1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1989 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1989 record 6–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach Al Luginbill (1st season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1989 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 5 – 1 – 1     8 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 1     9 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 1
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
Utah 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his first year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season above .500 for the first time in three years, with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 2 at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 36–52   44,579[1]
September 16 UCLA* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 25–28   31,639[2]
September 23 Cal State Fullerton* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA T 41–41   15,721[3]
September 30 at No. 20 Utah Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 38–27   29,585[4]
October 7 at No. 20 Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI L 24–31   42,958[5]
October 14 Long Beach State[note 2]* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 30–26   13,548[6]
October 21 Pacific*dagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 35–7   21,120[7]
October 29 at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 34–31   17,070[8]
November 4 New Mexico Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 45–28   13,776[9]
November 11 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 27–17   20,564[10]
November 18 at No. 7 Miami (FL)* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 6–42   42,362[11]
November 25 at No. 21 BYU Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 27–48   28,868[12]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Roman Fortin Center - Tackle - Guard 8 203 Detroit Lions
Robert Claiborne Wide Receiver 12 313 Detroit Lions

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy) 		John Wesselman
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) 		Roman Fortin, Off
Milt Wilson, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy 		Monty Gilbreath, Off
John Wesselman, Def
Keith Owens, Special Teams
Most Inspirational Player Joe Santos

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Notes

  1. ↑ Qualcomm Stadium was called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981–1997. See: Qualcomm Stadium
  2. ↑ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State. See: Long Beach State

References

  1. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 3, 1989). "Air Force's Dowis Tramples on Hopes for Aztecs' Revival". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1, & 15A. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 17, 1989). "UCLA Catches San Diego State". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 24, 1989). "CS Fullerton Ties San Diego St., 41-41, on Last-Second Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-17. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Utah 1990 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Long Beach State Football; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
  7. ↑ Curt Holbreich (September 24, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ Curt Holbreich (November 5, 1989). "Big First Half Launches Aztecs to 45-28 Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ "BYU 1990 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "San Diego State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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