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1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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).

1989 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 Utah
W 38–2729,585[4]
October 7at Hawaii
L 24–3142,958[5]
October 14Long Beach State*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 30–2613,548[6]
October 21Pacific (CA)* 
  • 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 25No. 21 BYU
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 27–4828,868[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL edit

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 edit

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

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Notes edit

  1. ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

References edit

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ "Utah 1990 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Long Beach State Football; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
  7. ^ 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. 
  8. ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ^ 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. 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "BYU 1990 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "San Diego State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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