1975 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1975 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1975 record | 8–3 (3–2 PCAA) |
Head coach | Claude Gilbert (3rd season) |
Home stadium |
San Diego Stadium (Capacity: 54,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] This was the final season for San Diego State as a member of the PCAA. They won or shared the conference championship in five of their seven years of membership.
The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his third year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 2] in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 3–2 PCAA).
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 5 | UTEP* | San Diego Stadium • San Diego | W 31–10 | 33,964[1] | |||||
September 13 | at Oregon State* | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | W 25–0 | 18,780[2] | |||||
September 20 | North Texas State[note 3]* | No. 20 | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California | W 30–12 | 35,829[3] | ||||
September 27 | at Utah State* | No. 16 | Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah | W 19–10 | 15,768[4][5] | ||||
October 4 | Cal State Fullerton | No. 18 | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California | W 59–14 | 39,780[6] | ||||
October 11 | at Fresno State[note 4] | No. 18 | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California (Rivalry) | W 29–0 | 9,326[7][8] | ||||
October 18 | New Mexico State* | No. 18 | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California | W 48–3 | 45,022[9] | ||||
November 1 | at Pacific (CA) | No. 18 | Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California | W 31–13 | 12,496[10] | ||||
November 8 | Arizona* | No. 13 | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California | L 24–31 | 53,611[11] | ||||
November 15 | at San Jose State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California | L 7–31 | 20,399[12] | |||||
November 22 | Long Beach State[note 5] | San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California | L 17–21 | 36,825[13] | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[16]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Duke Fergerson | Wide receiver | 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys |
Craig Penrose | Quarterback | 4 | 107 | Denver Broncos |
Greg Boyd | Defensive end | 6 | 170 | New England Patriots |
Mike Gilbert | Defensive tackle | 11 | 300 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Mel Jacobs | Wide receiver | 13 | 363 | Detroit Lions |
Reggie Lewis | Defensive end | 16 | 443 | San Francisco 49ers |
Team awards
Award | Player |
Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Craig Penrose |
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Charlie Wortiska, Off Reggie Lewis, Def |
Team Captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Monte Reed, Off Ed Kertel, Def |
Most Inspirational Player | Tim Delaney, Bob Johnson |
Notes
- ↑ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- ↑ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.
- ↑ University of North Texas was known as North Texas State University from 1961 to 1987.
- ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
- ↑ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
References
- ↑ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Oregon State 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Aztecs Start Off With 100-Yard TD". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1975. p. III-13. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Utah State 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Aztecs Beat Utah State, 19-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "San Diego Blitzes Titans, 59-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1975. p. III-17. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Aztecs Race to 7th victory". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 19, 1975. p. S-2. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Penrose riddles Pacific". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. November 2, 1975. p. S-7. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arizona 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "San Jose State 2007 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ 1976 Media Guide 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
- ↑ "San Diego State 1975 Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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