1977 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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1977 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 16
Record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSan Diego Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as an independent.

The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 1] in San Diego, California. They finished the season ranked #16 in the AP Poll and #18 in the UPI Poll, with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Cal State Fullerton
W 34–1741,066[2]
September 17at Arizona
W 21–1442,135[3]
October 1Utah State
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego
W 19–043,161[4]
October 8at Fresno State
L 14–3414,114[5][6]
October 15UTEP
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 49–734,760[7]
October 22UNLV
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 31–739,109[8]
October 29Tulsadagger
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 41–728,306[9][10]
November 5at Pacific (CA)
W 29–79,857[11]
November 12Long Beach State
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 33–2237,213[12][13]
November 19No. 13 Florida State
  • San Diego Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 41–1650,453[14]
December 3at San Jose StateNo. 16
W 37–3410,000[15]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.[18]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Deacon Turner Running back 2 45 Cincinnati Bengals
Ron Smith Wide receiver 2 53 Los Angeles Rams
Whip Walton Linebacker 3 75 Minnesota Vikings
Mike Douglass Linebacker 5 116 Green Bay Packers
Terry Jackson Defensive back 5 120 New York Giants
Dennis Pearson Wide receiver 5 125 Atlanta Falcons

Team awards[edit]

Award Player
Most Valuable Player
(John Simcox Memorial Trophy)		 Deacon Turner
Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen
(Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy)		 Scott Bradley, Off
Ed Imo, Def
Team captains
Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy		 Joe Davis, Off
Whip Walton, Def
Most Inspirational Player Tim Delaney,
Ed Imo

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ Dave Distel (September 11, 1977). "San Diego State Tops Titans, 34-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Arizona 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Utah State 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "San Diego St. Bows, 34-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1977. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Texas El Paso 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Nevada Las Vegas 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tulsa 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cal Lutheran Makes It Six in a Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1977. p. III-13. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Bill Finley (November 6, 1977). "Aztecs Explode Past U. of Pacific, 29-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  12. ^ 49er Football 1978 Media Guide (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1978.
  13. ^ "Cal Lutheran Brawls and Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "San Diego State destroys FSU, 41-16". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. November 20, 1977. p. D-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ "San Diego finishes 10-1". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. December 4, 1977. p. S-5. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ "San Diego State 1977 Schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  18. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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