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American college football season
The 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aztecs were led by ninth year head coach Rocky Long and played their final home games at SDCCU Stadium . San Diego State competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.
On January 8, 2020, head coach Rocky Long resigned.
Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan at the Las Vegas Strip .
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.[ 1]
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Fresno State
122 (17)
2
San Diego State 106 (3)
3
Nevada
74
4
Hawaii
67 (1)
5
UNLV
51
6
San Jose State
21
Mountain
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Boise State
120 (15)
2
Utah State
108 (6)
3
Air Force
73
4
Wyoming
66
5
Colorado State
52
6
New Mexico
22
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS ) Weber State * Stadium on Facebook W 6–040,222 September 7 1:15 p.m. at UCLA * P12N W 23–1436,951 September 14 5:00 p.m. at New Mexico State * FloSports , FSNAZ+ W 31–1010,123 September 21 7:30 p.m. Utah State SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN L 17–2327,367 October 5 7:00 p.m. at Colorado State ESPN2 W 24–1029,767 October 12 7:30 p.m. Wyoming SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN W 26–2228,758 October 19 4:00 p.m. at San Jose State Stadium on Facebook W 27–1718,285 October 26 7:30 p.m. at UNLV CBSSN W 20–1719,652 November 9 7:30 p.m. Nevada No. 24 SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 L 13–1727,973 6:30 p.m. Fresno State SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 W 17–726,876 November 23 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii SPEC HI L 11–1424,911 November 30 6:00 p.m. BYU * SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN W 13–328,180 December 21 11:00 a.m. vs. Central Michigan * ESPN W 48–1118,823 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 (FCS ) Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
Aztecs
0
3
0
3
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
10
0
10
3
23
Bruins
7
0
7
0
14
At New Mexico State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
7
10
7
7
31
Aggies
0
0
10
0
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
13
3
0
23
Aztecs
3
0
0
14
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
3
7
7
7
24
Rams
3
0
0
7
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
0
14
0
8
22
Aztecs
3
3
13
7
26
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
7
6
14
0
27
Spartans
7
0
3
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
14
3
3
0
20
Rebels
0
7
3
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolf Pack
3
0
7
7
17
No. 24 Aztecs
0
3
7
3
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
Aztecs
7
3
0
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
0
3
0
8
11
Rainbow Warriors
7
0
7
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
3
0
0
0
3
Aztecs
0
7
3
3
13
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
3
0
8
0
11
Aztecs
7
13
21
7
48
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — — — — — RV RV 25 24 RV RV — — — RV Coaches — — — — — — RV RV RV RV 24 RV 25 RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
Venues
College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present) Bowls & rivalries Seasons National championship seasons in bold
