ALBUQUERQUE — Rodney Ferguson scored four touchdowns as New Mexico beat San Diego State in a 70-7 rout Saturday.
New Mexico (4-4, 2-2 Mountain West) ran over the nation’s worst rushing defense. The Lobos’ 49 first-half points were the most since 1946, when the school began keeping such statistics.
The 70 points were the most ever given up by San Diego State (1-6, 0-3), which lost to New Mexico for the eighth straight time.
The game turned ugly quickly after Lobo cornerback Glover Quin intercepted a pass from freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley on the Aztecs’ first possession.
The Lobos needed just four plays to go 46 yards after Quin’s pick, with quarterback Brad Gruner scoring from the 20. The rout was on from there.
San Diego State gave up 412 rushing yards and 558 total yards.
