1982 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1982 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1982 record 7–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach Doug Scovil (2nd season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
1982 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Doug Scovil, in his second year, and played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 32–44   23,000[1]
September 18 at California* Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 0–28   35,000
September 25 UNLV* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 26–23   24,207[2]
October 2 at No. 1 Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 25–46   55,528
October 9 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 24–21   16,895[3]
October 16 New Mexico Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 17–22   22,679[4]
October 23 Long Beach State*dagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 51–17   24,938[5]
October 30 Utah Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 21–17   15,272 [6]
November 6 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI W 31–28   42,050[7]
November 13 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT L 8–58   36,250
November 20 Colorado State Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 38–10   18,244[8]
November 27 Oklahoma State* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 35–6   17,210[9]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Clint Sampson Wide Receiver 3 60 Denver Broncos
Todd Seabaugh Linebacker 3 79 Pittsburgh Steelers
Phil Smith Wide Receiver 4 85 Baltimore Colts
Doug Reed Defensive End - Defensive Tackle 4 111 Los Angeles Rams
Darius Durham Wide Receiver 10 270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[13]

Player Position First NFL Team
Darrell Pattillo Defensive Back 1983 San Diego Chargers
David Croudip Defensive Back 1984 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy) 		Darius Durham
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) 		Greg Foster, Off
Doug Reed, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy 		Matt Long, Off
Mike Fox, Def
Most Inspirational Player Alan Dale

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Notes

  1. ↑ Qualcomm Stadium was called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981–1997. See: Qualcomm Stadium

References

  1. ↑ Dave Distel (September 12, 1982). "Aztecs Can't Stop an Air Force Bomb -- or the Wishbone". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Nevada Las Vegas 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "San Diego State 24, Wyoming 21". Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona). October 10, 1982. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Frank Maestas (October 17, 1982). "Lobos Beat San Diego State, 22-17". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). p. F-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983.
  6. ↑ "Utah 1983 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dave Distel (November 21, 1982). "San Diego St. Victor, 38-10". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Dave Distel (November 28, 1982). "San Diego St. Goes Out a Winner, 35-6". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "San Diego State 1982 Schedule". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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