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2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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2019 San Diego State Aztecs football
MW West Division co-champion
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Horton (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorZach Arnett (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumSDCCU Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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

Preseason

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Mountain West media days

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

Media poll

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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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Weber State*Stadium on FacebookW 6–040,222
September 71:15 p.m.at UCLA*P12NW 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
CBSSNL 17–2327,367
October 57:00 p.m.at Colorado StateESPN2W 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 StateStadium on FacebookW 27–1718,285
October 267:30 p.m.at UNLVCBSSNW 20–1719,652
November 97:30 p.m.NevadadaggerNo. 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 HawaiiSPEC HIL 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*ESPNW 48–1118,823
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Aztecs 0 3 0 3 6

At UCLA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 10 0 10 3 23
Bruins 7 0 7 0 14

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 10 7 7 31
Aggies 0 0 10 0 10

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 13 3 0 23
Aztecs 3 0 0 14 17

At Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 3 7 7 7 24
Rams 3 0 0 7 10

Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 14 0 8 22
Aztecs 3 3 13 7 26

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 6 14 0 27
Spartans 7 0 3 7 17

At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 14 3 3 0 20
Rebels 0 7 3 7 17

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 3 0 7 7 17
No. 24 Aztecs 0 3 7 3 13

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Aztecs 7 3 0 7 17

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 3 0 8 11
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 0 14

BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 0 0 3
Aztecs 0 7 3 3 13

Vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 0 8 0 11
Aztecs 7 13 21 7 48

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV2524RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV24RV25RVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 156 Keith Ismael C Washington Redskins

References

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  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.