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San Diego State Football Team History


San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State University
 San Diego, CA
Founded: 1897
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Doug Scovil
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1921  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Doug Scovil enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Diego State.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Colorado State  30   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Oklahoma State  23   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ New Mexico  17   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Iowa State  52   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Brigham Young  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Hawaii  10   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Utah  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Wyoming  13   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Nevada Las Vegas  38   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Texas-El Paso  59   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Air Force  16   21   L    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored279
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record62-51
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-2503256Won  38-366-1307118  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7-1225231 3-3-112297  Joe Morrison
Colorado State 0-12164502 0-7121263  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-3344203 6-1232118  Al Kincaid
Utah 8-2-1321207 4-1-1144127  Wayne Howard
San Diego State 6-5279227 3-4156132  Doug Scovil
Air Force 4-7171252 2-390119  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-10146441 1-582280  Bill Michael

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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