1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1988 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1988 record3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –0  11 –2 –0
UTEP 6 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Hawaii 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
BYU 5 –3 –0  9 –4 –0
Utah 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Air Force 3 –5 –0  5 –7 –0
San Diego State 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
New Mexico 1 –7 –0  2 –10 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, in his third year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season with a record of three wins, eight losses (3–8, 3–5 WAC).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at No. 5 UCLA*
L 6–5946,487[1]
September 11Air Force
W 39–3620,112[2]
September 17at Stanford*
L 10–3126,000[3]
October 1No. 20 Oregon*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 13–3422,527[4]
October 8Wyoming
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 27–5520,386[5]
October 15Hawaii
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 30–3227,142[6]
October 22at Colorado State
L 7–1323,817[7]
October 29at Utah
L 20–4122,453[8]
November 5No. 20 BYU
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 27–1521,825[9]
November 12at UTEP
L 7–5831,552[10]
November 19at New Mexico
W 18–107,923[11]
  • *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 1989 NFL Draft.[14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Alfred JacksonWide Receiver5135Los Angeles Rams

Team awards
AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		Monty Gilbreath
Paul Hewitt
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		Kevin Wells, Off
Brad Burton, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		Alfred Jackson, Off
Kevin Wells, Off
Mario Mitchell, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerMonty Gilbreath

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Notes
  1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

References
  1. Curt Holbreich (September 4, 1988). "Problems Galore as Aztecs Suffer 59-6 Loss to UCLA". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Curt Holbreich (September 12, 1988). "Last of Hewitt's 259 Yards Lifts Aztecs to 39-36 Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Curt Holbreich (September 18, 1988). "Aztecs Are Clueless Until It's Too Late". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Curt Holbreich (October 2, 1988). "Pac-10 Continues to Trouble Aztecs as Oregon Romps". 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 9, 1988). "Aztecs Are Helpless; Cowboys Win 55-27". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. Curt Holbreich (October 23, 1988). "Loss to Colorado State Has Aztecs Feeling Low". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Utah 1989 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. "BYU 1989 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  11. "San Diego State 18, New Mexico 10". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 20, 1988. p. 11D. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "San Diego State 1988 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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