1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1987 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1987 record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –0  10 –3 –0
BYU 7 –1 –0  9 –4 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –0  9 –4 –0
UTEP 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –0  5 –7 –0
Hawaii 3 –5 –0  5 –7 –0
Utah 2 –6 –0  5 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –0  1 –11 –0
New Mexico 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of five wins, seven losses (5–7, 4–4 WAC).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at No. 3 UCLA*
L 14–4754,287[1]
September 12Utah
W 52–3428,645[2]
September 19at Air Force
L 7–4935,035[3]
September 26at Oregon*
L 20–2531,573[4]
October 3at Wyoming
L 10–5225,018[5]
October 10UTEP
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
L 33–3420,744[6]
October 17Stanford*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
L 40–4425,676[7]
October 24Long Beach State[note 2]*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 52–4223,625[8]
October 31at Hawaii
W 29–2141,437[9]
November 7at BYU
L 21–3864,341[10]
November 14Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 25–1217,382[11]
November 21New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego
W 53–3021,392[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Harold HicksDefensive back7193Washington Redskins
Clarence NunnDefensive back9246New Orleans Saints
Todd SantosQuarterback10274New Orleans Saints
Wayne RossPunter12315Washington Redskins
Dave DesRochersTackle12326Seattle Seahawks

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[16]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Brett FaryniarzLinebacker1988 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards
AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		Todd Santos
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		Dave DesRochers, Off
Brett Faryniarz, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		Todd Santos, Off
Reggie Blaylock, Off
Brett Faryniarz, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerReggie Blaylock

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Notes
  1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
  2. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References
  1. Curt Holbreich (September 6, 1987). "Todd Santos, Going Big Time, Has Tough Time". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-12. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Utah 1988 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Air Force 49, San Diego St. 7". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. September 20, 1987. p. 18D. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Curt Holbreich (September 27, 1987). "SDSU Grounded by Penalty, Oregon Comeback". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Curt Holbreich (October 4, 1987). "There May Be No Road to Title After Aztecs Fall to Wyoming, 52-10". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. Curt Holbreich (October 18, 1987). "Santos Big Night for Naught". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Curt Holbreich (October 25, 1987). "Santos Goes Over 10,000 Yards in SDSU's Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. "BYU 1988 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  11. Curt Holbreich (November 15, 1987). "SDSU Finds Different Way to Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Curt Holbreich (November 22, 1987). "Aztecs Make Sure Lobos' Number Is Up in Finale". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "San Diego State 1987 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  16. "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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