1991 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1991 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Luginbill, the Aztecs compiled an overall record of 8–4–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 conference play, placing second in the WAC. San Diego State was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where the Aztecs lost to Tulsa. The team played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4–1 (6–1–1 WAC)
Headcoach
- Al Luginbill (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorDave Lay (3rd season)
| 1991 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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Freedom Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Tulsa | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–4–1 (6–1–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Lay (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Barry Lamb (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Long Beach State* | Prime | W 49–13 | 26,749 | [1] | |
| September 14 | Pacific (CA)* |
| Prime | W 55–34 | 24,408 | [2] |
| September 21 | at Air Force | Prime | L 20–21 | 43,011 | [3] | |
| September 26 | UCLA* |
| ESPN | L 12–37 | 37,333 | [4] |
| October 5 | at Hawaii | Prime | W 47–21 | 38,259 | [5] | |
| October 12 | New Mexico |
| Prime | W 38–24 | 21,338 | [6] |
| October 19 | at UTEP | Prime | W 28–21 | 25,342 | [7] | |
| October 26 | at Utah | ABC | W 24–21 | 25,657 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Wyoming |
| Prime | W 24–22 | 35,961 | [9] |
| November 9 | Colorado State |
| Prime | W 42–32 | 30,163 | [10] |
| November 16 | BYU* |
| ESPN | T 52–52 | 56,737 | [11] |
| November 30 | at No. 1 Miami (FL)* | ESPN | L 12–39 | 56,721 | [12] | |
| December 30 | vs. No. 23 Tulsa* | Raycom | L 17–28 | 34,217 | [13] | |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1992 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Patrick Rowe | Wide Receiver | 2 | 52 | Cleveland Browns |
| Ray Rowe | Tight End | 6 | 168 | Washington Redskins |
| Jim Jennings | Guard | 8 | 213 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | David Lowery |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Kevin Macon, Off Eric Duncan, Def |
| Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Jim Jennings, Off Lou Foster, Def Zack Stokes, Special Teams |
| Most Inspirational Player | Lou Foster |