2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2008 San Diego State Aztecs football
2008 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Chuck Long (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Del Miller (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bob Elliott (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were coached by Chuck Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. The 2008 season was expected to be rough for the Aztecs after losing several key offensive players to the National Football League (NFL). The team looked to redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Lindley to replace star quarterback Kevin O'Connell. The team also lost two of its leading wide receivers in Brett Swain and Chaz Schilens along with four starting offensive linemen.

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Utah $	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 7 TCU	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 25 BYU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Air Force	5	–	3	8	–	5
Colorado State	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	2	–	6	5	–	7
New Mexico	2	–	6	4	–	8
Wyoming	1	–	7	4	–	8
San Diego State	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:30 pm	Cal Poly*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	4SD	L 27–29	26,851
September 6	12:30 pm	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 13–21	80,795
September 13	5:00 pm	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 10–35	17,185
September 27	5:00 pm	Idaho*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		W 45–17	21,401
October 4	3:00 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	mtn.	L 7–41	30,620
October 11	6:30 pm	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	L 10–35	43,630
October 18	3:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	mtn.	L 7–70	26,695
October 25	7:30 pm	Colorado State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	L 34–38	17,185
November 1	11:00 am	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	mtn.	L 10–35	11,779
November 8	11:00 am	at No. 17 BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn.	L 12–41	64,107
November 15	5:00 pm	No. 7 Utah	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	L 14–63	19,342
November 22	5:00 pm	UNLV	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSCS	W 42–21	17,846
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	9	7	7	6	29
Aztecs	0	7	14	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	7	6	0	13
Fighting Irish	0	7	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	7	3	0	10
Spartans	7	14	0	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	3	0	14	17
Aztecs	7	17	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	7	0	7
Horned Frogs	3	17	7	14	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	14	14	35
Aztecs	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	7	0	7
Lobos	21	28	7	14	70

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	21	7	38
Aztecs	7	10	14	3	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	0	7	0	10
Cowboys	7	21	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	6	6	12
No. 17 Cougars	7	13	7	14	41

This will be the 33rd game between San Diego State and BYU.

BYU Leads Series 25-7-1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	21	0	28	63
Aztecs	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Running Rebels	7	0	7	7	21
Aztecs	7	7	7	21	42

1st Team Preseason All Mountain West- LB Russell Allen

2nd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Darren Mougey and LB Luke Laolagi

3rd Team Preseason All Mountain West- WR Vincent Brown and DB Corey Boudreaux

^ "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "2008 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.