San Diego State Aztecs football

San Diego State Aztecs football
2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team
First season1921; 105 years ago
Athletic directorJohn David Wicker
Head coachSean Lewis
2nd season, 12–13 (.480)
LocationSan Diego, California
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
(capacity: 35,000)
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026)
ColorsScarlet and black
   
All-time record604–460–32 (.566)
Bowl record10–11 (.476)
National championships
ClaimedDiv. II: 1966, 1967, 1968
Conference championships
SCJCC: 1922, 1923, 1924
SCIAC 1936, 1937
CCAA: 1950, 1951, 1962, 1966, 1967
Big West: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
WAC: 1986
MW: 2012, 2015, 2016
Conference division championships
WAC Pacific: 1998
MW West: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Consensus All-Americans11
RivalriesFresno State (rivalry)
Fight song"Fight On"
Marching bandMarching Aztecs
Websitegoaztecs.com

The San Diego State Aztecs football team is the college football program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Snapdragon Stadium.

Beginning play in 1921, the Aztecs first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major college bowl game in 1969. The Aztecs have won 21 conference championships and are 10–10 all time in post-season bowl games.

Notable alumni include Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Marshall Faulk, John Madden, and Joe Gibbs.