NCAA FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK
Two Mountain West Conference teams will be featured this week as part of the NCAA Football Game of the Week on Westwood One Sports. Westwood One, in association with Host Communications, will broadcast to a live national radio audience the BYU vs. Mississippi State game on Thursday before airing the Colorado State at Arizona State game on Saturday.

WEEKLY HONORS
Mike Thiessen (Air Force), Andre Dyson (Utah) and Pete Rebstock (Colorado State) were named Mountain West Conference Players of the Week for their performances on the football field last weekend. Thiessen and Dyson earn the award for the second time in their careers, while Rebstock receives the honor for the first time.

Mike Thiessen, Air Force, QB, Senior (MWC Offensive Player of the Week)
The arm of Mike Thiessen propelled the Falcons to a 31-23 victory over visiting BYU in the conference opener on Saturday. The Modesto, Calif., native completed 11-of-16 passes for a career-high 203 yards and a school record-tying four touchdowns. It is the most touchdown passes thrown by an Air Force quarterback in the option era and is the most since Rich Haynie threw four against Arizona State in 1972. Thiessen, who also ran for 20 yards, established a new career-high with a 53-yard touchdown pass.

Andre Dyson, Utah, DB, Senior (MWC Defensive Player of the Week)
A second-team All-Mountain West performer in 1999, Andre Dyson recorded 11 tackles and 3 pass breakups in Utah¹s 24-21 loss at California on Saturday. The Clinton, Utah, native also intercepted a pass and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Dyson now has 34 career pass breakups which ranks second in school history, eight behind Sean Knox who played from 1987-90.

Pete Rebstock, Colorado State, KR/PR, Junior (MWC Special Teams Player of the Week)
Pete Rebstock contributed in several ways in the Rams¹ 41-7 victory against East Tennessee State. The Englewood, Colo., native returned six punts for 102 yards (17.0 ypr) including a long of 47 yards. Rebstock returned a pair of kickoffs for 65 yards with a long of 43 yards. He also caught three passes for 32 yards. Rebstock ranks 16th nationally with a 17.0 punt return average.

LAST WEEK
Air Force used a balanced attack to capture its first conference victory of the season, 31-23, over BYU in Falcon Stadium. Senior quarterback Mike Thiessen threw for 203 yards and tied a school record with four touchdown passes. BYU quarterback Bret Engemann had his second 200-yard passing performance of the season with 235 yards. Colorado State improved to 2-0 on the year with a 41-7 victory over East Tennessee State in Fort Collins. Four Ram running backs found the endzone, including sophomore Cecil Sapp who ran for a MWC-high this season, 119 yards. New Mexico dropped its third straight game of the season, 28-20, to Oregon State in Albuquerque. Sophomore QB Rudy Caamano threw for 130 yards and two TDs in his first start of the season. San Diego State welcomed back senior running back Larry Ned, who sat out the season opener after having knee surgery in August, but lost 49-13 to Illinois. Ned rushed for 47 yards and scored the lone Aztec touchdown of the game. John Robinson opened his second campaign at UNLV with a 37-22 loss at Iowa State. Sophomore quarterback Jason Thomas had an impressive debut, passing for 190 yards, rushing for 107 yards and scoring three touchdowns (two pass, one rush). Utah scored 14 fourth quarter points, but fell at California, 24-21. The Ute offense has scored just one touchdown in eight quarters this season. Wyoming scored on its opening drive of the game and held the ball for the majority of the game (37:31), but was handled by Texas A&M, 51-3.

MWC BOWL TIE-INS
The Mountain West Conference has two guaranteed bowl berths in 2000. The conference champion is slated for the AXA Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 29. The game will be aired on ESPN starting at 1:30 P.M. (ET) vs. the champion of Conference USA. The Las Vegas Bowl has the second choice from the MWC vs. an at-large opponent in a game scheduled for Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. (PT) on ESPN2.

LAVELL EDWARDS TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER 2000 SEASON
LaVell Edwards, the seventh-winningest coach in the history of college football, announced on Thursday, Aug. 17, that he will retire as Brigham Young University's head coach at the conclusion of the 2000 season. Edwards, who will be 70 in October, has compiled a 252-97-3 overall record in 28-plus seasons with the Cougars. His teams have won 20 conference titles and have appeared in 22 bowl games. In 1984, he was named National Coach of the Year after BYU finished the season 13-0 and won the National Championship. He needs just four victories to pass Tom Osborne as the sixth-winningest college football coach in history. He entered the 2000 season with the third-most wins (251) and the third-best winning percentage (.723) among active coaches.

DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATES
Scotty McKay, Sr., RB, Air Force
Larry Ned, Sr., RB, San Diego State

NAGURSKI WATCH LIST
Patrick Chukwurah, LB, Wyoming
Rick Crowell, LB, Colorado State
Chris Hoke, DT, BYU
Jared Lee, S, BYU
Kautai Oleveo, LB, Utah

JIM THORPE WATCH LIST
Jared Lee, Sr., DB, BYU
Andre Dyson, Sr., DB, Utah
Kevin Thomas, Jr., DB, UNLV

MWC STREAKS
Colorado State extended its seven-game regular-season win streak with a 41-7 victory over East Tennessee State last week. The Rams won their final five conference games to end the 1999 season before falling, 23-17, to Southern Miss in the AXA Liberty Bowl. The Rams last regular-season loss was a 17-10 loss to San Diego State at Hughes Stadium on Oct. 16, 1999.

Air Force

What You Should Know:
* Air Force has started each of the last six seasons 2-0. The last time the Falcons failed to begin a season 2-0 was in 1994, when they opened the year 0-3.
* The last time an Air Force team passed for more yards than it rushed for in a game was 1989 vs. Notre Dame (pass 306, rush 168.
* QB Mike Thiessen¹s four TD passes tied a school record (Paul Stein vs. Arizona in 1965 and Rich Haynie vs. Arizona State in 1972).
* Air Force has scored in nine consecutive quarters dating back to the 1999 season finale at New Mexico.
* The Falcons had two receivers with multiple TDs vs. BYU, a first in the option era which started in 1980. WR Ryan Fleming had a career-high 145 yards and two TDs on five receptions.

Key Stat: Air Force has forced six turnovers in its first two games.

BYU

What You Should Know:
* BYU opened a season with three consecutive road games for the first time since 1991. The Cougars started that season 0-3, losing to Florida State, UCLA and Penn State.
* BYU extended its NCAA-record streak to 315 games without being shutout. The current streak dates back to Sept. 27, 1975.
* QB Bret Engemann threw for over 200 yards for the second consecutive game.
* Senior WR Margin Hooks currently ranks fifth in the nation with a streak of 27 straight games with a reception. He is also currently seventh on the BYU career receiving yardage list with 2,307 yards.

Key Stat: BYU¹s first three opponents averaged 31.6 points per game compared to the Cougars 21.3.

Colorado State

What You Should Know:
* Colorado State¹s 27 points in the second was the most in one quarter since it defeated Hawai`i 63-0 in 1997.
* The Rams had four running backs score touchdowns in a single game for the first time since 1995 vs. Utah State.
* Colorado State will be looking for its first 3-0 start to a season since 1994 when it plays at Arizona State this weekend.
* The Rams have scored at least one touchdown in seven of the eight quarters played this season.

Key Stat: Colorado State¹s 10 scoring drives this season have lasted a average of 1:32, with three of those drives taking less than 60 seconds.

New Mexico

What You Should Know:
* The Lobos have started a season 0-3 for the first time since `94.
* QB Rudy Caamano¹s 19-yard TD pass to RB Holmon Wiggins in the opening quarter vs. OSU was the first TD through the air this season.
* Stephen Persley¹s blocked punt for a touchdown was the first for UNM since 1998 when K.J. Friday fell on a blocked punt in the endzone vs. Utah State. It was also the second blocked punt of the season for the Lobos (Texas Tech).
* Punter Cort Moffitt has recorded two 70-plus yard punts this season, including a MWC-record 78-yard punt vs. Texas Tech.
* New Mexico¹s five quarterback sacks vs. OSU are a MWC-high this season (tied with AFA).

Key Stat: New Mexico scored first in the Oregon State contest, marking the first time in five games the Lobos drew first blood.

San Diego State

What You Should Know:
* Senior RB Larry Ned¹s one-yard TD plunge in the third quarter was the first rushing TD of the year for the Aztecs.
* San Diego State gave up more than 40 points for the first time since 1997 (Wyoming). The 49 points scored by Illinois was also the most against SDSU since Fresno State put up 49 in 1994.
* San Diego State has begun a season 0-2 for just the second time in the past 11 seasons.
* The Aztecs have been hit hard by the injury bug this season. They have lost three starters for the year (OL Chris Williams and Zach LaMonda and TE Gray McNeill). DE Akbar Gbaja-Biamila may also be out for the year with an achilles injury.
* SDSU is 11-45-3 all-time vs. Pac-10 members and has lost six in a row dating back to a 33-9 win over California in 1995.

Key Stat: SDSU¹s opponents are 9-of-10 with eight TDs in the ³Red Zone² this season.

UNLV

What You Should Know:
* The Rebels will try to break a six-game losing streak and a school-record 12-game home losing streak vs. North Texas.
* UNLV senior Nate Turner leads the nation in receiving yards with 140 per game. * Quarterback Jason Thomas had a stellar debut for the Rebels, passing for 190 yards and two TDs and rushing for 107 yards and one TD. The 107 rushing yards is the second-most ever by a UNLV QB.

Key Stat: Each of UNLV¹s three touchdowns vs. Iowa State were in excess of 30 yards.

Utah

What You Should Know:
* Utah has opened a season 0-2 for the first time since 1995.
* The Utes will face their third-consecutive Pac-10 team this week in Washington State.
* WR/KR Steve Smith became the Utes career leader in punt returns for TDs with four after his 46-yard return vs. Cal.
* The Utah defense has been solid on third down this season, allowing its opponents to convert 12 percent (3-of-25) of its attempts. Arizona went 0-for-12 on third down conversions against Utah.
* Utah has made just one of five FG attempts in 2000.

Key Stat: Utah had an 85-yard punt return and a TD pass nulified in its 24-21 loss at California.

Wyoming

What You Should Know:
* Wyoming opened the season with two consecutive road losses for the first time since 1979. It is also the first 0-2 start since 1991. The Cowboys haven¹t started a season 0-3 since 1975.
* The Cowboys didn¹t reach the endzone for the first time in 14 games vs. Texas A&M. The last time Wyoming didn¹t score a TD in a game was Nov. 21, 1998 at Tulsa (lost 35-0).
* The Cowboys are meeting a team they have never met before for the third consecutive week (Central Michigan). The last time that happened was in 1979.
* Wyoming has lost the services of all-conference defensive back turned running back Al Rich for the season due to a wrist injury.

Key Stat: The Cowboys have given up 81 points and 933 yards total offense in their first two games.

Mtn. West Leader Board
(through Sept. 10)

200-Yard Passing Games
Bret Engemann, BYU 2
Matt Newton, Colorado State 1
Jack Hawley, San Diego State 1
Mike Thiessen, Air Force 1

300-Yard Passing Games
Bret Engemann, BYU 1
Matt Newton, Colorado State 1

100-Yard Rushing Games
Cecil Sapp, RB, Colorado State 1
Jason Thomas, QB, UNLV 1
Mike Thiessen, QB, Air Force 1

100-Yard Receiving Games
Jonathan Pittman, BYU 1
Ryan Fleming, Air Force 1
Cliff Russell, Utah 1
Nate Turner, UNLV 1
Frank Rice, Colorado State 1

Mutltiple Touchdown Games - Rushing
Brian McDonald, BYU 1
Cecil Sapp, Colorado State 1

Mutltiple Touchdown Games - Passing
Matt Newton, Colorado State 1
Mike Thiessen, Air Force 1
Bret Engemann, BYU 1
Rudy Caamano, New Mexico 1
Jay Stoner, Wyoming 1
Jason Thomas, UNLV 1

Mutltiple Touchdown Games - Receiving
Ryan McGuffey 1
Frank Rice, Colorado State 1
Ryan Fleming, Air Force 1
Qualario Brown, Air Force 1
Nate Turner, UNLV 1

Mississippi State at BYU
Thursday, September 14
Cougar Stadium (65,000 Cap.)
Provo, Utah
6 p.m. (MT), ESPN

Game Notes
BYU and Mississippi State meet for first time this Thursday at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The Bulldogs are 1-0 after a season-opening 17-3 win at Memphis on Sept. 2.

The Series
First Meeting

The Coaches
LaVell Edwards is in his 29th season at BYU and has compiled a 252-97-3 overall record. Jackie Sherrill holds a 165-89-4 overall coaching record in 22-plus seasons. He is in his 10th season at MSU and is 60-44-2.

Players to Watch ­ BYU (1-2, 0-1 MWC)
Passer: Bret Engeman (3 GP, 109-64-5, 58.7 Pct, 821 Yds, 3 TD, Longest Pass - 70 Yds)
Rusher: Brian McDonald (3 GP, 33 Att., 190 Yds, 5.8 Avg Per Rush., 3 TD, Longest Rush - 37 Yds)
Receiver: Margin Hooks (3 GP, 14 Rec., 184 Yds, 13.1 Avg Per Rec., 1 TD, Longest Rec. - 25 Yds)
Tackler: Justin Ena (3 GP, 15-20-35, 1 Sacks, 3 TFL, 1 PBU)

Players to Watch ­ Mississippi State (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
Passer: Wayne Madkin (1 GP, 20-10-1, 50.0 Pct, 82 Yds, 0 TD, Longest Pass - 18 Yds)
Rusher: Dicenzo Miller (1 GP, 11 Att., 31 Yds, 2.8 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 9 Yds)
Receiver: Terrell Grindle (1 GP, 3 Rec., 17 Yds, 5.7 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 13 Yds)
Tackler: Mario Haggan (1 GP, 7-5-12, 2 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 Forced Fumble)

Central Michigan at Wyoming
Saturday, September 16
War Memorial Stadium (33,500 Cap.)
Laramie, Wyo.
2 p.m. (MT)

Game Notes
Wyoming opens its home schedule with Central Michigan on Saturday. The Cowboys opened a season with two straight road games for the first time since 1975. Wyoming has won its last five home openers and will meet a current Mid-American Conference opponent for just the second time in school history (defeated Western Michigan 42-28 in 1996). Central Michigan enters the game 1-1 and defeated Akron last weekend, 17-7.

The Series
First Meeting

The Coaches
Vic Koenning is in his first season at the helm of the Cowboys. He spent the past three seasons as the Wyoming defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Mike DeBord is also in his first season at Central Michigan. He was the offense coordinator at Michigan from 1997-99. DeBord does have familiarity with the Mountain West, as he was a offensive line coach at Colorado State in 1990-91.

Players to Watch ­ Wyoming (0-2, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: Jay Stoner (2 GP, 53-30-1, 56.6 Pct, 227 Yds, 2 TDs, Longest Pass - 21 Yds)
Rusher: Nate Scott (2 GP, 14 Att., 61 Yds, 4.4 Avg Per Rush., 0 TD, Longest Rush - 14 Yds)
Receiver: Ryan McGuffey (2 GP, 9 Rec., 74 Yds, 8.2 Avg Per Rec., 2 TD, Longest Rec. - 15 Yds)
Tackler: Patrick Chukwurah (2 GP, 5-6-11, 2 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 Forced Fumble)

Players to Watch - Central Michigan (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
Passer: Pete Sheperd (2 GP, 32-19-0, 59.4 Pct, 255 Yds, 1 TD, Longest Pass - 86 Yds)
Rusher: Robbie Mixen (2 GP, 62 Att., 211 Yds, 3.4 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 22 Yds)
Receiving (2 GP, 9 Rec., 155 Yds, 17.2 Avg Per Rec., 1 TD, Longest Rec. - 86 Yds)
Receiver: Ira Gooch (2 GP, 7 Rec., 86 Yds, 12.3 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 21 Yds)
Tackler: Brian Leigeb (2 GP, 11-8-19, 4 PBU)

Washington State at Utah
Saturday, September 16
Hughes Stadium (45,634 Cap.)
Salt Lake City, Utah
6 p.m. (MT), KJZZ

Game Notes
Utah and Washington State meet for the 10th time this Saturday. The Cougars are 0-1 on the year after a 24-10 loss in their season opener to Stanford on Aug. 31.

The Series
Utah leads 5-4. Last Game: Utah 27, Washington State 7, Sept. 16, 1999 in Pullman, Wash.

The Coaches
Utah head coach Ron McBride has compiled a 71-48 overall record in 10-plus seasons at the helm of the Utes. Mike Price is 59-67 in 11-plus seasons as the head coach at Washington State. Price came to Washington State in 1989 after eight seasons at Weber State, where he posted a 46-44 overall record.

Players to Watch ­ Utah (0-2, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: T.D. Croshaw (2 GP, 33-12-0, 36.4 Pct, 172 Yds, 0 TD, Longest Pass - 33 Yds)
Darnell Arcenueax (2 GP, 47-25-3, 53.2 Pct, 296 Yds, 0 TD, Longest Pass - 48 Yds)
Rusher: D¹Shaun Crockett (2 GP, 32 Att., 91 Yds, 2.8 Avg Per Rush., 0 TD, Longest Rush - 20 Yds)
Receiver: Cliff Russell (2 GP, 13 Rec., 186 Yds, 14.3 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 48 Yds)
Tackler: Jason Kaufusi (2 GP, 9-8-17, 1 Sack, 3 TFL, 1 PBU)

Players to Watch ­ Washington State (0-1, 0-1 Pac-10)
Passer: Jason Gesser (1 GP, 36-20-2, 55.6 Pct, 161 Yds, 0 TD, Longest Pass - 25 Yds)
Rusher: Deon Burnett (1 GP, 16 Att., 50 Yds, 3.1 Avg Per Rush., 0 TD, Longest Rush - 13 Yds)
Receiver: Marcus Williams (1 GP, 4 Rec., 44 Yds, 11.0 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 25 Yds)
Tackler: Billy Newman (2 GP, 98-3-11, 1 TFL, 1 PBU)

Colorado State at Arizona State
Saturday, September 16
Sun Devil Stadium (73,379 Cap.)
Tempe, Ariz.
7 p.m. (PT), Fox Sports Arizona/KTVD

Game Notes
Colorado State has opened a season 2-0 for the second straight year and will face Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe. Head Coach Sonny Lubick is 1-2 vs. the Pac-10 since his arrival at CSU, defeating Arizona in 1994 and falling to Oregon in 1993 and 96. The Sun Devils opened the season with a 10-7 win at San Diego State on Aug. 31 and had bye last week. ASU is 15-0 all-time vs. Colorado State in Tempe. ASU holds a 95-27-2 record (.776) against teams that make up the current Mountain West Conference.

The Series
Arizona State leads 19-1. Last Game: Arizona State 31, Colorado State 20, Sept. 15, 1990 in Tempe, Ariz.

The Coaches
Sonny Lubick is 80-46 overall in 11-plus years as a head coach and 59-27 in seven-plus seasons at Colorado State. Bruce Snyder is his 9th season at Arizona State and 20th overall as a coach. He has a 121-100-5 overall record and is 53-39 in eight seasons at ASU.

Players to Watch ­ Colorado State (2-0, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: Matt Newton (2 GP, 54-35-3, 64.8 Pct, 489 Yds, 5 TD, Longest Pass - 52 Yds)
Rusher: Cecil Sapp (2 GP, 29 Att., 195 Yds, 6.7 Avg Per Rush., 2 TD, Longest Rush - 54 Yds)
Receiver: Frank Rice (2 GP, 9 Rec., 158 Yds, 17.6 Avg Per Rec., 3 TD, Longest Rec. - 52 Yds)
Tackler: Adam Wade (2 GP, 8-13-21, 1 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 Fumble Recovery)

Players to Watch ­ Arizona State (1-0, 0-0 Pac-10)
Passer: Jeff Krohn (1 GP, 42-18-1, 42.9 Pct, 160 Yds, 1 TD, Longest Pass - 19 Yds)
Rusher: D. Hightower (1 GP, 14 Att., 70 Yds, 5.0 Avg Per Rush., 0 TD, Longest Rush - 21 Yds)
Receiver: Todd Heap (1 GP, 6 Rec., 60 Yds, 10.0 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 18 Yds)
Tackler: Solomon Bates (1 GP, 7-2-9, 1 PBU, 2 Forced Fumbles)

New Mexico at New Mexico State
Saturday, September 16
Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343 Cap.)
Las Cruces, N.M.
7 p.m. (MT)

Game Notes
New Mexico and New Mexico State meet for the 91st time this week. The Lobos have lost two in a row to the Aggies for the first time since the 1967-68 seasons. NMSU enters the game 0-1 after its season-opening 31-0 loss at South Carolina.

The Series
New Mexico leads 58-27-5. Last Game: New Mexico State 35, New Mexico 28, Sept. 11, 1999 in Albuqueruqe, N.M.

The Coaches
New Mexico¹s Rocky Long is in his third season at the helm of the Lobos. He is 7-19 in his two-plus seasons in Albuquerque. Prior to his days at New Mexico, Long was the defensive coordinator for UCLA. Tony Samuel is in his fourth season in Las Cruces and is 11-23 overall.

Players to Watch ­ New Mexico (0-3, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: Rudy Caamano (1 GP, 33-19-3, 57.6 Pct, 199 Yds, 2 TD, Longest Pass - 21 Yds)
Rusher: Jared Baxter (3 GP, 42 Att., 175 Yds, 4.2 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 32 Yds)
Receiver: Dwight Counter (3 GP, 5 Rec., 60 Yds, 12.0 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 25 Yds)
Tackler: Mike Barnett (3 GP, 15-9-24, 2 Sacks, 3 TFL)

Players to Watch ­ New Mexico State (0-1, 0-0 Big West)
Passer: K.C. Enzminger (1 GP, 6-14-2, 42.9 Pct, 59 Yds, 0 TD)
Rusher: Chris Barnes (1 GP, 16 Att., 59 Yds, 3.7 Avg Per Rush., 0 TD)
Receiver: P.J. Winston (1 GP, 3 Rec., 20 Yds, 6.7 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD)
Tackler: (1 GP, 5-5-10, 4 Sacks, 6 TFL, 1 PBU)

North Texas at UNLV
Saturday, September 16
Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800 Cap.)
Las Vegas, Nev.
7 p.m. (PT)

Game Notes
The Rebels return home this week to face North Texas. The Mean Green is 0-2 on the year with losses to Baylor (20-7) and Texas Tech 13-7).

The Series
UNLV leads 3-0. Last Game: UNLV 26, North Texas 3, Sept. 2, 1999 in Denton, Texas.

The Coaches
John Robinson is in his second season at UNLV and is 3-9 in Vegas. Robinson coached Southern California for 12 years (1976-82, `93-97) and the NFL¹s Los Angeles Rams for nine years (1983-91) prior to his arrival at UNLV. His college coaching record stands at 107-44-4, while his NFL record was 79-74. Darrell Dickey is in his third season at North Texas and is 5-19 overall.

Players to Watch ­ UNLV (0-1, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: Jason Thomas (1 GP, 25-9-1, 36.0 Pct, 190 Yds, 2 TD, Longest Pass - 56 Yds)
Rushing (1 GP, 21 Att., 107 Yds, 5.1 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 45 Yds)
Rusher: Jeremi Rudolph (1 GP, 14 Att., 51 Yds, 3.6 Avg Per Rush., 4 TD, Longest Rush - 12 Yds)
Receiver: Nate Turner (1 GP, 6 Rec., 140 Yds, 23.3 Avg Per Rec., 2 TD, Longest Rec. - 56 Yds)
Tackler: Randy Black (1 GP, 5-4-9, 2 TFL, 2 INT, 1 PBU)

Players to Watch ­ North Texas (0-2, 0-0 Big West)
Passer: Richard Bridges (2 GP, 18-19-1, 50.0 Pct, 107 Yds, 0 TD, Longest Pass - 51 Yds)
Rusher: Aaron Holly (2 GP, 20 Att., 67 Yds, 303 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 13 Yds)
Receiver: Byron Curtis (2 GP, 5 Rec., 97 Yds, 19.4 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 51 Yds)
Tackler: Brad Kassell (2 GP, 8-8-16, 1 Sack, 3 TFL, 2 INT, 1 Forced Fumble)

San Diego State at Arizona
Saturday, September 16
Arizona Stadium (56,500 Cap.)
Tucson, Ariz.
7 p.m. (PT)

Game Notes
San Diego State and Arizona will meet for the 14th time on Saturday. The Wildcats fell to Ohio State last week, 27-17, and are now 1-1 on the year. The home team is this series has won 10-of-13 games, with SDSU capturing two of the three roads wins. The Aztecs, though, have lost two in a row to the Wildcats.

The Series
Arizona leads 8-5. Last Game: Arizona 35, San Diego State 16, Sept. 24, 1999 in San Diego, Calif.

The Coaches
Ted Tollner is in his seventh season at the helm of the Aztecs and 11th overall season as a head coach. He is 37-34 at SDSU and 63-54-1 overall. Before coming to SDSU in 1994, Tollner was the head coach at Southern California (1983-86). Dick Tomey enters his 24th season as a head coach and is 153-104-7 overall and 90-58-4 in 13 years at Arizona.

Players to Watch ­ San Diego State (0-2, 0-0 MWC)
Passer: Jack Hawley (2 GP, 86-39-2, 45.3 Pct, 338 Yds, 1 TD, Longest Pass - 31 Yds)
Rusher: Larry Ned (1 GP, 18 Att., 47 Yds, 2.6 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 14 Yds)
Receiver: J.R. Tolver (2 GP, 8 Rec., 96 Yds, 12 Avg Per Rec., 0 TD, Longest Rec. - 159 Yds)
Tackler: Will Demps (2 GP, 12-8-20, 3 TFL, 2 PBU)

Players to Watch ­ Arizona (1-1, 0-0 Pac-10)
Passer: Ortege Jenkins (2 GP, 38-14-0, 36.8 Pct, 148 Yds, 1 TD, Longest Pass - 60 Yds)
Rusher: Leo Mills (2 GP, 25 Att., 101 Yds, 4.0 Avg Per Rush., 1 TD, Longest Rush - 16 Yds)
Receiver: Bobby Wake (2 GP, 6 Rec., 90 Yds, 15.0 Avg Per Rec., 1 TD, Longest Rec. - 60 Yds)
Tackler: Lance Briggs (2 GP, 25 Tackles, 1 TFL)