San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) runs past Utah State's Brock Carmen (20) during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Donnel Pumphrey ran for 223 yards, moving into the top five on the NCAA career list, and Juwan Washington added 137 yards and two touchdowns in San Diego State's 40-13 victory over Utah State on Friday night.
John Baron II was perfect on a career high four field goals in the driving rain for the Aztecs (7-1, 4-0), who have won 15 straight over Mountain West Conference rivals.
Pumphrey leads the country with 1,469 yards this season. He passed Cedric Benson, Travis Prentice and Charles White as he reached 5,741.
Washington had scoring runs of 39 and 1 yards en route to his first 100-yard game and the Aztecs piled up 400 yards on the ground.
Malik Smith scored his first touchdown with a 28-yard return on his ninth career interception for the final Aztec score.
Kurt Myers passed for a score and ran for another for Utah State (3-7, 1-4). His first-quarter run marked the first time SDSU has trailed in a regular-season conference game since last Oct. 31, a span of 400 minutes, 14 seconds.
San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) carries the ball against Utah State defensive back Dallin Leavitt (2) during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) carries the ball as Utah State defensive back Dallin Leavitt (2) tries to stop him during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) is tackled by Utah State cornerback Daniel Gray (7) during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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Utah State quarterback Kent Myers (2) carries the ball as San Diego State defensive lineman Noble Hall (95) tries to get to him during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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Utah State quarterback Kent Myers (2) carries the ball as San Diego State safety Malik Smith (12) defends during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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San Diego State safety Trey Lomax (3) tackles Utah State wide receiver Rayshad Lewis during an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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