Oct. 18, 2008
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Rodney Ferguson scored four touchdowns as New Mexico beat San Diego State Saturday in a 70-7 rout.
New Mexico (4-4 overall, 2-2 MWC) scored in bunches against the Aztecs and the Lobos’ 49 first-half points were the most since 1946, when the school began keeping such stats.
That eclipses the previous high of 46 points against Northern Arizona in 1950.
The 70 points were the most ever given up by San Diego State (1-6, 0-3 MWC), which lost to New Mexico for the eighth straight time.
Lobo cornerback Glover Quin intercepted a pass from freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley on the Aztecs’ first possession, and the Lobos needed just four plays to go 46 yards after Quin’s pick. Quarterback Brad Gruner scored from the 20, and the rout was on from there.
New Mexico’s first half scores included a pair of 4-yard TD runs: a 5-yarder by Ferguson and a 13-yard TD run by Gruner after linebacker Carmen Messina recovered a fumble by Mekell Wesley on a kickoff return. Gruner also threw a 19-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Mark with 23 seconds left in the first half.
Ferguson tied his career high with four TDs, the final one coming early in the third quarter on a 35-yard run.
San Diego State gave up 419 rushing yards and 565 total yards. The Aztecs’ only score was on a 15-yard pass to Darren Mougay with 7:30 left in the third quarter.