1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team
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| Home stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium (Capacity: 59,022) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his first year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season above .500 for the first time in three years, with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1, 4–3 WAC).
Schedule
September 2at Air Force
L 36–5244,579[1] September 16UCLA*
L 25–2831,639[2] September 23Cal State Fullerton*
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA
T 41–4115,721[3] September 30at No. 20 Utah
W 38–2729,585[4] October 7at No. 20 Hawaii
L 24–3142,958[5] October 14Long Beach State[note 2]*
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA
W 30–2613,548[6]
October 21Pacific*
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA
W 35–721,120[7] October 29at UTEP
W 34–3117,070[8] November 4New Mexico
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA
W 45–2813,776[9] November 11at Wyoming
W 27–1720,564[10] November 18at No. 7 Miami (FL)*
L 6–4242,362[11] November 25at No. 21 BYU
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA
L 27–4828,868[12]
Template:CFB Schedule End [13][14]
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Roman Fortin | Center - Tackle - Guard | 8 | 203 | Detroit Lions |
| Robert Claiborne | Wide Receiver | 12 | 313 | Detroit Lions |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) |
John Wesselman |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) |
Roman Fortin, Off Milt Wilson, Def |
| Team Captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy |
Monty Gilbreath, Off John Wesselman, Def Keith Owens, Special Teams |
| Most Inspirational Player | Joe Santos |
Notes
- ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
- ^ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
References
- ^ Curt Holbreich (September 3, 1989). "Air Force's Dowis Tramples on Hopes for Aztecs' Revival". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1, & 15A. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (September 17, 1989). "UCLA Catches San Diego State". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (September 24, 1989). "CS Fullerton Ties San Diego St., 41-41, on Last-Second Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-17. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah 1990 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Long Beach State Football; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (November 5, 1989). "Big First Half Launches Aztecs to 45-28 Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "BYU 1990 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "San Diego State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
