2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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2019 San Diego State Aztecs football
San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg
MW West Division co-champion
New Mexico Bowl champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jeff Horton (5th as OC, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett (2nd as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium SDCCU Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$  8 0   12 2  
No. 22 Air Force  7 1   11 2  
Utah State  6 2   7 6  
Wyoming  4 4   8 5  
Colorado State  3 5   4 8  
New Mexico  0 8   2 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy  5 3   10 5  
San Diego State x  5 3   10 3  
Nevada  4 4   7 6  
San Jose State  2 6   5 7  
UNLV  2 6   4 8  
Fresno State  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

On January 8, 2020, head coach Rocky Long resigned.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan at the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division. [1]

West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21
Mountain
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State120 (15)
2Utah State108 (6)
3Air Force73
4Wyoming66
5Colorado State52
6New Mexico22

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Weber State * Stadium on Facebook W 6–040,222
September 71:15 p.m.at UCLA * P12N W 23–1436,951
September 145:00 p.m.at New Mexico State * FloSports, FSNAZ+ W 31–1010,123
September 217:30 p.m. Utah State
  • SDCCU Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
CBSSN L 17–2327,367
October 57:00 p.m.at Colorado State ESPN2 W 24–1029,767
October 127:30 p.m. Wyoming
  • SDCCU Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 26–2228,758
October 194:00 p.m.at San Jose State Stadium on FacebookW 27–1718,285
October 267:30 p.m.at UNLV CBSSNW 20–1719,652
November 97:30 p.m. Nevada Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • SDCCU Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
ESPN2L 13–1727,973
November 156:30 p.m. Fresno State
  • SDCCU Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
ESPN2W 17–726,876
November 238:00 p.m.at Hawaii SPEC HI L 11–1424,911
November 306:00 p.m. BYU *
  • SDCCU Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 13–328,180
December 2111:00 a.m.vs. Central Michigan * ESPN W 48–1118,823
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2] [3]

Game summaries

Weber State

1234Total
No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats00000
Aztecs03036

At UCLA

1234Total
Aztecs10010323
Bruins707014

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Aztecs7107731
Aggies0010010

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies7133023
Aztecs3001417

At Colorado State

1234Total
Aztecs377724
Rams300710

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys0140822
Aztecs3313726

At San Jose State

1234Total
Aztecs7614027
Spartans703717

At UNLV

1234Total
Aztecs1433020
Rebels073717

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack307717
No. 24 Aztecs037313

Fresno State

1234Total
Bulldogs70007
Aztecs730717

At Hawaii

1234Total
Aztecs030811
Rainbow Warriors707014

BYU

1234Total
Cougars30003
Aztecs073313

Vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)

1234Total
Chippewas308011
Aztecs71321748

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV2524RVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRV24RV25RVRVRVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5156 Keith Ismael C Washington Redskins

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References

  1. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2019". ESPN . Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.