1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1997 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Lay (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Claude Gilbert (7th as DC, 15th overall season)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 2   9 4  
Rice  5 3   7 4  
SMU  5 3   6 5  
Utah  5 3   6 5  
BYU  4 4   6 5  
UTEP  3 5   4 7  
Tulsa  2 6   2 9  
TCU  1 7   1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 1   11 2  
Air Force  6 2   10 3  
Fresno State  5 3   6 6  
Wyoming  4 4   7 6  
San Diego State  4 4   5 7  
San Jose State  4 4   4 7  
UNLV  2 6   3 8  
Hawaii  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Contents

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 Navy * Fox West W 45–3121,176
September 13at No. 3 Washington *Fox WestL 3–3671,081
September 20at Wisconsin *L 10–3876,864
September 27at No. 25 Air Force ESPN2 L 18–24 OT48,399
October 4at Arizona *Fox WestL 28–3139,195
October 11 New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 21–3628,732
October 18 UNLV
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 20–17 OT24,628
October 25at Hawaii Cox 4 W 10–329,342
November 1at Wyoming Cox 4L 17–4115,157
November 8 San Jose State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
Cox 4W 48–2129,869
November 15at Fresno State Cox 4W 20–1934,195
November 22No. 25 Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
ESPN L 17–3825,704
  • *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 1998 NFL draft. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Kyle Turley Tackle - Guard17 New Orleans Saints
Az-Zahir Hakim Wide Receiver496 St. Louis Rams
Ephraim Salaam Tackle7199 Atlanta Falcons

The following finished their college career in 1997, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [4]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Jason Moore Defensive Back 1999 Denver Broncos
Justin Watson Running Back 1999 St. Louis Rams

Team awards

AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Kyle Turley
Outstanding Players
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Kyle Turley, OT
Jonas Lewis, RB
Az-Zahir Hakim, WR
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, DE
Rico Curtis, SS
Andy Osbourne, LB
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Kyle Turley, Off
Andy Osbourne, Def
Julius McChristian, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerJulius McChristian

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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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References

  1. "San Diego State 1997 Schedule" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. "1998 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "San Diego St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.