The team with more rushing yards has won 17 of the last 18 games between UNLV and San Diego State.
The Rebels’ rushing attack, ranked ninth in the nation (273 yards per game), will be tested by the Aztecs’ 14th-ranked run defense (99.3 ypg) in Saturday night’s Mountain West showdown at Qualcomm Stadium. On the flip side, San Diego State (3-1, 0-0 MW) will be led by the nation’s leading rusher in senior running back Donnel Pumphrey (750 yards, eight touchdowns).
“I don’t see them stopping me, to be honest with you,” Pumphrey said.
Not many teams have stopped the speedy, elusive back out of Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas.