1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1983 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record2–9–1 (1–6–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
  1982
1984  
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 010 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 15 5 1
Utah 4 4 05 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 12 9 1
UTEP 0 8 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1983 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 Doug Scovil, in his third year, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium [note 1] in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of two wins, nine losses and one tie (2–9–1, 1–6–1 WAC). This was the fewest wins for an Aztec team since they only won one in 1960, and they finished the year with seven straight losses.

Wide receiver Jim Sandusky was named a third-team All-American by the Gannett News Service and Football News. [1] [2] He earned first-team All-WAC honors as both a receiver and a punt returner. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Tulsa *L 9–3425,429 [4]
September 10 California *W 28–1419,853 [5]
September 17at Utah L 24–2726,712 [6]
September 24at UTEP W 41–3320,181 [7]
October 1at Hawaii T 27–2734,153 [8]
October 8 Long Beach State *
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 13–2025,232 [9]
October 15at Colorado State L 15–1722,979 [10]
October 22No. 18 BYU
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 12–4720,515
October 27at UNLV *L 10–2814,275 [11]
November 12 Wyoming Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 21–3314,530 [12]
November 19at New Mexico L 14–3415,143 [13]
December 3No. 17 Air Force
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 7–388,444 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15] [16]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft. [17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Sean McNanie Defensive End379 Buffalo Bills
Mike Saxon Punter11300 Detroit Lions

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [18]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Jeff Spek Tight End 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matt Long Center 1987 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike WellsTight End 1987 San Francisco 49ers
Trent CollinsDefensive Back 1987 New York Jets

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Jim Sandusky
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Matt Long, Off
Jeff Miller, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Matt Long, Off
Thomas Carter, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerTim Delaney,
Thomas Carter

[16]

Notes

  1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

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