1975 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1975 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] This was the final season for San Diego State as a member of the PCAA. They won or shared the conference championship in five of their seven years of membership.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record8–3 (3–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Claude Gilbert (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorTed Tollner (3rd season)
| 1975 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–3 (3–2 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ted Tollner (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | San Diego Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his third year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 2] in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 3–2 PCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | UTEP* | W 31–10 | 33,964 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | at Oregon State* | W 25–0 | 18,780 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | North Texas State* |
| W 30–12 | 35,829 | [3] | |
| September 27 | at Utah State* | W 19–10 | 15,768 | [4][5] | ||
| October 4 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 59–14 | 39,780 | [6] | |
| October 11 | at Fresno State | W 29–0 | 9,326 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | New Mexico State* |
| W 48–3 | 45,022 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at Pacific (CA) | No. 18 | W 31–13 | 12,496 | [9] | |
| November 8 | No. 15 Arizona* | No. 13 |
| L 24–31 | 53,611 | [10] |
| November 15 | at San Jose State | L 7–31 | 20,399 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | Long Beach State |
| L 17–21 | 36,825 | [12][13] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Duke Fergerson | Wide receiver | 3 | 73 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Craig Penrose | Quarterback | 4 | 107 | Denver Broncos |
| Greg Boyd | Defensive end | 6 | 170 | New England Patriots |
| Mike Gilbert | Defensive tackle | 11 | 300 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mel Jacobs | Wide receiver | 13 | 363 | Detroit Lions |
| Reggie Lewis | Defensive end | 16 | 443 | San Francisco 49ers |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Craig Penrose |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Charlie Wortiska, Off Reggie Lewis, Def |
| Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Monte Reed, Off Ed Kertel, Def |
| Most Inspirational Player | Tim Delaney, Bob Johnson |
Notes
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.
