The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams that represent

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 ...

(SDSU). San Diego State currently sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level. The Aztecs compete in

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...

( FBS for football). The program's primary conference is 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 ...

, though the men's soccer team competes in the

Pac-12 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...

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competes in the

Golden Coast Conference The Golden Coast Conference (GCC) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States in which its members compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate (D-NC) division. The conference sponsors one sport, water p ...

, and

women's lacrosse Women's lacrosse (or girls' lacrosse), sometimes shortened to lax, is a sport with twelve players on the field at a time (including the goalkeeper). Originally played by indigenous peoples of the Americas, the modern women's game was introduce ...

competes as an independent. On May 31, 2022, it was announced that women's lacrosse had received and accepted an invitation to join the Pac-12 Conference no later than the 2024 season (2023–24 school year). News reports (especially on local radio) often mention "Montezuma Mesa" or "news from the mesa" when discussing San Diego State-related sports events. The San Diego State campus is known as "Montezuma Mesa", as the university is situated on a

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overlooking

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and is located at the intersection of Montezuma Road and College Avenue in the city of

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Sports sponsored

Men's varsity sports

Baseball

* Head Coach:

Mark Martinez Mark Eastman Martinez (born December 18, 1961) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. He is the head baseball coach at San Diego State University. Martinez played college baseball at Mesa State College from 1982 to 1984. Mart ...

* Stadium:

Tony Gwynn Stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium is the home field of the San Diego State University Aztecs college baseball team. In addition, the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the independent Golden Baseball League used the park as their home field. Stadium history The original s ...

* Conference regular season championships: 5 (1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 2002 • 2004) * Conference tournament championships: 8 (1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018) *

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appearances: 14 (1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018) :''See: San Diego State baseball and

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Basketball

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* Head Coach:

Brian Dutcher Brian James Dutcher (born October 30, 1959) is an American college basketball coach and is the head coach for the San Diego State Aztecs men's team of the Mountain West Conference. He was an assistant under head coach Steve Fisher with the Mich ...

* Arena:

Viejas Arena Viejas Arena (formerly Cox Arena) is the home stadium of the San Diego State Aztecs men's and women's basketball teams. It is located on the San Diego State University (SDSU) campus in San Diego, California. Viejas Arena opened in July 1997 an ...

* Conference regular season championships: 23 (1923 • 1925 • 1932 • 1934 • 1937 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1954 • 1957 • 1958 • 1967 • 1968 • 1977 • 1978 • 2006 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2020 • 2021) * Conference tournament championships: 8 (1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2018 • 2021) *

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appearances: 14 (1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022) Aztec basketball alumni who became more famous outside the sport include 1930s player

Art Linkletter Arthur Gordon Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly or Arthur Gordon Kelly; sources differ; July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010) was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of ''House Party'', which ran on CBS radio a ...

, who went on to an illustrious entertainment career that spanned more than 70 years, and

Tony Gwynn Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hit ...

, who also played baseball at San Diego State and opted for that sport professionally, ending up in the

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. In the 2010–2011 season, the men's team had a record of 32–2 to capture a share of the Mountain West Conference title. They won the conference tournament outright for the automatic berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The only losses of the regular season were to another top 10 ranked team,

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

, who the Aztecs later beat to win the conference tournament. They earned a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16. In the 2013–2014 season, the Aztecs finished 29–4, again reaching the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 round.

Football

* Head Coach:

Brady Hoke Brady Patrick Hoke (; born November 3, 1958) is an American football coach in his second stint as the head coach at San Diego State University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2014. Hoke grew up in O ...

* Stadium:

Snapdragon Stadium Snapdragon Stadium, known during its planning and early construction phases as Aztec Stadium, is an outdoor college football stadium on the West Coast of the United States, west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. It is loc ...

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* Conference championships: 19 (1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1936 • 1937 • 1950 • 1951 • 1962 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1986 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016) *

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postseason

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appearances: 19 ( 1948 Harbor Bowl • 1952

Pineapple Bowl The Pineapple Bowl was a college football bowl game played during the 1940s and early 1950s in Honolulu, Hawaii, at Honolulu Stadium. The game featured the then- Hawaii Rainbows and an invited team from the mainland. History The Pineapple Bowl w ...

• 1966

Camellia Bowl Camellia Bowl can refer to one of three college football bowl games: * Camellia Bowl (1948) The Camellia Bowl was a post-season major college football bowl game played at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana, on December 30, 1948, between t ...

• 1967 Camellia Bowl • 1969

Pasadena Bowl The Pasadena Bowl, known as the Junior Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, was a college football bowl game. Between 1946 and 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, the game pitted the California Junior College football champions aga ...

• 1986 Holiday Bowl •

1991 Freedom Bowl The Freedom Bowl featured the San Diego State Aztecs and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane as their postseason bowl game to end the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Background While the Aztecs finished second in the Western Athleti ...

• 1998 Las Vegas Bowl •

2010 Poinsettia Bowl The 2010 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Navy Midshipmen on December 23, 2010 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The sixth edition o ...

• 2011 New Orleans Bowl •

2012 Poinsettia Bowl The 2012 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 20, 2012 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California in the United States. The eighth edition of the Poinsettia Bowl b ...

• 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • 2014 Poinsettia Bowl • 2015 Hawaii Bowl • 2016 Las Vegas Bowl • 2017 Armed Forces Bowl •

2018 Frisco Bowl The 2018 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST). It was the second edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games conc ...

•

2019 New Mexico Bowl The 2019 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, EST (12:00 p.m. local Mountain Time Zone, MST) on ESPN College Football, ESPN. It was the 14th edition of ...

• 2021 Frisco Bowl) San Diego State University's football team is part of the highest level of American collegiate football, the

Football Bowl Subdivision The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As ...

of Division I (which was formerly known as Division I-A). SDSU is 10–9 all time in post-season bowl games. They first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major-college bowl game in 1969. Until the 2010 season, the Aztec football team had not won a bowl game in the past 37 years. In 2019, the Aztecs reached their 10th straight bowl game. The Aztecs moved into the new

, located in what had been the parking lot of the team's former home of

San Diego Stadium San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium on the West Coast of the United States, 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 199 ...

, for the 2022 season. During the construction of Snapdragon Stadium, the Aztecs played the 2020 and 2021 seasons at

Dignity Health Sports Park Dignity Health Sports Park is a multi-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. The complex consists of the 27,000-seat Dignity Health Sports Park soccer stadium, the Dignity ...

Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...

. The team had played at San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 until its closure after the 2019 season; before that, it played in the on-campus Aztec Bowl (now the location of

Golf

* Head Coach: Ryan Donovan *Mountain West Conference championships: 3 (2011 • 2012 • 2015) *

NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. The teams that win their respective Division I conference championships are given automatic spots in th ...

appearances: 23 (1960 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016) The Aztecs men's golf team has more NCAA postseason appearances than any other San Diego State athletic team. Notable alumni include 2015 graduate and

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golfer

Xander Schauffele Alexander Victor Schauffele (; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, having won seven times since turning professional in 2015. Schauffele's best major finish is tied second at both the 2018 Open C ...

. In 2017, Schauffele received the 2017

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award.

Soccer

* Head Coach: Ryan Hopkins * Home field: SDSU Sports Deck *

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appearances: 8 (1969 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 2005 • 2006 • 2016) The San Diego State men's soccer team competes in the

. In 1987, the Aztecs reached the

NCAA Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champ ...

Final, losing in the game by a score of 0–2 to Clemson. The team has an overall NCAA Division Tournament record of 5–8 through eight appearances.

Lev Kirshner Lev Kirshner (born June 17, 1969) is the former head coach for the men's soccer team San Diego State University, who coached the team for two decades. As a player, he competed at the 1993 Maccabiah Games (winning a bronze medal) and the 1997 Ma ...

was head coach for over two decades.

Tennis

* Head Coach: Gene Carswell *Home court: Aztec Tennis Center *Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2013) *Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2005) *

NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship The NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division I. The tournament crowns a team, individual ...

tournament appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015)

Women's varsity sports

Basketball

* Head Coach: Stacie Terry-Hutson * Arena:

* Conference regular season championships: 6 (1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013) * Conference tournament championships: 4 (1994 • 1997 • 2010 • 2012) *

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 Women's sports, women's college basketball teams from the NCAA Division I, Division I level of t ...

appearances: 9 (1984 • 1985 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012)

Cross Country

* Head Coach:

Shelia Burrell Shelia Burrell (born 15 January 1972 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a retired American heptathlete. She was a two-time representative of the United States at the Summer Olympics, competing in 2000 and 2004. Her best Olympic finish was fourth pla ...

* Home field: Morley Field *

NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship The NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I. Teams and ...

appearances: 1 (1981) The San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country team has appeared in the NCAA tournament one time, with that appearance resulting in 7th place in the 1981–82 school year.

Golf

* Head Coach: Lauren Dobashi *Mountain West Conference championships: 2 (2015 • 2019) Notable alumni include 2015 graduate

Paige Spiranac Paige Renee Spiranac ( ; born March 26, 1993) is an American social media personality, golf instructor, and former professional golfer. She played Division 1 college golf at both the University of Arizona and San Diego State University, winning ...

Lacrosse

* Head Coach: Kylee White * Home field: Aztec Lacrosse Field *Conference championships: 2 (

MPSF The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I ...

) (2018 • 2019) The women's lacrosse team began play in 2012 and competes as an independent; its former women's lacrosse home of the

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I ...

dropped the sport after the 2019–20 school year due to a lack of competing members. After the 2023 season, SDSU women's lacrosse will join the Pac-12 Conference.

Soccer

* Head Coach: Mike Friesen * Home field: SDSU Sports Deck *Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 6 (1999 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019) *Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 5 (2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017) *

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appearances: 7 (1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017) The Aztecs women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4–7 through seven appearances.

Softball

* Head Coach: Stacey Nuveman Deniz * Stadium: SDSU Softball Stadium *Mountain West Conference championships: 8 (2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014) *

NCAA Division I softball tournament The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City. Tournament play and team ...

appearances: 11 (2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015)

Swimming & Diving

* Head Coach: Mike Schrader * Home pool:

Aztec Aquaplex The Aztec Aquaplex, located on the San Diego State University, San Diego State University (SDSU) campus in San Diego, California, United States, USA. The facility is operated and managed by thAssociated Students of San Diego State University which ...

*Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 1 (2011) *Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 4 (2011 • 2013 • 2015 • 2019) *

NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships is an annual college championship in the United States. The meet is typically held on the second-to-last weekend (Thursday-Saturday) in March, and consists of individual and relay even ...

appearances: 8 (1982 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2019)

Tennis

* Head Coach: Peter Mattera * Home court: Aztec Tennis Center *Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 3 (2002 • 2003 • 2013) *Mountain West Conference tournament championships: 1 (2003) *

NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship The NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's tennis tournament to determine the Team Championships, Singles Championships, and Doubles Championships for women's tennis athletes from Division I ...

appearances: 22 (1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2013)

Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

* Head Coach:

* Home track: Aztrack at SDSU Sports Deck *Mountain West Conference indoor championships: 1 (2013) *Mountain West Conference outdoor championships: 5 (2003 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018) *

NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for women from Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletes' performances i ...

appearances: 10 (2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019) *

NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are the annual collegiate track and field competitions for women athletes representing Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). At ...

appearances: 22 (1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019)

Volleyball

* Head Coach:

Brent Hilliard Brent William Hilliard (born April 13, 1970) is an American volleyball player and coach who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in San Gabriel, California. In 1991 he led Long Beach State to its first NCAA Men's Volleyball Volleyb ...

* Home arena: Aztec Court at

Peterson Gymnasium Peterson Gymnasium (or Peterson Gym) is a 3,668 seat multi-purpose arena in San Diego, California on the campus of San Diego State University (SDSU). The gym opened in 1961 and currently serves as the home of the San Diego State Aztecs women's vo ...

*Mountain West Conference regular season championships: 1 (2012) *

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appearances: 14 (1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2001 • 2012) The Aztecs women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 13–14 through fourteen appearances.

Water Polo

* Head Coach: Carin Crawford * Home pool:

NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship The NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 2001 season. Seven conferences have teams competing in women's water polo: the Big West Conference, the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the single-sport Golden Coast Conferen ...

appearances: 3 (2007 • 2008 • 2016)

Conference affiliations

San Diego State has been a member of six different athletic conferences in its history. * Southern California Junior College Conference (1921–1924) *

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. The conference was founded in 1915 and it consists of twelve small private schools that are located in ...

(1926–1938) *

California Collegiate Athletic Association The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its current members are public universities, and upon UC ...

(1939–1967) *

Pacific Coast Athletic Association The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...

(1969–1975) *''Independent'' (1925, 1968, 1976–1977) *

Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...

(1978–1998) *

(1999–present)

Discontinued sports

In the past, San Diego State, like most American universities, has sponsored several additional varsity sports programs to those currently offered. These programs have since been discontinued. Budgeting and Title IX equity challenges have been cited as the primary reasons for these programs being cut. In some cases (notably men's crew and men's volleyball), club teams have emerged in place of discontinued sports programs.

Men's former varsity sports

Crew * Year discontinued: 1976 Cross Country * Year discontinued: 1993 *

NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship The NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championship is the cross country championship held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association each autumn for individual men's runners and cross country teams from universities in Division I. Teams a ...

team appearances: 3 (1968 • 1970 • 1976) *

NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship The NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship is an annual cross country meet to decide the team and individual national champions of men's intercollegiate cross country running in the United States. It has been held every fall, usually i ...

team national championships: 3 (1965 • 1966 • 1967) The Aztecs men's cross country team won three consecutive

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

national championships in 1965, 1966, and 1967 shortly before the program's ascension to Division I. Gymnastics * Year discontinued: 1974 *

NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships The NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships are a gymnastics competition held each year to determine the best men's college gymnastics team. All schools compete in one National Collegiate division because only 13 schools sponsor NCAA men's gymnastics ...

team appearances: 1 (1959) Swimming & Diving * Year discontinued: 1985 *

NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competi ...

team appearances: 1 (1969) *

NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. Events The NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships consist of 14 individual, 5 relay, and 2 diving even ...

team national championships: 2 (1965 • 1966) Men's swimming & diving won back-to-back

national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I. Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) * Year discontinued: 1992 *

NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athlete's individual performances earn points for their i ...

team appearances: 1 (1979) *

NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Athlete's individual performances earn points for ...

team appearances: 14 (1965 • 1966 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 • 1979 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1989) *

NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship (known as the NCAA College Division Outdoor Track and Field Championship between 1963 and 1972) is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the Na ...

team national championships: 2 (1965 • 1966) The men's track & field team won back-to-back

outdoor national championships in 1965 and 1966 shortly before the program's transition to Division I. Volleyball * Year discontinued: 2001 *

NCAA men's volleyball tournament The NCAA men's volleyball tournament, officially titled the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship, is an annual competition that determines the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in American college men ...

appearances: 2 (1972 • 1973) * NCAA men's volleyball tournament National Championship: 1 (

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

) The men's volleyball team won San Diego State's first (and to-date only)

National Championship in 1973. The team's home court was

. Water Polo * Year discontinued: 1978 Despite coming off a season in which the team was ranked in the top 10 nationally, the men's water polo team, along with other programs, was cut, due to a combination of a lack in athletic department funding, Proposition 13's passage, and necessity to comply with Title IX. Wrestling * Year discontinued: 1992 *

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have been held annually since 1928, except for a hiatus in 1943–45 during World War II and in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1928 and from 1931–1933, there was only an unofficial team tit ...

team appearances: 3 (1956 • 1969 • 1992) In 1949, San Diego State wrestler Harold Hensen became the first African-American to compete in an NCAA wrestling championship tournament when he competed in individual competition at the

Women's former varsity sports

Field Hockey * Year discontinued: 1978 Gymnastics * Year discontinued: 1985

Rowing

* Year discontinued: 2021 The women's rowing team, which had last competed in the

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, was discontinued following the 2020–21 academic year due to ongoing

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gender equity challenges and financial stress on the athletics department brought on by the

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. The team's home was the Mission Bay Aquatic Center.

Athletic facilities

Venues

Other facilities

Non-varsity club sports

In addition to the varsity sports officially sponsored by the athletic department, San Diego State also supports several club-level sports, most operating through the Aztec Recreation Center. Sports with both varsity and club-level teams at the university include baseball and soccer among men's sports, and lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and water polo among women's sports.

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club teams

* Cycling *Sailing * Skiing & Snowboarding * Surfing * Tennis * Triathlon * Waterskiing & Wakesports

Men's club teams

* Baseball * Crew * Ice Hockey * Lacrosse * Rugby * Soccer * Ultimate Frisbee * Volleyball * Water Polo

Women's club teams

* Dance * Lacrosse * Soccer * Ultimate Frisbee * Volleyball * Water Polo

Championships

NCAA tournament appearances

The San Diego State Aztecs have competed in the NCAA tournament across 16 active sports (6 men's and 10 women's) 191 times at the Division I FBS level. * Baseball (14): 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 * Men's basketball (14): 1975 • 1976 • 1985 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 * Women's basketball (9): 1984 • 1985 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 * Women's cross country (1): 1981 * Football (18): 1947 • 1951 • 1966 • 1967 • 1969 • 1986 • 1991 • 1998 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 * Men's golf (23): 1960 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016 * Men's soccer (8): 1969 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 2005 • 2006 • 2016 * Women's soccer (7): 1998 • 1999 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 * Softball (11): 2001 • 2003 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 * Women's swimming and diving (8): 1982 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2019 * Men's tennis (7): 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2015 * Women's tennis (22): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2013 * Women's indoor track and field (10): 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 * Women's outdoor track and field (22): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 * Women's volleyball (14): 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2001 • 2012 * Women's water polo (3): 2007 • 2008 • 2016

National championships

Division I championships

The Aztecs of San Diego State have earned 1 NCAA national championship at the Division I level. * Men's Volleyball ( 1):

Division II championships

San Diego State won 7 national championships while at the Division II level. * Men's cross country (3): 1965, 1966, 1967 * Men's track and field (outdoor) (2): 1965, 1966 * Men's swimming and diving (2): 1965, 1966 The Aztecs also claimed 3 national team titles at the varsity level while a member of NCAA Division II that were not bestowed by the NCAA (being awarded instead by sponsors of College Division football polls): * Football (3): 1966 (both polls), 1967 (both polls), 1968 (coaches' poll) (NCAA College Division)

NAIA championship

Basketball (1):

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(NAIA)

Other championships

SDSU's cheerleading and dance teams have won national championships * Cheerleading (2): 2009, 2011 * Dance (1): 2011 Below are eleven national club team championships: * Men's badminton (1): 1976 ( ABA) * Flowboarding (1): 2011 (

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) * Rugby (1): 1987 (

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) * Sailing (2): 1968, 1969 ( ICSA) * Surfing (2): 2007, 2013 ( NSSA) *Men's water polo (1): 2017 (CWPA) *Women's water polo (1): 201
(CWPA)
*Waterskiing (2): 1979, 2006 ( NCWSA)

Individual Championships

San Diego State has had 15 individuals win NCAA individual national championships at the Division I level. At the NCAA Division II level, San Diego State garnered 14 individual championships. In 1975

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won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship after a tie-breaker playoff (an event conducted by the

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, which was succeeded by the current NCAA women's golf championship).

Rivals

BYU

SDSU athletics has had a formidable rivalry with the

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since at least the 1980s when both programs were members of the

. The rivalry intensified after both schools left the conference to become charter members of the

in 1999. Through their many years in the same conferences, the Aztecs and Cougars were routinely each-others toughest competition for conference championships in numerous sports among both the men and women. The Cougars departed the Mountain West in 2011, though the programs continue to compete semi-regularly. Men's basketball and football have represented the most high-profile contests of the rivalry.

Fresno State

San Diego State has a longtime rivalry with

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, primarily stemming from the American football rivalry dating back to the 1920s. The two schools have competed against each other in over 55 football, 50 men's basketball, and 190 baseball matches. The two institutions are popular choices and top-tier schools in the

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system, and often compete for national attention in athletics from conference play to the postseason across many sports.

San Diego

The Aztecs have a local rivalry with the

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, emphasizing the competition in college men's basketball. The city of

heavily relies on this rivalry, which features many competitions in a neutral location such as

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across many sports. The two schools, approximately separated by 9 miles, have different cultures yet fiercely compete for city visibility. San Diego State's student section,

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, chants ''"LITTLE SISTERS!"'' or ''"LITTLE BROTHERS!"'' and ''"WE RUN SD!"'' during and after each victory in the college rivalry.

UC San Diego

Though more of a rivalry historically outside of sports, the

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(UCSD), the other major public university in San Diego, represents another local rival of SDSU. The

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joined

in 2020. Similar to the way SDSU's student section, The Show, refers to the San Diego Toreros, they often refer to the UC San Diego Tritons as the ''"little brothers"'' or ''"little sisters"''.

Aztec Hall of Fame inductees

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and footnote''

The Show

is the name of the student section at SDSU sporting events.

Band

The San Diego State Marching Aztecs, and Pep and Varsity Bands are often seen at many sporting events including Football, Basketball and even Volleyball.

Notable athletes

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, SDSU basketball player and swimmer who went on to a decades-long career as a radio and TV personality *

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