1979 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1979 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1979 record 8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach Claude Gilbert (7th season)
Home stadium San Diego Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
1979 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his seventh year, and played their home games at San Diego Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 at No. 12 Missouri* Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO L 15–45   62,168[1]
September 22 at Fresno State[note 2]* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) W 32–23   15,235[2]
September 29 Wisconsin* San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 24–17   38,633[3]
October 6 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 35–7   21,205[4]
October 13 Miami (FL)* San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 31–20   40,126[5]
October 20 at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 3–37   21,950[6]
October 27 at Utah Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 17–13   22,196[7]
November 3 Wyomingdagger San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 31–21   36,386[8]
November 10 Arizona* San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 42–10   38,581[9]
November 17 UTEP San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA W 42–20   37,110[10]
November 24 No. 10 BYU San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA ABC[note 3] L 14–63   46,121[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Terrell Ward Defensive Back 7 188 Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Fidel Center 10 263 Cleveland Browns

The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL Team
Lucious Smith Defensive Back 1980 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy) 		Tony Allen
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) 		Pete Inge, Off
Randy Mastin, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy 		Pete Inge, Off
Most Inspirational Player Terrell Ward

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Notes

  1. ↑ Qualcomm Stadium was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980. See: Qualcomm Stadium
  2. ↑ The official name of Fresno State is California State University, Fresno. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State. See: Fresno State
  3. ↑ This was the first ever nationally televised game for San Diego State

References

  1. ↑ "1979: A Fleeting Taste of the Big-Time (Part One)". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2012 Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Aztecs crush Lobos". The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, New Mexico). October 7, 1979. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Steve Dolan (October 21, 1979). "Aztecs Turn Game Over to Colorado State, 37-3". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Utah 1980 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "San Diego St. Beats Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arizona 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "In TV Debut, the Aztecs Go Down the Tube, 63-14". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). November 25, 1979. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "San Diego State 1979 Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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