Promotions Announced for Conference Opener vs. Hawai’i

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State has announced its promotions for Saturday’s football conference opener against Hawai’i at Snapdragon Stadium. The game will kickoff at 5 p.m. PT and broadcasted live on CBS Sports Network. Saturday’s game is sponsored by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.

Parking lots at Snapdragon Stadium open five hours before kickoff (noon PT) while the stadium gates open two hours prior (3 p.m.).

The first 10,000 fans through the gates of Snapdragon Stadium will receive a free SDSU bucket hat.

A lot of promotions are on tap for the Aztecs’ conference opener with Saturday representing SDSU Family Weekend, Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Extra Yard for Teachers game (a College Football Playoff Foundation initiative) and Breast Cancer Awareness Month game, in partnership with the American Red Cross. In support of Extra Yard for Teachers and Breast Cancer Awareness, the team will don stickers for both on their helmets.



San Diego State will also honor the Coast Guard San Diego Sector, including a helicopter flyover for the National Anthem.

The River Park Block Party opens at noon with a DJ playing until 2 p.m. before En Fuego, a local Latin dance band, performs from 2-4:30 p.m. PT as part of San Diego State’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

Other activations at the block party include a Kids Zone with a prize wheel, Minion characters and playground, a 360-degree photo booth, food and beverage garden, big screen TVs with other college football games playing, helmet throne, yard games and free posters while supplies last. Additionally, fans will have a chance to win two free tickets to the Clippers vs. Nets preseason game in Oceanside next week.

The Warrior Walk, in its new location will parade through all the action in the newly-minted River Park and the Yellow Lot beginning at 2:45 p.m. Fans, friends and family members are encouraged to cheer on the team as they exit the buses and walk north toward Snapdragon Stadium. Fans can mingle with the San Diego State spirit squads, including cheerleaders, dance team and band, before watching the Aztecs get ready to do battle inside the stadium.

For more information on the River Park Block Party, click HERE.

The Pre-Game at the Plaza will be from 2-4:30 p.m. at the stadium trolley plaza. While it is geared for SDSU students, all fans are welcome to join and enjoy a student DJ, yard games, free t-shirts while supplies last and a chance to win two free tickets to the Clippers vs. Nets preseason game in Oceanside next week.

Also part of Saturday’s Hispanic Heritage Month is a Spanish radio broadcast streamed live on goaztecs.com.

The Aztecs’ Honor Warrior, presented by Aztec Link, this week is quarterback Lon Sheriff. Sheriff was a four-year letter winner for the Aztecs from 1999-2002, the first four seasons for the Mountain West. A two-time academic all-Mountain West pick and Mountain West scholar-athlete in 2000, Sheriff finished his Aztec career with four 300-yard passing games, and ranking 10th in quarterback starts with 21, 11th in passing attempts, and 14th in both passing yards and completions. An honorable-mention all-league selection in 2000, Sheriff was the team co-offensive MVP that season and won the team’s President’s Award in 2021, which is presented to the player who has achieved the highest standards of athletic and academic excellence.



Tickets for Saturday’s Mountain West opener are available at GoAztecs.com/FBvsHawaii.

Fans can also purchase single-game tickets for any of San Diego State’s six home games as well as season tickets and two or three-game mini-plans.