1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1987 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dana Bible (2nd season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 8 0 010 3 0
BYU 7 1 09 4 0
Air Force 6 2 09 4 0
UTEP 5 3 07 4 0
San Diego State 4 4 05 7 0
Hawaii 3 5 05 7 0
Utah 2 6 05 7 0
Colorado State 1 7 01 11 0
New Mexico 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Contents

The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium [note 1] in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of five wins, seven losses (5–7, 4–4 WAC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 3 UCLA *L 14–4754,287 [1]
September 12 Utah W 52–3428,645 [2]
September 19at Air Force L 7–4935,035 [3]
September 26at Oregon *L 20–2531,573 [4]
October 3at Wyoming L 10–5225,018 [5]
October 10 UTEP
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 33–3420,744 [6]
October 17 Stanford *
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 40–4425,676 [7]
October 24 Long Beach State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 52–4223,625 [8]
October 31at Hawaii W 29–2141,437 [9]
November 7at BYU L 21–3864,341 [10]
November 14 Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 25–1217,382 [11]
November 21 New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
KGSWW 53–3021,392 [12]
  • *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 1988 NFL Draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Harold HicksDefensive back7193 Washington Redskins
Clarence NunnDefensive back9246 New Orleans Saints
Todd Santos Quarterback10274 New Orleans Saints
Wayne RossPunter12315 Washington Redskins
Dave DesRochersTackle12326 Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Brett Faryniarz Linebacker 1988 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Todd Santos
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Dave DesRochers, Off
Brett Faryniarz, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Todd Santos, Off
Reggie Blaylock, Off
Brett Faryniarz, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerReggie Blaylock

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Notes

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

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