1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1996 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Record	8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Ted Tollner (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Craft (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Claude Gilbert (6th as DC, 14th overall season)
Home stadium	Jack Murphy Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$	8	–	0	14	–	1
Utah	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rice	6	–	2	7	–	4
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	6
New Mexico	3	–	5	6	–	5
TCU	3	–	5	4	–	7
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	7
UTEP	0	–	8	2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x	7	–	1	10	–	2
San Diego State	6	–	2	8	–	3
Colorado State	6	–	2	7	–	5
Air Force	5	–	3	6	–	5
Fresno State	3	–	5	4	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	3	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	2	–	10
UNLV	1	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 ^OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his third year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium^[note 1] in San Diego, California. They completed the season with a record of eight wins, three losses (8–3, 6–2 WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	Idaho*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 40–21	29,449
September 14	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 37–42	37,000
September 21	Oklahoma*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 51–31	34,812
October 11	Hawaii	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 56–8	27,098
October 19	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 48–42	27,444
October 26	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	PSN	L 18–27	25,013
November 2	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ABC	W 49–20	11,483
November 7	No. 16 Wyoming	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 28–24	28,679
November 16	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Fox West	L 42–44	11,594
November 23	Fresno State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)		W 31–21	32,107
November 28	Air Force	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 28–23	18,353
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.^[3]

The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[4]

Player	Position	First NFL team
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	Running back	1998 Minnesota Vikings

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy)	Billy Blanton
Outstanding Players (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)	Kyle Turley, OT Adriam Ioja, DE George Jones, RB Will Blackwell, WR Craigus Thompson, LB Jason Moore, DB
Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy	Billy Blanton, Off Adrian Ioja, Def Craigus Thompson, Def Freddie Edwards, Special Teams
Most Inspirational Player	Craigus Thompson

^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 through 1997.

^ "San Diego State 1996 Schedule". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016.

v t e San Diego State Aztecs football
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	Bowl games Fresno State NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

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