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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: Doug Scovil
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1921 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Doug Scovil enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at San Diego State.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Tulsa	9	34	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. California	28	14	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Utah	24	27	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas-El Paso	41	33	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Hawaii	27	27	T
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Long Beach State	13	20	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Colorado State	15	17	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Brigham Young	12	47	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Nevada Las Vegas	10	28	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Wyoming	21	33	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ New Mexico	14	34	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Air Force	7	38	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	2-9 -1
Points Scored	221
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	352
Defense Average	29.3
Opponents Record	62-51
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-6 -1

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-1	505	247	Won 21-17	7-0	310	93	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	6-6	239	233		4-2	148	122	Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State	5-7	222	340		4-3	140	182	Leon Fuller
Air Force	10-2	367	221	Won 9-3	4-2	177	136	Ken Hatfield
Wyoming	7-5	331	327		4-3	172	189	Al Kincaid
Utah	5-6	296	289		3-4	204	185	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State	2-9-1	221	352		1-6	134	229	Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso	2-10	210	359		0-7	110	259	Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 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

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.