The 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented

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in the

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. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. SDSU is a member of the

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in the West Division. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to

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Personnel

Position key

Recruiting class

The Aztecs signed a total of 23 recruits.

Schedule

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2017 San Diego State Aztecs football schedule
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Rankings

Game summaries

UC Davis

at Arizona State

Stanford

at Air Force

Northern Illinois

at UNLV

Boise State

Fresno State

at Hawaii

at San Jose State

Nevada

New Mexico

vs Army–Armed Forces Bowl

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

References

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San Diego State Aztecs football seasons

San Diego State Aztecs football : ''For information on all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State Aztecs'' The San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the sport of American football. The Aztecs compete in the Football Bow ...