Aztecs came to life in the second half. Trailing 10-6, they scored 28 unanswered points to finish it 34- 10. San Diego State only had one first down in the first quarter- and that was on a penalty.
Running back Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record with 115 yards in the game (he had one after the first quarter) and 6,405 in his career. For the year he had 2,133 which is all time Top Ten for a season. He was not included in the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Incredibly the team also had a 1,000 yard rusher too- Rashaad Penny- making them the first team with a 1,000 and 2,000 yard rusher on the same team in the same season.
Aztecs finish the season 11-3 and will probably end the season ranked for the first time since 1977.