1982 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1982 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1982 record 7–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach Doug Scovil (2nd year)
Home stadium Jack Murphy Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Doug Scovil, in his second year, and played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 32–44   23,000[1]
September 18 at California* Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 0–28   35,000
September 25 UNLV* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 26–23   24,207[2]
October 2 at No. 1 Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 25–46   55,528
October 9 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 24–21   16,895[3]
October 16 New Mexico Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA L 17–22   22,679[4]
October 23 Long Beach State*dagger Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 51–17   24,938[5]
October 30 Utah Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 21–17   15,272 [6]
November 6 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI W 31–28   42,050[7]
November 13 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT L 8–58   36,250
November 20 Colorado State Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 38–10   18,244[8]
November 27 Oklahoma State* Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA W 35–6   17,210[9]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Clint Sampson Wide Receiver 3 60 Denver Broncos
Todd Seabaugh Linebacker 3 79 Pittsburgh Steelers
Phil Smith Wide Receiver 4 85 Baltimore Colts
Doug Reed Defensive End - Defensive Tackle 4 111 Los Angeles Rams
Darius Durham Wide Receiver 10 270 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[13]

Player Position First NFL Team
Darrell Pattillo Defensive Back 1983 San Diego Chargers
David Croudip Defensive Back 1984 Los Angeles Rams

Team awards[edit]

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		 Darius Durham
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		 Greg Foster, Off
Doug Reed, Def
Team Captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		 Matt Long, Off
Mike Fox, Def
Most Inspirational Player Alan Dale

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Qualcomm Stadium was called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981–1997. See: Qualcomm Stadium

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dave Distel (September 12, 1982). "Aztecs Can't Stop an Air Force Bomb -- or the Wishbone". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  2. ^ "Nevada Las Vegas 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016. 
  3. ^ "San Diego State 24, Wyoming 21". Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona). October 10, 1982. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  4. ^ Frank Maestas (October 17, 1982). "Lobos Beat San Diego State, 22-17". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). p. F-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  5. ^ Forty Niner; 1983 Football Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1983. 
  6. ^ "Utah 1983 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 9, 2016. 
  7. ^ "Hawaii 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016. 
  8. ^ Dave Distel (November 21, 1982). "San Diego St. Victor, 38-10". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  9. ^ Dave Distel (November 28, 1982). "San Diego St. Goes Out a Winner, 35-6". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County Edition). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  10. ^ "San Diego State 1982 Schedule". Retrieved December 7, 2016. 
  11. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016. 
  12. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016. 
  13. ^ "San Diego St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 8, 2016. 
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