1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1988 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1988 record 3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Denny Stolz (3rd season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1988 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0
UTEP 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, 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 three wins, eight losses (3–8, 3–5 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 at No. 5 UCLA* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 6–59   46,487[1]
September 11 Air Force Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 39–36   20,112[2]
September 17 at Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 10–31   26,000[3]
October 1 No. 20 Oregon* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 13–34   22,527[4]
October 8 Wyoming Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 27–55   20,386[5]
October 15 Hawaiidagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 30–32   27,142[6]
October 22 at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 7–13   23,817[7]
October 29 at Utah Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 20–41   22,453[8]
November 5 No. 20 BYU Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 27–15   21,825[9]
November 12 at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 7–58   31,552[10]
November 19 at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM W 18–10   7,923[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Alfred Jackson Wide Receiver 5 135 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy) 		Monty Gilbreath
Paul Hewitt
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) 		Kevin Wells, Off
Brad Burton, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy 		Alfred Jackson, Off
Kevin Wells, Off
Mario Mitchell, Def
Most Inspirational Player Monty Gilbreath

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Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 4, 1988). "Problems Galore as Aztecs Suffer 59-6 Loss to UCLA". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 12, 1988). "Last of Hewitt's 259 Yards Lifts Aztecs to 39-36 Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 18, 1988). "Aztecs Are Clueless Until It's Too Late". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Curt Holbreich (October 2, 1988). "Pac-10 Continues to Trouble Aztecs as Oregon Romps". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Curt Holbreich (October 9, 1988). "Aztecs Are Helpless; Cowboys Win 55-27". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Curt Holbreich (October 23, 1988). "Loss to Colorado State Has Aztecs Feeling Low". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Utah 1989 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "BYU 1989 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "San Diego State 18, New Mexico 10". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1988. p. 11D. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "San Diego State 1988 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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