October 24, 2009

Associated Press
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Ryan Lindley threw a career-best six touchdown passes and DeMarco Sampson hauled in 15 catches for 257 yards, helping San Diego State rally for a 42-28 win over Colorado State on Saturday.

Sampson's sizzling performance was the ninth-most yards receiving in a game in Aztecs history.

Lindley finished 29 of 43 for a career-high 459 yards. The sophomore hooked up with Sampson on touchdown strikes of 5, 33 and 38 yards.

The Aztecs (3-4, 1-2 Mountain West) trailed in this game by as many as 14 points, making this their largest road comeback since rallying to beat New Mexico 17-16 on Nov. 4, 2000.

John Mosure rushed for a career-high 130 yards in the loss. The Rams (3-5, 0-4) have now dropped five in a row.

San Diego State rolled up 531 yards of total offense, including 376 in the second half.

	Box Score Final
	San Diego St. (3-4) 0 7 20 15 42 Colorado State (3-5) 14 7 7 0 28

Scoring Summary
	Colorado State: John Mosure 6 yd run (Ben DeLine kick)
	Colorado State: Tyson Liggett 40 yd pass from Grant Stucker (Ben DeLine kick)
	San Diego St.: DeMarco Sampson 5 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)
	Colorado State: Dion Morton 19 yd run (Ben DeLine kick)
	San Diego St.: Dominique Sandifer 33 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)
	San Diego St.: DeMarco Sampson 33 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)
	Colorado State: Zac Pauga 23 yd pass from John Mosure (Ben DeLine kick)
	San Diego St.: Preston King 3 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (blocked XP)
	San Diego St.: DeMarco Sampson 38 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (Dominique Sandifer 2pt pass from Ryan Lindley)
	San Diego St.: Alston Umuolo 60 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)

Team Statistics
	Colorado State	San Diego St.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	20	25
TOTAL NET YARDS	356	531
Total Plays	56	75
Average Gain	6.4	7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING	151	72
Rushes	28	32
Average per rush	5.4	2.2
NET YARDS PASSING	205	459
Completions-attempted	14-28	29-43
Sacked	0	0
Yards Lost	0	0
TOTAL TURNOVERS	2	0
Interceptions	2	0
Fumbles Lost	0	0
OTHER
Penalties	4	8
Penalty Yards	29	58
Time of Possesion	24:42	35:18
Punts	4	3
Punt Average	44.25	35
Return Yards	141	60

Passing
Colorado State	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/ATT
Grant Stucker (0)	13	27	182	1	2	6.7
John Mosure (0)	1	1	23	1	0	23.0
San Diego St.	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/ATT
Ryan Lindley (0)	29	43	459	6	0	10.7

Rushing
Colorado State	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
John Mosure (0)	20	130	1	6.5
Dion Morton (0)	2	18	1	9.0
T.J. Borcky (0)	1	2	0	2.0
Grant Stucker (0)	5	1	0	0.2
San Diego St.	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Brandon Sullivan (0)	22	65	0	3.0
Walter Kazee (0)	5	11	0	2.2
Davon Brown (0)	3	7	0	2.3
Vincent Brown (0)	1	-2	0	-2.0
Ryan Lindley (0)	1	-9	0	-9.0

Receiving
Colorado State	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Rashaun Greer (0)	6	93	0	15.5
Zac Pauga (0)	3	40	1	13.3
Tyson Liggett (0)	1	40	1	40.0
T.J. Borcky (0)	1	16	0	16.0
Eric Peitz (0)	1	7	0	7.0
John Mosure (0)	1	5	0	5.0
Dion Morton (0)	1	4	0	4.0
San Diego St.	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
DeMarco Sampson (0)	15	257	3	17.1
Roberto Wallace (0)	5	70	0	14.0
Dominique Sandifer (0)	3	48	1	16.0
Brandon Sullivan (0)	2	3	0	1.5
Alston Umuolo (0)	1	60	1	60.0
Davon Brown (0)	1	9	0	9.0
Walter Kazee (0)	1	9	0	9.0
Preston King (0)	1	3	1	3.0

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