San Diego State Aztecs

The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). The university fields 17 varsity teams (6 men's, 11 women's) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, primarily as a member of the Mountain West Conference (Pac-12 Conference starting in 2026). The Aztecs football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA football competition. The Aztecs nickname was chosen by students in 1925; team colors are scarlet (red) and black. As of 2021, athletes from the university had won 14 medals at the Olympic Games.

San Diego State Aztecs
University	San Diego State University
Conference	Mountain West (primary) Pac-12 (starting July 1, 2026) WAC (men's soccer) GCC (women's water polo) Big 12 (women's lacrosse)
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	John David Wicker
Location	San Diego, California
Varsity teams	17 (6 men's, 11 women's)
Football stadium	Snapdragon Stadium
Basketball arena	Viejas Arena
Baseball stadium	Tony Gwynn Stadium
Softball stadium	SDSU Softball Stadium
Soccer stadium	SDSU Sports Deck
Aquatics center	Aztec Aquaplex
Lacrosse field	Aztec Lacrosse Field
Tennis venue	Aztec Tennis Center
Outdoor track and field venue	SDSU Sports Deck (aka "Aztrack")
Volleyball arena	Peterson Gymnasium
Mascot	Spirit Leader[1][2][3]
Nickname	Aztecs
Fight song	SDSU Fight Song
Colors	Scarlet and black[4]
Website	goaztecs.com

Its primary conference is the Mountain West Conference; its women's rowing team competes in the American Athletic Conference, its women's water polo team participates in the Golden Coast Conference, and its men's soccer team is a single-sport member of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The ice hockey team competes in the ACHA with other western region club teams (www.sdsuhockey.com). The university colors are scarlet (red) and black, SDSU's athletic teams are called the "Aztecs", and its mascot is the Aztec Warrior, formerly referred to as "Monty Montezuma".

As of 2021, athletes from the university have won 14 medals at the Olympic Games.

History

The first major sport on campus was rowing, but it initially had no coaches or tournaments.^[5] Other sports that developed early in the campus's history were tennis, basketball, golf, croquet, and baseball.^[5] Early on, the school's football program had such a limited selection of players that faculty had to be used to fill the roster.^[5] When the college merged with the junior college in 1921, the college became a member of the Junior College Conference. After the school won most of the conference titles in a variety of sports, the league requested that college leave out of fairness to the smaller schools. For its football program, the team outscored its opponents 249 to 52 in ten games, resulting in the first sales of season tickets in 1923.^[6] From 1925 to 1926, the college played as an independent. It then joined the Southern California Conference in 1926, where it did not win a football conference championship until 1936. However, in other sports including tennis and basketball, it excelled.^[6] The college remained with the conference until 1939, when it joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association.^[7]

The basketball team reached and won multiple championship games during the 1930–1940s, including a conference title in 1931, 1934, 1937, and 1939. It reached the national championship in 1939 and 1940, losing in the final rounds. However, in 1941 the college returned and won the college's first national title.^[7] In track, the team won conference titles in 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939.^[7] The football team won conference titles in 1936 and 1937, and the baseball team won three conference titles and placed second three times between 1935 and 1941.^[7]

In 1955, the Aztec Club was established and raised $20,000 a year by 1957. The club worked in increasing athletic scholarships, hiring better coaches, and developing the college's intercollegiate athletic programs. In 1956, students approved through a vote of allowing a mandatory student activity fee, with a portion going to athletics. By the end of the decade the budget had doubled to $40,000. The campus's most successful sports program during the 1950s was cross-country, when the team won eight straight conference titles and AAU regional titles and placed high in national competitions. Basketball teams ranged from last in the conference to multiple conference, regional, and national appearances. The football program had its first undefeated team in 1951, but in the last part of the decade earned the worst records in the school's football program under the direction of head coach Paul Governali.^[8]

Under Governali, the campus's football program suffered due to Governali's policy of not recruiting players. To improve the program, Love hired in 1961 Don Coryell, who led the program win three consecutive championships (1966–68), and 104 wins, 19 losses, and 2 ties by the time he left SDSU. Coryell was assisted by John Madden, Joe Gibbs, and Rod Dowhower, among others. In Coryell's first year, attendance at home games averaged 8,000 people, but by 1966 it had doubled to 16,000. This later jumped to 26,000–41,000 per game with the addition of the new San Diego Stadium. At some games, attendance was larger than at San Diego Chargers games. There were several undefeated seasons and many players broke records for most catches, touchdowns, and passing yards. In 1969, San Diego State College moved into NCAA Division I, leaving the California Collegiate Athletic Association. In 1972, Coyrell left to pursue coaching in the NFL.^[9]

Basketball also did well, with the 1967–68 team being ranked the number one college-level team in the nation, although it did not win a national title. The Aztecs also won the 1960 CCAA baseball title and multiple national championships throughout the 1960s in track, cross country, and swimming.^[9]

By 1970–71, the campus had 14 NCAA sports. The 1973 men's volleyball team won the NCAA national championship which was the first NCAA national title since moving to Division I status.^[10]

SDSU competes in NCAA Division I (FBS). Its primary conference is the Mountain West Conference; its women's rowing team competes in the American Athletic Conference, its women's water polo team participates in the Golden Coast Conference, and its men's soccer team is a single-sport member of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The ice hockey team competes in the ACHA with other western region club teams (www.sdsuhockey.com). The university colors are scarlet (red) and black, SDSU's athletic teams are called the "Aztecs", and its mascot is the Aztec Warrior, formerly referred to as "Monty Montezuma".

Sports sponsored

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

Men's varsity sports

Baseball

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs baseball

• Head Coach: Shaun Cole
• Stadium: Tony Gwynn Stadium
• Conference regular season championships: 5 (1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 2002 • 2004)^[11]
• Conference tournament championships: 8 (1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018)^[12]
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship appearances: 14 (1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018)^[13]

San Diego State is a member of the Mountain West Conference

Year	Tournament Record	Notes
1979	2-2	Lost in the Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
1981	0–2	Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
1982	0–2	Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
1983	1–2	Eliminated by UC Santa Barbara in the West I Regional semifinals.
1984	3–2	Lost in the West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
1986	0–2	Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
1990	3–2	Lost in the West I Regional finals to Stanford.
1991	0–2	Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
2009	1–2	Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
2013	0–2	Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
2014	0–2	Eliminated by Louisiana in the Lafayette Regional.
2015	1–2	Eliminated by USC in the Charlottesville Regional.
2017	1–2	Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
2018	0–2	Eliminated by Northwestern State in the Corvallis Regional.

See: San Diego State baseball and College baseball

Football

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs football

Snapdragon Stadium, home venue

Marshall Faulk's game ball from the September 14, 1991, game, when he ran for an NCAA record 386 yards (353 m) and scored 44 points

• Head Coach: Sean Lewis
• Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
• 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: 20 (1948 Harbor Bowl • 1952 Pineapple Bowl • 1966 Camellia Bowl • 1967 Camellia Bowl • 1969 Pasadena Bowl • 1986 Holiday Bowl • 1991 Freedom Bowl • 1998 Las Vegas Bowl • 2010 Poinsettia Bowl • 2011 New Orleans Bowl • 2012 Poinsettia Bowl • 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • 2014 Poinsettia Bowl • 2015 Hawaii Bowl • 2016 Las Vegas Bowl • 2017 Armed Forces Bowl • 2018 Frisco Bowl • 2019 New Mexico Bowl • 2021 Frisco Bowl • 2022 Hawaii Bowl)^[14]

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.^[15] 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 moved into the new Snapdragon Stadium, located in what had been the parking lot of the team's former home of San Diego Stadium,^[a] for the 2022 season.^[16] 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).

Date	Coach	Bowl	Opponent	Result
January 1, 1948	Bill Schutte	Harbor Bowl	Hardin–Simmons	L 0–53
January 1, 1952	Bill Schutte	Pineapple Bowl	Hawaii	W 34–13
December 10, 1966	Don Coryell	Camellia Bowl	Montana State	W 28–7
December 9, 1967	Don Coryell	Camellia Bowl	San Francisco State	W 27–6
December 6, 1969	Don Coryell	Pasadena Bowl	Boston University	W 28–7
December 30, 1986	Denny Stolz	Holiday Bowl	#16 Iowa	L 38–39
December 30, 1991	Al Luginbill	Freedom Bowl	#23 Tulsa	L 17–28
December 19, 1998	Ted Tollner	Las Vegas Bowl	North Carolina	L 13–20
December 23, 2010	Brady Hoke	Poinsettia Bowl	Navy	W 35–14
December 17, 2011	Rocky Long	New Orleans Bowl	Louisiana	L 30–32
December 20, 2012	Rocky Long	Poinsettia Bowl	BYU	L 6–23
December 21, 2013	Rocky Long	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Buffalo	W 49–24
December 23, 2014	Rocky Long	Poinsettia Bowl	Navy	L 16–17
December 24, 2015	Rocky Long	Hawaii Bowl	Cincinnati	W 42–7
December 17, 2016	Rocky Long	Las Vegas Bowl	Houston	W 34–10
December 23, 2017	Rocky Long	Armed Forces Bowl	Army	L 35–42
December 19, 2018	Rocky Long	Frisco Bowl	Ohio	L 0–27
December 21, 2019	Rocky Long	New Mexico Bowl	Central Michigan	W 48–11
December 21, 2021	Brady Hoke	Frisco Bowl	UTSA	W 38–24
December 24, 2022	Brady Hoke	Hawaii Bowl	Middle Tennessee	L 25–23

Basketball

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

• Head Coach: Brian Dutcher
• Arena: Viejas Arena

  

  Viejas Arena

• Conference regular season championships: 24 (1923 • 1925 • 1932 • 1934 • 1937 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1954 • 1957 • 1958 • 1967 • 1968 • 1977 • 1978 • 2006 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2020 • 2021 • 2023)^[11]
• Conference tournament championships: 9 (1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2018 • 2021 • 2023)^[17]
• NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances: 16 (1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024)^[18]

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 2010–11 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.

The Aztecs reached the Elite Eight, Final Four, and the National Championship for the first time during the 2022–23 season, where they finished runner-up to UConn. The Aztecs returned to the tournament in 2024, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1975		Round of 32	#16 UNLV	L 80–90
1976		Round of 32	#5 UCLA	L 64–74
1985	13 W	Round of 64	(4) #9 UNLV	L 80–85
2002	13 M	Round of 64	(4) #13 Illinois	L 64–93
2006	11 W	Round of 64	(6) Indiana	L 83–87
2010	11 M	Round of 64	(6) #15 Tennessee	L 59–62
2011	2 W	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(15) Northern Colorado (7) Temple (3) #9 Connecticut	W 68–50 W 71–64 2OT L 67–74
2012	6 M	Round of 64	(11) NC State	L 65–79
2013	7 S	Round of 64 Round of 32	(10) Oklahoma (15) Florida Gulf Coast	W 70–55 L 71–81
2014	4 W	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(13) New Mexico State (12) North Dakota State (1) #4 Arizona	W 73–69 OT W 63–44 L 64–70
2015	8 S	Round of 64 Round of 32	(9) St. John's (1) #4 Duke	W 76–64 L 49–68
2018	11 W	Round of 64	(6) #21 Houston	L 65–67
2021	6 MW	Round of 64	(11) Syracuse	L 62–78
2022	8 MW	Round of 64	(9) Creighton	L 69–72 OT
2023	5 S	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	(12) Charleston (13) Furman (1) #1 Alabama (6) Creighton (9) #25 Florida Atlantic (4) #10 UConn	W 63–57 W 75–52 W 71–64 W 57–56 W 72–71 L 59–76
2024	5 E	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	(12) UAB (13) Yale (1) #1 UConn	W 69–65 W 85–57 L 82–52

Golf

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's golf

• Head Coach: Ryan Donovan
• Mountain West Conference championships: 3 (2011 • 2012 • 2015)^[19]
• 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)^[20]

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.^[21]

Year	Finish	Score
1950	10th	606
1960	14th	625
1962	15th	637
1965	24th	620
1966	6th	604
1967	23rd	613
1970	16th	1,230
1971	20th	585
1972	16th	603
1974	17th	606
1975	19th	606
1976	18th	1,205
1977	15th	1,248
1978	12th	1,190
1979	26th	943
1980	22nd	917
1981	21st	895
1982	14th	1,178
1983	23rd	909
1984	24th	889
1999	29th	628
2003	30th	965
2005	23rd	893
2008	14th	1,222
2011	16th	898
2012	5th	871
2015	15th	1,193
2017	25th	872

Soccer

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer

• Head Coach: Ryan Hopkins
• Home field: SDSU Sports Deck
• NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship appearances: 8 (1969 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 2005 • 2006 • 2016)^[22]

The San Diego State men's soccer team competes in the Western Athletic 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.^[23] Lev Kirshner was head coach for over two decades.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1969	Second round	San Francisco	L 1–2
1982	First round Second round	Fresno State San Francisco	W 1–0 L 0–2
1987	First round Second round Third round Semifinals National Championship	Saint Louis SMU UCLA Harvard Clemson	W 2–1 W 3–2 W 2–1 W 2–1 L 0–2
1988	First round	UCLA	L 1–2
1989	First round	UCLA	L 1–2
2005	First round	UC Santa Barbara	L 0–2
2006	First round	UC Santa Barbara	L 1–2
2016	First round	UNLV	L 1–2

Tennis

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's tennis

• Head Coach: Gene Carswell
• Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
• Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2013)^[11]
• Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2005)^[19]
• NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship tournament appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015)^[24]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	Region VII Regional	New Mexico	L 2–4
1999	First round Second round	Tulsa UCLA	W 4–1 L 1–4
2000	First round Second round Round of 16	Washington Pepperdine VCU	W 4–3 W 4–2 L 3–4
2002	First round Second round	Hampton UCLA	W 5–0 L 1–4
2003	First round Second round	San Diego Washington	W 5–0 L 3–4
2005	First round	Cal	L 1–4
2015	First round Second round	San Diego USC	W 4–3 L 0–4

Women's varsity sports

Basketball

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball

• Head Coach: Stacie Terry-Hutson
• Arena: Viejas Arena
• Conference regular season championships: 6 (1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013)^[11]
• 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)^[25]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#6	First round Regional semifinals	#3 Oregon #2 Long Beach State	W 70–63 L 73–91
1985	#5	First round Regional semifinals	#4 UNLV #1 Louisiana Tech	W 70–68 L 64–94
1993	#9	First round	#8 Georgia	L 68–85
1994	#5	First round Second round	#12 Hawaii #13 Texas A&M	W 81–75 L 72–75
1995	#5	First round	#12 Montana	L 46–57
1997	#11	First round	#6 Oregon	L 62–79
2009	#10	First round Second round	#7 DePaul #2 Stanford	W 76–70 L 49–77
2010	#11	First round Second round Regional semifinals	#6 Texas #3 West Virginia #2 Duke	W 74–63 W 64–55 L 58–66
2012	#12	First round	#5 LSU	L 56–64

Cross Country

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country

• Head Coach: Shelia Burrell
• Home field: Morley Field
• NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship appearances: 1 (1981)^[26]

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.^[27]

Year	Finish	Points
1981	7th	169

Golf

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's golf

• Head Coach: Lauren Dobashi
• Mountain West Conference championships: 2 (2015 • 2019)^[28]

Notable alumni include 2015 graduate Paige Spiranac.

Lacrosse

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's lacrosse

• Head Coach: Kylee White
• Home field: Aztec Lacrosse Field
• Conference championships: 2 (MPSF) (2018 • 2019)^[29]

The women's lacrosse team began play in 2012 and will play its first season in the Big 12 Conference in spring 2025. The Aztecs had played in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation before that conference dropped the sport after the 2021 season (2020–21 school year) due to a lack of competing members. They then spent the next two seasons as an independent before becoming an affiliate member of the Pac-12 Conference in the 2024 season, the last before that conference's collapse. The Aztecs became one of the six inaugural members of Big 12 women's lacrosse, joined by full members Arizona State, Cincinnati, and Colorado plus fellow affiliates Florida and UC Davis.

Soccer

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer

• Head Coach: Mike Friesen
• Home field: SDSU Sports Deck
• Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (1999 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019)^[11]
• Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 5 (2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017)^[30]
• NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017)^[31]

The Aztecs women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4–7 through seven appearances.^[32]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	Second round Third round	USC Portland	W 1–0 L 0–5
1999	First round	San Diego	L 1–2
2009	First round Second round	San Diego UCLA	W 1–0 L 0–5
2012	First round Second round Third round	CSU Northridge Cal UCLA	W 3–0 W 2–1 L 0–3
2013	First round	UCLA	L 0–3
2014	First round	Cal	L 2–3
2017	First round	UCLA	L 1–3

Softball

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs softball

• Head Coach: Stacey Nuveman Deniz
• Stadium: SDSU Softball Stadium
• Mountain West Conference championships: 8 (2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014)^[11]
• NCAA Division I softball tournament appearances: 11 (2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015)^[33]

Year	Tournament Record	Notes
2001	3–2	Lost in the Region 2 Regional finals to UCLA.
2003	1–2	Eliminated by Oregon in the Region 6 Regional.
2006	2-2	Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.
2008	1–2	Eliminated by Fresno State in the Gainesville Regional.
2009	0–2	Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Tempe Regional.
2010	1–2	Eliminated by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Regional.
2011	2-2	Lost in the Tempe Regional finals to Arizona State.
2012	2-2	Lost in the Tampa Regional finals to Hofstra.
2013	1–2	Eliminated by Georgia in the Tempe Regional.
2014	1–2	Eliminated by Michigan in the Tallahassee Regional.
2015	2-2	Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.

Swimming & Diving

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's swimming & diving

• Head Coach: Mike Schrader
• Home pool: Aztec Aquaplex
• Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 1 (2011)^[11]
• Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 4 (2011 • 2013 • 2015 • 2019)^[34]
• NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships appearances: 8 (1982 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2019)^[35]

Year	Finish
1982	23rd
2010	42nd
2012	45th
2013	41st
2014	27th
2015	39th
2017	46th
2019	38th

Tennis

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's tennis

• Head Coach: Peter Mattera
• Home court: Aztec Tennis Center
• Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2013)^[11]
• Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 1 (2003)^[36]
• 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)^[37]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First round Quarterfinals	Northwestern Trinity	W 8–1 L 3–6
1983	First round Quarterfinals	Miami (FL) Stanford	W 5–4 L 4–5
1984	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Cal Texas Stanford Trinity	W 7–2 W 6–3 L 2–7 L 4–5
1985	First round Quarterfinals	Northwestern USC	W 6–3 L 0–9
1986	First round	Oklahoma State	L 3–6
1989	First round Second round	William & Mary Stanford	W 6–3 L 0–9
1990	First round	Indiana	L 3–5
1991	First round Second round	Tennessee Stanford	W 5–1 L 1–5
1992	First round Second round	Kansas Duke	W 5–4 L 1–5
1993	First round	Ole Miss	L 3–5
1996	West Regional	Arizona State	L 4–5
1997	West Regional West Regional	Oregon Pepperdine	W 5–2 L 2–5
1998	West Regional West Regional	San Diego USC	W 5–2 L 1–5
1999	California Regional	Marquette	L 1–5
2000	First round Second round	South Florida Wake Forest	W 5–0 L 0–5
2002	First round	Arizona	L 3–4
2003	First round	Fresno State	L 0–4
2005	First round	Arizona State	L 0–4
2006	First round	UCLA	L 0–4
2007	First round	Florida State	L 0–4
2009	First round	Washington	L 0–4
2013	First round	Baylor	L 1–4

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's track & field

• Head Coach: Shelia Burrell
• Home track: Aztrack at SDSU Sports Deck
• Mountain West Conference indoor championships: 1 (2013)^[38]
• Mountain West Conference outdoor championships: 5 (2003 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018)^[38]
• NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships appearances: 10 (2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019)^[39]
• NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships appearances: 22 (1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019)^[40]

Year	Competition	Finish
2006	Indoor	51st
2008	Indoor	33rd
2009	Indoor	34th
2010	Indoor	21st
2012	Indoor	48th
2013	Indoor	25th
2014	Indoor	19th
2017	Indoor	21st
2018	Indoor	17th
2019	Indoor	27th

Year	Competition	Finish
1982	Outdoor	10th
1983	Outdoor	24th
1984	Outdoor	11th
1985	Outdoor	9th
1986	Outdoor	20th
1998	Outdoor	51st
1999	Outdoor	62nd
2001	Outdoor	37th
2003	Outdoor	29th
2004	Outdoor	27th
2005	Outdoor	29th
2007	Outdoor	46th
2008	Outdoor	31st
2009	Outdoor	25th
2011	Outdoor	60th
2012	Outdoor	9th
2013	Outdoor	23rd
2014	Outdoor	12th
2016	Outdoor	20th
2017	Outdoor	32nd
2018	Outdoor	46th
2019	Outdoor	32nd

Volleyball

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's volleyball

• Head Coach: Brent Hilliard
• Home arena: Aztec Court at Peterson Gymnasium
• Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 1 (2012)^[11]
• NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament appearances: 14 (1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2001 • 2012)^[41]

The Aztecs women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 13–14 through fourteen appearances.^[42]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals	New Mexico UC Santa Barbara UCLA	W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
1982	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals	Cal UCLA USC	W 3–1 W 3–1 L 0–3
1983	First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Colorado State Arizona Stanford	W 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3
1984	First round Regional semifinals	BYU USC	W 3–0 L 0–3
1985	First round	Hawaii	L 1–3
1986	First round Regional semifinals	UC Santa Barbara Pacific	W 3–1 L 0–3
1988	First round Regional semifinals	San Jose State Hawaii	W 3–1 L 0–3
1989	First round	Long Beach State	L 0–3
1990	First round Regional semifinals	BYU Stanford	W 3–1 L 1–3
1994	First round Second round	Memphis Arizona State	W 3–1 L 2–3
1995	Second round Regional semifinals	Long Beach State Michigan State	W 3–1 L 0–3
1996	First round Second round	Sam Houston State Texas	W 3–1 L 0–3
2001	First round	Long Beach State	L 0–3
2012	First round	Saint Mary's	L 2–3

Water Polo

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's water polo

• Head Coach: Carin Crawford
• Home pool: Aztec Aquaplex
• NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship appearances: 3 (2007 • 2008 • 2016)^[43]

Year	Finish
2007	4th
2008	5th
2016	8th

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.^[44] 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^[45]

Cross Country

• Year discontinued: 1993^[46]
• NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship team appearances: 3 (1968 • 1970 • 1976)^[47]
• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship team national championships: 3 (1965 • 1966 • 1967)^[48]

The Aztecs men's cross country team won three consecutive NCAA Division II national championships in 1965, 1966, and 1967 shortly before the program's ascension to Division I.

Year	Finish	Points
1968	6th	247
1970	9th	356
1976	8th	361

Gymnastics

• Year discontinued: 1974
• NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships team appearances: 1 (1959)^[49]

Year	Finish
1959	18th

Swimming & Diving

• Year discontinued: 1985^[46]
• NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships team appearances: 1 (1969)^[50]
• NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships team national championships: 2 (1965 • 1966)^[48]

Men's swimming & diving won back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

Year	Finish
1969	27th

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

• Year discontinued: 1992^[46]
• NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships team appearances: 1 (1979)^[51]
• NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships team appearances: 14 (1965 • 1966 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 • 1979 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1989)^[52]
• NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships team national championships: 2 (1965 • 1966)^[48]

The men's track & field team won back-to-back NCAA Division II outdoor national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

Year	Competition	Finish
1979	Indoor	60th

Year	Competition	Finish
1965	Outdoor	25th
1966	Outdoor	24th
1969	Outdoor	19th
1970	Outdoor	12th
1971	Outdoor	35th
1974	Outdoor	16th
1976	Outdoor	19th
1977	Outdoor	55th
1979	Outdoor	28th
1980	Outdoor	41st
1982	Outdoor	53rd
1983	Outdoor	74th
1984	Outdoor	71st
1989	Outdoor	67th

Volleyball

• Year discontinued: 2001^[53]
• NCAA men's volleyball tournament appearances: 2 (1972 • 1973)^[54]
• NCAA men's volleyball tournament National Championship: 1 (1973)

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	Semifinals Championship	UC Santa Barbara UCLA	W 3–2 L 2–3
1973	Semifinals Championship	Ball State Long Beach State	W 3–0 W 3–1

Water Polo

• Year discontinued: 1978^[55][56]

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.^[56]

Wrestling

• Year discontinued: 1992^[46]
• NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships team appearances: 3 (1956 • 1969 • 1992)^[57]

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.^[58][59]

Year	Finish	Points
1956	33rd	1
1969	17th	15
1992	41st	5

Women's former varsity sports

Field Hockey

• Year discontinued: 1978^[55][60]

Gymnastics

• Year discontinued: 1985^[61]

Rowing

• Year discontinued: 2021^[62]

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
Snapdragon Stadium	Football	2022
Viejas Arena	Basketball (men's) Basketball (women's)	1997
Tony Gwynn Stadium	Baseball	1997
Peterson Gymnasium	Volleyball (women's)	1961
SDSU Sports Deck / Aztrack	Soccer (men's) Soccer (women's) Track & field (women's)	2000
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
SDSU Softball Stadium	Softball	2005

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.^[63]

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

Main article: San Diego State Aztecs rugby

• Soccer
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

Women's club teams

• Dance
• Gymnastics
• 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) 191 times at the Division I FBS level.^[64]

• Baseball (14): 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018
• Men's basketball (14): 1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022
• 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 2022
• 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 championships

The Aztecs of San Diego State have earned 1 NCAA national championship at the Division I level.^[48]

• Men's Volleyball (1): 1973

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

Division II championships

San Diego State won 7 national championships while at the Division II level.^[48]

• 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 championship

Basketball (1): 1941 (NAIA)

Other championships

SDSU's cheerleading and dance teams have 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.^[48]

NCAA individual championships
Order	School year	Athlete(s)	Sport	Source
1	1933–34	Jack Rand	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
2	1946–47	Willie Steele	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
3	1947–48	Willie Steele	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
4	1948–49	Bob Smith	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
5	1949–50	Bob Smith	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
6	1964–65	Larry Godfrey	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
7	1969–70	Arnie Robinson	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
8	1975–76	Quentin Wheeler	Men's outdoor track and field	[65]
9	1983–84	Ramona Pagel	Women's outdoor track and field	[66]
10	1984–85	Laura De Snoo	Women's outdoor track and field	[66]
11	1984–85	LaTanya Sheffield	Women's outdoor track and field	[66]
12	2011–12	Whitney Ashley	Women's outdoor track and field	[66]
13	2012–13	Shanieka Ricketts	Women's outdoor track and field	[65]
14	2013–14	Shanieka Ricketts	Women's indoor track and field	[67]
15	2013–14	Shanieka Ricketts	Women's outdoor track and field	[66]

At the NCAA Division II level, San Diego State garnered 14 individual championships.^[48] 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).

National Award Winners

Corbett Award
Year	Name	Position
2000	Cedric Dempsey	Athletic Director
2007	Fred L. Miller	Athletic Director

Rivals

BYU

SDSU athletics has had a 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 tough 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.^[68][69]

Fresno State

See also: Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

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.^[70][71][72]

San Diego

See also: City Championship

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 rivalry has featured many competitions in neutral locations such as Petco Park across many sports.^[73]

UC San Diego

Though more of a rivalry historically outside of sports, the University of California, San Diego, 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, they often refer to the UC San Diego Tritons as the "little brothers" or "little sisters".^[74][75]

San Jose State

El Camino Real Rivalry

The rivalry between the two Cal State schools dates back to 1935. The matchup is named after the historic 600-mile Camino Real that connects the 21 Spanish missions in California, stretching from San Diego Bay in the south to San Francisco Bay in the north.

In 2014, there were conversations between the two programs about creating a trophy using an old mission bell or a replica of an old Spanish mission bell to be awarded to the winner of the rivalry game, but no trophy ever materialized.^[76]

Aztec Hall of Fame inductees

See: Hall of fame and footnote^[77]

Historic Neon Aztec Majorette at the corner of College Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard^[78]

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)

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 Philadelphia Eagles
• 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
• Xander Schauffele, PGA Tour golfer
• 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.