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2017 SDSU football preview: fresh faces combine with proven assets

San Diego State football comes into the 2017 season looking to defend its Mountain West Conference championship. Head coach Rocky Long will be entering his seventh season at the helm, as his team looks to exceed its 11 game win total from 2015 and 2016.

SDSU finished last season ranked No. 25 overall in both the Associated Press and Coaches national polls, and looks to climb its way back into the rankings with only 12 starters – five on offense and six on defense – returning for the new year. SDSU got off to a fast start in its week one matchup against UC Davis, winning the Sept.