1979 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1979 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium San Diego Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
Utah 5 2 06 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 08 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 06 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 04 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 04 8 0
UTEP 0 7 02 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).

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The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his seventh year, and played 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 12 Missouri *L 15–4562,168 [1]
September 22at Fresno State *W 32–2315,235 [2]
September 29 Wisconsin *W 24–1738,633 [3]
October 6at New Mexico W 35–721,205 [4]
October 13 Miami (FL) *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 31–2040,126 [5]
October 20at Colorado State L 3–3721,950 [6]
October 27at Utah W 17–1322,196 [7]
November 3 Wyoming Dagger-14-plain.png
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 31–2136,386 [8]
November 10 Arizona *
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 42–1038,581 [9]
November 17 UTEP
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 42–2037,110 [10]
November 24No. 10 BYU
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
ABC [note 2] L 14–6346,121 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Terrell WardDefensive back7188 Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin FidelCenter10263 Cleveland Browns

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Lucious Smith Defensive back 1980 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

AwardPlayer
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 PlayerTerrell Ward

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Notes

  1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.
  2. This was the first ever nationally televised game for San Diego State

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