San Diego State 31 UNLV 14
Fresno State 28 San Diego State 35
2008GAME SEASON IN REVIEW 2011 RECAPS CONT.
Nov. 26, 2011 l sam Boyd stadium l Las vegas, Nev. l The Mtn.
Dec. 3, 2011 l Qualcomm stadium l san Diego, calif. l cBs sN
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – With the help of Ronnie Hillman’s 192 yards and two touchdowns, San Diego State outscored its opponent in the second half for the seventh time this season en route to a 31-14 victory against UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium. After allowing the Rebels to put up 233 yards of offense and two touchdowns in the first half, the Aztec defense held UNLV to just 28 yards of total offense and shutout an opponent in the second half for the third time this season. The Rebels jumped out to a fast start against SDSU, scoring back-to-back touchdowns on their second and third drives of the game. UNLV running back Tim Cornett accounted for both scores, one of which was a 54-yard run. SDSU struggled at the start of the game, as two of its first four drives resulted in losing the ball. The Aztecs’ first drive resulted in a turnover on downs at the Rebels’ 25-yard line and then SDSU threw an interception early in the second quarter. GAME sTATIsTIcs The Aztecs found their spark midway through San Diego St. 0 7 10 14 - 31 the second quarter though, as Hillman scored on a UNLV 7 7 0 0 - 14 44-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 14-7. After the SDSU defense forced a three and out UNLV - Cornett 54-yd run (Kohorst kick) -- 7 plays, 75 on UNLV’s first drive of the second half, the Aztecs yds, 2:59 (4:10, 1st) UNLV - Cornett 25-yd run (Kohorst kick) -- 8 plays, 67 drove 53 yards to tie the contest at 14-14 as Ryan yds, 3:17 (14:54, 2nd) Lindley found wideout Colin Lockett for a 15-yard SDSU - Hillman 44-yd run (Perez kick) -- 3 plays, 53 touchdown pass. yds, 1:19 (5:46, 2nd) On the next Rebels’ next drive, SDSU once SDSU - Lockett 15-yd pass from Lindley (Perez kick) again forced a three and out and responded with an -- 7 plays, 53 yds, 3:37 (7:30, 3rd) SDSU - Perez 27-yd field goal -- 11 plays, 52 yds, 5:29 11-play, 52-yard drive that resulted in a 27-yard field goal by Abel Perez to give the Aztecs their first lead (0:39, 3rd) SDSU - Denso 6-yd pass from Lindley (Perez kick) -- of the game, 17-14. 12 plays, 64 yds, 6:13 (5:45, 4th) UNLV turned the ball over on downs on its next SDSU - Hillman 1-yd run (Perez kick) -- 8 plays, 31 possession despite driving to the SDSU 36-yard line. yds, 3:18 (1:11, 4th) San Diego State responded with a clock-draining 12play, 64-yard drive that ended in a 6-yard touchdown SDSU UNLV pass from Lindley to Dylan Denso on fourth down. First Downs 21 15 After another three and out by UNLV, the Rushes-Yards 47-239 34-141 Aztecs ran three minutes off the clock on a 31-yard Passing Yards 152 120 C-A-I 13-29-1 15-28-1 drive capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by HillTotal Offense 391 261 man. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 SDSU then put the icing on the cake as they Penalties-Yards 5-35 1-5 picked off Rebel quarterback Caleb Herring with less Possession Time 34:24 25:36 than a minute remaining to seal the 31-14 victory. Turnovers 1 1
SAN DIEGO – In the inaugural “Battle for the Oil Can,” Ronnie Hillman rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns to give San Diego State a 35-28 come-from-behind victory over Fresno State at Qualcomm Stadium. In their final regular-season home game, the Aztecs sent their 21 seniors out in style by scoring the deciding touchdown with only 1:09 remaining on a 2-yard run by Hillman. That final score capped an evening that saw SDSU fall behind 21-0 midway through the second quarter. The Bulldogs notched the first points of the game on a blocked field goal, as Isaiah Green rumbled 59 yards for the touchdown. The Aztecs tried to answer on their very next possession, but came up empty as they turned it over after Hillman was denied at the goal-line on fourth down. Using that momentum, Fresno State quickly doubled its lead when Derek Carr connected with Jalen Saunders on an 88-yard TD pass. The Bulldogs weren’t done though, as they extended their lead to GAME sTATIsTIcs 21-0 on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Carr to Fresno St. 7 14 0 7 - 28 Josh Harper with 9:14 left until the break. San Diego St. 0 14 14 7 - 35 The Aztecs, who rallied from a 14-point deficit FS - Green 59-yd blocked FG return (Goessling kick) a week earlier, finally woke up with two scores in the final six minutes of the second quarter on a 20-yard -- (4:58, 1st) FS - Saunders 88-yd pass from Carr (Goessling kick) Hillman run and a 1-yard fourth-down plunge by full-- 4 plays, 99 yds, 1:02 (14:24, 2nd) back Chad Young to get to within seven at 21-14. FS - Harper 23-yd pass from Carr (Goessling kick) -As they have done all season, San Diego State 4 plays, 80 yds, 1:21 (9:14, 2nd) came out in the second half as a completely differSDSU - Hillman 20-yd run (Perez kick) -- 11 plays, 81 ent team, as the defense held the Bulldogs scoreyds, 3:26 (5:48, 2nd) SDSU - Young 1-yd run (Perez kick) -- 10 plays, 78 less in third quarter. The offense, meanwhile, scored a touchdown yds, 1:16 (0:11, 2nd) SDSU - Hillman 2-yd run (Perez kick) -- 3 plays, 74 for the third consecutive possession, which was set yds, 1:12 (11:29, 3rd) up by a 68-yard Hillman run, to knot the game at 21. SDSU - Hillman 2-yd run (Perez kick) -- 3 plays, 69 After a punt and a missed field goal by Fresno yds, 1:04 (3:06, 3rd) State, the Aztecs took their first lead of the game on FS - Rouse 2-yd run (Goessling kick) -- 11 plays, 68 another 2-yard touchdown run by Hillman. yds, 5:32 (12:34, 4th) The visitors, however, responded with a time SDSU - Hillman 2-yd run (Perez kick) -- 9 plays, 66 consuming 11-play, 68-yard drive that took 5:32 off yds, 1:04 (1:09, 4th) the clock and resulted in a 2-yard run by Robbie FS SDSU Rouse. First Downs 13 23 After each team traded punts, SDSU put toRushes-Yards 28-48 38-215 gether the game-winning drive that was capped by Passing Yards 336 281 Hillman’s fourth score of the night. C-A-I 19-35-1 21-40-0 The Bulldogs had one last opportunity with Total Offense 384 496 1:09 remaining and the ball on SDSU’s 47-yard line, Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-75 3-26 but Larry Parker recorded his seventh interception Possession Time 30:28 29:32 of the season to clinch the victory for the Aztecs.
Average Field Pos.
SDSU 35
UNLV 26
INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing (Atts.-Yards-TDs): SDSU: Hillman 32-192-2; Muema 9-35-0; Lindley 2-14-0; Young 2-2-0; TEAM 2-(-4)-0. UNLV: Cornett 15-136-2; Bradford 8-15-0; Clausen 1-4-0; Herring 10-(-14)-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int., Yards, TDs): SDSU: Lindley 29-13-1, 152, 2. UNLV: Herring 26-14-0, 119, 0; Reilly 2-1-1, 1, 0. Receiving (No.-Yards-TDs): SDSU: Escobar 4-68-0; Lockett 4-45-1; Denso 2-24-1; Hillman 2-12-0; Young 1-3-0. UNLV: Johnson 5-40-0; Harrington 4-36-0; Payne 2-12-0; Bradford 1-20-0; Vea 1-7-0; Vidal 1-40; Cornett 1-1-0.
Turnovers Average Field Pos.
1 FS 25
0 SDSU 28
INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing (Atts.-Yards-TDs): FS: Rouse 20-56-1; Carr 8-(-8)-0. SDSU: Hillman 29-178-4; Lockett 2-42-0; Muema 2-8-0; Young 2-3-1; Team 1-(-1)-0; Lindley 2(-15)-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int., Yards, TDs): FS: Carr 35-191, 336, 2. SDSU: Lindley 40-21-0, 281, 0. Receiving (No.-Yards-TDs): FS: Wylie 7-97-0; Saunders 3-105-1; Harper 3-35-1; Burse 2-71-0; Rouse 28-0; Johnson 1-11-0; Evans 1-9-0. SDSU: Escobar 6125-0; Lockett 6-102-0; Denso 6- 44-0; Young 2-8-0; Quigley 1-2-0.
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