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1991 San Diego State

8–⁠4–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Al Luginbill.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1991, game by game: won vs. Long Beach State 49–13; won vs. Pacific 55–34; lost at Air Force 20–21; lost vs. UCLA 12–37; won at Hawai’i 47–21; won vs. New Mexico 38–24; won at UTEP 28–21; won at Utah 24–21; won vs. Wyoming 24–22; won vs. Colorado State 42–32; tied vs. No. 23 BYU 52–52; lost at No. 1 Miami 12–39; lost vs. No. 23 Tulsa 17–28+36−27Won 49–13 vs. Long Beach State+36Long Beach StateWon 55–34 vs. Pacific+21PacificLost 20–21 at Air Force-1Air ForceLost 12–37 vs. UCLA-25UCLAWon 47–21 at Hawai’i+26Hawai’iWon 38–24 vs. New Mexico+14New MexicoWon 28–21 at UTEP+7UTEPWon 24–21 at Utah+3UtahWon 24–22 vs. Wyoming+2WyomingWon 42–32 vs. Colorado State+10Colorado StateTied 52–52 vs. No. 23 BYU0No. 23 BYULost 12–39 at No. 1 Miami-27No. 1 MiamiLost 17–28 vs. No. 23 Tulsa-11No. 23 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsLong Beach StateW 49–⁠1371%
Sep 14vsPacificW 55–⁠3482%
Sep 21atAir ForceL 20–⁠2139%
Sep 26vsUCLAL 12–⁠3762%
Oct 5atHawai’iW 47–⁠2137%
Oct 12vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠2484%
Oct 19atUTEPW 28–⁠2165%
Oct 26atUtahW 24–⁠2151%
Nov 2vsWyomingW 24–⁠2270%
Nov 9vsColorado StateW 42–⁠3274%
Nov 16vs23BYUT 52–⁠5252%
Nov 30at1MiamiL 12–⁠3918%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs23TulsaFreedom BowlL 17–⁠2859%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 28–⁠17 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Led the nationMarshall Faulk: rushing touchdowns (21 TD), points (140 pts), points per game (15.56)

Record
8–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠365
Coach
Al Luginbill
Elo
1564 +38 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 37 of 104; offense No. 11, defense No. 84
SRS
3.0 No. 44 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Lay
Defensive coordinator
Barry Lamb

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 2Patrick Rowe WRCleveland Browns
Rd 6Ray Rowe TEWashington Redskins

1991 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠223
San Diego State6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠325
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.