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1995 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1995 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1995 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Craft (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorClaude Gilbert (5th as DC, 13th overall season)
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colorado State +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
BYU +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Utah +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Air Force +   6 – 2     8 – 5  
San Diego State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Fresno State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Hawaii   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of eight wins, four losses (8–4, 5–3 WAC).

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2California*
W 33–932,172
September 9at 14 Oklahoma*
PSNL 22–3871,119
September 16at BYU
ESPNL 19–3157,221
September 28Nevada*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
PSNW 30–2723,585
October 7at Utah
PSNW 24–2131,552
October 14Fresno State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (rivalry)
KMPHW 48–2428,506
October 21San Jose State* 
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 49–2031,555
October 28at UTEP
W 45–1613,720
November 4New Mexico
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 38–2925,119
November 11WyomingNo. 25
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 31–3432,848
November 18at Hawaii
ESPN2W 49–1027,581
November 25Colorado State
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 13–2441,603
  • *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 1996 NFL Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
La'Roi Glover Defensive tackle – Nose tackle 5 166 Oakland Raiders
DeAndre Maxwell Wide receiver 7 250 Washington Redskins

Team awards edit

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		 George Jones
Outstanding Players
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		 Chris Finch, OG
La'Roi Glover, DL
George Jones, RB
Will Blackwell, WR
Craigus Thompson, LB
Ricky Parker, DB
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		 Chris Finch, Off
Ricky Parker, Def
La'Roi Glover, Def
Most Inspirational Player Ray Peterson

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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. ^ "San Diego State 1995 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "1996 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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