2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-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, 6–2 in Mountain West play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Wyoming to be crowned Mountain West champions for the second consecutive year. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Houston.

2016 San Diego State Aztecs football
Mountain West champion
MW West Division champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Houston
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record11–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
  • Rocky Long (6th as head coach, 8th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Horton (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (8th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumQualcomm Stadium
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 2   8 6  
Boise State x  6 2   10 3  
New Mexico x  6 2   9 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 2   11 3  
Hawaii  4 4   7 7  
Nevada  3 5   5 7  
San Jose State  3 5   4 8  
UNLV  3 5   4 8  
Fresno State  0 8   1 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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