The 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...

in the

2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 29, 2013, and ended on ...

. The Aztecs were led by third-year head coach

Rocky Long Roderick John Long Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American college football coach and former player currently working as a defensive analyst at Fort Lewis Skyhawks#Football, Fort Lewis College. He was previously the defensive coordinator at S ...

and played their home games at

Qualcomm Stadium San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States. Opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium; it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium for sportswriter Jack Murphy (sportswriter), Jack Murphy from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 t ...

. They were members of the West Division of the

Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is a collegiate athletic conference in the Western United States, participating in NCAA Division I. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The MW officially began operations on Ja ...

. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, previously the Humanitarian Bowl (1997–2003, 2007–2010) and the MPC Computers Bowl (2004–2006), is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 1997 at Albertson ...

where they defeated Buffalo.

Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Illinois

----

@ Ohio State

Oregon State

@ New Mexico State

Nevada

@ Air Force

Fresno State

New Mexico

@ San Jose State

@ Hawaii

Boise State

@ UNLV

vs Buffalo–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Jeff Hilyer from the Sun Belt Conference was the referee.

References

{{San Diego State Aztecs football navbox

San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...

San Diego State Aztecs football seasons 2013 in San Diego Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion seasons

San Diego State Aztecs football The San Diego State Aztecs football team is the college football program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS) as a member of the Mountain West ...