# 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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. San Diego State competed 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
### Position key

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

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | UC Davis* | | Qualcomm StadiumQualcomm Stadium | Stadium | W 38–17 | 46,132 |
| September 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | W 30–20 | 54,336 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 Stanford* | | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 43,040 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 22 | Falcon StadiumColorado Spinrgs, CO | CBSSN | W 28–24 | 27,575 |
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 19 | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 34–28 | 35,717 |
| October 7 | 7:45 p.m. | at UNLV | No. 19 | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ESPN2 | W 41–10 | 19,770 |
| October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Boise State | No. 19 | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 14–31 | 49,053 |
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 3–27 | 43,243 |
| October 28 | 8:15 p.m. | at Hawaii | | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | ESPN2 | W 28–7 | 23,018 |
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPNU | W 52–7 | 17,629 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 42–23 | 29,265 |
| November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | New Mexico | | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 35–10 | 28,978 |
| December 23 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Army* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX \ (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 35–42 | 35,986 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

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

## Game summaries
### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Aztecs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |

### at Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### at Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 24 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| No. 19 Aztecs | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |

### at UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Aztecs | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Rebels | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| No. 19 Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### at Hawaii

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

### at San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### New Mexico

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

### vs Army–Armed Forces Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

## Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Rashaad Penny | RB | 1 | 27 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Nick Bawden | FB | 7 | 237 | Detroit Lions |