2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2015 San Diego State Aztecs football
2015 San Diego State Aztecs football
Mountain West champion; MW West Division champion; Hawaii Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, ; W 27–24 vs. Air Force
Hawaii Bowl, W 42–7 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Record	11–3 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (5th as head coach, 7th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Horton (1st; 5th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (7th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x	6	–	2	8	–	6
New Mexico	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Boise State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Wyoming	2	–	6	2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
San Jose State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Fresno State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	2	–	6	3	–	9
Hawaii	0	–	8	3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by fifth-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 11–3, 8–0 in Mountain West play to become West Division Champions. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Mountain Division representative Air Force to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Cincinnati.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		W 37–3	48,785
September 12	2:00 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 7–35	50,830
September 19	5:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		L 27–34 ^OT	18,194
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 21–37	95,107
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 21–7	29,996
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	TWCS	W 28–14	28,543
October 17	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNU	W 30–7	16,339
October 23	7:30 p.m.	Utah State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 48–14	25,898
October 31	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 41–17	18,125
November 14	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 38–3	36,688
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 52–14	14,738
November 28	7:45 p.m.	Nevada	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 31–14	22,939
December 5	4:30 p.m.	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Mountain West Conference Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 27–24	20,959
December 24	5:00 p.m.	vs. Cincinnati	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–7	14,537
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	0	3	0	3
Aztecs	14	6	7	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	0	14	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	3	7	7	10	7	34
Aztecs	0	17	3	7	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	7	7	0	21
Nittany Lions	10	17	0	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Aztecs	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	7	0	7	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	13	0	30
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	17	17	0	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	6	14	14	41
Rams	7	3	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	3	3
Aztecs	14	7	3	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	17	14	7	52
Rebels	0	0	14	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	7	0	0	14
Aztecs	14	7	3	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	7	7	24
Aztecs	0	10	7	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	7	7	14	42
Bearcats	0	0	0	7	7

^ "San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
^ "2015 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

v t e San Diego State Aztecs football
Venues	College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935) Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934) Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons) Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966) San Diego Stadium (1967–2019) Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021) Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

2015 San Diego State Aztecs football

Mountain West champion MW West Division champion Hawaii Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, W 27–24 vs. Air Force
Hawaii Bowl, W 42–7 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–3 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (5th as head coach, 7th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Horton (1st; 5th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (7th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →