This is a list of seasons completed by the San Diego State Aztecs football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The team began competition in 1921.
San Diego State has been a member of a conference for all but a few seasons since it started play
When the NCAA first started classification in 1937, San Diego State was part of the NCAA College Division (Small College). While playing in the College Division under College Hall of Fame coach Don Coryell, they were voted the football National Champion for three consecutive years, 1966–1968. They moved to the NCAA University Division (Major College) in 1969.
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Southern California Junior College Conference (1921–1924) | |||||||||
C.E. Peterson(Southern California Junior College Conference)(1921–1924) | |||||||||
1921 | Peterson | 4–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
1922 | Peterson | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1923 | Peterson | 8–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1924 | Peterson | 7–1–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
C.E. Peterson(Independent)(1925) | |||||||||
1925 | Peterson | 5–3–1 | |||||||
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1938) | |||||||||
C.E. Peterson(Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1926–1929) | |||||||||
1926 | Peterson | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 7th | |||||
1927 | Peterson | 4–3 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
1928 | Peterson | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1929 | Peterson | 3–5 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
Peterson: | 43–31–4 (.577) | 16–17–1 (.485) | |||||||
W.B. Herreid(Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1930–1934) | |||||||||
1930 | Herreid | 5–4 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
1931 | Herreid | 5–3–2 | 2–2–1 | T-4th | |||||
1932 | Herreid | 3–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||||
1933 | Herreid | 4–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1934 | Herreid | 3–5–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
Herreid: | 20–21–5 (.489) | 13–12–4 (.517) | |||||||
Leo Calland (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1935–1938) | |||||||||
1935 | Calland | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1936 | Calland | 6–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1937 | Calland | 7–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1938 | Calland | 5–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
California Collegiate Athletic Association (1939–1967) | |||||||||
Leo Calland(California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1939–1941) | |||||||||
1939 | Calland | 2–7 | 0–2 | 4th | |||||
1940 | Calland | 5–3–1 | 1–1–1 | T-2nd | |||||
1941 | Calland | 6–4 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
Calland: | 34–22–4 (.600) | 15–11–3 (.569) | |||||||
John Eubank (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1942) | |||||||||
1942 | Eubank | 0–6–1 | 0–2 | n/a | |||||
Eubank: | 0–6–1 (.071) | 0–2 (.000) | |||||||
No team(World War II)(1943–1944) | |||||||||
Bob Breitbard(California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1945) | |||||||||
1945 | Breitbard | 2–5 | 1–0 | n/a | |||||
Breitbard: | 2–5 (.286) | 1–0 (1.000) | |||||||
Bill Terry (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1946) | |||||||||
1946 | Terry | 6–4 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
Terry: | 6–4 (.600) | 2–3 (.400) | |||||||
Bill Shulte(California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1947–1955) | |||||||||
1947 | Shulte | 7–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | L Harbor | ||||
1948 | Shulte | 4–7 | 1–4 | T-5th | |||||
1949 | Shulte | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1950 | Shulte | 5–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1951 | Shulte | 10–0–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Pineapple | ||||
1952 | Shulte | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1953 | Shulte | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1954 | Shulte | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2nd | |||||
1955 | Shulte | 2–8 | 1–1 | n/a | |||||
Shulte: | 48–36–4 (.568) | 21–13–3 (.608) | |||||||
Paul Governall(California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1956–1960) | |||||||||
1956 | Governall | 4–3–2 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1957 | Governall | 2–7 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
1958 | Governall | 3–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
1959 | Governall | 1–6–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1960 | Governall | 1–6–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
Governall: | 11–27–4 (.310) | 4–16 (.200) | |||||||
Don Coryell (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1961–1967) | |||||||||
1961 | Coryell | 7–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1962 | Coryell | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1963 | Coryell | 7–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1964 | Coryell | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1965 | Coryell | 8–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1966 | Coryell | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Camellia | 1 | 1 | ||
1967 | Coryell | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Camellia | 1 | 1 | ||
Don Coryell(Independent)(1968) | |||||||||
1968 | Coryell | 9–0–1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1969–1975) | |||||||||
Don Coryell(Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1969–1972) | |||||||||
1969 | Coryell | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W Pasadena | ||||
1970 | Coryell | 9–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1971 | Coryell | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1972 | Coryell | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Coryell: | 104–19–2 (.840) | 46–10–1 (.816) | |||||||
Claude Gilbert (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1973–1975) | |||||||||
1973 | Gilbert | 9–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1974 | Gilbert | 8–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1975 | Gilbert | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
Independent(1976–1977) | |||||||||
Claude Gilbert(Independent)(1976–1977) | |||||||||
1976 | Gilbert | 10–1 | |||||||
1977 | Gilbert | 10–1 | 18 | 16 | |||||
Western Athletic Conference (1978–1998) | |||||||||
Claude Gilbert(Western Athletic Conference)(1978–1980) | |||||||||
1978 | Gilbert | 4–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1979 | Gilbert | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1980 | Gilbert | 4–8 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
Gilbert: | 61–26–2 (.697) | 20–12–1 (.621) | |||||||
Doug Scovil (Western Athletic Conference)(1981–1985) | |||||||||
1981 | Scovil | 6–5 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
1982 | Scovil | 7–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1983 | Scovil | 2–9–1 | 1–6–1 | 8th | |||||
1984 | Scovil | 4–7–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
1985 | Scovil | 5–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
Scovil: | 24–32–3 (.432) | 15–21–3 (.423) | |||||||
Denny Stolz (Western Athletic Conference)(1986–1988) | |||||||||
1986 | Stolz | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday | 25 | |||
1987 | Stolz | 5–7 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
1988 | Stolz | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
Stolz: | 16–19 (.457) | 14–10 (.583) | |||||||
Al Luginbill (Western Athletic Conference)(1989–1993) | |||||||||
1989 | Luginbill | 6–5–1 | 4–3 | T–5th | |||||
1990 | Luginbill | 6–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
1991 | Luginbill | 8–4–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | L Freedom | ||||
1992 | Luginbill | 5–5–1 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1993 | Luginbill | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
Luginbill: | 31–25–3 (.551) | 24–13–1 (.645) | |||||||
Ted Tollner (Western Athletic Conference)(1994–1998) | |||||||||
1994 | Tollner | 4–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
1995 | Tollner | 8–4 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
1996 | Tollner | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd Pacific | |||||
1997 | Tollner | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–4th Pacific | |||||
1998 | Tollner | 7–5 | 7–1 | T–1st Pacific | L Las Vegas | ||||
Mountain West Conference (1999–present) | |||||||||
Ted Tollner(Mountain West Conference)(1999–2001) | |||||||||
1999 | Tollner | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
2000 | Tollner | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
2001 | Tollner | 3–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
Tollner: | 43–48 (.473) | 32–29 (.525) | |||||||
Tom Craft (Mountain West Conference)(2002–2005) | |||||||||
2002 | Craft | 4–9 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2003 | Craft | 6–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
2004 | Craft | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
2005 | Craft | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
Craft: | 19–29 (.396) | 13–16 (.448) | |||||||
Chuck Long (Mountain West Conference)(2006–2008) | |||||||||
2006 | C. Long | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
2007 | C. Long | 4–8 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
2008 | C. Long | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
C. Long: | 9–27 (.250) | 7–17 (.292) | |||||||
Brady Hoke (Mountain West Conference)(2009–2010) | |||||||||
2009 | Hoke | 4–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
2010 | Hoke | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Poinsettia | ||||
Hoke 1st tenure: | 13–12 (.520) | 7–9 (.438) | |||||||
Rocky Long (Mountain West Conference)(2011–2019) | |||||||||
2011 | R. Long | 8–5 | 4–3 | 4th | L New Orleans | ||||
2012 | R. Long | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L Poinsettia | ||||
2013 | R. Long | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd West | W Famous Idaho Potato | ||||
2014 | R. Long | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–1st West | L Poinsettia | ||||
2015 | R. Long | 11–3 | 8–0 | 1st West | W Hawaii | ||||
2016 | R. Long | 11–3 | 6–2 | 1st West | W Las Vegas | 25 | 25 | ||
2017 | R. Long | 10–3 | 6–2 | 2nd West | L Armed Forces | ||||
2018 | R. Long | 7–6 | 4–4 | 4th West | L Frisco | ||||
2019 | R. Long | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–1st West | W New Mexico | ||||
R. Long: | 81–38 (.681) | 51–20 (.718) | |||||||
Brady Hoke(Mountain West Conference)(2020–present) | |||||||||
2020 | Hoke | 4-4 | 4-2 | 4th | |||||
2021 | Hoke | 12-2 | 7-1 | 1st West | W Frisco | 25 | |||
2022 | Hoke | 7-6 | 5-3 | T–2nd West | L Hawaii | ||||
Hoke 2nd tenure: | 23-12 (.657) | 16-6 (.727) | |||||||
Hoke: | 36–24 (.600) | 23–18 (.561) | |||||||
Total: | 575–437–32 (.566) [1] | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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