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1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 0     14 1  
Utah   6 2     8 4  
Rice   6 2     7 4  
SMU   4 4     5 6  
New Mexico   3 5     6 5  
TCU   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     4 7  
UTEP   0 8     2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 1     10 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 3  
Colorado State   6 2     7 5  
Air Force   5 3     6 5  
Fresno State   3 5     4 7  
San Jose State   3 5     3 9  
Hawaii   1 7     2 10  
UNLV   1 8     1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his third year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 6–2 WAC).

Schedule

September 7Idaho*

W 40–2129,449 September 14at California*

L 37–4237,000 September 21Oklahoma*

  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego

W 51–3134,812 October 11Hawaii

  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego

W 56–827,098 October 19at New Mexico

W 48–4227,444 October 26at Colorado State

PSNL 18–2725,013 November 2at San Jose State

ABCW 49–2011,483 November 7No. 16 Wyoming

  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego

ESPNW 28–2428,679 November 16at UNLV

Fox WestL 42–4411,594 November 23Fresno State[note 2]dagger

  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego (Rivalry)

W 31–2132,107 November 28Air Force

  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego

ESPN2W 28–2318,353

Template:CFB Schedule End [1][2]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Will Blackwell Wide receiver 2 53 Pittsburgh Steelers
Nate Jacquet Wide receiver 5 150 Indianapolis Colts
George Jones Running back 5 154 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ricky Parker Defensive back 6 201 Chicago Bears

The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[4]

Player Position First NFL team
Obafemi Ayanbadejo Running back 1998 Minnesota Vikings

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Billy Blanton
Outstanding Players
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Kyle Turley, OT
Adriam Ioja, DE
George Jones, RB
Will Blackwell, WR
Craigus Thompson, LB
Jason Moore, DB
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Billy Blanton, Off
Adrian Ioja, Def
Craigus Thompson, Def
Freddie Edwards, Special Teams
Most Inspirational Player Craigus Thompson

[2]

Notes

  1. ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
  2. ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

  1. ^ "San Diego State 1996 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.