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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: Ted Tollner
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1921  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Ted Tollner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at San Diego State.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Idaho  40   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ California  37   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Oklahoma  51   31   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Hawaii  56   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ New Mexico  48   42   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Colorado State  18   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ San Jose State  49   20   W       
 Thu., Nov. 7  vs. Wyoming  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Nevada Las Vegas  42   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Fresno State  31   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Air Force  28   23   W       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored428
  Scoring Average38.9
  Points Allowed303
  Defense Average27.5
  Opponents Record48-68
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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

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