# 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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The 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by third-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 8–5, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Buffalo.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Eastern Illinois* | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | | L 19–40 | 42,978 |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 7–42 | 104,984 |
| September 21 | 4:30 p.m. | Oregon State* | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 30–34 | 32,133 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | FSSD | W 26–16 | 16,113 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN | W 51–44 $^{OT}$ | 22,475 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 27–20 | 17,280 |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Fresno State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 28–35 $^{OT}$ | 32,707 |
| November 2 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | RTRM, FSSD | W 35–30 | 35,890 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 34–30 | 17,932 |
| November 16 | 8:30 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | CBSSN | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 28,530 |
| November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Boise State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 33,161 |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ESPNU | L 19–45 | 15,884 |
| December 21 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Buffalo* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | W 49–24 | 21,951 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #21 (FCS) Panthers | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| Aztecs | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |

### @ Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #3 Buckeyes | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### @ New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| Aggies | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 51 |

### @ Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #15 Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### @ San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 34 |
| Spartans | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### @ Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 34 |

### @ UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Rebels | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### vs Buffalo–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Jeff Hilyer from the Sun Belt Conference was the referee.