1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1989 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

1989 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1989 record	6–5–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Al Luginbill (1st season)
Home stadium	Jack Murphy Stadium (Capacity: 59,022)

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his first year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season above .500 for the first time in three years, with a record of six wins, five losses and one tie (6–5–1, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 36–52	44,579[1]
September 16	UCLA*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 25–28	31,639[2]
September 23	Cal State Fullerton*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	T 41–41	15,721[3]
September 30	at No. 20 Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 38–27	29,585[4]
October 7	at No. 20 Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 24–31	42,958[5]
October 14	Long Beach State[note 2]*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 30–26	13,548[6]
October 21	Pacific*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 35–7	21,120[7]
October 29	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 34–31	17,070[8]
November 4	New Mexico	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 45–28	13,776[9]
November 11	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 27–17	20,564[10]
November 18	at No. 7 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 6–42	42,362[11]
November 25	at No. 21 BYU	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 27–48	28,868[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[15]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Roman Fortin	Center - Tackle - Guard	8	203	Detroit Lions
Robert Claiborne	Wide Receiver	12	313	Detroit Lions

Team awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy)	John Wesselman
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)	Roman Fortin, Off Milt Wilson, Def
Team Captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy	Monty Gilbreath, Off John Wesselman, Def Keith Owens, Special Teams
Most Inspirational Player	Joe Santos

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Notes

1. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.
2. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References

1. Curt Holbreich (September 3, 1989). "Air Force's Dowis Tramples on Hopes for Aztecs' Revival". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1, & 15A. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Curt Holbreich (September 17, 1989). "UCLA Catches San Diego State". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Curt Holbreich (September 24, 1989). "CS Fullerton Ties San Diego St., 41-41, on Last-Second Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-17. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Utah 1990 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
5. "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
6. Long Beach State Football; The Future Is Now! (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1990.
7. Curt Holbreich (October 22, 1989). "Aztecs' Almost-Perfect Defense Nearly Fires Shutout at Pacific". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
9. Curt Holbreich (November 5, 1989). "Big First Half Launches Aztecs to 45-28 Victory". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Miami 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
12. "BYU 1990 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
13. "San Diego State 1989 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
14. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
15. "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 8, 2016.