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 as OC, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorZach Arnett (2nd as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadiumSDCCU Stadium
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.

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)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (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 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 State
ESPN2W 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.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 Hawaii
SPEC 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

[2][3]

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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———————RVRV2524RVRV———RV
Coaches——————RVRVRVRV24RV25RVRVRVRV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5156Keith IsmaelCWashington Redskins

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.
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