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
| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Middle Tennessee | L 23-25 |
| Total | 20 bowl games | 10–10 | 543–429 |
Ranking taken from the AP Poll