2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 MW) |
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No. 22 Boise State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. SDSU is a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army.
Personnel
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruiting class
The Aztecs signed a total of 23 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Andrew Aleki LB |
Honolulu, Hawaii | Kamehameha HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | Jan 24, 2017 | |
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Ladji Bagayoko OL |
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada | Bishop Alemany HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Dec 11, 2016 | |
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Chance Bell RB |
Burbank, California | John Burroughs HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 25, 2016 | |
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Desmond Bessent OL |
Tampa, Florida | Sickles HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 293 lb (133 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
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Mark Brown DL |
Fort Worth, Texas | Arlington Heights HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 21, 2016 | |
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Shane Coleman TE |
Las Flores, California | Tesoro HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Oct 18, 2016 | |
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Ethan Dedeaux WR |
Las Vegas, Nevada | Liberty HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 26, 2016 | |
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Dominic Gudino OL |
Chula Vista, California | Olympian HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Oct 23, 2016 | |
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Darren Hall DB |
Pasadena, California | Rancho Cucamonga HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | Dec 24, 2016 | |
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Shane Irwin DL |
Palos Verdes Estates, California | Palos Verdes HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | Dec 7, 2016 | |
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Delon Jemmott OL |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Carnegie Schools Riverside HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Jan 25, 2017 | |
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Seyddrick Lakalaka LB |
Honolulu, Hawaii | Punahou HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 20, 2016 | |
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Anthony Luke DL |
Roseville, California | American River CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Dec 22, 2016 | |
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Chris Martinez OL |
Turlock, California | Pitman HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
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Caden McDonald LB |
Haslet, Texas | Northwest HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 23, 2016 | |
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Connor Mitchell DL |
Wauconda, Illinois | Wauconda HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 23, 2016 | |
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Isaiah Richardson WR |
Palmdale, California | Chaminade HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 22, 2016 | |
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Kyre Richardson WR |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Union HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Jan 29, 2017 | |
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Cam Roane QB |
Colleyville, Texas | Heritage HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | May 31, 2016 | |
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Mark Salazar QB |
San Diego | Rancho Bernardo HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Jun 22, 2016 | |
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Tariq Thompson DB |
San Diego | St. Augustine HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
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Tayari Venable DB |
Moreno Valley, California | Rancho Cucamonga HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 | |
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Kaegun Williams RB |
Cedar Hill, Texas | Cedar Hill HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
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Schedule
September 25:30 p.m.UC Davis*
StadiumW 38–1746,132 September 98:00 p.m.at Arizona State*
P12NW 30–2054,336 September 167:30 p.m.No. 19 Stanford*
- Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 20–1743,040 September 234:00 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 22
CBSSNW 28–2427,575 September 307:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 19
- SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 34–2835,717 October 77:45 p.m.at UNLVNo. 19
ESPN2W 41–1019,770 October 147:30 p.m.Boise StateNo. 19
- SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
CBSSNL 14–3149,053
October 217:30 p.m.Fresno State
- SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA (Rivalry)
CBSSNL 3–2743,243 October 288:15 p.m.at Hawaii
ESPN2W 28–723,018 November 47:30 p.m.at San Jose State
ESPNUW 52–717,629 November 187:30 p.m.Nevada
- SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 42–2329,265 November 2412:30 p.m.New Mexico
- SDCCU Stadium
- San Diego, CA
CBSSNW 35–1028,978 December 2312:30 p.m.vs. Army*
ESPNL 35–4235,986
Schedule Source: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football schedule
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Aztecs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–10–1 | 2007 | ASU, 34–12 |
Stanford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–3 | 1988 | STAN, 31–10 |
at Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–19 | 2015 | SDSU, 27–24 |
Northern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
No. 19 Aztecs | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–0 | 2016 | SDSU, 42–28 |
at UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Aztecs | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Rebels | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–9 | 2016 | SDSU, 26–7 |
Boise State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
No. 19 Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–2 | 2014 | BSU, 38–29 |
Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–23–4 | 2016 | SDSU, 17–3 |
at Hawaii
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–9–2 | 2016 | SDSU, 55–0 |
at San Jose State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–19–2 | 2016 | SDSU, 42–3 |
Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–3 | 2016 | SDSU, 46–16 |
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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25–15 | 2014 | SDSU, 24–14 |
vs Army–Armed Forces Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2012 | SDSU, 42–7 |
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Rashaad Penny | RB | 1 | 27 | Seattle Seahawks |
Nick Bawden | FB | 7 | 237 | Detroit Lions |