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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-

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1921 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Claude Gilbert enters his 8th season as Head Coach at San Diego State.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Brigham Young	11	35	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Air Force	13	10	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Missouri	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Wisconsin	12	35	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	17	28	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Colorado State	7	26	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Wyoming	9	34	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Oklahoma State	6	15	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Hawaii	6	31	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Texas-El Paso	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. New Mexico	24	22	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Utah	21	20	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	294
Defense Average	24.5
Opponents Record	65-56
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-5

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-1	606	243	Won 46-45	5-1	292	80	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-4-1	232	330		5-1-1	178	140	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	4-7	246	364		3-3	140	167	Joe Morrison
San Diego State	4-8	161	294		4-3	113	154	Claude Gilbert
Wyoming	6-5	316	243		3-4	180	166	Pat Dye
Utah	5-5-1	259	293		2-3-1	148	150	Wayne Howard
Air Force	2-9-1	161	290		1-2	44	41	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-11	143	424		0-6	56	253	Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.