2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by ninth year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.[1]
| 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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MW West Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 48–11 vs. Central Michigan | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| West Division | |
| 2019 record | 10–3 (5–3 MW) |
| Head coach | Rocky Long (9th as HC, 11th overall season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Horton (5th as OC, 9th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Zach Arnett (2nd as DC, 9th overall season) |
| Home stadium | SDCCU Stadium (Capacity: 70,561) |
| 2019 Mountain West Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On January 8, 2020, head coach Rocky Long resigned.
Previous season
San Diego State finished 7-6 overall and 4-4 in Conference Play and finished fourth place overall and were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Ohio.
Recruiting
Position Key
Recruits
Preseason
Mountain West media days
Mountain West Media Days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan at the Las Vegas Strip
Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Weber State* | Stadium on Facebook | W 6–0 | 40,222 | ||
| September 7 | 1:15 p.m. | at UCLA* | P12N | W 23–14 | 36,951 | ||
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | FloSports/FSNAZ+ | W 31–10 | 10,123 | ||
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah State |
| CBSSN | L 17–23 | 27,367 | |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | ESPN2 | W 24–10 | 29,767 | ||
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | W 26–22 | 28,758 | |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | Stadium on Facebook | W 27–17 | 18,285 | ||
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 19,652 | ||
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 24 |
| ESPN2 | L 13–17 | 27,973 |
| November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| ESPN2 | W 17–7 | 26,876 | |
| November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii |
| SPEC HI | L 11–14 | 24,911 | |
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | BYU* |
| CBSSN | W 13–3 | 28,180 | |
| December 21 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | ESPN | W 48–11 | 18,823 | ||
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Game summaries
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | Sep. 23, 1967 | W, 58–12 |
at UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Bruins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–21–1 | Sep. 5, 2009 | L, 14–33 |
at New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–1–1 | Sep. 28, 2013 | W, 26–16 |
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–2 | Oct. 28, 2016 | W, 40–13 |
at Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–14 | Nov. 26, 2016 | W, 63–31 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 19–19 | Dec. 3, 2016 | W, 27–24 |
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 22–19–2 | Oct. 20, 2018 | W, 16–13 |
at UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 20–9 | Nov. 10, 2018 | L, 24–27 |
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wolf Pack | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 24 Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–5 | Oct. 27, 2018 | L, 24–28 |
Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30–25–4 | Nov. 17, 2018 | L, 14–23 |
at Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21–11–2 | Nov. 24, 2018 | L, 30–31 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–28–1 | Dec. 20, 2012 | L, 6–23 |
vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 5 | 156 | Keith Ismael | C | Washington Redskins |
References
- "SDSU Football Aztecs 2019 Schedule". San Diego Tribune.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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