On Saturday, San Diego State blew out the Houston Cougars in the Las Vegas Bowl (amiably presented by our good friends at GEICO). The game, played in front of approximately 29,000 presumably-at-least-somewhat-interested fans, was notable for few things. It was Major Applewhite’s first game as coach of the Cougars. Houston quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. threw four interceptions. And one of the greatest records in college sports was broken. Sort of.
Aztec running back Donnel Pumphrey, a senior from Las Vegas, broke Ron Dayne’s all-time FBS career rushing record in front of his home crowd. It was a nice achievement for Pumphrey, who has had an excellent career for San Diego State.