2016 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Mountain West champion MW West Division champion Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 11–3 (6–2 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Horton (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Rocky Long (8th season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Qualcomm Stadium |
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Wyoming xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 25 San Diego State xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Wyoming to be crowned Mountain West champions for the second consecutive year. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Houston.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 22 (FCS) New Hampshire * | W 31–0 | 46,486 | |||
September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | California * |
| CBSSN | W 45–40 | 42,473 | |
September 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois * | CBSSN | W 42–28 | 14,513 | ||
October 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at South Alabama * | No. 19 | ESPNews | L 24–42 | 14,471 | |
October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | UNLV |
| ESPNU | W 26–7 | 33,296 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | CBSSN | W 17–3 | 24,731 | ||
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State |
| ESPN2 | W 42–3 | 25,613 | |
October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State | CBSSN | W 40–13 | 17,332 | ||
November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Hawaii |
| CBSSN | W 55–0 | 41,644 | |
November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Nevada | CBSSN | W 46–16 | 16,730 | ||
November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | No. 24 | CBSSN | L 33–34 | 19,112 | |
November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State |
| CBSSN | L 31–63 | 34,223 | |
December 3 | 4:45 p.m. | at Wyoming |
| ESPN | W 27–24 | 24,001 | |
December 17 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Houston * | ABC | W 34–10 | 29,286 | ||
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Name | Position | Seasons at San Diego State | Alma Mater |
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Rocky Long | Head coach | 6 | New Mexico (1974) |
Jeff Horton | Offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/Running backs | 6 | Minnesota (1984) |
Bobby Hauck | Associate head coach/Special Teams Coordinator | 2 | Montana (1987) |
Zach Arnett | Assistant coach/Linebackers Coach | 3 | New Mexico (2009) |
Hunkie Cooper | Assistant coach/wide receivers | 2 | UNLV (1991) |
Danny Gonzales | Assistant coach/Safeties | 6 | New Mexico (1999) |
Ernest Lawson | Assistant coach/Defensive line | 1 | SDSU (2010) |
Blake Morgan | Assistant coach/quarterbacks | 2 | Air Force (1999) |
Mike Schmidt | Assistant coach/Offensive line | 5 | SDSU (2009) |
Tony White | Assistant coach/cornerbacks/recruiting coordinator | 8 | UCLA (2002)ll |
Kevin McGarry | Director of player personnel | 6 | San Diego |
Jashon Sykes | Assistant Athletic Director – Football Operations | 4 | Colorado (2002) |
Doug Deakin | Assistant for Football Operations | 5 | SDSU (2010) |
Jake LaudenSlayer | Graduate Assistant – Offense/Tight ends | 3 | CLU (2011) |
Zach Schultis | Graduate Assistant – Offense | 3 | CLU (2013) |
Zach Shapiro | Graduate Assistant – Defense | 2 | SDSU (2010) |
Demetrius Sumler | Graduate Assistant – Defense | 1 | Colorado (2011) |
Adam Hall | Assistant Athletic Director for Strength and Conditioning | 6 | SDSU (2004) |
Derrick Baker | Assistant strength and conditioning coach | 2 | Cal (2015) |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 |
Aztecs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Aztecs | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
Jaguars | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Aztecs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 10 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 10 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#24 Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
Aztecs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Aztecs | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | — | — | RV | 25 |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level.
The San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the sport of American football. The Aztecs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the West Division of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They are coached by Brady Hoke and started playing at the new Snapdragon Stadium in 2022. They have won 21 conference championships and three national championships at the small college division.
The 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were coached by Chuck Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. The 2008 season was expected to be rough for the Aztecs after losing several key offensive players to the National Football League (NFL). The team looked to redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley to replace star quarterback Kevin O'Connell. The team also lost two of its leading wide receivers in Brett Swain and Chaz Schilens along with four starting offensive linemen.
The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is the college basketball program that represents San Diego State University, located in San Diego, California. The team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference (MW) and plays its home games at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs began play in 1921 and have been to fifteen NCAA Division I tournaments and six NIT tournaments since joining NCAA Division I in 1969, the best finish coming recently in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team previously reached three NCAA Division II tournaments and six NAIA tournaments, winning the latter in 1941. Since joining the Mountain West Conference, the Aztecs have won seven tournament championships and nine regular season titles. Former players who went on to achieve notable success in the NBA include Michael Cage and Kawhi Leonard. Other former players have gone on to achieve their most notable successes in other areas, such as Art Linkletter and Tony Gwynn.
The 2010 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Brady Hoke and played their home games in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season with a record of 9–4 and a 35–14 victory over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.
The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8-5, 4–3 in Mountain West play to finish fourth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost, but then eventually won a forfeited game to Louisiana–Lafayette.
The 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by second-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. This was San Diego State's 14th season in the Mountain West Conference.
The 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by third-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Buffalo.
The 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by fourth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. San Diego State finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a share for first place in the West Division. However, due to Mountain West tiebreaker rules, because of their head-to-head loss to Fresno State they were not considered division co–champions. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to Navy 16–17.
The 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to become West Division Champions. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Mountain Division representative Air Force to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati.
The 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and determined the 2016 football champion of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The game featured the MW West Division champion San Diego State Aztecs visiting the Mountain Division co-champion Wyoming Cowboys, with the Aztecs winning 27–24. It was broadcast nationally by ESPN for the second consecutive year.
The 1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the last season for the Aztecs in the WAC, as they became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference in the 1999 season.
The 1962 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.
The 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. SDSU is a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army.
The 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by eighth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Ohio.
The 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by ninth year head coach Rocky Long and played their final home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.
The 2019–20 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by third-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 30–2, 17–1 in Mountain West play to be regular season Mountain West champions. They defeated Air Force and Boise State to reach the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. Although they were a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to and a high seed in the NCAA tournament, on March 12 the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by head coach Brady Hoke, in the first season of his second stint, and played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
The 2020–21 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs finished the season 23–5, 14–3 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. In the Mountain West tournament, they defeated Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to Syracuse.
The 2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented the San Diego State University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brady Hoke, who was coaching his fourth season with the team. The Aztecs played their home games at the new Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.