2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| team = San Diego State Aztecs
| year = 2019
| sport = football
| image = San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg
| image_size = 125
| conference = Mountain West Conference
| short_conf = MW
| division = West Division
| head_coach = Rocky Long
| hc_year = 9th
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 5–3
| off_coach = Jeff Horton
| oc_year = 5th
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_coach = Zach Arnett
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = 3–3–5
| champion = MW West Division co-champion
New Mexico Bowl champion
|bowl = New Mexico Bowl
|bowl_result = W 48–11 vs. Central Michigan
| stadium = SDCCU Stadium
}}
{{2019 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by ninth year head coach Rocky Long and played their final home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.
On January 8, 2020, head coach Rocky Long resigned.
Preseason
=Mountain West media days=
Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan at the Las Vegas Strip.
==Media poll==
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the MW West Division.{{cite web |title=Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles |url=https://themw.com/news/2019/7/23/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2019-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx |website=TheMW.com |date=July 23, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2019}}
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|+West | ||
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=San Diego State Aztecs|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
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| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
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| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
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| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
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| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
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| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |
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|+Mountain | ||
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=San Diego State Aztecs|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
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| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
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| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
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| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
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| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
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| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank = 8 {{Small|(FCS)}}
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score =6–0
| attend =40,222
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 1:15 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UCLA
| site_stadium = Rose Bowl
| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA
| tv = P12N
| score =23–14
| attend =36,951
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| score =31–10
| attend =10,123
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 17–23
| attend = 27,367
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Canvas Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = ESPN2
| score =24–10
| attend =29,767
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 26–22
| attend = 28,758
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = CEFCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| tv = Stadium on Facebook
| score = 27–17
| attend = 18,285
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 20–17
| attend = 19,652
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 24
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 13–17
| attend = 27,973
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{Tooltip|November 15|Friday}}
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 17–7
| attend = 26,876
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank =
| away = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Halawa, HI
| tv = SPEC HI
| score = 11–14
| attend = 24,911
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = SDCCU Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 13–3
| attend = 28,180
}}
{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 21
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| gamename = New Mexico Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 48–11
| attend = 18,823
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/21/season/2019 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2019 Football Schedule |url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/schedule/2019 |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics |access-date=August 23, 2023 }}
Game summaries
=Weber State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 8 (FCS) Wildcats
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Weber State Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At UCLA=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=10|R2=0 |R3=10|R4=3
|Home=Bruins
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 UCLA Bruins football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At New Mexico State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=7 |R2=10|R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Aggies
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=10|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Utah State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1=7 |R2=13 |R3= 3|R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Utah State Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Colorado State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=3 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=Rams
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Colorado State Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Wyoming=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cowboys
|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=0 |R4=8
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=13|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At San Jose State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=7 |R2=6 |R3=14 |R4=0
|Home=Spartans
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 San Jose State Spartans football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At UNLV=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=14 |R2=3 |R3=3 |R4=0
|Home=Rebels
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 UNLV Rebels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Nevada=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wolf Pack
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7
|Home=No. 24 Aztecs
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Fresno State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Hawaii=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aztecs
|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=8
|Home=Rainbow Warriors
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team}}
{{Clear}}
=BYU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cougars
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 BYU Cougars football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Vs. Central Michigan (New Mexico Bowl)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=3|R2=0|R3=8|R4=0
|Home=Aztecs
|H1=7|H2=13|H3=21|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|2019 New Mexico Bowl}}
{{Clear}}
Rankings
{{Further|2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements
|year={{2019}}
|finalpollweek=16
|cfpfirstweek=10
|AP_pre= NR
|coaches_pre= NR
|AP_1= NR
|coaches_1= NR
|AP_2= NR
|coaches_2= NR
|AP_3= NR
|coaches_3= NR
|AP_4= NR
|coaches_4= NR
|AP_5= NR
|coaches_5= NR
|AP_6= NR
|coaches_6= RV
|AP_7= RV
|coaches_7= RV
|AP_8= RV
|coaches_8= RV
|AP_9= 25
|coaches_9= RV
|AP_10= 24
|coaches_10= 24
|cfp_10= NR
|AP_11= RV
|coaches_11= RV
|cfp_11= NR
|AP_12= RV
|coaches_12= 25
|cfp_12=NR
|AP_13=NR
|coaches_13=RV
|cfp_13=NR
|AP_14=NR
|coaches_14=RV
|cfp_14=NR
|AP_15=NR
|coaches_15=RV
|cfp_15=NR
|AP_16=RV
|coaches_16=RV
}}
Players drafted into the NFL
{{see also|2020 NFL draft}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=San Diego State Aztecs| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club}} | ||||
| 5 | 156 | Keith Ismael | C | Washington Redskins |
References
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