2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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.

2019 San Diego State Aztecs football
MW West Division co-champion New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 48–11 vs. Central Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Horton (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Zach Arnett (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	SDCCU Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On January 8, 2020, head coach Rocky Long resigned.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan at the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Weber State*		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	Stadium on Facebook	W 6–0	40,222
September 7	1:15 p.m.	at UCLA*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 23–14	36,951
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports, FSNAZ+	W 31–10	10,123
September 21	7:30 p.m.	Utah State		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 17–23	27,367
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado State		Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 24–10	29,767
October 12	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 26–22	28,758
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at San Jose State		CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	Stadium on Facebook	W 27–17	18,285
October 26	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 20–17	19,652
November 9	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	No. 24	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 13–17	27,973
November 15	6:30 p.m.	Fresno State		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 17–7	26,876
November 23	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	SPEC HI	L 11–14	24,911
November 30	6:00 p.m.	BYU*		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 13–3	28,180
December 21	11:00 a.m.	vs. Central Michigan*		Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–11	18,823
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Aztecs	0	3	0	3	6

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

At UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	10	0	10	3	23
Bruins	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	7	7	31
Aggies	0	0	10	0	10

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	13	3	0	23
Aztecs	3	0	0	14	17

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	7	7	7	24
Rams	3	0	0	7	10

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	8	22
Aztecs	3	3	13	7	26

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	6	14	0	27
Spartans	7	0	3	7	17

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	3	3	0	20
Rebels	0	7	3	7	17

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	3	0	7	7	17
No. 24 Aztecs	0	3	7	3	13

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7
Aztecs	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	3	0	8	11
Rainbow Warriors	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	0	0	0	3
Aztecs	0	7	3	3	13

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

Vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	3	0	8	0	11
Aztecs	7	13	21	7	48

See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team and 2019 New Mexico Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	156	Keith Ismael	C	Washington Redskins