# 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### Cal Poly

See also 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |

### At Notre Dame

See also 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At San Jose State

See also 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Idaho

See also 2008 Idaho Vandals football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### At TCU

See also 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Horned Frogs | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |

### Air Force

See also 2008 Air Force Falcons football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At New Mexico

See also 2008 New Mexico Lobos football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Lobos | 21 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 70 |

### Colorado State

See also 2008 Colorado State Rams football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |

### At Wyoming

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

### At No. 17 BYU

| | 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

### Utah

See also 2008 Utah Utes football team
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 14 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 63 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### UNLV

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

## Awards

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