Yes, a good start. As mentioned in my SDSU season preview, non-con games at home are often a source of disappointment. Thankfully, the Aztec defense completely eliminated any semblance of University of New Hampshire (UNH from this point forward) offense. How complete?
71 rushing yards. 70 passing yards. That complete. For good measure, each UNH rushing attempt averaged a meager 2.3 yards while each passing attempt was capped at 3.5 yards. That is Rocky Long defense. Also, not once did UNH enter the treasured red zone. Include 0-14 on third down attempts. Impressive Aztec defense.
Christian Chapman did quite well with a line of 16/25/283. Two td passes and zero interceptions. Christian averaged a respectable 17.1 yards per completion. Stretching the field makes for a clicking offense. Eric Judge (5/54) and Mikah Holder (4/160) were the primary beneficiaries of Christian’s arm. Donnel Pumphrey was well contained by the UNH defense. Any team that holds Donnel to 98 yards rushing is to be applauded. I did note that when Donnel ran to the right side, not much happened. When he ran up the middle and to the left, he was successful. However, the Aztecs did churn 461 yards of total offense by the end of the game. Well balanced.
Cal is next. Here comes the week long moan of not beating a PAC-12 team since the beginning of time or at least the creation of football. Please stop. If Donnel runs free and Mr. Chapman has consecutive productive, error free games, we beat Cal. Recall, they played Hawaii two weeks ago and allowed 31 points. The Rainbow offense is nowhere near our offense.
1-0.
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