2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

American college football season

2017 San Diego State Aztecs football

Armed Forces Bowl, L 35–42 vs. Army

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach|

* Rocky Long (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Horton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Danny Gonzales (1st season)
Base defense| 3–3–5
Home stadium| SDCCU Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

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Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Colorado State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Wyoming |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Utah State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Air Force |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
New Mexico |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
Fresno State xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
San Diego State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
UNLV |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Nevada |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Hawaii |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
San Jose State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 11  |
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by seventh-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. SDSU is a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Army.

## Personnel[edit]

### Position key[edit]

Back | B |  | Center | C |  | Cornerback | CB |  | Defensive back | DB

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Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR

### Recruiting class[edit]

The Aztecs signed a total of 23 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Andrew Aleki
LB | Honolulu, Hawaii | Kamehameha HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 219 lb (99 kg)  | Jan 24, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ladji Bagayoko
OL | Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada | Bishop Alemany HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 310 lb (140 kg)  | Dec 11, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chance Bell
RB | Burbank, California | John Burroughs HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Jul 25, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Desmond Bessent
OL | Tampa, Florida | Sickles HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 293 lb (133 kg)  | Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Mark Brown
DL | Fort Worth, Texas | Arlington Heights HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | Jun 21, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shane Coleman
TE | Las Flores, California | Tesoro HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 198 lb (90 kg)  | Oct 18, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ethan Dedeaux
WR | Las Vegas, Nevada | Liberty HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | Jun 26, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dominic Gudino
OL | Chula Vista, California | Olympian HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 300 lb (140 kg)  | Oct 23, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darren Hall
DB | Pasadena, California | Rancho Cucamonga HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 161 lb (73 kg)  | Dec 24, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shane Irwin
DL | Palos Verdes Estates, California | Palos Verdes HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 229 lb (104 kg)  | Dec 7, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Delon Jemmott
OL | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Carnegie Schools Riverside HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 265 lb (120 kg)  | Jan 25, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Seyddrick Lakalaka
LB | Honolulu, Hawaii | Punahou HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | Oct 20, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Anthony Luke
DL | Roseville, California | American River CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 250 lb (110 kg)  | Dec 22, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Chris Martinez
OL | Turlock, California | Pitman HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 272 lb (123 kg)  | Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Caden McDonald
LB | Haslet, Texas | Northwest HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | Jun 23, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Connor Mitchell
DL | Wauconda, Illinois | Wauconda HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 250 lb (110 kg)  | Oct 23, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Isaiah Richardson
WR | Palmdale, California | Chaminade HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | Sep 22, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyre Richardson
WR | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Union HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 172 lb (78 kg)  | Jan 29, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Cam Roane
QB | Colleyville, Texas | Heritage HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 189 lb (86 kg)  | May 31, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mark Salazar
QB | San Diego | Rancho Bernardo HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 177 lb (80 kg)  | Jun 22, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tariq Thompson
DB | San Diego | St. Augustine HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tayari Venable
DB | Moreno Valley, California | Rancho Cucamonga HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 162 lb (73 kg)  | Jan 22, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaegun Williams
RB | Cedar Hill, Texas | Cedar Hill HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 188 lb (85 kg)  | Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   *   *   * "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 5:30 p.m.| UC Davis*| |

* Qualcomm Stadium
* Qualcomm Stadium

| Stadium| W 38–17| 46,132
September 9| 8:00 p.m.| at Arizona State*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| P12N| W 30–20| 54,336
September 16| 7:30 p.m.| No. 19 Stanford*| |

* Qualcomm Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| CBSSN| W 20–17| 43,040
September 23| 4:00 p.m.| at Air Force| No. 22|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Spinrgs, CO

| CBSSN| W 28–24| 27,575
September 30| 7:30 p.m.| Northern Illinois*| No. 19|

* SDCCU Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| CBSSN| W 34–28| 35,717
October 7| 7:45 p.m.| at UNLV| No. 19|

* Sam Boyd Stadium
* Whitney, NV

| ESPN2| W 41–10| 19,770
October 14| 7:30 p.m.| Boise State| No. 19|

* SDCCU Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| CBSSN| L 14–31| 49,053
October 21| 7:30 p.m.| Fresno State| |

* SDCCU Stadium
* San Diego, CA (rivalry)

| CBSSN| L 3–27| 43,243
October 28| 8:15 p.m.| at Hawaii| |

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| ESPN2| W 28–7| 23,018
November 4| 7:30 p.m.| at San Jose State| |

* CEFCU Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| ESPNU| W 52–7| 17,629
November 18| 7:30 p.m.| Nevada| |

* SDCCU Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| CBSSN| W 42–23| 29,265
November 24| 12:30 p.m.| New Mexico| |

* SDCCU Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| CBSSN| W 35–10| 28,978
December 23| 12:30 p.m.| vs. Army*| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX \ (Armed Forces Bowl)

| ESPN| L 35–42| 35,986

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| RV| RV| RV| 22| 19| 19| 19| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| RV| RV| RV
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| 25| 21| 21| 18| RV| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25| RV| RV
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Game summaries[edit]

### UC Davis[edit]

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team

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Aggies  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 17
Aztecs | 10  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 38

### at Arizona State[edit]

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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Aztecs | 7  | 13  | 7  | 3 | 30
Sun Devils  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 20

### Stanford[edit]

See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

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No. 19 Cardinal  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 17
Aztecs | 0  | 10  | 3  | 7 | 20

### at Air Force[edit]

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team

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No. 22 Aztecs | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Falcons  | 6  | 3  | 0  | 15 | 24

### Northern Illinois[edit]

See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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Huskies  | 14  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 28
No. 19 Aztecs | 14  | 17  | 0  | 3 | 34

### at UNLV[edit]

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team

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No. 19 Aztecs | 3  | 17  | 7  | 14 | 41
Rebels  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10

### Boise State[edit]

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team

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Broncos | 14  | 7  | 0  | 10 | 31
No. 19 Aztecs  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14

### Fresno State[edit]

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

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Bulldogs | 7  | 10  | 10  | 0 | 27
Aztecs  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

### at Hawaii[edit]

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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Aztecs | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Rainbow Warriors  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7

### at San Jose State[edit]

See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

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Aztecs | 21  | 14  | 14  | 3 | 52
Spartans  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

### Nevada[edit]

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

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Wolf Pack  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 23
Aztecs | 14  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 42

### New Mexico[edit]

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

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Lobos  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 0 | 10
Aztecs | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 35

### vs Army–Armed Forces Bowl[edit]

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team and 2017 Armed Forces Bowl

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Black Knights | 7  | 14  | 0  | 21 | 42
Aztecs  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35

## Players in the 2018 NFL Draft[edit]

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Rashaad Penny | RB | 1 | 27 | Seattle Seahawks
Nick Bawden | FB | 7 | 237 | Detroit Lions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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* College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935)
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