The 2017 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
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2017 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) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017, and end ...
. The Aztecs were led by seventh-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 play ...
and played their home games at
SDCCU 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 stadi ...
. SDSU is a member 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 ...
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
Army
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.
Personnel
Position key
Recruiting class
The Aztecs signed a total of 23 recruits.
Schedule
Schedule Source
2017 San Diego State Aztecs football schedule''
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
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
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 Football Bow ...