2020 San Diego State Aztecs football team

2020 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–4 (4–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Hecklinski (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKurt Mattix (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumDignity Health Sports Park[1]
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 San Jose State y$   7 0     7 1  
Boise State y   5 0     5 2  
Nevada   6 2     7 2  
San Diego State   4 2     4 4  
Hawaii   4 4     5 4  
Fresno State   3 3     3 3  
Air Force   2 2     3 3  
Wyoming   2 4     2 4  
New Mexico   2 5     2 5  
Colorado State   1 3     1 3  
Utah State   1 5     1 5  
UNLV   0 6     0 6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by head coach Brady Hoke, in the first season of his second stint, and played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] However, the conference later reversed course and announced plans to resume play on October 24.[4]

Dignity Health Sports Park, also home to LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer and Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL, as well as a former home stadium of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers (which once coincidentally represented San Diego), served as the team's temporary home. The program's former home venue, SDCCU Stadium, is being demolished and will be replaced by Aztec Stadium. This was originally announced when the Mountain West planned to postpone its season.[5]

After finishing their season with a 4–4 record (4–2 in conference games), Hoke announced on December 16 that the program was removing itself from consideration for a bowl game.[6]

  1. ^ "FB to Play at Dignity Health Sports Park in 2021". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mountain West Football Season to Begin on October 24". Mountain West Conference. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "FB to Play at Dignity Health Sports Park in 2021". SDSU Athletics. September 15, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "San Diego State Withdraws from Bowl Consideration". SDSU Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.