American college football season
2019 San Diego State Aztecs football |
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MW West Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 10–3 (5–3 MW) |
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Head coach | - Rocky Long (9th as HC, 11th overall season)
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Horton (5th as OC, 9th overall season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Zach Arnett (2nd as DC, 9th overall season) |
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Home stadium | SDCCU Stadium |
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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.
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 finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
3 | Nevada | 74 |
4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
5 | UNLV | 51 |
6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Mountain Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
3 | Air Force | 73 |
4 | Wyoming | 66 |
5 | Colorado State | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Weber State* | | | Stadium on Facebook | W 6–0 | 40,222 |
September 7 | 1:15 p.m. | at UCLA* | | | P12N | W 23–14 | 36,951 |
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | | | FloSports, FSNAZ+ | W 31–10 | 10,123 |
September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah State | | - SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| CBSSN | L 17–23 | 27,367 |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | | | ESPN2 | W 24–10 | 29,767 |
October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Wyoming | | - SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| CBSSN | W 26–22 | 28,758 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | | | Stadium on Facebook | W 27–17 | 18,285 |
October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at UNLV | | | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 19,652 |
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 24 | - SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| ESPN2 | L 13–17 | 27,973 |
November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Fresno State | | - SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| ESPN2 | W 17–7 | 26,876 |
November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | | | SPEC HI | L 11–14 | 24,911 |
November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | BYU* | | - SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| CBSSN | W 13–3 | 28,180 |
December 21 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | | | ESPN | W 48–11 | 18,823 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
At UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Bruins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Aggies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
At Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Aztecs | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
At San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
Spartans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Rebels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 24 Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
Aztecs | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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Venues | - College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
- Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
- Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)
- Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)
- San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)
- Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)
- Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |