RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw two touchdown passes and Nevada's defense stifled San Diego State in the second half, stopping the Aztecs with a last-minute goal-line stand in a 26-21 victory on Saturday.

Darren Hall intercepted Strong at the Wolf Pack 26 with 3:23 remaining. The Aztecs (3-2, 3-2 Mountain West) reached the Nevada 6 with 1 1/2 minutes left but were stopped on a fourth-and-goal with 29 seconds remaining.

Strong was 31-of-46 passing for 288 yards, going over 4,000 for his career. His 53-yard score to Romeo Doubs gave the Wolf Pack (5-0, 5-0) a 23-21 lead in the third quarter before Brandon Talton added his fourth field goal of the game.

Doubs finished with 133 yards receiving on five catches. He came in ranked first in the nation at 161.3 yards per game and has over 100 yards in every game this season.

The Aztecs led 21-16 at halftime behind quarterback Lucas Johnson, a Georgia Tech transfer making his first start for San Diego State. Johnson scored on a 35-yard run and threw a 7-yard score to Kobe Smith. Greg Bell added a 2-yard rushing TD late in the first half but had rolled an ankle while fumbling early in the game and finished with just 28 yards on nine carries. He was averaging over 134 yards a game rushing. The Aztecs had just 109 yards on the ground after coming in at 280.3, third-best in the nation.

After giving up 252 yards to San Diego State in the first half, Nevada held the Aztecs to just 41 in the second half and forced five consecutive three-and-outs. The Wolf Pack had 376 yards of offense against the nation's second-ranked defense (243.5).

Postgame notes – San Diego State
-Nevada moves to 5-0 for the eighth time in program history (other teams to start 5-0 include teams from 2010, 1991, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1978 and 1948).
-The Nevada defense was lights out in the second half, keeping San Diego State scoreless in the third and fourth quarters. The Wolf Pack allowed the Aztecs to pick up just three third downs in the fourth quarter and none in the third quarter. Nevada held San Diego State to just 41 yards of total offense on 32 plays in the second half.
-Nevada held San Diego State, a team which entered the game ranked third in the nation averaging 280.3 rushing yards per game, to just 109 net rushing yards.
-Junior DT Dom Peterson recorded two sacks in the game totaling 13 yards. Peterson now has a team-leading 4.0 sacks on the year. He has 16.0 in his career, which is a half sack shy of entering the Nevada top 10 for career sacks. Along with those two sacks, Peterson posted 3.0 tackles for loss giving him 32 TFLs in his career, two shy of entering the Nevada top 10 in that category.
-Junior WR Romeo Doubs recorded 133 receiving yards on five receptions, extending his streak of consecutive games with 100 receiving yards or more to five, which is tied for fourth in Mountain West history. Doubs also posted a touchdown reception for the fifth consecutive game.
-Sophomore QB Carson Strong's streak of consecutive games with 300 passing yards or more was snapped after he finished the game with 288 yards through the air. He was 31-of-46 passing and added two touchdown passes to one interception.
-Carson Strong and Romeo Doubs connected on two pass plays of over 50 yards in the game, including a game-long 59-yard reception. For the season, Strong and Doubs have connected on seven plays of over 50 yards, with a season-long of 65 yards at UNLV.
-Sophomore PK Brandon Talton's streak of consecutive field goals made came to an end at 18 after he missed a 51-yard attempt in the second half. Talton started the game hitting 4-for-4 before the miss.
-After finishing 4-for-5 on field goal attempts and scoring 14 points, Brandon Talton has moved up in the Nevada record books. Talton is now ninth all-time in career kick scoring at Nevada and is tied for seventh in career field goals made with 33 as a sophomore.
-Senior P Julian Diaz booted all five of his punts 50 yards or longer, including a game-long punt of 63 yards that pinned SDSU at its own 2-yard line with Nevada ahead 26-21 in the fourth quarter. He averaged 55.2 yards per punt and landed four of his five punts inside the opponent 20-yard line.
-Junior TE Cole Turner snagged his third touchdown reception, and first since game one, in the second quarter, becoming the first Wolf Pack player not named Romeo Doubs to haul in a touchdown reception since the second quarter of game two at UNLV. Turner finished the game with eight catches for 50 yards.
-Senior DE Kameron Toomer recovered an Aztecs fumble in the first quarter, the first fumble recovery of his career.
-The game aired on CBS marking the Wolf Pack's first game on network television since it played on NBC on Sept. 10, 2016 at Notre Dame.
-The all-time series now stands at 7-6 in favor of San Diego State, but Nevada has won the last three meetings.
-Up next, Nevada will look for a 6-0 start as it travels to Hawai'i to face the Rainbow Warriors next Saturday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. PT.