San Diego State Aztecs Explained

San Diego State Aztecs
University:San Diego State University
Association:NCAA
Conference:Mountain West (primary)
WAC (men's soccer)
GCC (women's water polo)
Independent (women's lacrosse)
Division:Division I (FBS)
Director:John David Wicker
Location:San Diego, California
Teams:17
Stadium:Snapdragon Stadium
Basketballarena:Viejas Arena
Baseballfield:Tony Gwynn Stadium
Softballstadium:SDSU Softball Stadium
Soccerstadium:SDSU Sports Deck
Mens Teams:6
Womens Teams:11
Lacrossefield:Aztec Lacrosse Field
Natatorium:Aztec Aquaplex
Tenniscourt:Aztec Tennis Center
Trackvenue:SDSU Sports Deck (aka "Aztrack")
Volleyballarena:Peterson Gymnasium
Mascot:Spirit Leader[1] [2] [3]
Nickname:Aztecs
Fightsong:SDSU Fight Song
Pageurl:http://www.goaztecs.com

The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).

Sports sponsored

Basketball
FootballCross country
BasketballGolf
GolfLacrosse
Soccer
TennisSoftball
Swimming & diving
Tennis
Track & field†
Volleyball
Water Polo

Men's varsity sports

Baseball

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs baseball.

19792-2Lost in the Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
19810-2Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
19820-2Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
19831-2Eliminated by UC Santa Barbara in the West I Regional semifinals.
19843-2Lost in the West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
19860-2Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
19903-2Lost in the West I Regional finals to Stanford.
19910-2Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
20091-2Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
20130-2Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
20140-2Eliminated by Louisiana in the Lafayette Regional.
20151-2Eliminated by USC in the Charlottesville Regional.
20171-2Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
20180-2Eliminated by Northwestern State in the Corvallis Regional.

See: San Diego State baseball and College baseball

Football

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs football.

San Diego State University's football team is part of the highest level of American collegiate football, the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I (which was formerly known as Division I-A). SDSU is 10–9 all time in post-season bowl games. They first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major-college bowl game in 1969.[7] Until the 2010 season, the Aztec football team had not won a bowl game in the past 37 years. In 2019, the Aztecs reached their 10th straight bowl game.

The Aztecs moved into the new Snapdragon Stadium, located in what had been the parking lot of the team's former home of San Diego Stadium, for the 2022 season.[8] During the construction of Snapdragon Stadium, the Aztecs played the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The team had played at San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 until its closure after the 2019 season; before that, it played in the on-campus Aztec Bowl (now the location of Viejas Arena).

January 1, 1948 L 0–53
January 1, 1952 W 34–13
December 10, 1966 W 28–7
December 9, 1967 Camellia Bowl (1961–80)Camellia Bowl W 27–6
December 6, 1969 W 28–7
December 30, 1986 L 38–39
December 30, 1991 L 17–28
December 19, 1998 L 13–20
December 23, 2010 W 35–14
December 17, 2011 LouisianaL 30–32
December 20, 2012 L 6–23
December 21, 2013 W 49–24
December 23, 2014 L 16–17
December 24, 2015 W 42–7
December 17, 2016 W 34–10
December 23, 2017 L 35–42
December 19, 2018 L 0–27
December 21, 2019 W 48–11
December 21, 2021 W 38–24
December 24, 2022 Brady Hoke L 25–23

Basketball

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball.

Aztec basketball alumni who became more famous outside the sport include 1930s player Art Linkletter, who went on to an illustrious entertainment career that spanned more than 70 years, and Tony Gwynn, who also played baseball at San Diego State and opted for that sport professionally, ending up in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the 2010–2011 season, the men's team had a record of 32–2 to capture a share of the Mountain West Conference title. They won the conference tournament outright for the automatic berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The only losses of the regular season were to another top 10 ranked team, BYU, who the Aztecs later beat to win the conference tournament. They earned a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16. In the 2013–2014 season, the Aztecs finished 29–4, again reaching the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 round.

The Aztecs reached the Elite Eight, Final Four, and the National Championship for the first time during the 2022–2023 season, where they finished runner-up to Connecticut. The Aztecs returned to the tournament in 2024, reaching the Sweet Sixteen.

Round of 32
  1. 16
L 80–90
Round of 32 L 64–74
13 W Round of 64 L 80–85
13 M Round of 64 L 64–93
11 W Round of 64 L 83–87
11 M Round of 64 L 59–62
2 W Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen 		W 68–50
W 71–64 2OT
L 67–74
6 M Round of 64 L 65–79
7 S Round of 64
Round of 32 		W 70–55
L 71–81
4 W Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen 		W 73–69 OT
W 63–44
L 64–70
8 S Round of 64
Round of 32 		W 76–64
L 49–68
11 W Round of 64 L 65–67
6 MW Round of 64 L 62–78
8 MW Round of 64 L 69–72 OT
5 S W 63–57
W 75–52
W 71–64
W 57–56
W 72-71
L 59-76
5 E Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		(12) UAB
(13) Yale
(1) #1 UConn		W 69–65
W 85–57
L 82-52

Golf

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's golf.

The Aztecs men's golf team has more NCAA postseason appearances than any other San Diego State athletic team. Notable alumni include 2015 graduate and PGA Tour golfer Xander Schauffele. In 2017, Schauffele received the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.[13]

195010th 606
196014th 625
196215th 637
196524th 620
19666th 604
196723rd 613
197016th 1,230
197120th 585
197216th 603
197417th 606
197519th 606
197618th 1,205
197715th 1,248
197812th 1,190
197926th 943
198022nd 917
198121st 895
198214th 1,178
198323rd 909
198424th 889
199929th 628
30th 965
200523rd 893
14th 1,222
16th 898
5th 871
15th 1,193
25th 872

Soccer

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer.

The San Diego State men's soccer team competes in the Western Athletic Conference. In 1987, the Aztecs reached the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Final, losing in the game by a score of 0–2 to Clemson. The team has an overall NCAA Division Tournament record of 5–8 through eight appearances.[15] Lev Kirshner was head coach for over two decades.

Second round L 1–2
First round
Second round 		Fresno State
San Francisco 		W 1–0
L 0–2
First round
Second round
Third round
Semifinals
National Championship 		W 2–1
W 3–2
W 2–1
W 2–1
L 0–2
First round UCLA L 1–2
First round UCLA L 1–2
First round L 0–2
First round UC Santa Barbara L 1–2
First round L 1–2

Tennis

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs men's tennis.

Region VII Regional L 2–4
First round
Second round 		W 4–1
L 1–4
First round
Second round
Round of 16 		W 4–3
W 4–2
L 3–4
First round
Second round 		Hampton
UCLA 		W 5–0
L 1–4
First round
Second round 		San Diego
Washington 		W 5–0
L 3–4
First round L 1–4
First round
Second round 		W 4–3
L 0–4

Women's varsity sports

Basketball

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball.

  1. 6
First round
Regional semifinals 		W 70–63
L 73–91
  1. 5
First round
Regional semifinals 		W 70–68
L 64–94
  1. 9
First round L 68–85
  1. 5
First round
Second round 		W 81–75
L 72–75
  1. 5
First round L 46–57
  1. 11
First round
  1. 6 Oregon
L 62–79
  1. 10
First round
Second round 		W 76–70
L 49–77
  1. 11
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals 		W 74–63
W 64–55
L 58–66
  1. 12
First round L 56–64

Cross Country

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country.

The San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA tournament one time, with that appearance resulting in 7th place in the 1981–82 school year.[19]

7th 169

Golf

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's golf.

Notable alumni include 2015 graduate Paige Spiranac.

Lacrosse

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's lacrosse.

The women's lacrosse team began play in 2012 and competes as an independent; its former women's lacrosse home of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dropped the sport after the 2019–20 school year due to a lack of competing members. After the 2023 season, SDSU women's lacrosse will join the Pac-12 Conference.

Soccer

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer.

The Aztecs women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4–7 through seven appearances.[24]

Second round
Third round 		W 1–0
L 0–5
First round L 1–2
First round
Second round 		W 1–0
L 0–5
First round
Second round
Third round 		CSU Northridge
Cal
UCLA 		W 3–0
W 2–1
L 0–3
First round UCLA L 0–3
First round Cal L 2–3
First round UCLA L 1–3

Softball

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs softball.

20013-2Lost in the Region 2 Regional finals to UCLA.
20031-2Eliminated by Oregon in the Region 6 Regional.
20062-2Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.
20081-2Eliminated by Fresno State in the Gainesville Regional.
20090-2Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Tempe Regional.
20101-2Eliminated by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Regional.
20112-2Lost in the Tempe Regional finals to Arizona State.
20122-2Lost in the Tampa Regional finals to Hofstra.
20131-2Eliminated by Georgia in the Tempe Regional.
20141-2Eliminated by Michigan in the Tallahassee Regional.
20152-2Lost in the Los Angeles Regional finals to UCLA.

Swimming & Diving

23rd
42nd
45th
41st
27th
39th
46th
38th

Tennis

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's tennis.

First round
Quarterfinals 		W 8–1
L 3–6
First round
Quarterfinals 		W 5–4
L 4–5
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game 		Cal
Texas
Stanford
Trinity 		W 7–2
W 6–3
L 2–7
L 4–5
First round
Quarterfinals 		W 6–3
L 0–9
First round L 3–6
First round
Second round 		William & Mary
Stanford 		W 6–3
L 0–9
First round L 3–5
First round
Second round 		Tennessee
Stanford 		W 5–1
L 1–5
First round
Second round 		W 5–4
L 1–5
First round L 3–5
West Regional L 4–5
West Regional
West Regional 		W 5–2
L 2–5
West Regional
West Regional 		San Diego
USC 		W 5–2
L 1–5
California Regional L 1–5
First round
Second round 		W 5–0
L 0–5
First round L 3–4
First round L 0–4
First round Arizona State L 0–4
First round L 0–4
First round L 0–4
First round L 0–4
First round L 1–4

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

2006 Indoor 51st
2008 Indoor 33rd
2009 Indoor 34th
2010 Indoor 21st
2012 Indoor 48th
2013 Indoor 25th
Indoor 19th
Indoor 21st
Indoor 17th
Indoor 27th
Outdoor 10th
Outdoor 24th
Outdoor11th
Outdoor 9th
Outdoor20th
1998 Outdoor 51st
1999 Outdoor 62nd
2001 Outdoor 37th
2003 Outdoor 29th
2004 Outdoor 27th
2005 Outdoor 29th
Outdoor 46th
2008 Outdoor 31st
2009 Outdoor 25th
2011 Outdoor 60th
Outdoor 9th
Outdoor 23rd
Outdoor 12th
Outdoor 20th
Outdoor 32nd
Outdoor 46th
Outdoor 32nd

Volleyball

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's volleyball.

The Aztecs women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 13–14 through fourteen appearances.[35]

Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals 		W 3–0
W 3–0
L 1–3
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals 		W 3–1
W 3–1
L 0–3
First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals 		W 3–0
W 3–1
L 0–3
First round
Regional semifinals 		BYU
USC 		W 3–0
L 0–3
First round L 1–3
First round
Regional semifinals 		W 3–1
L 0–3
First round
Regional semifinals 		San Jose State
Hawaii 		W 3–1
L 0–3
First round L 0–3
First round
Regional semifinals 		BYU
Stanford 		W 3–1
L 1–3
First round
Second round 		W 3–1
L 2–3
Second round
Regional semifinals 		W 3–1
L 0–3
First round
Second round 		W 3–1
L 0–3
First round Long Beach State L 0–3
First round L 2–3

Water Polo

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs women's water polo.

4th
5th
8th

Conference affiliations

San Diego State has been a member of six different athletic conferences in its history.

Discontinued sports

In the past, San Diego State, like most American universities, has sponsored several additional varsity sports programs to those currently offered. These programs have since been discontinued. Budgeting and Title IX equity challenges have been cited as the primary reasons for these programs being cut.[37] In some cases (notably men's crew and men's volleyball), club teams have emerged in place of discontinued sports programs.

Men's former varsity sports

Crew

Cross Country

The Aztecs men's cross country team won three consecutive NCAA Division II national championships in 1965, 1966, and 1967 shortly before the program's ascension to Division I.

6th 247
9th 356
8th 361
Gymnastics
18th
Swimming & Diving

Men's swimming & diving won back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

27th
Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

The men's track & field team won back-to-back NCAA Division II outdoor national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I.

Indoor 60th
Outdoor 25th
Outdoor 24th
Outdoor19th
Outdoor 12th
Outdoor 35th
Outdoor 16th
Outdoor 19th
Outdoor 55th
Outdoor 28th
Outdoor 41st
Outdoor 53rd
Outdoor 74th
Outdoor 71st
Outdoor 67th
Volleyball

The men's volleyball team won San Diego State's first (and to-date only) NCAA Division I National Championship in 1973. The team's home court was Peterson Gymnasium.

Semifinals
Championship 		W 3–2
L 2–3
Semifinals
Championship 		W 3–0
W 3-1
Water Polo

Despite coming off a season in which the team was ranked in the top 10 nationally, the men's water polo team, along with other programs, was cut, due to a combination of a lack in athletic department funding, Proposition 13's passage, and necessity to comply with Title IX.

Wrestling

In 1949, San Diego State wrestler Harold Hensen became the first African-American to compete in an NCAA wrestling championship tournament when he competed in individual competition at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.[50] [51]

33rd 1
17th 15
41st 5

Women's former varsity sports

Field Hockey

Gymnastics

Rowing

The women's rowing team, which had last competed in the American Athletic Conference, was discontinued following the 2020–21 academic year due to ongoing Title IX gender equity challenges and financial stress on the athletics department brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team's home was the Mission Bay Aquatic Center.

Athletic facilities

Venues

FacilityTeam(s)Opened
Snapdragon StadiumFootball2022
Viejas ArenaBasketball (men's)Basketball (women's)1997
Tony Gwynn StadiumBaseball1997
Peterson GymnasiumVolleyball (women's)1961
SDSU Sports Deck / AztrackSoccer (men's)Soccer (women's)

Track & field (women's)

2000
Aztec AquaplexSwimming & diving (women's)

Water polo (women's)

2007
Aztec Lacrosse FieldLacrosse (women's)2011
Aztec Tennis CenterTennis (men's)Tennis (women's)2005
SDSU Softball StadiumSoftball2005

Other facilities

FacilityDescriptionOpened
Fowler Athletics Center Athletics department headquarters and Aztec Hall of Fame2001
Jeff Jacobs JAM CenterPractice facility for men's and women's basketball2015
Mission Bay Aquatic CenterFacility in Mission Bay co-owned and operated with the University of California, San Diego that provides opportunities for many outdoor activities and water sports for SDSU students. Home to club sports teams such as men's crew and waterskiing and wakesports.1974

Non-varsity club sports

In addition to the varsity sports officially sponsored by the athletic department, San Diego State also supports several club-level sports, most operating through the Aztec Recreation Center.[55]

Sports with both varsity and club-level teams at the university include baseball and soccer among men's sports, and lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and water polo among women's sports.

Co-ed club teams

Men's club teams

See main article: San Diego State Aztecs rugby.

Women's club teams

Championships

NCAA tournament appearances

The San Diego State Aztecs have competed in the NCAA tournament across 16 active sports (6 men's and 10 women's) 191 times at the Division I FBS level.[56]

National championships

Division I championships

The Aztecs of San Diego State have earned 1 NCAA national championship at the Division I level.[57]

1972–73 Men's volleyball 3–1

Division II championships

San Diego State won 7 national championships while at the Division II level.

The Aztecs also claimed 3 national team titles at the varsity level while a member of NCAA Division II that were not bestowed by the NCAA (being awarded instead by sponsors of College Division football polls):

NAIA championship

Basketball (1): 1941 (NAIA)

Other championships

SDSU's cheerleading and dance teams have won national championships.

Below are eleven national club team championships:

Individual Championships

San Diego State has had 15 individuals win NCAA individual national championships at the Division I level.

NCAA individual championships
OrderSchool yearAthlete(s)SportSource
1 1933–34 Men's outdoor track and field [58]
2 1946–47 Men's outdoor track and field
3 1947–48 Willie Steele Men's outdoor track and field
4 1948–49 Men's outdoor track and field
5 1949–50 Bob Smith Men's outdoor track and field
6 1964–65 Men's outdoor track and field
7 1969–70 Men's outdoor track and field
8 1975–76 Men's outdoor track and field
9 1983–84 Women's outdoor track and field [59]
10 1984–85 Women's outdoor track and field
11 1984–85 Women's outdoor track and field
12 2011–12 Women's outdoor track and field
13 2012–13 Women's outdoor track and field
14 2013–14 Shanieka Ricketts Women's indoor track and field [60]
15 2013–14 Shanieka Ricketts Women's outdoor track and field

At the NCAA Division II level, San Diego State garnered 14 individual championships. In 1975 Barbara Barrow won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship after a tie-breaker playoff (an event conducted by the AIAW, which was succeeded by the current NCAA women's golf championship).

National Award Winners

Corbett Award
YearNamePosition
2000Athletic Director
2007Fred L. Miller Athletic Director

Rivals

BYU

SDSU athletics has had a formidable rivalry with the BYU Cougars of Brigham Young University since at least the 1980s when both programs were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The rivalry intensified after both schools left the conference to become charter members of the Mountain West Conference in 1999. Through their many years in the same conferences, the Aztecs and Cougars were routinely each-others toughest competition for conference championships in numerous sports among both the men and women. The Cougars departed the Mountain West in 2011, though the programs continue to compete semi-regularly. Men's basketball and football have represented the most high-profile contests of the rivalry.[61] [62]

Fresno State

See also: Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry.

San Diego State has a longtime rivalry with California State University, Fresno, primarily stemming from the American football rivalry dating back to the 1920s. The two schools have competed against each other in over 55 football, 50 men's basketball, and 190 baseball matches.[63] [64] [65] The two institutions are popular choices and top-tier schools in the California State University system, and often compete for national attention in athletics from conference play to the postseason across many sports.[66]

San Diego

See also: City Championship.

The Aztecs have a local rivalry with the University of San Diego's San Diego Toreros, emphasizing the competition in college men's basketball. The city of San Diego heavily relies on this rivalry, which features many competitions in a neutral location such as Petco Park across many sports.[67] The two schools, approximately separated by 9 miles, have different cultures yet fiercely compete for city visibility. San Diego State's student section, The Show, chants "LITTLE SISTERS!" or "LITTLE BROTHERS!" and "WE RUN SD!" during and after each victory in the college rivalry.[68]

UC San Diego

Though more of a rivalry historically outside of sports, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the other major public university in San Diego, represents another local rival of SDSU. The UC San Diego Tritons joined NCAA Division I in 2020. Similar to the way SDSU's student section, The Show, refers to the San Diego Toreros, they often refer to the UC San Diego Tritons as the "little brothers" or "little sisters".[69] [70]

San Jose State

El Camino Real Rivalry

The rivalry between the two Cal State schools dates back to 1935. The matchup is named after the historic 600-mile Camino Real that connects the 21 Spanish missions in California, stretching from San Diego Bay in the south to San Francisco Bay in the north.

A common storyline in sports, is that of the San Francisco Bay Area vs. Southern California rivalry, such as the Giants and the Dodgers in the MLB, and the Sharks and Kings in the NHL. This SJSU and SDSU rivalry benefits from that sort of bragging rights perspective that both teams undoubtedly look to hold onto each year.[71]

In 2014, there were conversations between the two programs about creating a trophy using an old mission bell or a replica of an old Spanish mission bell to be awarded to the winner of the rivalry game, but no trophy ever materialized.[72]

Aztec Hall of Fame inductees

See: Hall of fame and footnote[73]

1988
• Chris Gaines - Aztec marching Band Singer (1988)
• Willie Buchanon - Football (1970–71)
• John D. Butler - Football (1933–35)
• Don Coryell - Football Coach (1961–72)
• Fred Dryer - Football (1967–68)
• Gary Garrison - Football (1964–65)
• Gene Littler - M. Golf (1949–52)
• Haven Moses - Football (1966–67)
• Graig Nettles - Baseball (1964–65); M. Basketball (1964–65)
• Charles E. Peterson - Football Coach (1921–29); M. Basketball Coach (1921–26);

Track & Field Coach (1922–46)
• Milton Phelps - M. Basketball (1939–41)
• Art Preston - Football (1949–51); Baseball (1950–52)
• Arnie Robinson - M. Track & Field (1970–71)
• Dennis Shaw - Football (1968–69)
• Brian Sipe - Football (1969–71)
• Willie Steele - M. Track & Field (1947–48); M. Basketball (1947); Baseball (1949)
1989
• Kevin Crow - M. Soccer (1979–82)
• Morris Gross - Baseball, M. Basketball, Football (1922–1924, 1926–1927);

M. Basketball Coach (1929–42); Baseball Coach (1931–1932); Director of Athletics (1935–1941)
• Tony Gwynn - Baseball (1979–81); M. Basketball (1978–81)
• Don Horn - Football (1965–66)
• Jack Rand - M. Track & Field (1934–35); Football (1932–34)
1990
• Tim Delaney - Football (1968–70)
• Art Linkletter - M. Basketball (1932–34); M. Swimming & Diving (1932–34)
• Judy Porter - W. Basketball (1980–83)
• Tom Reynolds - Football (1969–71)
1991
• Steve Copp - M. Basketball (1973–76)
• Chuck Courtney - M. Golf (1960–61)
• Tom Dahms - Football (1947–49)
• Monte Jackson - Football (1973–74)
1992
• Barbara Barrow - W. Golf (1974–77)
• Bud Black - Baseball (1978–79)
• Tony Pinkins - M. Basketball (1955–57)
• Bob Smith - M. Track & Field (1949–50)
• Charlie Smith - Baseball Coach (1934–64)
• Deby LaPlante - W. Track & Field (1979–80)
1993
• Tom Ables - Honorary
• Michael Cage - M. Basketball (1981–84)
• Vidal Fernandez - M. Soccer (1977–79)
• Ann Lebedeff - W. Tennis (1972–74)
• Tom Nettles - Football, M. Track & Field (1966–68)
• LaTanya Sheffield - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
1994
• Patricia Mang - Softball (1987–88)
• Chris Marlowe - M. Volleyball (1972–73); M. Basketball (1970–73)
• Bill Schutte - Football Coach (1947–55)
• Nate Wright - Football (1967–68)
• George Ziegenfuss - M. Basketball Coach (1948–69)
1995
• Marcelo Balboa - M. Soccer (1988–89)
• Bob Brady - M. Basketball (1952–54)
• Claudie Minor - Football (1972–73)
• Micki Schillig - W. Tennis (1980–83)
• Frank Scott - M. Golf Coach (1948–83)
1996
• Paul Mott - Football, M. Basketball, M. Track & Field (1925–28)
• Ramona Pagel - W. Track & Field (1983–84)
• Todd Santos - Football (1984–87)
• Eric Wynalda - M. Soccer (1987–89)
1997
• Vicki Cantrell - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Kenny Hale - M. Basketball (1941, 1946–47)
• Joel Kramer - M. Basketball (1974, 1976–78)
• Duncan McFarland - M. Volleyball (1973)
1998
• Marshall Faulk - Football (1991–93)
• Chris Gwynn - Baseball (1983–85)
• Mary Holland - W. Volleyball (1979–82)
• Dick Mitchell - M. Basketball (1940–42)
• Chana Perry - W. Basketball (1988–89)
1999
• Lennie Clements - M. Golf (1976–79)
• Laura De Snoo - W. Track & Field (1983–86)
• Harry Hodgetts - M. Basketball (1937–41)
• Carol Plunkett - W. Tennis Coach (1976–94)
• Wendy Wheat - W. Volleyball (1977–80)
2002
• 1940–41 Men's Basketball Team
• 1987 Men's Soccer Team
• Joe Gibbs - Football (1961–63); Football Coach (1965–66)
• Norm Nygaard - Football (1952–54)
• Falisha Wright - W. Basketball (1992–95)

2003
• 1973 Men's Volleyball National Champions
• Al Skalecky - M. Basketball (1966–67-68)
• Nicole Storto - W. Tennis (1990–93)
• Angela Rock - W. Volleyball (1981–84)
• Marla Runyan - W. Track & Field (1988–91)
2004
• Mike Douglass - Football (1976–77)
• Rod Dowhower - Football (1963–64)
• Claude Gilbert - Football Coach (1967–80, 1995–99)
• Travis Lee - Baseball (1994–96)
• Ron Reina - Broadcaster (1969–86)
• Carrie McLaughlin Stathas - W. Track & Field (1981–83)

2005
• 1987 Men's Rugby National Champion
• Hank Allison - Football (1969–70)
• Kern Carson - Football (1961–63)
• Bernie Finlay - Basketball (1958–60)
• Lynn Kanuka-Williams - W. Cross Country, W. Track & Field (1980–82)
2006
• Bob Breitbard - Football (1938–40 Player, 1945 Coach)
• Kim Goetz - M. Basketball (1978–79)
• Cynthia MacGregor - W. Tennis (1983–86)
• Neal Petties - Football (1961–63)
• Craig Scoggins - Football (1965–66)
2007
• Bob Cluck - Baseball (1966–67)
• Mike Dodd - M. Basketball (1975–79), M. Volleyball (1978–80)
• John "Jake" Duich - Football (1935, 1937–38)
• Steve Duich - Football (1966–67)
• Jay Gutowski - Football (1953–56)
• Bobby Meacham - Baseball (1979–81)
• Rachel Scott - W. Water Polo (1995–98)
2008
• Isaac Curtis - Football (1972)
• John Farris - Football (1962–64)
• Kieishsha Garnes - W. Basketball (1991–92)
• Mark Grace - Baseball (1985)
• Bobby Howard - Football (1965–66)
2009
• 1966 Wire Service College Division Football National Champions
• Toni Himmer - W. Volleyball (1980–83)
• Oliver Maiberger - M. Tennis (2000–03)
• Mario Mendez - Football (1961–63)
• Jeff Staggs - Football (1965–66)
• Ralph Wenzel - Football (1964–65)
2010
• Tonette Dyer - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
• Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila - Football (1996–99)
• La'Roi Glover - Football (1992–95)
• Doug Harvey - Baseball (1955–56)
• John Hyden - M. Volleyball (1992–95)
• Fred Miller - Director of Athletics (1985–95)
2011
• Dick Barnes - M. Basketball (1946, 1948–50)
• Sandra Durazo - Softball (1998–2001)
• Kyle Turley - Football (1994–97)
• Quentin Wheeler - M. Track & Field (1975–76)
• 1958 NAIA Baseball National Champions (1958)
2012
• Dr. O. Kenneth Karr Jr. - Director of Athletics (1969–78)
• Randy Holcomb - M. Basketball (2001–02)
• Mike Malano - Football (1996–99)
• Liane Sato - W. Volleyball (1985–86)
• J. R. Tolver - Football (1999–2002)
2013
• Brandon Heath - M. Basketball (2003–07)
• Mark Reynolds - Sailing (1975–79)
• Choc Sportsman - Track & Field Coach (1947–66)
• Michelle Suman - W. Basketball (1991–95)
• Don Warren - Football (1976–79)
2014
• Kirk Morrison - Football (2000–04)
• Stephen Strasburg - Baseball (2007–09)
• Pete Inge - Football (1976–79)
• Kyle Whittemore - M. Soccer (1984–88)
• Shayla Balentine - W. Track & Field (2002–05)
2015
• Billy Blanton - Football (1994–96)
• Ed Imo - Football (1976–77)
• Larry Godfrey - M. Track & Field (1965)
• Karoline Koehler - W. Track & Field (2007–10)
• Anthony Watson - M. Basketball (1983–86)
2016
• Kawhi Leonard - M. Basketball (2009–11)
• Leon Parma - Football (1948–50)
• Noel Prefontaine - Football (1995–96)
• Miesha McKelvy-Jones - W. Track & Field (1997–99)
• Steve Williams - M. Track & Field (1973–74)
2017
• Steve Fisher - M. Basketball Coach (1999–2017)
• D.J. Gay - M. Basketball (2007–11)
• Whitney Ashley - W. Track & Field (2011–12)
• Craig Penrose - Football (1974–75)
• Whip Walton - Football (1974–77)
2018
• Jamaal Franklin - M. Basketball (2011–13)
• Holly Hartzell - W. Water Polo (2001–04)
• Lon Hinkle - M. Golf (1970–72)
• Travis Hitt - Football (1973–76)
• Larry Ned - Football (1998–2001)
• Ernie Anderson - Photographer
2019
• Jim Dietz - Baseball Coach (1972–2002)
• Tally Hall - M. Soccer (2003–06)
• Jené Morris - W. Basketball (2008–10)
• Xavier Thames - M. Basketball (2011–14)
• Shanieka Ricketts - W. Track & Field (2011–14)

Notable athletes

See also the List of San Diego State University people

Notes and References

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  7. Web site: San Diego State Bowl History. College Football Data Warehouse. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104162836/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/san_diego_state/bowl_history.php. 2012-11-04. 2012-11-30.
  8. Web site: San Diego State announces multi-million dollar donation to help fund Mission Valley stadium. Giovanniello. Jeanette. 2019-12-05. The Daily Aztec. 2020-01-29.
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  33. Web site: 2019 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results and Records. 2019-09-04. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. en. 2020-01-28.
  34. Web site: 2018 NCAA women's volleyball tournament Statistics and Records. 2018-11-01. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. en. 2020-01-28.
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  36. Web site: Women's Water Polo Championship Records. pbrock. 2013-11-29. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. en. 2020-01-28.
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  48. News: Time takes its toll on water polo team. September 6, 1979. The Daily Aztec. 6.
  49. News: 2018 Wrestling Championships Results and Records. 2018-03-15. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. 2018-10-21. en.
  50. News: National Wrestling Hall of Fame Marks Black History Month with New Exhibit. 2009-02-08. WrestlingPod. 2018-10-21. en-US.
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  53. News: CSSA Debates Support of Athletic Scholarship Bills. March 3, 1986. The Daily Aztec. 3.
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  73. http://goaztecs.cstv.com/trads/SDSU-classes-hof.html Traditions: Aztec Hall of Fame

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