2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season|sport=football
|year = 2008
|team = San Diego State Aztecs
|image =San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png
|conference = Mountain West Conference
|division =
|short_conf = MW
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 2–10
|conf_record = 1–7
|head_coach = Chuck Long
| hc_year= 3rd
|off_coach = Del Miller
| oc_year = 3rd
|def_coach = Bob Elliott
| dc_year= 3rd
|off_scheme = Spread
|def_scheme = 4–3
|stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
|champion =
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2008 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were coached by Chuck Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. The 2008 season was expected to be rough for the Aztecs after losing several key offensive players to the National Football League (NFL). The team looked to redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley to replace star quarterback Kevin O'Connell. The team also lost two of its leading wide receivers in Brett Swain and Chaz Schilens along with four starting offensive linemen.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = 4SD
| score = 27–29
| attend = 26,851
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = NBC
| score = 13–21
| attend = 80,795
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| tv =
| score = 10–35
| attend = 17,185
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv =
| score = 45–17
| attend = 21,401
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| tv = mtn.
| score = 7–41
| attend = 30,620
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = mtn.
| score = 10–35
| attend = 43,630
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = mtn.
| score = 7–70
| attend = 26,695
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = mtn.
| score = 34–38
| attend = 17,185
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = mtn.
| score = 10–35
| attend = 11,779
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = LaVell Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| tv = mtn.
| score = 12–41
| attend = 64,107
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = mtn.
| score = 14–63
| attend = 19,342
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSCS
| score = 42–21
| attend = 17,846
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/21/season/2008 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 22, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2008 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 22, 2023 }}
Game summaries
=Cal Poly=
See also 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mustangs
|R1=9 ||R2=7 ||R3=7 ||R4=6 ||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=0 ||H2=7 ||H3=14 ||H4=6 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Notre Dame=
See also 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0 ||R2=7 ||R3=6 ||R4=0 ||RT=
|Home=Fighting Irish
|H1=0 ||H2=7 ||H3=0 ||H4=14 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At San Jose State=
See also 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0 ||R2=7 ||R3=3 ||R4=0 ||RT=
|Home=Spartans
|H1=7 ||H2=14 ||H3=0 ||H4=14 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho=
See also 2008 Idaho Vandals football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Vandals
|R1=0 ||R2=3 ||R3=0 ||R4=14 ||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7 ||H2=17 ||H3=14 ||H4=7 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At TCU=
See also 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0 ||R2=0 ||R3=7 ||R4=0 ||RT=
|Home=Horned Frogs
|H1=3 ||H2=17 ||H3=7 ||H4=14 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Air Force=
See also 2008 Air Force Falcons football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Falcons
|R1=7 ||R2=0 ||R3=14 ||R4=14 ||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=0 ||H2=10 ||H3=0 ||H4=0 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At New Mexico=
See also 2008 New Mexico Lobos football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0 ||R2=0 ||R3=7 ||R4=0 ||RT=
|Home=Lobos
|H1=21 ||H2=28 ||H3=7 ||H4=14 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=Colorado State=
See also 2008 Colorado State Rams football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rams
|R1=3 ||R2=7 ||R3=21 ||R4=7 ||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7 ||H2=10 ||H3=14 ||H4=3 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Wyoming=
{{See also|2008 Wyoming Cowboys football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=3 ||R2=0 ||R3=7 ||R4=0 ||RT=
|Home=Cowboys
|H1=7 ||H2=21 ||H3=7 ||H4=0 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=At No. 17 BYU=
{{See also|2008 BYU Cougars football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0||R2=0||R3=6||R4=6||RT=
|Home=No. 17 Cougars
|H1=7||H2=13||H3=7||H4=14||HT=
}}
This will be the 33rd game between San Diego State and BYU.
BYU Leads Series 25-7-1
{{Clear}}
=Utah=
See also 2008 Utah Utes football team
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Utes
|R1=14||R2=21||R3=0||R4=28||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=0||H2=7||H3=7||H4=0||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
=UNLV=
{{See also|2008 UNLV Rebels football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Running Rebels
|R1=7 ||R2=0 ||R3=7 ||R4=7 ||RT=
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7 ||H2=7 ||H3=7 ||H4=21 ||HT=
}}
{{Clear}}
Awards
1st Team Preseason All Mountain West- LB Russell Allen
2nd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Darren Mougey and LB Luke Laolagi
3rd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Vincent Brown and DB Corey Boudreaux
References
{{Reflist}}
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