FRESNO — Valley Children’s Stadium is constructed as a bowl, with the field 37 feet below grade.

Fresno State found itself in an even deeper hole Saturday afternoon not long after taking the field against a San Diego State team that controlled both sides of the line, was creative offensively and dominant — as usual — on defense.

SDSU once again thrived in all three phases, leading to the Aztecs’ to their fifth straight victory in a 23-0 Mountain West win over Fresno State before an announced crowd of 41,535. SDSU linebacker Tano Letuli capped the victory with a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, then joined his defensive teammates to complete their third shutout of the season — a first in the program’s Division I history (dating to 1969).

SDSU (6-1, 3-0)

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