The 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented
San Diego State University
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
in the
2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on September 3, 2015 and ended on D ...
. The Aztecs were led by fifth-year head coach
Rocky Long
Roderick John Long Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Syracuse. Prior to being hired by Syracuse, Long was the defensive coordinator at New Mexico. He played ...
and played their home games at
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. The stadium opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium and was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2017, the stadiu ...
. They were members of the West Division of the
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
. They finished the season 11–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to become West Division Champions. They represented the West Division in the
Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Mountain Division representative
Air Force
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to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the
Hawaii Bowl
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where they defeated
Cincinnati
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.
Schedule
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Game summaries
San Diego
At California
South Alabama
At Penn State
Fresno State
At Hawaii
At San Jose State
Utah State
At Colorado State
Wyoming
At UNLV
Nevada
Air Force–Mountain West Championship Game
Cincinnati–Hawaii Bowl
References
{{Mountain West Conference football champions
San Diego State
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
San Diego State Aztecs football seasons
Mountain West Conference football champion seasons
Hawaii Bowl champion seasons
San Diego State Aztecs football
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The San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the sport of American football. The Aztecs compete in the NCAA Division ...