| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Team: | San Diego State Aztecs |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Pacific Division |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Ted Tollner |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Lay |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Def Coach: | Claude Gilbert |
| Dc Year: | 8th as DC, 16th overall |
| Stadium: | Qualcomm Stadium |
| Champion: | WAC Pacific Division co-champion |
| Bowl: | Las Vegas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–20 vs. North Carolina |
The 1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the last season for the Aztecs in the WAC, as they became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference in the 1999 season.
The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his fifth year. They played home games at Qualcomm Stadium[1] in San Diego. They completed the season as co-champions of the Pacific Division of the WAC, with a record of seven wins, five losses (7–5, 7–1 WAC). The Aztecs qualified for a bowl game at the end of the 1998 season, and played the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada.
No SDSU players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.[4]
The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[5]
| Award | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Damon Gourdine | |
| Outstanding Players (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Mike Malano, C Jonas Lewis, RB Damon Gourdine, WR Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, DE Joe Tuipala, LB Rico Curtis, FS | |
| Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Brian Russell, Off Joe Jackson, Def Joe Tuipala, Def Mike Duran, Special Teams Mac Cleary, Special Teams | |
| Most Inspirational Player | Joe Jackson Scottie Nicholson |