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1976 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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The 1976 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. They had been a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association[note 1] for the previous seven years.

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Record10–1
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1976 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
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Home stadiumSan Diego Stadium
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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh – 12–0–0
No. 17 Rutgers – 11–0–0
San Diego State – 10–1–0
No. 12 Notre Dame – 9–3–0
Colgate – 8–2–0
Boston College – 8–3–0
Cincinnati – 8–3–0
Memphis State – 7–4–0
North Texas State * – 7–4–0
Southern Illinois – 7–4–0
Penn State – 7–5–0
Villanova – 6–4–1
South Carolina – 6–5–0
Virginia Tech – 6–5–0
Army – 5–6–0
Florida State – 5–6–0
Illinois State – 5–6–0
Richmond – 5–6–0
West Virginia – 5–6–0
Georgia Tech – 4–6–1
Temple – 4–6–0
Air Force – 4–7–0
Dayton – 4–7–0
Louisville – 4–7–0
Marshall – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
Indiana State – 3–7–0
Hawaii – 3–8–0
Holy Cross – 3–8–0
Miami (FL) – 3–8–0
Syracuse – 3–8–0
Utah State – 3–8–0
Northeast Louisiana – 2–9–0
Southern Miss – 2–9–0
Tulane – 2–9–0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
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The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 2] in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Arkansas StateW 24–1436,791[2]
September 18Fresno State
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (rivalry)
W 7–340,768[3][4]
September 25at Bowling GreenW 27–1511,673[5]
October 2BYU
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–841,786[6][7]
October 16Pacific (CA)
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 21–1531,045[8]
October 23Cal State Fullerton
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 27–1431,225[9][10]
October 30at UTEPW 27–169,500[11]
November 6San Jose Statedagger
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 30–1740,710[12]
November 13Utah State
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 7–629,037[13]
November 20at Long Beach StateW 10–314,900[14][15]
November 27New Mexico
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 17–1427,526[16]
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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.[19]

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Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bill HelmsTight End11284New York Giants
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The following finished their college career in 1976, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[20]

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Player Position First NFL Team
Herm EdwardsDefensive Back1977 Philadelphia Eagles
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Team awards

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Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)
Travis Hitt
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)
Mike Solari, Off
Dave Johnston
Ed Imo, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy
Tom Craft, Off
Travis Hitt, Def
Most Inspirational PlayerTim Delaney,
Herm Edwards
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Notes

  1. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.

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