1990 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Murphy Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses (6–5, 5–2 WAC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Oregon*
L 21–4235,118[1]
September 15Long Beach State*
W 38–2019,170[2]
September 22at No. 4 BYU
L 34–6266,044[3]
September 29Air Force
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 48–1819,104[4]
October 6at Wyoming
L 51–5216,713[5]
October 13at UCLA*
L 31–4541,025[6]
November 3Utahdagger
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 66–1425,504[7]
November 10Hawaii
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 44–3820,450[8]
November 17at New Mexico
W 40–347,868[9]
November 24UTEP
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 53–3113,927[10]
December 1No. 2 Miami (FL)*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 28–3034,201[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.[14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dan McGwire Quarterback 1 16 Seattle Seahawks
Pio Sagapolutele Defensive tackle – Defensive end 4 85 Cleveland Browns
Nick Subis Tackle – Center 6 142 Denver Broncos

The following finished their college career in 1990, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL team
Brad Daluiso Kicker 1991 Buffalo Bills
Jimmy Raye Wide receiver 1991 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		 Dan McGwire
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		 Nick Subis, Off
Pio Sagapolutele, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		 Dan McGwire, Off
Lou Foster, Def
Andy Trakas, Special Teams
Most Inspirational Player Lou Foster

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Notes

  1. ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

References

  1. ^ Scott Miller (September 9, 1990). "'New' Aztec Defense Doesn't Faze Oregon". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Scott Miller (September 16, 1990). "Aztecs Run the Show, Beat Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "BYU 1991 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Scott Miller (September 30, 1990). "Defense Does Turnaround for Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Scott Miller (October 7, 1990). "Quarterback Battle Again Winds Up With Aztecs Loss". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Scott Miller (October 14, 1990). "Bruins Run Aztecs Into the Ground". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Utah 1991 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ Scott Miller (November 18, 1990). "McGwire Passes for 530 Yards in Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C-10. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Diego State 1990 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "1991 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  15. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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