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The San Diego State defense had its best game of the season at Nevada. The Aztec run defense which is the best in the Mountain West held the best running back in the nation to 108 yards. His lowest yards total this season. The Aztecs offensive struggled under starter Ryan Katz and unfortunately has been lost for the season with a fractured ankle. That was most likely the last time we see Katz playing on the field in an Aztec uniform.  The Aztecs are now 5-3 after the upset against Nevada and will attempt to beat UNLV this coming Saturday. Should the Aztecs beat UNLV they will be bowl eligible for the third consecutive season. The Aztecs have never been bowl eligible in three straight seasons. We predict a massive SDSU blow out of UNLV this Saturday.

NCAA SEASON LEADERS FBS

Team	Total Offensive	Pass YPG	Rush YPG	Pass Def	Run Def
SDSU	57th	97th	22nd	102nd	33rd
UNLV	72nd	62nd	70th	91st	100th

San Diego State Overall (5-3) Conf (3-1)

San Diego State beat a bad team in Army, Colorado State, Hawaii and a good FCS team in North Dakota. San Diego State upset one of the best teams in the nation Nevada who is now 22-3 at home in the last couple of seasons. The Aztecs lost to three very good teams in Fresno State, San Jose State and Washington. The San Diego State defense has played very bad in the fourth quarter so far this season giving up 48 points. The San Diego State ground attack will be the difference in this game vs. UNLV. UNLV as pictured above is ranked 100th in the nation in rush defense.

Loss at Washington = 21 – 12

Win vs. Army = 45 – 7

Win vs. North Dakota = 49 – 41

Loss vs. San Jose State = 34 – 38

Loss vs. Fresno State = 40 – 52

Win vs. Hawaii = 52 – 14

Win vs. Colorado State = 38 – 14

Win vs. Nevada = 39 -38 (OT)

UNLV Rebels Overall 1-7 Conf (1-2)

Now lets break down UNLV’s schedule up to this point in the season. UNLV lost to horrible teams, Minnesota, Northern Arizona and Washington State.  The good teams UNLV have lost to are Boise State, Utah State, Louisiana Tech and Nevada. UNLV only has one win on the season and that came against a mediocre Air Force squad. UNLV’s offense is in the middle of the road when it comes to the national stats. The UNLV offense is ranked 72nd in total offense as shown in the chart above. The UNLV offense is going to have to play a flawless game in the turnover battle if they want to have any chance at beating the Aztecs.

Loss vs. Minnesota = 27-30

Loss vs. Northern Arizona = 14-17

Loss vs. Washington State = 27-35

Win vs. Air Force = 38-35

Loss vs. Utah State = 13-35

Loss vs. Louisiana Tech = 31-58

Loss vs. Nevada = 37-42

Loss vs. Boise State = 7-32

Total Offensive Stats

Team	Total Passing	Total Rushing	Total Offensive
SDSU	1,553 Yards	1,733 Yards	3,286 Yards
UNLV	1,842 Yards	1,263 Yards	3,105 Yards

Total Offensive Plays

Team	Total Offense		Total Plays	Average Per Play	Average Per Game
SDSU	3,286		547	6.0	410.8
UNLV	3,105		604	5.1	388.1

Rushing Stats

Team	Yards	Attempts	YPC	YPG	TD
SDSU	1,733	353	4.9	216.6	21
UNLV	1,263	305	4.1	157.9	12

Passing Stats

Team	Yards	Comp/Att/Int	Avg Per Catch	APG	TD
SDSU	1,553	115-194-4	13.5	194.1	16
UNLV	1,842	163-299-10	11.3	230.2	11

Penalties

Team	Penalties Yards	Avg Per Game
SDSU	42-385	48.1 yards
UNLV	44-446	55.8 yards

GAME DAY INFORMATION 

Game information: Kickoff 5:00 p.m. PT Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California.

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