1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1988 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Denny Stolz in his third and final season, the Aztecs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC. The team played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.
- Denny Stolz (3rd season)
| 1988 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dana Bible (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Ed Schmidt (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stolz was fired after the season, two years after leading the Aztecs to their only WAC title and appearance in San Diego's Holiday Bowl in his first season in 1986.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at No. 5 UCLA* | L 6–59 | 46,487 | [3] | ||
| September 11 | Air Force | Prime | W 39–36 | 20,112 | [4] | |
| September 17 | at Stanford* | L 10–31 | 26,000 | [5] | ||
| October 1 | No. 20 Oregon* |
| L 13–34 | 22,527 | [6] | |
| October 8 | No. 16 Wyoming |
| L 27–55 | 20,386 | [7] | |
| October 15 | Hawaii |
| L 30–32 | 27,142 | [8] | |
| October 22 | at Colorado State | L 7–13 | 23,817 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at Utah | L 20–41 | 22,453 | [10] | ||
| November 5 | No. 20 BYU |
| W 27–15 | 21,825 | [11] | |
| November 12 | at UTEP | L 7–58 | 31,552 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | at New Mexico | W 18–10 | 7,923 | [13] | ||
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Season summary
Air Force
| External videos | |
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 1988 San Diego State vs. Air Force - Denny Stolz Show |
Paul Hewitt rushed for 259 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning one-yard run with 24 seconds left.
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Alfred Jackson | Wide Receiver | 5 | 135 | Los Angeles Rams |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Monty Gilbreath Paul Hewitt |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Kevin Wells, Off Brad Burton, Def |
| Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Alfred Jackson, Off Kevin Wells, Off Mario Mitchell, Def |
| Most Inspirational Player | Monty Gilbreath |
