1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1996 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Division Pacific Division
1996 record 8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach Ted Tollner (3rd season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
1996 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  9 –0     14 –1  
Utah  6 –2     8 –4  
Rice  6 –2     7 –4  
SMU  4 –4     5 –6  
New Mexico  3 –5     6 –5  
TCU  3 –5     4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6     4 –7  
UTEP  0 –8     2 –9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 –1     10 –2  
San Diego State  6 –2     8 –3  
Colorado State  6 –2     7 –5  
Air Force  5 –3     6 –5  
Fresno State  3 –5     4 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7     2 –10  
UNLV  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1996 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 third year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 6–2 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 Idaho* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 40–21   29,449
September 14 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California L 37–42   37,000
September 21 Oklahoma* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 51–31   34,812
October 11 Hawaii Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego W 56–8   27,098
October 19 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico W 48–42   27,444
October 26 at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado PSN L 18–27   25,013
November 2 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California ABC W 49–20   11,483
November 7 No. 16 Wyoming Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego ESPN W 28–24   28,679
November 16 at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada Fox West L 42–44   11,594
November 23 Fresno State[note 2]dagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Rivalry) W 31–21   32,107
November 28 Air Force Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego ESPN2 W 28–23   18,353
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Will BlackwellWide receiver253Pittsburgh Steelers
Nate JacquetWide receiver5150Indianapolis Colts
George JonesRunning back5154Pittsburgh Steelers
Ricky ParkerDefensive back6201Chicago Bears

The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[4]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Obafemi AyanbadejoRunning back1998 Minnesota Vikings

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		Billy Blanton
Outstanding Players
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		Kyle Turley, OT
Adriam Ioja, DE
George Jones, RB
Will Blackwell, WR
Craigus Thompson, LB
Jason Moore, DB
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		Billy Blanton, Off
Adrian Ioja, Def
Craigus Thompson, Def
Freddie Edwards, Special Teams
Most Inspirational PlayerCraigus Thompson

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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 1996 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. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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