2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2015 San Diego State Aztecs football
MWC champions MWC West Division champions Hawaii Bowl Champions
MWC Championship Game vs. Air Force, W 27–24
Hawaii Bowl vs. Cincinnati, W 42–7
Conference	Mountain West Conference West Division
2015 record	11–3 (8–0 MWC)
Head coach	Rocky Long (5th as head coach, 7th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Horton (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (7th year)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by fifth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to become West Division Champions. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Mountain Division representative Air Force to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	MWN	W 37–3	48,785
September 12	2:00 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 7–35	50,830
September 19	5:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	MWN	L 27–34 OT	18,194
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 21–37	95,107
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	W 21–7	29,996
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	TWCS	W 28–14	28,543
October 17	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	ESPNU	W 30–7	16,339
October 23	7:30 p.m.	Utah State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 48–14	25,898
October 31	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 41–17	18,125
November 14	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 38–3	36,688
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 52–14	14,738
November 28	7:45 p.m.	Nevada	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 31–14	22,939
December 5	4:30 p.m.	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (MWC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 27–24	20,959
December 24	5:00 p.m.	vs. Cincinnati	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–7	14,537
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Game notes

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	0	3	0	3
Aztecs	14	6	7	10	37

See also: 2015 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1961	SDSU, 42–12

at California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	0	14	14	7	35

See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	1996	CAL, 42–37

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	3	7	7	10	7	34
Aztecs	0	17	3	7	0	27

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	7	7	0	21
Nittany Lions	10	17	0	10	37

See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Aztecs	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–23–4	2014	FRES, 24–13

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	7	0	7	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–9–2	2014	SDSU, 20–10

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	13	0	30
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–19–2	2014	SDSU, 38–7

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	17	17	0	14	48

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–1	2010	SDSU, 41–7

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	6	14	14	41
Rams	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–13	2012	SDSU, 38–14

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	3	3
Aztecs	14	7	3	14	38

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2012	SDSU, 42–28

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	17	14	7	52
Rebels	0	0	14	0	14

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–9	2014	SDSU, 34–17

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
Aztecs	14	7	3	7	31

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2014	NEV, 30–14

Air Force–Mountain West Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	7	7	24
Aztecs	0	10	7	10	27

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–19	2014	SDSU, 27–24

Cincinnati–Hawaii Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	7	7	14	42
Bearcats	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and 2015 Hawaii Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2007	CINCI, 52–23