1995 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1995 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1995 record 8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach Ted Tollner (2nd season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
1995 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Colorado State +  6 –2     8 –4  
BYU +  6 –2     7 –4  
Utah +  6 –2     7 –4  
Air Force +  6 –2     8 –5  
San Diego State  5 –3     8 –4  
Wyoming  4 –4     6 –5  
Fresno State  2 –6     5 –7  
New Mexico  2 –6     4 –7  
Hawaii  2 –6     4 –8  
UTEP  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of eight wins, four losses (8–4, 5–3 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 California* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 33–9   32,172
September 9 at Oklahoma* Owen Field • Norman, Oklahoma PSN L 22–38   71,119
September 16 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah ESPN L 19–31   57,221
September 28 Nevada* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego PSN W 30–27   23,585
October 7 at Utah Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City PSN W 24–21   31,552
October 14 Fresno State[note 2] Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Rivalry) KMPH W 48–24   28,506
October 21 San Jose State*dagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 49–20   31,555
October 28 at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas W 45–16   13,720
November 4 New Mexico Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 38–29   25,119
November 11 No. 25 Wyoming Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego L 31–34   32,848
November 18 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI ESPN2 W 49–10   27,581
November 25 Colorado State Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego L 13–24   41,603
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.[3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
La'Roi GloverDefensive tackle – Nose tackle5166Oakland Raiders
DeAndre MaxwellWide receiver7250Washington Redskins

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		George Jones
Outstanding Players
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		Chris Finch, OG
La'Roi Glover, DL
George Jones, RB
Will Blackwell, WR
Craigus Thompson, LB
Ricky Parker, DB
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		Chris Finch, Off
Ricky Parker, Def
La'Roi Glover, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerRay Peterson

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Notes

  1. ↑ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
  2. ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

  1. ↑ "San Diego State 1995 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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