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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-8
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed294
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record65-56
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-5
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 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.