San Diego State Aztecs

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San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg
University San Diego State University
Conference Mountain West (primary)
WAC (men's soccer)
GCC (women's water polo)
Independent (women's lacrosse)
NCAA Division I (FBS)
Athletic directorJohn David Wicker
Location San Diego, California
Varsity teams17 (6 men's, 11 women's)
Football stadium Snapdragon Stadium
Basketball arena Viejas Arena
Baseball stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium
Softball stadiumSDSU Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumSDSU Sports Deck
Aquatics center Aztec Aquaplex
Lacrosse fieldAztec Lacrosse Field
Tennis venueAztec Tennis Center
Outdoor track and field venueSDSU Sports Deck (aka "Aztrack")
Volleyball arena Peterson Gymnasium
MascotSpirit Leader [1] [2] [3]
Nickname Aztecs
Fight song SDSU Fight Song
ColorsScarlet and black [4]
   
Website www.goaztecs.com
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San Diego State is a member of the Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference logo.svg
San Diego State is a member of the Mountain West Conference

The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS for football), as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). San Diego State University sponsors 17 teams at the varsity level.

Contents

Sports sponsored

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
Football Cross country
Basketball Golf
Golf Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Softball
Football Swimming & diving
Tennis
Track & field †
Volleyball
Water Polo
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Men's varsity sports

Baseball

  • Head Coach: Shaun Cole
  • Stadium: Tony Gwynn Stadium
  • Conference regular season championships: 5 (1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 2002 • 2004) [5]
  • Conference tournament championships: 8 (1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018) [6]
  • NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances: 14 (1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018) [7]
YearTournament RecordNotes
1979 2-2Lost in the Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
1981 0-2Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
1982 0-2Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
1983 1-2Eliminated by UC Santa Barbara in the West I Regional semifinals.
1984 3-2Lost in the West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
1986 0-2Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
1990 3-2Lost in the West I Regional finals to Stanford.
1991 0-2Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
2009 1-2Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
2013 0-2Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
2014 0-2Eliminated by Louisiana in the Lafayette Regional.
2015 1-2Eliminated by USC in the Charlottesville Regional.
2017 1-2Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
2018 0-2Eliminated by Northwestern State in the Corvallis Regional.
See: San Diego State baseball and College baseball

Football

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Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego State University's football team is part of the highest level of American collegiate football, the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I (which was formerly known as Division I-A). SDSU is 10–9 all time in post-season bowl games. They first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major-college bowl game in 1969. [9] Until the 2010 season, the Aztec football team had not won a bowl game in the past 37 years. In 2019, the Aztecs reached their 10th straight bowl game.

The Aztecs moved into the new Snapdragon Stadium, located in what had been the parking lot of the team's former home of San Diego Stadium, [lower-alpha 1] for the 2022 season. [10] During the construction of Snapdragon Stadium, the Aztecs played the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The team had played at San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 until its closure after the 2019 season; before that, it played in the on-campus Aztec Bowl (now the location of Viejas Arena).

DateCoachBowlOpponentResult
January 1, 1948 Bill Schutte Harbor Bowl Hardin–Simmons L 0–53
January 1, 1952 Bill Schutte Pineapple Bowl Hawaii W 34–13
December 10, 1966 Don Coryell Camellia Bowl Montana State W 28–7
December 9, 1967 Don Coryell Camellia Bowl San Francisco State W 27–6
December 6, 1969 Don Coryell Pasadena Bowl Boston University W 28–7
December 30, 1986 Denny Stolz Holiday Bowl #16 Iowa L 38–39
December 30, 1991 Al Luginbill Freedom Bowl #23 Tulsa L 17–28
December 19, 1998 Ted Tollner Las Vegas Bowl North Carolina L 13–20
December 23, 2010 Brady Hoke Poinsettia Bowl Navy W 35–14
December 17, 2011 Rocky Long New Orleans Bowl Louisiana L 30–32
December 20, 2012 Rocky Long Poinsettia Bowl BYU L 6–23
December 21, 2013 Rocky Long Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Buffalo W 49–24
December 23, 2014 Rocky Long Poinsettia Bowl Navy L 16–17
December 24, 2015 Rocky Long Hawaii Bowl Cincinnati W 42–7
December 17, 2016 Rocky Long Las Vegas Bowl Houston W 34–10
December 23, 2017 Rocky Long Armed Forces Bowl Army L 35–42
December 19, 2018 Rocky Long Frisco Bowl Ohio L 0–27
December 21, 2019 Rocky Long New Mexico Bowl Central Michigan W 48–11
December 21, 2021 Brady Hoke Frisco Bowl UTSA W 38–24
December 24, 2022Brady Hoke Hawaii Bowl Middle Tennessee L 25–23

Basketball

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Viejas Arena
  • Head Coach: Brian Dutcher
  • Arena: Viejas Arena
  • Conference regular season championships: 24 (1923 • 1925 • 1932 • 1934 • 1937 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1954 • 1957 • 1958 • 1967 • 1968 • 1977 • 1978 • 2006 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2020 • 2021 • 2023) [5]
  • Conference tournament championships: 9 (1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2018 • 2021 • 2023) [11]
  • NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances: 16 (1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024) [12]

Aztec basketball alumni who became more famous outside the sport include 1930s player Art Linkletter, who went on to an illustrious entertainment career that spanned more than 70 years, and Tony Gwynn, who also played baseball at San Diego State and opted for that sport professionally, ending up in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the 2010–2011 season, the men's team had a record of 32–2 to capture a share of the Mountain West Conference title. They won the conference tournament outright for the automatic berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The only losses of the regular season were to another top 10 ranked team, BYU, who the Aztecs later beat to win the conference tournament. They earned a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16. In the 2013–2014 season, the Aztecs finished 29–4, again reaching the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 round.

The Aztecs reached the Elite Eight, Final Four, and the National Championship for the first time during the 2022–2023 season, where they finished runner-up to Connecticut. The Aztecs returned to the tournament in 2024, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1975 Round of 32#16 UNLV L 80–90
1976 Round of 32#5 UCLA L 64–74
1985 13 WRound of 64(4) #9 UNLV L 80–85
2002 13 MRound of 64(4) #13 Illinois L 64–93
2006 11 WRound of 64(6) Indiana L 83–87
2010 11 MRound of 64(6) #15 Tennessee L 59–62
2011 2 WRound of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		(15) Northern Colorado
(7) Temple
(3) #9 Connecticut 		W 68–50
W 71–64 2OT
L 67–74
2012 6 MRound of 64(11) NC State L 65–79
2013 7 SRound of 64
Round of 32		(10) Oklahoma
(15) Florida Gulf Coast 		W 70–55
L 71–81
2014 4 WRound of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		(13) New Mexico State
(12) North Dakota State
(1) #4 Arizona 		W 73–69 OT
W 63–44
L 64–70
2015 8 SRound of 64
Round of 32		(9) St. John's
(1) #4 Duke 		W 76–64
L 49–68
2018 11 WRound of 64(6) #21 Houston L 65–67
2021 6 MWRound of 64(11) Syracuse L 62–78
2022 8 MWRound of 64(9) Creighton L 69–72 OT
2023 5 SRound of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship 		(12) Charleston
(13) Furman
(1) #1 Alabama
(6) Creighton
(9) #25 Florida Atlantic
(4) #10 Connecticut 		W 63–57
W 75–52
W 71–64
W 57–56
W 72-71
L 59-76

Golf

  • Head Coach: Ryan Donovan
  • Mountain West Conference championships: 3 (2011 • 2012 • 2015) [13]
  • NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships appearances: 23 (1960 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016) [14]

The Aztecs men's golf team has more NCAA postseason appearances than any other San Diego State athletic team. Notable alumni include 2015 graduate and PGA Tour golfer Xander Schauffele. In 2017, Schauffele received the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. [15]

YearFinishScore
1950 10th606
1960 14th625
1962 15th637
1965 24th620
1966 6th604
1967 23rd613
1970 16th1,230
1971 20th585
1972 16th603
1974 17th606
1975 19th606
1976 18th1,205
1977 15th1,248
1978 12th1,190
1979 26th943
1980 22nd917
1981 21st895
1982 14th1,178
1983 23rd909
1984 24th889
1999 29th628
2003 30th965
2005 23rd893
2008 14th1,222
2011 16th898
2012 5th871
2015 15th1,193
2017 25th872

Soccer

The San Diego State men's soccer team competes in the Western Athletic Conference. In 1987, the Aztecs reached the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Final, losing in the game by a score of 0–2 to Clemson. The team has an overall NCAA Division Tournament record of 5–8 through eight appearances. [17] Lev Kirshner was head coach for over two decades.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1969 Second round San Francisco L 1–2
1982 First round
Second round		 Fresno State
San Francisco		W 1–0
L 0–2
1987 First round
Second round
Third round
Semifinals
National Championship		 Saint Louis
SMU
UCLA
Harvard
Clemson 		W 2–1
W 3–2
W 2–1
W 2–1
L 0–2
1988 First roundUCLAL 1–2
1989 First roundUCLAL 1–2
2005 First round UC Santa Barbara L 0–2
2006 First roundUC Santa BarbaraL 1–2
2016 First round UNLV L 1–2

Tennis

  • Head Coach: Gene Carswell
  • Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2013) [5]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2005) [13]
  • NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship tournament appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015) [18]
YearRoundOpponentResult
1998 Region VII Regional New Mexico L 2–4
1999 First round
Second round		 Tulsa
UCLA 		W 4–1
L 1–4
2000 First round
Second round
Round of 16		 Washington
Pepperdine
VCU 		W 4–3
W 4–2
L 3–4
2002 First round
Second round		 Hampton
UCLA		W 5–0
L 1–4
2003 First round
Second round		 San Diego
Washington		W 5–0
L 3–4
2005 First round Cal L 1–4
2015 First round
Second round		San Diego
USC 		W 4–3
L 0–4

Women's varsity sports

Basketball

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1984 #6First round
Regional semifinals		#3 Oregon
#2 Long Beach State 		W 70–63
L 73–91
1985 #5First round
Regional semifinals		#4 UNLV
#1 Louisiana Tech 		W 70–68
L 64–94
1993 #9First round#8 Georgia L 68–85
1994 #5First round
Second round		#12 Hawaii
#13 Texas A&M 		W 81–75
L 72–75
1995 #5First round#12 Montana L 46–57
1997 #11First round#6 OregonL 62–79
2009 #10First round
Second round		#7 DePaul
#2 Stanford 		W 76–70
L 49–77
2010 #11First round
Second round
Regional semifinals		#6 Texas
#3 West Virginia
#2 Duke 		W 74–63
W 64–55
L 58–66
2012 #12First round#5 LSU L 56–64

Cross Country

The San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA tournament one time, with that appearance resulting in 7th place in the 1981–82 school year. [21]

YearFinishPoints
1981 7th169

Golf

  • Head Coach: Lauren Dobashi
  • Mountain West Conference championships: 2 (2015 • 2019) [22]

Notable alumni include 2015 graduate Paige Spiranac.

Lacrosse

  • Head Coach: Kylee White
  • Home field: Aztec Lacrosse Field
  • Conference championships: 2 (MPSF) (2018 • 2019) [23]

The women's lacrosse team began play in 2012 and competes as an independent; its former women's lacrosse home of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dropped the sport after the 2019–20 school year due to a lack of competing members. After the 2023 season, SDSU women's lacrosse will join the Pac-12 Conference.

Soccer

  • Head Coach: Mike Friesen
  • Home field: SDSU Sports Deck
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (1999 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019) [5]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 5 (2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017) [24]
  • NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017) [25]

The Aztecs women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4–7 through seven appearances. [26]

YearRoundOpponentResult
1998 Second round
Third round		 USC
Portland 		W 1–0
L 0–5
1999 First round San Diego L 1–2
2009 First round
Second round		San Diego
UCLA 		W 1–0
L 0–5
2012 First round
Second round
Third round		 CSU Northridge
Cal
UCLA		W 3–0
W 2–1
L 0–3
2013 First roundUCLAL 0–3
2014 First roundCalL 2–3
2017 First roundUCLAL 1–3

Softball

  • Head Coach: Stacey Nuveman Deniz
  • Stadium: SDSU Softball Stadium
  • Mountain West Conference championships: 8 (2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014) [5]
  • NCAA Division I softball tournament appearances: 11 (2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015) [27]
YearTournament RecordNotes
2001 3-2Lost in the Region 2 Regional finals to UCLA.
20031-2Eliminated by Oregon in the Region 6 Regional.
20062-2Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.
2008 1-2Eliminated by Fresno State in the Gainesville Regional.
2009 0-2Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Tempe Regional.
2010 1-2Eliminated by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Regional.
2011 2-2Lost in the Tempe Regional finals to Arizona State.
2012 2-2Lost in the Tampa Regional finals to Hofstra.
2013 1-2Eliminated by Georgia in the Tempe Regional.
2014 1-2Eliminated by Michigan in the Tallahassee Regional.
2015 2-2Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.

Swimming & Diving

YearFinish
1982 23rd
2010 42nd
2012 45th
2013 41st
2014 27th
2015 39th
2017 46th
2019 38th

Tennis

  • Head Coach: Peter Mattera
  • Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2013) [5]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 1 (2003) [30]
  • NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship appearances: 22 (1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2013) [31]
YearRoundOpponentResult
1982 First round
Quarterfinals		 Northwestern
Trinity 		W 8–1
L 3–6
1983 First round
Quarterfinals		 Miami (FL)
Stanford 		W 5–4
L 4–5
1984 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game		 Cal
Texas
Stanford
Trinity		W 7–2
W 6–3
L 2–7
L 4–5
1985 First round
Quarterfinals		Northwestern
USC 		W 6–3
L 0–9
1986 First round Oklahoma State L 3–6
1989 First round
Second round		 William & Mary
Stanford		W 6–3
L 0–9
1990 First round Indiana L 3–5
1991 First round
Second round		 Tennessee
Stanford		W 5–1
L 1–5
1992 First round
Second round		 Kansas
Duke 		W 5–4
L 1–5
1993 First round Ole Miss L 3–5
1996 West Regional Arizona State L 4–5
1997 West Regional
West Regional		 Oregon
Pepperdine 		W 5–2
L 2–5
1998 West Regional
West Regional		 San Diego
USC		W 5–2
L 1–5
1999 California Regional Marquette L 1–5
2000 First round
Second round		 South Florida
Wake Forest 		W 5–0
L 0–5
2002 First round Arizona L 3–4
2003 First round Fresno State L 0–4
2005 First roundArizona StateL 0–4
2006 First round UCLA L 0–4
2007 First round Florida State L 0–4
2009 First round Washington L 0–4
2013 First round Baylor L 1–4

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

YearCompetitionFinish
2006Indoor51st
2008Indoor33rd
2009Indoor34th
2010Indoor21st
2012Indoor48th
2013Indoor25th
2014 Indoor19th
2017 Indoor21st
2018 Indoor17th
2019 Indoor27th
YearCompetitionFinish
1982 Outdoor10th
1983 Outdoor24th
1984 Outdoor11th
1985 Outdoor9th
1986 Outdoor20th
1998Outdoor51st
1999Outdoor62nd
2001Outdoor37th
2003Outdoor29th
2004Outdoor27th
2005Outdoor29th
2007 Outdoor46th
2008Outdoor31st
2009Outdoor25th
2011Outdoor60th
2012 Outdoor9th
2013 Outdoor23rd
2014 Outdoor12th
2016 Outdoor20th
2017 Outdoor32nd
2018 Outdoor46th
2019 Outdoor32nd

Volleyball

The Aztecs women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 13–14 through fourteen appearances. [36]

YearRoundOpponentResult
1981 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals		 New Mexico
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA 		W 3–0
W 3–0
L 1–3
1982 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals		 Cal
UCLA
USC 		W 3–1
W 3–1
L 0–3
1983 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Colorado State
Arizona
Stanford 		W 3–0
W 3–1
L 0–3
1984 First round
Regional semifinals		 BYU
USC		W 3–0
L 0–3
1985 First round Hawaii L 1–3
1986 First round
Regional semifinals		UC Santa Barbara
Pacific 		W 3–1
L 0–3
1988 First round
Regional semifinals		 San Jose State
Hawaii		W 3–1
L 0–3
1989 First round Long Beach State L 0–3
1990 First round
Regional semifinals		BYU
Stanford		W 3–1
L 1–3
1994 First round
Second round		 Memphis
Arizona State 		W 3–1
L 2–3
1995 Second round
Regional semifinals		Long Beach State
Michigan State 		W 3–1
L 0–3
1996 First round
Second round		 Sam Houston State
Texas 		W 3–1
L 0–3
2001 First roundLong Beach StateL 0–3
2012 First round Saint Mary's L 2–3

Water Polo

YearFinish
2007 4th
2008 5th
2016 8th


Conference affiliations

San Diego State has been a member of six different athletic conferences in its history.

Discontinued sports

In the past, San Diego State, like most American universities, has sponsored several additional varsity sports programs to those currently offered. These programs have since been discontinued. Budgeting and Title IX equity challenges have been cited as the primary reasons for these programs being cut. [38] In some cases (notably men's crew and men's volleyball), club teams have emerged in place of discontinued sports programs.

Men's former varsity sports

Crew

Cross Country

The Aztecs men's cross country team won three consecutive NCAA Division II national championships in 1965, 1966, and 1967 shortly before the program's ascension to Division I.

YearFinishPoints
1968 6th247
1970 9th356
1976 8th361

Gymnastics

YearFinish
1959 18th

Swimming & Diving

Men's swimming & diving won back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

YearFinish
1969 27th

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

The men's track & field team won back-to-back NCAA Division II outdoor national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

YearCompetitionFinish
1979 Indoor60th
YearCompetitionFinish
1965 Outdoor25th
1966 Outdoor24th
1969 Outdoor19th
1970 Outdoor12th
1971 Outdoor35th
1974 Outdoor16th
1976 Outdoor19th
1977 Outdoor55th
1979 Outdoor28th
1980 Outdoor41st
1982 Outdoor53rd
1983 Outdoor74th
1984 Outdoor71st
1989 Outdoor67th

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team won San Diego State's first (and to-date only) NCAA Division I National Championship in 1973. The team's home court was Peterson Gymnasium.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1972 Semifinals
Championship		 UC Santa Barbara
UCLA 		W 3–2
L 2–3
1973 Semifinals
Championship		 Ball State
Long Beach State 		W 3–0
W 3-1

Water Polo

Despite coming off a season in which the team was ranked in the top 10 nationally, the men's water polo team, along with other programs, was cut, due to a combination of a lack in athletic department funding, Proposition 13's passage, and necessity to comply with Title IX. [50]

Wrestling

In 1949, San Diego State wrestler Harold Hensen became the first African-American to compete in an NCAA wrestling championship tournament when he competed in individual competition at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. [52] [53]

YearFinishPoints
1956 33rd1
1969 17th15
1992 41st5

Women's former varsity sports

Field Hockey

Gymnastics

Rowing

  • Year discontinued: 2021 [56]

The women's rowing team, which had last competed in the American Athletic Conference, was discontinued following the 2020–21 academic year due to ongoing Title IX gender equity challenges and financial stress on the athletics department brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team's home was the Mission Bay Aquatic Center.

Athletic facilities

Venues

FacilityTeam(s)Opened
Snapdragon Stadium Football 2022
Viejas Arena Basketball (men's)

Basketball (women's)

1997
Tony Gwynn Stadium Baseball 1997
Peterson Gymnasium Volleyball (women's) 1961
SDSU Sports Deck / Aztrack Soccer (men's)

Soccer (women's)

Track & field (women's)

2000
Aztec Aquaplex Swimming & diving (women's)

Water polo (women's)

2007
Aztec Lacrosse Field Lacrosse (women's) 2011
Aztec Tennis Center Tennis (men's)

Tennis (women's)

2005
SDSU Softball Stadium Softball 2005

Other facilities

FacilityDescriptionOpened
Fowler Athletics CenterAthletics department headquarters and Aztec Hall of Fame2001
Jeff Jacobs JAM CenterPractice facility for men's and women's basketball2015
Mission Bay Aquatic CenterFacility in Mission Bay co-owned and operated with the University of California, San Diego that provides opportunities for many outdoor activities and water sports for SDSU students. Home to club sports teams such as men's crew and waterskiing and wakesports.1974

Non-varsity club sports

In addition to the varsity sports officially sponsored by the athletic department, San Diego State also supports several club-level sports, most operating through the Aztec Recreation Center. [57]

Sports with both varsity and club-level teams at the university include baseball and soccer among men's sports, and lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and water polo among women's sports.

Co-ed club teams

Men's club teams

Women's club teams

Championships

NCAA tournament appearances

The San Diego State Aztecs have competed in the NCAA tournament across 16 active sports (6 men's and 10 women's) 191 times at the Division I FBS level. [58]

National championships

Division I championships

The Aztecs of San Diego State have earned 1 NCAA national championship at the Division I level. [42]

  • Men's Volleyball (1): 1973
School yearSportOpponentScore
1972–73Men's volleyball Long Beach State 3–1

Division II championships

San Diego State won 7 national championships while at the Division II level. [42]

  • Men's cross country (3): 1965, 1966, 1967
  • Men's track and field (outdoor) (2): 1965, 1966
  • Men's swimming and diving (2): 1965, 1966

The Aztecs also claimed 3 national team titles at the varsity level while a member of NCAA Division II that were not bestowed by the NCAA (being awarded instead by sponsors of College Division football polls):

NAIA championship

Basketball (1): 1941 (NAIA)

Other championships

SDSU's cheerleading and dance teams have won national championships

  • Cheerleading (2): 2009, 2011
  • Dance (1): 2011

Below are eleven national club team championships:

  • Men's badminton (1): 1976 (ABA)
  • Flowboarding (1): 2011 (CBS)
  • Rugby (1): 1987 (USA Rugby)
  • Sailing (2): 1968, 1969 (ICSA)
  • Surfing (2): 2007, 2013 (NSSA)
  • Men's water polo (1): 2017 (CWPA)
  • Women's water polo (1): 2014 (CWPA)
  • Waterskiing (2): 1979, 2006 (NCWSA)

Individual Championships

San Diego State has had 15 individuals win NCAA individual national championships at the Division I level. [42]

NCAA individual championships
OrderSchool yearAthlete(s)SportSource
11933–34 Jack Rand Men's outdoor track and field [59]
21946–47 Willie Steele Men's outdoor track and field [59]
31947–48Willie SteeleMen's outdoor track and field [59]
41948–49 Bob Smith Men's outdoor track and field [59]
51949–50Bob SmithMen's outdoor track and field [59]
61964–65 Larry Godfrey Men's outdoor track and field [59]
71969–70 Arnie Robinson Men's outdoor track and field [59]
81975–76 Quentin Wheeler Men's outdoor track and field [59]
91983–84 Ramona Pagel Women's outdoor track and field [60]
101984–85 Laura De Snoo Women's outdoor track and field [60]
111984–85 LaTanya Sheffield Women's outdoor track and field [60]
122011–12 Whitney Ashley Women's outdoor track and field [60]
132012–13 Shanieka Ricketts Women's outdoor track and field [59]
142013–14Shanieka RickettsWomen's indoor track and field [61]
152013–14Shanieka RickettsWomen's outdoor track and field [60]

At the NCAA Division II level, San Diego State garnered 14 individual championships. [42] In 1975 Barbara Barrow won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship after a tie-breaker playoff (an event conducted by the AIAW, which was succeeded by the current NCAA women's golf championship).

National Award Winners

Corbett Award
YearNamePosition
2000 Cedric Dempsey Athletic Director
2007Fred L. Miller Athletic Director

Rivals

BYU

SDSU athletics has had a formidable rivalry with the BYU Cougars of Brigham Young University since at least the 1980s when both programs were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The rivalry intensified after both schools left the conference to become charter members of the Mountain West Conference in 1999. Through their many years in the same conferences, the Aztecs and Cougars were routinely each-others toughest competition for conference championships in numerous sports among both the men and women. The Cougars departed the Mountain West in 2011, though the programs continue to compete semi-regularly. Men's basketball and football have represented the most high-profile contests of the rivalry. [62] [63]

Fresno State

San Diego State has a longtime rivalry with California State University, Fresno, primarily stemming from the American football rivalry dating back to the 1920s. The two schools have competed against each other in over 55 football, 50 men's basketball, and 190 baseball matches. [64] [65] [66] The two institutions are popular choices and top-tier schools in the California State University system, and often compete for national attention in athletics from conference play to the postseason across many sports. [67]

San Diego

The Aztecs have a local rivalry with the University of San Diego's San Diego Toreros, emphasizing the competition in college men's basketball. The city of San Diego heavily relies on this rivalry, which features many competitions in a neutral location such as Petco Park across many sports. [68] The two schools, approximately separated by 9 miles, have different cultures yet fiercely compete for city visibility. San Diego State's student section, The Show, chants "LITTLE SISTERS!" or "LITTLE BROTHERS!" and "WE RUN SD!" during and after each victory in the college rivalry. [69]

UC San Diego

Though more of a rivalry historically outside of sports, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the other major public university in San Diego, represents another local rival of SDSU. The UC San Diego Tritons joined NCAA Division I in 2020. Similar to the way SDSU's student section, The Show, refers to the San Diego Toreros, they often refer to the UC San Diego Tritons as the "little brothers" or "little sisters". [70] [71]

San Jose State

El Camino Real Rivalry

The rivalry between the two Cal State schools dates back to 1935. The matchup is named after the historic 600-mile Camino Real that connects the 21 Spanish missions in California, stretching from San Diego Bay in the south to San Francisco Bay in the north.

A common storyline in sports, is that of the San Francisco Bay Area vs. Southern California rivalry, such as the Giants and the Dodgers in the MLB, and the Sharks and Kings in the NHL. This SJSU and SDSU rivalry benefits from that sort of bragging rights perspective that both teams undoubtedly look to hold onto each year. [72]

In 2014, there were conversations between the two programs about creating a trophy using an old mission bell or a replica of an old Spanish mission bell to be awarded to the winner of the rivalry game, but no trophy ever materialized. [73]

Aztec Hall of Fame inductees

See: Hall of fame and footnote [74]

1988
• Chris Gaines - Aztec marching Band Singer (1988)
• Willie Buchanon - Football (1970–71)
• John D. Butler - Football (1933–35)
• Don Coryell - Football Coach (1961–72)
• Fred Dryer - Football (1967–68)
• Gary Garrison - Football (1964–65)
• Gene Littler - M. Golf (1949–52)
• Haven Moses - Football (1966–67)
• Graig Nettles - Baseball (1964–65); M. Basketball (1964–65)
• Charles E. Peterson - Football Coach (1921–29); M. Basketball Coach (1921–26);

Track & Field Coach (1922–46)
• Milton Phelps - M. Basketball (1939–41)
• Art Preston - Football (1949–51); Baseball (1950–52)
• Arnie Robinson - M. Track & Field (1970–71)
• Dennis Shaw - Football (1968–69)
• Brian Sipe - Football (1969–71)
• Willie Steele - M. Track & Field (1947–48); M. Basketball (1947); Baseball (1949)
1989
• Kevin Crow - M. Soccer (1979–82)
• Morris Gross - Baseball, M. Basketball, Football (1922–1924, 1926–1927);

M. Basketball Coach (1929–42); Baseball Coach (1931–1932); Director of Athletics (1935–1941)
• Tony Gwynn - Baseball (1979–81); M. Basketball (1978–81)
• Don Horn - Football (1965–66)
• Jack Rand - M. Track & Field (1934–35); Football (1932–34)
1990
• Tim Delaney - Football (1968–70)
• Art Linkletter - M. Basketball (1932–34); M. Swimming & Diving (1932–34)
• Judy Porter - W. Basketball (1980–83)
• Tom Reynolds - Football (1969–71)
1991
• Steve Copp - M. Basketball (1973–76)
• Chuck Courtney - M. Golf (1960–61)
• Tom Dahms - Football (1947–49)
• Monte Jackson - Football (1973–74)
1992
• Barbara Barrow - W. Golf (1974–77)
• Bud Black - Baseball (1978–79)
• Tony Pinkins - M. Basketball (1955–57)
• Bob Smith - M. Track & Field (1949–50)
• Charlie Smith - Baseball Coach (1934–64)
• Deby LaPlante - W. Track & Field (1979–80)
1993
• Tom Ables - Honorary
• Michael Cage - M. Basketball (1981–84)
• Vidal Fernandez - M. Soccer (1977–79)
• Ann Lebedeff - W. Tennis (1972–74)
• Tom Nettles - Football, M. Track & Field (1966–68)
• LaTanya Sheffield - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
1994
• Patricia Mang - Softball (1987–88)
• Chris Marlowe - M. Volleyball (1972–73); M. Basketball (1970–73)
• Bill Schutte - Football Coach (1947–55)
• Nate Wright - Football (1967–68)
• George Ziegenfuss - M. Basketball Coach (1948–69)
1995
• Marcelo Balboa - M. Soccer (1988–89)
• Bob Brady - M. Basketball (1952–54)
• Claudie Minor - Football (1972–73)
• Micki Schillig - W. Tennis (1980–83)
• Frank Scott - M. Golf Coach (1948–83)
1996
• Paul Mott - Football, M. Basketball, M. Track & Field (1925–28)
• Ramona Pagel - W. Track & Field (1983–84)
• Todd Santos - Football (1984–87)
• Eric Wynalda - M. Soccer (1987–89)
1997
• Vicki Cantrell - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Kenny Hale - M. Basketball (1941, 1946–47)
• Joel Kramer - M. Basketball (1974, 1976–78)
• Duncan McFarland - M. Volleyball (1973)
1998
• Marshall Faulk - Football (1991–93)
• Chris Gwynn - Baseball (1983–85)
• Mary Holland - W. Volleyball (1979–82)
• Dick Mitchell - M. Basketball (1940–42)
• Chana Perry - W. Basketball (1988–89)
1999
• Lennie Clements - M. Golf (1976–79)
• Laura De Snoo - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
• Harry Hodgetts - M. Basketball (1937–41)
• Carol Plunkett - W. Tennis Coach (1976–94)
• Wendy Wheat - W. Volleyball (1977–80)
2002
• 1940–41 Men's Basketball Team
• 1987 Men's Soccer Team
• Joe Gibbs - Football (1961–63); Football Coach (1965–66)
• Norm Nygaard - Football (1952–54)
• Falisha Wright - W. Basketball (1992–95)

2003
• 1973 Men's Volleyball National Champions
• Al Skalecky - M. Basketball (1966–67-68)
• Nicole Storto - W. Tennis (1990–93)
• Angela Rock - W. Volleyball (1981–84)
• Marla Runyan - W. Track & Field (1988–91)
2004
• Mike Douglass - Football (1976–77)
• Rod Dowhower - Football (1963–64)
• Claude Gilbert - Football Coach (1967–80, 1995–99)
• Travis Lee - Baseball (1994–96)
• Ron Reina - Broadcaster (1969–86)
• Carrie McLaughlin Stathas - W. Track & Field (1981–83)

2005
• 1987 Men's Rugby National Champion
• Hank Allison - Football (1969–70)
• Kern Carson - Football (1961–63)
• Bernie Finlay - Basketball (1958–60)
• Lynn Kanuka-Williams - W. Cross Country, W. Track & Field (1980–82)
2006
• Bob Breitbard - Football (1938–40 Player, 1945 Coach)
• Kim Goetz - M. Basketball (1978–79)
• Cynthia MacGregor - W. Tennis (1983–86)
• Neal Petties - Football (1961–63)
• Craig Scoggins - Football (1965–66)
2007
• Bob Cluck - Baseball (1966–67)
• Mike Dodd - M. Basketball (1975–79), M. Volleyball (1978–80)
• John "Jake" Duich - Football (1935, 1937–38)
• Steve Duich - Football (1966–67)
• Jay Gutowski - Football (1953–56)
• Bobby Meacham - Baseball (1979–81)
• Rachel Scott - W. Water Polo (1995–98)
2008
• Isaac Curtis - Football (1972)
• John Farris - Football (1962–64)
• Kieishsha Garnes - W. Basketball (1991–92)
• Mark Grace - Baseball (1985)
• Bobby Howard - Football (1965–66)
2009
• 1966 Wire Service College Division Football National Champions
• Toni Himmer - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Oliver Maiberger - M. Tennis (2000–03)
• Mario Mendez - Football (1961–63)
• Jeff Staggs - Football (1965–66)
• Ralph Wenzel - Football (1964–65)
2010
• Tonette Dyer - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
• Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila - Football (1996–99)
• La'Roi Glover - Football (1992–95)
• Doug Harvey - Baseball (1955–56)
• John Hyden - M. Volleyball (1992–95)
• Fred Miller - Director of Athletics (1985–95)
2011
• Dick Barnes - M. Basketball (1946, 1948–50)
• Sandra Durazo - Softball (1998–2001)
• Kyle Turley - Football (1994–97)
• Quentin Wheeler - M. Track & Field (1975–76)
• 1958 NAIA Baseball National Champions (1958)
2012
• Dr. O. Kenneth Karr Jr. - Director of Athletics (1969–78)
• Randy Holcomb - M. Basketball (2001–02)
• Mike Malano - Football (1996–99)
• Liane Sato - W. Volleyball (1985–86)
• J. R. Tolver - Football (1999–2002)
2013
• Brandon Heath - M. Basketball (2003–07)
• Mark Reynolds - Sailing (1975–79)
• Choc Sportsman - Track & Field Coach (1947–66)
• Michelle Suman - W. Basketball (1991–95)
• Don Warren - Football (1976–79)
2014
• Kirk Morrison - Football (2000–04)
• Stephen Strasburg - Baseball (2007–09)
• Pete Inge - Football (1976–79)
• Kyle Whittemore - M. Soccer (1984–88)
• Shayla Balentine - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
2015
• Billy Blanton - Football (1994–96)
• Ed Imo - Football (1976–77)
• Larry Godfrey - M. Track & Field (1965)
• Karoline Koehler - W. Track & Field (2007–10)
• Anthony Watson - M. Basketball (1983–86)
2016
• Kawhi Leonard - M. Basketball (2009–11)
• Leon Parma - Football (1948–50)
• Noel Prefontaine - Football (1995–96)
• Miesha McKelvy-Jones - W. Track & Field (1997–99)
• Steve Williams - M. Track & Field (1973–74)
2017
• Steve Fisher - M. Basketball Coach (1999–2017)
• D.J. Gay - M. Basketball (2007–11)
• Whitney Ashley - W. Track & Field (2011–12)
• Craig Penrose - Football (1974–75)
• Whip Walton - Football (1974–77)
2018
• Jamaal Franklin - M. Basketball (2011–13)
• Holly Hartzell - W. Water Polo (2001–04)
• Lon Hinkle - M. Golf (1970–72)
• Travis Hitt - Football (1973–76)
• Larry Ned - Football (1998–2001)
• Ernie Anderson - Photographer
2019
• Jim Dietz - Baseball Coach (1972–2002)
• Tally Hall - M. Soccer (2003–06)
• Jené Morris - W. Basketball (2008–10)
• Xavier Thames - M. Basketball (2011–14)
• Shanieka Ricketts - W. Track & Field (2011–14)

Notable athletes

See also the List of San Diego State University people

Footnotes

  1. ↑ During the Aztecs' tenure in the stadium, the venue was also known as Jack Murphy Stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, and SDCCU Stadium.

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