recruiting lounge).