Nov. 28, 2015

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FINAL: San Diego State 31, Nevada 14

QUICK FACTS
Nevada closes its regular season with a 6-6 overall record and a 4-4 mark in Mountain West play … The Aztecs improve to 9-3 overall and 8-0 in the MW following its eighth consecutive victory … The Wolf Pack falls to 3-5 in the series history and 1-4 against the Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium … Nevada is now 10-14 in regular season finale games since joining the FBS … The Pack falls to 534-466-33 all-time and 158-133 in FBS.

JACKSON REACHES 1,000-YARD MILESTONE
Senior RB Don Jackson eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing on the season with a rush in the third quarter, becoming the 19th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in a single season … Overall, it's the 32nd time Nevada's has a player reach the 1,000-yard rushing milestone …. Jackson rushed 16 times for a team-high 49 yards against San Diego State, bringing his season total to 1,029 rushing yards on 191 carries.

DOUBLE TROUBLE - JACKSON AND BUTLER MAKE HISTORY
Sophomore RB James Butler and senior RB Don Jackson became the third running back duo to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in the same season … It's the first time Nevada's had a pair of 1,000-yard running backs since Vai Taua (1,345) and Luke Lippincott (1,034) in 2009 … Butler and Jackson join Taua and Lippincott (2009) and Otto Kelley and Anthony Corely (1983) as the lone RB duos in program history to reach 1,000 yards rushing in the same season … Butler reached 1,000 yards on the season last week at Utah State, while Jackson reached that milestone today at San Diego State.

DOBRICH MATCHES CAREER-HIGH
Senior LB Jordan Dobrich tallied a game-high 16 tackles, which matched his career-high … The last time Dobrich posted 16 tackles in a single game was on Nov. 14, 2014 last season at Air Force … Dobrich now has 90 tackles on the year, which is the most tackles he's ever had in a single season.

AZTECS LIMIT PACK TO SEASON-LOW IN RUSHING YARDS
Nevada entered the game averaging 221 rush yards per contest, ranking 22nd in the nation … The Pack then rushed 31 times for 35 yards and 1.1 yards per carry against San Diego State … It marked the first time Nevada's been held under 100 rushing yards all season … The Pack's 35 rushing yards against the Aztecs were its fewest rushing yards in a single game since being held to seven rush yards against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 6, 2004 … San Diego State, which entered the game with the fifth-best rush defense in the nation, snapped Nevada's streak of four consecutive games with over 200 rushing yards.

RICHARDSON TALLIES 106 RECEIVING YARDS
Junior WR Jerico Richardson tallied a game-high 106 receiving yards on six receptions … It marks Richardson's second 100+ receiving game of the season and the fourth of his career … On Nevada's first offensive play from scrimmage, Richardson caught a 72-yard reception … Richardson also recovered his second career rushing touchdown, recovering a fumble in the end zone to make it 14-14 with 2:42 left in the second quarter … Richardson's 106 receiving yards are his most since tallying 121 yards in Nevada's win over New Mexico.

STEWART PASSES FOR 228 YARDS
After posted just 55 passing yards last week, junior QB Tyler Stewart rebounded with 228 passing yards against San Diego State … It marked Stewart's best passing output since tallying a career-high 278 passing yards at Wyoming on Oct. 17, 2015 … Stewart completed 12-of-23 passes on the day.

FRALICK SCORES FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN
Redshirt freshman QB Hunter Fralick scored his first collegiate touchdown on Nevada's first drive of the game … On 4th-and-goal from the four-yard line, Nevada lined up in a trick play formation with Fralick in shotgun … Fralick took the snap, faked a hand-off and sprinted over the right tackle and to the pylon, scoring from four yards out to make it a 7-7 game with 8:24 left in the first … This was Fralick's first time on the field since seeing action in relief against UC Davis and Arizona.

TURNOVER BATTLE
San Diego State entered the game ranking first in FBS with +1.55 average turnover margin per game while Nevada ranked fifth with a +1.00 average turnover margin … Nevada then posted a season-high with three turnovers while the Aztecs tallied a +3 turnover margin … Nevada lost one of four fumbles and was intercepted twice.

PARTICIPATION
San Diego State won the opening coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff … Nevada opened the game in its base 4-3 defensive formation … Senior LB Faigofie Faaituala started at linebacker, while senior LB Matthew Lyons saw the field after returning from an injury suffered against San Jose State… Nevada had two defensive players start in all 12 games during the regular season; senior DE Ian Seau and junior CB Elijah Mitchell … The Wolf Pack offense opened the game in a two-wide, two-tight formation … Nevada has used the same starting personnel and formation on offense in five consecutive games … The Pack had eight offensive players start in all 12 games this regular season; junior QB Tyler Stewart, senior RB Don Jackson, junior WR Hasaan Henderson, junior WR Jerico Richardson, junior TE Jarred Gipson, sophomore LT Austin Corbett, junior C Nathan Goltry and junior RT Jacob Henry.

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