COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Following a meeting with the Mountain West Board of Directors, the league has announced that the 2020 football season will commence on Oct. 24. Subject to state, county and local approval, the Aztecs will play an eight-game regular-season schedule with the MW Championship slated for Dec. 19.
The 2020 MW schedule will be announced soon.
"I am excited our football student athletes are going to have the opportunity to compete this fall," SDSU director of athletics John David Wicker said. "While we still have work to do with campus and local county colleagues on a full return to play, we have made significant strides in returning our players to practice in a safe and healthy manner. We will continue to learn from those that have already begun competing this fall to ensure our health and safety protocols are at the levels we need to enjoy a successful 2020 football season."
"I am very excited that we are getting back to football," SDSU football head coach Brady Hoke said. "Our guys have been working hard and it will be great to get back out on the field. We can't wait to compete. I don't have any doubt that the priority has always been the health and well-being of our student athletes with the safety protocols we have here at San Diego State. I know the conference and all the (MW) institutions have been following the advice of the medical and athletic training staffs, and we're going to go about this as safely as we can."
The Aztecs are coming off a 10-3 season, including a 48-11 victory over Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl. SDSU was nationally ranked for a pair of weeks and recorded its fourth double-digit win season in the last five years.
Mountain West to Play Football in Fall 2020 Season
