The 1979 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his seventh year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium^{[note 1]} in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 12 Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		L 15–45	62,168	[1]
September 22	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		W 32–23	15,235	[2]
September 29	Wisconsin*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 24–17	38,633	[3]
October 6	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 35–7	21,205	[4]
October 13	Miami (FL)*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 31–20	40,126	[5]
October 20	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		L 3–37	21,950	[6]
October 27	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 17–13	22,196	[7]
November 3	Wyoming	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 31–21	36,386	[8]
November 10	Arizona*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 42–10	38,581	[9]
November 17	UTEP	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 42–20	37,110	[10]
November 24	No. 10 BYU	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	ABC[note 2]	L 14–63	46,121	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.^[14]

The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[15]

Team awards

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