San Diego State Aztecs

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San Diego State Aztecs
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UniversitySan Diego State University
ConferenceMountain West Conference
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorJohn David Wicker
LocationSan Diego, California
Varsity teams17 (6 men's, 11 women's)
Football stadiumSnapdragon Stadium
Basketball arenaViejas Arena
Baseball stadiumTony Gwynn Stadium
Softball stadiumSDSU Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumSDSU Sports Deck
Other arenasAztec Aquaplex
Aztec Lacrosse Field
Aztec Tennis Center
Peterson Gymnasium
MascotAztec Warrior
NicknameAztecs
Fight songSDSU Fight Song
ColorsScarlet and black[1]
   
Websitewww.goaztecs.com
San Diego State Aztecs official wordmark.png
San Diego State is a member of the Mountain West Conference

The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State currently sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level.

The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS for football). The program's primary conference is the Mountain West Conference, though the men's soccer team competes in the Pac-12 Conference, women's lacrosse participates in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and women's water polo competes in the Golden Coast Conference.

News reports (especially on local radio) often mention "Montezuma Mesa" or "news from the mesa" when discussing San Diego State-related sports events. The San Diego State campus is known as "Montezuma Mesa", as the university is situated on a mesa overlooking Mission Valley and is located at the intersection of Montezuma Road and College Avenue in the city of San Diego.

Sports sponsored[]

Men's varsity sports[]

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Football Golf
Golf Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Softball
Swimming & diving
Tennis
Track & field
Volleyball
Water Polo
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Baseball[]

Tony Gwynn Stadium
  • Head Coach: Mark Martinez
  • Stadium: Tony Gwynn Stadium
  • Conference regular season championships: 5 (1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 2002 • 2004)[2]
  • Conference tournament championships: 8 (1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018)[3]
  • NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances: 14 (1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018)[4]
See: San Diego State baseball and College baseball

Basketball[]

Viejas Arena, home of Aztec basketball
  • Head Coach: Brian Dutcher
  • Arena: Viejas Arena
  • Conference regular season championships: 23 (1923 • 1925 • 1932 • 1934 • 1937 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1954 • 1957 • 1958 • 1967 • 1968 • 1977 • 1978 • 2006 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2020 • 2021)[2]
  • Conference tournament championships: 8 (1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2018 • 2021)[5]
  • NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament appearances: 12 (1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018)[6]

Aztec basketball alumni who became more famous outside the sport include 1930s player Art Linkletter, who went on to an illustrious entertainment career that spanned more than 70 years, and Tony Gwynn, who also played baseball at San Diego State and opted for that sport professionally, ending up in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the 2010–2011 season, the men's team had a record of 32–2 to capture a share of the Mountain West Conference title. They won the conference tournament outright for the automatic berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The only losses of the regular season were to another top 10 ranked team, BYU, who the Aztecs later beat to win the conference tournament. They earned a 2nd seed in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16. In the 2013–2014 season, the Aztecs finished 29–4, again reaching the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 round.

Football[]

Interior of the now-demolished San Diego Stadium, former home of San Diego State football
  • Conference championships: 19 (1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1936 • 1937 • 1950 • 1951 • 1962 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016)
  • NCAA postseason bowl game appearances: 19 (1948 Harbor Bowl • 1952 Pineapple Bowl • 1966 Camellia Bowl • 1967 Camellia Bowl • 1969 Pasadena Bowl1986 Holiday Bowl1991 Freedom Bowl1998 Las Vegas Bowl2010 Poinsettia Bowl2011 New Orleans Bowl2012 Poinsettia Bowl2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl2014 Poinsettia Bowl2015 Hawaii Bowl2016 Las Vegas Bowl2017 Armed Forces Bowl2018 Frisco Bowl2019 New Mexico Bowl2021 Frisco Bowl)[7]

San Diego State University's football team is part of the highest level of American collegiate football, the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I (which was formerly known as Division I-A). SDSU is 10–9 all time in post-season bowl games. They first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major-college bowl game in 1969.[8] Until the 2010 season, the Aztec football team had not won a bowl game in the past 37 years. In 2019, the Aztecs reached their 10th straight bowl game.

The Aztecs are scheduled to move into the new Snapdragon Stadium, nearing completion in the current parking lot of the team's former home of San Diego Stadium,[a] in time for the 2022 season.[9] During the construction of Snapdragon Stadium, the Aztecs played the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The team had played at San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 until its closure after the 2019 season; before that, it played in the on-campus Aztec Bowl (now the location of Viejas Arena).

Golf[]

  • Head Coach: Ryan Donovan
  • Mountain West Conference championships: 3 (2011 • 2012 • 2015)[10]
  • NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships appearances: 23 (1960 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016)[11]

The Aztecs men's golf team has more NCAA postseason appearances than any other San Diego State athletic team. Notable alumni include 2015 graduate and PGA Tour golfer Xander Schauffele. In 2017, Schauffele received the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.[12]

Soccer[]

The San Diego State men's soccer team competes in the Pac-12 Conference. In 1987, the Aztecs reached the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Final, losing in the game by a score of 0–2 to Clemson. The team has an overall NCAA Division Tournament record of 5–8 through eight appearances.[14]

Tennis[]

  • Head Coach: Gene Carswell
  • Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2013)[2]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2005)[10]
  • NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship tournament appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015)[15]

Women's varsity sports[]

Basketball[]

  • Head Coach: Stacie Terry
  • Arena: Viejas Arena
  • Conference regular season championships: 6 (1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013)[2]
  • Conference tournament championships: 4 (1994 • 1997 • 2010 • 2012)
  • NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament appearances: 9 (1984 • 1985 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012)[16]

Cross Country[]

The San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA Tournament one time, with that appearance resulting in 7th place in the 1981–82 school year.[18]

Golf[]

Notable alumni include 2015 graduate Paige Spiranac.

Lacrosse[]

  • Head Coach: Kylee White
  • Home field: Aztec Lacrosse Field
  • Conference championships: 2 (2018 • 2019)[20]

The women's lacrosse team began play in 2012 and competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

Soccer[]

  • Head Coach: Mike Friesen
  • Home field: SDSU Sports Deck
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (1999 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019)[2]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 5 (2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017)[21]
  • NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017)[22]

The Aztecs women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4–7 through seven appearances.[23]

Softball[]

  • Head Coach: Kathy Van Wyk
  • Stadium: SDSU Softball Stadium
  • Mountain West Conference championships: 8 (2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014)[2]
  • NCAA Division I Softball Tournament appearances: 11 (2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015)[24]

Swimming & Diving[]

Tennis[]

  • Head Coach: Peter Mattera
  • Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
  • Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2013)[2]
  • Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 1 (2003)[27]
  • NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship appearances: 22 (1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2013)[28]

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)[]

Volleyball[]

The Aztecs women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 13–14 through fourteen appearances.[33]

Water Polo[]

Conference affiliations[]

San Diego State has been a member of six different athletic conferences in its history.

  • Southern California Junior College Conference (1921–1924)
  • Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1938)
  • California Collegiate Athletic Association (1939–1967)
  • Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1969–1975)
  • Independent (1925, 1968, 1976–1977)
  • Western Athletic Conference (1978–1998)
  • Mountain West Conference (1999–present)

Discontinued sports[]

In the past, San Diego State, like most American universities, has sponsored several additional varsity sports programs to those currently offered. These programs have since been discontinued. Budgeting and Title IX equity challenges have been cited as the primary reasons for these programs being cut.[35] In some cases (notably men's crew and men's volleyball), club teams have emerged in place of discontinued sports programs.

Men's former varsity sports[]

Crew

  • Year discontinued: 1976[36]

Cross Country

Gymnastics

Swimming & Diving

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team won San Diego State's first (and to-date only) NCAA Division I National Championship in 1973. The team's home court was Peterson Gymnasium.

Water Polo

Despite coming off a season in which the team was ranked in the top 10 nationally, the men's water polo team, along with other programs, was cut, due to a combination of a lack in athletic department funding, Proposition 13's passage, and necessity to comply with Title IX.[46]

Wrestling

  • Year discontinued: 1992[37]
  • NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships team appearances: 3 (1956 • 1969 • 1992)[47]

In 1949, San Diego State wrestler Harold Hensen became the first African-American to compete in an NCAA wrestling championship tournament when he competed in individual competition at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.[48][49]

Women's former varsity sports[]

Field Hockey

Gymnastics

  • Year discontinued: 1985[51]

Rowing[]

  • Year discontinued: 2021[52]

The women's rowing team, which had last competed in the American Athletic Conference, was discontinued following the 2020–21 academic year due to ongoing Title IX gender equity challenges and financial stress on the athletics department brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team's home was the Mission Bay Aquatic Center.

Athletic facilities[]

Venues[]

Facility Team(s) Opened
Aztec Aquaplex Swimming & diving (women's)

Water Polo (women's)

2007
Aztec Lacrosse Field Lacrosse (women's) 2011
Aztec Tennis Center Tennis (men's)

Tennis (women's)

2005
Peterson Gymnasium Volleyball (women's) 1961
SDSU Softball Stadium Softball 2005
SDSU Sports Deck / Aztrack Soccer (men's)

Soccer (women's)

Track & Field (women's)

2000
Snapdragon Stadium Football 2022
Tony Gwynn Stadium Baseball 1997
Viejas Arena Basketball (men's)

Basketball (women's)

1997

Other facilities[]

Facility Description Opened
Fowler Athletics Center Athletics department headquarters and Aztec Hall of Fame 2001
Jeff Jacobs JAM Center Practice facility for men's and women's basketball 2015
Mission Bay Aquatic Center Facility in Mission Bay co-owned and operated with the University of California, San Diego that provides opportunities for many outdoor activities and water sports for SDSU students. Home to club sports teams such as men's crew and waterskiing and wakesports. 1974

Non-varsity club sports[]

In addition to the varsity sports officially sponsored by the athletic department, San Diego State also supports several club-level sports, most operating through the Aztec Recreation Center.[53]

Sports with both varsity and club-level teams at the university include baseball and soccer among men's sports, and lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and water polo among women's sports.

Co-ed club teams[]

  • Cycling
  • Sailing
  • Skiing & Snowboarding
  • Surfing
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Waterskiing & Wakesports

Men's club teams[]

  • Baseball
  • Crew
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

Women's club teams[]

  • Dance
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

Championships[]

NCAA tournament appearances[]

The San Diego State Aztecs have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 16 active sports (6 men's and 10 women's) 189 times at the Division I FBS level.[54]

NCAA Tournament Appearances
Baseball (14): 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018
Men's basketball (12): 1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018
Women's basketball (9): 1984 • 1985 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012
Women's cross country (1): 1981
Football (18): 1947 • 1951 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1986 • 1991 • 1998 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
Men's golf (23): 1960 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016
Men's soccer (8): 1969 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 2005 • 2006 • 2016
Women's soccer (7): 1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017
Softball (11): 2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015
Women's swimming and diving (8): 1982 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2019
Men's tennis (7): 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015
Women's tennis (22): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2013
Women's indoor track and field (10): 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
Women's outdoor track and field (22): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
Women's volleyball (14): 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 �� 2001 • 2012
Women's water polo (3): 2007 • 2008 • 2016

National championships[]

Division I national championships[]

The Aztecs of San Diego State have earned 1 NCAA national championship at the Division I level.[55]

Men's Volleyball (1): 1973

School year Sport Opponent Score
1972–73 Men's volleyball Long Beach State 3–1

Division II national championships[]

San Diego State won 7 national championships while at the Division II level.[55]

  • Men's cross country (3): 1965, 1966, 1967
  • Men's track and field (outdoor) (2): 1965, 1966
  • Men's swimming and diving (2): 1965, 1966

The Aztecs also claimed 3 national team titles at the varsity level while a member of NCAA Division II that were not bestowed by the NCAA (being awarded instead by sponsors of College Division football polls):

  • Football (3): 1966 (both polls), 1967 (both polls), 1968 (coaches' poll) (NCAA College Division)

NAIA national championship[]

Basketball (1): 1941 (NAIA)

Other championships[]

SDSU's cheerleading and dance teams have additionally won national championships

  • Cheerleading (2): 2009, 2011
  • Dance (1): 2011

Below are eleven national club team championships:

  • Men's badminton (1): 1976 (ABA)
  • Flowboarding (1): 2011 (CBS)
  • Rugby (1): 1987 (USA Rugby)
  • Sailing (2): 1968, 1969 (ICSA)
  • Surfing (2): 2007, 2013 (NSSA)
  • Men's water polo (1): 2017 (CWPA)
  • Women's water polo (1): 2014 (CWPA)
  • Waterskiing (2): 1979, 2006 (NCWSA)

Individual Championships[]

San Diego State has had 15 individuals win NCAA individual national championships at the Division I level.[55]

At the NCAA Division II level, San Diego State garnered 14 individual championships.[55] In 1975 Barbara Barrow won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship after a tie-breaker playoff (an event conducted by the AIAW, which was succeeded by the current NCAA women's golf championship).

Rivals[]

BYU[]

SDSU athletics has had a formidable rivalry with the BYU Cougars of Brigham Young University since at least the 1980s when both programs were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The rivalry intensified after both schools left the conference to become charter members of the Mountain West Conference in 1999. Through their many years in the same conferences, the Aztecs and Cougars were routinely each-others toughest competition for conference championships in numerous sports among both the men and women. The Cougars departed the Mountain West in 2011, though the programs continue to compete semi-regularly. Men's basketball and football have represented the most high-profile contests of the rivalry.[59][60]

Fresno State[]

San Diego State has a longtime rivalry with California State University, Fresno, primarily stemming from the American football rivalry dating back to the 1920s. The two schools have competed against each other in over 55 football, 50 men's basketball, and 190 baseball matches.[61][62][63] The two institutions are popular choices and top-tier schools in the California State University system, and often compete for national attention in athletics from conference play to the postseason across many sports.[64]

San Diego[]

The Aztecs have a local rivalry with the University of San Diego's San Diego Toreros, emphasizing the competition in college men's basketball. The city of San Diego heavily relies on this rivalry, which features many competitions in a neutral location such as Petco Park across many sports.[65] The two schools, approximately separated by 9 miles, have different cultures yet fiercely compete for city visibility. San Diego State's student section, The Show, chants "LITTLE SISTERS!"' and "WE RUN SD!" during and after each victory in the college rivalry.[66]

UC San Diego[]

Though more of a rivalry historically outside of sports, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the other major public university in San Diego, represents another local rival of SDSU. The UC San Diego Tritons joined NCAA Division I in 2020. Similar to the way SDSU's student section, The Show, refers to the San Diego Toreros as the "little sisters", The Show refers to the UC San Diego Tritons as the "little brothers".[67][68]

Aztec Hall of Fame inductees[]

See: Hall of fame and footnote[69]

1988
• Chris Gaines - Aztec marching Band Singer (1988)
Willie Buchanon - Football (1970–71)
John D. Butler - Football (1933–35)
Don Coryell - Football Coach (1961–72)
Fred Dryer - Football (1967–68)
Gary Garrison - Football (1964–65)
Gene Littler - M. Golf (1949–52)
Haven Moses - Football (1966–67)
Graig Nettles - Baseball (1964–65); M. Basketball (1964–65)
Charles E. Peterson - Football Coach (1921–29); M. Basketball Coach (1921–26);

Track & Field Coach (1922–46)
• Milton Phelps - M. Basketball (1939–41)
• Art Preston - Football (1949–51); Baseball (1950–52)
Arnie Robinson - M. Track & Field (1970–71)
Dennis Shaw - Football (1968–69)
Brian Sipe - Football (1969–71)
Willie Steele - M. Track & Field (1947–48); M. Basketball (1947); Baseball (1949)
1989
Kevin Crow - M. Soccer (1979–82)
Morris Gross - Baseball, M. Basketball, Football (1922–1924, 1926–1927);

M. Basketball Coach (1929–42); Baseball Coach (1931–1932); Director of Athletics (1935–1941)
Tony Gwynn - Baseball (1979–81); M. Basketball (1978–81)
Don Horn - Football (1965–66)
• Jack Rand - M. Track & Field (1934–35); Football (1932–34)
1990
• Tim Delaney - Football (1968–70)
Art Linkletter - M. Basketball (1932–34); M. Swimming & Diving (1932–34)
• Judy Porter - W. Basketball (1980–83)
• Tom Reynolds - Football (1969–71)
1991
• Steve Copp - M. Basketball (1973–76)
Chuck Courtney - M. Golf (1960–61)
Tom Dahms - Football (1947–49)
Monte Jackson - Football (1973–74)
1992
Barbara Barrow - W. Golf (1974–77)
Bud Black - Baseball (1978–79)
• Tony Pinkins - M. Basketball (1955–57)
• Bob Smith - M. Track & Field (1949–50)
Charlie Smith - Baseball Coach (1934–64)
Deby LaPlante - W. Track & Field (1979–80)
1993
• Tom Ables - Honorary
Michael Cage - M. Basketball (1981–84)
Vidal Fernandez - M. Soccer (1977–79)
• Ann Lebedeff - W. Tennis (1972–74)
• Tom Nettles - Football, M. Track & Field (1966–68)
LaTanya Sheffield - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
1994
• Patricia Mang - Softball (1987–88)
Chris Marlowe - M. Volleyball (1972–73); M. Basketball (1970–73)
Bill Schutte - Football Coach (1947–55)
Nate Wright - Football (1967–68)
��� George Ziegenfuss - M. Basketball Coach (1948–69)
1995
Marcelo Balboa - M. Soccer (1988–89)
• Bob Brady - M. Basketball (1952–54)
Claudie Minor - Football (1972–73)
Micki Schillig - W. Tennis (1980–83)
• Frank Scott - M. Golf Coach (1948–83)
1996
• Paul Mott - Football, M. Basketball, M. Track & Field (1925–28)
Ramona Pagel - W. Track & Field (1983–84)
Todd Santos - Football (1984–87)
Eric Wynalda - M. Soccer (1987–89)
1997
• Vicki Cantrell - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Kenny Hale - M. Basketball (1941, 1946–47)
Joel Kramer - M. Basketball (1974, 1976–78)
• Duncan McFarland - M. Volleyball (1973)
1998
Marshall Faulk - Football (1991–93)
Chris Gwynn - Baseball (1983–85)
• Mary Holland - W. Volleyball (1979–82)
• Dick Mitchell - M. Basketball (1940–42)
• Chana Perry - W. Basketball (1988–89)
1999
Lennie Clements - M. Golf (1976–79)
Laura De Snoo - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
• Harry Hodgetts - M. Basketball (1937–41)
• Carol Plunkett - W. Tennis Coach (1976–94)
• Wendy Wheat - W. Volleyball (1977–80)
2002
• 1940–41 Men's Basketball Team
• 1987 Men's Soccer Team
Joe Gibbs - Football (1961–63); Football Coach (1965–66)
• Norm Nygaard - Football (1952–54)
• Falisha Wright - W. Basketball (1992–95)

2003
• 1973 Men's Volleyball National Champions
• Al Skalecky - M. Basketball (1966–67-68)
• Nicole Storto - W. Tennis (1990–93)
Angela Rock - W. Volleyball (1981–84)
Marla Runyan - W. Track & Field (1988–91)
2004
Mike Douglass - Football (1976–77)
Rod Dowhower - Football (1963–64)
Claude Gilbert - Football Coach (1967–80, 1995–99)
Travis Lee - Baseball (1994–96)
• Ron Reina - Broadcaster (1969–86)
• Carrie McLaughlin Stathas - W. Track & Field (1981–83)

2005
• 1987 Men's Rugby National Champion
Hank Allison - Football (1969–70)
• Kern Carson - Football (1961–63)
• Bernie Finlay - Basketball (1958–60)
Lynn Kanuka-Williams - W. Cross Country, W. Track & Field (1980–82)
2006
Bob Breitbard - Football (1938–40 Player, 1945 Coach)
Kim Goetz - M. Basketball (1978–79)
Cynthia MacGregor - W. Tennis (1983–86)
• Neal Petties - Football (1961–63)
• Craig Scoggins - Football (1965–66)
2007
Bob Cluck - Baseball (1966–67)
Mike Dodd - M. Basketball (1975–79), M. Volleyball (1978–80)
• John "Jake" Duich - Football (1935, 1937–38)
Steve Duich - Football (1966–67)
• Jay Gutowski - Football (1953–56)
Bobby Meacham - Baseball (1979–81)
• Rachel Scott - W. Water Polo (1995–98)
2008
Isaac Curtis - Football (1972)
• John Farris - Football (1962–64)
• Kieishsha Garnes - W. Basketball (1991–92)
Mark Grace - Baseball (1985)
Bobby Howard - Football (1965–66)
2009
• 1966 Wire Service College Division Football National Champions
• Toni Himmer - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Oliver Maiberger - M. Tennis (2000–03)
• Mario Mendez - Football (1961–63)
Jeff Staggs - Football (1965–66)
Ralph Wenzel - Football (1964–65)
2010
• Tonette Dyer - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila - Football (1996–99)
La'Roi Glover - Football (1992–95)
Doug Harvey - Baseball (1955–56)
John Hyden - M. Volleyball (1992–95)
• Fred Miller - Director of Athletics (1985–95)
2011
• Dick Barnes - M. Basketball (1946, 1948–50)
• Sandra Durazo - Softball (1998–2001)
Kyle Turley - Football (1994–97)
Quentin Wheeler - M. Track & Field (1975–76)
• 1958 NAIA Baseball National Champions (1958)
2012
• Dr. O. Kenneth Karr, Jr. - Director of Athletics (1969–78)
Randy Holcomb - M. Basketball (2001–02)
• Mike Malano - Football (1996–99)
Liane Sato - W. Volleyball (1985–86)
J. R. Tolver - Football (1999–2002)
2013
Brandon Heath - M. Basketball (2003–07)
Mark Reynolds - Sailing (1975–79)
• Choc Sportsman - Track & Field Coach (1947–66)
• Michelle Suman - W. Basketball (1991–95)
Don Warren - Football (1976–79)
2014
Kirk Morrison - Football (2000–04)
Stephen Strasburg - Baseball (2007–09)
• Pete Inge - Football (1976–79)
• Kyle Whittemore - M. Soccer (1984–88)
• Shayla Balentine - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
2015
• Billy Blanton - Football (1994–96)
• Ed Imo - Football (1976–77)
• Larry Godfrey - M. Track & Field (1965)
• Karoline Koehler - W. Track & Field (2007–10)
Anthony Watson - M. Basketball (1983–86)
2016
Kawhi Leonard - M. Basketball (2009–11)
• Leon Parma - Football (1948–50)
Noel Prefontaine - Football (1995–96)
Miesha McKelvy-Jones - W. Track & Field (1997–99)
Steve Williams - M. Track & Field (1973–74)
2017
Steve Fisher - M. Basketball Coach (1999–2017)
D.J. Gay - M. Basketball (2007–11)
Whitney Ashley - W. Track & Field (2011–12)
Craig Penrose - Football (1974–75)
• Whip Walton - Football (1974–77)
2018
Jamaal Franklin - M. Basketball (2011–13)
• Holly Hartzell - W. Water Polo (2001–04)
Lon Hinkle - M. Golf (1970–72)
• Travis Hitt - Football (1973–76)
Larry Ned - Football (1998–2001)
• Ernie Anderson - Photographer
2019
Jim Dietz - Baseball Coach (1972–2002)
Tally Hall - M. Soccer (2003–06)
Jené Morris - W. Basketball (2008–10)
Xavier Thames - M. Basketball (2011–14)
Shanieka Ricketts - W. Track & Field (2011–14)

The Show[]

The Show is the name of the student section at SDSU sporting events.

Band[]

The San Diego State Marching Aztecs, and Pep and Varsity Bands are often seen at many sporting events including Football, Basketball and even Volleyball.[70]

Notable athletes[]

See also the List of San Diego State University people
  • Marcelo Balboa, World Cup and Major League Soccer (MLS) soccer star
  • Bud Black, former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and manager of the Colorado Rockies
  • Jim Campbell, former MLB pitcher
  • Joe Corona, current U.S. international soccer player
  • Isaac Curtis, former National Football League (NFL) receiver
  • Jeff DaVanon, former MLB player (Arizona Diamondbacks)
  • Fred Dryer, actor-producer and former NFL player
  • Herm Edwards, Arizona State University head coach
  • Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL running back and broadcaster
  • John Fox, former Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos head coach
  • Mark Grace, retired MLB player and World Series Champion
  • Tony Gwynn, Baseball Hall of Famer (and San Diego State baseball Head Coach at the time of his death in 2014)
  • Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, former NFL player with the Green Bay Packers
  • Joe Gibbs, former NFL head coach of the Washington Redskins and current NASCAR team owner
  • Az-Zahir Hakim, former NFL wide receiver
  • Kameron Kelly, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Armen Keteyian, Sports Journalist, HBO Sports, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
  • Travis Lee, former MLB player
  • Kawhi Leonard, NBA Small Forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, 2014 and 2019 NBA Finals MVP, 2015 and 2016 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Art Linkletter, SDSU basketball player and swimmer who went on to a decades-long career as a radio and TV personality
  • Chris Marlowe, Sportscaster, former Olympic volleyball player
  • Kirk Morrison, former NFL linebacker with Buffalo Bills
  • Haven Moses, former NFL receiver, 2x Pro Bowler
  • Kassim Osgood, former NFL receiver
  • Rashaad Penny, running back for the Seattle Seahawks
  • Noel Prefontaine, former Canadian Football League kicker
  • Donnel Pumphrey, former NFL running back
  • Jimmy Raye, former NFL player
  • Darnay Scott, former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
  • Don Shaw, former MLB pitcher
  • Brian Sipe, former NFL quarterback
  • Webster Slaughter, former American football wide receiver
  • Dave Smith, former MLB pitcher
  • Stephen Strasburg, MLB pitcher for the Washington Nationals
  • Carl Weathers, actor/former NFL player most famous for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series
  • Eric Wynalda, former World Cup and MLS soccer star, former ABC Sports broadcaster, current head coach of Las Vegas Lights FC
  • Jeanne Zelasko, Sports Journalist, Fox Sports

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ During the Aztecs' tenure in the stadium, the venue was also known as Jack Murphy Stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, and SDCCU Stadium.

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