San Diego State Football Team History
San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Founded: 1897 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Claude Gilbert Conference: Western Athletic-
1978 Season Highlights
Claude Gilbert enters his 6th season as Head Coach at San Diego State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Iowa State
13
14
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Texas-El Paso
24
31
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Fresno State
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Wyoming
22
31
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Pacific
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Long Beach State
25
27
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Colorado State
34
31
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Brigham Young
3
21
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Miami
14
16
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
New Mexico
27
24
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Utah
18
20
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 242
Scoring Average 22.0
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 23.4
Opponents Record 51-42
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 0-6
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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