The 1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Doug Scovil, in his third year, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium^{[note 1]} in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of two wins, nine losses and one tie (2–9–1, 1–6–1 WAC). This was the fewest wins for an Aztec team since they only won one in 1960, and they finished the year with seven straight losses.

Wide receiver Jim Sandusky was named a third-team All-American by the Gannett News Service and Football News.^[1][2] He earned first-team All-WAC honors as both a receiver and a punt returner.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 9–34	25,429	[4]
September 10	California*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–14	19,853	[5]
September 17	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 24–27	26,712	[6]
September 24	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 41–33	20,181	[7]
October 1	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	T 27–27	34,153	[8]
October 8	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–20	25,232	[9]
October 15	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 15–17	22,979	[10]
October 22	No. 18 BYU	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–47	20,515
October 27	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 10–28	14,275	[11]
November 12	Wyoming	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 21–33	14,530	[12]
November 19	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 14–34	15,143	[13]
December 3	No. 17 Air Force	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–38	8,444	[14]
*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 1984 NFL Draft.^[17]

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[18]

Team awards

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