The San Diego State Aztecs college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference. Since the team's inaugural season in 1921, San Diego State has appeared in 20 post-season bowl games.
Bowl appearances January 1, 1948 Harbor Bowl Hardin–Simmons L 0–53 January 1, 1952 Pineapple Bowl Hawaii W 34– 13 December 10, 1966 Camellia Bowl Montana State W 28–7 December 9, 1967 Camellia Bowl San Francisco State W 27–6 December 6, 1969 Pasadena Bowl Boston University W 28–7 December 30, 1986 Holiday Bowl No. 16 Iowa L 38–39 December 30, 1991 Freedom Bowl No. 23 Tulsa L 17–28 December 19, 1998 Las Vegas Bowl North Carolina L 13–20 December 23, 2010 Poinsettia Bowl Navy W 35–14 December 17, 2011 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana–Lafayette L 30–32 December 20, 2012 Poinsettia Bowl BYU L 6–23 December 21, 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Buffalo W 49–24 December 23, 2014 Poinsettia Bowl Navy L 16–17 December 23, 2015 Hawaii Bowl Cincinnati W 42–7 December 17, 2016 Las Vegas Bowl Houston W 34–10 December 23, 2017 Armed Forces Bowl Army L 35–42 December 19, 2018 Frisco Bowl Ohio L 0–27 December 21, 2019 New Mexico Bowl Central Michigan W 48–11 December 21, 2021 Frisco Bowl UTSA W 38–24 December 24, 2022 Hawaii Bowl Middle Tennessee L 23-25 Total 20 bowl games 10–10 543–429 Ranking taken from the AP Poll
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