Ronnie Hillman ran for 228 yards and four total touchdowns, shattering the Poinsettia Bowl rushing record, in San Diego State’s first bowl win since 1969. He earned Offensive MVP.

The game almost didn’t happen: 24 hours before kickoff, Qualcomm Stadium’s field was under 1.5 million gallons of floodwater. Crews pumped it dry and repainted the midfield logo overnight.

SDSU jumped out 14-0 in the first quarter and never let Navy get closer than one score. Hillman’s touchdowns came three different ways — rushing, receiving, and on a fake-handoff catch — and his fourth score tied him with two other players for the bowl’s career rushing-TD record.