2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to become West Division Champions. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Mountain Division representative Air Force to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati.
| 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Mountain West champion MW West Division champion Hawaii Bowl champion | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 42–7 vs. Cincinnati | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| West Division | |
| 2015 record | 11–3 (8–0 MW) |
| Head coach | Rocky Long (5th as head coach, 7th overall season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Horton (1st; 5th overall season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Rocky Long (7th season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Qualcomm Stadium (Capacity: 54,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Air Force x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego* |
| MWN | W 37–3 | 48,785 |
| September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at California* | P12N | L 7–35 | 50,830 | |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | South Alabama* |
| MWN | L 27–34 OT | 18,194 |
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at Penn State* | BTN | L 21–37 | 95,107 | |
| October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| CBSSN | W 21–7 | 29,996 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | TWCS | W 28–14 | 28,543 | |
| October 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State |
| ESPNU | W 30–7 | 16,339 |
| October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah State |
| ESPN2 | W 48–14 | 25,898 |
| October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | CBSSN | W 41–17 | 18,125 | |
| November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | W 38–3 | 36,688 |
| November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSSN | W 52–14 | 14,738 | |
| November 28 | 7:45 p.m. | Nevada |
| ESPN2 | W 31–14 | 22,939 |
| December 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Air Force |
| ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 20,959 |
| December 24 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Cincinnati |
| ESPN | W 42–7 | 14,537 |
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- Schedule source:[1]
Game summaries
San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 1961 | SDSU, 42–12 |
at California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–3 | 1996 | CAL, 42–37 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Penn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Nittany Lions | 10 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 27–23–4 | 2014 | FRES, 24–13 |
at Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–9–2 | 2014 | SDSU, 20–10 |
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–19–2 | 2014 | SDSU, 38–7 |
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–1 | 2010 | SDSU, 41–7 |
at Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 19–13 | 2012 | SDSU, 38–14 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–18 | 2012 | SDSU, 42–28 |
at UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–9 | 2014 | SDSU, 34–17 |
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–3 | 2014 | NEV, 30–14 |
Air Force–Mountain West Championship Game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–19 | 2014 | SDSU, 30–14 |
Cincinnati–Hawaii Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2007 | CINCI, 52–23 |
References
- "2015 San Diego State Aztecs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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