American college football season
The 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were coached by Chuck Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. The 2008 season was expected to be rough for the Aztecs after losing several key offensive players to the National Football League (NFL). The team looked to redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley to replace star quarterback Kevin O'Connell. The team also lost two of its leading wide receivers in Brett Swain and Chaz Schilens along with four starting offensive linemen.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
August 30 | 6:30 pm | Cal Poly* | | 4SD | L 27–29 | 26,851 |
September 6 | 12:30 pm | at Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 13–21 | 80,795 |
September 13 | 5:00 pm | at San Jose State* | | | L 10–35 | 17,185 |
September 27 | 5:00 pm | Idaho* | - Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| | W 45–17 | 21,401 |
October 4 | 3:00 pm | at TCU | | mtn. | L 7–41 | 30,620 |
October 11 | 6:30 pm | Air Force | - Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| mtn. | L 10–35 | 43,630 |
October 18 | 3:00 pm | at New Mexico | | mtn. | L 7–70 | 26,695 |
October 25 | 7:30 pm | Colorado State | - Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| mtn. | L 34–38 | 17,185 |
November 1 | 11:00 am | at Wyoming | | mtn. | L 10–35 | 11,779 |
November 8 | 11:00 am | at No. 17 BYU | | mtn. | L 12–41 | 64,107 |
November 15 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Utah | - Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| mtn. | L 14–63 | 19,342 |
November 22 | 5:00 pm | UNLV | - Qualcomm Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| CBSCS | W 42–21 | 17,846 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
|
[1][2]
Game summaries
Cal Poly
See also 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mustangs
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
29 |
Aztecs
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
6 |
27 |
At Notre Dame
See also 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
13 |
Fighting Irish
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
At San Jose State
See also 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Spartans
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Idaho
See also 2008 Idaho Vandals football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
Aztecs
|
7
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
45 |
At TCU
See also 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Horned Frogs
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
14 |
41 |
Air Force
See also 2008 Air Force Falcons football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Aztecs
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
At New Mexico
See also 2008 New Mexico Lobos football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Lobos
|
21
|
28
|
7
|
14 |
70 |
Colorado State
See also 2008 Colorado State Rams football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rams
|
3
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
38 |
Aztecs
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
3 |
34 |
At Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Cowboys
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
At No. 17 BYU
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aztecs
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
6 |
12 |
No. 17 Cougars
|
7
|
13
|
7
|
14 |
41 |
This will be the 33rd game between San Diego State and BYU.
BYU Leads Series 25-7-1
Utah
See also 2008 Utah Utes football team
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Utes
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
28 |
63 |
Aztecs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
UNLV
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Running Rebels
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Aztecs
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
Awards
1st Team Preseason All Mountain West- LB Russell Allen
2nd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Darren Mougey and LB Luke Laolagi
3rd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Vincent Brown and DB Corey Boudreaux
References
|
---|
Venues |
- College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
- Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934)
- Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons)
- Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966)
- San Diego Stadium (1967–2019)
- Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021)
- Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
|
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |