1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1989 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1989 record6–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 59,022)
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
Air Force 5 –1 –1  8 –4 –1
Hawaii 5 –2 –1  9 –3 –1
Wyoming 5 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
San Diego State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –1
Colorado State 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Utah 2 –6 –0  4 –8 –0
UTEP 1 –7 –0  2 –10 –0
New Mexico 0 –7 –0  2 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his first year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season above .500 for the first time in three years, with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Air Force
L 36–5244,579[1]
September 16UCLA*
L 25–2831,639[2]
September 23Cal State Fullerton*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
T 41–4115,721[3]
September 30at No. 20 Utah
W 38–2729,585[4]
October 7at No. 20 Hawaii
L 24–3142,958[5]
October 14Long Beach State[note 2]*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 30–2613,548[6]
October 21Pacific*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 35–721,120[7]
October 29at UTEP
W 34–3117,070[8]
November 4New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 45–2813,776[9]
November 11at Wyoming
W 27–1720,564[10]
November 18at No. 7 Miami (FL)*
L 6–4242,362[11]
November 25at No. 21 BYU
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 27–4828,868[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 1990 NFL Draft.[15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Roman FortinCenter - Tackle - Guard8203Detroit Lions
Robert ClaiborneWide Receiver12313Detroit Lions

Team awards
AwardPlayer
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		John Wesselman
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		Roman Fortin, Off
Milt Wilson, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		Monty Gilbreath, Off
John Wesselman, Def
Keith Owens, Special Teams
Most Inspirational PlayerJoe Santos

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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 3, 1989). "Air Force's Dowis Tramples on Hopes for Aztecs' Revival". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1, & 15A. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Curt Holbreich (September 17, 1989). "UCLA Catches San Diego State". 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 24, 1989). "CS Fullerton Ties San Diego St., 41-41, on Last-Second Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-17. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Utah 1990 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. Long Beach State Football; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
  7. Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. Curt Holbreich (November 5, 1989). "Big First Half Launches Aztecs to 45-28 Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  12. "BYU 1990 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. "San Diego State 1989 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. "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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