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120-460: San Diego State Aztecs ( NCAA ) (1967–2019) San Diego Chargers ( AFL / NFL ) (1967–2017) Holiday Bowl ( NCAA ) (1978–2019) Poinsettia Bowl ( NCAA ) (2005–2016) San Diego Fleet ( AAF ) (2019) San Diego Padres ( PCL ) (1968) San Diego Padres ( MLB ) (1969–2003) San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California . Opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium; it

240-444: A committee of Dean Al Peterson, C.E. Peterson, and a student. In 1925, student leaders chose the nickname "Aztecs". The group felt the terminology was more representative of a southwest image and the selection met with no dissent. In February 1925, President Hardy gave his formal approval to the "Aztec" nickname and teams adopted the identity within a week. Purple and gold were adopted for the 1922–23 term, however, problems arose due to

360-414: A defensive back. Faulk ended up accepting an athletic scholarship to attend San Diego State, as they were the first school to offer him a scholarship to play the running back position. Faulk was recruited by Curtis Johnson , and coached by Bret Ingalls and future New Orleans Saints head coach, Sean Payton . In one of the most prolific performances of his entire career, he played against University of

480-579: A double by Ron Cey , who moved to third on the throw to home and scored on Jody Davis 's sacrifice fly. San Diego got one back in the fourth when Tony Gwynn doubled, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kevin McReynolds off Steve Trout . But Chicago answered in the bottom of the fourth when Ryne Sandberg doubled in Dernier. San Diego cut the lead to 4–2 in the sixth when Alan Wiggins walked with one out, moved to second on

600-624: A groundout, and scored on a single by Steve Garvey , but the Padres could get no closer against the strong pitching of Steve Trout . Lee Smith came on with one out in the ninth to get the save, and the Cubs were just one victory away from the World Series. The Cubs victory in Game 2 had Chicago's long-suffering fans dreaming of the franchise's first World Series championship since 1908 , as they led

720-418: A hard grounder at Sandberg's feet, which the second baseman expect to stay low, but instead bounced over his head into right center for a double; Flannery and Wiggins scored to give the Padres a 5–3 lead as Gwynn reached third. Garvey followed with an RBI single to stretch the lead to 6–3. Steve Trout then replaced Sutcliffe and got out of the inning without further damage. The Cubs got three baserunners over

840-613: A major college bowl game in 1969. The Aztecs have won 21 conference championships and are 10–10 all time in post-season bowl games. Notable alumni include Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Marshall Faulk , John Madden , and Joe Gibbs . San Diego State University was originally two separate schools. San Diego Normal School had school colors of white and gold. San Diego Junior College had school colors of blue and gold. The schools decided to merge in 1921 to form San Diego State College. The first school colors of SDSC were blue, white and gold. The team had their first football game during

960-480: A more dignified persona. During that football season, Monty sat atop a pyramid among his attendants on the sidelines at Jack Murphy Stadium. That lasted one year. The next season Moctezuma resumed his more traditional role of involvement and encouragement of Aztec football fans. Beginning in 2000, some student groups began to propose the university alter its Aztec identity. The new mascot made his first public appearance February 23, 2004 to reveal some costume changes and

1080-460: A multi-purpose stadium for San Diego. In November 1965, a $ 27 million bond was passed allowing construction to begin on a stadium, which was designed in the Brutalist style . Construction on the stadium began one month later. When completed, the facility was named San Diego Stadium. The stadium was the first of the square-circle " octorad " style, which was thought to be an improvement over

1200-492: A naming rights contract with the university. The new stadium will accordingly open as Snapdragon Stadium , bearing the name of Qualcomm's system-on-chip . The first Aztec Warrior figure associated with the university initially appeared at a San Diego State athletic event over six decades ago. Art Munzig played the original role in a skit during halftime at the San Diego State-Pomona football game kicking off

1320-530: A new stadium. On January 12, 2017, the Chargers announced they were moving to Los Angeles and now play at SoFi Stadium with the Los Angeles Rams . In 2018, San Diego State University announced the construction of a new Aztec Stadium (later renamed Snapdragon Stadium, which would be completed in 2022) on an expansion part of campus on the site of the stadium and parking lot. On December 27, 2019,

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1440-473: A notable snub in the history of the award. Torretta's Miami Hurricanes had again gone undefeated in the regular season and were ranked No. 1 in the country before the Heisman balloting. Faulk's team finished with a middling 5–5–1 record, continuing a trend of the Heisman going to the most notable player on one of the nation's best teams. Faulk was a Heisman finalist as well in 1991 (9th) and 1993 (4th). With

1560-460: A point 39–38. In 1990, the team played Miami in a game that featured violent fights and a near upset. Marshall Faulk was a standout high school athlete who played both running back and cornerback. Faulk received several recruitment offers from top colleges in the NCAA, however, because of his standout performance on defense, intercepting 11 passes as a senior, he was primarily recruited to play as

1680-581: A result of the delay of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2019 season was the final season of Aztecs football at the stadium. The final home game was on November 30, 2019 against BYU , where San Diego State won 13–3. On September 15, 2020, the school announced that the Aztecs would play football at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California for the 2020 and 2021 football seasons while

1800-560: A round of Monster Jam , also ran and operated by Feld Entertainment . In 2015, both events were moved to Petco Park. ESPN held their inaugural Moto X World Championships at the stadium in April 2008, and has previously used the stadium parking lot and surrounding streets as a venue in the X Games Street Luge competition. On May 4 and 18, 2013, the stadium was used as a racecourse by the Stadium Super Trucks . Concerts on

1920-504: A sanctioned bowl and does not reflect on San Diego States's all-time bowl record. The Aztecs (formerly "Staters") began playing football when SDSU was still known as San Diego Normal School and then San Diego State Teacher's College, and located on Park Boulevard in University Heights. During this period, the football team called Balboa Stadium home (formerly "City Stadium"). At the time, the seating capacity for Balboa Stadium

2040-649: A year of eligibility remaining, Faulk declared for the NFL draft and was the second overall selection in April 1994 . He went on to make 7 Pro Bowls and win three NFL Offensive Player of the Year awards during his NFL career. In 2017, he was enshrined to the College Football Hall of Fame . In the year 2000, San Diego State became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference. The team

2160-717: Is 10–10 all time in post-season bowl games. They first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won a major-college bowl game in 1969. Rankings from the AP poll On November 29, 1981, San Diego State played the Air Force Falcons in the Mitsubishi Mirage Bowl at Tokyo Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan which was a regular season game sponsored by the Mitsubishi Motors, losing 21–16. It is not considered

2280-430: Is Big SoCal Euro one of the largest all European car gatherings, but it is also one of the oldest events of its kind, established in 2002. It had been held at the stadium since 2007. The event was founded by Lon Mok of SoCalEuro.com Billy Graham hosted a crusade at the stadium in early May 2003. San Diego State Aztecs football Beginning play in 1921, the Aztecs first went to a bowl game in 1948 and first won

2400-570: Is the only stadium ever to host both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the same year (1998). Playing in a professional sports facility provided some benefits including improved concessions, luxury suites, "jumbo-tron" screens and other amenities for Aztecs fans. However, the increasing capacity of the stadium (from 52,596 in 1967 to 70,561 in 2015) created a mismatch for a college football program that drew an average of 29,065 fans to home games in 2015—during an 11–3 MW Championship season, which

2520-408: Is well known for being the culmination of BYU's championship season , the last Division I-A (now FBS) national championship not won by a member of a Power Five conference or a major independent program . On December 22, 2005, a second bowl game came to San Diego when the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl was played at the stadium, with Navy beating Colorado State . The Poinsettia Bowl was organized by

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2640-469: The 1945 World Series . Wednesday, October 3, 1984, at Wrigley Field in Chicago Chicago's offense was considerably more subdued in Game 2, though their pitching remained almost as strong. Dernier again opened the scoring for the Cubs in the first off Mark Thurmond , singling to left and coming around to score on two groundouts. In the third, Keith Moreland singled with one out and scored on

2760-436: The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup . On July 25, 2018, the stadium hosted a 2018 International Champions Cup match between A.S. Roma and Tottenham Hotspur . Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1. In 2019, the stadium hosted matches of National Independent Soccer Association club San Diego 1904 FC . In October 1967, just weeks after the stadium opened, it hosted a Sports Car Club of America event organized by San Diego Region. The event

2880-542: The AAF . They played 4 home games at the then named SDCCU Stadium in February and March 2019, with a home record of 3–1, before the league folded following week 8 of the inaugural season. CIF San Diego Section Finals for high school football were held at the stadium. These usually took place on a Friday in early December, and four games were played (with eight teams representing four separate divisions, which are determined by

3000-629: The Chargers gained NFL approval to join the Rams in a move to Los Angeles. On January 12, 2017, the Chargers announced that they would move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season . On November 6, 2018, SDSU Mission Valley would be approved on the San Diego ballot, besting Soccer City (committee supporting the MLS soccer route instead of expanding the campus and making an on-campus stadium). On December 5, 2019,

3120-592: The Las Vegas Bowl . After the 2010 season, a reporter for the Orange County Register wrote that Hoke had given San Diego State "swagger." After Hoke accepted the head coaching job at Michigan defensive coordinator Rocky Long was immediately named the new head coach. Long served as the head coach of New Mexico from 1998–2008 where he compiled 65 victories and 5 bowl game appearances in 10 years. During his first five years as head coach of

3240-588: The Mountain West Conference in 2012 and the addition of the divisional format, the Aztecs and the Bulldogs will compete on an annual basis once again. One of the most memorable games between the two schools was known as "The Fog Bowl" in 1962. The fog was so thick that the Aztec radio announcer at the time Al Couppee couldn't see the plays, so he went down to the field and into the huddle to give

3360-644: The North American Soccer League played at the stadium from 1978 to 1983. The stadium was the venue of Soccer Bowl '82 of the North American Soccer League and Major League Soccer 's 1999 All-Star Game . On January 29, 2017, the USMNT played a friendly ( exhibition ) match against Serbia , the first ever meeting between the two teams. The match finished as a 0–0 draw. The stadium hosted two group stage matches of

3480-656: The United States played New Zealand in a rugby match televised on ESPN. With 14,000 fans in attendance, this game at the time was the largest crowd ever to watch an international rugby game in the US. Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC played rugby union at the adjacent mini-stadium, so-called Little Q . The stadium was home to a round of the AMA Supercross Championship each year, usually in early February, from 1980 to 2014. The stadium also hosted

3600-413: The " lovable losers ." The Padres jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the third off of Scott Sanderson on a sacrifice fly from Tony Gwynn with two on followed by a run-scoring double from Steve Garvey , but the Cubs took the lead in the fourth off of Tim Lollar on a two-run homer by Jody Davis after a leadoff walk followed by a shot by Leon Durham , who would later suffer ignominy in Game 5. The Padres tied

3720-602: The 113 luxury suites. The stadium was temporarily renamed "Snapdragon Stadium" for 10 days in December 2011 as a marketing tie in for Qualcomm's Snapdragon brand. The legality of the temporary name change was challenged at the time, since it was agreed to unilaterally by San Diego's mayor, without approval from the City Council and against the advice of the City Attorney. The Aztecs' new stadium, built in 2022 after

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3840-486: The 1921 school year. The central athletic figure at San Diego State at the time was Charles E. Peterson . Peterson had originally been appointed in 1916 as a physical education instructor. After serving in World War I , President Hardy prevailed upon him to return and oversee the school's athletics program. Initially, Peterson taught all the men's physical education classes and coached all the intercollegiate teams. After

3960-443: The 1941 football season. The school's Rally Committee came up with the idea based on the ruler of the Aztec empire in the early 1500s, Moctezuma II. The character, affectionately known as "Monty" to generations of SDSU alumni, evolved through the years to become emblematic of San Diego State's athletic teams. For decades the role was filled mostly by students. In 1983, however, Director of Athletics Mary Hill directed Montezuma to adopt

4080-628: The 1972 season, he moved to the NFL and became head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals . During the 1980s at San Diego State, the Aztecs were led by record-setting quarterbacks Todd Santos and Dan McGwire , who later became the tallest quarterback in the history of the NFL (in 1991). The Aztecs won the WAC Championship in 1986 and played at home in the Holiday Bowl against Iowa , but lost by

4200-480: The 30-year period between 1936 and 1966. At the time of its completion in 1936, Aztec Bowl could accommodate 7,500 fans and was the only state college stadium in California. The stadium's capacity was later expanded to a seating capacity of 12,592 fans in 1948. Given the growth of the college and its fan base, the Aztecs found themselves in need of a larger venue, but the previously proposed expansion to 45,000 seats

4320-449: The Aztecs (2011–2015), he led the Aztecs to five bowl games and won San Diego State's first MW title in 2012 (shared), followed by an outright MW Championship in 2015 . As of January 1, 2016, he has a 43–23 overall record as head coach of the Aztecs with a 30–9 conference record. In 2015, San Diego State earned an 11–3 record under Long, culminating with a 42–7 victory over Cincinnati. With the backing of San Diego State's "Win 21" campaign,

4440-757: The Aztecs notched their 21st conference championship in 2016 by winning the Mountain West championship game vs. the Wyoming Cowboys . SDSU has won 3 NCAA national championships at the Division II level. † Co-champions Following the 1995 season the Western Athletic Conference split into Mountain and Pacific divisions with the division champions meeting in the WAC Championship Game . San Diego State left

4560-479: The Aztecs on October 21, 2017 at SDCCU (formerly Qualcomm) Stadium. San Diego State leads the series 30–27–4 as of February 2023. El Camino Real Rivalry The rivalry between the two Cal State schools dates back to 1935. The matchup is named after the historic 600-mile Camino Real that connects the 21 Spanish missions in California , stretching from San Diego Bay in the south to San Francisco Bay in

4680-662: The Aztecs to two "small college" undefeated seasons in 1966 and 1968 and from the College Division (now split into Divisions II and III , with the current D-II championship considered to be the successor to the College Division championship) to the University Division (now NCAA Division I , since divided into FBS and FCS ) in 1969 . San Diego State was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, which

4800-796: The Fresno State Alumni Association. "Cars in those days carried extra oil and water to be sure they could make it through difficult trips", added Jim Herrick, executive director of the San Diego State Alumni Association. The game was dubbed by fans the Battle for the Oil Can . The first trophy game was played in 2011. The Aztecs were favored but however they found themselves trailing 21–0 in the first half. They battled back scoring four unanswered touchdowns to win 35–28, with Ronnie Hillman scoring

4920-576: The Green was a sports field converted into a music and entertainment venue, located on the southwest corner of the stadium parking lot. The field was originally used as a practice venue for the San Diego Chargers. After the team moved to Chargers Park about a mile north of the stadium, the area was used primarily for rugby . AEG leased the area and retrofit it into an open-air amphitheater for concerts and other entertainment shows. The venue had

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5040-841: The Mission Valley area of San Diego, about 5 miles from campus. The campus and stadium have been connected by the San Diego Trolley since 2005. The stadium had also been home to the NFL's San Diego Chargers from 1967 to 2016 , and also hosted the San Diego Padres from 1969 – 2003 . It also hosted the Holiday Bowl and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl college football games every December. The stadium hosted three Super Bowl games, two Major League Baseball All-Star Games , and two World Series . It

5160-470: The National Register of Historic Places, a portion of Aztec Bowl remains visible on the north side of Viejas Arena. From its opening in 1967 through the 2019 season, San Diego Stadium had been the home of San Diego State University Aztecs football. San Diego Stadium, also known as Jack Murphy Stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, and SDCCU Stadium during its existence, was a multi-purpose stadium located in

5280-742: The Pacific in just his second collegiate game on September 14, 1991. In 37 carries, Faulk racked up 386 yards and scored seven touchdowns, both records for freshmen (the 386 yards were then an NCAA record). "Faulk had scoring runs of 61, 7, 47, 9, 5, 8 and 25 yards." That performance sparked one of the greatest freshman seasons in NCAA history, gaining 1,429 yards rushing, with 23 total touchdowns (21 rushing), and 140 points scored. Faulk went on to better 1,600 yards rushing in his sophomore year. In Faulk's junior season in 1993, he caught 47 passes for 640 yards and 3 touchdowns to go with 1,530 yards and 21 touchdowns on

5400-432: The Padres a commanding 7–1 lead. Rich Gossage pitched a dominating ninth inning to wrap up the win for San Diego, their first postseason win in franchise history. "It was the loudest crowd I've ever heard anywhere", said Gossage, a former New York Yankee. Gwynn agreed as well. Jack Murphy Stadium played "Cub-Busters", a parody of the theme song from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters . Cub-Busters T-shirts inspired from

5520-637: The Padres twice in the regular season, allowed just two infield hits through five innings. However, two singles and a walk loaded the bases with no outs for San Diego in the sixth before back-to-back sacrifice flies by Graig Nettles and Terry Kennedy cut the Cubs lead to 3–2. In the bottom of the seventh, Carmelo Martínez led off the inning with a walk on four pitches from Sutcliffe and was sacrificed to second by Garry Templeton . Martínez scored when pinch hitter Tim Flannery 's sharp grounder went under Durham's glove and through his legs for an error. Alan Wiggins singled Flannery to second. Gwynn followed with

5640-521: The SCJCC. The Aztecs winning the initial meeting 12–2 at home. Since then, the sides have met 51 more times, including every year from 1945 to 1979, when the two competed in the same conference or were independents. After not facing one another between 1979 and 1991, the schools resumed the annual series from 1992 to 1998, when both were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The two teams have met twice since then, in 2002 and 2011. With Fresno State joining

5760-743: The Super Bowl and the World Series in the same year (1998), and was one of three stadiums to host the World Series, the MLB All-Star Game, and the Super Bowl, along with the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. In the early 1960s, local sportswriter Jack Murphy , the brother of New York Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy , began to build up support for

5880-801: The WAC after the 1998 season to become a charter member of the new Mountain West Conference . Following the 2012 season, the Mountain West Conference split into Mountain and West divisions with the division champions meeting in the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game . San Diego State has been champion (or co-champion) of a division six times and have appeared in three conference championship games. † Co-champion and did not qualify for conference championship game Official record against all current MW opponents as of November 14, 2021. SDSU

6000-470: The athletic teams were established in 1921, media referred to the teams as "Staters" or "professors". The school newspaper tried to encourage "Wampus Cats" during its coverage of the 1923–24 school year. In the fall of 1924, Athletic Director C.E. Peterson urged the students to select a nickname. The school newspaper, The Paper Lantern, invited suggestions. Over the next few issues, names such as Panthers, Balboans, and Thoroughbreds were suggested and submitted to

6120-401: The ball without the best personnel. So we threw the hell out of the ball and won some games. When we started doing that, we were like 55–5–1." John Madden served as Coryell's defensive assistant at SDSC. Madden had first met Coryell attending a coaching clinic on the I formation led by McKay. "We'd go to these clinics, and afterward, everyone would run up to talk to McKay", said Madden. "Coryell

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6240-422: The bases before Ryne Sandberg 's RBI single made it 11–0 Cubs. Next inning, Ron Cey 's two-out home run off Harris made it 12–0 Cubs, then Davis doubled and scored the last run of the game on Bowa's single. Starting pitcher Rick Sutcliffe held the Padres to two hits over seven strong innings. The Cubs took a 1-0 series lead in a shutout Game 1. This was the Cubs' first postseason win and appearance since Game 7 of

6360-543: The capability to hold 12,500, making it the second biggest entertainment venue in the Greater San Diego area; only North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre seated more. Many concerts were also held inside the stadium over the years, by artists of many different genres. In 1983 rock radio station KGB 101.5 FM hosted the KGB Skyshow 8 with Uriah Heep, Eddie Money , Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard finishing

6480-426: The capacity to 70,561. Also in 1997, the facility was renamed Qualcomm Stadium after Qualcomm Corporation paid $ 18 million for the naming rights . The naming rights belonged to Qualcomm until 2017, after which the rights were purchased by San Diego County Credit Union. In order to continue to honor Murphy, the city named the stadium site Jack Murphy Field. However, as part of the naming agreement Jack Murphy Field

6600-449: The colors similarity to San Diego's St. Augustine High School . Additionally, purple and gold were the colors of Whittier College , a fierce conference rival at the time, and manufacturers of Aztec merchandise in that era refused to guarantee the color fastness of San Diego State's purple hues. Associated Students president Terrence Geddis led the movement for a change, and after pushing for reconsideration of school colors, students voted on

6720-430: The demolition of SDCCU Stadium, has the permanent name of Snapdragon Stadium . With the departure of the Padres to Petco Park following the 2003 season and even beforehand, there was much talk of replacing the increasingly obsolete (by NFL standards) stadium with a more modern, football-only one. Also, the NFL had demanded a new stadium if San Diego was to host another Super Bowl; however, the city struggled to fund such

6840-539: The enrollment sizes of the individual schools). The stadium was a venue for many international soccer matches. The stadium hosted FIFA tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup , and the U.S. Cup (an international invitational), as well as many international friendly matches involving the Mexico national team . The most recent international friendly at the stadium set an all-time attendance record for

6960-479: The face of this development, contingency plans were generated for the future use of the then-current SDCCU Stadium site in Mission Valley . One proposal put forward by State Senator Marty Block was for San Diego State to take over use of the site in order to expand the campus and also provide for a new multi-use 40,000-seat stadium for Aztecs football and a Major League Soccer team. There were two plans for

7080-449: The fifth with back-to-back singles, then scored on Garry Templeton 's double, giving San Diego their first lead of the series at 2–1. One out later, Templeton scored on Alan Wiggins 's single to make it 3–1 Padres. Next inning, Tony Gwynn hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Graig Nettles 's single. George Frazier relieved Eckersley and allowed a single to Kennedy before McReynolds's three-run home run gave

7200-544: The final two innings against Gossage but could not score, and San Diego took home its first National League pennant. They became the first National League team to win a Championship Series after being down 2–0. Garvey finished the series batting .400 with seven RBIs, and was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career. The Padres would go on to lose the World Series to

7320-484: The first base/right field foul line, with the western end zone placed in the area occupied by the portable seating sections in the baseball configuration, and the eastern end zone along the right-center field wall). Doorways were cut in the walls of the stadium in order to allow access to these seats from the tunnel below the Plaza level in both configurations (in baseball configuration, the football doors could be seen above

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7440-551: The game in the fifth on an RBI single from Garvey, and took the lead in the seventh when Garvey singled in yet another run after two walks by Tim Stoddard . A passed ball allowed a second tally in the inning to make the score 5–3 San Diego. The Cubs bounced back in the eighth to tie the game off of Rich Gossage when Ryne Sandberg hit a leadoff single, stole second, and scored on an RBI single by Keith Moreland . Right fielder Henry Cotto pinch-ran for Moreland and scored on an RBI double from Davis. With dominating closer Lee Smith on

7560-511: The go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter to win the game. The Aztecs ended the season with an 8–4 record and made it to the New Orleans Bowl and the Bulldogs ended the season 4–8. San Diego State leads the all-time series with a record of 27–22–4, including a 14–11–2 mark in San Diego, Fresno State leads the trophy series 3–2. In 2016, the series is tied. Fresno State assumed a 4–2 lead in the trophy series with their 27–3 victory over

7680-470: The ground, putting him 3rd in the nation in all-purpose yardage that year, and 2nd in scoring. Faulk left San Diego State with many of the school's offensive records, among them 5,562 all-purpose yards and 62 career touchdowns, the 8th most in NCAA history. After his 1992 season at SDSU, Faulk finished second in the Heisman Trophy award, losing to quarterback Gino Torretta in what was considered

7800-486: The left field inner wall; in football configuration, the baseball doors were visible above the west end zone, opposite the scoreboard). These doors were rolling metal overhead doors, with the field side painted to match the surrounding walls facing the field. From their inception in 1969 until the end of 2003 , when they moved into Petco Park in the downtown area, the National League 's San Diego Padres called

7920-475: The longest win streak in the series with 11 consecutive wins from 1938 to 1952. As of 2023, San Diego State leads the series 24–21–2. In 2014, there were conversations between the two programs about creating a trophy using an old mission bell or a replica of an old Spanish mission bell to be awarded to the winner of the rivalry game, but no trophy ever materialized. 1984 National League Championship Series The 1984 National League Championship Series

8040-572: The matter in December 1927. This was followed by two days of voting the following month where students were to decide between Scarlet and Black and the previous color scheme, Purple and Gold. On January 19, 1928, the tally was 346–201 in favor of Scarlet and Black, and it has remained ever since. Don Coryell became the SDSC head coach in 1961, while in the California Collegiate Athletic Association . Coryell led

8160-422: The minor league-sized Westgate Park . Due to expansion of Major League Baseball, this team was replaced by the current San Diego Padres major-league team beginning in the 1969 season. (The Padres moved out of the stadium following the 2003 season.) The original scoreboard, a black-and-white scoreboard created by All American Scoreboards, was replaced in 1978 by one manufactured by American Sign and Indicator, which

8280-434: The modified moniker, "Aztec Warrior." For all but a few years from the early 1990s through 2006, Carlos Gutierrez took over the role of mascot, raising the position's profile and expanding public appearances throughout the San Diego community. In April 2006, the SDSU Alumni Association sponsored student auditions for a new Aztec Warrior. The team accompanied by the San Diego State Marching Aztecs Drumline, additional members of

8400-403: The mound for the Cubs in the bottom of the ninth, Gwynn singled to center with one out. Garvey then capped an extraordinary five-RBI game by launching a two-run walk-off home run to right center field at the 370 sign, just out of reach of leaping Cubs right fielder Henry Cotto . Previously, he had been hitless against Smith in eight career at bats. During the game, the Padres lost McReynolds for

8520-408: The movie were popular attire for Padres fans. Prior to the game, fans in the parking lot were lynching teddy bears, and singing the "We ain't 'fraid o' no Cubs" lyrics from "Cub-Busters". Saturday, October 6, 1984, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego Game 4 proved to be the most dramatic of the series, and it left many Cubs fans dreading another harsh disappointment for the franchise nicknamed

8640-421: The new home for the Aztecs football team. The stadium hosted three Super Bowls : XXII in 1988, XXXII in 1998, and XXXVII in 2003. It also hosted the 1984 and 1998 World Series , the 1978 and 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , and games of the 1996 and 1998 National League Division Series and the 1984 and 1998 National League Championship Series . It was the only stadium ever to host both

8760-436: The newly-vacant stadium land. The first was SDSU West, later renamed SDSU Mission Valley, which called for expanding the campus to Mission Valley and creating a stadium built primarily for San Diego State athletics, as well as new educational facilities for students. The second plan, entitled Soccer City, would use the land solely to build a new stadium housing both San Diego State athletics and an MLS team. On January 13, 2016,

8880-827: The north. The San Diego State Aztecs and San Jose State Spartans have played each other 47 times as of the 2023 season. A common storyline in sports, is that of the San Francisco Bay Area vs. Southern California rivalry, such as the Giants and the Dodgers in the MLB , and the Sharks and Kings in the NHL . This SJSU and SDSU rivalry benefits from that sort of bragging rights perspective that both teams undoubtedly look to hold onto each year. The Spartans currently have

9000-494: The other multi-purpose stadiums of the time for hosting both football and baseball (the second and last of this style was the since-imploded Veterans Stadium ). Despite the theoretical improvements of this style, most of the seats were still very far away from the action on the field, especially during baseball games. The Chargers (then a member of the American Football League ) played the first game ever at

9120-499: The outfield, making home runs difficult to hit. Later, an eight-foot fence was erected, cutting the distances to 327, 368, and 405 feet (123 m), respectively. In 1996, a note of asymmetry was introduced when a 19-foot (5.8 m) high scoreboard displaying out-of-town scores was erected along the right-field wall near the foul pole and deemed to be in play, and so the distances to right field and right-center field were 330 feet (100 m) and 370 feet (110 m), respectively, while

9240-528: The play-by-play. The Aztecs won the game 29–26 in a thrilling fashion. The two schools started competing in 2011 for the Oil Can trophy. The Oil Can trophy comes from a 1930s-era oil can hailing from Fresno that was found at a construction site at San Diego State . "The oil can likely came from a time when Aztec and Bulldog fans traveled to football games between the two schools via the old, twisting, precipitous Grapevine section of Highway 99 over Tejon Pass ", said Jacquelyn K. Glasener, executive director of

9360-649: The popular mythology of the " Curse of the Billy Goat " on the Cubs. The series was the 16th NLCS in all -- in 1985 the League Championship Series changed to a best-of-seven format -- and one of only four League Championship Series (and the first of two NLCSs) in which the home team won every game. Due to a strike by major league umpires, the first four games of the NLCS were played with replacement umpires. The umpires originally scheduled to work

9480-551: The program's new Snapdragon Stadium was being built. The decision was made primarily to allow for SDCCU Stadium to be demolished in spring 2021 to allow for construction of the new stadium to be expedited. In 2015, the San Diego Chargers stepped up their efforts to relocate to Los Angeles, pending a vote of National Football League owners and a partnership with the Oakland Raiders or St. Louis Rams . In

9600-464: The regular season, losing by a score of 40–35. Hoke's team also lost a close game against No. 12 Missouri by a score of 27–24. The team concluded its season with a 35–14 win over Navy in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl . Prior to the 2010 season, San Diego State had not won nine games in a season since 1977 when they went 10–1 finishing 16th in the API and had not played in a bowl game since the 1998 team lost in

9720-645: The remaining dimensions remained the same. Orel Hershiser broke Don Drysdale's scoreless inning streak at Jack Murphy Stadium on September 28, 1988, as the Los Angeles Dodgers played the San Diego Padres. Rickey Henderson collected his 3000th major league base hit at Jack Murphy Stadium on October 7, 2001 as a Padre, in what was also the last major league game for Tony Gwynn , the eight-time National League batting champion and Hall of Famer who played his entire career with San Diego. It

9840-742: The same organizing committee as the Holiday Bowl. It was officially discontinued after the 2016 game, as the organizing committee announced (in January 2017) that it had decided to host only one game, beginning with the 2017 season. On October 27, 2018, the Navy Midshipmen hosted the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the stadium for a regular season game. The stadium was the home field for the San Diego Fleet of

9960-426: The school announced receipt of a $ 15 million gift to help finance the new stadium, which would be named Bashor Field at Aztec Stadium . The school announced plans to begin construction of Aztec Stadium in April 2020, with anticipated completion in time for the 2022 season and the Aztecs' September 3, 2022 matchup against Arizona . During construction, Qualcomm , which had once sponsored San Diego Stadium, entered into

10080-485: The season after he broke his wrist trying to break up a double play . Sunday, October 7, 1984, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego Leon Durham hit a two-run homer in the first after a two-out walk and Jody Davis added a homer in the second to give the Cubs a 3–0 lead off of Padres' starter Eric Show . Rick Sutcliffe , who was 17–1 since joining Chicago in a mid-June trade, and had also beaten

10200-491: The second when Chicago's Keith Moreland doubled and came home on Cey's single to center. The Cubs threatened to score more that inning, but Templeton made another excellent play, diving to his right on a line drive from Dernier that appeared destined for left field. But the Cubs would get no more off Padres starter Ed Whitson , while San Diego's bats finally came to life with seven runs in the fifth and sixth off of Dennis Eckersley . Terry Kennedy and Kevin McReynolds led off

10320-521: The series 2-0. Thursday, October 4, 1984, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego The series moved to San Diego, and the Padres staved off elimination with a convincing 7–1 win. During pregame ceremonies, the normally reserved Padres shortstop Garry Templeton encouraged the crowd by waving his cap. He ended a Cubs' rally in the first inning with an acrobatic catch of a line drive from Leon Durham . However, San Diego actually fell behind 1–0 in

10440-507: The series were John Kibler , Frank Pulli , Harry Wendelstedt , Ed Montague , Billy Williams and Bob Engel . Kibler worked Game 5 behind the plate with fellow veterans Paul Runge , John McSherry and Doug Harvey . San Diego won the series, 3–2. Tuesday, October 2, 1984, at Wrigley Field in Chicago Bob Dernier and Gary Matthews hit home runs in the first off Eric Show , then Rick Sutcliffe also homered in

10560-526: The show. American Idol (season 7) held auditions there in July 2007; a total of 30 people who auditioned there made it to the next round. In a January 30, 2009, episode of Monk , The stadium was known as Summit Stadium in the episode Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs with the fictitious San Francisco Condors as the home team. Many parts of the 1979 film The Kid from Left Field were filmed in and around

10680-757: The singing of the Fight Song following victories. This bitter rivalry dates back many moons. The trophy is retained by the victor, the Aztecs of San Diego or the Bulldogs of Fresno. As of December 2019, the Old Oil Can resides in San Diego County. The Battle for the Oil Can The Fresno State-San Diego State rivalry, also known as the Battle for the Oil Can, dates back to 1923 when the two teams competed in

10800-479: The southern quadrant of the stadium), and the other half of portable modular construction using aluminum or steel framing. When the stadium was configured for baseball, the portable sections would be placed in the western quadrant of the stadium along the third base-left field side. Open bullpens were located along both foul lines just beyond the ends of the Field-level seats. In the Padres' final five seasons at

10920-416: The spirit squad, and fans walk from the stadium parking lot to the tunnel which leads the team onto the field. This usually occurs two hours before kickoff. An honorary team captain, usually a former player of the team, leads the team onto the field before kickoff. An Aztec warrior shield that the accompanies the team on the sidelines during home and away games. The shield is held high by the captains during

11040-582: The sport in the region. The match between Mexico and Argentina which was held on June 4, 2008, drew 68,498 spectators. In addition, the stadium was part of the 18-stadium United States 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bid , but the United States did not win either bid for the World Cup. The stadium also hosted several international friendlies featuring clubs such as Real Madrid , Chivas , Portsmouth F.C. and Club América . The San Diego Sockers of

11160-562: The stadium began hosting the Holiday Bowl , an annual bowl game held before New Year's Day. It originally hosted the Western Athletic Conference champion (at the time, the hometown Aztecs had just joined this conference) against a nationally ranked opponent. The game has traditionally been a high-scoring affair, and until the 2006 edition no team had ever been held to ten points or less. From 1995 through 2004, every losing team scored at least 20 points. The 1984 game

11280-486: The stadium from 1999 to 2003, the home plate area took on the shape of home plate itself (as opposed to the standard circle); this feature is seen in Detroit 's Comerica Park today. In the football configuration, the portable seating sections were placed in the northern quadrant of the stadium (covering what is used as left field in the baseball configuration) to allow for the football field to be laid out east–west (along

11400-474: The stadium from their founding in 1969 through the 2003 season , then moved to Petco Park in downtown San Diego . Additionally, the stadium hosted the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 through the 1984 season. San Diego Stadium was the home of San Diego State Aztecs football from 1967 through 2019 . A college football bowl game , the Holiday Bowl ,

11520-417: The stadium home. The field dimensions varied slightly over the years. In 1969, the distance from home plate to the left and right field wall was 330 feet (100 m), the distance to the left- and right-center field power alleys was 375 feet (114 m), and the distance from home plate to center field was 420 feet (130 m). A 19-foot (5.8 m) wall, whose top was the rim of the Plaza level, surrounded

11640-550: The stadium hosted the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, a college football bowl game between Iowa and USC ( Iowa won the game ), this was the final sporting event ever played at the stadium. Demolition of the stadium commenced in December 2020. In order to accommodate the dimensions of both football and baseball fields, the stadium was constructed with half of the lower (Field Level) level seating built of permanent concrete (in

11760-529: The stadium on August 20, 1967. San Diego Stadium had a capacity of around 50,000; the three-tier grandstand was in the shape of a horseshoe, with the east end low (consisting of only one tier, partially topped by a large scoreboard). The Chargers were the main tenant of the stadium until 1968, when the AAA Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres baseball team played its last season in the stadium, following their move from

11880-517: The stadium, which was approximately five miles from campus, had been the home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team through the 2019 season , the final season before demolition of the stadium commenced. Before the building of the stadium, they had played their games at Balboa Stadium and their on-campus stadium, Aztec Bowl (which is now the site of Viejas Arena , the home of the university's basketball teams). Traditionally,

12000-728: The stadium. The ending to the 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was filmed on the field, using locals as extras. The Little Q was a sports field, used primarily for rugby located adjacent to the stadium; the Little Q was home to San Diego's Super League rugby team OMBAC and the College Premier Division San Diego State University Aztec rugby team. Big SoCal Euro was a gathering of European car enthusiasts. It attracts over 3,000 car lovers every year. Not only

12120-531: The stadium. The Chargers won all their games at the stadium against the Detroit Lions (5–0—0) and Jacksonville Jaguars (4–0—0), but lost all their meetups against the Atlanta Falcons (0–6—0), Carolina Panthers (0–3—0), and Green Bay Packers (0–6—0). The Chargers moved to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson , a suburb of Los Angeles, following the 2016 NFL season . Since its inception,

12240-413: The team, clad in all-black uniforms and red helmets, has played its home games at night, a tradition started during the days of former head coach Don Coryell before the stadium was even opened. There have been attempts in the past to change from "The Look", but all have been associated with subsequent poor play by the Aztecs and a return to the traditional look. Following the 1978 college football season,

12360-413: The third. Later that inning, after a walk, single and fly out, Leon Durham 's single and Keith Moreland 's sacrifice fly scored a run each. The Cubs then blew the game open in the fifth off Greg Harris . A leadoff double and walk was followed by Matthews's three-run home run, then after a one-out walk and single, Jody Davis 's single and Larry Bowa 's groundout scored a run each. A walk and single loaded

12480-566: Was 15,000. It was later expanded to 34,000 capacity and served as the home stadium for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) from 1961 to 1966. After the University relocated from University Heights to its current location in 1931, accommodations were made on the new campus for a football stadium to be constructed beginning in 1933. The Aztecs played their home games in the on-campus Aztec Bowl during

12600-475: Was also before a Padres game where comedian Roseanne Barr gave her infamous rendition of " The Star-Spangled Banner " in 1990 . The stadium was the site of the 1980 AFC Championship Game , which the " Bolts " lost to their AFC West and in-state rival, the Oakland Raiders , 34–27. The Chargers also hosted Wild Card and Divisional Playoff games in 1979 , 1980, 1992 , 1994, 1995 , 2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 and 2009 , going 5–6 in all playoff games held at

12720-426: Was also required to pay $ 240,000 to buy out the remaining two years on Hoke's contract at Ball State . San Diego State compiled a 2–10 record the year before Hoke arrived. In 2009, Hoke led the Aztecs to a record of 4–8. During the 2010 season, Hoke's team improved to 9–4. Two of the Aztecs' losses in 2010 came in close matches against ranked opponents. The Aztecs gave the undefeated, No. 2 TCU team its closest game of

12840-531: Was at SDSC that Coryell began to emphasize a passing offense, recounting, "We could only recruit a limited number of runners and linemen against schools like USC and UCLA , and there were a lot of kids in Southern California passing and catching the ball. There seemed to be a deeper supply of quarterbacks and receivers, and the passing game was also open to some new ideas." Coryell added, "Finally we decided it's crazy that we can win games by throwing

12960-537: Was delayed until 1966. During this final year in Aztec Bowl, the Aztecs won their first of three consecutive "small college" (Division II) National Championships. About 80% of Aztec Bowl was covered up (rather than demolished) in 1996 to make way for Viejas Arena (formerly named Cox Arena), current home of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball and women's basketball teams. Formerly listed on

13080-580: Was felled on March 22, 2021. The stadium was the longtime home for two teams of the major professional sports leagues : the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Chargers played at the stadium from 1967 through the 2016 season , after which they moved to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Chargers . The Padres played home games at

13200-503: Was founded on July 1, 1969 and later became the Big West Conference . Coryell was head coach for a total of 12 seasons with the Aztecs, using the philosophy of recruiting only junior college players. There, he compiled a record of 104 wins, 19 losses and 2 ties including a total of three undefeated seasons in 1966, 1968, and 1969. His teams had winning streaks of 31 and 25 games, and won three bowl games during his tenure. It

13320-584: Was held in the stadium every December from 1978 through 2019 . The stadium was home to a second college bowl game, the Poinsettia Bowl , from 2005 until its discontinuation following the 2016 edition. In 2020, San Diego State University (SDSU) purchased the stadium site, with plans to develop the area into a noncontiguous campus expansion following the stadium's demolition, now known as SDSU Mission Valley. Snapdragon Stadium opened in August 2022 as

13440-417: Was not allowed to be used alongside Qualcomm Stadium. Some San Diegans, however, still refer to the stadium as "Jack Murphy" or simply "The Murph". Before his death in 2004, Bob Murphy still referred to it as Jack Murphy Stadium during New York Mets broadcasts, even after it was renamed. However, this renovation relegated the Padres within their own stadium, as the city gave the Chargers full financial control of

13560-559: Was not held in the stadium itself, but on a temporary course mapped out through the stadium's parking lot. In July 1968, the Region organized a SCCA National for the car park, now called the San Diego Stadium International Raceway, but the combination of a very small crowd and complaints about the noise ensured that the experiment was not repeated. The stadium also hosted rugby matches. In October 1980,

13680-532: Was played between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs from October 2 to 7. San Diego won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series . It was the first postseason series ever for the Padres since the franchise's beginning in 1969 , and the first appearance by the Cubs in postseason play since the 1945 World Series . Chicago took a 2–0 lead in the series, but San Diego prevailed after rebounding to win three straight, which contributed to

13800-486: Was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium for sportswriter Jack Murphy from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2017, the stadium's naming rights were owned by Qualcomm ; it was known as Qualcomm Stadium . The naming rights expired on June 14, 2017, and were purchased by San Diego County Credit Union, renaming the stadium to SDCCU Stadium on September 19, 2017; those naming rights expired in December 2020. Demolition of San Diego Stadium began in December 2020; its last freestanding section

13920-535: Was renamed San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium by a 6–2 vote of the San Diego City Council on January 6, 1981. In 1983, over 9,000 bleachers were added to the lower deck on the open end of the stadium raising the capacity to 59,022. The most substantial addition was completed in 1997, when the stadium was fully enclosed, with the exception of where the scoreboard is located. Nearly 11,000 seats were added in readiness for Super Bowl XXXII in 1998, bringing

14040-563: Was scheduled to become a football-only member of the Big East Conference in July 2013, but on January 17, the Mountain West's board of directors voted to reinstate the university. In December 2008, Brady Hoke was hired as the 17th head football coach at San Diego State. Hoke signed a five-year contract with a guaranteed payment of $ 3.525 million, plus incentives for hitting revenue marks and bowl berths. San Diego State

14160-504: Was the first full-color outdoor scoreboard ever built. This was replaced in 1987 by a White Way Sign scoreboard, in which the video screen is surrounded almost entirely by three message boards. The original video board was replaced in 1996 by a Sony JumboTron , with a second JumboTron installed behind the opposite end zone (third base in the stadium's baseball configuration). After Jack Murphy's death in September 1980, San Diego Stadium

14280-465: Was their best performance since joining Division I in 1969. The facility was frequently filled to less than 40% of capacity. In their final years in the facility, the Aztecs tarped off significant sections of the upper seating bowl for their games, creating a reduced capacity of 54,000. On September 15, 2020, the school announced that the stadium would be demolished in early 2021, rather than being demolished after completion of Aztec Stadium as planned. As

14400-496: Was there because he introduced (McKay). I was thinking, 'If (McKay) learned from him, I'll go talk to (Coryell).'" At San Diego State, Coryell helped develop a number of quarterbacks for the NFL, including Don Horn , Jesse Freitas , Dennis Shaw and future NFL MVP Brian Sipe . Wide receivers who went on to the NFL include Isaac Curtis , Gary Garrison , Ken Burrow , and Haven Moses . Coryell also coached two players who later became actors: Fred Dryer and Carl Weathers . Following

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