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2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team
| 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football |
|---|
| Mountain West Conference |
| West Division |
| 7–6 (4–4 MW) |
| Rocky Long (8th season) |
| Jeff Horton (4th season) |
| Pro-style |
| Zach Arnett (1st season) |
| 3–3–5 |
| SDCCU Stadium |
The 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by eighth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium. San Diego State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Ohio.
The Aztecs signed a total of 24 recruits.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Award | Juwan Washington | RB | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Kahale Warring | TE | JR |
| Lou Groza Award | John Baron II | K | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Juwan Washington | RB/KR | JR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Christian Chapman | QB | SR |
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.
The Aztecs had three players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | L 10–31 | 40,913 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | W 28–14 | 45,755 | |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Arizona State* | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 28–21 | 34,641 |
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 23–20 OT | 30,898 |
| October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPNU | W 19–13 | 36,679 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 21–17 | 25,326 |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | San Jose State | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 16–13 | 30,451 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPNU | L 24–28 | 14,545 |
| November 3 | 7:15 p.m. | at New Mexico | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPNU | W 31–23 | 14,646 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | UNLV | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 24,986 |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 14–23 | 36,123 |
| November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawaii | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPNU | L 30–31 OT | 28,014 |
| December 19 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Ohio* | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) | ESPN | L 0–27 | 11,029 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Keith Ismael | OL | SO |
| First | Kyahva Tezino | LB | JR |
| Second | Ryan Pope | OL | SR |
| Second | John Baron | PK | SR |
| Second | Tariq Thompson | DB | SO |
| Honorable | Parker Baldwin | DB | SR |
| Honorable | Noble Hall | DL | SR |
| Honorable | Brandon Heicklen | P | JR |
| Honorable | Kahale Warring | TE | JR |
| Honorable | Juwan Washington | RB | JR |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 86 | Kahale Warring | TE | Houston Texans |
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